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 Au9 thorizations. 

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

12 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na13 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza14 tions. 

15 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 

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

17 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. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 


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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. 

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 


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Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

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

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

Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program to include citizens of countries participating in the Technical Cooperation Program. 

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

and transition. 

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

activities. 

Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 

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

program. 

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

Sec. 218. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and maintain the military technological superiority of the United States. 

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

track capability development. 

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

water combat submersible. 

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

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program. 

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

system of the Army. 

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

system of the United States Special Operations Command. 

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

System of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 

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

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

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

Army tactical unmanned aerial systems. 

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

Sec. 236. Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and capabilities critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

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

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

Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan. 

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

Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program. 

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

for F–35 Lightning II aircraft. 


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

workforce. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

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

Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 

Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 

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

potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy 

projects. 

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

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

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

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

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

improvements. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

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

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

Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations 

and Environment. 

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

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

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

the Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 

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

Initiative. 

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

Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships, 

advertising, or marketing associated with sports-related organizations or sporting events. 

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

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

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


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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. 

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. 

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. 


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

to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

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

combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed 

Forces. 

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

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

may carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation. 

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

Army. 

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

Armed Forces. 

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

Prevention and Response 

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

Appeals. 

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

Counsel. 

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

and assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the availability of assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

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

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

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual 

assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed 

Forces. 

Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who report or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-related offence. 

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

and instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses involving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 

Corps. 

Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and 

response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and 

the Army Reserve. 

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

Justice. 

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

certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ 

Counsel. 

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

to the corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 


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Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

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

Forces discharged or released after limited active duty. 

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

Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for courses of 

instruction offered as part of Phase II joint professional military education. 

Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

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

by Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

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

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

United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

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

Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving 

post-9/11 education assistance. 

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

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

who serve in the uniformed services. 

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

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 

Matters 

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

benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. 

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

Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary 

and secondary schools located outside the United States. 

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

of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

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

of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

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

and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of 

members of the Armed Forces. 

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


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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. 

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. 


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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. 

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 


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

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

Fund. 

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

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

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

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

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

under the TRICARE program. 

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

Healthcare Management Systems Modernization. 

Sec. 728. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to 

exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits. 

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

care provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 730. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate performance variability of health care provided by the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 731. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior among members of the Armed Forces. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 

AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

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

of the Armed Forces. 

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

Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 

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

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

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

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

Command. 

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

budget processes within Armed Forces. 

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

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

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

Limitations 

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

property. 

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. 


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

acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

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

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

of major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 

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

defense acquisition programs. 

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

defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 

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

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

Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 

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

major defense acquisition programs. 

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

acquisition programs. 

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

defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 

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

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

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

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

research. 

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

improvement efforts. 

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

demonstration project. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 

Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 

Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in 

procurement of major weapon systems as commercial items. 

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

price reasonableness. 

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

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

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


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Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense 

contractors as commercial items. 

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 

Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 

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

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

services. 

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

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

concerns located in a base closure area. 

Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 

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

goals. 

Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small 

Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size 

standards. 

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

Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 

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

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

projects. 

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

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

sector firms. 

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

of a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

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

resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 

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

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

Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 

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

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

and services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian 

States, and 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. 

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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. 

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. 


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Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

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

Cuba, to the United States. 

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

United States to house detainees transferred from United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries 

and other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

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

of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

medium risk. 

Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals 

formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about recidivism of 

individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with foreign 

countries regarding transfer of detainees at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons 

prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or 

other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 

Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government personnel of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of Defense program to provide rewards. 

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

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

for the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

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

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 

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

Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel 

levels. 

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

ministries of defense. 

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 


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

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines and report on department of defense policy and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

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

southern land border of the United States. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

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

guidance information to Congress. 

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

the Army. 

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

the United States. 

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

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific 

Command. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security interests in the Arctic region. 

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

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

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

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

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

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

and Merchant Marine. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 

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

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 

Sec. 1082. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government 

facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities. 

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

compensatory control measures. 

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


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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. 

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. 


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

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations. 

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

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

Partnership Program. 

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

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

civic aid programs of the Department of Defense. 

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

capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1207. Authority to provide support to national military forces of allied 

countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa. 

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

the Department of Defense. 

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

the Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

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

Program. 

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

military operations. 

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

stability in Afghanistan. 

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

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

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

Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

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

Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 

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

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

Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for border security operations. 

Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. 


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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

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

of Iran. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1235. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

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

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

cruise missile system by the Russian Federation. 

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

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. 


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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. 

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. 


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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 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. 


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

Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 

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

additional threats. 

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

Global Positioning System operational control segment, and 

Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition 

programs. 

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

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

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

Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facilities for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 

Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

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

of Defense for Intelligence. 

Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

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

elements. 

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

Hawk mission. 

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

defense acquisition process. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

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

on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information 

systems of certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

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

Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. 

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

of critical cyber capabilities. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend the United States from cyber attacks. 

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

Department of Defense. 

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

attacks. 

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

the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

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

and Communications System. 

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

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

missile fuzes. 


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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 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. 


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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. 

TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 


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Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

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

project. 

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

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

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

year 2014 project. 

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

project. 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 

SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

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

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

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

projects. 

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

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

and land acquisition projects. 

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

projects. 

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

projects. 

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

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

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

year 2013 project. 

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

projects. 

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

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

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

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

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

(BRAC) round. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 

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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. 

Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

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

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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 nuclear facilities. 

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

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


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

civil nuclear technology. 

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

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

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

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

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

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

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

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

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 

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

Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding 

unemployment insurance and vessel operators. 

Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 

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

Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements. 

Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements. 

Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain 

operation and maintenance funding among all operation and 

maintenance funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION 

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

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

operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

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

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 


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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 

4 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

5 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 

6 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes 

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

8 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state9 ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ 

10 for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congres11 sional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate 

12 Budget Committees, provided that such statement has 

13 been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House 

14 acting first on the conference report or amendment be15 tween the Houses. 


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1 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 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. 

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. 


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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 

5 fiscal year 2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 

6 and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide 

7 activities, 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 

11 NATIONAL 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 hel16 icopters to units of the Army National Guard. Such guid17 ance shall prioritize for such fielding the units of the Army 

18 National Guard with assigned UH–60 helicopters that 

19 have the most flight hours and the highest annual usage 

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1 consistent with the force generation unit readiness re2 quirements of the Army. 

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

4 on which the Chief of the National Guard Bureau issues 

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

6 to the congressional defense committees a report that de7 tails such guidance. 

8 SEC. 112. ROADMAP FOR REPLACEMENT OF A/MH–6 MIS9 SION ENHANCED LITTLE BIRD AIRCRAFT TO 

10 MEET SPECIAL OPERATIONS REQUIRE11 MENTS. 

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

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

15 roadmap for replacing A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little 

16 Bird aircraft to meet the rotary-wing, light attack, recon17 naissance requirements particular to special operations. 

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

19 shall include the following: 

20 (1) An updated schedule and display of pro21 grammed A/MH–6 Block 3.0 modernization and up22 grades, showing usable life of the fleet, and the an23 ticipated service life extensions of all A/MH–6 plat24 forms. 


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1 (2) A description of current and anticipated ro2 tary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements 

3 and platforms particular to special operations, in4 cluding key performance parameters of anticipated 

5 platforms. 

6 (3) The feasibility of service-common platforms 

7 satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, reconnais8 sance requirements particular to special operations. 

9 (4) The feasibility of commercially available 

10 platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, 

11 reconnaissance requirements particular to special op12 erations. 

13 (5) The anticipated funding requirements for 

14 the special operation forces major force program for 

15 the development and procurement of an A/MH–6 re16 placement platform if the service-common platforms 

17 described in paragraph (3) are not available or if 

18 commercially available platforms described in para19 graph (4) are leveraged. 

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

21 roadmap to coordinate with the military departments 

22 on a service-common platform to satisfy replacement 

23 platform requirements. 

24 (7) Any other matters the Secretary considers 

25 appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 113. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE REPLACE2 MENT OF UH–60A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS 

3 OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 

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

5 Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a report containing detailed options for the potential 

7 acceleration of the replacement of all UH–60A helicopters 

8 of the Army National Guard by not later than September 

9 30, 2020. The report shall include the following: 

10 (1) The additional funding and quantities re11 quired, listed by each of fiscal years 2017 through 

12 2020, for H–60M production, UH–60A-to-L 

13 RECAP, and UH–60L-to-V RECAP that is nec14 essary to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A 

15 helicopters by September 30, 2020. 

16 (2) Any industrial base limitations that may af17 fect such acceleration, including with respect to the 

18 production schedules for the other variants of the 

19 UH–60 helicopter. 

20 (3) The potential effects of such acceleration on 

21 the planned replacement of all UH–60A helicopters 

22 of the regular components of the Armed Forces by 

23 September 30, 2025. 

24 (4) Identification of any additional funding or 

25 resources required to train members of the National 

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1 order to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A 

2 helicopters by September 30, 2020. 

3 (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

4 appropriate. 

5 SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VE6 HICLE PROTECTION KITS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that—

8 (1) members of the Army face an increasingly 

9 complex and evolving threat environment that re10 quires advanced and effective technology to protect 

11 soldiers while allowing the soldiers to effectively 

12 carry out the mission of the Army; 

13 (2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits 

14 program provides the Army with improved and nec15 essary ballistic protection for the heavy tactical vehi16 cle fleet; 

17 (3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides 

18 the Army with greater logistical tractability and of19 fers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor armor 

20 levels based on threat levels and mission require21 ments; and 

22 (4) as Congress provides for a modern and se23 cure Army, it is necessary to provide the appropriate 

24 funding levels to meet the tactical wheeled vehicle 

25 protection kits acquisition objectives of the Army. 


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1 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

2 SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CAR3 RIER PROGRAM. 

4 (a) REPORTS ON DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

5 CHANGES.—Subsection (f) of section 122 of the John 

6 Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as 

8 added by section 121(c) of the National Defense Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

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

11 new paragraph: 

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

13 CHANGE ORDERS.—

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

15 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a de16 scription of new design and engineering changes 

17 to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers if applicable. 

18 ‘‘(B) The additional reporting requirement 

19 in subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect 

20 to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers in each re21 porting period—

22 ‘‘(i) any design or engineering change 

23 with an associated cost greater than 

24 $5,000,000; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any program or ship cost in2 creases for each design or engineering 

3 change identified in subparagraph (A); and 

4 ‘‘(iii) any cost reduction achieved. 

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

6 Operations, without delegation, shall jointly cer7 tify the design and engineering changes in8 cluded in each report under paragraph (1), as 

9 required by subparagraph (A) of this para10 graph. Each certification shall include a deter11 mination that each such change—

12 ‘‘(i) serves the national security inter13 ests of the United States; and 

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

15 ship because of operational necessity, safe16 ty, or substantial cost reduction that still 

17 meets threshold requirements.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such subsection is 

19 further amended—

20 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the 

21 following new heading: ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR CVN–

22 78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking the heading 

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

25 QUARTERLY COST ESTIMATE’’. 


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1 SEC. 122. AMENDMENT TO COST LIMITATION BASELINE 

2 FOR CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PRO3 GRAM. 

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

5 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fis6 cal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as 

7 amended by section 121(a) of the National Defense Au8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–

9 66; 127 Stat. 691), is further amended by striking 

10 ‘‘$11,498,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,398,000,000’’. 

11 (b) FACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (b) of 

12 such section 122, as amended by section 121(b)(1) of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following new para15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(8) With respect to the aircraft carrier des17 ignated as CVN–79, the amounts of increases not 

18 exceeding $100,000,000 if the Chief of Naval Oper19 ations determines that achieving the amount set 

20 forth in subsection (a)(2) (as amended by section 

21 122(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2016) would result in unacceptable 

23 reductions to the 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 Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or otherwise 

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

14 inserting ‘‘this Act, the National Defense Authoriza15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016, or otherwise made 

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

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

18 paragraphs: 

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 iden23 tified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which 

24 is proposed to commence with LCS 33. 


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

2 acquisition strategy to reach the total acquisition 

3 quantity of each mission module. 

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

5 0 and Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capa6 bilities identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat 

7 Ship. 

8 ‘‘(9) A current Test and Evaluation Master 

9 Plan for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, 

10 approved by the Director of Operational Test and 

11 Evaluation, which includes the performance levels 

12 expected to be demonstrated during developmental 

13 testing for each component and mission module 

14 prior to commencing the associated operational test 

15 phase.’’. 

16 SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 

17 AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DE18 STROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 

19 Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

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

21 1655) is amended by inserting ‘‘or Flight III’’ after 

22 ‘‘Flight IIA’’. 

23 SEC. 125. PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH BURKE 

24 CLASS DESTROYER. 

25 (a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—


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1 (1) ADDITIONAL DESTROYER.—The Secretary 

2 of the Navy may procure one Arleigh Burke class 

3 destroyer, in addition to any other procurement of 

4 such ships otherwise authorized by law, to be pro5 cured either—

6 (A) as an addition to the contract covering 

7 the 10 Arleigh Burke class destroyers author8 ized to be procured under section 123 of the 

9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

11 1655); or 

12 (B) under a separate contract in fiscal 

13 year 2018. 

14 (2) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—The Secretary 

15 may employ incremental funding for the procure16 ment authorized under paragraph (1). 

17 (b) CONDITION ON OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY18 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 

19 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

20 make a payment under such contract for any fiscal year 

21 after fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability of ap22 propriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 


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1 SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE 

2 U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 

3 (a) REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL.—The 

4 Secretary of the Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling 

5 and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington 

6 (CVN–73). 

7 (b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect 

8 to any contract entered into under subsection (a) for the 

9 nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. 

10 George Washington, the Secretary may use incremental 

11 funding for a period not to exceed six years after advance 

12 procurement funds for such nuclear refueling and complex 

13 overhaul effort are first obligated. 

14 (c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY15 MENTS.—Any contract entered into under subsection (a) 

16 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

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

18 fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability of appropria19 tions for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 

20 SEC. 127. FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER PROGRAM. 

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

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

23 to six Fleet Replenishment Oilers. Such procurements may 

24 also include advance procurement for economic order 

25 quantity and long lead time materials, beginning with the 

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1 (b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under 

2 subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the 

3 United States to make a payment under the contract is 

4 subject to the availability of appropriations for that pur5 pose, and that total liability to the Government for termi6 nation of any contract entered into shall be limited to the 

7 total amount of funding obligated at the time of termi8 nation. 

9 SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

10 U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN–79). 

11 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap12 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis13 cal year 2016 for procurement for the U.S.S. John F. 

14 Kennedy (CVN–79), $100,000,000 may not be obligated 

15 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the 

16 Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the 

17 certification under subsection (b)(1) or the notification 

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

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

20 (b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING FULL SHIP SHOCK

21 TRIALS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para23 graph (2), not later than 90 days after the date of 

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

25 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 


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1 a certification that the Navy will conduct full ship 

2 shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–

3 78) prior to the first deployment of such ship. 

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

5 waive the certification required under paragraph (1) 

6 if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

7 committees a notification of such waiver, including—

8 (A) the rationale of the Secretary for 

9 issuing such waiver; 

10 (B) a certification that the Secretary has 

11 analyzed and accepts the operational risk of the 

12 U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford deploying without hav13 ing conducted full ship shock trials; and 

14 (C) a certification that full ship shock 

15 trials will be completed on the U.S.S. Gerald R. 

16 Ford after the first deployment of such ship 

17 and prior to the first major maintenance avail18 ability of such ship. 

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

20 CVN–80.—

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

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

23 of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de24 fense committees a report that evaluates cost issues 


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1 related to the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79) 

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

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

4 (1) shall include the following: 

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

6 more than $10,000,000,000. 

7 (B) Options to freeze the design of CVN–

8 79 for CVN–80, with exceptions only for 

9 changes due to full ship shock trials or other 

10 significant test and evaluation results. 

11 (C) Options to reduce the plans cost for 

12 CVN–80 to less than 50 percent of the CVN–

13 79 plans cost. 

14 (D) Options to transition all non-nuclear 

15 Government-furnished equipment, including 

16 launch and arresting equipment, to contractor17 furnished equipment. 

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

19 economic pace, such as four years between 

20 ships. 

21 (F) A business case analysis for the Enter22 prise Air Search Radar modification to CVN–

23 79 and CVN–80. 


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1 (G) A business case analysis for the two2 phase CVN–79 delivery proposal and impact on 

3 fleet deployments. 

4 (d) REPORT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.—

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

6 2016, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 

7 congressional defense committees a report on poten8 tial requirements, capabilities, and alternatives for 

9 the future development of aircraft carriers that 

10 would replace or supplement the CVN–78 class air11 craft carrier. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

13 (1) shall include the following: 

14 (A) A description of fleet, sea-based tac15 tical aviation capability requirements for a 

16 range of operational scenarios beginning in the 

17 2025 timeframe. 

18 (B) A description of alternative aircraft 

19 carrier designs that meet the requirements de20 scribed under subparagraph (A). 

21 (C) A description of nuclear and non-nu22 clear propulsion options. 

23 (D) A description of tonnage options rang24 ing from less than 20,000 tons to greater than 

25 100,000 tons. 


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1 (E) Requirements for unmanned systems 

2 integration from inception. 

3 (F) Developmental, procurement, and 

4 lifecycle cost assessment of alternatives. 

5 (G) A notional acquisition strategy for the 

6 development and construction of alternatives. 

7 (H) A description of shipbuilding indus8 trial base considerations and a plan to ensure 

9 opportunity for competition among alternatives. 

10 (I) A description of funding and timing 

11 considerations related to developing the Annual 

12 Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval 

13 Vessels required under section 231 of title 10, 

14 United States Code. 

15 SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

16 U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 

17 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap18 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis19 cal year 2016 for advance procurement for the U.S.S. En20 terprise (CVN–80), $191,400,000 may not be obligated 

21 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the 

22 Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the 

23 certification under subsection (b) and the report under 

24 subsection (c). 


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

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

3 of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 

4 congressional defense committees a certification that the 

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

6 design of CVN–79, with modifications only for significant 

7 test and evaluation results or significant cost reduction 

8 initiatives that still meet threshold requirements. 

9 (c) REPORT.—

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

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

12 of the Navy shall submit to the congressional de13 fense committees a report that details the costs of 

14 the plans related to the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–

15 80). 

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

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

18 total cost and cost by fiscal year, with a detailed de19 scription and a justification for why each cost is re20 curring and attributable to the U.S.S. Enterprise 

21 (CVN–80): 

22 (A) Overall plans. 

23 (B) Propulsion plant detail design. 

24 (C) Platform detail design. 


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1 (D) Lead yard services and hull planning 

2 yard. 

3 (E) Platform detail design (Steam and 

4 Electric Plant Planning Yard). 

5 (F) Other. 

6 SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

7 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 

8 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

9 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

10 research and development, design, construction, procure11 ment, or advanced procurement of materials for the Lit12 toral Combat Ships designated as LCS 33 or subsequent, 

13 not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 

14 until Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees 

15 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep16 resentatives each of the following: 

17 (1) A capabilities based assessment, or equiva18 lent report, to assess capability gaps and associated 

19 capability requirements and risks for the upgraded 

20 Littoral Combat Ship, which is proposed to com21 mence with LCS 33. Such assessment shall conform 

22 with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Develop23 ment System, including Chairman of the Joint 

24 Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01H. 


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1 (2) A certification that the Joint Requirements 

2 Oversight Council has validated an updated Capa3 bilities Development Document for the upgraded 

4 Littoral Combat Ship. 

5 (3) A report describing the upgraded Littoral 

6 Combat Ship modernization, which shall, at a min7 imum, include the following elements: 

8 (A) A description of capabilities that the 

9 Littoral Combat Ship program delivers, and a 

10 description of how these relate to the character11 istics of the future joint force identified in the 

12 Capstone Concept for Joint Operations, concept 

13 of operations, and integrated architecture docu14 ments. 

15 (B) A summary of analyses and studies 

16 conducted on Littoral Combat Ship moderniza17 tion. 

18 (C) A concept of operations for Littoral 

19 Combat Ship at the operational level and tac20 tical level describing how they integrate and 

21 synchronize with joint and combined forces to 

22 achieve the Joint Force Commander’s intent. 

23 (D) A description of threat systems of po24 tential adversaries that are projected or as25 sessed to reach initial operational capability 


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1 within 15 years against which the lethality and 

2 survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship should 

3 be determined. 

4 (E) A plan and timeline for Littoral Com5 bat Ship modernization program execution. 

6 (F) A description of system capabilities re7 quired for Littoral Combat Ship modernization, 

8 including key performance parameters and key 

9 system attributes. 

10 (G) A plan for family of systems or sys11 tems of systems synchronization. 

12 (H) A plan for information technology and 

13 national security systems supportability. 

14 (I) A plan for intelligence supportability. 

15 (J) A plan for electromagnetic environ16 mental effects and spectrum supportability. 

17 (K) A description of assets required to 

18 achieve initial operational capability of a Lit19 toral Combat Ship modernization increment. 

20 (L) A schedule and initial operational ca21 pability and full operational capability defini22 tions. 

23 (M) A description of doctrine, organiza24 tion, training, materiel, leadership, education, 

25 personnel, facilities, and policy considerations. 


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1 (N) A description of other system at2 tributes. 

3 (4) A plan for future periodic combat systems 

4 upgrades, which are necessary to ensure relevant ca5 pability throughout the Littoral Combat Ship or 

6 Frigate class service lives, using the process de7 scribed in paragraph (3). 

8 SEC. 131. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OHIO-CLASS RE9 PLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 

10 If the budget of the President submitted to Congress 

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

12 a fiscal year includes a request for funds for the Ohio13 class replacement submarine program, the Secretary of 

14 Defense shall include in the budget justification materials 

15 submitted to Congress in support of the Department of 

16 Defense budget for such fiscal year a report that includes 

17 the following elements regarding such program (described 

18 in terms of both fiscal year 2010 dollars and current fiscal 

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

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

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

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

23 (4) Average follow-on ship cost. 

24 (5) Average operations and sustainment cost 

25 per hull per year. 


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1 (6) The average follow-on ship affordability tar2 get as determined by the Under Secretary of De3 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

4 (7) The operations and sustainment cost per 

5 hull per year affordability target as determined by 

6 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

7 Technology, and Logistics. 

8 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

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

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

11 133(b)(2)(A) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

12 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3316), the 

14 Secretary of the Air Force may not move more than 18 

15 A–10 aircraft in the active component to backup flying 

16 status pursuant to an authorization made by the Secretary 

17 of Defense under such section. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section 

19 133(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘36’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘18’’. 

21 SEC. 142. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

22 RETIREMENT OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

24 RETIREMENT.—Except as provided by section 141, none 

25 of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 


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1 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air 

2 Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to 

3 retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory 

4 status any A–10 aircraft. 

5 (b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by sec7 tion 141, and in addition to the limitation in sub8 section (a), during the period before December 31, 

9 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, 

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

11 flying status any A–10 aircraft. 

12 (2) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—The 

13 Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure the Air 

14 Force maintains a minimum of 171 A–10 aircraft 

15 designated as primary mission aircraft inventory. 

16 (c) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

17 SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—None 

18 of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

19 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air 

20 Force may be obligated or expended to make significant 

21 reductions to manning levels with respect to any A–10 air22 craft squadrons or divisions. 

23 (d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SIGNIFICANT RE24 DUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—In addition to the limi25 tation in subsection (c), during the period before DecemVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 ber 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not 

2 make significant reductions to manning levels with respect 

3 to any A–10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 

4 (e) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIRE5 MENTS OR MISSION PLATFORM FOR THE A–10 AIR6 CRAFT.—

7 (1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

9 Air Force shall commission an appropriate enti10 ty outside the Department of Defense to con11 duct an assessment of the required capabilities 

12 or mission platform to replace the A–10 air13 craft. This assessment would represent pre14 paratory work to inform an analysis of alter15 natives. 

16 (B) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 

17 under subparagraph (A) shall include each of 

18 the following: 

19 (i) Future needs analysis for the cur20 rent A–10 aircraft mission set to include 

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

22 interdiction, strike control and reconnais23 sance, and combat search and rescue sup24 port in both contested and uncontested 

25 battle environments. At a minimum, the 


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1 needs analysis should specifically address 

2 the following areas: 

3 (I) The ability to safely and ef4 fectively conduct troops-in-contact/

5 danger close missions or missions in 

6 close proximity to civilians in the 

7 presence of the air defenses found 

8 with enemy ground maneuver units. 

9 (II) The ability to effectively tar10 get and destroy moving, camouflaged, 

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

12 armored personnel carriers. 

13 (III) The ability to engage, tar14 get, and destroy tanks and armored 

15 personnel carriers, including with re16 spect to the carrying capacity of 

17 armor-piercing weaponry, including 

18 mounted cannons and missiles. 

19 (IV) The ability to remain within 

20 visual range of friendly forces and tar21 gets to facilitate responsiveness to 

22 ground forces and minimize re-attack 

23 times. 

24 (V) The ability to safely conduct 

25 close air support beneath low cloud 


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1 ceilings and in reduced visibilities at 

2 low airspeeds in the presence of the 

3 air defenses found with enemy ground 

4 maneuver units. 

5 (VI) The capability to enable the 

6 pilot and aircraft to survive attacks 

7 stemming from small arms, machine 

8 guns, man-portable air-defense sys9 tems, and lower caliber anti-aircraft 

10 artillery organic or attached to enemy 

11 ground forces and maneuver units. 

12 (VII) The ability to communicate 

13 effectively with ground forces and 

14 downed pilots, including in commu15 nications jamming or satellite-denied 

16 environments. 

17 (VIII) The ability to execute the 

18 missions described in subclauses (I), 

19 (II), (III), and (IV) in a GPS- or sat20 ellite-denied environment with or with21 out sensors. 

22 (IX) The ability to deliver mul23 tiple lethal firing passes and sustain 

24 long loiter endurance to support 


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1 friendly forces throughout extended 

2 ground engagements. 

3 (X) The ability to operate from 

4 unprepared dirt, grass, and narrow 

5 road runways and to generate high 

6 sortie rates under these austere condi7 tions. 

8 (ii) Identification and assessment of 

9 gaps in the ability of existing and pro10 grammed mission platforms in providing 

11 required capabilities to conduct missions 

12 specified in clause (i) in both contested and 

13 uncontested battle environments. 

14 (iii) Assessment of operational effec15 tiveness of existing and programmed mis16 sion platforms to conduct missions speci17 fied in clause (i) in both contested and 

18 uncontested battle environments. 

19 (iv) Assessment of probability of like20 lihood of conducting missions requiring 

21 troops-in-contact/close air support oper22 ations specified in clause (i) in contested 

23 environments as compared to uncontested 

24 environments. 


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1 (v) Any other matters the independent 

2 entity or the Secretary of the Air Force de3 termines to be appropriate. 

4 (2) REPORT.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep6 tember 30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air 

7 Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

8 committees a report that includes the assess9 ment required under paragraph (1). 

10 (B) FORM.—The report required under 

11 subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classi12 fied form, but shall also contain an unclassified 

13 executive summary and may contain an unclas14 sified annex. 

15 (3) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any in16 formation required under paragraph (1) has been in17 cluded in another report or notification previously 

18 submitted to the congressional defense committees 

19 by law, the Secretary of the Air Force may provide 

20 a list of such reports and notifications at the time 

21 of submitting the report required under paragraph 

22 (2) instead of including such information in such re23 port. 


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1 SEC. 143. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS CALL 

3 AIRCRAFT. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

5 RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized to be appro6 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

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

8 to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on 

9 backup aircraft inventory status any EC–130H Compass 

10 Call aircraft. 

11 (b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—In 

12 addition to the prohibition in subsection (a), during the 

13 period preceding December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the 

14 Air Force may not retire, prepare to retire, or place in 

15 storage or on backup flying status any EC–130H Com16 pass Call aircraft. 

17 (c) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS

18 CALL AIRCRAFT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, 

19 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres20 sional defense committees a report that includes, at a min21 imum, the following: 

22 (1) The rationale for the retirement of existing 

23 EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, including an oper24 ational analysis of the impact of such retirements on 

25 the warfighting requirements of the combatant com26 manders. 


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1 (2) Future needs analysis for the current EC–

2 130H Compass Call aircraft electronic warfare mis3 sion set to include suppression of sophisticated 

4 enemy air defense systems, advanced radar jam5 ming, avoiding radar detection, communications, 

6 sensing, satellite navigation, command and control, 

7 and battlefield awareness. 

8 (3) A review of operating concepts for airborne 

9 electronic attack. 

10 (4) An assessment of upgrades to the electronic 

11 warfare systems of EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, 

12 the costs of such upgrades, and expected upgrades 

13 through 2025, and the expected service life of EC–

14 130H Compass Call aircraft. 

15 (5) A review of the global proliferation of more 

16 sophisticated air defenses and advanced commercial 

17 digital electronic devices which counter the airborne 

18 electronic attack capabilities of the United States by 

19 state and non-state actors. 

20 (6) An assessment of the ability of the current 

21 EC–130H Compass Call fleet to meet tasking re22 quirements of the combatant commanders. 

23 (7) A plan for how the Air Force will recapi24 talize the capability requirement of the EC–130H 

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1 a replacement program or by integrating such capa2 bilities onto an existing platform. 

3 (8) If the plan under paragraph (7) includes in4 tegrating such capabilities onto an existing platform, 

5 an analysis that verifies that such platform has the 

6 space, weight, cooling, and power necessary to sup7 port the integration of the EC–130H Compass Call 

8 capability. 

9 (9) Such other matters relating to the required 

10 mission capabilities and transition of the EC–130H 

11 Compass Call fleet as the Secretary considers appro12 priate. 

13 (d) FORM.—The report under subsection (c) may be 

14 submitted in classified form, but shall also contain an un15 classified executive summary and may contain an unclassi16 fied annex. 

17 (e) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any informa18 tion required in the report under subsection (c) has been 

19 included in another report or notification previously sub20 mitted to the congressional defense committees by law, the 

21 Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list of such re22 ports and notifications at the time of submitting the re23 port required under subsection (c) instead of including 

24 such information in such report. 


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1 SEC. 144. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 RETIREMENT OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE TAR3 GET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM, EC–130H COM4 PASS CALL, AND AIRBORNE WARNING AND 

5 CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 

6 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

7 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

8 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 

9 or 2017 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 

10 to retire, or prepare to retire, any covered aircraft. 

11 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

12 shall not apply to individual covered aircraft that the Sec13 retary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case 

14 basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, other 

15 damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

16 (c) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term 

17 ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means the following: 

18 (1) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar 

19 System aircraft. 

20 (2) EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

21 (3) Airborne Warning and Control System air22 craft. 

23 SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–

24 35A AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT. 

25 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

26 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 


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1 aircraft procurement, Air Force, not more than 

2 $4,285,000,000 may be obligated for the procurement of 

3 F–35A aircraft until the Secretary of the Air Force cer4 tifies to the congressional defense committees that F–35A 

5 aircraft delivered during fiscal year 2018 will have full 

6 combat capability, as determined as of the date of the en7 actment of this Act, with Block 3F hardware, software, 

8 and weapons carriage. 

9 SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

10 RETIREMENT OF KC–10 AIRCRAFT. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

12 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

13 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 

14 or 2017 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 

15 to retire, or prepare to retire, any KC–10 aircraft. 

16 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

17 shall not apply to individual KC–10 aircraft that the Sec18 retary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case 

19 basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, other 

20 damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

21 SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

22 TRANSFER OF C–130 AIRCRAFT. 

23 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

24 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

25 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer 


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1 from one facility of the Department of Defense to another 

2 any C–130H aircraft, initiate any C–130 manpower au3 thorization adjustments, retire or prepare to retire any C–

4 130H aircraft, or close any C–130H unit until a period 

5 of 90 days elapses following the date on which the Sec6 retary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, the 

7 Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff 

8 of the Army, in consultation with the commanders of the 

9 XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and 

10 the United States Army Special Operations Command, 

11 jointly certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

12 Senate and the House of Representatives that—

13 (1) the Secretary of the Air Force will maintain 

14 dedicated C–130 wings to support the daily training 

15 and contingency requirements of the XVIII Airborne 

16 Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United 

17 States Army Special Operations Command at man18 ning levels required to support and operate the num19 ber of aircraft that existed as part of regular and re20 serve Air Force operations in support of such units 

21 as of September 30, 2014; or 

22 (2) the failure to maintain such dedicated C–

23 130 wings will not adversely affect the daily training 

24 requirement of such airborne and special operations 

25 units. 


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1 SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EX2 ECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES FOR 

3 C–20 AND C–37 AIRCRAFT. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 

5 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

6 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

7 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to upgrade 

8 the executive communications of C–20 and C–37 aircraft 

9 until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 

10 certifies in writing to the congressional defense commit11 tees that such upgrades do not—

12 (1) cause such aircraft to exceed any weight 

13 limitation; or 

14 (2) reduce the operational capability of such 

15 aircraft. 

16 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limita17 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary—

18 (1) determines that such waiver is necessary for 

19 the national security interests of the United States; 

20 and 

21 (2) notifies the congressional defense commit22 tees of such waiver. 

23 SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR T–

24 1A JAYHAWK AIRCRAFT. 

25 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

26 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 


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1 aircraft procurement, Air Force, for avionics modification 

2 to the T–1A Jayhawk aircraft, not more than 85 percent 

3 may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days 

4 has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 

5 the Air Force submits to the congressional defense com6 mittees the report required under section 142 of the Carl 

7 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

9 291; 128 Stat. 3320). 

10 SEC. 150. NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B–1, B–2, AND 

11 B–52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

12 (a) NOTIFICATION.—Except as provided by sub13 section (b), during the period preceding the date on which 

14 the long-range strike bomber aircraft achieves initial oper15 ational capability, the Secretary of the Air Force may not 

16 retire or prepare to retire covered aircraft during a fiscal 

17 year unless the Secretary includes in the defense budget 

18 materials for that fiscal year a notification of the proposed 

19 retirement, including the rationale for the retirement, the 

20 effects of the retirement, and how the Secretary will miti21 gate any risks relating to the retirement. 

22 (b) EXCEPTION.—The notification requirement in 

23 subsection (a) shall not apply to individual covered aircraft 

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1 be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 

2 being uneconomical to repair. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means B–1, 

5 B–2, and B–52 bomber aircraft. 

6 (2) The term ‘‘defense budget materials’’ has 

7 the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of 

8 title 10, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 151. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FIGHTER AIR10 CRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

11 (a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—During the two12 year period beginning on October 1, 2015, the Secretary 

13 of the Air Force shall maintain a total aircraft inventory 

14 of fighter aircraft of not less than 1,900 aircraft, and a 

15 total primary mission aircraft inventory (combat-coded) of 

16 not less than 1,100 fighter aircraft. 

17 (b) BUDGET INFORMATION REGARDING RETIRE18 MENT OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.—

19 (1) REPORT.—If the Secretary proposes to re20 tire fighter aircraft in a fiscal year, the Secretary 

21 shall include in the materials submitted in support 

22 of the budget of the President for that fiscal year 

23 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 

24 title 31, United States Code) a report setting forth 

25 the following: 


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1 (A) The rationale and appropriate sup2 porting analysis for the proposed retirement. 

3 (B) An assessment of the implications of 

4 such retirement for the Air Force, the Air Na5 tional Guard, and the Air Force Reserve for the 

6 force mix ratio of fighter aircraft. 

7 (C) Such other matters relating to the pro8 posed retirement as the Secretary considers ap9 propriate. 

10 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

11 apply to individual fighter aircraft that the Sec12 retary determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be 

13 non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, 

14 or being uneconomical to repair. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ means an air17 craft that is designated by a basic mission design se18 ries of A–10, F–15, F–16, F–22, or F–35. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘primary mission aircraft inven20 tory’’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary 

21 aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance 

22 of its wartime mission. 


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1 SEC. 152. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS 

2 BASING OF F–35A AIRCRAFT. 

3 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Department 

4 of Defense is continuing its process of permanently sta5 tioning the F–35 aircraft at installations in the conti6 nental United States and forward-basing such aircraft 

7 outside the continental United States. 

8 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic 

10 basing process for the F–35A aircraft, should continue to 

11 consider the benefits derived from sites that—

12 (1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilat13 eral and multilateral training opportunities with 

14 international partners; 

15 (2) have sufficient airspace and range capabili16 ties and capacity to meet the training requirements; 

17 (3) have existing facilities to support personnel, 

18 operations, and logistics associated with the flying 

19 mission; 

20 (4) have limited encroachment that would ad21 versely impact training or operations; and 

22 (5) minimize the overall construction and oper23 ational costs. 


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1 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 

2 and Multiservice Matters 

3 SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

4 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND–PLATFORM. 

5 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap6 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis7 cal year 2016 for joint battle command–platform equip8 ment, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex9 pended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 

10 date on which the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

11 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the con12 gressional defense committees the report under subsection 

13 (b). 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the As15 sistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, 

16 and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense 

17 committees a report that provides a detailed test and eval18 uation plan to address the effectiveness, suitability, and 

19 survivability shortfalls of the joint battle command–plat20 form identified by the Director of Operational Test and 

21 Evaluation in the fiscal year 2014 report of the Director 

22 submitted to Congress. 


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1 SEC. 162. REPORT ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MOD2 ERNIZATION PLAN FOR SMALL ARMS. 

3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly 

6 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen7 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the plan 

8 of the Army and the Marine Corps to modernize small 

9 arms for the Army and the Marine Corps during the 15-

10 year period beginning on the date of such plan, including 

11 the mechanisms to be used to promote competition among 

12 suppliers of small arms and small arms parts in achieving 

13 the plan. 

14 (b) SMALL ARMS.—The small arms covered by the 

15 plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

16 (1) Pistols. 

17 (2) Carbines. 

18 (3) Rifles and automatic rifles. 

19 (4) Light machine guns. 

20 (5) Such other small arms as the Secretaries 

21 consider appropriate for purposes of the report re22 quired by subsection (a). 

23 (c) NON-STANDARD SMALL ARMS.—In addition to 

24 the arms specified in subsection (b), the plan under sub25 section (a) shall also address non-standard small arms not 


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1 currently in the small arms inventory of the Army or the 

2 Marine Corps. 

3 SEC. 163. STUDY ON USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EN4 HANCED 5.56MM AMMUNITION BY THE ARMY 

5 AND THE MARINE CORPS. 

6 (a) USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENHANCED

7 5.56MM AMMUNITION.—

8 (1) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the 

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

10 Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a 

11 federally funded research and development center to 

12 conduct a study on the use of different types of en13 hanced 5.56mm ammunition by the Army and the 

14 Marine Corps. 

15 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date on which the contract is entered into under 

17 paragraph (1), the federally funded research and de18 velopment center conducting the study under such 

19 paragraph shall submit to the Secretary the study, 

20 including any findings and recommendations of the 

21 federally funded research and development center. 

22 (b) REPORT.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

24 the date on which the Secretary receives the study 

25 under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall submit 


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1 to the congressional defense committees a report on 

2 the study. 

3 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

4 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) The study, including any findings and 

6 recommendations of the federally funded re7 search and development center that conducted 

8 the study. 

9 (B) An explanation of the reasons for the 

10 Army and the Marine Corps to use in combat 

11 two different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammu12 nition. 

13 (C) An explanation of the appropriateness, 

14 effectiveness, and suitability issues that may 

15 arise from the use of such different types of 

16 ammunition. 

17 (D) An explanation of any additional costs 

18 that have resulted from the use of such dif19 ferent types of ammunition. 

20 (E) An explanation of any future plans of 

21 the Army or the Marine Corps to eventually 

22 transition to using in combat one standard type 

23 of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition. 

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1 efits of a transition described in such subpara2 graph, including the timeline for such a transi3 tion to occur. 

4 (G) Any findings, recommendations, com5 ments, or plans that the Secretary determines 

6 appropriate. 

7 TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP8 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA9 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. 

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. 


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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 

5 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense 

6 for research, development, test, and evaluation as specified 

7 in the funding table in section 4201. 

8 Subtitle B—Program Require9 ments, Restrictions, and Limita10 tions 

11 SEC. 211. CENTERS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGI12 NEERING PARTNERSHIP. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2367 

15 the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engi2 neering Partnership 

3 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, 

4 in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart5 ments, shall designate each science and technology re6 invention laboratory as a Center for Science, Technology, 

7 and Engineering Partnership (in this section referred to 

8 as ‘Centers’) in the recognized core competencies of the 

9 designee. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy 

11 to encourage the Secretary of each military department 

12 to reengineer management and business processes and 

13 adopt best-business and personnel practices at the Centers 

14 of the Secretary concerned in connection with the capa15 bility requirements of the Centers, so as to serve as recog16 nized leaders in such capabilities throughout the Depart17 ment of Defense and in the national technology and indus18 trial base. 

19 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

20 directors of the Centers, may conduct one or more pilot 

21 programs, consistent with applicable requirements of law, 

22 to test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that the 

23 Directors determine could—

24 ‘‘(A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 

25 operations at Centers; 


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1 ‘‘(B) improve the support provided by the Cen2 ters for the elements of the Department of Defense 

3 who use the services of the Centers; and 

4 ‘‘(C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost 

5 and improving the performance and efficiency of 

6 executing laboratory missions. 

7 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—(1) To 

8 achieve one or more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), 

9 the Secretary may authorize and establish incentives for 

10 the Director of a Center to enter into public-private coop11 erative arrangements (in this section referred to as a ‘pub12 lic-private partnership’) to provide for any of the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(A) For employees of the Center, academia, 

15 private industry, State and local governments, or 

16 other entities outside the Department of Defense to 

17 perform (under contract, subcontract, or otherwise) 

18 work related to the capabilities of the Center, includ19 ing any work that—

20 ‘‘(i) involves one or more capabilities of the 

21 Center; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) may be applicable to both the Depart23 ment and commercial entities. 

24 ‘‘(B) For private industry or other entities out25 side the Department of Defense to use for either 


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1 Government or commercial purposes any capabilities 

2 of the Center that are not fully used for Department 

3 of Defense activities for any period determined to be 

4 consistent with the needs of the Department of De5 fense. 

6 ‘‘(2) The objectives for exercising the authority pro7 vided in paragraph (1) are as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) To maximize the use of the capacity of a 

9 Center. 

10 ‘‘(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of owner11 ship of a Center by the Department of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(C) To reduce the cost of science, technology, 

13 and engineering activities of the Department of De14 fense. 

15 ‘‘(D) To leverage private sector investment in—

16 ‘‘(i) such efforts as research and equip17 ment recapitalization for a Center; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of 

19 commercial business ventures based on the ca20 pabilities of a Center, as determined by the di21 rector of the Center. 

22 ‘‘(E) To foster cooperation and technology 

23 transfer between the armed forces, academia, private 

24 industry, and State and local governments. 


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1 ‘‘(F) To increase access by a Center to a skilled 

2 technical workforce that can contribute to the effec3 tive and efficient execution of the missions of the 

4 Department of Defense. 

5 ‘‘(G) To increase the ability of a Center to ac6 cess and use non-Department of Defense methods to 

7 develop and innovate and access capabilities that 

8 contribute to the effective and efficient execution of 

9 the missions of the Department of Defense. 

10 ‘‘(3)(A) Public-private partnerships entered into 

11 under paragraph (1) may be used for purposes relating 

12 to technology transfer and other authorities described in 

13 subparagraph (B). 

14 ‘‘(B) The authorities described in this subparagraph 

15 are provisions of law that provide for cooperation and 

16 partnership by the Department of Defense with academia, 

17 private industry, and State and local governments, includ18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) Sections 3371 through 3375 of title 5. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Sections 2194, 2358, 2371, 2511, 2539b, 

21 and 2563 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Section 209 of title 35. 

23 ‘‘(iv) Sections 8, 12, and 23 of the Stevenson24 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

25 U.S.C. 3706, 3710a, and 3715). 


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1 ‘‘(c) PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF EXCESS CAPACITY.—

2 Any capability of a Center made available to the private 

3 sector may be used to perform research and testing activi4 ties in order to make more efficient and economical use 

5 of Government-owned capabilities and encourage the cre6 ation and preservation of jobs to ensure the availability 

7 of a workforce with the necessary research and technical 

8 skills to meet the needs of the armed forces. 

9 ‘‘(d) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS FOR PERFORM10 ANCE.—Amounts received by a Center for work performed 

11 under a public-private partnership may—

12 ‘‘(1) be credited to the appropriation or fund, 

13 including a working-capital or revolving fund, that 

14 incurs the cost of performing the work; or 

15 ‘‘(2) be used by the Director of the Center as 

16 the Director considers appropriate and consistent 

17 with section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

19 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

20 ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS CAPACITIES TO PRI21 VATE-SECTOR PARTNERS.—Capacities of a Center may be 

22 made available for use by a private-sector entity under this 

23 section only if—

24 ‘‘(1) the use of the capacities will not have a 

25 significant adverse effect on the performance of the 


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1 Center or the ability of the Center to achieve the 

2 mission of the Center, as determined by the Director 

3 of the Center; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the private-sector entity agrees—

5 ‘‘(A) to reimburse the Department of De6 fense when required in accordance with the 

7 guidance of the Department for the direct and 

8 indirect costs (including any rental costs) that 

9 are attributable to the use of the capabilities by 

10 the private-sector entity, as determined by the 

11 Secretary of the military departments; and 

12 ‘‘(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the 

13 United States from—

14 ‘‘(i) any claim for damages or injury 

15 to any person or property arising out of 

16 the use of the capabilities, except under 

17 the circumstances described in section 

18 2563(c)(3) of this title; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) any liability or claim for damages 

20 or injury to any person or property arising 

21 out of a decision by the Secretary to sus22 pend or terminate that use of capabilities 

23 during a war or national emergency. 

24 ‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this 

25 section may be construed to authorize a change, otherwise 


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1 prohibited by law, from the performance of work at a Cen2 ter by personnel of the Department of Defense to perform3 ance by a contractor. 

4 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘capabilities’, with respect to a 

6 Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering 

7 Partnership, means the facilities, equipment, per8 sonnel, intellectual property, and other assets that 

9 support the core competencies of the Center. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘national technology and indus11 trial base’ has the meaning given that term in sec12 tion 2500 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘science and technology reinven14 tion laboratory’ means a science and technology re15 invention laboratory designated under section 1105 

16 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 

18 note).’’. 

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

20 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

21 after the item relating to section 2367 the following new 

22 item:

‘‘2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.’’.


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1 SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS2 SISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

3 SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH 

4 FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO IN5 CLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICI6 PATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 Section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended—

10 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or, 

11 subject to subsection (g), a country the government 

12 of which is a party to The Technical Cooperation 

13 Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of 

14 October 24, 1995’’ after ‘‘United States’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub16 section (h); and 

17 (3) by inserting after section (f) the following 

18 new subsection (g): 

19 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—(1) The Sec20 retary may not award scholarships or fellowships under 

21 this section to more than five individuals described in 

22 paragraph (2) per year. 

23 ‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 

24 individual who—


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1 ‘‘(A) has not previously been awarded a scholar2 ship or fellowship under the program under this sec3 tion; 

4 ‘‘(B) is not a citizen of the United States; and 

5 ‘‘(C) is a citizen of a country the government 

6 of which is a party to The Technical Cooperation 

7 Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of 

8 October 24, 1995.’’. 

9 SEC. 213. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO 

10 SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND 

11 TRANSITION. 

12 Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended—

14 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘business, 

15 law, technology transfer or transition’’ after ‘‘mathe16 matics,’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)—

18 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

19 through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re20 spectively; 

21 (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

22 following new paragraph (4): 

23 ‘‘(4) providing in the defense laboratory sab24 batical opportunities for faculty and internship op25 portunities for students;’’; and 


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1 (C) in paragraphs (5) and (6), as redesig2 nated by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘re3 search projects’’ both places it appears and in4 serting ‘‘projects, including research and tech5 nology transfer or transition projects’’. 

6 SEC. 214. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMU7 NICATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH ACTIVI8 TIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2364 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended—

11 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

12 following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(a) COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

14 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL

15 DATA.—The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, 

16 and evaluate programs for the communication and ex17 change of research, development, and technological data—

18 ‘‘(1) among the Defense research facilities, 

19 combatant commands, and other organizations that 

20 are involved in developing for the Department of De21 fense the technological requirements for new items 

22 for use by combat forces; 

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1 ment that are engaged in related technological mat2 ters; 

3 ‘‘(3) among other research facilities and other 

4 departments or agencies of the Federal Government 

5 that are engaged in research, development, and tech6 nological matters; 

7 ‘‘(4) among private commercial, research insti8 tution, and university entities engaged in research, 

9 development, and technological matters potentially 

10 relevant to defense on a voluntary basis; 

11 ‘‘(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full 

12 awareness of scientific and technological advance13 ment and innovation wherever it may occur, whether 

14 funded by the Department of Defense, another ele15 ment of the Federal Government, or other entities; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(6) through development and distribution of 

18 clear technical communications to the public, mili19 tary operators, acquisition organizations, and civilian 

20 and military decision-makers that conveys successes 

21 of research and engineering activities supported by 

22 the Department and the contributions of such activi23 ties to support national needs.’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (b)—


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1 (A) by striking paragraph (3) and insert2 ing the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) that the managers of such facilities have 

4 broad latitude to choose research and development 

5 projects based on awareness of activities throughout 

6 the technology domain, including within the Federal 

7 Government, the Department of Defense, public and 

8 private research institutions and universities, and 

9 the global commercial marketplace;’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

11 and inserting a semicolon; 

12 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities 

17 being funded by the public, Defense research facili18 ties are broadly authorized and encouraged to sup19 port national technological development goals and 

20 support technological missions of other departments 

21 and agencies of the Federal Government, when such 

22 support is determined by the Secretary of Defense to 

23 be in the 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 

5 at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended 

6 by striking the item relating to section 2364 and inserting 

7 the 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 

11 amended—

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 

16 30, 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 

21 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) 

23 is amended—


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1 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘September 

4 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

5 (b) MODIFICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION

6 OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such section is amend7 ed—

8 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency 

11 announcement or the use of any other competitive or 

12 merit-based processes by the Department of Defense 

13 for candidate proposals in support of defense acqui14 sition programs as described in subsection (a).’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second 

16 sentence; 

17 (3) in paragraph (4)—

18 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be 

19 funded under the program for more than two 

20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘receive more than a total 

21 of two years of funding under the program’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

24 (4) by adding at the end, the following new 

25 paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of fol2 low-on or current projects carried out under the pro3 gram into defense acquisition programs, through the 

4 use of the authorities of section 819 of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

6 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) or such 

7 other authorities as may be appropriate to conduct 

8 further testing, low rate production, or full rate pro9 duction of technologies developed under the pro10 gram. 

11 ‘‘(6) Projects are selected using merit-based se12 lection procedures and the selection of projects is not 

13 subject to undue influence by Congress or other 

14 Federal agencies.’’. 

15 (c) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Such sec16 tion is further amended—

17 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

18 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub19 section (f). 

20 SEC. 217. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO SUP21 PORT BUSINESS SYSTEMS INFORMATION 

22 TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

24 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

25 Technology, and Logistics, the Deputy Chief Management 


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1 Officer, and the Chief Information Officer, shall establish 

2 a set of science, technology, and innovation activities to 

3 improve the acquisition outcomes of major automated in4 formation systems through improved performance and re5 duced developmental and life cycle costs. 

6 (b) EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The activities es7 tablished under subsection (a) shall be carried out by such 

8 military departments and Defense Agencies as the Under 

9 Secretary and the Deputy Chief Management Officer con10 sider appropriate. 

11 (c) ACTIVITIES.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The set of activities estab13 lished under subsection (a) may include the fol14 lowing: 

15 (A) Development of capabilities in Depart16 ment of Defense laboratories, test centers, and 

17 federally funded research and development cen18 ters to provide technical support for acquisition 

19 program management and business process re20 engineering activities. 

21 (B) Funding of intramural and extramural 

22 research and development activities as described 

23 in subsection (e). 

24 (2) CURRENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall 

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1 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) that are being 

2 carried out as of the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act. The Secretary shall consider such current ac4 tivities in determining the set of activities to estab5 lish pursuant to subsection (a). 

6 (d) GAP ANALYSIS.—In establishing the set of activi7 ties under subsection (a), not later than 270 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

9 coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart10 ments and the heads of the Defense Agencies, shall con11 duct a gap analysis to identify activities that are not, as 

12 of such date, being pursued in the current science and 

13 technology program of the Department. The Secretary 

14 shall use such analysis in determining—

15 (1) the set of activities to establish pursuant to 

16 subsection (a) that carry out the purposes specified 

17 in subsection (c)(1); and 

18 (2) the proposed funding requirements and 

19 timelines. 

20 (e) FUNDING OF INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL

21 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of 

23 activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

24 may award grants or contracts to eligible entities to 

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1 velopment in areas of interest described in para2 graph (3). 

3 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this 

4 subsection, an eligible entity includes the following: 

5 (A) Entities in the defense industry. 

6 (B) Institutions of higher education. 

7 (C) Small businesses. 

8 (D) Nontraditional defense contractors (as 

9 defined in section 2302 of title 10, United 

10 States Code). 

11 (E) Federally funded research and develop12 ment centers, primarily for the purpose of im13 proving technical expertise to support acquisi14 tion efforts. 

15 (F) Nonprofit research institutions. 

16 (G) Government laboratories and test cen17 ters, primarily for the purpose of improving 

18 technical expertise to support acquisition ef19 forts. 

20 (3) AREAS OF INTEREST.—The areas of inter21 est described in this paragraph are the following: 

22 (A) Management innovation, including per23 sonnel and financial management policy innova24 tion. 

25 (B) Business process re-engineering. 


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1 (C) Systems engineering of information 

2 technology business systems. 

3 (D) Cloud computing to support business 

4 systems and business processes. 

5 (E) Software development, including sys6 tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces 

7 and simplify processes to customize commercial 

8 software to meet the needs of the Department 

9 of Defense. 

10 (F) Hardware development, including sys11 tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces 

12 and simplify processes to customize commercial 

13 hardware to meet the needs of the Department 

14 of Defense. 

15 (G) Development of methodologies and 

16 tools to support development and operational 

17 test of large and complex business systems. 

18 (H) Analysis tools to allow decision-makers 

19 to make tradeoffs between requirements, costs, 

20 technical risks, and schedule in major auto21 mated information system acquisition programs. 

22 (I) Information security in major auto23 mated information system systems. 


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1 (J) Innovative acquisition policies and 

2 practices to streamline acquisition of informa3 tion technology systems. 

4 (K) Such other areas as the Secretary con5 siders appropriate. 

6 (f) PRIORITIES.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of 

8 activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

9 shall give priority to—

10 (A) projects that—

11 (i) address the innovation and tech12 nology needs of the Department of De13 fense; and 

14 (ii) support activities of initiatives, 

15 programs, and offices identified by the 

16 Under Secretary and Deputy Chief Man17 agement Officer; and 

18 (B) the projects and programs identified in 

19 paragraph (2). 

20 (2) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED.—

21 The projects and programs identified in this para22 graph are the following: 

23 (A) Major automated information system 

24 programs. 


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1 (B) Projects and programs under the over2 sight of the Deputy Chief Management Officer. 

3 (C) Projects and programs relating to de4 fense procurement acquisition policy. 

5 (D) Projects and programs of the agencies 

6 and field activities of the Office of the Secretary 

7 of Defense that support business missions such 

8 as finance, human resources, security, manage9 ment, logistics, and contract management. 

10 (E) Military and civilian personnel policy 

11 development for information technology work12 force. 

13 SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFF14 SET PROGRAM TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE 

15 MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY OF 

16 THE UNITED STATES. 

17 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—

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

19 shall establish a technology offset program to build 

20 and maintain the military technological superiority 

21 of the United States by—

22 (A) accelerating the fielding of offset tech23 nologies that would help counter technological 

24 advantages of potential adversaries of the 

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1 cost, high-speed munitions, autonomous sys2 tems, undersea warfare, cyber technology, and 

3 intelligence data analytics, developed using re4 search funding of the Department of Defense 

5 and accelerating the commercialization of such 

6 technologies; and 

7 (B) developing and implementing new poli8 cies and acquisition and business practices. 

9 (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than one year 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall issue guidelines for the operation of the 

12 program established under paragraph (1), includ13 ing—

14 (A) criteria for an application for funding 

15 by a military department, Defense Agency, or a 

16 combatant command; 

17 (B) the purposes for which such a depart18 ment, agency, or command may apply for funds 

19 and appropriate requirements for technology de20 velopment or commercialization to be supported 

21 using program funds; 

22 (C) the priorities, if any, to be provided to 

23 field or commercialize offset technologies devel24 oped by certain types of research funding of the 

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1 (D) criteria for evaluation of an applica2 tion for funding or changes to policies or acqui3 sition and business practices by such a depart4 ment, agency, or command for purposes of the 

5 program. 

6 (b) APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program estab8 lished under subsection (a)(1), not less frequently 

9 than annually, the Secretary shall solicit from the 

10 heads of the military departments, the Defense 

11 Agencies, and the combatant commands applications 

12 for funding to be used to enter into contracts, coop13 erative agreements, or other transaction agreements 

14 entered into pursuant to section 2371b of title 10, 

15 United States Code, as added by section 815,with 

16 appropriate entities for the fielding or commer17 cialization of technologies. 

18 (2) TREATMENT PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CON19 GRESSIONAL RULES.—Nothing in this section shall 

20 be interpreted to require any official of the Depart21 ment of Defense to provide funding under this sec22 tion to any Congressional earmark as defined pursu23 ant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 

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1 graph 5 of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 

2 Senate. 

3 (c) FUNDING.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

5 appropriations for such purpose, of the funds au6 thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

7 made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, de8 velopment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, not 

9 more than $400,000,000 may be used for each such 

10 fiscal year for the program established under sub11 section (a)(1). 

12 (2) AMOUNT FOR DIRECTED ENERGY.—Of the 

13 funds specified in paragraph (1) for any of fiscal 

14 years 2016 through 2020, not more than 

15 $200,000,000 may be used for each such fiscal year 

16 for activities in the field of directed energy. 

17 (d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may transfer 

19 funds available for the program established under 

20 subsection (a)(1) to the research, development, test, 

21 and evaluation accounts of a military department, 

22 Defense Agency, or a combatant command pursuant 

23 to an application, or any part of an application, that 

24 the Secretary determines would support the pur25 poses of the program. 


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1 (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The trans2 fer authority provided in paragraph (1) is in addi3 tion to any other transfer authority available to the 

4 Secretary of Defense. 

5 (e) TERMINATION.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out 

7 the program under subsection (a)(1) shall terminate 

8 on September 30, 2020. 

9 (2) TRANSFER AFTER TERMINATION.—Any 

10 amounts made available for the program that remain 

11 available for obligation on the date on which the pro12 gram terminates may be transferred under sub13 section (d) during the 180-day period beginning on 

14 the date of the termination of the program. 

15 SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–

16 15 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK CAPA17 BILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

18 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap19 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis20 cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua21 tion, Air Force, for F–15 infrared search and track capa22 bility, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex23 pended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 

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1 congressional defense committees the report under sub2 section (b). 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

4 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de5 fense committees a report on the requirements and cost 

6 estimates for the development and procurement of infra7 red search and track capability for F/A–18 and F–15 air8 craft of the Navy and the Air Force. The report shall in9 clude the following: 

10 (1) A comparison of the requirements between 

11 the F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and 

12 track development efforts of the Navy and the Air 

13 Force. 

14 (2) An explanation of any differences between 

15 the F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and 

16 track capability development efforts of the Navy and 

17 the Air Force. 

18 (3) A summary of the schedules and required 

19 funding to develop and field such capability. 

20 (4) An explanation of any need for the Navy 

21 and the Air Force to field different F/A–18 and F–

22 15 aircraft infrared search and track systems. 

23 (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

24 appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE2 VELOPMENT OF THE SHALLOW WATER COM3 BAT SUBMERSIBLE. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 

5 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

6 fiscal year 2016 for the development of the shallow water 

7 combat submersible of the United States Special Oper8 ations Command, not more than 50 percent may be obli9 gated or expended until a period of 15 days elapses fol10 lowing the later of the date on which—

11 (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi12 tion, Technology, and Logistics designates a civilian 

13 official to be responsible for oversight of and assist14 ance to the United States Special Operations Com15 mand for all undersea mobility programs; and 

16 (2) the Under Secretary, in coordination with 

17 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper18 ations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Com19 mander of the United States Special Operations 

20 Command, submits to the congressional defense 

21 committees the report described in subsection (b). 

22 (b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in 

23 this subsection is a report on the shallow water combat 

24 submersible program that includes the following: 

25 (1) An analysis of the reasons for cost and 

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1 cluding with respect to the performance of contrac2 tors and subcontractors. 

3 (2) A revised timeline for initial and full oper4 ational capability of the shallow water combat sub5 mersible. 

6 (3) A description of the challenges associated 

7 with the integration with dry deck shelter and other 

8 diving technologies. 

9 (4) The projected cost to meet the total unit ac10 quisition objective. 

11 (5) A plan to prevent, identify, and mitigate 

12 any additional cost and schedule overruns. 

13 (6) A description of any opportunities to re14 cover cost or schedule overruns. 

15 (7) A description of any lessons that the Under 

16 Secretary may have learned from the shallow water 

17 combat submersible program that could be applied 

18 to future undersea mobility acquisition programs. 

19 (8) Any other matters that the Under Secretary 

20 considers appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 THE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND MANU3 FACTURING FACILITY UNDER THE MEDICAL 

4 COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap6 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis7 cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua8 tion, Defense-wide, for the advanced development and 

9 manufacturing facility, and the associated activities per10 formed at such facility, under the medical countermeasure 

11 program of the chemical and biological defense program, 

12 not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 

13 until a period of 45 days elapses following the date on 

14 which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congres15 sional defense committees the report under subsection (b). 

16 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the con17 gressional defense committees a report on the advanced 

18 development and manufacturing facility under the medical 

19 countermeasure program that includes the following: 

20 (1) An overall description of the advanced de21 velopment and manufacturing facility, including vali22 dated Department of Defense requirements. 

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1 ered by the current future years defense program 

2 under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 

3 (3) The results of any analysis of alternatives 

4 and efficiency reviews conducted by the Secretary 

5 that justifies the manufacturing and privately fi6 nanced construction of an advanced manufacturing 

7 and development facility rather than using other 

8 programs and facilities of the Federal Government 

9 or industry facilities for advanced development and 

10 manufacturing of medical countermeasures. 

11 (4) An independent cost-benefit analysis that 

12 justifies the manufacturing and privately financed 

13 construction of an advanced manufacturing and de14 velopment facility described in paragraph (3). 

15 (5) If no independent cost-benefit analysis 

16 makes the justification described in paragraph (4), 

17 an explanation for why such manufacturing and pri18 vately financed construction cannot be so justified. 

19 (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

20 determines appropriate. 

21 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 

22 than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary sub23 mits the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller Gen24 eral of the United States shall submit to the congressional 

25 defense committees a review of such report. 


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1 SEC. 222. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 

3 THE ARMY. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap5 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis6 cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua7 tion, Army, for the distributed common ground system of 

8 the Army, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 

9 expended until the Secretary of the Army—

10 (1) conducts a review of the program planning 

11 for the distributed common ground system of the 

12 Army; and 

13 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

14 committees the report required by subsection (b)(1). 

15 (b) REPORT.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 

17 to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

18 on the review of the distributed common ground sys19 tem of the Army conducted under subsection (a)(1). 

20 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

21 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

22 (A) A review of the segmentation of Incre23 ment 2 of the distributed common ground sys24 tem program of the Army into discrete software 

25 components with the associated requirements of 

26 each component. 


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1 (B) Identification of each component of In2 crement 2 of the distributed common ground 

3 system of the Army for which commercial soft4 ware exists that is capable of fulfilling most or 

5 all of the system requirements for each such 

6 component. 

7 (C) A cost analysis of each such commer8 cial software that compares performance with 

9 projected cost. 

10 (D) Determination of the degree to which 

11 commercial software solutions are compliant 

12 with the standards required by the framework 

13 and guidance for the Intelligence Community 

14 Information Technology Enterprise, the De15 fense Intelligence Information Enterprise, and 

16 the Joint Information Environment. 

17 (E) Identification of each component of In18 crement 2 of the distributed common ground 

19 system of the Army that the Secretary deter20 mines may be acquired through competitive 

21 means. 

22 (F) An acquisition plan for Increment 2 of 

23 the distributed common ground system of the 

24 Army that prioritizes the acquisition of com25 mercial software components, including a data 


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1 integration layer, in time to meet the projected 

2 deployment schedule for Increment 2. 

3 (G) A review of the timetable for the dis4 tributed common ground system program of the 

5 Army in order to determine whether there is a 

6 practical, executable acquisition strategy, in7 cluding the use of operational capability dem8 onstrations, that could lead to an initial oper9 ating capability of Increment 2 of the distrib10 uted common ground system of the Army prior 

11 to fiscal year 2017. 

12 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres14 sional committees’’ means—

15 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

16 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

17 Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on In18 telligence of the House of Representatives. 

19 SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

20 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 

21 THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 

22 COMMAND. 

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1 tion, Defense-wide, for the United States Special Oper2 ations Command for the distributed common ground sys3 tem, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex4 pended until the Commander of the United States Special 

5 Operations Command submits to the congressional de6 fense committees the report required by subsection (b). 

7 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Commander shall sub8 mit to the congressional defense committees and the Per9 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

10 Representatives a report on the distributed common 

11 ground system. Such report shall include the following: 

12 (1) A review of the segmentation of the distrib13 uted common ground system special operations 

14 forces program into discrete software components 

15 with the associated requirements of each component. 

16 (2) Identification of each component of the dis17 tributed common ground system special operations 

18 forces program for which commercial software exists 

19 that is capable of fulfilling most or all of the system 

20 requirements for each such component. 

21 (3) A cost analysis of each such commercial 

22 software that compares performance with projected 

23 cost. 

24 (4) A determination of the degree to which 

25 commercial software solutions are compliant with 


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1 the standards required by the framework and guid2 ance for the Intelligence Community Information 

3 Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence In4 formation Enterprise, and the Joint Information En5 vironment. 

6 (5) Identification of each component of the dis7 tributed common ground system special operations 

8 forces program that the Commander determines may 

9 be acquired through competitive means. 

10 (6) An assessment of the extent to which ele11 ments of the distributed common ground system spe12 cial operations forces program could be modified to 

13 increase commercial acquisition opportunities. 

14 (7) An acquisition plan that leads to full oper15 ational capability prior to fiscal year 2019. 

16 SEC. 224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IN17 TEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM OF 

18 THE ARMY. 

19 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

20 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

21 research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the 

22 integrated personnel and pay system of the Army, not 

23 more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 

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1 the congressional defense committees a report that in2 cludes the following: 

3 (1) Updated and validated information regard4 ing the performance of the current legacy personnel 

5 and pay system of the Army for each high-level ob6 jective and business outcome described in the busi7 ness case for IPPS–A Increment II, dated December 

8 2014, including justifications for threshold and ob9 jective values for the integrated personnel and pay 

10 system of the Army. 

11 (2) An explanation how the integrated per12 sonnel and pay system of the Army will enable sig13 nificant change throughout the entire human re14 sources enterprise. 

15 (3) A description for how the implementation of 

16 the capabilities in the integrated personnel and pay 

17 system of the Army will result in changes to the ca18 pabilities and services to be provided by the Defense 

19 Finance and Accounting Services, including an esti20 mate of cost savings and manpower savings resulting 

21 from elimination of duplicative functions. 

22 (4) A description of alternative program ap23 proaches that could reduce the overall cost of devel24 opment and deployment for the integrated personnel 


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1 and pay system of the Army without delaying the 

2 current program schedule by more than six months. 

3 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

4 Matters 

5 SEC. 231. STREAMLINING THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSUR6 ANCE CENTER. 

7 Section 937(c)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 

9 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended—

10 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, in co11 ordination with the Center for Assured Software of 

12 the National Security Agency,’’; and 

13 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘, in co14 ordination with the Defense Microelectronics Activ15 ity,’’. 

16 SEC. 232. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR 

17 SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. 

18 (a) JOINT DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—Subject to 

19 the availability of funds, the Secretary of the Air Force, 

20 the Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the De21 fense Advanced Research Projects Agency may jointly con22 duct a demonstration of the persistent close air support 

23 capability during fiscal year 2016. 

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1 (1) SELECTION AND EQUIPMENT OF AIR2 CRAFT.—If the demonstration under subsection (a) 

3 is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force shall se4 lect and equip at least two aircraft for use in the 

5 demonstration that the Secretary otherwise intends 

6 to use for close air support. 

7 (2) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS.—If the 

8 demonstration under subsection (a) is conducted, the 

9 demonstration shall include close air support oper10 ations that involve the following: 

11 (A) Multiple tactical radio networks rep12 resenting diverse ground force user commu13 nities. 

14 (B) Two-way digital exchanges of situa15 tional awareness data, video, and calls for fire 

16 between aircraft and ground users without 

17 modification to aircraft operational flight pro18 files. 

19 (C) Real-time sharing of blue force, air20 craft, and target location data to reduce risks 

21 of fratricide. 

22 (D) Lightweight digital tools based on 

23 commercial-off-the-shelf technology for pilots 

24 and joint tactical air controllers. 


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1 (E) Operations in simple and complex op2 erating environments. 

3 (c) ASSESSMENT.—If the demonstration under sub4 section (a) is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force, 

5 the Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the De6 fense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall jointly—

7 (1) assess the effect of the capabilities dem8 onstrated as part of the demonstration required by 

9 subsection (a) on—

10 (A) the time required to conduct close air 

11 support operations; 

12 (B) the effectiveness of blue force in 

13 achieving tactical objectives; and 

14 (C) the risk of fratricide and collateral 

15 damage; 

16 (2) estimate the costs that would be incurred in 

17 transitioning the technology used in the persistent 

18 close air support capability to the Army and the Air 

19 Force; and 

20 (3) provide to the congressional defense com21 mittees a briefing on the results of the demonstra22 tion, the assessment under paragraph (1), and the 

23 cost estimates under paragraph (2) by December 1, 

24 2016. 


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1 SEC. 233. STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORI2 CALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 

3 AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS OF 

4 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

5 (a) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.—

6 (1) STRATEGY.—The heads of each basic re7 search entity shall each develop a strategy for how 

8 to engage with and support the development of sci9 entific, technical, engineering, and mathematics ca10 pabilities of covered educational institutions in car11 rying out section 2362 of title 10, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy under para14 graph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) Goals and vision for maintaining a 

16 credible and sustainable program relating to the 

17 engagement and support under the strategy. 

18 (B) Metrics to enhance scientific, technical, 

19 engineering, and mathematics capabilities at 

20 covered educational institutions, including with 

21 respect to measuring progress toward increas22 ing the success of such institutions to compete 

23 for broader research funding sources other than 

24 set-aside funds. 


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1 (C) Promotion of mentoring opportunities 

2 between covered educational institutions and 

3 other research institutions. 

4 (D) Regular assessment of activities that 

5 are used to develop, maintain, and grow sci6 entific, technical, engineering, and mathematics 

7 capabilities. 

8 (E) Inclusion of faculty of covered edu9 cational institutions into program reviews, peer 

10 reviews, and other similar activities. 

11 (F) Targeting of undergraduate, graduate, 

12 and postgraduate students at covered edu13 cational institutions for inclusion into research 

14 or internship opportunities within the military 

15 department. 

16 (b) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary of 

17 Defense shall develop and implement a strategy for how 

18 to engage with and support the development of scientific, 

19 technical, engineering, and mathematics capabilities of 

20 covered educational institutions pursuant to the strategies 

21 developed under subsection (a). 

22 (c) SUBMISSION.—

23 (1) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.—Not later 

24 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

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1 shall each submit to the congressional defense com2 mittees the strategy developed by the head under 

3 subsection (a)(1). 

4 (2) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—Not later 

5 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

7 congressional defense committees the strategy devel8 oped under subsection (b). 

9 (d) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec10 tion: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘basic research entity’’ means an 

12 entity of the Department of Defense that executes 

13 research, development, test, and evaluation budget 

14 activity 1 funding, as described in the Department 

15 of Defense Financial Management Regulation. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ 

17 has the meaning given that term in section 2362(e) 

18 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 234. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE20 AREA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR ARMY 

21 TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

22 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re25 port that contains the findings of a market survey and 


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1 assessment of commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveil2 lance sensors operationally suitable for insertion into the 

3 tactical unmanned aerial systems of the Army. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The market survey and assessment 

5 contained in the report under subsection (a) shall in6 clude—

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 tac10 tical unmanned aerial systems of the Army, includ11 ing—

12 (A) daytime and nighttime monitoring cov13 erage; 

14 (B) video resolution outputs; 

15 (C) bandwidth requirements; 

16 (D) activity-based intelligence and forensic 

17 capabilities; 

18 (E) simultaneous region of interest moni19 toring capability; 

20 (F) interoperability with other sensors and 

21 subsystems currently used on such tactical un22 manned aerial systems; 

23 (G) sensor weight; 

24 (H) sensor cost; 

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1 (J) on-board processing capabilities; and 

2 (K) any other factors the Secretary con3 siders relevant; 

4 (2) an assessment of the effect on such tactical 

5 unmanned aerial systems due to the insertion of 

6 commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sen7 sors; and 

8 (3) recommendations on the advisability and 

9 feasibility to upgrade or enhance wide-area surveil10 lance sensors of such tactical unmanned aerial sys11 tems, as considered appropriate by the Secretary. 

12 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may 

13 contain a classified annex. 

14 SEC. 235. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYS15 TEM INCREMENT II. 

16 (a) REPORT.—Not later than January 29, 2016, the 

17 Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force 

18 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re19 port on the baseline and alternatives to the Tactical Air 

20 Combat Training System (TCTS) Increment II of the 

21 Navy. 

22 (b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

23 shall include the following: 


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1 (1) An explanation of the rationale for a new 

2 start TCTS II program as compared to an incre3 mental upgrade to the existing TCTS system. 

4 (2) An estimate of total cost to develop, pro5 cure, and replace the existing Department of the 

6 Navy TCTS architecture with an encrypted TCTS II 

7 compared to upgrades to existing TCTS. 

8 (3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of 

9 achieving encryption requirements into the existing 

10 TCTS program as compared to TCTS II. 

11 (4) A review of joint Department of the Air 

12 Force and the Department of the Navy investment 

13 in live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat 

14 training and planned timeline for inclusion into 

15 TCTS II architecture. 

16 (5) A cost estimate to integrate F–35 aircraft 

17 with TCTS II and achieve interoperability between 

18 the Department of the Navy and Department of the 

19 Air Force. 

20 (6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to 

21 achieve TCTS II interoperability within the Depart22 ment of Defense. 

23 (7) An assessment of risks posed by non-inter24 operable TCTS systems within the Department of 

25 the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. 


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1 (8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy 

2 for the TCTS program. 

3 (9) An explanation of key performance param4 eters for the TCTS II program. 

5 (10) Any other information the Secretary of the 

6 Navy and Secretary of the Air Force determine is 

7 appropriate to include. 

8 SEC. 236. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS OF 

9 THE TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES 

10 CRITICAL TO THE LONG-RANGE STRIKE 

11 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

12 (a) REPORT 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 com15 mittees a report on the technology readiness levels of the 

16 technologies and capabilities critical to the long-range 

17 strike bomber aircraft. 

18 (b) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE

19 UNITED STATES.—Not later than 60 days after the report 

20 of the Secretary is submitted under subsection (a), the 

21 Comptroller General of the United States shall review the 

22 report and submit to the congressional defense committees 

23 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 

6 into a contract with a federally funded research and devel7 opment center to conduct a comprehensive assessment of 

8 current and future requirements and capabilities of the 

9 Army with respect to air-land ad hoc, mobile tactical com10 munications and data networks, including the techno11 logical feasibility, suitability, and survivability of such net12 works. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

14 (a) shall include the following: 

15 (1) Concepts, capabilities, and capacities of cur16 rent or future communications and data network 

17 systems to meet the requirements of current or fu18 ture tactical operations effectively, efficiently, and 

19 affordably. 

20 (2) Software requirements and capabilities, par21 ticularly with respect to communications and data 

22 network waveforms. 

23 (3) Hardware requirements and capabilities, 

24 particularly with respect to receiver and trans25 mission technology, tactical communications, and 

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1 sociated technologies, and their integration, compat2 ibility, and 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 se8 lect a federally funded research and development center 

9 with direct, long-standing, and demonstrated experience 

10 and expertise in program test and evaluation of concepts, 

11 requirements, and technologies for joint tactical commu12 nications and data networking to perform the assessment 

13 under subsection (a). 

14 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 

15 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con16 gressional defense commitments a report including the 

17 findings and recommendations of the assessment con18 ducted under subsection (a), together with the separate 

19 comments of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

20 of the Army. 

21 SEC. 238. STUDY OF FIELD FAILURES INVOLVING COUN22 TERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

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1 ations of counterfeit electronic parts that have passed 

2 through the supply chain of the Department and into 

3 fielded systems. 

4 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under sub5 section (a) shall include the following: 

6 (1) The technical analysis conducted under 

7 paragraph (1) of subsection (c). 

8 (2) The report on the technical assessment sub9 mitted under paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c). 

10 (3) Recommendations for such legislative and 

11 administrative action, including budget require12 ments, as the Secretary considers necessary to con13 duct sampling and technical hardware analyses of 

14 counterfeit parts in identified areas of high concern. 

15 (c) EXECUTION AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct 

17 the executive agent for printed circuit board tech18 nology designated under section 256(a) of the Dun19 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 

21 2501 note) to coordinate the execution of the study 

22 under subsection (a) using capabilities of the De23 partment in effect on the day before the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act to conduct a technical analysis 


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1 on a sample of failed electronic parts in fielded sys2 tems. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The technical analysis re4 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) The selection of a representative sam6 ple of electronic component types, including dig7 ital, mixed-signal, and analog integrated cir8 cuits. 

9 (B) An assessment of the presence of 

10 counterfeit parts, including causes and at11 tributes of failures of any identified counterfeit 

12 part. 

13 (C) For components found to have coun14 terfeit parts, an assessment of the effect of the 

15 counterfeit part in the failure mechanism. 

16 (D) For cases with counterfeit parts con17 tributing to the failure, a determination of the 

18 failure attributes, factors, and effects on sub19 system and system level reliability, readiness, 

20 and performance. 

21 (3) TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT.—For any parts 

22 assessed under paragraph (2) that demonstrate un23 usual or suspicious failure mechanisms, the federa24 tion established under section 937(a)(1) of the Na25 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 


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1 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 

2 shall—

3 (A) conduct a technical assessment for in4 dications of malicious tampering; and 

5 (B) submit to the executive agent de6 scribed in paragraph (1) a report on the find7 ings of the federation with respect to the tech8 nical assessment. 

9 (d) REPORT.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com13 mittees a report on the study carried out under sub14 section (a). 

15 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para16 graph (1) shall include the following: 

17 (A) The findings of the Secretary with re18 spect to the study conducted under subsection 

19 (a). 

20 (B) The recommendations developed under 

21 subsection (b)(3). 

22 SEC. 239. AIRBORNE DATA LINK PLAN. 

23 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De24 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the 

25 Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, 


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1 in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy and the 

2 Secretary of the Air Force, develop a plan—

3 (1) to provide objective survivable communica4 tions gateways to enable—

5 (A) the secure dissemination of national 

6 and tactical intelligence information to fourth7 generation fighter aircraft and supporting air8 borne platforms and to low-observable pene9 trating platforms such as the F–22 and F–35 

10 aircraft; and 

11 (B) the secure reception and dissemination 

12 of sensor data from low-observable penetrating 

13 aircraft, such as the F–22 and F–35 aircraft; 

14 (2) to provide secure data sharing between the 

15 fifth-generation fighter aircraft of the Navy, the Air 

16 Force, and the Marine Corps, with minimal changes 

17 to the outer surfaces of the aircraft and to aircraft 

18 operational flight programs; and 

19 (3) to enable secure data sharing between fifth20 generation and fourth-generation aircraft in jam21 ming environments. 

22 (b) ADDITIONAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan 

23 under subsection (a) shall include non-proprietary and 

24 open systems approaches that are compatible with the 

25 rapid capabilities office open mission systems initiative of 


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1 the Air Force and the future airborne capability environ2 ment initiative of the Navy. 

3 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 15, 2016, 

4 the Under Secretary and the Vice Chairman shall jointly 

5 provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 

7 of the Senate a briefing on the plan under subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 240. PLAN FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 

9 WAR GAMES. 

10 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

11 coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

12 Staff, shall develop and implement a plan for integrating 

13 advanced weapons and offset technologies into exercises 

14 carried out individually and jointly by the military depart15 ments to improve the development and experimentation of 

16 various concepts for employment by the Armed Forces. 

17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

18 include the following: 

19 (1) Identification of specific exercises to be car20 ried out individually or jointly by the military de21 partments under the plan. 

22 (2) Identification of emerging advanced weap23 ons and offset technologies based on joint and indi24 vidual recommendations of the military departments, 

25 including with respect to directed-energy weapons, 


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1 hypersonic strike systems, autonomous systems, or 

2 other technologies as determined by the Secretary. 

3 (3) A schedule for integrating either prototype 

4 capabilities or table-top exercises into relevant exer5 cises. 

6 (4) A method for capturing lessons learned and 

7 providing feedback both to the developers of the ad8 vanced weapons and offset technology and the mili9 tary departments. 

10 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub12 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the 

14 plan under subsection (a) and a status update on the im15 plementation of such plan. 

16 SEC. 241. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF F135 ENGINE 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

19 seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded re20 search and development center to conduct an assessment 

21 of the F135 engine program. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

23 (a) shall include the following: 


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1 (1) An assessment of the reliability, growth, 

2 and cost-reduction efforts with respect to the F135 

3 engine program, including—

4 (A) a detailed description of the reliability 

5 and cost history of the engine; 

6 (B) the identification of key reliability and 

7 cost challenges to the program as of the date of 

8 the assessment; and 

9 (C) the identification of any potential op10 tions for addressing such challenges. 

11 (2) In accordance with subsection (c), a thor12 ough assessment of the incident on June 23, 2014, 

13 consisting of an F135 engine failure and subsequent 

14 fire, including—

15 (A) the identification and definition of the 

16 root cause of the incident; 

17 (B) the identification of potential actions 

18 or design changes needed to address such root 

19 cause; and 

20 (C) the associated cost, schedule, and per21 formance implications of such incident to both 

22 the F135 engine program and the F–35 Joint 

23 Strike Fighter program. 

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1 the assessment under subsection (a) shall carry out sub2 section (b)(2) by analyzing data collected by the F–35 

3 Joint Program Office, other elements of the Federal Gov4 ernment, or contractors. Nothing in this section may be 

5 construed as affecting the plans of the Secretary to dis6 pose of the aircraft involved in the incident described in 

7 such subsection (b)(2). 

8 (d) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2016, the 

9 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com10 mittees a report containing the assessment conducted 

11 under subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 242. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AUTO13 NOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

14 FOR F–35 LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the 

16 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

17 the congressional defense committees a report on the auto18 nomic logistics information system for the F–35 Lightning 

19 II aircraft program. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

21 shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

22 (1) The fielding status, in terms of units 

23 equipped with various software and hardware con24 figurations, for the autonomic logistics information 


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1 system element of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft 

2 program, as of the date of the report. 

3 (2) The development schedule for upgrades to 

4 the autonomic logistics information system, and an 

5 assessment of the ability of the F–35 Lightning II 

6 aircraft program to maintain such schedule. 

7 (3) The views of maintenance personnel and 

8 other personnel involved in operating and maintain9 ing F–35 Lightning II aircraft in testing and oper10 ational units. 

11 (4) The effect of the autonomic logistics infor12 mation system program on the operational avail13 ability of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program. 

14 (5) Improvements, if any, regarding the time 

15 required for maintenance personnel to input data 

16 and use the autonomic logistics information system. 

17 (6) The ability of the autonomic logistics infor18 mation system to be deployed on both ships and to 

19 forward land-based locations, including any limita20 tions of such a deployable version. 

21 (7) The cost estimates for development and 

22 fielding of the autonomic logistics information sys23 tem program and an assessment of the capability of 

24 the program to address performance problems within 

25 the planned resources. 


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1 (8) Other matters regarding the autonomic lo2 gistics information system that the Comptroller Gen3 eral determines of critical importance to the long4 term viability of the system. 

5 SEC. 243. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FACILITATION 

6 OF A HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL WORK7 FORCE. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De9 fense should explore using existing authorities for pro10 moting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

11 programs, such as under section 233 of the Carl Levin 

12 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au13 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

14 291; 10 U.S.C. 2193a note), to allow laboratories of the 

15 Department of Defense and federally funded research and 

16 development centers to help facilitate and shape a high 

17 quality scientific and technical future workforce that can 

18 support the needs of the Department. 

19 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

20 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. 


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

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

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

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

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

improvements. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

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

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

Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations 

and Environment. 

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

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

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

the Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 

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

Initiative. 

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

Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships, 

advertising, or marketing associated with sports-related organizations or sporting events. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

5 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

6 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

7 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 

8 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 

9 4301. 


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1 Subtitle B—Energy and 

2 Environment 

3 SEC. 311. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN 

4 FUELS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 173 of 

6 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels 

9 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

10 (b), the Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk pur11 chase of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the 

12 fully burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive 

13 with the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available 

14 for the same purpose. 

15 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) Subject to the requirements of 

16 paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the 

17 limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 

18 ‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver 

19 under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 

20 congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any 

21 such notice shall include each of the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing 

23 the waiver. 

24 ‘‘(B) A certification that the waiver is in the 

25 national security interest of the United States. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the 

2 purchase for which the waiver is issued. 

3 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘drop-in fuel’ means a neat or 

5 blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct 

6 replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable 

7 performance characteristics and compatible with ex8 isting infrastructure and equipment. 

9 ‘‘(2) The term ‘traditional fuel’ means a liquid 

10 hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 

11 ‘‘(3) The term ‘operational purposes’—

12 ‘‘(A) means for the purposes of conducting 

13 military operations, including training, exer14 cises, large scale demonstrations, and moving 

15 and sustaining military forces and military plat16 forms; and 

17 ‘‘(B) does not include research, develop18 ment, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or 

19 other demonstrations. 

20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘fully burdened cost’ means the 

21 commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all 

22 personnel and assets required to move and, when 

23 necessary, protect the fuel from the point at which 

24 the fuel is received from the commercial supplier to 

25 the point of use.’’. 


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

2 at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert3 ing after the item relating to section 2922g the following 

4 new item:

‘‘2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.’’.

5 SEC. 312. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS 

6 AREAS. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER

8 MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, 

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

10 following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter 

12 Military Readiness Areas 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 

14 shall establish areas, to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter 

15 Military Readiness Areas’, for national defense purposes. 

16 Such areas shall include each of the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ven18 tura County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock 

19 and the adjacent and surrounding waters within the 

20 following coordinates:

‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 

33°27.8′/119°34.3′

33°20.5′/119°15.5′

33°13.5′/119°11.8′

33°06.5′/119°15.3′

33°02.8′/119°26.8′

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‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 

33°17.2′/119°56.9′

33°30.9′/119°54.2′. 

1 ‘‘(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coro2 nado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and 

3 surrounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 

4 nautical miles from the high tide line designated by 

5 part 165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on 

6 May 20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM 

7 Safety Zone. 

8 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SEA

9 OTTER MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—

10 ‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER ENDAN11 GERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of 

12 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

13 1533, 1538) shall not apply with respect to the inci14 dental taking of any southern sea otter in the South15 ern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 

16 course of conducting a military readiness activity. 

17 ‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER MARINE

18 MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 

19 and 102 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

20 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with 

21 respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea 

22 otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 


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1 Areas in the course of conducting a military readi2 ness activity. 

3 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE

4 LISTED.—For purposes of conducting a military 

5 readiness activity, any southern sea otter while with6 in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas 

7 shall be treated for the purposes of section 7 of the 

8 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) 

9 as a member of a species that is proposed to be list10 ed as an endangered species or a threatened species 

11 under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 

12 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533). 

13 ‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other 

14 Federal law shall be construed to require that any south15 ern sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Mili16 tary Readiness Areas be removed from the Areas. 

17 ‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.—

18 The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the 

19 application of subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Inte20 rior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, deter21 mines that military activities occurring in the Southern 

22 Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas are impeding the 

23 southern sea otter conservation or the return of southern 

24 sea otters to optimum sustainable population levels. 

25 ‘‘(e) MONITORING.—


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 

2 shall conduct monitoring and research within the 

3 Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to de4 termine the effects of military readiness activities on 

5 the growth or decline of the southern sea otter popu6 lation and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring 

7 and research parameters and methods shall be deter8 mined in consultation with the Service. 

9 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 24 months 

10 after the date of the enactment of this section and 

11 every three years thereafter, the Secretary of the 

12 Navy shall report to Congress and the public on 

13 monitoring undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1). 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘south16 ern sea otter’ means any member of the subspecies 

17 Enhydra lutris nereis. 

18 ‘‘(2) TAKE.—The term ‘take’—

19 ‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities 

20 subject to regulation by the Endangered Species 

21 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall 

22 have the meaning given such term in that Act; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities 

25 subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal 


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1 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

2 seq.) shall have the meaning given such term in 

3 that Act. 

4 ‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL TAKING.—The term ‘inci5 dental taking’ means any take of a southern sea 

6 otter that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, 

7 the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity. 

8 ‘‘(4) MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITY.—The 

9 term ‘military readiness activity’ has the meaning 

10 given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump 

11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2003 (16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training 

13 and operations of the armed forces that relate to 

14 combat and the adequate and realistic testing of 

15 military equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors 

16 for proper operation and suitability for combat use. 

17 ‘‘(5) OPTIMUM SUSTAINABLE POPULATION.—

18 The term ‘optimum sustainable population’ means, 

19 with respect to any population stock, the number of 

20 animals that will result in the maximum productivity 

21 of the population or the species, keeping in mind the 

22 carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of 

23 the ecosystem of which they form a constituent ele24 ment.’’. 


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

2 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following new item:

‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’.

4 SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT RE5 PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

6 Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended—

8 (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7); 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), 

10 (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

11 (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; 

12 (3) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated 

13 by paragraph (2) of this section, to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(7) A description and estimate of the progress 

15 made by the military departments in meeting cur16 rent high performance and sustainable building 

17 standards under the Unified Facilities Criteria.’’; 

18 (4) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated 

19 by such paragraph (2), to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(9) Details of all commercial utility outages 

21 caused by threats and those caused by hazards at 

22 military installations that last eight hours or longer, 

23 whether or not the outage was mitigated by backup 

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1 ing the total number and location of outages, the fi2 nancial impact of the outages, and measure taken to 

3 mitigate outages in the future at the affected loca4 tions and across the Department of Defense.’’; and 

5 (5) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(11) At the discretion of the Secretary of De8 fense, a classified annex, as appropriate.’’. 

9 SEC. 314. REVISION TO SCOPE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED 

10 REVIEW OF PROJECTS RELATING TO POTEN11 TIAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVIATION SO AS TO 

12 APPLY ONLY TO ENERGY PROJECTS. 

13 (a) SCOPE OF SECTION.—Section 358 of the Ike 

14 Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4198; 49 

16 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘from State 

18 and local officials or the developer of a renewable en19 ergy development or other energy project’’ and in20 serting ‘‘from a State government, an Indian tribal 

21 government, a local government, a landowner, or the 

22 developer of an energy project’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘readiness, 

24 and’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘readiness 

25 and to clearly communicate to such parties actions 


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1 being taken by the Department of Defense under 

2 this section.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘as 

4 high, medium, or low’’; 

5 (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub6 section (k); and 

7 (5) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol8 lowing new subsection (j): 

9 ‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—This section does 

10 not apply to a non-energy project.’’. 

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (k) of such section, as 

12 redesignated by paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is amend13 ed by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(4) The term ‘energy project’ means a project 

15 that provides for the generation or transmission of 

16 electrical energy. 

17 ‘‘(5) The term ‘non-energy project’ means a 

18 project that is not an energy project. 

19 ‘‘(6) The term ‘landowner’ means a person or 

20 other legal entity that owns a fee interest in real 

21 property on which a proposed energy project is 

22 planned to be located.’’. 


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1 SEC. 315. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHEMICAL 

2 SUBSTANCE’’ UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES 

3 CONTROL ACT. 

4 Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control 

5 Act (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

6 and’’ and inserting ‘‘and any component of such an article 

7 (limited to shot shells, cartridges, and components of shot 

8 shells and cartridges), and’’. 

9 Subtitle C—Logistics and 

10 Sustainment 

11 SEC. 322. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO 

12 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE 

13 SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 

14 OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 

15 Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

16 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3345) 

18 is repealed. 

19 SEC. 323. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR AVAILABILITY OF WORK20 ING-CAPITAL FUNDS FOR PRODUCT IM21 PROVEMENTS. 

22 (a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—During fiscal 

23 year 2016, each of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

24 for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Assistant 

25 Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Ac26 quisition, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 


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1 Acquisition shall initiate a pilot program pursuant to sec2 tion 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

3 Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 68), 

4 as amended by section 332 of the National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–

6 239; 126 Stat. 1697). 

7 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A 

8 minimum of $5,000,000 of working-capital funds shall be 

9 used for each of the pilot programs initiated under sub10 section (a) for fiscal year 2016. 

11 Subtitle D—Reports 

12 SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 

13 PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIP14 MENT. 

15 Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, 

16 is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(8) A list of any equipment used in support of 

18 contingency operations slated for retrograde and 

19 subsequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks.’’. 

20 SEC. 332. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT 

21 SECRETARY FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY 

22 PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR 

23 INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT. 

24 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

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1 retary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and the 

2 Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for In3 stallations and Environment under section 901 of the Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

5 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3462). Such report shall 

6 include—

7 (1) a description of how the office is imple8 menting its responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 

9 138(c), and 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 and Department of Defense Directives 5134.15 (As11 sistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy 

12 Plans and Programs) and 4280.01 (Department of 

13 Defense Energy Policy); 

14 (2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as 

15 a result of the merger; and 

16 (3) the number of Department of Defense per17 sonnel whose responsibilities are focused on energy 

18 matters specifically. 

19 SEC. 333. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED NON20 COMPETITIVELY FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30, 

22 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con23 gressional defense committees a report containing a list 

24 of each contract awarded to a foreign entity outside of 

25 the national technology and industrial base, as described 


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1 in section 2505(c) of title 10, United States Code, by the 

2 Department of Defense during fiscal years 2011 through 

3 2015—

4 (1) using procedures other than competitive 

5 procedures; and 

6 (2) for the procurement of equipment, weapons, 

7 weapons systems, components, subcomponents, or 

8 end-items with a value of $10,000,000 or more. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall include, for each contract listed, each 

11 of the following: 

12 (1) An identification of the items purchased 

13 under the contract—

14 (A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 

15 41, United States Code, and purchased from a 

16 foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 

17 under section 8302(a)(2)(A) or section 

18 8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 

19 (B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of 

20 title 10, United States Code, and purchased 

21 from a foreign manufacturer by reason of an 

22 exception under section 2533b(b); and 

23 (C) described in section 2534(a) of such 

24 title and purchased from a foreign manufac25 turer by reason of a waiver exercised under 


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1 paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 

2 2534(d) of such title. 

3 (2) The rationale for using the exception or 

4 waiver. 

5 (3) A list of potential alternative manufacturing 

6 sources from the public and private sector that could 

7 be developed to establish competition for those 

8 items. 

9 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

10 SEC. 341. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS MAKING PAY11 MENTS FOR HONORING MEMBERS OF THE 

12 ARMED FORCES AT SPORTING EVENTS. 

13 (a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

15 section 2241a the following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing pay17 ments for activities at sporting events to 

18 honor members of the armed forces 

19 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense 

20 may not enter into any contract or other agreement under 

21 which payments are to be made in exchange for activities 

22 by the contractor intended to honor, or giving the appear23 ance of honoring, members of the armed forces (whether 

24 members of the regular components or the reserve compo25 nents) at any form of sporting event. 


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1 ‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) 

2 shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of De3 fense from taking actions to facilitate activities intended 

4 to honor members of the armed forces at sporting events 

5 that are provided on a pro bono basis or otherwise funded 

6 with non-Federal funds if such activities are provided and 

7 received in accordance with applicable rules and regula8 tions regarding the acceptance of gifts by the military de9 partments, the armed forces, and members of the armed 

10 forces.’’. 

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

12 at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 

13 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 

14 item relating to section 2241a the following new item:

‘‘2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for activities at sporting 

events to honor members of the armed forces.’’.

15 SEC. 342. MILITARY ANIMALS: TRANSFER AND ADOPTION. 

16 (a) AVAILABILITY FOR ADOPTION.—Section 2583(a) 

17 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘may’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and insert19 ing ‘‘shall’’. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—Subsection (c) of 

21 section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

22 to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—(1) A military ani2 mal shall be made available for adoption under this sec3 tion, in order of recommended priority—

4 ‘‘(A) by former handlers of the animal; 

5 ‘‘(B) by other persons capable of humanely car6 ing for the animal; and 

7 ‘‘(C) by law enforcement agencies. 

8 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the military department con9 cerned determines that an adoption is justified under sub10 section (a)(2) under circumstances under which the han11 dler of a military working dog is wounded in action, the 

12 dog shall be made available for adoption only by the han13 dler. If the Secretary of the military department concerned 

14 determines that such an adoption is justified under cir15 cumstances under which the handler of a military working 

16 dog is killed in action or dies of wounds received in action, 

17 the military working dog shall be made available for adop18 tion only by a parent, child, spouse, or sibling of the de19 ceased handler.’’. 

20 (c) TRANSFER FOR ADOPTION.—Subsection (f) of 

21 section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

22 in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may 

23 transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘shall transfer’’. 

24 (d) LOCATION OF RETIREMENT.—Subsection (f) of 

25 such section is further amended—


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If the Sec4 retary’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para6 graph (2) of this subsection—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘, and no suitable adoption 

8 is available at the military facility where the 

9 dog is located,’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by 

11 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting 

12 ‘‘within the United States’’ after ‘‘to another lo13 cation’’; and 

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

15 paragraph (2): 

16 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if at the time of 

17 retirement—

18 ‘‘(A) the dog is located outside the United 

19 States and a United States citizen or service mem20 ber living abroad adopts the dog; or 

21 ‘‘(B) the dog is located within the United 

22 States and suitable adoption is available where the 

23 dog is located.’’. 

24 (e) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION FOR FORMER HAN25 DLERS.—Such section is further amended—


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub2 section (h); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol4 lowing new subsection (g): 

5 ‘‘(g) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION OF RETIRED MILI6 TARY WORKING DOGS FOR FORMER HANDLERS.—(1) In 

7 providing for the adoption under this section of a retired 

8 military working dog described in paragraph (1) or (3) 

9 of subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department 

10 concerned shall accord a preference to the former handler 

11 of the dog unless the Secretary determines that adoption 

12 of the dog by the former handler would not be in the best 

13 interests of the dog. 

14 ‘‘(2) In the case of a dog covered by paragraph (1) 

15 with more than one former handler seeking adoption of 

16 the dog at the time of adoption, the Secretary shall provide 

17 for the adoption of the dog by such former handler whose 

18 adoption of the dog will best serve the interests of the dog 

19 and such former handlers. The Secretary shall make any 

20 determination required by this paragraph with respect to 

21 a dog following consultation with the kennel master of the 

22 unit at which the dog was last located before adoption 

23 under this section. 

24 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 

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1 department for the adoption of military working dogs by 

2 law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs’ use3 ful lives.’’. 

4 SEC. 343. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS 

5 AND LEASES UNDER THE ARMS INITIATIVE. 

6 Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to 

7 section 4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on 

8 or before the date that is five years after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act may include an option to extend 

10 the term of the contract or subcontract for an additional 

11 25 years. 

12 SEC. 344. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

13 EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL. 

14 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15, 

15 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con16 gressional defense committees a plan for the improved 

17 management and oversight of the systems, processes, and 

18 controls involved in the disposition of excess non-mission 

19 essential equipment and materiel by the Defense Logistics 

20 Agency Disposition Services. 

21 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan 

22 shall address each of the following: 

23 (1) Backlogs of unprocessed property at dis24 position sites that do not meet Defense Logistics 

25 Agency Disposition Services goals. 


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1 (2) Customer wait times. 

2 (3) Procedures governing the disposal of serv3 iceable items in order to prevent the destruction of 

4 excess property eligible for utilization, transfer, or 

5 donation before potential recipients are able to view 

6 and obtain the property. 

7 (4) Validation of materiel release orders. 

8 (5) Assuring adequate physical security for the 

9 storage of equipment. 

10 (6) The number of personnel required to effec11 tively manage retrograde sort yards. 

12 (7) Managing any potential increase in the 

13 amount of excess property to be processed. 

14 (8) Improving the reliability of Defense Logis15 tics Agency Disposition Services data. 

16 (9) Procedures for ensuring no property is of17 fered for public sale until all requirements for utili18 zation, transfer, and donation are met. 

19 (10) Validation of physical inventory against 

20 database entries. 

21 (c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than 

22 March 15, 2016, the Secretary shall provide to the con23 gressional defense committees a briefing on the actions 

24 taken to implement the plan required under subsection 

25 (a). 


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1 SEC. 345. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPART2 MENT OF DEFENSE SPONSORSHIPS, ADVER3 TISING, OR MARKETING ASSOCIATED WITH 

4 SPORTS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OR 

5 SPORTING EVENTS. 

6 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

7 Department of Defense by this Act or otherwise made 

8 available to the Department for sponsorship, advertising, 

9 or marketing associated with sports-related organizations 

10 or sporting events, not more than 75 percent may be obli11 gated or expended until the date on which the Under Sec12 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in con13 sultation with the Director of Accessions Policy—

14 (1) conducts a review of current contracts and 

15 task orders for such sponsorships, advertising, and 

16 marketing (as awarded by the regular and reserve 

17 components of the Armed Forces) in order to as18 sess—

19 (A) whether such sponsorships, adver20 tising, and marketing are effective in meeting 

21 the recruiting objectives of the Department; 

22 (B) whether consistent metrics are used to 

23 evaluate the effectiveness of each such activity 

24 in generating leads and recruit accessions; and 

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1 tinuing use of Department funds for such ac2 tivities; and 

3 (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Serv4 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

5 a report that includes—

6 (A) a description of the actions being 

7 taken to coordinate efforts of the Department 

8 relating to such sponsorships, advertising, and 

9 marketing, and to minimize duplicative con10 tracts for such sponsorships, advertising, and 

11 marketing, as applicable; and 

12 (B) the results of the review required by 

13 paragraph (1), including an assessment of the 

14 extent to which the continuing use of Depart15 ment funds for such sponsorships, advertising, 

16 and marketing is warranted in light of the re17 view and the actions described pursuant to sub18 paragraph (A). 

19 SEC. 346. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR DE20 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. 

22 (a) PLAN FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF COST SAVINGS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 

24 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

25 the Secretary of Defense shall implement a plan to 


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1 ensure that the Department of Defense achieves not 

2 less than $10,000,000,000 in cost savings from the 

3 headquarters, administrative, and support activities 

4 of the Department during the period beginning with 

5 fiscal year 2015 and ending with fiscal year 2019. 

6 The Secretary shall ensure that at least one half of 

7 the required cost savings are programmed for fiscal 

8 years before fiscal year 2018. 

9 (2) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO

10 HEADQUARTERS REDUCTION.—Documented savings 

11 achieved pursuant to the headquarters reduction re12 quirement in subsection (b), other than savings 

13 achieved in fiscal year 2020, shall count toward the 

14 cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

15 (3) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO

16 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Documented savings in 

17 the human resources management, health care man18 agement, financial flow management, information 

19 technology infrastructure and management, supply 

20 chain and logistics, acquisition and procurement, 

21 and real property management activities of the De22 partment during the period referred to in paragraph 

23 (1) may be counted toward the cost savings required 

24 by paragraph (1). 


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1 (4) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO

2 FORCE STRUCTURE REVISIONS.—Savings or reduc3 tions to military force structure or military oper4 ating units of the Armed Forces may not count to5 ward the cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

6 (5) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include 

7 with the budget for the Department of Defense for 

8 each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019, as sub9 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 

10 31, United States Code, a report describing and as11 sessing the progress of the Department in imple12 menting the plan required by paragraph (1) and in 

13 achieving the cost savings required by that para14 graph. 

15 (6) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.—

16 Not later than 90 days after the submittal of each 

17 report required by paragraph (5), the Comptroller 

18 General of the United States shall submit to the 

19 congressional defense committees a report setting 

20 forth the assessment of the Comptroller General of 

21 the report and of the extent to which the Depart22 ment of Defense is in compliance with the require23 ments of this section. 

24 (b) HEADQUARTERS REDUCTIONS.—


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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 

3 of Defense shall modify the headquarters reduction 

4 plan required by section 904 of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

6 113–66; 127 Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) to en7 sure that it achieves savings in the total funding 

8 available for major Department of Defense head9 quarters activities by fiscal year 2020 that are not 

10 less than 25 percent of the baseline amount. The 

11 modified plan shall establish a specific savings objec12 tive for each major headquarters activity in each fis13 cal year through fiscal year 2020. The budget for 

14 the Department of Defense for each fiscal year after 

15 fiscal year 2016 shall reflect the savings required by 

16 the modified plan. 

17 (2) BASELINE AMOUNT.—For the purposes of 

18 this subsection, the baseline amount is the amount 

19 authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 

20 year 2016 for major Department of Defense head21 quarters activities, adjusted by a credit for reduc22 tions in such headquarters activities that are docu23 mented, as of the date that is 90 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, as having been accom25 plished in earlier fiscal years in accordance with the 


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1 December 2013 directive of the Secretary of Defense 

2 on headquarters reductions. The modified plan 

3 issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an 

4 overall baseline amount for all of the major Depart5 ment of Defense headquarters activities that credits 

6 reductions accomplished in earlier fiscal years in ac7 cordance with the December 2013 directive, and a 

8 specific baseline amount for each such headquarters 

9 activity that credits such reductions. 

10 (3) MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEAD11 QUARTERS ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this sub12 section, the term ‘‘major Department of Defense 

13 headquarters activities’’ means the following: 

14 (A) Each of the following organizations: 

15 (i) The Office of the Secretary of De16 fense and the Joint Staff. 

17 (ii) The Office of the Secretary of the 

18 Army and the Army Staff. 

19 (iii) The Office of the Secretary of the 

20 Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Op21 erations, and Headquarters, Marine Corps. 

22 (iv) The Office of the Secretary of the 

23 Air Force and the Air Staff. 


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1 (v) The Office of the Chief, National 

2 Guard Bureau, and the National Guard 

3 Joint Staff. 

4 (B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), 

5 headquarters elements of each of the following: 

6 (I) The combatant commands, the 

7 sub-unified commands, and subordinate 

8 commands that directly report to such 

9 commands. 

10 (II) The major commands of the mili11 tary departments and the subordinate com12 mands that directly report to such com13 mands. 

14 (III) The component commands of the 

15 military departments. 

16 (IV) The Defense Agencies, the De17 partment of Defense field activities, and 

18 the Office of the Inspector General of the 

19 Department of Defense. 

20 (V) Department of Defense compo21 nents that report directly to the organiza22 tions specified in subparagraph (A). 

23 (ii) Subordinate commands and direct-re24 porting components otherwise described in 

25 clause (i) that do not have significant functions 


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1 other than operational, operational intelligence, 

2 or tactical functions, or training for operational, 

3 operational intelligence, or tactical functions, 

4 are not headquarters elements for purposes of 

5 this subsection. 

6 (4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 120 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary shall revise applicable guidance on the De9 partment of Defense major headquarters activities 

10 as needed to—

11 (A) incorporate into such guidance the def12 inition of the term ‘‘major Department of De13 fense headquarters activities’’ as provided in 

14 paragraph (3); 

15 (B) ensure that the term ‘‘headquarters 

16 element’’, as used in paragraph (3)(B), is con17 sistently applied within such guidance to in18 clude—

19 (i) senior leadership and staff func20 tions of applicable commands and compo21 nents; and 

22 (ii) direct support to senior leadership 

23 and staff functions of applicable commands 

24 and components and to higher head25 quarters; 


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1 (C) ensure that the budget and accounting 

2 systems of the Department of Defense are 

3 modified to track funding for the major Depart4 ment of Defense headquarters activities as sep5 arate funding lines; and 

6 (D) identify and address any deviation 

7 from the specific savings objective established 

8 for a headquarters activity in the modified plan 

9 issued by the Secretary pursuant to the require10 ment in paragraph (1). 

11 (c) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEADQUARTERS

12 AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—

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

14 shall conduct a comprehensive review of the manage15 ment and operational headquarters of the Depart16 ment of Defense for purposes of consolidating and 

17 streamlining headquarters functions and administra18 tive and support activities. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by para20 graph (1) shall address the following: 

21 (A) The extent, if any, to which the staff 

22 of the Secretaries of the military departments 

23 and the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces 

24 have duplicative staff functions and services 


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1 and could be consolidated into a single service 

2 staff. 

3 (B) The extent, if any, to which the staff 

4 of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 

5 military departments, the Defense Agencies, 

6 and temporary organizations have duplicative 

7 staff functions and services and could be 

8 streamlined with respect to—

9 (i) performing oversight and making 

10 policy; 

11 (ii) performing staff functions and 

12 services specific to the military department 

13 concerned; 

14 (iii) performing multi-department 

15 staff functions and services; and 

16 (iv) performing functions and services 

17 across the Department of Defense with re18 spect to intelligence collection and analysis. 

19 (C) The extent, if any, to which the Joint 

20 Staff, the combatant commands, and their sub21 ordinate service component commands have du22 plicative staff functions and services that could 

23 be shared, consolidated, eliminated, or other24 wise streamlined with—


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1 (i) the Joint Staff performing over2 sight and execution; 

3 (ii) the staff of the combatant com4 mands performing only staff functions and 

5 services specific to the combatant com6 mand concerned; and 

7 (iii) the staff of the service component 

8 commands of the combatant commands 

9 performing only staff functions and serv10 ices specific to the service component com11 mand concerned. 

12 (D) The extent, if any, to which reductions 

13 in military and civilian end-strength in manage14 ment or operational headquarters could be used 

15 to create, build, or fill shortages in force struc16 ture for operational units. 

17 (E) The extent, if any, to which revisions 

18 are required to the Defense Officers Personnel 

19 Management Act, including requirements for of20 ficers to serve in joint billets, the number of 

21 qualifying billets, the rank structure in the joint 

22 billets, and the joint qualification requirement 

23 for officers to be promoted while serving for ex24 tensive periods in critical positions such as pro25 gram managers of major defense acquisition 


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1 programs, and officers in units of component 

2 forces supporting joint commands, in order to 

3 achieve efficiencies, provide promotion fairness 

4 and equity, and obtain effective governance in 

5 the management of the Department of Defense. 

6 (F) The structure and staffing of the Joint 

7 Staff, and the number, structure, and staffing 

8 of the combatant commands and their subordi9 nate service component commands, including, in 

10 particular—

11 (i) whether or not the staff organiza12 tion of each such entity has documented 

13 and periodically validated requirements for 

14 such entity; 

15 (ii) whether or not there are an ap16 propriate number of combatant commands 

17 relative to the requirements of the Na18 tional Security Strategy, the Quadrennial 

19 Defense Review, and the National Military 

20 Strategy; and 

21 (iii) whether or not opportunities exist 

22 to consolidate staff functions and services 

23 common to the Joint Staff and the service 

24 component commands into a single staff 

25 organization that provides the required 


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1 functions, services, capabilities, and capac2 ities to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

3 of Staff and supported combatant com4 manders, and if so—

5 (I) where in the organizational 

6 structure such staff functions, serv7 ices, capabilities, and capacities would 

8 be established; and 

9 (II) whether or not the military 

10 departments could execute such staff 

11 functions, services, capabilities, and 

12 capacities while executing their re13 quirements to organize, train, and 

14 equip the Armed Forces. 

15 (G) The statutory and regulatory authority 

16 of the combatant commands to establish subor17 dinate joint commands or headquarters, includ18 ing joint task forces, led by a general or flag of19 ficer, and the extent, if any, to which the com20 batant commands have used such authority—

21 (i) to establish temporary or perma22 nent subordinate joint commands or head23 quarters, including joint task forces, led by 

24 general or flag officers; 


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1 (ii) to disestablish temporary or per2 manent subordinate joint commands or 

3 headquarters, including joint task forces, 

4 led by general or flag officers; 

5 (iii) to increase requirements for gen6 eral and flag officers in the joint pool 

7 which are exempt from the end strength 

8 limitations otherwise applicable to general 

9 and flag officers in the Armed Forces; 

10 (iv) to participate in the management 

11 of joint officer qualification in order to en12 sure the efficient and effective quality and 

13 quantity of officers needed to staff head14 quarters functions and services and return 

15 to the services officers with required pro16 fessional experience and skills necessary to 

17 remain competitive for increased responsi18 bility and authority through subsequent as19 signment or promotion, including by identi20 fying—

21 (I) circumstances, if any, in 

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1 portunities to develop in the service2 specific assignments needed to gain 

3 the increased proficiency and experi4 ence to qualify for service and com5 mand assignments; and 

6 (II) circumstances, if any, in 

7 which the military departments detail 

8 officers to joint headquarters staffs in 

9 order to maximize the number of offi10 cers receiving joint duty credit with a 

11 focus on the quantity, instead of the 

12 quality, of officers achieving joint duty 

13 credit; 

14 (v) to establish commanders’ strategic 

15 planning groups, advisory groups, or simi16 lar parallel personal staff entities that 

17 could risk isolating function and staff proc18 esses, including an assessment of the jus19 tification used to establish such personal 

20 staff organizations and their impact on the 

21 effectiveness and efficiency of organiza22 tional staff functions, services, capabilities, 

23 and capacities; and 

24 (vi) to ensure the identification and 

25 management of officers serving or having 


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1 served in units in subordinate service com2 ponent or joint commands during combat 

3 operations and did not receive joint credit 

4 for such service. 

5 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall, to 

6 the extent practicable and as the Secretary considers 

7 appropriate, conduct the review required by para8 graph (1) in consultation with such experts on mat9 ters covered by the review who are independent of 

10 the Department of Defense. 

11 (4) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, 

12 the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de13 fense committees a report setting forth the results of 

14 the review required by paragraph (1). 

15 TITLE IV—MILITARY 

16 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.


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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 

12 amended—

13 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 

14 (1) through (4) and inserting the following new 

15 paragraphs: 

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 

20 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘0.5 percent’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

2 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

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

4 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

5 components as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 

6 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

7 States, 342,000. 

8 (2) The Army Reserve, 198,000. 

9 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400. 

10 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900. 

11 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

12 States, 105,500. 

13 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200. 

14 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

15 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 

16 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re17 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 

18 reduced by—

19 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga20 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 

21 such component which are on active duty (other 

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

23 (2) the total number of individual members not 

24 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 

25 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 


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1 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici2 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

3 of the fiscal year. 

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

5 individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 

6 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

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

8 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 

9 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 

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

11 members. 

12 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 

13 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

14 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 

15 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 

16 authorized, as of September 30, 2016, the following num17 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 

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

19 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re20 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

21 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

22 States, 30,770. 

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

24 (3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934. 

25 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260. 


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1 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

2 States, 14,748. 

3 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032. 

4 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 

5 (DUAL STATUS). 

6 The minimum number of military technicians (dual 

7 status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the re8 serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith9 standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 

10 be the following: 

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

12 States, 26,099. 

13 (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395. 

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

15 States, 22,104. 

16 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814. 

17 SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 

18 NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 

19 (a) LIMITATIONS.—

20 (1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 

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

22 States Code, the number of non-dual status techni23 cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep24 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 

11 90. 

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

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

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

15 United States Code. 

16 SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU17 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

18 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

19 During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of 

20 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

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

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

23 States Code, is the following: 

24 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

25 States, 17,000. 


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

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

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

4 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

5 States, 16,000. 

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

7 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

8 Appropriations 

9 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

11 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

12 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 

13 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 

14 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec15 ified in the funding table in section 4401. 

16 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au17 thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 

18 any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in19 definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2016. 

20 SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing 

24 the following: 


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1 (1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense 

2 of reports by the Secretary of the Army on the force 

3 structure of the Army submitted to Congress under 

4 section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization 

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

6 Stat. 1943) and section 1062 of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub8 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3503). 

9 (2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the Army 

10 force structure proposed for the future-years defense 

11 program for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to meet 

12 the goals of the national military strategy of the 

13 United States. 

14 (3) An independent risk assessment by the 

15 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the pro16 posed Army force structure and the ability of such 

17 force structure to meet the operational requirements 

18 of combatant commanders. 

19 (4) A description of the planning assumptions 

20 and scenarios used by the Department of Defense to 

21 validate the size and force structure of the Army, in22 cluding the Army Reserve and the Army National 

23 Guard. 

24 (5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense 

25 that the Secretary has reviewed the reports by the 


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1 Secretary of the Army and the assessments of the 

2 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and deter3 mined that an end strength for active duty personnel 

4 of the Army below the end strength level authorized 

5 in section 401(1) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 

7 128 Stat. 3348) will be adequate to meet the na8 tional military strategy of the United States. 

9 (6) A description of various alternative options 

10 for allocating funds to ensure that the end strengths 

11 of the Army do not fall below levels of significant 

12 risk, as determined pursuant to the risk assessment 

13 conducted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

14 Staff under paragraph (3). 

15 (7) Such other information or updates as the 

16 Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 

17 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

18 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

21 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. 


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

general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of 

Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 

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

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

officers and their aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

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

are also members of the Ready Reserve. 

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

as limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion 

board. 

Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed 

by reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal service for purposes of unemployment compensation for 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. 


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

and assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the availability of assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

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

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

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual 

assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed 

Forces. 

Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who report or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-related offence. 

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

and instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses involving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 

Corps. 

Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and 

response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and 

the Army Reserve. 

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

Justice. 

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

certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ 

Counsel. 

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

to the corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

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

Forces discharged or released after limited active duty. 

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

Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for courses of 

instruction offered as part of Phase II joint professional military education. 

Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

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

by Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

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

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

United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

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


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Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving 

post-9/11 education assistance. 

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

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

who serve in the uniformed services. 

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

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 

Matters 

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

benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. 

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

Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary 

and secondary schools located outside the United States. 

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

of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

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

of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

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

and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of 

members of the Armed Forces. 

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

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

and Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 

2 Policy 

3 SEC. 501. REINSTATEMENT OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR 

4 SELECTIVE EARLY DISCHARGE OF WARRANT 

5 OFFICERS. 

6 Section 580a of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended—


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘November 

2 30, 1993, and ending on October 1, 1999’’ and in3 serting ‘‘October 1, 2015, and ending on October 1, 

4 2019’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)—

6 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and 

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

8 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 

9 SEC. 502. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS 

10 EXCLUDED FROM AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED11 OFFICERS LIST BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRA12 TIVE ERROR. 

13 (a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 

14 624(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

15 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con17 cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi18 cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this 

19 paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 

20 may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 

21 containing the names of any such officers for approval in 

22 accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

23 (b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—

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1 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con4 cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi5 cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this 

6 paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 

7 may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 

8 containing the names of any such officers for approval in 

9 accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

10 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SELEC11 TION BOARD AUTHORITY.—

12 (1) REGULAR COMPONENTS.—Section 

13 628(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘or the name of a person that should 

15 have been placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list 

16 under section 624(a)(3) of this title was not so 

17 placed,’’. 

18 (2) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 

19 14502(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘or whose name was not placed 

21 on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 

22 14308(b)(4) of this title because of administrative 

23 error,’’. 


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1 SEC. 503. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR DETERMINATION 

2 OF OFFICERS TO CONTINUE ON ACTIVE DUTY 

3 AND FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT 

4 AND EARLY DISCHARGE. 

5 Section 638a(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘officers considered—’’ and all 

7 that follows and inserting ‘‘officers considered.’’. 

8 SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY 

9 RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF A GENERAL OR 

10 FLAG OFFICER SERVING AS CHIEF OR DEP11 UTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, 

12 NAVY, OR AIR FORCE. 

13 (a) DEFERRAL AUTHORITY.— Section 1253 of title 

14 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) DEFERRED RETIREMENT OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) 

17 The Secretary of the military department concerned may 

18 defer the retirement under subsection (a) of an officer 

19 serving in a general or flag officer grade who is the Chief 

20 of Chaplains or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of that officer’s 

21 armed force. 

22 ‘‘(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer re23 ferred to in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first 

24 day of the month following the month in which the officer 

25 becomes 68 years of age. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The authority to defer the retirement of an offi2 cer referred to in paragraph (1) expires December 31, 

3 2020. Subject to paragraph (2), a deferment granted be4 fore that date may continue on and after that date.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

6 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 

7 1253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘§ 1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in gen10 eral and flag officer grades; exceptions’’. 

11 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

12 at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended by striking the item relat14 ing to section 1253 and inserting the following new 

15 item:

‘‘1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; 

exceptions.’’.

16 SEC. 505. GENERAL RULE FOR WARRANT OFFICER RETIRE17 MENT IN HIGHEST GRADE HELD SATISFAC18 TORILY. 

19 Section 1371 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘§ 1371. Warrant officers: general rule 

22 ‘‘Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some 

23 other provision of law, a warrant officer shall be retired 

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1 which the warrant officer served satisfactorily, as deter2 mined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 

3 SEC. 506. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

4 RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEFINITION AND 

5 AVAILABILITY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 

6 GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND THEIR 

7 AIDES. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF COSTS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing 

10 a consistent approach to estimating and managing 

11 the full costs associated with general and flag offi12 cers and their aides, the Secretary of Defense shall 

13 direct the Director, Cost Assessment and Program 

14 Evaluation, to define the costs that could be associ15 ated with general and flag officers since 2001, in16 cluding—

17 (A) security details; 

18 (B) Government and commercial air travel; 

19 (C) general and flag officer per diem; 

20 (D) enlisted and officer aide housing and 

21 travel costs; 

22 (E) general and flag officer additional sup23 port staff and their travel, equipment, and per 

24 diem costs; 


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1 (F) general and flag officer official resi2 dences; and 

3 (G) any other associated costs incurred 

4 due to the nature of their position. 

5 (2) COORDINATION.—The Director, Cost As6 sessment and Program Evaluation, shall prepare the 

7 definition of costs under paragraph (1) in coordina8 tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Per9 sonnel and Readiness and the Secretaries of the 

10 military departments. 

11 (b) REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL

12 AND FLAG OFFICERS AND AIDES.—Not later than June 

13 30, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

15 House of Representatives a report describing the costs as16 sociated with general and flag officers and their enlisted 

17 and officer aides. 

18 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

19 Management 

20 SEC. 511. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY 

21 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE ALSO 

22 MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE. 

23 Section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended—


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub2 section (c); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(b)(1) In applying Ready Reserve continuous 

6 screening under this section, an individual who is both a 

7 member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress 

8 may not be transferred to the Standby Reserve or dis9 charged on account of the individual’s position as a Mem10 ber of Congress. 

11 ‘‘(2) The transfer or discharge of an individual who 

12 is both a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member 

13 of Congress may be ordered—

14 ‘‘(A) only by the Secretary of Defense or, in the 

15 case of a Member of Congress who also is a member 

16 of the Coast Guard Reserve, the Secretary of the 

17 Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

18 when it is not operating as a service in the Navy; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) only on the basis of the needs of the serv21 ice, taking into consideration the position and duties 

22 of the individual in the Ready Reserve. 

23 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Con24 gress’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to 

25 Congress and a Member-elect.’’. 


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1 SEC. 512. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COM2 PONENT SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS AS 

3 LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF ERROR AT A 

4 MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD. 

5 Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (1)—

8 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

9 (A), by striking ‘‘a selection board’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘a mandatory promotion board convened 

11 under section 14101(a) of this title’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 

13 striking ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘man14 datory promotion board’’; and 

15 (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘Such board’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘The special selection board’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘selection board’’ and in19 serting ‘‘mandatory promotion board’’. 


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1 SEC. 513. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY 

2 REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED BY RESERVE 

3 COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR DUTY TO BE 

4 CONSIDERED FEDERAL SERVICE FOR PUR5 POSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 

6 FOR EX-SERVICEMEMBERS. 

7 (a) INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DAYS.—Section 

8 8521(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘90 days’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A) and inserting ‘‘180 days’’. 

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

12 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to periods 

14 of Federal service commencing on or after that date. 

15 SEC. 514. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RE16 SERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL TO PRO17 VIDE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARD18 ING PILOT TRAINING. 

19 (a) AUTHORITY.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, the 

21 Secretary of the Air Force may authorize personnel 

22 described in paragraph (2) to provide training and 

23 instruction regarding pilot training to the following: 

24 (A) Members of the Armed Forces on ac25 tive duty. 


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1 (B) Members of foreign military forces who 

2 are in the United States. 

3 (2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in 

4 this paragraph are the following: 

5 (A) Members of the reserve components of 

6 the Air Force on active Guard and Reserve 

7 duty (as that term is defined in section 101(d) 

8 of title 10, United States Code) who are not 

9 otherwise authorized to conduct the training de10 scribed in paragraph (1) due to the limitations 

11 in section 12310 of title 10, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (B) Members of the Air Force who are 

14 military technicians (dual status) who are not 

15 otherwise authorized to conduct the training de16 scribed in paragraph (1) due to the limitations 

17 in section 10216 of title 10, United States 

18 Code, and section 709(a) of title 32, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 members 

21 described in paragraph (2) may provide training and 

22 instruction under the authority in paragraph (1) at 

23 any one time. 

24 (4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of 

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1 who provide training and instruction pursuant to the 

2 authority in paragraph (1) shall be covered by the 

3 Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any claim 

4 arising from the employment of such individuals 

5 under that authority. 

6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 

8 Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

9 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

10 setting forth a plan to eliminate shortages in the number 

11 of pilot instructors within the Air Force using authorities 

12 available to the Secretary under current law. 

13 SEC. 515. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND 

14 RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION 

15 RECOMMENDATION REGARDING CONSOLIDA16 TION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS 

17 OF RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM 

18 DUTY. 

19 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De20 fense shall conduct an assessment of the recommendation 

21 of the Military Compensation and Retirement Moderniza22 tion Commission regarding consolidation of statutory au23 thorities by which members of the reserve components of 

24 the Armed Forces may be ordered to perform duty. The 

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1 duty statuses recommended by the Commission as replace2 ments for the 30 reserve component duty statuses cur3 rently authorized to determine whether consolidation will 

4 increase efficiency in the reserve components. 

5 (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

8 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent9 atives a report containing the results of the Secretary’s 

10 assessment. If, as a result of the assessment, the Secretary 

11 determines that an alternate approach to consolidation of 

12 the statutory authorities described in subsection (a) is 

13 preferable, the Secretary shall submit the alternate ap14 proach, including a draft of such legislation as would be 

15 necessary to amend titles 10, 14, 32, and 37 of the United 

16 States Code and other provisions of law in order to imple17 ment the Secretary’s approach by October 1, 2018. 

18 Subtitle C—General Service 

19 Authorities 

20 SEC. 521. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY CON21 CERNED TO INITIATE APPLICATIONS FOR 

22 CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 

23 Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended—

25 (1) in the first sentence—


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘or his heir or legal rep2 resentative’’ and inserting ‘‘(or the claimant’s 

3 heir or legal representative) or the Secretary 

4 concerned’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘he discovers’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘discovering’’; and 

7 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘How8 ever, a board’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 

9 Secretary concerned may file a request for correction 

10 of a military record only if the request is made on 

11 behalf of a group of members or former members of 

12 the armed forces who were similarly harmed by the 

13 same error or injustice. A board’’. 

14 SEC. 522. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND PRO15 VIDE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCEN16 TIVES. 

17 (a) ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AU18 THORIZED.—The Secretary of a military department may 

19 develop and provide incentives, not otherwise authorized 

20 by law, to encourage individuals to accept an appointment 

21 as a commissioned officer, to accept an appointment as 

22 a warrant officer, or to enlist in an Armed Force under 

23 the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 


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1 (b) RELATION TO OTHER PERSONNEL AUTHORI2 TIES.—A recruitment incentive developed under sub3 section (a) may be provided—

4 (1) without regard to the lack of specific au5 thority for the recruitment incentive under title 10 

6 or 37, United States Code; and 

7 (2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, 

8 or any rule or regulation prescribed under such pro9 vision, relating to methods of providing incentives to 

10 individuals to accept appointments or enlistments in 

11 the Armed Forces, including the provision of group 

12 or individual bonuses, pay, or other incentives. 

13 (c) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Sec14 retary of a military department may not provide a recruit15 ment incentive developed under subsection (a) until—

16 (1) the Secretary submits to the congressional 

17 defense committees a plan regarding provision of the 

18 recruitment incentive, which includes—

19 (A) a description of the incentive, including 

20 the purpose of the incentive and the potential 

21 recruits to be addressed by the incentive; 

22 (B) a description of the provisions of titles 

23 10 and 37, United States Code, from which the 

24 incentive would require a waiver and the ration25 ale to support the waiver; 


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1 (C) a statement of the anticipated out2 comes as a result of providing the incentive; 

3 and 

4 (D) a description of the method to be used 

5 to evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive; 

6 and 

7 (2) the expiration of the 30-day period begin8 ning on the date on which the plan was received by 

9 Congress. 

10 (d) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.—The 

11 Secretary of a military department may not provide more 

12 than three recruitment incentives under the authority of 

13 this section. 

14 (e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RE15 CEIVING INCENTIVES.—The number of individuals who re16 ceive one or more of the recruitment incentives provided 

17 under subsection (a) by the Secretary of a military depart18 ment during a fiscal year for an Armed Force under the 

19 jurisdiction of the Secretary may not exceed 20 percent 

20 of the accession objective of that Armed Force for that 

21 fiscal year. 

22 (f) DURATION OF DEVELOPED INCENTIVE.—A re23 cruitment incentive developed under subsection (a) may be 

24 provided for not longer than a three-year period beginning 

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1 that the Secretary of the military department concerned 

2 may extend the period if the Secretary determines that 

3 additional time is needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness 

4 of the incentive. 

5 (g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary of 

6 a military department provides an recruitment incentive 

7 under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

8 submit to the congressional defense committees a report, 

9 not later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year, 

10 containing—

11 (1) a description of each incentive provided 

12 under subsection (a) during that fiscal year; and 

13 (2) an assessment of the impact of the incen14 tives on the recruitment of individuals for an Armed 

15 Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

16 (h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE IN17 CENTIVES.—Notwithstanding subsection (f); the authority 

18 to provide recruitment incentives under this section ex19 pires on December 31, 2020. 

20 SEC. 523. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT 

21 PROGRAMS ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO EN22 HANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 

23 ARMED FORCES. 

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1 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 

3 note) is repealed. 

4 (b) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PAR5 TICIPANTS.—Subsection (c) of section 533 of the Duncan 

6 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 

8 note) is repealed. 

9 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 533 of the 

10 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

11 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 

12 701 note) is further amended—

13 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through 

14 (m) as subsections (b) through (k), respectively; and 

15 (2) in subsections (b)(1), (d), and (f)(3)(D) (as 

16 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 

18 SEC. 524. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIRE19 MENTS FOR CHANGE IN GROUND COMBAT 

20 EXCLUSION POLICY FOR FEMALE MEMBERS 

21 OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

22 (a) RULE FOR GROUND COMBAT PERSONNEL POL23 ICY.—Section 652(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended—

25 (1) in paragraph (1)—


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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be2 fore any such change is implemented’’ and in3 serting ‘‘not less than 30 calendar days before 

4 such change is implemented’’; and 

5 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 652(b)(1) 

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

9 ‘‘calendar’’ before ‘‘days’’. 

10 SEC. 525. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN DEVELOP11 MENT OF GENDER-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL 

12 STANDARDS. 

13 Section 524(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

15 3361; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

17 (1); 

18 (2) by striking the period at the end of para19 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(3) measure the combat readiness of combat 

23 units, including special operations forces.’’. 


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1 SEC. 526. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEM2 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY AN 

3 APPROPRIATE FIREARM ON A MILITARY IN4 STALLATION. 

5 Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of 

6 Defense, taking into consideration the views of senior lead7 ership of military installations in the United States, shall 

8 establish and implement a process by which the com9 manders of military installations in the United States, or 

10 other military commanders designated by the Secretary of 

11 Defense for military reserve centers, Armed Services re12 cruiting centers, and such other defense facilities as the 

13 Secretary may prescribe, may authorize a member of the 

14 Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation, 

15 center or facility to carry an appropriate firearm on the 

16 installation, center, or facility if the commander deter17 mines that carrying such a firearm is necessary as a 

18 personal- or force-protection measure. 

19 SEC. 527. ESTABLISHMENT OF BREASTFEEDING POLICY 

20 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. 

21 The Secretary of the Army shall develop a com22 prehensive policy regarding breastfeeding by female mem23 bers of the Army who are breastfeeding. At a minimum, 

24 the policy shall address the following: 

25 (1) The provision of a designated room or area 

26 that will provide the member with adequate privacy 


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1 and cleanliness and that includes an electrical outlet 

2 to facilitate the use of a breast pump. Restrooms 

3 should not be considered an appropriate location. 

4 (2) An allowance for appropriate breaks, when 

5 practicable, to permit the member to breastfeed or 

6 utilize a breast pump. 

7 SEC. 528. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVER8 SITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

9 FORCES. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

11 (1) The United States military includes individ12 uals with a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural 

13 backgrounds that have roots all over the world. 

14 (2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, mem15 bers of the Armed Forces come from numerous reli16 gious traditions, including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, 

17 Muslim, Sikh, non-denominational, non-practicing, 

18 and many more. 

19 (3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse 

20 backgrounds and religious traditions have lost their 

21 lives or been injured defending the national security 

22 of the United States. 

23 (4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the 

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1 backgrounds and religious traditions share the same 

2 goal of defending the United States. 

3 (5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the 

4 strength in diversity that makes the United States 

5 a great nation. 

6 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that the United States should—

8 (1) continue to recognize and promote diversity 

9 in the Armed Forces; and 

10 (2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds 

11 and religious traditions who have made sacrifices in 

12 serving the United States through the Armed 

13 Forces. 

14 Subtitle D—Military Justice, In15 cluding Sexual Assault and Do16 mestic Violence Prevention and 

17 Response 

18 SEC. 531. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM 

19 RIGHTS BY THE COURT OF CRIMINAL AP20 PEALS. 

21 Subsection (e) of section 806b of title 10, United 

22 States Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military 

23 Justice), is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT BY COURT OF CRIMINAL AP25 PEALS.—(1) If the victim of an offense under this chapter 


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1 believes that a preliminary hearing ruling under section 

2 832 of this title (article 32) or a court-martial ruling vio3 lates the rights of the victim afforded by a section (article) 

4 or rule specified in paragraph (4), the victim may petition 

5 the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus 

6 to require the preliminary hearing officer or the court7 martial to comply with the section (article) or rule. 

8 ‘‘(2) If the victim of an offense under this chapter 

9 is subject to an order to submit to a deposition, notwith10 standing the availability of the victim to testify at the 

11 court-martial trying the accused for the offense, the victim 

12 may petition the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of 

13 mandamus to quash such order. 

14 ‘‘(3) A petition for a writ of mandamus described in 

15 this subsection shall be forwarded directly to the Court 

16 of Criminal Appeals, by such means as may be prescribed 

17 by the President, and, to the extent practicable, shall have 

18 priority over all other proceedings before the court. 

19 ‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protec20 tions afforded by the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) This section (article). 

22 ‘‘(B) Section 832 (article 32) of this title. 

23 ‘‘(C) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to 

24 the admission of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual 

25 background. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to 

2 the psychotherapist-patient privilege. 

3 ‘‘(E) Military Rule of Evidence 514, relating to 

4 the victim advocate-victim privilege. 

5 ‘‘(F) Military Rule of Evidence 615, relating to 

6 the exclusion of witnesses.’’. 

7 SEC. 532. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE 

8 ACCESS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

9 Section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(C) A civilian employee of the Department of 

12 Defense who is not eligible for military legal assist13 ance under section 1044(a)(7) of this title, but who 

14 is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, and 

15 the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the 

16 military department concerned waives the condition 

17 in such section for the purposes of offering Special 

18 Victims’ Counsel services to the employee.’’. 

19 SEC. 533. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TO 

20 PROVIDE LEGAL CONSULTATION AND ASSIST21 ANCE IN CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS GOV22 ERNMENT PROCEEDINGS. 

23 Section 1044e(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para2 graph (10); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol4 lowing new paragraph (9): 

5 ‘‘(9) Legal consultation and assistance in con6 nection with—

7 ‘‘(A) any complaint against the Govern8 ment, including an allegation under review by 

9 an inspector general and a complaint regarding 

10 equal employment opportunities; 

11 ‘‘(B) any request to the Government for 

12 information, including a request under section 

13 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as a 

14 ‘Freedom of Information Act request’); and 

15 ‘‘(C) any correspondence or other commu16 nications with Congress.’’. 

17 SEC. 534. TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS OF SEX-RE18 LATED OFFENSES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF 

19 ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUN20 SEL. 

21 (a) TIMELY NOTICE DESCRIBED.—Section 1044e(f) 

22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

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

3 ‘‘(2) Subject to such exceptions for exigent cir4 cumstances as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

5 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

6 may prescribe, notice of the availability of a Special Vic7 tims’ Counsel shall be provided to an individual described 

8 in subsection (a)(2) before any military criminal investi9 gator or trial counsel interviews, or requests any state10 ment from, the individual regarding the alleged sex-related 

11 offense.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO RELATED LEGAL

13 ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.—Section 1565b(a) of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended—

15 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para16 graph (4); and 

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol18 lowing new paragraph (3): 

19 ‘‘(3) Subject to such exceptions for exigent cir20 cumstances as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

21 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

22 may prescribe, notice of the availability of a Special Vic23 tims’ Counsel under section 1044e of this title shall be 

24 provided to a member of the armed forces or dependent 

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1 criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews, or re2 quests any statement from, the member or dependent re3 garding the alleged sexual assault.’’. 

4 SEC. 535. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SPECIAL VIC5 TIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM. 

6 (a) TRAINING TIME PERIOD AND REQUIREMENTS.—

7 Section 1044e(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended—

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘An individual’’; 

10 (2) by designating existing paragraphs (1) and 

11 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 

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

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall—

15 ‘‘(A) develop a policy to standardize the time 

16 period within which a Special Victims’ Counsel re17 ceives training; and 

18 ‘‘(B) establish the baseline training require19 ments for a Special Victims’ Counsel.’’. 

20 (b) IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY.—

21 Section 1044e(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new para23 graph: 

24 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 

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1 retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is op2 erating, shall establish—

3 ‘‘(A) guiding principles for the Special Victims’ 

4 Counsel program, to include ensuring that—

5 ‘‘(i) Special Victims’ Counsel are assigned 

6 to locations that maximize the opportunity for 

7 face-to-face communication between counsel and 

8 clients; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) effective means of communication are 

10 available to permit counsel and client inter11 actions when face-to-face communication is not 

12 feasible; 

13 ‘‘(B) performance measures and standards to 

14 measure the effectiveness of the Special Victims’ 

15 Counsel program and client satisfaction with the 

16 program; and 

17 ‘‘(C) processes by which the Secretaries of the 

18 military departments and the Secretary of the De19 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating will 

20 evaluate and monitor the Special Victims’ Counsel 

21 program using such guiding principles and perform22 ance measures and standards.’’. 

23 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING QUALI24 FICATIONS.—Section 1044(d)(2) of chapter 53 of title 10, 

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1 ditional qualifications specified in subsection (d)(2)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘satisfies the additional qualifications and train3 ing requirements specified in subsection (d)’’. 

4 SEC. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RE5 STRICTED REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

6 IN THE MILITARY. 

7 (a) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW TO ENSURE CON8 FIDENTIALITY OF REPORTING.—Section 1565b(b) of title 

9 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) In the case of information disclosed pursuant to 

12 paragraph (1), any State law or regulation that would re13 quire an individual specified in paragraph (2) to disclose 

14 the personally identifiable information of the adult victim 

15 or alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault to a State or 

16 local law enforcement agency shall not apply, except when 

17 reporting is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and 

18 imminent threat to the health or safety of an individual.’’. 

19 (b) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.—Section 1565b(b)(1) 

20 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘a dependent’’ and inserting ‘‘an adult dependent’’. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1565b of title 10, United 

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new subsection: 

25 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as2 sault’ includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, 

3 forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive 

4 sexual contact, and attempts to commit such of5 fenses, as punishable under applicable Federal or 

6 State law. 

7 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the 

8 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

9 Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

10 Islands, and any territory or possession of the 

11 United States.’’. 

12 SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISH13 MENT OF DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

14 ON INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DE15 FENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED 

16 FORCES. 

17 Section 546(a)(2) 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. 3374; 

20 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking ‘‘not later 

21 than’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘not later than 

22 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National 

23 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 


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1 SEC. 538. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVEN2 TION AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULTS 

3 IN WHICH THE VICTIM IS A MALE MEMBER 

4 OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) PLAN TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RE6 SPONSE.—The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 

7 the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop 

8 a plan to improve Department of Defense prevention and 

9 response to sexual assaults in which the victim is a male 

10 member of the Armed Forces. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

12 shall include the following: 

13 (1) Sexual assault prevention and response 

14 training to more comprehensively and directly ad15 dress the incidence of male members of the Armed 

16 Forces who are sexually assaulted and how certain 

17 behavior and activities, such as hazing, can con18 stitute a sexual assault. 

19 (2) Methods to evaluate the extent to which dif20 ferences exist in the medical and mental health-care 

21 needs of male and female sexual assault victims, and 

22 the care regimen, if any, that will best meet those 

23 needs. 

24 (3) Data-driven decision making to improve 

25 male-victim sexual assault prevention and response 

26 program efforts. 


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1 (4) Goals with associated metrics to drive the 

2 changes needed to address sexual assaults of male 

3 members of the Armed Forces. 

4 (5) Information about the sexual victimization 

5 of males in communications to members that are 

6 used to raise awareness of sexual assault and efforts 

7 to prevent and respond to it. 

8 (6) Guidance for the department’s medical and 

9 mental health providers, and other personnel as ap10 propriate, based on the results of the evaluation de11 scribed in paragraph (2), that delineates these gen12 der-specific distinctions and the care regimen that is 

13 recommended to most effectively meet those needs. 

14 SEC. 539. PREVENTING RETALIATION AGAINST MEMBERS 

15 OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO REPORT OR IN16 TERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIM OF AN 

17 ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENCE. 

18 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De19 fense shall develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent 

20 retaliation carried out by members of the Armed Forces 

21 against other members who report or otherwise intervene 

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

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive strategy re24 quired by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the 

25 following: 


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1 (1) Bystander intervention programs empha2 sizing the importance of guarding against retalia3 tion. 

4 (2) Department of Defense and military depart5 ment policies and requirements to ensure protection 

6 for victims of alleged sex-related offences and mem7 bers who intervene on behalf of victims from retalia8 tion. 

9 (3) Additional training for commanders on 

10 methods and procedures to combat attitudes and be11 liefs that result in retaliation. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘alleged sex-related offence’’ has 

14 the meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of 

15 title 10, United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘retaliation’’ has such meaning as 

17 may be given that term by the Secretary of Defense 

18 in the development of the strategy required by sub19 section (a). 

20 SEC. 540. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 

21 TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND IN22 STRUCTORS OF SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

23 TRAINING CORPS. 

24 The Secretary of a military department shall ensure 

25 that the commander of each unit of the Senior Reserve 


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1 Officers’ Training Corps and all Professors of Military 

2 Science, senior military instructors, and civilian employees 

3 detailed, assigned, or employed as administrators and in4 structors of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

5 receive regular sexual assault prevention and response 

6 training and education. 

7 SEC. 541. RETENTION OF CASE NOTES IN INVESTIGATIONS 

8 OF SEX-RELATED OFFENSES INVOLVING 

9 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, 

10 OR MARINE CORPS. 

11 (a) RETENTION OF ALL INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS

12 REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

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

14 update Department of Defense records retention policies 

15 to ensure that, for all investigations relating to an alleged 

16 sex-related offense (as defined in section 1044e(g) of title 

17 10, United States Code) involving a member of the Army, 

18 Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, all elements of the case 

19 file shall be retained as part of the investigative records 

20 retained in accordance with section 586 of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

22 Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note). 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—In updating records retention poli24 cies as required by subsection (a), the Secretary of De25 fense shall address, at a minimum, the following matters: 


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1 (1) The elements of the case file to be retained 

2 must include, at a minimum, the case activity 

3 record, case review record, investigative plans, and 

4 all case notes made by an investigating agent or 

5 agents. 

6 (2) All investigative records must be retained 

7 for no less than 50 years. 

8 (3) No element of the case file may be de9 stroyed until the expiration of the time that inves10 tigative records must be kept. 

11 (4) Records may be stored digitally or in hard 

12 copy, in accordance with existing law or regulations 

13 or additionally prescribed policy considered nec14 essary by the Secretary of the military department 

15 concerned. 

16 (c) CONSISTENT EDUCATION AND POLICY.—The 

17 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that existing policy, edu18 cation, and training are updated to reflect policy changes 

19 in accordance with subsection (a). 

20 (d) UNIFORM APPLICATION TO MILITARY DEPART21 MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to 

22 the maximum extent practicable, the policy developed 

23 under subsections (a) is implemented uniformly by the 

24 military departments. 


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1 SEC. 542. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 

2 STATES REPORTS ON PREVENTION AND RE3 SPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT BY THE ARMY 

4 NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE. 

5 (a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 

6 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

7 to Congress a report on the preliminary assessment of the 

8 Comptroller General (made pursuant to a review con9 ducted by the Comptroller General for purposes of this 

10 section) of the extent to which the Army National Guard 

11 and the Army Reserve—

12 (1) have in place policies and programs to pre13 vent and respond to incidents of sexual assault in14 volving members of the Army National Guard or the 

15 Army Reserve, as applicable; 

16 (2) provide medical and mental health care 

17 services to members of the Army National Guard or 

18 the Army Reserve, as applicable, following a sexual 

19 assault; and 

20 (3) have identified whether the nature of service 

21 in the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, 

22 as the case may be, poses challenges to the preven23 tion of or response to sexual assault. 

24 (b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—If after submitting the 

25 report required by subsection (a) the Comptroller General 

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1 scribed in that subsection, the Comptroller General shall 

2 submit to Congress such reports on such additional assess3 ments as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

4 SEC. 543. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO 

5 UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 

6 The Secretary of Defense shall examine the Depart7 ment of Defense process for implementing statutory 

8 changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the 

9 purpose of developing options for streamlining such proc10 ess. The Secretary shall adopt procedures to ensure that 

11 legal guidance is published as soon as practicable when12 ever statutory changes to the Uniform Code of Military 

13 Justice are implemented. 

14 SEC. 544. MODIFICATION OF RULE 104 OF THE RULES FOR 

15 COURTS-MARTIAL TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN 

16 PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING EVALUATIONS 

17 OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts20 Martial shall be modified to provide that the prohibitions 

21 concerning evaluations established by that Rule shall 

22 apply to the giving of a less favorable rating or evaluation 

23 to any member of the Armed Forces serving as a Special 

24 Victims’ Counsel because of the zeal with which such coun25 sel represented a victim. 


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1 SEC. 545. MODIFICATION OF RULE 304 OF THE MILITARY 

2 RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE COR3 ROBORATION OF A CONFESSION OR ADMIS4 SION. 

5 To the extent the President considers practicable, the 

6 President shall modify Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules 

7 of Evidence to conform to the rules governing the admissi8 bility of the corroboration of admissions and confessions 

9 in the trial of criminal cases in the United States district 

10 courts. 

11 Subtitle E—Member Education, 

12 Training, and Transition 

13 SEC. 551. ENHANCEMENTS TO YELLOW RIBBON RE14 INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

15 (a) SCOPE AND PURPOSE.—Section 582(a) of the 

16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

17 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘combat veteran’’. 

19 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—

20 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 582 of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

22 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new 

24 subsection: 

25 ‘‘(l) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—For the 

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1 means a member of a reserve component, a member of 

2 their family, or a designated representative who the Sec3 retary of Defense determines to be eligible for the Yellow 

4 Ribbon Reintegration Program.’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 

6 of 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 ‘‘Na10 tional Guard and Reserve members and their 

11 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; 

12 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘mem13 bers of the reserve components of the Armed 

14 Forces, their families,’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible 

15 individuals’’; 

16 (C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 

17 ‘‘members of the Armed Forces and their fami18 lies’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; 

19 (D) in subsection (h), in the matter pre20 ceding paragraph (1)—

21 (i) by striking ‘‘members of the 

22 Armed Forces and their family members’’ 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘such members and 

2 their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

3 eligible individuals’’; 

4 (E) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘members 

5 of the Armed Forces and their families’’ and in6 serting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; and 

7 (F) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘indi8 vidual members of the Armed Forces and their 

9 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’. 

10 (c) OFFICE FOR REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Sec11 tion 582(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

12 Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 

13 note) is amended—

14 (1) in subparagraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sub15 stance abuse and mental health treatment services’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘substance abuse, mental health treat17 ment, and other quality of life services’’; and 

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

19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(3) GRANTS.—The Office for Reintegration 

21 Programs may make grants to conduct data collec22 tion, trend analysis, and curriculum development 

23 and to prepare reports in support of activities under 

24 this section.’’. 

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1 (1) ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY.—Subsection (g) 

2 of section 582 of the National Defense Authorization 

3 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 

4 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(g) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegra7 tion Programs shall assist State National Guard and 

8 Reserve organizations with the development and pro9 vision of information, events, and activities to sup10 port the health and well-being of eligible individuals 

11 before, during, and after periods of activation, mobi12 lization, or deployment. 

13 ‘‘(2) FOCUS OF INFORMATION, EVENTS, AND

14 ACTIVITIES.—

15 ‘‘(A) BEFORE ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, 

16 OR DEPLOYMENT.—Before a period of activa17 tion, mobilization, or deployment, the informa18 tion, events, and activities described in para19 graph (1) should focus on preparing eligible in20 dividuals and affected communities for the rig21 ors of activation, mobilization, and deployment. 

22 ‘‘(B) DURING ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, 

23 OR DEPLOYMENT.—During such a period, the 

24 information, events, and activities described in 

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1 ‘‘(i) helping eligible individuals cope 

2 with the challenges and stress associated 

3 with such period; 

4 ‘‘(ii) decreasing the isolation of eligi5 ble individuals during such period; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) preparing eligible individuals for 

7 the challenges associated with reintegra8 tion. 

9 ‘‘(C) AFTER ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, 

10 OR DEPLOYMENT.—After such a period, but no 

11 earlier than 30 days after demobilization, the 

12 information, events, and activities described in 

13 paragraph (1) should focus on—

14 ‘‘(i) reconnecting the member with 

15 their families, friends, and communities; 

16 ‘‘(ii) providing information on employ17 ment opportunities; 

18 ‘‘(iii) helping eligible individuals deal 

19 with the challenges of reintegration; 

20 ‘‘(iv) ensuring that eligible individuals 

21 understand what benefits they are entitled 

22 to and what resources are available to help 

23 them overcome the challenges of reintegra24 tion; and 


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1 ‘‘(v) providing a forum for addressing 

2 negative behaviors related to operational 

3 stress and reintegration. 

4 ‘‘(3) MEMBER PAY.—Members shall receive ap5 propriate pay for days spent attending such events 

6 and activities. 

7 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM NUMBER OF EVENTS AND AC8 TIVITIES.—The State National Guard and Reserve 

9 Organizations shall provide to eligible individuals—

10 ‘‘(A) one event or activity before a period 

11 of activation, mobilization, or deployment; 

12 ‘‘(B) one event or activity during a period 

13 of activation, mobilization, or deployment; and 

14 ‘‘(C) two events or activities after a period 

15 of activation, mobilization, or deployment.’’. 

16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 

17 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

18 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 

19 note) is amended—

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking 

21 ‘‘throughout the entire deployment cycle’’; 

22 (B) in subsection (b)—

23 (i) by striking ‘‘well-being through the 

24 4 phases’’ through the end of the sub25 section and inserting ‘‘well-being.’’; 


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1 (ii) in the heading, by striking ‘‘; DE2 PLOYMENT CYCLE’’; 

3 (C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 

4 ‘‘throughout the deployment cycle described in 

5 subsection (g)’’; and 

6 (D) in the heading of subsection (f), by 

7 striking ‘‘STATE DEPLOYMENT CYCLE’’. 

8 (e) ADDITIONAL PERMITTED OUTREACH SERVICE.—

9 Section 582(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 

11 10101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

12 new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(16) Stress management and positive coping 

14 skills.’’. 

15 (f) SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT-WIDE SUICIDE PRE16 VENTION EFFORTS.—Section 582 of the National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–

18 181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by inserting after 

19 subsection (h) the following new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(i) SUPPORT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS.—

21 The Office for Reintegration Programs shall assist the De22 fense Suicide Prevention Office and the Defense Centers 

23 of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic 

24 Brain Injury to collect and analyze information, sugges25 tions, and best practices from State National Guard and 


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1 Reserve organizations with suicide prevention and commu2 nity response programs.’’. 

3 (g) NAME CHANGE.—Section 582(d)(1)(B) of the 

4 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

5 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘Substance Abuse and the Mental Health 

7 Services Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Substance Abuse 

8 and Mental Health Services Administration’’. 

9 SEC. 552. AVAILABILITY OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING 

10 FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DIS11 CHARGED OR RELEASED AFTER LIMITED AC12 TIVE DUTY. 

13 Section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 

14 is amended—

15 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘that 

16 member’s first 180 days of active duty’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘the first 180 continuous days of active duty of 

18 the member’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(C) For purposes of calculating the days of active 

22 duty of a member under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

23 concerned shall exclude any day on which—

24 ‘‘(i) the member performed full-time training 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the member attended, while in the active 

2 military service, a school designated as a service 

3 school by law or by the Secretary concerned.’’. 

4 SEC. 553. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPOR5 TUNITIES UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

6 PROGRAM. 

7 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.—(1) 

11 As part of the program carried out under this section, the 

12 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department 

13 in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast 

14 Guard is not operating within the Department of the 

15 Navy, shall permit a member of the armed forces eligible 

16 for assistance under the program to elect to receive addi17 tional training in any of the following subjects: 

18 ‘‘(A) Preparation for higher education or train19 ing. 

20 ‘‘(B) Preparation for career or technical train21 ing. 

22 ‘‘(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. 

23 ‘‘(D) Other training options determined by the 

24 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the De25 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating, 


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1 when the Coast Guard is not operating within the 

2 Department of the Navy. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

4 the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 

5 when the Coast Guard is not operating within the Depart6 ment of the Navy, shall ensure that a member of the 

7 armed forces who elects to receive additional training in 

8 subjects available under paragraph (1) is able to receive 

9 the training.’’. 

10 SEC. 554. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR IN-RESI11 DENT INSTRUCTION FOR COURSES OF IN12 STRUCTION OFFERED AS PART OF PHASE II 

13 JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 

14 Section 2154(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 

15 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or offered through,’’ 

16 after ‘‘taught in residence at’’. 

17 SEC. 555. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL 

18 ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT 

19 MEMBERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OP20 ERATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1607 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 16167. Sunset 

2 ‘‘(a) SUNSET.—The authority to provide educational 

3 assistance under this chapter shall terminate on the date 

4 that is four years after the date of the enactment of the 

5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

6 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE

7 PENDING SUNSET.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

8 of this chapter, during the period beginning on the date 

9 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and ending on the date that is 

11 four years after the date of the enactment of that Act, 

12 educational assistance may be provided under this chapter 

13 only to a member otherwise eligible for educational assist14 ance under this chapter who received educational assist15 ance under this chapter for a course of study at an edu16 cational institution for the enrollment period at the edu17 cational institution that immediately preceded the date of 

18 the enactment of that Act.’’. 

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

20 at the beginning of chapter 1607 of title 10, United States 

21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 item:

‘‘16167. Sunset.’’.


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1 SEC. 556. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACAD2 EMIES FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELE3 GATES IN CONGRESS FROM THE VIRGIN IS4 LANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 

5 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MAR6 IANA ISLANDS. 

7 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

8 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

13 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Three’’; and 

15 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 

17 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

18 6954(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 

25 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

26 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 


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1 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

2 9342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

7 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Three’’; and 

9 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 

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

12 this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of 

13 candidates for appointment to the United States Military 

14 Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 

15 United States Air Force Academy for classes entering 

16 these military service academies after the date of the en17 actment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 557. SUPPORT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF THE 

19 UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 403 of title 10, United 

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new section: 

23 ‘‘§ 4362. Support of athletic programs 

24 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—


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1 ‘‘(1) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE2 MENTS.—The Secretary of the Army may enter into 

3 contracts and cooperative agreements with the Army 

4 West Point Athletic Association for the purpose of 

5 supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. 

6 Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, the 

7 Secretary may enter such contracts or cooperative 

8 agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to sec9 tion 2304(c)(5) of this title. Notwithstanding chap10 ter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under 

11 this section may be used to acquire property or serv12 ices for the direct benefit or use of the Academy. 

13 ‘‘(2) FINANCIAL CONTROLS.—(A) Before enter14 ing into a contract or cooperative agreement under 

15 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that such 

16 contract or agreement includes appropriate financial 

17 controls to account for Academy and Association re18 sources in accordance with accepted accounting prin19 ciples. 

20 ‘‘(B) Any such contract or cooperative agree21 ment shall contain a provision that allows the Sec22 retary, at the Secretary’s discretion, to review the fi23 nancial accounts of the Association to determine 

24 whether the operations of the Association—


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1 ‘‘(i) are consistent with the terms of the 

2 contract or cooperative agreement; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) will not compromise the integrity or 

4 appearance of integrity of any program of the 

5 Department of the Army. 

6 ‘‘(3) LEASES.—Section 2667(h) of this title 

7 shall not apply to any leases the Secretary may 

8 enter into with the Association for the purpose of 

9 supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. 

10 ‘‘(b) SUPPORT SERVICES.—

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—To the extent required by a 

12 contract or cooperative agreement under subsection 

13 (a), the Secretary may provide support services to 

14 the Association while the Association conducts its 

15 support activities at the Academy. The Secretary 

16 may provide support services described in paragraph 

17 (2) only if the Secretary determines that the provi18 sion of such services is essential for the support of 

19 the athletic programs of the Academy. 

20 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT SERVICES DEFINED.—(A) In this 

21 subsection, the term ‘support services’ includes utili22 ties, office furnishings and equipment, communica23 tions services, records staging and archiving, audio 

24 and video support, and security systems in conjunc25 tion with the leasing or licensing of property. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Such term includes—

2 ‘‘(i) housing for Association personnel on 

3 United States Army Garrison, West Point, New 

4 York; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) enrollment of dependents of Associa6 tion personnel in elementary and secondary 

7 schools under the same criteria applied to de8 pendents of Federal employees under section 

9 2164(a) of this title, except that educational 

10 services provided pursuant to this clause shall 

11 be provided on a reimbursable basis. 

12 ‘‘(3) NO LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES.—

13 Any such support services may only be provided 

14 without any liability of the United States to the As15 sociation. 

16 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.—

17 ‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE ASSOCIA18 TION.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 

19 Secretary may accept from the Association funds, 

20 supplies, and services for the support of the athletic 

21 programs of the Academy. For the purposes of this 

22 section, employees or personnel of the Association 

23 may not be considered to be employees of the United 

24 States. 


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1 ‘‘(2) FUNDS RECEIVED FROM NCAA.—The Sec2 retary may accept funds from the National Colle3 giate Athletic Association to support the athletic 

4 programs of the Academy. 

5 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

6 that contributions under this subsection and expend7 iture of funds pursuant to subsection (e) do not re8 flect unfavorably on the ability of the Department of 

9 the Army, any of its employees, or any member of 

10 the armed forces to carry out any responsibility or 

11 duty in a fair and objective manner, or compromise 

12 the integrity or appearance of integrity of any pro13 gram of the Department of the Army, or any indi14 vidual involved in such a program. 

15 ‘‘(d) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.—

16 ‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND SPONSOR17 SHIP AGREEMENTS.—An agreement under sub18 section (a) may, consistent with section 2260 of this 

19 title (other than subsection (d) of such section), au20 thorize the Association to enter into licensing, mar21 keting, and sponsorship agreements relating to 

22 trademarks and service marks identifying the Acad23 emy, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the 

24 Army. 


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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No licensing, marketing, 

2 or sponsorship agreement may be entered into under 

3 paragraph (1) if—

4 ‘‘(A) such agreement would reflect unfa5 vorably on the ability of the Department of the 

6 Army, any of its employees, or any member of 

7 the armed forces to carry out any responsibility 

8 or duty in a fair and objective manner; or 

9 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the use 

10 of the trademark or service mark would com11 promise the integrity or appearance of integrity 

12 of any program of the Department of the Army, 

13 or any individual involved in such a program. 

14 ‘‘(e) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds 

15 received by the Secretary under this section may be re16 tained for use in support of the athletic programs of the 

17 Academy and shall remain available until expended. 

18 ‘‘(f) SERVICE ON ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIREC19 TORS.—The Association is a designated entity for which 

20 authorization under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this 

21 title may be provided. 

22 ‘‘(g) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided in this 

23 section with respect to the Association is available only 

24 so long as the Association continues—


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1 ‘‘(1) to qualify as a nonprofit organization 

2 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

3 Code of 1986 and operates in accordance with this 

4 section, the law of the State of New York, and the 

5 constitution and bylaws of the Association; and 

6 ‘‘(2) to operate exclusively to support the ath7 letic programs of the Academy. 

8 ‘‘(h) ASSOCIATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 

9 term ‘Association’ means the Army West Point Athletic 

10 Association.’’. 

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

12 at the beginning of chapter 403 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

14 item:

‘‘4362. Support of athletic programs.’’.

15 SEC. 558. CONDITION ON ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUS16 TRY CIVILIANS TO ATTEND THE UNITED 

17 STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECH18 NOLOGY. 

19 Section 9314a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘will be done on a space-available 

21 basis and not require an increase in the size of the fac22 ulty’’ and inserting ‘‘will not require an increase in the 

23 permanently authorized size of the faculty’’. 


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1 SEC. 559. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PRO2 GRAMS AND STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL 

3 CREDENTIALS OBTAINED BY MEMBERS OF 

4 THE ARMED FORCES. 

5 Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, as 

6 amended by section 551 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

7 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

8 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

9 3376), is further amended—

10 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

11 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol13 lowing new subsection (c): 

14 ‘‘(c) QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PRO15 GRAMS AND STANDARDS.—(1) Commencing not later than 

16 three years after the date of the enactment of the National 

17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, each Sec18 retary concerned shall ensure that any credentialing pro19 gram used in connection with the program under sub20 section (a) is accredited by an accreditation body that 

21 meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2). 

22 ‘‘(2) The requirements for accreditation bodies speci23 fied in this paragraph are requirements that an accredita24 tion body—


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1 ‘‘(A) be an independent body that has in place 

2 mechanisms to ensure objectivity and impartiality in 

3 its accreditation activities; 

4 ‘‘(B) meet a recognized national or inter5 national standard that directs its policy and proce6 dures regarding accreditation; 

7 ‘‘(C) apply a recognized national or inter8 national certification standard in making its accredi9 tation decisions regarding certification bodies and 

10 programs; 

11 ‘‘(D) conduct on-site visits, as applicable, to 

12 verify the documents and records submitted by 

13 credentialing bodies for accreditation; 

14 ‘‘(E) have in place policies and procedures to 

15 ensure due process when addressing complaints and 

16 appeals regarding its accreditation activities; 

17 ‘‘(F) conduct regular training to ensure con18 sistent and reliable decisions among reviewers con19 ducting accreditations; and 

20 ‘‘(G) meet such other criteria as the Secretary 

21 concerned considers appropriate in order to ensure 

22 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 de17 scribed in subsection (a), an educational assistance 

18 allowance under chapter 33 of title 38; or’’. 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—Section 8525 of title 5, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting before subsection (b) 

21 the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(a) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to an individual 

23 who—

24 ‘‘(1) is otherwise entitled to compensation 

25 under this subchapter; 

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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 hon7 orable conditions, but did not voluntarily separate 

8 from such service.’’. 

9 SEC. 561. JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT 

10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

11 Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is 

12 amended—

13 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘a subor14 dinate Job Training and Post-Service Placement Ex15 ecutive 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, proce4 dures, and practices to improve job training and 

5 post-service 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 

10 MOBILIZATION DUTY AUTHORITIES EXEMPT 

11 FROM FIVE-YEAR LIMIT ON REEMPLOYMENT 

12 RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO SERVE IN THE 

13 UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

14 Section 4312(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States 

15 Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘12304,’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘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 

21 5(c)(5) of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American 

22 Veterans Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) 

23 is amended—

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 De2 partment of Veterans Affairs while serving 

3 on 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 mainte21 nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the fund22 ing table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available 

23 only for the purpose of providing assistance to local edu24 cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of 


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1 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

3 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

4 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Ele6 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 7713(9)). 

8 SEC. 572. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS9 ABILITIES. 

10 Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fis11 cal year 2016 pursuant to section 301 and available for 

12 operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as 

13 specified in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 

14 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the 

15 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

17 398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

18 SEC. 573. AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO 

19 SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STU20 DENT MEAL PROGRAMS IN DOMESTIC DE21 PENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 

22 SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED 

23 STATES. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2243 of title 10, United 

25 States Code, is amended—


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1 (1) in subsection (a)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘the defense dependents’ 

3 education system’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas de4 fense dependents’ schools’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘students enrolled in that 

6 system’’ and inserting ‘‘students enrolled in 

7 such a school’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Department 

9 of Defense dependents’ schools which are located 

10 outside the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas 

11 defense dependents’ schools’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(e) OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL

15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘overseas defense de16 pendents’ school’ means the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) A school established as part of the defense 

18 dependents’ education system provided for under the 

19 Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 

20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.). 

21 ‘‘(2) An elementary or secondary school estab22 lished pursuant to section 2164 of this title that is 

23 located in a territory, commonwealth, or possession 

24 of the United States.’’. 

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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 OP15 ERATIONS FORCES. 

16 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PRO17 GRAMS .—Section 554(f) of the National Defense Author18 ization 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–

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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 con4 clusion of the pilot programs conducted under sub5 section (a), the Commander, in coordination with the 

6 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Read7 iness, shall submit to the congressional defense com8 mittees a report describing the progress made in 

9 achieving the goals of the pilot programs. 

10 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report 

11 under this subsection shall include the following for 

12 each 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 

21 the 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 

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1 port to immediate family members of members 

2 of the Armed Forces. 

3 ‘‘(D) Recommendations for incorporating 

4 the lessons learned from the pilot program into 

5 family support programs conducted by the Sec6 retaries 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 Readi10 ness.’’. 

11 Subtitle G—Decorations and 

12 Awards 

13 SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN14 GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS FOR ACTS OF EX15 TRAORDINARY HEROISM DURING THE KO16 REAN WAR. 

17 Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec18 tion 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 

19 time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 

20 medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the 

21 Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished-Serv22 ice Cross under section 3742 of such title to Edward 

23 Halcomb who, while serving in Korea as a member of the 

24 United States Army in the grade of Private First Class 

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1 24th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by acts of 

2 extraordinary heroism from August 20, 1950, to October 

3 19, 1950, during the Korean War. 

4 Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports 

5 and Other Matters 

6 SEC. 591. COORDINATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENT SUI7 CIDE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS AND 

8 AGENCIES TO ASSIST IN REDUCING SUICIDES 

9 BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

10 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY.—The Secretary of 

11 Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the mili12 tary departments, may develop a policy to coordinate the 

13 efforts of the Department of Defense and non-government 

14 suicide prevention organizations regarding—

15 (1) the use of such non-government organiza16 tions to reduce the number of suicides among mem17 bers of the Armed Forces by comprehensively ad18 dressing the needs of members of the Armed Forces 

19 who have been identified as being at risk of suicide; 

20 (2) the delineation of the responsibilities within 

21 the Department of Defense regarding interaction 

22 with such organizations; 

23 (3) the collection of data regarding the efficacy 

24 and cost of coordinating with such organizations; 

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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 

5 of Defense is authorized to take any necessary measures 

6 to prevent suicides by members of the Armed Forces, in7 cluding by facilitating the access of members of the Armed 

8 Forces 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 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 

24 feasibility of conducting, before the enlistment or acces25 sion of an individual into the Armed Forces, a mental 


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1 health screening of the individual to bring mental health 

2 screenings to parity with physical screenings of prospec3 tive members. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

5 shall include the following: 

6 (1) Recommendations with respect to estab7 lishing a secure, electronically-based preliminary 

8 mental health screening of new members of the 

9 Armed Forces. 

10 (2) Recommendations with respect to the com11 position of the mental health screening, evidenced12 based best practices, and how to track changes in 

13 mental health screenings relating to traumatic brain 

14 injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other 

15 conditions. 

16 SEC. 594. REPORT REGARDING NEW RULEMAKING UNDER 

17 THE MILITARY LENDING ACT AND DEFENSE 

18 MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS AND 

19 MEETINGS. 

20 (a) REPORT ON NEW MILITARY LENDING ACT

21 RULEMAKING.—Not later than 60 days after the issuance 

22 by the Secretary of Defense of the regulation issued with 

23 regard to section 987 of title 10, United States Code (com24 monly known as the Military Lending Act), and part of 

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1 menting regulation), the Secretary shall submit to the con2 gressional defense committees a report that discusses—

3 (1) the ability and reliability of the Defense 

4 Manpower Data Center in meeting real-time re5 quests for accurate information needed to make a 

6 determination regarding whether a borrower is cov7 ered by the 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 De14 fense Manpower Data Center shall submit to the 

15 congressional defense committees reports on the ac16 curacy, reliability, and integrity of the Defense Man17 power Data Center systems used to identify covered 

18 borrowers and covered policyholders under military 

19 consumer protection laws. The first report is due six 

20 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 and the Director shall submit additional reports 

22 every six months thereafter through December 31, 

23 2020, to show improvements in the accuracy, reli24 ability, and integrity of such systems. 


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1 (2) REPORT ON PLAN TO STRENGTHEN CAPA2 BILITIES.—Not later than six months after the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De4 fense Manpower Data Center shall submit to the 

5 congressional defense committees a report on plans 

6 to strengthen the capabilities of the Defense Man7 power Data Center systems, including staffing levels 

8 and funding, in order to improve the identification 

9 of covered borrowers and covered policyholders 

10 under military consumer protection laws. 

11 (3) MEETINGS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR USERS

12 OF SYSTEMS.—The Director of the Defense Man13 power Data Center shall meet regularly with private 

14 sector users of Defense Manpower Data Center sys15 tems used to identify covered borrowers and covered 

16 policyholders under military consumer protection 

17 laws to learn about issues facing such users and to 

18 develop ways of addressing such issues. The first 

19 meeting pursuant to this requirement shall take 

20 place with three months after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 595. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD 

23 MANNING SHORTFALLS. 

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1 cal year 2016 for operation and maintenance for the Of2 fice of the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 85 

3 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 

4 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Sec5 retary of the Air Force submits to the congressional de6 fense committees the report described in subsection (b). 

7 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

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

10 the Air Force shall submit to the congressional de11 fense committees a report on remotely piloted air12 craft career field manning levels and actions the Air 

13 Force will take to rectify personnel shortfalls. 

14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

15 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

16 (A) A description of current and projected 

17 manning requirements and inventory levels for 

18 remotely piloted aircraft systems. 

19 (B) A description of rated and non-rated 

20 officer and enlisted manning policies for author21 ization and inventory levels in effect for re22 motely piloted aircraft systems and units, to in23 clude whether remotely piloted aircraft duty is 

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1 ment duty, and if both are used, the division of 

2 authorizations between permanently assigned 

3 personnel and those who will return to a dif4 ferent primary career field. 

5 (C) Comparisons to other Air Force 

6 manned combat aircraft systems and units with 

7 respect to personnel policies, manpower author8 ization levels, and projected personnel inven9 tory. 

10 (D) Identification and assessment of miti11 gation actions to increase unit manning levels, 

12 including recruitment and retention bonuses, in13 centive pay, use of enlisted personnel, and in14 creased weighting to remotely piloted aircraft 

15 personnel on promotion boards, and to ensure 

16 the school house for remotely piloted aircraft 

17 personnel is sufficient to meet increased man18 ning demands. 

19 (E) Analysis demonstrating the require20 ments determination for how remotely piloted 

21 aircraft pilot and sensor operators are selected, 

22 including whether individuals are prior rated or 

23 non-rated qualified, what prerequisite training 

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1 ing for each mission design series of remotely 

2 piloted aircraft in the Air Force inventory. 

3 (F) Recommendations for changes to exist4 ing legislation required to implement mitigation 

5 actions. 

6 (G) An assessment of the authorization 

7 levels of government civilian and contractor 

8 support required for sufficiency of remotely pi9 loted aircraft career field manning. 

10 (H) A description and associated timeline 

11 of actions the Air Force will take to increase re12 motely piloted aircraft career field manpower 

13 authorizations and manning levels to at least 

14 the equal of the normative levels of manning 

15 and readiness of all other combat aircraft ca16 reer fields. 

17 (I) A description of any other matters con18 cerning remotely piloted aircraft career field 

19 manning levels the Secretary of the Air Force 

20 determines to be appropriate. 

21 (3) FORM.—The report required under para22 graph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but 

23 shall also contain an unclassified executive summary 

24 and may contain an unclassified annex. 


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1 (4) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any in2 formation required under paragraph (1) has been in3 cluded in another report or notification previously 

4 submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of the 

5 Air Force may provide a list of such reports and no6 tifications at the time of submitting the report re7 quired under this subsection in lieu of including such 

8 information in the report. 

9 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

10 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. 

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

members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humanitarian operations. 

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

Vietnam conflict. 

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

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

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM

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

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

Savings Plan. 

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

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

Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS

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

under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality 

Benefits and Operations 

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

and the military exchange system. 

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

Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed 

Major Construction Program. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

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

the Armed Forces. 

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

allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due.

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, 

6 shall be applied for rates of basic pay payable for commis7 sioned officers in pay grades O–7 through O–10 during 

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1 of the Executive Schedule in effect during 2014. The rates 

2 of basic pay payable for such officers shall not increase 

3 during calendar year 2016. 

4 SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLE5 MENTAL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES TO 

6 MEMBERS SERVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED 

7 STATES AND ASSOCIATED TERRITORY. 

8 Section 402a(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 

9 amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and para11 graph (4)’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

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

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(4) After September 30, 2016, a member is eligible 

15 for a supplemental subsistence allowance under this sec16 tion only if the member is serving outside the United 

17 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 

18 States Virgin Islands, or Guam.’’. 


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1 SEC. 603. PHASED-IN MODIFICATION OF PERCENTAGE OF 

2 NATIONAL AVERAGE MONTHLY COST OF 

3 HOUSING USABLE IN COMPUTATION OF 

4 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 

5 THE UNITED STATES. 

6 Section 403(b)(3)(B) of title 37, United States Code, 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed one percent.’’ and 

8 inserting the following: ‘‘may not exceed the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) One percent for months occurring during 

10 2015. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Two percent for months occurring during 

12 2016. 

13 ‘‘(iii) Three percent for months occurring dur14 ing 2017. 

15 ‘‘(iv) Four percent for months occurring during 

16 2018. 

17 ‘‘(v) Five percent for months occurring after 

18 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 604. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM20 PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL21 LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 

22 CIRCUMSTANCES. 

23 Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 

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1 SEC. 605. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION UNDER THE 

2 FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008. 

3 In administering the supplemental nutrition assist4 ance program established under the Food and Nutrition 

5 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary of Agri6 culture shall ensure that any safeguards that prevent the 

7 use or disclosure of information obtained from applicant 

8 households shall not prevent the use of that information 

9 by, or the disclosure of that information to, the Secretary 

10 of Defense for purposes of determining the number of ap11 plicant households that contain one or more members of 

12 a regular component or reserve component of the Armed 

13 Forces. 

14 Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 

15 and Incentive Pays 

16 SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 

17 SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 

18 FORCES. 

19 The following sections of title 37, United States 

20 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

22 (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re23 serve reenlistment bonus. 

24 (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 

25 affiliation or enlistment bonus. 


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1 (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 

2 enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 

3 units. 

4 (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re5 serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 

6 service. 

7 (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 

8 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

9 prior service. 

10 (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 

11 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

12 prior service. 

13 (7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement 

14 of travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside 

15 of normal commuting distance. 

16 (8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace17 ment payments for reserve component members ex18 periencing extended and frequent mobilization for 

19 active duty service. 

20 SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND

21 SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 

22 CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

23 (a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 

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1 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2 2016’’: 

3 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi4 cer candidate accession program. 

5 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

6 education loans for certain health professionals who 

7 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

8 (b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 

9 of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 

10 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

11 2016’’: 

12 (1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and 

13 retention bonuses for psychologists. 

14 (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 

15 bonus for registered nurses. 

16 (3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 

17 special pay for nurse anesthetists. 

18 (4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 

19 Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 

20 short wartime specialties. 

21 (5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 

22 bonus for dental officers. 

23 (6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 

24 for pharmacy officers. 


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1 (7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 

2 for medical officers in critically short wartime spe3 cialties. 

4 (8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 

5 for dental specialist officers in critically short war6 time specialties. 

7 SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 

8 BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI9 CERS. 

10 The following sections of title 37, United States 

11 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

13 (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 

14 nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 

15 service. 

16 (2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 

17 accession bonus. 

18 (3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 

19 annual incentive bonus. 


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1 SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT2 ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 

3 PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI4 TIES. 

5 The following sections of title 37, United States 

6 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

8 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 

9 authority for enlisted members. 

10 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 

11 authority for officers. 

12 (3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 

13 incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 

14 (4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 

15 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

16 (5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 

17 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 

18 professions. 

19 (6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 

20 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 

21 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

22 (7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 

23 pay. 

24 (8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 

25 or special duty pay. 


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1 (9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 

2 pay or proficiency bonus. 

3 (10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen4 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 

5 or assigned to high priority units. 

6 SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT7 ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO8 NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 

9 The following sections of title 37, United States 

10 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

12 (1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 

13 retention bonus. 

14 (2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in15 centive pay. 

16 (3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 

17 bonus for active members. 

18 (4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 

19 bonus. 

20 (5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay 

21 for members of precommissioning programs pur22 suing foreign language proficiency. 

23 (6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 

24 for new officers in critical skills. 


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1 (7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 

2 for conversion to military occupational specialty to 

3 ease personnel shortage. 

4 (8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 

5 for transfer between Armed Forces. 

6 (9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 

7 for officer candidates. 

8 SEC. 616. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF NU9 CLEAR OFFICER BONUS PAY. 

10 Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$50,000’’. 

13 SEC. 617. MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE 

14 PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR OFFI15 CERS. 

16 (a) CLARIFICATION OF SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO

17 SET REQUIREMENTS FOR AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY ELI18 GIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 334 of title 37, 

19 United States Code, is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

21 (4), and (5) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), 

22 and (E), respectively, and moving the margin of 

23 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to 

24 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 

6 paragraph (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 offi10 cer who is otherwise qualified for such pay but who 

11 is not currently engaged in the performance of oper12 ational flying duty or proficiency flying duty if the 

13 Secretary determines, under regulations prescribed 

14 under section 374 of this title, that payment of avia15 tion incentive pay to that officer is in the best inter16 ests of the 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 

20 section is amended by striking ‘‘(except a flight surgeon 

21 or other medical officer)’’. 

22 (c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION

23 SPECIAL PAYS FOR FLYING DUTY OF REMOTELY PI24 LOTED AIRCRAFT.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 

25 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 

4 performing qualifying flying duty relating 

5 to 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 

12 subsection (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

19 SKILL INCENTIVE PAY TO OFFICERS SIMULTA20 NEOUSLY.—Subsection (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 

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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 

8 retention 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 

11 compensation approach to the retention of such officers 

12 that considers the pay and allowances offered by commer13 cial airlines to pilots and the propensity of pilots to leave 

14 the Air Force to become commercial airline pilots. 

15 SEC. 618. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY TO PAY 

16 BONUS TO ENCOURAGE ARMY PERSONNEL 

17 TO REFER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN 

18 THE ARMY. 

19 (a) REPEAL.—Section 3252 of title 10, United States 

20 Code, is repealed. 

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

22 at the beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended 

23 by 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, 

8 is amended by inserting ‘‘(including during a humani9 tarian relief operation)’’ after ‘‘located or serving over10 seas’’. 

11 SEC. 622. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL TRAVEL AND 

12 TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR SUR13 VIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 

14 ARMED FORCES FROM THE VIETNAM CON15 FLICT. 

16 (a) REPEAL AND REDESIGNATION.—Section 481f of 

17 title 37, United States Code, is amended—

18 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

19 (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

20 and (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec21 tively. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CROSS REF23 ERENCE.—Section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii) of title 10, United 

24 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 481f(e)’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘section 481f(d)’’. 


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1 SEC. 623. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO 

2 THE 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 ci15 vilian employees at shipyards and depots, from vol16 unteering for important temporary duty travel as17 signments. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2016, the 

19 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 

20 Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 

21 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 

22 on the study 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

11 TSP MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 

12 (1), (2), and (3), in the case of a member who 

13 first becomes a member of the uniformed serv14 ices on or after January 1, 2018, or a member 

15 who makes the election described in subpara16 graph (B) (referred to as a ‘full TSP mem17 ber’)—

18 ‘‘(i) paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied 

by substituting ‘2’ for ‘21 19 ⁄2’; 

20 ‘‘(ii) clause (i) of paragraph (3)(B) 

21 shall be applied by substituting ‘60 per22 cent’ for ‘75 percent’; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) clause (ii)(I) of such paragraph 

24 shall be applied by substituting ‘2’ for 

‘21 25 ⁄2’. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MOD2 ERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Pursuant to 

3 subparagraph (C), a member of a uniformed 

4 service serving on December 31, 2017, who has 

5 served in the uniformed services for fewer than 

6 12 years as of December 31, 2017, may elect, 

7 in exchange for the reduced multipliers de8 scribed in subparagraph (A) for purposes of cal9 culating the retired pay of the member, to re10 ceive Thrift Savings Plan contributions pursu11 ant to section 8440e(e) of title 5. 

12 ‘‘(C) ELECTION PERIOD.—

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro14 vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a member of 

15 a uniformed service described in subpara16 graph (B) may make the election author17 ized by that subparagraph only during the 

18 period that begins on January 1, 2018, 

19 and ends on December 31, 2018. 

20 ‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The 

21 Secretary concerned may extend the elec22 tion period described in clause (i) for a 

23 member who experiences a hardship as de24 termined by the Secretary concerned. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF BREAK IN SERV2 ICE.—A member of a uniformed service 

3 who returns to service after a break in 

4 service that occurs during the election pe5 riod specified in clause (i) shall make the 

6 election described in subparagraph (B) 

7 within 30 days after the date of the re8 entry into service of the member. 

9 ‘‘(D) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

10 PURSUANT TO ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan 

11 contributions may not be made for a member 

12 making an election pursuant to subparagraph 

13 (B) for any period beginning before the date of 

14 the member’s election under that subparagraph 

15 by reason of the member’s election. 

16 ‘‘(E) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary con17 cerned shall prescribe regulations to implement 

18 this paragraph.’’. 

19 (b) NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 12739 of title 

20 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(f) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—

23 ‘‘(1) REDUCED MULTIPLIER FOR FULL TSP

24 MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), 

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1 component service on or after January 1, 2018, 

2 after not having performed regular or reserve com3 ponent service on or before that date, or a person 

4 who makes the election described in paragraph (2) 

5 (referred to as a ‘full TSP member’)—

6 ‘‘(A) subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by 

substituting ‘2 percent’ for ‘21 7 ⁄2 percent’; 

8 ‘‘(B) subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2) 

9 shall be applied by substituting ‘60 percent’ for 

10 ‘75 percent’; and 

11 ‘‘(C) subparagraph (B)(ii) of such sub12 section shall be applied by substituting ‘2 percent’ for ‘21 13 ⁄2 percent’. 

14 ‘‘(2) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MODERN15 IZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to subpara17 graph (B), a person performing reserve compo18 nent service on December 31, 2017, who has 

19 performed fewer than 12 years of service as of 

20 December 31, 2017 (as computed in accordance 

21 with section 12733 of this title), may elect, in 

22 exchange for the reduced multipliers described 

23 in paragraph (1) for purposes of calculating the 

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1 ings Plan contributions pursuant to section 

2 8440e(e) of title 5. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELECTION PERIOD.—

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro5 vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a person de6 scribed in subparagraph (A) may make the 

7 election described in that subparagraph 

8 during the period that begins on January 

9 1, 2018, and ends on December 31, 2018. 

10 ‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The 

11 Secretary concerned may extend the elec12 tion period described in clause (i) for a 

13 person who experiences a hardship as de14 termined by the Secretary concerned. 

15 ‘‘(iii) PERSONS EXPERIENCING BREAK

16 IN SERVICE.—A person returning to re17 serve component service after a break in 

18 reserve component service in which falls 

19 the election period specified in clause (i) 

20 shall make the election described in sub21 paragraph (A) on the date of the reentry 

22 into service of the person. 

23 ‘‘(C) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

24 PURSUANT TO ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan 

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1 making an election pursuant to subparagraph 

2 (A) for any pay period beginning before the 

3 date of the person’s election under that sub4 paragraph by reason of the person’s election. 

5 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned 

6 shall prescribe regulations to implement this sub7 section.’’. 

8 (c) COORDINATING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER RE9 TIREMENT AUTHORITIES.—

10 (1) DISABILITY, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND

11 DOPMA RETIRED PAY.—

12 (A) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.—The 

13 table in section 1401(a) of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended—

15 (i) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of 

formula number 1, by striking ‘‘21 16 ⁄2% of 

17 years of service credited to him under sec18 tion 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired pay 

19 multiplier determined for the member 

20 under section 1409 of this title’’; and 

21 (ii) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of 

formula number 2, by striking ‘‘21 22 ⁄2% of 

23 years of service credited to him under sec24 tion 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired pay 


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1 multiplier determined for the member 

2 under section 1409 of this title’’; and 

3 (iii) in column 2 of each of formula 

4 number 4 and formula number 5, by strik5 ing ‘‘section 1409(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec6 tion 1409’’. 

7 (B) CLARIFICATION REGARDING MODERN8 IZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 1401a(b) 

9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

10 (i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

11 paragraph (6); and 

12 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

13 the following new paragraph (5): 

14 ‘‘(5) ADJUSTMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN

15 MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Notwith16 standing paragraph (3), if a member or former 

17 member participates in the modernized retirement 

18 system by reason of section 1409(b)(4) of this title 

19 (including pursuant to an election under subpara20 graph (B) of that section), the Secretary shall in21 crease the retired pay of such member in accordance 

22 with paragraph (2).’’. 

23 (2) 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.—Section 

24 354 of title 37, United States Code, is amended—

25 (A) in subsection (f)—


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘If a’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘(1) If a’’; and 

3 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

4 new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) If a person who is paid a bonus under this sec6 tion subsequently makes an election described in section 

7 1409(b)(4)(B) of title 10, the person shall repay any 

8 bonus payments received under this section in the same 

9 manner as repayments are made under section 373 of this 

10 title.’’; and 

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

12 subsection: 

13 ‘‘(g) SUNSET AND CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS.—

14 (1) A Secretary concerned may not pay a new bonus under 

15 this section after December 31, 2017. 

16 ‘‘(2) Subject to subsection (f)(2), the Secretary con17 cerned may continue to make payments for bonuses that 

18 were awarded under this section on or before the date 

19 specified in paragraph (1).’’. 

20 (3) APPLICATION TO NATIONAL OCEANIC AND

21 ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED

22 CORPS.—Paragraph (2) of section 245(a) of the Na23 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

24 Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 

25 3045(a)) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(2) the retired pay multiplier determined 

2 under section 1409 of such title for the number of 

3 years of service that may be credited to the officer 

4 under section 1405 of such title as if the officer’s 

5 service were service as a member of the Armed 

6 Forces.’’. 

7 (4) APPLICATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERV8 ICE.—Section 211(a)(4) of the Public Health Service 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 212(a)(4)) is amended—

10 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘at the rate of 2 1 11 ⁄2 per centum 

12 of the basic pay of the highest grade held by 

13 him as such officer’’ and inserting ‘‘calculated 

14 by multiplying the retired pay base determined 

15 under section 1406 of title 10, United States 

16 Code, by the retired pay multiplier determined 

17 under section 1409 of such title for the num18 bers of years of service credited to the officer 

19 under this paragraph’’; and 

20 (B) in the matter following subparagraph 

21 (B)(iii)—

22 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

23 ‘‘such pay, and’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

24 pay,’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

2 ‘‘such basic pay.’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

3 basic pay, and (E) in the case of any offi4 cer who participates in the modernized re5 tirement system by reason of section 

6 1409(b) of title 10, United States Code 

7 (including pursuant to an election under 

8 subparagraph (B) of that section), sub9 paragraph (C) shall be applied by sub10 stituting ‘40 per centum’ for ‘50 per cen11 tum’ each place the term appears.’’. 

12 (d) REPEAL OF REDUCED COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST13 MENTS FOR MEMBERS UNDER THE AGE OF 62.—The fol14 lowing amendments shall not take effect: 

15 (1) The amendments to be made by section 403 

16 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 

17 113–67; 127 Stat. 1186), as amended by section 

18 10001(a) of the Department of Defense Appropria19 tions Act, 2014 (division C of Public Law 113–76; 

20 128 Stat. 151), section 2 of Public Law 113–82 

21 (128 Stat. 1009), and section 623 of the Carl Levin 

22 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

24 113–291; 128 Stat. 3403). 


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1 (2) The amendments to be made by section 

2 10001(b) of the Department of Defense Appropria3 tions Act, 2014. 

4 SEC. 632. FULL PARTICIPATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

5 UNIFORMED SERVICES IN THE THRIFT SAV6 INGS PLAN. 

7 (a) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—

8 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8440e(a) of title 5, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking para10 graphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new 

11 paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(1) the term ‘basic pay’ means basic pay pay13 able under section 204 of title 37; 

14 ‘‘(2) the term ‘full TSP member’ means a mem15 ber described in subsection (e)(1); 

16 ‘‘(3) the term ‘member’ has the meaning given 

17 the term in section 211 of title 37; and 

18 ‘‘(4) the term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 37.’’. 

20 (2) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (e) of 

21 section 8440e of title 5, United States Code, is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(e) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—

24 ‘‘(1) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding 

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1 shall make contributions to the Thrift Savings 

2 Fund, in accordance with section 8432 (except to 

3 the extent the requirements under such section are 

4 modified by this subsection), for the benefit of a 

5 member—

6 ‘‘(A) who first enters a uniformed service 

7 on or after January 1, 2018; or 

8 ‘‘(B) who—

9 ‘‘(i) first entered a uniformed service 

10 before January 1, 2018; 

11 ‘‘(ii) has completed fewer than 12 

12 years of service in the uniformed services 

13 as of December 31, 2017; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) makes the election described in 

15 section 1409(b)(4)(B) or 12729(f)(2) of 

16 title 10 to receive Thrift Savings Plan con17 tributions under this subsection in ex18 change for the reduced multipliers de19 scribed in section 1409(b)(4)(A) or 

20 12739(f)(1) of title 10, as applicable, for 

21 purposes of calculating the retired pay of 

22 the member. 

23 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount contrib24 uted under this subsection by the Secretary con25 cerned for the benefit of a full TSP member for any 


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1 pay period shall not be more than 5 percent of the 

2 member’s basic pay for such pay period. Any such 

3 contribution under this subsection, though in accord4 ance with section 8432 as provided in paragraph (1), 

5 is instead of, and not in addition to, amounts 

6 contributable under section 8432 as provided in sec7 tion 8432(c). 

8 ‘‘(3) TIMING AND DURATION OF CONTRIBU9 TIONS.—

10 ‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 

11 Secretary concerned shall make a contribution 

12 described in section 8432(c)(1) under this sub13 section for the benefit of a member described in 

14 paragraph (1) for any pay period during the pe15 riod that—

16 ‘‘(i) begins—

17 ‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 

18 60 days afer the date the member 

19 first enters a uniformed service, in the 

20 case of a member described in para21 graph (1)(A); or 

22 ‘‘(II) on or after the date the 

23 member makes the election described 

24 in paragraph (1)(B), in the case of a 

25 member making such an election; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member 

2 completes 26 years of service as a member 

3 of the uniformed services. 

4 ‘‘(B) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 

5 Secretary concerned shall make a contribution 

6 described in section 8432(c)(2) under this sub7 section for the benefit of a member described in 

8 paragraph (1) for any pay period during the pe9 riod that—

10 ‘‘(i) begins—

11 ‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 2 

12 years and 1 day after the date the 

13 member first enters a uniformed serv14 ice, in the case of a member described 

15 in paragraph (1)(A); or 

16 ‘‘(II) on or after the date the 

17 member makes the election described 

18 in paragraph (1)(B), in the case of a 

19 member making such an election; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member 

21 completes 26 years of service as a member 

22 of the uniformed services. 

23 ‘‘(4) PROTECTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER

24 SPOUSES.—Section 8435 shall apply to a full TSP 

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1 plied to an employee or Member under such sec2 tion.’’. 

3 (b) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN THRIFT SAVINGS

4 PLAN.—Section 8432(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

5 is amended—

6 (1) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘Mem7 bers’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii) Except in the case of a full 

8 TSP member (as defined in section 8440e(a)), mem9 bers’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

11 ‘‘8440e(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘8440e(b)(1)’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

15 paragraph, if a full TSP member (as defined in section 

16 8440e(a)) has declined automatic enrollment into the 

17 Thrift Savings Plan for a year, the full TSP member shall 

18 be automatically reenrolled on January 1 of the succeeding 

19 year, with contributions under subsection (a) at the de20 fault percentage of basic pay.’’. 

21 (c) VESTING.—

22 (1) TWO-YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 

2 ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) 2 years of service in the case of a member 

7 of the uniformed services.’’. 

8 (2) SEPARATION.—Section 8432(g) of title 5, 

9 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, a member of 

12 the uniformed services shall be considered to have sepa13 rated from Government employment if the member is dis14 charged or released from service in the uniformed serv15 ices.’’. 

16 (d) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN DEFAULT INVESTMENT

17 FUND.—Section 8438(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

18 is amended—

19 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) Con20 sistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B), 

21 if an’’ and inserting ‘‘If an’’; and 

22 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

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1 (1) REPEAL.—Section 211 of title 37, United 

2 States Code, is amended—

3 (A) by striking subsection (d); and 

4 (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub5 section (d). 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 8432b(c)(2)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘(including pursuant to an 

9 agreement under section 211(d) of title 37)’’. 

10 SEC. 633. LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED PAY. 

11 (a) LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED

12 PAY.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay 

17 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) COVERED RETIRED PAY.—The term ‘cov19 ered retired pay’ means retired pay under—

20 ‘‘(A) this title; 

21 ‘‘(B) title 14; 

22 ‘‘(C) the National Oceanic and Atmos23 pheric Administration Commissioned Officer 

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1 ‘‘(D) the Public Health Service Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—The term ‘eligible 

4 person’ means a person who—

5 ‘‘(A)(i) first becomes a member of a uni6 formed service on or after January 1, 2018; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) makes the election described in sec8 tion 1409(b)(4)(B) or 12739(f)(2) of this title; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) does not retire or separate under 

11 chapter 61 of this title. 

12 ‘‘(3) RETIREMENT AGE.—The term ‘retirement 

13 age’ has the meaning given the term in section 

14 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)). 

15 ‘‘(b) ELECTION OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF CER16 TAIN RETIRED PAY.—

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible person entitled 

18 to covered retired pay (including an eligible person 

19 who is entitled to such pay by reason of an election 

20 described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)) may elect to 

21 receive—

22 ‘‘(A) a lump sum payment of the dis23 counted present value at the time of the election 

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1 ceive for the period beginning on the date of re2 tirement and ending on the date the eligible 

3 person attains the eligible person’s retirement 

4 age equal to—

5 ‘‘(i) 50 percent of the amount of such 

6 covered retired pay during such period; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent of the amount of such 

8 covered retired pay during such period; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) a monthly amount during the period 

11 described in subparagraph (A) equal to—

12 ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible person 

13 electing to receive an amount described in 

14 subparagraph (A)(i), 50 percent of the 

15 amount of monthly covered retired pay the 

16 eligible person is otherwise entitled to re17 ceive during such period; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible person 

19 electing to receive an amount described in 

20 subparagraph (A)(ii), 75 percent of the 

21 amount of monthly covered retired pay the 

22 eligible person is otherwise entitled to re23 ceive during such period 

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1 present value of amounts of covered retired pay that 

2 an eligible person is otherwise entitled to receive for 

3 a period for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) by—

4 ‘‘(A) estimating the aggregate amount of 

5 retired pay the person would receive for the pe6 riod, taking into account cost-of-living adjust7 ments under section 1401a of this title pro8 jected by the Secretary at the time the person 

9 separates from service and would otherwise 

10 begin receiving covered retired pay; and 

11 ‘‘(B) reducing the aggregate amount esti12 mated pursuant to subparagraph (A) by an ap13 propriate percentage determined by the Sec14 retary—

15 ‘‘(i) using average personal discount 

16 rates (as defined and calculated by the 

17 Secretary taking into consideration appli18 cable and reputable studies of personal dis19 count rates for military personnel and past 

20 actuarial experience in the calculation of 

21 personal discount rates under this para22 graph); and 

23 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with generally ac24 cepted actuarial principles and practices. 


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1 ‘‘(3) TIMING OF ELECTION.—An eligible person 

2 shall make the election under this subsection not 

3 later than 90 days before the date of the retirement 

4 of the eligible person from the uniformed services. 

5 ‘‘(4) SINGLE PAYMENT OR COMBINATION OF

6 PAYMENTS.—An eligible person may elect to receive 

7 a lump sum payment under this subsection in a sin8 gle payment or in a combination of payments. 

9 ‘‘(5) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—An eligi10 ble person who makes an election under this sub11 section shall receive the lump sum payment, or the 

12 first installment of a combination of payments of the 

13 lump sum payment if elected under paragraph (4), 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) Not later than 60 days after the date 

16 of the retirement of the eligible person from the 

17 uniformed services. 

18 ‘‘(B) In the case of an eligible person who 

19 is a member of a reserve component, not later 

20 than 60 days after the earlier of—

21 ‘‘(i) the date on which the eligible per22 son attains 60 years of age; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the eligible 

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1 ‘‘(6) NO SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—An eligi2 ble person who accepts payment of a lump sum 

3 under this subsection may not seek the review of or 

4 otherwise challenge the amount of the lump sum in 

5 light of any variation in cost-of-living adjustments 

6 under section 1401a of this title, actuarial assump7 tions, or other factors used by the Secretary in cal8 culating the amount of the lump sum that occur 

9 after the Secretary pays the lump sum. 

10 ‘‘(c) RESUMPTION OF MONTHLY ANNUITY.—

11 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to paragraph 

12 (2), an eligible person who makes an election de13 scribed in subsection (b)(1) shall be entitled to re14 ceive the eligible person’s monthly covered retired 

15 pay calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) 

16 after the eligible person attains the eligible person’s 

17 retirement age. 

18 ‘‘(2) RESTORATION OF FULL RETIREMENT

19 AMOUNT AT RETIREMENT AGE.—The retired pay of 

20 an eligible person who makes an election described 

21 in subsection (a) shall be recomputed, effective on 

22 the first day of the first month beginning after the 

23 person attains the eligible person’s retirement age, 

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1 otherwise be entitled on that date if the annual in2 creases, in the retired pay of the eligible person 

3 made to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 

4 Index, had been made in accordance with section 

5 1401a of this title. 

6 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF RETIRED PAY TO PERSONS NOT

7 MAKING ELECTION.—An eligible person who does not 

8 make the election described in subsection (b)(1) shall be 

9 paid the retired pay to which the eligible person is other10 wise entitled under the applicable provisions of law re11 ferred to in subsection (a)(1). 

12 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense con13 cerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provi14 sions of this section.’’. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new 

18 item:

‘‘1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay.’’.

19 (3) PAYMENTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DE20 FENSE MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND.—Section 

21 1463(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘or 1414’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

23 1414, or 1415’’. 

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1 5304 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add2 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(d)(1) Other than amounts payable under section 

4 1413a or 1414 of title 10, the amount of pension and com5 pensation benefits payable to a person under this title 

6 shall be reduced by the amount of any lump sum payment 

7 made to such person under section 1415 of title 10. 

8 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall collect any reduction under 

9 paragraph (1) from amounts otherwise payable to the per10 son under this title, including pension and compensation 

11 payable under this title, before any pension and compensa12 tion payments under this title may be paid to the person.’’. 

13 SEC. 634. CONTINUATION PAY FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS 

14 WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE. 

15 (a) CONTINUATION PAY.—Subchapter II of chapter 

16 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 

19 years of service 

20 ‘‘(a) CONTINUATION PAY.—The Secretary concerned 

21 shall make a payment of continuation pay to each full TSP 

22 member (as defined in section 8440e(a) of title 5) of the 

23 uniformed services under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

24 who—

25 ‘‘(1) completes 12 years of service; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) enters into an agreement with the Sec2 retary to serve for an additional 4 years of obligated 

3 service. 

4 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of continuation pay 

5 payable to a full TSP member under subsection (a) shall 

6 be the amount that is equal to—

7 ‘‘(1) in the case of a member of a regular com8 ponent—

9 ‘‘(A) the monthly basic pay of the member 

10 at 12 years of service multiplied by 2.5; plus 

11 ‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary con12 cerned, the monthly basic pay of the member at 

13 12 years of service multiplied by such number 

14 of months (not to exceed 13 months) as the 

15 Secretary concerned shall specify in the agree16 ment of the member under subsection (a); and 

17 ‘‘(2) in the case of a member of a reserve com18 ponent—

19 ‘‘(A) the amount of monthly basic pay to 

20 which the member would be entitled at 12 years 

21 of service if the member were a member of a 

22 regular component multiplied by 0.5; plus 

23 ‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary con24 cerned, the amount of monthly basic pay de25 scribed in subparagraph (A) multiplied by such 


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1 number of months (not to exceed 6 months) as 

2 the Secretary concerned shall specify in the 

3 agreement of the member under subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—In 

5 addition to the continuation pay required under subsection 

6 (a), the Secretary concerned may provide continuation pay 

7 under this subsection to a full TSP member described in 

8 subsection (a), and subject to the service agreement re9 ferred to in paragraph (2) of such subsection, in an 

10 amount determined by the Secretary concerned. 

11 ‘‘(d) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary con12 cerned shall pay continuation pay under subsection (a) to 

13 a full TSP member when the member completes 12 years 

14 of service. If the Secretary concerned also provides con15 tinuation pay under subsection (c) to the member, that 

16 continuation pay shall be provided when the member com17 pletes 12 years of service. 

18 ‘‘(e) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A full TSP 

19 member may elect to receive continuation pay provided 

20 under subsection (a) or (c) in a lump sum or in a series 

21 of not more than four payments. 

22 ‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW23 ANCES.—Continuation pay under this section is in addi24 tion to any other pay or allowance to which the full TSP 

25 member is entitled. 


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1 ‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A full TSP member who receives 

2 continuation pay under this section (a) and fails to com3 plete the obligated service required under such subsection 

4 shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 

5 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—Each Secretary concerned shall 

7 prescribe regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

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

9 at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States 

10 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

11 item:

‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years of service.’’.

12 SEC. 635. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION. 

13 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

14 this part shall take effect on January 1, 2018. 

15 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned, 

17 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 

18 and the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment 

19 Board shall each and jointly take appropriate ac20 tions to ensure the full and effective implementation 

21 of the amendments made by this part in order to en22 sure that members of the uniformed services will be 

23 able to participate in the modernized retirement plan 

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1 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

2 March 1, 2016, the Secretaries concerned shall sub3 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re4 port containing a plan to ensure the full and effec5 tive commencement and operational implementation 

6 of the amendments made by this part in accordance 

7 with paragraph (1). 

8 (c) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

9 AMENDMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) 

10 shall contain a draft of such legislation as may be nec11 essary to make any additional technical and conforming 

12 changes to titles 10 and 37, United States Code, and other 

13 provisions of law that are required or should be made by 

14 reason of the amendments made by this part. 

15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con17 gress’’ means—

18 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com20 mittee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 

21 Oversight and Government Reform, and the 

22 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc23 ture of the House of Representatives; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

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1 portation, the Committee on Energy and Nat2 ural Resources, the Committee on Homeland 

3 Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 

4 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

5 Pensions of the Senate. 

6 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 

7 meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37, 

8 United States Code. 

9 PART II—OTHER MATTERS 

10 SEC. 641. DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES AND 

11 SUBSEQUENT REMARRIAGES UNDER THE 

12 SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1448(b) of title 10, 

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

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(7) EFFECT OF DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE

17 BENEFICIARY.—

18 ‘‘(A) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN

19 PLAN.—A person who elects to provide an an20 nuity to a former spouse under paragraph (2) 

21 or (3) and whose former spouse subsequently 

22 dies is no longer a participant in the Plan, ef23 fective on the date of death of the former 

24 spouse. 


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1 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY FOR ELECTION OF NEW

2 SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.—If a person’s participa3 tion in the Plan is discontinued by reason of 

4 the death of a former spouse beneficiary, the 

5 person may elect to resume participation in the 

6 Plan and to elect a new spouse beneficiary as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(i) MARRIED ON THE DATE OF

9 DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE.—A person 

10 who is married at the time of the death of 

11 the former spouse beneficiary may elect to 

12 provide coverage to that person’s spouse. 

13 Such an election must be received by the 

14 Secretary concerned within one year after 

15 the date of death of the former spouse ben16 eficiary. 

17 ‘‘(ii) MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH OF

18 FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.—A person 

19 who is not married at the time of the 

20 death of the former spouse beneficiary and 

21 who later marries may elect to provide 

22 spouse coverage. Such an election must be 

23 received by the Secretary concerned within 

24 one year after the date on which that per25 son marries. 


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1 ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION.—

2 The effective date of election under this para3 graph shall be as follows: 

4 ‘‘(i) An election under subparagraph 

5 (B)(i) is effective as of the first day of the 

6 first calendar month following the death of 

7 the former spouse beneficiary. 

8 ‘‘(ii) An election under subparagraph 

9 (B)(ii) is effective as of the first day of the 

10 first calendar month following the month 

11 in which the election is received by the 

12 Secretary concerned. 

13 ‘‘(D) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—A person 

14 making an election under subparagraph (B) 

15 may not reduce the base amount previously 

16 elected. 

17 ‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—An election under 

18 this paragraph shall be in writing, signed by the 

19 participant, and made in such form and manner 

20 as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. 

21 ‘‘(F) IRREVOCABILITY.—An election under 

22 this paragraph is irrevocable.’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (7) of section 

24 1448(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub25 section (a), shall apply with respect to any person whose 


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1 former spouse beneficiary dies on or after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 (c) APPLICABILITY TO FORMER SPOUSE DEATHS

4 BEFORE ENACTMENT.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—A person—

6 (A) who before the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act had a former spouse beneficiary 

8 under the Survivor Benefit Plan who died be9 fore that date; and 

10 (B) who on the date of the enactment of 

11 this Act is married, 

12 may elect to provide spouse coverage for such spouse 

13 under the Plan, regardless of whether the person 

14 married such spouse before or after the death of the 

15 former spouse beneficiary. Any such election may 

16 only be made during the one-year period beginning 

17 on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION IF MAR19 RIED AT LEAST A YEAR AT DEATH FORMER

20 SPOUSE.—If the person providing the annuity was 

21 married to the spouse beneficiary for at least one 

22 year at the time of the death of the former spouse 

23 beneficiary, the effective date of such election shall 

24 be the first day of the first month after the death 

25 of the former spouse beneficiary. 


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1 (3) OTHER EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the person 

2 providing the annuity married the spouse beneficiary 

3 after (or during the one-year period preceding) the 

4 death of the former spouse beneficiary, the effective 

5 date of the election shall be the first day of the first 

6 month following the first anniversary of the person’s 

7 marriage to the spouse beneficiary. 

8 (4) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREMIUMS.—A per9 son electing to participate in the Plan under this 

10 subsection shall be responsible for payment of all 

11 premiums due from the effective date of the election. 

12 Subtitle E—Commissary and Non13 Appropriated Fund Instrumen14 tality Benefits and Operations 

15 SEC. 651. PLAN TO OBTAIN BUDGET-NEUTRALITY FOR THE 

16 DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND THE 

17 MILITARY EXCHANGE SYSTEM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

19 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

20 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent21 atives a report setting forth a comprehensive plan to 

22 achieve by October 1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the deliv23 ery of commissary and exchange benefits while meeting 

24 the benchmarks set forth in subsection (c). In preparing 

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1 by section 634 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

2 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3406) and 

4 any other previous reports, studies, and surveys of matters 

5 appropriate to the report. 

6 (b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by 

7 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

8 (1) A description of any modifications to the 

9 commissary and exchange benefit systems the Sec10 retary considers appropriate to obtain budget-neu11 trality in the delivery of commissary and exchange 

12 benefits, including the following: 

13 (A) The establishment of common business 

14 processes, practices, and systems to exploit 

15 synergies between the operations of defense 

16 commissaries and exchanges and to optimize 

17 the operations of the resale system and the ben18 efits provided by the commissaries and ex19 changes. 

20 (B) The privatization of the defense com21 missary system and the military exchange sys22 tem, in whole or in part. 

23 (C) Engagement of major commercial gro24 cery retailers or other private sector entities to 

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1 beneficiaries with discount savings on grocery 

2 products and certain household goods. 

3 (D) The closure of commissaries in loca4 tions in close proximity to other commissaries 

5 or in locations where commercial alternatives, 

6 through major grocery retailers, may be avail7 able. 

8 (2) An analysis of different pricing constructs 

9 to improve or enhance the delivery of commissary 

10 and exchange benefits. 

11 (3) A description of the impact of any modifica12 tions described pursuant to paragraph (1) on Mo13 rale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) quality-of-life 

14 programs. 

15 (4) Such recommendations for legislative action 

16 as the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve by 

17 October 1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the delivery of 

18 commissary and exchange benefits while meeting the 

19 benchmarks set forth in subsection (c). 

20 (c) BENCHMARKS.—The report required by sub21 section (a) shall ensure—

22 (1) the maintenance of high levels of customer 

23 satisfaction in the delivery of commissary and ex24 change benefits; 

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1 (3) the sustainment of discount savings to eligi2 ble beneficiaries. 

3 (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF

4 PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the submittal of 

5 the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller 

6 General of the United States shall submit to the Commit7 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

8 Representatives a report setting forth an assessment by 

9 the Comptroller General of the plan to achieve budget-neu10 trality in the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits 

11 while meeting the benchmarks set forth in subsection (c) 

12 as set forth in the report required by subsection (a). 

13 (e) PILOT PROGRAMS.—

14 (1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—After the reports 

15 required by subsections (a) and (d) have been sub16 mitted as described in such subsections, the Sec17 retary may, notwithstanding any requirement in 

18 chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, conduct 

19 one or more pilot programs to evaluate the feasi20 bility and advisability of processes and methods for 

21 achieving budget-neutrality in the delivery of com22 missary and exchange benefits and other applicable 

23 benchmarks in accordance with this section. The 

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1 such pilot program to establish appropriate prices in 

2 response to market conditions and customer de3 mand, provided that the level of savings required by 

4 paragraph (3) is maintained. 

5 (2) BENCHMARKS.—If the Secretary conducts a 

6 pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary 

7 shall establish specific, measurable benchmarks for 

8 measuring success in the provision of high quality 

9 grocery goods and products, discount savings to pa10 trons, and high levels of customer satisfaction while 

11 achieving budget-neutrality in the delivery of com12 missary and exchange benefits under the pilot pro13 gram. 

14 (3) REQUIRED SAVINGS TO PATRONS.—The 

15 Secretary shall ensure that the level of savings to 

16 commissary and exchange patrons under any pilot 

17 program under this subsection is not less than the 

18 level of savings to such patrons before the implemen19 tation of such pilot program, as follows: 

20 (A) Before commencing a pilot program 

21 the Secretary shall establish a baseline of sav22 ings to patrons achieved for each commissary or 

23 exchange to participate in such pilot program 

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1 ket basket of goods to prices charged by local 

2 competitors for the same market basket of 

3 goods. 

4 (B) After commencement of such pilot pro5 gram, the Secretary shall ensure that each com6 missary or exchange, or private sector entity, 

7 participating in such pilot program conducts 

8 market-basket price comparisons not less than 

9 once a month and adjusts pricing as necessary 

10 to ensure that pricing achieves savings to pa11 trons under such pilot program that are reason12 ably consistent with the baseline savings for the 

13 commissary or exchange established pursuant to 

14 subparagraph (A). 

15 (4) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

16 of the Secretary to carry out a pilot program under 

17 this subsection shall expire on the date that is five 

18 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 However, if a pilot program achieves budget-neu20 trality in the delivery of commissary and exchange 

21 benefits and other applicable benchmarks, as meas22 ured using the benchmarks required by paragraph 

23 (2), the Secretary may continue the pilot program 

24 for an additional period of up to five years. 

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1 (A) INITIAL REPORTS.—If the Secretary 

2 conducts a pilot program under this subsection, 

3 the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days be4 fore commencing the pilot program, submit to 

5 the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen6 ate and the House of Representatives a report 

7 on the pilot program, including the following: 

8 (i) A description of the pilot program. 

9 (ii) The provisions, if any, of chapter 

10 147 of title 10, United States Code, that 

11 will be waived in the conduct of the pilot 

12 program. 

13 (B) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

14 days after the date of the completion of any 

15 pilot program under this subsection or the date 

16 of the commencement of an extension of a pilot 

17 program under paragraph (4), the Secretary 

18 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv19 ices of the Senate and the House of Represent20 atives a report on the pilot program, including 

21 the following: 

22 (i) A description and assessment of 

23 the pilot program. 

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1 retary considers appropriate in light of the 

2 pilot program. 

3 SEC. 652. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 

4 STATES REPORT ON THE COMMISSARY SUR5 CHARGE, NON-APPROPRIATED FUND, AND 

6 PRIVATELY-FINANCED MAJOR CONSTRUC7 TION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

10 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

11 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent12 atives a report on the Commissary Surcharge, Non-appro13 priated Fund and Privately-Financed Major Construction 

14 Program of the Department of Defense. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

16 shall include the following: 

17 (1) An assessment whether the Secretary of De18 fense has established policies and procedures to en19 sure the timely submittal to the committees of Con20 gress referred to in subsection (a) of notice on con21 struction projects proposed to be funded through the 

22 program referred to in that subsection. 

23 (2) An assessment whether the Secretaries of 

24 the military departments have developed and imple25 mented policies and procedures to comply with the 


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1 policies and directives of the Department of Defense 

2 for the submittal to such committees of Congress of 

3 notice on such construction projects. 

4 (3) An assessment whether the Secretary of De5 fense has established policies and procedures to no6 tify such committees of Congress when such con7 struction projects have been commenced without no8 tice to Congress. 

9 (4) An assessment whether construction 

10 projects described in paragraph (3) have been com11 pleted before submittal of notice to Congress as de12 scribed in that paragraph and, if so, a list of such 

13 projects. 

14 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

15 SEC. 661. IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND 

16 PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

17 ARMED FORCES. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY

19 AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS.—It is the sense of 

20 Congress that—

21 (1) the Secretary of Defense should strengthen 

22 arrangements with other departments and agencies 

23 of the Federal Government and nonprofit organiza24 tions in order to improve the financial literacy and 

25 preparedness of members of the Armed Forces; and 


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1 (2) the Secretaries of the military departments 

2 and the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces should 

3 provide support for the financial literacy and pre4 paredness training carried out under section 992 of 

5 title 10, United States Code, as amended by sub6 sections (b), (c), and (d). 

7 (b) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PRE8 PAREDNESS TRAINING.—Subsection (a) of section 992 of 

9 title 10, United States Code, is amended—

10 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘CONSUMER EDUCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FINAN12 CIAL LITERACY TRAINING’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘education’’ in 

14 the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and insert15 ing ‘‘financial literacy training’’; 

16 (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

17 following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided 

19 to a member of the armed forces—

20 ‘‘(A) as a component of the initial entry train21 ing of the member; 

22 ‘‘(B) upon arrival at the first duty station of 

23 the member; 


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1 ‘‘(C) upon arrival at each subsequent duty sta2 tion, in the case of a member in pay grade E–4 or 

3 below or in pay grade O–3 or below; 

4 ‘‘(D) on the date of promotion of the member, 

5 in the case of a member in pay grade E–5 or below 

6 or in pay grade O–4 or below; 

7 ‘‘(E) when the member vests in the Thrift Sav8 ings Plan (TSP) under section 8432(g)(2)(C) of title 

9 5; 

10 ‘‘(F) when the member becomes entitled to re11 ceive continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, 

12 at which time the training shall include, at a min13 imum, information on options available to the mem14 ber regarding the use of continuation pay; 

15 ‘‘(G) at each major life event during the service 

16 of the member, such as—

17 ‘‘(i) marriage; 

18 ‘‘(ii) divorce; 

19 ‘‘(iii) birth of first child; or 

20 ‘‘(iv) disabling sickness or condition; 

21 ‘‘(H) during leadership training; 

22 ‘‘(I) during pre-deployment training and during 

23 post-deployment training; 

24 ‘‘(J) at transition points in the service of the 

25 member, such as—


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1 ‘‘(i) transition from a regular component 

2 to a reserve component; 

3 ‘‘(ii) separation from service; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) retirement; and 

5 ‘‘(K) as a component of periodically recurring 

6 required training that is provided to the member at 

7 a military installation.’’; 

8 (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

9 (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(J)’’; and 

10 (5) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regula13 tions setting forth any other events and circumstances (in 

14 addition to the events and circumstances described in 

15 paragraph (2)) upon which the training required by this 

16 subsection shall be provided.’’. 

17 (c) SURVEY OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY

18 AND PREPAREDNESS.—Such section is further amended—

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub20 section (e); and 

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol22 lowing new subsection (d): 

23 ‘‘(d) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS

24 SURVEY.—(1) The Director of the Defense Manpower 

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1 survey a survey of the status of the financial literacy and 

2 preparedness of members of the armed forces. 

3 ‘‘(2) The results of the annual financial literacy and 

4 preparedness survey—

5 ‘‘(A) shall be used by each of the Secretaries 

6 concerned as a benchmark to evaluate and update 

7 training provided under this section; and 

8 ‘‘(B) shall be submitted to the Committees on 

9 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep10 resentatives.’’. 

11 (d) FINANCIAL SERVICES DEFINED.—Subsection (e) 

12 of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of 

13 this section, is amended by adding at the end the following 

14 new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(4) Health insurance, budget management, 

16 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), retirement lump sum 

17 payments (including rollover options and tax con18 sequences), and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP).’’. 

19 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

20 (1) SECTION HEADING .—The heading of such 

21 section is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘§ 992. Financial literacy training: financial services’’. 

23 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

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1 amended by striking the item related to section 992 

2 and inserting the following new item:

‘‘992. Financial literacy training: financial services.’’.

3 (f) IMPLEMENTATIONS.—Not later than six months 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of the military department concerned and the Secretary 

6 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

7 shall commence providing financial literacy training under 

8 section 992 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

9 by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, to members 

10 of the Armed Forces. 

11 SEC. 662. RECORDATION OF OBLIGATIONS FOR INSTALL12 MENT PAYMENTS OF INCENTIVE PAYS, AL13 LOWANCES, AND SIMILAR BENEFITS WHEN 

14 PAYMENT IS DUE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 37, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 1015. Recordation of installment payment obliga19 tions for incentive pays and similar bene20 fits 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any pay, allow22 ance, bonus, or other benefit described in subsection (b) 

23 that is paid to a member of the uniformed services on an 

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1 charged to appropriations that are available for obligation 

2 at the time such payment is payable. 

3 ‘‘(b) COVERED PAY AND BENEFITS.—Subsection (a) 

4 applies to any incentive pay, special pay, or bonus, or simi5 lar periodic payment of pay or allowances, or of edu6 cational benefits or stipends, that is paid to a member of 

7 the uniformed services under this title or title 10.’’. 

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

9 at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for incentive pays and 

similar benefits.’’.

11 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

12 PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

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

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

program. 

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

and released members of the Selected Reserve. 

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

of TRICARE Prime. 

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

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by administrative error under the TRICARE program. 

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

and health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to 

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

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

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

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

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

with knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed 

Forces. 


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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: 

8 ‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.—

9 ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph 

10 (B), an affected eligible beneficiary may not 

11 make the one-time election under paragraph (1) 

12 if, at the time of such election, the beneficiary 

13 does not reside—


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1 ‘‘(i) in a ZIP code that is in a region 

2 described in subsection (d)(1)(B); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) within 100 miles of a military 

4 medical treatment facility. 

5 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply 

6 with respect to an affected eligible beneficiary 

7 who—

8 ‘‘(i) as of December 25, 2013, resides 

9 farther than 100 miles from a military 

10 medical treatment facility; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) is such an eligible beneficiary by 

12 reason of service in the Army, Navy, Air 

13 Force, or Marine Corps.’’. 

14 SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING FOR THE 

15 TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 

16 (a) MODIFICATION OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS.—

17 Subparagraph (A) of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is amended—

19 (1) in clause (i)—

20 (A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$8’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘$10’’; and 

22 (B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$20’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘$24’’; and 

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1 (A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$16’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$20’’; and 

3 (B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$46’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$49’’. 

5 (b) MODIFICATION OF COLA INCREASE.—Subpara6 graph (C) of such section is amended—

7 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Beginning Octo8 ber 1, 2013,’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 

9 2016,’’; and 

10 (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol11 lowing new clause (ii): 

12 ‘‘(ii) The amount of the increase otherwise provided 

13 for a year by clause (i) shall be computed as follows: 

14 ‘‘(I) If the amount of the increase is equal to 

15 or greater than 50 cents, the amount of the increase 

16 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. 

17 ‘‘(II) If the amount of the increase is less than 

18 50 cents, the increase shall not be made for such 

19 year, but shall be carried over to, and accumulated 

20 with, the amount of the increase for the subsequent 

21 year or years and made when the aggregate amount 

22 of increases under this clause for a year is equal to 

23 or greater than 50 cents.’’. 


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1 SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS 

2 COVERAGE TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND 

3 RELEASED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RE4 SERVE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a 

6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

8 (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol10 lowing new paragraph (2): 

11 ‘‘(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the 

12 Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the armed 

13 forces who—

14 ‘‘(A) is discharged or released from service 

15 in the Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or 

16 involuntarily, under other than adverse condi17 tions, as characterized by the Secretary con18 cerned; 

19 ‘‘(B) immediately preceding that discharge 

20 or release, is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Se21 lect; and 

22 ‘‘(C) after that discharge or release, would 

23 not otherwise be eligible for any benefits under 

24 this chapter.’’. 


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1 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection 

2 (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or sub3 section (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 

4 (c) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.—Subsection (d) of 

5 such section is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

7 (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol9 lowing new paragraph (2): 

10 ‘‘(2) In the case of a member described in sub11 section (b)(2), the written election shall be submitted 

12 to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-

13 day period beginning on the later of—

14 ‘‘(A) the date of the discharge or release of 

15 the member from service in the Selected Re16 serve; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the date the member receives the no18 tification required pursuant to subsection (c).’’. 

19 (d) COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (e) of 

20 such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection 

21 (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 

22 (e) PERIOD OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.—Subsection 

23 (g)(1) of such section is amended—

24 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

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1 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol2 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of a member described in sub4 section (b)(2), the date which is 18 months after the 

5 date the member ceases to be eligible to enroll in 

6 TRICARE Reserve Select;’’. 

7 (f) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—Such 

8 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(h) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—In 

11 this section, the term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means 

12 TRICARE Standard coverage provided under section 

13 1076d of this title.’’. 

14 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

15 further amended—

16 (1) in subsection (c)—

17 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub18 section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

19 (b)(3)’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub21 section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

22 (b)(4)’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

2 subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

3 (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 

5 by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 

8 by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection 

11 (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub12 section (b)(3) or subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

13 (4) in subsection (g)—

14 (A) in paragraph (1)—

15 (i) in subparagraph (C), as redesig16 nated by subsection (e)(1), by striking 

17 ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub18 section (b)(3)’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redes20 ignated, by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redes23 ignated, by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 

5 (C) in paragraph (3)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(D)’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’. 

10 SEC. 704. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE 

11 PROGRAM FOR BENEFICIARIES OF TRICARE 

12 PRIME. 

13 (a) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.—The Secretary of 

14 Defense shall ensure that beneficiaries under TRICARE 

15 Prime who are seeking an appointment for health care 

16 under TRICARE Prime shall obtain such an appointment 

17 within the health care access standards established under 

18 subsection (b), including through the use of health care 

19 providers in the preferred provider network of TRICARE 

20 Prime. 

21 (b) STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary shall establish health care access standards 

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1 Prime, whether received at military medical treat2 ment facilities or from health care providers in the 

3 preferred provider 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 mod15 ify the health care access standards established 

16 under paragraph (1) whenever the Secretary con17 siders the modification of such standards appro18 priate. 

19 (4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish 

20 the health care access standards established under 

21 paragraph (1), and any modifications to such stand22 ards, in the Federal Register and on a publicly ac23 cessible Internet website of the Department of De24 fense. 

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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 

5 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 

6 term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States 

7 Code. 

8 SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SMOKING 

9 CESSATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN 

10 TRICARE BENEFICIARIES. 

11 Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

13 110–417; 122 Stat. 4503; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amend14 ed—

15 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘during 

16 fiscal year 2009’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘during 

18 such fiscal year’’; and 

19 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘during fiscal 

20 year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 

21 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 

10 of erroneous payments caused by admin11 istrative error 

12 ‘‘(a) WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT.—The Secretary of 

13 Defense may waive recoupment from an individual who 

14 has benefitted from an erroneous TRICARE payment in 

15 a case 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 chap24 ter. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The individual relied on the expectation of 

2 such entitlement. 

3 ‘‘(4) The Secretary determines that a waiver of 

4 recoupment of such payment is necessary to prevent 

5 an injustice. 

6 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR.—In any case 

7 in which the Secretary waives recoupment under sub8 section (a) and the administrative error was on the part 

9 of a contractor under the TRICARE program, the Sec10 retary shall, consistent with the requirements and proce11 dures of the applicable contract, impose financial responsi12 bility on the contractor for the erroneous payment. 

13 ‘‘(c) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any deter14 mination by the Secretary under this section to waive or 

15 decline to waive recoupment under subsection (a) is a final 

16 determination and shall not be subject to appeal or judicial 

17 review.’’. 

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

19 at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended 

20 by inserting after the item relating to section 1095f the 

21 following new item:

‘‘1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments 

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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 OUT9 COME MEASURES.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall publish on a publically available Internet website of 

13 the Department of Defense data on all measures that the 

14 Secretary considers appropriate that are used by the De15 partment to assess patient safety, quality of care, patient 

16 satisfaction, and health outcomes for health care provided 

17 under the TRICARE program at each military medical 

18 treatment facility. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the 

20 data published under paragraph (1) not less frequently 

21 than once each quarter during each fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may not include data relating to 

23 risk management activities of the Department in any pub24 lication under paragraph (1) or update under paragraph 

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1 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data pub2 lished under paragraph (1) and updated under paragraph 

3 (2) is accessible to the public through the primary Internet 

4 website of the Department and the primary Internet 

5 website of the military medical treatment facility with re6 spect to which such data applies.’’. 

7 SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS 

8 OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IN9 FORMATION ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY 

10 OF CARE, AND ACCESS TO CARE AT MILITARY 

11 MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

12 Section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 

14 1073 note)) is amended—

15 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in 

16 the second sentence, by striking ‘‘address’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (1)—

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘address’’ before ‘‘the im19 pact of’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

21 semicolon; 

22 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

25 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(3) address patient safety, quality of care, and 

2 access to care at military medical treatment facili3 ties, including—

4 ‘‘(A) an identification of the number of 

5 practitioners providing health care in military 

6 medical treatment facilities that were reported 

7 to the National Practitioner Data Bank during 

8 the year preceding the evaluation; and 

9 ‘‘(B) with respect to each military medical 

10 treatment facility, an assessment of—

11 ‘‘(i) the current accreditation status of 

12 such facility, including any recommenda13 tions for corrective action made by the rel14 evant accrediting body; 

15 ‘‘(ii) any policies or procedures imple16 mented during such year by the Secretary 

17 of the military department concerned that 

18 were designed to improve patient safety, 

19 quality of care, and access to care at such 

20 facility; 

21 ‘‘(iii) data on surgical and maternity 

22 care outcomes during such year; 

23 ‘‘(iv) data on appointment wait times 

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1 ‘‘(v) data on patient safety, quality of 

2 care, and access to care as compared to 

3 standards established by the Department 

4 of Defense with respect to patient safety, 

5 quality of care, and access to care.’’. 

6 SEC. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE 

7 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

8 (a) HEALTH PLAN PORTABILITY.—

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

10 shall ensure that covered beneficiaries under the 

11 TRICARE program who are covered under a health 

12 plan under such program are able to seamlessly ac13 cess health care under such health plan in each 

14 TRICARE program region. 

15 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall prescribe regulations to carry out para18 graph (1). 

19 (b) MECHANISMS TO ENSURE PORTABILITY.—In 

20 carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

21 (1) establish a process for electronic notification 

22 of contractors responsible for administering the 

23 TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when 

24 any covered beneficiary intends to relocate between 

25 such regions; 


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1 (2) provide for the automatic electronic transfer 

2 between such contractors of information relating to 

3 covered beneficiaries who are relocating between 

4 such regions, including demographic, enrollment, 

5 and claims information; and 

6 (3) ensure each such covered beneficiary is able 

7 to obtain a new primary health care provider within 

8 ten days of—

9 (A) arriving at the location to which the 

10 covered beneficiary has relocated; and 

11 (B) initiating a request for a new primary 

12 health care provider. 

13 (c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall—

14 (1) publish information on any modifications 

15 made pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to the 

16 ability of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 

17 program who are covered under a health plan under 

18 such program to access health care in each 

19 TRICARE region on the primary Internet website of 

20 the Department that is available to the public; and 

21 (2) ensure that such information is made avail22 able on the primary Internet website that is avail23 able to the public of each current contractor respon24 sible for administering the TRICARE program. 


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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov2 ered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 

3 meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, 

4 United States Code. 

5 SEC. 715. JOINT UNIFORM FORMULARY FOR TRANSITION 

6 OF CARE. 

7 (a) JOINT FORMULARY.—Not later than June 1, 

8 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Vet9 erans Affairs shall jointly establish a joint uniform for10 mulary for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 

11 Department of Defense with respect to pharmaceutical 

12 agents that are critical for the transition of an individual 

13 from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of 

14 Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Vet15 erans Affairs. 

16 (b) SELECTION.—The Secretaries shall select for in17 clusion on the joint uniform formulary established under 

18 subsection (a) pharmaceutical agents relating to—

19 (1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and psy20 chiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress 

21 disorder; and 

22 (2) any other conditions determined appropriate 

23 by the Secretaries. 

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1 committees a report on the joint uniform formulary estab2 lished under subsection (a), including a list of the pharma3 ceutical agents selected for inclusion on the formulary. 

4 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

5 construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the 

6 Secretary of Veterans Affairs from each maintaining the 

7 respective uniform formularies of the Department of the 

8 Secretary. 

9 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com11 mittees’’ means—

12 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

13 and 

14 (B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘pharmaceutical agent’’ has the 

17 meaning given that term in section 1074g(g) of title 

18 10, United States Code. 

19 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

20 1074g(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amend21 ed by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘With 

22 respect to members of the uniformed services, such uni23 form formulary shall include pharmaceutical agents on the 

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1 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2016.’’. 

3 SEC. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 

4 IN TRICARE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRICARE CERTIFIED

6 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS DURING TRANSITION PE7 RIOD.—During the period preceding January 1, 2021, for 

8 purposes of determining whether a mental health care pro9 fessional is eligible for reimbursement under the 

10 TRICARE program as a TRICARE certified mental 

11 health counselor, an individual who holds a masters degree 

12 or doctoral degree in counseling from a program that is 

13 accredited by a covered institution shall be treated as hold14 ing such degree from a mental health counseling program 

15 or clinical mental health counseling program that is ac16 credited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling 

17 and Related Educational Programs. 

18 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ means any 

20 of the following: 

21 (A) The Accrediting Commission for Com22 munity and Junior Colleges Western Associa23 tion of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC). 

24 (B) The Higher Learning Commission 

25 (HLC). 


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1 (C) The Middle States Commission on 

2 Higher Education (MSCHE). 

3 (D) The New England Association of 

4 Schools and Colleges Commission on Institu5 tions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE). 

6 (E) The Southern Association of Colleges 

7 and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges. 

8 (F) The WASC Senior College and Univer9 sity Commission (WASC-SCUC). 

10 (G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health 

11 Education Schools (ABHES). 

12 (H) The Accrediting Commission of Career 

13 Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). 

14 (I) The Accrediting Council for Inde15 pendent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). 

16 (J) The Distance Education Accreditation 

17 Commission (DEAC). 

18 (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 

19 meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 

20 United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT 

2 MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH 

3 KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF 

4 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER READINESS DES6 IGNATION.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Defense shall develop a system by which 

10 any non-Department mental health care provider 

11 that meets eligibility criteria established by the Sec12 retary relating to the knowledge described in para13 graph (2) receives a mental health provider readi14 ness designation from the Department of Defense. 

15 (2) KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBED.—The knowledge 

16 described in this paragraph is the following: 

17 (A) Knowledge and understanding with re18 spect to the culture of members of the Armed 

19 Forces and family members and caregivers of 

20 members of the Armed Forces. 

21 (B) Knowledge with respect to evidence22 based treatments that have been approved by 

23 the Department for the treatment of mental 

24 health issues among members of the Armed 

25 Forces. 


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1 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNA2 TION.—

3 (1) REGISTRY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

4 establish and update as necessary a publically avail5 able registry of all non-Department mental health 

6 care providers that are currently designated under 

7 subsection (a)(1). 

8 (2) PROVIDER LIST.—The Secretary shall up9 date all lists maintained by the Secretary of non-De10 partment mental health care providers that provide 

11 mental health care under the laws administered by 

12 the Secretary by indicating the providers that are 

13 currently designated under subsection (a)(1). 

14 (c) NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO15 VIDER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘non-Depart16 ment mental health care provider’’—

17 (1) means a health care provider who—

18 (A) specializes in mental health; 

19 (B) is not a health care provider of the De20 partment of Defense at a facility of the Depart21 ment; and 

22 (C) provides health care to members of the 

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1 selors, marriage and family therapists, and other 

2 mental health care providers designated by the Sec3 retary of Defense. 

4 SEC. 718. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO 

5 CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING FOR MEM6 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES.—

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Defense shall establish clinical practice 

11 guidelines for health care providers employed by the 

12 Department of Defense on standards of care with re13 spect to methods of contraception and counseling on 

14 methods of contraception for members of the Armed 

15 Forces. 

16 (2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall from time 

17 to time update the clinical practice guidelines estab18 lished under paragraph (1) to incorporate into such 

19 guidelines new or updated standards of care with re20 spect to methods of contraception and counseling on 

21 methods of contraception. 

22 (b) DISSEMINATION.—

23 (1) INITIAL DISSEMINATION.—As soon as prac24 ticable, but commencing not later than one year 

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1 retary shall provide for rapid dissemination of the 

2 clinical practice guidelines to health care providers 

3 described in subsection (a)(1). 

4 (2) DISSEMINATION OF UPDATES.—As soon as 

5 practicable after each update to the clinical practice 

6 guidelines made by the Secretary pursuant to para7 graph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall pro8 vide for the rapid dissemination of such updated 

9 clinical practice guidelines to health care providers 

10 described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 

11 (3) PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary shall dissemi12 nate the clinical practice guidelines under paragraph 

13 (1) and any updates to such guidelines under para14 graph (2) in accordance with administrative proto15 cols developed by the Secretary for such purpose. 

16 (c) ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING.—As 

17 soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary shall ensure that women members of 

19 the Armed Forces have access to comprehensive coun20 seling on the full range of methods of contraception pro21 vided by health care providers described in subsection 

22 (a)(1) during health care visits, including visits as follows: 

23 (1) During predeployment health care visits, in24 cluding counseling that provides specific information 

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1 ticipated deployment conditions and various methods 

2 of contraception. 

3 (2) During health care visits during deploy4 ment. 

5 (3) During annual physical examinations. 

6 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

7 Matters 

8 SEC. 721. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT 

9 PATIENTS RELATING TO OBSTETRICAL ANES10 THESIA SERVICES. 

11 Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

12 is amended by striking subparagraph (F). 

13 SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH 

14 CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

15 Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

18 SEC. 723. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART19 MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET20 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM21 ONSTRATION FUND. 

22 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

24 Stat. 2573), as amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

2 291), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

3 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 724. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OF5 FICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

6 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

7 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

8 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 

9 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 

10 which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congres11 sional defense committees the report required by section 

12 713(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

13 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3414). 

15 SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON URGENT CARE UNDER 

16 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

17 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 

19 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

20 the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot pro21 gram to allow a covered beneficiary under the 

22 TRICARE program access to urgent care visits 

23 without the need for preauthorization for such visits. 

24 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

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1 (3) INCORPORATION OF NURSE ADVICE LINE.—

2 The Secretary shall incorporate the nurse advise line 

3 of the Department into the pilot program to direct 

4 covered beneficiaries seeking access to care to the 

5 source of the most appropriate level of health care 

6 required to treat the medical conditions of the bene7 ficiaries, including urgent care under the pilot pro8 gram. 

9 (b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall—

10 (1) publish information on the pilot program 

11 under subsection (a) for the receipt of urgent care 

12 under the TRICARE program—

13 (A) on the primary publically available 

14 Internet website of the Department; and 

15 (B) on the primary publically available 

16 Internet website of each military medical treat17 ment facility; and 

18 (2) ensure that such information is made avail19 able on the primary publically available Internet 

20 website of each current managed care contractor 

21 that has established a health care provider network 

22 under the TRICARE program. 

23 (c) REPORTS.—

24 (1) FIRST REPORT.—


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

2 after the date on which the pilot program under 

3 subsection (a) commences, the Secretary shall 

4 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

5 the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

6 report on the pilot program. 

7 (B) ELEMENTS.—The report under sub8 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

9 (i) An analysis of urgent care use by 

10 covered beneficiaries in military medical 

11 treatment facilities and the TRICARE 

12 purchased care provider network. 

13 (ii) A comparison of urgent care use 

14 by covered beneficiaries to the use by cov15 ered beneficiaries of emergency depart16 ments in military medical treatment facili17 ties and the TRICARE purchased care 

18 provider network, including an analysis of 

19 whether the pilot program decreases the 

20 inappropriate use of medical care in emer21 gency departments. 

22 (iii) A determination of the extent to 

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1 ficiaries in military medical treatment fa2 cilities and the TRICARE purchased care 

3 provider network. 

4 (iv) An analysis of any cost savings to 

5 the Department realized through the pilot 

6 program. 

7 (v) A determination of the optimum 

8 number of urgent care visits available to 

9 covered beneficiaries without 

10 preauthorization. 

11 (vi) An analysis of the satisfaction of 

12 covered beneficiaries with the pilot pro13 gram. 

14 (2) SECOND REPORT.—Not later than two 

15 years after the date on which the pilot program com16 mences, the Secretary shall submit to the commit17 tees specified in paragraph (1)(A) an update to the 

18 report required by such paragraph, including any 

19 recommendations of the Secretary with respect to 

20 extending or making permanent the pilot program 

21 and a description of any related legislative actions 

22 that the Secretary considers appropriate. 

23 (3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date on which the pilot program is com25 pleted, the Secretary shall submit to the committees 


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1 specified in paragraph (1)(A) a final report on the 

2 pilot program that updates the report required by 

3 paragraph (2). 

4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov5 ered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 

6 meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, 

7 United States Code. 

8 SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO 

9 IMPROVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER 

10 THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

11 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

13 Defense shall commence the conduct of a pilot program 

14 under section 1092 of title 10, United States Code, to as15 sess whether a reduction in the rate of increase in health 

16 care spending by the Department of Defense and an en17 hancement of the operation of the military health system 

18 may be achieved by developing and implementing value19 based incentive programs to encourage health care pro20 viders under the TRICARE program (including physi21 cians, hospitals, and others involved in providing health 

22 care to patients) to improve the following: 

23 (1) The quality of health care provided to cov24 ered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 


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1 (2) The experience of covered beneficiaries in 

2 receiving health care under the TRICARE program. 

3 (3) The health of covered beneficiaries. 

4 (b) INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.—

5 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an incentive 

6 program under this section, the Secretary shall—

7 (A) consider the characteristics of the pop8 ulation of covered beneficiaries affected by the 

9 incentive program; 

10 (B) consider how the incentive program 

11 would impact the receipt of health care under 

12 the TRICARE program by such covered bene13 ficiaries; 

14 (C) establish or maintain an assurance 

15 that such covered beneficiaries will have timely 

16 access to health care during operation of the in17 centive program; 

18 (D) ensure that there are no additional fi19 nancial costs to such covered beneficiaries of 

20 implementing the incentive program; and 

21 (E) consider such other factors as the Sec22 retary considers appropriate. 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—With respect to an incentive 

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1 (A) the size, scope, and duration of the in2 centive program is reasonable in relation to the 

3 purpose of the incentive program; and 

4 (B) appropriate criteria and data collection 

5 are used to ensure adequate evaluation of the 

6 feasibility and advisability of implementing the 

7 incentive program throughout the TRICARE 

8 program. 

9 (3) USE OF EXISTING MODELS.—In developing 

10 an incentive program under this section, the Sec11 retary may adapt a value-based incentive program 

12 conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

13 Services or any other governmental or commercial 

14 health care program. 

15 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 

16 to carry out the pilot program under this section shall ter17 minate on December 31, 2019. 

18 (d) REPORTS.—

19 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 

21 less frequently than once each year thereafter until 

22 the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary 

23 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

24 a report on the pilot program. 


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1 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 

2 30, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congres3 sional defense committees a final report on the pilot 

4 program. 

5 (3) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 

6 paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall include the fol7 lowing: 

8 (A) An assessment of each incentive pro9 gram developed and implemented under this 

10 section, including whether such incentive pro11 gram—

12 (i) improves the quality of health care 

13 provided to covered beneficiaries, the expe14 rience of covered beneficiaries in receiving 

15 health care under the TRICARE program, 

16 or the health of covered beneficiaries; 

17 (ii) reduces the rate of increase in 

18 health care spending by the Department of 

19 Defense; or 

20 (iii) enhances the operation of the 

21 military health system. 

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1 gram or programs throughout the TRICARE 

2 program. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘cov4 ered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 

5 meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, 

6 United States Code. 

7 SEC. 727. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE8 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEALTHCARE MAN9 AGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

10 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

12 the Department of Defense Healthcare Management Sys13 tems Modernization, not more than 75 percent may be ob14 ligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 

15 of Defense makes the certification required by section 

16 713(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

18 note). 

19 SEC. 728. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF 

20 VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATING TO EXPOSURE 

21 TO AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN 

22 PITS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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1 retary of Veterans Affairs such information in the posses2 sion of the Secretary of Defense as the Secretary of Vet3 erans Affairs considers necessary to supplement and sup4 port—

5 (1) the development of information to be in6 cluded in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit 

7 Registry established by the Department of Veterans 

8 Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial 

9 and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 

10 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note); 

11 and 

12 (2) research and development activities con13 ducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to ex14 plore the potential health risks of exposure by mem15 bers of the Armed Forces to environmental factors 

16 in Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular the connec17 tion of such exposure to respiratory illnesses such as 

18 chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis19 ease, constrictive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibro20 sis. 

21 (b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The 

22 Secretary of Defense shall include in the information sub23 mitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under sub24 section (a) information on any research and surveillance 

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1 ate the incidence and prevalence of respiratory illnesses 

2 among members of the Armed Forces who were exposed 

3 to open burn pits while deployed overseas. 

4 SEC. 729. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES TO 

5 MEASURE DATA ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE 

6 PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

11 the House of Representatives a plan for the Department 

12 of Defense to develop procedures to compile and assess 

13 data relating to the following: 

14 (1) Outcomes for mental health care provided 

15 by the Department. 

16 (2) Variations in such outcomes among dif17 ferent medical facilities of the Department. 

18 (3) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by 

19 mental health care providers of the Department of 

20 the clinical practice guidelines and other evidence21 based treatments and approaches recommended for 

22 such providers by the Secretary. 


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1 SEC. 730. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE 

2 WITH AND ELIMINATE PERFORMANCE VARIA3 BILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE 

4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

5 (a) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

9 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep10 resentatives a comprehensive report setting forth the 

11 current and future plans of the Secretary, with esti12 mated dates of completion, to carry out the fol13 lowing: 

14 (A) To improve the experience of bene15 ficiaries with health care provided in military 

16 medical treatment facilities and through pur17 chased care. 

18 (B) To eliminate performance variability 

19 with respect to the provision of such health 

20 care. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive report 

22 under paragraph (1) shall include the plans of the 

23 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secre24 taries of the military departments, as follows: 

25 (A) To align performance measures for 

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1 ment facilities with performance measures for 

2 health care provided through purchased care. 

3 (B) To improve performance in the provi4 sion of health care by the Department of De5 fense by eliminating performance variability 

6 with respect to the provision of health care in 

7 military medical treatment facilities and 

8 through purchased care. 

9 (C) To use innovative, high-technology 

10 services to improve access to care, coordination 

11 of care, and the experience of care in military 

12 medical treatment facilities and through pur13 chased care. 

14 (D) To collect and analyze data through15 out the Department with respect to health care 

16 provided in military medical treatment facilities 

17 and through purchased care to improve the 

18 quality of such care, patient safety, and patient 

19 satisfaction. 

20 (E) To develop a performance management 

21 system, including by adoption of common meas22 ures for access to care, quality of care, safety, 

23 and patient satisfaction, that holds medical 

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1 (F) To use such other methods as the Sec2 retary considers appropriate to improve the ex3 perience of beneficiaries with and eliminate per4 formance variability with respect to health care 

5 received from the Department. 

6 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the submission of the comprehensive report re9 quired by subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General 

10 of the United States shall submit to the Committees 

11 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

12 Representatives a report on the plans of the Sec13 retary of Defense set forth in the comprehensive re14 port submitted under such subsection. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

16 (1) shall include the following: 

17 (A) An assessment of whether the plans in18 cluded in the comprehensive report submitted 

19 under subsection (a) will, with respect to mem20 bers of the Armed Forces and covered bene21 ficiaries under the TRICARE program—

22 (i) improve health outcomes; 

23 (ii) create consistent health value; and 

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1 medical treatment facilities and through 

2 purchased care. 

3 (B) An assessment of whether such plans 

4 can be achieved within the estimated dates of 

5 completion set forth by the Department under 

6 such subsection. 

7 (C) An assessment of whether any such 

8 plan would require legislation for the implemen9 tation of such plan. 

10 (D) An assessment of whether the Depart11 ment of Defense has adequately budgeted 

12 amounts to fund the carrying out of such plans. 

13 (E) Metrics that can be used to evaluate 

14 the performance of such plans. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘purchased care’’ means health 

17 care provided pursuant to a contract entered into 

18 under the TRICARE program. 

19 (2) The terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and 

20 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 

21 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

22 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 

8 under 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 

15 of the Armed Forces, including such recommenda16 tions for policies and programs to be carried out by 

17 the Department to address problem gambling as the 

18 Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

19 (3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of 

20 military health care personnel to adequately diag21 nose and provide dedicated treatment for problem 

22 gambling, including—

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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 

6 would 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 

14 on 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 

8 of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine 

9 Corps shall conduct a review of their current individual 

10 authorities provided in sections 3033, 5033, 8033, and 

11 5043 of title 10, United States Code, and other relevant 

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1 the purpose of developing such recommendations as the 

2 Chief concerned or the Commandant considers necessary 

3 to further or advance the role of the Chief concerned or 

4 the Commandant in the development of requirements, ac5 quisition processes, and the associated budget practices of 

6 the Department of Defense. 

7 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

8 Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 

9 the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant 

10 of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the congressional 

11 defense committees a report containing, at a minimum, 

12 the following: 

13 (1) The recommendations developed by the 

14 Chief concerned or the Commandant under sub15 section (a) and other results of the review conducted 

16 under such subsection. 

17 (2) The actions the Chief concerned or the 

18 Commandant is taking, if any, within the Chief’s or 

19 Commandant’s existing authority to implement such 

20 recommendations. 

21 SEC. 802. ROLE OF CHIEFS OF STAFF IN THE ACQUISITION 

22 PROCESS. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 149 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

3 section 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 

10 development and implementation of a customer-oriented 

11 acquisition system. 

12 ‘‘(b) CUSTOMER.—The customer of the defense ac13 quisition system is the armed force that will have primary 

14 responsibility for fielding the system or systems acquired. 

15 The customer is represented with regard to a major de16 fense acquisition program by the Secretary of the military 

17 department concerned and the Chief of the armed force 

18 concerned. 

19 ‘‘(c) ROLE OF CUSTOMER.—The customer of a major 

20 defense acquisition program shall be responsible for bal21 ancing resources against priorities on the acquisition pro22 gram and ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made 

23 among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and perform24 ance on a continuing basis throughout the life of the ac25 quisition program.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of chapter 149 of such title 

3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

4 section 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 

8 (6) 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 devel18 opment’’ and inserting ‘‘The development and man19 agement’’. 

20 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILITARY DEPUTIES.—

21 Section 908(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 

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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 

6 defense acquisition programs; 

7 ‘‘(2) informing the Chief of Staff on a con8 tinuing basis of any developments on major defense 

9 acquisition programs, which may require new or re10 visited trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical 

11 feasibility, 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 

16 Code); and 

17 ‘‘(3) ensuring that the views of the Chief of 

18 Staff on cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and per19 formance trade-offs are strongly considered by pro20 gram managers and program executive officers in all 

21 phases of the acquisition process.’’. 

22 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

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1 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

2 new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, 

4 the views of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in 

5 their roles as customers of the acquisition system, on mat6 ters pertaining to trade-offs among cost, schedule, tech7 nical feasibility, and performance under subsection 

8 (b)(1)(C) and the balancing of resources with priorities 

9 pursuant to subsection (b)(3).’’. 

10 (2) MILESTONE A DECISIONS.—The Chief of 

11 the Armed Force concerned shall advise the mile12 stone decision authority for a major defense acquisi13 tion program of the Chief’s views on cost, schedule, 

14 technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 

15 have been made with regard to the program, as pro16 vided in section 2366a(a)(2) of title 10, United 

17 States Code, as amended by section 823 of this Act, 

18 prior to a Milestone A decision on the program. 

19 (3) MILESTONE B DECISIONS.—The Chief of 

20 the Armed Force concerned shall advise the mile21 stone decision authority for a major defense acquisi22 tion program of the Chief’s views on cost, schedule, 

23 technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 

24 have been made with regard to the program, as pro25 vided in section 2366b(b)(3) of title 10, United 


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1 States Code, as amended by section 824 of this Act, 

2 prior to a Milestone 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 

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

19 314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(c) RESPONSE TO COMBAT EMERGENCIES AND

21 CERTAIN URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS.—

22 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR RAPID AC23 QUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT.—(A) In the case of 

24 any supplies and associated support services that, as 

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1 are urgently needed to eliminate a documented defi2 ciency that has resulted in combat casualties, or is 

3 likely to result in combat casualties, the Secretary 

4 may use the procedures developed under this section 

5 in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and de6 ployment of the needed supplies and associated sup7 port services. 

8 ‘‘(B) In the case of any supplies and associated 

9 support services that, as determined in writing by 

10 the Secretary of Defense, are urgently needed to 

11 eliminate a documented deficiency that impacts an 

12 ongoing or anticipated contingency operation and 

13 that, if left unfulfilled, could potentially result in 

14 loss of life or critical mission failure, the Secretary 

15 may use the procedures developed under this section 

16 in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and de17 ployment of the needed supplies and associated sup18 port services. 

19 ‘‘(C)(i) In the case of any supplies and associ20 ated support services that, as determined in writing 

21 by the Secretary of Defense without delegation, are 

22 urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency that as the 

23 result of a cyber attack has resulted in critical mis24 sion failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or 

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1 in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property 

2 destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may 

3 use the procedures developed under this section in 

4 order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and deploy5 ment of the needed offensive or defensive cyber ca6 pabilities, supplies, and associated support services. 

7 ‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘cyber at8 tack’ means a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, de9 ceive, degrade, or destroy computer systems or net10 works or the information or programs resident in or 

11 transiting these systems or networks. 

12 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL RE13 SPONSIBLE.—(A) Whenever the Secretary makes a 

14 determination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 

15 of paragraph (1) that certain supplies and associ16 ated support services are urgently needed to elimi17 nate a deficiency described in that subparagraph, 

18 the Secretary shall designate a senior official of the 

19 Department of Defense to ensure that the needed 

20 supplies and associated support services are acquired 

21 and deployed as quickly as possible, with a goal of 

22 awarding a contract for the acquisition of the sup23 plies and associated support services within 15 days. 

24 ‘‘(B) Upon designation of a senior official under 

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1 official to waive any provision of law, policy, direc2 tive, or regulation described in subsection (d) that 

3 such official determines in writing would unneces4 sarily impede the rapid acquisition and deployment 

5 of the needed supplies and associated support serv6 ices. In a case in which the needed supplies and as7 sociated support services cannot be acquired without 

8 an extensive delay, the senior official shall require 

9 that an interim solution be implemented and de10 ployed using the procedures developed under this 

11 section to minimize adverse consequences resulting 

12 from the urgent need. 

13 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—(A) In any fiscal year in 

14 which the Secretary makes a determination de15 scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of para16 graph (1), the Secretary may use any funds avail17 able to the Department of Defense for acquisitions 

18 of supplies and associated support services if the de19 termination includes a written finding that the use 

20 of such funds is necessary to address the deficiency 

21 in a timely manner. 

22 ‘‘(B) The authority of this section may only be 

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1 ‘‘(i) in the case of determinations by the 

2 Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), in an 

3 amount aggregating not more than 

4 $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; 

5 ‘‘(ii) in the case of determinations by the 

6 Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), in an 

7 amount aggregating not more than 

8 $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) in the case of determinations by the 

10 Secretary under paragraph (1)(C), in an 

11 amount aggregating not more than 

12 $200,000,000 during any fiscal year. 

13 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DE14 FENSE COMMITTEES.—(A) In the case of a deter15 mination by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), 

16 the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense 

17 committees of the determination within 15 days 

18 after the date of the determination. 

19 ‘‘(B) In the case of a determination by the Sec20 retary under paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary shall 

21 notify the congressional defense committees of the 

22 determination at least 10 days before the date on 

23 which the determination is effective. 

24 ‘‘(C) A notice under this paragraph shall in25 clude the following: 


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1 ‘‘(i) The supplies and associated support 

2 services to be acquired. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The amount anticipated to be ex4 pended for the acquisition. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The source of funds for the acquisi6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(D) A notice under this paragraph shall be 

8 sufficient to fulfill any requirement to provide notifi9 cation to Congress for a new start program. 

10 ‘‘(E) A notice under this paragraph shall be 

11 provided in consultation with the Director of the Of12 fice of Management and Budget. 

13 ‘‘(5) TIME FOR TRANSITIONING TO NORMAL AC14 QUISITION SYSTEM.—Any acquisition initiated under 

15 this subsection shall transition to the normal acqui16 sition system not later than two years after the date 

17 on which the Secretary makes the determination de18 scribed in paragraph (1) with respect to the supplies 

19 and associated support services concerned. 

20 ‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON OFFICERS WITH AUTHOR21 ITY TO MAKE A DETERMINATION.—The authority to 

22 make a determination under subparagraph (A), (B), 

23 or (C) of paragraph (1) may be exercised only by the 

24 Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense.’’. 


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1 SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID 

2 PROTOTYPING AND RAPID FIELDING. 

3 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

5 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo6 gistics, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Depart7 ment of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint 

8 Chiefs of Staff, shall establish guidance for a ‘‘middle 

9 tier’’ of acquisition programs that are intended to be com10 pleted in a period of two to five years. 

11 (b) ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.—The guidance re12 quired by subsection (a) shall cover the following two ac13 quisition pathways: 

14 (1) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—The rapid proto15 typing pathway shall provide for the use of innova16 tive technologies to rapidly develop fieldable proto17 types to demonstrate new capabilities and meet 

18 emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisi19 tion program under this pathway shall be to field a 

20 prototype that can be demonstrated in an oper21 ational environment and provide for a residual oper22 ational capability within five years of the develop23 ment of an approved requirement. 

24 (2) RAPID FIELDING.—The rapid fielding path25 way shall provide for the use of proven technologies 

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1 systems with minimal development required. The ob2 jective of an acquisition program under this pathway 

3 shall be to begin production within six months and 

4 complete fielding within five years of the develop5 ment of an approved requirement. 

6 (c) EXPEDITED PROCESS.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The guidance required by 

8 subsection (a) shall provide for a streamlined and 

9 coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition 

10 process that results in the development of an ap11 proved requirement for each program in a period of 

12 not more than six months from the time that the 

13 process is initiated. Programs that are subject to the 

14 guidance shall not be subject to the Joint Capabili15 ties Integration and Development System Manual 

16 and Department of Defense Directive 5000.01, ex17 cept to the extent specifically provided in the guid18 ance. 

19 (2) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—With respect to the 

20 rapid prototyping pathway, the guidance shall in21 clude—

22 (A) a merit-based process for the consider23 ation of innovative technologies and new capa24 bilities to meet needs communicated by the 


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1 Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant com2 manders; 

3 (B) a process for developing and imple4 menting acquisition and funding strategies for 

5 the program; 

6 (C) a process for cost-sharing with the 

7 military departments on rapid prototype 

8 projects, to ensure an appropriate commitment 

9 to the success of such projects; 

10 (D) a process for demonstrating and evalu11 ating the performance of fieldable prototypes 

12 developed pursuant to the program in an oper13 ational environment; and 

14 (E) a process for transitioning successful 

15 prototypes to new or existing acquisition pro16 grams for production and fielding under the 

17 rapid fielding pathway or the traditional acqui18 sition system. 

19 (3) RAPID FIELDING.—With respect to the 

20 rapid fielding pathway, the guidance shall include—

21 (A) a merit-based process for the consider22 ation of existing products and proven tech23 nologies to meet needs communicated by the 

24 Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant com25 manders; 


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1 (B) a process for demonstrating perform2 ance and evaluating for current operational 

3 purposes the proposed products and tech4 nologies; 

5 (C) a process for developing and imple6 menting acquisition and funding strategies for 

7 the program; and 

8 (D) a process for considering lifecycle costs 

9 and addressing issues of logistics support and 

10 system interoperability. 

11 (4) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.—The guid12 ance for the programs may provide for any of the 

13 following streamlined procedures: 

14 (A) The service acquisition executive of the 

15 military department concerned shall appoint a 

16 program manager for such program from 

17 among candidates from among civilian employ18 ees or members of the Armed Forces who have 

19 significant and relevant experience managing 

20 large and complex programs. 

21 (B) The program manager for each pro22 gram shall report with respect to such program 

23 directly, without intervening review or approval, 

24 to the service acquisition executive of the mili25 tary department concerned. 


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1 (C) The service acquisition executive of the 

2 military department concerned shall evaluate 

3 the job performance of such manager on an an4 nual basis. In conducting an evaluation under 

5 this paragraph, a service acquisition executive 

6 shall consider the extent to which the manager 

7 has achieved the objectives of the program for 

8 which the manager is responsible, including 

9 quality, timeliness, and cost objectives. 

10 (D) The program manager of a defense 

11 streamlined program shall be authorized staff 

12 positions for a technical staff, including experts 

13 in business management, contracting, auditing, 

14 engineering, testing, and logistics, to enable the 

15 manager to manage the program without the 

16 technical assistance of another organizational 

17 unit of an agency to the maximum extent prac18 ticable. 

19 (E) The program manager of a defense 

20 streamlined program shall be authorized, in co21 ordination with the users of the equipment and 

22 capability to be acquired and the test commu23 nity, to make trade-offs among life-cycle costs, 

24 requirements, and schedules to meet the goals 

25 of the program. 


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1 (F) The service acquisition executive, act2 ing in coordination with the defense acquisition 

3 executive, shall serve as the milestone decision 

4 authority for the program. 

5 (G) The program manager of a defense 

6 streamlined program shall be provided a process 

7 to expeditiously seek a waiver from Congress 

8 from any statutory or regulatory requirement 

9 that the program manager determines adds lit10 tle or no value to the management of the pro11 gram. 

12 (d) RAPID PROTOTYPING FUND.—

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

14 shall establish a fund to be known as the ‘‘Depart15 ment of Defense Rapid Prototyping Fund’’ to pro16 vide funds, in addition to other funds that may be 

17 available for acquisition programs under the rapid 

18 prototyping pathway established pursuant to this 

19 section. The Fund shall be managed by a senior offi20 cial of the Department of Defense designated by the 

21 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech22 nology, and Logistics. The Fund shall consist of 

23 amounts appropriated to the Fund and amounts 

24 credited to the Fund pursuant to section 828 of this 

25 Act. 


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1 (2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts available 

2 in the Fund may be transferred to a military depart3 ment for the purpose of carrying out an acquisition 

4 program under the rapid prototyping pathway estab5 lished pursuant to this section. Any amount so 

6 transferred shall be credited to the account to which 

7 it is transferred. The transfer authority provided in 

8 this subsection is in addition to any other transfer 

9 authority available to the Department of Defense. 

10 (3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—The senior offi11 cial designated to manage the Fund shall notify the 

12 congressional defense committees of all transfers 

13 under paragraph (2). Each notification shall specify 

14 the amount transferred, the purpose of the transfer, 

15 and the total projected cost and estimated cost to 

16 complete the acquisition program to which the funds 

17 were transferred. 

18 SEC. 805. USE OF ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION PATHS TO 

19 ACQUIRE CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY CA20 PABILITIES. 

21 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 

23 procedures for alternative acquisition pathways to acquire 

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1 (1) be separate from existing acquisition proce2 dures; 

3 (2) be supported by streamlined contracting, 

4 budgeting, and requirements processes; 

5 (3) establish alternative acquisition paths based 

6 on the capabilities being bought and the time needed 

7 to deploy these capabilities; and 

8 (4) maximize the use of flexible authorities in 

9 existing law and regulation. 

10 SEC. 806. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WAIVER OF ACQUISI11 TION LAWS TO ACQUIRE VITAL NATIONAL SE12 CURITY CAPABILITIES. 

13 (a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 is authorized to waive any provision of acquisition law or 

15 regulation described in subsection (c) for the purpose of 

16 acquiring a capability that would not otherwise be avail17 able to the Armed Forces of the United States, upon a 

18 determination that—

19 (1) the acquisition of the capability is in the 

20 vital national security interest of the United States; 

21 (2) the application of the law or regulation to 

22 be waived would impede the acquisition of the capa23 bility in a manner that would undermine the na24 tional security of the United States; and 


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1 (3) the underlying purpose of the law or regula2 tion to be waived can be addressed in a different 

3 manner or at a different time. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—

5 Whenever the Secretary of Defense makes a determination 

6 under subsection (a)(1) that the acquisition of a capability 

7 is in the vital national security interest of the United 

8 States, the Secretary shall designate a senior official of 

9 the Department of Defense who shall be personally re10 sponsible and accountable for the rapid and effective ac11 quisition and deployment of the needed capability. The 

12 Secretary shall provide the designated official such author13 ity as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve this 

14 objective, and may use the waiver authority in subsection 

15 (a) for this purpose. 

16 (c) ACQUISITION LAWS AND REGULATIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination de18 scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

19 is authorized to waive any provision of law or regula20 tion addressing—

21 (A) the establishment of a requirement or 

22 specification for the capability to be acquired; 

23 (B) research, development, test, and eval24 uation of the capability to be acquired; 


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1 (C) production, fielding, and sustainment 

2 of the capability to be acquired; or 

3 (D) solicitation, selection of sources, and 

4 award of contracts for the capability to be ac5 quired. 

6 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection 

7 authorizes the waiver of—

8 (A) the requirements of this section; 

9 (B) any provision of law imposing civil or 

10 criminal penalties; or 

11 (C) any provision of law governing the 

12 proper expenditure of appropriated funds. 

13 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of De14 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees at 

15 least 30 days before exercising the waiver authority under 

16 subsection (a). Each such notice shall include—

17 (1) an explanation of the basis for determining 

18 that the acquisition of the capability is in the vital 

19 national security interest of the United States; 

20 (2) an identification of each provision of law or 

21 regulation to be waived; and 

22 (3) for each provision identified pursuant to 

23 paragraph (2)—

24 (A) an explanation of why the application 

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1 a manner that would undermine the national 

2 security of the United States; and 

3 (B) a description of the time or manner in 

4 which the underlying purpose of the law or reg5 ulation to be waived will be addressed. 

6 (e) NONDELEGATION.—The authority of the Sec7 retary to waive provisions of laws and regulations under 

8 subsection (a) is nondelegable. 

9 SEC. 807. ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER 

10 OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the 

13 United States Cyber Command shall be responsible 

14 for, and shall have the authority to conduct, the fol15 lowing acquisition activities: 

16 (A) Development and acquisition of cyber 

17 operations-peculiar equipment and capabilities. 

18 (B) Acquisition and sustainment of cyber 

19 capability-peculiar equipment, capabilities, and 

20 services. 

21 (2) ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the 

22 authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of 

23 Defense, the Commander shall have authority to ex24 ercise the functions of the head of an agency under 

25 chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 (b) COMMAND ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Commander 

3 shall include a command acquisition executive, who 

4 shall be responsible for the overall supervision of ac5 quisition matters for the United States Cyber Com6 mand. The command acquisition executive shall have 

7 the authority—

8 (A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement 

9 with the military departments and Department 

10 of Defense components to carry out the acquisi11 tion of equipment, capabilities, and services de12 scribed in subsection (a)(1) on behalf of the 

13 Command; 

14 (B) to supervise the acquisition of equip15 ment, capabilities, and services described in 

16 subsection (a)(1); 

17 (C) to represent the Command in discus18 sions with the military departments regarding 

19 acquisition programs for which the Command is 

20 a customer; and 

21 (D) to work with the military departments 

22 to ensure that the Command is appropriately 

23 represented in any joint working group or inte24 grated product team regarding acquisition pro25 grams for which the Command is a customer. 


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1 (2) DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS.—

2 The command acquisition executive of the United 

3 States Cyber Command shall be—

4 (A) responsible to the Commander for rap5 idly delivering acquisition solutions to meet vali6 dated cyber operations-peculiar requirements; 

7 (B) subordinate to the defense acquisition 

8 executive in matters of acquisition; 

9 (C) subject to the same oversight as the 

10 service acquisition executives; and 

11 (D) included on the distribution list for ac12 quisition directives and instructions of the De13 partment of Defense. 

14 (c) ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.—

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

16 shall provide the United States Cyber Command 

17 with the personnel or funding equivalent to ten full18 time equivalent personnel to support the Commander 

19 in fulfilling the acquisition responsibilities provided 

20 for under this section with experience in—

21 (A) program acquisition; 

22 (B) the Joint Capabilities Integration and 

23 Development System Process; 

24 (C) program management; 

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1 (E) costing. 

2 (2) EXISTING PERSONNEL.—The personnel pro3 vided under this subsection shall be provided from 

4 among the existing personnel of the Department of 

5 Defense. 

6 (d) BUDGET.—In addition to the activities of a com7 batant command for which funding may be requested 

8 under section 166 of title 10, United States Code, the 

9 budget proposal of the United States Cyber Command 

10 shall include requests for funding for—

11 (1) development and acquisition of cyber oper12 ations-peculiar equipment; and 

13 (2) acquisition and sustainment of other capa14 bilities or services that are peculiar to cyber oper15 ations activities. 

16 (e) CYBER OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT FUND.—In 

17 exercising the authority granted in subsection (a), the 

18 Commander may not obligate or expend more than 

19 $75,000,000 out of the funds made available in each fiscal 

20 year from 2016 through 2021 to support acquisition ac21 tivities provided for under this section. 

22 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INTEL23 LIGENCE AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this sec24 tion shall be construed to constitute authority to conduct 

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1 by the Department of Defense, would require a notice to 

2 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and 

3 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

4 House of Representatives under title V of the National 

5 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.). 

6 (g) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The au7 thority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 

8 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense pro9 vides to the congressional defense committees a plan for 

10 implementation of those authorities under subsection (a). 

11 The plan shall include the following: 

12 (1) A Department of Defense definition of—

13 (A) cyber operations-peculiar equipment 

14 and capabilities; and 

15 (B) cyber capability-peculiar equipment, 

16 capabilities, and services. 

17 (2) Summaries of the components to be nego18 tiated in the memorandum of agreements with the 

19 military departments and other Department of De20 fense components to carry out the development, ac21 quisition, and sustainment of equipment, capabili22 ties, and services described in subparagraphs (A) 

23 and (B) of subsection (a)(1). 

24 (3) Memorandum of agreement negotiation and 

25 approval timelines. 


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1 (4) Plan for oversight of the command acquisi2 tion executive established in subsection (b). 

3 (5) Assessment of the acquisition workforce 

4 needs of the United States Cyber Command to sup5 port the authority in subsection (a) until 2021. 

6 (6) Other matters as appropriate. 

7 (h) ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Each 

8 year, the Cyber Investment Management Board shall re9 view and assess the acquisition activities of the United 

10 States Cyber Command, including contracting and acqui11 sition documentation, for the previous fiscal year, and pro12 vide any recommendations or feedback to the acquisition 

13 executive of Cyber Command. 

14 (i) SUNSET.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority under this 

16 section shall terminate on September 30, 2021. 

17 (2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF ACQUISI18 TIONS.—The authority under this section does not 

19 include major defense acquisition programs, major 

20 automated information system programs, or acquisi21 tions of foundational infrastructure or software ar22 chitectures the duration of which is expected to last 

23 more 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 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of 

6 the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of 

7 Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Ma8 rine Corps shall each submit to the congressional defense 

9 committees a report on efforts to link and streamline the 

10 requirements, acquisition, and budget processes within the 

11 Army, Navy, Air Force, 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 

17 to take to link and streamline the requirements, 

18 acquisition, 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 de25 velopment initiatives of the Chief concerned or 

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1 (2) For each description under paragraph (1)—

2 (A) the specific timeline associated with 

3 implementation; 

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 

9 the 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 

14 Defense shall establish under the sponsorship of the De15 fense Acquisition University and the National Defense 

16 University an advisory panel on streamlining acquisition 

17 regulations. 

18 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be composed of 

19 at least nine individuals who are recognized experts in ac20 quisition and procurement policy. In making appointments 

21 to the advisory panel, the Under Secretary shall ensure 

22 that the members of the panel reflect diverse experiences 

23 in the public and private sectors. 

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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 

8 considers necessary, as a result of such review, to—

9 (A) establish and administer appropriate 

10 buyer and seller relationships in the procure11 ment system; 

12 (B) improve the functioning of the acquisi13 tion system; 

14 (C) ensure the continuing financial and 

15 ethical integrity of defense procurement pro16 grams; 

17 (D) protect the best interests of the De18 partment of Defense; and 

19 (E) eliminate any regulations that are un20 necessary for the purposes described in sub21 paragraphs (A) through (D). 

22 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—

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

24 shall provide the advisory panel established pursuant 

25 to subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate 


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1 information, data, resources, and analysis so that 

2 the advisory panel may conduct a thorough and 

3 independent assessment as required under such sub4 section. 

5 (2) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The require6 ments of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

7 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory panel 

8 established pursuant to subsection (a). 

9 (e) REPORT.—

10 (1) PANEL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

11 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense es12 tablishes the advisory panel, the panel shall transmit 

13 a final report to the Secretary. 

14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The final report shall contain 

15 a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 

16 of the panel, including—

17 (A) a history of each current acquisition 

18 regulation and a recommendation as to whether 

19 the regulation and related law (if applicable) 

20 should be retained, modified, or repealed; and 

21 (B) such additional recommendations for 

22 legislation as the panel considers appropriate. 

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1 mit a report to or brief the congressional defense 

2 committees on the interim findings of the panel with 

3 respect to the elements set forth in paragraph (2). 

4 (B) The panel shall provide regular updates to 

5 the Secretary of Defense for purposes of providing 

6 the interim reports required under this paragraph. 

7 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after receiving the final report of the advisory panel, 

9 the Secretary of Defense shall transmit the final re10 port, together with such comments as the Secretary 

11 determines appropriate, to the congressional defense 

12 committees. 

13 (f) DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOP14 MENT FUND SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense may 

15 use amounts available in the Department of Defense Ac16 quisition Workforce Development Fund established under 

17 section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to support 

18 activities of the advisory panel under this section. 

19 SEC. 810. REVIEW OF TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROC20 ESS AND BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYS21 TEMS. 

22 (a) TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The 

23 Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

24 Chiefs of Staff shall review the requirements process with 

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1 that develops requirements that provide stability and 

2 foundational direction for acquisition programs and shall 

3 determine the advisability of providing a time-based or 

4 phased distinction between capabilities needed to be de5 ployed urgently, within 2 years, within 5 years, and longer 

6 than 5 years. 

7 (b) BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.—The 

8 Secretary of Defense shall review and ensure that the ac9 quisition and budgeting systems are structured to meet 

10 time-based or phased requirements in a manner that is 

11 predictable, cost effective, and efficient and takes advan12 tage of emerging technological developments. 

13 Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen14 eral Contracting Authorities, 

15 Procedures, and Limitations 

16 SEC. 811. AMENDMENT RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CON17 TRACT AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF 

18 PROPERTY. 

19 Subsection (a)(1) and subsection (i)(4) of section 

20 2306b of title 10, United States Code, are each amended 

21 by striking ‘‘substantial’’ and inserting ‘‘significant’’. 

22 SEC. 812. APPLICABILITY OF COST AND PRICING DATA AND 

23 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 

24 Section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

25 is amended—


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1 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

2 inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(D) to the extent such data—

8 ‘‘(i) relates to an offset agreement in 

9 connection with a contract for the sale of 

10 a weapon system or defense-related item to 

11 a foreign country or foreign firm; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) does not relate to a contract or 

13 subcontract under the offset agreement for 

14 work performed in such foreign country or 

15 by such foreign firm that is directly related 

16 to the weapon system or defense-related 

17 item being purchased under the contract.’’. 

18 SEC. 813. RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA. 

19 (a) RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA RELATING TO

20 MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.—Paragraph (2) of section 

21 2321(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

22 read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(2) In the case of a challenge to a use or release 

24 restriction that is asserted with respect to technical data 

25 of a contractor or subcontractor for a major system or 


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1 a subsystem or component thereof on the basis that the 

2 major weapon system, subsystem, or component was devel3 oped exclusively at private expense—

4 ‘‘(A) the presumption in paragraph (1) shall 

5 apply—

6 ‘‘(i) with regard to a commercial sub7 system or component of a major system, if the 

8 major system was acquired as a commercial 

9 item in accordance with section 2379(a) of this 

10 title; 

11 ‘‘(ii) with regard to a component of a sub12 system, if the subsystem was acquired as a 

13 commercial item in accordance with section 

14 2379(b) of this title; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) with regard to any other component, 

16 if the component is a commercially available 

17 off-the-shelf item or a commercially available 

18 off-the-shelf item with modifications of a type 

19 customarily available in the commercial market20 place or minor modifications made to meet Fed21 eral Government requirements; and 

22 ‘‘(B) in all other cases, the challenge to the use 

23 or release restriction shall be sustained unless infor24 mation provided by the contractor or subcontractor 


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1 demonstrates that the item was developed exclusively 

2 at private expense.’’. 

3 (b) GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY ADVISORY PANEL.—

4 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense, acting through the Under Sec7 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

8 Logistics, shall establish a Government-industry ad9 visory panel for the purpose of reviewing sections 

10 2320 and 2321 of title 10, United States Code, re11 garding rights in technical data and the validation 

12 of proprietary data restrictions and the regulations 

13 implementing such sections, for the purpose of en14 suring that such statutory and regulatory require15 ments are best structured to serve the interests of 

16 the taxpayers and the national defense. 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be chaired 

18 by an individual selected by the Under Secretary, 

19 and the Under Secretary shall ensure that—

20 (A) the government members of the advi21 sory panel are knowledgeable about technical 

22 data issues and appropriately represent the 

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1 ment communities in the Department of De2 fense; and 

3 (B) the private sector members of the advi4 sory panel include independent experts and in5 dividuals appropriately representative of the di6 versity of interested parties, including large and 

7 small businesses, traditional and non-traditional 

8 government contractors, prime contractors and 

9 subcontractors, suppliers of hardware and soft10 ware, and institutions of higher education. 

11 (3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the re12 view required by paragraph (1), the advisory panel 

13 shall give appropriate consideration to the following 

14 factors: 

15 (A) Ensuring that the Department of De16 fense does not pay more than once for the same 

17 work. 

18 (B) Ensuring that Department of Defense 

19 contractors are appropriately rewarded for their 

20 innovation and invention. 

21 (C) Providing for cost-effective reprocure22 ment, sustainment, modification, and upgrades 

23 to Department of Defense systems. 

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1 esses relevant to the missions of the Depart2 ment of Defense. 

3 (E) Ensuring that the Department of De4 fense has appropriate access to innovative prod5 ucts, technologies, and processes developed by 

6 the private sector for commercial use. 

7 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 

8 30, 2016, the advisory panel shall submit its final 

9 report and recommendations to the Secretary of De10 fense. Not later than 60 days after receiving the re11 port, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the report, 

12 together with any comments or recommendations, to 

13 the congressional defense committees. 

14 SEC. 814. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES FOR EXPERI15 MENTAL PURPOSES. 

16 (a) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub17 section (a) of section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, 

18 is amended by inserting ‘‘transportation, energy, medical, 

19 space-flight,’’ before ‘‘and aeronautical supplies’’. 

20 (b) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 137 OF TITLE 10, 

21 UNITED STATES CODE.—Subsection (b) of such section 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘only when such purchases are 

23 made in quantity’’ and inserting ‘‘only when such pur24 chases are made in quantities greater than necessary for 

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1 ational utility, or safety or to provide a residual oper2 ational capability’’. 

3 SEC. 815. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHOR4 ITY. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

6 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, 

8 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

9 section 2371a the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to 

11 carry out certain prototype projects 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 

13 Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

14 Agency, the Secretary of a military department, or any 

15 other official designated by the Secretary of Defense may, 

16 under the authority of section 2371 of this title, carry out 

17 prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing 

18 the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the 

19 supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials 

20 proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department 

21 of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, com22 ponents, or materials in use by the armed forces. 

23 ‘‘(2) The authority of this section—

24 ‘‘(A) may be exercised for a prototype project 

25 that is expected to cost the Department of Defense 


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1 in excess of $50,000,000 but not in excess of 

2 $250,000,000 (including all options) only upon a 

3 written determination by the senior procurement ex4 ecutive for the agency as designated for the purpose 

5 of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense 

6 Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Missile 

7 Defense Agency, the director of the agency that—

8 ‘‘(i) the requirements of subsection (d) will 

9 be met; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the use of the authority of this section 

11 is essential to promoting the success of the pro12 totype project; and 

13 ‘‘(B) may be exercised for a prototype project 

14 that is expected to cost the Department of Defense 

15 in excess of $250,000,000 (including all options) 

16 only if—

17 ‘‘(i) the Under Secretary of Defense for 

18 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics deter19 mines in writing that—

20 ‘‘(I) the requirements of subsection 

21 (d) will be met; and 

22 ‘‘(II) the use of the authority of this 

23 section is essential to meet critical national 

24 security objectives; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the congressional defense committees 

2 are notified in writing at least 30 days before 

3 such authority is exercised. 

4 ‘‘(3) The authority of a senior procurement executive 

5 or director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

6 Agency or Missile Defense Agency under paragraph 

7 (2)(A), and the authority of the Under Secretary of De8 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics under 

9 paragraph (2)(B), may not be delegated. 

10 ‘‘(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—

11 ‘‘(1) Subsections (e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such 

12 section 2371 shall not apply to projects carried out 

13 under subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, com15 petitive procedures shall be used when entering into 

16 agreements to carry out projects under subsection 

17 (a). 

18 ‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ACCESS TO INFORMA19 TION.—(1) Each agreement entered into by an official re20 ferred to in subsection (a) to carry out a project under 

21 that subsection that provides for payments in a total 

22 amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall include a clause that 

23 provides for the Comptroller General, in the discretion of 

24 the Comptroller General, to examine the records of any 


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1 party to the agreement or any entity that participates in 

2 the performance of the agreement. 

3 ‘‘(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not 

4 apply with respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate 

5 element of a party or entity, that has not entered into 

6 any other agreement that provides for audit access by a 

7 Government entity in the year prior to the date of the 

8 agreement. 

9 ‘‘(3)(A) The right provided to the Comptroller Gen10 eral in a clause of an agreement under paragraph (1) is 

11 limited as provided in subparagraph (B) in the case of 

12 a party to the agreement, an entity that participates in 

13 the performance of the agreement, or a subordinate ele14 ment of that party or entity if the only agreements or 

15 other transactions that the party, entity, or subordinate 

16 element entered into with Government entities in the year 

17 prior to the date of that agreement are cooperative agree18 ments or transactions that were entered into under this 

19 section or section 2371 of this title. 

20 ‘‘(B) The only records of a party, other entity, or sub21 ordinate element referred to in subparagraph (A) that the 

22 Comptroller General may examine in the exercise of the 

23 right referred to in that subparagraph are records of the 

24 same type as the records that the Government has had 

25 the right to examine under the audit access clauses of the 


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1 previous agreements or transactions referred to in such 

2 subparagraph that were entered into by that particular 

3 party, entity, or subordinate element. 

4 ‘‘(4) The head of the contracting activity that is car5 rying out the agreement may waive the applicability of the 

6 requirement in paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head 

7 of the contracting activity determines that it would not 

8 be in the public interest to apply the requirement to the 

9 agreement. The waiver shall be effective with respect to 

10 the agreement only if the head of the contracting activity 

11 transmits a notification of the waiver to Congress and the 

12 Comptroller General before entering into the agreement. 

13 The notification shall include the rationale for the deter14 mination. 

15 ‘‘(5) The Comptroller General may not examine 

16 records pursuant to a clause included in an agreement 

17 under paragraph (1) more than three years after the final 

18 payment is made by the United States under the agree19 ment. 

20 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE USE OF AUTHORITY.—(1) The 

21 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no official of an 

22 agency enters into a transaction (other than a contract, 

23 grant, or cooperative agreement) for a prototype project 

24 under the authority of this section unless one of the fol25 lowing conditions is met: 


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1 ‘‘(A) There is at least one nontraditional de2 fense contractor participating to a significant extent 

3 in the prototype project. 

4 ‘‘(B) All significant participants in the trans5 action other than the Federal Government are small 

6 businesses or nontraditional defense contractors. 

7 ‘‘(C) At least one third of the total cost of the 

8 prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided 

9 by parties to the transaction other than the Federal 

10 Government. 

11 ‘‘(D) The senior procurement executive for the 

12 agency determines in writing that exceptional cir13 cumstances justify the use of a transaction that pro14 vides for innovative business arrangements or struc15 tures that would not be feasible or appropriate 

16 under a contract, or would provide an opportunity to 

17 expand the defense supply base in a manner that 

18 would not be practical or feasible under a contract. 

19 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

20 amounts counted for the purposes of this subsection as 

21 being provided, or to be provided, by a party to a trans22 action with respect to a prototype project that is entered 

23 into under this section other than the Federal Government 

24 do not include costs that were incurred before the date 

25 on which the transaction becomes effective. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Costs that were incurred for a prototype project 

2 by a party after the beginning of negotiations resulting 

3 in a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or coopera4 tive agreement) with respect to the project before the date 

5 on which the transaction becomes effective may be counted 

6 for purposes of this subsection as being provided, or to 

7 be provided, by the party to the transaction if and to the 

8 extent that the official responsible for entering into the 

9 transaction determines in writing that—

10 ‘‘(i) the party incurred the costs in anticipation 

11 of entering into the transaction; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) it was appropriate for the party to incur 

13 the costs before the transaction became effective in 

14 order to ensure the successful implementation of the 

15 transaction. 

16 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘nontraditional defense con18 tractor’ has the meaning given the term under sec19 tion 2302(9) of this title. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small 

21 business concern as defined under section 3 of the 

22 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

23 ‘‘(f) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACTS OR

24 TRANSACTIONS.—(1) A transaction entered into under 

25 this section for a prototype project may provide for the 


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1 award of a follow-on production contract or transaction 

2 to the participants in the transaction. 

3 ‘‘(2) A follow-on production contract or transaction 

4 provided for in a transaction under paragraph (1) may 

5 be awarded to the participants in the transaction without 

6 the use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the re7 quirements of section 2304 of this title, if—

8 ‘‘(A) competitive procedures were used for the 

9 selection of parties for participation in the trans10 action; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the participants in the transaction suc12 cessfully completed the prototype project provided 

13 for in the transaction. 

14 ‘‘(3) Contracts and transactions entered into pursu15 ant to this subsection may be awarded using the authority 

16 in subsection (a), under the authority of chapter 137 of 

17 this title, or under such procedures, terms, and conditions 

18 as the Secretary of Defense may establish by regulation. 

19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTOTYPES AND

20 FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION ITEMS AS GOVERNMENT-FUR21 NISHED EQUIPMENT.—An agreement entered into pursu22 ant to the authority of subsection (a) or a follow-on con23 tract or transaction entered into pursuant to the authority 

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1 production items to be provided to another contractor as 

2 Government-furnished equipment. 

3 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF PROCUREMENT ETHICS RE4 QUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered into under the au5 thority of this section shall be treated as a Federal agency 

6 procurement for the purposes of chapter 21 of title 41.’’. 

7 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title 

9 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

10 section 2371a the following new item:

‘‘2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype 

projects.’’.

11 (b) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF NONTRADI12 TIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.—Section 2302(9) of 

13 such title is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(9) The term ‘nontraditional defense con15 tractor’, with respect to a procurement or with re16 spect to a transaction authorized under section 

17 2371(a) or 2371b of this title, means an entity that 

18 is not currently performing and has not performed, 

19 for at least the one-year period preceding the solici20 tation of sources by the Department of Defense for 

21 the procurement or transaction, any contract or sub22 contract for the Department of Defense that is sub23 ject to full coverage under the cost accounting 

24 standards prescribed pursuant to section 1502 of 


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1 title 41 and the regulations implementing such sec2 tion.’’. 

3 (c) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 

4 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) 

6 is hereby repealed. Transactions entered into under the 

7 authority of such section 845 shall remain in force and 

8 effect and shall be modified as appropriate to reflect the 

9 amendments made by this section. 

10 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

11 Subparagraph (B) of section 1601(c)(1) of the National 

12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 

13 Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(B) sections 2371 and 2371b of title 10, 

16 United States Code.’’. 

17 (e) UPDATED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense shall issue updated guidance to implement the 

20 amendments made by this section. 

21 (f) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

24 committees an assessment of—


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1 (1) the benefits and risks of permitting not-for2 profit defense contractors to be awarded transaction 

3 agreements under section 2371b of title 10, United 

4 States Code, for the purposes of cost-sharing re5 quirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such section; 

6 and 

7 (2) the benefits and risks of removing the cost8 sharing requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such 

9 section in their entirety. 

10 SEC. 816. AMENDMENT TO ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR 

11 SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AU12 THORITY. 

13 Section 1903(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 

14 is amended—

15 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

18 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 

19 SEC. 817. REVISION OF METHOD OF ROUNDING WHEN MAK20 ING INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISI21 TION-RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLDS. 

22 Section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 

23 is amended—


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1 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

2 by striking ‘‘on the day before the adjustment’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘as calculated under paragraph (1)’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (C); and 

6 (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 

7 the following new subparagraphs: 

8 ‘‘(D) not less than $1,000,000, but less 

9 than $10,000,000, to the nearest $500,000; 

10 ‘‘(E) not less than $10,000,000, but less 

11 than $100,000,000, to the nearest $5,000,000; 

12 ‘‘(F) not less than $100,000,000, but less 

13 than $1,000,000,000, to the nearest 

14 $50,000,000; and 

15 ‘‘(G) $1,000,000,000 or more, to the near16 est $500,000,000.’’. 

17 Subtitle C—Provisions Related to 

18 Major Defense Acquisition Pro19 grams 

20 SEC. 821. ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED FOR EACH 

21 MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM, 

22 MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM, 

23 AND MAJOR SYSTEM. 

24 (a) CONSOLIDATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING

25 TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—


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1 (1) NEW TITLE 10 SECTION.—Chapter 144 of 

2 title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert3 ing after section 2431 the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 2431a. Acquisition strategy 

5 ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED.—There 

6 shall be an acquisition strategy for each major defense ac7 quisition program, each major automated information sys8 tem, and each major system approved by a milestone deci9 sion authority. 

10 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—For each acquisition 

11 strategy required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary 

12 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is 

13 responsible for issuing and maintaining the requirements 

14 for—

15 ‘‘(1) the content of the strategy; and 

16 ‘‘(2) the review and approval process for the 

17 strategy. 

18 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—(1) In issuing requirements 

19 for the content of an acquisition strategy for a major de20 fense acquisition program, major automated information 

21 system, or major system, the Under Secretary shall ensure 

22 that—

23 ‘‘(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed 

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1 tail to allow the milestone decision authority to as2 sess the viability of the proposed approach, the 

3 method of implementing laws and policies, and pro4 gram objectives; 

5 ‘‘(B) the strategy contains a clear explanation 

6 of how the strategy is designed to be implemented 

7 with available resources, such as time, funding, and 

8 management capacity; 

9 ‘‘(C) the strategy is tailored to address program 

10 requirements and constraints; and 

11 ‘‘(D) the strategy considers the items listed in 

12 paragraph (2). 

13 ‘‘(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) An approach that delivers required capa16 bility in increments, each depending on available ma17 ture technology, and that recognizes up front the 

18 need for future capability improvements. 

19 ‘‘(B) Acquisition approach, including industrial 

20 base considerations in accordance with section 2440 

21 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(C) Risk management, including such methods 

23 as competitive prototyping at the system, subsystem, 

24 or component level, in accordance with section 

25 2431b of this title. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Business strategy, including measures to 

2 ensure competition at the system and subsystem 

3 level throughout the life-cycle of the program or sys4 tem in accordance with section 2337 of this title. 

5 ‘‘(E) Contracting strategy, including—

6 ‘‘(i) contract type and how the type se7 lected relates to level of program risk in each 

8 acquisition phase; 

9 ‘‘(ii) how the plans for the program or sys10 tem to reduce risk enable the use of fixed-price 

11 elements in subsequent contracts and the tim12 ing of the use of those fixed price elements; 

13 ‘‘(iii) market research; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) consideration of small business par15 ticipation. 

16 ‘‘(F) Intellectual property strategy in accord17 ance with section 2320 of this title. 

18 ‘‘(G) International involvement, including for19 eign military sales and cooperative opportunities, in 

20 accordance with section 2350a of this title. 

21 ‘‘(H) Multiyear procurement in accordance with 

22 section 2306b of this title. 

23 ‘‘(I) Integration of current intelligence assess24 ments into the acquisition process. 


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1 ‘‘(J) Requirements related to logistics, mainte2 nance, and sustainment in accordance with sections 

3 2464 and 2466 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(d) REVIEW.—(1) Subject to the authority, direc5 tion, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the milestone deci7 sion authority shall review and approve, as appropriate, 

8 the acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition 

9 program, major automated information system, or major 

10 system at each of the following times: 

11 ‘‘(A) Milestone A approval. 

12 ‘‘(B) The decision to release the request 

13 for proposals for development of the program or 

14 system. 

15 ‘‘(C) Milestone B approval. 

16 ‘‘(D) Each subsequent milestone. 

17 ‘‘(E) Review of any decision to enter into 

18 full-rate production. 

19 ‘‘(F) When there has been—

20 ‘‘(i) a significant change to the cost of 

21 the program or system; 

22 ‘‘(ii) a critical change to the cost of 

23 the program or system; 

24 ‘‘(iii) a significant change to the 

25 schedule of the program or system; or 


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1 ‘‘(iv) a significant change to the per2 formance of the program or system. 

3 ‘‘(G) Any other time considered relevant by 

4 the milestone decision authority. 

5 ‘‘(2) If the milestone decision authority revises an ac6 quisition strategy for a program or system, the milestone 

7 decision authority shall provide notice of the revision to 

8 the congressional defense committees. 

9 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro11 gram’ has the meaning provided in section 2430 of 

12 this title. 

13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘major system’ has the meaning 

14 provided in section 2302(5) of this title. 

15 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a 

16 decision to enter into technology maturation and 

17 risk reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by 

18 the Secretary of Defense for the management of De19 partment of Defense acquisition programs. 

20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

21 meaning provided in section 2366(e)(7) of this title. 

22 ‘‘(5) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

23 with respect to a major defense acquisition program, 

24 major automated information system, or major sys25 tem, means the official within the Department of 


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1 Defense designated with the overall responsibility 

2 and authority for acquisition decisions for the pro3 gram or system, including authority to approve entry 

4 of the program or system into the next phase of the 

5 acquisition process. 

6 ‘‘(6) The term ‘management capacity’, with re7 spect to a major defense acquisition program, major 

8 automated information system, or major system, 

9 means the capacity to manage the program or sys10 tem through the use of highly qualified organizations 

11 and personnel with appropriate experience, knowl12 edge, and skills. 

13 ‘‘(7) The term ‘significant change to the cost’, 

14 with respect to a major defense acquisition program 

15 or major system, means a significant cost growth 

16 threshold, as that term is defined in section 

17 2433(a)(4) of this title. 

18 ‘‘(8) The term ‘critical change to the cost’, with 

19 respect to a major defense acquisition program or 

20 major system, means a critical cost growth thresh21 old, as that term is defined in section 2433(a)(5) of 

22 this title. 

23 ‘‘(9) The term ‘significant change to the sched24 ule’, with respect to a major defense acquisition pro25 gram, major automated information system, or 


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1 major system, means any schedule delay greater 

2 than six months in a reported event.’’. 

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

5 by inserting after the item relating to section 2431 

6 the following new item:

‘‘2431a. Acquisition strategy.’’.

7 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—

8 (1) Section 2350a(e) of such title is amended—

9 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘DOCUMENT’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

12 Under Secretary of Defense for’’ and all that 

13 follows through ‘‘of the Board’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘opportunities for such cooperative research 

15 and development shall be addressed in the ac16 quisition strategy for the project’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (2)—

18 (i) in the matter preceding subpara19 graph (A)—

20 (I) by striking ‘‘document’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘discussion’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘include’’ and in23 serting ‘‘consider’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘A statement indicating whether’’ and in3 serting ‘‘Whether’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (B)—

5 (I) by striking ‘‘by the Under 

6 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

7 Technology, and Logistics’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘of the United 

9 States under consideration by the De10 partment of Defense’’; and 

11 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

12 ‘‘The recommendation of the Under Sec13 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘A recommendation 

14 to the milestone decision authority’’. 

15 (2) Section 803 of the Bob Stump National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Pub17 lic Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 

18 SEC. 822. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RISK 

19 MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR 

20 DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND 

21 MAJOR SYSTEMS. 

22 (a) RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION REQUIRE23 MENTS.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, 

25 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 


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1 section 2431a (as added by section 821) the fol2 lowing new section: 

3 ‘‘§ 2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major 

4 defense acquisition programs and major 

5 systems 

6 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 ensure that the initial acquisition strategy (required under 

8 section 2431a of this title) approved by the milestone deci9 sion authority and any subsequent revisions include the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(1) A comprehensive approach for managing 

12 and mitigating risk (including technical, cost, and 

13 schedule risk) during each of the following periods 

14 or when determined appropriate by the milestone de15 cision authority: 

16 ‘‘(A) The period preceding engineering 

17 manufacturing development, or its equivalent. 

18 ‘‘(B) The period preceding initial produc19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(C) The period preceding full-rate pro21 duction. 

22 ‘‘(2) An identification of the major sources of 

23 risk in each of the periods listed in paragraph (1) 

24 to improve programmatic decisionmaking and appro25 priately minimize and manage program concurrency. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPROACH TO MANAGE AND MITIGATE

2 RISKS.—The comprehensive approach to manage and 

3 mitigate risk included in the acquisition strategy for pur4 poses of subsection (a)(1) shall, at a minimum, include 

5 consideration of risk mitigation techniques such as the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(1) Prototyping (including prototyping at the 

8 system, subsystem, or component level and competi9 tive prototyping, where appropriate) and, if proto10 typing at either the system, subsystem, or compo11 nent level is not used, an explanation of why it is 

12 not appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(2) Modeling and simulation, the areas that 

14 modeling and simulation will assess, and identifica15 tion of the need for development of any new mod16 eling and simulation tools in order to support the 

17 comprehensive strategy. 

18 ‘‘(3) Technology demonstrations and decision 

19 points for disciplined transition of planned tech20 nologies into programs or the selection of alternative 

21 technologies. 

22 ‘‘(4) Multiple design approaches. 

23 ‘‘(5) Alternative designs, including any designs 

24 that meet requirements but do so with reduced per25 formance. 


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1 ‘‘(6) Phasing of program activities or related 

2 technology development efforts in order to address 

3 high-risk areas as early as feasible. 

4 ‘‘(7) Manufacturability and industrial base 

5 availability. 

6 ‘‘(8) Independent risk element assessments by 

7 outside subject matter experts. 

8 ‘‘(9) Schedule and funding margins for identi9 fied risks. 

10 ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE FOR PROTOTYPING.—To the max11 imum extent practicable and consistent with the economi12 cal use of available financial resources, the milestone deci13 sion authority for each major defense acquisition program 

14 shall ensure that the acquisition strategy for the program 

15 provides for—

16 ‘‘(1) the production of competitive prototypes at 

17 the system or subsystem level before Milestone B ap18 proval; or 

19 ‘‘(2) if the production of competitive prototypes 

20 is not practicable, the production of single proto21 types at the system or subsystem level. 

22 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘major 

23 defense acquisition program’ and ‘major system’ have the 

24 meanings provided in section 2431a of this title.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by inserting after the item relating to section 2431a, 

4 as so added, the following new item:

‘‘2431b. Risk reduction in major defense acquisition programs and major systems.’’.

5 (b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 

6 203 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 

7 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 823. REVISION OF MILESTONE A DECISION AUTHOR9 ITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE 

10 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) REVISION TO MILESTONE A REQUIREMENTS.—

12 Section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘§ 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: deter15 mination required before Milestone A ap16 proval 

17 ‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Before granting Milestone 

18 A approval for a major defense acquisition program or a 

19 major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for 

20 the program or subprogram shall ensure that—

21 ‘‘(1) information about the program or subpro22 gram is sufficient to warrant entry of the program 

23 or subprogram into the risk reduction phase; 


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1 ‘‘(2) the Secretary of the military department 

2 concerned and the Chief of the armed force con3 cerned concur in the cost, schedule, technical feasi4 bility, and performance trade-offs that have been 

5 made with regard to the program; and 

6 ‘‘(3) there are sound plans for progression of 

7 the program or subprogram to the development 

8 phase. 

9 ‘‘(b) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A 

10 major defense acquisition program or subprogram may not 

11 receive Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated 

12 prior to Milestone B approval until the milestone decision 

13 authority determines in writing, after consultation with 

14 the Joint Requirements Oversight Council on matters re15 lated to program requirements and military needs—

16 ‘‘(1) that the program fulfills an approved ini17 tial capabilities document; 

18 ‘‘(2) that the program has been developed in 

19 light of appropriate market research; 

20 ‘‘(3) if the program duplicates a capability al21 ready provided by an existing system, the duplica22 tion provided by such program is necessary and ap23 propriate; 

24 ‘‘(4) that, with respect to any identified areas 

25 of risk, there is a plan to reduce the risk; 


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1 ‘‘(5) that planning for sustainment has been 

2 addressed and that a determination of applicability 

3 of core logistics capabilities requirements has been 

4 made; 

5 ‘‘(6) that an analysis of alternatives has been 

6 performed consistent with study guidance developed 

7 by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

8 Evaluation; 

9 ‘‘(7) that a cost estimate for the program has 

10 been submitted, with the concurrence of the Director 

11 of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and 

12 that the level of resources required to develop, pro13 cure, and sustain the program is sufficient for suc14 cessful program execution; and 

15 ‘‘(8) that the program or subprogram meets 

16 any other considerations the milestone decision au17 thority considers relevant. 

18 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—At the request of 

19 any of the congressional defense committees, the Secretary 

20 of Defense shall submit to the committee an explanation 

21 of the basis for a determination made under subsection 

22 (b) with respect to a major defense acquisition program, 

23 together with a copy of the written determination. The ex24 planation shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

25 include a classified annex. 


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1 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro3 gram’ has the meaning provided in section 2430 of 

4 this title. 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘initial capabilities document’ 

6 means any capabilities requirement document ap7 proved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 

8 that establishes the need for a materiel approach to 

9 resolve a capability gap. 

10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a 

11 decision to enter into technology maturation and 

12 risk reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by 

13 the Secretary of Defense for the management of De14 partment of Defense acquisition programs. 

15 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

16 meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 

17 this title. 

18 ‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means 

19 the core logistics capabilities identified under section 

20 2464(a) of this title. 

21 ‘‘(6) the term ‘major subprogram’ means a 

22 major subprogram of a major defense acquisition 

23 program designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of 

24 this title. 


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1 ‘‘(7) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

2 with respect to a major defense acquisition program 

3 or a major subprogram, means the official within the 

4 Department of Defense designated with the overall 

5 responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions 

6 for the program or subprogram, including authority 

7 to approve entry of the program or subprogram into 

8 the next phase of the acquisition process.’’. 

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

10 at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended 

11 by striking the item relating to section 2366a and insert12 ing the following:

‘‘2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination required before 

Milestone A approval.’’.

13 SEC. 824. REVISION OF MILESTONE B DECISION AUTHOR14 ITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE 

15 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

16 (a) REVISION TO MILESTONE B REQUIREMENTS.—

17 Section 2366b of title 10, United Stated Code, is amended 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘§ 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certifi20 cation required before Milestone B ap21 proval 

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1 receive Milestone B approval until the milestone decision 

2 authority—

3 ‘‘(1) has received a preliminary design review 

4 and conducted a formal post-preliminary design re5 view assessment, and certifies on the basis of such 

6 assessment that the program demonstrates a high 

7 likelihood of accomplishing its intended mission; 

8 ‘‘(2) further certifies that the technology in the 

9 program has been demonstrated in a relevant envi10 ronment, as determined by the milestone decision 

11 authority on the basis of an independent review and 

12 assessment by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

13 for Research and Engineering, in consultation with 

14 the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for De15 velopmental Test and Evaluation; 

16 ‘‘(3) determines in writing that—

17 ‘‘(A) the program is affordable when con18 sidering the ability of the Department of De19 fense to accomplish the program’s mission 

20 using alternative systems; 

21 ‘‘(B) appropriate trade-offs among cost, 

22 schedule, technical feasibility, and performance 

23 objectives have been made to ensure that the 

24 program is affordable when considering the per 

25 unit cost and the total acquisition cost in the 


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1 context of the total resources available during 

2 the period covered by the future-years defense 

3 program submitted during the fiscal year in 

4 which the certification is made; 

5 ‘‘(C) reasonable cost and schedule esti6 mates have been developed to execute, with the 

7 concurrence of the Director of Cost Assessment 

8 and Program Evaluation, the product develop9 ment and production plan under the program; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(D) funding is available to execute the 

12 product development and production plan under 

13 the program, through the period covered by the 

14 future-years defense program submitted during 

15 the fiscal year in which the certification is 

16 made, consistent with the estimates described in 

17 subparagraph (C) for the program; 

18 ‘‘(E) appropriate market research has been 

19 conducted prior to technology development to 

20 reduce duplication of existing technology and 

21 products; 

22 ‘‘(F) the Department of Defense has com23 pleted an analysis of alternatives with respect to 

24 the program; 


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1 ‘‘(G) the Joint Requirements Oversight 

2 Council has accomplished its duties with respect 

3 to the program pursuant to section 181(b) of 

4 this title, including an analysis of the oper5 ational requirements for the program; 

6 ‘‘(H) life-cycle sustainment planning, in7 cluding corrosion prevention and mitigation 

8 planning, has identified and evaluated relevant 

9 sustainment costs throughout development, pro10 duction, operation, sustainment, and disposal of 

11 the program, and any alternatives, and that 

12 such costs are reasonable and have been accu13 rately estimated; 

14 ‘‘(I) an estimate has been made of the re15 quirements for core logistics capabilities and 

16 the associated sustaining workloads required to 

17 support such requirements; 

18 ‘‘(J) there is a plan to mitigate and ac19 count for any costs in connection with any an20 ticipated de-certification of cryptographic sys21 tems and components during the production 

22 and procurement of the major defense acquisi23 tion program to be acquired; 


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1 ‘‘(K) the program complies with all rel2 evant policies, regulations, and directives of the 

3 Department of Defense; and 

4 ‘‘(L) the Secretary of the military depart5 ment concerned and the Chief of the armed 

6 force concerned concur in the trade-offs made 

7 in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 

8 ‘‘(4) in the case of a space system, performs a 

9 cost benefit analysis for any new or follow-on sat10 ellite system using a dedicated ground control sys11 tem instead of a shared ground control system, ex12 cept that no cost benefit analysis is required to be 

13 performed under this paragraph for any Milestone B 

14 approval of a space system after December 31, 

15 2019. 

16 ‘‘(b) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATIONS OR DETERMINA17 TION.—(1) The program manager for a major defense ac18 quisition program that has received certifications or a de19 termination under subsection (a) shall immediately notify 

20 the milestone decision authority of any changes to the pro21 gram or a designated major subprogram of such program 

22 that—

23 ‘‘(A) alter the substantive basis for the certifi24 cations or determination of the milestone decision 

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1 cations or determination specified in paragraph (1), 

2 (2), or (3) of subsection (a); or 

3 ‘‘(B) otherwise cause the program or subpro4 gram to deviate significantly from the material pro5 vided to the milestone decision authority in support 

6 of such certifications or determination. 

7 ‘‘(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph 

8 (1), the milestone decision authority may withdraw the 

9 certifications or determination concerned or rescind Mile10 stone B approval if the milestone decision authority deter11 mines that such certifications, determination, or approval 

12 are no longer valid. 

13 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—(1) The certifi14 cations and determination under subsection (a) with re15 spect to a major defense acquisition program shall be sub16 mitted to the congressional defense committees with the 

17 first Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section 

18 2432 of this title after completion of the certification. 

19 ‘‘(2) The milestone decision authority shall retain 

20 records of the basis for the certifications and determina21 tion under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). 

22 ‘‘(3) At the request of any of the congressional de23 fense committees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

24 to the committee an explanation of the basis for the cer25 tifications and determination under paragraphs (1), (2), 


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1 and (3) of subsection (a) with respect to a major defense 

2 acquisition program. The explanation shall be submitted 

3 in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

4 ‘‘(d) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—(1) The 

5 milestone decision authority may, at the time of Milestone 

6 B approval or at the time that such milestone decision 

7 authority withdraws a certification or rescinds Milestone 

8 B approval pursuant to subsection (b)(2), waive the appli9 cability to a major defense acquisition program of one or 

10 more components (as specified in paragraph (1), (2), or 

11 (3) of subsection (a)) of the certification and determina12 tion requirements if the milestone decision authority deter13 mines that, but for such a waiver, the Department would 

14 be unable to meet critical national security objectives. 

15 ‘‘(2) Whenever the milestone decision authority 

16 makes such a determination and authorizes such a waiv17 er—

18 ‘‘(A) the waiver, the waiver determination, and 

19 the reasons for the waiver determination shall be 

20 submitted in writing to the congressional defense 

21 committees within 30 days after the waiver is au22 thorized; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the milestone decision authority shall re24 view the program not less often than annually to de25 termine the extent to which such program currently 


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1 satisfies the certification and determination compo2 nents specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 

3 subsection (a) until such time as the milestone deci4 sion authority determines that the program satisfies 

5 all such certification and determination components. 

6 ‘‘(3) The requirement in paragraph (2)(B) shall not 

7 apply to a program for which a certification was required 

8 pursuant to section 2433a(c) of this title if the milestone 

9 decision authority—

10 ‘‘(A) determines in writing that—

11 ‘‘(i) the program has reached a stage in 

12 the acquisition process at which it would not be 

13 practicable to meet the certification component 

14 that was waived; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the milestone decision authority has 

16 taken appropriate alternative actions to address 

17 the underlying purposes of such certification 

18 component; and 

19 ‘‘(B) submits the written determination, and an 

20 explanation of the basis for the determination, to the 

21 congressional defense committees. 

22 ‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF CERTIFICATION STATUS IN

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1 mentation or performance report submitted by the Sec2 retary of Defense to the President regarding a major de3 fense acquisition program receiving a waiver pursuant to 

4 subsection (d) shall prominently and clearly indicate that 

5 such program has not fully satisfied the certification re6 quirements of this section until such time as the milestone 

7 decision authority makes the determination that such pro8 gram has satisfied all such certification requirements. 

9 ‘‘(f) NONDELEGATION.—The milestone decision au10 thority may not delegate the certification requirement 

11 under subsection (a) or the authority to waive any compo12 nent of such requirement under subsection (d). 

13 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro15 gram’ means a Department of Defense acquisition 

16 program that is a major defense acquisition program 

17 for purposes of section 2430 of this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘designated major subprogram’ 

19 means a major subprogram of a major defense ac20 quisition program designated under section 

21 2430a(a)(1) of this title. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

23 with respect to a major defense acquisition program, 

24 means the official within the Department of Defense 

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1 thority for acquisition decisions for the program, in2 cluding authority to approve entry of the program 

3 into the next phase of the acquisition process. 

4 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

5 meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 

6 this title. 

7 ‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means 

8 the core logistics capabilities identified under section 

9 2464(a) of this title.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2334(a) of 

11 title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 

12 (6)(A)(i) by striking ‘‘any certification under’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘any decision to grant milestone approval pursuant 

14 to’’. 

15 SEC. 825. DESIGNATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHOR16 ITY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2430 of title 10, United 

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(d)(1) The milestone decision authority for a major 

21 defense acquisition program reaching Milestone A after 

22 October 1, 2016, shall be the service acquisition executive 

23 of the military department that is managing the program, 

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1 graph (2), another official to serve as the milestone deci2 sion authority. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may designate an al4 ternate milestone decision authority for a program with 

5 respect to which—

6 ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the program 

7 is addressing a joint requirement; 

8 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the pro9 gram is best managed by a Defense Agency; 

10 ‘‘(C) the program has incurred a unit cost in11 crease greater than the significant cost threshold or 

12 critical cost threshold under section 2433 of this 

13 title; 

14 ‘‘(D) the program is critical to a major inter15 agency requirement or technology development ef16 fort, or has significant international partner involve17 ment; or 

18 ‘‘(E) the Secretary determines that an alternate 

19 official serving as the milestone decision authority 

20 will best provide for the program to achieve desired 

21 cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. 

22 ‘‘(3)(A) After designating an alternate milestone de23 cision authority under paragraph (2) for a program, the 

24 Secretary of Defense may revert the position of milestone 

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1 quisition executive upon request of the Secretary of the 

2 military department concerned. A decision on the request 

3 shall be made within 180 days after receipt of the request 

4 from the Secretary of the military department concerned. 

5 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary of Defense denies the request 

6 for reversion of the milestone decision authority back to 

7 the service acquisition executive, the Secretary shall report 

8 to the congressional defense committees on the basis of 

9 the Secretary’s decision that an alternate official serving 

10 as milestone decision authority will best provide for the 

11 program to achieve desired cost, schedule, and perform12 ance outcomes. No such reversion is authorized after a 

13 program has incurred a unit cost increase greater than 

14 the significant cost threshold or critical cost threshold 

15 under section 2433 of this title, except in exceptional cir16 cumstances. 

17 ‘‘(4)(A) For each major defense acquisition program, 

18 the Secretary of the military department concerned and 

19 the Chief of the armed force concerned shall, in each Se20 lected Acquisition Report required under section 2432 of 

21 this title, certify that program requirements are stable and 

22 funding is adequate to meet cost, schedule, and perform23 ance objectives for the program and identify and report 

24 to the congressional defense committees on any increased 

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1 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall review the acqui2 sition oversight process for major defense acquisition pro3 grams and shall limit outside requirements for documenta4 tion to an absolute minimum on those programs where the 

5 service acquisition executive of the military department 

6 that is managing the program is the milestone decision 

7 authority and ensure that any policies, procedures, and ac8 tivities related to oversight efforts conducted outside of the 

9 military departments with regard to major defense acqui10 sition programs shall be implemented in a manner that 

11 does not unnecessarily increase program costs or impede 

12 program schedules.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 133(b)(5) 

14 of such title is amended by inserting before the period at 

15 the end the following: ‘‘, except that the Under Secretary 

16 shall exercise advisory authority, subject to the authority, 

17 direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, over 

18 service acquisition programs for which the service acquisi19 tion executive is the milestone decision authority’’. 

20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—

21 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

22 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con24 gressional defense committees a plan for imple25 menting subsection (d) of section 2430 of title 10, 


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1 United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of 

2 this section. 

3 (2) GUIDANCE.—The Deputy Chief Manage4 ment Officer of the Department of Defense, in con5 sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for 

6 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the serv7 ice acquisition executives, shall issue guidance to en8 sure that by not later than October 1, 2016, the ac9 quisition policy, guidance, and practices of the De10 partment of Defense conform to the requirements of 

11 subsection (d) of section 2430 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this sec13 tion. The guidance shall be designed to ensure a 

14 streamlined decisionmaking and approval process 

15 and to minimize any information requests, consistent 

16 with the requirement of paragraph (4)(A) of such 

17 subsection (d). 

18 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

19 by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on Octo20 ber 1, 2016. 

21 SEC. 826. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM 

22 MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM DEFINITION PERI23 ODS. 

24 (a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 

25 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 


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1 Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense 

2 guidance for major defense acquisition programs to ad3 dress the tenure and accountability of program managers 

4 for the program definition period of major defense acquisi5 tion programs. 

6 (b) PROGRAM DEFINITION PERIOD.—For the pur7 poses of this section, the term ‘‘program definition pe8 riod’’, with respect to a major defense acquisition pro9 gram, means the period beginning with initiation of the 

10 program and ending with Milestone B approval (or Key 

11 Decision Point B approval in the case of a space pro12 gram). 

13 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance re14 quired by subsection (a) shall provide that the program 

15 manager for the program definition period of a major de16 fense acquisition program is responsible for—

17 (1) bringing technologies to maturity and iden18 tifying the manufacturing processes that will be 

19 needed to carry out the program; 

20 (2) ensuring continuing focus during program 

21 development on meeting stated mission requirements 

22 and other requirements of the Department of De23 fense; 


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1 (3) recommending trade-offs between program 

2 cost, schedule, and performance for the life-cycle of 

3 the program; 

4 (4) developing a business case for the program; 

5 and 

6 (5) ensuring that appropriate information is 

7 available to the milestone decision authority to make 

8 a decision on Milestone B approval (or Key Decision 

9 Point B approval in the case of a space program), 

10 including information necessary to make the certifi11 cation required by section 2366a of title 10, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.—

14 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each program 

15 manager for the program definition period of a major de16 fense acquisition program—

17 (1) has the appropriate management, engineer18 ing, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet 

19 the responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection 

20 (c); 

21 (2) is provided the resources and support (in22 cluding systems engineering expertise, cost-esti23 mating expertise, and software development exper24 tise) needed to meet such responsibilities; and 


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1 (3) is assigned to the program manager posi2 tion for such program until such time as such pro3 gram receives Milestone B approval (or Key Deci4 sion Point B approval in the case of a space pro5 gram), unless removed for cause or due to excep6 tional circumstances. 

7 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive 

8 the requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon 

9 a determination that the program definition period will 

10 take so long that it would not be appropriate for a single 

11 individual to serve as program manager for the entire pe12 riod covered by such paragraph. 

13 SEC. 827. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM 

14 MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM EXECUTION PERI15 ODS. 

16 (a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense 

19 guidance for major defense acquisition programs to ad20 dress the tenure and accountability of program managers 

21 for the program execution period of major defense acquisi22 tion programs. 

23 (b) PROGRAM EXECUTION PERIOD.—For purposes of 

24 this section, the term ‘‘program execution period’’, with 

25 respect to a major defense acquisition program, means the 


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1 period beginning with Milestone B approval (or Key Deci2 sion Point B approval in the case of a space program) 

3 and ending with declaration of initial operational capa4 bility. 

5 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance re6 quired by subsection (a) shall—

7 (1) require the program manager for the pro8 gram execution period of a major defense acquisition 

9 program to enter into a performance agreement with 

10 the manager’s immediate supervisor for such pro11 gram within six months of assignment, that—

12 (A) establishes expected parameters for the 

13 cost, schedule, and performance of the program 

14 consistent with the business case for the pro15 gram; 

16 (B) provides the commitment of the super17 visor to provide the level of funding and re18 sources required to meet such parameters; and 

19 (C) provides the assurance of the program 

20 manager that such parameters are achievable 

21 and that the program manager will be account22 able for meeting such parameters; and 

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1 (A) consult on the addition of new pro2 gram requirements that would be inconsistent 

3 with the parameters established in the perform4 ance agreement entered into pursuant to para5 graph (1); 

6 (B) recommend trade-offs between cost, 

7 schedule, and performance, provided that such 

8 trade-offs are consistent with the parameters 

9 established in the performance agreement en10 tered into pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

11 (C) develop such interim goals and mile12 stones as may be required to achieve the pa13 rameters established in the performance agree14 ment entered into pursuant to paragraph (1). 

15 (d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.—

16 The Secretary shall ensure that each program manager 

17 for the program execution period of a defense acquisition 

18 program—

19 (1) has the appropriate management, engineer20 ing, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet 

21 the responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection 

22 (c); 

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1 mating expertise, and software development exper2 tise) needed to meet such responsibilities; and 

3 (3) is assigned to the program manager posi4 tion for such program during the program execution 

5 period, unless removed for cause or due to excep6 tional circumstances. 

7 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The immediate supervisor 

8 of a program manager for a major defense acquisition pro9 gram may waive the requirement in paragraph (3) of sub10 section (d) upon a determination that the program execu11 tion period will take so long that it would not be appro12 priate for a single individual to serve as program manager 

13 for the entire program execution period. 

14 SEC. 828. PENALTY FOR COST OVERRUNS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year beginning 

16 with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of each military de17 partment shall pay a penalty for cost overruns on the cov18 ered major defense acquisition programs of the military 

19 department. 

20 (b) CALCULATION OF PENALTY.—For the purposes 

21 of this section: 

22 (1) The amount of the cost overrun or 

23 underrun on any major defense acquisition program 

24 or subprogram in a fiscal year is the difference be25 tween the current program acquisition unit cost for 


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1 the program or subprogram and the program acqui2 sition unit cost for the program as shown in the 

3 original Baseline Estimate for the program or sub4 program, multiplied by the quantity of items to be 

5 purchased under the program or subprogram, as re6 ported in the final Selected Acquisition Report for 

7 the fiscal year in accordance with section 2432 of 

8 title 10, United States Code. 

9 (2) Cost overruns or underruns for covered 

10 major defense acquisition programs that are joint 

11 programs of more than one military department 

12 shall be allocated among the military departments in 

13 percentages determined by the Under Secretary of 

14 Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

15 (3) The cumulative amount of cost overruns for 

16 a military department in a fiscal year is the sum of 

17 the cost overruns and cost underruns for all covered 

18 major defense acquisition programs of the depart19 ment in the fiscal year (including cost overruns or 

20 underruns allocated to the military department in 

21 accordance with paragraph (2)). 

22 (4) The cost overrun penalty for a military de23 partment in a fiscal year is three percent of the cu24 mulative amount of cost overruns of the military de25 partment in the fiscal year, as determined pursuant 


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1 to paragraph (3), except that the cost overrun pen2 alty may not be a negative amount. 

3 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—

4 (1) REDUCTION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

5 TEST, AND EVALUATION ACCOUNTS.—Not later than 

6 60 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning 

7 with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of each military 

8 department shall reduce each research, development, 

9 test, and evaluation account of the military depart10 ment by the percentage determined under paragraph 

11 (2), and remit such amount to the Secretary of De12 fense. 

13 (2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The per14 centage reduction to research, development, test, and 

15 evaluation accounts of a military department re16 ferred to in paragraph (1) is the percentage reduc17 tion to such accounts necessary to equal the cost 

18 overrun penalty for the fiscal year for such depart19 ment determined pursuant to subsection (b)(4). 

20 (3) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—Any amount remit21 ted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

22 Rapid Prototyping Fund established pursuant to 

23 section 804 of this Act. 

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1 Baseline Estimate was established for such program under 

2 paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2435(d) of title 10, United 

3 States Code, on or after May 22, 2009 (which is the date 

4 of the enactment of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Re5 form Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–23)). 

6 SEC. 829. STREAMLINING OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

7 APPLICABLE TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 

8 DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

9 REGARDING MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

10 PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) REPORTING TO UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

12 FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS BE13 FORE MILESTONE B APPROVAL.—Subparagraph (A) of 

14 paragraph (8) of section 138(b) of title 10, United States 

15 Code, as amended by section 901(h)(2) of the Carl Levin 

16 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

18 291; 128 Stat. 3466), is further amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘periodically’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘the major defense acquisition 

21 programs’’ and inserting ‘‘each major defense acqui22 sition program’’; 

23 (3) by inserting ‘‘before the Milestone B ap24 proval for that program’’ after ‘‘Department of De25 fense’’; and 


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1 (4) by striking ‘‘such reviews and assessments’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘such review and assessment’’. 

3 (b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

4 AND CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—Subpara5 graph (B) of such paragraph is amended by inserting ‘‘for 

6 which a Milestone B approval occurred during the pre7 ceding fiscal year’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’. 

8 SEC. 830. CONFIGURATION STEERING BOARDS FOR COST 

9 CONTROL UNDER MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI10 TION PROGRAMS. 

11 Section 814(c)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National 

12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

13 Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4529; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is 

14 amended—

15 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

16 and (C) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respec17 tively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after ‘‘for the following:’’ the 

19 following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(A) Monitoring changes in program re21 quirements and ensuring the Chief of Staff of 

22 the Armed Force concerned, in consultation 

23 with the Secretary of the military department 

24 concerned, approves of any proposed changes 


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1 that could have an adverse effect on program 

2 cost or schedule.’’. 

3 SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STAND-ALONE 

4 MANPOWER ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR DE5 FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) 

7 of section 2434 of title 10, United States Code, is amend8 ed by striking ‘‘and a manpower estimate for the program 

9 have’’ and inserting ‘‘has’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REG11 ULATIONS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—

12 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘shall require—’’ and all that 

14 follows through ‘‘that the independent’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘shall require that the independent’’; 

16 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

17 (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and 

18 moving those paragraphs, as so redesignated, two 

19 ems to the left; and 

20 (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘and operations and sup22 port,’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and support, 

23 and trained manpower to operate, maintain, 

24 and support the program upon full operational 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe2 riod. 

3 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

4 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 

5 section is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘§ 2434. Independent cost estimates’’. 

7 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

8 at the beginning of chapter 144 of such title is 

9 amended by striking the item relating to section 

10 2434 and inserting the following:

‘‘2434. Independent cost estimates.’’.

11 SEC. 832. REVISION TO DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT 

12 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DEVELOP13 MENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION AND THE 

14 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

15 FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 

16 Section 139b of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a)(5)—

19 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

20 approve or disapprove’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in 

22 order to advise relevant technical authorities for 

23 such programs on the incorporation of best 

24 practices for developmental test from across the 


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1 Department’’ after ‘‘in accordance with sub2 section (c))’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(5)—

4 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

5 approve’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in 

7 order to advise relevant technical authorities for 

8 such programs on the incorporation of best 

9 practices for systems engineering from across 

10 the Department’’ after ‘‘programs’’. 

11 Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 

12 Acquisition Workforce 

13 SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC14 QUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

15 FUND. 

16 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

17 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.—Sec18 tion 1705 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (d)—

20 (A) in paragraph (2), by amending sub21 paragraph (C) to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the 

23 applicable percentage for a fiscal year is the 

24 percentage that results in the credit to the 

25 Fund of $500,000,000 in each fiscal year.’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph 

2 (D)—

3 (i) by striking ‘‘an amount specified in 

4 subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

5 amount specified in subparagraph (C)’’; 

6 and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘an amount that is 

8 less than’’ and all that follows through the 

9 end and inserting ‘‘an amount that is less 

10 than $400,000,000.’’; and 

11 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘24-

12 month period’’ and inserting ‘‘36-month pe13 riod’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘120 days’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (g)—

17 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘acquisition workforce po19 sitions’’ and inserting ‘‘of positions in the ac20 quisition workforce, as defined in subsection 

21 (h),’’; 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY.—’’ and all 

23 that follows through ‘‘For purposes of’’ in para24 graph (1) and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY.—For 

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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 

6 as 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-re16 lated positions designated by the Secretary of De17 fense under 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 

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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 

7 marketplace, and new requirements established 

8 in law or regulation; and’’; and 

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

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), contractor 

12 personnel shall be treated as directly supporting the acqui13 sition processes of the Department if, and to the extent 

14 that, such contractor personnel perform functions in sup15 port of personnel in Department of Defense positions des16 ignated by the Secretary of Defense under section 1721 

17 of this title.’’. 

18 SEC. 842. DUAL-TRACK MILITARY PROFESSIONALS IN 

19 OPERATIONAL AND ACQUISITION SPECIALI20 TIES. 

21 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR CHIEF OF STAFF INVOLVE22 MENT.—Section 1722a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

23 is amended by inserting after ‘‘military department)’’ the 

24 following: ‘‘, in collaboration with the Chief of Staff of the 

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1 of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine 

2 Corps (with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 

3 Marine Corps, respectively),’’. 

4 (b) DUAL-TRACK CAREER PATH.—Section 1722a(b) 

5 of such title is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

7 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

8 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘single9 track’’ before ‘‘career path’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing new paragraph (2): 

12 ‘‘(2) A dual-track career path that attracts the 

13 highest quality officers and enlisted personnel and 

14 allows them to gain experience in and receive credit 

15 for a primary career in combat arms and a func16 tional secondary career in the acquisition field in 

17 order to more closely align the military operational, 

18 requirements, and acquisition workforces of each 

19 armed force.’’. 

20 SEC. 843. PROVISION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT CREDIT 

21 FOR ACQUISITION DUTY. 

22 Section 668(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub2 paragraph (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 

7 title.’’. 

8 SEC. 844. MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING RE9 LATED TO THE CONDUCT OF MARKET RE10 SEARCH. 

11 (a) MANDATORY MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING.—

12 Section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(d) MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING REQUIRED.—

15 The Secretary of Defense shall provide mandatory train16 ing for members of the armed forces and employees of the 

17 Department of Defense responsible for the conduct of 

18 market research required under subsection (c). Such man19 datory training shall, at a minimum—

20 ‘‘(1) provide comprehensive information on the 

21 subject of market research and the function of mar22 ket research in the acquisition of commercial items; 

23 ‘‘(2) teach best practices for conducting and 

24 documenting 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 

6 Joint Chiefs of Staff shall ensure that the requirements 

7 of section 2377(d) of title 10, United States Code, as 

8 added by subsection (a), are incorporated into the require9 ments management certification training mandate of the 

10 Joint Capabilities 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 

18 carry out a comprehensive study of the strategic planning 

19 of the Department of Defense related to the defense acqui20 sition workforce. The study shall provide a comprehensive 

21 examination of the Department’s efforts to recruit, de22 velop, and retain the acquisition workforce with a specific 

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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 De5 fense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (as 

6 established under section 1705 of title 10, United 

7 States Code). 

8 (3) The effectiveness of professional military 

9 education programs, including fellowships and ex10 changes with industry. 

11 (b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity 

12 described in this subsection is an independent research en13 tity that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded 

14 research and development center with appropriate exper15 tise and analytical 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 Sec20 retary a report containing—

21 (A) the results of the study required by 

22 subsection (a); and 

23 (B) such recommendations to improve the 

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1 (2) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the 

3 Secretary of Defense shall submit such report, to4 gether with any additional views or recommendations 

5 of the Secretary, to the congressional defense com6 mittees. 

7 SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN 

8 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL DEM9 ONSTRATION PROJECT. 

10 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

12 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 

13 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur14 ther amended by striking ‘‘demonstration program’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘demonstration project’’. 

16 Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to 

17 Commercial Items 

18 SEC. 851. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

19 (a) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS BY DE20 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, 

22 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2380. Commercial item determinations by Depart2 ment of Defense 

3 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall—

4 ‘‘(1) establish and maintain a centralized capa5 bility with necessary expertise and resources to over6 see the making of commercial item determinations 

7 for the purposes of procurements by the Department 

8 of Defense; and 

9 ‘‘(2) provide public access to Department of 

10 Defense commercial item determinations for the pur11 poses of procurements by the Department of De12 fense.’’. 

13 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec14 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

15 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of Defense.’’.

16 (b) COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO SUBMISSION

17 OF COST AND PRICING DATA.—Section 2306a(b) of title 

18 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

19 the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATION.—(A) 

21 For purposes of applying the commercial item excep22 tion under paragraph (1)(B) to the required submis23 sion of certified cost or pricing data, the contracting 

24 officer may presume that a prior commercial item 

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1 fense Agency, or another component of the Depart2 ment of Defense shall serve as a determination for 

3 subsequent procurements of such item. 

4 ‘‘(B) If the contracting officer does not make 

5 the presumption described in subparagraph (A) and 

6 instead chooses to proceed with a procurement of an 

7 item previously determined to be a commercial item 

8 using procedures other than the procedures author9 ized for the procurement of a commercial item, the 

10 contracting officer shall request a review of the com11 mercial item determination by the head of the con12 tracting activity. 

13 ‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after receiving a 

14 request for review of a commercial item determina15 tion under subparagraph (B), the head of a con16 tracting activity shall—

17 ‘‘(i) confirm that the prior determination 

18 was appropriate and still applicable; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) issue a revised determination with a 

20 written explanation of the basis for the revi21 sion.’’. 

22 (c) DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM.—Nothing in 

23 this section or the amendments made by this section shall 

24 affect the meaning of the term ‘‘commercial item’’ under 

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1 Code, or any requirement under subsection (a)(3) or sub2 section (c) of such section. 

3 (d) REGULATIONS UPDATE.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the De5 fense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall be 

6 updated to reflect the requirements of this section and the 

7 amendments made by this section. 

8 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion or the amendments made by this section shall be con10 strued to preclude the contracting officer for the procure11 ment of a commercial item from requiring the contractor 

12 to supply information that is sufficient to determine the 

13 reasonableness of price, regardless of whether or not the 

14 contractor was required to provide such information in 

15 connection with any earlier procurement. 

16 SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO 

17 BE SUBMITTED BY OFFEROR IN PROCURE18 MENT OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS AS COM19 MERCIAL ITEMS. 

20 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION.—Sub21 section (a) of section 2379 of title 10, United States Code, 

22 is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

24 after the semicolon; 

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1 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (2). 

3 (b) TREATMENT OF SUBSYSTEMS AS COMMERCIAL

4 ITEMS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—

5 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

6 striking ‘‘only if’’ and inserting ‘‘if either’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that fol9 lows through ‘‘the subsystem is a’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘that the subsystem is a’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe12 riod; and 

13 (C) by striking subparagraph (B). 

14 (c) TREATMENT OF COMPONENTS AS COMMERCIAL

15 ITEMS.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘title only if’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘title if either’’; and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that fol20 lows through ‘‘the component or’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘that the component or’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe23 riod; and 

24 (C) by striking clause (ii). 


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1 (d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—Subsection (d) of 

2 such section is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—(1) To the extent 

4 necessary to determine the reasonableness of the price for 

5 items acquired under this section, the contracting officer 

6 shall require the offeror to submit—

7 ‘‘(A) prices paid for the same or similar com8 mercial items under comparable terms and condi9 tions by both Government and commercial cus10 tomers; 

11 ‘‘(B) if the contracting officer determines that 

12 the offeror does not have access to and cannot pro13 vide sufficient information described in subpara14 graph (A) to determine the reasonableness of price, 

15 information on—

16 ‘‘(i) prices for the same or similar items 

17 sold under different terms and conditions; 

18 ‘‘(ii) prices for similar levels of work or ef19 fort on related products or services; 

20 ‘‘(iii) prices for alternative solutions or ap21 proaches; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) other relevant information that can 

23 serve as the basis for a price assessment; and 

24 ‘‘(C) if the contracting officer determines that 

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1 graphs (A) and (B) is not sufficient to determine the 

2 reasonableness of price, other relevant information 

3 regarding the basis for price or cost, including infor4 mation on labor costs, material costs, and overhead 

5 rates. 

6 ‘‘(2) An offeror may not be required to submit infor7 mation described in paragraph (1)(C) with regard to a 

8 commercially available off-the-shelf item and may be re9 quired to submit such information with regard to any 

10 other item that was developed exclusively at private ex11 pense only after the head of the contracting activity deter12 mines in writing that the information submitted pursuant 

13 to paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) is not sufficient to deter14 mine the reasonableness of price.’’. 

15 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TRUTH IN NEGO16 TIATIONS ACT.—Section 2306a(d)(1) of title 10, United 

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new sentence: ‘‘If the contracting officer deter19 mines that the offeror does not have access to and cannot 

20 provide sufficient information on prices for the same or 

21 similar items to determine the reasonableness of price, the 

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1 tions or approaches, and other information that is relevant 

2 to the determination of a fair and reasonable price.’’. 

3 SEC. 853. USE OF RECENT PRICES PAID BY THE GOVERN4 MENT IN THE DETERMINATION OF PRICE 

5 REASONABLENESS. 

6 Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 

7 amended by section 851, is further amended by adding 

8 at the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(5) A contracting officer shall consider evi10 dence provided by an offeror of recent purchase 

11 prices paid by the Government for the same or simi12 lar commercial items in establishing price reason13 ableness on a subsequent purchase if the contracting 

14 officer is satisfied that the prices previously paid re15 main a valid reference for comparison after consid16 ering the totality of other relevant factors such as 

17 the time elapsed since the prior purchase and any 

18 differences in the quantities purchased or applicable 

19 terms and conditions.’’. 

20 SEC. 854. REPORT ON DEFENSE-UNIQUE LAWS APPLICABLE 

21 TO THE PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL 

22 ITEMS AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF23 THE-SHELF ITEMS. 

24 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

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1 port identifying the defense-unique provisions of law that 

2 are applicable for procurement of commercial items or 

3 commercial off-the-shelf items, both at the prime contract 

4 and subcontract level. The report—

5 (1) shall discuss the impact—

6 (A) of limiting the inclusion of clauses in 

7 contracts for commercial items or commercial 

8 off-the-shelf items to those that are required to 

9 implement law or Executive orders or are deter10 mined to be consistent with standard commer11 cial practice; and 

12 (B) of limiting flow down of clauses in sub13 contracts for commercial items or commercial 

14 off the shelf-items to those that are required to 

15 implement law or Executive order; and 

16 (2) shall provide a listing of all standard 

17 clauses used in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 

18 12 contracts, including a justification for the inclu19 sion of each. 

20 (b) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The report under 

21 subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 855. MARKET RESEARCH AND PREFERENCE FOR COM2 MERCIAL ITEMS. 

3 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

5 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo6 gistics shall issue guidance to ensure that acquisition offi7 cials of the Department of Defense fully comply with the 

8 requirements of section 2377 of title 10, United States 

9 Code, regarding market research and commercial items. 

10 The guidance issued pursuant to this subsection shall, at 

11 a minimum—

12 (1) provide that the head of an agency may not 

13 enter into a contract in excess of the simplified ac14 quisition threshold for information technology prod15 ucts or services that are not commercial items unless 

16 the head of the agency determines in writing that no 

17 commercial items are suitable to meet the agency’s 

18 needs as provided in subsection (c)(2) of such sec19 tion; and 

20 (2) ensure that market research conducted in 

21 accordance with subsection (c) of such section is 

22 used, where appropriate, to inform price reasonable23 ness determinations. 

24 (b) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman 

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1 consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac2 quisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall review Chair3 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01, the 

4 Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Inte5 gration and Development System, and other documents 

6 governing the requirements development process and re7 vise these documents as necessary to ensure that the De8 partment of Defense fully complies with the requirement 

9 in section 2377(c) of title 10, United States Code, and 

10 section 10.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for 

11 Federal agencies to conduct appropriate market research 

12 before developing new requirements. 

13 (c) MARKET RESEARCH DEFINED.—For the pur14 poses of this section, the term ‘‘market research’’ means 

15 a review of existing systems, subsystems, capabilities, and 

16 technologies that are available or could be made available 

17 to meet the needs of the Department of Defense in whole 

18 or in part. The review may include any of the techniques 

19 for conducting market research provided in section 

20 10.002(b)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and 

21 shall include, at a minimum, contacting knowledgeable in22 dividuals in Government and industry regarding existing 

23 market capabilities. 


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1 SEC. 856. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PROCURE2 MENTS FROM COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION 

3 PROCEDURES. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), prior to converting the procurement of 

7 commercial items or services valued at more than 

8 $1,000,000 from commercial acquisition procedures 

9 under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

10 to noncommercial acquisition procedures under part 

11 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the con12 tracting officer for the procurement shall determine 

13 in writing that—

14 (A) the earlier use of commercial acquisi15 tion procedures under part 12 of the Federal 

16 Acquisition Regulation was in error or based on 

17 inadequate information; and 

18 (B) the Department of Defense will realize 

19 a cost savings compared to the cost of pro20 curing a similar quantity or level of such item 

21 or service using commercial acquisition proce22 dures. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF DETER24 MINATION BY HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—In 

25 the case of a procurement valued at more than 

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1 suant to a conversion of the procurement described 

2 in paragraph (1) until—

3 (A) the head of the contracting activity ap4 proves the determination made under para5 graph (1); and 

6 (B) a copy of the determination so ap7 proved is provided to the Office of the Under 

8 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech9 nology, and Logistics. 

10 (b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In making a de11 termination under paragraph (1), the determining official 

12 shall, at a minimum, consider the following factors: 

13 (1) The estimated cost of research and develop14 ment to be performed by the existing contractor to 

15 improve future products or services. 

16 (2) The transaction costs for the Department of 

17 Defense and the contractor in assessing and re18 sponding to data requests to support a conversion to 

19 noncommercial acquisition procedures. 

20 (3) Changes in purchase quantities. 

21 (4) Costs associated with potential procurement 

22 delays resulting from the conversion. 

23 (c) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

25 shall develop procedures to track conversions of future 


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1 contracts and subcontracts for improved analysis and re2 porting and shall revise the Defense Federal Acquisition 

3 Regulation Supplement to reflect the requirement in sub4 section (a). 

5 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 

6 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

8 committees a report on the implementation of subsection 

9 (a), including any procurements converted as described in 

10 that subsection. 

11 (e) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall 

12 terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act. 

14 SEC. 857. TREATMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED 

15 BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRAC16 TORS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, United 

18 States Code, as amended by section 851, is further amend19 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided 

21 by nontraditional defense contractors as 

22 commercial items 

23 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, items 

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1 title) may be treated by the head of an agency as commer2 cial items for purposes of this chapter.’’. 

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

4 at the beginning of chapter 140 of such title is amended 

5 by inserting after the item relating to section 2380, as 

6 added by section 851, the following new item:

‘‘2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense 

contractors as commercial items.’’.

7 Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

8 SEC. 861. AMENDMENT TO MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

11 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amend12 ed—

13 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘designed to 

14 enhance’’ and all that follows through the period at 

15 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘designed to—

16 ‘‘(1) enhance the capabilities of disadvantaged small 

17 business concerns to perform as subcontractors and sup18 pliers under Department of Defense contracts and other 

19 contracts and subcontracts; and 

20 ‘‘(2) increase the participation of such business con21 cerns as subcontractors and suppliers under Department 

22 of Defense contracts, other Federal Government contracts, 

23 and commercial contracts.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘to receive 

2 such assistance at any time’’ and inserting ‘‘concur3 rently, and the authority to enter into agreements 

4 under subsection (e) shall only be available to such 

5 concern during the 5-year period beginning on the 

6 date such concern enters into the first such agree7 ment’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (d)—

9 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

10 (2) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and con11 forming the margins accordingly); and 

12 (B) by inserting before clause (i) (as so re13 designated) the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) the mentor firm is not affiliated with the 

15 protege firm prior to the approval of that agreement; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(2) the mentor firm demonstrates that it—

18 ‘‘(A) is qualified to provide assistance that 

19 will contribute to the purpose of the program; 

20 ‘‘(B) is of good financial health and char21 acter and does not appear on a Federal list of 

22 debarred or suspended contractors; and 

23 ‘‘(C) can impart value to a protege firm 

24 because of experience gained as a Department 

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1 general business operations and government 

2 contracting, as demonstrated by evidence 

3 that—’’; 

4 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) A developmental program for the protege 

7 firm, in such detail as may be reasonable, includ8 ing—

9 ‘‘(A) factors to assess the protege firm’s 

10 developmental progress under the program; 

11 ‘‘(B) a description of the quantitative and 

12 qualitative benefits to the Department of De13 fense from the agreement, if applicable; and 

14 ‘‘(C) goals for additional awards that pro15 tege firm can compete for outside the Mentor16 Protege Program.’’; 

17 (5) in subsection (f)—

18 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘busi19 ness development,’’; 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (6); and 

21 (C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

22 paragraph (6); 

23 (6) in subsection (g)—

24 (A) in paragraph (2)—


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (7) of subsection (f)’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (6) of 

4 subsection (f) (except as provided in sub5 paragraph (D))’’; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘under subsection (l)(2)’’; and 

8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(D) The Secretary may not reimburse any fee 

11 assessed by the mentor firm for services provided to 

12 the protege firm pursuant to subsection (f)(6) or for 

13 business development expenses incurred by the men14 tor firm under a contract awarded to the mentor 

15 firm while participating in a joint venture with the 

16 protege firm.’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 

18 ‘‘subsection (f)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

19 (f)(6)’’; 

20 (7) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ‘‘(15 

21 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Small Business Act’’; 

22 (8) in subsection (j)—

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sep24 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sep2 tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

3 2021’’; 

4 (9) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 

5 (n); 

6 (10) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol7 lowing new subsections: 

8 ‘‘(l) REPORT BY MENTOR FIRMS.—To comply with 

9 section 8(d)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

10 637(d)(7)), each mentor firm shall submit a report to the 

11 Secretary not less than once each fiscal year that includes, 

12 for the preceding fiscal year—

13 ‘‘(1) all technical or management assistance 

14 provided by mentor firm personnel for the purposes 

15 described in subsection (f)(1); 

16 ‘‘(2) any new awards of subcontracts on a com17 petitive or noncompetitive basis to the protege firm 

18 under Department of Defense contracts or other 

19 contracts, including the value of such subcontracts; 

20 ‘‘(3) any extensions, increases in the scope of 

21 work, or additional payments not previously reported 

22 for prior awards of subcontracts on a competitive or 

23 noncompetitive basis to the protege firm under De24 partment of Defense contracts or other contracts, in25 cluding the value of such subcontracts; 


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1 ‘‘(4) the amount of any payment of progress 

2 payments or advance payments made to the protege 

3 firm for performance under any subcontract made 

4 under the Mentor-Protege Program; 

5 ‘‘(5) any loans made by mentor firm to the pro6 tege firm; 

7 ‘‘(6) all Federal contracts awarded to the men8 tor firm and the protege firm as a joint venture, des9 ignating whether the award was a restricted com10 petition or a full and open competition; 

11 ‘‘(7) any assistance obtained by the mentor 

12 firm for the protege firm from one or more—

13 ‘‘(A) small business development centers 

14 established pursuant to section 21 of the Small 

15 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648); 

16 ‘‘(B) entities providing procurement tech17 nical assistance pursuant to chapter 142 of title 

18 10, United States Code; or 

19 ‘‘(C) historically Black colleges or univer20 sities or minority institutions of higher edu21 cation; 

22 ‘‘(8) whether there have been any changes to 

23 the terms of the mentor-protege agreement; and 

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1 dressing the developmental needs of the protege 

2 firm, the impact on Department of Defense con3 tracts, and addressing any problems encountered. 

4 ‘‘(m) REVIEW OF REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF SMALL

5 BUSINESS PROGRAMS.—The Office of Small Business 

6 Programs of the Department of Defense shall review the 

7 report required by subsection (l) and, if the Office finds 

8 that the mentor-protege agreement is not furthering the 

9 purpose of the Mentor-Protege Program, decide not to ap10 prove any continuation of the agreement.’’; and 

11 (11) in subsection (n) (as so redesignated)—

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘means 

13 a business concern that meets the requirements 

14 of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

15 U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated 

16 pursuant thereto’’ and inserting ‘‘has the mean17 ing given such term under section 3 of the 

18 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (2)—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘means:’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘means a firm that has less than half the 

22 size standard corresponding to its primary 

23 North American Industry Classification 

24 System code, is not owned or managed by 

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1 rectly have stock options or convertible se2 curities in the mentor firm, and is—’’; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

4 ‘‘the severely disabled’’ and inserting ‘‘se5 verely disabled individuals’’; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

7 ‘‘Small Business Act.’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)); 

9 or’’; and 

10 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

11 new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(H) a small business concern that—

13 ‘‘(i) is a nontraditional defense con14 tractor, as such term is defined in section 

15 2302 of title 10, United States Code; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) currently provides goods or serv17 ices in the private sector that are critical 

18 to enhancing the capabilities of the defense 

19 supplier base and fulfilling key Depart20 ment of Defense needs.’’; 

21 (C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(8) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ 

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1 verely disabled individual (as defined in such sec2 tion).’’; and 

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

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(9) The term ‘affiliated’, with respect to the 

6 relationship between a mentor firm and a protege 

7 firm, means—

8 ‘‘(A) the mentor firm shares, directly or in9 directly, with the protege firm ownership or 

10 management of the protege firm; 

11 ‘‘(B) the mentor firm has an agreement, at 

12 the time the mentor firm enters into a mentor13 protege agreement under subsection (e), to 

14 merge with the protege firm; 

15 ‘‘(C) the owners and managers of the men16 tor firm are the parent, child, spouse, sibling, 

17 aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grand18 child, or first cousin of an owner or manager of 

19 the protege firm; 

20 ‘‘(D) the mentor firm has, during the 2-

21 year period before entering into a mentor-pro22 tege agreement, employed any officer, director, 

23 principal stock holder, managing member, or 

24 key employee of the protege firm; 


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1 ‘‘(E) the mentor firm has engaged in a 

2 joint venture with the protege firm during the 

3 2-year period before entering into a mentor-pro4 tege agreement, unless such joint venture was 

5 approved by the Small Business Administration 

6 prior to making any offer on a contract; 

7 ‘‘(F) the mentor firm is, directly or indi8 rectly, the primary party providing contracts to 

9 the protege firm, as measured by the dollar 

10 value of the contracts; and 

11 ‘‘(G) the Small Business Administration 

12 has made a determination of affiliation or con13 trol under subsection (h).’’. 

14 (b) APPLICATION.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

16 subsection (a) shall apply to a mentor-protege agree17 ment made pursuant to section 831 of the National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 

19 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 

20 2302 note) entered into after the date of the enact21 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2016. 

23 (2) RETROACTIVITY OF REPORT AND REVIEW

24 REQUIREMENTS.—The amendments made by sub25 section (a)(10) shall apply to a mentor-protege 


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1 agreement made pursuant to section 831 of the Na2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

3 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 

4 U.S.C. 2302 note) entered into before, on, or after 

5 the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

7 SEC. 862. AMENDMENTS TO DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 

8 PLAN. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(s) of the Small Busi10 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended—

11 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para12 graph (6); and 

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol14 lowing new paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than Octo16 ber 1, 2016, the Administrator of the Small Busi17 ness Administration shall implement the plan de18 scribed in this subsection. 

19 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall 

20 annually provide to the Committee on Small Busi21 ness of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 

23 the Senate a certification of the accuracy and com24 pleteness of data reported on bundled and consoli25 dated contracts.’’. 


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1 (b) GAO STUDY.—

2 (1) STUDY.—Not later than October 1, 2017, 

3 the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

4 initiate a study on the effectiveness of the plan de5 scribed in section 15(s) of the Small Business Act 

6 (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) that shall assess whether con7 tracts were accurately labeled as bundled or consoli8 dated. 

9 (2) CONTRACTS EVALUATED.—For the pur10 poses of conducting the study described in para11 graph (1), the Comptroller General of the United 

12 States—

13 (A) shall evaluate, for work in each of sec14 tors 23, 33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the 

15 North American Industry Classification Sys16 tem), not fewer than 100 contracts in each sec17 tor; 

18 (B) shall evaluate only those contracts—

19 (i) awarded by an agency listed in sec20 tion 901(b) of title 31, United States 

21 Code; and 

22 (ii) that have a Base and Exercised 

23 Options Value, an Action Obligation, or a 

24 Base and All Options Value (as such terms 

25 are defined in the Federal Procurement 


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1 Data System described in section 

2 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States 

3 Code, or any successor system); and 

4 (C) shall not evaluate contracts that have 

5 used any set-aside authority. 

6 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 

7 initiating the study required by paragraph (1), the 

8 Comptroller General of the United States shall re9 port to the Committee on Small Business of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

11 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 

12 on the results from such study and, if warranted, 

13 any recommendations on how to improve the quality 

14 of data reported on bundled and consolidated con15 tracts. 

16 SEC. 863. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR AC17 QUISITION STRATEGIES. 

18 (a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE HEAD OF A

19 CONTRACTING AGENCY.—Section 15(e)(3) of the Small 

20 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(3)) is amended to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(3) STRATEGY SPECIFICATIONS.—If the head 

23 of a contracting agency determines that an acquisi24 tion plan for a procurement involves a substantial 

25 bundling of contract requirements, the head of a 


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1 contracting agency shall publish a notice on a public 

2 website that such determination has been made not 

3 later than 7 days after making such determination. 

4 Any solicitation for a procurement related to the ac5 quisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 

6 days after such notice is published. Along with the 

7 publication of the solicitation, the head of a con8 tracting agency shall publish a justification for the 

9 determination, which shall include the following in10 formation: 

11 ‘‘(A) The specific benefits anticipated to be 

12 derived from the bundling of contract require13 ments and a determination that such benefits 

14 justify the bundling. 

15 ‘‘(B) An identification of any alternative 

16 contracting approaches that would involve a 

17 lesser degree of bundling of contract require18 ments. 

19 ‘‘(C) An assessment of—

20 ‘‘(i) the specific impediments to par21 ticipation by small business concerns as 

22 prime contractors that result from the 

23 bundling of contract requirements; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the specific actions designed to 

25 maximize participation of small business 


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1 concerns as subcontractors (including sup2 pliers) at various tiers under the contract 

3 or contracts that are awarded to meet the 

4 requirements.’’. 

5 (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SENIOR PRO6 CUREMENT EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFI7 CER.—Section 44(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

8 U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 7 days after 

11 making a determination that an acquisition 

12 strategy involving a consolidation of contract 

13 requirements is necessary and justified under 

14 subparagraph (A), the senior procurement exec15 utive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish 

16 a notice on a public website that such deter17 mination has been made. Any solicitation for a 

18 procurement related to the acquisition strategy 

19 may not be published earlier than 7 days after 

20 such notice is published. Along with the publi21 cation of the solicitation, the senior procure22 ment executive or Chief Acquisition Officer 

23 shall publish a justification for the determina24 tion, which shall include the information in sub25 paragraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).’’. 


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1 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(c)(1) of 

2 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1)) is amend3 ed by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the head’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘The head’’. 

5 SEC. 864. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 

6 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR SERV7 ICES. 

8 (a) PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—Section 8(a)(17) 

9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is 

10 amended—

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any pro12 curement contract’’ and all that follows through 

13 ‘‘section 15’’ and inserting ‘‘any procurement con14 tract, which contract has as its principal purpose the 

15 supply of a product to be let pursuant to this sub16 section, subsection (m), section 15(a), section 31, or 

17 section 36,’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall not 

21 apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose 

22 the acquisition of services or construction.’’. 

23 (b) SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTS.—Section 46(a)(4) 

24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘for supplies from a regular dealer 


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1 in such supplies’’ and inserting ‘‘which is principally for 

2 supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and which 

3 is not a contract principally for services or construction’’. 

4 SEC. 865. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS 

5 OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL 

6 MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCURE7 MENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. 

8 (a) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST REQUIRE9 MENTS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Small Busi11 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at 

12 the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS

14 OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the re16 quirements of paragraph (2), a Business Oppor17 tunity Specialist described under section 7(j)(10)(D) 

18 shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification 

19 in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the 

20 equivalent Department of Defense certification, ex21 cept that a Business Opportunity Specialist who was 

22 serving on or before January 3, 2013, may continue 

23 to serve as a Business Opportunity Specialist for a 

24 period of 5 years beginning on such date without 

25 such a certification. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE2 MENT.—

3 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described 

4 in paragraph (1) is not required for any person 

5 serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist 

6 until the date that is one calendar year after 

7 the date such person is appointed as a Business 

8 Opportunity Specialist. 

9 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of 

10 subparagraph (A) shall—

11 ‘‘(i) be included in any initial job 

12 posting for the position of a Business Op13 portunity Specialist; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as 

15 a Business Opportunity Specialist after 

16 January 3, 2013.’’. 

17 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

18 7(j)(10)(D)(i) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

19 636(j)(10)(D)(i)) is amended by striking the second 

20 sentence. 

21 (b) COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVE RE22 QUIREMENTS.—Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 

23 U.S.C. 633), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further 

24 amended by adding at the end the following new sub25 section: 


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1 ‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMER2 CIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the re4 quirements of paragraph (2), a commercial market 

5 representative referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall 

6 have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in 

7 Contracting (or any successor certification) or the 

8 equivalent Department of Defense certification, ex9 cept that a commercial market representative who 

10 was serving on or before the date of the enactment 

11 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2016 may continue to serve as a commercial 

13 market representative for a period of 5 years begin14 ning on such date without such a certification. 

15 ‘‘(2) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE16 MENT.—

17 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described 

18 in paragraph (1) is not required for any person 

19 serving as a commercial market representative 

20 until the date that is one calendar year after 

21 the date such person is appointed as a commer22 cial market representative. 

23 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of 

24 subparagraph (A) shall—


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1 ‘‘(i) be included in any initial job 

2 posting for the position of a commercial 

3 market representative; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as 

5 a commercial market representative after 

6 the date of the enactment of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2016.’’. 

9 (c) PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVE RE10 QUIREMENTS.—Section 15(l)(5) of the Small Business Act 

11 (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(5)) is amended—

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause 

13 (iii) to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(iii) have the certification described 

15 in subparagraph (C).’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(C) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with 

20 the requirements of clause (ii), a procure21 ment center representative shall have a 

22 Level III Federal Acquisition Certification 

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1 son serving in such a position on or before 

2 January 3, 2013, may continue to serve in 

3 that position for a period of 5 years with4 out the required certification. 

5 ‘‘(ii) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION RE6 QUIREMENTS.—

7 ‘‘(I) TIMING.—The certification 

8 described in clause (i) is not required 

9 for any person serving as a procure10 ment center representative until the 

11 date that is one calendar year after 

12 the date such person is appointed as 

13 a procurement center representative. 

14 ‘‘(II) APPLICATION.—The re15 quirements of subclause (I) shall—

16 ‘‘(aa) be included in any ini17 tial job posting for the position of 

18 a procurement center representa19 tive; and 

20 ‘‘(bb) apply to any person 

21 appointed as a procurement cen22 ter representative after January 

23 3, 2013.’’. 


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1 SEC. 866. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALI2 FIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 

3 LOCATED IN A BASE CLOSURE AREA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(p) of the Small Busi5 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1)—

7 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

9 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(F) qualified disaster areas.’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (3)—

13 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

14 and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec15 tively; and 

16 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(D) a small business concern—

19 ‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or 

20 more Native Hawaiian Organizations (as 

21 defined in section 8(a)(15)), or by a cor22 poration that is wholly owned by one or 

23 more Native Hawaiian Organizations; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or 

25 more Native Hawaiian Organizations, or 

26 by a corporation that is wholly owned by 


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1 one or more Native Hawaiian Organiza2 tions, if all other owners are either United 

3 States citizens or small business con4 cerns;’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (4)—

6 (A) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(D) BASE CLOSURE AREA.—

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

10 (ii), the term ‘base closure area’ means—

11 ‘‘(I) lands within the external 

12 boundaries of a military installation 

13 that were closed through a privatiza14 tion process under the authority of—

15 ‘‘(aa) the Defense Base Clo16 sure and Realignment Act of 

17 1990 (part A of title XXIX of di18 vision B of Public Law 101–510; 

19 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); 

20 ‘‘(bb) title II of the Defense 

21 Authorization Amendments and 

22 Base Closure and Realignment 

23 Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 

24 U.S.C. 2687 note); 


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1 ‘‘(cc) section 2687 of title 

2 10, United States Code; or 

3 ‘‘(dd) any other provision of 

4 law authorizing or directing the 

5 Secretary of Defense or the Sec6 retary of a military department 

7 to dispose of real property at the 

8 military installation for purposes 

9 relating to base closures of rede10 velopment, while retaining the 

11 authority to enter into a lease12 back of all or a portion of the 

13 property for military use; 

14 ‘‘(II) the census tract or non15 metropolitan county in which the 

16 lands described in subclause (I) are 

17 wholly contained; 

18 ‘‘(III) a census tract or non19 metropolitan county the boundaries of 

20 which intersect the area described in 

21 subclause (I); and 

22 ‘‘(IV) a census tract or non23 metropolitan county the boundaries of 

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1 scribed in subclause (II) or subclause 

2 (III). 

3 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A base closure 

4 area shall be treated as a HUBZone—

5 ‘‘(I) with respect to a census 

6 tract or nonmetropolitan county de7 scribed in clause (i), for a period of 

8 not less than 8 years, beginning on 

9 the date the military installation un10 dergoes final closure and ending on 

11 the date the Administrator makes a 

12 final determination as to whether or 

13 not to implement the applicable des14 ignation described in subparagraph 

15 (A) or (B) in accordance with the re16 sults of the decennial census con17 ducted after the area was initially des18 ignated as a base closure area; and 

19 ‘‘(II) if such area was treated as 

20 a HUBZone at any time after 2010, 

21 until such time as the Administrator 

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1 paragraph (A) or (B), after the 2020 

2 decennial census. 

3 ‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(I) CENSUS TRACT.—The term 

6 ‘census tract’ means a census tract 

7 delineated by the United States Bu8 reau of the Census in the most recent 

9 decennial census that is not located in 

10 a nonmetropolitan county and does 

11 not otherwise qualify as a qualified 

12 census tract. 

13 ‘‘(II) NONMETROPOLITAN COUN14 TY.—The term ‘nonmetropolitan 

15 county’ means a county that was not 

16 located in a metropolitan statistical 

17 area (as defined in section 

18 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 

19 Code of 1986) at the time of the most 

20 recent census taken for purposes of 

21 selecting qualified census tracts and 

22 does not otherwise qualify as a quali23 fied nonmetropolitan county.’’; and 

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

25 subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(E) QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.—

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

3 (ii), the term ‘qualified disaster area’ 

4 means any census tract or nonmetropolitan 

5 county located in an area for which the 

6 President has declared a major disaster 

7 under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf8 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist9 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or located in an 

10 area in which a catastrophic incident has 

11 occurred if such census tract or nonmetro12 politan county ceased to be qualified under 

13 subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, 

14 during the period beginning 5 years before 

15 the date on which the President declared 

16 the major disaster or the catastrophic inci17 dent occurred and ending 2 years after 

18 such date, except that such census tract or 

19 nonmetropolitan county may be a ‘qualified 

20 disaster area’ only—

21 ‘‘(I) in the case of a major dis22 aster declared by the President, dur23 ing the 5-year period beginning on the 

24 date on which the President declared 

25 the major disaster for the area in 


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1 which the census tract or nonmetro2 politan county, as applicable, is lo3 cated; and 

4 ‘‘(II) in the case of a cata5 strophic incident, during the 10-year 

6 period beginning on the date on which 

7 the catastrophic incident occurred in 

8 the area in which the census tract or 

9 nonmetropolitan county, as applicable, 

10 is located. 

11 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A qualified dis12 aster area described in clause (i) shall be 

13 treated as a HUBZone for a period of not 

14 less than 8 years, beginning on the date 

15 the Administrator makes a final deter16 mination as to whether or not to imple17 ment the designations described in sub18 paragraphs (A) and (B) in accordance with 

19 the results of the decennial census con20 ducted after the area was initially des21 ignated as a qualified disaster area.’’; and 

22 (4) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(I)—

23 (A) in item (aa)—

24 (i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), 

25 (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (3)’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 

2 (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3)’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

4 (B) by redesignating item (bb) as item 

5 (cc); and 

6 (C) by inserting after item (aa) the fol7 lowing new item: 

8 ‘‘(bb) pursuant to subpara9 graph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or 

10 (F) of paragraph (3), that its 

11 principal office is located within a 

12 base closure area and that not 

13 fewer than 35 percent of its em14 ployees reside in such base clo15 sure area or in another 

16 HUBZone; or’’. 

17 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub18 section (a)(3)(B) shall apply to a major disaster declared 

19 by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf20 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 5170) or a catastrophic incident that occurs on or 

22 after the date of enactment of such subsection. 

23 (c) INCLUDING FEMA IN AGENCIES THAT MAY PRO24 VIDE DATA FOR HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Section 31(c)(3) 

25 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is 


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1 amended by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the Federal 

2 Emergency Management Agency,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of 

3 Labor,’’. 

4 (d) GAO STUDY OF IMPROVEMENT TO OVERSIGHT

5 OF THE HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

7 General of the United States shall complete a study on 

8 and submit a report to the Committee on Small Business 

9 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

10 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate that 

11 includes—

12 (1) an assessment of the evaluation process, in13 cluding any weaknesses in the process, used by the 

14 Small Business Administration to approve or deny 

15 participation in the HUBZone program established 

16 under section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 

17 U.S.C. 657a); 

18 (2) an assessment of the oversight of HUBZone 

19 program participants by the Small Business Admin20 istration, including Administration actions taken to 

21 prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and 

22 (3) recommendations on how to improve the 

23 evaluation process and oversight mechanisms to fur24 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

3 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTS.—Section 15(e)(4) of the 

4 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(4)) is amended to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(4) CONTRACT TEAMING.—

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a solici8 tation of offers for a bundled or consolidated 

9 contract that is issued by the head of an agen10 cy, a small business concern that provides for 

11 use of a particular team of subcontractors or a 

12 joint venture of small business concerns may 

13 submit an offer for the performance of the con14 tract. 

15 ‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF OFFERS.—The head 

16 of the agency shall evaluate an offer described 

17 in subparagraph (A) in the same manner as 

18 other offers, with due consideration to the capa19 bilities of all of the proposed subcontractors or 

20 members of the joint venture as follows: 

21 ‘‘(i) TEAMS.—When evaluating an 

22 offer of a small business prime contractor 

23 that includes a proposed team of small 

24 business subcontractors, the head of the 

25 agency shall consider the capabilities and 

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1 tractor that is part of the team as the ca2 pabilities and past performance of the 

3 small business prime contractor. 

4 ‘‘(ii) JOINT VENTURES.—When evalu5 ating an offer of a joint venture of small 

6 business concerns, if the joint venture does 

7 not demonstrate sufficient capabilities or 

8 past performance to be considered for 

9 award of a contract opportunity, the head 

10 of the agency shall consider the capabilities 

11 and past performance of each member of 

12 the joint venture as the capabilities and 

13 past performance of the joint venture. 

14 ‘‘(C) STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS CON15 CERN.—Participation of a small business con16 cern in a team or a joint venture under this 

17 paragraph shall not affect the status of that 

18 concern as a small business concern for any 

19 other purpose.’’. 

20 (b) TEAM AND JOINT VENTURES OFFERS FOR MUL21 TIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS.—Section 15(q)(1) of such Act 

22 (15 U.S.C. 644(q)(1)) is amended—

23 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND JOINT

24 VENTURE’’ before ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Each Federal agency’’ and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agen4 cy’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(B) TEAMS.—When evaluating an offer of 

8 a small business prime contractor that includes 

9 a proposed team of small business subcontrac10 tors for any multiple award contract above the 

11 substantial bundling threshold of the Federal 

12 agency, the head of the agency shall consider 

13 the capabilities and past performance of each 

14 first tier subcontractor that is part of the team 

15 as the capabilities and past performance of the 

16 small business prime contractor. 

17 ‘‘(C) JOINT VENTURES.—When evaluating 

18 an offer of a joint venture of small business 

19 concerns for any multiple award contract above 

20 the substantial bundling threshold of the Fed21 eral agency, if the joint venture does not dem22 onstrate sufficient capabilities or past perform23 ance to be considered for award of a contract 

24 opportunity, the head of the agency shall con25 sider the capabilities and past performance of 


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1 each member of the joint venture as the capa2 bilities and past performance of the joint ven3 ture.’’. 

4 SEC. 868. MODIFICATION TO AND SCORECARD PROGRAM 

5 FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING GOALS. 

6 (a) AMENDMENT TO GOVERNMENTWIDE GOAL FOR

7 SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENT

8 CONTRACTS.—Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Busi9 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: ‘‘In meeting this goal, the 

11 Government shall ensure the participation of small busi12 ness concerns from a wide variety of industries and from 

13 a broad spectrum of small business concerns within each 

14 industry.’’. 

15 (b) SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING FED16 ERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE WITH SMALL BUSINESS

17 CONTRACTING GOALS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

19 30, 2016, the Administrator of the Small Business 

20 Administration, in consultation with the Federal 

21 agencies, shall—

22 (A) develop a methodology for calculating 

23 a score to be used to evaluate the compliance of 

24 each Federal agency with meeting the goals es25 tablished pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of the 


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1 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)) 

2 based on each such goal; and 

3 (B) develop a scorecard based on such 

4 methodology. 

5 (2) USE OF SCORECARD.—Beginning in fiscal 

6 year 2017, the Administrator shall establish and 

7 carry out a program to use the scorecard developed 

8 under paragraph (1) to evaluate whether each Fed9 eral agency is creating the maximum practicable op10 portunities for the award of prime contracts and 

11 subcontracts to small business concerns, small busi12 ness concerns owned and controlled by service-dis13 abled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business 

14 concerns, small business concerns owned and con15 trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged 

16 individuals, and small business concerns owned and 

17 controlled by women, by assigning a score to each 

18 Federal agency for the previous fiscal year. 

19 (3) CONTENTS OF SCORECARD.—The scorecard 

20 developed under paragraph (1) shall include, for 

21 each Federal agency, the following information: 

22 (A) A determination of whether the Fed23 eral agency met each of the prime contract 

24 goals established pursuant to section 

25 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 


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1 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)) with respect to small 

2 business concerns, small business concerns 

3 owned and controlled by service-disabled vet4 erans, qualified HUBZone small business con5 cerns, small business concerns owned and con6 trolled by socially and economically disadvan7 taged individuals, and small business concerns 

8 owned and controlled by women. 

9 (B) A determination of whether the Fed10 eral agency met each of the subcontract goals 

11 established pursuant to such section with re12 spect to small business concerns, small business 

13 concerns owned and controlled by service-dis14 abled veterans, qualified HUBZone small busi15 ness concerns, small business concerns owned 

16 and controlled by socially and economically dis17 advantaged individuals, and small business con18 cerns owned and controlled by women. 

19 (C) The number of small business con20 cerns, small business concerns owned and con21 trolled by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

22 HUBZone small business concerns, small busi23 ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 

24 and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 

25 small business concerns owned and controlled 


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1 by women awarded prime contracts in each 

2 North American Industry Classification System 

3 code during the fiscal year and a comparison to 

4 the number of awarded contracts during the 

5 prior fiscal year, if available. 

6 (D) The number of small business con7 cerns, small business concerns owned and con8 trolled by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

9 HUBZone small business concerns, small busi10 ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 

11 and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 

12 small business concerns owned and controlled 

13 by women awarded subcontracts in each North 

14 American Industry Classification System code 

15 during the fiscal year and a comparison to the 

16 number of awarded subcontracts during the 

17 prior fiscal year, if available. 

18 (E) Any other factors that the Adminis19 trator deems important to achieve the max20 imum practicable utilization of small business 

21 concerns, small business concerns owned and 

22 controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

23 HUBZone small business concerns, small busi24 ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 

25 and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 


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1 small business concerns owned and controlled 

2 by women. 

3 (4) WEIGHTED FACTORS.—In using the score4 card to evaluate and assign a score to a Federal 

5 agency, the Administrator shall base—

6 (A) fifty percent of the score on the dollar 

7 value of prime contracts described in paragraph 

8 (3)(A); and 

9 (B) fifty percent of the score on the infor10 mation provided in subparagraphs (B) through 

11 (E) of paragraph (3), weighted in a manner de12 termined by the Administrator to encourage the 

13 maximum practicable opportunity for the award 

14 of prime contracts and subcontracts to small 

15 business concerns, small business concerns 

16 owned and controlled by service-disabled vet17 erans, qualified HUBZone small business con18 cerns, small business concerns owned and con19 trolled by socially and economically disadvan20 taged individuals, and small business concerns 

21 owned and controlled by women. 

22 (5) PUBLICATION.—The scorecard used by the 

23 Administrator under this subsection shall be sub24 mitted to the President and Congress along with the 


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1 report submitted under section 15(h)(2) of the Small 

2 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)). 

3 (6) REPORT.—After the Administrator uses the 

4 scorecard for fiscal year 2018 to assign scores to 

5 Federal agencies, but not later than March 31, 

6 2019, the Administrator shall submit a report to the 

7 Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Small Business 

9 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. Such report 

10 shall include the following: 

11 (A) A description of any increase in the 

12 dollar amount of prime contracts and sub13 contracts awarded to small business concerns, 

14 small business concerns owned and controlled 

15 by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

16 HUBZone small business concerns, small busi17 ness concerns owned and controlled by socially 

18 and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 

19 small business concerns owned and controlled 

20 by women. 

21 (B) A description of any increase in the 

22 dollar amount of prime contracts and sub23 contracts, and the total number of contracts, 

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1 disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small 

2 business concerns, small business concerns 

3 owned and controlled by socially and economi4 cally disadvantaged individuals, and small busi5 ness concerns owned and controlled by women 

6 in each North American Industry Classification 

7 System code. 

8 (C) The recommendation of the Adminis9 trator on continuing, modifying, expanding, or 

10 terminating the program established under this 

11 subsection. 

12 (7) GAO REPORT ON SCORECARD METHOD13 OLOGY.—Not later than September 30, 2018, the 

14 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub15 mit to the Committee on Small Business of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

17 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 

18 a report that—

19 (A) evaluates whether the methodology 

20 used to calculate a score under this subsection 

21 accurately and effectively—

22 (i) measures the compliance of each 

23 Federal agency with meeting the goals es24 tablished pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) 


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1 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

2 644(g)(1)(B)); and 

3 (ii) encourages Federal agencies to ex4 pand opportunities for small business con5 cerns, small business concerns owned and 

6 controlled by service-disabled veterans, 

7 qualified HUBZone small business con8 cerns, small business concerns owned and 

9 controlled by socially and economically dis10 advantaged individuals, and small business 

11 concerns owned and controlled by women 

12 to compete for and be awarded Federal 

13 procurement contracts across North Amer14 ican Industry Classification System codes; 

15 and 

16 (B) if warranted, makes recommendations 

17 on how to improve such methodology to improve 

18 its accuracy and effectiveness. 

19 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

20 (A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Admin21 istrator’’ means the Administrator of the Small 

22 Business Administration. 

23 (B) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Fed24 eral agency’’ has the meaning given the term 

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1 States Code, but does not include the United 

2 States Postal Service or the Government Ac3 countability Office. 

4 (C) SCORECARD.—The term ‘‘scorecard’’ 

5 shall mean any summary using a rating system 

6 to evaluate a Federal agency’s efforts to meet 

7 goals established under section 15(g)(1)(B) of 

8 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

9 644(g)(1)(B)) that—

10 (i) includes the measures described in 

11 paragraph (3); and 

12 (ii) assigns a score to each Federal 

13 agency evaluated. 

14 (D) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘small 

16 business concern’’, ‘‘small business concern 

17 owned and controlled by service-disabled 

18 veterans’’, ‘‘qualified HUBZone small busi19 ness concern’’, and ‘‘small business con20 cern owned and controlled by women’’ have 

21 the meanings given such terms under sec22 tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

23 U.S.C. 632). 

24 (ii) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

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1 AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN2 DIVIDUALS.—The term ‘‘small business 

3 concern owned and controlled by socially 

4 and economically disadvantaged individ5 uals’’ has the meaning given that term 

6 under section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small 

7 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). 

8 SEC. 869. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

9 AND APPEALS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS AD10 MINISTRATION; PETITIONS FOR RECONSID11 ERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS

13 AND APPEALS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA14 TION.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Small Busi16 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at 

17 the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(i) OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS.—

19 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—

20 ‘‘(A) OFFICE.—There is established in the 

21 Administration an Office of Hearings and Ap22 peals—

23 ‘‘(i) to impartially decide matters re24 lating to program decisions of the Admin25 istrator—


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1 ‘‘(I) for which Congress requires 

2 a hearing on the record; or 

3 ‘‘(II) that the Administrator des4 ignates for hearing by regulation; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) which shall contain the office of 

6 the Administration that handles requests 

7 submitted pursuant to sections 552 of title 

8 5, United States Code (commonly referred 

9 to as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’) 

10 and maintains records pursuant to section 

11 552a of title 5, United States Code (com12 monly referred to as the ‘Privacy Act of 

13 1974’). 

14 ‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.—The Office of Hear15 ings and Appeals shall only hear appeals of 

16 matters as described in this Act, the Small 

17 Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 

18 661 et seq.), and title 13 of the Code of Federal 

19 Regulations. 

20 ‘‘(C) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

21 head of the Office of Hearings and Appeals 

22 shall be the Chief Hearing Officer appointed 

23 under section 4(b)(1), who shall be responsible 

24 to the Administrator. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Hearing 

2 Officer shall—

3 ‘‘(i) be a career appointee in the Sen4 ior Executive Service and an attorney li5 censed by a State, commonwealth, territory 

6 or possession of the United States, or the 

7 District of Columbia; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for the operation 

9 and management of the Office of Hearings 

10 and Appeals. 

11 ‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLU12 TION.—The Chief Hearing Officer may assign a 

13 matter for mediation or other means of alter14 native dispute resolution. 

15 ‘‘(3) HEARING OFFICERS.—

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Hear17 ings and Appeals shall appoint Hearing Officers 

18 to carry out the duties described in paragraph 

19 (1)(A)(i). 

20 ‘‘(B) CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.—A 

21 Hearing Officer appointed under this para22 graph—

23 ‘‘(i) shall serve in the excepted service 

24 as an employee of the Administration 

25 under section 2103 of title 5, United 


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1 States Code, and under the supervision of 

2 the Chief Hearing Officer; 

3 ‘‘(ii) shall be classified at a position to 

4 which section 5376 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, applies; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) shall be compensated at a rate 

7 not exceeding the maximum rate payable 

8 under such section. 

9 ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY; POWERS.—Notwith10 standing section 556(b) of title 5, United States 

11 Code—

12 ‘‘(i) a Hearing Officer may hear cases 

13 arising under section 554 of such title; 

14 ‘‘(ii) a Hearing Officer shall have the 

15 powers described in section 556(c) of such 

16 title; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the relevant provisions of sub18 chapter II of chapter 5 of such title (ex19 cept for section 556(b) of such title) shall 

20 apply to such Hearing Officer. 

21 ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF CURRENT PER22 SONNEL.—An individual serving as a Judge in 

23 the Office of Hearings and Appeals (as that po24 sition and office are designated in section 

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1 tions) on the effective date of this subsection 

2 shall be considered as qualified to be, and re3 designated as, a Hearing Officer. 

4 ‘‘(4) HEARING OFFICER DEFINED.—In this 

5 subsection, the term ‘Hearing Officer’ means an in6 dividual appointed or redesignated under this sub7 section who is an attorney licensed by a State, com8 monwealth, territory or possession of the United 

9 States, or the District of Columbia.’’. 

10 (2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR AS CHIEF

11 HEARING OFFICER.—Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (15 

12 U.S.C. 633(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: ‘‘One such Associate Administrator shall 

14 be the Chief Hearing Officer, who shall administer 

15 the Office of Hearings and Appeals established 

16 under section 5(i).’’. 

17 (3) REPEAL OF REGULATION.—Section 

18 134.102(t) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, 

19 as in effect on January 1, 2015 (relating to types 

20 of hearings within the jurisdiction of the Office of 

21 Hearings and Appeals), shall have no force or effect. 

22 (b) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE

23 STANDARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 

24 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is 

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1 ‘‘(9) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF

2 SIZE STANDARDS.—

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may file a 

4 petition for reconsideration with the Office of 

5 Hearings and Appeals (as established under 

6 section 5(i)) of a size standard revised, modi7 fied, or established by the Administrator pursu8 ant to this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(B) TIME LIMIT.—A person filing a peti10 tion for reconsideration described in subpara11 graph (A) shall file such petition not later than 

12 30 days after the publication in the Federal 

13 Register of the notice of final rule to revise, 

14 modify, or establish size standards described in 

15 paragraph (6). 

16 ‘‘(C) PROCESS FOR AGENCY REVIEW.—The 

17 Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the 

18 same process it uses to decide challenges to the 

19 size of a small business concern to decide a pe20 tition for review pursuant to this paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The publication 

22 of a final rule in the Federal Register described 

23 in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final 

24 agency action for purposes of seeking judicial 

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1 under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condi2 tion precedent to judicial review of any such 

3 size standard.’’. 

4 SEC. 870. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF 

5 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTI6 LIZATION. 

7 Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

8 644(k)) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

10 inserting a semicolon; 

11 (2) in paragraph (16)(C), by striking the period 

12 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol14 lowing new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(17) shall, when notified by a small business 

16 concern prior to the award of a contract that the 

17 small business concern believes that a solicitation, 

18 request for proposal, or request for quotation unduly 

19 restricts the ability of the small business concern to 

20 compete for the award—

21 ‘‘(A) submit the notice of the small busi22 ness concern to the contracting officer and, if 

23 necessary, recommend ways in which the solici24 tation, request for proposal, or request for 


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1 quotation may be altered to increase the oppor2 tunity for competition; 

3 ‘‘(B) inform the advocate for competition 

4 of such agency (as established under section 

5 1705 of title 41, United States Code, or section 

6 2318 of title 10, United States Code) of such 

7 notice; and 

8 ‘‘(C) ensure that the small business con9 cern is aware of other resources and processes 

10 available to address unduly restrictive provi11 sions in a solicitation, request for proposal, or 

12 request for quotation, even if such resources 

13 and processes are provided by such agency, the 

14 Administration, the Comptroller General, or a 

15 procurement technical assistance program es16 tablished under chapter 142 of title 10, United 

17 States Code.’’. 

18 SEC. 871. INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTING GOALS IN AGENCY 

19 RESPONSIBILITIES. 

20 Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authoriza21 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

22 Stat. 2076; 15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking 

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1 cy’s success in achieving each of the small business prime 

2 contracting and subcontracting goals and percentages’’. 

3 SEC. 872. REPORTING RELATED TO FAILURE OF CONTRAC4 TORS TO MEET GOALS UNDER NEGOTIATED 

5 COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCON6 TRACTING PLANS. 

7 Paragraph (2) of section 834(d) of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 

9 (15 U.S.C. 637 note), as added by section 821(d)(2) of 

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

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

12 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3434), is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘may not negotiate’’ and all that follows through the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘shall report to Congress 

15 on any negotiated comprehensive subcontracting plan that 

16 the Secretary determines did not meet the subcontracting 

17 goals negotiated in the plan for the prior fiscal year.’’. 

18 SEC. 873. PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS 

19 FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. 

20 (a) EXCEPTION FROM CERTIFIED COST AND PRIC21 ING DATA REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements under sec22 tion 2306a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not 

23 apply to a contract, subcontract, or modification of a con24 tract or subcontract valued at less than $7,500,000 


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1 awarded to a small business or nontraditional defense con2 tractor pursuant to—

3 (1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, 

4 such as a broad agency announcement, or 

5 (2) the Small Business Innovation Research 

6 Program, 

7 unless the head of the agency determines that submission 

8 of cost and pricing data should be required based on past 

9 performance of the specific small business or nontradi10 tional defense contractor, or based on analysis of other 

11 information specific to the award. 

12 (b) EXCEPTION FROM RECORDS EXAMINATION RE13 QUIREMENT.—The requirements under subsection (b) of 

14 section 2313 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 

15 apply to a contract valued at less than $7,500,000 award16 ed to a small business or nontraditional defense contractor 

17 pursuant to—

18 (1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, 

19 such as a broad agency announcement, or 

20 (2) the Small Business Innovation Research 

21 Program, 

22 unless the head of the agency determines that auditing 

23 of records should be required based on past performance 

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1 contractor, or based on analysis of other information spe2 cific to the award. 

3 (c) SUNSET.—The exceptions under subsections (a) 

4 and (b) shall terminate on October 1, 2020. 

5 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi7 ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi8 ness concern’’ under section 3 of the Small Business 

9 Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

10 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CON11 TRACTOR.—The term ‘‘nontraditional defense con12 tractor’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

13 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code. 

14 (e) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PRO15 GRAM ADMINISTRATIVE FEE EXTENSION.—Section 

16 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, for the 3 fiscal 

18 years beginning after the date of enactment of this sub19 section,’’ and inserting ‘‘and until September 30, 2017,’’. 

20 SEC. 874. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS AND AMOUNT OF 

21 GUARANTEE. 

22 (a) SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS.—Chapter 93 of 

23 subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

24 (1) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 9310. Individual sureties 

2 ‘‘If another applicable Federal law or regulation per3 mits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not 

4 subject to sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a 

5 pledge of assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such 

6 surety shall—

7 ‘‘(1) consist of eligible obligations described 

8 under section 9303(a); and 

9 ‘‘(2) be submitted to the official of the Govern10 ment required to approve or accept the bond, who 

11 shall deposit the obligations as described under sec12 tion 9303(b).’’; and 

13 (2) in the table of contents for such chapter, by 

14 adding at the end the following:

‘‘9310. Individual sureties.’’.

15 (b) AMOUNT OF SURETY BOND GUARANTEE FROM

16 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.—Section 411(c)(1) 

17 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 

18 694b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘70’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘90’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 875. REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INTELLEC2 TUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF PRIVATE SEC3 TOR FIRMS. 

4 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

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

7 of Defense shall enter into a contract with an inde8 pendent entity with appropriate expertise to conduct 

9 a review of—

10 (A) Department of Defense regulations, 

11 practices, and sustainment requirements related 

12 to Government access to and use of intellectual 

13 property rights of private sector firms; and 

14 (B) Department of Defense practices re15 lated to the procurement, management, and use 

16 of intellectual property rights to facilitate com17 petition in sustainment of weapon systems 

18 throughout their life-cycle. 

19 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The contract 

20 shall require that in conducting the review, the inde21 pendent entity shall consult with the National De22 fense Technology and Industrial Base Council (de23 scribed in section 2502 of title 10, United States 

24 Code) and each Center of Industrial and Technical 

25 Excellence (described in section 2474 of title 10, 

26 United States Code). 


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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

2 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com3 mittees a report on the findings of the independent entity, 

4 along with a description of any actions that the Secretary 

5 proposes to revise and clarify laws or that the Secretary 

6 may take to revise or clarify regulations related to intellec7 tual property rights. 

8 SEC. 876. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS9 TRIAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF A DE10 TERMINATION ABOUT DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

11 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

12 Section 2505(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended—

14 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

15 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol17 lowing new paragraphs (3) and (4): 

18 ‘‘(3) determine the extent to which the require19 ments associated with defense acquisition programs 

20 can be satisfied by the present and projected per21 formance capacities of industries supporting the sec22 tors or capabilities in the assessment, evaluate the 

23 reasons for any variance from applicable preceding 

24 determinations, and identify the extent to which 

25 those industries are comprised of only one potential 


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1 source in the national technology and industrial base 

2 or have multiple potential sources; 

3 ‘‘(4) determine the extent to which the require4 ments associated with defense acquisition programs 

5 can be satisfied by the present and projected per6 formance capacities of industries that do not actively 

7 support Department of Defense acquisition pro8 grams and identify the barriers to the participation 

9 of those industries;’’. 

10 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

11 SEC. 881. CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL PROGRAM COST 

12 INCREASES AND SCHEDULE DELAYS RESULT13 ING FROM OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE ACQUISI14 TION PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) AVOIDANCE OF UNNECESSARY COST INCREASES

16 AND SCHEDULE DELAYS.—The Director of Operational 

17 Test and Evaluation, the Deputy Chief Management Offi18 cer, the Director of the Defense Contract Management 

19 Agency, the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agen20 cy, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 

21 and the heads of other defense audit, testing, acquisition, 

22 and management agencies shall ensure that policies, pro23 cedures, and activities implemented by their offices and 

24 agencies in connection with defense acquisition program 

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1 gram costs or cost estimates or delays in schedule or 

2 schedule estimates. 

3 (b) CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR BEST

4 PRACTICES.—In considering potential cost increases and 

5 schedule delays as a result of oversight efforts pursuant 

6 to subsection (a), the officials described in such subsection 

7 shall consider private sector best practices with respect to 

8 oversight implementation. 

9 SEC. 882. EXAMINATION AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO 

10 OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL OF SERVICES 

11 CONTRACTS. 

12 Not later than March 1, 2016, the Under Secretary 

13 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

14 shall—

15 (1) complete an examination of the decision au16 thority related to acquisition of services; and 

17 (2) develop and issue guidance to improve capa18 bilities and processes related to requirements devel19 opment and source selection for, and oversight and 

20 management of, services contracts. 

21 SEC. 883. STREAMLINING OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 

22 DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—

24 (1) REVISION.—Section 2222 of title 10, 

25 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 2222. Defense business systems: business process 

2 reengineering; enterprise architecture; 

3 management 

4 ‘‘(a) DEFENSE BUSINESS PROCESSES GEN5 ERALLY.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that de6 fense business processes are reviewed, and as appropriate 

7 revised, through business process reengineering to match 

8 best commercial practices, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable, so as to minimize customization of commercial 

10 business systems. 

11 ‘‘(b) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS GENERALLY.—

12 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each covered 

13 defense business system developed, deployed, and operated 

14 by the Department of Defense—

15 ‘‘(1) supports efficient business processes that 

16 have been reviewed, and as appropriate revised, 

17 through business process reengineering; 

18 ‘‘(2) is integrated into a comprehensive defense 

19 business enterprise architecture; 

20 ‘‘(3) is managed in a manner that provides visi21 bility into, and traceability of, expenditures for the 

22 system; and 

23 ‘‘(4) uses an acquisition and sustainment strat24 egy that prioritizes the use of commercial software 

25 and business practices. 

26 ‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.—


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1 ‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE.—

2 The Secretary shall issue guidance to provide for the 

3 coordination of, and decision making for, the plan4 ning, programming, and control of investments in 

5 covered defense business systems. 

6 ‘‘(2) SUPPORTING GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 

7 shall direct the Deputy Chief Management Officer of 

8 the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of 

9 Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 

10 the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Man11 agement Officer of each of the military departments 

12 to issue and maintain supporting guidance, as ap13 propriate and within their respective areas of re14 sponsibility, for the guidance of the Secretary issued 

15 under paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(d) GUIDANCE ELEMENTS.—The guidance issued 

17 under subsection (c)(1) shall include the following ele18 ments: 

19 ‘‘(1) Policy to ensure that the business proc20 esses of the Department of Defense are continuously 

21 reviewed and revised—

22 ‘‘(A) to implement the most streamlined 

23 and efficient business processes practicable; and 

24 ‘‘(B) eliminate or reduce the need to tailor 

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1 corporate requirements or interfaces that are 

2 unique to the Department of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(2) A process to establish requirements for 

4 covered defense business systems. 

5 ‘‘(3) Mechanisms for the planning and control 

6 of investments in covered defense business systems, 

7 including a process for the collection and review of 

8 programming and budgeting information for covered 

9 defense business systems. 

10 ‘‘(4) Policy requiring the periodic review of cov11 ered defense business systems that have been fully 

12 deployed, by portfolio, to ensure that investments in 

13 such portfolios are appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(5) Policy to ensure full consideration of sus15 tainability and technological refreshment require16 ments, and the appropriate use of open architec17 tures. 

18 ‘‘(6) Policy to ensure that best acquisition and 

19 systems engineering practices are used in the pro20 curement and deployment of commercial systems, 

21 modified commercial systems, and defense-unique 

22 systems to meet Department of Defense missions. 

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1 ‘‘(1) BLUEPRINT.—The Secretary, working 

2 through the Deputy Chief Management Officer of 

3 the Department of Defense, shall develop and main4 tain a blueprint to guide the development of inte5 grated business processes within the Department of 

6 Defense. Such blueprint shall be known as the ‘de7 fense business enterprise architecture’. 

8 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The defense business enter9 prise architecture shall be sufficiently defined to ef10 fectively guide implementation of interoperable de11 fense business system solutions and shall be con12 sistent with the policies and procedures established 

13 by the Director of the Office of Management and 

14 Budget. 

15 ‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—The defense business enter16 prise architecture shall—

17 ‘‘(A) include policies, procedures, business 

18 data standards, business performance measures, 

19 and business information requirements that 

20 apply uniformly throughout the Department of 

21 Defense; and 

22 ‘‘(B) enable the Department of Defense 

23 to—


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1 ‘‘(i) comply with all applicable law, in2 cluding Federal accounting, financial man3 agement, and reporting requirements; 

4 ‘‘(ii) routinely produce verifiable, 

5 timely, accurate, and reliable business and 

6 financial information for management pur7 poses; 

8 ‘‘(iii) integrate budget, accounting, 

9 and program information and systems; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) identify whether each existing 

11 business system is a part of the business 

12 systems environment outlined by the de13 fense business enterprise architecture, will 

14 become a part of that environment with 

15 appropriate modifications, or is not a part 

16 of that environment. 

17 ‘‘(4) INTEGRATION INTO INFORMATION TECH18 NOLOGY ARCHITECTURE.—(A) The defense business 

19 enterprise architecture shall be integrated into the 

20 information technology enterprise architecture re21 quired under subparagraph (B). 

22 ‘‘(B) The Chief Information Officer of the De23 partment of Defense shall develop an information 

24 technology enterprise architecture. The architecture 

25 shall describe a plan for improving the information 


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1 technology and computing infrastructure of the De2 partment of Defense, including for each of the major 

3 business processes conducted by the Department of 

4 Defense. 

5 ‘‘(f) DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL.—

6 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR COUNCIL.—The Sec7 retary shall establish a Defense Business Council to 

8 provide advice to the Secretary on developing the de9 fense business enterprise architecture, reengineering 

10 the Department’s business processes, developing and 

11 deploying defense business systems, and developing 

12 requirements for defense business systems. The 

13 Council shall be chaired by the Deputy Chief Man14 agement Officer and the Chief Information Officer 

15 of the Department of Defense. 

16 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the 

17 Council shall include the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) The Chief Management Officers of 

19 the military departments, or their designees. 

20 ‘‘(B) The following officials of the Depart21 ment of Defense, or their designees: 

22 ‘‘(i) The Under Secretary of Defense 

23 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

24 with respect to acquisition, logistics, and 

25 installations management processes. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense 

2 (Comptroller) with respect to financial 

3 management and planning and budgeting 

4 processes. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense 

6 for Personnel and Readiness with respect 

7 to human resources management proc8 esses. 

9 ‘‘(g) APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT.—

10 ‘‘(1) INITIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Sec11 retary shall ensure that a covered defense business 

12 system program cannot proceed into development 

13 (or, if no development is required, into production or 

14 fielding) unless the appropriate approval official (as 

15 specified in paragraph (2)) determines that—

16 ‘‘(A) the system has been, or is being, re17 engineered to be as streamlined and efficient as 

18 practicable, and the implementation of the sys19 tem will maximize the elimination of unique 

20 software requirements and unique interfaces; 

21 ‘‘(B) the system and business system port22 folio are or will be in compliance with the de23 fense business enterprise architecture developed 

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1 ‘‘(C) the system has valid, achievable re2 quirements and a viable plan for implementing 

3 those requirements (including, as appropriate, 

4 market research, business process re5 engineering, and prototyping activities); 

6 ‘‘(D) the system has an acquisition strat7 egy designed to eliminate or reduce the need to 

8 tailor commercial off-the-shelf systems to meet 

9 unique requirements, incorporate unique re10 quirements, or incorporate unique interfaces to 

11 the maximum extent practicable; and 

12 ‘‘(E) is in compliance with the Depart13 ment’s auditability requirements. 

14 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL.—For purposes of 

15 paragraph (1), the appropriate approval official with 

16 respect to a covered defense business system is the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(A) Except as may be provided in sub19 paragraph (C), in the case of a priority defense 

20 business system, the Deputy Chief Management 

21 Officer of the Department of Defense. 

22 ‘‘(B) Except as may be provided in sub23 paragraph (C), for any defense business system 

24 other than a priority defense business system—


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1 ‘‘(i) in the case of a system of a mili2 tary department, the Chief Management 

3 Officer of that military department; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a system of a De5 fense Agency or Department of Defense 

6 Field Activity, or a system that will sup7 port the business process of more than one 

8 military department or Defense Agency or 

9 Department of Defense Field Activity, the 

10 Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 

11 Department of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(C) In the case of any defense business 

13 system, such official other than the applicable 

14 official under subparagraph (A) or (B) as the 

15 Secretary designates for such purpose. 

16 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—For any fiscal 

17 year in which funds are expended for development or 

18 sustainment pursuant to a covered defense business 

19 system program, the appropriate approval official 

20 shall review the system and certify, certify with con21 ditions, or decline to certify, as the case may be, 

22 that it continues to satisfy the requirements of para23 graph (1). If the approval official determines that 

24 certification cannot be granted, the approval official 

25 shall notify the milestone decision authority for the 


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1 program and provide a recommendation for correc2 tive action. 

3 ‘‘(4) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF

4 REQUIREMENTS.—The obligation of Department of 

5 Defense funds for a covered defense business system 

6 program that has not been certified in accordance 

7 with paragraph (3) is a violation of section 

8 1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31. 

9 ‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITY OF MILESTONE DECISION AU10 THORITY.—The milestone decision authority for a covered 

11 defense business system program shall be responsible for 

12 the acquisition of such system and shall ensure that acqui13 sition process approvals are not considered for such sys14 tem until the relevant certifications and approvals have 

15 been made under this section. 

16 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1)(A) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—The 

18 term ‘defense business system’ means an informa19 tion system that is operated by, for, or on behalf of 

20 the Department of Defense, including any of the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(i) A financial system. 

23 ‘‘(ii) A financial data feeder system. 

24 ‘‘(iii) A contracting system. 

25 ‘‘(iv) A logistics system. 


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1 ‘‘(v) A planning and budgeting system. 

2 ‘‘(vi) An installations management system. 

3 ‘‘(vii) A human resources management sys4 tem. 

5 ‘‘(viii) A training and readiness system. 

6 ‘‘(B) The term does not include—

7 ‘‘(i) a national security system; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) an information system used exclu9 sively by and within the defense commissary 

10 system or the exchange system or other instru11 mentality of the Department of Defense con12 ducted for the morale, welfare, and recreation 

13 of members of the armed forces using non14 appropriated funds. 

15 ‘‘(2) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—

16 The term ‘covered defense business system’ means a 

17 defense business system that is expected to have a 

18 total amount of budget authority, over the period of 

19 the current future-years defense program submitted 

20 to Congress under section 221 of this title, in excess 

21 of $50,000,000. 

22 ‘‘(3) BUSINESS SYSTEM PORTFOLIO.—The term 

23 ‘business system portfolio’ means all business sys24 tems performing functions closely related to the 


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1 functions performed or to be performed by a covered 

2 defense business system. 

3 ‘‘(4) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM

4 PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered defense business sys5 tem program’ means a defense acquisition program 

6 to develop and field a covered defense business sys7 tem or an increment of a covered defense business 

8 system. 

9 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM

10 PROGRAM.—The term ‘priority defense business sys11 tem’ means a defense business system that is—

12 ‘‘(A) expected to have a total amount of 

13 budget authority over the period of the current 

14 future-years defense program submitted to Con15 gress under section 221 of this title in excess 

16 of $250,000,000; or 

17 ‘‘(B) designated by the Deputy Chief Man18 agement Officer of the Department of Defense 

19 as a priority defense business system, based on 

20 specific program analyses of factors including 

21 complexity, scope, and technical risk, and after 

22 notification to Congress of such designation. 

23 ‘‘(6) ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.—The term 

24 ‘enterprise architecture’ has the meaning given that 

25 term in section 3601(4) of title 44. 


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1 ‘‘(7) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor2 mation system’ has the meaning given that term in 

3 section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(8) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 

5 ‘national security system’ has the meaning given 

6 that term in section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44. 

7 ‘‘(9) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING.—The term 

8 ‘business process mapping’ means a procedure in 

9 which the steps in a business process are clarified 

10 and documented in both written form and in a flow 

11 chart.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

14 by striking the item relating to section 2222 and in15 serting the following new item:

‘‘2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise architecture; management.’’.

16 (b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance re17 quired by subsection (c)(1) of section 2222 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), 

19 shall be issued not later than December 31, 2016. 

20 (c) REPEAL.—Section 811 of the John Warner Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 

22 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed. 

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1 (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—In each odd2 numbered year, the Comptroller General of the 

3 United States shall submit to the congressional de4 fense committees an assessment of the extent to 

5 which the actions taken by the Department of De6 fense comply with the requirements of section 2222 

7 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 (2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—

9 Subsection (d) of section 332 of the Ronald W. 

10 Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fis11 cal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 

12 1856) is repealed. 

13 (e) GUIDANCE ON ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS SYS14 TEMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for 

15 major automated information systems acquisition pro16 grams to promote the use of best acquisition, contracting, 

17 requirement development, systems engineering, program 

18 management, and sustainment practices, including—

19 (1) ensuring that an acquisition program base20 line has been established within two years after pro21 gram initiation; 

22 (2) ensuring that program requirements have 

23 not changed in a manner that increases acquisition 

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1 and only after maximum efforts to reengineer busi2 ness processes prior to changing requirements; 

3 (3) policies to evaluate commercial off-the-shelf 

4 business systems for security, resilience, reliability, 

5 interoperability, and integration with existing inter6 related systems where such system integration and 

7 interoperability are essential to Department of De8 fense operations; 

9 (4) policies to work with commercial off-the10 shelf business system developers and owners in 

11 adapting systems for Department of Defense use; 

12 (5) policies to perform Department of Defense 

13 legacy system audits to determine which systems are 

14 related to or rely upon the system to be replaced or 

15 integrated with commercial off-the-shelf business 

16 systems; 

17 (6) policies to perform full backup of systems 

18 that will be changed or replaced by the installation 

19 of commercial off-the-shelf business systems prior to 

20 installation and deployment to ensure reconstitution 

21 of the system to a functioning state should it become 

22 necessary; 

23 (7) policies to engage the research and develop24 ment activities and laboratories of the Department 

25 of Defense to improve acquisition outcomes; and 


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1 (8) policies to refine and improve developmental 

2 and operational testing of business processes that 

3 are supported by the major automated information 

4 systems. 

5 SEC. 884. PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 

6 EQUIPMENT. 

7 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secre8 taries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in procuring an 

9 item of personal protective equipment or a critical safety 

10 item, use source selection criteria that is predominately 

11 based on technical qualifications of the item and not pre12 dominately based on price to the maximum extent prac13 ticable if the level of quality or failure of the item could 

14 result in death or severe bodily harm to the user, as deter15 mined by the Secretaries. 

16 SEC. 885. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING DETECTION AND 

17 AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC 

18 PARTS. 

19 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CONTRACTOR RE20 SPONSIBILITIES.—Section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

22 Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—

23 (1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘electronic’’ after 

24 ‘‘avoid counterfeit’’; 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘covered’’ after ‘‘provided 

2 to the’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘or were obtained by the 

4 covered contractor in accordance with regula5 tions described in paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘Regu6 lation’’; and 

7 (3) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘discovers the 

8 counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit 

9 electronic parts and’’ after ‘‘contractor’’. 

10 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TRUSTED SUP11 PLIERS.—Section 818(c)(3)(D)(iii) of such Act (Public 

12 Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘review and audit’’ and inserting ‘‘review, audit, and ap14 proval’’. 

15 SEC. 886. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE PRODUCTS FROM 

16 AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE GOODS AND SERV17 ICES MANUFACTURED IN AFGHANISTAN, 

18 CENTRAL ASIAN STATES, AND DJIBOUTI. 

19 (a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC20 TURED IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 886 of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 

22 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—

23 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except 

24 as provided in subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘subsection 

25 (b),’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section: 

3 ‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE

4 PROCUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under sub5 section (a) shall not be available for the procurement of 

6 any good that is contained in the procurement catalog de7 scribed in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, 

8 in Afghanistan if such good can be produced and delivered 

9 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit 

10 agency for other severely disabled in a timely fashion to 

11 support mission requirements.’’. 

12 (b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC13 TURED IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES.—Section 801 of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

15 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except 

17 as provided in subsection (h),’’ after ‘‘subsection 

18 (b),’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(h) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE

22 PROCUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under sub23 section (a) shall not be available for the procurement of 

24 any good that is contained in the procurement catalog de25 scribed in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, 


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1 if such good can be produced and delivered by a qualified 

2 nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency for 

3 other severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mis4 sion requirements.’’. 

5 (c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC6 TURED IN DJIBOUTI.—Section 1263 of the Carl Levin and 

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

9 amended—

10 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and except 

11 as provided in subsection (g),’’ after ‘‘subsection 

12 (c),’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE

16 PROCUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under sub17 section (b) shall not be available for the procurement of 

18 any good that is contained in the procurement catalog de19 scribed in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, 

20 if such good can be produced and delivered by a qualified 

21 nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency for 

22 other severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mis23 sion requirements.’’. 


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1 SEC. 887. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERN2 MENT AND INDUSTRY. 

3 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 

5 Council shall prescribe a regulation making clear that 

6 agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encour7 aged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges 

8 with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent 

9 with existing law and regulation and do not promote an 

10 unfair competitive advantage to particular firms. 

11 SEC. 888. STANDARDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF SECURE IN12 FORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECU13 RITY SYSTEMS. 

14 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De15 fense shall conduct an assessment of the application of the 

16 Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard or similar 

17 public, open technology standards to Department of De18 fense procurements for information technology and cyber 

19 security acquisitions and provide a briefing to the Commit20 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

21 Representatives not later than one year after the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and briefing re24 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

25 (1) Assessment of the current Open Trusted 

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1 pects might be adopted by the Department of De2 fense and where additional development of the 

3 standard may be required. 

4 (2) Identification of the types or classes of pro5 grams where the standard might be applied most ef6 fectively, as well as identification of types or classes 

7 of programs that should specifically be excluded 

8 from consideration. 

9 (3) Assessment of the impact on current acqui10 sition regulations or policies of the adoption of the 

11 standard. 

12 (4) Recommendations the Secretary may have 

13 related to the adoption of the standard or improve14 ment in the standard to support Department acqui15 sitions. 

16 (5) Any other matters the Secretary may deem 

17 appropriate. 

18 SEC. 889. UNIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 

19 (a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—Not later than one 

20 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Dep21 uty Chief Management Officer, the Chief Information Of22 ficer of the Department of Defense, and the Under Sec23 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis24 tics shall jointly complete a business case analysis to deterVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00558 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 mine the most effective and efficient way to procure and 

2 deploy common information technology services. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The business case analysis required 

4 by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of whether 

5 the Department of Defense should—

6 (1) either—

7 (A) acquire a unified set of commercially 

8 provided common or enterprise information 

9 technology services, including such services as 

10 messaging, collaboration, directory, security, 

11 and content delivery; or 

12 (B) allow the military departments and 

13 other components of the Department to acquire 

14 such services separately; 

15 (2) either—

16 (A) acquire such services from a single 

17 provider that bundles all of the services; or 

18 (B) require that each common service be 

19 independently defined and use open standards 

20 to enable continuous adoption of best commer21 cial technology; and 

22 (3) enable availability of multiple versions of 

23 each type of service and application to enable choice 

24 and competition while supporting interoperability 

25 where necessary. 


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1 SEC. 890. CLOUD STRATEGY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE. 

3 (a) CLOUD STRATEGY FOR SECRET INTERNET PRO4 TOCOL ROUTER NETWORK.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Information Offi6 cer of the Department of Defense shall, in consulta7 tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel8 ligence, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi9 tion, Technology, and Logistics, the Vice Chairman 

10 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the chief informa11 tion officers of the military departments, develop a 

12 cloud strategy for the Secret Internet Protocol Rout13 er Network (SIPRNet) of the Department. 

14 (2) MATTERS ADDRESSED.—This strategy re15 quired by paragraph (1) shall address the following: 

16 (A) Security requirements. 

17 (B) The compatibility of applications cur18 rently utilized within the Secret Internet Pro19 tocol Router Network with a cloud computing 

20 environment. 

21 (C) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router 

22 Network cloud capability should be competi23 tively acquired. 

24 (D) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router 

25 Network cloud system for the Department 

26 would achieve interoperability with the cloud 


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1 systems of the intelligence community (as de2 fined in section 3 of the National Security Act 

3 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) operating at the se4 curity level Sensitive Compartmented Informa5 tion. 

6 (b) PRICING POLICY AND COST RECOVERY PROCESS

7 FOR CERTAIN CLOUD SERVICES.—The Chief Information 

8 Officer shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 

9 Defense for Intelligence, develop a consistent pricing pol10 icy and cost recovery process for the use by Department 

11 of Defense components of the cloud services provided 

12 through the Intelligence Community Information Tech13 nology Environment. 

14 (c) ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY

15 OF IMPOSING MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The Chief Infor16 mation Officer shall assess the feasibility and advisability 

17 of imposing a minimum set of open standards for cloud 

18 infrastructure, middle-ware, metadata, and application 

19 programming interfaces to promote interoperability, infor20 mation sharing, ease of access to data, and competition 

21 across all of the cloud computing systems and services uti22 lized by components of the Department of Defense. 


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1 SEC. 891. DEVELOPMENT PERIOD FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS3 TEMS. 

4 (a) FLEXIBLE LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT PE5 RIOD.—Section 2445b of title 10, United States Code is 

6 amended—

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub8 section (e); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(d) TIME-CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT.—If an adjust12 ment or revision under subsection (c) for a major auto13 mated information system that is not a national security 

14 system provides for a period in excess of five years from 

15 the time of program initiation to the time of a full deploy16 ment decision, the documents submitted under subsection 

17 (a) shall include a written determination by the senior De18 partment of Defense official responsible for the program 

19 justifying the need for the longer period.’’. 

20 (b) REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT REQUIREMENT.—

21 Section 2445c(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended—

23 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi24 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

25 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

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1 (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

2 SEC. 892. REVISIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON ACQUISITION 

3 OF MILITARY PURPOSE NONDEVELOP4 MENTAL ITEMS. 

5 Section 866 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–

7 383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘with non9 traditional defense contractors’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (b)—

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘awarded 

12 using competitive procedures in accordance with 

13 chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 

16 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

17 SEC. 893. IMPROVED AUDITING OF CONTRACTS. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-DE19 FENSE AUDITS BY DCAA.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 

21 enactment of this Act, the Defense Contract Audit 

22 Agency may not provide audit support for non-De23 fense Agencies unless the Secretary of Defense cer24 tifies that the backlog for incurred cost audits is less 

25 than 18 months of incurred cost inventory. 


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1 (2) ADJUSTMENT IN FUNDING FOR REIMBURSE2 MENTS FROM NON-DEFENSE AGENCIES.—The 

3 amount appropriated and otherwise available to the 

4 Defense Contract Audit Agency for a fiscal year be5 ginning after September 30, 2016, shall be reduced 

6 by an amount equivalent to any reimbursements re7 ceived by the Agency from non-Defense Agencies for 

8 audit support provided. 

9 (b) AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT

10 AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2313a(a) of title 10, 

11 United States Code, is amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara13 graph (D) to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(D) the total costs of sustained or recov15 ered costs both as a total number and as a per16 centage of questioned costs; and’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

18 inserting a semicolon; 

19 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para20 graph (5); and 

21 (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(4) a description of outreach actions toward 

24 industry to promote more effective use of audit re25 sources; and’’. 


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1 (c) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION OVERSIGHT AND AU2 DITS.—

3 (1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De4 fense shall review the oversight and audit structure 

5 of the Department of Defense with the goals of—

6 (A) enhancing the productivity of oversight 

7 and program and contract auditing to avoid du8 plicative audits; and 

9 (B) streamlining of oversight reviews. 

10 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

11 ensure streamlined oversight reviews and avoidance 

12 of duplicative audits and make recommendations in 

13 the report required under paragraph (3) for any nec14 essary changes in law. 

15 (3) REPORT.—

16 (A) Not later than one year after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

18 Defense shall submit to the congressional de19 fense committees a report on actions taken to 

20 avoid duplicative audits and streamline over21 sight reviews. 

22 (B) The report required under this para23 graph shall include the following elements: 

24 (i) A description of actions taken to 

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1 oversight reviews based on the review con2 ducted under paragraph (1). 

3 (ii) A comparison of commercial in4 dustry accounting practices, including re5 quirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 

6 of 2002 (Public Law 107–204; 15 U.S.C. 

7 7201 et seq.), with the cost accounting 

8 standards prescribed under chapter 15 of 

9 title 41, United States Code, to determine 

10 if some portions of cost accounting stand11 ards compliance can be met through such 

12 practices or requirements. 

13 (iii) A description of standards of ma14 teriality used by the Defense Contract 

15 Audit Agency and the Inspector General of 

16 the Department of Defense for defense 

17 contract audits. 

18 (iv) An estimate of average delay and 

19 range of delays in contract awards due to 

20 the time necessary for the Defense Con21 tract Audit Agency to complete pre-award 

22 audits. 

23 (v) The total costs of sustained or re24 covered costs both as a total number and 

25 as a percentage of questioned costs. 


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1 (d) INCURRED COST INVENTORY DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘incurred cost inventory’’ means the 

3 level of contractor incurred cost proposals in inventory 

4 from prior fiscal years that are currently being audited 

5 by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 

6 SEC. 894. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EVALUATION METHOD 

7 FOR PROCUREMENT OF AUDIT OR AUDIT 

8 READINESS SERVICES. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) Given the size, scope, and complexity of the 

11 Department of Defense, the statutory deadline to es12 tablish and maintain auditable financial statements, 

13 starting with the fiscal year 2018 financial state14 ment, is one of the more challenging management 

15 tasks that has ever faced the Department. 

16 (2) As the military services have never received 

17 a clean opinion on their consolidated financial state18 ments and only recently begun auditing portions of 

19 their financial statements, the audits of military 

20 service financial statements will also be a complex 

21 challenge for companies selected to provide audit 

22 services. 

23 (3) The acquisition of services by the Depart24 ment abides by many rules and parameters, one of 

25 which is the lowest price, technically acceptable 


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1 (LPTA) evaluation method. LPTA is generally ap2 propriate for commercial or noncomplex services or 

3 supplies where the requirement is clearly definable 

4 and the risk of unsuccessful contract performance is 

5 minimal. 

6 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that, before using the lowest price, technically ac8 ceptable evaluation method for the procurement of audit 

9 or audit readiness services, the Secretary of Defense 

10 should establish the values and metrics for evaluating 

11 companies offering audit services, including financial man12 agement and audit expertise and experience, personnel 

13 qualifications and certifications, past performance, tech14 nology, tools, and size. 

15 SEC. 895. MITIGATING POTENTIAL UNFAIR COMPETITIVE 

16 ADVANTAGE OF TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO 

17 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac20 quisition, Technology, and Logistics shall review, and as 

21 necessary revise or issue, policy guidance pertaining to the 

22 identification, mitigation, and prevention of potential un23 fair competitive advantage conferred to technical advisors 

24 to acquisition programs. 


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1 SEC. 896. SURVEY ON THE COSTS OF REGULATORY COMPLI2 ANCE. 

3 (a) SURVEY.—The Secretary of Defense shall con4 duct a survey of contractors with the highest level of reim5 bursements for cost type contracts with the Department 

6 of Defense during fiscal year 2014 to estimate industry’s 

7 cost of regulatory compliance (as a percentage of total 

8 costs) with Government-unique acquisition regulations 

9 and requirements in the categories of quality assurance, 

10 accounting and financial management, contracting and 

11 purchasing, program management, engineering, logistics, 

12 material management, property administration, and other 

13 unique requirements not imposed on contracts for com14 mercial items. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

17 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re18 port on the findings of the survey conducted under sub19 section (a). The data received as a result of the survey 

20 and included in the report shall be aggregated to protect 

21 against the public release of proprietary information. 


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1 SEC. 897. TREATMENT OF INTERAGENCY AND STATE AND 

2 LOCAL PURCHASES WHEN THE DEPARTMENT 

3 OF DEFENSE ACTS AS CONTRACT INTER4 MEDIARY FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES AD5 MINISTRATION. 

6 Contracts executed by the Department of Defense as 

7 a result of the transfer of contracts from the General Serv8 ices Administration or for which the Department serves 

9 as an item manager for products on behalf of the General 

10 Services Administration shall not be subject to require11 ments under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, 

12 to the extent such contracts are for purchases of products 

13 by other Federal agencies or State or local governments. 

14 SEC. 898. COMPETITION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES CON15 TRACTS. 

16 The Department of Defense may not preclude a non17 profit organization from competing for a contract for reli18 gious related services on a United States military installa19 tion. 

20 SEC. 899. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING RISK-BASED CON21 TRACTING FOR SMALLER CONTRACT AC22 TIONS UNDER THE TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS 

23 ACT. 

24 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

25 of Defense may conduct a pilot program to demonstrate 

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1 submission of data on a sampling basis for purposes of 

2 section 2306a of title 10, United States Code (popularly 

3 known as the ‘‘Truth in Negotiations Act’’). 

4 (b) INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS.—For purposes of a 

5 pilot program under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be 

6 the threshold applicable to requirements under paragraph 

7 (1) of section 2306a(a) of such title, as follows: 

8 (1) The requirement under subparagraph (A) of 

9 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a 

10 prime contract entered into during the pilot program 

11 period. 

12 (2) The requirement under subparagraph (B) of 

13 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for 

14 the change or modification to a prime contract made 

15 during the pilot program period. 

16 (3) The requirement under subparagraph (C) of 

17 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a 

18 subcontract entered into during the pilot program 

19 period. 

20 (4) The requirement under subparagraph (D) 

21 of such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for 

22 the change or modification to a subcontract made 

23 during the pilot program period. 

24 (c) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.—


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1 (1) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF

2 COST OR PRICING DATA ON BELOW-THRESHOLD

3 CONTRACTS.—Subject to paragraph (4), when cer4 tified cost or pricing data are not required to be sub5 mitted pursuant to subsection (b) for a contract or 

6 subcontract entered into or modified during the pilot 

7 program period, such data may nevertheless be re8 quired to be submitted by the head of the procuring 

9 activity, if the head of the procuring activity—

10 (A) determines that such data are nec11 essary for the evaluation by the agency of the 

12 reasonableness of the price of the contract, sub13 contract, or modification of a contract or sub14 contract; or 

15 (B) requires the submission of such data 

16 in accordance with a risk-based contracting ap17 proach established pursuant to paragraph (3). 

18 (2) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In 

19 any case in which the head of the procuring activity 

20 requires certified cost or pricing data to be sub21 mitted under paragraph (1)(A), the head of the pro22 curing activity shall justify in writing the reason for 

23 such requirement. 

24 (3) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.—The head of 

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1 proach under which the submission of certified cost 

2 or pricing data may be required for a risk-based 

3 sample of contracts, the price of which is expected 

4 to exceed $750,000 but not $5,000,000. The author5 ity to require certified cost or pricing data under 

6 this paragraph shall not apply to any contract of an 

7 offeror that has not been awarded, for at least the 

8 one-year period preceding the issuance of a solicita9 tion for the contract, any other contract in excess of 

10 $5,000,000 under which the offeror was required to 

11 submit certified cost or pricing data under section 

12 2306a of title 10, United States Code. 

13 (4) EXCEPTION.—The head of the procuring 

14 activity may not require certified cost or pricing 

15 data to be submitted under this subsection for any 

16 contract or subcontract, or modification of a con17 tract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 

18 subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 2306a(b)(1) of 

19 title 10, United States Code. 

20 (5) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY PROHIB21 ITED.—The head of a procuring activity may not 

22 delegate functions under this subsection. 

23 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2017, and 

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1 to the congressional defense committees a report on activi2 ties undertaken under this section. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) HEAD OF AN AGENCY.—The term ‘‘head of 

5 an agency’’ has the meaning given the term in sec6 tion 2302 of title 10, United States Code. 

7 (2) PILOT PROGRAM PERIOD.—The term ‘‘pilot 

8 program period’’ means the period beginning on Oc9 tober 1, 2016, and ending on September 30, 2019. 

10 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE11 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

12 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.

13 SEC. 901. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF 

14 FUNCTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 

15 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RELATING TO JOINT 

16 FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 

17 Section 153(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara19 graph: 

20 ‘‘(F) Advising the Secretary on development of 

21 joint command, control, communications, and cyber 

22 capability, including integration and interoperability 


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1 of such capability, through requirements, integrated 

2 architectures, data standards, and assessments.’’. 

3 SEC. 902. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES 

4 MARINE CORPS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) As senior United States statesman Dr. 

7 Henry Kissinger wrote in testimony submitted to the 

8 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate on Jan9 uary 29, 2015, ‘‘The United States has not faced a 

10 more diverse and complex array of crises since the 

11 end of the Second World War.’’. 

12 (2) The rise of non-state forces and near peer 

13 competitors has introduced destabilizing pressures 

14 around the globe. 

15 (3) Advances in information and weapons tech16 nology have reduced the time available for the 

17 United States to prepare for and respond to crises 

18 against both known and unknown threats. 

19 (4) The importance of the maritime domain 

20 cannot be overstated. As acknowledged in the March 

21 2015 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard mari22 time strategy, ‘‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st 

23 Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready’’: 

24 ‘‘Oceans are the lifeblood of the interconnected glob25 al community. . . 90 percent of trade by volume 


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1 travels across the oceans. Approximately 70 percent 

2 of the world’s population lives within 100 miles of 

3 the coastline.’’. 

4 (5) The United States must be prepared to rap5 idly respond to crises around the world regardless of 

6 the nation’s fiscal health. 

7 (6) In this global security environment, it is 

8 critical that the nation possess a maritime force 

9 whose mission and ethos is readiness—a fight to10 night force, forward deployed, that can respond im11 mediately to emergent crises across the full range of 

12 military operations around the globe either from the 

13 sea or home station. 

14 (7) The need for such a force was recognized by 

15 the 82nd Congress during the Korean War, when it 

16 mandated a core mission for the nation’s leanest 

17 force—the Marine Corps—to be most ready when 

18 the nation is least ready. 

19 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that—

21 (1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of 

22 the Navy, remain the Nation’s expeditionary, crisis 

23 response force; 

24 (2) the need for such a force with such a capa25 bility has never been greater; and 


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1 (3) accordingly, in recognition of this need and 

2 the wisdom of the 82nd Congress, the 114th Con3 gress reaffirms section 5063 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, which states that the Marine Corps—

5 (A) shall—

6 (i) be organized to include not less 

7 than three combat divisions and three air 

8 wings, and such other land combat, avia9 tion, and other services as may be organic 

10 therein; 

11 (ii) be organized, trained, and 

12 equipped to provide fleet marine forces of 

13 combined arms, together with supporting 

14 air components, for service with the fleet 

15 in the seizure or defense of advanced naval 

16 bases and for the conduct of such land op17 erations as may be essential to the pros18 ecution of a naval campaign; and 

19 (iii) provide detachments and organi20 zations for service on armed vessels of the 

21 Navy, provide security detachments for the 

22 protection of naval property at naval sta23 tions and bases, and perform such other 

24 duties as the President may direct; 


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1 but these additional duties may not detract 

2 from nor interfere with the operations for which 

3 the Marine Corps is primarily organized; 

4 (B) shall develop, in coordination with the 

5 Army and the Air Force, those phases of am6 phibious operations that pertain to the tactics, 

7 techniques, and equipment used by landing 

8 forces; and 

9 (C) is responsible, in accordance with the 

10 integrated joint mobilization plans, for the ex11 pansion of peacetime components of the Marine 

12 Corps to meet the needs of war. 

13 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

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

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration. 

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

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and 

counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 

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

for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

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

of naval vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

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

Navy mess operations afloat. 

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

class cruisers or dock landing ships. 


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

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

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

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

Cuba, to the United States. 

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

United States to house detainees transferred from United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries 

and other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

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

of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

medium risk. 

Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals 

formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about recidivism of 

individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with foreign 

countries regarding transfer of detainees at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons 

prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or 

other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 

Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government personnel of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of Defense program to provide rewards. 

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

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

for the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

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

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 


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

Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel 

levels. 

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

ministries of defense. 

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 

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

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines and report on department of defense policy and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

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

southern land border of the United States. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

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

guidance information to Congress. 

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

the Army. 

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

the United States. 

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

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific 

Command. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security interests in the Arctic region. 

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

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

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

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

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

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

and Merchant Marine. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 

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

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 


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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 

6 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

7 amounts of authorizations made available to the De8 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

9 2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

10 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au11 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 


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1 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza2 tion to which transferred. 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para4 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 

5 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 

6 this section may not exceed $4,500,000,000. 

7 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN

8 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans9 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza10 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 

11 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

12 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub13 section (a) to transfer authorizations—

14 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 

15 items that have a higher priority than the items 

16 from which authority is transferred; and 

17 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 

18 item that has been denied authorization by Con19 gress. 

20 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 

21 transfer made from one account to another under the au22 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 

23 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 

24 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans25 ferred. 


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1 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

2 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 

3 subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 1002. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO VALUE CERTAIN 

5 PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTING

7 STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall work in co8 ordination with the Federal Accounting Standards Advi9 sory Board to establish accounting standards to value 

10 large and unordinary general property, plant, and equip11 ment items. 

12 (b) DEADLINE.—The accounting standards required 

13 by subsection (a) shall be established by not later than 

14 September 30, 2017, and be available for use for the full 

15 audit on the financial statements of the Department of 

16 Defense for fiscal year 2018, as required by section 

17 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 

19 U.S.C. 2222 note). 

20 SEC. 1003. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATE21 MENTS. 

22 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

24 to the congressional defense committees a report ranking 

25 all military departments and Defense Agencies in order 


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1 of how advanced they are in achieving auditable financial 

2 statements as required by law. The report should not in3 clude information otherwise available in other reports to 

4 Congress. 

5 SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SEQUESTRATION. 

6 It is the sense of the Congress that—

7 (1) the fiscal challenges of the Federal Govern8 ment are a top priority for Congress, and sequestra9 tion—non-strategic, across-the-board budget cuts—

10 remains an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting 

11 tool to address the deficits and debt of the Federal 

12 Government; 

13 (2) budget caps imposed by the Budget Control 

14 Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–25) impose unaccept15 able limitations on the budget and increase risk to 

16 the national security of the United States; and 

17 (3) the budget caps imposed by the Budget 

18 Control Act of 2011 must be modified or eliminated 

19 through a bipartisan legislative agreement. 

20 SEC. 1005. ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF 

21 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS BY 

22 INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITORS. 

23 (a) AUDITS REQUIRED.—For purposes of satisfying 

24 the requirement under section 3521(e) of title 31, United 

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1 ment of Defense components identified by the Director of 

2 the Office of Management and Budget under section 

3 3515(c) of such title, the Inspector General of the Depart4 ment of Defense shall obtain each year audits of the finan5 cial statements of each such component by an independent 

6 external auditor. 

7 (b) SELECTION OF AUDITORS.—The selection of 

8 independent external auditors for purposes of subsection 

9 (a) shall be based, among other appropriate criteria, on 

10 their qualifications, independence, and capacity to conduct 

11 audits described in subsection (a) in accordance with ap12 plicable generally accepted government auditing stand13 ards. The Inspector General shall participate in the selec14 tion of the independent external auditors. 

15 (c) MONITORING AUDITS.—The Inspector General 

16 shall monitor the conduct of all audits by independent ex17 ternal auditors under subsection (a). 

18 (d) REPORTS ON AUDITS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General shall 

20 require the independent external auditors conducting 

21 audits under subsection (a) to submit a report on 

22 their audits each year to—

23 (A) the Under Secretary of Defense 

24 (Comptroller) as the Chief Financial Officer of 


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1 the Department of Defense for the purposes of 

2 chapter 9 of title 31, United States Code; 

3 (B) the Controller of the Office of Federal 

4 Financial Management in the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget; and 

6 (C) the appropriate committees of Con7 gress. 

8 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

9 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro10 priate committees of Congress’’ means—

11 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern13 mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro14 priations of the Senate; and 

15 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Oversight and Government Re17 form, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

18 the House of Representatives. 

19 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAW.—The require20 ments of this section—

21 (1) shall be implemented in a manner that is 

22 consistent with the requirements of section 1008 of 

23 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 U.S.C. 113 

25 note); 


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1 (2) shall not be construed to alter the require2 ment under section 3521(e) of title 31, United 

3 States Code, that the financial statements of the De4 partment of Defense as a whole be audited by the 

5 Inspector General or by an independent external 

6 auditor, as determined by the Inspector General; and 

7 (3) shall not be construed to limit or alter the 

8 authorities of the Comptroller General of the United 

9 States under section 3521(g) of title 31, United 

10 States Code. 

11 Subtitle B—Counter-Drug 

12 Activities 

13 SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNI14 FIED COUNTERDRUG AND 

15 COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOM16 BIA. 

17 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1021 of 

18 the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 

19 Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 

20 2042), as most recently amended by section 1011(a) of 

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

22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

23 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3483), is further amended—

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 

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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

3 (b) EXTENSION OF ANNUAL NOTICE TO CONGRESS

4 ON ASSISTANCE.—Section 1011(b) of the Carl Levin and 

5 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended by striking ‘‘(as 

7 amended by subsection (a)) using funds available for fiscal 

8 year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘using funds available for any 

9 fiscal 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 

15 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most re17 cently amended by section 1013 of the National Defense 

18 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–

19 66; 127 Stat. 844), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘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 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

6 committees of Congress a report on the authority to 

7 provide additional support for counter-drug activities 

8 of foreign governments in section 1033 of the Na9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 1998. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include, at a 

12 minimum, the following: 

13 (A) A description of the use of the author14 ity over time, and of the use of the authority 

15 as in effect during fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 

16 (B) A description of the impetus for the 

17 expansion of the countries eligible for assistance 

18 under the program. 

19 (C) A description of the impetus for the in20 creases over time in the amounts of fund re21 quested for assistance under the program. 

22 (D) A description of the processes through 

23 which priorities are established for countries 

24 and regions to be assisted under the program. 


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1 (E) An assessment of the advantages and 

2 disadvantages of providing assistance under the 

3 program on a country-by country basis rather 

4 than providing such assistance on a global 

5 basis. 

6 (F) A description of the funding chal7 lenges, if any, associated with providing assist8 ance under the program on a country-by coun9 try basis and with providing such assistance on 

10 a global basis. 

11 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

12 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro13 priate committees of Congress’’ means—

14 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

18 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com19 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 SEC. 1013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CENTRAL AMERICA. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find23 ings: 


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1 (1) The stability and security of Central Amer2 ican nations have a direct impact on the stability 

3 and security of the United States. 

4 (2) Over the past decade, increased stability 

5 and security in the Republic of Colombia has dis6 placed illicit trafficking to Central America, bringing 

7 with it increased violence and instability. 

8 (3) According to the Global Study on Homicide 

9 2013 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and 

10 Crime, four of the top five countries with the highest 

11 homicide rates in the world were Central American 

12 nations, including Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, 

13 and Guatemala. 

14 (4) In 2014, approximately 65,000 unaccom15 panied alien children from Central America entered 

16 the United States through its southwest border. 

17 (5) In November 2014, Guatemala, Honduras, 

18 and El Salvador announced a Plan for the Alliance 

19 for Prosperity of the Northern Triangle, which is a 

20 comprehensive approach to address the ongoing vio21 lence and instability facing these three nations by 

22 stimulating economic opportunities, improving public 

23 safety and rule of law, and strengthening institu24 tions to increase trust in the state. 


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1 (6) The United States Government is sup2 portive of the Alliance for Prosperity, and Presi3 dent’s strategy for support includes $1,000,000,000 

4 focused on promoting prosperity and regional eco5 nomic integration, enhancing security, and pro6 moting improved governance. 

7 (7) The Department of Defense continues to 

8 build the capacity of our partners in the region to 

9 address their security challenges and confront 

10 threats of mutual concern. 

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that—

13 (1) the United States should, to the extent 

14 practicable, prioritize efforts to address the threat15 ening levels of violence, instability, illicit trafficking, 

16 and transnational organized crime that challenge the 

17 sovereignty of Central American nations and the se18 curity of the United States; and 

19 (2) in order to address such issues, the Depart20 ment of Defense, to the extent practicable, should—

21 (A) increase its operations, as the lead 

22 agency of the United States Government, to de23 tect and monitor aerial and maritime illicit traf24 ficking into the United States; 


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1 (B) increase its efforts to support aerial 

2 and maritime illicit trafficking interdiction op3 erations; 

4 (C) increase its operations to build the ca5 pacity of partner nations in Central America to 

6 confront their own security challenges; 

7 (D) support interagency programs and ac8 tivities in Central America addressing insta9 bility, including development, education, eco10 nomic, political, and security challenges; and 

11 (E) promote observance of and respect for 

12 human rights and fundamental freedoms and 

13 respect for civilian control of the military. 

14 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 

15 Shipyards 

16 SEC. 1021. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUPPORTING LONG17 RANGE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 

18 NAVAL VESSELS. 

19 Section 231(b)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, 

20 is amended by inserting ‘‘by ship class in both graphical 

21 and tabular form’’ after ‘‘The estimated levels of annual 

22 funding’’. 

23 SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

24 (a) ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY

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1 FUND.—Section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, 

2 is amended—

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

4 subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol6 lowing new subsections: 

7 ‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ECONOMIC ORDER

8 QUANTITY CONTRACTS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy 

9 may use funds deposited in the Fund to enter into con10 tracts known as ‘economic order quantity contracts’ with 

11 private shipyards and other commercial or government en12 tities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production 

13 economies for major components or subsystems. The au14 thority under this subsection extends to the procurement 

15 of parts, components, and systems (including weapon sys16 tems) common with and required for other nuclear pow17 ered vessels under joint economic order quantity contracts. 

18 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 

19 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

20 make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail21 ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 

22 liability to the Government for termination of any contract 

23 entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 

24 obligated at time of termination. 


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1 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO BEGIN MANUFACTURING AND

2 FABRICATION EFFORTS PRIOR TO SHIP AUTHORIZA3 TION.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds de4 posited into the Fund to enter into contracts for advance 

5 construction of national sea-based deterrence vessels to 

6 support achieving cost savings through workload manage7 ment, manufacturing efficiencies, or workforce stability, or 

8 to phase fabrication activities within shipyard and manage 

9 sub-tier manufacturer capacity. 

10 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 

11 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

12 make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail13 ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 

14 liability to the Government for termination of any contract 

15 entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 

16 obligated at time of termination. 

17 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING

18 TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—(1) 

19 The Secretary of the Navy may use funds deposited into 

20 the Fund to enter into incrementally funded contracts for 

21 advance procurement of high value, long lead time items 

22 for nuclear powered vessels to better support construction 

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1 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 

2 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

3 make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail4 ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 

5 liability to the Government for termination of any contract 

6 entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 

7 obligated at time of termination.’’. 

8 (b) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY

9 TO TRANSFER FUNDS.—Section 1022(b)(1) of the Na10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

11 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3487) is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘or 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, 

13 or 2017’’; and 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘for the Navy for the Ohio Re15 placement Program’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Depart16 ment of Defense’’. 

17 SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE18 MENT OF EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN NAVY 

19 MESS OPERATIONS AFLOAT. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 1014 of 

21 the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 

22 for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

23 4585), as amended by section 1021 of the Ike Skelton Na24 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

25 (Public Law 111–383, 124 Stat. 4348), is amended by 


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1 striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

2 30, 2020’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—

4 Subsection (a) of such section is amended—

5 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

6 striking ‘‘not more that’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 

7 than’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Naval ves9 sels’’ and inserting ‘‘such vessels’’. 

10 SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 

11 INACTIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS 

12 CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 

13 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

14 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

15 of Defense for fiscal year 2016 may be obligated or ex16 pended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in 

17 storage a cruiser or dock landing ship, except as provided 

18 in section 1026(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

19 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3490). 


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1 SEC. 1025. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR RE2 MOVAL OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CA3 PABILITIES FROM TICONDEROGA CLASS 

4 CRUISERS. 

5 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

6 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

7 of Defense may be used to remove ballistic missile defense 

8 capabilities from any of the 5 Ticonderoga class cruisers 

9 equipped with such capabilities until the Secretary of the 

10 Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees 

11 that the Navy has—

12 (1) obtained the ballistic missile defense capa13 bilities required by the most recent Navy Force 

14 Structure Assessment; 

15 (2) entered into a modernization of such cruis16 ers that will provide an equal or improved ballistic 

17 missile defense capability; or 

18 (3) obtained at least 40 large surface combat19 ants with ballistic missile defense capability. 

20 SEC. 1026. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES 

21 COMBAT LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS. 

22 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—

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

24 shall seek to enter into an agreement with a feder25 ally funded research and development center with 

26 appropriate expertise and analytical capability to 


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1 conduct an assessment of the anticipated future de2 mands of the combat logistics force ships of the 

3 Navy and the challenges such ships may face when 

4 conducting and supporting future naval operations 

5 in contested maritime environments. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para7 graph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) An assessment of the programmed 

9 ability of the United States Combat Logistic 

10 Force to support the Navy and the naval forces 

11 of allies of the United States that are operating 

12 in a dispersed manner and not concentrated in 

13 carrier or expeditionary strike groups, in ac14 cordance with the concept of distributed 

15 lethality of the Navy. 

16 (B) An assessment of the programmed 

17 ability of the United States Combat Logistic 

18 Force to support the Navy and the naval forces 

19 of allies of the United States that are engaged 

20 in major combat operations against an adver21 sary possessing maritime anti-access and area22 denial capabilities, including anti-ship ballistic 

23 and cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike 

24 aircraft, submarines, and sea mines. 


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1 (C) An assessment of the programmed 

2 ability of the United States Combat Logistic 

3 Force to support distributed and expeditionary 

4 air operations from an expanded set of alter5 native and austere air bases in accordance with 

6 concepts under development by the Air Force 

7 and the Marine Corps. 

8 (D) An assessment of gaps and deficiencies 

9 in the capability and capacity of the United 

10 States Combat Logistic Force to conduct and 

11 support operations of the United States and al12 lies under the conditions described in subpara13 graphs (A), (B), and (C). 

14 (E) Recommendations for adjustments to 

15 the programmed ability of the United States 

16 Combat Logistic Force to address capability 

17 and capacity gaps and deficiencies described in 

18 subparagraph (D). 

19 (F) Any other matters the federally funded 

20 research and development center considers ap21 propriate. 

22 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—

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

24 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

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1 cludes the assessment under subsection (a) and any 

2 other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

3 (2) FORM.—The report required under para4 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

5 but may include a classified annex. 

6 (c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro7 vide the federally funded research and development center 

8 that conducts the assessment under subsection (a) with 

9 timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, 

10 and analyses necessary for the center to conduct such as11 sessment thoroughly and independently. 

12 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

13 SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 

14 OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 

15 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA16 NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 

17 No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other18 wise made available for the Department of Defense may 

19 be used during the period beginning on the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, 

21 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 

22 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 

23 of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—

24 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

25 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 


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1 (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 

2 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

3 Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

4 SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 

5 OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 

6 STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANS7 FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA8 TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap10 propriated or otherwise made available for the Depart11 ment of Defense may be used during the period beginning 

12 on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 

13 December 31, 2016, to construct or modify any facility 

14 in the United States, its territories, or possessions to 

15 house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the pur16 poses of detention or imprisonment in the custody or 

17 under the control of the Department of Defense unless 

18 authorized by Congress. 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

20 shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 

21 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

22 (c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 

24 Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

25 1034(f)(2). 


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1 SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 

2 OR RELEASE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF IN3 DIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 

4 NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

5 No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other6 wise available for the Department of Defense may be used 

7 during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, 

9 release, or assist in the transfer or release of any indi10 vidual detained in the custody or under the control of the 

11 Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, 

12 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any 

13 country, or any entity within such country, as follows: 

14 (1) Libya. 

15 (2) Somalia. 

16 (3) Syria. 

17 (4) Yemen. 

18 SEC. 1034. REENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 

19 PRIOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS 

20 RELATING TO TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 

21 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA22 NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

23 AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Secretary of Defense may not use any 

3 amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

4 available to the Department of Defense to transfer 

5 any individual detained at Guantanamo to the cus6 tody or control of the individual’s country of origin, 

7 any other foreign country, or any other foreign enti8 ty unless the Secretary submits to the appropriate 

9 committees of Congress the certification described in 

10 subsection (b) not later than 30 days before the 

11 transfer of the individual. 

12 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

13 apply to any action taken by the Secretary to trans14 fer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effec15 tuate an order affecting the disposition of the indi16 vidual that is issued by a court or competent tri17 bunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction 

18 (which the Secretary shall notify the appropriate 

19 committees of Congress of promptly after issuance). 

20 (b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

21 subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 

22 that—

23 (1) the transfer concerned is in the national se24 curity interests of the United States; 


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1 (2) the government of the foreign country or 

2 the recognized leadership of the foreign entity to 

3 which the individual detained at Guantanamo con4 cerned is to be transferred—

5 (A) is not a designated state sponsor of 

6 terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist orga7 nization; 

8 (B) maintains control over each detention 

9 facility in which the individual is to be detained 

10 if the individual is to be housed in a detention 

11 facility; 

12 (C) has taken or agreed to take appro13 priate steps to substantially mitigate any risk 

14 the individual could attempt to reengage in ter15 rorist activity or otherwise threaten the United 

16 States or its allies or interests; and 

17 (D) has agreed to share with the United 

18 States any information that is related to the in19 dividual; 

20 (3) if the country to which the individual is to 

21 be transferred is a country to which the United 

22 States transferred an individual who was detained at 

23 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

24 Cuba, at any time after September 11, 2001, and 


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1 such transferred individual subsequently engaged in 

2 any terrorist activity, the Secretary has—

3 (A) considered such circumstances; and 

4 (B) determined that the actions to be 

5 taken as described in paragraph (2)(C) will 

6 substantially mitigate the risk of recidivism 

7 with regard to the individual to be transferred; 

8 and 

9 (4) includes an intelligence assessment, in clas10 sified or unclassified form, of the capacity, willing11 ness, and past practices (if applicable) of the foreign 

12 country or foreign entity concerned in relation to the 

13 certification of the Secretary under this subsection. 

14 (c) COORDINATION WITH PROHIBITION ON TRANS15 FER TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—While the prohibition in 

16 section 1033 is in effect, no certification may be made 

17 under subsection (b) in connection with the transfer of an 

18 individual detained at Guantanamo to a country specified 

19 in such section. 

20 (d) RECORD OF COOPERATION.—In assessing the 

21 risk that an individual detained at Guantanamo will en22 gage in terrorist activity or other actions that could affect 

23 the national security of the United States if released for 

24 the purpose of making a certification under subsection (b), 


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1 the Secretary may give favorable consideration to any such 

2 individual—

3 (1) who has substantially cooperated with 

4 United States intelligence and law enforcement au5 thorities, pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, while in 

6 the custody of or under the effective control of the 

7 Department of Defense; and 

8 (2) for whom agreements and effective mecha9 nisms are in place, to the extent relevant and nec10 essary, to provide for continued cooperation with 

11 United States intelligence and law enforcement au12 thorities. 

13 (e) REPORT.—Whenever the Secretary makes a cer14 tification under subsection (b) with respect to an indi15 vidual detained at Guantanamo, the Secretary shall sub16 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress, together 

17 with such certification, a report that shall include, at a 

18 minimum, the following: 

19 (1) A detailed statement of the basis for the 

20 transfer of the individual. 

21 (2) An explanation why the transfer of the indi22 vidual is in the national security interests of the 

23 United States. 

24 (3) A description of actions taken to mitigate 

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1 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C), including any ac2 tions taken to address factors relevant to an applica3 ble prior case of reengagement described in sub4 section (b)(3). 

5 (4) A copy of any Periodic Review Board find6 ings relating to the individual. 

7 (5) A copy of the final recommendation by the 

8 Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force estab9 lished pursuant to Executive Order 13492 relating 

10 to the individual and, if applicable, updated informa11 tion related to any change to such recommendation. 

12 (6) An assessment whether, as of the date of 

13 the certification, the country to which the individual 

14 is to be transferred is facing a threat that could sub15 stantially affect its ability to exercise control over 

16 the individual. 

17 (7) A classified summary of—

18 (A) the individual’s record of cooperation, 

19 if any, while in the custody of or under the ef20 fective control of the Department of Defense; 

21 and 

22 (B) any agreements and mechanisms in 

23 place to provide for continuing cooperation. 

24 (f) 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 Com5 mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Com6 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

8 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 

9 on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 

10 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep11 resentatives. 

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 (3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 

2 means any organization so designated by the Sec3 retary of State under section 219 of the Immigra4 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

5 (4) The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ has 

6 the meaning given that term in section 301(13) of 

7 the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 

8 and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(13)). 

9 (g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS AND

10 LIMITATIONS.—Section 1035 of the National Defense Au11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–

12 66; 127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE DETENTION STRATEGY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

16 shall, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 

17 Director of National Intelligence, submit to the congres18 sional defense committees a report setting forth the details 

19 of a comprehensive strategy for the detention of current 

20 and future individuals captured and held pursuant to the 

21 Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–

22 40) pending the end of hostilities. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

24 (a) shall contain the following: 


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1 (1) The specific facility or facilities that are in2 tended to be used, or modified to be used, to hold 

3 individuals for purpose of trial and incarceration 

4 after conviction or detention and interrogation pur5 suant to the law of armed conflict. 

6 (2) The estimated costs associated with the de7 tention of individuals detained for purpose of trial, 

8 incarceration after conviction, or continued detention 

9 under the law of armed conflict, including the costs 

10 of—

11 (A) improvements, additions, or changes to 

12 each facility specified pursuant to paragraph 

13 (1); 

14 (B) construction of new facilities, if any; 

15 (C) maintenance, operation, and 

16 sustainment of any such facility; 

17 (D) security; 

18 (E) military, civilian, and contractor sup19 port personnel; and 

20 (F) other matters associated with support 

21 of detention operations. 

22 (3) A plan for the disposition of such individ23 uals if the authority to continue detaining an indi24 vidual pursuant to the law of armed conflict were to 

25 expire while such individual is being detained, and 


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1 an assessment of possible actions that could be 

2 taken to mitigate any adverse implications of such a 

3 scenario to the national security interests of the 

4 United States. 

5 (4) A plan for the disposition of individuals 

6 held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Mili7 tary Force who are currently detained at the United 

8 States Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

9 (5) A plan for the disposition of future detain10 ees held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of 

11 Military Force. 

12 (6) The additional authorities, if any, necessary 

13 to detain an individual pursuant to the law of armed 

14 conflict as an unprivileged enemy belligerent pursu15 ant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force 

16 pending the end of hostilities or a future determina17 tion by the Secretary of Defense that such individual 

18 no longer requires continued detention. 

19 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

20 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

21 a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGN2 MENT OF FORCES AT OR CLOSURE OF 

3 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA4 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No amounts 

6 authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 

7 for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 may 

8 be used—

9 (1) to close or abandon United States Naval 

10 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 

11 (2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to 

12 the Republic of Cuba; or 

13 (3) to implement a material modification to the 

14 Treaty Between the United States of America and 

15 Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934 

16 that constructively closes United States Naval Sta17 tion, Guantanamo Bay. 

18 (b) REPORT.—

19 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres22 sional defense committees a report setting forth an 

23 assessment of the military implications of United 

24 States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

25 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the 

26 following: 


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1 (A) An historical analysis of the use and 

2 significance of the basing at United States 

3 Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 

4 (B) A description of the personnel, re5 sources, and base operations based out of 

6 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

7 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (C) An assessment of the role of United 

9 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, in sup10 port of the National Security Strategy, the Na11 tional Defense Strategy, and the National Mili12 tary Strategy. 

13 (D) An assessment of the missions and 

14 military requirements that United States Naval 

15 Station, Guantanamo Bay, currently supports. 

16 (E) A description of the uses of United 

17 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, by 

18 other departments and agencies of the United 

19 States Government. 

20 (F) Any other matters the Secretary con21 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 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees and 

8 members of Congress a report setting forth a list of the 

9 individuals detained at Guantanamo as of the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act who have been determined or as11 sessed by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, at any time be12 fore the date of the report, to be a high-risk or medium13 risk threat to the United States, its interests, or its allies. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

15 shall set forth, for each individual covered by the report, 

16 the following: 

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 

22 assessment. 

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, 

26 or its allies. 


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1 (4) If the designation or assessment changed 

2 between the date specified pursuant to paragraph 

3 (2) 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 

23 members 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 Rep11 resentatives and the Minority Leader of the 

12 House of 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 Supple6 mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 

7 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by add8 ing at the 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 

13 group, which contact included information or discus14 sion about planning for or conduct of hostilities 

15 against the United States or its allies or the organi16 zational, logistical, or resource needs or activities of 

17 any terrorist group or activity.’’. 

18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 

19 amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to 

20 terminate, alter, modify, override, or otherwise affect any 

21 reporting of information required under section 319(c) of 

22 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 before the 

23 date of the 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 amend9 ed 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 

15 terrorist 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 

21 REGARDING 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 

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1 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

2 jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con3 gress a report describing the terms of any written 

4 agreement between the United States Government 

5 and the government of the foreign country concerned 

6 regarding each individual detained at Guantanamo 

7 who was transferred to a foreign country pursuant 

8 to a negotiated 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 trans15 fer of such individual, the report under paragraph 

16 (1) shall include an unclassified statement of that 

17 fact. 

18 (3) ARRANGEMENTS WHEN LACK OF WRITTEN

19 AGREEMENT.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

20 also provide a description of the types and frequency 

21 of arrangements or assurances applicable to nego22 tiated transfers covered by paragraph (2). 

23 (4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

24 may be submitted in classified form, except as pro25 vided in paragraph (2). 


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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’’ means—

4 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

5 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com6 mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Com7 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

9 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 

10 on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 

11 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep12 resentatives. 

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. 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 ORGA7 NIZATIONS. 

8 Not later than six months after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in con10 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, sub11 mit to Congress a report on the use by terrorist organiza12 tions and their leaders of images and symbols relating to 

13 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

14 and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of Pris15 ons prison or other detention or disciplinary facility for 

16 recruitment and other propaganda purposes. The report 

17 shall include the following: 

18 (1) a description of the use by terrorist organi19 zations and their leaders of images and symbols re20 lating to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

21 Bay, and any other Department of Defense or Bu22 reau of Prisons prison or other detention or discipli23 nary facility for recruitment or other propaganda 

24 purposes. 

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1 (A) the effectiveness of the use of such im2 ages and symbols for recruitment and other 

3 propaganda purposes during the period begin4 ning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the 

5 date of the report; and 

6 (B) the extent to which such images and 

7 symbols continue to be used for recruitment or 

8 other propaganda purposes. 

9 (3) A description and assessment of the efforts 

10 of the United States Government to counter the use 

11 of such images and symbols for recruitment and 

12 other propaganda purposes and to disseminate accu13 rate information about such facilities. 

14 SEC. 1042. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS 

15 THROUGH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF AL16 LIED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER MODI17 FICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

18 PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REWARDS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 127b 

20 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

21 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara22 graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

23 (B)’’; and 

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1 (b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended—

3 (1) by striking subparagraph (D); 

4 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 

5 and (G), as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), re6 spectively; and 

7 (3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 

8 paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the 

9 end the following: ‘‘, including in which countries the 

10 program is being operated’’. 

11 (c) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR

12 WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Such section is further 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(h) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR

16 WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Not later than 15 days 

17 after the date on which the Secretary designates a country 

18 as a country in which an operation or activity of the armed 

19 forces is occurring in connection with which rewards may 

20 be paid under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 

21 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

22 House of Representatives a report on the designation. 

23 Each report shall include the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) The country so designated. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The reason for the designation of the 

2 country. 

3 ‘‘(3) A justification for the designation of the 

4 country for purposes of this section.’’. 

5 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

6 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 

7 section is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense rewards program’’. 

9 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

10 at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amend11 ed by striking the item relating to section 127b and 

12 inserting the following new item:

‘‘127b. Department of Defense rewards program.’’.

13 SEC. 1043. SUNSET ON EXCEPTION TO CONGRESSIONAL NO14 TIFICATION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPER15 ATIONS. 

16 Section 130f(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended—

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The notifica19 tion’’; and 

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

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to 

23 be in effect at the close of December 31, 2017.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1044. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGA2 TION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE 

3 COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM. 

4 Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

7 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub8 section (d). 

9 SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. 

10 (a) LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES

11 TO THOSE IN THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.—

12 (1) ARMY FIELD MANUAL 2–22.3 DEFINED.—In 

13 this subsection, the term ‘‘Army Field Manual 2–

14 22.3’’ means the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 entitled 

15 ‘‘Human Intelligence Collector Operations’’ in effect 

16 on the date of the enactment of this Act or any simi17 lar successor Army Field Manual. 

18 (2) RESTRICTION.—

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual described 

20 in subparagraph (B) shall not be subjected to 

21 any interrogation technique or approach, or any 

22 treatment related to interrogation, that is not 

23 authorized by and listed in the Army Field 

24 Manual 2–22.3. 


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1 (B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An indi2 vidual described in this subparagraph is an in3 dividual who is—

4 (i) in the custody or under the effec5 tive control of an officer, employee, or 

6 other agent of the United States Govern7 ment; or 

8 (ii) detained within a facility owned, 

9 operated, or controlled by a department or 

10 agency of the United States, in any armed 

11 conflict. 

12 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Interrogation tech13 niques, approaches, and treatments described in 

14 Army Field Manual 2–22.3 shall be implemented 

15 strictly in accord with the principles, processes, con16 ditions, and limitations prescribed by Army Field 

17 Manual 2–22.3. 

18 (4) AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT

19 OF DEFENSE.—If a process required by Army Field 

20 Manual 2–22.3, such as a requirement of approval 

21 by a specified Department of Defense official, is in22 apposite to a department or an agency other than 

23 the Department of Defense, the head of such depart24 ment or agency shall ensure that a process that is 

25 substantially equivalent to the process prescribed by 


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1 Army Field Manual 2–22.3 for the Department of 

2 Defense is utilized by all officers, employees, or 

3 other agents of such department or agency. 

4 (5) INTERROGATION BY FEDERAL LAW EN5 FORCEMENT.—The limitations in this subsection 

6 shall not apply to officers, employees, or agents of 

7 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Depart8 ment of Homeland Security, or other Federal law 

9 enforcement entities. 

10 (6) UPDATE OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.—

11 (A) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.—

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not sooner than 

13 three years after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act, and once every three years 

15 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in 

16 consultation with the Attorney General, the 

17 Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves18 tigation, and the Director of National In19 telligence, shall complete a thorough review 

20 of Army Field Manual 2–22.3, and revise 

21 Army Field Manual 2–22.3, as necessary 

22 to ensure that Army Field Manual 2–22.3 

23 complies with the legal obligations of the 

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1 rogation described therein do not involve 

2 the use or threat of force. 

3 (ii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—

4 Army Field Manual 2–22.3 shall remain 

5 available to the public and any revisions to 

6 the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 adopted by 

7 the Secretary of Defense shall be made 

8 available to the public 30 days prior to the 

9 date the revisions take effect. 

10 (B) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES OF IN11 TERROGATIONS.—

12 (i) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not 

13 later than 120 days after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act, the interagency 

15 body established pursuant to Executive 

16 Order 13491 (commonly known as the 

17 High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group) 

18 shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, 

19 the Director of National Intelligence, the 

20 Attorney General, and other appropriate 

21 officials a report on best practices for in22 terrogation that are designed to elicit reli23 able and voluntary statements and do not 

24 involve the use of force. 


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1 (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 

2 required by clause (i) may include rec3 ommendations for revisions to Army Field 

4 Manual 2–22.3 based on the body of re5 search commissioned by the High-Value 

6 Detainee Interrogation Group. 

7 (iii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—

8 Not later than 30 days after the report re9 quired by clause (i) is submitted such re10 port shall be made available to the public. 

11 (b) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS

12 ACCESS TO DETAINEES.—

13 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of any depart14 ment or agency of the United States Government 

15 shall provide the International Committee of the Red 

16 Cross with notification of, and prompt access to, any 

17 individual detained in any armed conflict in the cus18 tody or under the effective control of an officer, em19 ployee, contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of 

20 the United States Government or detained within a 

21 facility owned, operated, or effectively controlled by 

22 a department, agency, contractor, or subcontractor 

23 of the United States Government, consistent with 

24 Department of Defense regulations and policies. 


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1 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub2 section shall be construed—

3 (A) to create or otherwise imply the au4 thority to detain; or 

5 (B) to limit or otherwise affect any other 

6 individual rights or state obligations which may 

7 arise under United States law or international 

8 agreements to which the United States is a 

9 party, including the Geneva Conventions, or to 

10 state all of the situations under which notifica11 tion to and access for the International Com12 mittee of the Red Cross is required or allowed. 

13 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

14 Authorities and Limitations 

15 SEC. 1051. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 (a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, 

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

19 following new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The 

21 Secretary shall create and maintain a publicly available 

22 Internet website that provides information on the con23 trolled property transferred under this section and the re24 cipients of such property. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required 

2 under paragraph (1) shall include all publicly accessible 

3 unclassified information pertaining to the request, trans4 fer, denial, and repossession of controlled property under 

5 this section, including—

6 ‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled prop7 erty transferred to Federal and State agencies under 

8 this section, listed by the name of the recipient and 

9 the year of the transfer; 

10 ‘‘(B) all pending requests for transfers of con11 trolled property under this section, including the in12 formation submitted by the Federal and State agen13 cies requesting such transfers; and 

14 ‘‘(C) all reports required to be submitted to the 

15 Secretary under this section by Federal and State 

16 agencies that receive controlled property under this 

17 section.’’. 

18 (b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (b) of 

19 such section is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

25 paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(5) the recipient, on an annual basis, and with 

2 the authorization of the relevant local governing 

3 body or authority, certifies that it has adopted pub4 licly available protocols for the appropriate use of 

5 controlled property, the supervision of such use, and 

6 the evaluation of the effectiveness of such use, in7 cluding auditing and accountability policies; and 

8 ‘‘(6) after the completion of the assessment re9 quired by section 1051(e) of the National Defense 

10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the recipi11 ent, on an annual basis, certifies that it provides an12 nual training to relevant personnel on the mainte13 nance, sustainment, and appropriate use of con14 trolled property.’’. 

15 (c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such 

16 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the 

19 term ‘controlled property’ means any item assigned a de20 militarization code of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under Depart21 ment of Defense Manual 4160.21–M, ‘Defense Materiel 

22 Disposition Manual’, or any successor document.’’. 

23 (d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—

24 The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement 

25 with a federally funded research and development center 


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1 for the conduct of an assessment of the Department of 

2 Defense excess property program under section 2576a of 

3 title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 

4 Such assessment shall include—

5 (1) an evaluation of the policies and controls 

6 governing the determination of the suitability of re7 cipients of controlled property transferred under the 

8 program, including specific recommendations relat9 ing to the training that Federal and State agencies 

10 that receive such property should receive, at no cost 

11 to the Department of Defense, to ensure proficiency 

12 in the use, maintenance, and sustainment of such 

13 property; and 

14 (2) an analysis of reported statistics on con15 trolled property transfers, the incidence of controlled 

16 property that is unaccounted for, and the effective17 ness of the policies and procedures governing the re18 turn of controlled property transferred under the 

19 program to the Department of Defense. 

20 (e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESS21 MENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 

22 agreement with a federally funded research and develop23 ment center for the conduct of an assessment of the De24 partment of Defense excess property program under sec25 tion 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 


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1 by this section, to determine if the requirement that all 

2 controlled property transferred under the program be used 

3 within one year of being transferred is achieving its in4 tended effect. Such assessment shall include recommenda5 tions on process improvement, including legislative pro6 posals. 

7 (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not 

8 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

10 conduct an assessment of the Department of Defense ex11 cess property program under section 2576a of title 10, 

12 United States Code, as amended by this section. Such as13 sessment shall include—

14 (1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled 

15 property under the program, including the manner 

16 in which the property was used by Federal and State 

17 agencies and the effectiveness of the Internet 

18 website required under subsection (e) of section 

19 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 

20 subsection (a), in providing transparency to the pub21 lic; and 

22 (2) a determination of whether the transfer of 

23 property under the program enhances the ability of 

24 Federal and State agencies to carry out counter25 drug and counter-terrorism activities in accordance 


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1 with the purposes of the program as set forth in sec2 tion 2576a of title 10, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 1052. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL 

4 PROPERTY FOR BORDER SECURITY ACTIVI5 TIES. 

6 Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as 

7 amended by section 1051 is further amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a)—

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

10 ‘‘counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, 

12 and border security activities’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the At14 torney General and the Director of National 

15 Drug Control Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Attor16 ney General, the Director of National Drug 

17 Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland 

18 Security, as appropriate’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘counter-drug 

20 or counter-terrorism activities’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security 

22 activities’’. 


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1 SEC. 1053. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 

2 (a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNI3 CIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSI4 TIONS.—

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

6 shall convert not fewer than 20 percent of the posi7 tions described in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 

8 2017, from military technician (dual status) posi9 tions to positions filled by individuals who are em10 ployed under section 3101 of title 5, United States 

11 Code, and are not military technicians. 

12 (2) COVERED POSITIONS.—The positions de13 scribed in this paragraph are military technician 

14 (dual status) positions as follows: 

15 (A) Military technician (dual status) posi16 tions identified as general administration, cler17 ical, finance, and office service occupations in 

18 the report of the Secretary of Defense under 

19 section 519 of the National Defense Authoriza20 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 

21 112–81; 125 Stat. 1397). 

22 (B) Such other military technician (dual 

23 status) positions as the Secretary shall specify 

24 for purposes of this subsection. 

25 (3) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—In the case 

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1 which there is an incumbent employee, the Secretary 

2 may fill that position, as converted, with the incum3 bent employee without regard to any requirement 

4 concerning competition or competitive hiring proce5 dures. 

6 (b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF ARMY RESERVE, 

7 AIR FORCE RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL

8 STATUS TECHNICIANS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, 

10 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

11 end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) 

13 No individual may be newly hired or employed, or rehired 

14 or reemployed, as a non-dual status technician for the pur15 poses of this section after December 31, 2016. 

16 ‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 

17 number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 

18 Army Reserve and by the Air Force Reserve shall be re19 duced from the number otherwise provided by subsection 

20 (c)(1) by one for each individual who retires, is separated 

21 from, or otherwise ceases service as a non-dual status 

22 technician of the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, 

23 as the case may be, after such date until the maximum 

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1 Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may 

2 be, is zero. 

3 ‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 

4 number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 

5 National Guard shall be reduced from the number other6 wise provided by subsection (c)(2) by one for each indi7 vidual who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases 

8 service as a non-dual status technician of the National 

9 Guard after such date until the maximum number of non10 dual status technicians employable by the National Guard 

11 is zero. 

12 ‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or re13 hired or employed, to a position required to be filled by 

14 reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be 

15 an individual employed in such position under section 

16 3101 of title 5, and may not be a military technician. 

17 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

18 terminate the status as a non-dual status technician under 

19 this section after December 31, 2016, of any individual 

20 who is a non-dual status technician for the purposes of 

21 this section on that date.’’. 

22 (2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—

23 Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of 

24 Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting 


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1 forth a plan for implementing the amendment made 

2 by paragraph (1). 

3 SEC. 1054. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 

4 APACHE HELICOPTERS FROM ARMY NA5 TIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND RE6 LATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 

7 Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization 

8 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

9 3668) is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 

11 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 31, 

13 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ both places it 

14 appears. 

15 SEC. 1055. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUP16 PORT TO PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN17 ISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 

18 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 

20 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1047 

21 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 

2 as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing new subsection (b): 

5 ‘‘(b) TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN6 ISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

9 carry out a program to provide training and associ10 ated training support services to personnel of foreign 

11 ministries of defense (or ministries with security 

12 force oversight) or regional organizations with secu13 rity missions—

14 ‘‘(A) for the purpose of—

15 ‘‘(i) enhancing civilian oversight of 

16 foreign security forces; 

17 ‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense 

18 governance and internal controls in order 

19 to help build effective, transparent, and ac20 countable defense institutions; 

21 ‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weak22 nesses and establishing a roadmap for ad23 dressing shortfalls; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or 

2 joint staff, or service level core manage3 ment competencies; and 

4 ‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Sec5 retary considers appropriate, consistent with 

6 the authority in subsection (a). 

7 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year 

8 quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

9 appropriate committees of Congress a report on ac10 tivities under the program under paragraph (1) dur11 ing the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each report 

12 shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 

13 such report, the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 

15 ‘‘(B) A list of any organization described 

16 in paragraph (1) to which the Secretary as17 signed employees under the program, including 

18 the number of such employees so assigned, the 

19 duration of each assignment, a brief description 

20 of each assigned employee’s activities, and a 

21 statement of the cost of each assignment. 

22 ‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any 

23 activities conducted pursuant to paragraph 

24 (1)(B).’’. 


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1 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of 

2 such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this 

3 section, is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘of the 

4 Secretary of Defense’’ and all that follows and inserting 

5 ‘‘in this section terminates at the close of December 31, 

6 2017.’’. 

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

8 further amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY

10 OF DEFENSE ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 

11 (2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated 

12 by subsection (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the 

13 Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Rela14 tions of the Senate and the Committees on Armed 

15 Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep16 resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate commit17 tees of Congress’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 

22 of Congress’ means—

23 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

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1 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep3 resentatives.’’. 

4 (d) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO

5 SECTION HEADING TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.—

6 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

7 of such section is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING 

9 PROGRAM.’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con11 tents in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by 

12 striking the item relating to section 1081 and insert13 ing the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 1081. Defense Institution Capacity Building Program.’’.

14 SEC. 1056. INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT 

15 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that—

18 (1) military information support operations are 

19 a critical component of the efforts of the Depart20 ment of Defense to provide commanders with capa21 bilities to shape the operational environment; 

22 (2) military information support operations are 

23 integral to armed conflict and therefore the Sec24 retary of Defense has broad latitude to conduct mili25 tary information support operations; 


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1 (3) the Secretary of Defense should develop cre2 ative and agile concepts, technologies, and strategies 

3 across all available media to most effectively reach 

4 target audiences, to counter and degrade the ability 

5 of adversaries and potential adversaries to persuade, 

6 inspire, and recruit inside areas of hostilities or in 

7 other areas in direct support of the objectives of 

8 commanders; and 

9 (4) the Secretary of Defense should request ad10 ditional funds in future budgets to carry out military 

11 information support operations to support the broad12 er efforts of the Government to counter violent ex13 tremism. 

14 (b) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS REQUIRED.—

15 To support the ability of the Department of Defense to 

16 provide innovative operational concepts and technologies 

17 to shape the informational environment, the Secretary of 

18 Defense shall carry out a series of technology demonstra19 tions, subject to the availability of funds for such purpose 

20 or to a prior approval reprogramming, to assess innovative 

21 new technologies for information operations and informa22 tion engagement to support the operational and strategic 

23 requirements of the commanders of the geographic and 

24 functional combatant commands, including the urgent and 

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1 ater campaign plans of such combatant commanders to 

2 further the national security objectives and strategic com3 munications requirements of the United States. 

4 (c) PLAN.—By not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

7 plan describing how the Department of Defense will exe8 cute the technology demonstrations required under sub9 section (b). Such plan shall include each of the following 

10 elements: 

11 (1) A general timeline for conducting the tech12 nology demonstrations. 

13 (2) Clearly defined goals and endstate objec14 tives for the demonstrations, including traceability of 

15 such goals to the tactical, operational, or strategic 

16 requirements of the combatant commanders. 

17 (3) A process for measuring the performance 

18 and effectiveness of the demonstrations. 

19 (4) A coordination structure to include partici20 pation between the technology development and the 

21 operational communities, including potentially joint, 

22 interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational 

23 partners. 


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1 (5) The identification of potential technologies 

2 to support the tactical, operational, or strategic 

3 needs of the combatant commanders. 

4 (6) An explanation of how such technologies 

5 will support and coordinate with elements of joint, 

6 interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational 

7 partners. 

8 (d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Upon initiating a 

9 technology demonstration under subsection (b), the Sec10 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees written notice of the demonstration that in12 cludes a detailed description of the demonstration, includ13 ing its purpose, cost, engagement medium, targeted audi14 ence, and any other details the Secretary of Defense be15 lieves will assist the committees in evaluating the dem16 onstration. 

17 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 

18 technology demonstration under this section shall termi19 nate on September 30, 2022. 

20 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed to limit or alter any authority 

22 under which the Department of Defense supports informa23 tion operations 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 sub5 section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro6 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

7 year 2016 for the Navy may be obligated or expended to—

8 (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place 

9 in 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 

13 respect to any HSC–84 or HSC–85 aircraft squad14 ron. 

15 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 

16 subsection (a), if the Secretary certifies to the congres17 sional defense committees that the Secretary has—

18 (1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying 

19 savings to Department of the Navy regarding de20 commissioning or deactivation of an HSC–84 or 

21 HSC–85 squadron; 

22 (2) identified a replacement capability that 

23 would be available if prioritized and directed by the 

24 Secretary of Defense and would meet all operational 

25 requirements, including special operational-peculiar 

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1 being met by the HSC–84 or HSC–85 squadrons 

2 and aircraft to be retired, transferred, or placed in 

3 storage; and 

4 (3) deployed such capability. 

5 SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

6 DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LANDMINES AND 

7 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POL8 ICY AND INVENTORY OF ANTI-PERSONNEL 

9 LANDMINE MUNITIONS. 

10 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under sub11 section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro12 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

13 year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obli14 gated or expended for the destruction of anti-personnel 

15 landmine munitions before the date on which the Sec16 retary of Defense submits the report required by sub17 section (c). 

18 (b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 

19 subsection (a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel land20 mine munitions that the Secretary determines are unsafe 

21 or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or de22 stroyed. 

23 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

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1 fense shall submit to Congress a report that includes 

2 each of the following: 

3 (A) A description of the policy of the De4 partment of Defense regarding the use of anti5 personnel landmines, including methods for 

6 commanders to seek waivers to use such muni7 tions. 

8 (B) A 10-year projection of the inventory 

9 levels for all anti-personnel landmine munitions 

10 that takes into account future production of 

11 anti-personnel landmine munitions, any plans 

12 for demilitarization of such munitions, the age 

13 of the munitions, storage and safety consider14 ations, and other factors that will impact the 

15 size of the inventory. 

16 (C) A 10-year projection for the cost to 

17 achieve the inventory levels projected in sub18 paragraph (B), including the cost for potential 

19 demilitarization or disposal of such munitions. 

20 (D) A 10-year projection for the cost to 

21 develop and produce new anti-personnel land22 mine munitions the Secretary determines are 

23 necessary to meet the demands of current oper24 ational plans. 


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1 (E) An assessment, by the Chairman of 

2 the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of the effects of the 

3 projected anti-personnel landmine inventory on 

4 current operational plans. 

5 (F) Any other matters that the Secretary 

6 determines should be included in the report. 

7 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

8 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

9 form, but may include a classified annex. 

10 (d) ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘anti-personnel land12 mine munitions’’ includes anti-personnel landmines and 

13 sub-munitions as defined by the Convention on the Prohi14 bition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer 

15 of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, as de16 termined by the Secretary. 

17 SEC. 1059. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PRO18 VIDE ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTH19 ERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

20 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—The Sec21 retary of Defense may provide assistance to United States 

22 Customs and Border Protection for purposes of increasing 

23 ongoing efforts to secure the southern land border of the 

24 United States. 


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1 (b) CONCURRENCE IN ASSISTANCE.—Assistance 

2 under subsection (a) shall be provided with the concur3 rence of the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

4 (c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The as5 sistance provided under subsection (a) may include the fol6 lowing: 

7 (1) Deployment of members and units of the 

8 regular and reserve components of the Armed 

9 Forces to the southern land border of the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) Deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned 

12 aerial surveillance systems, and ground-based sur13 veillance systems to support continuous surveillance 

14 of the southern land border of the United States. 

15 (3) Intelligence analysis support. 

16 (d) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The 

17 Secretary of Defense is authorized to deploy such materiel 

18 and equipment and logistics support as is necessary to en19 sure the effectiveness of assistance provided under sub20 section (a). 

21 (e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap22 propriated for the Department of Defense by this Act, the 

23 Secretary of Defense may use up to $75,000,000 to pro24 vide assistance under subsection (a). 


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1 (f) REPORTS.—At the end of each three-month period 

2 during which assistance is provided under subsection (a), 

3 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec4 retary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees, the Committee on Homeland 

6 Security of the House of Representatives, and the Com7 mittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of 

8 the Senate a report on the provision of such assistance 

9 during that period. Each report shall include, for the pe10 riod covered by the report, the following: 

11 (1) A description of the assistance provided. 

12 (2) A description of the sources and amounts of 

13 funds used to provide such assistance. 

14 (3) A description of the amounts obligated to 

15 provide such assistance. 

16 (4) An assessment of the efficacy and cost-ef17 fectiveness of such assistance in support of the De18 partment of Homeland Security’s objectives and 

19 strategy to address the challenges on the southern 

20 land border of the United States and recommenda21 tions, if any, to enhance the effectiveness of such as22 sistance. 


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1 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

2 SEC. 1060. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE 

3 AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE IN4 FORMATION TO CONGRESS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g) of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(3) At the time of the budget submission by the 

9 President for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 

10 include in the budget materials submitted to Congress for 

11 that year summaries of the guidance developed under 

12 paragraphs (1) and (2), as well as summaries of any plans 

13 developed in accordance with the guidance developed 

14 under paragraph (2). Such summaries shall be sufficient 

15 to allow the congressional defense committees to evaluate 

16 fully the requirements for military forces, acquisition pro17 grams, and operation and maintenance funding in the 

18 President’s annual budget request for the Department of 

19 Defense.’’. 

20 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the re21 quirement under paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 

22 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that 

23 the Secretary of Defense submit summaries under that 

24 paragraph at the time of the President’s annual budget 

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1 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

2 the congressional defense committees a report con3 taining—

4 (1) summaries of the guidance developed under 

5 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 

6 113 of title 10, United States Code; and 

7 (2) summaries of any plans developed in ac8 cordance with the guidance developed under para9 graph (2) of such subsection. 

10 SEC. 1061. EXPEDITED MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL COM11 MISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY. 

12 Section 1702(f) of the National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

14 Stat. 3665) is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new sentence: ‘‘Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Com16 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) shall not apply to a meeting 

17 of the Commission unless the meeting is attended by five 

18 or more members of the Commission.’’. 

19 SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUB20 MITTED BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 

21 UNITED STATES. 

22 (a) REPORT ON NNSA BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec23 tion 3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security Adminis24 tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455(a)(2)) is amended by insert25 ing before ‘‘, the Comptroller General’’ the following: ‘‘in 


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1 an even-numbered year, and not later than 150 days after 

2 the date on which the Administrator submits such mate3 rials in an odd-numbered year’’. 

4 (b) REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.—

5 Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

7 2713), as amended by section 3134(a) of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

9 112–239; 126 Stat. 2193), is further amended—

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of 

11 three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c), 

12 and (d),’’ and inserting ‘‘reviews as described in sub13 sections (b) and (c)’’; 

14 (2) by striking subsection (d); and 

15 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub16 section (d). 

17 SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEO18 GRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED FORCE 

19 LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 

20 OF UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

22 2016, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

23 Commander of the United States Pacific Command, shall 

24 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

25 on Department of Defense plans for implementing the 


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1 geographically distributed force laydown in the area of re2 sponsibility of United States Pacific Command. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re4 quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

5 (1) A description of the force laydown. 

6 (2) A discussion of how the force laydown af7 fects the operational and contingency plans in the 

8 area of responsibility of United States Pacific Com9 mand, including a discussion on how timeliness, 

10 availability of forces, and risk in meeting the mili11 tary objectives contained in those plans are affected. 

12 (3) A discussion of the specific support asset 

13 requirements derived from the force laydown, includ14 ing logistical sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea 

15 and air lift and, command and control. 

16 (4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure 

17 and military construction requirements derived from 

18 the force laydown. 

19 (5) A discussion on how Department of Defense 

20 plans to meet the requirements identified in para21 graphs (3) and (4), including the ability of United 

22 States Transportation Command, the United States 

23 Combat Logistics Force, and the Armed Forces to 

24 meet those requirements. 


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1 (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

2 determines to be appropriate. 

3 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

4 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

5 a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY 

7 STRATEGY FORMULATION PROCESS. 

8 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of 

9 Defense shall enter into a contract with an independent 

10 research entity described in subsection (c) to carry out a 

11 comprehensive study of the role of the Department of De12 fense in the formulation of national security strategy. 

13 (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required by sub14 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

15 (1) Several case studies of the role of the De16 partment of Defense and its process for the formula17 tion of previous national security strategies in place 

18 throughout the history of the United States, with 

19 specific emphasis on the development and execution 

20 of previous strategies, as well as the factors that 

21 contributed to the development and execution of suc22 cessful previous strategies with specific emphasis 

23 on—

24 (A) the frequency of strategy updates; 


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1 (B) the synchronization of timelines and 

2 content among different strategies; 

3 (C) the prioritization of objectives; 

4 (D) the assignment of roles and respon5 sibilities among relevant agencies; 

6 (E) the links between strategy and 

7 resourcing; 

8 (F) the implementation of strategy within 

9 the planning documents of relevant agencies; 

10 (G) the value of a competition of ideas; 

11 and 

12 (H) recommendations for the executive and 

13 legislative branches on the best practices and 

14 organizational lessons learned for enabling the 

15 Department of Defense to formulate long-term 

16 defense strategy. 

17 (2) A complete review and analysis of the cur18 rent national security strategy formulation process, 

19 as it relates to the Department of Defense, including 

20 an analysis of the following: 

21 (A) All major Government products and 

22 documents of national security strategy relevant 

23 to the Department of Defense and how they fit 

24 together, including—


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1 (i) the National Military Strategy pre2 pared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

3 of Staff under section 153(b)(1) of title 

4 10, United States Code; 

5 (ii) the most recent quadrennial de6 fense review conducted by the Secretary of 

7 Defense pursuant to section 118 of title 

8 10, United States Code; 

9 (iii) the national security strategy re10 port required under section 108 of the Na11 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

12 3043); and 

13 (iv) any other relevant national secu14 rity strategy products and documents. 

15 (B) The time periods during which the 

16 products and documents covered by subpara17 graph (A) are prepared and published, and how 

18 they fit together. 

19 (C) The interaction between the White 

20 House and the agencies that develop such prod21 ucts and documents and formulate strategy. 

22 (D) All the current entities in the Federal 

23 Government that contribute to the national se24 curity strategy formulation process and how 

25 they fit together. 


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1 (c) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity 

2 described in this subsection is an independent research en3 tity that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded 

4 research and development center with appropriate exper5 tise and analytical capability. 

6 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the independent re8 search entity shall provide to the Secretary a report on 

9 the results of the study. Not later than 90 days after re10 ceipt of the report, the Secretary shall submit such report, 

11 together with any additional views or recommendations of 

12 the Secretary, to the congressional defense committees. 

13 SEC. 1065. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDEN14 TIFICATION, AND DISABLEMENT CAPABILI15 TIES RELATED TO REMOTELY PILOTED AIR16 CRAFT. 

17 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

19 to the congressional defense committees a report address20 ing the suitability of existing capabilities to detect, iden21 tify, and disable remotely piloted aircraft operating within 

22 special use and restricted airspace. The report shall in23 clude the following: 

24 (1) An assessment of the degree to which exist25 ing capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially 


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1 disable remotely piloted aircraft within special use 

2 and restricted airspace are able to be deployed and 

3 combat prevailing threats. 

4 (2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabili5 ties related to the detection, identification, or dis6 ablement of remotely piloted aircraft within special 

7 use and restricted airspace. 

8 (3) A plan that outlines the extent to which ex9 isting research and development programs within the 

10 Department of Defense can be leveraged to fill iden11 tified capability gaps and/or the need to establish 

12 new programs to address such gaps as are identified 

13 pursuant to paragraph (2). 

14 SEC. 1066. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE 

15 TRAINING OF PILOTS OF REMOTELY PILOTED 

16 AIRCRAFT. 

17 Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of 

18 the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

19 committees a report addressing the immediate and critical 

20 training and operational needs of the remotely piloted air21 craft community. The report shall include the following: 

22 (1) An assessment of the viability of using non23 rated, civilian, contractor, or enlisted pilots to exe24 cute remotely piloted aircraft missions. 


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1 (2) An assessment of the availability and exist2 ing utilization of special use airspace available for 

3 remotely piloted aircraft training and a plan for ac4 cessing additional special use airspace in order to 

5 meet anticipated training requirements for remotely 

6 piloted aircraft. 

7 (3) A comprehensive training plan aimed at in8 creasing the throughput of undergraduate remotely 

9 piloted aircraft training without sacrificing quality 

10 and standards. 

11 (4) Establishment of an optimum ratio for the 

12 mix of training airframes to operational airframes in 

13 the remotely piloted aircraft inventory necessary to 

14 achieve manning requirements for pilots and sensor 

15 operators and, to the extent practicable, a plan for 

16 fielding additional remotely piloted aircraft air17 frames at the formal training units in the active, 

18 National Guard, and reserve components in accord19 ance with optimum ratios for MQ–9 and Global 

20 Hawk remotely piloted aircraft. 

21 (5) Establishment of optimum and minimum 

22 crew ratios to combat air patrols taking into account 

23 all tasks remotely piloted aircraft units execute and, 

24 to the extent practicable, a plan for conducting mis25 sions in accordance with optimum ratios. 


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1 (6) Identification of any resource, legislative, or 

2 departmental policy challenges impeding the correc3 tive action needed to reach a sustainable remotely 

4 piloted aircraft operations tempo. 

5 (7) An assessment, to the extent practicable, of 

6 the direct and indirect impacts that the integration 

7 of remotely piloted aircraft into the national airspace 

8 system has on the ability to generate remotely pi9 loted aircraft crews. 

10 (8) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

11 appropriate. 

12 SEC. 1067. STUDIES OF FLEET PLATFORM ARCHITECTURES 

13 FOR THE NAVY. 

14 (a) INDEPENDENT STUDIES.—

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

16 shall provide for the performance of three inde17 pendent studies of alternative future fleet platform 

18 architectures for the Navy in the 2030 timeframe. 

19 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

20 April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall submit the results 

21 of each study to the congressional defense commit22 tees. 

23 (3) FORM.—Each such study shall be submitted 

24 in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

25 annex as necessary. 


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1 (b) ENTITIES TO PERFORM STUDIES.—The Sec2 retary of Defense shall provide for the studies under sub3 section (a) to be performed as follows: 

4 (1) One study shall be performed by the De5 partment of the Navy and shall include participants 

6 from—

7 (A) the Office of Net Assessment within 

8 the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and 

9 (B) the Naval Surface Warfare Center 

10 Dahlgren Division. 

11 (2) The second study shall be performed by a 

12 federally funded research and development center. 

13 (3) The final study shall be conducted by an 

14 independent, non-governmental institute which is de15 scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

16 Code of 1986, and exempt from tax under section 

17 501(a) of such Code, and has recognized credentials 

18 and expertise in national security and military af19 fairs. 

20 (c) PERFORMANCE OF STUDIES.—

21 (1) INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE.—The Sec22 retary of Defense shall require the three studies 

23 under this section to be conducted independently of 

24 each other. 


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1 (2) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In per2 forming a study under this section, the organization 

3 performing the study, while being aware of the cur4 rent and projected fleet platform architectures, shall 

5 not be limited by the current or projected fleet plat6 form architecture and shall consider the following 

7 matters: 

8 (A) The National Security Strategy of the 

9 United States. 

10 (B) Potential future threats to the United 

11 States and to United States naval forces in the 

12 2030 timeframe. 

13 (C) Traditional roles and missions of 

14 United States naval forces. 

15 (D) Alternative roles and missions for 

16 United States naval forces. 

17 (E) Other government and non-government 

18 analyses that would contribute to the study 

19 through variations in study assumptions or po20 tential scenarios. 

21 (F) The role of evolving technology on fu22 ture naval forces, including unmanned systems. 

23 (G) Opportunities for reduced operation 

24 and sustainment costs. 


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1 (H) Current and projected capabilities of 

2 other United States armed forces that could af3 fect force structure capability and capacity re4 quirements of United States naval forces. 

5 (d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of each study 

6 under this section shall—

7 (1) present the alternative fleet platform archi8 tectures considered, with assumptions and possible 

9 scenarios identified for each; 

10 (2) provide for presentation of minority views of 

11 study participants; and 

12 (3) for the recommended architecture, pro13 vide—

14 (A) the numbers, kinds, and sizes of ves15 sels, the numbers and types of associated 

16 manned and unmanned vehicles, and the basic 

17 capabilities of each of those platforms; 

18 (B) other information needed to under19 stand that architecture in basic form and the 

20 supporting analysis; 

21 (C) deviations from the current Annual 

22 Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval 

23 Vessels required under section 231 of title 10, 

24 United States Code; 


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1 (D) options to address ship classes that 

2 begin decommissioning prior to 2035; and 

3 (E) implications for naval aviation, includ4 ing the future carrier air wing and land-based 

5 aviation platforms. 

6 SEC. 1068. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED 

7 STATES NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN 

8 THE ARCTIC REGION. 

9 (a) REPORT ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 

10 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

11 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

12 defense committees a report that sets forth an updated 

13 military strategy for the protection of United States na14 tional security interests in the Arctic region. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

16 (a) shall include the following: 

17 (1) A description of United States military in18 terests in the Arctic region. 

19 (2) A description of operational plans and mili20 tary requirements for the protection of United 

21 States national security interests in the Arctic re22 gion, including United States citizens, territory, free23 dom of navigation, and economic and trade interests. 

24 (3) An identification of any operational seams 

25 and a plan to enhance unity of effort among the 


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1 combatant commands with responsibility for the 

2 Arctic region, as well as among the Armed Forces. 

3 (4) A description of the security environment in 

4 the Arctic region, including the activities of foreign 

5 nations operating within the Arctic region. 

6 (5) A description of United States military ca7 pabilities required to implement the strategy re8 quired by subsection (a). 

9 (6) An identification of any capability gaps and 

10 resource gaps, including in installations, infrastruc11 ture, communications and domain awareness, and 

12 personnel in the Arctic region, that would impact the 

13 implementation of the strategy required by sub14 section (a) or the execution of any associated oper15 ational plan, and a mitigation plan to address such 

16 gaps. 

17 (7) An assessment of military-to-military co18 operation with partner nations that have mutual se19 curity interests in the Arctic region, including oppor20 tunities for sharing installations and maintenance 

21 facilities. 

22 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

23 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

24 a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 1069. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND RE2 PORT ON MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

3 PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

4 AFFAIRS. 

5 (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

7 of the United States shall provide to the appropriate com8 mittees of Congress a briefing on the administration and 

9 oversight by the Department of Veterans Affairs of con10 tracts for the design and construction of major medical 

11 facility projects, as defined in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of 

12 title 38, United States Code. 

13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

15 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

16 on the administration and oversight described in sub17 section (a). 

18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

19 (a) and the report required by subsection (b) shall each 

20 include an examination of the following: 

21 (1) The processes used by the Department for 

22 overseeing and assuring the performance of con23 struction design and construction contracts for 

24 major medical facility projects, as so defined. 

25 (2) Any actions taken by the Department to im26 prove the administration of such contracts. 


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1 (3) Such opportunities for further improvement 

2 of the administration of such contracts as the Comp3 troller General considers appropriate. 

4 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit6 tees of Congress’’ means—

7 (1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

8 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 

9 Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 

10 Appropriations of the Senate; and 

11 (2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

12 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 

13 Affairs and Related Agencies of the Committee on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

15 SEC. 1070. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNITIONS AS16 SESSMENTS. 

17 (a) REQUIRED REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 

18 2016, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees each 

20 of the following: 

21 (1) The most current munitions assessments, as 

22 defined by Department of Defense Instruction Num23 ber 3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense 

24 munitions process. 


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1 (2) The most current sufficiency assessments, 

2 as defined by such Department of Defense Instruc3 tion. 

4 (3) The most current approved memorandum of 

5 the Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting 

6 from the munitions requirements process. 

7 (b) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 

8 and assessments under this section shall terminate on the 

9 date that is two years after the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act. 

11 SEC. 1071. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND 

12 FORCES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER. 

13 (a) GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—

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

15 and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 

16 jointly conduct a comprehensive assessment of po17 tential roles for United States ground forces in the 

18 western Pacific in cooperation with host nations to 

19 deter and defeat aggression in the western Pacific 

20 region. 

21 (2) CAPABILITIES TO BE EXAMINED.—The Sec22 retary and the Chairman shall assess the feasibility 

23 and potential effectiveness of mobile United States 

24 ground forces operating jointly to facilitate—


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1 (A) anti-access and area-denial capabilities 

2 in contested sea lanes and airspace; 

3 (B) air defense capabilities; 

4 (C) electronic countermeasures capabilities; 

5 (D) command, control, communications, 

6 and logistics capabilities; 

7 (E) littoral defenses; and 

8 (F) any other capabilities the Secretary 

9 and Chairman determine to be appropriate. 

10 (b) COMPLETION DATE.—The assessment required 

11 by this section shall be completed by not later than one 

12 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Upon the completion 

14 of the assessments required by this section, the Secretary 

15 and the Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assess16 ment to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

17 and House of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 1072. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE19 MENTS RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL 

20 ISSUES. 

21 (a) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

22 INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 316a of title 37, United States 

23 Code, as amended by section 615(5) of this Act, is amend24 ed—

25 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub2 section (f). 

3 (b) REPORT ON USE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR

4 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.—Section 

5 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 4346 note) is 

7 amended—

8 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub10 section (e). 

11 (c) REPORT ON INCREASE IN JUNIOR RESERVE OF12 FICERS’ TRAINING CORPS UNITS.—Subsection (e) of sec13 tion 548 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author14 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

15 122 Stat. 4466) is repealed. 

16 (d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW RIB17 BON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.—

18 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 

19 582(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

20 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 

21 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking para22 graph (4). 

23 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 597 of the 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 


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1 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) 

2 is repealed. 

3 (e) REPORT ON STANDARDS OF FACILITIES.—Sec4 tion 1648 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Pub5 lic Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by 

6 striking subsection (f). 

7 (f) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—Sec8 tion 1662 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Pub9 lic Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPECTIONS

11 OF FACILITIES.—’’; and 

12 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

13 (g) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF OTHER FACILI14 TIES.—Section 3307 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet15 erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 

16 Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 10 U.S.C. 

17 1073 note) is amended—

18 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub20 section (d). 

21 (h) REPORT ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AS22 SISTANCE RELATED TO DOD ACTIVITIES.—Section 574 

23 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 

25 7703b note) is amended—


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1 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

2 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

3 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 

4 SEC. 1073. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE5 MENTS RELATING TO READINESS. 

6 (a) BIANNUAL REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

7 WITHIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUB8 ACTIVITIES.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking section 228. 

11 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec12 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

13 by striking the item relating to section 228. 

14 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NAVAL PETROLEUM RE15 SERVES.—Section 7431 of title 10, United States Code, 

16 is amended by striking subsection (c). 

17 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

18 COMBAT READINESS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1013 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended by striking section 

21 10542. 

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

24 by striking the item relating to section 10542. 


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1 (d) GAO REPORT ON IN-KIND PAYMENTS.—Section 

2 2805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2149) is re4 pealed. 

5 (e) INSIDER THREAT DETECTION BUDGET SUBMIS6 SION.—Section 922 of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 

8 2224 note) is amended by striking subsection (f). 

9 (f) PRICE TREND ANALYSIS.—Section 892 of the Ike 

10 Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is re12 pealed. 

13 (g) REPORT ON AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANS14 PORTATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR

15 NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES.—

16 Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2262) 

18 is amended by striking subsection (b). 

19 (h) BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILI20 TARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 358 of the Duncan 

21 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 

23 is amended—

24 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c). 

3 (i) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO4 FICIENCY.—Section 958 of the National Defense Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

6 122 Stat. 297) is repealed. 

7 (j) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIA8 TIVE.—Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 

10 into law by Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) 

11 is amended by striking subsection (g). 

12 (k) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL

13 ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES PROGRAM.—Section 345 

14 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 

16 1978) is amended—

17 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

18 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub19 section (d). 

20 SEC. 1074. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE21 MENTS RELATED TO NAVAL VESSELS AND 

22 MERCHANT MARINE. 

23 (a) REPORT ON NAMING OF NAVAL VESSELS.—Sec24 tion 7292 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

25 striking subsection (d). 


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1 (b) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF VESSELS STRICKEN

2 FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.—Section 7306 of title 

3 10, United States Code, is amended—

4 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

5 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

6 subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 

7 (c) ANNUAL REPORT OF MARITIME ADMINISTRA8 TION.—

9 (1) ELIMINATION OF REPORT AND REVISION OF

10 REMAINING REQUIREMENT.—Section 50111 of title 

11 46, United States Code, is amended to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘§ 50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization 

14 request 

15 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not 

16 later than 30 days after the date on which the President 

17 submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant 

18 to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Transpor19 tation shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 

20 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

22 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 

23 Maritime Administration authorization request for that 

24 fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(b) MARITIME ADMINISTRATION REQUEST DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Maritime Administra3 tion authorization request’ means a proposal for legisla4 tion that, for a fiscal year—

5 ‘‘(1) recommends authorizations of appropria6 tions for the Maritime Administration for that fiscal 

7 year, including with respect to matters described in 

8 subsection 109(j) of title 49 or authorized in subtitle 

9 V of this title; and 

10 ‘‘(2) addresses any other matter with respect to 

11 the Maritime Administration that the Secretary de12 termines is appropriate.’’. 

13 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec14 tions at the beginning of chapter 501 of title 46, 

15 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

16 relating to section 50111 and inserting the following 

17 new item:

‘‘50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request.’’.

18 (d) DISCRETIONARY REPORT NO LONGER NEED19 ED.—The Secretary of the Navy is not required to submit 

20 to the congressional defense committees a report, or up21 dates to such a report, on open architecture as described 

22 in Senate 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 

5 of 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 sub9 section (i); and 

10 (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 

11 striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 

12 new 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 

19 the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 

20 for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 

21 2139) 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 Rec9 ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 

10 U.S.C. 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

15 ARMS.—Section 1282 of the National Defense Authoriza16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

17 Stat. 2034; 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

23 OF CONGRESS ON CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—’’; and 

24 (4) by striking subsection (c). 

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1 RITY STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the National Defense 

2 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–

3 81; 125 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is amended—

4 (1) by striking subsection (b); and 

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub6 section (b). 

7 SEC. 1077. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE8 MENTS RELATED TO ACQUISITION. 

9 (a) REPORT ON COST ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—

10 Section 2334 of title 10, United States Code, is amend11 ed—

12 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub14 section (f). 

15 (b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND

16 ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES.—Section 2438 of title 10, 

17 United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f). 

18 SEC. 1078. REPEAL OR REVISION OF MISCELLANEOUS RE19 PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

20 (a) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY AND IN21 TEGRATION RISK OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 

22 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

23 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows 

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1 serting ‘‘shall periodically review and assess the 

2 technological 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 ‘‘, 

14 systems 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 GENERA8 TION ENTERPRISE NETWORKS PROGRAM.—Section 1034 

9 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

11 4593) is repealed. 

12 SEC. 1079. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

13 (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED

14 TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 

15 10, United States Code, is amended—

16 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub18 section (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

25 STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 


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1 1535(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 

3 Stat. 4426) is 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 

8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

9 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4422; 10 U.S.C. 

10 2911 note) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

11 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS ON CENTER OF EXCEL12 LENCE ON TRAUMATIC EXTREMITY INJURIES AND

13 AMPUTATIONS.—Section 723 of the Duncan Hunter 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

15 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4508) is 

16 amended by striking (d). 

17 (e) BIENNIAL UPDATE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

18 PLAN.—Section 904(d) of the National Defense Author19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

20 122 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

5 MISSIONS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 

6 513(h) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–

8 375; 118 Stat. 1882; 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 REGARD13 ING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.—Sec14 tion 351 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authoriza15 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 

16 U.S.C. 221 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 

23 report described in subsection (b) that is still required to 

24 be submitted to Congress as of such effective date shall 

25 no longer 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 Feb8 ruary 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

9 the congressional defense committees a report that in10 cludes each of the following: 

11 (1) A list of all reports described in subsection 

12 (b). 

13 (2) For each such report, a citation to the pro14 vision of law under which the report is required to 

15 be submitted. 

16 (3) Draft legislation that would repeal each 

17 such 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 

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1 lating to chapter 19 and inserting the following new 

2 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 

6 Act of certain critical infrastructure secu7 rity information’’. 

8 (3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amend9 ed to read as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT

10 ACTIVITIES.—’’. 

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 

15 subchapter I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting 

16 after the item relating to section 429 the following 

17 new 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 

21 are each amended by striking ‘‘section 3552(b)(5)’’ 

22 and 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 

15 section 901(g) of the National Defense Authoriza16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 

17 128 Stat. 3464), is amended in subsections (a), (b), 

18 (c), and (d) by striking ‘‘for Installations, Energy,’’ 

19 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘for Energy, In20 stallations,’’. 

21 (13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘only so long at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 

23 (b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

24 FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

2 113–291) is amended as follows: 

3 (1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is 

4 amended by striking the period at the end of sub5 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

6 (2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before 

8 ‘‘subsection (b) of section 2926’’. 

9 (3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is 

10 amended by inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ be11 fore ‘‘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 

21 by striking ‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’. 

23 (7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amend24 ed in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being 


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1 added by the amendment to be made by that section 

2 by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 of title 31’’. 

3 (8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and in5 serting ‘‘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 

9 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) by 

10 striking the 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 

13 W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as 

15 amended by section 1202(a) of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–

17 181; 122 Stat. 363) and section 1202(c) of the National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

19 Law 111–84; 123 Stat 2512), is further amended—

20 (1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) 

21 through (8) added by section 1202(c) of the Na22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

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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

4 MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend5 ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec6 tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 

7 as having been enacted immediately before any such 

8 amendments by 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 fol15 lowing 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 Attor21 ney General, the Secretary of Defense may provide assist22 ance in support of Department of Justice activities related 

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1 ment facilities, public transportation systems, and infra2 structure 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 emer7 gency situations involving weapons of mass destruction 

8 shall provide such support in a manner consistent with 

9 the provisions of section 382 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

11 and the Attorney General shall jointly prescribe regula12 tions concerning the types of assistance that may be pro13 vided under this section. Such regulations shall also de14 scribe the actions that Department of Defense personnel 

15 may take in circumstances incident to the provision of as16 sistance under 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 viola23 tion 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 fol3 lowing 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 

7 action. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The action is otherwise authorized under 

9 subsection (a) or under otherwise applicable law. 

10 ‘‘(d) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEFINED.—The term 

11 ‘explosive 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 

9 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

10 at the 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 

16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add17 ing 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 


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1 of Defense executive agent for the management and over2 sight of alternative compensatory control measures. 

3 ‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORI4 TIES.—The Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibil5 ities, and authorities of the executive agent designated 

6 under subsection (a). Such roles, responsibilities, and au7 thorities shall include the development of an annual man8 agement and oversight plan for Department-wide account9 ability and reporting to the congressional defense commit10 tees.’’. 

11 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec12 tions at the beginning of subchapter I of such chap13 ter is amended by adding at the end the following 

14 new item:

‘‘430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of alternative compensatory control measures.’’.

15 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the close 

16 of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary 

17 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com18 mittees a report on the oversight and management of al19 ternative compensatory control measures. Each such re20 port shall include—

21 (1) the annual management and oversight plan 

22 required under section 430a(b) of title 10, United 

23 States Code, as added by subsection (a); 


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1 (2) a discussion of the scope and number of al2 ternative compensatory control measures in effect; 

3 (3) a brief description of each alternative com4 pensatory control measures program and of the 

5 number of individuals with access to such program; 

6 and 

7 (4) any other matters the Secretary considers 

8 appropriate. 

9 SEC. 1084. NAVY SUPPORT OF OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY 

10 PANEL. 

11 Section 7903 of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended by striking subsection (c). 

13 SEC. 1085. LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR 

14 FLEET CARRIERS. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) The National Airlift Policy states that 

17 ‘‘[t]he national defense airlift objective is to ensure 

18 that military and civil airlift resources will be able 

19 to meet defense mobilization and deployment re20 quirements in support of US defense and foreign 

21 policies.’’. 

22 (2) The National Airlift Policy also emphasizes 

23 the need for ‘‘dialogue and cooperation with our na24 tional aviation industry,’’ and it states that ‘‘[i]t is 

25 of particular importance that the aviation industry 


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1 be apprised by the Department of Defense of long2 term requirements for airlift in support of national 

3 defense.’’. 

4 (3) The National Airlift Policy emphasizes the 

5 importance of both military and civil airlift resources 

6 and their interdependence in the fulfillment of the 

7 national defense airlift objective, and it states that 

8 the ‘‘Department of Defense shall establish appro9 priate levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation 

10 in order to promote the effectiveness of Civil Reserve 

11 Air Fleet and provide training within the military 

12 airlift system.’’. 

13 (4) Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers continue to 

14 be an important component of the military airlift 

15 system in support of United States defense and for16 eign policies. 

17 (b) LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR

18 FLEET CARRIERS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 9517. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet 

23 carriers 

24 ‘‘The Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is an important 

25 component of the military airlift system in support of 


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1 United States defense and foreign policies, and it is the 

2 policy of the United States to maintain the readiness and 

3 interoperability of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers by pro4 viding appropriate levels of peacetime airlift augmentation 

5 to maintain networks and infrastructure, exercise the sys6 tem, and interface effectively within the military airlift 

7 system.’’. 

8 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec9 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘9517. Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.’’.

11 (3) DEFINITION OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET

12 PROGRAM.—Section 9511 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

14 new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(12) The term ‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet pro16 gram’ means the program developed by the Depart17 ment of Defense through which the Department of 

18 Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil 

19 aircraft.’’. 

20 (c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—On the day the Presi21 dent submits the budget to Congress for each of fiscal 

22 years 2017 and 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall sub23 mit to Congress a report that sets forth, for each fiscal 

24 year during the period covered by the current future-years 

25 defense program under section 221 of title 10, United 


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1 States Code, each of the following, expressed separately 

2 for passenger and cargo airlift services: 

3 (1) The results (including analytical and jus4 tification materials) of an assessment, conducted in 

5 consultation with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet car6 riers, of the level of commercial airlift augmentation 

7 necessary to maintain the readiness and interoper8 ability of such carriers, maintain networks and in9 frastructure, exercise the system, and facilitate the 

10 regular interfacing between such carriers and the 

11 military airlift system, which shall include—

12 (A) a projection of the number of block 

13 hours necessary to achieve such levels of com14 mercial airlift augmentation; 

15 (B) a strategic plan for achieving such 

16 level of commercial airlift augmentation; and 

17 (C) an explanation of any deviation from 

18 the previous fiscal year’s assessment of the pro19 jected number of block hours under subpara20 graph (A). 

21 (2) A comparison (including analytical and jus22 tification materials and explanations of any devi23 ations) of the forecasted number of block hours for 

24 each fiscal year of the period covered by the report 


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1 with the projected number of block hours under 

2 paragraph (1)(A) for each such fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 1086. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL 

4 SECURITY, INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND 

5 PREVENTION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. 

6 (a) PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER THREAT

7 PROTECTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—

8 (1) PLANS AND SCHEDULES.—Consistent with 

9 the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated 

10 March 18, 2014, regarding the recommendations of 

11 the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, 

12 the Secretary of Defense shall develop plans and 

13 schedules—

14 (A) to implement a continuous evaluation 

15 capability for the national security population 

16 for which clearance adjudications are conducted 

17 by the Department of Defense Central Adju18 dication Facility, in coordination with the heads 

19 of other relevant agencies; 

20 (B) to produce a Department-wide insider 

21 threat strategy and implementation plan, which 

22 includes—

23 (i) resourcing for the Defense Insider 

24 Threat Management and Analysis Center 


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1 and component insider threat programs, 

2 and 

3 (ii) alignment of insider threat protec4 tion programs with continuous evaluation 

5 capabilities and processes for personnel se6 curity; 

7 (C) to centralize the authority, account8 ability, and programmatic integration respon9 sibilities, including fiscal control, for personnel 

10 security and insider threat protection under the 

11 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 

12 (D) to develop a defense security enter13 prise reform investment strategy to ensure a 

14 consistent, long-term focus on funding to 

15 strengthen all of the Department’s security and 

16 insider threat programs, policies, functions, and 

17 information technology capabilities, including 

18 detecting threat behaviors conveyed in the cyber 

19 domain, in a manner that keeps pace with 

20 evolving threats and risks; 

21 (E) to resource and expedite deployment of 

22 the Identity Management Enterprise Services 

23 Architecture; and 

24 (F) to implement the recommendations 

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1 tor of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation 

2 required by section 907 of the National Defense 

3 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

4 Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), including, 

5 specifically, the recommendations to centrally 

6 manage and regulate Department of Defense 

7 requests for personnel security background in8 vestigations. 

9 (2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

10 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

11 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro12 priate committees of Congress a report describing 

13 the plans and schedules required under paragraph 

14 (1). 

15 (b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not later 

16 than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act—

18 (1) the Secretary of Defense shall define phys19 ical and logical access standards, capabilities, and 

20 processes applicable to all personnel with access to 

21 Department of Defense installations and information 

22 technology systems, including—

23 (A) periodic or regularized background or 

24 records checks appropriate to the type of phys25 ical or logical access involved, the security level, 


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1 the category of individuals authorized, and the 

2 level of access to be granted; 

3 (B) standards and methods for verifying 

4 the identity of individuals seeking access; and 

5 (C) electronic attribute-based access con6 trols that are appropriate for the type of access 

7 and facility or information technology system 

8 involved; 

9 (2) the Director of the Office of Management 

10 and Budget and the Chair of the Performance Ac11 countability Council, in coordination with the Sec12 retary of Defense, the Administrator of General 

13 Services, and, when appropriate, the Director of Na14 tional Intelligence, and in consultation with rep15 resentatives from stakeholder organizations, shall de16 sign a capability to share and apply electronic iden17 tity information across the Government to enable 

18 real-time, risk-managed physical and logical access 

19 decisions; and 

20 (3) the Director of the Office of Management 

21 and Budget, in conjunction with the Director of the 

22 Office of Personnel Management and in consultation 

23 with representatives from stakeholder organizations, 

24 shall establish investigative and adjudicative stand25 ards for the periodic or regularized reevaluation of 


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1 the eligibility of an individual to retain credentials 

2 issued pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential 

3 Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appro4 priate, but not less frequently than the authorization 

5 period of the issued credentials. 

6 (c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.—Not 

7 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

8 Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

9 shall—

10 (1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and 

11 Credentialing Line of Business; and 

12 (2) submit to the appropriate congressional 

13 committee a report that describes plans—

14 (A) for oversight by the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget of activities of the executive 

16 branch of the Government for personnel secu17 rity, suitability, and credentialing; 

18 (B) to designate enterprise shared services 

19 to optimize investments; 

20 (C) to define and implement data stand21 ards to support common electronic access to 

22 critical Government records; and 

23 (D) to reduce the burden placed on Gov24 ernment data providers by centralizing requests 

25 for records access and ensuring proper sharing 


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1 of the data with appropriate investigative and 

2 adjudicative elements. 

3 (d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 

4 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Chair of the Performance Accountability Council shall en6 sure that—

7 (1) a centralized system is available to serve as 

8 the reciprocity management system for the Federal 

9 Government; and 

10 (2) the centralized system described in para11 graph (1) is aligned with, and incorporates results 

12 from, continuous evaluation and other enterprise re13 form initiatives. 

14 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTA15 TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact16 ment of this Act, the Chair of the Performance Account17 ability Council, in coordination with the Security Execu18 tive Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent, and the Sec19 retary of Defense, shall jointly develop a plan to—

20 (1) implement the Security Executive Agent Di21 rective on common, standardized employee and con22 tractor security reporting requirements; 

23 (2) establish and implement uniform reporting 

24 requirements for employees and Federal contractors, 

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1 force and protection of the most sensitive informa2 tion of the Government; and 

3 (3) ensure that reported information is shared 

4 appropriately. 

5 (f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR

6 NATIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.—

7 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, 

8 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ and 

11 ‘Suitability Executive Agent’ mean the Security Ex12 ecutive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, 

13 respectively, established under Executive Order 

14 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 

15 thereto.’’. 

16 (2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) 

17 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Secu20 rity. 

21 ‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of Na22 tional Intelligence. 

23 ‘‘(I) An Executive agency that—


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1 ‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct back2 ground investigations under a Federal 

3 statute; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct 

5 background investigations in accordance 

6 with procedures established by the Security 

7 Executive Agent or the Suitability Execu8 tive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) 

9 of section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 

10 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 

11 thereto. 

12 ‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a back13 ground investigation on behalf of an agency de14 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’. 

15 (3) APPLICABLE PURPOSES OF INVESTIGA16 TIONS.—Section 9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States 

17 Code, is amended—

18 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

19 through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respec20 tively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; 

21 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 

22 redesignated—

23 (i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; 

24 (ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal 

25 history record information’’; and 


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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of 

2 determining eligibility for any of the fol3 lowing:’’ and inserting ‘‘, in accordance 

4 with Federal Investigative Standards joint5 ly promulgated by the Suitability Executive 

6 Agent and Security Executive Agent, for 

7 the purpose of—

8 ‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; 

9 (C) in clause (i), as redesignated—

10 (i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘access’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking the period and insert13 ing a semicolon; 

14 (D) in clause (ii), as redesignated—

15 (i) by striking ‘‘Assignment’’ and in16 serting ‘‘assignment’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking the period and insert18 ing ‘‘or positions;’’; 

19 (E) in clause (iii), as redesignated—

20 (i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and in21 serting ‘‘acceptance’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking the period and insert23 ing ‘‘; or’’; 

24 (F) in clause (iv), as redesignated—


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and in2 serting ‘‘appointment’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sen4 sitive position’’; and 

5 (iii) by striking the period and insert6 ing ‘‘; or’’; and 

7 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness 

9 assessment for Federal or contractor employees, 

10 using Federal Investigative Standards jointly pro11 mulgated by the Security Executive Agent and the 

12 Suitability Executive Agent in accordance with—

13 ‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 

14 38103), or any successor thereto; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budg16 et Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Re17 lating to Coverage of Contractor Employee Fit18 ness in the Federal Investigative Standards’, 

19 dated December 6, 2012; 

20 ‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Secu21 rity Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 

22 2004); and 

23 ‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks 

24 required under—


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1 ‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration 

2 Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 

3 (subtitle E of title VII of Public Law 100–690; 

4 102 Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by 

5 that Act; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. 

7 (4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.—

8 Section 9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 

9 amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history record de11 pository shall allow a covered agency to conduct both bio12 metric and biographic searches of criminal history record 

13 information. 

14 ‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 

15 to prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from re16 quiring a request for criminal history record information 

17 to be accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual 

18 who is the subject of the request.’’. 

19 (5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.—

20 Section 9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide 

23 the same information through more than 1 system de24 scribed in paragraph (1), a covered agency may request 

25 information under subsection (b) from the criminal justice 


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1 agency, and require the criminal justice agency to provide 

2 the information, using the system that is most cost-effec3 tive for the Federal Government.’’. 

4 (6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVE5 NILE RECORDS.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of 

7 title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

8 striking the third sentence and inserting the 

9 following: ‘‘The term includes those records of 

10 a State or locality sealed pursuant to law if 

11 such records are accessible by State and local 

12 criminal justice agencies for the purpose of con13 ducting background checks.’’. 

14 (B) REGULATIONS.—

15 (i) DEFINITION.—In this subpara16 graph, the terms ‘‘Security Executive 

17 Agent’’ and ‘‘Suitability Executive Agent’’ 

18 mean the Security Executive Agent and 

19 the Suitability Executive Agent, respec20 tively, established under Executive Order 

21 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any suc22 cessor thereto. 

23 (ii) DEVELOPMENT; PROMULGA24 TION.—The Security Executive Agent 

25 shall—


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1 (I) not later than 45 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, and 

3 in conjunction with the Suitability Ex4 ecutive Agent and the Attorney Gen5 eral, begin developing regulations to 

6 implement the amendments made by 

7 subparagraph (A); and 

8 (II) not later than 120 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, pro10 mulgate regulations to implement the 

11 amendments made by subparagraph 

12 (A). 

13 (C) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense 

14 of Congress that the Federal Government 

15 should not uniformly reject applicants for em16 ployment with the Federal Government or Fed17 eral contractors based on—

18 (i) sealed or expunged criminal 

19 records; or 

20 (ii) juvenile records. 

21 (7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

22 AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Section 

23 9101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accord2 ance with the applicable provisions of this section, the 

3 Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens 

4 Services shall make available criminal history record infor5 mation collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with 

6 respect to an individual who is under investigation by the 

7 covered agency regarding any interaction of the individual 

8 with a law enforcement agency or intelligence agency of 

9 a foreign country.’’. 

10 (8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIRE11 MENTS FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACK12 GROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 9101 of title 5, 

13 United States Code, as amended by this subsection, 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) 

16 uses an automated information delivery system to request 

17 criminal history record information, the contractor shall 

18 comply with any necessary security requirements for ac19 cess to that system.’’. 

20 (9) CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADVERSE AC21 TIONS.—Section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, 

22 is amended—

23 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

25 period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Office 

3 under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject 

4 to the rules prescribed by the President under this 

5 title for the administration of the competitive serv6 ice.’’. 

7 (10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SE8 CURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT9 ABILITY COUNCIL.—Section 9101 of title 5, United 

10 States Code, as amended by this subsection, is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Perform13 ance Accountability Council established under Executive 

14 Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 

15 thereto, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, 

16 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

17 Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 

18 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Com19 mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight 

20 and Government Reform, the Committee on Appropria21 tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel22 ligence of the House of Representatives, an annual report 

23 that—


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1 ‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to inte2 grate Federal, State, and local systems for sharing 

3 criminal history record information; 

4 ‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of 

5 Federal education programs regarding criminal his6 tory record information; 

7 ‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementation 

8 of best practices for sharing criminal history record 

9 information, including ongoing limitations experi10 enced by investigators working for or on behalf of a 

11 covered agency with respect to access to State and 

12 local criminal history record information; and 

13 ‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations on the 

14 sharing of information relevant to a background in15 vestigation, other than criminal history record infor16 mation, between—

17 ‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf 

18 of a covered agency; and 

19 ‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement 

20 agencies.’’. 

21 (11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPER22 ABILITY AND REDUCING REDUNDANCY IN FEDERAL

23 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACCESS

24 CONTROL, BACKGROUND CHECK, AND

25 CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.—


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than\ one 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Comptroller General of the United States 

4 shall submit to the congressional defense com5 mittees, the Committee on Homeland Security 

6 of the House of Representatives, and the Com7 mittee on Homeland Security and Govern8 mental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

9 background check, access control, and 

10 credentialing requirements of Federal programs 

11 for the protection of critical infrastructure and 

12 key resources. 

13 (B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General 

14 shall include in the report required under sub15 paragraph (A)—

16 (i) a summary of the major character17 istics of each such Federal program, in18 cluding the types of infrastructure and re19 sources covered; 

20 (ii) a comparison of the requirements, 

21 whether mandatory or voluntary in nature, 

22 for regulated entities under each such pro23 gram to—


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1 (I) conduct background checks 

2 on employees, contractors, and other 

3 individuals; 

4 (II) adjudicate the results of a 

5 background check, including the utili6 zation of a standardized set of dis7 qualifying offenses or the consider8 ation of minor, non-violent, or juvenile 

9 offenses; and 

10 (III) establish access control sys11 tems to deter unauthorized access, or 

12 provide a security credential for any 

13 level of access to a covered facility or 

14 resource; 

15 (iii) a review of any efforts that the 

16 Screening Coordination Office of the De17 partment of Homeland Security has under18 taken or plans to undertake to harmonize 

19 or standardize background check, access 

20 control, or credentialing requirements for 

21 critical infrastructure and key resource 

22 protection programs overseen by the De23 partment; and 


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1 (iv) recommendations, developed in 

2 consultation with appropriate stakeholders, 

3 regarding—

4 (I) enhancing the interoperability 

5 of security credentials across critical 

6 infrastructure and key resource pro7 tection programs; 

8 (II) eliminating the need for re9 dundant background checks or creden10 tials across existing critical infrastruc11 ture and key resource protection pro12 grams; 

13 (III) harmonizing, where appro14 priate, the standards for identifying 

15 potentially disqualifying criminal of16 fenses and the weight assigned to 

17 minor, nonviolent, or juvenile offenses 

18 in adjudicating the results of a com19 pleted background check; and 

20 (IV) the development of common, 

21 risk-based standards with respect to 

22 the background check, access control, 

23 and security credentialing require24 ments for critical infrastructure and 

25 key resource protection programs. 


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1 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

2 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’’ means—

4 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

5 (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

6 and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

7 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

8 (C) the Permanent Select Committee on 

9 Intelligence, the Committee on Oversight and 

10 Government Reform, and the Committee on 

11 Homeland Security of the House of Representa12 tives; and 

13 (2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability 

14 Council’’ means the Suitability and Security Clear15 ance Performance Accountability Council established 

16 under Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), 

17 or any successor thereto. 

18 SEC. 1087. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO COR19 PORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE 

20 PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF SURPLUS

22 FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF

23 RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY.—


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728 of title 36, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following new subsection: 

4 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS.—(1) Subject to 

5 paragraph (2), the Secretary may transfer to the corpora6 tion, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this 

7 subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols 

8 and spare parts and related accessories for those pistols 

9 that, on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are 

10 under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the 

11 requirements of the Department of the Army, and such 

12 material as may be recovered by the Secretary pursuant 

13 to section 40728A(a) of this title. The Secretary shall de14 termine a reasonable schedule for the transfer of such sur15 plus pistols. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 

17 10,000 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the 

18 corporation during any year and may only transfer such 

19 pistols as long as pistols described in paragraph (1) re20 main available for transfer.’’. 

21 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND22 MENTS.—Such title is further amended—

23 (A) in section 40728A—


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘rifles’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec5 tion 40731(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 40732(a)’’; 

7 (B) in section 40729(a)—

8 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec9 tion 40728(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

10 (a) and (h) of section 40728’’; 

11 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

12 ‘‘40728(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) 

13 and (h) of section 40728’’; and 

14 (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

15 ‘‘and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus 

16 pistols’’ after ‘‘caliber .30 and caliber .22 

17 rimfire rifles’’; 

18 (C) in section 40732—

19 (i) by striking ‘‘caliber .22 rimfire and 

20 caliber .30 surplus rifles’’ both places it 

21 appears and inserting ‘‘surplus caliber .22 

22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and 

23 caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pis24 tols’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘is 

2 over 18 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘is le3 gally of age’’; and 

4 (D) in section 40733—

5 (i) by striking ‘‘Section 922(a)(1)-(3) 

6 and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN7 ERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

8 (b), section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

10 new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—With respect to firearms other 

12 than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corpora13 tion shall obtain a license as a dealer in firearms and abide 

14 by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under 

15 chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition 

16 and disposition records, and conducting background 

17 checks.’’. 

18 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.—

19 (1) ONE-YEAR AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

20 the Army may carry out a one-year pilot program 

21 under which the Secretary may transfer to the Cor22 poration for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and 

23 Firearms Safety not more than 10,000 firearms de24 scribed in paragraph (2). 


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1 (2) FIREARMS DESCRIBED.—The firearms de2 scribed in this paragraph are surplus caliber .45 

3 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and re4 lated accessories for those pistols that, on the date 

5 of the enactment of this section, are under the con6 trol of the Secretary and are surplus to the require7 ments of the Department of the Army. 

8 (3) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.—Transfers of 

9 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from 

10 the Army to the Corporation under the pilot pro11 gram shall be made in accordance with subchapter 

12 II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code. 

13 (4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—

14 (A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 

15 days after the Secretary initiates the pilot pro16 gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

17 submit to Congress an interim report on the 

18 pilot program. 

19 (B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 15 

20 days after the Secretary completes the pilot 

21 program under this subsection, the Secretary 

22 shall submit to Congress a final report on the 

23 pilot 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 

5 in subsection (a)(2) transferred under the 

6 pilot program; and 

7 (ii) information on any crimes com8 mitted using firearms transferred under 

9 the 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 sub15 mittal of the final report required under subsection 

16 (b)(4)(B). 

17 SEC. 1088. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANS18 FERRING AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AIR FORCE 

19 INVENTORY. 

20 (a) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 345 

21 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is 

23 amended—

24 (1) in subsection (a)—


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1 (A) by striking the first sentence and in2 serting the following: ‘‘Before making an air3 craft transfer described in subsection (c), the 

4 Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that a 

5 written agreement regarding such transfer has 

6 been entered into between the Chief of Staff of 

7 the Air Force and the Director of the Air Na8 tional Guard or the Chief of Air Force Re9 serve.’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘depot’’; 

11 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

12 following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF AGREEMENTS TO THE DEPART14 MENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 

15 the Air Force may not take any action to transfer an air16 craft until the Secretary—

17 ‘‘(1) ensures that the Air Force has complied 

18 with Department of Defense regulations applicable 

19 to the transfer; and 

20 ‘‘(2) for a transfer described in subsection 

21 (c)(1), submits to the congressional defense commit22 tees an agreement entered into pursuant to sub23 section (a) regarding the transfer of the aircraft.’’; 

24 and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 sections: 

3 ‘‘(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS.—

4 ‘‘(1) COVERED TRANSFERS.—An aircraft trans5 fer described in this subsection is the transfer (other 

6 than as specified in paragraph (2)) from a reserve 

7 component of the Air Force to the regular compo8 nent of the Air Force of—

9 ‘‘(A) the permanent assignment of an air10 craft that terminates a reserve component’s eq11 uitable interest in the aircraft; or 

12 ‘‘(B) possession of an aircraft for a period 

13 in excess of 90 days. 

14 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 

15 apply to the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) A routine temporary transfer of pos17 session of an aircraft from a reserve component 

18 that is made solely for the benefit of the reserve 

19 component for the purpose of maintenance, up20 grade, conversion, modification, or testing and 

21 evaluation. 

22 ‘‘(B) A routine permanent transfer of as23 signment of an aircraft that terminates a re24 serve component’s equitable interest in the air25 craft if notice of the transfer has previously 


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1 been provided to the congressional defense com2 mittees and the transfer has been approved by 

3 the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Depart4 ment of Defense regulations. 

5 ‘‘(C) A transfer described in paragraph 

6 (1)(A) when there is a reciprocal permanent as7 signment of an aircraft from the regular compo8 nent of the Air Force to the reserve component 

9 that does not degrade the capability of, or re10 duce the total number of, aircraft assigned to 

11 the reserve component. 

12 ‘‘(d) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROUTINE TEM13 PORARY TRANSFER.—In the case of an aircraft trans14 ferred from a reserve component of the Air Force to the 

15 regular component of the Air Force for which an agree16 ment under subsection (a) is not required by reason of 

17 subsection (c)(2)(A), possession of the aircraft shall be 

18 transferred back to the reserve component upon comple19 tion of the work described in subsection (c)(2)(A).’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345(a)(7) 

21 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air Force Re24 serve Command’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of Air Force Re25 serve’’. 


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1 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DELETE REF2 ERENCES TO AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP.—Section 345(a) of 

3 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is 

5 amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), and (3) by striking 

6 ‘‘the ownership of’’. 

7 SEC. 1089. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS 

8 THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 

9 ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK. 

10 (a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The commission estab11 lished pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence Na12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 

13 enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 

14 1654A–345), and reestablished pursuant to section 1052 

15 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), known 

17 as the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United 

18 States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby rees19 tablished. 

20 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Service on the Commission is vol21 untary, and Commissioners may elect to terminate their 

22 service on the Commission. If a Commissioner is unwilling 

23 or unable to serve on the Commission, the Secretary of 

24 Defense, in consultation with the chairmen and ranking 

25 members of the Committees on Armed Services of the 


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1 House of Representatives and the Senate, shall appoint 

2 a new member to fill that vacancy. 

3 (c) COMMISSION CHARTER DEFINED.—In this sec4 tion, the term ‘‘Commission charter’’ means title XIV of 

5 the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 

7 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–345 et seq.), as amended by 

8 section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 

10 2301 note) and section 1073 of the John Warner National 

11 Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 

12 120 Stat. 2403). 

13 (d) EXPANDED PURPOSE.—Section 1401(b) of the 

14 Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A–345) is amended 

15 by inserting before the period at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘, from non-nuclear EMP weapons, from natural EMP 

17 generated by geomagnetic storms, and from proposed uses 

18 in the military doctrines of potential adversaries of using 

19 EMP weapons in combination with other attack vectors.’’. 

20 (e) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—Section 1402 of the 

21 Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A–346) is amended 

22 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

24 ‘‘The Commission shall assess the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent 

2 military systems in the United States to a manmade 

3 or natural EMP event, giving special attention to 

4 the progress made by the Department of Defense, 

5 other Government departments and agencies of the 

6 United States, and entities of the private sector in 

7 taking steps to protect such systems from such an 

8 event. 

9 ‘‘(2) The evolving current and future threat 

10 from state and non-state actors of a manmade EMP 

11 attack employing nuclear or non-nuclear weapons. 

12 ‘‘(3) New technologies, operational procedures, 

13 and contingency planning that can protect elec14 tronics and military systems from the effects a man15 made or natural EMP event. 

16 ‘‘(4) Among the States, if State grids are pro17 tected against manmade or natural EMP, which 

18 States should receive highest priority for protecting 

19 critical defense assets. 

20 ‘‘(5) The degree to which vulnerabilities of crit21 ical infrastructure systems create cascading 

22 vulnerabilities for military systems.’’. 

23 (f) REPORT.—Section 1403 of the Commission char24 ter (114 Stat. 1654A–345) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep25 tember 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2017’’. 


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1 (g) TERMINATION.—Section 1049 of the Commission 

2 charter (114 Stat. 1654A–348) is amended by inserting 

3 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as amended 

4 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 1090. MINE COUNTERMEASURES MASTER PLAN AND 

7 REPORT. 

8 (a) MASTER PLAN REQUIRED.—

9 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—At the same time the 

10 budget is submitted to Congress for each of fiscal 

11 years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary of the Navy 

12 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

13 a mine countermeasures (in this section referred to 

14 as ‘‘MCM’’) master plan. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each MCM master plan sub16 mitted under paragraph (1) shall include each of the 

17 following: 

18 (A) An evaluation of the capabilities, ca19 pacities, requirements, and readiness levels of 

20 the defensive capabilities of the Navy for MCM, 

21 including an assessment of—

22 (i) the dedicated MCM force; and 

23 (ii) the capabilities of ships, aircraft, 

24 and submarines that are not yet dedicated 


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1 to MCM but could be modified to carry 

2 MCM capabilities. 

3 (B) An evaluation of the ability of com4 manders—

5 (i) to properly command and control 

6 air and surface MCM forces from the fleet 

7 to the unit level; and 

8 (ii) to provide necessary operational 

9 and tactical control and awareness of such 

10 forces to facilitate mission accomplishment 

11 and defense. 

12 (C) An assessment of—

13 (i) technologies having promising po14 tential to improve MCM; and 

15 (ii) programs for transitioning such 

16 technologies from the testing and evalua17 tion phases to procurement. 

18 (D) A fiscal plan to support the master 

19 plan through the Future Years Defense Plan. 

20 (E) A plan for inspection of each asset 

21 with MCM responsibilities, requirements, and 

22 capabilities, which shall include proposed meth23 ods to ensure the material readiness of each 

24 asset and the training level of the force, a gen25 eral summary, and readiness trends. 


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1 (3) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—Each MCM master 

2 plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in un3 classified form, but may include a classified annex 

4 addressing the capability and capacity to meet oper5 ational plans and contingency requirements. 

6 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—

7 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

8 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres10 sional defense committees a report that contains the 

11 recommendations of the Secretary—

12 (A) regarding MCM force structure; and 

13 (B) ensuring the operational effectiveness 

14 of the surface MCM force through 2025 based 

15 on current capabilities and capacity, replace16 ment schedules, and service life extensions or 

17 retirement schedules. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted under 

19 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

20 (A) An assessment of the MCM vessels, in21 cluding the decommissioned MCM–1 and 

22 MCM–2 ships and the potential of such ships 

23 for reserve operating status. 

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1 formance against the initial operational test and 

2 evaluation criteria. 

3 (C) An assessment of other commercially 

4 available MCM systems that could supplement 

5 or supplant Littoral Combat Ship MCM mission 

6 package systems. 

7 SEC. 1091. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING 

8 REQUIREMENT ON ORDERED EVACUATIONS 

9 OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES AND CON10 SULATES INVOLVING SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 

11 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

12 (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

13 of Defense and the Secretary of State shall provide notifi14 cation to the appropriate congressional committees as soon 

15 as practicable upon the initiation of an ordered evacuation 

16 of a United States embassy or consulate involving support 

17 provided by the Department of Defense. 

18 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De19 fense and the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing 

20 to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 

21 15 days after the initiation of an ordered evacuation of 

22 a United States embassy or consulate involving support 

23 provided by the Department of Defense. 


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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; and 

5 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

7 House of Representatives. 

8 SEC. 1092. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDI9 NATOR. 

10 (a) INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDI11 NATOR.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

14 shall designate an existing Federal official to coordi15 nate efforts to secure the release of United States 

16 persons who are hostages held abroad. For purposes 

17 of carrying out the duties described in paragraph 

18 (2), such official shall have the title of ‘‘Interagency 

19 Hostage Recovery Coordinator’’. 

20 (2) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall have the 

21 following duties: 

22 (A) Coordinate activities of the Federal 

23 Government relating to each hostage situation 

24 described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to 

25 secure the release of hostages are properly 


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1 resourced and correct lines of authority are es2 tablished and maintained. 

3 (B) Chair a fusion cell consisting of appro4 priate personnel of the Federal Government 

5 with purview over each hostage situation de6 scribed in paragraph (1). 

7 (C) Ensure sufficient representation of 

8 each Federal agency and department at each 

9 fusion cell established under subparagraph (B) 

10 and issue procedures for adjudication and ap11 peal. 

12 (D) Develop processes and procedures to 

13 keep family members of hostages described in 

14 paragraph (1) informed of the status of such 

15 hostages, inform such family members of up16 dates that do not compromise the national secu17 rity of the United States, and coordinate with 

18 the Federal Government’s family engagement 

19 coordinator or other designated senior rep20 resentative. 

21 (b) QUARTERLY REPORT AND BRIEFING.—

22 (1) REPORT.—

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—On a quarterly basis, 

24 the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate 

25 congressional committees a report that includes 


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1 a summary of each hostage situation described 

2 in subsection (a)(1). 

3 (B) FORM OF REPORT.— Each report 

4 under this subparagraph (A) may be submitted 

5 in classified or unclassified form. 

6 (2) BRIEFING.—On a quarterly basis, the Coor7 dinator shall provide to the Senators representing 

8 the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident 

9 Commissioner of the House of Representatives rep10 resenting the district, where a hostage described in 

11 subsection (a)(1) resides a briefing with respect to 

12 the status of such hostage. 

13 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT14 TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro15 priate congressional committees’’ means—

16 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Se18 lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Com19 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep20 resentatives; and 

21 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

22 Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Com23 mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 

24 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 


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1 SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INADVERTENT 

2 TRANSFER OF ANTHRAX FROM THE DEPART3 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that—

5 (1) the inadvertent transfer of live Bacillus 

6 anthracis, also known as anthrax, from an Army 

7 laboratory to numerous laboratories located in many 

8 States and several countries that was discovered in 

9 May 2015 represents a serious safety lapse; 

10 (2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation 

11 with the Centers for Disease Control and Preven12 tion, should continue to investigate the cause of this 

13 lapse and determine what protective protocols should 

14 be strengthened; 

15 (3) the Department of Defense should reassess 

16 all Select Agent standards on a regular basis to en17 sure they are current and effective to prevent a reoc18 currence; and 

19 (4) the Department of Defense should keep 

20 Congress apprised of the investigation, any potential 

21 public health or safety risk, corrective actions taken, 

22 and plans to regularly reassess standards. 


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1 SEC. 1094. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AP2 PLICABLE TO MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

3 LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

4 AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN TULSA, 

5 OKLAHOMA. 

6 Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 

7 Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 

8 Stat. 1793) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘IN TULSA.—’’ and all that fol10 lows through ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting ‘‘IN

11 TULSA.—In carrying out’’; 

12 (2) by striking paragraph (2); 

13 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

14 (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and 

15 adjusting the indentation of the margin of such 

16 paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; 

17 (4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 

18 striking ‘‘140,000 gross square feet’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘140,000 net usable square feet’’; 

20 (5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 

21 striking ‘‘not more than the average’’ and all that 

22 follows and inserting ‘‘not more than the average of 

23 equivalent medical facility leases executed by the De24 partment of Veterans Affairs over the last five years, 

25 plus 20 percent;’’; and 


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1 (6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘30-year life cycle’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year 

3 life cycle’’. 

4 SEC. 1095. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 MAJOR 

5 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE DE6 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af8 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

9 projects in fiscal year 2015, with each project to be carried 

10 out in an amount not to exceed the amount specified for 

11 that project: 

12 (1) Construction of a community living center, 

13 outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renova14 tion of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New 

15 York, in an amount not to exceed $158,980,000. 

16 (2) Seismic corrections to the mental health 

17 and community living center in Long Beach, Cali18 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $126,100,000. 

19 (3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West 

20 Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed 

21 $70,500,000. 

22 (4) Construction of a spinal cord injury build23 ing and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, 

24 in an amount not to exceed $205,840,000. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs for fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds 

4 are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, ac5 count, a total of $561,420,000 for the projects authorized 

6 in subsection (a). 

7 SEC. 1096. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR 

8 CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DE9 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

11 shall seek to enter into an agreement subject to sub12 sections (b), (c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United 

13 States Code, with the Army Corps of Engineers or another 

14 entity of the Federal Government to serve, on a reimburs15 able basis, as the construction agent for the construction, 

16 alteration, or acquisition of any medical facility of the De17 partment of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by 

18 Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act that 

19 involves a total expenditure of more than $100,000,000, 

20 excluding any acquisition by exchange. 

21 (b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement entered into 

22 under subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide 

23 design, procurement, and construction management serv24 ices for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of 

25 medical facilities of the Department. 


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1 SEC. 1097. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR 

2 COUNTERING UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE. 

3 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De4 fense shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 

5 Chiefs of Staff and the heads of other appropriate depart6 ments and agencies of the United States Government, de7 velop a strategy for the Department of Defense to counter 

8 unconventional warfare threats posed by adversarial state 

9 and non-state actors. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub11 section (a) shall include each of the following: 

12 (1) An articulation of the activities that con13 stitute unconventional warfare threats to the United 

14 States and allies. 

15 (2) A clarification of the roles and responsibil16 ities of the Department of Defense in providing indi17 cations and warning of, and protection against, acts 

18 of unconventional warfare. 

19 (3) An analysis of the adequacy of current au20 thorities and command structures necessary for 

21 countering unconventional warfare. 

22 (4) An articulation of the goals and objectives 

23 of the Department of Defense with respect to coun24 tering unconventional warfare threats. 

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1 ties required by the Department of Defense to sup2 port a counter-unconventional warfare strategy. 

3 (6) Recommendations for improving the 

4 counter-unconventional warfare capabilities, authori5 ties, and command structures of the Department of 

6 Defense. 

7 (7) Recommendations for improving interagency 

8 coordination and support mechanisms with respect 

9 to countering unconventional warfare threats. 

10 (8) Recommendations for the establishment of 

11 joint doctrine to support counter-unconventional 

12 warfare capabilities within the Department of De13 fense. 

14 (9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

15 considers appropriate. 

16 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

19 committees the strategy required by subsection (a). The 

20 strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

21 include a classified annex. 

22 (d) UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE DEFINED.—In this 

23 section, the term ‘‘unconventional warfare’’ means activi24 ties conducted to enable a resistance movement or insur25 gency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or 


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1 occupying power by operating through or with an under2 ground, auxiliary, or guerrilla force in a denied area. 

3 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

4 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. 

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.

5 SEC. 1101. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DE6 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PER7 SONNEL. 

8 (a) PROCEDURES.—Section 1597 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

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1 dures to provide that, in implementing any reduction in 

2 force for civilian positions in the Department of Defense 

3 in the competitive service or the excepted service, the de4 termination of which employees shall be separated from 

5 employment in the Department shall be made primarily 

6 on the basis of performance, as determined under any ap7 plicable performance management system.’’. 

8 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the Secretary of Defense should proceed with 

10 the collaborative work with employee representatives on 

11 the ‘‘New Beginnings’’ performance management and 

12 workforce incentive system authorized under section 1113 

13 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 5 U.S.C. 9902 note) and begin 

15 implementation of the new system at the earliest possible 

16 date. 

17 SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR18 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 

19 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF20 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

21 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 

22 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

23 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 

24 Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 

25 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 


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1 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

2 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1102 of 

3 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3525), is further 

5 amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

6 SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DE7 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PER8 FORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN 

9 SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIR10 CRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 

11 JAPAN. 

12 Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

15 SEC. 1104. MODIFICATION TO TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES 

16 FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT 

17 OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

18 FACILITIES. 

19 Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 

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

21 888) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

23 following: 

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1 appointed by the director of an STRL under para2 graph (3) to a temporary or term appointment, upon 

3 graduation from the applicable institution of higher 

4 education (as defined in such paragraph), the direc5 tor may noncompetitively convert such student to a 

6 permanent appointment within the STRL without 

7 regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 

8 33 of title 5, United States Code (other than sec9 tions 3303 and 3328 of such title), provided the stu10 dent meets all eligibility and Office of Personnel 

11 Management qualification requirements for the posi12 tion.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’; and 

17 (4) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 

19 SEC. 1105. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW 

20 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE21 FENSE. 

22 (a) REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

25 end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘§ 1599e. Probationary period for employees 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 

3 and 3393(d) of title 5, the appointment of a covered em4 ployee shall become final only after such employee has 

5 served a probationary period of two years. The Secretary 

6 concerned may extend a probationary period under this 

7 subsection at the discretion of such Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered employee’ means any 

10 individual—

11 ‘‘(A) appointed to a permanent position 

12 within the competitive service at the Depart13 ment of Defense; or 

14 ‘‘(B) appointed as a career appointee (as 

15 that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of 

16 title 5) within the Senior Executive Service at 

17 the Department. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes 

19 the Secretary of Defense with respect to employees 

20 of the Department of Defense who are not employ21 ees of a military department. 

22 ‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT BECOMES FINAL.—Upon the ex23 piration of a covered employee’s probationary period under 

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1 ulations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary of 

2 Defense. 

3 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 5 FOR

4 EMPLOYEES IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—With re5 spect to any individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) 

6 and to whom this section applies, section 7501(1) and sec7 tion 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 5 shall be applied to such 

8 individual by substituting ‘completed 2 years’ for ‘com9 pleted 1 year’ in each instance it appears.’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 item:

‘‘1599e. Probationary period for employees.’’.

14 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub15 section (a) shall apply to any covered employee (as that 

16 term is defined in section 1599e of title 10, United States 

17 Code, as added by such subsection) appointed after the 

18 date of the enactment of this section. 

19 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 

20 States Code, is amended—

21 (1) in section 3321(c), by inserting at the end 

22 before the period the following: ‘‘, or any individual 

23 covered by section 1599e of title 10’’; 


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1 (2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the 

2 following: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to 

3 any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.’’; 

4 (3) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘or who’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘or, except as provided in section 

6 1599e of title 10, who’’; 

7 (4) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting 

8 ‘‘except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’ be9 fore ‘‘who’’; and 

10 (5) in section 7541(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or sec11 tion 1599e of title 10’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 

12 SEC. 1106. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVIL13 IAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

14 DEFENSE BASED UPON UNACCEPTABLE PER15 FORMANCE. 

16 (a) DELAY.—Under procedures established by the 

17 Secretary of Defense, upon a determination by the Sec18 retary that the work of an employee is not at an acceptable 

19 level of competence, the period of time during which the 

20 work of the employee is not at an acceptable level of com21 petence shall not count toward completion of the period 

22 of service required for purposes of subsection (a) of section 

23 5335 of title 5, United States Code, or subsection (e)(1) 

24 or (e)(2) of section 5343 of such title. 


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1 (b) APPLICABILITY TO PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sub2 section (a) shall not apply with respect to any period of 

3 service performed before the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 

7 States Code, as amended by section 1105, is further 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment 

10 and retention 

11 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of 

12 Defense may—

13 ‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted 

14 service, such qualified positions in the Department 

15 of Defense as the Secretary determines necessary to 

16 carry out the responsibilities of the United States 

17 Cyber Command, including—

18 ‘‘(i) positions held by staff of the head19 quarters of the United States Cyber Command; 

20 ‘‘(ii) positions held by elements of the 

21 United States Cyber Command enterprise relat22 ing to cyberspace operations, including elements 

23 assigned to the Joint Task Force-Department 

24 of Defense Information Networks; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) positions held by elements of the 

2 military departments supporting the United 

3 States Cyber Command; 

4 ‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified posi5 tion (after taking into consideration the availability 

6 of preference eligibles for appointment to the posi7 tion); and 

8 ‘‘(C) subject to the requirements of subsections 

9 (b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual for 

10 service in a qualified position. 

11 ‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this sub12 section applies without regard to the provisions of any 

13 other law relating to the appointment, number, classifica14 tion, or compensation of employees. 

15 ‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—(1) In accordance with this sec16 tion, the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any 

17 qualified position established under subsection (a)—

18 ‘‘(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for 

19 employees in comparable positions in the Depart20 ment, in which the employee occupying the com21 parable position performs, manages, or supervises 

22 functions that execute the cyber mission of the De23 partment; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on max2 imum rates of pay established for such employees by 

3 law or regulation. 

4 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may—

5 ‘‘(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 

6 adopt such provisions of that title to provide for pre7 vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 

8 ‘‘(B) apply those provisions to qualified posi9 tions for employees in or under which the Depart10 ment may employ individuals described by section 

11 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title. 

12 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND

13 ALLOWANCES.—(1) The Secretary may provide employees 

14 in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic 

15 pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, con16 sistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, 

17 comparable positions authorized by title 5. 

18 ‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate 

19 of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligi20 ble for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the 

21 same basis and to the same extent as if the employee was 

22 an employee covered by such section, including eligibility 

23 conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms and condi24 tions in law or regulation. 


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1 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The au2 thority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 

3 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense pro4 vides to the congressional defense committees a plan for 

5 implementation of such authority. The plan shall include 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) An assessment of the current scope of the 

8 positions covered by the authority. 

9 ‘‘(2) A plan for the use of the authority. 

10 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the anticipated work11 force needs of the United States Cyber Command 

12 across the future-years defense plan. 

13 ‘‘(4) Other matters as appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(e) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—

15 Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to impair the 

16 continued effectiveness of a collective bargaining agree17 ment with respect to an office, component, subcomponent, 

18 or equivalent of the Department that is a successor to an 

19 office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the De20 partment covered by the agreement before the succession. 

21 ‘‘(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in 

22 coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel 

23 Management, shall prescribe regulations for the adminis24 tration of this section. 


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1 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year 

2 after the date of the enactment of this section and not 

3 less frequently than once each year thereafter until the 

4 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 

5 this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Man6 agement, in coordination with the Secretary, shall submit 

7 to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed re8 port on the administration of this section during the most 

9 recent one-year period. 

10 ‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 

11 shall include, for the period covered by the report, the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(A) A discussion of the process used in accept14 ing applications, assessing candidates, ensuring ad15 herence to veterans’ preference, and selecting appli16 cants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for 

17 a qualified position. 

18 ‘‘(B) A description of the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the 

20 critical need of the Department to recruit and 

21 retain employees in qualified positions. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The measures that will be used to 

23 measure progress. 

24 ‘‘(iii) Any actions taken during the report25 ing period to fulfill such critical need. 


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1 ‘‘(C) A discussion of how the planning and ac2 tions taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated 

3 into the strategic workforce planning of the Depart4 ment. 

5 ‘‘(D) The metrics on actions occurring during 

6 the reporting period, including the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The number of employees in qualified 

8 positions hired, disaggregated by occupation, 

9 grade, and level or pay band. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The placement of employees in quali11 fied positions, disaggregated by military depart12 ment, Defense Agency, or other component 

13 within the Department. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The total number of veterans hired. 

15 ‘‘(iv) The number of separations of em16 ployees in qualified positions, disaggregated by 

17 occupation and grade and level or pay band. 

18 ‘‘(v) The number of retirements of employ19 ees in qualified positions, disaggregated by oc20 cupation, grade, and level or pay band. 

21 ‘‘(vi) The number and amounts of recruit22 ment, relocation, and retention incentives paid 

23 to employees in qualified positions, 

24 disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or 

25 pay band. 


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1 ‘‘(E) A description of the training provided to 

2 supervisors of employees in qualified positions at the 

3 Department on the use of the new authorities. 

4 ‘‘(h) THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The 

5 probationary period for all employees hired under the au6 thority established in this section shall be three years. 

7 ‘‘(i) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERV8 ICE POSITIONS.—(1) An individual occupying a position 

9 on the date of the enactment of this section that is selected 

10 to be converted to a position in the excepted service under 

11 this section shall have the right to refuse such conversion. 

12 ‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who re13 fuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in 

14 the position selected to be converted, the position may be 

15 converted to a position in the excepted service. 

16 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con18 gress’ means—

19 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, 

20 the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov21 ernmental Affairs, and the Committee on Ap22 propriations of the Senate; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, 

24 the Committee on Oversight and Government 


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1 Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ 

4 has the meaning given that term in section 

5 7103(a)(8) of title 5. 

6 ‘‘(3) The term ‘excepted service’ has the mean7 ing given that term in section 2103 of title 5. 

8 ‘‘(4) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the 

9 meaning given that term in section 2108(3) of title 

10 5. 

11 ‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified position’ means a posi12 tion, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of 

13 this section, in which the individual occupying such 

14 position performs, manages, or supervises functions 

15 that execute the responsibilities of the United States 

16 Cyber Command relating to cyber operations. 

17 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service’ has 

18 the meaning given that term in section 2101a of 

19 title 5.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3132(a)(2) 

21 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter 

22 following 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 

7 at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, as amended by section 1105, is further amended 

9 by adding 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 

16 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), 

18 as most recently amended by section 1101 of the Carl 

19 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

21 291), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘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 DE4 PARTMENT 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 Department14 designated missions in the most cost-effective and 

15 efficient 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 

19 to 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 provi4 sions of this paragraph, authority otherwise 

5 available to the director by law (and within the 

6 available budgetary resources of the laboratory) 

7 to appoint qualified scientific and technical per8 sonnel who are not currently Department of 

9 Defense civilian employees into any scientific or 

10 technical position in the laboratory for a period 

11 of more than one year but not more than six 

12 years. 

13 (B) BENEFITS.—Personnel appointed 

14 under this paragraph shall be provided with 

15 benefits comparable to those provided to similar 

16 employees at the laboratory concerned, includ17 ing professional development opportunities, eli18 gibility for all laboratory awards programs, and 

19 designation as ‘‘status applicants’’ for the pur20 poses of eligibility for positions in the Federal 

21 service. 

22 (C) EXTENSION OF APPOINTMENTS.—The 

23 appointment of any individual under this para24 graph may be extended without limit in up to 

25 six year increments at any time during any 


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1 term of service under such conditions as the di2 rector concerned shall establish for purposes of 

3 this paragraph. 

4 (D) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN LIMI5 TATION.—For purposes of determining the 

6 workforce size of a laboratory in connection 

7 with compliance with section 955 of the Na8 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

10 1896; 10 U.S.C. 129a note), any individual 

11 serving in an appointment under this paragraph 

12 shall be treated as a fractional employee of the 

13 laboratory, which fraction is—

14 (i) the current term of appointment of 

15 the individual under this paragraph; di16 vided by 

17 (ii) the average length of tenure of a 

18 career employee at the laboratory, as cal19 culated at the end of the last fiscal year 

20 ending before the date of the most recent 

21 appointment or extension of the individual 

22 under this paragraph. 

23 (2) REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.—Au24 thorities to authorize the director of any science and 

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1 ferred to as ‘‘STRL’’) to reemploy annuitants in ac2 cordance with section 9902(g) of title 5, United 

3 States Code, except that as a condition for reemploy4 ment the director may authorize the deduction from 

5 the pay of any annuitant so reemployed of an 

6 amount up to the amount of the annuity otherwise 

7 payable to such annuitant allocable to the period of 

8 actual employment of such annuitant, which amount 

9 shall be determined in a manner specified by the di10 rector for purposes of this paragraph to ensure the 

11 most cost effective execution of designated missions 

12 by the laboratory while retaining critical technical 

13 skills. 

14 (3) EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.—Au15 thorities to authorize the director of any STRL to 

16 authorize voluntary early retirement of employees in 

17 accordance with section 8336 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, without regard to section 

19 8336(d)(2)(D) or 3522 of such title, and with em20 ployees so separated voluntarily from service. 

21 (4) SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Authorities 

22 to authorize the director of any STRL to pay vol23 untary separation pay to employees in accordance 

24 with section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 


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1 Code, without regard to clause (iv) or (v) of such 

2 section or section 3522 of such title, and with—

3 (A) employees so separated voluntarily 

4 from service under regulations prescribed by the 

5 Secretary of Defense for purposes of the pilot 

6 program; and 

7 (B) payments to employees so separated 

8 authorized under section 3523 of such title 

9 without regard to—

10 (i) the plan otherwise required by sec11 tion 3522 of such title; and 

12 (ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of section 

13 3523(b) of such title. 

14 (c) LABORATORIES.—The Department of Defense 

15 laboratories specified in this subsection are the labora16 tories specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–

18 84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

19 (d) EXPIRATION.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section 

21 shall expire on December 31, 2023. 

22 (2) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITIES EXER23 CISED BEFORE TERMINATION.—The expiration in 

24 paragraph (1) shall not be construed to effect the 

25 continuation after the date specified in paragraph 


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1 (1) of any term of employment or other benefit au2 thorized under this section before that date in ac3 cordance with the terms of such authorization. 

4 SEC. 1110. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF 

5 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION 

6 PERSONNEL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

8 carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad9 visability of the temporary assignment of covered employ10 ees of the Department of Defense to nontraditional de11 fense contractors and of covered employees of such con12 tractors to the Department. 

13 (b) COVERED EMPLOYEES; NONTRADITIONAL DE14 FENSE CONTRACTORS.—

15 (1) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee of the 

16 Department of Defense or a nontraditional Defense 

17 contractor is a covered employee for purposes of this 

18 section if the employee—

19 (A) works in the field of financial manage20 ment or in the acquisition field; 

21 (B) is considered by the Secretary of De22 fense to be an exceptional employee; and 

23 (C) is compensated at not less than the 

24 GS–11 level (or the equivalent). 


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1 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRAC2 TORS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘non3 traditional defense contractor’’ has the meaning 

4 given that term in section 2302(9) of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (c) AGREEMENTS.—

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

8 shall provide for a written agreement among the De9 partment of Defense, the nontraditional defense con10 tractor concerned, and the employee concerned re11 garding the terms and conditions of the employee’s 

12 assignment under this section. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under this sub14 section—

15 (A) shall require, in the case of an em16 ployee of the Department, that upon completion 

17 of the assignment, the employee will serve in 

18 the civil service for a period at least equal to 

19 three times the length of the assignment, unless 

20 the employee is sooner involuntarily separated 

21 from the service of the employee’s agency; and 

22 (B) shall provide that if the employee of 

23 the Department or of the contractor (as the 

24 case may be) fails to carry out the agreement, 

25 or if the employee is voluntarily separated from 


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1 the service of the employee’s agency before the 

2 end of the period stated in the agreement, the 

3 employee shall be liable to the United States for 

4 payment of all expenses of the assignment un5 less that failure or voluntary separation was for 

6 good and sufficient reason, as determined by 

7 the Secretary. 

8 (3) DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES.—An 

9 amount for which an employee is liable under para10 graph (2)(B) shall be treated as a debt due the 

11 United States. The Secretary may waive, in whole or 

12 in part, collection of such a debt based on a deter13 mination that the collection would be against equity 

14 and good conscience and not in the best interests of 

15 the United States. 

16 (d) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this sec17 tion may, at any time and for any reason, be terminated 

18 by the Department of Defense or the nontraditional de19 fense contractor concerned. 

20 (e) DURATION.—An assignment under this section 

21 shall be for a period of not less than three months and 

22 not more than one year. 

23 (f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO

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1 tractor under this section shall be considered, during the 

2 period of assignment, to be on detail to a regular work 

3 assignment in the Department for all purposes. The writ4 ten agreement established under subsection (c) shall ad5 dress the specific terms and conditions related to the em6 ployee’s continued status as a Federal employee. 

7 (g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR

8 EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a nontraditional defense 

9 contractor who is assigned to a Department of Defense 

10 organization under this section—

11 (1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits 

12 from the contractor from which such employee is as13 signed; 

14 (2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the 

15 Department of Defense for the purposes of—

16 (A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States 

17 Code; 

18 (B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 

19 603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of 

20 title 18, United States Code, and any other 

21 conflict of interest statute; 

22 (C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of 

23 title 31, United States Code; 

24 (D) chapter 171 and section 1346(b) of 

25 title 28, United States Code (popularly known 


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1 as the Federal Tort Claims Act), and any other 

2 Federal tort liability statute; 

3 (E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 

4 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.); 

5 (F) chapter 21 of title 41, United States 

6 Code; and 

7 (G) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 

8 United States Code, relating to compensation 

9 for work-related injuries; and 

10 (3) may not have access, while the employee is 

11 assigned to a Department organization, to any trade 

12 secrets or to any other nonpublic information which 

13 is of commercial value to the contractor from which 

14 such employee is assigned. 

15 (h) PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING CERTAIN

16 COSTS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A nontraditional de17 fense contractor may not charge the Department of De18 fense or any other agency of the Federal Government, as 

19 direct or indirect costs under a Federal contract, the costs 

20 of pay or benefits paid by the contractor to an employee 

21 assigned to a Department organization under this section 

22 for the period of the assignment. 

23 (i) CONSIDERATION.—In providing for assignments 

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1 ments might best be used to help meet the needs of the 

2 Department of Defense with respect to the training of em3 ployees in financial management or in acquisition. 

4 (j) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—

5 (1) DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The number 

6 of employees of the Department of Defense who may 

7 be assigned to nontraditional defense contractors 

8 under this section at any given time may not exceed 

9 the following: 

10 (A) Five employees in the field of financial 

11 management. 

12 (B) Five employees in the acquisition field. 

13 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR

14 EMPLOYEES.—The total number of nontraditional 

15 defense contractor employees who may be assigned 

16 to the Department under this section at any given 

17 time may not exceed 10 such employees. 

18 (k) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGN19 MENTS.—No assignment of an employee may commence 

20 under this section after September 30, 2019. 


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1 SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHOR2 ITY FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITION AND TECH3 NOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 

4 DEFENSE. 

5 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

6 of Defense may carry out a pilot program to assess the 

7 feasibility and advisability of using the pay authority spec8 ified in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for posi9 tions described in subsection (c) in order to assist the Of10 fice of the Secretary of Defense and the military depart11 ments in attracting and retaining high-quality acquisition 

12 and technology experts in positions responsible for man13 aging and developing complex, high-cost, technological ac14 quisition efforts of the Department of Defense. 

15 (b) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The pilot program may 

16 be carried out only with approval as follows: 

17 (1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense 

18 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the 

19 case of positions in the Office of the Secretary of 

20 Defense. 

21 (2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Execu22 tive of the military department concerned, in the 

23 case of positions in a military department. 

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1 (1) require expertise of an extremely high level 

2 in a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition 

3 management field; and 

4 (2) are critical to the successful accomplishment 

5 of an important acquisition or technology develop6 ment mission. 

7 (d) RATE OF BASIC PAY.—The pay authority speci8 fied in this subsection is authority as follows: 

9 (1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 

10 position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the 

11 rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 

12 Schedule, upon the approval of the Under Secretary 

13 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis14 tics or the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, 

15 as applicable. 

16 (2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 

17 position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the 

18 rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 

19 Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of De20 fense. 

21 (e) LIMITATIONS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in subsection 

23 (a) may be used only to the extent necessary to com24 petitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally 


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1 well qualified for positions described in subsection 

2 (c). 

3 (2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 

4 subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more 

5 than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of 

6 Defense and more than five positions in each mili7 tary department at any one time. 

8 (3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 

9 subsection (a) may be used only for positions having 

10 terms less than five years. 

11 (f) TERMINATION.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to fix rates of 

13 basic pay for a position under this section shall ter14 minate on October 1, 2020. 

15 (2) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—Nothing in para16 graph (1) shall be construed to prohibit the payment 

17 after October 1, 2020, of basic pay at rates fixed 

18 under this section before that date for positions 

19 whose terms continue after that date. 

20 SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 

21 FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO 

22 THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 

23 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may 

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1 sitions described in subsection (b) in the defense acquisi2 tion workforce of the military departments without regard 

3 to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 

4 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall carry out the 

5 pilot program in each military department through the 

6 service acquisition executive of such military department. 

7 (b) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub8 section are scientific, technical, engineering, and mathe9 matics positions, including technicians, within the defense 

10 acquisition workforce. 

11 (c) LIMITATION.—Authority under subsection (a) 

12 may not, in any calendar year and with respect to any 

13 military department, be exercised with respect to a num14 ber of candidates greater than the number equal to 1 per15 cent of the total number of positions in the acquisition 

16 workforce of that military department that are filled as 

17 of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the start 

18 of such calendar year. 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning 

21 given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 

24 that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 (e) TERMINATION.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint 

3 candidates to positions under the pilot program shall 

4 expire on the date that is five years after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act. 

6 (2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—

7 The termination by paragraph (1) of the authority 

8 in subsection (a) shall not affect any appointment 

9 made under that authority before the termination 

10 date specified in paragraph (1) in accordance with 

11 the terms of such appointment. 

12 SEC. 1113. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EX13 PERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

14 WORKFORCE. 

15 (a) AUTHORITY.—Each Secretary of a military de16 partment may appoint qualified candidates possessing a 

17 scientific or engineering degree to positions described in 

18 subsection (b) for that military department without regard 

19 to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 

20 5, United States Code. 

21 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Positions described in this sub22 section are scientific and engineering positions within the 

23 defense acquisition workforce. 

24 (c) LIMITATION.—Authority under this section may 

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1 department, be exercised with respect to a number of can2 didates greater than the number equal to 5 percent of the 

3 total number of scientific and engineering positions within 

4 the acquisition workforce of that military department that 

5 are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending be6 fore the start of such calendar year. 

7 (d) NATURE OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment 

8 under this section shall be treated as an appointment on 

9 a full-time equivalent basis, unless such appointment is 

10 made on a term or temporary basis. 

11 (e) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

12 ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

13 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 

14 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint15 ments under this section shall not be available after De16 cember 31, 2020. 

17 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

18 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. 


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

the Department of Defense. 

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

the Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

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

Program. 

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

military operations. 

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

stability in Afghanistan. 

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

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

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

Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

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

Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 

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

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

Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for border security operations. 

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


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

introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian 

Federation under the Open Skies Treaty. 

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

Russian Federation over Crimea. 

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

the Russian Federation. 

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

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

Sec. 1249. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard rotary wing aircraft historically procured through 

Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

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

course of multilateral exercises. 

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

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

region. 

Sec. 1262. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding foreign disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability 

to Japan. 

Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

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

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

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

weapons of mass destruction. 

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

terrorism. 

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

Treaty. 

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

the Republic of Cyprus. 

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

Treaty Organization. 

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

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

Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 

Sec. 1281. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern Europe to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization.


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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 OPER6 ATIONS. 

7 Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 

8 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

9 394), as most recently amended by section 1223(a) of the 

10 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

12 113–291; 128 Stat. 3548), is further amended—

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

14 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the 

16 period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 

17 December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘during the pe18 riod beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 

19 December 31, 2016’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 

21 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

22 SEC. 1202. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

23 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION. 

24 (a) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.—


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

2 consultation with the Secretary of State, shall de3 velop and issue to the Department of Defense a 

4 strategic framework for Department of Defense se5 curity cooperation to guide prioritization of re6 sources and activities. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework re8 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

9 (A) Discussion of the strategic goals of De10 partment of Defense security cooperation pro11 grams, overall and by combatant command, and 

12 the extent to which these programs—

13 (i) support broader strategic priorities 

14 of the Department of Defense; and 

15 (ii) complement and are coordinated 

16 with Department of State security assist17 ance programs to achieve United States 

18 Government goals globally, regionally, and, 

19 if appropriate, within specific programs. 

20 (B) Identification of the primary objec21 tives, priorities, and desired end-states of De22 partment of Defense security cooperation pro23 grams. 

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1 sired end-states identified under subparagraph 

2 (B), including—

3 (i) constraints on Department of De4 fense resources, authorities, and personnel; 

5 (ii) partner nation variables and con6 ditions, such as political will, absorptive ca7 pacity, corruption, and instability risk, that 

8 impact the likelihood of a security coopera9 tion program achieving its primary objec10 tives, priorities, and desired end-states; 

11 (iii) constraints or limitations due to 

12 bureaucratic impediments, interagency 

13 processes, or congressional requirements; 

14 (iv) validation of requirements; and 

15 (v) assessment, monitoring, and eval16 uation. 

17 (D) A methodology for assessing the effec18 tiveness of Department of Defense security co19 operation programs in making progress toward 

20 achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and 

21 desired end-states identified under subpara22 graph (B), including an identification of key 

23 benchmarks for such progress. 

24 (E) Any other matters the Secretary of 

25 Defense determines appropriate. 


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1 (3) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary of Defense 

2 shall, at a minimum, update the strategic framework 

3 required by paragraph (1) on a biennial basis and 

4 shall update or supplement the strategic framework 

5 as appropriate to address emerging priorities. 

6 (b) REPORT.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on 

9 a biennial basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

11 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

12 a report on the strategic framework required by sub13 section (a). 

14 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

15 (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but 

16 may include a classified annex. 

17 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

18 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—

19 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

20 and 

21 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

22 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af23 fairs of the House of Representatives. 


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1 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 

2 on the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act. 

4 SEC. 1203. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTEN5 SION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER6 SHIP PROGRAM. 

7 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The heading of section 1205 

8 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 

10 note) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNER12 SHIP PROGRAM.’’. 

13 (b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such 

14 section is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a program of 

16 exchanges’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a 

17 program of activities described in paragraph (2), to 

18 support the security cooperation objectives of the 

19 United States, between members of the National 

20 Guard of a State or territory and any of the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(A) The military forces of a foreign coun23 try. 

24 ‘‘(B) The security forces of a foreign coun25 try. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Governmental organizations of a for2 eign country whose primary functions include 

3 disaster response or emergency response.’’; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

5 following new paragraph (2): 

6 ‘‘(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—Each program es7 tablished under this subsection shall be known as a 

8 ‘State Partnership’.’’. 

9 (c) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘activity under a program’’ and all 

11 that follows through ‘‘State or territory,’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘activity with forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) 

13 or organizations described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under 

14 a program established under subsection (a)’’. 

15 (d) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—Such section is 

16 further amended—

17 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 

18 as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol20 lowing new subsection (c): 

21 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Chief of 

22 the National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for 

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1 section (a) for such State or territory and reporting on 

2 activities under the program.’’. 

3 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of sub4 section (f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection 

5 (d)(1) of this section, is amended—

6 (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other govern7 ment organizations’’ after ‘‘and security forces’’; 

8 (2) in clause (iv), by adding before the period 

9 at the the following: ‘‘and country’’; 

10 (3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and in11 serting ‘‘activities’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to 

14 which the activities conducted during the 

15 previous year met the objectives described 

16 in clause (v).’’. 

17 (f) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND.—

18 (1) ASSESSMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF

19 FUND.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 

21 Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of De22 fense (Comptroller) shall jointly submit to the con23 gressional defense committees a report setting forth 

24 a joint assessment of the feasibility and advisability 

25 of establishing a central fund to manage funds for 


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1 programs and activities under the Department of 

2 Defense State Partnership Program under section 

3 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

4 Fiscal Year 2014, as amended by this section. 

5 (2) RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGISLATIVE AC6 TION.—If the report under paragraph (1) concludes 

7 that the establishment of a fund as described in that 

8 paragraph is feasible and advisable, the Secretary of 

9 Defense shall include with the materials submitted 

10 to Congress in support of the budget of the Presi11 dent for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1105 

12 of title 31, United States Code, a recommendation 

13 for such legislation as the Secretary considers appro14 priate to establish the fund. 

15 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (2)(A) 

16 of subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by sub17 section (d)(1) of this section, is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘each program’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘such program’’. 

22 (h) RECIPIENTS OF REPORTS AND NOTIFICA23 TIONS.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of such section, 

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1 amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and in2 serting the following new subparagraphs (A) and (B): 

3 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, 

4 the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 

5 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, 

8 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 

9 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

10 Representatives.’’. 

11 (i) FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such 

12 section is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 

14 SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-RECIP15 ROCAL EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE PER16 SONNEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

17 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

18 Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

20 Stat. 2514; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 

21 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1980), is fur23 ther amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and in24 serting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 1205. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 

2 HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 

3 PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE4 FENSE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 

6 appropriated by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Dis7 aster, and Civic Aid, the Secretary of Defense is author8 ized to use up to 5 percent of such amounts to conduct 

9 monitoring and evaluation of programs that are funded 

10 using such amounts during fiscal year 2016. 

11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 

14 committees on mechanisms to evaluate the programs con15 ducted pursuant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 

16 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro17 priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

18 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

19 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

20 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives. 

22 SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITA23 TIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA24 PACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 

25 Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

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1 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3536) 

2 is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (1)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and 

5 all that follows through ‘‘section 4301’’ and in6 serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 or 2016 for the 

7 Department of Defense for operation and main8 tenance’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ be10 fore the period; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal 

12 year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified 

13 in that paragraph’’. 

14 SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NA15 TIONAL MILITARY FORCES OF ALLIED COUN16 TRIES FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPER17 ATIONS IN AFRICA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is au19 thorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to 

20 provide, on a nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, sup21 plies, and services to the national military forces of an al22 lied country conducting counterterrorism operations in Af23 rica if the Secretary of Defense determines that the provi24 sion of such logistic support, supplies, and services, on a 

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1 (1) in the national security interests of the 

2 United States; and 

3 (2) critical to the timely and effective participa4 tion of such national military forces in such oper5 ations. 

6 (b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PRO7 VIDED.—Not later than 15 days after providing logistic 

8 support, supplies, or services under subsection (a), the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de10 fense committees a notice setting forth the following: 

11 (1) The determination of the Secretary specified 

12 in subsection (a). 

13 (2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or 

14 services provided. 

15 (3) The national military forces supported. 

16 (4) The purpose of the operations for which 

17 such support was provided, and the objectives of 

18 such support. 

19 (5) The estimated cost of such support. 

20 (6) The intended duration of such support. 

21 (c) LIMITATIONS.—

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

23 may not use the authority in subsection (a) to pro24 vide any type of support that is otherwise prohibited 

25 by any other provision of law. 


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1 (2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logis2 tic support, supplies, and services provided under 

3 subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 

4 $100,000,000. 

5 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 

7 thereafter through the expiration date in subsection (f) of 

8 the authority provided by this section, the Secretary of De9 fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

10 a report setting forth a description of the use of the au11 thority provided by this section during the six-month pe12 riod ending on the date of such report. Each report shall 

13 include the following: 

14 (1) An assessment of the extent to which the 

15 support provided under this section during the pe16 riod covered by such report facilitated the national 

17 military forces of allied countries so supported in 

18 conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa. 

19 (2) A description of any efforts by countries 

20 that received such support to address, as practicable, 

21 the requirements of their forces for logistics support, 

22 supplies, or services for conducting counterterrorism 

23 operations in Africa, including under acquisition and 

24 cross-servicing agreements. 


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1 (e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES

2 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, 

3 supplies, and services’’ has the meaning given that term 

4 in section 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code. 

5 (f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this sec6 tion may not be exercised after September 30, 2018. 

7 SEC. 1208. REPORTS ON TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY 

8 INTELLIGENCE UNITS PROVIDED BY THE DE9 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

10 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after each calendar half-year beginning on or after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the sec13 ond calendar half-year of 2017, the Under Secretary of 

14 Defense for Intelligence shall submit to the Committees 

15 of Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep16 resentatives a report setting forth the following: 

17 (1) All the training of foreign military intel18 ligence units provided by the Department during the 

19 calendar half-year covered by such report. 

20 (2) The authority or authorities under which 

21 the training described in paragraph (1) was pro22 vided. 

23 (b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) should 

24 be submitted in classified form. 


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1 SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO EN2 TITIES IN YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE 

3 HOUTHI MOVEMENT. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap5 propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De6 fense by this Act may be used to provide security assist7 ance to an entity in Yemen that is controlled by members 

8 of the Houthi movement. 

9 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in sub11 section (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of De12 fense determines, with the concurrence of the Sec13 retary of State, that the provision of security assist14 ance as described in that subsection is important to 

15 the national security interests of the United States. 

16 (2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—If security assistance 

17 as described in subsection (a) is provided pursuant 

18 to an exception under paragraph (1), not later than 

19 15 days before such assistance is so provided, the 

20 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 

21 shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of 

22 Congress a notice on the provision of such assist23 ance, together with an assessment by the Director of 

24 National Intelligence on whether any entity con25 trolled by members of the Houthi movement to be 


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1 provided such assistance is also receiving direct as2 sistance from the Government of Iran. 

3 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

4 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro5 priate committees of Congress’’ means—

6 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com11 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives. 

13 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

14 Afghanistan and Pakistan 

15 SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COM16 MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO17 GRAM. 

18 (a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

20 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently 

21 amended by section 1221 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

22 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

23 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

24 3546), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ 


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1 in subsections (a), (b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2 2016’’. 

3 (b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Sub4 section (e) of such section 1201, as so amended, is further 

5 amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$500,000’’. 

7 (c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later 

8 than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

10 defense committees a copy of the guidance issued by the 

11 Secretary to the Armed Forces concerning the Com12 manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan 

13 as revised to take into account the amendments made by 

14 this section. 

15 (d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO RE16 DRESS INJURY AND LOSS IN IRAQ.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, 

18 amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of the 

19 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2012, as amended by this section, shall also be avail21 able for ex gratia payments for damage, personal in22 jury, or death that is incident to combat operations 

23 of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 

24 (2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The authority in this 

25 subsection may not be used until 30 days after the 


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1 date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 

2 the congressional defense committees a report set3 ting forth the following: 

4 (A) The amount that will be used for pay5 ments pursuant to this subsection. 

6 (B) The manner in which claims for pay7 ments shall be verified. 

8 (C) The officers or officials who shall be 

9 authorized to approve claims for payments. 

10 (D) The manner in which payments shall 

11 be made. 

12 (3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—The 

13 total amount of payments made pursuant to this 

14 subsection in fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 

15 $5,000,000. 

16 (4) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.—

17 Any payment made pursuant to this subsection shall 

18 be made in accordance with the authorities and limi19 tations in section 8121 of the Department of De20 fense Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C of Public 

21 Law 113–235), other than subsection (h) of such 

22 section. 

23 (5) CONSTRUCTION WITH RESTRICTION ON

24 AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the appli25 cation of subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so 


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1 amended, to any payment pursuant to this sub2 section, such payment shall be deemed to be a 

3 project described by such subsection (e). 

4 SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

5 FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI6 TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 

7 UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

8 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of 

9 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most re11 cently amended by section 1222 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. 3547), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

15 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

16 (b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Sub17 section (d)(1) of such section, as so amended, is further 

18 amended—

19 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during 

20 fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not ex22 ceed $1,260,000,000’’; and 

23 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during 

24 fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not ex2 ceed $900,000,000’’. 

3 (c) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELAT4 ING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT

5 PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

7 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 

8 1222(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3548), is further amended by strik11 ing ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

12 2016’’. 

13 (d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE14 MENT OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKI15 STAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–

17 239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by sec18 tion 1222(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

19 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

20 Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3548), is further amended by strik21 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

22 (e) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT

23 OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—

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1 the third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National 

2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as 

3 amended by subsection (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be 

4 eligible for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

6 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies 

7 to the congressional defense committees that—

8 (1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper9 ations in North Waziristan that are contributing to 

10 significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom 

11 of movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 

12 (2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 

13 commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 

14 using North Waziristan as a safe haven; and 

15 (3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi16 nates with the Government of Afghanistan to re17 strict the movement of militants, such as the 

18 Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 

19 border. 

20 (f) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STA21 BILITY ACTIVITIES IN FATA.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the total 

23 amount of reimbursements and support authorized 

24 for Pakistan during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the 

25 third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National 


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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as 

2 so amended), of the total amount of funds made 

3 available for the Department of Defense for fiscal 

4 year 2016 for overseas contingency operations for 

5 operation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, 

6 $100,000,000 may be available for stability activities 

7 undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally Adminis8 tered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision 

9 of funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan 

10 Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities 

11 undertaken in support of the following: 

12 (A) Building and maintaining border out13 posts. 

14 (B) Strengthening cooperative efforts be15 tween the Pakistan military and the Afghan 

16 National Defense Security Forces in activities 

17 that include—

18 (i) bilateral meetings to enhance bor19 der security coordination; 

20 (ii) sustaining critical infrastructure 

21 within the Federally Administered Tribal 

22 Areas, such as maintaining key ground 

23 lines of communication; 


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1 (iii) increasing training for the Paki2 stan Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 

3 and 

4 (iv) training to improve interoper5 ability between the Pakistan military and 

6 the Pakistan Frontier Corps Khyber 

7 Pakhtunkwha. 

8 (2) LIMITATION.—

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Funds available under 

10 paragraph (1) may not be obligated or ex11 pended until the Secretary of Defense certifies 

12 to the congressional defense committees that 

13 the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) 

14 and (B) of section 1227(d)(1) of the National 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

16 (126 Stat. 2001), as amended by subsection 

17 (d), have been met. 

18 (B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 

19 may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) if 

20 the Secretary certifies to the congressional de21 fense committees in writing that the waiver is 

22 in the national security interests of the United 

23 States and includes with such certification a 

24 justification for the waiver. 


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1 (3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

2 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

3 appropriate congressional committees a report on 

4 the expenditure of funds available under paragraph 

5 (1), including a description of the following: 

6 (A) The purpose for which such funds were 

7 expended. 

8 (B) Each organization on whose behalf 

9 such funds were expended, including the 

10 amount expended on such organization and the 

11 number of members of such organization 

12 trained with such amount. 

13 (C) Any limitation imposed on the expendi14 ture of funds under that paragraph, including 

15 on any recipient of funds or any use of funds 

16 expended. 

17 (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap19 propriate congressional committees’’ has the mean20 ing given that term in section 1233(g) of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 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 as11 sessment of the risks to the mission in Afghanistan 

12 associated with any drawdown of United States 

13 forces that occurred during the period covered by 

14 such report.’’. 

15 SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROD16 UCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUN17 TRIES ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY 

18 TO 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 ‘‘Decem25 ber 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 

6 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended 

8 by section 1231 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3556), is fur11 ther amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and in12 serting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

13 (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of 

14 such section, as so amended, is further amended by strik15 ing ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 

16 (c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) 

17 of such section, as so amended, is further amended by 

18 striking ‘‘and 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘, 2015, 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 

25 Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by 

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1 ting a petition after September 30, 2015, for a pe2 riod of not less than 2 years—’’. 

3 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

4 (A) SUCCESSOR NAME FOR INTER5 NATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—

6 Subclause (II) of section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 

7 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

8 1101 note) is 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.—

23 Section 602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protec24 tion Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘sec25 tion 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 


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1 Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec2 tion 133 of title 41, United States Code’’. 

3 (b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) 

4 of section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 

5 of 2009 (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, 

21 2017.’’ and inserting ‘‘the date such visas are ex22 hausted.’’. 

23 (c) REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 

24 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 


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1 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION

4 OF THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PRO5 GRAM.—Not later than June 1, 2016, and every six 

6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in con7 junction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

8 the Committee on Armed Services and the Com9 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com10 mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 

11 Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 

12 that contains—

13 ‘‘(A) a description of the United States 

14 force presence in Afghanistan during the pre15 vious 6 months; 

16 ‘‘(B) a description of the projected United 

17 States force presence in Afghanistan; 

18 ‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of 

19 Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf 

20 of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 

21 during the previous 6 months; and 

22 ‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens 

23 or nationals who will be employed by or on be24 half of such entities. 


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1 ‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

2 Congress that the necessity of providing special im3 migrant status under this subsection should be as4 sessed at regular intervals by the Committee on 

5 Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 

6 Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 

7 taking into account the scope of the current and 

8 planned presence of United States troops in Afghan9 istan, the current and prospective numbers of citi10 zens and nationals of Afghanistan employed by or on 

11 behalf of the entities described in paragraph 

12 (2)(A)(ii), and the security climate in Afghanistan.’’. 

13 Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 

14 Syria and Iraq 

15 SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER16 ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 

17 SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 

18 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) 

19 of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

20 for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

22 2016’’. 

23 (b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further 

24 amended—


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1 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2 2015’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

3 2016 may not exceed $80,000,000.’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

5 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

6 (c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Sub7 section (g) of such section is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

10 30, 2015, and every 180 days thereafter until the 

11 authority in this section expires, the Secretary of 

12 Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 

13 State, submit to the appropriate committees of Con14 gress a report on the activities of the Office of Secu15 rity Cooperation in Iraq. 

16 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub17 section shall include the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) A current description of capability 

19 gaps in the security forces of Iraq, including ca20 pability gaps relating to intelligence matters, 

21 protection of Iraq airspace, and logistics and 

22 maintenance, and a current description of the 

23 extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq 

24 has requested assistance in addressing such ca25 pability gaps. 


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1 ‘‘(B) A current description of the activities 

2 of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 

3 and the extent, if any, to which the programs 

4 conducted by the Office in conjunction with 

5 other United States programs (such as the For6 eign Military Financing program, the Foreign 

7 Military Sales program, and the assistance pro8 vided pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl 

9 Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National 

10 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

11 (Public Law 113–291)) will address the capa12 bility gaps described pursuant to subparagraph 

13 (A). 

14 ‘‘(C) A current description of how the ac15 tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in 

16 Iraq are coordinated with, and complement and 

17 enhance, the assistance provided pursuant to 

18 section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

19 ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

21 ‘‘(D) A current description of end use 

22 monitoring programs, and any other programs 

23 or procedures, used to improve accountability 

24 for equipment provided to the Government of 

25 Iraq. 


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1 ‘‘(E) A current description of the measures 

2 of effectiveness used to evaluate the activities of 

3 the Office of the Security Cooperation in Iraq, 

4 and an analysis of any determinations to ex5 pand, alter, or terminate specific activities of 

6 the Office based on such evaluations. 

7 ‘‘(F) A current evaluation of the effective8 ness of the training described in subsection 

9 (f)(2) in promoting respect for human rights, 

10 military professionalism, and respect for legiti11 mate civilian authority in Iraq. 

12 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

13 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 

14 committees of Congress’ means—

15 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, 

16 the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, 

20 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 

21 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

22 Representatives.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1222. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO 

2 COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 

3 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

4 15, 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

5 State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 

6 of Congress a strategy for the Middle East and to counter 

7 violent extremism. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

9 (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) A description of the objectives and end state 

11 for the United States in the Middle East and with 

12 respect to violent extremism. 

13 (2) A description of the roles and responsibil14 ities of the Department of State in the strategy. 

15 (3) A description of the roles and responsibil16 ities of the Department of Defense in the strategy. 

17 (4) A description of actions to prevent the 

18 weakening and failing of states in the Middle East. 

19 (5) A description of actions to counter violent 

20 extremism. 

21 (6) A description of the resources required by 

22 the Department of Defense to counter ISIL’s illicit 

23 oil revenues. 

24 (7) A list of the state and non-state actors that 

25 must be engaged to counter violent extremism. 


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1 (8) A description of the coalition required to 

2 carry out the strategy, and the expected lines of ef3 fort of such a coalition. 

4 (9) An assessment of United States efforts to 

5 disrupt and prevent foreign fighters traveling to 

6 Syria and Iraq and to disrupt and prevent foreign 

7 fighters in Syria and Iraq traveling to the United 

8 States. 

9 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE10 FINED.—In the section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

11 of Congress’’ means—

12 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

14 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

17 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS19 SISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE 

20 OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con22 gress that—

23 (1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

24 (ISIL) poses an acute threat to the people and terri25 torial integrity of Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan 


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1 Region, Iraqi Sunni communities, and Iraq’s reli2 gious and ethnic minorities, and to the security and 

3 stability of the Middle East and beyond the region; 

4 (2) defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a 

5 unified Iraq in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities 

6 are afforded equal protection and full integration 

7 into the Government and society of Iraq; and 

8 (3) the United States should, in coordination 

9 with coalition partners, provide, in an expeditious 

10 and responsive manner and without undue delay, the 

11 military and other security forces of or associated 

12 with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and 

13 tribal security forces and other local security forces, 

14 with a national security mission, with defense arti15 cles, defense services, and related training to more 

16 effectively partner with the United States and other 

17 international coalition members to defeat ISIL. 

18 (b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 

20 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

21 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

23 3559) is amended—


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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces 

6 that are restricted from receiving assistance under 

7 subsection (a), other than the forces or elements of 

8 forces with respect to which the Secretary of De9 fense has exercised the waiver authority under sub10 section (j), as a result of vetting required by sub11 section (e) or section 2249e of title 10, United 

12 States Code, and a detailed description of the rea13 sons for such restriction, including for each force or 

14 element, as applicable, the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Information relating to gross viola16 tion of human rights committed by such force 

17 or element, including the time-frame of the al18 leged violation. 

19 ‘‘(B) The source of the information de20 scribed in subparagraph (A) and an assessment 

21 of the veracity of the information. 

22 ‘‘(C) The association of such force or ele23 ment with terrorist groups or groups associated 

24 with the Government of Iran. 


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1 ‘‘(D) The amount and type of any assist2 ance provided to such force or element by the 

3 Government of Iran.’’. 

4 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

5 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 

7 to reports required to be submitted pursuant to sub8 section (d) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and 

9 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as so amend11 ed, on or after such date of enactment. 

12 (c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

13 amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 

14 following: ‘‘Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

15 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 2016 for Overseas Contingency Operations in title XV for 

17 fiscal year 2016, there are authorized to be appropriated 

18 $715,000,000 to carry out this section.’’.’’. 

19 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (j) of such sec20 tion is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (1)—

22 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking by 

23 striking ‘‘Sections 40 and 40A’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘Section 40A’’; and 

25 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

3 the provision of assistance described in 

4 subsection (l)(2), the Secretary of Defense 

5 may waive any provision of law described 

6 in clause (ii) if the Secretary satisfies the 

7 requirements described in clauses (i) and 

8 (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to 

9 such waiver. 

10 ‘‘(ii) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The pro11 visions of law described in this clause are 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(I) Any provision of law de14 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

15 ‘‘(II) Any eligibility requirement 

16 under section 3 of the Arms Export 

17 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753). 

18 ‘‘(III) Any eligibility requirement 

19 under chapter 2 of part II of the For20 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

21 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For pur23 poses’’ and all that follows through ‘‘described in 

24 paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘The President 

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1 sion of law described in paragraph (1)(B) for pur2 poses of the provision of assistance pursuant to sub3 section (a) and any provision of law other than a 

4 provision of law described in subsection (1)(C) for 

5 purposes of the provision of assistance described in 

6 subsection (l)(2)’’. 

7 (e) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DI8 RECTLY CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.—Such section, as so 

9 amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(l) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DI12 RECTLY CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.—

13 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

15 days after the date of the enactment of the Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the 

18 Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the 

19 appropriate congressional committees an assess20 ment of the extent to which the Government of 

21 Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, ad22 dressing the grievances of ethnic and sectarian 

23 minorities, and enhancing minority integration 

24 in the political and military structures in Iraq. 


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1 ‘‘(B) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN

2 MAKING ASSESSMENT.—In making the assess3 ment described in subparagraph (A), the Sec4 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State 

5 shall consider the following factors: 

6 ‘‘(i) The extent to which the Govern7 ment of Iraq is taking steps to reduce sup8 port among the Iraqi people for the Islamic 

9 State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and 

10 improve stability in Iraq. 

11 ‘‘(ii) The progress of efforts to enact 

12 legislation establishing the Iraqi National 

13 Guard, particularly in predominantly 

14 Sunni regions. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The extent to which the Govern16 ment of Iraq is expanding the representa17 tion of minorities in adequate numbers in 

18 government security organizations and pro19 viding for the training and equipping of 

20 such forces. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Whether the Government of Iraq 

22 is ending support for Shia militias under 

23 the command and control of, or associated 

24 with, the Government of Iran, and stopVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00821 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 ping abuses of elements of the Iraqi popu2 lation by such militias. 

3 ‘‘(v) Whether the Government of Iraq 

4 is ensuring that supplies, equipment, and 

5 weaponry supplied by the United States 

6 are appropriately distributed to security 

7 forces with a national security mission in 

8 Iraq, including the Kurdish Peshmerga, 

9 Sunni tribal security forces and local secu10 rity forces with a national security mission, 

11 and, once established, the Iraqi Sunni Na12 tional Guard. 

13 ‘‘(vi) Whether the Government of Iraq 

14 is addressing grievances regarding the ar15 rest and detention without trial of ethnic 

16 and sectarian minorities or is taking steps 

17 to prosecute such individuals that are de18 tained in a fair, transparent, and prompt 

19 manner. 

20 ‘‘(vii) Such other factors as the Secre21 taries consider appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(C) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 and the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

24 appropriate congressional committees an update 

25 of the assessment required under subparagraph 


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1 (A) not later than 180 days after the date on 

2 which the assessment is submitted to the appro3 priate congressional committees under subpara4 graph (A). 

5 ‘‘(D) SUBMISSION.—The assessment re6 quired under subparagraph (A) and the update 

7 of the assessment authorized under subpara8 graph (C) may be submitted as part of the 

9 quarterly report required under subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO CERTAIN COV11 ERED GROUPS.—

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President, tak13 ing into account the results of the assessment 

14 required under paragraph (1)(A) or the update 

15 required under paragraph (1)(C), determines 

16 and notifies the appropriate congressional com17 mittees that the Government of Iraq has failed 

18 to take substantial action to increase political 

19 inclusiveness, address the grievances of ethnic 

20 and sectarian minorities, and enhance minority 

21 integration in the political and military struc22 tures in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense, in co23 ordination with the Secretary of State, is au24 thorized to provide, in coordination to the ex25 tent practicable with the Government of Iraq, 


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1 assistance under the authority of subsection (a) 

2 directly to the groups described in subpara3 graph (D) for the purpose of supporting inter4 national coalition efforts against ISIL. 

5 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—In 

6 carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

7 Defense may—

8 ‘‘(i) re-allocate the amount of assist9 ance authorized under subsection (a) to in10 crease the share of such assistance pro11 vided to the groups described in subpara12 graph (D); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) exercise the waiver authority pro14 vided in subsection (j)(1)(C) with respect 

15 to providing assistance to the groups de16 scribed in subparagraph (D). 

17 ‘‘(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT INAP18 PLICABLE.—The cost-sharing requirement of 

19 subsection (k) shall not apply with respect to 

20 funds that are obligated or expended under this 

21 subsection for assistance provided directly to 

22 the groups described in subparagraph (D). 

23 ‘‘(D) COVERED GROUPS.—The groups de24 scribed in this subparagraph are—

25 ‘‘(i) the Kurdish Peshmerga; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Sunni tribal security forces, or 

2 other local security forces, with a national 

3 security mission.’’. 

4 (f) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND REPORT ON

5 EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED TO OR AC6 QUIRED BY VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.—

7 (1) PROHIBITION.—Assistance authorized 

8 under section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

9 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

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

11 Stat. 3558), as so amended, may not be provided to 

12 the Government of Iraq after the date that is 90 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act un14 less the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appro15 priate congressional committees, after the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act, that the Government of 

17 Iraq has taken such actions as may be reasonably 

18 necessary to safeguard against such assistance being 

19 transferred to or acquired by violent extremist orga20 nizations. 

21 (2) REPORT.—

22 (A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

23 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 

24 of Defense makes any determination that equip25 ment or supplies provided pursuant to section 


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1 1236(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

2 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza3 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

4 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), as so amended, have 

5 been transferred to or acquired by a violent ex6 tremist organization, the Secretary shall submit 

7 to the appropriate congressional committees a 

8 report that contains a description of the deter9 mination of the Secretary and the transfer to or 

10 acquisition by the violent extremist organiza11 tion. 

12 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under para13 graph (1) shall include, with respect to the 

14 transfer covered by the report, the following: 

15 (i) An assessment of the type and 

16 quantity of equipment or supplies trans17 ferred to the violent extremist organiza18 tion. 

19 (ii) A description of the criteria used 

20 to determine that the organization is a vio21 lent extremist organization. 

22 (iii) A description, if known, of how 

23 the equipment or supplies were transferred 

24 to or acquired by the violent extremist or25 ganization. 


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1 (iv) If the equipment or supplies are 

2 determined to remain under the current 

3 control of the violent extremist organiza4 tion, a description of the organization, in5 cluding its relationship, if any, to the secu6 rity forces of the Government of Iraq. 

7 (v) A description of the end use moni8 toring or other policies and procedures in 

9 place in order to prevent equipment or 

10 supplies to be transferred to or acquired by 

11 violent extremist organizations. 

12 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 (A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM14 MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means—

16 (i) the congressional defense commit17 tees; and 

18 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela19 tions of the Senate and the Committee on 

20 Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent21 atives. 

22 (B) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZA23 TION.—The term ‘‘violent extremist organiza24 tion’’ means an organization that—


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1 (i) is a foreign terrorist organization 

2 designated by the Secretary of State under 

3 section 219 of the Immigration and Na4 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or is associ5 ated with a foreign terrorist organization; 

6 or 

7 (ii) is known to be under the com8 mand and control of, or is associated with, 

9 the Government of Iran. 

10 SEC. 1224. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 

11 DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IN12 HERENT RESOLVE. 

13 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

15 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

16 the congressional defense committees a report on United 

17 States Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation In18 herent Resolve. 

19 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

20 shall include the following: 

21 (1) The total number of members of the United 

22 States Armed Forces deployed in support of Oper23 ation Inherent Resolve for the most recent month 

24 for which data is available, delineated by Armed 


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1 Force and component (including whether regular, 

2 National Guard, or Reserve). 

3 (2) An estimate for the three-month period fol4 lowing the date on which the report is submitted of 

5 the total number of members of the United States 

6 Armed Forces expected to be deployed in support of 

7 Operation Inherent Resolve, delineated by Armed 

8 Force and component (including whether regular, 

9 National Guard, or Reserve). 

10 (3) A description of the authorities and limita11 tions on the number of United States Armed Forces 

12 deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

13 (4) A description of military functions that are 

14 and are not subject to the authorities and limitations 

15 described in paragraph (3). 

16 (5) Any changes to the authorities and limita17 tions described in paragraph (3) and the rationale 

18 for such changes. 

19 (6) Any other matters the Secretary considers 

20 appropriate. 

21 (c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 

22 under this section shall terminate on the earlier of—

23 (1) the date on which Operation Inherent Re24 solve terminates; or 


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1 (2) the date that is five years after the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 1225. MATTERS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR THE VET4 TED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 

5 (a) REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT REQUIRED.—

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

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

8 of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres9 sional committees a report setting forth a descrip10 tion of the military support the Secretary considers 

11 necessary to provide to recipients of assistance under 

12 section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

13 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

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

15 Stat. 3541) upon their return to Syria to ensure 

16 their ability to meet the intended purposes of such 

17 assistance. 

18 (2) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The sup19 port the Secretary may consider necessary to provide 

20 for purposes of the report required by paragraph (1) 

21 is the following: 

22 (A) Logistical support. 

23 (B) Defensive supportive fire. 

24 (C) Intelligence. 

25 (D) Medical support. 


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1 (E) Any other support the Secretary con2 siders appropriate for purposes of the report. 

3 (3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para4 graph (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) For each type of support the Secretary 

6 considers necessary to provide as described in 

7 paragraph (1), a description of the actions to be 

8 taken by the Secretary to ensure that such sup9 port would not benefit any of the following: 

10 (i) The Islamic State of Iraq and 

11 Syria (ISIS), the Jabhat Al-Nusra Front, 

12 al-Qaeda, the Khorasan Group, or any 

13 other violent extremist organization 

14 (ii) The Syrian Arab Army or any 

15 group or organization supporting President 

16 Bashir Assad. 

17 (B) An estimate of the cost of providing 

18 such support. 

19 (b) STRATEGY FOR SYRIA.—

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

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

22 of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary 

23 of State, submit to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees a strategy for Syria. 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 

2 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

3 (A) A description of the means by which 

4 assistance provided to appropriately vetted ele5 ments of the Syrian opposition and other appro6 priately vetted Syrian groups and individuals 

7 will achieve the purposes set forth in section 

8 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

9 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

11 (B) A description of the political and mili12 tary objectives and end states for Syria. 

13 (C) A description of means by which the 

14 assistance will support the political and military 

15 objectives and end states for Syria. 

16 (D) An explanation of the manner in which 

17 the military campaign in Syria and Iraq is inte18 grated. 

19 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE20 FINED.—In subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘‘appropriate 

21 congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that 

22 term in section 1209(e)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

23 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2015. 


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1 (d) ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR QUARTERLY

2 PROGRESS REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED

3 OPPOSITION.—

4 (1) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (d) of 

5 section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

6 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended—

8 (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 at the end; 

10 (B) in paragraph (11) by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(12) a description of support, if any, provided 

15 to appropriately vetted recipients pursuant to sub16 section (a) while those forces are located in Syria, 

17 including—

18 ‘‘(A) logistics support; 

19 ‘‘(B) defense supporting fire; 

20 ‘‘(C) intelligence; and 

21 ‘‘(D) medical support; and 

22 ‘‘(13) a description of the number of appro23 priately vetted recipients located in Syria, the ap24 proximate locations in which they are operating, and 


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1 the number of known casualties among such recipi2 ents.’’. 

3 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

4 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect 

6 to quarterly reports submitted under subsection (d) 

7 of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

8 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

9 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

10 (e) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING

11 REQUESTS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 

15 and 

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

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING RE19 PROGRAMMING REQUESTS.—Each request under 

20 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of as22 sistance to be funded pursuant to such request. 

23 ‘‘(B) The budget, implementation timeline 

24 with milestones, and anticipated delivery sched25 ule for such assistance.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1226. SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 

2 AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR 

3 BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

6 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is 

7 authorized to provide support on a reimbursement 

8 basis to the Government of Jordan and the Govern9 ment of Lebanon for purposes of supporting and en10 hancing efforts of the armed forces of Jordan and 

11 the armed forces of Lebanon to increase security 

12 and sustain increased security along the border of 

13 Jordan and the border of Lebanon with Syria and 

14 Iraq, as applicable. 

15 (2) FREQUENCY.—Support may be provided 

16 under this subsection on a quarterly basis. 

17 (b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT.—The fol18 lowing amounts made be used to provide support under 

19 the authority of subsection (a): 

20 (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 

21 fiscal year 2016 and available for reimbursement of 

22 certain coalition nations for support provided to 

23 United States military operations pursuant to sec24 tion 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

25 for fiscal year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

26 393). 


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1 (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 

2 fiscal year 2016 for the Counterterrorism Partner3 ships Fund pursuant to section 1534 of the Carl 

4 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De5 fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 (Public 

6 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3616). 

7 (c) LIMITATIONS.—

8 (1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total 

9 amount of support provided under the authority of 

10 subsection (a) may not exceed $150,000,000 for any 

11 country specified in subsection (a) in any fiscal year. 

12 (2) SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LEB13 ANON.—Support provided under the authority of 

14 subsection (a) to the Government of Lebanon may 

15 be used only for the armed forces of Lebanon, and 

16 may not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah or 

17 any forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon. 

18 (3) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGA19 TIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter 

20 into any contractual obligation to provide support 

21 under the authority of subsection (a). 

22 (4) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Sec23 retary of Defense may not provide support to a 

24 country specified in subsection (a) if the Secretary 

25 determines that the government of such country fails 


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1 to increase security and sustain increased security 

2 along the border of Jordan and the border of Leb3 anon with Syria and Iraq, as applicable. 

4 (d) NOTICE BEFORE EXERCISE.—Not later than 15 

5 days before providing support under the authority of sub6 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

7 specified congressional committees a report setting forth 

8 a full description of the support to be provided, including 

9 the amount of support to be provided, and the timeline 

10 for the provision of such support. 

11 (e) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 

12 the section, the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ 

13 means—

14 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

16 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

17 House of Representatives. 

18 (f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No support may 

19 be provided under the authority of subsection (a) after De20 cember 31, 2018. 

21 SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND 

22 PROTECTION OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIV23 ING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

25 should—


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1 (1) take prompt and appropriate steps in ac2 cordance with international agreements to promote 

3 the physical security and protection of residents of 

4 Camp Liberty, Iraq; 

5 (2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its 

6 commitments to the United States to ensure the 

7 safety and well-being of those living in Camp Lib8 erty; 

9 (3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure con10 tinued and reliable access to food, clean water, med11 ical assistance, electricity and other energy needs, 

12 and any other equipment and supplies necessary to 

13 sustain the residents during periods of attack or 

14 siege by external forces; 

15 (4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty 

16 residents to Iran; 

17 (5) assist the international community in imple18 menting a plan to provide for the safe, secure, and 

19 permanent relocation of Camp Liberty residents, in20 cluding a detailed outline of steps that would need 

21 to be taken by recipient countries, the United 

22 States, the Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

23 (UNHCR), and the Camp residents to relocate resi24 dents to other countries; 


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1 (6) encourage continued close cooperation be2 tween the residents of Camp Liberty and the au3 thorities in the relocation process; and 

4 (7) assist the United Nations High Commis5 sioner for Refugees in expediting the ongoing reset6 tlement of all residents of Camp Liberty to safe lo7 cations outside Iraq. 

8 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 

9 Iran 

10 SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL RE11 PORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 

12 (a) ELEMENT ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN DESCRIP13 TION OF STRATEGY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of 

14 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

16 2542) is amended—

17 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

18 the end; 

19 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(D) Iranian strategy regarding offensive 

24 cyber capabilities and defensive cyber capabili25 ties.’’. 


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1 (b) ELEMENTS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN ASSESS2 MENTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES.—Paragraph (3) of 

3 such subsection, as amended by section 1232(a) of the Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

5 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is further amend6 ed—

7 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

10 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(F) offensive cyber capabilities and defen14 sive cyber capabilities; and 

15 ‘‘(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the in16 formation environment both domestically and 

17 against the interests of the United States and 

18 its allies.’’. 

19 (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such subsection is 

20 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(5) An assessment of transfers to Iran of mili22 tary equipment, technology, and training from non23 Iranian sources.’’. 

24 (d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 

25 1245, as amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin and 


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1 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

3 Stat. 3592), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 

4 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

5 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports re8 quired to be submitted under section 1245 of the National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, as so 

10 amended, after that date. 

11 SEC. 1232. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF 

12 IRAN’S MALIGN ACTIVITIES. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that—

14 (1) Iran continues to conduct a range of malign 

15 military and intelligence activities in the region and 

16 around the globe which constitute a significant 

17 threat to regional stability and the national security 

18 interests of the United States and our allies and 

19 partners; 

20 (2) Iran continues funding its conventional and 

21 unconventional military development, including its 

22 ballistic missile development programs, and its ac23 quisition of destabilizing conventional weapons, 

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1 port and build the collective capacity of our allies 

2 and partners in the region to address threats; 

3 (3) the sale of advanced weaponry, including 

4 advance air defense systems, to the Government of 

5 Iran increases the risk of further destabilizing the 

6 region; 

7 (4) Iran’s malign activities, continued state 

8 sponsorship of terrorism, and the violation of the 

9 human rights of the Iranian people justify continued 

10 pressure by the United States; and 

11 (5) the United States should continue to en12 hance the region’s security architecture, build our 

13 partners’ capacity to respond to external aggression, 

14 increase the interoperability of our respective mili15 tary forces, and continue to better integrate their 

16 advanced capabilities. 

17 SEC. 1233. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGE18 MENTS WITH IRAN. 

19 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

21 thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary of Defense shall sub22 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

23 on—

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1 fense civilians with representatives of the military or 

2 paramilitary forces (including the IRGC Quds 

3 Force) of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 

4 one-year period ending on the date of the submission 

5 of the report; and 

6 (2) any policy changes to such military-to-mili7 tary engagements with the armed forces of Iran. 

8 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—

9 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ 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. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE 

16 MIDDLE EAST. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

20 congressional committees a report that summarizes any 

21 agreement, in effect as of the date that is 15 days before 

22 the date of the submittal of the report, that provides secu23 rity commitments by the United States to any country in 

24 the Middle East, including the member countries of the 

25 Gulf Cooperation Council. 


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1 (b) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint 

3 Chiefs of Staff shall provide the Secretary of Defense with 

4 an analysis of the United States military force structure 

5 and posture required to meet any current agreement that 

6 provides security commitments in the Middle East, includ7 ing to member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 

8 The Secretary shall include such analysis, without revi9 sion, in the report required by subsection (a), together 

10 with such additional views as the Secretary considers ap11 propriate. 

12 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres14 sional committees’’ means—

15 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

16 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

18 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep19 resentatives. 

20 SEC. 1235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

21 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 

22 the use of force against Iran. 


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1 Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 

2 Russian Federation 

3 SEC. 1241. NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TESTING, PRO4 DUCTION, DEPLOYMENT, AND SALE OR 

5 TRANSFER TO OTHER STATES OR NON-STATE 

6 ACTORS OF THE CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE 

7 SYSTEM BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

8 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than seven days after 

9 the Secretary determines that there is reasonable grounds 

10 to believe that the Russian Federation has tested, initially 

11 deployed, or sold or transferred to another state or non12 state actor the Club-K cruise missile system, the Secretary 

13 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

14 a notification of such determination. 

15 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The 

16 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in mili17 tary planning options for responding to the military threat 

18 posed by the Russian Federation testing, deployment, or 

19 sale or transfer to other states or non-state actors the 

20 Club-K cruise missile system. 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con24 gress’’ means—


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1 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

2 and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

4 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af5 fairs of the House of Representatives. 

6 (2) CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM.—The 

7 term ‘‘Club-K cruise missile system’’ means the 

8 Club-K cruise missile ‘‘container launcher’’ weapons 

9 system. 

10 (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not 

11 be in effect on and after the date that is 5 years after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR 

14 WEAPONS BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO TER15 RITORY OF UKRAINIAN REPUBLIC OR RUS16 SIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD. 

17 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.—

18 (1) UPON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than seven 

19 days after the Secretary of Defense determines that 

20 there is reasonable grounds to believe that the Rus21 sian Federation has deployed covered weapons sys22 tems onto the territory of the Ukranian Republic, or 

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1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

2 a notification of such determination. 

3 (2) FORM.—A notification required under para4 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

5 but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

6 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The 

7 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in mili8 tary planning options for responding to the military threat 

9 posed by the Russian Federation deploying covered weap10 ons systems onto the territory of the Ukranian Republic, 

11 or deploying covered weapons system onto the Russian ter12 ritory of Kaliningrad, including opportunities for allied co13 operation in developing such responses based on consulta14 tion with such allies. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means—

19 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

20 and 

21 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

22 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af23 fairs of the House of Representatives. 

24 (2) COVERED WEAPONS SYSTEMS.—The term 

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1 that can perform both conventional and nuclear mis2 sions, nuclear weapon delivery systems, and nuclear 

3 warheads. 

4 (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not 

5 be in effect on and after the date that is 5 years after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 1243. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NON-COMPLIANCE 

8 BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OB9 LIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. 

10 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con11 gress that—

12 (1) the development and deployment of a nu13 clear ground-launched cruise missile by the Russian 

14 Federation is in violation of the INF Treaty, and 

15 the Russian Federation should return to compliance 

16 with the INF Treaty; 

17 (2) the increasing role for nuclear weapons in 

18 the Russian Federation’s military strategy, and the 

19 continuing violation of the INF Treaty threatens the 

20 viability of the INF Treaty; 

21 (3) efforts taken by the President to compel the 

22 Russian Federation to return to compliance with the 

23 INF Treaty, including by developing military and 

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1 the best interests of the United States, but cannot 

2 be open-ended; 

3 (4) not only should the Russian Federation end 

4 its cheating with respect to the INF Treaty, but also 

5 its illegal occupation of the sovereign territory of an6 other nation, its plans for stationing nuclear weap7 ons on that nation’s territory, and its cheating and 

8 violation of as many as eight of its 12 arms control 

9 obligations and agreements; and 

10 (5) there are several United States military re11 quirements that would be addressed by the develop12 ment and deployment of systems currently prohib13 ited by the INF Treaty. 

14 (b) NOTIFICATIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIO15 LATIONS OF INF TREATY.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 

17 to the appropriate congressional committees a notifi18 cation of—

19 (A) whether the Russian Federation has 

20 flight-tested, deployed, or possesses a military 

21 system that has achieved an initial operating 

22 capability that is either a ground-launched bal23 listic missile or ground-launched cruise missile 

24 with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 

25 5,500 kilometers; and 


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1 (B) whether the Russian Federation has 

2 begun steps to return to full compliance with 

3 the INF Treaty, including by agreeing to in4 spections and verification measures necessary to 

5 achieve high confidence that any missile de6 scribed in subparagraph (A) will be eliminated, 

7 as required by the INF Treaty upon its entry 

8 into force. 

9 (2) DEADLINE.—The notification required 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later 

11 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act and not later than 30 days after the date on 

13 which the Russian Federation meets any of the con14 ditions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

15 paragraph (1). 

16 (3) FORM.—The notification required under 

17 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

18 form, but may include a classified annex. 

19 (c) NOTIFICATION OF COORDINATION WITH ALLIES

20 REGARDING INF TREATY.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

22 after the date of the enactment, and every 120-day 

23 period thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Sec24 retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

25 Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in coordination with the 


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1 Secretary of State and the Director of National In2 telligence, submit to the appropriate congressional 

3 committees a notification on the status and content 

4 of updates provided to the North Atlantic Treaty 

5 Organization (NATO) and allies of the United 

6 States in East Asia, on the Russian Federation’s 

7 flight testing, operating capability and deployment of 

8 ground launched ballistic missiles or ground9 launched cruise missiles with a flight-tested range of 

10 between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, including up11 dates on the status and a description of efforts with 

12 such allies to develop collective responses (including 

13 economic and military responses) to arms control 

14 violations of the Russian Federation (including viola15 tions of the INF Treaty). 

16 (2) FORM.—The notification required under 

17 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

18 form, 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 en22 actment of this Act, the Russian Federation has not 

23 begun taking measures to return to full compliance 

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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 

12 INF Treaty and including capabilities that may 

13 be acquired from allies of the United States. 

14 (B) Countervailing strike capabilities to 

15 enhance the forces of the United States or allies 

16 of the United States, whether or not such capa17 bilities are in compliance with the INF Treaty 

18 and including capabilities that may be acquired 

19 from allies of the United States. 

20 (C) Active defenses to defend against in21 termediate-range ground-launched cruise missile 

22 attacks. 

23 (2) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The 

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1 tary capability described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 

2 and (C) of that paragraph, an estimate of cost and 

3 the approximate time for achieving a Milestone A 

4 decision, 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 

9 made available, the Secretary of Defense shall carry 

10 out the development of capabilities pursuant to para11 graph (1) that are recommended by the Chairman of 

12 the Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet military require13 ments and current capability gaps with respect to 

14 missiles described in paragraph (1). In making such 

15 a recommendation, the Chairman shall give priority 

16 to such capabilities that the Chairman determines 

17 could be tested and fielded most expediently, with 

18 the most priority given to capabilities that the 

19 Chairman determines could be fielded in two years. 

20 (4) OTHER RESPONSE OPTIONS.—The Sec21 retary of Defense shall also include in the plan re22 quired by paragraph (1) such other options as the 

23 Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State con24 sider useful to encourage the Russian Federation to 

25 return to full compliance with the INF Treaty or 


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1 necessary to respond to the failure of the Russian 

2 Federation to return to full compliance with the 

3 INF Treaty. 

4 (5) REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENT.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—During each 180-day 

6 period beginning on the date on which funds 

7 are first obligated to develop capabilities under 

8 paragraph (1), the Chairman of the Joint 

9 Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the appropriate 

10 congressional committees a report on such ca11 pabilities, including the costs of development 

12 (and estimated total costs of each system if 

13 pursued to deployment) and the time for devel14 opment flight testing and deployment. 

15 (B) SUNSET.—The provisions of subpara16 graph (A) shall not be in effect after the date 

17 on which the President certifies to the appro18 priate congressional committees that the INF 

19 Treaty is no longer in force or the Russian 

20 Federation has fully returned to compliance 

21 with its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

22 (6) REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

24 the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with 


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1 the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees a report on the following: 

3 (A) Potential deployment locations of the 

4 military capabilities described in paragraph (1) 

5 in East Asia and Eastern Europe, including 

6 any potential basing agreements that may be 

7 required to facilitate such deployments. 

8 (B) Any required safety and security meas9 ures, estimates of potential costs of deploy10 ments described in subparagraph (A) and an 

11 assessment of whether or not such deployments 

12 in Eastern Europe may require a decision of 

13 the North Atlantic Council. 

14 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT16 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com17 mittees’’ means—

18 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com20 mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Com21 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

23 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 

24 on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 


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1 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep2 resentatives. 

3 (2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

4 means the Treaty Between the United States of 

5 America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 

6 on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

7 Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

8 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 

9 signed at Washington, December 8, 1987, and en10 tered into force June 1, 1988. 

11 SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION AND ASSESS12 MENT OF PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRO13 DUCE NEW AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR 

14 FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

15 UNDER THE OPEN SKIES TREATY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin 

17 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

19 291; 128 Stat. 3563) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)—

23 (A) in the paragraph caption, by striking 

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

2 sentence: ‘‘The assessment shall also include an 

3 assessment of the proposal by the commander 

4 of each combatant command potentially af5 fected by the proposal, including an assessment 

6 of the potential effects of the proposal on oper7 ations and any potential vulnerabilities raised 

8 by the proposal.’’. 

9 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not 

10 more than 75 percent 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 arms control implementation (PE 

14 0305145F) may be obligated or expended until the Sec15 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 

16 State, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress 

17 a report on the following: 

18 (1) A description of any meetings of the Open 

19 Skies Consultative Commission during the prior 

20 year. 

21 (2) A description of any agreements entered 

22 into during such meetings of the Open Skies Con23 sultative Commission. 

24 (3) A description of any future year proposals 

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1 State Party to the Open Skies Treaty that will be 

2 subject to the Open Skies Treaty. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con5 gress’’ means—

6 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com11 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the 

14 Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 

15 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 

16 SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE17 LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 

18 FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 

19 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

20 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

21 for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may 

22 be obligated or expended to implement any activity that 

23 recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 

24 Crimea. 


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1 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

2 the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds 

3 required by subsection (a) if the Secretary—

4 (1) determines that to do so is in the national 

5 interest of the United States; and 

6 (2) submits to the Committee on Armed Serv7 ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 

8 Services of the House of Representatives a notifica9 tion of the waiver at the time the waiver is invoked. 

10 SEC. 1246. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BE11 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUS12 SIAN FEDERATION. 

13 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 

14 be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 

15 of Defense may be used for any bilateral military-to-mili16 tary cooperation between the Governments of the United 

17 States and the Russian Federation until the Secretary of 

18 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, cer19 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—

20 (1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occu21 pation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive ac22 tivities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial 

23 integrity of Ukraine and members of the North At24 lantic Treaty Organization; and 


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1 (2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the 

2 terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk 

3 Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 

4 (b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in sub5 section (a) shall not apply to—

6 (1) any activities necessary to ensure the com7 pliance of the United States with its obligations or 

8 the exercise of rights of the United States under any 

9 bilateral or multilateral arms control or nonprolifera10 tion agreement or any other treaty obligation of the 

11 United States; and 

12 (2) any activities required to provide logistical 

13 or other support to the conduct of United States or 

14 North Atlantic Treaty Organization military oper15 ations in Afghanistan or the withdrawal from Af16 ghanistan. 

17 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

18 the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, 

19 in coordination with the Secretary of State—

20 (1) determines that the waiver is in the national 

21 security interest of the United States; and 

22 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

23 committees—

24 (A) a notification that the waiver is in the 

25 national security interest of the United States 


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1 and a description of the national security inter2 est covered by the waiver; and 

3 (B) a report explaining why the Secretary 

4 of Defense cannot make the certification under 

5 subsection (a). 

6 (d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.—

7 The certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) 

8 of subsection (a) shall not apply to military bases of the 

9 Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula oper10 ating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status 

11 and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the 

12 Territory of Ukraine. 

13 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means—

16 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 SEC. 1247. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 

22 START TREATY. 

23 (a) REPORT.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—During each year described 

25 in paragraph (2), the President shall transmit to the 


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1 appropriate congressional committees a report ex2 plaining the reasons that the continued implementa3 tion of the New START Treaty is in the national se4 curity interests of the United States. 

5 (2) YEAR DESCRIBED.—A year described in this 

6 paragraph is a year in which the President imple7 ments the New START Treaty and determines that 

8 any of the following circumstances apply: 

9 (A) The Russian Federation illegally occu10 pies Ukrainian territory. 

11 (B) The Russian Federation is not respect12 ing the sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory. 

13 (C) The Russian Federation is not in full 

14 compliance with the INF treaty. 

15 (D) The Russian Federation is not in com16 pliance with the CFE Treaty and has not lifted 

17 its suspension of Russian observance of its trea18 ty obligations. 

19 (E) The Russian Federation is not reduc20 ing its deployed strategic delivery vehicles. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT23 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com24 mittees’’ means—


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1 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

2 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen3 ate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

5 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

6 of Representatives. 

7 (2) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ 

8 means the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 

9 Europe, signed at Paris November 19, 1990, and 

10 entered into force July 17, 1992. 

11 (3) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

12 means the Treaty Between the United States of 

13 America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 

14 on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

15 Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

16 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 

17 signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and en18 tered into force June 1, 1988. 

19 (4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New 

20 START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 

21 United States of America and the Russian Federa22 tion on Measures for the Further Reduction and 

23 Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on 

24 April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 

25 5, 2011. 


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1 SEC. 1248. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 

2 MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS 

3 INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

4 (a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of sec5 tion 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

6 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566) is 

8 amended—

9 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

10 (15) as paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol13 lowing new paragraphs (4), (5), and (6): 

14 ‘‘(4) An assessment of the force structure and 

15 capabilities of Russian military forces stationed in 

16 each of the Arctic, Kaliningrad, and Crimea, includ17 ing a description of any changes to such force struc18 ture or capabilities during the one-year period end19 ing on the date of such report and with a particular 

20 emphasis on the anti-access and area denial capabili21 ties of such forces. 

22 ‘‘(5) An assessment of Russian military strat23 egy and objectives for the Arctic region. 

24 ‘‘(6) A description of the status of testing, pro25 duction, deployment, and sale or transfer to other 


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1 states or non-state actors of the Club-K cruise mis2 sile system by the Russian Federation.’’. 

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

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports 

6 submitted under section 1245 of the Carl Levin and How7 ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

8 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

9 SEC. 1249. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES TO 

10 PROCURE AND SUSTAIN NONSTANDARD RO11 TARY WING AIRCRAFT HISTORICALLY PRO12 CURED THROUGH ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

13 (a) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CA14 PABILITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 

16 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall, in con17 sultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

19 setting forth an assessment, obtained by the Under Sec20 retary for purposes of the report, of the feasibility and 

21 advisability of using alternative industrial base capabilities 

22 to procure and sustain, with parts and service, non23 standard rotary wing aircraft historically acquired through 

24 Rosoboronexport, or nonstandard rotary wing aircraft that 

25 are in whole or in part reliant upon Rosoboronexport for 


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1 continued sustainment, in order to benefit United States 

2 national security interests. 

3 (b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The assessment 

4 obtained for purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted 

5 by a federally funded research and development center 

6 (FFRDC), or another appropriate independent entity with 

7 expertise in the procurement and sustainment of complex 

8 weapon systems, selected by the Under Secretary for pur9 poses of the assessment. 

10 (c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment obtained for pur11 poses of subsection (a) shall include the following: 

12 (1) An identification and assessment of inter13 national industrial base capabilities, other than 

14 Rosoboronexport, to provide one or more of the fol15 lowing: 

16 (A) Means of procuring nonstandard ro17 tary wing aircraft historically procured through 

18 Rosoboronexport. 

19 (B) Reliable and timely supply of required 

20 and appropriate parts, spares, and consumables 

21 of such aircraft. 

22 (C) Certifiable maintenance of such air23 craft, including major periodic overhauls, dam24 age repair, and modifications. 


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1 (D) Access to required reference data on 

2 such aircraft, including technical manuals and 

3 service bulletins. 

4 (E) Credible certification of airworthiness 

5 of such aircraft through physical inspection, 

6 notwithstanding any current administrative re7 quirements to the contrary. 

8 (2) An assessment (including an assessment of 

9 associated costs and risks) of alterations to adminis10 trative processes of the United States Government 

11 that may be required to procure any of the capabili12 ties specified in paragraph (1), including waivers to 

13 Department of Defense or Department of State re14 quirements applicable to foreign military sales or al15 terations to procedures for approval of airworthiness 

16 certificates. 

17 (3) An assessment of the potential economic im18 pact to Rosoboronexport of procuring nonstandard 

19 rotary wing aircraft described in paragraph (1)(A) 

20 through entities other than Rosoboronexport. 

21 (4) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 

22 using the entities identified pursuant to paragraph 

23 (1)(A) to procure aircraft described in that para24 graph. 


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1 (5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary 

2 considers appropriate. 

3 (d) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES.—The entity con4 ducting the assessment for purposes of subsection (a) may 

5 use and incorporate information from previous studies on 

6 matters appropriate to the assessment. 

7 (e) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection 

8 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in9 clude a classified annex. 

10 SEC. 1250. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Of the 

12 amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

13 2016 by title XV and available for overseas contingency 

14 operations as specified in the funding tables in division 

15 D, $300,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of De16 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to pro17 vide appropriate security assistance and intelligence sup18 port, including training, equipment, and logistics support, 

19 supplies and services, to military and other security forces 

20 of the Government of Ukraine for the purposes as follows: 

21 (1) To enhance the capabilities of the military 

22 and other security forces of the Government of 

23 Ukraine to defend against further aggression. 


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1 (2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat 

2 capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial in3 tegrity. 

4 (3) To support the Government of Ukraine in 

5 defending itself against actions by Russia and Rus6 sian-backed separatists that violate the ceasefire 

7 agreements of September 4, 2014, and February 11, 

8 2015. 

9 (b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND IN10 TELLIGENCE SUPPORT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 

11 appropriate security assistance and intelligence support 

12 includes the following: 

13 (1) Real time or near real time actionable intel14 ligence, including by lease of such capabilities from 

15 United States commercial entities. 

16 (2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weap17 on systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and am18 munition, grenade launchers and ammunition, and 

19 small arms and ammunition. 

20 (3) Counter-artillery radars, including medium21 range and long-range counter-artillery radars that 

22 can detect and locate long-range artillery. 

23 (4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance sys24 tems. 

25 (5) Cyber capabilities. 


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1 (6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such 

2 as secure communications equipment and other elec3 tronic protection systems. 

4 (7) Other electronic warfare capabilities. 

5 (8) Training required to maintain and employ 

6 systems and capabilities described in paragraphs (1) 

7 through (7). 

8 (9) Training for critical combat operations such 

9 as planning, command and control, small unit tac10 tics, counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering 

11 improvised explosive devices, battle-field first aid, 

12 post-combat treatment, and medical evacuation. 

13 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—

14 (1) TRAINING.—Up to 20 percent of the 

15 amount available pursuant to subsection (a) may be 

16 used to support training pursuant to section 1207 of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

18 Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the 

19 Global Security Contingency Fund. 

20 (2) DEFENSIVE LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject 

21 to paragraph (3), of the amount available pursuant 

22 to subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be available 

23 only for lethal assistance described in paragraphs 

24 (2) and (3) of subsection (b). 


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1 (3) OTHER PURPOSES.—The amount described 

2 in paragraph (2) shall be available for purposes 

3 other than lethal assistance referred to in that para4 graph commencing on the date that is six months 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act if the 

6 Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 

7 Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional de8 fense committees that the use of such amount for 

9 purposes of such lethal assistance is not in the na10 tional security interests of the United States. The 

11 purposes for which the amount may be used pursu12 ant to this paragraph include the following: 

13 (A) Assistance or support to national-level 

14 security forces of other Partnership for Peace 

15 nations that the Secretary of Defense deter16 mines to be appropriate to assist in preserving 

17 their sovereignty and territorial integrity 

18 against Russian aggression. 

19 (B) Exercises and training support of na20 tional-level security forces of Partnership for 

21 Peace nations or the Government of Ukraine 

22 that the Secretary of Defense determines to be 

23 appropriate to assist in preserving their sov24 ereignty and territorial integrity against Rus25 sian aggression. 


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1 (d) UNITED STATES INVENTORY AND OTHER

2 SOURCES.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any assistance 

4 provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 

5 Defense is authorized, with the concurrence of the 

6 Secretary of State, to make available to the Govern7 ment of Ukraine weapons and other defense articles, 

8 from the United States inventory and other sources, 

9 and defense services, in such quantity as the Sec10 retary of Defense determines to be appropriate to 

11 achieve the purposes specified in subsection (a). 

12 (2) REPLACEMENT.—Amounts for the replace13 ment of any items provided to the Government of 

14 Ukraine pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be derived 

15 from the amount available pursuant to subsection 

16 (a) or amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

17 Department of Defense for overseas contingency op18 erations for weapons procurement. 

19 (e) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in 

20 this section shall be construed to constitute a specific stat21 utory authorization for the introduction of United States 

22 Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein 

23 hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 


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1 (f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Assistance may 

2 not be provided under the authority in this section after 

3 December 31, 2017. 

4 (g) EXTENSION OF REPORTS ON MILITARY ASSIST5 ANCE TO UKRAINE.—Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin 

6 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

8 291; 128 Stat. 3592) is amended by striking ‘‘January 

9 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 

10 SEC. 1251. TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL 

11 MILITARY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MUL12 TILATERAL EXERCISES. 

13 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may pro14 vide the training specified in subsection (b), and pay the 

15 incremental expenses incurred by a country as the direct 

16 result of participation in such training, for the national 

17 military forces provided for under subsection (c). 

18 (b) TYPES OF TRAINING.—The training provided to 

19 the national military forces of a country under subsection 

20 (a) shall be limited to training that is—

21 (1) provided in the course of the conduct of a 

22 multilateral exercise in which the United States 

23 Armed Forces are a participant; 

24 (2) comparable to or complimentary of the 

25 types of training the United States Armed Forces 


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1 receive in the course of such multilateral exercise; 

2 and 

3 (3) for any purpose as follows: 

4 (A) To enhance and increase the interoper5 ability of the military forces to be trained to in6 crease their ability to participate in coalition ef7 forts led by the United States or the North At8 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

9 (B) To increase the capacity of such mili10 tary forces to respond to external threats. 

11 (C) To increase the capacity of such mili12 tary forces to respond to hybrid warfare. 

13 (D) To increase the capacity of such mili14 tary forces to respond to calls for collective ac15 tion within the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza16 tion. 

17 (c) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Training may be provided 

19 under subsection (a) to the national military forces 

20 of the countries determined by the Secretary of De21 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

22 State, to be appropriate recipients of such training 

23 from among the countries as follows: 

24 (A) Countries that are a signatory to the 

25 Partnership for Peace Framework Documents, 


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1 but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 

2 Organization. 

3 (B) Countries that became a member of 

4 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after 

5 January 1, 1999. 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Before providing 

7 training under subsection (a), the Secretary of De8 fense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

9 State, submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

10 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

11 list of the countries determined pursuant to para12 graph (1) to be eligible for the provision of training 

13 under subsection (a). 

14 (d) FUNDING OF INCREMENTAL EXPENSES.—

15 (1) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Of the amounts speci16 fied in paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, up to a total 

17 of $28,000,000 may be used to pay incremental ex18 penses under subsection (a) in that fiscal year. 

19 (2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts specified in this 

20 paragraph are as follows: 

21 (A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

22 for a fiscal year for operation and maintenance, 

23 Army, and available for the Combatant Com24 mands Direct Support Program for that fiscal 

25 year. 


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1 (B) Amounts authorized to be appro2 priated for a fiscal year for operation and main3 tenance, Defense-wide, and available for the 

4 Wales Initiative Fund for that fiscal year. 

5 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES

6 ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—Amounts available in a fis7 cal year pursuant to this subsection may be used for 

8 incremental expenses of training that begins in that 

9 fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year. 

10 (e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS ON USE OF AUTHOR11 ITY.—Not later that 90 days after the end of each fiscal 

12 year in which the authority in subsection (a) is used, the 

13 Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 

14 of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 

15 use of the authority during such fiscal year, including each 

16 country with which training under the authority was con17 ducted and the types of training provided. 

18 (f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

19 provided in subsection (a) is in addition to any other au20 thority provided by law authorizing the provision of train21 ing for the national military forces of a foreign country, 

22 including section 2282 of title 10, United States Code. 

23 (g) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this 

24 section, the term ‘‘incremental expenses’’ means the rea25 sonable and proper cost of the goods and services that are 


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1 consumed by a country as a direct result of that country’s 

2 participation in training under the authority of this sec3 tion, including rations, fuel, training ammunition, and 

4 transportation. Such term does not include pay, allow5 ances, and other normal costs of a country’s personnel. 

6 (h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

7 under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2017. 

8 Any activity under this section initiated before that date 

9 may be completed, but only using funds available for fiscal 

10 years 2016 through 2017. 

11 Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the 

12 Asia-Pacific Region 

13 SEC. 1261. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTER14 ESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

15 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than March 1, 2017, the 

16 President shall develop an overall strategy to promote 

17 United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

18 Such strategy shall be informed by, but not limited to, 

19 the following: 

20 (1) The national security strategy of the United 

21 States for 2015 set forth in the national security 

22 strategy report required under section 108(a)(3) of 

23 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

24 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to United 

25 States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 


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1 (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, as 

2 it relates to United States interests in the Indo-Asia3 Pacific region. 

4 (3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and De5 velopment Review, as it relates to United States in6 terests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

7 (4) The strategy to prioritize United States de8 fense interests in the Asia-Pacific region as con9 tained in the report required by section 1251(a) of 

10 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291). 

12 (5) The integrated, multi-year planning and 

13 budget strategy for a rebalancing of United States 

14 policy in Asia submitted to Congress pursuant to 

15 section 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign 

16 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

17 Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appro18 priations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). 

19 (b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The Presi20 dent shall issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appro21 priate departments and agencies of the United States Gov22 ernment that contains the strategy developed under sub23 section (a) and includes implementing guidance to such 

24 departments and agencies. 


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1 (c) RELATION TO AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND AN2 NUAL BUDGET.—

3 (1) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identifying 

4 agency priority goals under section 1120(b) of title 

5 31, United States Code, for each appropriate depart6 ment and agency of the United States Government, 

7 the head of such department or agency, or as other8 wise determined by the Director of the Office of 

9 Management and Budget, shall take into consider10 ation the strategy developed under subsection (a) 

11 and the Presidential Policy Directive issued under 

12 subsection (b). 

13 (2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President, acting 

14 through the Director of the Office of Management 

15 and Budget, shall ensure that the annual budget 

16 submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 

17 31, United States Code, includes a separate section 

18 that clearly highlights programs and projects that 

19 are being funded in the annual budget that relate to 

20 the strategy developed under subsection (a) and the 

21 Presidential Policy Directive issued under subsection 

22 (b). 


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1 SEC. 1262. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN DIS3 CLOSURE OR TECHNOLOGY RELEASE OF 

4 AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY TO JAPAN. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that a decision by the Government of Japan to pur7 chase Aegis Ashore for its self-defense, given that it al8 ready possesses sea-based Aegis weapons system-equipped 

9 naval vessels, could create a significant opportunity for 

10 promoting interoperability and integration of air- and mis11 sile defense capability, could provide for force multiplica12 tion benefits, and could potentially alleviate force posture 

13 requirements on multi-mission assets. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT POLICY.—Not later 

15 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees a copy of the Department of De18 fense policy regarding foreign disclosure or technology re19 lease of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 

20 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro21 priate congressional committees’’ means—

22 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

24 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

25 House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 1263. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 

2 (a) ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is 

4 authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

5 State, for the purpose of increasing maritime secu6 rity and maritime domain awareness of foreign 

7 countries along the South China Sea—

8 (A) to provide assistance to national mili9 tary or other security forces of such countries 

10 that have among their functional responsibilities 

11 maritime security missions; and 

12 (B) to provide training to ministry, agency, 

13 and headquarters level organizations for such 

14 forces. 

15 (2) DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN16 ING.—The provision of assistance and training 

17 under this section may be referred to as the ‘‘South 

18 China Sea Initiative’’. 

19 (b) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries 

20 that may be provided assistance and training under sub21 section (a) are the following: 

22 (1) Indonesia. 

23 (2) Malaysia, 

24 (3) The Philippines. 

25 (4) Thailand. 

26 (5) Vietnam. 


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1 (c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—

2 (1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—

3 Assistance provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may 

4 include the provision of equipment, supplies, train5 ing, and small-scale military construction. 

6 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE AND

7 TRAINING.—Assistance and training provided under 

8 subsection (a) shall include elements that promote 

9 the following: 

10 (A) Observance of and respect for human 

11 rights and fundamental freedoms. 

12 (B) Respect for legitimate civilian author13 ity within the country to which the assistance 

14 is provided. 

15 (d) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—

16 In developing programs for assistance or training to be 

17 provided under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall accord a priority to assistance, training, or both that 

19 will enhance the maritime capabilities of the recipient for20 eign country, or a regional organization of which the re21 cipient country is a member, to respond to emerging 

22 threats to maritime security. 

23 (e) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES OF PERSONNEL OF

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1 (1) AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT.—If the Sec2 retary of Defense determines that the payment of in3 cremental expenses in connection with training de4 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate the 

5 participation in such training of organization per6 sonnel of foreign countries specified in paragraph 

7 (2), the Secretary may use amounts available under 

8 subsection (f) for assistance and training under sub9 section (a) for the payment of such incremental ex10 penses. 

11 (2) COVERED COUNTRIES.—The foreign coun12 tries specified in this paragraph are the following: 

13 (A) Brunei. 

14 (B) Singapore. 

15 (C) Taiwan. 

16 (f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized 

18 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the De19 partment of Defense, $50,000,000 may be available 

20 for the provision of assistance and training under 

21 subsection (a). 

22 (2) NOTICE ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—If the 

23 Secretary of Defense uses funds available to the De24 partment pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide as25 sistance and training under subsection (a) during a 


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1 fiscal half-year of fiscal year 2016, not later than 30 

2 days after the end of such fiscal half-year, the Sec3 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com4 mittees a notice on the account or accounts pro5 viding such funds. 

6 (g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE AND

7 TRAINING.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days be9 fore exercising the authority under subsection (a) or 

10 (e) with respect to a recipient foreign country, the 

11 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

12 committees of Congress a notification containing the 

13 following: 

14 (A) The recipient foreign country. 

15 (B) A detailed justification of the program 

16 for the provision of the assistance or training 

17 concerned, and its relationship to United States 

18 security interests. 

19 (C) The budget for the program, including 

20 a timetable of planned expenditures of funds to 

21 implement the program, an implementation 

22 timeline for the program with milestones (in23 cluding anticipated delivery schedules for any 

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1 ment of the program, and the anticipated com2 pletion date for the program. 

3 (D) A description of the arrangements, if 

4 any, to support host nation sustainment of any 

5 capability developed pursuant to the program, 

6 and the source of funds to support sustainment 

7 efforts and performance outcomes to be 

8 achieved under the program beyond its comple9 tion date, if applicable. 

10 (E) A description of the program objectives 

11 and an assessment framework to be used to de12 velop capability and performance metrics associ13 ated with operational outcomes for the recipient 

14 force. 

15 (F) Such other matters as the Secretary 

16 considers appropriate. 

17 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

18 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro19 priate committees of Congress’’ means—

20 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

21 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com22 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

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1 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep2 resentatives. 

3 (h) EXPIRATION.—Assistance and training may not 

4 be provided under this section after September 30, 2020. 

5 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

6 SEC. 1271. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 

7 AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL 

8 ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of 

10 the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 

11 for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

12 4579), as most recently amended by section 1261(a) of 

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

14 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

15 Law 113–291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

17 (b) REVISION TO ANNUAL LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—

18 Subsection (a) of such section 943 is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon’’; 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘an amount’’ and all that fol23 lows through ‘‘may be’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts ap24 propriated or otherwise made available for the DeVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00886 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 partment of Defense for operation and maintenance 

2 may be’’; and 

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

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—The total amount made 

6 available for support of non-conventional assisted re7 covery activities under this subsection in any fiscal 

8 year may not exceed $25,000,000.’’. 

9 (c) OVERSIGHT.—Subsection (b) of such section 943 

10 is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Sec12 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT.—

14 ‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary’’; and 

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

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVER18 SIGHT.—The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

19 Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall 

20 have primary programmatic and policy oversight of 

21 non-conventional assisted recovery activities author22 ized by this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1272. AMENDMENT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 

2 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT. 

3 Subsection (e) of section 403 of the Arms Control 

4 and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is amended to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 15 of 

8 each year described in paragraph (2), the Director 

9 of National Intelligence shall submit to the appro10 priate congressional committees a report that con11 tains a detailed assessment, consistent with the pro12 vision of classified information and intelligence 

13 sources and methods, of the adherence of other na14 tions to obligations undertaken in all arms control, 

15 nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or 

16 commitments to which the United States is a party, 

17 including information of cases in which any such na18 tion has behaved inconsistently with respect to its 

19 obligations undertaken in such agreements or com20 mitments. 

21 ‘‘(2) COVERED YEAR.—A year described in this 

22 paragraph is a year in which the President fails to 

23 submit the report required by subsection (a) by not 

24 later than April 15 of such year. 


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1 ‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub2 section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

3 may contain a classified annex if necessary.’’. 

4 SEC. 1273. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT 

5 ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY 

6 OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO IN7 CIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE8 STRUCTION. 

9 Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

11 Stat. 897; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

13 2019’’. 

14 SEC. 1274. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF 

15 SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TER16 RORISM. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1208 of 

18 the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 

19 Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 

20 2086), as most recently amended by section 1208(a) of 

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

22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

23 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), is further amended by 

24 striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 


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1 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Subsection (c)(1) of such sec2 tion 1208, as most recently amended by section 1202(b) 

3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2511), is further 

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘Upon using’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘Not later than 15 days before exercising’’; 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘for support’’ and inserting ‘‘to 

9 initiate support’’; 

10 (3) by inserting after ‘‘for such an operation,’’ 

11 the following: ‘‘or not later than 48 hours after exer12 cising such authority provided in subsection (a) if 

13 the Secretary of Defense determines that extraor14 dinary circumstances that impact the national secu15 rity of the United States exist,’’; and 

16 (4) by striking ‘‘expeditiously, and in any event 

17 within 48 hours,’’. 

18 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (f)(1) of such sec19 tion 1208, as most recently amended by section 1202(c) 

20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2512), is further 

22 amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the 

23 close of each fiscal year during which subsection (a) is in 

24 effect’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the 

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1 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 days there2 after’’. 

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

4 subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the date of the en5 actment of this Act and apply with respect to each fiscal 

6 year that begins on or after such date of enactment. 

7 SEC. 1275. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM8 PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

10 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

11 for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may 

12 be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 

13 Treaty, or to make any change to existing programs, 

14 projects, or activities as approved by Congress in further15 ance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement the Arms 

16 Trade Treaty, unless the Arms Trade Treaty has received 

17 the advice and consent of the Senate and has been the 

18 subject of implementing legislation, as required, by Con19 gress. 

20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed to preclude the Department of De22 fense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their 

23 laws and regulations up to United States standards. 


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1 SEC. 1276. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BE2 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RE3 PUBLIC OF CYPRUS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

6 and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the ap7 propriate congressional committees a report on the secu8 rity relationship between the United States and the Re9 public of Cyprus. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub11 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

12 (1) A description of ongoing military and secu13 rity cooperation between the United States and the 

14 Republic of Cyprus. 

15 (2) A discussion of potential steps for enhanc16 ing the bilateral security relationship between the 

17 United States and Cyprus, including steps to en18 hance the military and security capabilities of the 

19 Republic of Cyprus. 

20 (3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral se21 curity relationship of the United States policy to 

22 deny applications for licenses and other approvals 

23 for the export of defense articles and defense serv24 ices to the armed forces of Cyprus. 

25 (4) An analysis of the extent to which such 

26 United States policy is consistent with overall 


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1 United States security and policy objectives in the 

2 region. 

3 (5) An assessment of the potential impact of 

4 lifting such United States policy. 

5 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro6 priate congressional committees’’ means—

7 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

9 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 SEC. 1277. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE 

12 AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANI13 ZATION. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that—

15 (1) it is in the national security and fiscal inter16 ests of the United States that prompt efforts should 

17 be undertaken by North Atlantic Treaty Organiza18 tion allies to meet defense budget commitments 

19 made in Declaration 14 of the Wales Summit Dec20 laration of September 2014; 

21 (2) thoughtful and coordinated defense invest22 ments by European allies in military capabilities 

23 would add deterrence value to the posture of the 

24 North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Russian 

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1 propriately balance the share of Atlantic defense 

2 spending; 

3 (3) the United States Government should con4 tinue to support the open-door policy of the North 

5 Atlantic Treaty Organization, declared at the 2014 

6 Summit in Wales that ‘‘NATO’s open-door will re7 main open to all European democracies which share 

8 the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able 

9 to assume the responsibilities and obligations of 

10 membership, which are in a position to further the 

11 principles of the Treaty, and whose inclusion will 

12 contribute to the security of the North Atlantic 

13 area’’; and 

14 (4) the United States Government should—

15 (A) continue to work with aspirant coun16 tries to prepare such countries for entry into 

17 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 

18 (B) work with the Republic of Kosovo to 

19 prepare the country for entrance into the Part20 nership for Peace (PfP) program; 

21 (C) continue supporting a Membership Ac22 tion Plan (MAP) for Georgia; 

23 (D) encourage leaders of Macedonia and 

24 Greece to find a mutually agreeable solution to 


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1 the name dispute between the two countries; 

2 and 

3 (E) support North Atlantic Treaty Organi4 zation membership for Montenegro. 

5 SEC. 1278. BRIEFING ON THE SALE OF CERTAIN FIGHTER 

6 AIRCRAFT TO QATAR. 

7 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 of Defense, shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 

10 State, provide the appropriate committees of Congress a 

11 briefing on the risks and benefits of the sale of fighter 

12 aircraft to Qatar pursuant to the July 2013 Letter of Re13 quest from the Government of Qatar. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

15 (a) shall include the following elements: 

16 (1) A description of the assumptions regarding 

17 the increase to Qatar air force capabilities as a re18 sult of the sale described in subsection (a). 

19 (2) A description of the assumptions regarding 

20 the impact of the items sold to Qatar pursuant to 

21 the sale on the preservation by Israel of a qualitative 

22 military edge. 

23 (3) An estimated timeline for final adjudication 

24 of the decision to approve the sale. 


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1 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit3 tees of Congress’’ means—

4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

5 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

6 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep8 resentatives. 

9 SEC. 1279. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERA10 TION. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ANTI-TUNNEL CAPA12 BILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

14 upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel 

15 and in consultation with the Secretary of State and 

16 the Director of National Intelligence, is authorized 

17 to carry out research, development, test, and evalua18 tion, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish anti19 tunnel capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize un20 derground tunnels that threaten the United States 

21 or Israel. Any activities carried out pursuant to such 

22 authority shall be conducted in a manner that ap23 propriately protects sensitive information and United 

24 States and Israel national security interests. 


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1 (2) REPORT.—The activities described in para2 graph (1) and subsection (b) may be carried out 

3 after the Secretary of Defense submits to the appro4 priate committees of Congress a report setting forth 

5 the following: 

6 (A) A memorandum of agreement between 

7 the United States and Israel regarding sharing 

8 of research and development costs for the capa9 bilities described in paragraph (1), and any 

10 supporting documents. 

11 (B) A certification that the memorandum 

12 of agreement—

13 (i) requires sharing of costs of 

14 projects, including in-kind support, be15 tween the United States and Israel; 

16 (ii) establishes a framework to nego17 tiate the rights to any intellectual property 

18 developed under the memorandum of 

19 agreement; and 

20 (iii) requires the United States Gov21 ernment to receive semiannual reports on 

22 expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov23 ernment of Israel, including a description 

24 of what the funds have been used for, 

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1 fication of entities that expended the 

2 funds. 

3 (b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH PROGRAM.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is 

5 authorized to provide maintenance and sustainment 

6 support to Israel for the anti-tunnel capabilities re7 search, development, test, and evaluation activities 

8 authorized in subsection (a)(1). Such authority in9 cludes authority to install equipment necessary to 

10 carry out such research, development, test, and eval11 uation. 

12 (2) REPORT.—Support may not be provided 

13 under paragraph (1) until 15 days after the Sec14 retary submits to the appropriate committees of 

15 Congress a report setting forth a detailed description 

16 of the support to be provided. 

17 (3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Support may 

18 not be provided under this subsection unless the 

19 Government of Israel contributes an amount not less 

20 than the amount of support to be so provided to the 

21 program, project, or activity for which the support 

22 is to be so provided. 

23 (4) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The 

24 amount of support provided under this subsection in 

25 any year may not exceed $25,000,000. 


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1 (c) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

2 designate an appropriate research and development entity 

3 of a military department as the lead agency of the Depart4 ment of Defense in carrying out this section. 

5 (d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De6 fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con7 gress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy 

8 of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Gov9 ernment of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant 

10 to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii). 

11 (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit13 tees of Congress’’ means—

14 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria17 tions, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

18 the Senate; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

20 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

21 Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria22 tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel23 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

24 (f) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 

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1 support described in subsection (b), shall expire on De2 cember 31, 2018. 

3 SEC. 1280. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 

4 Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

6 Stat. 2541), as most recently amended by section 1272(a) 

7 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2023), is further 

9 amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 

10 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 

11 2020’’. 

12 SEC. 1281. INCREASED PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES 

13 GROUND FORCES IN EASTERN EUROPE TO 

14 DETER AGGRESSION ON THE BORDER OF 

15 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA16 TION. 

17 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit 

20 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting 

21 forth an assessment of options for expanding the presence 

22 of United States ground forces of the size of a Brigade 

23 Combat Team in Eastern Europe to respond, along with 

24 European allies and partners, to the security challenges 

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1 forces able to respond to unconventional or hybrid warfare 

2 tactics such as those used by the Russian Federation in 

3 Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 

5 include the following: 

6 (1) An evaluation of the optimal location or lo7 cations of the enhanced ground force presence de8 scribed in subsection (a) that considers such factors 

9 as—

10 (A) proximity, suitability, and availability 

11 of maneuver and gunnery training areas; 

12 (B) transportation capabilities; 

13 (C) availability of facilities, including for 

14 potential equipment storage and prepositioning; 

15 (D) ability to conduct multinational train16 ing and exercises; 

17 (E) a site or sites for prepositioning of 

18 equipment, a rotational presence or permanent 

19 presence of troops, or a combination of options; 

20 and 

21 (F) costs. 

22 (2) A description of any initiatives by other 

23 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 

24 or other European allies and partners, for enhancing 

25 force presence on a permanent or rotational basis in 


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1 Eastern Europe to match or exceed the potential in2 creased presence of United States ground forces in 

3 the region. 

4 (c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT ON REDUCTION IN TROOP

5 LEVELS OR MATERIEL.—In addition to the matters speci6 fied in subsection (b), the report under this section shall 

7 also include an assessment of any impacts on United 

8 States national security interests in Europe of any pro9 posed Brigade-sized or other significant reduction in 

10 United States troop levels or materiel in Europe. 

11 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit13 tees of Congress’’ means—

14 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

16 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

18 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

19 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

20 TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 

21 THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.


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1 SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE2 DUCTION FUNDS. 

3 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE4 DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal 

5 year 2016 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 

6 the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

7 appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 

8 funding table in section 4301 for the Department of De9 fense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 

10 under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooper11 ative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 

12 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

13 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

14 1504 and made available by the funding table in section 

15 4303 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 

16 Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fis17 cal years 2016, 2017, and 2018. 

18 SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 

19 Of the $358,496,000 authorized to be appropriated 

20 to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 in sec21 tion 301 and made available by the funding table in sec22 tion 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative 

23 Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 

24 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduc25 tion Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be 

26 obligated for the purposes specified: 


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1 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 

2 $1,289,000. 

3 (2) For chemical weapons destruction, 

4 $942,000. 

5 (3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000. 

6 (4) For cooperative biological engagement, 

7 $264,618,000. 

8 (5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000. 

9 (6) For threat reduction engagement, 

10 $2,827,000. 

11 (7) For activities designated as Other Assess12 ments/Administrative Costs, $29,320,000. 

13 TITLE XIV—OTHER 

14 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 


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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 

4 fiscal 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 

10 fiscal year 2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 

11 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

12 SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC13 TION, DEFENSE. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

15 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart16 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not oth17 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 

18 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 

19 section 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 

2 and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 

3 the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 

4 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

5 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

6 of the United States that is not covered by section 

7 1412 of such Act. 

8 SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC9 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

11 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for ex12 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

13 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 

14 the funding table in section 4501. 

15 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

17 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for ex18 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

19 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci20 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 

21 SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

23 fiscal year 2016 for the Defense Health Program, as spec24 ified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the 

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1 partment of Defense in providing for the health of eligible 

2 beneficiaries. 

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. 

14 1521) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘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 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(s) LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF

25 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD.—


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1 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 

2 of Defense or the Secretary of a military department is 

3 not authorized—

4 ‘‘(A) to suspend the employment of indirectly 

5 funded Government employees of the Department of 

6 Defense who are paid for out of working-capital 

7 funds by ceasing or suspending the distribution of 

8 such funds; or 

9 ‘‘(B) to cease or suspend the distribution of 

10 funds from a working-capital fund for a current 

11 project undertaken to carry out the functions or ac12 tivities of the Department. 

13 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 

14 a working-capital fund if—

15 ‘‘(A) the working-capital fund is insolvent; or 

16 ‘‘(B) there are insufficient funds in the work17 ing-capital fund to pay labor costs for the current 

18 project concerned. 

19 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 

20 a military department may waive the limitation in para21 graph (1) if such Secretary determines that the waiver is 

22 in the national security interests of the United States. 

23 ‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be construed to provide 

24 for the exclusion of any particular category of employees 


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1 of the Department of Defense from furlough due to ab2 sence of or inadequate funding.’’. 

3 SEC. 1422. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND RESERVE ACCOUNT 

4 FOR PETROLEUM MARKET PRICE FLUCTUA5 TIONS. 

6 Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as 

7 amended by section 1421, is further amended by adding 

8 at the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(t) MARKET FLUCTUATION ACCOUNT.—(1) From 

10 amounts available for Working Capital Fund, Defense, the 

11 Secretary shall reserve up to $1,000,000,000, to remain 

12 available without fiscal year limitation, for petroleum mar13 ket price fluctuations. Such amounts may only be dis14 bursed if the Secretary determines such a disbursement 

15 is necessary to absorb volatile market changes in fuel 

16 prices without affecting the standard price charged for 

17 fuel. 

18 ‘‘(2) A budget request for the anticipated costs of fuel 

19 may not take into account the availability of funds re20 served under paragraph (1).’’. 


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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 

4 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM5 ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 

6 LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

8 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1406 and 

9 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 

10 and maintenance, $120,387,000 may be transferred by the 

11 Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–

12 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem13 onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec14 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 

16 For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 

17 any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au18 thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 

19 such a transfer. 

20 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur21 poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper22 ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 

23 may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 

24 Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 

25 North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 


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1 Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des2 ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 

3 operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun4 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

5 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

6 SEC. 1432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

7 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

8 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis9 cal year 2016 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

10 Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of 

11 the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

12 TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 

13 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA14 TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON15 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. 


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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.

1 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU4 THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au6 thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

7 fiscal year 2016 to provide additional funds—

8 (1) for overseas contingency operations being 

9 carried out by the Armed Forces, in such amounts 

10 as may be designated as provided in section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 

13 (2) pursuant to section 1504, for expenses, not 

14 otherwise provided for, for operation and mainte15 nance, as specified in the funding table in section 

16 4303. 

17 (b) SUPPORT OF BASE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; 

18 TREATMENT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds identified in para20 graph (2) of subsection (a) are being authorized to 

21 be appropriated in support of base budget require22 ments as requested by the President for fiscal year 


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1 2016 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

2 States Code. 

3 (2) APPORTIONMENT.—The Director of the Of4 fice of Management and Budget shall apportion the 

5 funds identified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 

6 to the Department of Defense without restriction, 

7 limitation, or constraint on the execution of such 

8 funds in support of base requirements, including any 

9 restriction, limitation, or constraint imposed by, or 

10 described in, the document entitled ‘‘Criteria for 

11 War/Overseas Contingency Operations Funding Re12 quests’’ transmitted by the Director to the Depart13 ment of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any suc14 cessor or related guidance. 

15 (3) EXECUTION AND USE.—The Secretary of 

16 Defense shall apportion, use, and execute the funds 

17 apportioned by the Director of the Office of Manage18 ment and Budget as described in paragraph (2) of 

19 this subsection without restriction, limitation, or 

20 constraint on the execution of such funds in support 

21 of base requirements, including any restriction, limi22 tation, or constraint specifically described in para23 graph (2) of this subsection. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of the enact2 ment of an Act revising discretionary spending limits 

3 for fiscal year 2016, the amount that is authorized 

4 to be appropriated by section 1504, as specified in 

5 the funding table in section 4303, and is not greater 

6 than the amount of the increase in the discretionary 

7 spending limit for revised security activities by that 

8 Act, shall be deemed to have been authorized to be 

9 appropriated by section 301 rather than section 

10 1504. 

11 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 (A) The term ‘‘Act revising discretionary 

13 spending limits for fiscal year 2016’’ means an 

14 Act enacted after the date of enactment of this 

15 Act that, at a minimum and in a bi-partisan 

16 manner, increases the discretionary spending 

17 limits set in the Budget Control Act of 2011 

18 (Public Law 112–25) for fiscal year 2016. 

19 (B) The terms ‘‘discretionary spending 

20 limit’’ and ‘‘revised security category’’ have the 

21 meanings given those terms in section 250 of 

22 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

23 Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900). 


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1 SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

3 fiscal year 2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, 

4 the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De5 fense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in 

6 section 4102. 

7 SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA8 TION. 

9 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

10 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense 

11 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci12 fied in the funding table in section 4202. 

13 SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

14 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

15 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

16 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

17 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 

18 maintenance, as specified in—

19 (1) the funding table in section 4302, or 

20 (2) the funding table in section 4303. 

21 SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

23 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

24 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

25 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military per26 sonnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 


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1 SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

3 fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

4 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

5 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

6 as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

7 SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC8 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

9 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

10 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for ex11 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 

12 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 

13 the funding table in section 4502. 

14 SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

15 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

16 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for ex17 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 

18 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci19 fied in the funding table in section 4502. 

20 SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

21 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

22 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for ex23 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 

24 Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 


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1 SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

3 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart4 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not oth5 erwise provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships 

6 Fund, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

7 (b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro8 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

9 subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation 

10 through September 30, 2017. 

11 Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

12 SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 

13 The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 

14 title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 

15 be appropriated by this Act. 

16 SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.—

18 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

19 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 

20 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

21 amounts of authorizations made available to the De22 partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2016 

23 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 

24 (or any subdivisions thereof). 

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1 be merged with and be available for the same pur2 poses as the authorization to which transferred. 

3 (3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author4 izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 

5 authority of this subsection may not exceed 

6 $3,500,000,000. 

7 (4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza8 tion of appropriations contained in section 1504 that 

9 is provided for the purpose specified in section 

10 1501(a)(2), the transfer authority provided under 

11 section 1001, rather than the transfer authority pro12 vided by this subsection, shall apply to any transfer 

13 of amounts of such authorization. 

14 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 

15 section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 

16 as transfers under section 1001. 

17 (c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author18 ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 

19 authority provided under section 1001. 

20 Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 

21 and Other Matters 

22 SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 

23 (a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO24 TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 

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1 rity Forces Fund for fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to 

2 the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of 

3 section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

5 428), as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

7 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 

8 (b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—

9 (1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—

10 Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 

11 may accept equipment that is procured using 

12 amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 

13 authorized under this Act and is intended for trans14 fer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not 

15 accepted by such security forces. 

16 (2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIP17 MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 

18 authority provided by paragraph (1), the Com19 mander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall 

20 make a determination that the equipment was pro21 cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the 

22 security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both 

23 the Government of Afghanistan and the United 

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1 forces or was damaged before transfer to such secu2 rity forces. 

3 (3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In mak4 ing a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 

5 equipment, the Commander of United States forces 

6 in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Sec7 retary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An 

8 explanation of each determination, including the 

9 basis for the determination and the alternatives con10 sidered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly 

11 report required under paragraph (5). 

12 (4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

13 STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 

14 provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 

15 of the Department of Defense upon notification to 

16 the congressional defense committees of such treat17 ment. 

18 (5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS19 POSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 

21 thereafter during which the authority provided by 

22 paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 

23 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

24 a report describing the equipment accepted under 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub2 lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

3 note), and section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and 

4 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

6 113–291; 128 Stat. 3612) during the period covered 

7 by the report. Each report shall include a list of all 

8 equipment that was accepted during the period cov9 ered by the report and treated as stocks of the De10 partment and copies of the determinations made 

11 under paragraph (2), as required by paragraph (3). 

12 (c) PLAN TO PROMOTE SECURITY OF AFGHAN

13 WOMEN.—

14 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

15 of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

16 State, shall include in the report required under sec17 tion 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

18 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

20 3550)—

21 (A) an assessment of the security of Af22 ghan women and girls, including information 

23 regarding efforts to increase the recruitment 

24 and retention of women in the Afghan National 

25 Security Forces; and 


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1 (B) an assessment of the implementation 

2 of the plans for the recruitment, integration, re3 tention, training, treatment, and provision of 

4 appropriate facilities and transportation for 

5 women in the Afghan National Security Forces, 

6 including the challenges associated with such 

7 implementation and the steps being taken to 

8 address those challenges. 

9 (2) PLAN REQUIRED.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De11 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

12 State, shall support, to the extent practicable, 

13 the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to 

14 promote the security of Afghan women and 

15 girls during and after the security transition 

16 process through the development and implemen17 tation by the Government of Afghanistan of an 

18 Afghan-led plan that should include the ele19 ments described in this paragraph. 

20 (B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, 

21 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 

22 and working with the NATO-led Resolute Sup23 port mission, should encourage the Government 

24 of Afghanistan to develop—


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1 (i) measures for the evaluation of the 

2 effectiveness of existing training for Af3 ghan National Security Forces on this 

4 issue; 

5 (ii) a plan to increase the number of 

6 female security officers specifically trained 

7 to address cases of gender-based violence, 

8 including ensuring the Afghan National 

9 Police’s Family Response Units have the 

10 necessary resources and are available to 

11 women across Afghanistan; 

12 (iii) mechanisms to enhance the ca13 pacity for units of National Police’s Family 

14 Response Units to fulfill their mandate as 

15 well as indicators measuring the oper16 ational effectiveness of these units; 

17 (iv) a plan to address the development 

18 of accountability mechanisms for Afghani19 stan National Army and Afghanistan Na20 tional Police personnel who violate codes of 

21 conduct related to the human rights of 

22 women and girls, including female mem23 bers of the Afghan National Security 

24 Forces; and 


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1 (v) a plan to develop training for the 

2 Afghanistan National Army and the Af3 ghanistan National Police to increase 

4 awareness and responsiveness among Af5 ghanistan National Army and Afghanistan 

6 National Police personnel regarding the 

7 unique security challenges women confront 

8 when serving in those forces. 

9 (C) ENROLLMENT AND TREATMENT.—The 

10 Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 

11 the Secretary of State and in cooperation with 

12 the Afghan Ministries of Defense and Interior, 

13 shall seek to assist the Government of Afghani14 stan in including as part of the plan developed 

15 under subparagraph (A) the development and 

16 implementation of a plan to increase the num17 ber of female members of the Afghanistan Na18 tional Army and the Afghanistan National Po19 lice and to promote their equal treatment, in20 cluding through such steps as providing appro21 priate equipment, modifying facilities, and en22 suring literacy and gender awareness training 

23 for recruits. 

24 (D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds avail2 able to the Department of Defense for the 

3 Afghan Security Forces Fund for fiscal 

4 year 2016, it is the goal that $25,000,000, 

5 but in no event less than $10,000,000, 

6 shall be used for—

7 (I) the recruitment, integration, 

8 retention, training, and treatment of 

9 women in the Afghan National Secu10 rity Forces; and 

11 (II) the recruitment, training, 

12 and contracting of female security 

13 personnel for future elections. 

14 (ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI15 TIES.—Such programs and activities may 

16 include—

17 (I) efforts to recruit women into 

18 the Afghan National Security Forces, 

19 including the special operations forces; 

20 (II) programs and activities of 

21 the Afghan Ministry of Defense Direc22 torate of Human Rights and Gender 

23 Integration and the Afghan Ministry 

24 of Interior Office of Human Rights, 

25 Gender and Child Rights; 


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1 (III) development and dissemina2 tion of gender and human rights edu3 cational and training materials and 

4 programs within the Afghan Ministry 

5 of Defense and the Afghan Ministry 

6 of Interior; 

7 (IV) efforts to address harass8 ment and violence against women 

9 within the Afghan National Security 

10 Forces; 

11 (V) improvements to infrastruc12 ture that address the requirements of 

13 women serving in the Afghan National 

14 Security Forces, including appropriate 

15 equipment for female security and po16 lice forces, and transportation for po17 licewomen to their station 

18 (VI) support for Afghanistan Na19 tional Police Family Response Units; 

20 and 

21 (VII) security provisions for 

22 high-profile female police and army 

23 officers. 


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1 SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 

2 FUND. 

3 (a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections 

4 (b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 

6 Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the 

7 amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

9 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 

10 funds made available for fiscal year 2016 to the Depart11 ment of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 

12 Defeat Fund. 

13 (b) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED

14 EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHOR15 ITY.—Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authoriza16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

17 Stat. 2057) is amended—

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for fis19 cal year 2016,’’after ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended 

21 by section 1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

22 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

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

24 Stat. 3615), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 


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1 (c) PLAN FOR TRANSITION.—Not later than January 

2 31, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

3 congressional defense committees a plan and timeline for 

4 each of the following: 

5 (1) The full and complete transition of the ac6 tivities, functions, and resources of the Joint Impro7 vised-Threat Defeat Agency to an office under the 

8 authority, direction, and control of a military depart9 ment or a Defense Agency in existence as of October 

10 1, 2015. 

11 (2) The transition of the Joint Improvised Ex12 plosive Device Defeat Fund to a successor fund that 

13 provides for the continuation of current flexibility in 

14 funding the activities supported and enabled by the 

15 Fund. 

16 (3) The transition of the Counter-Improvised 

17 Explosive Device Operations/Intelligence Integration 

18 Center of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agen19 cy to an element of a military department or a De20 fense Agency in existence as of October 1, 2015. 

21 (4) The transition of the research, development, 

22 and acquisition activities of the Joint Improvised23 Threat Defeat Agency to an element of a military 

24 department or a Defense Agency in existence as of 

25 October 1, 2015. 


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1 (d) FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND

2 TIMELINE.—

3 (1) PLAN AND TIMELINE REQUIRED.—Not later 

4 than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

6 the congressional defense committees a plan and 

7 timeline that—

8 (A) incorporates the plans and timelines 

9 required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub10 section (c); and 

11 (B) provides for the completion of the im12 plementation of such plans by not later than 

13 September 30, 2016. 

14 (2) SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF NECESSARY AC15 TIONS.—In submitting the plan and timeline re16 quired by this subsection, the Secretary shall also 

17 submit a summary description of the actions to be 

18 taken by the Department of Defense to complete im19 plementation of the plans and timelines required by 

20 paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c) by Sep21 tember 30, 2016. 

22 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH DEADLINES.—

23 (A) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF

24 FUNDS.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

25 (B), if the Secretary does not submit the plan 


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1 and timeline required by paragraph (1) before 

2 the deadline specified in that paragraph, or 

3 does not complete implementation of such plan 

4 before the deadline specified in subparagraph 

5 (B) of that paragraph, none of the funds avail6 able to the Department of Defense for the Joint 

7 Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund may 

8 be obligated after September 30, 2016. 

9 (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

10 not apply to the obligation of funds referred to 

11 in such subparagraph after September 30, 

12 2016, for operations or operational support ac13 tivities determined by the Secretary to be crit14 ical to force protection in overseas contingency 

15 operations. 

16 (e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMEN17 TATION OF COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY DETERMINA18 TION.—

19 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds author20 ized to be appropriated for the Department of De21 fense may be obligated or expended to implement 

22 administrative, organizational, facility, or non-oper23 ational changes necessary to carry out the Joint Im24 provised-Threat Defeat Agency transition and con25 solidation. 


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1 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

2 paragraph (1) shall be construed to mean that ongo3 ing activities directly supporting overseas contin4 gency operations must be halted. 

5 SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLO6 SIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND FOR TRAINING 

7 OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES TO DEFEAT 

8 IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 

9 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized 

11 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint 

12 Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or a suc13 cessor fund, up to $30,000,000 may be available to 

14 the Secretary of Defense to provide training to for15 eign security forces to defeat improvised explosive 

16 devices under authority provided the Department of 

17 Defense under any other provision of law. 

18 (2) APPLICABILITY OF CONTINGENT LIMITA19 TION.—The availability of funds under this sub20 section is subject to the contingent limitation on the 

21 availability of amounts in the Joint Improvised Ex22 plosive Device Defeat Fund after September 30, 

23 2016, in section 1532(g). 

24 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—

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1 be construed as authority in and of itself for the provision 

2 of training as described in that subsection. 

3 (c) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—Training may be 

4 provided using funds available under subsection (a) only—

5 (1) in locations in which the Department is con6 ducting a named operation; or 

7 (2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary 

8 of Defense has determined that a foreign security 

9 force is facing a significant threat from improvised 

10 explosive devices. 

11 (d) COORDINATION WITH GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT

12 COMMANDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the ex13 tent practicable, coordinate the provision of training using 

14 funds available under subsection (a) with requests received 

15 from the commanders of the geographic combatant com16 mands. 

17 (e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to use funds de18 scribed in subsection (a) in accordance with this section 

19 shall expire on September 30, 2018. 

20 SEC. 1534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF 

21 CERTAIN FUNDS PROVIDED FOR OPERATION 

22 AND MAINTENANCE. 

23 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

24 submit to Congress a report specifying how all funds made 

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1 tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4303, 

2 are ultimately used. 

3 TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PRO4 GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL5 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. 

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. 


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Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

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

of Defense for Intelligence. 

Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

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

elements. 

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

Hawk mission. 

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

defense acquisition process. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

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

on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information 

systems of certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

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

Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. 

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

of critical cyber capabilities. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend the United States from cyber attacks. 

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

Department of Defense. 

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

attacks. 

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

the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

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

and Communications System. 

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

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

missile fuzes. 

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

ballistic missiles. 

Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 

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

in Europe. 

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

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

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

mission. 

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

Air Force. 

Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration 

between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues 

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

Reviews. 

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

standoff weapon. 

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

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

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 

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

Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian 

Federation into missile defense systems of United States. 

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

missile defense systems of United States. 

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

missile defense capability of the Army. 

Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities of the United States. 

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

Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 

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

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

Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 

Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile defense of the United States homeland. 

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

vehicles. 

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

in the United States and plan for expediting deployment time 

of such site. 

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

States homeland. 

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

Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 

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

defense capabilities. 

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

States review and assessment of missile defense acquisition 

programs. 

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

for enhanced defense of Hawaii. 

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

Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system.

1 Subtitle A—Space Activities 

2 SEC. 1601. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR NA3 TIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) BUDGET MATTERS.—


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

3 following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 239. National security space programs: major force 

5 program and budget assessment 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR FORCE PRO7 GRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified 

8 major force program for national security space programs 

9 pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize na10 tional security space activities in accordance with the re11 quirements of the Department of Defense and national se12 curity. 

13 ‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall 

14 include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal 

15 years 2017 through 2020 a report on the budget for na16 tional security space programs of the Department of De17 fense. 

18 ‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for national security 

19 space programs of the Department of Defense under para20 graph (1) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including—

22 ‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the 

23 previous budget, the most recent and prior fu24 ture-years defense program submitted to Con25 gress under section 221 of this title, and the 


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1 amounts appropriated for such programs during 

2 the previous fiscal year; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budg4 etary line item, for the funding under such pro5 grams. 

6 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including 

7 significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 

8 ‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary de9 termines appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be sub11 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

12 annex. 

13 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 

15 year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 

16 submitted to Congress by the President under sec17 tion 1105(a) of title 31. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with 

19 respect to a fiscal year, means the materials sub20 mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in 

21 support of the budget for that fiscal year.’’. 

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

24 by inserting after the item relating to section 238 

25 the following new item:


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‘‘239. National security space programs: major force program and budget assessment.’’.

1 (b) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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

3 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

4 plan to carry out the unified major force program designa5 tion required by section 239(a) of title 10, United States 

6 Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), including any rec7 ommendations for legislative action the Secretary deter8 mines appropriate. 

9 SEC. 1602. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 

11 States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 

12 new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

15 designate a senior official of the Department of Defense 

16 or a military department to serve as the Principal Space 

17 Control Advisor, who, in addition to the other duties of 

18 such senior official, shall act as the principal advisor to 

19 the Secretary on space control activities. 

20 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Space Con21 trol Advisor shall be responsible for the following: 

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1 ment of, and strategy relating to, space control ca2 pabilities. 

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 

7 Space Control Advisor shall integrate the space control ex8 pertise and perspectives of appropriate organizational en9 tities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint 

10 Staff, the military departments, the Defense Agencies, and 

11 the combatant commands, by establishing and maintain12 ing a cross-functional team of subject-matter experts who 

13 are otherwise assigned or detailed to those entities.’’. 

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

15 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

16 after the item relating to section 2279 the following new 

17 item:

‘‘2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control.’’.

18 SEC. 1603. COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT 

19 OF DEFENSE POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, 

20 AND TIMING ENTERPRISE. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 

22 States Code, as amended by section 1602, is further 

23 amended 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 

3 Timing Enterprise 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Depart5 ment of Defense a council to be known as the ‘Council 

6 on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, 

7 Navigation, and Timing Enterprise’ (in this section re8 ferred to as the ‘Council’). 

9 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council 

10 shall be as follows: 

11 ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Pol12 icy. 

13 ‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac14 quisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

15 ‘‘(3) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

16 Staff. 

17 ‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States 

18 Strategic Command. 

19 ‘‘(5) The Commander of the United States 

20 Northern Command. 

21 ‘‘(6) The Commander of United States Cyber 

22 Command. 

23 ‘‘(7) The Director of the National Security 

24 Agency. 

25 ‘‘(8) The Chief Information Officer of the De26 partment of Defense. 


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1 ‘‘(9) The Secretaries of the military depart2 ments, 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, Tech7 nology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint 

8 Chiefs of Staff. 

9 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Council shall be 

10 responsible for oversight of the Department of Defense po11 sitioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, including po12 sitioning, 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 Coun17 cil 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 Sec24 retary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this 

25 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 

5 activities 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 

10 be undertaken by the Council during the period cov11 ered by the current future-years defense program 

12 under section 221 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) Any changes to the requirements of the 

14 Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and 

15 timing enterprise made during the previous year, 

16 along with an explanation for why the changes were 

17 made and a description of the effects of the changes 

18 to the capability of such enterprise. 

19 ‘‘(4) A breakdown of each program element in 

20 such budget that relates to the Department of De21 fense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, 

22 including how such program element relates to the 

23 operation and sustainment, research and develop24 ment, procurement, or other activity of such enter25 prise. 


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1 ‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) Not 

2 later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress 

3 the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 

4 31, the Commander of the United States Strategic Com5 mand shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

6 of Staff 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 

14 meet such required capabilities, a description of the 

15 steps 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 as18 sessment of the Commander of the United States Stra19 tegic Command under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall 

20 submit to the congressional defense committees—

21 ‘‘(A) such assessment as it was submitted to 

22 the Chairman; and 

23 ‘‘(B) any comments of the Chairman. 

24 ‘‘(3) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing 

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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 

4 bill, the Council shall notify the congressional defense 

5 committees 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 

15 any unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether un16 explained 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 

23 at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 

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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 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘§ 2272. Space science and technology strategy: co6 ordination 

7 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense and the Director of Na8 tional Intelligence shall jointly develop and implement a 

9 space science and technology strategy and shall review 

10 and, as appropriate, revise the strategy biennially. Func11 tions of the Secretary under this section shall be carried 

12 out jointly by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Re13 search and Engineering and the official of the Department 

14 of Defense designated as the Department of Defense Ex15 ecutive Agent for 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 

21 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 subsection: 

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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 de3 partments or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi4 tion, Technology, and Logistics.’’. 

5 SEC. 1606. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

6 PROGRAM. 

7 (a) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—Section 1604 of 

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

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

10 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is 

11 amended—

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub13 section (d); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—In developing the 

17 rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a), 

18 the 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 

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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 appro7 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

8 fiscal year 2016 for the rocket propulsion system re9 quired by section 1604 of the Carl Levin and How10 ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the Secretary of De12 fense may obligate or expend such funds only for the 

13 development of such system, and the necessary inter14 faces to, or integration of, the launch vehicle, to re15 place non-allied space launch engines by 2019 as re16 quired by such section. 

17 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The funds spec18 ified in paragraph (1)—

19 (A) may be used for the integration of the 

20 rocket propulsion system covered by such para21 graph with an existing or new launch vehicle; 

22 and 

23 (B) may not be used to develop or procure 

24 a new launch vehicle or related infrastructure. 


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1 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

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

3 shall provide to the congressional defense committee a 

4 briefing on—

5 (1) the streamlined acquisition approach, re6 quirements, and acquisition strategy required under 

7 subsection (c) of section 1604 of the Carl Levin and 

8 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as added by 

10 subsection (a); and 

11 (2) the plan for the development and fielding of 

12 a full-up rocket propulsion system pursuant to such 

13 section 1604. 

14 SEC. 1607. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CON15 TRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS OF 

16 ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EX17 PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

18 Paragraph (1) of section 1608(c) of the Carl Levin 

19 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–

21 291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended 

22 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in sub24 section (a) shall not apply to any of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The placement of orders or the exer2 cise of options under the contract numbered 

3 FA8811–13–C–0003 and awarded on December 

4 18, 2013. 

5 ‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (2), contracts 

6 awarded for the procurement of property or 

7 services for space launch activities that include 

8 the use of not more than a total of five rocket 

9 engines designed or manufactured in the Rus10 sian Federation that prior to February 1, 2014, 

11 were either fully paid for by the contractor or 

12 covered by a legally binding commitment of the 

13 contractor to fully pay for such rocket engines. 

14 ‘‘(C) Contracts not covered under subpara15 graph (A) or (B) that are awarded for the pro16 curement of property or services for space 

17 launch activities that include the use of not 

18 more than a total of four additional rocket en19 gines designed or manufactured in the Russian 

20 Federation.’’. 

21 SEC. 1608. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPEND22 ABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

23 (a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARRANGEMENT.—

24 (1) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary of the 

25 Air Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable 


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1 launch vehicle launch capability arrangement, as 

2 structured as of the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act, for—

4 (A) existing contracts using rocket engines 

5 designed or manufactured in the Russian Fed6 eration by not later than December 31, 2019; 

7 and 

8 (B) existing contracts using domestic rock9 et engines by not later than December 31, 

10 2020. 

11 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para12 graph (1) if the Secretary—

13 (A) determines that such waiver is nec14 essary for the national security interests of the 

15 United States; 

16 (B) notifies the congressional defense com17 mittees of such waiver; and 

18 (C) a period of 90 days has elapsed fol19 lowing the date of such notification. 

20 (b) CONSISTENT STANDARDS.—In accordance with 

21 section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, the Sec22 retary shall—

23 (1) apply consistent and appropriate standards 

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1 viders with respect to certified cost and pricing data; 

2 and 

3 (2) conduct the appropriate audits. 

4 (c) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In accordance with 

5 subsections (a) and (b) and section 2273 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry 

7 out a 10-year phased acquisition strategy, including near 

8 and long term, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle 

9 program. 

10 (d) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under sub11 section (c) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro12 gram shall—

13 (1) provide the necessary—

14 (A) stability in budgeting and acquisition 

15 of capabilities; 

16 (B) flexibility to the Federal Government; 

17 and 

18 (C) procedures for fair competition; and 

19 (2) specifically take into account, as appro20 priate per competition, the effect of—

21 (A) contracts or agreements for launch 

22 services or launch capability entered into by the 

23 Department of Defense and the National Aero24 nautics and Space Administration with certified 

25 evolved expendable launch vehicle providers; 


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1 (B) the requirements of the Department of 

2 Defense, including with respect to launch capa3 bilities and pricing data, that are met by such 

4 providers; 

5 (C) the cost of integrating a satellite onto 

6 a launch vehicle; and 

7 (D) any other matters the Secretary con8 siders appropriate. 

9 (e) COMPETITION.—In awarding any contract for 

10 launch services in a national security space mission pursu11 ant to a competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall ac12 count for the value of the evolved expendable launch vehi13 cle launch capability arrangement per contract line item 

14 numbers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate per 

15 launch. 

16 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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

18 to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent 

19 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep20 resentatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

21 the Senate a report on the acquisition strategy developed 

22 under subsection (c). 


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1 SEC. 1609. ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR EVOLVED EX2 PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) CERTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION.—Together 

4 with the budget of the President submitted to Congress 

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

6 each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Director 

7 of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to 

8 the appropriate congressional committees—

9 (1) a certification that the cost share between 

10 the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Of11 fice for the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch 

12 capability program equitably reflects the appropriate 

13 allocation of funding for the Air Force and the Na14 tional Reconnaissance Office, respectively, based on 

15 the launch schedule and national mission forecast; 

16 and 

17 (2) sufficient rationale to justify such cost 

18 share. 

19 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

20 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con21 gressional committees’’ means—

22 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

23 (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel24 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

25 (3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

26 Senate. 


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1 SEC. 1610. CONSOLIDATION OF ACQUISITION OF WIDEBAND 

2 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. 

3 (a) PLAN.—

4 (1) CONSOLIDATION.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees a plan for the consolidation, dur8 ing the one-year period beginning on the date on 

9 which the plan is submitted, of the acquisition of 

10 wideband satellite communications necessary to meet 

11 the requirements of the Department of Defense for 

12 such communications, including with respect to mili13 tary and commercial satellite communications. 

14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

15 shall include—

16 (A) an assessment of the management and 

17 overhead costs relating to the acquisition of 

18 commercial satellite communications services 

19 across the Department of Defense; 

20 (B) an estimate of—

21 (i) the costs of implementing the con22 solidation of the acquisition of such serv23 ices described in paragraph (1); and 

24 (ii) the projected savings of the con25 solidation; 


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1 (C) the identification and designation of a 

2 single acquisition agent pursuant to paragraph 

3 (3)(A); and 

4 (D) the roles and responsibilities of offi5 cials of the Department, including pursuant to 

6 paragraph (3). 

7 (3) SINGLE ACQUISITION AGENT.—

8 (A) Except as provided by subparagraph 

9 (B), under the plan under paragraph (1), the 

10 Secretary of Defense shall identify and des11 ignate a single senior official of the Department 

12 of Defense to procure wideband satellite com13 munications necessary to meet the requirements 

14 of the Department of Defense for such commu15 nications, including with respect to military and 

16 commercial satellite communications. 

17 (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 

18 under the plan under paragraph (1), an official 

19 described in subparagraph (C) may carry out 

20 the procurement of commercial wideband sat21 ellite communications if the official determines 

22 that such procurement is required to meet an 

23 urgent need. 

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1 (i) A Secretary of a military depart2 ment. 

3 (ii) The Under Secretary of Defense 

4 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

5 (iii) The Chief Information Office of 

6 the Department of Defense. 

7 (iv) A commander of a combatant 

8 command. 

9 (4) VALIDATION.—The Director of Cost Assess10 ment and Program Evaluation shall validate the as11 sessment required by subparagraph (A) of para12 graph (2) and the estimates required by subpara13 graph (B) of such paragraph. 

14 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para16 graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall complete 

17 the implementation of the plan under subsection (a) 

18 by not later than one year after the date on which 

19 the Secretary submits the plan under such para20 graph. 

21 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the im22 plementation of the plan under subsection (a) if the 

23 Secretary—

24 (A) determines that—


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1 (i) such implementation will require 

2 significant additional funding; or 

3 (ii) such waiver is in the interests of 

4 national security; and 

5 (B) submits to the congressional defense 

6 committees notice of such waiver and the jus7 tifications for such waiver. 

8 SEC. 1611. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND 

9 COMMUNICATIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

11 conduct an analysis of alternatives for a follow-on wide12 band communications system to the Wideband Global 

13 SATCOM System that includes space, air, and ground 

14 layer communications capabilities of the Department of 

15 Defense. 

16 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 

17 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de18 fense committees a report on the analysis conducted under 

19 subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF GOALS AND MODIFICATION OF 

21 PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COM22 MERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERV23 ICES. 

24 (a) CARRYING OUT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Sub25 section (a) of section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard 


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1 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

2 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

3 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may develop’’ 

5 and all that follows through ‘‘funds by the Sec6 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall develop and carry out a 

7 pilot program’’; and 

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

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(4) METHODS.—In carrying out the pilot pro11 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a 

12 variety of methods authorized by law to effectively 

13 and efficiently acquire commercial satellite commu14 nications services, including by carrying out multiple 

15 pathfinder activities under the pilot program.’’. 

16 (b) GOALS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amend17 ed—

18 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

19 inserting a semicolon; 

20 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(5) demonstrates the potential to achieve 

2 order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite com3 munications capability.’’. 

4 (c) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (d) of 

5 such section is amended—

6 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (1)—

9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘270 

11 days’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

13 or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(B) a description of the appropriate 

17 metrics established by the Secretary to meet the 

18 goals of the pilot program.’’; 

19 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para20 graph (3); 

21 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing new paragraph (2): 

23 ‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—At the same time as the 

24 President submits to Congress the budget pursuant 

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1 2017 through 2020, the Secretary shall provide to 

2 the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

3 the pilot program.’’; and 

4 (5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para5 graph (3) of this subsection)—

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ex7 panding the use of working capital funds to ef8 fectively and efficiently acquire’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘the pilot program and whether the pilot pro10 gram effectively and efficiently acquires’’; and 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

12 ‘‘working capital funds as described in subpara13 graph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘the pilot program’’. 

14 SEC. 1613. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES 

15 IN SPACE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 

17 interagency process to provide for the development of a 

18 policy to deter adversaries in space—

19 (1) with the objectives of—

20 (A) reducing risks to the United States 

21 and allies of the United States in space; and 

22 (B) protecting and preserving the rights, 

23 access, capabilities, use, and freedom of action 

24 of the United States in space and the right of 

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1 space and, if necessary, deny adversaries the 

2 use of space capabilities hostile to the national 

3 interests of the United States; and 

4 (2) that integrates the interests and responsibil5 ities of the agencies participating in the process. 

6 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 President shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

10 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa11 tives a report setting forth the policy developed pur12 suant to subsection (a). 

13 (2) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—If the President 

14 has not submitted the policy developed under sub15 section (a) and the answers to Enclosure 1, regard16 ing space control policy, of the classified annex to 

17 this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of 

18 the Senate and the House of Representatives by the 

19 date required by paragraph (1), an amount equal to 

20 $10,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appro21 priated or otherwise made available to the Depart22 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to provide sup23 port services to the Executive Office of the President 

24 shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure 


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1 until the policy and such answers are submitted to 

2 such Committees. 

3 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

4 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

5 form, but may include a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 1614. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUS7 SIA FOR SPACE-BASED WEATHER DATA. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 ensure that the Department of Defense does not rely on, 

10 or in the future plan to rely on, space-based weather data 

11 provided by the Government of the People’s Republic of 

12 China, the Government of the Russian Federation, or an 

13 entity owned or controlled by either such government for 

14 national security purposes. 

15 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

17 submit to the congressional defense committees a certifi18 cation that the Secretary is in compliance with the prohibi19 tion under subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 1615. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

21 WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM. 

22 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap23 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis24 cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua25 tion, Air Force, for the weather satellite follow-on system, 


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1 not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 

2 until the date on which—

3 (1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the 

4 congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

5 plan developed under subsection (b); and 

6 (2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

7 certifies to the congressional defense committees 

8 that such plan will—

9 (A) meet the requirements of the Depart10 ment of Defense for cloud characterization and 

11 theater weather imagery; and 

12 (B) not negatively affect the commanders 

13 of the combatant commands. 

14 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop 

15 a plan to address the requirements of the Department of 

16 Defense for cloud characterization and theater weather 

17 imagery. 

18 SEC. 1616. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

19 THE DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE 

20 PROGRAM. 

21 (a) LIMITATION.—

22 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2016 FUNDS.—None of the 

23 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

24 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

25 Defense Meteorological Satellite program or for the 


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1 launch of Defense Meteorological Satellite program 

2 satellite #20 (in this section referred to as 

3 ‘‘DMSP20’’) may be obligated or expended until the 

4 date on which the Secretary of Defense and the 

5 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly submit 

6 to the congressional defense committees the certifi7 cation described in subsection (b). 

8 (2) REMAINING FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Of 

9 the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense 

11 Meteorological Satellite program or the launch of 

12 DMSP20 that remain available for obligation as of 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, not more than 

14 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

15 date on which the Secretary of Defense and the 

16 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly submit 

17 to the congressional defense committees the certifi18 cation described in subsection (b). 

19 (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 

20 this subsection is a certification that—

21 (1) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 

22 has conducted a recent review and certification of 

23 the space-based environmental monitoring require24 ments while taking into consideration the changes in 

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1 military departments and Defense Agencies (as de2 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 

3 Code); 

4 (2) relying on civil and international contribu5 tions to meet space-based environmental monitoring 

6 requirements is insufficient or is a risk to national 

7 security and launching DMSP20 will meet those re8 quirements; 

9 (3) launching DMSP20 is the most affordable 

10 solution to meeting requirements validated by the 

11 Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and 

12 (4) nonmaterial solutions within the Depart13 ment of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics 

15 and Space Administration are incapable of meeting 

16 the cloud characterization and theater weather re17 quirements validated by the Joint Requirements 

18 Oversight Council. 

19 (c) COMPARATIVE COST AND CAPABILITY ASSESS20 MENT.—If the Secretary and the Chairman determine 

21 that a material solution is required to meet the cloud char22 acterization and theater weather requirements validated 

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1 ment that compares the cost of meeting those require2 ments with DMSP20 and with an alternate material solu3 tion that includes electro-optical infrared weather imaging 

4 or other comparable solutions. 

5 SEC. 1617. STREAMLINE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH 

6 ACTIVITIES. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that eliminating duplicative requirements and ap9 provals for commercial launch and reentry operations will 

10 promote and encourage the development of the commercial 

11 space sector. 

12 (b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaf13 firms that the Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing 

14 and coordinating commercial launch and reentry oper15 ations, should—

16 (1) promote commercial space launches and re17 entries by the private sector; 

18 (2) facilitate Government, State, and private 

19 sector involvement in enhancing United States 

20 launch sites and facilities; 

21 (3) protect public health and safety, safety of 

22 property, national security interests, and foreign pol23 icy interests of the United States; and 

24 (4) consult with the head of another executive 

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1 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

2 Space Administration, as necessary to provide con3 sistent application of licensing requirements under 

4 chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code. 

5 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor7 tation under section 50918 of title 51, United States 

8 Code, and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that 

9 title, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the 

10 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

11 Space Administration, and the heads of other execu12 tive agencies, as appropriate—

13 (A) to identify all requirements that are 

14 imposed to protect the public health and safety, 

15 safety of property, national security interests, 

16 and foreign policy interests of the United States 

17 relevant to any commercial launch of a launch 

18 vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehi19 cle; and 

20 (B) to evaluate the requirements identified 

21 in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with 

22 the licensee or transferee and the heads of the 

23 relevant executive agencies—

24 (i) determine whether the satisfaction 

25 of a requirement of one agency could result 


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1 in the satisfaction of a requirement of an2 other agency; and 

3 (ii) resolve any inconsistencies and re4 move any outmoded or duplicative require5 ments or approvals of the Federal Govern6 ment relevant to any commercial launch of 

7 a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of 

8 a reentry vehicle. 

9 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

11 thereafter until the Secretary of Transportation de12 termines no outmoded or duplicative requirements or 

13 approvals of the Federal Government exist, the Sec14 retary of Transportation, in consultation with the 

15 Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Na16 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 

17 commercial space sector, and the heads of other ex18 ecutive agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the 

19 appropriate congressional committees a report that 

20 includes the following: 

21 (A) A description of the process for the ap22 plication for and approval of a permit or license 

23 under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 

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1 hicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle, 

2 including the identification of—

3 (i) any unique requirements for oper4 ating on a United States Government 

5 launch site, reentry site, or launch prop6 erty; and 

7 (ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or du8 plicative requirements or approvals. 

9 (B) A description of current efforts, if any, 

10 to coordinate and work across executive agen11 cies to define interagency processes and proce12 dures for sharing information, avoiding duplica13 tion of effort, and resolving common agency re14 quirements. 

15 (C) Recommendations for legislation that 

16 may further—

17 (i) streamline requirements in order 

18 to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary 

19 costs, resolve inconsistencies, remove dupli20 cation, and minimize unwarranted con21 straints; and 

22 (ii) consolidate or modify require23 ments across affected agencies into a sin24 gle application set that satisfies the re25 quirements identified in paragraph (1)(A). 


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1 (3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub2 section—

3 (A) any applicable definitions set forth in 

4 section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, 

5 shall apply; 

6 (B) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

7 committees’’ means—

8 (i) the congressional defense commit9 tees; 

10 (ii) the Committee on Commerce, 

11 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

12 (iii) the Committee on Science, Space, 

13 and Technology of the House of Represent14 atives; and 

15 (iv) the Committee on Transportation 

16 and Infrastructure of the House of Rep17 resentatives; 

18 (C) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and 

19 ‘‘reentry’’ include landing of a launch vehicle or 

20 reentry vehicle; and 

21 (D) the terms ‘‘United States Government 

22 launch site’’ and ‘‘United States Government 

23 reentry site’’ include any necessary facility, at 

24 that location, that is commercially operated on 

25 United States Government property. 


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1 SEC. 1618. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOI2 TATION OF OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRA3 RED CAPABILITY. 

4 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 

6 United States Strategic Command and the Director of 

7 Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, in coordination 

8 with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly 

9 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 

10 for the integration of overhead persistent infrared capa11 bilities to support the missions specified in subsection 

12 (b)(1). 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 

14 shall—

15 (1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared 

16 capabilities of the United States, including such ca17 pabilities that are planned to be developed, are inte18 grated to allow for such capabilities to be exploited 

19 to support the requirements of the missions of the 

20 Department of Defense relating to—

21 (A) strategic and theater missile warning; 

22 (B) ballistic and cruise missile defense, in23 cluding with respect to missile tracking, fire 

24 control, and kill assessment; 

25 (C) technical intelligence supporting mis26 sile warning; 


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1 (D) battlespace awareness; 

2 (E) other technical intelligence; 

3 (F) civil and environmental missions, in4 cluding with respect to the collection of weather 

5 data; and 

6 (G) battle damage assessments; and 

7 (2) establish clear benchmarks by which to es8 tablish acquisition plans, manning, and budget re9 quirements. 

10 (c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of 

11 Defense shall include, together with, or not later than 30 

12 days after, the budget justification materials submitted to 

13 Congress in support of the budget of the Department of 

14 Defense for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget 

15 of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

16 States Code), a written determination of how the plan 

17 under subsection (a) is being implemented. 

18 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

19 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con20 gressional committees’’ means—

21 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

22 (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel23 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se24 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 


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1 SEC. 1619. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 

2 (a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

3 evaluate options for the use of current assets of the De4 partment of Defense for the purpose of rapid reconstitu5 tion of critical space-based warfighter enabling capabili6 ties. 

7 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the 

8 Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense com9 mittees a briefing on the evaluation conducted under sub10 section (a), including development timelines, a test plan, 

11 and technology readiness levels of key systems and tech12 nologies. 

13 SEC. 1620. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE14 BASED INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDI15 TIONAL THREATS. 

16 (a) EVALUATION.—The Commander of the United 

17 States Strategic Command, in cooperation with the Sec18 retary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the 

19 Director of National Intelligence, and the Commander of 

20 the United States Northern Command, shall conduct an 

21 evaluation of space-based infrared systems to detect, 

22 track, and target, or to develop the capability to detect, 

23 track, and target, the full range of threats to the United 

24 States, deployed members of the Armed Forces, and allies 

25 of the United States. 


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1 (b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 

2 2016, the Commander of the United States Strategic 

3 Command shall submit to the congressional defense com4 mittees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

5 of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 

6 on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation under sub7 section (a). 

8 SEC. 1621. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING 

9 SYSTEM III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSI10 TIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CONTROL 

11 SEGMENT, AND MILITARY GLOBAL POSI12 TIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT ACQUISI13 TION PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

16 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub17 mit to the Comptroller General of the United States a re18 port and supporting documentation on the Global Posi19 tioning System III space segment, the Global Positioning 

20 System operational control segment, and the Military 

21 Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition pro22 grams. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

24 (a) shall include, with respect to an acquisition program 

25 specified in that subsection, the following: 


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1 (1) A statement of the status of the program 

2 with respect to cost, schedule, and performance. 

3 (2) A description of any changes to the require4 ments of the program. 

5 (3) A description of any technical risks impact6 ing the cost, schedule, and performance of the pro7 gram. 

8 (4) An assessment of how such risks are to be 

9 addressed and the costs associated with such risks. 

10 (5) An assessment of the extent to which the 

11 segments of the program are synchronized. 

12 (c) BRIEFINGS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The 

13 Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional de14 fense committees a briefing on a report submitted under 

15 subsection (a)—

16 (1) in the case of the first such report, not later 

17 than 30 days after receiving that report; and 

18 (2) as the Comptroller General considers appro19 priate thereafter. 

20 (d) TERMINATION.—The requirement under sub21 section (a) shall terminate with respect to an acquisition 

22 program specified in that subsection on the date on which 

23 that program reaches initial operational capability. 


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1 SEC. 1622. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SEN2 SORS IN SPACE. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mis4 sion space sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong 

5 missile defense system. 

6 Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 

7 and Intelligence-Related Activities 

8 SEC. 1631. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTEL9 LIGENCE TOOLS. 

10 (a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 

11 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 

12 1083, is further amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new section: 

14 ‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence 

15 tools 

16 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 

17 the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official 

18 of the Department of Defense to serve as the executive 

19 agent for the Department for open-source intelligence 

20 tools. 

21 ‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORI22 TIES.— (1) Not later than July 1, 2016, in accordance 

23 with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall prescribe the 

24 roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive 

25 agent designated under subsection (a). 


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1 ‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive 

2 agent designated under subsection (a) shall include the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehen5 sive list of open-source intelligence tools and tech6 nical standards. 

7 ‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the develop8 ment, acquisition, and integration of open-source in9 telligence tools into the intelligence enterprise, and 

10 other command and control systems as needed. 

11 ‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools 

12 with respect to compliance with the standards re13 quired by the framework and guidance for the Intel14 ligence Community Information Technology Enter15 prise, the Defense Intelligence Information Enter16 prise, and the Joint Information Environment. 

17 ‘‘(D) Assessing and making recommendations 

18 regarding the protection of privacy in the acquisi19 tion, analysis, and dissemination of open-source in20 formation available around the world. 

21 ‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or 

22 analyses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DE24 FENSE.—In accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Sec25 retary shall ensure that the military departments, the DeVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00977 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 fense Agencies, and other elements of the Department of 

2 Defense provide the executive agent designated under sub3 section (a) with the appropriate support and resources 

4 needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and authori5 ties of the executive agent. 

6 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means De8 partment of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any suc9 cessor directive relating to the responsibilities of an 

10 executive agent of the Department of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the mean12 ing given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Direc13 tive 5101.1. 

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ 

15 means tools for the systematic collection, processing, 

16 and analysis of publicly available information for 

17 known or anticipated intelligence requirements.’’. 

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

19 at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert20 ing after the item relating to section 430a, as added by 

21 section 1083, the following new item:

‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’.


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1 SEC. 1632. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

2 REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FACILITIES 

3 FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR FOR 

4 SPECIAL OPERATIONS ABROAD. 

5 (a) ADDITION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION

6 REQUIREMENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended—

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 

9 Defense’’; and 

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

11 paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver 

13 authority under paragraph (1) for any facility for intel14 ligence collection conducted under the authorities of the 

15 Department of Defense or special operations activity, the 

16 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate con17 gressional committees written notification of the use of the 

18 authority, including the justification for the waiver and 

19 the estimated cost of the project for which the waiver ap20 plies. 

21 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate con22 gressional committees’ means the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) With respect to a waiver regarding special 

24 operations activities, the congressional defense com25 mittees. 


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1 ‘‘(B) With respect to a waiver regarding intel2 ligence collection conducted under the authorities of 

3 the Department of Defense—

4 ‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

7 of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com8 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep9 resentatives.’’. 

10 (b) CODIFICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION.—

11 (1) CODIFICATION.—Section 2682(c) of title 

12 10, United States Code, is further amended by in13 serting after paragraph (3), as added by subsection 

14 (a)(2), the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(4) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1) 

16 expires December 31, 2020.’’. 

17 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of 

18 section 926 of the National Defense Authorization 

19 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 

20 Stat. 1541; 10 U.S.C. 2682 note) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 1633. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 

22 PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap24 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

25 of Defense may be used during the period beginning on 


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1 the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on De2 cember 31, 2016, to execute—

3 (1) the separation of the National Intelligence 

4 Program budget from the Department of Defense 

5 budget; 

6 (2) the consolidation of the National Intel7 ligence Program budget within the Department of 

8 Defense budget; or 

9 (3) the establishment of a new appropriations 

10 account or appropriations account structure for the 

11 National Intelligence Program budget. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The 

14 term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean15 ing given the term in section 3 of the National Secu16 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

17 (2) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDG18 ET.—The term ‘‘National Intelligence Program 

19 budget’’ means the portions of the Department of 

20 Defense budget designated as part of the National 

21 Intelligence Program. 


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1 SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE3 FENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE. 

4 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

5 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

6 the Department of Defense for the Office of the Under 

7 Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, not more than 75 

8 percent may be obligated or expended for such Office until 

9 the Secretary of Defense identifies the intelligence gaps 

10 and establishes the written policy required by section 922 

11 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

12 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 828). 

13 SEC. 1635. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 

14 NEEDS. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In17 telligence shall submit to the congressional defense com18 mittees and the congressional intelligence committees a re19 port on how the Director ensures that the National Intel20 ligence Program budgets for the elements of the intel21 ligence community that are within the Department of De22 fense are adequate to satisfy the national intelligence 

23 needs of the Department as required under section 

24 102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

25 3024(p)). Such report shall include a description of how 

26 the Director incorporates the needs of the Chairman of 


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1 the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the uni2 fied and specified commands into the metrics used to 

3 evaluate the performance of the elements of the intel4 ligence community that are within the Department of De5 fense in conducting intelligence activities funded under the 

6 National Intelligence Program. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘con8 gressional intelligence committees’’, ‘‘intelligence commu9 nity’’, and ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ have the 

10 meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National 

11 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

12 SEC. 1636. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PRO13 GRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELE14 MENTS. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De17 fense for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate con18 gressional committees a report on the management of 

19 science and technology research and development pro20 grams and foreign materiel exploitation programs of De21 fense intelligence elements. 

22 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub23 section (a) shall include the following: 

24 (1) An assessment of the management of each 

25 Defense intelligence element that is responsible for 


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1 work relating to the programs described in sub2 section (a), including with respect to the policies, 

3 procedures, and organizational structures of such 

4 element relating to the management and coordina5 tion of such work across such elements. 

6 (2) Recommendations to improve the coordina7 tion and organization of such elements. 

8 (3) Identification of options for realigning such 

9 elements within the Department of Defense to better 

10 meet the needs of the Department and reduce un11 necessary overhead. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means—

15 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

16 (B) the Permanent Select Committee on 

17 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

18 and 

19 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

20 the Senate. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ 

22 has the meaning given that term in section 429(e) 

23 of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 1637. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRIBU2 TIONS TO THE RQ–4 GLOBAL HAWK MISSION. 

3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Staff 

6 of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bu7 reau, shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility 

8 of using the Air National Guard in association with the 

9 active duty Air Force to operate and maintain the RQ–

10 4 Global Hawk. 

11 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

12 (a) shall include the following: 

13 (1) An assessment of the costs, training re14 quirements, and personnel required to create an as15 sociation for the Global Hawk mission consisting of 

16 members of the Air Force serving on active duty and 

17 members of the Air National Guard. 

18 (2) The capacity of the Air National Guard to 

19 support an association described in paragraph (1). 

20 SEC. 1638. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE21 VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE INPUT TO THE DE22 FENSE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 

23 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 

24 States shall carry out a comprehensive review of the proc25 esses and procedures for the integration of intelligence 

26 into the defense acquisition process, consistent with the 


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1 provision of classified information, and intelligence sources 

2 and methods. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The review required by sub4 section (a) shall—

5 (1) identify processes and procedures for the in6 tegration of intelligence into the decision process, in7 cluding with respect to the staffing and training of 

8 Defense intelligence personnel assigned to program 

9 offices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from 

10 initial requirements through the milestones process 

11 and upon final delivery; and 

12 (2) include a review of processes and proce13 dures for—

14 (A) the integration of intelligence on for15 eign capabilities into the acquisition process 

16 from initial requirement through deployment; 

17 (B) identifying opportunities for weapons 

18 systems to collect intelligence, without regard to 

19 whether that is the primary mission of such 

20 systems, and the plans for exploiting the collec21 tion of such intelligence; and 

22 (C) assessing the requirements weapon 

23 systems will place on the Defense Intelligence 

24 Enterprise once the weapons systems are de25 ployed. 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

3 submit to the congressional defense committees, the Select 

4 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Perma5 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

6 Representatives a report containing the results of the re7 view required by subsection (a). 

8 Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 

9 Matters 

10 SEC. 1641. CODIFICATION AND ADDITION OF LIABILITY 

11 PROTECTIONS RELATING TO REPORTING ON 

12 CYBER INCIDENTS OR PENETRATIONS OF 

13 NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF 

14 CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 

15 (a) CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.—Section 941 

16 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1889; 10 U.S.C. 

18 2224 note) is transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United 

19 States Code, inserted so as to appear after section 392, 

20 redesignated as section 393, and amended—

21 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

22 follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and in2 formation systems of certain contrac3 tors’’; 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 

5 and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

6 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The 

7 procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) 

8 shall limit the dissemination of information obtained 

9 or derived through such procedures to entities—

10 ‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by 

11 such information; 

12 ‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in 

13 the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber 

14 incidents; 

15 ‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or 

16 law enforcement investigations; or 

17 ‘‘(D) for national security purposes, includ18 ing cyber situational awareness and defense 

19 purposes.’’; and 

20 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

21 following new subsection (d): 

22 ‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF CLEARED

23 DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action shall 

24 lie or be maintained in any court against any cleared de25 fense contractor, and such action shall be promptly dis26 missed, for compliance with this section that is conducted 


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1 in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to 

2 subsection (a). 

3 ‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed—

4 ‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action 

5 against a cleared defense contractor that has en6 gaged in willful misconduct in the course of com7 plying with the procedures established pursuant to 

8 subsection (a); or 

9 ‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of 

10 otherwise applicable common law or statutory de11 fenses. 

12 ‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does 

13 not apply due to willful misconduct described in subpara14 graph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 

15 by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by 

16 each cleared defense contractor subject to such claim and 

17 that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury to 

18 the plaintiff. 

19 ‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ 

20 means an act or omission that is taken—

21 ‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 

22 ‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual jus23 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 

3 the 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 sub8 section (e); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol10 lowing 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 

17 pursuant 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 in10 jury 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 

18 the 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 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘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 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 130g. Authorities concerning military cyber oper13 ations 

14 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall develop, prepare, 

15 and coordinate; make ready all armed forces for purposes 

16 of; and, when appropriately authorized to do so, conduct, 

17 a military cyber operation in response to malicious cyber 

18 activity carried out against the United States or a United 

19 States person by a foreign power (as such terms are de20 fined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil21 lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)).’’. 


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

2 at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by 

3 adding 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 CYBER7 SPACE. 

8 Until the President submits to the congressional de9 fense committees the report required by section 941 of the 

10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

11 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 837), $10,000,000 of the 

12 unobligated balance of the amounts appropriated or other13 wise made available to the Department of Defense to pro14 vide support services to the Executive Office of the Presi15 dent may not be obligated or expended. 

16 SEC. 1644. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF 

17 RELOCATABLE SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED 

18 INFORMATION FACILITY. 

19 Of the unobligated amounts appropriated or other20 wise made available in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for pro21 curement for the Army, not more than $10,600,000 may 

22 be used for the procurement of a relocatable Sensitive 

23 Compartmented Information Facility for the Cyber Center 

24 of Excellence at Fort Gordon, Georgia, as described in the 

25 reprogramming 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 

9 of Defense shall designate an entity within a mili10 tary department to be responsible for the acquisition 

11 of each critical cyber capability described in para12 graph (2). 

13 (2) CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES DE14 SCRIBED.—The critical cyber capabilities described 

15 in this paragraph are the cyber capabilities that the 

16 Secretary considers critical to the mission of the De17 partment of Defense, including the following: 

18 (A) The Unified Platform described in the 

19 Department of Defense document titled ‘‘The 

20 Department of Defense Cyber Strategy’’ dated 

21 April 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 

5 a report containing the information described in 

6 paragraph (2). 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

8 (1) shall include the following with respect to the 

9 critical cyber capabilities described in subsection 

10 (a)(2): 

11 (A) Identification of each critical cyber ca12 pability and the entity of a military department 

13 responsible for the acquisition of the capability. 

14 (B) Estimates of the funding requirements 

15 and acquisition timelines for each critical cyber 

16 capability. 

17 (C) An explanation of whether critical 

18 cyber capabilities could be acquired more quick19 ly with changes to acquisition authorities. 

20 (D) Such recommendations as the Sec21 retary may have for legislation or administra22 tive action to improve the acquisition of, or to 

23 acquire more quickly, the critical cyber capabili24 ties for which designations are made under sub25 section (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 

7 warfighting analysis division of the Force Structure, Re8 sources, and Assessment Directorate to assess the strat9 egy, assumptions, and capabilities of the United States 

10 Cyber Command to prevent large-scale cyber attacks, by 

11 foreign powers with cyber attack capabilities comparable 

12 to the capabilities that China, Iran, North Korea, and 

13 Russia are expected to achieve in the years 2020 and 

14 2025, from reaching United States targets. 

15 (b) FINDINGS.—Not later than one year after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the 

17 Joint Chiefs of Staff shall convey to the congressional de18 fense committees the findings of the Chairman with re19 spect to the 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 

23 of 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 

13 weapon system or complete the evaluation of a weap14 on system required by such paragraph after the date 

15 specified in such paragraph if the Secretary certifies 

16 to the congressional defense committees before that 

17 date that all known cyber vulnerabilities in the 

18 weapon system have minimal consequences for the 

19 capability of the weapon system to meet operational 

20 requirements or otherwise satisfy mission require21 ments. 

22 (b) PLAN FOR EVALUATION.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com26 mittees the plan of the Secretary for the evaluations 


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1 of major weapon systems under subsection (a), in2 cluding an identification of each of the weapon sys3 tems to be evaluated and an estimate of the funding 

4 required to conduct the evaluations. 

5 (2) PRIORITY IN EVALUATIONS.—The plan 

6 under paragraph (1) shall accord a priority among 

7 evaluations based on the criticality of major weapon 

8 systems, as determined by the Chairman of the 

9 Joint Chiefs of Staff based on an assessment of em10 ployment of forces and threats. 

11 (3) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER EFFORTS.—The 

12 plan under paragraph (1) shall build upon existing 

13 efforts regarding the identification and mitigation of 

14 cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems, and 

15 shall not duplicate similar ongoing efforts such as 

16 Task Force Cyber Awakening of the Navy or Task 

17 Force Cyber Secure of the Air Force. 

18 (c) STATUS ON PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall in19 form the congressional defense committees of the activities 

20 undertaken in the evaluation of major weapon systems 

21 under this section as part of the quarterly cyber operations 

22 briefings under section 484 of title 10, United States 

23 Code. 

24 (d) RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES.—As part of the 

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1 tems of the Department under this section, the Secretary 

2 shall develop strategies for mitigating the risks of cyber 

3 vulnerabilities identified in the course of such evaluations. 

4 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

5 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other6 wise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, de7 velopment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, not more 

8 than $200,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 

9 conduct the evaluations under subsection (a)(1). 

10 SEC. 1648. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BIENNIAL EXER11 CISES ON RESPONDING TO CYBER ATTACKS. 

12 (a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF DEPARTMENT OF DE13 FENSE TO SUPPORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN RESPONSE TO

14 CYBER ATTACKS BY FOREIGN POWERS.—

15 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 

19 comprehensive plan for the United States Cyber 

20 Command to support civil authorities in re21 sponding to cyber attacks by foreign powers (as 

22 defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intel23 ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 

24 1801)) against the United States or a United 

25 States person. 


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1 (B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by 

2 subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 

3 (i) A plan for internal Department of 

4 Defense collective training activities that 

5 are integrated with exercises conducted 

6 with other agencies and State and local 

7 governments. 

8 (ii) Plans for coordination with the 

9 heads of other Federal agencies and State 

10 and local governments pursuant to the ex11 ercises required under clause (i). 

12 (iii) A list of any other exercises pre13 viously conducted that are used in the for14 mulation of the plan required by subpara15 graph (A), such as Operation Noble Eagle. 

16 (iv) Descriptions of the roles, respon17 sibilities, and expectations of Federal, 

18 State, and local authorities as the Sec19 retary understands them. 

20 (v) Descriptions of the roles, respon21 sibilities, and expectations of the active 

22 components and reserve components of the 

23 Armed Forces. 

24 (vi) A description of such legislative 

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1 essary to carry out the plan required by 

2 subparagraph (A). 

3 (2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

4 STATES REVIEW OF PLAN.—The Comptroller Gen5 eral of the United States shall review the plan devel6 oped under paragraph (1)(A). 

7 (b) BIENNIAL EXERCISES ON RESPONDING TO

8 CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—

9 (1) BIENNIAL EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Not less 

10 frequently than once every two years until the date 

11 that is six years after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordina13 tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 

14 Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the 

15 Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of 

16 the critical infrastructure sector-specific agencies 

17 designated under Presidential Policy Directive-21 

18 (titled ‘‘Critical Infrastructure Security Resilience’’ 

19 and dated February 12, 2013) and in consultation 

20 with Governors of the States and the owners and op21 erators of critical infrastructure, organize and exe22 cute one or more exercises based on scenarios in 

23 which—

24 (A) critical infrastructure of the United 

25 States is attacked through cyberspace; and 


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1 (B) the President directs the Secretary of 

2 Defense to—

3 (i) defend the United States; and 

4 (ii) provide support to civil authorities 

5 in responding to and recovering from cyber 

6 attacks, while exercising any guidance de7 rived from the plan developed under sub8 section (a) or any subsequent updates to 

9 that plan. 

10 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the exercises 

11 required by paragraph (1) are as follows: 

12 (A) To exercise command and control, co13 ordination, communications, and information 

14 sharing capabilities under the stressing condi15 tions of an ongoing cyber attack. 

16 (B) To identify gaps and problems that re17 quire new enhanced training, capabilities, proce18 dures, or authorities. 

19 (C) To identify—

20 (i) interdependencies; 

21 (ii) strengths that should be lever22 aged; and 

23 (iii) weaknesses that need to be miti24 gated. 


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1 (3) REQUIREMENT FOR VARIATION OF ASSUMP2 TIONS AND CONDITIONS.—In conducting the exer3 cises required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

4 ensure that there is an appropriate degree of vari5 ation from exercise to exercise of the following: 

6 (A) The size, scope, duration, and sophis7 tication of the cyber attacks. 

8 (B) The degree of warning and knowledge 

9 that is available to the Department of Defense 

10 about the attack, the means used in the attack, 

11 and the degree of delegation of authority from 

12 the President to react, including with pre13 planned responses. 

14 (C) The effectiveness of the National Mis15 sion Force of the United States Cyber Com16 mand in preempting and defeating the attack. 

17 (D) The effectiveness of the attacks on 

18 critical infrastructure in general and particu19 larly in specific industry sectors. 

20 (E) The effectiveness of resilience and re21 covery mechanisms. 

22 (4) COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS.—The Sec23 retary shall coordinate with those with whom the 

24 Secretary is required to coordinate under paragraph 

25 (1) to develop equitable cost-sharing agreements to 


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1 defray the expenses of the exercises required by 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEWING AND CON4 SIDERING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA5 TIONS OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ON 

6 CYBER CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED 

7 FORCES. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De9 fense should review and consider any findings and rec10 ommendations of the Council of Governors established 

11 under section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization 

12 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 500; 32 

13 U.S.C. 104 note) pertaining to cyber mission force re14 quirements and any proposed reductions in and synchroni15 zation of the cyber capabilities of active or reserve compo16 nents of the Armed Forces. 

17 Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

18 SEC. 1651. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO NATIONAL LEAD19 ERSHIP COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU20 NICATIONS SYSTEM. 

21 Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended—

23 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and 

24 (h), as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; 


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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol2 lowing new subsection (f): 

3 ‘‘(f) COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN

4 THREATS.—The Council shall collect and assess (con5 sistent with the provision of classified information and in6 telligence sources and methods) all reports and assess7 ments otherwise conducted by the intelligence community 

8 (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 

9 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) regarding foreign threats, 

10 including cyber threats, to the command, control, and 

11 communications system for the national leadership of the 

12 United States and the vulnerabilities of such system to 

13 such threats.’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(5) An assessment of the threats and 

17 vulnerabilities described in the reports and assess18 ments collected under subsection (f) during the pre19 vious year, including any plans to address such 

20 threats and vulnerabilities.’’. 

21 SEC. 1652. ORGANIZATION OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE 

22 FUNCTIONS OF THE AIR FORCE. 

23 (a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS24 SION.—


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission 

5 ‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS6 SION.—Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 

7 the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the 

8 Air Force shall be responsible for overseeing the safety, 

9 security, reliability, effectiveness, and credibility of the nu10 clear deterrence mission of the Air Force. 

11 ‘‘(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.—Not later than 

12 March 1, 2016, the Chief of Staff shall designate a Deputy 

13 Chief of Staff to carry out the following duties: 

14 ‘‘(1) Provide direction, guidance, integration, 

15 and advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mis16 sion of the Air Force. 

17 ‘‘(2) Conduct monitoring and oversight activi18 ties regarding the safety, security, reliability, effec19 tiveness, and credibility of the nuclear deterrence 

20 mission of the Air Force. 

21 ‘‘(3) Conduct periodic comprehensive assess22 ments of all aspects of the nuclear deterrence mis23 sion of the Air Force and provide such assessments 

24 to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of 

25 Staff of the Air Force.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by adding after the item relating to section 8039 the 

4 following new item:

‘‘8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission.’’.

5 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

6 8033(d)(5) of such title is amended by inserting be7 fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including pursu8 ant to section 8040 of this title’’. 

9 (d) CONSOLIDATION.—

10 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

11 Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force 

12 should—

13 (A) consolidate, to the extent the Secretary 

14 determines appropriate, under a major com15 mand commanded by a single general officer 

16 the responsibility, authority, accountability, and 

17 resources for carrying out all aspects of the nu18 clear deterrence mission of the Air Force, in19 cluding with respect to nuclear weapons, nu20 clear weapon delivery systems, and the nuclear 

21 command, control, and communications system; 

22 and 

23 (B) issue, including through the Chief of 

24 Staff of the Air Force and other elements of the 


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1 Air Force, guidance, directives, and orders to 

2 carry out such consolidation. 

3 (2) REPORT.—Not later than February 28, 

4 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 

5 the congressional defense committees a report on 

6 any actions taken or planned to be taken by the Sec7 retary to reorganize, streamline, and clarify the re8 sponsibilities, authorities, accountabilities, and re9 sources for carrying out the nuclear deterrence mis10 sion of the Air Force. Such report shall include the 

11 following: 

12 (A) How elements of the Air Force will co13 ordinate and integrate to carry out such mis14 sion. 

15 (B) What guidance, directives, and orders 

16 have been or will be issued by the Secretary, 

17 the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or other ele18 ments of the Air Force to ensure roles, respon19 sibilities, authorities, and accountabilities are 

20 clear and institutionalized with respect to such 

21 mission. 


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1 SEC. 1653. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 

2 PARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 

3 MISSILE FUZES. 

4 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec5 tion 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the 

6 amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

7 by section 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air 

8 Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4101, 

9 $13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of cov10 ered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under sec11 tion 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

12 Mckeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 

14 (b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the 

15 term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off16 the-shelf items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 

17 States Code. 

18 SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

19 DE-ALERTING INTERCONTINENTAL BAL20 LISTIC MISSILES. 

21 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

22 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

23 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

24 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex25 pended to reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness 


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1 or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 

2 the United States. 

3 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

4 shall not apply to any of the following activities: 

5 (1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter6 continental ballistic missiles. 

7 (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 

8 of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

9 (3) Reductions in the number of deployed inter10 continental ballistic missiles that are carried out in 

11 compliance with—

12 (A) the limitations of the New START 

13 Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of 

14 title 10, United States Code); and 

15 (B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin and 

16 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ Mckeon National Defense 

17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

18 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651; 10 U.S.C. 494 

19 note). 

20 SEC. 1655. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENVIRON21 MENT. 

22 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Net 

23 Assessment of the Department of Defense, in coordination 

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1 ment with respect to nuclear weapons and the role of the 

2 nuclear forces, policy, and strategy of the United States 

3 in that environment. 

4 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the assessment 

5 required by subsection (a) are to inform the long-term 

6 planning of the Department of Defense and policies relat7 ing to regional nuclear crises and operations that may in8 volve the escalation of nuclear competition among coun9 tries. 

10 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the assess12 ment required by subsection (a), the Director shall 

13 develop and analyze a range of contingencies and 

14 scenarios, including crises that may emerge from nu15 clear competition during the 10- to 20-year period 

16 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 

17 that involve the following: 

18 (A) The United States and one other coun19 try that possesses a nuclear weapon. 

20 (B) The United States and multiple such 

21 countries. 

22 (C) Two other such countries. 

23 (D) Three or more other such countries. 

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1 rope, the Middle East, South Asia, and East 

2 Asia, and contingencies and scenarios that tran3 scend regions. 

4 (F) The long-term geopolitical and mili5 tary-technical competition as it relates to nu6 clear weapons and strategic warfare. 

7 (2) ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE DISCONTINU8 ITIES.—In analyzing the long-term geopolitical and 

9 military-technical competition as it relates to nuclear 

10 weapons and strategic warfare under paragraph 

11 (1)(F), the Director shall identify—

12 (A) prospective discontinuities in that com13 petition; and 

14 (B) strategies and capabilities the United 

15 States could adopt to improve its competitive 

16 position following such discontinuities. 

17 (d) STAFFING.—In conducting the assessment re18 quired by subsection (a), the Director shall engage the 

19 best talent available, with particular emphasis on engaging 

20 individuals and independent entities with demonstrated 

21 expertise in strategy and net assessment methodology. 

22 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than November 

23 15, 2016, the Director shall submit to the congressional 

24 defense committees a report on the assessment required 

25 by subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 1656. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE COSTS OF FORWARD2 DEPLOYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date on which the President submits to Congress the 

5 budget for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 under 

6 section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

7 of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense com8 mittees a briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nu9 clear weapons in Europe (not including costs relating to 

10 the life extension program for the B61 nuclear bomb). 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under para12 graph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (1) The contributions of the United States, in14 cluding with respect to sustainment (operations and 

15 maintenance) and manpower, to support forward-de16 ployed nuclear weapons in Europe, but not costs 

17 that are attributed to non-nuclear missions, during 

18 the fiscal year following the date of the briefing and 

19 the period covered by the future-years defense pro20 gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of 

21 title 10, United States Code, for that fiscal year. 

22 (2) Contributions made by the North Atlantic 

23 Treaty Organization (NATO) or member states of 

24 NATO relating to the extended deterrence mission. 

25 (3) Recent or planned contributions of the 

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1 site) relating to support for such forward-deployed 

2 nuclear weapons and any other contributions, includ3 ing burden-share costs by the United States, for 

4 other security enhancements and upgrades relating 

5 to such forward-deployed nuclear weapons, including 

6 infrastructure upgrades at weapons storage sites in 

7 Europe. 

8 SEC. 1657. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF PLANNED LONG9 RANGE STANDOFF WEAPONS. 

10 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact11 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

12 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

13 justification of the number of planned nuclear-armed 

14 cruise missiles, known as the long-range standoff weapon, 

15 of the United States. The report shall include—

16 (1) the rationale for procuring such planned 

17 number of cruise missiles; 

18 (2) how such planned number of cruise missiles 

19 aligns with the nuclear employment strategy of the 

20 United States; 

21 (3) an estimate of the annual and total cost for 

22 research, development, test, and evaluation and pro23 curement for such planned number of cruise mis24 siles; and 


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1 (4) an estimate of the proportional annual cost 

2 of such cruise missiles as compared to the annual 

3 cost of the nuclear triad and annual defense spend4 ing. 

5 SEC. 1658. REVIEW OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 

6 UNITED STATES ON RECOMMENDATIONS RE7 LATING TO NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE OF THE 

8 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal years 2016 

10 through 2021, the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall conduct a review of the process of the Depart12 ment of Defense for addressing the recommendations of 

13 the Department of Defense Internal Nuclear Enterprise 

14 Review, the Independent Review of the Department of De15 fense Nuclear Enterprise, and the Nuclear Deterrence En16 terprise Review Group that are evaluated by the Director 

17 of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 

18 (b) BRIEFING.—After conducting each review under 

19 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to 

20 the congressional defense committees a briefing on the re21 view. 

22 SEC. 1659. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ORGANIZATION OF 

23 NAVY FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION. 

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1 (1) The safety, security, reliability, and credi2 bility of the nuclear deterrent of the United States 

3 is a vital national security priority. 

4 (2) Nuclear weapons require special consider5 ation because of the political and military impor6 tance of the weapons, the destructive power of the 

7 weapons, and the potential consequences of an acci8 dent or unauthorized act involving the weapons. 

9 (3) The assured safety, security, and control of 

10 nuclear weapons and related systems are of para11 mount importance. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that—

14 (1) the Navy has repeatedly demonstrated the 

15 commitment and prioritization of the Navy to the 

16 nuclear deterrence mission of the Navy; 

17 (2) the emphasis of the Navy on ensuring a 

18 safe, secure, reliable, and credible sea-based nuclear 

19 deterrent force has been matched by an equal em20 phasis on ensuring the assured safety, security, and 

21 control of nuclear weapons and related systems 

22 ashore; and 

23 (3) the Navy is commended for the actions the 

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1 clear deterrent mission by all ranks within the Navy, 

2 including the clarification and assignment of specific 

3 responsibilities and authorities within the Navy con4 tained in OPNAV Instruction 8120.1 and SECNAV 

5 Instruction 8120.1B. 

6 SEC. 1660. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR FORCE 

7 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE AIR 

8 FORCE. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) On February 6, 2014, Air Force Global 

11 Strike Command initiated a force improvement pro12 gram for the intercontinental ballistic missile force 

13 designed to improve mission effectiveness, strength14 en culture and morale, and identify areas in need of 

15 investment by soliciting input from airmen per16 forming intercontinental ballistic missile operations. 

17 (2) The intercontinental ballistic missile force 

18 improvement program generated more than 300 rec19 ommendations to strengthen intercontinental bal20 listic missile operations and served as a model for 

21 subsequent force improvement programs in other 

22 mission areas, such as bomber operations and 

23 sustainment. 

24 (3) On May 28, 2014, as part of the nuclear 

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1 nounced it would make immediate improvements in 

2 the nuclear mission of the Air Force, including en3 hancing career opportunities for airmen in the nu4 clear career field, ensuring training activities focused 

5 on performing the mission in the field, reforming the 

6 personnel reliability program, establishing special 

7 pay rates for positions in the nuclear career field, 

8 and creating a new service medal for nuclear deter9 rence operations. 

10 (4) Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mark Welsh 

11 has said that, as part of the nuclear force improve12 ment program, the Air Force will increase nuclear13 manning levels and strengthen professional develop14 ment for the members of the Air Force supporting 

15 the nuclear mission of the Air Force in order ‘‘to ad16 dress shortfalls and offer our airmen more stable 

17 work schedule and better quality of life’’. 

18 (5) Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee 

19 James, in recognition of the importance of the nu20 clear mission of the Air Force, proposed elevating 

21 the grade of the commander of the Air Force Global 

22 Strike Command from lieutenant general to general, 

23 and on March 30, 2015, the Senate confirmed a 

24 general as commander of that command. 


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1 (6) The Air Force redirected more than 

2 $160,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 to alleviate urgent, 

3 near-term shortfalls within the nuclear mission of 

4 the Air Force as part of the nuclear force improve5 ment program. 

6 (7) The Air Force plans to spend more than 

7 $200,000,000 on the nuclear force improvement pro8 gram in fiscal year 2015, and requested more than 

9 $130,000,000 for the program for fiscal year 2016. 

10 (8) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on 

11 November 14, 2014, that ‘‘[t]he nuclear mission 

12 plays a critical role in ensuring the Nation’s safety. 

13 No other enterprise we have is more important’’. 

14 (9) Secretary Hagel also said that the budget 

15 for the nuclear mission of the Air Force should in16 crease by 10 percent over a five-year period. 

17 (10) Section 1652 of the Carl Levin and How18 ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 

20 128 Stat. 3654; 10 U.S.C. 491 note) declares it the 

21 policy of the United States ‘‘to ensure that the mem22 bers of the Armed Forces who operate the nuclear 

23 deterrent of the United States have the training, re24 sources, and national support required to execute 


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1 the critical national security mission of the mem2 bers’’. 

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that—

5 (1) the nuclear mission of the Air Force should 

6 be a top priority for the Department of the Air 

7 Force and for Congress; 

8 (2) the members of the Air Force who operate 

9 and maintain the nuclear deterrent of the United 

10 States perform work that is vital to the security of 

11 the United States; 

12 (3) the nuclear force improvement program of 

13 the Air Force has made significant near-term im14 provements for the members of the Air Force in the 

15 nuclear career field of the Air Force; 

16 (4) Congress should support long-term invest17 ments in the Air Force nuclear enterprise that sus18 tain the progress made under the nuclear force im19 provement program; 

20 (5) the Air Force should—

21 (A) regularly inform Congress on the 

22 progress being made under the nuclear force 

23 improvement program and its efforts to 

24 strengthen the nuclear enterprise; and 


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1 (B) make Congress aware of any addi2 tional actions that should be taken to optimize 

3 performance of the nuclear mission of the Air 

4 Force and maximize the strength of the stra5 tegic deterrent of the United States; and 

6 (6) future budgets for the Air Force should re7 flect the importance of the nuclear mission of the 

8 Air Force and the need to provide members of the 

9 Air Force assigned to the nuclear mission the best 

10 possible support and quality of life. 

11 SEC. 1661. SENSES OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF CO12 OPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN 

13 UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM ON 

14 NUCLEAR ISSUES AND ON 60TH ANNIVER15 SARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE PRO16 GRAM. 

17 (a) COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND

18 UNITED KINGDOM.—It is the sense of Congress that—

19 (1) cooperation and collaboration under the 

20 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement and the 1963 Po21 laris Sales Agreement are fundamental elements of 

22 the security of the United States and the United 

23 Kingdom as well as international stability; 

24 (2) the recent renewal of the Mutual Defense 

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1 ris Sales Agreement underscore the enduring and 

2 long-term value of the agreements to both countries; 

3 and 

4 (3) the vital efforts performed under the pur5 view of both the Mutual Defense Agreement and the 

6 Polaris Sales Agreement are critical to sustaining 

7 and enhancing the capabilities and knowledge base 

8 of both countries regarding nuclear deterrence, nu9 clear nonproliferation and counterproliferation, and 

10 naval nuclear propulsion. 

11 (b) 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MIS12 SILE PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress that—

13 (1) November 2015 marks the 60th anniversary 

14 of the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program of the Navy, 

15 which evolved from the Special Project Office estab16 lished under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and 

17 has provided credible, reliable, and affordable stra18 tegic deterrence solutions to the warfighter by pro19 ducing more than 3,600 missiles over six different 

20 generations; 

21 (2) The current Trident II D5 missile system 

22 has provided a reliable deterrent for nearly 25 years 

23 onboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and 

24 has demonstrated reliability that is second-to-none 


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1 as evidenced by more than two decades of annual, 

2 operationally 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 Guards6 men who stand watch ensuring the safety, security, 

7 and credibility of the strategic weapons of the 

8 United States; and 

9 (4) Strategic Systems Programs, and the stra10 tegic weapon system the programs provide, are a 

11 vital and esteemed cornerstone of the security and 

12 defense of the United States and will remain so well 

13 into the 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 imple19 ment the recommendations of the two nuclear enter20 prise reviews, one of which was led by Assistant Sec21 retary of Defense Madelyn Creedon and Rear Admi22 ral Peter Fanta and one of which was led by Gen23 eral Larry Welch (retired) and Admiral John Har24 vey, Jr. (retired); and 


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1 (2) such plan should include a timeline for 

2 when each recommendation will be implemented and 

3 how any additional manpower resulting from such 

4 recommendations 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 Con9 gress that, to support the nuclear deterrence requirements 

10 of the United States Strategic Command and ensure the 

11 credibility and reliability of the nuclear-capable air 

12 launched cruise missiles of the United States, Congress 

13 supports efforts by the Secretary of Defense to validate 

14 military requirements and make a Milestone A decision 

15 on the long-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 deci19 sion 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 Con23 gress that—


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1 (1) the triad of strategic nuclear delivery sys2 tems plays a critical role in ensuring the national se3 curity 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 re12 place the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems 

13 consisting 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 re2 place a capability to forward-deploy nuclear weapons 

3 and dual-capable fighter-bomber aircraft; 

4 (3) to deter potential adversaries and assure al5 lies and partners of the United States through 

6 strong and long-term commitment to the nuclear de7 terrent of the United States and the personnel, sys8 tems, and infrastructure that comprise such deter9 rent; 

10 (4) to ensure that the members of the Armed 

11 Forces who operate the nuclear deterrent of the 

12 United States have the training, resources, and na13 tional support required to execute the critical na14 tional security mission of the members; and 

15 (5) to achieve a modern and responsive nuclear 

16 infrastructure to support the full spectrum of deter17 rence requirements. 

18 SEC. 1665. REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED 

19 WITH EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE MINUTE20 MAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MIS21 SILE. 

22 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub24 mit to the congressional defense committees a report ex25 amining the costs associated with extending the life of the 


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1 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile compared 

2 to the costs associated with procuring a new ground-based 

3 strategic deterrent. 

4 Subtitle E—Missile Defense 

5 Programs and Other Matters 

6 SEC. 1671. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE 

7 DEFENSE INFORMATION TO RUSSIAN FED8 ERATION. 

9 (a) PROHIBITIONS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, as amended by section 1642, is further 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new sec13 tion: 

14 ‘‘§ 130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile de15 fense information to Russian Federation 

16 ‘‘(a) CERTAIN ‘HIT-TO-KILL’ TECHNOLOGY AND TE17 LEMETRY DATA.—None of the funds authorized to be ap18 propriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 

19 for the Department of Defense may be used to provide 

20 the Russian Federation with ‘hit-to-kill’ technology and te21 lemetry data for missile defense interceptors or target ve22 hicles. 

23 ‘‘(b) OTHER SENSITIVE MISSILE DEFENSE INFOR24 MATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro25 priated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for 


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1 the Department of Defense may be used to provide the 

2 Russian Federation with—

3 ‘‘(1) information relating to velocity at burnout 

4 of missile defense interceptors or targets of the 

5 United States; or 

6 ‘‘(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile 

7 defense information. 

8 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) 

9 and (b) shall not apply to the United States providing to 

10 the Russian Federation information regarding ballistic 

11 missile early warning. 

12 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) 

13 and (b) shall expire on January 1, 2017.’’. 

14 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec15 tions at the beginning of such chapter, as amended 

16 by section 1642, is further amended by inserting 

17 after the item relating to section 130g the following 

18 new item:

‘‘130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 

Federation.’’.

19 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1246 of the Na20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

21 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 922), as amended by sec22 tion 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3568), 

24 is further amended—


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1 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

2 (2) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND LIMITA3 TIONS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FEDERA4 TION’’. 

5 SEC. 1672. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE6 FENSE SYSTEMS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

7 INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED 

8 STATES. 

9 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

10 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 

11 or 2017 for the Department of Defense may be obligated 

12 or expended to integrate a missile defense system of the 

13 Russian Federation into any missile defense system of the 

14 United States. 

15 SEC. 1673. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE16 FENSE SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DE17 FENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED STATES. 

18 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

19 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

20 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex21 pended to integrate a missile defense system of the Peo22 ple’s Republic of China into any missile defense system 

23 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 

6 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

7 for any program described in subsection (b) may be obli8 gated or expended unless—

9 (1) the Secretary of the Army certifies to the 

10 congressional defense committees that the analysis 

11 of alternatives regarding the Patriot lower tier air 

12 and missile defense capability of the Army has been 

13 submitted to such committees; 

14 (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 

15 the date on which the Secretary makes the certifi16 cation under paragraph (1); and 

17 (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi18 tion, Technology, and Logistics certifies to such 

19 committees that such obligation or expenditure of 

20 funds on such programs is consistent with the find21 ings of the analysis of alternatives described in para22 graph (1) to modernize the Patriot lower tier air and 

23 missile 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 

3 radar digital processor of the lower tier air and mis4 sile defense program of the Army. 

5 (2) The enhanced launcher electronic system. 

6 (c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

7 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the limi8 tations in subsection (a) if the Under Secretary—

9 (1) determines that such waiver—

10 (A) is caused by the delay of the analysis 

11 of alternatives described in paragraph (1) of 

12 such subsection; and 

13 (B) is necessary to avoid an unacceptable 

14 risk to mission performance; 

15 (2) notifies the congressional defense commit16 tees of such waiver; and 

17 (3) pursuant to such waiver, obligates or ex18 pends funds only in amounts necessary to avoid such 

19 unacceptable risk to mission performance. 

20 SEC. 1675. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AIR 

21 AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF 

22 THE 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 

2 Executive Board, shall ensure the interoperability and in3 tegration of the covered air and missile defense capabilities 

4 of 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 Sec18 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

19 Logistics—

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, includ24 ing an explanation for how such waiver will not 

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1 ability and integration among the covered air 

2 and missile defense capabilities of the United 

3 States. 

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

5 air and missile defense capabilities’’ means Patriot air and 

6 missile defense batteries and associated interceptors and 

7 systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile inter8 ceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 

9 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries 

10 and interceptors. 

11 SEC. 1676. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AL12 LIED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

13 (a) ASSESSMENTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each cov16 ered commander shall submit to the Secretary of 

17 Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

18 Staff an assessment on opportunities for the integra19 tion and interoperability of covered air and missile 

20 defense capabilities of the United States with such 

21 capabilities of allies of the United States located in 

22 the area of responsibility of the commander, particu23 larly with respect to such allies who acquired such 

24 capabilities through foreign military sales by the 

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1 sessment of the key technology, security, command 

2 and control, and policy requirements necessary to 

3 achieve such an integrated and interoperable air and 

4 missile defense capability in a manner that ensures 

5 burden sharing and furthers the force multiplication 

6 goals of the United States. 

7 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after 

8 the date on which a covered commander submits to 

9 the Secretary and the Chairman an assessment 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 

11 the congressional defense committees a report con12 taining such assessment, without change. 

13 (b) INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY, AND COM14 MAND-AND-CONTROL.—The Secretary and the Chairman, 

15 in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Chief 

16 of Staff of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the 

17 Chief of Naval Operations, shall carry out the planning, 

18 risk assessments, policy development, and concepts of op19 erations necessary for each covered commander to ensure 

20 that the integration (to the extent that specific integration 

21 arrangements are agreeable to the partner nation or 

22 among the partner nations involved in such arrange23 ments), interoperability, and command-and-control of air 

24 and missile defense capabilities described in subsection 

25 (a)(1) occur by not 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 

4 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit 

5 to the congressional defense committees a report that de6 scribes the progress made by the Secretary, the Chairman, 

7 and the covered commanders with respect to carrying out 

8 subsection (b), including an identification of each required 

9 action that 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 

12 capabilities’’ means Patriot air and missile defense 

13 batteries and associated interceptors and systems, 

14 Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile intercep15 tors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 

16 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense bat17 teries and 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 Con3 gress that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

4 the relevant combatant command, should ensure that ar5 rangements are in place, including support from other 

6 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

7 (NATO) and the host nations, to provide anti-air defense 

8 capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and Po9 land by not later 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 

13 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 

14 State, shall submit to NATO a request for NATO 

15 Security Investment Programme support for an air 

16 defense capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Ro17 mania and 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 

21 agreed in principle to providing the support de22 scribed in paragraph (1). 

23 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

25 congressional committees’’ means—


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1 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

2 and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

6 (c) REPORT ON AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com10 mittees a report describing—

11 (A) the plan and budget profile to provide 

12 the air defense capability described in sub13 section (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 mis19 sile, the standard missile 2, or other options as 

20 determined by the Secretary to provide such air 

21 defense 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 

9 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

11 a terminal high altitude area defense battery is 

12 available for rotational deployment to the area of re13 sponsibility of the United States European Com14 mand unless the Secretary notifies the congressional 

15 defense committees that such battery is needed in 

16 the area of responsibility of another combatant com17 mand. 

18 (2) PRE-POSITIONING SITES.—The Secretary of 

19 Defense shall examine potential sites in the area of 

20 responsibility of the United States European Com21 mand to pre-position a terminal high altitude area 

22 defense battery. 

23 (3) STUDIES.—


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1 (A) Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

3 conduct studies to evaluate—

4 (i) not fewer than three sites in the 

5 area of responsibility of the United States 

6 European Command for the deployment of 

7 a terminal high altitude area defense bat8 tery in the event that the deployment of 

9 such a battery is determined to be nec10 essary; and 

11 (ii) not fewer than three sites in such 

12 area for the deployment of a Patriot air 

13 and missile defense battery in the event 

14 that such a deployment is determined to be 

15 necessary. 

16 (B) In evaluating sites under clauses (i) 

17 and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

18 shall determine which sites are best for defend19 ing—

20 (i) the Armed Forces of the United 

21 States; and 

22 (ii) the member states of the North 

23 Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

24 (4) AGREEMENTS.—If the Secretary of Defense 

25 determines that a deployment described in clause (i) 


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1 or (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) is necessary and the ap2 propriate host nation requests such a deployment, 

3 the President shall seek to enter into the necessary 

4 agreements with the host nation to carry out such 

5 deployment. 

6 (e) IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN DIRECTION.—

7 The Secretary shall implement the direction relating to 

8 this section contained in the classified annex accom9 panying this Act. 

10 SEC. 1678. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IRON DOME 

11 SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

12 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author13 ized to be appropriated by section 1502 for procurement, 

14 Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agen15 cy, not more than $41,400,000 may be provided to the 

16 Government of Israel to procure radars for the Iron Dome 

17 short-range rocket defense system as specified in the fund18 ing table in section 4102, including for coproduction of 

19 such radars in the United States by industry of the United 

20 States. 

21 (b) CONDITIONS.—

22 (1) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in sub23 section (a) to produce the Iron Dome short-range 

24 rocket defense program shall be available subject to 

25 the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between 


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1 the Department of Defense of the United States of 

2 America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of 

3 Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Pro4 curement, signed on March 5, 2014, subject to an 

5 amended agreement for coproduction for radar com6 ponents. In negotiations by the Missile Defense 

7 Agency and the Missile Defense Organization of the 

8 Government of Israel regarding such production, the 

9 goal of the United States is to maximize opportuni10 ties for coproduction of the radars described in sub11 section (a) in the United States by industry of the 

12 United States. 

13 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

14 prior to the initial obligation of funds described in 

15 subsection (a), the Director of the Missile Defense 

16 Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac17 quisition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional commit19 tees—

20 (A) a certification that the agreement spec21 ified in paragraph (1) is being implemented as 

22 provided in such agreement; and 

23 (B) an assessment detailing any risks re24 lating to the implementation of such agreement. 


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1 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ means the following: 

4 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

5 (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

7 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

8 SEC. 1679. ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO9 GRAM CODEVELOPMENT AND COPRODUC10 TION. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), of the 

12 funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

13 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Mis14 sile Defense Agency—

15 (1) not more than $150,000,000 may be pro16 vided to the Government of Israel to procure the Da17 vid’s Sling Weapon System, including for coproduc18 tion of parts and components in the United States 

19 by United States industry; and 

20 (2) not more than $15,000,000 may be pro21 vided to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 

22 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co23 production of parts and components in the United 

24 States by United States industry. 

25 (b) CERTIFICATION.—


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1 (1) CRITERIA.—Except as provided by sub2 section (c), the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac3 quisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to 

4 the appropriate congressional committees a certifi5 cation that—

6 (A) the Government of Israel has dem7 onstrated the successful completion of the 

8 knowledge points, technical milestones, and pro9 duction readiness reviews required by the re10 search, development, and technology agree11 ments for the David’s Sling Weapon System 

12 and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Development Pro13 gram, respectively; 

14 (B) such funds will be provided on the 

15 basis of a one-for-one cash match made by 

16 Israel for such respective systems or in another 

17 matching amount that otherwise meets best ef18 forts (as mutually agreed to by the United 

19 States and Israel); 

20 (C) the United States has entered into a 

21 bilateral agreement with Israel that estab22 lishes—

23 (i) in accordance with subparagraph 

24 (D), the terms of coproduction of parts 

25 and components of such respective systems 


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1 on the basis of the greatest practicable co2 production of parts, components, and all3 up rounds (if appropriate) by United 

4 States industry and minimizes non5 recurring engineering and facilitization ex6 penses; 

7 (ii) complete transparency on the re8 quirement of Israel for the number of 

9 interceptors and batteries of such respec10 tive systems that will be procured, includ11 ing with respect to the procurement plans, 

12 acquisition strategy, and funding profiles 

13 of Israel; 

14 (iii) technical milestones for coproduc15 tion of parts and components and procure16 ment of such respective systems; and 

17 (iv) joint approval processes for third18 party sales of such respective systems and 

19 the components of such respective systems; 

20 and 

21 (D) the level of coproduction described in 

22 subparagraph (C)(i) for the David’s Sling 

23 Weapon System is equal to or greater than 50 

24 percent. 


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1 (2) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 

2 the Under Secretary may submit—

3 (A) one certification covering both the Da4 vid’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 

5 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or 

6 (B) separate certifications for each such 

7 respective system. 

8 (3) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall sub9 mit to the congressional defense committees the cer10 tification under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 

11 days before the funds specified in subsection (a) for 

12 the respective system covered by the certification are 

13 provided to the Government of Israel. 

14 (c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary may waive the 

15 certification required by subsection (b) if the Under Sec16 retary certifies to the appropriate congressional commit17 tees that the Under Secretary has received sufficient data 

18 from the Government of Israel to demonstrate—

19 (1) the funds specified in paragraph (1) and (2) 

20 of subsection (a) are provided to Israel solely for 

21 funding the procurement of long-lead components in 

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1 vid’s Sling Weapon System or the Arrow 3 Upper 

2 Tier Interceptor Program; 

3 (2) such long-lead components have successfully 

4 completed knowledge points, technical milestones, 

5 and production readiness reviews; and 

6 (3) the long-lead procurement will be conducted 

7 in a manner that maximizes coproduction in the 

8 United States without incurring additional non9 recurring engineering activity or cost. 

10 (d) PLAN ON COPRODUCTION OF DAVID’S SLING

11 WEAPON SYSTEM.—At the same time that the President 

12 submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2017 under 

13 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Direc14 tor of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Sec15 retary shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 

16 committees a plan to achieve a rate of coproduction by 

17 United States industry of parts and components of the 

18 David’s Sling Weapon System at a level that is not less 

19 than 50 percent. Such plan shall include—

20 (1) a timeline for achieving such a level of co21 production; 

22 (2) any nonrecurring engineering or 

23 facilitization costs related to such coproduction, 

24 costs for additional testing and training, and other 

25 additional associated costs; 


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1 (3) a recommendation for whether carrying out 

2 such plan is in the national interest of the United 

3 States; and 

4 (4) any other matter the Director and Under 

5 Secretary consider appropriate. 

6 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres8 sional committees’’ means the following: 

9 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

10 (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

13 SEC. 1680. BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall—

15 (1) prioritize technology investments in the De16 partment of Defense to support feasible and cost-ef17 fective efforts by the Missile Defense Agency to de18 velop and field an airborne boost phase defense sys19 tem by not later than fiscal year 2025; 

20 (2) ensure that development and fielding of a 

21 boost phase missile defense layer to the ballistic mis22 sile defense system supports multiple warfighter mis23 sile defense requirements, including, specifically, pro24 tection of the United States homeland and allies of 


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1 the United States against ballistic missiles, particu2 larly in the boost phase; 

3 (3) continue development and fielding of high4 energy lasers, electromagnetic and other railgun 

5 technology, high-power microwave systems, and 

6 other advanced technologies as part of a layered ar7 chitecture to defend ships and theater bases against 

8 air and cruise missile strikes; 

9 (4) encourage collaboration among the military 

10 departments and the Defense Advanced Research 

11 Projects Agency with respect to high energy laser ef12 forts carried out in support of the Missile Defense 

13 Agency; and 

14 (5) ensure cooperation and coordination be15 tween the Missile Defense Agency with respect to 

16 the plans of the Missile Defense Agency to develop 

17 an airborne laser and the requirements of the Air 

18 Force for unmanned aerial vehicles. 

19 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

23 defense committees a report on the efforts of the 

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1 borne or other boost phase defense system for mis2 sile defense by fiscal year 2025. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

4 (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) Such schedules, costs, warfighter re6 quirements, operational concept, constraints, 

7 potential alternative boost phase approaches, 

8 and other information regarding the efforts de9 scribed in paragraph (1) as the Secretary con10 siders appropriate. 

11 (B) Analyses of the efforts described in 

12 paragraph (1) with respect to the following 

13 cases: 

14 (i) A case in which the Department is 

15 under no funding constraints with respect 

16 to such efforts and progress is based on 

17 the state of the technology. 

18 (ii) A case in which the Department is 

19 under funding constraints and the efforts 

20 are carried out in accordance with a mod21 erately aggressive schedule and are subject 

22 to moderate technical risk. 

23 (iii) A case in which the Department 

24 is under funding constraints and the ef25 forts are carried out in accordance with a 


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1 less aggressive schedule and are subject to 

2 less technical risk. 

3 (C) An update on related efforts of the De4 partment to develop high energy lasers, electro5 magnetic and other railguns, high power micro6 wave systems, and other advanced technologies 

7 to defend ships and theater bases against air 

8 and cruise missile strikes and to protect the 

9 homeland of the United States and protect al10 lies of the United States. 

11 (D) An evaluation of recommendations, in12 cluding a listing of the recommendations, from 

13 industry on emerging technologies that could be 

14 applied for boost phase missile defense. 

15 (E) Such recommendations as the Sec16 retary may have for legislative or administrative 

17 action to enable more rapid fielding of a di18 rected-energy based missile defense system. 

19 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

20 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

21 include a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 1681. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MUL2 TIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE FOR MISSILE 

3 DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES HOME4 LAND. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that—

7 (1) the defense of the United States homeland 

8 against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack 

9 (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) is 

10 the highest priority of the Missile Defense Agency; 

11 (2) the Missile Defense Agency is appropriately 

12 prioritizing the design, development, and deployment 

13 of the redesigned kill vehicle; and 

14 (3) the multiple-object kill vehicle could con15 tribute critical capabilities to the future of the bal16 listic missile defense of the United States homeland. 

17 (b) MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE.—

18 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of the Mis19 sile Defense Agency shall develop a highly reliable 

20 multiple-object kill vehicle for the ground-based mid21 course defense system using sound acquisition prac22 tices. 

23 (2) DEPLOYMENT.—The Director shall—

24 (A) conduct rigorous flight testing of the 

25 multiple-object kill vehicle developed under 

26 paragraph (1) by not later than 2020; and 


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1 (B) recognizing the primacy of developing 

2 the redesigned kill vehicle, produce and deploy 

3 the multiple-object kill vehicle as early as prac4 ticable after the date on which the Director car5 ries out subparagraph (A). 

6 (c) CAPABILITIES AND CRITERIA.—The Director 

7 shall ensure that the multiple-object kill vehicle developed 

8 under subsection (b)(1) meets, at a minimum, the fol9 lowing capabilities and criteria: 

10 (1) Vehicle-to-vehicle communications. 

11 (2) Vehicle-to-ground communications. 

12 (3) Kill assessment capability. 

13 (4) The ability to counter advanced counter 

14 measures, decoys, and penetration aids. 

15 (5) Producibility and manufacturability. 

16 (6) Use of technology involving high technology 

17 readiness levels. 

18 (7) Options to be integrated onto other missile 

19 defense interceptor vehicles other than the ground20 based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse 

21 defense system. 

22 (8) Sound acquisition processes. 

23 (d) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The management of 

24 the multiple-object kill vehicle program under subsection 


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1 (b) shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Mis2 sile Defense Agency. 

3 (e) REPORT ON FUNDING PROFILE.—The Director 

4 shall include with the budget justification materials sub5 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Depart6 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2017 (as submitted with 

7 the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 

8 31, United States Code) a report on the funding profile 

9 necessary for the multiple-object kill vehicle program to 

10 meet the objectives under subsection (b). 

11 SEC. 1682. REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE CAPABILITY EN12 HANCEMENT I EXOATMOSPHERIC KILL VEHI13 CLES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Di15 rector of the Missile Defense Agency shall ensure, to the 

16 maximum extent practicable, that all remaining ground17 based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse defense 

18 system that are armed with the capability enhancement 

19 I exoatmospheric kill vehicle are replaced with the rede20 signed exoatmospheric kill vehicle before September 30, 

21 2022. 

22 (b) CONDITION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 

23 Director determines that flight and intercept testing of the 

24 redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle is not successful. 


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1 SEC. 1683. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF AD2 DITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR EXPEDITING 

4 DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE. 

5 (a) SITE DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days 

6 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes 

7 the draft environmental impact statement pursuant to 

8 subsection (b) of section 227 of the National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–

10 239; 126 Stat. 1678), the Director of the Missile Defense 

11 Agency, in consultation with the Commander of the 

12 United States Northern Command, shall designate, from 

13 among the sites evaluated under subsection (a) of such 

14 section 227, the preferred site in the United States for 

15 the future deployment of an interceptor capable of pro16 tecting the homeland, as informed by—

17 (1) such environmental impact statement; and 

18 (2) the operational effectiveness and cost effec19 tiveness of such evaluated sites. 

20 (b) PLAN.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

22 the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes 

23 the congressional notification of the finalization of 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary 

2 shall—

3 (A) develop a plan for expediting the de4 ployment time for the site designated under 

5 subsection (a) by at least two years, if the deci6 sion is made to proceed with such deployment; 

7 and 

8 (B) submit to the congressional defense 

9 committees such plan and any update, as may 

10 be necessary, to the designation made under 

11 subsection (a). 

12 (2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The plan under para13 graph (1)(A) shall include the following: 

14 (A) Estimates of the costs of carrying out 

15 the plan and a schedule for carrying out the 

16 plan. 

17 (B) An assessment of any risks associated 

18 with decreasing the deployment time of the site 

19 designated under subsection (a), including with 

20 respect to cost and the operational effectiveness 

21 and reliability of interceptors. 

22 (C) Identification of any deviation in the 

23 plan from sound acquisition processes, including 

24 with respect to testing prior to full operational 

25 capability designation. 


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1 (D) A description of such legislative or ad2 ministrative action as may be necessary to carry 

3 out the plan. 

4 (c) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

5 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

6 fiscal year 2016 for military construction for the East 

7 Coast missile site planning and design, as specified in the 

8 funding table in section 4601, may be obligated or ex9 pended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

10 publishes the final environmental impact statement pursu11 ant to section 227(b) of the National Defense Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 

13 (d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF

14 THE UNITED STATES.—Not later than 90 days after the 

15 date on which the Secretary submits the plan under sub16 section (b)(1)(B),the Comptroller General of the United 

17 States shall—

18 (1) complete a review of the plan; and 

19 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit20 tees a report on such review that includes the find21 ings and recommendations of the Comptroller Gen22 eral. 


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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 Con5 gress that additional missile defense sensor discrimination 

6 capabilities are needed to enhance the protection of the 

7 United States homeland against potential long-range bal8 listic missiles from Iran that, according to the Department 

9 of Defense, could soon be obtained by Iran as a result 

10 of its active space launch program. 

11 (b) STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS ON HOMEPORT OF

12 SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

14 of the Missile Defense Agency shall commence any siting 

15 studies, environmental impact assessments or statements 

16 required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 

17 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that have not other18 wise been prepared, homeport agreements for sea-based 

19 X-band radar support, evaluations of any needed pier 

20 modifications, and evaluations of any communications ca21 pabilities or other requirements to carry out the reassign22 ment of the homeport of the sea-based X-band radar to 

23 a homeport on the East 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 evalu3 ate at least three possible additional locations (in or 

4 outside the United States), selected by the Director, 

5 that would be best suited for future deployment of 

6 an advanced missile defense sensor site optimized 

7 against threats from Iran. 

8 (2) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.—

9 Except 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 

14 in 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 loca21 tion. 

22 (d) DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.—

23 (1) DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than December 

24 31, 2020, the Director, in cooperation with the rel25 evant combatant command, shall deploy a long-range 


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1 discrimination radar or other appropriate sensor ca2 pability in a location optimized to support the de3 fense of the homeland of the United States from 

4 emerging long-range ballistic missile threats from 

5 Iran. 

6 (2) SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR.—If the Direc7 tor carries out paragraph (1) by reassigning the 

8 homeport of the sea-based X-band radar, the Direc9 tor and the Secretary of the Navy may not carry out 

10 such reassignment until the date on which the Direc11 tor certifies to the congressional defense committees 

12 that Hawaii will have adequate missile defense cov13 erage prior to such reassignment. 

14 (e) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—

15 (1) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

16 2018, the Director shall submit to the congressional 

17 defense committees a report containing the fol18 lowing: 

19 (A) The findings of the study conducted 

20 under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), including 

21 any environmental impact statements or anal22 yses required by paragraph (2) of such sub23 section. 


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1 (B) Notification of the manner in which 

2 Hawaii is being provided ballistic missile de3 fense coverage. 

4 (2) PLAN.—In the budget justification mate5 rials submitted to Congress in support of the budget 

6 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020 sub7 mitted by the President to Congress under section 

8 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director 

9 shall include—

10 (A) the plan of the Director to carry out 

11 subsection (d); and 

12 (B) an update on the progress of the Di13 rector in implementing subsections (b) and (c). 

14 SEC. 1685. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-BASED MIS15 SILE DEFENSE LAYER. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Mis18 sile Defense Agency, in coordination with the Secretary 

19 of the Air Force and the Director of the Defense Advanced 

20 Research Projects Agency, shall commence the concept 

21 definition of a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer 

22 to the ballistic missile defense system that provides—

23 (1) a boost-phase layer for missile defense; or 


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1 (2) additional defensive options against direct 

2 ascent anti-satellite weapons, hypersonic glide vehi3 cles, and maneuvering reentry vehicles. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The activities carried out under 

5 subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

6 (1) Draft operation concepts for how a space7 based ballistic missile intercept layer would function 

8 in the context of a multi-layer missile defense archi9 tecture. 

10 (2) An assessment of how such a space-based 

11 ballistic missile intercept layer could contribute to 

12 the defense of the United States against interconti13 nental ballistic missiles with varying degrees of ef14 fectiveness. 

15 (3) An assessment of the required architecture 

16 and components (including hardware, software, and 

17 related command and control systems) and the ma18 turity of critical technologies necessary to make such 

19 a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer oper20 ational. 

21 (4) An assessment of how such a space-based 

22 ballistic missile intercept layer could protect the sat23 ellites of the United States against adversary anti24 satellite weapons. 


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1 (5) An assessment of the effort required to in2 tegrate and make interoperable such a space-based 

3 ballistic missile intercept layer with the ground4 based missile defense system. 

5 (6) Any other matters the Director of the Mis6 sile Defense Agency considers appropriate. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 

9 to the congressional defense committees a report that in10 cludes—

11 (1) the findings of the concept development re12 quired by subsection (a); 

13 (2) a plan for developing one or more programs 

14 of record for a space-based ballistic missile intercept 

15 layer, including estimates of the appropriate identifi16 able costs of each such potential program of record; 

17 and 

18 (3) the views of the Director regarding such 

19 findings and plan. 

20 SEC. 1686. AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

21 (a) EVALUATION.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Missile 

23 Defense Agency, in coordination with the Chief of 

24 Naval Operations and the Chief of Staff of the 

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1 benefit, and operational effectiveness of additional 

2 Aegis Ashore sites and upgrades to current ballistic 

3 missile defense system sensors to offset capacity de4 mands on current Aegis ships, Aegis Ashore sites, 

5 and Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area De6 fense capability and to meet the requirements of the 

7 combatant commanders. 

8 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

11 Chiefs of Staff shall—

12 (A) review the evaluation conducted under 

13 paragraph (1); and 

14 (B) submit to the congressional defense 

15 committees such evaluation and the results of 

16 such review, including recommendations for po17 tential future locations of Aegis Ashore sites. 

18 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF FMS OBSTACLES.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De20 fense for Policy and the Secretary of State shall 

21 jointly identify any obstacles to foreign military sales 

22 of Aegis Ashore or cofinancing of additional Aegis 

23 Ashore sites. Such evaluation shall include, with co24 ordination with other agencies and departments of 

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1 bility of host nation manning or dual manning with 

2 the United States and such host nation. 

3 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 

5 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

6 committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

7 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

8 Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 

9 identification of obstacles under paragraph (1). 

10 SEC. 1687. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT 

11 INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CA12 PABILITIES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the memorandum 

14 of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 

15 27, 2014, regarding joint integrated air and missile de16 fense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 

17 oversee the development of warfighter requirements for 

18 persistent and survivable capabilities to detect, identify, 

19 determine the status, track, and support engagement of 

20 strategically important mobile or relocatable assets in all 

21 phases of conflict in order to achieve the objective of pre22 venting the effective employment of such assets, including 

23 through offensive actions against such assets prior to their 

24 use. 


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1 (b) PURPOSE OF REQUIREMENTS.—The require2 ments developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 

3 and updated, as appropriate, for the purpose of informing 

4 applicable acquisition programs and systems-of-systems 

5 architecture planning that are funded through the Military 

6 Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, 

7 and non-intelligence programs. 

8 (c) SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—The Vice Chairman 

9 shall also oversee the development of the enabling frame10 work for intelligence support for integrated air and missile 

11 defense, including concepts for the integrated operation of 

12 multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the development of 

13 requirements for capabilities to be acquired to achieve 

14 such integrated operations. 

15 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that new acquisition programs for applicable major 

17 systems or capabilities, or for upgrades to existing sys18 tems, should not be undertaken until the applicable re19 quirements described in subsections (a) and (c) have been 

20 developed and incorporated into programmatic decision21 making. 


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1 SEC. 1688. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMP2 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 

3 REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE DE4 FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

5 Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

7 1339) is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through 

9 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by 

11 striking ‘‘through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

12 2021’’. 

13 SEC. 1689. REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE 

14 DEFENSE SENSOR ALTERNATIVES FOR EN15 HANCED DEFENSE OF HAWAII. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that—

18 (1) expanding persistent midcourse and ter19 minal ballistic missile defense system discrimination 

20 capability is critically important to the defense of 

21 the United States; 

22 (2) such discrimination capability is needed to 

23 respond to emerging ballistic missile threats involv24 ing countermeasures and decoys; and 


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1 (3) the Department of Defense should take all 

2 appropriate steps to ensure Hawaii has adequate 

3 missile defense coverage. 

4 (b) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—

5 (1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the Missile 

6 Defense Agency shall conduct an evaluation of po7 tential options for fielding a medium range ballistic 

8 missile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii, in9 cluding—

10 (A) the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile 

11 Defense Test Complex land-based system at the 

12 Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii; 

13 (B) the use of existing sensor assets in the 

14 region; and 

15 (C) other options the Director determines 

16 appropriate. 

17 (2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 

18 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

19 the Director shall submit to the congressional de20 fense committees a report on the options for aug21 menting the missile defense of Hawaii, including—

22 (A) a summary of the findings and rec23 ommendations of the evaluation conducted 

24 under paragraph (1); 


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1 (B) estimated acquisition and operating 

2 costs for each sensor option; and 

3 (C) estimated timelines for the deployment 

4 of each sensor option. 

5 SEC. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON VALI6 DATED MILITARY REQUIREMENT AND MILE7 STONE A DECISION ON PROMPT GLOBAL 

8 STRIKE WEAPON SYSTEM. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con10 gress that the United States must continue to develop the 

11 conventional prompt global strike capability to strike high12 value, time-sensitive, and defended targets from ranges 

13 outside of current conventional technology while address14 ing and preventing any risk of ambiguity. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, 

16 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

17 defense committees a report regarding the outcome of the 

18 military requirements process and Milestone A decision for 

19 at least one conventional prompt global strike weapons 

20 system. 


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1 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON2 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA3 TIONS 

4 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc6 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

7 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

8 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 

9 LAW. 

10 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE

11 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author12 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili13 tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

14 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At15 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

16 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex17 pire on the later of—

18 (1) October 1, 2018; or 

19 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author20 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

21 2019. 

22 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

23 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac24 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con25 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization SeVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro2 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

3 been obligated before the later of—

4 (1) October 1, 2018; or 

5 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author6 izing funds for fiscal year 2019 for military con7 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

8 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

9 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

10 Program. 

11 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

12 Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 

13 later of—

14 (1) October 1, 2015; or 

15 (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

17 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.

18 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

19 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

20 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

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1 tions in section 2104(a) and available for military con2 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

3 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

4 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

5 construction projects for the installations or locations in6 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

7 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

8 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

9 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria10 tions in section 2104(a) and available for military con11 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

12 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

13 Army may acquire real property and carry out the military 

14 construction project for the installation or location outside 

15 the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the 

16 following table:

Army: Outside the United States

Country Installation or Location Amount

Germany ..................... Grafenwoehr .............................................. $51,000,000


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1 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

2 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

3 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap4 propriations in section 2104(a) and available for military 

5 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

6 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 

7 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

8 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

9 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

10 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 $20,000,000

Korea ............ Camp Walker ......................... Family Housing 

New Construction $61,000,000

11 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro12 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

13 section 2104(a) and available for military family housing 

14 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

15 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 

16 engineering services and construction design activities 

17 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

18 housing units in an amount not to exceed $7,195,000. 


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1 SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

2 UNITS. 

3 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

4 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

5 authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and 

6 available for military family housing functions as specified 

7 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

8 Army may improve existing military family housing units 

9 in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000. 

10 SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

12 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

13 beginning after September 30, 2015, for military con14 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

15 functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 

16 the funding table in section 4601. 

17 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

18 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author19 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

20 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

21 of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 

22 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro23 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

24 table in section 4601. 


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1 SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

3 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

4 in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 

6 112–239; 126 Stat. 2119) for the United States Military 

7 Academy, New York, for construction of a Cadet barracks 

8 building at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may 

9 install mechanical equipment and distribution lines suffi10 cient to provide chilled water for air conditioning the nine 

11 existing historical Cadet barracks which are being ren12 ovated through the Cadet Barracks Upgrade Program. 

13 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

14 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

16 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

18 1660), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub19 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (125 

20 Stat. 1661) and extended by section 2107 of the Military 

21 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (di22 vision B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3673), shall 

23 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

24 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con25 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 


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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows:

Army: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations

State Installation or Location Project Amount

Georgia .................... Fort Benning ........... Land Acquisition ..... $5,100,000

Fort Benning ........... Land Acquisition ..... $25,000,000

Virginia .................... Fort Belvoir ............. Road and Infrastructure Improvements $25,000,000

3 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

4 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

8 2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (126 

10 Stat. 2119) shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

11 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

12 for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever 

13 is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is as follows:

Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations

State or CountryInstallation or 

Location Project Amount

District of Columbia ............. Fort McNair .... Vehicle Storage Building, 

Installation .................. $7,191,000

Kansas ................ Fort Riley ........ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

Complex ....................... $12,184,000

North Carolina ... Fort Bragg ...... Aerial Gunnery Range .... $41,945,000

Texas .................. Joint Base San 

Antonio ........ Barracks ......................... $20,971,000

Virginia ............... Fort Belvoir ..... Secure Admin/Operations 

Facility ........................ $93,876,000

Italy .................... Camp Ederle .... Barracks ......................... $35,952,000


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Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations—Continued

State or CountryInstallation or 

Location Project Amount

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 

4 the Army may carry out a military construction project 

5 to construct a vehicle bridge and traffic circle to facilitate 

6 traffic flow to and from the Medical Center at Rhine Ord7 nance 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 

10 payment-in-kind funding for the project described in sub11 section (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 

17 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria18 tions in section 2204(a) and available for military con19 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 


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1 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

2 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

3 construction projects for the installations or locations in4 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

5 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 

10 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

11 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 


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1 construction projects for the installations or locations out2 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

3 the following table:

Navy: Outside the United States

Country Installation or Location Amount

Bahrain Island ............... Southwest Asia ...................................................... $89,791,000

Italy ................................ Sigonella ................................................................ $102,943,000

Japan ............................. Camp Butler .......................................................... $11,697,000

Iwakuni .................................................................. $17,923,000

Kadena Air Base ................................................... $23,310,000

Yokosuka ............................................................... $13,846,000

Poland ............................ RedziKowo Base .................................................... $51,270,000

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 

2 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 

3 housing 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 

7 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

8 authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and 

9 available for military family housing functions as specified 

10 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

11 Navy may improve existing military family housing units 

12 in an amount not to exceed $11,515,000. 

13 SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

15 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

16 beginning after September 30, 2015, for military con17 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

18 functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 

19 the funding 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 

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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 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

8 1660), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (125 

10 Stat. 1666) and extended by section 2208 of the Military 

11 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (di12 vision B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3678), shall 

13 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

14 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con15 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

17 is as follows:

Navy: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount

California ............... Camp Pendleton .... Infantry Squad Defense Range ....... $29,187,000

Florida .................... Jacksonville ........... P–8A Hangar Upgrades ................ $6,085,000

Georgia ................... Kings Bay ............. Crab Island Security Enclave ....... $52,913,000

18 SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

19 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

21 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 


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1 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2 2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub3 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (126 

4 Stat. 2122), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

5 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

6 for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever 

7 is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

9 is as follows:

Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount

California ............... Camp Pendleton .... Comm. Information 

Systems Ops 

Complex ............. $78,897,000

Coronado ............... Bachelor Quarters $76,063,000

Twentynine Palms Land Expansion 

Phase 2 .............. $47,270,000

Greece ..................... Souda Bay ............. Intermodal Access 

Road .................. $4,630,000

South Carolina ....... Beaufort ................ Recycling/Hazardous Waste 

Facility .............. $3,743,000

Virginia ................... Quantico ................ Infrastructure—

Widen Russell 

Road .................. $14,826,000

Worldwide Unspecified ..................... Various Worldwide 

Locations ........... BAMS Operational 

Facilities ............ $34,048,000

10 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

11 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. 


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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.

1 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

2 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

4 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria5 tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con6 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

7 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

8 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili9 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 

10 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

11 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


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1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

6 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out the 

7 military construction projects for the installations or loca8 tions outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 

9 forth in the following table:

Air Force: Outside the United States

Country Installation or Location Amount

Greenland .................. Thule Air Base ............................................. $41,965,000

Japan ......................... Kadena Air Base .......................................... $3,000,000

Yokota Air Base ........................................... $8,461,000

Niger .......................... Agadez .......................................................... $50,000,000

Oman ......................... Al Musannah Air Base ................................. $25,000,000

United Kingdom ........ Croughton Royal Air Force ......................... $130,615,000

10 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

11 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author12 ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 

13 for military family housing functions as specified in the 

14 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 

15 Force may carry out architectural and engineering serv16 ices and construction design activities with respect to the 

17 construction or improvement of family housing units in an 

18 amount not to exceed $9,849,000. 


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1 SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

2 UNITS. 

3 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 

4 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 

5 authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and 

6 available for military family housing functions as specified 

7 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

8 Air Force may improve existing military family housing 

9 units in an amount not to exceed $150,649,000. 

10 SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

11 FORCE. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

14 beginning after September 30, 2015, for military con15 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

16 functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 

17 in the funding table in section 4601. 

18 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

19 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author20 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

21 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

22 of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act 

23 may not exceed the sum of the following: 

24 (1) The total amount authorized to be appro25 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the 

26 funding table in section 4601. 


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1 (2) $21,000,000 (the balance of the amount au2 thorized under section 2301(a) of the Military Con3 struction Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

4 Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 992) for the 

5 CYBERCOM Joint Operations Center at Fort 

6 Meade, Maryland). 

7 SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

8 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT. 

9

10 In the case of the authorization contained in 

11 the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Con12 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

13 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2636), 

14 for Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for construc15 tion of a ground control tower at the installation, 

16 the Secretary of the Air Force may install commu17 nications cabling. 

18 SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

19 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—In the case of the authoriza21 tion contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Mili22 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

23 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 993) for 

24 Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for con25 struction of a Guardian Angel Operations Facility at the 


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1 installation, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 

2 the facility at an unspecified location within the United 

3 States European Command’s area of responsibility. 

4 (b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—Before the 

5 Secretary of the Air Force commences construction of the 

6 Guardian Angel Operations Facility at an alternative loca7 tion, as authorized by subsection (a)—

8 (1) the Secretary shall submit to the congres9 sional defense committees a report containing a de10 scription of the project, including the rationale for 

11 selection of the project location; and 

12 (2) a period of 14 days has expired following 

13 the date on which the report is received by the com14 mittees or, if over sooner, a period of 7 days has ex15 pired following the date on which a copy of the re16 port is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 

17 section 480 of title 10, United States Code. 

18 SEC. 2307. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

19 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

20 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

21 in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 

23 113–291; 128 Stat. 3679) for McConnell Air Force Base, 

24 Kansas, for construction of a KC–46A Alter Composite 

25 Maintenance Shop at the installation, the Secretary of the 


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1 Air Force may construct a 696 square meter (7,500 

2 square foot) facility consistent with Air Force guidelines 

3 for composite maintenance shops. 

4 SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

5 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

6 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

7 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

9 1660), the authorization set forth in the table in sub10 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (125 

11 Stat. 1670) and extended by section 2305 of the Military 

12 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (di13 vision B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3680), shall 

14 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

15 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con16 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

17 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

18 is as follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2012 Project Authorization

Country Installation Project Amount

Italy ......................... Sigonella Naval Air 

Station ................. UAS SATCOM 

Relay Pads and 

Facility ................. $15,000,000

19 SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

20 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

21 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

22 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 


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1 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2 2118), the authorization set forth in the table in sub3 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (126 

4 Stat. 2126), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

5 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

6 for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever 

7 is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

9 is as follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization

Country Installation or

Location Project Amount

Portugal ........... Lajes Field .................... Sanitary Sewer Lift/

Pump Station ....... $2,000,000

10 SEC. 2310. CERTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR 

11 JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX 

12 AND PLAN FOR ROTATION OF FORCES AT 

13 LAJES FIELD, AZORES. 

14 (a) JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX CER15 TIFICATION.—No amounts may be expended for the con16 struction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex Con17 solidation, Phase 2, at Royal Air Force Croughton, United 

18 Kingdom, as authorized by section 2301(b), until the Sec19 retary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 

20 committees that the Secretary has determined, based on 

21 an analysis of United States operational requirements, 

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1 mains the optimal location for recapitalization of the Joint 

2 Intelligence Analysis Complex. The certification shall in3 clude an explanation of the basis for the certification. 

4 (b) LAJES FIELD UTILIZATION.—

5 (1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than March 1, 

6 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

7 congressional defense committees a determination of 

8 the operational viability of the use of Lajes Field, 

9 Azores, for—

10 (A) Department of Defense intelligence 

11 functions; or 

12 (B) the rotational presence of—

13 (i) fighter aircraft for air-to-air train14 ing; or 

15 (ii) naval forces. 

16 (2) BASIS OF DETERMINATION.—The submis17 sion to the congressional defense committees under 

18 paragraph (1) shall include an explanation of the 

19 basis for the determination. 

20 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of Defense deter21 mines that Lajes Field is a viable option for one or 

22 more of the uses specified in paragraph (1), the Sec23 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com24 mittees, not later than April 1, 2016, a plan for 

25 such uses that includes the following: 


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1 (A) The types and number of naval forces 

2 or air-to-air training fighter aircraft considered 

3 for rotational assignment at Lajes Field or a 

4 description of the Department of Defense intel5 ligence functions to be assigned, as applicable. 

6 (B) The duration and frequency of such 

7 assignment. 

8 (C) Any additional infrastructure invest9 ment required to support such assignment. 

10 (D) The impact to permanent manpower 

11 levels necessary to support such assignment. 

12 TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGEN13 CIES MILITARY CONSTRUC14 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.

15 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC16 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

17 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

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1 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 

2 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De3 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 

4 construction projects for the installations or locations in5 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

6 the following table:

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States

State Installation or Location Amount

Alabama ................... Fort Rucker ................................................... $46,787,000

Maxwell Air Force Base ................................ $32,968,000

Arizona .................... Fort Huachuca .............................................. $3,884,000

California .................. Camp Pendleton ............................................ $20,552,000

Coronado ....................................................... $47,218,000

Fresno Yosemite IAP ANG ........................... $10,700,000

Colorado .................. Fort Carson ................................................... $8,243,000

CONUS Classified .... Classified Location ........................................ $20,065,000

Delaware ................... Dover Air Force Base ................................... $21,600,000

Florida ...................... Hurlburt Field ............................................... $17,989,000

MacDill Air Force Base ................................ $39,142,000

Georgia ..................... Moody Air Force Base .................................. $10,900,000

Hawaii ...................... Kaneohe Bay ................................................. $122,071,000

Schofield Barracks ........................................ $123,838,000

Kentucky ................. Fort Campbell ............................................... $12,553,000

Fort Knox ...................................................... $23,279,000

Maryland ................. Fort Meade .................................................... $816,077,000

Nevada ...................... Nellis Air Force Base .................................... $39,900,000

New Mexico ............. Cannon Air Force Base ................................. $45,111,000

New York ................. West Point ..................................................... $55,778,000

North Carolina ........ Camp Lejeune ............................................... $69,006,000

Fort Bragg .................................................... $168,811,000

Ohio .......................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ................. $6,623,000

Oregon ...................... Klamath Falls IAP ........................................ $2,500,000

Pennsylvania ............. Philadelphia ................................................... $49,700,000

South Carolina ........ Fort Jackson ................................................. $26,157,000

Texas ........................ Joint Base San Antonio ................................ $61,776,000

Virginia ................... Fort Belvoir ................................................... $9,500,000

Joint Base Langley-Eustis ............................ $28,000,000

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story $23,916,000

7 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

8 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria9 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con10 struction projects outside the United States as specified 

11 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De12 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 


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1 construction projects for the installations or locations out2 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

3 the following:

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States

Country Installation or Location Amount

Djibouti ............. Camp Lemonier ............................................. $43,700,000

Germany ............. Garmisch ....................................................... $14,676,000

Grafenwoehr .................................................. $38,138,000

Spangdahlem Air Base .................................. $39,571,000

Stuttgart-Patch Barracks ............................. $49,413,000

Japan ................ Kadena Air Base ........................................... $37,485,000

Poland ................ RedziKowo Base ............................................ $169,153,000

Spain .................. Rota ............................................................... $13,737,000

4 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION 

5 PROJECTS. 

6 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

7 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria8 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva9 tion projects inside the United States as specified in the 

10 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 

11 may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 

12 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations 

13 or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 

14 set forth in the following table:

Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States

State Installation or Location Amount

American Samoa ...... Wake Island ................................................... $5,331,000

California .................. Edwards Air Force Base ............................... $4,550,000

Fort Hunter Liggett ..................................... $22,000,000

Colorado .................. Schriever Air Force Base .............................. $4,400,000

District of Columbia NSA Washington/Naval Research Lab ......... $10,990,000

Guam ....................... Naval Base Guam ......................................... $5,330,000

Hawaii ...................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ................. $13,780,000

Marine Corps Recruiting Command Kaneohe 

Bay ............................................................ $5,740,000

Idaho ........................ Mountain Home Air Force Base ................... $6,471,000

Montana ................... Malmstrom Air Force Base ........................... $4,260,000


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Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States—

Continued

State Installation or Location Amount

Virginia ..................... Pentagon ....................................................... $4,528,000

Washington ............... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ........................... $14,770,000

Various locations ...... Various locations ........................................... $25,809,000

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva4 tion projects outside the United States as specified in the 

5 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 

6 may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 

7 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations 

8 or locations outside the United States, and in the 

9 amounts, set forth in the following table:

Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States

Country Installation or Location Amount

Bahamas ........... Ascension Aux Airfield St. Helena ................ $5,500,000

Japan .................. Yokoska ......................................................... $12,940,000

Various locations Various locations ........................................... $3,600,000

10 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE11 FENSE AGENCIES. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

14 beginning after September 30, 2015, for military con15 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 

16 functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 

17 military departments), as specified in the funding table 

18 in section 4601. 


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1 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

2 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author3 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

4 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

5 of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 

6 may not exceed the sum of the following: 

7 (1) The total amount authorized to be appro8 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the 

9 funding table in section 4601. 

10 (2) $747,435,000 (the balance of the amount 

11 authorized under section 2401(a) of this Act for an 

12 operations facility at Fort Meade, Maryland). 

13 (3) $441,134,000 (the balance of the amount 

14 authorized under section 2401(b) of the Military 

15 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

16 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1673) 

17 for a hospital at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Ger18 many). 

19 (4) $91,441,000 (the balance of the amount au20 thorized under section 2401(a) of the Military Con21 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

22 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2640) 

23 for a hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas). 


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1 SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

3 In the case of the authorization in the table in section 

4 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

5 for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 

6 125 Stat. 1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of the 

7 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2131), 

9 for Fort Meade, Maryland, for construction of the High 

10 Performance Computing Center at the installation, the 

11 Secretary of Defense may construct a generator plant ca12 pable of producing up to 60 megawatts of back-up elec13 trical power in support of the 60 megawatt technical load. 

14 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

15 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

16 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

17 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

18 Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

19 1660), the authorization set forth in the table in sub20 section (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act (125 

21 Stat. 1672) and as amended by section 2405 of the Mili22 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

23 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3685), shall 

24 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

25 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con26 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 


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1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

2 is as follows:

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations

State Installation or

Location Project Amount

California ......... Naval Base Coronado ... SOF Support Activity Operations Facility ...................... $38,800,000

Virginia ............ Pentagon Reservation ... Heliport Control 

Tower and Fire 

Station .................. $6,457,000

Pedestrian Plaza ...... $2,285,000

3 SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

4 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

8 2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act (126 

10 Stat. 2127), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

11 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

12 for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever 

13 is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

15 is 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


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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations—

Continued

State/Country Installation or

Location Project Amount

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

1 SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 

2 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 

3 PROJECT. 

4 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

5 in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

7 113–66; 127 Stat. 995) for Fort Knox, Kentucky, for con8 struction of an Ambulatory Care Center at that location, 

9 subsequently cancelled by the Department of Defense, 

10 substitute authorization is provided for a 102,000-square 

11 foot Medical Clinic Replacement at that location in the 

12 amount of $80,000,000, using appropriations available for 

13 the original project pursuant to the authorization of ap14 propriations in section 2403 of such Act (127 Stat. 997). 

15 This substitute authorization shall remain in effect until 

16 October 1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act 


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1 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

2 2019. 

3 SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

4 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

5 In the case of the authorization contained in section 

6 2401(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

7 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

8 Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

9 3682), for Brussels, Belgium, for construction of an ele10 mentary/high school, the Secretary of Defense may ac11 quire approximately 7.4 acres of land adjacent to the ex12 isting Sterrebeek Dependent School site and construct a 

13 multi-sport athletic field, track, perimeter road, parking, 

14 and fencing. 

15 TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC 

16 TREATY ORGANIZATION SE17 CURITY INVESTMENT PRO18 GRAM

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

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

19 SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

20 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

21 The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 

22 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest23 ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 

24 United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 


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1 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur2 pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 

3 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con4 struction previously financed by the United States. 

5 SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

6 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

7 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for con8 tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 

9 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 

10 States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 

11 Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 

12 section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 

13 4601. 

14 TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 

15 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.


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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 fund10 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may 

11 acquire 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 fol14 lowing 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

15 SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 

16 AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

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1 tions in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

2 and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 

3 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real prop4 erty and carry out military construction projects for the 

5 Army Reserve locations inside the United States, and in 

6 the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Army Reserve: Inside the United States

State Location Amount

California .......................... Miramar ............................................... $24,000,000

Florida .............................. MacDill Air Force Base ...................... $55,000,000

New York ......................... Orangeburg .......................................... $4,200,000

Pennsylvania .................... Conneaut Lake .................................... $5,000,000

Virginia ............................ A.P. Hill .............................................. $24,000,000

7 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

8 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria9 tions in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

10 and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 

11 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real prop12 erty and carry out a military construction project for the 

13 Army Reserve location outside the United States, and in 

14 the amount, set forth in the following table:

Army Reserve: Outside the United States

Country Location Amount

Puerto Rico ...................... Fort Buchanan .................................... $10,200,000

15 SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 

16 CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

17 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

18 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author19 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 


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1 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in section 

2 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 

3 and carry out military construction projects for the Navy 

4 Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the 

5 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol6 lowing 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

7 SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC8 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

9 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author10 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

11 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in section 

12 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 

13 property and carry out military construction projects for 

14 the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, 

15 and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Air National Guard

State Location Amount

Alabama ........................ Dannelly Field ...................................................... $7,600,000

California ....................... Moffett Field ........................................................ $6,500,000

Colorado ........................ Buckley Air Force Base ....................................... $5,100,000

Florida ........................... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ....................... $6,100,000

Georgia .......................... Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport ...... $9,000,000

Iowa ............................... Des Moines Municipal Airport ............................. $6,700,000

Kansas ........................... Smokey Hill Range .............................................. $2,900,000

Louisiana ....................... New Orleans ......................................................... $10,000,000

Maine ............................. Bangor International Airport ............................... $7,200,000

New Hampshire ............ Pease International Trade Port ........................... $2,800,000

New Jersey .................... Atlantic City International Airport ...................... $10,200,000

New York ...................... Niagara Falls International Airport .................... $7,700,000

North Carolina .............. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport .............. $9,000,000

North Dakota ................ Hector International Airport ................................ $7,300,000

Oklahoma ...................... Will Rogers World Airport ................................... $7,600,000

Oregon ........................... Klamath Falls International Airport ................... $7,200,000


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Air National Guard—Continued

State Location Amount

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 fund6 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 

7 may acquire real property and carry out military construc8 tion projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside 

9 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

10 following table:

Air Force Reserve

State Location Amount

California ........................ March Air Force Base ......................... $4,600,000

Florida .............................. Patrick Air Force Base ....................... $3,400,000

Georgia ............................. Dobbins Air Reserve Base ................... $10,400,000

Ohio .................................. Youngstown ......................................... $9,400,000

Texas ................................ Joint Base San Antonio ...................... $9,900,000

11 SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA12 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 

13 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

14 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for the 

15 costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 

16 and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 

17 Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 

18 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 


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1 of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in 

2 the funding table in section 4601. 

3 Subtitle B—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 

5 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 

6 PROJECT. 

7 (a) MODIFICATION.—In the case of the authorization 

8 contained in the table in section 2602 of the Military Con9 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division 

10 B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2135) for Aberdeen 

11 Proving Ground, Maryland, for construction of an Army 

12 Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the Army 

13 may construct a new facility in the vicinity of Aberdeen 

14 Proving Ground, Maryland. 

15 (b) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 

16 section 2002 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

18 2118), the authorization set forth in subsection (a) shall 

19 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

20 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con21 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

22 SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

23 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECTS. 

24 (a) DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE.—In the case 

25 of the authorization contained in the table in section 2605 


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1 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

3 3689) for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for 

4 construction of a Guardian Angel Operations facility at 

5 that location, the Secretary of the Air Force may con6 struct a new 5,913 square meter (63,647 square foot) fa7 cility in the amount of $18,200,000. 

8 (b) FORT SMITH.—In the case of the authorization 

9 contained in the table in section 2604 of the Military Con10 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division 

11 B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Fort Smith 

12 Municipal Airport, Arkansas, for construction of a consoli13 dated Secure Compartmented Information Facility at that 

14 location, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 

15 new facility in the amount of $15,200,000. 

16 SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

17 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

18 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

19 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

20 Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

21 1660), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub22 section (b), as provided in section 2602 of that Act (125 

23 Stat. 1678), and extended by section 2611 of the Military 

24 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (di25 vision B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3690), shall 


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1 remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the 

2 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con3 struction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

4 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

5 is as follows:

Extension of 2012 Army Reserve Project Authorizations

State Location Project Amount

Kansas ..................... Kansas City ............. Army Reserve Center $13,000,000

Massachusetts .......... Attleboro .................. Army Reserve Center $22,000,000

6 SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

7 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

8 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 

9 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

10 Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

11 2118), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub12 section (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2603 

13 of that Act (126 Stat. 2134, 2135) shall remain in effect 

14 until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of 

15 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis16 cal year 2017, whichever is later. 

17 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 

18 is a follows:

Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project 

Authorizations

State Installation or Location Project Amount

Arizona .................... Yuma ....................... Reserve Training Facility ..................... $5,379,000

California ................. Tustin ...................... Army Reserve Center $27,000,000

Iowa ......................... Fort Des Moines ...... Joint Reserve Center $19,162,000

Louisiana ................. New Orleans ............ Transient Quarters .. $7,187,000


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Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project 

Authorizations—Continued

State Installation or Location Project Amount

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 

5 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI6 TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 

7 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

9 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for base 

10 realignment and closure activities, including real property 

11 acquisition and military construction projects, as author12 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 

13 of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 

14 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 

15 of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 

16 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Mili17 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 


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1 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as 

2 specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

3 SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL 

4 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) 

5 ROUND. 

6 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 

7 an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

8 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 

3 the amount specified in section 2805(b)(1) of this 

4 title’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘section 

6 2811(e) of this title) that costs less than 

7 $7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e) of section 

8 2811 of this title) that costs less than the amount 

9 specified in subsection (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 

15 section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization 

16 Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–

17 136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by sec18 tion 2806 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

19 for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 

20 128 Stat. 3699), is amended—

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

22 31, 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.—Sub2 section (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 in6 serting ‘‘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 

11 (d). 

12 SEC. 2803. DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

15 TEST, AND EVALUATION FUNDS.—Using amounts appro16 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 

17 Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

18 the Secretary of Defense may fund a military construction 

19 project described in subsection (d) at any of the following: 

20 (1) A Department of Defense Science and 

21 Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as designated 

22 by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–

24 84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 


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1 (2) A Department of Defense Federally Funded 

2 Research and Development Center that functions 

3 primarily 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 AU9 THORITY.—Subject to the condition that a military con10 struction project under this section be authorized in a 

11 Military Construction Authorization Act, the authority to 

12 carry out the military construction project includes au13 thority for—

14 (1) surveys, site preparation, and advanced 

15 planning and design; 

16 (2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and 

17 installation of facilities; 

18 (3) acquisition and installation of equipment 

19 and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisi20 tion and installation of supporting facilities (includ21 ing utilities) and appurtenances incident to the 

22 project; and 

23 (4) planning, supervision, administration, and 

24 overhead expenses incident to the project. 


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1 (c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE2 MENTS.—

3 (1) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REQUESTS.—The 

4 Secretary of Defense shall include military construc5 tion projects proposed to be carried out under this 

6 section in the budget justification documents for the 

7 Department of Defense submitted to Congress in 

8 connection with the budget for a fiscal year sub9 mitted under 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 

10 (2) NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 

11 less than 14 days prior to the first obligation of 

12 funds described in subsection (a) for a military con13 struction project to be carried out under this section, 

14 the Secretary of Defense shall submit a notification 

15 to the congressional defense committees providing an 

16 updated construction description, cost, and schedule 

17 for the project and any other matters regarding the 

18 project as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

19 (d) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The au20 thority provided by this section to fund military construc21 tion projects using amounts appropriated or otherwise 

22 made available for research, development, test, and evalua23 tion is limited to military construction projects that the 

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1 ments exhibits submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1), 

2 determines—

3 (1) will support research and development ac4 tivities at laboratories described in subsection (a); 

5 (2) will establish facilities that will have signifi6 cant potential for use by entities outside the Depart7 ment of Defense, including universities, industrial 

8 partners, and other Federal agencies; 

9 (3) are endorsed for funding by more than one 

10 military department or Defense Agency; and 

11 (4) cannot be fully funded within the thresholds 

12 specified in section 2805 of title 10, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (e) FUNDING LIMITATION.—The maximum amount 

15 of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for re16 search, development, test, and evaluation that may be obli17 gated in any fiscal year for military construction projects 

18 under this section is $150,000,000. 

19 (f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

20 provided by this section to fund military construction 

21 projects using funds appropriated or otherwise made avail22 able for research, development, test, and evaluation shall 

23 terminate 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 

11 of construction (including military construction not other12 wise authorized by law), maintenance, and repair projects 

13 mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and Ku14 wait military forces. 

15 (b) ACCOUNTING.—Contributions accepted under 

16 subsection (a) shall be placed in an account established 

17 by the Secretary of Defense and shall remain available 

18 until expended as provided in such subsection. 

19 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO

20 OFFSET BURDEN SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contribu21 tions accepted under subsection (a) may not be used to 

22 offset any burden sharing contributions made by the gov23 ernment of Kuwait. 

24 (d) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry out 

25 a project using contributions accepted under subsection 

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1 thresholds prescribed by section 2805 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

3 congressional defense committees, the Committee on For4 eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For5 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives written notice 

6 of decision, the justification for the project, and the esti7 mated cost of the project. 

8 (e) MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL DEFINED.—A project 

9 described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be ‘‘mu10 tually beneficial’’ if—

11 (1) the project is in support of a bilateral de12 fense cooperation agreement between the United 

13 States and the government of Kuwait; or 

14 (2) the Secretary of Defense determines that 

15 the United States may derive a benefit from the 

16 project, including—

17 (A) access to and use of facilities of the 

18 Kuwait 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. 

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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 

11 Walking Shield, Inc. 

12 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

13 means any Indian tribe included on the list pub14 lished by the Secretary of the Interior under section 

15 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 

16 Act of 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 

21 for conveyance of any relocatable military housing 

22 unit 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.—Notwith5 standing any other provision of law, on receipt of a request 

6 under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the military de7 partment concerned may convey to the Indian tribe that 

8 is the subject of the request, at no cost to such military 

9 department and without consideration, any relocatable 

10 military housing unit described in subsection (b)(1) that, 

11 as determined by such Secretary, is in excess of the needs 

12 of the military. 

13 Subtitle B—Real Property and 

14 Facilities Administration 

15 SEC. 2811. PROTECTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN16 STALLATIONS. 

17 (a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.—

18 Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

19 by inserting after section 2671 the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, 

21 and persons 

22 ‘‘(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.—

23 The Secretary of Defense shall protect the buildings, 

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1 tody, or control of the Department of Defense and the per2 sons on that property. 

3 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—(1) 

4 The Secretary of Defense may designate military or civil5 ian personnel of the Department of Defense as officers 

6 and agents to perform the functions of the Secretary 

7 under subsection (a), including, with regard to civilian of8 ficers and agents, duty in areas outside the property speci9 fied in that subsection to the extent necessary to protect 

10 that property and persons on that property. 

11 ‘‘(2) A designation under paragraph (1) may be made 

12 by individual, by position, by installation, or by such other 

13 category of personnel as the Secretary determines appro14 priate. 

15 ‘‘(3) In making a designation under paragraph (1) 

16 with respect to any category of personnel, the Secretary 

17 shall specify each of the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) The personnel or positions to be included 

19 in the category. 

20 ‘‘(B) The authorities provided for in subsection 

21 (c) that may be exercised by personnel in that cat22 egory. 

23 ‘‘(C) In the case of civilian personnel in that 

24 category—


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1 ‘‘(i) the authorities provided for in sub2 section (c), if any, that are authorized to be ex3 ercised outside the property specified in sub4 section (a); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the exercise of any 

6 such authorities outside the property specified 

7 in subsection (a), the circumstances under 

8 which coordination with law enforcement offi9 cials outside of the Department of Defense 

10 should be sought in advance. 

11 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may make a designation under 

12 paragraph (1) only if the Secretary determines, with re13 spect to the category of personnel to be covered by that 

14 designation, that—

15 ‘‘(A) the exercise of each specific authority pro16 vided for in subsection (c) to be delegated to that 

17 category of personnel is necessary for the perform18 ance of the duties of the personnel in that category 

19 and such duties cannot be performed as effectively 

20 without such authorities; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the necessary and proper training for the 

22 authorities to be exercised is available to the per23 sonnel in that category. 

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1 Secretary of Defense, while engaged in the performance 

2 of official duties pursuant to this section, an officer or 

3 agent designated under subsection (b) may—

4 ‘‘(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for 

5 the protection of persons and property; 

6 ‘‘(2) carry firearms; 

7 ‘‘(3) make arrests—

8 ‘‘(A) without a warrant for any offense 

9 against the United States committed in the 

10 presence of the officer or agent; or 

11 ‘‘(B) for any felony cognizable under the 

12 laws of the United States if the officer or agent 

13 has reasonable grounds to believe that the per14 son to be arrested has committed or is commit15 ting a felony; 

16 ‘‘(4) serve warrants and subpoenas issued 

17 under the authority of the United States; and 

18 ‘‘(5) conduct investigations, on and off the 

19 property in question, of offenses that may have been 

20 committed against property under the jurisdiction, 

21 custody, or control of the Department of Defense or 

22 persons on such property. 

23 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

24 may prescribe regulations, including traffic regulations, 

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1 erty under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the De2 partment of Defense and persons on that property. The 

3 regulations may include reasonable penalties, within the 

4 limits prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the 

5 regulations. The regulations shall be posted and remain 

6 posted in a conspicuous place on the property to which 

7 they apply. 

8 ‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under 

9 this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned 

10 for not more than 30 days, or both. 

11 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—

12 The authority of the Secretary of Defense under sub13 sections (b), (c), and (d) may be exercised only by the Sec14 retary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

15 ‘‘(f) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A per16 son who is arrested pursuant to authority exercised under 

17 subsection (b) may not be held in a military confinement 

18 facility, other than in the case of a person who is subject 

19 to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military 

20 Justice). 

21 ‘‘(g) FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF OTHER AGEN22 CIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary 

23 of Defense determines it to be economical and in the pub24 lic interest, the Secretary may utilize the facilities and 

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1 forcement agencies, with the consent of those agencies, 

2 and may reimburse those agencies for the use of their fa3 cilities and services. Such services of State, Indian tribal, 

4 and local law enforcement, including application of their 

5 powers of law enforcement, may be provided notwith6 standing that the property is subject to the legislative ju7 risdiction of the United States. 

8 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.—

9 For the protection of property under the jurisdiction, cus10 tody, or control of the Department of Defense and persons 

11 on that property, the Secretary of Defense may enter into 

12 agreements with Federal agencies and with State, Indian 

13 tribal, and local governments to obtain authority for civil14 ian officers and agents designated under this section to 

15 enforce Federal laws and State, Indian tribal, and local 

16 laws concurrently with other Federal law enforcement offi17 cers and with State, Indian tribal, and local law enforce18 ment officers. 

19 ‘‘(i) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers 

20 granted pursuant to subsection (c) to officers and agents 

21 designated under subsection (b) shall be exercised in ac22 cordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney Gen23 eral. Such guidelines may include specification of the geo24 graphical extent of property outside of the property speciVerDate 0ct 09 2002 22:06 Sep 28, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\HCROSS\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H1735C~1.XML

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1 fied in subsection (a) within which those powers may be 

2 exercised. 

3 ‘‘(j) LIMITATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER FED4 ERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall be con5 strued as affecting the authority of the Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security to provide for the protection of facili7 ties (including the buildings, grounds, and properties of 

8 the General Services Administration) that are under the 

9 jurisdiction, custody, or control, in whole or in part, of 

10 a Federal agency other than the Department of Defense 

11 and that are located off of a military installation. 

12 ‘‘(k) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCE13 MENT AGENCIES.—Before authorizing civilian officers and 

14 agents to perform duty in areas outside the property speci15 fied in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall con16 sult with, and is encouraged to enter into agreements with, 

17 local law enforcement agencies exercising jurisdiction over 

18 such areas for the purposes of avoiding conflicts of juris19 diction, promoting notification of planned law enforcement 

20 actions, and otherwise facilitating productive working rela21 tionships. 

22 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—

23 Nothing in this section shall be construed—

24 ‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any 

25 Federal law enforcement agency; 


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1 ‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 

2 Homeland Security under the Homeland Security 

3 Act of 2002 or of the Administrator of General 

4 Services, including the authority to promulgate regu5 lations affecting property under the custody and 

6 control of that Secretary or the Administrator, re7 spectively; 

8 ‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Inter9 nal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 

10 ‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title; 

11 ‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Sec12 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de13 partment; or 

14 ‘‘(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of 

15 the National Security Agency under section 11 of 

16 the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 

17 U.S.C. 3609).’’. 

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

19 at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended 

20 by inserting after the item relating to section 2671 the 

21 following new item:

‘‘2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.’’.


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1 SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CON2 DITIONAL GIFTS OF REAL PROPERTY ON BE3 HALF OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

4 Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended—

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

7 (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), 

8 respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol10 lowing new subsection (e): 

11 ‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF REAL PROPERTY GIFTS; NAM12 ING RIGHTS.—(1) The Secretary concerned may accept a 

13 gift under subsection (a) or (b) consisting of the provision, 

14 acquisition, enhancement, or construction of real property 

15 offered to the United States Military Academy, the Naval 

16 Academy, the Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard 

17 Academy even though the gift will be subject to the condi18 tion that the real property, or a portion thereof, bear a 

19 specified name. 

20 ‘‘(2) The authority conferred by this subsection may 

21 be delegated by the Secretary concerned only to a civilian 

22 official appointed by the President, by and with the advice 

23 and consent of the Senate. 

24 ‘‘(3) A gift may not be accepted under paragraph (1) 

25 if—


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1 ‘‘(A) the acceptance of the gift or the imposi2 tion of the naming-rights condition would reflect un3 favorably upon the United States, as provided in 

4 subsection (d)(2); or 

5 ‘‘(B) the real property to be subject to the con6 dition, or portion thereof, has been named by an act 

7 of Congress. 

8 ‘‘(4) The Secretaries concerned shall issue uniform 

9 regulations governing the circumstances under which gifts 

10 conditioned on naming rights may be accepted, appro11 priate naming conventions, and suitable display stand12 ards.’’. 

13 SEC. 2813. UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 

14 Section 2688(j) of title 10, United States Code, is 

15 amended—

16 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘CONSTRUCTION OF’’ and inserting ‘‘CONVEYANCE

18 OF ADDITIONAL’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (1)—

20 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

21 (C); 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

23 subparagraph (A) and, in such subparagraph, 

24 by striking ‘‘utility system;’’ and inserting the 

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1 additional utility infrastructure by the utility or 

2 entity would be in the best interest of the Gov3 ernment; and’’; and 

4 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

5 subparagraph (B) and, in such subparagraph, 

6 by striking ‘‘amount equal to the fair market 

7 value of’’ and inserting ‘‘amount for’’. 

8 SEC. 2814. LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF MILI9 TARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGEN10 CIES; TREATMENT OF VALUE PROVIDED BY 

11 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND ELEMEN12 TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

13 Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(k) LEASES FOR EDUCATION.—Notwithstanding 

17 subsection (b)(4), the Secretary concerned may accept 

18 consideration in an amount that is less than the fair mar19 ket value of the lease, if the lease is to a local education 

20 agency or an elementary or secondary school (as those 

21 terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 

22 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 2815. FORCE-STRUCTURE PLAN AND INFRASTRUC2 TURE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF IN3 FRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT 

4 THE FORCE STRUCTURE. 

5 (a) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF FORCE6 STRUCTURE PLANS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVEN7 TORY.—Not later than the date on which the budget of 

8 the President for fiscal year 2017 is submitted to Con9 gress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, Unites States 

10 Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con11 gressional defense committees the following: 

12 (1) A force-structure plan for each of the Army, 

13 Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps informed by—

14 (A) an assessment by the Secretary of De15 fense of the probable threats to United States 

16 national security; and 

17 (B) end-strength levels and major military 

18 force units (including land force divisions, car19 rier and other major combatant vessels, air 

20 wings, and other comparable units) authorized 

21 in the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81). 

23 (2) A categorical inventory of world-wide mili24 tary installations for each military department, in25 cluding the number and type of facilities for the reg26 ular and reserve forces of each military department. 


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1 (b) RELATIONSHIP OF PLANS AND INVENTORY.—

2 Using the force-structure plans and categorical infrastruc3 ture inventory prepared under subsection (a), the Sec4 retary of Defense shall prepare (and include as part of 

5 the submission of such plans and inventory) the following: 

6 (1) A description of the infrastructure nec7 essary to support the force structure described in 

8 each force-structure plan. 

9 (2) A discussion of categories of excess infra10 structure and infrastructure capacity. 

11 (3) An assessment of the value of retaining cer12 tain excess infrastructure to accommodate contin13 gency, mobilization, or surge requirements. 

14 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.—Not 

15 later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the 

16 force-structure plans and the categorical infrastructure in17 ventory under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 

18 the United States shall submit to the congressional de19 fense committees an evaluation of the force-structure 

20 plans and the categorical infrastructure inventory, includ21 ing an evaluation of the accuracy and analytical suffi22 ciency of the plans and inventory. 


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1 SEC. 2816. TEMPORARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RE2 LATED TO MAIN OPERATING BASES, FOR3 WARD OPERATING SITES, AND COOPERATIVE 

4 SECURITY LOCATIONS. 

5 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than the date 

6 on which the report required by section 2687a of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is submitted for each of the fiscal 

8 years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 

9 submit to the congressional defense committees, the Com10 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Com11 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

12 a report specifying each location that was newly des13 ignated, or had a change in its designation, as a main op14 erating base, forward operating site, or cooperative secu15 rity location during the preceding fiscal year. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

17 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

18 (1) The strategic goal and operational require19 ments supported by the main operating base, for20 ward operating site, or cooperative security location. 

21 (2) The basis for and cost of any anticipated in22 frastructure improvements to the base, site, or loca23 tion. 

24 (3) A summary of the terms of agreements with 

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1 ments, or other implementing agreements, including 

2 any limitations on United States presence and oper3 ations. 

4 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub5 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

6 may contain a classified annex as necessary. 

7 SEC. 2817. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE AND OFF8 SITE REMOVAL ONLY NON-MOBILE PROP9 ERTIES FROM CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY 

10 DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Excess or unutilized or underuti12 lized non-mobile property of the Army that is situated on 

13 non-excess land shall be exempt from the requirements of 

14 title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) upon a determination by the 

16 Secretary of the Army that—

17 (1) the property is not feasible to relocate; 

18 (2) the property is located in an area to which 

19 the general public is denied access in the interest of 

20 national security; and 

21 (3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient 

22 disposal of excess property or result in more efficient 

23 real property management. 

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1 (a), and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 

2 shall consult with the Executive Director of the United 

3 States Interagency Council on Homelessness on types of 

4 non-mobile properties that may be feasible for relocation 

5 and suitable to assist the homeless. 

6 (c) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary of the 

7 Army to make a determination under subsection (a) ex8 pires on September 30, 2017. 

9 Subtitle C—Provisions Related to 

10 Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

11 SEC. 2821. LIMITED EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTION ON DE12 VELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 

13 IN CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF MA14 RINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC RE15 GION. 

16 Notwithstanding section 2821(b) of the Military Con17 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division 

18 B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3701), the Secretary 

19 of Defense may proceed with a public infrastructure 

20 project intended to improve water and wastewater systems 

21 on Guam if—

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1 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public 

2 Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1017); and 

3 (2) amounts have been appropriated or made 

4 available to be expended by the Department of De5 fense for the project. 

6 SEC. 2822. ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN 

7 CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD REALIGNMENT OF 

8 MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC RE9 GION. 

10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than the date of 

11 the submission of the budget of the President for each 

12 of fiscal years 2017 through 2026 under section 1105 of 

13 title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re15 port that specifies each of the following: 

16 (1) The total amount contributed by the Gov17 ernment of Japan during the most recently con18 cluded Japanese fiscal year under section 2350k of 

19 title 10, United States Code, for deposit in the Sup20 port for United States Relocation to Guam Account. 

21 (2) The anticipated contributions to be made by 

22 the Government of Japan under such section during 

23 the current and next Japanese fiscal years. 

24 (3) The projects carried out on Guam or the 

25 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 


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1 during the previous fiscal year using amounts in the 

2 Support for United States Relocation to Guam Ac3 count. 

4 (4) The anticipated projects that will be carried 

5 out on Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern 

6 Mariana Islands during the fiscal year covered by 

7 the budget submission using amounts in such Ac8 count. 

9 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

11 may contain a classified annex as necessary. 

12 (c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REPORTING REQUIRE13 MENT.—Subsection (e) of section 2824 of the Military 

14 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (di15 vision B of Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 

16 is repealed. 

17 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

18 SEC. 2831. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST RE19 TAINED AS PART OF CONVEYANCE TO THE 

20 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE OF 

21 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 

22 (a) RELEASE OF CONDITIONS AND RETAINED INTER23 ESTS.—With respect to a parcel of real property in Jeffer24 son County, Arkansas, consisting of approximately 1,447 

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1 Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas (in this section re2 ferred to as the ‘‘Economic Development Alliance’’) by the 

3 United States for use as the facility known as the 

4 ‘‘Bioplex’’ and related activities pursuant to section 2827 

5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 1997 (Public Law 104–201), the Secretary of the Army 

7 may release subject to the conditions of subsections (b) 

8 and (d) below, the conditions of conveyance of subsection 

9 (c) of such section 2827 and the reversionary interest re10 tained by the United States under subsection (e) of such 

11 section. 

12 (b) CONSIDERATION.—

13 (1) EFFECT OF RECONVEYANCE.—Notwith14 standing subsection (d) of such section 2827, the re15 lease authorized by subsection (a) of this section 

16 shall be subject to the condition that, if the Eco17 nomic Development Alliance reconveys all or any 

18 part of the conveyed property during the 25-year pe19 riod referred to in subsection (c)(2) of such section, 

20 the Economic Development Alliance shall pay to the 

21 United States, upon reconveyance, an amount equal 

22 to the fair market value of the reconveyed property 

23 as of the time of the reconveyance, excluding the 

24 value of any improvements made to the property by 

25 the Economic Development Alliance. 


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1 (2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET

2 VALUE.—The Secretary of the Army shall determine 

3 fair market value in accordance with Federal ap4 praisal standards and procedures. 

5 (3) TREATMENT OF LEASES.—The Secretary of 

6 the Army may treat a lease of the property within 

7 such 25-year period as a reconveyance if the Sec8 retary determines that the lease is being used to 

9 avoid application of paragraph (1). 

10 (4) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary of 

11 the Army shall deposit any proceeds received under 

12 this subsection in the special account established 

13 pursuant to section 572(b) of title 40, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of 

16 the Army may execute and file in the appropriate office 

17 a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate in18 strument reflecting the release of conditions and retained 

19 interests under subsection (a). 

20 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—

21 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

22 the Army shall require the Economic Development 

23 Alliance to cover costs to be incurred by the Sec24 retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs in25 curred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of 


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1 conditions and retained interests under subsection 

2 (a), including survey costs, costs related to environ3 mental documentation, and other administrative 

4 costs related to the release. If amounts paid to the 

5 Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually in6 curred by the Secretary to carry out the release, the 

7 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Eco8 nomic Development Alliance. 

9 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—

10 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim11 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

12 carry out the release under subsection (a) shall be 

13 credited to the fund or account that was used to 

14 cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 

15 out the release. Amounts so credited shall be merged 

16 with amounts in such fund or account and shall be 

17 available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

18 same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such 

19 fund or account. 

20 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

21 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 

22 and conditions in connection with the release of conditions 

23 and retained interests under subsection (a) as the Sec24 retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

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1 termines are necessary to preclude any use of the property 

2 that would interfere with activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal. 

3 SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND 

4 ARMY RESERVE CENTER, VALLEJO, CALI5 FORNIA. 

6 (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection 

7 (b), the Secretary of the Army may carry out a real prop8 erty exchange with Touro University California (in this 

9 section referred to as the ‘‘University’’), under which the 

10 Secretary will convey all right, title, and interest of the 

11 United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 

12 any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 

13 3.42 acres of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 

14 Azuar Drive in the City of Vallejo, California, and admin15 istered by the Secretary as part of the 63rd Regional Sup16 port Command, for the purpose of permitting the Univer17 sity to use the parcel for educational and administrative 

18 purposes. 

19 (b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY CONDITIONAL.—The 

20 conveyance authority provided by subsection (a) shall take 

21 effect only if the real property exchange process initiated 

22 by the Secretary of the Army in a notice of availability 

23 (DACW05–8–15–512) issued on January 28, 2015, and 

24 involving the real property described in subsection (a) is 

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1 (c) CONVEYANCE PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 

2 carry out the real property exchange authorized by sub3 section (a) using the authority available to the Secretary 

4 under section 18240 of title 10, United States Code. 

5 (d) FACILITIES TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for 

6 the conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), 

7 the Secretary of the Army shall acquire, consistent with 

8 subsections (c) and (d) of section 18240 of title 10, United 

9 States Code, a facility, or addition to an existing facility, 

10 needed to rectify the parking shortage for the Mare Island 

11 Army Reserve Center. 

12 (e) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—

13 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

14 the Army shall require the University to cover costs 

15 (except costs for environmental remediation of the 

16 property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to re17 imburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 

18 Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under sub19 section (a), including survey costs, costs for environ20 mental documentation related to the conveyance, and 

21 any other administrative costs related to the convey22 ance. If amounts are collected from the University in 

23 advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 

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1 ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 

2 to the University. 

3 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—

4 Amounts received as reimbursement under para5 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

6 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

7 Secretary in carrying out the conveyance or, if the 

8 period of availability for obligations for that appro9 priation has expired, to the appropriations or fund 

10 that is currently available to the Secretary for the 

11 same purpose. Amounts so credited shall be merged 

12 with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be 

13 available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

14 same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such 

15 fund or account. 

16 (f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

18 subsection (a) and acquired under subsection (d) shall be 

19 determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 

20 the Army. 

21 SEC. 2833. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING 

22 FIELD, NAVAL AIR STATION, WHITING FIELD, 

23 FLORIDA. 

24 (a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

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1 this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, 

2 and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 

3 real property, including any improvements thereon, con4 taining Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia 

5 County associated with Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, 

6 Milton, Florida. 

7 (b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 

8 property described in subsection (a), the County shall con9 vey to the Secretary of the Navy land and improvements 

10 thereon in Santa Rosa County, Florida, that is acceptable 

11 to the Secretary and suitable for use as a Navy outlying 

12 landing field to replace Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 

13 8. 

14 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—

15 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

16 the Navy shall require the County to cover costs to 

17 be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 

18 Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 

19 to carry out the land exchange under this section, 

20 including survey costs, costs for environmental docu21 mentation, other administrative costs related to the 

22 land exchange, and all costs associated with reloca23 tion of activities and facilities from Navy Outlying 

24 Landing Field Site 8 to the replacement location. If 

25 amounts are collected from the County in advance of 


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1 the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

2 amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

3 by the Secretary to carry out the land exchange, the 

4 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 

5 County. 

6 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—

7 Amounts received as reimbursement under para8 graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 

9 that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 

10 Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. 

11 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

12 in such fund or account, and shall be available for 

13 the same purposes, and subject to the same condi14 tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

15 account. 

16 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of the property to be exchanged 

18 under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfac19 tory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

20 (e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 

21 real property under this section shall be accomplished 

22 using a quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon 

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1 tional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap2 propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

3 SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED 

4 IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, 

5 CAMP VILLERE, LOUISIANA. 

6 (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With re7 spect to a parcel of real property at Camp Villere, Lou8 isiana, consisting of approximately 48.04 acres and con9 veyed by quit-claim deed for National Guard purposes by 

10 the United States to the State of Louisiana pursuant to 

11 section 616 of the Military Construction Authorization 

12 Act, 1975 (titles I through VI of Public Law 93–552; 88 

13 Stat. 1768), the Secretary of the Army may release the 

14 terms and conditions imposed by the United States under 

15 subsection (b) of such section and the reversionary interest 

16 retained by the United States under subsection (c) of such 

17 section. The release of such terms and conditions and re18 tained interests with respect to any portion of that parcel 

19 shall not be construed to alter the rights or interests re20 tained by the United States with respect to the remainder 

21 of the real property conveyed to the State under such sec22 tion. 

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1 tained interests shall be subject to the condition that the 

2 State of Louisiana—

3 (1) transfer the parcel of real property de4 scribed in such subsection from the Louisiana Mili5 tary Department to the Louisiana Agricultural Fi6 nance Authority for the purpose of permitting the 

7 Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority to use the 

8 parcel for any purposes allowed by State law; and 

9 (2) make available to the Louisiana Military 

10 Department real property to replace the transferred 

11 parcel that is suitable for use for National Guard 

12 training and operational support for emergency 

13 management and homeland defense activities. 

14 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF

15 PROPERTY.—The Secretary of the Army may execute and 

16 file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

17 deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the re18 lease of terms and conditions and retained interests under 

19 subsection (a). The exact acreage and legal description of 

20 the property described in such subsection shall be deter21 mined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

22 Army. 

23 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—

24 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

25 the Army may require the State of Louisiana to 


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1 cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to re2 imburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Sec3 retary, to carry out the release of retained interests 

4 under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 

5 related to environmental documentation, and other 

6 administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

7 amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the 

8 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

9 the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 

10 amount to the State. 

11 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—

12 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim13 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

14 carry out the release of retained interests under sub15 section (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 

16 that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec17 retary in carrying out the release of retained inter18 ests. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 

19 amounts in such fund or account and shall be avail20 able for the same purposes, and subject to the same 

21 conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 

22 or account. 

23 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

24 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 

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1 interests under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 

2 appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

3 SEC. 2835. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED 

4 IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, 

5 FORT BLISS MILITARY RESERVATION, TEXAS. 

6 (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With re7 spect to a parcel of real property in El Paso, Texas, con8 sisting of approximately 20 acres and conveyed by deed 

9 for National Guard and military purposes by the United 

10 States to the State of Texas pursuant to section 708 of 

11 the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public 

12 Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412), the Secretary of the Army 

13 may release the rights reserved by the United States under 

14 subsections (d) and (e)(2) of such section and the rever15 sionary interest retained by the United States under sub16 section (e)(1) of such section. The release of such rights 

17 and retained interests with respect to any portion of that 

18 parcel shall not be construed to alter the rights or inter19 ests retained by the United States with respect to the re20 mainder of the real property conveyed to the State under 

21 such section. 

22 (b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release author23 ized by subsection (a) of rights and retained interests shall 

24 be subject to the condition that—


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1 (1) the State of Texas sell the parcel of real 

2 property covered by the release for fair market 

3 value; and 

4 (2) all proceeds from the sale shall be used to 

5 fund improvements or repairs for National Guard 

6 and military purposes on the remainder of the prop7 erty conveyed under section 708 of the Military Con8 struction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92–

9 145; 85 Stat. 412) and retained by the State. 

10 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF

11 PROPERTY.—The Secretary of the Army may execute and 

12 file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

13 deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the re14 lease of rights and retained interests under subsection (a). 

15 The exact acreage and legal description of the property 

16 for which rights and retained interests are released under 

17 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

18 to the Secretary of the Army. 

19 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—

20 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

21 the Army may require the State of Texas to cover 

22 costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reim23 burse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Sec24 retary, to carry out the release of retained interests 

25 under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 


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1 related to environmental documentation, and other 

2 administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

3 amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the 

4 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

5 the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 

6 amount to the State. 

7 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—

8 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim9 bursement for costs incurred by the Secretary to 

10 carry out the release of retained interests under sub11 section (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 

12 that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec13 retary in carrying out the release of retained inter14 ests. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 

15 amounts in such fund or account and shall be avail16 able for the same purposes, and subject to the same 

17 conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 

18 or account. 

19 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

20 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 

21 and conditions in connection with the release of retained 

22 interests under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 

23 appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, 

24 to include necessary munitions response actions by the 

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1 tion 708 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 

2 1972 (Public Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412). 

3 Subtitle E—Military Land 

4 Withdrawals 

5 SEC. 2841. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 

6 OF PUBLIC LAND, NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STA7 TION CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA. 

8 Section 2971(b) of the Military Construction Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

10 113–66; 127 Stat. 1044) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘The public land’’ and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) INITIAL WITHDRAWAL.—The public land’’; 

14 and 

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

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL.—

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

19 subparagraph (B), the public land (including 

20 interests in land) referred to in subsection (a) 

21 also includes the approximately 21,060 acres of 

22 public land in San Bernardino County, Cali23 fornia, identified as ‘Proposed Navy Land’ on 

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1 dated March 10, 2015, and filed in accordance 

2 with section 2912. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCLUDED LANDS.—The withdrawal 

4 area referred to in subparagraph (A) specifi5 cally excludes section 36, township 29 south, 

6 range 43 east, San Bernardino meridian. 

7 ‘‘(C) EXISTING RIGHTS AND ACCESS.—The 

8 withdrawal and reservation of public land pur9 suant to subparagraph (A) is subject to valid 

10 existing rights. The Secretary of the Navy shall 

11 ensure that the owners of the excluded private 

12 land identified in subparagraph (B) continue to 

13 have reasonable access to such land.’’. 

14 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

15 SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

16 GUIDANCE ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT 

17 MARKINGS. 

18 The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifica19 tions of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pave20 ment markings (UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Mark21 ings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 10 Pavement Markings), Air 

22 Force Engineering Technical Letter ETL 97–18 (Guide 

23 Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), and any 

24 other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pave25 ment markings as may be necessary to permit the use of 


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1 Type III category of retro-reflective beads to reflectorize 

2 airfield markings. The Secretary shall develop appropriate 

3 policy to ensure that the determination of the category of 

4 retro-reflective beads used on an airfield is determined on 

5 an installation-by-installation basis, taking into consider6 ation local conditions and the life-cycle maintenance costs 

7 of the pavement markings. 

8 SEC. 2852. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISH9 MENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR 

10 OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS MARION. 

11 Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

12 States Code, the authority provided by section 331 of the 

13 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 

14 110–229; 122 Stat. 781; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall con15 tinue to apply through May 8, 2018. 

16 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 

17 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

18 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

19 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

20 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 

21 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

22 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. 


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Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

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

and projects. 

Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 

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

major alteration projects. 

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

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

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

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

life extension programs. 

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

based on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 

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

nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 

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

portal monitors in foreign countries. 

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

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

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

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

unencumbered uranium. 

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

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

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

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

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

civil nuclear technology. 

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

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

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

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

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

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


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1 Subtitle A—National Security 

2 Programs Authorizations 

3 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA4 TION. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

6 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart7 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for the activities of 

8 the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 

9 out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

10 4701. 

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—

12 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

13 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

14 may carry out the following new plant project for the Na15 tional Nuclear Security Administration:

16 Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at 

17 Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 

18 Los Alamos, New Mexico, $25,000,000. 

19 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

20 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

21 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense 

22 environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 

23 as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 


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1 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

3 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other 

4 defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 

5 the funding table in section 4701. 

6 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

7 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 

8 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear 

9 energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

10 Subtitle B—Program Authoriza11 tions, Restrictions, and Limita12 tions 

13 SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DE14 PARTMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES AND 

15 PROJECTS. 

16 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National 

18 Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 

19 2441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AF22 FECTING NATIONAL SECURITY. 

23 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—At or about the time 

24 that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress 

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1 Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall jointly 

2 notify the appropriate congressional committees of—

3 ‘‘(1) the number of covered employees whose se4 curity clearance was revoked during the year prior 

5 to the year in which the notification is made; and 

6 ‘‘(2) for each employee counted under para7 graph (1), the length of time such employee has 

8 been employed at the Department or the Adminis9 tration, as the case may be, since such revocation. 

10 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES.—Whenever the Secretary or the Administrator ter12 minates the employment of a covered employee or removes 

13 and reassigns a covered employee for cause, the Secretary 

14 or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall notify the 

15 appropriate congressional committees of such termination 

16 or reassignment by not later than 30 days after the date 

17 of such termination or reassignment. 

18 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’ means—

21 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com24 merce of the House of Representatives and the 


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1 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

2 the Senate. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered employee’ means—

4 ‘‘(A) an employee of the Administration; or 

5 ‘‘(B) an employee of an element of the De6 partment of Energy (other than the Adminis7 tration) involved in nuclear security.’’. 

8 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con9 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

10 item relating to section 3244 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national security.’’.

11 (3) ONE-TIME CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 

12 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for 

14 Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to the congres15 sional defense committees, the Committee on Energy 

16 and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

17 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

18 the Senate written certification that the Secretary 

19 and the Administrator possess the authorities need20 ed to terminate the employment of an employee for 

21 cause relating to improper program management, as 

22 described in section 3246(a) of the National Nuclear 

23 Security Administration Act (as added by subsection 

24 (b)(1)). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended 

2 by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES 

5 WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MAN6 AGEMENT. 

7 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy or 

9 the Administrator may not pay to a covered em10 ployee a bonus during the one-year period beginning 

11 on the date on which the Secretary or the Adminis12 trator, as the case may be, determines that the cov13 ered employee engaged in improper program man14 agement that resulted in a notification under section 

15 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

16 2753) or significantly and detrimentally affected the 

17 cost, scope, or schedule associated with the approval 

18 of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a 

19 project (as defined in Department of Energy Order 

20 413.3B (relating to program management and 

21 project management for the acquisition of capital as22 sets)). 

23 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—Not later 

24 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 


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1 section, the Secretary shall issue guidance for the 

2 implementation of paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE PROHIBITING BONUSES FOR ADDI4 TIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and 

6 the Administrator shall each issue guidance prohibiting 

7 the payment of a bonus to a covered employee during the 

8 one-year period beginning on the date on which the Sec9 retary or the Administrator, as the case may be, deter10 mines that the covered employee engaged in improper pro11 gram management—

12 ‘‘(1) that jeopardized the health, safety, or se13 curity of employees or facilities of the Administra14 tion or another element of the Department of En15 ergy involved in nuclear security; or 

16 ‘‘(2) in carrying out defense nuclear non17 proliferation activities. 

18 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator, 

19 as the case may be, may waive the limitation on the pay20 ment of a bonus under subsection (a) or (b) on a case21 by-case basis if—

22 ‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 

23 case may be, notifies the appropriate congressional 

24 committees of such waiver; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such 

2 notification. 

3 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’ means—

6 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com9 merce of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

11 the Senate. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘bonus’ means a bonus or award 

13 paid under title 5, United States Code, including 

14 under chapters 45 or 53 of such title, or any other 

15 provision of law. 

16 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered employee’ has the 

17 meaning given that term in section 3245.’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con19 tents for such Act, as amended by subsection (a)(2), 

20 is further amended by inserting after the item relat21 ing to section 3245 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper program management.’’.

22 (c) TREATMENT OF CONTACTOR EMPLOYEES.—


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended 

2 by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), is further amended 

3 by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3247. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ENGAGE 

5 IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 

7 (b), if the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator deter8 mines that a covered contractor engaged in improper pro9 gram management that resulted in a notification under 

10 section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

11 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and detrimentally affected 

12 the cost, scope, or schedule associated with the approval 

13 of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a 

14 project (as defined in Department of Energy Order 

15 413.3B (relating to program management and project 

16 management for the acquisition of capital assets)), the 

17 Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees—

19 ‘‘(1) an explanation as to whether termination 

20 of the contract is an appropriate remedy; 

21 ‘‘(2) a description of the terms of the contract 

22 regarding award fees and performance; and 

23 ‘‘(3) a description of how the Secretary or the 

24 Administrator, as the case may be, plans to exercise 

25 options under the contract. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary or the Adminis2 trator, as the case may be, is not able to submit the infor3 mation described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of sub4 section (a) by reason of a contract enforcement action, the 

5 Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall 

6 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a noti7 fication of such contract enforcement action and the date 

8 on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case 

9 may be, plans to submit the information described in such 

10 paragraphs. 

11 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’ means—

14 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com17 merce of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

19 the Senate. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered contractor’ means—

21 ‘‘(A) a contractor of the Administration; or 

22 ‘‘(B) a contractor of an element of the De23 partment of Energy (other than the Adminis24 tration) involved in nuclear security.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con2 tents for such Act, as amended by subsections (a)(2) 

3 and (b)(2), is further amended by inserting after the 

4 item relating to section 3246 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 3247. Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program management.’’.

5 SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that—

8 (1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons 

9 infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear 

10 posture that is agile, flexible, and responsive to 

11 change; and 

12 (2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the 

13 United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, 

14 and responsive, the United States must continually 

15 exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, 

16 study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, 

17 and deploy nuclear weapons. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of 

20 the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et 

21 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

22 new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4220. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

3 United States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and 

4 continually exercise all capabilities required to concep5 tualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, 

6 and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear deter7 rent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable, 

8 credible, and responsive. 

9 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En10 ergy, acting through the Administrator and in consulta11 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stock12 pile responsiveness program, along with the stockpile stew13 ardship program under section 4201 and the stockpile 

14 management program under section 4204, to identify, sus15 tain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all capa16 bilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, 

17 engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 

18 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection 

19 (b) shall have the following objectives: 

20 ‘‘(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and 

21 continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastruc22 ture, tools, and technologies across the science, engi23 neering, design, certification, and manufacturing 

24 cycle required to carry out all phases of the joint nu25 clear weapons life cycle process, with respect to both 


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1 the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements 

2 of the Department of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, 

4 skills, and direct experience with respect to all 

5 phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process 

6 from one generation of nuclear weapon designers 

7 and engineers to the following generation. 

8 ‘‘(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile respon9 siveness throughout the range of capabilities re10 quired, including prototypes, flight testing, and de11 velopment of plans for certification without the need 

12 for nuclear explosive testing. 

13 ‘‘(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufac14 turing cycles and timelines to minimize the amount 

15 of time and costs leading to an engineering proto16 type and production. 

17 ‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the inte18 gration and coordination of all relevant elements and 

19 processes of the Administration and the Department 

20 of Defense required to ensure stockpile responsive21 ness. 

22 ‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROC23 ESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear 

24 weapons life cycle process’ means the process developed 

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1 retary of Energy for the development, production, mainte2 nance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con4 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

5 item relating to section 4219 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.’’.

6 (c) INCLUSION IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MAN7 AGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of such Act 

9 (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended—

10 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘INFRASTRUCTURE’’ and inserting ‘‘RE12 SPONSIVENESS’’; 

13 (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘stock14 pile responsiveness,’’ after ‘‘stockpile manage15 ment,’’; 

16 (C) in subsection (c)—

17 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

18 and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respec19 tively; and 

20 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

21 the following new paragraph (5): 

22 ‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budg23 ets for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness pro24 gram under section 4220.’’; 

25 (D) in subsection (d)(1)—


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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘stewardship and 

3 management’’ and inserting ‘‘stewardship, 

4 stockpile management, and stockpile re5 sponsiveness’’; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

7 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (L), by striking 

9 the period and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

11 new subparagraphs: 

12 ‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, 

13 and schedules for carrying out the stockpile re14 sponsiveness program under section 4220; and 

15 ‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years fol16 lowing the fiscal year in which the report is 

17 submitted, an identification of the funds needed 

18 to carry out the program required under section 

19 4220.’’; and 

20 (E) in subsection (e)(1)(A)—

21 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe24 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new clause: 

3 ‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the 

4 stockpile responsiveness program under 

5 section 4220 in a manner that meets the 

6 objectives of such program and an identi7 fication of any improvements that may be 

8 made to the plan to better carry out such 

9 program.’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con11 tents for such Act is amended by striking the item 

12 relating to section 4203 and inserting the following 

13 new item:

‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan.’’.

14 (d) REPORT BY STRATCOM.—Section 4205(e)(4) of 

15 such Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended—

16 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

17 and inserting a semicolon; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

19 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the 

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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 

8 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is 

9 amended—

10 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

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

13 following 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 

19 developed under subparagraph (A) shall in20 clude, with respect to each major alteration 

21 project, an estimated cost for each warhead in 

22 the project. 

23 ‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL

24 DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 

25 days after establishing a cost and schedule 


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1 baseline under subparagraph (A), the Adminis2 trator shall submit the cost and schedule base3 line to the congressional defense committees. 

4 ‘‘(D) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECT DE5 FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘major al6 teration project’ means a nuclear weapon sys7 tem alteration project of the Administration the 

8 cost of which exceeds $750,000,000.’’. 

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4713 

10 of such Act is further amended—

11 (A) in subsection (b)—

12 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

13 (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3), or (4)’’; and 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2)—

15 (I) by inserting ‘‘or a major al16 teration project referred to in sub17 section (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

18 (a)(1)’’; and 

19 (II) by inserting ‘‘or (a)(2)(B), 

20 as applicable,’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting 

22 ‘‘or a major alteration project referred to in 

23 subsection (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 


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1 (b) INCLUSION OF MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS IN

2 SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS AND INDEPENDENT

3 COST ESTIMATES.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4217 of such Act 

5 (50 U.S.C. 2537) is amended—

6 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or a 

7 major alteration project (as defined in section 

8 4713(a)(2))’’ after ‘‘life extension’’; and 

9 (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by adding at 

10 the end the following new clause: 

11 ‘‘(iv) Each nuclear weapons system 

12 undergoing a major alteration project (as 

13 defined in section 4713(a)(2)).’’. 

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

15 (A) The section heading for section 4217 

16 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘LIFE EX17 TENSION PROGRAMS AND NEW NUCLEAR

18 FACILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN PRO19 GRAMS AND FACILITIES’’. 

20 (B) The table of contents for such Act is 

21 amended by striking the item relating to section 

22 4217 and inserting the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates and 

reviews of certain programs and facilities.’’.


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1 SEC. 3114. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST 

2 OVERRUNS. 

3 Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 

4 (50 U.S.C. 2753(c)), as amended by section 3113, is fur5 ther amended—

6 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

7 ‘‘AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period 

10 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense com14 mittees an assessment of the root cause or causes of 

15 the growth in the total cost of the project, including 

16 the contribution of any shortcomings in cost, sched17 ule, or performance of the program, including the 

18 role, if any, of—

19 ‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 

20 ‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost 

21 or schedule; 

22 ‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive 

23 manufacturing or integration risk; 

24 ‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, 

25 manufacturing, or technology integration issues 

26 arising during program performance; 


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1 ‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities; 

2 ‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or fund3 ing instability; 

4 ‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the 

5 Federal Government or contractor personnel re6 sponsible for program management; or 

7 ‘‘(H) any other matters.’’. 

8 SEC. 3115. FUNDING OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RE9 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4811(c) of the Atomic 

11 Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘to such laboratories’’ and in13 serting ‘‘to a national security laboratory’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘not to exceed 6 percent’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘of not less than 5 percent and not more 

16 than 7 percent’’; and 

17 (3) by striking ‘‘by such laboratories’’ and in18 serting ‘‘by the laboratory’’. 

19 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

20 28, 2016, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 

21 provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees 

22 on—

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1 cluding such reviews initiated by the Secretary of 

2 Energy; 

3 (2) costs and accounting practices associated 

4 with laboratory-directed research and development; 

5 and 

6 (3) how laboratory-directed research and devel7 opment projects support the mission of the National 

8 Nuclear Security Administration. 

9 SEC. 3116. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZA10 TION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the 

12 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMO15 BILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of the National Defense Author18 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy 

19 shall arrange to have an owner’s agent advise the Sec20 retary in carrying out the oversight responsibilities of the 

21 Secretary with respect to the contract described in sub22 section (b). 

23 ‘‘(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract de24 scribed in this subsection is the contract between the Of25 fice of River Protection of the Department of Energy and 


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1 Bechtel National, Inc., or its successor relating to the 

2 Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (con3 tract number DE–AC27–01RV14136). 

4 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the owner’s agent under 

5 subsection (a) shall include advising the Secretary with re6 spect to the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear 

8 safety, and operability oversight of each facility cov9 ered by the contract described in subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘(2) Beginning not later than one year after 

11 the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

12 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring 

13 that the preliminary documented safety analyses for 

14 all facilities covered by the contract meet the re15 quirements of all applicable Department of Energy 

16 regulations and guidance, including section 830.206 

17 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and the De18 partment of Energy Standard on the Integration of 

19 Safety into the Design Process (DOE–STD–1189–

20 2008). 

21 ‘‘(3) Ensuring that, until the Secretary ap22 proves the documented safety analysis for each facil23 ity covered by the contract, the contractor ensures 

24 that each preliminary documented safety analysis is 

25 current. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to 

2 promptly resolve any unreviewed safety questions. 

3 ‘‘(d) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OWNER’S AGENT.—

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of the National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and 

7 every 180 days thereafter, the owner’s agent speci8 fied in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary 

9 a report on the advice provided by the owner’s agent 

10 to the Secretary under that subsection with respect 

11 to oversight of the contract described in subsection 

12 (b). 

13 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para14 graph (1) shall include the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Information on the status of, and the 

16 plan for resolving, each unreviewed safety ques17 tion at each facility covered by the contract de18 scribed in subsection (b). 

19 ‘‘(B) An identification of each instance of 

20 disagreement between the owner’s agent and 

21 the contractor with respect to whether an 

22 unreviewed safety question exists and the plan 

23 for resolution of the disagreement. 

24 ‘‘(C) An identification of each aspect of 

25 each preliminary documented safety analysis 


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1 that is not current, the plan for making that 

2 aspect current, and the status of the corrective 

3 efforts. 

4 ‘‘(D) Information on the status of, and the 

5 plan for resolving, each unresolved technical 

6 issue at each facility covered by the contract, 

7 and the status of corrective efforts. 

8 ‘‘(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Sec9 retary shall transmit to the congressional defense 

10 committees the report required by paragraph (1) 

11 and any views of the Secretary with respect to the 

12 report. 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORT ON SELECTION OF THE OWNER’S

14 AGENT.—Not later than 30 days after the selection of the 

15 owner’s agent under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

16 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

17 on the process used to select the owner’s agent to ensure 

18 that the owner’s agent does not have a conflict of interest. 

19 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means Bechtel Na21 tional, Inc. 

22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘current’, with respect to a docu23 mented safety analysis, means that the documented 

24 safety analysis includes any design changes approved 

25 by the contractor and any safety evaluation reports 


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1 issued by the Secretary with respect to the facility 

2 covered by the analysis before the date that is 60 

3 days before the date of the analysis. 

4 ‘‘(3) The terms ‘documented safety analysis’, 

5 ‘safety evaluation report’, and ‘unreviewed safety 

6 question’ have the meanings given those terms in 

7 section 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula8 tions (or any corresponding similar ruling or regula9 tion). 

10 ‘‘(4) The term ‘owner’s agent’ means a private 

11 third-party entity with nuclear safety management 

12 expertise.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

14 for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat15 ing to section 4445 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight.’’.

16 SEC. 3117. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET 

17 PROJECTS AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EX18 TENSION PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 

20 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Adminis22 trator for Nuclear Security, shall ensure that analyses of 

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1 ital asset projects and life extension programs of the Na2 tional Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset 

3 projects relating to defense environmental management. 

4 (b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

6 coordination with the Administrator, shall develop cost es7 timates in accordance with cost estimating best practices 

8 for capital asset projects and life extension programs of 

9 the National Nuclear Security Administration and capital 

10 asset projects relating to defense environmental manage11 ment. 

12 (c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MAN13 AGEMENT ORDER AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTEN14 SION REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as practicable after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than two 

16 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 

17 revise—

18 (1) the capital asset project management order 

19 of the Department of Energy to require the use of 

20 best practices for preparing cost estimates and for 

21 conducting analyses of alternatives for National Nu22 clear Security Administration and defense environ23 mental management capital asset projects; and 

24 (2) the nuclear weapon life extension program 

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1 use of best practices for preparing cost estimates 

2 and conducting analyses of alternatives for National 

3 Nuclear Security Administration life extension pro4 grams. 

5 SEC. 3118. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED 

6 NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM BASED ON 

7 LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 

8 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author9 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

10 available for fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear non11 proliferation for material management and minimization, 

12 as specified in the funding table in section 4701, not more 

13 than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Deputy 

14 Administrator for Naval Reactors for initial planning and 

15 early research and development of an advanced naval nu16 clear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. 

17 (b) CONCEPTUAL PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 

18 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Deputy Administrator shall submit to the congressional 

20 defense committees a conceptual plan for a program for 

21 research and development of an advanced naval nuclear 

22 fuel system based on low-enriched uranium to meet mili23 tary requirements. Such plan shall include the following: 

24 (1) Timelines. 


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1 (2) Costs (including an analysis of the cost of 

2 such research and development as compared to the 

3 cost of maintaining current naval nuclear reactor 

4 technology). 

5 (3) Milestones, including an identification of de6 cision points in which the Deputy Administrator 

7 shall determine whether further research and devel8 opment of a low-enriched uranium naval nuclear fuel 

9 system is warranted. 

10 (4) Identification of any benefits or risks for 

11 nuclear nonproliferation of such research and devel12 opment and eventual deployment. 

13 (5) Identification of any military benefits or 

14 risks of such research and development and eventual 

15 deployment. 

16 (6) A discussion of potential security cost sav17 ings from using low-enriched uranium in future 

18 naval nuclear fuels, including for transporting and 

19 using low-enriched uranium fuel, and how such cost 

20 savings relate to the cost of fuel fabrication. 

21 (7) The distinguishment between requirements 

22 for aircraft carriers from submarines. 

23 (8) Any other matters the Deputy Adminis24 trator determines appropriate. 


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1 (c) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUED RESEARCH AND

2 DEVELOPMENT.—

3 (1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date on which the Deputy Administrator 

5 submits the conceptual plan to the congressional de6 fense committees under subsection (b), the Secretary 

7 of Energy and the Secretary of the Navy shall joint8 ly submit to the congressional defense committees 

9 the determination of the Secretaries as to whether 

10 the United States should continue to pursue re11 search and development of an advanced naval nu12 clear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. 

13 (2) BUDGET REQUEST.—If the Secretaries de14 termine under paragraph (1) that research and de15 velopment of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 

16 based on low-enriched uranium should continue, the 

17 Secretaries shall ensure that the budget of the Presi18 dent for fiscal year 2018 (and for fiscal year 2017, 

19 if feasible) submitted to Congress under section 

20 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, includes in 

21 the budget line item for the ‘‘Defense Nuclear Non22 proliferation’’ account for material management and 

23 minimization amounts necessary to carry out the 

24 conceptual plan under subsection (b). 


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1 (d) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—If the 

2 Secretaries determine under subsection (c)(1) that re3 search and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel 

4 system based on low-enriched uranium should continue, 

5 not later than 60 days after such determination, the Dep6 uty Administrator shall enter into a memorandum of un7 derstanding with the Deputy Administrator for Defense 

8 Nuclear Nonproliferation regarding such research and de9 velopment, including with respect to how funding for such 

10 research and development will be requested for the ‘‘De11 fense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ account for material 

12 management and minimization and provided to the ‘‘Naval 

13 Reactors’’ account to carry out the program. 

14 SEC. 3119. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM. 

15 (a) MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds described in 

17 paragraph (3), the Secretary of Energy shall carry 

18 out construction and project support activities relat19 ing to the MOX facility. 

20 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

21 (1), not more than $5,000,000 of the funds de22 scribed in paragraph (3) may be obligated or ex23 pended to conduct an analysis of alternative options 

24 for carrying out the plutonium disposition program. 


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1 (3) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 

2 in this paragraph are the following: 

3 (A) Funds authorized to be appropriated 

4 by this Act or otherwise made available for fis5 cal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security 

6 Administration for the MOX facility for con7 struction and project support activities. 

8 (B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 

9 for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2016 for 

10 the National Nuclear Security Administration 

11 for the MOX facility for construction and 

12 project support activities that are unobligated 

13 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) UPDATED PERFORMANCE BASELINE.—The Sec15 retary shall include in the budget justification materials 

16 submitted to Congress in support of the Department of 

17 Energy budget (as submitted with the budget of the Presi18 dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

19 Code) for fiscal year 2017 an updated performance base20 line for construction and project support activities relating 

21 to the MOX facility conducted in accordance with Depart22 ment of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program and 

23 project management for the acquisition of capital assets). 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) MOX FACILITY.—The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ 

2 means the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the 

3 Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 

4 (2) PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The term 

5 ‘‘project support activities’’ means activities that 

6 support the design, long-lead equipment procure7 ment, and site preparation of the MOX facility. 

8 SEC. 3120. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PRO9 GRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in con11 sultation with the directors of the national security labora12 tories, may establish a microlab pilot program under which 

13 the Secretary establishes a microlab for the purposes of—

14 (1) enhancing collaboration with regional re15 search groups, such as institutions of higher edu16 cation and industry groups; 

17 (2) accelerating technology transfer from na18 tional security laboratories to the marketplace; and 

19 (3) promoting regional workforce development 

20 through science, technology, engineering, and mathe21 matics instruction and training. 

22 (b) CRITERIA.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the place24 ment of a microlab under subsection (a), the Sec25 retary shall consider—


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1 (A) the interest of a national security lab2 oratory in establishing a microlab; 

3 (B) the existence of an available facility 

4 that has the capability to house a microlab; 

5 (C) whether employees of a national secu6 rity laboratory and persons from academia, in7 dustry, and government are available to be as8 signed to the microlab; and 

9 (D) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions 

10 from State and local governments and private 

11 industry. 

12 (2) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary shall, to 

13 the extent feasible, require cost-sharing or in-kind 

14 contributions described in paragraph (1)(D) to cover 

15 the full cost of the microlab under subsection (a). 

16 (c) TIMING.—If the Secretary, in consultation with 

17 the directors of the national security laboratories, elects 

18 to establish a microlab pilot program under this section, 

19 the Secretary, in collaboration with such directors, shall—

20 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act, begin the process of de22 termining the placement of the microlab under sub23 section (a); and 


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1 (2) not later than one year after such date of 

2 enactment, implement the microlab pilot program 

3 under this section. 

4 (d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—If the Secretary, in con5 sultation with the directors of the national security labora6 tories, elects to establish a microlab pilot program under 

7 this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

8 congressional committees—

9 (1) not later than 120 days after the date of 

10 the implementation of the program, a report that 

11 provides an update on the implementation of the 

12 program; and 

13 (2) not later than one year after the date of the 

14 implementation of the program, a report on the pro15 gram, including findings and recommendations of 

16 the Secretary with respect to the program. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT19 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’’ means—

21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

22 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

25 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 


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1 and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

2 of the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) MICROLAB.—The term ‘‘microlab’’ means a 

4 facility that is—

5 (A) in close proximity to, but outside the 

6 perimeter of, a national security laboratory; 

7 (B) an extension of or affiliated with a na8 tional security laboratory; and 

9 (C) accessible to the public. 

10 (3) NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORY.—The 

11 term ‘‘national security laboratory’’ has the meaning 

12 given that term in section 3281 of the National Nu13 clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). 

14 SEC. 3121. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

15 PROVISION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NON16 PROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIAN 

17 FEDERATION. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

19 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

20 for fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation 

21 activities may be obligated or expended to enter into a con22 tract with, or otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian 

23 Federation. 


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1 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without dele2 gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the 

3 Secretary—

4 (1) submits to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees a report containing—

6 (A) notification that such a waiver is in 

7 the national security interest of the United 

8 States; and 

9 (B) justification for such a waiver; and 

10 (2) a period of 15 days elapses following the 

11 date on which the Secretary submits such report. 

12 (c) 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 Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

17 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 SEC. 3122. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

20 NEW FIXED SITE RADIOLOGICAL PORTAL 

21 MONITORS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

22 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 

23 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

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1 tion, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

2 of fixed site radiological portal monitors or equipment in 

3 foreign countries until the date on which the Director of 

4 National Intelligence submits to the Administrator for Nu5 clear Security and the appropriate congressional commit6 tees, consistent with the provision of classified information 

7 and protection of sources and methods, a report con8 taining an assessment of—

9 (1) whether and the extent to which fixed site 

10 and mobile radiological monitors address nuclear 

11 nonproliferation and smuggling threats; 

12 (2) the contribution of other threat reduction 

13 programs and how well such programs address nu14 clear nonproliferation and smuggling threats; 

15 (3) which programs have the greatest impact 

16 and cost-benefit for addressing nuclear nonprolifera17 tion and smuggling threats; and 

18 (4) such other matters as the Director con19 siders appropriate. 

20 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.—

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

22 2016, the Administrator shall submit to the appro23 priate congressional committees a plan for 

24 transitioning fixed site radiological portal monitors 

25 installed in foreign countries before or after the date 


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1 of the enactment of this Act to being sustained, to 

2 the greatest extent possible, by the countries in 

3 which such monitors are located. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para5 graph (1) shall include—

6 (A) timelines for the transition of the radi7 ological portal monitors described in paragraph 

8 (1) to being sustained by the countries in which 

9 such monitors are located; and 

10 (B) an estimate of the costs expected to be 

11 incurred by the United States before the transi12 tion is complete. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means—

16 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

17 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

18 Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on In19 telligence of the House of Representatives; and 

20 (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

21 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 3123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 CERTAIN ARMS CONTROL AND NON3 PROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

5 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

6 for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of Nonproliferation and 

7 Arms Control of the National Nuclear Security Adminis8 tration may be obligated or expended to test and validate 

9 arms control and nonproliferation vertification and moni10 toring technologies designed to be used to verify and mon11 itor obligations under arms control treaties or other inter12 national agreements to which the United States is not a 

13 signatory until the Administrator for Nuclear Security 

14 submits to the congressional defense committees a com15 prehensive review of all arms control and nonproliferation 

16 vertification and monitoring technologies that are in re17 search and development or production as of the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act under the defense nuclear non19 proliferation programs of the Administration. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 

21 (a) shall include, with respect to each arms control and 

22 nonproliferation vertification and monitoring technology 

23 covered by the review, a statement of—

24 (1) the technology readiness level of the tech25 nology; 


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1 (2) the obligation under a treaty or other inter2 national agreement supported by the technology; and 

3 (3) the purpose for which the technology is 

4 being developed or produced. 

5 SEC. 3124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

6 NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT. 

7 (a) LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR DIS8 MANTLEMENT.—Of the funds authorized to be appro9 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

10 year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security Administra11 tion, not more than $50,000,000 may be obligated or ex12 pended to carry out the nuclear weapons dismantlement 

13 and disposition activities of the Administration. 

14 (b) LIMITATION ON DISMANTLEMENT OF CERTAIN

15 CRUISE MISSILE WARHEADS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para17 graph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appro18 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

19 fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security 

20 Administration may be obligated or expended to dis21 mantle or dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon. 

22 (2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph 

23 (1) shall not apply to activities necessary to conduct 

24 maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons 


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1 stockpile or activities to ensure the safety or reli2 ability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 

3 Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

4 SEC. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE5 CURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

6 UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 

8 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as 

9 amended by section 3112, is further amended by adding 

10 at the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE12 CURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

13 UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission 

15 to Congress of the budget of the President under section 

16 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each even-num17 bered year beginning in 2016 and ending in 2026, the Sec18 retary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 

19 committees a plan for meeting national security require20 ments for unencumbered uranium through 2065. 

21 ‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by 

22 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 

24 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 


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1 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the 

2 plan, is allocated to national security requirements. 

3 ‘‘(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 

4 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 

5 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the 

6 plan, is not allocated to national security require7 ments but could be allocated to such requirements. 

8 ‘‘(3) An identification of national security re9 quirements for unencumbered uranium, by program 

10 source and enrichment level. 

11 ‘‘(4) A description of any shortfall in obtaining 

12 unencumbered uranium to meet national security re13 quirements and an assessment of whether that 

14 shortfall could be mitigated through the blending 

15 down of uranium that is of a higher enrichment 

16 level. 

17 ‘‘(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted 

18 uranium, an assessment of the portion of that ura19 nium that could be allocated to national security re20 quirements through re-enrichment, and an estimate 

21 of the costs of re-enriching that uranium. 

22 ‘‘(6) A description of the swap and barter 

23 agreements involving unencumbered uranium needed 

24 to meet national security requirements that are in 

25 effect on the date of the plan. 


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1 ‘‘(7) An assessment of whether additional en2 richment of uranium will be required to meet na3 tional security requirements and an estimate of the 

4 time for production operations and the cost for each 

5 type of enrichment being considered. 

6 ‘‘(8) A description of changes in policy that 

7 would mitigate any shortfall in obtaining 

8 unencumbered uranium to meet national security re9 quirements and the implications of those changes. 

10 ‘‘(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub11 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

12 may include a classified annex. 

13 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘depleted’, with respect to ura15 nium, means that the uranium is depleted in ura16 nium-235 compared with natural uranium. 

17 ‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to 

18 uranium, means that the United States has no obli19 gation to foreign governments to use the uranium 

20 for only peaceful purposes.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

22 for such Act, as amended by section 3112, is further 

23 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

24 4220 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

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1 SEC. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN2 AGEMENT PLAN AND REPORTS. 

3 (a) DEFENSE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION MANAGE4 MENT PLAN.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic 

6 Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sec8 tion: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN10 AGEMENT PLAN. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission 

12 to Congress of the budget of the President under section 

13 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each fiscal 

14 year, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional 

15 defense committees a five-year management plan for ac16 tivities associated with the defense nuclear nonprolifera17 tion programs of the Administration to prevent and 

18 counter the proliferation of materials, technology, equip19 ment, and expertise related to nuclear and radiological 

20 weapons in order to minimize and address the risk of nu21 clear terrorism and the proliferation of such weapons. 

22 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 

23 (a) shall include, with respect to each defense nuclear non24 proliferation program of the Administration, the following: 

25 ‘‘(1) A description of the policy context in 

26 which the program operates, including—


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1 ‘‘(A) a list of relevant laws, policy direc2 tives issued by the President, and international 

3 agreements; and 

4 ‘‘(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities 

5 carried out by other Federal agencies. 

6 ‘‘(2) A description of the objectives and prior7 ities of the program during the year preceding the 

8 submission of the plan required by subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out 

10 under the program during that year. 

11 ‘‘(4) A description of the accomplishments and 

12 challenges of the program during that year, based 

13 on an assessment of metrics and objectives pre14 viously established to determine the effectiveness of 

15 the program. 

16 ‘‘(5) A description of any gaps that remain that 

17 were not or could not be addressed by the program 

18 during that year. 

19 ‘‘(6) An identification and explanation of un20 committed or uncosted balances for the program, as 

21 of the date of the submission of the plan required 

22 by subsection (a), that are greater than the accept23 able carryover thresholds, as determined by the Sec24 retary of Energy. 


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1 ‘‘(7) An identification of funds for the program 

2 received through contributions from or cost-sharing 

3 agreements with foreign governments consistent sec4 tion 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 

6 U.S.C. 2569(f)) during the year preceding the sub7 mission of the plan required by subsection (a) and 

8 an explanation of such contributions and agree9 ments. 

10 ‘‘(8) A description and assessment of activities 

11 carried out under the program during that year that 

12 were coordinated with other elements of the Depart13 ment of Energy, with the Department of Defense, 

14 and with other Federal agencies, to maximize effi15 ciency and avoid redundancies. 

16 ‘‘(9) Plans for activities of the program during 

17 the five-year period beginning on the date on which 

18 the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, in19 cluding activities with respect to the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological 

21 proliferation and terrorism, including through—

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1 logical materials worldwide (and identi2 fying the countries in which such materials 

3 are located), efforts to dispose of surplus 

4 material, converting reactors from highly 

5 enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium 

6 (and identifying the countries in which 

7 such reactors are located); 

8 ‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security, 

9 including securing highly enriched ura10 nium, plutonium, and radiological mate11 rials worldwide (and identifying the coun12 tries in which such materials are located), 

13 and providing radiation detection capabili14 ties at foreign ports and borders; 

15 ‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms con16 trol, including nuclear verification and 

17 safeguards; 

18 ‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and de19 velopment, including a description of ac20 tivities related to developing and improving 

21 technology to detect the proliferation and 

22 detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying 

23 compliance of foreign countries with com24 mitments under treaties and agreements 

25 relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting 


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1 the diversion of nuclear materials (includ2 ing safeguards technology); and 

3 ‘‘(v) nonproliferation construction pro4 grams, including activities associated De5 partment of Energy Order 413.1 (relating 

6 to program management controls). 

7 ‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological 

8 proliferation and terrorism. 

9 ‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radio10 logical proliferation and terrorism, including 

11 through—

12 ‘‘(i) crisis operations; 

13 ‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) emergency management, includ15 ing international capacity building. 

16 ‘‘(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the 

17 intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of 

18 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

19 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of nuclear and 

20 radiological proliferation and terrorism and a de21 scription of how each activity carried out under the 

22 program will counter the threat during the five-year 

23 period beginning on the date on which the plan re24 quired by subsection (a) is submitted and, as appro25 priate, in the longer term. 


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1 ‘‘(11) A plan for funding the program during 

2 that five-year period. 

3 ‘‘(12) An identification of metrics and objec4 tives for determining the effectiveness of each activ5 ity carried out under the program during that five6 year period. 

7 ‘‘(13) A description of the activities to be car8 ried out under the program during that five-year pe9 riod and a description of how the program will be 

10 prioritized relative to other defense nuclear non11 proliferation programs of the Administration during 

12 that five-year period to address the highest priority 

13 risks and requirements, as informed by the threat 

14 assessment carried out under paragraph (10). 

15 ‘‘(14) A description of funds for the program 

16 expected to be received during that five-year period 

17 through contributions from or cost-sharing agree18 ments with foreign governments consistent section 

19 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 

21 2569(f)). 

22 ‘‘(15) A description and assessment of activities 

23 to be carried out under the program during that 

24 five-year period that will be coordinated with other 

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1 partment of Defense, and with other Federal agen2 cies, to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 

3 ‘‘(16) Such other matters as the Administrator 

4 considers appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan required by sub6 section (a) shall be submitted to the congressional defense 

7 committees in unclassified form, but may include a classi8 fied annex if necessary.’’. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

11 item relating to section 4308 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.’’.

12 (b) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN AN13 NUAL REPORTS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION.—Sec14 tion 3122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1710) 

16 is amended—

17 (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 

18 (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 

19 (e) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; 

20 (3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by para21 graph (2)—

22 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

23 by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 

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1 tion of such uranium that is obligated by the 

2 United States,’’; and 

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

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the 

6 total amount of separated plutonium around the 

7 world, including an identification of such plutonium 

8 that is obligated by the United States, and an as9 sessment of the vulnerability of the plutonium to 

10 theft or diversion.’’; and 

11 (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so re12 designated, by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a)’’. 

14 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3145 of the Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

16 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2197) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS18 SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU19 CLEAR FACILITIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLIV of the 

21 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2602 et seq.) is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4423. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS2 SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU3 CLEAR FACILITIES. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, 

5 during each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, de6 velop and subsequently carry out a plan for the activities 

7 of the Department of Energy relating to the deactivation 

8 and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear 

9 facilities. 

10 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 

11 (a) shall include the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear fa13 cilities, prioritized for deactivation and decommis14 sioning based on the potential to reduce risks to 

15 human health, property, or the environment and to 

16 maximize cost savings. 

17 ‘‘(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of 

18 each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during 

19 the period beginning on the date on which the plan 

20 is submitted under subsection (d) and ending on the 

21 earlier of—

22 ‘‘(A) the date that is 25 years after the 

23 date on which the plan is submitted; or 

24 ‘‘(B) the estimated date for deactivation 

25 and decommissioning of the facility. 


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1 ‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed 

2 to deactivate and decommission each nonoperational 

3 defense nuclear facility. 

4 ‘‘(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environ5 mental Management will accept each nonoperational 

6 defense nuclear facility for deactivation and decom7 missioning. 

8 ‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided 

9 by—

10 ‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of non11 operational defense nuclear facilities; or 

12 ‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such fa13 cilities for another purpose. 

14 ‘‘(c) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR

15 CERTAIN FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall, during 2016, 

16 develop and subsequently carry out a plan under which 

17 the Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2019, to 

18 the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management 

19 the responsibility for decontaminating and decommis20 sioning facilities of the Administration that the Secretary 

21 determines—

22 ‘‘(1) are nonoperational as of September 30, 

23 2015; and 

24 ‘‘(2) meet the requirements of the Office of En25 vironmental Management for such transfer. 


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1 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

2 March 31 of each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, 

3 the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres4 sional committees a report that includes—

5 ‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 

6 ‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and de7 commissioning actions expected to be taken during 

8 the following fiscal year pursuant to the plan; 

9 ‘‘(3) in the case of the report submitting during 

10 2016, the plan required by subsection (c); and 

11 ‘‘(4) in the case of a report submitted during 

12 2018 or any year thereafter, a description of the de13 activation and decommissioning actions taken at 

14 each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during 

15 the preceding fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this sec17 tion shall terminate after the submission to the appro18 priate congressional committees of the report required by 

19 subsection (d) to be submitted not later than March 31, 

20 2026. 

21 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’ means—

24 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat2 ural Resources of the Senate and the Com3 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

4 of Representatives. 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to 

6 a facility, means—

7 ‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all re8 sources and associated cost elements required 

9 to develop, produce, deploy, or sustain the facil10 ity; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the present and future costs to de12 activate, decommission, and deconstruct the fa13 cility. 

14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear 

15 facility’ means a production facility or utilization fa16 cility (as those terms are defined in section 11 of the 

17 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) 

18 under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

19 Energy and operated for national security purposes 

20 that is no longer needed for the mission of the De21 partment of Energy, including the National Nuclear 

22 Security Administration.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat25 ing to section 4422 the following new item:


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‘‘Sec. 4423. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.’’.

1 SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 

2 OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the 

4 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is 

5 amended by inserting after section 4802 the following new 

6 section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 4802A. ASSESSMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPARED8 NESS OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

9 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each 

10 award-fee evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of 

11 title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a management 

12 and operating contract for a Department of Energy de13 fense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year 

14 thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emer15 gency preparedness of that facility, including an assess16 ment of the seniority level of management and operating 

17 contractor employees that participate in emergency pre18 paredness exercises at that facility.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

20 for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat21 ing to section 4802 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 4802A. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities.’’.


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1 SEC. 3135. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES 

2 FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND 

3 OPERATING 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 

7 of 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 sub11 section (e); 

12 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in13 serting the following new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—A report described in 

15 this subsection is a report on a contract described by sub16 section (a) that includes—

17 ‘‘(1) a clear and complete description of the 

18 cost savings the Administrator expects to result 

19 from the competition for the contract over the life of 

20 the contract, including associated analyses, assump21 tions, and information sources used to determine 

22 such expected cost savings; 

23 ‘‘(2) a description of any key limitations or un24 certainties that could affect such costs savings, in25 cluding costs savings that are anticipated but not 

26 fully known; 


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1 ‘‘(3) the costs of the competition for the con2 tract, including the immediate costs of conducting 

3 the competition and any increased costs over the life 

4 of the contract; 

5 ‘‘(4) a description of any disruptions or delays 

6 in mission activities or deliverables resulting from 

7 the competition for the contract; 

8 ‘‘(5) a clear and complete description of the 

9 benefits expected by the Administrator with respect 

10 to mission performance or operations resulting from 

11 the competition; 

12 ‘‘(6) how the competition for the contract com13 plied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation re14 garding federally funded research and development 

15 centers, if applicable; 

16 ‘‘(7) the factors considered and processes used 

17 by the Administrator to determine—

18 ‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the 

19 contract; and 

20 ‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should 

21 be covered under the contract rather than 

22 under a different contract; 

23 ‘‘(8) with respect to the matters included under 

24 paragraphs (1) through (7), a detailed description of 

25 the analyses conducted by the Administrator to 


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1 reach the conclusions presented in the report, includ2 ing any assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties 

3 relating to such conclusions; and 

4 ‘‘(9) any other matters the Administrator con5 siders appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION QUALITY.—A report required by 

7 subsection (a) shall be prepared in accordance with—

8 ‘‘(1) the information quality guidelines of the 

9 Department of Energy that are relevant to the clear 

10 and complete presentation of information on each 

11 matter required to be included in the report under 

12 subsection (b); and 

13 ‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Account14 ability Office and relevant industries for cost esti15 mating, if appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE

17 UNITED STATES.—

18 ‘‘(1) INITIAL REVIEW.—Except as provided in 

19 paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of the 

20 United States shall provide a briefing to the con21 gressional defense committees that includes a review 

22 of each report required by subsection (a) not later 

23 than 180 days after the report is submitted to such 

24 committees. 


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1 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Except as 

2 provided in paragraph (3), the Comptroller General 

3 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

4 a review of each report required by subsection (a) 

5 with respect to a contract not later than 3 years 

6 after the report is submitted to such committees 

7 that includes an assessment, based on the most cur8 rent information available, of the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) The actual cost savings achieved com10 pared to cost savings estimated under sub11 section (b)(1), and any increased costs incurred 

12 under the contract that were unexpected or un13 certain at the time the contract was awarded. 

14 ‘‘(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission 

15 activities or deliverables resulting from the com16 petition for the contract compared to the dis17 ruptions and delays estimated under subsection 

18 (b)(4). 

19 ‘‘(C) Whether expected benefits of the 

20 competition with respect to mission perform21 ance or operations have been achieved. 

22 ‘‘(D) Such other matters as the Comp23 troller General considers appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Comptroller General 

25 may not conduct a review under paragraph (1) or 


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1 (2) of a report relating to a contract to manage and 

2 operate a facility of the National Nuclear Security 

3 Administration while a protest described in sub4 section (a)(2) is pending with respect to that con5 tract.’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para7 graph (1)—

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

10 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig11 nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 

12 (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

13 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and (d)(2)’’. 

14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that—

16 (1) in the past decade, competition of the man17 agement and operating contracts for the national se18 curity laboratories has resulted in significant in19 creases in fees paid to the contractors—funding that 

20 otherwise could be used to support program and 

21 mission activities of the National Nuclear Security 

22 Administration; 

23 (2) competition of the management and oper24 ating contracts of the nuclear security enterprise is 

25 an important mechanism to help realize cost savings, 


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1 seek efficiencies, improve performance, and hold con2 tractors accountable; 

3 (3) when the Administrator for Nuclear Secu4 rity considers it appropriate to achieve those goals, 

5 the Administrator should conduct competition of 

6 such contracts while recognizing the unique nature 

7 of federally funded research and development cen8 ters; and 

9 (4) the Administrator should ensure that fixed 

10 fees and performance-based fees contained in man11 agement and operating contracts are as low as pos12 sible to maintain a focus on national service while 

13 attracting high-quality contractors and achieving the 

14 goals 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 

23 section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

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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 

5 regulation objected to or sought conditions on each 

6 such 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 Sec14 retary of Defense, the Director of National In15 telligence, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commis16 sion, determine the critical United States civil 

17 nuclear technologies that should be protected 

18 from diversion to a military program of a cov19 ered foreign country, including with respect to 

20 a naval propulsion or weapons program; and 

21 (B) notify the appropriate congressional 

22 committees with respect to the determination 

23 and the technologies covered by the determina24 tion. 

25 (2) NOTIFICATION.—


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), not later than 14 days be3 fore making an authorization under section 57 

4 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

5 U.S.C. 2077(b)) for the transfer of a tech6 nology covered by a determination under para7 graph (1) to a covered foreign country, the Sec8 retary of Energy shall submit to the appro9 priate congressional committees a report that 

10 includes—

11 (i) a notification of the intention of 

12 the Secretary to make the authorization 

13 for the transfer of such technology; and 

14 (ii) a statement of whether any agen15 cy required to be consulted under such sec16 tion 57 b. or pursuant to regulation ob17 jected to or sought conditions on the trans18 fer. 

19 (B) WAIVER OF DEADLINE.—The Sec20 retary may waive the requirement under sub21 paragraph (A) to submit the report required by 

22 that subparagraph not later than 14 days be23 fore making an authorization for the transfer of 

24 a technology covered by a determination under 


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1 paragraph (1) to a covered foreign country if 

2 the Secretary—

3 (i) determines that an imminent radi4 ological hazard exists; and 

5 (ii) not later than 7 days after deter6 mining that such hazard exists, submits to 

7 the appropriate congressional commit8 tees—

9 (I) a certification that the hazard 

10 exists; 

11 (II) a justification for the waiver; 

12 and 

13 (III) the notification required by 

14 clause (i) of subparagraph (A) and 

15 the statement required by clause (ii) 

16 of that subparagraph. 

17 (c) CONSULTATIONS WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMU18 NITY.—

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

20 shall expeditiously revise part 810 of title 10, Code 

21 of Federal Regulations, to ensure that the Director 

22 of National Intelligence—

23 (A) is consulted with respect to the views 

24 of the intelligence community (as defined in 

25 section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 


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1 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) with respect to each 

2 authorization issued under section 57 b. of the 

3 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

4 2077(b)) for the transfer of United States civil 

5 nuclear technology to a covered foreign country 

6 before the determination to approve or dis7 approve the request for the authorization; and 

8 (B) is provided with an opportunity to 

9 present the views of the Director and the intel10 ligence community on the national security 

11 risks of the transfer, if any. 

12 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

13 of Energy, jointly with the Director of National In14 telligence, shall include the results of consultations 

15 conducted under paragraph (1) in each report under 

16 subsection (a) and each notification under subsection 

17 (b)(2). 

18 (d) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF COVERED FOREIGN

19 COUNTRIES AND END-USERS.—Not less frequently than 

20 annually, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the ap21 propriate congressional committees a report that in22 cludes—

23 (1) an assessment of whether each covered for24 eign country is in compliance with its obligations 

25 under any authorization for the transfer of United 


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1 States civil nuclear technology under section 57 b. of 

2 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

3 2077(b)); 

4 (2) with respect to any covered foreign country 

5 that is not in compliance with such obligations—

6 (A) a description the efforts of the United 

7 States to bring the country into compliance; 

8 (B) an evaluation of the result of such ef9 forts; and 

10 (C) an assessment of the options available 

11 to the Secretary as a result of the country not 

12 being in compliance; 

13 (3) an assessment of whether each end-user to 

14 which United States civil nuclear technology is 

15 transferred pursuant to an authorization under such 

16 section 57 b. is in compliance with the obligations of 

17 the end-user under that authorization; and 

18 (4) a description of any consequences for the 

19 end-user or the exporter of the technology if the end20 user is not in compliance with such obligations. 

21 (e) REPORT ON TRANSFERS TO ALL FOREIGN COUN22 TRIES.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submis24 sion to Congress of the budget of the President for 

25 a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 


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1 United States Code, the Secretary of Energy shall 

2 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

3 a report on the activities of the Department of En4 ergy associated with the review of applications for 

5 authorization under section 57 b. of the Atomic En6 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer 

7 United States civil nuclear technology to any foreign 

8 country. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para10 graph (1) shall include—

11 (A) the number of applications for author12 ization under section 57 b. of the Atomic En13 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to trans14 fer United States civil nuclear technology to a 

15 foreign country submitted during the year pre16 ceding the submission of the report; 

17 (B) the length of time each such applica18 tion was under review; 

19 (C) the number of such applications that 

20 were granted; and 

21 (D) a description of efforts to streamline 

22 the review of such applications, taking into ac23 count the proliferation and diversion potential 

24 of end-users in the country to which United 


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1 States civil nuclear technology would be trans2 ferred pursuant to such applications. 

3 (f) NOTIFICATIONS OF POTENTIAL DIVERSIONS.—

4 The Director of National Intelligence shall notify the De5 partment of Energy and the appropriate congressional 

6 committees not later than 30 days after the date on which 

7 the Director determines that there is credible intelligence 

8 that United States civil nuclear technology is being or has 

9 been diverted—

10 (1) to a military program in a foreign country 

11 to which the transfer of the technology was author12 ized under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act 

13 of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)); or 

14 (2) to a foreign country to which the transfer 

15 of the technology was not so authorized. 

16 (g) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after the 

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

18 shall issue guidance with respect to the use of the clear 

19 and intended authority of the Secretary under section 234 

20 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282) to 

21 impose civil penalties, including fines and debarment, and 

22 to make referrals to the Attorney General for prosecution, 

23 for violations of the terms of authorizations for the trans24 fer of United States civil nuclear technology issued under 


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1 section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2 2077(b)). 

3 (h) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE ITEMS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an6 nually thereafter, the President shall submit to the 

7 appropriate congressional committees a report—

8 (A) describing the efforts of covered for9 eign countries to prevent the transfer of sen10 sitive items, including efforts to improve the 

11 prevention of the transfer of such items; and 

12 (B) assessing the adequacy of such efforts. 

13 (2) SENSITIVE ITEMS DEFINED.—In this sub14 section, the term ‘‘sensitive items’’ means goods, 

15 services, and technologies described in section 2(a) 

16 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonprolifera17 tion Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

18 note). 

19 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com22 mittees’’ means—

23 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

24 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 tions, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 

2 of the Senate; and 

3 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com4 merce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 

5 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

6 of the House of Representatives. 

7 (2) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

8 ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a foreign country 

9 that is a nuclear-weapon state, as defined by Article 

10 IX(3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu11 clear Weapons, signed at Washington, London, and 

12 Moscow July 1, 1968, but does not include the 

13 United States, the United Kingdom, or France. 

14 SEC. 3137. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR 

15 SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that—

18 (1) correcting the longstanding problems with 

19 the governance and management of the nuclear se20 curity enterprise will require robust, personal, and 

21 long-term engagement by the President, the Sec22 retary of Energy, the Administrator for Nuclear Se23 curity, and leaders from the appropriate congres24 sional committees; 


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1 (2) recent and past studies of the governance 

2 and management of the nuclear security enterprise 

3 have provided a list of reasonable, practical, and ac4 tionable steps that the Secretary and the Adminis5 trator should take to make the nuclear security en6 terprise more efficient and more effective; and 

7 (3) lasting and effective change to the nuclear 

8 security enterprise will require personal engagement 

9 by senior leaders, a clear plan, and mechanisms for 

10 ensuring follow-through and accountability. 

11 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—

12 (1) IMPLEMENTATION ACTION TEAM.—(A) The 

13 Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly estab14 lish a team of senior officials from the Department 

15 of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Ad16 ministration to develop and carry out an implemen17 tation plan to reform the governance and manage18 ment of the nuclear security enterprise to improve 

19 the effectiveness and efficiency of the nuclear secu20 rity enterprise. Such plan shall be developed and im21 plemented in accordance with the National Nuclear 

22 Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et 

23 seq.), the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

24 2501 et seq.), and any other provision of law. 


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1 (B) The team established under paragraph (1) 

2 shall be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of En3 ergy and the Administrator. 

4 (C) In developing and carrying out the imple5 mentation plan, the team shall consult with the im6 plementation assessment panel established under 

7 subsection (c)(1). 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan de9 veloped under paragraph (1)(A) shall address all 

10 recommendations contained in the covered study (ex11 cept such recommendations that require legislative 

12 action to carry out) by identifying specific actions, 

13 milestones, timelines, and responsible personnel to 

14 implement such plan. 

15 (3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 31, 

16 2016, the Secretary and the Administrator shall 

17 jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com18 mittees the implementation plan developed under 

19 paragraph (1)(A). 

20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT PANEL.—

21 (1) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis23 trator shall seek to enter into a joint agreement with 

24 the National Academy of Sciences and the National 

25 Academy of Public Administration to establish a 


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1 panel of external, independent experts to evaluate 

2 the implementation plan developed under subsection 

3 (b)(1)(A) and the implementation of such plan. 

4 (2) DUTIES.—The panel established under 

5 paragraph (1) shall—

6 (A) provide guidance to the Secretary and 

7 the Administrator with respect to the imple8 mentation plan developed under subsection 

9 (b)(1)(A), including how such plan compares or 

10 contrasts with the covered study; 

11 (B) track the implementation of such plan; 

12 and 

13 (C) assess the effectiveness of such plan. 

14 (3) REPORTS.—(A) Not later than July 1, 

15 2016, the panel established under paragraph (1) 

16 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com17 mittees, the Secretary, and the Administrator an ini18 tial assessment of the implementation plan developed 

19 under subsection (b)(1)(A), including with respect to 

20 the completeness of the plan, how the plan aligns 

21 with the intent and recommendations made by the 

22 covered study, and the prospects for success for the 

23 plan. 

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1 lished under paragraph (1) shall brief the appro2 priate congressional committees, the Secretary, and 

3 the Administrator on the efforts of the Secretary 

4 and the Administrator to implement the implementa5 tion plan developed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 

6 (C) Not later than September 30, 2020, the 

7 panel established under paragraph (1) shall submit 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees, the 

9 Secretary, and the Administrator a final report on 

10 the efforts of the Secretary and the Administrator to 

11 implement the implementation plan developed under 

12 subsection (b)(1)(A), including an assessment of the 

13 effectiveness of the reform efforts under such plan 

14 and whether further action is needed. 

15 (4) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the Ad16 ministrator shall provide to the panel established 

17 under paragraph (1) full and timely access to all in18 formation, personnel, and systems of the Depart19 ment of Energy and the National Nuclear Security 

20 Administration that the panel determines necessary 

21 to carry out this subsection. 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means—


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1 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com3 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

4 Senate; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

6 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com7 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

8 of Representatives. 

9 (2) COVERED STUDY.—The term ‘‘covered 

10 study’’ means the following: 

11 (A) The final report of the Congressional 

12 Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nu13 clear Security Enterprise established by section 

14 3166 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

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

16 126 Stat. 2208). 

17 (B) Any other study not conducted by the 

18 Secretary or the Administrator that the Sec19 retary determines appropriate for purposes of 

20 this section. 

21 (3) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 

22 term ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’ has the meaning 

23 given that term in section 4002(6) of the Atomic 

24 Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6)). 


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1 (e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion shall be construed to authorize any action—

3 (1) in contravention of section 3220 of the Na4 tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 

5 U.S.C. 2410); or 

6 (2) that would undermine or weaken health, 

7 safety, or security. 

8 SEC. 3138. ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME 

9 EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR 

10 EMPLOYEES. 

11 Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Ad12 ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall in15 clude in the budget justification materials submitted to 

16 Congress in support of the budget of the Administration 

17 for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the 

18 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

19 Code) a report containing the following information as of 

20 the date of the report: 

21 ‘‘(1) The number of full-time equivalent em22 ployees of the Office of the Administrator, as count23 ed under subsection (a). 


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1 ‘‘(2) The number of service support contracts of 

2 the Administration and whether such contracts are 

3 funded using program or program direction funds. 

4 ‘‘(3) The number of full-time equivalent con5 tractor employees working under each contract iden6 tified under paragraph (2). 

7 ‘‘(4) The number of full-time equivalent con8 tractor employees described in paragraph (3) that 

9 have been employed under such a contract for a pe10 riod greater than two years.’’. 

11 SEC. 3139. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY ON RISKS TO NON12 PROLIFERATION CAUSED BY ADDITIVE MAN13 UFACTURING. 

14 (a) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop and 

15 pursue a strategy to address the risks to the goals and 

16 policies of the United States regarding nuclear non17 proliferation that are caused by the increased use of addi18 tive manufacture technology (commonly referred to as 

19 ‘‘3D printing’’), including such technology that does not 

20 originate in the United States. 

21 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 31, 2016, 

22 and the end of each 120-day period thereafter through 

23 January 1, 2019, the President shall provide to the appro24 priate congressional committees a briefing on the strategy 

25 developed under subsection (a). 


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1 (c) PURSUIT OF STRATEGY.—The President shall 

2 pursue the strategy developed under subsection (a) at the 

3 Nuclear Security Summit in Chicago, Illinois, in 2016. 

4 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

5 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con6 gressional committees’’ means the following: 

7 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

8 (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel9 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se10 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

11 (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

14 SEC. 3140. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 

15 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that—

17 (1) the requirement to create a modern, respon18 sive nuclear infrastructure that includes the capa19 bility and capacity to produce, at minimum, 50 to 

20 80 pits per year, is a national security priority; 

21 (2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive 

22 nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an unac23 ceptable risk to the nuclear deterrent and the na24 tional security of the United States; and 


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1 (3) timelines for creating certain capacities for 

2 production of plutonium pits and other nuclear 

3 weapons components must be driven by the require4 ment to hedge against technical and geopolitical risk 

5 and not solely by the needs of life extension pro6 grams. 

7 (b) BRIEFING.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

9 2016, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Coun10 cil established under section 179 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, in consultation with the Administrator 

12 for Nuclear Security and the Commander of the 

13 United States Strategic Command, shall provide to 

14 the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

15 the annual plutonium pit production capacity of the 

16 nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 

17 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

18 U.S.C. 2501(6))). 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 

20 (1) shall describe the following: 

21 (A) The pit production capacity require22 ment, including the numbers of pits produced 

23 that are needed for nuclear weapons life exten24 sion programs. 


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1 (B) The annual pit production require2 ment, including the numbers of pits produced, 

3 to support a responsive nuclear weapons infra4 structure to hedge against technical and geo5 political risk. 

6 SEC. 3141. ASSESSMENTS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 

7 RISKS AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 

8 OPPORTUNITIES. 

9 (a) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and 

10 each year thereafter through 2020, the Director of Na11 tional Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres12 sional committees a report, consistent with the provision 

13 of classified information and intelligence sources and 

14 methods, containing—

15 (1) an assessment and prioritization of inter16 national nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear non17 proliferation opportunities; and 

18 (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of various 

19 means and programs for addressing such risks and 

20 opportunities. 

21 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

22 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con23 gressional committees’’ means—

24 (1) the congressional defense committees; 


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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

3 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

4 (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel5 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se6 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

7 SEC. 3142. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MOBILE 

8 GUARDIAN TRANSPORTER PROGRAM. 

9 (a) SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.—

10 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 

12 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

13 containing a full and comprehensive analysis of alter14 natives conducted by the Administrator for the Mobile 

15 Guardian Transporter program. 

16 (b) IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The 

17 Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justifica18 tion materials submitted to Congress in support of the De19 partment of Energy budget (as submitted with the budget 

20 of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

21 States Code) for any fiscal year in which the Mobile 

22 Guardian Transporter program is carried out a separate, 

23 dedicated program element for such program. 


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1 TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU2 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

3 BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

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

4 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

6 year 2016, $29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense 

7 Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 

8 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 3202. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FA10 CILITIES SAFETY BOARD. 

11 (a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO BOARD MEM12 BERS.—Section 311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

13 (42 U.S.C. 2286(c)) is amended—

14 (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 

15 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)’’; and 

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

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(6) In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman 

20 may not withhold from any member of the Board any in21 formation that is made available to the Chairman regard22 ing the Board’s functions, powers, and mission (including 

23 with respect to the management and evaluation of employ24 ees of the Board).’’. 


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1 (b) SENIOR EMPLOYEES.—

2 (1) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.— Such sec3 tion 311(c), as amended by subsection (a), is further 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(7)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 

7 Board, shall appoint the senior employees described in 

8 subparagraph (C). 

9 ‘‘(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 

10 Board, may remove a senior employee described in sub11 paragraph (C). 

12 ‘‘(C) The senior employees described in this subpara13 graph are the following senior employees of the Board: 

14 ‘‘(i) The senior employee responsible for budg15 etary and general administration matters. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The general counsel. 

17 ‘‘(iii) The senior employee responsible for tech18 nical matters.’’. 

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

20 313(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘hire’’ and inserting ‘‘in ac22 cordance with section 311(c)(7), hire’’. 

23 TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 

24 PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.


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1 SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap3 propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,500,000 for fis4 cal year 2016 for the purpose of carrying out activities 

5 under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 

6 to the naval petroleum reserves. 

7 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

8 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub9 section (a) shall remain available until expended. 

10 TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

11 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.

12 SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINIS13 TRATION. 

14 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 

15 fiscal year 2016, to be available without fiscal year limita16 tion if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of 

17 the Department of Transportation for Maritime Adminis18 tration programs associated with maintaining national se19 curity aspects of the merchant marine, as follows: 


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1 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

2 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

3 $96,028,000, of which—

4 (A) $71,306,000 shall remain available 

5 until expended for Academy operations; and 

6 (B) $24,722,000 shall remain available 

7 until expended for capital asset management at 

8 the Academy. 

9 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

10 maritime academies, $34,550,000, of which—

11 (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

12 expended for student incentive payments; 

13 (B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until 

14 expended for direct payments to such acad15 emies; 

16 (C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until 

17 expended for training ship fuel assistance pay18 ments; 

19 (D) $22,000,000 shall remain available 

20 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

21 State maritime academy training vessels; 

22 (E) $5,000,000 shall remain available until 

23 expended for the National Security Multi-Mis24 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 

8 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000, 

9 to remain 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 

13 chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 

14 $210,000,000. 

15 (6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) 

16 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

17 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program au18 thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 

19 Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain 

20 available until expended for administrative expenses 

21 of the program. 

22 SEC. 3502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MARITIME SE23 CURITY FLEET PROGRAM. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that dedicated and en25 hanced support is necessary to stabilize and preserve the 


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1 Maritime Security Fleet program, a program that provides 

2 the Department of Defense with on-demand access to 

3 world class, economical commercial sealift capacity, 

4 assures a United States-flag presence in international 

5 commerce, supports a pool of qualified United States mer6 chant mariners needed to crew United States-flag vessels 

7 during times of war or national emergency, and serves as 

8 a critical component of our national security infrastruc9 ture. 

10 SEC. 3503. UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY 

11 OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING UNEM12 PLOYMENT INSURANCE AND VESSEL OPERA13 TORS. 

14 Sections 3305 and 3306(n) of the Internal Revenue 

15 Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ‘‘Secretary 

16 of Commerce’’ each place that it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’. 

18 SEC. 3504. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VES19 SELS. 

20 (a) PER-VESSEL AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding 

21 section 53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, 

22 and subject to the availability of appropriations, there is 

23 authorized to be paid to each contractor for an operating 

24 agreement (as those terms are used in that section) for 


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1 fiscal year 2016, $3,500,000 for each vessel that is cov2 ered by the operating agreement. 

3 (b) REPEAL OF OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Section 

4 53111(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘2016,’’. 

6 SEC. 3505. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT 

7 MARINE ACADEMY. 

8 (a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.—

9 The Maritime Administrator may accept a gift of money 

10 described in subsection (b) from the Foundation under 

11 section 51315 of title 46, United States Code, for the pur12 pose of renovating Melville Hall on the campus of the 

13 United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

14 (b) COVERED GIFT.—A gift described in this sub15 section is a gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime 

16 Administrator determines exceeds the sum of—

17 (1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to 

18 ensure the renovation of Melville Hall in accordance 

19 with the capital improvement plan of the United 

20 States Merchant Marine Academy that was in effect 

21 on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

22 (2) 25 percent of the amount described in para23 graph (1). 

24 (c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to subsection 

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1 a gift of money described in subsection (b), the Maritime 

2 Administrator may enter into a contract with the Founda3 tion for the operation of Melville Hall to make available 

4 facilities for, among other possible uses, official academy 

5 functions, third-party catering functions, and industry 

6 events and conferences. 

7 (d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract described in 

8 subsection (c) shall be for such period and on such terms 

9 as the Maritime Administrator considers appropriate, in10 cluding a provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime 

11 Administrator and the Foundation, that—

12 (1) requires the Foundation—

13 (A) at the expense solely of the Foundation 

14 through the term of the contract to maintain 

15 Melville Hall in a condition that is as good as 

16 or better than the condition Melville Hall was 

17 in on the later of—

18 (i) the date that the renovation of 

19 Melville Hall was completed; or 

20 (ii) the date that the Foundation ac21 cepted Melville Hall after it was tendered 

22 to the Foundation by the Maritime Admin23 istrator; and 

24 (B) to deposit all proceeds from the oper25 ation of Melville Hall, after expenses necessary 


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1 for the operation and maintenance of Melville 

2 Hall, into the account of the Regimental Affairs 

3 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or suc4 cessor entity, to be used solely for the morale 

5 and welfare of the cadets of the United States 

6 Merchant Marine Academy; and 

7 (2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging 

8 or an office by any person for more than 4 days in 

9 any calendar year other than—

10 (A) by the United States; or 

11 (B) for the administration and operation of 

12 Melville Hall. 

13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes 

15 any modification, extension, or renewal of the con16 tract. 

17 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

18 means the United States Merchant Marine Academy 

19 Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. 

20 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion may be construed under section 3105 of title 41, 

22 United States Code, as requiring the Maritime Adminis23 trator to award a contract for the operation of Melville 

24 Hall to the Foundation. 


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1 SEC. 3506. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. 

2 Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 

3 amended—

4 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

5 striking ‘‘must’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

6 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlim9 ited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the 

10 Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant marine 

11 of the United States, accompanied by the appro12 priate national and international endorsements and 

13 certifications required by the Coast Guard for serv14 ice aboard vessels on domestic and international voy15 ages, without limitation, before graduation from the 

16 Academy;’’; 

17 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

20 the Academy, maintain—

21 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un22 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

23 the Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant 

24 marine of the United States, accompanied by 

25 the appropriate national and international en26 dorsements and certifications required by the 


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1 Coast Guard for service aboard vessels on do2 mestic and international voyages, without limi3 tation; 

4 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi5 fication credential; and 

6 ‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; 

7 and 

8 (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an ap11 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re12 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro13 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

14 any other reserve component of an armed force of 

15 the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

16 to serve, meet the participation requirements, and 

17 maintain active status in good standing, as deter18 mined by the program manager of the appropriate 

19 military service, for at least 8 years after the date 

20 of commissioning;’’. 

21 SEC. 3507. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 

22 Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 

23 amended—

24 (1) in subsection (b)—


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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED

2 USES.—’’ before the last sentence and indenting 

3 accordingly; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3), 

5 by striking ‘‘Payments’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN

6 GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

7 (2), payments’’ and indenting accordingly; and 

8 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may modify 

11 the payments made to an individual under para12 graph (1), but the total amount of payments to that 

13 individual may not exceed $32,000.’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Merchant 

15 Marine Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic Sealift Of16 ficer Program’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d)—

18 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without 

21 limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the 

22 Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant marine 

23 of the United States, accompanied by the appro24 priate national and international endorsements and 

25 certification required by the Coast Guard for service 


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1 aboard vessels on domestic and international voy2 ages, without limitation, within three months of 

3 completion of the course of instruction at the acad4 emy the individual is attending;’’; 

5 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

8 the academy, maintain—

9 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un10 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

11 the Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant 

12 marine of the United States, accompanied by 

13 the appropriate national and international en14 dorsements and certifications required by the 

15 Coast Guard for service aboard vessels on do16 mestic and international voyages, without limi17 tation; 

18 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi19 fication credential; and 

20 ‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; 

21 and 

22 (C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

23 follows: 

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1 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro2 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

3 any other reserve component of an armed force of 

4 the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

5 to serve and meet the participation requirements 

6 and to maintain active status in good standing, as 

7 determined by the program manager of the appro8 priate military service, for at least 8 years after the 

9 date of commissioning;’’; 

10 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.—

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De14 fense may order an individual to serve on active 

15 duty in the armed forces of the United States 

16 for a period of not more than 2 years if—

17 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

18 academy under this section for more than 

19 2 academic years, but less than 3 academic 

20 years; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

22 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

23 amount totaling at least $8,000; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

25 has determined that the individual has 


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1 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement 

2 described in subsection (d)(1). 

3 ‘‘(B) 3 OR MORE YEARS.—The Secretary 

4 of Defense may order an individual to serve on 

5 active duty in the armed forces of the United 

6 States for a period of not more than 3 years 

7 if—

8 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

9 academy under this section for 3 or more 

10 academic years; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

12 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

13 amount totaling at least $16,000; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

15 has determined that the individual has 

16 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement 

17 described in subsection (d)(1). 

18 ‘‘(C) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—In cases of 

19 hardship as determined by the Secretary of 

20 Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation 

21 may waive this paragraph in whole or in part.’’; 

22 and 

23 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.—


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1 ‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 

2 individual who, for the 5-year period following grad3 uation from an academy, serves as a commissioned 

4 officer on active duty in an armed force of the 

5 United States or as a commissioned officer of the 

6 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

7 or the Public Health Service shall be excused from 

8 the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of 

9 subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR WAIVER.—The Sec11 retary may modify or waive any of the terms and 

12 conditions set forth in subsection (d) through the 

13 imposition of alternative service requirements.’’. 

14 SEC. 3508. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED. 

15 Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United 

16 States Code, is amended—

17 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(C) shipped in discrete units or packages 

22 that are handled individually, palletized, or 

23 unitized for purposes of transportation; or 

24 ‘‘(D) freight vehicles carried aboard com25 muter ferry boats; and’’. 


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1 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain 

operation and maintenance funding among all operation and 

maintenance funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 

EVALUATION 

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

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

operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

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

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. Military construction. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.

2 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA3 BLES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 

5 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 

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1 ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap2 propriations. 

3 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com4 mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 

5 on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 

6 subsection (a) shall—

7 (1) be based on merit-based selection proce8 dures in accordance with the requirements of sec9 tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 

10 Code, or on competitive procedures; and 

11 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 

12 law. 

13 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM14 MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 

15 tables in this division may be transferred or repro16 grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 

17 provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 

18 The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 

19 such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 

20 such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or 

21 section 1522 of this Act or any other provision of law, 

22 unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds 

23 between appropriation accounts. 


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1 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 

2 section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 

3 this Act. 

4 (e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 

5 oral or written communication concerning any amount 

6 specified in the funding tables in this division shall super7 sede the requirements of this section. 

8 SEC. 4002. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF UNDIS9 TRIBUTED REDUCTIONS OF CERTAIN OPER10 ATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING AMONG 

11 ALL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND12 ING. 

13 Any undistributed reduction in funding available for 

14 fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense for oper15 ation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table 

16 in section 4301, that is attributable to savings in connec17 tion with foreign currency fluctuations or bulk fuel pur18 chases, may be applied against any funds available for 

19 that fiscal year for the Department for operation and 

20 maintenance, regardless of whether available as specified 

21 in the funding table in section 4301 or available as speci22 fied in the funding table in section 4303. 


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1 TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

2 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

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

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 ............................................................................................................ 414,946 614,946

Army UPL for Patriot PAC 3 for improved ballistic missile .............................. [200,000] 

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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

022 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................. 4,704 4,704

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... 1,419,957 1,695,957

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 –1,984

Army request – schedule delay ............................................................................ [–1,984] 

019 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ............................................... 1,488 –1,488

Army request – schedule delay ............................................................................ [–1,488] 

020 CARBINE .................................................................................................................... 34,460 34,460

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ................................ 8,367 14,750

Army requested adjustment ................................................................................. [6,383] 

022 HANDGUN ................................................................................................................. 5,417 –5,417

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

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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

016 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................... 7,500 7,500

017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 33,653 33,653

OTHER AMMUNITION

018 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................ 5,639 5,639

019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 9,751 9,751

020 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ 19,993 19,993

021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 9,761 9,761

022 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 9,749 9,749

MISCELLANEOUS

023 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 3,521 3,521

024 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 1,700 1,700

025 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) .......................................................... 6,181 6,181

026 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 17,811 17,811

027 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ......................................... 14,695 14,695

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT

029 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................ 221,703 221,703

030 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ....................................... 113,250 113,250

031 ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................................... 3,575 3,575

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .................. 1,233,378 1,222,426

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

TACTICAL VEHICLES

001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS .................................................................... 12,855 12,855

002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: .................................................................................. 53 53

004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... 308,336 308,336

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ................................................. 90,040 90,040

006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ................................... 8,444 8,444

007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ......................................... 27,549 27,549

008 PLS ESP ..................................................................................................................... 127,102 127,102

010 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ..................................... 48,292 48,292

011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ...................................................................... 130,993 130,993

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 34,998

Program Reduction .............................................................................................. [–10,000] 

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 22,762

Excess Program Management Costs .................................................................... [–5,000] 

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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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) ............................................................................................................ 260,268 250,268

Program reduction ............................................................................................... [–10,000] 

058 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) ................................................ 3,906 3,906

059 TROJAN (MIP) .......................................................................................................... 13,929 13,929

060 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ...................................................... 3,978 3,978

061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ....................................... 7,542 7,542

062 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET RECONNAISSANCE (CATR) ..................................... 8,010 8,010

063 MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M ....................... 8,125 8,125

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)

064 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR ..................................................... 63,472 63,472

065 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ........................................ 2,556 2,556

066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ............................................................................................... 8,224 8,224

067 CREW .......................................................................................................................... 2,960 2,960

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ............................ 1,722 1,722

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ....................... 447 447

070 CI MODERNIZATION ............................................................................................... 228 228

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV)

071 SENTINEL MODS ..................................................................................................... 43,285 43,285

072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ....................................................................................... 124,216 124,216

074 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ................................... 23,216 23,216

076 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ................................... 60,679 60,679

077 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) .................................................................. 53,453 53,453

078 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP ............................................................................ 3,338 3,338

079 PROFILER ................................................................................................................. 4,057 4,057

081 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ........................................... 133,339 133,339

082 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................ 47,212 47,212

083 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ........................................................................... 22,314 22,314

084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................ 12,131 12,131

085 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..................................................................... 10,075 10,075

086 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................ 217,379 167,379

Unobligated balances ........................................................................................... [–50,000] 

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) .............................................................. 145,405 145,405

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 ......................................................... 105,775 105,775

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


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123 < $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT ................................................................. 5,459 5,459

124 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS ....................................................................... 8,429 8,429

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

125 HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................ 18,876 18,876

127 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT .................................................................................... 2,287 2,287

128 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ..................................... 7,733 7,733

129 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ................................................................................. 49,798 49,798

130 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER .................................................................................... 43,639 43,639

132 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 13,118 13,118

133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................ 28,278 28,278

135 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ............................. 34,544 34,544

136 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) .................................................................... 595 595

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT

137 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 5,368 5,368

138 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................ 35,381 35,381

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

139 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .............................................................................. 73,828 73,828

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

140 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................ 25,270 25,270

141 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) ............................................................... 2,760 2,760

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

142 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ............................................................ 5,903 5,903

143 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING .................................................................................. 26,125 26,125

146 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED .................................................................................. 27,156 27,156

147 ALL TERRAIN CRANES .......................................................................................... 16,750 16,750

148 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING .................................................................................... 984 984

149 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) ........................................ 2,656 2,656

150 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP ................................ 2,531 2,531

151 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 446 446

152 CONST EQUIP ESP .................................................................................................. 19,640 19,640

153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) ........................................................ 5,087 5,087

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT

154 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ..................................................................................... 39,772 39,772

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 5,613,282

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) .......................................................................... 800,057 800,057


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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] 

031 ADVERSARY .............................................................................................................. 5,816 5,816

032 F–18 SERIES ............................................................................................................. 978,756 968,456

Unjustified request ............................................................................................... [–10,300] 

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 ............................................................................ 202,745 202,745

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 ......................................................................... 450,959 450,959

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 17,927,811

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES

001 TRIDENT II MODS ................................................................................................... 1,099,064 1,099,064


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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 39,932

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 3,202,822

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


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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 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...................................................................... 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 3,549,703

Incremental funding for one DDG–51 ................................................................. [400,000] 

010 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ..................................................................................... 1,356,991 1,356,991

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

012 LPD–17 ....................................................................................................................... 550,000 550,000

013 AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING BASE ................................................................... 97,000

Accelerate shipbuilding funding ........................................................................... [97,000] 

014A LX(R) ADVANCE PROCURMENT (CY) ................................................................. 250,000

LX(R) Acceleration .............................................................................................. [250,000] 

015 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................. 277,543 476,543

Accelerate LHA–8 advanced procurement ........................................................... [199,000] 

016A LCU Replacement ........................................................................................................ 34,000

Accelerate LCU replacement ................................................................................ [34,000] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST

017 TAO FLEET OILER .................................................................................................. 674,190 674,190

019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...................................................................... 138,200 138,200

020 OUTFITTING ............................................................................................................. 697,207 673,207

Program decrease ................................................................................................. [–24,000] 

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 17,628,457

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


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031 OPERATING FORCES IPE ...................................................................................... 71,138 71,138

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT

032 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS ...................................................................................... 132,625 132,625

033 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ............................................. 23,500 23,500

034 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 85,151 85,151

035 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. 35,228 35,228

036 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) .......................................................... 87,627 53,077

Procurement in excess of need ahead of satisfactory testing .............................. [–34,550] 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT

037 LSD MIDLIFE ........................................................................................................... 2,774 2,774

SHIP SONARS

038 SPQ–9B RADAR ........................................................................................................ 20,551 20,551

039 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .......................................................... 103,241 103,241

040 SSN ACOUSTICS ....................................................................................................... 214,835 234,835

Submarine Towed Array-Unfunded Requirement ............................................... [20,000] 

041 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 7,331 7,331

042 SONAR SWITCHES AND TRANSDUCERS ........................................................... 11,781 11,781

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

044 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM .................................................... 21,119 21,119

045 SSTD ........................................................................................................................... 8,396 8,396

046 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................................................ 146,968 146,968

047 SURTASS .................................................................................................................... 12,953 12,953

048 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNSAISANCE FORCE .................................... 13,725 13,725

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT

049 AN/SLQ–32 ................................................................................................................. 324,726 324,726

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT

050 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ...................................................................................... 148,221 148,221

051 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ............................................... 152 152

SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT

052 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROG ...................................................... 79,954 79,954

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

053 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY .................................................... 25,695 25,695

054 TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) .......................................................... 284 284

055 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .......................... 14,416 14,416

056 ATDLS ........................................................................................................................ 23,069 23,069

057 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ......................................... 4,054 4,054

058 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ....................................................... 21,014 21,014

059 SHALLOW WATER MCM ......................................................................................... 18,077 18,077

060 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ................................................................... 12,359 12,359

061 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ................................................ 4,240 4,240

062 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................ 17,440 17,440

TRAINING EQUIPMENT

063 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 41,314 41,314

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

064 MATCALS ................................................................................................................... 10,011 10,011

065 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................................ 9,346 9,346

066 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM ........................................................ 21,281 21,281

067 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM .......................................................................... 25,621 25,621

068 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................... 8,249 8,249

069 LANDING SYSTEMS ................................................................................................ 14,715 14,715

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


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CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

093 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ................................................... 135,687 135,687

094 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ..................................................................... 970 970

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT

095 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ....................................................... 11,433 11,433

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT

096 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 2,529 2,529

SONOBUOYS

097 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 168,763 168,763

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

098 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 46,979 46,979

100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 123,884 123,884

103 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 15,090 15,090

104 DCRS/DPL .................................................................................................................. 638 638

106 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES ............................................................ 14,098 14,098

111 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 49,773 49,773

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT

112 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 5,300 5,300

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT

115 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 298,738 298,738

120 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 71,245 71,245

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

123 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ............................................................. 240,694 240,694

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

124 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 96,040 96,040

125 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 30,189 30,189

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

129 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...................................................... 22,623 22,623

130 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 9,906 9,906

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE

134 TRAINING DEVICE MODS ..................................................................................... 99,707 99,707

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

135 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 2,252 2,252

136 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .............................................................................. 2,191 2,191

137 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ....................................................... 2,164 2,164

138 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 14,705 14,705

139 TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 2,497 2,497

140 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 12,517 12,517

141 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 3,018 3,018

142 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION .................................................................................. 14,403 14,403

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 ............................................................................... 328,043 328,043

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................ 6,614,715 6,660,165

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


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009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE .......................................................................... 7,565 7,565

010 JAVELIN .................................................................................................................... 1,091 51,091

Program increase to support Unfunded Requirements ....................................... [50,000] 

011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW .......................................................................................... 4,872 4,872

012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ...................................... 668 668

OTHER SUPPORT

013 MODIFICATION KITS .............................................................................................. 12,495 152,495

Additional missiles ............................................................................................... [140,000] 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ................................................................................ 13,109 13,109

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C ....................... 35,147 32,956

Procurement early to need ................................................................................... [–2,191] 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 21,210 21,210

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)

017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................................. 792 792

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL)

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ................................................... 3,642 3,642

020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ........................................................................... 3,520 3,520

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)

021 RADAR SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................... 35,118 35,118

022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ........................................... 130,661 98,546

Delay in IOTE ..................................................................................................... [–32,115] 

023 RQ–21 UAS ................................................................................................................. 84,916 84,916

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)

024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 9,136 9,136

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 29,936 29,936

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 40,101

Marine Corps common hardware suite contract delay ......................................... [–3,000] 

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 1,284,112

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


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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 ..................................................................................................................... 463,934 453,934

Unit cost growth .................................................................................................. [–10,000] 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...................................................................... 30,000 30,000

008 MC–130J ..................................................................................................................... 828,472 797,572

Program efficiencies ............................................................................................. [–30,900] 

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 ........................................................................................................................... 552,528 702,528

Accelerating procurement schedule to meet CCDR demand ............................... [160,000] 

Restrain growth in government costs .................................................................. [–10,000] 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT

017 B–2A ............................................................................................................................ 32,458 32,458

018 B–1B ............................................................................................................................ 114,119 114,119

019 B–52 ............................................................................................................................ 148,987 148,987

020 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .................................... 84,335 84,335

022 F–15 ............................................................................................................................ 464,367 692,071

F–15 MIDS JTRS transfer to RDT&E .............................................................. [–12,796] 

F–15C AESA radars ........................................................................................... [48,000] 

F–15D AESA radars ........................................................................................... [192,500] 

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 23,937

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 ......................................................................... 656,242 656,242

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT


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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

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 16,049,413

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC .......................................................... 94,040 94,040

TACTICAL

003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ....................................................... 440,578 430,578

Unit cost efficiencies ............................................................................................ [–10,000] 

004 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) .......................................................................................... 200,777 200,777

005 AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... 390,112 381,728

Joint program unit cost variance ......................................................................... [–8,384] 

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 2,968,661

SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

SPACE PROGRAMS

001 ADVANCED EHF ...................................................................................................... 333,366 333,366

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 66,135

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 2,555,710

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] 

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007 CAD/PAD .................................................................................................................... 58,266 58,266

008 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ....................................................... 5,612 5,612

009 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 103 103

010 MODIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 1,102 1,102

011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 3,044 3,044

FLARES

012 FLARES ...................................................................................................................... 120,935 120,935

FUZES

013 FUZES ........................................................................................................................ 213,476 213,476

SMALL ARMS

014 SMALL ARMS ............................................................................................................ 60,097 60,097

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....... 1,758,843 1,777,343

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... 8,834 8,834

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. 58,160 58,160

003 CAP VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... 977 977

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 12,483 12,483

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES

005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................... 4,728 4,728

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 4,662 4,662

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ................................................... 10,419 10,419

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 23,320 23,320

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP .................................................. 6,215 6,215

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 87,781 87,781

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)

011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 136,998 139,244

Transfer for Link 16 Upgrades ........................................................................... [2,246] 

012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC) .................................................................................. 677 677

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS

013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 4,041 4,041

014 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 22,573 22,573

015 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 14,456 14,456

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS

016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ......................................................... 31,823 31,823

017 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................................ 5,833 5,833

018 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ................................................................. 1,687 1,687

019 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS .............................................. 22,710 22,710

020 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ............................................................... 21,561 21,561

021 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................. 286,980 286,980

022 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ..................................................................... 36,186 36,186

024 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) ........................... 9,597 9,597

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 27,403 27,403

026 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .......................................................... 7,212 7,212

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................... 11,062 30,962

Additional battlefield air operations kits to meet need ........................................ [19,900] 

028 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...................................................... 131,269 131,269

029 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................................... 33,606 33,606

030 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ................................................. 5,232 5,232

031 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................................... 7,453 7,453

032 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM ............................................... 3,976 3,976

033 GCSS-AF FOS ............................................................................................................ 25,515 16,515

LOGIT—prioritize FIAR projects ....................................................................... [–9,000] 

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 64,592

Ahead of need ....................................................................................................... [–15,000] 

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 .................................................................. 113,275 113,275


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049 MILSATCOM SPACE ................................................................................................ 35,495 35,495

050 SPACE MODS SPACE ............................................................................................... 23,435 23,435

051 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM ..................................................................................... 43,065 43,065

ORGANIZATION AND BASE

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 77,538 133,438

Battlefield Airmen Kits Unfunded Requirement ................................................. [19,900] 

Joint Terminal Control Training Simulation Unfunded Requirement ................ [36,000] 

054 RADIO EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................ 8,400 8,400

055 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 6,144 6,144

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... 77,010 77,010

MODIFICATIONS

057 COMM ELECT MODS ............................................................................................... 71,800 71,800

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES ...................................................................................... 2,370 2,370

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 79,623 79,623

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ

060 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ................................................. 7,249 7,249

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

061 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 9,095 9,095

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 17,866 17,866

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 61,850 61,850

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 30,477 30,477

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS

067 DARP RC135 .............................................................................................................. 25,072 25,072

068 DCGS-AF .................................................................................................................... 183,021 183,021

070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ............................................................................... 629,371 629,371

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ................................................... 100,663 100,663

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 15,038,333 15,038,333

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS

073 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... 59,863 59,863

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 18,272,438 18,312,084

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 15,080

SHARKSEER ...................................................................................................... [7,000] 

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 ....................................................................................................................... 464,067 464,067

024 AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................................... 558,916 679,361

Increase SM–3 Block IB canisters ...................................................................... [2,565] 

Increase SM–3 Block IB purchase ...................................................................... [117,880] 

025 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ...................................................................... 147,765 –147,765

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 –55,000

Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations ....................... [–41,400] 

Request excess of requirement ............................................................................. [–13,600] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA

035 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ................................. 37,177 37,177


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036 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ..................................................................................... 46,939 46,939

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS

038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ...................................................................................... 13,027 13,027

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS

040 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS .................................................................................... 27,859 27,859

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 617,757 617,757

AVIATION PROGRAMS

041 MC–12 ......................................................................................................................... 63,170 –63,170

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 31,412

C–130 TF/TA adjustments .................................................................................. [–35,449] 

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 5,030,084

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ............................................... 99,701 –99,701

Program reduction ............................................................................................... [–99,701] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ......... 99,701 –99,701

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 106,967,393 110,823,998

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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

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003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY .................................................................................... 37,260 37,260

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... 37,260 37,260

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 7,030 7,030

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ................................ 19,000 19,000

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ................................ 26,030 26,030

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................... 4,000 4,000

MORTAR AMMUNITION

008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 11,700 11,700

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 ....................................................................................... 219,550 215,086

Adjustment due to low execution in prior years .................................................. [–4,464] 

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 .......... 493,271 438,807

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

OTHER AIRCRAFT

026 STUASL0 UAV ........................................................................................................... 55,000 55,000


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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

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

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CARTRIDGES

002 CARTRIDGES ............................................................................................................ 8,371 8,371

BOMBS

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ 17,031 17,031

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ................................................................... 184,412 184,412

FLARES

012 FLARES ...................................................................................................................... 11,064 11,064

FUZES

013 FUZES ........................................................................................................................ 7,996 7,996

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....... 228,874 228,874

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 3,953 3,953

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................... 2,000 2,000

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS

042 USCENTCOM ............................................................................................................. 10,000 10,000

ORGANIZATION AND BASE

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 4,065 4,065

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... 15,400 15,400

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES ...................................................................................... 3,580 3,580

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 3,407 3,407

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 46,790 46,790

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 400 400

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... 9,800 9,800

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ................................................... 28,070 28,070

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 3,732,499 3,732,499

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 3,859,964 3,859,964

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA

008 TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 1,940 1,940

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

028 IRON DOME ............................................................................................................... 41,400

Realignment of Iron Dome to Overseas Contingency Operations—Subject to 

Title XVI.

[41,400] 

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 ....................................................................................... 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 ................................... 212,418 418,818

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

UNDISTRIBUTED

007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 420,000

NGREA Program Increase .................................................................................. [420,000] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ..... 420,000

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 7,257,270 7,829,206


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4 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA5 TION.

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Program

Element Item FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY

BASIC RESEARCH

001 0601101A IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH .................. 13,018 13,018

002 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................... 239,118 279,118

Basic research program increase ......................................................... [40,000] 

003 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .............................................. 72,603 72,603

004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS .................... 100,340 100,340

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .................................................. 425,079 465,079

APPLIED RESEARCH

005 0602105A MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 28,314 28,314

006 0602120A SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC SURVIVABILITY ................................ 38,374 38,374

007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP .......................................................................................... 6,879 6,879

008 0602211A AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... 56,884 56,884

009 0602270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 19,243 19,243

010 0602303A MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 45,053 53,053

A2/AD Anti-Ship Missile Study ........................................................... [8,000] 

011 0602307A ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 29,428 29,428

012 0602308A ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION ...................................... 27,862 27,862

013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ................. 68,839 68,839

014 0602618A BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 92,801 92,801

015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE AND EQUIPMENT DEFEATING TECHNOLOGY.3,866 3,866

016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ......................................... 5,487 5,487

017 0602624A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 48,340 48,340

018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ................................... 55,301 55,301

019 0602709A NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 33,807 33,807

020 0602712A COUNTERMINE SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 25,068 25,068

021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY .......................... 23,681 23,681

022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY .................................... 20,850 20,850

023 0602782A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY .......... 36,160 36,160

024 0602783A COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY ................................... 12,656 12,656

025 0602784A MILITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 63,409 63,409

026 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ..................... 24,735 24,735

027 0602786A WARFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 35,795 35,795

028 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................... 76,853 76,853

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................ 879,685 887,685

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

029 0603001A WARFIGHTER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 46,973 46,973

030 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 69,584 69,584

031 0603003A AVIATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 89,736 89,736

032 0603004A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............. 57,663 57,663

033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.113,071 113,071

034 0603006A SPACE APPLICATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................... 5,554 5,554

035 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.12,636 12,636

037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE ....................................................................................... 7,502 7,502

038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION TRAINING & SIMULATION SYSTEMS .......... 17,425 17,425

039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE ....................................................................................... 11,912 11,912

040 0603125A COMBATING TERRORISM—TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 27,520 27,520

041 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL ........................................................................................ 2,381 2,381

042 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS ....................................................................................... 2,431 2,431

043 0603270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ........................................... 26,874 26,874

044 0603313A MISSILE AND ROCKET ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....................... 49,449 49,449

045 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE ....................................................................................... 10,999 10,999

046 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.177,159 177,159

047 0603606A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.13,993 13,993

048 0603607A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ......................................... 5,105 5,105


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Conference

Authorized

049 0603710A NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 40,929 40,929

050 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS 10,727 10,727

051 0603734A MILITARY ENGINEERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................. 20,145 20,145

052 0603772A ADVANCED TACTICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SENSOR 

TECHNOLOGY.

38,163 38,163

053 0603794A C3 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 37,816 37,816

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.895,747 895,747

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES

054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ....................... 10,347 10,347

055 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ............................................. 25,061 25,061

056 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV .......................... 49,636 49,636

057 0603627A SMOKE, OBSCURANT AND TARGET DEFEATING SYS-ADV DEV 13,426 13,426

058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ................................. 46,749 46,749

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ....................................... 6,258 6,258

061 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV .. 13,472 13,472

062 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ................. 7,292 7,292

063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ............... 8,813 8,813

065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 6,075 6,075

067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ................... 21,233 21,233

068 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ........................................................... 31,962 31,962

069 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................ 22,194 22,194

071 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................ 9,805 9,805

072 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ...................................... 40,917 40,917

073 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) ........ 30,058 30,058

074 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INCREMENT 2–

INTERCEPT (IFPC2).

155,361 155,361

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 

& PROTOTYPES.

498,659 498,659

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION

076 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS .............................................................................. 12,939 12,939

078 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 18,843 18,843

079 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL RADIO ....................................................................... 9,861 9,861

080 0604290A MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) .................. 8,763 8,763

081 0604321A ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM ....................................................... 4,309 4,309

082 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE ....................................................................................... 15,138 15,138

083 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ......................................................... 74,128 80,628

Army requested realignment ................................................................ [1,500] 

Soldier Enhancement Program ............................................................ [5,000] 

085 0604611A JAVELIN .................................................................................................... 3,945 3,945

087 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................ 10,076 10,076

088 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV) ...................... 40,374 40,374

089 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ................................................. 67,582 67,582

090 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT ....................... 1,763 1,763

091 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ................................ 27,155 27,155

092 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—

ENG DEV.

24,569 24,569

093 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........... 23,364 23,364

094 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT ........................... 8,960 8,960

095 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV 9,138 9,138

096 0604780A COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER (CATT) CORE ................... 21,622 21,622

097 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION ............. 99,242 99,242

098 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ........................................... 21,379 21,379

099 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ................... 48,339 48,339

100 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG 

DEV.

2,726 2,726

101 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.45,412 45,412

102 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ................................... 55,215 55,215

104 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.163,643 163,643

105 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 12,309 12,309

106 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS) ..... 15,700 15,700

107 0604823A FIREFINDER ............................................................................................ 6,243 6,243

108 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL ........................................ 18,776 18,776

109 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ............................................................... 1,953 1,953

110 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 67,358 67,358

111 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A) .. 136,011 121,011

Restructure program ............................................................................ [–15,000] 

112 0605028A ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ............................... 230,210 230,210

113 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ................................ 13,357 13,357

114 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) .................................................... 18,055 18,055

115 0605032A TRACTOR TIRE ........................................................................................ 5,677 5,677

116 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ..................... 77,570 101,570

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement [24,000] 


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Conference

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117 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT ................................... 18,112 78,112

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement [60,000] 

118 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 3—FULL NETWORKING ................................... 39,700 39,700

119 0605380A AMF JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS) ............................... 12,987 12,987

120 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ......................................... 88,866 83,054

EMD contract delays ........................................................................... [–5,812] 

121 0605456A PAC–3/MSE MISSILE ............................................................................... 2,272 2,272

122 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) ........ 214,099 214,099

123 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ............................................................... 49,247 39,247

Funding ahead of need ........................................................................ [–10,000] 

124 0605626A AERIAL COMMON SENSOR ................................................................... 2 2

125 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ............................. 10,599 10,599

126 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND 

MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

32,486 32,486

127 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................... 8,880 8,880

128 0210609A PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................ 152,288 152,288

129 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 ........................................................................................ 5,022 5,022

130 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 12,686 12,686

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.2,068,950 2,128,638

RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

131 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 20,035 20,035

132 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 16,684 16,684

133 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .................................................................... 62,580 62,580

134 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER ........................................................................ 20,853 20,853

135 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL .................................................................... 205,145 205,145

136 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ..................................... 19,430 19,430

138 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ............................................. 277,646 277,646

139 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS .. 51,550 51,550

140 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ........................................... 33,246 33,246

141 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION .................................................................. 4,760 4,760

142 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES ................. 8,303 8,303

143 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ......................................................... 20,403 20,403

144 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ................................................. 10,396 10,396

145 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ............................................. 49,337 49,337

146 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER .............................................................. 52,694 52,694

147 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG ...... 938 938

148 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 60,319 60,319

149 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES .......................................... 28,478 28,478

150 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.32,604 24,604

Program reduction ............................................................................... [–8,000] 

151 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT .... 3,186 3,186

152 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ...................................................................... 48,955 48,955

SUBTOTAL RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT .................. 1,027,542 1,019,542

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

154 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .................................... 18,397 18,397

155 0603813A TRACTOR PULL ....................................................................................... 9,461 9,461

156 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.4,945 4,945

157 0607133A TRACTOR SMOKE .................................................................................... 7,569 7,569

158 0607135A APACHE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................... 69,862 69,862

159 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...................... 66,653 66,653

160 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................ 37,407 37,407

161 0607138A FIXED WING PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...................... 1,151 1,151

162 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM ........................................ 51,164 51,164

163 0607140A EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM NIE ........................................... 2,481 2,481

164 0607141A LOGISTICS AUTOMATION ..................................................................... 1,673 1,673

166 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS ...................................................................... 13,237 13,237

167 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT .................................................. 105,816 105,816

169 0202429A AEROSTAT JOINT PROJECT—COCOM EXERCISE .......................... 40,565 40,565

171 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).35,719 35,719

172 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ............................. 257,167 354,167

Stryker Lethality Upgrades ................................................................. [97,000] 

173 0203740A MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM .......................................................... 15,445 15,445

175 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .... 364 364

176 0203758A DIGITIZATION .......................................................................................... 4,361 4,361

177 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ... 3,154 3,154

178 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ............. 35,951 35,951

179 0203808A TRACTOR CARD ....................................................................................... 34,686 34,686

180 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE DEFENSE—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV .. 10,750 10,750

181 0205410A MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ............................................... 402 402

183 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SYSTEM ........ 64,159 64,159

184 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) ........... 17,527 17,527

185 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM .................................................. 20,515 20,515


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Conference

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187 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES .................................. 12,368 12,368

188 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ............................. 31,154 31,154

189 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................ 12,274 12,274

190 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) .................................... 9,355 9,355

191 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ................ 7,053 7,053

193 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ...................................... 750 750

194 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ..................................... 13,225 13,225

195 0305206A AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ......................................... 22,870 22,870

196 0305208A DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 25,592 25,592

199 0305233A RQ–7 UAV .................................................................................................. 7,297 7,297

201 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 2—INITIAL NETWORKING .............................. 3,800 3,800

202 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES ................ 48,442 48,442

202A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 4,536 4,536

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 1,129,297 1,226,297

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, ARMY.

6,924,959 7,121,647

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY

BASIC RESEARCH

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .............................................. 116,196 134,196

Defense University Research Instumentation Program increase ........ [18,000] 

002 0601152N IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH .................. 19,126 19,126

003 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................... 451,606 506,606

Basic research program increase ......................................................... [55,000] 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .................................................. 586,928 659,928

APPLIED RESEARCH

004 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH .................................... 68,723 68,723

005 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... 154,963 154,963

006 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY .......................... 49,001 49,001

007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ......................................... 42,551 42,551

008 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH .................... 45,056 45,056

009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH .................. 115,051 115,051

010 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH ... 42,252 62,252

Service Life Extension for the AGOR Ship ......................................... [20,000] 

011 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 6,119 6,119

012 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH .................................. 123,750 142,350

Accelerate undersea warfare research .................................................. [18,600] 

013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ................. 179,686 179,686

014 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH .. 37,418 37,418

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................ 864,570 903,170

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

015 0603114N POWER PROJECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................... 37,093 37,093

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................... 38,044 38,044

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........ 34,899 34,899

018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) ........ 137,562 137,562

019 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 12,745 12,745

020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.258,860 258,860

021 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM .................................. 57,074 57,074

022 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............. 4,807 4,807

023 0603747N UNDERSEA WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................ 13,748 13,748

024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS 66,041 66,041

025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.1,991 1,991

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.662,864 662,864

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES

026 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS .............................................. 41,832 41,832

027 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ................................................................... 5,404 5,404

028 0603237N DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND AND CONTROL ........................... 3,086 3,086

029 0603251N AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 11,643 11,643

030 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 5,555 5,555

031 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE ........................................ 3,087 3,087

032 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ............................... 1,636 1,636

033 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES 118,588 113,588

LDUUV development growth .............................................................. [–5,000] 

034 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ................................................ 77,385 77,385

035 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 8,348 8,348

036 0603525N PILOT FISH .............................................................................................. 123,246 123,246

037 0603527N RETRACT LARCH .................................................................................... 28,819 28,819

038 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ................................................................................ 112,678 112,678

039 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL .................................................................... 710 710

040 0603553N SURFACE ASW ......................................................................................... 1,096 1,096


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Conference

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041 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ....................... 87,160 93,360

Accelerate unmanned underwater vehicle development ....................... [10,000] 

Universal launch and recovery module unfunded outyear tail ............ [–3,800] 

042 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS .................................. 10,371 10,371

043 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ................................................. 11,888 11,888

044 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ............... 4,332 4,332

045 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ......................................... 482,040 482,040

046 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ................................ 25,904 25,904

047 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ......................................................................................... 511,802 511,802

048 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .......................................................... 118,416 118,416

049 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ........................................................ 35,901 35,901

050 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT ............................................................................ 971,393 971,393

051 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES ........................................................................ 206,149 206,149

052 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ....................................... 8,000 8,000

053 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS .............................................................. 7,678 7,678

054 0603611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES ................................................ 219,082 219,082

055 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM ................ 623 623

056 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT .......... 18,260 18,260

057 0603658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT ............................................................. 76,247 76,247

058 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............... 4,520 4,520

059 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ........................................................ 20,711 20,711

060 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ..................................................................... 47,761 47,761

061 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ................................................................ 5,226 5,226

062 0603734N CHALK CORAL ......................................................................................... 182,771 182,771

063 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ......................................................... 3,866 3,866

064 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE .................................................................................... 360,065 360,065

065 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA ..................................................................................... 237,416 237,416

066 0603751N RETRACT ELM ......................................................................................... 37,944 37,944

067 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN .................................................................................. 47,312 47,312

068 0603787N SPECIAL PROCESSES ............................................................................. 17,408 17,408

069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 9,359 9,359

070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 887 887

071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING ........................................ 29,448 29,448

072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/

VAL.

91,479 91,479

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS ............ 67,360 67,360

074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 

78—80).

48,105 127,205

Full ship shock trials for CVN–78 ...................................................... [79,100] 

075 0604122N REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) .......................................... 20,089 20,089

076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 

(TADIRCM).

18,969 18,969

077 0604279N ASE SELF-PROTECTION OPTIMIZATION .......................................... 7,874 7,874

078 0604292N MH-XX ........................................................................................................ 5,298 5,298

079 0604454N LX (R) ......................................................................................................... 46,486 75,486

LX(R) Acceleration .............................................................................. [29,000] 

080 0604653N JOINT COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IED ELECTRONIC 

WARFARE (JCREW).

3,817 3,817

081 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ......... 9,595 9,595

082 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/

ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

29,581 25,246

Maritime concept generation and development growth ....................... [–4,335] 

083 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.285,849 285,849

084 0605812M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND 

MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

36,656 36,656

085 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ................................................ 9,835 9,835

086 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ............................. 580 580

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 

& PROTOTYPES.

5,024,626 5,129,591

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION

087 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ............................................................ 21,708 21,708

088 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 11,101 11,101

089 0604214N AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ............................................................... 39,878 39,878

090 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 53,059 53,059

091 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT ......... 21,358 21,358

092 0604218N AIR/OCEAN EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING .......................................... 4,515 4,515

093 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................................ 1,514 1,514

094 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM .............................................................. 5,875 5,875

095 0604231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM ............................................................ 81,553 81,553

096 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE ........................................................................... 272,149 272,149

097 0604245N H–1 UPGRADES ........................................................................................ 27,235 27,235

098 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS .............................................................. 35,763 35,763

099 0604262N V–22A .......................................................................................................... 87,918 87,918

100 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 12,679 12,679

101 0604269N EA–18 .......................................................................................................... 56,921 56,921

102 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 23,685 23,685


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Conference

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103 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 507,093 507,093

104 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ................................................. 411,767 411,767

105 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) ............... 25,071 25,071

106 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING .......... 443,433 433,433

Aegis development support growth ...................................................... [–10,000] 

107 0604311N LPD–17 CLASS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .......................................... 747 747

108 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ......................................................... 97,002 97,002

109 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS .............................................. 129,649 129,649

110 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ...................................................................................... 11,647 11,647

111 0604376M MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) ELECTRONIC 

WARFARE (EW) FOR AVIATION.

2,778 2,778

112 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.23,695 23,695

113 0604404N UNMANNED CARRIER LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE 

AND STRIKE (UCLASS) SYSTEM.

134,708 484,708

Competitive air vehicle risk reduction activities .................................. [300,000] 

Government and industry source selection preparation ....................... [50,000] 

114 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ............................................... 43,914 43,914

115 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ....................................... 109,908 109,908

116 0604504N AIR CONTROL .......................................................................................... 57,928 57,928

117 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ....................................................... 120,217 120,217

118 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM ................. 241,754 241,754

119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN ................................................................................... 122,556 122,556

120 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM .................................... 48,213 60,213

Accelerate submarine combat and weapon system modernization ....... [12,000] 

121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E ...................................... 49,712 49,712

122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ....................................... 4,096 4,096

123 0604580N VIRGINIA PAYLOAD MODULE (VPM) ................................................. 167,719 167,719

124 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................ 15,122 15,122

125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 33,738 33,738

126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT .......... 8,123 8,123

127 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS 7,686 7,686

128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS .............................................. 405 405

129 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) ................................. 153,836 153,836

130 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ................................ 99,619 99,619

131 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) .......................... 116,798 116,798

132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING .......................................................... 4,353 4,353

133 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 9,443 9,443

134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ....................................................................... 32,469 32,469

135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ............................................... 537,901 537,901

136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ............................................... 504,736 504,736

137 0604810M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON DEVELOPMENT—MARINE CORPS.59,265 20,800

Program delay ...................................................................................... [–38,465] 

138 0604810N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON DEVELOPMENT—NAVY 47,579 21,244

Program delay ...................................................................................... [–26,335] 

139 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 5,914 5,914

140 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 89,711 89,711

141 0605212N CH–53K RDTE ........................................................................................... 632,092 632,092

142 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) .................................................. 7,778 7,778

143 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ......................................... 25,898 25,898

144 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ................................ 247,929 247,929

145 0204202N DDG–1000 ................................................................................................... 103,199 103,199

146 0304231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM—MIP ................................................. 998 998

147 0304785N TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS .................................................. 17,785 17,785

148 0305124N SPECIAL APPLICATIONS PROGRAM ................................................... 35,905 35,905

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.6,308,800 6,596,000

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

149 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 30,769 30,769

150 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 112,606 112,606

151 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .................................................................... 61,234 61,234

152 0605126N JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION 6,995 6,995

153 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY .................................... 4,011 4,011

154 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ........................................................ 48,563 48,563

155 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER ............................................................ 5,000 5,000

157 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ............................................. 925 925

158 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ....... 78,143 78,143

159 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT .................................................... 3,258 3,258

160 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ................... 76,948 76,948

161 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ............................................ 132,122 132,122

162 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................... 351,912 351,912

163 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY ................. 17,985 17,985

164 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT ..... 5,316 5,316

165 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT ..................... 6,519 6,519

166 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT .................................... 13,649 13,649

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................... 955,955 955,955


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OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

174 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT .......................... 107,039 107,039

175 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ...................................... 46,506 46,506

176 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ...................... 3,900 4,700

Accelerate combat rapid attack weapon ............................................... [800] 

177 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS .............................................. 16,569 16,569

178 0203761N RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION (RTT) ........................................ 18,632 11,132

TIPS program growth ......................................................................... [–7,500] 

179 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ................................................................................ 133,265 133,265

181 0204163N FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TACTICAL) ................................. 62,867 51,067

Joint aerial layer network growth ........................................................ [–11,800] 

182 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ................................................................................ 36,045 36,045

183 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER 

(TMPC).

25,228 25,228

184 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................... 54,218 54,218

185 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT 

CRAFT).

11,335 11,335

186 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .......................... 80,129 65,629

Block II test assets early to need ........................................................ [–14,500] 

187 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................ 39,087 39,087

188 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT ...................................................... 1,915 1,915

189 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT .................. 46,609 46,609

190 0205601N HARM IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................... 52,708 34,708

AARGM extended range program growth ........................................... [–18,000] 

191 0205604N TACTICAL DATA LINKS ......................................................................... 149,997 149,997

192 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ........................... 24,460 24,460

193 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP ........................................................................................... 42,206 47,706

Accelerate torpedo upgrades ................................................................ [5,500] 

194 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................. 117,759 117,759

195 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ................................... 101,323 101,323

196 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ................................ 67,763 67,763

197 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM 

(CAC2S).

13,431 13,431

198 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.56,769 56,769

199 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ............................... 20,729 20,729

200 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP) 13,152 13,152

201 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE ....................................................... 48,535 48,535

202 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ...................................................................... 76,016 76,016

203 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) ... 32,172 32,172

208 0303109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SPACE) .......................................... 53,239 53,239

209 0303138N CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK ENTERPRISE SERVICES 

(CANES).

21,677 21,677

210 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ............................. 28,102 28,102

211 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ................ 294 294

213 0305160N NAVY METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEAN SENSORS-SPACE 

(METOC).

599 599

214 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES ............ 6,207 6,207

215 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ..................................... 8,550 8,550

216 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ............................... 41,831 41,831

217 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 1,105 1,105

218 0305208N DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 33,149 33,149

219 0305220N RQ–4 UAV .................................................................................................. 227,188 227,188

220 0305231N MQ–8 UAV .................................................................................................. 52,770 52,770

221 0305232M RQ–11 UAV ................................................................................................ 635 635

222 0305233N RQ–7 UAV .................................................................................................. 688 688

223 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) ................................. 4,647 4,647

224 0305239M RQ–21A ....................................................................................................... 6,435 6,435

225 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT .......................... 49,145 49,145

226 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ............... 9,246 9,246

227 0305421N RQ–4 MODERNIZATION ......................................................................... 150,854 150,854

228 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ......................................... 4,757 4,757

229 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ........................................................ 24,185 24,185

231 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ............................................ 4,321 4,321

231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 1,252,185 1,252,185

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3,482,173 3,436,673

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, NAVY.

17,885,916 18,344,181

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF

BASIC RESEARCH

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................... 329,721 374,721

Basic research program increase ......................................................... [45,000] 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES .............................................. 141,754 141,754

003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ............................ 13,778 13,778

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .................................................. 485,253 530,253


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APPLIED RESEARCH

004 0602102F MATERIALS .............................................................................................. 125,234 125,234

005 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ........................................... 123,438 123,438

006 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ............................ 100,530 100,530

007 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION .................................................................... 182,326 182,326

008 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS ........................................................................... 147,291 147,291

009 0602601F SPACE TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................ 116,122 116,122

010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS .............................................................. 99,851 99,851

011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ................................................... 115,604 115,604

012 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS ................ 164,909 164,909

013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ..................................................... 42,037 42,037

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................ 1,217,342 1,217,342

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

014 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS .......................... 37,665 47,665

Metals Affordability Initiative .............................................................. [10,000] 

015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) ...................... 18,378 18,378

016 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS .................................................... 42,183 42,183

017 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ............................................ 100,733 100,733

018 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY ............... 168,821 168,821

019 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 47,032 47,032

020 0603401F ADVANCED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY ......................................... 54,897 54,897

021 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ............................... 12,853 12,853

022 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.25,448 25,448

023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...................................... 48,536 48,536

024 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............................................... 30,195 30,195

025 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM .................................. 42,630 52,630

Maturation of advanced manufacturing for low-cost sustainment ...... [10,000] 

026 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.46,414 46,414

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.675,785 695,785

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES

027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ................................. 5,032 5,032

029 0603438F SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... 4,070 4,070

030 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 21,790 21,790

031 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 4,736 4,736

033 0603830F SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM .................................. 30,771 30,771

034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL ................ 39,765 39,765

036 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE ............................................................................ 1,246,228 786,228

Delayed EMD contract award ............................................................. [–460,000] 

037 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER .................................................................... 3,512 8,512

Technology transfer program increase ................................................. [5,000] 

038 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM 

(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.

54,637 54,637

040 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON ........................................................ 76,108 56,108

Unjustified increase and analysis of alternatives ................................ [–20,000] 

044 0604857F OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE ............................................. 6,457 19,957

SSA, Weather, or Launch Activities .................................................... [13,500] 

045 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ............................................................. 246,514 246,514

046 0605230F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT ..................................... 75,166 75,166

049 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE .............................................. 8,830 8,830

050 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) .............. 14,939 14,939

051 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) 

(SPACE).

142,288 142,288

052 0306250F CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................. 81,732 96,732

Increase USCC Cyber Operations Technology Development ............... [15,000] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 

& PROTOTYPES.

2,062,575 1,616,075

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION

055 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 929 929

056 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE .................................... 60,256 60,256

057 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................... 5,973 5,973

058 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)—EMD ............................................. 32,624 32,624

059 0604421F COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................................... 24,208 24,208

060 0604425F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ...................................... 32,374 32,374

061 0604426F SPACE FENCE .......................................................................................... 243,909 243,909

062 0604429F AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK ..................................................... 8,358 8,358

063 0604441F SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGH EMD ............... 292,235 292,235

064 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ......................................... 40,154 40,154

065 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS ....................................................................................... 2,506 2,506

066 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT .................................................................... 57,678 57,678

067 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ..................................................................... 8,187 8,187


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Conference

Authorized

068 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................... 15,795 15,795

069 0604800F F–35—EMD ................................................................................................ 589,441 589,441

071 0604853F EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM 

(SPACE)—EMD.

84,438 184,438

EELV Program—Rocket Propulsion System Development ................ [100,000] 

072 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ................................................... 36,643 36,643

073 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ............................................................. 142,551 142,551

074 0605213F F–22 MODERNIZATION INCREMENT 3.2B ........................................ 140,640 140,640

075 0605214F GROUND ATTACK WEAPONS FUZE DEVELOPMENT .................... 3,598 3,598

076 0605221F KC–46 .......................................................................................................... 602,364 402,364

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–200,000] 

077 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING .............................................................. 11,395 11,395

078 0605229F CSAR HH–60 RECAPITALIZATION ...................................................... 156,085 156,085

080 0605431F ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ............................................. 228,230 228,230

081 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) ............................................................... 72,084 72,084

082 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ............................................. 56,343 52,343

Excess to need ...................................................................................... [–4,000] 

083 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS CENTER 10.2 RDT&E ............................................ 47,629 47,629

084 0605931F B–2 DEFENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ........................................ 271,961 271,961

085 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION ............................................ 212,121 212,121

086 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ........................................................................................... 186,481 186,481

087 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ................................................... 18,082 18,082

088 0305176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR ........................................... 993 993

089 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS .................................................................................. 44,343 44,343

091 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT (PAR) ......................... 102,620 102,620

092 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS .............................................................. 14,563 14,563

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.3,847,791 3,743,791

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

093 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 23,844 23,844

094 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT .................................................................... 68,302 73,302

Airborne Sensor Data Correlation Project .......................................... [5,000] 

095 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ................................................................. 34,918 34,918

097 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ............................... 10,476 10,476

098 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ................................................... 673,908 673,908

099 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ............................ 21,858 21,858

100 0605864F SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) .............................................................. 28,228 28,228

101 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND 

EVALUATION SUPPORT.

40,518 40,518

102 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.27,895 27,895

103 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ............................ 16,507 16,507

104 0606116F SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT ................. 18,997 18,997

106 0606392F SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (SMC) CIVILIAN WORKFORCE .... 185,305 180,305

Excess to need ...................................................................................... [–5,000] 

107 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ................................... 4,841 4,841

108 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................. 15,357 15,357

109 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ................................................................. 1,315 1,315

111 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 2,315 2,315

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................... 1,174,584 1,174,584

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

112 0603423F GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL 

SEGMENT.

350,232 350,232

113 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING .................. 10,465 10,465

114 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE ............................................................... 24,577 24,577

117 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) ..... 69,694 29,694

Forward financing, excluding funding for audit readiness .................. [–40,000] 

118 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY ..................... 26,718 26,718

119 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E .................................................................... 10,807 10,807

121 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS ................................................................................... 74,520 74,520

122 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ....................................... 451 451

123 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS ................................................................................... 2,245 2,245

124 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ..................................................................................... 108,183 108,183

125 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS .................................................................... 178,929 178,929

126 0101313F STRAT WAR PLANNING SYSTEM—USSTRATCOM .......................... 28,481 28,481

127 0101314F NIGHT FIST—USSTRATCOM ................................................................ 87 87

128 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ................... 5,315 5,315

131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVITIES ............. 8,090 8,090

132 0205219F MQ–9 UAV .................................................................................................. 123,439 123,439

134 0207131F A–10 SQUADRONS ................................................................................... 16,200

A–10 restoration: operational flight program development ................. [16,200] 

135 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ................................................................................... 148,297 198,297

AESA Radar Integration ..................................................................... [50,000] 

136 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS ................................................................................. 179,283 192,079

Transfer from procurement ................................................................. [12,796] 

137 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION ........................................... 14,860 14,860


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Conference

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138 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS ................................................................................. 262,552 262,552

139 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ................................................................................... 115,395 53,921

Program delay ...................................................................................... [–61,474] 

140 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ...................................................................... 43,360 43,360

141 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) ... 46,160 46,160

143 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE AND RECOVERY .................................................... 412 412

144 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE ...................................................... 657 657

145 0207247F AF TENCAP ............................................................................................... 31,428 31,428

146 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ............................. 1,105 1,105

147 0207253F COMPASS CALL ........................................................................................ 14,249 14,249

148 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .... 103,942 103,942

149 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) ................ 12,793 12,793

150 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...................................... 21,193 21,193

151 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) .................................... 559 559

152 0207417F AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) ............. 161,812 161,812

153 0207418F TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS ..................................... 6,001 6,001

155 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ...................... 7,793 7,793

156 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD .............................................. 12,465 12,465

157 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK ............................................................... 1,681 1,681

159 0207452F DCAPES ...................................................................................................... 16,796 16,796

161 0207590F SEEK EAGLE ............................................................................................ 21,564 21,564

162 0207601F USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION ................................................. 24,994 24,994

163 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS ...................................... 6,035 6,035

164 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ..................................... 4,358 4,358

165 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................ 55,835 55,835

167 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................... 12,874 12,874

168 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................... 7,681 7,681

171 0301017F GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON NETWORK (GSIN) ................ 5,974 5,974

177 0301400F SPACE SUPERIORITY INTELLIGENCE .............................................. 13,815 13,815

178 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) ...... 80,360 80,360

179 0303001F FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) ..................... 3,907 3,907

180 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).75,062 75,062

181 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ............................. 46,599 46,599

183 0303142F GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT—DATA INITIATIVE .................... 2,470 2,470

186 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE ........................................................ 112,775 112,775

189 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ............................... 4,235 4,235

192 0305110F SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) ...................................... 7,879 7,879

193 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ............................................................................... 29,955 29,955

194 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM 

(ATCALS).

21,485 21,485

195 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS ................................................................................... 2,515 2,515

198 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ................................. 472 472

199 0305145F ARMS CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION ................................................. 12,137 12,137

200 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ............ 361 361

203 0305173F SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ............. 3,162 3,162

204 0305174F SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT.

1,543 1,543

205 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ...................................... 7,860 7,860

206 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ............................................... 6,902 6,902

207 0305202F DRAGON U–2 ............................................................................................ 34,471 34,471

209 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ......................................... 50,154 60,154

Wide Area Surveillance Capability ....................................................... [10,000] 

210 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ............................................ 13,245 13,245

211 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 22,784 22,784

212 0305219F MQ–1 PREDATOR A UAV ........................................................................ 716 716

213 0305220F RQ–4 UAV .................................................................................................. 208,053 203,053

Program delays .................................................................................... [–5,000] 

214 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING ..................... 21,587 21,587

215 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) .................... 43,986 43,986

216 0305238F NATO AGS .................................................................................................. 197,486 138,400

Transfer to Procurement for NATO AWACS ..................................... [–59,086] 

217 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ....................................................... 28,434 28,434

218 0305265F GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...................................................................... 180,902 180,902

220 0305614F JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM ....................................................................... 81,911 81,911

221 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION ................................................................ 3,149 3,149

222 0305913F NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) .............................................. 14,447 14,447

223 0305940F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ............................... 20,077 20,077

225 0308699F SHARED EARLY WARNING (SEW) ...................................................... 853 853

226 0401115F C–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON ................................................................... 33,962 33,962

227 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ............................................................ 42,864 37,864

Forward financing ................................................................................ [–5,000] 

228 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ................................................................................ 54,807 54,807

229 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM .................................................................................... 31,010 31,010

230 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) ................. 6,802 6,802

231 0401219F KC–10S ....................................................................................................... 1,799 1,799

232 0401314F OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT ..................................................... 48,453 48,453

233 0401318F CV–22 .......................................................................................................... 36,576 36,576


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Conference

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235 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL ........................................... 7,963 7,963

236 0702207F DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ........................................................ 1,525 1,525

237 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) ....................... 112,676 80,576

Program growth ................................................................................... [–32,100] 

238 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ................................................. 12,657 12,657

239 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ................................................................... 1,836 1,836

240 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES ....................................................... 121 121

241 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ......................................... 5,911 5,911

242 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ............................................... 3,604 3,604

243 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .......................................................... 4,598 4,598

244 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ............................... 1,103 1,103

246 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.101,840 101,840

246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 12,780,142 12,780,142

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 17,010,339 16,896,675

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, AF.

26,473,669 25,874,505

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW

BASIC RESEARCH

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE ................................................ 38,436 38,436

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ....................................................... 333,119 333,119

003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .......................................................... 42,022 42,022

004 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE ................. 56,544 56,544

005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ................................ 49,453 54,453

STEM program increase ...................................................................... [5,000] 

006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.25,834 35,834

Program increase ................................................................................. [10,000] 

007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ...................... 46,261 46,261

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .................................................. 591,669 606,669

APPLIED RESEARCH

008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ..................................................... 19,352 19,352

009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................ 114,262 114,262

010 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM .............................. 51,026 51,026

011 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.48,226 48,226

012 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ..................... 356,358 356,358

014 0602383E BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE ..................................................... 29,265 29,265

015 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ...................... 208,111 208,111

016 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ............................................................. 13,727 13,727

018 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... 314,582 309,582

Multi-azimuth defense fast intercept round engagement system ........ [–5,000] 

019 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................ 220,115 201,721

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–18,394] 

020 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ............................................................. 174,798 174,798

021 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT TECHNOLOGIES 155,415 155,415

022 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.8,824 8,824

023 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .................................................. 37,517 37,517

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ............................................ 1,751,578 1,728,184

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

024 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................... 25,915 25,915

026 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ...................... 71,171 111,171

Program increase ................................................................................. [40,000] 

027 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING .................................................... 21,782 21,782

028 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES—PROLIFERATION 

PREVENTION AND DEFEAT.

290,654 290,654

030 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ...... 12,139 12,139

031 0603177C DISCRIMINATION SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 28,200 28,200

032 0603178C WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... 45,389 7,367

High Power Directed Energy—Missile Destruct ................................. [–26,055] 

Move to support Multiple Object Kill Vehicle ...................................... [–11,967] 

033 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR ................................................................................... 9,876 9,876

034 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ......................................................................... 17,364 17,364

035 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ... 18,802 18,802

036 0603264S AGILE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (AT21)—

THEATER CAPABILITY.

2,679 2,679

037 0603274C SPECIAL PROGRAM—MDA TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 64,708 51,458

Unjustified growth ............................................................................... [–13,250] 

038 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS .................................................... 185,043 185,043

039 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 126,692 126,692

040 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS .................................................................... 14,645 14,645

041 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS .................. 59,830 49,830

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–10,000] 


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042 0603294C COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 46,753 7,195

MOKV Concept Development .............................................................. [–39,558] 

043 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.140,094 140,094

044 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH .................................................................................... 118,666 108,666

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–10,000] 

045 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................ 43,966 30,466

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–13,500] 

046 0603648D8Z JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ............... 141,540 129,540

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–12,000] 

047 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES .......................... 6,980 6,980

050 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.157,056 142,056

Unjustified growth ............................................................................... [–15,000] 

051 0603699D8Z EMERGING CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........ 33,515 41,015

Efforts to counter-ISIL and Russian aggression ................................ [7,500] 

052 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS ... 16,543 16,543

053 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY.29,888 29,888

054 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ................. 65,836 65,836

055 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.79,037 89,037

Trusted Source Implementation for Field Programmable Gate Arrays Study.[10,000] 

056 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM ........................................................ 9,626 7,126

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–2,500] 

057 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES ................................... 79,021 79,021

058 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ........... 201,335 201,335

059 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY .............................. 452,861 432,861

Excessive program growth ................................................................... [–20,000] 

060 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 257,127 257,127

061 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.10,771 10,771

062 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ............................................ 15,202 15,202

063 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS ............................................ 90,500 70,500

Unjustified growth ............................................................................... [–20,000] 

066 0603833D8Z ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 18,377 18,377

067 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................... 82,589 82,589

068 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT ................. 37,420 37,420

069 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 42,488 42,488

070 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................ 57,741 57,741

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.3,229,821 3,093,491

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES

071 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.31,710 31,710

073 0603600D8Z WALKOFF .................................................................................................. 90,567 90,567

074 0603714D8Z ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM ............................. 15,900 15,900

075 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION 

PROGRAM.

52,758 52,758

076 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.228,021 228,021

077 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.1,284,891 1,284,891

077A 0603XXXX MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE ................................................... 81,525

Divert attitude control systems technology to support Multi-Object 

Kill Vehicle.

[10,000] 

Establish MOKV Program of Record .................................................. [71,525] 

078 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL 172,754 172,754

079 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS ........................................ 233,588 233,588

080 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ................................................................ 409,088 409,088

080A 0603XXXC WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY—HIGH POWER DE .................................. 26,055

High Power Directed Energy—Missile Destruct ................................. [26,055] 

081 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA .................................................................. 400,387 400,387

082 0603892C AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................... 843,355 843,355

083 0603893C SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ............................... 31,632 31,632

084 0603895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS ...... 23,289 23,289

085 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, 

BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATI.

450,085 437,785

Future Spirals concurrency with multiple ongoing efforts and excess 

growth.

[–12,300] 

086 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT 49,570 49,570

087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER 

(MDIOC).

49,211 49,211

088 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH ............................................................................ 9,583 9,583

089 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ..................................................... 72,866 72,866


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090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS .................................................. 102,795 0

Realign Israeli Cooperative Programs to Overseas Contingency Operations.[–102,795] 

091 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ................................................ 274,323 274,323

092 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS ........................................ 513,256 513,256

093 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ................................................................. 10,129 10,129

094 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ........................................................................... 10,350 10,350

095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ................... 1,518 11,518

Program Increase ................................................................................. [10,000] 

096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ...................................... 96,300 96,300

097 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ...................................... 469,798 469,798

098 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

SYSTEM (UAS) COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

3,129 3,129

103 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND 

INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

25,200 25,200

105 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) ............................ 137,564 137,564

106 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS ..................... 278,944 298,944

Redesigned kill vehicle development ..................................................... [20,000] 

107 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.26,225 26,225

108 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST .................................................................................... 55,148 55,148

109 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ............................... 86,764 86,764

110 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ................................................................ 34,970 34,970

111 0604881C AEGIS SM–3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT .................................... 172,645 172,645

112 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST ... 64,618 64,618

114 0303191D8Z JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY (JET) PROGRAM ..... 2,660 2,660

115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ............................................................ 963 963

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 

AND PROTOTYPES.

6,816,554 6,839,039

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION

116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.8,800 8,800

117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT ............ 78,817 88,817

Concept development by the Army of a CPGS option ......................... [5,000] 

Concept development by the Navy of a CPGS option ......................... [5,000] 

118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD ......... 303,647 303,647

119 0604764K ADVANCED IT SERVICES JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE (AITS-JPO) 23,424 23,424

120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

(JTIDS).

14,285 14,285

121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT CAPABILITIES ..... 7,156 7,156

122 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .............................. 12,542 12,542

123 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE .......................... 191 191

124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ............................................. 3,273 3,273

125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ....................................... 5,962 5,962

126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.13,412 13,412

127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION .................................................... 2,223 2,223

128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INTIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM .... 31,660 31,660

129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM (DRAS) ..... 13,085 13,085

130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES 7,209 7,209

131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................ 15,158 13,794

Early to need ........................................................................................ [–1,364] 

132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

(EEIM).

4,414 4,414

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION.545,258 553,894

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ................... 5,581 5,581

134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT ....................... 3,081 3,081

135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).229,125 229,125

136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ................................................... 28,674 21,674

Program decrease ................................................................................. [–7,000] 

138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC) .... 45,235 45,235

139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL STUDIES, SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS .......................... 24,936 24,936

141 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).35,471 35,471

144 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ...................................................................... 37,655 37,655

145 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ....................................... 3,015 3,015

146 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ..................................... 5,287 5,287

147 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION .. 5,289 5,289

148 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE) ............................. 2,120 2,120

149 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ...................... 102,264 102,264

158 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL 

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

2,169 2,169

159 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS .................................................. 13,960 13,960


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Line Program

Element Item FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

160 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) ............... 51,775 51,775

161 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION.9,533 9,533

162 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION ........................................ 17,371 21,371

Program increase ................................................................................. [4,000] 

163 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ...................................................................... 71,571 71,571

164 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS .......................................... 4,123 4,123

165 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) ............... 1,946 1,946

166 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT .............................................. 7,673 7,673

169 0303166J SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) CAPABILITIES 10,413 10,413

170 0303260D8Z DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION PROGRAM OFFICE (DMDPO) 971 971

171 0305193D8Z CYBER INTELLIGENCE ......................................................................... 6,579 6,579

173 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—MHA.43,811 43,811

174 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ...................................................................... 35,871 35,871

176 0903230D8W WHS—MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT - IT ................................... 1,072 1,072

177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 49,500 49,500

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................... 856,071 853,071

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

178 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) ........................................... 7,929 7,929

179 0605127T REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH (RIO) AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION MANA.1,750 1,750

180 0605147T OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SHARED INFORMATION SYSTEM (OHASIS).294 294

181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT ... 22,576 22,576

182 0607310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ...... 1,901 1,901

183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).

8,474 8,474

184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).33,561 33,561

186 0208043J PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ............................ 3,061 3,061

187 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ....................................................................... 64,921 64,921

189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED COALITION INFORMATION SHARING ................... 3,645 3,645

193 0302016K NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM-WIDE SUPPORT ........ 963 963

194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.10,186 10,186

195 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS ............................................. 36,883 36,883

196 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).13,735 13,735

197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ............................................. 6,101 6,101

198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI) ............................... 43,867 43,867

199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ............................. 8,957 8,957

200 0303140G INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ............................. 146,890 146,890

201 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM .................................. 21,503 21,503

202 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ............................................. 20,342 20,342

203 0303170K NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ............................. 444 444

205 0303610K TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................ 1,736 1,736

206 0304210BB SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES ............................ 65,060 65,060

210 0305103K CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ............................................................ 2,976 2,976

215 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 4,182 4,182

216 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY .................................................................................... 18,130 18,130

218 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 5,302 5,302

221 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............... 3,239 3,239

225 0305327V INSIDER THREAT ................................................................................... 11,733 11,733

226 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM .... 2,119 2,119

234 0708011S INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ............................................................ 24,605 24,605

235 0708012S LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 1,770 1,770

236 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ—OJCS ..................................................................... 2,978 2,978

237 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV .................................................................................................. 18,151 23,151

Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical (MALET) MQ–9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.[5,000] 

238 1105232BB RQ–11 UAV ................................................................................................ 758 758

240 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................... 173,934 189,134

MC–130 Terrain Following/Terrain Avoidance Radar Program ......... [15,200] 

241 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ..................................... 6,866 6,866

242 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................... 63,008 63,008

243 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 25,342 25,342

244 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS .............................................................................. 3,401 3,401

245 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES .................................................................... 3,212 3,212

246 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 63,597 63,597

247 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ................................. 3,933 3,933

248 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ........................ 10,623 10,623

248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 3,564,272 3,564,272

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ... 4,538,910 4,559,110

UNDISTRIBUTED

249 XXXXXXX DEFENSE WIDE CYBER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ............ 200,000


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Conference

Authorized

Assess all major weapon systems for cyber vulnerability .................... [200,000] 

251 XXXXXXX TECHNOLOGY OFFSET INITIATIVE .................................................. 400,000

Supports innovative technology development ....................................... [400,000] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................... 600,000

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & 

EVAL, DW.

18,329,861 18,833,458

OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION .......................................... 76,838 76,838

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION ................................................. 46,882 46,882

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES ....................... 46,838 46,838

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ................................... 170,558 170,558

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE ..... 170,558 170,558

TOTAL RDT&E .......................................................................... 69,784,963 70,344,349

1 SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA2 TION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER3 ATIONS.

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Program

Element Item FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY

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

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY

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

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF

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

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.

090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS .................................................... 267,595

Arrow 3 .................................................................................................. [19,500] 

Arrow System Improvement Program ................................................... [45,500] 

David’s Sling .......................................................................................... [99,800] 

Realign Israeli Cooperative Programs to Overseas Contingency Operations.[102,795] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.267,595

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ......................................................................... 137,087 137,087

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 137,087 137,087


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Line Program

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Conference

Authorized

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

DW.

137,087 404,682

TOTAL RDT&E ............................................................................ 191,434 459,029

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2 MAINTENANCE 

3 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY

OPERATING FORCES

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................ 1,094,429 1,594,429

Force Readiness Restoration—Operations Tempo ........................ [500,000] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................................... 68,873 68,873

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 ........... 421,269 421,269

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .................... 164,743 164,743

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ........... 448,633 448,633

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 13,645,240 14,405,140

MOBILIZATION

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ..................................................................... 401,638 401,638

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................................... 6,532 6,532

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 408,170 408,170

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 .......................... 230,324 230,324

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 4,721,355

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES

360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 813,881 813,881

370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .................................................. 714,781 703,781

Unjustified program growth ........................................................... [–11,000] 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ........................................................ 322,127 322,127

390 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 384,813 384,813

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... 1,781,350 1,781,350

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] 


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Line Item FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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 40,521

530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. 1,120,974 1,140,974

Additional SOUTHCOM ISR and intel support ........................... [20,000] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ........... 8,124,246 8,128,746

UNDISTRIBUTED

540 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –847,900

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–86,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................... [–431,000] 

Streamlining of Army Management Headquarters ........................ [–180,900] 

Working Capital Fund carryover above allowable ceiling .............. [–150,000] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –847,900

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY .... 26,890,811 26,815,511

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 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 ................ 105,800 105,800

UNDISTRIBUTED

190 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –12,600

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–8,000] 

Streamlining of Army Reserve Management Headquarters .......... [–4,600] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –12,600

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

RES ....................................................................................... 2,665,792 2,686,192

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG

OPERATING FORCES

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................ 709,433 1,094,533

Increased Operations Tempo to Meet Readiness Objectives ......... [385,100] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................................... 167,324 167,324

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ........................................................ 741,327 741,327

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .............................................................. 88,775 96,475

ARNG border security enhancement ............................................. [7,700] 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... 32,130 32,130

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................. 943,609 996,209

ARNG border security enhancement ............................................. [13,000] 

Readiness funding increase ............................................................ [39,600] 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................. 703,137 703,137

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................................... 84,066 84,066

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... 166,848 189,348


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Conference

Authorized

Readiness funding increase ............................................................ [22,500] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................... 1,022,970 998,970

Justification does not match summary of price and program 

changes ....................................................................................... [–14,000] 

Unjustified growth ......................................................................... [–10,000] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. 673,680 708,880

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ...................................................... [35,200] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ........... 954,574 954,574

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 6,287,873 6,766,973

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... 6,570 6,570

140 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 59,629 59,729

National Guard State Partnership Program increase ................... [1,000] 

NGB Heritage Painting Program .................................................. [–900] 

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 ................ 430,104 418,704

UNDISTRIBUTED

200 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –46,200

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–26,000] 

Streamlining of Army National Guard Management Headquarters ...................................................................................... [–20,200] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –46,200

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG .... 6,717,977 7,139,477

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY

OPERATING FORCES

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES .... 37,225 37,225

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] 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ....................................................................... 544,056 549,356

Aviation Readiness Restoration—MV–22 Aviation Logisitics ....... [5,300] 

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 .......... 351,871 351,871

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................................... 1,186,847 1,171,847

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 ......................................... 371,872 371,872

280 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ......................................................... 896,061 896,061

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ......... 2,220,423 2,245,723

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ...................................................... [25,300] 

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................... 4,472,468 4,472,468

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 14,378,930 14,435,430

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310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ........................................... 422,846 422,846

320 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ................................. 6,464 6,964

Aviation Readiness Restoration—F–18 Aircraft Activations/Inactivations ...................................................................................... [500] 

330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ........................................... 361,764 361,764

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ...................... 69,530 69,530

350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS ............................................................... 2,237 2,237

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................................ 21,823 21,823

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 884,664 885,164

TRAINING AND RECRUITING

370 OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................................... 149,375 149,375

380 RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................................... 9,035 9,035

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 .......................... 168,471 162,471

Civilian Institutions Graduate Education Program ....................... [–6,000] 

430 TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... 196,048 196,048

440 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. 234,233 235,233

Naval Sea Cadet Corps .................................................................. [1,000] 

450 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ 137,855 137,855

460 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ....................................... 77,257 77,257

470 JUNIOR ROTC ..................................................................................... 47,653 47,653

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. 1,838,116 1,833,116

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

480 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 923,771 923,771

490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS .................................................................. 13,967 13,967

500 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ...... 120,812 120,812

510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .... 350,983 346,983

Unjustified growth ......................................................................... [–4,000] 

520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................... 265,948 260,948

Navy Fleet Band National Tour .................................................... [–5,000] 

530 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... 335,482 335,482

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... 197,724 197,724

570 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ................................... 274,936 274,936

580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ........................... 1,122,178 1,122,178

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 4,887,080

UNDISTRIBUTED

720 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –856,200

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–610,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................... [–87,000] 

Streamlining of Navy Management Headquarters ........................ [–159,200] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –856,200

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ..... 21,997,790 21,184,590

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

OPERATING FORCES

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 .................................. 3,117,441 3,146,241

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

120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. 164,806 164,806


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130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ 39,963 39,963

140 JUNIOR ROTC ..................................................................................... 23,397 23,397

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. 383,714 383,714

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... 37,386 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 ................ 517,315 510,615

UNDISTRIBUTED

210 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –87,700

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–25,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................... [–28,000] 

Streamlining of Marine Corps Management Headquarters ........... [–24,700] 

Working Capital Fund carryover above allowable ceiling .............. [–10,000] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –87,700

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ................................................................................. 4,018,470 3,952,870

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 ............................... 326 326

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 .................................. 979,824 980,524

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 .............................................................................. –42,100

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–41,000] 

Streamlining of Navy Reserve Management Headquarters ........... [–1,100] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –42,100

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

RES ....................................................................................... 1,001,758 960,358

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


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080 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –2,100

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–1,000] 

Streamlining of Marine Corps Reserve Management Headquarters ...................................................................................... [–1,100] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –2,100

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE ................................................................................. 277,036 276,336

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

OPERATING FORCES

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ........................................................... 3,336,868 3,599,468

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ............................. [235,300] 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ......................................... [27,300] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .............................................. 1,897,315 1,915,015

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

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ..... 900,965 889,965

Unjustified growth ......................................................................... [–11,000] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .................... 205,078 205,078

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. 893,272 893,272

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 20,407,834 20,665,034

MOBILIZATION

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. 259,956 259,956

180 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................................. 708,799 708,799

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 968,755 968,755

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 .......................... 228,252 228,252

270 TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... 76,464 76,464

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... 375,513 375,513

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 3,470,086

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .............................................. 862,022 842,022

Unjustified growth ......................................................................... [–20,000] 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... 61,745 61,745

370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. 298,759 298,759

380 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................................. 1,108,220 1,108,220

390 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 689,797 681,797


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DEAMS reduction-Funding ahead of need ................................... [–8,000] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... 498,053 498,053

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .............................................. 900,253 900,253

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL ............................................................................ 25,411 27,711

Civil Air Patrol ............................................................................... [2,300] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ........................................................... 89,148 89,148

460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. 1,187,859 1,187,859

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ................ 5,721,267 5,695,567

UNDISTRIBUTED

470 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –1,006,500

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–580,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................... [–217,000] 

Streamlining of Air Force Management Headquarters ................. [–209,500] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –1,006,500

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ................................................................................ 30,531,942 29,792,942

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 .................................................................... 487,036 487,036

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 2,969,506

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 .............................................................................. –107,500

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–104,000] 

Streamlining of Air Force Reserve Management Headquarters .... [–3,500] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –107,500

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE ................................................................................. 3,064,257 2,950,557

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG

OPERATING FORCES

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ................................................................. 3,526,471 3,568,671

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ............................. [42,200] 

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 6,965,532

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES

060 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. 23,626 23,626

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. 30,652 30,652

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 54,278 54,278


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080 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –200,300

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–168,000] 

Streamlining of Air National Guard Management Headquarters [–2,300] 

Unjustified growth ......................................................................... [–30,000] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –200,300

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG ....... 6,956,210 6,819,510

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

OPERATING FORCES

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ............................................................... 485,888 505,888

Middle East Assurance Initiative ................................................... [20,000] 

020 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ............................. 534,795 534,795

030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES ....... 4,862,368 4,841,168

Overestimation of civilian FTE ..................................................... [–21,200] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 5,883,051 5,881,851

TRAINING AND RECRUITING

040 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ........................................ 142,659 142,659

050 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY .............................................. 78,416 78,416

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........................................................................................ 354,372 354,372

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. 575,447 575,447

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES

070 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .......................................................... 160,320 180,320

STARBASE ................................................................................... [20,000] 

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 1,292,755

SHARKSEER ................................................................................ [10,000] 

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 ...................................................... 508,396 508,396

230 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ........ 33,577 33,577

240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ................................. 415,696 415,696

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 14,379,428

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .......................................... 25,982,345 26,018,645

UNDISTRIBUTED

340 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. –791,300

Excessive standard price for fuel ................................................... [–37,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................... [–78,400] 

Program decrease ........................................................................... [–5,000] 

Streamlining of Department of Defense Management Headquarters ...................................................................................... [–670,900] 


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SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –791,300

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE .................................................................... 32,440,843 31,684,643

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE .............................................................................................. 14,078 14,078

020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID ........ 100,266 100,266

030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .......................................... 358,496 358,496

040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ............................................................. 84,140 84,140

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ................................... 234,829 234,829

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ................................... 292,453 292,453

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ......................... 368,131 368,131

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ........................... 8,232 8,232

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES 203,717 203,717

SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 1,664,342 1,664,342

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ..... 1,664,342 1,664,342

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ................... 138,227,228 135,927,328

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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


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070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 779 779

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................ 20,525 20,525

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 24,559 24,559

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 24,559 24,559

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG

OPERATING FORCES

010 MANEUVER UNITS ................................................................................. 1,984 1,984

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................. 4,671 4,671

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................................. 15,980 15,980

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 12,867 12,867

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................ 23,134 23,134

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ................ 1,426 1,426

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 60,062 60,062

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .................................................... 783 783

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ..................... 783 783

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ......... 60,845 60,845

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

010 SUSTAINMENT ........................................................................................ 2,214,899 2,214,899

030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................. 182,751 182,751

040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ............................................................. 281,555 281,555

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ................................. 2,679,205 2,679,205

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

060 SUSTAINMENT ........................................................................................ 901,137 901,137

080 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................. 116,573 116,573

090 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ............................................................. 65,342 65,342

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ............................... 1,083,052 1,083,052

TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 3,762,257 3,762,257

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 ....................................................... 600,000 531,450

Realignment to Air Force ................................................................... [–42,750] 

Realignment to Army .......................................................................... [–25,800] 

SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ................ 600,000 531,450

TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ..................... 600,000 531,450

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


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180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ................................................................ 513,969 513,969

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .............................................................. 10,007 10,007

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................... 60,865 60,865

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ................................................................... 275,231 275,231

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............. 7,819 7,819

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ............................................................... 61,422 61,422

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 4,738,328 4,758,628

MOBILIZATION

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ........................... 5,307 5,307

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ..................................................................... 160,002 160,002

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................................... 165,309 165,309

TRAINING AND RECRUITING

400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ......................................................... 44,845 44,845

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

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OPERATING FORCES

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ................................................................ 1,505,738 1,548,488

Air Force expenses related to Syria Train and Equip program ......... [42,750] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ................................................... 914,973 919,273

Readiness funding increase ................................................................. [4,300] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) .............. 31,978 31,978

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ......................................................................... 1,192,765 1,192,765

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ...................................................................................................... 85,625 85,625

060 BASE SUPPORT ....................................................................................... 917,269 917,269

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ................................................. 30,219 30,219

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ............................................. 174,734 174,734

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ............................................................................ 869 869

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ................................................................. 5,008 5,008

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .......... 100,190 100,190

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 22,893 22,893

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 4,982,261 5,029,311

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 9,074,063

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


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190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .............................. 1,677,000 1,577,000

Reduction from Coalition Support Funds .......................................... [–100,000] 

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 3,349,898

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE ......................................................................................... 5,805,633 5,705,633

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........................ 37,638,283 37,594,883

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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY

OPERATING FORCES

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ............................................................. 508,008 508,008

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................................... 763,300 763,300

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................... 1,054,322 1,054,322

060 AVIATION ASSETS .................................................................................. 1,546,129 1,546,129

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................. 3,158,606 3,158,606

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .............................................. 438,909 438,909

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 7,469,274 7,469,274

MOBILIZATION

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ........................................................ 261,683 261,683

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................................... 261,683 261,683

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .................................................... 485,778 485,778

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ................ 485,778 485,778

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ......... 8,216,735 8,216,735

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

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ...................................... 103,456 103,456

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................... 33,201 33,201

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 1,554,863

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................... 704,415 704,415

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 20,202,966 20,202,966

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY .......... 20,202,966 20,202,966

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

OPERATING FORCES

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ........................................................................ 931,079 931,079

020 FIELD LOGISTICS .................................................................................. 931,757 931,757

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 1,862,836 1,862,836

TRAINING AND RECRUITING

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .............................................................................. 347,476 347,476

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ...................... 347,476 347,476


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TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ...................................................................................... 2,210,312 2,210,312

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

OPERATING FORCES

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

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 14,224 14,224

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................................... 2,523,411 2,523,411

MOBILIZATION

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 2,229,196 2,229,196

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ....................................................... 148,318 148,318

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ......................................................................... 1,617,571 1,617,571

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................................... 3,995,085 3,995,085

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 1,141,491 1,141,491

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ..................... 1,141,491 1,141,491

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ..................................................................................... 7,659,987 7,659,987

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ........................ 38,290,000 38,290,000

1 TITLE XLIV—MILITARY 

2 PERSONNEL 

3 SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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Military Personnel Appropriations ........................................................ 130,491,227 129,468,888

A–10 restoration: Military Personnel ................................................................... [132,000] 

Additional support for the National Guard’s Operation Phalanx ........................ [21,700] 

Basic Housing Allowance ..................................................................................... [300,000] 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ............................................................... [18,200] 

Financial Literacy Training ................................................................................. [85,000] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................................................................. [–480,500] 

National Guard State Partnership Program increase .......................................... [4,300] 

Projected understrength ....................................................................................... [–115,839] 

Unobligated balances ............................................................................................ [–987,200] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions .................. 6,243,449 6,243,449

Total, Military Personnel ................................................................... 136,734,676 135,712,337

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SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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Military Personnel Appropriations ....................................................................... 3,204,758 3,204,758


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Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ................................... 3,204,758 3,204,758

1 TITLE XLV—OTHER 

2 AUTHORIZATIONS 

3 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.

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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] 

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 –1,000

Program decrease ................................................................................ [–1,000] 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................. 316,159 312,559


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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 2,300,164

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 59,473

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 231,356 231,356

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

UNDISTRIBUTED

INITIAL OUTFITTING ..................................................................................... 33,392 33,392

REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION .......................................................... 330,504 330,504

THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM ....................................... 1,494 1,494

IEHR .................................................................................................................... 7,897 7,897

UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................................................................. –433,300

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................................................ [–54,700] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................... [–378,600] 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ..................................... 32,243,328 31,543,134

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................. 35,917,538 35,524,944

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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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program Title FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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 1,000,000

Program decrease ................................................................................ [–1,100,000] 

TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND .... 2,100,000 1,000,000

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................. 2,657,816 1,857,816

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 2016Request

Conference

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, Colorado 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 National 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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

Navy SW Asia Ship Maintenance Support Facility .......................... 52,091 52,091

California 

Navy Camp Pendleton Pendleton Ops Center ............................................... 0 0

Navy Camp Pendleton Raw Water Pipeline Pendleton to Fallbrook ............ 44,540 44,540

Navy Coronado Coastal Campus Utilities .......................................... 4,856 4,856

Navy Lemoore F–35C Hangar Modernization and Addition ........... 56,497 56,497

Navy Lemoore F–35C Training Facilities ........................................ 8,187 8,187

Navy Lemoore RTO and Mission Debrief Facility ........................... 7,146 7,146

Navy Miramar KC–130J Enlisted Air Crew Trainer ....................... 0 11,200

Navy Point Mugu E–2C/D Hangar Additions and Renovations ........... 19,453 19,453

Navy Point Mugu Triton Avionics and Fuel Systems Trainer .............. 2,974 2,974

Navy San Diego LCS Support Facility ............................................... 37,366 37,366

Navy Twentynine Palms Microgrid Expansion ................................................. 9,160 9,160

Florida 

Navy Jacksonville Fleet Support Facility Addition ............................... 8,455 8,455

Navy Jacksonville Triton Mission Control Facility ................................ 8,296 8,296

Navy Mayport LCS Mission Module Readiness Center ................... 16,159 16,159

Navy Pensacola A-School Unaccompanied Housing (Corry Station) 18,347 18,347

Navy Whiting Field T–6B JPATS Training Operations Facility ............ 10,421 10,421

Georgia 

Navy Albany Ground Source Heat Pumps .................................... 7,851 7,851

Navy Kings Bay Industrial Control System Infrastructure ................ 8,099 8,099

Navy Townsend Townsend Bombing Range Expansion Phase 2 ....... 48,279 43,279

Guam 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Live-Fire Training Range Complex (NW Field) ...... 125,677 125,677

Navy Joint Region Marianas Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closure ................... 10,777 10,777

Navy Joint Region Marianas Sanitary Sewer System Recapitalization .................. 45,314 45,314

Hawaii 

Navy Barking Sands PMRF Power Grid Consolidation ............................. 30,623 30,623

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam UEM Interconnect Sta C to Hickam ....................... 6,335 6,335

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Welding School Shop Consolidation ......................... 8,546 8,546

Navy Kaneohe Bay Airfield Lighting Modernization ............................... 26,097 26,097

Navy Kaneohe Bay Bachelor Enlisted Quarters ...................................... 68,092 68,092

Navy Kaneohe Bay P–8A Detachment Support Facilities ....................... 12,429 12,429

Navy MCB Hawaii LHD Pad Conversions MV–22 Landing Pads ......... 0 0

Italy 

Navy Sigonella P–8A Hangar and Fleet Support Facility ............... 62,302 62,302

Navy Sigonella Triton Hangar and Operation Facility ..................... 40,641 40,641

Japan 

Navy Camp Butler Military Working Dog Facilities (Camp Hansen) .... 11,697 11,697

Navy Iwakuni E–2D Operational Trainer Complex ........................ 8,716 8,716

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 

Air Field 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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

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

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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Classrooms/Dining Facility 3 .......................... 35,000 35,000

AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 5 ....................................... 71,000 71,000

United Kingdom 

AF RAF Croughton Consolidated SATCOM/Tech Control Facility ......... 36,424 36,424

AF RAF Croughton JIAC Consolidation—PH 2 ...................................... 94,191 94,191

Utah 

AF Hill AFB F–35A Flight Simulator Addition Phase 2 .............. 5,900 5,900

AF Hill AFB F–35A Hangar 40/42 Additions and AMU .............. 21,000 21,000

AF Hill AFB Hayman Igloos .......................................................... 11,500 11,500

Worldwide Classified 

AF Classified Location Long Range Strike Bomber ...................................... 77,130 77,130

AF Classified Location Munitions Storage .................................................... 3,000 3,000

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................................ 89,164 89,164

AF Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction ................. 22,900 22,900

Wyoming 

AF F. E. Warren AFB Weapon Storage Facility .......................................... 95,000 95,000

Military Construction, Air Force Total ......................................................................... 1,354,785 1,375,785

Alabama 

Def-Wide Fort Rucker Fort Rucker ES/PS Consolidation/Replacement ...... 46,787 46,787

Def-Wide Maxwell AFB Maxwell ES/MS Replacement/Renovation ................ 32,968 32,968

Arizona 

Def-Wide Fort Huachuca JITC Buildings 52101/52111 Renovations .............. 3,884 3,884

California 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Combat Service Support Facility ..................... 10,181 10,181

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Performance Resiliency 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, Colorado 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 Lemonier 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, Kentucky 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 


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

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

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 ................................................ 13,500 13,500

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 42,183 42,183

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 31,628 31,628

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 1,078 1,078

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 3,041 3,041

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 27,202 27,202

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 Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ............................... 15,676 15,676

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


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Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

Florida 

Army NG Palm Coast National Guard Readiness Center ............................ 18,000 18,000

Georgia 

Army NG Fort Stewart Tactical Aerial Unmanned Systems ......................... 0 6,800

Illinois 

Army NG Sparta Basic 10M–25M Firing Range (Zero) ...................... 1,900 1,900

Kansas 

Army NG Salina Automated Combat Pistol/MP Firearms Qual 

Course.

2,400 2,400

Army NG Salina Modified Record Fire Range .................................... 4,300 4,300

Maryland 

Army NG Easton National Guard Readiness Center ............................ 13,800 13,800

Mississippi 

Army NG Gulfport Aviation Classification and Repair ........................... 0 40,000

Nevada 

Army NG Reno National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add/Alt 8,000 8,000

Ohio 

Army NG Camp Ravenna Modified Record Fire Range .................................... 3,300 3,300

Oregon 

Army NG Salem National Guard/Reserve Center Bldg Add/Alt 

(JFHQ).

16,500 16,500

Pennsylvania 

Army NG Fort Indiantown Gap Training Aids Center ................................................ 16,000 16,000

Vermont 

Army NG North Hyde Park National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition 7,900 7,900

Virginia 

Army NG Richmond National Guard/Reserve Center Building (JFHQ) .. 29,000 29,000

Washington 

Army NG Yakima Enlisted Barracks, Transient Training .................... 19,000 19,000

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ................................................ 20,337 20,337

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ............................... 15,000 15,000

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ................................................ 197,237 248,537

California 

Army Res Miramar Army Reserve Center ................................................ 24,000 24,000

Florida 

Army Res MacDill AFB AR Center/AS Facility .............................................. 55,000 55,000

Mississippi 

Army Res Starkville Army Reserve Center ................................................ 9,300 9,300

New York 

Army Res Orangeburg Organizational Maintenance Shop ............................ 4,200 4,200

Pennsylvania 

Army Res Conneaut Lake DAR Highway Improvement .................................... 5,000 5,000

Puerto Rico 

Army Res Fort Buchanan Access Control Point ................................................ 0 10,200

Virginia 

Army Res Fort AP Hill Equipment Concentration ......................................... 0 24,000

Worldwide Unspecified 

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 


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Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

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 Blg 

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 

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

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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

FH Con Army Rock Island Family Housing Replacement Construction ............. 20,000 20,000

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 99,695

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings ............................................................... 25,552 25,552

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leased Housing ........................................................ 144,879 144,879

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 45,468

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 65,600

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total ................................... 393,511 393,511

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

Virginia 

FH Con Navy Wallops Island Construct Housing Welcome Center ......................... 438 438

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ....................................................................... 4,588 4,588

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Improvements ........................................................... 11,515 11,515

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ............................ 16,541 16,541

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................................. 17,534 17,534

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ..................................................................... 64,108 64,108

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................................. 99,323 99,323

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ............................................... 56,189 56,189


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

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 Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................................. 781 781

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 

Leasing ..................................................................... 10,679 10,679

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ..................................................................... 41,273 41,273

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................................. 344 344

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property .................................. 1,104 1,104

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 ....................................................... 172 172

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities Account ....................................................... 474 474

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total .................. 58,668 58,668

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Base Realignment & 

Closure, Army 

Base Realignment and Closure ................................. 29,691 29,691

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ............................................................. 29,691 29,691

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 

BRAC Base Realignment & 

Closure, Navy 

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 

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Air Force .................................................................. 0 –34,400

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Army ......................................................................... 0 –56,600

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Defense-Wide ............................................................ 0 –134,000

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Assistance Program ................................... 0 –110,000


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016Request

Conference

Authorized

Prior Year Savings Total .................................................................................................... 0 –335,000

Total, Military Construction ............................................................................................. 8,463,598 8,235,598

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

Conference

Authorized

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies

Appropriation Summary:

Energy Programs

Nuclear Energy ................................................................................... 135,161 135,161

Atomic Energy Defense Activities

National nuclear security administration:

Weapons activities ....................................................................... 8,846,948 8,802,797

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................................................. 1,940,302 1,941,500

Naval reactors .............................................................................. 1,375,496 1,359,996

Federal salaries and expenses ..................................................... 402,654 388,000

Total, National nuclear security administration ............ 12,565,400 12,492,293

Environmental and other defense activities:

Defense environmental cleanup ................................................... 5,527,347 5,130,550

Other defense activities ............................................................... 774,425 770,522

Total, Environmental & other defense activities ............ 6,301,772 5,901,072

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .................................... 18,867,172 18,393,365

Total, Discretionary Funding ......................................................................... 19,002,333 18,528,526

Nuclear Energy

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security .............................................................. 126,161 126,161

Used nuclear fuel disposition .............................................................................. 9,000 9,000

Total, Nuclear Energy ....................................................................................... 135,161 135,161

Weapons Activities

Directed stockpile work

Life extension programs

B61 Life extension program ............................................................... 643,300 643,300

W76 Life extension program ............................................................... 244,019 244,019

W88 Alt 370 ........................................................................................ 220,176 220,176

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

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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

Operations and maintenance ............................................................... 48,049 48,049

Stockpile services

Production support .............................................................................. 447,527 447,527

Research and development support ..................................................... 34,159 34,159

R&D certification and safety ............................................................... 192,613 185,000

Management, technology, and production ........................................... 264,994 258,527

Total, Stockpile services ................................................................... 939,293 925,213

Nuclear material commodities

Uranium sustainment .......................................................................... 32,916 32,916

Plutonium sustainment ....................................................................... 174,698 174,698

Tritium sustainment ............................................................................ 107,345 107,345

Domestic uranium enrichment ............................................................ 100,000 50,000

Total, Nuclear material commodities .......................................... 414,959 364,959

Total, Directed stockpile work .............................................................. 3,187,259 3,123,179

Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E)

Science

Advanced certification ......................................................................... 50,714 50,714

Primary assessment technologies ........................................................ 98,500 104,100

Dynamic materials properties ............................................................. 109,000 109,000

Advanced radiography ......................................................................... 47,000 47,000

Secondary assessment technologies ..................................................... 84,400 84,400

Total, Science ........................................................................................ 389,614 395,214

Engineering

Enhanced surety .................................................................................. 50,821 50,821

Weapon systems engineering assessment technology .......................... 17,371 17,371

Nuclear survivability ........................................................................... 24,461 24,461

Enhanced surveillance ......................................................................... 38,724 38,724

Total, Engineering .............................................................................. 131,377 131,377

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield

Ignition ................................................................................................ 73,334 73,334

Support of other stockpile programs ................................................... 22,843 22,843

Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support ............................. 58,587 58,587

Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion ........................................... 4,963 4,963

Joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas ................. 8,900 8,900

Facility operations and target production ........................................... 333,823 333,823

Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield ................. 502,450 502,450

Advanced simulation and computing .......................................................... 623,006 617,006

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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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

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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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:

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:


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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

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


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(In Thousands of Dollars)

Program FY 2016

Request

Conference

Authorized

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


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