H.R. 4435—FY15 NATIONAL DEFENSE 

AUTHORIZATION BILL

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY 

PERSONNEL 

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Table Of Contents 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—ACTIVE FORCES

Section 401—End Strengths for Active Forces 

Section 402—Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum 

Levels 

SUBTITLE B—RESERVE FORCES

Section 411—End Strengths for Selected Reserve 

Section 412—End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the 

Reserves 

Section 413—End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status) 

Section 414—Fiscal Year 2015 Limitation on Number of Non-Dual Status 

Technicians

Section 415—Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized To Be on 

Active Duty for Operational Support 

SUBTITLE C—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Section 421—Military Personnel 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY GENERALLY

Section 501—Authority to Limit Consideration for Early Retirement by 

Selective Retirement Boards to Particular Warrant Officer Year Groups and 

Specialties 

Section 502—Relief from Limits on the Percentage of Officers Who May Be 

Recommended for Discharge during a Fiscal Year Using Enhanced Authority 

for Selective Early Discharges 

Section 503—Repeal of Requirement for Submission to Congress of Annual 

Reports on Joint Officer Management and Promotion Policy Objectives for 

Joint Officers 

Section 504—Options for Phase II of Joint Professional Military Education 

Section 505—Required Consideration of Certain Elements of Command 

Climate in Performance Appraisals of Commanding Officers 

SUBTITLE B—RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Section 511—Retention on the Reserve Active-Status List Following 

Nonselection for Promotion of Certain Health Professions Officers and First 

Lieutenants and Lieutenants (Junior Grade) Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees 

SUBTITLE C—GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES

Section 521—Procedures for Judicial Review of Military Personnel Decisions 

Relating to Correction of Military Records 

Section 522—Additional Required Elements of Transition Assistance Program 

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Section 523—Extension of Authority to Conduct Career Flexibility Programs 

Section 524—Provision of Information to Members of the Armed Forces on 

Privacy Rights Relating to Receipt of Mental Health Services 

SUBTITLE D—MILITARY JUSTICE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC 

VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

Section 531—Improved Department of Defense Information Reporting and 

Collection of Domestic Violence Incidents Involving Members of the Armed 

Forces 

Section 532—Additional Duty for Judicial Proceedings Panel Regarding Use of 

Mental Health Records by Defense during Preliminary Hearing and CourtMartial Proceedings 

Section 533—Applicability of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and 

Related Military Justice Enhancements to Military Service Academies 

SUBTITLE E—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS

Section 541—Earlier Determination of Dependent Status with Respect to 

Transitional Compensation for Dependents of Members Separated for 

Dependent Abuse 

Section 542—Improved Consistency in Data Collection and Reporting in 

Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Efforts 

Section 543—Protection of Child Custody Arrangements for Parents Who Are 

Members of the Armed Forces 

SUBTITLE F—EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Section 551—Authorized Duration of Foreign and Cultural Exchange 

Activities at Military Service Academies 

SUBTITLE G—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION

Section 561—Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies 

That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of 

Defense Civilian Employees 

Section 562—Authority to Employ Non-United States Citizens as Teachers in 

Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' School System 

Section 563—Expansion of Functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents' 

Education to Include Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools 

Section 564—Support for Efforts to Improve Academic Achievement and 

Transition of Military Dependent Students 

Section 565—Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 

SUBTITLE H—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

Section 571—Retroactive Award of Army Combat Action Badge 

Section 572—Report on Navy Review, Findings, and Actions Pertaining to 

Medal of Honor Nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta 

SUBTITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Section 581—Secretary of Defense Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide 

Among Members of United States Special Operations Forces 

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Section 582—Inspector General of the Department of Defense Review of 

Separation of Members of the Armed Forces Who Made Unrestricted Reports 

of Sexual Assault 

Section 583—Comptroller General Report Regarding Management of 

Personnel Records of Members of the National Guard 

SUBTITLE J—OTHER MATTERS

Section 591—Inspection of Outpatient Residential Facilities Occupied by 

Recovering Service Members 

Section 592—Sense of Congress Regarding Fulfilling Promise to Leave No 

Member of the Armed Forces Unaccounted in Afghanistan 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL 

BENEFITS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES

Section 601—Extension of Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates 

of Basic Allowance for Housing Under Certain Circumstances 

SUBTITLE B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS

Section 611—One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay 

Authorities for Reserve Forces 

Section 612—One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay 

Authorities for Health Care Professionals 

Section 613—One-Year Extension of Special Pay and Bonus Authorities for 

Nuclear Officers 

Section 614—One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Title 37 

Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities 

Section 615—One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other 

Title 37 Bonuses and Special Pays 

SUBTITLE C—COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY 

BENEFITS AND OPERATIONS

Section 631—Review of Management, Food, and Pricing Options for Defense 

Commissary System 

SUBTITLE D—OTHER MATTERS

Section 641—Anonymous Survey of Members of the Armed Forces Regarding 

Their Preferences for Military Pay and Benefits 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS 

SUBTITLE A—TRICARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE BENEFITS

Section 7XX—Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces 

Section 7XX—Clarification of Provision of Food to Former Members and 

Dependents Not Receiving Inpatient Care in Military Medical Treatment 

Facilities 

SUBTITLE B—HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Section 7XX—Cooperative Health Care Agreements Between the Military 

Departments and Non-Military Health Care Entities 

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Section 7XX—Surveys on Continued Viability of TRICARE Standard and 

TRICARE Extra 

Section 7XX—Limitation on Transfer or Elimination of Graduate Medical 

Education Billets 

Section 7XX—Review of Military Health System Modernization Study 

SUBTITLE C—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 7XX—Extension of Authority for Joint Department of DefenseDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

Section 7XX—Designation and Responsibilities of Senior Medical Advisor for 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 

Section 7XX—Acquisition Strategy for Health Care Professional Staffing 

Services 

Section 7XX—Pilot Program on Medication Therapy Management Under 

TRICARE Program 

Section 7XX—Report on Reduction of Prime Service Areas 

Section 7XX—Comptroller General Report on Transition of Care for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE C—OTHER MATTERS

Section 14XX—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 

Section 14XX—Authorization of Appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 

Home 

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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—ACTIVE FORCES

Section 401—End Strengths for Active Forces 

 This section would authorize the following end strengths for Active Duty 

personnel of the Armed Forces as of September 30, 2015: 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation

FY 2015

Request

FY 2014 

Athorization

Army 520,000 490,000 490,000 0 -30,000

Navy 323,600 323,600 323,600 0 0

USMC 190,200 184,100 184,100 0 -6,100

Air 

Force

327,600 310,900 310,900 0 -16,700

DOD 1,361,400 1,308,600 1,308,600 0 -52,800

Section 402—Revisions in Permanent Active Duty End Strength Minimum Levels 

 This section would establish new minimum Active Duty end strengths for 

the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force as of September 30, 2015. The 

committee recommends 490,000 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the 

Army, 323,600 as the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Navy, 184,100 as 

the minimum Active Duty end strength for the Marine Corps, and 310,900 as the 

minimum Active Duty end strength for the Air Force. 

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SUBTITLE B—RESERVE FORCES

Section 411—End Strengths for Selected Reserve 

 This section would authorize the following end strengths for Selected 

Reserve personnel, including the end strength for Reserves on Active Duty in 

support of the Reserves, as of September 30, 2015: 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation

FY 2015 

Request

FY 2014 

Authorized

Army National 

Guard

354,200 350,200 350,200 0 -4,000

Army Reserve 205,000 202,000 202,000 0 -3,000

Navy Reserve 59,100 57,300 57,300 0 -1,800

Marine Corps 

Reserve

39,600 39,200 39,200 0 -400

Air National Guard 105,400 105,000 105,000 0 -400

Air Force Reserve 70,400 67,100 67,100 0 -3,300

DOD Total 833,700 820,800 820,800 0 12,900

Coast Guard 

Reserve

9,000 7,000 7,000 0 -2,000

Section 412—End Strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in Support of the Reserves 

 This section would authorize the following end strengths for Reserves on 

Active Duty in support of the Reserves as of September 30, 2015: 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation

FY 2015 

Request

FY 2014 

Authorized

Army National 

Guard

32,060 31,385 31,385 0 -675

Army Reserve 16,261 16,261 16,261 0 0

Naval Reserve 10,159 9,973 9,973 0 -186

Marine Corps 

Reserve

2,261 2,261 2,261 0 0

Air National 

Guard

14,734 14,704 14,704 0 -30

Air Force Reserve 2,911 2,830 2,830 0 -81

DOD Total 78,386 77,414 77,414 0 -972

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Section 413—End Strengths for Military Technicians (Dual Status) 

 This section would authorize the following end strengths for military 

technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2015: 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation 

FY 2015 

Request

FY 2014 

Authorized

Army National 

Guard

27,210 27,210 27,210 0 0

Army Reserve 8,395 7,895 7,895 0 -500

Air National 

Guard

21,875 21,792 21,792 0 -83

Air Force 

Reserve

10,429 9,789 9,789 0 -640

DOD Total 67,909 66,686 66,686 0 -1,223

Section 414—Fiscal Year 2015 Limitation on Number of Non-Dual Status 

Technicians 

 This section would establish the maximum end strengths for the Reserve 

Components of the Army and Air Force for non-dual status technicians as of 

September 30, 2015: 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation

FY 2015 

Request

FY 2014 

Authorized

Army 

National 

Guard

1,600 1,600 1,600 0 0

Air National 

Guard

350 350 350 0 0

Army Reserve 595 595 595 0 0

Air Force 

Reserve

90 90 90 0 0

DOD Total 2,635 2,635 2,635 0 0

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Section 415—Maximum Number of Reserve Personnel Authorized To Be on Active 

Duty for Operational Support 

 This section would authorize, as required by section 115(b) of title 10, 

United States Code, the maximum number of Reserve Component personnel who 

may be on Active Duty or full-time National Guard duty during fiscal year 2015 to 

provide operational support. The personnel authorized here do not count against 

the end strengths authorized by section 401 or section 412 of this Act unless the 

duration on Active Duty exceeds the limitations in section 115(b)(2) of title 10, 

United States Code. 

FY 2014 FY 2015 Change from

Service Authorized Request Committee 

Recommendation

FY 2015 

Request

FY 2014 

Authorized

Army National 

Guard

17,000 17,000 17,000 0 0

Army Reserve 13,000 13,000 13,000 0 0

Naval Reserve 6,200 6,200 6,200 0 0

Marine Corps 

Reserve

3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0

Air National 

Guard

16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0

Air Force Reserve 14,000 14,000 14,000 0 0

DOD Total 69,200 69,200 69,200 0 0

SUBTITLE C—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Section 421—Military Personnel 

 This section would authorize appropriations for military personnel at the 

levels identified in the funding table in section 4401 of division D of this Act. 

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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY GENERALLY

Section 501—Authority to Limit Consideration for Early Retirement by Selective 

Retirement Boards to Particular Warrant Officer Year Groups and Specialties 

 This section would provide the Secretaries of the military departments the 

authority to establish selection objectives for warrant officer specialties for Selective 

Retirement Boards (SRBs) convened pursuant to section 581 of title 10, United 

States Code. This authority is necessary to enable the services to retain the very 

best warrant officers in each warrant officer specialty and not exacerbate the 

shortage of warrant officers in under-strength and low-density warrant officer 

specialties, as forces are drawn down during fiscal years 2014 through 2017. 

Section 502—Relief from Limits on the Percentage of Officers Who May Be 

Recommended for Discharge during a Fiscal Year Using Enhanced Authority for 

Selective Early Discharges 

 This section would amend section 638a of title 10, United States Code, to 

give relief from limits on the percentage of officers who may be recommended for 

discharge during a fiscal year using enhanced authority for selective early 

discharges. This section would remove the limitation on the number of officers 

recommended for discharge in a given fiscal year in comparison to the number of 

officers discharged the preceding fiscal year. Currently, the number of regular 

officers recommended for discharge cannot exceed 70 percent of the number of 

officers discharged from Active Duty the preceding fiscal year. 

Section 503—Repeal of Requirement for Submission to Congress of Annual Reports 

on Joint Officer Management and Promotion Policy Objectives for Joint Officers 

 This section would repeal section 667 and section 662(b) of title 10, United 

States Code, removing the requirement to submit an annual report to Congress 

concerning the Department of Defense Joint Officer Management Program. 

Section 504—Options for Phase II of Joint Professional Military Education 

 This section would amend section 2154(a) of title 10, United States Code, to 

authorize a senior service level course of at least 10 months in duration designated 

and certified by the Secretary of Defense to award Joint Professional Military 

Education Level II credit. 

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Section 505—Required Consideration of Certain Elements of Command Climate in 

Performance Appraisals of Commanding Officers 

 This section would require a Secretary of a military department to include 

information regarding command climate with regard to allegations of sexual assault 

and the response to the victim of sexual assault by other members of the command 

on the performance appraisal of a commanding officer. 

SUBTITLE B—RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Section 511—Retention on the Reserve Active-Status List Following Nonselection 

for Promotion of Certain Health Professions Officers and First Lieutenants and 

Lieutenants (Junior Grade) Pursuing Baccalaureate Degrees 

 This section would amend section 14701 of title 10, United States Code, to 

permit certain first lieutenants of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and 

lieutenants (junior grade) of the Navy, who have twice failed for selection for 

promotion to the next higher grade to be considered for continuation on the reserve 

active-status list. Further, the proposal would require the Secretaries of the 

military departments to retain health care professionals who have twice failed for 

promotion to the next higher grade, but who have not completed any service 

commitment incurred as a result of their participation in a health professions 

stipend program under section 16201 of title 10, United States Code, known in the 

Army as the Specialized Training Assistance Program. These two changes will 

allow the services to selectively continue officers qualified in critically short 

specialties required to provide medical support to the combatant commands. 

SUBTITLE C—GENERAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES

Section 521—Procedures for Judicial Review of Military Personnel Decisions 

Relating to Correction of Military Records 

 This section would establish procedures for judicial review for any final 

decision regarding records correction made under sections 1034(g) or (h) and section 

1552 or 1554a of title 10, United States Code, by requiring the service member to 

exhaust administrative relief procedures before seeking judicial review for 

correction of military records or decisions granted by the boards for the correction of 

military records. Additionally, this section would require that service members be 

notified of their right to judicial review and of the statutory time limits associated 

with judicial review of correction board decisions. 

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Section 522—Additional Required Elements of Transition Assistance Program 

 This section would amend section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, by 

requiring any member who plans to use educational assistance entitlements under 

title 38 to receive instruction on an overview of those entitlements, courses in postsecondary education appropriate for the member and compatible with the member’s 

goals, and how to finance the member's education. Implementation of this section 

would occur not later than April 1, 2016. 

Section 523—Extension of Authority to Conduct Career Flexibility Programs 

 This section would extend the authority of the Secretary of a military 

department, until December 31, 2019, to carry out pilot programs under which 

officers and enlisted members of the Regular Component, under the jurisdiction of 

the Secretary concerned, may be inactivated from Active Duty in order to meet 

personal or professional needs and returned to Active Duty at the end of the period 

of inactivation. 

Section 524—Provision of Information to Members of the Armed Forces on Privacy 

Rights Relating to Receipt of Mental Health Services 

 This section would require the Secretaries of the military departments to 

provide information regarding the privacy rights of a service member who is seeking 

and receiving mental health services. The Secretary would be required to provide 

this information to service members during initial and basic training, and to other 

members of the Armed Forces as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

SUBTITLE D—MILITARY JUSTICE, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC 

VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

Section 531—Improved Department of Defense Information Reporting and 

Collection of Domestic Violence Incidents Involving Members of the Armed Forces 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense, within 1 year after the 

date of enactment of this Act, to develop a comprehensive management plan to 

address deficiencies in the reporting of incidents of domestic violence involving 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Section 532—Additional Duty for Judicial Proceedings Panel Regarding Use of 

Mental Health Records by Defense during Preliminary Hearing and Court-Martial 

Proceedings 

 This section would require the Judicial Proceedings Panel established 

under section 576 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112-239) to review and assess the use of mental health records by the 

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defense during preliminary hearings and court-martial proceedings under the 

Uniformed Code of Military Justice. The panel would also be required to review the 

use of mental health records in civilian legal proceedings. 

Section 533—Applicability of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Related 

Military Justice Enhancements to Military Service Academies 

 This section would require the Secretary of the military department 

concerned to ensure the the provisions of title XVII of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) apply to the United 

States Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the 

Coast Guard Academy. 

SUBTITLE E—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS

Section 541—Earlier Determination of Dependent Status with Respect to 

Transitional Compensation for Dependents of Members Separated for Dependent 

Abuse 

 This section would provide for an earlier determination of dependent child 

status under section 1059(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code. Dependency would 

be determined as of the date the separation action is initiated, when a member is 

administratively separated for a dependent abuse offense. Under current law, an 

individual’s status as a dependent child is determined as of the date the member is 

actually separated. 

Section 542—Improved Consistency in Data Collection and Reporting in Armed 

Forces Suicide Prevention Efforts 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a policy for 

a standard method of collecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data involving 

members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including Reserve 

Components. The Secretary would be required, within 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, to submit the policy to the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Section 543—Protection of Child Custody Arrangements for Parents Who Are 

Members of the Armed Forces 

 This section would amend title II of the Service Members Civil Relief Act 

(50 U.S.C. app. 521) to require a court that issued a temporary custody order based 

solely on the deployment or anticipated deployment of a service member to reinstate 

the custody order that was in effect immediately preceding the temporary order, 

unless the court finds reinstatement is not in the best interest of the child. This 

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section would also prohibit a court from using deployment or the possibility of 

deployment as the sole factor when determining the best interest of a child. 

SUBTITLE F—EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Section 551—Authorized Duration of Foreign and Cultural Exchange Activities at 

Military Service Academies 

 This section would amend sections 4345a, 6957b, and 9345a of title 10, 

United States Code, to allow attendance of foreign exchange personnel to the 

military service academies from 2 to 4 weeks. 

SUBTITLE G—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION

Section 561—Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies That 

Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 

Civilian Employees 

 This section would authorize $25.0 million for the continuation of the 

Department of Defense (DOD) assistance to local educational agencies that are 

impacted by the enrollment of dependent children of military members and DOD 

civilian employees. 

Section 562—Authority to Employ Non-United States Citizens as Teachers in 

Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' School System 

 This section would allow the Department of Defense to hire a local national 

who teaches a host nation language course in the Department of Defense Overseas 

School System, if a citizen of the United States is not available. 

 The committee believes that the Department of Defense should 

demonstrate the efforts undertaken to first find a United States citizen to teach the 

native language before hiring a non-United States citizen. 

Section 563—Expansion of Functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents' 

Education to Include Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools 

 This section would expand the functions of the Advisory Council on 

Dependents' Education to include the domestic dependent elementary and 

secondary schools of the Department of Defense within the continental United 

States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 

Section 564—Support for Efforts to Improve Academic Achievement and Transition 

of Military Dependent Students 

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 This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide grant 

assistance to non-profit organizations that provide services to improve the academic 

achievement of military dependent students, including those non-profit 

organizations whose programs focus on increasing the civic responsibility of 

military dependent students and their understanding of the Federal Government 

through direct exposure to the Government. 

Section 565—Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 

 This section would amend section 563(c) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), to extend, by 2 years, 

the effective date of the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. In addition, this 

section would amend Public Law 112-239 by including a method to calculate the 

taxable value of eligible Federal property that is within the boundaries of two or 

more local educational agencies. 

SUBTITLE H—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

Section 571—Retroactive Award of Army Combat Action Badge 

 This section would authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Army 

Combat Action Badge to a person who, while a member of the Army, participated in 

combat during which the person personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, 

the enemy at any time during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and 

ending on September 18, 2001. 

Section 572—Report on Navy Review, Findings, and Actions Pertaining to Medal of 

Honor Nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta 

 This section would require the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report on 

the Navy review, findings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of Honor nomination 

of Sergeant Rafael Peralta to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act. 

SUBTITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Section 581—Secretary of Defense Review and Report on Prevention of Suicide 

Among Members of United States Special Operations Forces 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense, through the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to conduct a review of 

Department of Defense efforts regarding suicide prevention among members of the 

Special Operations Forces and their dependents. The review would include the 

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feasibility of the application of current Department of Defense suicide prevention 

policy guidelines and prevention programs to Special Operations Forces, current 

Armed Forces and U.S. Special Operations Command strategies to reduce suicides 

among members of the Special Operations Forces and their dependents, the 

standards for responding to attempted or completed suicides, including guidance 

and training to assist commanders in addressing incidents of suicide, among other 

elements. The Secretary would be required to submit the report to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 90 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Section 582—Inspector General of the Department of Defense Review of Separation 

of Members of the Armed Forces Who Made Unrestricted Reports of Sexual Assault 

 This section would require the Inspector General of the Department of 

Defense to conduct a review to identify all members of the Armed Forces who, since 

January 1, 2002, were separated from the Armed Forces after making an 

unrestricted report of sexual assault. The review would seek to determine the 

circumstances of and the grounds for the separation and whether the separation 

was in retaliation or influenced by the unrestricted report. The Inspector General 

would then submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives concerning the results of the review within 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

Section 583—Comptroller General Report Regarding Management of Personnel 

Records of Members of the National Guard 

 This section would require the Comptroller General of the United States to 

submit a report regarding the management of personnel records of members of the 

National Guard. The Comptroller General should consider the appropriate Federal 

role and responsibility in the management of these records, the extent to which the 

States have digitized the records, and the extent of State and Federal agreements 

for sharing and management of the records. The report shall be submitted to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 

later than April 1, 2015. 

SUBTITLE J—OTHER MATTERS

Section 591—Inspection of Outpatient Residential Facilities Occupied by 

Recovering Service Members 

 This section would modify the current reporting requirement from an 

annual basis to at least once every 2 years. 

Section 592—Sense of Congress Regarding Fulfilling Promise to Leave No Member 

of the Armed Forces Unaccounted in Afghanistan 

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 This section would express the sense of Congress that the United States 

has a responsibility to continue to search for missing or captured members of the 

Armed Forces while transitioning from combat operations in Afghanistan. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES

Section 601—Extension of Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of 

Basic Allowance for Housing Under Certain Circumstances 

 This section would extend for 1 year the authority of the Secretary of 

Defense to temporarily increase the rates of basic allowance for housing in areas 

impacted by natural disasters or experiencing a sudden influx of personnel. 

SUBTITLE B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS

Section 611—One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for 

Reserve Forces 

 This section would extend the authority for the Selected Reserve 

reenlistment bonus, the Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus, special 

pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units, the Ready Reserve 

enlistment bonus for persons without prior service, the Ready Reserve enlistment 

and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, the Selected Reserve 

enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service, income 

replacement payments for Reserve Component members experiencing extended and 

frequent mobilization for Active Duty service, and the authority to reimburse travel 

expenses for inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distance until 

December 31, 2015. 

Section 612—One-Year Extension of Certain Bonus and Special Pay Authorities for 

Health Care Professionals 

 This section would extend the authority for the nurse officer candidate 

accession program, repayment of educational loans for certain health professionals 

who serve in the Selected Reserve, the accession and retention bonuses for 

psychologists, the accession bonus for registered nurses, the incentive special pay 

for nurse anesthetists, the special pay for Selected Reserve health care professionals 

in critically short wartime specialties, the accession bonus for dental officers, the 

accession bonus for pharmacy officers, the accession bonus for medical officers in 

critically short wartime specialties, and the accession bonus for dental specialist 

officers in critically short wartime specialties until December 31, 2015. 

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Section 613—One-Year Extension of Special Pay and Bonus Authorities for Nuclear 

Officers 

 This section would extend the authority for the special pay for nuclearqualified officers extending a period of active service, nuclear career accession 

bonus, and the nuclear career annual incentive bonus until December 31, 2015. 

Section 614—One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated 

Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities 

 This section would extend the general bonus authority for enlisted 

members, the general bonus authority for officers, the special bonus and incentive 

pay authority for nuclear officers, special aviation incentive pay and bonus 

authorities, the special health professions incentive pay and bonus authorities, 

hazardous duty pay, assignment pay or special duty pay, skill incentive pay or 

proficiency bonus, contracting bonus for Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 

cadets and midshipmen, and the retention bonus for members with critical military 

skills or assigned to high-priority units until December 31, 2015. 

Section 615—One-Year Extension of Authorities Relating to Payment of Other Title 

37 Bonuses and Special Pays 

 This section would extend the authority for the aviation officer retention 

bonus, assignment incentive pay, the reenlistment bonus for active members, the 

enlistment bonus for active members, the incentive pay for precommissioning 

program members pursuing foreign language proficiency, the accession bonus for 

new officers in critical skills, the incentive bonus for conversion to military 

occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage, the incentive bonus for transfer 

between Armed Forces, and the accession bonus for officer candidates until 

December 31, 2015. 

SUBTITLE C—COMMISSARY AND NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY BENEFITS 

AND OPERATIONS

Section 631—Review of Management, Food, and Pricing Options for Defense 

Commissary System 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review, 

utilizing the services of an independent organization experienced in grocery retail 

analysis, of the defense commissary system. The results of the review shall be 

submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives by February 1, 2015. 

SUBTITLE D—OTHER MATTERS

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Section 641—Anonymous Survey of Members of the Armed Forces Regarding Their 

Preferences for Military Pay and Benefits 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an 

anonymous survey of random members of the Armed Forces regarding pay and 

benefits, including the value that members place on forms of compensation, relative 

to one another, including basic pay, allowances for housing, bonuses and special 

pay, healthcare benefits, and retirement pay. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE A—TRICARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE BENEFITS

Section 7XX—Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces 

 This section would amend section 1074m of title 10, United States Code, to 

require the Secretary of Defense to provide person-to-person mental health 

screenings once during each 180-day period in which a member is deployed. 

Section 7XX—Clarification of Provision of Food to Former Members and 

Dependents Not Receiving Inpatient Care in Military Medical Treatment Facilities 

 This section would amend section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, to 

allow former members and their dependents to receive food and beverages at no cost 

for those who are receiving certain outpatient care in military medical treatment 

facilities. 

SUBTITLE B—HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Section 7XX—Cooperative Health Care Agreements Between the Military 

Departments and Non-Military Health Care Entities 

 This section would permit the Secretaries of the military departments to 

establish cooperative health care agreements between military installations and 

local and regional non-military health care entities. 

Section 7XX—Surveys on Continued Viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 

Extra 

 This section would change the frequency of the reports of the reviews 

submitted to Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding 

the processes, procedures, and analysis used by the Department of Defense to 

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determine the adequacy of the number of health care providers who accept 

TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra. 

Section 7XX—Limitation on Transfer or Elimination of Graduate Medical 

Education Billets 

 This section would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transferring or 

eliminating a graduate medical education billet from a military medical treatment 

facility unless the Secretary conducts a review of at least 2 years of the 

implementation of the reform of the administration of the Military Health System, 

examines recruiting and retention of medical professionals with regard to the 

Department's graduate medical education programs, determines the assignment of 

such billets, and certifies to the congressional defense committees that any proposed 

transfer of a billet meets the needs of the military departments and patients. 

Section 7XX—Review of Military Health System Modernization Study 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees on the military medical treatment facility 

modernization study directed by the Resource Management Decision of the 

Department of Defense MP-D-01. The report would include the study data used by 

the Secretary and the results of the study with regard to recommendations to 

restructure or realign military medical treatment facilities. Further, this section 

would require the Comptroller General of the United States, not later than 180 days 

after the Secretary submits the report required, to submit a report to the 

congressional defense committees on the report submitted by the Secretary of 

Defense, to include an assessment of the study methodology and data used by the 

Secretary. The Secretary would be prohibited from realigning or restructuring a 

military medical treatment facility until 120 days following the date the 

Comptroller General is required to submit the report. 

SUBTITLE C—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 7XX—Extension of Authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

 This section would extend the authority for the Joint Department of 

Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund until 

September 30, 2016. 

Section 7XX—Designation and Responsibilities of Senior Medical Advisor for Armed 

Forces Retirement Home 

 This section would designate the Deputy Director of the Defense Health 

Agency to be the senior medical advisor for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to 

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reflect a change in the oversight organizational structure subsequent to the 

establishment of the Defense Health Agency. It also requires the homes to be in 

compliance with national recognized health care standards. 

Section 7XX—Acquisition Strategy for Health Care Professional Staffing Services 

 This section would require the Secretary of Defense to develop and 

implement an acquisition strategy for contracting health care professional services 

within military medical treatment facilities. The Secretary would be required to 

submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than April 1, 

2015, on the status of implementation of the strategy. 

Section 7XX—Pilot Program on Medication Therapy Management Under TRICARE 

Program 

 This section would direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 

program for at least 2 years at not less than three locations to evaluate the 

feasibility and desirability of including medication therapy management as part of 

the TRICARE program. This program would be focused on improving patient 

medication use and outcomes using best commercial practices in medication therapy 

management and would quantify effectiveness by measuring patient medication use 

and outcomes as well as health care costs. The Secretary of Defense would be 

required to submit a report of the results of the pilot program to the congressional 

defense committees not later than 30 months after the program commences. 

Section 7XX—Report on Reduction of Prime Service Areas 

 This section would amend section 732 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), as amended by section 

701 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

113–66), to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the status of the reduction of the availability of TRICARE 

Prime. The required report would include details regarding the impact to 

beneficiaries of the reduction of TRICARE Prime availability, including any 

increase in cost to beneficiaries and the estimated cost savings to the Department of 

Defense. 

Section 7XX—Comptroller General Report on Transition of Care for Post-Traumatic 

Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury 

 This section would require the Comptroller General of the United States to 

conduct an assessment of the transition of care for post-traumatic stress disorder 

and traumatic brain injury, to include changes to pharmaceutical treatment plans 

and the benefits and challenges of combining the formularies across the 

Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Comptroller 

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General would be required to submit a report on the assessment to the 

congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate by April 1, 2015. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SUBTITLE C—OTHER MATTERS

Section 14XX—Authority for Transfer of Funds to Joint Department of DefenseDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain 

James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois 

 This section would authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds 

from the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund created by section 1704 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84).

Section 14XX—Authorization of Appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home 

 This section would authorize $63.4 million to be appropriated for the 

operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home during fiscal year 2015. 

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1 TITLE IV—MILITARY 

2 PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401 [Log 53081]. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402 [Log 53083]. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411 [Log 53084]. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412 [Log 53085]. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 

the reserves. 

Sec. 413 [Log 53086]. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414 [Log 53087]. Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 

Sec. 415 [Log 53088]. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be 

on active duty for operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421 [Log 53089]. Military personnel.


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2 SEC. 401 [Log 53081]. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

3 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 

4 duty personnel as of September 30, 2015, as follows: 

5 (1) The Army, 490,000. 

6 (2) The Navy, 323,600. 

7 (3) The Marine Corps, 184,100. 

8 (4) The Air Force, 310,900.


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1 SEC. 402 [Log 53083]. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE 

2 DUTY END STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 

3 Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and in5 serting the following new paragraphs: 

6 ‘‘(1) For the Army, 490,000. 

7 ‘‘(2) For the Navy, 323,600. 

8 ‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,100. 

9 ‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 310,900.’’.


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1 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

2 SEC. 411 [Log 53084]. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RE3 SERVE. 

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

5 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 

6 components as of September 30, 2015, as follows: 

7 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

8 States, 350,200. 

9 (2) The Army Reserve, 202,000. 

10 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,300. 

11 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,200. 

12 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

13 States, 105,000. 

14 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,100. 

15 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

16 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 

17 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re18 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 

19 reduced by—

20 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga21 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 

22 such component which are on active duty (other 

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

24 (2) the total number of individual members not 

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1 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 

2 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici3 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

4 of the fiscal year. 

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

6 individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 

7 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

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

9 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 

10 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 

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

12 members.


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1 SEC. 412 [Log 53085]. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON 

2 ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RE3 SERVES. 

4 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 

5 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 

6 authorized, as of September 30, 2015, the following num7 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 

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

9 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re10 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

11 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

12 States, 31,385. 

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

14 (3) The Navy Reserve, 9,973. 

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

16 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

17 States, 14,704. 

18 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,830.


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1 SEC. 413 [Log 53086]. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECH2 NICIANS (DUAL STATUS). 

3 The minimum number of military technicians (dual 

4 status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2015 for the re5 serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith6 standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 

7 be the following: 

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

9 States, 27,210. 

10 (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,895. 

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

12 States, 21,792. 

13 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,789.


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1 SEC. 414 [Log 53087]. FISCAL YEAR 2015 LIMITATION ON 

2 NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNI3 CIANS. 

4 (a) LIMITATIONS.—

5 (1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 

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

7 States Code, the number of non-dual status techni8 cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep9 tember 30, 2015, may not exceed the following: 

10 (A) For the Army National Guard of the 

11 United States, 1,600. 

12 (B) For the Air National Guard of the 

13 United States, 350. 

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

15 status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 

16 of September 30, 2015, may not exceed 595. 

17 (3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non18 dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 

19 Reserve as of September 30, 2015, may not exceed 

20 90. 

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

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

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

24 United States Code.


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1 SEC. 415 [Log 53088]. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PER2 SONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE 

3 DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

4 During fiscal year 2015, the maximum number of 

5 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 

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

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

8 States Code, is the following: 

9 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

10 States, 17,000. 

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

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

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

14 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

15 States, 16,000. 

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


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1 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 421 [Log 53089]. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 

5 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

6 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 

7 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 

8 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec9 ified in the funding table in section 4401. 

10 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au11 thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 

12 any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in13 definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2015.


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1 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

2 POLICY

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Generally 

Sec. 501 [Log 53706]. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by 

selective retirement boards to particular warrant officer year 

groups and specialties. 

Sec. 502 [Log 53808]. Relief from limits on percentage of officers who may be 

recommended for discharge during a fiscal year using enhanced 

authority for selective early discharges. 

Sec. 503 [Log 53702]. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on joint officer management and promotion policy 

objectives for joint officers. 

Sec. 504 [Log 53734]. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. 

Sec. 505 [Log 53827]. Required consideration of certain elements of command 

climate in performance appraisals of commanding officers. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Personnel Management 

Sec. 511 [Log 53743]. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for promotion of certain health professions officers 

and first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing 

baccalaureate degrees. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521 [Log 53698]. Procedures for judicial review of military personnel decisions relating to correction of military records. 

Sec. 522 [Log 53738]. Additional required elements of Transition Assistance 

Program. 

Sec. 523 [Log 53767]. Extension of authority to conduct career flexibility programs. 

Sec. 524 [Log 53847]. Provision of information to members of the Armed 

Forces on privacy rights relating to receipt of mental health 

services. 

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

Prevention and Response 

Sec. 531 [Log 53870]. Improved Department of Defense information reporting 

and collection of domestic violence incidents involving members 

of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 532 [Log 53901]. Additional duty for judicial proceedings panel regarding 

use of mental health records by defense during preliminary 

hearing and court-martial proceedings. 

Sec. 533 [Log 53968]. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response 

and related military justice enhancements to military service 

academies. 


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Subtitle E—Military Family Readiness 

Sec. 541 [Log 53722]. Earlier determination of dependent status with respect 

to transitional compensation for dependents of members separated for dependent abuse. 

Sec. 542 [Log 53807]. Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in 

Armed Forces suicide prevention efforts. 

Sec. 543 [Log 53102]. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents 

who are members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle F—Education and Training Opportunities 

Sec. 551 [Log 53680]. Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange 

activities at military service academies. 

Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education 

Sec. 561 [Log 53793]. Continuation of authority to assist local educational 

agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed 

Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. 

Sec. 562 [Log 53862]. Authority to employ non-United States citizens as 

teachers in Department of Defense overseas dependents’ school 

system. 

Sec. 563 [Log 53755]. Expansion of functions of the Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education to include domestic dependent elementary 

and secondary schools. 

Sec. 564 [Log53761]. Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and 

transition of military dependent students. 

Sec. 565 [Log 53946]. Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 

2012. 

Subtitle H—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 571 [Log 53350]. Retroactive award of Army Combat Action Badge. 

Sec. 572 [Log 53693]. Report on Navy review, findings, and actions pertaining 

to Medal of Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant 

Rafael Peralta. 

Subtitle I—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 

Sec. 581 [Log 53950]. Secretary of Defense review and report on prevention 

of suicide among members of United States Special Operations 

Forces. 

Sec. 582 [Log 53853]. Inspector General of the Department of Defense review 

of separation of members of the Armed Forces who made unrestricted reports of sexual assault. 

Sec. 583 [Log 53724]. Comptroller General report regarding management of 

personnel records of members of the National Guard. 

Subtitle J—Other Matters 

Sec. 591 [Log 53082]. Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by 

recovering service members. 

Sec. 592 [Log 53271]. Sense of Congress regarding fulfilling promise to leave 

no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted in Afghanistan.


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1 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 

2 Policy Generally 

3 SEC. 501 [Log 53706]. AUTHORITY TO LIMIT CONSIDERATION 

4 FOR EARLY RETIREMENT BY SELECTIVE RE5 TIREMENT BOARDS TO PARTICULAR WAR6 RANT OFFICER YEAR GROUPS AND SPECIAL7 TIES. 

8 Section 581(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

9 amended—

10 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para11 graph (3); 

12 (2) by designating the second sentence of para13 graph (1) as paragraph (2); and 

14 (3) in paragraph (2), as so designated—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘the list shall include each’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘the list shall include—

17 ‘‘(A) the name of each’’; 

18 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

19 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(B) with respect to a group of warrant officers 

23 designated under subparagraph (A) who are in a 

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3 Secretary.’’.


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1 SEC. 502 [Log 53808]. RELIEF FROM LIMITS ON PERCENT2 AGE OF OFFICERS WHO MAY BE REC3 OMMENDED FOR DISCHARGE DURING A FIS4 CAL YEAR USING ENHANCED AUTHORITY 

5 FOR SELECTIVE EARLY DISCHARGES. 

6 Section 638a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended—

8 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

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1 SEC. 503 [Log 53702]. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUB2 MISSION TO CONGRESS OF ANNUAL REPORTS 

3 ON JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT AND PRO4 MOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR JOINT OF5 FICERS. 

6 (a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORTS.—

7 (1) JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT.—Section 

8 667 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 

9 (2) PROMOTION POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR JOINT

10 OFFICERS.—Section 662 of such title is amended—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

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

15 at the beginning of chapter 38 of such title is amended 

16 by striking the item relating to section 667.


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1 SEC. 504 [Log 53734]. OPTIONS FOR PHASE II OF JOINT PRO2 FESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 

3 Section 2154(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘consisting of a joint professional 

5 military education curriculum’’ and all that follows 

6 through the period at the end and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘consisting of—

8 ‘‘(A) a joint professional military education 

9 curriculum taught in residence at the Joint 

10 Forces Staff College or a senior level service 

11 school that has been designated and certified by 

12 the Secretary of Defense as a joint professional 

13 military education institution; or 

14 ‘‘(B) a senior level service course of at 

15 least ten months that has been designated and 

16 certified by the Secretary of Defense as a joint 

17 professional military education course.’’.


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1 SEC. 505 [Log 53827]. REQUIRED CONSIDERATION OF CER2 TAIN ELEMENTS OF COMMAND CLIMATE IN 

3 PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS OF COM4 MANDING OFFICERS. 

5 The Secretary of a military department shall ensure 

6 that the performance appraisal of a commanding officer 

7 in an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary 

8 indicates the extent to which the commanding officer has 

9 or has not established a command climate in which—

10 (1) allegations of sexual assault are properly 

11 managed and fairly evaluated; and 

12 (2) a victim of criminal activity, including sex13 ual assault, can report the criminal activity without 

14 fear of retaliation, including ostracism and group 

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1 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

2 Personnel Management 

3 SEC. 511 [Log 53743]. RETENTION ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE4 STATUS LIST FOLLOWING NONSELECTION 

5 FOR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN HEALTH PRO6 FESSIONS OFFICERS AND FIRST LIEUTEN7 ANTS AND LIEUTENANTS (JUNIOR GRADE) 

8 PURSUING BACCALAUREATE DEGREES. 

9 (a) RETENTION OF CERTAIN FIRST LIEUTENANTS

10 AND LIEUTENANTS (JUNIOR GRADE) FOLLOWING NON11 SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec12 tion 14701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘A reserve officer of’’ and in14 serting ‘‘(A) A reserve officer of the Army, Navy, 

15 Air Force, or Marine Corps described in subpara16 graph (B) who is required to be removed from the 

17 reserve active-status list under section 14504 of this 

18 title, or a reserve officer of’’; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘of this title may, subject to the 

20 needs of the service and to section 14509 of this 

21 title,’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title, may’’; 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 paragraphs: 

24 ‘‘(B) A reserve officer covered by this subparagraph 

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1 Corps who holds the grade of first lieutenant, or a reserve 

2 officer of the Navy who holds the grade of lieutenant (jun3 ior grade), and who—

4 ‘‘(i) is a health professions officer; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) is actively pursuing an undergraduate pro6 gram of education leading to a baccalaureate degree. 

7 ‘‘(C) The consideration of a reserve officer for con8 tinuation on the reserve active-status list pursuant to this 

9 paragraph is subject to the needs of the service and to 

10 section 14509 of this title.’’. 

11 (b) RETENTION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFI12 CERS.—Such section is further amended—

13 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub14 section (c); and 

15 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol16 lowing new subsection (b): 

17 ‘‘(b) CONTINUATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS OF18 FICERS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(6), a health 

19 professions officer obligated to a period of service incurred 

20 under section 16201 of this title who is required to be 

21 removed from the reserve active-status list under section 

22 14504, 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title and who has 

23 not completed a service obligation incurred under section 

24 16201 of this title shall be retained on the reserve active25 status list until the completion of such service obligation 


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1 and then discharged, unless sooner retired or discharged 

2 under another provision of law. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the applica4 bility of paragraph (1) to any officer if the Secretary de5 termines that completion of the service obligation of that 

6 officer is not in the best interest of the service. 

7 ‘‘(3) A health professions officer who is continued on 

8 the reserve active-status list under this subsection who is 

9 subsequently promoted or whose name is on a list of offi10 cers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade 

11 is not required to be discharged or retired upon completion 

12 of the officer’s service obligation. Such officer may con13 tinue on the reserve active-status list as other officers of 

14 the same grade unless separated under another provision 

15 of law.’’.


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1 Subtitle C—General Service 

2 Authorities 

3 SEC. 521 [Log 53698]. PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW 

4 OF MILITARY PERSONNEL DECISIONS RELAT5 ING TO CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 

6 (a) AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL REVIEW; LIMITA7 TIONS.—

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

9 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 1560. Judicial review of decisions relating to cor12 rection of military records 

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

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to sections 1346 

15 and 1491 of title 28 and chapter 7 of title 5, any 

16 person adversely affected by a records correction 

17 final decision may obtain judicial review of the deci18 sion in a court with jurisdiction to hear the matter. 

19 ‘‘(2) RECORDS CORRECTION FINAL DECISION

20 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘records correc21 tion final decision’ means any of the following deci22 sions: 

23 ‘‘(A) A final decision issued by the Sec24 retary concerned pursuant to section 1552 of 

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1 ‘‘(B) A final decision issued by the Sec2 retary of a military department or the Sec3 retary of Homeland Security pursuant to sec4 tion 1034(g) of this title. 

5 ‘‘(C) A final decision issued by the Sec6 retary of Defense pursuant to section 1034(h) 

7 of this title. 

8 ‘‘(D) A final decision issued by the Sec9 retary concerned pursuant to section 1554a of 

10 this title. 

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

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

14 paragraphs (3) and (4), judicial review of a matter 

15 that could be subject to correction under a provision 

16 of law specified in subsection (a)(2) may not be ob17 tained under this section or any other provision of 

18 law unless—

19 ‘‘(A) the petitioner has requested a correc20 tion under sections 1552 or 1554a of this title 

21 (including such a request in a matter arising 

22 under section 1034 of this title); and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned has rendered 

24 a final decision denying that correction in whole 

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1 ‘‘(2) WHISTLEBLOWER CASES.—When the final 

2 decision of the Secretary concerned is subject to re3 view by the Secretary of Defense under section 

4 1034(h) of this title, the petitioner is not required 

5 to seek such review before obtaining judicial review, 

6 but if the petitioner seeks such review, judicial re7 view may not be sought until the earlier of the fol8 lowing occurs: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense makes a 

10 decision in the matter. 

11 ‘‘(B) The period specified in section 

12 1034(h) of this title for the Secretary to make 

13 a decision in the matter expires. 

14 ‘‘(3) CLASS ACTIONS.—If judicial review of a 

15 records correction final decision is sought, and the 

16 petitioner for such judicial review also seeks to bring 

17 a class action with respect to a matter for which the 

18 petitioner requested a correction under section 1552 

19 of this title (including a request in a matter arising 

20 under section 1034 of this title) and the court issues 

21 an order certifying a class in the case, paragraphs 

22 (1) and (2) do not apply to any member of the cer23 tified class (other than the petitioner) with respect 

24 to any matter covered by a claim for which the class 

25 is certified. 


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1 ‘‘(4) TIMELINESS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

2 apply if the records correction final decision of the 

3 Secretary concerned is not issued by the date that 

4 is 18 months after the date on which the petitioner 

5 requests a correction. 

6 ‘‘(c) STATUTES OF LIMITATION.—

7 ‘‘(1) SIX YEARS FROM FINAL DECISION.—A 

8 records correction final decision (other than in a 

9 matter to which paragraph (2) applies) is not sub10 ject to judicial review under this section or otherwise 

11 subject to review in any court unless petition for 

12 such review is filed in a court not later than six 

13 years after the date of the records correction final 

14 decision. 

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

16 MAY RESULT IN PAYMENT OF MONEY.—(A) In a 

17 case of a records correction final decision described 

18 in subparagraph (B), the records correction final de19 cision (or the portion of such decision described in 

20 such subparagraph) is not subject to judicial review 

21 under this section or otherwise subject to review in 

22 any court unless petition for such review is filed in 

23 a court before the end of the six-year period that 

24 began on the date of discharge, retirement, release 

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1 the person whose military records are the subject of 

2 the correction request. Such period does not include 

3 any time between the date of the filing of the re4 quest for correction of military records leading to 

5 the records correction final decision and the date of 

6 the final decision. 

7 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a records 

8 correction final decision or portion of the decision 

9 that involves a denial of a claim that, if relief were 

10 to be granted by the court, would support, or result 

11 in, the payment of money either under a court order 

12 or under a subsequent administrative determination, 

13 other than payments made under—

14 ‘‘(i) chapter 61 of this title to a claimant 

15 who prior to such records correction final deci16 sion, was not the subject of a decision by a 

17 physical evaluation board or by any other board 

18 authorized to grant disability payments to the 

19 claimant; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) chapter 73 of this title. 

21 ‘‘(d) HABEAS CORPUS.—This section does not affect 

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

23 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

25 by adding at the end the following new item:

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1 (b) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR CORREC2 TION OF RECORDS WHEN PROHIBITED PERSONNEL AC3 TION ALLEGED.—

4 (1) NOTICE OF DENIAL; PROCEDURES FOR JU5 DICIAL REVIEW.—Subsection (g) of section 1034 of 

6 such title is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new paragraph: 

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

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

10 of any requested correction of the record of the member 

11 or former member, the Secretary concerned shall provide 

12 the member or former member—

13 ‘‘(A) a concise written statement of the basis 

14 for the decision; and 

15 ‘‘(B) a written notification of the availability of 

16 judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

17 1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 

18 such review in accordance with the applicable statute 

19 of limitations.’’. 

20 (2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW; NOTICE

21 OF DENIAL.—Subsection (h) of such section is 

22 amended—

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

24 completion of all’’; and 


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

2 paragraph: 

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

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

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

7 Secretary of the military department concerned in the 

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

10 of any requested correction of the record of the member 

11 or former member, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

12 the member or former member—

13 ‘‘(A) a concise written statement of the basis 

14 for the decision; and 

15 ‘‘(B) a written notification of the availability of 

16 judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

17 1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 

18 such review in accordance with the applicable statute 

19 of limitations.’’. 

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

21 section is further amended—

22 (A) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) 

23 as subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 

24 (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the 

25 following new subsection (i): 


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1 ‘‘(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—(1) A decision of the Sec2 retary of Defense under subsection (h) shall be subject to 

3 judicial review only as provided in section 1560 of this 

4 title. 

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

6 Defense under subsection (h) was not sought, a decision 

7 of the Secretary of a military department under subsection 

8 (g) shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in 

9 section 1560 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(3) A decision by the Secretary of Homeland Secu11 rity under subsection (g) shall be subject to judicial review 

12 only as provided in section 1560 of this title.’’. 

13 (c) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF OTHER REQUESTS FOR

14 CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 1552 of 

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

16 new subsections: 

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

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

19 of any requested correction, the Secretary concerned shall 

20 provide the claimant—

21 ‘‘(1) a concise written statement of the basis for 

22 the decision; and 

23 ‘‘(2) a written notification of the availability of 

24 judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

25 1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 


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1 such review in accordance with the applicable statute 

2 of limitations. 

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

4 section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided 

5 in section 1560 of this title.’’. 

6 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CORRECTIONS REC7 OMMENDED BY THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF

8 REVIEW.—Section 1554a of such title is amended—

9 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub10 section (h); and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol12 lowing new subsections (f) and (g): 

13 ‘‘(f) RECORD OF DECISION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 

14 any case in which the final decision of the Secretary con15 cerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of any re16 quested correction of the record of the member or former 

17 member, the Secretary shall provide to the member or 

18 former member—

19 ‘‘(1) a concise written statement of the basis for 

20 the decision; and 

21 ‘‘(2) a written notification of the availability of 

22 judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 

23 1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 

24 such review in accordance with the applicable statute 

25 of limitations. 


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1 ‘‘(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A decision by the Secretary 

2 concerned under this section shall be subject to judicial 

3 review only as provided in section 1560 of this title.’’. 

4 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all 

8 final decisions of the Secretary of Defense under 

9 section 1034(h) of title 10, United States Code, and 

10 of the Secretary of a military department and the 

11 Secretary of Homeland Security under sections 

12 1034(g), 1552, or 1554a of such title rendered on 

13 or after such date. 

14 (2) TREATMENT OF EXISTING CASES.—This 

15 section and the amendments made by this section do 

16 not affect the authority of any court to exercise ju17 risdiction over any case that was properly before the 

18 court before the effective date specified in paragraph 

19 (1). 

20 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the military 

21 department concerned and, in the case of the Coast 

22 Guard, the Secretary of the Department in which the 

23 Coast Guard is operating may prescribe regulations, and 

24 interim guidance before prescribing such regulations, to 

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1 tions or interim guidance prescribed by the Secretary of 

2 a military department may not take effect until approved 

3 by the Secretary of Defense.


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1 SEC. 522 [Log 53738]. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF 

2 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

4 AND OTHER AVAILABLE BENEFITS.—Section 1144 of 

5 title 10, United States Code, is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 

7 (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol9 lowing new subsection (c): 

10 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The 

11 mandatory program carried out by this section also shall 

12 include the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) For any such member who plans to use 

14 the member’s entitlement to educational assistance 

15 under title 38—

16 ‘‘(A) instruction providing an overview of 

17 the use of such entitlement; and 

18 ‘‘(B) courses of post-secondary education 

19 appropriate for the member, courses of post20 secondary education compatible with the mem21 ber’s education goals, and instruction on how to 

22 finance the member’s post-secondary education. 

23 ‘‘(2) Instruction in the benefits under laws ad24 ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 

25 in other subjects determined to be appropriate by 

26 the Secretary concerned.’’. 


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1 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The pro2 gram carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United 

3 States Code, shall comply with the requirements of sub4 section (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), 

5 by not later than April 1, 2016.


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1 SEC. 523 [Log 53767]. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CON2 DUCT CAREER FLEXIBILITY PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) DURATION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Sub4 section (m) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

6 Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note), as amended by 

7 section 531(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

8 for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

9 1403) and redesignated by section 522(a)(2) of the Na10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

11 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1722), is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

13 31, 2019’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REPORTING RE15 QUIREMENTS.—Subsection (k) of section 533 of the Dun16 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2009, as amended by section 531(c) of the National 

18 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, is 

19 amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘, 2017, and 2019’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘March 1, 

23 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2020’’.


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1 SEC. 524 [Log 53847]. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEM2 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON PRIVACY 

3 RIGHTS RELATING TO RECEIPT OF MENTAL 

4 HEALTH SERVICES. 

5 (a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The 

6 Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that 

7 the information described in subsection (b) is provided—

8 (1) to each officer candidate during initial 

9 training; 

10 (2) to each recruit during basic training; and 

11 (3) to other members of the Armed Forces at 

12 such times as the Secretary of Defense considers ap13 propriate. 

14 (b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The information re15 quired to be provided under subsection (a) shall include 

16 information on the applicability of Department of Defense 

17 Directive 6025.18 and other regulations regarding privacy 

18 prescribed pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability 

19 and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191) to 

20 records regarding a member of the Armed Forces seeking 

21 and receiving mental health services.


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1 Subtitle D—Military Justice, In2 cluding Sexual Assault and Do3 mestic Violence Prevention and 

4 Response 

5 SEC. 531 [Log 53870]. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

6 INFORMATION REPORTING AND COLLECTION 

7 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLV8 ING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) DATA REPORTING AND COLLECTION IMPROVE10 MENTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall de12 velop a comprehensive management plan to address defi13 ciencies in the reporting of information on incidents of do14 mestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces 

15 for inclusion in the Department of Defense database on 

16 domestic violence incidents required by section 1562 of 

17 title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the database 

18 provides an accurate count of domestic violence incidents 

19 and any consequent disciplinary action. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 543(a) of 

21 the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1562 

23 note) is amended by striking paragraph (1).


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1 SEC. 532 [Log 53901]. ADDITIONAL DUTY FOR JUDICIAL PRO2 CEEDINGS PANEL REGARDING USE OF MEN3 TAL HEALTH RECORDS BY DEFENSE DURING 

4 PRELIMINARY HEARING AND COURT-MAR5 TIAL PROCEEDINGS. 

6 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The independent panel es7 tablished by the Secretary of Defense under section 

8 576(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

9 Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1758), 

10 known as the ‘‘judicial proceedings panel’’, shall conduct 

11 a review and assessment of—

12 (1) the impact of the use of mental health 

13 records by the defense during the preliminary hear14 ing conducted under section 832 of title 10, United 

15 States Code (article 32 of the Uniform Code of Mili16 tary Justice), and during court-martial proceedings; 

17 and 

18 (2) the use of mental health records in civilian 

19 criminal legal proceedings in order to identify any 

20 significant discrepancies between the two legal sys21 tems. 

22 (b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—The judicial pro23 ceedings panel shall include the results of the review and 

24 assessment in one of the reports required by section 

25 576(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

26 for Fiscal Year 2013.


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1 SEC. 533 [Log 53968]. APPLICABILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

2 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND RELATED 

3 MILITARY JUSTICE ENHANCEMENTS TO MILI4 TARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

5 The Secretary of the military department concerned 

6 and, in the case of the Coast Guard Academy, the Sec7 retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is op8 erating shall ensure that the provisions of title XVII of 

9 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 950), including 

11 amendments made by that title, apply to the United States 

12 Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force 

13 Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy.


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1 Subtitle E—Military Family 

2 Readiness 

3 SEC. 541 [Log 53722]. EARLIER DETERMINATION OF DE4 PENDENT STATUS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSI5 TIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS 

6 OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 

7 ABUSE. 

8 Section 1059(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘as of the date on which the indi10 vidual described in subsection (b) is separated from active 

11 duty’’ and inserting ‘‘as of the date on which the separa12 tion action is initiated by a commander of the individual 

13 described in subsection (b)’’.


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1 SEC. 542 [Log 53807]. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN DATA 

2 COLLECTION AND REPORTING IN ARMED 

3 FORCES SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS. 

4 (a) POLICY FOR STANDARD SUICIDE DATA COLLEC5 TION, REPORTING, AND ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 

6 Defense shall prescribe a policy for the development of a 

7 standard method for collecting, reporting, and assessing 

8 suicide data and suicide-attempt data involving members 

9 of the Armed Forces, including reserve components there10 of, and their dependents in order to improve the consist11 ency and comprehensiveness of—

12 (1) the suicide prevention policy developed pur13 suant to section 582 of the National Defense Au14 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

15 112–239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); and 

16 (2) the suicide prevention and resilience pro17 gram for the National Guard and Reserves estab18 lished pursuant to section 10219 of title 10, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (b) SUBMISSION OF POLICY AND CONGRESSIONAL

21 BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub23 mit the policy developed under subsection (a) to the Com24 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

25 of Representatives. At the request of the committees, the 

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1 and the implementation status of the standardized suicide 

2 data collection, reporting and assessment method. 

3 (c) CONSULTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In the 

4 case of the suicide prevention and resilience program for 

5 the National Guard and Reserves—

6 (1) the Secretary of Defense shall develop the 

7 policy required by subsection (a) in consultation with 

8 the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and 

9 (2) the adjutants general of the States, the 

10 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Co11 lumbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall imple12 ment the policy within 180 days after the date of the 

13 submission of the policy under subsection (b). 

14 (d) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

15 term ‘‘dependent’’, with respect to a member of the Armed 

16 Forces, means a person described in section 1072(2) of 

17 title 10, United States Code, except that, in the case of 

18 a parent or parent-in-law of the member, the income re19 quirements of subparagraph (E) of such section do not 

20 apply.


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1 SEC. 543 [Log 53102]. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY AR2 RANGEMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE MEM3 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.—Title II of the 

5 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et 

6 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION. 

9 ‘‘(a) RESTRICTION ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY

10 ORDER.—If a court renders a temporary order for custo11 dial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment 

12 or anticipated deployment of a parent who is a 

13 servicemember, then the court shall require that, upon the 

14 return of the servicemember from deployment, the custody 

15 order that was in effect immediately preceding the tem16 porary order shall be reinstated, unless the court finds 

17 that such a reinstatement is not in the best interest of 

18 the child, except that any such finding shall be subject 

19 to subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF MEMBER’S

21 DEPLOYMENT IN DETERMINATION OF CHILD’S BEST IN22 TEREST.—If a motion or a petition is filed seeking a per23 manent order to modify the custody of the child of a 

24 servicemember, no court may consider the absence of the 

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1 of deployment, as the sole factor in determining the best 

2 interest of the child. 

3 ‘‘(c) NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR RIGHT OF AC4 TION OR REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section shall create 

5 a Federal right of action or otherwise give rise to Federal 

6 jurisdiction or create a right of removal. 

7 ‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—In any case where State law ap8 plicable to a child custody proceeding involving a tem9 porary order as contemplated in this section provides a 

10 higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent 

11 who is a deploying servicemember than the rights provided 

12 under this section with respect to such temporary order, 

13 the appropriate court shall apply the higher State stand14 ard. 

15 ‘‘(e) DEPLOYMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

16 term ‘deployment’ means the movement or mobilization of 

17 a servicemember to a location for a period of longer than 

18 60 days and not longer than 540 days pursuant to tem19 porary or permanent official orders—

20 ‘‘(1) that are designated as unaccompanied; 

21 ‘‘(2) for which dependent travel is not author22 ized; or 

23 ‘‘(3) that otherwise do not permit the move24 ment of family members to that location.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 

3 end of the items relating to title II the following new item:

‘‘208. Child custody protection.’’.


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1 Subtitle F—Education and 

2 Training Opportunities 

3 SEC. 551 [Log 53680]. AUTHORIZED DURATION OF FOREIGN 

4 AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES AT 

5 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

6 (a) MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4345a(a) of title 

7 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two 

8 weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 

9 (b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6957b(a) of such title 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four 

11 weeks’’. 

12 (c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9345a(a) of such 

13 title is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘four weeks’’.


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1 Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ 

2 Education 

3 SEC. 561 [Log 53793]. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO AS4 SIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 

5 BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

6 ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 

8 (a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT

9 NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 

10 amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 

11 by section 301 and available for operation and mainte12 nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the fund13 ing table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available 

14 only for the purpose of providing assistance to local edu15 cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of 

16 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

18 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 

20 meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Ele21 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 562 [Log 53862]. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY NON-UNITED 

2 STATES CITIZENS AS TEACHERS IN DEPART3 MENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS’ 

4 SCHOOL SYSTEM. 

5 Section 2(2)(A) of the Defense Department Overseas 

6 Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 

7 901(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the comma at 

8 the end the following: ‘‘or, in the case of a teaching posi9 tion that involves instruction in the host-nation language, 

10 a local national when a citizen of the United States is not 

11 reasonably available to provide such instruction’’.


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1 SEC. 563 [Log 53755]. EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE 

2 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DEPENDENTS’ EDU3 CATION TO INCLUDE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT 

4 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

5 (a) EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (c) of 

6 section 1411 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act 

7 of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 929) is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and of the 

9 domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 

10 system established under section 2164 of title 10, 

11 United States Code,’’ after ‘‘of the defense depend12 ents’ education system’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and in the 

14 domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 

15 system’’ before the comma at the end. 

16 (b) MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL.—Subsection 

17 (a)(1)(B) of such section is amended—

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘and the domestic dependent 

19 elementary and secondary schools established under 

20 section 2164 of title 10, United States Code’’ after 

21 ‘‘the defense dependents’ education system’’; and 

22 (2) by inserting ‘‘either’’ before ‘‘such system’’.


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1 SEC. 564 [Log53761]. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE 

2 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND TRANSITION 

3 OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS. 

4 The Secretary of Defense may make grants to non5 profit organizations that provide services to improve the 

6 academic achievement of military dependent students, in7 cluding those nonprofit organizations whose programs 

8 focus on improving the civic responsibility of military de9 pendent students and their understanding of the Federal 

10 Government through direct exposure to the operations of 

11 the Federal Government.


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1 SEC. 565 [Log 53946]. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID IM2 PROVEMENT ACT OF 2012. 

3 Section 563(c) of National Defense Authorization Act 

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

5 1748; 20 U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘4-

8 year’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

10 end the following, ‘‘, except that amendment 

11 made by subsection (b) to subparagraph (B) of 

12 section 8002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec13 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 7702(b)(3)(B)) shall be effective for a 2-year 

15 period beginning on the date of enactment of 

16 this Act’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (4)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘The amendments’’ and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments’’; 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘and subparagraph (B) of 

22 this paragraph’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘4-

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1 (D) by inserting ‘‘and such subparagraph’’ 

2 after ‘‘such subsection’’ each place it appears; 

3 and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For the period be6 ginning January 3, 2015, and ending January 

7 2, 2017, subparagraph (B) of section 

8 8002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 7702(b)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘ ‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of Fed12 eral property eligible under this section that is 

13 within the boundaries of two or more local edu14 cational agencies that are eligible under this 

15 section, any of such agencies may ask the Sec16 retary to calculate (and the Secretary shall cal17 culate) the taxable value of the eligible Federal 

18 property that is within its boundaries by—

19 ‘‘ ‘(i) first calculating the per-acre 

20 value of the eligible Federal property sepa21 rately for each eligible local educational 

22 agency that shares the Federal property, 

23 as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii); 

24 ‘‘ ‘(ii) then averaging the resulting 

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1 property from each eligible local edu2 cational agency that shares the Federal 

3 property; and 

4 ‘‘ ‘(iii) then applying the average per5 acre value to determine the total taxable 

6 value of the eligible Federal property under 

7 subparagraph (A)(iii) for the requesting 

8 local educational agency.’.’’.


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1 Subtitle H—Decorations and 

2 Awards 

3 SEC. 571 [Log 53350]. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COM4 BAT ACTION BADGE. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—The Secretary of the 

6 Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge (estab7 lished by order of the Secretary of the Army through 

8 Headquarters, Department of the Army Letter 600–05–

9 1, dated June 3, 2005) to a person who, while a member 

10 of the Army, participated in combat during which the per11 son personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the 

12 enemy at any time during the period beginning on Decem13 ber 7, 1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the date 

14 of the otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity for 

15 the award of such decoration), if the Secretary determines 

16 that the person has not been previously recognized in an 

17 appropriate manner for such participation. 

18 (b) PROCUREMENT OF BADGE.—The Secretary of 

19 the Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the 

20 Army Combat Action Badge so that eligible recipients of 

21 the Army Combat Action Badge pursuant to subsection 

22 (a) may procure the badge directly from suppliers, thereby 

23 eliminating or at least substantially reducing administra24 tive costs for the Army to carry out this section.


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1 SEC. 572 [Log 53693]. REPORT ON NAVY REVIEW, FINDINGS, 

2 AND ACTIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF 

3 HONOR NOMINATION OF MARINE CORPS SER4 GEANT RAFAEL PERALTA. 

5 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 

7 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

8 House of Representatives a report describing the Navy re9 view, findings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of 

10 Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael 

11 Peralta. The report shall account for all evidence sub12 mitted with regard to the case.


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1 Subtitle I—Miscellaneous 

2 Reporting Requirements 

3 SEC. 581 [Log 53950]. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND 

4 REPORT ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE 

5 AMONG MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES SPE6 CIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 

7 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 

8 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Per9 sonnel and Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of De10 fense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 

11 shall conduct a review of Department of Defense efforts 

12 regarding the prevention of suicide among members of 

13 United States Special Operations Forces and their de14 pendents. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under 

16 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, 

17 and consider the recommendations of, the Office of Suicide 

18 Prevention, the Secretaries of the military departments, 

19 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 

20 and Low Intensity Conflict, and the United States Special 

21 Operations Command regarding the feasibility of imple22 menting, for members of United States Special Operations 

23 Forces and their dependents, particular elements of the 

24 Department of Defense suicide prevention policy developed 

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1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

2 U.S.C. 1071 note) and section 582 of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

4 112–239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

5 (c) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review conducted 

6 under subsection (a) shall specifically include an assess7 ment of each of the following: 

8 (1) Current Armed Forces and United States 

9 Special Operations Command policy guidelines on 

10 the prevention of suicide among members of United 

11 States Special Operations Forces and their depend12 ents. 

13 (2) Current and direct Armed Forces and 

14 United States Special Operations Command suicide 

15 prevention programs and activities for members of 

16 United States Special Operations Forces and their 

17 dependents, including programs provided by the De18 fense Health Program and the Office of Suicide Pre19 vention and programs supporting family members. 

20 (3) Current Armed Forces and United States 

21 Special Operations Command strategies to reduce 

22 suicides among members of United States Special 

23 Operations Forces and their dependents, including 

24 the cost of such strategies across the future years 

25 defense program. 


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1 (4) Current Armed Forces and United States 

2 Special Operations Command standards of care for 

3 suicide prevention among members of United States 

4 Special Operations Forces and their dependents, in5 cluding training standards for behavioral health care 

6 providers to ensure that such providers receive train7 ing on clinical best practices and evidence-based 

8 treatments as information on such practices and 

9 treatments becomes available. 

10 (5) The integration of mental health screenings 

11 and suicide risk and prevention efforts for members 

12 of United States Special Operations Forces and 

13 their dependents into the delivery of primary care 

14 for such members and dependents. 

15 (6) The standards for responding to attempted 

16 or completed suicides among members of United 

17 States Special Operations Forces and their depend18 ents, including guidance and training to assist com19 manders in addressing incidents of attempted or 

20 completed suicide within their units. 

21 (7) The standards regarding data collection for 

22 individual members of United States Special Oper23 ations Forces and their dependents, including re24 lated factors such as domestic violence and child 

25 abuse. 


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1 (8) The means to ensure the protection of pri2 vacy of members of United States Special Oper3 ations Forces and their dependents who seek or re4 ceive treatment related to suicide prevention. 

5 (9) The need to differentiate members of 

6 United States Special Operations Forces and their 

7 dependents from members of conventional forces and 

8 their dependents in the development and delivery of 

9 the Department of Defense suicide prevention pro10 gram. 

11 (10) Such other matters as the Secretary of 

12 Defense considers appropriate in connection with the 

13 prevention of suicide among members of United 

14 States Special Operations Forces and their depend15 ents. 

16 (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

19 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent20 atives a report containing the results of the review con21 ducted under subsection (a).


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1 SEC. 582 [Log 53853]. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DE2 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF SEPARA3 TION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

4 WHO MADE UNRESTRICTED REPORTS OF 

5 SEXUAL ASSAULT. 

6 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of 

7 the Department of Defense shall conduct a review—

8 (1) to identify all members of the Armed Forces 

9 who, since January 1, 2002, were separated from 

10 the Armed Forces after making an unrestricted re11 port of sexual assault; 

12 (2) to determine the circumstances of and 

13 grounds for each such separation, including—

14 (A) whether the separation was in retalia15 tion for or influenced by the identified member 

16 making an unrestricted report of sexual assault; 

17 and 

18 (B) whether the identified member re19 quested an appeal; and 

20 (3) if an identified member was separated on 

21 the grounds of having a personality or adjustment 

22 disorder, to determine whether the separation was 

23 carried out in compliance with Department of De24 fense Instruction 1332.14 and any other applicable 

25 Department of Defense regulations, directives, and 

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1 (b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS AND RECOMMENDA2 TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en3 actment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart4 ment of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

5 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

6 the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), 

7 including such recommendations as the Inspector General 

8 of the Department of Defense considers necessary.


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1 SEC. 583 [Log 53724]. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT RE2 GARDING MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL 

3 RECORDS OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 

4 GUARD. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

6 2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

7 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen8 ate and the House of Representatives a report regarding 

9 the management of personnel records of members of the 

10 National Guard. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—In preparing the report 

12 under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall con13 sider, at a minimum, the following: 

14 (1) The appropriate Federal role and responsi15 bility in the management of the records of National 

16 Guard members. 

17 (2) The extent to which selected States have 

18 digitized the records of National Guard members. 

19 (3) The extent to which those States and Fed20 eral agencies have entered into agreements to share 

21 the digitized records. 

22 (4) The extent to which Federal agencies face 

23 any constraints in their ability to effectively manage 

24 National Guard records.


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1 Subtitle J—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 591 [Log 53082]. INSPECTION OF OUTPATIENT RESI3 DENTIAL FACILITIES OCCUPIED BY RECOV4 ERING SERVICE MEMBERS. 

5 Section 1662(a) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title 

6 XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘inspected on a semiannual basis for 

8 the first two years after the enactment of this Act and 

9 annually thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘inspected at least once 

10 every two years’’.


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1 SEC. 592 [Log 53271]. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING 

2 FULFILLING PROMISE TO LEAVE NO MEMBER 

3 OF THE ARMED FORCES UNACCOUNTED IN 

4 AFGHANISTAN. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find6 ings: 

7 (1) The United States is a country of great 

8 honor and integrity. 

9 (2) The United States has made a sacred prom10 ise to members of the Armed Forces deployed over11 seas in defense of the United States that their sac12 rifice and service will never be forgotten. 

13 (3) The United States can never thank the 

14 proud members of the Armed Forces enough for 

15 their sacrifice and service on behalf of the United 

16 States. 

17 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that—

19 (1) abandoning the search efforts for members 

20 of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in 

21 the line of duty now or in the future is unacceptable; 

22 (2) the United States has a responsibility to 

23 keep the promises made to members of the Armed 

24 Forces deployed overseas in defense of the United 

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1 Soldier’s Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state 

2 that ‘‘I will never leave a fallen comrade’’; and 

3 (3) while the United States continues to transi4 tion leadership roles in combat operations in Af5 ghanistan to the people of Afghanistan, the United 

6 States must continue to fulfill these important prom7 ises to any member of the Armed Forces who is in 

8 a missing status or captured as a result of service 

9 in Afghanistan now or in the future.


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1 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

2 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601 [Log 53152]. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in 

rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611 [Log 53090]. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. 

Sec. 612 [Log 53091]. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. 

Sec. 613 [Log 53092]. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities 

for nuclear officers. 

Sec. 614 [Log 53093]. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 

consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

Sec. 615 [Log 53094]. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 

other title 37 bonuses and special pays. 

Subtitle C—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 

and Operations 

Sec. 631 [Log 53177]. Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary system. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 641 [Log 53627]. Anonymous survey of members of the Armed Forces regarding their preferences for military pay and benefits.

3 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

4 SEC. 601 [Log 53152]. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO5 VIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF 

6 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER 

7 CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 

8 Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 

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1 Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 

2 and Incentive Pays 

3 SEC. 611 [Log 53090]. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN 

4 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 

5 RESERVE FORCES. 

6 The following sections of title 37, United States 

7 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

9 (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re10 serve reenlistment bonus. 

11 (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 

12 affiliation or enlistment bonus. 

13 (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 

14 enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 

15 units. 

16 (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re17 serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 

18 service. 

19 (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 

20 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

21 prior service. 

22 (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 

23 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

24 prior service. 


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1 (7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement 

2 of travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside 

3 of normal commuting distance. 

4 (8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace5 ment payments for reserve component members ex6 periencing extended and frequent mobilization for 

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1 SEC. 612 [Log 53091]. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN 

2 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 

3 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

4 (a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 

5 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 

6 ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

7 2015’’: 

8 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi9 cer candidate accession program. 

10 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

11 education loans for certain health professionals who 

12 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

13 (b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 

14 of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 

15 ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

16 2015’’: 

17 (1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 

18 retention bonuses for psychologists. 

19 (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 

20 bonus for registered nurses. 

21 (3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 

22 special pay for nurse anesthetists. 

23 (4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 

24 Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 

25 short wartime specialties. 


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1 (5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 

2 bonus for dental officers. 

3 (6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 

4 for pharmacy officers. 

5 (7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 

6 for medical officers in critically short wartime spe7 cialties. 

8 (8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 

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1 SEC. 613 [Log 53092]. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL 

2 PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR 

3 OFFICERS. 

4 The following sections of title 37, United States 

5 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

7 (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 

8 nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 

9 service. 

10 (2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 

11 accession bonus. 

12 (3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 

13 annual incentive bonus.


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1 SEC. 614 [Log 53093]. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORI2 TIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED 

3 SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS 

4 AUTHORITIES. 

5 The following sections of title 37, United States 

6 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

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.


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1 SEC. 615 [Log 53094]. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORI2 TIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER 

3 TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 

4 The following sections of title 37, United States 

5 Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 

7 (1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 

8 retention bonus. 

9 (2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in10 centive pay. 

11 (3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 

12 bonus for active members. 

13 (4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 

14 bonus. 

15 (5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay 

16 for members of precommissioning programs pur17 suing foreign language proficiency. 

18 (6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 

19 for new officers in critical skills. 

20 (7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 

21 for conversion to military occupational specialty to 

22 ease personnel shortage. 

23 (8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 

24 for transfer between branches of the Armed Forces. 

25 (9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 

26 for officer candidates.


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1 Subtitle C—Commissary and Non2 appropriated Fund Instrumen3 tality Benefits and Operations 

4 SEC. 631 [Log 53177]. REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT, FOOD, AND 

5 PRICING OPTIONS FOR DEFENSE COM6 MISSARY SYSTEM. 

7 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall conduct a review, utilizing the services of an inde9 pendent organization experienced in grocery retail anal10 ysis, of the defense commissary system to determine the 

11 qualitative and quantitative effects of—

12 (1) using variable pricing in commissary stores 

13 to reduce the expenditure of appropriated funds to 

14 operate the defense commissary system; 

15 (2) implementing a program to make available 

16 more private label products in commissary stores; 

17 (3) converting the defense commissary system 

18 to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality, and 

19 (4) eliminating or at least reducing second-des20 tination funding. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The re22 view required by this section also shall consider the fol23 lowing: 

24 (1) The impact of changes to the operation of 

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1 trons, in particular junior enlisted members and jun2 ior officers and their dependents, that would result 

3 from displacing current value and name-brand prod4 ucts with private-label products. 

5 (2) The sensitivity of commissary patrons to 

6 pricing changes. 

7 (3) The feasibility of generating net revenue 

8 from pricing and stock assortment changes. 

9 (4) The relationship of higher prices and re10 duced patron savings to patron usage and accom11 panying sales, both on a national and regional basis. 

12 (5) The impact of changes to the operation of 

13 the defense commissary system on industry support; 

14 such as vendor stocking, promotions, discounts, and 

15 merchandising activities and programs. 

16 (6) The ability of the current commissary man17 agement and information technology systems to ac18 commodate changes to the existing pricing and man19 agement structure. 

20 (7) The product category management systems 

21 and expertise of the Defense Commissary Agency. 

22 (8) The impact of changes to the operation of 

23 the defense commissary system on military ex24 changes and other morale, welfare, and recreation 

25 programs for members of the Armed Forces. 


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1 (9) The identification of management and legis2 lative changes that would be required in connection 

3 with changes to the defense commissary system. 

4 (10) An estimate of the time required to imple5 ment recommended changes to the current pricing 

6 and management model of the defense commissary 

7 system. 

8 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than February 1, 2015, 

9 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 

10 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep11 resentatives a report containing the results of the review 

12 required by this section.


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1 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 641 [Log 53627]. ANONYMOUS SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF 

3 THE ARMED FORCES REGARDING THEIR 

4 PREFERENCES FOR MILITARY PAY AND BEN5 EFITS. 

6 (a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

7 shall carry out a anonymous survey of random members 

8 of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits 

9 for the purpose of soliciting information on the following: 

10 (1) The value that members of the Armed 

11 Forces place on the following forms of compensation 

12 relative to one another: 

13 (A) Basic pay. 

14 (B) Allowances for housing and subsist15 ence. 

16 (C) Bonuses and special pays. 

17 (D) Dependent healthcare benefits. 

18 (E) Healthcare benefits for retirees under 

19 65 years old. 

20 (F) Healthcare benefits for Medicare-eligi21 ble retirees. 

22 (G) Retirement pay. 

23 (2) How the members value different levels of 

24 pay or benefits, including the impact of co-payments 

25 or deductibles on the value of benefits. 


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1 (3) Any other issues related to military pay and 

2 benefits as the Secretary of Defense considers ap3 propriate. 

4 (4) How information collected pursuant to a 

5 previous paragraph varies by age, rank, dependent 

6 status, and such other factors as the Secretary of 

7 Defense considers appropriate. 

8 (b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Upon the completion 

9 of a survey conducted under this section, the Secretary 

10 of Defense shall submit to Congress and make publicly 

11 available a report containing the results of the survey, in12 cluding both the analyses and the raw data collected.


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1 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE

2 PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

Sec. 7_. [Log 53647] Mental health assessments for members of the

Armed Forces.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53232] Clarification of provision of food to former members

and dependents not receiving inpatient care in military medical 

treatment facilities.

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration

Sec. 7_. [Log 53716] Cooperative health care agreements between the military departments and non-military health care entities.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53790] Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53844] Limitation on transfer or elimination of graduate 

medical education billets.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53881] Review of military health system modernization

study.

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 7_. [Log 53754] Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53763] Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53936] Acquisition strategy for health care professional 

staffing services.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53135] Pilot program on medication therapy management

under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 7_. [Log 53644] Report on reduction of Prime Service Areas.

Sec. 7_. [Log 53945] Comptroller General report on transition of care for 

post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

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1 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 

2 Health Care Benefits 

3 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53647¿ MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR 

4 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074m of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

8 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 

9 and (C) as subparagraph (C) and (D), respec10 tively; and 

11 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) Once during each 180-day period 

14 during which a member is deployed.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)—

16 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

17 inserting a semicolon; 

18 (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 

19 (iii); and 

20 (C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(ii) by personnel in deployed units 

23 whose responsibilities include providing 

24 unit health care services if such personnel 

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1 for the assessments would not impair the 

2 capacity of such personnel to perform 

3 higher priority tasks; and’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 1074m(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B) and (C)’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘subparagraph (C) and (D)’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53232¿ CLARIFICATION OF PROVISION OF 

2 FOOD TO FORMER MEMBERS AND DEPEND3 ENTS NOT RECEIVING INPATIENT CARE IN 

4 MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

5 Section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ each place it ap8 pears and inserting ‘‘A member or former member’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘mem11 ber or dependent’’ and inserting ‘‘member, former 

12 member, or dependent’’.


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1 Subtitle B—Health Care 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53716¿ COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE 

4 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE MILITARY DE5 PARTMENTS AND NON-MILITARY HEALTH 

6 CARE ENTITIES. 

7 Section 713 of the National Defense Authorization 

8 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) 

9 is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 

11 Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Secretary concerned shall’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘if 

16 the Secretary establishing such agreement is 

17 the Secretary of Defense’’ before the semicolon; 

18 and 

19 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the 

20 military department concerned’’ after ‘‘the De21 partment of Defense’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(e) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 

25 section, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ means—


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1 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of a military department; or 

2 ‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense.’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53790¿ SURVEYS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY 

2 OF TRICARE STANDARD AND TRICARE 

3 EXTRA. 

4 Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 

6 amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘on a biennial basis’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 

9 the following: ‘‘paragraph (1) during 2017 and 

10 2020, and at such others times as requested by such 

11 committees or as the Comptroller General deter12 mines appropriate’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53844¿ LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OR 

2 ELIMINATION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDU3 CATION BILLETS. 

4 The Secretary of Defense may not transfer or elimi5 nate a graduate medical education billet from the military 

6 medical treatment facility to which the billet is assigned 

7 as of the date of the enactment of this Act unless the Sec8 retary—

9 (1) conducts a Department-wide review of the 

10 implementation of the plan required by section 731 

11 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

13 note) that is based on not less than two years of car14 rying out such implementation; 

15 (2) conducts an examination of the most suc16 cessful incentives for recruiting and retaining med17 ical professionals to participate in the graduate med18 ical education programs of the military departments; 

19 (3) determines the assignment of such billets 

20 based on the review and examination conducted 

21 under paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 

22 (4) after the Secretary makes the determination 

23 under paragraph (3), certifies to the congressional 

24 defense committees that any proposed transfer or 

25 elimination of such billets—


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1 (A) meets the needs of the military depart2 ments and the patient population; and 

3 (B) takes into account the assignment in4 terests of the members of the Armed Forces 

5 who are participating (or who will participate) 

6 in the graduate medical education programs of 

7 the military departments.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53881¿ REVIEW OF MILITARY HEALTH SYS2 TEM MODERNIZATION STUDY. 

3 (a) LIMITATION.—

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

5 may not restructure or realign a military medical 

6 treatment facility until a 120-day period has elapsed 

7 following the date on which the Comptroller General 

8 of the United States is required to submit to the 

9 congressional defense committees the report under 

10 subsection (b)(3). 

11 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

12 the congressional defense committees a report that 

13 includes the following: 

14 (A) During the period from 2001 to 2012, 

15 for each military medical treatment facility con16 sidered under the modernization study directed 

17 by the Resource Management Decision of the 

18 Department of Defense numbered MP–D–01—

19 (i) the average daily inpatient census; 

20 (ii) the average inpatient capacity; 

21 (iii) the top five inpatient admission 

22 diagnoses; 

23 (iv) each medical specialty available; 

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1 (vi) the beneficiary population within 

2 the catchment area; 

3 (vii) the budgeted funding level; 

4 (viii) the inpatient mental health 

5 availability; and 

6 (ix) the average annual inpatient care 

7 directed to civilian medical facilities. 

8 (B) For each military medical treatment 

9 facility considered under such modernization 

10 study—

11 (i) the civilian capacity by medical 

12 specialty in each catchment area; 

13 (ii) the distance in miles to the near14 est civilian emergency care department; 

15 (iii) the distance in miles to the clos16 est civilian inpatient hospital, listed by 

17 level of care and whether the facility is 

18 designated a sole community hospital; 

19 (iv) the availability of ambulance serv20 ice on the military installation and the dis21 tance in miles to the nearest civilian ambu22 lance service, including the average re23 sponse time to the military installation; 

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1 ment facility, including with respect to bed 

2 closures and civilian personnel reductions; 

3 and 

4 (vi) if the military medical treatment 

5 facility is restructured or realigned, an es6 timate of—

7 (I) the number of civilian per8 sonnel reductions, listed by series; 

9 (II) the number of local support 

10 contracts terminated; and 

11 (III) the increased cost of pur12 chased care. 

13 (C) The results of the study with respect 

14 to the recommendations of the Secretary to re15 structure or realign military medical treatment 

16 facilities. 

17 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—

18 (1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 

19 United States shall review the report under sub20 section (a)(2). 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The review under paragraph 

22 (1) shall include the following: 

23 (A) An assessment of the methodology 

24 used by the Secretary of Defense in conducting 

25 the study. 


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1 (B) An assessment of the adequacy of the 

2 data used by the Secretary with respect to such 

3 study. 

4 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date on which the Secretary submits the report 

6 under subsection (a)(2), the Comptroller General 

7 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

8 a report on the review under paragraph (1).


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1 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

2 Matters 

3 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53754¿ EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

4 JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPART5 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FA6 CILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 

7 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

9 Stat. 2573) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53763¿ DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBIL2 ITIES OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR FOR 

3 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—

5 Subsection (a) of section 1513A of the Armed Forces Re6 tirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is amend7 ed—

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di9 rector of the TRICARE Management Activity’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of the Defense Health 

11 Agency’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di13 rector of the TRICARE Management Activity’’ both 

14 places it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of 

15 the Defense Health Agency’’. 

16 (b) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DU17 TIES OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Subsection (c)(2) 

18 of such section is amended by striking ‘‘health care stand19 ards of the Department of Veterans Affairs’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘nationally recognized health care standards and require21 ments’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53936¿ ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR 

2 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL STAFFING 

3 SERVICES. 

4 (a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—

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

6 shall develop and carry out an acquisition strategy 

7 with respect to entering into contracts for the serv8 ices of health care professional staff at military med9 ical treatment facilities. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy 

11 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

12 (A) Identification of the responsibilities of 

13 the military departments and elements of the 

14 Department of Defense in carrying out such 

15 strategy. 

16 (B) Methods to analyze, using reliable and 

17 detailed data covering the entire Department, 

18 the amount of funds expended on contracts for 

19 the services of health care professional staff. 

20 (C) Methods to identify opportunities to 

21 consolidate requirements for such services and 

22 reduce cost. 

23 (D) Methods to measure cost savings that 

24 are realized by using such contracts instead of 

25 purchased care. 


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1 (E) Metrics to determine the effectiveness 

2 of such strategy. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the Sec4 retary shall submit to the congressional defense commit5 tees a report on the status of implementing the acquisition 

6 strategy under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), including 

7 how each element under subparagraphs (A) through (E) 

8 of paragraph (2) of such subsection are being carried out.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53135¿ PILOT PROGRAM ON MEDICATION 

2 THERAPY MANAGEMENT UNDER TRICARE 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with section 

5 1092 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De6 fense shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasi7 bility and desirability of including medication therapy 

8 management as part of the TRICARE program. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying 

10 out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 

11 shall ensure the following: 

12 (1) Patients who participate in the pilot pro13 gram are patients who—

14 (A) have more than one chronic condition; 

15 and 

16 (B) are prescribed more than one medica17 tion. 

18 (2) Medication therapy management services 

19 provided under the pilot program are focused on im20 proving patient use and outcomes of prescription 

21 medications. 

22 (3) The design of the pilot considers best com23 mercial practices in providing medication therapy 

24 management services, including practices under the 

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1 XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–

2 101 et seq.). 

3 (4) The pilot program includes methods to 

4 measure the effect of medication therapy manage5 ment services on—

6 (A) patient use and outcomes of prescrip7 tion medications; and 

8 (B) the costs of health care. 

9 (c) LOCATIONS.—

10 (1) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

11 the pilot program under subsection (a) in not less 

12 than three locations. 

13 (2) FIRST LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less than 

14 one location selected under paragraph (1) shall meet 

15 the following criteria: 

16 (A) The location is a pharmacy at a mili17 tary medical treatment facility. 

18 (B) The patients participating in the pilot 

19 program at such location generally receive pri20 mary care services from health care providers at 

21 such facility. 

22 (3) SECOND LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less 

23 than one location selected under paragraph (1) shall 

24 meet the following criteria: 


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1 (A) The location is a pharmacy at a mili2 tary medical treatment facility. 

3 (B) The patients participating in the pilot 

4 program at such location generally do not re5 ceive primary care services from health care 

6 providers at such facility. 

7 (4) THIRD LOCATION CRITERION.—Not less 

8 than one location selected under paragraph (1) shall 

9 be a pharmacy located at a location other than a 

10 military medical treatment facility. 

11 (d) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 

12 pilot program under subsection (a) for a period deter13 mined appropriate by the Secretary that is not less than 

14 two years. 

15 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the 

16 date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program 

17 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

18 congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 

19 program that includes—

20 (1) information on the effect of medication 

21 therapy management services on—

22 (A) patient use and outcomes of prescrip23 tion medications; and 

24 (B) the costs of health care; 


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1 (2) the recommendations of the Secretary with 

2 respect to incorporating medication therapy manage3 ment into the TRICARE program; and 

4 (3) such other information as the Secretary de5 termines appropriate. 

6 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) The term ‘‘medication therapy manage8 ment’’ means professional services provided by quali9 fied pharmacists to patients to improve the effective 

10 use and outcomes of prescription medications pro11 vided to the patients. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 

13 meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 

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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53644¿ REPORT ON REDUCTION OF PRIME 

2 SERVICE AREAS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 732 of the National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

5 112-239; 126 Stat. 1816), as amended by section 701 of 

6 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2014 (Public Law 113–66), is further amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

9 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol11 lowing new subsection (b): 

12 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—

13 ‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 

14 days after the date of the enactment of the National 

15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the 

16 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

17 committees a report on the status of reducing the 

18 availability of TRICARE Prime in regions described 

19 in subsection (d)(1)(B). 

20 ‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

21 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Details regarding the impact to af23 fected eligible beneficiaries with respect to the 

24 reduction of the availability of TRICARE 

25 Prime in regions described in subsection 


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1 (d)(1)(B), including, with respect to each 

2 State—

3 ‘‘(i) the number of affected eligible 

4 beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re5 port, are enrolled in TRICARE Standard; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the number of affected eligible 

7 beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re8 port; changed residences to remain eligible 

9 for TRICARE Prime in a new region; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the number of affected eligible 

11 beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re12 port, have made an election described in 

13 subsection (c)(1). 

14 ‘‘(B) The estimated increase in annual 

15 costs per each affected eligible beneficiary 

16 counted under subparagraph (A) as compared 

17 to the estimated annual costs if a contract de18 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(A) did not affect 

19 the eligibility of the beneficiary for TRICARE 

20 Prime. 

21 ‘‘(C) A description of the efforts of the 

22 Secretary to assess—

23 ‘‘(i) the impact on access to health 

24 care for affected eligible beneficiaries; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the satisfaction of such bene2 ficiaries with respect to access to health 

3 care under TRICARE Standard. 

4 ‘‘(D) A description of the estimated cost 

5 savings realized by reducing the availability of 

6 TRICARE Prime in regions described in sub7 section (d)(1)(B).’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection 

9 (b)(3)(A) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘sub10 section (c)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(1)(B)’’.


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1 SEC. 7ll. øLog 53945¿ COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT 

2 ON TRANSITION OF CARE FOR POST-TRAU3 MATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC 

4 BRAIN INJURY. 

5 (a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the 

6 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

7 the congressional defense committees and Committees on 

8 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Senate a report that assesses the transition of care for 

10 post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 

11 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub12 section (a) shall include the following: 

13 (1) The programs, policies, and regulations that 

14 affect the transition of care, particularly with re15 spect to individuals who are taking or have been pre16 scribed antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, 

17 mood stabilizers, anxiolytic, depressants, or 

18 hallucinogens. 

19 (2) Upon transitioning to care furnished by the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the extent to which 

21 the pharmaceutical treatment plan of an individual 

22 changes, and the factors determining such changes. 

23 (3) The extent to which the Secretary of De24 fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs have 

25 worked together to identify and apply best pharma26 ceutical treatment practices. 


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1 (4) A description of the off-formulary waiver 

2 process of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the 

3 extent to which the process is applied efficiently at 

4 the treatment level. 

5 (5) The benefits and challenges of combining 

6 the formularies across the Department of Defense 

7 and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

8 (6) Any other issues that the Comptroller Gen9 eral determines appropriate. 

10 (c) TRANSITION OF CARE DEFINED.—In this section, 

11 the term ‘‘transition of care’’ means the transition of an 

12 individual from receiving treatment furnished by the Sec13 retary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs.


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[JJ] 

1 SEC. 14ll. [Log 53872] AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 

2 FUNDS TO JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE3 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED4 ICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR 

5 CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE 

6 CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

8 funds authorized to be appropriated øby section 1406¿

9 and available for the Defense Health Program for oper10 ation and maintenance, $146,857,000 may be transferred 

11 by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of 

12 Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 

13 Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of 

14 section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

16 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 

17 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated as 

18 amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the 

19 purpose of 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 


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1 North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 

2 Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des3 ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 

4 operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun5 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500).


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1 SEC. 14ll. [Log 53873] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT 

3 HOME. 

4 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis5 cal year 2015 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 

6 Trust Fund the sum of $63,400,000 for the operation of 

7 the Armed Forces Retirement Home.


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Table Of Contents 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 

Briefing on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 

Comptroller General Review of Army National Guard Recruiting Practices 

Comptroller General Review of Army Reserve and Army National Guard NonAvailability for Mobilization 

Comptroller General Review Regarding Department of Defense and Military 

Departments Professionalism and Ethics Programs 

Continuum of Service and Reserve Component Duty Statuses 

Medal of Honor Process 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Firefighting Mission 

Transition Assistance Program 

U.S. Air Force Academy Reductions 

U.S. Special Operations Command Education Initiatives 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 

Deployment Health for Women 

Report on Implementation Plans for the Defense Health Agency 

Review of Defense Health Agency Progress 

Review of TRICARE Reimbursement Rules for Sole Community Hospitals 

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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 

Briefing on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 

 The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the House 

Committee on Armed Services on the status of the implementation of the sexual 

assault provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112-81); the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112-239); the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113-66); and the initiatives announced in a memorandum by the 

Secretary of Defense on August 14, 2013. The briefing should include the extent to 

which the services have implemented policies, procedures, training, and education 

as required by Department of Defense policies, programs, and regulations. The 

briefing should be conducted not later than March 1, 2015. 

Comptroller General Review of Army National Guard Recruiting Practices 

 The committee is concerned with the management and oversight of Army 

National Guard recruiting practices. The committee notes a series of issues over 

the past 5 to 8 years with recruiter and enlistment bonus irregularities, and the 

ongoing criminal investigation of the Guard Recruiter Assistance Program (GRAP). 

The committee is concerned that regulations and polices set forth by the Secretary 

of the Army and the National Guard Bureau are not being adhered to consistently 

across all of the States and territories. 

 The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States to 

conduct a review of the Army and Army National Guard recruiting regulations, 

policies, and procedures to determine if the Army and Army National Guard have 

processes in place to ensure that these regulations and policies are being adhered to 

by recruiters in the States and territories. The review shall include, but not be 

limited to, the following: 

 (1) An assessment of how the Army and Army National Guard ensure that 

eligibility criteria for enlistment are enforced in a selected number of States and the 

impact this may have on the recruiting mission; 

 (2) An assessment of the number of persons who enlist, complete basic and 

advanced individual training, and remain in the Army National Guard for their 

initial term of service; 

 (3) An assessment of the extent to which persons who have contracted with 

a specified enlistment bonus, but were not authorized to receive a bonus by policy or 

regulation; 

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 (4) An assessment of the average length of time between when a person 

enlists in the Army National Guard and the person completes the initial entry 

training required to be deployable; 

 (5) An assessment of the contracting vehicles being used by the Army 

National Guard to support recruiters and how the Army National Guard ensures 

such contracting vehicles comply with Department of Defense, Army policies and 

regulations; and, 

 (6) Recommendations for the leadership of the Army and the National 

Guard Bureau to improve and enforce compliance of regulations and policies with 

respect to recruiting. 

 The committee directs the Comptroller General to report the results of the 

assessment to the congressional defense committees by June 1, 2015. 

Comptroller General Review of Army Reserve and Army National Guard NonAvailability for Mobilization 

 The committee is concerned with the high percentage of soldiers in the 

Army Reserve and the Army National Guard that are not available for mobilization. 

The Army Reserves has approximately 25 percent of its force non-available for 

mobilization, with the majority due to medical non-availability. The Army National 

Guard has almost 30 percent of its force non-available for mobilization, with the two 

largest categories being medically non-available and those who have not completed 

entry level training. As the active Army reduces its end strength to potentially 

420,000 soldiers, the readiness and availability of the Reserve Component to 

maintain its operational focus becomes even more critical. While the Reserve 

Components have made significant contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom and 

Operation Enduring Freedom over the last 13 years, only about half of their medical 

non-available population has ever deployed. The committee is concerned with the 

efforts of the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard to manage the personnel 

readiness of their force. 

 Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 

States to conduct a review of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard nonavailable population to: 

 (1) Determine the extent to which programs, policies, and regulations are 

being followed; 

 (2) Assess the management of such forces to minimize the impact to unit 

and individual deployments; 

 (3) Evaluate the process by which the Reserves and Guard are able to 

determine the extent and length of the non-availability of those who have a medical 

profile and when such individuals should be assessed for a medical board 

determination; 

 (4) Assess whether the current process to assign individuals to units who 

have not completed their entry level training is the best course of action to man the 

Army National Guard; and 

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 (5) Determine whether there are any systematic issues that result in a 

significant non-available population. 

 The Comptroller General is required to submit a report containing the 

results of the review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives, not later than June 1, 2015. The committee requests the 

Comptroller General also provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives on the initial findings of the review by 

April 1, 2015. 

Comptroller General Review Regarding Department of Defense and Military 

Departments Professionalism and Ethics Programs 

 The committee commends the Secretary of Defense for focusing on military 

ethics, character, and leadership within the Department of Defense. Recently, the 

Secretary established a senior adviser for military professionalism for the 

Department who will report directly to the Secretary on issues related to military 

ethics, character, and leadership. Considering the high-profile lapses involving 

senior leaders, the committee remains concerned about how this new position will 

be executed and the roles, responsibilities, and effectiveness of the military services’ 

ethics programs. The committee, therefore, directs the Comptroller General of the 

United States to initiate a comprehensive review of the Department of Defense and 

military departments programs on professionalism, ethics, and integrity in the 

armed services for officers and enlisted service members. The Comptroller General 

should submit a report of the Comptroller's findings to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by not later than August 

31, 2015. Additionally, the committee requests the Comptroller brief the 

committees on preliminary observations by April 1, 2015. As part of the review, the 

Comptroller General should include an evaluation of military service assessment 

tools and report on the extent to which those tools capture and assess 

professionalism, ethics, and integrity issues. 

Continuum of Service and Reserve Component Duty Statuses 

 The committee notes the effort the military services have initiated to create 

greater flexibility for movement between the Active and Reserve Components, 

commonly referred to as continuum of service. The services have determined that 

this personnel initiative is key to allowing greater flexibility in the force. However, 

the committee notes that the current number of duty statuses for the Reserve 

Components is a hindrance to this initiative. The Commission on the National 

Guard and Reserve and the Commission on the Structure of the Air Force both 

recognized this as a barrier to fully implementing a continuum of service and 

recommended the Department of Defense reduce the number of duty statuses from 

35 to approximately 6. The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 

not later than January 1, 2015, a proposal that would reduce the duty status of the 

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Reserve Components to no more than eight pay statutes to assist in creating greater 

flexibility for the Reserve Components to be more interoperable with the Active 

Components. 

Medal of Honor Process 

 The committee is encouraged that the Secretary of Defense has directed a 

comprehensive review of military decorations and awards. After 13 years of 

combat, it is imperative that we ensure service members have been properly 

recognized for their sacrifices and actions given the changed combat environment. 

The committee urges the Secretary to pay particular attention to the Medal of 

Honor process to ensure that individuals nominated for this award have not been 

hindered by delayed submissions or lack of timely action. The committee directs the 

Secretary of Defense as part of the comprehensive military decoration and awards 

review, to review the nomination process, the valor requirements, and the amount 

of time taken from submission of a nomination to approval by the Secretary of 

Defense to enhance the medal awards process. The review should also specifically 

review the Medal of Honor process to ensure that the nomination process, valor 

requirements, and timeliness of the process do not unfairly penalize service 

members. The Secretary of Defense should submit the results of the review, along 

with the specific focus on the Medal of Honor process, to the Senate Committee on 

Armed Services and the House Committee on Armed Services by June 1, 2015. 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Firefighting Mission 

 The committee recognizes the important capability of the Air National 

Guard and the Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) 

to assist the National Forest Service and State and local agencies fight forest fires. 

The committee believes that the National Guard should continue in its role as first 

responders to civil authorities, since the Guard is trained and ready to respond to 

natural disasters and emergencies regardless of State lines. The committee has 

become aware that, as a result of members who were killed while on a mission, the 

Department of Defense is reviewing a policy change dictating which authorities the 

Air National Guard should be activated under while in support of these missions. 

The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 60 days prior to 

any change in policy, a review and assessment of the factors used to make a 

determination of the appropriate duty status for members of the Air National 

Guard under either title 10 or title 32; the benefits the member may be afforded 

under title 10 or title 32 status; the average response time under title 10 or title 32 

status; any degradation of the readiness of the MAFFS as a result of different duty 

statuses; and any other issues that were considered to make a determination on the 

status under which MAFFS is used to response to a natural disaster or emergency. 

In addition, any proposed policy change shall not take effect until after the end of 

the 30-day calendar period beginning on the date on which the Secretary provides 

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notice of the proposed policy change to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Transition Assistance Program 

The committee applauds the Department of Defense’s revamped Transition 

Assistance Program (TAP) to provide assistance to career ready military members 

transitioning to a new career or further education following military separation. 

The new Transition–Goals, Plans, Success (Transition–GPS) is an enhanced 

program established to assist members with their transition as the military draws 

down. Transition–GPS gives the Department the flexibility and authorities 

required to execute its role in providing information, counseling, tools, and training 

for service members to transition from the military. While the committee stands by 

the good work the Department has done through Transition–GPS, the committee 

encourages the Secretary of Defense to continuously improve and build the 

program. The committee supports the conclusions reached by the March 2014 

Government Accountability Office report, Transitioning Veterans: Improved 

Oversight Needed to Enhance Implementation of Transition Assistance Program 

(GAO-14-144), and is specifically concerned with any lack of ability for individual 

unit commanders to participate in TAP and continued weakness in outcome 

measures, making it difficult to attribute results to TAP. The committee therefore 

directs the Secretary of Defense to comply with the recommendations for executive 

action listed in the GAO report. 

U.S. Air Force Academy Reductions 

 The committee recognizes the critical role of the U.S. Air Force Academy 

(USAFA) in educating and cultivating the next generation of leaders for the U.S. 

Air Force. The committee is aware that the Air Force Academy Superintendent, due 

to budget reductions, is intending to eliminate 10 academic majors and multiple 

permanent staff positions, to include 40 Academy Military Trainers (AMTs). This 

will result in a reduction of Academy Military Trainers to 1 per squadron of 

approximately 100 cadets. AMTs provide critical services to cadets, including 

counseling, mentorship, and professional training essential to the development of 

Air Force leaders. Additionally, AMTs foster a foundation of trust within the cadet 

squadrons which is critical to developing and inculcating the ethics and moral 

values required for service in the military, as well as ensuring the well-being of the 

cadets attending the Academy. The committee finds this reduction troubling as the 

average age of a cadet is younger than the average Air Force enlistee. The 

committee is concerned that a reduction of AMTs unnecessarily jeopardizes the 

culture in the cadet squadrons by reducing resources for a cadet’s professional 

development and personal well-being, which may lead to an increase in misconduct 

and sexual assaults. Prior to any reduction in staff at the Air Force Academy, the 

committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than 

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January 1, 2015, an assessment justifying the need to cut permanent military staff 

in the cadet squadrons. The assessment should include the factors the Secretary 

used to make a determination for personnel cuts, how the Air Force Academy will 

ensure the professional development and personal well-being of cadets if these cuts 

are enacted, and any other determinations that were considered in the reduction of 

programs and degrees offered by Air Force Academy. 

U.S. Special Operations Command Education Initiatives 

 The committee recognizes the vital role of education in developing the next 

generation of leaders and subject matter experts within the U.S. Special Operations 

Command (USSOCOM). The committee notes the unique role of the Joint Special 

Operations University (JSOU) in developing Special Operations Forces (SOF) 

specific strategic and operational leadership within USSOCOM. The committee is 

aware of an expansion effort by the JSOU to include accreditation for bachelor and 

master’s degree programs. The committee also notes the increase in advanced 

civilian education initiatives USSOCOM has taken over the past 2 years by 

increasing attendance of officers at the Naval Post Graduate School, creating a 

special master's degree program through Kansas State University for officers 

attending the Command and General Staff College and sending officers to Johns 

Hopkins University to obtain a Master of Arts in Legislative Affairs. The 

committee understands the dynamic situations in which SOF operate at the 

tactical, operation, and strategic level and recognizes that there are requirements 

for higher education to increase opportunities for success. 

 However, the committee is concerned with the validation of the 

requirement for JSOU to offer degrees, as well as the increased education 

requirements for officers that cannot be accomplished through the parent service. 

There are numerous degree-granting programs Department-wide, as well as 

partnership opportunities with civilian institutions which may meet mission 

requirements. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense in 

coordination with the service secretaries to provide the congressional defense 

committees, not later than March 1, 2015, an assessment of the validity of the 

course and degree requirements at JSOU, including USSOCOM’s master's degree 

requirements for officers. The assessment of JSOU should include an analysis of 

current and proposed JSOU programs, including which programs can be 

accomplished at service schools or civilian institutions, and justification for JSOU to 

receive degree-granting authority. The assessment of USSOCOM’s master's degree 

requirements should include a review of the positions coded as required to hold a 

master's degree, the number of officers who are required to attend fully funded 

master's degree programs on an annual basis to meet the position requirements, 

and the historical promotion rates and command selection rates for SOF officers 

who hold master's degrees from fully funded programs and serve in these master's 

degree coded positions. The assessment should also include the costs associated 

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with JSOU receiving degree-granting authority across the Future Years Defense 

Program. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 

Deployment Health for Women 

 The committee recognizes the unique work that the Army’s Women’s 

Health Task Force (WHTF) is doing to address the specific gender health needs of 

women in the military. The task force assessed and made recommendations on six 

areas of concern for women in a deployed environment. These include women's 

health education, barriers to seeking care, uniform and personal protective gear 

design, psychosocial effects of deployment, effects of deployment on children and 

families, and sexual harassment and assault response and prevention. Women’s 

deployment issues are not unique to this force, which is why the committee required 

a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of women-specific health services 

and treatment for female members of the Armed Forces in the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81).

 The committee believes that the information, expertise and experience of 

the WHTF, as well as the assessment by the GAO, should be used as the basis to 

ensure that the specific gender health needs of women in all types of deployed 

environments are being met. The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 

conduct an assessment on the specific gender health needs of women in a deployed 

environment to ensure standardization of education and training in women’s 

hygiene and gynecological management to enhance readiness for female members; 

ensure that women’s health issues are included in leadership training and 

educational programs; provide Clinical Practice Guidelines to establish a 

standardized level of care in a deployed environment; and ensure that all services 

have the ability to provide a minimum level of education and training to address the 

specific gender health needs of women in a deployed environment. 

 The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to report the results of the 

assessment and implementation of policies or programs necessary to meet the 

specific gender health needs of women in various deployed environments to the 

congressional defense committees by April 31, 2015. The assessment should also 

address the research gaps identified by the Women’s Health Research Interest 

Group, and what efforts have been undertaken to develop a repository of peerreviewed research articles related to health issues for female service member, 

particularly those in a deployed environment. 

 

Report on Implementation Plans for the Defense Health Agency 

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 The Department of Defense has provided the committee with three 

submissions on its plans for implementation of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), 

which became operational on October 1, 2013. As the Government Accountability 

Office (GAO) noted in its review of the first two DHA implementation plans, the 

Department’s submissions did not include critical information concerning the DHA’s 

staffing requirements, cost estimates, and performance measures. In its response to 

the GAO’s report, the Department stated that it would address many of these issues 

in its third submission to Congress. However, as the GAO noted in subsequent 

testimony, the Department’s third submission did not fully incorporate this 

information. In addition, the Department’s third submission did not include 

sufficient information concerning its education and training shared service, 

including a full explanation of its purpose and goals. As a full and complete 

implementation plan for the DHA is necessary to help ensure the Department 

achieves the goals of its reform of the Military Health System (MHS), the committee 

directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by January 31, 2015, 

containing the following information: 

 (1) Performance measures for each objective and shared service that are 

clear, quantifiable, objective, and include a baseline assessment of current 

performance, and if such information has not yet been developed, a timeline for 

developing and submitting such measures in the future; 

 (2) An explanation of the potential sources of cost savings from the 

implementation of its shared services projects, including estimates of cost savings 

for each product line within the respective shared services; 

 (3) A baseline assessment of the current number of military, civilian, and 

contractor personnel currently working within the MHS headquarters and an 

estimate for DHA at full operating capability, including estimates of changes in 

contractor full-time equivalents; and 

 (4) An explanation of the purpose and goals of the medical education and 

training shared service with regard to its role in improving the cost efficiency of 

delivering training, including the challenges it will address, the practices it will put 

in place to address these challenges, and the resulting cost savings. 

Review of Defense Health Agency Progress 

 After years of studies, reviews, and assessments of the governance 

structure of the Military Health System (MHS), the Department of Defense 

established the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on October 1, 2013. The DHA 

assumed responsibility for, among other things, enterprise-wide common tasks 

handled by the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force medical departments, known as 

shared services, as well as their common business and clinical processes. The 

changes to the design of the system along with enhanced accountability, will, 

according to the Department, enable continuous performance improvement and 

reduce the projected cost growth of the Defense Health Program. While the 

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Department has reported significant progress in the establishment of this new 

agency, as well as efficiencies achieved, it remains unclear what specific 

improvements have been accomplished and if the Department remains on track to 

attain its savings and performance goals. Therefore, as this new agency reaches a 

year in existence, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 

States to review the progress that the Department has made in achieving its goals 

within this year. More specifically, the review should include at a minimum a 

review of the Department’s progress in (1) achieving cost savings, (2) developing 

performance measures, and (3) determining accurate staffing levels. The 

Comptroller General should issue a final report to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by September 30, 2015, 

and brief preliminary results to the committees by April 1, 2015. 

Review of TRICARE Reimbursement Rules for Sole Community Hospitals 

 The committee recognizes the vital role of sole community hospitals (SCH) 

in providing high-quality health care for service members stationed at rural 

military installations. The committee is aware of recent TRICARE reimbursement 

policy changes for SCHs and would like to understand the impact of the change on 

access to care for service members and their families. Therefore, the committee 

directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review TRICARE’s change 

in reimbursement rules for sole community hospitals. The review should include at 

a minimum: 

 (1) The extent to which TRICARE’s change in reimbursement rules for 

SCH affects access to these facilities by service members and their families; 

(2) The extent that TRICARE’s change in reimbursement rules for SCH 

compares to the Medicare change in reimbursement rules for SCHs; and 

 (3) The extent to which the Defense Health Agency is monitoring the effects 

of TRICARE reimbursement rules changes on SCH and the subsequent access to 

care for service members and dependents. 

 The Comptroller General should submit the results of the review to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 

later than March 1, 2015. 

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