National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents (a) Divisions This Act is organized into four divisions as follows: (1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D—Funding Tables. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. Division A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS Title I—PROCUREMENT Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Army Programs Sec. 111. Report on acceleration of Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. Aircraft carriers. Sec. 122. Procurement authority for icebreaker vessels. Sec. 123. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of icebreaker vessels. Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers and associated systems. Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for Arleigh Burke class destroyer. Sec. 127. Extensions of authorities relating to construction of certain vessels. Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Streamlining acquisition of intercontinental ballistic missile security capability. Sec. 132. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics modernization program increment 2. Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program. Sec. 134. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft. Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 141. Authority for procurement of economic order quantities for the F–35 aircraft program. Sec. 142. Limitation on demilitarization of certain cluster munitions. Sec. 143. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft. Sec. 144. Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use specified standard data link. Title II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, And Limitations Sec. 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program. Sec. 212. Capital investment authority. Sec. 213. Modification of authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements. Sec. 214. Critical technologies for Columbia class submarine. Sec. 215. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. Sec. 216. Hypersonic airbreathing weapons capabilities. Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for MQ–25 unmanned air system. Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for contract writing systems. Title III—Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Codification of and improvements to Department of Defense clearinghouse to coordinate Department review of applications for certain projects that may have adverse impact on military operations and readiness. Sec. 312. Energy performance goals and master plan. Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. Sec. 315. Department of Defense cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and lubricant associated with the Prinz Eugen. Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. Sec. 322. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base. Subtitle D—Reports Sec. 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness. Sec. 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability. Sec. 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non-federalized National Guard. Sec. 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of Defense. Sec. 335. Annual briefings on Army explosive ordnance disposal. Sec. 336. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 341. Explosive safety board. Sec. 342. Department of Defense support for military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the Armed Forces. Sec. 343. Limitation on availability of funds for advanced skills management software system of the Navy. Sec. 344. Cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan military or security forces. Title IV—Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2018 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Military personnel. Title V—Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A—Regular and Reserve Component Management Sec. 501. Modification of requirements relating to conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. Sec. 502. Pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard as Army National Guard recruiters. Sec. 503. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under section 12304a and 12304b of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 504. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard and Reserve. Subtitle B—General Service Authorities and Correction of Military Records Sec. 511. Consideration of additional medical evidence by Boards for the Correction of Military Records and liberal consideration of evidence relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. Sec. 512. Public availability of information related to disposition of claims regarding discharge or release of members of the Armed Forces when the claims involve sexual assault. Sec. 513. Pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards for the correction of military records and discharge review boards. Sec. 514. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214). Sec. 515. Provision of information on naturalization through military service. Subtitle C—Military Justice and Other Legal Issues Sec. 521. Clarifying amendments related to the Uniform Code of Military Justice reform by the Military Justice Act of 2016. Sec. 522. Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 523. Prohibition on wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images. Sec. 524. Information for the Special Victims’ Counsel or Victims’ Legal Counsel. Sec. 525. Special Victims’ Counsel training regarding the unique challenges often faced by male victims of sexual assault. Sec. 526. Garnishment to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. Sec. 527. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding military sexual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images. Sec. 528. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding sexual assaults committed by a member of the Armed Forces against the member’s spouse or other family member. Sec. 529. Notification of members of the Armed Forces undergoing certain administrative separations of potential eligibility for veterans benefits. Sec. 530. Consistent access to Special Victims’ Counsel for former dependents of members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle D—Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition Sec. 541. Prohibition on release of military service academy graduates to participate in professional athletics. Sec. 542. ROTC Cyber Institutes at the senior military colleges. Sec. 543. Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarship Program. Subtitle E—Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters Sec. 551. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 552. Education for dependents of certain retired members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 553. Codification of authority to conduct family support programs for immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. Sec. 554. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State. Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards Sec. 561. Replacement of military decorations at the request of relatives of deceased members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 562. Congressional Defense Service Medal. Sec. 563. Limitations on authority to revoke certain military decorations awarded to members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters Sec. 571. Expansion of United States Air Force Institute of Technology enrollment authority to include civilian employees of the homeland security industry. Sec. 572. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. Sec. 573. Voter registration. Sec. 574. Sense of Congress regarding section 504 of title 10, United States Code, on existing authority of the Department of Defense to enlist individuals, not otherwise eligible for enlistment, whose enlistment is vital to the national interest. Title VI—Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Annual adjustment of basic monthly pay. Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for housing modification authority for members of the uniformed services residing in Military Housing Privatization Initiative housing. Sec. 603. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States. Sec. 604. Per diem allowance policies. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays. Sec. 616. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a member of the Armed Forces arising from separation from the Armed Forces. Sec. 617. Increase in maximum amount of aviation bonus for 12-month period of obligated service. Sec. 618. Technical and clerical amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities. Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits Sec. 621. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 631. Land conveyance authority, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Dallas, Texas. Sec. 632. Advisory boards regarding military commissaries and exchanges. Title VII—Health Care Provisions Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits Sec. 701. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are separating from the Armed Forces. Sec. 702. Mental health examinations before members separate from the Armed Forces. Sec. 703. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 711. Clarification of roles of commanders of military medical treatment facilities and Surgeons General. Sec. 712. Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of military medical treatment facilities located outside the United States. Sec. 713. Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard under TRICARE retail pharmacy program. Sec. 714. Residency requirements for podiatrists. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 721. One year extension of pilot program for prescription drug acquisition cost parity in the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program. Sec. 722. Pilot program on health care assistance system. Sec. 723. Research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Sec. 724. Sense of Congress on eligibility of victims of acts of terror for evaluation and treatment at military treatment facilities. Title VIII—Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Subtitle A—Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Part I—Acquisition System Streamlining Sec. 801. Procurement through online marketplaces. Sec. 802. Performance of incurred cost audits. Sec. 803. Modifications to cost or pricing data and reporting requirements. Part II—Early Investments in Acquisition Programs Sec. 811. Requirement to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon system design. Sec. 812. Licensing of appropriate intellectual property to support major weapon systems. Sec. 813. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of Defense. Sec. 814. Improvement of planning for acquisition of services. Sec. 815. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools. Part III—Acquisition Workforce Improvements Sec. 821. Enhancements to the civilian program management workforce. Sec. 822. Improvements to the hiring and training of the acquisition workforce. Sec. 823. Extension and modifications to acquisition demonstration project. Sec. 824. Acquisition positions in the Offices of the Secretaries of the Military Departments. Part IV—Transparency Improvements Sec. 831. Transparency of defense business system data. Sec. 832. Major defense acquisition programs: display of budget information. Sec. 833. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and data. Subtitle B—Streamlining of Defense Acquisition Statutes and Regulations Sec. 841. Modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. Sec. 842. Extension of maximum duration of fuel storage contracts. Sec. 843. Exception for business operations from requirement to accept $1 coins. Sec. 844. Repeal of expired pilot program. Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 851. Limitation on unilateral definitization. Sec. 852. Codification of requirements pertaining to assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems. Sec. 853. Use of program income by eligible entities that carry out procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 854. Amendment to sustainment reviews. Sec. 855. Clarification to other transaction authority. Sec. 856. Clarifying the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. Sec. 857. Amendment to nontraditional and small contractor innovation prototyping program. Sec. 858. Modification to annual meeting requirement of Configuration Steering Boards. Sec. 859. Change to definition of subcontract in certain circumstances. Sec. 860. Amendment relating to applicability of inflation adjustments. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 861. Exemption from design-build selection procedures. Sec. 862. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the national technology and industrial base. Sec. 863. Procurement of aviation critical safety items. Sec. 864. Milestones and timelines for contracts for foreign military sales. Sec. 865. Notification requirement for certain contracts for audit services. Sec. 866. Training in acquisition of commercial items. Sec. 867. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns on procurement websites of the Department of Defense. Sec. 868. Comptroller General report on contractor business system requirements. Sec. 869. Standard guidelines for evaluation of requirements for services contracts. Sec. 870. Temporary limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract services. Title IX—Department of Defense Organization and Management Subtitle A—Organization and Management of the Department of Defense Generally Sec. 901. Responsibility of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense for risk management activities regarding supply chain for information technology systems. Sec. 902. Repeal of Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. Sec. 903. Designation of corrosion control and prevention executives for the military departments. Sec. 904. Maintaining civilian workforce capabilities to sustain readiness, the all volunteer force, and operational effectiveness. Subtitle B—Designation of the Navy and Marine Corps Sec. 911. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 912. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code. Sec. 913. Other provisions of law and other references. Sec. 914. Effective date. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 921. Transition of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to reflect establishment of positions of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Chief Management Officer. Sec. 922. Extension of deadlines for reporting and briefing requirements for Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States. Sec. 923. Briefing on force management level policy. Title X—General Provisions Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Preparation of consolidated corrective action plan and implementation of centralized reporting system. Sec. 1003. Additional requirements relating to Department of Defense audits. Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. National Defense Sealift Fund. Sec. 1012. National Defense Sealift Fund: construction of national icebreaker vessels. Sec. 1013. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement of certain critical components. Sec. 1014. Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 1015. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga-class cruisers or dock landing ships. Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships. Subtitle C—Counterterrorism Sec. 1021. Termination of requirement to submit annual budget justification display for Department of Defense combating terrorism program. Sec. 1022. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States. Sec. 1023. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1024. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. Sec. 1025. Biannual report on support of special operations to combat terrorism. Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1031. Limitation on expenditure of funds for emergency and extraordinary expenses for intelligence and counter-intelligence activities and representation allowances. Sec. 1032. Modifications to humanitarian demining assistance authorities. Sec. 1033. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes. Sec. 1034. Limitation on divestment of U-2 or RQ-4 aircraft. Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures platforms. Sec. 1036. Restriction on use of certain funds pending solicitation of bids for Western Pacific dry dock. Sec. 1037. National Guard flyovers of public events. Sec. 1038. Transfer of funds to World War I Centennial Commission. Sec. 1039. Rule of construction regarding use of Department of Defense funding of a border wall. Subtitle E—Studies and Reports Sec. 1051. Elimination of reporting requirements terminated after November 25, 2017, pursuant to section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. Sec. 1052. Report on Department of Defense arctic capability and resource gaps. Sec. 1053. Review and assessment of Department of Defense personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery mechanisms. Sec. 1054. Mine warfare readiness inspection plan and report. Sec. 1055. Report on civilian casualties from Department of Defense strikes. Sec. 1056. Reports on infrastructure and capabilities of Lajes Field, Portugal. Sec. 1057. Report on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex modernization. Subtitle F—Other Matters Sec. 1061. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. Sec. 1062. Workforce issues for relocation of Marines to Guam. Sec. 1063. Protection of Second Amendment Rights of Military Families. Sec. 1064. Transfer of surplus firearms to corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearms safety. Sec. 1065. National Guard accessibility to Department of Defense issued unmanned aircraft. Sec. 1066. Sense of Congress regarding aircraft carriers. Sec. 1067. Notice to Congress of terms of Department of Defense settlement agreements. Sec. 1068. Sense of Congress recognizing the United States Navy Seabees. Sec. 1069. Recognition of the United States Special Operations Command. Sec. 1070. Sense of Congress regarding World War I. Sec. 1071. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Sec. 1072. Sense of Congress regarding National Purple Heart Recognition Day. Title XI—Civilian personnel matters Sec. 1101. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. Sec. 1102. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay for civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1103. Additional Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories. Sec. 1104. One year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas. Sec. 1105. Appointment of retired members of the armed forces to positions in or under the Department of Defense. Sec. 1106. Direct hire authority for financial management experts in the Department of Defense workforce. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base civilian personnel. Sec. 1108. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. Title XII—Matters relating to foreign nations Subtitle A—Assistance and Training Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations. Sec. 1202. Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Sec. 1203. Modification to ministry of defense advisor authority. Sec. 1204. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority on training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of multilateral exercises. Sec. 1206. Extension of participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense College. Subtitle B—Matters relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sec. 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. Sec. 1212. Report on United States strategy in Afghanistan. Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. Subtitle C—Matters relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran Sec. 1221. Report on United States strategy in Syria. Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress on threats posed by the Government of Iran. Subtitle D—Matters relating to the Russian Federation Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation. Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on the Russian Federation. Sec. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 1235. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the Open Skies Treaty. Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on importance of nuclear capabilities of NATO. Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia. Sec. 1238. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Subtitle E—Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 Sec. 1241. Short title. Sec. 1242. Findings. Sec. 1243. Compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the INF Treaty. Sec. 1244. Development of INF range ground-launched missile system. Sec. 1245. Notification requirement related to Russian Federation development of noncompliant systems and United States actions regarding material breach of INF Treaty by the Russian Federation. Sec. 1246. Limitation on availability of funds to extend the implementation of the New START Treaty. Sec. 1247. Review of RS–26 ballistic missile. Sec. 1248. Definitions. Subtitle F—Fostering Unity Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017 Sec. 1251. Short title. Sec. 1252. Findings and sense of Congress. Sec. 1253. Strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. Sec. 1254. Strategy to increase conventional precision strike weapon stockpiles in the United States European Command’s areas of responsibility. Sec. 1255. Plan to counter the military capabilities of the Russian Federation. Sec. 1256. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and defense. Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on enhancing maritime capabilities. Sec. 1258. Plan to reduce the risks of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war. Sec. 1259. Definitions. Subtitle G—Matters relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Sec. 1262. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Sec. 1263. Assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Sec. 1264. Extended deterrence commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. Sec. 1265. Authorization of appropriations to meet United States financial obligations under Compact of Free Association with Palau. Sec. 1266. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the Governments of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Sec. 1267. Sense of Congress on freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea. Sec. 1268. Sense of Congress on strengthening the defense of Taiwan. Sec. 1269. Sense of Congress on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Sec. 1270. Sense of Congress on reaffirming the importance of the United States-Australia defense alliance. Subtitle H—Other matters Sec. 1271. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence. Sec. 1272. NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. Sec. 1273. Security and stability strategy for Somalia. Sec. 1274. Assessment of Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System. Sec. 1275. Future years plan for the European Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1276. Extension of authority to enter into agreements with participating countries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program. Sec. 1277. Security strategy for Yemen. Sec. 1278. Limitation on transfer of excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles. Sec. 1279. Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents. Sec. 1280. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation authority. Sec. 1281. Anticorruption strategy. Title XIII—Cooperative Threat Reduction Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds. Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. Title XIV—Other Authorizations Subtitle A—Military Programs Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities defense-wide. Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. Sec. 1406. National Defense Sealift Fund. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. Title XV—Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. Sec. 1502. Procurement. Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. Sec. 1505. Military personnel. Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. Subtitle B—Financial Matters Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations. Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Sec. 1522. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. Title XVI—Strategic Programs, Cyber, and Intelligence Matters Subtitle A—Management and Organization of Space Programs Sec. 1601. Establishment of Space Corps in the Department of the Air Force. Sec. 1602. Establishment of subordinate unified command of the United States Strategic Command. Subtitle B—Space Activities Sec. 1611. Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments. Sec. 1612. Foreign commercial satellite services: cybersecurity threats and launches. Sec. 1613. Extension of pilot program on commercial weather data. Sec. 1614. Conditional transfer of acquisition and funding authority of certain weather missions to National Reconnaissance Office. Sec. 1615. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle modernization and sustainment of assured access to space. Sec. 1616. Commercial satellite communications pathfinder program. Sec. 1617. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System. Sec. 1618. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. Sec. 1619. Establishment of Space Flag training event. Sec. 1620. Report on operational and contingency plans for loss or degradation of space capabilities. Sec. 1621. Limitation on availability of funding for Joint Space Operations Center mission system. Sec. 1622. Limitation on availability of funds relating to advanced extremely high frequency program. Subtitle C—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Sec. 1631. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors. Sec. 1632. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. Sec. 1633. Submission of audits of commercial activity funds. Sec. 1634. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands. Sec. 1635. Review of support provided by Defense intelligence elements to acquisition activities of the Department. Sec. 1636. Limitation on availability of funds for certain offensive counterintelligence activities. Sec. 1637. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain relocation activities for NATO intelligence fusion center. Sec. 1638. Establishment of chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress and report on geospatial commercial activities for basic and applied research and development. Sec. 1640. Department of Defense Counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 1641. Security clearance for dual-nationals. Sec. 1642. Suspension or revocation of security clearances based on unlawful or inappropriate contacts with representatives of a foreign government. Subtitle D—Cyberspace-Related Matters Sec. 1651. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons. Sec. 1652. Modification to quarterly cyber operations briefings. Sec. 1653. Cyber Scholarship Program. Sec. 1654. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and defense. Sec. 1655. Report on termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of the United States Cyber Command. Subtitle E—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1661. Notifications regarding dual-capable F–35A aircraft. Sec. 1662. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. Sec. 1663. Establishment of Nuclear Command and Control Intelligence Fusion Center. Sec. 1664. Security of nuclear command, control, and communications system from commercial dependencies. Sec. 1665. Oversight of aerial-layer programs by Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. Sec. 1666. Security classification guide for programs relating to nuclear command, control, and communications and nuclear deterrence. Sec. 1667. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for nuclear command, control, and communications and continuity of government programs. Sec. 1668. Limitation on pursuit of certain command and control concept. Sec. 1669. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. Sec. 1670. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent of United Kingdom. Sec. 1671. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground-based strategic deterrent missile. Sec. 1672. Report on impacts of nuclear proliferation. Subtitle F—Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1681. Administration of missile defense and defeat programs. Sec. 1682. Preservation of the ballistic missile defense capacity of the Army. Sec. 1683. Modernization of Army lower tier air and missile defense sensor. Sec. 1684. Enhancement of operational test and evaluation of ballistic missile defense system. Sec. 1685. Defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missile attack. Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore anti-air warfare capability. Sec. 1687. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction, and Arrow 3 testing. Sec. 1688. Review of proposed ground-based midcourse defense system contract. Sec. 1689. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based sensor layer for ballistic missile defense. Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. Sec. 1691. Limitation on availability of funds for ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. Sec. 1692. Conventional prompt global strike weapons system. Sec. 1693. Determination of location of continental United States interceptor site. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1695. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 1696. Use of commercial items in Distributed Common Ground Systems. Sec. 1697. Independent assessment of costs relating to ammonium perchlorate. Sec. 1698. Limitation and business case analysis regarding ammonium perchlorate. Sec. 1699. Industrial base for large solid rocket motors and related technologies. Sec. 1699A. Pilot program on enhancing information sharing for security of supply chain. Sec. 1699B. Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Events. Sec. 1699C. Pilot program on electromagnetic spectrum mapping. Title XVII—Matters Relating to Small Business Procurement Subtitle A—Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses Sec. 1701. Improving reporting on small business goals. Sec. 1702. Uniformity in procurement terminology. Sec. 1703. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives. Sec. 1704. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists. Subtitle B—Women’s Business Programs Sec. 1711. Office of Women’s Business Ownership. Sec. 1712. Women’s Business Center Program. Sec. 1713. Matching requirements under Women's Business Center Program. Subtitle C—SCORE Program Sec. 1721. SCORE reauthorization. Sec. 1722. SCORE program. Sec. 1723. Online component. Sec. 1724. Study and report on the future role of the SCORE program. Sec. 1725. Technical and conforming amendments. Subtitle D—Small Business Development Centers Improvements Sec. 1731. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs. Sec. 1732. Marketing of services. Sec. 1733. Data collection. Sec. 1734. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships. Sec. 1735. Equity for small business development centers. Sec. 1736. Confidentiality requirements. Sec. 1737. Limitation on award of grants to small business development centers. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Sec. 1741. Modification of past performance pilot program to include consideration of past performance with allies of the United States. Division B—Military Construction Authorizations Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2003. Effective date. Title XXI—Army Military Construction Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2014 project. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 project. Sec. 2107. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2014 project. Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. Sec. 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2007 projects. Title XXII—Navy Military Construction Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations for certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. Title XXIII—Air Force Military Construction Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. Title XXIV—Defense Agencies Military Construction Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 project. Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. Title XXV—International Programs Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 projects. Title XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorizations of Appropriations Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 project. Sec. 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. Title XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure Activities Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round. Title XXVIII—Military Construction General Provisions Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Sec. 2801. Elimination of written notice requirement for military construction activities and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and reports. Sec. 2802. Modification of thresholds applicable to unspecified minor construction projects. Sec. 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. Sec. 2804. Use of operation and maintenance funds for military construction projects to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters or terrorism incidents. Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Elimination of written notice requirement for military real property transactions and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and reports. Sec. 2812. Clarification of applicability of fair market value consideration in grants of easements on military lands for rights-of-way. Sec. 2813. Criteria for exchanges of property at military installations. Sec. 2814. Prohibiting use of updated assessment of public schools on Department of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain projects. Sec. 2815. Requirements for window fall prevention devices in military family housing. Sec. 2816. Authorizing reimbursement of States for costs of suppressing wildfires caused by Department of Defense activities on State lands; restoration of lands of other Federal agencies for damage caused by Department of Defense vehicle mishaps. Sec. 2817. Prohibiting collection of additional amounts from members living in units under Military Housing Privatization Initiative. Subtitle C—Land Conveyances Sec. 2821. Land exchange, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, California. Sec. 2822. Land conveyance, Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam. Sec. 2823. Lease of real property to the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Naval Academy Foundation at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Sec. 2824. Land Conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. Sec. 2825. Imposition of additional conditions on land conveyance, Castner Range, Fort Bliss, Texas. Sec. 2826. Land conveyance, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, Utah. Sec. 2827. Land conveyance, former missile alert facility known as Quebec-01, Laramie County, Wyoming. Subtitle D—Military Land Withdrawals Sec. 2831. Indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals and reservations and improved management of withdrawn and reserved lands. Sec. 2832. Temporary segregation from public land laws of property subject to proposed military land withdrawal; temporary use permits and transfers of small parcels of land between Departments of Interior and military departments; more efficient surveying of lands. Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums Sec. 2841. Modification of prohibition on transfer of veterans memorial objects to foreign governments without specific authorization in law. Sec. 2842. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation. Sec. 2843. Principal office of Aviation Hall of Fame. Subtitle F—Shiloh National Military Park Sec. 2851. Short title. Sec. 2852. Definitions. Sec. 2853. Areas to be added to Shiloh National Military Park. Sec. 2854. Establishment of affiliated area. Sec. 2855. Private Property Protection. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 2861. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pavement markings. Sec. 2862. Authority of Chief Operating Officer of Armed Forces Retirement Home to acquire and lease property. Title XXIX—Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition project. Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. Division C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Title XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure recapitalization and repair. Sec. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation. Sec. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration projects. Sec. 3114. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dismantlement. Sec. 3115. Improved information relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program. Sec. 3116. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on low-enriched uranium. Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation. Sec. 3118. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system. Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. Sec. 3120. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. Sec. 3121. Design competition. Sec. 3122. Department of Energy Counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3123. Security clearance for dual-nationals employed by National Nuclear Security Agency. Subtitle C—Plans and Reports Sec. 3131. Modification of certain reporting requirements. Sec. 3132. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national security laboratories. Sec. 3133. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste. Sec. 3134. Report on Critical Decision–1 on Material Staging Facility project. Sec. 3135. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. Sec. 3136. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems. Sec. 3137. Annual selected acquisition reports on certain hardware relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation. Sec. 3138. Assessment of design trade options of W80-4 warhead. Title XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Title XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Title XXXV—Maritime Administration Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. Sec. 3502. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. Sec. 3503. Maritime Security Fleet Program; restriction on operation for new entrants. Sec. 3504. Codification of sections relating to acquisition, charter, and requisition of vessels. Sec. 3505. Assistance for small shipyards. Sec. 3506. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard. Sec. 3507. Centers of excellence. Division D—Funding Tables Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. Title XLI—Procurement Sec. 4101. Procurement. Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. Sec. 4103. Procurement for overseas contingency operations for base requirements. Title XLII—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations. Sec. 4203. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations for base requirements. Title XLIII—Operation and maintenance Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations for base requirements. Title XLIV—Military personnel Sec. 4401. Military personnel. Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. Sec. 4403. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations for base requirements. Title XLV—Other authorizations Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. Title XLVI—Military construction Sec. 4601. Military construction. Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. Title XLVII—Department of Energy national security programs Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 3. Congressional defense committees In this Act, the term congressional defense committees A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS I PROCUREMENT A Authorization Of Appropriations 101. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. B Army Programs 111. Report on acceleration of Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (a) Report Not later than January 30, 2018, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on options for the acceleration of the procurement and fielding of Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program of the Army (referred to in this section as WIN-T Increment 2 (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An estimate of the level of funding required to procure a sufficient quantity of WIN-T Increment 2 components to field thirty Brigade Combat Teams or equivalent units in the period beginning with fiscal year 2018 and ending with fiscal year 2022. (2) A plan for fielding WIN-T Increment 2 to all Armored Brigade Combat Teams of the Army and associated combat vehicles, including the Armored Multipurpose Vehicle. (3) A plan for integrating WIN-T Increment 2 on the Stryker combat vehicles fielded to Stryker Brigade Combat Teams of the Army. (4) A list of potential upgrades to WIN-T Increment 2 that may improve program capabilities, including size, weight, and complexity, and the impact of these improvements on the cost of the program. (5) Options for fielding an Expeditionary Command Post capability that effectively integrates WIN-T Increment 2 and command post infrastructure. (6) A detailed plan for upgrading the existing WIN-T Increment 1 system to the latest WIN-T Increment 2 configuration that includes— (A) an estimate of the level of funding required to implement the plan; and (B) the effect of the plan on the fielding of mobile mission command to the reserve components of the Army. (7) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. C Navy Programs 121. Aircraft carriers (a) Sense of congress on increase in number of operational aircraft carriers (1) Findings Congress finds the following: (A) Aircraft carriers are an essential element of the Navy’s core missions of forward presence, sea control, ensuring safe sea lanes, and power projection, and provide the flexibility and versatility necessary for the execution of a wide range of additional missions. (B) Forward airpower is integral to the security and joint forces operations of the United States. Carriers play a central role in delivering forward airpower from sovereign territory of the United States in both permissive and nonpermissive environments. (C) Aircraft carriers provide the Nation the ability to rapidly and decisively respond to national threats, to conduct worldwide, on-station diplomacy, and to deter threats to allies, partners, and friends of the United States. (D) Since the end of the cold war, aircraft carrier deployments have increased while the aircraft carrier force structure has declined. (E) Due to the increased array of complex threats across the globe, the Navy’s aircraft carriers are operating at maximum capacity, increasing deployment lengths and decreasing maintenance periods in order to meet operational requirements. (F) To meet global peacetime and wartime requirements, the Navy has indicated a requirement to maintain two aircraft carriers deployed overseas and to have three additional aircraft carriers capable of deploying within 90 days. However, the Navy has indicated that the existing aircraft carrier force structure cannot support these military requirements. (G) Despite the requirement to maintain an aircraft carrier strike group in both the United States Central Command and the United States Pacific Command, the Navy has been unable to generate sufficient capacity to support combatant commanders and has developed significant carrier gaps in these critical areas. (H) The continued use of a diminished aircraft carrier force structure has resulted in extensive maintenance availabilities which typically exceed program costs and increase time in shipyards. These expansive maintenance availabilities exacerbate existing carrier gaps. (I) Because of maintenance overhaul extensions, the Navy is truncating basic aircraft carrier training to expedite the deployment of available aircraft carriers. Limiting aircraft carrier training decreases operational capabilities and increases risks to sailors. (J) Despite the objections of the Navy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics directed the Navy on August 7, 2015, to perform shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–78). The Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy indicated that this action could delay the introduction of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–78) to the fleet by up to two years, exacerbating existing carrier gaps. (K) The Navy has adopted a two-phase acquisition strategy for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79), an action that will delay the introduction of this aircraft carrier by up to two years, exacerbating existing carrier gaps. (L) Developing an alternative design to the Ford class aircraft carrier is not cost beneficial. A smaller design is projected to incur significant design and engineering cost while significantly reducing magazine size, carrier air wing size, sortie rate, and on-station effectiveness among other vital factors as compared to the Ford class. Furthermore, a new design will delay the introduction of future aircraft carriers, exacerbating existing carrier gaps and threatening the national security of the United States. (M) The 2016 Navy Force Structure Assessment states A minimum of 12 aircraft carriers are required to meet the increased warfighting response requirements of the Defense Planning Guidance Defeat/Deny force sizing direction. (2) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (A) the United States should expedite delivery of 12 aircraft carriers; (B) an aircraft carrier should be authorized every three years; (C) shock trials should be conducted on the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79), as initially proposed by the Navy; (D) construction for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79) should be accomplished in a single phase; and (E) the United States should continue the Ford class design for the aircraft carrier designated CVN–81. (b) Increase in number of operational aircraft carriers (1) Increase Section 5062(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 11 operational aircraft carriers 12 operational aircraft carriers (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 30, 2023. (c) Shock trials for CVN–78 Section 128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. (d) Procurement authority for aircraft carrier programs (1) Procurement authority in support of construction of Ford class aircraft carriers (A) Authority for economic order quantity The Secretary of the Navy may procure materiel and equipment in support of the construction of the Ford class aircraft carriers designated CVN–81 and CVN–82 in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable. (B) Liability Any contract entered into under subparagraph (A) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at time of termination. (2) Refueling and complex overhaul of Nimitz class aircraft carriers (A) In general The Secretary of the Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of each of the following Nimitz class aircraft carriers: (i) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN–74). (ii) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN–75). (iii) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN–76). (iv) U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN–77). (B) Use of incremental funding With respect to any contract entered into under subparagraph (A) for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, the Secretary may use incremental funding for a period not to exceed six years after advance procurement funds for such nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort are first obligated. (C) Condition for out-year contract payments Any contract entered into under subparagraph (A) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 122. Procurement authority for icebreaker vessels (a) Authority The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may enter into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of the Navy under which the Navy shall act as general agent for the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the purpose of entering into a contract on behalf of such Department, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the procurement of the following: (1) Not more than three heavy icebreaker vessels. (2) Not more than three medium icebreaker vessels. (b) Condition for out-year contract payments A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Heavy icebreaker vessel The term heavy icebreaker vessel (A) to break through nonridged ice that is not less than six feet thick at a speed of three knots; (B) to break through ridged ice that is not less than 21 feet thick; and (C) to operate continuously for 80 days without replenishment. (2) Medium icebreaker vessel The term medium icebreaker vessel (A) to break through nonridged ice that is not less than four and one-half feet thick at a speed of three knots; and (B) to operate continuously for 80 days without replenishment. 123. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of icebreaker vessels (a) Limitation Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 may be obligated or expended for the procurement of an icebreaker vessel. (b) Exception Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use funds described in such subsection to act as general agent for the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into under section 122. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program (a) Authority for multiyear procurement Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of up to 13 Virginia class submarines at a rate of not more than 3 submarines per year during the covered period. (b) Baseline estimate Before entering into any contract for the procurement of a Virginia class submarine under subsection (a), the Secretary of Navy shall determine a baseline estimate for the submarine in accordance with section 2435 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Limitation The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract for the procurement of a Virginia class submarine under subsection (a) if the contract would increase the cost of the submarine by more than 10 percent above the baseline estimate for the submarine determined under subsection (b). (d) Authority for advance procurement The Secretary may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement— (1) associated with the vessels for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a); and (2) for other equipment and subsystems associated with the Virginia class submarine program. (e) Condition for out-year contract payments A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered period The term covered period (2) Virginia class submarine The term Virginia class submarine 125. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers and associated systems (a) Authority for multiyear procurement Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the procurement of— (1) up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyers at a rate of not more than three such destroyers per year during the covered period; and (2) the Aegis weapon systems, AN/SPY–6(v) air and missile defense radar systems, MK 41 vertical launching systems, and commercial broadband satellite systems associated with such vessels. (b) Baseline estimate Before entering into any contract for the procurement of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Navy shall determine a baseline estimate for the destroyer in accordance with section 2435 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Limitation The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract for the procurement of a Arleigh Burke class destroyer or any major subprogram under subsection (a) if the contract would increase the cost of the destroyer by more than 10 percent above the baseline estimate for the destroyer determined under subsection (b). (d) Authority for advance procurement The Secretary may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement associated with the vessels and systems for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection (a). (e) Condition for out-year contract payments A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. (f) Covered period defined The term covered period 126. Limitation on availability of funds for Arleigh Burke class destroyer (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for procurement, that are unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, may be obligated or expended to procure an Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG–51) unless not fewer than two covered destroyers include an AN/SPY–6(V) air and missile defense radar system. (b) Waiver The Secretary of the Navy may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the cost or schedule risk associated with the integration of the AN/SPY–6(V) air and missile defense radar is unacceptable or incongruous with a business case that relies on stable design, technology maturity, and realistic cost and schedule estimates. (c) Covered destroyer defined In this section, the term covered destroyer Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 127. Extensions of authorities relating to construction of certain vessels (a) Extension of authority to use incremental funding for LHA Replacement Section 122(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (114–328; 130 Stat. 2030) is amended by striking for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 (b) Extension of Ford class aircraft carrier construction authority Section 121(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 Public Law 112–239 five fiscal years seven fiscal years 128. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft (a) Authority for multiyear procurement Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code (except as provided in subsection (b)), the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the 2018 program year, for the procurement of the following: (1) V–22 Osprey aircraft. (2) Common configuration-readiness and modernization upgrades for V–22 Osprey aircraft. (b) Contract period Notwithstanding section 2306b(k) of title 10, United States Code, the period covered by a contract entered into on a multiyear basis under the authority of subsection (a) may exceed five years, but may not exceed seven years. (c) Condition for out-year contract payments A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. D Air Force Programs 131. Streamlining acquisition of intercontinental ballistic missile security capability (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On September 25, 2014, then Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, submitted a report to Congress on the replacement strategy of the Air Force for the UH–1N helicopter, which included the following information: (A) On the age of the airframe: The UH–1N is a versatile utility helicopter that was accepted into service from 1968-1969. (B) On the ability to meet requirements: The entire fleet supports five general homeland security missions…The ability of the UH–1N to accomplish these missions was evaluated in 2006, and the aircraft was found to be ‘not effective.’ The shortcomings of the UH–1N were derived from specific mission requirements for carrying capacity, airspeed, unrefueled endurance, mission range, force protection for the floor, specific protection for all aircrew and passengers, survivability, and materiel availability. (C) Regarding previous efforts to acquire a replacement aircraft, the report identified efforts that date back to 2006, including— (i) an initial analysis of alternatives by Air Force Space Command in 2006; (ii) the common vertical lift support platform program, which was cancelled in 2013; (iii) two RAND corporation studies funded in 2013; and (iv) the then-current proposal of the Air Force to procure modified Army UH–60 helicopters. (2) On February 24, 2016, at a hearing before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, in response to concerns related to lift, capacity, and hover time of the UH–1N, then Commander of the United States Strategic Command, Admiral Cecil Haney stated: Congressman, absolutely, in terms of thinking very crisply associated with what we need to do to improve security of our missile fields… the attributes you listed are the attributes that concern me in terms of the capability, not just now, but into the future. (3) On March 2, 2016, at a hearing before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, General Robin Rand stated: We will not meet the emergency security response with the present helicopter. (4) On April 4, 2017, at a hearing before the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, General John E. Hyten stated: Of all the things in my portfolio, I can’t even describe how upset I get about the helicopter replacement program. It’s a helicopter, for gosh sakes. We ought to be able to go out and buy a helicopter and put it in the hands of the people that need it. And we should be able to do that quickly. We’ve been building combat helicopters for a long time in this country. I don’t understand why the heck it is so hard to buy a helicopter. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, based on the findings under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense should have the authority to expedite the procurement of a replacement aircraft for the UH–1N helicopter. (c) Waiver and contract authority Subject to subsection (d), in procuring a replacement aircraft for the UH–1N helicopter, the Secretary of Defense may— (1) waive any provision of law requiring the use of competitive procedures for the procurement; and (2) enter into a contract for the procurement on a sole-source basis. (d) Notice and certification Not later than 15 days before exercising the authority under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, in writing— (1) notice of the intent of the Secretary to exercise such authority; and (2) a certification that— (A) the Secretary has reviewed— (i) the threshold requirements for the UH–1N replacement aircraft program; and (ii) any delays that may have occurred while the Air Force pursued strategies for the procurement of such aircraft on an other than sole-source basis; and (B) after conducting such review, the Secretary has determined that entering into a contract on a sole-source basis under subsection (c)— (i) is in the national security interests of the United States; and (ii) is necessary to ensure that a UH–1N replacement aircraft enters service by not later than September 30, 2020. 132. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics modernization program increment 2 (a) Limitation The Secretary of the Air Force may not select only a single prime contractor to carry out increment 2 of the C–130H avionics modernization program until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a written certification that, in selecting such a single prime contractor— (1) the Secretary will ensure, to the extent practicable, that commercially available off-the-shelf items are used under the program, including technology solutions and nondevelopmental items; and (2) excessively restrictive military specification standards will not be used to restrict or eliminate full and open competition in the selection process. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms commercially available off-the-shelf item full and open competition nondevelopmental item chapter 1 133. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program of the Air Force may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense committees the certification described in subsection (b). (b) Certification The certification described in this subsection is a written statement certifying that— (1) an independent review of the acquisition process for the EC–130H Compass Call recapitalization program of the Air Force has been conducted; and (2) as a result of such review, it has been determined that the acquisition process for such program complies with all applicable laws, guidelines, and best practices. 134. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall conduct an analysis that compares the costs and benefits of the following: (1) Upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 5 configuration. (2) Proceeding with the procurement of MQ–9B aircraft instead of upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 5 configuration. (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the results of the cost-benefit analysis conducted under subsection (a). (2) Form of report The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. E Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 141. Authority for procurement of economic order quantities for the F–35 aircraft program (a) Authority for procurement of economic order quantities Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the procurement of economic order quantities of the material and equipment described in subsection (b). (b) Material and equipment described The material and equipment described in this subsection is material and equipment— (1) that has completed formal hardware qualification testing for the F–35 aircraft program; and (2) is to be used in procurement contracts to be awarded under the F–35 aircraft program in fiscal years 2019 and 2020. (c) Limitations (1) Maximum amount Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the F–35 aircraft program, not more than $661,000,000 may be obligated or expended to enter into contracts under subsection (a). (2) Certification The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a written certification that the contract to be entered into under such subsection meets the following conditions: (A) The contract will result in significant cost savings as compared to the total anticipated costs of procuring the property through contracts that are not for economic order quantities. (B) The estimates of the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost savings resulting from the contract are realistic. (C) The minimum need for the property that is to be procured under the contract is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the contract period. (D) There is a reasonable expectation that, throughout the contract period, the head of the relevant military department or defense agency will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation. (E) The design of the property that is to be procured under the contract is expected to remain substantially unchanged and the technical risks associated with such design are not excessive. (F) Entering into the contract will promote the national security interests of the United States. (G) The contract satisfies the conditions described in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of section 2306b(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code. 142. Limitation on demilitarization of certain cluster munitions (a) Limitation Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may not demilitarize any cluster munitions until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the certification described in subsection (b). (b) Certification The certification described in this subsection is a written certification that the Department of Defense has an inventory of covered munitions that meets not less than 75 percent of the operational requirements of the Department with respect to cluster munitions across the full range of military operational environments. (c) Exception for safety The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to the demilitarization of cluster munitions that the Secretary determines— (1) are unserviceable as a result of an inspection, test, field incident, or other significant failure to meet performance or logistics requirements; or (2) are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Cluster munition The term cluster munition (A) nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons; (B) obscurants; (C) pyrotechnics; (D) non-lethal systems; (E) non-explosive kinetic effect submunitions; (F) electronic effects; or (G) landmines. (2) Covered munitions The term covered munitions (3) Demilitarize The term demilitarize (A) means to destroy the military offensive or defensive advantages inherent in the munition or its components; and (B) includes any mutilation, scrapping, melting, burning, or alteration that prevents the use of the munition or its components for the military purposes for which the munition or its components was designed or for a lethal purpose. 143. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft Section 141 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 Public Law 114–328 (d) Preservation of certain retired C–5 aircraft The Secretary of the Air Force shall preserve each C–5 aircraft that is retired by the Secretary during a period in which the total inventory of strategic airlift aircraft of the Secretary is less than 301, such that the retired aircraft— (1) is stored in flyable condition; (2) can be returned to service; and (3) is not used to supply parts to other aircraft unless specifically authorized by the Secretary of Defense upon a request by the Secretary of the Air Force. . 144. Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use specified standard data link Section 157 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Solicitations The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) ensure that any solicitation issued for a Common Data Link described in subsection (a), regardless of whether the solicitation is issued by a military department or a contractor with respect to a subcontract— (A) conforms to a Department of Defense specification standard, including interfaces and waveforms, existing as of the date of the solicitation; and (B) does not include any proprietary or undocumented waveforms or control interfaces or data interfaces as a requirement or criterion for evaluation; and (2) notify the congressional defense committees not later than 15 days after issuing a solicitation for a Common Data Link to be sunset (CDL-TBS) waveform. ; and (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Deputy Secretary of Defense (B) by striking Under Secretary Deputy Secretary of Defense (C) by inserting before October 1, 2023 committees II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION A Authorization Of Appropriations 201. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201. B Program Requirements, Restrictions, And Limitations 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program (a) Fixed capability requirements Except as provided in subsection (b), the capability requirements for aircraft procured under the presidential aircraft recapitalization program of the Air Force (referred to in this section as the PAR Program (b) Adjustments The Secretary of the Air Force may adjust the capability requirements described in subsection (a) only if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a written determination that such adjustment is necessary— (1) to resolve an ambiguity relating to the capability requirement; (2) to address a problem with the administration of the capability requirement; (3) to lower the development cost or life-cycle cost of the PAR program; (4) to comply with a change in international, Federal, State, or local law or regulation that takes effect after September 30, 2017; (5) to address a safety issue; or (6) subject to subsection (c), to address an emerging threat or vulnerability. (c) Limitation on adjustment for emerging threat or vulnerability The Secretary of the Air Force may use the authority under paragraph (6) of subsection (b) to adjust the requirements described in subsection (a) only if the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis— (1) jointly determine that such adjustment is necessary and in the interests of the national security of the United States; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees notice of such joint determination. (d) Form of contracts (1) Requirement for fixed-price type contracts Of the total amount of funds obligated or expended for contracts for engineering and manufacturing development under the PAR program, not less than 50 percent shall be for fixed-price type contracts. (2) Other contract types Except as provided in paragraph (1), a contract other than a fixed-price type contract may be entered into under the PAR Program only if the service acquisition executive of the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis, approves the contract. (e) Quarterly briefings (1) In general Beginning not later than October 1, 2017, and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the efforts of the Secretary to control costs under the PAR Program. (2) Elements Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the PAR Program, the following: (A) An overview of the program schedule. (B) A description of each contract awarded under the program, including a description of the type of contract and the status of the contract. (C) An assessment of the status of the program with respect to— (i) modification; (ii) testing; (iii) delivery; and (iv) sustainment. (f) Service acquisition executive defined In this section, the term service acquisition executive 212. Capital investment authority Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $250,000 $500,000 213. Modification of authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking to award cash prizes to award prizes, which may be cash prizes or nonmonetary prizes, (2) in subsection (b), by striking cash prizes prizes (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking cash prize of prize valued at (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) No prize competition may result in the award of a nonmonetary prize valued at more than $10,000 without the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. ; (4) in subsection (e)— (A) by inserting or nonmonetary items accept funds (B) by striking and from State and local governments, from State and local governments, and from other nongovernmental sources, (5) by striking subsection (f). 214. Critical technologies for Columbia class submarine (a) In general For purposes of sections 2366b and 2448b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the components identified in subsection (b) are deemed to be critical technologies for the Columbia class ballistic missile submarine construction program. (b) Critical technologies The components identified in this subsection are— (1) the coordinated stern for the Columbia class ballistic missile submarine; (2) the electric drive system for the submarine; and (3) the nuclear reactor for the submarine. 215. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (a) Redesignation The joint technology office on hypersonics in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is redesignated as the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (b) Hypersonics development Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 10 U.S.C. 2358 Public Law 114–192 (1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking Joint Technology Office on Hypersonics Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking joint technology office on hypersonics Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (in this section referred to as the Office (B) in the second sentence, by striking office Office (3) in subsection (b), by striking joint technology office established under subsection (a) Office (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Responsibilities In carrying out the program required by subsection (b), the Office shall do the following: (1) Coordinate and integrate current and future research, development, test, and evaluation programs and system demonstration programs of the Department of Defense on hypersonics. (2) Undertake appropriate actions to ensure— (A) close and continuous integration of the programs on hypersonics of the military departments and the Defense Agencies with the programs on hypersonics across the Federal Government; and (B) that both foundational research and developmental testing resources are adequate and well funded, and that facilities are made available in a timely manner to support hypersonics research, demonstration programs, and system development. (3) Approve demonstration programs on hypersonic systems to speed the maturation and deployment of the systems to the warfighter,. (4) Ensure that any demonstration program on hypersonic systems that is carried out in any year after its approval under paragraph (3) is carried out only if certified under subsection (e) as being consistent with the roadmap under subsection (d). (5) Develop a well-defined path for hypersonic technologies to transition to operational capabilities for the warfighter. ; (5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking joint technology office established under subsection (a) Office (6) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking joint technology office established under subsection (a) Office (B) in paragraph (2), by striking joint technology office Office 216. Hypersonic airbreathing weapons capabilities (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may transfer oversight and management of the Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapons Concept from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to a responsible entity of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the head of the Air Force Research Laboratory, shall continue— (1) to develop a reusable hypersonics test bed to further probe the high speed flight corridor and to facilitate the testing and development of hypersonic airbreathing weapon systems; (2) to explore emerging concepts and technologies for reusable hypersonics weapons systems beyond current hypersonics programs, focused on experimental flight test capabilities; and (3) to develop defensive technologies and countermeasures against potential and identified hypersonic threats. (b) Hypersonic airbreathing weapon system defined In this section, the term hypersonic airbreathing weapon system 217. Limitation on availability of funds for MQ–25 unmanned air system (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the MQ–25 unmanned air system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the certification and report under subsection (b) have been submitted to the congressional defense committees. (b) Certification and report (1) Certification The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written certification that— (A) the MQ–25 unmanned air system is required to fill a validated capability gap of the Department of the Navy; (B) the Chief of Naval Operations has reviewed and approved the initial capability document and the capability development document relating to such system; and (C) the initial capability document and the capability development document have been provided to the congressional defense committees. (2) Report The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (A) an identification of threshold and objective key performance parameters for the MQ–25 unmanned air system; (B) a certification that the threshold and objective key performance parameters for such system have been established and are achievable; and (C) a description of the requirements of such system with respect to— (i) fuel transfer; (ii) equipment for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; (iii) equipment for electronic attack and electronic protection; (iv) communications equipment; (v) weapons payload; (vi) range; (vii) mission endurance for unrefueled and aerial refueled operations; (viii) affordability; (ix) survivability; and (x) interoperability with other Navy and joint-service unmanned aerial systems and mission control stations. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for contract writing systems (a) Limitation Of the funds specified in subsection (c), not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the assessment required under subsection (b). (b) Assessment required The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written assessment of the requirements for each contract writing information technology system of the Department of Defense and the military departments. Such assessment shall include the following: (1) Analysis of the requirements for each such contract writing system, including identification of common requirements and any requirements unique to each military department. (2) Identification of legacy systems that provide data to, or receive data from, such contract writing systems. (3) Projected timelines showing when each contract writing system is expected to become fully operationally capable and when each legacy system is expected to terminate, based on budget projections included in the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. (4) Assessment of how a shared services model might be applied to replace specific contract writing systems, including analysis of the business process reengineering necessary to move to a shared services model and how shared services can be integrated into the business enterprise architecture of the Department. (5) Identification of available shared services for contract writing systems, such as those offered by the General Services Administration or by other sources, that might provide viable alternatives to current contract writing systems. (6) Identification of any gaps in the capabilities of available shared services for contract writing systems, and recommendations for addressing such gaps. (7) Identification of any policy, legal, or statutory constraints that would have to be addressed in order to move to a share services model for contract writing systems. (c) Funds specified The funds specified in this subsection are the following— (1) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation for each system described in subsection (d). (2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for procurement for each system described in subsection (d). (d) Systems described The systems described in this subsection are the following: (1) The Contract Writing System of the Army. (2) The Electronic Procurement System of the Navy. (3) The Automated Contract Preparation System of the Air Force. (4) The Contract Writing and Administration System of the Defense Contract Management Agency. (5) The Standard Procurement System of the Defense Logistics Agency. III Operation and Maintenance A Authorization of Appropriations 301. Authorization of appropriations Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. B Energy and Environment 311. Codification of and improvements to Department of Defense clearinghouse to coordinate Department review of applications for certain projects that may have adverse impact on military operations and readiness (a) Establishment of Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office (1) Codification and improvement of existing law Chapter 7 section 183 183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office for review of mission obstructions (a) Establishment (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office. (2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall be— (A) organized under the authority, direction, and control of an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary; and (B) assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section. (b) Functions (1) (A) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall serve as a clearinghouse to coordinate Department of Defense review of applications for energy projects filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49 and received by the Department of Defense from the Secretary of Transportation. (B) To facilitate the review of an application for an energy project submitted pursuant to such section, the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall accelerate the development, in coordination with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, of— (i) an integrated review process to ensure timely notification and consideration of any application that may have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness; and (ii) planning tools necessary to determine the acceptability to the Department of Defense of the energy project proposal included in the application. (2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall establish procedures for the Department of Defense for the coordinated consideration of and response to a request for a review received from another Federal agency, a State government, an Indian tribal government, a local government, a landowner, or the developer of an energy project, including guidance to personnel at each military installation in the United States on how to initiate such procedures and ensure a coordinated Department response. (3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall consult with affected military installations for the review and consideration of proposed energy projects. (4) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall develop procedures for conducting early outreach to parties carrying out energy projects that could have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness and to clearly communicate to such parties actions being taken by the Department under this section. (5) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense assigns. (c) Review of proposed actions (1) Not later than 30 days after receiving from the Secretary of Transportation a proper application for an energy project under section 44718 of title 49 that may have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness, the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall conduct a preliminary review of such application. Such review shall— (A) assess the likely scope, duration, and level of risk of any adverse impact of such energy project on military operations and readiness; and (B) identify any feasible and affordable actions that could be taken by the Department, the developer of such energy project, or others to mitigate such adverse impact and to minimize risks to national security while allowing such energy project to proceed with development. (2) If the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office determines under paragraph (1) that an energy project will have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness, the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall issue to the applicant a notice of presumed risk that describes the concerns identified by the Department in the preliminary review and requests a discussion of possible mitigation actions. (d) Comprehensive review (1) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the military impacts of projects filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. (2) In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) assess the magnitude of interference posed by projects filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49; (B) identify geographic areas in which projects filed, or which may be filed in the future, with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49, could have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness, including military training routes, and categorize the risk of adverse impact in each geographic area for the purpose of informing preliminary reviews under subsection (c)(1), early outreach efforts under subsection (b)(4), and online dissemination efforts under paragraph (3); (C) develop procedures to periodically review and modify geographic areas identified under subparagraph (B) and to solicit and identify additional geographic areas as appropriate; and (D) specifically identify feasible and affordable long-term actions that may be taken to mitigate adverse impacts of projects filed, or which may be filed in the future, with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49, on military operations and readiness, including— (i) investment priorities of the Department of Defense with respect to research and development; (ii) modifications to military operations to accommodate applications for such projects; (iii) recommended upgrades or modifications to existing systems or procedures by the Department of Defense; (iv) acquisition of new systems by the Department and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and timelines for fielding such new systems; and (v) modifications to the projects for which such applications are filed, including changes in size, location, or technology. (3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall make available online access to data reflecting geographic areas identified under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and reviewed and modified under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph. (e) Department of defense determination of unacceptable risk (1) The Secretary of Defense may not object to an energy project filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49 unless the Secretary of Defense determines, after giving full consideration to mitigation actions identified pursuant to this section, that the project would result in an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. Such a determination shall constitute a finding pursuant to section 44718(f) of title 49. (2) Not later than 30 days after making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on such determination and the basis for such determination. Such report shall include an explanation of the basis of the determination, a discussion of the mitigation options considered, and an explanation of why, in the case of a determination of unacceptable risk, the mitigation options were not feasible or did not resolve the conflict. The Secretary of Defense may provide public notice through the Federal Register of the determination. (3) The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the responsibility for making a determination under paragraph (1) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. (f) Authority to accept contributions of funds The Secretary of Defense is authorized to request and accept a voluntary contribution of funds from an applicant for a project filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. Amounts so accepted shall remain available until expended for the purpose of offsetting the cost of measures undertaken by the Secretary of Defense to mitigate adverse impacts of such a project on military operations and readiness or to conduct studies of potential measures to mitigate such impacts. (g) Effect of department of defense hazard assessment An action taken pursuant to this section shall not be considered to be a substitute for any assessment or determination required of the Secretary of Transportation under section 44718 of title 49. (h) Savings clause Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term adverse impact on military operations and readiness (2) The term energy project (3) The term landowner (4) The term military installation (5) The term military readiness (6) The term military training route (7) The term unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States (A) endanger safety in air commerce, related to the activities of the Department of Defense; (B) interfere with the efficient use and preservation of the navigable airspace and of airport traffic capacity at public-use airports, related to the activities of the Department of Defense; or (C) impair or degrade the capability of the Department of Defense to conduct training, research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations or to maintain military readiness. . (2) Conforming and clerical amendments (A) Repeal of existing provision Section 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 49 U.S.C. 44718 (B) Reference to definitions Section 44718(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 211.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 6, 2014 183a(i) of title 10 (C) Table of sections amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 section 183 183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office for review of mission obstructions. . (3) Deadline for initial identification of geographic areas The initial identification of geographic areas under subsection (d)(2)(B) of section 183a of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Applicability of existing rules and regulations Notwithstanding the amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2), any rule or regulation promulgated to carry out section 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 49 U.S.C. 44718 (b) Conforming amendment regarding critical military-use airspace areas Section 44718 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B), is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Special rule for identified geographic areas In the case of a proposed structure to be located within a geographic area identified under subsection (d)(2)(B) of section 183a of title 10, the Secretary of Transportation may not issue a determination until the Secretary of Defense issues a determination under subsection (e) of such section as to whether or not the proposed structure represents an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States (as defined in subsection (i)(7) of such section). . 312. Energy performance goals and master plan Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , the future demand for energy, and the requirements for the use of energy (2) in paragraph (2), by striking reduce the future demand and the requirements for the use of energy enhance energy resilience to ensure the Department of Defense has the ability to prepare for and recover from energy disruptions that affect mission assurance on military installations (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Opportunities to leverage financing provided by a non-Department entity to address installation energy needs. . 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon (a) Authority to transfer funds (1) Transfer amount The Secretary of the Army may transfer an amount of not more than $125,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under subchapter A of chapter 98 (2) Source of funds Any transfer under subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for Base Realignment and Closure, Army. (b) Purpose of transfer A transfer under subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency in the settlement agreement approved by the Army on July 14, 2016, against the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon under the Federal Facility Agreement between the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency dated September 19, 1989. (c) Acceptance of payment If the Secretary of the Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty referred to in subsection (b). 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas (a) Authority to transfer funds (1) Transfer amount The Secretary of the Army may transfer an amount of not more than $1,185,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under subchapter A of chapter 98 (2) Source of funds Any transfer under subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for Environmental Restoration, Army. (b) Purpose of transfer A transfer under subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 5, 2013, against Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, under the Federal Facility Agreement for Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, which was entered into between the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency in 1991. (c) Acceptance of payment If the Secretary of the Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty referred to in subsection (b). 315. Department of Defense cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and lubricant associated with the Prinz Eugen Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense may by used for all necessary expenses for the removal and cleanup of petroleum, oil, and lubricants associated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which was transferred from the United States to the Republic of the Marshall Islands in 1986. C Logistics and Sustainment 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project Section 338 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 ( Public Law 108–136 10 U.S.C. 5013 Public Law 112–239 (1) in subsection (d), by striking 2018 2023 (2) in subsection (e), by striking 2019 2024 322. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base The Secretary of the Army shall maintain the arsenals with sufficient workloads to ensure affordability and technical competence in all critical capability areas by establishing, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, clear, step-by-step, prescriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-or-buy analyses, including the use of the organic industrial base. D Reports 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness (a) Modification and improvement Section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Each report The reports for the first and third quarters of a calendar year (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: The reports for the second and fourth quarters of a calendar year shall contain the information required by subsection (j). (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking and remedial actions (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Each report A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting and (D) by striking paragraph (2); and (E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking Each report A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year (4) in subsection (e), by striking Each report A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking Each report A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year (6) in subsection (g)(1), by striking Each report A report for the second or fourth quarter of a calendar year (7) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Remedial actions A report for the first or third quarter of a calendar year shall include— (1) a description of the mitigation plans of the Secretary to address readiness shortfalls and operational deficiencies identified in the report submitted for the preceding calendar quarter; and (2) for each such shortfall or deficiency, a timeline for resolution, the cost necessary for such resolution, the mitigation strategy the Department will employ until the resolution is in place, and any legislative remedies required. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 117 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Quarterly Semi-annual (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking quarterly semi-annual (2) in subsection (e), by striking each quarter semi-annually 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability Section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) Any workload shortfalls at any work breakdown structure category designated as a lower-level category pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 4151.20, or any successor instruction. (5) A description of any workload executed at a category designated as a first-level category pursuant to such Instruction, or any successor instruction, that could be used to mitigate shortfalls in similar categories. (6) A description of any progress made on implementing mitigation plans developed pursuant to paragraph (3). (7) A description of core capability requirements and corresponding workloads at the first level category. (8) In the case of any shortfall that is identified, a description of the shortfall and an identification of the subcategory of the work breakdown structure in which the shortfall occurred. (9) In the case of any work breakdown structure category designated as a special interest item or other pursuant to such Instruction, or any successor instruction, an explanation for such designation. (10) Whether the core depot-level maintenance and repair capability requirements described in the report submitted under this subsection for the preceding fiscal year have been executed. . 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non-federalized National Guard (a) Annual report required Section 10504 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1051, is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Report.— Report on state of the National Guard.— (B) by striking The report’’ (2) The annual report required by paragraph (1) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Annual report on Non-Federalized service National Guard personnel, training, and equipment requirements (1) Not later than January 31 of each of calendar years 2018 through 2022, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the recipients described in paragraph (3) a report that identifies the personnel, training, and equipment required by the non-federalized National Guard— (A) to support civilian authorities in connection with natural and man-made disasters during the covered period; and (B) to carry out prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities relating to such disasters during the covered period. (2) In preparing each report under paragraph (1), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall— (A) consult with the chief executive of each State, the Council of Governors, and other appropriate civilian authorities; (B) collect and validate information from each State relating to the personnel, training, and equipment requirements described in paragraph (1); (C) set forth separately the personnel, training, and equipment requirements for— (i) each of the emergency support functions of the National Response Framework; and (ii) each of the Federal Emergency Management Agency regions; (D) assess core civilian capability gaps relating to natural and man-made disasters, as identified by States in submissions to the Department of Homeland Security; and (E) take into account threat and hazard identifications and risk assessments of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the States. (3) The annual report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the following officials: (A) The congressional defense committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (B) The Secretary of Defense. (C) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (D) The Council of Governors. (E) The Secretary of the Army. (F) The Secretary of the Air Force. (G) The Commander of the United States Northern Command. (H) The Commander of the United States Pacific Command. (I) The Commander of the United States Cyber Command. (4) In this subsection, the term covered period . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports . (2) Table of contents The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports. . 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of Defense (a) Capacity The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Executive Agent for Military Working Dogs (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Executive Agent (1) identify the number of military working dogs required to fulfill the various missions of the Department of Defense for which such dogs are used, including force protection, facility and check point security, and explosives and drug detection; (2) take such steps as are practicable to ensure an adequate number of military working dog teams are available to meet and sustain the mission requirements identified in paragraph (1); (3) ensure that the Department’s needs and performance standards with respect to military working dogs are readily available to dog breeders and trainers; and (4) coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and private sector entities, as appropriate, to increase the training capacity for military working dog teams. (b) Military working dog procurement The Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, shall work to ensure that military working dogs are procured as efficiently as possible and at the best value to the Government, while maintaining the necessary level of quality and encouraging increased domestic breeding. (c) Annual report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2021, the Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the procurement and retirement of military working dogs for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted. Each report under this subsection shall include the following for the fiscal year covered by the report: (1) The number of military working dogs procured, by source, by each military department or Defense Agency. (2) The cost of procuring military working dogs incurred by each military department or Defense Agency. (3) The number of domestically bred and sourced military working dogs procured by each military department or Defense Agency, including a list of vendors, their location, cost, and the quantity of dogs procured from each vendor. (4) The number of non-domestically bred military working dogs procured from non-domestic sources by each military department or Defense Agency, including a list of vendors, their location, cost, and the quantity of dogs procured from each vendor. (5) The cost of procuring pre-trained and green dogs for force protection, facility and checkpoint security, and improvised explosive device, other explosives, and drug detection. (6) An analysis of the procurement practices of each military department or Defense Agency that limit market access for domestic canine vendors and breeders. (7) The total cost of procuring domestically bred military working dogs versus the total cost of procuring dogs from non-domestic sources. (8) The total number of domestically bred dogs and the number of dogs from foreign sources procured by each military department or Defense Agency and the number and percentage of those dogs that are ultimately deployed for their intended use. (9) An explanation for any significant difference in the cost of procuring military working dogs from different sources. (10) An estimate of the number of military working dogs expected to retire annually and an identification of the primary cause of the retirement of such dogs. (11) An identification of the final disposition of military working dogs no longer in service. (d) Military working dog defined For purposes of this section, the term military working dog 335. Annual briefings on Army explosive ordnance disposal Not later than 60 days after the last day of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives briefings on the actions the Army has taken to address the following: (1) Programmed funding and manpower to establish and implement the explosive ordnance disposal (hereinafter referred to as EOD (2) EOD personnel talent management, including command opportunities and promotion within the Army logistics cohort, and career broadening opportunities, including participation in joint, interagency, and multinational EOD commissioned officer and non-commissioned officer positions. (3) How the EOD career path ensures and maintains technical proficiency for EOD-qualified personnel. (4) Efforts to improve EOD proponency and advocacy across the Army, including activities of the EOD Board of Advisors. (5) Efforts to enhance synchronization of EOD with other Army missions and functions and retain critical interdependencies. (6) Annual funding programmed through the future-years defense program and executed during the preceding fiscal year for EOD requirements including personnel, training, and equipment. 336. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: It is appropriate for the Combatant Commands to incorporate drivers of instability that impact the security environment in their areas into their planning. (2) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: I agree that the effects of a changing climate — such as increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, among others — impact our security situation. (3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford has stated: It’s a question, once again, of being forward deployed, forward engaged, and be in a position to respond to the kinds of natural disasters that I think we see as a second or third order effect of climate change. (4) Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has stated: Over the next 20 years and more, certain pressures-population, energy, climate, economic, environmental-could combine with rapid cultural, social, and technological change to produce new sources of deprivation, rage, and instability. (5) Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gordon Sullivan has stated: Climate change is a national security issue. We found that climate instability will lead to instability in geopolitics and impact American military operations around the world. (6) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has stated: Many countries will encounter climate-induced disruptions—such as weather-related disasters, drought, famine, or damage to infrastructure—that stress their capacity to respond, cope with, or adapt. Climate-related impacts will also contribute to increased migration, which can be particularly disruptive if, for example, demand for food and shelter outstrips the resources available to assist those in need. (7) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has stated: DOD links changes in precipitation patterns with potential climate change impacts such as changes in the number of consecutive days of high or low precipitation as well as increases in the extent and duration of droughts, with an associated increase in the risk of wildfire… this may result in mission vulnerabilities such as reduced live-fire training due to drought and increased wildfire risk. (8) A three-foot rise in sea levels will threaten the operations of more than 128 United States military sites, and it is possible that many of these at-risk bases could be submerged in the coming years. (9) As global temperatures rise, droughts and famines can lead to more failed states, which are breeding grounds of extremist and terrorist organizations. (10) In the Marshall Islands, an Air Force radar installation built on an atoll at a cost of $1,000,000,000 is projected to be underwater within two decades. (11) In the western United States, drought has amplified the threat of wildfires, and floods have damaged roads, runways, and buildings on military bases. (12) In the Arctic, the combination of melting sea ice, thawing permafrost, and sea-level rise is eroding shorelines, which is damaging radar and communication installations, runways, seawalls, and training areas. (13) In the Yukon Training Area, units conducting artillery training accidentally started a wildfire despite observing the necessary practices during red flag warning conditions. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) climate change is a direct threat to the national security of the United States and is impacting stability in areas of the world both where the United States Armed Forces are operating today, and where strategic implications for future conflict exist; (2) there are complexities in quantifying the cost of climate change on mission resiliency, but the Department of Defense must ensure that it is prepared to conduct operations both today and in the future and that it is prepared to address the effects of a changing climate on threat assessments, resources, and readiness; and (3) military installations must be able to effectively prepare to mitigate climate damage in their master planning and infrastructure planning and design, so that they might best consider the weather and natural resources most pertinent to them. (c) Report (1) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from climate change over the next 20 years. (2) Elements The report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A list of the ten most vulnerable military installations within each service based on the effects of rising sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, and any other categories the Secretary determines necessary. (B) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the resiliency of the identified vulnerable military installations and the cost of such mitigations. (C) A discussion of the climate-change related effects on the Department, including the increase in the frequency of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions and the theater campaign plans, contingency plans, and global posture of the combatant commanders. (D) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations. (3) Form The report required subparagraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. E Other Matters 341. Explosive safety board (a) Modification and improvement of ammunition storage board Section 172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Secretaries of the military departments Secretary of Defense (2) by inserting that includes members joint board (3) by striking selected by them selected by the Secretaries of the military departments, (4) by inserting military officers (5) by inserting designated as the chair and voting members of the board for each military department officers (6) by inserting and other civilian officers (7) by striking or both as necessary (8) by striking keep informed on stored provide oversight on storage and transportation of (b) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of section 172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Ammunition storage Explosive safety (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 172 and inserting the following new item: 172. Explosive safety board. . 342. Department of Defense support for military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the Armed Forces The Secretary of Defense may provide financial support for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the Armed Forces. The Secretary may enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of performing such acquisition, installation, and maintenance. 343. Limitation on availability of funds for advanced skills management software system of the Navy (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the enhancement of the advanced skills management software system of the Navy until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which Secretary of the Navy makes the submission required under subsection (b)(3). (b) Briefing and certification The Secretary of the Navy shall— (1) provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on any enhancements that are needed for the advanced skills management software system of the Navy; (2) after providing the briefing under paragraph (1), issue a request for information for such enhancements in accordance with part 15.2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (3) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives— (A) the results of the request for information issued under paragraph (2); and (B) a written certification that— (i) as part of the request for information, the Secretary solicited information on commercially available off-the-shelf software solutions that may be used to enhance the advanced skills management software system of the Navy; and (ii) the Secretary has considered using such solutions. (c) Advanced skills management software system defined In this section, the term advanced skills management software system (1) identify job task requirements for Navy personnel; (2) assist in determining the proficiencies of such personnel; (3) document qualifications and certifications of such personnel; and (4) track the technical training completed by Navy aviation maintenance personnel. 344. Cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan military or security forces Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for the provision of uniforms for Afghan military or security forces, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of the contract, that the contract include a requirement that the contractor conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the uniform specification for the Afghan military or security forces uniform. Such analysis shall determine— (1) whether there is a more effective alternative uniform specification, considering both operational environment and cost, available to the Afghan military or security forces; (2) the efficacy of the existing pattern compared to other alternatives (both proprietary and non-proprietary patterns); and (3) the costs and feasibility of transitioning the uniforms of the Afghan military or security forces to a pattern owned by the United States, using existing excess inventory where available, and acquiring the rights to the Spec4ce Forest pattern. IV Military Personnel Authorizations A Active Forces 401. End strengths for active forces The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2018, as follows: (1) The Army, 486,000. (2) The Navy, 327,900. (3) The Marine Corps, 185,000. (4) The Air Force, 325,100. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs: (1) For the Army, 486,000. (2) For the Navy, 327,900. (3) For the Marine Corps, 185,000. (4) For the Air Force, 325,100. . B Reserve Forces 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve (a) In general The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2018, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 347,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 202,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,600. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,800. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. (b) End strength reductions The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. (c) End strength increases Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2018, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,155. (2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,101. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,260. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,588. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (a) In general The authorized number of military technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2018, for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 25,507. (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,427. (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 21,893. (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,160. (b) Variance Notwithstanding section 115 of title 10, United States Code, the end strength prescribed by subsection (a) for a reserve component specified in that subsection may be increased— (1) by 3 percent, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national interest; and (2) by 2 percent, upon determination by the Secretary of the military department concerned that such action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or ratings. 414. Fiscal year 2018 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians (a) Limitations (1) National guard Within the limitation provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard as of September 30, 2018, may not exceed the following: (A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 1,600. (B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 350. (2) Army reserve The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2018, may not exceed 420. (3) Air force reserve The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 30, 2018, may not exceed 90. (b) Non-dual status technicians defined In this section, the term non-dual status technician 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support During fiscal year 2018, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. C Authorization of Appropriations 421. Military personnel (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. (b) Construction of authorization The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2018. V Military Personnel Policy A Regular and Reserve Component Management 501. Modification of requirements relating to conversion of certain military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions (a) Revised reduction and deadline Section 1053(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 10 U.S.C. 10216 Public Law 114–328 (1) by striking October 1, 2017 October 1, 2018 (2) by striking 20 percent 10 percent (b) Reporting requirement Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate for revising section 709 of title 32, United States Code, regarding the employment, use, and status of military technicians in the National Guard. The Secretary shall prepare the recommendations in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 502. Pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard as Army National Guard recruiters (a) Pilot program authorized The Secretary of the Army may carry out a pilot program for the Army National Guard under which retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard would serve as contract recruiters for the Army National Guard. (b) Objectives of pilot program The Secretary of the Army shall design any pilot program conducted under this section to determine the following: (1) The feasibility and effectiveness of hiring retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard who have retired within the previous two years to serve as recruiters. (2) The merits of hiring such retired senior enlisted members as contractors or as employees of the Department of Defense. (3) The best method of providing a competitive compensation package for such retired senior enlisted members. (4) The merits of requiring such retired senior enlisted members to wear a military uniform while performing recruiting duties under the pilot program. (c) Consultation In developing a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult with the operators of a previous pilot program carried out by the Army involving the use of contract recruiters. (d) Commencement and duration The Secretary of the Army may commence a pilot program under this section on or after January 1, 2018, and all activities under such a pilot program shall terminate no later than December 31, 2022. (e) Reporting requirement If a pilot program is conducted under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing an evaluation of the success of the pilot program, including the determinations described in subsection (b). The report shall be submitted not later than January 1, 2020. 503. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under section 12304a and 12304b of title 10, United States Code (a) Eligibility of reserve component members for pre-mobilization health care Section 1074(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking in support of a contingency operation under under section 12304b of this title or (b) Eligibility of reserve component members for transitional health care Section 1145(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking in support of a contingency operation under section 12304b of this title or a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title 504. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard and Reserve (a) Program authority The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts of the Department of Defense to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members in the National Guard and Reserves. (b) Administration The pilot program shall be offered to, and administered by, the adjutants general appointed under section 314 of title 32, United States Code. (c) Cost-sharing requirement As a condition on the provision of funds under this section to a State to support the operation of the pilot program in the State, the State must agree to contribute an amount, derived from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 30 percent of the funds provided by the Secretary of Defense under this section. (d) Direct Employment Program Model The pilot program should follow a job placement program model that focuses on working one-on-one with a member of a reserve component to cost-effectively provide job placement services, including services such as identifying unemployed and under employed members, job matching services, resume editing, interview preparation, and post-employment follow up. Development of the pilot program should be informed by State direct employment programs for members of the reserve components, such as the programs conducted in California and South Carolina. (e) Evaluation The Secretary of Defense shall develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of the pilot program. (f) Reporting requirements (1) Report Required Not later than January 31, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the pilot program. The Secretary shall prepare the report in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. (2) Elements of Report A report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description and assessment of the effectiveness and achievements of the pilot program, including the number of members of the reserve components hired and the cost-per-placement of participating members. (B) An assessment of the impact of the pilot program and increased reserve component employment levels on the readiness of members of the reserve components. (C) Any other matters considered appropriate by the Secretary. (g) Duration of Authority (1) In general The authority to carry out the pilot program expires September 30, 2020. (2) Extension Upon the expiration of the authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may extend the pilot program for not more than two additional fiscal years. B General Service Authorities and Correction of Military Records 511. Consideration of additional medical evidence by Boards for the Correction of Military Records and liberal consideration of evidence relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (a) In general Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h): (h) (1) This subsection applies to a former member of the armed forces whose claim under this section for review of a discharge or dismissal is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as supporting rationale, or as justification for priority consideration, and whose post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is related to combat or military sexual trauma, as determined by the Secretary concerned. (2) In the case of a claimant described in paragraph (1), a board established under subsection (a)(1) shall— (A) review medical evidence of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider that is presented by the claimant; and (B) review the claim with liberal consideration to the claimant that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury potentially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge or dismissal or to the original characterization of the claimant’s discharge or dismissal. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1553(d)(3)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking discharge of a lesser characterization discharge or dismissal or to the original characterization of the member’s discharge or dismissal 512. Public availability of information related to disposition of claims regarding discharge or release of members of the Armed Forces when the claims involve sexual assault (a) Boards for the correction of military records Subsection (i) of section 1552, United States Code, as redesignated by section 511, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The number and disposition of claims decided during the calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which such information is made available in which sexual assault is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or in part, to the original characterization of the discharge or release of the claimant. . (b) Discharge review Boards Section 1553(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The number and disposition of claims decided during the calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which such information is made available in which sexual assault is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or in part, to the original characterization of the discharge or release of the claimant. . 513. Pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards for the correction of military records and discharge review boards (a) Pilot program authorized The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program under which boards for the correction of military records established under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, and discharge review boards established under section 1553 of such title are authorized to utilize video teleconferencing technology in the performance of their duties. (b) Purpose The purpose of the pilot program is to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing video teleconferencing technology to allow persons who raise a claim before a board for the correction of military records, persons who request a review by a discharge review board, and witnesses who present evidence to such a board to appear before such a board without being physically present. (c) Implementation As part of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall make funds available to develop the capabilities of boards for the correction of military records and discharge review boards to effectively use video teleconferencing technology. (d) No expansion of eligibility Nothing in the pilot program is intended to alter the eligibility criteria of persons who may raise a claim before a board for the correction of military records, request a review by a discharge review board, or present evidence to such a board. (e) Termination The authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2020. 514. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) (a) Modification required The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces. (b) Deadline for modification The Secretary of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 515. Provision of information on naturalization through military service The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence are informed of the availability of naturalization through service in the Armed Forces under section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1439 C Military Justice and Other Legal Issues 521. Clarifying amendments related to the Uniform Code of Military Justice reform by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (a) Enforcement of Rights of victims of offenses under UCMJ Section 806b(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code (article 6b(e)(3) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by inserting (A) (3) (2) by striking President, and, to the extent practicable, shall have priority over all other proceedings before the court. President, subject to section 830a of this title (article 30a). (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) To the extent practicable, a petition for a writ of mandamus described in this subsection shall have priority over all other proceedings before the Court of Criminal Appeals. (C) Review of any decision by the Court of Criminal Appeals on a petition for a writ of mandamus described in this subsection shall have priority in the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, as determined under the rules of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. . (b) Review of certain matters before referral of charges and specifications Subsection (a)(1) of section 830a of title 10, United States Code (article 30a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5202 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (D) Pre-referral matters under subsection (c) or (e) of section 806b of this title (article 6b). . (c) Defense counsel assistance in post-trial matters for accused convicted by court-martial Section 838(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 38(c)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking section 860 of this title (article 60) section 860, 860a, or 860b of this title (article 60, 60a, or 60b) (d) Limitation on acceptance of plea agreements Subsection (b) of section 853a of title 10, United States Code (article 53a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5237 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) is prohibited by law; or (5) is contrary to, or is inconsistent with, a regulation prescribed by the President with respect to terms, conditions, or other aspects of plea agreements. . (e) Applicability of standards and procedures to sentence appeal by the united states Subsection (d)(1) of section 856 of title 10, United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5301 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after concerned, and consistent with standards and procedures set forth in regulations prescribed by the President, (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , as determined in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed by the President (f) Sentence of reduction in enlisted grade (1) In general Subsection (a) of section 858a of title 10, United States Code (article 58a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 5303(1) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 , effective on the date , if such a reduction is authorized by regulation prescribed by the President. The reduction in pay grade shall take effect on the date (2) Section heading The heading of section 858a of title 10, United States Code (article 58a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: 858a. Art 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade . (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter VIII of chapter 47 858a. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade. . (g) Convening authority authorities Section 858b(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 58b(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended in the first sentence by striking section 860 of this title (article 60) section 860a or 860b of this title (article 60a or 60b) (h) Appeal by the United State Section 862(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 62(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking , notwithstanding section 866(c) of this title (article 66(c)) (i) Rehearing and sentencing Subsection (b) of section 863 of title 10, United States Code (article 63 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5327 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 , subject to such limitations as the President may prescribe by regulation (j) Courts of Criminal Appeals Section 866 of title 10, United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 5330 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (1) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after required by regulation prescribed by the President or (2) in subsection (f)(3), by adding at the end the following new sentence: If the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces determines that additional proceedings are warranted, the Court of Criminal Appeals shall order a hearing or other proceeding in accordance with the direction of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. (k) Military Justice Review Panel Subsection (f) of section 946 of title 10, United States Code (article 146 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5521 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking fiscal year 2020 fiscal year 2021 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the sentence beginning Not later than The analysis under this paragraph shall be included in the assessment required by paragraph (1). (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph (5): (5) Reports With respect to each review and assessment under this subsection, the Panel shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each report— (A) shall set forth the results of the review and assessment concerned, including the findings and recommendations of the Panel; and (B) shall be submitted not later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the review and assessment is concluded. . (l) Transitional compensation for Dependents of members separated for dependent abuse Section 1059(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking the approval of as approved, entry of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) if the sentence (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking by a court-martial include any such punishment, for a dependent-abuse offense and the conviction is disapproved or is otherwise not part of the judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) or the punishment is disapproved or is otherwise not part of the judgment under such section (article), (m) Benefits for Dependents Who Are Victims of Abuse by Members Losing Right to Retired Pay Section 1408(h)(10)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the approval entry of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). (n) Treatment of certain offenses pending execution of Military Justice Act of 2016 amendments (1) Child abuse offenses With respect to offenses committed before the date designated by the President under section 5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (2) Fraudulent enlistment or appointment offenses With respect to the period beginning on December 23, 2016, and ending on the day before the date designated by the President under section 5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (o) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect immediately after the amendments made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 522. Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (a) Mandatory Punishments Section 856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 56(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 5301 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 shall include dismissal or dishonorable discharge, as applicable. shall include, at a minimum— (A) dismissal or dishonorable discharge, as applicable; and (B) confinement for two years. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the amendments made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 523. Prohibition on wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (a) Prohibition Subchapter X of chapter 47 section 917 917a. Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (a) Prohibition Any person subject to this chapter who— (1) knowingly and wrongfully broadcasts or distributes an intimate visual image of a private area of another person who— (A) is at least 18 years of age at the time the intimate visual image was created; (B) is identifiable from the image itself or from information displayed in connection with the image; and (C) does not explicitly consent to the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image; (2) knows or reasonably should have known that the intimate visual image was made under circumstances in which the person depicted in the intimate visual image retained a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image; and (3) knows or reasonably should have known that the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image is likely— (A) to cause harm, harassment, intimidation, emotional distress, or financial loss for the person depicted in the intimate visual image; or (B) to harm substantially the depicted person with respect to that person’s health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships; is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Definitions In this section (article): (1) Broadcast The term broadcast (2) Distribute The term distribute (3) Intimate visual image The term intimate visual image (4) Private area The term private area (5) Reasonable expectation of privacy The term reasonable expectation of privacy . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 47 917a. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images. . 524. Information for the Special Victims’ Counsel or Victims’ Legal Counsel Section 1044e(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: If there is a military prosecution of the alleged sex-related offense, the Special Victims’ Counsel or Victims’ Legal Counsel shall be entitled to a copy of all case information and documentation that is in the possession of the prosecutor, relevant to such military prosecution, and not privileged. 525. Special Victims’ Counsel training regarding the unique challenges often faced by male victims of sexual assault The baseline Special Victims’ Counsel training established under section 1044e(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall include training for Special Victims’ Counsel to recognize and deal with the unique challenges often faced by male victims of sexual assault. 526. Garnishment to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child (a) Garnishment authority Section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Garnishment to satisfy a judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child (1) Subject to paragraph (2), any payment of retired pay that would otherwise be made to a member shall be paid (in whole or in part) by the Secretary concerned to another person if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of a child abuse garnishment order. (2) A court order providing for the payment of child support or alimony or, with respect to a division of property, specifically providing for the payment of an amount of the disposable retired pay from a member to the spouse or a former spouse of the member, shall be given priority over a child abuse garnishment order. However, the limitations on the amount of disposable retired pay available for payments set forth in paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of subsection (e) do not apply to a child abuse garnishment order. (3) In this section, the term court order (4) In this subsection, the term child abuse garnishment order (A) is issued in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of that court; and (B) provides in the nature of garnishment for the enforcement of a judgment rendered against the member for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. (5) For purposes of this subsection, a judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child is any legal claim perfected through a final enforceable judgment, which claim is based in whole or in part upon the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of an individual under 18 years of age, whether or not that abuse is accompanied by other actionable wrongdoing, such as sexual exploitation or gross negligence. (6) If the Secretary concerned is served with more than one court order with respect to the retired pay of a member, the disposable retired pay of the member shall be available to satisfy such court orders on a first-come, first-served basis, with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which have been previously served. (7) The Secretary concerned shall not be required to vary normal pay and disbursement cycles for retired pay in order to comply with a child abuse garnishment order. . (b) Application of amendment Subsection (l) of section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a court order received by the Secretary concerned on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of the date of the court order. 527. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding military sexual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images (a) Additional reporting requirements Section 1631(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 10 U.S.C. 1561 (13) Information and data collected on official and unofficial reports of sexual harassment involving members of the Armed Forces during the year covered by the report, as follows: (A) The number of substantiated and unsubstantiated reports. (B) A synopsis of each substantiated report. (C) The action taken in the case of each substantiated report, including the type of disciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if any, such as— (i) conviction and sentence by court-martial; (ii) imposition of non-judicial punishment under section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or (iii) administrative separation or other type of administrative action imposed. (14) Information and data collected during the year covered by the report on each reported incident involving the nonconsensual distribution by a person subject to chapter 47 (A) The number of substantiated and unsubstantiated reports. (B) A synopsis of each substantiated report. (C) The action taken in the case of each substantiated report, including the type of disciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if any, such as— (i) conviction and sentence by court-martial; (ii) imposition of non-judicial punishment under section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or (iii) administrative separation or other type of administrative action imposed. . (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply beginning with the reports required to be submitted by March 1, 2018, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 10 U.S.C. 1561 528. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding sexual assaults committed by a member of the Armed Forces against the member’s spouse or other family member Beginning with the reports required to be submitted by March 1, 2018, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 10 U.S.C. 1561 529. Notification of members of the Armed Forces undergoing certain administrative separations of potential eligibility for veterans benefits (a) Notification required A member of the Armed Forces who receives an administrative separation or mandatory discharge under conditions other than honorable shall be provided written notification that the member may petition the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive, despite the characterization of the member’s service, certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) Deadline for notification Notification under subsection (a) shall be provided to a member described in such subsection in conjunction with the member’s notification of the administrative separation or mandatory discharge or as soon thereafter as practicable. 530. Consistent access to Special Victims’ Counsel for former dependents of members of the Armed Forces Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall revise Navy policy regarding the eligibility of former dependents of members of the Armed Forces to representation by a Victims’ Legal Counsel so that Navy policy is consistent with Army and Air Force policy regarding Special Victims’ Counsel, which provides that a former dependent is eligible for such representation if, while entitled to legal assistance, the dependent was the victim of an alleged sex-related offense by a member of the Armed Forces. D Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 541. Prohibition on release of military service academy graduates to participate in professional athletics (a) United States Military Academy Section 4348(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) That the cadet will not seek release from the commissioned service obligation of the cadet to pursue a career as a professional athlete and understands that the appointment alternative described in paragraph (3) will not be used to allow the cadet to pursue such a career. . (b) United States Naval Academy Section 6959(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) That the midshipman will not seek release from the commissioned service obligation of the midshipman to pursue a career as a professional athlete and understands that the appointment alternative described in paragraph (3) will not be used to allow the midshipman to pursue such a career. . (c) United States Air Force Academy Section 9348(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) That the cadet will not seek release from the commissioned service obligation of the cadet to pursue a career as a professional athlete and understands that the appointment alternative described in paragraph (2) will not be used to allow the cadet to pursue such a career. . (d) Application of amendments The Secretaries of the military departments shall promptly revise the cadet and midshipman service agreements under sections 4348, 6959, and 9348 of title 10, United States Code, to reflect the amendments made by this section. The revised agreement shall apply to cadets and midshipmen who are attending the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy on the date of the enactment of this Act and to persons who begin attendance at such military service academies on or after that date. 542. ROTC Cyber Institutes at the senior military colleges (a) Program authorized The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program to establish a Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cyber Institute (referred to in this Act as an ROTC Cyber Institute (b) Elements Each ROTC Cyber Institute established under the program authorized by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Programs to provide future military and civilian leaders of the Armed Forces or the Department of Defense, as the case may be, who possess cyber operational expertise from beginning through advanced skill levels. Such programs shall include instruction and practical experiences that lead to recognized certifications in the cyber field. (2) Programs of targeted strategic foreign language proficiency training for such future leaders that— (A) are designed to significantly enhance critical cyber operational capabilities; and (B) are tailored to current and anticipated readiness requirements. (3) Programs related to mathematical foundations of cryptography and courses in cryptographic theory and practice designed to complement and reinforce cyber education along with the strategic language programs critical to cyber operations. (4) Programs designed to develop early interest and cyber talent through summer programs for elementary school and secondary school students and dual enrollment opportunities for cyber, strategic language, and cryptography related courses. (5) Training and education programs to expand the pool of qualified cyber instructors necessary to support cyber education in regional school systems. (c) Partnerships with Department of Defense and the Armed Forces Any ROTC Cyber Institute established under the program authorized by subsection (a) may enter into a partnership with one or more components of the Armed Forces, active or reserve, or any agency of the Department of Defense to facilitate the development of critical cyber skills for students who may pursue a military career. (d) Partnerships with other schools Any ROTC Cyber Institute established under the program authorized by subsection (a) may enter into a partnership with one or more local educational agencies to facilitate the development of critical cyber skills under the program among students attending the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agencies who may pursue a military career. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) ESEA terms The terms elementary school secondary school local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) Senior military colleges The term senior military colleges 543. Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarship Program (a) Authority The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a program to be known as the Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarship Program (1) who is pursuing a recognized postsecondary credential at a minority-serving institution; and (2) who enters into an agreement with the Secretary as described in subsection (b). (b) Service agreement for scholarship recipients (1) In general To receive financial assistance under this section— (A) a member of the Army shall enter into an agreement to serve on active duty in the Army for the period of obligated service determined under paragraph (2); and (B) a person who is not a member of the Army shall enter into an agreement to enlist or accept a commission in the Army and to serve on active duty in Army for the period of obligated service determined under paragraph (2). (2) Period of obligated service The period of obligated service for a recipient of financial assistance under this section shall be the period determined by the Secretary of Army as being appropriate to obtain adequate service in exchange for the financial assistance. The period of service required of a recipient shall be not less than the period equal to three-fourths of the total period of pursuit of a credential for which the Secretary agrees to provide the recipient with financial assistance under this section. The period of obligated service is in addition to any other period for which the recipient is obligated to serve on active duty. (3) Terms of agreement An agreement entered into under this section by a person pursuing a recognized postsecondary credential shall include the following terms: (A) Service start date The period of obligated service will begin on a date after the award of the credential, as determined by the Secretary of the Army. (B) Academic progress The person will maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the Secretary, and that failure to maintain such progress constitutes grounds for termination of the financial assistance for the person under this section. (C) Other terms Any other terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for carrying out this section. (c) Amount of assistance The amount of the financial assistance provided for a person under this section shall be the amount determined by the Secretary of the Army as being necessary to pay the person’s cost of attendance at the minority-serving institution. (d) Use of assistance for support of internships The financial assistance for a person under this section may also be provided to support internship activities of the person at the Department of Defense in periods between the academic years leading to the credential for which assistance is provided the person under this section. (e) Repayment for period of unserved obligated service A member of the Army who does not complete the period of active duty specified in the service agreement under subsection (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37. (f) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) an assessment of the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the scholarship program under this section; (2) the number of scholarships that the Secretary intends to award in the academic year beginning after the date of the submission of the report; and (3) a description of the Secretary’s efforts to promote the scholarship program at minority-serving institutions. (g) Definitions In this Act: (1) Cost of attendance The term cost of attendance 20 U.S.C. 1087ll (2) Minority-serving institution The term minority-serving institution 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) (3) Recognized postsecondary credential The term recognized postsecondary credential 29 U.S.C. 3102 E Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 551. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees (a) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in division D, $30,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 20 U.S.C. 7703b (b) Local educational agency defined In this section, the term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7713(9) 552. Education for dependents of certain retired members of the Armed Forces Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting , dependents of retirees, dependents of members of the armed forces (B) by inserting and the dependents of such retirees such members of the armed forces (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term retiree . 553. Codification of authority to conduct family support programs for immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces (a) Codification of existing authority Chapter 88 section 1788 (1) a heading as follows: 1788a. Family support programs: immediate family members of members of special operations forces ; and (2) a text consisting of subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of section 554 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 1788 (b) Funding Subsection (c) of section 1788a of title 10, United States Code, as added and redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by striking specified , from funds available for Major Force Program 11, to carry out family support programs under this section. (c) Elimination of pilot program references and other conforming amendments Section 1788a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended— (1) by striking Armed Forces armed forces (2) by striking pilot (3) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Pilot (B) by striking up to three providing programs to provide (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section— (A) in paragraph (2). by striking title 10, United States Code this title (B) in paragraph (3), by striking such title this title (d) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 section 1788 1788a. Family support programs: immediate family members of members of special operations forces. . (e) Conforming repeal Section 554 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 1788 554. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State (a) Reimbursement authorized Section 476 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (p) (1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the spouse of the member when— (A) the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, from a duty station in one State to a duty station in another State; and (B) the movement of the member’s dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under this section as part of the reassignment. (2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed $500 in connection with each reassignment described in paragraph (1). (3) In this subsection, the term qualified relicensing costs (A) are imposed by the State of the new duty station to secure a license or certification to engage in the same profession that the spouse of the member engaged in while in the State of the original duty station; and (B) are paid or incurred by the member or spouse to secure the license or certification from the State of the new duty station after the date on which the orders directing the reassignment described in paragraph (1) are issued. . (b) Development of recommendations to expedite license portability for military spouses (1) Consultation with states The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, shall consult with States— (A) to identify barriers to the portability between States of a license, certification, or other grant of permission held by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces to engage in an occupation when the spouse moves between States as part of a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment of the member; and (B) to develop recommendations for the Federal Government and the States, together or separately, to expedite the portability of such licenses, certifications, and other grants of permission for military spouses. (2) Specific considerations In conducting the consultation and preparing the recommendations under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall consider the feasibility of— (A) States accepting licenses, certifications, and other grants of permission described in paragraph (1) issued by another State and in good standing in that State; (B) the issuance of a temporary license pending completion of State-specific requirements; and (C) the establishment of an expedited review process for military spouses. (3) Report required Not later than March 15, 2018, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the States a report containing the recommendations developed under this subsection. (4) Appropriate congressional committees In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees F Decorations and Awards 561. Replacement of military decorations at the request of relatives of deceased members of the Armed Forces Subsection (a) of section 1135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Replacement (1) The Secretary concerned shall replace, on a one-time basis, a military decoration upon the request of— (A) the recipient of the military decoration; (B) the immediate next of kin of a deceased recipient of a military decoration; or (C) a relative of a deceased recipient of a military decoration who is related within the second or third degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipient. (2) The replacement of a military decoration under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be provided without charge. The replacement of a military decoration under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph shall be provided at no cost to the Department of Defense. (3) The authority provided by this subsection is in addition to any other authority available to the Secretary concerned to replace a military decoration. . 562. Congressional Defense Service Medal (a) Establishment Chapter 57 1136. Congressional Defense Service Medal (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall award, at the behest of and on behalf of Congress, a Congressional Defense Service Medal to a group or other entity to recognize, subject to subsection (c)(1), the exemplary service or significant achievement of the group or other entity in furtherance of the defense and national security of the United States. (b) Design and content A Congressional Defense Service Medal shall be a gold medal of appropriate design, with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. The Secretary of Defense may design a Congressional Defense Service Medal to recognize the specific group or other entity and the service or achievement for which the Congressional Defense Service Medal is being awarded. (c) Eligibility limitations (1) Nature of service or achievement For a group or other entity to be eligible for the award of a Congressional Defense Service Medal, the service or achievement to be recognized must— (A) be in the field of endeavor of the group or other entity; and (B) represent either a lengthy period of continuous superior service or achievement or a single act of service or achievement so significant that the group or other entity is recognized and acclaimed by others in the same field of endeavor, as evidenced by the recipient having received the highest honors in the field. (2) Effect of other federal recognition A group or other entity may not receive a Congressional Defense Service Medal in recognition of service or achievement for which the group or other entity received a medal from the United States previously for the same or substantially the same service or achievement. (3) Prohibition on award to an individual A Congressional Defense Service Medal may not be awarded to a single individual. (d) Time limitations A Congressional Defense Service Medal may not be awarded to a group or entity— (1) until at least five years after the conclusion of the exemplary service or significant achievement for which the Congressional Defense Service Medal is being awarded; and (2) unless the award is made within 25 years after the conclusion of the exemplary service or significant achievement for which the Congressional Defense Service Medal is being awarded. (e) Duplicate medals The Secretary of Defense may arrange for the striking and sale of duplicates in bronze of a Congressional Defense Service Medal, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold Congressional Defense Service Medal. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 1136. Congressional Defense Service Medal. . 563. Limitations on authority to revoke certain military decorations awarded to members of the Armed Forces (a) Army (1) Limitations Chapter 357 3757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation (a) Limitations Except as provided in subsection (b), the President or the Secretary of the Army may not authorize the revocation of a military decoration after the actual award of the military decoration to a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. (b) Exceptions (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation is ordered on account of — (A) the acquisition of new or additional information that calls into question the service for which the member was awarded the military decoration; or (B) the conviction of the member for a serious violent felony. (2) In applying the exception described in paragraph (1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Army shall take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether the member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military decoration (2) The term serious violent felony . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 3757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation. . (b) Navy and marine corps (1) Limitations Chapter 567 6259. Military decorations: limitations on revocation (a) Limitations Except as provided in subsection (b), the President or the Secretary of the Navy may not authorize the revocation of a military decoration after the actual award of the military decoration to a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. (b) Exceptions (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation is ordered on account of — (A) the acquisition of new or additional information that calls into question the service for which the member was awarded the military decoration; or (B) the conviction of the member for a serious violent felony. (2) In applying the exception described in paragraph (1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Navy shall take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether the member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military decoration (2) The term serious violent felony . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6259. Military decorations: limitations on revocation. . (c) Air Force (1) Limitations Chapter 857 8757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation (a) Limitations Except as provided in subsection (b), the President or the Secretary of the Air Force may not authorize the revocation of a military decoration after the actual award of the military decoration to a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. (b) Exceptions (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation is ordered on account of — (A) the acquisition of new or additional information that calls into question the service for which the member was awarded the military decoration; or (B) the conviction of the member for a serious violent felony. (2) In applying the exception described in paragraph (1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Air Force shall take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether the member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military decoration (2) The term serious violent felony . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 8757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation. . G Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 571. Expansion of United States Air Force Institute of Technology enrollment authority to include civilian employees of the homeland security industry (a) Definition Subsection (b) of section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Covered private sector employee defined (1) In this section, the term covered private sector employee (A) an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense significant and substantial defense-related systems, products, or services; or (B) an individual employed by a private firm in one of the critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience). (2) A covered private sector employee admitted for instruction at the United States Air Force Institute of Technology remains eligible for such instruction only so long as the person remains employed by the same firm. . (b) Use of defined term Section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking defense industry employees described in subsection (b) a covered private sector employee (ii) by striking Any such defense industry employee A covered private sector employee (B) in paragraph (2), by striking defense industry employees covered private sector employees (C) in paragraph (3), by striking defense industry employee covered private sector employee (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking Defense industry employees A covered private sector employee (B) by striking defense industry employees covered private sector employees (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking defense industry employees a covered private sector employee (4) in subsection (f), by striking defense industry employees covered private sector employees (c) Other conforming amendments Section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking a defense focused a defense-focused or homeland security-focused (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or homeland security and defense (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or the Department of Homeland Security, as applicable (d) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of section 9314a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of certain private sector civilians . (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 901 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of certain private sector civilians. . 572. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Section 1967(f)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence. 573. Voter registration Section 705 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4025(a) (c) Registration (1) In general For the purposes of voting in any election for Federal office (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 (A) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in that State; (B) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of that State; or (C) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in any other State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State. (2) Notification by the servicemember A servicemember who elects to register to vote in the State in which the servicemember is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall notify the Service Voting Action Officer of the military department concerned not later than 10 days after such registration. (3) Notification by the Service Voting Action Officer A Service Voting Action Officer who receives a notification under paragraph (2) shall notify the chief State election official of the State in which the servicemember resides or is domiciled of such registration not later than 10 days after such registration. . 574. Sense of Congress regarding section 504 of title 10, United States Code, on existing authority of the Department of Defense to enlist individuals, not otherwise eligible for enlistment, whose enlistment is vital to the national interest It is the sense of Congress that a statute currently exists, specifically paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 504 of title 10, United States Code, which states that the Secretary concerned may authorize the enlistment of a person not described in paragraph (1) [of that subsection] if the Secretary determines that such enlistment is vital to the national interest VI Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits A Pay and Allowances 601. Annual adjustment of basic monthly pay The adjustment in the rates of monthly basic pay required by subsection (a) of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, to be made on January 1, 2018, shall take effect, notwithstanding any determination made by the President under subsection (e) of such section with respect to an alternative pay adjustment to be made on such date. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for housing modification authority for members of the uniformed services residing in Military Housing Privatization Initiative housing (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) The Secretary of Defense may not reduce the rate of basic allowance for housing in effect on December 31, 2017, for a member of a uniformed service who resides in a housing unit acquired or constructed under the alternative authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 . (b) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph is amended in clause (iv) by striking Four Subject to subparagraph (C), four (c) GAO Review Not later than March 1, 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a review of the following: (1) An analysis of the impact of reductions in the rate of the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, on the long-term viability of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). (2) An analysis of projected revenue for the MHPI, considering projected reductions in such basic allowance for housing, which compares projected revenue under the assumption that members of the armed forces will make out-of-pocket payments in addition to rent and under the assumption that members will not make such out-of-pocket payments. (3) An analysis of the extent to which the Department of Defense has relied and continues to rely on the assumption that members of the armed forces who live in housing units acquired or constructed under the MHPI will make out-of-pocket payments in addition to basic rent in order to offset reductions in such basic housing allowance. (4) An analysis of the future military construction costs that will be necessary to offset reduced reinvestment account distributions as a result of reductions in such basic housing allowance, consistent with the requirement included in project ground leases under the MHPI that all assets will be in like-new condition at the end of the lease. (5) The impact on maintenance of housing units acquired or constructed under the MHPI because of the reductions in revenue for the MHPI that will result from reductions in such basic housing allowance. (6) The impacts of the costs described in paragraph (4) and the reduction in revenue described in paragraph (5) on occupancy and revenue generated by occupancy under the MHPI, and the impact of changes in occupancy and associated revenue on the costs described in paragraph (4) and the reduction in revenue described in paragraph (5). (7) The process for establishing the criteria for and the execution of market surveys used to establish the rates of such basic housing allowance. 603. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States (a) Housing treatment (1) In general Chapter 7 section 403 403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States (a) Housing treatment for certain members who have a spouse or other dependents (1) Housing treatment regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that permit a member of the armed forces described in paragraph (2) who is undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States to request the housing treatment described in subsection (b) during the covered relocation period of the member. (2) Eligible members A member described in this paragraph is any member who— (A) has a spouse who is gainfully employed or enrolled in a degree, certificate or license granting program at the beginning of the covered relocation period; (B) has one or more dependents attending an elementary or secondary school at the beginning of the covered relocation period; (C) has one or more dependents enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program; or (D) is caring for an immediate family member with a chronic or long-term illness at the beginning of the covered relocation period. (b) Housing treatment (1) Continuation of housing for the spouse and other dependents If a spouse or other dependent of a member whose request under subsection (a) is approved resides in Government-owned or Government-leased housing at the beginning of the covered relocation period, the spouse or other dependent may continue to reside in such housing during a period determined in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to this section. (2) Early housing eligibility If a spouse or other dependent of a member whose request under subsection (a) is approved is eligible to reside in Government-owned or Government-leased housing following the member’s permanent change of station within the United States, the spouse or other dependent may commence residing in such housing at any time during the covered relocation period. (3) Temporary use of government-owned or government-leased housing intended for members without a spouse or dependent If a spouse or other dependent of a member relocates at a time different from the member in accordance with a request approved under subsection (a), the member may be assigned to Government-owned or Government-leased housing intended for the permanent housing of members without a spouse or dependent until the member’s detachment date or the spouse or other dependent’s arrival date, but only if such Government-owned or Government-leased housing is available without displacing a member without a spouse or dependent at such housing. (4) Equitable basic allowance for housing If a spouse or other dependent of a member relocates at a time different from the member in accordance with a request approved under subsection (a), the amount of basic allowance for housing payable may be based on whichever of the following areas the Secretary concerned determines to be the most equitable: (A) The area of the duty station to which the member is reassigned. (B) The area in which the spouse or other dependent resides, but only if the spouse or other dependent resides in that area when the member departs for the duty station to which the member is reassigned, and only for the period during which the spouse or other dependent resides in that area. (C) The area of the former duty station of the member, but only if that area is different from the area in which the spouse or other dependent resides. (c) Rule of construction related to certain basic allowance for housing payments Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the payment or the amount of basic allowance for housing payable under section 403(d)(3)(A) of this title to a member whose request under subsection (a) is approved. (d) Housing treatment education The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section shall ensure the relocation assistance programs under section 1056 of title 10 include, as part of the assistance normally provided under such section, education about the housing treatment available under this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered relocation period (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the term covered relocation period (i) begins 180 days before the date of the permanent change of station; and (ii) ends 180 days after the date of the permanent change of station. (B) The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section may provide for a lengthening of the covered relocation period of a member for purposes of this section. (2) Dependent The term dependent (3) Permanent change of station The term permanent change of station . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 403 the following new item: 403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the armed forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to permanent changes of station of members of the Armed Forces that occur on or after October 1 of the fiscal year that begins after such date of enactment. 604. Per diem allowance policies (a) Policy and regulations (1) Existing policy and regulations The Secretary of each military department may not implement the policy in the memorandum dated October 1, 2014, titled UTD/CTS for MAP 118-13/CAP 118-13 – Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY (2) Future policy and regulations (A) The Secretary of each military department concerned may not implement a new policy regarding per diem allowances under section 474 of title 37, United States Code, until after the Secretary of Defense issues the report under subsection (b). (B) The Secretary of the military department concerned shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than 30 days before implementing a new policy regarding per diem allowances under section 474 of title 37, United States Code. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding options to reduce travel costs incurred by the Department of Defense, including the adoption of practices used by private entities. (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees B Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation or enlistment bonus. (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority units. (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. (7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal commuting distance. (8) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals (a) Title 10 authorities The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program. (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve. (b) Title 37 authorities The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and retention bonuses for psychologists. (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for registered nurses. (3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for nurse anesthetists. (4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties. (5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental officers. (6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy officers. (7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical officers in critically short wartime specialties. (8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service. (2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession bonus. (3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incentive bonus. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members. (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers. (3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. (4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. (5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions. (6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. (8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay. (9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. (10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention bonus. (2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay. (3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active members. (4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. (5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for members of precommissioning programs pursuing foreign language proficiency. (6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new officers in critical skills. (7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage. (8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer between Armed Forces. (9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer candidates. 616. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a member of the Armed Forces arising from separation from the Armed Forces (a) Reimbursement authorized Section 1143 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs (1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces who separates from the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the member. (2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed $500. (3) In this subsection, the term qualified relicensing costs (A) are imposed by the State in which the member resides after separation from the armed forces to secure a license or certification to engage in a profession; and (B) are paid or incurred by the member to secure the license or certification from the State in which the member resides after separation from the armed forces. . (b) Development of recommendations to expedite license portability for members of the Armed Forces (1) Consultation with States The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, shall consult with States— (A) to identify barriers to the portability between States of a license, certification, or other grant of permission held by a member of the Armed Forces to engage in an occupation when the member separates from the Armed Forces; and (B) to develop recommendations for the Federal Government and the States, together or separately, to expedite the portability of such licenses, certifications, and other grants of permission for separated members of the Armed Forces. (2) Specific considerations In conducting the consultation and preparing the recommendations under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall consider the feasibility of— (A) States accepting licenses, certifications, and other grants of permission described in paragraph (1) issued by another State and in good standing in that State; (B) the issuance of a temporary license pending completion of State-specific requirements; and (C) the establishment of an expedited review process for separated members of the Armed Forces. (3) Report required Not later than March 15, 2018, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the States a report containing the recommendations developed under this subsection. (4) Appropriate congressional committees In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees 617. Increase in maximum amount of aviation bonus for 12-month period of obligated service Section 334(c)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking $35,000 $50,000 618. Technical and clerical amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities (a) Repayment provisions (1) Title 10 Section 510(i), subsections (a)(3) and (c) of section 2005, paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2007(e), section 2105, section 2123(e)(1)(C), section 2128(c), section 2130a(d), section 2171(g), section 2173(g)(2), paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2200a(e), section 4348(f), section 6959(f), section 9348(f), subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 16135, section 16203(a)(1)(B), section 16301(h), section 16303(d), and the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of section 16401(f) of title 10, United States Code, are each amended by inserting or 373 of title 37 (2) Title 14 Section 182(g) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting or 373 of title 37 (b) Officers appointed pursuant to an agreement under section 329 of title 37 Section 641 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (6). (c) Reenlistment leave The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) section 310(a)(2) (d) Rest and recuperation absence: qualified members extending duty at a designated location overseas The matter following paragraph (4) of section 705(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or 352 section 314 (e) Rest and recuperation absence: certain members undergoing extended deployment to a combat zone Section 705a(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or 352(a) section 305 (f) Military pay and allowances continuance while in a missing status Section 552(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting or paragraph (2) of section 351(a) section 301 (g) Military pay and allowances Section 907(d) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or 351 section 301 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or 352 section 301c (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or 353(a) section 304 (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or 352 section 305 (E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting or 352 section 305a (F) in subparagraph (F), by inserting or 352 section 305b (G) in subparagraph (G), by inserting or 352 section 307a (H) in subparagraph (I), by inserting or 352 section 314 (I) in subparagraph (J), by striking 316 353(b) (J) in subparagraph (K), by striking 323 355 (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or 352 section 307 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 308 331 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 309 331 (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or 353 section 320 (h) Pay and allowances Section 208(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 210(a)(2) or 373 303a(b) C Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 621. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Dependency and indemnity compensation administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs provides financial support to the surviving spouses, children, and dependent parents of deceased veterans. (2) The survivor benefit plan administered by the Department of Defense provides an inflation-adjusted annuity to the eligible survivors of certain deceased military personnel. (3) The amount of compensation a surviving spouse may receive under the survivor benefit plan is offset on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amount of dependency and indemnity compensation the surviving spouse receives. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the special survivor indemnity allowance was created to assist surviving spouses and begin to repay the offset described in subsection (a)(3); and (2) such offset should be repealed as soon as possible. D Other Matters 631. Land conveyance authority, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Dallas, Texas (a) Conveyance authorized The Army and Air Force Exchange Service may convey, by sale, exchange, or a combination thereof, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, that is located at 8901 Autobahn Drive in Dallas, Texas, and was purchased using nonappropriated funds of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. (b) Consideration (1) In general Consideration for the real property conveyed under subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market value of the property, as determined by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. (2) Treatment of cash consideration Any cash consideration received from the conveyance of the property under subsection (a) may be retained by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service since the property was acquired using nonappropriated funds. (c) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The recipient of the property shall be required to cover the cost of the survey. (d) Additional terms and conditions The Army and Air Force Exchange Service may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Army and Air Force Exchange Service considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 632. Advisory boards regarding military commissaries and exchanges The Secretary of Defense shall direct each commanding officer of a military base on which there is a military commissary or exchange to establish an advisory board, comprised of representatives of military or veterans service organizations, to advise the commanding officer regarding the interests of patrons and beneficiaries of military commissaries and exchanges. VII Health Care Provisions A TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 701. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are separating from the Armed Forces Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Physical examinations for certain members of a reserve component (1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a physical examination pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each member of a reserve component who— (A) during the two-year period before the date on which the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed force served on active duty in support of a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days; (B) will not otherwise receive such an examination under such subsection; and (C) elects to receive such a physical examination. (2) The Secretary concerned shall— (A) provide the physical examination under paragraph (1) to a member during the 90-day period before the date on which the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed forces; and (B) issue orders to such a member to receive such physical examination. (3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of being provided a physical examination under paragraph (1). (4) In providing to a member a physical examination under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the member a record of the physical examination. . 702. Mental health examinations before members separate from the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 1145(a)(5)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and a mental health examination conducted pursuant to section 1074n of this title a physical examination (b) Conforming amendment Section 1074n(a) of such title is amended by inserting (and before separation from active duty pursuant to section 1145(a)(5)(A) of this title) each calendar year 703. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the Armed Forces (a) HBOT Treatment (1) In general Chapter 55 section 1074n 1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members (a) In general The Secretary may furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy available at a military medical treatment facility to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. (b) Covered member defined In this section, the term covered member (1) serving on active duty; and (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074n the following new item: 1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. B Health Care Administration 711. Clarification of roles of commanders of military medical treatment facilities and Surgeons General (a) Role of commanders Section 1073c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (A): (A) the operation of such facility; . (b) Role of Surgeons general (1) Surgeon General of the Army Section 3036(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) (A) The Surgeon General is responsible— (i) for the medical readiness provided by the military medical treatment facilities of the Army; and (ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of the Army. (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon General shall provide operational oversight of readiness matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the Army. . (2) Surgeon General of the Navy Section 5137(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) (A) The Surgeon General is responsible— (i) for the medical readiness provided by the military medical treatment facilities of the Navy; and (ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of the Navy. (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon General shall provide operational oversight of readiness matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the Navy. . (3) Surgeon General of the Air Force Section 8036(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) (A) The Surgeon General is responsible— (i) for the medical readiness provided by the military medical treatment facilities of the Air Force; and (ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of the Air Force. (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon General shall provide operational oversight of readiness matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the Air Force. . 712. Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of military medical treatment facilities located outside the United States In carrying out section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility located outside the United States maintains, at a minimum, the inpatient capabilities of such facility as of September 30, 2016. 713. Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard under TRICARE retail pharmacy program Section 1074g(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) With respect to the TRICARE retail pharmacy program described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure that a contract entered into with a TRICARE pharmacy program contractor includes requirements described in section 1860D–12(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(6) . 714. Residency requirements for podiatrists (a) Requirement In addition to any other qualification required by law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that to serve as a podiatrist in the Armed Forces, an individual must have successfully completed a three-year podiatric medicine and surgical residency. (b) Application Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. C Other Matters 721. One year extension of pilot program for prescription drug acquisition cost parity in the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program Section 743(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) by striking October 1, 2017 October 1, 2018 (2) by striking September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 722. Pilot program on health care assistance system (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide a health care assistance service to certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select to improve the health outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries with complex medical conditions. (b) Elements The pilot program under subsection (a) may include the following elements: (1) Assisting families with complex medical conditions to understand and use the health benefits under the TRICARE program. (2) Supporting such families in accessing and navigating the health care delivery system. (3) Providing such families with information to allow the families to make informed decisions with health care providers. (4) Improving the health outcomes for such families. (c) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for an amount of time determined appropriate by the Secretary during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2018. (d) Report Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing an evaluation of the success of the pilot program under subsection (a), including an analysis of the implementation of the elements under subsection (b). (e) Definitions In this section, the terms covered beneficiary TRICARE Prime TRICARE program TRICARE Select 723. Research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for advanced development for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Defense Health Program, not more than $25,000,000 may be used to award grants to medical researchers and universities to support research into early detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 724. Sense of Congress on eligibility of victims of acts of terror for evaluation and treatment at military treatment facilities Section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (d) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the civilians covered by this section include United States victims of domestic and international terrorism. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term act of terror (2) The term covered beneficiary (3) The term victim . VIII Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters A Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency I Acquisition System Streamlining 801. Procurement through online marketplaces (a) Establishment of program The Administrator of General Services shall establish a program to procure commercial products through online marketplaces for purposes of expediting procurement and ensuring reasonable pricing of commercial products. The Administrator shall carry out the program in accordance with this section, through more than one contract with more than one online marketplace provider, and shall design the program to enable Government-wide use of such marketplaces. (b) Use of program by Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Defense shall purchase, as appropriate, commercial products for the Department of Defense using the program established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Criteria for online marketplaces The Administrator shall ensure that an online marketplace used under the program established pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) is used widely in the private sector, including in business-to-business e-commerce; (2) provides dynamic selection, in which suppliers and products may be frequently updated, and dynamic pricing, in which product prices may be frequently updated; (3) enables offers from multiple suppliers on the same or similar products to be sorted or filtered based on product and shipping price, delivery date, and reviews of suppliers or products; (4) does not feature or prioritize a product of a supplier based on any compensation or fee paid to the online marketplace by the supplier that is exclusively for such featuring or prioritization on the online marketplace; (5) provides the capability for procurement oversight controls, including spending limits, order approval, and order tracking; (6) provides consolidated invoicing, payment, and customer service functions for all transactions; (7) satisfies requirements for supplier and product screening in subsection (d); and (8) collects information necessary to fulfill the information requirements in subsection (h). (d) Supplier and product screening The Administrator shall— (1) provide or ensure electronic availability to an online marketplace provider awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a), no less frequently than the first day of each month— (A) the list of suspended and debarred contractors contained in the System of Award Management maintained by the General Services Administration, or any successor system; (B) a list of suppliers, by product, that certify compliance with the requirements of section 2533a or 2533b of title 10, United States Code; (C) a list of suppliers, by product, that comply with the requirements of, or are subject to an exception under, chapter 83 (D) a list of suppliers, by product, with respect to which the President has issued a waiver under section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2511 (E) a list of products, by supplier, that are suitable for the Federal Government to procure pursuant to section 2410n of title 10, United States Code, or section 8503 of title 41, United States Code; and (F) a list of suppliers, by product, that are small business concerns; (2) conduct reviews of suppliers to establish the lists required under paragraph (1); (3) ensure that an online marketplace used under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) provides the ability to search suppliers and products and identify such suppliers and products as authorized or not authorized for purchase during the procurement and order approval process based on the most recent lists provided pursuant to paragraph (1). (e) Relationship to other provisions of law (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a procurement of a product made through an online marketplace under the program established pursuant to subsection (a)— (A) is deemed to satisfy requirements for full and open competition pursuant to section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and section 3301 of title 41, United States Code, if there are offers from two or more suppliers of such a product or similar product with substantially the same physical, functional, or performance characteristics on the online marketplace; and (B) is deemed to be an award of a prime contract for purposes of the goals established under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g) (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting the authority of a department or agency to restrict competition to small business concerns. (f) Requirement to use standard terms and conditions of online marketplaces Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a procurement of a product through a commercial online marketplace used under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made under the standard terms and conditions of the marketplace relating to purchasing on the marketplace, and the Administrator shall not require an online marketplace to modify its standard terms and conditions as a condition of receiving a contract pursuant to subsection (a). (g) Procedures for award of contract Notwithstanding section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the award of a contract to an online marketplace provider pursuant to subsection (a) may be made without the use of full and open competition. (h) Order information (1) In general The Administrator shall require each online marketplace provider awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a) to provide to the General Services Administration, not less frequently than the first day of each month, the ability to electronically access the following information with respect to each product ordered during the preceding month: (A) The product name and description. (B) The date and time of the order. (C) The product price. (D) The person or entity within the department or agency that purchased the product and, if appropriate, the official who authorized the purchase. (E) The delivery address specified in the order for the product. (F) The number of suppliers that offered the same product or a similar product with substantially the same physical, functional, or performance characteristics on the same date and time that the product was ordered. (2) Data system The Administrator shall ensure that order information listed in paragraph (1) is entered into the Federal Procurement Data System described in section 1122 of title 41, United States Code. (i) Limitation on information disclosure In any contract awarded to an online marketplace provider pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall require that the provider agree not to sell or otherwise make available to any third party any of the information listed in subsection (h)(1) in a manner that identifies the Federal Government, or any of its departments or agencies, as the purchaser, except with written consent of the Administrator. (j) Comptroller general review of small business participation (1) Report requirement Not later than three years after a contract with an online marketplace provider is awarded pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) a report on small business participation in the program established pursuant to subsection (a). The report shall include— (A) the number of small business concerns that have registered or that have sold goods with at least one online marketplace provider; (B) trends in small business participation; (C) the effect, if any, of the program on the ability of agencies to meet goals established under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(g) (D) a discussion of the limitations, if any, to small business participation in the program. (2) Committees The committees listed in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives. (k) Definitions In this section: (1) Online marketplace provider The term online marketplace provider (2) Commercial product The term commercial product (3) Small business concern The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632 802. Performance of incurred cost audits (a) Performance of incurred cost audits Chapter 137 section 2313a 2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits (a) Compliance with standards of risk and materiality For purposes of performing an incurred cost audit of costs associated with a contract of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall comply with commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality. (b) Selection of auditing entity to perform incurred cost audits (1) For an incurred cost audit of a contract of the Department of Defense, the Defense Contract Management Agency or a contract administration office of a military department shall have the authority to select the Defense Contract Audit Agency or a qualified private auditor to perform an incurred cost audit, based upon guidelines that— (A) are issued by an audit planning committee that is comprised of one representative from each of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Defense Contract Management Agency, a contract administration office of a military department, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency; (B) ensure that, after September 1, 2020, not less than 25 percent of incurred costs on flexibly priced contracts are audited by qualified private auditors; and (C) ensure that multi-year auditing is conducted only to address outstanding incurred cost audits for which a qualified incurred cost submission was submitted to the Defense Contract Audit Agency more than 12 months before the date of the enactment of this section. (2) (A) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall award an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task order contract to two or more qualified private auditors to perform incurred cost audits of costs associated with contracts of the Department of Defense. (B) The Defense Contract Management Agency, a contract administration office of a military department, or an authorized entity outside the Department of the Defense may issue a task order to perform an incurred cost audit to a qualified private auditor under a task order contract awarded under subparagraph (A). Such task order may be issued only to a qualified private auditor that certifies that the qualified private auditor possesses the necessary independence to perform such an audit. (C) The Defense Contract Audit Agency may not conduct further audit or review of an incurred cost audit performed by a qualified private auditor pursuant to this section, unless requested to do so as part of conducting contract quality assurance functions in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (3) (A) Effective September 1, 2022, the Defense Contract Audit Agency may issue unqualified audit findings for an incurred cost audit only if the Defense Contract Audit Agency is peer reviewed by a commercial auditor and passes such peer review. Such peer review shall be conducted in accordance with the peer review requirements of the generally accepted government auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United States and shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the Defense Contract Audit Agency for a peer review under such standards. (B) The peer review referred to in subparagraph (A) shall occur not less frequently than once every three years. (C) Not later than September 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an update on the process of securing a commercial auditor to perform the peer review referred to in subparagraph (A). (4) The Secretary of Defense shall consider the results of an incurred cost audit performed under this section without regard to whether the Defense Contract Audit Agency or a qualified private auditor performed the audit. (5) The contracting officer for a contract that is the subject of an incurred cost audit shall have the sole discretion to accept or reject an audit finding on direct costs of the contract. (c) Materiality standards for incurred cost audits (1) Not later than September 1, 2020, and except as provided in paragraph (2), the minimum materiality standard used by an auditor shall— (A) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount less than or equal to $100,000, be 4 percent of such costs; (B) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $100,000 but less than $500,000, be $2,000 plus 2 percent of such costs; (C) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $500,000 but less than $1,000,000, be $5,000 plus 1 percent of such costs; (D) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $1,000,000 but less than $5,000,000, be $8,000 plus 0.9 percent of such costs; (E) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $5,000,000 but less than $10,000,000, be $13,000 plus 0.8 percent of such costs; (F) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $10,000,000 but less than $50,000,000, be $23,000 plus 0.7 percent of such costs; (G) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $50,000,000 but less than $100,000,000, be $73,000 plus 0.6 percent of such costs; (H) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $100,000,000 but less than $500,000,000, be $153,000 plus 0.52 percent of such costs; and (I) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an amount greater than $500,000,000, be $503,000 plus 0.45 percent of such costs. (2) An auditor that performs an incurred cost audit under this section may use a materiality standard of a lesser amount than the materiality standard described under paragraph (1) with respect to a particular qualified incurred cost submission from a contractor based on an assessment of risk presented by such qualified incurred cost submission. The risk shall be assessed by the auditor in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense. (3) Not later than March 1, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on practices for assessing risk and materiality in auditing, which shall include— (A) a summary of commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality and Government standards for risk and materiality as related to incurred cost audits; (B) examples of how commercial auditing firms apply such standards in developing methodologies for conducting incurred cost audits; and (C) recommendations, if appropriate, to modify the minimum materiality standards under paragraph (1) to be consistent with commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality. (4) Not later than September 1, 2019, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality as related to incurred cost audits. The report may contain recommendations to modify the materiality standards under paragraph (1) to be consistent with such commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality. (d) Timeliness of incurred cost audits (1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all incurred cost audits performed pursuant to subsection (b) are performed in a timely manner. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall notify a contractor within 60 days after receipt of an incurred cost submission from the contractor whether the submission is a qualified incurred cost submission. (3) With respect to qualified incurred cost submissions received on or after the date of the enactment of this section, audit findings shall be issued for an incurred cost audit not later than one year after the date of receipt of such qualified incurred cost submission. (4) If audit findings are not issued within one year after the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission, such qualified incurred cost submission shall be considered accepted in its entirety unless the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate that the contractor unreasonably withheld information necessary to perform the incurred cost audit. (e) Review of audit performance Not later than April 1, 2025, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees that evaluates for the period beginning on September 1, 2020, and ending on August 31, 2023— (1) the timeliness, individual cost, and quality of incurred cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and by qualified private auditors; (2) the cost to contractors of the Department of Defense for incurred cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and by qualified private auditors; (3) the effect, if any, on other types of audits conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency that results from incurred cost audits conducted by qualified private auditors; and (4) the capability and capacity of commercial auditors to conduct incurred cost audits for the Department of Defense. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term commercial auditor (2) The term flexibly priced contract (A) a cost-type contract, fixed-price incentive fee contract, or price-redeterminable contract, or a task order issued under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task order contract, for which final payment is based on actual costs incurred; or (B) the materials portion of a time-and-materials contract or labor-hour contract of the Department of Defense. (3) The term incurred cost audit (4) The term materiality standard (5) The term qualified incurred cost submission (6) The term qualified private auditor (A) that performs audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United States; and (B) that has received a passing peer review rating, as defined under the generally accepted government auditing standards. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2313a the following new item: 2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits. . 803. Modifications to cost or pricing data and reporting requirements (a) Modifications to submissions of cost or pricing data (1) Title 10 Subsection (a) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking December 5, 1990 June 30, 2018 (B) by striking December 5, 1991 July 1, 2018 (C) by striking $100,000 $750,000 (D) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), (C)(i), (C)(ii), and (D)(i), by striking $500,000 $2,500,000 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking $500,000 $750,000 (E) in paragraph (6), by striking December 5, 1990 June 30, 2018 (F) in paragraph (7), by striking to the amount higher multiple of $50,000. in accordance with section 1908 of title 41. (2) Title 41 Section 3502 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking October 13, 1994 June 30, 2018 (ii) by striking $100,000 $750,000 (iii) in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), (3)(A), (3)(B), and (4)(A), by striking $500,000 $2,500,000 (iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking $500,000 $750,000 (B) in subsection (f), by striking October 13, 1994 June 30, 2018 (C) in subsection (g), by striking to the amount higher multiple of $50,000. in accordance with section 1908. (b) Modification to authority to require submission Paragraph (1) of section 2306a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the contracting officer shall require submission of to the extent necessary the offeror shall be required to submit to the contracting officer data other than certified cost or pricing data (if requested by the contracting officer), to the extent necessary (c) Comptroller general review of modifications to cost or pricing data submission requirements Not later than March 1, 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation and effect of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Requirements for Defense Contract Audit Agency report (1) In general Section 2313a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by inserting and dollar value number (II) by inserting , set forth separately by type of audit pending (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , both from the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission and from the date the audit begins audit (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: (D) the sustained questioned costs, set forth separately by type of audit, both as a total value and as a percentage of the total questioned costs for the audit; ; (iv) by striking subparagraph (E); and (v) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraphs: (E) the total number and dollar value of incurred cost audits completed, and the method by which such incurred cost audits were completed; (F) the aggregate cost of performing audits, set forth separately by type of audit; (G) the ratio of sustained questioned costs to the aggregate costs of performing audits, set forth separately by type of audit; and (H) the total number and dollar value of audits that are pending for a period longer than one year as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, and the fiscal year in which the qualified submission was received, set forth separately by type of audit; ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definitions (1) The terms incurred cost audit qualified incurred cost submission (2) The term sustained questioned costs . (2) Exemption to report termination requirements Section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 10 U.S.C. 111 Public Law 114–328 (e) Adjustment to value of covered contracts for requirements relating to allowable costs Subparagraph (B) of section 2324(l)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking to the equivalent higher multiple of $50,000. in accordance with section 1908 of title 41. II Early Investments in Acquisition Programs 811. Requirement to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon system design (a) Sustainment factors in weapon system design (1) In general Chapter 144 2442. Sustainment factors in weapon system design (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the defense acquisition system gives ample emphasis to sustainment factors, particularly those factors that are affected principally by the design of a weapon system, in the development of a weapon system. (b) Requirements process The Secretary shall ensure that reliability and maintainability are included in the performance attributes of the key performance parameter on sustainment during the development of capabilities requirements. (c) Solicitation and award of contracts (1) Requirement The program manager of a weapon system shall include in the solicitation for and terms of a covered contract for the weapon system clearly defined and measurable requirements for engineering activities and design specifications for reliability and maintainability. (2) Exception If the program manager determines that engineering activities and design specifications for reliability or maintainability should not be a requirement in a covered contract, the program manager shall document in writing the justification for the decision. (3) Source selection criteria The Secretary shall ensure that sustainment factors, including reliability and maintainability, are given ample emphasis in the process for source selection. The Secretary shall encourage the use of objective reliability and maintainability criteria in the evaluation of competitive proposals. (d) Contract performance (1) In general The Secretary shall ensure that the Department of Defense uses best practices for responding to the positive or negative performance of a contractor in meeting the sustainment requirements of a covered contract for a weapon system. The Secretary shall encourage the use of incentive fees authorized in paragraph (2) in all covered contracts for weapons systems. The Secretary shall take the necessary actions to enable program offices to execute the recovery options required for each covered contract under paragraph (3). (2) Authority for incentive fees The Secretary of Defense is authorized to pay an incentive fee to a contractor that exceeds the design specification requirements for reliability or maintainability for a covered contract. In exercising the authority provided in this paragraph, the Secretary may provide in the terms of the contract for the payment of an incentive fee to a contractor not later than the date of acceptance of the last item under the contract. (3) Recovery options (A) Any covered contract for a weapon system shall include terms for amounts to be paid by the contractor to the Government for failure to meet the design specification requirements for reliability and maintainability of the contract by the date of acceptance of the last item under the contract. Terms for such amounts shall be included in the solicitation for the contract. Such terms shall include provisions providing that— (i) the contractor, at no or minimal cost to the Government as determined by the Secretary and included in the contract, identifies the cause of the failure in the system design, develops an engineering change, and, in the case of a production contract, modifies all end items to be delivered or already delivered under the contract; or (ii) the contractor provides the Government— (I) a refund in the amount required to identify the cause of the failure in the system design, develop an engineering change, and modify all end items delivered under the contract; and (II) associated technical data required to make the necessary modifications. (B) The Secretary may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) with respect to a covered contract if the Secretary determines that such requirement is not in the national security interests of the United States. (4) Measurement of reliability and maintainability In carrying out paragraphs (2) and (3), the program manager shall base determinations of a contractor’s performance on reliability and maintainability data collected during developmental testing and operational testing. (e) Covered contract defined In this section, the term covered contract (1) for the engineering and manufacturing development of a weapon system; or (2) for the production of a weapon system. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2442. Sustainment factors in weapon system design. . (b) Effective date for certain provisions Subsections (c) and (d) of section 2442 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any covered contract (as defined in that section) for which the contract solicitation is issued on or after the date occurring one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Investment program authorized (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish an investment program for funding engineering changes to the design of a weapon system in the engineering and manufacturing development phase or in the production phase of an acquisition program to improve reliability or maintainability of the weapon system and reduce projected operating and support costs. The program may be funded from the Defense Modernization Account authorized in section 2216 of title 10, United States Code. A program manager may apply for available funds by presenting a business case analysis of the anticipated return on investment of such funds. (2) Briefing required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services in the Senate and the House of Representatives on an implementation plan for the program authorized under paragraph (1). The implementation plan shall set forth the process by which program managers apply for available funds, including information on the validation of business case analyses and the evaluation of applications. The briefing shall also include the results of a review of past or existing programs to improve reliability and maintainability and reduce operating and support costs of weapon systems, an assessment of best practices and lessons learned from these programs, and an assessment of the opportunities for consolidation of existing similar programs. 812. Licensing of appropriate intellectual property to support major weapon systems (a) Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production of major weapon system (1) Requirement Chapter 144 section 2438 2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production of major weapon systems The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of Defense, before selecting a contractor for the engineering and manufacturing development of a major weapon system, or for the production of a major weapon system, negotiates a price for technical data to be delivered under a contract for such development or production. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2438 the following new item: 2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production of major weapon systems. . (3) Effective date Section 2439 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a major weapon system, or for the production of a major weapon system, for which the contract solicitation is issued on or after the date occurring one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Written determination for milestone b approval (1) In general Subsection (a)(3) of section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new subparagraph: (O) appropriate actions have been taken to negotiate and enter into a contract or contract options for the technical data required to support the program; and . (2) Effective date Section 2366b(a)(3)(O) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any major defense acquisition program receiving Milestone B approval on or after the date occurring one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Preference for negotiation of customized license agreements Section 2320 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Preference for specially negotiated licenses The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, negotiate and enter into a contract with a contractor for a specially negotiated license for technical data to support the product support strategy of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system. In performing the assessment and developing the corresponding strategy required under subsection (e) for such a system or subsystem, a program manager shall consider the use of specially negotiated licenses to acquire customized technical data appropriate for the particular elements of the product support strategy. . 813. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of Defense (a) Management of intellectual property (1) In general Chapter 137 section 2321 2322. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of Defense (a) Office and director of intellectual property (1) There is an Office of Intellectual Property within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (2) The Office shall be headed by a Director of Intellectual Property, who shall have the qualifications described in paragraph (3). The Director is responsible in the Department of Defense to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for policy and oversight of the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property within the Department of Defense. The Director shall report directly to the Under Secretary. (3) In order to qualify to be assigned to the position of Director, an individual shall— (A) have management expertise in, and professional experience with, intellectual property matters, including an understanding of intellectual property law, regulations, and policies, especially with respect to regulations and policies of the Federal Government and the Department of Defense for acquiring or licensing intellectual property, and best practices for negotiating and executing business arrangements with industry for the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property; (B) have an understanding of Department of Defense weapon system acquisition; and (C) have an understanding of the commercial marketplace; commercial industry operations, including supply chain operations; business strategies; and private investment in research and development. (4) The Secretary of Defense shall designate the position of Director as a critical acquisition position under section 1733(b)(1)(C) of this title. (b) Duties (1) The Director of Intellectual Property (in this section referred to as the Director (2) The Director shall develop and recommend any policy guidance on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property to be issued by the Secretary of Defense. (3) The Director shall provide oversight and coordination of the efforts within the Department of Defense to acquire or license intellectual property— (A) to ensure that program managers are aware of the rights afforded the Federal Government and contractors in intellectual property and that program managers fully consider and use all available techniques and best practices for acquiring or licensing intellectual property early in the acquisition process; (B) to enable consistency across the military departments and the Department of Defense in strategies for obtaining intellectual property and communicating with industry; and (C) to raise awareness within the acquisition, science and technology, and logistics communities within the Department of intellectual property issues. (4) The Director shall assist program managers in developing customized intellectual property strategies for each weapon system based on, at a minimum, the unique characteristics of the weapon system and its components, the product support strategy for the weapon system, the organic industrial base strategy of the military department concerned, and the commercial market. (5) The Director shall develop resources, including guidelines on intellectual property matters and, as appropriate, templates for specially negotiated licenses, and make them available to the acquisition workforce. (6) The Director shall establish, maintain, supervise, and assign to program offices the cadre of intellectual property experts established under subsection (c). (7) The Director, in coordination with the Defense Acquisition University and in consultation with industry, shall— (A) develop a career path, including development opportunities, talent management programs, and training, for the cadre of intellectual property experts established under subsection (c); and (B) develop, update, and coordinate intellectual property training provided to the acquisition workforce. (8) The Director shall foster communications with industry and serve as a central point of contact within the Department of Defense for communications with contractors on intellectual property matters. The Director may interact directly with industry, trade associations, other Government agencies, academic research and educational institutions, and scientific organizations engaged in intellectual property matters. (c) Cadre of intellectual property experts (1) The Director shall establish within the Office of Intellectual Property a cadre of personnel who are experts in intellectual property matters. The purpose of the cadre is to ensure a consistent, strategic, and highly knowledgeable approach to acquiring or licensing intellectual property by providing expert advice, assistance, and resources to the acquisition workforce on intellectual property matters, including acquiring or licensing intellectual property. (2) The cadre of experts shall be assigned to a weapons system program office or an acquisition command within a military department to advise, assist, and provide resources to a program manager or program executive officer on intellectual property matters at various stages of the life cycle of a weapon system. In performing such duties, the experts shall— (A) interpret and provide counsel on laws, regulations, and policies relating to intellectual property; (B) advise and assist in the development of an acquisition strategy, product support strategy, and intellectual property strategy for a weapon system; (C) conduct or assist with financial analysis and valuation of intellectual property; (D) assist in the drafting of a contract solicitation or contract; (E) interact with or assist in interactions with contractors, including communications and negotiations with contractors on contract solicitations and contract awards; and (F) conduct or assist with mediation if technical data delivered pursuant to a contract is incomplete or does not comply with the terms of the contract. (3) (A) In order to achieve the purpose set forth in paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure the cadre has the appropriate number of staff and such staff possesses the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to carry out the duties under paragraph (2), including in relevant areas of law, contracting, acquisition, logistics, engineering, financial analysis, and valuation. The Director may use existing authorities to staff the cadre, including those in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (F). (B) Civilian personnel from within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, military departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant commands may be assigned to serve as members of the cadre, upon request of the Director. (C) The Director may use the authorities for highly qualified experts under section 9903 of title 5, to hire experts as members of the cadre who are skilled professionals in intellectual property and related matters. (D) The Director may enter into a contract with a private-sector entity for specialized expertise to support the cadre. Such entity may be considered a covered Government support contractor, as defined in section 2320 of this title. (E) In establishing the cadre, the Director shall give preference to civilian employees of the Department of Defense, rather than members of the armed forces, to maintain continuity in the cadre. (F) The Director is authorized to use funding from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund for the purpose of recruitment, training, and retention of the cadre, including paying salaries of newly hired members of the cadre for up to three years. (G) Members of the cadre shall report to the Director. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2322. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department of Defense. . (b) Placement in the office of the secretary of defense Subsection 131(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (J) The Director of the Office of Intellectual Property assigned pursuant to section 2322(a) of this title. . (c) Additional acquisition position Subsection 1721(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Intellectual property. . (d) Review of acquisition workforce training Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the education and training programs provided to the acquisition workforce under chapter 87 (1) to ensure the acquisition workforce maintains a basic familiarity with the fundamental aspects of the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property; and (2) to establish and maintain advanced expertise in the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property to staff the cadre of intellectual property experts required under section 2322 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 814. Improvement of planning for acquisition of services (a) In general (1) Improvement of planning for acquisition of services Chapter 137 section 2328 2329. Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that— (1) appropriate and sufficiently detailed data are collected and analyzed to support the validation of requirements for services contracts and inform the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process of the Department of Defense; (2) requirements for services contracts are evaluated appropriately and in a timely manner to inform decisions regarding the procurement of services; and (3) decisions regarding the procurement of services consider available resources and total force management policies and procedures. (b) Specification of amounts requested in budget Effective October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall annually submit to Congress information on services contracts that clearly and separately identifies the amount requested for each category of services to be procured for each Defense Agency, Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military installation. Such information shall— (1) be submitted at or about the time of the budget submission by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31; (2) cover the fiscal year covered by such budget submission by the President; (3) be consistent with total amounts of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense included in such budget submission by the President for that fiscal year; and (4) be organized using a common enterprise data structure developed under section 2222 of this title. (c) Data analysis (1) Each Secretary of a military department shall regularly analyze past spending patterns and anticipated future requirements with respect to the procurement of services within such military department. (2) (A) The Secretary of Defense shall regularly analyze past spending patterns and anticipated future requirements with respect to the procurement of services— (i) within each Defense Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity; and (ii) across military departments, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities. (B) The Secretaries of the military departments shall make data on services contracts available to the Secretary of Defense for purposes of conducting the analysis required under subparagraph (A). (3) The analyses conducted under this subsection shall— (A) identify contracts for similar services that are procured for three or more consecutive years at each Defense Agency, Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military installation; (B) evaluate patterns in the procurement of services, to the extent practicable, at each Defense Agency, Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military installation and by category of services procured; (C) be used to validate requirements for services contracts entered into after the date of the enactment of this subsection; and (D) be used to inform decisions on the award of and funding for such services contracts. (d) Requirements evaluation Each Services Requirements Review Board shall evaluate each requirement for a services contract, taking into consideration total force management policies and procedures, available resources, the analyses conducted under subsection (c), and contracting efficacy and efficiency. An evaluation of a services contract for compliance with contracting policies and procedures may not be considered to be an evaluation of a requirement for such services contract. (e) Timely planning to avoid bridge contracts (1) Effective October 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a requirements owner shall, to the extent practicable, plan appropriately before the date of need of a service at a Defense Agency, Department of Defense Field Activity, command, or military installation to avoid the use of a bridge contract to provide for continuation of a service to be performed through a services contract. Such planning shall include allowing time for a requirement to be validated, a services contract to be entered into, and funding for the services contract to be secured. (2) (A) Upon the first use, due to inadequate planning (as determined by the Secretary of Defense), of a bridge contract to provide for continuation of a service to be performed through a services contract, the requirements owner, along with the contracting officer or a designee of the contracting officer for the contract, shall— (i) for a services contract in an amount less than $10,000,000, provide an update on the status of the bridge contract (including the rationale for using the bridge contract) to the commander or the senior civilian official of the Defense Agency concerned, Department of Defense Field Activity concerned, command concerned, or military installation concerned, as applicable; or (ii) for a services contract in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000, provide an update on the status of the bridge contract (including the rationale for using the bridge contract) to the service acquisition executive for the military department concerned, the head of the Defense Agency concerned, the combatant commander concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, as applicable. (B) Upon the second use, due to inadequate planning (as determined by the Secretary of Defense), of a bridge contract to provide for continuation of a service to be performed through a services contract in an amount less than $10,000,000, the commander or senior civilian official referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) shall provide notification of such second use to the Vice Chief of Staff of the armed force concerned and the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned, the head of the Defense Agency concerned, the combatant commander concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, as applicable. (f) Exception Except with respect to the analyses required under subsection (c), this section shall not apply to— (1) services contracts in support of contingency operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, or national security emergencies; or (2) services contracts entered into pursuant to an international agreement. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term bridge contact (A) an extension to an existing contract beyond the period of performance to avoid a lapse in service caused by a delay in awarding a subsequent contract; or (B) a new short-term contract awarded on a sole-source basis to avoid a lapse in service caused by a delay in awarding a subsequent contract. (2) The term requirements owner (3) The term Services Requirements Review Board Defense Acquisition of Services (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2328 the following new item: 2329. Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation. . (b) Conforming repeal Effective October 1, 2022— (1) section 235 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed; and (2) the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 235. 815. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools (a) Developmental test plan sufficiency assessments (1) Addition to Milestone B brief summary report Section 2366b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph (G): (G) An assessment of the sufficiency of developmental test and evaluation plans, including the use of automated data analytics or modeling and simulation tools. . (2) Addition to Milestone C brief summary report Section 2366c(a) of such title is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) An assessment of the sufficiency of the developmental test and evaluation completed, including the use of automated data analytics or modeling and simulation tools. . (3) Responsibility for conducting assessments For purposes of the sufficiency assessments required by section 2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of such title, as added by paragraphs (1) and (2), with respect to a major defense acquisition program— (A) if the milestone decision authority for the program is the service acquisition executive of the military department that is managing the program, the sufficiency assessment shall be conducted by the senior official within the military department with responsibility for developmental testing; and (B) if the milestone decision authority for the program is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the sufficiency assessment shall be conducted by the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing. (4) Guidance required Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall develop guidance for the sufficiency assessments required by section 2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraphs (1) and (2). At a minimum, the guidance shall require— (A) for the sufficiency assessment required by section 2366b(c)(1) of such title, that the assessment address the sufficiency of— (i) the developmental test and evaluation plan; (ii) the developmental test and evaluation schedule, including a comparison to historic analogous systems; (iii) the developmental test and evaluation resources (facilities, personnel, test assets, data analytics tools, and modeling and simulation capabilities); (iv) the risks of developmental test and production concurrency; and (v) the developmental test criteria for entering the production phase; and (B) for the sufficiency assessment required by section 2366c(a)(4) of such title, that the assessment address— (i) the sufficiency of the developmental test and evaluation completed; (ii) the sufficiency of the plans and resources available for remaining developmental test and evaluation; (iii) the risks identified during developmental testing to the production and deployment phase; (iv) the sufficiency of the plans and resources for remaining developmental test and evaluation; and (v) the readiness of the system to perform scheduled initial operational test and evaluation. (b) Evaluation of Department of Defense need for centralized tools for developmental test and evaluation (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the strategy of the Department of Defense for developing and expanding the use of tools designed to facilitate the cost effectiveness and efficiency of developmental testing, including automated test methods and tools, modeling and simulation tools, and big data analytics technologies. The evaluation shall include a determination of the appropriate role of the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing in developing enterprise level strategies related to such types of testing tools. (2) Briefing required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the results of the evaluation required by paragraph (1). III Acquisition Workforce Improvements 821. Enhancements to the civilian program management workforce (a) Establishment of program manager development program (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall implement a program manager development program to provide for the professional development of high-potential, experienced civilian personnel. Personnel shall be competitively selected for the program based on their potential to become a program manager of a major defense acquisition program, as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code. The program shall be administered and overseen by the Secretary of each military department, acting through the service acquisition executive for the department concerned. (2) Plan required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive plan to implement the program established under paragraph (1). In developing the plan, the Secretary of Defense shall seek the input of relevant external parties, including professional associations, other government entities, and industry. The plan shall include the following elements: (A) An assessment of the minimum level of subject matter experience, education, years of experience, certifications, and other qualifications required to be selected into the program, set forth separately for current Department of Defense employees and for personnel hired into the program from outside the Department of Defense. (B) A description of hiring flexibilities to be used to recruit qualified personnel from outside the Department of Defense. (C) A description of the extent to which mobility agreements will be required to be signed by personnel selected for the program during their participation in the program and after their completion of the program. The use of mobility agreements shall be applied to help maximize the flexibility of the Department of Defense in assigning personnel, while not inhibiting the participation of the most capable candidates. (D) A description of the tenure obligation required of personnel selected for the program. (E) A plan for training during the course of the program, including training in leadership, program management, engineering, finance and budgeting, market research, business acumen, contracting, supplier management, requirement setting and tradeoffs, intellectual property matters, and software. (F) A description of career paths to be followed by personnel in the program in order to ensure that personnel in the program gain expertise in the program management functional career field competencies identified by the Department in existing guidance and the topics listed in subparagraph (E), including— (i) a determination of the types of advanced educational degrees that enhance program management skills and the mechanisms available to the Department of Defense to facilitate the attainment of those degrees by personnel in the program; (ii) a determination of required assignments to positions within acquisition programs, including position type and acquisition category of the program office; (iii) a determination of required or encouraged rotations to career broadening positions outside of acquisition programs; and (iv) a determination of how the program will ensure the opportunity for a required rotation to industry of at least six months to develop an understanding of industry motivation and business acumen, such as by developing an industry exchange program for civilian program managers, similar to the Corporate Fellows Program of the Secretary of Defense. (G) A general description of the number of personnel anticipated to be selected into the program, how frequently selections will occur, how long personnel selected into the program will participate in the program, and how personnel will be placed into an assignment at the completion of the program. (H) A description of benefits that will be offered under the program using existing human capital flexibilities to retain qualified employees, such as student loan repayments. (I) An assessment of personnel flexibilities needed to allow the military departments and the Defense Agencies to reassign or remove program managers that do not perform effectively. (J) A description of how the program will be administered and overseen by the Secretaries of each military department, acting through the service acquisition executive for the department concerned. (K) A description of how the program will be integrated with existing program manager development efforts at each military department. (3) Use of defense acquisition workforce development fund Amounts in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (established under section 1705 of title 10, United States Code) may be used to pay the base salary of personnel in the program established under paragraph (1) during the period of time such personnel are temporarily assigned to a developmental rotation or training program anticipated to last at least six months. (4) Implementation The program established under paragraph (1) shall be implemented not later than September 30, 2019. (b) Independent study of incentives for program managers (1) Requirement for study Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an independent research entity described in paragraph (2) to carry out a comprehensive study of incentives for Department of Defense civilian and military program managers for major defense acquisition programs, including— (A) additional pay options for program managers to provide incentives to senior civilian employees and military officers to accept and remain in program manager roles; (B) a financial incentive structure to reward program managers for delivering capabilities on budget and on time; and (C) a comparison between financial and non-financial incentive structures for program managers in the Department of Defense and an appropriate comparison group of private industry companies. (2) Independent research entity The entity described in this subsection is an independent research entity that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research and development center with appropriate expertise and analytical capability. (3) Reports (A) To secretary Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the independent research entity shall provide to the Secretary a report containing— (i) the results of the study required by paragraph (1); and (ii) such recommendations to improve the financial incentive structure of program managers for major defense acquisition programs as the independent research entity considers to be appropriate. (B) To congress Not later than 30 days after receipt of the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall submit such report, together with any additional views or recommendations of the Secretary, to the congressional defense committees. 822. Improvements to the hiring and training of the acquisition workforce (a) Use of funds from the defense acquisition workforce development fund to pay salaries of personnel to manage the fund (1) In general Subsection 1705(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting (A) Subject to the provisions of this subsection (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Amounts in the Fund also may be used to pay salaries of personnel at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military departments, and Defense Agencies to manage the Fund. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking and (ii) by striking the period and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) describing the amount from the Fund that may be used to pay salaries of personnel at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military departments, and Defense Agencies to manage the Fund and the circumstances under which such amounts may be used for such purpose. . (2) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue, and submit to the congressional defense committees, the policy guidance required by subparagraph (E) of section 1705(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). (b) Comptroller general review of effectiveness of hiring and retention flexibilities for acquisition workforce personnel (1) In general Not later than June 30, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effectiveness of hiring and retention flexibilities for the acquisition workforce. (2) Elements The report under this subsection shall include the following: (A) A determination of the extent to which the Department of Defense experiences challenges with recruitment and retention of the acquisition workforce, such as post-employment restrictions. (B) A description of the hiring and retention flexibilities available to the Department to fill civilian acquisition positions and the extent to which the Department has used the flexibilities available to it to target critical or understaffed career fields. (C) A determination of the extent to which the Department has the necessary data on its use of hiring and retention flexibilities for the civilian acquisition workforce to strategically manage the use of such flexibilities. (D) An identification of the factors that affect the use of hiring and retention flexibilities for the civilian acquisition workforce. (E) Recommendations for any necessary changes to the hiring and retention flexibilities available to the Department to fill civilian acquisition positions. (F) A description of the flexibilities available to the Department to remove underperforming members of the acquisition workforce and the extent to which any such flexibilities are used. (c) Assessment and report required on business-related training for the acquisition workforce (1) Assessment The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct an assessment of the following: (A) The effectiveness of industry certifications and other industry training programs, including fellowships, available to defense acquisition workforce personnel. (B) Gaps in knowledge of industry operations, industry motivation, and business acumen in the acquisition workforce. (2) Report Not later than December 31, 2018, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment conducted under this subsection. (3) Elements The assessment and report under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall address the following: (A) Current sources of training and career development opportunities, industry rotations, and other career development opportunities related to knowledge of industry operations, industry motivation, and business acumen for each acquisition position, as designated under section 1721 of title 10, United States Code. (B) Gaps in training, industry rotations, and other career development opportunities related to knowledge of industry operations, industry motivation, and business acumen for each such acquisition position. (C) Plans to address those gaps for each such acquisition position. (D) Consideration of the role industry-taught classes and classes taught at educational institutions outside of the Defense Acquisition University could play in addressing gaps. (d) Comptroller general review of acquisition training for non-acquisition workforce personnel (1) In general Not later than June 30, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on acquisition-related training for personnel working on acquisitions but not considered to be part of the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 101(18) of title 10, United States Code) (hereafter in this subsection referred to as non-acquisition workforce personnel (2) Elements The report shall address the following: (A) The extent to which non-acquisition workforce personnel play a significant role in defining requirements, conducting market research, participating in source selection and contract negotiation efforts, and overseeing contract performance. (B) The extent to which the Department is able to identify and track non-acquisition workforce personnel performing the roles identified in subparagraph (A). (C) The extent to which non-acquisition workforce personnel are taking acquisition training. (D) The extent to which the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund has been used to provide acquisition training to non-acquisition workforce personnel. (E) A description of sources of funding other than the Fund that are available to and used by the Department to provide non-acquisition workforce personnel with acquisition training. (F) The extent to which additional acquisition training is needed for non-acquisition workforce personnel, including the types of training needed, the positions that need the training, and any challenges to delivering necessary additional training. (e) Briefing on improvements to the defense contract audit agency workforce (1) Briefing required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) Elements The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall address the following: (A) The current education, certifications, and qualifications of the Defense Contract Audit Agency workforce, by supervisory and non-supervisory levels and type of position. (B) Shortfalls (if any) in education, qualification, or training in the Defense Contract Audit Agency workforce, by supervisory and non-supervisory levels and type of position, and the reasons for those shortfalls. (C) The link (if any) between Defense Contract Audit Agency workforce skill and experience gaps and the Agency’s backlog of audits. (D) The link (if any) between the effectiveness of Defense Contract Audit Agency regional directors and their education, certifications, and qualifications. (E) The number of Defense Contract Audit Agency auditors who have relevant private sector experience, including from industry exchanges while at the Defense Contract Audit Agency and from prior employment experiences, and the perspective of the Defense Contract Audit Agency on the benefits of those experiences. (F) Ongoing efforts and future plans by the Defense Contract Audit Agency to improve the professionalization of its audit workforce, including changes in hiring, training, required certifications or qualifications, compensation structure, and increased opportunities for industry exchanges or rotations. 823. Extension and modifications to acquisition demonstration project (a) Extension Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2020 December 31, 2023 (b) Implementation strategy for improvements in acquisition demonstration project (1) Strategy required The Secretary of Defense shall develop an implementation strategy to address areas for improvement in the demonstration project required by section 1762 of title 10, United States Code, as identified in the second assessment of such demonstration project required by section 1762(e) of such title. (2) Elements The strategy shall include the following elements: (A) Actions that have been or will be taken to assess whether the flexibility to set starting salaries at different levels is being used appropriately by supervisors and managers to compete effectively for highly skilled and motivated employees. (B) Actions that have been or will be taken to assess reasons for any disparities in career outcomes across race and gender for employees in the demonstration project. (C) Actions that have been or will be taken to strengthen the link between employee contribution and compensation for employees in the demonstration project. (D) Actions that have been or will be taken to enhance the transparency of the pay system for employees in the demonstration project. (E) A time frame and individual responsible for each action identified under subparagraphs (A) through (D). (3) Briefing required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the implementation strategy required by paragraph (1). 824. Acquisition positions in the Offices of the Secretaries of the Military Departments (a) Office of the secretary of the army maximum number of personnel Section 3014(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be exceeded if a civilian employee is assigned on permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Army or on the Army Staff and— (A) the employee was employed immediately preceding that assignment either— (i) in a position within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that had responsibility for oversight of acquisition programs or processes prior to February 1, 2018, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (ii) in a Joint Staff position that supported the Joint Requirements Oversight Council prior to December 23, 2016, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 925 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (B) the position described in subparagraph (A) is not filled by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Joint Staff after the employee’s permanent duty assignment. . (b) Office of the secretary of the navy maximum number of personnel Section 5014(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be exceeded if a civilian employee is assigned on permanent duty in the Department of the Navy or assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of Chief of Naval Operations, or the Headquarters, Marine Corps, and— (A) the employee was employed immediately preceding that assignment either— (i) in a position within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that had responsibility for oversight of acquisition programs or processes prior to February 1, 2018, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (ii) in a Joint Staff position that supported the Joint Requirements Oversight Council prior to December 23, 2016, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 925 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (B) the position described in subparagraph (A) is not filled by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Joint Staff after the employee’s permanent duty assignment. . (c) Office of the secretary of the air force maximum number of personnel Section 8014(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) The limitation in paragraph (1) may be exceeded if a civilian employee is assigned on permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force or on the Air Staff and— (A) the employee was employed immediately preceding that assignment either— (i) in a position within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that had responsibility for oversight of acquisition programs or processes prior to February 1, 2018, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (ii) in a Joint Staff position that supported the Joint Requirements Oversight Council prior to December 23, 2016, and that was determined to be no longer needed as a result of section 925 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (B) the position described in subparagraph (A) is not filled by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Joint Staff after the employee’s permanent duty assignment. . IV Transparency Improvements 831. Transparency of defense business system data (a) Establishment of common enterprise data structures Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Policy requiring that any data contained in a defense business system is an asset of the Department of Defense, and that such data should be made readily available to members of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and the military departments (except as otherwise provided by law or regulation). ; (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Common enterprise data structures (A) The defense business enterprise architecture shall include one or more common enterprise data structures which can be used to code data that are automatically extracted from the relevant defense business systems to facilitate Department of Defense-wide analysis and management of such data. (B) The Deputy Chief Management Officer shall— (i) in consultation with the Defense Business Council established under subsection (f), develop one or more common enterprise data structures and an associated data governance process; and (ii) have primary decision-making authority with respect to the development of any such common enterprise data structure. (C) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall— (i) in consultation with the Defense Business Council established under subsection (f), document and maintain any common enterprise data structure developed under subparagraph (B); (ii) extract data from defense business systems using the appropriate common data enterprise structure on a specified schedule; (iii) provide access to such data to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and the military departments (except as otherwise provided by law or regulation) on a specified schedule developed in consultation with the Defense Business Council established under subsection (f); and (iv) have primary decision-making authority with respect to the maintenance of any such common enterprise data structure. (D) Common enterprise data structures shall be established and maintained for the following types of data of the Department of Defense: (i) An accounting of expenditures of the Department of Defense, set forth separately for each type of expenditure. (ii) Data from the future-years defense program established under section 221 and budget data. (iii) Acquisition cost data and earned value management data. (iv) Operating and support costs for weapon systems, including data on maintenance procedures conducted on each major weapon system (as defined in section 2379 of this title). (v) Data on contracts and task orders of the Department of Defense, including goods and services acquired under such contracts or task orders and associated obligations and expenditures. (E) The Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Commanders of the combatant commands, the heads of the Defense Agencies, the heads of the Department of Defense Field Activities, and the heads of all other organizations of the Department of Defense shall provide access to the relevant defense business system of such department, combatant command, Defense Agency, Field Activity, or organization, as applicable, and data extracted from such system, for purposes of automatically populating data sets coded with common enterprise data structures. ; (3) in subsection (f)(2), by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation with respect to common enterprise data structures. ; and (4) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (10) Common enterprise data structure The term common enterprise data structure (11) Data governance process The term data governance process . (b) Additional duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Section 139a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Maintenance of common enterprise data structures established pursuant to section 2222 of this title, including establishing and maintaining access to any data contained in a defense business system (as defined in such section) and used in a common enterprise data structure, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense or the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. . (c) Implementation plan for common enterprise data structures (1) Plan required Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Chief Management Officer and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall jointly develop a plan to implement the requirements of subsection (a). (2) Elements At a minimum, the implementation plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) The major tasks required to implement the requirements of subsection (a) and the recommended time frames for each task. (B) The estimated resources required to complete each major task identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). (C) Any challenges associated with each major task identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and related steps to mitigate such challenge. (D) A description of how data security issues will be appropriately addressed in the implementation of the requirements of subsection (a). (3) Submission to Congress Upon completion of the plan required under paragraph (1), the Deputy Chief Management Officer and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall submit such plan to the congressional defense committees. 832. Major defense acquisition programs: display of budget information (a) In general Chapter 144 section 2433a 2434. Major defense acquisition programs: display of budget information (a) In general In the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the funding requirements listed in subsection (b) are displayed separately for major defense acquisition programs, as defined in section 2340 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Requirements for budget display The budget justification display for a fiscal year shall include the funding requirement for each major defense acquisition program, including all sources of appropriations— (1) for developmental test and evaluation; (2) for operational test and evaluation; (3) for the purchase of cost data from contractors; and (4) for the purchase or license of technical data. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms budget defense budget materials . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2433a following new item: 2434. Major defense acquisition programs: display of budget information. . 833. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and data (a) Additional requirements relating to designation of a major defense acquisition program Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and in accordance with subsection (l). (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B), before designating a program that is not a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of section 2430 of this title as a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of this section, the Director shall provide in writing to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the test and evaluation executive of the military department or departments executing the program, the specific circumstances of the program that led to the designation decision. ; and (3) by adding at the end of subsection (h)(4) the following: The report shall also include a brief statement of the rationale for placing on the oversight list of the Director each program that is not a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of section 2430 of this title but has been designated as a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of this section. (b) Consideration of legacy items or components in operational test and evaluation reports Section 2399(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) a description of the performance of the items or components tested in relation to comparable legacy items or components, if such items or components exist and relevant data are available without requiring additional testing; and . (c) Opportunity for military department comments on annual report on operational test and evaluation Section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6), and in that paragraph by striking and the Secretaries of the military departments (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): (5) Within 45 days after the submission of an annual report by the Director to Congress, the Secretaries of the military departments may each submit a report to the congressional defense committees addressing any concerns related to information included in the annual report, or providing updated or additional information as appropriate. . (d) Guidelines for collection of cost data on test and evaluation (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall jointly develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that consistent, high quality data are collected on the full range of estimated and actual developmental, live fire, and operational testing costs for major defense acquisition programs. Data on estimated and actual developmental, live fire, and operational testing costs shall be maintained in an electronic database maintained by the Director for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. (2) Concurrence and coordination In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall obtain the concurrence of the Director for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and shall coordinate with the Director of the Test Resource Management Center and the Secretaries of the military departments. (3) Major defense acquisition program defined In this section, the term major defense acquisition program (e) Report on enterprise approach to test and evaluation knowledge management (1) Report required Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Test Resource Management Center and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report on the development of an approach for managing test and evaluation knowledge across the entire Department of Defense. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) The detailed concepts, requirements, technologies, methodologies, and architecture necessary for an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation, including data, data analysis tools, and modeling and simulation capabilities. (B) Resources needed to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. (C) Roles and responsibilities of various Department of Defense entities to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. (D) Time frames required to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. (E) A description of pilot studies ongoing at the time of the date of the enactment of this Act or previously conducted related to developing an enterprise approach to test and evaluation knowledge management, including results of the pilot studies (if available) and lessons learned. B Streamlining of Defense Acquisition Statutes and Regulations 841. Modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations (a) Extension of date for final report (1) Transmittal of panel final report Subsection (e)(1) of section 809 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 (A) by striking Not later than two years after the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the advisory panel Not later than January 15, 2019 (B) by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees (2) Secretary of defense action on final report Subsection (e)(4) of such section is amended— (A) by striking Not later than 30 days Not later than 60 days (B) by striking the final report, together with such comments as the Secretary determines appropriate, such comments as the Secretary determines appropriate (b) Termination of panel Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Termination of panel The advisory panel shall terminate 180 days after the date on which the final report of the panel is transmitted pursuant to subsection (e)(1) or on such later date as may be specified by the Secretary of Defense. . 842. Extension of maximum duration of fuel storage contracts (a) Extension Section 2922(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 20 years 30 years (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and may be applied to a contract entered into before that date if the total contract period under the contract (including options) has not expired as of the date of any extension of such contract period by reason of such amendment. 843. Exception for business operations from requirement to accept $1 coins Paragraph (1) of section 5112(p) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: This paragraph does not apply with respect to business operations conducted by any entity under a contract with an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including any nonappropriated fund instrumentality established under title 10, United States Code. . 844. Repeal of expired pilot program Section 807(c) of Public Law 104–106 10 U.S.C. 2401a C Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations 851. Limitation on unilateral definitization (a) Limitation Section 2326 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Limitation on unilateral definitization by contracting officer With respect to any undefinitized contractual action with a value greater than $1,000,000,000, if agreement is not reached on contractual terms, specifications, and price within the period or by the date provided in subsection (b)(1), the contracting officer may not unilaterally definitize those terms, specifications, or price over the objection of the contractor until— (1) the head of the agency approves the definitization in writing; (2) the contracting officer provides a copy of the written approval to the contractor; and (3) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed after the written approval is provided to the contractor. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 2326(b)(3) of such title is amended by striking subsection (g) subsection (h) (c) Conforming regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 2326 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 852. Codification of requirements pertaining to assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems (a) Codification and amendment (1) In general Chapter 137 section 2337 2337a. Assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems (a) Guidance required The Secretary of Defense shall issue and maintain guidance on actions to be taken to assess, manage, and control Department of Defense costs for the operation and support of major weapon systems. (b) Elements The guidance required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— (1) be issued in conjunction with the comprehensive guidance on life-cycle management and the development and implementation of product support strategies for major weapon systems required by section 2337 of this title; (2) require the military departments to retain each estimate of operating and support costs that is developed at any time during the life cycle of a major weapon system, together with supporting documentation used to develop the estimate; (3) require the military departments to update estimates of operating and support costs periodically throughout the life cycle of a major weapon system, to determine whether preliminary information and assumptions remain relevant and accurate, and identify and record reasons for variances; (4) establish policies and procedures for the collection, organization, maintenance, and availability of standardized data on operating and support costs for major weapon systems in accordance with section 2222 of this title; (5) establish standard requirements for the collection and reporting of data on operating and support costs for major weapon systems by contractors performing weapon system sustainment functions in an appropriate format, and develop contract clauses to ensure that contractors comply with such requirements; (6) require the military departments— (A) to collect and retain data from operational and developmental testing and evaluation on the reliability and maintainability of major weapon systems; and (B) to use such data to inform system design decisions, provide insight into sustainment costs, and inform estimates of operating and support costs for such systems; (7) require the military departments to ensure that sustainment factors are fully considered at key life cycle management decision points and that appropriate measures are taken to reduce operating and support costs by influencing system design early in development, developing sound sustainment strategies, and addressing key drivers of costs; (8) require the military departments to conduct an independent logistics assessment of each major weapon system prior to key acquisition decision points (including milestone decisions) to identify features that are likely to drive future operating and support costs, changes to system design that could reduce such costs, and effective strategies for managing such costs; (9) include— (A) reliability metrics for major weapon systems; and (B) requirements on the use of metrics under subparagraph (A) as triggers— (i) to conduct further investigation and analysis into drivers of those metrics; and (ii) to develop strategies for improving reliability, availability, and maintainability of such systems at an affordable cost; and (10) require the military departments to conduct periodic reviews of operating and support costs of major weapon systems after such systems achieve initial operational capability to identify and address factors resulting in growth in operating and support costs and adapt support strategies to reduce such costs. (c) Retention of data on operating and support costs (1) In general The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a database on operating and support estimates, supporting documentation, and actual operating and support costs for major weapon systems. (2) Support The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director, in carrying out such responsibility— (A) promptly receives the results of all cost estimates and cost analyses conducted by the military departments with regard to operating and support costs of major weapon systems; (B) has timely access to any records and data of the military departments (including classified and proprietary information) that the Director considers necessary to carry out such responsibility; and (C) with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, may direct the military departments to collect and retain information necessary to support the database. (d) Major weapon system defined In this section, the term major weapon system . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2337 the following new item: 2337a. Assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems. . (b) Repeal of superseded section (1) Repeal Section 832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 10 U.S.C. 2430 (2) Conforming amendment Section 2441(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2337 of this title sections 2337 and 2337a of this title. 853. Use of program income by eligible entities that carry out procurement technical assistance programs Section 2414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Limitation Funding (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Use of program income (1) An eligible entity that earned income in a specified fiscal year from activities carried out pursuant to a procurement technical assistance program funded under this chapter may expend an amount of such income not to exceed 25 percent of the cost of furnishing procurement technical assistance in such specified fiscal year, during the fiscal year following the specified fiscal year, to carry out a procurement technical assistance program funded under this chapter. (2) An eligible entity that does not enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary for a fiscal year— (A) shall notify the Secretary of the amount of any income the eligible entity carried over from the previous fiscal year; and (B) may retain an amount of such income equal to 10 percent of the value of assistance furnished by the Secretary under this section during the previous fiscal year. (3) In determining the value of assistance furnished by the Secretary under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall account for the amount of any income the eligible entity carried over from the previous fiscal year. . 854. Amendment to sustainment reviews Section 2441(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary concerned shall make the memorandum and supporting documentation for each sustainment review available to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment within 30 days after the review is completed. 855. Clarification to other transaction authority (a) Clarification to requirement for written determinations for prototype projects Section 2371b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking for a prototype project for a transaction (for a prototype project) (b) Clarification of inclusion of small businesses participating in SBIR or STTR Section 2371b(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting (including small businesses participating in a program described under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 small businesses 856. Clarifying the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process Section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2305 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking and (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7) the Department of Defense would realize minimal or no additional innovation or future technological advantage; and (8) with respect to a contract for procurement of goods, the goods procured are predominately expendable in nature, nontechnical, or have a short life expectancy or short shelf life. ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking or (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) electronic test and measurement equipment for which calibration or repair costs are expected to substantially affect full life-cycle costs. . 857. Amendment to nontraditional and small contractor innovation prototyping program Section 884(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph (9): (9) Unmanned ground logistics and unmanned air logistics capabilities enhancement. . 858. Modification to annual meeting requirement of Configuration Steering Boards Section 814(c)(4) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 10 U.S.C. 2430 year. year, unless the senior acquisition executive of the military department concerned determines in writing that there have been no changes to the program requirements of a major defense acquisition program during the preceding year. 859. Change to definition of subcontract in certain circumstances Section 1906(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The term does not include agreements entered into by a contractor for the supply of commodities that are intended for use in the performance of multiple contracts with the Government and other parties and are not identifiable to any particular contract. 860. Amendment relating to applicability of inflation adjustments Subsection 1908(d) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and shall apply, in the case of the procurement of property or services by contract, to a contract, and any subcontract at any tier under the contract, in effect on that date without regard to the date of award of the contract or subcontract. D Other Matters 861. Exemption from design-build selection procedures Subsection (d) of section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: If the contract value exceeds $4,000,000, the maximum number specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless— (1) the solicitation is issued pursuant to a indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for design-build construction; or (2) (A) the head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer's justification with respect to an individual solicitation that a number greater than 5 is in the Federal Government's interest; and (B) the contracting officer shall provide written documentation of how a maximum number exceeding 5 is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures. . 862. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the national technology and industrial base (a) Additional procurement limitation Section 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Components for auxiliary ships Subject to subsection (k), the following components: (A) Auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services. (B) Propulsion system components, including engines, reduction gears, and propellers. (C) Shipboard cranes. (D) Spreaders for shipboard cranes. . (b) Implementation Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Implementation of auxiliary ship component limitation Subsection (a)(6) applies only with respect to contracts awarded by the Secretary of a military department for new construction of an auxiliary ship after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 using funds available for National Defense Sealift Fund programs or Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. . 863. Procurement of aviation critical safety items Section 814(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 2302 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting or an aviation critical safety item (as defined in section 2319(g) of this title) personal protective equipment (B) by inserting equipment or failure of the (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting or item equipment 864. Milestones and timelines for contracts for foreign military sales (a) Establishment of standard timelines for foreign military sales The Secretary of Defense shall establish specific milestones and standard timelines to achieve such milestones for a foreign military sale (as authorized under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2761 (1) may vary depending on the complexity of the foreign military sale; and (2) shall cover the period beginning on the date of receipt of a complete letter of request (as described in such chapter 5) from a foreign country and ending on the date of the final delivery of a defense article or defense service sold through the foreign military sale. (b) Submissions to Congress (1) Quarterly notification During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, on a quarterly basis, a report that includes a list of each foreign military sale with a value greater than or equal to the dollar threshold for congressional notification under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 (A) for which the final delivery of a defense article or defense service has not been completed; and (B) that failed to meet a standard timeline to achieve a milestone as established under subsection (a). (2) Annual report Not later than November 1, 2019, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the committees described in paragraph (1) a report that summarizes— (A) the number, set forth separately by dollar value and milestone, of foreign military sales that met the standard timeline to achieve a milestone established under subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year; and (B) the number, set forth separately by dollar value, milestone, and case development extenuating factor, of foreign military sales that failed to meet the standard timeline to achieve a milestone established under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense article; defense service The terms defense article defense service 22 U.S.C. 2794 (2) Case development extenuating factor The term case development extenuating factor 865. Notification requirement for certain contracts for audit services (a) Notification to Congress If the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) makes a written finding that a delay in performance of a covered contract while a protest is pending would hinder the annual preparation of audited financial statements for the Department of Defense, and the head of the procuring activity responsible for the award of the covered contract does not authorize the award of the contract (pursuant to section 3553(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code) or the performance of the contract (pursuant to section 3553(d)(3)(C) of such title), the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) notify the congressional defense committees within 10 days after such finding is made; and (2) describe any steps the Department of Defense plans to take to mitigate any hindrance identified in such finding to the annual preparation of audited financial statements for the Department. (b) Covered contract defined In this section, the term covered contract 866. Training in acquisition of commercial items (a) Training Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish a comprehensive training program on the acquisition of commercial items, including part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The curriculum shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) The reasons for and appropriate uses of part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, including the preference for the acquisition of commercial items under section 2377 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The definition of a commercial item, including the interpretation of the phrase of a type (3) Price analysis and negotiations. (4) Market research and analysis. (5) Independent cost estimates. (6) Parametric estimating methods. (7) Value analysis. (8) Other topics on the acquisition of commercial items necessary to ensure a well-educated acquisition workforce. (b) Student enrollment The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall set goals for student enrollment for the training program established under subsection (a). 867. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns on procurement websites of the Department of Defense (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to ensure that any notice or direct communication regarding the registration of a small business concern on a website maintained by the Department of Defense relating to contracting opportunities contains information about cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through a procurement technical assistance program established under chapter 142 (b) Small business concern defined The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632 868. Comptroller General report on contractor business system requirements Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility and effects of an increase to the percentage of total gross revenue included in the definition of the term covered contractor Public Law 111–383 10 U.S.C. 2302 (1) an assessment of the effects of the amendment to such definition made by subsection (c) of section 893 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) the feasibility and effects of a subsequent increase to the percentage of total gross revenue included in such definition. 869. Standard guidelines for evaluation of requirements for services contracts (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the use of standard guidelines within the Department of Defense for the evaluation of requirements for services contracts. Such guidelines shall be available to the Services Requirements Review Boards (established under Department of Defense Instruction 5000.74, titled Defense Acquisition of Services (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the terms Defense Agency Department of Defense Field Activity military department (2) the term total force management policies and procedures 870. Temporary limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract services (a) Limitation Except as provided in subsection (b), the total amount obligated by the Department of Defense for contract services in fiscal year 2018 may not exceed the total amount requested for the Department for contract services in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2010 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) adjusted for net transfers from funding for overseas contingency operations. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Contract services The term contract services (2) Transfers from funding for overseas contingency operations The term transfers from funding for overseas contingency operations IX Department of Defense Organization and Management A Organization and Management of the Department of Defense Generally 901. Responsibility of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense for risk management activities regarding supply chain for information technology systems Section 142(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (J) has the responsibilities for policy, oversight, guidance, and coordination for risk management activities for the Department regarding the supply chain for information technology systems. . 902. Repeal of Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight (a) Repeal Section 2228 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 903. Designation of corrosion control and prevention executives for the military departments (a) Department of the Army (1) Designation Chapter 303 3025. Corrosion control and prevention executive (a) Designation (1) There is a corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Army. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall designate the corrosion control and prevention executive. (2) In addition to the duties assigned under subsection (c), the principal responsibility of the civilian employee designated as the corrosion control and prevention executive shall be coordinating Department of the Army corrosion control and prevention program activities (including budget programming) with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the program executive officers of the Department, and relevant major subordinate commands of the Department. (3) The corrosion control and prevention executive shall be a civilian employee of the Department in the grade GS-15 or higher of the General Schedule. (b) Qualifications In order to qualify for designation as the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Army, an individual shall, at a minimum— (1) have a working knowledge of corrosion prevention and control; (2) have strong program management and communication skills; and (3) understand the acquisition, research and development, test and evaluation, and sustainment policies and procedures across the Department, including sustainment of infrastructure. (c) Duties (1) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Army shall ensure that corrosion control and prevention is maintained in the Department’s policy and guidance for management of each of the following: (A) System acquisition and production, including design and maintenance. (B) Research, development, test, and evaluation programs and activities. (C) Equipment standardization programs, including international standardization agreements. (D) Logistics research and development initiatives. (E) Logistics support analysis as it relates to integrated logistic support in the materiel acquisition process. (F) Military infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance. (2) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall be responsible for identifying the funding levels necessary to accomplish the items specified in paragraph (1). (3) In cooperation with the appropriate staff of the Department, the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall, develop, support, and provide the rationale for resources— (A) to initiate and sustain an effective corrosion control and prevention program in the Department; (B) to evaluate the program’s effectiveness; and (C) to ensure that corrosion control and prevention requirements for materiel are reflected in budgeting and policies of the Department for the formulation, management, and evaluation of personnel and programs for the entire Department, including the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. (4) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall submit an annual report, not later than December 31 of each year, to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Defense containing recommendations pertaining to the corrosion control and prevention program of the Department, including corrosion-related funding levels to carry out all of the duties of the executive under this section. (5) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department may not be assigned other duties that may interfere with the duties specified in this subsection and the principal responsibility assigned under subsection (a)(2). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 3025. Corrosion control and prevention executive. . (b) Department of the Navy (1) Designation Chapter 503 5029. Corrosion control and prevention executive (a) Designation (1) There is a corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition shall designate the corrosion control and prevention executive. (2) In addition to the duties assigned under subsection (c), the principal responsibility of the civilian employee designated as the corrosion control and prevention executive shall be coordinating Department of the Navy corrosion control and prevention program activities (including budget programming) with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the program executive officers of the Department, and relevant major subordinate commands of the Department. (3) The corrosion control and prevention executive shall be a civilian employee of the Department in the grade GS-15 or higher of the General Schedule. (b) Qualifications In order to qualify for designation as the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Navy, an individual shall, at a minimum— (1) have a working knowledge of corrosion prevention and control; (2) have strong program management and communication skills; and (3) understand the acquisition, research and development, test and evaluation, and sustainment policies and procedures across the Department, including sustainment of infrastructure. (c) Duties (1) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Navy shall ensure that corrosion control and prevention is maintained in the Department’s policy and guidance for management of each of the following: (A) System acquisition and production, including design and maintenance. (B) Research, development, test, and evaluation programs and activities. (C) Equipment standardization programs, including international standardization agreements. (D) Logistics research and development initiatives. (E) Logistics support analysis as it relates to integrated logistic support in the materiel acquisition process. (F) Military infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance. (2) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall be responsible for identifying the funding levels necessary to accomplish the items specified in paragraph (1). (3) In cooperation with the appropriate staff of the Department, the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall, develop, support, and provide the rationale for resources— (A) to initiate and sustain an effective corrosion control and prevention program in the Department; (B) to evaluate the program’s effectiveness; and (C) to ensure that corrosion control and prevention requirements for materiel are reflected in budgeting and policies of the Department for the formulation, management, and evaluation of personnel and programs for the entire Department, including the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve. (4) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall submit an annual report, not later than December 31 of each year, to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense containing recommendations pertaining to the corrosion control and prevention program of the Department, including corrosion-related funding levels to carry out all of the duties of the executive under this section. (5) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department may not be assigned other duties that may interfere with the duties specified in this subsection and the principal responsibility assigned under subsection (a)(2). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 5029. Corrosion control and prevention executive. . (c) Department of the Air Force (1) Designation Chapter 803 8025. Corrosion control and prevention executive (a) Designation (1) There is a corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Air Force. The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall designate the corrosion control and prevention executive. (2) In addition to the duties assigned under subsection (c), the principal responsibility of the civilian employee designated as the corrosion control and prevention executive shall be coordinating Department of the Air Force corrosion control and prevention program activities (including budget programming) with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the program executive officers of the Department, and relevant major subordinate commands of the Department. (3) The corrosion control and prevention executive shall be a civilian employee of the Department in the grade GS-15 or higher of the General Schedule. (b) Qualifications In order to qualify for designation as the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Air Force, an individual shall, at a minimum— (1) have a working knowledge of corrosion prevention and control; (2) have strong program management and communication skills; and (3) understand the acquisition, research and development, test and evaluation, and sustainment policies and procedures across the Department, including sustainment of infrastructure. (c) Duties (1) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department of the Air Force shall ensure that corrosion control and prevention is maintained in the Department’s policy and guidance for management of each of the following: (A) System acquisition and production, including design and maintenance. (B) Research, development, test, and evaluation programs and activities. (C) Equipment standardization programs, including international standardization agreements. (D) Logistics research and development initiatives. (E) Logistics support analysis as it relates to integrated logistic support in the materiel acquisition process. (F) Military infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance. (2) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall be responsible for identifying the funding levels necessary to accomplish the items specified in paragraph (1). (3) In cooperation with the appropriate staff of the Department, the corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall, develop, support, and provide the rationale for resources— (A) to initiate and sustain an effective corrosion control and prevention program in the Department; (B) to evaluate the program’s effectiveness; and (C) to ensure that corrosion control and prevention requirements for materiel are reflected in budgeting and policies of the Department for the formulation, management, and evaluation of personnel and programs for the entire Department, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. (4) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department shall submit an annual report, not later than December 31 of each year, to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of Defense containing recommendations pertaining to the corrosion control and prevention program of the Department, including corrosion-related funding levels to carry out all of the duties of the executive under this section. (5) The corrosion control and prevention executive in the Department may not be assigned other duties that may interfere with the duties specified in this subsection and the principal responsibility assigned under subsection (a)(2). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 803 8025. Corrosion control and prevention executive. . (d) Repeal of replaced provision Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 903 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–117 10 U.S.C. 2228 (e) Deadline for designation Corrosion control and prevention executives who satisfy the qualifications specified in subsection (b) of sections 3025, 5029, and 8025 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this section, shall be designated not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 904. Maintaining civilian workforce capabilities to sustain readiness, the all volunteer force, and operational effectiveness Section 912(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (D) The minimum civilian end strength specified in section 691 of title 10, United States Code, needed to support the national military strategy. (E) A civilian operating force structure sized for operational effectiveness, that is manned, equipped and trained to support deployment time and rotation ratios sized to sustain the readiness and needed retention levels for the regular and reserve components according to the judgment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in fulfillment of their responsibilities under sections 151, 3033, 5033, 8033 and 5044 of title 10, United States Code. (F) The development of civilian workforce levels to ensure that every proposal to change military force structure is accompanied with the associated civilian force structure changes needed to support that military force structure. (G) The hiring authorities and other actions that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department will take to eliminate any gaps between desired programmed civilian workforce levels and the existing size of the civilian workforce by mission and functional area. (H) A civilian workforce plan that is consistent with the total force management requirements of sections 129 and 129a of title 10, United States Code. . B Designation of the Navy and Marine Corps 911. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps (a) Redesignation of military department The military department designated as the Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. (b) Redesignation of S (1) Secretary The position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. (2) Other statutory offices The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively. 912. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code (a) Definition of military department Paragraph (8) of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (8) The term military department . (b) Organization of department The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to read as follows: The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. (c) Position of S Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking There is a Secretary of the Navy There is a Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps (d) Chapter headings (1) The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows: 503 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS . (2) The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows: 507 COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS . (e) Other amendments (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Department of the Navy and Marine Corps Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps (2) (A) Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking Assistant Secretaries of the Navy Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps (B) The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting and Marine Corps of the Navy 913. Other provisions of law and other references (a) Title 37, U S C Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Department of the Navy and Marine Corps Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps (b) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such reference to an office specified in section 911(b) shall be considered to be a reference to that office as redesignated by that section. 914. Effective date This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. C Other Matters 921. Transition of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to reflect establishment of positions of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Chief Management Officer (a) References to positions pending execution of amendments Until February 1, 2018, any reference in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act— (1) to the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, to be established by the amendment made by section 901(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) to the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to be established by the amendment made by section 901(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (3) to the position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, to be established by section 901(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 131 (b) Service of incumbents (1) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics The individual serving as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics under section 137a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as of February 1, 2018, may continue to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment commencing as of that date, without further appointment under section 133b of such title, as added by section 901(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) Deputy Chief Management Officer The individual serving as Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense under section 132a of title 10, United States Code, as of February 1, 2018, may continue to serve as Chief Management Officer commencing as of that date, without further appointment under section 901(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 131 922. Extension of deadlines for reporting and briefing requirements for Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States Section 942(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking December 1, 2017 January 31, 2018 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking June 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 923. Briefing on force management level policy (a) Findings; sense of Congress (1) Findings Congress finds the following: (A) The force management level policy that previously restricted the total number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States deployed to Afghanistan increased the cost of operations in Afghanistan. (B) The restriction meant that the Department of Defense had to substitute available military personnel for costlier contract support. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should discourage the practice of substituting contractor personnel for available members of the Armed Forces when a unit deploys overseas and should revise this practice as it pertains to unit deployment to Afghanistan. (b) Briefing Not later than March 31, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing detailing— (1) the steps that the Secretary is taking to revise deployment guidelines to ensure that readiness, unit cohesion, and maintenance are prioritized; and (2) the plan of the Secretary to establish a policy that will avoid to the extent practicable these costly practices in the future. X General Provisions A Financial Matters 1001. General transfer authority (a) Authority to transfer authorizations (1) Authority Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2018 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. (2) Limitation Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed $5,000,000,000. (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel authorizations A transfer of funds between military personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). (b) Limitations The authority provided by subsection (a) to transfer authorizations— (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress. (c) Effect on authorization amounts A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (d) Notice to congress The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 1002. Preparation of consolidated corrective action plan and implementation of centralized reporting system (a) Establishment In accordance with the recommendations included in the Government Accountability Office report numbered GAO-17-85 and entitled DOD Financial Management: Significant Efforts Still Needed for Remediating Audit Readiness Deficiencies (1) on a bimonthly basis, prepare a consolidated corrective action plan management summary on the status of all corrective actions plans related to critical capabilities for the military services and for the service providers and other defense organizations; and (2) develop and implement a centralized monitoring and reporting process that captures and maintains up-to-date information, including the standard data elements recommended in the implementation guide for Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123, for all corrective action plans and findings and recommendations Department-wide that pertain to critical capabilities. (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2017. 1003. Additional requirements relating to Department of Defense audits (a) Financial Improvement Audit Readiness Plan Section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 10 U.S.C. 2222 are validated as ready for audit by not later than September 30, 2017 go under full financial statement audit beginning September 30, 2017, and that the department leadership make every effort to reach an unmodified opinion as soon as possible (b) Audit of fiscal year 2018 financial statements Section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 2222 are validated as ready for audit by not later than go under full financial statement audit beginning B Naval Vessels and Shipyards 1011. National Defense Sealift Fund (a) Fund purposes; deposits Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); (B) in paragraph (3), by striking or (D) (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (D); (B) by striking paragraph (2); (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (3): (3) Any other funds made available to the Department of Defense to carry out any of the purposes described in subsection (c). . (b) Authority to purchase used vessels Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) (A) Notwithstanding the limitations under subsection (c)(1)(E) and paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may, as part of a program to recapitalize the Ready Reserve Force component of the national defense reserve fleet and the Military Sealift Command surge fleet, purchase any used vessel, regardless of where such vessel was constructed if such vessel— (i) participated in the Maritime Security Fleet; and (ii) is available for purchase at a reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary. (B) If the Secretary determines that no used vessel meeting the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) is available, the Secretary may purchase a used vessel comparable to a vessel described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), regardless of the source of the vessel or where the vessel was constructed, if such vessel is available for purchase at a reasonable cost, as determined by the Secretary. (C) The Secretary may not use the authority under this paragraph to purchase more than five additional foreign constructed ships. Any such ships may not be purchased at a rate that exceeds one vessel constructed outside the United States for every new Department of Defense sealift vessel authorized by law to be constructed. (D) Prior to the purchase of any vessel that was not constructed in the United States, the Secretary, in consultation with the Maritime Administrator, shall certify that there is no vessel available for purchase at a reasonable price that— (i) was constructed in the United States; and (ii) is suitable for use by the United States for national defense or military purposes in a time of war or national emergency. . (c) Definition of Maritime Security Fleet Subsection (k) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The term Maritime Security Fleet . (d) Technical amendment Such section is further amended by striking ( 50 U.S.C. App. 1744 ( 50 U.S.C. 4405 1012. National Defense Sealift Fund: construction of national icebreaker vessels Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2211, is further amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national icebreaker vessels. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(1), (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) construction (including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national icebreaker vessels. . 1013. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement of certain critical components (a) In general Subsection (i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the common missile compartment critical components (2) in paragraph (1), by striking critical parts, components, systems, and subsystems critical components (b) Definition of critical component Subsection (k) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The term critical component (A) any item that is high volume or high value; or (B) any common missile compartment component, shipyard manufactured component, valve, torpedo tube, or Government furnished equipment, including propulsors and strategic weapons system launchers. . (c) Clerical amendment The subsection heading for subsection (i) of such section is amended by striking of the common missile compartment 1014. Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards (a) In general Section 7310(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking In the case (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the case (2) by striking during the 15-month United States) (3) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , other than in the case of voyage repairs (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the application of subparagraph (A) to a contract award if the Secretary determines that the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of the following dates: (1) The date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. (2) October 1, 2018. 1015. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga-class cruisers or dock landing ships None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 may be obligated or expended— (1) to retire, prepare to retire, or inactivate a cruiser or dock landing ship; or (2) to place more than six cruisers and one dock landing ship in the modernization program under section 1026(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 1016. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships It shall be the policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships, with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriation and the annual appropriation of funds. C Counterterrorism 1021. Termination of requirement to submit annual budget justification display for Department of Defense combating terrorism program Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Termination The requirement to submit a budget justification display under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2020. . 1022. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2018, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 1023. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (a) In general No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2018, to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) Individual detained at Guantanamo defined In this section, the term individual detained at Guantanamo Public Law 114–92 10 U.S.C. 801 1024. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2018, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, or any entity within such country, as follows: (1) Libya. (2) Somalia. (3) Syria. (4) Yemen. 1025. Biannual report on support of special operations to combat terrorism Section 127e(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking March 1 120 days after the last day of a fiscal year (2) in paragraph (2) by striking September 1 six months after the date of the submittal of the report most recently submitted under paragraph (1) D Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 1031. Limitation on expenditure of funds for emergency and extraordinary expenses for intelligence and counter-intelligence activities and representation allowances (a) Recurring expenses The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and is not a recurring expense (b) Limitation Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Funds may not be obligated or expended in an amount in excess of $25,000 under the authority of subsection (a) or (b) for intelligence or counter-intelligence activities or representation allowances until the Secretary of Defense has notified the congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees of the intent to obligate or expend the funds, and— (A) in the case of an obligation or expenditure in excess of $100,000, 15 days have elapsed since the date of the notification; or (B) in the case of an obligation or expenditure in excess of $25,000, but not in excess of $100,000, five days have elapsed since the date of the notification. . (c) Annual report Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by striking to the congressional defense committees (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) to the congressional defense committees a report on all expenditures during the preceding fiscal year under subsections (a) and (b); and (2) to the congressional intelligence committees a report on expenditures relating to intelligence and counter-intelligence during the preceding fiscal year under subsections (a) and (b). . (d) Definition Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Definition of congressional intelligence committees In this section, the term congressional intelligence committees . 1032. Modifications to humanitarian demining assistance authorities (a) Modification to the role of armed forces in providing humanitarian demining assistance Subsection (a)(3) of section 407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking or stockpiled conventional munitions assistance (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting , unexploded explosive ordnance, landmines (B) by striking , or stockpiled conventional munitions, as applicable (b) Modification to definition of humanitarian demining assistance Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting , unexploded explosive ordnance, landmines (2) by striking , and the disposal (c) Modification to definition of stockpiled conventional munitions assistance Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended, in the second sentence, by striking , the detection and clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants of war, 1033. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes (a) In general Chapter 157 2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes The United States Transportation Command may not charge a tariff by reason of the use by a military service of an aircraft of that military service on a route designated by the United States Transportation Command as a channel route. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2652. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes . 1034. Limitation on divestment of U-2 or RQ-4 aircraft (a) Limitation (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2024 may be obligated or expended to prepare to divest, divest, place in storage, or place in a status awaiting further disposition of the possessing commander any U-2 or RQ-4 aircraft of the Department of Defense. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual U-2 or RQ-4 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-returnable to flying service due to any mishap, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. (b) Conforming repeal Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures platforms (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds to— (1) ) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage any AVENGER-class mine countermeasures ship or associated equipment; (2) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage any SEA DRAGON (MH–53) helicopter or associated equipment; (3) make any reductions to manning levels with respect to any AVENGER-class mine countermeasures ship; or (4) make any reductions to manning levels with respect to any SEA DRAGON (MH–53) helicopter squadron or detachment. (b) Waiver The Secretary of the Navy may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary has— (1) identified a replacement capability and the necessary quantity of such systems to meet all combatant commander mine countermeasures operational requirements that are currently being met by any AVENGER-class ship or SEA DRAGON helicopter to be retired, transferred, or placed in storage; (2) achieved initial operational capability of all systems described in paragraph (1); and (3) deployed a sufficient quantity of systems described in paragraph (1) that have achieved initial operational capability to continue to meet or exceed all combatant commander mine countermeasures operational requirements currently being met by the AVENGER-class ships and SEA DRAGON helicopters to be retired, transferred, or placed in storage. 1036. Restriction on use of certain funds pending solicitation of bids for Western Pacific dry dock (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Following closure of the Department of the Navy ship repair facility in Guam in 1997 following the Base Realignment and Closure round of 1995, operation of the facility was turned over to a private company. (2) While streamlining operations, resulting in savings to the Navy of approximately $38,000,000 each year, the company was able to maintain the depot-level capabilities of the facility with dry-docking capability that had existed in Apra Harbor since World War II. (3) From 1997 to 2012, the private operator successfully performed 28 major overhauls with dry-dockings of Navy, Military Sealift Command, and Coast Guard vessels, 27 mid-term availabilities, as well as the emergency dry-docking of USS San Francisco (SSN-711) after the nuclear powered submarine collided with a seamount off the coast of Guam in 2005. (4) While the privately owned dry-dock, Machinist, was undergoing upgrades and refurbishment in 2013, the Navy announced that it would split the long-standing depot-level capability in Guam into two pieces, awarding an initial contract for pier-side ship repair, to be followed by a contract for dry-dock ship repair. (5) At this time, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, including the Delegate from Guam, as well as the Governor of Guam, objected to this plan, and a conditional agreement was made wherein the Navy committed to restoring dry-docking capabilities expeditiously following issuance of the pier-side contract. (6) Despite repeated requests from the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Delegate from Guam, and the Governor of Guam over the past four years, the Secretary of the Navy has failed to issue the dry-dock contract. (7) The Navy conducted a business case analysis to assess options for a dry-docking capability in Guam in 2014 and agreed to provide a copy of the report to Congress upon completion. The draft business case analysis was provided to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on March 3, 2016, but a final document was not produced. (8) The draft business case analysis evaluated 200 potential options for restoring a dry-docking capability in Guam, recommending seven potential courses of action, with estimated costs ranging from $324,000,000 to $398,000,000 over a 50-year life cycle. The business case analysis concluded that any of these options are significant savings when compared with the cost of not having a dry-docking capability in Guam, which exceeds $700,000,000 over a 50-year period. (9) The Navy has removed machinery and equipment needed to perform major overhauls from the former ship repair facility, and shifted ship repair work previously performed in Guam to various foreign locations in the Western Pacific. The total cost of Navy ship repair contracts in Guam have gone from $45,00,000 in 2010 to $16,000,000 in 2016. (10) As a result of Navy actions over the past five years, the number of skilled workers engaged in ship repair in Guam has been reduced from a combined total of approximately 550 at three ship-repair companies in Guam to the current level of 150. Due to this degraded workforce and equipment capabilities, the Navy is now forced to rely almost exclusively on foreign ship repair instead at a time when the Committee believes tensions and threats of crisis in the Western Pacific can put access to foreign shipyards at risk. (11) Navy leadership has long acknowledged the importance of a depot-level, dry-docking capability in Guam, as evidenced by the following: (A) Robust depot-level ship repair capability in Guam is a matter of strategic importance and remains an operational necessity because ships of the 7th Fleet have high operational tempo and experience vast distances between repair facilities. (B) We must maintain a viable ship maintenance capability in Guam to include dry-docking in support of operations and contingency plans (OPLANs and CONPLANs) and the U.S. Navy rebalance to the Pacific. Guam is a strategic in-theater location for depot-level ship maintenance on sovereign U.S. territory. This is a significant factor given that commercial dry docks available in foreign countries considered friendly to the United States may become unavailable to SEVENTH Fleet ships in time of crisis or war. Availability of CPF ships would be stressed if assets are required to dry dock in CONUS due to the non-availability of a secure dry docking capability in the Western Pacific. Dry-docking in Guam is a critical component of depot-level ship repair. The capability must be maintained and regularly exercised so that a capability and expertise are available to support ships of the SEVENTH Fleet in peace and war. (C) On February 24, 2016, in testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of the United States Pacific Command, affirmed that he continues to view robust ship repair capabilities as a matter of strategic importance and an operational priority for United States Pacific Fleet. (12) The Navy currently has four fast-attack nuclear submarines homeported in Guam. (13) The Navy homeports submarine squadrons at seven locations in the United States, each of which has a dry-docking capability, with the exception of Guam. (14) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives believes that dry-docking capability in Guam is a strategic requirement and a cost-effective means of ensuring the Forward Deployed Fleet has depot-level repair capabilities at a United States port in the Western Pacific. (15) Amounts were authorized to be appropriated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 Public Law 115–31 (b) Limitation on use of funds Not more than 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy may be obligated or expended until the Secretary submits to Congress notice that a request for proposals has been issued to solicit bids for the chartering of a dry dock in the Western Pacific that satisfies the minimum requirements for heavy ship depot-level repair. 1037. National Guard flyovers of public events (a) Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the Department of Defense that flyovers of public events in support of community relations activities may only be flown as part of an approved training mission at no additional expense to the Federal Government. (b) National guard flyover approval process The Adjutant General of a State or territory in which an Army National Guard or Air National Guard unit is based will be the approval authority for all Air National Guard and Army National Guard flyovers in that State or territory, including any request for a flyover in any civilian domain at a nonaviation related event. (c) Flyover record maintenance; report (1) Record maintenance The Secretary of Defense shall keep and maintain records of flyover requests and approvals in a publicly accessible database that is updated annually. (2) GAO report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on flyovers and the process whereby flyover requests are made and evaluated, including— (A) whether there is any cost to taxpayers associated with flyovers; (B) whether there is any appreciable public relations or recruitment value that comes from flyovers; and (C) the impact flyovers have to aviator training and readiness. (d) Flyover defined In this section, the term flyover (1) in which a straight and level flight limited to one pass by a single military aircraft, or by a single formation of four or fewer military aircraft of the same type, from the same military department over a predetermined point on the ground at a specific time; (2) that does not involve aerobatics or demonstrations; and (3) uses bank angles of up to 90 degrees if required to improve the spectator visibility of the aircraft. 1038. Transfer of funds to World War I Centennial Commission (a) Authority To transfer funds The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the World War I Centennial Commission, from amounts described in subsection (b), such amount as the Secretary and the Chair of the World War I Centennial Commission consider appropriate to assist the Commission in carrying out activities under paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 5(a) of the World War I Centennial Commission Act ( Public Law 112–272 (b) Designated account Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be maintained in a specially designated account and may not be obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the World War I Centennial Commission. (c) Covered funds The funds transferrable by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for Civil Military Programs as provided in section 4301 of this Act. (d) Treatment as gift Any amounts transferred to the World War I Centennial Commission pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated as a gift to the Commission for purposes of sections 6(g) and 7(f) of the World War I Centennial Commission Act. (e) Limitation The total amount provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed $5,000,000. (f) World War I Centennial Commission defined In this section, the term World War I Centennial Commission 1039. Rule of construction regarding use of Department of Defense funding of a border wall None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be used to plan, develop, or construct any barriers, including walls or fences, along the international border of the United States. E Studies and Reports 1051. Elimination of reporting requirements terminated after November 25, 2017, pursuant to section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (a) Title 10, United States Code Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 113 reports (A) Reserve forces policy board report Section 113(c) is amended— (i) by striking paragraph (2); (ii) by striking (1) (c) (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. (B) Total force management report Section 113 is amended by striking subsection (l). (2) Annual defense manpower requirements report (A) Elimination Section 115a is repealed. (B) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 is amended by striking the item relating to section 115a. (3) Information on Procurement of contract services (A) Elimination Section 235 is repealed. (B) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 is amended by striking the item relating to section 235. (4) Defense industrial security report Section 428 is amended by striking subsection (f). (5) Military Musical Units Gift report Section 974(d) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (6) Health Protection Quality report Section 1073b is amended— (A) by striking subsection (a); and (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. (7) Master plans for reductions in civilian positions (A) In general Section 1597 is amended— (i) by striking subsection (c); (ii) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and (iii) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking or a master plan prepared under subsection (c) (B) Conforming amendments Section 129a(d) is amended— (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. (8) Acquisition Workforce Development Fund report Section 1705 is amended— (A) in subsection (e)(1), by striking subsection (h)(2) subsection (g)(2) (B) by striking subsection (f); and (C) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. (9) Acquisition Corps report Section 1722b is amended by striking subsection (c). (10) Military family readiness report Section 1781b is amended by striking subsection (d). (11) Professional military education report (A) Elimination Section 2157 is repealed. (B) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 107 is amended by striking the item relating to section 2157. (12) Starbase program report Section 2193b is amended— (A) by striking subsection (g); and (B) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g). (13) Department of Defense conferences Fee-Collection report Section 2262 is amended by striking subsection (d). (14) United States contributions to NATO common-funded budgets report Section 2263 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (15) Foreign counter-space programs report (A) Elimination Section 2277 is repealed. (B) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 135 is amended by striking the item relating to section 2277. (16) Use of Multiyear contracts report Section 2306b(l)(4) is amended by striking Not later than Each report required by paragraph (5) with respect to a contract (or contract extension) shall contain the following: (17) Burden sharing contributions report Section 2350j is amended by striking subsection (f). (18) Contract prohibition waiver report Section 2410i(c) is amended by striking the second sentence. (19) Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action report Subsection (a) of section 2475 is amended to read as follows: (a) Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action Defined In this section, the term Strategic Sourcing Plan of Action . (20) Technology and industrial base policy guidance report Section 2506 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) in subsection (a), by striking Such guidance (b) Purpose of guidance The guidance prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) . (21) Foreign-controlled contractors report Section 2537 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsection (c). (22) Support for sporting events report Section 2564 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. (23) General and flag officer quarters report Section 2831 is amended by striking subsection (e). (24) Military installations vulnerability assessment reports Section 2859 is amended— (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) by designating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (25) Industrial facility investment program construction report Section 2861 is amended by striking subsection (d). (26) Statement of amounts available for water conservation at military installations Section 2866(b) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (27) Acquisition or construction of military unaccompanied housing pilot projects report Section 2881a is amended by striking subsection (e). (28) Statement of amounts available from energy cost savings Section 2912 is amended by striking subsection (d). (29) Army training report (A) Elimination Section 4316 is repealed. (B) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 is amended by striking the item relating to section 4316. (30) State of the Army Reserve report Section 3038(f) is amended— (A) by striking (1) The (B) by striking paragraph (2). (31) State of the Marine Corps Reserve report Section 5144(d) is amended— (A) by striking (1) The (B) by striking paragraph (2). (32) State of the Air Force Reserve report Section 8038(f) is amended— (A) by striking (1) The (B) by striking paragraph (2). (b) Title 32, United States Code Section 509 of title 32, United States Code, relating to an annual report on the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (k); and (2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l). (c) Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 Section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 ( Public Law 98–525 22 U.S.C. 1928 (d) National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 Section 1009 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 ( Public Law 100–456 22 U.S.C. 1928 (e) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 Section 1518 of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 24 U.S.C. 418 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking Congress and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking (1) Not later (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. (f) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 Section 1046 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( Public Law 102–190 22 U.S.C. 1928 (g) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 ( Public Law 103–160 22 U.S.C. 2751 (h) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 Section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 ( Public Law 103–337 10 U.S.C. 113 (i) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 Section 366 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( Public Law 106–65 10 U.S.C. 113 (j) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 ( Public Law 107–107 (1) Army workload and performance system report Section 346 (115 Stat. 1062) is amended— (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b). (2) Reliability of financial statements report Section 1008(d) ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (A) by striking (1) On each (B) by striking paragraph (2). (k) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Section 817 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–314 10 U.S.C. 2306a (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (l) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 ( Public Law 108–136 (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d). (m) National Defense Authorization Act for 2006 The National Defense Authorization Act for 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 (1) Notification of adjustment in limitation amount for next-generation destroyer program Section 123 (119 Stat. 3156) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (2) Certification of budgets for joint tactical radio system report Section 218(c) (119 Stat. 3171) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (3) Department of defense costs to carry out united nations resolutions report Section 1224 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (n) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Section 357(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 22 U.S.C. 4865 shall submit to the congressional defense committees shall prepare (o) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 (1) Army industrial facilities cooperative activities report Section 328 ( 10 U.S.C. 4544 (2) Army product improvement report Section 330 (122 Stat. 68) is amended by striking subsection (e). (p) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 (1) Support for non-conventional assisted recovery activities report Section 943 (122 Stat. 4578) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively. (2) Reimbursement of navy mess expenses report Section 1014 (122 Stat. 4585) is amended by striking subsection (c). (3) Electromagnetic pulse attack report Section 1048 (122 Stat. 4603) is repealed. (q) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 (r) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 (1) Navy airborne signals intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities report Section 112(b) (124 Stat. 4153) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (2) Inclusion of technology protection features during research and development of defense systems report Section 243 ( 10 U.S.C. 2358 (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (3) Acquisition of military purpose nondevelopmental items report Section 866 ( 10 U.S.C. 2302 (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (4) Nuclear triad report Section 1054 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (s) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 (1) Performance management system and appointment procedures report Section 1102 ( 5 U.S.C. 9902 (2) Global security contingency fund report Section 1207 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 (A) by striking subsection (n); and (B) by redesignating subsections (o) and (p) as subsections (n) and (o). (3) Data servers and centers cost savings report Section 2867 ( 10 U.S.C. 2223a (t) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 (1) F–22A raptor modernization program report Section 144 (126 Stat. 1663) is amended by striking subsection (c). (2) TRICARE Mail-order pharmacy program report Section 716 ( 10 U.S.C. 1074g (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f). (3) Warriors in transition programs report Section 738 ( 10 U.S.C. 1071 (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). (4) Use of indemnification agreements report Section 865 (126 Stat. 1861) is repealed. (5) Counter space technology report Section 917 (126 Stat. 1878) is repealed. (6) Imagery intelligence and geospatial information support report Section 921 (126 Stat. 1878) is amended by striking subsection (c). (7) Computer network operations coordination report Section 1079 ( 10 U.S.C. 221 (8) Updates of activities of office of security cooperation in iraq report Section 1211 (126 Stat. 1983) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (9) United States participation in the ATARES program report Section 1276 ( 10 U.S.C. 2350c (A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e). (u) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 (1) Modernizing personnel security strategy metrics report Section 907(c)(3) ( 10 U.S.C. 1564 (A) by striking (A) Metrics required In (B) by striking subparagraph (B). (2) Defense Clandestine Service report Section 923 (10 U.S.C. prec. 421 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsection (b), (c), and (d), respectively. (3) International agreements relating to DOD report Section 1249 (127 Stat. 925) is repealed. (4) Small business growth report Section 1611 (127 Stat. 946) is amended by striking subsection (d). (v) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 The Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 (1) Assignment of private sector personnel to defense advanced research projects agency report Section 232 ( 10 U.S.C. 2358 (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. (2) Government lodging program report Section 914 ( 5 U.S.C. 5911 (3) DOD response to compromises of classified information report Section 1052 (128 Stat. 3497) is repealed. (4) Personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment loan report Section 1207 ( 10 U.S.C. 2342 (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (5) DOD assistance to counter ISIS report Section 1236 (128 Stat. 3558) is amended by striking subsection (d). (6) Cooperative threat reduction program use of contributions report Section 1325 ( 50 U.S.C. 3715 (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. (7) Cooperative threat reduction program facilities certification report Section 1341 ( 50 U.S.C. 3741 (8) Cooperative threat reduction program project category report Section 1342 ( 50 U.S.C. 3742 (9) Statement on allocation of funds for space security and defense program Section 1607 (128 Stat. 3625) is amended— (A) by striking (a) Allocation of Funds (B) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: This requirement shall terminate on December 19, 2019. (w) Preservation of certain additional reports Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, section 1061(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) General defense reports Paragraph (1) is amended by striking 113(i) 113(c), (e), and (i) (2) Annual operations and maintenance report Paragraph (2) is amended by inserting after Section 116 and section (3) Selected acquisition reports Paragraph (44) is amended by inserting after Section 2432 and section (4) National Guard Bureau report By inserting after paragraph (63) the following new paragraph: (64) Section 10504(b). . (x) Preservation of vetted Syrian opposition report Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, section 1061(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (18) Section 1209(d) (127 Stat. 3542). . (y) Effective date Except as provided in subsections (w) and (x), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the later of— (1) the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) November 25, 2017. 1052. Report on Department of Defense arctic capability and resource gaps (a) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding necessary steps the Department of Defense is undertaking to resolve arctic security capability and resource gaps. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of each of the following: (1) The infrastructure needed to ensure national security in the arctic region. (2) Any shortfalls in observation, remote sensing capabilities, ice prediction, and weather forecasting. (3) Any shortfalls of the Department in navigational aids. (4) Any additional, necessary high-latitude electronic and communications infrastructure requirements. (5) Any gaps in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage and recommendations for additional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities (6) Any shortfalls in personnel recovery capabilities. (7) Any additional capabilities the Secretary determines should be incorporated into future Navy surface combatants. (c) Form of report The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1053. Review and assessment of Department of Defense personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery mechanisms (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review and assessment of personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery programs, authorities, and policies. (b) Elements The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following elements: (1) An overall strategy defining personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery programs and activities, including how such programs and activities support the requirements of the geographic combatant commanders. (2) A comprehensive review and assessment of statutory authorities, policies, and interagency coordination mechanisms, including limitations and shortfalls, for personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery programs and activities. (3) A comprehensive description of current and anticipated future personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery requirements across the future years defense program, as validated by the Joint Staff. (4) An overview of validated current and expected future force structure requirements necessary to meet near-, mid-, and long-term personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery programs and activities of the geographic combatant commanders. (5) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Form of assessment The assessment required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Comptroller General review Not later than 90 days after the date on which the assessment required under subsection (a) is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of such assessment. 1054. Mine warfare readiness inspection plan and report (a) Inspection plan Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation with the Combatant Commanders, shall submit a plan for inspections of each unit and organization tasked with delivering operational capability, missions and mission essential tasks, functions, supporting roles, organization, manning, training, and materiel for naval mine warfare. At a minimum, inspected units and organizations shall include those required in the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan and those assigned in the Forces For Unified Commands document or have the potential to support, by deployment or otherwise, a directed Operation Plan, Concept Plan, contingency operation, homeland security operation, or Defense Support of Civil Authorities requirements for naval offensive or defensive mine warfare. (b) Criteria This inspection plan shall propose methods to analytically assess, evaluate, improve and assure mission readiness of each unit or organization with required operational capabilities for naval mine warfare. Inspection shall include— (1) an assessment or verification of material condition; (2) unit wide training and personnel readiness as measured by established tasks, conditions and standards that demonstrate the unit readiness to perform their wartime or homeland defense mission; (3) force through unit level training; (4) readiness to support multi-echelon, joint service mine warfare operations as part of an offensive, defensive mining or mine countermeasures task; (5) readiness to support combatant commander campaign plans, operational plan, concept plan, or the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan; (6) required operational capability; (7) inspection and reinspection process; and (8) inspection periodicy. (c) Applicability The inspection requirements under this subsection apply to the following units and organizations: (1) Surface MCM vessels or vessels performing MCM tasks. (2) Airborne MCM squadrons. (3) Mobile mine assembly groups and mobile mine assembly units. (4) Fleet patrol squadrons with mine laying capabilities. (5) LCS and LCS MCM mission modules upon reaching IOC. (6) Mine countermeasures squadrons. (7) Units exercising command and control over MIW forces. (8) MCM operational support ships. (9) Attack and guided missile submarines with mine laying capabilities. (10) Magnetic and acoustic silencing facilities. (11) EOD MCM or VSW Companies and Platoons. (12) SEAL (ESG / CSG) USMC units with VSW capability. (d) Certification The Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Combatant Commanders, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Congress a report on the program under this subsection. The report shall contain a classified section which addresses capability and capacity to meet JSCP, OPLAN, CONPLAN and contingency requirements and unclassified section with general summary and readiness trends. (e) Conforming repeal Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 1055. Report on civilian casualties from Department of Defense strikes (a) Report required For each calendar year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on strikes carried out by the Department of Defense against terrorist targets located outside Government-designated areas of active hostilities and against enemy combatants located inside Government-designated areas of active hostilities during the period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of the year covered by the report. Such report shall include each of the following, for the period covered by the report: (1) The number of such strikes carried out in— (A) locations outside Government-designated areas of active hostilities; and (B) locations inside Government-designated areas of active hostilities. (2) An assessment of the combatant and non-combatant deaths resulting from those strikes, including the number of such deaths— (A) occurring outside of Government-designated areas of active hostilities; and (B) occurring within Government-designated areas of active hostilities, with the number of such deaths displayed to indicate the Government-designated country or location within the Government-designated country where such deaths occurred. (3) To the extent feasible and appropriate, the general reasons for any discrepancies between post-strike assessments from the Department of Defense and credible reporting from nongovernmental organizations regarding non-combatant deaths resulting from such strikes. (4) A description of steps taken by the Department of Defense to mitigate harm to civilians in conducting such strikes. (5) Definitions of the terms combatant noncombatant (6) The monthly tabulations collected by the Department of Defense of combatant and non-combatant casualties occurring inside of areas of active hostilities, and any revisions to previously reported tabulations. (7) A specification of the countries where strikes occurred, or locations within countries where strikes occurred— (A) designated as areas of active hostilities; and (B) not designated as areas of active hostilities. (b) Deadline for reports The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted as follows: (1) The report for 2018 shall be submitted not later than December 31, 2018. (2) The report for 2019, and for each subsequent year, shall be submitted by not later than March 1 of the year following the year covered by the report. (c) Review of reporting In preparing a report under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall review relevant and credible post-strike all-source reporting, including such information from nongovernmental sources. (d) Form of report The reports required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e) Public availability The Secretary of Defense shall make the unclassified form of the reports publicly available. 1056. Reports on infrastructure and capabilities of Lajes Field, Portugal (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Lajes Field, Portugal, is an enabler of United States operations in Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic. (2) Lajes field has capabilities and infrastructure that reflect significant long-term investments by the United States, including a 10,000 foot runway, housing for more than 650 personnel and their families, a power plant and water facilities, significant communication capability, and an award-winning medical clinic. (3) Lajes Field provides a strategic location to monitor the activities of foreign powers in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, including Russia’s increased naval presence and China’s efforts to establish a military presence in the Atlantic. (4) The Department of Defense has not fully utilized the infrastructure at Lajes Field. (b) Infrastructure and capabilities report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the infrastructure and capabilities of Lajes Field, Portugal. Such report shall include each of the following: (1) An assessment of the communications infrastructure at Lajes Field, including the estimated cost to— (A) upgrade the existing infrastructure to add additional bandwidth of 56 giga-bits-per-second; and (B) connect the existing infrastructure to any currently planned additional undersea cables to increase the available bandwidth by at least 56 giga-bits-per-second. (2) A justification for the current status of Lajes Field as an unaccompanied tour location and an assessment of the estimated costs of converting assignments at Lajes Field to an accompanied tour location. (3) An assessment of the estimated cost of allowing members of the Armed Forces of the United States to occupy the on-base housing owned by the United States. (4) An update to the Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for Lajes Field to assess the housing availability for a base population of up to 2000 military and civilian personnel. (5) The cost to establish Lajes Field as a location for air-to-air training or anti-submarine warfare missions, including the costs of any necessary infrastructure upgrades, as well as any potential operational benefits. (c) Fuel storage system report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the environmental impact of fuel storage systems at Lajes Field, Portugal. Such report shall include an impact assessment of the soil contamination from Department of Defense fuel storage systems at Lajes Field, including an assessment of the causes of the leak of the Cabrito Pipeline. 1057. Report on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex modernization (a) Report required Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding proposed improvements to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of existing JPARC infrastructure. (2) A summary of improvements to the range infrastructure the Secretary determines are necessary— (A) for fifth generation fighters to train at maximum potential; and (B) to provide a realistic air warfare environment versus a near-peer adversary for— (i) four squadrons of fifth generation fighters; (ii) annual Red Flag-Alaska exercises; and (iii) biannual Operation Northern Edge exercises. F Other Matters 1061. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments (a) Title 10, United States Code Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 113(j)(1) is amended by striking the Committee on of Representatives congressional defense committees (2) Section 115(i)(9) is amended by striking section 1203(b) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 5952(b) section 1321(a) of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3711(a) (3) Section 122a(a) is amended by striking acting through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs acting through the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (4) Section 127(c)(1) is amended by striking the Committee on of Representatives congressional defense committees (5) Section 129a is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking (as identified pursuant to section 118b of this title) (B) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking paragraph (1); and (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively. (6) Section 130f(b)(1) is amended by adding a period at the end. (7) Section 139b(c)(2) is amended by inserting a period at the end of subparagraph (K). (8) Section 153(a) is amended by inserting a colon after the following (9) Section 162(a)(4) is amended by striking the comma after command of (10) Section 164(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking section 664(f) section 664(d) (11) Section 166(c) is amended by striking section 2011 section 322 (12) Section 167b(e)(2)(A)(iii)(II) is amended by striking Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2016 (13) Section 171a is amended— (A) in subsection (f), by striking (4)) (4))) (B) in subsection (i)(3), by striking section 2366(e) sections 2366(e) and 2366a(d) (14) Section 179(f)(3)(B)(iii) is amended by striking Joints Joint (15) Section 181(b)(1) is amended by striking section 118 section 113(g) (16) Section 222(b) is amended by striking both major force programs. (17) Section 342(j)(2) is amended by striking the second period at the end. (18) Section 347(a)(1)(A) is amended by inserting section Academy under (19) Section 494(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking of title 10 of this title (20) Section 661(c) is amended by striking section 664(f) section 664(d) (21) Section 801 (article 1 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking chapter: chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice): (22) Section 806b(b) (article 6b(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by striking (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (23) Section 1073c(a)(1)(E) is amended by striking miliary military (24) Section 1074g(a)(9) is amended by moving subparagraphs (B) and (C) two ems to the left. (25) Section 1451 is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking section 1450(a)(4) section 1450(a)(5) (26) Section 1452(c) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (3) by striking section 1450(a)(4) section 1450(a)(5) (27) Section 1552(h) is amended by striking calender calendar (28) Section 1553(f) is amended by striking calender calendar (29) Section 2264(b)(3) is amended by striking the date of the 2015 December 19, 2014 (30) Section 2330a is amended— (A) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking management.; management; (B) in subsection (h)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting Performance-based.— (1) (ii) by designating the four paragraphs after paragraph (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; (iii) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by inserting Service acquisition portfolio groups.— (5) (iv) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by inserting Staff augmentation contracts.— (6) (31) Section 2334(a)(6)(B) is amended by adding a semicolon at the end. (32) Section 2335 is amended by striking ( 2 U.S.C. 431 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 (33) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 is amended by inserting at period at the end of the items relating to sections 2372 and 2372a. (34) Section 2364(a)(6) is amended by striking conveys convey (35) Section 2411(1)(D) is amended by striking ( Public Law 93–638 25 U.S.C. 450b(l) ( 25 U.S.C. 5304(1) (36) The item relating to section 2431b in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 is amended to read as follows: 2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major defense acquisition programs and major systems. . (37) Section 2430 is amended by striking subsection (a)(2) subsection (a)(1)(B) (38) Section 2431a(d) is amended by inserting (1) Review (39) Section 2446b(e) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking in writing that— in writing— (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting , that open system approach (40) Section 2548(e) is amended— (A) by striking Requirements by the Secretary Requirement (B) by striking system; and system. (C) by striking paragraph (2). (41) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 is amended by inserting a period at the end of the item relating to section 2567. (42) Section 2564 is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking section 377 section 277 (B) in subsection (f), by striking sections 375 and 376 sections 275 and 276 (43) Section 2576a(b) is amended by striking and (44) Section 2612(a) is amended by striking section 2166(f)(4) section 343(f)(4) (45) Section 2662(f)(1)(D) is amended by striking section 334 section 254 (46) Section 2667(e) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking military museum described in section 489(a) of this title military museum (B) in paragraph (4), by striking before January 1, 2005, shall be deposited into the account shall be deposited into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account (C) by striking paragraph (5). (47) Section 2667(k) is amended by striking section 9101 section 8101 (48) Section 2674(f)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The term includes the Raven Rock Mountain Complex. (49) Section 2925(b)(1) is amended by striking section 138c section 2926(b) (50) Chapter 449 is amended— (A) by striking the second section 4781; and (B) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating to the second section 4781. (51) Section 7235(e)(1) is amended by striking 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section November 25, 2017, (52) The item relating to section 9517 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 931 is amended by making the first letter of the third word lower case. (b) Amendments related to repeal of pending authority To establish Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information (1) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Effective as of December 23, 2016, section 901 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 Public Law 114–328 (A) by striking subsection (j); (B) in subsection (l)(1), by striking subparagraph (A); (C) in subsection (m), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and (D) in subsection (n), by striking paragraph (1). (2) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Effective as of November 25, 2015, subsection (f) of section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 (c) Technical corrections related to Uniform Code of Military Justice Reform (1) In general Chapter 47 Public Law 114–328 (A) Subsection (a)(4) of section 839 (article 39), as added by section 5222(1) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2909), is amended by striking in non-capital cases unless the accused requests sentencing by members under section 825 of this title (article 25) under section 853(b)(1) of this title (article 53(b)(1)) (B) Subsection (i) of section 843 (article 43), as added by section 5225(c) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2909), is amended by striking Dna Evidence DNA Evidence (C) Section 848(c)(1) (article 48(c)(1)), as amended by section 5230 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2913), is further amended by striking section 866(g) of this title (article 66(g)) section 866(h) of this title (article 66(h)) (D) Section 853(b)(1)(B) (article 53(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 5236 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2937), is further amended by striking in a trial (E) Subsection (d) of section 853a (article 53a), as added by section 5237 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2917), is amended by striking military judge court-martial (F) Section 864(a) (article 64(a)), as amended by section 5328(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2929), is further amended by striking (a) (a) In general (a) In general (G) Subsection (b)(1) of section 865 (article 65), as added by section 5329 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2930), is amended by striking section 866(b)(2) of this title (article 66(b)(2)) section 866(b)(3) of this title (article 66(b)(3)) (H) Subsection (f)(3) of section 866 (article 66), as added by section 5330 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2932), is amended by inserting after Court of Criminal Appeals (I) Section 869(c)(1)(A) (article 69(c)(1)(A)), as amended by section 5333 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2935), is further amended by inserting a comma after in part (J) Section 882(b) (article 82(b)), as amended by section 5403 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2939), is further amended by striking section 99 section 899 (K) Section 919a(b) (article 119a(b)), as amended by section 5401(13)(B) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2939), is further amended— (i) by striking 928a, 926, and 928 926, 928, and 928a (ii) by striking 128a 126, and 128 126, 128, and 128a (L) Section 920(g)(2) (article 120(g)(2)), as amended by section 5430(b) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2949), is further amended in the first sentence by striking brest breast (M) Section 928(b)(2) (article 128(b)(2)), as amended by section 5441 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2954), is further amended by striking the comma after substantial bodily harm (N) Subsection (b)(2) of section 932 (article 132), as added by section 5450 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2957), is amended by striking section 1034(h) section 1034(j) (O) Section 937 (article 137), as amended by section 5503 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2960), is further amended by striking (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (i) In subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A). (ii) In subsection (b), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A). (iii) In subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1). (2) Cross-references to stalking Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (A) Section 673(a) is amended— (i) by striking 920a, or 920c 920c, or 930 (ii) by striking 120a, or 120c 120c, or 130 (B) Section 674(a) is amended— (i) by striking 920a, 920b, 920c, or 925 920b, 920c, 125, or 930 (ii) by striking 120a, 120b, 120c, or 125 120b, 120c, 125, or 130 (C) Section 1034(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking sections 920 through 920c of this title (articles 120 through 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of this title (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) (D) Section 1044e(g)(1) is amended— (i) by striking 920a, 920b, 920c, or 925 920b, 920c, 125, or 930 (ii) by striking 120a, 120b, 120c, or 125 120b, 120c, 125, or 130 (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect immediately after the amendments made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328 (d) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) Section 217(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2051) is amended by striking section 821b section 821(b) (2) Section 233 ( 10 U.S.C. 2358 secretaries Secretaries (3) Section 728(b)(1) (130 Stat. 2234) is amended by inserting (c) Section 1073b (4) Section 805(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2255) is amended by striking The table of chapters for title 10, United States Code, is The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of title 10, United States Code, are (5) The matter to be inserted by section 824(d)(1)(B) (130 Stat. 2279) is amended— (A) by striking (3) (4) (B) by striking (4) (5) (6) Section 833(b)(2)(C) (130 Stat. 2284) is amended— (A) in clause (ii), by striking Section 2330a(j) of title 10, United States Code, Section 2330a(h) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 812(d), (B) in clause (iii), in the matter proposed to be inserted, by striking section 2330a(j) section 2330a(h) (7) Section 865(b)(2) (130 Stat. 2305) is amended by striking section 2330a(g)(5) section 2330a(h)(6) (8) Section 893(c) (130 Stat. 2324) is amended by inserting paragraph (2) of is further amended in (9) Section 902(b) (130 Stat. 2344) is amended by striking Section 151(b)(5) Section 131(b)(5) (10) Section 921(c) (130 Stat. 2351) is amended by inserting after The text of subsection (a) (after the subsection heading) (11) Section 1061(c)(23) (130 Stat. 2400) is amended by striking 488(c) 488 (12) Section 1061(i) (130 Stat. 2404) is amended— (A) in paragraph (23), by striking 2010 ( Public Law 110–417 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 (B) in paragraph (24), by striking 2010 2009 (13) Section 1064(b) (130 Stat. 2409) is amended by striking Public Law 113–239 Public Law 112–239 (14) Section 1253(b) (130 Stat. 2532) is amended by striking this subchapter this subtitle (15) Section 2811(c) (130 Stat. 2716) is amended by striking , and the provisions of law amended by subsections (a) and (b) of that section shall be restored as if such section had not been enacted into law (16) Section 2829E(a) (130 Stat. 2733) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (17) Section 5225(f) (130 Stat. 2910) is amended by striking this subsection this section (18) The table of sections to be inserted by section 5452 (130 Stat. 2958) is amended— (A) by striking Art. (B) in the item relating to section 887a, by striking Resistence Resistance (C) in the item relating to section 908, by striking of the United States–Loss of United States–Loss, (D) in the item relating to section 909, by striking of the of (E) in the item relating to section 909a, by striking the second period at the end. (19) The matters to be inserted by section 5541 (130 Stat. 2965) is amended— (A) by striking Art. (B) by striking 825. 825a. (C) by striking 830. 830a. (e) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Effective as of November 25, 2015, and as if included therein as enacted, section 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 1785 note 1788 note (f) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Effective as of December 19, 2014, and as if included therein as enacted, section 1044(a)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 October 28 September 30 (g) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Effective as of January 7, 2011, and as if included therein as enacted, section 896(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–398 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Chapter Subchapter II of chapter (2) in paragraph (2), by striking chapter subchapter (h) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 Public Law 112–81 (i) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Section 1022(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 ( Public Law 108–136 10 U.S.C. 271 section 1004(j) section 284(i) of title 10, United States Code (j) Coordination with other amendments made by this act For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other provisions of this Act. 1062. Workforce issues for relocation of Marines to Guam (a) In general Section 6(b) of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America 48 U.S.C. 1806(b) (b) Numerical limitations for nonimmigrant workers An alien, if otherwise qualified, may seek admission to Guam or to the Commonwealth during the transition program as a nonimmigrant worker under section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 1063. Protection of Second Amendment Rights of Military Families (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act (b) Residency of spouses of members of the armed forces to be determined on the same basis as the residency of such members for purposes of Federal firearms laws Section 921(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) For purposes of this chapter: (1) A member of the Armed Forces on active duty and the spouse of such a member are residents of the State in which the permanent duty station of the member is located. (2) The spouse of such a member may satisfy the identification document requirements of this chapter by presenting— (A) the military identification card issued to the spouse; and (B) the official Permanent Change of Station Orders annotating the spouse as being authorized for collocation, or an official letter from the commanding officer of the member verifying that the member and the spouse are collocated at the permanent duty station of the member. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6-month period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act. 1064. Transfer of surplus firearms to corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearms safety (a) In general Section 40728(h) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (1) The Secretary shall transfer (2) by striking The Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus pistols. (3) by striking paragraph (2). (b) Termination of pilot program Section 1087 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 1065. National Guard accessibility to Department of Defense issued unmanned aircraft (a) Review required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of United States Pacific Command, shall conduct an efficiency and effectiveness review of the governance structure, coordination processes, documentation, and timing and deadline requirements stipulated in Department of Defense Policy Memorandum 15-002, entitled Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (b) Submittal to Congress Not later than 30 days after the completion of the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 1066. Sense of Congress regarding aircraft carriers (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Naval aviation was born in the United States when Eugene Ely launched from the deck of a United States Navy ship on November 14, 1910, in a Curtiss Model D. (2) In 1915, Cpt. Henry C. Mustin made the first catapult launch and first take off in a ship underway in a Curtiss Model AB-2, beginning a century of technological advancements that have led to today’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System which has replaced the steam pistons with powerful magnets to launch jet aircraft. (3) In 1924, Lt. Dixie Kiefer made the first night catapult launch in a Vought UO-1 in San Diego harbor, leading to today’s aircraft carriers being a floating city at sea with a 24-hour airport. (4) The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), was commissioned in 1961, ushering in a new era of the world's most dominant and capable warships. (5) In 2013, the first of the next generation of aircraft carriers, Gerald R. Ford, was christened, marking a continuation of the innovative naval aviation spirit, technological advancement, and war fighting capabilities of aircraft carriers. (6) In 2013, aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) provided humanitarian assistance, medical supplies, food, and water to the victims in the Philippines of Super Typhoon Haiyan, once again demonstrating versatility of the aircraft carrier for combat, diplomatic and humanitarian operations. (7) For over 70 years, aircraft carriers have been employed in every major and many smaller conflicts, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Lebanon, Libya, Operation Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the fight against terrorism. (8) The United States Navy's aircraft carriers are a cornerstone of the Nation’s ability to project its power and strength. (9) When aircraft carriers sail the globe they are a statement of national purpose and a symbol of the Nation’s industrial strength, competitive edge, and economic prosperity. (10) Aircraft carriers are 4.5 acres of sovereign United States territory enabling the Nation to reduce its dependency on other nations while it pursues its national security interests. (11) Aircraft carriers enable the United States Armed Forces to carry out operations from international waters, avoiding the complications of securing fly-over rights and land-base rights from other nations. (12) Aircraft carriers are a modern, very mobile United States military base complete with airfield, hospital, and communications systems from which the United States can strike at its enemies. (13) Over 90 percent of world trade is moved by sea, including much of the world’s gas and oil supply, and aircraft carriers and their strike forces are constantly on patrol in vital regions of the world to keep shipping lanes open and protect the interests of the United States and its allies. (14) There are more than 2,450 companies in 48 States and over 364 congressional districts, and more than 13,100 shipbuilders who proudly contribute to the construction and maintenance of these complex and technologically advanced ships. (15) Thousands of members of the United States Armed Forces have served the Nation aboard aircraft carriers in war, peace, and times of crisis. (16) When crisis occurs the first question that comes to everyone's lips is Where is the nearest carrier? (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) United States aircraft carriers are the preeminent power projection platform and have served the Nation’s interests in times of war and in times of peace, adapting to the immediate and ever-changing nature of the world for over 90 years; (2) aircraft carrier contributions and heritage should be celebrated; and (3) the people of the United States should be encouraged to celebrate the history of aircraft carriers in the United States and to always remember the vital role these vessels play in defending the Nation’s freedom. 1067. Notice to Congress of terms of Department of Defense settlement agreements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any court order, at the request of the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate or the House of Representatives or the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense shall make available (in an appropriate manner with respect to classified information, if necessary) to such chairman a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) in any civil action involving the Department of Defense, a military department, or a Defense Agency, if, in the opinion of the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, the terms of the settlement agreement affect the congressional authorization or appropriations process with respect to the Department of Defense. (b) Consultation requirement Before making a request under subsection (a)— (1) the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall consult with the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall consult with the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 1068. Sense of Congress recognizing the United States Navy Seabees (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On March 5, 1942, Navy Construction Battalion personnel were officially named Seabees by the Navy Department. (2) The purpose of the Navy Seabees is to build, maintain, and support base infrastructure in remote locations for the Navy and Marine Corps, while simultaneously being capable of engaging in combat operations. (3) The Navy Seabees dual-role is exemplified by the Seabee motto Construimus, Batuimus (4) Throughout their history, the Navy Seabees have answered the call of duty to protect the United States and its democratic values both in times of war and peace. (5) The Navy Seabees support United States national security at combatant commands worldwide, through the construction, both on land and underwater, of bases, airfields, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. (6) Members of the Navy Seabees and their families have demonstrated unmatched courage and dedication to sacrifice for the United States, from service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to the recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. (7) The Navy Seabees exhibit honor, personal courage, and commitment as they sacrifice their personal comfort to keep the United States safe from threats. (8) The Navy Seabees continue to display strength, professionalism, and bravery in the all-volunteer force. (b) Sense of Congress Congress recognizes the United States Navy Seabees and the Navy personnel who comprise the construction force for the Navy and the Marine Corps as critical elements in deterring conflict, overcoming aggression, and rebuilding democratic institutions. 1069. Recognition of the United States Special Operations Command (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On April 16, 1987, Congress required the establishment of a Special Operations Command, which was to be an elite fighting force drawn from all of the branches of the Armed Forces. (2) As a headquarters organization, USSOCOM comprises four service-component commands, consisting of the United States Army Special Operations Command, United States Naval Special Warfare Command, United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, and United States Air Force Special Operations Command, and includes various sub-unified commands. (3) Each service-component command has sub-component commands consisting of— (A) Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Rangers, Special Operations Aviation, Civil Affairs, Military Information Support Operations; (B) Navy SEALS and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen; (C) Air Force Commandos and Special Tactics Airmen; (D) Marine Raiders; and (E) other Joint Special Operations Forces; (4) USSOCOM protects and defends the United States in a variety of ways, including direct action, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, civil affairs operations, counterterrorism, military information support operations, counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, security force assistance, counterinsurgency, hostage rescue and recovery, foreign humanitarian assistance, and other missions as assigned. (5) USSOCOM has an unequaled ability to analyze and respond to terrorist threats and USSOCOM has led many successful missions globally. (6) Many USSOCOM missions are classified, so the American people may never know the details and extent of the bravery of Special Operations Forces, but a sample of missions provide a glimpse into the bravery and talents of these members of the Armed Forces: (A) On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in a special operations mission in Pakistan, for which the outstanding men and women in America’s intelligence and Armed Forces, especially those from SOCOM, remained focused on bringing Osama bin Laden to justice, and on May 2, 2011, justice was done. (B) On April 12, 2009, the Maersk Alabama was rescued unharmed in a special operations mission in the Indian Ocean, after a five-day standoff between the United States Navy and Somalian pirates. (C) On April 1, 2003, Jessica Lynch, a United States Army clerk taken prisoner for nine days in Iraq, was rescued by Special Operations Forces during a night raid in the hospital where she was being held. (D) On December 13, 2003, in Operation Red Dawn, Special Operations Forces captured deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who was hiding in a spider hole. (E) On January 17, 1991, as Operation Desert Storm began, Special Operations Forces slipped hundreds of miles into Iraq to identify Iraqi Scud missiles as targets for American fighter jets. (F) On December 20, 1989, in Operation Just Cause and Operation Nifty Package, Special Operations Forces ventured into Panama to bring its then President Manuel Noriega to justice for drug-trafficking. (7) Approximately 70,000 Regular component, National Guard, and reserve component personnel from all four services and Department of Defense civilians are assigned to USSOCOM headquarters in Tampa, its four service-component commands, and eight sub-unified commands. (8) The heroism, skill, and patriotism of USSOCOM personnel and their families are without parallel. (9) The responsibilities of USSOCOM are growing and its mission is now and will continue to be central to the defense of the United States in future decades. (10) The sacrifices of many, the service of all, and the talents of the Special Operations Forces are cause for confidence and optimism. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians who, together with their family members, comprise the United States Special Operations Forces community should be honored for their service and commitment to keeping the United States safe. 1070. Sense of Congress regarding World War I (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917, to redress wrongs, including Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, violation of United States neutrality, and denial of freedom of the seas to nonbelligerent nations. (2) The United States associated itself with the allied powers of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth, France and its colonies, Russia, Italy, and Japan to defeat the German Empire (3) The United States Army, consisting of the Regular Army, National Guard, and Reserve Corps, with the addition of volunteers and the draftees of the National Army, underwent a transformation from a frontier constabulary and coastal defense force to a modern land warfare force. (4) Early 20th century military and technological advances resulted in the incorporation of motor transport, aviation, anti-aircraft artillery, tanks, chemical weapons, aircraft carriers, submarines and anti-submarine warfare, sonar, underwater mines, and other innovations into the military arsenal of the United States. (5) The need to quickly build a military strength of four million soldiers and half a million sailors required the mobilization of the human resources of the United States, during which members of diverse ethnic groups, races, and creeds, both native-born and immigrant, forged a new American identity. (6) The United States Army maintained its defense of American seacoasts, southern border, and overseas possessions, while the Army American Expeditionary Forces deployed Over There (7) By the end of World War I, almost two million members of the Army served overseas in the American Expeditionary Forces; Whereas, during World War I, the United States Navy increased in strength from approximately 69,000 officers and sailors and 342 vessels to more than 533,000 officers and sailors and 774 vessels. (8) The Navy operated in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the North and Mediterranean Seas in cooperation with allied navies. (9) The Navy began the fight against the German U-boat menace by dispatching destroyers, which eventually totaled 70 in number, and 169 other vessels to counter the submarine threat. (10) Navy vessels escorted troop transports carrying 1,250,000 passengers and escorted supply transports carrying 27 percent of all cargo shipped to Europe. (11) The Navy deployed five batteries of large-caliber battleship guns mounted on railroad trains to France for service as long-range artillery for the Army;. (12) The United States Coast Guard transferred to the operational control of the Navy, and augmented that service with approximately 5,000 officers and sailors, 47 vessels of all types, and 279 shore stations;. (13) The United States Marine Corps, with an eventual wartime strength of 75,000 officers and men, detached two regiments and a machine gun battalion to constitute an infantry brigade integrated into the Army’s 2d Division for service in France;. (14) On July 4, 1917, Colonel Charles E. Stanton, one of the officers on the staff of General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, famously announced America’s commitment to the fight when Colonel Stanton proclaimed upon his arrival in France, Lafayette, we are here! (15) Whereas the American Expeditionary Forces formed three field armies, nine corps and forty-three divisions, plus various units of the Services of Supply. (16) The American Expeditionary Forces suffered 244,000 casualties in fighting in thirteen named campaigns in World War I;. (17) Participation in World War I resulted in the completion of a period of reform and professionalism that transformed the Armed Forces from a small dispersed organization to a modern industrialized fighting force capable of global reach and influence. (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) honors the memory of the fallen heroes who wore the uniform of the United States Armed Forces during World War I; (2) commends the Unites States Armed Forces for preserving and protecting the interests of the United States during World War I; (3) commends the brave members of the United States Armed Forces for their efforts in making the world safe for democracy, (4) commends the brave members of the United States Armed Forces for preserving and protecting the sea lanes of commerce and communications during World War I that ensured the continued prosperity of the United States; (5) celebrates and congratulates the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard during the commemoration of the centennial of World War I for a job well done; and (6) calls on all people of the United States to join in the commemoration of the centennial of World War I in events throughout the United States and overseas. 1071. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Fewer than 30 percent of youth in the United States qualify for military service, either because of poor physical health, a criminal record, or lack of a high school degree. (2) The National Guard Youth Challenge Program provides the Department of Defense an opportunity to work with State and local governments to engage with the youth of the nation, providing military-based training, the opportunity to earn a high school degree, and high physical fitness standards. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that it is critical to allocate the necessary resources to the National Guard Youth Challenge Program of the Department of Defense as it plays a critical role in preparing the next generation of qualified youth for military service. 1072. Sense of Congress regarding National Purple Heart Recognition Day (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On August 7, 1782, during the Revolutionary War, General George Washington established what is now known as the Purple Heart medal when he issued an order establishing the Badge of Military Merit. (2) The Badge of Military Merit was designed in the shape of a heart in purple cloth or silk. (3) While the award of the Badge of Military Merit ceased with the end of the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart medal was authorized in 1932 as the official successor decoration to the Badge of Military Merit. (4) The Purple Heart medal is the oldest United States military decoration in present use. (5) The Purple Heart medal is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to recognize members of the Armed Forces who are killed or wounded in action against an enemy of the United States or are killed or wounded while held as prisoners of war. (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day; and (2) encourages all people of the United States— (A) to learn about the history of the Purple Heart medal; (B) to honor recipients of the Purple Heart medal; and (C) to conduct appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support for people who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal. XI Civilian personnel matters 1101. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1125 of subtitle B of title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 During fiscal years 2017 and 2018, During each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives including— (1) a description of the effect of such section 1125 (as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of the Department of Defense civilian workforce during the most recently ended fiscal year; and (2) the number of employees— (A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; and (B) expected to be hired under such section during the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 1102. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay for civilian employees of the Department of Defense (a) In general Section 1107 of subtitle A of title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2021 (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives including— (1) a description of the effect of such section 1107 (as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of the Department of Defense civilian workforce during the most recently ended fiscal year; (2) the number of employees offered voluntary separation incentive payments during such fiscal year by operation of such section; and (3) the number of such employees that accepted such payments. 1103. Additional Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 10 U.S.C. 2358 (20) The Naval Medical Research Center. (21) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center. . 1104. One year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 Public Law 114–328 through 2017 through 2018 1105. Appointment of retired members of the armed forces to positions in or under the Department of Defense (a) In general During fiscal years 2017 through 2021, in addition to the authority provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the requirements of such section, a retired member of the armed forces may be appointed under such subsection if— (1) the Department of Defense has been granted direct hire authority to fill the position; (2) the appointment is to fill an emergency appointment for which the Secretary concerned determines competitive appointment is not appropriate or reasonable due to the need to fill the emergency need as quickly as possible; or (3) the appointment is for a highly qualified expert under section 9903 of such title. (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives including— (1) with respect to the waiver process under section 3326(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code— (A) the number of individuals appointed during the most recently ended fiscal year under such process; and (B) the Department of Defense’s plan on the use of such process during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; (2) the number of individuals— (A) appointed under the authority provided by subsection (a) during the most recently ended fiscal year; and (B) expected to be appointed under such subsection during the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided; and (3) the impact of subsection (a) on the management of the Department civilian workforce during the most recently ended fiscal year. 1106. Direct hire authority for financial management experts in the Department of Defense workforce (a) In general Section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) in subsection (a), by striking the Defense Agencies or the applicable military Department a Department of Defense component (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the Defense Agencies each Department of Defense component listed in subsection (f)(2) other than the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking any Defense Agency or military department any Department of Defense component (B) by striking such Defense Agency or military department such Department of Defense component (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Employee The term employee (2) Department of Defense component The term Department of Defense component (A) A Defense Agency. (B) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (C) The Joint Staff. (D) A combatant command. (E) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (F) A Field Activity of the Department of Defense. (G) The Department of the Army. (H) The Department of the Navy. (I) The Department of the Air Force. (J) Any organizational entity within the Department of Defense that is not described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). . (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives including— (1) a description of the effect of section 1110 of subtitle A of title XI of the National Defense Authorization Act, 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) the number of employees— (A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; and (B) expected to be hired under such section during the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 1107. Extension of authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base civilian personnel (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 and 2018 through 2021 (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives including— (1) a description of the effect of such section 1132 (as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of civilian personnel at domestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base during the most recently ended fiscal year; and (2) the number of employees— (A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; and (B) expected to be hired under such section during the fiscal year in which the briefing is provided. 1108. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 ( Public Law 109–234 Public Law 110–417 Public Law 114–328 2018 2019 XII Matters relating to foreign nations A Assistance and Training 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 Public Law 114–328 (1) in subsection (a), by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 (2) in subsection (d), by striking during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017 during the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2018 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 1202. Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund (a) In general Effective as of October 1, 2017, paragraph (1) of section 114(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,500,000,000 $2,000,000,000 (b) Increase in size of fund Such section is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The size Except as provided in paragraph (3), the size (2) in paragraph (3), by striking Of the amount available in the Special Defense Acquisition Fund in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2016, $500,000,000 The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2017 may exceed the dollar amount limitation described in paragraph (1) by an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 and such excess amount 1203. Modification to ministry of defense advisor authority (a) Ministry of defense advisor authority Subsection (a) of section 332 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and members of the armed forces civilian employees of the Department of Defense (b) Training of personnel of foreign ministries with security missions Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting to assign civilian employees of the Department of Defense and members of the armed forces as advisors or trainers carry out a program (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking employees advisors or trainers (B) by striking each assigned employee’s activities the activities of each assigned advisor or trainer (c) Congressional notice Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or a member of the armed forces a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (2) in paragraph (1), by striking employee as an advisor advisor or trainer (3) in paragraph (3), by striking employee advisor or trainer 1204. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Subsection (c) of section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (C) Institutional capacity building to organize, administer, employ, manage, maintain, sustain, or oversee national security forces. ; (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting or the Department of State Department of Defense (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) in the heading, by striking Institutional capacity building Respect for civilian control of the military (B) in the first sentence, by striking that the Department is already undertaking, or will undertake as part of the program that the Department of Defense or another department or agency is already undertaking, or will undertake as part of the security sector assistance provided to the foreign country concerned, a program to enhance the capacity of such foreign country to exercise responsible civilian control of the national security forces of such foreign country. (C) by striking the second sentence; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (5) Institutional capacity building In order to meet the requirement in paragraph (2)(C) with respect to a particular foreign country under a program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall certify, prior to the initiation of the program, that the Department of Defense or another department or agency is already undertaking, or will undertake as part of the security sector assistance provided to the foreign country concerned, a program of institutional capacity building with appropriate institutions of such foreign country to enhance the capacity of such foreign country to organize, administer, employ, manage, maintain, sustain, or oversee the national security forces of such foreign country. . 1205. Extension and modification of authority on training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of multilateral exercises (a) One-Year extension Subsection (h) of section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 10 U.S.C. 2282 Public Law 114–328 (1) by striking September 30, 2018 December 31, 2019 (2) by striking fiscal years 2016 through 2018 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2019 (b) Regulations for administration of incremental expenses Subsection (d) of such section, as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Regulations (A) In general The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for payment of incremental expenses under subsection (a). Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit the regulations to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (B) Procedures to be included The regulations required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) Procedures to limit the payment of incremental expenses to developing countries determined pursuant to subsection (c) to be eligible for the provision of training under subsection (a), except in the case of exceptional circumstances as specified in the regulations. (ii) Procedures to require reimbursement of incremental expenses from non-developing countries determined pursuant to subsection (c) to be eligible for the provision of training under subsection (a), except in the case of exceptional circumstances as specified in the regulations. (C) Developing country defined In this paragraph, the term developing country . (c) Technical and conforming amendments Such section, as so amended, is further amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking that than (2) in subsection (f), by striking section 2282 chapter 16 (3) in subsection (g), by striking means has the meaning given such term in section 301(5) of title 10, United States Code. 1206. Extension of participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense College Subsection (c) of section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 1050 (1) in the heading, by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal years 2017 2018 (2) by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal years 2017 and 2018 B Matters relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan (a) Extension of expiration Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 Public Law 114–328 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (b) Excess defense articles Subsection (i)(2) of such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018 1212. Report on United States strategy in Afghanistan (a) Report required Not later than February 15, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the United States strategy in Afghanistan. (b) Matters to be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of United States assumptions, security interests, and corresponding objectives in Afghanistan. (2) A description of how current military efforts align to such objectives and, given current or projected progress, a realistic prognosis for a timeline necessary to achieve such objectives. (3) An explanation of the conditions necessary for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to become self-sufficient. (4) A description of the projected long-term and sustainable United States role in Afghanistan. (5) A description of the threat of harm to United States forces in Afghanistan and a justification based on the threat to United States interests. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1213. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations (a) Extension (1) In general Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 Public Law 114–328 (A) by striking October 1, 2016 October 1, 2017 (B) by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (2) Report required (A) In general Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the expenditure of funds under the authority in subsection (a)(2) of section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 (i) The purpose for which such funds were expended. (ii) Each organization on whose behalf such funds were expended, including the amount expended on such organization and the number of members of such organization supported by such amount. (iii) Any limitation imposed on the expenditure of funds under such subsection, including on any recipient of funds or any use of funds expended. (B) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this paragraph, the term appropriate congressional committees (i) the congressional defense committees; and (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (b) Notice requirement Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 Public Law 114–328 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (c) Limitation on reimbursement pending certification Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 Public Law 114–328 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (d) Additional limitations on reimbursement (1) Extension of limitations on amounts Subsection (d)(1) of section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 Public Law 114–328 (A) in the first sentence, by striking $1,100,000,000 $1,000,000,000 (B) in the second sentence, by striking $900,000,000 $800,000,000 (C) by striking October 1, 2016 October 1, 2017 (D) by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (2) Extension of limitation on amounts eligible for waiver Subsection (g) of section 1218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (A) by striking October 1, 2016 October 1, 2017 (B) by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 C Matters relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 1221. Report on United States strategy in Syria (a) In general Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the strategy of the United States in Syria. (b) Matters to be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) A description of the key security and geopolitical interests, objectives, and long-term goals in Syria for the United States and indicators for the effectiveness of efforts to achieve such objectives and goals. (2) A description of United States assumptions regarding the current intelligence picture, the roles and ambitions of other countries, and the interests of relevant Syrian groups with respect to such objectives. (3) A description of how current military and diplomatic efforts in Syria align with such objectives, and a realistic projection of the timeline necessary to achieve such objectives. (4) The resources required to achieve such objectives. (5) An analysis of the threats posed to United States interests by Russian and Iranian influences in Syria, as well as the threats posed to such interests by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and other violent extremist organizations in Syria. (6) A description of long-term and sustainable United States involvement in Syria and the conclusion of the current United States effort in Syria. (7) A description of the coordination between the Department of Defense and the Department of State regarding the transition from military operations to stabilization programming, including a description of how local governance and civil society will be restored in areas secured through United States military operations in Syria. (8) A description of the threat of harm to United States forces in Syria and a justification based on the threat to United States interests. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a) Authority Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 Public Law 114–328 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 (b) Quarterly progress report Subsection (d) of such section is further amended— (1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the period the following: , which shall be provided in unclassified form with a classified annex if necessary (2) by adding at the end the following: (12) An assessment of— (A) security in liberated areas in Iraq; (B) the extent to which security forces trained and equipped, directly or indirectly, through the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (OSC-I) are prepared to provide post-conflict stabilization and security in such liberated areas; and (C) the effectiveness of security forces in the post-conflict environment and an identification of which such forces will provide post-conflict stabilization and security in such liberated areas. . (c) Funding Subsection (g) of such section is further amended— (1) by striking National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (2) by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 (3) by striking $630,000,000 $1,269,000,000 (d) Sense of Congress Recognizing the important role of the Iraqi Christian militias within the military campaign against ISIL in Iraq, and the specific threat to the Christian population in Iraq, it is the sense of Congress that the United States should provide arms, training, and appropriate equipment to vetted elements of the Nineveh Plain Council. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (a) Extension of authority Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 10 U.S.C. 113 Public Law 114–328 fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 (b) Limitation on amount Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 (2) by striking $70,000,000 $42,000,000 (c) Source of funds Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 1224. Sense of Congress on threats posed by the Government of Iran (a) Finding Congress expressed concerns over state-sponsored threats posed by Iran and over Iran’s integration of conventional warfare, cyber and information operations, intelligence operations, and other activities to undermine United States national security interests. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should counter the malign activities of the Government of Iran; (2) the United States should maintain a capable military presence in the Arabian Gulf region to deter, and, if necessary, respond to Iranian aggression; (3) the United States should strengthen ballistic missile defense capabilities; (4) the United States should ensure freedom of navigation at the Bab al Mandab strait and the Strait of Hormuz; and (5) the United States should counter Iranian efforts to illicitly proliferate weapons, including cruise and ballistic missiles. D Matters relating to the Russian Federation 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by subsection (a) if the Secretary— (1) determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States; and (2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the time the waiver is invoked, to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1233. Statement of policy on the Russian Federation (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Russian Federation, under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, continues to demonstrate its malign activities to expand its sphere of influence and undermine international norms and institutions both regionally and globally, including through the following activities: (A) An assessment of the United States intelligence community stated …Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections (B) The Russian Federation has interfered in the April 2017 election and runoff election in May 2017 of the French Presidential elections. As confirmed by Admiral Mike Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency, at a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on May 9, 2017, If you look at the French elections . . . we had become aware of Russian activity. (C) The Russian Federation has threatened stability in their sphere of influence. As stated by General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander of the United States European Command, in testimony at a House Committee on Armed Services hearing on March 28, 2017, In the east, a resurgent Russia has turned from partner to antagonist. Countries along Russia’s periphery, especially Ukraine and Georgia, are under threat from Moscow’s malign influence and military aggression. (D) The Russian Federation has occupied and attempted to annex Crimea from Ukraine. (E) The Russian Federation has employed hybrid warfare tactics, including cyber warfare, electronic warfare, and information warfare to gain influence. This includes the use of hybrid tactics in assisting combined Russian-separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and, in 2008, the Russian incursion in Georgia. (F) Military intervention in the civil war in Syria. (2) Both the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, highlight the Russian Federation as the number one geo-strategic threat to the United States. (3) The Government of the Russian Federation continues its decades’ long modernization of its conventional military force with the buildup of large numbers of professionalized forces on Russia’s borders with Europe, re-establishing military presence in the Arctic, investment in its nuclear triad, advanced weapons systems, fighter jets, and naval vessels. (4) In June 2016, the Center for Strategic and International Studies released its report, Evaluating U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe: Phase II (5) In January 2016, the National Commission on the Future of the Army released its findings and recommendations, which included Recommendation 14, calling for permanently stationing an Armored Brigade Combat Team Forward in Europe and Recommendation 15 calling for the conversion of Army Europe Aviation Headquarters to a warfighting mission command. (6) In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 (A) large increases in conventional resources, including additional rotational deployments of United States troops and prepositioning of equipment into Europe; and (B) increased funding for unconventional warfare resources, including cyber and special operations forces, and for intelligence and indicators and warnings. (b) Statement of policy (1) In general It is the policy of the United States to develop, implement, and sustain credible deterrence against aggression by the Government of the Russian Federation, in order to enhance regional and global security and stability. (2) Conduct of policy The policy described in paragraph (1) shall, among other things, be carried out through a comprehensive defense strategy and guidance to outline and resource the necessary defense capabilities in the European theater. Such policy shall include the following: (A) Increased United States presence in Europe through additional permanently stationed forces. (B) Continued United States presence in Europe through additional rotational forces. (C) Increased United States prepositioned military equipment to include logistics enablers and a division headquarters. (D) Sufficient and necessary infrastructure additions and improvements throughout the European theater. (E) Increased investment and priority to counter unconventional methods of warfare, including sufficient cyber warfare resources, information operations resources, and intelligence resources. (F) Effective security cooperation resources and opportunities with partners and allies, including NATO member countries. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking $175,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to subsection (f)(2) $75,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to subsection (f)(3) (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking fiscal year 2017 fiscal year 2018 (ii) by striking $100,000,000 $50,000,000 (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (3) For fiscal year 2018, $150,000,000. ; and (3) in subsection (h), by striking December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 1235. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the Open Skies Treaty (a) Limitation on conduct of flights (1) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, or operation and maintenance, Air Force, may be obligated or expended to conduct any flight during such fiscal year for purposes of implementing the Open Skies Treaty until the date that is seven days after the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a plan described in paragraph (2) with respect to such fiscal year. (2) Plan described The plan described in this paragraph is a plan developed by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, that contains a description of the objectives for all planned flights described in paragraph (1) during such fiscal year. (3) Update To the extent necessary and appropriate, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, may update the plan described in paragraph (2) with respect to a fiscal year and submit the updated plan to the appropriate congressional committees. (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (5) Sunset The requirements of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Prohibition on activities to modify United States aircraft None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for arms control implementation (PE 0305145F) or procurement, Air Force, for digital visual imaging system (BA–05, Line Item #1900) may be obligated or expended to carry out any activities to modify any United States aircraft for purposes of implementing the Open Skies Treaty. (c) Open Skies Treaty defined In this section, the term Open Skies Treaty 1236. Sense of Congress on importance of nuclear capabilities of NATO (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Warsaw Summit Communique, issued on July 9, 2016, by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section referred to as NATO (2) The Warsaw Summit Communique states— (A) with respect to the nuclear deterrence capability of NATO, As a means to prevent conflict and war, credible deterrence and defence is essential. Therefore, deterrence and defence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile defence capabilities, remains a core element of our overall strategy… The fundamental purpose of NATO's nuclear capability is to preserve peace, prevent coercion, and deter aggression. Nuclear weapons are unique. Any employment of nuclear weapons against NATO would fundamentally alter the nature of a conflict. The circumstances in which NATO might have to use nuclear weapons are extremely remote (B) with respect to the nature of the nuclear deterrence posture of NATO, NATO must continue to adapt its strategy in line with trends in the security environment–including with respect to capabilities and other measures required–to ensure that NATO's overall deterrence and defence posture is capable of addressing potential adversaries' doctrine and capabilities, and that it remains credible, flexible, resilient, and adaptable. (C) with respect to the importance of contributions to the nuclear deterrence mission from across the NATO alliance, The strategic forces of the Alliance, particularly those of the United States, are the supreme guarantee of the security of the Allies. The independent strategic nuclear forces of the United Kingdom and France have a deterrent role of their own and contribute to the overall security of the Alliance. These Allies' separate centres of decision-making contribute to deterrence by complicating the calculations of potential adversaries. NATO's nuclear deterrence posture also relies, in part, on United States' nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and on capabilities and infrastructure provided by Allies concerned. These Allies will ensure that all components of NATO's nuclear deterrent remain safe, secure, and effective. That requires sustained leadership focus and institutional excellence for the nuclear deterrence mission and planning guidance aligned with 21st century requirements. The Alliance will ensure the broadest possible participation of Allies concerned in their agreed nuclear burden-sharing arrangements. (3) Secretary of Defense James Mattis, in response to the advance policy questions for his Senate confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017, stated that— (A) NATO's nuclear deterrence posture relies in part on U.S. nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and on capabilities and infrastructure provided by NATO allies. These capabilities include dual-capable aircraft that contribute to current burden-sharing arrangements within NATO. In general, we must take care to maintain this particular capability, and to modernize it appropriately and in a timely fashion. (B) the role of the nuclear weapons of the United States is to deter nuclear war and to serve as last resort weapons of self-defense. In this sense, U.S. nuclear weapons are fundamental to our nation's security and have historically provided a deterrent against aggression and security assurance to U.S. allies. A robust, flexible, and survivable U.S. nuclear arsenal underpins the U.S. ability to deploy conventional forces worldwide. (4) On March 28, 2017, General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of the United States European Command and the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testified to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that NATO and U.S. nuclear forces continue to be a vital component of our deterrence. Our modernization efforts are crucial; we must preserve a ready, credible, and safe nuclear capability. (5) The Russian Federation is currently undergoing significant modernization and recapitalization of all three legs of its nuclear triad, continues to field and modernize a large variety of non-strategic nuclear weapons, and is developing and deploying new and unique nuclear capabilities. (6) Russia remains in violation of the INF Treaty due to the development, testing, and, most recently, the operational deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles in violation of the INF Treaty. (7) On March 28, 2017, General Paul Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the security consequences of the deployment of such INF Treaty-violating missiles, testifying to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that our assessment of the impact is that it more threatens NATO and infrastructure within the European continent than any other...area of the world that we have national interests in or alliance interests in. (8) On March 28, 2017, General Curtis Scaparrotti, in testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, responded to a question asking if Russia intends to return to compliance with the INF Treaty by stating, I don't have any indication that they will at this time. (9) Rhetoric from Russian officials has demonstrated that Moscow has sought to leverage its nuclear arsenal to threaten and intimidate neighboring countries, including members of NATO, as was the case when the Russian Ambassador to Denmark stated, Danish warships will be targets for Russian nuclear missiles (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the nuclear and conventional deterrence capabilities of NATO are of critical importance to the security of the United States and of the NATO alliance, and must continue to adapt to the changed security environment in Europe; (2) the ability of the United States to forward-deploy dual-capable aircraft and nuclear weapons, and of select members of NATO to participate in the nuclear deterrence mission of NATO by hosting forward-deployed nuclear weapons of the United States or operating dual-capable aircraft, is central to the credibility of the nuclear deterrence and defense posture of NATO; (3) the strategic forces of the United States, the independent nuclear forces of the United Kingdom and the French Republic, and the dual-capable aircraft operated by the United States and other members of NATO constitute foundational elements of the nuclear deterrence and defense posture of NATO; (4) NATO should modernize its nuclear-related infrastructure to ensure the highest-level of safety and security; (5) effective deterrence requires NATO to conduct nuclear planning and exercises aligned with 21st century requirements and modernize nuclear-related capabilities and infrastructure, including dual-capable aircraft, command and control networks, and facilities; and (6) to ensure the continued credibility of the deterrence and defense posture of NATO, the planned completion of F–35A aircraft development and testing, as well as the delivery of such aircraft to members of NATO, must not be delayed. (c) INF Treaty defined In this section, the term INF Treaty 1237. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to advancing the mutual interests of both countries, including the deployment of Georgian forces as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and the Multi-National Force in Iraq. (2) The European Deterrence Initiative builds the partnership capacity of Georgia so it can work more closely with the United States and NATO, as well as provide for its own defense. (3) In addition to the European Deterrence Initiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO initiative Partnership for Peace is paramount to interoperability with the United States and NATO, and establishing a more peaceful environment in the region. (4) Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO partner of ISAF, Georgia is engaged in the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan with the second largest contingent on the ground. (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) reaffirms United States support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally-recognized borders, and does not recognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian Federation; and (2) supports continued cooperation between the United States and Georgia and the efforts of the Government of Georgia to provide for the defense of its people and sovereign territory. 1238. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are highly valued allies of the United States, and they have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to advancing our mutual interests as well as those of the NATO Alliance. (2) Operation Atlantic Resolve is a series of exercises and coordinating efforts demonstrating the United States’ commitment to its European partners and allies, including the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, with the shared goal of peace and stability in the region. Operation Atlantic Resolve strengthens communication and understanding, and is an important effort to deter Russian aggression in the region. (3) Through Operation Atlantic Resolve, the European Deterrence Initiative undertakes exercises, training, and rotational presence necessary to reassure and integrate our allies, including the Baltic States, into a common defense framework. (4) All three Baltic States contributed to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, sending disproportionate numbers of troops and operating with few caveats. The Baltic States continue to engage in Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan. (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) reaffirms its support for the principle of collective defense in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for our NATO allies, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; (2) supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as well as their internationally recognized borders, and expresses concerns over increasingly aggressive military maneuvering by the Russian Federation near their borders and airspace; (3) expresses concern over and condemns subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within the Baltic States; and (4) encourages the Administration to further enhance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and supports the efforts of their Governments to provide for the defense of their people and sovereign territory. E Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 1241. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 1242. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The 2014, 2015, and 2016 Department of State reports entitled, Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a range capability of 500 km to 5,500 km, or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles (2) The 2016 report also noted that the cruise missile developed by Russia meets the INF Treaty definition of a ground-launched cruise missile with a range capability of 500 km to 5,500 km, and as such, all missiles of that type, and all launchers of the type used or tested to launch such a missile, are prohibited under the provisions of the INF Treaty (3) Potential consistency and compliance concerns regarding the INF Treaty noncompliant GLCM have existed since 2008, were not officially raised with the Russian Federation until 2013, and were not briefed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) until January 2014. (4) The United States Government is aware of other consistency and compliance concerns regarding Russia actions vis-à-vis its INF Treaty obligations. (5) Since 2013, senior United States officials, including the President, the Secretary of State, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have raised Russian noncompliance with the INF Treaty to their counterparts, but no progress has been made in bringing the Russian Federation back into compliance with the INF Treaty. (6) In April 2014, General Breedlove, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, correctly stated, A weapon capability that violates the INF, that is introduced into the greater European land mass, is absolutely a tool that will have to be dealt with … It can’t go unanswered. (7) The Department of Defense in its September 2013 report, Report on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Options if Exempt from the Restrictions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, stated that it has multiple validated military requirement gaps due to the prohibitions imposed on the United States as a result of its compliance with the INF Treaty. (8) It is not in the national security interests of the United States to be unilaterally legally prohibited from developing dual-capable ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, while Russia makes advances in developing and fielding this class of weapon systems, and such unilateral limitation cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely. (9) Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 27, 2017, that [W]e’re in a multi-polar world where we have a lot of countries who are developing these weapons, including China, that I worry about. And I worry about their DF-21 and DF-26 missile programs, their anti-carrier ballistic missile programs, if you will. INF doesn’t address missiles launched from ships or airplanes, but it focuses on those land-based systems. I think there’s goodness in the INF treaty, anything you can do to limit nuclear weapons writ-large is generally good. But the aspects of the INF Treaty that limit our ability to counter Chinese and other countries’ land-based missiles, I think, is problematic. (10) A material breach of the INF Treaty by the Russian Federation affords the United States the right to invoke legal countermeasures which include suspension of the treaty in whole or in part. (11) Article XV of the INF Treaty provides that Each Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of this Treaty have jeopardized its supreme interests. 1243. Compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the INF Treaty (a) Statement of united states policy It is the policy of the United States as follows: (1) The actions undertaken by the Russian Federation in violation of the INF Treaty constitute a material breach of the treaty. (2) In light of the Russian Federation’s material breach of the INF Treaty, the United States is legally entitled to suspend the operation of the INF Treaty in whole or in part for so long as the Russian Federation continues to be in material breach. (3) For so long as the Russian Federation remains in noncompliance with the INF Treaty, the United States should take actions to encourage the Russian Federation return to compliance, including by— (A) providing additional funds for the capabilities identified in section 1243(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (B) seeking additional missile defense assets in the European theater to protect United States and NATO forces from ground-launched missile systems of the Russian Federation that are in noncompliance with the INF Treaty. (b) Authorization of additional appropriations (1) In general Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in division D, $50,000,000 shall be made available for— (A) the development of active defenses to counter ground-launched missile systems with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers; (B) counterforce capabilities to prevent attacks from these missiles; and (C) countervailing strike capabilities to enhance the capabilities of the United States identified in section 1243(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (2) Development Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1), $25,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for activities undertaken to carry out section 1244(a), including with respect to research and development activities. 1244. Development of INF range ground-launched missile system (a) Establishment of a program of record The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system with a range of between 500 to 5,500 kilometers. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the cost, schedule, and feasibility to modify existing and planned missile systems, including the tomahawk land attack cruise missile, the standard missile-3, the standard missile-6, and Army tactical missile system missiles for ground launch with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers in order to provide any of the capabilities identified in section 1243(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 1245. Notification requirement related to Russian Federation development of noncompliant systems and United States actions regarding material breach of INF Treaty by the Russian Federation (a) Declaration of policy Congress declares that because of the Russian Federation’s violations of the INF Treaty, including the flight-test, production, and possession of prohibited systems, its actions have defeated the object and purpose of the INF Treaty, and thus constitute a material breach of the INF Treaty. (b) Notifiction by Director of National Intelligence (1) In general The Director of National Intelligence shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any development, deployment, or test of a system by the Russian Federation that the Director determines is inconsistent with the INF Treaty. (2) Deadline A notification under this subsection shall be made not later than 15 days after the date on which the Director makes the determination under this subsection with respect to which the notification is required. (c) Report by President Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a determination of the President of whether the Russian Federation has flight-tested, produced, or is in possession of a ground-launched cruise missile or ground-launched ballistic missile with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers during each of the three consecutive 120-day periods beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) United States actions If the determination of the President contained in the report required to be submitted under subsection (c) is that the Russian Federation has flight-tested, produced, or is in possession of any missile described in subsection (c) during each of the periods described in subsection (c), the prohibitions set forth in Article VI of the INF Treaty shall no longer be binding on the United States as a matter of United States law. 1246. Limitation on availability of funds to extend the implementation of the New START Treaty None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to extend the implementation of the New START Treaty unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Russian Federation has verifiably eliminated all missiles that are in violation of or may be inconsistent with the INF Treaty. 1247. Review of RS–26 ballistic missile (a) In general The President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a review of the RS–26 ballistic missile of the Russian Federation. (b) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include— (1) a determination whether the RS–26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty or would be a violation of the INF Treaty because Russia has flight-tested such missile to ranges covered by the INF Treaty in more than one warhead configuration; and (2) if the President determines that the RS–26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty, a determination whether the Russian Federation— (A) has agreed through the Bilateral Consultative Commission that such a system is limited under the New START Treaty central limits; and (B) has agreed to an exhibition of such a system. (c) Effect of determination If the President, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that the RS–26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty and that the Russian Federation has not taken the steps described under subsection (b)(2), the United States Government shall consider for purposes of all policies and decisions that the RS–26 ballistic missile of the Russian Federation is a violation of the INF Treaty. 1248. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) INF Treaty The term INF Treaty (3) Intelligence community The term intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) (4) New START Treaty The term New START Treaty (5) Open Skies Treaty The term Open Skies Treaty F Fostering Unity Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017 1251. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Fostering Unity Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017 1252. Findings and sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander of the United States European Command, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on March 27, 2017, that Today we face the most dynamic European security environment in history. Russia’s malign actions are supported by its diplomatic, information, economic, and military initiatives. (2) The Russian Federation has shifted to a military doctrine that envisions using nuclear weapons in an attempt to end a failing regional conventional conflict. On June 25, 2015, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work and then-Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld testified before the House Armed Services Committee that Russian military doctrine includes what some have called an escalate to de-escalate (3) General Scaparrotti noted in his March 27, 2017, testimony before the House Armed Services Committee that Moscow’s provocative rhetoric and nuclear threats increase the likelihood of misunderstanding and miscalculation. (4) The Russian Federation continues to conduct ongoing influence campaigns aimed at undermining democracies around the world. According to an assessment by the intelligence community, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election (5) The Russian Federation continues its aggression on its periphery. In 2008, the Russian Federation fomented conflict in Georgia. Further, the Russian Federation is directing combined Russian-Separatist units in eastern Ukraine, actively inciting violence and prolonging the most significant conflict in Europe. (6) The investment of over $5 billion in the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI), now the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), has proven successful in significantly enhancing the ability of United States forces, NATO allies, and regional partners to deter Russian aggression. EDI has not only assured our European allies and partners but supported essential investments in NATO’s military capacity, interoperability, and agility. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the risks of miscalculation in a crisis are exacerbated by the Russian Federation’s shift to a military doctrine of escalate to de-escalate (2) subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation targeting NATO allies and partners causes concern and should be condemned; (3) European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) investments are long-term and, as such, Congress expects future budgets to reflect United States commitment by planning for funding in the base budget, and further EDI should build on United States presence by increasing the United States permanent force posture; and (4) credible deterrence requires steadfast cooperation and joint action with NATO allies and partners and other United States allies and partners in Europe. 1253. Strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation (a) Strategy required The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with each of the Secretaries of the military departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the commanders of each of the regional and functional combatant commands, shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategy required by subsection (a). (2) Elements The report required by this subsection shall include the following elements: (A) An evaluation of strategic objectives and motivations of the Russian Federation. (B) A detailed description of Russian threats to the national security of the United States, including threats that may pose challenges below the threshold of armed conflict. (C) A discussion of how the strategy complements the National Defense Strategy and the National Military Strategy. (D) A discussion of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. (E) A discussion of the strategy’s objectives with respect to deterrence, escalation control, and conflict resolution. (F) A description of the military activities across geographic regions and military functions and domains that are inherent to the strategy. (G) A description of the posture, forward presence, and readiness requirements inherent to the strategy. (H) A description of the roles of the United States Armed Forces in implementing the strategy, including— (i) the role of United States nuclear capabilities; (ii) the role of United States space capabilities; (iii) the role of United States cyber capabilities; (iv) the role of United States conventional ground forces; (v) the role of United States naval forces; (vi) the role of United States air forces; and (vii) the role of United States special operations forces. (I) An assessment of the force requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. (J) A description of the logistical requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. (K) An assessment of the technological research and development requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. (L) An assessment of the training and exercise requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy. (M) An assessment of the budgetary resource requirements needed to implement and sustain the strategy through December 31, 2030. (N) A discussion of how the strategy provides a framework for future planning and investments in regional defense initiatives, including the European Deterrence Initiative. (3) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 1254. Strategy to increase conventional precision strike weapon stockpiles in the United States European Command’s areas of responsibility (a) Strategy required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a strategy to increase conventional precision strike weapon stockpiles in the United States European Command’s areas of responsibility. (2) Elements The strategy required by this subsection shall include necessary increases in the quantities of such stockpiles that the Secretary determines will enhance deterrence and warfighting capability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces. (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategy required by subsection (a). (2) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 1255. Plan to counter the military capabilities of the Russian Federation (a) Plan required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to counter the military capabilities of the Russian Federation. (2) Elements The plan required by this subsection shall include the following: (A) Accelerating programs to improve the capability of United States military forces to operate in a Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied or GPS-degraded environment. (B) Accelerating programs of the Department of the Army to counter Russian unmanned aircraft systems, electronic warfare, and long-range precision strike capabilities. (C) Countering unconventional capabilities and hybrid threats from the Russian Federation. (D) Any other elements that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the plan required by subsection (a). (2) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (c) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that concerns persist over the growing sophistication of unconventional and hybrid state-sponsored threats by the Russian Federation as demonstrated through its advancement and integration of conventional warfare, economic warfare, cyber and information operations, intelligence operations, and other activities to undermine United States national security objectives. 1256. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and defense (a) Plan The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop a plan to— (1) increase inclusion of regional cyber planning within larger United States joint planning exercises in the European region; (2) enhance joint, regional, and combined information operations and strategic communication strategies to counter Russian Federation information warfare, malign influence, and propaganda activities; and (3) identify potential areas of cybersecurity collaboration and partnership capabilities with NATO and other European allies and partners of the United States. (b) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plan required under subsection (a). 1257. Sense of Congress on enhancing maritime capabilities Congress notes the 2016 Force Structure Assessment (FSA) that increased the requirement for fast attack submarine (SSN) from 48 to 66 and supports an acquisition plan that enhances maritime capabilities that address this requirement. 1258. Plan to reduce the risks of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Russian Federation has adopted a dangerous nuclear doctrine that includes a strategy of escalate to de-escalate (2) such nuclear doctrine exacerbates the risks of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war. (b) Plan required (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, and the Commander of the United States European Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that includes options to reduce the risk of miscalculation and unintended consequences that could precipitate a nuclear war. (2) Elements The plan required under this subsection shall include— (A) an assessment of the value of military-to-military dialog to reduce such risk; and (B) any other recommendations the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 1259. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) NATO The term NATO G Matters relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region 1261. Sense of Congress on the Indo-Asia-Pacific region It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are vital to the national interests of the United States; (2) the United States should maintain a military capability in the region that is able to project power, deter acts of aggression, and respond, if necessary, to regional threats; (3) continuing efforts by the Department of Defense to realign forces, commit additional assets, and increase investments to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are necessary to maintain a robust United States commitment to the region; (4) the Secretary of Defense should— (A) assess the current United States force posture in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to ensure that the United States maintains an appropriate forward presence in the region; (B) invest in critical munitions, undersea warfare capabilities, amphibious capabilities, resilient space architectures, missile defense, offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, and other capabilities conducive to operating effectively in contested environments; and (C) enhance regional force readiness through joint training and exercises, considering contingencies ranging from grey zone to high-end near-peer conflict; and (5) the United States should continue to engage in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by strengthening alliances and partnerships, supporting regional institutions and bodies such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), building cooperative security arrangements, addressing shared challenges, and reinforcing the role of international law. 1262. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region (a) Required report Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that contains a strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The strategy shall address the following: (1) The security challenges, including threats, emanating from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (2) The primary objectives and priorities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including— (A) the military missions necessary to address threats on the Korean Peninsula; (B) the role of the Department of Defense in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region regarding security challenges posed by China; (C) the primary objectives and priorities for combating terrorism in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; (3) Department of Defense plans, force posture, capabilities, and resources to address any gaps. (4) The roles of allies, partners, and other countries in achieving United States defense objectives and priorities. (5) Actions the Department of Defense could take, in cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, to advance United Sates national security interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (c) Annual budget The President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure that the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, clearly highlights programs and projects that are being funded in the annual budget of the United States Government that relate to the strategy referred to in subsection (a). (d) Repeal Section 1251 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 1263. Assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region (a) Assessment required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (2) Elements The assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A review of military requirements based on operation and contingency plans, scenarios, capabilities of potential adversaries, and any assessed gaps or shortfalls of the Armed Forces. (B) A review of current United States military force posture and deployment plans of the United States Pacific Command. (C) An analysis of potential future realignments of United States forces in the region, including options for strengthening United States presence, access, readiness, training, exercises, logistics, and pre-positioning. (D) A discussion of any factors that may influence the United States posture. (E) Any recommended changes to the United States posture in the region. (F) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the assessment required under subsection (a). (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 1264. Extended deterrence commitment to the Asia-Pacific region (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to extended deterrence and continued protection of the treaty allies of the United States under the United States nuclear umbrella. (2) The United States-Republic of Korea Deterrence Strategy Committee and the United States-Japan Extended Deterrence Dialogue provide valuable communication channels for ensuring the commitment of the United States to the policy of extended nuclear deterrence and allow for bilateral discussions on how United States capabilities can be leveraged to credibly deter, and if necessary, defeat, North Korean nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction, and missile threats and aggression. (3) Statements by officials of the United States have consistently emphasized the United States commitment to providing extended deterrence and defense across the full spectrum of military capabilities, including nuclear capabilities. (4) On September 9, 2016, President Obama responded to a North Korean nuclear test by issuing the following statement, I restated to President Park and Prime Minister Abe the unshakable U.S. commitment to take necessary steps to defend our allies in the region, including through our deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the ROK, and the commitment to extended deterrence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S. defense capabilities. (5) On October 14, 2016, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, reaffirmed the ironclad commitment of the U.S. to defend both the ROK and Japan and provide extended deterrence guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S. military capabilities, including conventional, nuclear, and missile defense capabilities (6) On October 19, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, stated, the U.S. commitment to the defense of South Korea is unwavering. This includes our commitment to provide extended deterrence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S. defense capabilities. Make no mistake: Any attack on America or our allies will not only be defeated, but any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming and effective response. (7) On October 19, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry, during a joint press conference with the South Korean Foreign Minister, confirmed the United States would defend South Korea through a robust combined defense posture and through extended deterrence, including the US nuclear umbrella, conventional strike and missile defense capabilities. (8) On February 3, 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, during a visit to South Korea, stated, America’s commitments to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantees remain ironclad: Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan must remain a top priority for the administration; (2) the United States maintains an unwavering and steadfast commitment to the policy of extended deterrence, especially with respect to South Korea and Japan; (3) bilateral extended deterrence dialogues and discussions with South Korea and Japan are of great value to the United States and its partners and must remain a central component of these relationships; (4) the United States must sustain and modernize current United States nuclear capabilities to ensure the extended deterrence commitments of the United States remain credible and executable; and (5) the timely development, production, and deployment of modern nuclear-capable aircraft are fundamental to ensure that the United States remains able to meet extended deterrence requirements in the Asia-Pacific region far into the future. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the shared goal of the United States, South Korea, and Japan for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula or to change the United States nuclear posture in the Asia-Pacific region. 1265. Authorization of appropriations to meet United States financial obligations under Compact of Free Association with Palau There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 $123,900,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for use in meeting the financial obligations of the Government of the United States under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau under section 432 of the Compact of Free Association with Palau ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 Public Law 99–658 1266. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the Governments of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States values its alliances with the Governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea, based on shared values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open markets, and respect for human rights; (2) the United States reaffirms its commitment to these alliances with Japan and South Korea, which are critical for the preservation of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world; (3) the United States recognizes the substantial financial commitments of Japan and South Korea to the maintenance of United States forces in these countries, making them among the most significant burden-sharing partners of the United States; (4) the United States reaffirms its commitment to Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States of America and Japan, which applies to the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands; (5) the United States supports continued implementation and expansion of defense cooperation with Japan in accordance with the 2015 U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines and additional measures to strengthen this defense cooperation, including by expanding foreign military sales, establishing new cooperative technology development programs, increasing military exercises, or other actions as appropriate; (6) the United States and South Korea share deep concerns that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations pose great threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and the United States recognizes that South Korea has made important commitments to the bilateral security alliance, including by hosting a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system; (7) the United States and South Korea should continue further defense cooperation, by enhancing mutual security based on the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea and investing in capabilities critical to the combined defense; (8) the United States welcomes greater security cooperation with, and among, Japan and South Korea to promote mutual interests and address shared concerns, including the bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and South Korea, signed on November 23, 2016, and the trilateral intelligence sharing agreement between the United States, Japan, and South Korea, signed on December 29, 2015; and (9) recognizing that North Korea poses a threat to the United States, Japan, and South Korea, and that the security of the three countries is intertwined, the United States welcomes and encourages deeper trilateral defense cooperation, including through expanded exercises, training, and information sharing that strengthens integration. 1267. Sense of Congress on freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States has a national interest in maintaining freedom of navigation, respect for international law, and unimpeded lawful commerce in the South China Sea; (2) the United States should condemn any assertion that limits the right to freedom of navigation and overflight; and (3) the United States should keep to a regular and routine schedule for freedom of navigation operations in the sea and air. 1268. Sense of Congress on strengthening the defense of Taiwan It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 22 U.S.C. 3301 (2) Section 3(a) of that Act states that the United States will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (3) the United States, in accordance with such section, should make available and provide timely review of requests for defense articles and defense services that may be necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; (4) Taiwan should significantly increase its defense budget to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; (5) the United States should support expanded exchanges focused on practical training for Taiwan personnel by and with United States military units, including exchanges between services, to empower senior military officers to identify and develop asymmetric and innovative capabilities that strengthen Taiwan’s ability to deter aggression; (6) the United States should seek opportunities for expanded training and exercises with Taiwan; (7) the United States should encourage Taiwan’s continued investments in asymmetric self-defense capabilities that are mobile, survivable against threatening forces, and able to take full advantage of Taiwan’s geography; and (8) the United States should continue to— (A) support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises that increase Taiwan’s resiliency and ability to respond to and recover from natural disasters; and (B) recognize Taiwan’s already valuable military contributions to such efforts. 1269. Sense of Congress on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (a) Finding Congress finds that 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and Cambodia. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States supports the development of regional institutions and bodies, including the ASEAN Regional Forum, the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus, the East Asia Summit, and the expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum, to increase regional cooperation and ensure that disputes are managed without intimidation, coercion, or force; (2) the United States recognizes ASEAN efforts to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, including the steps taken to highlight the importance of peaceful dispute resolution and the need for adherence to international rules and standards. (3) United States defense engagement with ASEAN and the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus should continue to be forums to discuss shared challenges in the maritime domain and the need for greater information sharing among ASEAN nations; and (4) the United States welcomes continued work with ASEAN and other regional partners to establish more reliable and routine crisis communication mechanisms. 1270. Sense of Congress on reaffirming the importance of the United States-Australia defense alliance It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States values its alliance with the Government of Australia, and the shared values and interests between both countries are essential to promoting peace, security, stability, and economic prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; (2) the annual rotations of United States Marine Corps forces to Darwin, Australia and enhanced rotations of United States Air Force aircraft to Australia pave the way for even closer defense and security cooperation; (3) the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007, should continue to facilitate industry collaboration and innovation to meet shared security challenges and reinforce military ties; (4) as described by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, North Korea is a threat to the peace of the region (5) the United States and Australia also should continue to address the threat of terrorism and strengthen information sharing. H Other matters 1271. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (a) Authorization Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section referred to as NATO (b) Purposes The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as the Center (1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and information sharing among NATO, NATO member nations, and partners, with respect to cyber defense and warfare; and (2) facilitate education, research and development, lessons learned and consultation in cyber defense and warfare. (c) Certification Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for the Center to an appropriate organization within the Department of Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering cyber defense and warfare capabilities within NATO. (d) Briefing requirement The Secretary of Defense shall periodically brief the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering cyber defense and warfare capabilities within NATO. 1272. NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (a) Authorization Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section referred to as NATO (b) Purposes The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds for the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as the Center (1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and information sharing among NATO, NATO member nations, and partners, with respect to strategic communications and information operations; and (2) facilitate education, research and development, lessons learned, and consultation in strategic communications and information operations. (c) Certification Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for the Center to an appropriate organization within the Department of Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen the role of Center in fostering strategic communications and information operations within NATO. (d) Briefing requirement (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall periodically brief the committees listed in paragraph (2) on the efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic communications and information operations within NATO. (2) Committees The committees listed in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1273. Security and stability strategy for Somalia (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehensive United States strategy to achieve long-term security and stability in Somalia and includes each of the following elements: (1) A description of United States strategic objectives in Somalia and the benchmarks for assessing progress toward such objectives. (2) An assessment of the threats posed to Somalia, the broader region, the United States, and partners of the United States, by al-Shabaab and organizations affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Somalia, including the origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, and leadership of each organization. (3) A description of the key international and United States governance, diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources available to address instability in Somalia. (4) A plan to improve coordination among, and effectiveness of, United States governance, diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources to counter the threat of al-Shabaab and organizations affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Somalia. (5) A description of the role the United States is playing or will play to address political instability and support long-term security and stability in Somalia. (6) A description of the contributions made by the African Union Mission in Somalia (in this section referred to as AMISOM (7) A plan to train the Somali National Army and other Somali security forces, that also includes— (A) a description of the assistance provided by other countries for such training; and (B) a description of the efforts to integrate regional militias into the uniformed Somali security forces; and (C) a description of the security assistance authorities under which any such training would be provided by the United States and the recommendations of the Secretary to address any gaps under such authorities to advise, assist, or accompany the Somali National Army or other Somali security forces within appropriate roles and responsibilities that are not fulfilled by other countries or by international organizations. (8) A description of the steps the United States, AMISOM, and any forces trained by the United States are taking in Somalia to minimize civilian casualties and other harm to civilians. (9) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 1274. Assessment of Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (a) Report Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment, obtained by the Secretary for purposes of the report, of the effectiveness of measures taken to improve the functionality of the Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (in this section referred to as the G-TSCMIS (b) Independent assessment (1) In general The assessment obtained for purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), or another appropriate independent entity with expertise in security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense, selected by the Secretary for purposes of the assessment. (2) Use of previous studies The entity conducting the assessment may use and incorporate information from previous studies on matters appropriate to the assessment. (c) Elements The assessment obtained for purposes of subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the extent to which security cooperation organizations are entering consistent, full, and accurate information into G-TSCMIS in a timely manner, and the impacts of inconsistent, incomplete, inaccurate, and tardy data entry on the functionality of the G-TSCMIS as a tool for security cooperation planning, resource allocation, and program adjustment. (2) An assessment of any measures taken by the Department of Defense to ensure the full scope of security cooperation activities are entered into the G-TSCMIS in a timely manner, including any guidance issued or resource allocation determinations. (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of oversight measures to ensure the full scope of security cooperation activities are entered into the G-TSCMIS in a timely manner. (4) An assessment of utilization by and functionality for users of the G-TSCMIS across the Department of Defense, including the extent of G-TSCMIS business process reengineering that was conducted to best align needs from the functional community with the capabilities of the information management tool. (5) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1275. Future years plan for the European Deterrence Initiative (a) Plan required (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States European Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a future years plan on activities and resources of the European Deterrence Initiative (in this section referred to as the EDI (2) Applicability The plan shall apply with respect fiscal year 2018 and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. (b) Matters to be included The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the objectives of the EDI. (2) An assessment of resource requirements to achieve the objectives of the EDI. (3) An assessment of capabilities requirements to achieve the objectives of the EDI. (4) An assessment of logistics requirements, including force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance requirements, to achieve the objectives of the EDI. (5) An identification and assessment of required infrastructure investments to achieve the objectives of the EDI, including potential infrastructure investments by host nations and new construction or modernization of existing sites that would be funded by the United States. (6) An assessment of security cooperation investments required to achieve the objectives of the EDI. (7) A plan to fully resource United States force posture and capabilities, including— (A) details regarding the strategy to balance the force structure of the United States forces to source additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe as a part of any planned growth in end strength and force posture; (B) the infrastructure capacity of existing locations and their ability to accommodate additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe; (C) the potential new locations for additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe, including an assessment of infrastructure and military construction resources necessary to accommodate additional United States forces in Europe; (D) a detailed timeline to achieve desired permanent posture requirements; (E) a reevaluation of sites identified for divestiture but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, accounting for updated military requirements; and (F) any changes and associated costs incurred with retaining each site identified for divestiture but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, including possible leasing agreements, sustainment, and maintenance. (c) Form The plan required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Limitations (1) General limitation The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to divest any site identified for divestiture but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the plan required under subsection (a). (2) Site-specific limitation In the case of a proposed divestiture of a site under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, the Secretary of Defense may not take any action to divest the site unless prior to taking such action, the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that no military requirement for future use of the site is foreseeable. 1276. Extension of authority to enter into agreements with participating countries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program Section 1274(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 10 U.S.C. 2350a five years ten years 1277. Security strategy for Yemen (a) Report required Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a security strategy for Yemen. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A discussion of the strategy’s compliance with applicable legal authorities. (2) A detailed description of the security environment. (3) A detailed description of the threats posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant–Yemen Province, including the origins, leadership, strategic aims, tactical methods, and resources attributable to each organization. (4) A detailed description of the threats posed to freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab Strait and waters in proximity to Yemen as well as any United States efforts to mitigate those threats. (5) A discussion of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. (6) A discussion of the strategy’s objectives regarding counterterrorism and long-term stability in Yemen. (7) A plan to coordinate the United States diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources necessary to implement the strategy. (8) A detailed description of the roles of the United States Armed Forces in implementing the strategy. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 1278. Limitation on transfer of excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles (a) Limitation The President may not transfer excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles under the authority of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321j (b) Report required The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on all proposed and completed transfers of excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles under the authority of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321j (1) An assessment of the timing, rigorousness, and procedures used in conducting the analysis of the impact of each such transfer on the national technology and industrial base and, particularly, the impact on opportunities of entities in the national technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment to the countries to which such articles were to be or were transferred in accordance with section 516(b)(1)(E) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321j(b)(1)(E) (2) Any other related matters the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. (c) Waiver The President may waive the limitation in subsection (a) with respect to a proposed transfer of excess defense articles if the President— (1) determines that such transfer is in the national interest of the United States; and (2) notifies the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver in writing not less than 30 days prior to such transfer. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (e) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to letters of offer to transfer excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles issued on or after such date of enactment. 1279. Department of Defense program to protect United States students against foreign agents (a) Program The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a program to prepare United States students studying abroad through Department of Defense National Security Education Programs to recognize and protect themselves against recruitment efforts by intelligence agents. (b) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the program required under subsection (a). 1280. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation authority Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 22 U.S.C. 8606 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2020 1281. Anticorruption strategy (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the United States engages in a contingency operation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall jointly develop a strategy to prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated with such operation and submit such strategy to— (1) the congressional defense committees; (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (b) Benchmarks The strategy described in subsection (a) shall include measurable benchmarks to be met as a condition for disbursement of any funds for reconstruction efforts associated with such operation. (c) Report For the duration of a contingency operation for which the Secretary of Defense has submitted a strategy pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of such strategy and describing any necessary adjustments to the strategy. XIII Cooperative Threat Reduction 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds (a) Fiscal year 2018 cooperative threat reduction funds defined In this title, the term fiscal year 2018 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 50 U.S.C. 3711 (b) Availability of funds Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. 1302. Funding allocations (a) In general Of the $324,600,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3711 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $12,100,000. (2) For chemical weapons destruction, $5,000,000. (3) For global nuclear security, $17,900,000. (4) For cooperative biological engagement, $172,800,000. (5) For proliferation prevention, $89,800,000. (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administrative Costs, $27,000,000. (b) Modification to certain requirements The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3701 (1) Section 1321(g)(1) ( 50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1) 45 days 15 days (2) Section 1324 ( 50 U.S.C. 3714 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking 45 days 15 days (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 45 days 15 days (3) Section 1335(a) ( 50 U.S.C. 3735(a) or expended XIV Other Authorizations A Military Programs 1401. Working capital funds Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. (b) Use Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for— (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities defense-wide Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1404. Defense Inspector General Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1405. Defense Health Program Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries. 1406. National Defense Sealift Fund Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. B Other Matters 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois (a) Authority for transfer of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $115,500,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 (b) Use of transferred funds For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. XV Authorization of Additional Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations A Authorization of Appropriations 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations (a) Purpose The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 to provide additional funds— (1) for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the Armed Forces; and (2) pursuant to sections 1502, 1503, 1504, and 1505 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for procurement, research, development, test, and evaluation, operation and maintenance, and military personnel, as specified in the funding tables in sections 4103, 4203, 4303, and 4403. (b) Treatment of funds The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall apportion the funds identified in subsection (a)(2) to the Department of Defense without restriction, limitation, or constraint on the execution of such funds in support of base requirements, including any restriction, limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in, the document entitled Criteria for War/Overseas Contingency Operations Funding Requests 1502. Procurement Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in— (1) the funding table in section 4102; or (2) the funding table in section 4103. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in— (1) the funding table in section 4202; or (2) the funding table in section 4203. 1504. Operation and maintenance Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in— (1) the funding table in section 4302, or (2) the funding table in section 4303. 1505. Military personnel Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in— (1) the funding table in section 4402; or (2) the funding table in section 4403.. 1506. Working capital funds Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 1508. Defense Inspector General Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 1509. Defense Health program Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. B Financial Matters 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this Act. 1512. Special transfer authority (a) Authority to transfer authorizations (1) Authority Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2018 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). (2) Effect of transfer Amounts of authorizations transferred under this subsection shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. (3) Limitations The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this subsection may not exceed $2,500,000,000. (4) Exception In the case of the authorizations of appropriations contained in sections 1502, 1503, 1504, and 1505 that are provided for the purpose specified in section 1501(2), the transfer authority provided under section 1001, rather than the transfer authority provided by this subsection, shall apply to any transfer of amounts of such authorizations. (b) Terms and Conditions Transfers under this section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under section 1001. (c) Additional Authority The transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided under section 1001. C Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (a) Continuation Of Prior Authorities And Notice And Reporting Requirements Funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 Public Law 111–383 (b) Equipment disposition (1) Acceptance of certain equipment Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such security forces. (2) Conditions on acceptance of equipment Before accepting any equipment under the authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to such security forces. (3) Elements of determination In making a determination under paragraph (2) regarding equipment, the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation of each determination, including the basis for the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly report required under paragraph (5). (4) Treatment as department of defense stocks Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon notification to the congressional defense committees of such treatment. (5) Quarterly reports on equipment disposition Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period thereafter during which the authority provided by paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the equipment accepted under this subsection, section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 2302 Buck Public Law 113–291 Public Law 114–92 Public Law 114–328 (c) Allocation of funds (1) In general Of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018, it is the goal that $41,000,000 shall be used for— (A) the recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment of women in the Afghan National Security Forces; and (B) the recruitment, training, and contracting of female security personnel for future elections. (2) Types of programs and activities Such programs and activities may include— (A) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan National Security Forces, including the special operations forces; (B) programs and activities of the Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, Gender and Child Rights; (C) development and dissemination of gender and human rights educational and training materials and programs within the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Interior; (D) efforts to address harassment and violence against women within the Afghan National Security Forces; (E) improvements to infrastructure that address the requirements of women serving in the Afghan National Security Forces, including appropriate equipment for female security and police forces, and transportation for policewomen to their station; (F) support for Afghanistan National Police Family Response Units; and (G) security provisions for high-profile female police and army officers. (d) Assessment of Afghanistan progress on security objectives (1) Assessment required Not later than June 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assessment describing the progress of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan toward meeting shared security objectives. In conducting such assessment the Secretary shall consider each of the following: (A) The extent to which the government of Afghanistan has taken steps toward increased accountability and reducing corruption within the Ministries of Defense and Interior. (B) The extent to which the capability and capacity of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have improved as a result of Afghan Security Forces Fund investment, including through training. (C) The extent to which the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have been able to increase pressure on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and other terrorist organizations, including by re-taking territory, defending territory, and disrupting attacks. (D) Whether or not the government of Afghanistan is ensuring that supplies, equipment, and weaponry supplied by the United States are appropriately distributed to security forces charged with fighting the Taliban and other terrorist organizations. (E) Such other factors as the Secretaries consider appropriate. (2) Withholding of assistance for insufficient progress (A) In general If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines pursuant to the assessment under paragraph (1) that the government of Afghanistan has made insufficient progress, the Secretary of Defense may withhold assistance for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces until such time as the Secretary determines sufficient progress has been made. (B) Notice to Congress If the Secretary of Defense withholds assistance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide notice to Congress not later than 30 days after making the decision to withhold such assistance. 1522. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund (a) Use and transfer of funds Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 Public Law 110–417 (b) Interdiction of Improvised Explosive Device Precursor Chemicals (1) Availability of funds Of the funds made available to the Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund for fiscal year 2018, $15,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and services to ministries and other entities of foreign governments that the Secretary has identified as critical for countering the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. (2) Provision through other US agencies If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the head of another department or agency of the United States Government, the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds available under paragraph (1) to such department or agency for the provision by such department or agency of training, equipment, supplies, and services to ministries and other entities of foreign governments as described in that paragraph. (3) Notice to congress None of the funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended to supply training, equipment, supplies, or services to a foreign country before the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notice that contains— (A) the foreign country for which training, equipment, supplies, or services are proposed to be supplied; (B) a description of the training, equipment, supplies, and services to be provided using such funds; (C) a detailed description of the amount of funds proposed to be obligated or expended to supply such training, equipment, supplies or services, including any funds proposed to be obligated or expended to support the participation of another department or agency of the United States and a description of the training, equipment, supplies, or services proposed to be supplied; (D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the efforts of the foreign country identified under subparagraph (A) to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals; and (E) an overall plan for countering the flow of precursor chemicals in the foreign country identified under subparagraph (A). (4) Expiration The authority provided by this subsection expires on December 31, 2018. XVI Strategic Programs, Cyber, and Intelligence Matters A Management and Organization of Space Programs 1601. Establishment of Space Corps in the Department of the Air Force (a) Certification Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Space Corps under chapter 809 (b) Establishment (1) In general Part I of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 809 Space Corps Subchapter Sec. I. General Matters 8091 II. Organization 8096 I General Matters Sec. 8091. Establishment. 8092. Authorities and Responsibilities. 8093. Research and development and procurement of satellites and terminals. 8094. Space functions of other elements of Department of Defense. 8091. Establishment (a) Establishment Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force a Space Corps. The function of the Space Corps shall be to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out the duties described in subsection (c). (b) Composition The Space Corps shall be composed of the following: (1) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. (2) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, may establish or designate. (c) Duties Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Space Corps shall be organized in such manner, and the members of the Space Corps shall perform, such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe. Such duties shall include— (1) protecting the interests of the United States in space; (2) deterring aggression in, from, and through space; (3) providing combat-ready space forces that enable the commanders of the combatant commands to fight and win wars; (4) organizing, training, and equipping space forces; and (5) conducting space operations of the Space Corps under the command of the Commander of the United States Space Command. 8092. Authorities and responsibilities (a) Professional assistance The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force. (b) Authorities Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, shall— (1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 8014 of this title, prepare for such employment of the Space Corps, and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including research and development), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Space Corps, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the Chief of Staff; (2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Space Corps and its preparation to support military operations by commanders of the combatant commands; (3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions; (4) as directed by the Secretary, coordinate the action of organizations of the Space Corps; and (5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary. (c) Functions To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide to the Space Corps the functions of the Department of the Air Force that may be feasibly shared with the Space Corps, including with respect to the United States Air Force Academy, recruitment, and basic training. 8093. Research and development and procurement of satellites and terminals (a) Research and development The Secretary of the Air Force shall serve as the primary agent of the Department of Defense with respect to the research, development, test, and evaluation of satellites and user satellite terminals used by the Air Force, the Space Corps, and the Defense Agencies (except as otherwise provided by section 8094 of this title). (b) Procurement The Secretary shall serve as the primary agent of the Department of Defense with respect to the procurement of satellites and user satellite terminals used by the military departments and the Defense Agencies (except as otherwise provided by section 8094 of this title). (c) Milestone decision authority (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall serve as the milestone decision authority (as defined in section 2366a of this title) for major defense acquisition programs or major subprograms relating to space. (2) The Secretary may not serve as the milestone decision authority for the user satellite terminal programs of— (A) the military departments other than the Air Force and the Space Corps; and (B) the Defense Agencies specified in section 8094(c)(1) of this title. (d) Requirements The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps shall develop the requirements for the satellites and user satellite terminals for which the Secretary has the authority for research, development, test, and evaluation, procurement, and milestone decisions pursuant to this section. 8094. Space functions of other elements of Department of Defense (a) Military departments Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of each Secretary concerned to— (1) carry out the research, development, test, and evaluation of satellites and user satellite terminals of the military department of the Secretary concerned; (2) operate such terminals; and (3) develop requirements to ensure that the space programs of the Department of Defense support the mission of the Secretary concerned. (b) Certain Defense Agencies Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of each Director concerned to— (1) carry out the research, development, test, and evaluation and procurement of satellites and user satellite terminals of the Defense Agency of the Director concerned; (2) operate such terminals; and (3) develop requirements to ensure that the space programs of the Department of Defense support the mission of the Director concerned. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Director concerned (A) the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, with respect to matters concerning the National Reconnaissance Office; and (B) the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with respect to matters concerning the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2) The term Secretary concerned (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army; and (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy. II Organization Sec. 8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. 8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps (a) Appointment (1) There shall be a Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief of Staff shall serve at the pleasure of the President. (2) The Chief of Staff shall be appointed for a term of six years. In time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress, the Chief of Staff may be reappointed for a term of not more than six years. (3) (A) The first Chief of Staff appointed after the date of the enactment of this section shall be appointed from the general officers of the Air Force. The President may appoint the incumbent Commander of the Air Force Space Command as the first such Chief of Staff without regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) for the advice and consent of the Senate. (B) Each subsequent Chief of Staff shall be appointed from the general officers of the Space Corps. (4) The President may appoint an officer as Chief of Staff only if— (A) the officer has had significant experience in joint duty assignments; and (B) such experience includes at least one full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as defined in section 664(d) of this title) as a general officer. (5) The President may waive paragraph (4) in the case of an officer if the President determines such action is necessary in the national interest. (b) Grade The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of the officer. (c) Reporting Except as otherwise prescribed by law and subject to section 8013(f) of this title, the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps performs the duties of such position under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force and is directly responsible to the Secretary. (d) Duties Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps shall— (1) preside over the Space Corps; (2) transmit the plans and recommendations of the Space Corps to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations; (3) after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Space Corps by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect; (4) exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Space Corps and the Air Force as the Secretary determines; (5) perform the duties prescribed for the Chief of Staff by sections 171 and 2547 of this title and other provisions of law; and (6) perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to the Chief of Staff by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Air Force. (e) Joint Chiefs of Staff (1) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps shall also perform the duties prescribed for the Chief of Staff as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title. (2) To the extent that such action does not impair the independence of the Chief of Staff in the performance of the duties of the Chief of Staff as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff shall inform the Secretary regarding military advice rendered by members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters affecting the Department of the Air Force. (3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of Staff shall keep the Secretary of the Air Force fully informed of significant military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary. . (2) Clerical amendments The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 807 the following new item: 809. Space Corps 8091. . (c) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chapter 5 (1) In section 151(a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. . (2) In section 152(b)(1)(B), by striking or the Commandant of the Marine Corps the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps (d) Armed forces policy council Section 171 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ; and (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. . (e) Chief of Service Section 1406(i)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (vi) Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. . (f) Acquisition-related functions of chiefs of the armed forces Section 2547(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking and the Commandant of the Marine Corps the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps (g) Successors to Duties Section 8017 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force. (5) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. . (h) Termination of Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor and Defense Space Council Effective on the date on which the Space Corps is established under section 8091 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)— (1) the position, and the office of, the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor (previously known as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space) shall be terminated; (2) the personnel of such office shall be transferred to the Air Force and to the Space Corps, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense; (3) any reference in Federal law, regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government to the Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor or the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, as appropriate; and (4) the Defense Space Council shall be terminated. (i) Military installations Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to authorize or require the relocation of any facility, infrastructure, or military installation of the Air Force. (j) Reports (1) Interim report Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an interim report on the Space Corps established under chapter 809 (A) a review of the organizational and management structure of the Space Corps; and (B) recommendations for the modification and improvement of such organizational and management structure. (2) Final report Not later than August 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the Space Corps that includes— (A) an update of the review and recommendations described in paragraph (1), including recommendations for any necessary revisions to appointments and qualifications, duties and powers, and precedent in the Department of Defense; (B) recommendations for the appropriate sharing of functions between the Air Force and the Space Corps, including functions with respect to personnel matters and uniforms; (C) a plan for implementing the recommendations described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), which shall include proposed legislative and administrative actions, including conforming and other amendments to law, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for carrying out such plan; (D) the estimated number of general officers of the Space Corps, including an identification of the current positions of such general officers that will be transferred to the Space Corps and whether the Secretary determines it necessary for the number of general officers authorized in chapter 32 (E) any other matters that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 1602. Establishment of subordinate unified command of the United States Strategic Command (a) Subordinate unified command Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a subordinate unified command to be known as the United States Space Command under the United States Strategic Command. (b) Commander The Commander of the United States Space Command shall hold the grade of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral while serving in that position, without vacating the permanent grade of the officer. The Commander shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that position. (c) Command of joint space activity or missions Unless otherwise directed by the President or the Secretary of Defense, the Commander of the United States Space Command shall exercise command of joint space activities or missions. (d) Jointly staffed The United States Space Command shall be jointly staffed. B Space Activities 1611. Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of foreign governments (a) Codification, extension, and modification Chapter 135 2279c. Limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of certain foreign governments. (b) Exception The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to foreign governments that are allies of the United States. (c) Sunset The limitation in subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2023. . (b) Transfer of provision Subsection (b) of section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 10 U.S.C. 2281 (1) transferred to section 2279c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); (2) inserted as the first subsection of such section; (3) redesignated as subsection (a); and (4) amended— (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows: Limitation (B) by striking paragraph (6). 1612. Foreign commercial satellite services: cybersecurity threats and launches (a) Cybersecurity risks Subsection (a) of section 2279 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting: ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) entering into such contract would create a cybersecurity risk for the Department of Defense. . (b) Launches (1) In general Such section is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Launches and manufacturers (1) Limitation In addition to the prohibition in subsection (a), and except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary may not enter into a contract for satellite services with any entity if the Secretary reasonably believes that such satellite services will be provided using satellites that will be— (A) designed or manufactured in a covered foreign country, or by an entity controlled in whole or in part by, or acting on behalf of, the government of a covered foreign country; or (B) launched using a launch vehicle that is designed or manufactured in a covered foreign country, or that is provided by the government of a covered foreign country or by an entity controlled in whole or in part by, or acting on behalf of, the government of a covered foreign country, regardless of the location of the launch (unless such location is in the United States). (2) United States launches The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not— (A) apply to launches in the United States using launch vehicles with engines designed or manufactured in or provided by any entity of the Russian Federation; or (B) affect any other provision of law authorizing the use of Russian rocket engines within a United States launch vehicle. (3) Launch vehicle defined In this subsection, the term launch vehicle . (2) Exception The prohibition in subsection (b) of section 2279 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall not apply with respect to— (A) a launch that occurred prior to the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (B) a contract or other agreement relating to launch services that, prior to the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, was either fully paid for by the contractor or covered by a legally binding commitment of the contractor to pay for such services. (c) Definitions Subsection (f) of section 2279 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(A), is amended to read as follows: (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered foreign country (A) A country described in section 1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 (B) The Russian Federation. (2) The term cybersecurity risk . (d) Conforming and clerical amendments (1) Conforming amendments Such section 2279 is further amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking services services and foreign launches (B) by striking subsection (b) subsection (c) (C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking launch or other (D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), by striking prohibition in subsection (a) prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b) (E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking prohibition under subsection (a) prohibition under subsection (a) or (b) (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 135 2279. Foreign commercial satellite services and foreign launches. . (e) Application Except as provided by subsection (b)(2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to contracts for satellite services awarded by the Secretary of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 1613. Extension of pilot program on commercial weather data Section 1613 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) in subsection (b), by striking one year two years (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate appropriate congressional committees (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. . 1614. Conditional transfer of acquisition and funding authority of certain weather missions to National Reconnaissance Office Section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Implementation of plans The Secretary of the Air Force shall implement the plan developed under paragraph (1) of subsection (b), and the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall implement the plan developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection, unless the Secretary and the Director each make a waiver under subsection (c). . 1615. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle modernization and sustainment of assured access to space (a) Development (1) Evolved expendable launch vehicle Using funds described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense may only obligate or expend funds to carry out the evolved expendable launch vehicle program to— (A) develop a domestic rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines; (B) develop the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, such domestic rocket propulsion system with an existing or new launch vehicle; (C) develop capabilities necessary to enable commercially available space launch vehicles or infrastructure to meet any requirements that are unique to national security space missions to meet the assured access to space requirements pursuant to section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to only— (i) modifications to such vehicles required for national security space missions, including— (I) certification and compliance of such vehicles for use in national security space missions; (II) fairings necessary for the launch of national security space payloads to orbit; and (III) other upgrades to meet performance, reliability, and orbital requirements that cannot otherwise be met through the use of commercially available launch vehicles; and (ii) the development of infrastructure unique to national security space missions, such as infrastructure for the use of heavy launch vehicles, including— (I) facilities and equipment for the vertical integration of payloads; (II) secure facilities for the processing of classified payloads; and (III) other facilities and equipment, including ground systems and expanded capabilities, unique to national security space launches and the launch of national security payloads; (D) conduct activities to modernize and improve existing certified launch vehicles, or existing launch vehicles previously contracted for use by the Air Force, including restarting a dormant supply chain, and infrastructure to increase the cost effectiveness of the launch system; (E) certify new, modified, or existing launch vehicle systems; or (F) develop, design, and integrate parts for new launch vehicle systems to the extent such parts are developed primarily for national security use. (2) Prohibition Except as provided in this section, none of the funds described in paragraph (3) shall be obligated or expended for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program, including the development of new launch vehicles under such program. (3) Funds described The funds described in this paragraph are the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. (b) Other authorities Nothing in this section shall affect or prohibit the Secretary from procuring launch services of evolved expendable launch vehicle launch systems, including with respect to any associated operation and maintenance of capabilities and infrastructure relating to such systems. (c) Notification Not later than 30 days before any date on which the Secretary publishes a draft or final request for proposals, or obligates funds, for the development under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of such proposed draft or final request for proposals or proposed obligation, as the case may be. If such proposed draft or final request for proposals or proposed obligation relates to intelligence requirements, the Secretary shall also notify the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (d) Assessment Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing an assessment of the most cost-effective method to meet the assured access to space requirements pursuant to section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to each of the following periods: (1) The five-year period beginning on the date of the report. (2) The 10-year period beginning on the date of the report. (3) The period consisting of the full lifecycle of the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. (e) Rocket propulsion system defined In this section, the term rocket propulsion system 1616. Commercial satellite communications pathfinder program (a) Sense of congress It is the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force should— (1) use the acquisition authority under the pathfinder program to acquire, from commercial providers, satellite bandwidth, ground services, and advanced services; and (2) use the transaction authority provided by section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, to make a portion of such acquisitions. (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the views and plans of the Secretary with respect to making a portion of the acquisitions described in subsection (a)(1) using the transaction authority provided by section 2371 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Definition In this section, the term pathfinder program 1617. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System (a) Plan During fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (referred to in this section as the Secretaries (1) be based on the results of the study conducted under section 1618 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) include the activities that the Secretaries determine necessary to carry out such demonstration. (b) Briefing Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a). The briefing shall include— (1) identification of the sectors that would be expected to participate in the backup GPS capability demonstration described in the plan; (2) an estimate of the costs of implementing the demonstration in each sector identified in paragraph (1); and (3) an explanation of the extent to which the demonstration may be carried out with the funds appropriated for such purpose. (c) Implementation (1) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations and beginning not earlier than the day after the date on which the briefing is provided under subsection (b), the Secretaries shall jointly initiate the backup GPS capability demonstration to the extent described under subsection (b)(3). (2) Termination The authority to carry out the backup GPS capability demonstration under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the backup GPS capability demonstration carried out under subsection (c) that includes— (1) a description of the opportunities and challenges learned from such demonstration; and (2) a description of the next actions the Secretaries determine appropriate to backup and complement the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Global Positioning System for national security and critical infrastructure, including, at a minimum, the timeline and funding required to issue a request for proposals for such capabilities. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2018 not more than $10,000,000 for the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding tables in division D. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; (B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) The term backup GPS capability demonstration 1618. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity (a) Plan The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to increase the positioning, navigation, and timing capacity of the Department of Defense to provide resilience to the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the Department. Such plan shall— (1) ensure that military Global Positioning System user equipment terminals have the capability to receive signals from the Galileo satellites of the European Union and the QZSS satellites of Japan, beginning with increment 2 of the acquisition of such terminals; (2) include an assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and risks of military Global Positioning System user equipment terminals having the capability to receive foreign positioning, navigation, and timing signals (with respect to such signals described in the classified annex accompanying this Act), beginning with increment 2 of the acquisition of such terminals; (3) include an assessment of options to use hosted payloads to provide redundancy for the Global Positioning System signal; (4) ensure that the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, engages with relevant allies of the United States to— (A) enable military Global Positioning System user equipment terminals to receive the positioning, navigation, and timing signals of such allies; and (B) negotiate other potential agreements relating to the enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing; (5) include any other options the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate; and (6) include an evaluation by the Director of National Intelligence of the benefits and risks, if any, of using foreign positioning, navigation, and timing signals. (b) Submission Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate the plan under subsection (a); and (2) submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation described in paragraph (6) of such subsection. 1619. Establishment of Space Flag training event (a) Establishment Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an annual capstone training event titled Space Flag (1) develop and test doctrine, concepts of operation, and tactics, techniques, and procedures, for— (A) protecting and defending assets and interests of the United States through the spectrum of space control activities; (B) operating in the event of degradation or loss of space capabilities; (C) conducting space operations in a conflict that extends to space; (D) deterring conflict in space; and (E) other areas the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) inform and develop the appropriate design of the operational training infrastructure of the space domain, including with respect to appropriate and dedicated ranges, threat replication, test community support, advanced space training requirements, training simulators, and multi-domain force packaging. (b) Training In establishing the Space Flag training event under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) model the training event on the Red Flag and Cyber Flag exercises; and (2) ensure that Space Flag includes live, virtual, and constructive training and on-orbit threat replication, as appropriate. (c) Plan Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commander of the Air Force Space Command, the Commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and the Commander of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to establish the Space Flag training under subsection (a), including a description of each objective of the training. 1620. Report on operational and contingency plans for loss or degradation of space capabilities (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with each commander of a combatant command, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report evaluating all operational and contingency plans to assess the implications for mission performance in the event of a loss or degradation of space capabilities of the United States (including with respect to space control) either through the loss or degradation of on-orbit assets or through the disabling of ground components. (b) Matters included The report under subsection (a) shall address and describe the extent to which the operational and contingency plans described in such subsection— (1) depend upon space capabilities to achieve successful execution; (2) account for the loss or degradation of space capabilities; (3) appropriately reflect intelligence concerning current and projected adversary counter-space capabilities and vulnerabilities of the space systems of the United States; (4) include measures to mitigate any loss or degradation of space capabilities; (5) include specific guidance for the short- and long-term loss or disruption of space capabilities; (6) include specific guidance for the period in which there is a total loss of space capabilities before replacement assets are able to be brought online and operational; and (7) assess the extent to which adversaries rely on space, including the potential effects of a short or long term loss of, or disruption to, the space capabilities of such adversaries. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) With respect to the full report under subsection (a), the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (B) With respect to the matters in the report described in subsection (b)(3), and for any other matters in the report relating to the limitations, impacts, and vulnerabilities of the capabilities and systems of the intelligence community, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The term intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) 1621. Limitation on availability of funding for Joint Space Operations Center mission system (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Joint Space Operations Center mission system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary has developed the plan under subsection (b). (b) Plan The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan to operationalize existing commercial space situational awareness capabilities to address warfighter requirements, consistent with the best-in-breed concept. The Secretary shall commence such implementation by not later than March 30, 2018. 1622. Limitation on availability of funds relating to advanced extremely high frequency program (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for protected tactical enterprise (PE 1206760F), protected tactical service (PE 1206761F), or protected satellite communication services (PE 1206855F) for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (EES) system, may be obligated or expended on a final request for proposals, other than evolution of the AEHF program of record until the date on which the reports required under subsection (b) are submitted to the congressional defense committees. (b) Assessments and certifications (1) The Commanders of STRATCOM and NORTHCOM jointly certifies a protected satcom system other than the AEHF program of record or an evolution of the same will meet all applicable requirements for Nuclear Command and Control and continuity of government, and all other functions related to protected communications of the National Command Authority and the Combatant Commands, to include operational forces in a peer-near-peer jamming environment; (2) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits the validated military requirement for resilience and mission assurance, and the criteria to measure and evaluate the same, of each and any alternative to an evolved advanced extremely high frequency program; how each alternative affects deterrence and full spectrum warfighting, warfighter requirements and relative costs, including with respect to ground station and user terminals; the assessed order of battle of adversaries; and the required capabilities of the broader space security and defense enterprise; (3) The Secretary of the Air Force submits a detailed plan for the ground control system and all user terminals developed and acquired by the Air Force will be synchronized through development and deployment to meet all applicable requirements for Nuclear Command and Control and continuity of government, and other functions related to protected communications of the National Command Authority and the Combatant Commands; and (4) The Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff completes an assessment concerning the impact of developing and fielding all the waveforms and terminals required to utilize the proposed alternative systems to the AEHF program of record or an evolution of the same. (c) Exception The limitation in paragraph (a) shall not apply to efforts to examine and develop technology insertion opportunities for the satellite communications programs of record. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as delaying the request for proposals for the Enhanced Advanced Extremely High Frequency (E-AEHF) program. C Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 1631. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors (a) In general Chapter 141 2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors. If the senior management official of a contractor of the Department of Defense does not have a security clearance, the Secretary of Defense may grant a security clearance to a facility of such contractor only if the following criteria are met: (1) The contractor has appointed a senior officer, director, or employee of the contractor who has a security clearance at the level of the security clearance of the facility to act as the senior management official of the contractor with respect to such facility. (2) Any senior management official, senior officer, or director of the contractor who does not have such a security clearance will not have access to any classified information, including with respect to such facility. (3) The contractor has certified to the Secretary that the senior officer, director, or employee appointed under paragraph (1) has the authority to act on behalf of the contractor with respect to such facility independent of any senior management official, senior officer, or director described in paragraph (2). (4) The facility meets all of the requirements to be granted a security clearance other than any requirement relating to the senior management official of the contractor having an appropriate security clearance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors . 1632. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2023 1633. Submission of audits of commercial activity funds Section 432(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking promptly (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: by not later than December 31 of each year 1634. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands Section 1626 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 (1) by inserting (including with respect to space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements (2) in paragraph (2), by striking critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements (including with respect to space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) 1635. Review of support provided by Defense intelligence elements to acquisition activities of the Department (a) Review The Secretary of Defense shall review the support provided by Defense intelligence elements to the acquisition activities conducted by the Secretary, with a specific focus on such support— (1) consisting of planning, prioritizing, and resourcing relating to developmental weapon systems; and (2) for existing weapon systems throughout the program lifecycle of such systems. (b) Budget structure The Secretary shall develop a specific budget structure for a sustainable funding profile to ensure the support provided by Defense intelligence elements described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall implement such structure beginning with the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2020. (c) Briefing Not later than May 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the results of the review under subsection (a) and a plan to carry out subsection (b). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The term defense budget materials (3) The term Defense intelligence element intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) 1636. Limitation on availability of funds for certain offensive counterintelligence activities (a) Limitation on offensive counterintelligence activities (1) In general Of the funds described in paragraph (2), not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until— (A) the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report under subsection (b); (B) the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency submits to such committees the report under subsection (c); and (C) the Director and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence jointly provide to such committees the briefing under subsection (d). (2) Funds described The funds described in this paragraph are the following: (A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 under the General Defense Intelligence Program for any operations and maintenance account for offensive counterintelligence activities. (B) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 under the Military Intelligence Program for any operations and maintenance account for offensive counterintelligence activities. (b) Report on oversight processes Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report certifying that each Defense intelligence element with offensive counterintelligence authorities has the appropriate oversight processes necessary to ensure compliance with the regulations of the Department of Defense. (c) Report on certain resources Not later than March 1, 2018, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes an accounting of the counterintelligence enterprise management resources transferred from the Counterintelligence Field Activity to the Defense Intelligence Agency that identifies such resources that are no longer dedicated to counterintelligence activities, as of the date of the report. (d) Briefing on functional management Not later than March 1, 2018, the Director and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on how the Director and the Under Secretary plan to improve the functional management of offensive counterintelligence activities. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The term Defense intelligence element intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) 1637. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain relocation activities for NATO intelligence fusion center None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for operation and maintenance may be obligated or expended for the procurement of fit-out supplies and equipment to support the relocation of the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center from Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom, to Royal Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom. 1638. Establishment of chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (a) Chairman’s controlled activity The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— (1) undertake the roles, missions, and responsibilities of, and an equal or greater number of personnel billets than the amount of such billets previously prescribed for the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance of United States Strategic Command; and (2) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish an organization within the Joint Staff— (A) that is designated as a chairman’s controlled activity; (B) for which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the joint functional manager; and (C) which shall synchronize cross-combatant command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance plans and develop strategies integrating all joint service-provided and allied intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to satisfy combatant command intelligence needs for the Department of Defense. (b) Executive agent The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Secretary of the Air Force as the executive agent and sponsor for funding for the organization established under subsection (a)(2). 1639. Sense of Congress and report on geospatial commercial activities for basic and applied research and development (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) rapid technology change and a significant increase in data collection by the intelligence community has outpaced the ability of the intelligence community to exploit vast quantities of intelligence data; (2) the data collection capabilities of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense have outpaced to exploit vast quantities of data; (3) furthermore, international competitors may be catching up, and in some cases leading, in key technology areas; (4) many U.S. companies have talent and technological capability that the Federal Government could harness; and (5) these companies would be able to more effectively develop automation, artificial intelligence, and associated algorithms if given access to data of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (b) Report Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the authorities necessary to conduct commercial activities relating to geospatial intelligence that the Director determines necessary to engage in basic research, applied research, data transfers, and development projects, with respect to automation, artificial intelligence, and associated algorithms, including how the Director would use such authorities, consistent with applicable laws and procedures relating to the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 1640. Department of Defense Counterintelligence polygraph program Section 1564a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Any person who is a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state. . 1641. Security clearance for dual-nationals (a) In general Chapter 80 section 1564a 1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals (a) In general In the case of an individual who is a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state who is appointed to or hired for a position designated by the Office of Personnel Management as critical sensitive or special sensitive, the Secretary shall provide additional review before approving a security clearance for such individual. (b) Waiver (1) Waiver authority In the case of a person who is a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state identified under paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the requirement under subsection (a). (2) Foreign states The Director of National Intelligence shall identify foreign states that permit citizens or nationals of the United States to serve in positions of trust equivalent to positions identified by the Office of Personnel Management as critical sensitive or special sensitive. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1564a the following new item: 1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals of high threat foreign states. . 1642. Suspension or revocation of security clearances based on unlawful or inappropriate contacts with representatives of a foreign government The Secretary of Defense may suspend or revoke any security clearance granted by the Department of Defense if the holder of that security clearance has engaged in unlawful or inappropriate contacts with representatives of the government of a foreign country. D Cyberspace-Related Matters 1651. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons (a) Notification Chapter 3 130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of any sensitive military cyber operation conducted under this title no later than 48 hours following such operation. (b) Procedures (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) consistent with the national security of the United States and the protection of operational integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes. (2) The congressional defense committees shall ensure that committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to national security of the United States are sufficient to protect the information that is submitted to the committees pursuant to this section. (3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a sensitive military cyber operation covered by this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the congressional defense committees are notified immediately of the sensitive military cyber operation concerned. The notification under this paragraph may be verbal or written, but in the event of a verbal notification a written notification shall be provided by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification. (c) Sensitive military cyber operation defined (1) In this section, the term sensitive military cyber operation (A) is carried out by the armed forces or by a foreign partner in coordination with the armed forces; and (B) is intended to cause effects outside a geographic location where United States armed forces are involved in hostilities (as that term is used in section 1543 of title 50, United States Code). (2) The actions described in this paragraph are the following: (A) An offensive cyber operation. (B) A defensive cyber operation outside the Department of Defense Information Networks to defeat an ongoing or imminent threat. (d) Exceptions The notification requirement under subsection (a) does not apply— (1) to a training exercise conducted with the consent of all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur; or (2) to a covert action (as that term is defined in section 3093 of title 50, United States Code). (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise affect the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 Public Law 107–40 50 U.S.C. 1541 50 U.S.C. 3001 130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of the following: (1) With respect to a cyber capability that is intended for use as a weapon, the results of any review of the capability for legality under international law pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 5000.01 no later than 48 hours after any military department concerned has completed such review. (2) The use as a weapon of any cyber capability that has been approved for such use under international law by a military department no later than 48 hours following such use. (b) Procedures (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) consistent with the national security of the United States and the protection of operational integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes. (2) The congressional defense committees shall ensure that committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to national security of the United States are sufficient to protect the information that is submitted to the committees pursuant to this section. (3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a cyber capability covered by this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the congressional defense committees are notified immediately of the cyber capability concerned. The notification under this paragraph may be verbal or written, but in the event of a verbal notification a written notification shall be provided by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification. (c) Exceptions The notification requirement under subsection (a) does not apply— (1) to a training exercise conducted with the consent of all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur; or (2) to a covert action (as that term is defined in section 3093 of title 50, United States Code). (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise affect the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 Public Law 107–40 50 U.S.C. 1541 50 U.S.C. 3001 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items: 130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations. 130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons. . 1652. Modification to quarterly cyber operations briefings (a) In general Section 484 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate (a) Briefings required The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Elements Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the military operations in cyberspace described in such subsection, the following: (1) An update, set forth separately for each geographic and functional command, that describes the operations carried out by the command and any hostile cyber activity directed at the command. (2) An overview of authorities and legal issues applicable to the operations, including any relevant legal limitations. (3) An outline of any interagency activities and initiatives relating to the operations. (4) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to briefings required be provided under section 484 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date. 1653. Cyber Scholarship Program (a) Name of program Section 2200 of title 10, Unites States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Name of program The programs authorized under this chapter shall be known as the Cyber Scholarship Program . (b) Modification to allocation of funding for Cyber Scholarship Program Section 2200a(f) of title 10, Unites States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) Not less (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Not less than five percent of the amount available for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall be available for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of an associate degree at an institution described in paragraph (1). . (c) Cyber definition Section 2200e of title 10, Unites States Code, is amended to read as follows: 2200e. Definitions In this chapter: (1) The term cyber (A) Offensive cyber operations. (B) Defensive cyber operations. (C) Department of Defense information network operations and defense. (D) Any other information technology that the Secretary of Defense considers to be related to the cyber activities of the Department of Defense. (2) The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1001 (3) The term Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education . (d) Conforming amendments (1) Chapter 112 (A) in the chapter heading, by striking Information security cyber (B) in section 2200 (as amended by subsection (a))— (i) in subsection (a), by striking Department of Defense information assurance requirements the cyber requirements of the Department of Defense (ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking information assurance cyber disciplines (C) in section 2200a (as amended by subsection (b))— (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking an information assurance discipline a cyber discipline (ii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking information assurance cyber disciplines (iii) in subsection (g)(1), by striking an information technology position a cyber position (D) in section 2200b, by striking information assurance disciplines cyber disciplines (E) in section 2200c, by striking Information Assurance Cyber (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 112 2200c. Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education. . (3) Section 7045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking Information Security Scholarship program Cyber Scholarship program (B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking information assurance a cyber discipline (4) Section 7904(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking Information Assurance Cyber (e) Redesignations (1) Scholarship program The Information Security Scholarship program under chapter 112 Cyber Scholarship program (2) Centers of Academic Excellence Any institution of higher education designated by the Director of the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education is redesignated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education. Any reference in a law (other than this section), map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education shall be deemed to be a reference to a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to provide financial assistance under section 2200a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by this section), and grants under section 2200b of such title (as so amended), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 1654. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and defense (a) Findings Congress finds following: (1) Cyber threats originating from the Asia-Pacific region targeting the United States and the allies of the United States have grown through the use of cyber intrusions, exfiltration, and espionage by China and North Korea. (2) In February 2016, Admiral Harry Harris Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, in his testimony noted increased cyber capacity and nefarious activity, especially by China, North Korea, and Russia underscore the growing requirement to evolve command, control, and operational authorities (3) Admiral Harris stated that in order to fully leverage the cyber domain, PACOM requires an enduring theater cyber capability able to provide cyber planning, integration, synchronization, and direction of cyber forces. (b) Plan The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to— (1) increase inclusion of regional cyber planning within larger United States joint planning exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; (2) enhance joint, regional, and combined information operations and strategic communication strategies to counter Chinese and North Korean information warfare, malign influence, and propaganda activities; and (3) identify potential areas of cybersecurity collaboration and partnership capabilities with Asian allies and partners of the United States. (c) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan required under subsection (b). 1655. Report on termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of the United States Cyber Command (a) Report Not later than December 1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of the Department of Defense in meeting the requirements of section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement as described in section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) Metrics and milestones for meeting the conditions described in subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section 1642. (2) Identification of any challenges to meeting such conditions. (3) Identification of entities or persons requiring additional resources as a result of any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement. (4) Identification of any updates to statutory authorities needed as a result of any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. E Nuclear Forces 1661. Notifications regarding dual-capable F–35A aircraft Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of Defense that, as determined by the Council, provides funds in an amount that will result in a delay in the nuclear certification or delivery of F–35A dual-capable aircraft, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination. . 1662. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System (a) Status updates Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection (k): (k) Status of acquisition programs (1) On a quarterly basis, each program manager of a covered acquisition program shall transmit to the co-chairs of the Council, acting through the senior steering group of the Council, a report that identifies— (A) the covered acquisition program; (B) the requirements of the program; (C) the development timeline of the program; and (D) the status of the program, including whether the program is delayed and, if so, whether such delay will result in a program schedule delay. (2) Not later than seven days after the end of each quarter, the co-chairs of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that identifies, with respect to the reports transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) for that quarter— (A) each covered acquisition program that is delayed more than 180 days; and (B) any covered acquisition program that should have been included in such reports but was excluded, and the reasons for such exclusion. (3) In this subsection, the term covered acquisition program (A) the nuclear command, control, and communications systems of the United States; or (B) the continuity of government systems of the United States. . (b) Instructions The Secretary of Defense shall issue a Department of Defense Instruction, or revise such an Instruction, to ensure that program managers carry out subsection (k)(1) of section 171a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 1663. Establishment of Nuclear Command and Control Intelligence Fusion Center (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly establish an intelligence fusion center to enhance the protection of nuclear command, control, and communications programs, systems, and processes and continuity of government programs, systems, and processes. (b) Charter In establishing the fusion center under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director shall develop a charter for the fusion center that includes the following: (1) To carry out the duties of the fusion center, a description of— (A) the roles and responsibilities of officials and elements of the Federal Government, including a detailed description of the organizational relationships of such officials and the elements of the Federal Government that are key stakeholders; (B) the organization reporting chain of the fusion center; (C) the staffing of the fusion center; (D) the processes of the fusion center; and (E) how the fusion center integrates with other elements of the Federal Government; (2) The management and administration processes required to carry out the fusion center, including with respect to facilities and security authorities. (3) Procedures to ensure that the appropriate number of staff of the fusion center have the security clearance necessary to access information on the programs, systems, and processes that relate, either wholly or substantially, to nuclear command, control, and communications or continuity of government, including with respect to both the programs, systems, and processes that are designated as special access programs (as described in section 4.3 of Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 (c) Coordination In establishing the fusion center under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director shall coordinate with the elements of the Federal Government that the Secretary and Director determine appropriate. (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing— (A) the charter for the fusion center developed under subsection (b); and (B) a plan on the budget and staffing of the fusion center. (2) Annual reports At the same time as the President submits to Congress the annual budget request under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary and the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the fusion center, including, with respect to the period covered by the report— (A) any updates to the plan on the budget and staffing of the fusion center; (B) any updates to the charter developed under subsection (b); and (C) a summary of the activities and accomplishments of the fusion center. (3) Sunset No report is required under this subsection after December 31, 2021. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 1664. Security of nuclear command, control, and communications system from commercial dependencies (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) At a hearing before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on September 30, 2015, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, responding to a question about the use of Huawei telecommunications equipment, stated, In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, absolutely not. And I know of no other—I don’t believe we operate in the Pentagon, any [Huawei] systems in the Pentagon. (2) At such hearing, the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, Admiral Mike Rogers, responding to a question about why such Huawei telecommunications equipment is not used, stated, as we look at supply chain and we look at potential vulnerabilities within the system, that it is a risk we felt was unacceptable. (3) At a hearing before the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on June 22, 2016, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Thomas Atkin, stated, There are currently no Huawei or ZTE products on the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (APL). (b) Certification Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees whether the Secretary uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, to carry out— (1) the nuclear deterrence mission of the Department of Defense, including with respect to nuclear command, control, and communications, integrated tactical warning and attack assessment, and continuity of government; or (2) the homeland defense mission of the Department, including with respect to ballistic missile defense. (c) Prohibition and mitigation (1) Prohibition Except as provided by paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not procure or obtain, or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out the missions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. (2) Waiver The Secretary may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis for a single one-year period if the Secretary— (A) determines such waiver to be in the national security interests of the United States; and (B) certifies to the congressional committees that— (i) there are sufficient mitigations in place to guarantee the ability of the Secretary to carry out the missions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); and (ii) the Secretary is removing the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services in carrying out such missions. (3) Delegation The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make a waiver under paragraph (2) to any official other than the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the co-chairs of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System established by section 171a of title 10, United States Code. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term congressional defense committees (2) The term covered foreign country (A) The People’s Republic of China. (B) The Russian Federation. (3) The term covered telecommunications equipment or services (A) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). (B) Telecommunications services provided by such entities or using such equipment. (C) Telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country. 1665. Oversight of aerial-layer programs by Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System Any analysis of alternatives for the Senior Leader Airborne Operations Center, the executive airlift program of the Air Force, and the E–6B modernization program may not receive final approval by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation may not conduct any sufficiency review of such an analysis of alternatives, unless— (1) the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System established by section 171a of title 10, United States Code, determines that the alternatives for such programs are capable of meeting the requirements for senior leadership communications in support of the nuclear command, control, and communications mission of the Department of Defense and the continuity of government mission of the Department; (2) the Council submits to the congressional defense committees such determination; and (3) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of such submission. 1666. Security classification guide for programs relating to nuclear command, control, and communications and nuclear deterrence (a) Requirement for security classification guide Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the issuance of a security classification guide for each covered program to ensure the protection of sensitive information from public disclosure. (b) Requirements Each security classification guide issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) approved by— (A) the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System with respect to covered programs under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c); or (B) the Nuclear Weapons Council with respect to covered programs under paragraph (3) of such subsection; and (2) issued not later than March 19, 2019, with respect to a covered program in existence as of such date. (c) Covered program defined In this section, the term covered program (1) Continuity of government. (2) Nuclear command, control, and communications. (3) Nuclear deterrence. 1667. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for nuclear command, control, and communications and continuity of government programs (a) Evaluations of supply chain vulnerabilities (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2019, and in accordance with the plan under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct evaluations of the supply chain vulnerabilities of each covered program. (2) Plan (A) Development The Secretary shall develop a plan to carry out the evaluations under paragraph (1). (B) Submission Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan under subparagraph (A). (3) Waiver The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis with respect to a weapons system, a program, or a system of systems, of a covered program, either the requirement to conduct an evaluation under paragraph (1) or the deadline specified in such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees before such date that all known supply chain vulnerabilities of such weapons system, program, or system of systems have minimal consequences for the capability of such weapons system, program, or system of systems to meet operational requirements or otherwise satisfy mission requirements. (4) Risk mitigation strategies In carrying out an evaluation under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered program specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall develop strategies for mitigating the risks of supply chain vulnerabilities identified in the course of such evaluation. (b) Prioritization of certain supply chain risk management efforts (1) Instructions Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a Department of Defense Instruction, or update such an Instruction, establishing the prioritization of supply chain risk management programs, including supply chain risk management threat assessment reporting, to ensure that acquisition and sustainment programs relating to covered programs receive the highest priority of such supply chain risk management programs and reporting. (2) Requirements (A) Establishment The Secretary shall establish requirements to carry out supply chain risk management threat assessment collections and analyses under acquisition and sustainment programs relating to covered programs. (B) Submission Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the requirements established under subparagraph (A). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The term covered programs (A) Nuclear weapons. (B) Nuclear command, control, and communications. (C) Continuity of government. (D) Ballistic missile defense. 1668. Limitation on pursuit of certain command and control concept (a) Limitation on command and control concept The Secretary of the Air Force may not award a contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the ground-based strategic deterrent program that would result in a command and control concept for such program that consists of less than 15 fixed launch control centers per missile wing unless the Commander of the United States Strategic Command— (1) determines that— (A) the plans of the Secretary for a command and control concept consisting of less than 15 fixed launch control centers per missile wing are appropriate, meet requirements, and do not contain excessive risk; (B) the risks to schedules and costs from such concept are minimized and manageable; (C) the strategy and plan of the Secretary for addressing cyber threats for such concept are robust; and (D) with respect to such concept, the Secretary has established an appropriate process for considering and managing trade-offs among requirements relating to survivability, long-term operations and sustainment costs, procurement costs, and military personnel needs; and (2) submits, in writing, to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees such determination. (b) Inability to make determination If the Secretary proposes to award a contract specified in subsection (a) and the Commander is unable to make the determination under such subsection, the Commander shall submit, in writing, to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees the reasons for not making such determination. (c) No effect on competition Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) shall be construed to affect or prohibit the ability of the Secretary to use fair and open competition procedures in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for the ground-based strategic deterrent program. 1669. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes (a) Availability of funds Notwithstanding section 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 by section 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air Force, as specified in the funding table in division D, $6,334,000 shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under section 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck Public Law 113–291 (b) Covered parts defined In this section, the term covered parts 1670. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent of United Kingdom It is the sense of Congress that— (1) nuclear deterrence is foundational to the defense and security of the United States and the security of the United States is enhanced by a nuclear-armed ally with common values and security priorities; (2) the United States sees the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom as central to transatlantic security and welcomes the commitment of the United Kingdom to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to continue to spend two percent of gross domestic product on defense; (3) in the face of increasing threats, the presence of credible nuclear deterrent forces of the United Kingdom is essential to international stability and for NATO; (4) the commitment of the United Kingdom to sustaining an independent nuclear deterrent, deployed continuously at sea, provides a vital second decision-making point within the deterrent capability of NATO, creating essential uncertainty in the mind of any potential adversary; (5) the United States Navy must continue to execute the Columbia-class submarine program on time and within budget to ensure that the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States is sustained and the program delivers a Common Missile Compartment, the Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System, and associated equipment and production capabilities, to support the successful development and deployment of the Dreadnought submarines of the United Kingdom; (6) the support that the United Kingdom provides to deployments of strategic ships and aircraft of the United States at specialized facilities enables a vital part of the deterrence posture of the United States as well as mutual deterrence of adversaries and assurance to the allies and partners of the United States; and (7) the collaboration of the United Kingdom with the United States on the military use of atomic energy ensures a peer in the technology and science of nuclear weapons and provides independent expert peer review of the nuclear programs of the United States, ensuring resilience, and cost effectiveness to the nuclear defense programs of both nations. 1671. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground-based strategic deterrent missile (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2019 may be obligated or expended to retain the option for, or develop, a mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent missile. (b) Conforming repeal Section 1664 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 1672. Report on impacts of nuclear proliferation (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) nuclear proliferation continues to be a serious threat to the security of the United States; (2) it is critical for the United States to understand the impacts of nuclear proliferation and ensure the necessary policies and resources are in place to prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials and weapons; (3) effectively addressing the danger of states and non-state actors acquiring nuclear weapons or nuclear-weapons-usable material should be a clear priority for United States national security; and (4) Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified before Congress on June 12, 2017, that nuclear nonproliferation has not received enough attention over quite a few years (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing— (1) a description of the impacts of nuclear proliferation on the security of the United States; (2) a description of how the Department of Defense is contributing to the current strategy to respond to the threat of nuclear proliferation, and what resources are being applied to this effort, including whether there are any funding gaps; and (3) if and how nuclear proliferation is being addressed in the Nuclear Posture Review and other pertinent strategy reviews. F Missile Defense Programs 1681. Administration of missile defense and defeat programs (a) Major force program (1) In general Chapter 9 239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assessment (a) Establishment of major force program The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program for missile defense and defeat programs pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize missile defense and defeat programs in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense and national security. (b) Budget assessment (1) The Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 a report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the Department of Defense. (2) Each report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the Department under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An overview of the budget, including— (i) a comparison between that budget, the previous budget, the most recent and prior future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title (such comparison shall exclude the responsibility for research and development of the continuing improvement of such missile defense and defeat program), and the amounts appropriated for such missile defense and defeat programs during the previous fiscal year; and (ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary line item, for the funding under such programs. (B) An assessment of the budget, including significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. (C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term budget (2) The term defense budget materials (3) The term missile defense and defeat programs . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 239 the following new item: 239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assessment. . (b) Transition of ballistic missile defense programs to military departments (1) Requirement Not later than the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 is submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the acquisition authority and the total obligational authority for each missile defense program described in paragraph (2) from the Missile Defense Agency to a military department. (2) Missile defense program described A missile defense program described in this paragraph is a missile defense program of the Missile Defense Agency that, as of the date specified in paragraph (1), has received Milestone C approval (as defined in section 2366 of title 10, United States Code). (3) Report (A) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plans of the Department of Defense for the transition of missile defense programs from the Missile Defense Agency to the military departments pursuant to paragraph (1). (B) Scope The report under subparagraph (A) shall cover the period covered by the future-years defense program that is submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, in the year in which such report is submitted. (C) Matters included The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) An identification of— (I) the missile defense programs planned to be transitioned from the Missile Defense Agency to the military departments; and (II) the missile defense programs, if any, not planned for transition to the military departments. (ii) The schedule for transition of each missile defense program planned to be transitioned to a military department, and an explanation of such schedule. (iii) A description of— (I) the status of the plans of the Missile Defense Agency and the military departments for the transition of missile defense programs from that agency to the military departments; and (II) the status of any agreement between the Missile Defense Agency and one or more of the military departments on the transition of any such program from that agency to the military departments, including any agreement on the operational test criteria that must be achieved before such transition. (iv) An identification of the element of the Department of Defense (whether the Missile Defense Agency, a military department, or both) that will be responsible for funding each missile defense program to be transitioned to a military department, and at what date. (v) A description of the type of funds that will be used (whether funds for research, development, test, and evaluation, procurement, military construction, or operation and maintenance) for each missile defense program to be transitioned to a military department. (vi) An explanation of the number of systems planned for procurement for each missile defense program to be transitioned to a military department, and the schedule for procurement of each such system. (vii) A description of how the Missile Defense Agency will continue the responsibility for the research and development of improvements to missile defense programs. (c) Role of Missile Defense Agency (1) In general Chapter 8 205. Missile Defense Agency (a) Term of Director The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall be appointed for a six-year term. (b) Reporting The Missile Defense Agency shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 205. Missile Defense Agency. . (3) Application (A) Terms Subsection (a) of section 205 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply the day following the date on which the present incumbent in the office of the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, ceases to serve as such. (B) Reporting Subsection (b) of such section 205 shall apply beginning on February 1, 2018. In carrying out such subsection, the Missile Defense Agency shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the same manner as the Missile Defense Agency was under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 5134.09. Any reference in such Instruction to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, including with respect to the Under Secretary serving as the chairman of the Missile Defense Executive Board. 1682. Preservation of the ballistic missile defense capacity of the Army (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Army may be obligated or expended to demilitarize any GEM–T interceptor or remove any such interceptor from the operational inventory of the Army until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees the evaluation conducted under subsection (b). (b) Evaluation The Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Army shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the ability of the Army to meet warfighter requirements and operational needs if GEM–T interceptors are removed from the operational inventory of the Army. In conducting such evaluation, the Secretary and the Chief of Staff shall evaluate whether the Army can maintain an inventory of interceptors necessary to retain the capability provided by GEM–T interceptors and to meet such operational needs by either— (1) recertifying GEM–T interceptors (either with or without modification); or (2) developing, testing, and fielding a new low-cost interceptor that can be placed on the operational inventory of the Army prior to the retirement of GEM-T interceptors. (c) Exception The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to activities that the Secretary determines are critical to the safety of GEM–T interceptors. (d) GEM–T interceptor defined In this section, the term GEM–T interceptor 1683. Modernization of Army lower tier air and missile defense sensor (a) Approval of acquisition strategy (1) In general Not later than April 15, 2018, the Secretary of the Army shall issue an acquisition strategy for a 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor that achieves initial operating capability by not later than January 1, 2022. (2) Requirements The acquisition strategy under paragraph (1) shall— (A) ensure the use of competitive procedures; (B) clearly describe the open-architecture design to be used; (C) provide a comprehensive fielding plan that provides 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor capability to all units of the Army by not later than January 1, 2026; (D) define the operation and sustainment cost savings of the acquisition strategy and other acquisition options of the Army; (E) identify any programmatic cost avoidance that could be achieved through co-production, co-development, or foreign military sales; (F) ensure the fielding of an interim gap-filler capability to the highest priority forces (consisting of not less than three battalions) for imminent threats; and (G) identify the estimated cost to field both the 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor capability and the interim capability pursuant to subparagraph (E). (3) Limitation If the Secretary of the Army does not issue the acquisition strategy under subsection (a) by April 15, 2018, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the lower tier air and missile defense sensor of the Army that are unobligated as of such date may be obligated or expended. (b) Conditional transfer (1) MDA If the Secretary of the Army does not issue the acquisition strategy under subsection (a) by April 15, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer from the Secretary of the Army to the Director of the Missile Defense Agency— (A) the responsibility to issue the acquisition strategy described in subsection (a) by not later than December 15, 2018; and (B) beginning on the date of such approval, the responsibility to implement such acquisition strategy to procure a 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor. (2) Army If the Secretary of Defense carries out the transfer under paragraph (1), after the 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor achieves Milestone B approval (or equivalent), but before such sensor achieves Milestone C approval (or equivalent), the Secretary of Defense shall transfer from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of the Army the responsibility to procure such sensor. (c) Definitions The terms Milestone B approval Milestone C approval 1684. Enhancement of operational test and evaluation of ballistic missile defense system Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly ensure that— (1) the test plans of the Integrated Master Test Plan of the ballistic missile defense system include planned tests activity of the lower tier ballistic missile defenses of the Army; (2) such plans prioritize the integration of such defenses with elements of the ballistic missile defense system; and (3) such plans are clearly described in such Integrated Master Test Plan. 1685. Defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missile attack (a) Findings; sense of Congress (1) Findings Congress finds the following: (A) The North Korean ballistic missile threat to the United States, including Hawaii, is growing rapidly. (B) Since Kim Jong-un took power in 2012, North Korea has conducted 78 ballistic missile tests, of which 61 are considered to have been successful. (C) The existing ballistic missile defense protection for Hawaii, including the ground-based midcourse defense system in Alaska, and the sea-based x-band radar, provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities today. (D) Through use of existing ballistic missile defense assets, including AN/TPY–2 radars and the Aegis Ashore Site located on the Pacific Missile Range Facility, the ballistic missile defense of Hawaii could benefit from a near-term improvement by adding a layer of defense. (E) The proposed program of record for a medium range discriminating radar to be fully mission capable after 2023 would leave the defense of Hawaii dependent only on the ground-based midcourse defense system in Alaska, and the sea-based x-band radar until that time, while the threat to the United States, including Hawaii, from North Korean ballistic missiles continues to grow. (F) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 field such radar or equivalent sensor by not later than December 31, 2021 (G) When asked at a hearing of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on April 26, 2017, about the threat to Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missiles, the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris, testified that Kim Jong-un is clearly in a position to threaten Hawaii today…I believe that our ballistic missile (defense) architecture is sufficient to protect Hawaii today. But it can be overwhelmed I think that we would be better served, my personal opinion, is that we would be better served with a defensive Hawaii radar and interceptors in Hawaii. I know that is being discussed (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that Congress supports assessing the feasibility of improving the missile defense of Hawaii from the evolving ballistic missile threat, including from North Korea, through a permanent missile defense sensor capability and the possible introduction of interim missile defense coverage. (b) Sequenced approach The Secretary of Defense shall protect the test and training operations of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, and assess the siting and functionality of a discrimination radar for homeland defense throughout the Hawaiian Islands before assessing the feasibility of improving the missile defense of Hawaii by using existing missile defense assets that could materially improve the defense of Hawaii. (c) Test The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall— (1) not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conduct a test to evaluate and demonstrate, if technologically feasible, the capability to defeat a simple intercontinental ballistic missile threat using the standard missile 3 block IIA missile interceptor; and (2) as part of the integrated master test plan for the ballistic missile defense system, develop a plan to demonstrate a capability to defeat a complex intercontinental ballistic missile threat, including a complex threat posed by the intercontinental ballistic missiles of North Korea. (d) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report— (1) that indicates whether demonstrating an intercontinental ballistic missile defense capability against North Korean ballistic missiles by the standard missile 3 block IIA missile interceptor poses any risks to strategic stability; and (2) if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that such demonstration poses such risks to strategic stability, a description of any plan developed and implemented by the Secretary to address and mitigate such risks, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 1686. Aegis Ashore anti-air warfare capability (a) Authorization Using funds authorized to be appropriated by sections 101 and 201 of this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding tables in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall continue the development, procurement, and deployment of anti-air warfare capabilities at each Aegis Ashore site in Romania and Poland. The Secretary shall ensure the deployment of such capabilities— (1) at such sites in Romania by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) at such sites in Poland by not later than one year after the declaration of operational status for such sites. (b) Reprogramming and transfers Any reprogramming or transfer made to carry out subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with established procedures for reprogramming or transfers. 1687. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction, and Arrow 3 testing (a) Iron dome short-range rocket defense system (1) Availability of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $92,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through coproduction of such interceptors in the United States by industry of the United States. (2) Conditions (A) Agreement Funds described in paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, subject to an amended bilateral international agreement for coproduction for Tamir interceptors. In negotiations by the Missile Defense Agency and the Missile Defense Organization of the Government of Israel regarding such production, the goal of the United States is to maximize opportunities for coproduction of the Tamir interceptors described in paragraph (1) in the United States by industry of the United States. (B) Certification Not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (i) a certification that the amended bilateral international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is being implemented as provided in such agreement; and (ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement. (b) Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency— (A) not more than $221,500,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon System, including for coproduction of parts and components in the United States by United States industry; and (B) not more than $287,300,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for coproduction of parts and components in the United States by United States industry. (2) Certification (A) Criteria Except as provided by paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that— (i) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and production readiness reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreements for the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Development Program, respectively; (ii) funds specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) will be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel for such respective systems or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); (iii) the United States has entered into a bilateral international agreement with Israel that establishes, with respect to the use of such funds— (I) in accordance with clause (iv), the terms of coproduction of parts and components of such respective systems on the basis of the greatest practicable coproduction of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization expenses to the costs needed for coproduction; (II) complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries of such respective systems that will be procured, including with respect to the procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel; (III) technical milestones for coproduction of parts and components and procurement of such respective systems; and (IV) joint approval processes for third-party sales of such respective systems and the components of such respective systems; (iv) the level of coproduction described in clause (iii)(I) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program and the David’s Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 percent; and (v) there is a separate, clear plan for each of the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program for improving the affordability of the respective system, and each such plan is approved by a United States-Israeli joint working group on cost-reduction for such respective system. (B) Number In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary may submit— (i) one certification covering both the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or (ii) separate certifications for each respective system. (C) Timing The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the certification under subparagraph (A) by not later than 60 days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided to the Government of Israel. (3) Waiver The Under Secretary may waive the certification required by paragraph (2) if the Under Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Under Secretary has received sufficient data from the Government of Israel to demonstrate— (A) the funds specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) are provided to Israel solely for funding the procurement of long-lead components and critical hardware in accordance with a production plan, including a funding profile detailing Israeli contributions for production, including long-lead production, of either David’s Sling Weapon System or the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; (B) such long-lead components have successfully completed knowledge points, technical milestones, and production readiness reviews; and (C) the long-lead procurement will be conducted in a manner that maximizes coproduction in the United States without incurring nonrecurring engineering activity or cost other than such activity or cost required for suppliers of the United States to start or restart production in the United States. (4) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which both plans described in paragraph (2)(A)(v) are completed, the Under Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a joint briefing on such plans. (c) Limitation on availability of funding for certain Arrow 3 testing Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $105,000,000 may be obligated or expended for— (1) testing of the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Development Program that is carried out at ranges located in the United States; and (2) expenses relating to such testing that the Director determines to be required and appropriate. (d) Cross reference The amounts and purposes referred to in this section correspond to amounts specified for such purposes in the funding tables in division D. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1688. Review of proposed ground-based midcourse defense system contract (a) Limitation on changes to contracting strategy The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may not change the contracting strategy for the systems integration, operations, and test of the ground-based midcourse defense system until the date on which— (1) the report under subsection (b)(3) is submitted to the congressional defense committees; and (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of such submission. (b) Review (1) In general The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall conduct a review of the contract for the systems integration, operations, and test of the ground-based midcourse defense system. Such review shall include the following: (A) Contract performance of current industry-led prime contract approach, including with respect to— (i) system readiness performance and reliability growth; (ii) development, integration, and fielding of new homeland defense capabilities; and (iii) cost performance against baseline contract. (B) With respect to alternate contracting approaches— (i) an enumeration and detailing of any specific benefits for each such alternate approach; (ii) an identification of specific costs to switching to each such alternate approach; and (iii) detailing of the specific risks of each such alternate approach to homeland defense, including regarding schedule, costs, and the sustainment, maintenance, development, and fielding, of integrated capabilities. (C) With respect to contracting approaches that transition to Federal Government-led systems engineering integration and test— (i) an enumeration of the processes, procedures, and command media that have been established by the Missile Defense Agency and proven to be effective for the execution of programs that are of the scale of the ground-based midcourse defense system; and (ii) the manner in which a new contract will control for growth in the personnel and support contracts of the Federal Government to support cost growth and minimize the risk of schedule delay. (D) A baseline for historical and current staffing of the ground-based midcourse defense system program, specifically with respect to personnel of the Federal Government, personnel of federally funded research and development centers, personnel of departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and support contractors. (E) Projections of the staffing categories specified in subparagraph (D) under a new contracting strategy and how such staffing categories will be limited to prevent significant cost growth and to minimize the risk of schedule delays. (F) The views and recommendations of the Director for any changes the current ground-based midcourse defense system contract or a new contract, including the proposed contracting strategy of the Missile Defense Agency. (G) Any other such matters the Director determines appropriate. (2) Transmission The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall transmit to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Missile Defense Executive Board the review under paragraph (1). (3) Report Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary and the Missile Defense Executive Board receive the review under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary and Board shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing— (A) the review, without change; and (B) any views and recommendations of the Under Secretary and the Board on such review. 1689. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based sensor layer for ballistic missile defense (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the defense of the homeland, the deployed members of the Armed Forces, and the allies of the United States against the threat of attack by ballistic and hypersonic missiles is the highest priority of the Missile Defense Agency; (2) the Missile Defense Agency, and the Defense Agencies and combat support agencies, must prioritize the design, development, and deployment of the space-based missile defense sensor layer; (3) a space-based missile defense sensor layer is essential for the future of the missile defense of the homeland, the deployed members of the Armed Forces, and the allies of the United States; and (4) such a space-based layer can, and should, benefit a multitude of other important defense and intelligence requirements, including targeting and space situational awareness. (b) Development After the date on which the Director of the Missile Defense Agency submits the plan under subsection (c), the Director, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and the heads of the Defense Agencies and combat support agencies that the Director determines appropriate, shall develop a space-based ballistic missile defense sensor layer that— (1) provides missile defense engagement quality precision tracking data of the United States beginning in the boost phase and continuing throughout subsequent flight regimes; and (2) serves other defense and intelligence requirements for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, including targeting and space situational awareness; and (3) achieves an operational prototype payload at the earliest practicable date. (c) Space-based missile defense sensor layer plan Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan that includes— (1) how the Director will carry out subsection (b), including with respect to the estimated costs— (A) for the operational prototype payload specified in paragraph (3) of such subsection; and (B) to develop, acquire, and deploy, and the lifecycle costs to operate and sustain, a space-based sensor layer and support systems to provide global missile defense coverage; (2) an assessment of the maturity of critical technologies necessary to make operational such a space-based sensor layer, and recommendations for any research and development activities to rapidly mature such technologies; (3) an assessment of what capabilities such a space-based sensor layer can contribute that other sensor layers do not contribute; (4) how the Director will leverage the use of national technical means, commercially available space and terrestrial capabilities, hosted payloads, small satellites, and other capabilities to carry out subsection (b); and (5) any other matters the Director determines appropriate. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) The term combat support agency (3) The term Defense Agency 1690. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) a space-based missile defense layer will exploit the natural advantages of space systems and integrate them into the ballistic missile defense system; and (2) these advantages include— (A) a 24/7 global presence to defend against asymmetric threats; (B) access to geographically denied areas; (C) an ability to close a global fire control loop for such system; (D) complementing existing terrestrial capabilities; and (E) increasing the overall survivability and resilience of the entire national missile defense system. (b) Development The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile defense system that is— (1) regionally focused; (2) capable of providing boost-phase defense; and (3) achieves an operational capability at the earliest practicable date. (c) Space-based ballistic missile intercept layer plan Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to carry out subsection (b) during the five-year period following the date of the plan. Such plan shall include the following: (1) A concept definition phase consisting of multiple awarded contracts to identify feasible solutions consistent with architectural principles, performance goals, and price points established by the Director, such as contracts relating to— (A) refined requirements; (B) conceptual designs; (C) technology readiness assessments; (D) critical technical and operational issues; (E) cost, schedule, performance estimates; and (F) risk reduction plans. (2) A technology risk reduction phase consisting of up to three competitively awarded contracts focused on maturing, integrating, and characterizing key technologies, algorithms, components, and sub-systems, such as contracts relating to— (A) refined concepts and designs; (B) engineering trade studies; (C) medium-to-high fidelity digital representations of the space-based ballistic missile intercept weapon system; and (D) a proposed integration and test sequence that could potentially lead to a live-fire boost phase intercept during fiscal year 2022. (3) During the technology risk reduction phase, contractors will define proposed demonstrations to a preliminary design review level prior to a technology development phase down-select. (4) A technology development phase consisting of two competitively awarded contracts to mature the preferred space-based ballistic missile intercept weapon system concepts and to potentially conduct a live-fire boost phase intercept fly-off during fiscal year 2022 with brassboard hardware and prototype software on a path to the operational goal. (5) A concurrent space-based ballistic missile intercept weapon system fire control test bed activity that incrementally incorporates modeling and simulation elements, real-world data, hardware, algorithms, and systems to evaluate with increasing confidence the performance of evolving designs and concepts of such weapon system from target detection to intercept. (6) Any other matters the Director determines appropriate. (d) Establishment of space test bed In carrying out subsection (b), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish a space test bed to— (1) conduct research and development regarding options for a space-based defensive layer, including with respect to space-based interceptors and directed energy platforms; and (2) identify the most cost-efficient and promising technological solutions to implementing such layer. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 1691. Limitation on availability of funds for ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, $50,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees— (1) a written certification that the risk of mission failure of ground-based midcourse interceptor enhanced kill vehicles due to foreign object debris has been minimized; or (2) if the certification under paragraph (1) cannot be made, a briefing on the corrective measures that will be carried out to minimize such risk, including— (A) a timeline for the implementation of the measures; and (B) the estimated cost of implementing the measures. 1692. Conventional prompt global strike weapons system (a) Early operational capability The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall plan to reach early operational capability for the conventional prompt strike weapon system by not later than September 30, 2022. (b) Limitation on availability of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the conventional prompt global strike weapons system, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, submits to the congressional defense committees, a report on— (1) the required level of resources that is consistent with the level of priority assigned to the associated capability gap; (2) the estimated period for the delivery of a medium-range early operational capability, the required level of resources necessary to field a medium-range conventional prompt global strike weapon within the United States (including the territories and possessions of the United States), and a detailed plan consistent with the urgency of the associated capability gap across multiple platforms; (3) the joint performance requirements that— (A) ensure interoperability, where appropriate, between and among joint military capabilities; and (B) are necessary, as designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to fulfill capability gaps of more than one military department, Defense Agency, or other element of the Department; and (4) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, any plan (including policy options) considered appropriate to address any potential risks of ambiguity from the launch or employment of such a capability. 1693. Determination of location of continental United States interceptor site (a) Determination Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Ballistic Missile Defense Review is issued, the Secretary of Defense shall determine the location of a potential additional continental United States interceptor site. In making such determination, the Secretary shall consider the full spectrum of contributing factors, including with respect to each of the following: (1) Strategic and operational effectiveness, including with respect to the location that is the most advantageous site to the continental United States, including by having the capability to provide shoot-assess-shoot coverage to the entire continental United States. (2) Existing infrastructure at the location. (3) Economic impacts. (4) Public support. (5) Cost to construct and operate. (b) Report Not later than 30 days after making the determination described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing all of the contributing factors considered by the Secretary in making such determination, including any other factors that the Secretary considered, including any relevant recommendations of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review. G Other Matters 1695. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft Subparagraph (C) of section 130i(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (C) (i) relates to— (I) the nuclear deterrence mission of the Department of Defense, including with respect to nuclear command and control, integrated tactical warning and attack assessment, and continuity of government; (II) the missile defense mission of the Department; or (III) the national security space mission of the Department; or (ii) is part of a Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in section 196(i) of this title). . 1696. Use of commercial items in Distributed Common Ground Systems (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the procurement process for each covered Distributed Common Ground System shall be carried out in accordance with section 2377 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Exceptions Section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the procurement of an item or service for a covered Distributed Common Ground System if the item or service— (1) is used to integrate the capabilities of the system with another information system, in a case in which such integration is required; or (2) is not available in an existing commercial product. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees defined The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered DCGS System The term covered Distributed Common Ground System (A) The Distributed Common Ground System of the Army. (B) The Distributed Common Ground System of the Navy. (C) The Distributed Common Ground System of the Marine Corps. (D) The Distributed Common Ground System of the Air Force. (E) The Distributed Common Ground System of the Special Operations Forces. 1697. Independent assessment of costs relating to ammonium perchlorate (a) Assessment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the costs to the Department of Defense relating to contractors and subcontractors of the Department using a new supplier of ammonium perchlorate for weapon systems. (b) Elements The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) For each weapon system that must be requalified by reason of the new supplier of ammonium perchlorate as described in subsection (a), an estimate of the requalification costs. (2) The types and number of tests that are needed for any such requalification, including whether any currently planned tests, as of the date of the assessment, may be leveraged, or testing across programs may be used, to decrease requalification costs while retaining and ensuring qualification standards. (3) Estimates of any other costs relating to ammonium perchlorate that the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Submission Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the assessment under subsection (a), without change, together with any comments or views of the Secretary regarding the assessment. 1698. Limitation and business case analysis regarding ammonium perchlorate (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall conduct a business case analysis regarding the options of the Federal Government to ensure a robust domestic industrial base to supply ammonium perchlorate for use in solid rocket motors. Such analysis should include assessments of the near and long-term costs, program impacts, opportunities for competition, opportunities for redundant or complementary capabilities, and national security implications of— (1) continuing to rely on one domestic provider; (2) supporting development of a second domestic source; (3) procuring ammonium perchlorate as Government-furnished material and providing it to all necessary programs; and (4) such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Elements The analysis under subsection (a) shall, at minimum, include— (1) an estimate of all associated costs, including development, procurement, and qualification costs, as applicable; (2) an assessment of options, under various scenarios, for the quantity of ammonium perchlorate that would be required by the Department of Defense; and (3) the assessment of the Secretary of how the requirements for ammonium perchlorate of other Federal agencies impact the requirements of the Department of Defense. (c) Report The Secretary shall submit the business case analysis required by subsection (a) to the Comptroller General of the United States and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by March 1, 2018, along with any views of the Secretary. (d) Review The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the report submitted by the Secretary under subsection (c) and, not later than 30 days after receiving such report, provide a briefing on such review to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. (e) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the development or construction of a new source for ammonium perchlorate until 45 days after the date on which the report under subsection (c) is submitted to the Comptroller General and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. (f) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (e) if the Secretary— (1) determines such waiver to be in the national security interest of the United States; and (2) submits written notification of such determination to the congressional defense committees and waits 15 days. 1699. Industrial base for large solid rocket motors and related technologies (a) Plan The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall develop a plan to ensure a robust domestic industrial base for large solid rocket motors, including with respect to the critical technologies, subsystems, components, and materials within and relating to such rocket motors. (b) Sustainment of domestic suppliers The Secretary shall develop the plan under subsection (a) in a manner that, if carried out, sustains not less than two domestic suppliers for each of the following: (1) Large solid rocket motors. (2) Small liquid-fueled rocket engines. (3) Aeroshells for reentry vehicles (or reentry bodies). (4) Strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics. (5) Any other critical technologies, subsystems, components, and materials within and relating to large solid rocket motors that the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Report (1) Submission Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that includes the plan under subsection (a). (2) Matters included With respect to the sustainment of domestic suppliers as described in subsection (b), the report under paragraph (1) shall include the views of the Secretary on the following: (A) Such sustainment of not less than two domestic suppliers for each item specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of such subsection. (B) The risks within the industrial base for each such item. (C) The estimated costs for such sustainment. (D) The opportunities to ensure or promote competition within the industrial base for each such item. 1699A. Pilot program on enhancing information sharing for security of supply chain (a) Establishment Not later than June 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to enhance information sharing with cleared defense contractors to ensure all source information is appropriately, singularly, and exclusively shared for the purpose of ensuring the security of the supply chain of covered programs. (b) Selection The Secretary shall select 10 acquisition or sustainment programs of the Department of Defense to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a), of which— (1) not fewer than one program shall be related to nuclear weapons; (2) not fewer than one program shall be related to nuclear command, control, and communications; (3) not fewer than one program shall be related to continuity of government; (4) not fewer than one program shall be related to ballistic missile defense; (5) not fewer than one program shall be related to other command and control systems; and (6) not fewer than one program shall be related to logistics. (c) Report Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) details on how the Secretary will establish the pilot program under subsection (a) to ensure all source information is appropriately, singularly, and exclusively shared for the purpose of ensuring the security of the supply chain of covered programs; and (2) the identification of any legislative action or administrative action required to provide the Secretary with specific additional authorities required to fully implement the pilot program. (d) Cleared defense contractors defined In this section, the term cleared defense contractors 1699B. Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Events (a) Establishment There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Events Commission (b) Composition (1) Membership The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows: (A) Three members appointed by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (B) Three members appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (C) Three members appointed by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (D) Three members appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (2) Chair and vice chair (A) Chair The chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representative and the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall jointly designate one member of the Commission to serve as chair of the Commission. (B) Vice chair The ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representative and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall jointly designate one member of the Commission to serve as vice chair of the Commission. (3) Security clearance required Each individual appointed as a member of the Commission shall possess (or have recently possessed before the date of such appointment) the appropriate security clearance necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. (4) Qualification Members of the Commission shall be appointed from among private United States citizens with knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and defense aspects of electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities. (5) Period of appointment; vacancies Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (c) Duties (1) Review and assessment The Commission shall review and assess— (A) the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of potential electromagnetic pulse (hereafter in section referred to as EMP (B) the vulnerability of United States military and civilian systems to EMP attacks and events, including with respect to emergency preparedness and immediate response; (C) the capability of the United States to repair and recover from damage inflicted on United States military and civilian systems by EMP attacks and events; and (D) the feasibility and cost of hardening critical military and civilian systems against EMP attack and events. (2) Recommendations The Commission shall recommend any actions it believes should be taken by the United States to better prepare, prevent, mitigate, or recover military and civilian systems with respect to EMP attacks and events. (d) Cooperation from government (1) Cooperation In carrying out its duties, the Commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense and the pertinent heads of any other Federal agency in providing the Commission with analysis, briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities. (2) Liaison The Secretary shall designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission. (e) Report (1) Final report (A) In general Not later than December 1, 2018, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission. (B) Form of report The report submitted to Congress under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (2) Views of the secretary Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that contains the views of the Secretary with respect to the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission and any actions the Secretary intends to take as a result. (3) Interim briefing Not later than June 1, 2018, the Commission shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a briefing on the status of the activities of the Commission, including a discussion of any interim recommendations. (f) Funding Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense, $3,000,000 is available to fund the activities of the Commission, as specified in the funding tables in division D. (g) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Commission. (h) Termination The Commission shall terminate three months after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under subsection (e)(2). (i) Repeal Title XIV of Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( Public Law 106–398 1699C. Pilot program on electromagnetic spectrum mapping (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to assess the viability of space-based mapping of the electromagnetic spectrum used by the Department of Defense. (b) Duration The authority of the Secretary to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Interim briefing Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate (and to any other congressional defense committee upon request) demonstrating how the Secretary plans to implement the pilot program under subsection (a). (d) Final briefing Not later than 90 days after the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate (and to any other congressional defense committee upon request) on the utility, cost, and other considerations regarding the mapping of the electromagnetic spectrum used by the Department of Defense. XVII Matters Relating to Small Business Procurement A Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses 1701. Improving reporting on small business goals (a) In general Section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E) (1) in clause (i)— (A) in subclause (III), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (V) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract; and (VI) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for purposes of the initial contract; and (VII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (3) in clause (iii)— (A) in subclause (V), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VII) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be qualified HUBZone small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract; and (VIII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (4) in clause (iv)— (A) in subclause (V), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (VII) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of the initial contract; and (VIII) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by women, or a subset of any such concerns; ; (5) in clause (v)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) in subclause (V), by inserting and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by an Indian tribe other than an Alaska Native Corporation for purposes of the initial contract; ; (6) in clause (vi)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) in subclause (V), by inserting and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by a Native Hawaiian Organization for purposes of the initial contract; ; (7) in clause (vii)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned by an Alaska Native Corporation for purposes of the initial contract; and ; and (8) in clause (viii)— (A) in subclause (VII), by striking and (B) in subclause (VIII), by striking and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclauses: (IX) that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase, would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by women for purposes of the initial contract; and (X) that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or a subset of any such concerns; and . (b) Effective date The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall be required to report on the information required by clauses (i)(V), (ii)(VI), (iii)(VII), (iv)(VII), (v)(VI), (vi)(VI), (vii)(VI), and (viii)(IX) of section 15(h)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E) 1702. Uniformity in procurement terminology (a) In general Section 15(j)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(j)(1) greater than $2,500 but not greater than $100,000 greater than the micro-purchase threshold, but not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (b) Technical amendment Section 3(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(m) (m) Definitions relating to contracting In this Act: (1) Prime contract The term prime contract (2) Prime contractor The term prime contractor (3) Simplified acquisition threshold The term simplified acquisition threshold (4) Micro-purchase threshold The term micro-purchase threshold (5) Total purchases and contracts for property and services The term total purchases and contracts for property and services . 1703. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives Section 4(h) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633(h) (h) Commercial market representatives (1) Duties The principal duties of a commercial market representative employed by the Administrator and reporting to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of such official) shall be to advance the policies established in section 8(d)(1) relating to subcontracting. Such duties shall include— (A) helping prime contractors to find small business concerns that are capable of performing subcontracts; (B) for contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3), providing— (i) counseling on the contractor’s responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns; (ii) instruction on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns; and (iii) assistance to increase awards to subcontractors that are small business concerns through visits, training, and reviews of past performance; (C) providing counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3); and (D) conducting periodic reviews of contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3) to assess compliance with subcontracting plans required under section 8(d)(6). (2) Certification requirements (A) In general Consistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B), a commercial market representative referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense certification. (B) Delay of certification requirement The certification described in subparagraph (A) is not required— (i) for any person serving as a commercial market representative on the date of the enactment of this subsection, until the date that is one calendar year after the date such person was appointed as a commercial market representative; or (ii) for any person serving as a commercial market representative on or before November 25, 2015, until November 25, 2020. (3) Job posting requirements The duties and certification requirements described in this subsection shall be included in any initial job posting for the position of a commercial market representative. . 1704. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists Section 4(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633(g) (g) Business Opportunity Specialists (1) Duties The exclusive duties of a Business Opportunity Specialist employed by the Administrator and reporting to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of such official) shall be to implement sections 7, 8, and 45 and to complete other duties related to contracting programs under this Act. Such duties shall include— (A) with respect to small business concerns eligible to receive contracts and subcontracts pursuant to section 8(a)— (i) providing guidance, counseling, and referrals for assistance with technical, management, financial, or other matters that will improve the competitive viability of such concerns; (ii) identifying causes of success or failure of such concerns; (iii) providing comprehensive assessments of such concerns, including identifying the strengths and weaknesses of such concerns; (iv) monitoring and documenting compliance with the requirements of sections 7 and 8 and any regulations implementing those sections; (v) explaining the requirements of sections 7, 8, 15, 31, 36, and 45; and (vi) advising on compliance with contracting regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of such a contract or subcontract; (B) reviewing and monitoring compliance with mentor-protege agreements under section 45; (C) representing the interests of the Administrator and small business concerns in the award, modification, and administration of contracts and subcontracts awarded pursuant to section 8(a); and (D) reporting fraud or abuse under section 7, 8, 15, 31, 36, or 45 or any regulations implementing such sections. (2) Certification requirements (A) In general Consistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B), a Business Opportunity Specialist described under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense certification. (B) Delay of certification requirement The certification described in subparagraph (A) is not required— (i) for any person serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist on the date of the enactment of this subsection, until the date that is one calendar year after the date such person was appointed as a Business Opportunity Specialist; or (ii) for any person serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist on or before January 3, 2013, until January 3, 2020. (3) Job posting requirements The duties and certification requirements described in this subsection shall be included in any initial job posting for the position of a Business Opportunity Specialist. . B Women’s Business Programs 1711. Office of Women’s Business Ownership Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(g) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: (B) Responsibilities The responsibilities of the Assistant Administrator shall be to administer the programs and services of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership. (C) Duties The Assistant Administrator shall perform the following functions with respect to the Office of Women’s Business Ownership: (i) Recommend the annual administrative and program budgets of the Office and eligible entities receiving a grant under the Women’s Business Center Program. (ii) Review the annual budgets submitted by each eligible entity receiving a grant under the Women’s Business Center Program. (iii) Select applicants to receive grants to operate a women’s business center after reviewing information required by this section, including the budget of each applicant. (iv) Collaborate with other Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit enterprises to maximize utilization of taxpayer dollars and reduce (or eliminate) any duplication among the programs overseen by the Office of Women’s Business Ownership and those of other entities that provide similar services to women entrepreneurs. (v) Maintain a clearinghouse to provide for the dissemination and exchange of information between women’s business centers. (vi) Serve as the vice chairperson of the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise and as the liaison for the National Women’s Business Council. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Mission The mission of the Office of Women's Business Ownership shall be to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling by— (A) fostering participation of women entrepreneurs in the economy by overseeing a network of women's business centers throughout States and territories; (B) creating public-private partnerships to support women entrepreneurs and conducting outreach and education to startup and existing small business concerns owned and controlled by women; and (C) working with other programs overseen by the Administrator to ensure women are well-represented and being served and identifying gaps where participation by women could be increased. (4) Accreditation program (A) Establishment Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall establish standards for an accreditation program for accrediting eligible entities receiving a grant under this section. (B) Transition provision Before the date on which standards are established under subparagraph (A), the Administrator may not terminate a grant under this section absent evidence of fraud or other criminal misconduct by the recipient. (C) Contracting authority The Administrator may provide financial assistance, by contract or otherwise, to a relevant national women’s business center representative association to provide assistance in establishing the standards required under subparagraph (A) or for carrying out an accreditation program pursuant to such standards. . 1712. Women’s Business Center Program (a) Definitions Section 29(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(a) (1) by striking paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) the term eligible entity (A) an organization described in section 501(c) (B) a State, regional, or local economic development organization, so long as the organization certifies that grant funds received under this section will not be commingled with other funds; (C) an institution of higher education, unless such institution is currently receiving a grant under section 21; (D) a development, credit, or finance corporation chartered by a State, so long as the corporation certifies that grant funds received under this section will not be commingled with other funds; or (E) any combination of entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D); ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (5) the term women's business center . (b) Authority Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (2) by striking The Administration 5-year projects (1) In general There is established a Women’s Business Center Program under which the Administrator may provide a grant to any eligible entity to operate one or more women’s business centers ; (3) by striking The projects shall (2) Use of funds The women’s business centers shall be designed to provide counseling and training that meets the needs of women, especially socially or economically disadvantaged women, and shall ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (3) Amount of grants (A) In general The amount of a grant provided under this subsection to an eligible entity per project year shall be not more than $185,000 (as such amount is annually adjusted by the Administrator to reflect the change in inflation). (B) Additional grants (i) In general Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to an eligible entity that has received $185,000 under this subsection in a project year, the Administrator may award an additional grant under this subsection of up to $65,000 during such project year if the Administrator determines that the eligible entity— (I) agrees to obtain, after its application has been approved and notice of award has been issued, cash contributions from non-Federal sources of 1 non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar; (II) is in good standing with the Women's Business Center Program; and (III) has met performance goals for the previous project year, if applicable. (ii) Limitations The Administrator may only award additional grants under clause (i)— (I) during the 3rd and 4th quarters of the fiscal year; and (II) from unobligated amounts made available to the Administrator to carry out this section. (4) Notice and comment required The Administrator may only make a change to the standards by which an eligible entity obtains or maintains grants under this section, the standards for accreditation, or any other requirement for the operation of a women’s business center if the Administrator first provides notice and the opportunity for public comment, as set forth in section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, without regard to any exceptions provided for under such section. . (c) Conditions of participation Section 29(c) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(c) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking the recipient organization an eligible entity (B) by striking financial assistance a grant (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking financial assistance authorized pursuant to this section may be made by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement and grants authorized pursuant to this section (B) in the second sentence, by striking a recipient organization an eligible entity (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking recipient of assistance eligible entity (B) by striking during any project, it shall not be eligible thereafter during any project for 2 consecutive years, the eligible entity shall not be eligible at any time after that 2-year period (C) by striking such organization the eligible entity (D) by striking the recipient the eligible entity (4) by adding at end the following: (5) Separation of project and funds An eligible entity shall— (A) carry out a project under this section separately from other projects, if any, of the eligible entity; and (B) separately maintain and account for any grants under this section. (6) Examination of eligible entities (A) Required site visit Each applicant, prior to receiving a grant under this section, shall have a site visit by an employee of the Administration, in order to ensure that the applicant has sufficient resources to provide the services for which the grant is being provided. (B) Annual review An employee of the Administration shall— (i) conduct an annual review of the compliance of each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section with the grant agreement, including a financial examination; and (ii) provide such review to the eligible entity as required under subsection (l). (7) Remediation of problems (A) Plan of action If a review of an eligible entity under paragraph (6)(B) identifies any problems, the eligible entity shall, within 45 calendar days after receiving such review, provide the Assistant Administrator with a plan of action, including specific milestones, for correcting such problems. (B) Plan of action review by the Assistant Administrator The Assistant Administrator shall review each plan of action submitted under subparagraph (A) within 30 calendar days after receiving such plan and— (i) if the Assistant Administrator determines that such plan will bring the eligible entity into compliance with all the terms of the grant agreement, approve such plan; or (ii) if the Assistant Administrator determines that such plan is inadequate to remedy the problems identified in the annual review to which the plan of action relates, the Assistant Administrator shall set forth such reasons in writing and provide such determination to the eligible entity within 15 calendar days after such determination. (C) Amendment to plan of action An eligible entity receiving a determination under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 calendar days after the receipt of the determination to amend the plan of action to satisfy the problems identified by the Assistant Administrator and resubmit such plan to the Assistant Administrator. (D) Amended plan review by the Assistant Administrator Within 15 calendar days after the receipt of an amended plan of action under subparagraph (C), the Assistant Administrator shall either approve or reject such plan and provide such approval or rejection in writing to the eligible entity. (E) Appeal of Assistant Administrator determination (i) In general If the Assistant Administrator rejects an amended plan under subparagraph (D), the eligible entity shall have the opportunity to appeal such decision to the Administrator, who may delegate such appeal to an appropriate officer of the Administration. (ii) Opportunity for explanation Any appeal described under clause (i) shall provide an opportunity for the eligible entity to provide, in writing, an explanation of why the eligible entity’s plan remedies the problems identified in the annual review. (iii) Notice of determination The determination of the appeal shall be provided to the eligible entity, in writing, within 15 calendar days after the eligible entity’s filing of the appeal. (iv) Effect of failure to act If the Administrator fails to act on an appeal made under this subparagraph within the 15 calendar day period specified under clause (iii), the eligible entity’s amended plan of action submitted under subparagraph (C) shall be deemed to be approved. (8) Termination of Grant (A) In general The Administrator shall require that, if an eligible entity fails to comply with a plan of action approved by the Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7)(B)(i) or an amended plan of action approved by the Assistant Administrator under paragraph (7)(D) or approved on appeal under paragraph (7)(E), the Assistant Administrator terminate the grant provided to the eligible entity under this section. (B) Appeal of termination An eligible entity that has a grant terminated under subparagraph (A) shall have the opportunity to challenge the termination on the record and after an opportunity for a hearing. (C) Final agency action The determination made pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be considered final agency action for the purposes of chapter 7 . (d) Submission of 5-Year plan Section 29(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(e) (1) by striking applicant organization eligible entity (2) by striking a recipient organization an eligible entity (3) by striking financial assistance grants (4) by striking site (e) Applications and criteria for initial grant Subsection (f) of section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 (f) Applications and criteria for initial grant (1) Application Each eligible entity desiring a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Administrator an application that contains— (A) a certification that the eligible entity— (i) has designated an executive director or program manager, who may be compensated using grant funds under subsection (b) or other sources, to manage the women's business center for which a grant under subsection (b) is sought; and (ii) meets the accounting and reporting requirements established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; (B) information demonstrating that the eligible entity has the ability and resources to meet the needs of the market to be served by the women's business center, including the ability to obtain the non-Federal contribution required under subsection (c); (C) information relating to the assistance to be provided by the women's business center in the area in which the women's business center is located; (D) information demonstrating the experience and effectiveness of the eligible entity in— (i) conducting the services described under subsection (a)(5); (ii) providing training and services to a representative number of women who are socially or economically disadvantaged; and (iii) working with resource partners of the Administration and other entities, such as universities; and (E) a 5-year plan that describes the ability of the eligible entity to provide the services described under subsection (a)(3), including to a representative number of women who are socially or economically disadvantaged. (2) Review and approval of applications for initial grants (A) Review and selection of eligible entities (i) In general The Administrator shall review applications to determine whether the applicant can meet obligations to perform the activities required by a grant under this section, including— (I) the experience of the applicant in conducting activities required by this section; (II) the amount of time needed for the applicant to commence operations should it be awarded a grant; (III) the capacity of the applicant to meet the accreditation standards established by the Administrator in a timely manner; (IV) the ability of the applicant to sustain operations for more than 5 years (including its ability to obtain sufficient non-Federal funds for that period); (V) the location of the women’s business center and its proximity to other grant recipients under this section; and (VI) the population density of the area to be served by the women’s business center. (ii) Selection criteria (I) Guidance The Administrator shall issue guidance (after providing an opportunity for notice and comment) to specify the criteria for review and selection of applicants under this subsection. (II) Modifications prohibited after announcement With respect to a public announcement of any opportunity to be awarded a grant under this section made by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (l)(1), the Administrator may not modify guidance issued pursuant to subclause (I) with respect to such opportunity unless required to do so by an Act of Congress or an order of a Federal court. (III) Rule of construction Nothing in this clause may be construed as prohibiting the Administrator from modifying the guidance issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after providing an opportunity for notice and comment) as such guidance applies to an opportunity to be awarded a grant under this section that the Administrator has not yet publicly announced pursuant to subsection (l)(1). (B) Record retention (i) In general The Administrator shall maintain a copy of each application submitted under this subsection for not less than 5 years. (ii) Paperwork reduction The Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the paperwork burden associated with carrying out clause (i). . (f) Notification requirements under the Women’s Business Center Program Section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 (l) Notification requirements under the Women’s Business Center Program The Administrator shall provide— (1) a public announcement of any opportunity to be awarded grants under this section, and such announcement shall include the standards by which such award will be made, including the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii); (2) the opportunity for any applicant for a grant under this section that failed to obtain such a grant a debriefing with the Assistant Administrator to review the reasons for the applicant’s failure; and (3) with respect to any site visit or evaluation of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section that is carried out by an officer or employee of the Administration (other than the Inspector General), a copy of the site visit report or evaluation, as applicable, within 30 calendar days after the completion of such visit or evaluation. . (g) Continued funding for centers Section 29(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(m) (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Application and approval for continuation grants (A) Solicitation of applications The Administrator shall solicit applications and award continuation grants under this subsection for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every third fiscal year thereafter. (B) Contents of application Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Administrator an application that contains— (i) a certification that the applicant— (I) is an eligible entity; (II) has designated an executive director or program manager to manage the women's business center operated by the applicant; and (III) as a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, agrees— (aa) to receive a site visit as part of the final selection process, at the discretion of the Administrator; and (bb) to remedy any problem identified pursuant to the site visit under item (aa); (ii) information demonstrating that the applicant has the ability and resources to meet the needs of the market to be served by the women's business center for which a grant under this subsection is sought, including the ability to obtain the non-Federal contribution required under paragraph (4)(C); (iii) information relating to assistance to be provided by the women's business center in the geographic area served by the women's business center for which a grant under this subsection is sought; (iv) information demonstrating that the applicant has worked with resource partners of the Administration and other entities; (v) a 3-year plan that describes the services provided by the women's business center for which a grant under this subsection is sought— (I) to serve women who are business owners or potential business owners by conducting training and counseling activities; and (II) to provide training and services to a representative number of women who are socially or economically disadvantaged; and (vi) any additional information that the Administrator may reasonably require. (C) Review and approval of applications for grants (i) In general The Administrator— (I) shall review each application submitted under subparagraph (B), based on the information described in such subparagraph and the criteria set forth under clause (ii) of this subparagraph; and (II) as part of the final selection process, may conduct a site visit to each women's business center for which a grant under this subsection is sought to evaluate the women's business center using the selection criteria described in clause (ii)(II). (ii) Selection criteria (I) In general The Administrator shall evaluate applicants for grants under this subsection in accordance with selection criteria that are— (aa) established before the date on which applicants are required to submit the applications; (bb) stated in terms of relative importance; and (cc) publicly available and stated in each solicitation for applications for grants under this subsection made by the Administrator. (II) Required criteria The selection criteria for a grant under this subsection shall include— (aa) the total number of entrepreneurs served by the applicant; (bb) the total number of new startup companies assisted by the applicant; (cc) the percentage of clients of the applicant that are socially or economically disadvantaged; (dd) the percentage of individuals in the community served by the applicant who are socially or economically disadvantaged; (ee) the successful accreditation of the applicant under the accreditation program developed under subsection (g)(5); and (ff) any additional criteria that the Administrator may reasonably require. (iii) Conditions for continued funding In determining whether to make a grant under this subsection, the Administrator— (I) shall consider the results of the most recent evaluation of the women's business center for which a grant under this subsection is sought, and, to a lesser extent, previous evaluations; and (II) may withhold a grant under this subsection, if the Administrator determines that the applicant has failed to provide the information required to be provided under this paragraph, or the information provided by the applicant is inadequate. (D) Notification Not later than 60 calendar days after the date of each deadline to submit applications under this paragraph, the Administrator shall approve or deny each submitted application and notify the applicant for each such application of the approval or denial. (E) Record retention (i) In general The Administrator shall maintain a copy of each application submitted under this paragraph for not less than 5 years. (ii) Paperwork reduction The Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the paperwork burden associated with carrying out clause (i). ; and (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) Award to previous recipients There shall be no limitation on the number of times the Administrator may award a grant to an applicant under this subsection. . (h) Technical and conforming amendments Section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 (1) in subsection (h)(2), by striking to award a contract (as a sustainability grant) under subsection (l) or (2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking The Administration Not later than November 1 of each year, the Administrator (3) in subsection (k)— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following: (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration to carry out this section, to remain available until expended, $21,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021. ; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Exceptions Of the amount made available under this subsection for a fiscal year, the following amounts shall be available for selection panel costs, costs associated with maintaining an accreditation program, and post-award conference costs: (i) For the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 2.65 percent. (ii) For the second fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2021, 2.5 percent. ; and (4) in subsection (m)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subsection (b) or (l) this subsection or subsection (b) (B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking or subsection (l) (i) Effect on existing grants (1) Terms and conditions A nonprofit organization receiving a grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(m) 15 U.S.C. 656(m)(5) (2) Length of continuation grant The Administrator of the Small Business Administration may award a grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business Act to a nonprofit organization receiving a grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(m) (A) beginning on the day after the last day of the grant agreement under such section 29(m); and (B) ending at the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 1713. Matching requirements under Women's Business Center Program Section 29(c) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(c) (9) Waiver of non-Federal share (A) In general Upon request by an eligible entity, and in accordance with this paragraph, the Administrator may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under this subsection for counseling and training activities of the eligible entity carried out using a grant under this section for a fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive the requirement for an eligible entity to obtain non-Federal funds under this paragraph for more than a total of 2 consecutive fiscal years. (B) Considerations In determining whether to waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under this paragraph, the Administrator shall consider— (i) the economic conditions affecting the eligible entity; (ii) the impact a waiver under this paragraph would have on the credibility of the Women's Business Center Program under this section; (iii) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to raise non-Federal funds; and (iv) the performance of the eligible entity. (C) Limitation The Administrator may not waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under this paragraph if granting the waiver would undermine the credibility of the Women's Business Center Program. (10) Solicitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible entity may— (A) solicit cash and in-kind contributions from private individuals and entities to be used to carry out the activities of the eligible entity under a project conducted under this section; and (B) use amounts made available by the Administrator under this section for the cost of such solicitation and management of the contributions received. (11) Excess non-Federal dollars The amount of non-Federal dollars obtained by an eligible entity that is above the amount that is required to be obtained by the eligible entity under this subsection shall not be subject to the requirements of part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, if such amount of non-Federal dollars— (A) is not used as matching funds for purposes of implementing the Women’s Business Center Program; and (B) was not obtained using funds from the Women’s Business Center Program. . C SCORE Program 1721. SCORE reauthorization Section 20 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) SCORE program There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums as may be necessary for the Administrator to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not exceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019. . 1722. SCORE program Section 8 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking a Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) the SCORE program described in subsection (c) (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection: (c) SCORE program (1) Definition In this subsection: (A) SCORE Association The term SCORE Association (B) SCORE program The term SCORE program (2) Management and volunteers (A) In general The Administrator shall provide a grant to the SCORE Association to manage the SCORE program. (B) Volunteers A volunteer participating in the SCORE program shall— (i) based on the business experience and knowledge of the volunteer— (I) provide at no cost to individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns personal counseling, mentoring, and coaching relating to the process of starting, expanding, managing, buying, and selling a business; and (II) facilitate low-cost educational workshops for individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns; and (ii) as appropriate, use tools, resources, and expertise of other organizations to carry out the SCORE program. (3) Plans and goals The Administrator, in consultation with the SCORE Association, shall ensure that the SCORE program and each chapter of the SCORE program develop and implement plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently provide services to individuals in rural areas, economically disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally underserved communities, including plans for electronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter expansion, partnerships, and the development of new skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE program. (4) Annual report The SCORE Association shall submit to the Administrator an annual report that contains— (A) the number of individuals counseled or trained under the SCORE program; (B) the number of hours of counseling provided under the SCORE program; and (C) to the extent possible— (i) the number of small business concerns formed with assistance from the SCORE program; (ii) the number of small business concerns expanded with assistance from the SCORE program; and (iii) the number of jobs created with assistance from the SCORE program. (5) Privacy requirements (A) In general Neither the Administrator nor the SCORE Association may disclose the name, address, or telephone number of any individual or small business concern receiving assistance from the SCORE Association without the consent of such individual or small business concern, unless— (i) the Administrator is ordered to make such a disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal enforcement action initiated by a Federal or State agency; or (ii) the Administrator determines such a disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of conducting a financial audit of the SCORE program, in which case disclosure shall be limited to the information necessary for the audit. (B) Administrator use of information This paragraph shall not— (i) restrict the access of the Administrator to program activity data; or (ii) prevent the Administrator from using client information to conduct client surveys. (C) Standards (i) In general The Administrator shall, after the opportunity for notice and comment, establish standards for— (I) disclosures with respect to financial audits under subparagraph (A)(ii); and (II) conducting client surveys, including standards for oversight of the surveys and for dissemination and use of client information. (ii) Maximum privacy protection The standards issued under this subparagraph shall, to the extent practicable, provide for the maximum amount of privacy protection. . 1723. Online component (a) In general Section 8(c) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(c) (6) Online component In carrying out this subsection, the SCORE Association shall make use of online counseling, including by developing and implementing webinars and an electronic mentoring platform to expand access to services provided under this subsection and to further support entrepreneurs. . (b) Online component report (1) In general Not later than September 30, 2018, the SCORE Association shall issue a report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the effectiveness of the electronic mentoring and webinars required as part of the SCORE program, including— (A) how the SCORE Association determines electronic mentoring and webinar needs, develops training for electronic mentoring, establishes webinar curricula, and evaluates webinar and electronic mentoring results; (B) describing the internal controls that are used and a summary of the topics covered by the webinars; and (C) performance metrics, including the number of small business concerns counseled by, the number of small business concerns created by, the number of jobs created and retained by, and the funding amounts directed towards such online counseling and webinars. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms SCORE Association SCORE program 15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1) 1724. Study and report on the future role of the SCORE program (a) Study The SCORE Association shall carry out a study on the future role of the SCORE program and develop a strategic plan for how the SCORE program will evolve to meet the needs of small business concerns over the course of the 5 years following the date of enactment of this Act, with markers and specific objectives for the first, third, and final year of the 5-year period. (b) Report Not later than the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the SCORE Association shall submit a report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing— (1) all findings and determination made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a); (2) the strategic plan developed under subsection (a); (3) an explanation of how the SCORE Association plans to achieve the strategic plan, assuming both stagnant and increased funding levels. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms SCORE Association SCORE program 15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1) 1725. Technical and conforming amendments (a) Small business act The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 (1) in section 7 ( 15 U.S.C. 636 (A) in subsection (b)(12)(A), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (B) in subsection (m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (2) in section 22 ( 15 U.S.C. 649 (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (b) Other laws (1) Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Section 621 of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 ( 15 U.S.C. 657p (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) the term SCORE program 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B) ; and (B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE program (2) Energy Policy and Conservation Act Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A) Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) SCORE program D Small Business Development Centers Improvements 1731. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 (1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and (2) by inserting after section 46 the following new section: 47. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs (a) Expanded support for entrepreneurs (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator shall only use the programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections 358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial education, support for the development and maintenance of clusters, or business training. (2) Exception This section shall not apply to services provided to assist small business concerns owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 8(a)(13)). (b) Annual report Beginning on the first December 1 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities undertaken in the current fiscal year. This report shall include— (1) a description and operating details for each activity; (2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard operating procedures for each activity; (3) a description of the process used to award grants under each activity; (4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and vendors (including organization name and location) and the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for each activity; (5) the amount of funding obligated for the current fiscal year for each activity; and (6) the names and titles for those individuals responsible for each activity. . 1732. Marketing of services Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 (o) No prohibition of marketing of services The Administrator may not prohibit applicants receiving grants under this section from marketing and advertising their services to individuals and small business concerns. . 1733. Data collection (a) In general Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A) (1) by striking as provided in this section and as provided in this section, (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (iv) governing data collection activities related to applicants receiving grants under this section (b) Annual report on data collection Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 (p) Annual Report on data collection The Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on any data collection activities related to the Small Business Development Center Program. . (c) Working group To improve data collection (1) Establishment and study The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall establish a group to be known as the Data Collection Working Group (2) Report Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Data Collection Working Group shall submit a report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing the findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under paragraph (1), including— (A) recommendations for revising existing data collection practices; and (B) a proposed plan for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to implement such recommendations. 1734. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C) (D) Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships Participation in private partnerships and cosponsorships with the Administration shall not limit small business development centers from collecting fees or other income related to the operation of such private partnerships and cosponsorships. . 1735. Equity for small business development centers Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(I) (I) In general Of the amounts made available in any fiscal year to carry out this section, not more than $600,000 may be used by the Administration to pay expenses described under subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 20(a)(1). . 1736. Confidentiality requirements Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A) under this section to any State, local, or Federal agency, or to any third party 1737. Limitation on award of grants to small business development centers (a) In general Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking any women's business center operating pursuant to section 29, (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (q) Limitation on award of grants Except for not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may not award grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under this section to any entity other than those that received grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under this section prior to the date of the enactment of this subsection, and that seek to renew such grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) after such date. . (b) Rule of Construction The amendments made by this section may not be construed as prohibiting a women’s business center from receiving a subgrant from an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 E Miscellaneous 1741. Modification of past performance pilot program to include consideration of past performance with allies of the United States (a) In general Section 8(d)(17) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17) (1) in subparagraph (G)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting and, set forth separately, the number of small business exporters, small business concerns (B) in clause (ii), by inserting , set forth separately by applications from small business concerns and from small business exporters, applications (2) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows: (H) Definitions In this paragraph— (i) the term appropriate official (I) a commercial market representative; (II) another individual designated by the senior official appointed by the Administrator with responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36; or (III) the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of a Federal agency, if the head of the Federal agency and the Administrator agree; (ii) the term defense item 22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(4)(A) (iii) the term major non-NATO ally 22 U.S.C. 2321k (iv) the term past performance 22 U.S.C. 2778 (v) the term small business exporter 22 U.S.C. 2778 . (b) Technical amendment Section 8(d)(17)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17)(A) paragraph 13(A) paragraph (13)(A) B Military Construction Authorizations 2001. Short title This division may be cited as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law (a) Expiration of authorizations after three years Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of— (1) October 1, 2020; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2021. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of— (1) October 1, 2020; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2021 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 2003. Effective date Titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX shall take effect on the later of— (1) October 1, 2017; or (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. XXI Army Military Construction 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Inside the United States State Installation Amount Alabama Fort Rucker $38,000,000 Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base $22,000,000 Fort Huachuca $30,000,000 California Fort Irwin $3,000,000 Colorado Fort Carson $29,300,000 Florida Eglin Air Force Base $18,000,000 Georgia Fort Benning $38,800,000 Fort Gordon $51,500,000 Indiana Crane Army Ammunition Plant $24,000,000 New York U.S. Military Academy $22,000,000 South Carolina Fort Jackson $60,000,000 Shaw Air Force Base $25,000,000 Texas Camp Bullis $13,600,000 Fort Hood $70,000,000 Virginia Joint Base Langley-Eustis $34,000,000 Joint Base Myer-Henderson $20,000,000 Washington Joint Base Lewis-McChord $66,000,000 Yakima $19,500,000 (b) Outside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the military construction project for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Army: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Germany Stuttgart $40,000,000 Weisbaden $43,000,000 Korea Kunsan Air Base $53,000,000 2102. Family housing (a) Construction and acquisition Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Army: Family Housing State/Country Installation Units Amount Georgia Fort Gordon Family Housing New Construction $6,100,000 Germany South Camp Vilseck Family Housing New Construction $22,445,000 Kwajalein Kwajalein Atoll Family Housing Replacement Construction $31,000,000 Massachusetts Natick Family Housing Replacement Construction $21,000,000 (b) Planning and design Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $33,559,000. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $34,156,000. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2014 project In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 project In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 2107. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2014 project (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2014 Project Authorization State or Country Installation or Location Project Amount Japan Kyogamisaki Company Operations Complex $33,000,000 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount California Military Ocean Terminal Concord Access Control Point $9,900,000 Hawaii Fort Shafter Command and Control Facility (SCIF) $370,000,000 Japan Kadena Air Base Missile Magazine $10,600,000 Texas Fort Hood Simulation Center $46,000,000 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2007 projects (a) Project authorization In connection with the authorizations contained in the tables in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65 Public Law 108–375 Public Law 109–163 Public Law 109–364 (b) Congressional notification The Secretary of the Army shall provide information in accordance with section 2851(c) of title 10, United States Code, regarding the projects described in subsection (a). XXII Navy Military Construction 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount Arizona Yuma $36,358,000 California Barstow $36,539,000 Camp Pendleton $61,139,000 Lemoore $60,828,000 Twentynine Palms $55,099,000 Miramar $47,600,000 Coronado $36,000,000 District of Columbia NSA Washington $14,810,000 Florida Mayport $84,818,000 Georgia Albany $43,300,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas $284,679,000 Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam $73,200,000 Wahiawa $65,864,000 Maine Kittery $61,692,000 North Carolina Camp Lejeune $103,767,000 Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station $15,671,000 Virginia Dam Neck $29,262,000 Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story $2,596,000 Portsmouth $72,990,000 Yorktown $36,358,000 Washington Indian Island $44,440,000 (b) Outside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installation or location outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Greece Souda Bay $22,045,000 Japan Iwakuni $21,860,000 2202. Family housing (a) Construction and acquisition Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table: Navy: Family Housing Country Installation Units Amount Bahrain Island SW Asia Construct On-Base GFOQ $2,138,000 Mariana Islands Guam Replace Andersen Housing PH II $40,875,000 (b) Planning and design Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,418,000. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $36,251,000. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2201 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2205. Extension of authorizations for certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 Public Law 114–328 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Project Amount Illinois Great Lakes Unaccompanied Housing $35,851,000 Nevada Fallon Wastewater Treatment Plant $11,334,000 Virginia Quantico Fuller Road Improvements $9,013,000 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount District of Columbia NSA Washington Electronics Science and Technology Lab $31,735,000 Maryland Indian Head Advanced Energetics Research Lab Complex Ph 2 $15,346,000 XXIII Air Force Military Construction 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount Alaska Eielson Air Force Base $168,900,000 California Travis Air Force Base $122,500,000 Colorado Buckley Air Force Base $38,000,000 Fort Carson $13,000,000 U.S. Air Force Academy $30,000,000 Florida Eglin Air Force Base $90,700,000 MacDill Air Force Base $8,100,000 Tyndall Air Force Base $17,000,000 Georgia Robins Air Force Base $9,800,000 Kansas McConnell Air Force Base $17,500,000 Maryland Joint Base Andrews $271,500,000 Nevada Nellis Air Force Base $61,000,000 New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base $42,000,000 Holloman Air Force Base $4,250,000 Kirtland Air Force Base $9,300,000 New Jersey McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst $146,500,000 North Dakota Minot Air Force Base $27,000,000 Oklahoma Altus Air Force Base $4,900,000 Texas Joint Base San Antonio $156,630,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $28,000,000 Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force Base $62,000,000 (b) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installation or location outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Australia Darwin $76,000,000 United Kingdom RAF Fairford $45,650,000 RAF Lakenheath $136,992,000 2302. Family housing Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,445,000. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $80,617,000. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2301 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 projects (a) Hanscom Air Force Base In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 (b) Mariana Islands In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 (c) Chabelley Airfield In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2902 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 (d) Scott Air Force Base The table in section 4601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 Consolidated Corrosion Facility add/alter. Consolidated Communication Facility add/alter. 2306. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2015 Project Authorization State Installation Project Amount Alaska Clear Air Force Station Emergency Power Plant Fuel Storage $11,500,000 Oklahoma Tinker Air Force Base KC-46 Two-Bay Maintenance Hangar $63,000,000 XXIV Defense Agencies Military Construction 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Defense Agencies: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount California Camp Pendleton $43,642,000 Coronado $258,735,000 Colorado Schriever Air Force Base $10,200,000 Florida Eglin Air Force Base $9,100,000 Hurlburt Field $46,400,000 Georgia Fort Gordon $10,350,000 Guam Andersen Air Force Base $23,900,000 Hawaii Kunia $5,000,000 Missouri Fort Leonard Wood $381,300,000 St. Louis $812,000,000 New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base $8,228,000 North Carolina Camp Lejeune $90,039,000 Fort Bragg $57,778,000 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base $20,000,000 South Carolina Shaw Air Force Base $22,900,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $20,000,000 Virginia Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story $23,000,000 Norfolk $18,500,000 Pentagon $50,100,000 Portsmouth $22,500,000 Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations $64,364,000 (b) Outside the united states Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Defense Agencies: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Germany Spangdahlem Air Base $79,141,000 Stuttgart $46,609,000 Greece Souda Bay $18,100,000 Italy Vicenza $62,406,000 Japan Iwakuni $30,800,000 Kadena Air Base $27,573,000 Okinawa $11,900,000 Sasebo $45,600,000 Torii Commo Station $25,323,000 Puerto Rico Punta Borinquen $61,071,000 United Kingdom Menwith Hill Station $11,000,000 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and conservation projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy resiliency and conservation projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy resiliency and conservation projects under chapter 173 Energy Resiliency and Conservation Projects: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount Colorado Schriever Air Force Base $15,260,000 Guam Andersen Air Force Base $5,880,000 NAVBASE Guam $6,920,000 Hawaii MCBH Kaneohe Bay $6,185,000 Illinois MTC Marseilles $3,000,000 Maryland NSA South Potomac-Indian Head $10,790,000 Missouri Fort Leonard Wood $5,300,000 Montana Malmstrom AFB $6,086,000 North Carolina Fort Bragg $3,000,000 Lejeune/New River $9,750,000 Utah Tooele Army Depot $6,400,000 Dugway Proving Ground $8,700,000 Hill Air Force Base $8,467,000 Wyoming F.E. Warren $4,500,000 Various Locations Various Locations $12,232,000 (b) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy resiliency and conservation projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy resiliency and conservation projects under chapter 173 Energy Resiliency and Conservation Projects: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Honduras Soto Cano Air Base $12,600,000 Italy NSA Naples $2,700,000 Japan CFA Yokosuka $8,530,000 Korea Osan Air Base $13,700,000 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 project In the case of the authorization in the table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 Public Law 114–328 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Project Amount United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lakenheath Lakenheath Middle/High School Replacement $69,638,000 Virginia Marine Corps Base Quantico Quantico Middle/High School Replacement $40,586,000 Pentagon PFPA Support Operations Center $14,800,000 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Project Amount Australia Geraldton Combined Communications Gateway Geraldton $9,600,000 Belgium Brussels Brussels Elementary/High School Replacement $41,626,000 Japan Okinawa Kubasaki High School Replacement/Renovation $99,420,000 Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo E.J. King High School Replacement/Renovation $37,681,000 Mississippi Stennis SOF Land Acquisition Western Maneuver Area $17,224,000 New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base SOF Squadron Operations Facility (STS) $23,333,000 Virginia Defense Distribution Depot Richmond Replace Access Control Point $5,700,000 Joint Base Langley-Eustis Hospital Addition/Central Utility Plant Replacement $41,200,000 Pentagon Redundant Chilled Water Loop $15,100,000 XXV International Programs A North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601. B Host Country In-Kind Contributions 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects Country Component Installation or Location Project Amount Korea Army Camp Humphreys Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing, Phase 1 $76,000,000 Army Camp Humphreys Type I Aircraft Parking Apron $10,000,000 Air Force Kunsan Air Base Construct Airfield Damage Repair Warehouse $6,500,000 Air Force Osan Air Base Main Gate Entry Control Facilities $13,000,000 2512. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 projects (a) Camp Humphreys In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2511 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 (b) K-16 Air Base In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2511 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328 XXVI Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities A Project Authorizations and Authorizations of Appropriations 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army National Guard State Location Amount Delaware New Castle $36,000,000 Idaho Orchard Training Area $22,000,000 MTC Gowen $9,000,000 Maine Presque Isle $17,500,000 Maryland Sykesville $19,000,000 Minnesota Arden Hills $39,000,000 Missouri Springfield $32,000,000 New Mexico Las Cruces $8,600,000 Virginia Fort Pickett $4,550,000 Fort Belvoir $15,000,000 Washington Tumwater $31,000,000 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army Reserve State Location Amount California Fallbrook $36,000,000 Washington Lewis-McChord $30,000,000 Wisconsin Fort McCoy $13,000,000 Puerto Rico Fort Buchanan $26,000,000 Aguadilla $12,400,000 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve State Location Amount California Lemoore $17,330,000 Georgia Fort Gordon $17,797,000 New Jersey Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst $11,573,000 Texas Fort Worth $12,637,000 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air National Guard State Location Amount California March Air Force Base $15,000,000 Colorado Peterson Air Force Base $8,000,000 Connecticut Bradley IAP $7,000,000 Indiana Fort Wayne International Airport $1,900,000 Hulman Regional Airport $8,000,000 Kentucky Louisville IAP $9,000,000 Mississippi Jackson International Airport $8,000,000 Missouri Rosecrans Memorial Airport $10,000,000 New York Hancock Field $6,800,000 Ohio Toledo Express Airport $15,000,000 Rickenbacker International Airport $8,000,000 Oklahoma Tulsa International Airport $8,000,000 Oregon Klamath Falls IAP $18,500,000 South Dakota Joe Foss Field $12,000,000 Tennessee McGhee-Tyson Airport $25,000,000 Wisconsin Dane County Regional/Airport Truax Field $8,000,000 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force Reserve State Location Amount Florida Patrick Air Force Base $25,000,000 Georgia Robins Air Force Base $32,000,000 Guam Joint Region Marianas $5,200,000 Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam $5,500,000 Massachusetts Westover ARB $10,000,000 Minnesota Minneapolis-St Paul IAP $9,000,000 North Carolina Seymour Johnson Air Force Base $6,400,000 Texas NAS JRB Fort Worth $3,100,000 Utah Hill Air Force Base $3,100,000 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 B Other Matters 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 project In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Project Amount Florida Homestead ARB Entry Control Complex $9,800,000 Maryland Fort Meade 175th Network Warfare Squadron Facility $4,000,000 New York Bullville Army Reserve Center $14,500,000 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2015 Project Authorizations State Location Project Amount Mississippi Starkville Army Reserve Center $9,300,000 New Hampshire Pease KC-46A ADAL Airfield Pavements and Hydrant Systems $7,100,000 XXVII Base Realignment and Closure Activities 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510 10 U.S.C. 2687 Public Law 112–239 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. XXVIII Military Construction General Provisions A Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 2801. Elimination of written notice requirement for military construction activities and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and reports (a) Military construction authorities Subchapter I of chapter 169 (1) Section 2803(b) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking seven-day period five-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the seven-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (2) Section 2804(b) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking 14-day period seven-day period; and (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the seven-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (3) Section 2805 is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) by striking in writing (ii) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (iii) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (B) in subsection (d)(3)— (i) by striking in writing (ii) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (iii) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (4) Section 2806(c) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting of Defense The Secretary (B) by striking (A) , only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the increase, including the reasons for the increase and the source of the funds to be used for the increase. (5) Section 2807 is amended— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (ii) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided (B) in subsection (c), by striking (1) only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the need for the increase, including the source of funds to be used for the increase. (6) Section 2808(b) is amended by inserting after notify , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (7) Section 2809 is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection: (f) Notice and wait requirements The Secretary concerned may enter into a contract under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a justification of the need for the facility covered by the proposed contract, including an economic analysis (based upon accepted life cycle costing procedures) which demonstrates that the proposed contract is cost effective when compared with alternative means of furnishing the same facility. . (8) Section 2811(d) is amended by inserting after submit , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (9) Section 2812(c) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) The Secretary concerned may enter into a lease under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a justification of the need for the facility covered by the proposed lease, including an economic analysis (based upon accepted life-cycle costing procedures) that demonstrates the cost effectiveness of the proposed lease compared with a military construction project for the same facility. . (10) Section 2813(c) is amended— (A) by striking transmits to the appropriate committees of Congress a written notification notifies the appropriate committees of Congress (B) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided (11) Section 2814 is amended— (A) in subsection (a); and (B) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following new subsection: (g) Notice and wait requirements The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a transaction authorized by this section only after the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the transaction, including a detailed description of the transaction and a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in which the transaction will meet the purposes of this section. . (b) Military family housing activities Subchapter II of chapter 169 (1) Section 2825(b) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (B) in paragraph (5), as redesignated— (i) by striking the first sentence of (ii) by striking in that sentence in that paragraph (C) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary concerned may waive the limitations contained in the preceding sentence (2) The Secretary concerned may waive the limitations contained in paragraph (1) ; (ii) in the third sentence, by striking the Secretary transmits the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the proposed waiver, together with an economic analysis demonstrating that the improvement will be cost effective. (2) Section 2827 is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by inserting Relocation authority (a) (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: (b) Notice and wait requirements A contract to carry out a relocation of military family housing units under subsection (a) may be awarded only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary concerned submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the proposed new locations of the housing units to be relocated and the estimated cost of and source of funds for the relocation. . (3) Section 2828(f) is amended by striking may not be made may be made under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary concerned submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the facts concerning the proposed lease. (4) Section 2831(f) is amended by striking until— until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a justification of the need for the maintenance or repair project, including an estimate of the cost of the project. (5) Section 2835 is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following new subsection: (g) Notice and wait requirements A contract may be entered into for the lease of housing facilities under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress an economic analysis (based upon accepted life cycle costing procedures) which demonstrates that the proposed contract is cost-effective when compared with alternative means of furnishing the same housing facilities. . (6) Section 2835a(c) is amended by striking until— until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice of the intent to undertake the conversion. (c) Administrative provisions Subchapter III of chapter 169 (1) Section 2853(c) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) by striking period of 21 days 14-day period (ii) by striking or, if over sooner, a period of 14 days has elapsed after the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting after notifies , using an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (2) Section 2854(b) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the seven-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (3) Section 2854a is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection: (c) Notice and Wait Requirements (1) The Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement to convey a family housing facility under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice containing a justification for the conveyance under the agreement. (2) A notice under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an estimate of the consideration to be provided the United States under the agreement; (B) an estimate of the cost of repairing the family housing facility to be conveyed; and (C) an estimate of the cost of replacing the family housing facility to be conveyed. . (4) Section 2861(c) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (5) Section 2866(c)(2) is amended— (A) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (B) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (6) Section 2869(d)(3) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking after a period of 21 days after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date of the submission of the notice in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. (B) in the second sentence, by striking only after only after the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date of the submission of the notice in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. (d) Alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing Subchapter IV of chapter 169 (1) Section 2881a(d)(2) is amended by inserting after Congress in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title (2) Section 2883(f) is amended— (A) by striking 30-day period 14-day period (B) by striking written (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notice and justification is provided (3) Section 2884(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph: (4) The report shall be submitted in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title not later than 21 days before the date on which the Secretary issues the contract solicitation or offers the conveyance or lease. . (4) Section 2885 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(4)(B)— (i) by inserting after notify , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (ii) by striking , and shall provide and include (B) in subsection (d), by inserting after submit , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (e) Energy security activities Chapter 173 (1) Section 2914(b)(1) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (2) Section 2916(c) is amended— (A) by striking in writing (B) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (C) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided (f) Military construction carried out using burden sharing contributions Section 2350j(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking 21-day period 14-day period (2) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided (g) Acquisition of facilities for reserve components by exchange Section 18240(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking 30-day period 21-day period (2) by striking or, if earlier, the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided 2802. Modification of thresholds applicable to unspecified minor construction projects (a) Increase in threshold; uniform threshold for all projects Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking $3,000,000 $6,000,000 (2) by striking the second sentence. (b) Notice requirements Section 2805(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking $1,000,000 $750,000 (c) Use of operation and maintenance funds Section 2805(c) of such title is amended by striking $1,000,000 $2,000,000 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States (a) Extension of authority Subsection (h) of section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136 Public Law 114–328 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal year 2018 fiscal year 2019 (b) Limitation on use of authority Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— (1) by striking October 1, 2016 October 1, 2017 (2) by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 (3) by striking fiscal year 2018 fiscal year 2019 2804. Use of operation and maintenance funds for military construction projects to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters or terrorism incidents (a) Authorizing use of funds Section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) In using the authority described in subsection (a) to carry out a military construction project to replace a facility, including a family housing facility, that has been damaged or destroyed, the Secretary concerned may use appropriations available for operation and maintenance if— (A) the damage or destruction to the facility was the result of a natural disaster or a terrorism incident; and (B) the Secretary submits a notification to the appropriate committees of Congress of the decision to carry out the replacement project, and includes in the notification— (i) the current estimate of the cost of the replacement project; (ii) the source of funds for the replacement project; (iii) in the case of damage to a facility rather than destruction, a certification that the replacement project is more cost-effective than repair or restoration; and (iv) a certification that deferral of the replacement project for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with national security or the protection of health, safety, or environmental quality, as the case may be. (2) A replacement project under this subsection may be carried out only after the end of the 7-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification described in paragraph (1) is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. (3) The maximum aggregate amount that the Secretary concerned may obligate from appropriations available for operation and maintenance in any fiscal year for replacement projects under the authority of this subsection is $50,000,000. . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (b) of section 2854 of such title, as amended by section 2801(c)(2), is amended by striking under this section under subsection (a) B Real Property and Facilities Administration 2811. Elimination of written notice requirement for military real property transactions and reliance on electronic submission of notifications and reports (a) General real property transaction report Section 2662(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting a new paragraph: (3) The authority of the Secretary concerned to enter into a transaction described in paragraph (1) commences only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date on which the report containing the facts concerning such transaction, and all other such proposed transactions for that month, is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. . (b) Acquisition of interests in land when need is urgent Section 2663(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after submit , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, (2) by striking written notice a notice (c) Acquisition of land by condemnation for certain military purposes Section 2663(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking or, if over sooner, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided (d) Exceptions to limitations on land acquisition reduction in scope or increase in cost Section 2664(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking written (2) by striking a period of 21 days elapses from the end of the 14-day period beginning on (3) by striking or, if over sooner, a period of 14 days elapses from the date on which a copy of that notification is provided (e) Leases of non-excess defense property Section 2667(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking provide to the congressional defense committees written notice submit, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the congressional defense committees a notice (f) Maintenance and repair and jurisdiction over facilities for defense agencies Section 2682(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking to the appropriate congressional committees written notification , in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate congressional committees a notice (g) Agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations Section 2684a(d)(4)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking provides written notice submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, a notice (2) in clause (ii), by striking 14 days 10 days after the date on which the notice is submitted under clause (i). (h) Conveyance of surplus real property for natural resource conservation Section 2694a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new subsection: (e) Notice and wait requirements The Secretary concerned may not approve of the reconveyance of real property under subsection (c) or grant the release of a covenant under subsection (d) until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice of the proposed reconveyance or release. . 2812. Clarification of applicability of fair market value consideration in grants of easements on military lands for rights-of-way Section 2668(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Disposition of Conditions and (2) by striking Subsections (c) and (e) Subsections (b)(4), (c), and (e) 2813. Criteria for exchanges of property at military installations Paragraph (2) of section 2869(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned— (A) that is located on a military installation that is closed or realigned under a base closure law; or (B) that is located on a military installation not covered by subparagraph (A) and for which the Secretary concerned makes a determination that the conveyance under paragraph (1) is advantageous to the United States. . 2814. Prohibiting use of updated assessment of public schools on Department of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain projects (a) Prohibiting use of updated assessment to supersede funding of certain public school projects Subsection (a) of section 2814 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (3) Prohibiting use of updated assessment to supersede funding of certain remaining projects In determining which projects will be funded under the programs described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not, on the basis of the updated assessment described in paragraph (1), supersede the funding of any of the remaining projects which were included among the 33 projects for which Secretary assigned the highest priority for receiving funds under the assessment of the capacity and facility condition deficiencies of elementary and secondary public schools on military installations conducted by the Secretary in July 2011 under section 8109 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 112–10 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 2815. Requirements for window fall prevention devices in military family housing (a) Requirement Chapter 169 section 2878 2879. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units (a) Requiring use of devices on certain windows The Secretary concerned shall ensure that if a window in any military family housing unit acquired or constructed under this chapter is described in subsection (b), including a window designed for emergency escape or rescue, the window is equipped with fall prevention devices that protect against unintentional window falls by young children and that are in compliance with applicable International Building Code (IBC) standards. (b) Windows described A window is described in this subsection if the bottom sill of the window is within 36 inches of the floor, as measured in the interior of the unit. . (b) Briefing on implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the implementation of section 2879 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and include in the briefing the following: (1) The extent to which the Secretary is in compliance with the requirements of such section. (2) A plan for the retrofitting of existing military family housing units to enable the units to meet the requirements of such section. (3) The feasibility and cost-effectiveness of expanding the requirements of such section to apply to windows for which the bottom sill— (A) is within 42 inches of the floor, as measured in the interior of the unit; or (B) is 72 inches or more above the ground, as measured on the exterior of the unit. (4) The feasibility and cost-effectiveness of modifying the requirements of such section to require windows to be equipped with fall prevention devices that meet the following requirements: (A) The device attaches to the window frame and covers the entire opening with materials of sufficient strength to withstand 60 pounds (27 kg) of force. (B) The device allows protection in case of a fully opened window. (C) The device prohibits the passage of a 4 inch rigid sphere anywhere in the window opening. (D) The device has a 2 step release mechanism that— (i) allows the window to be fully opened for emergency escape or rescue with no more than 15 lb ft of force; (ii) requires 2 distinct actions to operate; (iii) is clearly identified for use in an emergency; and (iv) is not designed in a manner which accommodates the use of locking devices which require special tools or knowledge to operate, such as combination locks or keyed locks. (5) The feasibility and cost-effectiveness of extending the requirements of such section to private housing leased or otherwise used by military families. (6) The feasibility and cost-effectiveness of other potential methods to protect against unintentional window falls by young children in military family housing units. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 169 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2878 the following new item: 2879. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units. . 2816. Authorizing reimbursement of States for costs of suppressing wildfires caused by Department of Defense activities on State lands; restoration of lands of other Federal agencies for damage caused by Department of Defense vehicle mishaps (a) Authorities Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking or lease (2) in subsection (b), by striking or lease (3) in subsection (c), by striking lease, (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (d) Wildland fires on state land The Secretary of Defense may, in any lease, permit, license, or other grant of access for use of lands owned by a State, agree to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs of the State in suppressing wildland fires caused by the activities of the Department of Defense under such lease, permit, license, or other grant of access. (e) Restoration of land damaged by mishap (1) When land under the administrative jurisdiction of a Federal agency that is not a part of the Department of Defense is damaged as the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may, with the consent of the Federal agency, restore the land. (2) When land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department is damaged as the result of a mishap involving a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle of a Federal agency that is not a part of the Department of Defense, the head of the Federal agency under whose control the vessel, aircraft, or vehicle was operating may, with the consent of the Department of Defense, restore the land. . (b) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) in the heading, by striking lease damaged by mishap; reimbursement of State costs of fighting wildland fires (2) in subsection (a), by striking (a) The Secretary (a) Restoration of other agency land used by permit.— (3) in subsection (b), by striking (b) Unless (b) Screening for use of improved land.— (4) in subsection (c), by striking (c)(1) As a condition (c) Restoration of Department of Defense Land used by other agency.— (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 159 of such title is amended by amending the item relating to section 2691 to read as follows: 2691. Restoration of land used by permit or damaged by mishap; reimbursement of State costs of fighting wildland fires. . 2817. Prohibiting collection of additional amounts from members living in units under Military Housing Privatization Initiative (a) Prohibition Subchapter IV of chapter 169 2886. Prohibiting collection of amounts in addition to rent from members assigned to units (a) Prohibition An agreement for acquiring or constructing a military family housing unit or military unaccompanied housing unit under this subchapter which is entered into between the Secretary and an eligible entity shall prohibit the entity from imposing on a member of the armed forces who occupies the unit a supplemental payment (such as an out-of-pocket fee) in addition to the amount of rent the eligible entity charges for a unit of similar size and composition, without regard to whether or not the amount of the member’s basic allowance for housing is less than the amount of the rent. (b) Permitting certain additional payments Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an eligible entity from imposing an additional payment for optional services provided to residents, such as access to a gym or a parking space, or an additional payment for non-essential utility services, as determined in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. (c) No effect on rental guarantees or differential lease payments Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to enter into rental guarantee agreements under section 2876 of this title or to make differential lease payments under section 2877 of this title, so long as such agreements or payments do not require a member of the armed forces who is assigned to a military family housing unit or military unaccompanied housing unit under this subchapter to pay an out-of-pocket fee or payment in addition to the member’s basic housing allowance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2886. Prohibiting collection of amounts in addition to rent from members assigned to units. . C Land Conveyances 2821. Land exchange, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, California (a) Land exchange authorized The Secretary of the Navy may convey to an entity (in this section referred to as the Exchange Entity (1) real property, including improvements thereon, that will replace the NIROP and meet the readiness requirements of the Department of the Navy, as determined by the Secretary; and (2) relocation of contractor and Government personnel and equipment from the NIROP to the replacement facilities. (b) Land exchange agreement (1) In general The exchange authorized under subsection (a) shall be governed by a land exchange agreement that identifies the property to be exchanged (including improvements thereon), the time period in which the exchange will occur, and the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary and the Exchange Entity in carrying out the exchange. (2) Compliance with environmental laws Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 (c) Valuation; cash equalization payment if NIROP value exceeds value of exchanged property (1) Valuation The values of the properties to be exchanged by the Secretary and the Exchange Entity under subsection (a) (including improvements thereon) shall be determined by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary, and in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (2) Cash equalization payment If, as determined in accordance with paragraph (1), the value of the NIROP is greater than the combination of the value of the property to be conveyed by the Exchange Entity under subsection (a) and the relocation costs covered by the Exchange Entity under such subsection, the Exchange Entity shall make a cash equalization payment to the Secretary to equalize the values. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require the Secretary to make a cash equalization payment to the Exchange Entity if the value of the property to be conveyed by the Exchange Entity and the relocation costs covered by the Exchange Entity are greater than the value of the NIROP. (d) Payment of costs of conveyance The Secretary shall require the Exchange Entity to pay costs incurred by the Department of the Navy to carry out the exchange authorized under subsection (a), including costs incurred for land surveys, environmental documentation, the review of replacement facilities design, real estate due diligence (including appraisals), preparing and executing the agreement described in subsection (b), and any other administrative costs related to the exchange. If amounts are collected from the Exchange Entity in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the exchange under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Exchange Entity. (e) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received under subsections (a), (c)(2), and (d) shall be used in accordance with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. (f) Description of property The exact legal description of the property, including acreage, to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. (g) Relation to other military construction requirements (1) Exclusion from treatment as military construction project The acquisition or disposition of any property pursuant to the exchange authorized under subsection (a) shall not be treated as a military construction project for which an authorization is required by section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, or for which reporting is required by section 2662 of such title. (2) Exclusion of requirement for prior screening by General Services Administration for additional Federal use Section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code, does not apply to the conveyance of any real property pursuant to the exchange authorized under subsection (a). (h) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the exchange authorized under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (i) Sunset The authority provided to the Secretary to carry out the exchange under subsection (a) shall expire on October 1, 2023. 2822. Land conveyance, Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam (a) Conveyance Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall convey, without consideration, to the Guam Economic Development Authority (hereafter referred to as the Authority Public Law 101–510 10 U.S.C. 2687 (b) Reversionary Interest If the Secretary of the Navy determines at any time that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to such property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance The Secretary of the Navy shall be responsible for the costs of carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation and remediation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. (c) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined as set forth in the Environmental Impact Statement for the Relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Forces to Guam, as completed by the Secretary of the Navy in September 2010. (d) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and to ensure that the property conveyed is used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance. 2823. Lease of real property to the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Naval Academy Foundation at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (a) Authority The Secretary of the Navy may lease approximately 3 acres at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland to the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc. and the United States Naval Academy Foundation Inc. (hereafter referred to as the lessees (b) Duration of lease At the option of the Secretary of the Navy, the lease entered into under this section shall be in effect for 50 years. Upon the expiration of the lease, the Secretary may extend the lease for such additional period as the Secretary may determine. (c) Payments under lease (1) Amount of payments based on fair market value The Secretary of the Navy shall require the lessees to make payments under the lease entered into under this section, in cash or in the form of in-kind consideration, in an amount and form that reflects the fair market value of the lease as determined by the Secretary. (2) Payments in the form of in-kind consideration (A) Timing To the extent that the lessees make payments under the lease in the form of in-kind consideration, such consideration may be paid as a lump-sum payment for the entire lease term, or any part thereof, or in annual installments. (B) Description of in-kind consideration The in-kind consideration paid under the lease— (i) shall include the relocation of any Naval Support Activity Annapolis functions presently located on the land to be leased to alternate locations deemed sufficient by the Secretary; and (ii) may include annual support (including cash, real property, or personal property) provided by the lessees after the date the lease is executed, to be used for the benefit of, or for use in connection with, the Naval Academy. (d) Retention and use of funds Funds received under the lease entered into under this section may be retained for use in support of the Naval Academy and to cover expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Navy in managing the lease. (e) Leaseback prohibited During the period in which the lease entered into under this section is in effect, the Secretary of the Navy may not lease any of the space constructed by the lessees on the property leased under this section. (f) Payment of costs of entering into and managing lease (1) Payment required The Secretary of the Navy shall require the lessees to cover the costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, in entering into and managing the lease under this section, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the lease (as defined in section 2667 of title 10, United States Code). Any expenses incurred by the lessees pursuant to this provision may be considered in-kind consideration for purposes of subsection (c)(2) and may be credited against any payments due during the term of the lease. (2) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in entering into and managing the lease. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. If amounts are collected from the lessees in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary in entering into and managing the lease, the Secretary may refund the excess amount to the lessees. (g) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be leased under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy, and may include property currently used for public purposes. (h) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the lease entered into under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 2824. Land Conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts (a) Conveyance authorized The Secretary of the Army may sell and convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to parcels of real property, consisting of approximately 98 acres and improvements thereon, located in the vicinity of Hudson, Wayland, and Needham, Massachusetts, that are the sites of military family housing supporting military personnel assigned to the United States (U.S.) Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. (b) Competitive sale requirement The Secretary shall use competitive procedures for the sale authorized by subsection (a). (c) Consideration (1) Consideration required The Secretary shall require as consideration for conveyance under subsection (a), tendered by cash payment, an amount equal to no less than the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, of the real property and any improvements thereon. (2) Cash payments (A) Cash payments deposited in a special account Cash payments provided as consideration under this subsection shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury established for the Secretary. (B) Use of funds in special account The Secretary is authorized to use funds deposited in the special account established under subparagraph (A) for— (i) demolition of existing military family housing on the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (other than housing on property conveyed under subsection (a)) that the Secretary determines necessary to accommodate construction of military family housing or unaccompanied soldier housing to support military personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center; (ii) construction or rehabilitation of military family housing or unaccompanied soldier housing to support military personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center; or (iii) construction of ancillary supporting facilities (as that term is defined in section 2871(1) of title 10, United States Code) to support military personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. (C) Cash consideration not used prior to October 1, 2025 Cash payments provided as consideration under this subsection that are received by the Secretary and not used by the Secretary for purposes authorized by subparagraph (B) prior to October 1, 2025, shall be transferred to an account in the Treasury established pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code. (d) Description of parcels The exact acreage and legal description of the parcels to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the recipient of the parcels. (e) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (f) Inapplicability of certain provisions of law The conveyance of property under this section shall not be subject to section 2696 of title 10, United States Code. (g) Definition of Secretary In this section the term Secretary 2825. Imposition of additional conditions on land conveyance, Castner Range, Fort Bliss, Texas Section 2844 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 (e) Additional conditions on any conveyance of Castner Range (1) Conditions The real property described in subsection (a) may not be conveyed to the Department or any other governmental, public, or private entity unless the recipient agrees— (A) to prohibit the commercial development of the real property; and (B) to conserve and protect the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the real property. (2) Reconveyance to public land trust The conditions imposed by paragraph (1) do not prevent the recipient of real property described in subsection (a) from conveying all or a portion of the real property to a public land trust so long as the public land trust agrees to comply with such conditions. (3) Conveyance defined In this subsection, the term convey . 2826. Land conveyance, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, Utah (a) Land conveyance authorized Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to the Utah State University Research Foundation (in this section referred to as the Foundation (b) Reversionary Interest If the Secretary of Agriculture determines at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to such real property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance (1) Payment required The Secretary of Agriculture shall require the Foundation to cover the costs (except any costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the Foundation in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Foundation. (2) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. (d) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture. (e) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 2827. Land conveyance, former missile alert facility known as Quebec-01, Laramie County, Wyoming (a) Conveyance authorized The Secretary of the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the State of Wyoming (in this section referred to as the State Quebec-01, (b) Payment of costs of conveyance (1) Payment required Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall require the State to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the State in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the State. (2) Limitation on payment of costs by State (A) Limitation Paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to the costs the State agrees to cover under the Programmatic Agreement described in subparagraph (B), as such Agreement is in effect at the time of the payment of the costs. (B) Programmatic Agreement described The Programmatic Agreement described in this subparagraph is the Programmatic Agreement between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, and the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Officer, Regarding the Implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. (3) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or if such fund or account has expired at the time of credit, to an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account currently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such appropriation, fund, or account, and shall be available for the same purpose, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. (c) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air Force. (d) Reversionary interest If the Secretary of the Air Force determines at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and to such real property, including any improvements thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (e) Additional terms The Secretary of the Air Force may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. D Military Land Withdrawals 2831. Indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals and reservations and improved management of withdrawn and reserved lands (a) Improving management of current statutory land withdrawals and reservations and making management more transparent (1) Role of Secretary of the Interior Section 101(a)(2) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(a)(2) , acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, (2) Additional elements of integrated natural resources management plan Section 101(b) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b) (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (I), by striking and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph: (J) procedures to ensure that each periodic review of the plan is conducted jointly by the Secretary of the military department and the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected States and Indian tribes, and the public, are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment upon any substantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed; and ; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) shall contain a determination by the Secretary of the military department regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for the lands covered by the integrated natural resources management plan during the period of the plan; . (b) El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments The El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201 (A) in section 2921(b)(3), by striking , before the termination date specified in section 2925, (B) in section 2924(a), by striking the third sentence; (C) by striking sections 2925 and 2927; and (D) in section 2928(a), by striking specified in section 2925 (2) Establishment of intergovernmental executive committee The El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201 2925. Intergovernmental executive committee (a) Establishment and purpose The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. (b) Composition (1) Representatives of other Federal agencies The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee. (2) Representatives of state and local governments The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee— (A) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of California; and (B) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries. (c) Operation The intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). (d) Procedures The memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year. (e) Coordinator The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee. (f) Federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee. . (3) Determination of Continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports The El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201 2927. Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports (a) Determination of continuing military need Whenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2) (b) Public reports (1) Changes in land conditions (A) Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands. (B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. (2) Combination with other reports A report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. (3) Public review and comment (A) Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. (B) Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of El Centro, and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. (4) Distribution of report The final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . (c) Juniper butte range (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments The Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261 (A) in section 2915— (i) in the section heading, by striking Duration Relinquishment (ii) in subsection (a), by striking Termination At the time of termination Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land laws (iii) in subsection (b)— (I) in the subsection heading, by inserting Process Relinquishment (II) in paragraph (1), by striking under subsection (c) (III) in paragraph (3), by striking before the date of termination, as provided for in subsection (a)(1) (iv) by striking subsection (c); and (B) in section 2916— (i) in the section heading, by striking or upon termination of withdrawal (ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and in all cases not later than 2 years before the date of termination of withdrawal and reservation, (iii) in subsection (b), by striking environmental remediation environmental remediation before relinquishing, to the Secretary of the Interior, jurisdiction over any lands identified in a notice of intent to relinquish under section 2915(b). (iv) in subsection (d)— (I) in the subsection heading, by striking terminates relinquished (II) by striking termination date relinquishment date (III) in paragraph (2), by striking termination relinquishment (2) Establishment of intergovernmental executive committee Section 2910 of the Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261 (d) Intergovernmental executive committee (1) Establishment and purpose The memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall be modified as provided in subsection (c) to establish an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (2) Composition (A) The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee. (B) The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee— (i) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of Idaho; and (ii) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries. (3) Operation The intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding. (4) Procedures The memorandum of understanding shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year. (5) Coordinator The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding. The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee. (6) Federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee. . (3) Determinations of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports Section 2909 of the Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261 (A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new sentence: The review shall include the determination of the Secretary of the Air Force regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following 5 years. (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Public reports (1) Changes in land conditions (A) Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan developed under this section. the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands. (B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous 5 years. (2) Combination with other reports A report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (3) Public review and comment (A) Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (B) Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the Juniper Butte Range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. (4) Distribution of report The final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . (d) Ranges covered by subtitle A of Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 (A) by striking section 3015; (B) by striking section 3016 and inserting the following new section: 3016. Relinquishment (a) Notice of intent regarding relinquishment If the Secretary of the military department concerned decides to relinquish all or any of the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such Secretary shall transmit a notice of intent to relinquish such lands to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Opening date On the date of relinquishment of the withdrawal and reservation of lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mineral laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order stating the date upon which such lands shall be restored to the public domain and opened. ; and (C) in section 3017— (i) by striking section 3016(d) section 3016 (ii) in subsection (e)— (I) by striking If because determines that If the Secretary of the Interior declines to accept jurisdiction over lands withdrawn by this subtitle which have been proposed for relinquishment because the Secretary determines that (II) in paragraph (2), by striking the expiration of the withdrawal of such lands under this subtitle such determination (2) Establishment of intergovernmental executive committees Section 3014 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 (g) Intergovernmental executive committees (1) Establishment and purpose For the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for each range for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands. (2) Composition (A) The Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range. (B) The Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range— (i) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State in which the withdrawn and reserved lands are located; and (ii) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries. (3) Operation The intergovernmental executive committee for a range shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding. (4) Procedures The memorandum of understanding for a range shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year. (5) Coordinator The Secretary of the military department concerned, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding. The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee. (6) Federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to an intergovernmental executive committee established under this subsection. . (3) Determination of Continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 3015. Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports (a) Determination of continuing military need Whenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under section 3011 is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2) (b) Public reports (1) Changes in land conditions (A) Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands covered by the plan since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands. (B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands covered by the plan, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. (2) Combination with other reports A report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands covered by the integrated natural resources management plan. (3) Public review and comment (A) Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands addressed by the report. (B) Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the affected military range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. (4) Distribution of report The final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . (e) Barry M. Goldwater range (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments Section 3031 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 (A) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking , including the duration of any renewal or extension (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in the paragraph heading, by striking or termination (II) in subparagraph (C), by striking the last sentence; and (iii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking or termination (B) in subsection (d), by striking Duration of the termination Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land laws (C) by striking subsection (e); and (D) in subsection (f)— (i) in the subsection heading, by striking Termination and (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking but not later than three years before the termination of the withdrawal and reservation, (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking before the termination date of the withdrawal and reservation of such lands under this section (iv) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking Notwithstanding the termination date, unless Unless (2) Determinations of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation Section 3031 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 (e) Periodic determination of continuing military need Whenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this section is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2) . (3) Use of definitions Section 3031(c)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65 (A) The term military munitions (B) The term unexploded ordnance . (f) National Training Center (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments The Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107 (A) in section 2910, by striking the section heading and all that follows through At the time of the termination 2910. Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land laws On the date of relinquishment ; (B) by striking section 2911; and (C) in section 2912— (i) in the section heading, by striking Termination and (ii) in subsection (a), by striking During the first 22 years of the withdrawal and reservation made by this title, if If (iii) in subsection (c), by striking before the termination date of the withdrawal and reservation (iv) in subsection (d), by striking Notwithstanding the termination date specified in section 2910, unless Unless (2) Determination of Continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports The Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107 2911. Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports (a) Periodic determination of continuing need Whenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this title is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2) (b) Public reports (1) Changes in land conditions (A) Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands. (B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. (2) Combination with other reports A report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (3) Public review and comment (A) Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (B) Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of National Training Range, and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. (4) Distribution of report The final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . (3) Establishment of intergovernmental executive committee The Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107 2914. Intergovernmental executive committee (a) Establishment and purpose The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. (b) Composition (1) Representatives of other Federal agencies The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee. (2) Representatives of state and local governments The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee— (A) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of California; and (B) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries. (c) Operation The intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). (d) Procedures The memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year. (e) Coordinator The Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee. (f) Federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee. . (g) Ranges covered by Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (1) Elimination of termination date and conforming amendments The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66 (A) by striking sections 2919, 2920; 2936, 2946, and 2979; (B) in section 2921, by striking On the termination of On the relinquishment of (C) in section 2922(d)(3)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking on termination upon relinquishment (ii) by striking or if at the expiration of the withdrawal and reservation, (2) Establishment of Intergovernmental executive committee The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66 2919. Intergovernmental executive committee (a) Establishment and purpose For the lands withdrawn and reserved by sections 2931, 2941, and 2971, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for each location for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands. (b) Composition (1) Representatives of other Federal agencies The Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a). (2) Representatives of state and local governments The Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a)— (A) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State in which the withdrawn and reserved lands are located; and (B) at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries. (c) Operation The intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a) shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). (d) Procedures The memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year. (e) Coordinator The Secretary concerned, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a). The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee. (f) Federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to a intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a). . (3) Determination of Continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports The Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66 2920. Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports (a) Periodic determination of continuing need Whenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under a subtitle of this title is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act ( 16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2) (b) Public reports (1) Changes in land conditions (A) Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands covered by the plan since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands. (B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands covered by the plan, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. (2) Combination with other reports A report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands addressed by the report. (3) Public review and comment (A) Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands addressed by the report. (B) Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the affected military range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. (4) Distribution of report The final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . (h) Effect on new land withdrawals and reservations Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed as changing the requirements imposed on the Department of Defense to obtain a new or expanded land withdrawal and reservation. 2832. Temporary segregation from public land laws of property subject to proposed military land withdrawal; temporary use permits and transfers of small parcels of land between Departments of Interior and military departments; more efficient surveying of lands (a) Temporary segregation of military land from public land laws under request for withdrawal made to Secretary of the Interior Section 3 of the Act of February 28, 1958 ( Public Law 85–337 43 U.S.C. 157 (1) by striking Any application (a) Contents of application (2) by striking shall specify shall be filed with the Secretary of the Interior and shall specify (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Temporary segregation from public land laws (1) Public notice Not later than 30 days after the date of the receipt of an application under subsection (a) for a withdrawal or reservation, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that the application has been submitted, identifying the land that is the subject of the application, and stating the extent to which the land is to be segregated in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Segregation from public land laws Upon publication of a notice under paragraph (1), the land identified in the notice shall be segregated from the operation of the public land laws to the extent specified in the notice. The segregation of such land pursuant to such notice shall terminate upon the earlier of— (A) the enactment of some or all of the withdrawal or reservation by Congress; or (B) the expiration of the 7-year period which begins on the date of the publication of the notice. (3) Definition In this subsection, the term public land laws . (b) Authorization of additional arrangements for use and transfer of lands under jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior Such Act ( 43 U.S.C. 155 7. Short-term permits for use of Department of Interior lands for military training and testing (a) Authority In addition to any other authority to grant permits for the use of land, the Secretary of the Interior may grant a permit to the Secretary of Defense to use land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Any such permit— (1) shall be issued consistent with section 2691 of title 10, United States Code; (2) shall allow the Department of Defense to use the land only for purposes of training and testing that are consistent with the purposes for which the Secretary of the Interior manages the land; and (3) may contain such other requirements as the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate. (b) Duration of permit A permit granted under this section shall be in effect for such period as the Secretary of the Interior may provide, except that such period may not exceed 30 days. 8. Transfers of small parcels of land between the Departments of Defense and Interior (a) Transfer authorized Subject to any valid existing rights, upon mutual agreement, and without cost for the value of the land or any improvements thereon— (1) the Secretary of the Interior may transfer administrative jurisdiction over land that meets the requirements of subsection (b) to the Secretary of a military department; and (2) the Secretary of a military department may transfer administrative jurisdiction over land that meets the requirements of subsection (b) to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Requirements for land eligible for transfer The requirements of this subsection are as follows: (1) Contiguity The land is contiguous to land already under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary to whom such jurisdiction is transferred. (2) Limitation on acreage No single parcel of the land is larger than 5,000 acres of contiguous area. (3) No recent prior transfer of contiguous land The land is not contiguous to any other land for which administrative jurisdiction has been transferred under the authority of this section during the previous 5 years. (4) Prior use for defense purposes In the case of land transferred to the Department of Defense, the land was used for defense purposes immediately prior to the date of transfer. (c) Map and legal description (1) Preparation and publication The Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing the legal description of any land transferred under subsection (a); (B) file maps and legal descriptions of the land with— (i) the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and (ii) the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (C) make copies of such maps and legal descriptions available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Force of law For purposes of any transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land under this section, the legal description and map for the land shall be the legal description of the land filed under paragraph (1)(B), except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description or map. (d) Treatment and use of land transferred to the Secretary of a military department Upon a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land to the Secretary of a military department under subsection (a)— (1) the land shall be treated as property (as defined in section 102(9) of title 40, United States Code) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department; and (2) the land shall be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as the land is under the administrative jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department. (e) Treatment and use of land transferred to the secretary of the interior Upon a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)— (1) the land shall become public land; and (2) the land shall be administered for the same purposes and be subject to the same conditions of use as the adjacent public land. (f) Effect on other authorities The authority provided by this section is in addition to, and not subject to, any other authority relating to transfers of land. . (c) Short title Section 1 of such Act ( 43 U.S.C. 155 (1) by striking Notwithstanding (a) Withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of public lands for defense purposes (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Short title This Act may be cited as the Engle Act . (d) Promoting more efficient surveying of lands In fixing the original corner position in an official survey of unsurveyed land, when applicable and feasible, Cadastral Surveys may, instead of using physical monuments, use geographic coordinates correlated to the National Spatial Reference System geodetic datum, in accordance with the Manual of Surveying Instructions. E Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 2841. Modification of prohibition on transfer of veterans memorial objects to foreign governments without specific authorization in law (a) Description of objects Paragraph (2)(B)(iii) of section 2572(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking from abroad from abroad before 1907 (b) Extension of prohibition Paragraph (3)(B) of section 2572(e) of such title is amended by striking September 30, 2017 September 30, 2022 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect October 1, 2017. 2842. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) World War II was one of the most important events in the history of the Nation, a time of common purpose that remains today as an inspiration to all people in the United States. (2) The role of aviation was a critical factor in the success of winning World War II and defeating the enemies worldwide. (3) The bravery, courage, dedication, and heroism of World War II aviators and support personnel were decisive in winning World War II. (4) The National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the only museum in the United States that exists to exclusively preserve and promote an understanding of the role of aviation in winning World War II. (5) The National Museum of World War II Aviation is dedicated to celebrating the spirit of the United States, recognizing the teamwork, collaboration, patriotism, and courage of the men and women who fought, as well as those on the homefront who mobilized and supported the national aviation effort. (b) Recognition The National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is recognized as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum. (c) Effect of recognition The National Museum recognized by this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and the recognition of the National Museum shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the National Museum. 2843. Principal office of Aviation Hall of Fame Section 23107 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking Dayton, trustees Ohio F Shiloh National Military Park 2851. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act 2852. Definitions In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area (2) Park The term Park (3) Secretary The term Secretary 2853. Areas to be added to Shiloh National Military Park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 2854. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this subtitle and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management plan to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 2855. Private Property Protection (a) No use of condemnation The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land under this subtitle or for the purposes of this subtitle. (b) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Shiloh National Military Park without the written consent of the owner. (c) No buffer zone created Nothing in this subtitle, the establishment of the Shiloh National Military Park, or the management plan for the Shiloh National Military Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Shiloh National Military Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park. G Other Matters 2861. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pavement markings (a) Modification required The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings (UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical Letter ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), and any other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pavement markings as may be necessary to prohibit the use of Type I glass beads or any glass beads with a 1.6 refractive index or less from use on airfield markings on airfields under the control of the Secretary. (b) Effective date The modifications required under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to procurements occurring after September 30, 2018. 2862. Authority of Chief Operating Officer of Armed Forces Retirement Home to acquire and lease property (a) Acquisition of property Section 1511(e) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 ( 24 U.S.C. 411(e) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “Secretary of Defense may acquire,” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer may acquire,”; and (B) by striking “Secretary may acquire” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer may acquire”; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “Secretary of Defense determines” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer determines”; and (B) by striking “Secretary shall dispose” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer shall dispose”. (b) Leasing of non-excess property Subsection (i) of section 1511 of such Act ( 24 U.S.C. 411(i) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “Secretary of Defense (acting on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer)” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer”; and (B) by striking “Secretary considers” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer considers”; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking “the Secretary of Defense may not enter into the lease on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer” and inserting “the Chief Operating Officer may not enter into the lease”; and (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), by striking “Secretary of Defense” and inserting “Chief Operating Officer”. XXIX Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Cuba Guantanamo $115,000,000 Turkey Various Locations $6,400,000 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out the military construction project for the installation outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Navy: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Djibouti Camp Lemonnier $13,390,000 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Estonia Amari Air Base $13,900,000 Hungary Kecskemet Air Base $55,400,000 Iceland Keflavik $14,400,000 Italy Aviano AB $27,325,000 Jordan Azraq $143,000,000 Latvia Lielvarde Air Base $3,850,000 Luxembourg Sanem $67,400,000 Norway Rygge $10,300,000 Qatar Al Udeid $15,000,000 Romania Campia Turzii $2,950,000 Slovakia Malacky $24,000,000 Sliac Airport $22,000,000 Turkey Incirlik Air Base $48,697,000 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition project The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out the military construction project for the installation outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Defense Agencies: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Italy Sigonella $22,400,000 2905. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for the military construction projects outside the United States authorized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 4602. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291 (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Extension of 2015 Air Force OCO Project Authorizations Country Installation Project Amount Italy Camp Darby ERI: Improve Weapons Storage Facility $44,450,000 Poland Lask Air Base ERI: Improve Support Infrastructure $22,400,000 C DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS XXXI DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS A National Security Programs Authorizations 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in division D. (b) Authorization of new plant projects From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: Project 18–D–150, Surplus Plutonium Disposition, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $9,000,000. Project 18-D–620, Exascale Computing Facility Modernization Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, $3,000,000. Project 18–D–650, Tritium Production Capability, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $6,800,000. Project 18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $28,000,000. Project 18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer Cooling Equipment, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $22,000,000. Project 18–D–680, Material Staging Facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $5,200,000. Project 18–D–920, KL Fuel Development Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, $1,000,000. Project 18–D–921, KS Overhead Piping, Kesselring Site, West Milton, New York, $6,688,000. Project 18–D–922, BL Component Test Complex, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $3,000,000. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup (a) In general Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in division D. (b) Authorization of new plant projects From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: Project 18-D–401, Saltstone Disposal Units #8 and #9, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. Project 18–D–402, Emergency Operations Center Replacement, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. Project 18–D–404, Modification of Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $6,500,000. 3103. Other defense activities Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in division D. 3104. Nuclear energy Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in division D. B Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure recapitalization and repair (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On September 7, 2016, during testimony before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives— (A) the Administrator for Nuclear Security, Frank Klotz, said— (i) Our infrastructure is extensive, complex, and, in many critical areas, several decades old. More than half of NNSA’s approximately 6,000 real property assets are over 40 years old, and nearly 30 percent date back to the Manhattan Project era. Many of the enterprise’s critical utility, safety, and support systems are failing at an increasing and unpredictable rate, which poses both programmatic and safety risk. (ii) I can think of no greater threat to the nuclear security enterprise than the state of NNSA’s infrastructure. (B) the President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Nuclear Security, Morgan Smith, said, Many key facilities at both [Pantex and Y–12] were constructed in the 1940s and were intended to operate for as little as one decade. Many facilities and their supporting infrastructure have exceeded or far exceeded their expected life, and major systems within the facilities are beginning to fail. (C) the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Charlie McMillan, said, One of the things that keeps me up at night is the realization that essential capabilities are held at risk by the possibility of such failures; in many cases, our enterprise has a single point of failure. (2) In a letter sent on December 23, 2015, by the Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary said, A majority of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) facilities and systems are well beyond end-of-life… Infrastructure problems such as falling ceilings are increasing in frequency and severity, unacceptably risking the safety and security of both personnel and material at NNSA facilities, as well as in some instances, potential offsite risks. The entire complex could be placed at risk if there is a single failure where a single point would disrupt a critical link in infrastructure. (3) The Nuclear Posture Review published in April 2010 stated that In order to sustain a safe, secure, and effective U.S. nuclear stockpile as long as nuclear weapons exist, the United States must possess a modern physical infrastructure… Today’s nuclear complex, however, has fallen into neglect. Although substantial science, technology, and engineering investments were made over the last decade under the auspices of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, the complex still includes many oversized and costly-to maintain facilities built during the 1940s and 1950s. Some facilities needed for working with plutonium and uranium date back to the Manhattan Project. Safety, security, and environmental issues associated with these aging facilities are mounting, as are the costs of addressing them. (4) In 2009, the bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States established by section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 existing facilities are genuinely decrepit and are maintained in a safe and secure manner only at high cost (5) Previous efforts to address the deferred maintenance and repair challenges within the nuclear security enterprise, such as the Facilities Infrastructure and Recapitalization Program and the recent halt in the growth of backlog metrics, are laudable but insufficient for the magnitude of the problem. (6) Recent figures provided by the Administrator for Nuclear Security estimate the backlog of deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise to be approximately $3,700,000,000. (b) Facilities and Infrastructure Recapitalization and Repair Program (1) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall establish and carry out a program known as the Facilities and Infrastructure Recapitalization and Repair Program to reduce the backlog of deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2501(6) (2) Authorities (A) Process (i) In general The Secretary of Energy shall provide to the Administrator a process that will enhance or streamline the ability of the Administrator to carry out the program under paragraph (1) in an efficient and effective manner, including with respect to— (I) the demolition or construction of non-nuclear facilities of the Administration that have a total estimated project cost of less than $100,000,000; and (II) the decontamination, decommissioning, and demolition (to be performed in accordance with applicable health and safety standards used by the Defense Environmental Cleanup Program) of process-contaminated facilities of the Administration that have a total estimated project cost of less than $50,000,000. (ii) Funding Clause (i) may be carried out using amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 or any subsequent fiscal year. (B) Application of certain requirements For purposes of the Management Procedures Memorandum 2015–01 of the Office of Management and Budget, or such successor memorandum, in carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator may— (i) perform new construction during a fiscal year that differs from the fiscal year of corresponding facility demolition; (ii) perform demolition of different facility category codes and have that demolition credit count towards the construction of new facilities with a different facility category code; and (iii) have the net reduction in infrastructure footprint for the five fiscal years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and the demolition during the five fiscal years following such date of enactment, considered as a factor for the purpose of meeting the intent of such memorandum. (3) Plan Together with the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to carry out the program under paragraph (1) to achieve the goal specified in such paragraph. Such plan shall include— (A) the funding required to carry out the program during the period covered by the future-years nuclear security program under section 3253 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2453 (B) the criteria for selecting and prioritizing projects within the program under paragraph (1); (C) mechanisms for ensuring the robust management and oversight of such projects; (D) a description of the process provided to the Administrator to carry out the program pursuant to paragraph (2)(A); (E) a description of any legislative actions the Secretary recommends to further enhance or streamline authorities or processes relating to the program; and (F) a certification by the Secretary that such budget will enable the program to meet the goal specified in paragraph (1). (4) Termination The Administrator shall terminate the program under paragraph (1) on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Inclusion in biennial detailed report Section 4203(d)(4) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2523 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) (i) a description of— (I) the metrics (based on industry best practices) used by the Administrator to determine the infrastructure deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise; and (II) the percentage of replacement plant value being spent on maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise; and (ii) an explanation of whether the annual spending on such needs complies with the recommendation of the National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that such spending be in an amount equal to four percent of the replacement plant value, and, if not, the reasons for such noncompliance and a plan for how the Administrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear security enterprise are being properly sustained. . (d) Requirements relating to critical decisions (1) In general Subtitle A of title XLVII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2741 4715. Matters relating to critical decisions (a) Post-critical decision 2 changes After the date on which a plant project specifically authorized by law achieves critical decision 2, the Administrator may not change the requirements for such project if such change increases the scope, schedule, or budget of such project unless— (1) the Administrator submits to the congressional defense committees— (A) a certification that the Administrator, without delegation, authorizes such proposed change; and (B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such proposed change, including with respect to— (i) the effects of such proposed change on the project cost and schedule; and (ii) any mission risks and operational risks from making such change or not making such change; and (2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of such submission. (b) Review and approval The Administrator shall ensure that critical decision packages are timely reviewed and either approved or disapproved. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4714 the following new item: Sec. 4715. Matters relating to critical decisions. . (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the nuclear security enterprise, comprised of the infrastructure and capabilities of the laboratories and plants coupled with the dedicated and talented scientists, engineers, technicians, and administrators who form the backbone of the enterprise, are a central component of the nuclear deterrent of the United States; (2) if left unaddressed, the state of the infrastructure within the nuclear security enterprise represents a direct, long-term threat to the credibility of the nuclear deterrent of the United States; (3) both Congress and the President must take strong, sustained action to recapitalize and repair this infrastructure; (4) the Administrator must continue to carry out expeditious demolition of old facilities of the Administration to reduce long-term costs and improve safety; and (5) each budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter during the life of the program established pursuant to subsection (b)(1) should include funding in an amount sufficient to carry out the program to achieve the goal specified in such subsection. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation (a) Incorporation Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2521 4222. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture (a) Shipments (1) The Administrator shall ensure that shipments described in paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies relating to transportation and shipping developed by the Integrated Surety Architecture program of the Administration. (2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-the-road shipment of the Administration that involves any nuclear weapon planned to be in the active stockpile after 2025. (b) Certain programs (1) The Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall ensure that each program described in paragraph (2) incorporate integrated designs compatible with the Integrated Surety Architecture program. (2) A program described in this subsection is a program of the Administration that is a warhead development program, a life extension program, or a warhead major alteration program. (c) Determination (1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator determines that a shipment under subsection (a) will not incorporate some or all of the surety technologies described in such subsection, or that a program under subsection (b) will not incorporate some or all of the integrated designs described in such subsection, the Administrator shall submit such determination to the congressional defense committees, including the results of an analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be based on a documented, system risk analysis that considers security risk reduction, operational impacts, and technical risk. (e) Termination The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on December 31, 2029. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4221 the following new item: Sec. 4222. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture. . (c) Implementation of certain direction The Administrator shall implement the direction relating to this section contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration projects Subsection (b) of section 4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2537(b) (b) Independent cost estimates and reviews (1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Nuclear Weapons Council the following: (A) An independent cost estimate of the following: (i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2A, relating to design definition and cost study. (ii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.3, relating to development engineering. (iii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.4, relating to production engineering, and before the initiation of phase 6.5, relating to first production. (iv) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear security enterprise that is estimated to cost more than $500,000,000 before such facility achieves critical decision 1 and before such facility achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process. (v) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a major alteration project (as defined in section 2753(a)(2) of this title). (B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2, relating to study of feasibility and down-select. (2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost review under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) whether the cost baseline or the budget estimate for the period covered by the future-years nuclear security program has changed, and the rationale for any such change; and (B) any views of the Secretary or the Administrator regarding such estimate or review. (3) The Administrator shall review and consider the results of any independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the case may be, under this subsection before entering the next phase of the development process of such system or the acquisition process of such facility. (4) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the case may be, under this subsection shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date on which— (A) such system completes a phase specified in paragraph (1); or (B) such facility achieves critical decision 1 as specified in subparagraph (A)(iv) of such paragraph. (5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost review submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary. . 3114. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dismantlement Section 3125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: (d) Budget requests The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure that the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 includes amounts for the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in accordance with the limitation in subsection (a). (e) Certification Not later than February 1, 2018, the Administrator shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Administrator is carrying out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities of the Administration in accordance with the limitations in subsections (a) and (b). . 3115. Improved information relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program (a) Improved information Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2563 4310. Information relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program and arms control program (a) Technologies and capabilities The Administrator shall document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program— (1) that are transitioned to end users for further development or deployment; and (2) that are deployed. (b) Assessments of status (1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program or the defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the Administrator shall compare the status of each such project, including with respect to the final results of such project, to the baseline targets and goals established in the initial project plan of such project. (2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a common template or such other means as the Administrator determines appropriate. . (b) Inclusion in plan Section 4309(b) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2575(b) (1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (18); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs: (16) A summary of the technologies and capabilities documented under section 4310(a). (17) A summary of the assessments conducted under section 4310(b)(1). . 3116. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on low-enriched uranium (a) Prohibition on availability of funds for fiscal year 2018 (1) Research and development Except as provided by paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Energy or the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to plan or carry out research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. (2) Exception Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for defense nuclear nonproliferation, as specified in the funding table in division D— (A) $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear Security Administration for low-enriched uranium activities (including downblending of high-enriched uranium fuel into low-enriched uranium fuel, research and development using low-enriched uranium fuel, or the modification or procurement of equipment and infrastructure related to such activities) to develop an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium; and (B) if the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Navy determine under section 3118(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 (b) Prohibition on availability of funds regarding certain accounts and purposes (1) Research and development and procurement Chapter 633 7319. Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium (a) Authorization Low-enriched uranium activities may only be carried out using funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Energy for atomic energy defense activities for defense nuclear nonproliferation. (b) Prohibition regarding certain accounts (1) None of the funds described in paragraph (2) may be obligated or expended to carry out low-enriched uranium activities. (2) The funds described in this paragraph are funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for any of the following accounts: (A) Shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, or any other account of the Department of Defense. (B) Any account within the atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy other than defense nuclear nonproliferation, as specified in subsection (a). (3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) may not be superseded except by a provision of law that specifically supersedes, repeals, or modifies this section. A provision of law, including a table incorporated into an Act, that appropriates funds described in paragraph (2) for low-enriched uranium activities may not be treated as specifically superseding this section unless such provision specifically cites to this section. (c) Low-enriched uranium activities defined In this section, the term low-enriched uranium activities (1) Planning or carrying out research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. (2) Procuring ships that use low-enriched uranium in naval nuclear propulsion reactors. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 7319. Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium . (c) Reports (1) SSN(X) submarine Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the cost and timeline required to assess the feasibility, costs, and requirements for a design of the Virginia-class replacement nuclear attack submarine that would allow for the use of a low-enriched uranium fueled reactor, if technically feasible, without changing the diameter of the submarine. (2) Research and development Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on— (A) the planned research and development activities on low-enriched uranium and highly enriched uranium fuel that could apply to the development of a low-enriched uranium fuel or an advanced highly enriched uranium fuel; and (B) with respect to such activities for each such fuel— (i) the costs associated with such activities; and (ii) a detailed proposal for funding such activities. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for atomic energy defense activities may be obligated or expended to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian Federation. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Energy, without delegation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) only if— (1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that a nuclear-related threat arising in the Russian Federation must be addressed urgently and it is necessary to waive the prohibition to address that threat; (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense concur in the determination under paragraph (1); (3) the Secretary of Energy submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing— (A) a notification that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; (B) justification for the waiver, including the determination under paragraph (1); and (C) a description of the activities to be carried out pursuant to the waiver, including the expected cost and timeframe for such activities; and (4) a period of seven days elapses following the date on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (3). (c) Exception The prohibition under subsection (a) and the requirements under subsection (b) to waive that prohibition shall not apply to an amount, not to exceed $3,000,000, that the Secretary may make available for the Department of Energy Russian Health Studies Program. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 3118. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system (a) Pay Banding and Performance-Based Pay Adjustment Demonstration Project (1) Extension The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall carry out the demonstration project until the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Administrator shall carry out such project in accordance with the demonstration project plan, including with respect to the authority of the Administrator to modify such system pursuant to such plan and waiving certain authorities or requirements under such plan. (2) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors may carry out the demonstration project with respect to the employees of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in positions in the competitive service. (3) Rotations In carrying out the demonstration project, the Administrator shall authorize, and establish incentives for, employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration to have rotational assignments among different programs of the Administration, the headquarters and field offices of the Administration, and the management and operating contractors of the Administration. (4) Requirements for senior-level positions The Administrator shall establish requirements for employees of the Administration who are in the demonstration project to be promoted to senior-level positions in the Administration, including requirements with respect to— (A) professional training and continuing education; and (B) a certain number and types of rotational assignments under paragraph (3), as determined by the Administrator. (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term demonstration project (i) pursuant to section 4703 of title 5, United States Code; and (ii) in accordance with the demonstration project plan and this subsection. (B) The term demonstration project plan (b) Rotations for certain contractors (1) Increased use The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall increase the use of rotational assignments of employees of the management and operating contractors of the National Nuclear Security Administration to the headquarters of the Administration, the Department of Defense and the military departments, the intelligence community, and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. (2) Methods The Administrator shall carry out paragraph (1) by— (A) establishing incentives for— (i) the management and operating contractors of the Administration and the employees of such contractors to participate in rotational assignments; and (ii) the departments and agencies of the Federal Government specified in such paragraph to facilitate such assignments; (B) providing professional and leadership development opportunities during such assignments; (C) using details and other applicable authorities and programs, including the mobility program under subchapter VI of chapter 33 Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program (D) taking such other actions as the Administrator determines appropriate to increase the use of such rotational assignments. (c) Red-team analysis (1) Analysis The Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administration shall carry out a red-team analysis of the Federal employee staffing structure of the Administration with respect to the Administrator for Nuclear Security meeting the authorized personnel levels under section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 22441a (2) Matters included The analysis under paragraph (1) shall include assessments of— (A) the number of Federal employees within each program of the Administration, and whether such numbers are appropriately balanced with respect to the size, scope, functions, budgets, and risks, of the program; and (B) the number of Senior Executive Service positions within the Administration, including a comparison of such number to other comparable departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and whether such number is appropriate. (d) Briefings (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of— (i) section 3248 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act, as added by subsection (a); and (ii) subsection (b); and (B) the Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation shall provide to such committees a briefing on the analysis under subsection (c). (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall carry out construction and project support activities relating to the MOX facility using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the National Nuclear Security Administration for the MOX facility for construction and project support activities. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Energy may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the following: (1) The matters required by section 3116(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (2) Notification that the Secretary has sought to enter into consultations with any relevant State necessary to pursue an alternative option for carrying out the plutonium disposition program. (3) Notification that the Secretary has been unable to enter into a fixed-price contract with the prime contractor of the MOX facility (for construction and project support activities under subsection (a)) that the Secretary determines sufficiently minimizes risk and cost to the Department of Energy. (4) Certification that— (A) an alternative option for carrying out the plutonium disposition program exists; (B) the total lifecycle cost of such alternative option would be less than approximately half of the estimated remaining total lifecycle cost of the mixed-oxide fuel program; and (C) pursuing such alternative option is in the best interest of the Federal Government. (5) The commitment of the Secretary to— (A) remove plutonium from South Carolina; and (B) ensure a sustainable future for the Savannah River Site. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term MOX facility (2) The term project support activities 3120. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects Section 4701 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2741 (1) by striking In this subtitle: (a) In general In this subtitle: ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking $10,000,000 $20,000,000, subject to adjustment under subsection (b) (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Adjustment of minor construction threshold for inflation (1) The Secretary of Energy shall adjust the amount of the minor construction threshold on October 1, 2017, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2016. (2) In adjusting the amount of the minor construction threshold under paragraph (1), the Secretary— (A) shall round the amount of any increase in the Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and (B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index . 3121. Design competition (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In January 2016, the co-chairs of a congressionally-mandated study panel from the National Academies of Science testified before the House Committee on Armed Services that: (A) The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) complex must engage in robust design competitions in order to exercise the design and production skills that underpin stockpile stewardship and are necessary to meet evolving threats. (B) To exercise the full set of design skills necessary for an effective nuclear deterrent, the NNSA should develop and conduct the first in what the committee envisions to be a series of design competitions that integrate the full end-to-end process from novel design conception through engineering, building, and non‐nuclear testing of a prototype. (2) In March 2016 testimony before the House Committee on Armed Services regarding a December 2016 Defense Science Board (DSB) report titled, Seven Defense Priorities for the New Administration (A) A key contributor to nuclear deterrence is the continuous, adaptable exercise of the development, design, and production functions for nuclear weapons in both the DOD and DOE... Yet the DOE laboratories and DOD contractor community have done little integrated design and development work outside of life extension for 25 years, let alone concept development that could serve as a hedge to surprise. (B) The Defense Science Board believes that the triad’s complementary features remain robust tenets for the design of a future force. Replacing our current, aging force is essential, but not sufficient in the more complex nuclear environment we now face to provide the adaptability or flexibility to confidently hold at risk what adversaries value. In particular, if the threat evolves in ways that favorably change the cost/benefit calculus in the view of an adversary’s leadership, then we should be in a position to quickly restore a credible deterrence posture. (3) In a memorandum dated May 9, 2014, then-Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz said: (A) If nuclear military capabilities are to provide deterrence for the nation they need to be relevant to the emerging global strategic environment. The current stockpile was designed to meet the needs of a bipolar world with roots in the Cold War era. A more complex, chaotic, and dynamic security environment is emerging. In order to uphold the Department’s mission to ensure an effective nuclear deterrent... we must ensure our nuclear capabilities meet the challenges of known and potential geopolitical and technological trends. Therefore we must look ahead, using the expertise of our laboratories, to how the capabilities that may be employed by other nations could impact deterrence over the next several decades. (B) We must challenge our thinking about our programs of record in order to permit foresighted actions that may reduce, in the coming decades, the chances for surprise and that buttress deterrence. (b) Design competition (1) In general In accordance with paragraph (2), the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall carry out a new and comprehensive design competition for a nuclear warhead that could be employed on ballistic missiles of the United States by 2030. Such competition shall— (A) examine options for warhead design and related delivery system requirements in the 2030s, including— (i) life extension of existing weapons; (ii) new capabilities; and (iii) such other concepts that the Administrator and Chairman determine necessary to fully exercise and create responsive design capabilities in the enterprise and ensure a robust nuclear deterrent into the 2030s; (B) assess how the capabilities and defenses that may be employed by other nations could impact deterrence in 2030 and beyond and how such threats could be addressed or mitigated in the warhead and related delivery systems; (C) exercise the full set of design skills necessary for an effective nuclear deterrent and responsive enterprise through production of conceptual designs and, as the Administrator determines appropriate, production of non-nuclear prototypes of components or subsystems; and (D) examine and recommend actions for significantly shortening timelines and significantly reducing costs associated with design, development, certification, and production of the warhead, without reducing worker or public health and safety. (2) Timing The Administrator shall— (A) during fiscal year 2018 develop a plan to carry out paragraph (1); and (B) during fiscal year 2019 implement such plan. (c) Briefing Not later than March 1, 2018, the Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the plan of the Administrator to carry out the warhead design competition under subsection (b). Such briefing shall include an assessment of the costs, benefits, risks, and opportunities of such plan, particularly impacts to ongoing life extension programs and infrastructure projects. 3122. Department of Energy Counterintelligence polygraph program Section 4504(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2654(b) (4) The regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) include any person who is— (A) a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state; and (B) seeking employment with the National Nuclear Security Administration. . 3123. Security clearance for dual-nationals employed by National Nuclear Security Agency (a) In general The National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2401 3237. Security clearance for dual nationals of high threat foreign states (a) In general In the case of an individual who is a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state that is on the list maintained by the Secretary of Energy under subsection (a) and who is appointed to or hired for a position designated by the Office of Personnel Management as critical sensitive or special sensitive, the Secretary shall provide additional review before approving a security clearance for such individual. (b) Waiver (1) Waiver authority In the case of a person who is a United States national who also has the nationality of a foreign state identified under paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the requirement under subsection (a). (2) Foreign states The Director of National Intelligence shall identify foreign states that permit citizens or nationals of the United States to serve in positions of trust equivalent to positions identified by the Office of Personnel Management as critical sensitive or special sensitive. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3236 the following new item: Sec. 3237. Security clearance for dual nationals of high threat foreign states. . C Plans and Reports 3131. Modification of certain reporting requirements (a) Status of nuclear materials protection, control, and accounting program (1) Repeal Section 4303 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2563 (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4303. (b) Status of security of atomic energy defense facilities Section 4506 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2657 of each year of each even-numbered year (c) Security risks posed to nuclear weapons complex (1) Included in SSMP Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2523 (A) in subsection (c)— (i) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7): (7) A summary of the status of the plan regarding the research and development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of technologies described in subsection (d)(7). ; and (B) in subsection (d)— (i) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7): (7) A plan for the research and development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within the nuclear security enterprise to address physical and cybersecurity threats during the five-fiscal-year period following the date of the plan, together with— (A) for each site in the nuclear security enterprise, a description of the technologies deployed to address the physical and cybersecurity threats posed to that site; (B) for each site and for the nuclear security enterprise, the methods used by the Administration to establish priorities among investments in physical and cybersecurity technologies; and (C) a detailed description of how the funds identified for each program element specified pursuant to paragraph (1) in the budget for the Administration for each fiscal year during that five-fiscal-year period will help carry out that plan. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 3253(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2453 (d) Selected acquisition reports Section 4217(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2537(a) fiscal-year quarter fiscal year (e) Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium Section 4221(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2538c(a) Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in Not later than December 31 of (f) Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan Section 4309 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2575 (1) in subsection (a), by striking In General.— Plan.— (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Updated summary Not later than March 31 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees an updated summary of the plan submitted under subsection (a) during the previous year. ; and (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting and the updated summary required by subsection (c) shall be submitted 3132. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national security laboratories (a) Assessment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the benefits, costs, challenges, risks, efficiency, and effectiveness of the strategy of the Administrator with respect to management and operating contracts for national security laboratories. The Administrator may not award such contract to a federally funded research and development center for which the Department of Energy or the National Nuclear Security Administration is the primary sponsor. (b) Cooperation The Administrator, and the director of each national security laboratory, shall provide to the federally funded research and development center conducting the assessment under subsection (a) the information the center requires to conduct such assessment. (c) Submission (1) NNSA Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Administrator and a federally funded research and development center enter into the contract under subsection (a), the center shall submit to the Administrator a report on the assessment conducted under such subsection. Such report shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the acquisition strategy and the contract oversight process of the Administrator, and of the use of for-profit management and operating contractors at national security laboratories, and whether such strategy, process, and contractors provide the best outcomes to the Federal Government with respect to performance, cost, efficiency, and effectiveness. (B) An assessment of the total costs, for each national security laboratory, that are incurred because of using a for-profit model for the management and operating contract that would not be incurred under a nonprofit model, and whether performance, costs, efficiency, and effectiveness would be expected to increase or decrease under a nonprofit model. (C) An assessment of whether the Administrator is appropriately using, managing, and overseeing the national security laboratories with respect to the nature of the laboratories as federally funded research and development centers. (2) Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator receives the report under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate such report, without change, together with any comments the Administrator determines appropriate. (3) Limitation (A) Award or extension of contract None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to award, or to extend, a management and operating contract for a national security laboratory until the date on which the Administrator submits to the congressional defense committees the report under paragraph (2). (B) Waiver for extension The Secretary of Energy may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) with respect to the extension of a management and operating contract for a national security laboratory if the Secretary— (i) determines such waiver is required in the interest of national security; and (ii) notifies the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate of such determination. (d) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that nothing in this section should be construed to mandate or encourage an extension of an existing management and operating contract for a national security laboratory. (e) National security laboratory defined In this section, the term national security laboratory 50 U.S.C. 2501(7) 3133. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste (a) Evaluation The Secretary of Energy shall conduct an evaluation of the feasibility, costs, and cost savings of classifying certain defense nuclear waste as other than high-level radioactive waste, without decreasing environmental, health, or public safety requirements. (b) Matters included In conducting the evaluation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— (1) the estimated quantities and locations of certain defense nuclear waste; (2) the potential disposal path for such waste; (3) the estimated disposal timeline for such waste; (4) the estimated costs for disposal of such waste, and potential cost savings; (5) the potential effect on existing consent orders, permits, and agreements; (6) the basis by which the Secretary would make a decision on whether to reclassify such waste; and (7) any such other matters relating to defense nuclear waste that the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Report Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the evaluation under subsection (a), including a description of— (1) the consideration by the Secretary of the matters under subsection (b); (2) any actions the Secretary has taken or plans to take to change the processes, rules, regulations, orders, or directives, relating to defense nuclear waste, as appropriate; (3) any recommendations for legislative action the Secretary determines appropriate; and (4) the assessment of the Secretary regarding the benefits and risks of the actions and recommendations of the Secretary under paragraphs (1) and (2). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) The congressional defense committees. (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) The term certain defense nuclear waste (A) resulted from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel that was generated from atomic energy defense activities; and (B) contains more than 100 nCi/g of alpha-emitting transuranic isotopes with half-lives greater than 20 years. 3134. Report on Critical Decision–1 on Material Staging Facility project Not later than October 31, 2017, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following: (1) The decision memorandum of the Administrator with respect to Critical Decision–1 on the Material Staging Facility project at the Pantex Plant. (2) The preferred alternative approved by the Administrator for such Critical Decision–1. (3) The cost-range estimates, including a description of the costs saved or avoided from not carrying out recapitalization and sustainment of Area 4 at the Pantex Plant. (4) The schedule-range estimates that include completion of the Material Staging Facility by 2024. (5) The risk factors and risk mitigation and management options relating to the Material Staging Facility. (6) The expected improvements to operations and security provided by the Material Staging Facility, once operational, including the potential annual cost savings. (7) Such other matters as the Administrator considers appropriate. 3135. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2523 (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8): (8) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8) regarding the execution of the programs with current and projected budgets and any associated risks. ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8): (8) An assessment of whether the programs described by the report can be executed with current and projected budgets and any associated risks. . 3136. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems (a) Annual report Together with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding any anti-smuggling radiation detection systems that the Administrator proposes to deploy during the fiscal year covered by the budget. (b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The probability of detection for the anti-smuggling radiation detection systems covered by the report against realistic potential smuggling threats, including shielded and unshielded uranium, plutonium, and other special nuclear material. (2) The costs associated with the deployments of such systems, including costs to the United States and costs to any host nation. (3) Options for technological advances that would make radiation detection less expensive or more effective. (4) The benefits to the national security of the United States resulting from the deployments of such systems. 3137. Annual selected acquisition reports on certain hardware relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation (a) Annual Selected Acquisition Reports (1) In general At the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on each covered hardware project. The reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the covered hardware program concerned. (2) Matters included The information contained in the Selected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered hardware project shall be the information contained in the Selected Acquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major defense acquisition program under section 2432 of title 10, United States Code, expressed in terms of the covered hardware project. (b) Covered hardware project defined In this section, the term covered hardware project (1) are focused on the production and deployment of hardware, including with respect to the development and deployment of satellites or satellite payloads; and (2) exceed $500,000,000 in total program cost over the course of five years. 3138. Assessment of design trade options of W80-4 warhead (a) Assessment The Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation shall conduct an assessment of the design trade options, and the associated cost and benefit analyses for each such option, for the W80-4 warhead relating to the down-select options to be contained in the final Phase 6.2 study report. Such assessment shall include a review of the cost and schedule estimates of each such option. (b) Assessment and briefing (1) NNSA Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Administrator for Nuclear Security the assessment under subsection (a). (2) Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing containing a copy of the hassessment under subsection (a), without change, and any views of the Administrator. (3) Form The assessment submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. XXXII DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 3201. Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018, $30,600,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2286 XXXIV NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 3401. Authorization of appropriations (a) Amount There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2018 for the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 (b) Period of availability Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. XXXV Maritime Administration 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2018, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for programs associated with maintaining the United States merchant marine, the following amounts: (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $84,400,000, of which— (A) $66,400,000 shall be for Academy operations; and (B) $18,000,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy. (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $27,400,000, of which— (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for the Student Incentive Program; (B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended for direct payments to such academies; and (C) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels. (3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, $36,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $60,020,000. (5) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 (6) For expenses necessary to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $30,000,000, which shall remain available until expended for capital and related improvements. (7) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661a(5) chapter 537 3502. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (a) Amendments The Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 U.S.C. 4401 (1) repealing the first section and sections 2, 3, 5, 12, and 14; (2) in section 8, redesignating subsection (d) as section 56308 of title 46, United States Code, transferring it to appear after section 56307 of such title; and (3) redesignating section 11 as section 57100 of title 46, United States Code, and transferring it to appear before section 57101 of such title. (b) Conforming and clerical amendments (1) Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 1744 section 57100 of title 46 (2) Section 3134 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking 31, 31 or (B) by striking or the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 App. U.S.C. 1735 (3) Section 3703a(b)(6) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 App. U.S.C. 1744 section 57100 (4) Section 52101(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 App. U.S.C. 1744 section 57100 (5) Section 56308 of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated and transferred by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is amended— (A) by striking so much as precedes vessel constructed 56308. Transfer of substitute vessels In the case of any ; (B) by inserting of Transportation Secretary (C) by striking adjustments with respect to the retained vessels as provided for in section 9, and (6) Section 57100 of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated and transferred by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended— (A) by striking so much as precedes the text of subsection (a) and inserting the following: 57100. National Defense Reserve Fleet (a) Fleet components ; (B) in subsection (b), by inserting before the first sentence the following: Permitted uses (C) in subsection (e)— (i) by inserting before the first sentence the following: Exemption from tank vessel construction standards.— (ii) by striking of title 46, United States Code (7) Section 57101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking maintained under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. 1744) (8) The analysis for chapter 563 section 56307 56308. Transfer of substitute vessels. . (9) The analysis for chapter 571 57100. National Defense Reserve Fleet. . 3503. Maritime Security Fleet Program; restriction on operation for new entrants (a) Restriction Section 53105(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting , except as provided in paragraph (2), in the foreign commerce or (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) in the case of a vessel, other than a replacement vessel under subsection (f), first covered by an operating agreement after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, the vessel shall not be operated in the transportation of cargo between points in the United States and its territories either directly or via a foreign port; and . (b) Conforming amendments Section 53106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking section 53105(a)(1) paragraph (1) and (2) of section 53105(a), as otherwise applicable with respect to such vessel, (2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking section 53105(a)(1) paragraph (1) and (2) of section 53105(a), as otherwise applicable with respect to such vessel 3504. Codification of sections relating to acquisition, charter, and requisition of vessels (a) Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels lying idle in United States waters The first section of the Act of August 9, 1954 (ch. 659; 50 U.S.C. 196 (1) is redesignated as section 56309 of title 46, United States Code, and transferred to appear at the end of chapter 563 of such title, as otherwise amended by this title; and (2) is amended— (A) by striking That during 56309. Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels lying idle in United States waters During ; (B) by striking section 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended this chapter (C) by striking the second paragraph of subsection (d) of such section 902, as amended section 56305 (b) Voluntary purchase or charter agreements Section 2 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 197 (1) is redesignated as section 56310 of title 46, United States Code, and transferred to appear after section 56309 of such title (as amended by subsection (a)); and (2) is amended— (A) by striking so much as proceeds During 56310. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements ; and (B) by striking section 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, this chapter (c) Requisitioned vessels Section 3 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 198 (1) is redesignated as section 56311 of title 46, United States Code, and transferred to appear after section 56310 of such title (as amended by subsections (a) and (b)); (2) is amended by striking so much as precedes subsection (a) and inserting the following: 56311. Requisitioned vessels ; and (3) is amended— (A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking this Act section 56309 or 56310, as applicable (B) in subsection (c)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking this Act section 56309 or 56310, as applicable, (ii) by striking The second paragraph of section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, Section 57109 (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in the first sentence by striking provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes section 6101 of title 41 (ii) in the second sentence— (I) by striking this Act section 56309 or 56310, as applicable, (II) by striking said section 3709 section 6101 of title 41 (iii) by striking title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 chapter 575 (iv) by striking subsection (f). (d) Documented defined Chapter 563 56312. Documented defined In sections 56309 through 56311, the term documented . (e) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 563 56309. Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels lying idle in United States waters 56310. Voluntary purchase or charter agreements 56311. Requisitioned vessels 56312. Documented defined . (f) References Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to a section that is redesignated and transferred by this section is deemed to refer to such section as so redesignated and transferred. 3505. Assistance for small shipyards (a) In general Section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and maritime communities (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking in communities relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. (3) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) consider projects that foster— (A) efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration; and (B) employee skills and enhanced productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries; and ; (4) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by inserting to may be used (B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the following: (A) make capital and related improvements in small shipyards; and (B) provide training for workers in shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. ; (5) in subsection (d), by striking unless (6) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (C) in paragraph (1) by striking Except as provided in paragraph (2), (7) in subsection (i), by striking 2015 2018 and 2019 to carry out this section $30,000,000 (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 541 54101. Assistance for small shipyards. . 3506. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on sexual assault prevention and response policies of the Coast Guard and strategic goals related to sexual assault victim recovery. (b) Contents The report shall— (1) describe Coast Guard strategic goals relating to sexual assault climate, prevention, response, and accountability, and actions taken by the Coast Guard to promote sexual assault victim recovery; (2) explain how victim recovery is being incorporated into Coast Guard strategic and programmatic guidance related to sexual assault prevention and response; (3) examine current Coast Guard sexual assault prevention and response policy with respect to— (A) Coast Guard criteria for what comprises sexual assault victim recovery; (B) alignment of Coast Guard personnel policies to enhance— (i) an approach to sexual assault response that gives priority to victim recovery; (ii) upholding individual privacy and dignity; and (iii) the opportunity for the continuation of Coast Guard service by sexual assault victims; and (C) sexual harassment response, including a description of the circumstances under which sexual harassment is considered a criminal offense; and (4) to ensure victims and supervisors understand the full scope of resources available to aid in long-term recovery, explain how the Coast Guard informs its workforce about changes to sexual assault prevention and response policies related to victim recovery. 3507. Centers of excellence (a) In general Chapter 541 54102. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education (a) Designation The Secretary of Transportation may designate as a center of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education a covered training entity located in a State that borders on the— (1) Gulf of Mexico; (2) Atlantic Ocean; (3) Long Island Sound; (4) Pacific Ocean; (5) Great Lakes; or (6) Mississippi River System. (b) Assistance The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement (as that term is used in section 6305 of title 31) with a center of excellence designated under subsection (a) to support maritime workforce training and education at the center of excellence, including efforts of the center of excellence to— (1) admit additional students; (2) recruit and train faculty; (3) expand facilities; (4) create new maritime career pathways; or (5) award students credit for prior experience, including military service. (c) Covered training entity defined In this section, the term covered training entity (1) a community or technical college; or (2) a maritime training center— (A) operated by, or under the supervision of, a State; and (B) with a maritime training program in operation on the date of enactment of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 541 section 54101 54102. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education. . D Funding Tables 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables (a) In general Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Merit-based decisions A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and (2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. (c) Relationship to transfer and programming authority An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 1512 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. (d) Applicability to classified annex This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. (e) Oral and written communications No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section. XLI Procurement 4101. Procurement SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT Line Item FY 2018 House AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING 002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT 75,115 75,115 004 MQ–1 UAV 30,206 90,206 Unfunded requirement [60,000] ROTARY 005 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) 108,383 108,383 006 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN 725,976 725,976 007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) 170,910 170,910 008 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIB NEW BUILD 374,100 648,500 Unfunded requirement [274,400] 009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) 71,900 71,900 010 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) 938,308 1,224,710 Unfunded requirement—additional 5 for ARNG [100,000] Unfunded requirement—UH–60M ECPs [186,402] 011 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) 86,295 86,295 012 UH–60 BLACK HAWK A AND L MODELS 76,516 93,216 Unfunded requirement—UH–60Vs [16,700] 013 CH–47 HELICOPTER 202,576 557,076 Emergent requirements—additional 4 CH–47F Block I [108,000] Unfunded requirement—additional 4 MH–47Gs [246,500] 014 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) 17,820 17,820 MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 015 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) 5,910 29,910 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [8,000] Unfunded requirement [16,000] 016 UNIVERSAL GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT (UAS) 15,000 15,000 017 GRAY EAGLE MODS2 74,291 74,291 018 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) 68,812 127,762 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [29,475] Unfunded requirement [29,475] 019 AH–64 MODS 238,141 382,941 Unfunded requirement [144,800] 020 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) 20,166 81,166 Unfunded requirement [61,000] 021 GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP) 5,514 5,514 022 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) 11,650 11,650 023 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) 15,279 15,279 024 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS 57,737 57,737 025 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS 5,900 5,900 026 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN 142,102 142,102 027 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE 166,050 207,630 Unfunded requirement—ARC–201D encrypted radios [41,580] 028 GATM ROLLUP 37,403 37,403 029 RQ–7 UAV MODS 83,160 194,160 Unfunded requirement [111,000] 030 UAS MODS 26,109 26,429 Unfunded requirement [320] GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 031 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT 70,913 70,913 032 SURVIVABILITY CM 5,884 5,884 033 CMWS 26,825 26,825 034 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) 6,337 6,337 OTHER SUPPORT 035 AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 7,038 7,038 036 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT 47,404 56,304 Unfunded requirement—grow the Army [1,800] Unfunded requirement—Non destructive test equip [7,100] 037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 47,066 47,066 038 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 83,790 84,905 Unfunded requirement [1,115] 039 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 1,397 1,397 040 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET 1,911 1,911 TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 4,149,894 5,593,561 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) 140,826 140,826 002 MSE MISSILE 459,040 459,040 003 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I 57,742 57,742 AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 005 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY 94,790 94,790 006 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) 178,432 173,432 Program decrease [–5,000] ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 008 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY 110,123 118,235 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [8,112] 009 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY 85,851 89,758 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [3,907] 010 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) 19,949 19,949 011 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) 595,182 593,882 Program reduction—unit cost savings [–2,800] Unfunded requirement—training devices [1,500] 012 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) 28,321 28,321 013 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS 476,728 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [41,000] Unfunded requirement—ERI [197,000] Unfunded requirement—grow the Army [238,728] MODIFICATIONS 015 PATRIOT MODS 329,073 329,073 016 ATACMS MODS 116,040 116,040 017 GMLRS MOD 531 531 018 STINGER MODS 63,090 91,090 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [28,000] 019 AVENGER MODS 62,931 62,931 020 ITAS/TOW MODS 3,500 3,500 021 MLRS MODS 138,235 187,035 Unfunded requirement [48,800] 022 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS 9,566 9,566 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 023 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 18,915 18,915 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 024 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS 5,728 5,728 026 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 1,189 1,189 TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 2,519,054 3,078,301 PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 001 BRADLEY PROGRAM 200,000 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [200,000] 002 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) 193,715 447,618 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [253,903] MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 004 STRYKER (MOD) 97,552 97,552 005 STRYKER UPGRADE 348,000 Unfunded requirement – completes 4th DVH SBCT [348,000] 006 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 444,851 585,851 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [30,000] Unfunded requirement [111,000] 007 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS 64,230 64,230 008 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) 646,413 772,149 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [125,736] 009 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) 72,402 194,402 Unfunded requirement [122,000] 010 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) 5,855 5,855 011 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE 34,221 64,221 Unfunded requirement [30,000] 012 M88 FOV MODS 4,826 4,826 013 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE 128,350 128,350 014 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) 248,826 558,526 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [138,700] Unfunded requirement [171,000] 015 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM 275,000 1,092,800 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [442,800] Unfunded requirement [375,000] WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 018 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) 1,992 3,292 Unfunded requirement [1,300] 019 MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPON S 6,520 58,520 Unfunded requirement [52,000] 020 MORTAR SYSTEMS 21,452 34,552 Unfunded requirement—120mm mortars [13,100] 021 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) 4,524 5,324 Unfunded requirement [800] 023 CARBINE 43,150 51,150 Unfunded requirement [5,000] Unfunded requirement—grow the Army [3,000] 024 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION 750 10,750 Unfunded requirement—modifications [10,000] 025 HANDGUN 8,326 8,726 Unfunded requirement [400] MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 026 MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS 2,000 2,000 027 M777 MODS 3,985 89,785 Unfunded requirement [85,800] 028 M4 CARBINE MODS 31,315 31,315 029 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS 47,414 52,414 Unfunded requirement—accessories [2,600] Unfunded requirement—M2A1 machine guns [2,400] 030 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS 3,339 3,339 031 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS 4,577 11,177 Unfunded requirement—accessories [1,000] Unfunded requirement—M240Ls [5,600] 032 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS 1,488 1,488 033 M119 MODIFICATIONS 12,678 12,678 034 MORTAR MODIFICATION 3,998 3,998 035 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) 2,219 2,219 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 036 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) 5,075 7,775 Unfunded requirement [2,700] 037 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) 992 992 039 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) 1,573 1,573 UNDISTRIBUTED 042 UNDISTRIBUTED 1,200 Security Force Assistance Brigade [1,200] TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 2,423,608 4,958,647 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES 39,767 39,767 002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES 46,804 46,804 003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES 10,413 10,418 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [5] 004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES 62,837 62,958 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [121] 005 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES 8,208 8,208 006 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES 8,640 8,640 007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES 76,850 101,850 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [25,000] 008 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES 108,189 108,189 MORTAR AMMUNITION 009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 57,359 57,359 010 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 49,471 49,471 011 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 91,528 91,528 TANK AMMUNITION 012 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES 133,500 133,500 ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 013 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES 44,200 44,200 014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES 187,149 187,149 015 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 49,000 251,545 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [19,045] Unfunded requirement [183,500] 016 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL 83,046 99,724 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [16,678] MINES 017 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES 3,942 15,557 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [11,615] ROCKETS 019 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 5,000 5,000 020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES 161,155 161,155 OTHER AMMUNITION 021 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES 7,441 7,441 022 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 19,345 19,345 023 GRENADES, ALL TYPES 22,759 22,759 024 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES 2,583 2,583 025 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 13,084 13,084 MISCELLANEOUS 026 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES 12,237 12,237 027 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES 1,500 1,500 028 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) 10,730 10,730 029 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT 16,425 16,425 030 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) 15,221 15,221 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 032 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 329,356 429,356 Unfunded requirement [100,000] 033 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION 197,825 197,825 034 ARMS INITIATIVE 3,719 3,719 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 1,879,283 2,235,247 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES 001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS 9,716 9,716 002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: 14,151 36,151 Unfunded requirement—additional M872s [22,000] 003 AMBULANCE, 4 LITTER, 5/4 TON, 4X4 53,000 87,792 Unfunded requirement [34,792] 004 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) 40,935 40,935 006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 804,440 804,440 007 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) 967 967 008 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) 78,650 241,944 Unfunded requirement—FMTVs [154,100] Unfunded requirement—trailers [9,194] 009 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP 19,404 19,404 010 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) 81,656 114,658 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [25,874] Unfunded requirement—forward repair systems [7,128] 011 PLS ESP 7,129 59,729 Unfunded requirement [52,600] 012 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV 150,878 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [38,628] Unfunded requirement [112,250] 013 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS 43,040 43,040 014 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP 83,940 89,470 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [2,599] Unfunded requirement—CTE equipment [2,931] NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 016 HEAVY ARMORED SEDAN 269 269 017 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 1,320 1,320 018 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER 6,964 6,964 COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 019 WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK 420,492 420,492 020 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 92,718 92,718 021 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC 150,497 227,997 Program reduction [–10,000] Unfunded requirement [87,500] 022 JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY 6,065 6,065 023 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) 5,051 5,051 COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 024 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS 161,383 161,383 025 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS 62,600 62,600 026 SHF TERM 11,622 11,622 028 SMART-T (SPACE) 6,799 6,799 029 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS 7,065 7,065 031 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) 21,667 21,667 COMM—COMBAT SUPPORT COMM 033 MOD-IN-SERVICE PROFILER 70 70 COMM—C3 SYSTEM 034 ARMY GLOBAL CMD & CONTROL SYS (AGCCS) 2,658 2,658 COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 036 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) 355,351 363,760 Unfunded requirement [8,409] 037 MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) 25,100 25,100 038 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) 11,160 11,160 040 TRACTOR DESK 2,041 2,041 041 TRACTOR RIDE 5,534 13,734 Unfunded requirement [8,200] 042 SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 996 996 043 SPIDER FAMILY OF NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR 4,500 6,858 Unfunded requirement [2,358] 045 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM 4,411 4,411 046 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 15,275 15,275 047 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE 15,964 16,725 Unfunded requirement [761] COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 049 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE 9,560 9,560 050 DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE 4,030 4,030 INFORMATION SECURITY 054 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) 107,804 130,667 Unfunded Requirement [22,863] 055 DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS 53,436 61,436 Unfunded Requirement [8,000] 056 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO 690 690 057 PERSISTENT CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 4,000 4,000 COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 058 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS 43,751 51,290 Unfunded requirement—first responder communication equipment [7,539] COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 059 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 118,101 118,101 060 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 4,490 4,490 061 HOME STATION MISSION COMMAND CENTERS (HSMCC) 20,050 20,050 062 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM 186,251 188,751 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [2,500] ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 065 JTT/CIBS-M 12,154 19,754 Unfunded requirement [7,600] 068 DCGS-A (MIP) 274,782 295,494 Unfunded requirement [20,712] 070 TROJAN (MIP) 16,052 35,212 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [6,000] Unfunded requirement [13,160] 071 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) 51,034 51,034 072 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) 7,815 7,815 073 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET RECONNAISSANCE (CATR) 8,050 8,050 074 MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M 567 567 ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 076 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR 20,459 20,459 077 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) 5,805 5,805 078 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) 5,348 5,348 081 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 469 6,369 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [5,900] 082 CI MODERNIZATION 285 285 ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 083 SENTINEL MODS 28,491 100,491 Unfunded requirement [72,000] 084 NIGHT VISION DEVICES 166,493 229,389 Unfunded requirement—grow the Army [47,147] Unfunded requirement—LTLM enhancement [15,749] 085 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF 13,947 13,947 087 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS 21,380 456,003 Unfunded requirement—Air and Missile Defense (SHORAD) [434,623] 088 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) 59,105 59,105 089 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP 2,129 2,129 091 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) 282,549 344,949 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [2,300] Unfunded requirement [60,100] 092 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) 48,664 48,664 093 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) 5,198 9,172 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [3,974] 094 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 8,117 8,117 095 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM 31,813 47,588 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [75] Unfunded requirement [15,700] 096 COUNTERFIRE RADARS 329,057 393,257 Unfunded requirement [64,200] ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 097 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY 8,700 13,458 Unfunded requirement [4,758] 098 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS 26,635 132,713 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [9,100] Unfunded requirement [96,978] 100 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) 1,992 1,992 101 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE 15,179 15,179 102 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) 132,572 137,174 Unfunded requirement [4,602] 103 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) 37,201 37,201 104 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP 16,140 16,140 105 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET 6,093 20,848 Unfunded requirement [14,755] 106 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) 1,134 1,134 ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 107 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION 11,575 11,575 108 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP 91,983 91,983 109 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM 4,465 4,465 110 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) 66,363 66,363 111 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM 1,001 1,001 112 RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) 26,183 26,183 ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 113 TACTICAL DIGITAL MEDIA 4,441 4,441 114 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) 3,414 16,414 Unfunded requirement [10,000] Unfunded requirement—global positioning system [3,000] ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 115 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) 499 499 116 BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 25,050 25,050 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 116A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 4,819 4,819 CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 117 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS 1,613 1,613 118 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) 9,696 23,696 Unfunded Requirement [14,000] 120 CBRN DEFENSE 11,110 11,110 BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 121 TACTICAL BRIDGING 16,610 16,610 122 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON 21,761 43,761 Unfunded requirement [22,000] 124 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP 21,046 61,446 Unfunded requirement [40,400] ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 125 HANDHELD STANDOFF MINEFIELD DETECTION SYS-HST 5,000 17,800 Unfunded requirement—grow the Army [5,600] Unfunded requirement—PSS–14Cs [7,200] 126 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) 32,442 32,442 127 AREA MINE DETECTION SYSTEM (AMDS) 10,571 10,571 128 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) 21,695 21,695 129 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) 4,516 19,616 Unfunded requirement—M160s [15,100] 130 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION 10,073 15,073 Unfunded requiremet [5,000] 131 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS 3,000 3,000 133 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS 5,847 7,039 Unfunded requirement—radio frequency remote activated munitions [1,192] 134 0 TOTAL PROCUREMENT 113,983,713 127,861,301 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Line Item FY 2018 House AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING 004 MQ–1 UAV 87,300 87,300 ROTARY 006 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN 39,040 78,040 Unfunded requirement [39,000] MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 015 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) 41,400 33,400 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–8,000] 018 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) 33,475 4,000 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–29,475] 023 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) 36,000 36,000 025 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS 34,809 Unfunded requirement [34,809] 027 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE 4,289 4,289 GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 033 CMWS 139,742 201,542 Unfunded requirement—B kits [61,800] 034 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) 43,440 43,440 OTHER SUPPORT 037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 12,100 Unfunded requirement [12,100] TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 424,686 534,920 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 002 MSE MISSILE 633,570 Meet inventory requirements for COCOMS [633,570] AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 005 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY 278,073 288,073 Unfunded requirement [10,000] ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 008 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY 8,112 147,300 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–8,112] Unfunded requirement [147,300] 009 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY 3,907 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–3,907] 011 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) 191,522 204,522 Unfunded requirement [13,000] 012 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) 6,330 Unfunded requirement [6,330] 013 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS 41,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–41,000] 014 LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE SYSTEM (LMAMS 8,669 55,269 Unfunded requirement [46,600] MODIFICATIONS 016 ATACMS MODS 69,400 Unfunded requirement [69,400] 018 STINGER MODS 28,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–28,000] TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 559,283 1,404,464 PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 001 BRADLEY PROGRAM 200,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–200,000] 002 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) 253,903 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–253,903] MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 004 STRYKER (MOD) 177,000 Unfunded requirement – lethality upgrades [177,000] 006 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 30,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–30,000] 008 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) 125,736 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–125,736] 014 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) 138,700 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–138,700] 015 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM 442,800 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–442,800] TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 1,191,139 177,000 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES 7,100 Unfunded requirement [7,100] 002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES 14,900 Unfunded requirement [14,900] 003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES 5 90 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–5] Unfunded requirement [90] 004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES 121 8,890 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–121] Unfunded requirement [8,890] 005 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES 1,605 1,605 006 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES 31,862 Unfunded requirement [31,862] 007 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES 35,000 12,150 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–25,000] Unfunded requirement [2,150] 008 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES 17,191 Unfunded requirement [17,191] MORTAR AMMUNITION 009 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 2,500 Unfunded requirement [2,500] 010 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 3,109 Unfunded requirement [3,109] 011 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES 18,192 Unfunded requirement [18,192] TANK AMMUNITION 012 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES 40,300 Unfunded requirement [40,300] ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 014 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES 159,181 Unfunded requirement [159,181] 015 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 23,234 4,189 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–19,045] 016 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL 20,023 84,067 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–16,678] Unfunded requirement [80,722] MINES 017 MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES 11,615 3,000 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–11,615] Unfunded requirement [3,000] ROCKETS 019 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 25,000 86,881 Unfunded requirement [61,881] 020 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES 75,820 163,820 Unfunded requirement [20,000] Unfunded requirement—APKWS and M282 warheads [68,000] OTHER AMMUNITION 022 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES 2,261 Unfunded requirement [2,261] 023 GRENADES, ALL TYPES 25,361 Unfunded requirement [25,361] 024 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES 1,013 1,842 Unfunded requirement [829] 025 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 450 Unfunded requirement [450] MISCELLANEOUS 027 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES 150 Unfunded requirement [150] 028 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) 3,665 Unfunded requirement [3,665] PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 033 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION 53,000 Unfunded requirement [53,000] TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 193,436 745,756 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES 010 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) 25,874 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–25,874] 012 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV 38,628 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–38,628] 014 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP 64,647 135,900 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–2,599] Unfunded requirement—route clearance and mine protected vehicles [73,852] 015 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS 17,508 17,508 COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 020 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 4,900 4,900 COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 041 TRACTOR RIDE 1,000 1,000 COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 062 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM 2,500 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–2,500] ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 068 DCGS-A (MIP) 39,515 52,515 Unfunded requirement [13,000] 070 TROJAN (MIP) 21,310 15,310 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–6,000] 071 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) 2,300 2,300 072 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) 14,460 14,460 075 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES (MIP) 5,180 5,180 ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 079 CREW 17,500 Unfunded requirement—EOD DR SKOs [17,500] 080 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE 16,935 21,935 Unfunded requirement [5,000] 081 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 18,874 12,974 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–5,900] ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 084 NIGHT VISION DEVICES 377 377 085 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF 60 2,210 Unfunded requirement [2,150] 086 BASE EXPEDITIARY TARGETING AND SURV SYS 29,462 Unfunded requirement [29,462] 087 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS 57,500 200,110 Unfunded requirement—Air and Missile Defense (SHORAD) [142,610] 091 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) –2,300 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–2,300] 093 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) 3,974 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–3,974] 095 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM 2,947 2,872 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–75] ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 098 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS 9,100 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–9,100] CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 119 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) 3,726 3,726 ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 126 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) 10,800 Unfunded requirement [10,800] 128 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) 2,400 Unfunded requirement [2,400] COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 136 HEATERS AND ECU'S 270 270 142 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT 145 145 143 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 1,980 1,980 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 148 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL 25,690 4,568 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–21,122] MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 149 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS 1,124 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–1,124] CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 153 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR 3,850 3,850 157 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) 1,932 1,932 GENERATORS 164 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP 569 569 TRAINING EQUIPMENT 168 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM 2,700 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–2,700] TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 173 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) 7,500 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–7,500] OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 176 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 8,500 13,500 Unfunded requirement [5,000] TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 405,575 577,953 JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND NETWORK ATTACK 001 RAPID ACQUISITION AND THREAT RESPONSE 483,058 483,058 TOTAL JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND 483,058 483,058 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY OTHER AIRCRAFT 027 STUASL0 UAV 3,900 3,900 MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 033 F–18 SERIES 16,000 Unfunded requirement -ALR–67(V)3 Retrofit A and B Kits [16,000] 034 H–53 SERIES 950 950 035 SH–60 SERIES 15,382 15,382 037 EP–3 SERIES 7,220 7,220 047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT 19,855 19,855 051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT 75,530 75,530 062 QRC 15,150 15,150 AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 064 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 18,850 18,850 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 066 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 463 463 TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 157,300 173,300 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY STRATEGIC MISSILES 003 TOMAHAWK 100,086 100,086 TACTICAL MISSILES 004 AMRAAM 12,000 Unfunded requirement—AIM–120 Captive Air Training Missiles Guidance sections [12,000] 007 STANDARD MISSILE 35,208 35,208 011 HELLFIRE 8,771 8,771 012 LASER MAVERICK 5,040 5,040 MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 017 ESSM 1,768 1,768 GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 035 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS 1,500 1,500 TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 152,373 164,373 PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC NAVY AMMUNITION 001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 74,021 74,021 002 JDAM 106,941 106,941 003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES 1,184 1,184 007 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 15,700 15,700 008 JATOS 540 540 012 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION 13,789 13,789 013 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO 1,963 1,963 014 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION 765 765 016 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION 866 866 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 019 60MM, ALL TYPES 11,000 Unfunded requirement—Full range practice rounds [11,000] 020 MORTARS 1,290 1,290 021 81MM, ALL TYPES 14,500 Unfunded requirement—Full range practice rounds [14,500] 023 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS 1,355 1,355 024 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION 1,854 1,854 027 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES 17,000 Unfunded requirement—HE Training Rounds [17,000] 033 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS 5,319 5,319 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 225,587 268,087 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 025 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS 12,348 8,332 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,016] SMALL BOATS 032 STANDARD BOATS 18,000 18,000 SHIP SONARS 046 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT 43,500 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–43,500] AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 078 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 2,550 2,550 OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 080 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS 7,900 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–7,900] 081 DCGS-N 6,392 4,492 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–1,900] CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 101 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP 2,280 2,280 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 119 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 29,245 29,245 SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 121 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 2,436 2,436 OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 126 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP 31,970 31,970 CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 132 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS 496 390 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–106] 134 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 2,304 2,304 135 TACTICAL VEHICLES 2,336 2,336 SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 141 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT 164 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–164] 143 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 420 420 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 147 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 21,650 21,650 152 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 15,800 15,800 154 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–1,000] 155 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT 15,890 15,890 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 161A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 2,200 2,200 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 161 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 1,178 1,178 TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 220,059 161,473 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 006 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM 5,360 5,360 GUIDED MISSILES 011 JAVELIN 2,833 2,833 012 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW 49 49 013 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) 5,024 5,024 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 017 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 8,241 8,241 OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 019 MODIFICATION KITS 750 750 COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 020 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) 200 20,400 Unfunded requirement—night optics for sniper rifles [20,200] RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 023 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) 39,200 Unfunded requirement—CEG Shelters [1,500] Unfunded requirement—G/ATOR acceleration [37,700] 024 RQ–21 UAS 8,400 8,400 INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 026 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM 50 50 027 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 3,000 3,000 029 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) 16,600 Unfunded requirement – UUNS for long endurance small UAS [16,600] OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 037 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS 5,777 75,777 Additional NOTM-A Systems for emerging operational requirements [70,000] 038 RADIO SYSTEMS 4,590 4,590 ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 053 EOD SYSTEMS 21,000 21,000 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 062 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 3,129 Unfunded requirement—G/ATOR spares [3,129] TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 65,274 214,403 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE OTHER AIRCRAFT 017 MQ–9 271,080 271,080 AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 033 C–17A 26,850 26,850 OTHER AIRCRAFT 048 C–130J MODS 8,400 8,400 051 COMPASS CALL MODS 56,720 56,720 056 E–8 3,000 3,000 061 RQ–4 MODS 39,600 Unfunded requirement—Tactical Field Terminal Antennaes [39,600] 062 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS 153,080 153,080 063 OTHER AIRCRAFT 10,381 10,381 065 MQ–9 MODS 56,400 56,400 AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 067 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS 129,450 129,450 COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 068 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP 25,417 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–25,417] TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 740,778 754,961 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE TACTICAL 006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE 294,480 294,480 007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 90,920 90,920 CLASS IV 011 AGM–65D MAVERICK 10,000 10,000 TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 395,400 395,400 SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE SPACE PROGRAMS 010 MILSATCOM 2,256 2,256 TOTAL SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 2,256 2,256 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ROCKETS 001 ROCKETS 49,050 49,050 CARTRIDGES 002 CARTRIDGES 11,384 11,384 BOMBS 006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION 390,577 390,577 FLARES 015 FLARES 3,498 3,498 FUZES 016 FUZES 47,000 47,000 TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 501,509 501,509 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 3,855 8,377 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–1,350] Unfunded requirement [5,872] CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE 13,300 Unfunded requirement [13,300] 004 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 1,882 100,678 Unfunded requirement [98,796] SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES 1,100 11,064 Unfunded requirement [9,964] 006 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 32,479 11,265 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–31,821] Unfunded requirement [10,607] FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES 22,583 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–22,583] MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 008 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES 5,353 80,384 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,026] Unfunded requirement [79,057] BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP 11,315 10,275 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–9,161] Unfunded requirement [8,121] 010 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES 40,451 13,989 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–39,692] Unfunded requirement [13,230] INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 013 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES 8,873 8,873 015 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT 2,000 2,000 ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS 56,500 95,200 Unfunded requirement—deployable RAPCON systems [16,500] Unfunded requirement—digital air traffic control radios [6,000] Unfunded requirement—D-ILS [16,200] 018 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED 1,400 Unfunded requirement [1,400] 019 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS 4,970 4,970 SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 029 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM 3,000 37,500 Unfunded requirement—Intrusion Detection Systems [18,000] Unfunded requirement—PL2 BPSS systems [16,500] ORGANIZATION AND BASE 048 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE 55,000 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–55,000] PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 051 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 8,469 71,869 Unfunded requirement—battlefield airman combat equipment [59,400] Unfunded requirements [4,000] BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 053 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT 7,500 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–7,500] 054 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT 80,427 112,977 Unfunded requirement [32,550] 055 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT 37,000 Unfunded requirement—Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources [37,000] 056 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION 110,405 6,390 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–104,015] SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 058 DARP RC135 700 700 059 DCGS-AF 9,200 100,400 Unfunded requirement [91,200] CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 062A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 3,542,825 3,542,825 TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 4,008,887 4,271,436 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 008 TELEPORT PROGRAM 1,979 1,979 018 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK 12,000 12,000 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 034 IRON DOME 50,000 Additional funds for Iron Dome Tamir interceptors [50,000] CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 045A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 43,653 43,653 AVIATION PROGRAMS 046 MANNED ISR 15,900 15,900 047 MC–12 20,000 20,000 050 UNMANNED ISR 38,933 38,933 051 NON-STANDARD AVIATION 9,600 9,600 052 U–28 8,100 8,100 053 MH–47 CHINOOK 10,270 10,270 057 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 19,780 19,780 061 C–130 MODIFICATIONS 3,750 3,750 AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 063 ORDNANCE ITEMS 0 ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 755,029 658,879 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–96,150] 400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES 16,567 5,118 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–11,449] 410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 6,000 6,000 420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT 5,207 5,207 460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT 107,091 107,091 490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT 165,280 165,280 565 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,082,015 1,016,190 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–65,825] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 2,137,189 1,963,765 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 16,126,403 14,698,463 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES OPERATING FORCES 020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 4,179 19,822 Training and operations of USAR early deploying units [15,643] 030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 4,718 Training and operations of USAR early deploying units [4,718] 040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 2,132 15,050 Training and operations of USAR early deploying units [12,918] 060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 779 779 090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 17,609 17,609 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 24,699 57,978 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 24,699 57,978 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG OPERATING FORCES 010 MANEUVER UNITS 41,731 41,731 020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES 762 762 030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE 11,855 11,855 040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS 204 204 060 AVIATION ASSETS 27,583 27,583 070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT 5,792 5,792 100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT 18,507 18,507 120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 937 937 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 107,371 107,371 ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 740 740 SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 740 740 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 108,111 108,111 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 010 SUSTAINMENT 2,660,855 2,660,855 020 INFRASTRUCTURE 21,000 21,000 030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 684,786 684,786 040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS 405,117 405,117 SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 3,771,758 3,771,758 MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 050 SUSTAINMENT 955,574 955,574 060 INFRASTRUCTURE 39,595 39,595 070 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 75,976 75,976 080 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS 94,612 94,612 SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 1,165,757 1,165,757 TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 4,937,515 4,937,515 COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN & EQUIP FUND COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 010 IRAQ 1,269,000 1,269,000 020 SYRIA 500,000 500,000 SUBTOTAL COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) 1,769,000 1,769,000 TOTAL COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN & EQUIP FUND 1,769,000 1,769,000 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES 010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS 412,710 407,960 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,750] 030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES 1,750 1,750 040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT 2,989 2,989 050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT 144,030 144,030 060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 211,196 211,196 070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,921 1,921 080 AVIATION LOGISTICS 102,834 102,834 090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS 855,453 851,776 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–3,677] 100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING 19,627 19,627 110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 2,483,179 2,548,179 Repairs related to USS Fitzgerald [65,000] 130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 58,886 53,486 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–5,400] 150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 4,400 0 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,400] 160 WARFARE TACTICS 21,550 21,550 170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 21,104 21,104 180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 605,936 599,952 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–5,984] 190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT 11,433 11,433 280 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE 325,011 323,711 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–1,300] 290 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT 9,598 9,598 310 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 31,898 31,898 320 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 228,246 228,246 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 5,553,751 5,593,240 MOBILIZATION 360 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 1,869 1,869 370 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS 11,905 11,905 390 COAST GUARD SUPPORT 161,885 161,885 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 175,659 175,659 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 430 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 43,369 43,369 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 43,369 43,369 ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 510 ADMINISTRATION 3,217 3,217 540 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 7,356 7,356 590 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 67,938 67,938 620 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT 9,446 9,446 660 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES 1,528 1,528 775 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 12,751 12,751 SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 102,236 102,236 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 5,875,015 5,914,504 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES 010 OPERATIONAL FORCES 710,790 546,057 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–164,733] 020 FIELD LOGISTICS 242,150 242,150 030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE 52,000 52,000 070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 17,529 17,529 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 1,022,469 857,736 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 120 TRAINING SUPPORT 29,421 29,421 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 29,421 29,421 ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 160 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 61,600 61,600 215 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 3,150 3,150 SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 64,750 64,750 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 1,116,640 951,907 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES OPERATING FORCES 030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE 14,964 14,964 080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES 9,016 9,016 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 23,980 23,980 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 23,980 23,980 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 010 OPERATING FORCES 2,548 2,548 040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT 819 819 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 3,367 3,367 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 3,367 3,367 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES 010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES 248,235 248,235 020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES 1,394,962 1,298,440 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–96,522] 030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) 5,450 5,450 040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 699,860 719,339 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–18,521] Restoration of Damaged U–2 Aircraft [38,000] 050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 113,131 90,431 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–22,700] 060 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT 2,039,551 2,035,272 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,279] 070 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM 2,059,363 1,992,696 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–66,667] 080 BASE SUPPORT 1,088,946 1,075,241 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–13,705] 090 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING 15,274 13,274 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–2,000] 100 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS 198,090 178,528 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–19,562] 120 LAUNCH FACILITIES 385 385 130 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS 22,020 22,020 160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD 381 381 170 US STRATCOM 698 698 180 US CYBERCOM 35,239 35,239 190 US CENTCOM 159,520 159,520 200 US SOCOM 19,000 19,000 215 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 58,098 58,098 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 8,158,203 7,952,247 MOBILIZATION 220 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS 1,430,316 1,425,716 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–4,600] 230 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS 213,827 113,957 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–99,870] SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION 1,644,143 1,539,673 TRAINING AND RECRUITING 270 OFFICER ACQUISITION 300 300 280 RECRUIT TRAINING 298 298 290 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) 90 90 320 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING 25,675 25,675 330 FLIGHT TRAINING 879 879 340 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION 1,114 1,114 350 TRAINING SUPPORT 1,426 1,426 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING 29,782 29,782 ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 420 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS 151,847 148,847 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–3,000] 430 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 8,744 8,744 470 ADMINISTRATION 6,583 6,583 480 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 129,508 129,508 490 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 84,110 84,110 530 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 120 120 535 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 53,255 53,255 SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 434,167 431,167 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 10,266,295 9,952,869 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 52,323 52,323 060 BASE SUPPORT 6,200 6,200 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 58,523 58,523 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 58,523 58,523 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG OPERATING FORCES 020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS 3,468 3,468 060 BASE SUPPORT 11,932 11,932 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 15,400 15,400 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 15,400 15,400 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATING FORCES 010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 4,841 4,841 040 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES 3,305,234 3,236,404 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–95,970] Unfunded Requirement- Joint Task Force Platform Expansion [6,300] Unfunded Requirement- Publicly Available Information (PAI) Capability Acceleration [20,840] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 3,310,075 3,241,245 ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 110 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY 9,853 9,853 120 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY 21,317 21,317 140 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY 64,137 64,137 160 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY 115,000 115,000 180 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY 13,255 12,886 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–369] 200 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 2,312,000 2,012,000 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–150,000] Transfer of funds to Ukraine Security Assistance [–150,000] 260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 31,000 31,000 300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 34,715 34,715 320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES 3,179 3,179 325 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 1,797,549 1,742,229 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–55,320] SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 4,402,005 4,046,316 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 7,712,080 7,287,561 UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 010 UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 150,000 Transfer from DSCA [150,000] SUBTOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 150,000 TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 150,000 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 48,037,028 45,929,178 4303. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations for base requirements SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FOR BASE REQUIREMENTS Line Item FY 2018 House OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY OPERATING FORCES 110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 629,047 Demolition of excess facilities [50,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [154,500] Restore sustainment shortfalls [424,547] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 629,047 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 629,047 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES OPERATING FORCES 100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 82,619 Demolition of excess facilities [25,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [12,300] Restore sustainment shortfalls [45,319] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 82,619 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 82,619 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG OPERATING FORCES 110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 173,900 Demolition of excess facilities [25,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [35,200] Restore sustainment shortfalls [113,700] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 173,900 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 173,900 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES 310 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 414,200 Demolition of excess facilities [50,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [87,200] Restore sustainment shortfalls [277,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 414,200 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 414,200 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES 060 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 217,487 Demolition of excess facilities [50,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [35,300] Restore sustainment shortfalls [132,187] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 217,487 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 217,487 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES OPERATING FORCES 110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 11,500 Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [1,500] Restore sustainment shortfalls [10,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 11,500 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 11,500 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION 7,246 Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [3,900] Restore sustainment shortfalls [3,346] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 7,246 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 7,246 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES 050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 507,700 Demolition of excess facilities [50,000] Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [153,300] Restore sustainment shortfalls [304,400] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 507,700 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 507,700 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE OPERATING FORCES 040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 15,300 Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [5,600] Restore sustainment shortfalls [9,700] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 15,300 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 15,300 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG OPERATING FORCES 040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 47,600 Restore restoration and modernization shortfalls [14,600] Restore sustainment shortfalls [33,000] SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES 47,600 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 47,600 TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 2,106,599 XLIV Military personnel 4401. Military personnel SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL Item FY 2018 House Military Personnel Appropriations 133,881,636 134,066,025 Military Personnel Pay Raise [206,400] Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [214,289] Freeze BAH reduction for Military Housing Privatization Initiative [125,000] Historical unobligated balances [–363,300] Department of Defense State Partnership Program [2,000] Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions 7,804,427 7,804,427 Total, Military Personnel 141,686,063 141,870,452 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Item FY 2018 House Military Personnel Appropriations 4,276,276 4,061,987 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–214,289] 4403. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations for base requirements SEC. 4403. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FOR BASE REQUIREMENTS. Item FY 2018 House Military Personnel Appropriations 1,017,700 Increase Active Army end strength by 10k [829,400] Increase Army National Guard end strength by 4k [105,500] Increase Army Reserve end strength by 3k [82,800] Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions 44,140 Accrual payment associated with increased Army end strength [44,140] Total, Military Personnel 1,061,840 XLV Other authorizations 4501. Other authorizations SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Item FY 2018 House WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS 43,140 43,140 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY 40,636 90,747 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [50,111] TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 83,776 133,887 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT 66,462 66,462 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 66,462 66,462 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA COMMISSARY OPERATIONS 1,389,340 1,344,340 Civilian Personnel Compensation and Benefits [–20,000] Commissary operations [–25,000] TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 1,389,340 1,344,340 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE 47,018 47,018 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 47,018 47,018 NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE 135,800 135,800 DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS 11,197 11,197 TAH MAINTENANCE 54,453 54,453 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 18,622 18,622 READY RESERVE FORCES 289,255 296,255 Strategic Sealift SLEP [7,000] TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 509,327 516,327 CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M 104,237 104,237 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E 839,414 839,414 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—PROC 18,081 18,081 TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 961,732 961,732 DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 674,001 691,001 Administrative Overhead [–2,000] SOUTHCOM ISR [21,000] Travel, Infrastructure, Support [–2,000] DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM 116,813 116,813 TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 790,814 807,814 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 334,087 334,087 RDT&E 2,800 2,800 TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 336,887 336,887 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM OPERATION & MAINTENANCE IN-HOUSE CARE 9,457,768 9,475,768 Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of OCONUS MTFs [10,000] Pre-mobilization health care under section 12304b [8,000] PRIVATE SECTOR CARE 15,317,732 15,317,732 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT 2,193,045 2,193,045 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 1,803,733 1,803,733 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 330,752 321,752 Program decrease [–9,000] EDUCATION AND TRAINING 737,730 737,730 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS 2,255,163 2,255,163 RDT&E RESEARCH 9,796 9,796 EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT 64,881 64,881 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 246,268 276,268 Program increase for hypoxia research [5,000] Research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy [25,000] DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION 99,039 99,039 ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT 170,602 170,602 MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT 69,191 69,191 CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT 13,438 13,438 PROCUREMENT INITIAL OUTFITTING 26,978 26,978 REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION 360,831 360,831 THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 8,326 8,326 DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION 499,193 499,193 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED –149,600 Foreign Currency adjustments [–15,500] Historical unobligated balances [–134,100] TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 33,664,466 33,545,866 TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 37,849,822 37,760,333 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Item FY 2018 House WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY 50,111 –50,111 Realign European Reassurance Initiative to Base [–50,111] TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 50,111 –50,111 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE 70,000 70,000 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE 28,845 28,845 TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 98,845 98,845 DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 196,300 196,300 TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 196,300 196,300 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 24,692 24,692 TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 24,692 24,692 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM OPERATION & MAINTENANCE IN-HOUSE CARE 61,857 61,857 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE 331,968 331,968 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT 1,980 1,980 TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 395,805 395,805 TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 765,753 715,642 XLVI Military construction 4601. Military construction SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FY 2018 House Alabama Army Fort Rucker Training Support Facility 38,000 38,000 Arizona Army Davis-Monthan AFB General Instruction Building 22,000 22,000 Army Fort Huachuca Ground Transport Equipment Building 30,000 30,000 California Army Fort Irwin Land Acquisition 3,000 3,000 Colorado Army Fort Carson Ammunition Supply Point 21,000 21,000 Army Fort Carson Battlefield Weather Facility 8,300 8,300 Florida Army Eglin AFB Multipurpose Range Complex 18,000 18,000 Georgia Army Fort Benning Air Traffic Control Tower 0 10,800 Army Fort Benning Training Support Facility 28,000 28,000 Army Fort Gordon Access Control Point 33,000 33,000 Army Fort Gordon Automation-Aided Instructional Building 18,500 18,500 Germany Army Stuttgart Commissary 40,000 40,000 Army Wiesbaden Administrative Building 43,000 43,000 Hawaii Army Fort Shafter Command and Control Facility, Incr 3 90,000 90,000 Indiana Army Crane Army Ammunition Plant Shipping and Receiving Building 24,000 24,000 Korea Army Kunsan AB Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar 53,000 53,000 New York Army U.S. Military Academy Cemetery 22,000 22,000 South Carolina Army Fort Jackson Reception Barracks Complex, Ph1 60,000 60,000 Army Shaw AFB Mission Training Complex 25,000 25,000 Texas Army Camp Bullis Vehicle Maintenance Shop 13,600 13,600 Army Fort Hood Vehicle Maintenance Shop 0 33,000 Army Fort Hood, Texas Battalion Headquarters Complex 37,000 37,000 Turkey Army Turkey Various Forward Operating Site 6,400 0 Virginia Army Fort Belvoir Secure Admin/Operations Facility, Incr 3 14,124 14,124 Army Joint Base Langley-Eustis Aircraft Maintenance Instructional Bldg 34,000 34,000 Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Security Fence 20,000 20,000 Washington Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord Confinement Facility 66,000 66,000 Army Yakima Fire Station 19,500 19,500 Worldwide Unspecified Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Host Nation Support 28,700 28,700 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 72,770 72,770 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Unspecified Minor Construction, Army 0 –10,000 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 31,500 41,500 Military Construction, Army Total 920,394 957,794 Arizona Navy Yuma Enlisted Dining Facility & Community Bldgs 36,358 36,358 California Navy Barstow Combat Vehicle Repair Facility 36,539 36,539 Navy Camp Pendleton Ammunition Supply Point Upgrade 61,139 61,139 Navy Coronado Undersea Rescue Command Operations Building 36,000 Navy Lemoore F/A 18 Avionics Repair Facility Replacement 60,828 60,828 Navy Miramar Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (Inc 2) 39,600 39,600 Navy Miramar F–35 Simulator Facility 0 47,600 Navy Twentynine Palms Potable Water Treatment/Blending Facility 55,099 55,099 District of Columbia Navy NSA Washington Electronics Science and Technology Laboratory 37,882 37,882 Navy NSA Washington Washington Navy Yard AT/FP 60,000 14,810 Djibouti Navy Camp Lemonnier Aircraft Parking Apron Expansion 13,390 0 Florida Navy Mayport Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP) 74,994 74,994 Navy Mayport Missile Magazines 9,824 9,824 Georgia Navy Albany Combat Vehicle Warehouse 0 43,300 Greece Navy Souda Bay Strategic Aircraft Parking Apron Expansion 22,045 22,045 Guam Navy Joint Region Marianas Aircraft Maintenance Hangar #2 75,233 75,233 Navy Joint Region Marianas Corrosion Control Hangar 66,747 66,747 Navy Joint Region Marianas MALS Facilities 49,431 49,431 Navy Joint Region Marianas Navy-Commercial Tie-in Hardening 37,180 37,180 Navy Joint Region Marianas Water Well Field 56,088 56,088 Hawaii Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sewer Lift Station & Relief Sewer Line 73,200 73,200 Navy Kaneohe Bay LHD Pad Conversions MV–22 Landing Pads 19,012 19,012 Navy Wahiawa Communications/Crypto Facility 65,864 65,864 Japan Navy Iwakuni KC-130J Enlisted Aircrew Trainer Facility 21,860 21,860 Maine Navy Kittery Paint, Blast, and Rubber Facility 61,692 61,692 North Carolina Navy Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 37,983 37,983 Navy Camp Lejeune Water Treatment Plant Replacement Hadnot Pt 65,784 65,784 Navy Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point F–35B Vertical Lift Fan Test Facility 15,671 15,671 Virginia Navy Dam Neck ISR Operations Facility Expansion 29,262 29,262 Navy Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek—Story ACU–4 Electrical Upgrades 2,596 2,596 Navy Norfolk Chambers Field Magazine Recap PH 1 34,665 34,665 Navy Portsmouth Ship Repair Training Facility 72,990 72,990 Navy Yorktown Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 36,358 36,358 Washington Navy Indian Island Missile Magazines 44,440 44,440 Worldwide Unspecified Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 219,069 219,069 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Unspecified Minor Construction 0 –10,000 Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 23,842 23,842 Military Construction, Navy Total 1,616,665 1,674,985 Alaska AF Eielson AFB F–35A ADAL Conventional Munitions Facility 2,500 2,500 AF Eielson AFB F–35A Age Facility / Fillstand 21,000 21,000 AF Eielson AFB F–35A Consolidated Munitions Admin Facility 27,000 27,000 AF Eielson AFB F–35A Extend Utiliduct to South Loop 48,000 48,000 AF Eielson AFB F–35A OSS/Weapons/Intel Facility 11,800 11,800 AF Eielson AFB F–35A R–11 Fuel Truck Shelter 9,600 9,600 AF Eielson AFB F–35A Satellite Dining Facility 8,000 8,000 AF Eielson AFB Repair Central Heat/Power Plant Boiler PH 4 41,000 41,000 Australia AF Darwin APR—Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks 76,000 76,000 California AF Travis Air Force Base KC–46A ADAL B14 Fuel Cell Hangar 0 1,400 AF Travis Air Force Base KC–46A Aircraft 3–Bay Maintenance Hangar 0 107,000 AF Travis Air Force Base KC–46A Alter B181/185/187 Squad Ops/AMU 0 6,400 AF Travis Air Force Base KC–46A Alter B811 Corrosion Control Hangar 0 7,700 Colorado AF Buckley Air Force Base SBIRS Operations Facility 38,000 38,000 AF Fort Carson, Colorado 13 ASOS Expansion 13,000 13,000 AF U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Cyberworx 30,000 30,000 Florida AF Eglin AFB F–35A Armament Research Fac Addition (B614) 8,700 8,700 AF Eglin AFB Long-Range Stand-Off Acquisition Fac 38,000 38,000 AF Eglin AFB Dormitories (288 RM) 0 44,000 AF MacDill AFB KC–135 Beddown OG/MXG HQ 8,100 8,100 AF Tyndall AFB Fire Station 0 17,000 Georgia AF Robins AFB Commercial Vehicle Visitor Control Facility 9,800 9,800 Italy AF Aviano AB Guardian Angel Operations Facility 27,325 0 Kansas AF McConnell AFB Combat Arms Facility 17,500 17,500 Mariana Islands AF Tinian APR Land Acquisition 12,900 12,900 Maryland AF Joint Base Andrews PAR Land Acquisition 17,500 17,500 AF Joint Base Andrews Presidential Aircraft Recap Complex 254,000 124,000 Massachusetts AF Hanscom AFB Vandenberg Gate Complex 11,400 11,400 Nevada AF Nellis AFB Red Flag 5th Gen Facility Addition 23,000 23,000 AF Nellis AFB Virtual Warfare Center Operations Facility 38,000 38,000 New Jersey AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A ADAL B1749 for ATGL & LST Servicing 0 2,000 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A ADAL B1816 for Supply 0 6,900 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A ADAL B2319 for Boom Operator Trainer 0 6,100 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A ADAL B2324 Regional Mx Training Fac 0 18,000 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A ADAL B3209 for Fuselage Trainer 0 3,300 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Add to B1837 for Body Tanks Storage 0 2,300 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Aerospace Ground Equipment Storage 0 4,100 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Alter Apron & Fuel Hydrants 0 17,000 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Alter Bldgs for Ops and TFI AMU-AMXS 0 9,000 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Alter Facilities for Maintenance 0 5,800 AF McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst KC–46A Two-Bay General Purpose Maintenance Hangar 0 72,000 New Mexico AF Cannon AFB Dangerous Cargo Pad Relocate CATM 42,000 42,000 AF Holloman AFB RPA Fixed Ground Control Station Facility 4,250 4,250 AF Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Station 0 9,300 North Dakota AF Minot AFB Indoor Firing Range 27,000 27,000 Oklahoma AF Altus AFB KC–46A FTU Fuselage Trainer Phase 2 4,900 4,900 Qatar AF Al Udeid, Qatar Consolidated Squadron Operations Facility 15,000 0 Texas AF Joint Base San Antonio Air Traffic Control Tower 10,000 10,000 AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Classrooms/Dining Facility 4 38,000 38,000 AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 7 90,130 90,130 AF Joint Base San Antonio Camp Bullis Dining Facility 18,500 18,500 Turkey AF Incirlik AB Dormitory—216 PN 25,997 0 United Kingdom AF Royal Air Force Fairford EIC RC–135 Infrastructure 2,150 2,150 AF Royal Air Force Fairford EIC RC–135 Intel and Squad Ops Facility 38,000 38,000 AF Royal Air Force Fairford EIC RC–135 Runway Overrun Reconfiguration 5,500 5,500 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath Consolidated Corrosion Control Facility 20,000 20,000 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A 6–Bay Hangar 24,000 24,000 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A F–15 Parking 10,800 10,800 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A Field Training Detachment Facility 12,492 12,492 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A Flight Simulator Facility 22,000 22,000 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A Infrastructure 6,700 6,700 AF Royal Air Force Lakenheath F–35A Squadron Operations and AMU 41,000 41,000 Utah AF Hill AFB UTTR Consolidated Mission Control Center 28,000 28,000 Worldwide AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations KC–46A Main Operating Base 4 269,000 0 Worldwide Unspecified AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 97,852 97,852 AF Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 31,400 31,400 Wyoming AF F. E. Warren AFB Consolidated HELO/TRF OPS//AMU and Alert Facility 62,000 62,000 Military Construction, Air Force Total 1,738,796 1,610,774 California Def-Wide Camp Pendleton Ambulatory Care Center Replacement 26,400 26,400 Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Marine Battalion Company/Team Facilities 9,958 9,958 Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Motor Transport Facility Expansion 7,284 7,284 Def-Wide Coronado SOF Basic Training Command 96,077 96,077 Def-Wide Coronado SOF Logistics Support Unit One Ops Fac. #3 46,175 46,175 Def-Wide Coronado SOF Seal Team Ops Facility 66,218 66,218 Def-Wide Coronado SOF Seal Team Ops Facility 50,265 50,265 Colorado Def-Wide Schriever AFB Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Add./Alt. 10,200 10,200 CONUS Classified Def-Wide Classified Location Battalion Complex, PH 1 64,364 64,364 Florida Def-Wide Eglin AFB SOF Simulator Facility 5,000 5,000 Def-Wide Eglin AFB Upgrade Open Storage Yard 4,100 4,100 Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Combat Aircraft Parking Apron 34,700 34,700 Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Simulator & Fuselage Trainer Facility 11,700 11,700 Georgia Def-Wide Fort Gordon Blood Donor Center Replacement 10,350 10,350 Germany Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement Incr 7 106,700 106,700 Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Spangdahlem Elementary School Replacement 79,141 79,141 Def-Wide Stuttgart Robinson Barracks Elem. School Replacement 46,609 46,609 Greece Def-Wide Souda Bay Construct Hydrant System 18,100 18,100 Guam Def-Wide Andersen AFB Construct Truck Load & Unload Facility 23,900 23,900 Hawaii Def-Wide Kunia NSAH Kunia Tunnel Entrance 5,000 5,000 Italy Def-Wide Sigonella Construct Hydrant System 22,400 0 Def-Wide Vicenza Vicenza High School Replacement 62,406 62,406 Japan Def-Wide Iwakuni Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1 30,800 30,800 Def-Wide Kadena AB SOF Maintenance Hangar 3,972 3,972 Def-Wide Kadena AB SOF Special Tactics Operations Facility 27,573 27,573 Def-Wide Okinawa Replace Mooring System 11,900 11,900 Def-Wide Sasebo Upgrade Fuel Wharf 45,600 45,600 Def-Wide Torri Commo Station SOF Tactical Equipment Maintenance Fac 25,323 25,323 Def-Wide Yokota AB Airfield Apron 10,800 10,800 Def-Wide Yokota AB Hangar/Aircraft Maintenance Unit 12,034 12,034 Def-Wide Yokota AB Operations and Warehouse Facilities 8,590 8,590 Def-Wide Yokota AB Simulator Facility 2,189 2,189 Maryland Def-Wide Bethesda Naval Hospital Medical Center Addition/Alteration Incr 2 123,800 123,800 Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize Building #2 Incr 3 313,968 313,968 Missouri Def-Wide Fort Leonard Wood Blood Processing Center Replacement 11,941 0 Def-Wide Fort Leonard Wood Hospital Replacement 250,000 150,000 Def-Wide St Louis Next NGA West (N2W) Complex 381,000 200,000 New Mexico Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF C–130 AGE Facility 8,228 8,228 North Carolina Def-Wide Camp Lejeune Ambulatory Care Center Addition/Alteration 15,300 15,300 Def-Wide Camp Lejeune Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Clinic 21,400 21,400 Def-Wide Camp Lejeune Ambulatory Care Center/Dental Clinic 22,000 22,000 Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Human Performance Training Center 10,800 10,800 Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Motor Transport Maintenance Expansion 20,539 20,539 Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Human Performance Training Ctr 20,260 20,260 Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Support Battalion Admin Facility 13,518 13,518 Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility 20,000 20,000 Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Telecomm Reliability Improvements 4,000 4,000 Def-Wide Seymour Johnson AFB Construct Tanker Truck Delivery System 20,000 20,000 Puerto Rico Def-Wide Punta Borinquen Ramey Unit School Replacement 61,071 61,071 South Carolina Def-Wide Shaw AFB Consolidate Fuel Facilities 22,900 22,900 Texas Def-Wide Fort Bliss Blood Processing Center 8,300 0 Def-Wide Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Incr 8 251,330 251,330 United Kingdom Def-Wide Menwith Hill Station RAFMH Main Gate Rehabilitation 11,000 11,000 Utah Def-Wide Hill AFB Replace POL Facilities 20,000 20,000 Virginia Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek—Story SOF SATEC Range Expansion 23,000 23,000 Def-Wide Norfolk Replace Hazardous Materials Warehouse 18,500 18,500 Def-Wide Pentagon Pentagon Corr 8 Pedestrian Access Control Pt 8,140 8,140 Def-Wide Pentagon S.E. Safety Traffic and Parking Improvements 28,700 28,700 Def-Wide Pentagon Security Updates 13,260 13,260 Def-Wide Portsmouth Replace Hazardous Materials Warehouse 22,500 22,500 Worldwide Unspecified Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Contingency Construction 10,000 0 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Energy Resilience and Conserv. Invest. Prog. 150,000 150,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERCIP Design 10,000 10,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Exercise Related Minor Construction 11,490 11,490 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 23,012 23,012 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design MDA East Coast Site 0 10,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 26,147 26,147 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 39,746 39,746 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 1,942 1,942 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 1,150 1,150 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 40,220 40,220 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 20,000 20,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 13,500 13,500 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Defense Wide Unspecified Minor Construction 0 –27,440 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 3,000 3,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 7,384 7,384 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 3,000 3,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 3,000 3,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 8,000 8,000 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 2,039 2,039 Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 10,000 10,000 Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 3,114,913 2,763,832 Worldwide Unspecified NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO Security Investment Program 154,000 177,932 NATO NATO Security Investment Program Prior Year Savings: NATO Security Investment Program 0 –25,000 NATO Security Investment Program Total 154,000 152,932 Delaware Army NG New Castle Combined Support Maintenance Shop 36,000 36,000 Idaho Army NG MTC Gowen Enlisted Barracks Transient Training 0 9,000 Army NG Orchard Training Area Digital Air/Ground Integration Range 22,000 22,000 Maine Army NG Presque Isle National Guard Readiness Center 17,500 17,500 Maryland Army NG Sykesville National Guard Readiness Center 19,000 19,000 Minnesota Army NG Arden Hills National Guard Readiness Center 39,000 39,000 Missouri Army NG Springfield Aircraft Maintenance Center 0 32,000 New Mexico Army NG Las Cruces National Guard Readiness Center Addition 8,600 8,600 Virginia Army NG Fort Belvoir Readiness Center Add/Alt 0 15,000 Army NG Fort Pickett Training Aids Center 4,550 4,550 Washington Army NG Turnwater National Guard Readiness Center 31,000 31,000 Worldwide Unspecified Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 16,271 16,271 Army NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 16,731 16,731 Military Construction, Army National Guard Total 210,652 266,652 California Army Res Fallbrook Army Reserve Center 36,000 36,000 Puerto Rico Army Res Aguadilla Army Reserve Center 12,400 12,400 Army Res Fort Buchanan Reserve Center 0 26,000 Washington Army Res Lewis-McCord Reserve Center 0 30,000 Wisconsin Army Res Fort McCoy AT/MOB Dining Facility–1428 PN 13,000 13,000 Worldwide Unspecified Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 6,887 6,887 Army Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 5,425 5,425 Military Construction, Army Reserve Total 73,712 129,712 California N/MC Res Lemoore Naval Operational Support Center Lemoore 17,330 17,330 Georgia N/MC Res Fort Gordon Naval Operational Support Center Fort Gordon 17,797 17,797 New Jersey N/MC Res McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Aircraft Apron, Taxiway & Support Facilities 11,573 11,573 Texas N/MC Res Fort Worth KC130-J EACTS Facility 12,637 12,637 Worldwide Unspecified N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 4,430 4,430 N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 1,504 1,504 Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total 65,271 65,271 California Air NG March AFB TFI Construct RPA Flight Training Unit 15,000 15,000 Colorado Air NG Peterson AFB Space Control Facility 8,000 8,000 Connecticut Air NG Bradley IAP Construct Base Entry Complex 7,000 7,000 Indiana Air NG Fort Wayne International Airport Add to Building 764 for Weapons Release 0 1,900 Air NG Hulman Regional Airport Construct Small Arms Range 0 8,000 Kentucky Air NG Louisville IAP Add/Alter Response Forces Facility 9,000 9,000 Mississippi Air NG Jackson International Airport Construct Small Arms Range 0 8,000 Missouri Air NG Rosecrans Memorial Airport Replace Communications Facility 10,000 10,000 New York Air NG Hancock Field Add to Flight Training Unit, Building 641 6,800 6,800 Ohio Air NG Rickenbacker International Airport Construct Small Arms Range 0 8,000 Air NG Toledo Express Airport NORTHCOM—Construct Alert Hangar 15,000 15,000 Oklahoma Air NG Tulsa International Airport Construct Small Arms Range 0 8,000 Oregon Air NG Klamath Falls IAP Construct Corrosion Control Hangar 10,500 10,500 Air NG Klamath Falls IAP Construct Indoor Range 8,000 8,000 South Dakota Air NG Joe Foss Field Aircraft Maintenance Shops 12,000 12,000 Tennessee Air NG McGhee-Tyson Airport Replace KC–135 Maintenance Hangar and Shops 25,000 25,000 Wisconsin Air NG Dane County Regional Airport/Truax Field Construct Small Arms Range 0 8,000 Worldwide Unspecified Air NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning and Design 18,000 18,000 Air NG Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 17,191 17,191 Military Construction, Air National Guard Total 161,491 203,391 Florida AF Res Patrick AFB Guardian Angel Facility 25,000 25,000 Georgia AF Res Robins Air Force Base Consolidated Mission Complex Phase 2 0 32,000 Guam AF Res Joint Region Marianas Reserve Medical Training Facility 5,200 5,200 Hawaii AF Res Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Consolidated Training Facility 5,500 5,500 Massachusetts AF Res Westover ARB Indoor Small Arms Range 10,000 10,000 Minnesota AF Res Minneapolis- St Paul IAP Indoor Small Arms Range 0 9,000 North Carolina AF Res Seymour Johnson AFB KC–46A ADAL for Alt Mission Storage 6,400 6,400 Texas AF Res NAS JRB Fort Worth Munitions Training/Admin Facility 0 3,100 Utah AF Res Hill AFB Add/Alter Life Support Facility 3,100 3,100 Worldwide Unspecified AF Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 4,725 4,725 AF Res Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction 3,610 3,610 Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total 63,535 107,635 Georgia FH Con Army Fort Gordon Family Housing New Construction 6,100 6,100 Germany FH Con Army Baumholder Construction Improvements 34,156 34,156 FH Con Army South Camp Vilseck Family Housing New Construction (36 Units) 22,445 22,445 Korea FH Con Army Camp Humphreys Family Housing New Construction Incr 2 34,402 34,402 Kwajalein FH Con Army Kwajalein Atoll Family Housing Replacement Construction 31,000 31,000 Massachusetts FH Con Army Natick Family Housing Replacement Construction 21,000 21,000 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 33,559 33,559 FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Family Housing Construction, Army 0 –18,000 Family Housing Construction, Army Total 182,662 164,662 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 12,816 12,816 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization Support 20,893 20,893 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 148,538 148,538 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 57,708 57,708 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 37,089 37,089 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 400 400 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 8,930 8,930 FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 60,251 60,251 Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total 346,625 346,625 Bahrain Island FH Con Navy SW Asia Construct on-Base GFOQ 2,138 2,138 Mariana Islands FH Con Navy Guam Replace Andersen Housing PH II 40,875 40,875 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Construction Improvements 36,251 36,251 FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 4,418 4,418 FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Family Housing Construction, N/MC 0 –8,000 Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total 83,682 75,682 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 14,529 14,529 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization Support 27,587 27,587 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 61,921 61,921 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 95,104 95,104 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 50,989 50,989 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 336 336 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 15,649 15,649 FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 62,167 62,167 Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total 328,282 328,282 Worldwide Unspecified FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Construction Improvements 80,617 80,617 FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Planning & Design 4,445 4,445 FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Prior Year Savings: Family Housing Construction 0 –20,000 Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total 85,062 65,062 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 29,424 29,424 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Housing Privatization 21,569 21,569 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 16,818 16,818 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 134,189 134,189 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 53,464 53,464 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Miscellaneous 1,839 1,839 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 13,517 13,517 FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 47,504 47,504 Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total 318,324 318,324 Worldwide Unspecified FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 407 407 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 641 641 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Furnishings 6 6 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 12,390 12,390 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Leasing 39,716 39,716 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 567 567 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Maintenance 655 655 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Management 319 319 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Services 14 14 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 268 268 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 4,100 4,100 FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide Locations Utilities 86 86 Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total 59,169 59,169 Worldwide Unspecified FHIF Unspecified Worldwide Locations Administrative Expenses—FHIF 2,726 2,726 DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total 2,726 2,726 Worldwide Unspecified UHIF Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Administrative Expenses—UHIF 623 623 Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total 623 623 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Base Realignment & Closure, Army Base Realignment and Closure 58,000 58,000 Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total 58,000 58,000 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Base Realignment & Closure, Navy Base Realignment & Closure 93,474 128,474 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–100: Planning, Design and Management 8,428 8,428 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–101: Various Locations 23,753 23,753 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–138: NAS Brunswick, ME 647 647 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–157: MCSA Kansas City, MO 40 40 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–172: NWS Seal Beach, Concord, CA 5,355 5,355 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DON–84: JRB Willow Grove & Cambria Reg AP 4,737 4,737 BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations Undistributed 7,210 7,210 Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total 143,644 178,644 Worldwide Unspecified BRAC Unspecified Worldwide Locations DOD BRAC Activities—Air Force 54,223 54,223 Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total 54,223 54,223 Total, Military Construction 9,782,451 9,585,000 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FY 2018 House Cuba Army Guantanamo Bay OCO: Barracks 115,000 115,000 Turkey Army Various Locations Forward Operating Site 0 6,400 Worldwide Unspecified Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: Planning and Design 15,700 15,700 Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations OCO: Planning and Design 9,000 9,000 Military Construction, Army Total 139,700 146,100 Djibouti Navy Camp Lemonnier Aircraft Parking Apron Expansion 0 13,390 Worldwide Unspecified Navy Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: Planning and Design 18,500 18,500 Military Construction, Navy Total 18,500 31,890 Estonia AF Amari Air Base ERI: POL Capacity Phase II 4,700 4,700 AF Amari Air Base ERI: Tactical Fighter Aircraft Parking Apron 9,200 9,200 Hungary AF Kecskemet AB ERI: Airfield Upgrades 12,900 0 AF Kecskemet AB ERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway 30,000 0 AF Kecskemet AB ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity 12,500 0 Iceland AF Keflavik ERI: Airfield Upgrades 14,400 14,400 Italy AF Aviano AB Guardian Angel Operations Facility 0 27,325 Jordan AF Azraq OCO: MSAB Development 143,000 143,000 Latvia AF Lielvarde Air Base ERI: Expand Strategic Ramp Parking 3,850 3,850 Luxembourg AF Sanem ERI: ECAOS Deployable Airbase System Storage 67,400 67,400 Norway AF Rygge ERI: Replace/Expand Quick Reaction Alert Pad 10,300 0 Qatar AF Al Udeid Consolidated Squadron Operations Facility 0 15,000 Romania AF Campia Turzii ERI: Upgrade Utilities Infrastructure 2,950 2,950 Slovakia AF Malacky ERI: Airfield Upgrades 4,000 0 AF Malacky ERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity 20,000 0 AF Sliac Airport ERI: Airfield Upgrades 22,000 0 Turkey AF Incirlik AB Dormitory—216PN 0 25,997 AF Incirlik AB OCO: Relocate Base Main Access Control Point 14,600 14,600 AF Incirlik AB OCO: Replace Perimeter Fence 8,100 8,100 Worldwide Unspecified AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: Planning and Design 56,630 56,630 AF Unspecified Worldwide Locations OCO—Planning and Design 41,500 41,500 Military Construction, Air Force Total 478,030 434,652 Italy Def-Wide Sigonella Construct Hydrant System 0 22,400 Worldwide Unspecified Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide Locations ERI: Planning and Design 1,900 1,900 Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total 1,900 24,300 Total, Military Construction 638,130 636,942 XLVII Department of Energy national security programs 4701. Department of Energy national security programs SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Program FY 2018 House Discretionary Summary By Appropriation Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies Appropriation Summary: Energy Programs Nuclear Energy 133,000 133,000 Atomic Energy Defense Activities National nuclear security administration: Weapons activities 10,239,344 10,423,544 Defense nuclear nonproliferation 1,793,310 1,873,310 Naval reactors 1,479,751 1,479,751 Federal salaries and expenses 418,595 407,595 Total, National nuclear security administration 13,931,000 14,184,200 Environmental and other defense activities: Defense environmental cleanup 5,537,186 5,607,186 Other defense activities 815,512 818,512 Defense nuclear waste disposal 30,000 30,000 Total, Environmental & other defense activities 6,382,698 6,455,698 Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities 20,313,698 20,639,898 Total, Discretionary Funding 20,446,698 20,772,898 Nuclear Energy Idaho sitewide safeguards and security 133,000 133,000 Total, Nuclear Energy 133,000 133,000 Weapons Activities Directed stockpile work Life extension programs B61 Life extension program 788,572 788,572 W76 Life extension program 224,134 224,134 W88 Alteration program 332,292 332,292 W80–4 Life extension program 399,090 399,090 Total, Life extension programs 1,744,088 1,744,088 Stockpile systems B61 Stockpile systems 59,729 59,729 W76 Stockpile systems 51,400 51,400 W78 Stockpile systems 60,100 60,100 W80 Stockpile systems 80,087 80,087 B83 Stockpile systems 35,762 35,762 W87 Stockpile systems 83,200 83,200 W88 Stockpile systems 131,576 131,576 Total, Stockpile systems 501,854 501,854 Weapons dismantlement and disposition Operations and maintenance 52,000 52,000 Stockpile services Production support 470,400 470,400 Research and development support 31,150 31,150 R&D certification and safety 196,840 196,840 Management, technology, and production 285,400 285,400 Total, Stockpile services 983,790 983,790 Strategic materials Uranium sustainment 20,579 20,579 Plutonium sustainment 210,367 210,367 Tritium sustainment 198,152 198,152 Domestic uranium enrichment 60,000 60,000 Strategic materials sustainment 206,196 206,196 Total, Strategic materials 695,294 695,294 Total, Directed stockpile work 3,977,026 3,977,026 Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) Science Advanced certification 57,710 57,710 Primary assessment technologies 89,313 89,313 Dynamic materials properties 122,347 122,347 Advanced radiography 37,600 37,600 Secondary assessment technologies 76,833 74,833 Program decrease [–2,000] Academic alliances and partnerships 52,963 52,963 Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments 50,755 50,755 Total, Science 487,521 485,521 Engineering Enhanced surety 39,717 39,717 Weapon systems engineering assessment technology 23,029 23,029 Nuclear survivability 45,230 49,230 Program increase [4,000] Enhanced surveillance 45,147 45,147 Stockpile Responsiveness 40,000 40,000 Total, Engineering 193,123 197,123 Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield Ignition 79,575 76,575 Program decrease [–3,000] Support of other stockpile programs 23,565 23,565 Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support 77,915 77,915 Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion 7,596 7,596 Joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas 9,492 9,492 Facility operations and target production 334,791 331,791 Program decrease [–3,000] Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield 532,934 526,934 Advanced simulation and computing Advanced simulation and computing 709,244 709,244 Construction: 18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer Cooling Equipment, LNL 22,000 22,000 18–D–620, Exascale Computing Facility Modernization Project 3,000 3,000 Total, Construction 25,000 25,000 Total, Advanced simulation and computing 734,244 734,244 Advanced manufacturing Additive manufacturing 12,000 12,000 Component manufacturing development 38,644 38,644 Processing technology development 29,896 29,896 Total, Advanced manufacturing 80,540 80,540 Total, RDT&E 2,028,362 2,024,362 Infrastructure and operations (formerly RTBF) Operations of facilities 868,000 868,000 Safety and environmental operations 116,000 116,000 Maintenance and repair of facilities 360,000 395,000 Program increase to address high-priority preventative maintenance through FIRRP [35,000] Recapitalization 427,342 542,342 Program increase to address high-priority deferred maintenance through FIRRP [115,000] Construction: 18–D–670, Material Staging Facility, PX 0 5,200 Project initiation [5,200] 18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 28,000 28,000 18–D–650, Tritium Production Capability, SRS 6,800 6,800 17–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS 22,100 22,100 17–D–630 Expand Electrical Distribution System, LLNL 6,000 6,000 16–D–515 Albuquerque complex project 98,000 98,000 15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 7,000 7,000 07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility upgrade project, LANL 2,100 2,100 07–D–220-04 Transuranic liquid waste facility, LANL 17,895 17,895 06–D–141 Uranium processing facility Y–12, Oak Ridge, TN 663,000 663,000 04–D–125 Chemistry and metallurgy research facility replacement project, LANL 180,900 180,900 Total, Construction 1,031,795 1,036,995 Total, Infrastructure and operations 2,803,137 2,958,337 Secure transportation asset Operations and equipment 219,464 219,464 Program direction 105,600 105,600 Total, Secure transportation asset 325,064 325,064 Defense nuclear security Operations and maintenance 686,977 719,977 Support to physical security infrastructure recapitalization and CSTART [33,000] Total, Defense nuclear security 686,977 719,977 Information technology and cybersecurity 186,728 186,728 Legacy contractor pensions 232,050 232,050 Total, Weapons Activities 10,239,344 10,423,544 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs Global material security International nuclear security 46,339 46,339 Radiological security 146,340 146,340 Nuclear smuggling detection 144,429 139,429 Program decrease [–5,000] Total, Global material security 337,108 332,108 Material management and minimization HEU reactor conversion 125,500 125,500 Nuclear material removal 32,925 37,925 Acceleration of priority programs [5,000] Material disposition 173,669 173,669 Total, Material management & minimization 332,094 337,094 Nonproliferation and arms control 129,703 129,703 Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D 446,095 451,095 Acceleration of low-yield detection experiments and 3D printing efforts [5,000] Nonproliferation Construction: 18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project 9,000 9,000 99–D–143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility, SRS 270,000 340,000 Program increase [70,000] Total, Nonproliferation construction 279,000 349,000 Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 1,524,000 1,599,000 Low Enriched Uranium R&D for Naval Reactors 0 5,000 Direct support to low-enriched uranium R&D for Naval Reactors [5,000] Legacy contractor pensions 40,950 40,950 Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program 277,360 277,360 Rescission of prior year balances –49,000 –49,000 Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,793,310 1,873,310 Naval Reactors Naval reactors development 473,267 473,267 Columbia-Class reactor systems development 156,700 156,700 S8G Prototype refueling 190,000 190,000 Naval reactors operations and infrastructure 466,884 466,884 Construction: 15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 13,700 13,700 15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade 15,000 15,000 14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, NRF 116,000 116,000 Total, Construction 144,700 144,700 Program direction 48,200 48,200 Total, Naval Reactors 1,479,751 1,479,751 Federal Salaries And Expenses Program direction 418,595 407,595 Program decrease to support maximum of 1,690 employees [–11,000] Total, Office Of The Administrator 418,595 407,595 Defense Environmental Cleanup Closure sites: Closure sites administration 4,889 4,889 Hanford site: River corridor and other cleanup operations 58,692 93,692 Acceleration of priority programs [35,000] Central plateau remediation 637,879 645,879 Acceleration of priority programs [8,000] Richland community and regulatory support 5,121 5,121 Construction: 18–D–404 WESF Modifications and Capsule Storage 6,500 6,500 15–D–401 Containerized sludge removal annex, RL 8,000 8,000 Total, Construction 14,500 14,500 Total, Hanford site 716,192 759,192 Idaho National Laboratory: SNF stabilization and disposition—2012 19,975 19,975 Solid waste stabilization and disposition 170,101 170,101 Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition 111,352 111,352 Soil and water remediation—2035 44,727 44,727 Idaho community and regulatory support 4,071 4,071 Total, Idaho National Laboratory 350,226 350,226 NNSA sites Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,175 1,175 Separations Process Research Unit 1,800 1,800 Nevada 60,136 60,136 Sandia National Laboratories 2,600 2,600 Los Alamos National Laboratory 191,629 191,629 Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites 257,340 257,340 Oak Ridge Reservation: OR Nuclear facility D & D OR-0041—D&D - Y–12 29,369 29,369 OR-0042—D&D -ORNL 48,110 48,110 Construction: 17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility 5,000 5,000 14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment facility 17,100 17,100 Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D 82,479 82,479 U233 Disposition Program 33,784 33,784 OR cleanup and disposition 66,632 66,632 OR reservation community and regulatory support 4,605 4,605 OR Solid waste stabilization and disposition technology development 3,000 3,000 Total, Oak Ridge Reservation 207,600 207,600 Office of River Protection: Waste treatment and immobilization plant Construction: 01–D–416 A-D WTP Subprojects A-D 655,000 655,000 01–D–416 E—Pretreatment Facility 35,000 35,000 Total, 01–D–416 Construction 690,000 690,000 WTP Commissioning 8,000 8,000 Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant 698,000 698,000 Tank farm activities Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition 713,311 713,311 Construction: 15–D–409 Low activity waste pretreatment system, ORP 93,000 93,000 Total, Tank farm activities 806,311 806,311 Total, Office of River protection 1,504,311 1,504,311 Savannah River Sites: Nuclear Material Management 323,482 350,482 Acceleration of priority programs [27,000] Environmental Cleanup Environmental Cleanup 159,478 159,478 Construction: 08–D–402, Emergency Operations Center 500 500 Total, Environmental Cleanup 159,978 159,978 SR community and regulatory support 11,249 11,249 Radioactive liquid tank waste: Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition 597,258 597,258 Construction: 18–D–401, SDU #8/9 500 500 17–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #7 40,000 40,000 05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savannah River Site 150,000 150,000 Total, Construction 190,500 190,500 Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste 787,758 787,758 Total, Savannah River site 1,282,467 1,309,467 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Operations and maintenance 206,617 206,617 Central characterization project 22,500 22,500 Transportation 21,854 21,854 Construction: 15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP 46,000 46,000 15–D–412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP 19,600 19,600 Total, Construction 65,600 65,600 Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 316,571 316,571 Program direction 300,000 300,000 Program support 6,979 6,979 WCF Mission Related Activities 22,109 22,109 Minority Serving Institution Partnership 6,000 6,000 Safeguards and Security Oak Ridge Reservation 16,500 16,500 Paducah 14,049 14,049 Portsmouth 12,713 12,713 Richland/Hanford Site 75,600 75,600 Savannah River Site 142,314 142,314 Waste Isolation Pilot Project 5,200 5,200 West Valley 2,784 2,784 Total, Safeguards and Security 269,160 269,160 Cyber Security 43,342 43,342 Technology development 25,000 25,000 HQEF-0040—Excess Facilities 225,000 225,000 Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup 5,537,186 5,607,186 Other Defense Activities Environment, health, safety and security Environment, health, safety and security 130,693 130,693 Program direction 68,765 68,765 Total, Environment, Health, safety and security 199,458 199,458 Independent enterprise assessments Independent enterprise assessments 24,068 24,068 Program direction 50,863 50,863 Total, Independent enterprise assessments 74,931 74,931 Specialized security activities 237,912 240,912 Classified topic [3,000] Office of Legacy Management Legacy management 137,674 137,674 Program direction 16,932 16,932 Total, Office of Legacy Management 154,606 154,606 Defense-related activities Defense related administrative support Chief financial officer 48,484 48,484 Chief information officer 91,443 91,443 Project management oversight and assessments 3,073 3,073 Total, Defense related administrative support 143,000 143,000 Office of hearings and appeals 5,605 5,605 Subtotal, Other defense activities 815,512 818,512 Total, Other Defense Activities 815,512 818,512 Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Yucca mountain and interim storage 30,000 30,000 Total, Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 30,000 30,000 Amend the title so as to read: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. July 6, 2017 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Highlights: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide appropriations, which are considered in subsequent appropriations legislation. Among other things, the bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Cooperative Threat Reduction; Working Capital Funds; the National Defense Sealift Fund; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Defense-Wide Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities; the Defense Inspector General; and the Defense Health Program. This bill also authorizes FY2018 appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which are exempt from limits on discretionary spending. OCO appropriations authorized in the bill support base budget requirements as well as OCO activities. The bill authorizes the FY2018 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding military personnel; compensation and other personnel benefits; health care; acquisition policy and management; DOD organization and management; civilian personnel matters; matters relating to foreign nations; strategic programs; and cyber and intelligence matters. The bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding military construction for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, defense agencies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program, and Guard and Reserve Forces facilities. The bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations for base realignment and closure (BRAC) activities. The bill also authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for DOE national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. Full Summary: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Sec.3)This bill defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec.4) The bill specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101)The bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec.111)The Army may expedite the procurement of not more than 7,000 7.62mm rifles. (Sec.112)The bill limits funding for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program until the Army reports on its strategy for modernizing air-land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data networks. (Sec.113)The bill limits funding for the upgrade of M113 vehicles until the Army reports on its strategy for the upgrade. Subtitle C--Navy Programs (Sec.121)The bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to revise the cost limits for the CVN-79 aircraft carrier and future CVN-78 class aircraft carriers. (Sec.122)The U.S.Coast Guard may procure one polar-class heavy icebreaker vessel. (Sec.123)The Navy may enter into one or more contracts beginning in FY2018 for the procurement of not more than 15 Arleigh Burke class destroyers. (Sec.124)The Navy may enter into one or more contracts beginning in FY2018 for the procurement of not more than 13 Virginia class submarines. (Sec.125)The Navy may enter into a contract beginning in FY2018 for the design and construction of the (1) lead ship of the amphibious ship replacement class designated LX(R), or (2) amphibious transport dock designated LPD-30. (Sec.126)The Navy may enter into one or more contracts beginning in FY2018 for the procurement of a V-22 Osprey aircraft, and readiness and modernization upgrades for the V-22 Osprey aircraft. Limits the contract period to no more than seven years. (Sec.127)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through FY2018 the prohibition on funds being used to enter into or prepare to enter into sole source contracts for one or more joint high speed vessels or expeditionary fast transports unless the Navy submits a certification and report to Congress. (Sec.128)The bill limits the funds that may be used for the enhanced multi-mission parachute system until the Navy submits to Congress a certification that states whether (1) the multi-mission parachute system fielded by the Marine Corps meets Marine Corps requirements, (2) the RA-1 parachute system of the Army meets Marine Corps requirements, (3)the PARIS, Special Application Parachute of the Marine Corps meets Marine Corps requirements, (4) the testing plan for the enhanced multi-mission parachute system meets all applicable regulatory requirements, and (5)the Navy has determined that a high glide canopy parachute system is as safe and effective as the fielded free fall parachute systems. (Sec.129)The Navy must submit to Congress a report that describes and assesses the capacity of the Navy to increase production of anti-submarine warfare rotary wing aircraft and search and rescue rotary wing aircraft. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs (Sec.131)The Air Force must maintain a total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less than 1,970 aircraft and a total primary mission aircraft inventory of not less than 1,145 fighter aircraft. (Sec.132)The bill prohibits the retirement of any E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft except aircraft that the Air Force determines to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. (Sec.133)If a DOD budget request includes a request by the Air Force to cancel or modify the JSTARS aircraft recapitalization program, the budget request must also include a report on the implications of the cancellation or modification. (Sec.134)The bill prohibits the Air Force from selecting a single contractor to carry out increment 2 of the C-130H avionics modernization program until it submits to Congress a written certification that (1) commercially available off-the-shelf items are used under the program, and (2) excessively restrictive military specification standards will not be used to restrict or eliminate full and open competition in the selection process. (Sec.135)The bill limits the availability of funds for the EC-130H Compass Call recapitalization program until DOD submits to Congress a written certification that (1)an independent review of the acquisition process for the program has been conducted; and (2)it has been determined that the acquisition process for such program complies with all applicable laws, guidelines, and best practices. (Sec.136)The bill limits the retirement of the U-2 aircraft and RQ-4 aircraft until DOD submits to Congress a written certification that the costs of the replacements for the aircraft are less than the costs of the current aircraft. DOD must certify that the capability to be fielded at the same time or before the retirement of the U-2 aircraft or RQ-4 aircraft would result in equal or greater capability available to the commanders of the combatant commands. (Sec.137)DOD must conduct an analysis that compares the costs and benefits of (1)upgrading fielded MQ-9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 5 configuration, and (2)proceeding with the procurement of MQ-9B aircraft instead of upgrading fielded MQ-9 Reaper aircraft to a Block 5 configuration. (Sec.138)The Air Force must develop a plan to modernize the radars of F-16 fighter aircraft of the National Guard by replacing legacy mechanically-scanned radars for such aircraft with active electronically scanned array radars. (Sec.139)The Government Accountability Office (GAO)must conduct a review of the Air Force fielding plan for the HH-60 replacement programs. Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters (Sec.141)DOD may enter into one or more contracts beginning in FY2018 for the procurement of economic order quantities of material and equipment that has completed formal hardware qualification testing for the F-35 aircraft program. (Sec.142)DOD may provide to an explosive ordnance disposal unit the authority to acquire new or emerging technologies and capabilities that are not specifically provided for in the authorized equipment allowance for the unit. (Sec.143)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require DOD to notify Congress not later than 15 days after issuing a solicitation for a Common Data Link to be sunset (CDL-TBS) waveform. (Sec.144)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require the Air Force to preserve eight retired C-5 aircraft until 30 days after DOD submits its briefing to Congress. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec.201)The bill authorizes appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation at the levels identified in section 4201 of this bill. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations (Sec.211)The bill requires aircraft procured under the presidential aircraft recapitalization (PAR) program of the Air Force to meet specified capability requirements. The Air Force may adjust the capability requirements after it submits to Congress a written determination that such an adjustment is necessary. (Sec.212)The bill increases the threshold for capital assets that may be procured in advance of the availability of funds in the working-capital fund. (Sec.213)The bill limits the award of a solely nonmonetary prize with a fair market value of more than $10,000 without the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. (Sec.214)The bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to redesignate the joint technology office on hypersonics in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. (Sec.215)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to designate the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as the official with principal responsibility for development and demonstration of directed energy weapons.The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering must establish a program on the prototyping and demonstration of directed energy weapon systems to build and maintain the military superiority of the United States. (Sec.216)The bill modifies requirements for certain prototype projects to allow projects to include a nonprofit research institution instead of a nontraditional defense contractor. (Sec.217)DOD may establish one or more multi-institution task order contracts, consortia, cooperative agreements, or other arrangements to facilitate expedited access to university technical expertise, including faculty, staff, and students, in support of its missions (Sec.218)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the DOD Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program, including to require issuance of regulations regarding the meaning, scope, implementation, and applicability of statutes relating to a science and technology reinvention laboratory. (Sec.219)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to modify the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, including to increase the number of university researchers in eligible states capable of performing science and engineering research responsive to the needs of DOD. (Sec.220)DOD must establish mechanisms under which the director of a defense laboratory may use 2%-4% of funds available to the defense laboratory to fund (1) innovative basic and applied research that is conducted at the defense laboratory and supports military missions, (2) development programs that support the transition of technologies developed by the defense laboratory into operational use, (3) workforce development activities that improve the capacity of the defense laboratory to recruit and retain personnel with necessary scientific and engineering expertise that support military missions, and (4) the repair or minor military construction of the laboratory infrastructure and equipment. (Sec.221) The bill expands the definition of competitive procedures, for purposes of procurement, to include competitive selection for award of science and technology proposals. (Sec.222)The bill requires the strategic plan for DOD test and evaluation resources to include modeling and simulation capabilities. The proposed budgets of military departments and defense agencies with test and evaluation responsibilities must include modeling and simulation activities. (Sec.223)The bill limits funding for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow-On Modernization until DOD provides to Congress the final report that contains the basic elements of an acquisition program baseline for Block 4 modernization. (Sec.224)DOD must improve the process used to update the mission data files used in advanced combat aircraft so that such updates can occur more quickly. (Sec.225)DOD may support national security innovation and entrepreneurial education programs. (Sec.226)The bill limits the cancellation of the designation of the Air Force as the DOD executive agent of certain Defense Production Act programs until DOD conducts a review and assessment of the programs and submits a briefing to Congress on its findings. Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters (Sec.231)The Navy must submit to Congress and the GAO a matrix that identifies, in six-month increments, key milestones, development events, and specific performance goals for the design and construction of the Columbia-class submarine. (Sec.232)DOD must review directives, rules, regulations, and other policies that adversely affect the ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enterprise of DOD to effectively and efficiently execute its missions. (Sec.233)DOD must establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of distributing to a DOD laboratory the royalties and other payments received from licensing and assignment of the laboratory's inventions. (Sec.234)The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must jointly develop a plan to procure a secure, low probability of detection data link network capability with the ability to effectively operate in hostile jamming environments while preserving the low observable characteristics of the relevant platforms. (Sec.235)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to revise the selection dates for the pilot program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of DOD. (Sec.236)The Army must submit to Congress a plan to build a prototype for a new ground combat vehicle for the Army. (Sec.237)The Army must submit to Congress a plan to successfully field a suitable, survivable, and effective Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec.301) The bill authorizes appropriations for Operation and Maintenance activities at the levels identified in section 4301 of this bill. Subtitle B--Energy and Environment (Sec. 311) DOD must establish a Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse to coordinate review of applications for energy projects that may have an adverse impact on military operations and readiness. (Sec. 312) DOD must consider for the purpose of developing and implementing the energy performance goals and energy performance master plan: (1) opportunities to enhance energy resilience, and (2) opportunities to leverage financing provided by a non-DOD entity to address installation energy needs. (Sec. 313) The Army may transfer not more than $125,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. (Sec. 314)The Army may transfer not more than $1,185,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed by the EPA against the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. (Sec. 315)The Army may use funds for the removal and cleanup of petroleum, oil, and lubricants associated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. (Sec. 316)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must commence a study on the human health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water, ground water, and any other sources of water and relevant exposure pathways. (Sec. 317)DOD may establish and carry out a program to preserve sentinel landscapes, which are areas that include a military or National Guard installation and support the rural economy, the natural environment, outdoor recreation, and national defense test and training missions. (Sec. 318)DOD must submit to Congress an addendum to the report titled "2017 Annual Report For Groundwater Impacts at Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant Bethpage, New York" that details any releases by DOD of radium or radioactive material into the groundwater within a 75-mile radius of the industrial reserve plant in Bethpage, New York. Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment (Sec. 321)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 to reauthorize the multi-trades demonstration project under which workers who are certified at the journey level as able to perform multiple trades must be promoted by one grade level. (Sec. 322) DOD may authorize an installation commander to realign up to 7.5% of an installation's sustainment funds to restoration and modernization. (Sec. 323)The Army must establish clear and prescriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-or-buy analyses for its requirements. Subtitle D--Reports (Sec. 331)The bill revises quarterly report requirements for DOD on personnel and unit readiness. (Sec. 332)The bill revises biennial core report requirements for DOD on maintenance and repair capability. (Sec. 333)The National Guard Bureau must submit an annual report that identifies the personnel, training, and equipment required by the nonfederalized National Guard. (Sec. 334)The bill establishes requirements for the military working dogs program, including that the program report on the procurement and retirement of military working dogs. (Sec. 335)DOD must submit to Congress a report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from climate change over the next 20 years. (Sec. 336)The Bases, Ranges, and Airspace Directorate of the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must submit to Congress a report on optimization of training in and management of special use airspace. (Sec. 337)The Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps must develop a plan to establish a modernized, dedicated adversary air training enterprise for the Navy. (Sec. 338)DOD must direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to require future biennial core reports to include instructions to the reporting agencies on how to report certain workload information. Subtitle E--Other Matters (Sec. 341)The bill modifies the Ammunition Storage Board, including by renaming it to the Explosive Safety Board. (Sec. 342)DOD may provide up to $5 million in financial support for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. (Sec. 343)The bill prohibits the use of funds for the enhancement of the advanced skills management software system of the Navy until 60 days after the Navy submits to Congress a written certification that it solicited information on commercially available off-the-shelf software solutions and has considered using such solutions. (Sec. 344) DOD must conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the uniform specification for the Afghan military or security forces uniform each time it enters into a contract for the provision of such uniforms. (Sec. 345)The Army may authorize up to 10 leases and contracts for a military manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant each fiscal year through FY2020. (Sec. 346)DOD must submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the sharing of best practices for depot-level maintenance among the military services. (Sec. 347)DOD and the military departments must submit to Congress a budget annex regarding certain operation and maintenance sub-activity groups in the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force. (Sec. 348)The Army must transfer to a suitable organic facility all excess firearms, related spare parts and components, small arms ammunition, and ammunition components currently stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, that are no longer actively issued for military service and that are otherwise prohibited from commercial sale, or distribution. (Sec. 349)The Navy may transfer to the Civilian Marksmanship Program M-1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles that are held within the inventories of the Navy and the Marine Corps, and stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, or Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana. (Sec. 350)The Air Force may enter into one or more contracts with appropriate civilian entities in order to provide flying or operating training for Air National Guard pilots and sensor operator aircrew members in the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle. (Sec. 351)The Army and the Air Force may provide support for training of appropriate personnel of the National Guard on wildfire response and prevention. (Sec. 352)The bill permits the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc., Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place additional commemorative elements or engravings on the raised platform or stone work of the existing Second Division Memorial located in President's Park, between 17th Street Northwest and Constitution Avenue in the District of Columbia. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces (Sec. 401)The bill authorizes specified end strengths for active duty personnel of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 402)The bill establishes new minimum active duty end strengths for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces (Sec. 411)The bill authorizes specified end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel. (Sec. 412)The bill authorizes specified end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. (Sec. 413)The bill authorizes specified end strengths for military technicians (dual status). (Sec. 414)The bill establishes the maximum end strengths for non-dual status technicians in the reserve of the Army and Air Force. (Sec. 415)The bill authorizes the maximum number of reserve personnel who may be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty to provide operational support during FY2018. (Sec. 416)The bill limits the number of members of the National Guard within the National Guard Bureau on full-time duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 421)The bill authorizes appropriations for military personnel at the levels identified in section 4401 of this bill. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy (Sec. 501) The bill modifies the deadline for submittal by officers of written communications to selection boards on matters of importance to their selection. (Sec. 502) The bill revises the exception for removal of officers from list of officers recommended for promotion after 18 months. (Sec. 503) The bill modifies the specification of the number of officers who may be recommended for early retirement by a selective early retirement board. (Sec. 504) The bill extends through 2025 the service-in-grade waiver authority for voluntary retirement for brigadier generals, major generals, and rear admirals. (Sec. 505) The bill removes the requirement that the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics be a lieutenant general. (Sec. 506) The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to state that officers retain their grade as long as the officer remains in continuous service after the date of repeal of the statutory specification of officer grade. (Sec. 507) The bill repeals the statutory specification of general officer grade for the Dean of the Academic Board of the U.S. Military Academy. (Sec. 508) The bill allows flexibility in promotion of officers to positions of Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy or the Air Force. (Sec. 509) The bill allows an officer selected to hold a position of Assistant Judge Advocate General in the Navy as of December 23, 2016, to retire in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or brigadier general. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management (Sec. 511) The bill expands the circumstances under which members of the reserves are eligible for health care when they are ordered to active duty. (Sec. 512)Each military department may credit any person receiving an original appointment as a reserve commissioned officer with a period of constructive service for experience, training, or advanced education in a cyberspace-related field related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned. (Sec. 513)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend the deadline by which DOD must submit to Congress an alternate approach regarding consolidation of statutory authorities by which members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces may be ordered to perform duty. (Sec. 514)The Army may carry out a pilot program for the Army National Guard under which retired senior enlisted members of the Army National Guard serve as contract recruiters for the Army National Guard. Subtitle C--General Service Authorities Part I--Matters Relating to Discharge and Correction of Military Records (Sec. 520)The bill requires boards for the correction of military records to review medical evidence related to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury for certain claims regarding a discharge or dismissal. (Sec. 521)Boards for the correction of military records and discharge review boards must publish the number and disposition of claims in which sexual assault is alleged to have contributed to the discharge or release of the former member. (Sec. 522)The bill expands the requirement for confidential review of characterization terms regarding discharge of members of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses to include individuals who allege they are victims of a sex-related offense and apply the requirement to all boards. (Sec. 523)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to revise the training requirements for members of boards and personnel who investigate claims of retaliation, including to require training regarding guidelines for consideration of evidence substantiating sex-related allegations. (Sec. 524)DOD may carry out a pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards for the correction of military records and discharge review boards. Part II--Other General Service Authorities (Sec. 526)DOD or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)may extend the period for enlistment in the Armed Forces under the delayed entry program. (Sec. 527)The bill reauthorizes the authority of a military department to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments. (Sec. 528)The bill requires written notification to a member of the Armed Forces who receives an administrative separation or mandatory discharge under conditions other than honorable that the member may petition to receive certain veterans' benefits. (Sec. 529)The bill extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)to provide for the conduct of examinations with respect to the medical disabilities of applicants for benefits by contract physicians. (Sec. 530)DOD must ensure that members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are informed of the availability of naturalization through service in the Armed Forces. Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Issues (Sec. 531)The bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including to specify that certain appeals by the government are subject to regulation. (Sec. 532)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to ensure effective prosecution and defense in court-martial matters. (Sec. 533)The bill prohibits wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images or visual images of sexually explicit conduct under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (Sec. 534)Each military department must garnish the retired pay of a member to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. (Sec. 535)Each military department must provide training on sexual assault prevention and response for all individuals enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program. (Sec. 536)The Special Victims' Counsel training must include training to recognize and deal with the unique challenges often faced by male victims of sexual assault. (Sec. 537)The bill amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to require each military department to include information regarding military sexual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images in its annual report on sexual assault. (Sec. 538)The bill requires the annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office report to include information regarding a sexual assault committed by a member of the Armed Forces against the spouse or intimate partner of the member or another dependent of the member. Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition (Sec. 541)DOD and DHS must develop an element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces regarding assistance and support services for caregivers. The bill requires each military department to allow members undergoing preseparation counseling who have identified an individual to provide them with caregiver services after separation to permit the individual to participate in the preseparation counseling. (Sec. 542)DOD must (1)establish a database to record all training performed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps that may have application to employment in the civilian sector, and (2)make unclassified information regarding such information available to states and other potential employers. (Sec. 543)The bill limits the release of military service academy graduates to participate in professional athletics. (Sec. 544)The bill extends the Suicide Prevention and Resilience Program for members of the National Guard and reserves and their families. (Sec. 545)The Navy must submit to Congress a certification on the status of implementing the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative for each applicable enlisted rating. (Sec. 546)DOD may expand eligibility for the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program to include any member of the uniformed services. (Sec. 547)The bill limits the availability of funds for attendance of Air Force enlisted personnel at Air Force officer professional military education in-residence courses until the Air Force and GAO report on the attendance of such personnel at the courses. (Sec. 548)The Army must designate a number of scholarships under the Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarships. (Sec. 549)Each military department may carry out a pilot program under which medically disqualified former cadets or midshipmen may be appointed in the excepted service. Subtitle F--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters Part I--Defense Dependents' Education Matters (Sec. 551)The bill authorizes funds for assistance to local educational agencies educating military children with severe disabilities and additional funding for such agencies that have higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities. (Sec. 552)The bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to make permanent the authority of the DOD to work collaboratively with the Department of Education to ease transitions of military dependent students from DOD dependent schools to local educational agencies. (Sec. 553)DOD must submit to Congress a report on DOD activities to improve educational opportunities and achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for military dependent students. Part II--Military Family Readiness Matters (Sec. 555)The bill requires the U.S. Special Operations Command to report on family support programs. (Sec. 556)Each military department may reimburse a member of the Armed Forces for licensure and certification costs of the member's spouse arising from relocation to another state. (Sec. 557)The bill extends protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction. (Sec. 558)Each military department must ensure that the hours of operation of each childcare development center under its jurisdiction are established and maintained in manner that takes into account the demands and circumstances of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, who use such center in facilitation of the performance of their military duties. (Sec. 559)DOD may appoint qualified childcare services providers in the competitive service if it determines (1)there is a critical hiring need for childcare services providers for DOD child development centers, and (2)there is a shortage of childcare services providers. (Sec. 560)DOD must carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing telework facilities for military spouses on military installations outside the United States. Subtitle G--Decorations and Awards (Sec. 561)The President may award the Medal of Honor to Garlin M. Conner for acts of valor during World War II. (Sec. 562)The President may award the Distinguished-Service Cross to Specialist Frank M. Crary for acts of valor in Vietnam. Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements (Sec. 571)DOD must conduct a comparative analysis of accompanied tours of duty and unaccompanied tours of duty of members of the Armed Forces in remote locations with high family support costs. (Sec. 572)DOD must conduct a review and report of its policies for the career management of regular and reserve officers of the Armed Forces pursuant to the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act and the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act. (Sec. 573)DOD must undertake a review and report of the effects of the personnel requirements and limitations on the availability of members of the National Guard for the performance of funeral honors for veterans. (Sec. 574)DOD must conduct a review and report on the authority for the employment, use, and status of National Guard and Reserve technicians. (Sec. 575)DOD must conduct an assessment of the feasibility and advisability changing certain policies regarding childcare services. (Sec. 576)DOD must review and report on compensation provided for childcare services providers within DOD. (Sec. 577)The GAO must assess the purpose, structure, and effectiveness of the Office of Complex Investigations within the National Guard Bureau. (Sec. 578)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the date the GAO is required to submit to Congress a report setting forth a review of the integrity of the DOD whistle-blower program. Subtitle I--Other Matters (Sec. 581)The bill expands eligibility of private sector employees for enrollment in the U.S.Air Force Institute of Technology. (Sec. 582)The bill makes the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps a basic branch of the Army if the Army does not take certain actions regarding explosive ordinance disposal. (Sec. 583)DOD must designate an office or official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to oversee use of food assistance programs by members of the Armed Forces on active duty. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances (Sec. 601)The bill requires the annual adjustment of basic monthly pay to take effect on January 1, 2018, notwithstanding any determination made by the President. (Sec. 602)The bill prohibits an entity from imposing fees in addition to rent on Armed Forces members in Military Housing Privatization Initiative housing. (Sec. 603)The bill requires the DOD to pay 1% of the basic allowance for housing to lessors of certain Military Housing Privatization Initiative housing. (Sec. 604)DOD must permit a member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States to request a certain period of continued housing in the current location or advance housing in the future location to accommodate a spouse or dependent. (Sec. 605)The bill extends the authority of DOD to provide an increase in the rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. (Sec. 606)DOD must reevaluate the basic housing allowance for the military housing area that includes Staten Island, New York. Subtitle B--Bonus and Special and Incentive Pays (Sec. 611)The bill extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for Reserve Forces. (Sec. 612)The bill extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for health care professionals. (Sec. 613)The bill extends certain bonus and special pay authorities for nuclear officers. (Sec. 614)The bill extends specified special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. (Sec. 615)The bill extends specified bonus and special pay authorities. (Sec. 616)The GAO must submit to Congress a report regarding the extent of the national pilot shortage and the impact that such shortage has on the ability of DOD to retain pilots. (Sec. 617)The bill authorizes special aviation incentive pay and bonuses, including for pilots of remotely piloted aircraft. The bill authorizes a maximum aviation bonus of $35,000 for each 12-month period of obligated service, and requires specified details regarding the bonuses in budget justification documents. (Sec. 618)The bill makes technical and clerical amendments related to the 2008 consolidation of certain special pay authorities. Subtitle C--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits (Sec. 621)The bill extends permanently the special survivor indemnity allowance. (Sec. 622)The bill makes adjustments to the survivor benefit plan for members electing lump sum payments under the retirement system for members of the uniformed services. (Sec. 623)The bill makes a technical correction regarding election to participate in a modernized retirement system for reserve component members after a break in service. (Sec. 624)The bill makes technical corrections regarding retired pay in the case of a division of property as part of a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation that becomes final prior to the date of a member's retirement. (Sec. 625)The bill authorizes continuation pay for the Coast Guard. Subtitle D--Other Matters (Sec. 631)The Army and the Air Force may convey a specified property in Dallas, Texas that was purchased using nonappropriated funds of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. (Sec. 632)Each military department may pay the necessary expenses of those who die on active duty and are interred in a foreign cemetery. (Sec. 633)The bill eliminates the requirement for DOD to buy athletic shoes for new service members from U.S. companies if there is only one certified source of supply.DOD must purchase the shoes using firm fixed price contracts. (Sec. 634)DOD must ensure that its regulations comply with Federal consumer protection laws with respect to the collection of debt. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits (Sec. 701)The bill provides continued access to medical care at facilities of the uniformed service for certain members of the reserve components. (Sec. 702)The bill sets the cost sharing requirements for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program and revises treatment of certain pharmaceutical agents under the program. (Sec. 703)DOD may furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy available at a military medical treatment facility to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. (Sec. 704)The bill specifies that individuals under the age of 21 are eligible for concurrent hospice care and health care services for the same condition. (Sec. 705)Each military department must provide a physical examination for members of the reserve component who are separating from the Armed Forces. (Sec. 706)The bill requires a mental health assessment before a member separates from the Armed Forces. (Sec. 707)The bill expands sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include trauma suffered during inactive duty training. (Sec. 708)DOD must implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program whose pregnancy is complicated with (or suspected of complication with) a fetal condition may elect to receive expedited evaluation, nondirective counseling, and medical treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero. Subtitle B--Health Care Administration (Sec. 711)DOD must ensure that each military medical treatment facility located outside the United States maintains inpatient capabilities. (Sec. 712)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to allow DOD to prioritize at military treatment facilities the evaluation and treatment of individuals severely injured by acts of terror. (Sec. 713)DOD may allow a military director (or any other senior military officer or officers) of a military treatment facility to be a commanding officer. (Sec. 714)DOD must ensure that a contract entered into with a TRICARE pharmacy program contractor includes requirements to regularly update the pricing standard for prescription drugs. (Sec. 715)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to modify contracting responsibility for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for managed care support services under TRICARE. (Sec. 716)DOD may authorize an emergency use outside the United States of medical products to reduce the number of deaths or the severity of harm to members of the Armed Forces caused by a risk or agent of war. (Sec. 717)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017to require DOD's determination of average wait times at urgent care clinics and pharmacies at military medical treatment facilities to use a formula derived from best practices. (Sec. 718)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017to make it a requirement for DOD to reimburse entities carrying out state vaccination programs for costs of vaccines to covered beneficiaries. (Sec. 719)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the joint DOD-VA medical facility demonstration fund. (Sec. 720)DOD must ensure that to serve as a podiatrist in the Armed Forces, an individual must have successfully completed a three-year podiatric medicine and surgical residency. (Sec. 721)DOD must add physical therapist assistants and occupational therapy assistants to the list of individual professional providers of care who are authorized to provide services to beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. (Sec. 722)DOD must establish the common qualifications and core competencies required for an individual to serve as a military commander or director of a military medical treatment facility. Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters (Sec. 731)DOD must carry out a pilot program to provide a health care assistance service to certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Select using purchased care to improve the health outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries with complex medical conditions. (Sec. 732)DOD must conduct a feasibility study and cost estimate for a pilot program that uses predictive analytics and screening to identify mental health risk and provide early targeted intervention for part-time members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to improve readiness and mission success. (Sec. 733)DOD must submit to Congress a report setting forth its plan to improve pediatric care and related services for children of members of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 734)DOD must conduct a longitudinal medical study on blast pressure exposure of members of the Armed Forces during combat and training. (Sec. 735)DOD must conduct a study on the effectiveness of the training provided to military health care providers regarding opioid prescribing practices, initiatives in opioid safety, the use of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, and other related training. (Sec. 736)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the GAO recommendations regarding post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. (Sec. 737)DOD must conduct a declassification review of documents related to any known incident in which no fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces were intentionally exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined to be associated with that toxic substance. (Sec. 738)The Office of Public Health of the Veterans Health Administration must coordinate efforts related to furthering understanding of burn pits, the effect of burn pits on veterans, and effective treatments relating to such effects, including with respect to research efforts and training of clinical staff on related matters. (Sec. 739)The bill makes technical amendments to TRICARE. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management (Sec. 801)DOD must revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to include specified statements of purpose. (Sec. 802)The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment must develop policy on the acquisition or licensing of intellectual property.The office must also establish a cadre of personnel who are experts in intellectual property matters. (Sec. 803)DOD must comply with commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality in the performance of each incurred cost audit of costs associated with its contracts. (Sec. 804)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to eliminate the requirement that the Defense Contract Audit Agency accept certain commercial audits. (Sec. 805)The bill increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $100,000 to $250,000. (Sec. 806)The bill increases the micro-purchase threshold amount from $3,000 to $10,000 and limits the amount that may be paid by a convenience check. (Sec. 807)DOD must establish a process for enhancing scrutiny of acquisition decisions in order to improve the integration of supply chain risk management into the overall acquisition decision cycle. (Sec. 808)DOD must form a committee of senior executives from the national technology and industrial base to exchange information on technology threats to national security and on emerging technologies that may become available to counter such threats in a timely manner. (Sec. 809)DOD must carry out a review of the authorities available to each military department for the development, acquisition, and sustainment of technology, equipment, and services in order to determine the feasibility and advisability of providing such authorities to the U.S. Special Operations Command. (Sec. 810)The bill makes technical amendments related to program management. Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations (Sec. 811)The bill modifies certifications of cost and pricing data and requires the GAO to report on the implementation and effect of the modifications. (Sec. 812)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the pilot program for accelerating foreign military sales to allow price reasonableness to be determined based on a similar product instead of only on the same product. (Sec. 813)The bill eliminates the requirement for DOD to acquire chemical weapons antidote and photovoltaic devices from United States sources. (Sec. 814)The GAO must submit to DOD and to Congress a report on the safety and health records of DOD contractors. (Sec. 815)The bill limits contracting officers from unilaterally definitizing contract specifications or price. (Sec. 816)Each military department must make the memorandum and supporting documentation for each sustainment review available to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment within 30 days after the review is completed. (Sec. 817)The bill allows an entity with a procurement technical assistance program to use program income to carry out a future procurement technical assistance program. (Sec. 818)DOD must revise the DOD Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include additional requirements for post-award briefings. (Sec. 819)The bill eliminates certain sunset dates related to information technology and amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend the federal data center consolidation initiative. (Sec. 820)The bill modifies the definition of subcontract to state the term does not include agreements entered into by a contractor for the supply of commodities that are intended for use in the performance of multiple contracts with the federal government and other parties and are not identifiable to any particular contract. (Sec. 821)The bill applies inflation adjustments to procurement or services contracts and subcontracts. (Sec. 822)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to add situations where DOD may use the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. (Sec. 823)The bill revises design-build selection procedures to exempt indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts from the limit on phase-two proposals. (Sec. 824)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to expand DOD contract closeout authority to allow DOD to close out contracts over 17 fiscal years old. (Sec. 825)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate cost underruns as a factor in calculation of penalties for cost overruns. (Sec. 826)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to modify annual meeting requirements for the Configuration Steering Board of a major defense acquisition program. (Sec. 827)DOD must carry out a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of requiring contractors to reimburse DOD for costs incurred in processing certain bid protests that were denied by the GAO. Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs (Sec. 831)The bill revises the definition of "major defense acquisition program" to exclude acquisition programs for defense business systems. (Sec. 832)The bill prohibits DOD from using a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for the engineering and manufacturing development contract of a major defense acquisition program. (Sec. 833)The bill requires the Chiefs of the Armed Forces to concur in material development decisions and milestone approvals. (Sec. 834)DOD must ensure that the defense acquisition system gives ample emphasis to sustainment factors, such as reliability and maintainability, in the development of a weapon system. (Sec. 835)DOD must negotiate a price for technical data to be delivered under a contract before it selects a contractor for a major weapon system. (Sec. 836)The bill provides statutory authority for requirements pertaining to the assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs for major weapon systems. (Sec. 837)DOD must amend the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to incorporate certain elements into the should-cost review process of a major weapon system. (Sec. 838)DOD must: (1) assess the sufficiency of developmental testing and evaluation that is part of major defense acquisition programs, and (2) evaluate its strategy for developing and expanding the use of tools designed to facilitate developmental testing. (Sec. 839)The bill authorizes reports: (1) comparing items evaluated for a major defense acquisition program to legacy items, or (2) addressing concerns related to the annual report. The bill requires development of policies and procedures to collect data on testing costs for major defense acquisition programs. Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce (Sec. 841)DOD must implement a program manager development program to provide for the professional development of high-potential, experienced civilian personnel. (Sec. 842)The bill authorizes DOD to adjust the amount it credits to its Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. (Sec. 843)The bill authorizes the Acquisition Workforce Development Fund to be used to pay the salaries of personnel who manage the fund. The GAO must submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of hiring and retention flexibility for the acquisition workforce. (Sec. 844)The bill extends and modifies the acquisition demonstration project.DOD must develop an implementation strategy to address areas for improvement in the demonstration project. Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Commercial Items (Sec. 846)The General Services Administration (GSA)must establish a program to procure commercial products through commercial e-commerce portals for purposes of enhancing competition, expediting procurement, enabling market research, and ensuring reasonable pricing of commercial products. (Sec. 847)The bill makes a revision to the definition of commercial item to include certain items sold to multiple foreign governments. (Sec. 848)The bill allows items previously acquired as commercial items to be acquired as commercial items in the future, with exceptions. (Sec. 849)DOD must review and propose revisions to regulations related to commercial items. (Sec. 850)The Defense Acquisition University must establish a comprehensive training program in commercial items procurement. Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Services Contracting (Sec. 851)The bill sets forth requirements for services contracts, including that the DOD collect and analyze data to support the validation of requirements for services contracts and inform its planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process. (Sec. 852)DOD must encourage the use of standard guidelines for the evaluation of requirements for services contracts. (Sec. 853)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the merits of using outcome-based services contracts. (Sec. 854)DOD must carry out a pilot program under which it may enter multiyear services contracts for periods of up to 10 years. Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Other Transaction Authority and Prototyping (Sec. 861)The bill allows contracts awarded from the competitive selection of science and technology proposals to include an option for the advanced development, prototyping, initial production, or additional production of technology developed under the contract. (Sec. 862)DOD or the military departments may engage in research and development by transactions or purchases for experimental purposes. (Sec. 863)DOD must (1) ensure that its management, technical, and contracting personnel involved in the award or administration of research project transactions are afforded opportunities for adequate education and training; and (2)establish minimum levels and requirements for continuous and experiential learning for such personnel, including levels and requirements for acquisition certification programs. (Sec. 864)The bill modifies the cost ranges that determine who authorizes a transaction for a prototype project. (Sec. 865)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to authorize demonstrations of unmanned ground logistics and unmanned air logistics capabilities enhancement under a pilot program for nontraditional defense contractors and small businesses. (Sec. 866)The bill amends National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016to eliminate a cost sharing requirement for rapid prototyping in the middle tier of acquisition programs. (Sec. 867)For science and technology and prototyping programs, DOD must establish a preference for using its authority for procurement for experimental purposes and transactions other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants. (Sec. 868)The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering must develop prototypes to digitize defense acquisition regulations, policies, and guidance and to develop a digital decision support tool that facilitates the ability of users to tailor programs in accordance with existing laws, regulations, and guidance. Subtitle H--Provisions Relating to Software Acquisition (Sec. 871)DOD must ensure that negotiations for the acquisition of noncommercial computer software consider certain matters. (Sec. 872)The Defense Innovation Board must study streamlining software development and acquisition regulations. (Sec. 873)DOD must establish a pilot program to tailor and simplify software development requirements and methods for major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business systems. (Sec. 874)DOD must identify software development activities to be developed in a pilot program using agile acquisition methods. (Sec. 875)DOD must initiate the open software pilot program established by the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-16-21 titled "Federal Source Code Policy: Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software" and dated August 8, 2016. Subtitle I--Other Matters (Sec. 881)The bill extends the maximum duration of contracts for liquid fuels and natural gas storage, handling, or distribution. (Sec. 882)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to prohibit the use by DOD of reverse auctions or lowest price technically acceptable contracting methods for the procurement of aviation critical safety items. (Sec. 883)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to make modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining acquisition regulations. (Sec. 884)The bill repeals an expired pilot program that authorized the Army to lease commercial utility cargo vehicles. (Sec. 885)The bill provides an exception from the requirement to accept $1 coins for certain business operations. (Sec. 886)DOD must define Procurement Administrative Lead Time, which describes the amount of time from the issuance of a solicitation to the award of a contract or task order. (Sec. 887)DOD must establish specific notional milestones and standard timelines for processing a foreign military sale. (Sec. 888)DOD must conduct an assessment of trade between China and North Korea, including elements important to United States national security and defense. (Sec. 889)DOD must submit to Congress a report on defense contracting fraud. (Sec. 890)The GAO must submit to Congress a report evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of the program for the improvement of contractor business systems. (Sec. 891)DOD must establish a training course at the Defense Acquisition University on agile or iterative development methods to provide training for personnel implementing and supporting the pilot programs for major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business systems. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters (Sec. 901)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to repeal a provision that makes the incumbent Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering when that position comes into effect. (Sec. 902)The bill changes the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment over certain service acquisition programs from supervisory to advisory. (Sec. 903)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to make the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment an Executive Schedule Level III position instead of a Level II position. (Sec. 904)The bill mandates that a person may not be appointed as an Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 905)The bill modifies the required qualifications and duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). (Sec. 906)The bill redesignates the Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense as Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense. The bill replaces the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (Sec. 907)The bill reduces the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense from 14 to 13 and eliminates certain designations of Assistant Secretaries of Defense. (Sec. 908)The bill limits the number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense to 48. (Sec. 909)The bill modifies the appointment and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer of DOD. (Sec. 910)The bill modifies the appointment and qualifications of the Chief Management Officer of DOD. Subtitle B--Data Management and Analytics (Sec. 911)DOD must establish a data policy that mandates any data contained in a defense business system related to business operations and management is an asset of DOD. (Sec. 912)The defense business enterprise architecture must include enterprise data that may be automatically extracted from the relevant systems to facilitate DOD-wide analysis and management of its business operations. (Sec. 913)DOD must establish a set of activities that use data analysis, measurement, and other evaluation-related methods to improve the acquisition outcomes of the agency and enhance organizational learning. Subtitle C--Organization of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements (Sec. 921)The bill modifies qualifications for appointment of Assistant Secretaries of each military department for financial management. (Sec. 922)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to implement the headquarters reduction plan so that reductions in major DOD headquarters activities pursuant to the plan are carried out only after certain considerations. (Sec. 923)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to require the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to certify to DOD and to Congress cost savings achieved by reductions in major DOD headquarters activities. (Sec. 924)The bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to modify qualifications for any individual designated as a corrosion control and prevention executive of a military department. (Sec. 925)DOD may conduct security, suitability, and credentialing background investigations for its personnel. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements (Sec. 931)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to add additional organization and management goals and priorities for DOD. These new elements require DOD to report on (1) a civilian operating force structure sized for operational effectiveness, and (2) the hiring authorities and other actions DOD will take to eliminate gaps between desired and current civilian workforce levels. (Sec. 932)DOD must submit to Congress a report containing a strategy to ensure that there is sufficient expertise, oversight, and policy direction on developmental test and evaluation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense after the completion of the reorganization of that office. (Sec. 933)DOD must submit to Congress a report(1)evaluating the continued need for the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, and (2)recommending whether to retain or terminate the Office. Subtitle D--Other Matters (Sec. 941)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend the deadlines for report and briefing requirements of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters (Sec. 1001)The bill authorizes DOD to make transfers between specified amounts authorized for FY2018, subject to certain limitations and a congressional notification requirement. (Sec. 1002)The bill modifies certain authorities and requirements related to auditing DOD financial statements. (Sec. 1003)The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) must take certain actions with regard to estimating improper payments. (Sec. 1004)DOD must submit to Congress a report setting forth a ranking of the auditability of the financial statements of the departments, agencies, organizations, and elements of its agency according to the progress made toward achieving auditability as required by law. (Sec. 1005)The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) must develop and maintain an online tool that permits officials to track key indicators of DOD financial performance. (Sec. 1006)DOD may establish within its agency a team of private sector experts who have experience conducting financial audits of large public or private sector organizations. This team shall review and make recommendations to improve DOD efforts to obtain an audit opinion on its full financial statements. (Sec. 1007)DOD must notify Congress for certain contracts regarding the annual preparation of audited financial statements. Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities (Sec. 1011)The bill amends the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 to extend the authority to support the unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Columbia. (Sec. 1012)The bill modifies venue requirements for the prosecution of maritime drug trafficking charges. Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards (Sec. 1021)DOD may use funds from the National Defense Sealift Fund to recapitalize the Ready Reserve Force component of the national defense reserve fleet and the Military Sealift Command surge fleet. (Sec. 1022)The bill authorizes the use of the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procurement of critical components to support continuous production. (Sec. 1023)The bill authorizes corrective and preventive maintenance or repair of Littoral Combat Ships (relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore) if the work is performed by U.S. government or contractor personnel. (Sec. 1024)The bill limits the availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of a cruiser or dock landing ship. (Sec. 1025)The bill specifies that it is U.S. policy to have no less than 355 battle force ships available, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms. (Sec. 1026)The Chief of Naval Operations must submit to Congress a report setting forth a force structure assessment that establishes a surveying ship requirement. Subtitle D--Counterterrorism (Sec. 1031)The bill gives the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict the primary responsibility for oversight of policies and programs regarding special operations to combat terrorism. (Sec. 1032)The bill terminates on December 31, 2020, the requirement that DOD submit an annual budget justification for the combating terrorism program. (Sec. 1033) DOD is prohibited from using funds to transfer or release detainees at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (Guantanamo) to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions. (Sec. 1034)DOD is prohibited from using funds to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any detainee transferred from Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of DOD. (Sec. 1035)DOD is prohibited from using funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. (Sec. 1036)DOD is prohibited from using funds for the closure or abandonment of Guantanamo, the relinquishment of control of Guantanamo to Cuba, or the implementation of a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo. (Sec. 1037)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that military judges overseeing commissions in Guantanamo should consider making arrangements to take recorded testimony from victims and their families. (Sec. 1038)The GAO must study and report on the feasibility and advisability of expanding the public availability of military commissions proceedings that are made open to the public. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations (Sec. 1041)The bill limits the expenditure of funds for intelligence or counter-intelligence activities until DOD has notified Congress of the intent to obligate or expend the funds and 15 days have elapsed since the date of the notification. (Sec. 1042)DOD must make available to Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, the GAO, and the Congressional Research Service each future-years defense program. (Sec. 1043)The bill modifies the role of the Armed Forces in providing humanitarian demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance. (Sec. 1044)The bill prohibits a charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through channel routes. (Sec. 1045)The bill prohibits individuals from engaging in lobbying activities with respect to DOD during the two-year period beginning on the date of retirement or separation from service in the Armed Forces or the date of retirement or separation from service with DOD. (Sec. 1046)The bill prohibits the Navy from using funds for the retirement of legacy maritime mine countermeasures ships. (Sec. 1047)The Navy must submit to Congress a report on the ship depot maintenance capability and capacity required for Navy ships operating in the western Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 1048)DOD may furnish annual training to all members of the Armed Forces and all DOD civilian employees, regarding attempts by Russia and its proxies and agents to influence and recruit members of the Armed Forces as part of its influence campaign. (Sec. 1049)The bill addresses workforce issues regarding military realignments in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam by allowing an alien to seek admission as a nonimmigrant worker without counting against certain numerical limitations. Subtitle F--Studies and Reports (Sec. 1051)The bill eliminates various DOD reporting requirements. (Sec. 1052)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the transfer of defense articles to units committing gross violations of human rights. (Sec. 1053)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) that includes the functions of the NBACC, the end users of the NBACC, and the cost and mission impact for each user of any potential closure of the NBACC. (Sec. 1054)DOD must submit to Congress a report setting forth (1) necessary steps DOD is undertaking to resolve Arctic security capability and resource gaps, and (2) the requirements and investment plans for military infrastructure necessary to protect U.S. national security interests in the Arctic region. (Sec. 1055)DOD must submit to Congress a review and assessment of personnel recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery programs, authorities, and policies. (Sec. 1056)The Chief of Naval Operations must submit a plan for inspections of each unit and organization tasked with delivering operational capability, missions and mission essential tasks, functions, supporting roles, organization, manning, training, and materiel for naval mine warfare. (Sec. 1057)DOD must submit to Congress a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of U.S. military operations during the preceding year. (Sec. 1058)The Air Force must submit to Congress a report regarding proposed improvements to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (Sec. 1059)DOD must submit to Congress a report on its status with respect to developing a new military specification for safe and effective alternatives to aqueous film forming foam that do not contain perfluorooctanoic acid or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. (Sec. 1060)DOD must provide for and oversee an assessment of the global force posture of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 1061)The Army must develop a modernization strategy for the total Army. (Sec. 1062)The Army must submit to Congress a report on the plans of the Army to improve operational unit readiness in the Army by reducing the number of non-deployable soldiers assigned to its operational units and replacing such soldiers with soldiers capable of world-wide deployment. (Sec. 1063)The Navy must provide to Congress information on efforts by the Navy's Physiological Episode Team to combat the prevalence of physiological episodes (when a pilot experiences loss in performance related to insufficient oxygen, depressurization, or other factors during flight) in F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and T-45 Goshawk aircraft. (Sec. 1064)DOD must provide for the performance of three independent studies of alternative aircraft inventories through 2030, and an associated force-sizing construct, for the Air Force. (Sec. 1065)The Navy must submit to Congress a report on the capabilities of the Navy in the Arctic region. (Sec. 1066)The Navy must submit to Congress a report on maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities. (Sec. 1067)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the operational need and requirement for a consolidated Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics Center. (Sec. 1068)DOD and the State Department must jointly submit to Congress a report providing an evaluation of the impact to national security of current U.S. policy regarding proliferation of complete unmanned aerial vehicle systems under Category I of the Missile Technology Control Regime. (Sec. 1069)DOD in concurrence with the State Department, Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)must assess and develop a plan and recommendations for agencies of the U.S.Government, other than DOD, to improve the effectiveness of the interagency vetting of foreign investments that may potentially impair U.S. national security. (Sec. 1070)DOD must provide to Congress a briefing on all attempts to breach, intrude, or otherwise hack into DOD systems that (1) occurred during the last 24-month period ending on the date of the enactment of this bill, and (2)were attributable either to the government of Russia or actors substantially supported by the government of Russia. (Sec. 1071)DOD must establish a process, or designate an existing process, for enhancing its ability to analyze, assess, and monitor the vulnerabilities of, and concentration of purchases in, the defense industrial base. (Sec. 1072)The Navy must submit to Congress a report on the defense of combat logistics and strategic mobility forces. (Sec. 1073)The Navy must submit to Congress a report on the acquisition strategy to recapitalize the existing system for undersea fixed surveillance. (Sec. 1074)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the implementation of requirements in connection with the organization of DOD for management of special operation forces and capabilities. (Sec. 1075)DOD must submit to Congress an assessment of its policies and operational plans for addressing the national security implications of global food system vulnerabilities. Subtitle G--Modernizing Government Technology (Sec. 1076)The bill defines terms used in this subtitle. (Sec. 1077)The bill authorizes the heads of certain agencies to establish an information technology system modernization and working capital fund for necessary expenses. (Sec. 1078)The bill establishes a Technology Modernization Fund for technology-related activities to improve information technology and to enhance cybersecurity across the federal government. Subtitle H--Other Matters (Sec. 1081)The bill makes technical and conforming amendments regarding certain matters. (Sec. 1082)The bill clarifies the applicability of certain provisions to civilian judges of the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, and it considers such judges to be officers or employees of the United States with respect to their status as a judge during periods when they are performing the duties of a judge. (Sec. 1083)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to modify the number of positions DOD is required to convert from military technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. (Sec. 1084)DOD must conduct an efficiency and effectiveness review of the governance structure, coordination processes, documentation, and timing and deadline requirements stipulated in DOD Policy Memorandum 15-002, titled "Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems" and dated February 17, 2015. (Sec. 1085)The bill expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S.aircraft carriers, specifically, that they have served U.S. interests in times of war and peace and their contributions and heritage should be celebrated. (Sec. 1086)The bill expresses the sense of Congress recognizing the U.S. Navy Seabees. (Sec. 1087)The Army must authorize the construction, at an appropriate place in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of a memorial marker honoring the three members of the crew of the Apollo I who died during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Sec. 1088)DOD and the State Department must jointly conduct a review of the guidance of DOD applicable to its engagements with covered non-federal entities. (Sec. 1089)DOD may establish a prize competition designed to accelerate identification of the root cause or causes of, or find solutions to, physiological episodes experienced in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force training and operational aircraft. (Sec. 1090)The bill provides assistance to the House of Representatives in response to cybersecurity events. (Sec. 1091)The Army must transfer surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety. (Sec. 1092)The FAA and DOD may collaborate on sense-and-avoid capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems. (Sec. 1093)The bill prohibits a multichannel video programming distributor from including certain conditions regarding obtaining retransmission consent. (Sec. 1094)The President must submit to Congress a report on a comprehensive, interagency national strategy for countering violent extremism. (Sec. 1095)The bill expresses the sense of Congress regarding World War I, honoring the memory of fallen World War I heroes and calling on all people of the United States to join in the commemoration of the centennial of World War I. (Sec. 1096)DOD must make available on request to Congress a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) in any civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction involving DOD, a military department, or a Defense Agency. (Sec. 1097)The bill reauthorizes the Office of Special Counsel and modifies provisions related to whisteblowers and information on whistleblower protections. (Sec. 1098)DOD must conduct a policy review regarding the use of commercial air transportation or alternative forms of air transportation to transport civilian personnel of DOD to and from Afghanistan. TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS (Sec. 1101)DOD may appoint individuals with certain background and experience to assist and facilitate its efforts in business transformation and management innovation. (Sec. 1102)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through FY2021 direct hire authority for qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service at any defense industrial base facility or the Major Range and Test Facilities Base. (Sec. 1103)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through FY2021 the authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay for civilian employees of DOD. (Sec. 1104)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to designate additional DOD science and technology reinvention laboratories. (Sec. 1105)The bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to extend through 2018 the authority to waive the annual limitation on premium pay and the aggregate limitation on pay for civilian employees working overseas. (Sec. 1106)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 to modify direct hire authority for financial management experts in the DOD workforce. (Sec. 1107)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through 2021 the authority for temporary personnel flexibility for domestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base civilian personnel. (Sec. 1108)The bill extends through 2019 the temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. (Sec. 1109)The bill extends through FY2019 the overtime rate authority for Navy employees performing work aboard, or dockside in direct support of, the nuclear aircraft carrier that is forward deployed in Japan. (Sec. 1110)DOD must carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of an enhanced personnel management system for cybersecurity and legal professionals who enter civilian service with DOD on or after January 1, 2020. (Sec. 1111)The bill establishes management by directors at the Major Ranger and Test Facility Base and the Defense Test Resource Management Center. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle A--Assistance and Training (Sec. 1201)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend logistical support for coalition forces supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Sec. 1202)DOD may, with the concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend funds through FY2020 to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing and authorized irregular warfare operations by U.S. Special Operations Forces. (Sec. 1203)The bill limits the use of funds for annual obligations from the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. (Sec. 1204)The bill modifies provisions related to defense institution capacity building and the authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. (Sec. 1205)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to extend through December 31, 2020, and modify the authority for DOD to provide training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of multilateral exercises. (Sec. 1206)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to extend through FY2019 the Global Security Contingency Fund. (Sec. 1207)DOD may operate an institute to be known as the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies to promote an understanding of and appreciation for the rule of law and encourage international development of certain internal capacities for foreign governments. (Sec. 1208)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through FY2019 participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense College. (Sec. 1209)DOD and the State Department must jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan to improve the ability of the national security forces of foreign countries to protect civilians. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan (Sec. 1211)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to extend through December 31, 2018, the authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. (Sec. 1212)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend and modify the authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to U.S. military operations. (Sec. 1213)The bill expands the number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. (Sec. 1214)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend through December 31, 2019, the authority for DOD to acquire products and services produced in countries that are situated along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. (Sec. 1215)The bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend the date through which DOD must submit to Congress a semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. (Sec. 1216)DOD may establish one or more permanent positions to oversee and support human rights matters regarding the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran (Sec. 1221)The President must submit to Congress a report that describes U.S. strategy in Syria. (Sec. 1222)The bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend through December 31, 2019, and modify the authority of DOD to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). (Sec. 1223)The bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to modify the authority of DOD to provide assistance to the vetted elements of the Syrian opposition. (Sec. 1224)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to extend through FY2018 and modify the authority of DOD to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. (Sec. 1225)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to modify and require additional elements in the annual report on the Military Power of Iran. (Sec. 1226)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through December 31, 2022, the requirement for quarterly reports and sanctions relating to confirmed ballistic missile launches by Iran. (Sec. 1227)The bill limits the use of funds to provide man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) to the vetted Syrian opposition. (Sec. 1228)The President must submit to Congress a report on any agreement reached with Russia relating to a political settlement or long-term territorial control in Syria. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation (Sec. 1231)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend through 2018 the limitation on military cooperation between the United States and Russia. (Sec. 1232)The bill prohibits funds from being used to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. (Sec. 1233)The bill expresses the sense of Congress regarding U.S. support for European security. (Sec. 1234)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to modify and extend through December 31, 2020, the authority for DOD to provide security assistance and intelligence support to military and other security forces of the government of Ukraine. (Sec. 1235)The bill limits the availability of fund relating to the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty until the President submits a plan describing the objectives for all flights planned for purposes of implementing the treaty. (Sec. 1236)The bill expresses the sense of Congress on the importance of nuclear capabilities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Sec. 1237)DOD must submit to Congress a report on security cooperation with respect to Western Balkan countries. (Sec. 1238)The President must submit to Congress a report (1) describing the options available in response to a failure by Russia to achieve the reductions required by the New START Treaty before February 5, 2018, and (2)including the assessment of whether such a failure constitutes a material breach of the New START Treaty (Sec. 1239)DOD must develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to counter threats by Russia. (Sec. 1239A)DOD and the State Department must jointly develop a comprehensive strategy to counter the threat of malign influence by Russia. Subtitle E--Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017 (Sec. 1242)The bill expresses congressional findings that Russia is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise missile with a range capability of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles (Sec. 1243)DOD must establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system with a range of between 500 to 5,500 kilometers, including research and development activities with respect to such cruise missile system. (Sec. 1244)The ODNI must notify Congress of any development, deployment, or test of a system by Russia that it determines is inconsistent with the INF Treaty. (Sec. 1245)The President must conduct a review of and submit a report on the RS-26 ballistic missile of Russia. (Sec. 1246)The bill provides the definitions for terms used in this subtitle. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region (Sec. 1251)DOD may carry out an Indo-Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative to enhance stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Sec. 1252)DOD must submit to Congress a report that contains a strategy to prioritize U.S. defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Sec. 1253)DOD must assess and report on U.S.force posture and basing needs in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Sec. 1254)DOD must submit to Congress a plan to enhance the extended deterrence and assurance capabilities of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. (Sec. 1255)The bill expresses the sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the governments of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea. (Sec. 1256)The President must submit to Congress a report setting forth the strategy of the United States with respect to North Korea. (Sec. 1257)DOD must provide to Congress a briefing on the hazards or risks posed directly or indirectly by the nuclear ambitions of North Korea. (Sec. 1258)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2017 to modify provisions related to the advancement in defense and security cooperation with India. (Sec. 1259)The bill expresses that it is U.S. policy to reinforce its commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act as both governments work to improve Taiwan's self-defense capability. (Sec. 1259A)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that any requests from the government of Taiwan for defense articles and defense services must receive a case-by-case review by DOD that is consistent with the standard processes and procedures in an effort to normalize the arms sales process with Taiwan. (Sec. 1259B)DOD must assess the foreign military and non-military activities of China that may affect the regional and global national security and defense interests of the United States. (Sec. 1259C)The bill approves the Compact Review Agreement and appendices signed by the United States and Palau on September 3, 2010. (Sec. 1259D)DOD must enter into an agreement with an appropriate independent entity to conduct a study and assessment of U.S. security and foreign policy interests in the Freely Associated States of Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia. Subtitle G--Reports (Sec. 1261)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 to modify annual reporting requirements on military and security developments involving China to include any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies that could jeopardize the economic security of the United States. (Sec. 1262)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to make modifications to the annual update of the DOD Freedom of Navigation Report. (Sec. 1263)The President must submit to Congress a report on the U.S. strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS, and their associated forces and co-belligerents. (Sec. 1264)The President must submit to Congress a report on the legal and policy frameworks for the United States' use of military force and related national security operations. (Sec. 1265)DOD and the State Department must jointly submit to Congress a report on military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in Yemen. (Sec. 1266)The bill requires DOD to submit the Supplemental and Cost of War Execution report quarterly. (Sec. 1267)DOD must submit to Congress a report on U.S. Armed Forces, DOD civilian employees, and DOD contractor employees deployed in support of (1)Operation Inherent Resolve, (2)Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and (3)associated or successor operations. (Sec. 1268)The GAO must submit to Congress a report on pricing and availability with respect to foreign military sales. (Sec. 1269)The bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to require that an assessment of Russia's hybrid warfare strategy and capabilities be included in the annual report on military and security developments involving Russia. Subtitle H--Other Matters (Sec. 1271)The President must submit to Congress a report that contains a comprehensive U.S. strategy to achieve long-term security and stability in Somalia. (Sec. 1272)DOD must update relevant security cooperation guidance issued for use of the Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System and submit to Congress a report that contains such guidance. (Sec. 1273)DOD must submit to Congress a future years plan on activities and resources of the European Deterrence Initiative. (Sec. 1274)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to extend the authority for DOD to enter into agreements with participating countries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies' Program. (Sec. 1275)The President must submit to Congress a report that contains a military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen. (Sec. 1276)DOD must ensure that any high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle receives certain updates and modernizations before an excess of these vehicles are transferred to a foreign country. (Sec. 1277)DOD must develop and implement a program to prepare U.S. students studying abroad through DOD National Security Education Programs to recognize and protect themselves against recruitment efforts by intelligence agents. (Sec. 1278)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to limit and extend through December 31, 2020, the authority of the United States and Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. (Sec. 1279)The State Department, DOD, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must jointly develop a strategy to prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated with U.S.contingency operations and submit such strategy to Congress. (Sec. 1279A)The President must submit to Congress a report that contains a comprehensive strategy to support improvements in defense institutions and security sector forces in Nigeria. (Sec. 1279B)The bill prohibits the use of funds for DOD to implement the Arms Trade Treaty unless the treaty has received the advice and consent of the Senate and has been the subject of implementing legislation. (Sec. 1279C)DOD must designate an employee to serve as the Coordinator for Cultural Heritage Protection. (Sec. 1279D)DOD may, with the concurrence of the State Department, conduct or support a single joint program of the Baltic nations to improve their interoperability and build their capacity to deter and resist aggression by Russia. (Sec. 1279E)Congress declares that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 23, 2016) does not obligate the United States to refrain from actions that run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (Sec. 1279F)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to revise the authority of DOD to support border security operations of the government of Jordan and the government of Lebanon. TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION (Sec. 1301)The bill specifies the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs and authorizations of appropriations included in this bill and authorizes CTR funds to be obligated for FY2018-FY2020. (Sec. 1302)The bill allocates authorizations of appropriations of funds for the CTR program in FY2018. TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Military Programs (Sec. 1401)The bill authorizes appropriations for Working Capital Funds at the levels identified in section 4501. (Sec. 1402)The bill authorizes appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, at the levels identified in section 4501. (Sec. 1403)The bill authorizes appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, at the levels identified in section 4501. (Sec. 1404)The bill authorizes appropriations for the DOD Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4501. (Sec. 1405)The bill authorizes appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4501. (Sec. 1406)The bill authorizes appropriations for the National Defense Sealift Fund at the levels identified in section 4501. Subtitle B--Other Matters (Sec. 1411)The bill authorizes DOD to transfer funds from the Defense Health Program to the Joint DOD-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for the Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center. (Sec. 1412)The bill authorizes appropriations for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. (Sec. 1413)The bill addresses matters related to the Armed Forces Retirement Home, including the Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council. (Sec. 1414)The bill provides authority for the National Defense Stockpile Manager to dispose of not more than 25 short tons of materials transferred from another department or agency of the United States to the National Defense Stockpile. (Sec. 1415)The bill establishes requirements for acquisition reporting on major chemical demilitarization programs of DOD. TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 1501) The bill specifies that the purpose of this subtitle is to authorize FY2018 appropriations for overseas contingency operations (OCO). (Sec. 1502)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for OCO as designated in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (Sec. 1503)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities at the levels identified in section 4102. (Sec. 1504)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation at the levels identified in section 4202. (Sec. 1505)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for operation and maintenance at the levels identified in section 4302. (Sec. 1506)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for military personnel at the levels identified in section 4402. (Sec. 1507)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for defense working capital funds at the levels identified in section 4502. (Sec. 1508)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, at the levels identified in section 4502. (Sec. 1509)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General at the levels identified in section 4502. (Sec. 1510)The bill authorizes additional appropriations for the Defense Health Program at the levels identified in section 4502. Subtitle B--Financial Matters (Sec. 1511)The bill specifies that appropriations authorized by this title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this bill. (Sec. 1512)The bill authorizes the transfer of up to $2.5 billion of the FY2018 OCO funding authorized by this title to unforeseen higher priority needs in accordance with normal reprogramming procedures. Subtitle C--Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters (Sec. 1521)The bill continues the existing limitations and restrictions on the use of funds in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. The bill extends the authority to accept certain equipment procured using the funds and to treat the equipment as DOD stocks. The bill also continues the goal of using specified funds to support the efforts of the government of Afghanistan to recruit, train and integrate women into the Afghan National Security Forces and the requirement for a report on the plan to promote the security of Afghan women. (Sec. 1522)The bill extends the use and transfer authority for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. The bill expands the foreign governments to whom assistance may be provided in order to counter the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. The bill also extends the authority for interdiction of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. (Sec. 1523)The GAO must submit to Congress a report assessing the feasibility of separating expenditures of amounts appropriated for OCO from expenditures of all other amounts appropriated for DOD. (Sec. 1524)DOD must update the guidelines regarding the budget items that may be covered by OCO accounts. TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle A--Space Activities (Sec. 1601)The bill addresses space acquisition and management, including the Air Force Space Command. DOD must conduct a review and identify a recommended organizational and management structure for the national security space components of DOD, including the Air Force Space Command, that implements the organizational policy guidance. (Sec. 1602)The bill modifies and extends through December 31, 2023, the limitation on construction of satellite positioning ground monitoring stations of certain foreign governments on U.S. territory. (Sec. 1603)The bill limits the authority of DOD to enter into a contract for satellite services with any entity if it reasonably believes that (1) entering into the contract would create an unacceptable cybersecurity risk, (2) the satellite services will be provided using satellites that will be designed or manufactured in a foreign country, or (3) the satellite services will be launched using a launch vehicle that is designed or manufactured in a foreign country. (Sec. 1604)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to extend the DOD pilot program on commercial weather data. (Sec. 1605)DOD may only use funds to carry out the evolved expendable launch vehicle program to (1) develop a domestic rocket propulsion system to replace non-allied space launch engines; (2)develop the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, such domestic rocket propulsion system with an existing or planned launch vehicle; and (3)develop capabilities necessary to enable existing or planned commercially available space launch vehicles or infrastructure that are primarily for national security space missions to meet the assured access to space requirements. (Sec. 1606)DOD, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and DHS must jointly develop a plan for carrying out a backup global positioning system (GPS) capability demonstration. (Sec. 1607)DOD, acting through the Council on Oversight of the DOD Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise, must develop a plan to increase the positioning, navigation, and timing capacity of DOD to provide resilience to the positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the agency. (Sec. 1608)The Air Force must submit to Congress a report that includes its views and plans to acquire from commercial providers a portion of the satellite bandwidth, ground services, and advanced services for the pathfinder program (Sec. 1609)DOD must carry out a program to modernize infrastructure and improve support activities for the processing and launch of U.S.national security space vehicles launching from federal ranges. (Sec. 1610)The bill limits FY2018 funds from being used for the Joint Space Operations Center mission system program until the Air Force submits to Congress a specified plan to operationalize existing commercial space situational awareness capabilities to address warfighter requirements. (Sec. 1611)The bill prohibits FY2018 funds from being used for the Delta IV launch vehicle until the Air Force certifies that it plans to launch a satellite on a Delta IV launch vehicle during the three-year period beginning on the date of the certification. (Sec. 1612)The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center must establish and maintain a watch list of contractors with a history of poor performance on space procurement contracts or research, development, test, and evaluation space program contracts. (Sec. 1613)DOD and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must jointly certify to Congress that appropriate contingency plans exist in the event of a loss or degradation of U.S.space capabilities. (Sec. 1614)DOD must submit to Congress a report on protected satellite communications. (Sec. 1615)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DOD must establish a Space Flag training event. (Sec. 1616)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DOD must ensure the timely provision of operational space weather observations, analyses, forecasts, and other products to support the mission of DOD and coalition partners. (Sec. 1617)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the National Space Defense Center is critical to protect all U.S. assets in space and that DOD should seek ways to bolster integration with respect to space threats through work at the National Space Defense Center. Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities (Sec. 1621)DOD may grant a security clearance for facilities of certain companies if specified criteria are met. (Sec. 1622)The bill extends through December 31, 2023, the authority of DOD to engage in commercial activities necessary to provide security for intelligence collection. (Sec. 1623)The bill revises the date for the submission to Congress of audits regarding commercial activity funds. (Sec. 1624)The bill amends the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to revise the annual briefing requirements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements. (Sec. 1625)The bill amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to consider service by recipients of Boren Scholarships in excepted service positions as service under career appointments for purposes of career tenure. (Sec. 1626)DOD must review the support provided by defense intelligence elements to the acquisition activities conducted by DOD. (Sec. 1627)The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must establish an organization within the Joint Staff that shall synchronize cross-combatant command intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance plans and develop strategies to satisfy the intelligence needs of the combatant commands for DOD. (Sec. 1628)DOD must develop processes and procedures necessary to build, certify, and maintain certifications for multi-use sensitive compartmented information facilities not tied to a single contract and where multiple companies can securely work on multiple projects at different security levels. (Sec. 1629)The bill limits the availability of funds for certain counterintelligence activities until DOD submits a specified report. Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters Part I--General Cyber Matters (Sec. 1631)DOD must notify Congress of any sensitive military cyber operations conducted under this title. (Sec. 1632)The bill modifies briefing requirements for DOD related to quarterly cyber operations. (Sec. 1633)The President must (1)develop a national policy for the United States relating to cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare, and (2)submit to Congress a report on the policy. (Sec. 1634)The bill prohibits the federal government from using products or services developed or provided by the Kaspersky Lab. (Sec. 1635)The bill modifies the authority of the combatant commander relating to the unified combatant command for cyber operations. (Sec. 1636)The bill modifies the definition of acquisition workforce to include military personnel or civilian employees of DOD who contribute to cybersecurity systems. (Sec. 1637)DOD must establish processes and procedures to integrate strategic information operations and cyber-enabled information operations across the elements of DOD. (Sec. 1638)DOD may carry out exercises relating to the cybersecurity of election systems of states as part of the exercise commonly known as the Cyber Guard Exercise. (Sec. 1639)DOD must make changes to the cybersecurity scorecard as are necessary to ensure that it measures the progress of each element of DOD in securing the industrial control systems of its agency against cyber threats. (Sec. 1640)DOD must submit to Congress a plan for the establishment of a Strategic Cybersecurity Program. (Sec. 1641)DOD must develop a plan to increase cyber planning and information operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Sec. 1642)The U.S. Cyber Command must conduct an evaluation of alternative methods for developing, acquiring, and maintaining software-based cyber tools and applications for the U.S.Cyber Command, the Army Cyber Command, the Fleet Cyber Command, the Air Force Cyber Command, and the Marine Corps Cyberspace Command. (Sec. 1643)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 to include in the DOD pilot program an assessment of isolating military infrastructure from the national electric grid and the use of microgrids. (Sec. 1644)DOD must conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S.cyber posture over the posture review period and submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. (Sec. 1645)The Army must submit to Congress a briefing on the ability of the Army Combat Training Centers to provide sufficient cyber training for deploying forces. (Sec. 1646)DOD must provide to Congress a briefing on the cyber applications of blockchain technology. (Sec. 1647)DOD must provide to Congress a briefing on its training infrastructure for cyber mission forces. (Sec. 1648)DOD must submit to Congress a report on terminating the dual-hat arrangement for commander of the U.S. Cyber Command. Part II--Cybersecurity Education (Sec. 1649)The bill redesignates the Information Security Scholarship program as the Cyber Scholarship program. (Sec. 1649A)The National Science Foundation (NSF) must develop and implement a pilot program at community colleges to provide scholarships to eligible students who (1) are pursuing associate degrees or specialized program certifications in the field of cybersecurity, and (2) have bachelor's degrees or are veterans of the Armed Forces. The NSF must also assess the benefits and feasibility of providing scholarships through community colleges to eligible students who are pursuing associate degrees, but do not have bachelor's degrees. (Sec. 1649B)The bill amends the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to revise the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program. (Sec. 1649C)The bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to modify certain definitions related to cybersecurity teaching. Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces (Sec. 1651)The U.S. Strategic Command and the U.S. Cyber Command must jointly conduct an assessment of the cyber resiliency of the nuclear command and control system. (Sec. 1652)DOD and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) must collect and store cost programmatic and technical data relating to programs and projects of the nuclear security enterprise and nuclear forces. (Sec. 1653)The Nuclear Weapons Council must notify Congress if any authorized funds will result in a delay regarding the dual-capable F-35A aircraft. (Sec. 1654)The bill addresses oversight of delayed acquisition programs by the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. (Sec. 1655)DOD and the ODNI must jointly establish an intelligence fusion center to effectively integrate and unify the protection of nuclear command, control, and communications programs, systems, and processes and continuity of government programs, systems, and processes. (Sec. 1656)The bill prohibits DOD from obtaining any equipment, system, or service to carry out the missions that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services to carry out the nuclear deterrence mission or the homeland defense mission of the DOD. Covered telecommunications equipment or services means equipment or services (1) produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, or (2) produced or provided by an entity that DOD reasonably believes to be owned, controlled by, or otherwise connected to the governments of China or Russia. (Sec. 1657)The bill provides oversight of the Senior Leader Airborne Operations Center, the executive airlift program of the Air Force, and the E-6B modernization program by the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System. (Sec. 1658)DOD must require the issuance of a security classification guide for each covered program to ensure the protection of sensitive information from public disclosure. (Sec. 1659)DOD must conduct evaluations of the supply chain vulnerabilities of programs relating to (1) nuclear weapons; (2) nuclear command, control, and communications; (3) continuity of government; or (4) ballistic missile defense. (Sec. 1660)The bill requires that certain funds available for the Missile Procurement, Air Force, be used for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. (Sec. 1661)The bill transfers to the Program Executive Office with responsibility for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals program all program elements and funding for the Presidential National Voice Conferencing System and the Phoenix Air-to-Ground Communications Network. (Sec. 1662)The Air Force may not award a contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the ground-based strategic deterrent missile program unless the U.S. Strategic Command makes certain determinations. (Sec. 1663)The bill extends through FY2019 the prohibition on the availability of funds for the mobile variant of ground-based strategic deterrent missile. (Sec. 1664)The bill prohibits funding from being used to reduce the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. (Sec. 1665)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to modify reporting requirements for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system. (Sec. 1666)DOD must issue a final instruction establishing procedures for the long-term implementation of the recommendations contained in the Independent Review of the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, dated June 2, 2014, and the Internal Assessment of the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, dated September 2014. (Sec. 1667)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that nuclear proliferation continues to be a serious threat to U.S. security and that it is critical for the United States to understand the impacts of proliferation and ensure the necessary policies and resources are in place to prevent proliferation. (Sec. 1668)DOD must certify that the Nuclear Posture Review addresses the deterrent effects and nuclear capabilities of the United States. (Sec. 1669)The Air Force must develop a plan to manage the Air Force missile warning elements of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment System. (Sec. 1670)DOD must certify that an assured capability to produce or acquire strategic radiation hardened trusted microelectronics is operational and available to supply necessary components involved with the acquisition of delivery systems for nuclear weapons. (Sec. 1671)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that nuclear posture review should (1) take into account U.S. treaty obligations, (2) examine the tools required to sustain the stockpile stewardship program, and (3) consider input and views from relevant stakeholders in the U.S. government. (Sec. 1672)The bill expresses the sense of Congress on the importance of the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom. Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs (Sec. 1676)DOD must establish a unified major force program for missile defense and defeat programs. (Sec. 1677)The bill modifies conditions for proceeding beyond low-rate initial production for operational test and evaluation of defense acquisition programs. (Sec. 1678)The bill limits the Army from using funds to demilitarize any GEM-T interceptor. (Sec. 1679)The Army must issue an acquisition strategy for a 360-degree lower tier air and missile defense sensor. (Sec. 1680)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DOD must ensure Hawaii has missile defense coverage from a ballistic missile attack. (Sec. 1681)DOD must designate the preferred location of a potential additional U.S. interceptor site. (Sec. 1682)DOD must continue the development, procurement, and deployment of anti-air warfare capabilities at each Aegis Ashore site in Romania and Poland. (Sec. 1683)The Missile Defense Agency (MDA)must develop a highly reliable and cost-effective persistent space-based sensor architecture that is capable of supporting the ballistic missile defense system. (Sec. 1684)The bill limits the amount of funds available for the MDA that may be provided to the government of Israel to procure Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. (Sec. 1685)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DOD must rapidly develop and demonstrate a boost phase intercept capability for missile defense. (Sec. 1686)DOD may increase the capacity of ground-based interceptors and improve the capability and reliability of such interceptors. (Sec. 1687)The bill prohibits the use of certain funds for the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system until the MDA certifies that the risk of mission failure due to foreign object debris has been minimized. (Sec. 1688)The MDA must develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile defense system. (Sec. 1689)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DOD must consider accelerating the development of technologies to increase the capacity, capability, and reliability of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. (Sec. 1690)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the MDA should continue to flight test the ground-based midcourse defense element. Subtitle F--Other Matters (Sec. 1691)The bill establishes the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Similar Events. (Sec. 1692)DOD may take steps that are necessary to mitigate the threat to safety or security from an unmanned aircraft. (Sec. 1693)DOD must plan to reach early operational capability for the conventional prompt strike weapon system by September 30, 2022. (Sec. 1694)DOD must conduct a business case analysis regarding the options of the federal government to ensure a robust domestic industrial base to supply ammonium perchlorate for use in solid rocket motors. (Sec. 1695)DOD must report on options to ensure a robust domestic industrial base for large solid rocket motors. (Sec. 1696)DOD must establish a pilot program to enhance information sharing with cleared defense contractors to ensure all source information is appropriately, singularly, and exclusively shared for the purpose of ensuring the security or integrity of the supply chain of covered programs. (Sec. 1697)DOD may establish a pilot program to assess the viability of mapping the electromagnetic spectrum used by the agency. (Sec. 1698)The bill provides a procurement process for each Distributed Common Ground System. TITLE XVII--SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT AND INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS (Sec. 1701)The bill makes amends the Small Business Act to revise HUBZone program provisions, including eligibility requirements for qualified HUBZone small businesses. (Sec. 1702)The bill makes modifications to procurement terminology. (Sec. 1703)The bill revises reporting requirements for the Small Business Administration (SBA)regarding small business awards or contracts. (Sec. 1704)The bill revises the duties of a Business Opportunity Specialist that is employed by the SBA. (Sec. 1705)The bill revises the principal duties of a commercial market representative that is employed by the SBA. (Sec. 1706)The bill modifies the past performance pilot program to include consideration of past performance with certain nations. (Sec. 1707)DOD must establish procedures to ensure that notice regarding the registration of small business concerns contains information about cost-free federal procurement technical assistance services. (Sec. 1708)The bill authorizes certain entities to furnish education on the requirements applicable to small businesses under the Small Business Act. (Sec. 1709)The bill revises requirements related to competitive procedures and justification for awards under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. (Sec. 1710)DOD must establish a pilot program to award multiple award contracts for the purchase of technologies, supplies, or services through the SBIR or STTR program. (Sec. 1711)DOD must carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of increasing the capability of the defense industrial base to support (1) production needs to meet military requirements, and (2) manufacturing and production of emerging defense and commercial technologies. (Sec. 1712)DOD, in concurrence with the State Department, must review whether certain organizations that are part of the national technology and industrial base should be exempted from the foreign ownership requirements of the National Industrial Security Program. (Sec. 1713)DOD must submit to Congress a report on the procurement of tungsten and tungsten powders for military applications. (Sec. 1714)The SBA must submit to Congress a report on the utilization of small business concerns for federal contracts. TITLE XVIII--GOVERNMENT PURCHASE AND TRAVEL CARDS Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 (Sec. 1802)The bill defines terms used in this subtitle. (Sec. 1803)The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs. (Sec. 1804)The OMB must issue guidance on improving information sharing by government agencies to curb improper payments related to government purchase and travel charge card programs. (Sec. 1805)The GSA and the OMB must establish a purchase and travel charge card data management group to develop and share best practices. (Sec. 1806)The bill establishes reporting requirements for federal agencies regarding the purchase and travel charge card programs. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Sec. 2002)The bill specifies that the authorizations provided in titles XXI through XXVII will expire on October 1, 2022, or the date of enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2023, whichever is later. (Sec. 2003)The bill specifies that titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX will take effect on October 1, 2017, or the date of enactment of this bill, whichever is later. TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec.2101)The bill authorizes specified Army construction and land acquisition projects. (Sec. 2102)The bill authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Army. (Sec. 2103)The bill authorizes the Army to make improvements to existing units of family housing. (Sec. 2104)The bill authorizes appropriations for Army military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. (Sec. 2105)The bill modifies the authorization for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and permits the Army to construct an aircraft washing apron. (Sec. 2106)The bill modifies the authorization for construction of a command and control facility at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, and permits the Army to construct 15 megawatts of redundant power generation. (Sec. 2107)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. (Sec. 2108)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. (Sec. 2109)The bill extends the authorizations for the Army to carry out specified FY2000 and FY2005-FY2007 projects. TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec. 2201)The bill authorizes specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects. (Sec. 2202)The bill authorizes new construction and planning and design of family housing units for the Navy. (Sec. 2203)The bill authorizes the Navy to make improvements to existing units of family housing. (Sec. 2204)The bill authorizes appropriations for Navy military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. (Sec. 2205)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. (Sec. 2206)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec. 2301)The bill authorizes specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. (Sec. 2302)The bill authorizes architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units for the Air Force. (Sec. 2303)The bill authorizes the Air Force to make improvements to existing units of family housing. (Sec. 2304)The bill authorizes appropriations for Air Force military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions at the levels identified in section 4601. (Sec. 2305)The bill modifies the authorization for the Air Force to carry out specified FY2017 projects. (Sec. 2306)The bill extends the authorization for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec. 2401)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for defense agencies. (Sec. 2402)The bill authorizes DOD to carry out specified energy resiliency and conservation projects. (Sec. 2403)The bill authorizes appropriations for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of defense agencies at the levels identified in section 4601. (Sec. 2404)The bill modifies the authorization for construction of the Sembach Elementary/Middle School replacement in Kaiserslautern, Germany. (Sec. 2405)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. (Sec. 2406)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (Sec. 2501)The bill authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program equal to the sum of the amount authorized in section 2502 and the amount collected from NATO for construction previously financed by the United States. (Sec. 2502)The bill authorizes appropriations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program at the levels identified in section 4601. Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions (Sec. 2511)The bill authorizes DOD to accept specified military construction projects from the Republic of Korea as in-kind contributions. (Sec. 2512)The bill modifies the authorization for DOD to carry out specified FY2017 projects. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Subtitle A--Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 2601)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard. (Sec. 2602)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army Reserve. (Sec. 2603)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve. (Sec. 2604)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air National Guard. (Sec. 2605)The bill authorizes specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force Reserve. (Sec. 2606)The bill authorizes appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve military construction at the levels identified in section 4601. Subtitle B--Other Matters (Sec. 2611)The bill modifies the authorization for construction of an Army Reserve Center in Starkville, Mississippi.The bill also permits the Army to acquire approximately 15 acres of land. (Sec. 2612)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2014 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. (Sec. 2613)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 2701)The bill authorizes appropriations for ongoing Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities at the levels identified in section 4601. (Sec. 2702)The bill specifies that nothing in this bill authorizes an additional BRAC round. TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing (Sec. 2801)The bill revises notice and wait requirements for military construction activities, including by eliminating written notice requirements. (Sec. 2802)The bill modifies the thresholds for unspecified minor military construction projects. (Sec. 2803)The bill requires each military department to make annual locality adjustments of dollar limitations for unspecified minor military construction projects. (Sec. 2804)The bill extends the authority for DOD to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. (Sec. 2805)The bill authorizes each military department to use available appropriations for operation and maintenance to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters or terrorism incidents. (Sec. 2806)The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering must submit to Congress annual report on unfunded requirements for laboratory military construction projects. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration (Sec. 2811)The bill eliminates the written notice requirement for military real property transactions. (Sec. 2812)The bill revises certification requirements related to certain military acquisitions or leases of real property. (Sec. 2813)The bill increases the term limit for intergovernmental support agreements to provide installation support services. (Sec. 2814)DOD may agree to reimburse a state for the reasonable costs in suppressing wildland fires caused by DOD activities pursuant to any lease, permit, license, or other grant of access for use of state lands. (Sec. 2815)The bill revises the criteria for exchanges of property at military installations. (Sec. 2816)The bill sets forth conditions on conveyance authority for military departments concerning encroachment on military installations. (Sec. 2817)The bill requires each military department to ensure that military family housing units are equipped with window fall prevention devices. (Sec. 2818)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to prohibit the use of an updated assessment of public schools located on DOD installations to supersede funding of certain projects. (Sec. 2819)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to provide transportation network companies with access to military installations. Subtitle C--Project Management and Oversight Reforms (Sec. 2821)Each military department must notify Congress and the GAO of any military construction project or family housing project over $40 million that has a cost increase of 25% or more. (Sec. 2822)DOD must submit to Congress a report on each military construction or housing project for which the estimated completion date is delayed by more than one year. (Sec. 2823)The Inspector General of DOD must submit to Congress a report on design errors and omissions related to the hospital replacement project at Fort Bliss, Texas. (Sec. 2824)The Inspector General of DOD must submit to Congress a report on design errors and omissions related to the construction of the U.S. Strategic Command's new command and control facility at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Subtitle D--Energy Resilience (Sec. 2831)DOD must ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces for their military missions by pursuing energy security and energy resilience. (Sec. 2832)The bill authorizes DOD to use energy cost savings for energy resilience, mission assurance, and weather damage repair and prevention measures. (Sec. 2833)Each military department must prioritize energy security and resilience. (Sec. 2834)Each military department may ensure that utility systems meet energy resilience requirements. (Sec. 2835)The bill requires the consideration of energy resilience in the event of commercial grid outages. (Sec. 2836)The bill revises annual reporting requirements for DOD energy management reports. (Sec. 2837)DOD or each military department must aggregate energy efficiency and energy resilience projects in life cycle cost analyses. Subtitle E--Land Conveyances (Sec. 2841)The bill authorizes the Navy to convey and exchange all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property located at Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant in Sunnyvale, California. (Sec. 2842)The bill authorizes the Air Force to convey to Mountain Home, Idaho, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property located near Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (Sec. 2843)The bill authorizes the Navy to lease three acres of land at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Alumni Association and Foundation Center. (Sec. 2844)The bill authorizes the Army to sell and convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to parcels of real property located in the vicinity of Hudson, Wayland, and Needham, Massachusetts. (Sec. 2845)The bill authorizesthe Navy to convey to Corpus Christi, Texas all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property associated with the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. (Sec. 2846)The bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to impose additional conditions on the future use of the Castner Range in Fort Bliss, Texas. (Sec. 2847)The bill authorizesthe Air Force to convey to Wyoming, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property located at the former Missile Alert Facility in Laramie County, Wyoming. Subtitle F--Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums (Sec. 2861)The bill recognizes the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as America's National World War II Aviation Museum. (Sec. 2862)The bill modifies the location of the principal office of the National Aviation Hall of Fame. (Sec. 2863)The bill establishes a visitor services facility on the Arlington Ridge tract located in Arlington, Virginia. (Sec. 2864)The bill extends through September 30, 2022, the prohibition on transferring veterans memorial objects to foreign governments. Despite the prohibition, the President is authorized to transfer the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines. Subtitle G--Other Matters (Sec. 2871)The Air Force may accept plant or facility improvements at Air Force Plant 42 located in Palmdale, California. (Sec. 2872)DOD must modify its guidance on the use of airfield pavement markings to prohibit the use of Type I glass beads or any glass beads with a 1.6 refractive index or less on airfields under DOD control. (Sec. 2873)The Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home may acquire and lease property for the benefit of the retirement home. (Sec. 2874)The Air Force may not use funds to carry out the rehabilitation of the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Station located in Modoc County, California. (Sec. 2875)DOD must permit machine room-less elevators in DOD facilities. (Sec. 2876)DOD must require each entity to identify and disclose ownership by foreign individuals before entering into a lease agreement for a high-security facility. (Sec. 2877)The Air Force may enter into an agreement to permit the joint use of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, by the Air Force and civil aircraft. (Sec. 2878)DOD must report on the damage to its assets and installations from hurricanes during 2017. (Sec. 2879)The bill establishes certain limitations and conditions for the military family housing replacement project at Kwajalein Atoll, and it prohibits the Navy from carrying out any construction activity on the Replace Andersen Housing Phase II Project on Guam until the Navy makes specified certifications. (Sec. 2880)DOD must take measures to reduce the dependency of all U.S.military installations in Europe on energy sourced inside Russia and ensure that operations can be sustained in the event of a supply disruption. TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec. 2901)The bill authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Army. (Sec. 2902)The bill authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Navy. (Sec. 2903)The bill authorizes specified OCO construction and land acquisition projects for the Air Force. (Sec. 2904)The bill authorizes DOD to acquire property in Sigonella, Italy, and carry out a military construction project. (Sec. 2905)The bill authorizes appropriations for OCO military construction at the levels identified in section 4602. (Sec. 2906)The bill extends the authorizations for specified FY2015 projects until the later of (1) October 1, 2018; or (2) the date of the enactment of an act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2019. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations (Sec. 3101)The bill authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the NNSA at the levels identified in division D. The bill also authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations. The NNSA may enter into a contract for the Albuquerque Complex upgrades construction project located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Sec. 3102)The bill authorizes appropriations to DOE for Defense Environmental Cleanup activities at the levels identified in division D. (Sec. 3103)The bill authorizes appropriations to DOE for Other Defense Activities in carrying out programs as specified in division D. (Sec. 3104)The bill authorizes appropriations to DOE for nuclear energy as specified in division D. Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations (Sec. 3111)The NNSA must establish the Infrastructure Modernization Initiative to reduce the backlog of deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise. (Sec. 3112)The NNSA must ensure that over-the-road shipments of any nuclear weapons incorporate surety technologies relating to transportation and shipping that were developed by the Integrated Surety Architecture program. (Sec. 3113)The bill amends the Atomic Energy Defense Act to modify independent cost estimates that DOE must submit to Congress for nuclear weapon life extension programs. (Sec. 3114)The NNSA must document the technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program that are transitioned for development or deployment. (Sec. 3115)DOE and DOD are prohibited from using funds to plan or carry out research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. (Sec. 3116)The NNSA must carry out the pay banding and performance-based pay adjustment demonstration project and provide briefings to Congress on the implementation of the project. (Sec. 3117)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to ensure that the President's budget request includes amounts for nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities. (Sec. 3118)The NNSA must carry out a comprehensive design competition for a nuclear warhead that can be employed on U.S.ballistic missiles by 2030. (Sec. 3119)The bill increases the minor construction threshold for nuclear plant projects. (Sec. 3120)The bill extends the authorization of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health. (Sec. 3121)DOE must carry out construction and project support activities relating to the Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility located in Aiken, South Carolina. (Sec. 3122)The bill prohibits funds authorized for atomic energy defense activities from being used to provide assistance to Russia. Subtitle C--Plans and Reports (Sec. 3131)The NNSA must provide annual selected acquisition reports on certain hardware projects relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development. (Sec. 3132)The NNSA must submit to DOE and Congress a report on its unfunded priorities. (Sec. 3133)The bill eliminates and modifies certain reporting requirements related to nuclear weapons. (Sec. 3134)The bill makes modifications to the NNSA plans for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. (Sec. 3135)The NNSA report on stockpile stewardship, stockpile management, and stockpile responsiveness and management must include a report from the national security laboratories on the need for assessing and developing prototype nuclear weapons of foreign countries. (Sec. 3136)The President must develop a plan for verification and monitoring relating to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons, components of such weapons, and fissile material. (Sec. 3137)DOE must enter into an arrangement with the private scientific advisory group to assess and recommend improvements to U.S. nuclear and radiological terrorism prevention strategy. (Sec. 3138)The NNSA must seek to contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the management and operating contracts for national security laboratories. (Sec. 3139)DOE must conduct an evaluation of the feasibility, costs, and cost savings of classifying defense nuclear waste as other than high-level radioactive waste without decreasing environmental, health, or public safety requirements. (Sec. 3140)The NNSA must submit to Congress a report regarding any anti-smuggling radiation detection systems that it proposes to deploy. (Sec. 3141)The NNSA must report on the recommended alternative for recapitalization of plutonium science and production capabilities of the nuclear security enterprise. (Sec. 3142)The NNSA must report on critical decision 1 in the acquisition process for the Material Staging Facility project at the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. (Sec. 3143)DOE must develop a plan to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium for medical isotopes. Subtitle D--Other Matters (Sec. 3151)The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should appropriately compensate and recognize certain individuals who were exposed to uranium mining and nuclear testing. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD (Sec. 3201)The bill authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES (Sec. 3401)The bill authorizes appropriations for the operation and maintenance of the naval petroleum reserves. TITLE XXXV--MARITIME MATTERS (Sec. 3501)The bill authorizes appropriations for (1)national security aspects of the merchant marine, (2)the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, (3)U.S.Maritime Administration (MARAD)operations and programs, (4)the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, (5)the federal ship financing loan guarantee program, (6)state maritime academies, (7)the National Defense Reserve Fleet, and (8)the small shipyards program. (Sec. 3502)The bill makes technical and conforming corrections to the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. (Sec. 3503)The bill prohibits a vessel, other than a replacement vessel, from transporting cargo between points in the United States and its territories either directly or via a foreign port. (Sec. 3504)The bill provides statutory authority for provisions related to the acquisition, charter, and requisition of vessels. (Sec. 3505)The bill provides for assistance (1)to small shipyards for capital improvements and (2)for maritime training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. (Sec. 3506)The Coast Guard must submit to Congress a report on its sexual assault prevention and response policies and strategic goals related to sexual assault victim recovery. (Sec. 3507) DOT may designate college maritime training programs as centers of excellence and enter into cooperative agreements to help them admit additional students, recruit additional faculty, expand facilities, create new career pathways, and award students credit for previous experience. Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3508)The bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to hold foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. (Sec. 3509)The bill eliminates the limitation on the number of contractors that can provide services as adjunct professors and eliminates reporting requirements. (Sec. 3510)The MARAD may accept a qualified guarantee from a donor or donors for the completion of a major project for the benefit of the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy. (Sec. 3511)The bill authorizes MARAD to pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest to the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy. (Sec. 3512)The U.S.Merchant Marine Academy may compete for and accept qualifying research grants if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the academy. (Sec. 3513)The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to require MARAD to ensure that each cadet from the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy who is participating in the Sea Year program is provided a functional satellite communication device. (Sec. 3514)The bill requires actions to address sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking at the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy. (Sec. 3515)The U.S.Merchant Marine Academy must employ or contract with at least one full-time sexual assault response coordinator who must reside at or near the academy. (Sec. 3516)The MARAD must require the owner or operator of any commercial vessel that is carrying a cadet from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to certify compliance of the vessel with the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea. (Sec. 3517)The bill requires sexual assault investigation training for each employee of the Office of Inspector General of DOT who conducts investigations and who is assigned to the regional investigations office in New York. DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES (Sec. 4001)The bill provides for the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the tables in division D, subject to reprogramming requirements. TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT (Sec. 4101)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for procurement. (Sec. 4102)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for procurement for OCO. TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (Sec. 4201)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation. (Sec. 4202)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation for OCO. TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (Sec. 4301)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for operation and maintenance. (Sec. 4302)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for operation and maintenance for OCO. TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL (Sec. 4401)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military personnel. (Sec. 4402)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military personnel for OCO. TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (Sec. 4501)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations, including the Working Capital Fund, the National Defense Sealift Fund, the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program. (Sec. 4502)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for other specified authorizations for OCO. TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (Sec. 4601)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military construction. (Sec. 4602)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military construction for OCO. TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (Sec. 4701)The bill sets forth amounts requested and authorized for DOE national security programs.