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department or a Defense Agency in existence as of October 
1, 2015. 
(4) The transition of the research, development, and 
acquisition activities of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Agency to an element of a military department or a Defense 
Agency in existence as of October 1, 2015. 
(d) FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIMELINE.— 
(1) PLAN
AND
TIMELINE
REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a plan and timeline that— 
(A) incorporates the plans and timelines required by 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c); and 
(B) provides for the completion of the implementation 
of such plans by not later than September 30, 2016. 
(2) SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION
OF
NECESSARY
ACTIONS.—In 
submitting the plan and timeline required by this subsection, 
the Secretary shall also submit a summary description of the 
actions to be taken by the Department of Defense to complete 
implementation of the plans and timelines required by para-
graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c) by September 30, 2016. 
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH DEADLINES.— 
(A) LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Except 
as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary does 
not submit the plan and timeline required by paragraph 
(1) before the deadline specified in that paragraph, or does 
not complete implementation of such plan before the dead-
line specified in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, none 
of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 
the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund may 
be obligated after September 30, 2016. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
the obligation of funds referred to in such subparagraph 
after September 30, 2016, for operations or operational 
support activities determined by the Secretary to be critical 
to force protection in overseas contingency operations. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 
COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY DETERMINATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Defense may be obligated 
or expended to implement administrative, organizational, 
facility, or non-operational changes necessary to carry out the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency transition and consoli-
dation. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to mean that ongoing activities directly 
supporting overseas contingency operations must be halted. 
SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 
DEFEAT FUND FOR TRAINING OF FOREIGN SECURITY 
FORCES TO DEFEAT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund, or a successor fund, up to $30,000,000 
may be available to the Secretary of Defense to provide training 
to foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices
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under authority provided the Department of Defense under 
any other provision of law. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CONTINGENT LIMITATION.—The avail-
ability of funds under this subsection is subject to the contin-
gent limitation on the availability of amounts in the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund after September 30, 
2016, in section 1532(g). 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The availability 
of funds under subsection (a) shall not be construed as authority 
in and of itself for the provision of training as described in that 
subsection. 
(c) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—Training may be provided using 
funds available under subsection (a) only— 
(1) in locations in which the Department is conducting 
a named operation; or 
(2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary of Defense 
has determined that a foreign security force is facing a signifi-
cant threat from improvised explosive devices. 
(d) COORDINATION
WITH
GEOGRAPHIC
COMBATANT
COM-
MANDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, 
coordinate the provision of training using funds available under 
subsection (a) with requests received from the commanders of the 
geographic combatant commands. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to use funds described in sub-
section (a) in accordance with this section shall expire on September 
30, 2018. 
SEC. 1534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS PROVIDED FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report specifying how all funds made available pursu-
ant to section 1504 for operation and maintenance, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4303, are ultimately used. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, 
CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space programs. 
Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 
Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Naviga-
tion, and Timing Enterprise. 
Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology strategy. 
Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System 
user equipment. 
Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program. 
Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 
rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite communications. 
Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications. 
Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for acquisition of 
commercial satellite communication services. 
Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space. 
Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weather 
data. 
Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system. 
Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological Sat-
ellite program.
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Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities. 
Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent infrared 
capability. 
Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 
Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against addi-
tional threats. 
Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Glob-
al Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global 
Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. 
Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facilities 
for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 
Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 
Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence. 
Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 
Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence ele-
ments. 
Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ–4 Global Hawk 
mission. 
Sec. 1638. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input to the de-
fense acquisition process. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating to reporting on 
cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information systems of 
certain contractors. 
Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 
Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of integrated 
policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 
Information Facility. 
Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for acquisition of 
critical cyber capabilities. 
Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend 
the United States from cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber at-
tacks. 
Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and rec-
ommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities of the 
Armed Forces. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command, Control, and 
Communications System. 
Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force. 
Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting intercontinental bal-
listic missiles. 
Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 
Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weapons in 
Europe. 
Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons. 
Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations 
relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence mis-
sion. 
Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air 
Force. 
Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration be-
tween United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues and on 60th 
anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. 
Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise Re-
views. 
Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-range 
standoff weapon.
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Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the 
Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 
Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 
Federation. 
Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian Federa-
tion into missile defense systems of United States. 
Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into mis-
sile defense systems of United States. 
Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and missile 
defense capability of the Army. 
Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities of 
the United States. 
Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense capabilities. 
Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 
Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduc-
tion. 
Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 
Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile 
defense of the United States homeland. 
Sec. 1682. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill ve-
hicles. 
Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site in the 
United States and plan for expediting deployment time of such site. 
Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of United 
States homeland. 
Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer. 
Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 
Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile de-
fense capabilities. 
Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 
review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives for 
enhanced defense of Hawaii. 
Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military requirement and 
Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system. 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR NATIONAL 
SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS. 
(a) BUDGET MATTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 239. National security space programs: major force pro-
gram and budget assessment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program 
for national security space programs pursuant to section 222(b) 
of this title to prioritize national security space activities in accord-
ance 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 2017 through 
2020 a report on the budget for national security space programs 
of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for national security space 
programs of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including—