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June 18, 2015 
Ordered to be printed as passed 
In the Senate of the United States, 
June 18, 2015. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1735) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Depart-
ment 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 pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’.
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SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Author-
izations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National 
Security 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. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Navy Programs 
Sec. 111. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN–78 class aircraft carrier 
program. 
Sec. 112. Limitation on availability of funds for USS JOHN F. KENNEDY 
(CVN–79). 
Sec. 113. Limitation on availability of funds for USS ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 
Sec. 114. Modification of CVN–78 class aircraft carrier program. 
Sec. 115. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 
Sec. 116. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of funds for 
Littoral Combat Ship. 
Sec. 117. Construction of additional Arleigh Burke destroyer. 
Sec. 118. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. 
Sec. 119. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine program.
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Sec. 120. Stationing of C–130 H aircraft avionics previously modified by the 
Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in support of daily 
training and contingency requirements for Airborne and Special 
Operations Forces. 
Subtitle C—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Limitations on retirement of B–1, B–2, and B–52 bomber aircraft. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on retirement of Air Force fighter aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35A aircraft procurement. 
Sec. 134. Prohibition on retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC–130H Com-
pass Call aircraft. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on transfer of C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on use of funds for T–1A Jayhawk aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Restriction on retirement of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar 
System (JSTARS), EC–130H Compass Call, and Airborne 
Early Warning and Control (AWACS) Aircraft. 
Sec. 139. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of the F–35A aircraft. 
Sec. 140. Sense of Congress on F–16 Active Electronically Scanned Array 
(AESA) radar upgrade. 
Subtitle D—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small arms. 
Subtitle E—Army Programs 
Sec. 161. Stryker Lethality Upgrades. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership. 
Sec. 212. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and maintain 
the military technological superiority of the United States. 
Sec. 213. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid innovation 
program. 
Sec. 214. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 
Sec. 215. Science and technology activities to support business systems informa-
tion technology acquisition programs. 
Sec. 216. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of 
Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 
program to include citizens of countries participating in The 
Technical Cooperation Program. 
Sec. 217. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the Shallow 
Water Combat Submersible. 
Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army. 
Sec. 220. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground sys-
tem of the United States Special Operations Command.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Assessment of air-land mobile tactical communications and data net-
work requirements and capabilities. 
Sec. 232. Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic parts. 
Sec. 233. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities. 
Sec. 234. Airborne data link plan. 
Sec. 235. Report on Technology Readiness Levels of the technologies and capabili-
ties critical to the Long Range Strike Bomber aircraft. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 
Sec. 312. Report on efforts to reduce high energy costs at military installations. 
Sec. 313. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the 
sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 en-
gine. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 
Sec. 341. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within the Air 
Force inventory. 
Sec. 342. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships, ad-
vertising, or marketing associated with sports-related organiza-
tions or sporting events. 
Sec. 342A. Prohibition on contracts to facilitate payments for honoring members 
of the Armed Forces at sporting events. 
Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under ARMS ini-
tiative. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Streamlining of Department of Defense management and operational 
headquarters. 
Sec. 352. Adoption of retired military working dogs. 
Sec. 353. Modification of required review of projects relating to potential obstruc-
tions to aviation. 
Sec. 354. Pilot program on intensive instruction in certain Asian languages. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
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Sec. 402. Enhancement of authority for management of end strengths for military 
personnel. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 416. Chief of the National Guard Bureau authority to increase certain end 
strengths applicable to the Army National Guard. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Authority of promotion boards to recommend officers of particular 
merit be placed at the top of the promotion list. 
Sec. 502. Minimum grades for certain corps and related positions in the Army, 
Navy, and Air Force. 
Sec. 503. Enhancement of military personnel authorities in connection with the 
defense acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 504. Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue on active 
duty and for selective early retirement and early discharge. 
Sec. 505. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a gen-
eral or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of Chaplains 
of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 
Sec. 506. Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early discharge of 
warrant officers. 
Sec. 507. Authority to conduct warrant officer retired grade determinations. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Authority to designate certain reserve officers as not to be considered 
for selection for promotion. 
Sec. 512. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special selection boards as 
limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion board. 
Sec. 513. Reconciliation of contradictory provisions relating to citizenship quali-
fications for enlistment in the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 514. Authority for certain Air Force reserve component personnel to provide 
training and instruction regarding pilot instructor training. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 521. Duty required for eligibility for preseparation counseling for members 
being discharged or released from active duty. 
Sec. 522. Expansion of pilot programs on career flexibility to enhance retention 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 523. Sense of Senate on development of gender-neutral occupational stand-
ards for occupational assignments in the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 524. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Subtitle D—Member Education and Training 
PART I—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE REFORM 
Sec. 531. Limitation on tuition assistance for off-duty training or education. 
Sec. 532. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component 
members supporting contingency operations and other oper-
ations. 
Sec. 533. Reports on educational levels attained by certain members of the Armed 
Forces at time of separation from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 534. Sense of Congress on transferability of unused education benefits to 
family members. 
Sec. 535. No entitlement to unemployment insurance while receiving Post-9/11 
Education Assistance. 
PART II—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 536. Repeal of statutory specification of minimum duration of in-resident 
instruction for courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II 
joint professional military education. 
Sec. 537. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for profes-
sional credentials obtained by members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 538. Support for athletic programs of the United States Military Academy. 
Sec. 539. Online access to the higher education component of the Transition As-
sistance Program. 
Subtitle E—Military Justice 
Sec. 546. Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence relating to 
the corroboration of a confession or admission. 
Sec. 547. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish 
certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ 
Counsel. 
Sec. 548. Right of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
to timely disclosure of certain materials and information in con-
nection with prosecution of offenses. 
Sec. 549. Enforcement of certain crime victims’ rights by the Court of Criminal 
Appeals. 
Sec. 550. Release to victims upon request of complete record of proceedings and 
testimony of courts-martial in cases in which sentences adjudged 
could include punitive discharge. 
Sec. 551. Representation and assistance of victims by Special Victims’ Counsel in 
questioning by military criminal investigators. 
Sec. 552. Authority of Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation and 
assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 
Sec. 553. Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of sexual assault 
in the military. 
Sec. 554. Establishment of Office of Complex Investigations within the National 
Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 555. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Com-
mittee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual As-
sault in the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 556. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and re-
sponse to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and the 
Army Reserve. 
Sec. 557. Sense of Congress on the service of military families and on sentencing 
retirement-eligible members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents Education and Military Family Readiness 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that ben-
efit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense 
student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and 
secondary schools located outside the United States. 
Sec. 564. Biennial surveys of military dependents on military family readiness 
matters. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 571. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 572. Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
PART I—FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES 
Sec. 581. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 582. Financial literacy training with respect to certain financial services for 
members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 583. Sense of Congress on financial literacy and preparedness of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
PART II—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 586. Authority for applications for correction of military records to be initi-
ated by the Secretary concerned. 
Sec. 587. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays, 
allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due. 
Sec. 588. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 
Sec. 589. Priority processing of applications for Transportation Worker Identi-
fication Credentials for members undergoing discharge or release 
from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 590. Issuance of Recognition of Service ID Cards to certain members sepa-
rating from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 591. Revised policy on network services for military services. 
Sec. 592. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed by 
reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal 
service for purposes of unemployment compensation for ex- 
servicemembers. 
Sec. 593. Improved enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any tabula-
tion of total population by Secretary of Commerce.
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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay. 
Sec. 602. Modification of percentage of national average monthly cost of housing 
usable in computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 
United States. 
Sec. 603. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic 
allowance for housing. 
Sec. 604. Basic allowance for housing for married members of the uniformed serv-
ices assigned for duty within normal commuting distance and 
for other members living together. 
Sec. 605. Repeal of inapplicability of modification of basic allowance for housing 
to benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Sec. 606. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to 
members serving outside the United States and associated terri-
tory. 
Sec. 607. Availability of information. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for re-
serve 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 offi-
cers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 
pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 
bonuses and special pays. 
Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 
Sec. 617. Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army personnel 
to refer persons for enlistment in the Army. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 621. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for sur-
vivors of deceased members from the Vietnam conflict. 
Sec. 622. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations. 
Sec. 623. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of 
members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humani-
tarian operations. 
Sec. 624. Policies of the Department of Defense on travel of next of kin to partici-
pate in the dignified transfer of remains of members of the 
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense who die overseas. 
Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM 
Sec. 631. Thrift Savings Plan participation for members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
Sec. 632. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed services.
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Sec. 633. Lump sum payments of certain retired pay. 
Sec. 634. Continuation pay after 12 years of service for members of the uniformed 
services participating in the modernized retirement systems. 
Sec. 635. Authority for retirement flexibility for members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
PART II—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 641. Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent remarriages under 
Survivor Benefit Plan. 
Sec. 642. Transitional compensation and other benefits for dependents of members 
of the Armed Forces ineligible to receive retired pay as a result 
of court-martial sentence. 
Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 
and Operations 
Sec. 651. Commissary system matters. 
Sec. 652. Plan on privatization of the defense commissary system. 
Sec. 653. Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary 
Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed 
Major Construction Program. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Urgent care authorization under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing requirements for the TRICARE Pharmacy 
Benefits Program. 
Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include discharged 
and released members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 704. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for certain 
TRICARE beneficiaries. 
Sec. 705. Pilot program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post- 
traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual trauma. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Access to health care under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 712. Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 713. Improvement of mental health care provided by health care providers 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 714. Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling for 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 715. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments due to administrative 
error under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 716. Designation of certain non-Department mental health care providers 
with knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 717. Limitation on conversion of military medical and dental positions to 
civilian medical and dental positions. 
Sec. 718. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 719. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive 
Fund.
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Sec. 720. Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care provided 
under the TRICARE program. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Publication of certain information on health care provided by the De-
partment of Defense through the Hospital compare website of the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
Sec. 732. Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care, satisfaction, and 
health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 733. Annual report on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at 
military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 734. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate performance 
variability of health care provided by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 735. Report on plan to improve pediatric care and related services for chil-
dren of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 736. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becom-
ing members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 737. Comptroller General report on use of quality of care metrics at military 
treatment facilities. 
Sec. 738. Report on interoperability between electronic health records systems of 
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 739. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to ex-
posure to airborne hazards and open burn pits. 
Sec. 740. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior 
among members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 741. Report on implementation of data security and transmission standards 
for electronic health records. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Role of service chiefs in the acquisition process. 
Sec. 802. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 
Sec. 803. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. 
Sec. 804. Amendments to other transaction authority. 
Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical national security 
capabilities. 
Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire vital national 
security capabilities. 
Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Com-
mand. 
Sec. 808. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 
Sec. 809. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisi-
tion systems. 
Sec. 810. Improvement of program and project management by the Department 
of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Preference for fixed-price contracts in determining contract type for de-
velopment programs. 
Sec. 822. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification requirements.
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Sec. 823. Risk-based contracting for smaller contract actions under the Truth in 
Negotiations Act. 
Sec. 824. Limitation on use of reverse auction and lowest price technically ac-
ceptable contracting methods. 
Sec. 825. Rights in technical data. 
Sec. 826. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 
Sec. 827. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
Sec. 828. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under nego-
tiated comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 
Sec. 829. Competition for religious services contracts. 
Sec. 830. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when the De-
partment of Defense acts as contract intermediary for the Gen-
eral Services Administration. 
Sec. 831. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology 
projects. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 841. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition pro-
gram. 
Sec. 842. Risk reduction in major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 843. Designation of milestone decision authority. 
Sec. 844. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 845. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 846. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program develop-
ment periods. 
Sec. 847. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution 
periods. 
Sec. 848. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 849. Penalty for cost overruns. 
Sec. 850. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major 
defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 851. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major defense ac-
quisition programs. 
Sec. 852. Sustainment enhancement. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 861. Inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to the acquisition of 
commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
Sec. 862. Market research and preference for commercial items. 
Sec. 863. Continuing validity of commercial item determinations. 
Sec. 864. Treatment of commercial items purchased as major weapon systems. 
Sec. 865. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial acquisition 
procedures. 
Sec. 866. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional contractors 
as commercial items. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 871. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems.
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Sec. 872. Acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 873. Unified information technology services. 
Sec. 874. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 
Sec. 875. Development period for Department of Defense information technology 
systems. 
Sec. 876. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose non-de-
velopmental items. 
Sec. 877. Extension of the Department of Defense Mentor-Prote´ge´ pilot program. 
Sec. 878. Improved auditing of contracts. 
Sec. 879. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance. 
Sec. 880. Government Accountability Office report on bid protests. 
Sec. 881. Steps to identify and address potential unfair competitive advantage of 
technical advisors to acquisition officials. 
Sec. 882. HUBZone qualified disaster areas. 
Sec. 883. Base closure HUBZones. 
Sec. 884. Exception for AbilityOne goods from authority to acquire goods and 
services manufactured in Afghanistan, and central Asian states. 
Sec. 885. Small business procurement ombudsman. 
Sec. 886. Annual report on foreign procurements. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 901. Update of statutory specification of functions of Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff relating to advice on requirements, programs, and 
budget. 
Sec. 902. Reorganization and redesignation of Office of Family Policy and Office 
of Community Support for Military Families with Special 
Needs. 
Sec. 903. Repeal of requirement for annual Department of Defense funding for 
Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense compo-
nents by independent external auditors. 
Sec. 1003. Treatment as part of the base budget of certain amounts authorized 
for overseas contingency operations upon enactment of an Act 
revising the Budget Control Act discretionary spending limits 
for fiscal year 2016. 
Sec. 1004. Sense of Senate on sequestration. 
Sec. 1005. Sense of Senate on finding efficiencies within the working capital fund 
activities of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support 
for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy.
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Sec. 1022. Amendment to National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
Sec. 1023. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy 
mess operations afloat. 
Sec. 1024. Additional information supporting long-range plans for construction 
of naval vessels. 
Sec. 1025. Report and assessment of potential costs and benefits of privatizing 
Department of Defense commissaries. 
Sec. 1026. Report on Department of Defense definition of and policy regarding 
software sustainment. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. 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. 1032. Limitation on the transfer or release of individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements for cer-
tifications relating to transfer of detainees at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and 
other foreign entities. 
Sec. 1034. Authority to temporarily transfer individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United 
States for emergency or critical medical treatment. 
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to Yemen of individ-
uals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1036. Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk or me-
dium risk. 
Sec. 1037. Report to Congress on memoranda of understanding with foreign coun-
tries regarding transfer of detainees at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1038. Semiannual reports on use of United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, and any other Department of Defense or Bu-
reau of Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary facility 
in recruitment and other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 
Sec. 1039. Extension and modification of authority to make rewards for com-
bating terrorism. 
Sec. 1040. Reaffirmation of the prohibition on torture. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States. 
Sec. 1042. Protection of Department of Defense installations. 
Sec. 1043. Strategy to protect United States national security interests in the 
Arctic region. 
Sec. 1044. Extension of limitations on the transfer to the regular Army of AH– 
64 Apache helicopters assigned to the Army National Guard. 
Sec. 1045. Treatment of certain previously transferred Army National Guard hel-
icopters as counting against number transferrable under excep-
tion to limitation on transfer of Army National Guard heli-
copters. 
Sec. 1046. Management of military technicians.
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Sec. 1047. Sense of Congress on consideration of the full range of Department of 
Defense manpower worldwide in decisions on the proper mix of 
military, civilian, and contractor personnel to accomplish the 
National Defense Strategy. 
Sec. 1048. Sense of Senate on the United States Marine Corps. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Repeal of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1062. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of reports re-
quired of the Department of Defense by statute. 
Sec. 1063. Annual submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 
Sec. 1064. Potential role for United States ground forces in the Pacific theater. 
Sec. 1065. Report on plans for the use of domestic airfields for homeland defense 
and disaster response. 
Sec. 1066. Annual reports of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau on the abil-
ity of the National Guard to meet its missions. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Authority to provide training and support to personnel of foreign min-
istries of defense. 
Sec. 1083. Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving on ac-
tive duty. 
Sec. 1084. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical facil-
ity lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 1085. Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical facility 
projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Senate. 
Sec. 1087. Melville Hall of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 1088. Conflict of interest certification for investigations relating to whistle-
blower retaliation. 
Sec. 1089. Authorization of certain major medical facility projects of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for which amounts have been appro-
priated. 
Sec. 1090. Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat detec-
tion and prevention, and physical security. 
Sec. 1091. Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Required probationary period for new employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1102. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense based upon unacceptable performance. 
Sec. 1103. Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense civilian 
personnel. 
Sec. 1104. United States Cyber Command workforce. 
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Five-year extension of expedited hiring authority for designated defense 
acquisition workforce positions.
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Sec. 1107. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1108. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employ-
ees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nu-
clear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1109. Expansion of temporary authority to make direct appointments of 
candidates possessing bachelor’s degrees to scientific and engi-
neering positions at science and technology reinvention labora-
tories. 
Sec. 1110. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce personnel 
demonstration project. 
Sec. 1111. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the 
technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense 
laboratories. 
Sec. 1112. Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management and 
acquisition personnel. 
Sec. 1113. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and 
technology positions in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1114. Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical experts 
into the defense acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 1115. Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense acquisition 
workforce. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Training and Assistance 
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the 
capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1202. Extension and expansion of authority for reimbursement to the Gov-
ernment of Jordan for border security operations. 
Sec. 1203. Extension of authority to conduct activities to enhance the capability 
of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of 
mass destruction. 
Sec. 1204. Permanence and modification of authorities relating to National 
Guard State Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1205. Authority to provide support to national military forces of allied coun-
tries for counterterrorism operations in Africa. 
Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military intelligence forces. 
Sec. 1207. Prohibition on assistance to entities in Yemen controlled by the Houthi 
movement. 
Sec. 1208. Report on potential support for the vetted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1209. Support for security of afghan women and girls. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
Sec. 1221. Drawdown of United States forces in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1223. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 
coalition nations for support provided to United States military 
operations.
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Sec. 1225. Prohibition on transfer to violent extremist organizations of equipment 
or supplies provided by the United States to the Government of 
Iraq. 
Sec. 1226. Report on lines of communication of Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-
vant and other foreign terrorist organizations. 
Sec. 1227. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 
Sec. 1228. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Of-
fice of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1229. Sense of Senate on support for the Kurdistan Regional Government. 
Sec. 1230. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian dissidents 
living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Iran 
Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on the military power of 
Iran. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1251. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1252. Eastern European Training Initiative. 
Sec. 1253. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern Europe 
to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization. 
Sec. 1254. Sense of Congress on European defense and North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization spending. 
Sec. 1255. Additional matters in annual report on military and security develop-
ments involving the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1256. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard 
rotary 
wing 
aircraft 
historically 
procured 
through 
Rosoboronexport. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1261. South China Sea Initiative. 
Sec. 1262. Sense of Congress reaffirming the importance of implementing the re-
balance to the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1263. Sense of Senate on Taiwan asymmetric military capabilities and bi-
lateral training activities. 
Sec. 1264. Military exchanges between senior officers and officials of the United 
States and Taiwan. 
Sec. 1265. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. 
Subtitle F—Reports and Related Matters 
Sec. 1271. Item in quarterly reports on assistance to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant on forces ineligible to receive assistance 
due to a gross violation of human rights. 
Sec. 1272. United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 
Sec. 1273. Sense of Senate and report on Qatar fighter aircraft capability con-
tribution to regional security. 
Sec. 1274. Report on the security relationship between the United States and the 
Republic of Cyprus.
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1281. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 
Sec. 1282. Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-conven-
tional assisted recovery capabilities. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment 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. 
Sec. 1413. Inspections of the Armed Forces Retirement Home by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1503. Procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1506. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1510. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1511. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
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Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund funds 
for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explo-
sive devices. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space. 
Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 
Sec. 1603. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 
rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1604. Elimination of launch capabilities contracts under evolved expendable 
launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1605. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1606. Inclusion of plan for development and fielding of a full-up engine in 
rocket propulsion system development program. 
Sec. 1607. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological 
Satellite program. 
Sec. 1608. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, 
Global Positioning System operational control segment, and 
Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 1609. Plan for consolidation of acquisition of commercial satellite commu-
nications services. 
Sec. 1610. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navi-
gation, and Timing Enterprise. 
Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications. 
Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals for pilot program for acquisition of commercial 
satellite communication services. 
Sec. 1613. Streamline commercial space launch activities. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ–4 Global 
Hawk mission. 
Subtitle C—Cyber Warfare, Cyber Security, and Related Matters 
Sec. 1631. Authorization of military cyber operations. 
Sec. 1632. Designation of Department of Defense entity responsible for acquisi-
tion of critical cyber capabilities. 
Sec. 1633. Incentive for submittal to Congress by President of integrated policy 
to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1634. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 
Information Facility. 
Sec. 1635. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1636. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend 
the United States from cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1637. Biennial exercises on responding to cyber attacks against critical in-
frastructure. 
Sec. 1638. Comprehensive plan of Department of Defense to support civil authori-
ties in response to cyber attacks by foreign powers.
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Sec. 1639. 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. 1641. Designation of Air Force officials to be responsible for policy on and 
procurement of nuclear command, control, and communications 
systems. 
Sec. 1642. Comptroller General of the United States review of recommendations 
relating to the nuclear security enterprise. 
Sec. 1643. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 
Sec. 1644. Deadline for Milestone A decision on long-range standoff weapon. 
Sec. 1645. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for certain commercial 
off-the-shelf parts for intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 
Sec. 1646. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1647. Sense of Senate on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air 
Force. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1651. Plan for expediting deployment time of continental United States in-
terceptor site. 
Sec. 1652. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for the protection of the 
United States homeland. 
Sec. 1653. Air defense capability at North Atlantic Treaty Organization missile 
defense sites. 
Sec. 1654. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1655. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and poten-
tial coproduction. 
Sec. 1656. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile 
defense of the United States homeland. 
Sec. 1657. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill 
vehicles. 
Sec. 1658. Airborne boost phase defense system. 
Sec. 1659. Extension of limitation on providing certain sensitive missile defense 
information to the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1660. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 
review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1671. Measures in response to violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear 
Forces Treaty by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1672. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or 
introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Fed-
eration under the Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1673. Milestone A decision for the Conventional Prompt Global Strike Weap-
ons System. 
Sec. 1674. Sense of Congress on maintaining and enhancing military intelligence 
support to force protection for installations, facilities, and per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title.
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Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 project. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 
Sec. 2109. Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 
Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
year 2014 project. 
TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
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TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Others Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
year 2013 project. 
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 
projects. 
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense base closure ac-
count. 
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 
Changes 
Sec. 2801. Authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain mutually 
beneficial projects. 
Sec. 2802. Change in authorities relating to scope of work variations for military 
construction projects. 
Sec. 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and main-
tenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2804. Modification of reporting requirement on in-kind construction and 
renovation payments. 
Sec. 2805. Lab modernization pilot program. 
Sec. 2806. Conveyance to Indian tribes of certain housing units. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Utility system conveyance authority. 
Sec. 2812. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and Defense 
Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education agencies 
and elementary and secondary schools. 
Sec. 2813. Modification of facility repair notification requirement. 
Sec. 2814. Increase of threshold of notice and wait requirement for certain facili-
ties for reserve components and parity with authority for un-
specified minor military construction and repair projects.
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Sec. 2815. Sense of Congress on coordination of hunting, fishing, and other rec-
reational activities on military land. 
Sec. 2816. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-mobile 
properties from certain excess property disposal requirements. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2821. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of conveyance to the 
Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas. 
Sec. 2822. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air Station, 
Whiting Field, Florida. 
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. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Responsive capabilities program. 
Sec. 3112. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 
unencumbered uranium. 
Sec. 3113. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan. 
Sec. 3114. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense 
nuclear facilities. 
Sec. 3115. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract over-
sight. 
Sec. 3116. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. 
Sec. 3117. Laboratory- and facility-directed research and development programs. 
Sec. 3118. Limitation on bonuses for employees of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration who engage in improper program management. 
Sec. 3119. Modification of authorized personnel levels of the Office of the Admin-
istrator for Nuclear Security. 
Sec. 3120. Modification of submission of assessments of certain budget requests re-
lating to the nuclear weapons stockpile. 
Sec. 3121. Repeal of phase three review of certain defense environmental cleanup 
projects. 
Sec. 3122. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 
and operating contracts. 
Sec. 3123. Review of implementation of recommendations of the Congressional 
Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security En-
terprise. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Cadet commitment agreements. 
Sec. 3502. Student incentive payment agreements.
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Sec. 3503. Federal Unemployment Tax Act. 
Sec. 3504. Short sea transportation defined. 
Sec. 3505. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the 
Merchant Marine for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain op-
eration and maintenance funding among all operation and 
maintenance funding. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Commit-
tees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the con-
ference report or amendment between the Houses. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and 
the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activi-
ties, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Navy Programs 
SEC. 111. AMENDMENT TO COST LIMITATION BASELINE FOR 
CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. 
Section 122(a)(2) of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as amended by section 121(a)
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 691), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$11,498,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$11,398,000,000’’. 
SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR USS 
JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN–79). 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for procurement for the USS JOHN F. KEN-
NEDY (CVN–79), $100,000,000 may not be obligated or ex-
pended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and of the House of Representatives the certification re-
quired under subsection (b) and the reports required under 
subsection (c) and (d). 
(b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING FULL SHIP SHOCK 
TRIALS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the 
House of Representatives a certification that the Navy will 
conduct by not later than September 30, 2017, full ship 
shock trials on the USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN–78). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed
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Services of the Senate and of the House of Represent-
atives a report that evaluates cost issues related to the 
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN–79) and the USS 
ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) Options to achieve ship end cost of no 
more than $10,000,000,000. 
(B) Options to freeze the design of CVN–79 
for CVN–80, with exceptions only for changes 
due to full ship shock trials or other significant 
test and evaluation results. 
(C) Options to reduce the plans cost for 
CVN–80 to less than 50 percent of the CVN–79 
plans cost. 
(D) Options to transition all non-nuclear 
government 
furnished 
equipment, 
including 
launch and arresting equipment, to contractor 
furnished equipment. 
(E) Options to build the ships at the most 
economic pace, such as four years between ships. 
(F) A business case analysis for the Enter-
prise Air Search Radar modification to CVN–79 
and CVN–80.
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(G) A business case analysis for the two- 
phase CVN–79 delivery proposal and impact on 
fleet deployments. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and of the House 
of Representatives a report on potential requirements, 
capabilities, and alternatives for future development 
of aircraft carriers that would replace or supplement 
the CVN–78 class aircraft carrier. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of fleet, sea-based tactical 
aviation capability requirements for a range of 
operational scenarios beginning in the 2025 
timeframe. 
(B) A description of alternative aircraft 
carrier designs that meet the requirements de-
scribed under subparagraph (A). 
(C) A description of nuclear and non-nu-
clear propulsion options. 
(D) A description of tonnage options rang-
ing from less than 20,000 tons to greater than 
100,000 tons.
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(E) Requirements for unmanned systems 
integration from inception. 
(F) 
Developmental, 
procurement, 
and 
lifecycle cost assessment of alternatives. 
(G) A notional acquisition strategy for de-
velopment and construction of alternatives. 
(H) A description of shipbuilding industrial 
base considerations and a plan to ensure oppor-
tunity for competition among alternatives. 
(I) A description of funding and timing 
considerations related to developing the Annual 
Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Ves-
sels required under section 231 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 113. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR USS 
ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for advance procurement for the USS ENTER-
PRISE (CVN–80), $191,400,000 may not be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives the certification required under sub-
section (b) and the report required under subsection (c).
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(b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING CVN–80 DESIGN.— 
The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a certification that the design of CVN–80 will 
repeat that of CVN–79, with modifications only for signifi-
cant test and evaluation results or significant cost reduction 
initiatives that still meet threshold requirements. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report that details the plans costs related to 
the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements, re-
ported by total cost and cost by fiscal year, with a 
detailed description and a justification for why each 
cost is recurring and attributable to CVN–80: 
(A) Overall plans. 
(B) Propulsion plant detail design. 
(C) Platform detail design. 
(D) Lead yard services and hull planning 
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(E) Platform detail design (Steam and 
Electric Plant Planning Yard). 
(F) Other. 
SEC. 114. MODIFICATION OF CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CAR-
RIER PROGRAM. 
Subsection (f) of section 122 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as added by section 
121(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 692), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) As part of the report required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall in-
clude a description of new design and engineering 
changes to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers if applica-
ble. 
‘‘(B) The additional reporting requirement in 
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to CVN– 
78 class aircraft carriers in each reporting period— 
‘‘(i) any design or engineering change with 
an associated cost greater than $5,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) program or ship cost increases for each 
design or engineering change identified in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(iii) cost reduction achieved.
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‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of 
Naval Operations shall each personally sign (not 
autopen) the additional reporting requirement in sub-
paragraph (A). This certification may not be dele-
gated. The certification shall include a determination 
that each change— 
‘‘(i) serves the national security interests of 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) cannot be deferred to a future ship due 
to operational necessity, safety, or substantial 
cost reduction that still meets threshold require-
ments; and 
‘‘(iii) was personally reviewed and endorsed 
by the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval 
Operations.’’. 
SEC. 115. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LIT-
TORAL COMBAT SHIP. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research 
and development, design, construction, procurement or ad-
vanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat 
Ships designated as LCS 33 or subsequent, not more than 
25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed Services
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of the Senate and the House of Representatives each of the 
following: 
(1) A Capabilities Based Assessment to assess ca-
pability gaps and associated capability requirements 
and risks for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, 
which is proposed to commence with LCS 33. This as-
sessment shall conform with the Joint Capabilities In-
tegration and Development System, including Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 
3170.01H. 
(2) A certification that the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council has validated an updated Capabili-
ties Development Document for the upgraded Littoral 
Combat Ship. 
(3) A report describing the upgraded Littoral 
Combat Ship modernization, which shall, at a min-
imum, include the following elements: 
(A) A description of capabilities that the 
LCS program delivers, and a description of how 
these relate to the characteristics of the future 
joint force identified in the Capstone Concept for 
Joint Operations, concept of operations, and in-
tegrated architecture documents. 
(B) A summary of analyses and studies 
conducted on LCS modernization.
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(C) A concept of operations for LCS mod-
ernization ships at the operational level and tac-
tical level describing how they integrate and syn-
chronize with joint and combined forces to 
achieve the Joint Force Commander’s intent. 
(D) A description of threat systems of po-
tential adversaries that are projected or assessed 
to reach initial operational capability within 15 
years against which the lethality and surviv-
ability of the LCS should be determined. 
(E) A plan and timeline for LCS mod-
ernization program execution. 
(F) A description of system capabilities re-
quired for LCS modernization, including key 
performance parameters and key system at-
tributes. 
(G) A plan for family of systems or systems 
of systems synchronization. 
(H) A plan for information technology and 
national security systems supportability. 
(I) A plan for intelligence supportability. 
(J) A plan for electromagnetic environ-
mental effects (E3) and spectrum supportability.
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(K) A description of assets required to 
achieve initial operational capability (IOC) of 
an LCS modernization increment. 
(L) A schedule and initial operational ca-
pability and full operational capability defini-
tions. 
(M) A description of doctrine, organization, 
training, materiel, leadership, education, per-
sonnel, facilities, and policy considerations. 
(N) A description of other system attributes. 
(4) A plan for future periodic combat systems 
upgrades, which are necessary to ensure relevant ca-
pability throughout the Littoral Combat Ship or 
Frigate class service lives, using the process described 
in paragraph (3). 
SEC. 116. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION 
ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL 
COMBAT SHIP. 
Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
693), as amended by section 123 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3314), is further amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘this Act, the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or otherwise made 
available for fiscal years 2014 or 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016, or otherwise made available for fis-
cal years 2014, 2015, or 2016’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(6) A Littoral Combat Ship seaframe acquisi-
tion strategy for the Littoral Combat Ships des-
ignated as LCS 25 through LCS 32, including up-
grades to be installed on these ships that were identi-
fied for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is 
proposed to commence with LCS 33. 
‘‘(7) A Littoral Combat Ship mission module ac-
quisition strategy to reach the total acquisition quan-
tity of each mission module. 
‘‘(8) A cost and schedule plan to outfit Flight 0 
and Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capabili-
ties identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. 
‘‘(9) A current Test and Evaluation Master Plan 
for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, ap-
proved by the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation, which includes the performance levels expected
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to be demonstrated during developmental testing for 
each component and mission module prior to com-
mencing the associated operational test phase.’’. 
SEC. 117. CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH BURKE 
DESTROYER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a contract beginning with the fiscal year 2016 
program year for the procurement of one Arleigh Burke 
class destroyer in addition to the ten DDG–51s in the fiscal 
year 2013 through 2017 multiyear procurement contract or 
for one DDG–51 in fiscal year 2018. The Secretary may 
employ incremental funding for such procurement. 
(b) CONDITION ON 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 such contract for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2016 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that 
purpose for such fiscal year. 
SEC. 118. FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more contracts to procure up 
to six Fleet Replenishment Oilers. Such procurements may 
also include advance procurement for Economic Order 
Quantity (EOQ) and long lead time materials, beginning
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with the lead ship, commencing not earlier than fiscal year 
2016. 
(b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under sub-
section (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 the time of termination. 
SEC. 119. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OHIO-CLASS RE-
PLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget 
justification materials for the Ohio-class replacement sub-
marine program submitted to Congress in support of the 
Department of Defense budget for that fiscal year (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report including 
the following elements, described in terms of both fiscal 2010 
and current fiscal year dollars: 
(1) Lead ship end cost (with plans). 
(2) Lead ship end cost (less plans). 
(3) Lead ship non-recurring engineering cost. 
(4) Average follow-on ship cost. 
(5) Average operations and sustainment cost per 
hull per year.
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(6) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics average follow- 
on ship affordability target. 
(7) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics operations and 
sustainment cost per hull per year affordability tar-
get. 
SEC. 120. STATIONING OF C–130 H AIRCRAFT AVIONICS PRE-
VIOUSLY MODIFIED BY THE AVIONICS MOD-
ERNIZATION PROGRAM (AMP) IN SUPPORT OF 
DAILY TRAINING AND CONTINGENCY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS FORCES. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall station aircraft 
previously modified by the C–130 Avionics Modernization 
Program (AMP) to support United States Army Airborne 
and United States Army Special Operations Command 
daily training and contingency requirements in fiscal year 
2017, and such aircraft shall not be required to deploy in 
the normal rotation of C–130 H units. The Secretary shall 
provide such personnel as required to maintain and operate 
the aircraft.
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Subtitle C—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF B–1, B–2, AND 
B–52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no B–1, B–2, or B–52 bomber aircraft may be retired 
during a fiscal year prior to initial operational capability 
(IOC) of the LRS–B unless the Secretary of Defense cer-
tifies, in the materials submitted in support of the budget 
of the President for that fiscal year (as submitted to Con-
gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), 
that— 
(1) the retirement of the aircraft is required to 
reallocate funding and manpower resources to enable 
LRS–B to reach IOC and full operational capability 
(FOC); and 
(2) the Secretary has concluded that retirements 
of B–1, B–2, and B–52 bomber aircraft in the near- 
term will not detrimentally affect operational capa-
bility. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—A certification described in sub-sec-
tion (a) is not required with respect to the retirement of 
B–1 bomber aircraft carried out in accordance with section 
132(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1320).
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SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF AIR FORCE 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—(1) Effective October 
1, 2015, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a 
total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less than 
1,950 aircraft, and a total primary mission aircraft inven-
tory (combat-coded) of not less than 1,116 fighter aircraft. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘fighter aircraft’ means an air-
craft that— 
‘‘(i) is designated by a mission design series 
prefix of F– or A–; 
‘‘(ii) is manned by one or two crew-
members; and 
‘‘(iii) executes single-role or multi-role mis-
sions, including air-to-air combat, air-to-ground 
attack, air interdiction, suppression or destruc-
tion of enemy air defenses, close air support, 
strike control and reconnaissance, combat search 
and rescue support, or airborne forward air con-
trol. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘primary mission aircraft inven-
tory’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary
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aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance 
of its wartime mission.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON RETIREMENT
OF AIR FORCE 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not proceed with a decision to retire fighter air-
craft in any number that would reduce the total num-
ber of such aircraft in the Air Force total active in-
ventory (TAI) below 1,950, and shall maintain a 
minimum of 1,116 fighter aircraft designated as pri-
mary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI). 
(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT 
OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may not retire fighter aircraft from the total 
active inventory as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act until the later of the following: 
(A) The date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary submits the report re-
quired under paragraph (3). 
(B) The date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that— 
(i) the retirement of such fighter air-
craft will not increase the operational risk
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of meeting the National Defense Strategy; 
and 
(ii) the retirement of such aircraft will 
not reduce the total fighter force structure 
below 1,950 fighter aircraft or the primary 
mission aircraft inventory below 1,116. 
(3) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF AIRCRAFT.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
(A) The rationale for the retirement of exist-
ing fighter aircraft and an operational analysis 
of replacement fighter aircraft that demonstrates 
performance of the designated mission at an 
equal or greater level of effectiveness as the retir-
ing aircraft. 
(B) An assessment of the implications for 
the Air Force, the Air National Guard, and the 
Air Force Reserve of the force mix ratio of fight-
er aircraft. 
(C) Such other matters relating to the re-
tirement of fighter aircraft as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REPORTS ON FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—At least 90 days before the 
date on which a fighter aircraft is retired, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, in consultation with (where 
applicable) the Director of the Air National Guard or 
Chief of the Air Force Reserve, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the pro-
posed force structure and basing of fighter aircraft. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A list of each aircraft in the inventory 
of fighter aircraft, including for each such air-
craft— 
(i) the mission design series type; 
(ii) the variant; and 
(iii) the assigned unit and military in-
stallation where such aircraft is based. 
(B) A list of each fighter aircraft proposed 
for retirement, including for each such aircraft— 
(i) the mission design series type; 
(ii) the variant; and 
(iii) the assigned unit and military in-
stallation where such aircraft is based. 
(C) A list of each unit affected by a pro-
posed retirement listed under subparagraph (B) 
and a description of how such unit is affected.
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(D) For each military installation and unit 
listed under subparagraph (B)(iii), a description 
of changes, if any, to the designed operational 
capability (DOC) statement of the unit as a re-
sult of a proposed retirement. 
(E) A description of any anticipated 
changes in manpower authorizations as a result 
of a proposed retirement listed under subpara-
graph (B). 
(d) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ has the meaning given the term 
in subsection (i)(2)(A) of section 8062 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 133. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 
35A AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft 
procurement, Air Force, not more than $4,285,000,000 may 
be made available for the procurement of F–35A aircraft 
until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that F–35A aircraft delivered in fiscal 
year 2018 will have full combat capability as currently 
planned with Block 3F hardware, software, and weapons 
carriage.
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SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF A–10 AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 
to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup 
aircraft inventory status any A–10 aircraft. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the limitation 
in subsection (a), during the period before December 
31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not re-
tire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on 
backup flying status any A–10 aircraft. 
(2) MINIMUM
INVENTORY
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure the Air Force 
maintains a minimum of 171 A–10 aircraft des-
ignated as primary mission aircraft inventory 
(PMAI). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force 
may be obligated or expended to make significant reduc-
tions to manning levels with respect to any A–10 aircraft 
squadrons or divisions.
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(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SIGNIFICANT REDUC-
TIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—In addition to the limitation 
in subsection (c), during the period before December 31, 
2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not make signifi-
cant reductions to manning levels with respect to any A– 
10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 
(e) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS
OR MISSION PLATFORM
FOR
THE A–10 AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall commission an appropriate entity 
outside the Department of Defense to conduct an 
assessment of the required capabilities or mission 
platform to replace the A–10 aircraft. This as-
sessment would represent preparatory work to 
inform an analysis of alternatives. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include each of the 
following: 
(i) Future needs analysis for the cur-
rent A–10 aircraft mission set to include 
troops-in-contact/close 
air 
support, 
air 
interdiction, strike control and reconnais-
sance, and combat search and rescue sup-
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port in both contested and uncontested bat-
tle environments. At a minimum, the needs 
analysis should specifically address the fol-
lowing areas: 
(I) The ability to safely and effec-
tively conduct troops-in-contact/danger 
close missions or missions in close 
proximity to civilians in the presence 
of the air defenses found with enemy 
ground maneuver units. 
(II) The ability to effectively tar-
get and destroy moving, camouflaged, 
or dug-in troops, artillery, armor, and 
armored personnel carriers. 
(III) The ability to remain within 
visual range of friendly forces and tar-
gets to facilitate responsiveness to 
ground forces and minimize re-attack 
times. 
(IV) The ability to safely conduct 
close air support beneath low cloud 
ceilings and in reduced visibilities at 
low airspeeds in the presence of the air 
defenses found with enemy ground ma-
neuver units.
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(V) The capability to enable the 
pilot and aircraft to survive attacks 
stemming from small arms, machine 
guns, MANPADs, and lower caliber 
anti-aircraft artillery organic or at-
tached to enemy ground forces and ma-
neuver units. 
(VI) The ability to communicate 
effectively with ground forces and 
downed pilots, including in commu-
nications jamming or satellite-denied 
environments. 
(VII) The ability to execute the 
missions described in subclauses (I), 
(II), (III), and (IV) in a GPS- or sat-
ellite-denied environment with or with-
out sensors. 
(VIII) The ability to deliver mul-
tiple lethal firing passes and sustain 
long 
loiter 
endurance 
to 
support 
friendly forces throughout extended 
ground engagements. 
(IX) The ability to operate from 
unprepared dirt, grass, and narrow 
road runways and to generate high
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sortie rates under these austere condi-
tions. 
(ii) Identification and assessment of 
gaps in the ability of existing and pro-
grammed mission platforms in providing 
required capabilities to conduct missions 
specified in clause (i) in both contested and 
uncontested battle environments. 
(iii) Assessment of operational effec-
tiveness of existing and programmed mis-
sion platforms to conduct missions specified 
in clause (i) in both contested and 
uncontested battle environments. 
(iv) Assessment of probability of likeli-
hood of conducting missions requiring 
troops-in-contact/close air support oper-
ations specified in clause (i) in contested 
environments as compared to uncontested 
environments. 
(v) Any other matters the independent 
entity or the Secretary of the Air Force de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force
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shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) may be submitted in classified 
form, but shall also contain an unclassified exec-
utive summary and may contain an unclassified 
annex. 
(3) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any infor-
mation required under paragraph (1) has been in-
cluded in another report or notification previously 
submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may provide a list of such reports and notifica-
tions at the time of submitting the report required 
under paragraph (2) in lieu of including such infor-
mation in the report required under paragraph (2). 
SEC. 135. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS CALL AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obli-
gated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in 
storage or backup aircraft inventory status any EC–130H 
Compass Call aircraft.
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(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS
ON RETIREMENT
OF 
EC–130H COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT.—In addition to the 
limitation in subsection (a), during the period preceding 
December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not 
retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup 
flying status any EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 
(c) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS 
CALL AIRCRAFT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report setting forth the following: 
(1) The rationale for the retirement of existing 
EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, including an oper-
ational analysis of the impact of such retirements on 
combatant commander warfighting requirements. 
(2) A plan for how the Air Force will fulfill the 
capability requirement of the EC–130H mission, 
transition the mission capabilities of the EC–130H 
into a replacement platform, or integrate the required 
capabilities into other mission platforms. 
(3) Such other matters relating to the required 
mission capabilities and transition of the EC–130H 
Compass Call fleet as the Secretary considers appro-
priate.
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SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF C–130 AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer from 
one facility of the Department of Defense to another any 
C–130H aircraft, initiate any C–130 manpower authoriza-
tion adjustments, retire or prepare to retire any C–130H 
aircraft, or close any C–130H unit until 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of the Air Force, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Army, and after certification 
by the commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Air-
borne Division and United States Army Special Operations 
Command, certifies to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and of the House of Representatives that— 
(1) the United States Air Force will maintain 
dedicated C–130 wings to support the daily training 
and contingency requirements of the XVIII Airborne 
Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, and United States 
Army Special Operations Command at manning lev-
els required to support and operate the number of air-
craft that existed as part of regular and reserve Air 
Force operations in support of such units as of Sep-
tember 30, 2014; and 
(2) failure to maintain such Air Force oper-
ations will not adversely impact the daily training
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requirement of those airborne and special operations 
units. 
SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR T–1A JAY-
HAWK AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for avi-
onics modification to the T–1A Jayhawk aircraft may be 
obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of 
the Air Force submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees the report required under section 142 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3320). 
SEC. 138. RESTRICTION ON RETIREMENT OF THE JOINT 
SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYS-
TEM (JSTARS), EC–130H COMPASS CALL, AND 
AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL 
(AWACS) AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire any 
operational Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Sys-
tem (JSTARS), EC–130H Compass Call, or Airborne 
Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft until the 
follow-on replacement aircraft program enters Low-Rate 
Initial Production.
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SEC. 139. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS 
BASING OF THE F–35A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Department of 
Defense is continuing its process of permanently stationing 
the F–35 aircraft at installations in the Continental United 
States (in this section referred to as ‘‘CONUS’’) and for-
ward-basing Outside the Continental United States (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘OCONUS’’). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic basing 
process for the F–35A aircraft, should continue to consider 
the benefits derived from sites that— 
(1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral 
and multilateral training opportunities with inter-
national partners; 
(2) have sufficient airspace and range capabili-
ties and capacity to meet the training requirements; 
(3) have existing facilities to support personnel, 
operations, and logistics associated with the flying 
mission; 
(4) have limited encroachment that would ad-
versely impact training or operations; and 
(5) minimize the overall construction and oper-
ational costs.
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SEC. 140. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON F–16 ACTIVE ELEC-
TRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) RADAR 
UPGRADE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) National Guard F–16 aircraft are protecting 
the United States from terrorist air attack from in-
side or outside the contiguous United States 24 hours 
a day, 365 days a year. 
(2) These aircraft, stationed throughout the 
United States, are tasked with the zero-fail mission of 
guarding and securing United States airspace. 
(3) The United States is facing an increased 
threat from both state and non-state actors. 
(4) The National Guard F–16 aircraft per-
forming the Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) mission 
are operating legacy radar systems. 
(5) Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh 
testified to Congress in March 2015, stating, ‘‘We 
need to develop an AESA radar plan for our F–16s 
who are conducting the homeland defense mission in 
particular.’’ 
(6) First Air Force, United States Northern 
Command, issued a Joint Urgent Operational Need 
(JUON) request in March 2015 for radar upgrades to 
its F–16 fleet.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it is essential to our Nation’s defense that 
Air Force aircraft modification funding is made 
available to purchase these Active Electronically 
Scanned Array (AESA) radars as the United States 
Air Force bridges the gap between 4th and 5th gen-
eration fighters; 
(2) the United States Government must invest in 
radar upgrades which ensure that 4th generation air-
craft succeed at this zero-fail mission; and 
(3) the First Air Force JUON request should be 
met as soon as possible. 
Subtitle D—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 151. REPORT ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MOD-
ERNIZATION PLAN FOR SMALL ARMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the plan of 
the Army and the Marine Corps to modernize small arms 
for the Army and the Marine Corps during the 15-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of such plan, including the mech-
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anisms to be used to promote competition among suppliers 
of small arms and small arms parts in achieving the plan. 
(b) SMALL ARMS.—The small arms covered by the 
plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Pistols. 
(2) Carbines. 
(3) Rifles and automatic rifles. 
(4) Light machine guns. 
(5) Such other small arms as the Secretaries con-
sider appropriate for purposes of the report required 
by subsection (a). 
(c) NON-STANDARD SMALL ARMS.—In addition to the 
arms specified in subsection (b), the plan under subsection 
(a) shall also address non-standard small arms not cur-
rently in the small arms inventory of the Army or the Ma-
rine Corps. 
Subtitle E—Army Programs 
SEC. 161. STRYKER LETHALITY UPGRADES. 
(a) 
ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT
FOR
PROCUREMENT, 
ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 101 for 
procurement is hereby increased by $314,000,000, 
with the amount of the increase to be available for 
procurement for the Army for Wheeled and Tracked
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Combat Vehicles for Stryker (mod) Lethality Up-
grades. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount 
available under paragraph (1) for procurement for 
Stryker (mod) Lethality Upgrades is in addition to 
any other amounts available in this Act for procure-
ment for the Army for Stryker (mod) Lethality Up-
grades. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR RDT&E, ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 201 for 
research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
increased by $57,000,000, with the amount of the in-
crease to be available for research, development, test, 
and evaluation for the Army for the Combat Vehicle 
Improvement Program for Stryker Lethality Up-
grades. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount 
available under paragraph (1) for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation for Stryker Lethality Up-
grades is in addition to any other amounts available 
in this Act for research, development, test, and eval-
uation for the Army for Stryker Lethality Upgrades. 
(c) OFFSET.—The aggregate amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by division A is hereby
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reduced by $371,000,000, with the amount of the reduction 
to be achieved through anticipated foreign currency gains 
in addition to any other anticipated foreign currency gains 
specified in the funding tables in division D. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. CENTERS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGI-
NEERING PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2367 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engi-
neering Partnership 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
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ments, shall designate each science and technology reinven-
tion laboratory as a Center for Science, Technology, and 
Engineering Partnership in the recognized core com-
petencies of the designee. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy 
to encourage the Secretary of each military department to 
reengineer management and business processes and adopt 
best-business and personnel practices at their Centers for 
Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership in con-
nection with their core competency requirements, so as to 
serve as recognized leaders in their core competencies 
throughout the Department of Defense and in the national 
technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500 
of this title). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the di-
rectors of the Centers for Science, Technology, and Engi-
neering Partnership, may conduct one or more pilot pro-
grams, consistent with applicable requirements of law, to 
test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that the Di-
rectors determine could— 
‘‘(A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
operations at Centers for Science, Technology, and 
Engineering Partnership;
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‘‘(B) improve the support provided by the Cen-
ters for the Department of Defense users of the services 
of the Centers; and 
‘‘(C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost 
and improving the performance and efficiency of exe-
cuting laboratory missions. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratory’ means a science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratory designated under section 
1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—(1) To achieve 
one or more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may authorize and establish incentives for the Direc-
tor of a Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering 
Partnership to enter into public-private cooperative ar-
rangements (in this section referred to as a ‘public-private 
partnership’) to provide for any of the following: 
‘‘(A) For employees of the Center, private indus-
try, or other entities outside the Department of De-
fense to perform (under contract, subcontract, or oth-
erwise) work related to the core competencies of the 
Center, including any work that involves one or more 
core competencies of the Center.
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‘‘(B) For private industry or other entities out-
side the Department of Defense to use, for any period 
of time determined to be consistent with the needs of 
the Department of Defense, any facilities or equip-
ment of the Center that are not fully used for Depart-
ment of Defense activities. 
‘‘(2) The objectives for exercising the authority pro-
vided in paragraph (1) are as follows: 
‘‘(A) To maximize the use of the capacity of a 
Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering 
Partnership. 
‘‘(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of owner-
ship and maintenance of a Center by the Department 
of Defense. 
‘‘(C) To reduce the cost of research and testing 
activities of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(D) To leverage private sector investment in— 
‘‘(i) such efforts as research and equipment 
recapitalization for a Center; and 
‘‘(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of 
commercial business ventures based on the core 
competencies of a Center, as determined by the 
director of the Center. 
‘‘(E) To foster cooperation between the armed 
forces, academia, and private industry.
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‘‘(F) To increase access by a Center to a skilled 
technical workforce that can contribute to the effective 
and efficient execution of Department of Defense mis-
sions. 
‘‘(c) PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF EXCESS CAPACITY.— 
Any facilities or equipment of a Center for Science, Tech-
nology, and Engineering Partnership made available to 
private industry may be used to perform research and test-
ing activities in order to make more efficient and economi-
cal use of Government-owned facilities and encourage the 
creation and preservation of jobs to ensure the availability 
of a workforce with the necessary research and technical 
skills to meet the needs of the armed forces. 
‘‘(d) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS FOR PERFORMANCE.— 
Amounts received by a Center for Science, Technology, and 
Engineering Partnership for work performed under a pub-
lic-private partnership may— 
‘‘(1) be credited to the appropriation or fund, in-
cluding a working-capital fund, that incurs the cost 
of performing the work; or 
‘‘(2) be used by the Director of the Center as the 
Director considers appropriate and consistent with 
section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
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‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT TO PRI-
VATE-SECTOR PARTNERS.—Equipment or facilities of a 
Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partner-
ship may be made available for use by a private-sector enti-
ty under this section only if— 
‘‘(1) the use of the equipment or facilities will 
not have a significant adverse effect on the perform-
ance of the Center or the ability of the Center to 
achieve its mission, as determined by the Director of 
the Center; and 
‘‘(2) the private-sector entity agrees— 
‘‘(A) to reimburse the Department of De-
fense for the direct and indirect costs (including 
any rental costs) that are attributable to the en-
tity’s use of the equipment or facilities, as deter-
mined by that Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the 
United States from— 
‘‘(i) any claim for damages or injury 
to any person or property arising out of the 
use of the equipment or facilities, except 
under the circumstances described in section 
2563(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code; 
and
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‘‘(ii) any liability or claim for dam-
ages or injury to any person or property 
arising out of a decision by the Secretary to 
suspend or terminate that use of equipment 
or facilities during a war or national emer-
gency. 
‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to authorize a change, otherwise 
prohibited by law, from the performance of work at a Center 
for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership by 
Department of Defense personnel to performance by a con-
tractor.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2367 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.’’. 
SEC. 212. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET 
PROGRAM TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE 
MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a technology offset program to build and 
maintain the military technological superiority of the 
United States by—
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(A) accelerating the fielding of offset tech-
nologies that would help counter technological 
advantages of potential adversaries of the United 
States, including directed energy, low-cost, high- 
speed munitions, autonomous systems, undersea 
warfare, cyber technology, and intelligence data 
analytics, developed using Department of Defense 
research funding and accelerating the commer-
cialization of such technologies; and 
(B) developing and implementing new poli-
cies and acquisition and business practices. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue guidelines for the operation of the pro-
gram, including— 
(A) criteria for an application for funding 
by a military department, defense agency, or a 
combatant command; 
(B) the purposes for which such a depart-
ment, agency, or command may apply for funds 
and appropriate requirements for technology de-
velopment or commercialization to be supported 
using program funds; 
(C) the priorities, if any, to be provided to 
field or commercialize offset technologies devel-
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oped by certain types of Department research 
funding; and 
(D) criteria for evaluation of an applica-
tion for funding or changes to policies or acqui-
sition and business practices by a department, 
agency, or command for purposes of the pro-
gram. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF DIRECTED ENERGY STRAT-
EGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with such officials and third-party ex-
perts as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall de-
velop a directed energy strategy to ensure that the 
United States directed energy technologies are being 
developed and deployed at an accelerated pace. 
(2) COMPONENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A technology roadmap for directed en-
ergy that can be used to manage and assess in-
vestments and policies of the Department in this 
high priority technology area. 
(B) Proposals for legislative and adminis-
trative action to improve the ability of the De-
partment to develop and deploy technologies and
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capabilities consistent with the directed energy 
strategy. 
(C) An approach to program management 
that is designed to accelerate operational proto-
typing of directed energy technologies and de-
velop cost-effective, real-world military applica-
tions for such technologies. 
(3) BIENNIAL
REVISIONS.—Not less frequently 
than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall revise the 
strategy required by paragraph (1). 
(4) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—(A) Not later 
than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary 
completes the development of the strategy required by 
paragraph (1) and not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary completes a revision to 
such strategy under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a copy of such strategy. 
(B) The strategy submitted under subparagraph 
(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(c) APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program, the Sec-
retary shall, not less frequently than annually, solicit
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from the heads of the military departments, the de-
fense agencies, and the combatant commands applica-
tions for funding to be used to enter into contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or other transaction agree-
ments entered into pursuant to section 845 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
(Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) with ap-
propriate entities for the fielding or commercializa-
tion of technologies. 
(2) TREATMENT
PURSUANT
TO
CERTAIN
CON-
GRESSIONAL RULES.—Nothing in this section shall be 
interpreted to require any official of the Department 
of Defense to provide funding under this section to 
any earmark as defined pursuant to House Rule XXI, 
clause 9, or any congressionally directed spending 
item as defined pursuant to Senate Rule XLIV, para-
graph 5. 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for research, development, 
test, and evaluation, Defense-wide for fiscal year 
2016, not more than $400,000,000 may be used for 
any such fiscal year for the program established 
under subsection (a).
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(2) AMOUNT FOR DIRECTED ENERGY.—Of this 
amount, not more than $200,000,000 may be used for 
activities in the field of directed energy. 
(e) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may transfer 
funds available for the program to the research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation accounts of a military 
department, defense agency, or a combatant command 
pursuant to an application, or any part of an appli-
cation, that the Secretary determines would support 
the purposes of the program. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The transfer 
authority provided in this subsection is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense. 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out a 
program under this section shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
(2) 
TRANSFER
AFTER
TERMINATION.—Any 
amounts made available for the program that remain 
available for obligation on the date the program ter-
minates may be transferred under subsection (e) dur-
ing the 180-day period beginning on the date of the 
termination of the program.
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SEC. 213. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
RAPID 
INNOVATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 1073 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION OF 
PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency an-
nouncement or the use of any other competitive or 
merit-based processes by the Department of Defense 
for candidate proposals in support of defense acquisi-
tion programs as described in subsection (a).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sen-
tence; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be 
funded under the program for more than two
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years’’ and inserting ‘‘receive more than a total 
of two years of funding under the program’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end, the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of fol-
low-on or current projects carried out under the pro-
gram into defense acquisition programs, through the 
use of the authorities of section 819 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) or such other 
authorities as may be appropriate to conduct further 
testing, low rate production, or full rate production of 
technologies developed under the program. 
‘‘(6) Projects are selected using merit based selec-
tion procedures and the selection of projects is not 
subject to undue influence by Congress or other Fed-
eral agencies.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f).
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SEC. 
214. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
GLOBAL 
RESEARCH 
WATCH PROGRAM. 
Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), 
by inserting ‘‘and private sector persons’’ after ‘‘for-
eign nations’’ both places it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 215. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO SUP-
PORT 
BUSINESS 
SYSTEMS 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Undersecretary of Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics, the Deputy Chief Management Officer, and the 
Chief Information Officer shall establish a set of science, 
technology, and innovation activities to improve the acqui-
sition outcomes of major automated information systems 
through improved performance and reduced developmental 
and life cycle costs. 
(b) EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The activities estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be carried out by such 
military departments and defense agencies as the Under 
Secretary and the Deputy Chief Management Officer con-
sider appropriate.
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(c) ACTIVITIES.—The set of activities established under 
subsection (a) may include the following: 
(1) Development of capabilities in Department of 
Defense laboratories, test centers, and Federally-fund-
ed research and development centers to provide tech-
nical support for acquisition program management 
and business process re-engineering activities. 
(2) Funding of intramural and extramural re-
search and development activities as described in sub-
section (d). 
(d) FUNDING OF INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of ac-
tivities required by subsection (a), the Secretary may 
award grants or contracts to eligible entities to carry 
out intramural or extramural research and develop-
ment in areas of interest described in paragraph (3). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this 
subsection, an eligible entity includes the following: 
(A) Entities in the defense industry. 
(B) Institutions of higher education. 
(C) Small businesses. 
(D) Nontraditional defense contractors (as 
defined in section 2302 of title 10, United States 
Code).
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(E) Federally-funded research and develop-
ment centers, primarily for the purpose of im-
proving technical expertise to support acquisi-
tion efforts. 
(F) Nonprofit research institutions. 
(G) Government laboratories and test cen-
ters, primarily for the purpose of improving 
technical expertise to support acquisition efforts. 
(3) AREAS OF INTEREST.—The areas of interest 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Management innovation, including per-
sonnel and financial management policy innova-
tion. 
(B) Business process re-engineering. 
(C) Systems engineering of information 
technology business systems. 
(D) Cloud computing to support business 
systems and business processes. 
(E) Software development, including sys-
tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces 
and simplify processes to customize commercial 
software to meet the needs of the Department of 
Defense. 
(F) Hardware development, including sys-
tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces
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and simplify processes to customize commercial 
hardware to meet the needs of the Department of 
Defense. 
(G) Development of methodologies and tools 
to support development and operational test of 
large and complex business systems. 
(H) Analysis tools to allow decision makers 
to balance between requirements, costs, technical 
risks, and schedule in major automated informa-
tion system acquisition programs 
(I) Information security in major auto-
mated information system systems. 
(J) Innovative acquisition policies and 
practices to streamline acquisition of informa-
tion technology systems. 
(K) Such other areas as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(e) PRIORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of ac-
tivities required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
give priority to— 
(A) projects that— 
(i) address the innovation and tech-
nology needs of the Department of Defense; 
and
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(ii) support activities of initiatives, 
programs and offices identified by the 
Under Secretary and Deputy Chief Manage-
ment Officer; and 
(B) the projects and programs identified in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED.—The 
projects and programs identified in this paragraph 
are the following: 
(A) Major automated information system 
programs. 
(B) Projects and programs under the over-
sight of the Deputy Chief Management Officer. 
(C) Projects and programs relating to de-
fense procurement acquisition policy. 
(D) Projects and programs of the Defense 
Contract Audit Agency. 
(E) Military and civilian personnel policy 
development for information technology work-
force.
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SEC. 216. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO IN-
CLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICI-
PATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 2192a(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or a country the government of 
which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program 
(TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24, 
1995’’ after ‘‘United States’’. 
SEC. 217. STREAMLINING THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSUR-
ANCE CENTER. 
Section 937(c)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 
U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, in co-
ordination with the Center for Assured Software of 
the National Security Agency,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘, in co-
ordination with the Defense Microelectronics Activ-
ity,’’.
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SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE-
VELOPMENT OF THE SHALLOW WATER COM-
BAT SUBMERSIBLE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated in this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for Special Operations Command for develop-
ment of the Shallow Water Combat Submersible, not more 
than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 
that is 15 days after the later of the date on which— 
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics designates a civilian 
official responsible for oversight and assistance to 
Special Operations Command for all undersea mobil-
ity programs; and 
(2) the Under Secretary, in coordination with 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper-
ations and Low-Intensity Conflict, submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in this 
subsection is a report on the Shallow Water Combat Sub-
mersible that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of the reasons for cost and sched-
ule overruns associated with the Shallow Water Com-
bat Submersible program.
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(2) A revised timeline for initial and full oper-
ational capability of the Shallow Water Combat Sub-
mersible. 
(3) The projected cost to meet the total unit ac-
quisition objective. 
(4) A plan to prevent, identify, and mitigate 
any additional cost and schedule overruns. 
(5) A description of such opportunities as may 
be to recover cost or schedule. 
(6) A description of such lessons as the Under 
Secretary may have learned from the Shallow Water 
Combat Submersible program that could be applied to 
future undersea mobility acquisition programs. 
(7) Such other matters as the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De-
fense by section 201 and available for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Army, for the distributed com-
mon ground system of the Army as specified in the funding 
tables in title XLII, not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of the Army—
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(1) conducts a review of the program planning 
for the distributed common ground system of the 
Army; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report required by subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the review of the distributed common ground system 
of the Army conducted under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of the segmentation of Incre-
ment 2 of the distributed common ground system 
program of the Army into discrete software com-
ponents with the associated requirements of each 
component. 
(B) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army for which commercial software 
exists that is capable of fulfilling most or all of 
the system requirements for each such compo-
nent.
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(C) A cost analysis of each such commercial 
software that compares performance with pro-
jected cost. 
(D) Determination of the degree to which 
commercial software solutions are compliant 
with the standards required by the framework 
and guidance for the Intelligence Community In-
formation Technology Enterprise, the Defense In-
telligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 
Information Environment. 
(E) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army that the Secretary determines 
may be acquired through competitive means. 
(F) An acquisition plan for Increment 2 of 
the distributed common ground system of the 
Army that prioritizes the acquisition of commer-
cial software components, including a data inte-
gration layer, in time to meet the projected de-
ployment schedule for Increment 2. 
(G) A review of the timetable for the distrib-
uted common ground system program of the 
Army in order to determine whether there is a 
practical, executable acquisition strategy, includ-
ing the use of operational capability demonstra-
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tions, that could lead to an initial operating ca-
pability of Increment 2 of the distributed com-
mon ground system of the Army prior to fiscal 
year 2017. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
COMMAND. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De-
fense by section 201 and available for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the United 
States Special Operations Command for the distributed 
common ground system, not more than 75 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report required by sub-
section (b).
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Commander shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
distributed common ground system. Such report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) A review of the segmentation of the distrib-
uted common ground system special operations forces 
program into discrete software components with the 
associated requirements of each component. 
(2) Identification of each component of the dis-
tributed common ground system special operations 
forces program for which commercial software exists 
that is capable of fulfilling most or all of the system 
requirements for each such component. 
(3) A cost analysis of each such commercial soft-
ware that compares performance with projected cost. 
(4) A determination of the degree to which com-
mercial software solutions are compliant with the 
standards required by the framework and guidance 
for the Intelligence Community Information Tech-
nology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence Informa-
tion Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environ-
ment. 
(5) Identification of each component of the dis-
tributed common ground system special operations
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forces program that the Commander determines may 
be acquired through competitive means. 
(6) An assessment of the extent to which elements 
of the distributed common ground system special op-
erations forces program could be modified to increase 
commercial acquisition opportunities. 
(7) An acquisition plan that leads to full oper-
ational capability prior to fiscal year 2019. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 231. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-LAND MOBILE TACTICAL 
COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA NETWORK RE-
QUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, in consultation with 
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall con-
tract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehen-
sive assessment of current and future requirements and ca-
pabilities of the Department of Defense with respect to an 
air-land ad hoc, mobile tactical communications, and data 
network, including the technological feasibility, suitability, 
and survivability of such a network. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Concepts, capabilities, and capacities of cur-
rent or future communications and data network sys-
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tems to meet the requirements of current or future 
tactical 
operations 
effectively, 
efficiently, 
and 
affordably. 
(2) Software requirements and capabilities, par-
ticularly with respect to communications and data 
network waveforms. 
(3) Hardware requirements and capabilities, 
particularly with respect to receiver/transmission 
technology, tactical communications, and data radios 
at all levels and on all platforms, all associated tech-
nologies, and their integration, compatibility, and 
interoperability. 
(4) Any other matters that in the judgment of 
the independent entity are relevant or necessary to a 
comprehensive assessment of tactical networks or net-
working. 
(c) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The Director of Cost As-
sessment and Program Evaluation shall select an inde-
pendent entity with direct, long-standing, and dem-
onstrated experience and expertise in program test and 
evaluation of concepts, requirements, and technologies for 
joint tactical communications and data networking to per-
form the assessment under subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
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sional defense commitments a report including the findings 
and recommendations of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a), together with the Secretary’s comments. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall use funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2016 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide to carry out activities under 
this section. 
(f) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may not obligate or expend more than 
50 percent of the funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2016 for Other Procurement, 
Army and available for the Warfighter Information Net-
work—Tactical (Increment 2) until the Secretary of De-
fense submits the report required under subsection (d). 
SEC. 232. STUDY OF FIELD FAILURES INVOLVING COUNTER-
FEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a hardware assurance study to assess the presence, 
scope, and effect on Department of Defense operations of 
counterfeit electronic parts that have passed through the De-
partment supply chain and into field systems. 
(b) EXECUTION AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the 
federation established under section 937(a)(1) of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) to 
coordinate execution of the study required by sub-
section (a) using capabilities of the Department in ef-
fect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act to conduct technical analysis on a sample of 
failed electronic parts in field systems. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The technical analysis required 
by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Selection of a representative sample of 
electronic component types, including digital, 
mixed-signal, and analog integrated circuits. 
(B) An assessment of the presence of coun-
terfeit parts, including causes and attributes of 
failures of any identified counterfeit part. 
(C) For components found to have counter-
feit parts present, an assessment of the impact of 
the counterfeit part in the failure mechanism. 
(D) For cases with counterfeit parts con-
tributing to the failure, a determination of the 
failure attributes, factors, and effects on sub-
system and system level reliability, readiness, 
and performance. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—As part of the study re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop rec-
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ommendations for such legislative and administrative ac-
tion, including budget requirements, as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to conduct sampling and technical hard-
ware analysis of counterfeit parts in identified areas of high 
concern. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the study carried out under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The findings of the Secretary with re-
spect to the study conducted under subsection 
(a). 
(B) The recommendations developed under 
subsection (c). 
SEC. 233. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR 
SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. 
(a) JOINT DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and the 
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
shall jointly conduct a demonstration of the Persistent Close 
Air Support (PCAS) capability in fiscal year 2016. 
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(1) SELECTION AND EQUIPMENT OF AIRCRAFT.— 
As part of the demonstration required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall select and 
equip at least two aircraft for use in the demonstra-
tion that the Secretary otherwise intends to use for 
close air support, as identified by the United States 
Air Force Close Air Support Forum. 
(2) CLOSE
AIR
SUPPORT
OPERATIONS.—The 
demonstration required by subsection (a) shall include 
close air support operations that involve the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Multiple tactical radio networks rep-
resenting diverse ground force user communities. 
(B) Two-way digital exchanges of situa-
tional awareness data, video, and calls for fire 
between aircraft and ground users without modi-
fication to aircraft operational flight profiles. 
(C) Real-time sharing of blue force, aircraft, 
and target location data to reduce risks of frat-
ricide. 
(D) Lightweight digital tools based on com-
mercial-off-the-shelf technology for pilots and 
joint tactical air controllers. 
(E) Operations in simple and complex oper-
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(c) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of the Air Force, the 
Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency shall jointly— 
(1) assess the effect of the capabilities dem-
onstrated as part of the demonstration required by 
subsection (a) on— 
(A) the time required to conduct close air 
support operations; 
(B) the effectiveness of blue force in achiev-
ing tactical objectives; and 
(C) the risk of fratricide and collateral 
damage; and 
(2) estimate the costs that would be incurred in 
transitioning the technology used in the Persistent 
Close Air Support capability to the Army and the Air 
Force. 
SEC. 234. AIRBORNE DATA LINK PLAN. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the 
Secretary of the Navy, develop a plan— 
(1) to provide objective survivable communica-
tions gateways to enable—
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(A) the secure dissemination of national 
and tactical intelligence information to fourth- 
generation fighter aircraft and supporting air-
borne platforms and to low-observable pene-
trating platforms such as the F–22 and F–35; 
and 
(B) the secure reception and dissemination 
of sensor data from low-observable penetrating 
aircraft, such as the F–22 and F–35; 
(2) to provide secure data sharing between the 
fifth-generation fighter aircraft of the Air Force, 
Navy, and Marine Corps, with minimal changes to 
the outer surfaces of the aircraft and to aircraft oper-
ational flight programs; and 
(3) to enable secure data sharing between fifth- 
generation and fourth-generation aircraft in jamming 
environments. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include non-proprietary and 
open systems approaches that are compatible with the 
Rapid Capabilities Office Open Mission Systems initiative 
of the Air Force and the Future Airborne Capability Envi-
ronment initiative of the Navy. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No funds may be obligated or ex-
pended by the Department of Defense on the interim com-
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munications initiatives identified as Talon Hate and 
Multi-Domain Adaptable Processing System until the con-
gressional defense committees are briefed by the Under Sec-
retary or the Vice Chairman about the plan required by 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 235. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS OF 
THE 
TECHNOLOGIES 
AND 
CAPABILITIES 
CRITICAL 
TO 
THE 
LONG 
RANGE 
STRIKE 
BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the Tech-
nology Readiness Levels (TRLs) of the technologies and ca-
pabilities critical to the Long Range Strike Bomber air-
craft. 
(b) REVIEW
BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF
THE 
UNITED STATES.—Not later than 60 days after the report 
of the Secretary is submitted under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the 
report and submit to the congressional defense committees 
an assessment of the matters contained in the report.
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TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), 
(9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
(7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; 
(3) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated 
by paragraph (2) of this section, to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) A description and estimate of the progress 
made by the military departments in meeting current
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high performance and sustainable building standards 
under the Unified Facilities Criteria.’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated 
by such paragraph (2), to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) Details of all commercial utility outages 
caused by threats and those caused by hazards at 
military installations that last eight hours or longer, 
whether or not the outage was mitigated by backup 
power, including non-commercial utility outages and 
Department of Defense-owned infrastructure, includ-
ing the total number and location of outages, the fi-
nancial impact of the outages, and measure taken to 
mitigate outages in the future at the affected locations 
and across the Department of Defense.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) At the discretion of the Secretary of De-
fense, a classified annex, as appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 312. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO REDUCE HIGH ENERGY 
COSTS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics, in conjunction with the assist-
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ant secretaries responsible for installations and envi-
ronment for the military services and the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report detailing the efforts to 
achieve cost savings at military installations with 
high energy costs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A comprehensive, installation-specific 
assessment of feasible and mission-appropriate 
energy initiatives supporting energy production 
and consumption at military installations with 
high energy costs. 
(B) An assessment of current sources of en-
ergy in areas with high energy costs and poten-
tial future sources that are technologically fea-
sible, cost-effective, and mission-appropriate for 
military installations. 
(C) A comprehensive implementation strat-
egy to include required investment for feasible 
energy efficiency options determined to be the 
most beneficial and cost-effective, where appro-
priate, and consistent with Department of De-
fense priorities.
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(D) An explanation on how military serv-
ices are working collaboratively in order to lever-
age lessons learned on potential energy efficiency 
solutions. 
(E) An assessment of extent of which activi-
ties administered under the Federal Energy 
Management Program could be used to assist 
with the implementation strategy. 
(F) An assessment of State and local part-
nership opportunities that could achieve effi-
ciency and cost savings, and any legislative au-
thorities required to carry out such partnerships 
or agreements. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL AND 
OTHER ENTITIES.—In preparing the report required 
under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary may work 
in conjunction and coordinate with the States con-
taining areas of high energy costs, local communities, 
and other Federal departments and agencies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘high en-
ergy costs’’ means costs for the provision of energy by kilo-
watt of electricity or British Thermal Unit of heat or steam 
for a military installation in the United States that is in 
the highest 20 percent of all military installations for a 
military department.
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SEC. 313. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS 
AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER 
MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Mili-
tary Readiness Areas 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall establish areas, to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas’, for national defense purposes. 
Such areas shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ventura 
County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock and the 
adjacent and surrounding waters within the following 
coordinates: 
‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 
33°27.8′/119°34.3′
33°20.5′/119°15.5′
33°13.5′/119°11.8′
33°06.5′/119°15.3′
33°02.8′/119°26.8′
33°08.8′/119°46.3′
33°17.2′/119°56.9′
33°30.9′/119°54.2′. 
‘‘(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coro-
nado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and sur-
rounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 nau-
tical miles from the high tide line designated by part
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165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on May 
20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM Safety 
Zone. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER 
MILITARY READINESS AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER ENDANGERED 
SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533, 1538) 
shall not apply with respect to the incidental taking 
of any southern sea otter in the Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas in the course of conducting 
a military readiness activity. 
‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER MARINE MAM-
MAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 and 102 
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with respect to the 
incidental taking of any southern sea otter in the 
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 
course of conducting a military readiness activity. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE 
LISTED.—For purposes of conducting a military 
readiness activity, any southern sea otter while with-
in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas 
shall be treated for the purposes of section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) as
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a member of a species that is proposed to be listed as 
an endangered species or a threatened species under 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533). 
‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other 
Federal law shall be construed to require that any southern 
sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Military 
Readiness Areas be removed from the Areas. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the 
application of subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Interior, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy and the Ma-
rine Mammal Commission, determines that military activi-
ties occurring in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
Areas are impeding the southern sea otter conservation or 
the return of southern sea otters to optimum sustainable 
population levels. 
‘‘(e) MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct monitoring and research within the 
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to de-
termine the effects of military readiness activities on 
the growth or decline of the southern sea otter popu-
lation and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring 
and research parameters and methods shall be deter-
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mined in consultation with the Service and the Ma-
rine Mammal Commission. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section and every 
three years thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
report to Congress and the public on monitoring un-
dertaken pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘south-
ern sea otter’ means any member of the subspecies 
Enhydra lutris nereis. 
‘‘(2) TAKE.—The term ‘take’— 
‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have 
the meaning given such term in that Act; and 
‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) 
shall have the meaning given such term in that 
Act. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL TAKING.—The term ‘incidental 
taking’ means any take of a southern sea otter that 
is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying 
out of an otherwise lawful activity.
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‘‘(4) MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘military readiness activity’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training and 
operations of the armed forces that relate to combat 
and the adequate and realistic testing of military 
equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper 
operation and suitability for combat use. 
‘‘(5) OPTIMUM SUSTAINABLE POPULATION.—The 
term ‘optimum sustainable population’ means, with 
respect to any population stock, the number of ani-
mals that will result in the maximum productivity of 
the population or the species, keeping in mind the 
carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of the 
ecosystem of which they form a constituent element.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of Public 
Law 99–625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note) is repealed.
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Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO 
ENTER 
INTO 
A 
CONTRACT 
FOR 
THE 
SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 
OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 
Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3345) is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 
331. 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
ANNUAL 
REPORT 
ON 
PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) A list of any equipment used in support of 
contingency operations slated for retrograde and sub-
sequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks.’’. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and 
Extensions of Authority 
SEC. 341. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANS-
FERRING AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AIR FORCE 
INVENTORY. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 345 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Before making an aircraft 
transfer described in subsection (c), the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall ensure that a written 
agreement regarding such transfer has been en-
tered into between the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force and the Director of the Air National 
Guard or the Chief of Air Force Reserve.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘depot’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF AGREEMENTS TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force may not take any action to transfer an aircraft 
until the Secretary ensures that the Air Force has complied 
with applicable Department of Defense regulations and, for 
a transfer described in subsection (c)(1), until the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees an agree-
ment entered into pursuant to subsection (a) regarding the 
transfer of the aircraft.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
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an aircraft from the regular component of the Air 
Force to the reserve component that does not degrade 
the capability of, or reduce the total number of, air-
craft assigned to the reserve component. 
‘‘(d) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROUTINE TEM-
PORARY TRANSFER.—In the case of an aircraft transferred 
from a reserve component of the Air Force to the regular 
component of the Air Force for which an agreement under 
subsection (a) is not required by reason of subparagraph 
(A) of subsection (c)(2), possession of the aircraft shall be 
transferred back to the reserve component upon completion 
of the work described in such subparagraph.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(7) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air 
Force Reserve Command’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of Air Force 
Reserve’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
TO
DELETE
REF-
ERENCES TO AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP.—Subsection (a) of 
such section is further amended by striking ‘‘the ownership 
of’’ each place it appears.
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SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE SPONSORSHIPS, ADVERTISING, 
OR MARKETING ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS- 
RELATED 
ORGANIZATIONS 
OR 
SPORTING 
EVENTS. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Defense by this Act or otherwise made available 
to the Department may be used for any sponsorship, adver-
tising, or marketing associated with a sports-related organi-
zation or sporting event until the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the 
Director of Accessions Policy— 
(1) conducts a review of current contracts and 
task orders for such sponsorships, advertising, and 
marketing (as awarded by the regular and reserve 
components of the Armed Forces) in order to assess— 
(A) whether such sponsorships, advertising, 
and marketing are effective in meeting the re-
cruiting objectives of the Department; 
(B) whether consistent metrics are used to 
evaluate the effectiveness of each such activity in 
generating leads and recruit accessions; and 
(C) whether the return on investment for 
such activities is sufficient to warrant con-
tinuing use of Department funds for such activi-
ties; and
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(2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re-
port that includes— 
(A) a description of the actions being taken 
to coordinate efforts of the Department relating 
to such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, 
and to minimize duplicative contracts for such 
sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, as ap-
plicable; and 
(B) the results of the review required by 
paragraph (1), including an assessment of the 
extent to which continuing use of Department 
funds for such sponsorships, advertising, and 
marketing is warranted in light of the review 
and the actions described pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
SEC. 342A. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS TO FACILITATE 
PAYMENTS FOR HONORING MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AT SPORTING EVENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the Army National Guard has paid profes-
sional sports organizations to honor members of the 
Armed Forces;
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(2) any organization wishing to honor members 
of the Armed Forces should do so on a voluntary 
basis, and the Department of Defense should take ac-
tion to ensure that no payments be made for such ac-
tivities in the future; and 
(3) any organization, including the National 
Football League, that has accepted taxpayer funds to 
honor members of the Armed Forces should consider 
directing an equivalent amount of funding in the 
form of a donation to a charitable organization that 
supports members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and 
their families. 
(b) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 2241a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments 
for activities to honor members of the 
armed forces 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense may 
not enter into any contract or other agreement under which 
payments are to be made in exchange for activities by the 
contractor intended to honor, or giving the appearance of 
honoring, members of the armed forces (whether members
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of the regular components or the reserve components) at any 
form of sporting event. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be construed as prohibiting the Department from taking ac-
tions to facilitate activities intended to honor members of 
the armed forces at sporting events that are provided on 
a pro bono basis or otherwise funded with non-Federal 
funds if such activities are provided and received in accord-
ance with applicable rules and regulations regarding the 
acceptance of gifts by the military departments, the armed 
forces, and members of the armed forces.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 
of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2241a the following new item: 
‘‘2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for activities to honor mem-
bers of the armed forces at sporting events.’’. 
SEC. 343. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS 
AND LEASES UNDER ARMS INITIATIVE. 
Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to sec-
tion 4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or 
before the date that is five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act may include an option to extend the term 
of the contract or subcontract for an additional 25 years.
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. STREAMLINING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEADQUARTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the management 
and operational headquarters of the Department of 
Defense for purposes of consolidating and stream-
lining headquarters functions. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by para-
graph (1) shall address the following: 
(A) The extent, if any, to which the staff of 
the Secretaries of the military departments and 
the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces have du-
plicative staff functions and services and could 
be consolidated into a single service staff. 
(B) The extent, if any, to which the staff of 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the mili-
tary departments, the Defense Agencies, and tem-
porary organizations have duplicative staff func-
tions and services and could be streamlined with 
respect to— 
(i) performing oversight and making 
policy;
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(ii) performing staff functions and 
services specific to the military department 
concerned; 
(iii) performing multi-department staff 
functions and services; and 
(iv) performing functions and services 
across the Department of Defense with re-
spect to intelligence collection and analysis. 
(C) The extent, if any, to which the Joint 
Staff, the combatant commands, and their subor-
dinate service component commands have dupli-
cative staff functions and services that could be 
shared, consolidated, eliminated, or otherwise 
streamlined with— 
(i) the Joint Staff performing oversight 
and execution; 
(ii) the staff of the combatant com-
mands performing only staff functions and 
services specific to the combatant command 
concerned; and 
(iii) the staff of the service component 
commands of the combatant commands per-
forming only staff functions and services 
specific to the service component command 
concerned.
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(D) The extent, if any, to which reductions 
in military and civilian end-strength in man-
agement or operational headquarters could be 
used to create, build, or fill shortages in force 
structure for operational units. 
(E) The extent, if any, to which revisions 
are required to the Defense Officers Personnel 
Management Act, including requirements for of-
ficers to serve in joint billets, the number of 
qualifying billets, the rank structure in the joint 
billets, and the joint qualification requirement 
for officers to be promoted while serving for ex-
tensive periods in critical positions such as pro-
gram managers of major defense acquisition pro-
grams, and officers in units of component forces 
supporting joint commands, in order to achieve 
efficiencies, provide promotion fairness and eq-
uity, and obtain effective governance in the man-
agement of the Department of Defense. 
(F) The structure and staffing of the Joint 
Staff, and the number, structure, and staffing of 
the combatant commands and their subordinate 
service component commands, including, in par-
ticular—
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(i) whether or not the staff organiza-
tion of each such entity has documented and 
periodically validated requirements for such 
entity; 
(ii) whether or not there are an appro-
priate number of combatant commands rel-
ative to the requirements of the National 
Security Strategy, the Quadrennial Defense 
Review, and the National Military Strat-
egy; and 
(iii) whether or not opportunities exist 
to consolidate staff functions and services 
common to the Joint Staff and the service 
component commands into a single staff or-
ganization that provides the required func-
tions, services, capabilities, and capacities 
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and supported combatant commanders, and 
if so— 
(I) where in the organizational 
structure such staff functions, services, 
capabilities, and capacities would be 
established; and 
(II) whether or not the military 
departments could execute such staff
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functions, services, capabilities, and 
capacities while executing their re-
quirements to organize, train, and 
equip the Armed Forces. 
(G) The statutory and regulatory authority 
of the combatant commands to establish subordi-
nate joint commands or headquarters, including 
joint task forces, led by a general or flag officer, 
and the extent, if any, to which the combatant 
commands have used such authority— 
(i) to establish temporary or perma-
nent subordinate joint commands or head-
quarters, including joint task forces, led by 
general or flag officers; 
(ii) to disestablish temporary or per-
manent subordinate joint commands or 
headquarters, including joint task forces, led 
by general or flag officers; 
(iii) to increase requirements for gen-
eral and flag officers in the joint pool which 
are exempt from the end strength limita-
tions otherwise applicable to general and 
flag officers in the Armed Forces; 
(iv) to participate in the management 
of joint officer qualification in order to en-
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sure the efficient and effective quality and 
quantity of officers needed to staff head-
quarters functions and services and return 
to the services officers with required profes-
sional experience and skills necessary to re-
main competitive for increased responsi-
bility and authority through subsequent as-
signment or promotion, including by identi-
fying— 
(I) circumstances, if any, in 
which officers spend a disproportionate 
amount of time in their careers to at-
tain joint officer qualifications with 
corresponding loss of opportunities to 
develop in the service-specific assign-
ments needed to gain the increased 
proficiency and experience to qualify 
for service and command assignments; 
and 
(II) circumstances, if any, in 
which the military departments detail 
officers to joint headquarters staffs in 
order to maximize the number of offi-
cers receiving joint duty credit with a 
focus on the quantity, instead of the
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quality, of officers achieving joint duty 
credit; 
(v) to establish commanders’ strategic 
planning groups, advisory groups, or simi-
lar parallel personal staff entities that could 
risk isolating function and staff processes, 
including an assessment of the justification 
used to establish such personal staff organi-
zations and their impact on the effectiveness 
and efficiency of organizational staff func-
tions, services, capabilities, and capacities; 
and 
(vi) to ensure the identification and 
management of officers serving or having 
served in units in subordinate service com-
ponent or joint commands during combat 
operations and did not receive joint credit 
for such service. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall, to the 
extent practicable and as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, conduct the review required by paragraph 
(1) in consultation with such experts on matters cov-
ered by the review who are independent of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
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(D) Any program relating to sexual assault 
prevention and response. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
of fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth the assess-
ment of the Comptroller General of the extent to which the 
Department of Defense met the applicable requirement in 
subsection (b)(1) during such fiscal year. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CON-
TRACT PERSONNEL SUPPORT FOR OSD.—In each of fiscal 
years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the Department of Defense and avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary of Defense may not be 
obligated or expended for contract personnel in support of 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the applicable requirement in subsection (b)(1) was 
met during the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 352. ADOPTION OF RETIRED MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS. 
(a) TRANSFER FOR ADOPTION.—Subsection (f) of sec-
tion 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in
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the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may 
transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘shall transfer’’. 
(b) LOCATION
OF RETIREMENT.—Subsection (f) of 
such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If the Secretary’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para-
graph (2) of this subsection— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, and no suitable adoption 
is available at the military facility where the dog 
is location,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting 
‘‘within the United States’’ after ‘‘to another lo-
cation’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if a United States 
citizen living abroad adopts the dog at the time of retire-
ment.’’. 
(c) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION FOR FORMER HAN-
DLERS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION OF RETIRED MILI-
TARY WORKING DOGS FOR FORMER HANDLERS.—(1) In 
providing for the adoption under this section of a retired 
military working dog described in paragraph (1) or (3) of 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall accord a preference to the former handler 
of the dog unless the Secretary determines that adoption 
of the dog by the former handler would not be in the best 
interests of the dog. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a dog covered by paragraph (1) 
with more than one former handler seeking adoption of the 
dog at the time of adoption, the Secretary shall provide for 
the adoption of the dog by such former handler whose adop-
tion of the dog will best serve the interests of the dog and 
such former handlers. The Secretary shall make any deter-
mination required by this paragraph with respect to a dog 
following consultation with the kennel master of the unit 
at which the dog was last located before adoption under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
altering, revising, or overriding any policy of a military 
department for the adoption of military working dogs by
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law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs’ useful 
lives.’’. 
SEC. 
353. 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
REQUIRED 
REVIEW 
OF 
PROJECTS RELATING TO POTENTIAL OB-
STRUCTIONS TO AVIATION. 
Section 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4200; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘from 
State and local officials or the developer of a re-
newable energy development or other energy 
project’’ and inserting ‘‘from a State govern-
ment, an Indian tribal government, a local gov-
ernment, a landowner, or the developer of an en-
ergy project’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘readi-
ness, and’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘readiness and to 
clearly communicate actions being taken by the 
Department of Defense to the party requesting 
an early project review under this section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘as high, 
medium, or low’’; and
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(3) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘landowner’ means a person or 
other legal entity that owns a fee interest in real 
property on which a proposed energy project is 
planned to be located.’’. 
SEC. 354. PILOT PROGRAM ON INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION IN 
CERTAIN ASIAN LANGUAGES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may, in consultation with the National Security 
Education Board, carry out a pilot program to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of providing scholarships in ac-
cordance with the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to individuals 
otherwise eligible for scholarships under that Act for inten-
sive language instruction in a covered Asian language. 
(b) COVERED ASIAN LANGUAGE.—For purposes of this 
section, a covered Asian language is any of the five Asian 
languages that would be treated as a language in which 
deficiencies exist for purposes of section 802(a)(1)(A) of the 
David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 
(50 U.S.C. 1902(a)(2)(A)) if the National Security Edu-
cation Board could treat an additional five Asian lan-
guages as a language in which such deficiencies exist.
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(c) USE OF SCHOLARSHIPS.—Notwithstanding any 
provision of the David L. Boren National Security Edu-
cation Act of 1991, a scholarship awarded pursuant to the 
pilot program may be used for intensive language instruc-
tion in— 
(1) the United States; or 
(2) a country in which the covered Asian lan-
guage concerned is spoken by a significant portion of 
the population (as determined by the Secretary for 
purposes of the pilot program). 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘National Security Edu-
cation Board’’ means the National Security Education 
Board established pursuant to section 803 of the David L. 
Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
1903). 
(e) TERMINATION.—No scholarship may be awarded 
under the pilot program after the date that is five years 
after the date on which the pilot program is established. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows:
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(1) The Army, 475,000. 
(2) The Navy, 329,200. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 184,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 317,000. 
SEC. 402. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR MANAGE-
MENT OF END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) REPEAL OF SPECIFICATION OF PERMANENT END 
STRENGTHS TO SUPPORT TWO MAJOR REGIONAL CONTIN-
GENCIES.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 691 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 39 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 691. 
(b) ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR END STRENGTH MAN-
AGEMENT.— 
(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (f) of section 115 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘increase’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘vary’’. 
(2) SERVICE
SECRETARY
AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (g) of such section is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in-
crease’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘vary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in-
crease’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘variance’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 342,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 198,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 105,500. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200. 
(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 orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
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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 partici-
pation 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 of 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 in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Several States routinely recruit and retain 
members of the Army National Guard of the United 
States in excess of State authorizations to offset States 
that do not recruit to State authorizations.
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(2) The States that routinely recruit and retain 
members of the Army National Guard of the United 
States in excess of authorizations do not receive any 
extra full-time operational support duty personnel to 
support excess members. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that the National Guard Bureau should account for States 
that routinely recruit and retain members in excess of State 
authorizations when allocating full-time operational sup-
port duty personnel. 
(c) END STRENGTHS.—Within the end strengths pre-
scribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2016, the 
following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time ac-
tive duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the 
National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, admin-
istering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve 
components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,770. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,748.
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(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032. 
(d) ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.—In allocating Re-
serves on full-time duty in the Army National Guard of 
the United States authorized by subsection (c)(1) among the 
States, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall take 
into account the actual number of members of the Army 
National Guard of the United States serving in each State 
as of September 30 each year. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the reserve 
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,099. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,104. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—
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(1) NATIONAL
GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2016, 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, 2016, may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
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port 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. 
SEC. 416. CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AU-
THORITY 
TO 
INCREASE 
CERTAIN 
END 
STRENGTHS APPLICABLE TO THE ARMY NA-
TIONAL GUARD. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau may increase each of the end 
strengths for fiscal year 2016 applicable to the Army Na-
tional Guard as follows: 
(1) The end strength for Selected Reserve per-
sonnel of the Army National Guard of the United 
States in section 411(a)(1) by up to 3,000 members 
in addition to the number specified in section 
411(a)(1). 
(2) The end strength for Reserves serving on full- 
time duty for the purpose of organizing, admin-
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istering, recruiting, instructing, or training for the 
Army National Guard of the United States specified 
in section 412(1) by up to 615 Reserves in addition 
to the number specified in section 412(1). 
(3) The end strength for military technicians 
(dual status) for the Army National Guard of the 
United States specified in section 413(1) by up to 
1,111 technicians in addition to the number specified 
in section 413(1). 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau may increase an end strength using the authority 
in subsection (a) only if such increase is paid for out of 
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army National Guard. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any
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other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi-
nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2016. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORITY OF PROMOTION BOARDS TO REC-
OMMEND OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT 
BE PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE PROMOTION 
LIST. 
(a) AUTHORITY
OF PROMOTION BOARDS TO REC-
OMMEND OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT BE PLACED AT 
TOP OF PROMOTION LIST.—Section 616 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) In selecting the officers to be recommended for 
promotion, a selection board may, when authorized by the 
Secretary of the military department concerned, recommend 
officers of particular merit, from among those officers se-
lected for promotion, to be placed at the top of the pro-
motion list promulgated by the Secretary under section 
624(a)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The determination whether an officer is an officer 
of particular merit for purposes of this subsection shall be 
made in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Sec-
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retary of the military department concerned for such pur-
poses. 
‘‘(3) The number of such officers placed at the top of 
the promotion list may not exceed the number equal to 10 
percent of the maximum number of officers that the board 
is authorized to recommend for promotion in such competi-
tive category. If the number determined under this sub-
section is less than one, the board may recommend one such 
officer. 
‘‘(4) No officer may be recommended to be placed at 
the top of the promotion list unless the officer receives the 
recommendation of at least three-quarters of the members 
of a board for such placement. 
‘‘(5) For the officers recommended to be placed at the 
top of the promotion list, the board shall recommend the 
order in which these officers should be promoted.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT APPEARING AT 
TOP OF PROMOTION LIST.—Section 624(a)(1) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, except such officers of particular 
merit who were approved by the President and rec-
ommended by the board to be placed at the top of the pro-
motion list under section 616(g) of this title as these officers 
shall be placed at the top of the promotion list in the order 
recommended by the board’’ after ‘‘officers on the active- 
duty list’’.
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SEC. 502. MINIMUM GRADES FOR CERTAIN CORPS AND RE-
LATED POSITIONS IN THE ARMY, NAVY, AND 
AIR FORCE. 
(a) ARMY.— 
(1) CHIEF
OF
LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON.—Section 
3023(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the second sentence by striking ‘‘the grade of major 
general’’ and inserting ‘‘a grade above the grade of 
colonel’’. 
(2) ASSISTANT
SURGEON
GENERAL.—Section 
3039(b) of such title is amended by striking the last 
sentence and inserting the following new sentence: 
‘‘An officer appointed to that position shall be an offi-
cer in a grade above the grade of colonel.’’. 
(3) CHIEF
OF
THE
NURSE
CORPS.—Section 
3069(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘whose 
regular grade’’ and all that follows through ‘‘major 
general.’’ and inserting ‘‘. An officer appointed to 
that position shall be an officer in a grade above the 
grade of colonel.’’. 
(4) CHIEF OF THE VETERINARY CORPS.—Section 
3084 of such title is amended by striking the last sen-
tence and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘An 
officer appointed to that position shall be an officer 
in a grade above the grade of lieutenant colonel.’’. 
(b) NAVY.—
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(1) CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.—Section 
5027(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the grade of rear admiral’’ and inserting 
‘‘a grade above the grade of captain’’. 
(2) CHIEF
OF
THE
DENTAL
CORPS.—Section 
5138 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following new subsection (a): 
‘‘(a) There is a Chief of the Dental Corps in the De-
partment of the Navy. An officer assigned to that position 
shall be an officer in a grade above the grade of captain.’’; 
and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) 
as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(3) DIRECTORS
OF
MEDICAL
CORPS.—Section 
5150(c) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘for 
promotion’’ and all that follows through the end 
of the sentence and inserting a period; and 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
following new sentence: ‘‘An officer so selected 
shall be an officer in a grade above the grade of 
captain.’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—
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(1) CHIEF
OF
LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON.—Section 
8023(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in the second sentence by striking ‘‘the grade of major 
general’’ and inserting ‘‘a grade above the grade of 
colonel’’. 
(2) CHIEF
OF
THE
NURSE
CORPS.—Section 
8069(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘whose 
regular grade’’ and all that follows through ‘‘major 
general.’’ and inserting ‘‘. An officer appointed to 
that position shall be an officer in a grade above the 
grade of colonel.’’. 
(3) ASSISTANT SURGEON GENERAL FOR DENTAL 
SERVICES.—Section 8081 of such title is amended by 
striking the second sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘An officer appointed to that 
position shall be an officer in a grade above the grade 
of colonel.’’. 
(d) TRANSITION.—In the case of an officer who on the 
date of the enactment of this Act is serving in a position 
that is covered by an amendment made by this section, the 
continued service of that officer in such position after the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall not be affected by 
that amendment.
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SEC. 503. ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AU-
THORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF ACQUISITION MATTERS WITHIN 
JOINT MATTERS FOR OFFICER MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) JOINT MATTERS.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 688 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) acquisition addressed by military personnel 
acting under chapter 87 of this title.’’. 
(2) 
JOINT
DUTY
ASSIGNMENT.—Subsection 
(b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘lim-
ited to assignments in which’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘limited to— 
‘‘(i) assignments in which the officer gains 
significant experience in joint matters; and 
‘‘(ii) assignments pursuant to chapter 87 of 
this title; and’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL
IN 
THE ACQUISITION FIELD.—
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(1) CONSULTATION OF SERVICE CHIEFS IN POLI-
CIES AND GUIDANCE.—Subsection (a) of section 1722a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘such military department)’’ the following: 
‘‘, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, 
the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the 
Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
(with respect to the armed force under the jurisdiction 
of each),’’. 
(2) ENHANCED
CAREER
PATHS
FOR
PER-
SONNEL.—Subsection (b) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘single- 
tracked’’ before ‘‘career path’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) A dual-tracked career path that attracts the 
highest quality officers and enlisted personnel and al-
lows them to gain experience in, and receive credit 
for, a primary career in combat arms and a func-
tional secondary career in the acquisition field in 
order to more closely align the military operational
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requirements and acquisition workforces of each 
armed force.’’. 
(c) JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.— 
(1) INCLUSION OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL 
TRAINING
IN
JOINT
PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY
EDU-
CATION.—Subsection (a) of section 2151 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Joint profes-
sional military education’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The subject matter to be covered by joint profes-
sional military education shall include at least the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) National Military Strategy. 
‘‘(B) Joint planning at all levels of war. 
‘‘(C) Joint doctrine. 
‘‘(D) Joint command and control. 
‘‘(E) Joint force and joint requirements develop-
ment. 
‘‘(F) Operational contract support. 
‘‘(3) In lieu of the subject matters covered by para-
graph (2), or in supplement to one or more of such matters, 
the subject matter to be covered by joint professional mili-
tary education may include subjects addressed in training
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programs under section 2013(a) of this title by, in, or 
through organizations described in paragraph (2)(D) of 
that section.’’. 
(2) SENIOR
LEVEL
SERVICE
SCHOOLS.—Sub-
section (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) A training program section 2013(a) of 
this title by, in, or through an organization de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(D) of that section.’’. 
(3) 
THREE-PHASE
APPROACH.—Section 
2154(a)(2) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘in residence at’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) in residence at the Joint Forces Staff 
College;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 
senior level service school’’ and inserting ‘‘in res-
idence at a senior level service school, or by, in, 
or though a senior level service school described 
in section 2151(b)(1)(E) of this title,’’. 
(4) JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
PHASE II.—Section 2155 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)—
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(i) in the subsection caption, by insert-
ing ‘‘FOR JOINT MILITARY SUBJECTS’’ after 
‘‘PHASE II REQUIREMENTS’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘described in section 
2151(a)(2) of this title’’ after ‘‘joint profes-
sional military education’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the subsection caption, by insert-
ing ‘‘FOR JOINT MILITARY SUBJECTS’’ after 
‘‘CURRICULUM CONTENT’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 2151(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2151(a)(2)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘described in such 
section’’ after ‘‘joint professional military 
education’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(D) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) CURRICULUM CONTENT FOR BUSINESS AND COM-
MERCIAL TRAINING.—The curriculum for Phase II joint 
professional military education described in section 
2151(a)(3) of this title shall include such matters as the 
Secretary shall specify in connection with training pro-
grams described in that section in order to satisfy require-
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ments for successful performance in the acquisition or ac-
quisition-related field.’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘(other than a 
service school described in section 2151(b)(1)(E) 
of this title)’’ after ‘‘senior level service school’’. 
(d) ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF SERVICE 
CHIEFS.—Section 2547 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this sub-
section’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON PROMOTION RATES FOR OF-
FICERS IN ACQUISITION POSITIONS.—(1) Not later than 
January 1 each year, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the 
Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each 
submit to Congress a report on the promotion rates during 
the preceding fiscal year of officers who are serving in, or 
have served in, positions covered by chapter 87 of this title, 
and officers who have been certified under that chapter, in
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the grades specified in paragraph (2). If promotion rates 
for any such grade of officers failed to meet objectives for 
the fiscal year concerned for promotion rates for such grade, 
the chief of the armed force concerned shall include in the 
report for such fiscal year information on such failure and 
on the actions taken or to be taken by such chief to prevent 
further such failures. 
‘‘(2) The grades specified in this paragraph are as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) The grade of colonel (or captain, in the case 
of the Navy). 
‘‘(B) The grade of lieutenant colonel (or com-
mander, in the case of the Navy). 
‘‘(C) The grade of major (or lieutenant com-
mander, in the case of the Navy).’’. 
SEC. 504. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR DETERMINATION OF 
OFFICERS TO CONTINUE ON ACTIVE DUTY 
AND FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT 
AND EARLY DISCHARGE. 
Section 638a(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘officers considered—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘officers considered.’’.
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SEC. 505. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY 
RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF A GENERAL OR 
FLAG OFFICER SERVING AS CHIEF OR DEP-
UTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, 
NAVY, OR AIR FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1253 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR CHIEFS
OF CHAPLAINS
AND 
DEPUTY CHIEFS OF CHAPLAINS.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned may defer the retirement 
under subsection (a) of an officer serving in a general or 
flag officer grade who is the Chief of Chaplains or Deputy 
Chief of Chaplains of that officer’s armed force. Such a 
deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month 
following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years 
of age.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘exception’’ and inserting 
‘‘exceptions’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 63 of such title is amend-
ed in the item relating to section 1253 by striking 
‘‘exception’’ and inserting ‘‘exceptions’’.
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SEC. 506. REINSTATEMENT OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR 
SELECTIVE EARLY DISCHARGE OF WARRANT 
OFFICERS. 
Section 580a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘November 30, 
1993, and ending on October 1, 1999’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2015, and ending on October 1, 2019’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 507. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT WARRANT OFFICER RE-
TIRED GRADE DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 1371 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘highest’’ after ‘‘in the’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘that he held on the day before 
the date of his retirement, or in any higher warrant 
officer grade’’.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN RESERVE 
OFFICERS AS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 
SELECTION FOR PROMOTION. 
Section 14301 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) CERTAIN OFFICERS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 
SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.—The Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned may provide that an officer who 
is in an active status, but is in a duty status in which 
the only points the officer accrues under section 12732(a)(2) 
of this title are pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i) of that 
section (relating to membership in a reserve component), 
shall not be considered for selection for promotion at any 
time the officer otherwise would be so considered. Any such 
officer may remain on the reserve active-status list.’’. 
SEC. 512. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COM-
PONENT SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS AS 
LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF ERROR AT A 
MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD. 
Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘a selection board’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a mandatory promotion board convened 
under section 14101(a) of this title’’; and 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by strik-
ing ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘mandatory 
promotion board’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by 
striking ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘mandatory 
promotion board’’. 
SEC. 513. RECONCILIATION OF CONTRADICTORY PROVI-
SIONS RELATING TO CITIZENSHIP QUALI-
FICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE RE-
SERVE 
COMPONENTS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 12102(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) that person has met the citizenship or resi-
dency requirements established in section 504(b)(1) of 
this title; or 
‘‘(2) that person is authorized to enlist by the 
Secretary concerned under section 504(b)(2) of this 
title.’’.
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SEC. 514. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN AIR FORCE RESERVE 
COMPONENT 
PERSONNEL 
TO 
PROVIDE 
TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARDING 
PILOT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may authorize personnel 
described in paragraph (2) to provide training and 
instruction regarding pilot instructor training to the 
following: 
(A) Members of the Armed Forces on active 
duty. 
(B) Members of foreign military forces who 
are in the United States. 
(2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Members of the reserve components of 
the Air Force on active Guard and Reserve duty 
(as that term is defined in section 101(d) of title 
10, United States Code) who are not otherwise 
authorized to conduct the training described in 
paragraph (1) due to the limitations in section 
10216 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) Members of the Air Force who are mili-
tary technicians (dual status) who are not other-
wise authorized to conduct the training described
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in paragraph (1) due to the limitations in sec-
tion 328(b) of title 32, United States Code 
(3) LIMITATION.—The total number of personnel 
described in paragraph (2) who may provide training 
and instruction under the authority in paragraph (1) 
at any one time may not exceed 50. 
(4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of 
the uniformed services described in paragraph (2) 
who provide training and instruction pursuant to the 
authority in paragraph (1) shall be covered by the 
Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any claim 
arising from the employment of such individuals 
under that authority. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting 
forth a plan to eliminate pilot instructor shortages within 
the Air Force using authorities available to the Secretary 
under current law.
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Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 
521. 
DUTY 
REQUIRED 
FOR 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
PRESEPARATION 
COUNSELING 
FOR 
MEM-
BERS BEING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED 
FROM ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR 180 CONTINUOUS DAYS OF AC-
TIVE DUTY SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
of section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘continuous’’ after ‘‘first 180’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF TRAINING FROM PERIODS OF AC-
TIVE DUTY.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘ac-
tive duty’ does not include full-time training duty, annual 
training duty, and attendance, while in the active military 
service, at a school designated as a service school by law 
or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.’’. 
SEC. 522. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAMS ON CAREER 
FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. prec. 
701 note) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c).
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SEC. 523. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF GEN-
DER-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS 
FOR OCCUPATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) FINDING.—The Senate remains interested in the 
integration of women into the combat arms of the Armed 
Forces and the development of gender-neutral occupational 
standards for occupational assignments in the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the development of gender-neutral occupa-
tional standards is vital in determining the occupa-
tional assignments of all members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(2) studies being conducted by the Armed Forces 
are important to the development of these standards 
and should incorporate the best scientific practices 
available; and 
(3) the Armed Forces should consider such stud-
ies on these standards carefully in order to ensure 
that— 
(A) such studies do not result in unneces-
sary barriers to service in the Armed Forces; and 
(B) all decisions on occupational assign-
ments in the Armed Forces—
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(i) are based on an objective analysis 
of the tasks required to perform the occupa-
tional assignment concerned; and 
(ii) do not negatively impact the re-
quired combat capabilities of the Armed 
Forces, including units whose primary mis-
sion is to engage in direct combat at the 
tactical level. 
SEC. 524. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVER-
SITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States military includes individ-
uals with a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural 
backgrounds that have roots all over the world. 
(2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members 
of the Armed Forces come from numerous religious 
traditions, including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Mus-
lim, Sikh, non-denominational, nonpracticing, and 
many more. 
(3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse 
backgrounds and religious traditions have lost their 
lives or been injured defending the national security 
of the United States.
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(4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the 
Armed Forces, and service members from different 
backgrounds and religious traditions share the same 
goal of defending the United States. 
(5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the 
strength in diversity that makes the United States a 
great Nation. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should— 
(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity 
in the Armed Forces; and 
(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and 
religious traditions who have made sacrifices in serv-
ing the United States through the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle D—Member Education and 
Training 
PART I—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE REFORM 
SEC. 531. LIMITATION ON TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OFF- 
DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION. 
Section 2007(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, but only if the Secretary deter-
mines that such education or training is likely to contribute 
to the member’s professional development’’ after ‘‘during the 
member’s off-duty periods’’.
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SEC. 532. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM-
BERS 
SUPPORTING 
CONTINGENCY 
OPER-
ATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1607 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 16167. Sunset 
‘‘(a) SUNSET.—The authority to provide educational 
assistance under this chapter shall terminate on the date 
that is four years after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE PEND-
ING SUNSET.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, during the period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 and ending on the date that is four years 
after the date of the enactment of that Act, educational as-
sistance may be provided under this chapter only to a mem-
ber otherwise eligible for educational assistance under this 
chapter who received educational assistance under this 
chapter for a course of study at an educational institution 
for the enrollment period at the educational institution that 
immediately preceded the date of the enactment of that 
Act.’’.