H. R. 5515 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any other Act to 
the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019’’ shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divisions as 
follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security 
Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. National Guard and reserve component equipment report. 
Sec. 112. Deployment by the Army of an interim cruise missile defense capability. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Procurement authority for Ford class aircraft carrier program. 
Sec. 122. Full ship shock trial for Ford class aircraft carrier. 
Sec. 123. Sense of Congress on accelerated production of aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for standard missile–6. 
Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for E–2D aircraft. 
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for F/A–18E/F aircraft and EA–18G air-
craft.
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Sec. 127. Modifications to F/A–18 aircraft to mitigate physiological episodes. 
Sec. 128. Frigate class ship program. 
Sec. 129. Contract requirement for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 130. Prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security bar-
riers. 
Sec. 131. Extension of limitation on use of sole-source shipbuilding contracts for 
certain vessels. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on availability of funds for M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle pro-
gram. 
Sec. 133. Report on degaussing standards for DDG–51 destroyers. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 141. Inventory requirement for air refueling tanker aircraft; limitation on re-
tirement of KC–10A aircraft. 
Sec. 142. Multiyear procurement authority for C–130J aircraft program. 
Sec. 143. Contract for logistics support for VC–25B aircraft. 
Sec. 144. Retirement date for VC–25A aircraft. 
Sec. 145. Repeal of funding restriction for EC–130H Compass Call Recapitalization 
Program. 
Sec. 146. Limitation on use of funds for KC–46A aircraft pending submittal of cer-
tification. 
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS Aircraft. 
Sec. 148. Report on modernization of B–52H aircraft systems. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Procurement authority for additional icebreaker vessels. 
Sec. 152. Buy-to-budget acquisition of F–35 aircraft. 
Sec. 153. Certification on inclusion of technology to minimize physiological episodes 
in certain aircraft. 
Sec. 154. Armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles. 
Sec. 155. Quarterly updates on the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program. 
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. Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 212. Extension of directed energy prototype authority. 
Sec. 213. Prohibition on availability of funds for the Weather Common Component 
program. 
Sec. 214. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35 continuous capability develop-
ment and delivery. 
Sec. 215. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on agile software devel-
opment and software operations. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for certain high energy laser advanced 
technology. 
Sec. 217. Plan for the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 218. National Defense Science and Technology Strategy. 
Sec. 219. Modification of CVN–73 to support fielding of MQ–25 unmanned aerial 
vehicle. 
Sec. 220. Establishment of innovators information repository in the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 221. Strategic plan for Department of Defense test and evaluation resources. 
Sec. 222. Collaboration between Defense laboratories, industry, and academia; open 
campus program. 
Sec. 223. Permanent extension and codification of authority to conduct technology 
protection features activities during research and development of de-
fense systems. 
Sec. 224. Codification and reauthorization of Defense Research and Development 
Rapid Innovation Program. 
Sec. 225. Procedures for rapid reaction to emerging technology. 
Sec. 226. Activities on identification and development of enhanced personal protec-
tive equipment against blast injury. 
Sec. 227. Human factors modeling and simulation activities. 
Sec. 228. Expansion of mission areas supported by mechanisms for expedited access 
to technical talent and expertise at academic institutions. 
Sec. 229. Advanced manufacturing activities. 
Sec. 230. National security innovation activities. 
Sec. 231. Partnership intermediaries for promotion of defense research and edu-
cation.
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Sec. 232. Limitation on use of funds for Surface Navy Laser Weapon System. 
Sec. 233. Expansion of coordination requirement for support for national security 
innovation and entrepreneurial education. 
Sec. 234. Defense quantum information science and technology research and devel-
opment program. 
Sec. 235. Joint directed energy test activities. 
Sec. 236. Requirement for establishment of arrangements for expedited access to 
technical talent and expertise at academic institutions to support De-
partment of Defense missions. 
Sec. 237. Authority for Joint Directed Energy Transition Office to conduct research 
relating to high powered microwave capabilities. 
Sec. 238. Joint artificial intelligence research, development, and transition activi-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 241. Report on survivability of air defense artillery. 
Sec. 242. T–45 aircraft physiological episode mitigation actions. 
Sec. 243. Report on efforts of the Air Force to mitigate physiological episodes affect-
ing aircraft crewmembers. 
Sec. 244. Report on Defense Innovation Unit Experimental. 
Sec. 245. Modification of funding criteria under Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities and minority institutions program. 
Sec. 246. Report on OA–X light attack aircraft applicability to partner nation sup-
port. 
Sec. 247. Reports on comparative capabilities of adversaries in key technology 
areas. 
Sec. 248. Report on active protection systems for armored combat and tactical vehi-
cles. 
Sec. 249. Next Generation Combat Vehicle. 
Sec. 250. Modification of reports on mechanisms to provide funds to defense labora-
tories for research and development of technologies for military mis-
sions. 
Sec. 251. Briefings on Mobile Protected Firepower and Future Vertical Lift pro-
grams. 
Sec. 252. Improvement of the Air Force supply chain. 
Sec. 253. Review of guidance on blast exposure during training. 
Sec. 254. Competitive acquisition strategy for Bradley Fighting Vehicle trans-
mission replacement. 
Sec. 255. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and programs. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program. 
Sec. 312. Further improvements to energy security and resilience. 
Sec. 313. Use of proceeds from sales of electrical energy derived from geothermal 
resources for projects at military installations where resources are lo-
cated. 
Sec. 314. Operational energy policy. 
Sec. 315. Funding of study and assessment of health implications of per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by agency 
for toxic substances and disease registry. 
Sec. 316. Extension of authorized periods of permitted incidental takings of marine 
mammals in the course of specified activities by Department of Defense. 
Sec. 317. Department of Defense environmental restoration programs. 
Sec. 318. Joint study on the impact of wind farms on weather radars and military 
operations. 
Sec. 319. Core sampling at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 320. Production and use of natural gas at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Authorizing use of working capital funds for unspecified minor military 
construction projects related to revitalization and recapitalization of de-
fense industrial base facilities. 
Sec. 322. Examination of Navy vessels. 
Sec. 323. Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels. 
Sec. 324. Temporary modification of workload carryover formula. 
Sec. 325. Limitation on use of funds for implementation of elements of master plan 
for redevelopment of Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam.
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Sec. 326. Business case analysis for proposed relocation of J85 Engine Regional Re-
pair Center. 
Sec. 327. Report on pilot program for micro-reactors. 
Sec. 328. Limitation on modifications to Navy Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 
and Modernization structure and mechanism. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Reports on readiness. 
Sec. 332. Matters for inclusion in quarterly reports on personnel and unit readi-
ness. 
Sec. 333. Annual Comptroller General reviews of readiness of Armed Forces to con-
duct full spectrum operations. 
Sec. 334. Surface warfare training improvement. 
Sec. 335. Report on optimizing surface Navy vessel inspections and crew certifi-
cations. 
Sec. 336. Report on depot-level maintenance and repair. 
Sec. 337. Report on wildfire suppression capabilities of active and reserve compo-
nents. 
Sec. 338. Report on relocation of steam turbine production from Nimitz-class and 
Ford-class aircraft carriers and Virginia-class and Columbia-class sub-
marines. 
Sec. 339. Report 
on 
Specialized 
Undergraduate 
Pilot 
Training 
production, 
resourcing, and locations. 
Sec. 340. Report on Air Force airfield operational requirements. 
Sec. 341. Report on Navy surface ship repair contract costs. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Coast Guard representation on explosive safety board. 
Sec. 352. Transportation to continental United States of retired military working 
dogs outside the continental United States that are suitable for adoption 
in the United States. 
Sec. 353. Scope of authority for restoration of land due to mishap. 
Sec. 354. Repurposing and reuse of surplus Army firearms. 
Sec. 355. Study on phasing out open burn pits. 
Sec. 356. Notification requirements relating to changes to uniform of members of 
the uniformed services. 
Sec. 357. Reporting on future years budgeting by subactivity group. 
Sec. 358. Limitation on availability of funds for service-specific Defense Readiness 
Reporting Systems. 
Sec. 359. Prioritization of environmental impacts for facilities sustainment, restora-
tion, and modernization demolition. 
Sec. 360. Sense of Congress relating to Soo Locks, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. 
Sec. 361. U.S. Special Operations Command Civilian Personnel. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Repeal of requirement for ability to complete 20 years of service by age 
62 as qualification for original appointment as a regular commissioned 
officer. 
Sec. 502. Enhancement of availability of constructive service credit for private sec-
tor training or experience upon original appointment as a commissioned 
officer. 
Sec. 503. Standardized temporary promotion authority across the military depart-
ments for officers in certain grades with critical skills.
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Sec. 504. Authority for promotion boards to recommend officers of particular merit 
be placed higher on a promotion list. 
Sec. 505. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration. 
Sec. 506. Applicability to additional officer grades of authority for continuation on 
active duty of officers in certain military specialties and career tracks. 
Sec. 507. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated competitive cat-
egories of officers. 
Sec. 508. Attending Physician to the Congress. 
Sec. 509. Matters relating to satisfactory service in grade for purposes of retire-
ment grade of officers in highest grade of satisfactory service. 
Sec. 510. Grades of Chiefs of Chaplains. 
Sec. 511. Repeal of original appointment qualification requirement for warrant offi-
cers in the regular Army. 
Sec. 512. Reduction in number of years of active naval service required for perma-
nent appointment as a limited duty officer. 
Sec. 513. Authority to designate certain reserve officers as not to be considered for 
selection for promotion. 
Sec. 514. GAO review of surface warfare career paths. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 515. Authorized strength and distribution in grade. 
Sec. 516. Repeal of prohibition on service on Army Reserve Forces Policy Com-
mittee by members on active duty. 
Sec. 517. Expansion of personnel subject to authority of the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau in the execution of functions and missions of the National 
Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 518. Authority to adjust effective date of promotion in the event of undue 
delay in extending Federal recognition of promotion. 
Sec. 519. National Guard Youth Challenge Program. 
Sec. 520. Extension of authority for pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted 
members of the Army National Guard as Army National Guard recruit-
ers. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Correction of Military Records 
Sec. 521. Enlistments vital to the national interest. 
Sec. 522. Statement of benefits. 
Sec. 523. Modification to forms of support that may be accepted in support of the 
mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. 
Sec. 524.
Assessment of Navy standard workweek and related adjustments. 
Sec. 525. Notification on manning of afloat naval forces. 
Sec. 526. Navy watchstander records. 
Sec. 527. Qualification experience requirements for certain Navy watchstations. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
Sec. 531. Inclusion of strangulation and suffocation in conduct constituting aggra-
vated assault for purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 532. Punitive article on domestic violence under the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. 
Sec. 533. Authorities of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, 
and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 534. Report on feasibility of expanding services of the Special Victims’ Counsel 
to victims of domestic violence. 
Sec. 535. Uniform command action form on disposition of unrestricted sexual as-
sault cases involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 536. Standardization of policies related to expedited transfer in cases of sexual 
assault or domestic violence. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 541. Clarification of expiration of term of appellate military judges of the 
United States Court of Military Commission Review. 
Sec. 542. Security clearance reinvestigation of certain personnel who commit cer-
tain offenses. 
Sec. 543. Development of oversight plan for implementation of Department of De-
fense harassment prevention and response policy. 
Sec. 544. Oversight of registered sex offender management program. 
Sec. 545. Development of resource guides regarding sexual assault for the military 
service academies. 
Sec. 546. Improved crime reporting. 
Sec. 547. Report on victims of sexual assault in reports of military criminal inves-
tigative organizations. 
Subtitle F—Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
Sec. 551. Permanent career intermission program.
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Sec. 552. Improvements to Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 553. Repeal of program on encouragement of postseparation public and com-
munity service. 
Sec. 554. Clarification of application and honorable service requirements under the 
Troops-to-Teachers Program to members of the Retired Reserve. 
Sec. 555. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at the Joint 
Special Operations University. 
Sec. 556. Program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining professional 
credentials. 
Sec. 557. Enhancement of authorities in connection with Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps programs. 
Sec. 558. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for re-
tired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their immediate 
families. 
Sec. 559. Prohibition on use of funds for attendance of enlisted personnel at senior 
level and intermediate level officer professional military education 
courses. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education 
Sec. 561. Assistance to schools with military dependent students. 
Sec. 562. Department of Defense Education Activity policies and procedures on sex-
ual harassment of students of Activity schools. 
Sec. 563. Department of Defense Education Activity misconduct database. 
Sec. 564. Assessment and report on active shooter threat mitigation at schools lo-
cated on military installations. 
Subtitle H—Military Family Readiness Matters 
Sec. 571. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council matters. 
Sec. 572. Enhancement and clarification of family support services for family mem-
bers of members of special operations forces. 
Sec. 573. Temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of 
military spouses by Federal agencies. 
Sec. 574. Improvement of My Career Advancement Account program for military 
spouses. 
Sec. 575.
Assessment and report on the effects of permanent changes of station on 
employment among military spouses. 
Sec. 576. Provisional or interim clearances to provide childcare services at military 
childcare centers. 
Sec. 577. Multidisciplinary teams for military installations on child abuse and 
other domestic violence. 
Sec. 578. Pilot program for military families: prevention of child abuse and training 
on safe childcare practices. 
Sec. 579. Assessment and report on small business activities of military spouses on 
military installations in the United States. 
Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Atomic veterans service certificate. 
Sec. 582. Award of medals or other commendations to handlers of military working 
dogs. 
Sec. 583. Authorization for award of distinguished-service cross to Justin T. 
Gallegos for acts of valor during Operation Enduring Freedom. 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Annual defense manpower requirements report matters. 
Sec. 592. Burial of unclaimed remains of inmates at the United States Disciplinary 
Barracks Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
Sec. 593. Standardization of frequency of academy visits of the Air Force Academy 
Board of Visitors with academy visits of boards of other military service 
academies. 
Sec. 594. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service matters. 
Sec. 595. Public availability of top-line numbers of deployed members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 596. Report on general and flag officer costs. 
Sec. 597. Study on active service obligations for medical training with other service 
obligations for education or training and health professional recruiting. 
Sec. 598. Criteria for interment at Arlington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 599. Limitation on use of funds pending submittal of report on Army Mar-
keting and Advertising Program. 
Sec. 600. Proof of period of military service for purposes of interest rate limitation 
under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Repeal of authority for payment of personal money allowances to Navy of-
ficers serving in certain positions. 
Sec. 602. Eligibility of reserve component members for high-deployment allowance 
for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations. 
Sec. 603. Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of 
temporary duty assignment or civilian travel. 
Sec. 604. Extension of parking expenses allowance to civilian employees at recruit-
ing facilities. 
Sec. 605. Eligibility of reserve component members for nonreduction in pay while 
serving in the uniformed services or National Guard. 
Sec. 606. Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. 
Sec. 612. Report on imminent danger pay and hostile fire pay. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 621. Extension of certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain 
veterans and their caregivers. 
Sec. 622. Technical corrections in calculation and publication of special survivor in-
demnity allowance cost of living adjustments. 
Sec. 623. Authority to award damaged personal protective equipment to members 
separating from the Armed Forces and veterans as mementos of mili-
tary service. 
Sec. 624. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft for veterans 
with service-connected disabilities rated as total. 
Sec. 625. Mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group 
Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation. 
Sec. 626. Access to military installations for certain surviving spouses and other 
next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die while on active 
duty or certain reserve duty. 
Sec. 627. Study and report on development of a single defense resale system. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Cessation of requirement for mental health assessment of members after 
redeployment from a contingency operation upon discharge or release 
from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 702. 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. Improvement of administration of the Defense Health Agency and mili-
tary medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 712. Organizational framework of the military healthcare system to support 
the medical requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 713. Administration of TRICARE dental plans through the Federal Employees 
Dental and Vision Insurance Program. 
Sec. 714. Streamlining of TRICARE Prime beneficiary referral process. 
Sec. 715. Sharing of information with State prescription drug monitoring programs. 
Sec. 716. Pilot program on opioid management in the military health system. 
Sec. 717. Wounded warrior policy review. 
Sec. 718. Medical simulation technology and live tissue training within the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 719. Improvements to trauma center partnerships. 
Sec. 720. Improvement to notification to Congress of hospitalization of combat- 
wounded members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 731. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 732. Joint forces medical capabilities development and standardization. 
Sec. 733. Inclusion of gambling disorder in health assessments of members of the 
Armed Forces and related research efforts. 
Sec. 734. Report on requirement for certain former members of the Armed Forces 
to enroll in Medicare Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life.
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Sec. 735. Pilot program on earning by special operations forces medics of credit to-
ward a physician assistant degree. 
Sec. 736. Strategic medical research plan. 
Sec. 737. Comptroller General of the United States review of Defense Health Agen-
cy oversight of transition between managed care support contractors for 
the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 738. Comptroller General study on availability of long-term care options for 
veterans from Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 739. Increase in number of appointed members of the Henry M. Jackson Foun-
dation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 800. Effective dates; coordination of amendments. 
Subtitle A—Streamlining of Defense Acquisition Statutes and Regulations 
PART I—CONSOLIDATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION STATUTES IN NEW PART V OF 
SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE 
Sec. 801. Framework for new part V of subtitle A. 
PART II—REDESIGNATION OF SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS OF SUBTITLES B, C, AND D TO 
PROVIDE ROOM FOR NEW PART V OF SUBTITLE A 
Sec. 806. Redesignation of sections and chapters of subtitle D of title 10, United 
States Code—Air Force. 
Sec. 807. Redesignation of sections and chapters of subtitle C of title 10, United 
States Code—Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 808. Redesignation of sections and chapters of subtitle B of title 10, United 
States Code—Army. 
Sec. 809. Cross references to redesignated sections and chapters. 
PART III—REPEALS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION LAW 
Sec. 811. Amendment to and repeal of statutory requirements for certain positions 
or offices in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 812. Repeal of certain defense acquisition laws. 
Sec. 813. Repeal of certain Department of Defense reporting requirements. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 816. Modification of limitations on single source task or delivery order con-
tracts. 
Sec. 817. Preliminary cost analysis requirement for exercise of multiyear contract 
authority. 
Sec. 818. Revision of requirement to submit information on services contracts to 
Congress. 
Sec. 819. Data collection and inventory for services contracts. 
Sec. 820. Report on clarification of services contracting definitions. 
Sec. 821. Increase in micro-purchase threshold applicable to Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 822. Department of Defense contracting dispute matters. 
Sec. 823. Inclusion of best available information regarding past performance of sub-
contractors and joint venture partners. 
Sec. 824. Subcontracting price and approved purchasing systems. 
Sec. 825. Modification of criteria for waivers of requirement for certified cost and 
price data. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 831. Revisions in authority relating to program cost targets and fielding tar-
gets for major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 832. Implementation of recommendations of the Independent Study on Consid-
eration of Sustainment in Weapons Systems Life Cycle. 
Sec. 833. Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related ini-
tiatives. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 836. Revision of definition of commercial item for purposes of Federal acquisi-
tion statutes. 
Sec. 837. Limitation on applicability to Department of Defense commercial con-
tracts of certain provisions of law.
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Sec. 838. Modifications to procurement through commercial e-commerce portals. 
Sec. 839. Review of Federal acquisition regulations on commercial products, com-
mercial services, and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 841. Report on limited sourcing of specific components for Naval vessels. 
Sec. 842. Removal of national interest determination requirements for certain enti-
ties. 
Sec. 843. Pilot program to test machine-vision technologies to determine the au-
thenticity and security of microelectronic parts in weapon systems. 
Sec. 844. Limitation on certain procurements application process. 
Sec. 845. Report on defense electronics industrial base. 
Sec. 846. Support for defense manufacturing communities to support the defense 
industrial base. 
Sec. 847. Limitation on procurement of certain items for T–AO–205 program. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 851. Department of Defense small business strategy. 
Sec. 852. Prompt payments of small business contractors. 
Sec. 853. Increased participation in the Small Business Administration microloan 
program. 
Sec. 854. Amendments to Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program. 
Sec. 855. Construction contract administration. 
Sec. 856. Comptroller General study of impact of broadband speed and price on 
small businesses. 
Sec. 857. Consolidated budget display for the Department of Defense Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program. 
Sec. 858. Funding for procurement technical assistance program. 
Sec. 859. Authorization for payment of certain costs relating to procurement tech-
nical assistance centers. 
Sec. 860. Commercialization Assistance Pilot Program. 
Sec. 861. Puerto Rico businesses. 
Sec. 862. Opportunities for employee-owned business concerns through Small Busi-
ness Administration loan programs. 
Subtitle G—Provisions Related to Software and Technical Data Matters 
Sec. 865. Validation of proprietary and technical data. 
Sec. 866. Continuation of technical data rights during challenges. 
Sec. 867. Requirement for negotiation of technical data price before sustainment of 
major weapon systems. 
Sec. 868. Implementation of recommendations of the final report of the Defense 
Science Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of Software for 
Defense Systems. 
Sec. 869. Implementation of pilot program to use agile or iterative development 
methods required under section 873 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
Sec. 870. Report on requiring access to digital technical data in future acquisitions 
of combat, combat service, and combat support systems. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 871. Prohibition on acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied foreign 
nations. 
Sec. 872. Extension of prohibition on providing funds to the enemy. 
Sec. 873. Data, policy, and reporting on the use of other transactions. 
Sec. 874. Standardization of formatting and public accessibility of Department of 
Defense reports to Congress. 
Sec. 875. Promotion of the use of Government-wide and other interagency con-
tracts. 
Sec. 876. Increasing competition at the task order level. 
Sec. 877. Individual acquisition for commercial leasing services. 
Sec. 878. Procurement administrative lead time definition and plan. 
Sec. 879. Briefing on funding of product support strategies. 
Sec. 880. Use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. 
Sec. 881. Permanent Supply Chain Risk Management Authority. 
Sec. 882. Review of market research. 
Sec. 883. Establishment of integrated review team on defense acquisition industry- 
government exchange. 
Sec. 884. Exchange program for acquisition workforce employees. 
Sec. 885. Process to limit foreign access to technology.
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Sec. 886. Procurement of telecommunications supplies for experimental purposes. 
Sec. 887. Access by developmental and operational testing activities to data regard-
ing modeling and simulation activity. 
Sec. 888. Instruction on pilot program regarding employment of persons with dis-
abilities. 
Sec. 889. Prohibition on certain telecommunications and video surveillance services 
or equipment. 
Sec. 890. Pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Report on allocation of former responsibilities of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
Sec. 902. Modification of responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Pol-
icy. 
Sec. 903. Clarification of responsibilities and duties of the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 904. Technical corrections to Department of Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center authority. 
Sec. 905. Specification of certain duties of the Defense Technical Information Cen-
ter. 
Subtitle B—Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices 
and Elements 
Sec. 911. Comprehensive review of operational and administrative chains-of-com-
mand and functions of the Department of the Navy. 
Sec. 912. Modification of certain responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force concept development. 
Sec. 913. Clarification of certain risk assessment requirements of the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff in connection with the National Military Strat-
egy. 
Sec. 914.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict review of United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 915. Expansion of principal duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Re-
search, Development, and Acquisition. 
Sec. 916. Qualifications for appointment as Deputy Chief Management Officer of a 
military department. 
Sec. 917. Deadline for completion of full implementation of requirements in connec-
tion with organization of the Department of Defense for management of 
special operations forces and special operations. 
Sec. 918. Cross-functional teams in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 919. Limitation on transfer of the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological De-
fense Division of the Navy. 
Subtitle C—Comprehensive Pentagon Bureaucracy Reform and Reduction 
Sec. 921. Authorities and responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 922. Analysis of Department of Defense business management and operations 
datasets to promote savings and efficiencies. 
Sec. 923. Periodic review of the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field 
Activities by the Chief Management Officer of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 924. Actions to increase the efficiency and transparency of the Defense Logis-
tics Agency. 
Sec. 925. Review of functions of Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Con-
tract Management Agency. 
Sec. 926. Review and improvement of the operations of the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service. 
Sec. 927. Assessment of chief information officer functions in connection with tran-
sition to enterprise-wide management of information technology and 
computing. 
Sec. 928. Comptroller General of the United States report on cross-enterprise ac-
tivities of the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 929. General provisions. 
Subtitle D—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters 
Sec. 931. Limitation on availability of funds for major headquarters activities of the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 932. John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program. 
Sec. 933. Performance of civilian functions by military personnel.
H. R. 5515—11 
Sec. 934. Report on implementation of requirements on estimation and comparison 
of costs of civilian and military manpower and contract support for the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 935. Review of foreign currency exchange rates and analysis of Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Defense appropriation. 
Sec. 936. Responsibility for policy on civilian casualty matters. 
Sec. 937. Additional matters in connection with background and security investiga-
tions for Department of Defense personnel. 
Sec. 938. Research and development to advance capabilities of the Department of 
Defense in data integration and advanced analytics in connection with 
personnel security. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Trusted information provider program for national security positions and 
positions of trust. 
Sec. 942. Report on expedited processing of security clearances for mission-critical 
positions. 
Sec. 943. Report on clearance in person concept. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Expertise in audit remediation. 
Sec. 1003. Authority to transfer funds to Director of National Intelligence for 
CAPNET. 
Sec. 1004. Audit of financial systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1005. Report on auditable financial statements. 
Sec. 1006. Transparency of accounting firms used to support Department of De-
fense audit. 
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Inclusion of operation and sustainment costs in annual naval vessel con-
struction plans. 
Sec. 1012. Purchase of vessels using funds in National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1013. Purchase of vessels built in foreign shipyards with funds in National De-
fense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1014. Date of listing of vessels as battle force ships in the Naval Vessel Reg-
ister and other fleet inventory measures. 
Sec. 1015. Technical corrections and clarifications to chapter 633 of title 10, United 
States Code, and other provisions of law regarding naval vessels. 
Sec. 1016. Dismantlement and disposal of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 1017. Limitation on use of funds for retirement of hospital ships. 
Sec. 1018. Inclusion of aircraft carrier refueling overhaul budget request in annual 
budget justification materials. 
Sec. 1019. Business case analysis of Ready Reserve Force recapitalization options. 
Sec. 1020. Transfer of excess naval vessel to Bahrain. 
Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Definition of sensitive military operation. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United 
States. 
Sec. 1034. 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. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain 
countries. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Strategic guidance documents within the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1042. Notification on the provision of defense sensitive support. 
Sec. 1043. Coordinating United States response to malign foreign influence oper-
ations and campaigns. 
Sec. 1044. Clarification of reimbursable allowed costs of FAA memoranda of agree-
ment. 
Sec. 1045. Workforce issues for military realignments in the Pacific. 
Sec. 1046. Mitigation of operational risks posed to certain military aircraft by auto-
matic dependent surveillance-broadcast equipment.
H. R. 5515—12 
Sec. 1047. Limitation on availability of funds for unmanned surface vehicles. 
Sec. 1048. Pilot program for Department of Defense controlled unclassified informa-
tion in the hands of industry. 
Sec. 1049. Critical technologies list. 
Sec. 1050. Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. 
Sec. 1051. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. 
Sec. 1052. Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. 
Sec. 1053. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission area and joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Annual reports by the Armed Forces on Out-Year Unconstrained Total 
Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers. 
Sec. 1062. Improvement of annual report on civilian casualties in connection with 
United States military operations. 
Sec. 1063. Report on capabilities and capacities of Armored Brigade Combat 
Teams. 
Sec. 1064. Activities and reporting relating to Department of Defense’s Cloud Ini-
tiative. 
Sec. 1065. Limitation on use of funds for United States Special Operations Com-
mand Global Messaging and Counter-Messaging platform. 
Sec. 1066. Comprehensive review of professionalism and ethics programs for special 
operations forces. 
Sec. 1067. Munitions assessments and future-years defense program requirements. 
Sec. 1068. Report on establishment of Army Futures Command. 
Sec. 1069. Report on cyber-enabled information operations. 
Sec. 1070. Report on unmanned aircraft in Arlington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 1071. Report on an updated Arctic strategy. 
Sec. 1072. Report on use and availability of military installations for disaster re-
sponse. 
Sec. 1073. Report on Department of Defense participation in Export Administration 
Regulations license application review process. 
Sec. 1074. Military aviation readiness review in support of the National Defense 
Strategy. 
Sec. 1075. Report on highest-priority roles and missions of the Department of De-
fense and the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. 
Sec. 1083. Modification of authority to transfer aircraft to other departments for 
wildfire suppression purposes. 
Sec. 1084. Improvement of database on emergency response capabilities. 
Sec. 1085. Disclosure requirements for United States-based foreign media outlets. 
Sec. 1086. United States policy with respect to freedom of navigation and over-
flight. 
Sec. 1087. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety. 
Sec. 1088. Sense of Congress regarding the international borders of the United 
States. 
Sec. 1089. Policy on response to juvenile-on-juvenile problematic sexual behavior 
committed on military installations. 
Sec. 1090. Recognition of America’s veterans. 
Sec. 1091. Prohibition of funds for Chinese language instruction provided by a Con-
fucius Institute. 
Sec. 1092. Department of Defense engagement with certain nonprofit entities in 
support of missions of deployed United States personnel around the 
world. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for certain competi-
tive service positions. 
Sec. 1102. Modification of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for 
post-secondary students and recent graduates. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy em-
ployees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear- 
powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1104. One-year extension and expansion of authority to waive annual limita-
tion on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civil-
ian employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1105. Extension of authority to conduct telework travel expenses test pro-
grams.
H. R. 5515—13 
Sec. 1106. Personnel demonstration projects. 
Sec. 1107. Expanded flexibility in selecting candidates from referral lists. 
Sec. 1108. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates and post secondary stu-
dents. 
Sec. 1109. Inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification 
review boards of Office of Personnel Management for initial appoint-
ments to Senior Executive Service positions in Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1110. Engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and mi-
nority-serving institutions for the purposes of technical workforce en-
hancement. 
Sec. 1111. Inclusion of Strategic Capabilities Office and Defense Innovation Unit 
Experimental of the Department of Defense in personnel management 
authority to attract experts in science and engineering. 
Sec. 1112. Enhancement of flexible management authorities for science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1113. Inclusion of Office of Secretary of Defense among components of the De-
partment of Defense covered by direct hire authority for financial man-
agement experts. 
Sec. 1114. Alcohol testing of civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command 
assigned to vessels. 
Sec. 1115. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 
and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1202. Clarification of authority for use of advisors and trainers for training of 
personnel of foreign ministries with security missions under defense in-
stitution capacity building authorities. 
Sec. 1203. Increase in cost limitation and additional notification required for small 
scale construction related to security cooperation. 
Sec. 1204. Technical corrections relating to defense security cooperation statutory 
reorganization. 
Sec. 1205. Review and report on processes and procedures used to carry out section 
362 of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 1206. Report on the use of security cooperation authorities. 
Sec. 1207. Participation in and support of the Inter-American Defense College. 
Sec. 1208. Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. 
Sec. 1209. Expansion of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Pro-
gram to include irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1210. Modification to Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1211. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of security cooperation. 
Sec. 1212. Legal and policy review of advise, assist, and accompany missions. 
Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority to support border security oper-
ations of certain foreign countries. 
Sec. 1214. Framework for obtaining concurrence for participation in activities of re-
gional centers for security studies. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of reporting requirements for special immi-
grant visas for Afghan allies program. 
Sec. 1223. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1225. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to the vet-
ted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1232. Syrian war crimes accountability. 
Sec. 1233. Extension of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1234. Limitation on assistance to the Government of Iraq. 
Sec. 1235. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activi-
ties of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1236. Modification of annual report on military power of Iran.
H. R. 5515—14 
Sec. 1237. Strategy to counter destabilizing activities of Iran. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1241. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian 
Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1242. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the 
Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1243. Determination required regarding material breach of INF Treaty by the 
Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1244. Comprehensive response to the Russian Federation’s material breach of 
the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 1245. Report on implementation of the New START Treaty. 
Sec. 1246. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1247. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1248. Sense of Congress on enhancing deterrence against Russian aggression 
in Europe. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Name of United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
Sec. 1252. Redesignation, expansion, and extension of Southeast Asia Maritime Se-
curity Initiative. 
Sec. 1253. Redesignation and modification of sense of Congress and initiative for 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1254. Assessment of and report on geopolitical conditions in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on extended nuclear deterrence in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
Sec. 1256. Reinstatement of reporting requirements with respect to United States- 
Hong Kong relations. 
Sec. 1257. Strengthening Taiwan’s force readiness. 
Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress on Taiwan. 
Sec. 1259. Prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of China in Rim of 
the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises. 
Sec. 1260. Modification of annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1261. United States strategy on China. 
Sec. 1262. Report on military and coercive activities of the People’s Republic of 
China in South China Sea. 
Sec. 1263. Requirement for critical languages and expertise in Chinese, Korean, 
Russian, Farsi, and Arabic. 
Sec. 1264. Limitation on use of funds to reduce the total number of members of the 
Armed Forces serving on active duty who are deployed to the Republic 
of Korea. 
Sec. 1265. Reports on nuclear capabilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
Sec. 1266. Modification of report required under enhancing defense and security co-
operation with India. 
Subtitle F—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1271. Modification of authorities relating to acquisition and cross-servicing 
agreements. 
Sec. 1272. United States-Israel countering unmanned aerial systems cooperation. 
Sec. 1273. Enhancement of U.S.-Israel defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1274. Review to determine whether the Armed Forces or coalition partners of 
the United States violated Federal law or Department of Defense policy 
while conducting operations in Yemen. 
Sec. 1275. Report on United States Government security cooperation and assist-
ance programs with Mexico. 
Sec. 1276. Report on Department of Defense missions, operations, and activities in 
Niger. 
Sec. 1277. Report on the security relationship between the United States and the 
Republic of Cyprus. 
Sec. 1278. Sense of Congress on detention of United States citizens by the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Turkey. 
Sec. 1279. Technical amendments related to NATO Support and Procurement Or-
ganization and related NATO agreements. 
Sec. 1280. Report on permanent stationing of United States forces in the Republic 
of Poland. 
Sec. 1281. Report on strengthening NATO cyber defense. 
Sec. 1282. Report on status of the United States relationship with the Republic of 
Turkey.
H. R. 5515—15 
Sec. 1283. Sense of the Congress concerning military-to-military dialogues. 
Sec. 1284. Modifications to Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 1285. Sense of Congress on countering hybrid threats and malign influence. 
Sec. 1286. Initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers 
from undue influence and other security threats. 
Sec. 1287. Report on Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. 
Sec. 1288. Modification of freedom of navigation reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1289. Coordination of efforts to negotiate free trade agreements with certain 
sub-Saharan African countries. 
Sec. 1290. Certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab 
Emirates in Yemen. 
Sec. 1291. Treatment of Rwandan Patriotic Front and Rwandan Patriotic Army 
under Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 1292. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 
Sec. 1293. Prohibition on provision of weapons and other forms of support to cer-
tain organizations. 
Sec. 1294. Modified waiver authority for certain sanctionable transactions under 
section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions 
Act. 
Sec. 1295. Rule of construction relating to the use of force. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1302. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense inspector general. 
Sec. 1405. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 1411. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1412. Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Sec. 1413. Oversight of health care provided to residents of the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home. 
Sec. 1414. Modification of authority on acceptance of gifts for the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home. 
Sec. 1415. Relief for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home impacted by 
increase in fees. 
Sec. 1416. Limitation on applicability of fee increase for residents of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1422. Economical and efficient operation of working capital fund activities. 
Sec. 1423. Consolidation of reporting requirements under the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1424. Quarterly briefing on progress of chemical demilitarization program. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense inspector general. 
Sec. 1509. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations.
H. R. 5515—16 
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. 
Sec. 1513. Overseas contingency operations. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1521. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. 
Sec. 1522. Enduring costs funded through overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1523. Comptroller General report on use of funds provided by overseas contin-
gency operations. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Improvements to acquisition system, personnel, and organization of 
space forces. 
Sec. 1602. Modifications to Space Rapid Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 1603. Rapid, responsive, and reliable space launch. 
Sec. 1604. Provision of space situational awareness services and information. 
Sec. 1605. Budget assessments for national security space programs. 
Sec. 1606. Improvements to commercial space launch operations. 
Sec. 1607. Space warfighting policy, review of space capabilities, and plan on space 
warfighting readiness. 
Sec. 1608. Use of small- and medium-size buses for strategic and tactical satellite 
payloads. 
Sec. 1609. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. 
Sec. 1610. Designation of component of Department of Defense responsible for co-
ordination of modernization efforts relating to military-code capable 
GPS receiver cards. 
Sec. 1611. Designation of component of Department of Defense responsible for co-
ordination of hosted payload information. 
Sec. 1612. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Space Operations Center 
mission system. 
Sec. 1613. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for protected satellite 
communications programs and overhead persistent infrared systems. 
Sec. 1614. Report on protected satellite communications. 
Sec. 1615. Report on enhancements to the Global Positioning System Operational 
Control Segment. 
Sec. 1616. Report on persistent weather imagery for United States Central Com-
mand. 
Sec. 1617. Study on space-based radio frequency mapping. 
Sec. 1618. Independent study on space launch locations. 
Sec. 1619. Briefing on commercial satellite servicing capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Role of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. 
Sec. 1622. Security vetting for foreign nationals. 
Sec. 1623. Department of Defense Counterintelligence polygraph program. 
Sec. 1624. Defense intelligence business management systems. 
Sec. 1625. Modification to annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1626. Framework on governance, mission management, resourcing, and effec-
tive oversight of combat support agencies that are also elements of the 
intelligence community. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1631. Reorganization and consolidation of certain cyber provisions. 
Sec. 1632. Affirming the authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct military 
activities and operations in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1633. Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program scholarships and 
grants. 
Sec. 1634. Amendments to pilot program regarding cyber vulnerabilities of Depart-
ment of Defense critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1635. Modification of acquisition authority of the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1636. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, cyber warfare, 
and cyber deterrence. 
Sec. 1637. Budget display for cyber vulnerability evaluations and mitigation activi-
ties for major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1638. Determination of responsibility for the Department of Defense Informa-
tion Networks. 
Sec. 1639. Procedures and reporting requirement on cybersecurity breaches and 
loss of personally identifiable information and controlled unclassified in-
formation.
H. R. 5515—17 
Sec. 1640. Program to establish cyber institutes at institutions of higher learning. 
Sec. 1641. Matters pertaining to the SharkSeer cybersecurity program. 
Sec. 1642. Active defense against the Russian Federation, People’s Republic of 
China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Islamic Republic of 
Iran attacks in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1643. Designation of official for matters relating to integrating cybersecurity 
and industrial control systems within the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1644. Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply 
chain and universities on matters relating to cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1645. Email and Internet website security and authentication. 
Sec. 1646. Security product integration framework. 
Sec. 1647. Information security continuous monitoring and cybersecurity scorecard. 
Sec. 1648. Tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident. 
Sec. 1649. Pilot program on modeling and simulation in support of military home-
land defense operations in connection with cyber attacks on critical in-
frastructure. 
Sec. 1650. Pilot program authority to enhance cybersecurity and resiliency of crit-
ical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1651. Pilot program on regional cybersecurity training center for the Army Na-
tional Guard. 
Sec. 1652. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. 
Sec. 1653. Study and report on reserve component cyber civil support teams. 
Sec. 1654. Identification of countries of concern regarding cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1655. Mitigation of risks to national security posed by providers of information 
technology products and services who have obligations to foreign govern-
ments. 
Sec. 1656. Report on Cybersecurity Apprentice Program. 
Sec. 1657. Report on enhancement of software security for critical systems. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1661. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Nu-
clear Weapons Council. 
Sec. 1662. Long-range standoff weapon requirements. 
Sec. 1663. Acceleration of ground-based strategic deterrent program and long-range 
standoff weapon program. 
Sec. 1664. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1665. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1666. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of 
ground-based strategic deterrent missile. 
Sec. 1667. Exchange program for nuclear weapons program employees. 
Sec. 1668. Plan to train officers in nuclear command, control, and communications. 
Sec. 1669. Independent study on options to increase Presidential decision-time re-
garding nuclear weapons employment. 
Sec. 1670. Extension of annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nu-
clear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1671. Plan for alignment of acquisition of warhead life extension programs and 
delivery vehicles for such warheads. 
Sec. 1672. Annual report on development of long-range stand-off weapon. 
Sec. 1673. Sense of Congress on nuclear posture of the United States. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1675. Development of persistent space-based sensor architecture. 
Sec. 1676. Boost phase ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1677. Extension of requirement for reports on unfunded priorities of Missile 
Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1678. Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and sys-
tems. 
Sec. 1679. Modification of requirement relating to transition of ballistic missile de-
fense programs to military departments. 
Sec. 1680. Modification of requirement to develop a space-based ballistic missile 
intercept layer. 
Sec. 1681. Improvements to acquisition processes of Missile Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1682. Layered defense of the United States homeland. 
Sec. 1683. Testing of redesigned kill vehicle prior to production and ground-based 
midcourse defense acceleration options. 
Sec. 1684. Requirements for ballistic missile defense capable ships. 
Sec. 1685. Multiyear procurement authority for standard missile–3 IB guided mis-
siles.
H. R. 5515—18 
Sec. 1686. Limitation on availability of funds for Army lower tier air and missile 
defense sensor. 
Sec. 1687. Missile defense radar in Hawaii. 
Sec. 1688. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative 
missile defense program co-development and co-production. 
Sec. 1689. Acceleration of hypersonic missile defense program. 
Sec. 1690. Report on ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1691. Sense of Congress on allied partnerships for missile defense. 
Sec. 1692. Sense of Congress on testing by Missile Defense Agency. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1695. Extension of Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from 
Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Similar Events. 
Sec. 1696. Procurement of ammonium perchlorate and other chemicals for use in 
solid rocket motors. 
Sec. 1697. Budget exhibit on support provided to entities outside Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1698. Conventional prompt global strike hypersonic capabilities. 
Sec. 1699. Report regarding industrial base for large solid rocket motors. 
TITLE XVII—REVIEW OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND EXPORT CONTROLS 
Subtitle A—Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 
Sec. 1701. Short title: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018. 
Sec. 1702. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1703. Definitions. 
Sec. 1704. Acceptance of written notices. 
Sec. 1705. Inclusion of partnership and side agreements in notice. 
Sec. 1706. Declarations for certain covered transactions. 
Sec. 1707. Stipulations regarding transactions. 
Sec. 1708. Authority for unilateral initiation of reviews. 
Sec. 1709. Timing for reviews and investigations. 
Sec. 1710. Identification of non-notified and non-declared transactions. 
Sec. 1711. Submission of certifications to Congress. 
Sec. 1712. Analysis by Director of National Intelligence. 
Sec. 1713. Information sharing. 
Sec. 1714. Action by the President. 
Sec. 1715. Judicial review. 
Sec. 1716. Considerations for regulations. 
Sec. 1717. Membership and staff of Committee. 
Sec. 1718. Actions by the Committee to address national security risks. 
Sec. 1719. Modification of annual report and other reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1720. Certification of notices and information. 
Sec. 1721. Implementation plans. 
Sec. 1722. Assessment of need for additional resources for Committee. 
Sec. 1723. Funding. 
Sec. 1724. Centralization of certain Committee functions. 
Sec. 1725. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1726. Briefing on information from transactions reviewed by Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States relating to foreign efforts to in-
fluence democratic institutions and processes. 
Sec. 1727. Effective date. 
Sec. 1728. Severability. 
Subtitle B—Export Control Reform 
Sec. 1741. Short title. 
Sec. 1742. Definitions. 
PART I—AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CONTROLS 
Sec. 1751. Short title. 
Sec. 1752. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1753. Authority of the President. 
Sec. 1754. Additional authorities. 
Sec. 1755. Administration of export controls. 
Sec. 1756. Licensing. 
Sec. 1757. Compliance assistance. 
Sec. 1758. Requirements to identify and control the export of emerging and 
foundational technologies. 
Sec. 1759. Review relating to countries subject to comprehensive United States 
arms embargo. 
Sec. 1760. Penalties.
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Sec. 1761. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1762. Administrative procedure. 
Sec. 1763. Review of interagency dispute resolution process. 
Sec. 1764. Consultation with other agencies on commodity classification. 
Sec. 1765. Annual report to Congress. 
Sec. 1766. Repeal. 
Sec. 1767. Effect on other Acts. 
Sec. 1768. Transition provisions. 
PART II—ANTI-BOYCOTT ACT OF 2018 
Sec. 1771. Short title. 
Sec. 1772. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1773. Foreign boycotts. 
Sec. 1774. Enforcement. 
PART III—ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 1781. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 1791. Extension of authority. 
Sec. 1792. Limitation on cancellation of designation of Secretary of the Air Force 
as Department of Defense Executive Agent for a certain Defense Produc-
tion Act program. 
Sec. 1793. Review of and report on certain defense technologies critical to the 
United States maintaining superior military capabilities. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2105. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2016 project. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
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 phased project authorized 
in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 project. 
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
Sec. 2308. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 
Sec. 2309. Additional authority to carry out project at Travis Air Force Base, Cali-
fornia, in fiscal year 2019. 
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. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2405. Authorization of certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
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Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
Sec. 2613. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 project. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activi-
ties funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account. 
Sec. 2702. Additional authority to realign or close certain military installations. 
Sec. 2703. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Sec. 2801. Modification of contract authority for acquisition, construction, or fur-
nishing of test facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 2802. Commercial construction standards for facilities on leased property. 
Sec. 2803. Congressional oversight of projects carried out pursuant to laws other 
than Military Construction Authorization Acts. 
Sec. 2804. Small business set-aside for contracts for architectural and engineering 
services and construction design. 
Sec. 2805. Updates and modifications to Department of Defense Form 1391, Unified 
Facilities Criteria, and military installation master plans. 
Sec. 2806. Work in Process Curve charts and outlay tables for military construction 
projects. 
Sec. 2807. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and mainte-
nance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside the United 
States. 
Sec. 2808. Authority to obtain architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design for defense laboratory modernization program. 
Sec. 2809. Repeal of limitation on certain Guam project. 
Sec. 2810. Enhancing force protection and safety on military installations. 
Sec. 2811. Limitation on use of funds for acquisition of furnished energy for new 
medical center in Germany. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2821. Force structure plans and infrastructure capabilities necessary to sup-
port the force structure. 
Sec. 2822. Exemption of Department of Defense off-site use and off-site removal 
only non-mobile properties from certain excess property disposal re-
quirements. 
Sec. 2823. Retrofitting existing windows in military family housing units to be 
equipped with fall prevention devices. 
Sec. 2824. Updating prohibition on use of certain assessment of public schools on 
Department of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain 
projects. 
Sec. 2825. Study of feasibility of using 20-year intergovernmental support agree-
ments for installation-support services. 
Sec. 2826. Representation of installation interests in negotiations and proceedings 
with carriers and other public utilities. 
Sec. 2827. Clarification to include National Guard installations in Readiness and 
Environmental Protection Integration program. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Land exchange, Air Force Plant 44, Tucson, Arizona.
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Sec. 2842. Authority for transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands, 
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, 
and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. 
Sec. 2843. Environmental restoration and future conveyance of portion of former 
Mare Island Firing Range, Vallejo, California. 
Sec. 2844. Release of restrictions, University of California, San Diego. 
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Naval support activity, Washington Navy Yard, District 
of Columbia. 
Sec. 2846. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 
Sec. 2847. Public inventory of Guam land parcels for transfer to Government of 
Guam. 
Sec. 2848. Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
Plant, Illinois. 
Sec. 2849. Land conveyance, Naval Academy dairy farm, Gambrills, Maryland. 
Sec. 2850. Technical correction of description of Limestone Hills Training Area 
Land Withdrawal and Reservation, Montana. 
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, Utah. 
Sec. 2852. Commemoration of Freedman’s Village. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 2861. Defense community infrastructure pilot program. 
Sec. 2862. Strategic plan to improve capabilities of Department of Defense training 
ranges and installations. 
Sec. 2863. Restrictions on use of funds for development of public infrastructure in 
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 2864. Study and report on inclusion of Coleman Bridge, York River, Virginia, 
in Strategic Highway Network. 
Sec. 2865. Defense access roads relating to closures due to sea level fluctuation and 
flooding. 
Sec. 2866. Authority to transfer funds for construction of Indian River Bridge. 
Sec. 2867. Plan to allow increased public access to the National Naval Aviation Mu-
seum and Barrancas National Cemetery, Naval Air Station Pensacola. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2906. Restrictions on use of funds for planning and design costs of European 
Deterrence Initiative projects. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Development of low-yield nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 3112. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program. 
Sec. 3113. Inclusion of capital assets acquisition projects in activities by Director 
for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation. 
Sec. 3114. Modification of authority for acceptance of contributions for acceleration 
of removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and re-
lated equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 
Sec. 3115. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material at 
Hanford Nuclear Reservation. 
Sec. 3116. Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 
Sec. 3117. Extension of enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain 
risk. 
Sec. 3118. Hanford waste tank cleanup program. 
Sec. 3119. Use of funds for construction and project support activities relating to 
MOX facility. 
Sec. 3120. Plutonium pit production.
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Sec. 3121. Pilot program on conduct by Department of Energy of background re-
views for access by certain individuals to national security laboratories. 
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation. 
Sec. 3123. Prohibition on availability of funds for research and development of ad-
vanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds relating to submission of annual re-
ports on unfunded priorities. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 
and operating contracts. 
Sec. 3132. Nuclear forensics analyses. 
Sec. 3133. Review of defense environmental cleanup activities. 
Sec. 3134. Whistleblower protections. 
Sec. 3135. Implementation of Nuclear Posture Review by National Nuclear Security 
Administration. 
Sec. 3136. Survey of workforce of national security laboratories and nuclear weap-
ons production facilities. 
Sec. 3137. Elimination of certain reports. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3141. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation sources. 
Sec. 3142. Sense of Congress regarding compensation of individuals relating to ura-
nium mining and nuclear testing. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Compliance by Ready Reserve Fleet vessels with SOLAS lifeboats and 
fire suppression requirements. 
Sec. 3503. Maritime Administration National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 3504. Permanent authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue vessel war 
risk insurance. 
Sec. 3505. Use of State maritime academy training vessels. 
Sec. 3506. Concurrent jurisdiction. 
Sec. 3507. United States Merchant Marine Academy policy on sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 3508. Report on implementation of recommendations for the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
Program. 
Sec. 3509. Report on the application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3510. Electronic records on mariner availability to meet national security 
needs. 
Sec. 3511. Small shipyard grants. 
Sec. 3512. Sea year on contracted vessels. 
Sec. 3513. GAO report on national maritime strategy. 
Sec. 3514. Multi-year contracts. 
Sec. 3515. Miscellaneous. 
Sec. 3516. Department of Transportation Inspector General report on Title XI pro-
gram. 
Subtitle B—Coast Guard 
Sec. 3521. Alignment with Department of Defense and sea services authorities. 
Sec. 3522. Preliminary development and demonstration. 
Sec. 3523. Contract termination. 
Sec. 3524. Reimbursement for travel expenses. 
Sec. 3525. Capital investment plan. 
Sec. 3526. Major acquisition program risk assessment. 
Sec. 3527. Marine safety implementation status. 
Sec. 3528. Retirement of Vice Commandant. 
Sec. 3529. Large recreational vessel regulations.
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Subtitle C—Coast Guard and Shipping Technical Corrections 
CHAPTER 1—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 3531. Commandant defined. 
Sec. 3532. Training course on workings of Congress. 
Sec. 3533. Miscellaneous. 
Sec. 3534. Department of Defense consultation. 
Sec. 3535. Repeal. 
Sec. 3536. Mission need statement. 
Sec. 3537. Continuation on active duty. 
Sec. 3538. System acquisition authorization. 
Sec. 3539. Inventory of real property. 
CHAPTER 2—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 
Sec. 3541. Definitions. 
Sec. 3542. Authority to exempt vessels. 
Sec. 3543. Passenger vessels. 
Sec. 3544. Tank vessels. 
Sec. 3545. Grounds for denial or revocation. 
Sec. 3546. Miscellaneous corrections to title 46, U.S.C. 
Sec. 3547. Miscellaneous corrections to Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
Sec. 3548. Miscellaneous corrections. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency op-
erations. 
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. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
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 committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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 Committees, provided that such statement has been
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submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first 
on the conference 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. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. National Guard and reserve component equipment report. 
Sec. 112. Deployment by the Army of an interim cruise missile defense capability. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Procurement authority for Ford class aircraft carrier program. 
Sec. 122. Full ship shock trial for Ford class aircraft carrier. 
Sec. 123. Sense of Congress on accelerated production of aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for standard missile–6. 
Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for E–2D aircraft. 
Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for F/A–18E/F aircraft and EA–18G air-
craft. 
Sec. 127. Modifications to F/A–18 aircraft to mitigate physiological episodes. 
Sec. 128. Frigate class ship program. 
Sec. 129. Contract requirement for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 130. Prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security bar-
riers. 
Sec. 131. Extension of limitation on use of sole-source shipbuilding contracts for 
certain vessels. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on availability of funds for M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle pro-
gram. 
Sec. 133. Report on degaussing standards for DDG–51 destroyers. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 141. Inventory requirement for air refueling tanker aircraft; limitation on re-
tirement of KC–10A aircraft. 
Sec. 142. Multiyear procurement authority for C–130J aircraft program. 
Sec. 143. Contract for logistics support for VC–25B aircraft. 
Sec. 144. Retirement date for VC–25A aircraft. 
Sec. 145. Repeal of funding restriction for EC–130H Compass Call Recapitalization 
Program. 
Sec. 146. Limitation on use of funds for KC–46A aircraft pending submittal of cer-
tification. 
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS Aircraft. 
Sec. 148. Report on modernization of B–52H aircraft systems. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Procurement authority for additional icebreaker vessels. 
Sec. 152. Buy-to-budget acquisition of F–35 aircraft. 
Sec. 153. Certification on inclusion of technology to minimize physiological episodes 
in certain aircraft. 
Sec. 154. Armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles. 
Sec. 155. Quarterly updates on the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program. 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine 
Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4101.
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Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT 
REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10541(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) A joint assessment by the Chief of Staff of the Army 
and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau on the efforts 
of the Army to achieve parity among the active component, 
the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard with respect 
to equipment and capabilities. Each assessment shall include 
a comparison of the inventory of high priority items of equip-
ment available to each component of the Army described in 
preceding sentence, including— 
‘‘(A) AH–64 Attack Helicopters; 
‘‘(B) UH–60 Black Hawk Utility Helicopters; 
‘‘(C) Abrams Main Battle Tanks; 
‘‘(D) Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles; 
‘‘(E) Stryker Combat Vehicles; and 
‘‘(F) any other items of equipment identified as high 
priority by the Chief of Staff of the Army or the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under 
section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 112. DEPLOYMENT BY THE ARMY OF AN INTERIM CRUISE MISSILE 
DEFENSE CAPABILITY. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall certify to the congressional defense committees whether there 
is a need for the Army to deploy an interim missile defense capa-
bility. 
(b) DEPLOYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense certifies that 
there is a need for the Army to deploy an interim missile 
defense capability under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Army shall deploy the capability as follows: 
(A) Two batteries of the capability shall be deployed 
by not later than September 30, 2020. 
(B) Two additional batteries of the capability shall 
be deployed by not later than September 30, 2023. 
(2) ACHIEVEMENT
OF
DEPLOYMENT
DEADLINES.—In order 
to meet the deadlines for deployment specified in paragraph 
(1) the Secretary of the Army may— 
(A) deploy systems that require the least amount of 
development; 
(B) procure non-developmental air and missile defense 
systems currently in production to ensure rapid delivery 
of capability; 
(C) use existing systems, components, and capabilities 
already in the Joint Force inventory, including rockets 
and missiles as available; 
(D) use operational information technology for commu-
nication, detection, and fire control that is certified to work
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with existing joint information technology systems to 
ensure interoperability; 
(E) engage and collaborate with officials, organizations, 
and activities of the Department of Defense with respon-
sibilities relating to science and technology, engineering, 
testing, and acquisition, including the Defense Innovation 
United Experimental, the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, the Defense Digital Service, the Strategic 
Capabilities Office, and the Rapid Capabilities offices, to 
accelerate the development, testing, and deployment of 
existing systems; 
(F) use institutional and operational basing to facilitate 
rapid training and fielding; 
(G) consider a range of direct energy weapon systems 
to compete for the 2023 deployment specified in paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
(H) carry out such other activities as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(3) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), 
Secretary of the Army may use any authority of the Secretary 
relating to acquisition, technology transfer, and personnel 
management 
that 
the 
Secretary 
considers 
appropriate, 
including rapid acquisition and rapid prototyping authorities, 
to resource and procure an interim missile defense capability. 
(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Army may waive the 
deadlines for deployment specified in paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary determines that sufficient funds have not been appro-
priated to enable the Secretary to meet such deadlines. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Army will deploy 
an interim missile defense capability pursuant to subsection (b), 
then, by not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Chief of Staff of the Army, shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a briefing that includes— 
(1) recommendations identifying any interim missile 
defense capabilities to be deployed and a proposed rapid acquisi-
tion schedule for such capabilities; 
(2) a plan to rapidly resource any identified shortfalls for 
any such capability selected for deployment; and 
(3) a schedule and timeline for the fielding and deployment 
of any such capability. 
(d) INTERIM MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘interim missile defense capability’’ means a fixed- 
site, cruise missile defense capability that may be deployed before 
the Indirect Fire Protection Capability of the Army becomes fully 
operational. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT 
CARRIER PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the fiscal 
year 2019 program year, for the procurement of one Ford class 
aircraft carrier to be designated CVN–81.
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(2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH CVN–80.—The air-
craft carrier authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) 
may be procured as an addition to the contract covering the 
Ford class aircraft carrier designated CVN–80 that is author-
ized to be constructed under section 121 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104). 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A contract may not be entered 
into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 
30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which 
shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for the Ford 
class aircraft carrier program: 
(1) The use of such a contract will result in significant 
savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying 
out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost 
savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
include a written explanation of— 
(A) the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal 
year for CVN–80 and CVN–81, by hull, without the 
authority provided in subsection (a); 
(B) the estimated obligations and expenditures by fiscal 
year for CVN–80 and CVN–81, by hull, with the authority 
provided in subsection (a); 
(C) the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal 
year for CVN–80 and CVN–81, by hull, with the authority 
provided in subsection (a); 
(D) the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost 
savings or avoidance; and 
(E) the contractual actions that will ensure the esti-
mated cost savings are realized. 
(2) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the 
contemplated contract period the Secretary of Defense will 
request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid 
contract cancellation. 
(3) There is a stable design for the property to be acquired 
and that the technical risks associated with such property 
are not excessive. 
(4) The estimates of both the cost of the contract and 
the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract 
authorized under subsection (a) are realistic. 
(5) The use of such a contract will promote the national 
security of the United States. 
(6) During the fiscal year in which such contract is to 
be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the 
contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense pro-
gram (as defined under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code) for such fiscal year will include the funding required 
to execute the program without cancellation. 
(7) The contract will be a fixed price type contract. 
(c) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to a contract 
entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may 
use incremental funding to make payments under the contract. 
No such payments may be obligated after the date that is 11 
months after the date on which the fitting out of the aircraft 
carrier associated with the contract is completed.
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(d) LIABILITY.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that the total liability to the Government for termi-
nation of the contract entered into shall be limited to the total 
amount of funding obligated at the time of termination. 
(e) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for 
that purpose for such fiscal year. 
(f) MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 122. FULL SHIP SHOCK TRIAL FOR FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CAR-
RIER. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that full ship shock 
trials results are incorporated into the construction of the Ford 
class aircraft carrier designated CVN–81. 
SEC. 123. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF 
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
accelerate the production of aircraft carriers to rapidly achieve 
the Navy’s goal of having 12 operational aircraft carriers. 
SEC. 124. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR STANDARD 
MISSILE–6. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of 
up to 625 standard missile–6 missiles at a rate of not more than 
125 missiles per year during the covered period. 
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary may enter into one or more con-
tracts for advance procurement associated with the missiles 
(including economic order quantity) for which authorization to enter 
into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under subsection 
(a). 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
(d) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered period’’ means the 5-year period beginning with the fiscal 
year 2019 program year and ending with the fiscal year 2023 
program year. 
SEC. 125. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR E–2D AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of 
up to 24 E–2D aircraft.
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(b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 126. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR F/A–18E/F AIR-
CRAFT AND EA–18G AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of 
the following: 
(1) F/A–18E/F aircraft. 
(2) EA–18G aircraft. 
(b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
(c) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 
or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2019, for advance 
procurement associated with the aircraft for which authorization 
to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under 
subsection (a), which may include one or more contracts for the 
procurement of economic order quantities of material and equipment 
for such aircraft. 
SEC. 127. MODIFICATIONS TO F/A–18 AIRCRAFT TO MITIGATE PHYSIO-
LOGICAL EPISODES. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
modify the F/A–18 aircraft to reduce the occurrence of, and mitigate 
the risk posed by, physiological episodes affecting crewmembers 
of the aircraft. The modifications shall include, at minimum— 
(1) replacement of the F/A–18 cockpit altimeter; 
(2) upgrade of the F/A–18 onboard oxygen generation 
system; 
(3) redesign of the F/A–18 aircraft life support systems 
required to meet onboard oxygen generation system input speci-
fications; and 
(4) installation of equipment associated with improved F/ 
A–18 physiological monitoring and alert systems. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2019, and 
annually thereafter through February 1, 2021, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a written update on the status of all modifications to the F/A– 
18 aircraft carried out by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive the require-
ment to make a modification under subsection (a) if the Secretary 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the specific 
modification is inadvisable and provides a detailed justification 
for excluding the modification from the Navy’s planned upgrades 
for the F/A–18 aircraft.
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SEC. 128. FRIGATE CLASS SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the solicitation for proposals for 
the procurement of any frigate class ship in any of fiscal years 
2019, 2020, or 2021, the Secretary of the Navy shall require that 
offerors submit proposals under which the offeror agrees to convey 
technical data to the Federal Government in the event the offeror 
is awarded the frigate construction contract associated with the 
proposal. 
(b) TECHNICAL DATA DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘tech-
nical data’’ means a compilation of detailed engineering plans and 
specifications for the construction of a frigate class ship. 
SEC. 129. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) through (f) as sub-
sections (e) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c), the following: 
‘‘(d) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
that a contract entered into under subsection (a) includes an 
option to procure a Virginia class submarine in each of fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023. 
‘‘(2) OPTION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘option’ 
has the meaning given that term in part 2.101 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation.’’. 
SEC. 130. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY PORT 
WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
(c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2019 may be obligated or expended to procure legacy 
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) not less than 30 days after submitting to 
the congressional defense committees— 
(1) a Navy requirements document that specifies key 
performance parameters and key system attributes for new 
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports; 
(2) a certification that the level of capability specified under 
paragraph (1) will meet or exceed that of legacy waterborne 
security barriers for Navy ports; 
(3) the acquisition strategy for the recapitalization of legacy 
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports, which shall meet 
or exceed the requirements specified under paragraph (1); and 
(4) a certification that any contract for new waterborne 
security barriers for a Navy port will be awarded in accordance 
with the requirements for full and open competition set forth 
in section 2304 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The sustainment, refurbishment, and replacement of 
portions of existing waterborne security barriers at Navy ports 
due to normal wear and tear.
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(2) The procurement of new waterborne security barriers 
for Navy ports due to exigent circumstances. 
SEC. 131. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF SOLE-SOURCE SHIP-
BUILDING CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), as amended by section 127 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91), is further amended by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, fiscal year 2018, or fiscal year 2019’’. 
SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR M27 INFANTRY 
AUTOMATIC RIFLE PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for 
the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle program of the Marine Corps, 
not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the date on which the Commandant of the Marine Corps submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives the assessment described in subsection (b). 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment described in this subsection 
is a written summary of the views of the Marine Corps with 
respect to the Small Arms Ammunition Configuration Study of 
the Army, including— 
(1) an explanation of how the study informs the future 
small arms modernization requirements of the Marine Corps; 
and 
(2) near-term and long-term modernization strategies for 
the small arms weapon systems of the Marine Corps, including 
associated funding and schedule profiles. 
SEC. 
133. 
REPORT 
ON 
DEGAUSSING 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
DDG–51 
DESTROYERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on degaussing standards for the DDG–51 
destroyer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) a detailed description of the current degaussing stand-
ards for the DDG–51 destroyer; 
(2) a plan for incorporating such standards into the 
destroyer construction program; and 
(3) an assessment of the requirement to backfit such stand-
ards to in-service destroyers. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 141. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER 
AIRCRAFT; LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC–10A AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective October 
1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total
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aircraft inventory of air refueling tanker aircraft of not less than 
479 aircraft. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number 
of air refueling tanker aircraft in the total aircraft inventory of 
the Air Force below 479 only if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that such reduction is justified by the results of 
the mobility capability and requirements study conducted under 
section 144(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91); and 
‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date 
on which the certification is made to the congressional defense 
committees under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘air refueling tanker aircraft’ means an air-
craft that has as its primary mission the refueling of other 
aircraft. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘total aircraft inventory’ means aircraft 
authorized to a flying unit for operations or training.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC–10A.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, 
or to prepare to retire, any KC–10A aircraft until the date 
that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the 
Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
Secretary has met the minimum inventory requirement under 
section 8062(j) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—The requirement 
of paragraph (1) does not apply to individual KC–10A aircraft 
that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case- 
by-case basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, other 
damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
SEC. 142. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C–130J AIR-
CRAFT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of— 
(1) C–130J aircraft for the Air Force; and 
(2) C–130J aircraft for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
pursuant to the agreement described in subsection (b). 
(b) AGREEMENT DESCRIBED.—The agreement described in this 
subsection is the agreement between the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Secretary of the Air Force under which the Secretary 
of the Air Force acts as the executive agent for the Department 
of the Navy for purposes of procuring C–130J aircraft for such 
Department. 
(c) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into 
one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with 
the C–130J aircraft, including economic order quantity, for which 
authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is 
provided under subsection (a).
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(d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment under the contract 
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) TREATMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 AIRCRAFT.—The multiyear 
contract authority under subsection (a) includes C–130J aircraft 
for which funds were appropriated for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 143. CONTRACT FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR VC–25B AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(1) ensure that the total period of any contract awarded 
for logistics support for the VC–25B aircraft does not exceed 
five years, as required under part 17.204(e) of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, unless otherwise approved in accord-
ance with established procedures; and 
(2) comply with section 2304 of title 10, United States 
Code, regarding full and open competition through the use 
of competitive procedures for the award of any logistics support 
contract following the initial five-year contract period. 
SEC. 144. RETIREMENT DATE FOR VC–25A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the application of section 
2244a of title 10, United States Code, the retirement date of the 
covered aircraft is deemed to be not later than December 31, 2025. 
(b) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered aircraft’’ means the two VC–25A aircraft of the Air Force 
that are in service as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 145. REPEAL OF FUNDING RESTRICTION FOR EC–130H COMPASS 
CALL RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
Section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2037) is repealed. 
SEC. 146. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR KC–46A AIRCRAFT 
PENDING SUBMITTAL OF CERTIFICATION. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees certification 
that, as of the date of the certification— 
(1) the supplemental type certification and the military 
type certification for the KC–46A aircraft have been approved; 
and 
(2) the Air Force has accepted the delivery of the first 
KC–46A aircraft. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2019 for 
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, may be obligated or expended 
to procure the covered aircraft until the Secretary of the Air 
Force submits the certification required under subsection (a). 
(2) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means three of the KC–46A aircraft 
authorized to be procured by this Act.
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SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF E–8 JSTARS AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT.— 
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2019 or any subsequent fiscal year for the Air Force 
may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to retire, any 
E–8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft until 
the date on which the Secretary of the Defense certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that Increment 2 of the Advanced 
Battle-Management System of the Air Force has declared initial 
operational capability as defined in the Capability Development 
Document for the System. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to individual E–8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case- 
by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of mishaps, 
other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
the Secretary of Defense, on a nondelegable basis, shall certify 
to the congressional defense committees that— 
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force is taking all reasonable 
steps to ensure the legacy E–8C Joint Surveillance Target 
Radar System aircraft that the Air Force continues to operate 
meet all safety requirements; 
(2) the Secretary of the Air Force has developed and imple-
mented a funding strategy to increase the operational and 
maintenance availability of the legacy E–8C Joint Surveillance 
Target Radar System aircraft that the Air Force continues 
to operate; 
(3) the Advanced Battle-Management System Increment 
1, 2, and 3 acquisition and fielding strategy is executable and 
that sufficient funds will be available to achieve all elements 
of the System as described in the Capability Development Docu-
ment for the System; and 
(4) in coordination with each separate geographic combat-
ant commander, that the Secretary of the Air Force is imple-
menting defined and measurable actions to meet the operational 
planning and steady-state force presentation requirements for 
Ground-Moving Target Indicator intelligence and Battle- 
Management, Command and Control towards a moderate level 
of risk until Increment 2 of the Advanced Battle-Management 
System declares initial operational capability. 
(d) GAO REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2020, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on Increment I, 
Increment 2, and Increment 3 of the 21st Century Advanced 
Battle Management System of Systems capability of the Air 
Force. The report shall include a review of— 
(A) the technologies that compose the capability and 
the level of maturation of such technologies; 
(B) the resources budgeted for the capability; 
(C) the fielding plan for the capability; 
(D) any risk assessments associated with the capa-
bility; and 
(E) the overall acquisition strategy for the capability.
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(2) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a briefing on the topics to be covered by the 
report under paragraph (1), including any preliminary data 
and any issues or concerns of the Comptroller General relating 
to the report. 
(e) AIR FORCE REPORT.—Not later than February 5, 2019, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the legacy fleet of E–8C Joint Surveillance 
Target Attack Radar System aircraft that includes— 
(1) the modernization and sustainment strategy, and associ-
ated costs, for the airframe and mission systems that will 
be used to maintain the legacy fleet of such aircraft until 
the planned retirement of the aircraft; and 
(2) a plan that will provide combatant commanders with 
an increased level of E–8C force support. 
(f) E–8C FORCE PRESENTATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than October 1, 2020, 
and until the retirement of the E–8C aircraft fleet, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall provide not fewer than 6 dedicated 
E–8C aircraft each fiscal year for allocation to the geographical 
combatant commanders through the Intelligence, Surveillance, 
and Reconnaissance Global Force Management Allocation 
Process. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of the Air Force is unable 
to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Defense, on a nondelegable basis, may waive the requirements 
for a fiscal year and shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a notice of waiver issuance and justification. 
(g) AIR FORCE BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Beginning not later 
than October 1, 2018, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a program update briefing on the Advanced Battle- 
Management System of the Air Force, and all associated tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 148. REPORT ON MODERNIZATION OF B–52H AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
long term modernization of the B–52H aircraft. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) an estimated timeline for the modernization of the 
B–52H aircraft; and 
(2) modernization requirements with respect to the 
integrated systems of the aircraft, including— 
(A) electronic warfare and defensive systems; 
(B) communications, including secure jam resistant 
capability; 
(C) radar replacement; 
(D) engine replacement; 
(E) future weapons and targeting capability; and 
(F) mission planning systems.
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Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and 
Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 151. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL ICEBREAKER 
VESSELS. 
(a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the icebreaker vessel 
authorized to be procured under section 122(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may enter into one or more contracts for 
the procurement of up to five additional polar-class icebreaker 
vessels. 
(2) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 is subject to 
the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose 
for such later fiscal year. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Coast Guard should maintain an inventory of not fewer than 
six polar-class icebreaker vessels beginning not later than fiscal 
year 2029 and, to achieve such inventory, should— 
(1) award a contract for the first new polar-class icebreaker 
not later than fiscal year 2019; 
(2) deliver the first new polar-class icebreaker not later 
than fiscal year 2023; 
(3) start construction on the second through sixth new 
polar-class icebreakers at a rate of one vessel per year in 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and 
(4) accept delivery of the second through sixth new polar- 
class icebreakers at a rate of one vessel per year in fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029. 
SEC. 152. BUY-TO-BUDGET ACQUISITION OF F–35 AIRCRAFT. 
Subject to section 2308 of title 10, United States Code, using 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the procurement 
of F–35 aircraft, the Secretary of Defense may procure a quantity 
of F–35 aircraft in excess of the quantity authorized by this Act 
if such additional procurement does not require additional funds 
to be authorized to be appropriated because of production effi-
ciencies or other cost reductions. 
SEC. 153. CERTIFICATION ON INCLUSION OF TECHNOLOGY TO MINI-
MIZE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days before 
entering into a contract for the procurement of a covered aircraft, 
the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written statement certifying that the aircraft to be 
procured under the contract will include the most recent techno-
logical advancements necessary to minimize the impact of physio-
logical episodes on aircraft crewmembers. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary concerned may waive the require-
ment of subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines the waiver is required in the interest of 
national security; and
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(2) not later than 15 days before entering into a contract 
for the procurement of a covered aircraft, notifies the congres-
sional defense committees of the rationale for the waiver. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a certification 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2021. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means a fighter aircraft, 
an attack aircraft, or a fixed wing trainer aircraft. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to covered 
aircraft of Navy; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to 
covered aircraft of the Air Force. 
SEC. 154. ARMORED COMMERCIAL PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.—In accord-
ance with the recommendations of the Government Accountability 
Office in the report titled ‘‘Armored Commercial Vehicles: DOD 
Has Procurement Guidance, but Army Could Take Actions to 
Enhance Inspections and Oversight’’ (GAO-17-513), not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Army shall— 
(1) ensure that in-progress inspections are conducted at 
the armoring vendor’s facility for each procurement of an 
armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles until the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense approves and implements 
an updated armoring and inspection standard for such vehicles; 
and 
(2) designate a central point of contact for collecting and 
reporting information on armored commercial passenger-car-
rying vehicles (such as information on contracts execution and 
vehicle inspections). 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
progress of the Secretary in implementing Department of Defense 
Instruction O–2000.16 Volume 1, dated November 2016, with 
respect 
to 
armored 
commercial 
passenger-carrying 
vehicles, 
including— 
(1) whether criteria for the procurement of such vehicles 
have been established and distributed to the relevant compo-
nents of the Department; and 
(2) whether a process is in place for ensuring that the 
relevant components of the Department incorporate those cri-
teria into contracts for such vehicles. 
SEC. 155. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than October 1, 2018, 
and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 1, 2022, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
progress of the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program, 
the following elements: 
(1) An overview of the program schedule.
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(2) A description of each contract awarded under the pro-
gram, including a description of the type of contract and the 
status of the contract. 
(3) An assessment of the status of the program with respect 
to— 
(A) modernization; 
(B) modification; 
(C) testing; 
(D) delivery; 
(E) sustainment; 
(F) program management; and 
(G) efforts to ensure that excessive sustainment costs 
do not threaten the ability of the Department of Defense 
to purchase the required number of aircraft. 
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. Modification of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 212. Extension of directed energy prototype authority. 
Sec. 213. Prohibition on availability of funds for the Weather Common Component 
program. 
Sec. 214. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35 continuous capability develop-
ment and delivery. 
Sec. 215. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on agile software devel-
opment and software operations. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for certain high energy laser advanced 
technology. 
Sec. 217. Plan for the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 218. National Defense Science and Technology Strategy. 
Sec. 219. Modification of CVN–73 to support fielding of MQ–25 unmanned aerial 
vehicle. 
Sec. 220. Establishment of innovators information repository in the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 221. Strategic plan for Department of Defense test and evaluation resources. 
Sec. 222. Collaboration between Defense laboratories, industry, and academia; open 
campus program. 
Sec. 223. Permanent extension and codification of authority to conduct technology 
protection features activities during research and development of de-
fense systems. 
Sec. 224. Codification and reauthorization of Defense Research and Development 
Rapid Innovation Program. 
Sec. 225. Procedures for rapid reaction to emerging technology. 
Sec. 226. Activities on identification and development of enhanced personal protec-
tive equipment against blast injury. 
Sec. 227. Human factors modeling and simulation activities. 
Sec. 228. Expansion of mission areas supported by mechanisms for expedited access 
to technical talent and expertise at academic institutions. 
Sec. 229. Advanced manufacturing activities. 
Sec. 230. National security innovation activities. 
Sec. 231. Partnership intermediaries for promotion of defense research and edu-
cation. 
Sec. 232. Limitation on use of funds for Surface Navy Laser Weapon System. 
Sec. 233. Expansion of coordination requirement for support for national security 
innovation and entrepreneurial education. 
Sec. 234. Defense quantum information science and technology research and devel-
opment program. 
Sec. 235. Joint directed energy test activities. 
Sec. 236. Requirement for establishment of arrangements for expedited access to 
technical talent and expertise at academic institutions to support De-
partment of Defense missions.
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Sec. 237. Authority for Joint Directed Energy Transition Office to conduct research 
relating to high powered microwave capabilities. 
Sec. 238. Joint artificial intelligence research, development, and transition activi-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 241. Report on survivability of air defense artillery. 
Sec. 242. T–45 aircraft physiological episode mitigation actions. 
Sec. 243. Report on efforts of the Air Force to mitigate physiological episodes affect-
ing aircraft crewmembers. 
Sec. 244. Report on Defense Innovation Unit Experimental. 
Sec. 245. Modification of funding criteria under Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities and minority institutions program. 
Sec. 246. Report on OA–X light attack aircraft applicability to partner nation sup-
port. 
Sec. 247. Reports on comparative capabilities of adversaries in key technology 
areas. 
Sec. 248. Report on active protection systems for armored combat and tactical vehi-
cles. 
Sec. 249. Next Generation Combat Vehicle. 
Sec. 250. Modification of reports on mechanisms to provide funds to defense labora-
tories for research and development of technologies for military mis-
sions. 
Sec. 251. Briefings on Mobile Protected Firepower and Future Vertical Lift pro-
grams. 
Sec. 252. Improvement of the Air Force supply chain. 
Sec. 253. Review of guidance on blast exposure during training. 
Sec. 254. Competitive acquisition strategy for Bradley Fighting Vehicle trans-
mission replacement. 
Sec. 255. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and programs. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
Section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘(for a prototype project)’’ and inserting 
‘‘for a prototype project, and any follow-on production con-
tract or transaction that is awarded pursuant to subsection 
(f),’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter before clause (i), by striking ‘‘(for 
a prototype project)’’ and inserting ‘‘for a prototype 
project, and any follow-on production contract or trans-
action that is awarded pursuant to subsection (f),’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (i), in the matter before subclause 
(I), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics’’ and inserting ‘‘Under
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Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretaries of Defense’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘the prototype’’ after 
‘‘carry out’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) A follow-on production contract or transaction may be 
awarded, pursuant to this subsection, when the Department deter-
mines that an individual prototype or prototype subproject as part 
of a consortium is successfully completed by the participants. 
‘‘(4) Award of a follow-on production contract or transaction 
pursuant to the terms under this subsection is not contingent 
upon the successful completion of all activities within a consortium 
as a condition for an award for follow-on production of a successfully 
completed prototype or prototype subproject within that consor-
tium.’’. 
SEC. 212. EXTENSION OF DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPE AUTHORITY. 
Section 219(c)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
(C); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: 
‘‘(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) and subject 
to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 or otherwise made avail-
able for fiscal year 2019 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, defense-wide, up to $100,000,000 may be available 
to the Under Secretary to allocate to the military departments, 
the defense agencies, and the combatant commands to carry 
out the program established under paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘made available under subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘made 
available under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B)’’. 
SEC. 213. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE 
WEATHER COMMON COMPONENT PROGRAM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2019 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, 
for weather service (PE 0305111F, Project 672738) for product 
development, test and evaluation, and management services associ-
ated with the Weather Common Component program may be obli-
gated or expended. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
technologies and capabilities that— 
(A) provide real-time or near real-time meteorological 
situational awareness data through the use of sensors 
installed on manned and unmanned aircraft; and 
(B) were developed primarily using funds of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) a description of all technologies and capabilities 
described in paragraph (1) that exist as of the date on 
which the report is submitted; 
(B) a description of any testing activities that have 
been completed for such technologies and capabilities, and 
the results of those testing activities; 
(C) the total amount of funds used by the Department 
of Defense for the development of such technologies and 
capabilities; 
(D) a list of capability gaps or shortfalls in any major 
commands of the Air Force relating to the gathering, proc-
essing, exploitation, and dissemination of real-time or near 
real-time meteorological situational awareness data for 
unmanned systems; 
(E) an explanation of how such gaps or shortfalls may 
be remedied to supplement the weather forecasting 
capabilities of the Air Force and to enhance the efficiency 
or effectiveness of combat air power; and 
(F) a plan for fielding existing technologies and 
capabilities to mitigate such gaps or shortfalls. 
SEC. 214. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–35 CONTIN-
UOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2019 for the F–35 continuous capability 
development and delivery program, not more than 75 percent may 
be obligated or expended until a period of 15 days has elapsed 
following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the congressional defense committees a detailed cost estimate and 
baseline schedule for the program, which shall include any informa-
tion required for a major defense acquisition program under section 
2435 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply 
to any funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the development of the F–35 dual capable aircraft 
capability. 
SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING REPORT 
ON AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SOFTWARE 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the of funds described in subsection (d), 
not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until 
a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the 
Secretary of the Air Force submits the report required under sub-
section (b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation
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with the Director of Defense Pricing/Defense Procurement and 
Acquisition Policy and the Director of the Defense Digital Service, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes a description of each of the following: 
(1) How cost estimates in support of modernization and 
upgrade activities for Air and Space Operations Centers are 
being conducted and using what methods. 
(2) The contracting strategy and types of contracts being 
used to execute Agile Software Development and Software 
Operations (referred to in this section as ‘‘Agile DevOps’’) activi-
ties. 
(3) How intellectual property ownership issues associated 
with software applications developed with Agile DevOps proc-
esses will be addressed to ensure future sustainment, mainte-
nance, and upgrades to software applications after the applica-
tions are fielded. 
(4) A description of the tools and software applications 
that have been developed for the Air and Space Operations 
Centers and the costs and cost categories associated with each. 
(5) Challenges the Air Force has faced in executing acquisi-
tion activities modernizing the Air and Space Operations Cen-
ters and how the Air Force plans to address the challenges 
identified. 
(6) The Secretary’s strategy for ensuring that software 
applications 
developed 
for 
Air 
Operations 
Centers 
are 
transportable and translatable among all the Centers to avoid 
any duplication of efforts. 
(c) REVIEW.—Before submitting the report under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the report 
is reviewed and approved by the Director of Defense Pricing/Defense 
Procurement and Acquisition Policy. 
(d) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this subsection 
are the following: 
(1) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for Air and Space 
Operations Centers (PE 0207410F, Project 674596). 
(2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for other procure-
ment, Air Force, for Air and Space Operations Centers. 
SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN HIGH 
ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for 
the Department of Defense for High Energy Laser Advanced Tech-
nology (PE 0603924D8Z), not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees a roadmap and 
detailed assessment of the high energy laser programs of the 
Department of Defense, which shall include plans for coordination 
across the Department and transition to programs of record. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not be construed to apply to any other high energy laser 
program of the Department of Defense other than the program 
element specified in such subsection.
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SEC. 217. PLAN FOR THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a plan— 
(1) to eliminate the Strategic Capabilities Office of the 
Department of Defense by not later than October 1, 2020; 
(2) to transfer the functions of the Strategic Capabilities 
Office to another organization or element of the Department 
by not later than October 1, 2020; or 
(3) to retain the Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A timeline for the potential elimination, transfer, or 
retention of some or all of the activities, functions, programs, 
plans, and resources of the Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(2) A strategy for mitigating risk to the programs of the 
Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(3) A strategy for implementing the lessons learned and 
best practices of the Strategic Capabilities Office across the 
organizations and elements of the Department of Defense to 
promote enterprise-wide innovation. 
(4) An assessment of the transition outcomes, research 
portfolio, and mission accomplishment in the key functions 
of the Strategic Capabilities Office described in subsection (c). 
(5) An assessment of the relationship of the Strategic 
Capabilities Office with— 
(A) the acquisition and rapid capabilities programs 
of the military departments; 
(B) Department laboratories; 
(C) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; 
and 
(D) other research and development activities. 
(6) Assessment of management and bureaucratic challenges 
to the effective and efficient execution of the Strategic Capabili-
ties Office missions, especially with respect to contracting and 
personnel management. 
(c) KEY FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The key functions described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Repurposing existing Government and commercial sys-
tems for new technological advantage. 
(2) Developing novel concepts of operation that are lower 
cost, more effective, and more responsive to changing threats 
than traditional concepts of operation. 
(3) Developing joint systems and concepts of operations 
to meet emerging threats and military requirements based 
on partnerships with the military departments and combatant 
commanders. 
(4) Developing prototypes and new concepts of operations 
that can inform the development of requirements and the 
establishment of acquisition programs. 
(d) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
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SEC. 218. NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. 
(a) ANNUAL STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 4, 2019, the 
Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy— 
(A) to articulate the science and technology priorities, 
goals, and investments of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) to make recommendations on the future of the 
defense research and engineering enterprise and its contin-
ued success in an era of strategic competition. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) be aligned with the National Defense Strategy and 
Governmentwide strategic science and technology prior-
ities, including the defense budget priorities of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy of the President; 
(B) link the priorities, goals, and outcomes in para-
graph (1)(A) with needed critical enablers to specific pro-
grams, or broader portfolios, including— 
(i) personnel and workforce capabilities; 
(ii) facilities for research and test infrastructure; 
(iii) relationships with academia, the acquisition 
community, the operational community, and the 
commercial sector; and 
(iv) funding, investments, personnel, facilities, and 
relationships with departments, agencies, or other Fed-
eral entities outside the Department of Defense with-
out which defense capabilities would be severely 
degraded; 
(C) evaluate the coordination of acquisition priorities, 
programs, and timelines of the Department with the activi-
ties of the defense research and engineering enterprise; 
and 
(D) include recommendations for changes in authori-
ties, regulations, policies, or any other relevant areas, that 
would support the achievement of the goals set forth in 
the strategy. 
(3) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once each 
year, the Secretary shall revise and update the strategy 
required by paragraph (1). 
(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.—(A) Not later than February 4, 2019, 
and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through 
December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the strategy required by paragraph 
(1), as may be revised and updated in accordance with para-
graph (3). 
(B) The reports submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(5) BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 days after the date on 
which the strategy under paragraph (1) is completed, the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of the 
strategy. 
(6) DESIGNATION.—The strategy developed under paragraph 
(1) shall be known as the ‘‘National Defense Science and Tech-
nology Strategy’’.
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(b) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 4, 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report with an assessment and recommendations on the 
future of major elements of the defense research and 
engineering enterprise, evaluating warfighting contributions, 
portfolio management and coordination, workforce management 
including special hiring authorities, facilities and test infra-
structure, relationships with private sector and interagency 
partners, and governance, including a comparison with the 
enterprises of other countries and the private sector. 
(2) MAJOR
ELEMENTS
OF
THE
DEFENSE
RESEARCH
AND 
ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE.—The major elements of the defense 
research and engineering enterprise referred to in paragraph 
(1) include the following: 
(A) The science and technology elements of the military 
departments. 
(B) The Department of Defense laboratories. 
(C) The test ranges and facilities of the Department. 
(D) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
(DARPA). 
(E) 
The 
Defense 
Innovation 
Unit 
Experimental 
(DIU(x)). 
(F) The Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department. 
(G) The Small Business Innovation Research program 
of the Department. 
(H) The Small Business Technology Transfer program 
of the Department. 
(I) Such other elements, offices, programs, and activi-
ties of the Department as the Secretary considers appro-
priate for purposes of the this section. 
(3) CONSULTATION
AND
COMMENTS.—In making rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 
with and seek comments from groups and entities relevant 
to the recommendations, such as the military departments, 
the combatant commands, the federally funded research and 
development centers (FFRDCs), commercial partners of the 
Department (including small business concerns), or any 
advisory committee established by the Department that the 
Secretary determines is appropriate based on the duties of 
the advisory committee and the expertise of its members. 
(4) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The report submitted pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 219. MODIFICATION OF CVN–73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING OF MQ– 
25 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall— 
(1) modify the compartments and infrastructure of the air-
craft carrier designated CVN–73 to support the fielding of 
the MQ–25 unmanned aerial vehicle before the date on which 
the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier is 
completed; and 
(2) ensure such modification is sufficient to complete the 
full installation of MQ–25 in no more than a single maintenance 
period after such overhaul.
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SEC. 220. ESTABLISHMENT OF INNOVATORS INFORMATION REPOSI-
TORY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting 
through the Defense Technical Information Center, establish an 
innovators information repository within the Department of Defense 
in accordance with this section. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall maintain 
the information repository and ensure that it is periodically 
updated. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—The information 
repository established under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be coordinated across the Department of Defense enter-
prise to focus on small business innovators that are small, 
independent United States businesses, including those partici-
pating in the Small Business Innovation Research program 
or the Small Business Technology Transfer program; 
(2) include appropriate information about each participant, 
including a description of— 
(A) the need or requirement applicable to the partici-
pant; 
(B) the participant’s technology with appropriate tech-
nical detail and appropriate protections of proprietary 
information or data; 
(C) any prior business of the participant with the 
Department; and 
(D) whether the participant’s technology was incor-
porated into a program of record; and 
(3) incorporate the appropriate classification due to com-
pilation of information. 
(d) USE OF INFORMATION REPOSITORY.—After the information 
repository is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
encourage use of the information repository by Department 
organizations involved in technology development and protection, 
including program offices, before initiating a Request for Informa-
tion or a Request for Proposal to determine whether an organic 
technology exists or is being developed currently by a an entity 
supported by the Department (which may include a company, aca-
demic consortium, or other entity). 
SEC. 221. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST AND 
EVALUATION RESOURCES. 
Section 196(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) 
Not less often than once every two fiscal years, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Department of Defense Test 
Resources Management Center, the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation, the Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the 
heads of Defense Agencies with test and evaluation responsibil-
ities, shall complete a strategic plan reflecting the future needs 
of the Department of Defense with respect to test and evalua-
tion facilities and resources. Each strategic plan shall cover 
the period of thirty fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year
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in which the plan is submitted under paragraph (3). The stra-
tegic plan shall be based on a comprehensive review of both 
funded and unfunded test and evaluation requirements of the 
Department, future threats to national security, and the ade-
quacy of the test and evaluation facilities and resources of 
the Department to meet those future requirements and 
threats.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘needed to meet such 
requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘needed to meet current and future 
requirements based on current and emerging threats’’. 
SEC. 222. COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEFENSE LABORATORIES, 
INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA; OPEN CAMPUS PROGRAM. 
(a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out 
activities to prioritize innovative collaboration between Department 
of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories, industry, 
and academia. 
(b) OPEN CAMPUS PROGRAM.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary, acting through the Commander of the Air Force 
Research Laboratory, the Commander of the Army Research, 
Development and Engineering Command, and the Chief of Naval 
Research, or such other officials of the Department as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, may develop and implement an open campus 
program for the Department science and technology reinvention 
laboratories which shall be modeled after the open campus program 
of the Army Research Laboratory. 
SEC. 223. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO 
CONDUCT 
TECHNOLOGY 
PROTECTION 
FEATURES 
ACTIVITIES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before section 2358 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2357. Technology protection features activities 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
activities to develop and incorporate technology protection features 
in a designated system during the research and development phase 
of such system. 
‘‘(b) COST-SHARING.—Any contract for the design or development 
of a system resulting from activities under subsection (a) for the 
purpose of enhancing or enabling the exportability of the system, 
either for the development of program protection strategies for 
the system or the design and incorporation of exportability features 
into the system, shall include a cost-sharing provision that requires 
the contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or such 
other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate 
upon showing of good cause. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘designated system’ means any system 
(including a major system, as defined in section 2302(5) of 
title 10, United States Code) that the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment designates for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘technology protection features’ means the 
technical modifications necessary to protect critical program
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information, including anti-tamper technologies and other sys-
tems engineering activities intended to prevent or delay exploi-
tation of critical technologies in a designated system.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the item relating to section 2358 the following 
new item: 
‘‘2357. Technology protection features activities.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 243 of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 224. CODIFICATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2359 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2359a. Defense Research and Development Rapid Innova-
tion Program 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a competitive, merit-based program to accelerate the 
fielding of technologies developed pursuant to phase II Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research Program projects, technologies developed 
by the defense laboratories, and other innovative technologies 
(including dual use technologies). 
‘‘(2) The purpose of this program is to stimulate innovative 
technologies and reduce acquisition or lifecycle costs, address tech-
nical risks, improve the timeliness and thoroughness of test and 
evaluation outcomes, and rapidly insert such products directly in 
support of primarily major defense acquisition programs, but also 
other defense acquisition programs that meet critical national secu-
rity needs. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall issue guidelines for the 
operation of the program. At a minimum such guidance shall pro-
vide for the following: 
‘‘(1) The issuance of one or more broad agency announce-
ments or the use of any other competitive or merit-based proc-
esses by the Department of Defense for candidate proposals 
in support of defense acquisition programs as described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The review of candidate proposals by the Department 
of Defense and by each military department and the merit- 
based selection of the most promising cost-effective proposals 
for funding through contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other transactions for the purposes of carrying out the program. 
‘‘(3) The total amount of funding provided to any project 
under the program from funding provided under subsection 
(d) shall not exceed $3,000,000, unless the Secretary, or the 
Secretary’s designee, approves a larger amount of funding for 
the project. 
‘‘(4) No project shall receive more than a total of two 
years of funding under the program from funding provided
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under subsection (d), unless the Secretary, or the Secretary’s 
designee, approves funding for any additional year. 
‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of follow-on or cur-
rent projects carried out under the program into defense 
acquisition programs, through the use of the authorities of 
section 2302e of this title 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 selection proce-
dures and the selection of projects is not subject to undue 
influence by Congress or other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(c) 
TREATMENT
PURSUANT
TO
CERTAIN
CONGRESSIONAL 
RULES.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require 
or enable 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, paragraph 
5. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
for such purpose, the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
research, development, test, and evaluation for a fiscal year may 
be used for such fiscal year for the program established under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary may transfer 
funds available for the program to the research, development, test, 
and evaluation accounts of a military department, defense agency, 
or the unified combatant command for special operations forces 
pursuant to a proposal, or any part of a proposal, that the Secretary 
determines would directly support the purposes of the program. 
‘‘(2) The transfer authority provided in this subsection is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Defense.’’. 
(2) 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 2359 the following new item: 
‘‘2359a. Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF OLD PROVISION.—Section 1073 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is hereby 
repealed. 
(2) REPEAL OF OLD TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM.—The table 
of contents in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 1073. 
SEC. 225. PROCEDURES FOR RAPID REACTION TO EMERGING TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall prescribe 
procedures for the designation and development of technologies 
that are— 
(1) urgently needed— 
(A) to react to a technological development of an 
adversary of the United States; or
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(B) to respond to a significant and urgent emerging 
technology; and 
(2) not receiving appropriate research funding or attention 
from the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The procedures prescribed under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A process for streamlined communications between the 
Under Secretary, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commanders 
of the combatant commands, the science and technology execu-
tives within each military department, and the science and 
technology community, including— 
(A) a process for the commanders of the combatant 
commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to communicate 
their needs to the science and technology community; and 
(B) a process for the science and technology community 
to propose technologies that meet the needs communicated 
by the combatant commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(2) Procedures for the development of technologies proposed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), including— 
(A) a process for demonstrating performance of the 
proposed technologies on a short timeline; 
(B) a process for developing a development strategy 
for a technology, including integration into future budget 
years; and 
(C) a process for making investment determinations 
based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the procedures 
required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 226. ACTIVITIES ON IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
ENHANCED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST 
BLAST INJURY. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.—During calendar year 2019, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, in consultation with the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation, carry out a set of activities to 
identify and develop personal equipment to provide enhanced 
protection against injuries caused by blasts in combat and training. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) CONTINUOUS
EVALUATION
PROCESS.—For purposes of 
the activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
establish a process to continuously solicit from government, 
industry, academia, and other appropriate entities personal 
protective equipment that is ready for testing and evaluation 
in order to identify and evaluate equipment or clothing that 
is more effective in protecting members of the Armed Forces 
from the harmful effects of blast injuries, including traumatic 
brain injuries, and would be suitable for expedited procurement 
and fielding. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the activities shall include: 
(A) Development of streamlined requirements for 
procurement of personal protective equipment. 
(B) Appropriate testing of personal protective equip-
ment prior to procurement and fielding.
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(C) Development of expedited mechanisms for deploy-
ment of effective personal protective equipment. 
(D) Identification of areas of research in which 
increased investment has the potential to improve the 
quality of personal protective equipment and the capability 
of the industrial base to produce such equipment. 
(E) Such other goals as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(3) PARTNERSHIPS FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.—As part of 
the activities, the Secretary should continue to establish part-
nerships with appropriate academic institutions for purposes 
of assessing the following: 
(A) The ability of various forms of personal protective 
equipment to protect against common blast injuries, 
including traumatic brain injuries. 
(B) The value of real-time data analytics to track the 
effectiveness of various forms of personal protective equip-
ment to protect against common blast injuries, including 
traumatic brain injuries. 
(C) The availability of commercial-off the-shelf personal 
protective technology to protect against traumatic brain 
injury resulting from blasts. 
(D) The extent to which the equipment determined 
through the assessment to be most effective to protect 
against common blast injuries is readily modifiable for 
different body types and to provide lightweight material 
options to enhance maneuverability. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out activities under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may use any authority as follows: 
(1) Experimental procurement authority under section 2373 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) Other transactions authority under section 2371 and 
2371b of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) Authority to award technology prizes under section 
2374a of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) Authority under the Defense Acquisition Challenge Pro-
gram under section 2359b of title 10, United States Code. 
(5) Any other authority on acquisition, technology transfer, 
and personnel management that the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(d) CERTAIN TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—Any activities under 
this section shall be deemed to have been through the use of 
competitive procedures for the purposes of section 2304 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(e) ON-GOING ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES.—After the 
completion of activities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
on an on-going basis, do the following: 
(1) Evaluate the extent to which personal protective equip-
ment identified through the activities would— 
(A) enhance survivability of personnel from blasts in 
combat and training; and 
(B) enhance prevention of brain damage, and reduction 
of any resultant chronic brain dysfunction, from blasts 
in combat and training. 
(2) In the case of personal protective equipment so identi-
fied that would provide enhancements as described in para-
graph (1), estimate the costs that would be incurred to procure
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such enhanced personal protective equipment, and develop a 
schedule for the procurement of such equipment. 
(3) Estimate the potential health care cost savings that 
would occur from expanded use of personal protective equip-
ment described in paragraph (2). 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2019, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the activities under subsection (a) as of the 
date of the report. 
(g) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2019 by this Act for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, as specified in the funding tables in division D, 
$10,000,000 may be used to carry out this section. 
SEC. 227. HUMAN FACTORS MODELING AND SIMULATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and provide for the carrying out of human factors modeling 
and simulation activities designed to do the following: 
(1) Provide warfighters and civilians with personalized 
assessment, education, and training tools. 
(2) Identify and implement effective ways to interface and 
team warfighters with machines. 
(3) Result in the use of intelligent, adaptive augmentation 
to enhance decision making. 
(4) Result in the development of techniques, technologies, 
and practices to mitigate critical stressors that impede 
warfighter and civilian protection, sustainment, and perform-
ance. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The overall purpose of the activities shall be 
to accelerate research and development that enhances capabilities 
for human performance, human-systems integration, and training 
for the warfighter. 
(c) PARTICIPANTS IN ACTIVITIES.—Participants in the activities 
may include the following: 
(1) Elements of the Department of Defense engaged in 
science and technology activities. 
(2) Program Executive Offices of the Department. 
(3) Academia. 
(4) The private sector. 
(5) Such other participants as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 228. EXPANSION OF MISSION AREAS SUPPORTED BY MECHANISMS 
FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECHNICAL TALENT AND 
EXPERTISE AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 217(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (23) as paragraph (27); 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(23) Space. 
‘‘(24) Infrastructure resilience. 
‘‘(25) Photonics. 
‘‘(26) Autonomy.’’.
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SEC. 229. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall jointly, in coordination with Secre-
taries of the military departments, establish at least one activity 
per military service to demonstrate advanced manufacturing tech-
niques and capabilities at depot-level activities or military arsenal 
facilities of the military departments. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The activities established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) support efforts to implement advanced manufacturing 
techniques and capabilities; 
(2) identify improvements to sustainment methods for 
component parts and other logistics needs; 
(3) identify and implement appropriate information security 
protections to ensure security of advanced manufacturing; 
(4) aid in the procurement of advanced manufacturing 
equipment and support services; 
(5) enhance partnerships between the defense industrial 
base and Department of Defense laboratories, academic institu-
tions, and industry; and 
(6) to the degree practicable, include an educational or 
training component to build an advanced manufacturing 
workforce. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretaries may enter into 
a cooperative agreement and use public-private and public- 
public partnerships to facilitate development of advanced manu-
facturing techniques in support of the defense industrial base. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A cooperative agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1) and a partnership used under such para-
graph shall facilitate— 
(A) development and implementation of advanced 
manufacturing techniques and capabilities; 
(B) appropriate sharing of information in the adapta-
tion of advanced manufacturing, including technical data 
rights; 
(C) implementation of appropriate information security 
protections into advanced manufacturing tools and tech-
niques; and 
(D) support of necessary workforce development. 
(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the Under Secre-
taries may use the following authorities: 
(1) Section 2196 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program. 
(2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to centers for science, 
technology, and engineering partnership. 
(3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for 
advanced technology achievements. 
(4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to centers of indus-
trial and technical excellence. 
(5) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the Manufacturing 
Technology Program. 
(6) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of title 
31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research and 
development agreements.
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(7) Such other authorities as the Under Secretaries con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 230. NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall establish activities to develop inter-
action between the Department of Defense and the commercial 
technology industry and academia with regard to emerging hard-
ware products and technologies with national security applications. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The activities required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Informing and encouraging private investment in spe-
cific hardware technologies of interest to future defense tech-
nology needs with unique national security applications. 
(2) Funding research and technology development in hard-
ware-intensive capabilities that private industry has not suffi-
ciently supported to meet rapidly emerging defense and 
national security needs. 
(3) Contributing to the development of policies, policy 
implementation, and actions to deter strategic acquisition of 
industrial and technical capabilities in the private sector by 
foreign entities that could potentially exclude companies from 
participating in the Department of Defense technology and 
industrial base. 
(4) Identifying promising emerging technology in industry 
and academia for the Department of Defense for potential sup-
port or research and development cooperation. 
(c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Under Sec-
retary may transfer such personnel, resources, and authorities 
that are under the control of the Under Secretary as the Under 
Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the activities estab-
lished under subsection (a) from other elements of the Depart-
ment under the control of the Under Secretary or upon approval 
of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Under Secretary may only make 
a transfer of personnel, resources, or authorities under para-
graph (1) upon certification by the Under Secretary that the 
activities established under paragraph (a) can attract sufficient 
private sector investment, has personnel with sufficient tech-
nical and management expertise, and has identified relevant 
technologies and systems for potential investment in order to 
carry out the activities established under subsection (a), inde-
pendent of further government funding beyond this authoriza-
tion. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The Under Sec-
retary may establish or fund a nonprofit entity to carry out the 
program activities under subsection (a). 
(e) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a detailed plan to 
carry out this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of the additional authorities needed 
to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (b).
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(B) Plans for transfers under subsection (c), including 
plans for private fund-matching and investment mecha-
nisms, oversight, treatment of rights relating to technical 
data developed, and relevant dates and goals of such trans-
fers. 
(C) Plans for attracting the participation of the 
commercial technology industry and academia and how 
those plans fit into the current Department of Defense 
research and engineering enterprise. 
(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the Under Sec-
retary may use the following authorities: 
(1) Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), relating to a 
pilot program on strengthening manufacturing in the defense 
industrial base. 
(2) Section 1599g of title 10 of the United States Code, 
relating to public-private talent exchanges. 
(3) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Centers for 
Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnerships. 
(4) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for 
advanced technology achievements. 
(5) Section 2474 of such title, relating to Centers of Indus-
trial and Technical Excellence. 
(6) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the Manufacturing 
Technology Program. 
(7) Subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to assignments to and from States. 
(8) Chapter 47 of such title, relating to personnel research 
programs and demonstration projects. 
(9) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of title 
31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research and 
development agreements. 
(10) Such other authorities as the Under Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(g) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days before the date 
on which the Under Secretary first exercises the authority granted 
under subsection (d) and not later than 15 days before the date 
on which the Under Secretary first obligates or expends any amount 
authorized under subsection (h), the Under Secretary shall notify 
the congressional defense committees of such exercise, obligation, 
or expenditure, as the case may be. 
(h) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense by section 201 
and subject to the availability of appropriations, up to $75,000,000 
may be available to carry out this section. 
SEC. 231. PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES FOR PROMOTION OF 
DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 2368 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) USE
OF
PARTNERSHIP
INTERMEDIARIES
TO
PROMOTE 
DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—(1) Subject to the approval 
of the Secretary or the head of the another department or agency
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of the Federal Government concerned, the Director of a Center 
may enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding or other 
transition with a partnership intermediary that provides for the 
partnership intermediary to perform services for the Department 
of Defense that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct 
of cooperative or joint activities of the Center with industry or 
academic institutions. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘partnership intermediary’ 
means an agency of a State or local government, or a nonprofit 
entity owned in whole or in part by, chartered by, funded in whole 
or in part by, or operated in whole or in part by or on behalf 
of a State or local government, that assists, counsels, advises, 
evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with industry or academic 
institutions that need or can make demonstrably productive use 
of technology-related assistance from a Center.’’. 
SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SURFACE NAVY LASER 
WEAPON SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to 
exceed, in fiscal year 2019, a procurement quantity of one Surface 
Navy Laser Weapon System, also known as the High Energy Laser 
and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS), unless 
the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report on such system with the elements set forth 
in subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The elements set forth in this subsection are, 
with respect to the system described in subsection (a), the following: 
(1) A document setting forth the requirements for the 
system, including desired performance characteristics. 
(2) An acquisition plan that includes the following: 
(A) A program schedule to accomplish design comple-
tion, technology maturation, risk reduction, and other 
activities, including dates of key design reviews (such as 
Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review) 
and program initiation decision (such as Milestone B) if 
applicable. 
(B) A contracting strategy, including requests for pro-
posals, the extent to which contracts will be competitively 
awarded, option years, option quantities, option prices, and 
ceiling prices. 
(C) The fiscal years of procurement and delivery for 
each engineering development model, prototype, or similar 
unit planned to be acquired. 
(D) A justification for the fiscal years of procurement 
and delivery for each engineering development model, 
prototype, or similar unit planned to be acquired. 
(3) A test plan and schedule sufficient to achieve oper-
ational effectiveness and operational suitability determinations 
(such as Early Operational Capability and Initial Operational 
Capability) related to the requirements set forth in paragraph 
(1). 
(4) Associated funding and item quantities, disaggregated 
by fiscal year and appropriation, requested in the Fiscal Year 
2019 Future Years Defense Program.
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(5) An estimate of the acquisition costs, including the total 
costs for procurement, research, development, test, and evalua-
tion. 
SEC. 233. EXPANSION OF COORDINATION REQUIREMENT FOR SUP-
PORT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION AND ENTRE-
PRENEURIAL EDUCATION. 
Section 225(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(16) The National Security Technology Accelerator. 
‘‘(17) The I-Corps Program.’’. 
SEC. 234. DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a quantum information science and technology research and 
development program. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program required by sub-
section (a) are as follows: 
(1) To ensure global superiority of the United States in 
quantum information science necessary for meeting national 
security requirements. 
(2) To coordinate all quantum information science and tech-
nology research and development within the Department of 
Defense and to provide for interagency cooperation and 
collaboration on quantum information science and technology 
research and development between the Department of Defense 
and other departments and agencies of the United States and 
appropriate private sector entities that are involved in quantum 
information science and technology research and development. 
(3) To develop and manage a portfolio of fundamental and 
applied quantum information science and technology and 
engineering research initiatives that is stable, consistent, and 
balanced across scientific disciplines. 
(4) To accelerate the transition and deployment of tech-
nologies and concepts derived from quantum information 
science and technology research and development into the 
Armed Forces, and to establish policies, procedures, and stand-
ards for measuring the success of such efforts. 
(5) To collect, synthesize, and disseminate critical informa-
tion on quantum information science and technology research 
and development. 
(6) To establish and support appropriate research, innova-
tion, and industrial base, including facilities and infrastructure, 
to support the needs of Department of Defense missions and 
systems related to quantum information science and technology. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the program required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall act through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, who shall supervise 
the planning, management, and coordination of the program. The 
Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
departments and the heads of participating Defense Agencies and 
other departments and agencies of the United States, shall— 
(1) prescribe a set of long-term challenges and a set of 
specific technical goals for the program, including— 
(A) optimization of analysis of national security data 
sets;
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(B) development of defense related quantum computing 
algorithms; 
(C) design of new materials and molecular functions; 
(D) 
secure 
communications 
and 
cryptography, 
including development of quantum communications proto-
cols; 
(E) quantum sensing and metrology; 
(F) development of mathematics relating to quantum 
enhancements to sensing, communications, and computing; 
and 
(G) processing and manufacturing of low-cost, robust, 
and reliable quantum information science and technology- 
enabled devices and systems; 
(2) develop a coordinated and integrated research and 
investment plan for meeting the near-, mid-, and long-term 
challenges with definitive milestones while achieving the spe-
cific technical goals that builds upon the Department’s 
increased investment in quantum information science and tech-
nology research and development, commercial sector and global 
investments, and other United States Government investments 
in the quantum sciences; 
(3) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, develop and continuously update guidance, including 
classification and data management plans for defense-related 
quantum information science and technology activities, and 
policies for control of personnel participating on such activities 
to minimize the effects of loss of intellectual property in basic 
and applied quantum science and information considered sen-
sitive to the leadership of the United States in the field of 
quantum information science and technology; and 
(4) develop memoranda of agreement, joint funding agree-
ments, and other cooperative arrangements necessary for 
meeting the long-term challenges and achieving the specific 
technical goals. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2020, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the program, in both classified and unclassified 
format. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of the knowledge-base of the Depart-
ment with respect to quantum sciences, plans to defend 
against quantum based attacks, and any plans of the Sec-
retary to enhance such knowledge-base. 
(B) A plan that describes how the Secretary intends 
to use quantum sciences for military applications and to 
meet other needs of the Department. 
(C) An assessment of the efforts of foreign powers 
to use quantum sciences for military applications and other 
purposes. 
(D) A description of activities undertaken consistent 
with this section, including funding for activities consistent 
with the section. 
(E) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.
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SEC. 235. JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TEST ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TEST ACTIVITIES.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall, in the Under Secretary’s capacity 
as the official with principal responsibility for the development 
and demonstration of directed energy weapons for the Department 
of Defense pursuant to section 219(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 2431 note), develop, establish, and coordinate directed energy 
testing activities adequate to ensure the achievement by the Depart-
ment of Defense of goals of the Department for developing and 
deploying directed energy systems to match national security needs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The activity established under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The High Energy Laser System Test Facility of the 
Army Test and Evaluation Command. 
(2) Such other test resources and activities as the Under 
Secretary may designate for purposes of this section. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—The test activities established under sub-
section (a) shall be considered part of the Major Range and Test 
Facility Base (as defined in 196(i) of title 10, United States Code). 
(d) PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORT.—In developing and coordinating 
testing activities pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Secretary 
shall prioritize efforts consistent with the following: 
(1) Paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 219(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 
U.S.C. 2431 note). 
(2) Enabling the standardized collection and evaluation 
of testing data to establish testing references and benchmarks. 
(3) Concentrating sufficient personnel expertise of directed 
energy weapon systems in order to validate the effectiveness 
of new weapon systems against a variety of targets. 
(4) Consolidating modern state-of-the-art testing infrastruc-
ture including telemetry, sensors, and optics to support 
advanced technology testing and evaluation. 
(5) Formulating a joint lethality or vulnerability informa-
tion repository that can be accessed by any of the military 
departments of Defense Agencies, similar to a Joint Munitions 
Effectiveness Manuals (JMEMs). 
(6) Reducing duplication of directed energy weapon testing. 
(7) Ensuring that an adequate workforce and adequate 
testing facilities are maintained to support missions of the 
Department of Defense. 
SEC. 236. REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS 
FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECHNICAL TALENT AND 
EXPERTISE AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 217 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
each secretary of a military department may establish one or more’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall, acting through the secretaries of the military 
departments, establish not fewer than three’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’.
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SEC. 237. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TRANSITION 
OFFICE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATING TO HIGH POW-
ERED MICROWAVE CAPABILITIES. 
Section 219(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, including high-powered microwaves,’’ 
after ‘‘energy systems and technologies’’. 
SEC. 238. JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, AND TRANSITION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a set of activities within the Department of Defense to coordi-
nate the efforts of the Department to develop, mature, and 
transition artificial intelligence technologies into operational 
use. 
(2) EMPHASIS.—The set of activities established under para-
graph (1) shall apply artificial intelligence and machine 
learning solutions to operational problems and coordinate 
activities involving artificial intelligence and artificial intel-
ligence enabled capabilities within the Department. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate a senior 
official of the Department with principal responsibility for the 
coordination of activities relating to the development and dem-
onstration of artificial intelligence and machine learning for the 
Department. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the official designated under sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Developing a detailed strategic plan 
to develop, mature, adopt, and transition artificial intelligence 
technologies into operational use. Such plan shall include the 
following: 
(A) A strategic roadmap for the identification and 
coordination of the development and fielding of artificial 
intelligence technologies and key enabling capabilities. 
(B) The continuous evaluation and adaptation of rel-
evant artificial intelligence capabilities developed both 
inside the Department and in other organizations for mili-
tary missions and business operations. 
(2) ACCELERATION
OF
DEVELOPMENT
AND
FIELDING
OF 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—To the degree practicable, the des-
ignated official shall— 
(A) use the flexibility of regulations, personnel, acquisi-
tion, partnerships with industry and academia, or other 
relevant policies of the Department to accelerate the 
development and fielding of artificial intelligence capabili-
ties; 
(B) ensure engagement with defense and private indus-
tries, research universities, and unaffiliated, nonprofit 
research institutions; 
(C) provide technical advice and support to entities 
in the Department and the military departments to opti-
mize the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning 
technologies to meet Department missions;
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(D) support the development of requirements for artifi-
cial intelligence capabilities that address the highest pri-
ority capability gaps of the Department and technical feasi-
bility; 
(E) develop and support capabilities for technical anal-
ysis and assessment of threat capabilities based on artificial 
intelligence; 
(F) ensure that the Department has appropriate 
workforce and capabilities at laboratories, test ranges, and 
within the organic defense industrial base to support the 
artificial intelligence capabilities and requirements of the 
Department; 
(G) develop classification guidance for all artificial 
intelligence related activities of the Department; 
(H) work with appropriate officials to develop appro-
priate ethical, legal, and other policies for the Department 
governing the development and use of artificial intelligence 
enabled systems and technologies in operational situations; 
and 
(I) ensure— 
(i) that artificial intelligence programs of each mili-
tary department and of the Defense Agencies are con-
sistent with the priorities identified under this section; 
and 
(ii) appropriate coordination of artificial intel-
ligence activities of the Department with interagency, 
industry, and international efforts relating to artificial 
intelligence, including relevant participation in stand-
ards setting bodies. 
(3) GOVERNANCE
AND
OVERSIGHT
OF
ARTIFICIAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING POLICY.—Regularly convening 
appropriate officials across the Department— 
(A) to integrate the functional activities of the organiza-
tions and elements of the Department with respect to artifi-
cial intelligence and machine learning; 
(B) to ensure there are efficient and effective artificial 
intelligence and machine learning capabilities throughout 
the Department; and 
(C) to develop and continuously improve research, 
innovation, policy, joint processes, and procedures to facili-
tate the development, acquisition, integration, advance-
ment, oversight, and sustainment of artificial intelligence 
and machine learning throughout the Department. 
(d) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the official designated under subsection (b) has access to such 
information on programs and activities of the military departments 
and other Defense Agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to carry out the coordination described in subsection (b) and the 
duties set forth in subsection (c). 
(e) STUDY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOPICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the official designated under 
subsection (b) shall— 
(A) complete a study on past and current advances 
in artificial intelligence and the future of the discipline, 
including the methods and means necessary to advance 
the development of the discipline, to comprehensively
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address the national security needs and requirements of 
the Department; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the findings of the designated official with 
respect to the study completed under subparagraph (A). 
(2) CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS.—In conducting the study 
required by paragraph (1)(A), the designated official shall con-
sult with experts within the Department, other Federal agen-
cies, academia, any advisory committee established by the Sec-
retary that the Secretary determines appropriate based on the 
duties of the advisory committee and the expertise of its mem-
bers, and the commercial sector, as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph (1)(A) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and national-level review of— 
(i) advances in artificial intelligence, machine 
learning, and associated technologies relevant to the 
needs of the Department and the Armed Forces; and 
(ii) the competitiveness of the Department in artifi-
cial intelligence, machine learning, and such tech-
nologies. 
(B) Near-term actionable recommendations to the Sec-
retary for the Department to secure and maintain technical 
advantage in artificial intelligence, including ways— 
(i) to more effectively organize the Department 
for artificial intelligence; 
(ii) to educate, recruit, and retain leading talent; 
and 
(iii) to most effectively leverage investments in 
basic and advanced research and commercial progress 
in these technologies. 
(C) Recommendations on the establishment of Depart-
mentwide data standards and the provision of incentives 
for the sharing of open training data, including those rel-
evant for research into systems that integrate artificial 
intelligence and machine learning with human teams. 
(D) Recommendations for engagement by the Depart-
ment with relevant agencies that will be involved with 
artificial intelligence in the future. 
(E) Recommendations for legislative action relating to 
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated 
technologies, including recommendations to more effectively 
fund and organize the Department. 
(f) DELINEATION OF DEFINITION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall delineate a definition of the term ‘‘artificial 
intelligence’’ for use within the Department. 
(g) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: 
(1) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying 
and unpredictable circumstances without significant human 
oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve 
performance when exposed to data sets. 
(2) An artificial system developed in computer software, 
physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring
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human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, commu-
nication, or physical action. 
(3) An artificial system designed to think or act like a 
human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. 
(4) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that 
is designed to approximate a cognitive task. 
(5) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including 
an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves 
goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, commu-
nicating, decision making, and acting. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
SEC. 241. REPORT ON SURVIVABILITY OF AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the efforts of the Army to improve the survivability of air 
defense artillery, with a particular focus on the efforts of the Army 
to improve passive and active nonkinetic capabilities and training 
with respect to such artillery. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the utility of relevant passive and active 
non-kinetic integrated air and missile defense capabilities, 
including tactical mobility, new passive and active sensors, 
signature reduction, concealment, and deception systems, and 
electronic warfare and high-powered radio frequency systems. 
(2) An analysis of the utility of relevant active kinetic 
capabilities, such as a new, long-range counter-maneuvering 
threat missile and additional indirect fire protection capability 
units to defend Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area 
Defense batteries. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
SEC. 242. T–45 AIRCRAFT PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODE MITIGATION 
ACTIONS. 
Section 1063(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (131 Stat. 1576; Public Law 115–91) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) A list of all modifications to the T–45 aircraft and 
associated ground equipment carried out during fiscal years 
2017 through 2019 to mitigate the risk of physiological episodes 
among T–45 crewmembers. 
‘‘(6) The results achieved by the modifications listed pursu-
ant to paragraph (5), as determined by relevant testing and 
operational activities. 
‘‘(7) The cost of the modifications listed pursuant to para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(8) Any plans of the Navy for future modifications to 
the T–45 aircraft that are intended to mitigate the risk of 
physiological episodes among T–45 crewmembers.’’.