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SEC. 
1051. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
ON 
THE 
JOINT 
WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS CENTER. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Joint Warfighting 
Analysis Center (JWAC) should have adequate resources to 
meet the continuing requirements of the combatant com-
mands. 
SEC. 1052. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ADVISOR PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 58 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1144 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1144a. Transition Assistance Advisors 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish as part of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) 
a Transition Assistance Advisor (TAA) program to provide 
professionals in each State to serve as statewide points of 
contact to assist members of the armed forces in accessing 
benefits and health care furnished under laws administered 
by the Secretary of Defense and benefits and health care 
furnished under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
‘‘(b) NUMBER OF ADVISORS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the minimum number of Transition As-
sistance Advisors in each State is as follows: 
‘‘(1) During the period beginning 180 days be-
fore the commencement of a contingency operation 
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(or, if later, as soon before as is otherwise practicable) 
and ending 180 days after the conclusion of such con-
tingency operation— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a State with fewer than 
1,500 members of the Army National Guard of 
the United States and the Air National Guard of 
the United States residing in the State, not less 
than one Transition Assistance Advisor; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State with 1,500 or 
more members of the Army National Guard of 
the United States and the Air National Guard of 
the United States who reside in such State, not 
less than one Transition Assistance Advisor for 
each 1,500 members of the Army National Guard 
of the United States and the Air National Guard 
of the United States who reside in such State. 
‘‘(2) At any time not covered by paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a State with fewer than 
5,000 members of the Army National Guard of 
the United States and the Air National Guard of 
the United States residing in the State, not less 
than one Transition Assistance Advisor; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State with 5,000 or 
more members of the Army National Guard of 
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the United States and the Air National Guard of 
the United States who reside in such State, not 
less than one Transition Assistance Advisor for 
each 1,500 members of the Army National Guard 
of the United States and the Air National Guard 
of the United States who reside in such State. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of a Transition Assistance 
Advisor includes the following: 
‘‘(1) To assist with the creation and execution of 
individual transition plans for members of the Na-
tional Guard described in subsection (d)(2) and their 
families for the reintegration of such members into ci-
vilian life. 
‘‘(2) To provide employment support services to 
members of the National Guard and their families, 
including assistance with discovering employment op-
portunities and identifying and obtaining assistance 
from programs within and outside of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(3) Provide information on relocation, health 
care, mental health care, and financial support serv-
ices available to members of the National Guard or 
their families from the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other Federal, 
State, and local agencies. 
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‘‘(4) Provide information on educational support 
services available to members of the National Guard, 
including Post-9/11 Educational Assistance under 
chapter 33 of title 38. 
‘‘(d) TRANSITION PLANS.—(1) Each individual plan 
created under subsection (c)(1) for a member of the National 
Guard described in paragraph (2) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A plan for the transition of the member to 
life in the civilian world, including with respect to 
employment, education, and health care. 
‘‘(B) A description of the transition services that 
the member and the member’s family will need to 
achieve their transition objectives, including informa-
tion on any forms that such member will need to fill 
out to be eligible for such services. 
‘‘(C) A point of contact for each agency or entity 
that can provide the transition services described in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) A member of the National Guard described in this 
paragraph is any member of the National Guard who has 
served on active duty in the armed forces for a period of 
more than 180 days. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Amounts for the program established 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be derived from 
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amounts authorized to be appropriated for operations and 
maintenance for the National Guard for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘State’ 
means each of the several States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and any territory of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1144 the following new item: 
‘‘1144a. Transition Assistance Advisors.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth a description of 
the efforts of the Secretary to implement the requirements 
of section 1144A of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a)(1). 
Subtitle F—Reports 
SEC. 1061. REPORT ON STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that sets forth the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of obtaining a Federal Aviation Administra-
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take delivery of excess C–5A aircraft or excess C–17A 
aircraft, including the actions, modifications, or de-
militarization necessary for such recipients to take 
delivery of such aircraft, and provisions for permit-
ting such recipients to undertake responsibility for 
such actions, to the maximum extent practicable. 
SEC. 1062. REPEAL OF BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE GLOBAL 
POSITIONING SYSTEM. 
Section 2281 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
SEC. 1063. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THREAT POSED 
BY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, BAL-
LISTIC MISSILES, AND CRUISE MISSILES. 
Section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1664; 
50 U.S.C. 2367) is repealed. 
SEC. 1064. REPORT ON PROGRAM ON RETURN OF RARE 
EARTH PHOSPHORS FROM DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING WASTE 
TO THE DOMESTIC RARE EARTH SUPPLY 
CHAIN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) In its December 2011 report entitled ‘‘Crit-
ical Materials Strategy’’, the Department of Energy 
states that the heavy rare earth phosphors, dyspro-
sium, europium, terbium, and yttrium, are particu-
larly important given their relative scarcity and their 
importance to clean energy, energy efficiency, hybrid 
and electric vehicles, and advanced defense systems, 
among other key technologies. 
(2) While new sources of production of rare earth 
elements show promise, these are focused primarily on 
the light rare earth elements. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the recycling of end-use technologies that use 
rare earth elements can provide near-term opportuni-
ties to recapture, reprocess, and reuse some of the rare 
earth elements contained in them; 
(2) fluorescent lighting materials could prove to 
be a promising recyclable source of heavy rare earth 
elements; 
(3) a cost-benefit analysis would be helpful in de-
termining the viability of a Department of Defense 
program to recycle fluorescent lighting waste in order 
to increase its supplies of heavy rare earth elements; 
and 
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(4) the recycling of heavy rare earth elements 
may be one component of a long term strategic plan 
to address the global demand for such elements, with-
out which such elements could be unnecessarily lost. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of a 
cost-benefit analysis on, and on recommendations 
concerning, the feasibility and advisability of estab-
lishing a program within the Department of Defense 
to— 
(A) recapture fluorescent lighting waste; 
and 
(B) make such waste available to entities 
that have the ability to extract rare earth phos-
phors, reprocess and separate them in an envi-
ronmentally safe manner, and return them to the 
domestic rare earth supply chain. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include analysis of measures that 
could be taken to— 
(A) provide for the disposal and mitigation 
of residual mercury and other hazardous byprod-
ucts to be produced by the recycling process; and 
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(B) address concerns regarding the potential 
export of heavy rare earth materials obtained 
from United States Government sources to non- 
allied nations. 
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ARMED 
FORCES HISTORICAL STORAGE AND PRESER-
VATION FACILITY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report setting forth an as-
sessment of the feasability and advisability of establishing 
a joint Armed Forces historical storage and preservation 
facility. The report shall include a description and assess-
ment of the current capacities and qualities of the historical 
storage and preservation facilities of each of the Armed 
Forces, including the following: 
(1) An identification of any excess capacity at 
any such facility. 
(2) An identification of any shortfalls in the ca-
pacity or quality of such facilities of any Armed 
Force, and a description of possible actions to address 
such shortfalls. 
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SEC. 1066. STUDY ON BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall conduct a study on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in-
dustrial base. 
(b) CONTENT.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) assess the quantitative impacts of a produc-
tion break for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, including 
the cost of shutdown compared to the cost of continued 
production; and 
(2) assess the qualitative impacts of a production 
break for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, including the 
loss of a specialized workforce and supplier base. 
SEC. 1067. REPORT ON MILITARY RESOURCES NECESSARY 
TO EXECUTE UNITED STATES FORCE POS-
TURE STRATEGY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC RE-
GION. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, conduct a comprehensive review of the 
national defense strategy, force structure, force mod-
ernization plans, infrastructure, budget plan, and 
other elements of the defense program and policies of 
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strategic and warfighting objectives identified in 
the review. 
(E) The forward presence, phased deploy-
ments, pre-positioning, and other anticipatory 
deployments of manpower or military equipment 
necessary for conflict deterrence and adequate 
military response to anticipated conflicts. 
(F) The budget plan that would be required 
to provide sufficient resources to execute success-
fully the full range of missions and phased oper-
ations in the Asia Pacific region at a low-to- 
moderate level of risk and any additional re-
sources (beyond those programmed in the current 
future-years defense program) required to achieve 
such a level of risk. 
(G) Budgetary recommendations that are 
not constrained to comply with and are fully 
independent of the budget submitted to Congress 
by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(b) CJCS REVIEW.—Upon the completion of the re-
view under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense 
the Chairman’s assessment of the review, including the 
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Chairman’s assessment of risk and a description of the ca-
pabilities needed to address such risk. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the results of the review required 
under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the elements set forth 
under subsection (a)(1). 
(B) A description of the assumptions used 
in the examination, including assumptions relat-
ing to— 
(i) the status of readiness of the Armed 
Forces; 
(ii) the cooperation of allies, mission- 
sharing, and additional benefits to and bur-
dens on the Armed Forces resulting from co-
alition operations; 
(iii) warning times; 
(iv) levels of engagement in operations 
other than war and smaller-scale contin-
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gencies and withdrawal from such oper-
ations and contingencies; 
(v) the intensity, duration, and mili-
tary and political end-states of conflicts and 
smaller-scale contingencies; and 
(vi) the roles and responsibilities that 
would be discharged by contractors. 
(C) Any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate. 
(D) The assessment of the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff under subsection (b), in-
cluding related comments of the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) may be submitted in classified or unclassi-
fied form. 
SEC. 1068. REPORT ON PLANNED EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES 
AT SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS 
COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on plans to implement efficiency initiatives to re-
duce overhead costs at the Space and Naval Warfare Sys-
tems Command (SPAWAR), including a detailed descrip-
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tion of the long-term impacts on current and planned future 
mission requirements. 
SEC. 1069. STUDY ON ABILITY OF NATIONAL AIR AND 
GROUND 
TEST 
AND 
EVALUATION 
INFRA-
STRUCTURE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT DE-
FENSE HYPERSONIC TEST AND EVALUATION 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, working with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration (NASA), shall conduct 
a study on the ability of Department of Defense and NASA 
air and ground test and evaluation infrastructure facilities 
and private ground test and evaluation infrastructure fa-
cilities, including wind tunnels and air test ranges, as well 
as 
associated 
instrumentation, 
to 
support 
defense 
hypersonic test and evaluation activities for the short and 
long term. 
(b) REPORT AND PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing the results of the 
study required under subsection (a) together with a 
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plan for requirements and proposed investments to 
meet Department of Defense needs through 2025. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the current condition 
and adequacy of the hypersonics test and evalua-
tion infrastructure within the Department of De-
fense, NASA, and the private sector to support 
hypersonic research and development within the 
Department of Defense. 
(B) An identification of test and evaluation 
infrastructure that could be used to support De-
partment of Defense hypersonic research and de-
velopment outside the Department and assess 
means to ensure the availability of such capabili-
ties to the Department in the present and future. 
(C) A time-phased plan to acquire required 
hypersonics research, development, test and eval-
uation capabilities, including identification of 
the resources necessary to acquire any needed ca-
pabilities that are currently not available. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1069A. REPORT ON SIMULATED TACTICAL FLIGHT 
TRAINING IN A SUSTAINED GRAVITY ENVI-
RONMENT. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall provide for the conduct by an appropriate 
federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) 
of a study on the effectiveness of simulated tactical flight 
training in a sustained gravity environment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of high fi-
delity simulated tactical flight training in a sus-
tained gravity environment generally, and, in par-
ticular, the effectiveness of such training in preparing 
pilots to withstand and tolerate the high-gravity 
forces associated with the operation of high-perform-
ance combat aircraft (commonly referred to as ‘‘G 
readiness’’ and ‘‘G tolerance’’). 
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(2) An assessment of the cost savings to be 
achieved through the use of simulated tactical flight 
training in a sustained gravity environment, includ-
ing cost savings associated with operation and main-
tenance and life cycle savings associated with aircraft 
and airframe usage. 
(3) An assessment of the safety benefits to be 
achieved through the use of simulated tactical flight 
training in a sustained gravity environment. 
(4) An identification and assessment of other 
benefits to be achieved through the use of simulated 
tactical flight training in a sustained gravity envi-
ronment, including benefits relating to physiological 
research and benefits relating to reductions in carbon 
emissions. 
(5) An evaluation and comparison of tactical 
flight simulators that could be used for simulated tac-
tical flight training in a sustained gravity environ-
ment. 
(6) Such other matters relating to the use of sim-
ulated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity 
environment as the Secretary shall specify for pur-
poses of the study. 
(c) REPORT.—In providing for study pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall require the federally funded 
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research and development center conducting the study to 
submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the study, 
including the matters specified in subsection (b), by not 
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after the submittal to the Secretary of the report re-
quired by subsection (c), the Secretary shall transmit the 
report to the congressional defense committees, together with 
any comments of the Secretary in light of the report and 
such recommendations for legislative or administrative ac-
tion as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the 
use of simulated tactical flight training in a sustained grav-
ity environment in light of the report. 
SEC. 1069B. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP-
PORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC SE-
CURITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of the ongoing Department of Defense review of defense sup-
port of United States diplomatic security. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include, but not be limited to, such findings and rec-
ommendations as the Secretaries consider appropriate with 
respect to the following: 
(1) Department of Defense authorities, directives, 
and guidelines in support of diplomatic security. 
(2) Interagency processes and procedures to iden-
tify, validate, and resource diplomatic security sup-
port required from the Department of Defense. 
(3) Department of Defense roles, missions, and 
resources required to fulfill requirements for United 
States diplomatic security, including, but not limited 
to the following: 
(A) Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard 
detachments. 
(B) Training and advising host nation se-
curity forces for diplomatic security. 
(C) Intelligence collection to prevent and re-
spond to threats to diplomatic security. 
(D) Security assessments of diplomatic mis-
sions. 
(E) Support of emergency action planning. 
(F) Rapid response forces to respond to 
threats to diplomatic security. 
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1069C. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE SPENDING FOR CONFERENCES AND 
CONVENTIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port setting forth an assessment of Department of Defense 
spending for conferences and conventions. The report shall 
include, at a minimum, an assessment of the following: 
(1) The extent to which Department spending for 
conferences and conventions has been wasteful or ex-
cessive. 
(2) The actions the Department has taken to con-
trol spending for conferences and conventions, and the 
efficacy of those actions. 
(3) Any fees incurred for the cancellation of con-
ferences or conventions and an evaluation of the im-
pact of cancelling conferences and conventions. 
Subtitle G—Nuclear Matters 
SEC. 1071. STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The Nuclear Posture Review of 2010 said, 
with respect to modernizing the triad, ‘‘for planned 
reductions under New START, the United States 
should retain a smaller Triad of SLBMs, ICBMs, and 
heavy bombers. Retaining all three Triad legs will 
best maintain strategic stability at reasonable cost, 
while hedging against potential technical problems or 
vulnerabilities’’. 
(2) The Senate stated in Declaration 12 of the 
Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of 
the New START Treaty that ‘‘In accordance with 
paragraph 1 of Article V of the New START Treaty, 
which states that, ‘Subject to the provisions of this 
Treaty, modernization and replacement of strategic 
offensive arms may be carried out,’ it is the sense of 
the Senate that United States deterrence and flexi-
bility is assured by a robust triad of strategic delivery 
vehicles. To this end, the United States is committed 
to accomplishing the modernization and replacement 
of its strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, and to ensur-
ing the continued flexibility of United States conven-
tional and nuclear delivery systems’’. 
(3) The Senate required the President, prior to 
the entry into force of the New START Treaty, to cer-
tify to the Senate that the President intended to mod-
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ernize or replace the triad of strategic nuclear deliv-
ery systems. 
(4) The President made this certification in a 
message to the Senate on February 2, 2011, in which 
the President stated, ‘‘I intend to (a) modernize or re-
place the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems: 
a heavy bomber and air-launched cruise missile, an 
ICBM, and a nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub-
marine (SSBN) and SLBM; and (b) maintain the 
United States rocket motor industrial base’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 491. Strategic delivery systems 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2013, the President shall annually certify in writing 
to the congressional defense committees whether plans to 
modernize or replace strategic delivery systems are fully 
funded at levels equal to or more than the levels set forth 
in the November 2010 update to the plan referred to in sec-
tion 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2549), includ-
ing plans regarding— 
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‘‘(1) a heavy bomber and air-launched cruise 
missile; 
‘‘(2) an intercontinental ballistic missile; 
‘‘(3) a submarine-launched ballistic missile; 
‘‘(4) a ballistic missile submarine; and 
‘‘(5) maintaining the nuclear command and con-
trol system (as first reported in section 1043 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576)). 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT MATTERS FOLLOWING CER-
TAIN CERTIFICATIONS.—If the President certifies under 
subsection (a) that plans to modernize or replace strategic 
delivery systems are not fully funded, the President shall 
include in the next annual report submitted to Congress 
under section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 the following: 
‘‘(1) A determination whether or not the lack of 
full funding will result in a loss of military capa-
bility when compared with the November 2010 update 
to the plan referred to in section 1251 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
‘‘(2) If the determination under paragraph (1) is 
that the lack of full funding will result in a loss of 
military capability— 
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‘‘(A) a plan to preserve or retain the mili-
tary capability that would otherwise be lost; or 
‘‘(B) a report setting forth— 
‘‘(i) an assessment of the impact of the 
lack of full funding on the strategic delivery 
systems specified in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding re-
quired to restore or maintain the capa-
bility. 
‘‘(3) A certification by the President whether or 
not the President is committed to accomplishing the 
modernization and replacement of strategic delivery 
systems and will meet the obligations concerning nu-
clear modernization as set forth in declaration 12 of 
the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification 
of the New START Treaty. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REDUCTIONS.—Any cer-
tification under subsection (a) shall not take into account 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Reductions made to ensure the safety, secu-
rity, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weap-
ons stockpile and strategic delivery systems, including 
activities related to surveillance, assessment, certifi-
cation, testing, and maintenance of nuclear warheads 
and delivery systems. 
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‘‘(2) Strategic delivery systems that are retired 
or awaiting dismantlement on the date of the certifi-
cation under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘New START Treaty’ means the 
Treaty between the United States of America and the 
Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Re-
duction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, 
signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on 
February 5, 2011. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘strategic delivery system’ means 
a delivery system for nuclear weapons.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘491. Strategic delivery systems.’’. 
SEC. 1072. REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION FOR COMBINED 
WARHEAD FOR CERTAIN MISSILE SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit Con-
gress a report setting forth a definition of the requirements 
for a combined warhead for the W–78 Minuteman III mis-
sile system and the W–88 Trident D–5 missile system. The 
definition shall serve as the basis for a 6.1 conception defi-
nition and 6.2 feasibility study for the combined systems. 
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SEC. 1073. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE OF 
COSTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND DELIVERY 
SYSTEMS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port setting forth the following: 
(1) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the report associated 
with fielding and maintaining the current nuclear 
weapons and nuclear weapon delivery systems of the 
United States. 
(2) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the report of any life 
extension, modernization, or replacement of any cur-
rent nuclear weapons or nuclear weapon delivery sys-
tems of the United States that is anticipated as of the 
date of the report. 
SEC. 1074. BRIEFINGS ON DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON 
NUCLEAR 
ARMS, 
MISSILE 
DEFENSE, 
AND 
LONG-RANGE CONVENTIONAL STRIKE SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less than twice each 
year thereafter, the President, or the President’s designee, 
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shall brief the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed 
Services of the Senate on the dialogue between the United 
States and the Russian Federation on issues related to lim-
its or controls on nuclear arms, missile defense systems, or 
long-range conventional strike systems. 
(b) SENSE
OF
THE SENATE
ON CERTAIN AGREE-
MENTS.—It is the sense of the Senate that any agreement 
between the United States and the Russian Federation re-
lated to missile defense, nuclear weapons, or long-range con-
ventional strike systems obligating the United States to re-
duce or limit the Armed Forces or armaments of the United 
States in any militarily significant manner may be made 
only pursuant to the treaty-making power of the President 
as set forth in Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitu-
tion of the United States. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. REDESIGNATION OF THE CENTER FOR HEMI-
SPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES AS THE WILLIAM 
J. PERRY CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DE-
FENSE STUDIES. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center for Hemispheric 
Defense Studies is hereby redesignated as the ‘‘Wil-
liam J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Stud-
ies’’. 
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(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States to the center referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the 
William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense 
Studies. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 184— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting the following new 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) The William J. Perry Center for Hemi-
spheric Defense Studies, established in 1997 and lo-
cated in Washington, D.C.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ‘‘Center 
for Hemispheric Defense Studies’’ and inserting 
‘‘William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric De-
fense Studies’’. 
(2) In section 2611(a)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following new subpara-
graph (C): 
‘‘(C) The William J. Perry Center for Hemi-
spheric Defense Studies.’’. 
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SEC. 1082. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REPEAL STATU-
TORY 
REFERENCES 
TO 
UNITED 
STATES 
JOINT FORCES COMMAND. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1)(A) Section 232 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 9 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 232. 
(2) Section 2859(d) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(3) Section 10503(13)(B) is amended— 
(A) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). 
SEC. 1083. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NON-UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF UNITED 
STATES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH 
ADVANCED 
DEGREES 
IN 
SCIENCE, 
TECH-
NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) It is a national security concern that more 
than half of all graduates with advanced scientific 
and technical degrees from United States institutions 
of higher education are non-United States citizens 
who have very limited opportunities upon graduation 
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to contribute to the science and technology activities 
of the Department of Defense and the United States 
defense industrial base. 
(2) The capabilities of the Armed Forces are 
highly reliant upon advanced technologies that pro-
vide our forces with a technological edge on the battle-
field. 
(3) In order to maintain and advance our mili-
tary technological superiority, the United States re-
quires the best and brightest scientists, mathemati-
cians, and engineers to discover, develop, and field the 
next generation of weapon systems and defense tech-
nologies. 
(4) The Department of Defense and the defense 
industrial base compete with other sectors for a lim-
ited number of United States citizens who have ap-
propriate advanced degrees and skills. 
(5) While an overarching national priority is to 
increase the numbers of United States citizens who 
have appropriate advanced degrees in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), it 
would be beneficial if the Department of Defense and 
the defense industrial base were able to access the pool 
of talent of non-United States citizens with advanced 
scientific and technical degrees from United States 
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institutions of higher education, many of whom are 
otherwise returning to their home countries. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress— 
(1) that the Department of Defense should make 
every reasonable and practical effort to increase the 
number of United States citizens who pursue ad-
vanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics; and 
(2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to 
investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all ap-
propriate security requirements) to access to the pool 
of talent of non-United States citizens with advanced 
scientific and technical degrees from United States 
institutions of higher education, especially in those 
scientific and technical areas that are most vital to 
the national defense (such as those identified by the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering and the Armed Forces). 
SEC. 1084. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE MAINTENANCE BY 
THE UNITED STATES OF A TRIAD OF STRA-
TEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following: 
(1) The April 2010 Nuclear Posture Review con-
cluded that even with the reductions specified in the 
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New START Treaty, the United States should retain 
a nuclear ‘‘Triad’’ of land-based intercontinental bal-
listic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles 
and nuclear capable heavy bombers, noting that 
‘‘[r]etaining all three Triad legs will best maintain 
strategic stability at reasonable cost, while hedging 
against 
potential 
technical 
problems 
or 
vulnerabilities’’. 
(2) The resolution of ratification for the New 
START Treaty, which the Senate approved on De-
cember 22, 2010, stated that ‘‘it is the sense of the 
Senate that United States deterrence and flexibility is 
assured by a robust triad of strategic delivery vehi-
cles. To this end, the United States is committed to 
accomplishing the modernization and replacement of 
its strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, and to ensuring 
the continued flexibility of United States conventional 
and nuclear delivery systems’’. 
(3) In a message to the Senate on February 2, 
2011, President Obama certified that he intended to 
‘‘modernize or replace the triad of strategic nuclear 
delivery systems: a heavy bomber and air-launched 
cruise missile, an ICBM, and a nuclear-powered bal-
listic missile submarine (SSBN) and SLBM’’ and to 
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‘‘maintain the United States rocket motor industrial 
base’’. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the United States should maintain a triad of 
strategic nuclear delivery systems; and 
(2) the United States is committed to modern-
izing the component weapons and delivery systems of 
that triad. 
SEC. 1085. PLAN TO PARTNER WITH STATE AND LOCAL EN-
TITIES TO ADDRESS VETERANS CLAIMS BACK-
LOG. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs defines 
any claim for benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as backlogged if the 
claim has been pending for 125 days or more. 
(2) According to the Department, as of November 
24, 2012, there were 899,540 pending claims, with 
604,583 (67.2 percent) of those considered backlogged. 
(3) The Department’s data further shows that, on 
November 22, 2010, there were 749,934 claims pend-
ing, with only 244,129 (32.6 percent) of those consid-
ered backlogged. 
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(4) During the past two years, both the overall 
number of backlogged claims and the percentage of all 
pending claims that are backlogged have doubled. 
(5) In order to reduce the claims backlog at re-
gional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
located in Texas, the Texas Veterans Commission an-
nounced two initiatives on July 19, 2012, to partner 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(A) to assist veterans whose claims are al-
ready backlogged to complete development of 
those claims; and 
(B) to help veterans who are filing new 
claims to fully develop those claims prior to fil-
ing them, shortening the processing time re-
quired. 
(6) The common goal of the two initiatives of the 
Texas Veterans Commission, called the ‘‘Texas State 
Strike Force Team’’ and the ‘‘Fully Developed Claims 
Team Initiative’’, is to reduce the backlog of claims 
pending in Texas by 17,000 within one year. 
(7) During the first two months of these new ini-
tiatives, the Texas Veterans Commission helped vet-
erans complete development of more than 2,500 back-
logged claims and assisted veterans with the submis-
sion of more than 800 fully developed claims. 
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(8) In testimony before the Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs of the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives on September 21, 2012, Diana Rubens, 
Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations of the 
Veterans Benefits Administration, indicated that the 
Department of Veterans Affairs has experienced posi-
tive outcomes in projects with the Texas Veterans 
Commission, stating that both Veterans Service Orga-
nizations 
‘‘and 
state 
and 
county 
service 
officers . . . are important partners in VBA’s trans-
formation to better serve Veterans.’’. 
(9) At the same hearing, Mr. John Limpose, di-
rector of the regional office of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs in Waco, Texas, testified that the ‘‘TVC 
is working very, very well’’ with regional offices of the 
Department in Texas, calling the Texas Veterans 
Commission a ‘‘very positive story that we can 
branch out into . . . all of our stakeholders.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a plan to 
reduce the current backlog of pending claims for bene-
fits under laws administered by the Secretary and 
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more efficiently process claims for such benefits in the 
future. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of all steps the Secretary 
has taken thus far to partner with non-Federal 
entities in support of efforts to reduce the backlog 
described in paragraph (1) and more efficiently 
process claims described in such paragraph in 
the future, including two previous initiatives by 
the Texas Veterans Commission, namely the 
2008–2009 Development Assistant Pilot Project 
and the 2009–2011 Claims Processing Assistance 
Team. 
(B) A plan for the Secretary to partner 
with non-Federal entities to support efforts to re-
duce such backlog and more efficiently process 
such claims in the future, including the fol-
lowing: 
(i) State and local agencies relating to 
veterans affairs. 
(ii) Organizations recognized by the 
Secretary for the representation of veterans 
under section 5902 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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(iii) Such other relevant government 
and non-government entities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(C) A description of how the Secretary in-
tends to leverage partnerships with non-Federal 
entities described in subparagraph (B) to elimi-
nate such backlog, including through increasing 
the percentage of claims that are fully developed 
prior to submittal to the Secretary and ensuring 
that new claims are fully developed prior to their 
submittal. 
(D) A description of what steps the Sec-
retary has taken and will take— 
(i) to expedite the processing of claims 
that are already fully developed at the time 
of submittal; and 
(ii) to support initiatives by non-Fed-
eral entities described in subparagraph (B) 
to help claimants gather and submit nec-
essary evidence for claims that were pre-
viously filed but require further develop-
ment. 
(E) A description of how partnerships with 
non-Federal entities described in subparagraph 
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(B) will fit into the Secretary’s overall claims 
processing transformation plan. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PROTECTION OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRFIELDS, TRAIN-
ING AIRSPACE, AND AIR TRAINING ROUTES. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) Department of Defense airfields, training 
airspace, and air training routes are national treas-
ures that must be protected from encroachment; 
(2) placement or emplacement of obstructions 
near or on Department of Defense airfields, training 
airspace, or air training routes has the potential of 
increasing risk to military aircraft and personnel as 
well as impacting training and readiness; and 
(3) the Department of Defense should develop 
comprehensive rules and regulations to address con-
struction and use of land in close proximity to De-
partment of Defense airfields, training areas, or air 
training routes to ensure compatibility with military 
aircraft operations. 
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SEC. 1087. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES TO CARRY OUT A 
PROGRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUNSELING 
SERVICES TO VETERANS AT RISK OF HOME-
LESSNESS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING FROM 
CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 2023(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE BUGLE CALL 
COMMONLY KNOWN AS TAPS SHOULD BE DES-
IGNATED AS THE NATIONAL SONG OF MILI-
TARY REMEMBRANCE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the bugle call commonly 
known as ‘‘Taps’’ should be designated as the National Song 
of Military Remembrance. 
SEC. 1089. REPORTS ON THE POTENTIAL SECURITY THREAT 
POSED BY BOKO HARAM. 
(a) DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to Congress an intelligence assessment of the Nige-
rian organization known as Boko Haram. Such assessment 
shall address the following: 
(1) The organizational structure, operational 
goals, and funding sources of Boko Haram. 
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(2) The extent to which Boko Haram threatens 
the stability of Nigeria and surrounding countries. 
(3) The extent to which Boko Haram threatens 
the security of citizens of the United States or the na-
tional security or interests of the United States. 
(4) Any interaction between Boko Haram and 
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or other al-Qaeda 
affiliates with respect to operational planning and 
execution, training, and funding. 
(5) The capacity of Nigerian security forces to 
counter the threat posed by Boko Haram and an as-
sessment of the effectiveness of the strategy of the Ni-
gerian government to date. 
(6) Any intelligence gaps with respect to the 
leadership, operational goals, and capabilities of Boko 
Haram. 
(b) SECRETARY OF STATE REPORT.—Not later than 
90 days after the date the report required by subsection (a) 
is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to Congress a report describing the strategy of the United 
States to counter the threat posed by Boko Haram. 
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SEC. 1090. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
631 et seq.) is amended by striking section 33 (15 U.S.C. 
657c). 
(b) CORPORATION.—On and after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the National Veterans Business Develop-
ment Corporation and any successor thereto may not rep-
resent that the corporation is federally chartered or in any 
other manner authorized by the Federal Government. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by this sec-
tion, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 34 through 45 
as sections 33 through 44, respectively; 
(B) in section 9(k)(1)(D) (15 U.S.C. 
638(k)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘section 34(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 33(d)’’; 
(C) in section 33 (15 U.S.C. 657d), as so re-
designated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 35’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 34’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
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(I) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘section 35(c)(2)(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 34(c)(2)(B)’’; 
(II) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘section 35(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 34(c)(2)’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (5), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 35(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 34(c)’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (h)(2), by striking 
‘‘section 35(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
34(d)’’; 
(D) in section 34 (15 U.S.C. 657e), as so re-
designated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 34’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 33’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
section ‘‘34(c)(1)(E)(ii)’’ and inserting sec-
tion ‘‘33(c)(1)(E)(ii)’’; 
(E) in section 36(d) (15 U.S.C. 657i(d)), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 42’’; 
(F) in section 39(d) (15 U.S.C. 657l(d)), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 42’’; and 
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(G) in section 40(b) (15 U.S.C. 657m(b)), 
as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 42’’. 
(2) TITLE 10.—Section 1142(b)(13) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
National Veterans Business Development Corpora-
tion’’. 
(3) TITLE
38.—Section 3452(h) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any of 
the’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘any small 
business development center described in section 21 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), insofar as 
such center offers, sponsors, or cosponsors an entrepre-
neurship course, as that term is defined in section 
3675(c)(2).’’. 
(4) FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 
2008.—Section 12072(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 636g(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 43 of the Small Busi-
ness Act, as added by this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
42 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657o)’’. 
(5) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL 
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
ACT
OF
1999.—Section 
203(c)(5) of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small 
Business Development Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 657b 
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note) is amended by striking ‘‘In cooperation with the 
National Veterans Business Development Corporation, 
develop’’ and inserting ‘‘Develop’’. 
SEC. 1091. WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE AND FORT BLISS. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and paragraph (3), the Federal land described 
in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Fed-
eral land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of— 
(A) the approximately 5,100 acres of land 
depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘White Sands Missile Range/Fort Bliss/BLM 
Land Transfer and Withdrawal’’ and dated 
April 3, 2012 (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘map’’); 
(B) the approximately 37,600 acres of land 
depicted as ‘‘Parcel 2’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 
4’’ on the map; and 
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(C) any land or interest in land that is ac-
quired by the United States within the bound-
aries of the parcels described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(3) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), the land depicted as ‘‘Parcel 4’’ on the map is 
not withdrawn for purposes of the issuance of oil and 
gas pipeline rights-of-way. 
(b) RESERVATION.—The Federal land described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A) is reserved for use by the Secretary of 
the Army for military purposes in accordance with Public 
Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822). 
(c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, administra-
tive jurisdiction over the approximately 2,050 acres of land 
generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 2’’ on the map— 
(1) is transferred from the Secretary of the Army 
to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management); and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(B) any other applicable laws. 
(d) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a legal 
description of the Federal land withdrawn by sub-
section (a). 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description pub-
lished under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
Secretary of the Interior may correct errors in the 
legal description. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall reimburse the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for any costs incurred by the Secretary of the In-
terior in implementing this subsection with regard to 
the Federal land described in subsection (a)(2)(A). 
SEC. 1092. TRANSPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. 
Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Whoever knowingly transports from the United 
States and its territories a person in foreign commerce for 
the purpose of conduct with regard to that person that 
would be a violation of subsection (a) if the conduct oc-
curred within the United States, or attempts to do so, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 1093. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED PROHIBITION ON RE-
TURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS 
WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Section 2572 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), and not-
withstanding this section or any other provision of law, the 
President may not transfer a veterans memorial object to 
a foreign country or an entity controlled by a foreign gov-
ernment, or otherwise transfer or convey such an object to 
any person or entity for purposes of the ultimate transfer 
or conveyance of the object to a foreign country or entity 
controlled by a foreign government. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘entity controlled by a foreign 
government’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2536(c)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘veterans memorial object’ means 
any object, including a physical structure or portion 
thereof, that— 
‘‘(i) is located at a cemetery of the National 
Cemetery System, war memorial, or military in-
stallation in the United States; 
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‘‘(ii) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorial-
izes, the death in combat or combat-related du-
ties of members of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(iii) was brought to the United States from 
abroad as a memorial of combat abroad. 
‘‘(3) The prohibition imposed by paragraph (1) does 
not apply to a transfer of a veterans memorial object if— 
‘‘(A) the transfer of that veterans memorial ob-
ject is specifically authorized by law; or 
‘‘(B) the transfer is made after September 30, 
2017.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SOURCE LAW.—Section 
1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 2572 note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1094. TRANSFER OF EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DE-
PARTMENTS. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall transfer excess aircraft specified in 
subsection (b) to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for use by the Forest Service 
and the United States Coast Guard. The transfer of any 
excess aircraft under this subsection shall be without reim-
bursement. 
(b) AIRCRAFT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The aircraft transferred under 
subsection (a) are aircraft of the Department of De-
fense that are— 
(A) identified by the Forest Service or the 
United States Coast Guard as a suitable plat-
form to carry out their respective missions; 
(B) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), ex-
cess to the needs of the Department of Defense, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense; 
(C) acceptable for use by the Forest Service, 
as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; 
and 
(D) acceptable for use by the United States 
Coast Guard, as determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
NUMBER.—The number of 
aircraft that may be transferred to either the Sec-
retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may not exceed 12 aircraft. 
(3) LIMITATIONS
ON
DETERMINATION
AS
EX-
CESS.—Aircraft may not be determined to be excess 
for the purposes of this subsection, unless such air-
craft are determined to be excess in the report ref-
erenced by subsection (b) of section 1703 of title XVII 
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of this Act, or if such aircraft are otherwise prohib-
ited from being determined excess by law. 
(c) PRIORITY IN TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be 
afforded equal priority in the transfer under subsection (a) 
of excess aircraft of the Department of Defense specified in 
subsection (b) before any other department or agency of the 
Federal Government. 
(d) CONDITIONS
OF
TRANSFER.—Excess aircraft 
transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 
purposes; and 
(2) may not be flown or otherwise removed from 
the United States unless dispatched by the National 
Interagency Fire Center in support of an inter-
national agreement to assist in wildfire suppression 
efforts or for other purposes approved by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in writing in advance. 
(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
transfer excess aircraft under subsection (a) shall expire on 
December 31, 2013. 
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SEC. 1095. REAUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF AIRCRAFT AND 
PARTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR-
POSES. 
Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Trans-
fer Act of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending on 
September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘during a period 
specified in subsection (g)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) PERIODS FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The 
periods specified in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) The period beginning on October 1, 1996, 
and ending on September 30, 2005. 
‘‘(2) The period beginning on October 1, 2012, 
and ending on September 30, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 1096. PROTECTION OF VETERANS’ MEMORIALS. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN MEMORIALS.—Sec-
tion 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In the case of an offense under the first paragraph 
of this section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist 
of or include a veterans’ memorial, the requirement of that 
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paragraph that the goods, wares, or merchandise have a 
value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In this paragraph, 
the term ‘veterans’ memorial’ means a grave marker, head-
stone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently 
honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or any monu-
ment that signifies an event of national military historical 
significance.’’. 
(b) SALE OR RECEIPT OF STOLEN MEMORIALS.—Sec-
tion 2315 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘In the case of an offense under the first paragraph 
of this section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist 
of or include a veterans’ memorial, the requirement of that 
paragraph that the goods, wares, or merchandise have a 
value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In this paragraph, 
the term ‘veterans’ memorial’ means a grave marker, head-
stone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently 
honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or any monu-
ment that signifies an event of national military historical 
significance.’’. 
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SEC. 1097. TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO AND 
FROM FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 111 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 111A. Transportation of individuals to and from 
Department facilities 
‘‘(a) TRANSPORTATION
BY SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary may transport any person to or from a Department 
facility or other place in connection with vocational reha-
bilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant 
to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of exam-
ination, treatment, or care.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 111 of such title is— 
(1) transferred to section 111A of such title, as 
added by subsection (a); 
(2) redesignated as subsection (b); 
(3) inserted after subsection (a) of such section; 
and 
(4) amended by inserting ‘‘TRANSPORTATION BY 
THIRD-PARTIES.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by in-
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serting after the item relating to section 111 the following 
new item: 
‘‘111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities.’’. 
SEC. 1098. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPA-
TION CAMPAIGN FOR VETERANS’ HISTORY 
PROJECT OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the American 
Folklife Center at the Library of Congress shall carry out 
a national public awareness and participation campaign 
for the program required by section 3(a) of the Veterans’ 
Oral History Project Act (20 U.S.C. 2142(a)). Such cam-
paign shall provide for the following: 
(1) Encouraging the people of the United States, 
veterans organizations, community groups, and na-
tional organizations to participate in such program. 
(2) Ensuring greater awareness and participa-
tion throughout the United States in such program. 
(3) Providing meaningful opportunities for 
learning about the experiences of veterans. 
(4) Complementing the efforts supporting the re-
adjustment and successful reintegration of veterans 
into civilian life after service in the Armed Forces. 
(b) COORDINATION AND COOPERATION.—To the degree 
practicable, the Director shall, in carrying out the cam-
paign required by subsection (a), coordinate and cooperate 
with veterans service organizations. 
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(c) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means 
any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 
of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 1099. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE 
TERMINATION OF THE ARMED FORCES INSTI-
TUTE OF PATHOLOGY UNDER DEFENSE BASE 
CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT. 
Section 177 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘those professional soci-
eties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the professional societies and or-
ganizations that support the activities of the 
American Registry of Pathology’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘with the 
concurrence of the Director of the Armed Forces 
Institute of Pathology’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), 
respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘accept gifts and grants 
from and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and accept gifts and 
grants from such entities’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘to the Direc-
tor’’ and all that follows through ‘‘it deems desirable,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annually to its Board and supporting 
organizations referred to in subsection (a)(2)’’. 
SEC. 1099A. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF 
TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
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‘‘(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial cen-
sus of population, in taking any tabulation of total popu-
lation by States, the Secretary shall take appropriate meas-
ures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all 
members of the Armed Forces deployed abroad on the date 
of taking such tabulation are— 
‘‘(1) fully and accurately counted; and 
‘‘(2) properly attributed to the State in which 
their residence at their permanent duty station or 
homeport is located on such date.’’. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall not be construed to affect the residency sta-
tus of any member of the Armed Forces under any provision 
of law other than title 13, United States Code. 
SEC. 1099B. STATE CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY TRAIN-
ING IN GRANTING CERTAIN STATE CERTIFI-
CATIONS AND LICENSES AS A CONDITION ON 
THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR VETERANS EM-
PLOYMENT AND TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under 
which funds are made available to a State in order to carry 
out section 4103A or 4104 of this title for any program 
year, the Secretary may require the State— 
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‘‘(i) to demonstrate that when the State approves 
or denies a certification or license described in sub-
paragraph (B) for a veteran the State takes into con-
sideration any training received or experience gained 
by the veteran while serving on active duty in the 
Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) to disclose to the Secretary in writing the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Criteria applicants must satisfy to re-
ceive a certification or license described in sub-
paragraph (B) by the State. 
‘‘(II) A description of the standard prac-
tices of the State for evaluating training received 
by veterans while serving on active duty in the 
Armed Forces and evaluating the documented 
work experience of such veterans during such 
service for purposes of approving or denying a 
certification or license described in subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(III) Identification of areas in which 
training and experience described in subclause 
(II) fails to meet criteria described in subclause 
(I).’’ 
‘‘(B) A certification or license described in this sub-
paragraph is any of the following: 
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‘‘(i) A license to be a State tested nursing assist-
ant or a certified nursing assistant. 
‘‘(ii) A commercial driver’s license. 
‘‘(iii) An emergency medical technician license 
EMT–B or EMT–I. 
‘‘(iv) An emergency medical technician–para-
medic license. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall share the information the 
Secretary receives under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the Sec-
retary of Defense to help the Secretary of Defense improve 
training for military occupational specialties so that indi-
viduals who receive such training are able to receive a cer-
tification or license described in subparagraph (B) from a 
State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a program year be-
ginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SECTION 1099C. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICER SAFETY PROVISIONS OF TITLE 18. 
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 926B— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
apprehension under section 807(b) of title 10, 
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United States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘as a law 
enforcement officer’’ and inserting ‘‘that identi-
fies the employee as a police officer or law en-
forcement officer of the agency’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or ap-
prehension under section 807(b) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; and 
(2) in section 926C— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘or 
apprehension under section 807(b) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that 
indicates’’ and inserting ‘‘that identifies the 
person as having been employed as a police 
officer or law enforcement officer and indi-
cates’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘that identifies the person as having been 
employed as a police officer or law enforce-
ment officer’’ after ‘‘officer’’. 
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SEC. 1099D. MODERNIZATION OF ABSENTEE BALLOT MAIL 
DELIVERY SYSTEM. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of De-
fense should partner with the United States Postal Service 
(USPS) to modernize the USPS mail delivery system to 
address problems with the delivery of absentee ballots and 
ensure the effective and efficient delivery of such ballots, in-
cluding through the establishment of a centralized mail for-
warding system to ensure that blank ballots are properly 
redirected. 
SEC. 1099E. STATE TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1207(a)(5) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 
2010 (15 U.S.C. 649b note) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Guam,’’ the following: ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands,’’. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY 
HOUSEHOLD PETS OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
DURING 
EVACUATION 
OF 
NON-ESSENTIAL 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 5725 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and fam-
ily household pets,’’ after ‘‘personal effects,’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c)(1) Authority under subsection (a) to transport 
family household pets of an employee includes authority for 
shipment and the payment of quarantine costs, if any. 
‘‘(2) An employee for whom transportation of family 
household pets is authorized under subsection (a) may be 
paid reimbursement or a monetary allowance if other com-
mercial transportation means have been used. 
‘‘(3) The provision of transportation of family house-
hold pets for an employee of the Department of Defense 
under subsection (a) and the payment of reimbursement 
under paragraph (2) shall be subject to the same terms and 
conditions as apply under subsection 406(b)(1)(H)(iii) of 
title 37 with respect to family household pets of members 
of the uniformed services, including limitations on the 
types, size, and number of pets for which transportation 
may be provided or reimbursement paid.’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXPANSION OF EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL 
PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 
PERSONNEL AT THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RE-
SEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 1101(b)(1)(A) of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘40’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall not be construed as affecting any applicable 
authorization or delimitation of the numbers of personnel 
that may be employed at the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
SEC. 1103. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFI-
CIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and amended by section 1112 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1616), is further amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
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SEC. 1104. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AGE 
AND RETIREMENT TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN 
RETIREES OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT FOR POSITIONS 
SUBJECT TO FERS.— 
(1) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.—Section 
3307(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or (3)’’ 
after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The maximum age limit for an original appoint-
ment to a position as a law enforcement officer (as defined 
in section 8401(17)) shall be 47 years of age, in the case 
of an individual who on the effective date of such appoint-
ment is eligible to receive retired pay or retainer pay for 
military service, or pension or compensation from the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs instead of such retired or re-
tainer pay.’’. 
(2) OTHER
POSITIONS.—The maximum age 
limit for an original appointment to a position as a 
member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Po-
lice, nuclear materials courier (as defined under sec-
tion 8401(33) of such title), or customs and border 
protection officer (as defined in section 8401(36) of 
such title) shall be 47 years of age, in the case of an 
individual who on the effective date of such appoint-
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ment is eligible to receive retired pay or retainer pay 
for military service, or pension or compensation from 
the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of such re-
tired or retainer pay. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ANNUITY.—Section 8412(d) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) after becoming 57 years of age and com-
pleting 10 years of service as a law enforcement offi-
cer, member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court 
Police, nuclear materials courier, customs or border 
protection officer, or any combination of such service 
totaling 10 years, if such employee— 
‘‘(A) is originally appointed to a position 
as a law enforcement officer, member of the Cap-
itol Police or Supreme Court Police, nuclear ma-
terials courier, or customs and border protection 
officer on or after the effective date of this para-
graph under section 1104(e) of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
and 
‘‘(B) on the date that original appointment 
met the requirements of section 3307(e)(2) of this 
title or section 1104(a)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013,’’. 
(c) MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Section 8425 of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘, except that a law enforcement officer, nu-
clear materials courier, or customs and border protec-
tion officer eligible for retirement under section 
8412(d)(3) shall be separated from the service on the 
last day of the month in which that employee becomes 
57 years of age’’ before the period; 
(2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘, except that a member of the Capitol Police 
eligible for retirement under section 8412(d)(3) shall 
be separated from the service on the last day of the 
month in which that employee becomes 57 years of 
age’’ before the period; and 
(3) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘, except that a member of the Supreme Court 
Police eligible for retirement under section 8412(d)(3) 
shall be separated from the service on the last day of 
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the month in which that employee becomes 57 years 
of age’’ before the period. 
(d) COMPUTATION
OF
BASIC
ANNUITY.—Section 
8415(e) of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The annuity of an employee’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the annuity of an employee’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The annuity of an employee retiring under 
subsection (d) or (e) of section 8412 or under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) of section 8425 who is an employee described 
in subparagraph (B) is— 
‘‘(i) 1 7/10 percent of that individual’s average 
pay multiplied by so much of such individual’s civil-
ian service as a law enforcement officer, member of 
the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police, nuclear 
materials courier, customs and border protection offi-
cer, or air traffic controller that, in the aggregate, 
does not exceed 20 years; plus 
‘‘(ii) 1 percent of that individual’s average pay 
multiplied by the remainder of such individual’s total 
service. 
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‘‘(B) An employee described in this subparagraph is 
an employee who— 
‘‘(i) is originally appointed to a position as a 
law enforcement officer, member of the Capitol Police 
or Supreme Court Police, nuclear materials courier, 
or customs and border protection officer on or after 
the effective date of this paragraph under section 
1104(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013; and 
‘‘(ii) on the date that original appointment met 
the requirements of section 3307(e)(2) of this title or 
section 1104(a)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section (including the 
amendments made by this section) shall take effect 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
appointments made on or after that effective date. 
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA-
PACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES AND 
MODIFICATION OF NOTICE IN CONNECTION 
WITH INITIATION OF ACTIVITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as most recent 
amended by section 1204(c) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1622), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2014’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e)(2) of such sec-
tion 1206, as amended by section 1206(a) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2418), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D) Detailed information (including the 
amount and purpose) on the assistance provided 
the country during the three preceding fiscal 
years under each of the following programs or 
accounts: 
‘‘(i) A program under this section. 
‘‘(ii) The Foreign Military Financing 
program under the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961. 
‘‘(iii) Peacekeeping Operations. 
‘‘(iv) The International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement (INCLE) pro-
gram under section 481 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291). 
‘‘(v) Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining, 
and 
Related 
Programs 
(NADR).’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to 
any country in which activities are initiated under 
section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 on or after that date. 
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SEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-RECIP-
ROCAL EXCHANGE OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2514; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1203. AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CER-
TAIN 
COUNTERTERRORISM 
FORCES 
IN 
YEMEN AND EAST AFRICA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance 
as follows: 
(1) To enhance the ability of the Yemen Ministry 
of Interior Counter Terrorism Forces to conduct 
counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda in the 
Arabian Peninsula and its affiliates. 
(2) To enhance the capacity of the national mili-
tary forces, security agencies serving a similar defense 
function, other counterterrorism forces, and border se-
curity forces of Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya to con-
duct counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda, al 
Qaeda affiliates, and al Shabaab. 
(3) To enhance the capacity of national military 
forces participating in the African Union Mission in 
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Somalia to conduct counterterrorism operations 
against al Qaeda, al Qaeda affiliates, and al 
Shabaab. 
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance under 
subsection (a) may include the provision of equip-
ment, supplies, training, and minor military con-
struction. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—Assistance under 
subsection (a) shall be provided in a manner that 
promotes— 
(A) observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms; and 
(B) respect for legitimate civilian authority 
in the country receiving such assistance. 
(3) ASSISTANCE
OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED
BY 
LAW.—The Secretary of Defense may not use the au-
thority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assist-
ance described in this subsection that is otherwise 
prohibited by any other provision of law. 
(4) LIMITATIONS ON MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION.—The total amount that may be obligated and 
expended on minor military construction under sub-
section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
amounts as follows: 
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(A) In the case of minor military construc-
tion under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), 
$10,000,000. 
(B) In the case of minor military construc-
tion under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(a), $10,000,000. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department 
of Defense for operation and maintenance— 
(A) not more than $75,000,000 may be used 
to provide assistance under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a); and 
(B) not more than $75,000,000 may used to 
provide assistance under paragraphs (2) and (3) 
of subsection (a). 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ASSISTANCE 
ACROSS
FISCAL
YEARS.—Amounts available under 
this subsection for the authority in subsection (a) for 
a fiscal year may be used for assistance under that 
authority that begins in such fiscal year but ends in 
the next fiscal year. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before 
providing assistance under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary of Defense shall submit to the committees of 
Congress specified in paragraph (2) a notice setting 
forth the assistance to be provided, including the types 
of such assistance, the budget for such assistance, and 
the completion date for the provision of such assist-
ance. 
(2) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The commit-
tees of Congress specified in this paragraph are— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c)(2), the authority provided under subsection (a) may not 
be exercised after the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Global Security Con-
tingency Fund achieves full operational capability; or 
(2) September 30, 2014. 
SEC. 1204. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act and available for the State Partner-
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ship Program, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended for that Program until the latter of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
the final regulations required by subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2517; 32 U.S.C. 107 note). 
(2) The date on which the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that appropriate modifications have been made, and 
appropriate controls have been instituted, to ensure 
the compliance of the Program with section 1341 of 
title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency Act’’), in the future. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in sub-
section (d) of section 1210 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 
2013’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL 
YEAR 2013.—Subsection (a) of such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$400,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2013.—Subsection (c) of section 1215 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2012’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘may not exceed amounts as follows: 
‘‘(1) In fiscal year 2012, $524,000,000. 
‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2013, $508,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or 2013’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’. 
SEC. 1213. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRA-
TION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that— 
(1) the Senate is deeply concerned with the dra-
matic rise in conflict-induced displacement in Af-
ghanistan and the corresponding increase in humani-
tarian need, especially as winter approaches; 
(2) there have been several reports of children 
freezing to death in various refugee settlements in Af-
ghanistan during the winter of 2011–12; 
(3) the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Mi-
gration of the Department of State and the Special 
Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan should 
jointly develop a comprehensive strategy to address 
the displacement and human suffering referred to in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), which shall include— 
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(A) an assessment of the capacity of the 
Government of Afghanistan— 
(i) to prevent, mitigate, and respond to 
forced displacement; and 
(ii) to provide durable solutions for in-
ternally displaced Afghans and Afghan refu-
gees; and 
(B) a coherent plan to strengthen the capac-
ity of the Government of Afghanistan to address 
the causes and consequences of displacement 
within Afghanistan. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1216 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4392), as 
amended by section 1216 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1632), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 2011 
and 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘utilize funds’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘obligate funds’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1214. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND 
CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4393), as amended by section 1217(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), is further amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), to 
carry out the program authorized under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense may use amounts as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) Up to $400,000,000 made available to 
the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(B) Up to $350,000,000 made available to 
the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for fiscal year 2013.’’; 
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‘‘(C) In the case of funds for fiscal year 
2013, until September 30, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY 
FUND. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1224(h) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2521), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1220(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1633), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDS PENDING 
REPORT.—Section 1220(b)(1)(A) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (125 Stat. 1633) 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
SEC. 1216. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as 
most recently amended by section 1213 of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 125 Stat. 1630), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2012’’ and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, during the period ending on 
September 30, 2013,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense 
may’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d) of such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2012 may not 
exceed $1,690,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘may not exceed 
$1,750,000,000 during fiscal year 2013, except that 
reimbursements made during fiscal year 2013 for 
support provided by Pakistan before May 1, 2011, 
using funds available for that purpose before fiscal 
year 2013 shall not count against this limitation’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKI-
STAN
FOR
SUPPORT
DURING
PERIODS
CLOSED
TO 
TRANSSHIPMENT.—Effective as of the date of the en-
actment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013, funds (including funds from a 
prior fiscal year that remain available for obligation) 
may not be used for reimbursements under the au-
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thority in subsection (a) for Pakistan for claims of 
support provided during any period when the ground 
lines of supply through Pakistan to Afghanistan were 
closed to the transshipment of equipment and supplies 
in support of United States military operations in 
Afghanistan.’’. 
(c) SUPPORTED OPERATIONS.—Such section is further 
amended in subsections (a)(1) and (b) by striking ‘‘Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom or’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN IN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKI-
STAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, no amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act, and no amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years before fiscal year 
2013 that remain available for obligation, may be 
used for reimbursements of Pakistan under the au-
thority in subsection (a) of section 1233 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, as so amended, until the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to the congressional defense committees each 
of the following: 
(A) That Pakistan has opened and is main-
taining security along the ground lines of supply 
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through Pakistan to Afghanistan for the trans-
shipment of equipment and supplies in support 
of United States military operations in Afghani-
stan. 
(B) That Pakistan is not providing support 
to militant extremists groups (including the 
Haqqani Network and the Afghan Taliban 
Quetta Shura) located in Pakistan and con-
ducting cross-border attacks against United 
States, coalition, or Afghanistan security forces, 
and is taking actions to prevent such groups 
from basing and operating in Pakistan. 
(C) That Pakistan is demonstrating a con-
tinuing commitment, and is making significant 
efforts toward the implementation of a strategy, 
to counter improvised explosive devices, includ-
ing efforts to attack improvised explosive device 
networks, monitor known precursors used in im-
provised explosive devices, and develop and im-
plement a strict protocol for the manufacture of 
explosive materials (including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate) and accessories and for their sup-
ply to legitimate end users. 
(D) That Pakistan is demonstrably cooper-
ating with United States counterterrorism ef-
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forts, including by not detaining, prosecuting, or 
imprisoning citizens of Pakistan as a result of 
their cooperation with such efforts, including Dr. 
Shakil Afridi. 
(2) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary certifies to the congressional defense committees 
in writing that the waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States and includes with such 
certification a justification for the waiver. 
SEC. 1217. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LOGISTICAL 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
COALITION 
FORCES 
SUP-
PORTING CERTAIN UNITED STATES MILITARY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1234 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 111– 
181; 122 Stat. 394), as most recently amended by section 
1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1629)), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS IN 
CONNECTION WITH IRAQ.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of such section 
1234, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘Iraq and’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section 1234 is amended by striking ‘‘IRAQ 
AND’’. 
SEC. 1218. STRATEGY FOR SUPPORTING THE ACHIEVEMENT 
OF A SECURE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 
AFGHANISTAN IN 2014. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, develop 
a strategy to support the Government of Afghanistan in its 
efforts to achieve a secure presidential election in Afghani-
stan in 2014. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall include support to 
the Government of Afghanistan for the following: 
(1) The identification and training of an ade-
quate number of personnel within the current existing 
end strength of the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces (ANSF) for security of polling stations, elec-
tion materials, and protection of election workers and 
officials. 
(2) The recruitment and training of an adequate 
number of female personnel in the Afghanistan Na-
tional Security Forces to afford equitable access to 
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polls for women, secure polling stations, and secure 
locations for counting and storing election materials. 
(3) The securing of freedom of movement and 
communications for candidates before and during the 
election. 
(c) FUNDING RESOURCES.—In developing the strategy, 
the Secretary shall identify, from among funds currently 
available to the Department of Defense for activities in Af-
ghanistan, the funds required to execute the strategy. 
SEC. 1219. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE AFGHAN 
NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide for the conduct of an inde-
pendent assessment of the strength, force structure, force 
posture, and capabilities required to make the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces (ANSF) capable of providing secu-
rity for their own country so as to prevent Afghanistan 
from ever again becoming a safe haven for terrorists that 
threaten Afghanistan, the region, and the world. 
(b) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re-
quired by subsection (a) may, at the election of the Sec-
retary, be conducted by— 
(1) a Federally-funded research and development 
center (FFRDC); or 
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(2) an independent, non-governmental institute 
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code that has recognized credentials 
and expertise in national security and military af-
fairs appropriate for the assessment. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 
(1) An assessment of the likely internal and re-
gional security environment for Afghanistan over the 
next decade, including challenges and threats to the 
security and sovereignty of Afghanistan from state 
and non-state actors. 
(2) An assessment of the strength, force structure, 
force posture, and capabilities required to make the 
Afghan National Security Forces capable of providing 
security for their own country so as to prevent Af-
ghanistan from ever again becoming a safe haven for 
terrorists that threaten Afghanistan, the region, and 
the world. 
(3) An assessment of any capability gaps in the 
Afghan National Security Forces that are likely to 
persist after 2014 and that will require continued 
support from the United States and its allies. 
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(4) An assessment whether current proposals for 
the resourcing of the Afghan National Security Forces 
after 2014 are adequate to establish and maintain 
long-term security for the Afghanistan people, and 
implications of the under-resourcing of the Afghan 
National Security Forces for United States national 
security interests. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the entity selected for the con-
duct of the assessment required by subsection (a) shall pro-
vide to the Secretary and the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing its findings as a result of the assess-
ment. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2013 by section 301 and available 
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities 
as specified in the funding table in section 4301, up to 
$1,000,000 shall be made available for the assessment re-
quired by subsection (a). 
(f) AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the Afghan National Security Forces 
shall include all forces under the authority of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense and Afghan Ministry of Interior, in-
cluding the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National 
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Police, the Afghan Border Police, the Afghan National Civil 
Order Police, and the Afghan Local Police. 
SEC. 1220. REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN PEACE AND RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program 
(APRP). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the goals and objectives of 
the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. 
(2) A description of the structure of the Program 
at the national and sub-national levels in Afghani-
stan, including the number and types of vocational 
training and other education programs. 
(3) A description of the activities of the Program 
as of the date of the report. 
(4) A description and assessment of the proce-
dures for vetting individuals seeking to participate in 
the Program, including an assessment of the extent to 
which biometric identification systems are used and 
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the role of provincial peace councils in such proce-
dures. 
(5) The amount of funding provided by the 
United States, and by the international community, 
to support the Program, and the amount of funds so 
provided that have been distributed as of the date of 
the report. 
(6) An assessment of the individuals who have 
been reintegrated into the Program, set forth in terms 
as follows: 
(A) By geographic distribution by province. 
(B) By number of each of low-level insur-
gent fighters, mid-level commanders, and senior 
commanders. 
(C) By number confirmed to have been part 
of the insurgency. 
(D) By number who are currently members 
of the Afghan Local Police. 
(E) By number who are participating in or 
have completed vocational training or other edu-
cational programs as part of the Program. 
(7) A description and assessment of the proce-
dures for monitoring the individuals participating in 
the Program. 
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(8) A description and assessment of the role of 
women and minority populations in the implementa-
tion of the Program. 
(9) An assessment of the effectiveness of the ac-
tivities of the Program described under paragraph (3) 
in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. 
(10) Such recommendations as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate for improving the im-
plementation, oversight, and effectiveness of the Pro-
gram. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1221. COMPLETION OF ACCELERATED TRANSITION OF 
UNITED STATES COMBAT AND MILITARY AND 
SECURITY OPERATIONS TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the President should, in coordination with the Govern-
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ment of Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) member countries, and other allies in Afghanistan, 
seek to— 
(1) undertake all appropriate activities to ac-
complish the President’s stated goal of transitioning 
the lead responsibility for security to the Government 
of Afghanistan by mid-summer 2013; 
(2) as part of accomplishing this transition of 
the lead responsibility for security to the Government 
of Afghanistan, draw down United States troops to a 
level sufficient to meet this goal; 
(3) as previously announced by the President, 
continue to draw down United States troop levels at 
a steady pace through the end of 2014; and 
(4) end all regular combat operations by United 
States troops by not later than December 31, 2014, 
and take all possible steps to end such operations at 
the earliest date consistent with a safe and orderly 
draw down of United States troops in Afghanistan. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to recommend or support any limitation 
or prohibition on any authority of the President— 
(1) to modify the military strategy, tactics, and 
operations of United States Armed Forces as such 
Armed Forces redeploy from Afghanistan; 
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(2) to authorize United States forces in Afghani-
stan to defend themselves whenever they may be 
threatened; 
(3) to attack Al Qaeda forces wherever such 
forces are located; 
(4) to provide financial support and equipment 
to the Government of Afghanistan for the training 
and supply of Afghanistan military and security 
forces; or 
(5) to gather, provide, and share intelligence 
with United States allies operating in Afghanistan 
and Pakistan. 
SEC. 1222. SENSE OF CONGRESS COMMENDING THE ENDUR-
ING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AFGHAN-
ISTAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States and Afghanistan have 
been allies in the conflict against al Qaeda and its af-
filiates for over a decade, with the shared goal of en-
suring that Afghanistan is never again a sanctuary 
for al Qaeda. 
(2) The United States and Afghanistan are com-
mitted to the framework agreed to at the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Lisbon 
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in 2010, and reaffirmed at the NATO Summit in 
Chicago in 2012, for the transition from coalition 
forces to the Afghan National Security Forces of lead 
responsibility for security throughout Afghanistan by 
the end of 2014. 
(3) In June 2011, President Barack Obama said, 
‘‘What we can do, and will do, is build a partnership 
with the Afghan people that endures—one that en-
sures that we will be able to continue targeting terror-
ists and supporting a sovereign Afghan government.’’ 
(4) In November 2011, a traditional loya jirga 
in Kabul declared that ‘‘strategic cooperation with the 
United States of America, which is a strategic ally of 
the people and government of Afghanistan, is consid-
ered important in order to ensure political, economic, 
and military security’’ and also stated, ‘‘Signing a 
strategic cooperation document with the United States 
conforms with the national interest of Afghanistan 
and is of significant importance.’’ 
(5) On May 2, 2012, President Obama and 
President Hamid Karzai signed the Enduring Stra-
tegic Partnership Agreement Between the United 
States of America and the Islamic Republic of Af-
ghanistan. 
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(6) At the signing of the Enduring Strategic 
Partnership 
Agreement, 
President 
Obama 
said, 
‘‘Today we’re agreeing to be long-term partners in 
combating terrorism, and training Afghan security 
forces, strengthening democratic institutions and sup-
porting development, and protecting human rights of 
all Afghans. With this agreement, the Afghan people, 
and the world, should know that Afghanistan has a 
friend and a partner in the United States.’’ 
(7) At a May 20, 2012, bilateral meeting with 
President Karzai at the NATO Summit in Chicago, 
President Obama said that the Enduring Strategic 
Partnership Agreement ‘‘reflects a future in which 
two sovereign nations—the United States and Af-
ghanistan—are operating as partners, to the benefit 
of our countries’ citizens, but also for the benefit of 
peace and security and stability in the region and 
around the world’’. 
(8) President Karzai said at the May 20, 2012, 
bilateral meeting with President Obama, ‘‘Mr. Presi-
dent, the partnership that we signed a few weeks ago 
in Kabul has turned a new page in our relations. 
And the new page is a page of two sovereign countries 
working together for the mutual interests—peace and 
security and in all other areas.’’ 
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(9) On May 26, 2012, the Wolesi Jirga, the lower 
house of the Afghan parliament, approved the Agree-
ment by a vote of 191–7 with 2 abstentions. 
(10) On June 3, 2012, the Meshrano Jirga, the 
upper house of the Afghan parliament, approved the 
Agreement by a vote of 67–13. 
(11) On July 8, 2012, at the Tokyo Conference 
on Afghanistan, the international community and the 
Government of Afghanistan reaffirmed their partner-
ship in the economic growth and development of Af-
ghanistan through a process of mutual commitments 
and accountability. 
(12) On July 4, 2012, the Enduring Strategic 
Partnership Agreement entered into force. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the members of the United States Armed 
Forces, intelligence community, and diplomatic and 
development community of the United States are to be 
commended for their dedicated efforts and sacrifices 
in support of military and stability operations in Af-
ghanistan that have helped strengthen security in Af-
ghanistan, laid the foundation for transition to a 
long-term partnership between the United States and 
a sovereign Afghanistan, and supported the Govern-
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ment and people of Afghanistan as they continue to 
build their capacity to effectively and justly govern; 
(2) the United States negotiating team for the 
Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement, including 
the United States Embassy personnel in Kabul under 
the leadership of Ambassador Ryan Crocker, is to be 
commended for its committed diplomatic efforts; 
(3) the Governments of the United States and Af-
ghanistan are to be commended for concluding the 
Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement; 
(4) Congress supports the objectives and prin-
ciples of the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agree-
ment, including protecting and promoting shared 
democratic values, advancing long-term security, re-
inforcing regional security and cooperation, fostering 
social and economic development, upholding the rights 
of women and minorities, and strengthening institu-
tions and governance in Afghanistan; 
(5) it is essential that the Government and peo-
ple of Afghanistan fulfill Afghanistan’s international 
commitments as agreed at the Tokyo Conference of 
July 2012, the Bonn Conference of December 2011, 
the Kabul Conference of July 2011, and other venues 
to combat corruption, protect the equal rights of all 
citizens of Afghanistan and enforce the rule of law, 
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hold free and fair elections in 2014, and build inclu-
sive and effective institutions of democratic govern-
ance; 
(6) a key national security interest of the United 
States is to maintain a long-term political, economic, 
and military relationship with Afghanistan, includ-
ing a limited presence of United States Armed Forces 
for the purpose of training, advising, and supporting 
Afghan National Security Forces and cooperating on 
shared counterterrorism objectives; 
(7) the negotiation and conclusion of a Bilateral 
Security Agreement, as called for in the Enduring 
Strategic Partnership Agreement, will provide a fun-
damental framework for the long-term security rela-
tionship between the United States and Afghanistan; 
and 
(8) Congress has a critical role in continuing to 
provide the support and assistance necessary to 
achieve the goals of the Enduring Strategic Partner-
ship Agreement. 
SEC. 1223. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF BILATERAL SECU-
RITY AGREEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Authorization for the Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40; 115 Stat. 224) authorizes 
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the President to use all necessary and appropriate 
force against those nations, organizations, or persons 
the President determines planned, authorized, com-
mitted, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on 
September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations 
or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of 
international terrorism against the United States by 
such nations, organizations, or persons. 
(2) President Barack Obama and Secretary of 
Defense Leon Panetta have stated that the United 
States continues to fight in Afghanistan to defeat the 
al Qaeda threat and the Taliban, which harbored al 
Qaeda in Afghanistan, where the attacks of September 
11, 2001, were planned and where the attackers re-
ceived training. 
(3) On May 1, 2012, the United States entered 
into the ‘‘Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement 
Between the United States of America and the Is-
lamic Republic of Afghanistan’’, which establishes an 
enduring strategic partnership between the United 
States and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 
(4) The Agreement reaffirms the presence and 
operations of United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan, and establishes long-term commitments between 
the two countries, including the continued commit-
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ment of United States forces and political and finan-
cial support to the Government of Afghanistan. 
(5) The Agreement also commits the United 
States to establishing a long-term Bilateral Security 
Agreement, with the goal of concluding a Bilateral 
Security Agreement within one year to supersede the 
present Status of Forces agreements with the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan. 
(6) Congress was not consulted regarding the 
framework or substance of the Agreement. 
(7) In the past, Congress has been consulted, 
and, in some cases, has provided its advice and con-
sent to ratification of such agreements, including 
those where the use of force was not authorized nor re-
quired in the country. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 
days before entering into any Bilateral Security Agreement 
or other agreement with the Islamic Republic of Afghani-
stan that will affect the Status of Forces agreements and 
long-term commitments between the United States and the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the President shall submit 
the agreement to the appropriate congressional committees 
for review. If the President fails to comply with such re-
quirement, 50 percent of the unobligated balance of the 
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amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Executive Office of the President shall be withheld. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1224. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES 
AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE 
MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF AF-
GHANISTAN AND CERTAIN OTHER COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) NONEXCESS ARTICLES AND RELATED SERVICES.— 
The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, transfer nonexcess defense articles from 
the stocks of the Department of Defense, without reimburse-
ment from the government of the recipient country, and 
provide defense services in connection with the transfer of 
such defense articles, as follows: 
(1) To the military and security forces of Af-
ghanistan to support the efforts of those forces to re-
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store and maintain peace and security in that coun-
try. 
(2) To the military and security forces of Yemen 
to support the efforts of those forces to conduct 
counterterrorism operations and counter al Qaeda in 
the Arabian Peninsula. 
(3) To the military and security forces of Soma-
lia and other countries in the East Africa region to 
support the efforts of those forces to conduct counter-
terrorism and postconflict stability operations in So-
malia. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) VALUE.—The aggregate replacement value of 
all defense articles transferred and defense services 
provided in connection with such defense articles 
under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not ex-
ceed $250,000,000. 
(2) SOURCE OF TRANSFERRED ARTICLES.—The 
authority under subsection (a) may only be used for 
defense articles that— 
(A) were present in Afghanistan as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) immediately before transfer were in use 
to support operations in Afghanistan; and 
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(C) are no longer required by United States 
forces in Afghanistan. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any defense articles trans-
ferred or defense services provided under the authority of 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the authorities and limita-
tions applicable to excess defense articles under section 516 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), 
other than the authorities and limitations in subsections 
(b)(1)(B), (e), (f), and (g) of such section. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED BEFORE EXERCISE OF AU-
THORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not exercise the authority under subsection (a) until 
15 days after the Secretary submits to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the equip-
ment and other property of the Department of Defense 
in Afghanistan. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the process for 
inventorying equipment and property, including 
defense articles, in Afghanistan owned by the De-
partment of Defense, including equipment and 
property owned by the Department and under 
the control of contractors in Afghanistan. 
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(B) An estimate of the types and quantities 
of equipment and property of the Department of 
Defense, including defense articles, anticipated to 
be withdrawn from Afghanistan in connection 
with the drawdown of United States military 
forces from Afghanistan between the date of the 
enactment of this Act and December 31, 2014, 
including equipment and property owned by the 
Department and under the control of contractors 
in Afghanistan. 
(e) NOTICE ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer defense articles or provide defense services 
under subsection (a) until 15 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, submits to the appropriate 
committees of Congress notice of the proposed transfer 
of defense articles and provision of defense services. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A notice under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the amount and types 
of defense articles to be transferred and defense 
services to be provided. 
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(B) A statement describing the current 
value of the defense articles to be transferred and 
the estimated replacement value of such articles. 
(C) An identification of the element of the 
military or security force that is the proposed re-
cipient of the defense articles to be transferred 
and defense service to be provided. 
(D) An identification of the military de-
partment from which the defense articles to be 
transferred are to be drawn. 
(E) An assessment of the impact, if any, of 
the transfer of defense articles on the readiness of 
units from which the defense articles are to be 
transferred, and the plan, if any, for mitigating 
such impact or reimbursing the military depart-
ment of such units for such defense articles. 
(F) An assessment of the ability of the re-
cipient government to sustain the costs associated 
with receiving, possessing, and using the defense 
articles to be transferred. 
(G) A determination and certification by 
the Secretary of Defense that— 
(i) the proposed transfer of the defense 
articles to be transferred and the provision 
of defense services to be provided in connec-
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tion with such transfer is in the national 
interest of the United States; 
(ii) for the transfer of defense articles 
under the authority in subsection (a)(1), 
such defense articles are required by the 
military and security forces of Afghanistan 
to build their capacity to restore and main-
tain peace and security in that country; 
(iii) for the transfer of defense articles 
and provision of defense services under the 
authority in subsection (a)(2), the transfer 
of such defense articles and provision of 
such defense services will contribute signifi-
cantly to building key capacities of the 
military and security forces of Yemen re-
quired to conduct counterterrorism oper-
ations and counter al Qaeda in the Arabian 
Peninsula; and 
(iv) for the transfer of defense articles 
and provision of defense services under the 
authority in subsection (a)(3), the transfer 
of such defense articles and provision of 
such defense services will contribute signifi-
cantly to building key capabilities of the 
military and security forces of the recipient 
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country to conduct counterterrorism and 
postconflict stability operations in Somalia. 
(f) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the first transfer of defense articles and 
provision of defense services under the authority in 
subsection (a), and at the end of each calendar quar-
ter, if any, thereafter through March 31, 2015, in 
which the authority in subsection (a) is exercised, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the implementa-
tion of the authority in subsection (a). Each report 
shall include the replacement value of the defense arti-
cles transferred pursuant to subsection (a), both in the 
aggregate and by military department, and defense 
services provided to recipient countries, during the 
90-day period ending on the date of such report. 
(2) INCLUSION IN OTHER REPORT.—A report re-
quired under paragraph (1) may be included in the 
report required under section 9204 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 
252; 122 Stat. 2410) or any follow on report to such 
other report. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The term ‘‘defense ar-
ticles’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
644(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2403(d)). 
(3) DEFENSE
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘defense 
services’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
644(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2403(f)). 
(4) MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES.—The term 
‘‘military and security forces’’ means national ar-
mies, national air forces, national navies, national 
guard forces, police forces, and border security forces, 
but does not include nongovernmental or irregular 
forces (such as private militias). 
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(5) EAST AFRICA REGION.—The term ‘‘East Afri-
ca region’’ means Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided in sub-
section (a) may not be exercised after December 31, 2014. 
(i) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided by subsection (a) is in addition to the au-
thority provided by section 516 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
(2) EXEMPTIONS.—(A) During fiscal years 2013 
and 2014, the value of excess defense articles trans-
ferred from the stocks of the Department of Defense in 
Afghanistan to Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, or 
other countries in the East Africa region pursuant to 
section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
shall not be counted against the limitation on the ag-
gregate value of excess defense articles transferred con-
tained in subsection (g) of such section. 
(B) During fiscal years 2013 and 2014, any ex-
cess defense articles specified in subparagraph (A) 
shall not be subject to the authorities and limitations 
applicable to excess defense articles under section 516 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 contained in 
subsections (b)(1)(B) and (e) of such section. 
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(3) 
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.—Notwith-
standing section 644(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(g)) and section 2562 of title 
10, United States Code, construction equipment from 
the stocks of the Department of Defense in Afghani-
stan may be transferred as excess defense articles 
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and subject to the provisions of this subsection. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 1231. REVIEW AND REPORTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE EFFORTS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF 
AND PARTNER WITH FOREIGN SECURITY 
FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Pol-
icy Board shall conduct a review of the efforts of the 
Department of Defense to build the capacity of, or 
partner with, foreign security forces in support of na-
tional defense and security strategies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by this 
subsection shall include the following: 
(A) An examination of the ways in which 
the efforts of the Department to build the capac-
ity of, or partner with, foreign security forces di-
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rectly support implementation of current na-
tional defense and security strategies. 
(B) An assessment of the range of effects 
that efforts of the Department to build the capac-
ity of, or partner with, foreign security forces are 
designed to achieve in support of current na-
tional defense and security strategies. 
(C) An assessment of the criteria used for 
prioritizing such efforts in support of national 
defense and security strategies. 
(D) An identification of the authorities the 
Department currently uses to implement such ef-
forts, together with an assessment of the ade-
quacy of such authorities. 
(E) An assessment of the capabilities re-
quired by the Department to implement such ef-
forts. 
(F) An assessment of the most effective dis-
tribution of the roles and responsibilities for such 
efforts within the Department, together with an 
assessment whether the Department military and 
civilian workforce is appropriately sized and 
shaped to meet the requirements of such efforts. 
(G) An evaluation of current measures of 
the Department for assessing activities of the De-
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partment designed to build the capacity of, or 
partner with, foreign security forces, including 
an assessment whether such measures address the 
extent to which such activities directly support 
the priorities of national defense and security 
strategies. 
(H) An identification of recommendations 
for clarifying or improving the guidance and as-
sessment measures of the Department relating to 
its efforts to build the capacity of, or partner 
with, foreign security forces in support of na-
tional defense and security strategies. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the review required by this subsection, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing the re-
sult of the review. 
(b) STRATEGIC GUIDANCE ON DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE EFFORTS TO BUILD PARTNER CAPACITY
AND 
OTHER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES.—Not later than 120 
days after the completion of the review required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
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(1) An assessment, taking into account the rec-
ommendations of the Defense Policy Board in the re-
view required by subsection (a), of the efforts of the 
Department of Defense to build the capacity of, and 
partner with, foreign military forces in support of 
national defense and security strategies. 
(2) Strategic guidance for the Department for its 
efforts to build the capacity of, and partner with, for-
eign military forces in support of national defense 
and security strategies, which guidance shall ad-
dress— 
(A) the ways such efforts directly support 
the goals and objectives of national defense and 
security strategies; 
(B) the criteria to be used for prioritizing 
activities to implement such efforts in support of 
national defense and security strategies; 
(C) the measures to be used to assess the ef-
fects achieved by such efforts and the extent to 
which such effects support the objectives of na-
tional defense and security strategies; 
(D) the appropriate roles and responsibil-
ities of the Armed Forces, the Defense Agencies, 
and other components of the Department in con-
ducting such efforts; and 
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(E) the relationship of Department work-
force planning with the requirements for such ef-
forts. 
SEC. 1232. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (9) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(9) Developments in China’s asymmetric capa-
bilities, including efforts to develop and deploy 
cyberwarfare and electronic warfare capabilities, and 
associated activities originating or suspected of origi-
nating from China. This discussion of these develop-
ments shall include— 
‘‘(A) the nature of China’s cyber activities 
directed against the Department of Defense and 
an assessment of the damage inflicted on the De-
partment of Defense by reason thereof, and the 
potential harms; 
‘‘(B) a description of China’s strategy for 
use 
and 
potential 
targets 
of 
offensive 
cyberwarfare and electronic warfare capabilities; 
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‘‘(C) details on the number of malicious 
cyber incidents emanating from Internet Pro-
tocol addresses in China, including a comparison 
of the number of incidents during the reporting 
period to previous years; and 
‘‘(D) details regarding the specific People’s 
Liberation Army; state security; research and 
academic; state-owned, associated, or other com-
mercial enterprises; and other relevant actors in-
volved in supporting or conducting cyberwarfare 
and electronic warfare activities and capabili-
ties.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), 
and (12) as paragraphs (15), (16), and (17) re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) The strategy and capabilities of Chinese 
space programs, including trends, global and regional 
activities, the involvement of military and civilian 
organizations, including state-owned enterprises, aca-
demic institutions, and commercial entities, and ef-
forts to develop, acquire, or gain access to advanced 
technologies that would enhance Chinese military ca-
pabilities. 
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‘‘(11) Developments in China’s nuclear capabili-
ties, which shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The size and state of China’s nuclear 
stockpile. 
‘‘(B) A description of China’s nuclear strat-
egy and associated doctrines. 
‘‘(C) A description of the quantity, range, 
payload features, and location of China’s nuclear 
missiles and the quantity and operational status 
of their associated launchers or platforms. 
‘‘(D) An analysis of China’s efforts to use 
electromagnetic pulse. 
‘‘(E) Projections of possible future Chinese 
nuclear arsenals, their capabilities, and associ-
ated doctrines. 
‘‘(F) A description of China’s fissile mate-
rial stockpile and civil and military production 
capabilities and capacities. 
‘‘(G) A discussion of any significant uncer-
tainties or knowledge gaps surrounding China’s 
nuclear weapons program and the potential im-
plications of any such knowledge gaps for the se-
curity of the United States and its allies. 
‘‘(12) A description of China’s anti-access and 
area denial capabilities. 
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‘‘(13) A description of China’s command, con-
trol, communications, computers, intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance modernization program 
and its applications for China’s precision guided 
weapons. 
‘‘(14) A description of China’s maritime activi-
ties, including— 
‘‘(A) China’s response to Freedom of Navi-
gation activities conducted by the Department of 
Defense; 
‘‘(B) an account of each time People’s Lib-
eration Army Navy vessels have transited outside 
the First Island Chain, including the type of ves-
sels that were involved; and 
‘‘(C) the role of China’s maritime law en-
forcement vessels in maritime incidents, includ-
ing details regarding any collaboration between 
China’s law enforcement vessels and the People’s 
Liberation Army Navy.’’; and 
(D) by adding after paragraph (17), as re-
designated by subparagraph (B), the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(18) A description of Chinese military-to-mili-
tary relationships with other countries, including the 
size and activity of military attache offices around 
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the world and military education programs conducted 
in China for other countries or in other countries for 
the Chinese. 
‘‘(19) A description of any significant sale or 
transfer of military hardware, expertise, and tech-
nology to or from the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding a forecast of possible future sales and trans-
fers, and a description of the implications of those 
sales and transfers for the security of the United 
States and its friends and allies in Asia. The infor-
mation under this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(A) the extent of the People’s Republic of 
China’s knowledge, cooperation, or condoning of 
sales or transfers of military hardware, expertise, 
or technology to receiving states; 
‘‘(B) the extent in each selling state of gov-
ernment knowledge, cooperation, or condoning of 
sales or transfers of military hardware, expertise, 
or technology to the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(C) an itemization of significant sales and 
transfers of military hardware, expertise, or tech-
nology that have taken place during the report-
ing period; 
‘‘(D) significant assistance by any selling 
state to key research and development programs 
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in China, including programs for development of 
weapons of mass destruction and delivery vehi-
cles for such weapons, programs for development 
of advanced conventional weapons, and pro-
grams for development of unconventional weap-
ons; 
‘‘(E) significant assistance by the People’s 
Republic of China to the research and develop-
ment programs of purchasing or receiving states, 
including programs for development of weapons 
of mass destruction and delivery vehicles for such 
weapons, programs for development of advanced 
conventional weapons, and programs for develop-
ment of unconventional weapons; 
‘‘(F) the extent to which arms sales to or 
from the People’s Republic of China are a source 
of funds for military research and development 
or procurement programs in China or the selling 
state; 
‘‘(G) a discussion of the ability of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army to assimilate such sales or 
transfers, mass produce new equipment, and de-
velop doctrine for use; and 
‘‘(H) a discussion of the potential threat of 
developments related to such sales on the security 
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interests of the United States and its friends and 
allies in Asia.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) COMBATANT COMMANDER ASSESSMENT.—The re-
port required under subsection (a) shall include an annex, 
in classified or unclassified form, that includes an assess-
ment of the Commander of the United States Pacific Com-
mand on the following matters: 
‘‘(1) Any gaps in intelligence that limit the abil-
ity of the Commander to address challenges posed by 
the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(2) Any gaps in the capabilities, capacity, and 
authorities of the Commander to address challenges 
posed by the People’s Republic of China to the United 
States Armed Forces and United States interests in 
the region. 
‘‘(3) Any other matters the Commander considers 
to be relevant.’’. 
SEC. 1233. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION BY GOVERNMENT 
OF BAHRAIN OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN RE-
PORT OF THE BAHRAIN INDEPENDENT COM-
MISSION OF INQUIRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
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shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report on the implementation by the 
Government of Bahrain of the recommendations contained 
in the Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of 
Inquiry. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of the specific steps taken by 
the Government of Bahrain to implement each of the 
26 recommendations contained in the Report of the 
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. 
(2) An assessment of whether each recommenda-
tion has been fully complied with by the Government 
of Bahrain. 
(3) An assessment of the impact of the findings 
of the Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission 
of Inquiry on progress toward democracy and respect 
for human rights in Bahrain. 
SEC. 1234. REPORTS ON SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT ON OPPOSITION GROUPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence and Secretary of State shall 
submit to Congress a report describing in detail all 
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the known opposition groups, both independent and 
state-sponsored, inside and outside of Syria, oper-
ating directly or indirectly to oppose the Government 
of Syria. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the current military 
capacity of opposition forces. 
(B) An assessment of the ability of opposi-
tion forces inside and outside of Syria to estab-
lish military and political activities impacting 
Syria, together with a practicable timetable for 
accomplishing these objectives. 
(C) An assessment of the ability of any of 
the opposition groups to establish effective mili-
tary and political control in Syria. 
(D) A description of the composition and 
political agenda of each of the known opposition 
groups inside and outside of Syria, and an as-
sessment of the degree to which such groups rep-
resent the views of the people of Syria as a 
whole. 
(E) A description of the financial resources 
currently available to opposition groups and 
known potential sources of continued financing. 
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(F) An assessment of the relationship be-
tween each of the Syrian opposition groups and 
the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, Hezbollah, 
Hamas, and any other groups that have pro-
moted an agenda that would negatively impact 
United States national interests. 
(G) An assessment of the impact of support 
from the United States and challenges to pro-
viding such additional support to opposition 
forces on the factors discussed in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F). 
(b) REPORT ON WEAPONS STOCKPILES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress an assessment of the size and secu-
rity of conventional and non-conventional weapons 
stockpiles in Syria. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of who has or may have 
access to the stockpiles. 
(B) A description of the sources and types 
of weapons flowing from outside Syria to both 
government and opposition forces. 
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(C) A description of U.S. and international 
efforts to prevent the proliferation of conven-
tional, biological, chemical, and other types of 
weapons in Syria. 
(c) REPORT ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE 
PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA’S POLITICAL 
OPPOSITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to Congress a report on all the sup-
port provided to opposition political forces in Syria. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A full description of the current tech-
nical assistance democracy programs conducted 
by the Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development to support 
the political opposition in Syria. 
(B) A full summary of the communications 
equipment that is currently being provided to the 
political opposition in Syria, including a de-
scription of the entities that have received and 
that will continue to receive such equipment. 
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(C) A description of any additional activi-
ties the United States plans to undertake in sup-
port of the political opposition in Syria. 
(D) A description of the funding levels cur-
rently dedicated to support the political opposi-
tion in Syria. 
(E) A description of obstacles and chal-
lenges to providing additional support to Syria’s 
political opposition. 
(d) FORM.—The reports required by this section may 
be submitted in a classified form. 
SEC. 1235. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES TO DENY OR 
SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADE THE USE OF AIR 
POWER AGAINST CIVILIAN AND OPPOSITION 
GROUPS IN SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report identifying the limited military activities that 
could deny or significantly degrade the ability of President 
Bashar al-Assad of Syria, and forces loyal to him, to use 
air power against civilians and opposition groups in Syria. 
(b) NATURE OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES.— 
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(1) PRINCIPAL
PURPOSE.—The principal pur-
pose of the military activities identified for purposes 
of the report required by subsection (a) shall be to ad-
vance the goals of President Obama of stopping the 
killing of civilians in Syria and creating conditions 
for a transition to a democratic, pluralistic political 
system in Syria. 
(2) ADDITIONAL GOALS.—The military activities 
identified for purposes of the report shall also meet 
the goals as follows: 
(A) That the United States Armed Forces 
conduct such activities with foreign allies or 
partners. 
(B) That United States ground troops not 
be deployed onto Syrian territory. 
(C) That the risk to civilians on the ground 
in Syria be limited. 
(D) That the risks to United States mili-
tary personnel be limited. 
(E) That the financial costs to the United 
States be limited. 
(c) ELEMENTS
ON POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTIVI-
TIES.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
a comprehensive description, evaluation, and assessment of 
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the potential effectiveness of the following military activi-
ties, as required by subsection (a): 
(1) The deployment of air defense systems, such 
as Patriot missile batteries, to neighboring countries 
for the purpose of denying or significantly degrading 
the operational capability of Syria aircraft. 
(2) The establishment of one or more no-fly zones 
over key population centers in Syria. 
(3) Limited air strikes to destroy or significantly 
degrade Syria aircraft. 
(4) Such other military activities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to achieve the goals stat-
ed in subsection (b). 
(d) ELEMENTS IN DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL MILI-
TARY ACTIVITIES.—For each military activity that the Sec-
retary identifies in subsection (c), the comprehensive de-
scription of such activities under that subsection shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, the type and the number of 
United States military personnel and assets to be involved 
in such activities, the anticipated duration of such activi-
ties, and the anticipated cost of such activities. The report 
shall also identify what elements would be required to maxi-
mize the effectiveness of such military activities. 
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(e) NO
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
USE
OF
MILITARY 
FORCE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as a 
declaration of war or an authorization for the use of force. 
(f) The report required in subsection (a) shall be deliv-
ered in classified form. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 1241. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN, 
BRITISH, CANADIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN AR-
MIES’ PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 6 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 168a. American, British, Canadian, and Australian 
Armies’ Program: administration; agree-
ments with other participating countries 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—As part of the participation by the 
United States in the land-force program known as the 
American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’), the Sec-
retary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, enter into agreements with the other participating 
countries in accordance with this section, and the Program 
shall be managed pursuant to a joint agreement among the 
participating countries. 
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‘‘(b) PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.—In addition to the 
United States, the countries participating in the Program 
are the following: 
‘‘(1) Australia. 
‘‘(2) Canada. 
‘‘(3) New Zealand. 
‘‘(4) The United Kingdom. 
‘‘(c) CONTRIBUTIONS
BY
PARTICIPANTS.—(1) An 
agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that each par-
ticipating country shall contribute to the Program— 
‘‘(A) its equitable share of the full cost for the 
Program, including the full cost of overhead and ad-
ministrative costs related to the Program; and 
‘‘(B) any amount allocated to it in accordance 
with the agreement for the cost for monetary claims 
asserted against any participating country as a result 
of participation in the Program. 
‘‘(2) Such an agreement shall also provide that each 
participating country (including the United States) may 
provide its contribution for its equitable share under the 
agreement in funds, in personal property, or in services re-
quired for the Program (or in any combination thereof). 
‘‘(3) Any contribution by the United States to the Pro-
gram that is provided in funds shall be made from funds 
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available to the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance. 
‘‘(4) Any contribution received by the United States 
from another participating country to meet that country’s 
share of the costs of the Program shall be credited to appro-
priations available to the Department of Defense, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense. The amount of a con-
tribution credited to an appropriation account in connec-
tion with the Program shall be available only for payment 
of the share of the Program expenses allocated to the partici-
pating country making the contribution. Amounts so cred-
ited shall be available for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Payments to contractors and other sup-
pliers (including the Department of Defense and par-
ticipating countries acting as suppliers) for necessary 
goods and services of the Program. 
‘‘(B) Payments for any damages and costs re-
sulting from the performance or cancellation of any 
contract or other obligation in support of the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) Payments for any monetary claim against 
a participating country as a result of the participa-
tion of that country in the Program. 
‘‘(D) Payments or reimbursements of other Pro-
gram expenses, including overhead and administra-
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tive costs for any administrative office for the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(E) Refunds to other participating countries. 
‘‘(5) Costs for the operation of any office established 
to carry out the Program shall be borne jointly by the par-
ticipating countries as provided for in an agreement re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR PROGRAM ACTIVI-
TIES.—As part of the participation by the United States 
in the Program, the Secretary of Defense may enter into 
contracts or incur other obligations on behalf of the other 
participating countries for activities under the Program. 
Any payment for such a contract or other obligation under 
this subsection may be paid only from contributions cred-
ited to an appropriation under subsection (c)(4). 
‘‘(e) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—As part of the partici-
pation by the United States in the Program, the Secretary 
of Defense may, with respect to any property that is jointly 
acquired by the countries participating in the Program, 
agree to the disposal of the property without regard to any 
law of the United States that is otherwise applicable to the 
disposal of property owned by the United States. Such dis-
posal may include the transfer of the interest of the United 
States in the property to one or more of the other partici-
pating countries or the sale of the property. Reimbursement 
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for the value of the property disposed of (including the value 
of the interest of the United States in the property) shall 
be made in accordance with an agreement under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(f) SUNSET.—Any agreement entered into by the 
United States with another country under subsection (a), 
and United States participation in the joint agreement de-
scribed in that subsection, shall expire not later than five 
years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 6 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘168a. American, British, Canadian, and Australian Armies’ Program: adminis-
tration; agreements with other participating countries.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days before the expi-
ration date for agreements under subsection (a) of section 
168a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a) of this section), pursuant to subsection (f) of such sec-
tion, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the activities, costs, and accom-
plishments of the American, British, Canadian, and Aus-
tralian Armies’ Program during the five-year period ending 
on the date of such report. 
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SEC. 1242. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN HEAD-
QUARTERS EUROCORPS. 
(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
authorize the participation of members of the Armed Forces 
as members of the staff of Headquarters Eurocorps for the 
purpose of supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) activities of the NATO Rapid Deployable 
Corps Eurocorps. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The participation of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces as members of the staff of 
Headquarters Eurocorps shall be in accordance with 
the terms of one or more memoranda of under-
standing entered into by the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and 
Headquarters Eurocorps. 
(2) COST-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.—If Depart-
ment of Defense facilities, equipment, or funds are 
used to support Headquarters Eurocorps, the memo-
randa of understanding under paragraph (1) shall 
provide details of any cost-sharing arrangement or 
other funding arrangement. 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MEMBERS PARTICI-
PATING AS STAFF.—Not more than two members of the 
Armed Forces may participate as members of the staff of 
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Headquarters Eurocorps, until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the 
following: 
(1) A certification by the Secretary of Defense 
that the participation of more than two members of 
the Armed Forces in Headquarters Eurocorps is in 
the national interests of the United States. 
(2) A description of the benefits of the participa-
tion of the additional members proposed by the Sec-
retary. 
(3) A description of the plans for the participa-
tion of the additional members proposed by the Sec-
retary, including the grades and posts to be filled. 
(4) A description of the costs associated with the 
participation of the additional members proposed by 
the Secretary. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance are available as follows: 
(A) To pay the United States’ share of the 
operating expenses of Headquarters Eurocorps. 
(B) To pay the costs of the participation of 
members of the Armed Forces participating as 
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members of the staff of Headquarters Eurocorps, 
including the costs of expenses of such partici-
pants. 
(2) LIMITATION.—No funds may be used under 
this section to fund the pay or salaries of members of 
the Armed Forces who participate as members of the 
staff of the Headquarters, North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization (NATO) Rapid Deployable Corps under 
this section. 
(e) HEADQUARTERS EUROCORPS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Headquarters Eurocorps’’ refers to the 
multinational military headquarters, established on October 
1, 1993, which is one of the High Readiness Forces (Land) 
associated with the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps of NATO. 
SEC. 1243. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN 
EUROPEAN PROGRAM ON MULTILATERAL EX-
CHANGE OF AIR TRANSPORTATION AND AIR 
REFUELING SERVICES. 
(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, author-
ize the participation of the United States in the Air 
Transport, Air-to-Air Refueling and other Exchanges 
of Services program (in this section referred to as the 
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‘‘ATARES program’’) of the Movement Coordination 
Centre Europe. 
(2) SCOPE OF PARTICIPATION.—Participation in 
the ATARES program under paragraph (1) shall be 
limited to the reciprocal exchange or transfer of air 
transportation and air refueling services on a reim-
bursable basis or by replacement-in-kind or the ex-
change of air transportation or air refueling services 
of an equal value. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The United States’ balance of 
executed flight hours, whether as credits or debits, in 
participation in the ATARES program under para-
graph (1) may not exceed 500 hours. The United 
States’ balanced of executed flight hours for air refuel-
ing in the ATARES program under paragraph (1) 
may not exceed 200 hours. 
(b) WRITTEN ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT.— 
(1) ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT REQUIRED.— 
The participation of the United States in the 
ATARES program under subsection (a) shall be in 
accordance with a written arrangement or agreement 
entered into by the Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, and the Movement 
Coordination Centre Europe. 
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(2) FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS.—If Department of 
Defense facilities, equipment, or funds are used to 
support the ATARES program, the written arrange-
ment or agreement under paragraph (1) shall specify 
the details of any equitable cost sharing or other fund-
ing arrangement. 
(3) OTHER ELEMENTS.—Any written arrange-
ment or agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall require that any accrued credits and liabilities 
resulting from an unequal exchange or transfer of air 
transportation or air refueling services shall be liq-
uidated, not less than once every five years, through 
the ATARES program. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out any written 
arrangement or agreement entered into under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) pay the United States’ equitable share of the 
operating expenses of the Movement Coordination 
Centre Europe and the ATARES consortium from 
funds available to the Department of Defense for oper-
ation and maintenance; and 
(2) assign members of the Armed Forces or De-
partment of Defense civilian personnel, from among 
members and personnel within billets authorized for 
the United States European Command, to duty at the 
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Movement Coordination Centre Europe as necessary 
to fulfill the United States’ obligations under that ar-
rangement or agreement. 
(d) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.—Any amount received 
by the United States in carrying out a written arrangement 
or agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be cred-
ited, as elected by the Secretary of Defense, to the following: 
(1) The appropriation, fund, or account used in 
incurring the obligation for which such amount is re-
ceived. 
(2) An appropriation, fund, or account currently 
available for the purposes for which such obligation 
was made. 
(e) ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORTS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year in which 
the authority provided by this section is in effect, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
United States participation in the ATARES program dur-
ing such fiscal year. Each report shall include the following: 
(1) The United States balance of executed flight 
hours at the end of the fiscal year covered by such re-
port. 
(2) The types of services exchanged or transferred 
during the fiscal year covered by such report. 
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(3) A description of any United States costs 
under the written arrangement or agreement under 
subsection (b)(1) in connection with the use of De-
partment of Defense facilities, equipment, or funds to 
support the ATARES program under that subsection 
as provided by subsection (b)(2). 
(4) A description of the United States’ equitable 
share of the operating expenses of the Movement Co-
ordination Centre Europe and the ATARES consor-
tium paid under subsection (c)(1). 
(5) A description of any amounts received by the 
United States in carrying out a written arrangement 
or agreement entered into under subsection (b). 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF UNITED STATES RE-
PORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the ATARES program. The report shall set 
forth the assessment of the Comptroller General of the pro-
gram, including the types of services available under the 
program, whether the program is achieving its intended 
purposes, and, on the basis of actual cost data from the per-
formance of the program, the cost-effectiveness of the pro-
gram. 
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(g) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion to participate in the ATARES program shall expire 
five years after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
first enters into a written arrangement or agreement under 
subsection (b). The Secretary shall publish notice of such 
date on a public website of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1244. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM TO PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN CIVILIANS 
FOR HARM INCIDENT TO COMBAT OPER-
ATIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may establish a program, under such reg-
ulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to enable military 
commanders at their discretion to provide assistance to for-
eign civilians for damage, personal injury, or death that 
is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in 
a foreign country. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) NATURE
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Any assistance 
provided under a program under subsection (a) may 
be provided only ex gratia, and shall not be consid-
ered an admission or acknowledgment of any legal ob-
ligation to compensate for any damage, personal in-
jury, or death. 
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(2) TREATMENT WITH OTHER COMPENSATION.— 
In the event compensation for damage, personal in-
jury, or death covered by this section is received 
through a separate program operated by the United 
States Government, receipt of compensation in such 
amount should be considered by the commander or 
legal advisor determining appropriate assistance 
under a program under subsection (a). 
(3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary of 
Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to 
be fitting in a particular setting, the amount of as-
sistance, if any, to be provided to civilians deter-
mined to have suffered harm incident to combat oper-
ations of the Armed Forces under the program should 
be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary and based on an assessment of cultural 
appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. 
(c) RECORDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense for purposes of any program 
under subsection (a) shall include requirements as fol-
lows: 
(A) That local military commanders main-
tain a written record of any assistance offered or 
denied under such program. 
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(B) That local military commanders submit 
on a timely basis a report summarizing such 
written records to the appropriate office in the 
Department of Defense as specified by the Sec-
retary in such regulations. 
SEC. 1245. SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
CAPITAL PROJECTS IN CONNECTION WITH 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense may not be obli-
gated or expended for a capital project described 
in subsection (b) unless the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the United States com-
mander of military operations in the country in 
which the project will be carried out, completes 
an assessment on the necessity and sustainability 
of the project; 
(B) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of State may not be obligated 
or expended for a capital project described in 
subsection (b) unless the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Chief of Mission in the 
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country in which the project will be carried out, 
completes an assessment on the necessity and 
sustainability of the project; and 
(C) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the United States Agency for International 
Development may not be obligated or expended 
for a capital project described in subsection (b) 
unless the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, in con-
sultation with the Mission Director and the 
Chief of Mission in the country in which the 
project will be carried out, completes an assess-
ment on the necessity and sustainability of the 
project. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment on a capital 
project under this subsection shall include, but not be 
limited to, the following: 
(A) An estimate of the total cost of the com-
pleted project to the United States. 
(B) An estimate of the financial and other 
requirements necessary for the host government 
to sustain the project on an annual basis after 
completion of the project. 
(C) An assessment whether the host govern-
ment has the capacity (in both financial and 
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human resources) to maintain and use the 
project after completion. 
(D) A description of any arrangements for 
the sustainment of the project following its com-
pletion if the host government lacks the capacity 
(in financial or human resources) to maintain 
the project. 
(E) An assessment whether the host govern-
ment has requested or expressed its need for the 
project, and an explanation of the decision to 
proceed with the project absent such request or 
need. 
(F) An assessment by the Secretary of De-
fense, where applicable, of the effect of the project 
on the military mission of the United States in 
the country concerned 
(b) COVERED CAPITAL PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a capital project described in this sub-
section is any capital project overseas for an overseas 
contingency operation for the benefit of a host country 
and funded by the Department of Defense, the Depart-
ment of State, or the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as applicable, if the capital 
project— 
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(A) in the case of a project that directly 
supports building the capacity of indigenous se-
curity forces in the host country, has an esti-
mated value in excess of $10,000,000; 
(B) in the case of any project not covered 
by subparagraph (A) that is to be funded by the 
Department of State or the United States Agency 
for International Development, has an estimated 
value in excess of $5,000,000; or 
(C) in the case of any other project, has an 
estimated value in excess of $2,000,000. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—A capital project described in 
this subsection does not include any project for mili-
tary construction (as that term is defined in section 
114(b) of title 10, United States Code) or a military 
family housing project under section 2821 of such 
title. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, or the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, as applicable, may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) in order to initiate a cap-
ital project if such Secretary or the Administrator, as the 
case may be, determines that the project is in the national 
security, diplomatic, or humanitarian interests of the 
United States. In the first report submitted under sub-
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section (d) after any waiver under this subsection, such Sec-
retary or the Administrator shall include a detailed jus-
tification of such waiver. Not later than 45 days after 
issuing a waiver under this subsection, such Secretary or 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress the assessment 
described in subsection (a) with respect to the capital 
project concerned. 
(d) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the end of each fiscal-year half-year the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall each submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report setting forth each as-
sessment conducted under subsection (a) by such Sec-
retary or the Administrator, as the case may be, dur-
ing such fiscal-year half-year, including the elements 
of each capital project assessed specified in subsection 
(a)(2). 
(2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—In addition to the 
matters provided for in paragraph (1), each report 
under that paragraph shall include the following: 
(A) For each capital project covered by such 
report, an evaluation (other than by amount of 
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funds expended) of the effectiveness of such 
project, including, at a minimum, the following: 
(i) The stated goals of the project. 
(ii) The actions taken to assess and 
verify whether the project has met the stated 
goals of the project or is on track to meet 
such goals when completed. 
(iii) The current and anticipated levels 
of involvement of local governments, com-
munities, and individuals in the project. 
(B) For each country or region in which a 
capital project covered by such report is being 
carried out, an assessment of the following: 
(i) The current and anticipated effects 
of violence in the country or region on all 
the projects in the country or region covered 
by such report. 
(ii) The current and anticipated levels 
of corruption or fraud in the country or re-
gion in the connection with all the projects 
in the country or region covered by such re-
port, and the current and anticipated risks 
of corruption or fraud in connection with 
such projects. 
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(3) FORM.—Each report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘capital project’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 308 of the Aid, Trade, and 
Competitiveness Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421e). 
(3) The term ‘‘overseas contingency operation’’ 
means a military operation outside the United States 
and its territories and possessions that is a contin-
gency operation (as that term is defined in section 
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code). 
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SEC. 1246. EFFORTS TO REMOVE JOSEPH KONY FROM 
POWER AND END ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY 
THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY. 
Consistent with the Lord’s Resistance Army Disar-
mament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–172), it is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the ongoing United States advise and assist 
operation to support the regional governments in Af-
rica in their ongoing efforts to apprehend or remove 
Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battle-
field and end atrocities perpetuated by his Lord’s Re-
sistance Army should continue; 
(2) using amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 301 and specified in the funding table in 
section 4301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
wide for ‘‘Additional ISR Support to Operation Ob-
servant Compass’’, the Secretary of Defense should 
provide increased intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance assets to support the ongoing efforts of 
United States Special Operations Forces to advise 
and assist regional partners as they conduct oper-
ations against the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central 
Africa; 
(3) United States and regional African forces 
should increase their operational coordination; and 
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(4) the regional governments should recommit 
themselves to the operations sanctioned by the African 
Union Peace and Security Council resolution. 
SEC. 1247. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
SUPPORT FOR THE REBEL GROUP KNOWN AS 
M23. 
(a) BLOCKING
OF ASSETS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall, pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or Executive 
Order 13413 (74 Fed. Reg. 64105; relating to blocking prop-
erty of certain persons contributing to the conflict in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo), block and prohibit all 
transactions in all property and interests in property of 
a person described in subsection (c) if such property and 
interests in property are in the United States, come within 
the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
control of a United States person. 
(b) VISA BAN.—The Secretary of State shall deny a 
visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ex-
clude from the United States, any alien who is a person 
described in subsection (c). 
(c) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in this 
subsection is a person that the President determines pro-
vides, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, sig-
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nificant financial, material, or technological support to 
M23. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of this section with respect to a person if the President 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the waiver is in the national interest of 
the United States. 
(e) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President may 
terminate sanctions imposed under this section with respect 
to a person on and after the date on which the President 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the person has terminated the provision of 
significant financial, material, and technological support 
to M23. 
(f) TERMINATION OF SECTION.—This section shall ter-
minate on the date on which the President determines that 
M23 is no longer a significant threat to peace and security 
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) M23.—The term ‘‘M23’’ refers to the rebel 
group known as M23 operating in the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo that derives its name from the 
March 23, 2009, agreement between the Government 
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Na-
tional Congress for the Defense of the People (or any 
successor group). 
(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to the United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States. 
SEC. 1248. PROGRAM ON REPAIR, OVERHAUL, AND REFUR-
BISHMENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR SALE 
OR TRANSFER TO ELIGIBLE FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES AND ENTITIES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a program to repair, overhaul, or re-
furbish in-stock defense articles in anticipation of the sale 
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or transfer of such defense articles to eligible foreign coun-
tries or international organizations under law. 
(b) FUND FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
The Secretary of Defense may establish and administer a 
fund to be known as the ‘‘Special Defense Repair Fund’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) to support the 
program authorized by subsection (a). 
(c) CREDITS TO FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
(3), the following shall be credited to the Fund: 
(A) Subject to applicable provisions of ap-
propriations Acts, such amounts, not to exceed 
$48,400,000 per fiscal year, from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for operation and maintenance for the 
Army as the Secretary of Defense considers ap-
propriate. 
(B) Notwithstanding section 114(c) of title 
10, United States Code, any collection from the 
sale or transfer of defense articles from Depart-
ment of Defense stocks repaired, overhauled, or 
refurbished with amounts from the Fund that 
are not intended to be replaced which sale or 
transfer is made pursuant to section 21(a)(1)(A) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
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2761(a)(1)(A)), the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), or another provi-
sion of law. 
(C) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), 
any cash payment from the sale or transfer of 
defense articles from Department of Defense 
stocks repaired, overhauled, or refurbished with 
amounts from the Fund that are intended to be 
replaced. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS CREDITABLE FROM 
SALE OR TRANSFER OF ARTICLES.— 
(A) CREDITS IN CONNECTION WITH ARTI-
CLES NOT TO BE REPLACED.—The amount cred-
ited to the Fund under paragraph (1)(B) in con-
nection with a collection from the sale or transfer 
of defense articles may not exceed the cost in-
curred by the Department of Defense in repair-
ing, overhauling, or refurbishing such defense ar-
ticles under the program authorized by sub-
section (a). 
(B) CREDITS IN CONNECTION WITH ARTI-
CLES TO BE REPLACED.—The amount credited to 
the Fund under paragraph (1)(C) in connection 
with a sale or transfer of defense articles may 
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not exceed the amounts from the Fund used to 
repair, overhaul, or refurbish such defense arti-
cles. 
(3) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF FUND.—The total 
amount in the Fund at any time may not exceed 
$50,000,000. 
(4) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
CREDITED.— 
Amounts credited to the Fund under this subsection 
shall be merged with amounts in the Fund, and shall 
remain available until expended. 
(d) NONAVAILABILITY
OF AMOUNTS
IN FUND
FOR 
STORAGE, MAINTENANCE, AND RELATED COSTS.—Fol-
lowing the repair, overhaul, or refurbishment of defense ar-
ticles under the program authorized by subsection (a), 
amounts in the Fund may not be used to pay costs of stor-
age and maintenance of such defense articles or any other 
costs associated with the preservation or preparation for 
sale or transfer of such defense articles. 
(e) SALES OR TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any sale or transfer of defense 
articles repaired, overhauled, or refurbished under the 
program authorized by subsection (a) shall be in ac-
cordance with— 
(A) the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 
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(B) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or 
(C) another provision of law authorizing 
such sale or transfer. 
(2) SECRETARY
OF
STATE
CONCURRENCE
RE-
QUIRED FOR CERTAIN SALES OR TRANSFERS TO FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.—If the sale or transfer of defense 
articles occurs in accordance with a provision of law 
referred to in paragraph (1)(C) that does not other-
wise require the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
for the sale or transfer, the sale or transfer may be 
made only with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State. 
(f) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may be 
transferred to any Department of Defense account 
used to carry out the program authorized by sub-
section (a). Any amount so transferred shall be 
merged with amounts in the account to which trans-
ferred, and shall be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as amounts in the account 
to which transferred. 
(2) TRANSFER
FROM
OTHER
DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE ACCOUNTS.—Upon a determination by the 
Secretary of Defense with respect to an amount trans-
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