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(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commencing on the date 
that is six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act’’. 
SEC. 1236. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to implement any activity that 
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the re-
striction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required 
by subsection (a) if the Secretary—
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(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a notification of the waiver at the 
time the waiver is invoked. 
SEC. 1237. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REPORT ON 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Ukraine’s border is 6,995 kilometers long, 
including 1,974 kilometers of controlled border with 
the Russian Federation, 195 kilometers of an ad-
ministrative line with Crimea, and 409 kilometers of 
border in the east that is currently uncontrolled. 
(2) Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrain-
ian conflict in 2014, 64 Ukrainian border guards 
have been killed and another 391 have been wound-
ed. 
(3) Implementation of the Minsk Agreement, 
signed in February 2015, requires the State Border 
Guard Service of Ukraine to reestablish border 
checkpoints in currently uncontrolled territory and
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to monitor the border to verify full implementation 
of the Agreement. 
(4) Ukraine is developing engineering and tech-
nical systems to strengthen the controlled border be-
tween Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Ukrain-
ian maritime borders, and areas adjacent to the un-
controlled territory and occupied Crimea. 
(5) Russian unmanned aerial vehicles are being 
used to support Russian-backed separatist artillery 
fire against Ukrainian forces. 
(6) Due to a lack of resources and equipment, 
Ukraine lacks an effective early warning network to 
warn of any new aggression on the border. 
(7) Section 1250 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1068) calls for the United States 
to provide to Ukraine critical training and equip-
ment to enhance the capabilities of the military and 
other security forces of Ukraine to defend against 
further aggression from the Russian Federation and 
Russian-backed separatists. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) the United States should continue to sup-
port the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to provide 
and maintain security in Ukraine; 
(2) the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 
needs sufficient equipment and technical assistance 
to defend and monitor Ukraine’s borders and to 
fully implement the Minsk Agreement; and 
(3) the Department of Defense should continue 
its work with the Ukrainian military, Ukrainian Na-
tional Guard, and Ukrainian State Border Guard 
Service to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses and defend 
its borders against aggressive actions. 
(c) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REPORT ON 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Subsection 
(b) of section 1275 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3591) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ after ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such section 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(8) A description of the extent to which the 
Department of Defense has provided security assist-
ance to the Government of Ukraine for the purposes 
of protecting and monitoring the borders of 
Ukraine.’’. 
(3) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such sec-
tion, as amended by section 1250(g) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1070), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1238. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS 
INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566), as 
amended by section 1248(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1066), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para-
graph (19); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(18) The current state of Russia’s foreign 
military deployments, which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) For each such deployment, the esti-
mated number of forces, types of capabilities to 
include advanced weapons, length of deploy-
ment, and where possible identifying basing 
agreements. 
‘‘(B) The following information with re-
spect to such deployments to be disaggregated 
on a country-by-country basis: 
‘‘(i) The number of Russian military 
personnel, including combat troops, mili-
tary trainers, combat enabling capabilities 
and border security agents, deployed to the 
country with the consent of the national or 
local government. The number and type of 
transient Russian naval vessels that have 
utilized ports of the country. Such infor-
mation should include the length of the 
basing arrangements, including the use of 
ports of such country by transient Russian 
naval vessels, and the strategic importance 
of the location.
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‘‘(ii) The number of such Russian 
military personnel deployed in areas where 
Russian forces entered the country by 
force or are otherwise deployed over the 
objections of the national or local govern-
ment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports 
submitted under section 1245 of the Carl Levin and How-
ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MALIGN ACTIVITIES OF 
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the Government 
of Iran continues to conduct provocative, malign activities 
in the region, including— 
(1) the launch of the Shahab-3 medium-range 
ballistic missile and Qiam-1 short-range ballistic 
missiles; 
(2) the intent to launch the Simorgh Space- 
Launch Vehicle (SLV) as stated by Lieutenant Gen-
eral Vincent Stewart in testimony to the House 
Armed Services Committee: ‘‘Iran stated publicly it
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intends to launch the Simorgh (SLV), which would 
be capable of intercontinental ballistic missile 
(ICBM) range.’’; 
(3) the detention of United States service mem-
bers, which the Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, 
described in testimony to the House Armed Services 
Committee as ‘‘unprofessional’’ and ‘‘outrageous’’; 
(4) the support of foreign terrorist organiza-
tions designated by the Department of State, such 
as Lebanese Hezbollah and Kata’ib Hizbollah; 
(5) the support of the Assad regime in Syria; 
(6) the support of Shia militias in Iraq that 
have been directly responsible for the deaths of 
United States service members; and 
(7) the support of the Houthi rebels in Yemen 
in contravention to the internationally-recognized, le-
gitimate Government of Yemen. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
(JCPOA) does not address the totality of the malign 
activities of the Government of Iran, including bal-
listic missile launches, support for designated foreign 
terrorist organizations, or other proxies conducting 
malign activities in the region and globally;
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(2) the United States should increase its efforts 
to counter the continued expansion of malign activi-
ties of the Government of Iran in the Middle East; 
(3) the United States should ensure that it has 
robust, enduring military posture and capabilities 
forward deployed in the Arabian Gulf region to deter 
Iranian aggression and respond to Iranian aggres-
sion, if necessary; and 
(4) the United States should strengthen bal-
listic missile defense capabilities and increase secu-
rity assistance to United States partners and allies 
in the region. 
SEC. 1242. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 
1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 1 each year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 31 of each year through January 
31, 2021’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section, as most recently amended by section 1252(a) 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3571), is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) A summary of the order of battle of the 
People’s Liberation Army, including anti-ship bal-
listic missiles, theater ballistic missiles, and land at-
tack cruise missile inventory. 
‘‘(22) A description of the People’s Republic of 
China’s military and nonmilitary activities in the 
South China Sea.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 on 
or after that date. 
SEC. 1243. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRILATERAL COOPERA-
TION BETWEEN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Japan and the Republic of Korea (South 
Korea) are both treaty allies and critically important 
security partners of the United States. 
(2) Japan and South Korea confront a range of 
shared challenges to their national security and to
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stability in the Asia-Pacific region, including the 
multitude of threats posed by the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should continue to sup-
port trilateral cooperation with Japan and South 
Korea; 
(2) the United States should continue to sup-
port defense cooperation between Japan and South 
Korea on the full range of issues related to North 
Korea and to other security challenges in the Asia- 
Pacific region; and 
(3) the United States should seek to facilitate 
closer security cooperation with and between Japan 
and South Korea on— 
(A) non-proliferation; 
(B) cyber security; 
(C) maritime security; 
(D) security technology and capability de-
velopment; and 
(E) other areas of mutual security benefit.
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SEC. 1244. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COOPERATION BE-
TWEEN 
SINGAPORE 
AND 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) 2016 is the 50th year of relations between 
the United States and the Republic of Singapore. 
(2) The United States and Singapore signed an 
enhanced defense cooperation agreement on Decem-
ber 7, 2015. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should continue to con-
duct bilateral cooperation and support the strategic 
partnership with Singapore to promote peace and 
stability in the Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) the United States welcomes the signing of 
the enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with 
Singapore and should expand bilateral training and 
cooperation on security issues, including maritime 
security, cyber security, countering violent extre-
mism, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief; 
(3) the United States should continue efforts 
with Singapore to address transnational issues and 
strengthen regional and multilateral institutions that 
promote security cooperation based on internation-
ally accepted rules and norms; and
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(4) the United States should improve joint 
interoperability and security collaboration with 
Singapore to enhance capabilities to maintain re-
gional stability. 
SEC. 1245. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Dis-
aster, and Civic Aid, the Secretary of Defense is author-
ized to use up to 5 percent of such amounts to conduct 
monitoring and evaluation of programs that are funded 
using such amounts during fiscal year 2017. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on mechanisms to evaluate the programs con-
ducted pursuant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In subsection (b), the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1246. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERAGENCY SUPPORT 
DURING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND 
TRANSITION PERIODS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State may enter into an agreement under 
which each Secretary may provide covered support, sup-
plies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by ex-
change of covered support, supplies, and services, to the 
other Secretary during a contingency operation and re-
lated transition period for up to two years following the 
end of such contingency operation. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—An agreement entered into under 
this section shall be in writing and shall include the fol-
lowing terms: 
(1) The price charged by a supplying agency 
shall be the direct costs that such agency incurred 
by providing the covered support, supplies, or serv-
ices to the requesting agency under this section. 
(2) Credits and liabilities of the agencies ac-
crued as a result of acquisitions and transfers of 
covered support, supplies, and services under this 
section shall be liquidated not less often than once
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every 3 months by direct payment to the agency 
supplying such support, supplies, or services by the 
agency receiving such support, supplies, or services. 
(3) Exchange entitlements accrued as a result 
of acquisitions and transfers of covered support, 
supplies, and services under this section shall be sat-
isfied within 12 months after the date of the delivery 
of the covered support, supplies, or services. Ex-
change entitlements not so satisfied shall be imme-
diately liquidated by direct payment to the agency 
supplying such covered support, supplies, or services. 
(c) EFFECT OF OBLIGATION AND AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS.—An order placed by an agency pursuant to an 
agreement under this section is deemed to be an obligation 
in the same manner that a similar order placed under a 
contract with, or a contract for similar goods or services 
awarded to, a private contractor is an obligation. Appro-
priations remain available to pay an obligation to the serv-
icing agency in the same manner as appropriations remain 
available to pay an obligation to a private contractor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘covered support, supplies, and 
services’’ means food, billeting, transportation (in-
cluding airlift), petroleum, oils, lubricants, commu-
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nications services, medical services, ammunition, 
base operations support, use of facilities, spare parts 
and components, repair and maintenance services, 
and calibration services. 
(2) 
CONTINGENCY
OPERATION.—The 
term 
‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(e) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.—Any receipt as a re-
sult of an agreement entered into under this section shall 
be credited, at the option of the Secretary of Defense with 
respect to the Department of Defense and the Secretary 
of State with respect to the Department of State, to— 
(1) the appropriation, fund, or account used in 
incurring the obligation; or 
(2) an appropriate appropriation, fund, or ac-
count currently available for the purposes for which 
the expenditures were made. 
(f) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
end of a fiscal year in which covered support, supplies, 
and services are provided or exchanged pursuant to an 
agreement under this section, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign
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Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification that 
contains a copy of such agreement and a description of 
such covered support, supplies, and services. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into an agree-
ment under this section shall terminate at the close of De-
cember 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1247. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORIZATION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL AS-
SISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
section 943 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4579), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1271 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1075), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
or other individuals, as determined by the Secretary of De-
fense, with respect to already established non-conventional 
assisted recovery capabilities’’ before the period at the end 
of the first sentence.
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SEC. 1248. AUTHORITY TO DESTROY CERTAIN SPECIFIED 
WORLD WAR II-ERA UNITED STATES-ORIGIN 
CHEMICAL MUNITIONS LOCATED ON SAN 
JOSE ISLAND, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Defense may destroy the chemical 
munitions described in subsection (c). 
(2) EX GRATIA ACTION.—The action authorized 
by this section is ‘‘ex gratia’’ on the part of the 
United States, as the term ‘‘ex gratia’’ is used in 
section 321 of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub-
lic Law 105–261; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note). 
(3) CONSULTATION BETWEEN SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE
AND
SECRETARY
OF
STATE.—The Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 
consult and develop any arrangements with the Re-
public of Panama with respect to this section. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may ex-
ercise the authority under subsection (a) only if the Re-
public of Panama has— 
(1) revised the declaration of the Republic of 
Panama under the Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use 
of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction to
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indicate that the chemical munitions described in 
subsection (c) are ‘‘old chemical weapons’’ rather 
than ‘‘abandoned chemical weapons’’; and 
(2) affirmed, in writing, that it understands (A) 
that the United States intends only to destroy the 
munitions described in subsections (c) and (d), and 
(B) that the United States is not legally obligated 
and does not intend to destroy any other munitions, 
munitions constituents, and associated debris that 
may be located on San Jose Island as a result of re-
search, development, and testing activities conducted 
on San Jose Island during the period of 1943 
through 1947. 
(c) CHEMICAL MUNITIONS.—The chemical munitions 
described in this subsection are the eight United States- 
origin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Re-
public of Panama, that were identified in the 2002 Final 
Inspection Report of the Technical Secretariat of the Or-
ganization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. 
(d) LIMITED INCIDENTAL AUTHORITY TO DESTROY 
OTHER MUNITIONS.—In exercising the authority under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may destroy other 
munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Pan-
ama, but only to the extent essential and required to reach
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and destroy the chemical munitions described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
may use up to $30,000,000 from amounts made available 
for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense 
to carry out the authority in subsection (a). 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) 
shall terminate on the date that is three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1249. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES DEFENSE IN-
TERESTS IN AFRICA. 
(a) REQUIRED REPORT.—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 that contains the strategy for United 
States defense interests in Africa. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) United States national security interests in 
Africa, including an assessment of threats to global 
and regional United States national security inter-
ests emanating from the continent. 
(2) United States defense objectives in Africa.
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(3) Courses of action to accomplish United 
States defense objectives in Africa, including those 
conducted in cooperation with other Federal agen-
cies. 
(4) Measures to improve coordination between 
United States Africa Command and other combatant 
commands to achieve unity of effort to counter 
threats that cross combatant command boundaries. 
(5) Department of Defense capabilities and re-
sources required to achieve defense objectives in Af-
rica, and the mitigation plan to address any gaps in 
such capabilities or resources that affect the imple-
mentation of the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(6) Security cooperation initiatives to advance 
defense objectives in Africa. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DIRECTED ENERGY CO-
OPERATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DIRECTED ENERGY 
CAPABILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
upon the request of the Ministry of Defense of 
Israel, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, may carry out research, development, test, 
and evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, 
to establish directed energy capabilities to detect and 
defeat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned 
aerial vehicles, mortars, and improvised explosive de-
vices that threaten the United States, deployed 
forces of the United States, or Israel. Any activities 
carried out pursuant to such authority shall be con-
ducted in a manner that appropriately protects sen-
sitive information and the national security interests 
of the United States and Israel. 
(2) REPORT.—The activities described in para-
graph (1) may be carried out after the Secretary of 
Defense submits to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report setting forth the following: 
(A) A memorandum of agreement between 
the United States and Israel regarding sharing 
of research and development costs for the capa-
bilities described in paragraph (1), and any 
supporting documents. 
(B) A certification that the memorandum 
of agreement—
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(i) requires sharing of costs of 
projects, including in-kind support, be-
tween the United States and Israel; 
(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of 
agreement; and 
(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive semiannual reports on 
expenditure of funds, if any, by the Gov-
ernment of Israel, including a description 
of what the funds have been used for, 
when funds were expended, and an identi-
fication of entities that expended the 
funds. 
(3) ANNUAL
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of support provided under this subsection in 
any year may not exceed $25,000,000. 
(b) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the Missile Defense Agency as the appropriate 
research and development entity and as the lead agency 
of the Department of Defense in carrying out this section. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy
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of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Gov-
ernment of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii). 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 
out activities described in subsection (a) shall expire on 
December 31, 2018. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR ESTO-
NIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and 
Lithuania are highly valued allies of the United 
States, and they have repeatedly demonstrated their
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commitment to advancing our mutual interests as 
well as those of the NATO Alliance. 
(2) Operation Atlantic Resolve is a series of ex-
ercises and coordinating efforts demonstrating the 
United States’ commitment to its European partners 
and allies, including the Baltic States of Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania, with the shared goal of peace 
and stability in the region. Operation Atlantic Re-
solve strengthens communication and understanding, 
and is an important effort to deter Russian aggres-
sion in the region. 
(3) Through Operation Atlantic Resolve, the 
European Reassurance Initiative undertakes exer-
cises, training, and rotational presence necessary to 
reassure and integrate our allies, including the Bal-
tic States, into a common defense framework. 
(4) All three Baltic States contributed to the 
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force 
in Afghanistan, sending disproportionate numbers of 
troops and operating with few caveats. The Baltic 
States continue to engage in Operation Resolute 
Support in Afghanistan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the principle of col-
lective defense in Article 5 of the North Atlantic
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Treaty for our NATO allies, including Estonia, Lat-
via, and Lithuania; 
(2) supports the sovereignty, independence, ter-
ritorial integrity, and inviolability of Estonia, Latvia, 
and Lithuania as well as their internationally recog-
nized borders, and expresses concerns over increas-
ingly aggressive military maneuvering by the Rus-
sian Federation near their borders and airspace; 
(3) expresses concern over and condemns sub-
versive and destabilizing activities by the Russian 
Federation within the Baltic States; and 
(4) encourages the Administration to further 
enhance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania and supports the efforts of 
their Governments to provide for the defense of their 
people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1252. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR GEOR-
GIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United 
States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commit-
ment to advancing the mutual interests of both 
countries, including the deployment of Georgian 
forces as part of the NATO-led International Secu-
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rity Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and the 
Multi-National Force in Iraq. 
(2) The European Reassurance Initiative builds 
the partnership capacity of Georgia so it can work 
more closely with the United States and NATO, as 
well as provide for its own defense. 
(3) In addition to the European Reassurance 
Initiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO ini-
tiative Partnership for Peace is paramount to inter-
operability with the United States and NATO, and 
establishing a more peaceful environment in the re-
gion. 
(4) Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO 
partner of ISAF, Georgia is engaged in the Resolute 
Support Mission in Afghanistan with the second 
largest contingent on the ground. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms United States support for Geor-
gia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its 
internationally-recognized borders, and does not rec-
ognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South 
Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian 
Federation; and 
(2) supports continued cooperation between the 
United States and Georgia and the efforts of the
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Government of Georgia to provide for the defense of 
its people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1253. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 1245 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(E) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (G) through (I), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) an estimate of Iran’s military cyber 
capabilities, including persons and entities oper-
ating on behalf of Iran, and any information on 
those persons or entities responsible for tar-
geting United States critical infrastructure or 
United States persons or entities; 
‘‘(F) information on Iranian military and 
security organizations responsible for detaining 
members of the United States Armed Forces or 
interfering in United States military oper-
ations;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment
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of this Act and apply with respect to reports required to 
be submitted under section 1245 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 on or after such 
date of enactment. 
SEC. 1254. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SENIOR MILITARY EX-
CHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of Defense should conduct a program of sen-
ior military exchanges between the United States and Tai-
wan that have the objective of improving military-to-mili-
tary relations and defense cooperation between the United 
States and Taiwan. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—It is the sense 
of Congress that the program described in subsection 
(a)— 
(1) should be conducted at least once each cal-
endar year; and 
(2) should be conducted in both the United 
States and Taiwan. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SENIOR MILITARY EXCHANGE.—The term 
‘‘senior military exchange’’ means an activity, exer-
cise, professional education event, or observation op-
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portunity in which senior military officers and senior 
defense officials participate. 
(2) SENIOR
MILITARY
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘senior military officer’’ means a general or flag of-
ficer on active duty in the armed forces. 
(3) SENIOR
DEFENSE
OFFICIAL.—The term 
‘‘senior defense official’’, with respect to the Depart-
ment of Defense, means a civilian official at the level 
of Assistant Secretary of Defense or above. 
SEC. 1255. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM OF NAVIGA-
TION OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 130i. Quarterly report on freedom of navigation 
operations 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on any excessive territorial claims of foreign coun-
tries that were challenged by freedom of navigation oper-
ations and flights carried out by the armed forces during 
such fiscal quarter.
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‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each operation described in 
such subsection, the following: 
‘‘(1) The date of the operation. 
‘‘(2) The class of ship or type of aircraft that 
conducted the operation. 
‘‘(3) The geographic location of the operation. 
‘‘(4) Identification of the foreign country that 
made the excessive territorial claim challenged by 
the operation. 
‘‘(5) A description of the excessive territorial 
claim that was challenged by the operation. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2018.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 130h the following new 
item: 
‘‘130i. Quarterly report on freedom of navigation operations.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
fiscal quarters beginning after such date.
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SEC. 1256. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 
TO TAIWAN. 
Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report that lists each request received 
from Taiwan and each letter of offer to sell any defense 
articles or services under this Act to Taiwan during such 
fiscal year. The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 1257. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JULY 2016 NATO SUM-
MIT IN WARSAW, POLAND. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) has been the cornerstone of transatlantic 
security cooperation and an enduring instrument for 
promoting stability in Europe and around the world 
for over 65 years. 
(2) NATO currently faces a range of evolving 
security challenges, including Russian aggression in 
Eastern Europe, and instability and conflict in the 
Middle East and North Africa. In the face of these
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varied challenges, NATO must deter threats and, if 
necessary, defend NATO member states against ad-
versaries. 
(3) Since NATO’s 2014 summit in Wales, 
NATO member states have made progress in imple-
menting a Readiness Action Plan to enhance allied 
readiness and collective defense in response to Rus-
sian aggression. However, much work remains to be 
done. 
(4) NATO’s solidarity is strengthened by the 
bolstering of NATO’s conventional and nuclear de-
terrence, increased defense spending by NATO 
member states, and continued enlargement of the 
Alliance. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) at the July 2016 NATO Summit in War-
saw, Poland and beyond, the United States should— 
(A) welcome Montenegro’s accession to 
NATO; 
(B) continue to work with aspirant coun-
tries to prepare them for entry into NATO; 
(C) continue supporting a Membership Ac-
tion Plan (MAP) for Georgia;
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(D) encourage the leaders of Macedonia 
and Greece to find a mutually agreeable solu-
tion to the name dispute between the two coun-
tries; 
(E) seek a Dayton II agreement to resolve 
the 
constitutional 
issues 
of 
Bosnia 
and 
Herzegovina; 
(F) work with the Republic of Kosovo to 
prepare the country for entrance into the Part-
nership for Peace (PfP) program; 
(G) take a leading role in working with 
NATO member states to identify, through con-
sensus, the current and future security threats 
facing the Alliance; and 
(H) take a leading role to work with other 
NATO member states to ensure the alliance 
maintains the required capabilities, including 
the gains in interoperability from combat in Af-
ghanistan, necessary to meet the security 
threats to the Alliance; 
(2) in Warsaw, NATO member states should 
build upon the progress made since the 2014 Wales 
Summit, by committing additional resources to 
NATO’s Readiness Action Plan and related meas-
ures to enhance allied readiness and deterrence;
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(3) NATO member states should review defense 
spending to ensure sufficient funding is obligated to 
meet NATO responsibilities, including to allocate at 
least 2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 
defense spending, and to devote at least 20 percent 
of defense spending to defense modernization and 
new equipment; 
(4) the United States should commit to main-
taining a robust military presence in Europe as a 
means of promoting allied interoperability, providing 
visible assurance to NATO allies, and deterring Rus-
sian aggression in the region; and 
(5) the United States reaffirms and remains 
committed to the policies enumerated by NATO 
member states in the Deterrence and Defense Pos-
ture Review, dated May 20, 2012, and the Wales 
Summit Declaration of September 2014, including 
the following statement: ‘‘Deterrence, based on an 
appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile 
defence capabilities, remains a core element of our 
overall strategy.’’. 
SEC. 1258. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY IN 
MEXICO. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on violence and cartel
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activity in Mexico and the impact of such on United States 
national security. 
SEC. 1259. UNITED STATES POLICY ON TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) For more than 50 years, the United States 
and Taiwan have had a unique and close relation-
ship, which has supported the economic, cultural, 
and strategic advantage to both countries. 
(2) The United States has vital security and 
strategic interests in the Taiwan Strait. 
(3) The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 
8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) has been instrumental in 
maintaining peace, security, and stability in the Tai-
wan Strait since its enactment in 1979. 
(4) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it is 
the policy of the United States to provide Taiwan 
with arms of a defensive character and to maintain 
the capacity of the United States to defend against 
any forms of coercion that would jeopardize the se-
curity, or the social or economic system, of the peo-
ple on Taiwan. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—The Taiwan Relations 
Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) forms the 
cornerstone of United States policy and relations with Tai-
wan.
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(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2017, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State shall jointly submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report that contains a description 
of the steps the United States has taken, plans to 
take, and will take to provide Taiwan with arms of 
a defensive character in accordance with the Taiwan 
Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et 
seq.). 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1259A. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 
IMPLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any 
other international organization established to support the
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implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain do-
mestic prosecutions based on any charge related to the 
Treaty, or to implement the Treaty until the Senate ap-
proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty and im-
plementing legislation for the Treaty has been enacted into 
law. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preclude the Department of De-
fense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their 
laws, regulations, and practices related to export control 
up to United States standards. 
SEC. 1259B. LIMITATION ON MILITARY CONTACT AND CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CUBA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the De-
partment of Defense may be used for any bilateral mili-
tary-to-military contact or cooperation between the Gov-
ernments of the United States and Cuba until the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, certify to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the Government of Cuba has—
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(A) met the requirements and satisfied the 
factors specified in sections 205 and 206 of the 
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6065 
and 6066); and 
(B) resolved, to the full satisfaction of 
United States law, all outstanding claims and 
judgments belonging to United States nationals 
against the Government of Cuba, including but 
not limited to claims regarding property con-
fiscated by the Government of Cuba; 
(2) the Cuban military and other security forces 
in Cuba have ceased committing human right 
abuses, including arbitrary arrests, beatings, and 
other acts of repudiation, against those who express 
opposition to the Castro regime, civil rights activists 
and other citizens of Cuba, as well as all persecu-
tion, intimidation, arrest, imprisonment, and assas-
sination of dissidents and members of faith-based 
organizations; 
(3) the Cuban military has ceased providing 
military intelligence, weapons training, strategic 
planning, and security logistics to the military and 
security forces of Venezuela;
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(4) the Government of Cuba no longer demands 
that the United States relinquish control of Guanta-
namo Bay, in violation of an international treaty; 
(5) the Government of Cuba returns to the 
United States fugitives wanted by the Department 
of Justice for crimes committed in the United 
States; and 
(6) the officials of the Cuban military that were 
indicted in the murder of United States citizens dur-
ing the shoot down of planes operated by the Broth-
ers to the Rescue humanitarian organization in 1996 
are brought to justice. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on the use of funds 
under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to— 
(1) payments in furtherance of the lease agree-
ment, or other financial transactions necessary for 
maintenance and improvements of the military base 
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including any adjacent 
areas under the control or possession of the United 
States; 
(2) assistance or support in furtherance of de-
mocracy-building efforts for Cuba described in sec-
tion 109 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6039); 
or
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(3) customary and routine financial trans-
actions necessary for the maintenance, improve-
ments, or regular duties of the United States mis-
sion in Havana, including outreach to the pro-de-
mocracy opposition. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) BILATERAL
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY
CON-
TACT OR COOPERATION.—The term ‘‘bilateral mili-
tary-to-military contact or cooperation’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) reciprocal visits and meetings by 
high-ranking delegations; 
(ii) information sharing, policy con-
sultations, security dialogues or other 
forms of consultative discussions;
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(iii) exchange of military instructors, 
training personnel, and students; 
(iv) defense planning; and 
(v) military training or exercises; but 
(B) does not include any contact or co-
operation that is in support of the United 
States stability operations. 
(3) CUBAN MILITARY.—The term ‘‘Cuban mili-
tary’’ means— 
(A) the Ministry of the Revolutionary 
Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of the In-
terior of Cuba, or any subdivision of either such 
Ministry; 
(B) any agency, instrumentality, or other 
entity that is owned, operated, or controlled by 
an entity specified in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) an individual who is a senior member 
of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed 
Forces of Cuba or the Ministry of the Interior 
of Cuba. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to funds described in subsection (a) that are unob-
ligated as of such date of enactment.
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SEC. 1259C. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and 
the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agen-
cies, shall establish a Global Engagement Center (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). The purposes of the 
Center are— 
(1) to lead and coordinate the compilation and 
examination of information on foreign government 
information warfare efforts monitored and inte-
grated by the appropriate interagency entities with 
responsibility for such information, including infor-
mation provided by recipients of information access 
fund grants awarded under subsection (f) and other 
sources; 
(2) to establish a framework for the integration 
of critical data and analysis provided by the appro-
priate interagency entities with responsibility for 
such information on foreign propaganda and 
disinformation efforts into the development of na-
tional strategy; 
(3) to develop, plan, and synchronize, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense, and the heads 
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
whole-of-government 
initiatives 
to 
expose 
and
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counter foreign propaganda and disinformation di-
rected against United States national security inter-
ests and proactively advance fact-based narratives 
that support United States allies and interests; 
(4) to demonstrate new technologies, meth-
odologies and concepts relevant to the missions of 
the Center that can be transitioned to other depart-
ments or agencies of the United States Government, 
foreign partners or allies, or other nongovernmental 
entities; 
(5) to establish cooperative or liaison relation-
ships with foreign partners and allies in consultation 
with interagency entities with responsibility for such 
activities, and other entities, such as academia, non-
governmental organizations, and the private sector; 
and 
(6) to identify shortfalls in United States capa-
bilities in any areas relevant to the United States 
Government’s mission, and recommend necessary en-
hancements or changes. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Center shall carry out the fol-
lowing functions: 
(1) Integrating interagency and international 
efforts to track and evaluate counterfactual nar-
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ratives abroad that threaten the national security in-
terests of the United States and United States allies. 
(2) Integrating, and analyzing relevant informa-
tion, data, analysis, and analytics from United 
States Government agencies, allied nations, think 
tanks, academic institutions, civil society groups, 
and other nongovernmental organizations. 
(3) Developing and disseminating fact-based 
narratives and analysis to counter propaganda and 
disinformation directed at United States allies and 
partners. 
(4) Identifying current and emerging trends in 
foreign propaganda and disinformation based on the 
information provided by the appropriate interagency 
entities with responsibility for such information, in-
cluding information obtained from print, broadcast, 
online and social media, support for third-party out-
lets such as think tanks, political parties, and non-
governmental organizations, and the use of covert or 
clandestine special operators and agents to influence 
targeted populations and governments in order to 
coordinate and shape the development of tactics, 
techniques, and procedures to expose and refute for-
eign 
misinformation 
and 
disinformation 
and
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proactively promote fact-based narratives and poli-
cies to audiences outside the United States. 
(5) Facilitating the use of a wide range of tech-
nologies and techniques by sharing expertise among 
agencies, seeking expertise from external sources, 
and implementing best practices. 
(6) Identifying gaps in United States capabili-
ties in areas relevant to the Center’s mission and 
recommending necessary enhancements or changes. 
(7) Identifying the countries and populations 
most susceptible to foreign government propaganda 
and disinformation based on information provided by 
appropriate interagency entities. 
(8) Administering the information access fund 
established pursuant to subsection (f). 
(9) Coordinating with allied and partner na-
tions, particularly those frequently targeted by for-
eign disinformation operations, and international or-
ganizations and entities such as the NATO Center 
of Excellence on Strategic Communications, the Eu-
ropean Endowment for Democracy, and the Euro-
pean External Action Service Task Force on Stra-
tegic Communications, in order to amplify the Cen-
ter’s efforts and avoid duplication.
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(c) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State shall ap-
point a full-time Coordinator to lead the Center. 
(d) EMPLOYEES OF THE CENTER.— 
(1) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Center without reim-
bursement, and such detail shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status or privilege for 
a period of not more than three years. 
(2) PERSONAL
SERVICE
CONTRACTORS.—The 
Secretary of State may exercise the authority pro-
vided under section 3161 of title 5, United States 
Code, to establish a program (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘Program’’) for hiring United 
States citizens or aliens as personal services contrac-
tors for purposes of personnel resources of the Cen-
ter, if— 
(A) the Secretary determines that existing 
personnel resources are insufficient; 
(B) the period in which services are pro-
vided by a personal services contractor under 
the Program, including options, does not exceed 
three years, unless the Secretary determines 
that exceptional circumstances justify an exten-
sion of up to one additional year;
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(C) not more than 20 United States citi-
zens or aliens are employed as personal services 
contractors under the Program at any time; 
and 
(D) the Program is only used to obtain 
specialized skills or experience or to respond to 
urgent needs. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Under 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, for each of fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018, $10,000,000 is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Department of State and may remain 
available until expended to carry out the functions, duties, 
and responsibilities of the Center. 
(f) INFORMATION ACCESS FUND.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS.—The Center is 
authorized to provide grants or contracts of financial 
support to civil society groups, journalists, non-
governmental organizations, federally-funded re-
search and development centers, private companies, 
or academic institutions for the following purposes: 
(A) To support local independent media 
who 
are 
best 
placed 
to 
refute 
foreign 
disinformation and manipulation in their own 
communities.
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(B) To collect and store examples in print, 
online, and social media, disinformation, misin-
formation, and propaganda directed at the 
United States and its allies and partners. 
(C) To analyze and report on tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures of foreign government 
information 
warfare 
with 
respect 
to 
disinformation, misinformation, and propa-
ganda. 
(D) To support efforts by the Center to 
counter efforts by foreign governments to use 
disinformation, misinformation, and propa-
ganda to influence the policies and social and 
political stability of the United States and 
United States allies and partners. 
(2) 
FUNDING
AVAILABILITY
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of State shall provide that 
each organization that applies to receive funds under 
this subsection undergoes a vetting process in ac-
cordance with the relevant existing regulations to en-
sure its bona fides, capability, and experience, and 
its compatibility with United States interests and 
objectives. 
(g) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by the Act to carry out this section shall
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be used for purposes other than countering foreign propa-
ganda and misinformation that threatens United States 
national security. 
(h) TERMINATION OF CENTER.—The Center shall 
terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1259D. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BROADCASTING 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
OFFICER POSITION. 
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.; Public Law 103–236) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending section 304 (22 U.S.C. 6203) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF-
FICER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS. 
‘‘(a) CONTINUED EXISTENCE WITHIN EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH.—The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall 
continue to exist within the Executive branch of Govern-
ment as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(b) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Broad-
casting Board of Governors shall be a Chief Execu-
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tive Officer, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. The President shall nominate the Chief Execu-
tive Officer not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section. Until such time as a 
Chief Executive Officer is appointed and has quali-
fied, the current or acting Chief Executive Officer 
appointed by the Board may continue to serve and 
exercise the authorities and powers under this Act. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The first Chief Executive Officer 
appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall serve for 
an initial term of three years. 
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—A Chief Executive Offi-
cer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
compensated at the annual rate of basic pay for level 
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION
OF
DIRECTOR
OF
INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU.—Immediately upon 
appointment of the Chief Executive Officer under sub-
section (b), the Director of the International Broadcasting 
Bureau shall be terminated, and all of the responsibilities, 
authorities, and immunities of the Director or the Board 
under this or any other Act or authority before the date 
of the enactment of this section shall be transferred to
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and assumed or overseen by the Chief Executive Officer, 
as head of the agency. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERS OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS.—Members of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors in office as of the date of the enactment of this 
section may serve the remainder of their terms of office 
in an advisory capacity, but such terms may not be ex-
tended beyond the date on which such terms are set to 
expire. 
‘‘(e) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all limitations on li-
ability that apply to the Chief Executive Officer shall also 
apply to members of the board of directors of RFE/RL, 
Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Net-
works, or any organization that consolidates such entities 
when such members are acting in their official capac-
ities.’’; and 
(2) in section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Chief Executive Of-
ficer’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘di-
rect and’’ before ‘‘supervise’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)—
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(I) by inserting ‘‘and cooperative 
agreements’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘sections 308 
and 309’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, and 
on behalf of other agencies, accord-
ingly’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘subject to the limitations in sections 308 
and 309 and’’; 
(v) in paragraph (11), by inserting 
‘‘not’’ before ‘‘subject’’; 
(vi) in paragraph (15)(A), by strik-
ing— 
(I) ‘‘temporary and intermit-
tent’’; and 
(II) ‘‘to the same extent as is au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(20) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, including section 308(a), to condition, if appro-
priate, any grant or cooperative agreement to RFE/ 
RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East 
Broadcasting Networks on authority to determine
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membership of their respective boards, and the con-
solidation of such entities into a single grantee orga-
nization. 
‘‘(21) To redirect funds within the scope of any 
grant or cooperative agreement, or between grantees, 
as necessary, and to condition grants or cooperative 
agreements, if appropriate, on similar amendments 
as authorized under section 308(a) to meet the pur-
poses of this Act. 
‘‘(22) To change the name of the Board pursu-
ant to congressional notification 60 days prior to 
any such change.’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 1259E. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROAD-
CASTING ACT OF 1994. 
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.; Public Law 103–236) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking the heading; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking section 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206); 
and 
(3) by inserting after section 309 the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 310. BROADCAST ENTITIES REPORTING TO CHIEF EX-
ECUTIVE OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the following provisions shall 
apply: 
‘‘(1) CONSOLIDATION.—The Chief Executive 
Officer, subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate, who is authorized to incorporate a grantee, may 
condition annual grants to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio 
Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Net-
works on the consolidation of such grantees into a 
single, consolidated private, non-profit corporation 
(in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section
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501(a) of such Code), which may broadcast and pro-
vide news and information to audiences wherever the 
Agency may broadcast, for activities that the Chief 
Executive Officer determines are consistent with the 
purposes of this Act, including the terms and condi-
tions of subsections (g)(5), (h), (i), and (j) of section 
308, except that the Agency may select any name 
for such a consolidated grantee. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
STATUS.—Nothing in this or 
any other Act, or any action taken pursuant to this 
or any other Act, may be construed to make such a 
consolidated grantee described in paragraph (1) or 
RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, or the Middle East 
Broadcasting Networks or any other grantee or enti-
ty provided funding by the Agency a Federal agency 
or instrumentality. Employees or staff of such grant-
ees or entities shall not be considered Federal em-
ployees. For purposes of this subsection and this 
Act, the term ‘grant’ includes agreements under sec-
tion 6305 of title 31, United States Code, and the 
term ‘grantee’ includes recipients of such agree-
ments. 
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP
OF
GRANTEE
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Officers of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, 
and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks or any
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organization that is established through the consoli-
dation of such entities, or authorized under this Act, 
shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Of-
ficer of the Agency. 
‘‘(b) VOICE OF AMERICA.— 
‘‘(1) STATUS
AS
A
FEDERAL
ENTITY.—The 
Chief Executive Officer is authorized to establish an 
independent grantee organization, as a private non-
profit organization, to carry out all broadcasting and 
related programs currently performed by the Voice 
of America. The Chief Executive Officer may make 
and supervise grants or cooperative agreements to 
such grantee, including under terms and conditions 
and in any manner authorized under section 305(a). 
Such grantee shall not be considered a Federal 
agency or instrumentality and shall adhere to the 
same standards of professionalism and account-
ability required of all Board broadcasters and grant-
ees. The Board is authorized to transfer any facili-
ties or equipment to such grantee, and to utilize the 
provisions of subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that the Voice of America, operating as
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a nonprofit organization, should have the mission 
to— 
‘‘(A) serve as a consistently reliable and 
authoritative source of news on the United 
States, its policies, its people, and the inter-
national developments that affect the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) provide accurate, objective, and com-
prehensive information, with the understanding 
that these three values provide credibility 
among global news audiences; 
‘‘(C) present the official policies of the 
United States, and related discussions and 
opinions about those policies, clearly and effec-
tively; and 
‘‘(D) represent the whole of the United 
States, and shall accordingly work to produce 
programming and content that presents a bal-
anced and comprehensive projection of the di-
versity of thought and institutions of the 
United States. 
‘‘SEC. 311. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of State and the Foreign Service shall exer-
cise the same authorities with respect to the Broadcasting
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Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting 
Bureau as the Inspector General exercises under the In-
spector General Act of 1978 and section 209 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 with respect to the Department 
of State. 
‘‘(b) RESPECT
FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY
OF 
BROADCASTERS.—The Inspector General shall respect the 
journalistic integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this 
title and may not evaluate the philosophical or political 
perspectives reflected in the content of broadcasts.’’. 
SEC. 1259F. REDESIGNATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 
SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the United States should continue supporting 
the efforts to the Southeast Asian nations to strengthen 
their maritime security capacity, domain awareness, and 
integration of their capabilities. 
(b) REDESIGNATION AS SOUTHEAST ASIA MARITIME 
SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1263 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1073; 10 U.S.C. 
2282 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the ‘South China Sea 
Initiative’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘Southeast Asia Maritime 
Security Initiative’ ’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1263. SOUTHEAST ASIA MARITIME SECURITY INITIA-
TIVE.’’. 
SEC. 1259G. OPPORTUNITIES TO EQUIP CERTAIN FOREIGN 
MILITARY ENTITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of the military departments and the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a report that 
describes— 
(1) efforts to make United States manufactur-
ers aware of opportunities to equip foreign military 
entities that have been approved to receive assist-
ance from the United States; and 
(2) any new plans or strategies to raise United 
States manufacturers’ awareness with respect to 
such opportunities. 
SEC. 1259H. REPORTS ON INF TREATY AND OPEN SKIES 
TREATY. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the following reports:
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(1) A report on the Open Skies Treaty con-
taining— 
(A) an assessment, conducted by the 
Chairman jointly with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State, of whether and why, 
the Treaty remains in the national security in-
terest of the United States, including if there 
are compliance concerns related to implementa-
tion by the Russian Federation of the Treaty; 
(B) a specific plan by the Chairman jointly 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State on remedying any such compliance con-
cerns; and 
(C) a military assessment conducted by the 
Chairman of such compliance concerns. 
(2) A report on the INF Treaty containing— 
(A) an assessment, conducted by the 
Chairman jointly with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State, of whether and why, 
the Treaty remains in the national security in-
terest of the United States, including how any 
ongoing violation bear on the assessment if 
such a violation is not resolved in the near- 
term;
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(B) a specific plan by the Chairman jointly 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State to remedy violation by the Russian 
Federation of the Treaty, and a judgment of 
whether Russia intends to take the steps re-
quired to establish verifiable evidence that Rus-
sia has resumed its compliance with the Treaty 
if such non-compliance and inconsistencies are 
not resolved by the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(C) a military assessment conducted by the 
Chairman of the risks posed by Russia’s viola-
tion of the Treaty. 
(b) UPDATE.—Not later than February 15, 2018, the 
Chairman, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an update to each report under subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and the 
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimi-
nation of Their Intermediate- Range and Shorter- 
Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the Inter-
mediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed 
at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into 
force June 1, 1988. 
(3) The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the 
Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 
1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
SEC. 1259I. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ROLE OF 
THE UNITED STATES IN THE NORTH ATLAN-
TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that continued United 
States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion is critical to the national security of the United 
States.
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SEC. 1259J. AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ASSIST-
ANCE TO ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
provide assistance to Israel to improve maritime security 
and maritime domain awareness. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be 
supported by assistance under subsection (a) include the 
following: 
(1) 
Procurement, 
maintenance, 
and 
sustainment of the David’s Sling Weapon System for 
purposes of intercepting short-range missiles. 
(2) Payment of incremental expenses of Israel 
that are incurred by Israel as the direct result of 
participation in a bilateral or multilateral exercise of 
the United States Navy or Coast Guard. 
(3) Visits of United States naval vessels at 
ports of Israel. 
(4) Conduct of joint research and development 
for advanced maritime domain awareness capabili-
ties. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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SEC. 1259K. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF A 
DENUCLEARIZED KOREAN PENINSULA. 
It is the sense of Congress that United States foreign 
policy should support a denuclearized Korean peninsula. 
SEC. 1259L. MEASURES AGAINST PERSONS INVOLVED IN 
ACTIVITIES THAT VIOLATE ARMS CONTROL 
TREATIES 
OR 
AGREEMENTS 
WITH 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF MEASURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), on and after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall impose the measures described in 
subsection (b) with respect to— 
(A) a person the President determines— 
(i)(I) is an individual who is a citizen, 
national, or permanent resident of a coun-
try described in paragraph (2); or 
(II) is an entity organized under the 
laws of a country described in paragraph 
(2); and 
(ii) has engaged in any activity that 
contributed to or is a significant factor in 
the President’s or the Secretary of State’s 
determination that such country is not in
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full compliance with its obligations as fur-
ther described in paragraph (2); and 
(B) a person the President determines has 
provided material support to a person described 
in subparagraph (A). 
(2) COUNTRY
DESCRIBED.—A country de-
scribed in this paragraph is a country that the 
President or the Secretary of State has determined, 
in the most recent annual report submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control 
and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), is not in 
full compliance with its obligations undertaken in all 
arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
agreements or commitments to which the United 
States is a participating state. 
(b) MEASURES DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The measures to be imposed 
with respect to a person under subsection (a) are the 
head of any executive agency (as defined in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code) may not enter 
into, renew, or extend a contract for the procure-
ment of goods or services with the person. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR MAJOR ROUTES OF SUP-
PLY.—The requirement to impose measures under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
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contract for the procurement of goods or services 
along a major route of supply to a zone of active 
combat or major contingency operation. 
(3) REQUIREMENT TO REVISE REGULATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, 
and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for 
Federal Awards shall be revised to implement 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) CERTIFICATIONS.—The revisions to 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a requirement for a 
certification from each person that is a prospec-
tive contractor that the person, and any person 
owned or controlled by the person, does not en-
gage in any activity described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(ii). 
(C) REMEDIES.—If the head of an execu-
tive agency determines that a person has sub-
mitted a false certification under subparagraph 
(B) on or after the date on which the applicable
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revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
required by this paragraph becomes effective— 
(i) the head of that executive agency 
shall terminate a contract with such person 
or debar or suspend such person from eli-
gibility for Federal contracts for a period 
of not less than 2 years; 
(ii) any such debarment or suspension 
shall be subject to the procedures that 
apply to debarment and suspension under 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation under 
subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of 
Federal Regulations; and 
(iii) the Administrator of General 
Services shall include on the List of Par-
ties Excluded from Federal Procurement 
and Nonprocurement Programs maintained 
by the Administrator under part 9 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation each per-
son that is debarred, suspended, or pro-
posed for debarment or suspension by the 
head of an executive agency on the basis of 
a determination of a false certification 
under subparagraph (B).
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(4) UNITED STATES PERSON DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘United States person’’ 
means— 
(A) a natural person who is a citizen or 
resident of the United States or a national of 
the United States (as defined in section 101(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)); and 
(B) an entity that is organized under the 
laws of the United States or any State. 
(c) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the application of measures on a case-by-case basis 
under subsection (a) with respect to a person if the 
President— 
(A) determines that— 
(i)(I) in the case of a person described 
in subsection (a)(1)(A), the person did not 
knowingly engage in any activity described 
in such subsection; or 
(II) in the case of a person described 
in subsection (a)(1)(B), the person con-
ducted or facilitated a transaction or 
transactions with, or provided financial 
services to, a person described in sub-
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section (a)(1)(A) that did not knowingly 
engage in any activity described in such 
subsection; and 
(ii) the waiver is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the determination 
and the reasons for the determination. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The measures imposed with re-
spect to a person under subsection (a) shall terminate on 
the date on which the President submits to Congress a 
subsequent annual report pursuant to section 403 of the
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Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) 
that does not contain a determination of the President 
that the country described in subsection (a)(2) with re-
spect to which the measures were imposed with respect 
to the person is a country that is not in full compliance 
with its obligations undertaken in all arms control, non-
proliferation, and disarmament agreements or commit-
ments to which the United States is a participating state. 
SEC. 1259M. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian 
Federation and how and to what extent such cooperation 
affects United States national security and strategic inter-
ests. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) How and to what extent Iran and the Rus-
sian Federation cooperate on matters relating to 
Iran’s space program, including how and to what ex-
tent such cooperation strengthens Iran’s ballistic 
missile program.
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(2) How and to what extent Iran’s interests 
and actions and the Russian Federation’s interests 
and actions overlap with respect to Latin America. 
(3) A description and analysis of the intel-
ligence-sharing center established by Iran, the Rus-
sian Federation, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq and 
whether such center is being used for purposes other 
than the purposes of the joint mission of such coun-
tries in Syria. 
(4) A description and analysis of— 
(A) naval cooperation between Iran and 
the Russian Federation, including joint naval 
exercises between the two countries; and 
(B) the implications of— 
(i) an increased Russian Federation 
naval presence in the Eastern Mediterra-
nean; and 
(ii) an Iranian naval presence in the 
Persian Gulf. 
(5) A description of the increased cooperation 
between Iran and the Russian Federation since the 
start of the current conflict in Syria. 
(6) The steps Iran has taken to adopt the Rus-
sian Federation model of hybrid warfare against po-
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tential targets such as Gulf Cooperation Council 
states with sizeable Shiite populations. 
(7) The extent of Russian Federation coopera-
tion with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, in-
cluding cooperation with respect to training and 
equipping and joint operations. 
(8) A description of the weapons that have been 
provided by the Russian Federation to Iran that 
have violated relevant United Nations Security 
Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo on 
Iran. 
(c) SUBMISSION PERIOD.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint Com-
prehensive Plan of Act remains in effect. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1259N. REPORT ON MAINTENANCE BY ISRAEL OF A 
ROBUST INDEPENDENT CAPABILITY TO RE-
MOVE EXISTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
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(1) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) 
established the policy of the United States to sup-
port the inherent right of Israel to self-defense. 
(2) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 expresses the sense of Con-
gress that the Government of the United States 
should transfer to the Government of Israel defense 
articles and defense services. 
(3) The inherent right of Israel to self-defense 
necessarily includes the ability to defend against 
threats to its security and defend its vital national 
interests. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Israel should be able to defend its vital national 
interests and protect its territory and population against 
existential threats. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the specified congressional 
committees a report that— 
(A) identifies defensive capabilities and 
platforms requested by the Government of 
Israel that would contribute to maintenance of
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Israel’s defensive capability against threats to 
its territory and population, including nuclear 
and ballistic missile facilities in Iran, and de-
fend its vital national interests; 
(B) assesses the availability for sale or 
transfer of items requested by the Government 
of Israel to maintain the capability described in 
subparagraph (A), including the legal authori-
ties available for making such transfers; and 
(C) describes what steps the President is 
taking to transfer the items described in sub-
paragraph (B) for Israel to maintain the capa-
bility described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘specified congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee of Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1259O. REPORT ON USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
IRAN OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND RE-
LATED SERVICES FOR ILLICIT MILITARY OR 
OTHER ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on use by the Government of Iran of commercial aircraft 
and related services for illicit military or other activities 
during the 5-year period ending of such date of enactment. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include a description of the ex-
tent to which— 
(1) the Government of Iran has used commer-
cial aircraft or related services to transport illicit 
cargo to or from Iran, including military goods, 
weapons, military personnel, military-related elec-
tronic parts and mechanical equipment, and rocket 
or missile components; 
(2) the commercial aviation sector of Iran has 
provided financial, material, and technological sup-
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port to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
(IRGC); and 
(3) foreign governments and persons have fa-
cilitated the activities described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding allowing the use of airports, services, or 
other resources. 
SEC. 1259P. AUTHORITY TO GRANT OBSERVER STATUS TO 
THE 
MILITARY 
FORCES 
OF 
TAIWAN 
AT 
RIMPAC EXERCISES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is au-
thorized to grant observer status to the military forces of 
Taiwan in any maritime exercise known as the Rim of the 
Pacific Exercise. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to any maritime exercise described in subsection 
(a) that begins on or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 1259Q. AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
TO 
DEVELOP 
LAND-BASED 
WATER 
RE-
SOURCES IN SUPPORT OF AND IN PREPARA-
TION FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to enter into agreements 
with the governments of foreign countries to develop land- 
based water resources in support of and in preparation
741 
for contingency operations, including water selection, 
pumping, purification, storage, distribution, cooling, con-
sumption, water reuse, water source intelligence, research 
and development, training, acquisition of water support 
equipment, and water support operations. 
SEC. 1259R. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
ON THE USE OF CERTAIN IRANIAN SEAPORTS 
BY FOREIGN VESSELS AND USE OF FOREIGN 
AIRPORTS BY SANCTIONED IRANIAN AIR 
CARRIERS. 
Section 1252(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8808(a)) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
SEC. 1259S. NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF BALLISTIC 
MISSILE LAUNCH BY IRAN. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify Con-
gress within 48 hours of a suspected ballistic missile 
launch, including a test, by Iran based on credible infor-
mation indicating that such a launch took place. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall initiate 
an assessment within 48 hours of providing the noti-
fication described in subsection (a) to determine
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whether a missile launch, including a test, described 
in subsection (a) took place. 
(2) DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Not 
later than 15 days after the date on which an as-
sessment is initiated under paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent shall determine whether Iran engaged in a 
launch described in subsection (a) and shall notify 
Congress of the basis for any such determination. 
(3) AFFIRMATIVE
DETERMINATION.—If the 
President determines under paragraph (2) that a 
launch described in subsection (a) took place, the 
President shall further notify Congress of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An identification of entities involved in 
the launch. 
(B) A description of steps the President 
will take in response to the launch, including— 
(i) imposing unilateral sanctions pur-
suant to Executive Order 13382 (2005) or 
other relevant authorities against such en-
tities; or 
(ii) carrying out diplomatic efforts to 
impose multilateral sanctions against such 
entities, including through adoption of a
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United Nations Security Council resolu-
tion. 
SEC. 1259T. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEGRATED BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR GCC 
PARTNER COUNTRIES, JORDAN, EGYPT, AND 
ISRAEL. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Iran has conducted numerous ballistic mis-
sile tests; and 
(2) such tests are in violation of United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 2231 and unnecessarily 
provoke Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partner 
countries and threaten Israel. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should encourage and enable 
as appropriate an integrated ballistic missile defense sys-
tem that links GCC partner countries, Jordan, Egypt, and 
Israel in order assist in preventing an attack by Iran 
against such countries.
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SEC. 1259U. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND 
TRAINING TO INCREASE MARITIME SECU-
RITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS OF FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES BORDERING THE PERSIAN GULF, 
ARABIAN SEA, OR MEDITERRANEAN SEA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to au-
thorize assistance and training to increase maritime secu-
rity and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering 
the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, or the Mediterranean 
Sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and 
related maritime activity by Iran, including illicit Iranian 
weapons shipments. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purpose of 
this section as described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, is authorized— 
(A) to provide training to the national mili-
tary or other security forces of Israel, Bahrain, 
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, 
Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar that have among 
their functional responsibilities maritime secu-
rity missions; and 
(B) to provide training to ministry, agency, 
and headquarters level organizations for such 
forces.
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(2) DESIGNATION.—The provision of assistance 
and training under this section may be referred to 
as the ‘‘Counter Iran Maritime Initiative’’. 
(c) TYPES OF TRAINING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED
ELEMENTS
OF
TRAINING.— 
Training provided under subsection (b)(1)(A) may 
include the provision of de minimis equipment, sup-
plies, and small-scale military construction. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS
OF
TRAINING.— 
Training provided under subsection (b) shall include 
elements that promote the following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms. 
(B) Respect for legitimate civilian author-
ity within the country to which the assistance 
is provided. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 by section 
301 and available for operation and maintenance for De-
fense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in 
section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the 
provision of assistance and training under subsection (b). 
(e) COST SHARING.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that, given income parity among recipient
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countries, the Secretary of Defense, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, should seek, through 
appropriate bilateral and multilateral arrangements, 
payments sufficient in amount to offset any training 
costs associated with implementation of subsection 
(b). 
(2) COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, shall negotiate a cost-sharing agree-
ment with a recipient country regarding the cost of 
any training provided pursuant to section (b). The 
agreement shall set forth the terms of cost sharing 
that the Secretary of Defense determines are nec-
essary and appropriate, but such terms shall not be 
less than 50 percent of the overall cost of the train-
ing. 
(3) CREDIT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The portion 
of such cost-sharing received by the Secretary of De-
fense pursuant to this subsection may be credited to-
wards appropriations available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 
in the funding table in section 4301. 
(f) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON TRAINING.—Not later 
than 15 days before exercising the authority under sub-
section (b) with respect to a recipient country, the Sec-
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retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification containing the following: 
(1) An identification of the recipient country. 
(2) A detailed justification of the program for 
the provision of the training concerned, and its rela-
tionship to United States security interests. 
(3) The budget for the program, including a 
timetable of planned expenditures of funds to imple-
ment the program, an implementation time-line for 
the program with milestones (including anticipated 
delivery schedules for any assistance and training 
under the program), the military department or 
component responsible for management of the pro-
gram, and the anticipated completion date for the 
program. 
(4) A description of the arrangements, if any, 
to support recipient country sustainment of any ca-
pability developed pursuant to the program, and the 
source of funds to support sustainment efforts and 
performance outcomes to be achieved under the pro-
gram beyond its completion date, if applicable. 
(5) A description of the program objectives and 
an assessment framework to be used to develop ca-
pability and performance metrics associated with 
operational outcomes for the recipient force.
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(6) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(h) TERMINATION.—Assistance and training may not 
be provided under this section after September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 1259V. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MILITARY RELATIONS 
BETWEEN 
VIETNAM 
AND 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States and Vietnam signed a 
Joint Vision Statement on Defense Relations on 
June 1, 2015. 
(2) In October 2014, the Administration par-
tially relaxed United States restrictions on the trans-
fer of lethal weapons to Vietnam. 
(3) In 2014, the United States provided 
$18,000,000 in maritime security assistance to Viet-
nam.
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(4) According to Reporters Without Borders, 
Vietnam ranks 175 out of 180 countries in press 
freedom, as the Government of Vietnam continues to 
persecute citizens for practicing the freedom of 
speech and expression. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States Government should re-
view its policy on the transfer of lethal weapons to 
Vietnam; and 
(2) the United States Government should evalu-
ate certain human rights benchmarks when pro-
viding military assistance to Vietnam. 
SEC. 1259W. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO 
HARAM IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD 
BASIN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and 
the systematic gross human rights violations against 
the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin car-
ried out by Boko Haram; 
(2) expresses its support for the people of Nige-
ria and the Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a 
peaceful, economically prosperous, and democratic 
region; and
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(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, 
Lake Chad Basin, and International Community ef-
forts to ensure accountability for crimes against hu-
manity committed by Boko Haram against the peo-
ple of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, particu-
larly young girls kidnapped from Chibok and other 
internally displaced persons affected by the actions 
of Boko Haram. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney 
General shall jointly submit to Congress a report on 
efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the 
Lake Chad Basin. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of initiatives undertaken 
by the Department of Defense to assist the 
Government of Nigeria and countries in the 
Lake Chad Basin to develop capacities to de-
ploy special forces to combat Boko Haram. 
(B) A description of United States’ activi-
ties to enhance the capacity of Nigeria and 
countries in the Lake Chad Basin to investigate
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and prosecute human rights violations per-
petrated against the people of Nigeria and the 
Lake Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda af-
filiates, and other terrorist organizations to pro-
mote respect for rule of law in Nigeria and the 
Lake Chad Basin. 
Subtitle F—Codification and Con-
solidation of Department of De-
fense Security Cooperation Au-
thorities 
SEC. 1261. ENACTMENT OF NEW CHAPTER FOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 
AUTHORITIES AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
AUTHORITIES TO NEW CHAPTER. 
(a) STATUTORY CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of part 
I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 11—SECURITY COOPERATION 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘251. Definitions. 
‘‘252. Annual report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to 
provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimburse-
ment to foreign security forces. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS 
‘‘256. Authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel between the 
United States and foreign countries. 
‘‘257. Bilateral or regional cooperation programs: awards and mementos to rec-
ognize superior noncombat achievements or performance. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—TRAINING WITH FOREIGN FORCES
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‘‘263. Participation of developing countries in combined exercises: payment of 
incremental expenses. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING 
‘‘271. Allied forces participating in combined operations: authority to provide lo-
gistic support, supplies, and services. 
‘‘272. Authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 
‘‘273. Friendly foreign countries; international and regional organizations: de-
fense institution capacity building. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
‘‘281. Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
‘‘282. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. 
‘‘283. Participation in multinational military centers of excellence. 
‘‘284. Distribution to certain foreign personnel of education and training mate-
rials and information technology to enhance military interoper-
ability with the armed forces. 
‘‘285. Aviation Leadership Program. 
‘‘286. Inter-American Air Forces Academy. 
‘‘287. Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FUNDS 
‘‘293. Prohibition on providing financial assistance to terrorist countries. 
‘‘294. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 
forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 
‘‘Subchapter I—General Matters 
‘‘SEC. 251. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ and ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 
mean the following: 
‘‘(A) The congressional defense commit-
tees. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘small-scale construction’ means, 
with respect to a project, construction at a total cost 
not to exceed $750,000 for the project. 
‘‘Subchapter II—Military-to-Military 
Engagements 
‘‘Subchapter III—Training With Foreign 
Forces 
‘‘Subchapter IV—Support for Operations and 
Capacity Building 
‘‘Subchapter V—Educational and Training 
Activities 
‘‘Subchapter VI—Limitations on Use of 
Department of Defense Funds’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF SECTION 1207 OF FY 2010 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
is further amended by inserting after the heading of 
subchapter II a new section 256 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 256. Authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of de-
fense 
personnel 
between 
the 
United 
States and foreign countries’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 
1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 
U.S.C. 168 note). 
(2) REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 256 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1207 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 168 
note) is repealed. 
(c) TRANSFER OF SECTION 1051b.—Section 1051b 
of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 
11 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted 
after section 256, as inserted by subsection (b), and redes-
ignated as section 257. 
(d) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2010.—Section 2010 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
the heading of subchapter III, and redesignated as section 
263. 
(e) TRANSFER OF SECTION 127d.—Section 127d of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after
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the heading of subchapter IV, and redesignated as section 
271. 
(f) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2282.—Section 2282 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 271, as transferred and redesignated by subsection 
(e), and redesignated as section 272. 
(g) CODIFICATION OF SECTION 1081 OF FY 2012 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
is amended by inserting after section 272, as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (f), a new sec-
tion 273 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 273. Friendly foreign countries; international and 
regional organizations: defense institu-
tion capacity building’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of sub-
sections (a) through (d) of section 1081 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 
note). 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of section 273 of title 10, United States Code,
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as added by paragraph (1), is amended by striking 
‘‘at the close of December 31, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘on December 31, 2019’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1081 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 
note) is repealed. 
(h) TRANSFER OF SECTION 184 AND CODIFICATION 
OF RELATED PROVISIONS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 184 of title 10, United 
States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
inserted after the heading of subchapter V, and re-
designated as section 281. 
(2) CODIFICATION
OF
REIMBURSEMENT-RE-
LATED
PROVISIONS.—Subsection (f)(3) of section 
281 of title 10, United States Code, as transferred 
and redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) In fiscal years 2017 through 2019, the Sec-
retary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, waive reimbursement otherwise required 
under this subsection of the costs of activities of Regional
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Centers under this section for personnel of nongovern-
mental and international organizations who participate in 
activities of the Regional Centers that enhance cooperation 
of nongovernmental organizations and international orga-
nizations with United States forces if the Secretary of De-
fense determines that attendance of such personnel with-
out reimbursement is in the national security interests of 
the United States. 
‘‘(ii) The amount of reimbursement that may be 
waived under clause (i) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$1,000,000.’’. 
(3) CODIFICATION
OF
PROVISIONS
RELATING 
TO
SPECIFIC
CENTERS.—Section 281 of title 10, 
United States Code, as transferred and redesignated 
by paragraph (1), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITIES SPECIFIC TO MARSHALL CEN-
TER.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize par-
ticipation by a European or Eurasian country in programs 
of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security 
Studies (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Marshall 
Center’) if the Secretary determines, after consultation 
with the Secretary of State, that such participation is in 
the national interest of the United States.
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‘‘(2)(A) In the case of any person invited to serve 
without compensation on the Marshall Center Board of 
Visitors, the Secretary of Defense may waive any require-
ment for financial disclosure that would otherwise apply 
to that person solely by reason of service on such Board. 
‘‘(B) A member of the Marshall Center Board of Visi-
tors may not be required to register as an agent of a for-
eign government solely by reason of service as a member 
of the Board. 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 219 of title 18, a non- 
United States citizen may serve on the Marshall Center 
Board of Visitors even though registered as a foreign 
agent. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may waive reim-
bursement of the costs of conferences, seminars, courses 
of instruction, or similar educational activities of the Mar-
shall Center for military officers and civilian officials from 
states located in Europe or the territory of the former So-
viet Union if the Secretary determines that attendance by 
such personnel without reimbursement is in the national 
security interest of the United States. 
‘‘(B) Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall be paid from appropriations 
available for the Center.
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‘‘(i) AUTHORITIES SPECIFIC TO INOUYE CENTER.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement 
of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, 
or similar educational activities of the Daniel K. Inouye 
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for military offi-
cers and civilian officials of foreign countries if the Sec-
retary determines that attendance by such personnel, 
without reimbursement, is in the national security interest 
of the United States. 
‘‘(2) Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall be paid from appropriations 
available for the Center.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following pro-
visions of law are repealed: 
(A) Section 941(b) of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 
184 note). 
(B) Section 1065 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(C) Section 1306 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public 
Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
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(D) Section 8073 of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
107–248; 10 U.S.C. prec. 2161 note). 
(i) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2166.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 2166 of title 10, 
United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of 
such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted 
after section 281, as transferred, redesignated, and 
amended by subsection (h), and redesignated as sec-
tion 282. 
(2) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Section 282 of 
title 10, United States Code, as transferred and re-
designated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking 
‘‘nations’’ each place it appears in subsections (b) 
and (c) and inserting ‘‘countries’’. 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 2612(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 
2166(f)(4)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
282(f)(4)’’. 
(j) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2350m.—Section 2350m 
of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 
11 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted 
after section 282, as transferred and redesignated by sub-
section (i), and redesignated as section 283. 
(k) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2249d.—
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(1) TRANSFER.—Section 2249d of title 10, 
United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of 
such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted 
after section 283, as transferred and redesignated by 
subsection (j), and redesignated as section 284. 
(2) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Section 284 of 
title 10, United States Code, as transferred and re-
designated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nations’’ in subsections 
(a) and (d) and inserting ‘‘countries’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (g). 
(l) CONSOLIDATION OF CHAPTER 905 AND SECTIONS 
9381, 9382, AND 9383.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
is further amended by inserting after section 284, as 
transferred and redesignated by subsection (k), the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 285. Aviation leadership program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Air Force may establish and maintain an Aviation 
Leadership Program to provide undergraduate pilot train-
ing and necessary related training to personnel of the air 
forces of friendly, developing foreign countries. Training
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under this section shall include language training and pro-
grams to promote better awareness and understanding of 
the democratic institutions and social framework of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING.—(1) The Secretary 
of the Air Force may, under such conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, provide to a person receiving train-
ing under this section— 
‘‘(A) transportation incident to the training; 
‘‘(B) supplies and equipment to be used during 
the training; 
‘‘(C) flight clothing and other special clothing 
required for the training; and 
‘‘(D) billeting, food, and health services. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize 
such expenditures from the appropriations of the Air 
Force as the Secretary considers necessary for the effi-
cient and effective maintenance of the Program in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(c) ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may pay to a person receiving training under this section 
a living allowance at a rate to be prescribed by the Sec-
retary, taking into account the amount of living allowances 
authorized for a member of the armed forces under similar 
circumstances.’’.
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(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Chapter 905 of 
title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(m) TRANSFER OF SECTION 9415.—Section 9415 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 285, as added by subsection (l), and redesignated 
as section 286. 
(n) CODIFICATION OF SECTION 1268 OF FY 2015 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
is further amended by inserting after section 286, as 
transferred and redesignated by subsection (m), a 
new section 287 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 287. Inter-European Air Forces Academy’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 
1268 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 
U.S.C. 9411 note). 
(2) REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 287 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); and
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(B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 1268 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 9411 note) 
is repealed. 
(o) TRANSFER OF SECTIONS 2249A AND 2249E.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Sections 2249a and 2249e of 
title 10, United States Code, are transferred to 
chapter 11 of such title, as amended by subsection 
(a), inserted after the heading of subchapter VI, and 
redesignated as sections 293 and 294, respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 294 
of title 10, United States Code, as transferred and 
redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by strik-
ing subsection (f). 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 1204(b) of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3533; 10 
U.S.C. 2249e note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘section 2249e of title 10, United States
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Code (as added by subsection (a))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 294 of title 10, United 
States Code’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by 
striking ‘‘section 2249e of title 10, United 
States Code (as so added)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 294 of such title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f) of section 2249e of title 10, United 
States Code (as so added)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 251(1) of such title’’. 
(p) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of subtitle 
A, are amended by striking the item relating to 
chapter 11 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘11. Security cooperation ........................................................................
251’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 3 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 127d. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 184.
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(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1051b. 
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 101 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2010. 
(6) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 108 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2166. 
(7) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter I of chapter 134 is amended by striking 
the items relating to sections 2249a, 2249d, and 
2249e. 
(8) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 136 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2282. 
(9) The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter II of chapter 138 is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2350m. 
(10) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle D, and at the beginning of part III of sub-
title D, are amended by striking the item relating to 
chapter 905.
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(11) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 907 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 9415. 
SEC. 1262. ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERA-
TION WITH INDIA. 
(a) REQUIRED ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of State shall jointly take such actions 
as may be necessary to— 
(A) recognize India’s status as a major de-
fense partner of the United States; 
(B) designate an individual within the Ex-
ecutive branch who has experience in defense 
acquisition and technology— 
(i) to reinforce and ensure, through 
interagency policy coordination, the success 
of the Framework for the United States- 
India Defense Relationship; and 
(ii) to help resolve remaining issues 
impeding 
United 
States-India 
defense 
trade, security cooperation, and co-produc-
tion and co-development opportunities; 
(C) approve and facilitate the transfer of 
advanced technology, consistent with United 
States conventional arms transfer policy, to
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support combined military planning with the In-
dian military for missions such as humanitarian 
assistance and disaster relief, counter piracy, 
and maritime domain awareness missions; 
(D) strengthen the effectiveness of the 
DTTI and the durability of the Department of 
Defense’s ‘‘India Rapid Reaction Cell’’; 
(E) collaborate with the Government of 
India to develop mutually agreeable mechanisms 
to verify the security of defense articles and re-
lated technology, such as appropriate cyber se-
curity and end use monitoring arrangements, 
consistent with United States export control 
laws and policy; 
(F) promote policies that will encourage 
the efficient review and authorization of defense 
sales and exports to India; 
(G) encourage greater government-to-gov-
ernment and commercial military transactions 
between the United States and India; 
(H) support the development and align-
ment of India’s export control and procurement 
regimes with those of the United States and 
multilateral control regimes; and
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(I) continue to enhance defense and secu-
rity cooperation with India in order to advance 
United States interests in the South Asia and 
greater Indo-Pacific regions. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the congressional de-
fense committees and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
how the United States is supporting its defense rela-
tionship with India in relation to the actions de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(b) MILITARY PLANNING.—The Secretary of Defense 
is encouraged to coordinate with the Ministry of Defense 
for the Government of India to develop combined military 
plans for missions such as humanitarian assistance and 
disaster relief, maritime domain awareness, and other mis-
sions in the national security interests of both countries. 
(c) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of State shall jointly, on an annual 
basis, conduct an assessment of the extent to which 
India possesses strategic operational capabilities to
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support military operations of mutual interest be-
tween the United States and India. 
(2) USE OF ASSESSMENT.—The President shall 
ensure that the assessment described in paragraph 
(1) is used, consistent with United States conven-
tional arms transfer policy, to inform the review by 
the United States of sales of defense articles and 
services to the Government of India. 
(3) FORM.—The assessment described in para-
graph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be in classified form. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2017 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in division D for the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711).
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division 
D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the $325,604,000 authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2017 in section 301 and made available by the fund-
ing table in division D for the Department of Defense Co-
operative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$11,791,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$2,942,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $16,899,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, 
$213,984,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $50,709,000, 
of which—
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(A) $4,000,000 may be obligated for pur-
poses relating to nuclear nonproliferation as-
sisted or caused by additive manufacture tech-
nology (commonly referred to as ‘‘3D print-
ing’’); 
(B) $4,000,000 may be obligated for moni-
toring the ‘‘proliferation pathways’’ under the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 
(C) $4, 000,000 may be obligated for en-
hancing law enforcement cooperation and intel-
ligence sharing; and 
(D) $4,000,000 may be obligated for the 
Proliferation Security Initiative under subtitle 
B of title XVIII of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (50 U.S.C. 2911 et seq.). 
(6) 
For 
threat 
reduction 
engagement, 
$2,000,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,279,000. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended as follows:
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(1) Section 1321(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘15 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 
days’’. 
(2) Section 1322(b) (50 U.S.C. 3712(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘At the time at which’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than 15 days before the 
date on which’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) a discussion of— 
‘‘(A) whether authorities other than the 
authority under this section are available to the 
Secretaries to perform such project or activity 
to meet the threats or goals identified under 
subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) if such other authorities exist, why 
the Secretaries were not able to use such au-
thorities for such project or activity.’’. 
(3) Section 1323(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3713(b)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘at the time at which’’ and
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inserting ‘‘not later than seven days before the date 
on which’’. 
(4) Section 1324 (50 U.S.C. 3714) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘15 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘15 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’. 
(c) JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action’’ means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action, signed at Vienna July 14, 2015, by Iran and by 
the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, the 
Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United 
States, with the High Representative of the European 
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all im-
plementing materials and agreements related to the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action, and transmitted by the 
President to Congress on July 19, 2015, pursuant to sec-
tion 135(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amend-
ed by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–17; 129 Stat. 201).
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SEC. 1303. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION IN PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 1334 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1335. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVI-
TIES IN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
‘‘(a) QUARTERLY INSTALLMENTS.—In carrying out 
activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of 
China, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Cooper-
ative Threat Reduction funds for such activities are obli-
gated or expended in quarterly installments. 
‘‘(b) QUARTERLY CERTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not obligate or expend any Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds for activities in the People’s Repub-
lic of China during a quarter unless the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate the certification under para-
graph (2) with respect to such quarter. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—On a quarterly basis, the 
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in
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paragraph (1) a certification, made in concurrence 
with the Secretary of State, of the following: 
‘‘(A) China has taken material steps to— 
‘‘(i) disrupt the proliferation activities 
of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee, or 
any other alias known by the United 
States); and 
‘‘(ii) arrest Li Fangwei pursuant the 
indictment charged in the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of 
New York on April 29, 2014. 
‘‘(B) China has not proliferated to any 
non-nuclear weapons state, or any nuclear 
weapons state in violation of the Treaty on the 
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, any 
item that contributes to a ballistic missile or 
nuclear weapons delivery system. 
‘‘(3) COVERAGE.—The first notification made 
under paragraph (2) shall cover the preceding 12- 
month period before the date of such notification. 
Each subsequent notification shall cover the quarter 
preceding the date of such notification.’’.
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TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of
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the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the Defense Health Program, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the 
Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the De-
partment of Defense in providing for the health of eligible 
beneficiaries.
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SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the National Sea-Based Deterrence 
Fund as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATE-
RIALS FROM AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL 
MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE. 
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to section 5(b) 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
(50 U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Man-
ager may dispose of the following materials contained in 
the National Defense Stockpile in the following quantities: 
(1) 27 short tons of beryllium. 
(2) 111,149 short tons of chromium, ferroalloy. 
(3) 2,973 short tons of chromium metal. 
(4) 8,380 troy ounces of platinum. 
(5) 275,741 pounds of contained tungsten 
metal powder. 
(6) 12,433,796 pounds of contained tungsten 
ores and concentrates. 
(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Using funds available in the 
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the
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National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire 
the following materials determined to be strategic 
and critical materials required to meet the defense, 
industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United 
States: 
(A) High modulus and high strength car-
bon fibers. 
(B) Tantalum. 
(C) Germanium. 
(D) Tungsten rhenium metal. 
(E) Boron carbide powder. 
(F) Europium. 
(G) Silicon carbide fiber. 
(2) AMOUNT
OF
AUTHORITY.—The National 
Defense 
Stockpile 
Manager 
may 
use 
up 
to 
$55,000,0000 in the National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund for acquisition of the materials 
specified paragraph (1). 
(3) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority 
under paragraph (1) is available for purchases dur-
ing fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 1412. REVISIONS TO THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 
MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
(a) MATERIALS CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STOCKPILE.—Section 4 of the Strategic and Crit-
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‘‘(4) by contracting with domestic facilities to 
recycle strategic and critical materials, thereby in-
creasing domestic supplies when those materials 
would otherwise be insufficient to support defense 
and essential civilian industries in times of national 
emergencies.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 506 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
and maintenance, $122,375,000 may be transferred by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 
For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 
such a transfer.
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(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper-
ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 
may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 
operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU-
THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au-
thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2017 to provide additional funds— 
(1) for overseas contingency operations being 
carried out by the Armed Forces; and 
(2) pursuant to sections 1502, 1503, 1504, 
1505, and 1507 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for procurement, research, development, test, 
and evaluation, operation and maintenance, military 
personnel, and defense-wide drug interdiction and 
counter-drug activities, as specified in the funding 
tables in sections 4103, 4203, 4303, 4403, and 
4503. 
(b) SUPPORT
OF BASE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; 
TREATMENT.—Funds identified in subsection (a)(2) are 
being authorized to be appropriated in support of base 
budget requirements as requested by the President for fis-
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cal year 2017 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code. The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall apportion the funds identified in 
such subsection to the Department of Defense without re-
striction, limitation, or constraint on the execution of such 
funds in support of base requirements, including any re-
striction, limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described 
in, the document entitled ‘‘Criteria for War/Overseas Con-
tingency Operations Funding Requests’’ transmitted by 
the Director to the Department of Defense on September 
9, 2010, or any successor or related guidance. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for procurement accounts for the Army, 
the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De-
fense-wide activities, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4102; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4103. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2017 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4202; or
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(2) the funding table in section 4203. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2017 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, 
as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 
(2) the funding table in section 4303. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4302 shall remain available 
for obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
(c) CONDITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SYRIA TRAIN 
AND EQUIP PROGRAMS.—Amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this section for the Syria Train and Equip 
programs, as specified in the funding table in section 
4302, may not be provided to any recipient that the Sec-
retary of Defense has reported, pursuant to a quarterly 
progress report submitted pursuant to section 1209 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), as having misused 
provided training and equipment.
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SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2017 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4402; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4403. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4402 shall remain available 
for obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2017 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing 
capital for working capital and revolving funds, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4502 for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds shall remain available 
for obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
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ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified 
in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4502; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4503. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4502 for the Defense Health
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Program shall remain available for obligation only until 
April 30, 2017, at a rate for operations as provided in 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 (di-
vision C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
Fund, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2018. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
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partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2017 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). 
(2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of au-
thorizations transferred under this subsection shall 
be merged with and be available for the same pur-
poses as the authorization to which transferred. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority of this subsection may not exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza-
tions of appropriations contained in sections 1502, 
1503, 1504, 1505, and 1507 that are provided for 
the purpose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the 
transfer authority provided under section 1001, 
rather than the transfer authority provided by this 
subsection, shall apply to any transfer of amounts of 
such authorizations. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001.
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SEC. 1523. CODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
AND BUDGET CRITERIA. 
The Secretary of Defense shall implement the fol-
lowing criteria in requests for overseas contingency oper-
ations: 
(1) Geographic Area Covered – For theater of 
operations for non-classified war overseas contin-
gency operations funding, the geographic areas in 
which combat or direct combat support operations 
occur are: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, 
Tajikistan, Kyrhyzstan, the Horn of Africa, Persian 
Gulf and Gulf nations, Arabian Sea, the Indian 
Ocean, the Philippines, and other countries on a 
case-by-case basis. 
(2) Permitted Inclusions in the Overseas Con-
tingency Operation Budget 
(A) Major Equipment 
(i) Replacement of loses that have oc-
curred but only for items not already pro-
grammed for replacement in the Future 
Years Defense Plan (FYDP), but not in-
cluding accelerations, which must be made 
in the base budget. 
(ii) Replacement or repair to original 
capability (to upgraded capability if that is 
currently available) of equipment returning
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from theater. The replacement may be a 
similar end item if the original item is no 
longer in production. Incremental cost of 
non-war related upgrades, if made, should 
be included in the base. 
(iii) Purchase of specialized, theater- 
specific equipment. 
(iv) Funding for major equipment 
must be obligated within 12 months. 
(B) Ground Equipment Replacement 
(i) For combat losses and returning 
equipment that is not economical to repair, 
the replacement of equipment may be given 
to coalition partners, if consistent with ap-
proved policy. 
(ii) In-theater stocks above customary 
equipping levels on a case-by-case basis. 
(C) Equipment Modifications 
(i) Operationally-required modifica-
tions to equipment used in theater or in di-
rect support of combat operations and that 
is not already programmed in FYDP. 
(ii) Funding for equipment modifica-
tions must be able be obligated in 12 
months.
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(D) Munitions 
(i) Replenishment of munitions ex-
pended in combat operations in theater. 
(ii) Training ammunition for theater- 
unique training events. 
(iii) While forecasted expenditures are 
not permitted, a case-by-case assessment 
for munitions where existing stocks are in-
sufficient to sustain theater combat oper-
ations. 
(E) Aircraft Replacement 
(i) Combat losses by accident that 
occur in the theater of operations. 
(ii) Combat losses by enemy action 
that occur in the theater of operations. 
(F) Military Construction 
(i) Facilities and infrastructure in the 
theater of operations in direct support of 
combat operations. The level of construc-
tion should be the minimum to meet oper-
ational requirements. 
(ii) At non-enduring locations, facili-
ties and infrastructure for temporary use. 
(iii) At enduring locations, facilities 
and infrastructure for temporary use.
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(iv) At enduring locations, construc-
tion requirements must be tied to surge 
operations or major changes in operational 
requirements and will be considered on a 
case-by-case basis. 
(G) Research and development projects for 
combat operations in these specific theaters 
that can be delivered in 12 months. 
(H) Operations 
(i) Direct War costs: 
(I) 
Transport 
of 
personnel, 
equipment, and supplies to, from and 
within the theater of operations. 
(II) Deployment-specific training 
and preparation for unites and per-
sonnel (military and civilian) to as-
sume their directed missions as de-
fined in the orders for deployment 
into the theater of operations. 
(ii) Within the theater, the incre-
mental costs above the funding pro-
grammed in the base budget to: 
(I) Support commanders in the 
conduct of their directed missions (to
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include Emergency Response Pro-
grams). 
(II) Build and maintain tem-
porary facilities. 
(III) Provide food, fuel, supplies, 
contracted services and other support. 
(IV) Cover the operational costs 
of coalition partners supporting US 
military missions, as mutually agreed. 
(iii) Indirect war costs incurred out-
side the theater of operations will be evalu-
ated on a case-by-case basis. 
(I) Health 
(i) Short-term care directly related to 
combat. 
(ii) Infrastructure that is only to be 
used during the current conflict. 
(J) Personnel 
(i) Incremental special pays and al-
lowances for Service members and civilians 
deployed to a combat zone. 
(ii) Incremental pay, special pays and 
allowances for Reserve Component per-
sonnel mobilized to support war missions. 
(K) Special Operations Command
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(i) Operations that meet the criteria 
in this guidance. 
(ii) Equipment that meets the criteria 
in this guidance. 
(L) Prepositioned Supplies and 
equipment for resetting in-theater 
stocks of supplies and equipment to 
pre-war levels. 
(M) Security force funding to train, equip, 
and sustain Iraqi and Afghan military and po-
lice forces. 
(N) Fuel 
(i) War fuel costs and funding to en-
sure that logistical support to combat oper-
ations is not degraded due to cash losses 
in the Department of Defense’s baseline 
fuel program. 
(ii) Enough of any base fuel shortfall 
attributable to fuel price increases to main-
tain sufficient on-hand cash for the De-
fense Working Capital Funds to cover 
seven days disbursements. 
(3) Excluded items from Overseas Contingency 
Funding that must be funded from the base budget
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(A) Training vehicles, aircraft, ammuni-
tion, and simulators, but not training base 
stocks of specialized, theater-specific equipment 
that is required to support combat operations in 
the theater of operations, and support to de-
ployment-specific training described above. 
(B) Acceleration of equipment service life 
extension programs already in the Future Years 
Defense Plan. 
(C) 
Base 
Realignment 
and 
Closure 
projects. 
(D) Family support initiatives 
(i) Construction of childcare facilities. 
(ii) Funding for private-public par-
tisanships to expand military families’ ac-
cess to childcare. 
(iii) Support for service members’ 
spouses professional development. 
(E) Programs to maintain industrial base 
capacity including ‘‘war-stoppers.’’ 
(F) Personnel 
(i) Recruiting and retention bonuses 
to maintain end-strength.
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(ii) Basic Pay and the Basic allow-
ances for Housing and Subsistence for per-
manently authorized end strength. 
(iii) Individual augmentees on a case- 
by-case basis. 
(G) Support for the personnel, operations, 
or the construction or maintenance of facilities, 
at U.S. Offices of Security Cooperation in the-
ater. 
(H) Costs for reconfiguring prepositioned 
supplies and equipment or for maintaining 
them. 
(4) Special Situations – Items proposed for in-
creases in reprogrammings or as payback for prior 
reprogrammings must meet the criteria above. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund during the period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2017, 
shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections 
(b) through (f) of section 1513 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–
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181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by section 1531(b) of 
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2017, it is the goal that 
$25,000,000 shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Af-
ghan National Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Af-
ghan National Security Forces, including the 
special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights;
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(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of In-
terior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that 
address the requirements of women serving in 
the Afghan National Security Forces, including 
appropriate equipment for female security and 
police forces, and transportation for police-
women to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Po-
lice Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 
January 31 and July 31 of each year through Janu-
ary 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report 
summarizing the details of any obligation or transfer
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013 and 
for fiscal year 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2013, 2016, and 2017’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State’’ after ‘‘may be available 
to the Secretary of Defense’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of the Government of 
Pakistan’’ and inserting ‘‘of foreign govern-
ments’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘from Pakistan to loca-
tions in Afghanistan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of the Gov-
ernment of Pakistan’’ and inserting ‘‘of foreign gov-
ernments’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the congressional defense com-
mittees’’ and inserting ‘‘Congress’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Government of 
Pakistan’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign govern-
ments’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘from Pakistan to lo-
cations in Afghanistan’’; and
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(4) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended 
by section 1532(b)(2) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1091), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1533. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE JOINT IM-
PROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 
FOR 
TRAINING 
OF 
FOREIGN 
SECURITY 
FORCES TO DEFEAT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 
DEVICES. 
Section 1533(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1093) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM TO REPLACE RD– 
180. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1604 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note), as amended 
by section 1606 of the National Defense Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1099), is further amended by striking subsection (d) and 
inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF ROCKET PROPULSION 
SYSTEM.—The funds described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) may be obligated or expended for— 
‘‘(i) the development of the rocket 
propulsion system to replace non-allied 
space launch engines pursuant to sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(ii) the necessary interfaces to, or in-
tegration of, the rocket propulsion system 
with an existing or new launch vehicle; and 
‘‘(B) may not be obligated or expended to 
develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper 
stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastruc-
ture. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of De-
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fense for the development of the rocket propul-
sion system under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 or otherwise 
made available for fiscal years 2015 or 2016 for 
the Department of Defense for the development 
of the rocket propulsion system under sub-
section (a) that are unobligated as of the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
‘‘(3) OTHER
PURPOSES.—The Secretary may 
obligate or expend not more than a total of 31 per-
cent of the funds that are authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2017 for the rocket propulsion system and launch 
system investment for activities not authorized by 
paragraph (1)(A), including for developing a launch 
vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related 
infrastructure. The Secretary may exceed such limit 
in fiscal year 2017 for such purposes if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that, as of the 
date of the certification—
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‘‘(i) the development of the rocket 
propulsion system is being carried out pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(A) in a manner 
that ensures that the rocket propulsion 
system will meet each requirement under 
subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) such obligation or expenditure 
will not negatively affect the development 
of the rocket propulsion system, including 
with respect to meeting such requirements; 
and 
‘‘(B) the reprogramming or transfer is car-
ried out in accordance with established proce-
dures for reprogramming or transfers, including 
with respect to presenting a request for a re-
programming of funds. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘rocket propulsion system’ 
means, with respect to the development authorized 
by subsection (a), a main booster, first-stage rocket 
engine or motor. The term does not include a launch 
vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related 
infrastructure.’’. 
(b) RIGHTS
TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—Sub-
section (a) of such section 1604 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PLAN TO PROTECT GOVERNMENT INVEST-
MENT AND ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE.— 
‘‘(A) In developing the rocket propulsion 
system under paragraph (1), and in any devel-
opment conducted pursuant to subsection 
(d)(3), the Secretary shall develop a plan to 
protect the investment of the United States and 
the assured access to space, including, con-
sistent with section 2320 of title 10, United 
States Code, and in accordance with other ap-
plicable provisions of law, acquiring the rights, 
as appropriate, for the purpose of developing al-
ternative sources of supply and manufacture in 
the event such alternative sources are necessary 
and in the best interest of the United States, 
such as in the event that a company goes out
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of business or the system is otherwise unavail-
able after the Federal Government has invested 
significant resources to use and rely on such 
system for launch services. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the plan developed under 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 1602. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CON-
TRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS OF 
ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EX-
PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
Section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3626; 
10 U.S.C. 2271 note), as amended by section 1607 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1100), is further amended 
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following:
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‘‘(1) The placement of orders or the exercise of 
options under the contract numbered FA8811–13– 
C–0003 and awarded on December 18, 2013. 
‘‘(2) Contracts that are awarded for the pro-
curement of property or services for space launch ac-
tivities that include the use of a total of eighteen 
rocket engines designed or manufactured in the Rus-
sian Federation, in addition to Russian-designed or 
-manufactured engines to which paragraph (1) ap-
plies.’’. 
SEC. 1603. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 1611 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1103) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) SCOPE.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY
GUIDANCE.—In conducting the 
analysis of alternatives under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall develop study guidance that requires 
such analysis to include the full range of military 
and commercial satellite communications capabili-
ties, acquisition processes, and service delivery mod-
els.
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‘‘(2) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) any cost assessments of military or 
commercial satellite communications systems in-
cluded in the analysis of alternatives conducted 
under subsection (a) include detailed full life- 
cycle costs, as applicable, including with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) military personnel, military con-
struction, military infrastructure operation, 
maintenance costs, and ground and user 
terminal impacts; and 
‘‘(ii) any other costs regarding mili-
tary or commercial satellite communica-
tions systems the Secretary determines ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(B) such analysis identifies any consider-
ations relating to the use of military versus 
commercial systems. 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion of the 
analysis of alternatives conducted under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit such analysis to the 
Comptroller General of the United States.
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‘‘(2) REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date on which the Comptroller General receives 
the analysis of alternatives under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a review of the analysis. 
‘‘(3) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The review under 
paragraph (2) of the analysis of alternatives con-
ducted under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Whether, and to what extent, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) conducted such analysis using 
best practices; 
‘‘(ii) fully addressed the concerns of 
the acquisition, operational, and user com-
munities; and 
‘‘(iii) complied with subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) A description of how the Secretary 
identified the requirements and assessed and 
addressed the cost, schedule, and risks posed 
for each alternative included in such analysis. 
‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and semiannually there-
after until the date on which the analysis of alternatives
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conducted under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary 
shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate (and any other 
congressional defense committee upon request) a briefing 
on such analysis.’’. 
SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUI-
SITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATION SERVICES. 
Section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2208 
note), as amended by section 1612 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1103), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
GOALS.—In devel-
oping and carrying out the pilot program under sub-
section (a)(1), by not later than September 30, 
2017, the Secretary shall take actions to begin the 
implementation of each goal specified in subsection 
(b).’’. 
SEC. 1605. SPACE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. 
(a) ROLES OF DOD AND NOAA.— 
(1) MECHANISMS.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of the National Oceanic and At-
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mospheric Administration shall jointly establish 
mechanisms to collaborate and coordinate in defin-
ing the roles and responsibilities of the Department 
of Defense and the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to— 
(A) carry out space-based environmental 
monitoring; and 
(B) plan for future non-governmental 
space-based environmental monitoring capabili-
ties. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) may be construed to authorize a joint 
satellite program of the Department of Defense and 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Direc-
tor shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the mechanisms established under 
subsection (a)(1). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees;
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(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 1606. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN NON-ALLIED 
POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—During the period beginning not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on September 30, 2018, the Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that the Armed Forces and each ele-
ment of the Department of Defense do not use a non-allied 
positioning, navigation, and timing system or service pro-
vided by such a system. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary determines that the waiver 
is— 
(A) in the national security interest of the 
United States; and 
(B) necessary to mitigate exigent oper-
ational concerns; 
(2) the Secretary notifies, in writing, the appro-
priate congressional committees of such waiver; and
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(3) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date of such notification. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 
Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an assessment 
of the risks to national security and to the operations and 
plans of the Department of Defense from using a non- 
allied positioning, navigation, and timing system or service 
provided by such a system. Such assessment shall— 
(1) address risks regarding— 
(A) espionage, counterintelligence, and tar-
geting; 
(B) the use of the Global Positioning Sys-
tem by allies and partners of the United States 
and others; and 
(C) harmful interference to the Global Po-
sitioning System; and 
(2) include any other matters the Secretary, the 
Chairman, and the Director determine appropriate. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘non-allied positioning, naviga-
tion, and timing system’’ means any of the following 
systems: 
(A) The Beidou system. 
(B) The Glonass global navigation satellite 
system. 
SEC. 1607. LIMITATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MIS-
SION SYSTEM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for 
increment 3 of the Joint Space Operations Center Mission 
System, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command, submits to the congressional 
defense committees a report on such increment, includ-
ing— 
(1) an acquisition strategy for such increment;
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(2) the requirements of such increment; 
(3) the funding and schedule for such incre-
ment; 
(4) the strategy for use of commercially avail-
able capabilities, as appropriate, relating to such in-
crement to rapidly address warfighter requirements, 
including the market research and evaluation of such 
commercial capabilities; and 
(5) the relationship of such increment with the 
other related activities and investments of the De-
partment of Defense. 
SEC. 1608. SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM AND AD-
VANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The recently completed analysis of alter-
natives for the space-based infrared system program 
identified the cost and capability trades of various 
alternatives, however the criteria and assessment for 
resilience and mission assurance was undefined. 
(2) The analysis of alternatives for the ad-
vanced extremely high frequency program is ongo-
ing. 
(b) LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISI-
TION OF ALTERNATIVES.—
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(1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by para-
graph (4), the Secretary of Defense may not develop 
or acquire an alternative to the space-based infrared 
system program of record or develop or acquire an 
alternative to the advanced extremely high frequency 
program of record until the date on which the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command 
and the Director of the Space Security and Defense 
Program, in consultation with the Defense Intel-
ligence Officer for Science and Technology of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, jointly submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees the assess-
ments described in paragraph (2) for the respective 
program. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—The assessments described 
in this paragraph are— 
(A) an assessment of the resilience and 
mission assurance of each alternative to the 
space-based infrared system being considered by 
the Secretary of the Air Force; and 
(B) an assessment of the resilience and 
mission assurance of each alternative to the ad-
vanced extremely high frequency program being 
considered by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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(3) ELEMENTS.—An assessment described in 
paragraph (2) shall include, with respect to each al-
ternative to the space-based infrared system pro-
gram of record and each alternative to the advanced 
extremely high frequency program of record being 
considered by the Secretary of the Air Force, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The requirements for resilience and 
mission assurance. 
(B) The criteria to measure such resilience 
and mission assurance. 
(C) How the alternative affects— 
(i) deterrence and full spectrum 
warfighting; 
(ii) warfighter requirements and rel-
ative costs to include ground station and 
user terminals; 
(iii) the potential order of battle of 
adversaries; and 
(iv) the required capabilities of the 
broader space security and defense enter-
prise. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to efforts to examine and develop 
technology insertion opportunities for the space-
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based infrared system program of record or the sat-
ellite communications programs of record. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) With respect to the submission of the as-
sessment described in subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (b)(2), the— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) With respect to the submission of the as-
sessment described in subparagraph (B) of sub-
section (b)(2), the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 1609. PLANS ON TRANSFER OF ACQUISITION AND 
FUNDING AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS TO NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE 
OFFICE. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2017 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Air Force, for the weather satellite fol-
low-on system, not more than 50 percent may be ob-
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(C) the amount of funds that would be 
necessary to be transferred from the Air Force 
to the National Reconnaissance Office during 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
such plan. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Director may conduct pre-acqui-
sition activities, including with respect to requests 
for information, analyses of alternatives, study con-
tracts, modeling and simulation, and other activities 
the Director determines necessary to develop such 
plan. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than the date on 
which the President submits to Congress the budget 
for fiscal year 2018 under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, the Director shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the plan 
under paragraph (1). 
(c) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Director 
of the Cost Assessment Improvement Group of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation, shall certify to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the amounts of funds identified under sub-
sections (a)(2) and (b)(1)(C) as being necessary to trans-
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fer are appropriate and include funding for positions and 
personnel to support program office costs. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered space-based environ-
mental monitoring missions’’ means the acquisition 
programs necessary to meet the national security re-
quirements for cloud characterization and theater 
weather imagery. 
SEC. 1610. PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL WEATHER 
DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a pilot program to assess the viability of 
commercial satellite weather data to support requirements 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) COMMERCIAL WEATHER DATA.—Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
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made available for fiscal year 2017 for the Secretary of 
Defense to carry out the pilot program under subsection 
(a), not more than $3,000,000 may be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out such pilot program by purchasing and 
evaluating commercial weather data that meets the stand-
ards and specifications set by the Department of Defense. 
(c) DURATION.—The Secretary may carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) for a period not ex-
ceeding one year. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) INTERIM
BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate (and to any other con-
gressional defense committee upon request) dem-
onstrating how the Secretary plans to implement the 
pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the pilot program under subsection (a) is com-
pleted, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate (and to any other con-
gressional defense committee upon request) on the 
utility, cost, and other considerations regarding the
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purchase of commercial satellite weather data to 
support the requirements of the Department of De-
fense. 
SEC. 1611. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NA-
TIONAL SECURITY SPACE ACTIVITIES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) National security space capabilities are a 
vital element of the national defense of the United 
States. 
(2) The advantages of the United States in na-
tional security space are now threatened to an un-
precedented 
degree 
by 
growing 
and 
serious 
counterspace capabilities of potential foreign adver-
saries, and the space advantages of the United 
States must be protected. 
(3) The Department of Defense has recognized 
the threat and has taken initial steps necessary to 
defend space, however the organization and manage-
ment may not be strategically postured to fully ad-
dress this changed domain of operations over the 
long term. 
(4) The defense of space is currently a priority 
for the leaders of the Department, however the
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space mission is managed within competing prior-
ities of each of the Armed Forces. 
(5) Space elements provide critical capabilities 
to all of the Armed Forces in the joint fight, how-
ever the disparate activities throughout the Depart-
ment have no single leader that is empowered to 
make decisions affecting the space forces of the De-
partment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to modernize and fully address the growing 
threat to the national security space advantage of the 
United States, the Secretary of Defense must evaluate the 
range of options and take further action to strengthen the 
leadership, management, and organization of the national 
security space activities of the Department of Defense, in-
cluding with respect to— 
(1) unifying, integrating, and de-conflicting ac-
tivities to provide for stronger prioritization, ac-
countability, coherency, focus, strategy, and integra-
tion of the joint space program of the Department; 
(2) streamlining decision-making, limiting un-
necessary bureaucracy, and empowering the appro-
priate level of authority, while enabling effective 
oversight;
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(3) maintaining the involvement of each of the 
Armed Forces and adapting the culture and improv-
ing the capabilities of the workforce to ensure the 
workforce has the appropriate training, experience, 
and tools to accomplish the mission; and 
(4) reviewing authorities and preparing for a 
conflict that could extend to space. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall each separately submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees recommendations, in ac-
cordance with subsection (b), to strengthen the leadership, 
management, and organization of the Department of De-
fense with respect to the national security space activities 
of the Department. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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SEC. 1612. REVIEW OF CHARTER OF OPERATIONALLY RE-
SPONSIVE SPACE PROGRAM OFFICE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review of charter of the Operationally Responsive 
Space Program Office established by section 2273a of title 
10, United States Code (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Office’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A review of the key operationally responsive 
space needs with respect to the warfighter and with 
respect to national security. 
(2) How the Office could fit into the broader 
resilience and space security strategy of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(3) An assessment of the potential of the Office 
to focus on the reconstitution capabilities with small 
satellites using low-cost launch vehicles and existing 
infrastructure. 
(4) An assessment of the potential of the Office 
to leverage existing or planned commercial capabili-
ties. 
(5) A review of the necessary workforce special-
ties and acquisition authorities of the Office. 
(6) A review of the funding profile of the Of-
fice.
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(7) A review of the organizational placement 
and reporting structure of the Office. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the review under subsection (a), including any rec-
ommendations for legislative actions based on such review. 
SEC. 1613. BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONING, 
NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES OF 
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The covered Secretaries 
shall jointly conduct a study to assess and identify 
the technology-neutral requirements to backup and 
complement the positioning, navigation, and timing 
capabilities of the Global Positioning System for na-
tional security and critical infrastructure. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the covered Secre-
taries shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the study under paragraph 
(1). Such report shall include— 
(A) with respect to the Department of each 
covered Secretary, the identification of the re-
spective requirements to backup and com-
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plement the positioning, navigation, and timing 
capabilities of the Global Positioning System for 
national security and critical infrastructure; 
(B) an analysis of alternatives to meet 
such requirements, including, at a minimum— 
(i) an analysis of the viability of a 
public-private partnership to establish a 
complementary positioning, navigation, and 
timing system; and 
(ii) an analysis of the viability of serv-
ice level agreements to operate a com-
plementary positioning, navigation, and 
timing system; and 
(C) a plan and estimated costs, schedule, 
and system level technical considerations, in-
cluding end user equipment and integration 
considerations, to meet such requirements. 
(b) SINGLE DESIGNATED OFFICIAL.—Each covered 
Secretary shall designate a single senior official of the De-
partment of the Secretary to act as the primary represent-
ative of such Department for purposes of conducting the 
study under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered Secretaries’’ means the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 1614. REPORT ON USE OF SPACECRAFT ASSETS OF 
THE SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM WIDE- 
FIELD-OF-VIEW PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the feasibility of using available spacecraft as-
sets of the space-based infrared system wide-field-of-view 
program to satisfy other mission requirements of the De-
partment of Defense or the intelligence community.
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(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) An evaluation of using the space-based in-
frared system wide-field-of-view spacecraft bus for 
other urgent national security space priorities. 
(2) An evaluation of the cost and schedule im-
pact, if any, to the space-based infrared system 
wide-field-of-view program if the spacecraft bus is 
used for another purpose. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary to protect the national secu-
rity interests of the United States. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2017 for operation and maintenance, Defense- 
wide, for intelligence management, not more than 95 per-
cent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence submits 
to the appropriate congressional committees the reports 
on counterintelligence activities described in any classified 
annex accompanying this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1622. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND INTEL-
LIGENCE FUSION CENTER. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
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cal year 2017 for the Intelligence Fusion Center of the 
United States Central Command— 
(1) 25 percent may not be obligated or ex-
pended until— 
(A) the Commander of the United States 
Central Command submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees the report under sub-
section (b); and 
(B) a period of 15 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date of such submission; and 
(2) 25 percent may not be obligated or ex-
pended until— 
(A) the Commander submits to such com-
mittees the report under subsection (c); and 
(B) a period of 15 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date of such submission. 
(b) REPORT
ON PROCEDURES.—The Commander 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the steps taken by the Commander to for-
malize and disseminate procedures for establishing, staff-
ing, and operating the Intelligence Fusion Center of the 
United States Central Command. 
(c) REPORT
ON IG FINDINGS.—The Commander 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the steps taken by the Commander to address
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the findings of the final report of the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense regarding the processing of 
intelligence information by the Intelligence Directorate of 
the United States Central Command. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1623. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2017 for increased intelligence manpower posi-
tions for operation of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Com-
plex at Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom, not 
more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended dur-
ing fiscal year 2017 until the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees the analysis under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Director
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of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a revised analysis of 
alternatives for the basing of a new Joint Intel-
ligence Analysis Complex that is— 
(A) based on the analysis of the oper-
ational requirements and costs of the United 
States; and 
(B) informed by the findings of the report 
of the Comptroller General of the United States 
on the cost estimating and basing decision proc-
ess of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The analysis under para-
graph (1) shall, at a minimum— 
(A) be conducted in a manner that— 
(i) uses best practices; 
(ii) appropriately accounts for non-re-
curring and life cycle costs, including with 
respect to cost of living and projected 
growth in cost of living; 
(iii) uses objective and measurable cri-
teria for evaluating alternative locations 
against mission requirements; and 
(iv) uses reasonable and verifiable as-
sumptions;
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(B) include the identification and assess-
ments of— 
(i) possible alternative locations for 
the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex at 
existing military installations used by the 
United States; and 
(ii) other possible cost-saving alter-
natives; 
(C) evaluate alternative practices to mini-
mize the number of support personnel required; 
(D) evaluate alternatives to building a new 
facility, including modifying existing facilities 
and using prefabricated facilities; and 
(E) evaluate the possibility of separating 
the European Command Intelligence Analytic 
Center, the Africa Command Intelligence Ana-
lytic Center, or the NATO Intelligence Fusion 
Center from the rest of the Joint Intelligence 
Analysis Complex at other viable locations. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives.
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Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1631. SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AUTHOR-
ITY TO FACILITATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST 
OR RECOVERY FROM A CYBER ATTACK. 
Section 1903(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘cyber,’’ before ‘‘nuclear,’’. 
SEC. 1632. CHANGE IN NAME OF NATIONAL DEFENSE UNI-
VERSITY’S INFORMATION RESOURCES MAN-
AGEMENT COLLEGE TO COLLEGE OF INFOR-
MATION AND CYBERSPACE. 
Section 2165(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Information Resources Manage-
ment College’’ and inserting ‘‘College of Information and 
Cyberspace’’. 
SEC. 1633. REQUIREMENT TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS 
RELATING TO USE OF CYBER OPPOSITION 
FORCES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR AGREEMENTS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall 
enter into an agreement with each combatant command 
relating to the use of cyber opposition forces. Each agree-
ment shall require the command— 
(1) to support a high state of mission readiness 
in the command through the use of one or more
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cyber opposition forces in continuous exercises and 
other training activities as considered appropriate by 
the commander of the command; and 
(2) in conducting such exercises and training 
activities, meet the standard required under sub-
section (b). 
(b) JOINT
STANDARD
FOR
CYBER
OPPOSITION 
FORCES.—Not later than March 31, 2017, the Secretary 
of Defense shall issue a joint training and certification 
standard for use by all cyber opposition forces within the 
Department of Defense. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on— 
(1) a list of each combatant command that has 
entered into an agreement required by subsection 
(a); 
(2) with respect to each such agreement— 
(A) special conditions in the agreement 
placed on any cyber opposition force used by 
the command; 
(B) the process for making decisions about 
deconfliction and risk mitigation of cyber oppo-
sition force activities in continuous exercises 
and training;
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(C) identification of cyber opposition forces 
trained and certified to operate at the joint 
standard, as issued under subsection (b); 
(D) identification of the annual exercises 
that will include participation of the cyber oppo-
sition forces; 
(E) identification of any shortfalls in re-
sources that may prevent annual exercises using 
cyber opposition forces; and 
(3) any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND KEY MAN-
AGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2017 for cryptographic systems and key manage-
ment infrastructure, not more than 75 percent may be ob-
ligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency, submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the integration of the 
cryptographic modernization and key management infra-
structure programs of the military departments, including 
a description of how the military departments have imple-
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mented stronger leadership, increased integration, and re-
duced redundancy with respect to such modernization and 
programs. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1635. PILOT PROGRAMS ON DIRECT COMMISSIONS TO 
CYBER POSITIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall each carry out a pilot 
program to improve the ability of the Army and the Air 
Force, respectively, to recruit cyber professionals. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program, the Secre-
taries shall each allow individuals who meet educational, 
physical, and other requirements determined appropriate 
by the Secretary to receive original appointments as com-
missioned officers in a cyber specialty. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretaries may consult with the Secretary of 
the Navy with respect to a similar program carried out 
by the Secretary of the Navy.
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(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress supports the direct commission of in-
dividuals trained in cyber specialties because the demand 
for skilled cyber personnel outstrips the supply of such 
personnel, and there is great competition for such per-
sonnel with private industry. 
SEC. 1636. REPORT ON POLICIES FOR RESPONDING TO MA-
LICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT 
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OR UNITED 
STATES PERSONS BY FOREIGN STATES OR 
NON-STATE ACTORS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on policies, doctrine, procedures, and au-
thorities governing Department of Defense activities in re-
sponse to malicious cyber activities carried out against the 
United States or United States persons by foreign states 
or non-state actors. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Specific citations to appropriate associated 
Executive branch and agency directives, guidance, 
instructions, and other authoritative policy docu-
ments.
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(2) Descriptions of relevant authorities, rules of 
engagement, command and control structures, and 
response plans. 
SEC. 1637. ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY OF INFORMATION 
HELD BY CLEARED DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct an assessment of the sufficiency of the 
regulatory mechanisms of the Department of De-
fense to secure defense information held by cleared 
defense contractors to determine whether there are 
any gaps that may undermine the protection of such 
information. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the findings of the assessment 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations that the Secretary determines appro-
priate to improve the security of defense information held 
by cleared defense contractors. 
(c) CLEARED DEFENSE CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘cleared defense contractor’’ has the
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meaning given that term in section 393(e) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1638. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CYBER RESILIENCY OF 
THE NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYS-
TEMS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Army and Air National Guard personnel 
need to have situational awareness and reliable com-
munications during any of the following events oc-
curring in the United States: 
(A) A terrorist attack. 
(B) An intentional or unintentional release 
of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or 
high-yield explosive materials. 
(C) A natural or man-made disaster. 
(2) During such an event, it is vital that Army 
and Air National Guard personnel are able to com-
municate and coordinate response efforts with their 
own units and appropriate civilian emergency re-
sponse forces. 
(3) Current networks and communications sys-
tems of the National Guard, including commercial 
wireless solutions (such as mobile wireless kinetic 
mesh), and other systems that are interoperable with 
the systems of civilian first responders, should pro-
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vide the necessary robustness, interoperability, reli-
ability, and resilience to extend needed situational 
awareness and communications to all users and 
under all operating conditions, including degraded 
communications environments where infrastructure 
is damaged or destroyed or under cyber attack or 
disruption. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the National Guard should be constantly seek-
ing ways to improve and expand its communications and 
networking capabilities to provide for enhanced perform-
ance and resilience in the face of cyber attacks or disrup-
tions, as well as other instances of degradation. 
SEC. 1639. REQUIREMENT FOR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
STRATEGY TO INCORPORATE CYBER PRO-
TECTION TEAMS INTO DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CYBER MISSION FORCE. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army, if the Secretary has not already done so, 
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense com-
mittees outlining a strategy for incorporating Army Na-
tional Guard cyber protection teams into the Department 
of Defense cyber mission force.
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(b) ELEMENTS
OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include, at minimum, the 
following: 
(1) A timeline for incorporating Army National 
Guard cyber protection teams into the Department 
of Defense cyber mission force, including a timeline 
for receiving appropriate training. 
(2) Identification of specific units to be incor-
porated. 
(3) An assessment of how incorporation of 
Army National Guard cyber protection teams into 
the Department of Defense cyber mission force 
might be used to enhance readiness through im-
proved individual and collective training capabilities. 
(4) A status report on the Army’s progress in 
issuing additional guidance that clarifies how Army 
National Guard cyber protection teams can support 
State and civil operations in National Guard status 
under title 32, United States Code. 
(5) Other matters as considered appropriate by 
the Secretary of the Army.
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Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1641. IMPROVEMENTS TO COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF 
NATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP 
COMMAND, 
CON-
TROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subsection (d) of section 
171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘, and including with respect to 
the integrated tactical warning and attack assess-
ment systems, processes, and enablers, and con-
tinuity of the governmental functions of the Depart-
ment of Defense’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘(including space system archi-
tectures and associated user terminals and ground 
segments)’’. 
(b) ENSURING CAPABILITIES.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(i) REPORTS ON SPACE ARCHITECTURE DEVELOP-
MENT.—(1) Not less than 90 days before each of the dates 
on which a system described in paragraph (2) achieves
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Milestone A or Milestone B approval, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port prepared by the Council detailing the implications of 
any changes to the architecture of such a system with re-
spect to the systems, capabilities, and programs covered 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) A system described in this paragraph is any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Advanced extremely high frequency sat-
ellites. 
‘‘(B) The space-based infrared system. 
‘‘(C) The integrated tactical warning and attack 
assessment system and its command and control sys-
tem. 
‘‘(D) The enhanced polar system. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the terms ‘Milestone A ap-
proval’ and ‘Milestone B approval’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 2366(e) of this title. 
‘‘(j) NOTIFICATION
OF REDUCTION
OF CERTAIN 
WARNING TIME.—(1) None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to change 
any command, control, and communications system de-
scribed in subsection (d)(1) in a manner that reduces the
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warning time provided to the national leadership of the 
United States with respect to a warning of a strategic mis-
sile attack on the United States unless— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense notifies the con-
gressional defense committees of such proposed 
change and reduction; and 
‘‘(B) a period of one year elapses following the 
date of such notification. 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 1, 2017, and each year 
thereafter, the Council shall determine whether the inte-
grated tactical warning and attack assessment system and 
its command and control system have met all warfighter 
requirements for operational availability, survivability, and 
endurability. If the Council determines that such systems 
have not met such requirements, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Chairman shall jointly submit to the congressional 
defense committees— 
‘‘(A) an explanation for such negative deter-
mination; 
‘‘(B) a description of the mitigations that are in 
place or being put in place as a result of such nega-
tive determination; and 
‘‘(C) the plan of the Secretary and the Chair-
man to ensure that the Council is able to make a 
positive determination in the following year.’’.
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(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (e) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘At the same time’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘title 31,’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘During the period preceding January 31, 
2021, at the same time each year that the budget of the 
President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, and from time to time after such pe-
riod at the discretion of the Council,’’. 
SEC. 1642. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE INFORMA-
TION BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL.—Section 128 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) Information that the Secretary prohibits to be 
disseminated pursuant to subsection (a) that is provided 
to a State or local government shall remain under the con-
trol of the Department of Defense, and a State or local 
law authorizing or requiring a State or local government 
to disclose such information shall not apply to such infor-
mation.’’. 
(b) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY INFORMA-
TION.—Section 130e of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (f) and moving such subsection, as so redes-
ignated, to appear after subsection (e); and