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areas outside the property specified in that subsection to 
the extent necessary to protect that property and persons 
on that property. 
‘‘(B) A designation under subparagraph (A) may be 
made by individual, by position, by installation, or by such 
other category of personnel as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(C) In making a designation under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to any category of personnel, the Secretary 
shall specify each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The personnel or positions to be included in 
the category. 
‘‘(ii) Which authorities provided for in para-
graph (2) may be exercised by personnel in that cat-
egory. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of civilian personnel in that 
category— 
‘‘(I) which authorities provided for in para-
graph (2), if any, are authorized to be exercised 
outside the property specified in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(II) with respect to the exercise of any such 
authorities outside the property specified in sub-
section (a), the circumstances under which co-
ordination with law enforcement officials outside
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of the Department of Defense should be sought in 
advance. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may make a designation under 
subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines, with re-
spect to the category of personnel to be covered by that des-
ignation, that— 
‘‘(i) the exercise of each specific authority pro-
vided for in paragraph (2) to be delegated to that cat-
egory of personnel is necessary for the performance of 
the duties of the personnel in that category and such 
duties cannot be performed as effectively without such 
authorities; and 
‘‘(ii) the necessary and proper training for the 
authorities to be exercised is available to the personnel 
in that category. 
‘‘(2) Subject to subsection (h) and to the extent specifi-
cally authorized by the Secretary, while engaged in the per-
formance of official duties pursuant to this section, an offi-
cer or agent designated under this subsection may— 
‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 
protection of persons and property; 
‘‘(B) carry firearms; 
‘‘(C) make arrests—
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‘‘(i) without a warrant for any offense 
against the United States committed in the pres-
ence of the officer or agent; or 
‘‘(ii) for any felony cognizable under the 
laws of the United States if the officer or agent 
has reasonable grounds to believe that the person 
to be arrested has committed or is committing a 
felony; 
‘‘(D) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under 
the authority of the United States; and 
‘‘(E) conduct investigations, on and off the prop-
erty in question, of offenses that may have been com-
mitted against property under the jurisdiction, cus-
tody, or control of the Department of Defense or per-
sons on such property. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may prescribe regulations, including traffic regulations, 
necessary for the protection and administration of property 
under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Depart-
ment of Defense and persons on that property. The regula-
tions may include reasonable penalties, within the limits 
prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regula-
tions. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted 
in a conspicuous place on the property to which they apply.
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‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under 
this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for 
not more than 30 days, or both. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
The authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsections 
(b) and (c) may be exercised only by the Secretary or the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A person 
who is arrested pursuant to authority exercised under sub-
section (b) may not be held in a military confinement facil-
ity, other than in the case of a person who is subject to 
chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice). 
‘‘(f) FACILITIES
AND SERVICES
OF OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary of 
Defense determines it to be economical and in the public 
interest, the Secretary may utilize the facilities and services 
of Federal, State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies, with the consent of those agencies, and may reim-
burse those agencies for the use of their facilities and serv-
ices. Such services of State, Indian tribal, and local law 
enforcement, including application of their powers of law 
enforcement, may be provided notwithstanding that the 
property is subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the 
United States.
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‘‘(g) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.—For 
the protection of property under the jurisdiction, custody, 
or control of the Department of Defense and persons on that 
property, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agree-
ments with Federal agencies and with State, Indian tribal, 
and local governments to obtain authority for civilian offi-
cers and agents designated under this section to enforce Fed-
eral laws and State, Indian tribal, and local laws concur-
rently with other Federal law enforcement officers and with 
State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement officers. 
‘‘(h) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers 
granted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) to officers and agents 
designated under subsection (b)(1) shall be exercised in ac-
cordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General. 
Such guidelines may include specification of the geo-
graphical extent of property outside of the property speci-
fied in subsection (a) within which those powers may be 
exercised. 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity to provide for the protection of facilities (including the 
buildings, grounds, and properties of the General Services 
Administration) that are under the jurisdiction, custody, 
or control, in whole or in part, of a Federal agency other
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than the Department of Defense and that are located off 
of a military installation. 
‘‘(j) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES.—Before authorizing civilian officers and agents 
to perform duty in areas outside the property specified in 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, 
and is encouraged to enter into agreements with, local law 
enforcement agencies exercising jurisdiction over such areas 
for the purposes of avoiding conflicts of jurisdiction, pro-
moting notification of planned law enforcement actions, 
and otherwise facilitating productive working relationships. 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any 
Federal law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 or of the Administrator of General Services, 
including the authority to promulgate regulations af-
fecting property under the custody and control of that 
Secretary or the Administrator, respectively; 
‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Internal 
Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 
‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title;
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‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de-
partment; or 
‘‘(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of 
the National Security Agency under section 11 of the 
National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 
3609).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2671 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.’’. 
SEC. 1043. STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED STATES NA-
TIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC 
REGION. 
(a) REPORT
ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that sets forth an updated mili-
tary strategy for the protection of United States national 
security interests in the Arctic region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of United States military in-
terests in the Arctic region.
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(2) A description of operational plans and asso-
ciated military requirements for the protection of 
United States national security interests in the Arctic 
region, including United States citizens, territory, 
freedom of navigation, and economic and trade inter-
ests. 
(3) An identification of any operational seams 
and a plan to enhance unity of effort among the com-
batant commands with responsibility for the Arctic 
region, as well as among the Armed Forces. 
(4) A description of the security environment in 
the Arctic region, including the activities of foreign 
nations operating within the Arctic region. 
(5) A description of United States military ca-
pabilities required to implement the strategy required 
by subsection (a). 
(6) An identification of any capability gaps and 
resource gaps, including in installations, infrastruc-
ture, communications and domain awareness, and 
personnel in the Arctic region, that would impact the 
implementation of the strategy required by subsection 
(a) or the execution of any associated operational 
plan, and a mitigation plan to address such gaps. 
(7) A plan to enhance military-to-military co-
operation with partner nations that have mutual se-
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curity interests in the Arctic region, including by ex-
ploring opportunities for sharing installations and 
maintenance facilities. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER 
TO THE REGULAR ARMY OF AH–64 APACHE 
HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY NA-
TIONAL GUARD. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1712 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(b) READINESS OF AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 and 2016’’.
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SEC. 1045. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY TRANS-
FERRED 
ARMY 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
HELI-
COPTERS AS COUNTING AGAINST NUMBER 
TRANSFERRABLE UNDER EXCEPTION TO LIM-
ITATION ON TRANSFER OF ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD HELICOPTERS. 
(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report setting forth the number of AH–64D 
Apache helicopters that have been transferred from the 
Army National Guard to the original equipment manufac-
turer for the purpose of remanufacture to the AH–64E 
Apache helicopter variant. 
(b) TREATMENT
AS COUNTING AGAINST NUMBER 
TRANSFERRABLE.—The Secretary of the Army shall treat 
the number of helicopters specified in the report under sub-
section (a) as counting against the total number of AH– 
64 Apache helicopters that may be transferred from the 
Army National Guard to the regular Army pursuant to 
subsection (e) of section 1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
B. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3668). 
(c) 
CONSTRUCTION
WITH
REQUIRED
CERTIFI-
CATION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
alter or terminate the requirement for a certification by the
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Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (f) of section 
1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard B. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
as a precondition for any action under subsection (e) of 
such section. 
SEC. 1046. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 
(a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN 
(DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
convert not fewer than 20 percent of the positions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from 
military technician (dual status) positions to posi-
tions filled by individuals who are employed under 
section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, and are 
not military technicians. 
(2) COVERED
POSITIONS.—The positions de-
scribed in this paragraph are military technician 
(dual status) positions as follows: 
(A) Military technician (dual status) posi-
tions identified as general administration, cler-
ical, and office service occupations in the report 
of the Secretary of Defense under section 519 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2011 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1397).
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(B) Such other military technician (dual 
status) positions as the Secretary shall specify 
for purposes of this subsection. 
(b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR 
FORCE RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STA-
TUS TECHNICIANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No 
individual may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or 
reemployed, as a non-dual status technician for the pur-
poses of this section after December 31, 2016. 
‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 
number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 
Army Reserve and by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced 
from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(1) by 
one for each individual who retires, is separated from, or 
otherwise ceases service as a non-dual status technician of 
the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may 
be, after such date until the maximum number of non-dual 
status technicians employable by the Army Reserve or the 
Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, is zero. 
‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 
number of non-dual status technicians employable by the
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National Guard shall be reduced from the number otherwise 
provided by subsection (c)(2) by one for each individual 
who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases service 
as a non-dual status technician of the National Guard after 
such date until the maximum number of non-dual status 
technicians employable by the National Guard is zero. 
‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or re-
hired or employed, to a position required to be filled by 
reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be 
an individual employed in such position under section 3101 
of title 5, and may not be a military technician. 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
terminate the status as a non-dual status technician under 
this section after December 31, 2016, of any individual who 
is a non-dual status technician for the purposes of this sec-
tion on that date.’’. 
(2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—Not 
later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan 
for implementing the amendment made by paragraph 
(1).
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SEC. 1047. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSIDERATION OF 
THE FULL RANGE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE MANPOWER WORLDWIDE IN DECI-
SIONS ON THE PROPER MIX OF MILITARY, CI-
VILIAN, AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL TO 
ACCOMPLISH 
THE 
NATIONAL 
DEFENSE 
STRATEGY. 
It is the sense of Congress that, as the Department of 
Defense makes decisions on military end strength requests, 
proper sizing of the civilian workforce, and the proper mix 
of these sources of manpower with contractor personnel to 
accomplish the National Defense Strategy, the Secretary of 
Defense should consider the full range of manpower avail-
able to the Secretary in all locations worldwide in order 
to arrive at the proper mix and size of manpower to accom-
plish that Strategy without arbitrarily protecting or ex-
empting any particular group or location of manpower. 
SEC. 1048. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE UNITED STATES MA-
RINE CORPS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) As senior United States statesmen Dr. Henry 
Kissinger wrote in testimony submitted to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate on January 
29, 2015, ‘‘[t]he United States has not faced a more
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diverse and complex array of crises since the end of 
the Second World War.’’. 
(2) The rise of committed, non-state forces and 
near peer competitors has introduced destabilizing 
pressures around the globe. 
(3) Advances in information and weapons tech-
nology have reduced the time available for the United 
States to prepare for a respond to crises against ei-
ther known or unknown threats. 
(4) The importance of the maritime domain can-
not be overstated. As acknowledged in the March 2015 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard maritime 
strategy entitled ‘‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st 
Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready’’, 
‘‘[o]ceans are the lifeblood of the interconnected global 
community. . .90 percent of trade by volume across 
the oceans. Approximately 70 percent of the world’s 
population lives within 100 miles of the coastline’’. 
(5) In this global security environment, it is 
critical that the United States possess a maritime 
forces whose mission and ethos is readiness, a fight to-
night force, forward deployed, that can respond imme-
diately to emergent crises across the full range of 
military operations around the globe either from the 
sea or home station.
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(6) The need for such forces was recognized by 
the 82nd Congress during the Korean War, when it 
mandated a core mission for the Nation’s leanest 
force, the Marine Corps, to be most ready when the 
nation is least ready. 
(7) In recognition of this continued need and the 
wisdom of the 82nd Congress, the Senate reaffirms 
section 5063 of title 10, United States Code, uniquely 
charging the United States Marine Corps with this 
responsibility. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of 
the Navy, should remain the Nation’s expeditionary, 
crisis response force; and 
(2) as provided in section 5063 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Marine Corps should— 
(A) be organized to include no less than 
three combat divisions and three air wings, and 
such other land combat, aviation, and other serv-
ices as may be organic to it; 
(B) be organized, trained, and equipped to 
provide fleet marine forces of combined arms, to-
gether with supporting air components, for serv-
ice with the fleet in the seizure or defense of ad-
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vanced naval bases and for the conduct of such 
land operations as may be essential to the pros-
ecution of a naval campaign; and 
(C) provide detachments and organizations 
for service on armed vessels of the Navy, provide 
security detachments for the protection of naval 
property at naval stations and bases, and per-
form such other duties as the President may di-
rect; 
(D) develop, in coordination with the Army 
and the Air Force, those phases of amphibious 
operations that pertain to the tactics, techniques, 
and equipment used by landing forces; and 
(E) be responsible, in accordance with the 
integrated joint mobilization plans, for the ex-
pansion of peacetime components of the Marine 
Corps to meet the needs of war. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS UNDER TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT ON GIFTS MADE FOR THE 
BENEFIT
OF
MILITARY
MUSICAL
UNITS.—Section 
974(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (3).
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(2) BIENNIAL REPORT ON SPACE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.—Section 2272(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (5). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(b) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 113–66.— 
(1) REPORTS ON USE OF TEMPORARY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT DOD RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING FACILITIES.—Section 1107 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVANCING SMALL BUSI-
NESS GROWTH.—Section 1611 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (127 Stat. 
946) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 112–239.—
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(1) ANNUAL REPORTS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE 
PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARDS AND 
PHYSICIAN EVALUATION BOARDS AND RELATED PER-
SONNEL.—Section 524 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1723; 10 U.S.C. 1222 note) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(2) ANNUAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON NUMBER OF 
MEMBERS
IN
INTEGRATED
DISABILITY
EVALUATION 
SYSTEM ON READINESS REQUIREMENTS.—Section 528 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (126 Stat. 1725) is repealed. 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
ON
NOTICE
ON
UN-
FUNDED PRIORITIES.—Section 1003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 
Stat. 1903) is repealed. 
(d) ANNUAL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 
WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT VISION PRESCRIBED IN THE NA-
TIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b).
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(e) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 111–383.— 
(1) REPORTS ON DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT
RAPID
INNOVATION
PROGRAM.—Section 
1073 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
(2) REPORT ON TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND 
STABILITY
OPERATIONS
IN
AFGHANISTAN.—Section 
1535(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (124 Stat. 4426) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE 
STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 
1053 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2458) is repealed. 
(g) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110–417.— 
(1) MITIGATION OF POWER OUTAGE RISKS FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 335 of the Duncan Hunter Nation De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4422; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) 
is amended by striking subsection (c).
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Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 479; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPEC-
TIONS OF FACILITIES.—’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(i) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 109–364.— 
(1) ROADMAPS AND REPORTS ON HYPERSONICS 
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 218 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph 
(4); and 
(B) by striking subsection (f). 
(2) UPDATES OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN EN-
ROLLMENT DUE TO FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGE AND 
OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 574 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) 
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
OVERHAUL, REPAIR, 
AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS UNDER ACQUISITION 
POLICY ON OBTAINING CARRIAGE BY VESSEL.—Section
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1017 of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2379) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(j) REPORTS ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF ROLES AND MIS-
SIONS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 513(h) of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1882; 
10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(k) ANNUAL SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.—Section 
351 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 
note) is hereby repealed. 
(l) REPORTS ON EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PER-
SONNEL.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 
3104 note) is amended by striking subsection (g).
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SEC. 1062. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUB-
MITTAL TO CONGRESS OF REPORTS RE-
QUIRED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
BY STATUTE. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Effective on the date that is two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each report 
described in subsection (b) that is still required to be sub-
mitted to Congress as of such effective date shall no longer 
be required to be submitted to Congress. 
(b) COVERED REPORTS.—A report described in this 
subsection is a report that is required to be submitted to 
Congress by the Department of Defense, or by any officer, 
official, component, or element of the Department, by a pro-
vision of statute (including title 10, United States Code, 
and any annual national defense authorization Act) as of 
April 1, 2015. 
SEC. 1063. ANNUAL SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNI-
TIONS ASSESSMENTS. 
Not later than March 1, 2016, and each year there-
after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees each of the following: 
(1) The most current Munitions Assessments, as 
defined by Department of Defense Instruction Number 
3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense muni-
tions process.
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(2) The most current Sufficiency Assessments, as 
defined by that Department of Defense Instruction. 
(3) The most current approved memorandum of 
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting 
from the Munitions Requirements Process (MRP). 
SEC. 1064. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND 
FORCES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. 
(a) GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly 
conduct a comprehensive operational assessment of a 
potential future role for United States ground forces 
in the island chains of the western Pacific in creating 
anti-access and area denial capabilities in coopera-
tion with host nations in order to deter and defeat ag-
gression in the western Pacific region. 
(2) CAPABILITIES TO BE EXAMINED.—In con-
ducting the assessment, the Secretary and the Chair-
man shall assess the feasibility and potential effective-
ness of the deployment by United States ground 
forces, jointly with host nations, of the following: 
(A) Anti-ship mines and mobile missiles as 
a means of neutralizing adversary naval forces, 
including amphibious forces, and inhibiting 
their movement, and protecting the shores of host
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nations and friendly naval forces and supply op-
erations. 
(B) Mobile air defense surveillance and mis-
sile systems to protect host-nation territory and 
ground, naval, and air forces, and to deny access 
to defended airspace by adversaries. 
(C) Electronic warfare capabilities to sup-
port air and naval operations. 
(D) Hardened ground-based communica-
tions capabilities for host-nation defense and for 
augmentation and extension of naval, air, and 
satellite communications. 
(E) Maneuver forces to assist in host-nation 
defense, deny access to adversaries, and provide 
security for air and naval deployments. 
(b) GEOPOLITICAL IMPACT OF ENHANCED GROUND 
FORCE ROLE.—The Secretary and the Chairman shall also 
jointly assess the potential geopolitical impact on the 
United States posture in the Pacific theater of a strategy 
of long-term engagement by United States ground forces 
with the island nations of the western Pacific to enhance 
United States strategic relationships with potential part-
ners in the region. 
(c) TYPES OF ANALYSES TO BE CONDUCTED.—The 
Secretary and the Chairman shall conduct the assessment
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required by subsection (a) using operations research meth-
ods and war gaming, in addition to historical analysis of 
the use of ground forces by the United States and Japan 
in the Pacific theater during World War II. 
(d) RESOURCES.—In conducting the assessment re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Chairman 
shall use the following, as appropriate: 
(1) The United States Pacific Command. 
(2) The Joint Requirements and Analysis Divi-
sion and the war gaming resources of the Warfighting 
Analysis Division of the Force Structure, Resources, 
and Assessment Directorate of the Joint Staff, aug-
mented as necessary and appropriate from the war 
colleges of the military departments. 
(3) The Office of Net Assessment. 
(4) Appropriate Federally funded research and 
development centers (FFRDCs). 
(e) COMPLETION DATE.—The assessments required by 
this section shall be completed not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act 
(f) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of 
the assessments required by this section, the Secretary and 
the Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assessments 
to—
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON PLANS FOR THE USE OF DOMESTIC 
AIRFIELDS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND 
DISASTER RESPONSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
setting forth an assessment of the plans for airfields in the 
United States that are required to support homeland defense 
and local disaster response missions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The report shall include the 
following items: 
(1) The criteria used to determine the capabili-
ties and locations of airfields in the United States 
needed to support safe operations of military aircraft 
in the execution of homeland defense and local dis-
aster response missions.
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(2) A description of the processes and procedures 
in place to ensure that contingency plans for the use 
of airfields in the United States that support both 
military and civilian air operations are coordinated 
among the Department of Defense and other Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over those airfields. 
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, to logis-
tics and resource planning as a result of the reduction 
of certain capabilities of airfields in the United 
States that support both military and civilian air op-
erations. 
(4) A review of the existing agreements and au-
thorities between the Commander of the United States 
Northern Command and the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration that allow for con-
sultation on decisions that impact the capabilities of 
airfields in the United States that support both mili-
tary and civilian air operations. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
ment Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) CAPABILITIES OF AIRFIELDS.—The term ‘‘ca-
pabilities of airfields’’ means the length and width of 
runways, taxiways, and aprons, the operation of 
navigation aids and lighting, the operation of fuel 
storage, distribution, and refueling systems, and the 
availability of air traffic control services. 
(3) AIRFIELDS
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
THAT 
SUPPORT BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIR OPER-
ATIONS.—The term ‘‘airfields in the United States 
that support both military and civilian air oper-
ations’’ means the following: 
(A) Airports that are designated as joint 
use facilities pursuant to section 47175 of title 
49, United States Code, in which both the mili-
tary and civil aviation have shared use of the 
airfield.
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(B) Airports used by the military that have 
a permanent military aviation presence at the 
airport pursuant to a memorandum of agree-
ment or tenant lease with the airport owner that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CHIEF OF THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD BUREAU ON THE ABILITY OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD TO MEET ITS MIS-
SIONS. 
Section 10504(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘, through the Secretaries of the Army and the 
Air Force,’’; 
(3) by striking the second sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Each report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment, prepared in conjunction 
with the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force, 
of the ability of the National Guard to carry out its 
Federal missions.
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‘‘(B) An assessment, prepared in conjunction 
with the chief executive officers of the States and ter-
ritories, of the ability of the National Guard to carry 
out emergency support functions of the National Re-
sponse Framework. 
‘‘(3) Each report may be submitted in classified and 
unclassified versions.’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of such sub-
title, are each amended by striking the item relating 
to chapter 19 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘19. Cyber Matters ..................................................................................
391’’. 
(2) The heading of section 130e is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act 
of certain critical infrastructure security 
information’’. 
(3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT AC-
TIVITIES.—’’.
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(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 391 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information sys-
tems of operationally critical contractors and certain other con-
tractors.’’. 
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 429 the following new 
item: 
‘‘430. Tactical exploitation of national capabilities executive agent.’’. 
(6) Section 2006a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘August, 
1’’ and inserting ‘‘August 1’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the such program or au-
thorities’’ and inserting ‘‘the program’’. 
(7) Sections 2222(j)(5), 2223(c)(3), and 2315 are 
each amended by striking ‘‘section 3552(b)(5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)(6)’’. 
(8) Section 2229(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘certification’’ and inserting ‘‘a certification’’. 
(9) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, 
and amended by section 351 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3346), is amended in subsection (a)(1) 
by striking ‘‘with’’ before ‘‘, on a sole source’’.
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(10) Section 2684(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 101(a) of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
302101 of title 54’’. 
(11) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘fair market’’ before ‘‘value’’. 
(12) Section 2926, as added and amended by sec-
tion 901(g) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3464), is amended in sub-
sections (a), (b), (c), and (d) by striking ‘‘for Installa-
tions, Energy,’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘for Energy, Installations,’’. 
(13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘only so long at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amend-
ed by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’.
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(2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before ‘‘sub-
section (b) of section 2926’’. 
(3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ before 
‘‘at the beginning of’’. 
(4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3561) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 12102 of title 42, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102)’’. 
(5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
(6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3551) is amended by 
striking ‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’. 
(7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended 
in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by 
the amendment to be made by that section by insert-
ing ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 of title 31’’. 
(8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is 
amended by striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘United States Code’’.
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(9) Section 3006(i) (128 Stat. 3744) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Section 
8’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 18’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘S1/2 
N1/2 SE’’ and inserting ‘‘S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4’’. 
(10) Section 3023 (128 Stat. 3762) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added by subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘has been waived,’’ 
after ‘‘expired,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the permit or lease re-
quired’’ and inserting ‘‘the allotment man-
agement plan, permit, or lease required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added as subsection (h)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a grazing permit or 
lease’’ in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of such subsection and inserting 
‘‘an allotment management plan or grazing 
permit or lease’’;
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(ii) in subparagraph (A) of such sub-
section, by striking ‘‘permit or lease’’ and 
inserting ‘‘allotment management plan, per-
mit, or lease’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i) of such 
subsection, by striking ‘‘lease or permit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘allotment management plan, 
permit, or lease’’; and 
(D) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, with respect to lands within 
National Forests in the sixteen contiguous Western 
States’ and inserting ‘on National Forest System 
land by the Secretary of Agriculture (notwith-
standing, for purposes of this section, the definition 
in section 103(p))’;’’. 
(11) Section 3024 (16 U.S.C. 6214; 128 Stat. 
3764) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘report using 
National Median Price values’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘by regulation establish criteria pursuant to
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which the annual fee determined in accord-
ance with this section may be suspended or 
reduced temporarily’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vide for suspension or reduction tempo-
rarily of the annual fee determined in ac-
cordance with this section’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘by regulation’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Section 1709(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 962; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘RETALIATION AND PERSONNEL 
ACTION DESCRIBED.—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘For purposes of the’’ and inserting ‘‘RETALIATION 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of the’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘at a minimum—’’ and that fol-
lows through ‘‘ostracism’’ and inserting ‘‘at a min-
imum ostracism’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) by striking the 
second period at the end of the first sentence.
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(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as amended 
by section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
363) and section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 
2512), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through 
(8) added by section 1202(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat 2512) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (H), respectively; and 
(2) by moving the margins of such subpara-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 1082. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUP-
PORT TO PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN-
ISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 
168 note), as amended by section 1047 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) TRAINING
OF PERSONNEL
OF FOREIGN MIN-
ISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
carry out a program to provide training and associ-
ated training support services to personnel of foreign 
ministries of defense (or ministries with security force 
oversight) or regional organizations with security 
missions— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of— 
‘‘(i) enhancing civilian oversight of 
foreign security forces;
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‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense 
governance and internal controls in order to 
help build effective, transparent, and ac-
countable defense institutions; 
‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weak-
nesses and establishing a roadmap for ad-
dressing shortfalls; and 
‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or 
joint staff, or service level core management 
competencies; and 
‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, consistent with the 
authority in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year 
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on ac-
tivities under the program under paragraph (1) dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each report 
shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 
such report, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 
‘‘(B) A list of any organization described in 
paragraph (1) to which the Secretary assigned 
employees under the program, including the 
number of such employees so assigned, the dura-
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tion of each assignment, a brief description of 
each assigned employee’s activities, and a state-
ment of the cost of each assignment. 
‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any 
activities conducted pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY OF 
DEFENSE ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 
(2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Armed Services and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘the appropriate committees of Congress’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committees on Armed Services and For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committees on Armed Services and For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SECTION HEADING 
TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING 
PROGRAM.’’. 
SEC. 1083. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH FOR VETERANS 
TRANSITIONING FROM SERVING ON ACTIVE 
DUTY. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(c)(2) of section 5 of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for 
American Veterans Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 U.S.C. 
1712A note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) conducts outreach to individuals 
transitioning from serving on active duty in the 
Armed Forces who are participating in the 
Transition Assistance Program of the Depart-
ment of Defense or other similar transition pro-
grams to inform such individuals of the commu-
nity oriented veteran peer support network
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under paragraph (1) and other support pro-
grams and opportunities that are available to 
such individuals.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF INFORMATION
IN INTERIM RE-
PORT.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) the number of veterans who— 
‘‘(i) received outreach from the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs while serving on 
active duty as a member of the Armed 
Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) participated in a peer support 
program under the pilot program for vet-
erans transitioning from serving on active 
duty.’’.
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SEC. 1084. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AP-
PLICABLE 
TO 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN TULSA, OKLA-
HOMA. 
Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac-
countability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 
1793) is amended— 
(1) by striking out ‘‘IN TULSA.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting ‘‘IN 
TULSA.—In carrying out’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and 
adjusting the indentation of the margin of such para-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; 
(4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘140,000 gross square feet’’ and inserting 
‘‘140,000 net usable square feet’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘not more than the average’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘not more than the average of 
equivalent medical facility leases executed by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs over the last five years, 
plus 20 percent;’’; and
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(6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘30-year life cycle’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year 
life cycle’’. 
SEC. 1085. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND RE-
PORT 
ON 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a briefing on the administration and oversight 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs of contracts for the 
design and construction of major medical facility projects, 
as defined in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the administration and oversight described in subsection 
(a). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 
(a) and the report required by subsection (b) shall each in-
clude an examination of the following: 
(1) The processes used by the Department for 
overseeing and assuring the performance of construc-
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tion design and construction contracts for major med-
ical facility projects, as so defined. 
(2) Any actions taken by the Department to im-
prove the administration of such contracts. 
(3) Such opportunities for further improvement 
of the administration of such contracts as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF SENATE. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the accidental transfer of live Bacillus 
anthracis, also known as anthrax, from an Army lab-
oratory to more than 28 laboratories located in at 
least 12 states and three countries discovered in May 
2015 represents a serious safety lapse;
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(2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, should con-
tinue to investigate the cause of this lapse and deter-
mine if protective protocols should be strengthened; 
(3) the Department of Defense should reassess 
standards on a regular basis to ensure they are cur-
rent and effective to prevent a reoccurrence; and 
(4) the Department of Defense should keep Con-
gress apprised of the investigation, any potential pub-
lic health or safety risk, remedial actions taken and 
plans to regularly reassess standards. 
SEC. 1087. MELVILLE HALL OF THE UNITED STATES MER-
CHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
(a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.—The 
Maritime Administrator may accept a gift of money from 
the Foundation under section 51315 of title 46, United 
States Code, for the purpose of renovating Melville Hall on 
the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy. 
(b) COVERED GIFTS.—A gift described in this sub-
section is a gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Ad-
ministrator determines exceeds the sum of— 
(1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to en-
sure the renovation of Melville Hall in accordance
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with the capital improvement plan of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy that was in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) 25 percent of the amount described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to subsection 
(d), in the case that the Maritime Administrator accepts 
a gift of money described in subsection (b), the Maritime 
Administrator may enter into a contract with the Founda-
tion for the operation of Melville Hall to make available 
facilities for, among other possible uses, official academy 
functions, third-party catering functions, and industry 
events and conferences. 
(d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract described in sub-
section (c) shall be for such period and on such terms as 
the Maritime Administrator considers appropriate, includ-
ing a provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime Ad-
ministrator and the Foundation, that— 
(1) requires the Foundation— 
(A) at the expense solely of the Foundation 
through the term of the contract to maintain 
Melville Hall in a condition that is as good as 
or better than the condition Melville Hall was in 
on the later of—
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(i) the date that the renovation of Mel-
ville Hall was completed; or 
(ii) the date that the Foundation ac-
cepted Melville Hall after it was tendered to 
the Foundation by the Maritime Adminis-
trator; and 
(B) to deposit all proceeds from the oper-
ation of Melville Hall, after expenses necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of Melville 
Hall, into the account of the Regimental Affairs 
Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or suc-
cessor entity, to be used solely for the morale and 
welfare of the cadets of the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy; and 
(2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging 
or an office by any person for more than 4 days in 
any calendar year other than— 
(A) by the United States; or 
(B) for the administration and operation of 
Melville Hall. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes 
any modification, extension, or renewal of the con-
tract.
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(2) FOUNDATION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Foundation’’ means the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, 
Inc. 
(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed under section 3105 of title 41, United 
States Code, as requiring the Maritime Administrator to 
award a contract for the operation of Melville Hall to the 
Foundation. 
SEC. 1088. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION FOR IN-
VESTIGATIONS 
RELATING 
TO 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER RETALIATION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means a whis-
tleblower who is an employee of the Department of 
Defense or a military department, or an employee of 
a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee 
thereof; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered investigation’’ means an 
investigation carried out by an Inspector General of 
a military department or the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense relating to— 
(A) a retaliatory personnel action taken 
against a member of the Armed Forces under 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code; or
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(B) any retaliatory action taken against a 
covered employee; and 
(3) the term ‘‘military department’’ means each 
of the departments described in section 104 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each investigator involved in 
a covered investigation shall submit to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense or the Inspector 
General of the military department, as applicable, a 
certification that there was no conflict of interest be-
tween the investigator, any witness involved in the 
covered investigation, and the covered employee or 
member of the Armed Forces, as applicable, during 
the conduct of the covered investigation. 
(2) STANDARDIZED FORM.—The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense shall develop a 
standardized form to be used by each investigator to 
submit the certification required under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) INVESTIGATIVE
FILE.—Each certification 
submitted under paragraph (1) shall be included in 
the file of the applicable covered investigation.
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SEC. 1089. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL 
FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR WHICH AMOUNTS 
HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235) ap-
propriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(A) $35,000,000 to make seismic corrections 
to Building 205 in the West Los Angeles Medical 
Center of the Department in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, which, according to the Department, is a 
building that is designated as having an excep-
tionally high risk of sustaining substantial dam-
age or collapsing during an earthquake; 
(B) $101,900,000 to replace the community 
living center and mental health facilities of the 
Department in Long Beach, California, which, 
according to the Department, are designated as 
having an exceptionally high risk of sustaining 
substantial damage or collapsing during an 
earthquake; 
(C) $187,500,000 to replace the existing spi-
nal cord injury clinic of the Department in San 
Diego, California, which, according to the De-
partment, is designated as having an extremely
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high risk of sustaining major damage during an 
earthquake; and 
(D) $122,400,000 to make renovations to 
address substantial safety and compliance issues 
at the medical center of the Department in 
Canandaigua, New York, and for the construc-
tion of a new clinic and community living cen-
ter at such medical center. 
(2) The Department is unable to obligate or ex-
pend the amounts described in paragraph (1) because 
it lacks an explicit authorization by an Act of Con-
gress pursuant to section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, to carry out the major medical 
facility projects described in such paragraph. 
(3) Among the major medical facility projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1), three are critical seismic 
safety projects in California. 
(4) Every day that the critical seismic safety 
projects described in paragraph (3) are delayed puts 
the lives of veterans and employees of the Department 
at risk. 
(5) According to the United States Geological 
Survey—
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(A) California has a 99 percent chance or 
greater of experiencing an earthquake of mag-
nitude 6.7 or greater in the next 30 years; 
(B) even earthquakes of less severity than 
magnitude 6.7 can cause life threatening damage 
to seismically unsafe buildings; and 
(C) in California, earthquakes of magnitude 
6.0 or greater occur on average once every 1.2 
years. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may carry out the major medical facility projects of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in the explana-
tory statement accompanying the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235) at the locations and in the amounts specified in such 
explanatory statement, including by obligating and expend-
ing such amounts. 
SEC. 1090. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SE-
CURITY, INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND 
PREVENTION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. 
(a) PERSONNEL SECURITY
AND INSIDER THREAT 
PROTECTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) PLANS
AND
SCHEDULES.—Consistent with 
the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated 
March 18, 2014, regarding the recommendations of
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the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, 
the Secretary of Defense shall develop plans and 
schedules— 
(A) to implement a continuous evaluation 
capability for the national security population 
for which clearance adjudications are conducted 
by the Department of Defense Central Adjudica-
tion Facility, in coordination with the Suit-
ability Executive Agent, the Security Executive 
Agent, and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
(B) to produce a Department-wide insider 
threat strategy and implementation plan, which 
includes— 
(i) resourcing for the Defense Insider 
Threat Management and Analysis Center 
(DITMAC) and component insider threat 
programs, and 
(ii) alignment of insider threat protec-
tion programs with continuous evaluation 
capabilities and processes for personnel se-
curity; 
(C) to centralize the authority, account-
ability, and programmatic integration respon-
sibilities, including fiscal control, for personnel
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security and insider threat protection under the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 
(D) to align the Department’s consolidated 
Central Adjudication Facility under the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 
(E) to develop a defense security enterprise 
reform investment strategy to ensure a con-
sistent, long-term focus on funding to strengthen 
all of the Department’s security and insider 
threat programs, policies, functions, and infor-
mation technology capabilities, including detect-
ing threat behaviors conveyed in the cyber do-
main, in a manner that keeps pace with evolving 
threats and risks; 
(F) to resource and expedite deployment of 
the Identity Management Enterprise Services 
Architecture (IMESA); and 
(G) to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the study conducted by the Director of 
Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation required 
by section 907 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), including, specifi-
cally, the recommendations to centrally manage
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and regulate Department of Defense requests for 
personnel security background investigations. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report describing the 
plans and schedules required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical 
and logical access standards, capabilities, and proc-
esses applicable to all personnel with access to De-
partment of Defense installations and information 
technology systems, including— 
(A) periodic or regularized background or 
records checks appropriate to the type of physical 
or logical access involved, the security level, the 
category of individuals authorized, and the level 
of access to be granted; 
(B) standards and methods for verifying the 
identity of individuals seeking access; and 
(C) electronic attribute-based access controls 
that are appropriate for the type of access and 
facility or information technology system in-
volved;
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(2) the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Chair of the Performance Account-
ability Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Administrator of General Services, 
and in consultation with representatives from stake-
holder organizations, shall design a capability to 
share and apply electronic identity information 
across the Government to enable real-time, risk-man-
aged physical and logical access decisions; and 
(3) the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in conjunction with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management and in consultation with 
representatives from stakeholder organizations, shall 
establish investigative and adjudicative standards for 
the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the eligi-
bility of an individual to retain credentials issued 
pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Direc-
tive 12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but 
not less frequently than the authorization period of 
the issued credentials. 
(c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— 
(1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and 
Credentialing Line of Business;
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taken or plans to undertake to harmonize or 
standardize background check, access con-
trol, or credentialing requirements for crit-
ical infrastructure and key resource protec-
tion programs overseen by the Department; 
and 
(iv) recommendations, developed in 
consultation with appropriate stakeholders, 
regarding— 
(I) enhancing the interoperability 
of security credentials across critical 
infrastructure and key resource protec-
tion programs; 
(II) eliminating the need for re-
dundant background checks or creden-
tials across existing critical infrastruc-
ture and key resource protection pro-
grams; 
(III) harmonizing, where appro-
priate, the standards for identifying 
potentially disqualifying criminal of-
fenses and the weight assigned to 
minor, nonviolent, or juvenile offenses 
in adjudicating the results of a com-
pleted background check; and