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(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Air Force. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines at any time that the real property conveyed under 
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose 
of the conveyance specified in subsection (a), all right, title, and 
interest in and to such real property, including any improvements 
thereto, shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become 
the property of the United States, and the United States shall 
have the right of immediate entry onto such real property. A deter-
mination by the Secretary under this subsection shall be made 
on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Military Memorials, 
Monuments, and Museums 
SEC. 2861. RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR 
II AVIATION. 
(a) RECOGNITION.—The National Museum of World War II Avia-
tion in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is recognized as America’s 
National World War II Aviation Museum. 
(b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Museum recognized 
by this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and 
the recognition of the National Museum shall not be construed 
to require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose 
related to the National Museum. 
SEC. 2862. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF AVIATION HALL OF FAME. 
Section 23107 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Dayton,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘trustees’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Ohio’’. 
SEC. 2863. ESTABLISHMENT OF A VISITOR SERVICES FACILITY ON THE 
ARLINGTON RIDGE TRACT. 
(a) ARLINGTON RIDGE TRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Arlington Ridge tract’’ means the parcel of Federal land 
located in Arlington County, Virginia, known as the ‘‘Nevius Tract’’ 
and transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1953, that 
is bounded generally by— 
(1) Arlington Boulevard (United States Route 50) to the 
north; 
(2) Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110) to the 
east; 
(3) Marshall Drive to the south; and 
(4) North Meade Street to the west. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF VISITOR SERVICES FACILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 2863(g) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1332), 
the Secretary of the Interior may construct a structure for visitor
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services, including a public restroom facility, on the Arlington Ridge 
tract in the area of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial. 
SEC. 2864. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF VET-
ERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS.—Paragraph (2)(B)(iii) of section 
2572(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘from abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘from abroad before 1907’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION.—Paragraph (3)(B) of section 
2572(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
(c) PERMITTING TRANSFER OF BELLS OF BALANGIGA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2572(e) of title 
10, United States Code, the President may transfer the veterans 
memorial object known as the ‘‘Bells of Balangiga’’ to the 
Republic of the Philippines if the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress that— 
(A) the transfer of the object is in the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(B) appropriate steps have been taken to preserve the 
history of the veterans associated with the object, including 
consultation with associated veterans organizations and 
government officials in the State of Wyoming, as appro-
priate. 
(2) TIMING OF TRANSFER.—The President may not carry 
out the transfer described in this subsection until at least 
90 days after the Secretary of Defense provides Congress with 
the certification required under paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect October 1, 2017. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 2871. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO 
ACCEPT LESSEE IMPROVEMENTS AT AIR FORCE PLANT 
42. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF LESSEE IMPROVEMENTS AT AIR FORCE PLANT 
42.—A lease of Air Force Plant 42, in whole or part, may permit 
the lessee, with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
to alter, expand, or otherwise improve the plant or facility as 
necessary for the development or production of military weapons 
systems, munitions, components, or supplies. Such lease may pro-
vide, notwithstanding section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, 
that such alteration, expansion or other improvement shall, upon 
completion, become the property of the Federal Government, regard-
less of whether such alteration, expansion, or other improvement 
constitutes all or part of the consideration for the lease pursuant 
to section 2667(b)(5) of such title or represents a reimbursable 
cost allocable to any contract, cooperative agreement, grant, or 
other instrument with respect to activity undertaken at Air Force 
Plant 42. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—When a decision is made 
to approve a project to which subsection (a) applies costing more 
than the threshold specified under section 2805(c) of such title, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall notify the congressional defense
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committees in writing of that decision, the justification for the 
project, and the estimated cost of the project. The Secretary may 
not carry out the project until the end of the 21-day period beginning 
on the date the congressional defense committees receive such 
notification or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning 
on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided in 
an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of such title. 
SEC. 2872. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE 
ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS. 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications of 
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings 
(UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 
10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical Letter 
ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), 
and any other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pavement 
markings as may be necessary to prohibit the use of Type I glass 
beads or any glass beads with a 1.6 refractive index or less from 
use on airfield markings on airfields under the control of the Sec-
retary. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary 
of the Air Force submits a certification to the congressional defense 
committees that, whenever a proposed contract for airfield pave-
ment markings includes the use of Type I and Type III glass 
beads, the assessment of the life-cycle costs associated with the 
use of such beads appropriately considers the local site conditions, 
life-cycle cost maintenance, environmental impact, operational 
requirements, and the safety of flight. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The modifications required under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to procurements occurring after 
September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 2873. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TO ACQUIRE AND LEASE 
PROPERTY. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 1511(e) of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense may acquire,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer may acquire,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary may acquire’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer may acquire’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense determines’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer determines’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall dispose’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer shall dispose’’. 
(b) LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.—Subsection (i) of sec-
tion 1511 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
the approval of the Secretary of Defense, whenever’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense (acting on behalf 
of the Chief Operating Officer)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Oper-
ating Officer’’; and
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(C) by striking ‘‘Secretary considers’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chief Operating Officer considers’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense 
may not enter into the lease on behalf of the Chief Operating 
Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Operating Officer may not 
enter into the lease’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer’’. 
SEC. 
2874. 
RESTRICTIONS 
ON 
REHABILITATION 
OF 
OVER-THE- 
HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR STATION. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may not use any funds or resources 
to carry out the rehabilitation of the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter 
Radar Station on Modoc National Forest land in Modoc County, 
California. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR REMOVAL OF PERIMETER FENCE.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds and resources 
to remove the perimeter fence surrounding the Over-the-Horizon 
Backscatter Radar Station and to carry out the mitigation of soil 
contamination associated with such fence. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019. 
SEC. 2875. PERMITTING MACHINE ROOM-LESS ELEVATORS IN DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue modifica-
tions to all relevant construction and facilities specifications to 
ensure that machine room-less elevators (MRLs) are not prohibited 
in buildings and facilities throughout the Department of Defense, 
including modifications to the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications 
(UFGS), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Interim Tech-
nical Guidance, and the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering 
and Construction Bulletin. 
(b) CONFORMING TO BEST PRACTICES.—In addition to the modi-
fications required under subsection (a), the Secretary may issue 
further modifications to conform generally with commercial best 
practices as reflected in the safety code for elevators and escalators 
as issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
(c) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall promulgate interim MRL 
standards not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall issue final and formal MRL specifications 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the congres-
sional defense committees on the integration and utilization of 
MRLs, including information on quantity, location, problems, and 
successes. 
SEC. 2876. DISCLOSURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP BY FOREIGN PER-
SONS OF HIGH SECURITY SPACE LEASED BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP.—Before 
entering into a lease agreement with a covered entity for accommo-
dation of a military department or Defense Agency in a building 
(or other improvement) that will be used for high-security leased
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space, the Department of Defense shall require the covered entity 
to— 
(1) identify each beneficial owner of the covered entity 
by— 
(A) name; 
(B) current residential or business street address; and 
(C) in the case of a United States person, a unique 
identifying number from a nonexpired passport issued by 
the United States or a nonexpired drivers license issued 
by a State; and 
(2) disclose to the Department of Defense any beneficial 
owner of the covered entity that is a foreign person. 
(b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) INITIAL DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
require a covered entity to provide the information required 
under subsection (a), when first submitting a proposal in 
response to a solicitation for offers issued by the Department. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall require a 
covered entity to update a submission of information required 
under subsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date 
of any change in— 
(A) the list of beneficial owners of the covered entity; 
or 
(B) the information required to be provided relating 
to each such beneficial owner. 
(c) PRECAUTIONS.—If a covered entity discloses a foreign person 
as a beneficial owner of a building (or other improvement) from 
which the Department of Defense is leasing high-security leased 
space, the Department of Defense shall notify the tenant of the 
space to take appropriate security precautions. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) BENEFICIAL OWNER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term beneficial owner— 
(i) means, with respect to a covered entity, each 
natural person who, directly or indirectly— 
(I) exercises control over the covered entity 
through ownership interests, voting rights, agree-
ments, or otherwise; or 
(II) has an interest in or receives substantial 
economic benefits from the assets of the covered 
entity; and 
(ii) does not include, with respect to a covered 
entity— 
(I) a minor child; 
(II) a person acting as a nominee, inter-
mediary, custodian, or agent on behalf of another 
person; 
(III) a person acting solely as an employee 
of the covered entity and whose control over or 
economic benefits from the covered entity derives 
solely from the employment status of the person; 
(IV) a person whose only interest in the cov-
ered entity is through a right of inheritance, unless 
the person otherwise meets the definition of ‘‘bene-
ficial owner’’ under this paragraph; and
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(V) a creditor of the covered entity, unless 
the creditor otherwise meets the requirements of 
‘‘beneficial owner’’ described above. 
(B) ANTI-ABUSE RULE.—The exceptions under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) shall not apply if used for the purpose of 
evading, circumventing, or abusing the requirements of 
this section. 
(2) COVERED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means 
a person, copartnership, corporation, or other public or private 
entity. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means 
an individual who is not a United States person or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United 
States. 
(4) HIGH-SECURITY LEASED SPACE.—The term ‘‘high-security 
leased space’’ means a space leased by the Department of 
Defense that has a security level of III, IV, or V, as determined 
in accordance with the Interagency Security Committee Risk 
Management Process. 
(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means a natural person who is a citizen of the United 
States or who owes permanent allegiance to the United States. 
SEC. 2877. JOINT USE OF DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, MARIETTA, 
GEORGIA, WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
into an agreement that would provide or permit the joint use 
of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, by the Air Force 
and civil aircraft. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 312 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 
Stat. 1950) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2878. REPORT ON HURRICANE DAMAGE TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on damage to 
Department of Defense assets and installations from hurricanes 
during 2017. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) The results of a storm damage assessment. 
(2) A description of affected military installations and 
assets. 
(3) A request for funding to initiate the repair and replace-
ment of damaged facilities and assets, including necessary 
upgrades to existing facilities to make them compliant with 
current hurricane standards, and to cover any unfunded 
requirements for military construction at affected military 
installations. 
(4) An adaptation plan to ensure military installations 
funded with taxpayer dollars are constructed to better with-
stand flooding and extreme weather events. 
SEC. 2879. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR KWAJALEIN PROJECT.—
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(1) CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.—The military family housing 
replacement project at Kwajalein Atoll (as included under title 
XXI) shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The project shall provide for the construction of 
at least 26 family housing units. 
(B) The housing units may be used to house only 
military personnel, other Federal employees, and their 
dependents. 
(C) If the costs of the project exceed the amount author-
ized for the project under title XXI, in addition to meeting 
the requirements of section 2853 of title 10, United States 
Code (as amended by this Act), the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit a separate report to the congressional defense 
committees which contains the following: 
(i) A detailed explanation of why the costs of the 
project exceeded such authorized amount. 
(ii) A description of the specific actions taken to 
prevent further cost increases on this project and les-
sons learned that will be applied to future projects 
at this location. 
(iii) A summary of alternatives considered to keep 
the cost of the project from exceeding such authorized 
amount. 
(2) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES FOR FUNDING CONTRACTOR 
WORKFORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees detailing options 
under consideration to meet the requirements for a housing 
contractor workforce at Kwajalein Atoll which do not rely on 
the use of military construction funds for the costs of such 
a workforce. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN GUAM PROJECT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may not carry out any construction activity on the 
project on Guam known as the ‘‘Replace Andersen Housing Phase 
II’’ project (as included under title XXII) until the expiration of 
the 30-day period which begins on the date the Secretary submits 
to the congressional defense committees a report certifying the 
following: 
(1) Either a sufficient workforce of contractors or sub-
contractors is in place on Guam, or the Secretary has a plan 
in place to ensure that a sufficient workforce of contractors 
or subcontractors will be in place on Guam, to perform the 
work required by the scope of the project. 
(2) A contract has been awarded for each of the following 
military construction projects authorized by this Act, either 
as a separate contract or as a joint contract with the Replace 
Andersen House Phase II project: 
(A) Corrosion Control Hangar, Joint Region Marianas. 
(B) Aircraft Maintenance Hanger #2, Joint Region 
Marianas. 
(C) MALS Facilities, Joint Region Marianas. 
(D) Water Well Field, Joint Region Marianas. 
(E) Navy-Commercial Tie-In Hardening, Joint Region 
Marianas.
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SEC. 2880. ENERGY SECURITY FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
EUROPE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall take appro-
priate measures, to the extent practicable, to— 
(1) reduce the dependency of all United States military 
installations in Europe on energy sourced inside Russia; and 
(2) ensure that all United States military installations in 
Europe are able to sustain operations in the event of a supply 
disruption. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than December 
31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional 
defense committees whether or not at United States military 
installations in Europe the Department of Defense— 
(1) has taken significant steps to minimize to the extent 
practicable the dependency on energy sourced inside the Rus-
sian Federation at such installations; and 
(2) has the ability to sustain mission critical operations 
during an energy supply disruption. 
(c) DEFINITION OF ENERGY SOURCES INSIDE RUSSIA.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘energy sourced inside Russia’’ means energy 
that is produced, owned, or facilitated by companies that are located 
in the Russian Federation or owned or controlled by the Government 
of the Russian Federation. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Cuba .......................
Guantanamo ............................................
$115,000,000 
Turkey ....................
Various Locations ...................................
$6,400,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installation 
outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the 
following table:
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Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Djibouti ...................
Camp Lemonnier ....................................
$13,390,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
carry out the military construction projects for the installations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Estonia ...................
Amari Air Base .......................................
$13,900,000 
Hungary .................
Kecskemet Air Base ...............................
$55,400,000 
Iceland ....................
Keflavik ...................................................
$14,400,000 
Italy ........................
Aviano Air Base ......................................
$27,325,000 
Jordan .....................
Azraq .......................................................
$143,000,000 
Latvia .....................
Lielvarde Air Base ..................................
$3,850,000 
Luxembourg ...........
Sanem ......................................................
$67,400,000 
Norway ...................
Rygge .......................................................
$10,300,000 
Qatar ......................
Al Udeid ...................................................
$15,000,000 
Romania .................
Campia Turzii .........................................
$2,950,000 
Slovakia ..................
Silac Airport ............................................
$22,000,000 
Malacky ...................................................
$24,000,000 
Turkey ....................
Incirlik Air Base .....................................
$48,697,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry 
out the military construction project for the installation outside 
the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Italy ........................
Sigonella ..................................................
$22,400,000 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2017, for the military construction 
projects outside the United States authorized by this title as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4602. 
SEC. 2906. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3669), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 
of that Act (128 Stat. 3717), shall remain in effect until October
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1, 2018, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Extension of 2015 Air Force OCO Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation 
Project 
Amount 
Italy ........................
Camp Darby ......
ERI: Improve 
Weapons 
Storage Fa-
cility.
$44,500,000 
Poland ....................
Lask Air Base ...
ERI: Improve 
Support In-
frastructure.
$22,400,000 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative. 
Sec. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation. 
Sec. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration projects. 
Sec. 3114. Improved information relating to certain defense nuclear nonprolifera-
tion programs. 
Sec. 3115. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on low- 
enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3116. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system. 
Sec. 3117. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dismantle-
ment. 
Sec. 3118. Nuclear warhead design competition. 
Sec. 3119. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3120. Extension of authorization of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
Worker Health. 
Sec. 3121. Use of funds for construction and project support activities relating to 
MOX facility. 
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federation. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating to de-
fense nuclear nonproliferation. 
Sec. 3132. Annual reports on unfunded priorities of National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 3133. Modification of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3134. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness 
plan. 
Sec. 3135. Assessment and development of prototype nuclear weapons of foreign 
countries. 
Sec. 3136. Plan for verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons and 
fissile material.
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Sec. 3137. Review of United States nuclear and radiological terrorism prevention 
strategy. 
Sec. 3138. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national security 
laboratories. 
Sec. 3139. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste. 
Sec. 3140. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems. 
Sec. 3141. Plutonium capabilities. 
Sec. 3142. Report on critical decision 1 on Material Staging Facility project. 
Sec. 3143. Plan to further minimize the use of highly enriched uranium for medical 
isotopes. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3151. Sense of Congress regarding compensation of individuals relating to ura-
nium mining and nuclear testing. 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2018 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding 
table in division D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
Project 
18–D–150, 
Surplus 
Plutonium 
Disposition, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $9,000,000. 
Project 18–D–620, Exascale Computing Facility Moderniza-
tion Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Liver-
more, California, $3,000,000. 
Project 
18–D–650, 
Tritium 
Production 
Capability, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $6,800,000. 
Project 18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 National Security 
Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $28,000,000. 
Project 18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer Cooling Equip-
ment, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, $22,000,000. 
Project 18–D–680, Material Staging Facility, Pantex Plant, 
Amarillo, Texas, $5,200,000. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ALBUQUERQUE 
COMPLEX UPGRADES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
may enter into an incrementally funded contract for Project 
16–D–515, the Albuquerque Complex upgrades construction 
project, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total cost for the Albuquerque Com-
plex 
upgrades 
construction 
project 
may 
not 
exceed 
$174,700,000. 
(3) FUNDING OF INCREMENTS.— 
(A) INCREMENT 1.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 3101 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2754) for fiscal year 2017 and available for Project 
16–D–515 as specified in the funding table in section 4701 
of that Act (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2890) shall
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be deemed to be an amount authorized to be appropriated 
for increment 1 of the Albuquerque Complex upgrades 
construction project. 
(B) INCREMENT 2.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by this section for fiscal year 2018 and available 
for Project 16–D–515 as specified in the funding table 
in division D shall be available for increment 2 of the 
Albuquerque Complex upgrades construction project. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for defense 
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as speci-
fied in the funding table in division D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 
plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
Project 18–D–401, Saltstone Disposal Units #8 and #9, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. 
Project 18–D–402, Emergency Operations Center Replace-
ment, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $500,000. 
Project 18–D–404, Modification of Waste Encapsulation and 
Storage 
Facility, 
Hanford 
Site, 
Richland, 
Washington, 
$6,500,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in division 
D. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in division D. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 3111. NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE MOD-
ERNIZATION INITIATIVE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On September 7, 2016, during testimony before the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Administrator for Nuclear Security, Frank 
Klotz, said— 
(i) ‘‘Our infrastructure is extensive, complex, and, 
in many critical areas, several decades old. More than 
half of NNSA’s approximately 6,000 real property 
assets are over 40 years old, and nearly 30 percent 
date back to the Manhattan Project era. Many of the 
enterprise’s critical utility, safety, and support systems 
are failing at an increasing and unpredictable rate, 
which poses both programmatic and safety risk.’’; and
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(ii) ‘‘I can think of no greater threat to the nuclear 
security enterprise than the state of NNSA’s infrastruc-
ture.’’; 
(B) the President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Morgan Smith, said, ‘‘Many 
key facilities at both [Pantex and Y–12] were constructed 
in the 1940s and were intended to operate for as little 
as one decade. Many facilities and their supporting infra-
structure have exceeded or far exceeded their expected 
life, and major systems within the facilities are beginning 
to fail.’’; and 
(C) the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
Dr. Charlie McMillan, said, ‘‘One of the things that keeps 
me up at night is the realization that essential capabilities 
are held at risk by the possibility of such failures; in 
many cases, our enterprise has a single point of failure.’’. 
(2) In a letter sent on December 23, 2015, by the Secretary 
of Energy, Ernest Moniz, to the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary said, 
‘‘A majority of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s 
(NNSA) facilities and systems are well beyond end-of-life.... 
Infrastructure problems such as falling ceilings are increasing 
in frequency and severity, unacceptably risking the safety and 
security of both personnel and material at NNSA facilities, 
as well as in some instances, potential offsite risks. The entire 
complex could be placed at risk if there is a single failure 
where a single point would disrupt a critical link in infrastruc-
ture.’’. 
(3) The Nuclear Posture Review published in April 2010 
stated that ‘‘In order to sustain a safe, secure, and effective 
U.S. nuclear stockpile as long as nuclear weapons exist, the 
United States must possess a modern physical infrastructure.... 
Today’s nuclear complex, however, has fallen into neglect. 
Although substantial science, technology, and engineering 
investments were made over the last decade under the auspices 
of the Stockpile Stewardship Program, the complex still 
includes many oversized and costly-to maintain facilities built 
during the 1940s and 1950s. Some facilities needed for working 
with plutonium and uranium date back to the Manhattan 
Project. Safety, security, and environmental issues associated 
with these aging facilities are mounting, as are the costs of 
addressing them.’’. 
(4) In 2009, the bipartisan Congressional Commission on 
the Strategic Posture of the United States established by section 
1062 of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 319) stated, with regards 
to key production facilities, that ‘‘existing facilities are genu-
inely decrepit and are maintained in a safe and secure manner 
only at high cost’’. 
(5) Previous efforts to address the deferred maintenance 
and repair challenges within the nuclear security enterprise, 
such as the Facilities Infrastructure and Recapitalization Pro-
gram and the recent halt in the growth of backlog metrics, 
are laudable but insufficient for the magnitude of the problem. 
(6) Recent figures provided by the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security estimate the backlog of deferred maintenance
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and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise to be 
approximately $3,700,000,000. 
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall establish and carry out a program, to be known 
as the ‘‘Infrastructure Modernization Initiative’’, to reduce the 
backlog of deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear 
security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(6) of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))). In carrying out that 
program, the Administrator shall establish and execute infra-
structure modernization milestones that reduce the deferred 
maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security enterprise 
by not less than 30 percent by 2025. 
(2) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) PROCESS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
provide to the Administrator a process that will 
enhance or streamline the ability of the Administrator 
to carry out the program under paragraph (1) in an 
efficient and effective manner, including with respect 
to— 
(I) the demolition or construction of non- 
nuclear facilities of the Administration that have 
a total estimated project cost of less than 
$100,000,000; and 
(II) the decontamination, decommissioning, 
and demolition (to be performed in accordance with 
applicable health and safety standards used by 
the Defense Environmental Cleanup Program) of 
process-contaminated facilities of the Administra-
tion that have a total estimated project cost of 
less than $50,000,000. 
(ii) FUNDING.—Clause (i) may be carried out using 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2018 or any subsequent fiscal year. 
(B) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—For pur-
poses of the Management Procedures Memorandum 2015– 
01 of the Office of Management and Budget, or a successor 
memorandum, in carrying out the program under para-
graph (1), the Administrator may— 
(i) perform new construction during a fiscal year 
that differs from the fiscal year of corresponding facility 
demolition; 
(ii) perform demolition of different facility category 
codes and have that demolition credit count towards 
the construction of new facilities with a different 
facility category code; and 
(iii) have the net reduction in infrastructure foot-
print for the five fiscal years prior to the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and the demolition during 
the five fiscal years following such date of enactment, 
considered as a factor for the purpose of meeting the 
intent of such memorandum. 
(3) INITIAL
PLAN.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees an initial plan to carry out the program under