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of Defense in providing support to non-contiguous States 
and territories in he aftermath of a natural or manmade 
incident that warrants the Department to assist the State 
and civil entities with the protection of life and to provide 
emergency work. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—For purposes of the re-
port under subsection (a)— 
(1) the support covered by the report may in-
clude support provided under section 403(c) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(c)); and 
(2) the incidents covered by the report shall in-
clude natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and indus-
trial accidents. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1060. REPORT ON LOW-BOOM FLIGHT DEMONSTRA-
TION. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration shall submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the progress in development 
of the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration, including— 
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(1) the plans of the Administrator to coordinate 
with other executive agencies to ensure the avail-
ability of developmental and operational testing in-
frastructure for low-boom flight demonstrations by 
2021; and 
(2) the strategy of the Administration to acquire 
chase aircrafts to ensure the availability of such air-
crafts for such demonstrations. 
SEC. 1061. REPORT ON CYBER-ENABLED INFORMATION OP-
ERATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Committees 
on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentative and the Committees on Armed Services and For-
eign Relations of the Senate a report on the effects of cyber- 
enabled information operations on the national security of 
the United States. Such report shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A summary of actions taken by the Federal 
Government to protect the national security of the 
United States against cyber-enabled information op-
erations. 
(2) A description of the resources necessary to 
protect the national security of the United States 
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against cyber-enabled information operations by for-
eign adversaries. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 
1071. 
TECHNICAL, 
CONFORMING, 
AND 
CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Sections 130j and 130k, as added by section 
1631 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1736), are amended by striking ‘‘section 3093 of title 
50, United States Code’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 503 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093)’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 3 is amended by striking the items relating 
to sections 130j and 130k and inserting the following 
new items: 
‘‘130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations. 
‘‘130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons.’’. 
(3) Section 131(b)(9), as amended by section 
811, is further amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(D); and 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
(F), (G), and (H), as subparagraphs (B), (C), 
(D), and (E), respectively. 
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 4 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 261 and inserting the following: 
‘‘241. Reference to chapters 1003, 1005, and 1007.’’. 
(5) Section 494(b)(2) is amended in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 
2012, and annually thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
1 of each year’’. 
(6) Section 495(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Be-
ginning in fiscal year 2013, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’. 
(7) Section 499a(d), as added by section 1652(a) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1757), is 
amended by striking ‘‘on or after the date of the en-
actment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘after Decem-
ber 11, 2017,’’. 
(8) Section 637a(d) is amended by striking ‘‘spe-
cialities’’ and inserting ‘‘specialties’’. 
(9) Section 664(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
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(10) The table of subchapters at the beginning of 
chapter 47A is amended by striking the item relating 
to subchapter VII and inserting the following: 
‘‘VII. POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS’’. 
(11) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter VII of chapter 47A is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 950g and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘950g. Review by United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit; writ of certiorari to Supreme Court.’’. 
(12) Section 950t is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘attack. 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘attack, or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘shall 
punished’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be punished’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (22), by adding a period 
at the end. 
(13) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 55 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1077a and inserting the following: 
‘‘1077a. Access to military medical treatment facilities and other facilities.’’. 
(14) Section 1415(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘concerned’’. 
(15) Section 2006a(b)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘the such programs’’ and inserting ‘‘such programs’’. 
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(16) Section 2279(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(a) and (b)’’. 
(17) Section 2279c, as added by section 
1601(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1718), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘ the 
date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 12, 2017’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘ the date of the enactment 
of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘December 12, 
2017’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘on 
or after the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘after December 11, 2018’’. 
(18)(A) The second section 2279c, as added by 
section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1721), is redesignated as section 2279d. 
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(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 135 is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 2279c the following new item: 
‘‘2279d. Limitation on construction on United States territory of satellite posi-
tioning ground monitoring stations of certain foreign govern-
ments.’’. 
(19) Section 2313b(b)(1)(E), as added by section 
803(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1452), is amended by redesignating clauses (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. 
(20) Section 2324(e)(1) is amended by redesig-
nating the second subparagraph (P) and subpara-
graph (Q) as subparagraphs (Q) and (R), respec-
tively. 
(21) Section 2337a(d), as added by section 
836(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1473), is amended by striking ‘‘title 10, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
(22) Section 2374a(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘,,’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’. 
(23) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 141 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2410s and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain companies.’’. 
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(24) The heading of section 2410s is amended by 
striking the period at the end. 
(25)(A) The heading of section 2414, as amended 
by section 817(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 
131 Stat. 1462), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2414. Funding’’. 
(B) The item relating to such section in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 142 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2414. Funding.’’. 
(26) Section 2613(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘(1)’’. 
(27) Section 2679(a)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘Federal government’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Govern-
ment’’. 
(28) The heading of section 2691, as amended by 
section 2814(b)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2691. Restoration of land used by permit or dam-
aged by mishap; reimbursement of state 
costs of fighting wildland fires’’. 
(29) Section 2879(a)(2)(A), as added by section 
2817(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘on or after the date of the enactment 
of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘after December 11, 
2017,’’. 
(30) The heading of section 2914 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2914. Energy resilience and conservation construc-
tion projects’’. 
(31) Section 10504 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The 
Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The Chief’’; and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(b) as subsection (c). 
(b) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 32, 
United States Code, is amended in section 902, by striking 
‘‘the Secretary, determines’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary 
determines’’. 
(c) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Effective as of 
December 12, 2017, and as if included therein as enacted, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. ll et seq.) is amend-
ed as follows: 
(1) Section 834(a)(2) (131 Stat. 1470) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘subchapter I of’’. 
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(2) Section 913(b) is amended by striking the 
dash after the colon in the matter preceding para-
graph (1). 
(3) Section 1051(d)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Defense Authorization Act’’. 
(4) Section 1691(i) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the’’ after ‘‘Title XIV of’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘as enacted into law by’’ 
before ‘‘Public Law 106–398’’. 
(5) Section 2817(a)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘table of sections for’’ and inserting ‘‘table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter IV of’’. 
(6) Section 2831(b) is amended by inserting ‘‘of 
title 10, United States Code,’’ after ‘‘chapter 173’’. 
(7) Section 2876(d) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘In this section:’’ after 
‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting open quotation 
marks before ‘‘beneficial’’ and close quotation 
marks after ‘‘owner’’. 
(e) OTHER NDAAS.— 
(1) FY2016.—Section 828(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
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Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), as added by sec-
tion 825(a)(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1466), is amended by inserting ‘‘subsection’’ be-
fore ‘‘(b)’’. 
(2) FY2001.—Section 821(e) of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 
398; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2). 
(f) OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) TITLE 31.—Paragraph (1) of section 5112(p) 
of title 31, United States Code, as amended by section 
885 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1505), is amended by striking ‘‘, United States Code’’ 
each place it appears. 
(2) TITLE 49.—Subsection (h) of section 44718 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended and redesig-
nated by sections 311(b)(3) and 311(e)(1) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91), is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
183a(g) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
183a(h)(1) of title 10’’ ; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
183a(g) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
183a(h)(7) of title 10’’. 
(3) ATOMIC
ENERGY
DEFENSE
ACT.—Section 
4309(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2575(c)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
(17) and (18) as paragraphs (16) and (17), respec-
tively. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO
THE 
CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Each of the following provisions law is 
amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management 
Officer’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Chief Management Officer’’: 
(i) Section 192(e)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(ii) Section 2222 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(iii) Section 11319(d)(4) of title 40, 
United States Code. 
(iv) Section 881(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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‘‘(2) Carrying out such other responsibilities re-
lating to countering weapons of mass destruction as 
the Secretary shall specify.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘145. Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.’’. 
(b) OVERSIGHT PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a plan to streamline the oversight framework of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense, including any efficiencies and 
the potential to reduce, realign, or otherwise restructure 
current Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary positions with responsibilities for overseeing coun-
tering weapons of mass destruction policy, programs, and 
activities. 
SEC. 1073. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION. 
(a) RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE 
OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A DUTY STATION 
OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Section 
925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, or to the spouse of such a 
member,’’ before ‘‘or to’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘members,’’ and inserting ‘‘mem-
bers and spouses,’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘members or’’ and inserting 
‘‘members, spouses, or’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘member or’’ and inserting 
‘‘member, spouse, or’’. 
(b) RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE SAME BASIS 
AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.—Section 921(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a member, 
is a resident of— 
‘‘(1) the State in which the member or spouse 
maintains legal residence; 
‘‘(2) the State in which the permanent duty sta-
tion of the member is located; and 
‘‘(3) the State in which the member maintains a 
place of abode from which the member commutes each 
day to the permanent duty station of the member.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6-month 
period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1074. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR SPIRIT OF AMERICA. 
(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Part B of subtitle II of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chap-
ter 2003 the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2005—SPIRIT OF AMERICA 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘200501. Organization. 
‘‘200502. Purposes. 
‘‘200503. Governing body. 
‘‘200504. Powers. 
‘‘200505. Restrictions. 
‘‘200506. Records and inspection. 
‘‘200507. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status. 
‘‘200508. Quarterly report. 
‘‘§ 200501. Organization 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER.—Spirit of America (in this 
chapter ‘the corporation’), a nonprofit corporation, is a fed-
erally chartered corporation. 
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION OF CHARTER.—If the corporation 
does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the 
charter granted by this chapter expires. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF CHARTER.—Nothing in the charter 
granted by this chapter shall be construed as conferring spe-
cial rights or privileges upon the corporation, or as placing 
upon the Department of Defense any obligation with respect 
to the corporation. 
‘‘§ 200502. Purposes 
‘‘The purposes of the corporation are as provided in 
its constitution and bylaws and include the following: 
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‘‘(1) To respond to the needs of local populations 
abroad, as identified by members of the Armed Forces 
and diplomats of the United States abroad. 
‘‘(2) To connect the people of the United States 
more closely to the members of the Armed Forces and 
diplomats of the United States abroad, and to the 
missions carried out by such personnel abroad. 
‘‘(3) To demonstrate the goodwill of the people of 
the United States to peoples around the world. 
‘‘§ 200503. Governing body 
‘‘(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
‘‘(1) The board of directors is the governing body 
of the corporation. The powers, duties, and respon-
sibilities of the board are as provided in the constitu-
tion and bylaws of the corporation. 
‘‘(2) The number of directors is as provided in 
the constitution of the corporation. Their manner of 
selection (including the filling of vacancies) and their 
term of office are as provided in the constitution and 
bylaws. 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.—(1) The officers of the corporation 
are a chairman of the board of directors, a president, one 
or more vice presidents as provided in the constitution and 
bylaws, a secretary, a treasurer, and one or more assistant 
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secretaries and assistant treasurers as provided in the con-
stitution and bylaws. 
‘‘(2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties 
of the officers are as provided in the constitution and by-
laws. 
‘‘§ 200504. Powers 
‘‘The corporation may— 
‘‘(1) adopt and amend a constitution, by-laws, 
and regulations to carry out the purposes of the cor-
poration; 
‘‘(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal; 
‘‘(3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its 
activities; 
‘‘(4) enter into contracts; 
‘‘(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer 
property as necessary and appropriate to carry out 
the purposes of the corporation; 
‘‘(6) establish, regulate, and discontinue subordi-
nate State and territorial subdivisions and local 
chapters or posts; 
‘‘(7) publish a magazine and other publications 
(including through the Internet); 
‘‘(8) sue and be sued; 
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‘‘(9) do any other act necessary and proper to 
carry out the purposes of the corporation as provided 
in its constitution, by-laws, and regulations; and 
‘‘(10) to do any other act necessary and proper 
to carry out the purposes stated in section 200502 of 
this title. 
‘‘§ 200505. Restrictions 
‘‘(a) PROFIT.—The corporation may not engage in 
business activity for profit unless the activity is substan-
tially related to— 
‘‘(1) the purposes stated in 200502 of this title; 
or 
‘‘(2) raising funds to accomplish those purposes. 
‘‘(b) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may 
not issue stock or declare or pay a dividend. 
‘‘(c) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The corporation shall be 
nonpolitical and may not provide financial aid or assist-
ance to, or otherwise promote the candidacy of, an indi-
vidual seeking elective public office. A substantial part of 
the activities of the corporation may not involve carrying 
on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legisla-
tion. 
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.—The in-
come or assets of the corporation may not inure to the ben-
efit of a governor, officer, member, or employee or be distrib-
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uted to any person during the life of the corporation or on 
its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not 
prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to an offi-
cer, employee, or other person or reimbursement for actual 
necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of 
directors. 
‘‘(e) LOANS.—The corporation may not make a loan 
to a governor, officer, member or employee. 
‘‘(f) NO CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR AU-
THORITY.—The corporation may not claim approval of 
Congress, of the authority of the United States, for any ac-
tivity of the corporation. 
‘‘§ 200506. Records and inspection 
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—The corporation shall keep— 
‘‘(1) correct and complete records of account; 
‘‘(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, 
board of governors, and committees having any of the 
authority of the corporation; and 
‘‘(3) at its principal office, a record of the names 
and addresses of its members entitled to vote. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTION.—A member, or an agent or attorney 
of a member, may inspect the records of the corporation 
for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. 
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‘‘§ 200507. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status 
‘‘If the corporation fails to maintain its status as an 
organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, the charter granted under this chapter 
shall terminate. 
‘‘§ 200508. Quarterly report 
‘‘The corporation shall submit a quarterly report to 
Congress on the activities of the corporation during the 
prior fiscal year quarter. The report shall be submitted at 
the same time as the report of the audit required by section 
10101 of this title.’’. 
(b) TABLES OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters at 
the beginning of title 36, United States Code, and at the 
beginning of subtitle II of such title, are each amended by 
inserting after the item relating to chapter 2003 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2005. Spirit of America ................................................................................200501’’. 
SEC. 1075. TRANSFER OF AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPART-
MENTS. 
Section 1098 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
881) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (f); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (a) through (d), respectively; 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (e) and (f); 
(4) in subsection (a)(1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and subject to the certification requirement 
under subsection (f),’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Promptly following the 
completion of the certification requirement under 
subsection (f) and notwithstanding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Notwithstanding’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall begin transfer, with-
out reimbursement, of—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
transfer, without reimbursement—’’. 
SEC. 1076. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL AVIATION 
HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The National Aviation Heritage Area, as it 
is currently defined, contains the National Museum of 
the United States Air Force and the Huffman Prairie 
Flying Field located within the grounds of Wright- 
Patterson Air Force Base. 
(2) The National Aviation Heritage Area con-
tinues to preserve the historical legacy of the Wright 
brothers and the birth of aviation, therefore, the Na-
tional Park Service should designate the National 
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Aviation Heritage Area as a longstanding heritage 
area. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—The National Aviation Her-
itage Area Act (title V of division J of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005; Public Law 108–447) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Aviation Heritage Founda-
tion, Incorporated,’’, ‘‘the Aviation Heritage Founda-
tion, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation estab-
lished under the laws of the State of Ohio)’’, ‘‘the 
Aviation Heritage Foundation’’, ‘‘the Aviation Herit-
age Foundation, Incorporated’’ and ‘‘the Foundation’’ 
each place they appear and inserting ‘‘Dayton His-
tory’’; 
(2) in section 503, by amending paragraph (1) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) DAYTON HISTORY.—The term ‘Dayton His-
tory’ means Dayton History, an organization incor-
porated in Ohio and described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such Code.’’; 
(3) in section 505, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS AND SERVICES.—The 
management entity may accept funds and services from any 
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Federal or non-Federal source for the purposes of imple-
menting the Management Plan.’’; and 
(4) in section 512, by striking ‘‘the date that is 
15 years after the date that funds are first made 
available for this title’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Dayton History (as such 
term is defined in section 503(1) of the National Aviation 
Heritage Area Act (title V of division J of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005; Public Law 108–447)) may 
manage the National Aviation Heritage Area under the 
management plan in effect for that heritage area as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1077. RECOGNITION OF AMERICA’S VETERANS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT.—In order to honor 
American veterans, including American veterans of past 
wars that the Secretary of Defense determines have not re-
ceived appropriate recognition, the Secretary may provide 
such support as the Secretary determines is appropriate for 
a parade to be carried out in the District of Columbia. In 
providing support under this subsection, the Secretary may 
expend funds for the display of small arms and munitions 
appropriate for customary ceremonial honors and for the 
participation of military units that perform customary cer-
emonial duties. 
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(b) PROHIBITION.—In providing support for a parade 
as described in subsection (a), the Secretary may not ex-
pend funds to provide motorized vehicles, aviation plat-
forms, munitions other than the munitions specifically de-
scribed in subsection (a), operational military units, or 
operational military platforms if the Secretary determines 
that providing such units, platforms, or equipment would 
undermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equip-
ment. 
SEC. 1078. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MILITARY AVIATION 
SAFETY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na-
tional Commission on Military Aviation Safety (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of eight members, of whom— 
(A) four shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent; 
(B) one shall be appointed by the Chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
(C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
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(D) one shall be appointed by the Chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointments of 
the members of the Commission shall be made not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY AP-
POINTMENT
DATE.—If one or more appointments 
under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) is not 
made by the appointment date specified in paragraph 
(2), the authority to make such appointment or ap-
pointments shall expire, and the number of members 
of the Commission shall be reduced by the number 
equal to the number of appointments so not made. If 
an appointment under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or 
(E) of paragraph (1) is not made by the appointment 
date specified in paragraph (2), the authority to 
make an appointment under such subparagraph shall 
expire, and the number of members of the Commission 
shall be reduced by the number equal to the number 
otherwise appointable under such subparagraph. 
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(4) 
EXPERTISE.—In 
making 
appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be given to 
individuals with expertise in military aviation train-
ing, aviation technology, military aviation oper-
ations, aircraft sustainment and repair, aviation per-
sonnel policy, aerospace physiology, and reserve com-
ponent policy. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members 
shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any va-
cancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 
select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Chair. 
(2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
its initial meeting. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 
number of members may hold hearings. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
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(1) STUDY ON MILITARY AVIATION SAFETY.—The 
Commission shall undertake a comprehensive study of 
United States military aviation mishaps that oc-
curred between fiscal years 2013 and 2018 in order— 
(A) to assess the rates of military aviation 
mishaps between fiscal years 2013 and 2018 
compared to historic aviation mishap rates; 
(B) to make an assessment of the under-
lying causes contributing to the unexplained 
physiological effects; 
(C) to make an assessment of causes con-
tributing to delays in aviation maintenance and 
limiting operational availability of aircraft; 
(D) to make an assessment of the causes 
contributing to military aviation mishaps; and 
(E) to make recommendations on the modi-
fications, if any, of safety, training, mainte-
nance, personnel, or other policies related to 
military aviation safety. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2019, the 
Commission shall submit to the President and the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 
of the Commission as a result of the study required 
by paragraph (1), together with the recommendations 
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of the Commission for such legislative and adminis-
trative actions as the Commission considers appro-
priate in light of the results of the study. 
(g) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Com-
mission considers advisable to carry out its duties 
under this subtitle. 
(2) INFORMATION
FROM
DEPARTMENT.—The 
Commission may secure directly from any element of 
the Department of Defense such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out its du-
ties under this subtitle. Upon request of the Chair of 
the Commission, the head of such element shall fur-
nish such information to the Commission. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
90 days after the date on which the Commission submits 
the report required under subsection (f)(2). 
(i) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should take every 
immediate action to make necessary repairs to avia-
tion systems and increase pilot training and pro-
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ficiency without assuming additional risk to flight 
safety; and 
(2) this Act and the Defense Appropriations Act 
for fiscal year 2019 should be enacted into law by not 
later than October 1, 2018, at the maximum amount 
permitted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115-23) without being conditioned on 
any other issue and without regard to any issue or 
difference of opinion. 
SEC. 1079. TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN-
ING SUPPORT. 
(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the use of firearms and archery equip-
ment for target practice and marksmanship 
training activities on Federal land is allowed, 
except to the extent specific portions of that land 
have been closed to those activities; 
(B) in recent years preceding the date of en-
actment of this section, portions of Federal land 
have been closed to target practice and marks-
manship training for many reasons; 
(C) the availability of public target ranges 
on non-Federal land has been declining for a va-
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riety of reasons, including continued population 
growth and development near former ranges; 
(D) providing opportunities for target prac-
tice and marksmanship training at public target 
ranges on Federal and non-Federal land can 
help— 
(i) to promote enjoyment of shooting, 
recreational, and hunting activities; and 
(ii) to ensure safe and convenient loca-
tions for those activities; 
(E) Federal law in effect on the date of en-
actment of this section, including the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669 et seq.), provides Federal support for con-
struction and expansion of public target ranges 
by making available to States amounts that may 
be used for construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of public target ranges; and 
(F) it is in the public interest to provide in-
creased Federal support to facilitate the con-
struction or expansion of public target ranges. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
facilitate the construction and expansion of public 
target ranges, including ranges on Federal land man-
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aged by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE 
RESTORATION ACT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) 
is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a spe-
cific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agency 
for recreational shooting; 
‘‘(B) is open to the public; 
‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 
‘‘(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, 
pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 
(2) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting 
‘‘operation’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
(D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as 
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita-
tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 
to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex-
panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 
(3) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND 
SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the Pitt-
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man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669h–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—Of 
the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year 
under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not 
more than 10 percent, to be combined with the 
amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) 
for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, 
or constructing a public target range.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out using a grant under this section shall not 
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of acquir-
ing land for, expanding, or constructing a public tar-
get range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land 
pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not ex-
ceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 
acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 
public target range shall remain available for ex-
penditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year 
period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal 
year for which the amounts are made avail-
able.’’. 
(c) LIMITS ON LIABILITY.— 
(1) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), 
any action by an agent or employee of the United 
States to manage or allow the use of Federal land for 
purposes of target practice or marksmanship training 
by a member of the public shall be considered to be 
the exercise or performance of a discretionary func-
tion. 
(2) CIVIL ACTION OR CLAIMS.—Except to the ex-
tent provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code, the United States shall not be subject to any 
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civil action or claim for money damages for any in-
jury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death 
caused by an activity occurring at a public target 
range that is— 
(A) funded in whole or in part by the Fed-
eral Government pursuant to the Pittman-Rob-
ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et 
seq.); or 
(B) located on Federal land. 
(d) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with ap-
plicable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management should 
cooperate with State and local authorities and other entities 
to carry out waste removal and other activities on any Fed-
eral land used as a public target range to encourage contin-
ued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship 
training. 
(e) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means a specific lo-
cation that— 
(1) is identified by a governmental agency for 
recreational shooting; 
(2) is open to the public; 
(3) may be supervised; and 
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(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 
shotgun shooting. 
SEC. 1080. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADVERSARY AIR CAPA-
BILITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that each facility of the De-
partment of Defense housing an F–22 aircraft squadron 
should have adversary air capabilities to improve the train-
ing of F–22 aircrews. 
SEC. 1081. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ORGANIC AT-
TACK AVIATOR TRAINING CAPABILITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) retaining attack rotary wing aviation assets 
in the Army National Guard continues to be impor-
tant; 
(2) the National Guard should retain organic at-
tack aviation training capacity; and 
(3) the Western and Eastern Army Aviation 
Training Sites have proven invaluable in maintain-
ing Army National Guard aviation readiness. 
SEC. 1082. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LEGACY, CON-
TRIBUTIONS, AND SACRIFICES OF AMERICAN 
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The United States celebrates Native Amer-
ican History Month each November to recognize and 
honor the history and achievements of Native Ameri-
cans. 
(2) American Indian and Alaska Natives serve 
in all branches of the Armed Forces, attend all service 
academies, and defend our country with valiance, 
pride, and honor. 
(3) More than 30,000 active duty, reserve, and 
National Guard members of the Armed Forces iden-
tify as Native American. 
(4) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served and continue to serve in the highest propor-
tions to population than any other ethnic group. 
(5) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served in every war, from the Revolutionary War to 
current overseas conflicts. 
(6) Native American veterans are Congressional 
Medal of Honor, Congressional Gold and Silver Med-
als, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medal recipients. 
(7) American Indian and Alaska Native women 
serve in Armed Forces in higher proportions than any 
other ethnic group. 
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(8) Native American Code Talkers and their lan-
guages proved an invaluable asset during World Wars 
I and II. 
(9) Ira Hayes, Akimel O’odham (Pima) helped 
to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima; 
(10) Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, Apsa´alooke 
(Crow), served in WWII and became a war chief. 
(11) Numerous present and past military air-
craft, helicopters, and munitions programs bear the 
names of Native American tribes and tribal leaders to 
honor their legacy of martial prowess, including the 
Apache, Kiowa, Black Hawk, Lakota, Chinook, 
Huron, Iroquois, Comanche, Cayuse, Chickasaw, Ute, 
Gray Eagle, Mescalero, Tomahawk, and more. 
(12) Native American tribes commonly take part 
in ceremonies alongside military units to bless new 
aircraft and mark successful inception of new fleets. 
(13) More than 140,000 veterans across the 
United States identify as Native American. 
(14) Each November, the Department of Defense 
honors the unique and special relationship with tribal 
communities 
during 
Native 
American 
Heritage 
Month. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that Congress— 
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(1) recognizes and honors the legacy and con-
tributions of American Indian and Alaska Natives 
and tribal communities to the military of the United 
States; and 
(2) commits to ensuring progress for American 
Indian and Alaska Native members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans with regard to representation in 
senior military leadership positions, improving access 
to culturally competent resources and services, and 
supporting families and tribal communities. 
SEC. 1083. AMATEUR RADIO PARITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) More than 730,000 radio amateurs in the 
United States are licensed by the Federal Commu-
nications Commission in the amateur radio services. 
(2) Amateur radio, at no cost to taxpayers, pro-
vides a fertile ground for technical self-training in 
modern telecommunications, electronics technology, 
and emergency communications techniques and proto-
cols. 
(3) There is a strong Federal interest in the ef-
fective performance of amateur stations established at 
the residences of licensees. Such stations have been 
shown to be frequently and increasingly precluded by 
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unreasonable private land use restrictions, including 
restrictive covenants. 
(4) Federal Communications Commission regula-
tions have for three decades prohibited the application 
to stations in the amateur service of State and local 
regulations that preclude or fail to reasonably accom-
modate amateur service communications, or that do 
not constitute the minimum practicable regulation to 
accomplish a legitimate State or local purpose. Com-
mission policy has been and is to require States and 
localities to permit erection of a station antenna 
structure at heights and dimensions sufficient to ac-
commodate amateur service communications. 
(5) The Commission has sought guidance and di-
rection from Congress with respect to the application 
of the Commission’s limited preemption policy re-
garding amateur service communications to private 
land use restrictions, including restrictive covenants. 
(6) There are aesthetic and common property 
considerations that are uniquely applicable to private 
land use regulations and the community associations 
obligated to enforce covenants, conditions, and restric-
tions in deed-restricted communities. These consider-
ations are dissimilar to those applicable to State law 
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and local ordinances regulating the same residential 
amateur radio facilities. 
(7) In recognition of these considerations, a sepa-
rate Federal policy than exists at section 97.15(b) of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, is warranted 
concerning amateur service communications in deed- 
restricted communities. 
(8) Community associations should fairly ad-
minister private land use regulations in the interest 
of their communities, while nevertheless permitting 
the installation and maintenance of effective outdoor 
amateur radio antennas. There exist antenna designs 
and installations that can be consistent with the aes-
thetics and physical characteristics of land and struc-
tures in community associations while accommo-
dating communications in the amateur radio services. 
(b) APPLICATION OF PRIVATE LAND USE RESTRIC-
TIONS TO AMATEUR STATIONS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF FCC RULES.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the 
Federal 
Communications 
Commission 
shall 
amend section 97.15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, by adding a new paragraph that prohibits 
the application to amateur stations of any private 
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land use restriction, including a restrictive covenant, 
that— 
(A) on its face or as applied, precludes com-
munications in an amateur radio service; 
(B) fails to permit a licensee in an amateur 
radio service to install and maintain an effective 
outdoor antenna on property under the exclusive 
use or control of the licensee; or 
(C) does not constitute the minimum prac-
ticable restriction on such communications to ac-
complish the lawful purposes of a community as-
sociation seeking to enforce such restriction. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In amending 
its rules as required by subsection (a), the Commis-
sion shall— 
(A) require any licensee in an amateur 
radio service to notify and obtain prior approval 
from a community association concerning instal-
lation of an outdoor antenna; 
(B) permit a community association to pro-
hibit installation of any antenna or antenna 
support structure by a licensee in an amateur 
radio service on common property not under the 
exclusive use or control of the licensee; and 
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(C) subject to the standards specified in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), permit 
a community association to establish reasonable 
written rules concerning height, location, size, 
and aesthetic impact of, and installation require-
ments for, outdoor antennas and support struc-
tures for the purpose of conducting communica-
tions in the amateur radio services. 
(c) AFFIRMATION OF LIMITED PREEMPTION OF STATE 
AND LOCAL LAND USE REGULATION.—The Federal Com-
munications Commission may not change section 97.15(b) 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, which shall remain 
applicable to State and local land use regulation of amateur 
service communications. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘community association’’ means 
any non-profit mandatory membership organization 
composed of owners of real estate described in a dec-
laration of covenants or created pursuant to a cov-
enant or other applicable law with respect to which 
a person, by virtue of the person’s ownership of or in-
terest in a unit or parcel, is obligated to pay for a 
share of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, main-
tenance, improvement, services, or other expenses re-
lated to common elements, other units, or any other 
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real estate other than the unit or parcel described in 
the declaration. 
(2) The terms ‘‘amateur radio services’’, ‘‘ama-
teur service’’, and ‘‘amateur station’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 97.3 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE INTER-
NATIONAL BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) gaining and maintaining situational aware-
ness and operational control of the international bor-
ders of the United States is critical to national secu-
rity; 
(2) the United States Government must devote 
adequate resources to securing the border, both at, and 
between, ports of entry, and the agency tasked with 
that mission, the Department of Homeland Security, 
should be adequately resourced to conduct such mis-
sion; and 
(3) the Department of Defense must ensure that 
when it acts in support of that mission, such as when 
mobilized by the President to conduct homeland de-
fense activities, or when military facilities are adja-
cent to an international border of the United States, 
it has adequate resources, capabilities, and authorities 
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to carry out the mission while maintaining combat 
readiness. 
SEC. 1085. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 75TH ANNIVER-
SARY OF WORLD WAR II. 
(a) COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall conduct a program to commemo-
rate the 75th anniversary of World War II. In conducting 
the commemorative program, the Secretary shall support 
and facilitate other programs and activities of the Federal 
Government, State and local governments, and not-for-prof-
it organizations in commemoration of the 75th anniversary 
of World War II. 
(b) COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES.— 
The commemorative program may include activities and 
ceremonies to achieve the following objectives: 
(1) To thank and honor veterans of World War 
II, including personnel who were held as prisoners of 
war or listed as missing in action, for their service 
and sacrifice on behalf of the United States and to 
thank and honor the families of these veterans. 
(2) To educate the public about the history of 
World War II and highlight the service of the Armed 
Forces during World War II and the contributions of 
Federal agencies and governmental and nongovern-
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mental organizations that served with, or in support 
of, the Armed Forces. 
(3) To pay tribute to the contributions made on 
the home front by the people of the United States dur-
ing World War II. 
(4) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices 
made by the allies of the United States during World 
War II. 
(c) NAMES AND SYMBOLS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall have the sole and exclusive right to use the name ‘‘The 
United States of America 75th Anniversary of World War 
II Commemoration’’, and such seal, emblems, and badges 
incorporating such name as the Secretary may lawfully 
adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed to super-
sede rights that are established or vested before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) COMMEMORATIVE FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
ADMINISTRATION.— 
Upon the Secretary establishing the commemorative 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of the United 
States an account to be known as the ‘‘Department of 
Defense World War II Commemoration Fund’’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). The Fund 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Defense. 
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(2) USE OF FUND.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall use the assets of the Fund only for the purpose 
of conducting the commemorative program and pro-
viding grants to State and local governments and 
not-for-profit organizations for commemorative activi-
ties, and shall prescribe such regulations regarding 
the use of the Fund as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—The following shall be deposited 
into the Fund: 
(A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund. 
(B) Proceeds derived from the Secretary’s 
use of the exclusive rights described in subsection 
(c). 
(C) Donations made in support of the com-
memorative program by private and corporate 
donors. 
(D) Funds transferred to the Fund by the 
Secretary from funds appropriated for fiscal 
year 2019 and subsequent years for the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(4) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to subsection (f)(2), 
amounts deposited under paragraph (3) shall con-
stitute the assets of the Fund and remain available 
until expended. 
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(5) BUDGET REQUEST.—The Secretary of De-
fense may establish a separate budget line for the 
commemorative program. In the budget justification 
materials submitted by the Secretary in support of 
the budget of the President for any fiscal year for 
which the Secretary establishes the separate budget 
line, the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and explain any amounts ex-
pended for the commemorative program in the 
fiscal year preceding the budget request; 
(B) identify and explain the amounts being 
requested to support the commemorative program 
for the fiscal year of the budget request; and 
(C) present a summary of the fiscal status 
of the Fund. 
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SERVICES.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Defense may accept from any person 
voluntary services to be provided in furtherance of the 
commemorative program. The Secretary of Defense 
shall prohibit the solicitation of any voluntary serv-
ices if the nature or circumstances of such solicitation 
would compromise the integrity or the appearance of 
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integrity of any program of the Department of De-
fense or of any individual involved in the program. 
(2) 
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
INCIDENTAL
EX-
PENSES.—The Secretary may provide for reimburse-
ment of incidental expenses incurred by a person pro-
viding voluntary services under this subsection. The 
Secretary shall determine which expenses are eligible 
for reimbursement under this paragraph. 
(f) FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of the commemorative program estab-
lished by the Secretary of Defense under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
containing an accounting of— 
(A) all of the funds deposited into and ex-
pended from the Fund; 
(B) any other funds expended under this 
section; and 
(C) any unobligated funds remaining in the 
Fund. 
(2) TREATMENT OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Un-
obligated amounts remaining in the Fund as of the 
end of the commemorative period shall be held in the 
Fund until transferred by law. 
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(g) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—Total expendi-
tures from the Fund, using amounts appropriated to the 
Department of Defense, may not exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2019 or for any subsequent fiscal year to carry out 
the commemorative program. 
(h) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide ac-
tivities, $2,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the 
Fund. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FOR CERTAIN COMPETI-
TIVE SERVICE POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 99 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 9905. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of 
the Department of Defense 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may ap-
point, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 
chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chap-
ter), qualified candidates to any of the following positions 
in the competitive service in the Department of Defense: 
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‘‘(1) Any position involved with Department 
maintenance activities, including depot-level mainte-
nance and repair. 
‘‘(2) Any position involved with cybersecurity. 
‘‘(3) Any individual in the acquisition workforce 
that manages any services contracts necessary to the 
operation and maintenance of programs of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(4) Any science, technology, or engineering po-
sition, including any such position at the Major 
Range and Test Facilities Base, in order to allow de-
velopment of new systems and provide for the mainte-
nance of legacy systems. 
‘‘(b) SUNSET.—Effective on September 30, 2025, the 
authority provided under subsection (a) shall expire.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 99 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 9904 the following 
new item: 
‘‘9905. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense.’’. 
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SEC. 1102. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR POST- 
SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRAD-
UATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 99 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by section 1101(a), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 9906. Direct hire authority for the Department of 
Defense for post-secondary students and 
recent graduates 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to sections 3309 
through 3318, 3327, and 3330, the Secretary of Defense may 
recruit and appoint qualified recent graduates and current 
post-secondary students to competitive service positions in 
professional and administrative occupations within the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister this section in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND ADVERTISING.—To the 
extent practical, as determined by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall publicly advertise positions available 
under this section. In carrying out the preceding sen-
tence, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) take into account merit system prin-
ciples, mission requirements, costs, and organiza-
tional benefits of any advertising of positions; 
and 
‘‘(B) advertise such positions in the manner 
the Secretary determines is most likely to pro-
vide diverse and qualified candidates and ensure 
potential applicants have appropriate informa-
tion relevant to the positions available. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘current post-secondary student’ 
means a person who— 
‘‘(A) is currently enrolled in, and in good 
academic standing at, a full-time program at an 
institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) is making satisfactory progress toward 
receipt of a baccalaureate or graduate degree; 
and 
‘‘(C) has completed at least one year of the 
program; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘recent graduate’, with respect to 
appointment of a person under this section, means a 
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person who was awarded a degree by an institution 
of higher education not more than two years before 
the date of the appointment of such person, except 
that in the case of a person who has completed a pe-
riod of obligated service in a uniformed service of 
more than four years, such term means a person who 
was awarded a degree by an institution of higher edu-
cation not more than four years before the date of the 
appointment of such person. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—Effective on September 30, 2025, the 
authority provided under this section shall expire.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 99 of such title, as amended by 
section 1101(b), is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 9905 the following new item: 
‘‘9906. Direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for post-secondary stu-
dents and recent graduates.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1106 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328) is repealed. 
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SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF OVERTIME RATE AUTHORITY FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PER-
FORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN 
SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIR-
CRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 
JAPAN. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AU-
THORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON 
PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION 
ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
WORKING OVERSEAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most re-
cently amended by section 1105 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), 
is amended by striking ‘‘through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2019’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON 
PAY.—Section 1101(b) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4615) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON 
PAY.—In applying section 5307 of title 5, United States 
Code, any payment in addition to basic pay for a period 
of time during which a waiver under subsection (a) is in 
effect shall not be counted as part of an employee’s aggregate 
compensation for the given calendar year.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 
2019. 
SEC. 1105. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN OR UNDER 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2018 through 
2021, in addition to the authority provided under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 3326 of title 
5, United States Code, and consistent with the requirements 
of such section, a retired member of the armed forces may 
be appointed under such subsection if— 
(1) the Department of Defense (including a non-
appropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdic-
tion of the armed forces) has been granted direct hire 
authority to fill the position; 
(2) the appointment is to fill an emergency ap-
pointment for which the Secretary concerned or his 
designee for the purpose determines competitive ap-
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pointment is not appropriate or reasonable due to the 
need to fill the emergency need as quickly as possible; 
or 
(3) the appointment is for a highly qualified ex-
pert under section 9903 of such title. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) with respect to the waiver process under sec-
tion 3326(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) the number of individuals appointed 
during the most recently ended fiscal year under 
such process; and 
(B) the Department of Defense’s plan on the 
use of such process during the fiscal year in 
which the briefing is provided; 
(2) the number of individuals— 
(A) appointed under the authority provided 
by subsection (a) during the most recently ended 
fiscal year; and 
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(B) expected to be appointed under such 
subsection during the fiscal year in which the 
briefing is provided; and 
(3) the impact of subsection (a) on the manage-
ment of the Department civilian workforce during the 
most recently ended fiscal year. 
SEC. 
1106. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
CONDUCT 
TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES TEST PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5711(g) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘7 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as though enacted on December 
1, 2017. 
SEC. 1107. PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
Section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not 
more than 10 active demonstration projects may be in effect 
at any time. 
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‘‘(B) Any demonstration project authorized under this 
section that is active for a period greater than 10 years 
shall not count for purposes of applying the limitation in 
subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) Each agency at which a demonstration project is 
ongoing shall submit an annual report to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, the Office and Management and Budg-
et, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the United States Senate, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the United States 
House of Representatives that includes— 
‘‘(1) the aggregate performance appraisal ratings 
and compensation costs for employees under a dem-
onstration project; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the results of the dem-
onstration project, including its impact on mission 
goals, employee recruitment, retention, and satisfac-
tion, and which may include the results of the survey 
authorized under section 1128 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 5 U.S.C. 7101 note), commonly referred to 
as the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and per-
formance management for employees; and 
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‘‘(3) a comparison of the items listed in (1) and 
(2) with employees not covered by the demonstration 
project.’’. 
SEC. 1108. EXPANDED FLEXIBILITY IN SELECTING CAN-
DIDATES FROM REFERRAL LISTS. 
(a) EXPANDED FLEXIBILITY.—Subchapter I of chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
sections 3317 and 3318 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 3317. Competitive service; certification using nu-
merical ratings 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, or the head of an agency to 
which the Director has delegated examining authority 
under section 1104(a)(2), shall certify a sufficient 
number of names from the top of the appropriate reg-
ister or list of eligibles, as determined pursuant to 
regulations prescribed under subsection (c), and pro-
vide a certificate with such names to an appointing 
authority that has requested a certificate of eligibles 
to consider when filling a job in the competitive serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM NUMBER OF NAMES CERTIFIED.— 
Unless otherwise provided for in regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (c), the number of names cer-
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tified under paragraph (1) shall be not less than 
three. 
‘‘(b) DISCONTINUANCE OF CERTIFICATION.—When an 
appointing authority, for reasons considered sufficient by 
the Director or head of an agency, has three times consid-
ered and passed over a preference eligible who was certified 
from a register, the Director or head of any agency may 
discontinue certifying the preference eligible for appoint-
ment. The Director or the head of an agency shall provide 
to such preference eligible notice of the intent to discontinue 
certifying such preference eligible prior to the discontinu-
ance of certification. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall prescribe reg-
ulations for the administration of this section. Such regula-
tions shall include the establishment of mechanisms for 
identifying the eligibles who will be considered for each va-
cancy. Such mechanisms may include cut-off scores. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Director’ 
means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘§ 3318. Competitive service; selections using numer-
ical ratings 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An appointing authority shall se-
lect for appointment from the eligibles certified for appoint-
ment on a certificate furnished under section 3317(a), un-
less objection to one or more of the individuals certified is 
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made to, and sustained by, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management or the head of an agency to which the 
Director has delegated examining authority under section 
1104(a)(2), for proper and adequate reason under regula-
tions prescribed by the Director. 
‘‘(b) OTHER APPOINTING AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 240-day period 
beginning on the date of issuance of a certificate of 
eligibles under section 3317(a), an appointing author-
ity other than the appointing authority requesting the 
certificate (in this subsection referred to as the ‘other 
appointing authority’) may select an individual from 
that certificate in accordance with this subsection for 
an appointment to a position that is— 
‘‘(A) in the same occupational series as the 
position for which the certification of eligibles 
was issued (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘original position’); and 
‘‘(B) at a similar grade level as the original 
position. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—An appointing authority 
requesting a certificate of eligibles may share the cer-
tificate with another appointing authority only if the 
announcement of the original position provided notice 
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that the resulting list of eligible candidates may be 
used by another appointing authority. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The selection of an indi-
vidual under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall be made in accordance with sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), may be made 
without any additional posting under section 
3327. 
‘‘(4) INTERNAL NOTICE.—Before selecting an in-
dividual under paragraph (1), the other appointing 
authority shall— 
‘‘(A) provide notice of the available position 
to employees of the other appointing authority; 
‘‘(B) provide up to 10 business days for em-
ployees of the other appointing authority to 
apply for the position; and 
‘‘(C) review the qualifications of employees 
submitting an application. 
‘‘(c) PASS OVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (2), 
if an appointing authority proposes to pass over a 
preference eligible certified for appointment under 
subsection (a) and select an individual who is not a 
preference eligible, the appointing authority shall file 
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written reasons with the Director or the head of the 
agency for passing over the preference eligible. The 
Director or the head of the agency shall make the rea-
sons presented by the appointing authority part of the 
record of the preference eligible and may require the 
submission of more detailed information from the ap-
pointing authority in support of the passing over of 
the preference eligible. The Director or the head of the 
agency shall determine the sufficiency or insufficiency 
of the reasons submitted by the appointing authority, 
taking into account any response received from the 
preference eligible under paragraph (2). When the Di-
rector or the head of the agency has completed review 
of the proposed pass-over of the preference eligible, the 
Director or the head of the agency shall send its find-
ings to the appointing authority and to the preference 
eligible. The appointing authority shall comply with 
the findings. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO 
HAVE
A
COMPENSABLE
SERVICE-CONNECTED
DIS-
ABILITY.—In the case of a preference eligible described 
in section 2108(3)(C) who has a compensable service- 
connected disability of 30 percent or more, the ap-
pointing authority shall notify the Director under 
paragraph (1) and, at the same time, notify the pref-
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erence eligible of the proposed pass-over, of the reasons 
for the proposed pass-over, and of the individual’s 
right to respond to those reasons to the Director with-
in 15 days of the date of the notification. The Direc-
tor shall, before completing the review under para-
graph (1), require a demonstration by the appointing 
authority that the notification was timely sent to the 
preference eligible’s last known address. 
‘‘(3) 
FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
NOT
RE-
QUIRED.—When a preference eligible, for reasons con-
sidered sufficient by the Director, or in the case of a 
preference eligible described in paragraph (1), by the 
head of an agency, has been passed over in accordance 
with this subsection for the same position, the ap-
pointing authority is not required to give further con-
sideration to that preference eligible while selecting 
from the same list for a subsequent appointment to 
such position. 
‘‘(4) DELEGATION PROHIBITION.—In the case of 
a preference eligible described in paragraph (2), the 
functions of the Director under this subsection may 
not be delegated to an individual who is not an offi-
cer or employee of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment. 
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‘‘(d) SPECIAL
RULE
REGARDING
REEMPLOYMENT 
LISTS.—When the names of preference eligibles are on a 
reemployment list appropriate for the position to be filled, 
an appointing authority may appoint from a register of 
eligibles established after examination only an individual 
who qualifies as a preference eligible under subparagraph 
(C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 2108(3). 
‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION NOT REQUIRED.—In accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Director, an appointing 
officer is not required to consider an eligible who has been 
considered by the appointing officer for three separate ap-
pointments from the same or different certificates for the 
same position. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall prescribe reg-
ulations for the administration of this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Director’ 
means the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such subchapter is 
further amended— 
(1) in section 3319— 
(A) by amending the section heading to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 3319. Competitive service; selection using category 
rating’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph 
(6), redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
(6), and amending paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES.— 
‘‘(A) SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
(2), an appointing official may not pass over a 
preference eligible in the same category from 
which selection is made, unless the requirements 
of sections 3317(b) and 3318(c), as applicable, 
are satisfied. 
‘‘(B) FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
NOT
RE-
QUIRED.—When a preference eligible, for reasons 
considered sufficient by the Director, or in the 
case of a preference eligible described in section 
3318(c)(1), by the head of an agency, has been 
passed over in accordance with section 3318(c) 
for the same position, the appointing authority 
is not required to give further consideration to 
that preference eligible while selecting from the 
same list for a subsequent appointment to such 
position. 
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‘‘(C) LIST OF ELIGIBLES ISSUED FROM A 
STANDING REGISTER; DISCONTINUATION OF CER-
TIFICATION.—In the case of lists of eligibles 
issued from a standing register, when an ap-
pointing authority, for reasons considered suffi-
cient by the Director or the head of an agency, 
has three times considered and passed over a 
preference eligible who was certified from a reg-
ister, certification of the preference eligible for 
appointment may be discontinued. However, the 
preference eligible is entitled to advance notice of 
discontinuance of certification in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Director.’’; 
and 
(2) in the first sentence of section 3320, by strik-
ing ‘‘sections 3308–3318’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
3308 through 3319’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the 
items relating to sections 3317, 3318, and 3319 and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘3317. Competitive service; certification using numerical ratings 
‘‘3318. Competitive service; selection using numerical ratings 
‘‘3319. Competitive service; selection using category rating’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date on which the 
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Director of the Office of Personnel Management issues 
final regulations to implement sections 3317, 3318, 
and 3319 of title 5, United States Code, as amended 
or added by this section. 
(2) REGULATIONS
REQUIRED.—The Director 
shall issue regulations under paragraph (1) not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 1109. TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS IN THE 
COMPETITIVE SERVICE. 
(a) TEMPORARY
AND TERM APPOINTMENTS.—Sub-
chapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3115. Temporary and term appointments 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(2) 
TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT.—The 
term 
‘temporary appointment’ means an appointment in 
the competitive service for a period of not more than 
1 year. 
‘‘(3) TERM APPOINTMENT.—The term ‘term ap-
pointment’ means an appointment in the competitive 
service for a period of more than 1 year and not more 
than 5 years. 
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‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may make a temporary appointment or term 
appointment to a position in the competitive service 
when the need for the services of the employee services 
is not permanent. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—Under conditions prescribed 
by the Director, the head of an Executive agency 
may— 
‘‘(A) extend a temporary appointment made 
under paragraph (1) in increments of not more 
than 1 year, up to a maximum of 3 total years 
of service; and 
‘‘(B) extend a term appointment made 
under paragraph (1) in increments determined 
appropriate by the head of the Executive agency, 
up to a maximum of 6 total years of service. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENTS FOR CRITICAL HIRING NEEDS.— 
Under conditions prescribed by the Director, the head of 
an Executive agency may make a noncompetitive tem-
porary appointment, or a noncompetitive term appoint-
ment for a period of not more than 18 months, to a position 
in the competitive service for which a critical hiring need 
exists, without regard to the requirements of sections 3327 
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and 3330. An appointment made under this subsection may 
not be extended. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director may prescribe reg-
ulations to carry out this section, but is not required to 
promulgate regulations prior to implementation of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—Nothing in this section shall preclude 
the Secretary of Defense from making temporary and term 
appointments in the competitive service pursuant to section 
1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580; Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2447), and any regulations prescribed by 
the Director for the administration of this section shall not 
apply to the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of the au-
thorities granted under such section 1105.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3114 the fol-
lowing: . 
‘‘3115. Temporary and term appointments’’. 
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERA-
TION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Defense should utilize appropriate se-
curity cooperation authorities to counter malign influence 
campaigns that are directed at allied and partner countries 
and that pose a significant threat to the national security 
of the United States. 
(b) REPORT ON FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall include with the consolidated budget materials sub-
mitted to Congress as required by section 381 of title 10, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2020, and for each subse-
quent fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, a report on the 
use of security cooperation funding to counter the malign 
influence directed at allied and partner countries and that 
pose a significant threat to the national security of the 
United States. 
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SEC. 1202. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CER-
TAIN EXPENSES FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE RE-
GIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 
Section 342 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘, including travel, transpor-
tation, and subsistence expenses,’’ after ‘‘activi-
ties of the Regional Centers’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including travel, transportation, and subsistence 
expenses,’’ after ‘‘activities of the Regional Cen-
ters’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses,’’ after ‘‘Marshall Center’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘, including 
travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses,’’ 
after ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Center for Security Studies’’. 
SEC. 1203. NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OF 
EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide funds for the NATO Strategic Communications 
Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) to— 
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(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint strategic communications 
exercises or coalition or international military oper-
ations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign na-
tions in the areas of strategic communications. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary 
has assigned executive agent responsibility for the Center 
to an appropriate organization within the Department of 
Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen 
the role of the Center in fostering strategic communications 
and information operations within NATO. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the 
efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen the role 
of the Center in fostering strategic communications and in-
formation operations within NATO. 
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SEC. 1204. NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENSE CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide funds for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense 
Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) to— 
(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint cyber exercises or coalition 
or international military operations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign coun-
tries in the areas of cyber and cybersecurity. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary 
has assigned executive agent responsibilities for the Center 
to an appropriate organization within the Department of 
Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen 
the role of the Center in fostering cyber defense and cyber 
warfare capabilities within NATO. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
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on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the 
efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen the role 
of the Center in fostering cyber defense and cyber warfare 
capabilities within NATO. 
SEC. 1205. PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT OF THE INTER- 
AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 351. Inter-American Defense College 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT.—The Secretary of De-
fense may authorize members of the armed forces and civil-
ian personnel of the Department of Defense to participate 
in the operation of and the provision of support to the Inter- 
American Defense College and provide logistic support, sup-
plies, and services to the Inter-American Defense College, 
including the use of Department of Defense facilities and 
equipment, as the Secretary considers necessary to— 
‘‘(1) assist the Inter-American Defense College in 
its mission to develop and offer to military officers 
and civilian officials from member states of the Orga-
nization of American States advanced academic 
courses on matters related to military and defense 
issues, the inter-American system, and related dis-
ciplines; and 
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‘‘(2) ensure that the Inter-American Defense Col-
lege provides an academic program of a level of qual-
ity, rigor, and credibility that is commensurate with 
the standards of Department of Defense senior service 
colleges and that includes the promotion of security 
cooperation, human rights, humanitarian assistance 
and disaster response, peacekeeping, and democracy 
in the Western Hemisphere. 
‘‘(b) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the Inter-American Defense Board for the participa-
tion of members of the armed forces and civilian personnel 
of the Department of Defense in the operation of and provi-
sion of host nation support to the Inter-American Defense 
College under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) If Department of Defense facilities, equip-
ment, or funds will be used to support the Inter- 
American Defense College under subsection (a), a 
memorandum of understanding entered into under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of any cost- 
sharing arrangement or other funding arrangement 
relating to the use of such facilities, equipment, or 
funds. 
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‘‘(3) A memorandum of understanding entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall also include a cur-
riculum and a plan for academic program develop-
ment. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to pay costs that the Secretary determines are nec-
essary for the participation of members of the armed forces 
and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense in the 
operation of and provision of host nation support to the 
Inter-American Defense College, including— 
‘‘(A) the costs of expenses of such partici-
pants; 
‘‘(B) the cost of hiring and retaining quali-
fied professors, instructors, and lecturers; 
‘‘(C) curriculum support costs, including 
administrative costs, academic outreach, and 
curriculum support personnel; 
‘‘(D) the cost of translation and interpreta-
tion services; 
‘‘(E) the cost of information and edu-
cational technology; 
‘‘(F) the cost of utilities; and 
‘‘(G) the cost of maintenance and repair of 
facilities. 
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‘‘(2) No funds may be used under this section to 
provide for the pay of members of the armed forces or 
civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who 
participate in the operation of and the provision of 
host nation support to the Inter-American Defense 
College under this section. 
‘‘(3) Funds available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year may be used for activities that begin in 
such fiscal year and end in the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense may waive reimbursement for developing countries 
(as such term is defined in section 301 of this title) of the 
costs of funding and other host nation support provided to 
the Inter-American Defense College under this section if the 
Secretary determines that the provision of such funding or 
support without reimbursement is in the national security 
interest of the United States. 
‘‘(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘logistic support, sup-
plies, and services’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2350 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 351. Inter-American Defense College.’’. 
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SEC. 1206. INCREASE IN COST LIMITATION FOR SMALL 
SCALE CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO SECU-
RITY COOPERATION. 
Section 301(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$750,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1207. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
HAITI. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 3 years, the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress (as such term is defined in section 301 of title 10, 
United States Code) a report on cooperation between the 
Department of Defense and the Government of Haiti. 
SEC. 1208. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PROCESSES AND PRO-
CEDURES USED TO CARRY OUT SECTION 362 
OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, shall conduct a review 
of the processes and procedures used to carry out section 
362 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
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State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains a summary and 
evaluation of the review required by subsection (a). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the procedures used to 
obtain and verify information regarding the vet-
ting of partner units for gross violation of 
human rights required under section 362 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(B) A description of the procedures required 
under subsection (d) of such section 362. 
(C) A description of the procedures used to 
conduct remediation of units for determined or 
alleged of gross violation of human rights. 
(D) A list of units completing the process of 
remediation for gross violation of human rights 
as described in subparagraph (C). 
(E) A summary of reports submitted to 
Congress as required under subsection (e) of such 
section 362. 
(F) An analysis of the impact of such sec-
tion 362 to achieving the objectives of the Na-
tional Defense Strategy. 
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(G) A description of the processes and pro-
cedures used to implement section 1206 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3538), to 
include the process of obtaining the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, as required under sub-
section (c)(1) of such section. 
(H) Recommendations to revise authorities 
to improve the processes and procedures related 
to the vetting of foreign partner units for gross 
violations of human rights. 
(I) Any other matters the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
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(c) AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LAW.—(1) Paragraph 
(1) of section 362(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘none may be used 
for any training, equipment, or other assistance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘none may be used for any training, defense arti-
cles, or defense services’’. 
(2) Subsection (b)(3) of section 1206 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 
U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b) 
of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by section 1204(a) of this Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b) of section 362 of title 10, United States Code’’. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of 
section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), 
as most recently amended by section 1211 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1648), is further amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section 1222, as so amended, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2018,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT 
PROVIDED 
TO 
UNITED 
STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as 
most recently amended by section 1212 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1648), is further amended by striking 
‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on 
December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning 
on October 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (d)(1) of 
such section 1233, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the period 
beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 
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October 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019’’; 
and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to Paki-
stan during’’ and all that follows through ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘to Pakistan during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2019’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO PAKISTAN.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RE-
LATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUP-
PORT PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended 
by section 1212(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2019’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE-
MENT OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKI-
STAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended 
by section 1212(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further amended by 
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striking ‘‘for any period prior to December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for any period prior to December 31, 
2019’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATION
ON
REIMBURSE-
MENT OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKI-
STAN.—Of the total amount of reimbursements and 
support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal year 
2019 pursuant to the second sentence of section 
1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by subsection 
(b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible for the 
waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 
Stat. 2001) unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
the congressional defense committees that— 
(A) Pakistan continues to conduct military 
operations that are contributing to significantly 
disrupting the safe havens, fundraising and re-
cruiting efforts, and freedom of movement of the 
Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(B) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate 
its commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network 
from using any Pakistan territory as a safe 
haven and for fundraising and recruiting efforts; 
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(C) the Government of Pakistan is making 
an attempt to actively coordinate with the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan to restrict the movement 
of militants, such as the Haqqani Network, along 
the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; and 
(D) Pakistan has shown progress in arrest-
ing and prosecuting senior leaders and mid-level 
operatives of the Haqqani Network. 
SEC. 
1213. 
EXTENSION 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
COM-
MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 
1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2477), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2017 and fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2017 through 2020’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
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(b) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (b) of section 1211 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2477) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND SYRIA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SYRIA, SOMALIA, LIBYA, AND YEMEN’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or Syria’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Syria, Somalia, Libya, or Yemen’’. 
SEC. 1214. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees an unclassified report, which 
may include a classified annex, describing the manner in 
which the Department of Defense provides assistance to the 
Government of Pakistan. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3559), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1690), is fur-
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ther amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section, as so 
amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2019’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,269,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$850,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), as most recently amended 
by section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1653), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of such section 
1209, as most recently amended by section 1221 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2485), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
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