SEC. 219. RESTRUCTURING OF THE DISTRIBUTED COMMON 
GROUND SYSTEM OF THE ARMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2017, the 
Secretary of the Army shall restructure versions of the dis-
tributed common ground system of the Army after Incre-
ment 1— 
(1) by discontinuing development of any compo-
nent of the system for which there is commercial soft-
ware that is capable of fulfilling at least 80 percent 
of the system requirements applicable to such compo-
nent; and 
(2) by conducting a review of the acquisition 
strategy of the program to ensure that procurement of 
commercial software is the preferred method of meet-
ing program requirements. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Army shall not 
award any contract for the development of any capability 
for the distributed common ground system of the Army if 
such a capability is available for purchase on the commer-
cial market, except for minor capabilities that are inci-
dental to and necessary for the proper functioning of a 
major component of the system. 
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SEC. 220. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEN-
IOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSI-
BILITY FOR DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) designate a senior official already serving 
within the Department of Defense as the official with 
principal responsibility for the development and dem-
onstration of directed energy weapons for the Depart-
ment; and 
(2) set forth the responsibilities of that senior of-
ficial with respect to such programs. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 231. STRATEGY FOR ASSURED ACCESS TO TRUSTED 
MICROELECTRONICS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a strategy to ensure that the Department of Defense has 
assured access to trusted microelectronics by not later than 
September 30, 2020. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Definitions of the various levels of trust re-
quired by classes of Department of Defense systems. 
(2) Means of classifying systems of the Depart-
ment of Defense based on the level of trust such sys-
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tems are required to maintain with respect to micro-
electronics. 
(3) Means by which trust in microelectronics can 
be assured. 
(4) Means to increase the supplier base for as-
sured microelectronics to ensure multiple supply 
pathways. 
(5) An assessment of the microelectronics needs 
of the Department of Defense in future years, includ-
ing the need for trusted, radiation-hardened micro-
electronics. 
(6) An assessment of the microelectronic needs of 
the Department of Defense that may not be fulfilled 
by entities outside the Department of Defense. 
(7) The resources required to assure access to 
trusted microelectronics, including infrastructure and 
investments in science and technology. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees the strategy devel-
oped under subsection (a). The strategy shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) DIRECTIVE REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a directive 
for the Department of Defense describing how Department 
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of Defense entities may access assured and trusted micro-
electronics supply chains for Department of Defense sys-
tems. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than September 30, 
2020, the Secretary of the Defense shall certify to the con-
gressional defense committees that— 
(1) the strategy developed under subsection (a) 
has been implemented; and 
(2) the Department of Defense has an assured 
means for accessing a sufficient supply of trusted 
microelectronics, as required by the strategy developed 
under subsection (a). 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘trust’’ 
and ‘‘trusted’’ refer, with respect to microelectronics, to the 
ability of the Department of Defense to have confidence that 
the microelectronics function as intended and are free of 
exploitable vulnerabilities, either intentionally or uninten-
tionally designed or inserted as part of the system at any 
time during its life cycle. 
SEC. 232. PILOT PROGRAM ON EVALUATION OF COMMER-
CIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense In-
formation Systems Agency shall carry out a pilot program 
to evaluate commercially available information technology 
tools to better understand the potential impact of such tools 
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on networks and computing environments of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the pilot program 
may include the following: 
(1) Prototyping, experimentation, operational 
demonstration, military user assessments, and other 
means of obtaining quantitative and qualitative feed-
back on the commercial information technology prod-
ucts. 
(2) Engagement with the commercial informa-
tion technology industry to— 
(A) forecast military requirements and tech-
nology needs; and 
(B) support the development of market 
strategies and program requirements before fi-
nalizing acquisition decisions and strategies. 
(3) Assessment of novel or innovative commercial 
technology for use by the Department of Defense. 
(4) Assessment of novel or innovative contracting 
mechanisms to speed delivery of capabilities to the 
Armed Forces. 
(5) Solicitation of operational user input to 
shape future information technology requirements of 
the Department of Defense. 
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(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2022, not more than $15,000,000 may 
be expended on the pilot program in any such fiscal year. 
SEC. 233. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE 
LABORATORIES AND TEST AND EVALUATION 
CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretaries shall 
jointly carry out a pilot program to demonstrate methods 
for the more effective development of research, development, 
test, and evaluation functions. 
(b) SELECTION AND PRIORITY.—The Assistant Secre-
taries shall jointly select not more than one laboratory and 
one test and evaluation center from each of the military 
services to participate in the pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(c) PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
director of a laboratory or test and evaluation center 
selected under subsection (b) shall propose and imple-
ment alternative and innovative methods of rapid 
project delivery, support, experimentation, proto-
typing, and partnership with universities and private 
sector entities to— 
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(A) generate greater value and efficiencies 
in research and development activities per dollar 
of cost; and 
(B) enable more rapid deployment of 
warfighter capabilities. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The director shall imple-
ment each method proposed under paragraph (1) un-
less such method is disapproved by the Assistant Sec-
retary concerned. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR DEMONSTRATION AND 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Until the termination of the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (f), the director of a laboratory or 
test and evaluation center selected under subsection (b) may 
waive any restriction or departmental instruction that 
would affect the implementation of a method proposed 
under subsection (c), unless such implementation would be 
prohibited by Federal law. 
(e) MINIMUM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.—Each 
laboratory or test and evaluation center selected under sub-
section (b) shall participate in the pilot program under sub-
section (a) for a period of not fewer than six years begin-
ning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date determined appro-
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priate by the Secretary of Defense that is on or after the 
end of the six-year period described in subsection (e). 
(g) ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ means— 
(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition, with respect to a working capital fund 
institution of the Air Force; 
(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to 
a working capital fund institution of the Army; and 
(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Re-
search, Development, and Acquisition, with respect to 
a working capital fund institution of the Navy. 
SEC. 234. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZATION OF ELEC-
TROMAGNETIC 
SPECTRUM 
WARFARE 
SYS-
TEMS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out a pilot program on the modernization of 
electromagnetic spectrum warfare systems and elec-
tronic warfare systems. 
(2) SELECTION.—If the Secretary carries out the 
pilot program under paragraph (1), the Electronic 
Warfare Executive Committee shall select from the list 
described in section 237(b)(4) a total of five electro-
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magnetic spectrum warfare systems and electronic 
warfare systems across at least two military depart-
ments that are currently in sustainment for mod-
ernization under the pilot program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘electromagnetic spectrum warfare’’ 
means electronic warfare that encompasses military 
communications and sensing operations that occur in 
the electromagnetic operational domain. 
(2) The term ‘‘electronic warfare’’ means mili-
tary action involving the use of electromagnetic and 
directed energy to control the electromagnetic spec-
trum or to attack the enemy. 
SEC. 235. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF F/A–18 PHYSIOLOGICAL 
EPISODES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy shall conduct an independent review of 
the plans, programs, and research of the Department of the 
Navy with respect to— 
(1) physiological events affecting aircrew of the 
F/A–18 Hornet and the F/A–18 Super Hornet air-
craft during the covered period; and 
(2) the efforts of the Navy and Marine Corps to 
prevent and mitigate the affects of such physiological 
events. 
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(b) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall— 
(1) designate an appropriate senior official in 
the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to oversee the 
review; and 
(2) consult experts from outside the Department 
of Defense in appropriate technical and medical 
fields. 
(c) REVIEW ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection 
(a) shall include an evaluation of— 
(1) any data of the Department of the Navy re-
lating to the increased frequency of physiological 
events affecting aircrew of the F/A–18 Hornet and the 
F/A–18 Super Hornet aircraft during the covered pe-
riod; 
(2) aircraft mishaps potentially related to such 
physiological events; 
(3) the cost and effectiveness of all material, 
operational, maintenance, and other measures carried 
out by the Department of the Navy to mitigate such 
physiological events during the covered period; 
(4) material, operational, maintenance, or other 
measures that may reduce the rate of such physio-
logical events in the future; and 
(5) the performance of— 
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(A) the onboard oxygen generation system 
in the F/A–18 Super Hornet; 
(B) the overall environmental control sys-
tem in the F/A–18 Hornet and F/A–18 Super 
Hornet; and 
(C) other relevant subsystems of the F/A–18 
Hornet and F/A–18 Super Hornet, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 
2017, the Secretary of Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes the results 
of the review under subsection (a). 
(e) COVERED PERIOD.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered period’’ means the period beginning on January 1, 
2009, and ending on the date of the submission of the report 
under subsection (d). 
SEC. 236. STUDY ON HELICOPTER CRASH PREVENTION AND 
MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded re-
search and development center to conduct a study on tech-
nologies with the potential to prevent and mitigate heli-
copter crashes. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
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(1) Identification of technologies with the poten-
tial— 
(A) to prevent helicopter crashes (such as 
collision avoidance technologies and battle space 
and terrain situational awareness technologies); 
and 
(B) to improve survivability among indi-
viduals involved in such crashes (such as adapt-
ive flight control technologies and improved en-
ergy absorbing technologies). 
(2) A cost-benefit analysis of each technology 
identified under paragraph (1) that takes into ac-
count the cost of developing and deploying the tech-
nology compared to the potential of the technology to 
prevent casualties or injuries. 
(3) A list that ranks the technologies identified 
under paragraph (1) based on— 
(A) the results of the cost-benefit analysis 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) the readiness level of each technology. 
(4) An analysis of helicopter crashes that— 
(A) compares the casualty rates of cockpit 
occupants to the casualty rates of occupants of 
cargo compartments and troop seats; and 
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(B) identifies the root causes of the casual-
ties described in subparagraph (A). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives (and other congressional defense commit-
tees on request) a briefing that includes— 
(1) the results of the study required under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) the list described in subsection (b)(3). 
SEC. 237. REPORT ON ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2017, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics, acting through the Electronic War-
fare Executive Committee, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the electronic warfare capa-
bilities of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A strategy for advancing and accelerating re-
search, development, test, and evaluation, and field-
ing, of electronic warfare capabilities to meet current 
and projected requirements, including recommenda-
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tions for streamlining acquisition processes with re-
spect to such capabilities. 
(2) A methodology for synchronizing and over-
seeing electronic warfare strategies, operational con-
cepts, and programs across the Department of De-
fense, including electronic warfare programs that sup-
port or enable cyber operations. 
(3) The training and operational support re-
quired for fielding and sustaining current and 
planned investments in electronic warfare capabili-
ties. 
(4) A comprehensive list of investments of the 
Department of Defense in electronic warfare capabili-
ties, including the capabilities to be developed, pro-
cured, or sustained in— 
(A) the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2018 submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code; and 
(B) the future-years defense program sub-
mitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code, for that fiscal year. 
(5) Progress on increasing innovative electro-
magnetic spectrum warfighting methods and oper-
ational concepts that provide advantages within the 
electromagnetic spectrum operational domain. 
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(6) Specific attributes needed in future electronic 
warfare capabilities, such as networking, adapt-
ability, agility, multifunctionality, and miniaturiza-
tion, and progress toward incorporating such at-
tributes in new electronic warfare systems. 
(7) Capability gaps with respect to asymmetric 
and near-peer adversaries identified pursuant to a 
capability gap assessment. 
(8) A joint strategy on achieving near real-time 
system adaption to rapidly advancing modern digital 
electronics. 
(9) Any other information the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
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penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT. 
Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This provi-
sion shall not be construed as a constraint on any conven-
tional or unconventional fuel procurement necessary for 
military operations, including for test and certification 
purposes.’’ 
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN IN-
DUSTRIAL PLANTS IN THE ARMAMENT RE-
TOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT 
INITIATIVE. 
During the five-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
treat a Government-owned, contractor-operated industrial 
plant of the Department of the Army as an eligible facility 
under section 4551(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 322. PRIVATE SECTOR PORT LOADING ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on the date of the final briefing under subsection (d), the 
Secretary of the Navy shall conduct quarterly assessments 
of Naval ship maintenance and loading activities carried 
out by private sector entities at each covered port. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENTS.—Each assessment 
under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each cov-
ered port, the following: 
(1) Resources per day, including daily ship 
availabilities and the workforce available to carry out 
maintenance and loading activities, for the fiscal year 
preceding the quarter covered by the assessment 
through the end of such quarter. 
(2) Projected resources per day, including daily 
ship availabilities and the workforce available to 
carry out maintenance and loading activities, 
through the end of the second fiscal year beginning 
after the quarter covered by the assessment. 
(3) A description of the methods by which the 
Secretary communicates projected workloads to pri-
vate sector entities engaged in ship maintenance ac-
tivities and ship loading activities. 
(4) A description of any processes that have been 
implemented to allow for timely feedback from private 
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sector entities engaged in ship maintenance activities 
and ship loading activities. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 
that the Secretary should implement measures to minimize 
workload fluctuations at covered ports to stabilize the pri-
vate sector workforce and reduce the cost of maintenance 
availabilities. 
(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 
2016, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until September 
30, 2021, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
(and other congressional defense committees on request)— 
(1) a briefing on the results of the assessments 
conducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) a chart depicting the information described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) with re-
spect to each covered port. 
(e) COVERED PORTS.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered ports’’ means port facilities used by the Department 
of Defense in each of the following locations: 
(1) Mayport, Florida. 
(2) Norfolk, Virginia. 
(4) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 
(3) Puget Sound, Washington. 
(5) San Diego, California. 
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SEC. 323. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE-
FENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2017 for the operation of the Defense Contract Manage-
ment Agency, not more than 90 percent may be obligated 
or expended in fiscal year 2017 until the Director of the 
agency provides to the congressional defense committees the 
briefing under subsection (b). 
(b) BRIEFING.—The Director of the Defense Contract 
Management Agency shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
(and other congressional defense committees on request) a 
briefing that includes the following: 
(1) A plan describing how the agency will foster 
the adoption, implementation, and verification of 
item-unique identification standards for tangible per-
sonal property across the Department of Defense and 
the defense industrial base (as prescribed under De-
partment of Defense Instruction 8320.04). 
(2) A description of the policies, procedures, staff 
training, and equipment needed to— 
(A) ensure contract compliance with item- 
unique identification standards for all items that 
require unique item-level traceability at any 
time in their life cycle; 
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(B) support counterfeit material risk reduc-
tion; and 
(C) provide for the systematic assessment 
and accuracy of item-unique identification 
marks. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ENERGY MANAGEMENT REPORTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATED TO 
INSTALLATIONS ENERGY MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2925 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT RELATED TO INSTALLATIONS 
ENERGY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
end of each fiscal year ending before January 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees an installation energy report detailing the 
fulfillment during that fiscal year of the energy performance 
goals for the Department of Defense under section 2911 of 
this title. Each report shall contain the following: 
‘‘(1) The energy performance goals for the De-
partment of Defense with respect to transportation 
systems, support systems, utilities, and infrastructure 
and facilities for the fiscal year covered by the report 
and the next 5, 10, and 20 fiscal years, including any 
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changes to such energy performance goals since the 
submission of the previous report under this section. 
‘‘(2) A master plan for the achievement of the en-
ergy performance goals of the Department of Defense, 
as such goals are set forth in any laws, regulations, 
executive orders, or Department of Defense policies, 
including— 
‘‘(A) a separate plan for each military de-
partment and Defense Agency; 
‘‘(B) a standard for the measurement of en-
ergy consumed by transportation systems, sup-
port systems, utilities, and facilities and infra-
structure, applied consistently across the mili-
tary departments; 
‘‘(C) a methodology for measuring reduc-
tions in energy consumption that accounts for 
changes— 
‘‘(i) in the sizes of fleets; and 
‘‘(ii) in the number and overall square 
footage of facility plants; 
‘‘(D) standards to track annual progress in 
meeting energy performance goals; 
‘‘(E) a description of any requirements and 
proposed investments relating to energy perform-
ance goals included in the materials submitted 
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in support of the budget of the President (as sub-
mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 
31) for the fiscal year covered by the report; and 
‘‘(F) a description of any energy savings re-
sulting from the implementation of the master 
plan or any other energy performance measures. 
‘‘(3) A table listing all energy projects financed 
through third party financing mechanisms (including 
energy savings performance contracts, enhanced use 
leases, utility energy service contracts, utility privat-
ization agreements, and other contractual mecha-
nisms), including— 
‘‘(A) the duration of each such mechanism, 
an estimate of the financial obligation incurred 
through the duration of each such mechanism, 
whether the project incorporates energy security 
into its design, and the estimated payback period 
for each such mechanism; and 
‘‘(B) any renewable energy certificates re-
lating to the project, including the purchasing 
authority for the certificates, the price of the cer-
tificates, and whether the certificates were bun-
dled or unbundled. 
‘‘(4) A description of the types and quantities of 
energy consumed by the Department of Defense and 
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by members of the armed forces and civilian per-
sonnel residing or working on military installations 
during the fiscal year covered by the report, including 
a breakdown of energy consumption by— 
‘‘(A) user group; 
‘‘(B) the type of energy consumed, including 
the quantities of any renewable energy consumed 
that was produced or procured by the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) the cost of the energy consumed. 
‘‘(5) A description of the types and amount of fi-
nancial incentives received under section 2913 of this 
title during the preceding fiscal year and the appro-
priation account or accounts to which the incentives 
were credited. 
‘‘(6) A description and estimate of the progress 
made by the military departments in meeting the cer-
tification requirements for sustainable green-building 
standards in construction and major renovations as 
required by section 433 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 
Stat. 1612). 
‘‘(7) Details of utility outages at military instal-
lations, including the total number and locations of 
outages, the financial impact of the outages, and 
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measures taken to mitigate outages in the future at 
the affected locations and across the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(8) A description of any other issues and strate-
gies the Secretary determines relevant to a com-
prehensive and renewable energy policy.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATED TO 
OPERATIONAL ENERGY.—Subsection (b) of section 2925 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘138c of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘2926(b) of this title’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) The comments and recommendations of the 
Assistant Secretary under section 2926(c) of this title, 
including the certification required under paragraph 
(3) of such section.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and shall apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under section 2925 of title 10, United States 
Code, after such date. 
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SEC. 332. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED FROM FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES AND AUTHORITY TO ADJUST 
ARMY ARSENAL LABOR RATES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 
2018 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, Unites States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the equipment, weapons, weapons systems, components, sub-
components, and end-items purchased from foreign entities 
that identifies those items which could be manufactured in 
the military arsenals of the United States or the military 
depots of the United States to meet the goals of this section 
or section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, as well as 
a plan for moving that workload into such arsenals or de-
pots. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following: 
(1) A list of items identified in the report re-
quired under section 333 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 792) and a list of any items pur-
chased from foreign manufacturers after the date of 
the submission of such report that are— 
(A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 
41, United States Code, and purchased from a 
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foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 
under 
section 
8302(a)(2)(A) 
or 
section 
8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 
(B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, and purchased from a 
foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 
under section 2533b(b); and 
(C) described in section 2534(a) of such title 
and purchased from a foreign manufacturer by 
reason of a waiver exercised under paragraph 
(1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 2534(d) of such 
title. 
(2) An assessment of the skills required to manu-
facture the items described in paragraph (1) and a 
comparison of those skills with skills required to meet 
the critical capabilities identified in the report of the 
Army to Congress on Critical Manufacturing Capa-
bilities and Capacities, dated August 2013, and the 
core logistics capabilities identified by each military 
service pursuant to section 2464 of title 10, United 
States Code, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) An identification of the tooling, equipment, 
and facilities upgrades necessary for a military arse-
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nal or depot to manufacture items described in para-
graph (1). 
(4) An identification of items described in para-
graph (1) most appropriate for transfer to military 
arsenals or depots to meet the goals of this section or 
the requirements of section 2464 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(5) An explanation of the rationale for con-
tinuing to sole-source the manufacturing of items de-
scribed in paragraph (1) from a foreign source rather 
than a military arsenal, depot, or other organic facil-
ity. 
(6) Such other information the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST LABOR RATES TO RE-
FLECT WORK PRODUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2017, 
the Secretary of Defense shall establish a two-year 
pilot program for the purpose of permitting the Army 
arsenals to adjust periodically, throughout the year, 
their labor rates charged to customers based upon 
changes in workload and other factors. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees 
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on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing that assesses— 
(A) each Army arsenal’s changes in labor 
rates throughout the previous year; 
(B) the ability of each arsenal to meet the 
costs of their working-capital funds; and 
(C) the effect on arsenal workloads of labor 
rate changes. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL CORPS. 
Section 3063 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (14); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (13): 
‘‘(13) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps; and’’. 
SEC. 342. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 136 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘§ 2283. Explosive ordnance disposal program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program to be known as the ‘Explosive Ord-
nance Disposal Program’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘Program’) under which the Secretary shall ensure close and 
continuous coordination between the military departments 
on matters relating to explosive ordnance disposal. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
In carrying out the Program under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) assign responsibility for the coordina-
tion and integration of explosive ordnance dis-
posal to a single office or entity in the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(B) designate the Secretary of the Navy, or 
a designee of the Secretary’s choice, as the execu-
tive agent for the Department of Defense to co-
ordinate and integrate research, development, 
test, and evaluation activities and procurement 
activities of the military departments with re-
spect to explosive ordnance disposal; and 
‘‘(C) exercise oversight over explosive ord-
nance disposal through the Defense Acquisition 
Board process; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of each military department 
shall assess the needs of the military department con-
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cerned with respect to explosive ordnance disposal 
and may carry out research, development, test, and 
evaluation activities and procurement activities to 
address such needs. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as 
a part of the defense budget materials for each fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2017, a consolidated budget justification 
display, in classified and unclassified form, that covers all 
activities of Department of Defense relating to the Program. 
‘‘(2) The budget display under paragraph (1) for a fis-
cal year shall include a single program element for each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
‘‘(B) Procurement. 
‘‘(C) Military construction. 
‘‘(d) MANAGEMENT REVIEW.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
assigned responsibility for the coordination and integration 
of explosive ordnance disposal under subsection (b)(1)(A), 
shall conduct a review of the management structure of the 
Program, including— 
‘‘(A) research, development, test, and evaluation; 
‘‘(B) procurement; 
‘‘(C) doctrine development; 
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‘‘(D) policy; 
‘‘(E) training; 
‘‘(F) development of requirements; 
‘‘(G) readiness; and 
‘‘(H) risk assessment. 
‘‘(2) Not later than May 1, 2018, the Secretary shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing that includes— 
‘‘(A) the results of the review described in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) a description of any measures undertaken 
to improve joint coordination and oversight of the 
Program and ensure a coherent and effective ap-
proach to its management. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘explosive ordnance’ means any 
munition containing explosives, nuclear fission or fu-
sion materials, or biological or chemical agents, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) bombs and warheads; 
‘‘(B) guided and ballistic missiles; 
‘‘(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and 
small arms munitions; 
‘‘(D) mines, torpedoes, and depth 
charges; 
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‘‘(E) demolition charges; 
‘‘(F) pyrotechnics; 
‘‘(G) clusters and dispensers; 
‘‘(H) cartridge and propellant actuated 
devices; 
‘‘(I) electro-explosive devices; and 
‘‘(J) clandestine and improvised explo-
sive devices. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘disposal’ means, with respect to 
explosive ordnance, the detection, identification, field 
evaluation, defeat, disablement, or rendering safe, re-
covery and exploitation, and final disposition of the 
ordnance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2283. Explosive ordnance disposal program.’’. 
SEC. 343. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF STRUCTURES 
INTERFERING WITH AIR COMMERCE AND NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) NOTICE.—Section 44718(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the interests of national security, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) STUDIES.—Section 44718(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary, if the Secretary decides that con-
structing or altering a structure may result in an ob-
struction of the navigable airspace, an interference 
with air navigation facilities and equipment or the 
navigable airspace, or, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, an unacceptable risk to the na-
tional security of the United States, the Secretary 
shall conduct an aeronautical study to decide the ex-
tent of such impacts on the safe and efficient use of 
the airspace, facilities, or equipment. In conducting 
the study, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consider factors relevant to the efficient 
and effective use of the navigable airspace, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) the impact on arrival, departure, 
and en route procedures for aircraft oper-
ating under visual flight rules; 
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‘‘(ii) the impact on arrival, departure, 
and en route procedures for aircraft oper-
ating under instrument flight rules; 
‘‘(iii) the impact on existing public-use 
airports and aeronautical facilities; 
‘‘(iv) the impact on planned public-use 
airports and aeronautical facilities; 
‘‘(v) the cumulative impact resulting 
from the proposed construction or alteration 
of a structure when combined with the im-
pact of other existing or proposed struc-
tures; and 
‘‘(vi) other factors relevant to the effi-
cient and effective use of navigable airspace; 
and 
‘‘(B) include the finding made by the Sec-
retary of Defense under subsection (f). 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—On completing the study, the 
Secretary shall issue a report disclosing the extent of 
the— 
‘‘(A) adverse impact on the safe and effi-
cient use of the navigable airspace that the Sec-
retary finds will result from constructing or al-
tering the structure; and 
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‘‘(B) unacceptable risk to the national secu-
rity of the United States, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense under subsection (f).’’. 
(c) NATIONAL SECURITY FINDING; DEFINITION.—Sec-
tion 44718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL SECURITY FINDING.—As part of an 
aeronautical study conducted under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) make a finding on whether the construction, 
alteration, establishment, or expansion of a structure 
or sanitary landfill included in the study would re-
sult in an unacceptable risk to the national security 
of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) transmit the finding to the Secretary of 
Transportation for inclusion in the report required 
under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(g) UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY OF 
UNITED STATES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘un-
acceptable risk to the national security of the United States’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 211.3 of title 
32, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 
6, 2014.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—Section 44718 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in the section 
heading by inserting ‘‘or national security’’ 
after ‘‘air commerce’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 447 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 44718 and inserting the following: 
‘‘44718. Structures interfering with air commerce or national security.’’. 
SEC. 
344. 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT FOR FEMALE MARINES AND SOL-
DIERS. 
The Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of 
the Marine Corps shall work in coordination with the Sec-
retary of the Army to develop, not later than April 1, 2017, 
a joint acquisition strategy to provide more effective per-
sonal protective equipment and organizational clothing and 
equipment to meet the specific and unique requirements for 
female Marines and soldiers. 
SEC. 345. STUDY ON SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL SYSTEM OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct an inde-
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pendent study on the space-available travel system of the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after entering into a contract with a federally funded re-
search and development center under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report summarizing the results of the study conducted 
under such subsection. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (b) shall 
include, with respect to the space-available travel system, 
the following: 
(1) A determination of— 
(A) the capacity of the system as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) the projected capacity of the system for 
the 10-year period following such date of enact-
ment; and 
(C) the projected number of reserve retirees, 
active duty retirees, and dependents of such re-
tirees that will exist by the end of such 10-year 
period. 
(2) Estimates of system capacity based the pro-
jections described in paragraph (1). 
(3) A discussion of the efficiency of the system 
and data regarding the use of available space with re-
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spect to each category of passengers eligible for space- 
available travel under existing regulations. 
(4) A description of the effect on system capacity 
if eligibility for space-available travel is extended 
to— 
(A) drilling reserve component personnel 
and dependents of such personnel on inter-
national flights; 
(B) dependents of reserve component retirees 
who are less than 60 years of age; 
(C) retirees who are less than 60 years of 
age on international flights; and 
(D) drilling reserve component personnel 
traveling to drilling locations. 
(5) A discussion of logistical and management 
problems, including congestion at terminals, waiting 
times, lodging availability, and personal hardships 
experienced by travelers. 
(6) An evaluation of the cost of the system and 
whether space-available travel is and can remain 
cost-neutral. 
(7) An evaluation of the feasibility of expanding 
the categories of passengers eligible for space-available 
travel to include— 
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(A) in the case of overseas travel, retired 
members of an active or reserve component, in-
cluding retired members of reserve components, 
who, but for being under the eligibility age ap-
plicable to the member under section 12731 of 
title 10, United States Code, would be eligible for 
retired pay under chapter 1223 of such title; and 
(B) unremarried widows and widowers of 
active or reserve component members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(8) Such other factors relating to the efficiency 
and cost of the system as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
(d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 
carrying out subsections (a) through (c), the Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(1) analyze the methods used to prioritize among 
the categories of individuals eligible for space-avail-
able travel and make recommendations for— 
(A) re-ordering the priority of such cat-
egories; and 
(B) adding additional categories of eligible 
individuals; and 
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(2) collect data on travelers who request but do 
not obtain available travel spaces under the space- 
available travel system. 
SEC. 346. SUPPLY OF SPECIALTY MOTORS FROM CERTAIN 
MANUFACTURERS. 
To ensure that an adequate, competitive supply of cus-
tom designed motors is available to the Department of De-
fense, particularly to meet its replacement motor require-
ments for older equipment, and to protect small businesses 
that supply such motors to the Department of Defense, the 
requirements of section 431.25 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall not be enforced against manufacturers of 
specialty motors, whether characterized by the Department 
as special purpose or definite purpose motors, provided that 
such manufacturers qualify as small businesses and pro-
vided further that such manufacturers do not also manufac-
ture general purpose motors and provided further that such 
manufacturers were in the business of manufacturing such 
motors on June 1, 2016. 
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SEC. 347. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL 
ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
REQUIRED PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY APPRO-
PRIATE FIREARMS ON MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Op-
eration and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, for fiscal year 
2017, not more than 85 percent of such amounts may be 
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense estab-
lishes and implements the process by which members of the 
Armed Forces may carry an appropriate firearm on a mili-
tary installation, as required by section 526 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 813; 10 U.S.C. 2672 note). 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2017, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 480,000. 
(2) The Navy, 324,615. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 185,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 321,000. 
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SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 480,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 322,900. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 185,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 321,000.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2017, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 350,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 58,000. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 105,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,000. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
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(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component which are on active duty (other than for 
training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 
as of September 30, 2017, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 
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of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,155. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,955. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,764. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,955. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2017 for the reserve 
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 25,507. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,570. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,103. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,061. 
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SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2017 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2017, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2017, may not exceed 420. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2017, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2017, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
SEC. 416. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FULL-TIME SUPPORT 
FOR THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) an adequately supported, full-time support 
force consisting of active and reserve personnel and 
military technicians for the Army National Guard is 
essential to maintaining the readiness of the Army 
National Guard; 
(2) the full-time support force for the Army Na-
tional Guard is the primary mechanism through 
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which the programs of the Army and the Department 
of Defense are delivered to all 350,000 soldiers of the 
Army National Guard; 
(3) reductions in active and reserve personnel 
and military technicians since 2014, totaling 2401, 
have adversely impacted the readiness of the Army 
National Guard; 
(4) the growth in the full-time support force for 
the Army National Guard since 2014 is due solely to 
validated requirements originating before September 
11, 2001, and not war-time growth; 
(5) funding for the full-time support force for the 
Army National Guard has never exceeded 72 percent 
of the validated requirement of the headquarters of the 
Department of the Army; 
(6) the current size of the full-time support force 
for the Army National Guard is the minimum re-
quired to maintain foundational readiness require-
ments; and 
(7) further reducing the size of the full-time sup-
port force for the Army National Guard will have ad-
verse and long-lasting impacts on readiness. 
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Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 
other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi-
nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2017. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. NUMBER OF MARINE CORPS GENERAL OFFICERS. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY IN GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER 
GRADES.—Section 525(a)(4) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘17’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘23’’ and 
inserting ‘‘22’’. 
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(b) GENERAL
AND
FLAG
OFFICERS
ON
ACTIVE 
DUTY.—Section 526(a)(4) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘61’’ and inserting ‘‘62’’. 
(c) DEPUTY COMMANDANTS.—Section 5045 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘six’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. 
SEC. 502. EQUAL CONSIDERATION OF OFFICERS FOR EARLY 
RETIREMENT OR DISCHARGE. 
Section 638a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Convening selection boards under section 
611(b) of this title to consider for early retirement or 
discharge regular officers on the active-duty list in a 
grade below lieutenant colonel or commander— 
‘‘(A) who have served at least one year of 
active duty in the grade currently held; and 
‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi-
cers recommended for promotion.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of action under subsection (b)(4), 
the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
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specify the total number of officers described in that sub-
section that a selection board convened under section 611(b) 
of this title pursuant to the authority of that subsection may 
recommend for early retirement or discharge. Officers who 
are eligible, or are within two years of becoming eligible, 
to be retired under any provision of law (other than by rea-
son of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public 
Law 102–484)), if selected by the board, shall be retired 
or retained until becoming eligible to retire under sections 
3911, 6323, or 8911 of this title, and those officers who are 
otherwise ineligible to retire under any provision of law 
shall, if selected by the board, be discharged. 
‘‘(2) In the case of action under subsection (b)(4), the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may submit 
to a selection board convened pursuant to that subsection— 
‘‘(A) the names of all eligible officers described in 
that subsection, whether or not they are eligible to be 
retired under any provision of law, in a particular 
grade and competitive category; or 
‘‘(B) the names of all eligible officers described in 
that subsection in a particular grade and competitive 
category, whether or not they are eligible to be retired 
under any provision of law, who are also in par-
ticular year groups, specialties, or retirement cat-
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egories, or any combination thereof, with that com-
petitive category. 
‘‘(3) The number of officers specified under paragraph 
(1) may not be more than 30 percent of the number of offi-
cers considered. 
‘‘(4) An officer who is recommended for discharge by 
a selection board convened pursuant to the authority of sub-
section (b)(4) and whose discharge is approved by the Sec-
retary concerned shall be discharged on a date specified by 
the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(5) Selection of officers for discharge under this sub-
section shall be based on the needs of the service.’’. 
SEC. 503. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO DROP FROM 
ROLLS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. 
Section 1161(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of Defense, or in 
the case of a commissioned officer of the Coast Guard, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating when it is not operating in the Navy,’’ after 
‘‘President’’. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON 
THE TRANSFER OF OFFICERS BETWEEN THE 
ACTIVE AND INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD. 
Section 512 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 752; 
32 U.S.C. prec. 301 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 512. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE 
AIR 
FORCE 
RESERVE 
COMPONENT 
PER-
SONNEL TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND IN-
STRUCTION REGARDING PILOT TRAINING. 
Section 514(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 810) is amended by inserting ‘‘and fiscal year 2017’’ 
after ‘‘During fiscal year 2016’’. 
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SEC. 513. LIMITATIONS ON ORDERING SELECTED RESERVE 
TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR PREPLANNED MIS-
SIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMBATANT COM-
MANDS. 
Section 12304b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘only’’ in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In lieu of paragraph (1), units may be ordered 
to active duty under this section if— 
‘‘(A) the manpower and associated costs of such 
active duty has been identified by the Secretary con-
cerned as an emerging requirement in the year of exe-
cution; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned provides 30-day 
advance notification to the congressional defense com-
mittees that identifies the funds required to support 
the order, a description of the mission for which the 
units will be ordered to active duty, and the antici-
pated length of time of the order of such units to ac-
tive duty on an involuntary basis.’’. 
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SEC. 514. EXEMPTION OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS) FROM CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE FUR-
LOUGHS. 
Section 10216(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘reductions’’ the following: ‘‘(in-
cluding temporary reductions by furlough or otherwise)’’. 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 521. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ANNUAL AUTHOR-
IZATION FOR PERSONNEL STRENGTHS. 
Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘502(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘502(f)(1)(B)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘502(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘502(f)(1)(B)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (i)(7), by striking ‘‘502(f)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘502(f)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 522. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR ADOPTION OF 
CHILD BY DUAL MILITARY COUPLES. 
Section 701(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘except as 
provided in paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense,’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘only one such 
member shall be allowed leave under this subsection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘one of the members shall be allowed up 
to 21 days of leave under this subsection and the other 
member shall be allowed up to 14 days of leave under 
this subsection’’. 
SEC. 523. REVISION OF DEPLOYABILITY RATING SYSTEM 
AND PLANNING REFORM. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT PRIORITIZATION AND READINESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 1003 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 10102 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 10102a. Deployment prioritization and readiness of 
army components 
‘‘(a) DEPLOYMENT PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall maintain a system for identifying the 
priority of deployment for units of all components of the 
Army. 
‘‘(b) DEPLOYABILITY READINESS RATING.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall maintain a readiness rating sys-
tem for units of all components of the Army that provides 
an accurate assessment of the deployability of a unit and 
those shortfalls of a unit that require the provision of addi-
tional resources. The system shall ensure— 
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‘‘(1) that the personnel readiness rating of a unit 
reflects— 
‘‘(A) both the percentage of the overall per-
sonnel requirement of the unit that is manned 
and deployable and the fill and deployability 
rate for critical occupational specialties nec-
essary for the unit to carry out its basic mission 
requirements; and 
‘‘(B) the number of personnel in the unit 
who are qualified in their primary military oc-
cupational specialty; and 
‘‘(2) that the equipment readiness assessment of 
a unit— 
‘‘(A) documents all equipment required for 
deployment; 
‘‘(B) reflects only that equipment that is di-
rectly possessed by the unit; 
‘‘(C) specifies the effect of substitute items; 
and 
‘‘(D) assesses the effect of missing compo-
nents and sets on the readiness of major equip-
ment items.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1003 of such title is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 10102 the following new item: 
‘‘10102a. Deployment prioritization and readiness of Army components.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
Sections 1121 and 1135 of the Army National Guard Com-
bat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI of Public Law 
102-484; 10 U.S.C. 10105 note) are repealed. 
SEC. 524. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE CERTAIN 
MILITARY INSTRUMENTS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE MILITARY 
TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 
1044d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) the execution of the instrument is notarized 
by— 
‘‘(A) a military legal assistance counsel; 
‘‘(B) a person who is authorized to act as 
a notary under section 1044a of this title who— 
‘‘(i) is not an attorney; and 
‘‘(ii) is supervised by a military legal 
assistance counsel; or 
‘‘(C) a State-licensed notary employed by a 
military department or the Coast Guard who is 
supervised by a military legal assistance coun-
sel;’’. 
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(2) CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph (3) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘presiding attorney’’ and 
inserting ‘‘person notarizing the instrument in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2)’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO NOTARIZE DOCU-
MENTS TO CIVILIANS SERVING IN MILITARY LEGAL ASSIST-
ANCE OFFICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1044a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) All civilian paralegals serving at military 
legal assistance offices, supervised by a military legal 
assistance counsel (as defined in section 1044d(g) of 
this title).’’. 
SEC. 525. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO VOLUNTARY SEPA-
RATION PAY AND BENEFITS. 
Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or 12304’’ and inserting 
‘‘12304, 12304a, or 12304b’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘502(f)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘502(f)(1)(A)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘502(f)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘502(f)(1)(B)’’. 
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SEC. 526. ANNUAL NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY PRO-
TECTIONS 
GUARANTEED 
BY 
THE 
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 
The Secretaries of each of the military departments 
shall ensure that each member of the Armed Forces with 
dependents receives annually, and prior to each deploy-
ment, notice of the child custody protections afforded to 
members of the Armed Forces under the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.). 
SEC. 527. PILOT PROGRAM ON CONSOLIDATED ARMY RE-
CRUITING. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall carry out a pilot program to consoli-
date the recruiting efforts of the Regular Army, Army 
Reserve, and Army National Guard under which a 
recruiter in one of the components participating in 
the pilot program may recruit individuals to enlist in 
any of the components regardless of the funding 
source of the recruiting activity. Under the pilot pro-
gram, the recruiter shall receive credit toward peri-
odic enlistment goals for each enlistment regardless of 
the component in which the individual enlists. 
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(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program for a period of not less than three 
years. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the pilot program under 
subsection (a) commences, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the 
pilot program. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) An analysis of the effects that con-
solidated recruiting efforts has on the over-
all ability of recruiters to attract and place 
qualified candidates. 
(ii) A determination of the extent to 
which consolidating recruiting efforts affects 
efficiency and recruiting costs. 
(iii) An analysis of any challenges as-
sociated with a recruiter working to recruit 
individuals to enlist in a component in 
which the recruiter has not served. 
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(iv) An analysis of the satisfaction of 
recruiters and the component recruiting 
commands with the pilot program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the pilot program under sub-
section (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to 
the committees specified in paragraph (1)(A) a final 
report on the pilot program. Such final report shall 
include any recommendations of the Secretary with 
respect to extending or making permanent the pilot 
program and a description of any related legislative 
actions that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 528. APPLICATION OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE 
REGISTRATION 
AND 
CONSCRIPTION 
RE-
QUIREMENTS 
TO 
FEMALE 
CITIZENS 
AND 
RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES BE-
TWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 26. 
(a) APPLICABILITY TO FEMALE CITIZENS AND RESI-
DENTS WITHIN SPECIFIED AGE RANGE.—Section 3(a) of 
the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘every male citizen’’ and in-
serting ‘‘all citizens’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘every other male person’’ 
and inserting ‘‘all other persons’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘is between’’ and inserting 
‘‘are between’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘himself’’ and inserting 
‘‘themselves’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘he con-
tinues’’ and inserting ‘‘the alien continues’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 90 days after the later of— 
(1) the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to Congress that all Combat Arms Military 
Occupational Specialties are open to qualified female 
candidates. 
SEC. 529. PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PARENTAL LEAVE AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF PARENTAL LEAVE.—Chap-
ter 40 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 701 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 701a. Parental leave 
‘‘(a) LEAVE AUTHORIZED.—A member of the armed 
forces who is performing active service may be allowed leave 
under this section for each instance in which the member 
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becomes a parent as a result of the member’s spouse giving 
birth. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF LEAVE.—Leave under this section 
shall be at least 14 days, under regulations prescribed under 
this section by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY OF LEAVE.—Leave 
under this section is lost as follows: 
‘‘(1) If not used within one year of the date of 
the birth giving rise to the leave. 
‘‘(2) If the member having the leave becomes en-
titled to leave under this section with respect to a dif-
ferent child. 
‘‘(3) If not used before separation from active 
service. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LEAVE AUTHORI-
TIES.—Leave under this section is in addition to any other 
leave and may not be deducted or charged against other 
leave authorized by this chapter. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—This section shall be carried out 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. 
Regulations prescribed under this section by the Secretaries 
of the military departments shall be as uniform as prac-
ticable and shall be subject to approval by the Secretary 
of Defense.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 40 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 701 the following new item: 
‘‘701a. Parental leave.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (j) of 
section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
(b) ADOPTIONS BY DUAL-SERVICE COUPLES.—Section 
701(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (3) and inserting the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) In the event that two members of the armed forces 
who are married to each other adopt a child in a qualifying 
child adoption, the two members shall be allowed a total 
of at least 36 days of leave under this subsection, to be 
shared between the two members. The Secretary concerned 
shall permit the transfer of such leave between the two mem-
bers to accommodate individual family circumstances.’’. 
(c) COVERAGE OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.—Section 221(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) Section 701(i) and 701a, Adoption Leave 
and Parental Leave.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Military Justice, In-
cluding Sexual Assault and Do-
mestic Violence Prevention and 
Response 
SEC. 541. EXPEDITED REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND 
NEGLECT 
TO 
STATE 
CHILD 
PROTECTIVE 
SERVICES. 
(a) REPORTING
BY MILITARY
AND CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 1787 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (c), as so redes-
ignated, the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) REPORTING BY MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL.—A member of the armed forces, civilian employee 
of the Department of Defense, or contractor employee work-
ing on a military installation who is mandated by Federal 
regulation or State law to report known or suspected in-
stances of child abuse and neglect shall provide the report 
directly to State Child Protective Services or another appro-
priate State agency in addition to the member’s or employ-
ee’s chain of command or any designated Department point 
of contact. 
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‘‘(b) TRAINING
FOR MANDATED REPORTERS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that individuals referred 
to in subsection (a) who are mandated by State law to re-
port known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect 
receive appropriate training, in accordance with State 
guidelines, intended to improve their— 
‘‘(1) ability to recognize evidence of child abuse 
and neglect; and 
‘‘(2) understanding of the mandatory reporting 
requirements imposed by law.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1787 of title 10, United States Code, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REPORTING BY STATES.—’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this 
section, the term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau.’’. 
SEC. 542. EXTENSION OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL 
REPORT REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND 
COORDINATION WITH RELEASE OF FAMILY 
ADVOCACY REPORT. 
Section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4433; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘March 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2021’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION OF RELEASE DATE BETWEEN AN-
NUAL REPORT REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND FAMILY 
ADVOCACY REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that the report required under subsection (a) for a year is 
delivered to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives simultaneously with the De-
partment of Defense Family Advocacy Report for that year 
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required by section 543 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017.’’. 
SEC. 543. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL FAMILY ADVOCACY 
PROGRAM REPORT REGARDING CHILD ABUSE 
AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE.—Not later than January 31, 2017, and annu-
ally thereafter through January 31, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on 
the child abuse and domestic abuse incident data from the 
Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program central 
registry of child abuse and domestic abuse incidents for the 
preceding calendar year. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain each of the 
following: 
(1) The number of incidents reported during the 
year covered by the report involving— 
(A) spouse physical or sexual abuse; 
(B) intimate partner physical or sexual 
abuse; 
(C) child physical or sexual abuse; and 
(D) child or domestic abuse resulting in a 
fatality. 
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(2) An analysis of the number of such incidents 
that met the criteria for substantiation. 
(3) An analysis of— 
(A) the types of abuse reported; 
(B) for cases involving children as the re-
ported victims of the abuse, the ages of the 
abused children; and 
(C) other relevant characteristics of the re-
ported victims. 
(4) An analysis of the military status, sex, and 
pay grade of the alleged perpetrator of the child or do-
mestic abuse. 
(5) An analysis of the effectiveness of the Family 
Advocacy Program. 
(c) COORDINATION OF RELEASE DATE BETWEEN AN-
NUAL REPORT REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND FAMILY 
ADVOCACY PROGRAM REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the sexual assault report required under 
section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 
U.S.C. 1561 note) is delivered to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate si-
multaneously with the report required under this section. 
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SEC. 544. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVEN-
TION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ANTI-HAZING DATABASE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide for the establishment and use of a com-
prehensive and consistent data-collection system for the col-
lection of reports, including anonymous reports, of inci-
dents of hazing involving a member of the Armed Forces. 
The Secretary shall issue department-wide guidance regard-
ing the availability and use of the database, including in-
formation on protected classes, such as race and religion, 
who are often the victims of hazing. 
(b) IMPROVED TRAINING.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of 
each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, 
shall seek to improve training to assist members of the 
Armed Forces better recognize, prevent, and respond to haz-
ing at all command levels. 
(c) ANNUAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of each military 
department, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of each 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall 
conduct an annual survey among members of each Armed 
Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to determine 
the following: 
(1) The prevalence of hazing in the Armed Force. 
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(2) The effectiveness of training provided mem-
bers of the Armed Force to recognize and prevent haz-
ing. 
(3) The extent to which members of the Armed 
Force report, including anonymously report, incidents 
of hazing. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS ON HAZING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 31 of each year through January 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of each military department, in consulta-
tion with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing 
a description of efforts during the previous year— 
(A) to prevent and to respond to incidents 
of hazing involving members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(B) to track and encourage reporting, in-
cluding reporting anonymously, incidents of haz-
ing in the Armed Force; and 
(C) to ensure the consistent implementation 
of anti-hazing policies. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS.—Each report re-
quired by this subsection also shall address the same 
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elements originally addressed in the anti-hazing re-
ports required by section 534 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1726). 
SEC. 545. BURDENS OF PROOF APPLICABLE TO INVESTIGA-
TIONS AND REVIEWS RELATED TO PRO-
TECTED COMMUNICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND PROHIBITED RE-
TALIATORY ACTIONS. 
(a) BURDENS OF PROOF.—Section 1034 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following 
new subsection (i): 
‘‘(i) BURDENS OF PROOF.—The burdens of proof speci-
fied in section 1221(e) of title 5 shall apply in any inves-
tigation conducted by an Inspector General under sub-
section (c) or (d), any review performed by a board for the 
correction of military records under subsection (g), and any 
review conducted by the Secretary of Defense under sub-
section (h).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 
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respect to allegations pending or submitted under section 
1034 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date. 
SEC. 546. IMPROVED INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF 
PROFESSIONAL RETALIATION. 
Section 1034(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(F) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that any in-
dividual investigating an allegation as described in para-
graph (1) must have training in the definition and charac-
teristics of retaliation. In addition, if the investigation in-
volves alleged retaliation in response to a communication 
regarding a violation of a law or regulation prohibiting 
rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct in violation 
of sections 920 through 920c of this title (articles 120 
through 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the 
training shall include specific instruction regarding such 
violations.’’. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, 
Training, and Transition 
SEC. 561. REVISION TO QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFI-
CATION PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS. 
Section 2015(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘is accredited 
by an accreditation body that’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘meets one of the requirements specified 
in paragraph (2).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The requirements for a credentialing pro-
gram specified in this paragraph are that the 
credentialing program— 
‘‘(A) is accredited by a nationally-recog-
nized third-party personnel certification pro-
gram accreditor; 
‘‘(B)(i) is sought or accepted by employers 
within the industry or sector involved as a recog-
nized, preferred, or required credential for re-
cruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or ad-
vancement purposes; and 
‘‘(ii) where appropriate, is endorsed by a 
nationally-recognized trade association or orga-
nization representing a significant part of the 
industry or sector; 
‘‘(C) grants licenses that are recognized by 
the Federal Government or a State government; 
or 
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‘‘(D) meets credential standards of a Fed-
eral agency.’’. 
SEC. 562. ESTABLISHMENT OF ROTC CYBER INSTITUTES AT 
SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2111c. Senior military colleges: ROTC cyber insti-
tutes 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may establish cyber institutes at each of the senior 
military colleges for the purpose of accelerating the develop-
ment of foundational expertise in critical cyber operational 
skills for future military and civilian leaders of the armed 
forces and the Department of Defense, including such lead-
ers of the reserve components. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each cyber institute established 
under this section shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Training for members of the program who 
possess cyber operational expertise from beginning 
through advanced skill levels, including instruction 
and practical experiences that lead to cyber certifi-
cations recognized in the field. 
‘‘(2) Training in targeted strategic foreign lan-
guage proficiency designed to significantly enhance 
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critical cyber operational capabilities and tailored to 
current and anticipated readiness requirements. 
‘‘(3) Training related to mathematical founda-
tions of cryptography and cryptographic theory and 
practice designed to complement and reinforce cyber 
education along with the strategic language programs 
critical to cyber operations. 
‘‘(4) Training designed to expand the pool of 
qualified cyber instructors necessary to support cyber 
education in regional school systems. 
‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIPS WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND THE ARMED FORCES.—Any cyber institute established 
under this section may enter into a partnership with any 
active or reserve component of the armed forces or any agen-
cy of the Department of Defense to facilitate the develop-
ment of critical cyber skills. 
‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.—Any 
cyber institute established under this section may enter into 
a partnership with one or more local educational agencies 
to facilitate the development of critical cyber skills under 
the program among students attending the elementary and 
secondary schools of such agencies who may pursue a mili-
tary career. 
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may award a medal referred to in subsection (c) to a mem-
ber or former member of the United States Armed Forces 
identified as warranting award of that medal pursuant to 
the review of valor award nominations for Operation En-
during Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New 
Dawn, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and Operation In-
herent Resolve that was directed by the Secretary of Defense 
on January 7, 2016. 
(b) AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR.—If, pursuant to the 
review referred to in subsection (a), the President decides 
to award to a member or former member of the Armed 
Forces the Medal of Honor, the medal may only be awarded 
after the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a letter identifying 
the intended recipient of the Medal of Honor and the ration-
ale for awarding the medal of honor to such intended recipi-
ent. 
(c) MEDALS.—The medals referred to in this subsection 
are any of the following: 
(1) The Medal of Honor under section 3741, 
6241, or 8741 of title 10, United States Code; 
(2) The Distinguished-Service Cross under sec-
tion 3742 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(9) Standards for the military utility, oper-
ational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of 
the missile defeat systems of the United States. 
(10) The method in which resources for the mis-
sile defeat mission are planned, programmed, and 
budgeted within the Department of Defense. 
(11) The near-term and long-term costs and cost 
effectiveness of such programs. 
(12) The options for affecting the offense-defense 
cost curve. 
(13) Accountability, transparency, and oversight 
with respect to such programs. 
(14) The role of international cooperation on 
missile defeat in the missile defeat policy and strategy 
of the United States and the plans, policies, and re-
quirements for integration and interoperability of 
missile defeat capability with allies. 
(15) Options for enhancing and making routine 
the codevelopment of missile defeat capabilities with 
allies of the United States in the near-term and far- 
term. 
(16) Declaratory policy governing the employ-
ment of missile defeat capabilities and the military 
options and plans and employment options of such 
capabilities. 
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