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(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense may 
transfer amounts from the Mission Force Enhancement 
Transfer Fund to another account of the Department of 
Defense to mitigate unfunded requirements for fiscal year 
2012 for any of the following: 
(1) Ballistic and cruise missile defense. 
(2) Navy shipbuilding. 
(3) Strike fighter shortfall. 
(4) Naval mine warfare. 
(5) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance. 
(6) Capabilities to defeat anti-access/area-denial 
technologies. 
(7) Basic research. 
(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity under this section is in addition to any other authority 
to transfer funds provided in this Act. 
(e) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—The 
transfer of an amount to an account under subsection (c) 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for such account by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred. 
(f) PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF TRANSFER.— 
Funds may not be transferred under subsection (c) until 
the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Sec-
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retary of Defense notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing of the details of the proposed transfer. 
(g) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue guidance regarding the identification and selec-
tion of projects to be funded under this section using 
merit-based selection criteria. 
(h) ELIMINATION
OF
REMAINING
FUNDS.—The 
amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the 
Mission Force Enhancement Transfer Fund for fiscal year 
2012, as specified in the funding table in section 4501, 
is reduced by $348,256,000, which represents the amount 
of funds not needed to carry out projects identified in 
H.R. 1540 of the 112th Congress, as reported by the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Additional Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 
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to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012 for procurement accounts for the Army, 
the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De-
fense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
4302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
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expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military per-
sonnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2012 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2012 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
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Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2012 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority of this subsection may not exceed 
$3,000,000,000. 
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) APPLICATION
OF EXISTING LIMITATIONS
ON 
AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—Funds made available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2012 shall be subject to the 
conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of sec-
tion 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), 
as amended by section 1531 of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF FUND.—In 
addition to the types of authorized assistance described 
in section 1513(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 428), amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund may be used to construct and operate schools for 
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the purpose of providing remedial literacy instruction to 
recruits for Afghanistan Security Forces and civilian em-
ployees of the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, 25 percent of the funds made available 
to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund for fiscal year 2012 may not be used 
to carry out contracts unless the Secretary of Defense cer-
tifies to Congress that the Department of Defense has suf-
ficient management and oversight mechanisms on such 
contracts. 
SEC. 1532. CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF 
UNITED STATES FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FACILI-
TIES PROJECTS IN IRAQ. 
Section 1508(a) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4651) shall apply to funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this title. 
SEC. 1533. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY 
AND 
RELATED 
REQUIREMENTS 
OF 
TASK 
FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPER-
ATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1535 of 
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4426) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 31, 2011, and October 31, 
2012’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the preceding fiscal year’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘September 
30,2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Paragraph (4) of such 
subsection is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end of the second sentence the following: ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2011 and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’. 
(c) SCOPE OF PROJECTS.—Paragraph (3) of such 
subsection is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘To the maximum extent possible, the ac-
tivities of the Task Force for Business and Stability Oper-
ations in Afghanistan should focus on improving the com-
mercial viability of other reconstruction or development 
activities in Afghanistan conducted by the United 
States.’’. 
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TITLE XVI—ADDITIONAL 
BUDGET ITEMS 
Subtitle A—Procurement 
SEC. 1601. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF 
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $126,308,000 for modification of 
torpedoes and related equipment. Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by section 101, as specified in the 
corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall obligate an additional $5,000,000 for 
the same purpose in furtherance of national security objec-
tives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1602. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO ANTI-SUBMARINE 
WARFARE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $125,652,000 for anti-submarine 
warfare electronic equipment. Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by section 101, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall obligate an additional $9,600,000 for anti- 
submarine warfare applications in furtherance of national 
security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1603. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SHALLOW WATER 
MINE COUNTER MEASURES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
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1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $1,048,000 for shallow water 
mine counter measures. Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 101, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall obligate an additional $7,975,000 for the 
same purpose in furtherance of national security objec-
tives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1604. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO LHA–7 SHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $2,018,691,000 for the LHA–7 
ship program. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
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priated by section 101, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall obligate an additional $150,000,000 for the same 
purpose in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1605. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO MOBILITY AIR-
CRAFT SIMULATORS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $198,100,000 for mobility air-
craft simulators. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 101, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall obligate an additional $25,000,000 for the same pur-
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pose, including for simulator training facilities for air mo-
bility pilots, in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1606. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO MODIFICATIONS TO 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $80,745,000 for Modifications to 
Aircraft. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 101, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obli-
gate an additional $10,000,000 for radio communication 
systems for National Guard helicopters in furtherance of 
national security objectives. 
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(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1607. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SH–60 CREW AND 
PASSENGER SURVIVABILITY UPGRADES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $2,291,899,000 for aircraft modi-
fications. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 101, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obli-
gate an additional $4,500,000 for SH–60 crew and pas-
senger survivability upgrades in furtherance of national 
security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
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in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1608. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF 
IN SERVICE A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $153,128,000 for modification of 
in service aircraft, A–10. Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by section 101, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall obligate an additional $5,000,000 for 
lightweight airborne recovery systems in furtherance of 
national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
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(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1609. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO RADAR SUPPORT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $18,818,000 for Navy radar sup-
port. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by sec-
tion 101, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obligate an 
additional $5,000,000 for Aegis ship support for engineer-
ing change proposals associated with combat system radar 
upgrades in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
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(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1610. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO ELECTRONIC 
EQUIPMENT- AUTOMATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $335,664,000 for electronic 
equipment- automation. Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 101, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $4,000,000 for sup-
port of the deployment and adoption of new information 
processing systems in furtherance of national security ob-
jectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1611. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO BASE DEFENSE SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $41,204,000 for other procure-
ment, Army, for base defense systems. Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 101, as specified 
in the corresponding funding table in division D, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall obligate an additional $6,000,000 
for base defense system equipment in furtherance of na-
tional security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1612. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SNIPER RIFLE 
MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
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1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $1,994,000 for sniper rifle modi-
fications. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 101, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obli-
gate an additional $2,506,000 for modifications of weap-
ons and other combat vehicles in furtherance of national 
security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1613. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO GENERATORS AND 
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $31,897,000 for generators and 
associated equipment. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
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propriated by section 101, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $10,000,000 for the 
same purpose in furtherance of national security objec-
tives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1614. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD 
AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $0 for National Guard and Re-
serve Equipment. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 101, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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obligate an additional $100,000,000 for the same purpose 
in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
Subtitle B—Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation 
SEC. 1616. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NEW DESIGN SSN. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $97,235,000 for New Design 
SSN. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obli-
gate an additional $10,000,000 for continued design im-
provements for new SSNs in furtherance of national secu-
rity objectives. 
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(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1617. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO ADVANCED SUB-
MARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $856,326,000 for advanced sub-
marine system development. Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall obligate an additional $9,000,000 for fu-
ture undersea capabilities in furtherance of national secu-
rity objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
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in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1618. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SURFACE ANTI-SUB-
MARINE WARFARE. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $29,797,000 for surface anti-sub-
marine warfare. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 201, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall obligate an additional $3,500,000 for the same pur-
pose in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
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tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1619. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SHIP PRELIMINARY 
DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $22,213,000 for ship preliminary 
design and feasibility studies. Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall obligate an additional $19,900,000 for the 
same purpose in furtherance of national security objec-
tives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
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(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1620. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL PRE-
PAREDNESS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $54,000,000 for research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation, Navy, for industrial pre-
paredness. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obli-
gate an additional $5,000,000 for the same purpose in 
furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1621. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO MIXED CONVEN-
TIONAL LOAD CAPABILITY FOR BOMBER AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $19,900,000 for the Warfighter 
Rapid Acquisition Program. Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall obligate an additional $20,000,000 for 
the development of mixed conventional load capability for 
bomber aircraft to prosecute a broad range of pre-planned 
and rapidly emerging target sets in furtherance of national 
security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1622. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO TACAIR-LAUNCHED 
UAS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $9,400,000 for tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicles. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 201, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall obligate an additional $10,000,000 for TACAIR- 
launched UAS capability development in furtherance of 
national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 
1623. 
BUDGET 
ITEM 
RELATING 
TO 
ELECTRO- 
PHOTONIC COMPONENT CAPABILITY DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $123,000,000 for aviation im-
provements. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy shall obli-
gate an additional $10,000,000 for electro-photonic com-
ponent capability development in furtherance of national 
security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1624. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO AIRBORNE RECON-
NAISSANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $106,877,000 for airborne recon-
naissance systems. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
Defense shall obligate an additional $3,000,000 for the 
same purpose in furtherance of national security objec-
tives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1625. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS 
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
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1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $0 for Small Business Innovative 
Research. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obli-
gate an additional $5,000,000 to accelerate the use of 
technologies from the small business innovative research 
program into Army acquisition programs of record in fur-
therance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1626. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH SCIENCES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $446,123,000 for defense re-
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search sciences. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 201, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall obligate an additional $2,500,000 to conduct re-
search into the magnetic and electric fields of the coastal 
ocean environment in furtherance of national security ob-
jectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1627. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH SCIENCES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $213,942,000 for Defense Re-
search Sciences. Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 201, as specified in the corresponding 
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funding table in division D, the Secretary of the Army 
shall obligate an additional $2,000,000 to support re-
search into innovative new techniques for combat wound 
repair in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1628. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $5,312,000 for research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation, Army, for communications ad-
vanced technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $3,000,000 for the 
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development of communications and information net-
working technologies to support Army requirements in 
furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1629. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NIGHT VISION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $39,813,000 for research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation, Army, for night vision tech-
nology. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obli-
gate an additional $4,000,000 to develop radio frequency 
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signals intelligence processing equipment and associated 
applications in furtherance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1630. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NIGHT VISION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $57,203,000 for Night Vision 
Technology. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in division D, the Secretary of the Army shall obli-
gate an additional $8,000,000 for the development of en-
hanced low-light level visual sensors for persistent surveil-
lance and dismounted soldier applications in furtherance 
of national security objectives. 
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(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1631. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NIGHT VISION AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $42,414,000 for night vision ad-
vanced technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
Defense shall obligate an additional $4,000,000 for the 
development of deployable force protection sensors in fur-
therance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
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in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1632. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NIGHT VISION AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $42,414,000 for night vision ad-
vanced technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $5,000,000 for the 
development and fielding of a solution for helicopter 
‘‘brownout’’ situational awareness in furtherance of na-
tional security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
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(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1633. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO NIGHT VISION AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $42,414,000 for Night Vision Ad-
vanced Technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $4,800,000 for night 
vision advanced technology development in furtherance of 
national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
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tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1634. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO ROTARY WING SUR-
FACES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $80,317,000 for Military Engi-
neering Technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $6,000,000 for the 
development of mission planning and support tools for ro-
tary wing surfaces in furtherance of national security ob-
jectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
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(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 1635. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO WEAPONS AND MU-
NITIONS TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $57,203,000 for weapons and mu-
nitions technology. Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 201, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in division D, the Secretary of 
the Army shall obligate an additional $30,000,000 for the 
development of weapons and munitions technologies by 
small and non-traditional defense businesses in further-
ance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1636. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO WEAPONS AND MU-
NITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $77,077,000 for Weapons and 
Munitions Advanced Technology. Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the 
corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary 
of the Army shall obligate an additional $2,500,000 for 
development of innovative manufacturing techniques and 
processes for munitions and weapons systems in further-
ance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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SEC. 1637. BUDGET ITEM RELATING TO WEAPONS AND MU-
NITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL, DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHOR-
ITY.—In the budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, 
the President requested $77,077,000 for Weapons and 
Munitions Advanced Technology. Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by section 201, as specified in the 
corresponding funding table in division D, the Secretary 
of the Army shall obligate an additional $2,500,000 for 
the development of innovative manufacturing techniques 
and processes for munitions and weapons systems in fur-
therance of national security objectives. 
(b) MERIT-BASED OR COMPETITIVE DECISIONS.—A 
decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds referred to 
in the second sentence of subsection (a) with or to a spe-
cific entity shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
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Army may construct up to 39,049 square yards of parking 
apron consistent with the Army’s construction guidelines 
for Aircraft Maintenance Hangars and associated parking 
aprons. 
(c) GERMANY.—In the case of the authorization con-
tained in the table in section 2101(b) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (division 
B of Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4438) for Wiesbaden, 
Germany, for construction of an Information Processing 
Center at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may 
construct up to 9,400 square yards of vehicle parking ga-
rage consistent with the Army’s construction guidelines 
for parking garages, in lieu of renovating 9,400 square 
yards of parking area. 
SEC. 2107. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT USING 
PRIOR-YEAR UNOBLIGATED ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of 
the Army may carry out a military construction project 
to construct a water treatment facility for Fort Irwin, 
California, in the amount of $115,000,000. 
(b) USE OF UNOBLIGATED PRIOR-YEAR ARMY MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.—To carry out the project 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army may 
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