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Bay, Cuba, and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of 
Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary facility for recruit-
ment and other propaganda purposes. The report shall include 
the following: 
(1) a description of the use by terrorist organizations and 
their leaders of images and symbols relating to United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, and any other Department 
of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison or other detention 
or disciplinary facility for recruitment or other propaganda 
purposes. 
(2) A description and assessment of— 
(A) the effectiveness of the use of such images and 
symbols for recruitment and other propaganda purposes 
during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 
ending on the date of the report; and 
(B) the extent to which such images and symbols con-
tinue to be used for recruitment or other propaganda pur-
poses. 
(3) A description and assessment of the efforts of the United 
States Government to counter the use of such images and 
symbols for recruitment and other propaganda purposes and 
to disseminate accurate information about such facilities. 
SEC. 1042. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS THROUGH 
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF ALLIED FORCES AND CER-
TAIN 
OTHER 
MODIFICATIONS 
TO 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 127b of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) 
and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 
(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 
(f)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), as 
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph 
(2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, including in which countries the program is being operated’’. 
(c) REPORT
ON
DESIGNATION
OF
COUNTRIES
FOR
WHICH 
REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REPORT
ON
DESIGNATION
OF
COUNTRIES
FOR
WHICH 
REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary designates a country as a country in which 
an operation or activity of the armed forces is occurring in connec-
tion with which rewards may be paid under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the designa-
tion. Each report shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) The country so designated. 
‘‘(2) The reason for the designation of the country. 
‘‘(3) A justification for the designation of the country for 
purposes of this section.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense rewards program’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 127b and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘127b. Department of Defense rewards program.’’. 
SEC. 1043. SUNSET ON EXCEPTION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 130f(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The notification’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to be in effect 
at the close of December 31, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 1044. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGATION AND 
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBATING TER-
RORISM PROGRAM. 
Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES TO THOSE IN 
THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 
(1) ARMY
FIELD
MANUAL
2–22.3
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Army Field Manual 2–22.3’’ means the Army 
Field Manual 2–22.3 entitled ‘‘Human Intelligence Collector 
Operations’’ in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act or any similar successor Army Field Manual. 
(2) RESTRICTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual described in subpara-
graph (B) shall not be subjected to any interrogation tech-
nique or approach, or any treatment related to interroga-
tion, that is not authorized by and listed in the Army 
Field Manual 2–22.3. 
(B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual described 
in this subparagraph is an individual who is— 
(i) in the custody or under the effective control 
of an officer, employee, or other agent of the United 
States Government; or 
(ii) detained within a facility owned, operated, or 
controlled by a department or agency of the United 
States, in any armed conflict. 
(3) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Interrogation 
techniques, 
approaches, and treatments described in Army Field Manual 
2–22.3 shall be implemented strictly in accord with the prin-
ciples, processes, conditions, and limitations prescribed by Army 
Field Manual 2–22.3. 
(4) AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
If a process required by Army Field Manual 2–22.3, such as 
a requirement of approval by a specified Department of Defense 
official, is inapposite to a department or an agency other than 
the Department of Defense, the head of such department or
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agency shall ensure that a process that is substantially equiva-
lent to the process prescribed by Army Field Manual 2–22.3 
for the Department of Defense is utilized by all officers, 
employees, or other agents of such department or agency. 
(5) INTERROGATION BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The 
limitations in this subsection shall not apply to officers, 
employees, or agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Department of Homeland Security, or other Federal law 
enforcement entities. 
(6) UPDATE OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not sooner than three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 
three years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall complete a thor-
ough review of Army Field Manual 2–22.3, and revise 
Army Field Manual 2–22.3, as necessary to ensure 
that Army Field Manual 2–22.3 complies with the legal 
obligations of the United States and the practices for 
interrogation described therein do not involve the use 
or threat of force. 
(ii) AVAILABILITY
TO
THE
PUBLIC.—Army Field 
Manual 2–22.3 shall remain available to the public 
and any revisions to the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 
adopted by the Secretary of Defense shall be made 
available to the public 30 days prior to the date the 
revisions take effect. 
(B) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES OF INTERROGATIONS.— 
(i) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
interagency body established pursuant to Executive 
Order 13491 (commonly known as the High-Value 
Detainee Interrogation Group) shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Attorney General, and other appropriate officials 
a report on best practices for interrogation that do 
not involve the use of force. 
(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required by 
clause (i) may include recommendations for revisions 
to Army Field Manual 2–22.3 based on the body of 
research commissioned by the High-Value Detainee 
Interrogation Group. 
(iii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Not later than 
30 days after the report required by clause (i) is sub-
mitted such report shall be made available to the 
public. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS ACCESS TO 
DETAINEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of any department or agency 
of the United States Government shall provide the Inter-
national Committee of the Red Cross with notification of, and 
prompt access to, any individual detained in any armed conflict 
in the custody or under the effective control of an officer, 
employee, contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of the 
United States Government or detained within a facility owned,
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operated, or effectively controlled by a department, agency, 
contractor, or subcontractor of the United States Government, 
consistent with Department of Defense regulations and policies. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed— 
(A) to create or otherwise imply the authority to detain; 
or 
(B) to limit or otherwise affect any other individual 
rights or state obligations which may arise under United 
States law or international agreements to which the United 
States is a party, including the Geneva Conventions, or 
to state all of the situations under which notification to 
and access for the International Committee of the Red 
Cross is required or allowed. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1051. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM. 
(a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The Secretary shall 
create and maintain a publicly available Internet website that 
provides information on the controlled property transferred under 
this section and the recipients of such property. 
‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required under para-
graph (1) shall include all publicly accessible unclassified informa-
tion pertaining to the request, transfer, denial, and repossession 
of controlled property under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled property trans-
ferred to Federal and State agencies under this section, listed 
by the name of the recipient and the year of the transfer; 
‘‘(B) all pending requests for transfers of controlled property 
under this section, including the information submitted by the 
Federal and State agencies requesting such transfers; and 
‘‘(C) all reports required to be submitted to the Secretary 
under this section by Federal and State agencies that receive 
controlled property under this section.’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (b) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) the recipient, on an annual basis, and with the 
authorization of the relevant local governing body or authority, 
certifies that it has adopted publicly available protocols for 
the appropriate use of controlled property, the supervision of 
such use, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of such use, 
including auditing and accountability policies; and 
‘‘(6) after the completion of the assessment required by 
section 1051(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016, the recipient, on an annual basis, certifies 
that it provides annual training to relevant personnel on the