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including Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, and 
Israel; 
(8) the United States should continue to sup-
port Syrian opposition forces with non-lethal aid; 
(9) the President, the Department of Defense, 
the Department of State, and the intelligence com-
munity, in cooperation with European and regional 
allies, should ensure that the risks of all courses of 
action or inaction regarding Syria are fully explored 
and understood and that Congress is kept fully in-
formed of such risks; 
(10) the President should fully consider, and 
the Department of Defense should conduct prudent 
planning for, the provision of lethal aid and relevant 
operational training to vetted Syrian opposition 
forces, including an analysis of the risks of the pro-
vision of such aid and training; 
(11) should the President decide to employ any 
military assets in Syria, the President should pro-
vide a supplemental budget request to Congress; and 
(12) the President should use all diplomatic 
means to disrupt the flow of arms into Syria, includ-
ing efforts to dissuade Russia from further arms 
sales with Syria, the influx of weapons and fighters
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from Hezbollah, and the infiltration of weapons and 
fighters from Iran. 
SEC. 1252. REVISION OF STATUTORY REFERENCES TO 
FORMER NATO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS 
AND RELATED NATO AGREEMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
2350d of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘NATO Maintenance and Sup-
ply Organization’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘NATO Support Organization and its executive 
agencies’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Weapon System Partner-
ship Agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘Support Part-
nership Agreements’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 
specific weapon system’’ and inserting ‘‘activi-
ties’’; and 
(3) in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), by 
striking ‘‘Weapon System Partnership Agreement’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Support Part-
nership Agreement’’. 
(b) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—Section 21(e)(3) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(3)) 
is amended—
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(1) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘Maintenance and Supply Agency of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support Or-
ganization and its executive agencies’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘weapon 
system partnership agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘sup-
port partnership agreement’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘a 
specific weapon system’’ and inserting ‘‘activities’’. 
SEC. 1253. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT EXECU-
TIVE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO UNITED 
STATES MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms, 
with respect to executive agreements relating to the mis-
sile defense capabilities of the United States, including 
basing, locations, capabilities and numbers of missiles with 
respect to such missile defense capabilities, that section 
303(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2573(b)) provides the following: ‘‘No action shall 
be taken pursuant to this or any other Act that would 
obligate the United States to reduce or limit the Armed 
Forces or armaments of the United States in a militarily 
significant manner, except pursuant to the treaty-making 
power of the President set forth in Article II, Section 2,
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Clause 2 of the Constitution or unless authorized by the 
enactment of further affirmative legislation by the Con-
gress of the United States.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—None of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense may be used— 
(1) to implement any executive agreement relat-
ing to the missile defense capabilities of the United 
States, including basing, locations, capabilities, and 
numbers of missiles with respect to such missile de-
fense capabilities; or 
(2) to implement rules of engagement or Guid-
ance for Employment of Force relating to such exec-
utive agreement. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (b) shall 
not apply with respect to the use of funds to negotiate 
or implement any executive agreement with a country with 
respect to which the United States has entered into a trea-
ty of alliance or has a security guarantee. 
(d) EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘executive agreement’’ means an inter-
national agreement other than—
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(1) an agreement that is in the form of a treaty 
under article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitu-
tion of the United States; or 
(2) an agreement that requires implementing 
legislation to be enacted into law for the agreement 
to enter into force with respect to the United States. 
SEC. 1254. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THREAT REDUCTION ENGAGEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES AND UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST- 
BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available 
for fiscal year 2014 for Threat Reduction Engagement ac-
tivities may be obligated or expended for such purposes 
until the President certifies to Congress that no state 
party to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has 
undertaken nuclear weapons test activities in fiscal year 
2013 that are inconsistent with United States interpreta-
tions regarding obligations under such Treaty. 
(b) LOBBYING OR ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES.—None of 
the funds made available for fiscal year 2014 for contribu-
tions of the United States to the CTBTO entities may be 
used for lobbying or advocacy in the United States relating 
to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
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(c) CTBTO ENTITIES.—In subsection (b), the term 
‘‘CTBTO entities’’ means— 
(1) the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Trea-
ty Organization International Monitoring System; 
and 
(2) the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Trea-
ty Organization Preparatory Commission-Special 
Contributions. 
SEC. 1255. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY 
COOPERATION 
BETWEEN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES AND BURMA. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) as the United States policy rebalances to-
wards Asia, it is critical that the United States mili-
tary comprehensively evaluate its engagement with 
Burma; 
(2) the future of the military-to-military rela-
tionship between the United States and Burma 
should take into account the current ethnic conflict 
in Burma and persecution of ethnic and religious 
minorities; 
(3) while the United States has national secu-
rity interests in Burma’s peace and stability, the 
peaceful settlement of armed conflicts with the eth-
nic minority groups requires the Burmese military to
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respect ceasefire agreements, laws of war, and 
human rights provisions; and 
(4) the Department of Defense should fully con-
sider and assess the Burmese military’s efforts to 
implement reforms, end impunity for human rights 
abuses, and increase transparency and accountability 
before expanding military-to-military cooperation be-
yond initial dialogue and isolated engagements. 
SEC. 1256. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE STATIONING OF 
UNITED STATES FORCES IN EUROPE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) During the past several years, over 700 ki-
netic terror incidents have occurred in the U.S. Eu-
ropean Command (EUCOM) area of operations. Ris-
ing tensions in the region due to unemployment, fis-
cal insolvency, ethnic strife, hegemonic desires, and 
terrorism, pose risks to the security and stability of 
Europe. 
(2) Arab Spring uprisings in Middle Eastern 
and North African countries, including the Republic 
of Mali, the Arab Republic of Egypt, Libya, and the 
Syrian Arab Republic (Syria), have presented emerg-
ing strategic challenges that present significant im-
plications for regional stability, the security of the 
State of Israel (Israel), and the national security in-
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terests of the United States and many European al-
lies. 
(3) U.S. Africa Command does not have for-
mally assigned Army or Marine Corps units assigned 
to it and it continues to share Air Force and Navy 
component commands with EUCOM. Consequently, 
United States forces stationed in Europe have been 
deployed to support contingencies associated with 
the Arab Spring in North Africa. 
(4) The Commander of U.S. European Com-
mand is responsible for developing operational plans 
for the defense of Israel. Moreover, forces stationed 
in Europe would be deployed to defend Israel in the 
event of such a contingency. 
(5) Regimes, including the Islamic Republic of 
Iran and Syria, continue efforts to procure, develop, 
and proliferate advanced ballistic missile tech-
nologies that pose a serious threat to United States 
forces and installations in the theater, as well as to 
the territory, populations, and forces of Israel and 
European allies. United States missile defense capa-
bilities in Europe seek to mitigate these threats. 
(6) Violent extremist organizations, including 
Kongra-Gel, al Qaida, Lebanese Hizballah, and Ira-
nian Qods Force, may utilize Europe as an impor-
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tant venue for recruitment, logistical support, fi-
nancing, and the targeting of the United States and 
Western interests. 
(7) Congress has lacked sufficient data to com-
pare the strategic benefits and the costs associated 
with permanently stationing forces in Europe. The 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found 
that the combatant commands do not completely and 
consistently report cost data in their theater posture 
plans. In particular, GAO reported in February 
2011 that EUCOM lacks comprehensive cost data in 
its theater posture plans and therefore decision mak-
ers lack critical information that could be used to 
make fully informed posture decisions. Additionally, 
in June 2012, GAO found that the Department of 
Defense has taken steps to align posture initiatives 
with strategy and cost, but continues to lack com-
prehensive and consistent cost estimates of initia-
tives. 
(8) The Department of Defense has reported 
that the cost of permanently stationing forces in the 
United States rather than overseas is often offset by 
such factors as increased rotational costs. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) an enduring United States presence and en-
gagement across Europe and Eurasia provides the 
critical access and infrastructure necessary to ac-
complish United States strategic priorities, expand 
United States global reach to Europe, Eurasia, the 
Middle East, Africa, as well as the Mediterranean 
and Atlantic Oceans, and facilitates a rapid United 
States response for complex contingencies; 
(2) the United States continues to have an in-
terest in supporting the stability and security of Eu-
rope, especially in a dynamic and challenging global 
security environment; 
(3) forward-stationed active duty service mem-
bers, forward-deployed rotational units, and reserve 
forces assigned to U.S. European Command remain 
essential for United States planning, logistics, and 
operations in support of U.S. Central Command, 
U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Transportation Com-
mand, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. 
Strategic Command, as well as fulfilling commit-
ments under Article V of the North Atlantic Char-
ter; 
(4) in light of the benefits associated with de-
fense of the homeland forward and strategic access, 
as well as the potential for rotational deployments to
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increase cost to the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of Defense should implement the rec-
ommendations of the Government Accountability Of-
fice with regard to improved cost estimation to en-
able informed force posture decisions prior to mak-
ing any further significant changes to the United 
States force posture in Europe that could increase 
risk for the United States; and 
(5) the Secretary of Defense should keep Con-
gress fully and currently informed regarding the re-
quirements of the United States force posture in Eu-
rope and the costs associated with maintaining such 
force. 
SEC. 1257. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MILITARY CAPABILI-
TIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Congress— 
(1) notes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 
continues to rapidly modernize and expand its mili-
tary capabilities across the land, sea, air, space, and 
cyberspace domains; 
(2) is concerned by the rate and scope of PRC 
military developments, including its military-focused 
cyber espionage, which indicate a desire to constrain 
or prevent the peaceful activities of the United 
States and its allies in the Western Pacific;
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(3) concurs with Admiral Samuel Locklear, 
commander of U.S. Pacific Command, that ‘‘China’s 
rapid development of advanced military capabilities, 
combined with its unclear intentions, certainly raises 
strategic and security concerns for the U.S. and the 
region’’; 
(4) notes the United States remains committed 
to a robust forward military-presence in the Asia- 
Pacific and will continue to vigorously support mu-
tual defense arrangements with treaty allies while 
also building deeper relationships with other stra-
tegic partners in the region; and 
(5) urges the Government of the PRC to work 
peacefully to resolve existing territorial disputes and 
to adopt a maritime code of conduct with relevant 
parties to guide all forms of maritime interaction 
and communications in the Asia-Pacific. 
SEC. 1258. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against Syria or Iran. 
SEC. 1259. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RELATIONS 
WITH TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should—
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(1) allow all high-level officials of Taiwan to 
enter into the United States or its embassies and 
consulates under conditions which demonstrate ap-
propriate respect for the dignity of such leaders; 
(2) allow meetings between all high-level Tai-
wan and United States officials in United States ex-
ecutive departments; 
(3) allow the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office and all other instrumentalities 
established in the United States by Taiwan to con-
duct business activities, including activities which in-
volve participation by Members of Congress and 
other representatives of Federal, State, and local 
governments, and all high-level Taiwan officials, 
without obstruction from the United States Govern-
ment or any foreign power; and 
(4) adopt a policy of allowing high-ranking Tai-
wan leaders to make official visits with high-ranking 
officials of the United States, including official visits 
by Taiwan’s democratically elected president, and al-
lowing for visits between these officials in Wash-
ington, D.C. 
SEC. 1260. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE THREAT POSED BY 
HEZBOLLAH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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(1) Hezbollah has been designated a foreign 
terrorist organization by the Department of State 
since October 8, 1997. 
(2) Hezbollah has been responsible for numer-
ous terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist attacks 
around the world, including attacks against United 
States citizens. 
(3) Hezbollah is active in Europe and has been 
linked to a July 18, 2012, suicide bombing in Bul-
garia which killed five people. 
(4) Hezbollah operatives have been captured 
around the world attacking or attempting to attack 
Western and Israeli targets. 
(5) The United States is working with its Euro-
pean allies to combat terrorism through a variety of 
means, including through NATO’s Partnership Ac-
tion Plan against Terrorism and the Defence 
Against Terrorism Programme of Work. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should continue to use all 
necessary means to fight against terrorism, includ-
ing Hezbollah;
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(2) President Obama should strongly encourage 
his European counterparts to publicly condemn 
Hezbollah; 
(3) European allies should seek to officially rec-
ognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization; 
(4) any attempt to distinguish between military 
and civilian wings in Hezbollah is meaningless; and 
(5) all countries should work together to fight 
radical terrorist organizations like Hezbollah. 
SEC. 1261. COMBATING CRIME THROUGH INTELLIGENCE 
CAPABILITIES. 
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to deploy as-
sets, personnel, and resources to the Joint Interagency 
Task Force South, in coordination with SOUTHCOM, to 
combat the following by supplying sufficient intelligence 
capabilities: 
(1) Transnational criminal organizations. 
(2) Drug trafficking. 
(3) Bulk shipments of narcotics or currency. 
(4) Narco-terrorism. 
(5) Human trafficking. 
(6) The Iranian presence in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
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SEC. 1262. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM-
PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 
or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended to implement the 
Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change to existing 
programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress 
in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement 
the Arms Trade Treaty, unless the Arms Trade Treaty 
has been signed by the President, received the advice and 
consent of the Senate, and has been the subject of imple-
menting legislation by the Congress. 
SEC. 1263. WAR POWERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1793, George Washington said, ‘‘The 
constitution vests the power of declaring war in Con-
gress; therefore no offensive expedition of impor-
tance can be undertaken until after they shall have 
deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a 
measure.’’. 
(2) In a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1798, 
James Madison wrote: ‘‘The constitution supposes, 
what the History of all Governments demonstrates, 
that the Executive is the branch of power most in-
terested in war, and most prone to it. It has accord-
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ingly with studied care vested the question of war to 
the Legislature.’’ 
(3) In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers 
Resolution which states in section 2: ‘‘The constitu-
tional powers of the President as Commander-in- 
Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into 
hostilities, or into situations where imminent involve-
ment in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a 
declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authoriza-
tion, or (3) national emergency created by attack 
upon the United States, its territories or posses-
sions, or its armed forces.’’. 
(4) In its April 1, 2011, Memorandum to Presi-
dent Obama, the Office of Legal Counsel concluded: 
‘‘President Obama could rely on his constitutional 
power to safeguard the national interest by directing 
the anticipated military operations in Libya—which 
were limited in their nature, scope, and duration— 
without prior congressional authorization.’’. 
(5) On June 15, 2011, in a letter to the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives from the Depart-
ment of Defense and Department of State, the De-
partments informed Congress that ‘‘The President is 
of the view that the current U.S. military operations
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in Libya are consistent with the War Powers Resolu-
tion and do not under that law require further con-
gressional authorization, because U.S. military oper-
ations are distinct from the kind of ‘hostilities con-
templated by the Resolution’s 60 day termination 
provision’.’’. 
(6) The precedence set by the Executive Branch 
in its assertion that Congress plays no role in mili-
tary actions like those taken in Libya is contrary to 
the intent of the Framers and of the Constitution 
which vests sole authority to declare war in the Leg-
islative Branch. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize any use of military force. 
SEC. 1264. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DRONES TO KILL 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense may 
not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to an individual who is actively engaged 
in combat against the United States. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘drone’’ 
means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note)).
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SEC. 1265. SALE OF F–16 AIRCRAFT TO TAIWAN. 
The President shall carry out the sale of no fewer 
than 66 F–16C/D multirole fighter aircraft to Taiwan. 
SEC. 1266. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT ON THE IN-
HERENT RIGHT OF ISRAEL TO SELF-DE-
FENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) 
established the policy of the United States to sup-
port the inherent right of Israel to self-defense. 
(2) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) 
expressed the sense of Congress that the Govern-
ment of the United States should transfer to the 
Government of Israel defense articles and defense 
services such as air refueling tankers, missile de-
fense capabilities, and specialized munitions. 
(3) The inherent right of Israel to self-defense 
necessarily includes the possession and maintenance 
by Israel of an independent capability to remove ex-
istential threats to its security and defend its vital 
national interests. 
(b) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is the pol-
icy of the United States to take all necessary steps to en-
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sure that Israel possesses and maintains an independent 
capability to remove existential threats to its security and 
defend its vital national interests. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that air refueling tankers and advanced bunker- 
buster munitions should immediately be transferred to 
Israel to ensure our democratic ally has an independent 
capability to remove any existential threat posed by the 
Iranian nuclear program and defend its vital national in-
terests. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the House and Senate 
Armed Services committees, the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 
the House and Senate Appropriations committees a report 
that— 
(1) identifies all aerial refueling platforms, 
bunker-buster munitions, and other capabilities and 
platforms that would contribute significantly to the 
maintenance by Israel of a robust independent capa-
bility to remove existential security threats, includ-
ing nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in Iran, 
and defend its vital national interests;
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(2) assesses the availability for sale or transfer 
of items necessary to acquire the capabilities and 
platforms described in paragraph (1) as well as the 
legal authorities available for making such transfers; 
and 
(3) describes the steps the President is taking 
to immediately transfer the items described in para-
graph (1) pursuant to the policy described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 1267. REPORT ON COLLECTIVE AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIAN AND 
SOUTH CAUCASUS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Assured access to stable energy supplies is 
an enduring concern of both the United States and 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
(2) Adopted in Lisbon in November 2010, the 
new NATO Strategic Concept declares that ‘‘[s]ome 
NATO countries will become more dependent on for-
eign energy suppliers and in some cases, on foreign 
energy supply and distribution networks for their en-
ergy needs’’. 
(3) The report required by section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81) reaffirmed the Strategic
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Concept’s assessment of growing energy dependence 
of some members of the NATO alliance and also 
noted there is value in the assured access, protec-
tion, and delivery of energy. 
(4) Development of energy resources and tran-
sit routes in the areas surrounding the Caspian Sea 
can diversify sources of supply for members of the 
NATO alliance, particularly those in Eastern Eu-
rope. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Energy, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a detailed re-
port on the implications of new energy resource de-
velopment and distribution networks, both planned 
and under construction, in the areas surrounding the 
Caspian Sea for energy security strategies of the 
United States and NATO. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the dependence of 
NATO members on a single oil or natural gas 
supplier or distribution network.
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(B) An assessment of the potential of en-
ergy resources of the areas surrounding the 
Caspian Sea to mitigate such dependence on a 
single supplier or distribution network. 
(C) Recommendations, if any, for ways in 
which the United States can help support in-
creased energy security for NATO members. 
(3) SUBMISSION
OF
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—The report under this subsection shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1268. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2014, and 
June 1 of each year thereafter through 2017, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the specified congres-
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sional committees a report, in both classified and unclassi-
fied form, on the current and future military power of the 
Russian Federation (in this section referred to as ‘‘Rus-
sia’’). The report shall address the current and probable 
future course of military-technological development of the 
Russian military, the tenets and probable development of 
Russian security strategy and military strategy, and mili-
tary organizations and operational concepts, for the 20- 
year period following submission of such report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—A report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security situation in 
regions neighboring Russia. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping Russian se-
curity strategy and military strategy. 
(3) Trends in Russian security and military be-
havior that would be designed to achieve, or that are 
consistent with, the goals described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) An assessment of Russia’s global and re-
gional security objectives, including objectives that 
would affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, the Middle East, and the People’s Republic of 
China.
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(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, loca-
tions, and capabilities of Russian nuclear, special op-
erations, land, sea, and air forces. 
(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine 
and training. 
(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities 
of Russia and Russian entities, as a supplier of ma-
terials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear 
weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or 
missile systems. 
(8) Developments in Russia’s asymmetric capa-
bilities, including its strategy and efforts to develop 
and deploy cyberwarfare and electronic warfare ca-
pabilities, details on the number of malicious cyber 
incidents originating from Russia against Depart-
ment of Defense infrastructure, and associated ac-
tivities originating or suspected of originating from 
Russia. 
(9) The strategy and capabilities of Russian 
space and counterspace programs, including trends, 
global and regional activities, the involvement of 
military and civilian organizations, including state- 
owned enterprises, academic institutions, and com-
mercial entities, and efforts to develop, acquire, or
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gain access to advanced technologies that would en-
hance Russian military capabilities. 
(10) Developments in Russia’s nuclear pro-
gram, including the size and state of Russia’s stock-
pile, its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines, its 
civil and military production capacities, and projec-
tions of its future arsenals. 
(11) A description of Russia’s anti-access and 
area denial capabilities. 
(12) A description of Russia’s command, con-
trol, communications, computers, intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance modernization program 
and its applications for Russia’s precision guided 
weapons. 
(13) In consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State, developments re-
garding United States-Russian engagement and co-
operation on security matters. 
(14) The current state of United States mili-
tary-to-military contacts with the Russian Federa-
tion Armed Forces, which shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated 
strategy for such military-to-military contacts 
and updates to the strategy.
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ducted in Russia for other countries or in other 
countries for the Russians. 
(16) Other military and security developments 
involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant to United States national security. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘specified 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1269. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE TEAR 
GAS OR OTHER RIOT CONTROL ITEMS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to provide tear gas or other riot 
control items to the government of a country undergoing 
a transition to democracy in the Middle East or North 
Africa unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
that the security forces of such government are not using 
excessive force to repress peaceful, lawful, and organized 
dissent.
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SEC. 1270. REPORT ON CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
TO AFGHAN MILITARY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on measures to monitor and ensure 
that United States financial assistance to the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces to purchase fuel is not used to pur-
chase fuel from Iran in violation of United States sanc-
tions. 
SEC. 1271. ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE. 
Congress fully supports Israel’s lawful exercise of 
self-defense, including actions to halt regional aggression. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS STRONGLY SUPPORTING 
THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED 
STATES AND INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS ON 
IRAN AND URGING THE PRESIDENT TO CON-
TINUE TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT OF 
SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 14, 1948, the people of Israel pro-
claimed the establishment of the sovereign and inde-
pendent State of Israel. 
(2) On March 28, 1949, the United States Gov-
ernment recognized the establishment of the new 
State of Israel and established full diplomatic rela-
tions.
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(3) Since its establishment nearly 65 years ago, 
the modern State of Israel has rebuilt a nation, 
forged a new and dynamic democratic society, and 
created a thriving economic, political, cultural, and 
intellectual life despite the heavy costs of war, ter-
rorism, and unjustified diplomatic and economic boy-
cotts against the people of Israel. 
(4) The people of Israel have established a vi-
brant, pluralistic, democratic political system, includ-
ing freedom of speech, association, and religion; a 
vigorously free press; free, fair, and open elections; 
the rule of law; a fully independent judiciary; and 
other democratic principles and practices. 
(5) Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, the lead-
ers of the Islamic Republic of Iran have repeatedly 
made threats against the existence of the State of 
Israel and sponsored acts of terrorism and violence 
against its citizens. 
(6) On October 27, 2005, President of Iran 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a world without 
America and Zionism. 
(7) In February 2012, Supreme Leader of Iran 
Ali Khamenei said of Israel, ‘‘The Zionist regime is 
a true cancer tumor on this region that should be 
cut off. And it definitely will be cut off.’’.
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(8) 
In 
August 
2012, 
Supreme 
Leader 
Khamenei said of Israel, ‘‘This bogus and fake Zion-
ist outgrowth will disappear off the landscape of ge-
ography.’’. 
(9) In August 2012, President Ahmadinejad 
said that ‘‘in the new Middle East * * * there will 
be no trace of the American presence and the Zion-
ists’’; 
(10) The Department of State has designated 
the Islamic Republic of Iran as a state sponsor of 
terrorism since 1984 and has characterized the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran as the ‘‘most active state 
sponsor of terrorism’’ in the world. 
(11) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has provided weapons, training, funding, and 
direction to terrorist groups, including Hamas, 
Hizballah, and Shiite militias in Iraq that are re-
sponsible for the murder of hundreds of United 
States service members and innocent civilians. 
(12) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has provided weapons, training, and funding to 
the regime of Bashar al Assad that has been used 
to suppress and murder its own people. 
(13) Since at least the late 1980s, the Govern-
ment of the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in
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a sustained and well-documented pattern of illicit 
and deceptive activities to acquire a nuclear weapons 
capability. 
(14) Since September 2005, the Board of Gov-
ernors of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) has found the Islamic Republic of Iran to be 
in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement 
with the IAEA, which Iran is obligated to undertake 
as a non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty 
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done 
at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, 
and entered into force March 5, 1970 (NPT). 
(15) The United Nations Security Council has 
adopted multiple resolutions since 2006 demanding 
of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
its full and sustained suspension of all uranium en-
richment-related and reprocessing activities and its 
full cooperation with the IAEA on all outstanding 
issues related to its nuclear activities, particularly 
those concerning the possible military dimensions of 
its nuclear program. 
(16) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has refused to comply with United Nations Se-
curity Council resolutions or to fully cooperate with 
the IAEA.
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(17) In November 2011, the IAEA Director 
General issued a report that documented ‘‘serious 
concerns regarding possible military dimensions to 
Iran’s nuclear programme’’, and affirmed that infor-
mation available to the IAEA indicates that ‘‘Iran 
has carried out activities relevant to the development 
of a nuclear explosive device’’ and that some activi-
ties may be ongoing. 
(18) The Government of Iran stands in viola-
tion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
for denying its citizens basic freedoms, including the 
freedoms of expression, religion, peaceful assembly 
and movement, and for flagrantly abusing the rights 
of minorities and women. 
(19) In his State of the Union Address on Jan-
uary 24, 2012, President Barack Obama stated, 
‘‘Let there be no doubt: America is determined to 
prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I 
will take no options off the table to achieve that 
goal.’’. 
(20) Congress has passed and the President has 
signed into law legislation imposing significant eco-
nomic and diplomatic sanctions on Iran to encourage 
the Government of Iran to abandon its pursuit of 
nuclear weapons and end its support for terrorism.
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(21) These sanctions, while having significant 
effect, have yet to persuade Iran to abandon its il-
licit pursuits and comply with United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolutions. 
(22) More stringent enforcement of sanctions 
legislation, including elements targeting oil exports 
and access to foreign exchange, could still lead the 
Government of Iran to change course. 
(23) In his State of the Union Address on Feb-
ruary 12, 2013, President Obama reiterated, ‘‘The 
leaders of Iran must recognize that now is the time 
for a diplomatic solution, because a coalition stands 
united in demanding that they meet their obliga-
tions. And we will do what is necessary to prevent 
them from getting a nuclear weapon.’’. 
(24) On March 4, 2012, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘Iran’s leaders should understand that I do not 
have a policy of containment; I have a policy to pre-
vent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.’’. 
(25) On October 22, 2012, President Obama 
said of Iran, ‘‘The clock is ticking * * * And we’re 
going to make sure that if they do not meet the de-
mands of the international community, then we are 
going to take all options necessary to make sure 
they don’t have a nuclear weapon.’’.
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(26) On May 19, 2011, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘Every state has the right to self-defense, and 
Israel must be able to defend itself, by itself, against 
any threat.’’. 
(27) On September 21, 2011, President Obama 
stated, ‘‘America’s commitment to Israel’s security 
is unshakeable. Our friendship with Israel is deep 
and enduring.’’. 
(28) On March 4, 2012, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘And whenever an effort is made to delegitimize 
the state of Israel, my administration has opposed 
them. So there should not be a shred of doubt by 
now: when the chips are down, I have Israel’s 
back.’’. 
(29) On October 22, 2012, President Obama 
stated, ‘‘Israel is a true friend. And if Israel is at-
tacked, America will stand with Israel. I’ve made 
that clear throughout my presidency * * * I will 
stand with Israel if they are attacked.’’. 
(30) In December 2012, 74 United States Sen-
ators wrote to President Obama ‘‘As you begin your 
second term as President, we ask you to reiterate 
your readiness to take military action against Iran 
if it continues its efforts to acquire a nuclear weap-
on. In addition, we urge you to work with our Euro-
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pean and Middle Eastern allies to demonstrate to 
the Iranians that a credible and capable multilateral 
coalition exists that would support a military strike 
if, in the end, this is unfortunately necessary.’’. 
(31) The United States-Israel Enhanced Secu-
rity Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150) 
stated that it is United States policy to support 
Israel’s inherent right to self-defense. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms the special bonds of friendship 
and cooperation that have existed between the 
United States and the State of Israel for more than 
sixty years and that enjoy overwhelming bipartisan 
support in Congress and among the people of the 
United States; 
(2) strongly supports the close military, intel-
ligence, and security cooperation that President 
Obama has pursued with Israel and urges this co-
operation to continue and deepen; 
(3) deplores and condemns, in the strongest 
possible terms, the reprehensible statements and 
policies of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
threatening the security and existence of Israel; 
(4) recognizes the tremendous threat posed to 
the United States, the West, and Israel by the Gov-
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ernment of Iran’s continuing pursuit of a nuclear 
weapons capability; 
(5) reiterates that the policy of the United 
States is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 
weapon capability and to take such action as may be 
necessary to implement this policy; 
(6) reaffirms its strong support for the full im-
plementation of United States and international 
sanctions on Iran and urges the President to con-
tinue and strengthen enforcement of sanctions legis-
lation; 
(7) declares that the United States has a vital 
national interest in, and unbreakable commitment 
to, ensuring the existence, survival, and security of 
the State of Israel, and reaffirms United States sup-
port for Israel’s right to self-defense; and 
(8) urges that, if the Government of Israel is 
compelled to take military action in legitimate self- 
defense against Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the 
United States Government should stand with Israel 
and provide, in accordance with United States law 
and the constitutional responsibility of Congress to 
authorize the use of military force, diplomatic, mili-
tary, and economic support to the Government of
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Israel in its defense of its territory, people, and ex-
istence. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as an authorization for the use of 
force or a declaration of war. 
SEC. 1273. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ILLEGAL NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS PROGRAMS OF IRAN AND NORTH 
KOREA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the paramount security concern of the 
United States is the ongoing and illegal nuclear 
weapons programs of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; 
(2) it should be the primary objective of the 
President of the United States to ensure that North 
Korea’s nuclear program is completely and verifiably 
eliminated and that Iran, and its terrorist proxies, 
are not allowed to develop nuclear weapons capa-
bility and the means to deliver them; 
(3) the continuing failure to compel Iran and 
North Korea to comply with their respective obliga-
tions under international law risks greater nuclear 
proliferation throughout already unstable regions by 
states that have chosen, but not irreversibly so, to
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refrain from developing or acquiring their own nu-
clear weapons capability; 
(4) nuclear arms reductions by the United 
States and the Russian Federation have not per-
suaded or otherwise incentivized Iran and North 
Korea to halt or reverse their destabilizing and dan-
gerous nuclear weapons programs, nor have they re-
sulted in increased cooperation by other states to 
deal with these threats; and 
(5) the President should use all international 
fora available to the President to pursue the com-
plete and verifiable elimination of the nuclear weap-
ons programs of Iran and North Korea as the Presi-
dent’s paramount obligation to the security of the 
American people. 
SEC. 1274. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE 
EQUIPMENT FROM ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2013 may be used for the purchase of 
any equipment from Rosoboronexport until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that, to the best of the Secretary’s knowl-
edge—
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(1) Rosoboronexport is cooperating fully with 
the Defense Contract Audit Agency; 
(2) Rosoboronexport has not delivered S–300 
advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria; and 
(3) no new contracts have been signed between 
the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and 
Rosoboronexport since January 1, 2013. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary certifies that the waiver in order to purchase 
equipment from Rosoboronexport is in national secu-
rity interest of the United States. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary waives the limi-
tation in subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, not later than 30 days before pur-
chasing equipment from Rosoboronexport pursuant 
to the waiver, a report on the waiver. The report 
shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, 
at the election of the Secretary. The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) An explanation why it is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States to 
purchase equipment from Rosoboronexport.
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(B) An explanation why comparable equip-
ment cannot be purchased from another cor-
poration. 
(C) An assessment of the cooperation of 
Rosoboronexport with the Defense Contract 
Audit Agency. 
(D) An assessment of whether and how 
many S–300 advanced anti-aircraft missiles 
have been delivered to the Assad regime by 
Rosoboronexport. 
(E) 
A 
list 
of 
the 
contracts 
that 
Rosoboronexport has signed with the Assad re-
gime since January 1, 2013. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVELY BID CON-
TRACTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall award any con-
tract that will use United States funds for the procure-
ment of helicopters for the Afghan Security Forces using 
competitive procedures based on requirements developed 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and
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other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction 
programs are the programs specified in section 1501 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2014 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the 
term ‘‘fiscal year 2014 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in section 4301 for Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 
2016. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Of the 
$528,455,000 authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Defense for fiscal year 2014 in section 301 
and made available by the funding table in section 4301 
for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
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(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$5,655,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$13,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $32,793,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, 
$293,142,110. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $149,314,890. 
(6) 
For 
threat 
reduction 
engagement, 
$6,375,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $28,175,000. 
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2014 Co-
operative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or ex-
pended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in para-
graphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) until 15 days 
after the date that the Secretary of Defense submits to 
Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds will 
be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be 
obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence 
shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or expend-
iture of fiscal year 2014 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expendi-
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ture of such funds is specifically prohibited under this title 
or any other provision of law. 
(c) LIMITED
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
INDIVIDUAL 
AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
any case in which the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that it is necessary to do so in the national 
interest, the Secretary may obligate amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2014 for a purpose listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) in ex-
cess of the specific amount authorized for that pur-
pose. 
(2) NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIRED.—An obliga-
tion of funds for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) 
through (7) of subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
amount authorized for such purpose may be made 
using the authority provided in paragraph (1) only 
after— 
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress no-
tification of the intent to do so together with a 
complete discussion of the justification for 
doing so; and 
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the 
date of the notification.
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SEC. 1303. EXTENSION FOR USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE 
COOPERATIVE 
THREAT 
REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1303(g) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 22 
U.S.C. 5952 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 
1304. 
STRATEGY 
TO 
MODERNIZE 
COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION AND PREVENT THE 
PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RE-
GION. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Energy, shall establish a comprehensive and 
broad nonproliferation strategy to modernize cooperative 
threat reduction and advance cooperative efforts with 
international partners to reduce the threat from the pro-
liferation of weapons of mass destruction and related ma-
terials in the Middle East and North Africa region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) build upon the current activities of the De-
partments of Defense, State, and Energy’s non-
proliferation programs that aim to mitigate the
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range of threats in the Middle East and North Afri-
ca region posed by weapons of mass destruction; 
(2) review issues relating to the threat from the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and re-
lated materials in the Middle East and North Africa 
region on a regional basis as well as on a country- 
by-country basis; 
(3) review the activities and achievements in the 
Middle East and North Africa region of the Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Pro-
gram and the nonproliferation programs at the De-
partment of State and Department of Energy and 
other United States Government agencies and de-
partments designed to address nuclear, radiological, 
chemical, and biological safety and security issues; 
(4) ensure the continued coordination of cooper-
ative nonproliferation efforts within the United 
States Government and further mobilize and lever-
age additional resources from partner nations, non-
governmental and multilateral organizations, and 
international institutions; 
(5) include an assessment of what countries are 
financially, materially, or technologically supporting 
proliferation in this region and how the strategy will 
prevent, stop or interdict the support;
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(6) include an estimate of associated costs re-
quired to plan and execute the proposed cooperative 
threat reduction activities in order to execute the 
comprehensive strategy to prevent the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction and related mate-
rials; and 
(7) include a discussion of the metrics to meas-
ure the strategy’s and activities’ success in reducing 
the regional threat of the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction. 
(c) INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.—The strat-
egy required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment 
of gaps in current cooperative nonproliferation efforts, an 
articulation of agencies’ threat reduction priorities in the 
Middle East and North Africa region, the establishment 
of appropriate metrics for determining success in the re-
gion, and steps to ensure that the strategy fits in broader 
United States efforts to reduce the threat from weapons 
of mass destruction. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may 
consult with both governmental and nongovernmental ex-
perts from a diverse set of views. 
(e) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not 
later than March 31, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall
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submit to the specified congressional committees the coop-
erative threat reduction modernization strategy required 
by subsection (a), as well as a plan for the implementation 
of the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(f) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(g) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘specific congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the fiscal year 2014 for the National Defense Sealift 
Fund, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act.
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SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Defense Health Program, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the 
Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the De-
partment of Defense in providing for the health of eligible 
beneficiaries.
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Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. USE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE FOR 
THE CONSERVATION OF A STRATEGIC AND 
CRITICAL MATERIALS SUPPLY. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSERVA-
TION OF STOCKPILE MATERIALS.—Section 98e(a) of title 
50, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) provide for the recovery of any strategic 
and critical material from excess materials made 
available for recovery purposes by other Federal 
agencies;’’. 
(b) USES
OF
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
STOCKPILE 
TRANSACTION FUND.—Section 98h(b)(2) of title 50, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(D) 
through (L) as subparagraphs (E) through (M), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D):
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‘‘(D) Encouraging the conservation of stra-
tegic and critical materials.’’. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC SOURCES.—Sec-
tion 98h–6(a) of title 50, United States Code, is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
conservation’’ after ‘‘development’’. 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL MATE-
RIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK-
PILE. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Using funds avail-
able in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, 
the National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the 
following materials determined to be strategic and critical 
materials required to meet the defense, industrial, and es-
sential civilian needs of the United States: 
(1) Ferroniobium. 
(2) Dysprosium Metal. 
(3) Yttrium Oxide. 
(4) Cadmium Zinc Tellurium Substrate Mate-
rials. 
(5) Lithium Ion Precursors. 
(6) Triamino-Trinitrobenzene and Insensitive 
High Explosive Molding Powders. 
(b) AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY.—The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may use up to $41,000,000 of the Na-
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tional Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the 
materials specified in subsection (a). 
(c) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority under 
this section is available for purchases during fiscal year 
2014 through fiscal year 2019. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 507 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
and maintenance, $143,087,000 may be transferred by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 
For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 
such a transfer.
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(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper-
ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 
may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 
operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $67,800,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1423. CEMETERIAL EXPENSES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of the Army for fiscal year 2014 for 
cemeterial expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
amount of $45,800,000.
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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 2014 
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 2014 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 2014 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4202.
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SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014 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 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
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 2014 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. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 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.
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SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified 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 2014 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be
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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. 
(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) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LIMITATIONS ON 
USE OF FUNDS IN FUND.—Funds available to the De-
partment of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund for fiscal year 2014 shall be subject to the condi-
tions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 
1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as 
amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424).
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(b) REVISION OF PLAN FOR USE OF AFGHANISTAN 
SECURITY FORCES FUND.— 
(1) REVISION AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall revise the plan required by section 
1531(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 2056) regarding use of the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund through September 30, 2017, to 
ensure that an office or official of the Department 
of Defense is identified as responsible for each pro-
gram or activity supported using funds available to 
the Department of Defense through the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional commit-
tees the plan as revised pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(c) PROMOTION OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION 
OF WOMEN.—Of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for 
fiscal year 2014, no less than $47,300,000 shall be used 
for the recruitment and retention of women in the Afghan-
istan National Security Forces. This requirement does not 
modify the distribution of funds for programs and activi-
ties supported using the Afghanistan Security Forces
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Fund, but will ensure attention to recruitment and reten-
tion of women within each program and activity. 
SEC. 1532. FUTURE ROLE OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLO-
SIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the future plans of the Department 
of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device De-
feat Organization (JIEDDO). 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An analysis of alternatives considered in de-
termining the future plans for JIEDDO. 
(2) If the Secretary of Defense plans to dis-
continue JIEDDO— 
(A) a description of how JIEDDO’s major 
programs and capabilities will be integrated 
into other components within the Department 
of Defense or discontinued; and 
(B) a statement of the estimated costs to 
other components of the Department for any 
JIEDDO programs and capabilities that are re-
assigned to such components.
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(3) If the Secretary of Defense plans to con-
tinue JIEDDO— 
(A) a statement of the expected mission of 
JIEDDO; 
(B) a description of the expected organiza-
tional structure for JIEDDO, including the re-
porting structure and lines of authority within 
the Department and personnel strength, includ-
ing contractors; and 
(C) a statement of the estimated costs and 
budgetary impacts related to implementing any 
changes to the mission of JIEDDO and its or-
ganizational structure. 
(4) A timeline for implementation of the se-
lected alternative described in paragraph (2) or (3). 
(5) A description on how the Department will 
identify and incorporate lessons learned from estab-
lishing and managing JIEDDO and its programs. 
SEC. 1533. LIMITATION ON INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, 
AND RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT FOR OPER-
ATION OBSERVANT COMPASS. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for operation and maintenance by section 1504, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4302, may be obligated 
or expended for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
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sance support for Operation Observant Compass until the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report on Operation Observant Compass, in-
cluding the specific goals of the campaign to counter the 
Lord Resistance Army, the precise metrics used to meas-
ure progress in such campaign, and the required steps 
that will be taken to transition such campaign if it is de-
termined that it is no longer necessary for the United 
States to support the mission of such campaign. 
SEC. 1534. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE LEVELS AND 
COSTS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
Not later than January 15, 2014, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and Senate a report 
on the following: 
(1) The estimated United States force levels in 
Afghanistan for each of years 2015 through 2020. 
(2) The estimated costs of United States mili-
tary operations in Afghanistan for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2020.
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SEC. 1535. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR THE AFGHANISTAN 
SECURITY FORCES FUND TO ACQUIRE CER-
TAIN AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act to the Department of Defense for 
the 
Afghanistan 
Security 
Forces 
Fund 
(ASFF), 
$2,600,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation and ex-
penditure until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
a report as described in subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The report referred to in subsection 
(a) is a report that includes the following information: 
(1) A list of all covered aircraft, vehicles, and 
equipment to be purchased with funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act to the Department of 
Defense for the ASFF. 
(2) The expected date on which such covered 
aircraft, vehicles, and equipment would be delivered 
and operable in Afghanistan. 
(3) The full requirements for operating such 
covered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment. 
(4) The plan for maintenance of such covered 
aircraft, vehicles, and equipment and estimated costs 
of such covered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment by 
year, through 2020.
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(5) The expected date that ASFF personnel 
would be fully capable of operating and maintaining 
such covered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment with-
out support from United States personnel. 
(6) An explanation of the extent to which the 
acquisition of such covered aircraft, vehicles, and 
equipment will impact the longer-term United States 
costs of supporting the ASFF. 
(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, AND EQUIP-
MENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered aircraft, vehi-
cles, and equipment’’ means helicopters, systems for close 
air support, air mobility systems, and armored vehicles. 
TITLE XVI—INDUSTRIAL BASE 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1601. PERIODIC AUDITS OF CONTRACTING COMPLI-
ANCE BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC AUDITS OF CON-
TRACTING COMPLIANCE.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall conduct periodic audits of 
contracting practices and policies related to procurement 
under section 2533a of title 10, United States Code. Such 
an audit shall be conducted at least once every three years. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
IN SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Inspector General of the
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Department of Defense shall ensure that findings and 
other information resulting from audits conducted pursu-
ant to subsection (a) are included in the semiannual report 
transmitted to congressional committees under section 
8(f)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
SEC. 1602. EXPANSION OF THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ADVANCE SMALL 
BUSINESS GROWTH. 
(a) ADVANCING SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 142 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 2419 as sec-
tion 2420; and 
(B) by inserting after section 2418 the fol-
lowing new section 2419: 
‘‘§ 2419. Advancing small business growth 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED BUSINESS 
CAPABILITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS.—(1) The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Office of Small Business Programs of the 
Department of Defense a list of capabilities and character-
istics recommended for the successful transition of a quali-
fied small business concern to become competitive as an
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other-than-small business for contracts awarded by the 
Department of Defense. The capabilities and characteris-
tics on the list shall be set forth by North American Indus-
try Classification System sector. 
‘‘(2) The list shall be reviewed and updated appro-
priately on an annual basis. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACT CLAUSE REQUIRED.—(1) The Under 
Secretary shall require the clause described in paragraph 
(2) to be included in each covered contract awarded by 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The clause described in this paragraph is a 
clause that— 
‘‘(A) requires the contractor to acknowledge 
that acceptance of the contract may cause the busi-
ness to exceed the applicable small business size 
standards (established pursuant to section 3(a) of 
the Small Business Act) for the industry concerned 
and that the contractor may no longer qualify as a 
small business concern for that industry; and 
‘‘(B) encourages the contractor to develop capa-
bilities and characteristics identified in the list re-
quired by subsection (a) if the contractor intends to 
remain competitive as an other-than-small business 
in that industry.
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‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE FOR ADVANCING CERTAIN SMALL 
BUSINESSES.—Eligible small businesses may be provided 
specific assistance with developing the capabilities and 
characteristics identified in the list required by subsection 
(a), as part of any procurement technical assistance fur-
nished pursuant to this chapter. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered contract’ means a con-
tract— 
‘‘(A) awarded to a qualified small business 
concern as defined pursuant to section 3(a) of 
the Small Business Act; and 
‘‘(B) with an estimated annual value— 
‘‘(i) that will exceed the applicable re-
ceipt-based small business size standard; or 
‘‘(ii) if the contract is in an industry 
with an employee-based size standard, that 
will exceed $70,000,000. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible small business’ means a 
qualified small business concern as defined pursuant 
to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act that has 
entered into a contract with the Department of De-
fense that includes a contract clause described in 
subsection (b)(2).’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions as the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2419 and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘2419. Advancing small business growth. 
‘‘2420. Regulations.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Sec-
tion 2414 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The value’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), 
the value’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The value of the assistance pro-
vided in accordance with section 2419(c) of this title is 
not subject to the limitations in subsection (a).’’. 
(c) REVISIONS TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) FULL FUNDING ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 2413(b) of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except that in the case’’ 
and inserting: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(1) in the case’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) in the case of a program sponsored by 
such an entity that provides specific assistance for 
eligible small businesses pursuant to section 2419(c) 
of this title, the Secretary may agree to furnish the 
full cost of such assistance.’’. 
(2) 
ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 
2413 of such title is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In determining the level of funding to provide 
under an agreement under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall consider the forecast by the eligible entity of demand 
for procurement technical assistance, and, in the case of 
an established program under this chapter, the outlays 
and receipts of such program during prior years of oper-
ation.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2413(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘and in 
determining the level of funding to provide under an 
agreement under subsection (b),’’. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15 
of 2015, 2016, and 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the implementation of the amendments made by this
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section, along with any recommendations for improving 
the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agree-
ment Program. 
SEC. 1603. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE
IN GOVERNMENT SHARE.—Section 
2413(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘one-half’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘65 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘three-fourths’’ and inserting 
‘‘75 percent’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON VALUE OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 2414(a) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (4), by striking 
‘‘$600,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$300,000’’. 
SEC. 1604. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR WAR 
RESERVE STOCKS OF MEALS READY-TO-EAT. 
(a) LIMITATION; STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency may not make any 
reductions in the requirements for war reserve stocks of
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meals ready-to-eat until the Administrator and the heads 
of the military services, in consultation with manufactur-
ers of meals ready-to-eat, develop a comprehensive stra-
tegic plan to address— 
(1) the aggregate meals ready-to-eat require-
ments for each of the military departments; 
(2) industrial base sustainment and war-time 
surge capacity requirements for meals ready-to-eat; 
and 
(3) timely rotation of the war reserves of meals- 
ready-to-eat. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—The Administrator shall 
brief the congressional defense committees on the strategic 
plan developed under subsection (a) before making any re-
ductions in the requirements for war reserve stocks of 
meals ready-to-eat. 
SEC. 1605. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 911(b) of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2279. Foreign commercial satellite services 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not enter into a contract for satellite services with a for-
eign entity if—
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‘‘(1) the foreign entity is an entity in which the 
government of a covered foreign country has an 
ownership interest; or 
‘‘(2) the foreign entity plans to or is expected 
to provide launch or other satellite services under 
the contract from a covered foreign country. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
subsection (a) for a particular contract if the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
submits to the congressional defense committees a na-
tional security assessment for such contract that includes 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The projected period of performance (in-
cluding any period covered by options to extend the 
contract), the financial terms, and a description of 
the services to be provided under the contract. 
‘‘(2) To the extent practicable, a description of 
the ownership interest that a covered foreign country 
has in the foreign entity providing satellite services 
to the Department of Defense under the contract 
and the launch or other satellite services that will be 
provided in a covered foreign country under the con-
tract. 
‘‘(3) A justification for entering into a contract 
with such foreign entity and a description of the ac-
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tions necessary to eliminate the need to enter into 
such a contract with such foreign entity in the fu-
ture. 
‘‘(4) A risk assessment of entering into a con-
tract with such foreign entity, including an assess-
ment of mission assurance and security of informa-
tion and a description of any measures necessary to 
mitigate risks found by such risk assessment. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION
OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense may only delegate the authority 
under subsection (b) to waive subsection (a) to the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and such authority may not be 
further delegated. 
‘‘(d) FORM OF WAIVER ASSESSMENTS.—Each as-
sessment under subsection (b) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered foreign country’ means a 
country described in section 1261(c)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2019).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by
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section 911(c) of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following item: 
‘‘2279. Foreign commercial satellite services.’’. 
SEC. 1606. PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, shall establish and implement a 
pilot program, to be known as the ‘‘Proof of Concept Com-
mercialization Pilot Program’’, in accordance with this 
section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is 
to accelerate the commercialization of basic research inno-
vations from qualifying institutions. 
(c) AWARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, 
the Secretary shall make financial awards to quali-
fying institutions in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) COMPETITIVE, MERIT-BASED PROCESS.—An 
award under the pilot program shall be made using 
a competitive, merit-based process. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A qualifying institution shall 
be eligible for an award under the pilot program if 
the institution agrees to— 
(A) use funds from the award for the uses 
specified in paragraph (5); and
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(B) oversee the use of the funds through— 
(i) a rigorous, diverse review board 
comprised of experts in translational and 
proof of concept research, including indus-
try, start-up, venture capital, technical, fi-
nancial, and business experts and univer-
sity technology transfer officials; 
(ii) technology validation milestones 
focused on market feasibility; 
(iii) simple reporting on program 
progress; and 
(iv) a process to reallocate funding 
from poor performing projects to those 
with more potential. 
(4) CRITERIA.—An award may be made under 
the pilot program to a qualifying institution in ac-
cordance with the following criteria: 
(A) The extent to which a qualifying insti-
tution— 
(i) has an established and proven 
technology transfer or commercialization 
office and has a plan for engaging that of-
fice in the program’s implementation or 
has outlined an innovative approach to 
technology transfer that has the potential
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to increase or accelerate technology trans-
fer outcomes and can be adopted by other 
qualifying institutions; 
(ii) can assemble a project manage-
ment board comprised of industry, start- 
up, venture capital, technical, financial, 
and business experts; 
(iii) has an intellectual property rights 
strategy or office; and 
(iv) demonstrates a plan for sustain-
ability beyond the duration of the funding 
from the award. 
(B) Such other criteria as the Secretary 
determines necessary. 
(5) USE OF AWARD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the funds from an award may be 
used to evaluate the commercial potential of ex-
isting discoveries, including activities that con-
tribute to determining a project’s commer-
cialization path, including technical validations, 
market research, clarifying intellectual property 
rights, and investigating commercial and busi-
ness opportunities. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—
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(i) The amount of an award may not 
exceed $500,000 a year. 
(ii) Funds from an award may not be 
used for basic research, or to fund the ac-
quisition of research equipment or supplies 
unrelated to commercialization activities. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the es-
tablishment of the pilot program, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees and to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
evaluating the effectiveness of the activities of the pilot 
program. The report shall include— 
(1) a detailed description of the pilot program, 
including incentives and activities undertaken by re-
view board experts; 
(2) an accounting of the funds used in the pilot 
program; 
(3) a detailed description of the institutional se-
lection process; 
(4) a detailed compilation of results achieved by 
the pilot program; and 
(5) an analysis of the program’s effectiveness, 
with data supporting the analysis.