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Center (NCIC), and the NICS Index, as required by Public 
Law 110–180: Provided, That such reports shall provide the 
number and category of records submitted by month to each 
such database, by Service or Component: Provided further, 
That such reports shall identify the number and category 
of records submitted by month to those databases for which 
the Identification for Firearm Sales (IFFS) flag or other 
database flags were used to pre-validate the records and in-
dicate that such persons are prohibited from receiving or 
possessing a firearm: Provided further, That such reports 
shall describe the steps taken during the previous 6 months, 
by Service or Component, to ensure complete and accurate 
submission and appropriate flagging of records of individ-
uals prohibited from gun possession or receipt pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. 922(g) or (n) including applicable records involv-
ing proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice. 
SEC. 8100. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act 
for the Department of Defense, amounts should be made 
available, under such regulations as the Secretary of De-
fense may prescribe, to local military commanders ap-
pointed by the Secretary, or by an officer or employee des-
ignated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex 
gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) 
of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that
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is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in 
a foreign country. 
(b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be 
provided only if— 
(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 
determined by the local military commander to be 
friendly to the United States; 
(2) a claim for damages would not be compen-
sable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Foreign Claims 
Act’’); and 
(3) the property damage, personal injury, or 
death was not caused by action by an enemy. 
(c) NATURE OF PAYMENTS.—Any payments provided 
under a program under subsection (a) shall not be consid-
ered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obliga-
tion to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or 
death. 
(d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary of De-
fense determines a program under subsection (a) to be ap-
propriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, 
if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suf-
fered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed 
Forces under the program should be determined pursuant 
to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an
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assessment, which should include such factors as cultural 
appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. 
(e) LEGAL ADVICE.—Local military commanders shall 
receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under 
this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the 
Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia 
payment is proper under this section and applicable De-
partment of Defense regulations. 
(f) WRITTEN RECORD.—A written record of any ex 
gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 
commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appro-
priate office in the Department of Defense as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
(g) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall report to 
the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the 
efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the 
number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the 
response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any rec-
ommended modifications to the program. 
SEC. 8101. None of the funds available in this Act to 
the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made 
for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or main-
tenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to 
reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic 
delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in
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the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 
1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012. 
SEC. 8102. Amounts in working capital funds of the 
Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 
of title 10, United States Code, may be obligated and ex-
pended in fiscal year 2020 for the payment of death gratu-
ities authorized by subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, 
United States Code, that are payable during the period in 
which the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 for the 
Department has not become law and an Act or joint resolu-
tion making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020 
for the Department is not in effect (a ‘‘lapse in appropria-
tions’’): Provided, That, upon enactment of the appropria-
tions Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department, such obli-
gations and expenditures shall be recorded against the ap-
propriations made available by such Act for the payment 
of such death gratuities. 
SEC. 8103. The Secretary of each military department, 
in reducing each research, development, test and evaluation 
and procurement account of the military department as re-
quired under paragraph (1) of section 828(d) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), as amended by sec-
tion 825(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 2018, shall allocate the percentage reduction 
determined under paragraph (2) of such section 828(d) pro-
portionally from all programs, projects, or activities under 
such account: Provided, That the authority under section 
804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
to transfer amounts available in the Rapid Prototyping 
Fund shall be subject to section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, 
as applicable. 
SEC. 8104. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 
(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 
702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States per-
son; or 
(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 
such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 
United States Code) of any electronic communication 
of a United States person from a provider of elec-
tronic communication services to the public pursuant 
to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978. 
SEC. 8105. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 
officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who
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approves or implements the transfer of administrative re-
sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 
of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without 
the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly 
provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions 
of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense. 
SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 
1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, 
foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless 
the congressional defense committees are notified in accord-
ance with the direction contained in the classified annex 
accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initi-
ating such support: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for 
any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military 
operation being conducted by United States Special Oper-
ations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this 
section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is re-
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quired by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later 
than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the con-
gressional defense committees of such waiver. 
SEC. 8107. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $310,805,000, to 
remain available until expended, may be used for any pur-
poses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet estab-
lished under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 
1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts are 
available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 
Maritime Administration account of the United States De-
partment of Transportation for programs, projects, activi-
ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8108. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense may use up to $52,657,000 under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 
and up to $39,400,000 under the heading ‘‘Research, Devel-
opment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ to develop, re-
place, and sustain Federal Government security and suit-
ability background investigation information technology 
systems of the Office of Personnel Management or other Fed-
eral agency responsible for conducting such investigations: 
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer additional
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amounts into these headings or into ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’ using established reprogramming procedures pre-
scribed in the Department of Defense Financial Manage-
ment Regulation 7000.14, Volume 3, Chapter 6, dated Sep-
tember 2015: Provided further, That such funds shall sup-
plement, not supplant any other amounts made available 
to other Federal agencies for such purposes. 
SEC. 8109. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 8110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center es-
tablished by section 1287 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) shall be made in accordance 
with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. 
SEC. 8111. No amounts credited or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act to the Department of De-
fense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be 
transferred to: 
(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 
under section 804(d) of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 
note); or 
(2) credited to a military-department specific 
fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(as amended by section 897 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 
SEC. 8112. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, from funds made available to the Department of De-
fense in title II of this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $15,000,000 shall be 
available for a project in a country designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense: Provided, That in furtherance of the 
project, the Department of Defense is authorized to acquire 
services, including services performed pursuant to a grant 
agreement, from another Federal agency, on an advance of 
funds or reimbursable basis: Provided further, That an 
order for services placed under this section is deemed to be 
an obligation in the same manner that a similar order 
placed under a contract with a private contractor is an ob-
ligation. 
SEC. 8113. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to transfer, or to facilitate the trans-
fer of, F–35 aircraft to Turkey, including any defense arti-
cles or services related to such aircraft, until the Secretary
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of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
Government of Turkey is not purchasing the S–400 missile 
defense system from Russia and will not accept the delivery 
of such system. 
SEC. 8114. (a) The amount appropriated by title II 
of this division under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’ is hereby increased by $10,000,000, 
with the amount of the increase to be available for POW/ 
MIA identification within the Defense Personnel Account-
ing Agency. 
(b) The amount appropriated by title II of this divi-
sion under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, De-
fense-Wide’’ is hereby decreased by $10,000,000. 
SEC. 8115. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on a study, conducted by the Comptroller General 
for purposes of the report, on the implementation of the 
Military Health System (MHS) Genesis electronic health 
record at the four currently active sites. 
(b) The report shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the manner 
in which the Military Health System Genesis elec-
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tronic health record is addressing the concerns raised 
by the partial Initial Operational Test and Evalua-
tion (IOT&E) report on the implementation of the 
record. 
(2) A description and assessment of the perform-
ance of Military Health System Genesis in meeting 
the demands of the four currently active sites. 
(3) A description and assessment of underlying 
issues in connection with the implementation of Mili-
tary Health System Genesis. 
(4) A description and assessment of any antici-
pated delays in the implementation of Military 
Health System Genesis, including the effect of such 
delays on the execution of funds. 
(5) Any other matters in connection with the im-
plementation of Military Health System Genesis that 
the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
SEC. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title II of 
this division under the heading ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, up to $2,000,000 may be available 
for a program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of 
World War II. 
SEC. 8117. The Secretary of Defense shall post on a 
public Website in a searchable format awards of grants of
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the Department of Defense that are appropriate for public 
notice. 
SEC. 8118. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report esti-
mating the portion of the Department of Defense’s adver-
tising budget that is spent on advertising and public rela-
tions contracts with socially and economically disadvan-
taged small businesses and women, low-income, veteran (as 
that term is defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), and minority entrepreneurs and 
business owners at the prime and subcontracting levels. 
SEC. 8119. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this division under the heading ‘‘OPER-
ATION
AND
MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to 
$20,000,000 may be available for the defense community 
infrastructure pilot program under section 2391(d) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8120. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title II of this division under the heading 
‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE’’, up to 
$4,000,000 may be available to carry out section 1652 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019.
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(2) The amount appropriated by title II of this divi-
sion under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air 
National Guard’’ is hereby increased by $50,000. 
(b)(1) The amount appropriated by title I of this divi-
sion under the heading ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Army’’ 
is hereby decreased by $450,000. 
(2) The amount appropriated by title II of this divi-
sion under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army 
National Guard’’ is hereby decreased by $50,000. 
SEC. 8132. (a) Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the monitoring, compliance, and remediation by the De-
partment of Defense of lead in military housing, including 
the lead exposure monitoring protocols of the Department 
for military housing. 
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the effective-
ness of the Department and its lead exposure moni-
toring protocols in monitoring lead exposure in mili-
tary housing.