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‘‘(2) the space launch services and capabilities 
covered by the contract could not be obtained at a fair 
and reasonable price without the use of rocket engines 
designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The prohibition in sub-
section (a)(1) shall not apply to either— 
‘‘(A) the placement of orders or the exercise 
of options under the contract numbered FA8811– 
13–C–0003 and awarded on December 18, 2013; 
or 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), a contract 
awarded for the procurement of property or serv-
ices for space launch activities that includes the 
use of rocket engines designed or manufactured 
in the Russian Federation if, prior to February 
1, 2014, the contractor had fully paid for such 
rocket engines or had entered into a contract to 
procure such rocket engines. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not 
award or renew a contract for the procurement of 
property or services for space launch activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) unless the Secretary, 
upon the advice of the General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Defense, certifies to the congressional defense 
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committees that the offeror has provided to the Sec-
retary sufficient documentation to conclusively dem-
onstrate that the offeror meets the requirements of 
such paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 1605. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING PUR-
CHASE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 
USER EQUIPMENT. 
Section 913 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 2281 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF WAIVER AU-
THORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may not delegate the 
authority to make a waiver under subsection (c) to an offi-
cial below the level of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.’’. 
SEC. 1606. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPEND-
ABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force needs to de-
velop an updated phased acquisition strategy and 
contracting plan for the evolved expendable launch ve-
hicle program; 
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(2) beyond the contractual requirements as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, in recognition of the 
emerging competitive environment, the acquisition 
strategy and contracting plan should eliminate the 
currently structured evolved expendable launch vehicle 
launch capability arrangement; 
(3) in further recognition of the emerging com-
petitive environment, the Secretary should acquire 
launch services in a manner consistent with a full 
and open competition; 
(4) the Secretary should be consistent and fair 
with evolved expendable launch vehicle providers re-
garding the requirement for certified cost and pricing 
data, selection of contract types, and the appropriate 
audits to protect the taxpayer; and 
(5) the Secretary should— 
(A) 
consider 
various 
contracting 
ap-
proaches, including launch capability arrange-
ments with multiple certified providers, to meet 
the objectives identified in the acquisition strat-
egy developed under subsection (d); and 
(B) continue to provide the necessary sta-
bility in budgeting and acquisition of capabili-
ties as well as the flexibility to the Federal Gov-
ernment to appropriately manage the launch 
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manifest in case of delays in the delivery of sat-
ellites or other changes to mission requirements. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARRANGEMENT.— 
(1) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable launch 
vehicle launch capability arrangement, as structured 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by the 
later of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines that the obligations of the contracts relat-
ing to such arrangement, as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act, have been met; or 
(B) December 31, 2020. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (1) if the Secretary— 
(A) determines that such waiver is nec-
essary for the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(B) notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees of such waiver; and 
(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date of such notification. 
(c) CONSISTENT STANDARDS.—In accordance with sec-
tion 2306a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall— 
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(1) apply consistent and appropriate standards 
to certified evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
viders with respect to certified cost and pricing data; 
and 
(2) conduct the appropriate audits. 
(d) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In accordance with sub-
sections (b) and (c) and section 2273 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry out a 
ten-year phased acquisition strategy, including near and 
long term, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
gram. 
(e) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under sub-
section (d) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
gram shall establish a contracting plan for such program 
that uses competitive procedures (as defined in section 2302 
of title 10, United States Code) and ensures that a contract 
awarded for launch services, capability, or infrastructure— 
(1) provides the necessary— 
(A) stability in budgeting and acquisition 
of capabilities; and 
(B) flexibility to the Federal Government; 
and 
(2) specifically takes into account the effect of— 
(A) all contracts entered into by the Federal 
Government with, and any assistance provided 
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by the Federal Government to, certified evolved 
expendable launch vehicle providers, including 
the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch ca-
pability; 
(B) the requirements of the Department of 
Defense, including with respect to launch capa-
bilities and pricing data, that are met by such 
providers; 
(C) the cost of integrating a satellite onto a 
launch vehicle; and 
(D) any other matters the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(f) COMPETITION.—In awarding any contract for 
launch services in a national security space mission pursu-
ant to a competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall ac-
count for the value of the evolved expendable launch vehicle 
launch capability arrangement per contract line item num-
bers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate per 
launch. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a 
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report on the acquisition strategy developed under sub-
section (d). 
SEC. 1607. PROCUREMENT OF WIDEBAND SATELLITE COM-
MUNICATIONS. 
(a) ACQUISITION AGENT.—Except as provided by sub-
section (b)(1), not later than September 30, 2016, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall designate a single senior official of 
the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite 
communications necessary to meet the requirements of the 
Department of Defense for such communications, including 
with respect to military and commercial satellite commu-
nications. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), an official described in paragraph (2) may carry 
out the procurement of commercial wideband satellite 
communications if the official determines that such 
procurement is required to meet an urgent need. 
(2) OFFICIAL DESCRIBED.—An official described 
in this paragraph is any of the following: 
(A) A Secretary of a military department. 
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
(C) The Chief Information Office of the De-
partment of Defense. 
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(D) A commander of a combatant com-
mand. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 
2017, and each year thereafter through 2021, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on procurement carried out 
under paragraph (1) during the year prior to the sub-
mission of the report, including— 
(A) a brief description of the urgent need 
fulfilled by each such procurement; 
(B) the date and length of the contract of 
each such procurement; and 
(C) the value of each such contract. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
Secretary to meet the requirements of the Department of 
Defense for satellite communications, including with respect 
to— 
(1) the roles and responsibilities of officials of the 
Department; and 
(2) carrying out subsections (a) and (b). 
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SEC. 1608. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Air Force, for the weather satellite follow-on system 
may be obligated or expended until the date on which— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on the plan 
developed under subsection (b); and 
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that such 
plan will— 
(A) meet the requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense for cloud characterization and 
theater weather imagery; and 
(B) not negatively affect the commanders of 
the combatant commands. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop a 
plan to address the requirements of the Department of De-
fense for cloud characterization and theater weather im-
agery. 
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SEC. 1609. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUI-
SITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATION SERVICES. 
Section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may de-
velop’’ and all that follows through ‘‘funds by the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall develop and 
carry out a pilot program’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) METHODS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a 
variety of methods authorized by law to effectively 
and efficiently acquire commercial satellite commu-
nications services, including by carrying out multiple 
pathfinder activities under the pilot program.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
PORTS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEF-
INGS.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and in-
serting ‘‘270 days’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) a description of the appropriate 
metrics established by the Secretary to meet the 
goals of the pilot program.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) At the same time as the President submits 
to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, 
the Secretary shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on the pilot program.’’. 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C))— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘expanding the use of working capital funds 
to effectively and efficiently acquire’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the pilot program and whether 
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the pilot program effectively and efficiently 
acquires’’; and 
(ii) subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘working capital funds as described in sub-
paragraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘the pilot 
program’’. 
SEC. 1610. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUS-
SIA FOR SPACE-BASED WEATHER DATA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the Department of Defense does not rely on, or 
in the future plan to rely on, space-based weather data pro-
vided by the Government of China, the Government of Rus-
sia, or an entity owned or controlled by the Government 
of China or the Government of Russia for national security 
purposes. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a certification that 
the Secretary is in compliance with the prohibition under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1611. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE- 
BASED INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDI-
TIONAL THREATS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in cooperation with 
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the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct an 
evaluation of the space-based infrared system to detect, 
track, and target, or to develop the capability to detect, 
track and target, the full range of threats to the United 
States, deployed members of the Armed Forces, and the al-
lies of the United States. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 2016, 
the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1612. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOI-
TATION OF OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRA-
RED CAPABILITY. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command and the Director of Cost Assess-
ment and Program Evaluation shall jointly submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a plan for the inte-
gration of overhead persistent infrared capabilities to sup-
port the missions specified in subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 
shall— 
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(1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared 
capabilities of the United States, including such ca-
pabilities that are planned to be developed, are inte-
grated to allow for such capabilities to be exploited to 
support the requirements of the missions of the De-
partment of Defense relating to— 
(A) battle damage assessment; 
(B) battlespace assessment; 
(C) technical intelligence; 
(D) strategic missile warning; 
(E) tactical missile warning; 
(F) missile defense tracking, fire control, 
and kill assessment; and 
(G) collection of weather data; and 
(2) establish clear benchmarks by which to estab-
lish acquisition plans, manning, and budget require-
ments. 
(c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall include, together with, or not later than 30 days 
after, the budget justification materials submitted to Con-
gress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense 
for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), 
a written determination of how the plan under subsection 
(a) is being implemented. 
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(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1613. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States Strategic Command has 
identified needs to rapidly reconstitute or replenish 
critical space capabilities; 
(2) in accordance with section 915 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 826), the Department 
of Defense Executive Agent for Space is currently con-
ducting a study and developing a plan regarding re-
sponsive launch in accordance with warfighter re-
quirements; and 
(3) rapid launch should avoid the creation of 
new Department of Defense-owned and operated in-
frastructure. 
(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
evaluate options for the use of current assets of the Depart-
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ment of Defense for the purpose of rapid reconstitution of 
critical space-based warfighter enabling capabilities. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
tees a briefing on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(b), including development timelines, a test plan, and tech-
nology readiness levels of key systems and technologies. 
SEC. 1614. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPACE DEFENSE. 
It is the sense of Congress that, as outlined in the Na-
tional Space Policy of 2010, the United States should em-
ploy a variety of measures to help assure the use of space 
for all responsible parties, and, consistent with the inherent 
right of self-defense, deter others from interference and at-
tack, defend the space systems of the United States and con-
tribute to the defense of allied space systems, and, if deter-
rence fails, defeat efforts to attack them. 
SEC. 1615. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SEN-
SORS IN SPACE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Missile Defense Agency has run a suc-
cessful space sensor program with the space tracking 
and surveillance system. 
(2) The Missile Defense Agency is now executing 
a promising and ground-breaking space sensor system 
called space-based kill assessment. 
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(3) The future missile defense architecture will 
require significantly improved sensors in space to 
provide tracking, discrimination, and more. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that a robust multi-mission space sensor network will be 
vital to ensuring a strong missile defense system. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE TOOLS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1082, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence 
tools 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the 
Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the 
Department of Defense to serve as the executive agent for 
the Department for open-source intelligence tools. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) Not later than July 1, 2016, in accordance with Direc-
tive 5101.1, the Secretary shall prescribe the roles, respon-
sibilities, and authorities of the executive agent designated 
under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive 
agent designated under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehen-
sive list of open-source intelligence tools and technical 
standards. 
‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the integration 
of open-source intelligence tools into the intelligence 
enterprise, and other command and control systems 
as needed. 
‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools 
with respect to compliance with the standards re-
quired by the framework and guidance for the Intel-
ligence Community Information Technology Enter-
prise, the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise, 
and the Joint Information Environment. 
‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or anal-
yses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
In accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall en-
sure that the military departments, Defense Agencies, and 
other components of the Department of Defense provide the 
executive agent designated under subsection (a) with the ap-
propriate support and resources needed to perform the roles, 
responsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means Depart-
ment of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor di-
rective relating to the responsibilities of an executive 
agent of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Directive 
5101.1. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ 
means tools regarding relevant information derived 
from the systematic collection, processing, and anal-
ysis of publicly available information in response to 
known or anticipated intelligence requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 430a, as added by section 
1082, the following new item: 
‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’. 
SEC. 1622. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FACILITIES FOR 
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR FOR SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS ABROAD. 
(a) ADDITION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver 
authority under paragraph (1) for any facility for intel-
ligence collection conducted under the authorities of the De-
partment of Defense or special operations activity, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives written notification of the 
use of the authority, including the justification for the waiv-
er and the estimated cost of the project for which the waiver 
applies.’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by inserting 
after paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a)(2), 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1) 
expires December 31, 2017.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 926 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1541; 10 U.S.C. 2682 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1623. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRO-
GRAM CONSOLIDATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2016, to execute— 
(1) the separation of the National Intelligence 
Program budget from the Department of Defense 
budget; 
(2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence 
Program budget within the Department of Defense 
budget; or 
(3) the establishment of a new appropriations 
account or appropriations account structure for the 
National Intelligence Program budget. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(2) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM
BUDG-
ET.—The term ‘‘National Intelligence Program budg-
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et’’ means the portions of the Department of Defense 
budget designated as part of the National Intelligence 
Program. 
SEC. 1624. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Army, for the distributed common ground system of the 
Army, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Secretary of the Army— 
(1) conducts a review of the program planning 
for the distributed common ground system of the 
Army; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the review of the distributed common ground system 
of the Army conducted under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) A review of the segmentation of the dis-
tributed common ground system program of the 
Army into discrete software components with the 
associated requirements of each component. 
(B) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army for which commercial software 
exists that is capable of fulfilling most or all of 
the system requirements for each such compo-
nent. 
(C) A cost analysis of each such commercial 
software that compares performance with pro-
jected cost. 
(D) Validation of the degree to which com-
mercial software solutions are compliant with 
the standards required by the framework and 
guidance for the Intelligence Community Infor-
mation Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intel-
ligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 
Information Environment. 
(E) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army that the Secretary determines 
may be acquired through competitive means. 
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(F) An acquisition plan that prioritizes the 
acquisition of commercial software components, 
including a data integration layer, in time to 
meet the projected deployment schedule for Incre-
ment 2 of the distributed common ground system 
of the Army. 
(G) A review of the timetable for the distrib-
uted common ground system program of the 
Army in order to determine whether there is a 
practical, executable acquisition strategy, includ-
ing the use of operational capability demonstra-
tions, that could lead to an initial operating ca-
pability of Increment 2 of the distributed com-
mon ground system of the Army prior to fiscal 
year 2017. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1625. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
COMMAND. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Defense-wide, for the United States Special Operations 
Command for the distributed common ground system, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the Commander of the United States Special Operations 
Command— 
(1) conducts a review of the program planning 
for the elements of the distributed common ground 
system special operations forces program, including 
the initiative known as ‘‘DCGS-Lite’’; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the review of the distributed common ground sys-
tem conducted under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) A review of the segmentation of the dis-
tributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program into discrete software com-
ponents with the associated requirements of each 
component. 
(B) Identification of each component of the 
distributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program for which commercial soft-
ware exists that is capable of fulfilling most or 
all of the system requirements for each such com-
ponent. 
(C) A cost analysis of each such commercial 
software that compares performance with pro-
jected cost. 
(D) Validation of the degree to which com-
mercial software solutions are compliant with 
the standards required by the framework and 
guidance for the Intelligence Community Infor-
mation Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intel-
ligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 
Information Environment. 
(E) Identification of each component of the 
distributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program that the Commander deter-
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mines may be acquired through competitive 
means. 
(F) An assessment of the extent to which ele-
ments of the distributed common ground system 
special operations forces program could be modi-
fied to increase commercial acquisition opportu-
nities. 
(G) An acquisition plan that uses commer-
cial software components in order to lead to ini-
tial operating capability prior to fiscal year 
2017. 
SEC. 1626. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the De-
partment of Defense for the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence, not more than 75 percent may 
be obligated or expended for such Office until the Secretary 
of Defense identifies the intelligence gaps and establishes the 
written policy required by section 922 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 828). 
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SEC. 1627. CLARIFICATION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE 
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECON-
NAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDS. 
Paragraph (1)(A) of section 1626 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3635) is amended by striking ‘‘each of 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Special Operations 
Command and each of the other’’. 
SEC. 1628. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
NEEDS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
how the Director ensures that the National Intelligence Pro-
gram budgets for the elements of the intelligence community 
that are within the Department of Defense are adequate to 
satisfy the national intelligence needs of the Department as 
required under section 102A(p) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(p)). Such report shall include a 
description of how the Director incorporates the needs of 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the com-
manders of the unified and specified commands into the 
metrics used to evaluate the performance of the elements of 
the intelligence community that are within the Department 
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of Defense in conducting intelligence activities funded under 
the National Intelligence Program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘congres-
sional intelligence committees’’, ‘‘intelligence community’’, 
and ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1629. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PRO-
GRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELE-
MENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the management of science 
and technology research and development programs and for-
eign materiel exploitation programs of Defense intelligence 
elements. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the management of each 
Defense intelligence element that is responsible for 
work relating to the programs described in subsection 
(a), including with respect to the policies, procedures, 
and organizational structures of such element relating 
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to the management and coordination of such work 
across such elements. 
(2) Recommendations to improve the coordina-
tion and organization of such elements. 
(3) Identification of options for realigning such 
elements within the Department of Defense to better 
meet the needs of the Department and reduce unneces-
sary overhead. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 429(e) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1630. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF INTELLIGENCE INPUT TO THE DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION PROCESS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a comprehensive review of the proc-
esses and procedures for the integration of intelligence into 
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the defense acquisition process, consistent with the provision 
of classified information, and intelligence sources and meth-
ods. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The review required by sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify processes and procedures for the in-
tegration of intelligence into the decision process, in-
cluding with respect to the staffing and training of 
Defense intelligence personnel assigned to program of-
fices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from ini-
tial requirements through the milestones process and 
upon final delivery; and 
(2) include a review of processes and procedures 
for— 
(A) the integration of intelligence on foreign 
capabilities into the acquisition process from ini-
tial requirement through deployment; 
(B) identifying opportunities for weapons 
systems to collect intelligence, without regard to 
whether that is the primary mission of such sys-
tems, and the plans for exploiting the collection 
of such intelligence; and 
(C) assessing the requirements weapon sys-
tems will place on the Defense Intelligence Enter-
prise once the weapons systems are deployed. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives, a report containing the results of the review required 
by subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1641. CODIFICATION AND ADDITION OF LIABILITY 
PROTECTIONS RELATING TO REPORTING ON 
CYBER INCIDENTS OR PENETRATIONS OF 
NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF 
CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.—Section 941 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1889; 10 U.S.C. 2224 
note) is transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United States 
Code, inserted so as to appear after section 392, redesig-
nated as section 393, and amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘§ 393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and in-
formation systems of certain contractors’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF CLEARED DE-
FENSE CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action shall lie or 
be maintained in any court against any cleared defense 
contractor, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for 
compliance with this section that is conducted in accord-
ance with the procedures established pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 
‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action 
against a cleared defense contractor that has engaged 
in willful misconduct in the course of complying with 
the procedures established pursuant to subsection (a); 
or 
‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of 
otherwise applicable common law or statutory de-
fenses. 
‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does 
not apply due to willful misconduct described in subpara-
graph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 
by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by 
each cleared defense contractor subject to such claim and 
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that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury to 
the plaintiff. 
‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ 
means an act or omission that is taken— 
‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 
‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual jus-
tification; and 
‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk 
that is so great as to make it highly probable that the 
harm will outweigh the benefit.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR RE-
PORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS.—Section 391 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF OPERATION-
ALLY CRITICAL CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action 
shall lie or be maintained in any court against any oper-
ationally critical contractor, and such action shall be 
promptly dismissed, for compliance with this section that 
is conducted in accordance with procedures established pur-
suant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 
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‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action 
against an operationally critical contractor that has 
engaged in willful misconduct in the course of com-
plying with the procedures established pursuant to 
subsection (b); or 
‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of 
otherwise applicable common law or statutory de-
fenses. 
‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does 
not apply due to willful misconduct described in subpara-
graph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 
by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by 
each operationally critical contractor subject to such claim 
and that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury 
to the plaintiff. 
‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ 
means an act or omission that is taken— 
‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 
‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual jus-
tification; and 
‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk 
that is so great as to make it highly probable that the 
harm will outweigh the benefit.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 391 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘with section 
941 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and section 393 of this title’’. 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 19 of such 
title is amended— 
(A) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 391 to read as follows: 
‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information sys-
tems of operationally critical contractors and certain other con-
tractors.’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information systems of certain 
contractors.’’. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1651. ORGANIZATION OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE 
FUNCTIONS OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) OVERSIGHT
OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS-
SION.—Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force shall be responsible for overseeing the safety, security, 
reliability, effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear deter-
rence mission of the Air Force. 
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(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.—Not later than March 
1, 2016, the Chief of Staff shall designate a Deputy Chief 
of Staff to carry out the following duties: 
(1) Provide direction, guidance, integration, and 
advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of 
the Air Force. 
(2) Conduct monitoring and oversight activities 
regarding the safety, security, reliability, effectiveness, 
and credibility of the nuclear deterrence mission of 
the Air Force. 
(3) Conduct periodic comprehensive assessments 
of all aspects of the nuclear deterrence mission of the 
Air Force and provide such assessments to the Sec-
retary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the 
Air Force. 
(c) ROLE OF MAJOR COMMAND.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATION.—Not later than March 30, 
2016, the Secretary of the Air Force shall consolidate, 
to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate, 
under a major command commanded by a single gen-
eral officer the responsibility, authority, account-
ability, and resources for carrying out the nuclear de-
terrence mission of the Air Force. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The major command described 
in paragraph (1) shall be responsible, to the extent the 
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Secretary determines appropriate, for carrying out all 
elements and activities relating to the nuclear deter-
rence mission of the Air Force. Such elements include 
nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, 
and the nuclear command, control, and communica-
tion system. Such activities include the following: 
(A) Planning and execution of moderniza-
tion programs. 
(B) Procurement and acquisition. 
(C) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion. 
(D) Sustainment. 
(E) Operations. 
(F) Training. 
(G) Safety and security. 
(H) Research, education, and applied 
science relating to nuclear deterrence and assur-
ance. 
(I) Such other functions of the nuclear de-
terrence mission as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2016, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the plans of the Secretary 
and the resources required to implement this section. 
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SEC. 1652. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO NATIONAL LEAD-
ERSHIP COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU-
NICATIONS SYSTEM. 
Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h), 
as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) COLLECTION
OF
ASSESSMENTS
ON
CERTAIN 
THREATS.—The Council shall collect and assess (consistent 
with the provision of classified information, and intel-
ligence sources and methods) all reports and assessments 
otherwise conducted by the intelligence community (as de-
fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) regarding foreign threats, including 
cyber threats, to the command, control, and communica-
tions system for the national leadership of the United States 
and the vulnerabilities of such system to such threats.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) 
An 
assessment 
of 
the 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities described in the reports and assess-
ments collected under subsection (f) during the period 
covered by the report, including any plans to address 
such threats and vulnerabilities.’’. 
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SEC. 1653. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS 
OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 
FUZES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by sec-
tion 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air Force 
as specified in the funding table in section 4101, 
$13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of cov-
ered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under section 
1645(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291). 
(b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off the- 
shelf items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1654. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE COSTS OF FORWARD- 
DEPLOYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the President submits to Congress the budget 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weap-
ons in Europe. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(1) The contributions of the United States, in-
cluding with respect to sustainment (operations and 
maintenance) and manpower, to support forward-de-
ployed nuclear weapons in Europe, during the fiscal 
year following the date of the briefing and the period 
covered by the future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United 
States Code, for that fiscal year. 
(2) Recent or planned contributions of the 
United States for security enhancements relating to 
such forward-deployed nuclear weapons. 
(3) Any other contributions, including burden- 
share costs by the United States, for other security en-
hancements and upgrades relating to such forward-de-
ployed nuclear weapons, including infrastructure up-
grades at weapons storage sites in Europe. 
SEC. 1655. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF CO-
OPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN 
UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM ON 
NUCLEAR ISSUES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) cooperation and collaboration under the 1958 
Mutual Defense Agreement and the 1963 Polaris Sales 
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Agreement are fundamental elements of the security of 
the United States and the United Kingdom as well as 
international stability; 
(2) the recent renewal of the Mutual Defense 
Agreement and the continued work under the Polaris 
Sales Agreement underscore the enduring and long- 
term value of the agreements to both countries; and 
(3) the vital efforts performed under the purview 
of both the Mutual Defense Agreement and the Polaris 
Sales Agreement are critical to sustaining and en-
hancing the capabilities and knowledge base of both 
countries regarding nuclear deterrence, nuclear non-
proliferation and counterproliferation, and naval nu-
clear propulsion. 
SEC. 1656. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ORGANIZATION OF 
NAVY FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The safety, security, reliability, and credi-
bility of the nuclear deterrent of the United States is 
a vital national security priority. 
(2) Nuclear weapons require special consider-
ation because of the political and military importance 
of the weapons, the destructive power of the weapons, 
and the potential consequences of an accident or un-
authorized act involving the weapons. 
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(3) The assured safety, security, and control of 
nuclear weapons and related systems are of para-
mount importance. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Navy has repeatedly demonstrated the 
commitment and prioritization of the Navy to the nu-
clear deterrence mission of the Navy; 
(2) the emphasis of the Navy on ensuring a safe, 
secure, reliable, and credible sea-based nuclear deter-
rent force has been matched by an equal emphasis on 
ensuring the assured safety, security, and control of 
nuclear weapons and related systems ashore; and 
(3) the Navy is commended for the actions the 
Navy has taken subsequent to the 2014 Nuclear En-
terprise Review to ensure continued focus on the nu-
clear deterrent mission by all ranks within the Navy, 
including the clarification and assignment of specific 
responsibilities and authorities within the Navy con-
tained in OPNAV Instruction 8120.1 and SECNAV 
Instruction 8120.1B. 
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Subtitle E—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 1661. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE 
DEFENSE INFORMATION TO RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 130g. Prohibitions on providing certain missile de-
fense information to Russian Federation 
‘‘(a) CERTAIN ‘HIT-TO-KILL’ TECHNOLOGY AND TE-
LEMETRY DATA.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for 
the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Rus-
sian Federation with ‘hit-to-kill’ technology and telemetry 
data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles. 
‘‘(b) OTHER SENSITIVE MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMA-
TION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federa-
tion with— 
‘‘(1) information relating to velocity at burnout 
of missile defense interceptors or targets of the United 
States; or 
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‘‘(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile de-
fense information. 
‘‘(c) ONE-TIME WAIVER.—The President, without dele-
gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) or (b) 
once if— 
‘‘(1) such one-time waiver is used only to pro-
vide, in a single instance, the Russian Federation 
with information regarding ballistic missile early 
warning; and 
‘‘(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
the Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand, and the Commander of the United States Eu-
ropean Command, jointly certify to the President and 
the congressional defense committees that the provi-
sion of such information pursuant to such waiver is 
required because of a failure of the early warning sys-
tem of the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) and 
(b) shall expire on January 1, 2031.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 130f the 
following new item: 
‘‘130g. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 
Federation.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1246 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 923), as amended by section 
1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3568), is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND LIMITA-
TIONS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FEDERA-
TION’’. 
SEC. 1662. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE-
FENSE SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DE-
FENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED STATES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to in-
tegrate a missile defense system of the People’s Republic of 
China into any missile defense system of the United States. 
SEC. 1663. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE-
FENSE SYSTEMS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED 
STATES AND NATO. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2016 
through 2031 for the Department of Defense or for contribu-
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tions of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization may be obligated or expended to integrate a mis-
sile defense system of the Russian Federation into any mis-
sile defense system of the United States or NATO. 
SEC. 1664. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
LONG-RANGE DISCRIMINATING RADAR. 
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) the long-range discriminating radar will be 
a critically important addition to the ballistic missile 
defense system; 
(2) such radar will offer needed capability to re-
spond to emerging ballistic missile threats involving 
countermeasures and decoys; and 
(3) the Department of Defense should take all 
appropriate steps to ensure that such radar is oper-
ational in 2020. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated may be obligated or expended for military construc-
tion for the long-range discriminating radar (other than 
for planning and design) until— 
(1) the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees the cost assessment conducted under subsection 
(c)(1); 
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(2) the Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command and the Commander of the United 
States Northern Command jointly certify to the con-
gressional defense committees that the site for the 
long-range discriminating radar proposed by the Di-
rector of the Missile Defense Agency— 
(A) best supports missile defense and space 
situational awareness; and 
(B) based on the cost assessment conducted 
under subsection (c)(1), is the most cost-effective 
option; and 
(3) a period of 60 days elapses following the date 
of such certification. 
(c) COST ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cost Assess-
ment and Program Evaluation shall conduct a cost 
assessment providing the costs of the complete ground- 
based radar and other sensor configurations required 
to provide the same or comparable missile defense 
tracking and discrimination data as the long-range 
discriminating radar sites under consideration by the 
Director of the Missile Defense Agency. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall sub-
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mit to the congressional defense committees, the Direc-
tor of the Missile Defense Agency, the Commander of 
the United States Strategic Command, and the Com-
mander of the United States Northern Command the 
cost assessment conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1665. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PATRIOT LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DE-
FENSE CAPABILITY OF THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for any 
program described in subsection (b) may be obligated or ex-
pended unless— 
(1) the Secretary of the Army certifies to the con-
gressional defense committees that the analysis of al-
ternatives regarding the Patriot lower tier air and 
missile defense capability of the Army has been sub-
mitted to such committees; 
(2) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary makes the certification 
under paragraph (1); and 
(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics certifies to such com-
mittees that such obligation or expenditure of funds 
on such programs is consistent with the findings of 
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the analysis of alternatives described in paragraph 
(1) to modernize the Patriot lower tier air and mis-
sile defense capability of the Army. 
(b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A program described in 
this subsection are the following components and capabili-
ties of the Patriot air and missile defense system: 
(1) Radar capability development, radar im-
provements, the digital sidelobe canceller, or the radar 
digital processor of the lower tier air and missile de-
fense program of the Army. 
(2) The enhanced launcher electronic system. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the limita-
tions in subsection (a) if the Under Secretary— 
(1) determines that such waiver— 
(A) is caused by the delay of the analysis of 
alternatives described in paragraph (1) of such 
subsection; and 
(B) is necessary to avoid an unacceptable 
risk to mission performance; 
(2) notifies the congressional defense committees 
of such waiver; and 
(3) pursuant to such waiver, obligates or expends 
funds only in amounts necessary to avoid such unac-
ceptable risk to mission performance. 
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SEC. 1666. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AIR 
AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) INTEROPERABILITY OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYS-
TEMS.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the Missile Defense Ex-
ecutive Board, shall ensure the interoperability and integra-
tion of the covered air and missile defense capabilities of 
the United States with such capabilities of allies of the 
United States, including by carrying out operational test-
ing. 
(b) ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency and the Secretary of the Army shall jointly 
ensure that not less than one intercept or flight test 
is carried out each year that demonstrates the inter-
operability and integration of the covered air and 
missile defense capability of the United States. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Director and the Secretary 
may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) with re-
spect to an intercept or flight test carried out during 
the year covered by the waiver if the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis-
tics— 
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(A) determines that such waiver is nec-
essary for such year; and 
(B) submits to the congressional defense 
committees notification of such waiver, including 
an explanation for how such waiver will not neg-
atively affect demonstrating the interoperability 
and integration of the covered air and missile 
defense capability of the United States. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
air and missile defense capabilities’’ means Patriot air and 
missile defense batteries and associated interceptors and 
systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile inter-
ceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 ra-
dars, and terminal high altitude area defense batteries and 
interceptors. 
SEC. 1667. INTEGRATION OF ALLIED MISSILE DEFENSE CA-
PABILITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each covered 
commander shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an as-
sessment on opportunities for the integration and 
interoperability of covered air and missile defense ca-
pabilities of the United States with such capabilities 
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of allies of the United States located in the area of 
responsibility of the commander, particularly with re-
spect to such allies who acquired such capabilities 
through foreign military sales by the United States. 
Each assessment shall include an assessment of the 
key technology, security, command and control, and 
policy requirements necessary to achieve such an inte-
grated and interoperable air and missile defense ca-
pability in a manner that ensures burden sharing 
and furthers the force multiplication goals of the 
United States. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a covered commander submits to 
the Secretary and the Chairman an assessment under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing 
such assessment, without change. 
(b) INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY, AND COMMAND- 
AND-CONTROL.—The Secretary and the Chairman, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of 
Staff of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief 
of Naval Operations, shall carry out the planning, risk as-
sessments, policy development, and concepts of operations 
necessary for each covered commander to ensure that the 
integration, interoperability, and command-and-control of 
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air and missile defense capabilities described in subsection 
(a)(1) occur by not later than December 31, 2017. 
(c) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each 90- 
day period thereafter through December 31, 2017, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff shall jointly provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing that describes the progress made by the 
Secretary, the Chairman, and the covered commanders with 
respect to carrying out subsection (b), including an identi-
fication of each required action that has not been taken as 
of the date of the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered air and missile defense ca-
pabilities’’ means Patriot air and missile defense bat-
teries and associated interceptors and systems, Aegis 
ships and associated ballistic missile interceptors (in-
cluding Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 radars, 
and terminal high altitude area defense batteries and 
interceptors. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered commander’’ means the 
following: 
(A) The Commander of the United States 
European Command. 
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(B) The Commander of the United States 
Central Command. 
(C) The Commander of the United States 
Pacific Command. 
SEC. 1668. MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY IN EUROPE. 
(a) AEGIS ASHORE SITES.— 
(1) POLAND.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, shall ensure 
that the Aegis Ashore site to be deployed in the Re-
public of Poland has anti-air warfare capability 
upon such site achieving full operating capability. 
(2) ROMANIA.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop 
and implement a plan to provide anti-air warfare ca-
pability to the Aegis Ashore site deployed in the Re-
public of Romania by not later than December 31, 
2018. 
(3) EVALUATION
OF
CERTAIN
MISSILES.—The 
Secretary shall evaluate the feasibility, benefit, and 
cost of using the evolved sea sparrow missile or the 
standard missile 2 in providing the anti-air warfare 
capability described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) CAPABILITIES IN EUROPEAN COMMAND AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY.— 
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(b) EVALUATION AND PLAN.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency shall conduct an evaluation of poten-
tial options for fielding medium range ballistic mis-
sile defense sensor alternatives for the defense of Ha-
waii, including— 
(A) the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile De-
fense Test Complex land-based system at the Pa-
cific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii; 
(B) the use of existing sensor assets in the 
region; and 
(C) other options the Director determines 
appropriate. 
(2) SUBMITTAL
OF
PLAN.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan for the missile defense of Hawaii, 
which shall include— 
(A) a summary of the findings of the eval-
uation conducted under paragraph (1); 
(B) estimated acquisition and operating 
costs for each sensor option; and 
(C) a timeline for deployment of the sensor. 
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funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $150,649,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2636) for Hickam Air Force Base, Ha-
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