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(3) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report on the assessment 
required under subsection (b). 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this 
paragraph may be submitted unclassified or 
classified form. 
SEC. 1270G. NORMALIZING THE TRANSFER OF DEFENSE AR-
TICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES TO TAIWAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any requests from the Government of Taiwan 
for defense articles and defense services should receive a 
case-by-case review by the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, that is consistent 
with the standard processes and procedures in an effort 
to normalize the arms sales process with Taiwan. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense re-
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ceives a Letter of Request from Taiwan with respect 
to the transfer of a defense article or defense service 
to Taiwan, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(A) the status of such request; 
(B) if the transfer of such article or service 
would require a certification or report to Con-
gress pursuant to any applicable provision of 
section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776), the status of any Letter of Offer 
and Acceptance the Secretary of Defense in-
tends to issue with respect to such request; and 
(C) an assessment of whether the transfer 
of such article or service would be consistent 
with United States obligations under the Tai-
wan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 
3301 et seq.). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall specify the following: 
(A) The date the Secretary of Defense re-
ceived the Letter of Request. 
(B) The value of the sale proposed by such 
Letter of Request.
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(C) A description of the defense article or 
defense service proposed to be transferred. 
(D) The view of the Secretary of Defense 
with respect to such proposed sale and whether 
such sale would be consistent with defense 
plans. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall provide a briefing to the ap-
propriate congressional committees with respect to the se-
curity challenges faced by Taiwan and the military co-
operation between the United States and Taiwan, includ-
ing a description of any requests from Taiwan for the 
transfer of defense articles or defense services and the sta-
tus, whether signed or unsigned, of any Letters of Offer 
and Acceptance with respect to such requests. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLE; DEFENSE SERVICE.— 
The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). 
(3) LETTER OF REQUEST; LETTER OF OFFER 
AND ACCEPTANCE.—The terms ‘‘Letter of Request’’ 
and ‘‘Letter of Offer and Acceptance’’ have the 
meanings given such terms for purposes of Chapter 
5 of the Security Assistance Management Manual of 
the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENSE CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for sup-
port of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) operations, as specified in the 
funding tables in division D, not more than $5,000,000
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may be obligated or expended for the purposes described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide funds for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Cen-
ter of Excellence (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) to— 
(1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and in-
formation sharing among NATO, NATO member 
nations, and partners, with respect to cyber defense 
and warfare; and 
(2) facilitate education, research and develop-
ment, lessons learned and consultation in cyber de-
fense and warfare. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for 
the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering 
cyber defense and warfare capabilities within NATO. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
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on the efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen 
the role of the Center in fostering cyber defense and war-
fare capabilities within NATO. 
SEC. 1272. NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for sup-
port of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) operations, as specified in the 
funding tables in division D, not more than $5,000,000 
may be obligated or expended for the purposes described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide funds for the NATO Strategic Communications Cen-
ter of Excellence (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) to— 
(1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and in-
formation sharing among NATO, NATO member 
nations, and partners, with respect to strategic com-
munications and information operations; and 
(2) facilitate education, research and develop-
ment, lessons learned, and consultation in strategic 
communications and information operations. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for 
the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of Center in fostering stra-
tegic communications and information operations within 
NATO. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall periodically brief the committees listed in para-
graph (2) on the efforts of the Department of De-
fense to strengthen the role of the Center in fos-
tering strategic communications and information op-
erations within NATO. 
(2) COMMITTEES.—The committees listed in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate.
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SEC. 1273. SECURITY AND STABILITY STRATEGY FOR SOMA-
LIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains a comprehensive United States strategy to 
achieve long-term security and stability in Somalia and in-
cludes each of the following elements: 
(1) A description of United States strategic ob-
jectives in Somalia and the benchmarks for assessing 
progress toward such objectives. 
(2) An assessment of the threats posed to So-
malia, the broader region, the United States, and 
partners of the United States, by al-Shabaab and or-
ganizations affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant in Somalia, including the origins, 
strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, 
and leadership of each organization. 
(3) A description of the key international and 
United States governance, diplomatic, development, 
military, and intelligence resources available to ad-
dress instability in Somalia. 
(4) A plan to improve coordination among, and 
effectiveness of, United States governance, diplo-
matic, development, military, and intelligence re-
sources to counter the threat of al-Shabaab and or-
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ganizations affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant in Somalia. 
(5) A description of the role the United States 
is playing or will play to address political instability 
and support long-term security and stability in So-
malia. 
(6) A description of the contributions made by 
the African Union Mission in Somalia (in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘AMISOM’’) to security in Soma-
lia and an assessment of the anticipated duration of 
support provided to AMISOM by troop contributing 
countries. 
(7) A plan to train the Somali National Army 
and other Somali security forces, that also in-
cludes— 
(A) a description of the assistance provided 
by other countries for such training; and 
(B) a description of the efforts to integrate 
regional militias into the uniformed Somali se-
curity forces; and 
(C) a description of the security assistance 
authorities under which any such training 
would be provided by the United States and the 
recommendations of the Secretary to address 
any gaps under such authorities to advise, as-
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sist, or accompany the Somali National Army 
or other Somali security forces within appro-
priate roles and responsibilities that are not ful-
filled by other countries or by international or-
ganizations. 
(8) A description of the steps the United 
States, AMISOM, and any forces trained by the 
United States are taking in Somalia to minimize ci-
vilian casualties and other harm to civilians. 
(9) Any other matters the President considers 
appropriate. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
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, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
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Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1274. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port setting forth an assessment, obtained by the Sec-
retary for purposes of the report, of the effectiveness of 
measures taken to improve the functionality of the Global 
Theater Security Cooperation Management Information 
System (in this section referred to as the ‘‘G-TSCMIS’’). 
(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The assessment obtained for 
purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by a 
federally funded research and development center 
(FFRDC), or another appropriate independent enti-
ty with expertise in security cooperation programs 
and activities of the Department of Defense, selected 
by the Secretary for purposes of the assessment. 
(2) USE
OF
PREVIOUS
STUDIES.—The entity 
conducting the assessment may use and incorporate 
information from previous studies on matters appro-
priate to the assessment.
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment obtained for pur-
poses of subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which secu-
rity cooperation organizations are entering con-
sistent, full, and accurate information into G- 
TSCMIS in a timely manner, and the impacts of in-
consistent, incomplete, inaccurate, and tardy data 
entry on the functionality of the G-TSCMIS as a 
tool for security cooperation planning, resource allo-
cation, and program adjustment. 
(2) An assessment of any measures taken by 
the Department of Defense to ensure the full scope 
of security cooperation activities are entered into the 
G-TSCMIS in a timely manner, including any guid-
ance issued or resource allocation determinations. 
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of over-
sight measures to ensure the full scope of security 
cooperation activities are entered into the G- 
TSCMIS in a timely manner. 
(4) An assessment of utilization by and 
functionality for users of the G-TSCMIS across the 
Department of Defense, including the extent of G- 
TSCMIS business process reengineering that was 
conducted to best align needs from the functional
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community with the capabilities of the information 
management tool. 
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1275. FUTURE YEARS PLAN FOR THE EUROPEAN DE-
TERRENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Com-
mander of the United States European Command, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a future years plan on activities and resources of the 
European Deterrence Initiative (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘EDI’’). 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The plan shall apply with 
respect fiscal year 2018 and at least the four suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the objectives of the EDI.
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(2) An assessment of resource requirements to 
achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
(3) An assessment of capabilities requirements 
to achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
(4) An assessment of logistics requirements, in-
cluding force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, 
and maintenance requirements, to achieve the objec-
tives of the EDI. 
(5) An identification and assessment of re-
quired infrastructure investments to achieve the ob-
jectives of the EDI, including potential infrastruc-
ture investments by host nations and new construc-
tion or modernization of existing sites that would be 
funded by the United States. 
(6) An assessment of security cooperation in-
vestments required to achieve the objectives of the 
EDI. 
(7) A plan to fully resource United States force 
posture and capabilities, including— 
(A) details regarding the strategy to bal-
ance the force structure of the United States 
forces to source additional permanently sta-
tioned United States forces in Europe as a part 
of any planned growth in end strength and 
force posture;
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(B) the infrastructure capacity of existing 
locations and their ability to accommodate addi-
tional permanently stationed United States 
forces in Europe; 
(C) the potential new locations for addi-
tional permanently stationed United States 
forces in Europe, including an assessment of in-
frastructure and military construction resources 
necessary to accommodate additional United 
States forces in Europe; 
(D) a detailed timeline to achieve desired 
permanent posture requirements; 
(E) a reevaluation of sites identified for di-
vestiture but not yet divested under the Euro-
pean Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, ac-
counting for updated military requirements; and 
(F) any changes and associated costs in-
curred with retaining each site identified for di-
vestiture but not yet divested under the Euro-
pean Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, in-
cluding 
possible 
leasing 
agreements, 
sustainment, and maintenance. 
(c) FORM.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.
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(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL LIMITATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not take any action to divest any site 
identified for divestiture but not yet divested under 
the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative 
until the Secretary submits to the congressional de-
fense committees the plan required under subsection 
(a). 
(2) SITE-SPECIFIC LIMITATION.—In the case of 
a proposed divestiture of a site under the European 
Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, the Secretary 
of Defense may not take any action to divest the site 
unless prior to taking such action, the Secretary cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that 
no military requirement for future use of the site is 
foreseeable. 
SEC. 1276. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO 
AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICIPATING COUN-
TRIES IN THE AMERICAN, BRITISH, CANA-
DIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN ARMIES’ PROGRAM. 
Section 1274(g) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 2026; 10 U.S.C. 2350a note) is amended by striking 
‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘ten years’’.
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SEC. 1277. SECURITY STRATEGY FOR YEMEN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that contains a security strategy for Yemen. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A discussion of the strategy’s compliance 
with applicable legal authorities. 
(2) A detailed description of the security envi-
ronment. 
(3) A detailed description of the threats posed 
by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Is-
lamic State in Iraq and the Levant–Yemen Province, 
including the origins, leadership, strategic aims, tac-
tical methods, and resources attributable to each or-
ganization. 
(4) A detailed description of the threats posed 
to freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab 
Strait and waters in proximity to Yemen as well as 
any United States efforts to mitigate those threats. 
(5) A discussion of the ends, ways, and means 
inherent to the strategy. 
(6) A discussion of the strategy’s objectives re-
garding counterterrorism and long-term stability in 
Yemen.
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(7) A plan to coordinate the United States dip-
lomatic, development, military, and intelligence re-
sources necessary to implement the strategy. 
(8) A detailed description of the roles of the 
United States Armed Forces in implementing the 
strategy. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(e) NO
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
DEPLOYMENT
OF 
ARMED FORCES.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act are authorized to be made available
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to deploy members of the Armed Forces to participate in 
the ongoing civil war in Yemen. 
SEC. 1278. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE 
ARTICLES THAT ARE HIGH MOBILITY MULTI- 
PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The President may not transfer 
excess defense articles that are high mobility multi-pur-
pose wheeled vehicles under the authority of section 516 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) 
to foreign countries until 30 days after the date on which 
the Comptroller General of the United States has sub-
mitted the report required under subsection (b) to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on all proposed and com-
pleted transfers of excess defense articles that are high 
mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles under the author-
ity of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2321j) during fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
Such report shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the timing, rigorousness, 
and procedures used in conducting the analysis of 
the impact of each such transfer on the national 
technology and industrial base and, particularly, the
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impact on opportunities of entities in the national 
technology and industrial base to sell new or used 
equipment to the countries to which such articles 
were to be or were transferred in accordance with 
section 516(b)(1)(E) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(b)(1)(E)). 
(2) Any other related matters the Comptroller 
General determines to be appropriate. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the limita-
tion in subsection (a) with respect to a proposed transfer 
of excess defense articles if the President— 
(1) determines that such transfer is in the na-
tional interest of the United States; and 
(2) notifies the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of such waiver in writing not less than 30 
days prior to such transfer. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
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with respect to letters of offer to transfer excess defense 
articles that are high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehi-
cles issued on or after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 1279. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PRO-
TECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST 
FOREIGN AGENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop and implement a program to prepare United States 
students studying abroad through Department of Defense 
National Security Education Programs to recognize and 
protect themselves against recruitment efforts by intel-
ligence agents. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the program re-
quired under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1280. EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI- 
TUNNEL COOPERATION AUTHORITY. 
Section 1279(f) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1079; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’.
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SEC. 1281. ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
United States engages in a contingency operation, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 
Federal agencies, shall jointly develop a strategy to pre-
vent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated 
with such operation and submit such strategy to— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) BENCHMARKS.—The strategy described in sub-
section (a) shall include measurable benchmarks to be met 
as a condition for disbursement of any funds for recon-
struction efforts associated with such operation. 
(c) REPORT.—For the duration of a contingency op-
eration for which the Secretary of Defense has submitted 
a strategy pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress an annual report evaluating the imple-
mentation and effectiveness of such strategy and describ-
ing any necessary adjustments to the strategy.
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SEC. 1282. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
ON CERTAIN MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF 
CHINA AND RUSSIA. 
(a) REPORT.—The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
and the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the military of 
China and the military of Russia, the following: 
(1) An update on the presence, status, and ca-
pability of the military with respect to any national 
training centers similar to the Combat Training 
Center Program of the United States. 
(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle 
of the military, including— 
(A) as compared to such a cycle of the 
United States; and 
(B) an identification of metrics used in the 
national training centers of that military. 
(3) A comprehensive investigation into the ca-
pability and readiness of the mechanized logistics of 
the army of the military, including—
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(A) an analysis of field maintenance, 
sustainment maintenance, movement control, 
intermodal operations, and supply; and 
(B) how such functions under subpara-
graph (A) interact with specific echelons of that 
military. 
(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized 
army logistics of that military. 
(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Defense 
Intelligence Agency may make use of or add to any exist-
ing reports completed by the Agency in order to respond 
to the reporting requirement. 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
(e) BRIEFING.—The Director shall provide a briefing 
to the Secretary and the committees specified in sub-
section (a) on the report under such subsection. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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SEC. 1283. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC 
TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) has been the cornerstone of transatlantic 
security cooperation and an enduring instrument for 
promoting stability in Europe and around the world 
for over 65 years. 
(2) NATO currently faces a range of security 
challenges, including Russian aggression in Eastern 
Europe and instability and conflict in the Middle 
East and North Africa. 
(3) In light of these and other threats, NATO 
must have a credible deterrence to defend NATO 
members, if necessary, against adversaries or 
threats. 
(4) Since the 2014 NATO summit in Wales and 
the 2016 summit in Warsaw, NATO has made 
progress in implementing a Readiness Action Plan 
to enhance allied readiness and collective defense in 
response to Russian aggression. However, much 
work remains to be done. 
(5) NATO’s solidarity is strengthened by bol-
stering its conventional and nuclear deterrence, in-
creasing defense spending by NATO members, and 
continuing the enlargement of NATO.
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SEC. 1284. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE EXPORT OF DE-
FENSE ARTICLES TO TURKEY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) on June 6, 2017, the House of Representa-
tives voted unanimously to pass H. Res. 354, con-
demning the violence that took place outside the 
Turkish Ambassador’s residence on May 16, 2017, 
and calling on the perpetrators to be brought to jus-
tice under United States law; and 
(2) the security force that participated in this 
violence may be the recipient of arms exported from 
the United States under a proposed deal. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the proposed sale of semiautomatic handguns 
for export to Turkey should remain under scrutiny until 
a satisfactory and appropriate resolution is reached to the 
violence described in subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 1285. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS 
AND SECURITY SECTOR FORCES IN NIGERIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains a comprehensive strategy to support im-
provements in defense institutions and security sector 
forces in Nigeria.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threats posed by ter-
rorist and other militant groups operating in Nige-
ria, including Boko Haram, ISIS-WA, and Niger 
Delta militants, as well as a description of the ori-
gins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding 
sources, and leadership structures of each such orga-
nization. 
(2) An assessment of efforts by the Government 
of Nigeria to improve civilian protection, account-
ability for human rights violations, and transparency 
in the defense institutions and security sector forces. 
(3) A description of the key international and 
United States diplomatic, development, intelligence, 
military, and economic resources available to address 
instability across Nigeria, and a plan to maximize 
the coordination and effectiveness of these resources 
to counter the threats posed by Boko Haram, ISIS- 
WA, and Niger Delta militants. 
(4) An assessment of efforts undertaken by the 
security forces of the Government of Nigeria to im-
prove the protection of civilians in the context of— 
(A) ongoing military operations against 
Boko Haram in the northeast region;
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(B) addressing farmer-herder land disputes 
in the Middle Belt; 
(C) renewed militant attacks on oil and 
gas infrastructure in the Delta; and 
(D) addressing pro-Biafra protests in the 
southeast region. 
(5) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Civilian Joint Task Force that has been operating in 
parts of northeastern Nigeria in order to ensure that 
underage youth are not participating in government- 
sponsored vigilante activity in violation of the Child 
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
340). 
(6) An assessment of the options for the Gov-
ernment of Nigeria to eventually incorporate the Ci-
vilian Joint Task Force into Nigeria’s military or 
law enforcement agencies or reintegrate its members 
into civilian life. 
(7) A plan for the United States to work with 
the Nigerian security forces and judiciary to trans-
parently investigate allegations of human rights vio-
lations committed by the security forces of the Gov-
ernment of Nigeria that have involved civilian cas-
ualties, including a plan to undertake tangible meas-
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ures of accountability following such investigations 
in order to break the cycle of conflict. 
(8) A plan for the United States to work with 
the Nigerian defense institutions and security sector 
forces to improve detainee conditions. 
(9) A plan to work with the Nigerian military, 
international organizations, and nongovernmental 
organizations to demilitarize the humanitarian re-
sponse to the food insecurity and population dis-
placement in northeastern Nigeria. 
(10) Any other matters the President considers 
appropriate. 
(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the report required under subsection (a) is sub-
mitted to the appropriate congressional committees, and 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an update of 
the report containing updated assessments and evalua-
tions on progress made on the plans described in the re-
port, including— 
(1) updated assessments on the information de-
scribed in paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) of subsection 
(a); and 
(2) descriptions of the steps taken and out-
comes achieved under each of the plans described in
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paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10) of subsection (a), 
as well as assessments of the effectiveness and de-
scriptions of the metrics used to evaluate effective-
ness for each such plan. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
and the updates required under (c) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1286. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CHIBOK 
SCHOOLGIRLS AND BOKO HARAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) . The members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna 
Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, commonly known as Boko 
Haram, have terrorized the people of Nigeria with
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increasing violence since 2009, targeting military, 
government, and civilian sites in Nigeria, including 
schools, mosques, churches, markets, villages, and 
agricultural centers, and killing thousands and ab-
ducting hundreds of civilians in Nigeria and the sur-
rounding countries. 
(2) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female 
students, most of them between 15 and 18 years old, 
were abducted by Boko Haram from the Chibok 
Government Girls Secondary School, a boarding 
school located in Borno state in the Federal Repub-
lic of Nigeria. 
(3) While some Chibok girls have fled their cap-
tors and others have been released through negotia-
tions, more than 100 Chibok girls remain in cap-
tivity. 
(4) In addition to kidnapping the Chibok 
schoolgirls, Boko Haram has killed more than 
20,000 people, coerced women and girls into car-
rying out suicide missions, displaced more than 
3,000,000 Nigerians, tens of thousands of whom are 
at risk of starving to death, and caused thousand of 
school closures. 
(5) In supporting efforts to reunite the Chibok 
schoolgirls with their families, the United States has
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authorized the deployment of military personnel to 
assist with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance, and provided training, equipment, and hu-
manitarian services to the populations affected by 
and vulnerable to Boko Haram violence. 
(6) The Secretary of State designated several 
individuals linked to Boko Haram, including its 
leader, Abubakar Shekau, as Specially Designated 
Global Terrorists in 2012, and designated Boko 
Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in No-
vember 2013. 
(7) The Senate and the House of Representa-
tives have both passed legislation and undertaken 
other initiatives to condemn Boko Haram and sup-
port the Chibok schoolgirls. 
(8) In addition to legislation, members of Con-
gress have traveled to Nigeria to meet with freed 
Chibok schoolgirls and their families, held briefings, 
press conferences, and hearings, and, every week 
that Congress is in session, participated in Wear 
Something Red Wednesday, a bipartisan campaign 
led by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Republican 
Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and 
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, during which law-
makers wear a red outfit or accessory and take
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group photos to share on social media to raise 
awareness about the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. 
(9) The 114th Congress unanimously passed S. 
1632, which President Barack Obama signed into 
law on December 14, 2016, to direct the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly de-
velop a five-year strategy to aid Nigeria and the 
Multinational Joint Task Force, composed of troops 
from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, to 
combat Boko Haram. 
(10) On June 27, 2017, President Donald 
Trump met with two freed Chibok schoolgirls at the 
White House. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the Secretary of State, Secretary 
of Defense, and Director of National Intelligence for 
delivering a report to Congress on a five-year strat-
egy for the United States to employ diplomatic, de-
velopment, defense, and other tools to assist and en-
able our African partners to lead the effort to de-
grade and ultimately defeat Boko Haram, the Is-
lamic State in Iraq and ash Sham – West Africa 
(ISIS-WA), and any potential splinter or successor 
groups;
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(2) affirms United States support for the inter-
national effort to degrade Boko Haram and ISIS- 
WA and to assist the Multinational Joint Task 
Force to address the underlying drivers of violent ex-
tremism; and 
(3) supports the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to implement a United States strategy for 
countering Boko Haram and ISIS-WA. 
SEC. 1287. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
Subsection (b) of section 1202 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended 
by section 1271 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2538), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(23) Any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies 
that could jeopardize the economic security of the 
United States.’’.
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SEC. 1288. REPORT ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR 
AND BALLISTIC MISSILE COOPERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the ballistic missile programs of Iran and 
North Korea represent a serious threat to allies of 
the United States in the Middle East, Europe, and 
Asia, members of the Armed Forces deployed in 
those regions, and ultimately the United States; and 
(2) further cooperation between Iran and North 
Korea on nuclear weapons or ballistic missile tech-
nology is not in the security interests of the United 
States or our allies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of State, and the heads of other 
relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes— 
(A) an assessment of the extent of co-
operation on nuclear programs, ballistic missile 
development, chemical and biological weapons 
development, or conventional weapons programs 
between the Government of Iran and the Gov-
ernment of the Democratic People’s Republic of
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Korea, including the identity of Iranian and 
North Korean persons that have knowingly en-
gaged in or directed the provision of material 
support or the exchange of information (includ-
ing through the transfer of goods, services, 
technology, or intellectual property) between the 
Government of Iran and the Government of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 
(B) a determination whether any of the ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (A) violate 
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 
(2013), 2094 (2013), 2231 (2015), 2270 
(2016) and 2321 (2016). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1289. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UPDATE OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FREEDOM OF NAVIGA-
TION OPERATIONS REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1275 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2540) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) For each country identified under para-
graph (1) as making an excessive maritime claim 
challenged by the United States under the program 
referred to in subsection (a), the types and locations 
of excessive maritime claims by such country that 
have not been challenged by the United States, if 
any, under the program referred to in subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made sub-
section (a) takes effect of the date of the enactment of 
this Act and applies with respect to each report required 
to be submitted under section 1275 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 on or after 
such date of enactment.
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SEC. 1290. CONTINGENCY PLANS RELATING TO SOUTH 
SUDAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prepare contingency 
plans— 
(1) to assist relief organizations in delivery of 
humanitarian assistance in South Sudan; and 
(2) to engage South Sudan’s military to pro-
mote efforts to reduce conflicts. 
SEC. 1291. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, 
THE TALIBAN, THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 
AND SYRIA (ISIS), AND THEIR ASSOCIATED 
FORCES AND CO-BELLIGERENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the United States strategy 
to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-bellig-
erents. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing 
legal framework to accomplish the strategy described 
in subsection (a), particularly with respect to the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the Authoriza-
tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu-
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tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
note). 
(2) An analysis of the budgetary resources nec-
essary to accomplish the strategy described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the President submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees the report required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall testify at any hearing held by any of the 
appropriate congressional committees on the report and 
to which the Secretary is invited. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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SEC. 1292. NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THE LEGAL AND POL-
ICY FRAMEWORKS GUIDING THE UNITED 
STATES’ USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND RE-
LATED NATIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which a change is made to any of the 
legal or policy frameworks described in the report entitled 
‘‘Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the 
United States Use of Military Force and Related National 
Security Operations’’ prepared by the national security de-
partments and agencies and published on December 5, 
2016, the President shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees of such change, including the legal, fac-
tual, and policy justification for such change. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and
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(4) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1293. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTION OF SAUDI ARABIA 
AND ITS COALITIONS PARTNERS IN YEMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State shall jointly submit the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on military action of Saudi Arabia 
and its coalitions partners in Yemen. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
following: 
(1) The extent to which the Government of 
Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in Yemen 
are abiding by their ‘‘No Strike List and Restricted 
Target List’’. 
(2) Roles played by United States military per-
sonnel with respect to operations of such coalition 
partners in Yemen. 
(3) Progress made by the Government of Saudi 
Arabia in improving its targeting capabilities. 
(4) Progress made by such coalition partners to 
implement the recommendations of the Joint Inci-
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dent Assessment Team and participation if any by 
the United States in the implementation of such rec-
ommendations. 
(5) Progress made toward implementation of 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 
(2015) or any successor United Nations Security 
Council resolution relating to the conflict in Yemen. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate 
on— 
(1) the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of State jointly certify to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the conflict in 
Yemen has come to a conclusion, 
whichever occurs earlier. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1294. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the 
Western Hemisphere region are vital to the national 
interests of the United States; 
(2) the United States should maintain a mili-
tary capability in the Western Hemisphere region 
that is able to project power, build partner capacity, 
deter acts of aggression, and respond, if necessary, 
to regional threats or to threats to the national secu-
rity of the United States by the activities of Iran, 
China, Russia, North Korea, transnational criminal 
organizations, or terrorist organizations in the re-
gion; 
(3) continuing efforts by the Department of De-
fense to commit additional assets and increase in-
vestments to the Western Hemisphere are necessary 
to maintain a robust United States commitment to 
the region; 
(4) the Secretary of Defense should—
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(A) assess the current United States force 
posture in the Western Hemisphere to ensure 
that the United States maintains an appro-
priate forward presence in the region; 
(B) prioritize— 
(i) intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance; 
(ii) maritime patrol aircraft to sup-
port detection and monitoring missions; 
(iii) efforts to disrupt and degrade 
transregional and transnational threat net-
works; and 
(iv) when possible, efforts to support 
the mission of the Department of Home-
land Security, as requested, in monitoring 
individuals identified by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security as ‘‘special interest 
aliens’’ or as ‘‘foreign terrorist fighters’’; 
and 
(C) 
enhance 
regional 
force 
readiness 
through joint training and exercises; and 
(5) the United States should continue to engage 
in the Western Hemisphere by strengthening alli-
ances and partnerships, working with regional insti-
tutions, addressing the shared challenges of illicit
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trafficking of humans, drugs, and other contraband, 
transnational criminal organizations, and foreign 
terrorist fighters, and supporting the rule of law and 
democracy in the region. 
SEC. 1295. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASES 
IN 
DEFENSE 
CAPABILITIES 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES ALLIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President, in fur-
therance of increased unity, equitable sharing of the com-
mon defense burden, and international stability, should— 
(1) encourage all member countries of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (‘‘NATO al-
lies’’) to fulfill their commitments to levels and com-
position of defense expenditures as agreed upon at 
the NATO 2014 Wales Summit and NATO 2016 
Warsaw Summit; 
(2) call on NATO allies to finance, equip, and 
train their armed forces to fulfill their national and 
regional security interests; and 
(3) recognize NATO allies that are meeting 
their defense spending commitments or otherwise 
providing adequately for their national and regional 
security interests.
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SEC. 1296. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM-
PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any 
other international organization established to support the 
implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain do-
mestic prosecutions based on any charge related to the 
Treaty, or to implement the Treaty until the Senate ap-
proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty and im-
plementing legislation for the Treaty has been enacted into 
law. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preclude the Department of De-
fense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their 
laws, regulations, and practices related to export control 
up to United States standards. 
SEC. 1297. CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION COORDI-
NATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall designate an employee of the Department of Defense 
to serve concurrently as the Coordinator for Cultural Her-
itage Protection (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Coordi-
nator’’).
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(b) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall have the fol-
lowing duties: 
(1) The Coordinator shall be responsible for co-
ordinating existing obligations of the Department of 
Defense for the protection of cultural heritage, in-
cluding the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protec-
tion of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed 
Conflict, and other obligations for the protection of 
cultural heritage. 
(2) The Coordinator shall convene a coordi-
nating committee of entities within the Department 
of Defense that have the responsibility or capacity 
for protecting cultural heritage. 
(c) COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—The coordinating 
committee convened pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall— 
(1) meet not less than annually; 
(2) coordinate with the Cultural Heritage Co-
ordinating Committee convened by the Department 
of State; and 
(3) solicit consultation and coordination with 
other Federal agencies and nongovernmental organi-
zations, including the U.S. Committee of the Blue 
Shield, as well as other expert and stakeholder orga-
nizations, as appropriate for the national security in-
terests of the United States.
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SEC. 1298. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT 
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN YEMEN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 may be made 
available to conduct military operations in Yemen. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit the following: 
(1) Activities carried out in full compliance with 
the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public 
Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 
(2) The provision of humanitarian assistance. 
(3) The defense of United States Armed 
Forces. 
(4) Support for freedom of navigation oper-
ations. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2018 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal 
year 2018 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in division D for the Department of Defense
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Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division 
D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2018, 2019, and 2020. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the $324,600,000 authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2018 in section 301 and made available by the fund-
ing table in division D for the Department of Defense Co-
operative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$12,100,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$5,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $17,900,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, 
$172,800,000.
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(5) For proliferation prevention, $89,800,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,000,000. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1321(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
days’’. 
(2) Section 1324 (50 U.S.C. 3714) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘45 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
(3) Section 1335(a) (50 U.S.C. 3735(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or expended’’. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 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. 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 2018 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. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction
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and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 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. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 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. 
SEC. 1406. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. 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 by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
and maintenance, $115,500,000 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. 
(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
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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. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU-
THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au-
thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2018 to provide additional funds— 
(1) for overseas contingency operations being 
carried out by the Armed Forces; and
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(2) pursuant to sections 1502, 1503, 1504, and 
1505 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
procurement, research, development, test, and eval-
uation, operation and maintenance, and military per-
sonnel, as specified in the funding tables in sections 
4103, 4203, 4303, and 4403. 
(b) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall apportion the 
funds identified in subsection (a)(2) to the Department 
of Defense without restriction, limitation, or constraint on 
the execution of such funds in support of base require-
ments, including any restriction, limitation, or constraint 
imposed by, or described in, the document entitled ‘‘Cri-
teria for War/Overseas Contingency Operations Funding 
Requests’’ transmitted by the Director to the Department 
of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any successor or re-
lated guidance. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for procurement accounts for the Army, 
the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De-
fense-wide activities, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4102; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4103.
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SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4202; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4203. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 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— 
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 
(2) the funding table in section 4303. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 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— 
(1) the funding table in section 4402; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4403.
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SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 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 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 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 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502.
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Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. 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. 1512. 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 2018 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). 
(2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of au-
thorizations transferred under this subsection shall 
be merged with and be available for the same pur-
poses as the authorization to which transferred. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority of this subsection may not exceed 
$2,500,000,000. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza-
tions of appropriations contained in sections 1502, 
1503, 1504, and 1505 that are provided for the pur-
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pose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001, rather than the 
transfer authority provided by this subsection, shall 
apply to any transfer of amounts of such authoriza-
tions. 
(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, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND 
NOTICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018 shall be subject 
to the conditions 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). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—
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(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept equipment that is procured using 
amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
authorized under this Act and is intended for trans-
fer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not 
accepted by such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1), the Com-
mander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall 
make a determination that the equipment was pro-
cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the 
security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both 
the Government of Afghanistan and the United 
States, but is no longer required by such security 
forces or was damaged before transfer to such secu-
rity forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In mak-
ing a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces 
in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Sec-
retary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An 
explanation of each determination, including the 
basis for the determination and the alternatives con-
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sidered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly 
report required under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to 
the congressional defense committees of such treat-
ment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 
thereafter during which the authority provided by 
paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the equipment accepted under 
this subsection, section 1531(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note), section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3612), section 1531(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1088), and section 1521(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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2017 (Public Law 114–328) during the period cov-
ered by the report. Each report shall include a list 
of all equipment that was accepted during the period 
covered by the report and treated as stocks of the 
Department and copies of the determinations made 
under paragraph (2), as required by paragraph (3). 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018, it is the goal that 
$41,000,000 shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Af-
ghan National Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Af-
ghan National Security Forces, including the 
special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan
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Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of In-
terior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that 
address the requirements of women serving in 
the Afghan National Security Forces, including 
appropriate equipment for female security and 
police forces, and transportation for police-
women to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Po-
lice Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN PROGRESS ON 
SECURITY OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
June 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
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(D) Whether or not the government of Af-
ghanistan is ensuring that supplies, equipment, 
and weaponry supplied by the United States are 
appropriately distributed to security forces 
charged with fighting the Taliban and other 
terrorist organizations. 
(E) Such other factors as the Secretaries 
consider appropriate. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR INSUF-
FICIENT PROGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, determines pursuant to the assessment 
under paragraph (1) that the government of Af-
ghanistan has made insufficient progress, the 
Secretary of Defense may withhold assistance 
for the Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces until such time as the Secretary deter-
mines sufficient progress has been made. 
(B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense withholds assistance under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide 
notice to Congress not later than 30 days after
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making the decision to withhold such assist-
ance. 
SEC. 1522. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the 
amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
funds made available for fiscal year 2018 to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Fund. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DE-
VICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2018, $15,000,000 may be available to the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and 
services to ministries and other entities of foreign 
governments that the Secretary has identified as 
critical for countering the flow of improvised explo-
sive device precursor chemicals.
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(2) PROVISION
THROUGH
OTHER
US
AGEN-
CIES.—If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of 
Defense and the head of another department or 
agency of the United States Government, the Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer funds available 
under paragraph (1) to such department or agency 
for the provision by such department or agency of 
training, equipment, supplies, and services to min-
istries and other entities of foreign governments as 
described in that paragraph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may be 
obligated or expended to supply training, equipment, 
supplies, or services to a foreign country before the 
date that is 15 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a notice that contains— 
(A) the foreign country for which training, 
equipment, supplies, or services are proposed to 
be supplied;
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(B) a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, and services to be provided 
using such funds; 
(C) a detailed description of the amount of 
funds proposed to be obligated or expended to 
supply such training, equipment, supplies or 
services, including any funds proposed to be ob-
ligated or expended to support the participation 
of another department or agency of the United 
States and a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, or services proposed to be sup-
plied; 
(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the efforts of the foreign country identified 
under subparagraph (A) to counter the flow of 
improvised explosive device precursor chemicals; 
and 
(E) an overall plan for countering the flow 
of precursor chemicals in the foreign country 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by 
this subsection expires on December 31, 2018.
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SEC. 1523. SEPARATE ACCOUNT LINES FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDS. 
For accountability and transparency purposes, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish separate accounts to 
ensure that amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to this title are administered separately from amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available 
for the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1524. GUIDELINES FOR BUDGET ITEMS TO BE COV-
ERED BY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS ACCOUNTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Director of Management and Budget, shall up-
date the guidelines regarding the budget items that may 
be covered by overseas contingency operations accounts. 
Such revised guidelines shall be consistent with the rec-
ommendations included in Government Accountability Re-
port GAO-17-68 entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations: OMB and DOD Should Revise the Criteria for De-
termining Eligible Costs and Identify the Costs Likely to 
Endure Long Term’’ published January 18, 2017.
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TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Management and 
Organization of Space Programs 
SEC. 1601. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE CORPS IN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than January 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the Space Corps 
under chapter 809 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (b), is established. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subtitle D of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 809—SPACE CORPS 
‘‘Subchapter 
Sec. 
‘‘I. General Matters ..........................................................................
8091 
‘‘II. Organization ...............................................................................
8096 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8091. Establishment. 
‘‘8092. Authorities and Responsibilities. 
‘‘8093. Research and development and procurement of satellites and terminals. 
‘‘8094. Space functions of other elements of Department of Defense. 
‘‘§ 8091. Establishment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the exec-
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‘‘(5) conducting space operations of the Space 
Corps under the command of the Commander of the 
United States Space Command. 
‘‘§ 8092. Authorities and responsibilities 
‘‘(a) PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps shall furnish professional assist-
ance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the As-
sistant Secretaries of the Air Force. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—Under the authority, direction, 
and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps, shall— 
‘‘(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of sec-
tion 8014 of this title, prepare for such employment 
of the Space Corps, and for such recruiting, orga-
nizing, supplying, equipping (including research and 
development), training, servicing, mobilizing, de-
mobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the 
Space Corps, as will assist in the execution of any 
power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the 
Chief of Staff; 
‘‘(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency 
of the Space Corps and its preparation to support 
military operations by commanders of the combatant 
commands;
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‘‘(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execu-
tion of approved plans and supervise the execution 
of those plans and instructions; 
‘‘(4) as directed by the Secretary, coordinate 
the action of organizations of the Space Corps; and 
‘‘(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise 
assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Space Corps the functions 
of the Department of the Air Force that may be feasibly 
shared with the Space Corps, including with respect to the 
United States Air Force Academy, recruitment, and basic 
training. 
‘‘§ 8093. Research and development and procurement 
of satellites and terminals 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall serve as the primary agent 
of the Department of Defense with respect to the research, 
development, test, and evaluation of satellites and user 
satellite terminals used by the Air Force, the Space Corps, 
and the Defense Agencies (except as otherwise provided 
by section 8094 of this title). 
‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary shall serve as 
the primary agent of the Department of Defense with re-
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spect to the procurement of satellites and user satellite 
terminals used by the military departments and the De-
fense Agencies (except as otherwise provided by section 
8094 of this title). 
‘‘(c) MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY.—(1) Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall serve as the 
milestone decision authority (as defined in section 2366a 
of this title) for major defense acquisition programs or 
major subprograms relating to space. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not serve as the milestone 
decision authority for the user satellite terminal programs 
of— 
‘‘(A) the military departments other than the 
Air Force and the Space Corps; and 
‘‘(B) the Defense Agencies specified in section 
8094(c)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief of Staff of the 
Space Corps shall develop the requirements for the sat-
ellites and user satellite terminals for which the Secretary 
has the authority for research, development, test, and eval-
uation, procurement, and milestone decisions pursuant to 
this section.
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‘‘§ 8094. Space functions of other elements of Depart-
ment of Defense 
‘‘(a) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall affect the authority of each Secretary con-
cerned to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the research, development, test, 
and evaluation of satellites and user satellite termi-
nals of the military department of the Secretary con-
cerned; 
‘‘(2) operate such terminals; and 
‘‘(3) develop requirements to ensure that the 
space programs of the Department of Defense sup-
port the mission of the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN DEFENSE AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall affect the authority of each Director con-
cerned to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the research, development, test, 
and evaluation and procurement of satellites and 
user satellite terminals of the Defense Agency of the 
Director concerned; 
‘‘(2) operate such terminals; and 
‘‘(3) develop requirements to ensure that the 
space programs of the Department of Defense sup-
port the mission of the Director concerned. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Director concerned’ means—
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‘‘(A) the Director of the National Recon-
naissance Office, with respect to matters con-
cerning the National Reconnaissance Office; 
and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
Director 
of 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with respect to 
matters concerning the National Geospatial-In-
telligence Agency. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, with re-
spect to matters concerning the Army; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with re-
spect to matters concerning the Navy, the Ma-
rine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is op-
erating as a service in the Department of the 
Navy. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—ORGANIZATION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. 
‘‘§ 8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) There shall be a Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps, appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief 
of Staff shall serve at the pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(2) The Chief of Staff shall be appointed for a term 
of six years. In time of war or during a national emergency
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declared by Congress, the Chief of Staff may be re-
appointed for a term of not more than six years. 
‘‘(3)(A) The first Chief of Staff appointed after the 
date of the enactment of this section shall be appointed 
from the general officers of the Air Force. The President 
may appoint the incumbent Commander of the Air Force 
Space Command as the first such Chief of Staff without 
regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) for the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) Each subsequent Chief of Staff shall be ap-
pointed from the general officers of the Space Corps. 
‘‘(4) The President may appoint an officer as Chief 
of Staff only if— 
‘‘(A) the officer has had significant experience 
in joint duty assignments; and 
‘‘(B) such experience includes at least one full 
tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as defined 
in section 664(d) of this title) as a general officer. 
‘‘(5) The President may waive paragraph (4) in the 
case of an officer if the President determines such action 
is necessary in the national interest. 
‘‘(b) GRADE.—The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, 
while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating 
the permanent grade of the officer.
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‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Except as otherwise prescribed by 
law and subject to section 8013(f) of this title, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps performs the duties of such 
position under the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of the Air Force and is directly responsible to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—Subject to the authority, direction, 
and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) preside over the Space Corps; 
‘‘(2) transmit the plans and recommendations 
of the Space Corps to the Secretary and advise the 
Secretary with regard to such plans and rec-
ommendations; 
‘‘(3) after approval of the plans or rec-
ommendations of the Space Corps by the Secretary, 
act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them 
into effect; 
‘‘(4) exercise supervision, consistent with the 
authority assigned to commanders of unified or spec-
ified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this 
title, over such of the members and organizations of 
the Space Corps and the Air Force as the Secretary 
determines;
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‘‘(5) perform the duties prescribed for the Chief 
of Staff by sections 171 and 2547 of this title and 
other provisions of law; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other military duties, not 
otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to the 
Chief of Staff by the President, the Secretary of De-
fense, or the Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(e) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—(1) The Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps shall also perform the duties pre-
scribed for the Chief of Staff as a member of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title. 
‘‘(2) To the extent that such action does not impair 
the independence of the Chief of Staff in the performance 
of the duties of the Chief of Staff as a member of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff shall inform the 
Secretary regarding military advice rendered by members 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters affecting the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
‘‘(3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 
of the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of Staff shall keep 
the Secretary of the Air Force fully informed of significant 
military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities 
of the Secretary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle D of title 10,
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United States Code, and at the beginning of part I 
of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 807 the following new 
item: 
‘‘809. Space Corps ............................................................................. 8091.’’. 
(c) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—Chapter 5 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 151(a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(2) In section 152(b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘or the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps’’. 
(d) ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL.—Section 171 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(14) the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(e) CHIEF OF SERVICE.—Section 1406(i)(3)(A) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause:
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‘‘(vi) Chief of Staff of the Space 
Corps.’’. 
(f) ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF CHIEFS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 2547(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff 
of the Space Corps’’. 
(g) SUCCESSORS TO DUTIES.—Section 8017 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph 
(4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force. 
‘‘(5) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION OF PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE SPACE ADVISOR AND DEFENSE SPACE COUN-
CIL.—Effective on the date on which the Space Corps is 
established under section 8091 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) the position, and the office of, the Principal 
Department of Defense Space Advisor (previously 
known as the Department of Defense Executive 
Agent for Space) shall be terminated; 
(2) the personnel of such office shall be trans-
ferred to the Air Force and to the Space Corps, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense;
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(3) any reference in Federal law, regulations, 
guidance, instructions, or other documents of the 
Federal Government to the Principal Department of 
Defense Space Advisor or the Department of De-
fense Executive Agent for Space shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Secretary of the Air Force or 
the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, as appro-
priate; and 
(4) the Defense Space Council shall be termi-
nated. 
(i) MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, shall be 
construed to authorize or require the relocation of any fa-
cility, infrastructure, or military installation of the Air 
Force. 
(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than March 
1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees an interim re-
port on the Space Corps established under chapter 
809 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)(1), that includes— 
(A) a review of the organizational and 
management structure of the Space Corps; and
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(B) recommendations for the modification 
and improvement of such organizational and 
management structure. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a final report on 
the Space Corps that includes— 
(A) an update of the review and rec-
ommendations described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding recommendations for any necessary re-
visions to appointments and qualifications, du-
ties and powers, and precedent in the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(B) recommendations for the appropriate 
sharing of functions between the Air Force and 
the Space Corps, including functions with re-
spect to personnel matters and uniforms; 
(C) a plan for implementing the rec-
ommendations described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), which shall include proposed legislative 
and administrative actions, including con-
forming and other amendments to law, that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate for car-
rying out such plan;
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(D) the estimated number of general offi-
cers of the Space Corps, including an identifica-
tion of the current positions of such general of-
ficers that will be transferred to the Space 
Corps and whether the Secretary determines it 
necessary for the number of general officers au-
thorized in chapter 32 of title 10, United States 
Code, to be increased; and 
(E) any other matters that the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBORDINATE UNIFIED 
COMMAND OF THE UNITED STATES STRA-
TEGIC COMMAND. 
(a) SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMAND.—Not later 
than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a subordinate unified command to be known as the 
United States Space Command under the United States 
Strategic Command. 
(b) COMMANDER.—The Commander of the United 
States Space Command shall hold the grade of general 
or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral while 
serving in that position, without vacating the permanent 
grade of the officer. The Commander shall be appointed 
to that grade by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, for service in that position.
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(c) COMMAND OF JOINT SPACE ACTIVITY OR MIS-
SIONS.—Unless otherwise directed by the President or the 
Secretary of Defense, the Commander of the United 
States Space Command shall exercise command of joint 
space activities or missions. 
(d) JOINTLY STAFFED.—The United States Space 
Command shall be jointly staffed. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
SEC. 1611. CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND MODIFICATION 
OF 
LIMITATION 
ON 
CONSTRUCTION 
ON 
UNITED STATES TERRITORY OF SATELLITE 
POSITIONING 
GROUND 
MONITORING 
STA-
TIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) CODIFICATION, EXTENSION, AND
MODIFICA-
TION.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2279c. Limitation on construction on United States 
territory of satellite positioning ground 
monitoring stations of certain foreign 
governments. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to foreign governments that are allies of 
the United States. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall 
terminate on December 31, 2023.’’.
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(b) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Subsection (b) of 
section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 
2281 note) is— 
(1) transferred to section 2279c of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a); 
(2) inserted as the first subsection of such sec-
tion; 
(3) redesignated as subsection (a); and 
(4) amended— 
(A) by amending the subsection heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘LIMITATION’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 1612. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICES: 
CYBERSECURITY THREATS AND LAUNCHES. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY RISKS.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 2279 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting: ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) entering into such contract would create a 
cybersecurity risk for the Department of Defense.’’.
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(b) LAUNCHES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(b) 
through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) LAUNCHES AND MANUFACTURERS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—In addition to the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a), and except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Secretary may not enter into a con-
tract for satellite services with any entity if the Sec-
retary reasonably believes that such satellite services 
will be provided using satellites that will be— 
‘‘(A) designed or manufactured in a cov-
ered foreign country, or by an entity controlled 
in whole or in part by, or acting on behalf of, 
the government of a covered foreign country; or 
‘‘(B) launched using a launch vehicle that 
is designed or manufactured in a covered for-
eign country, or that is provided by the govern-
ment of a covered foreign country or by an enti-
ty controlled in whole or in part by, or acting 
on behalf of, the government of a covered for-
eign country, regardless of the location of the
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launch (unless such location is in the United 
States). 
‘‘(2) UNITED STATES LAUNCHES.—The limita-
tion in paragraph (1) shall not— 
‘‘(A) apply to launches in the United 
States using launch vehicles with engines de-
signed or manufactured in or provided by any 
entity of the Russian Federation; or 
‘‘(B) affect any other provision of law au-
thorizing the use of Russian rocket engines 
within a United States launch vehicle. 
‘‘(3) LAUNCH VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘launch vehicle’ means a fully inte-
grated space launch vehicle.’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection 
(b) of section 2279 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by paragraph (1), shall not apply with re-
spect to— 
(A) a launch that occurred prior to the 
date that is six months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; or 
(B) a contract or other agreement relating 
to launch services that, prior to the date that 
is six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, was either fully paid for by the con-
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tractor or covered by a legally binding commit-
ment of the contractor to pay for such services. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of section 2279 of 
title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection 
(b)(1)(A), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foreign country’ means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A country described in section 
1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2019). 
‘‘(B) The Russian Federation. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘cybersecurity risk’ means 
threats to and vulnerabilities of information or infor-
mation systems and any related consequences caused 
by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclo-
sure, degradation, disruption, modification, or de-
struction of such information or information sys-
tems, including such related consequences caused by 
an act of terrorism.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
2279 is further amended—
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(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘services’’ and inserting ‘‘services and for-
eign launches’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
‘‘launch or other’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘prohibition in 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibitions in 
subsection (a) and (b)’’; and 
(E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘prohibition under subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prohibition under subsection (a) 
or (b)’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 135 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2279 and inserting the following: 
‘‘2279. Foreign commercial satellite services and foreign launches.’’. 
(e) APPLICATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b)(2), the amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to contracts for satellite services awarded by 
the Secretary of Defense on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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SEC. 1613. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMER-
CIAL WEATHER DATA. 
Section 1613 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘one year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two years’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’.
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SEC. 1614. CONDITIONAL TRANSFER OF ACQUISITION AND 
FUNDING AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN WEATHER 
MISSIONS TO NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE 
OFFICE. 
Section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall implement the plan developed under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b), and the Director of the 
National Reconnaissance Office shall implement the plan 
developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection, unless 
the Secretary and the Director each make a waiver under 
subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 1615. EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE MOD-
ERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT OF ASSURED 
ACCESS TO SPACE. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) EVOLVED
EXPENDABLE
LAUNCH
VEHI-
CLE.—Using funds described in paragraph (3), the 
Secretary of Defense may only obligate or expend
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funds to carry out the evolved expendable launch ve-
hicle program to— 
(A) develop a domestic rocket propulsion 
system to replace non-allied space launch en-
gines; 
(B) develop the necessary interfaces to, or 
integration of, such domestic rocket propulsion 
system with an existing or new launch vehicle; 
(C) develop capabilities necessary to enable 
commercially available space launch vehicles or 
infrastructure to meet any requirements that 
are unique to national security space missions 
to meet the assured access to space require-
ments pursuant to section 2273 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to only— 
(i) modifications to such vehicles re-
quired for national security space missions, 
including— 
(I) certification and compliance 
of such vehicles for use in national se-
curity space missions; 
(II) fairings necessary for the 
launch of national security space pay-
loads to orbit; and
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(III) other upgrades to meet per-
formance, reliability, and orbital re-
quirements that cannot otherwise be 
met through the use of commercially 
available launch vehicles; and 
(ii) the development of infrastructure 
unique to national security space missions, 
such as infrastructure for the use of heavy 
launch vehicles, including— 
(I) facilities and equipment for 
the vertical integration of payloads; 
(II) secure facilities for the proc-
essing of classified payloads; and 
(III) other facilities and equip-
ment, including ground systems and 
expanded capabilities, unique to na-
tional security space launches and the 
launch of national security payloads; 
(D) conduct activities to modernize and 
improve existing certified launch vehicles, or ex-
isting launch vehicles previously contracted for 
use by the Air Force, including restarting a 
dormant supply chain, and infrastructure to in-
crease the cost effectiveness of the launch sys-
tem;
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(E) certify new, modified, or existing 
launch vehicle systems; or 
(F) develop, design, and integrate parts for 
new launch vehicle systems to the extent such 
parts are developed primarily for national secu-
rity use. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in this 
section, none of the funds described in paragraph 
(3) shall be obligated or expended for the evolved ex-
pendable launch vehicle program, including the de-
velopment of new launch vehicles under such pro-
gram. 
(3) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 
in this paragraph are the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, Air Force, for the evolved expend-
able launch vehicle program. 
(b) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall affect or prohibit the Secretary from procuring 
launch services of evolved expendable launch vehicle 
launch systems, including with respect to any associated 
operation and maintenance of capabilities and infrastruc-
ture relating to such systems.
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(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before 
any date on which the Secretary publishes a draft or final 
request for proposals, or obligates funds, for the develop-
ment under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall notify 
the congressional defense committees of such proposed 
draft or final request for proposals or proposed obligation, 
as the case may be. If such proposed draft or final request 
for proposals or proposed obligation relates to intelligence 
requirements, the Secretary shall also notify the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing an as-
sessment of the most cost-effective method to meet the as-
sured access to space requirements pursuant to section 
2273 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to each 
of the following periods: 
(1) The five-year period beginning on the date 
of the report.
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(2) The 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the report. 
(3) The period consisting of the full lifecycle of 
the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
(e) ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘rocket propulsion system’’ means, 
with respect to the development authorized by subsection 
(a)(1), a main booster, first-stage rocket engine (including 
such an engine using kerosene or methane-based or other 
propellant) or motor. The term does not include a launch 
vehicle, an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infra-
structure. 
SEC. 1616. COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
PATHFINDER PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Air Force should— 
(1) use the acquisition authority under the 
pathfinder program to acquire, from commercial 
providers, satellite bandwidth, ground services, and 
advanced services; and 
(2) use the transaction authority provided by 
section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, to 
make a portion of such acquisitions. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees
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on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that includes the views and plans of 
the Secretary with respect to making a portion of the ac-
quisitions described in subsection (a)(1) using the trans-
action authority provided by section 2371 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘path-
finder program’’ means the commercial satellite commu-
nications programs of the Air Force designed to dem-
onstrate the feasibility of new, alternative acquisition and 
procurement models for commercial satellite communica-
tions. 
SEC. 1617. DEMONSTRATION OF BACKUP AND COMPLEMEN-
TARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIM-
ING CAPABILITIES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING 
SYSTEM. 
(a) PLAN.—During fiscal year 2018, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall jointly develop a plan for car-
rying out a backup GPS capability demonstration. The 
plan shall— 
(1) be based on the results of the study con-
ducted under section 1618 of the National Defense
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2595); and 
(2) include the activities that the Secretaries 
determine necessary to carry out such demonstra-
tion. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a). The 
briefing shall include— 
(1) identification of the sectors that would be 
expected to participate in the backup GPS capability 
demonstration described in the plan; 
(2) an estimate of the costs of implementing the 
demonstration in each sector identified in paragraph 
(1); and 
(3) an explanation of the extent to which the 
demonstration may be carried out with the funds ap-
propriated for such purpose. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations and beginning not earlier than the 
day after the date on which the briefing is provided 
under subsection (b), the Secretaries shall jointly
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initiate the backup GPS capability demonstration to 
the extent described under subsection (b)(3). 
(2) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out 
the backup GPS capability demonstration under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the backup GPS capability demonstration carried 
out under subsection (c) that includes— 
(1) a description of the opportunities and chal-
lenges learned from such demonstration; and 
(2) a description of the next actions the Secre-
taries determine appropriate to backup and com-
plement the positioning, navigation, and timing ca-
pabilities of the Global Positioning System for na-
tional security and critical infrastructure, including, 
at a minimum, the timeline and funding required to 
issue a request for proposals for such capabilities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
fiscal year 2018 not more than $10,000,000 for the De-
partment of Defense, as specified in the funding tables 
in division D.
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘backup GPS capability dem-
onstration’’ means a proof-of-concept demonstration 
of capabilities to backup and complement the posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing capabilities of the 
Global Positioning System for national security and 
critical infrastructure. 
SEC. 1618. ENHANCEMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, 
AND TIMING CAPACITY. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
and implement a plan to increase the positioning, naviga-
tion, and timing capacity of the Department of Defense
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to provide resilience to the positioning, navigation, and 
timing capabilities of the Department. Such plan shall— 
(1) ensure that military Global Positioning Sys-
tem user equipment terminals have the capability to 
receive signals from the Galileo satellites of the Eu-
ropean Union and the QZSS satellites of Japan, be-
ginning with increment 2 of the acquisition of such 
terminals; 
(2) include an assessment of the feasibility, 
benefits, and risks of military Global Positioning 
System user equipment terminals having the capa-
bility to receive foreign positioning, navigation, and 
timing signals (with respect to such signals de-
scribed in the classified annex accompanying this 
Act), beginning with increment 2 of the acquisition 
of such terminals; 
(3) include an assessment of options to use 
hosted payloads to provide redundancy for the Glob-
al Positioning System signal; 
(4) ensure that the Secretary, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, engages with rel-
evant allies of the United States to— 
(A) enable military Global Positioning Sys-
tem user equipment terminals to receive the po-
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sitioning, navigation, and timing signals of such 
allies; and 
(B) negotiate other potential agreements 
relating to the enhancement of positioning, 
navigation, and timing; 
(5) include any other options the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate; and 
(6) include an evaluation by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence of the benefits and risks, if any, 
of using foreign positioning, navigation, and timing 
signals. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate the plan under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) submit to the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
the evaluation described in paragraph (6) of such 
subsection.
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SEC. 1619. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE FLAG TRAINING 
EVENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than December 31, 
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an annual 
capstone training event titled ‘‘Space Flag’’ for space pro-
fessionals to— 
(1) develop and test doctrine, concepts of oper-
ation, and tactics, techniques, and procedures, for— 
(A) protecting and defending assets and 
interests of the United States through the spec-
trum of space control activities; 
(B) operating in the event of degradation 
or loss of space capabilities; 
(C) conducting space operations in a con-
flict that extends to space; 
(D) deterring conflict in space; and 
(E) other areas the Secretary determines 
necessary; and 
(2) inform and develop the appropriate design 
of the operational training infrastructure of the 
space domain, including with respect to appropriate 
and dedicated ranges, threat replication, test com-
munity support, advanced space training require-
ments, training simulators, and multi-domain force 
packaging.
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(b) TRAINING.—In establishing the Space Flag train-
ing event under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) model the training event on the Red Flag 
and Cyber Flag exercises; and 
(2) ensure that Space Flag includes live, vir-
tual, and constructive training and on-orbit threat 
replication, as appropriate. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Commander of the Air Force Space Com-
mand, the Commander of the Army Space and Missile De-
fense Command, and the Commander of the Navy Space 
and Naval Warfare Systems Command, shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a plan to establish 
the Space Flag training under subsection (a), including 
a description of each objective of the training. 
SEC. 1620. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL AND CONTINGENCY 
PLANS FOR LOSS OR DEGRADATION OF 
SPACE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination 
with each commander of a combatant command, shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report evaluating all operational and contingency plans
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to assess the implications for mission performance in the 
event of a loss or degradation of space capabilities of the 
United States (including with respect to space control) ei-
ther through the loss or degradation of on-orbit assets or 
through the disabling of ground components. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall address and describe the extent to which 
the operational and contingency plans described in such 
subsection— 
(1) depend upon space capabilities to achieve 
successful execution; 
(2) account for the loss or degradation of space 
capabilities; 
(3) appropriately reflect intelligence concerning 
current and projected adversary counter-space capa-
bilities and vulnerabilities of the space systems of 
the United States; 
(4) include measures to mitigate any loss or 
degradation of space capabilities; 
(5) include specific guidance for the short- and 
long-term loss or disruption of space capabilities; 
(6) include specific guidance for the period in 
which there is a total loss of space capabilities before 
replacement assets are able to be brought online and 
operational; and
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(7) assess the extent to which adversaries rely 
on space, including the potential effects of a short 
or long term loss of, or disruption to, the space ca-
pabilities of such adversaries. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) With respect to the full report under 
subsection (a), the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(B) With respect to the matters in the re-
port described in subsection (b)(3), and for any 
other matters in the report relating to the limi-
tations, impacts, and vulnerabilities of the capa-
bilities and systems of the intelligence commu-
nity, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
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SEC. 1621. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR 
JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2018 for the Joint Space Operations Center mis-
sion system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the 
Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Secretary has developed the plan under sub-
section (b). 
(b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop and imple-
ment a plan to operationalize existing commercial space 
situational awareness capabilities to address warfighter re-
quirements, consistent with the best-in-breed concept. The 
Secretary shall commence such implementation by not 
later than March 30, 2018. 
SEC. 1622. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELAT-
ING TO ADVANCED EXTREMELY HIGH FRE-
QUENCY PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Air Force, for protected tactical enterprise 
(PE 
1206760F), 
protected 
tactical 
service 
(PE 
1206761F), or protected satellite communication services
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(PE 1206855F) for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM 
(EES) system, may be obligated or expended on a final 
request for proposals, other than evolution of the AEHF 
program of record until the date on which the reports re-
quired under subsection (b) are submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) The Commanders of STRATCOM and 
NORTHCOM jointly certifies a protected satcom 
system other than the AEHF program of record or 
an evolution of the same will meet all applicable re-
quirements for Nuclear Command and Control and 
continuity of government, and all other functions re-
lated to protected communications of the National 
Command Authority and the Combatant Commands, 
to include operational forces in a peer-near-peer 
jamming environment; 
(2) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
submits the validated military requirement for resil-
ience and mission assurance, and the criteria to 
measure and evaluate the same, of each and any al-
ternative to an evolved advanced extremely high fre-
quency program; how each alternative affects deter-
rence and full spectrum warfighting, warfighter re-
quirements and relative costs, including with respect
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to ground station and user terminals; the assessed 
order of battle of adversaries; and the required capa-
bilities of the broader space security and defense en-
terprise; 
(3) The Secretary of the Air Force submits a 
detailed plan for the ground control system and all 
user terminals developed and acquired by the Air 
Force will be synchronized through development and 
deployment to meet all applicable requirements for 
Nuclear Command and Control and continuity of 
government, and other functions related to protected 
communications of the National Command Authority 
and the Combatant Commands; and 
(4) The Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
completes an assessment concerning the impact of 
developing and fielding all the waveforms and termi-
nals required to utilize the proposed alternative sys-
tems to the AEHF program of record or an evo-
lution of the same. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (a) 
shall not apply to efforts to examine and develop tech-
nology insertion opportunities for the satellite communica-
tions programs of record. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as delaying the request for pro-
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posals for the Enhanced Advanced Extremely High Fre-
quency (E-AEHF) program. 
SEC. 1623. COORDINATING EFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR 
SPACE WEATHER EVENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the timely pro-
vision of operational space weather observations, analyses, 
forecasts, and other products to support the mission of 
the Department of Defense and coalition partners, includ-
ing the provision of alerts and warnings for space weather 
phenomena that may affect weapons systems, military op-
erations, or the defense of the United States. 
SEC. 1624. REPORT ON SPACE-BASED NUCLEAR DETEC-
TION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary 
of Energy, and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate a report on space-based nuclear detection. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
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(1) A description of the space-based nuclear de-
tection program (including the space-based atmos-
pheric burst reporting system). 
(2) The strategic plan, including with respect to 
current and planned space platforms, to host the rel-
evant payloads for such program. 
(3) The current and planned national security 
requirements for space-based nuclear detection, in-
cluding— 
(A) an attribution of such requirements to 
specific missions of the departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government; and 
(B) how such requirements compare to 
past requirements. 
(4) How current and future funding for the 
space-based nuclear detection program is being pro-
vided by each such department or agency to meet 
each mission requirement. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1625. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEW COMMERCIAL 
SATELLITE SERVICING ACTIVITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
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(1) Government funding and support is an im-
portant element in fostering the development of a ro-
bust marketplace of new commercial satellite serv-
icing activities; and 
(2) the Federal Government should ensure that 
in its actions it does not unduly or artificially distort 
competition in the market for new commercial sat-
ellite servicing activities. 
Subtitle C—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1631. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR FACILITIES OF 
CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain 
contractors. 
‘‘If the senior management official of a contractor of 
the Department of Defense does not have a security clear-
ance, the Secretary of Defense may grant a security clear-
ance to a facility of such contractor only if the following 
criteria are met: 
‘‘(1) The contractor has appointed a senior offi-
cer, director, or employee of the contractor who has 
a security clearance at the level of the security clear-
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ance of the facility to act as the senior management 
official of the contractor with respect to such facil-
ity. 
‘‘(2) Any senior management official, senior of-
ficer, or director of the contractor who does not have 
such a security clearance will not have access to any 
classified information, including with respect to such 
facility. 
‘‘(3) The contractor has certified to the Sec-
retary that the senior officer, director, or employee 
appointed under paragraph (1) has the authority to 
act on behalf of the contractor with respect to such 
facility independent of any senior management offi-
cial, senior officer, or director described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(4) The facility meets all of the requirements 
to be granted a security clearance other than any re-
quirement relating to the senior management official 
of the contractor having an appropriate security 
clearance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2410s. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors’’.
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SEC. 1632. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CER-
TAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1633. SUBMISSION OF AUDITS OF COMMERCIAL ACTIV-
ITY FUNDS. 
Section 432(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘promptly’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘by not later than December 31 of each 
year’’. 
SEC. 1634. CLARIFICATION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE 
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECON-
NAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COM-
BATANT COMMANDS. 
Section 1626 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3635) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(including with respect to 
space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance)’’ after ‘‘intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance requirements’’ both places it appears; and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘critical intel-
ligence, surveillance and reconnaissance require-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘critical intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance requirements (including 
with respect to space-based intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance)’’. 
SEC. 1635. REVIEW OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS TO ACQUISITION 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall review 
the support provided by Defense intelligence elements to 
the acquisition activities conducted by the Secretary, with 
a specific focus on such support— 
(1) consisting of planning, prioritizing, and 
resourcing relating to developmental weapon sys-
tems; and 
(2) for existing weapon systems throughout the 
program lifecycle of such systems. 
(b) BUDGET STRUCTURE.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a specific budget structure for a sustainable funding 
profile to ensure the support provided by Defense intel-
ligence elements described in subsection (a). The Sec-
retary shall implement such structure beginning with the 
defense budget materials for fiscal year 2020.
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(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a briefing on the results of the review 
under subsection (a) and a plan to carry out subsection 
(b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘defense budget materials’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ 
means any of the agencies, offices, and elements of 
the Department of Defense included within the defi-
nition of ‘‘intelligence community’’ under section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)).
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SEC. 1636. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN 
OFFENSIVE 
COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON OFFENSIVE COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds described in 
paragraph (2), not more than 75 percent may be ob-
ligated or expended until— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees the 
report under subsection (b); 
(B) the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency submits to such committees the 
report under subsection (c); and 
(C) the Director and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence jointly provide to 
such committees the briefing under subsection 
(d). 
(2) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2018 under the General Defense Intel-
ligence Program for any operations and mainte-
nance account for offensive counterintelligence 
activities.
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(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2018 under the Military Intelligence 
Program for any operations and maintenance 
account for offensive counterintelligence activi-
ties. 
(b) REPORT ON OVERSIGHT PROCESSES.—Not later 
than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report certi-
fying that each Defense intelligence element with offensive 
counterintelligence authorities has the appropriate over-
sight processes necessary to ensure compliance with the 
regulations of the Department of Defense. 
(c) REPORT ON CERTAIN RESOURCES.—Not later 
than March 1, 2018, the Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes an accounting of 
the counterintelligence enterprise management resources 
transferred from the Counterintelligence Field Activity to 
the Defense Intelligence Agency that identifies such re-
sources that are no longer dedicated to counterintelligence 
activities, as of the date of the report. 
(d) BRIEFING ON FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT.—Not 
later than March 1, 2018, the Director and the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall jointly provide
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to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on 
how the Director and the Under Secretary plan to improve 
the functional management of offensive counterintelligence 
activities. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ 
means any of the Department of Defense agencies, 
offices, and elements included within the definition 
of ‘‘intelligence community’’ under section 3(4) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003(4)). 
SEC. 1637. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN RELOCATION ACTIVITIES FOR NATO 
INTELLIGENCE FUSION CENTER. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for operation and maintenance may be obligated or ex-
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pended for the procurement of fit-out supplies and equip-
ment to support the relocation of the NATO Intelligence 
Fusion Center from Royal Air Force Molesworth, United 
Kingdom, to Royal Air Force Croughton, United King-
dom. 
SEC. 1638. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAIRMAN’S CONTROLLED 
ACTIVITY WITHIN JOINT STAFF FOR INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAIS-
SANCE. 
(a) 
CHAIRMAN’S
CONTROLLED
ACTIVITY.—The 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— 
(1) undertake the roles, missions, and respon-
sibilities of, and an equal or greater number of per-
sonnel billets than the amount of such billets pre-
viously prescribed for the Joint Functional Compo-
nent Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
Reconnaissance of United States Strategic Com-
mand; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, establish an organization 
within the Joint Staff— 
(A) that is designated as a chairman’s con-
trolled activity;
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(B) for which the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the joint func-
tional manager; and 
(C) which shall synchronize cross-combat-
ant command intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance plans and develop strategies inte-
grating all joint service-provided and allied in-
telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ca-
pabilities to satisfy combatant command intel-
ligence needs for the Department of Defense. 
(b) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall designate the Secretary of the Air Force as the exec-
utive agent and sponsor for funding for the organization 
established under subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 
1639. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
AND 
REPORT 
ON 
GEOSPATIAL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR 
BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) rapid technology change and a significant 
increase in data collection by the intelligence com-
munity has outpaced the ability of the intelligence 
community to exploit vast quantities of intelligence 
data;
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(2) the data collection capabilities of the intel-
ligence community and the Department of Defense 
have outpaced to exploit vast quantities of data; 
(3) furthermore, international competitors may 
be catching up, and in some cases leading, in key 
technology areas; 
(4) many U.S. companies have talent and tech-
nological capability that the Federal Government 
could harness; and 
(5) these companies would be able to more ef-
fectively develop automation, artificial intelligence, 
and associated algorithms if given access to data of 
the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, con-
sistent with the protection of sources and methods. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the authori-
ties necessary to conduct commercial activities relating to 
geospatial intelligence that the Director determines nec-
essary to engage in basic research, applied research, data 
transfers, and development projects, with respect to auto-
mation, artificial intelligence, and associated algorithms, 
including how the Director would use such authorities,
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consistent with applicable laws and procedures relating to 
the protection of sources and methods. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1640. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM. 
Section 1564a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) Any person who is a United States na-
tional who also has the nationality of a foreign 
state.’’. 
SEC. 1641. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR DUAL-NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1564a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual who 
is a United States national who also has the nationality
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of a foreign state who is appointed to or hired for a posi-
tion designated by the Office of Personnel Management 
as critical sensitive or special sensitive, the Secretary shall 
provide additional review before approving a security 
clearance for such individual. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—In the case of a 
person who is a United States national who also has 
the nationality of a foreign state identified under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN STATES.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall identify foreign states that 
permit citizens or nationals of the United States to 
serve in positions of trust equivalent to positions 
identified by the Office of Personnel Management as 
critical sensitive or special sensitive.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1564a the following new 
item: 
‘‘1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals of high threat foreign states.’’.
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SEC. 1642. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SECURITY 
CLEARANCES BASED ON UNLAWFUL OR INAP-
PROPRIATE CONTACTS WITH REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. 
The Secretary of Defense may suspend or revoke any 
security clearance granted by the Department of Defense 
if the holder of that security clearance has engaged in un-
lawful or inappropriate contacts with representatives of 
the government of a foreign country. 
Subtitle D—Cyberspace-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1651. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SENSITIVE 
MILITARY CYBER OPERATIONS AND CYBER 
WEAPONS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 130j. Notification requirements for sensitive mili-
tary cyber operations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the 
congressional defense committees notice in writing of any 
sensitive military cyber operation conducted under this 
title no later than 48 hours following such operation. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and submit to the congressional defense
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committees procedures for complying with the require-
ments of subsection (a) consistent with the national secu-
rity of the United States and the protection of operational 
integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of any changes to 
such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of 
any such changes. 
‘‘(2) The congressional defense committees shall en-
sure that committee procedures designed to protect from 
unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to 
national security of the United States are sufficient to pro-
tect the information that is submitted to the committees 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a 
sensitive military cyber operation covered by this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that the congressional defense committees are no-
tified immediately of the sensitive military cyber operation 
concerned. The notification under this paragraph may be 
verbal or written, but in the event of a verbal notification 
a written notification shall be provided by not later than 
48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification. 
‘‘(c) SENSITIVE MILITARY CYBER OPERATION DE-
FINED.—(1) In this section, the term ‘sensitive military
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cyber operation’ means an action described in paragraph 
(2) that— 
‘‘(A) is carried out by the armed forces or by 
a foreign partner in coordination with the armed 
forces; and 
‘‘(B) is intended to cause effects outside a geo-
graphic location where United States armed forces 
are involved in hostilities (as that term is used in 
section 1543 of title 50, United States Code). 
‘‘(2) The actions described in this paragraph are the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An offensive cyber operation. 
‘‘(B) A defensive cyber operation outside the 
Department of Defense Information Networks to de-
feat an ongoing or imminent threat. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The notification requirement 
under subsection (a) does not apply— 
‘‘(1) to a training exercise conducted with the 
consent of all nations where the intended effects of 
the exercise will occur; or 
‘‘(2) to a covert action (as that term is defined 
in section 3093 of title 50, United States Code). 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to provide any new authority or 
to alter or otherwise affect the War Powers Resolution (50
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U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), or any 
requirement under the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘§ 130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the 
congressional defense committees notice in writing of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to a cyber capability that is 
intended for use as a weapon, the results of any re-
view of the capability for legality under international 
law pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 
5000.01 no later than 48 hours after any military 
department concerned has completed such review. 
‘‘(2) The use as a weapon of any cyber capa-
bility that has been approved for such use under 
international law by a military department no later 
than 48 hours following such use. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and submit to the congressional defense 
committees procedures for complying with the require-
ments of subsection (a) consistent with the national secu-
rity of the United States and the protection of operational 
integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the congres-
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sional defense committees in writing of any changes to 
such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of 
any such changes. 
‘‘(2) The congressional defense committees shall en-
sure that committee procedures designed to protect from 
unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to 
national security of the United States are sufficient to pro-
tect the information that is submitted to the committees 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a 
cyber capability covered by this section, the Secretary shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the con-
gressional defense committees are notified immediately of 
the cyber capability concerned. The notification under this 
paragraph may be verbal or written, but in the event of 
a verbal notification a written notification shall be pro-
vided by not later than 48 hours after the provision of 
the verbal notification. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The notification requirement 
under subsection (a) does not apply— 
‘‘(1) to a training exercise conducted with the 
consent of all nations where the intended effects of 
the exercise will occur; or 
‘‘(2) to a covert action (as that term is defined 
in section 3093 of title 50, United States Code).
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‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to provide any new authority or 
to alter or otherwise affect the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), or any 
requirement under the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new items: 
‘‘130j. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations. 
‘‘130k. Notification requirements for cyber weapons.’’. 
SEC. 1652. MODIFICATION TO QUARTERLY CYBER OPER-
ATIONS BRIEFINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
tees’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to the military operations 
in cyberspace described in such subsection, the following: 
‘‘(1) An update, set forth separately for each 
geographic and functional command, that describes 
the operations carried out by the command and any 
hostile cyber activity directed at the command. 
‘‘(2) An overview of authorities and legal issues 
applicable to the operations, including any relevant 
legal limitations. 
‘‘(3) An outline of any interagency activities 
and initiatives relating to the operations. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to briefings 
required be provided under section 484 of title 10, United 
States Code, on or after that date. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the quarterly cyber operations briefings re-
quired under section 484 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (a), should include an update 
on the progress of the Secretary of Defense in carrying 
out the cooperative program described in section 924.
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SEC. 1653. CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) NAME OF PROGRAM.—Section 2200 of title 10, 
Unites States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) NAME OF PROGRAM.—The programs authorized 
under this chapter shall be known as the ‘Cyber Scholar-
ship Program’.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO ALLOCATION
OF FUNDING 
FOR CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 2200a(f) 
of title 10, Unites States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Not less’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Not less than five percent of the amount avail-
able for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal 
year shall be available for providing financial assistance 
for the pursuit of an associate degree at an institution 
described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(c) CYBER DEFINITION.—Section 2200e of title 10, 
Unites States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2200e. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘cyber’ includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Offensive cyber operations. 
‘‘(B) Defensive cyber operations.
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‘‘(C) Department of Defense information 
network operations and defense. 
‘‘(D) Any other information technology 
that the Secretary of Defense considers to be 
related to the cyber activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Center of Academic Excellence 
in Cyber Education’ means an institution of higher 
education that is designated by the Director of the 
National Security Agency as a Center of Academic 
Excellence in Cyber Education.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Chapter 112 of title 10, United States 
Code, is further amended— 
(A) in the chapter heading, by striking 
‘‘INFORMATION SECURITY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CYBER’’; 
(B) in section 2200 (as amended by sub-
section (a))— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘De-
partment of Defense information assurance 
requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘the cyber re-
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quirements of the Department of De-
fense’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
‘‘information assurance’’ and inserting 
‘‘cyber disciplines’’; 
(C) in section 2200a (as amended by sub-
section (b))— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘an information assurance discipline’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a cyber discipline’’; 
(ii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘information assurance’’ and inserting 
‘‘cyber disciplines’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (g)(1), by striking 
‘‘an information technology position’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a cyber position’’; 
(D) in section 2200b, by striking ‘‘infor-
mation assurance disciplines’’ and inserting 
‘‘cyber disciplines’’; and 
(E) in section 2200c, by striking ‘‘Infor-
mation Assurance’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Cyber’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 112 of title 10, Unites States Code, is
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amended by striking the item relating to section 
2200c and inserting the following: 
‘‘2200c. Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education.’’. 
(3) Section 7045 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Information Security 
Scholarship program’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Cyber Scholarship program’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘information assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘a cyber 
discipline’’. 
(4) Section 7904(4) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Information Assur-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘Cyber’’. 
(e) REDESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—The Information 
Security Scholarship program under chapter 112 of 
title 10, United States Code, is redesignated as the 
‘‘Cyber Scholarship program’’. Any reference in a 
law (other than this section), map, regulation, docu-
ment, paper, or other record of the United States to 
the Information Security Scholarship program shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Cyber Scholar-
ship Program. 
(2) CENTERS
OF
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE.— 
Any institution of higher education designated by
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the Director of the National Security Agency as a 
Center of Academic Excellence in Information As-
surance Education is redesignated as a Center of 
Academic Excellence in Cyber Education. Any ref-
erence in a law (other than this section), map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to a Center of Academic Excellence in 
Information Assurance Education shall be deemed to 
be a reference to a Center of Academic Excellence 
in Cyber Education. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 
to provide financial assistance under section 2200a of title 
10, United States Code (as amended by this section), and 
grants under section 2200b of such title (as so amended), 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 1654. PLAN TO INCREASE CYBER AND INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS, DETERRENCE, AND DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds following: 
(1) Cyber threats originating from the Asia-Pa-
cific region targeting the United States and the al-
lies of the United States have grown through the use 
of cyber intrusions, exfiltration, and espionage by 
China and North Korea.
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(2) In February 2016, Admiral Harry Harris 
Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Com-
mand, in his testimony noted ‘‘increased cyber ca-
pacity and nefarious activity, especially by China, 
North Korea, and Russia underscore the growing re-
quirement to evolve command, control, and oper-
ational authorities’’. 
(3) Admiral Harris stated ‘‘that in order to 
fully leverage the cyber domain, PACOM requires an 
enduring theater cyber capability able to provide 
cyber planning, integration, synchronization, and di-
rection of cyber forces.’’. 
(b) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a plan to— 
(1) increase inclusion of regional cyber planning 
within larger United States joint planning exercises 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) enhance joint, regional, and combined infor-
mation operations and strategic communication 
strategies to counter Chinese and North Korean in-
formation warfare, malign influence, and propa-
ganda activities; and 
(3) identify potential areas of cybersecurity col-
laboration and partnership capabilities with Asian 
allies and partners of the United States.
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(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the plan required under subsection (b). 
SEC. 1655. REPORT ON TERMINATION OF DUAL-HAT AR-
RANGEMENT 
FOR 
COMMANDER 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2017, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the progress of the De-
partment of Defense in meeting the requirements of sec-
tion 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2601). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to any decision to terminate the 
dual-hat arrangement as described in section 1642 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2601), the following: 
(1) Metrics and milestones for meeting the con-
ditions described in subsection (b)(2)(C) of such sec-
tion 1642. 
(2) Identification of any challenges to meeting 
such conditions.
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(3) Identification of entities or persons requir-
ing additional resources as a result of any decision 
to terminate the dual-hat arrangement. 
(4) Identification of any updates to statutory 
authorities needed as a result of any decision to ter-
minate the dual-hat arrangement. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1656. STRATEGY FOR THE OFFENSIVE USE OF CYBER 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.— 
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(commonly known as ‘‘NATO’’) remains a critical 
alliance for the United States and a cost-effective, 
flexible means of providing security to the most im-
portant allies of the United States. 
(2) The regime of Russian President Vladimir 
Putin is actively working to erode democratic sys-
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tems of NATO member states, including the United 
States. 
(3) According to the report of the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence dated January 6, 
2017, on the Russian Federation’s hack of the 
United States presidential election: ‘‘Russian efforts 
to influence the 2016 presidential election represent 
the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding 
desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic 
order.’’. 
(4) As recently as May 4, 2017, the press re-
ported a massive cyber hack of French President 
Emmanuel Macron’s campaign, likely attributable to 
Russian actors. 
(5) It is in the core interests of the United 
States to enhance the offensive and defensive cyber 
capabilities of NATO member states to deter and 
defend against Russian cyber and influence oper-
ations. 
(6) Enhanced offensive cyber capabilities would 
enable the United States to demonstrate strength 
and deter the Russian Federation from threatening 
NATO, while reassuring allies, without a provocative 
buildup of conventional military forces.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CYBER STRATEGY OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that — 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should update the 
cyber strategy of the Department of Defense (as 
that strategy is described in the Department of De-
fense document titled ‘‘The Department of Defense 
Cyber Strategy’’ dated April 15, 2015); and 
(2) in updating the cyber strategy of the De-
partment, the Secretary should— 
(A) specifically develop an offensive cyber 
strategy that includes plans for the offensive 
use of cyber capabilities, including computer 
network exploitation and computer network at-
tacks, to thwart air, land, or sea attacks by the 
regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin 
and other adversaries; 
(B) provide guidance on integrating offen-
sive tools into the cyber arsenal of the Depart-
ment; and 
(C) assist NATO partners, through the 
NATO Cooperative Cyber Center of Excellence 
and other entities, in developing offensive cyber 
capabilities.
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(c) STRATEGY FOR OFFENSIVE USE OF CYBER CA-
PABILITIES.— 
(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President shall 
develop a written strategy for the offensive use of 
cyber capabilites by departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum— 
(A) a description of enhancements that are 
needed to improve the offensive cyber capabili-
ties of the United States and partner nations, 
including NATO member states; and 
(B) a statement of principles concerning 
the appropriate deployment of offensive cyber 
capabilities. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees (as that term is de-
fined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code) the strategy developed under para-
graph (1).
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(B) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The strategy 
submitted under subparagraph (A) may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
(d) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
TECHNICAL
AS-
SISTANCE.—The President, acting through the Sec-
retary of Defense and with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to provide technical 
assistance to NATO member states to assist such 
states in developing and enhancing offensive cyber 
capabilities. 
(2) TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—In providing tech-
nical assistance under paragraph (1), the President, 
acting through the NATO Cooperative Cyber Center 
of Excellence, may detail technical experts in the 
field of cyber operations to NATO member states. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preclude or limit the 
authorities of the President or the Secretary of De-
fense to provide cyber-related assistance to foreign 
countries, including the authority of the Secretary to 
provide such assistance under section 333 of title 
10, United States Code.
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SEC. 1657. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program to be known as the ‘‘Cyber 
Workforce Development Pilot Program’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Pilot Program’’) under which the Sec-
retary shall provide funds, in addition to other funds that 
may 
be 
available, 
for 
the 
recruitment, 
training, 
professionalization, and retention of personnel in the cyber 
workforce of the Department of Defense. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Pilot Program 
shall be to assess the effectiveness of carrying out a full- 
scale talent management program to ensure that the cyber 
workforce of the Department of Defense has the capacity, 
in both personnel and skills, needed to effectively perform 
its cyber missions and the kinetic missions impacted by 
cyber activities. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—The Pilot Program shall be 
managed by the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, in consultation with the Principal Cyber 
Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—The Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Prin-
cipal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, shall 
issue guidance for the administration of the Pilot Pro-
gram. Such guidance shall include provisions that—
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(1) identify areas of need in the cyber work-
force that funds under the Pilot Program may be 
used to address, including— 
(A) changes to the types of skills needed in 
the cyber workforce; 
(B) capabilities to develop the cyber work-
force and assist members of the cyber workforce 
in 
achieving 
qualifications 
and 
professionalization through activities such as 
training, education, and exchange programs; 
(C) incentives to retain qualified, experi-
enced cyber workforce personnel; and 
(D) incentives for attracting new, high- 
quality personnel to the cyber workforce; 
(2) describe the process under which entities 
may submit an application to receive funds under 
the Pilot Program; 
(3) describe the evaluation criteria to be used 
for approving or prioritizing applications for funds 
under the Pilot Program in any fiscal year; and 
(4) describe measurable objectives of perform-
ance for determining whether funds under the Pilot 
Program are being used in compliance with this sec-
tion.
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(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—When selecting entities to 
provide training and education services under the Pilot 
Program, consideration shall be given to whether the enti-
ty providing such services is a Center of Academic Excel-
lence in Information Assurance Education (as that term 
is defined in section 2200e of title 10, United States 
Code). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the end of each of fiscal year for which funds are appro-
priated for the Pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the operation of the Pilot Program during such 
fiscal year. Each report shall include, for the fiscal year 
covered by such report, the following: 
(1) A description of the expenditures made 
under the Pilot Program (including expenditures fol-
lowing a transfer of funds under the Pilot Program 
to a military department or Defense Agency) in such 
fiscal year, including the purpose of such expendi-
tures. 
(2) A description and assessment of improve-
ments in the Department of Defense cyber workforce 
resulting from such expenditures. 
(3) Recommendations for additional authorities 
to fulfill the purpose of the Pilot Program.
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(4) A statement of the funds that remain avail-
able under the Pilot Program at the end of such fis-
cal year. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Pilot Program and the an-
nual reporting requirement under subsection (f) shall each 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date on 
which funds are first appropriated for the Pilot Program 
and any funds not obligated or expended under the Pilot 
Program on that date shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States. 
(h) CYBER WORKFORCE DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘cyber workforce’’ means the following: 
(1) Personnel in positions that require the per-
formance of cybersecurity or other cyber-related 
functions as so identified pursuant to the Federal 
Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114–113; 5 U.S.C. 301 note) . 
(2) Military personnel or civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense who are not described in 
paragraph (1) but who— 
(A) are assigned functions that contribute 
significantly to cyber operations; and 
(B) are designated as temporary members 
of the cyber workforce by the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Defense, or by the
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head of a military department or Defense Agen-
cy, for the limited purpose of receiving training 
for the performance of cyber-related functions. 
SEC. 1658. DEFINITION OF DETERRENCE IN THE CONTEXT 
OF CYBER OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) develop a definition of the term ‘‘deter-
rence’’ as such term is used in the context of the 
cyber operations of the Department of Defense; and 
(2) assess how the definition developed under 
paragraph (1) affects the overall cyber strategy of 
the Department. 
(b) INCLUSION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The defini-
tion of the term ‘‘deterrence’’ developed under subsection 
(a) may include activities, capability efforts, and oper-
ations other than cyber activities, cyber capability efforts, 
and cyber operations. 
Subtitle E—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1661. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING DUAL-CAPABLE F– 
35A AIRCRAFT. 
Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (6): 
‘‘(6) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing 
or appropriating funds for the Department of Defense 
that, as determined by the Council, provides funds in an 
amount that will result in a delay in the nuclear certifi-
cation or delivery of F–35A dual-capable aircraft, the 
Council shall notify the congressional defense committees 
of the determination.’’. 
SEC. 1662. OVERSIGHT OF DELAYED ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS BY COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE 
NATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP 
COMMAND, 
CON-
TROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
(a) STATUS UPDATES.—Section 171a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (l); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) STATUS OF ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.—(1) On 
a quarterly basis, each program manager of a covered ac-
quisition program shall transmit to the co-chairs of the 
Council, acting through the senior steering group of the 
Council, a report that identifies— 
‘‘(A) the covered acquisition program;
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‘‘(B) the requirements of the program; 
‘‘(C) the development timeline of the program; 
and 
‘‘(D) the status of the program, including 
whether the program is delayed and, if so, whether 
such delay will result in a program schedule delay. 
‘‘(2) Not later than seven days after the end of each 
quarter, the co-chairs of the Council shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that identifies, 
with respect to the reports transmitted to the Council 
under paragraph (1) for that quarter— 
‘‘(A) each covered acquisition program that is 
delayed more than 180 days; and 
‘‘(B) any covered acquisition program that 
should have been included in such reports but was 
excluded, and the reasons for such exclusion. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered acquisition 
program’ means each acquisition program of the Depart-
ment of Defense that materially contributes to— 
‘‘(A) the nuclear command, control, and com-
munications systems of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) the continuity of government systems of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) INSTRUCTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue a Department of Defense Instruction, or revise such
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an Instruction, to ensure that program managers carry 
out subsection (k)(1) of section 171a of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1663. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR COMMAND AND 
CONTROL INTELLIGENCE FUSION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
jointly establish an intelligence fusion center to enhance 
the protection of nuclear command, control, and commu-
nications programs, systems, and processes and continuity 
of government programs, systems, and processes. 
(b) CHARTER.—In establishing the fusion center 
under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director shall 
develop a charter for the fusion center that includes the 
following: 
(1) To carry out the duties of the fusion center, 
a description of— 
(A) the roles and responsibilities of offi-
cials and elements of the Federal Government, 
including a detailed description of the organiza-
tional relationships of such officials and the ele-
ments of the Federal Government that are key 
stakeholders;
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(B) the organization reporting chain of the 
fusion center; 
(C) the staffing of the fusion center; 
(D) the processes of the fusion center; and 
(E) how the fusion center integrates with 
other elements of the Federal Government; 
(2) The management and administration proc-
esses required to carry out the fusion center, includ-
ing with respect to facilities and security authorities. 
(3) Procedures to ensure that the appropriate 
number of staff of the fusion center have the secu-
rity clearance necessary to access information on the 
programs, systems, and processes that relate, either 
wholly or substantially, to nuclear command, control, 
and communications or continuity of government, in-
cluding with respect to both the programs, systems, 
and processes that are designated as special access 
programs (as described in section 4.3 of Executive 
Order 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) or any suc-
cessor Executive order) and the programs, systems, 
and processes that contain sensitive compartmented 
information. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In establishing the fusion cen-
ter under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Director 
shall coordinate with the elements of the Federal Govern-
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ment that the Secretary and Director determine appro-
priate. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Director shall jointly submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining— 
(A) the charter for the fusion center devel-
oped under subsection (b); and 
(B) a plan on the budget and staffing of 
the fusion center. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time as 
the President submits to Congress the annual budg-
et request under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretary and the Director shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the fusion center, including, with respect 
to the period covered by the report— 
(A) any updates to the plan on the budget 
and staffing of the fusion center; 
(B) any updates to the charter developed 
under subsection (b); and
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(C) a summary of the activities and accom-
plishments of the fusion center. 
(3) SUNSET.—No report is required under this 
subsection after December 31, 2021. 
(e) 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 Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1664. SECURITY OF NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, 
AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FROM COM-
MERCIAL DEPENDENCIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) At a hearing before the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives on 
September 30, 2015, Deputy Secretary of Defense 
Robert Work, responding to a question about the 
use of Huawei telecommunications equipment, stat-
ed, ‘‘In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, abso-
lutely not. And I know of no other—I don’t believe 
we operate in the Pentagon, any [Huawei] systems 
in the Pentagon.’’.
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(2) At such hearing, the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command, Admiral Mike Rog-
ers, responding to a question about why such 
Huawei telecommunications equipment is not used, 
stated, ‘‘as we look at supply chain and we look at 
potential vulnerabilities within the system, that it is 
a risk we felt was unacceptable.’’. 
(3) At a hearing before the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives on 
June 22, 2016, Acting Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Homeland Defense and Global Security 
Thomas Atkin, stated, ‘‘There are currently no 
Huawei or ZTE products on the DoD Unified Capa-
bilities Approved Products List (APL).’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the congressional defense commit-
tees whether the Secretary uses covered telecommuni-
cations equipment or services as a substantial or essential 
component of any system, or as critical technology as part 
of any system, to carry out— 
(1) the nuclear deterrence mission of the De-
partment of Defense, including with respect to nu-
clear command, control, and communications, inte-
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grated tactical warning and attack assessment, and 
continuity of government; or 
(2) the homeland defense mission of the De-
partment, including with respect to ballistic missile 
defense. 
(c) PROHIBITION AND MITIGATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense may not procure or obtain, or 
extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any 
equipment, system, or service to carry out the mis-
sions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b) that uses covered telecommunications 
equipment or services as a substantial or essential 
component of any system, or as critical technology 
as part of any system. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
prohibition in paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis 
for a single one-year period if the Secretary— 
(A) determines such waiver to be in the 
national security interests of the United States; 
and 
(B) certifies to the congressional commit-
tees that—
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(i) there are sufficient mitigations in 
place to guarantee the ability of the Sec-
retary to carry out the missions described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(b); and 
(ii) the Secretary is removing the use 
of covered telecommunications equipment 
or services in carrying out such missions. 
(3) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may not del-
egate the authority to make a waiver under para-
graph (2) to any official other than the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense or the co-chairs of the Council on 
Oversight of the National Leadership Command, 
Control, and Communications System established by 
section 171a of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means 
any of the following: 
(A) The People’s Republic of China. 
(B) The Russian Federation. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered telecommunications 
equipment or services’’ means any of the following:
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(A) Telecommunications equipment pro-
duced by Huawei Technologies Company or 
ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate 
of such entities). 
(B) Telecommunications services provided 
by such entities or using such equipment. 
(C) 
Telecommunications 
equipment 
or 
services produced or provided by an entity that 
the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes to 
be an entity owned or controlled by, or other-
wise connected to, the government of a covered 
foreign country. 
SEC. 1665. OVERSIGHT OF AERIAL-LAYER PROGRAMS BY 
COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP 
COMMAND, 
CONTROL, 
AND 
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 
Any analysis of alternatives for the Senior Leader 
Airborne Operations Center, the executive airlift program 
of the Air Force, and the E–6B modernization program 
may not receive final approval by the Joint Requirements 
Oversight Council, and the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation may not conduct any sufficiency 
review of such an analysis of alternatives, unless— 
(1) the Council on Oversight of the National 
Leadership Command, Control, and Communications
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System established by section 171a of title 10, 
United States Code, determines that the alternatives 
for such programs are capable of meeting the re-
quirements for senior leadership communications in 
support of the nuclear command, control, and com-
munications mission of the Department of Defense 
and the continuity of government mission of the De-
partment; 
(2) the Council submits to the congressional de-
fense committees such determination; and 
(3) a period of 30 days elapses following the 
date of such submission. 
SEC. 1666. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR PRO-
GRAMS RELATING TO NUCLEAR COMMAND, 
CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS AND NU-
CLEAR DETERRENCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 
GUIDE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require 
the issuance of a security classification guide for each cov-
ered program to ensure the protection of sensitive infor-
mation from public disclosure. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each security classification 
guide issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) approved by—
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(A) the Council on Oversight of the Na-
tional Leadership Command, Control, and Com-
munications System with respect to covered 
programs under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (c); or 
(B) the Nuclear Weapons Council with re-
spect to covered programs under paragraph (3) 
of such subsection; and 
(2) issued not later than March 19, 2019, with 
respect to a covered program in existence as of such 
date. 
(c) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered program’’ means programs of the De-
partment of Defense in existence on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act relating to any of the following: 
(1) Continuity of government. 
(2) Nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions. 
(3) Nuclear deterrence. 
SEC. 1667. EVALUATION AND ENHANCED SECURITY OF SUP-
PLY CHAIN FOR NUCLEAR COMMAND, CON-
TROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS AND CON-
TINUITY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
EVALUATIONS
OF
SUPPLY
CHAIN 
VULNERABILITIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2019, and in accordance with the plan under para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
evaluations of the supply chain vulnerabilities of 
each covered program. 
(2) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
develop a plan to carry out the evaluations 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the plan under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis with respect to a weapons system, 
a program, or a system of systems, of a covered pro-
gram, either the requirement to conduct an evalua-
tion under paragraph (1) or the deadline specified in 
such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the con-
gressional defense committees before such date that 
all known supply chain vulnerabilities of such weap-
ons system, program, or system of systems have 
minimal consequences for the capability of such 
weapons system, program, or system of systems to
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meet operational requirements or otherwise satisfy 
mission requirements. 
(4) RISK
MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.—In car-
rying out an evaluation under paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a covered program specified in subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(2), the Secretary 
shall develop strategies for mitigating the risks of 
supply chain vulnerabilities identified in the course 
of such evaluation. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION
OF CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAIN 
RISK MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.— 
(1) INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a Department of Defense Instruc-
tion, or update such an Instruction, establishing the 
prioritization of supply chain risk management pro-
grams, including supply chain risk management 
threat assessment reporting, to ensure that acquisi-
tion and sustainment programs relating to covered 
programs receive the highest priority of such supply 
chain risk management programs and reporting. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish requirements to carry out supply 
chain risk management threat assessment col-
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lections and analyses under acquisition and 
sustainment programs relating to covered pro-
grams. 
(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the require-
ments established under subparagraph (A). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered programs’’ means pro-
grams relating to any of the following: 
(A) Nuclear weapons. 
(B) Nuclear command, control, and com-
munications. 
(C) Continuity of government. 
(D) Ballistic missile defense.
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SEC. 1668. LIMITATION ON PURSUIT OF CERTAIN COM-
MAND AND CONTROL CONCEPT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON COMMAND AND CONTROL CON-
CEPT.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not award 
a contract for engineering and manufacturing development 
for the ground-based strategic deterrent program that 
would result in a command and control concept for such 
program that consists of less than 15 fixed launch control 
centers per missile wing unless the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command— 
(1) determines that— 
(A) the plans of the Secretary for a com-
mand and control concept consisting of less 
than 15 fixed launch control centers per missile 
wing are appropriate, meet requirements, and 
do not contain excessive risk; 
(B) the risks to schedules and costs from 
such concept are minimized and manageable; 
(C) the strategy and plan of the Secretary 
for addressing cyber threats for such concept 
are robust; and 
(D) with respect to such concept, the Sec-
retary has established an appropriate process 
for considering and managing trade-offs among 
requirements relating to survivability, long-term
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operations and sustainment costs, procurement 
costs, and military personnel needs; and 
(2) submits, in writing, to the Secretary and 
the congressional defense committees such deter-
mination. 
(b) INABILITY TO MAKE DETERMINATION.—If the 
Secretary proposes to award a contract specified in sub-
section (a) and the Commander is unable to make the de-
termination under such subsection, the Commander shall 
submit, in writing, to the Secretary and the congressional 
defense committees the reasons for not making such deter-
mination. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON COMPETITION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) or (b) shall be construed to affect or prohibit 
the ability of the Secretary to use fair and open competi-
tion procedures in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding 
contracts for the ground-based strategic deterrent pro-
gram. 
SEC. 
1669. 
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 2018 
by section 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air
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Force, as specified in the funding table in division D, 
$6,334,000 shall be available for the procurement of cov-
ered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under sec-
tion 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 
(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. 1670. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF INDE-
PENDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT OF UNITED 
KINGDOM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) nuclear deterrence is foundational to the de-
fense and security of the United States and the se-
curity of the United States is enhanced by a nuclear- 
armed ally with common values and security prior-
ities; 
(2) the United States sees the nuclear deterrent 
of the United Kingdom as central to transatlantic 
security and welcomes the commitment of the 
United Kingdom to the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) to continue to spend two percent 
of gross domestic product on defense;
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(3) in the face of increasing threats, the pres-
ence of credible nuclear deterrent forces of the 
United Kingdom is essential to international sta-
bility and for NATO; 
(4) the commitment of the United Kingdom to 
sustaining an independent nuclear deterrent, de-
ployed continuously at sea, provides a vital second 
decision-making point within the deterrent capability 
of NATO, creating essential uncertainty in the mind 
of any potential adversary; 
(5) the United States Navy must continue to 
execute the Columbia-class submarine program on 
time and within budget to ensure that the sea-based 
leg of the nuclear triad of the United States is sus-
tained and the program delivers a Common Missile 
Compartment, the Trident II (D5) Strategic Weap-
on System, and associated equipment and produc-
tion capabilities, to support the successful develop-
ment and deployment of the Dreadnought sub-
marines of the United Kingdom; 
(6) the support that the United Kingdom pro-
vides to deployments of strategic ships and aircraft 
of the United States at specialized facilities enables 
a vital part of the deterrence posture of the United 
States as well as mutual deterrence of adversaries
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and assurance to the allies and partners of the 
United States; and 
(7) the collaboration of the United Kingdom 
with the United States on the military use of atomic 
energy ensures a peer in the technology and science 
of nuclear weapons and provides independent expert 
peer review of the nuclear programs of the United 
States, ensuring resilience, and cost effectiveness to 
the nuclear defense programs of both nations. 
SEC. 1671. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MOBILE VARIANT OF GROUND-BASED STRA-
TEGIC DETERRENT MISSILE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2019 may be obli-
gated or expended to retain the option for, or develop, a 
mobile variant of the ground-based strategic deterrent 
missile. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1664 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2615) is repealed. 
SEC. 1672. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERA-
TION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) nuclear proliferation continues to be a seri-
ous threat to the security of the United States; 
(2) it is critical for the United States to under-
stand the impacts of nuclear proliferation and en-
sure the necessary policies and resources are in place 
to prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials and 
weapons; 
(3) effectively addressing the danger of states 
and non-state actors acquiring nuclear weapons or 
nuclear-weapons-usable material should be a clear 
priority for United States national security; and 
(4) Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified 
before Congress on June 12, 2017, that ‘‘nuclear 
nonproliferation has not received enough attention 
over quite a few years’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing— 
(1) a description of the impacts of nuclear pro-
liferation on the security of the United States; 
(2) a description of how the Department of De-
fense is contributing to the current strategy to re-
spond to the threat of nuclear proliferation, and
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what resources are being applied to this effort, in-
cluding whether there are any funding gaps; and 
(3) if and how nuclear proliferation is being ad-
dressed in the Nuclear Posture Review and other 
pertinent strategy reviews. 
SEC. 1673. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON PLAN 
FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
COMPLEX, 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
DELIVERY 
SYSTEMS, 
AND 
NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL 
SYSTEM. 
Subsection (a)(2)(F) of section 1043 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576), as most recently amended 
by section 1643 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3650), is fur-
ther amended by inserting after the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary may include information and 
data for a period beyond such 10-year period if the Sec-
retary determines that such information and data is accu-
rate and useful in understanding the long-term nuclear 
modernization plan.’’.
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SEC. 1674. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTER-
CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for the Department of Defense shall be obligated or ex-
pended for— 
(1) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the re-
sponsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental 
ballistic missiles of the United States; or 
(2) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the quan-
tity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
the United States to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(3) Reduction in the number of deployed inter-
continental ballistic missiles that are carried out in 
compliance with— 
(A) the limitations of the New START 
Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of 
title 10, United States Code); and
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(B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin an 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651; 10 U.S.C. 494 
note). 
Subtitle F—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 1681. ADMINISTRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AND DE-
FEAT PROGRAMS. 
(a) MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major 
force program and budget assessment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
MAJOR
FORCE
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified 
major force program for missile defense and defeat pro-
grams pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize 
missile defense and defeat programs in accordance with 
the requirements of the Department of Defense and na-
tional security. 
‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall 
include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023 a report on the budget for mis-
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sile defense and defeat programs of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for missile defense 
and defeat programs of the Department under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including— 
‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the 
previous budget, the most recent and prior fu-
ture-years defense program submitted to Con-
gress under section 221 of this title (such com-
parison shall exclude the responsibility for re-
search and development of the continuing im-
provement of such missile defense and defeat 
program), and the amounts appropriated for 
such missile defense and defeat programs dur-
ing the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budg-
etary line item, for the funding under such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including 
significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 
‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary de-
termines appropriate.
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‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 
submitted to Congress by the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with 
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in 
support of the budget for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘missile defense and defeat pro-
grams’ means active and passive ballistic missile de-
fense programs, cruise missile defense programs for 
the homeland, and missile defeat programs.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 239 
the following new item: 
‘‘239a. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget 
assessment.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
PROGRAMS TO MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than the date on 
which the budget of the President for fiscal year
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2020 is submitted under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
transfer the acquisition authority and the total 
obligational authority for each missile defense pro-
gram described in paragraph (2) from the Missile 
Defense Agency to a military department. 
(2) MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM DESCRIBED.— 
A missile defense program described in this para-
graph is a missile defense program of the Missile 
Defense Agency that, as of the date specified in 
paragraph (1), has received Milestone C approval (as 
defined in section 2366 of title 10, United States 
Code). 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the 
plans of the Department of Defense for the 
transition of missile defense programs from the 
Missile Defense Agency to the military depart-
ments pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(B) SCOPE.—The report under subpara-
graph (A) shall cover the period covered by the 
future-years defense program that is submitted
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under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code, in the year in which such report is sub-
mitted. 
(C) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report 
under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(i) An identification of— 
(I) the missile defense programs 
planned to be transitioned from the 
Missile Defense Agency to the military 
departments; and 
(II) the missile defense pro-
grams, if any, not planned for transi-
tion to the military departments. 
(ii) The schedule for transition of 
each missile defense program planned to be 
transitioned to a military department, and 
an explanation of such schedule. 
(iii) A description of— 
(I) the status of the plans of the 
Missile Defense Agency and the mili-
tary departments for the transition of 
missile defense programs from that 
agency to the military departments; 
and
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(II) the status of any agreement 
between the Missile Defense Agency 
and one or more of the military de-
partments on the transition of any 
such program from that agency to the 
military departments, including any 
agreement on the operational test cri-
teria that must be achieved before 
such transition. 
(iv) An identification of the element of 
the Department of Defense (whether the 
Missile Defense Agency, a military depart-
ment, or both) that will be responsible for 
funding each missile defense program to be 
transitioned to a military department, and 
at what date. 
(v) A description of the type of funds 
that will be used (whether funds for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation, 
procurement, military construction, or op-
eration and maintenance) for each missile 
defense program to be transitioned to a 
military department. 
(vi) An explanation of the number of 
systems planned for procurement for each
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missile defense program to be transitioned 
to a military department, and the schedule 
for procurement of each such system. 
(vii) A description of how the Missile 
Defense Agency will continue the responsi-
bility for the research and development of 
improvements to missile defense programs. 
(c) ROLE OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 8 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 205. Missile Defense Agency 
‘‘(a) TERM OF DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Mis-
sile Defense Agency shall be appointed for a six-year term. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING.—The Missile Defense Agency shall 
be under the authority, direction, and control of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter II of such chap-
ter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘205. Missile Defense Agency.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) TERMS.—Subsection (a) of section 205 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
paragraph (1), shall apply the day following the
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date on which the present incumbent in the of-
fice of the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, ceases to serve as such. 
(B) REPORTING.—Subsection (b) of such 
section 205 shall apply beginning on February 
1, 2018. In carrying out such subsection, the 
Missile Defense Agency shall be under the au-
thority, direction, and control of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
in the same manner as the Missile Defense 
Agency was under the authority, direction, and 
control of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics pursuant 
to Department of Defense Directive 5134.09. 
Any reference in such Instruction to the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, including with re-
spect to the Under Secretary serving as the 
chairman of the Missile Defense Executive 
Board.
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SEC. 1682. PRESERVATION OF THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DE-
FENSE CAPACITY OF THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Army may be obligated or expended to demilitarize any 
GEM–T interceptor or remove any such interceptor from 
the operational inventory of the Army until the date on 
which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congres-
sional defense committees the evaluation conducted under 
subsection (b). 
(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary and the Chief of 
Staff of the Army shall jointly conduct an evaluation of 
the ability of the Army to meet warfighter requirements 
and operational needs if GEM–T interceptors are removed 
from the operational inventory of the Army. In conducting 
such evaluation, the Secretary and the Chief of Staff shall 
evaluate whether the Army can maintain an inventory of 
interceptors necessary to retain the capability provided by 
GEM–T interceptors and to meet such operational needs 
by either— 
(1) recertifying GEM–T interceptors (either 
with or without modification); or 
(2) developing, testing, and fielding a new low- 
cost interceptor that can be placed on the oper-