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submit to the relevant congressional committees the final 
report from the National Security Council’s Interagency 
Policy Committee on Security Sector Assistance. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Defense 
and State shall jointly submit to the relevant congressional 
committees a plan to institute mechanisms to better co-
ordinate, document, disseminate, and share information 
analysis and assessments regarding United States foreign 
police assistance activities. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(5) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
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SEC. 1099A. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED 
STATES NORTHERN COMMAND PREPARED-
NESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the United States Northern Command plays 
a crucial role in providing additional response capa-
bility to State and local governments in domestic 
disaster relief and consequence management oper-
ations; 
(2) the United States Northern Command must 
continue to build upon its current efforts to develop 
command strategies, leadership training, and re-
sponse plans to effectively work with civil authorities 
when acting as the lead agency or a supporting 
agency; and 
(3) the United States Northern Command 
should leverage whenever possible training and man-
agement expertise that resides within the Depart-
ment of Defense, other Federal agencies, State and 
local governments, and private sector businesses and 
academic institutions to enhance— 
(A) its defense support to civil authorities 
and incidence management missions; 
(B) relationships with other entities in-
volved in disaster response; and 
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(C) its ability to respond to unforeseen 
events. 
SEC. 1099B. LIMITATION ON MILITARY MUSICAL UNITS. 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
this Act for military musical units (as such term is defined 
in section 974 of title 10, United States Code) may not 
exceed $200,000,000. 
SEC. 1099C. REQUIREMENT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO 
INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF FED-
ERAL LAW RELATED TO LEAKS OF SENSITIVE 
INFORMATION INVOLVING THE MILITARY, IN-
TELLIGENCE, AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILI-
TIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL. 
(a) INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor-
ney General shall initiate an investigation into possible 
violations of Federal law related to leaks of sensitive infor-
mation involving the military, intelligence, and operational 
capabilities of the United States and Israel. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the status and 
progress of the investigation required under subsection 
(a). 
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TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 1101. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AU-
THORITY UNDER EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM 
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC AND 
TECHNICAL POSITIONS. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 1101(b)(1) of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note), as most recently amend-
ed by section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1615), is further amended by striking ‘‘40’’ and inserting 
‘‘60’’. 
SEC. 1102. AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR THE TRANSPORT OF 
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD PETS FOR FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES DURING CERTAIN EVACUATION OP-
ERATIONS. 
Section 5725 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and personal effects,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, personal effects, and family house-
hold pets,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c)(1) The expenses authorized under subsection (a) 
shall, with respect to the transport of family household 
pets, include the expenses for the shipment of and the pay-
ment of any quarantine costs for such pets. 
‘‘(2) Any payment or reimbursement under this sec-
tion in connection with the transport of family household 
pets shall be subject to terms and conditions which— 
‘‘(A) the head of the agency shall by regulation 
prescribe; and 
‘‘(B) shall, to the extent practicable, be the 
same as would apply under regulations prescribed 
under section 476(b)(1)(H)(iii) of title 37 in connec-
tion with the transport of family household pets of 
members of the uniformed services, including regula-
tions relating to the types, size, and number of pets 
for which such payment or reimbursement may be 
provided.’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO FILL SHORTAGE 
CATEGORY POSITIONS FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL ACQUISITION POSITIONS FOR CIVILIAN 
AGENCIES. 
Section 1703(j) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 
5753’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘use the authorities in 
those sections to recruit and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2013, section 1101(a) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), 
as most recently amended by section 1104 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1612), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2013’’. 
SEC. 1105. POLICY ON SENIOR MENTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide written notice to the congressional defense com-
mittees at least 60 days before implementing any change 
in the policy regarding senior mentors issued on or about 
April 1, 2010. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—Changes implemented before 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall not be affected 
by this section. 
Subtitle B—Interagency Personnel 
Rotations 
SEC. 1111. INTERAGENCY PERSONNEL ROTATIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the 
‘‘Interagency Personnel Rotation Act of 2012’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ under 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’ 
means the Committee on National Security Per-
sonnel established under subsection (c)(1). 
(3) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means an agency that is part of an ICI. 
(4) ICI.—The term ‘‘ICI’’ means a National 
Security Interagency Community of Interest identi-
fied by the Committee under subsection (d)(1). 
(5) ICI POSITION.—The term ‘‘ICI position’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) a position that— 
(I) is identified by the head of a 
covered agency as a position within 
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the covered agency that has signifi-
cant responsibility for the subject area 
of the ICI in which the position is lo-
cated and for activities that involve 
more than 1 agency; 
(II) is in the civil service (as de-
fined in section 2101(1) of title 5, 
United States Code) in the executive 
branch of the Government (including 
a position in the Foreign Service) at 
or above GS–11 of the General Sched-
ule or at a level of responsibility com-
parable to a position at or above GS– 
11 of the General Schedule; and 
(III) is within an ICI; or 
(ii) a position in an interagency body 
identified as an ICI position under sub-
section (d)(3)(B)(i); and 
(B) shall not include— 
(i) any position described under para-
graph (10)(A) or (C); or 
(ii) any position filled by an employee 
described under paragraph (10)(B). 
(6) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
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under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
(7) INTERAGENCY
BODY.—The term ‘‘inter-
agency body’’ means an entity or component identi-
fied under subsection (d)(3)(A). 
(8) INTERAGENCY ROTATIONAL SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘interagency rotational service’’ means service 
by an employee in— 
(A) an ICI position that is— 
(i) in— 
(I) a covered agency other than 
the covered agency employing the em-
ployee; or 
(II) an interagency body, without 
regard to whether the employee is em-
ployed by the agency in which the 
interagency body is located; and 
(ii) the same ICI as the position in 
which the employee serves or has served 
before serving in that ICI position; or 
(B) a position in an interagency body iden-
tified under subsection (d)(3)(B)(ii). 
(9) NATIONAL
SECURITY
INTERAGENCY
COM-
MUNITY OF INTEREST.—The term ‘‘National Secu-
rity Interagency Community of Interest’’ means the 
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positions in the executive branch of the Government 
that— 
(A) as a group are positions within mul-
tiple agencies of the executive branch of the 
Government; and 
(B) have significant responsibility for the 
same substantive, functional, or regional subject 
area related to national security or homeland 
security that requires integration of the posi-
tions and activities in that area across multiple 
agencies to ensure that the executive branch of 
the Government operates as a single, cohesive 
enterprise to maximize mission success and 
minimize cost. 
(10) POLITICAL APPOINTEE.—The term ‘‘polit-
ical appointee’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is employed in a position described 
under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to the Executive 
Schedule); 
(B) is a noncareer appointee in the Senior 
Executive Service, as defined under section 
3132(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(C) is employed in a position in the execu-
tive branch of the Government of a confidential 
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or policy-determining character under schedule 
C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(11) SENIOR POSITION.—The term ‘‘senior po-
sition’’ means— 
(A) a Senior Executive Service position, as 
defined in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code; 
(B) a position in the Senior Foreign Serv-
ice established under the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 
(C) a position in the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion Senior Executive Service established under 
section 3151 of title 5, United States Code; 
(D) a position filled by a limited term ap-
pointee or limited emergency appointee in the 
Senior Executive Service, as defined under 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, of section 
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; and 
(E) any other equivalent position identified 
by the Committee. 
(c) COMMITTEE
ON
NATIONAL
SECURITY
PER-
SONNEL.— 
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(iv) One by the Attorney General. 
(v) One by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury. 
(vi) One by the Secretary of Energy. 
(vii) One by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
(viii) One by the Secretary of Com-
merce. 
(ix) One by the head of any other 
agency (or, if more than 1, by each of the 
respective heads of any other agencies) de-
termined appropriate by the Committee. 
As used in clause (ix), the term ‘‘agency’’ does 
not include any element of the intelligence com-
munity. 
(C) CHIEF
HUMAN
CAPITAL
OFFICERS 
COUNCIL.—The Chief Human Capital Officers 
Council shall provide advice to the Committee 
regarding technical human capital issues. 
(D) COVERED AGENCY OFFICIALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 
covered agency shall designate an officer 
and office within that covered agency with 
responsibility for the implementation of 
this subtitle. 
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(ii) EXISTING OFFICES.—If an officer 
or office of a covered agency is designated 
as the officer or office within the covered 
agency with responsibility for the imple-
mentation of Executive Order No. 13434 
for the covered agency on the date of en-
actment of this Act, the head of the cov-
ered agency shall designate the officer or 
office as the officer or office within the 
covered agency with responsibility for the 
implementation of this subtitle. 
(E) STAFF.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 3 
full-time employees (or the equivalent) may 
be hired to assist the Committee in the im-
plementation of this subtitle. Each em-
ployee so hired shall be selected from 
among individuals serving in the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Office of 
Personnel Management, or any other agen-
cy. 
(ii) FUNDING.— 
(I) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated for each of fiscal 
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years 2013 through 2017 to carry out 
clause (i) an amount equal to the 
amount expended for salaries and ex-
penses of the National Security Pro-
fessional Development Integration Of-
fice during fiscal year 2012. 
(II) OFFSET.— 
(aa) IN
GENERAL.—Except 
as 
provided 
in 
subparagraph 
(D)(ii), effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Security Professional De-
velopment Integration Office of 
the Department of Defense is 
terminated and, on and after the 
date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense may not 
establish a comparable office to 
implement Executive Order No. 
13434 or to design, administer, 
or report on the creation of a na-
tional security professional devel-
opment system, cadre of national 
security professionals, or any per-
sonnel rotations, education, or 
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training for individuals involved 
in interagency activities or who 
are 
national 
security 
profes-
sionals who are not employed by 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense. 
Nothing in this item shall be con-
strued to prohibit the Secretary 
of Defense from establishing or 
designating an office to admin-
ister interagency rotations by, or 
the interagency activities of, em-
ployees of the Department of De-
fense. 
(bb) TRANSFER
OF
FUNC-
TIONS.—Effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act, there are 
transferred to the Office of Man-
agement and Budget or the Of-
fice of Personnel Management, as 
determined appropriate by the 
Committee, the functions of the 
National Security Professional 
Development Integration Office 
of the Department of Defense. 
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(cc) FUNDS.—Effective on 
the date of enactment of this 
Act, all unobligated balances 
made available for the activities 
of the National Security Profes-
sional Development Integration 
Office of the Department of De-
fense are rescinded. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY INTERAGENCY COMMU-
NITIES OF INTEREST.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION OF ICIS.—Subject to sub-
section (g), the Committee— 
(A) shall identify ICIs on an ongoing basis 
for purposes of carrying out this subtitle; and 
(B) may alter or discontinue an ICI identi-
fied under subparagraph (A). 
(2) IDENTIFICATION
OF
ICI
POSITIONS.—The 
head of each covered agency shall identify ICI posi-
tions within the covered agency. 
(3) INTERAGENCY BODIES.— 
(A) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee 
shall identify— 
(I) entities in the executive 
branch of the Government that are 
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primarily involved in interagency ac-
tivities relating to national security or 
homeland security; and 
(II) components of agencies that 
are primarily involved in interagency 
activities relating to national security 
or homeland security and have a mis-
sion distinct from the agency within 
which the component is located. 
(ii) CERTAIN BODIES.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Com-
mittee shall identify the National Se-
curity Council as an interagency body 
under this subparagraph. 
(II) 
FBI 
ROTATIONS.—Joint 
Terrorism Task Forces shall not be 
considered interagency bodies for pur-
poses of service by employees of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(iii) DUTIES OF HEAD OF COVERED 
AGENCY.—The Committee shall designate 
the Federal officer who shall perform the 
duties of the head of a covered agency re-
lating to ICI positions within an inter-
agency body. 
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(B) POSITIONS
IN
INTERAGENCY
BOD-
IES.—The officials designated under subpara-
graph (A)(iii) shall identify— 
(i) positions within their respective 
interagency bodies that are ICI positions; 
and 
(ii) positions within their respective 
interagency bodies— 
(I) that are not a position de-
scribed under subsection (b)(10)(A) or 
(C) or a position filled by an employee 
described 
under 
subsection 
(b)(10)(B); and 
(II) for which service in the posi-
tion shall constitute interagency rota-
tional service. 
(e) INTERAGENCY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST ROTA-
TIONAL SERVICE.— 
(1) EXCLUSION
OF
SENIOR
POSITIONS.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘ICI position’’ 
does not include a senior position. 
(2) ROTATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
provide for employees serving in an ICI position 
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to be assigned on a rotational basis to another 
ICI position that is— 
(i) within another covered agency or 
within an interagency body; and 
(ii) within the same ICI. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—An employee may be as-
signed to an ICI position in another covered 
agency or in an interagency body that is not in 
the ICI applicable to an ICI position in which 
the employee serves or has served if— 
(i) the employee has particular non-
governmental or other expertise or skills 
that are relevant to the assigned ICI posi-
tion; and 
(ii) the head of the covered agency 
employing the employee, the head of the 
covered agency to which the assignment is 
made, and the Committee approve the as-
signment. 
(C) NONREIMBURSABLE
BASIS.—Service 
by an employee in an ICI position in another 
covered agency or in an interagency body that 
is not within the agency employing the em-
ployee shall be performed without reimburse-
ment. 
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(D) RETURN TO PRIOR POSITION.—Except 
as otherwise provided by the Committee, an em-
ployee performing service in an ICI position in 
another covered agency or interagency body or 
in a position designated under subsection 
(d)(3)(B)(ii) shall be entitled to return, within 
a reasonable period of time after the end of the 
period of service, to the position held by the 
employee, or a corresponding or higher position 
(or, in the case of an employee in the Foreign 
Service, as defined in section 102(11) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3902(11)), a position in the same or a higher 
personnel category), in the covered agency em-
ploying the employee. 
(3) SELECTION OF ICI POSITIONS OPEN FOR 
ROTATIONAL SERVICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each cov-
ered agency shall determine which ICI positions 
in the covered agency shall be available for 
service by employees from another covered 
agency and may modify a determination under 
this subparagraph. 
(B) LIST.—The Committee shall maintain 
a single, integrated list of ICI positions and of 
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positions available for service by employees 
from another covered agency under this sub-
section and shall make the list available to Fed-
eral employees on an ongoing basis in order to 
facilitate applications for the positions and 
long-term career planning by employees of the 
executive branch of the Government, except to 
the extent that the Committee determines that 
the identity of certain positions should not be 
distributed in order to protect national security 
or homeland security. 
(4) MINIMUM PERIOD OF SERVICE.—With re-
spect to the period of service in an ICI position in 
another covered agency or interagency body, the 
Committee— 
(A) shall, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, ensure that the period of service is 
sufficient to gain an adequately detailed under-
standing and perspective of the covered agency 
or interagency body at which the employee is 
assigned; 
(B) may provide for different periods of 
service, depending upon the nature of the posi-
tion, including whether the position is in an 
area that is a combat zone for purposes of sec-
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tion 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
(C) shall require that an employee per-
forming service in an ICI position in another 
covered agency or interagency body is informed 
of the period of service for the position before 
beginning such service. 
(5) VOLUNTARY NATURE OF ROTATIONAL SERV-
ICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), service in an ICI position in 
another covered agency or interagency body 
shall be voluntary on the part of the employee. 
(B) AUTHORITY
TO
ASSIGN
INVOLUN-
TARILY.—If the head of a covered agency has 
the authority under another provision of law to 
assign an employee involuntarily to a position 
and the employee is serving in an ICI position, 
the head of the covered agency may assign the 
employee involuntarily to serve in an ICI posi-
tion in another covered agency or interagency 
body. 
(6) TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PERSONNEL 
PERFORMING
INTERAGENCY
ROTATIONAL
SERV-
ICE.—Each employee performing interagency rota-
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tional service shall participate in the training and 
education, if any, that is regularly provided to new 
employees by the covered agency or interagency body 
in which the employee is serving in order to learn 
how the covered agency or interagency body func-
tions. 
(7) PREVENTION
OF
NEED
FOR
INCREASED 
PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The Committee shall ensure 
that employees are rotated across covered agencies 
and interagency bodies within an ICI in a manner 
that ensures that, for the original ICI positions of 
all employees performing service in an ICI position 
in another covered agency or interagency body— 
(A) employees from another covered agen-
cy or interagency body who are performing 
service in an ICI position in another covered 
agency or interagency body, or other available 
employees, begin service in such original posi-
tions within a reasonable period, at no addi-
tional cost to the covered agency or the inter-
agency body in which such original positions are 
located; or 
(B) other employees do not need to serve 
in the positions in order to maintain the effec-
tiveness of or to prevent any costs being ac-
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crued by the covered agency or interagency 
body in which such original positions are lo-
cated. 
(8) OPEN AND FAIR COMPETITION.—Each cov-
ered agency or interagency body that has an ICI po-
sition available for service by an employee from an-
other covered agency shall coordinate with the Office 
of Personnel Management to ensure that employees 
of covered agencies selected to perform interagency 
rotational service shall be selected in a fully open 
and competitive manner that is consistent with the 
merit system principles set forth in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, unless the ICI position is otherwise exempt 
under another provision of law. 
(9) PERSONNEL LAW MATTERS.— 
(A) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXCLUSION.— 
The identification of a position as available for 
service by an employee of another covered agen-
cy or as being within an ICI shall not be a basis 
for an order under section 7103(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, excluding the covered 
agency, or a subdivision thereof, in which the 
position is located from the applicability of 
chapter 71 of such title. 
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(B) ON
ROTATION.—An employee per-
forming interagency rotational service shall 
have all the rights that would be available to 
the employee if the employee were detailed or 
assigned under a provision of law other than 
this subtitle from the agency employing the em-
ployee to the agency in which the ICI position 
in which the employee is serving is located. 
(10) CONSULTATION.—The Committee shall 
consult with relevant associations, unions, and other 
groups involved in collective bargaining or encour-
aging public service, organizational reform of the 
Government, or interagency activities (such as the 
Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Co-
operation of the Command and General Staff Col-
lege Foundation) in formulating and implementing 
policies under this subtitle. 
(11) OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—The 
policies, procedures, and practices for the manage-
ment of officers of the Armed Forces may provide 
for the assignment of officers of the Armed Forces 
to ICI positions or positions designated under sub-
section (d)(3)(B)(ii). 
(12) PERFORMANCE
APPRAISALS.—The Com-
mittee shall— 
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(A) ensure that an employee receives per-
formance evaluations that are based primarily 
on the contribution of the employee to the work 
of the covered agency in which the employee is 
performing service in an ICI position in another 
covered agency or interagency body and the 
functioning of the applicable ICI; and 
(B) require that— 
(i) officials at the covered agency em-
ploying the employee conduct the evalua-
tions based on input from the supervisors 
of the employee during service in an ICI 
position in another covered agency or 
interagency body; and 
(ii) the evaluations shall be provided 
the same weight in the receipt of pro-
motions and other rewards by the employee 
from the covered agency employing the em-
ployee as performance evaluations receive 
for other employees of the covered agency. 
(f) SELECTION OF SENIOR POSITIONS IN AN INTER-
AGENCY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.— 
(1) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO FILL SEN-
IOR POSITIONS WITHIN AN ICI.—In selecting individ-
uals to fill senior positions within an ICI, the head 
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of a covered agency shall ensure that a strong pref-
erence is given to personnel who have performed 
interagency rotational service. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT BY HEADS OF COVERED 
AGENCIES OF MINIMUM THRESHOLDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of the 
2nd fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the 
Committee identifies an ICI, and October 1 of 
each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each 
covered agency within which 1 or more posi-
tions within that ICI are located shall establish 
the minimum number of that agency’s senior 
positions that are within that ICI that shall be 
filled by personnel who have performed inter-
agency rotational service. 
(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) 
MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
POSI-
TIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which all heads of covered agencies 
have established the minimum number re-
quired under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
year, the Committee shall submit to Con-
gress a consolidated list of the minimum 
numbers of senior positions that shall be 
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filled by personnel who have performed 
interagency rotational service. 
(ii) FAILURE TO MEET MINIMUM NUM-
BER.—Not later than 30 days after the 
end of any fiscal year in which a covered 
agency fails to meet the minimum number 
of senior positions to be filled by individ-
uals who have performed interagency rota-
tional service established by the head of 
the covered agency under subparagraph 
(A), the head of the covered agency shall 
submit to the Committee and Congress a 
report identifying the failure and indi-
cating what actions the head of the covered 
agency has taken or plans to take in re-
sponse to the failure. 
(3) OTHER ROTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) CREDIT
FOR
SERVICE
IN
ANOTHER 
COMPONENT WITHIN AN AGENCY.—Service per-
formed during the first 3 fiscal years after the 
fiscal year in which an ICI is identified by the 
Committee by an employee in a rotation to an 
ICI position in another component of the cov-
ered agency that employs the employee that is 
identified under subparagraph (B) shall con-
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stitute interagency rotational service for pur-
poses of this section. 
(B) IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS.— 
Subject to approval by the Committee, the head 
of a covered agency may identify the compo-
nents of the covered agency that are sufficiently 
independent in functionality for service in a ro-
tation in the component to qualify as service in 
another component of the covered agency for 
purposes of subparagraph (A). 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ICIS AND ICI POSITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—During each of the 
first 4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which 
this Act is enacted— 
(i) there shall be 2 ICIs, which shall 
be an ICI for emergency management and 
an ICI for stabilization and reconstruction; 
and 
(ii) not less than 20 employees and 
not more than 25 employees in the execu-
tive branch of the Government shall per-
form service in an ICI position in another 
covered agency or in an interagency body 
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that is not within the agency employing 
the employee under this subtitle. 
(B) LOCATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee 
shall designate a metropolitan area in 
which the ICI for emergency management 
will be located and a metropolitan area in 
which the ICI for stabilization and recon-
struction will be located. 
(ii) SERVICE.—During the first 4 fis-
cal years after the fiscal year in which this 
Act is enacted, any service in an ICI posi-
tion in another covered agency or in an 
interagency body that is not within the 
agency employing the employee shall be 
performed— 
(I) by an employee who is located 
in a metropolitan area for the ICI 
designated under clause (i) before be-
ginning service in the ICI position; 
and 
(II) at a location in a metropoli-
tan area for the ICI designated under 
clause (i). 
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(2) PRIORITY FOR DETAILS.—During the first 
4 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which this Act 
is enacted, a covered agency shall give priority in 
using amounts available to the covered agency for 
details to assigning employees on a rotational basis 
under this subtitle. 
(h) STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.— 
(1) ISSUING OF STRATEGY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 
1 of the 3rd fiscal year after the fiscal year in 
which this Act is enacted, and every 4 fiscal 
years thereafter through the 11th fiscal year 
after the fiscal year in which this Act is en-
acted, the Committee shall issue a National Se-
curity Human Capital Strategy to develop the 
national security and homeland security per-
sonnel necessary for accomplishing national se-
curity and homeland security objectives that re-
quire integration of personnel and activities 
from multiple agencies of the executive branch 
of the Government. 
(B) CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS.—In 
developing or making adjustments to the Na-
tional Security Human Capital Strategy issued 
under subparagraph (A), the Committee— 
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(i) shall consult at least annually with 
Congress, including majority and minority 
views from all appropriate authorizing, ap-
propriations, and oversight committees; 
and 
(ii) as the Committee determines ap-
propriate, shall solicit and consider the 
views and suggestions of entities poten-
tially affected by or interested in the strat-
egy. 
(C) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.—Each Na-
tional Security Human Capital Strategy issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) provide for the implementation of 
this subtitle; 
(ii) identify best practices from ICIs 
already in operation; 
(iii) identify any additional ICIs to be 
identified by the Committee; 
(iv) 
include 
a 
schedule 
for 
the 
issuance of directives and establishment of 
standards relating to the requirements 
under this subtitle by the Committee; 
(v) include a description of how the 
strategy incorporates views and sugges-
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tions obtained through the consultations 
with Congress required under subpara-
graph (B); 
(vi) include an assessment of perform-
ance measures over a multi-year period, 
such as— 
(I) the percentage of ICI posi-
tions available for service by employ-
ees from another covered agency for 
which such employees performed such 
service; 
(II) the number of personnel par-
ticipating in interagency rotational 
service in each covered agency and 
interagency body; 
(III) the length of interagency 
rotational service under this subtitle; 
(IV) reports by the heads of cov-
ered agencies submitted under sub-
section (f)(2)(B)(ii); 
(V) the training and education of 
personnel who perform interagency ro-
tational service, and the evaluation by 
the Committee of the training and 
education; 
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(VI) 
the 
positions 
(including 
grade level) held by employees who 
perform interagency rotational service 
during the period beginning on the 
date on which the interagency rota-
tional service terminates and ending 
on the date of the assessment; and 
(VII) to the extent possible, the 
evaluation of the Committee of the 
utility of interagency rotational service 
in improving interagency integration. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than October 1 of the 
2nd fiscal year after a fiscal year in which the Com-
mittee issues a National Security Human Capital 
Strategy under paragraph (1), the Committee shall 
assess the performance measures described in para-
graph (1)(C)(vi). 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Committee 
issues a National Security Human Capital Strategy 
under paragraph (1) or assesses performance meas-
ures under paragraph (2), the Committee shall sub-
mit the strategy or assessment to Congress. 
(i) GAO STUDY
OF INTERAGENCY ROTATIONAL 
SERVICE.—Not later than the end of the 2nd fiscal year 
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after the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report regarding— 
(1) the extent to which performing service in an 
ICI position in another covered agency or an inter-
agency body under this subtitle enabled the employ-
ees performing the service to gain an adequately de-
tailed understanding of and perspective on the cov-
ered agency or interagency body, including an as-
sessment of the effect of— 
(A) the period of service; and 
(B) the duties performed by the employees 
during the service; 
(2) the effectiveness of the Committee and the 
staff of the Committee funded under subsection 
(c)(5)(E)(ii) in overseeing and managing interagency 
rotational service under this subtitle, including an 
evaluation of any directives or standards issued by 
the Committee; 
(3) the participation of covered agencies in 
interagency rotational service under this subtitle, in-
cluding whether each covered agency that performs 
a mission relating to an ICI in effect— 
(A) identified positions within the covered 
agency as ICI positions; 
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(B) had 1 or more employees from another 
covered agency perform service in an ICI posi-
tion in the covered agency; or 
(C) had 1 or more employees of the cov-
ered agency perform service in an ICI position 
in another covered agency; 
(4) the positions (including grade level) held by 
employees after completing interagency rotational 
service under this subtitle, and the extent to which 
the employees were rewarded for the service; and 
(5) the extent to which or likelihood that inter-
agency rotational service under this subtitle has im-
proved or is expected to improve interagency inte-
gration. 
(j) PROHIBITION
OF
PRINTED
REPORTS.—Each 
strategy, plan, report, or other submission required under 
this subtitle— 
(1) shall be made available by the agency 
issuing the strategy, plan, report, or other submis-
sion only in electronic form; and 
(2) shall not be made available by the agency 
in printed form. 
(k) EXCLUSION.—This subtitle shall not apply to any 
element of the intelligence community. 
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1201 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1619) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (b)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
any period during which the authority of subsection (a) 
is in effect’’. 
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SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOR-
EIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Section 1206(b)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3457), as amended 
by the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2418), is further amended by striking ‘‘equipment, sup-
plies and training’’ and inserting ‘‘equipment, supplies, 
training, and small-scale military construction activities’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Sub-
section (c) of such section, as most recently amended by 
section 1204(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1621), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON SMALL-SCALE MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.—Of amounts 
available under this subsection for the authority 
in subsection (a) for fiscal year 2013— 
‘‘(i) not more than $750,000 may be 
obligated or expended for small-scale mili-
tary construction activities (as described in 
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in paragraph (3) of subsection (e) a notifi-
cation in writing of that decision in accord-
ance with such subsection by not later 
than September 30, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 1203. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
NON-RECIPROCAL EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE 
PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2514; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RE-
IMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NA-
TIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most re-
cently amended by section 1213 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1630), is further amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Operation Iraqi Freedom or’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Sub-
section (d)(1) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,690,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,650,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Of the 
aggregate amount specified in the preceding sen-
tence, the total amount of reimbursements made 
under subsection (a) and support provided under 
subsection (b) to Pakistan during fiscal year 2013 
may not exceed $650,000,000.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN.—Such section, as 
so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN.—In addition to the 
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other requirements of this section, reimbursements au-
thorized by subsection (a) and the support authorized by 
subsection (b) may be made to the Government of Paki-
stan for support of United States military operations for 
fiscal year 2013 only if the Secretary of Defense submits 
to the congressional defense committees the following: 
‘‘(1) A report that contains a description of— 
‘‘(A) a model for reimbursement, including 
how claims are proposed and adjudicated; 
‘‘(B) new conditions or caveats that the 
Government of Pakistan places on the use of its 
supply routes; and 
‘‘(C) the estimated differences in costs as-
sociated with transit through supply routes in 
Pakistan for fiscal year 2011 as compared to 
fiscal year 2013. 
‘‘(2) A certification of the Secretary of Defense 
that the Government of Pakistan is taking demon-
strable steps to— 
‘‘(A) supporting counterterrorism oper-
ations against Al Qaeda, its associated move-
ments, the Haqqani Network, and other domes-
tic and foreign terrorist organizations; 
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‘‘(B) dismantling improvised explosive de-
vice (IED) networks and interdicting precursor 
chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
‘‘(C) preventing the proliferation of nu-
clear-related material and expertise; and 
‘‘(D) issuing visas in a timely manner for 
United States Government personnel supporting 
counterterrorism efforts and assistance pro-
grams in Pakistan. 
‘‘(3) A certification of the Secretary of Defense 
that the Government of Pakistan— 
‘‘(A) has opened the Ground Lines of 
Communication; 
‘‘(B) is allowing the transit of NATO sup-
plies through Pakistan into Afghanistan; and 
‘‘(C) is supporting retrograde of United 
States equipment out of Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1212. AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND AC-
TIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY CO-
OPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) TYPES OF SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of section 
1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The operations’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operations’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRAIN AND ASSIST.—The operations and 
activities that may be carried out by the Office of 
Security Cooperation in Iraq using funds provided 
under subsection (a) may, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State, include training and assisting 
Iraqi Ministry of Defense personnel.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended by inserting at the end before 
the period the following: ‘‘and in fiscal year 2013 may not 
exceed $508,000,000’’. 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2013’’ after 
‘‘fiscal year 2012’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2012 or 2013, as the case may be,’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report on the Office of Security 
Cooperation in Iraq. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
shall include the following: 
(A) The plan to consolidate Office sites. 
(B) The status of any pending requests for 
additional United States military forces for the 
Office. 
(C) The legal status and legal protections 
provided to Office personnel, the operational 
impact of such status and protections, and the 
associated constraints on the operational capac-
ity of such personnel by reason of their legal 
status. 
(D) The operational and functional limita-
tions and authorities of Office personnel. 
(E) A description of potential direct 
threats to Office personnel and their capacity to 
provide adequate force protection to thwart 
those threats. 
(3) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex 
if necessary. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1213. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE 
FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4392), as amended by section 1216 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$35,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 
2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘utilize funds’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘obligate funds’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
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SEC. 1214. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PRIVATE SECURITY 
CONTRACTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE AF-
GHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION FORCE TO PRO-
VIDE 
SECURITY 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS AND FACILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) According to the Department of Defense, as 
of February 1, 2012, there had been 42 insider at-
tacks on coalition forces since 2007 by the Afghan 
National Army, Afghan National Police, or Afghan 
nationals hired by private security contractors to 
guard United States bases and facilities in Afghani-
stan. 
(2) The Department of Defense data shows 
that the trend of insider attacks is increasing. 
(3) Members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States continue to be garrisoned and housed 
in facilities and installations in Afghanistan that are 
guarded by private security contractors and not by 
United States or coalition forces. 
(4) President Karzai has prohibited the use of 
private security contractors in Afghanistan and de-
termined that beginning in March, 2012, the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior will provide Afghan Public Pro-
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tection Forces on a reimbursable basis to those de-
siring to contract for additional security. 
(5) The Afghan Ministry of Interior will have 
the primary responsibility for screening and vetting 
the Afghan nationals who will comprise the Afghan 
Public Protection Force. 
(6) The current force levels in Afghanistan are 
necessary to accomplish the International Security 
Assistance Force mission and force protection for 
members of the Armed Forces garrisoned and 
housed in Afghanistan should not come at the ex-
pense of mission success. 
(7) The President of the United States has 
begun to draw down United States military forces in 
Afghanistan and has committed to continue this 
drawdown through 2014. 
(8) The redeployment phase of any military op-
eration brings increasing vulnerabilities to members 
of the Armed Forces. 
(9) It is the responsibility of the Commander in 
Chief to provide for the security for members of the 
Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan and to miti-
gate internal threats to such forces to the greatest 
extent possible, while continuing to meet the objec-
tives of the International Security Assistance Force 
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mission in Afghanistan, including the training and 
equipping of the Afghan National Security Forces in 
order that they may provide for their own security. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the best security and force protection for 
members of the Armed Forces garrisoned and 
housed in Afghanistan should be provided; 
(2) better security and force protection for 
members of the Armed Forces garrisoned and 
housed in Afghanistan can be provided by United 
States military personnel than private security con-
tractors or members of the Afghan Public Protection 
Force; 
(3) the President should take action in light of 
the increased risk to members of the Armed Forces 
during this transitional period in Afghanistan and 
the increasing number of insider attacks; and 
(4) the United States remains committed to 
mission success in Afghanistan in light of the na-
tional security interests in the region and the sac-
rifice and commitment of the United States Armed 
Forces over the last ten years. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding section 2465 of 
title 10, United States Code, funds appropriated to the 
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Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended 
for the purpose of— 
(1) entering into a contract for the performance 
of security-guard functions at a military installation 
or facility in Afghanistan at which members of the 
Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan are garri-
soned or housed; 
(2) otherwise employing private security con-
tractors to provide security for members of the 
Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan; or 
(3) employing the Afghan Public Protection 
Force to provide security for such members or to 
perform such security-guard functions at such a 
military installation or facility. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ensure 
that as many appropriately trained members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States as are necessary 
are available to— 
(A) perform security-guard functions at all 
military installations and facilities in Afghani-
stan at which members of the Armed Forces 
deployed to Afghanistan are garrisoned or 
housed; 
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(B) provide security for members of the 
Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan; and 
(C) provide adequate counterintelligence 
support for such members. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
AND
LIMITATIONS.—The members of the Armed 
Forces required to be made available under para-
graph (1) shall be in addition to— 
(A) the number of such members who are 
deployed to Afghanistan to support the require-
ments of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion mission in Afghanistan and the military 
campaign plan of the Commander of the Inter-
national Security and Assistance Force; and 
(B) any limitation on force levels that may 
be in effect. 
(e) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (c) and the requirement under sub-
section (d) if the President submits to Congress a certifi-
cation in writing that— 
(1) the use of private security contractors or 
the Afghan Public Protection Force can provide a 
level of security and force protection for members of 
the Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan that is at 
least equal to the security and force protection that 
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can be provided by members of the Armed Forces; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense has ensured that 
all employees of private security contractors and 
members of the Afghan Public Protection Force pro-
viding security or force protection for members of 
the Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan are inde-
pendently screened and vetted by members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the end of each quarter of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Data on attempted and successful at-
tacks by the Afghan National Security Forces, 
the Afghan Public Protection Force, and pri-
vate security contractors on United States 
Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(B) The number of members of the United 
States Armed Forces and civilian personnel of 
the Department of Defense wounded or killed 
due to such attacks. 
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(C) A description of tactical or covert 
methods used in such attacks and a description 
of motivations for such attacks. 
(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The first re-
port submitted following the date of the enactment 
of this Act and the report submitted for the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2014 shall also include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Actions the Department of Defense is 
taking to monitor indicators and early warning 
signs of infiltration or co-option of the Afghan 
National Security Forces, the Afghan Public 
Protection Force, and private security contrac-
tors. 
(B) The methodology and systematic ap-
proach to resolving disputes between the Af-
ghan National Security Forces and United 
States Armed Forces and civilian personnel of 
the Department of Defense when such disputes 
arise. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘mem-
bers of the Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan’’ means 
members of the Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan 
in support of the International Security Assistance Force 
in Afghanistan and members of the Armed Forces of the 
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United States deployed to Afghanistan in support of Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom. 
SEC. 1215. REPORT ON UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS TO 
CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which any substantial update or modi-
fication is made to the campaign plan for Afghanistan (in-
cluding the supporting and implementing documents for 
such plan), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the updated or modified plan, including an assess-
ment of the updated or modified plan. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under subsection (a) on any substantial update or 
modification to the campaign plan for Afghanistan shall 
not apply if the Comptroller General— 
(1) determines that a report submitted to Con-
gress by the Comptroller General before the date of 
the enactment of this Act substantially meets the re-
quirement to submit the report under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) notifies the congressional defense commit-
tees in writing of the determination under paragraph 
(1). 
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(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under subsection (a) on any substantial update or 
modification to the campaign plan for Afghanistan shall 
terminate on September 30, 2014. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 1226 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2525) is repealed. 
SEC. 1216. UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT IN AFGHAN-
ISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) following Al Qaeda’s attacks on the United 
States on September 11, 2001, United States and 
coalition forces have achieved significant progress to-
ward security and stability in Afghanistan; 
(2) as the United States completes transfer of 
the lead for security to the Afghan National Security 
Forces by the end of 2014, the United States should 
ensure that the gains in security are maintained; 
(3) the United States mission in Afghanistan 
continues to be to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al 
Qaeda, as well as to prevent its return to either Af-
ghanistan or Pakistan; 
(4) the specific objectives in Afghanistan are to 
deny safe haven to Al Qaeda and to deny the 
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Taliban the ability to overthrow the Afghan Govern-
ment; 
(5) the Taliban, Haqqanis, and associated in-
surgents continue to enjoy safe havens in Pakistan, 
but are unlikely to be capable of overthrowing the 
Afghan Government unless the United States with-
draws forces precipitously from Afghanistan; 
(6) the Haqqani Network provides unique capa-
bilities and capacity to the Afghan Taliban, and ad-
ditionally, serves as a combat multiplier to the Af-
ghan insurgency due to its geographic primacy over 
the key terrain of the Paktika, Paktia, and Khost 
provinces, as well as North and South Waziristan, 
and willingness to introduce international weaponry 
and technology into the battle space and serve as the 
reception point and integrator of international for-
eign fighters into the Afghan insurgency; 
(7) the Haqqani Network has been the most 
important Afghan-based protector of Al Qaeda; 
(8) the unique capabilities and effects brought 
to the battle space by the Haqqani Network neces-
sitate that the Government of Afghanistan should 
have superior operational capacity in order to main-
tain the security of Afghanistan over time; 
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(9) the United States military should not main-
tain an indefinite combat mission in Afghanistan 
and should transition to a counter-terrorism and ad-
vise and assist mission at the earliest practicable 
date, consistent with conditions on the ground; 
(10) significant uncertainty exists within Af-
ghanistan regarding the level of future United 
States military support; and 
(11) in order to reduce this uncertainty, and to 
promote further stability and security in Afghani-
stan, the President should— 
(A) fully consider the International Secu-
rity Assistance Force Commander’s assessment 
regarding the need for the United States to 
maintain 
a 
‘‘significant 
combat 
presence 
through 2013’’; 
(B) maintain a force of at least 68,000 
troops through December 31, 2014, unless 
fewer forces can achieve United States objec-
tives; 
(C) maintain a credible troop presence 
after December 31, 2014, sufficient to conduct 
counter-terrorism and train and advise the Af-
ghan National Security Forces, consistent with 
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the Strategic Partnership Agreement (signed on 
May 2, 2012); and 
(D) maintain sufficient funding for the Af-
ghan National Security Forces to accomplish 
the objectives described in paragraphs (3), (4), 
and (8). 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of any decision to reduce 
the number of United States Armed Forces deployed in 
Afghanistan below the number of such Armed Forces de-
ployed in Afghanistan on— 
(1) December 31, 2012; 
(2) December 31, 2013; and 
(3) December 31, 2014, 
prior to any public announcement of any such decision to 
reduce the number of United States Armed Forces de-
ployed in Afghanistan. 
(c) MATTERS TO INCLUDE IN NOTIFICATION.—As 
part of a notification required by subsection (b), the Presi-
dent shall— 
(1) provide an assessment of the relevant secu-
rity risk metrics associated with the marginal reduc-
tion in force levels; and 
(2) provide a by-unit assessment of the oper-
ational capability of the Afghan National Security 
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Forces to independently conduct the required oper-
ations to maintain security in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1217. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PAKISTAN 
COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1224(h) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2521), as most recently amended 
by section 1220 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1633), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS SUBJECT TO REPORT 
AND UPDATES.—Section 1220(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1633) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of paragraph (1), by insert-
ing ‘‘FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2013; REPORT REQUIRED.—Of the amounts appro-
priated or transferred to the Fund for fiscal year 
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2013, not more than 10 percent of such amounts 
may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees an update of 
the report required under paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘after fiscal year 2013’’ 
after ‘‘any fiscal year’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘requested to be’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘at the same time that the 
President’s budget is submitted pursuant to 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 45 days be-
fore amounts in the Fund are made available to 
the Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘the update required under paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the updates required under paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’. 
SEC. 1218. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON PROGRESS TO-
WARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHAN-
ISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1230 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
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110–181; 122 Stat. 385), as most recently amended by 
section 1218(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1632), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 
(g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED ON 
AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—In report-
ing on performance indicators and measures of progress 
required under subsection (d)(2)(D), the report required 
under subsection (a) shall assess the following: 
‘‘(1) For overall Afghanistan National Security 
Forces (ANSF): 
‘‘(A) 
Overall 
Afghan 
National 
Army 
(ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) lit-
eracy rate; ANA and ANP literacy rate by re-
gion; ANSF literacy rate by Kandak, Brigade, 
and Corps; trends over time; and how literacy 
improvements have enhanced associated mission 
essential competencies and professionalization 
of the ANSF. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the ANA and the 
ANP interaction with the Afghan civilian popu-
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lation, respect for human rights, and associated 
professional education. 
‘‘(C) By fiscal year (current and one-year 
projected) budget requirements. 
‘‘(D) A by-country outline of contributions 
for the current fiscal year and one-year pro-
jected fiscal year. 
‘‘(E) By-Kandak Mission Essential Task 
List proficiency. 
‘‘(2) For recruitment: 
‘‘(A) Outline of screening criteria. 
‘‘(B) Literacy rate of all recruits. 
‘‘(C) Outline of the security vetting proce-
dures. 
‘‘(D) Percentage screened that are not eli-
gible to serve. 
‘‘(E) Percentage screened that report for 
entry level training. 
‘‘(F) Percentage attained of the required 
ANA end strength, of the ANP end strength, 
and overall ANSF end strength. 
‘‘(G) Trends in each above mentioned cat-
egory from the prior fiscal year through the 
current report deadline. 
‘‘(3) For entry-level training: 
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‘‘(A) Percentage that entered and success-
fully complete training. 
‘‘(B) A by-specialty list of all recruits that 
fail to graduate entry level training for the 
ANA and ANP. 
‘‘(C) Percentage of recruits that become 
unaccounted (UA) for or are ‘Absent Without 
Leave’ (AWOL) during training. 
‘‘(D) Trends in each above mentioned cat-
egory from the prior fiscal year through the 
current report deadline. 
‘‘(4) For personnel administration: 
‘‘(A) Percentage of the ANSF that was 
paid on time. 
‘‘(B) UA/AWOL rate by Kandak, Brigade, 
and Corps. 
‘‘(C) Trends in each above mentioned cat-
egory from the prior fiscal year through the 
current report deadline. 
‘‘(5) For professionalization of the ANSF: 
‘‘(A) Percentage of noncommissioned offi-
cer corps personnel as compared to noncommis-
sioned officer corps end-strength requirements. 
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‘‘(B) Number of enlisted, noncommissioned 
officer corps, and officers that complete con-
tinuing education. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the noncommis-
sioned officer corps continuing education pro-
gram. 
‘‘(6) For retention: 
‘‘(A) On average time ANA and ANP per-
sonnel remain in their respective units. 
‘‘(B) By-fiscal year, by-Kandak percentage 
of personnel retained and personnel attrition 
from the prior fiscal year through the current 
report deadline. 
‘‘(7) For logistics: 
‘‘(A) On average percentage shortfall, by 
Kandak, of Class I-IX supplies, which includes 
Class I - Food, rations, and water; Class II – 
Clothing; Class III - Petroleum, oils, and lubri-
cants; Class IV - Fortification and barrier ma-
terials; Class V – Ammunition; Class VII - 
Major End Items; Class VIII - Medical sup-
plies; and Class IX - Repair Parts. 
‘‘(B) On average number of days to fill 
supply requests to address operational short-
falls. 
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‘‘(C) Operational readiness rate for all mis-
sion essential equipment by Kandak, Brigade, 
and Corps. 
‘‘(8) For transition: 
‘‘(A) Provide the framework that ISAF, in 
conjunction with the Afghan government, uses 
to synthesize ANSF performance metrics and 
adjudicate transition of ANSF units through 
proficiency levels. 
‘‘(B) A by-Kandak analysis of the on aver-
age time to transition between proficiency levels 
since inception of the ANSF transition. 
‘‘(C) A by-region overview of the force 
structure mix that is correlated with the evo-
lution of threat picture in the region.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made this 
section apply with respect to any report required to be 
submitted under section 1230 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 385) on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1219. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNDER THE 
PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for the Pakistan Counter-
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insurgency Fund may be used to provide assistance to the 
Government of Pakistan until the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the Govern-
ment of Pakistan is demonstrating a continuing commit-
ment to and is making significant efforts toward the im-
plementation of a strategy to counter improvised explosive 
devices (IEDs), including— 
(1) attacking IED networks; 
(2) monitoring known precursors used in IEDs; 
and 
(3) developing a strict protocol for the manufac-
ture of explosive materials, including calcium ammo-
nium nitrate, and accessories and their supply to le-
gitimate end users. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, may waive the require-
ments of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines it is 
in the national security interest of the United States to 
do so. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional 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. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Iran 
SEC. 1221. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Iran, which has long sought to foment in-
stability and promote extremism in the Middle East, 
is now seeking to exploit the dramatic political tran-
sition underway in the region to undermine govern-
ments traditionally aligned with the United States 
and support extremist political movements in these 
countries. 
(2) At the same time, Iran may soon attain a 
nuclear weapons capability, a development that 
would threaten United States interests, destabilize 
the region, encourage regional nuclear proliferation, 
further empower and embolden Iran, the world’s 
leading state sponsor of terrorism, and provide it the 
tools to threaten its neighbors, including Israel. 
(3) With the assistance of Iran over the past 
several years, Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas have in-
creased their stockpiles of rockets, with more than 
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60,000 rockets now ready to be fired at Israel. Iran 
continues to add to its arsenal of ballistic missiles 
and cruise missiles, which threaten Iran’s neighbors, 
Israel, and United States Armed Forces in the re-
gion. 
(4) Preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear 
weapon is among the most urgent national security 
challenges facing the United States. 
(5) Successive United States administrations 
have stated that an Iran armed with a nuclear weap-
on is unacceptable. 
(6) President Obama stated on January 24, 
2012, ‘‘Let there be no doubt: America is deter-
mined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weap-
on, and I will take no options off the table to achieve 
that goal.’’. 
(7) In order to prevent Iran from developing 
nuclear weapons, the United States, in cooperation 
with its allies, must utilize all elements of national 
power including diplomacy, robust economic sanc-
tions, and credible, visible preparations for a mili-
tary option. 
(8) Nevertheless, to date, diplomatic overtures, 
sanctions, and other non-kinetic actions toward Iran 
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have not caused the Government of Iran to abandon 
its nuclear weapons program. 
(9) With the impact of additional sanctions un-
certain, additional pressure on the Government of 
Iran could come from the credible threat of military 
action against Iran’s nuclear program. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to take all necessary measures, in-
cluding military action if required, to prevent Iran from 
threatening the United States, its allies, or Iran’s neigh-
bors with a nuclear weapon. 
SEC. 1222. UNITED STATES MILITARY PREPAREDNESS IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) military exercises conducted in the Persian 
Gulf and Gulf of Oman emphasize the United States 
resolve and the policy of the United States described 
in section 1221(b) by enhancing the readiness of the 
United States military and allied forces, as well as 
signaling to the Government of Iran the commitment 
of the United States to defend its vital national se-
curity interests; and 
(2) the President, as Commander in Chief, 
should augment the presence of the United States 
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Fifth Fleet in the Middle East and to conduct mili-
tary deployments, exercises, or other visible, concrete 
military readiness activities to underscore the policy 
of the United States described in section 1221(b). 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prepare a plan to augment the presence of the 
United States Fifth Fleet in the Middle East and to 
conduct military deployments, exercises, or other 
visible, concrete military readiness activities to un-
derscore the policy of the United States described in 
section 1221(b). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum, steps necessary for the Armed Forces to sup-
port the policy of the United States described in sec-
tion 1221(b), including— 
(A) pre-positioning sufficient supplies of 
aircraft, munitions, fuel, and other materials 
for both air- and sea-based missions at key for-
ward locations in the Middle East and Indian 
Ocean; 
(B) maintaining sufficient naval assets in 
the region necessary to signal United States re-
solve and to bolster United States capabilities 
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to launch a sustained sea and air campaign 
against a range of Iranian nuclear and military 
targets, to protect seaborne shipping, and to 
deny Iranian retaliation against United States 
interests in the region; 
(C) discussing the viability of deploying at 
least two United States aircraft carriers, an ad-
ditional large deck amphibious ship, and a Mine 
Countermeasures Squadron in the region on a 
continual basis, in support of the actions de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
(D) conducting naval fleet exercises similar 
to the United States Fifth Fleet’s major exer-
cise in the region in March 2007 to dem-
onstrate ability to keep the Strait of Hormuz 
open and to counter the use of anti-ship mis-
siles and swarming high-speed boats. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1223. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) COMBATANT COMMANDER ASSESSMENT.—The 
report required under subsection (a) shall include an 
annex, in classified or unclassified form, that includes an 
identification and assessment of the Commander of the 
United States Central Command on the following: 
‘‘(1) Any critical gaps in intelligence that limit 
the ability of the Commander to counter threats 
emanating from Iran. 
‘‘(2) Any gaps in the capabilities, capacity, and 
authorities of the Commander to counter Iranian 
threats to United States Armed Forces and United 
States interests in the region. 
‘‘(3) Any gaps in the capabilities and capacity 
of the Commander to take military action against 
Iran to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear 
weapon. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters the Commander con-
siders to be relevant.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply with respect to each report required 
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to be submitted under section 1245 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 on or after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 1224. ENHANCING THE DEFENSE OF ISRAEL AND 
UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE 
EAST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should take the following ac-
tions to assist in the defense of Israel: 
(1) Provide Israel such support as may be nec-
essary to increase development and production of 
joint missile defense systems, particularly such sys-
tems that defend the urgent threat posed to Israel 
and United States forces in the region. 
(2) Provide Israel defense articles, intelligence, 
and defense services through such mechanisms as 
appropriate, to include air refueling tankers, missile 
defense capabilities, and specialized munitions. 
(3) Allocate additional weaponry and munitions 
for the forward-deployed United States stockpile in 
Israel. 
(4) Provide Israel additional surplus defense ar-
ticles and defense services, as appropriate, in the 
wake of the withdrawal of United States forces from 
Iraq. 
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(5) Offer the Israeli Air Force additional train-
ing and exercise opportunities in the United States 
to compensate for Israel’s limited air space. 
(6) Expand Israel’s authority to make pur-
chases under section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (relating to the ‘‘Foreign Military Financing’’ 
program) on a commercial basis. 
(7) Seek to enhance the capabilities of the 
United States and Israel to address emerging com-
mon threats, increase security cooperation, and ex-
pand joint military exercises. 
(8) Encourage an expanded role for Israel with-
in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
including an enhanced presence at NATO head-
quarters and exercises. 
(9) Support extension of the long-standing loan 
guarantee program for Israel, recognizing Israel’s 
unbroken record of repaying its loans on time and 
in full. 
(10) Expand already-close intelligence coopera-
tion, including satellite intelligence, with Israel. 
(b) REPORT ON ISRAEL’S QUALITATIVE MILITARY 
EDGE.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States— 
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(A) to help Israel preserve its qualitative 
military edge amid rapid and uncertain regional 
political transformation; and 
(B) to encourage further development of 
advanced technology programs between the 
United States and Israel in light of current 
trends and instability in the region. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the status of Israel’s qualitative 
military edge in light of current trends and insta-
bility in the region. 
(c) REPORT ON OTHER MATTERS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on each of the following: 
(1) Taking into account Israel’s urgent require-
ment for F–35 aircraft, actions to improve the proc-
ess relating to Israel’s purchase of F–35 aircraft to 
improve cost efficiency and timely delivery. 
(2) Efforts to expand cooperation between the 
United States and Israel in homeland defense, 
counter-terrorism, maritime security, cybersecurity, 
and other appropriate areas. 
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(3) Actions to integrate Israel into the defense 
of the Eastern Mediterranean. 
SEC. 1225. PLAN TO ENHANCE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF 
PERSIAN GULF ALLIES. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan to en-
hance the military capabilities of Persian Gulf allies to bol-
ster the posture of such allies in relation to Iran. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the means to augment the 
offensive strike capabilities of key Gulf Cooperation 
Council allies, including the potential sale or up-
grades of strike attack aircraft and bunker buster 
munitions, to augment the viability of a credible 
military option and to strengthen such allies’ self-de-
fense capabilities against retaliation or military ag-
gression by Iran. 
(2) A needs-based assessment, or an update to 
an existing needs-based assessment, of the military 
requirements of Persian Gulf allies to support a 
credible military option and to defend against poten-
tial military aggression by Iran. 
(3) A detailed summary of any arms sales and 
training requests by Persian Gulf allies and a de-
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scription and justification for United States actions 
taken. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the plan 
required under subsection (a) shall be construed to alter 
Israel’s qualitative military edge. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The plan required 
under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) FORM.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may con-
tain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1226. PLAN TO INCREASE STRATEGIC REGIONAL 
PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States should ensure that it has 
the broadest set of geographic approaches to mili-
tarily access Iran. 
(2) United States Armed Forces and support 
staff currently have access from the eastern, south-
ern, and western borders of Iran. 
(3) Azerbaijan borders the northern frontier of 
Iran closest to nuclear sites near Tehran and the 
Government of Azerbaijan cooperates with the 
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United States on Caspian Sea security and energy 
issues. 
(b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to— 
(1) increase pressure on Iran by providing 
United States Armed Forces with the broadest set 
of geographic approaches to militarily access Iran; 
and 
(2) explore means to enhance access to military 
facilities on the northern border of Iran. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall de-
velop a plan to increase the strategic partnership 
with regional allies to provide United States Armed 
Forces with the broadest set of geographic ap-
proaches to militarily access Iran. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing information: 
(A) Mechanisms to broaden the geo-
graphical approaches to militarily access Iran. 
(B) The need, if any, to strengthen the 
self-defense capabilities of regional allies as a 
result of such partnerships. 
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(C) The viability of increasing access for 
United States Armed Forces to bases in Azer-
baijan to augment the viability of a credible 
military option. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to 
the appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 1227. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE.—The term 
‘‘qualitative military edge’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 36(h)(2) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)(2)). 
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SEC. 1228. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against Iran. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1231. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY 
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1202 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note), as most recently amended by section 1238 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1642), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and 
(12) as paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) The strategy, goals, and capabilities of 
Chinese space programs, including trends, global 
and regional activities, the involvement of military 
and civilian organizations, including state-owned en-
terprises, academic institutions, and commercial en-
tities, and efforts to develop, acquire, or gain access 
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(B) An assessment of the national security 
risks of removing certain space and space-re-
lated technologies identified under subpara-
graph (A) from the United States Munitions 
List. 
(C) An examination of the degree to which 
other nations’ export control policies control or 
limit the export of space and space-related tech-
nologies for national security reasons. 
(D) Recommendations for— 
(i) the space and space-related tech-
nologies that should remain on, or may be 
candidates for removal from, the United 
States Munitions List based on the na-
tional security review required under sub-
section (a); 
(ii) the safeguards and verifications 
necessary to— 
(I) prevent the proliferation and 
diversion of such space and space-re-
lated technologies; 
(II) confirm appropriate end use 
and end users; and 
(III) minimize the risk that such 
space and space-related technologies 
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