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by professionals meeting the qualifications described 
in subsection (c).’’. 
(d) SELECTION OF AUDIT REMEDIATION SERVICES.— 
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF AUDIT REMEDIATION SERVICES.— 
The selection of audit remediation service providers shall 
be based, among other appropriate criteria, on qualifica-
tions, relevant experience, and capacity to develop and im-
plement corrective action plans to address internal control 
and compliance deficiencies identified during a financial 
statement or program audit.’’. 
SEC. 1004. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUDITS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9A of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 240g. Annual report on auditable financial state-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 30 of each 
year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report ranking each of the mili-
tary departments and Defense Agencies in order of how ad-
vanced they are in achieving auditable financial statements 
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as required by law. In preparing the report, the Secretary 
shall seek to exclude information that is otherwise available 
in other reports to Congress. 
‘‘(b) BOTTOM QUARTILE.—Not later than June 30 of 
each year, the head of each of the military departments and 
Defense Agencies that were ranked in the bottom quartile 
of the report submitted under subsection (a) for that year 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that includes the following information for that mili-
tary department or Defense Agency: 
‘‘(1) A description of the material weaknesses of 
the military department or Defense Agency. 
‘‘(2) The underlying causes of such weaknesses. 
‘‘(3) A plan for remediating such weaknesses.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘240g. Annual report on auditable financial statements.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act for travel of persons for the head of a military 
department or Defense Agency described in subsection (b) 
of section 240g of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), for fiscal year 2020, not more than 80 
percent may be obligated or expended before the submittal 
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of the report required under that subsection for that mili-
tary department or Defense Agency. 
(c) PLAN FOR ACHIEVING UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPIN-
ION ON CONSOLIDATED AUDIT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report containing the plan of the 
Secretary for achieving an unmodified audit opinion 
of the Department of Defense-wide consolidated audit 
by not later than five years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide, Office of the Secretary of De-
fense, for Travel of Persons for fiscal year 2020, not 
more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended 
before the date on which the Secretary submits the re-
port required under paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 1005. ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DISPLAY FOR 
SERVICE-COMMON AND OTHER SUPPORT AND 
ENABLING CAPABILITIES FOR SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 225 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 226. Special operations forces: display of service- 
common and other support and enabling 
capabilities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include, in the 
budget materials submitted to Congress under section 1105 
of title 31 for fiscal year 2021 and any subsequent fiscal 
year, a consolidated budget justification display showing 
service-common and other support and enabling capabili-
ties for special operations forces requested by a military 
service or Defense Agency. Such budget justification display 
shall include any amount for service-common or other capa-
bility development and acquisition, training, operations, 
pay, base operations sustainment, and other common serv-
ices and support. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE-COMMON AND OTHER SUPPORT AND EN-
ABLING CAPABILITIES.—In this section, the term ‘service- 
common and other support and enabling capabilities’ 
means capabilities provided in support of special oper-
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ations that are not reflected in Major Force Program-11 
or designated as special operations forces-peculiar.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 225 the following new item: 
‘‘226. Special operations forces: display of service-common programs and activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 1006. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
SEC. 1007. INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AUDIT OF 
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each major 
implementation of, or modification to, a financial system 
of the Department of Defense is reviewed by an independent 
public accountant to validate that such financial system 
will meet any applicable Federal requirements. 
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Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUP-
PORT 
TO 
OTHER 
AGENCIES 
FOR 
COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 
CRIME. 
(a) TYPES OF SUPPORT.—Paragraph (7) of subsection 
(b) of section 284 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and fences’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘to block’’ and inserting ‘‘along’’. 
(b) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Subsection 
(h)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) In case of support for a purpose de-
scribed in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(i) an identification of the recipient 
of the support; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the support pro-
vided; 
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‘‘(iii) a description of the sources and 
amounts of funds used to provide such sup-
port; 
‘‘(iv) a description of the amount of 
funds obligated to provide such support; 
‘‘(v) an assessment of the efficacy and 
cost-effectiveness of such support in advanc-
ing the objectives and strategy of the depart-
ment or agency to which the support will be 
provided; 
‘‘(vi) any document describing a re-
quest for assistance from any other depart-
ment or agency of the United States and 
any response to such a request from another 
department or agency of the United States 
to which support will be provided; and 
‘‘(vii) in the case of any support for a 
purpose described under subsection (b)(7), 
metrics and analysis that establish that an 
area is a drug smuggling corridor.’’. 
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SEC. 1012. TECHNICAL CORRECTION AND EXTENSION OF 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING EN-
HANCEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AND 
COORDINATION OF MILITARY TRAINING BE-
TWEEN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 371 of title 10, United 
States Code’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 271 of title 10, United States Code’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3) by striking ‘‘January 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1013. REPEAL OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF 
CURRICULA AND PROGRAM STRUCTURES OF 
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTERDRUG SCHOOLS. 
Section 901 of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469; 32 
U.S.C. 112 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (g), respectively. 
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Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 
Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. TRANSPORTATION BY SEA OF SUPPLIES FOR THE 
ARMED FORCES AND DEFENSE AGENCIES. 
Section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by in-
serting ‘‘or for a Defense Agency’’ after ‘‘Marine 
Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) Before entering into a contract for the transpor-
tation by sea of fuel products under this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide a minimum variance of three days on 
the shipment date.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the requirement 
described in paragraph (1)’’ and insert ‘‘a re-
quirement under paragraph (1) or (2)’’. 
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SEC. 1022. USE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF TWO USED VESSELS. 
Pursuant to section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, and using amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for Operation and Maintenance, Navy, for fiscal 
year 2020, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into 
a contract for the procurement of two used vessels. 
SEC. 1023. FORMAL SCHOOLHOUSE TRAINING FOR SHIP-
BOARD SYSTEM PROGRAMS OF RECORD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall en-
sure that there is a formal schoolhouse available at which 
training is provided in any shipboard system that is pro-
gram of record on Navy surface vessels. 
(b) TIMLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) CURRENT PROGRAMS.—In the case of any 
shipboard system program of record that is in use as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act for which no 
formal schoolhouse is available, the Secretary shall en-
sure that such a schoolhouse is available for the provi-
sion of training in such program by not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) FUTURE
PROGRAMS.—In the case of any 
shipboard system program of record that is first used 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that a formal schoolhouse is estab-
lished for the provision of training in such program 
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by not later than 12 months after the date on which 
the shipboard system program of record is first used. 
SEC. 1024. REPORT ON SHIPBUILDER TRAINING AND THE 
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on shipbuilder training and hiring 
requirements necessary to achieve the Navy’s 30-year ship-
building plan and to maintain the shipbuilding readiness 
of the defense industrial base. Such report shall include each 
of the following: 
(1) An analysis and estimate of the time and in-
vestment required for new shipbuilders to gain pro-
ficiency in particular shipbuilding occupational spe-
cialties, including detailed information about the oc-
cupational specialty requirements necessary for con-
struction of naval surface ship and submarine classes 
to be included in the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding 
plan. 
(2) An analysis of the age demographics and oc-
cupational experience level (measured in years of ex-
perience) of the shipbuilding defense industrial work-
force. 
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(3) An analysis of the potential time and invest-
ment challenges associated with developing and re-
taining shipbuilding skills in organizations that lack 
intermediate levels of shipbuilding experience. 
(4) Recommendations concerning how to address 
shipbuilder training during periods of demographic 
transition, including whether emerging technologies, 
such as augmented reality, may aid in new ship-
builder training. 
(5) Recommendations concerning how to encour-
age young adults to enter the defense shipbuilding in-
dustry and to develop the skills necessary to support 
the shipbuilding defense industrial base. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 1022 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 271 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subsection (e) of such 
section is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting a period at 
the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following paragraph 
(2): 
‘‘(2) For purposes of applying the definition of 
transnational organized crime under paragraph (1) to this 
section, the term ‘illegal means’, as it appears in such defi-
nition, includes the trafficking of money, human traf-
ficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade in natural re-
sources and wildlife, trade in illegal drugs and weapons, 
and other forms of illegal means determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2020, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 
or any entity within such country, as follows: 
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(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
(5) Mexico. 
(6) Guatemala. 
(7) Honduras. 
(8) El Salvador. 
(9) Venezuela. 
(10) Cuba. 
(11) Iran. 
(12) Russia. 
(13) North Korea. 
SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
TO AND DETENTION OF ADDITIONAL INDIVID-
UALS, INCLUDING UNITED STATES CITIZENS, 
AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Department of Defense may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing on December 31, 2020, to— 
(1) detain or provide assistance relating to the 
detention of any individual, including any United 
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States citizen, pursuant to the law of war or a pro-
ceeding under chapter 47A of title 10, United States 
Code, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba; or 
(2) transfer or provide assistance relating to the 
transfer of any individual, including any United 
States citizen, for the purpose of detaining such indi-
vidual pursuant to the law of war or a proceeding 
under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to an individual who is or was detained 
pursuant to the law of war or a Military Commissions Act 
proceeding on or after May 2, 2018, at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of De-
fense. 
(c) DISPOSITION PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan identifying 
a disposition, other than continued law of war detention 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
for each individual detained at United States Naval Sta-
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tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 1034. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PROVI-
SION OF MEDICAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The individuals detained at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are aging, 
and such individuals are increasingly subject to a 
number of health conditions exacerbated by age and 
the circumstances of their cases. 
(2) Expeditionary medical treatment of individ-
uals detained at United States Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba, is logistically challenging and in-
creasingly costly, especially treatment related to com-
plex ailments that may become exacerbated with age. 
(3) Medical care at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is likely to become an in-
creasing challenge for the United States Government. 
(4) Medical challenges at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, also cause difficul-
ties affecting the functions and processes of the mili-
tary commissions and periodic review boards. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States has an ongoing obligation 
to provide medical care to individuals detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, meeting appropriate standards of care; and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should take into ac-
count the standards of care provided at other relevant 
facilities, including those administered by the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons, in determining the policies of the 
Department of Defense regarding the provision of 
medical care to individuals detained at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 1035. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT ON GENDER AND 
COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into a contract with a nonprofit entity or a feder-
ally funded research and development center independent 
of the Department of Defense to conduct research and anal-
ysis on the intersection of gender and violent extremism and 
terrorism. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The research and analysis conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include research and analysis of 
the following: 
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(1) The root and proximate causes of women’s 
participation in terrorist and violent extremist orga-
nizations. 
(2) Ways for the Department of Defense to en-
gage women and girls who are vulnerable to extremist 
and terrorist behavior. 
(3) Ways women and girls can assist the Armed 
Forces and partner military organizations in identi-
fying individuals of concern. 
(4) The intersection of violent extremism and 
terrorism and the following: 
(A) Gender-based violence. 
(B) Women’s empowerment at the household 
level, such as property and inheritance rights, 
bride-price and dowry, and the level of societal 
sanction for the killing or harming of women. 
(C) Adolescent girls’ empowerment, such as 
the level of early, child, and forced marriage, 
and of girls’ access to secondary education. 
(5) Best practices for the Armed Forces to sup-
port women preventing and countering violent extre-
mism and terrorism. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be appropriate. 
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(c) UTILIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall uti-
lize the results of the research conducted under subsection 
(a) to inform each geographic combatant command’s strat-
egy report and individual country strategy reports, where 
appropriate. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
nonprofit entity or federally funded research and de-
velopment center with which the Secretary of Defense 
enters into contract under subsection (a) shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense a report that contains the 
assessment required by subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of research 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. SCHEDULING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EX-
ECUTIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLED BY SECRE-
TARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 120. Department of Defense executive aircraft con-
trolled by Secretaries of military depart-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the Chief of the Air Force Special Air Mission 
Office is given the responsibility for scheduling all Depart-
ment of Defense executive aircraft controlled by the Secre-
taries of the military departments. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Secretary of each of 
the military departments shall ensure that there is represen-
tation from each of the armed forces within the Air Force 
Special Air Mission Office to provide for daily management 
and scheduling of the aircraft controlled by that military 
department. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall be responsible for 
resolving conflicts and arbitrating the allocation of aircraft 
based on demand and priority. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
not establish a new command and control organization to 
support aircraft controlled by the Secretary of a military 
department. 
‘‘(2) No aircraft controlled by the Secretary of a mili-
tary department may be permanently stationed at any lo-
cation without required users. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘required use traveler’ has the 
meaning given such term in Department of Defense 
directive 4500.56, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘executive aircraft’ has the mean-
ing given such term in Department of Defense direc-
tive 4500.43, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘120. Department of Defense executive aircraft controlled by Secretaries of mili-
tary departments.’’. 
SEC. 1042. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEFENSE DISPOSAL PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
Subsection (b) of section 2284 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), 
(i) by striking ‘‘joint program execu-
tive officer who’’ and inserting ‘‘training 
and technology program that’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, provides common 
individual training,’’ after ‘‘explosive ord-
nance disposal’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and procurement’’; 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘for common tools’’ 
after ‘‘activities’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘and combatant com-
mands’’; and 
(vi) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E); 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such as weap-
on systems, manned and unmanned vehicles and plat-
forms, cyber and communication equipment, and the 
integration of explosive ordnance disposal sets, kits 
and outfits and explosive ordnance disposal tools, 
equipment, sets, kits, and outfits developed by the de-
partment.’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of the Army shall designate 
an Army explosive ordnance disposal-qualified gen-
eral officer to serve as the co-chair of the Department 
of Defense explosive ordnance disposal defense pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘explosive ordnance’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 283(d) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ 
means the detection, identification, on-site evaluation, 
rendering safe, exploitation, recovery, and final dis-
posal of explosive ordnance.’’. 
SEC. 1043. NOTIFICATION ON THE PROVISION OF DEFENSE 
SENSITIVE SUPPORT. 
Section 1055(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) A description of the required duration 
of the support. 
‘‘(D) A description of the initial costs for 
the support.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) SUSTAINMENT COSTS.—If the Secretary de-
termines that sustainment costs will be incurred as a 
result of the provision of defense sensitive support, the 
Secretary, not later than 72 hours after the initial 
provision of such support, shall certify to the congres-
sional defense committees (and the congressional intel-
ligence committees with respect to matters relating to 
members of the intelligence community) that such 
sustainment costs will not interfere with the ability of 
the Department to execute operations, accomplish 
mission objectives, and maintain readiness.’’. 
SEC. 1044. MODIFICATION AND TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO THE SOUTH-
ERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1059 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
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(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 986; 10 U.S.C. 271 note 
prec.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may provide assistance to United States Customs and 
Border Protection for purposes of increasing ongoing 
efforts to secure the southern land border of the 
United States in accordance with the requirements of 
this section. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense provides assistance under paragraph 
(1), not later than 30 days before the provision of 
such assistance, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives certification, in writing, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the provision of the assistance will not 
negatively affect military training, operations, 
readiness, or other military requirement, includ-
ing the readiness of the National Guard and re-
serve components; and 
‘‘(B) the tasks associated with the support 
provided align with the mission or occupational 
specialty of any members of the Armed Forces or 
units of the Armed Forces that are deployed; and 
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‘‘(C) any task associated with the support is 
inherently governmental and cannot be per-
formed by a contractor. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 30 days before the deployment of any member of 
the Armed Forces or unit of the Armed Forces to the 
southern land border of the United States in support 
United States Customs and Border Protection pursu-
ant to this section or any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees 
on Armed Forces of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives notice of such deployment.’’. 
(b) SUPPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Defense by this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘use up to $75,000,000 to’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘on a reimbursable basis’’ after 
‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (f) of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which any member of the 
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Armed Forces is deployed along the southern land 
border of the United States at the request of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and every 90 days 
thereafter until no members are so deployed, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives a report that includes, for both the period cov-
ered by the report and the total period of the deploy-
ment, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of each unit of the 
Armed Forces so deployed, including for each 
such unit— 
‘‘(i) the duty station or location to 
which the unit is assigned; 
‘‘(ii) the unit designation; 
‘‘(iii) the size of the unit; and 
‘‘(iv) whether any personnel in the 
unit deployed under section 12302 of title 
10, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) An identification of any training exer-
cises that were planned prior to such deployment 
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that included deployed units and were planned 
to be executed after the date of the deployment. 
‘‘(C) For each unit so deployed, the readi-
ness rating of the unit before deployment and 15 
days after the last day of such deployment. 
‘‘(D) The projected length of the deployment 
and any special pay and incentives for which 
deployed personnel may qualify during the de-
ployment. 
‘‘(E) A description of any specific pre-de-
ployment training provided to any individual or 
unit before being so deployed, including the loca-
tion and duration of any such training. 
‘‘(F) A description of the rules and addi-
tional guidance applicable to the deployment, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) any special instructions provided 
to units so deployed prior to deployment; 
‘‘(ii) the standing rules for the use of 
force for deployed personnel; and 
‘‘(iii) whether personnel carry assigned 
weapons and are issued ammunition. 
‘‘(G) A description of the life support condi-
tions, including living quarters and food ration 
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cycles, associated with such deployment and as-
sociated costs. 
‘‘(H) A map indicating the locations where 
units so deployed are housed. 
‘‘(I) A map indicating the locations where 
units so deployed are conducting their assigned 
mission and an explanation for the choice of 
such locations. 
‘‘(J) A description of the specific missions 
and tasks, by location, that are assigned to the 
members of the Armed Forces who are so de-
ployed. 
‘‘(K) The total amount of funds obligated or 
expended to provide support along the southern 
border of the United States, including costs asso-
ciated with personnel (set forth separately from 
any special pay and allowances), transportation, 
operations, and any materials used in support of 
any such deployment or support provided. 
‘‘(L) An assessment of the ongoing efficacy 
and cost-effectiveness of the provision of such as-
sistance, including a comparison to the execution 
by United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion, the strategy and recommendations of the 
Secretary to address the challenges on the south-
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ern border of the United States and to enhance 
the effectiveness of such assistance, and a plan to 
transition the functions performed by the mem-
bers of the Armed Forces pursuant to such assist-
ance. 
‘‘(M) The justification of United States Cus-
toms and Border Protection determining each lo-
cation where the Department of Defense provides 
support under this section and any actions taken 
by the Department of Homeland Security to 
complete the mission or tasks before requesting 
support from the Department of Defense and de-
termining when support from the Department of 
Defense is needed, including— 
‘‘(i) copies of any relevant documents 
that describe the factors taken into consider-
ation in requesting support from the De-
partment of Defense; 
‘‘(ii) the analysis that informs the 
placement of members of the Armed Forces 
along the southern land border of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(iii) any memorandum, including re-
quests for assistance and responses to such 
requests, shared between the Department of 
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Homeland Security and the Department of 
Defense regarding the need for the deploy-
ment of members of the Armed Forces along 
the southern land border of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form and without any designation relating to 
dissemination control, but may include a classified 
annex.’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority under this section 
shall terminate on September 30, 2023.’’. 
(e) CLASSIFICATION.—The Law Revision Counsel is 
directed to place this section in a note following section 284 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE INAC-
TIVATION OF ARMY WATERCRAFT UNITS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 may 
be obligated or expended for the inactivation of any Army 
watercraft unit until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
Congress certification that— 
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(1) the Secretary has completed the Army 
Watercraft Requirements Review; 
(2) the Secretary has entered into a contract 
with a federally funded research and development cor-
poration for the review of the ability of the Army to 
meet the watercraft requirements of the combatant 
commanders; and 
(3) the federally funded research and develop-
ment corporation has completed such review and vali-
dated the findings of such review. 
SEC. 1046. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CON-
STRUCTION OF A WALL, FENCE, OR OTHER 
PHYSICAL BARRIER ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—National defense funds may not be 
obligated, expended, or otherwise used to design or carry 
out a project to construct, replace, or modify a wall, fence, 
or other physical barrier along the international border be-
tween the United States and Mexico. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE FUNDS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘national defense funds’’ means— 
(1) amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
any purpose in this division or authorized to be ap-
propriated in division A of any National Defense Au-
thorization Act for any of fiscal years 2015 through 
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2019, including any amounts of such an authoriza-
tion made available to the Department of Defense and 
transferred to another authorization by the Secretary 
of Defense pursuant to transfer authority available to 
the Secretary; and 
(2) funds appropriated in any Act pursuant to 
an authorization of appropriations described in para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1047. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE 
AND 
COUNTER-
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
the Secretary of Defense may expend amounts made avail-
able for the Military Intelligence Program for any of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2025 for intelligence and counterintel-
ligence activities for any purpose the Secretary determines 
to be proper with regard to intelligence and counterintel-
ligence objects of a confidential, extraordinary, or emer-
gency nature. Such a determination is final and conclusive 
upon the accounting officers of the United States. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The Secretary of De-
fense may not expend more than five percent of the amounts 
described in subsection (a) for any fiscal year for objects 
described in that subsection unless— 
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(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional de-
fense committees and the congressional intelligence 
committees of the intent to expend the amounts and 
purpose of the expenditure; and 
(2) 30 days have elapsed from the date on which 
the Secretary provides the notice described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—For each expenditure of funds 
under this section, the Secretary shall certify that such ex-
penditure was made for an object of a confidential, extraor-
dinary, or emergency nature. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of each of 
2020 through 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the congres-
sional intelligence committees a report on expenditures 
made under this section during the fiscal year preceding 
the year in which the report is submitted. Each such report 
shall include, for each expenditure under this section during 
the fiscal year covered by the report, a description, the pur-
pose, the program element, and the certification required 
under section (c). 
(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not delegate the authority under this section 
with respect to any expenditure in excess of $75,000. 
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(f) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional intelligence 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1048. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO HOUSE CHIL-
DREN SEPARATED FROM PARENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 may be 
used to house a child separated from a parent. 
(b) CHILD SEPARATED FROM A PARENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
a child shall not be considered to be separated from 
a parent if the separation is conducted by an agent 
or officer of Customs and Border Protection at or 
near a port of entry or within 100 miles of a border 
of the United States, and one of the following has oc-
curred: 
(A) A State court, authorized under State 
law, terminates the rights of the parent or legal 
guardian, determines that it is in the best inter-
ests of the child to be removed from the parent 
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or legal guardian, in accordance with the Adop-
tion and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 
105–89), or makes any similar determination 
that is legally authorized under State law. 
(B) An official from the State or county 
child welfare agency with expertise in child trau-
ma and development makes a best interests deter-
mination that it is in the best interests of the 
child to be removed from the parent or legal 
guardian because the child is in danger of abuse 
or neglect at the hands of the parent or legal 
guardian, or is a danger to herself or others. 
(C) The separation is authorized based on— 
(i) the finding of a chief patrol agent 
or the area port director in an official and 
undelegated capacity that— 
(I) the child is a victim of traf-
ficking or is at significant risk of be-
coming a victim of trafficking; 
(II) there is a strong likelihood 
that the adult is not the parent or legal 
guardian of the child; or 
(III) the child is in danger of 
abuse or neglect at the hands of the 
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parent or legal guardian, or is a dan-
ger to themselves or others; and 
(ii) the review and reauthorization of 
the separation by an independent child wel-
fare expert licensed by the State or county 
in which the child was separated by not 
later than 48 hours after the initial decision 
by the Chief Patrol Agent or the Area Port 
Director. 
(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO REAUTHORIZE.— In 
the case of a separation referred to in paragraph 
(1)(C)(ii), if the child welfare expert does not reau-
thorize such separation, the child shall be considered 
separated from a parent for purposes of this sub-
section. 
SEC. 1049. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVIDING 
HOUSING FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
the Department of Defense may be used to provide assist-
ance to the Department of Health and Human Services for 
the purpose of providing housing for unaccompanied alien 
children unless the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
certification that— 
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(1) the proposed site for the housing meets the 
standards of the Department of Health and Human 
Services, including those provided under the Flores 
settlement agreement; 
(2) identifies any known or potential environ-
mental hazards at or near the proposed site; 
(3) describes the actions taken or to be taken to 
mitigate any such hazard; and 
(4) identifies any waivers or exceptions to stand-
ards of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, including the Flores settlement agreement, that 
have been requested or granted with regard to the site. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘unaccompanied alien children’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 462 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279)). 
(2) The term ‘‘Flores settlement agreement’’ 
means the stipulated settlement agreement filed on 
January 17, 1997, in the United States District 
Court for the Central District of California in Flores 
v. Reno, CV 85–4544–RJK. 
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Subtitle F—National Defense 
Strategy Implementation 
SEC. 1051. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense 
Strategy Implementation Act’’. 
SEC. 1052. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND 
PLANS 
REGARDING 
STRATEGIC 
COMPETI-
TORS. 
Not later than February 1, 2020, and then biannually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the Department 
of Defense’s operational concepts and plans regarding stra-
tegic competitors, including on strategically significant 
matters identified in the National Defense Strategy, that 
also addresses each of the following: 
(1) Ways of employing the force in peace time to 
effectively deter strategic competitors below the thresh-
old of war while ensuring readiness for potential con-
flict. 
(2) Ways of adapting innovative, operational 
concepts needed for strategically significant and plau-
sible scenarios related to strategic competitors. 
(3) Ways of addressing operational challenges re-
lated to achieving the strategic advantage against 
strategic competitors related to nuclear, space, cyber, 
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conventional, 
and 
unconventional 
means 
in 
warfighting doctrine. 
(4) The technologies, force developments, posture 
and capabilities, readiness, infrastructure, organiza-
tion, personnel, and other elements of the defense pro-
gram necessary to enable these operational concepts 
and its implementation listed in paragraphs (1) 
through (3). 
(5) The ability of the National Security Innova-
tion Base to support the operational concepts listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (3). 
(6) The resources and defense investments nec-
essary to support the operational concepts and its im-
plementation, including budget recommendations. 
(7) The risks associated with the operational 
concepts, including the relationship and tradeoffs be-
tween missions, risks, and resources. 
(8) Measures and metrics to track the effective-
ness of the operational concepts and plans. 
SEC. 1053. ACTIONS TO INCREASE ANALYTIC SUPPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall di-
rect the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Director 
of the Joint Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation, in consultation with the head of each 
military service, to jointly develop and implement a plan 
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to strengthen the analytic capabilities, expertise, and proc-
esses necessary to meet the National Defense Strategy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) an assessment of the decision support capa-
bility of the Department of Defense, specifically the 
analytic expertise the Department is using to link 
National Defense Strategy objectives to innovative ap-
proaches for meeting future challenges, including win-
ning in conflict and competing effectively against 
strategic competitors; 
(2) an approach for comparing competing anal-
yses and conducting joint analyses for force structure 
to support senior leaders in implementing the Na-
tional Defense Strategy; 
(3) a determination of the analytic products and 
support required to implement the National Defense 
Strategy, including the ability to update these prod-
ucts to reflect current strategy and future threats; and 
(4) such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on the plan under sub-
section (a). 
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SEC. 1054. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘operational challenges’’ means the 
principal operational challenges to meeting the de-
fense objectives described in the most recent National 
Defense Strategy, as such challenges are defined by 
the Secretary of Defense in guidance issued to the De-
partment of Defense. The guidance issued by the Sec-
retary of under the preceding sentence shall— 
(A) specifically identify operational chal-
lenges to the Department’s principal strategic 
priorities of competing effectively with strategic 
competitors; and 
(B) be made available in unclassified and 
publicly accessible form. 
(2) The term ‘‘strategic competitors’’ means a 
country labeled as a strategic competitor in the 
‘‘Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of 
the United States of America: Sharpening the Amer-
ican Military’s Competitive Edge’’ issued by the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 
10, United States Code. 
Subtitle G—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. REPORT ON TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT TO PRO-
HIBITED ENTITIES. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VIII of chapter 16 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 387. Annual report on transfers of equipment to 
prohibited entities 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2021, and each subsequent year, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
transfer of defense articles during the year preceding the 
year during which the report is submitted to— 
‘‘(1) any unit committing a gross violation of 
human rights; or 
‘‘(2) any group or organization prohibited from 
receiving assistance from the United States. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following for the 
year covered by the report: 
‘‘(1) A description of any confirmed instance in 
which the government of a foreign state that has re-
ceived defense articles pursuant to a Department of 
Defense assistance authority has subsequently trans-
ferred the equipment to a unit of that foreign state 
that is prohibited from receiving assistance from the 
United States by reason of a determination by the 
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Secretary of State that there is credible evidence that 
such unit has committed a gross violation of human 
rights. 
‘‘(2) A description of any instance, confirmed or 
under investigation, in which the government of a for-
eign state that has received defense articles pursuant 
to a Department of Defense assistance authority has 
subsequently transferred the equipment to a group or 
organization that is prohibited from receiving assist-
ance from the United States. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 386 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘387. Annual report on transfers of equipment to prohibited entities.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
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appropriate committees of Congress (as such term is 
defined in section 387 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a)), a report on the transfer 
of defense articles during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2015, and ending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act to— 
(A) any unit committing a gross violation 
of human rights; or 
(B) any group or organization prohibited 
from receiving assistance from the United States. 
(2) MATTERS
FOR
INCLUSION.—Such report 
shall include, for such period, each of the following: 
(A) A description of any confirmed instance 
in which the government of a foreign state that 
has received defense articles pursuant to a De-
partment of Defense assistance authority has 
subsequently transferred the equipment to a unit 
of that foreign state that is prohibited from re-
ceiving assistance from the United States by rea-
son of a determination by the Secretary of State 
that there is credible evidence that such unit has 
committed a gross violation of human rights. 
(B) A description of any instance, con-
firmed or under investigation, in which the gov-
ernment of a foreign state that has received de-
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fense articles pursuant to a Department of De-
fense assistance authority has subsequently 
transferred the equipment to a group or organi-
zation that is prohibited from receiving assist-
ance from the United States. 
SEC. 1062. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT RE-
PORTS TO CONGRESS IN PAPER FORMAT. 
Section 480 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a copy of’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ELIMINATION OF PAPER SUBMISSION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Whenever the Secretary (or other official) provides 
a report to Congress (or any committee of either House of 
Congress) in an electronic medium under subsection (a), the 
Secretary (or other official) shall not be required to submit 
an additional copy of the report in a paper format.’’. 
SEC. 1063. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVIL-
IAN 
CASUALTIES 
IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT FOR REPORT.—Subsection 
(b) of section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1572), as amended by section 1062 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) A description of any allegations of civilian 
casualties made by public or non-governmental 
sources investigated by the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(6) An evaluation of the general reasons for any 
discrepancies between the assessments of the United 
States and reporting from nongovernmental organiza-
tions regarding non-combatant deaths resulting from 
strikes and operations undertaken by the United 
States. 
‘‘(7) The definitions of ‘combatant’ and ‘non- 
combatant’ used in the preparation of the report.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF NON-COMBATANT.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
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‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF NON-COMBATANT.—For purposes 
of the preparation of a report under this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall define the term ‘non-combatant’. 
Such definition shall— 
‘‘(1) be consistent with the laws of war; and 
‘‘(2) provide that a male of military age shall 
not be determined to be a combatant solely on the 
basis of proximity to a strike or nonstrike kinetic op-
eration, or the intended target of such an operation.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION.—Subsection (f) of such section, as so 
redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ten years’’. 
(d) CLASSIFICATION.—The Law Revision Counsel is 
directed to place this section in a note following section 113 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1064. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INVES-
TIGATED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL IN THE 
SEMIANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) the name of each individual who is the 
subject of an investigation if the individual was an 
officer in the grade of O-7 and above, including offi-
cers who have been selected for promotion to O-7, or 
a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service.’’. 
SEC. 1065. ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT MILITARY INFORMA-
TION 
SUPPORT 
OPERATIONS 
WEB 
OPER-
ATIONS CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 2020, 
and each subsequent year until the termination date speci-
fied in subsection (c), the Commander of United States Spe-
cial Operations Command shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the activities of the Joint 
Military Information Support Operations Web Operations 
Center (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘JMWC’’) during the 
most recently concluded fiscal year. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include each of the following, for the 
fiscal year covered by the report: 
(1) Definitions of initial operating capability 
and full operational capability as such terms relate to 
the JMWC. 
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(2) A detailed description of all activities con-
ducted toward achieving initial operating capability 
and full operational capability of the JMWC. 
(3) A list of all associated funding requested for 
each program element for achieving initial operating 
capability and full operational capability. 
(4) A detailed description of validated doctrine, 
organization, training, materiel, leadership and edu-
cation, personnel, facilities, and policy requirements 
relating to establishment of the JMWC. 
(5) A description of current JMWC capabilities, 
including information technology infrastructure and 
contractual arrangements. 
(6) A list of all physical locations hosting JMWC 
capabilities. 
(7) The number of military, contractor, and ci-
vilian personnel associated with the JMWC and any 
affiliated agency, service, or other Department of De-
fense entity. 
(8) A description of the JMWC personnel organi-
zational structure. 
(9) An identification of inherently governmental 
functions relating to administration of the JMWC 
and execution of Military Information Support Oper-
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(16) Such other information as the Commander 
determines appropriate. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under this section shall terminate on January 1, 2025. 
SEC. 1066. MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command, in coordination with the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries 
of the military departments, shall conduct a study of the 
end-to-end, full-spectrum mobility requirements to fulfill the 
national defense strategy required by section 113(g) of title 
10, United States Code, for 2018. Such study shall be com-
pleted not later than January 1, 2021. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the ability of the pro-
grammed airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, 
and key mobility enablers to meet the integrated mo-
bility requirements in expected strategic environ-
ments, as defined by the guidance in such national 
defense strategy. 
(2) An identification, quantification, and de-
scription of the associated risk-to-mission (as defined 
by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 
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3105.01, Joint Risk Analysis) required to fulfill such 
strategy, including— 
(A) as assessment of risk-to-mission associ-
ated with achieving strategic and operational ob-
jectives using the programmed airlift aircraft, 
tanker aircraft, sealift ships, and key mobility 
enablers; and 
(B) a description of the combinations of 
airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, and 
key mobility enabler requirements and capabili-
ties that provide low, moderate, significant, and 
high levels of risk-to-mission to fulfill such strat-
egy. 
(3) An identification of any mobility capability 
gaps, shortfalls, overlaps, or excesses, including— 
(A) an assessment of associated risks with 
respect to the ability to conduct operations; and 
(B) 
recommended 
mitigation 
strategies 
where possible. 
(4) The articulation of all key assumptions and 
decisions made and excursions examined in con-
ducting the study with respect to— 
(A) risk; 
(B) programmed forces and infrastructure; 
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(C) the availability of commercial airlift 
and sealift capabilities and resources, when ap-
plicable; 
(D) aircraft usage rates, aircraft mission 
availability rates, aircraft mission capability 
rates, aircrew ratios, aircrew production, and 
aircrew readiness rates; 
(E) readiness, crewing, and activation rates 
for sealift ships; 
(F) 
prepositioning, 
forward 
stationing, 
seabasing, engineering, and infrastructure; 
(G) demand signals used to represent mis-
sions described in the national defense strategy 
for 2018, in competition and wartime; 
(H) concurrency and global integration of 
demand signals; 
(I) integrated global presence and basing 
strategy; 
(J) host nation or third-country support; 
(K) adversary actions to degrade and dis-
rupt United States mobility operations; 
(L) aircraft being used for training or un-
dergoing depot maintenance or modernization or 
ships undergoing depot maintenance; 
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(M) mobility enabling forces availability, 
readiness, and use; 
(N) logistics concept of operations, includ-
ing any support concepts, methods, combat sup-
port forces, and combat service support forces 
that are required to enable the projection and en-
during support to forces both deployed and in 
combat for each analytic scenario; 
(O) anticipated attrition rates for the as-
sessed force structure; and 
(P) such other matters as the Commander 
determines appropriate. 
(5) Such other elements as the Commander deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later 
than June 1, 2020, the Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command, in coordination 
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall— 
(A) submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives an in-
terim report on the study; and 
(B) provide to such Committee a briefing on 
the report. 
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(2) FINAL
REPORT
AND
BRIEFING.—Not later 
than January 1, 2021, the Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command, in coordination 
with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall— 
(A) submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a final 
report on the study; and 
(B) provide to such Committee a briefing on 
the report. 
(3) FORM OF REPORTS.—The reports required by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION OF SEALIFT SHIP.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘sealift ship’’ includes surge sealift vessels, tanker 
vessels, and non-governmental vessels incorporated as part 
of the maritime logistics enterprise. 
SEC. 1067. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE 
STRUCTURE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
enter into an agreement with a federally funded re-
search and development center for the conduct of an 
independent assessment of the force structure and 
roles and responsibilities of special operations forces. 
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(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
July 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees the results of the assess-
ment required under paragraph (1). 
(3) FORM.—The assessment required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In performing the 
assessment under this section, the federally funded research 
and development center shall consider the following matters: 
(1) The most recent national defense strategy 
under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) Special operations activities, as described in 
section 167(k) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) Potential future national security threats to 
the United States. 
(4) Ongoing counterterrorism and contingency 
operations of the United States. 
(5) The demand for special operations forces by 
geographic combatant commanders for security co-
operation, exercises, and other missions that could be 
executed by conventional forces. 
(6) Other government and non-government anal-
yses that would contribute to the assessment through 
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variations in study assumptions or potential sce-
narios. 
(7) The role of emerging technology on special 
operations forces. 
(8) Opportunities for reduced operation and 
sustainment costs of special operations. 
(9) Current and projected capabilities of other 
United States Armed Forces that could affect force 
structure capability and capacity requirements of 
special operations forces. 
(10) The process by which United States Special 
Operations Command determines force size and struc-
ture. 
(11) The readiness of special operations forces for 
assigned missions and future conflicts. 
(12) The adequacy of special operations force 
structure for meeting the goals of the National Mili-
tary Strategy under section 153(b) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(13) Any other matters deemed relevant. 
(c) ASSESSMENT RESULTS.—The results of the assess-
ment under this section shall include each of the following: 
(1) Considerations and recommendations for im-
proving the readiness of special operations forces and 
alternative force structure options. 
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(2) Legislative recommendations with respect to 
section 167 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
relevant provisions of law. 
(3) The views of United States Special Oper-
ations Command on the assessment. 
SEC. 1068. ARMY AVIATION STRATEGIC PLAN AND MOD-
ERNIZATION ROADMAP. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN
AND MODERNIZATION ROAD-
MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall develop a comprehensive strategic plan for Army 
aviation, which shall be designed to— 
(A) ensure the alignment between require-
ments, both current and future, and Army budg-
et submissions to meet such requirements; and 
(B) inform the preparation of future defense 
program and budget requests by the Secretary, 
and the consideration of such requests by Con-
gress. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of all missions for Army 
aviation, both current missions and those mis-
sions necessary to support the national defense 
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strategy and the U.S. Army in Multi-Domain 
Operations 2028 concept. 
(B) An analysis of platforms, capabilities, 
and capacities necessary to fulfill such current 
and future Army aviation missions. 
(C) The required life cycle budget associated 
with each platform, capability, and capacity re-
quirement for both current and future require-
ments. 
(D) An analysis showing operational, budg-
et, and schedule trade-offs between sustainment 
of currently fielded capabilities, modernization of 
currently fielded capabilities, and development 
and production of new capabilities. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 30, 
2020, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing— 
(1) the comprehensive strategic plan required by 
subsection (a); and 
(2) a sustainment and modernization plan for 
carrying out such strategic plan through fiscal year 
2028. 
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SEC. 1069. REPORT ON GROUND-BASED LONG-RANGE AR-
TILLERY TO COUNTER LAND AND MARITIME 
THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2020, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the efforts by the Army and Marine Corps to 
develop and deploy ground-based long-range rocket and 
cannon artillery to counter land and maritime threats. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of ongoing and future Army 
and Marine Corps efforts to develop and deploy 
ground-based long-range rocket and cannon artillery 
to counter land and maritime fires in the areas of op-
erations of United States Indo-Pacific Command and 
United States European Command. 
(2) An assessment of and recommendations for 
how the Department of Defense can improve the devel-
opment and deployment of such artillery. 
(3) An analysis and assessment of how such ar-
tillery employed in support of the Armed Forces of the 
United States and allied forces would be deployed, po-
sitioned, and controlled to operate effectively against 
potential adversaries throughout the depth of their 
tactical, operational, and strategic formations, in-
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cluding any recommendations of the Secretary re-
garding how such support could be enhanced. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1070. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION 
WORKING-CAPITAL FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of each of the military 
departments, shall enter into a contract with a federally 
funded research and development center for the conduct of 
an independent review of the transportation working-cap-
ital fund (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘TWCF’’) of the 
United States Transportation Command. 
(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The review conducted 
under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) The viability of the TWCF as it is structured 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) An assessment of any instances in which ex-
cess TWCF funds were used for procurement or mod-
ernization efforts that would not otherwise have been 
funded using amounts made available for operation 
and maintenance. 
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(3) Recommendations for how the TWCF could 
be restructured in order to make the fund more effec-
tive and efficient. 
(4) Potential alternative funding mechanisms for 
certain components of the TWCF, including the chan-
nel system. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretaries jointly de-
termine appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of each of the military 
departments shall jointly submit the to the congressional 
defense committees a copy of the review conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1071. GEOGRAPHIC COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT OF 
PROPOSED USE OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT CAPA-
BILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2020, 
each commander of a geographic combatant command shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the level of operational risk to that 
command posed by the plans of the Department of the Navy 
and Department of the Air Force to provide a mix of fifth 
generation and advanced fourth generation tactical aircraft 
capabilities to meet contingency and steady-state oper-
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ational requirements against adversaries in support of the 
objectives of the 2018 national defense strategy. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF RISK.—In assessing levels of oper-
ational risk under subsection (a), a commander shall use 
the military risk matrix of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, as described in CJCS Instruction 3401.01E. 
(c) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘geographic combatant command’’ means 
each of the following: 
(1) United States European Command. 
(2) United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(3) United States Africa Command. 
(4) United States Southern Command. 
(5) United States Northern Command. 
(6) United States Central Command. 
SEC. 1072. ANNUAL REPORT ON STRIKES UNDERTAKEN BY 
THE UNITED STATES AGAINST TERRORIST 
TARGETS OUTSIDE AREAS OF ACTIVE HOS-
TILITIES. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than May 1 of each 
year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report on the number of strikes undertaken by the United 
States against terrorist targets outside areas of active hos-
tilities during the preceding calendar year, as well as as-
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sessments of combatant and non-combatant deaths resulting 
from those strikes. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) information obtained from relevant agencies 
regarding the general sources of information and 
methodology used to conduct the assessments of com-
batant and non-combatant deaths; 
(2) to the extent feasible and appropriate, the 
general reasons for discrepancies between post-strike 
assessments from the United States and credible re-
porting from nongovernmental organizations regard-
ing non-combatant deaths resulting from strikes un-
dertaken by the United States against terrorist targets 
outside areas of active hostilities. 
(c) REVIEW OF POST-STRIKE REPORTING.—In pre-
paring a report under this section, the Secretary shall re-
view relevant and credible post-strike all-source reporting, 
including such information from nongovernmental sources, 
for the purpose of ensuring that this reporting is available 
to and considered by relevant agencies in their assessment 
of deaths. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1073. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUB-
MITTAL TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN RECUR-
RING REPORTS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Effective on December 30, 2021, 
each report described in subsection (b) that is still required 
to be submitted to Congress as of such effective date shall 
no longer be required to be submitted to Congress. 
(b) COVERED REPORTS.—A report described in this 
subsection is a recurring report that is required to be sub-
mitted to Congress by the Department of Defense, or by any 
officer, official, component, or element of the Department, 
by any annual national defense authorization Act enacted 
on or after December 30, 2016. 
SEC. 1074. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND 
PLANS 
REGARDING 
STRATEGIC 
COMPETI-
TORS. 
Not later than February 1, 2020, and then biannually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the Department 
of Defense’s operational concepts and plans regarding stra-
tegic competitors, including on strategically significant 
matters identified in the National Defense Strategy, that 
also addresses each of the following: 
(1) Ways of employing the force in peace time to 
effectively deter strategic competitors below the thresh-
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old of war while ensuring readiness for potential con-
flict. 
(2) Ways of adapting innovative, operational 
concepts needed for strategically significant and plau-
sible scenarios related to strategic competitors. 
(3) Ways of addressing operational challenges re-
lated to achieving the strategic advantage against 
strategic competitors related to nuclear, space, cyber, 
conventional, 
and 
unconventional 
means 
in 
warfighting doctrine. 
(4) The technologies, force developments, posture 
and capabilities, readiness, infrastructure, organiza-
tion, personnel, and other elements of the defense pro-
gram necessary to enable these operational concepts 
and its implementation listed in paragraphs (1) 
through (3). 
(5) The ability of the National Security Innova-
tion Base to support the operational concepts listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (3). 
(6) The resources and defense investments nec-
essary to support the operational concepts and its im-
plementation, including budget recommendations. 
(7) The risks associated with the operational 
concepts, including the relationship and tradeoffs be-
tween missions, risks, and resources. 
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(8) Measures and metrics to track the effective-
ness of the operational concepts and plans. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 
1081. 
TECHNICAL, 
CONFORMING, 
AND 
CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The table of chapters at the beginning of sub-
title A, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, 
are each amended by striking the item relating to 
chapter 9A and inserting the following: 
‘‘9A. Audit ................................................................................................... 240a’’. 
(2) The table of chapters at the beginning of sub-
title A, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, 
are each amended by striking the item relating to 
chapter 112 and inserting the following: 
‘‘112. Cyber Scholarship Program .................................................. 2200’’. 
(3) Section 113(j)(1) is amended by inserting 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘congressional defense committees’’. 
(4) Section 119a is amended in each of the sub-
section headings for subsections (a) and (b) by strik-
ing ‘‘AACMS’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCMS’’. 
(5) Section 127(c)(1) is amended by inserting 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘congressional defense committees’’. 
(6) Section 130i is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘(C)’’ 
after ‘‘(j)(3)’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(j)(6), 
by 
striking 
‘‘40101’’ and inserting ‘‘44802’’. 
(7) Section 131(b)(8) is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (F). 
(8) Section 132 is amended by redesignating 
subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(9) The item relating to section 169 in the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 6 is amended 
by inserting a period after ‘‘Command’’. 
(10) The item relating to section 183a in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘183a. Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse for review of 
mission obstructions.’’. 
(11) Section 222a(d)(3)(A) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘had’’ before ‘‘been’’. 
(12) Section 222b(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘United States Code,’’. 
(13) Section 284 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 376’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘section 276’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘)’’ after 
‘‘Stat. 1564)’’; 
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(C) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
375’’ and inserting ‘‘section 275’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h)(1)(A)(vi)(VI) by strik-
ing ‘‘section 1004 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 
374 note) and’’. 
(14) Section 240b(b)(1)(B)(i) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 253a’’ and inserting ‘‘section 240c’’. 
(15) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter V of chapter 16 is amended by striking ‘‘Sec.’’ 
after the item relating to section 350. 
(16) Section 341(e)(2)(A) is amended by adding 
a period at the end. 
(17) Section 526(k) is amended by inserting 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘number of general officers’’. 
(18) Section 649j is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL.–The’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(19) Section 651(a) is amended by inserting 
‘‘shall serve’’ after ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3806(d)(1))’’. 
(20) The heading of section 928b (article 128b of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 928b. Art. 128b. Domestic violence’’. 
(21) Section 1034(b)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(j)’’; 
(22) Section 1073c(a) is amended by redesig-
nating the second paragraph (4) as paragraph (6). 
(23) Section 1074g(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘under subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (i)’’. 
(24) Section 1075(d)(1) is amended in the table 
by striking ‘‘25% of out of network’’ and inserting 
‘‘25% out of network’’. 
(25) Section 1076d(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 1075 of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1075 of this title’’. 
(26) Section 1076e(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 1075 of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1075 of this title’’. 
(27) Section 1142(c)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(C)’’. 
(28) Section 1762(c) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
at any one time’’ and inserting ‘‘at any one time in’’. 
(29) Section 1788a is amended in subsection 
(d)(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than March 1, 2019, and 
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each March 1 thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than March 1 each year’’. 
(30) Section 2208(u) is amended by inserting ‘‘of 
this title’’ after ‘‘2805’’ each place it appears. 
(31) Section 2216(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(B)(ii)’’. 
(32) Section 2222(i)(11) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)(6)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e)(6)(A)’’. 
(33) Section 2228(a)(2) is amended by striking 
the second period at the end. 
(34) The item relating to section 2229b in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2229b. Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and initiatives.’’. 
(35) Section 2273(b)(1) is amended by inserting 
a semicolon at the end. 
(36) The heading for section 2279d is amended 
by striking the period at the end. 
(37) The heading of section 2284, as added by 
section 311(a) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1708), is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘§ 2284. Explosive ordnance disposal defense pro-
gram’’. 
(38) Section 2304(f)(1)(B) is amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(6)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(A)’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(6)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’. 
(39) Section 2305a(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘a indefinite’’ and inserting ‘‘an indefinite’’. 
(40)(A) Section 2304e is amended by striking the 
last four words of the section heading. 
(B) Section 2323a is amended— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking the 
last six words; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘102 
Stat. 2468;’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 450b(d))’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5304(d))’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450b(e))’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 5304(e))’’. 
(C) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 137 is amended by striking the last four 
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words of the item relating to section 2304e and the 
last six words of the item relating to section 2323a. 
(41) Section 2307(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘may—’’. 
(42) Section 2313b(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘an task order’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘a task order’’. 
(43) Section 2329(g)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘ ‘bridge contact’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘bridge contract’ ’’. 
(44) Section 2339a(e)(5) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 3542(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)(6)’’. 
(45) Section 2366a(c)(1)(F) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 2366a(b)(6) of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’. 
(46) Section 2371b(d)(1)(C) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘other than’’ after ‘‘sources’’. 
(47) Section 2380B is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘2376(1) 
of this title’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘purposed of’’ and inserting 
‘‘purposes of’’. 
(48) Section 2401(e)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(49) Section 2417(a)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘of eligible entities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for 
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meetings’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘of eligible en-
tities— 
‘‘(A) for meetings’’. 
(50) The item relating to section 2439 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before development, production, or 
sustainment of major weapon systems.’’. 
(51) The item relating to subchapter II in the 
table of subchapters for chapter 144B is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘II. Development, Prototyping, and Deployment of Weap-
on System Components or Technology .............2447a’’. 
(52) Section 2447a(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘after fiscal year 2017’’. 
(53) Section 2547(b)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘material’’ and inserting 
‘‘materiel’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Material’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Materiel’’. 
(54) Section 2802(e)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘shall comply with’’ and inserting ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(A) comply with’’. 
(55) Section 2804(b) is amended— 
(A) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘project and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘project,’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘; 
and’’. 
(56) Section 2805(d)(1)(B) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘under’’ after ‘‘made available’’. 
(57) Section 2835a(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(58) Section 2879(a)(2)(A) is amended by strik-
ing the comma after ‘‘2017’’. 
(59) Section 2913(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘government a gas or electric utility’’ and inserting 
‘‘government gas or electric utility’’. 
(60) The item relating to section 2914 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 173 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2914. Energy resilience and conservation construction projects.’’. 
(61)(A) The heading of section 8749, as amended 
by section 1114(b)(2) and redesignated by section 
807(d)(6) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232), is amended by capitalizing the initial let-
ter of the fifth, sixth, and seventh words and the ini-
tial letter of the last two words. 
(B) The heading of section 8749a, as added by 
section 1114(a) and redesignated by section 8(d)(6) of 
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the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is 
amended by capitalizing the initial letter of the fifth, 
sixth, and seventh words. 
(62) Section 9069(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘are’’ and inserting ‘‘is’’. 
(63) Section 10217(e)(4) is amended by striking 
‘‘shall an individual’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be an in-
dividual’’. 
(64) The item relating to section 2568a in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2568a. Damaged personal protective equipment: award to members separating 
from the armed forces and veterans.’’. 
(b) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Effective as of 
August 13, 2018, and as if included therein as enacted, the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) Section 331(g)(2) (132 Stat. 1724) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘of such title’’ after ‘‘chapter 2’’. 
(2) Section 844(b) (132 Stat. 1881) is amended 
by striking ‘‘This section and the amendments made 
by this section’’ and inserting ‘‘The amendment made 
by subsection (a)’’. 
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(3) Section 1246(1)(B) (132 Stat. 2049) is 
amended by adding at the end before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘and transferring it to appear after 
paragraph (15)’’. 
(4) Section 2805(c) (132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 
2864 note) is amended by striking ‘‘United Facilities 
Criteria’’ and inserting ‘‘Unified Facilities Criteria’’. 
(c) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Effective as of 
December 12, 2017, and as if included therein as enacted, 
section 1609(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1728; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, and,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, and’’. 
(d) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Effective as of 
December 31, 2011, and as if included therein as enacted, 
section 315 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1358; 10 
U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended by redesignating subsections 
(d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 1082. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EXECUTE ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 119b. Execute orders: congressional oversight 
‘‘Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense or the commander of a combatant com-
mand issues an execute order, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the chairman and ranking member of each of 
the congressional defense committees, and their designated 
staff with the appropriate security clearance, a copy of the 
execute order.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘119b. Execute orders: congressional oversight.’’. 
(c) PREVIOUSLY ISSUED EXECUTE ORDERS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the chairman 
and ranking member of each of the congressional defense 
committees, and their designated staff with the appropriate 
security clearance, copies of each execute order issued by 
the Secretary or by a commander of a combatant command 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1083. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMMIS-
SION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 1051 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘180 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘360 days’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1084. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MILITARY AVIATION 
SAFETY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—Sub-
section (h)(2) of section 1087 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub-
lic Law 115–232) is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2020’’ 
an inserting ‘‘December 1, 2020’’. 
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT.—Such section 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the submittal of the report under subsection 
(h)(2), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of each of the military departments, shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report that includes each of the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) An assessment of the findings and conclu-
sions of the Commission. 
‘‘(2) The plan of the Secretaries for imple-
menting the recommendations of the Commission. 
‘‘(3) Any other actions taken or planned by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of any of the 
military departments to improve military aviation 
safety.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety 
established under section 1087 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub-
lic Law 115–232), of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide for 
fiscal year 2020, as specified in the funding table in section 
4301, $3,000,000 shall be available for the National Com-
mission on Aviation Safety. 
SEC. 1085. EXTENSION OF POSTAGE STAMP FOR BREAST 
CANCER RESEARCH. 
Section 414(h) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
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SEC. 1086. PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICA-
TIONS 
REGARDING 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
and submit to the congressional defense committees proc-
esses and procedures for providing notifications to the com-
mittees regarding members of special operations forces, as 
identified in section 167(j) of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES.—The processes and 
procedures established under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) clarify the roles and responsibilities of the 
Secretaries of the military departments, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
Intensity Conflict, and the Commander of United 
States Special Operations Command; 
(2) provide guidance relating to the types of 
matters that would warrant congressional notifica-
tion, including awards, reprimands, incidents, and 
any other matters the Secretary determines necessary; 
(3) be consistent with the national security of the 
United States; 
(4) be designed to protect sensitive information 
during an ongoing investigation; 
(5) account for the privacy of members of the 
Armed Forces; and 
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(6) take in to account existing processes and pro-
cedures for notifications to the congressional defense 
committees regarding members of the conventional 
Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1087. ASSESSMENT OF STANDARDS, PROCESSES, PRO-
CEDURES, AND POLICY RELATING TO CIVIL-
IAN CASUALTIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center for the conduct of an inde-
pendent assessment of the sufficiency of Department of De-
fense standards, processes, procedures, and policy relating 
to civilian casualties resulting from United States military 
operations. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In conducting the 
assessment under this section, the federally funded research 
and development center shall consider the following matters: 
(1) Department of Defense policy relating to ci-
vilian casualties resulting from United States mili-
tary operations. 
(2) Standards, processes, and procedures for in-
ternal assessments and investigations of civilian cas-
ualties resulting from United States military oper-
ations. 
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(3) Standards, processes, and procedures for 
identifying, assessing, investigating, and responding 
to reports of civilian casualties resulting from United 
States military operations from the public and non- 
governmental entities and sources, including the con-
sideration of relevant information from all available 
sources. 
(4) Combatant command organizational con-
structs for assessing and investigating civilian casual-
ties resulting from United States military operations. 
(5) Mechanisms for public and non-governmental 
entities to report civilian casualties that have resulted 
from United States military operations to the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(6) Enterprise-wide mechanisms for accurately 
recording kinetic strikes, including raids, strikes, and 
other missions, and civilian casualties resulting from 
United States military operations. 
(7) Standards, processes, procedures, and policy 
for reducing the likelihood of civilian casualties from 
United States military operations. 
(8) The institutionalization of lessons learned 
and best practices for reducing the likelihood of civil-
ian casualties and relating to civilian casualties re-
sulting from United States military operations. 
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(9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate. 
(c) ASSESSMENT RESULTS.—The results of the assess-
ment under this section shall— 
(1) present considerations for improving stand-
ards, processes, procedures, policy, and organizational 
constructs relating to civilian casualties resulting 
from military operations; 
(2) provide for the presentation of Department of 
Defense views on the assessment; and 
(3) provide for the presentation of the views of 
non-governmental organizations on the assessment. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2020, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing the re-
sults of the assessment conducted under this section. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the report under paragraph (1) publicly avail-
able. 
SEC. 1088. DISPOSAL OF IPV4 ADDRESSES. 
(a) DISPOSAL REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall sell all of the IPv4 addresses described 
in subsection (b) at fair market value. The net pro-
ceeds collected from a sale under this section shall be 
deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury. 
(2) DEADLINES FOR CERTAIN BLOCKS.—Of the 
IPv4 addresses described in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall sell in accordance with para-
graph (1)— 
(A) one block referred to in such subsection, 
or an equivalent number of IPv4 addresses, by 
not later than two years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(B) one additional such block, or an equiva-
lent number of IPv4 addresses, by not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) IPV4 ADDRESSES.—The IPv4 addresses described 
in this subsection are all IPv4 addresses assigned to any 
agency or entity of the Department of Defense, including 
all addresses contained in blocks 6.0.0.0/8, 7.0.0.0/8, 
11.0.0.0/8, 21.0.0.0/8, 22.0.0.0/8, 26.0.0.0/8, 28.0.0.0/8, 
29.0.0.0/8, 30.0.0.0/8, 33.0.0.0/8, 55.0.0.0/8, 214.0.0.0/8, 
and 215.0.0.0/8. 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes each of the following: 
(A) A description of the measures taken by 
the Secretary regarding the disposal of the IPv4 
addresses described in subsection (b). 
(B) An accounting of the total IPv4 address 
holdings of the Department of Defense, as of the 
date of the submittal of the report. 
(C) A description of any legacy systems of 
the Department that are dependent on the IPv4 
addresses described in subsection (b). 
(D) The plan of the Secretary to transition 
all Department addresses to IPv6. 
(E) Such other information as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2020 for Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, Office of the Secretary of Defense, for 
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Travel of Persons (OP 32 Line 308), not more than 70 per-
cent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives the report required under subsection (c). 
SEC. 1089. SECURING AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, acting through the 
National Science and Technology Council, in con-
sultation with the National Security Advisor, shall es-
tablish an interagency working group to coordinate 
activities to protect federally funded research and de-
velopment from foreign interference, cyberattacks, 
theft, or espionage and to develop common definitions 
and best practices for Federal science agencies and 
grantees, while accounting for the importance of the 
open exchange of ideas and international talent re-
quired for scientific progress and American leadership 
in science and technology. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall 
include a representative of— 
(i) the National Science Foundation; 
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(ii) the Department of Energy; 
(iii) the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; 
(iv) the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology; 
(v) the Department of Commerce; 
(vi) the National Institutes of Health; 
(vii) the Department of Defense; 
(viii) the Department of Agriculture; 
(ix) the Department of Education; 
(x) the Department of State; 
(xi) the Department of the Treasury; 
(xii) the Department of Justice; 
(xiii) the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
(xiv) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(xv) the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; 
(xvi) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; 
(xvii) the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
(xviii) the National Economic Council; 
and 
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(xix) such other Federal department or 
agency as the President considers appro-
priate. 
(B) CHAIR.—The working group shall be 
chaired by the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy (or the Director’s des-
ignee). 
(3) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
WORKING 
GROUP.—The working group established under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) identify known and potential cyber, 
physical, and human intelligence threats and 
vulnerabilities within the United States sci-
entific and technological enterprise; 
(B) coordinate efforts among agencies to 
share and update important information, in-
cluding specific examples of foreign interference, 
cyberattacks, theft, or espionage directed at feder-
ally funded research and development or the in-
tegrity of the United States scientific enterprise; 
(C) identify and assess existing mechanisms 
for protection of federally funded research and 
development; 
(D) develop an inventory of— 
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(IV) recommendations for how 
control mechanisms can be utilized to 
protect federally funded research and 
development from foreign interference, 
cyberattacks, theft or espionage, includ-
ing any recommendations for updates 
to existing control mechanisms; 
(V) 
recommendations 
for 
best 
practices for Federal science agencies 
and grantees to defend against threats 
to federally funded research and devel-
opment, including coordination and 
harmonization of any relevant report-
ing requirements that Federal science 
agencies implement for grantees; 
(VI) assessments of potential con-
sequences that any proposed practices 
would have on international collabora-
tion and United States leadership in 
science and technology; and 
(VII) a classified addendum as 
necessary to further inform Federal 
science agency decisionmaking; and 
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(ii) accounts for the range of needs 
across different sectors of the United States 
science and technology enterprise. 
(4) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL ACADEMIES 
ROUNDTABLE.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall coordinate with the 
Academies to ensure that at least one member of the 
interagency working group is also a member of the 
roundtable under subsection (b). 
(5) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than six 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
shall provide a report to the relevant committees that 
includes the inventory required under paragraph 
(3)(D), and an update on progress toward developing 
the policy guidance required under paragraph (3)(E), 
as well as any additional activities undertaken by the 
working group in that time. 
(6) BIENNIAL REPORTING.—Two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and at least every two 
years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall provide a summary re-
port to the relevant committees on the activities of the 
working group and the most current version of the 
policy guidance required under paragraph (3)(E). 
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(b) NATIONAL ACADEMIES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY 
AND SECURITY ROUNDTABLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foun-
dation, the Department of Energy, and the Depart-
ment of Defense, and any other agencies as deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, shall enter into a joint agreement 
with the Academies to create a new ‘‘National 
Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable’’ (here-
inafter in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘round-
table’’). 
(2) PARTICIPANTS.—The roundtable shall in-
clude senior representatives and practitioners from 
Federal science, intelligence, and national security 
agencies, law enforcement, as well as key stakeholders 
in the United States scientific enterprise including 
institutions of higher education, Federal research lab-
oratories, industry, and non-profit research organiza-
tions. 
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the roundtable is 
to facilitate among participants— 
(A) exploration of critical issues related to 
protecting United States national and economic 
security while ensuring the open exchange of 
ideas and international talent required for sci-
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entific progress and American leadership in 
science and technology; 
(B) identification and consideration of secu-
rity threats and risks involving federally funded 
research and development, including foreign in-
terference, cyberattacks, theft, or espionage; 
(C) identification of effective approaches for 
communicating the threats and risks identified 
in subparagraph (b) to the academic and sci-
entific community, including through the shar-
ing of unclassified data and relevant case stud-
ies; 
(D) sharing of best practices for addressing 
and mitigating the threats and risks identified 
in subparagraph (B); and 
(E) examination of potential near- and 
long-term responses by the government and the 
academic and scientific community to mitigate 
and address the risks associated with foreign 
threats. 
(4) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—The joint agree-
ment under paragraph (1) shall specify that— 
(A) the roundtable shall periodically orga-
nize workshops and issue publicly available re-
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ports on the topics described in paragraph (3) 
and the activities of the roundtable; and 
(B) not later than March 1, 2020, the Acad-
emies shall provide a briefing to relevant com-
mittees on the progress and activities of the 
roundtable. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to 
the Secretary of Defense for fiscal years 2020 to 2024 
to carry out this subsection. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Academies’’ means the National 
Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. 
(2) The term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means 
any Federal agency with at least $100,000,000 in 
basic and applied research obligations in fiscal year 
2018. 
(3) The term ‘‘grantee’’ means an entity that 
is— 
(A) a recipient or subrecipient of a Federal 
grant or cooperative agreement; and 
(B) an institution of higher education or a 
non-profit organization. 
(4) The term ‘‘relevant committees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1090. STANDARDIZED POLICY GUIDANCE FOR CALCU-
LATING 
AIRCRAFT 
OPERATION 
AND 
SUSTAINMENT COSTS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment, in coordination with the Director of Cost 
Analysis and Program Evaluation and in consultation 
with the Secretary of each of the military services, shall de-
velop and implement standardized policy guidance for cal-
culating aircraft operation and sustainment costs for the 
Department of Defense. Such guidance shall provide for a 
standardized calculation of— 
(1) aircraft cost per flying hour; 
(2) aircraft cost per aircraft tail per year; and 
(3) total cost of ownership per flying hour for 
aircraft systems. 
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SEC. 
1091. 
SPECIAL 
FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
REGULATION 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of State, 
shall jointly establish a Special Federal Aviation Regula-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘‘SFAR’’) interagency 
working group to review the current options for the Depart-
ment of Defense to use contracted United States civil avia-
tion to provide support for Department of Defense missions 
in areas where a Federal Aviation Administration SFAR 
is in effect. 
(b) DUTIES.—The working group shall— 
(1) analyze all options currently available for 
the Department of Defense to use contracted United 
States civil aviation to provide support for Depart-
ment of Defense missions in areas where a Federal 
Aviation Administration SFAR is in effect; 
(2) review existing processes of the Department 
of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
the Department of State, with respect to the Depart-
ment of Defense’s use of contracted United States civil 
aviation in areas where a Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration SFAR is in effect; 
(3) identify any issues, inefficiencies, or concerns 
with the existing options and processes, including 
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safety of flight, legal considerations, mission delivery, 
and security considerations; and 
(4) develop recommendations, if any, to improve 
existing processes or expand the options available for 
the Department of Defense to use contracted United 
States civil aviation to provide support to Depart-
ment of Defense missions in areas where a Federal 
Aviation Administration SFAR is in effect. 
(c) MEMBERS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
State shall each appoint not more than 5 members to 
the working group with expertise in civil aviation 
safety, state aircraft operations, the provision of con-
tracted aviation support to the Department of De-
fense, and the coordination of such efforts between the 
Department of Defense, the Department of State, and 
the Federal Aviation Administration. The 5 members 
appointed by the Secretary of Transportation shall 
include at least 3 members from the Federal Aviation 
Administration. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—All working group mem-
bers shall be full-time employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment with appropriate security clearances to allow 
discussion of all classified information and materials 
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necessary to fulfill the working group’s duties pursu-
ant to subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date it 
is established, the working group shall submit a report on 
its findings and any recommendations developed pursuant 
to subsection (b) to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi-
nate 90 days after the date the report is submitted under 
subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘United States civil aviation’’ 
means— 
(A) United States air carriers and United 
States commercial operators; 
(B) persons exercising the privileges of an 
airman certificate issued by the FAA, except 
such persons operating United States-registered 
aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and 
(C) operators of civil aircraft registered in 
the United States, except where the operator of 
such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 
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(2) The term ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration 
SFAR’’ means the Special Federal Aviation Regula-
tion included under subpart M of part 91 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS 
AGENCY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHOR-
ITY. 
Section 1599h(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘100 positions’’ and inserting ‘‘140 
positions’’. 
SEC. 1102. MODIFICATION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR 
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1599e of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by— 
(1) striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 
and 3393(d) of title 5, the probationary period applicable 
under those sections to a covered employee may be extended 
by the Secretary concerned at the discretion of such Sec-
retary.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
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(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘, except as 
provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’; and 
(2) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘ex-
cept as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to any covered employee (as that term is 
defined in paragraph (1) of section 1599e(b) of title 10, 
United States Code) appointed to a position described 
under subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1103. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘each 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year sole-
ly’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting 
‘‘The management of such personnel in any 
fiscal year shall not be subject to any’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘shall be developed’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘changed cir-
cumstances’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
by inserting ‘‘and associated costs’’ after each in-
stance of ‘‘projected size’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘that 
have been taken’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘to reduce the overall costs 
of the total force of military, civilian, and con-
tract workforces.’’. 
SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and as most recently amended by section 1115 of the John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 1105. 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. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—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 John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended by striking 
‘‘through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 1106. PERFORMANCE OF CIVILIAN FUNCTIONS BY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subsection (g) 
of section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) such functions may be performed by 
military personnel for a period that does not ex-
ceed one year if the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned determines that— 
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‘‘(i) the performance of such functions 
by military personnel is required to address 
critical staffing needs resulting from a re-
duction in personnel or budgetary resources 
by reason of an Act of Congress; and 
‘‘(ii) the military department con-
cerned is in compliance with the policies, 
procedures, and analysis required by this 
section and section 129 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
DOMESTIC 
INDUSTRIAL 
BASE 
FACILITIES 
AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES 
BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1125 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328), as amended by subsection (a) 
of section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘through 2021,’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2025,’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Subsection (b) of such section 1102 is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 and 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2025’’. 
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SEC. 1108. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALLOW-
ANCES AND BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN DE-
FENSE CLANDESTINE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1603 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS FOR 
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
OF
THE DEFENSE CLANDESTINE 
SERVICE.—(1) Beginning on the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense submits the report under paragraph 
(3)(A), in addition to the authority to provide compensa-
tion under subsection (a), the Secretary may provide a cov-
ered employee allowances and benefits under paragraph (1) 
of section 9904 of title 5 without regard to the limitations 
in that section— 
‘‘(A) that the employee be assigned to activities 
outside the United States; or 
‘‘(B) that the activities to which the employee is 
assigned be in support of Department of Defense ac-
tivities abroad. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not provide allowances and 
benefits under paragraph (1) to more than 125 covered em-
ployees per year. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing a strategy ad-
dressing the mission of the Defense Clandestine Service dur-
ing the period covered by the most recent future-years de-
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fense program submitted under section 221 of this title, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) how such mission will evolve during such 
period; 
‘‘(ii) how the authority provided by paragraph 
(1) will assist the Secretary in carrying out such mis-
sion; and 
‘‘(iii) an implementation plan for carrying out 
paragraph (1), including a projection of how much 
the amount of the allowances and benefits provided 
under such paragraph compare with the amount of 
the allowances and benefits provided before the date of 
the report. 
‘‘(B) Not later than December 31, 2020, and each year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, with respect to the fiscal 
year preceding the date on which the report is submitted— 
‘‘(i) identifying the number of covered employees 
for whom the Secretary provided allowances and ben-
efits under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) evaluating the efficacy of such allowances 
and benefits in enabling the execution of the objectives 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(C) The reports under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
may be submitted in classified form. 
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‘‘(4) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘covered employee’ means an em-
ployee in a defense intelligence position who is as-
signed to the Defense Clandestine Service at a loca-
tion in the United States that the Secretary deter-
mines has living costs equal to or higher than the Dis-
trict of Columbia.’’. 
SEC. 1109. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, 
a reference to an employee shall be considered a reference 
to an intern in— 
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‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an in-
dividual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in 
an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational insti-
tution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel practices),’’ 
before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
SEC. 1110. ENHANCEMENT OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION PRO-
TECTIONS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 102 of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Re-
taliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) accountability in the enforcement of Federal 
employee rights is furthered when Federal agencies 
take appropriate disciplinary action against Federal 
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employees who have been found to have committed 
discriminatory or retaliatory acts;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nor is accountability’’ and 
inserting ‘‘but accountability is not’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for what by law the agen-
cy is responsible’’ after ‘‘under this Act’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION.—Section 202 of the 
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) Not later than 30 days after a Federal 
agency takes final action or the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission issues an appellate decision 
involving a finding of discrimination or retaliation 
prohibited by a provision of law covered by para-
graph (1) or (2) of section 201(a), as applicable, the 
head of the agency subject to the finding shall provide 
notice for at least 1 year on the agency’s internet 
website in a clear and prominent location linked di-
rectly from the agency’s internet home page stating 
that a finding of discrimination or retaliation has 
been made. 
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‘‘(2) The notification shall identify the date the 
finding was made, the date or dates on which the dis-
criminatory or retaliatory act or acts occurred, and 
the law or laws violated by the discriminatory or re-
taliatory act or acts. The notification shall also ad-
vise Federal employees of the rights and protections 
available under the respective provisions of law cov-
ered by paragraph (1) or (2) of section 201(a).’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELECTRONIC FORMAT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of the 
Notification 
and 
Federal 
Employee 
Anti-
discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Homeland Security 
and’’ before ‘‘Governmental Affairs’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘Oversight and’’ be-
fore ‘‘Government Reform’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘(in an electronic 
format prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
Management)’’ after ‘‘an annual report’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by paragraph (1)(C) shall take effect on 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(C) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 203(a) of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimina-
tion and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 
note), the report required under such section may 
be submitted in an electronic format, as pre-
scribed by the Office of Personnel Management, 
during the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and ending on the effective date 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT
FOR
DISCIPLI-
NARY ACTION.—Section 203 of such Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which a Federal agency takes final 
action or a Federal agency receives an appellate decision 
issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
involving a finding of discrimination or retaliation in vio-
lation of a provision of law covered by paragraph (1) or 
(2) of section 201(a), as applicable, the employing Federal 
agency shall submit to the Commission a report stating 
whether disciplinary action has been initiated against a 
Federal employee as a result of the violation.’’. 
(d) DATA TO BE POSTED BY EMPLOYING FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Section 301(b) of the Notification and Federal 
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Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 
(5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) for each such finding counted under 
subparagraph (A), the agency shall specify— 
‘‘(i) the date of the finding; 
‘‘(ii) the affected agency; 
‘‘(iii) the law violated; and 
‘‘(iv) whether a decision has been made 
regarding necessary disciplinary action as 
a result of the finding.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Data regarding each class action com-
plaint filed against the agency alleging discrimina-
tion or retaliation, including— 
‘‘(A) information regarding the date on 
which each complaint was filed; 
‘‘(B) a general summary of the allegations 
alleged in the complaint; 
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‘‘(C) an estimate of the total number of 
plaintiffs joined in the complaint if known; 
‘‘(D) the current status of the complaint, in-
cluding whether the class has been certified; and 
‘‘(E) the case numbers for the civil actions 
in which discrimination or retaliation has been 
found.’’. 
(e) DATA TO BE POSTED BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.—Section 302(b) of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Re-
taliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(11)’’. 
(f) NOTIFICATION
AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTI-
DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is 
amended by adding after section 206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. COMPLAINT TRACKING. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019, each 
Federal agency shall establish a system to track each com-
plaint of discrimination arising under section 2302(b)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, and adjudicated through the 
Equal Employment Opportunity process from inception to 
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