408 
(45) Section 2662(f)(1)(D) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 334’’ and inserting ‘‘section 254’’. 
(46) Section 2667(e) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘mili-
tary museum described in section 489(a) of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘military museum’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘before 
January 1, 2005, shall be deposited into the ac-
count’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be deposited into the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account’’; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (5). 
(47) Section 2667(k) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 9101’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8101’’. 
(48) Section 2674(f)(2) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The term in-
cludes the Raven Rock Mountain Complex.’’. 
(49) Section 2925(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 138c’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2926(b)’’. 
(50) Chapter 449 is amended— 
(A) by striking the second section 4781; and 
(B) in the table of sections, by striking the 
item relating to the second section 4781. 
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(51) Section 7235(e)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘24 months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘November 25, 2017,’’. 
(52) The item relating to section 9517 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 931 is 
amended by making the first letter of the third word 
lower case. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO REPEAL OF PENDING 
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH UNDER SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) NATIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 23, 
2016, section 901 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3462), as amended by section 901(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2342), is further amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking subsection (j); 
(B) in subsection (l)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (A); 
(C) in subsection (m), by striking para-
graphs (1) and (2); and 
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(D) in subsection (n), by striking para-
graph (1). 
(2) NATIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Effective as of November 25, 
2015, subsection (f) of section 883 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92), as added by section 1081(c)(5) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328), is amended by striking 
paragraph (1). 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO UNIFORM 
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
as amended by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (divi-
sion E of Public Law 114–328), is further amended 
as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a)(4) of section 839 (article 
39), as added by section 5222(1) of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2909), is amended 
by striking ‘‘in non-capital cases unless the ac-
cused requests sentencing by members under sec-
tion 825 of this title (article 25)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under section 853(b)(1) of this title (article 
53(b)(1))’’. 
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(B) Subsection (i) of section 843 (article 
43), as added by section 5225(c) of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2909), is amended 
by striking ‘‘DNA EVIDENCE.—’’ and inserting 
‘‘DNA EVIDENCE.—’’. 
(C) Section 848(c)(1) (article 48(c)(1)), as 
amended by section 5230 of the Military Justice 
Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2913), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘section 866(g) of this title (article 
66(g))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 866(h) of this title 
(article 66(h))’’. 
(D) 
Section 
853(b)(1)(B) 
(article 
53(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 5236 of the 
Military Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2937), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘in a trial’’. 
(E) Subsection (d) of section 853a (article 
53a), as added by section 5237 of the Military 
Justice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2917), is amended 
by striking ‘‘military judge’’ the second place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘court-martial’’. 
(F) Section 864(a) (article 64(a)), as 
amended by section 5328(a) of the Military Jus-
tice Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 2929), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘(a) (a) IN GENERAL.—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 
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120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice)’’. 
(D) Section 1044e(g)(1) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘920a, 920b, 920c, or 
925’’ and inserting ‘‘920b, 920c, 125, or 
930’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘120a, 120b, 120c, or 
125’’ and inserting ‘‘120b, 120c, 125, or 
130’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect immediately after 
the amendments made by the Military Justice Act of 
2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328) take effect 
as provided for in section 5542 of that Act (130 Stat. 
2967). 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2017.—Effective as of December 23, 2016, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 217(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2051) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 821b’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
821(b)’’. 
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(2) Section 233 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note; 130 Stat. 
2061) is amended in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), by 
striking ‘‘secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretaries’’. 
(3) Section 728(b)(1) (130 Stat. 2234) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(c)’’ after ‘‘Section 1073b’’. 
(4) Section 805(a)(2) (130 Stat. 2255) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘The table of chapters for title 10, 
United States Code, is’’ and inserting ‘‘The tables of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the be-
ginning of part IV of subtitle A, of title 10, United 
States Code, are’’. 
(5) The matter to be inserted by section 
824(d)(1)(B) (130 Stat. 2279) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’. 
(6) Section 833(b)(2)(C) (130 Stat. 2284) is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Section 
2330a(j) of title 10, United States Code,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Section 2330a(h) of title 10, United 
States Code, as redesignated by section 812(d),’’; 
and 
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(B) in clause (iii), in the matter proposed 
to be inserted, by striking ‘‘section 2330a(j)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2330a(h)’’. 
(7) Section 865(b)(2) (130 Stat. 2305) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 2330a(g)(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2330a(h)(6)’’. 
(8) Section 893(c) (130 Stat. 2324) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) of’’ after ‘‘is further 
amended in’’. 
(9) Section 902(b) (130 Stat. 2344) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Section 151(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 131(b)(5)’’. 
(10) Section 921(c) (130 Stat. 2351) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘The text of’’ the following: ‘‘sub-
section (a) (after the subsection heading)’’. 
(11) Section 1061(c)(23) (130 Stat. 2400) is 
amended by striking ‘‘488(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘488’’. 
(12) Section 1061(i) (130 Stat. 2404) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (23), by striking ‘‘2010 
(Public Law 110–417)’’ and inserting ‘‘2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 
note)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
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(13) Section 1064(b) (130 Stat. 2409) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Public Law 113–239’’ and inserting 
‘‘Public Law 112–239’’. 
(14) Section 1253(b) (130 Stat. 2532) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘this subchapter’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(15) Section 2811(c) (130 Stat. 2716) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, and the provisions of law amended 
by subsections (a) and (b) of that section shall be re-
stored as if such section had not been enacted into 
law’’. 
(16) Section 2829E(a) (130 Stat. 2733) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(17) Section 5225(f) (130 Stat. 2910) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
section’’. 
(18) The table of sections to be inserted by sec-
tion 5452 (130 Stat. 2958) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Art.’’ each place it ap-
pears, except the first place it appears; 
(B) in the item relating to section 887a, by 
striking ‘‘Resistence’’ and inserting ‘‘Resistance’’; 
(C) in the item relating to section 908, by 
striking ‘‘of the United States–Loss’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of United States–Loss,’’; 
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(D) in the item relating to section 909, by 
striking ‘‘of the’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’; and 
(E) in the item relating to section 909a, by 
striking the second period at the end. 
(19) The matters to be inserted by section 5541 
(130 Stat. 2965) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Art.’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘825.’’ and inserting 
‘‘825a.’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘830.’’ and inserting 
‘‘830a.’’. 
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Effective as of November 25, 2015, 
and as if included therein as enacted, section 574 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 831) is amended by striking 
‘‘1785 note’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘1788 
note’’. 
(f) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 
and as if included therein as enacted, section 1044(a)(2)(A) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3493) is amended 
by striking ‘‘October 28’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30’’. 
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(g) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2011.—Effective as of January 7, 2011, and 
as if included therein as enacted, section 896(b) of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–398; 124 Stat. 4315) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Chapter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subchapter II of chapter’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subchapter’’. 
(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417), as amended by section 
1205(c)(2) of Public Law 112–81 (125 Stat. 1623), is fur-
ther amended by striking the second period at the end of 
the first sentence. 
(i) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Section 1022(e) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1004(j)’’ and all that follows through the end of the 
subsection and inserting ‘‘section 284(i) of title 10, United 
States Code’’. 
(j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
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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. 
SEC. 1062. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR RELOCATION OF MA-
RINES TO GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(b) of the Joint Resolution 
entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands in Political Union With the United States of Amer-
ica’, and for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 
U.S.C. 1806(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS
FOR NONIMMIGRANT 
WORKERS.—An alien, if otherwise qualified, may seek ad-
mission to Guam or to the Commonwealth during the tran-
sition program as a nonimmigrant worker under section 
101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) without counting against the nu-
merical limitations set forth in section 214(g) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184(g)). An alien, if otherwise qualified, may, 
before October 1, 2020, be admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act for a period of up to 3 
years (which may be extended by the Secretary of Home-
land Security before October 1, 2020, for an additional pe-
riod or periods not to exceed 3 years each) to perform serv-
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ices or labor on Guam pursuant to any agreement entered 
into by a prime contractor or subcontractor calling for serv-
ices or labor required for performance of the contract or 
subcontract in direct support of all military-funded con-
struction, repairs, renovation, and facilities services, or to 
perform services or labor on Guam as a health-care worker, 
notwithstanding the requirement of such section that the 
service or labor be temporary. This subsection does not 
apply to any employment to be performed outside of Guam 
or the Commonwealth.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1063. PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS 
OF MILITARY FAMILIES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights 
Act’’. 
(b) RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE SAME BASIS 
AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.—Section 921(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter: 
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‘‘(1) A member of the Armed Forces on active 
duty and the spouse of such a member are residents 
of the State in which the permanent duty station of 
the member is located. 
‘‘(2) The spouse of such a member may satisfy 
the identification document requirements of this chap-
ter by presenting— 
‘‘(A) the military identification card issued 
to the spouse; and 
‘‘(B) the official Permanent Change of Sta-
tion Orders annotating the spouse as being au-
thorized for collocation, or an official letter from 
the commanding officer of the member verifying 
that the member and the spouse are collocated at 
the permanent duty station of the member.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6- 
month period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1064. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORA-
TION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRAC-
TICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728(h) of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall transfer’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall determine a 
reasonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus 
pistols.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1087 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1012) is amended by 
striking subsections (b) and (c). 
SEC. 1065. NATIONAL GUARD ACCESSIBILITY TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE ISSUED UNMANNED AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, the Commander of United States Northern Com-
mand, and the Commander of United States Pacific Com-
mand, shall conduct an efficiency and effectiveness review 
of the governance structure, coordination processes, docu-
mentation, and timing and deadline requirements stipu-
lated in Department of Defense Policy Memorandum 15- 
002, entitled ‘‘Guidance for the Domestic Use of Unmanned 
Aircraft Systems’’ and dated February 17, 2015. In con-
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ducting the review, the Secretary shall take into account 
information and data points provided by State governors 
and State adjutant generals in assessing the efficiency and 
effectiveness of accessing Department of Defense issued un-
manned aircraft systems for State and National Guard op-
erations. 
(b) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the completion of the review required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit the review to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1066. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AIRCRAFT 
CARRIERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Naval aviation was born in the United 
States when Eugene Ely launched from the deck of a 
United States Navy ship on November 14, 1910, in 
a Curtiss Model D. 
(2) In 1915, Cpt. Henry C. Mustin made the 
first catapult launch and first take off in a ship un-
derway in a Curtiss Model AB-2, beginning a century 
of technological advancements that have led to today’s 
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System which has 
replaced the steam pistons with powerful magnets to 
launch jet aircraft. 
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(3) In 1924, Lt. Dixie Kiefer made the first 
night catapult launch in a Vought UO-1 in San 
Diego harbor, leading to today’s aircraft carriers 
being a floating city at sea with a 24-hour airport. 
(4) The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 
USS Enterprise (CVN 65), was commissioned in 
1961, ushering in a new era of the world’s most domi-
nant and capable warships. 
(5) In 2013, the first of the next generation of 
aircraft carriers, Gerald R. Ford, was christened, 
marking a continuation of the innovative naval avia-
tion spirit, technological advancement, and war fight-
ing capabilities of aircraft carriers. 
(6) In 2013, aircraft carrier USS George Wash-
ington (CVN 73) provided humanitarian assistance, 
medical supplies, food, and water to the victims in 
the Philippines of Super Typhoon Haiyan, once 
again demonstrating versatility of the aircraft carrier 
for combat, diplomatic and humanitarian operations. 
(7) For over 70 years, aircraft carriers have been 
employed in every major and many smaller conflicts, 
including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, 
Lebanon, Libya, Operation Desert Storm, Afghani-
stan, Iraq, and the fight against terrorism. 
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(8) The United States Navy’s aircraft carriers 
are a cornerstone of the Nation’s ability to project its 
power and strength. 
(9) When aircraft carriers sail the globe they are 
a statement of national purpose and a symbol of the 
Nation’s industrial strength, competitive edge, and 
economic prosperity. 
(10) Aircraft carriers are 4.5 acres of sovereign 
United States territory enabling the Nation to reduce 
its dependency on other nations while it pursues its 
national security interests. 
(11) Aircraft carriers enable the United States 
Armed Forces to carry out operations from inter-
national waters, avoiding the complications of secur-
ing fly-over rights and land-base rights from other 
nations. 
(12) Aircraft carriers are a modern, very mobile 
United States military base complete with airfield, 
hospital, and communications systems from which the 
United States can strike at its enemies. 
(13) Over 90 percent of world trade is moved by 
sea, including much of the world’s gas and oil supply, 
and aircraft carriers and their strike forces are con-
stantly on patrol in vital regions of the world to keep 
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shipping lanes open and protect the interests of the 
United States and its allies. 
(14) There are more than 2,450 companies in 48 
States and over 364 congressional districts, and more 
than 13,100 shipbuilders who proudly contribute to 
the construction and maintenance of these complex 
and technologically advanced ships. 
(15) Thousands of members of the United States 
Armed Forces have served the Nation aboard aircraft 
carriers in war, peace, and times of crisis. 
(16) When crisis occurs the first question that 
comes to everyone’s lips is ‘‘Where is the nearest car-
rier?’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) United States aircraft carriers are the pre-
eminent power projection platform and have served 
the Nation’s interests in times of war and in times 
of peace, adapting to the immediate and ever-chang-
ing nature of the world for over 90 years; 
(2) aircraft carrier contributions and heritage 
should be celebrated; and 
(3) the people of the United States should be en-
couraged to celebrate the history of aircraft carriers 
in the United States and to always remember the 
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vital role these vessels play in defending the Nation’s 
freedom. 
SEC. 1067. NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF TERMS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE SETTLEMENT AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any court order, at the request of the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate or 
the House of Representatives or the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate or the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Secretary of Defense shall make available 
(in an appropriate manner with respect to classified infor-
mation, if necessary) to such chairman a settlement agree-
ment (including a consent decree) in any civil action in-
volving the Department of Defense, a military department, 
or a Defense Agency, if, in the opinion of the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Attorney General, the terms of the 
settlement agreement affect the congressional authorization 
or appropriations process with respect to the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Before making a 
request under subsection (a)— 
(1) the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services or the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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Senate shall consult with the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(2) the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services or the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives shall consult with the Chair-
man of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1068. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE UNITED 
STATES NAVY SEABEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On March 5, 1942, Navy Construction Bat-
talion personnel were officially named Seabees by the 
Navy Department. 
(2) The purpose of the Navy Seabees is to build, 
maintain, and support base infrastructure in remote 
locations for the Navy and Marine Corps, while si-
multaneously being capable of engaging in combat op-
erations. 
(3) The Navy Seabees dual-role is exemplified by 
the Seabee motto Construimus, Batuimus: We Build, 
We Fight. 
(4) Throughout their history, the Navy Seabees 
have answered the call of duty to protect the United 
States and its democratic values both in times of war 
and peace. 
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(5) The Navy Seabees support United States na-
tional security at combatant commands worldwide, 
through the construction, both on land and under-
water, of bases, airfields, roads, bridges, and other in-
frastructure. 
(6) Members of the Navy Seabees and their fami-
lies have demonstrated unmatched courage and dedi-
cation to sacrifice for the United States, from service 
in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to the recent 
conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. 
(7) The Navy Seabees exhibit honor, personal 
courage, and commitment as they sacrifice their per-
sonal comfort to keep the United States safe from 
threats. 
(8) The Navy Seabees continue to display 
strength, professionalism, and bravery in the all-vol-
unteer force. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress recognizes the 
United States Navy Seabees and the Navy personnel who 
comprise the construction force for the Navy and the Marine 
Corps as critical elements in deterring conflict, overcoming 
aggression, and rebuilding democratic institutions. 
SEC. 1069. RECOGNITION OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS COMMAND. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) On April 16, 1987, Congress required the es-
tablishment of a Special Operations Command, which 
was to be an elite fighting force drawn from all of the 
branches of the Armed Forces. 
(2) As a headquarters organization, USSOCOM 
comprises four service-component commands, con-
sisting of the United States Army Special Operations 
Command, United States Naval Special Warfare 
Command, United States Marine Corps Forces Spe-
cial Operations Command, and United States Air 
Force Special Operations Command, and includes 
various sub-unified commands. 
(3) Each service-component command has sub- 
component commands consisting of— 
(A) Army Special Forces (Green Berets), 
Rangers, Special Operations Aviation, Civil Af-
fairs, Military Information Support Operations; 
(B) Navy SEALS and Special Warfare 
Combatant-Craft Crewmen; 
(C) Air Force Commandos and Special Tac-
tics Airmen; 
(D) Marine Raiders; and 
(E) other Joint Special Operations Forces; 
(4) USSOCOM protects and defends the United 
States in a variety of ways, including direct action, 
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special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, for-
eign internal defense, civil affairs operations, counter-
terrorism, military information support operations, 
counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
security force assistance, counterinsurgency, hostage 
rescue and recovery, foreign humanitarian assistance, 
and other missions as assigned. 
(5) USSOCOM has an unequaled ability to ana-
lyze and respond to terrorist threats and USSOCOM 
has led many successful missions globally. 
(6) Many USSOCOM missions are classified, so 
the American people may never know the details and 
extent of the bravery of Special Operations Forces, 
but a sample of missions provide a glimpse into the 
bravery and talents of these members of the Armed 
Forces: 
(A) On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was 
killed in a special operations mission in Paki-
stan, for which the outstanding men and women 
in America’s intelligence and Armed Forces, es-
pecially those from SOCOM, remained focused 
on bringing Osama bin Laden to justice, and on 
May 2, 2011, justice was done. 
(B) On April 12, 2009, the Maersk Alabama 
was rescued unharmed in a special operations 
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mission in the Indian Ocean, after a five-day 
standoff between the United States Navy and So-
malian pirates. 
(C) On April 1, 2003, Jessica Lynch, a 
United States Army clerk taken prisoner for 
nine days in Iraq, was rescued by Special Oper-
ations Forces during a night raid in the hospital 
where she was being held. 
(D) On December 13, 2003, in Operation 
Red Dawn, Special Operations Forces captured 
deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who 
was hiding in a spider hole. 
(E) On January 17, 1991, as Operation 
Desert Storm began, Special Operations Forces 
slipped hundreds of miles into Iraq to identify 
Iraqi Scud missiles as targets for American 
fighter jets. 
(F) On December 20, 1989, in Operation 
Just Cause and Operation Nifty Package, Spe-
cial Operations Forces ventured into Panama to 
bring its then President Manuel Noriega to jus-
tice for drug-trafficking. 
(7) Approximately 70,000 Regular component, 
National Guard, and reserve component personnel 
from all four services and Department of Defense ci-
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vilians are assigned to USSOCOM headquarters in 
Tampa, its four service-component commands, and 
eight sub-unified commands. 
(8) The heroism, skill, and patriotism of 
USSOCOM personnel and their families are without 
parallel. 
(9) The responsibilities of USSOCOM are grow-
ing and its mission is now and will continue to be 
central to the defense of the United States in future 
decades. 
(10) The sacrifices of many, the service of all, 
and the talents of the Special Operations Forces are 
cause for confidence and optimism. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians 
who, together with their family members, comprise the 
United States Special Operations Forces community should 
be honored for their service and commitment to keeping the 
United States safe. 
SEC. 1070. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WORLD WAR I. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States declared war against Ger-
many on April 6, 1917, to redress wrongs, including 
Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine 
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warfare, violation of United States neutrality, and 
denial of freedom of the seas to nonbelligerent nations. 
(2) The United States associated itself with the 
allied powers of the United Kingdom and its Com-
monwealth, France and its colonies, Russia, Italy, 
and Japan to defeat the German Empire 
(3) The United States Army, consisting of the 
Regular Army, National Guard, and Reserve Corps, 
with the addition of volunteers and the draftees of the 
National Army, underwent a transformation from a 
frontier constabulary and coastal defense force to a 
modern land warfare force. 
(4) Early 20th century military and techno-
logical advances resulted in the incorporation of 
motor transport, aviation, anti-aircraft artillery, 
tanks, chemical weapons, aircraft carriers, sub-
marines and anti-submarine warfare, sonar, under-
water mines, and other innovations into the military 
arsenal of the United States. 
(5) The need to quickly build a military strength 
of four million soldiers and half a million sailors re-
quired the mobilization of the human resources of the 
United States, during which members of diverse eth-
nic groups, races, and creeds, both native-born and 
immigrant, forged a new American identity. 
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(6) The United States Army maintained its de-
fense of American seacoasts, southern border, and 
overseas possessions, while the Army American Expe-
ditionary Forces deployed ‘‘Over There’’ for combat 
operations in Europe starting in June 1917. 
(7) By the end of World War I, almost two mil-
lion members of the Army served overseas in the 
American Expeditionary Forces; Whereas, during 
World War I, the United States Navy increased in 
strength from approximately 69,000 officers and sail-
ors and 342 vessels to more than 533,000 officers and 
sailors and 774 vessels. 
(8) The Navy operated in the Atlantic and Pa-
cific Oceans, and the North and Mediterranean Seas 
in cooperation with allied navies. 
(9) The Navy began the fight against the Ger-
man U-boat menace by dispatching destroyers, which 
eventually totaled 70 in number, and 169 other vessels 
to counter the submarine threat. 
(10) Navy vessels escorted troop transports car-
rying 1,250,000 passengers and escorted supply trans-
ports carrying 27 percent of all cargo shipped to Eu-
rope. 
(11) The Navy deployed five batteries of large- 
caliber battleship guns mounted on railroad trains to 
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France for service as long-range artillery for the 
Army;. 
(12) The United States Coast Guard transferred 
to the operational control of the Navy, and augmented 
that service with approximately 5,000 officers and 
sailors, 47 vessels of all types, and 279 shore stations;. 
(13) The United States Marine Corps, with an 
eventual wartime strength of 75,000 officers and men, 
detached two regiments and a machine gun battalion 
to constitute an infantry brigade integrated into the 
Army’s 2d Division for service in France;. 
(14) On July 4, 1917, Colonel Charles E. Stan-
ton, one of the officers on the staff of General John 
Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary 
Forces in Europe, famously announced America’s 
commitment to the fight when Colonel Stanton pro-
claimed upon his arrival in France, ‘‘Lafayette, we 
are here!’’. 
(15) Whereas the American Expeditionary 
Forces formed three field armies, nine corps and 
forty-three divisions, plus various units of the Serv-
ices of Supply. 
(16) The American Expeditionary Forces suf-
fered 244,000 casualties in fighting in thirteen named 
campaigns in World War I;. 
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(17) Participation in World War I resulted in 
the completion of a period of reform and profes-
sionalism that transformed the Armed Forces from a 
small dispersed organization to a modern industri-
alized fighting force capable of global reach and influ-
ence. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) honors the memory of the fallen heroes who 
wore the uniform of the United States Armed Forces 
during World War I; 
(2) commends the Unites States Armed Forces 
for preserving and protecting the interests of the 
United States during World War I; 
(3) commends the brave members of the United 
States Armed Forces for their efforts in ‘‘making the 
world safe for democracy,’’ and preserving the found-
ing principles of the United States at home and 
abroad during World War I; 
(4) commends the brave members of the United 
States Armed Forces for preserving and protecting the 
sea lanes of commerce and communications during 
World War I that ensured the continued prosperity of 
the United States; 
(5) celebrates and congratulates the United 
States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 
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Coast Guard during the commemoration of the cen-
tennial of World War I for a job well done; and 
(6) calls on all people of the United States to 
join in the commemoration of the centennial of World 
War I in events throughout the United States and 
overseas. 
SEC. 1071. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARD-
ING THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHAL-
LENGE PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Fewer than 30 percent of youth in the United 
States qualify for military service, either because of 
poor physical health, a criminal record, or lack of a 
high school degree. 
(2) The National Guard Youth Challenge Pro-
gram provides the Department of Defense an oppor-
tunity to work with State and local governments to 
engage with the youth of the nation, providing mili-
tary-based training, the opportunity to earn a high 
school degree, and high physical fitness standards. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that it is critical to allocate the necessary resources to the 
National Guard Youth Challenge Program of the Depart-
ment of Defense as it plays a critical role in preparing the 
next generation of qualified youth for military service. 
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SEC. 1072. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NATIONAL 
PURPLE HEART RECOGNITION DAY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On August 7, 1782, during the Revolutionary 
War, General George Washington established what is 
now known as the Purple Heart medal when he 
issued an order establishing the Badge of Military 
Merit. 
(2) The Badge of Military Merit was designed in 
the shape of a heart in purple cloth or silk. 
(3) While the award of the Badge of Military 
Merit ceased with the end of the Revolutionary War, 
the Purple Heart medal was authorized in 1932 as 
the official successor decoration to the Badge of Mili-
tary Merit. 
(4) The Purple Heart medal is the oldest United 
States military decoration in present use. 
(5) The Purple Heart medal is awarded in the 
name of the President of the United States to recog-
nize members of the Armed Forces who are killed or 
wounded in action against an enemy of the United 
States or are killed or wounded while held as pris-
oners of war. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Purple Heart Recognition Day; and 
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(2) encourages all people of the United States— 
(A) to learn about the history of the Purple 
Heart medal; 
(B) to honor recipients of the Purple Heart 
medal; and 
(C) to conduct appropriate ceremonies, ac-
tivities, and programs to demonstrate support 
for people who have been awarded the Purple 
Heart medal. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FA-
CILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FA-
CILITIES BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1125 of 
subtitle B of title XI of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended 
by striking ‘‘During fiscal years 2017 and 2018,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘During each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021,’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) a description of the effect of such section 1125 
(as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of 
the Department of Defense civilian workforce during 
the most recently ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such 
fiscal year; and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section 
during the fiscal year in which the briefing is 
provided. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOL-
UNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1107 of subtitle A of title 
XI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) a description of the effect of such section 1107 
(as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of 
the Department of Defense civilian workforce during 
the most recently ended fiscal year; 
(2) the number of employees offered voluntary 
separation incentive payments during such fiscal year 
by operation of such section; and 
(3) the number of such employees that accepted 
such payments. 
SEC. 
1103. 
ADDITIONAL 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION 
LABORATORIES. 
Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2487; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(20) The Naval Medical Research Center. 
‘‘(21) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center.’’. 
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SEC. 1104. ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 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 1137 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2460), is amended by striking ‘‘through 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2018’’. 
SEC. 1105. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN OR UNDER 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2017 through 
2021, in addition to the authority provided under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 3326 of title 
5, United States Code, and consistent with the requirements 
of such section, a retired member of the armed forces may 
be appointed under such subsection if— 
(1) the Department of Defense has been granted 
direct hire authority to fill the position; 
(2) the appointment is to fill an emergency ap-
pointment for which the Secretary concerned deter-
mines competitive appointment is not appropriate or 
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reasonable due to the need to fill the emergency need 
as quickly as possible; or 
(3) the appointment is for a highly qualified ex-
pert under section 9903 of such title. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) with respect to the waiver process under sec-
tion 3326(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code— 
(A) the number of individuals appointed 
during the most recently ended fiscal year under 
such process; and 
(B) the Department of Defense’s plan on the 
use of such process during the fiscal year in 
which the report is submitted; 
(2) the number of individuals— 
(A) appointed under the authority provided 
by subsection (a) during the most recently ended 
fiscal year; and 
(B) expected to be appointed under such 
subsection during the fiscal year in which the 
briefing is provided; and 
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(3) the impact of subsection (a) on the manage-
ment of the Department civilian workforce during the 
most recently ended fiscal year. 
SEC. 1106. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL MAN-
AGEMENT EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Defense 
Agencies or the applicable military Department’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a Department of Defense component’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Defense 
Agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘each Department of Defense 
component listed in subsection (f)(2) other than the 
Department of the Army, the Department of the 
Navy, and the Department of the Air Force’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any Defense Agency or 
military department’’ and inserting ‘‘any De-
partment of Defense component’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such Defense Agency or 
military department’’ and inserting ‘‘such De-
partment of Defense component’’; and 
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(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENT.— 
The term ‘Department of Defense component’ means 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A Defense Agency. 
‘‘(B) The Office of the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(C) The Joint Staff. 
‘‘(D) A combatant command. 
‘‘(E) The Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(F) A Field Activity of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(G) The Department of the Army. 
‘‘(H) The Department of the Navy. 
‘‘(I) The Department of the Air Force. 
‘‘(J) Any organizational entity within the 
Department of Defense that is not described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’. 
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(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) a description of the effect of section 1110 of 
subtitle A of title XI of the National Defense Author-
ization Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–328), as amended 
by subsection (a), on the management of the Depart-
ment of Defense civilian workforce during the most 
recently ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such 
fiscal year; and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section 
during the fiscal year in which the briefing is 
provided. 
SEC. 1107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY 
PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES FOR DOMESTIC 
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND 
MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE 
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1132 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2457) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2021’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives including— 
(1) a description of the effect of such section 1132 
(as amended by subsection (a)) on the management of 
civilian personnel at domestic defense industrial base 
facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base 
during the most recently ended fiscal year; and 
(2) the number of employees— 
(A) hired under such section during such 
fiscal year; and 
(B) expected to be hired under such section 
during the fiscal year in which the briefing is 
provided. 
SEC. 1108. 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 
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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 1133 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2459), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT 
FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CER-
TAIN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
394), as most recently amended by section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2473), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 
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beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2018’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of October 1, 2017, 
paragraph (1) of section 114(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$2,500,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN SIZE OF FUND.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The size’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
size’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Of the 
amount available in the Special Defense Acquisition 
Fund in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2016, 
$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘The size of the Special 
Defense Acquisition Fund in any fiscal year after fis-
cal year 2017 may exceed the dollar amount limita-
tion described in paragraph (1) by an amount not to 
exceed $500,000,000 and such excess amount’’. 
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SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION TO MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVI-
SOR AUTHORITY. 
(a) MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR AUTHORITY.— 
Subsection (a) of section 332 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and members of the armed forces’’ 
after ‘‘civilian employees of the Department of Defense’’. 
(b) TRAINING
OF PERSONNEL
OF FOREIGN MIN-
ISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to assign ci-
vilian employees of the Department of Defense and 
members of the armed forces as advisors or trainers’’ 
after ‘‘carry out a program’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘employees’’ in each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘advisors or trainers’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘each assigned employee’s 
activities’’ and inserting ‘‘the activities of each 
assigned advisor or trainer’’. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘or a member of the armed forces’’ after ‘‘a 
civilian employee of the Department of Defense’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘employee as 
an advisor’’ and inserting ‘‘advisor or trainer’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘employee’’ 
and inserting ‘‘advisor or trainer’’. 
SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPAC-
ITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
Subsection (c) of section 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Institutional capacity building to or-
ganize, administer, employ, manage, maintain, 
sustain, or oversee national security forces.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the De-
partment of State’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘INSTITU-
TIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
SPECT
FOR
CIVILIAN
CONTROL
OF
THE
MILI-
TARY’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘that 
the Department is already undertaking, or will 
undertake as part of the program’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘that the Department of 
Defense or another department or agency is al-
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ready undertaking, or will undertake as part of 
the security sector assistance provided to the for-
eign country concerned, a program to enhance 
the capacity of such foreign country to exercise 
responsible civilian control of the national secu-
rity forces of such foreign country.’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) INSTITUTIONAL
CAPACITY
BUILDING.—In 
order to meet the requirement in paragraph (2)(C) 
with respect to a particular foreign country under a 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall cer-
tify, prior to the initiation of the program, that the 
Department of Defense or another department or 
agency is already undertaking, or will undertake as 
part of the security sector assistance provided to the 
foreign country concerned, a program of institutional 
capacity building with appropriate institutions of 
such foreign country to enhance the capacity of such 
foreign country to organize, administer, employ, 
manage, maintain, sustain, or oversee the national se-
curity forces of such foreign country.’’. 
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SEC. 1205. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
ON TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NA-
TIONAL MILITARY FORCES IN THE COURSE 
OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 
1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1070; 10 U.S.C. 
2282 note), as amended by section 1233 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2489), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF INCRE-
MENTAL EXPENSES.—Subsection (d) of such section, as so 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall prescribe regulations for payment of 
incremental expenses under subsection (a). Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall sub-
mit the regulations to the Committee on Armed 
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Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES TO BE INCLUDED.—The 
regulations required under subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) Procedures to limit the payment of 
incremental expenses to developing countries 
determined pursuant to subsection (c) to be 
eligible for the provision of training under 
subsection (a), except in the case of excep-
tional circumstances as specified in the reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(ii) Procedures to require reimburse-
ment of incremental expenses from non-de-
veloping countries determined pursuant to 
subsection (c) to be eligible for the provision 
of training under subsection (a), except in 
the case of exceptional circumstances as 
specified in the regulations. 
‘‘(C) DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘developing country’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
301(4) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
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(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘that’’ and in-
serting ‘‘than’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2282’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 16’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘means’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘has the meaning given 
such term in section 301(5) of title 10, United States 
Code.’’. 
SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT 
OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE. 
Subsection (c) of section 1243 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2516; 10 U.S.C. 1050 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEARS
2017 AND 
2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of 
section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), 
as most recently amended by section 1213 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2478), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2017,’’ in each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1212. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 15, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that describes the United States 
strategy in Afghanistan. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of United States assumptions, 
security interests, and corresponding objectives in Af-
ghanistan. 
(2) A description of how current military efforts 
align to such objectives and, given current or pro-
jected progress, a realistic prognosis for a timeline 
necessary to achieve such objectives. 
(3) An explanation of the conditions necessary 
for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces 
to become self-sufficient. 
(4) A description of the projected long-term and 
sustainable United States role in Afghanistan. 
(5) A description of the threat of harm to United 
States forces in Afghanistan and a justification based 
on the threat to United States interests. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as 
most recently amended by section 1218(a) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2482), is further 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the expenditure of funds under the au-
thority in subsection (a)(2) of section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), 
including a description of the following: 
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(i) The purpose for which such funds 
were expended. 
(ii) Each organization on whose behalf 
such funds were expended, including the 
amount expended on such organization and 
the number of members of such organization 
supported by such amount. 
(iii) Any limitation imposed on the ex-
penditure of funds under such subsection, 
including on any recipient of funds or any 
use of funds expended. 
(B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(i) the congressional defense commit-
tees; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1218(e) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
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Stat. 2484), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT PENDING CER-
TIFICATION.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by section 
1218(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2484), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNTS.— 
Subsection (d)(1) of section 1233 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1218(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2483), is further amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$1,100,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000,000’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘$900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000,000’’; 
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(C) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ in each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ in 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS ELI-
GIBLE FOR WAIVER.—Subsection (g) of section 1218 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2484) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN 
SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that describes the strategy of the United 
States in Syria. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the key security and geo-
political interests, objectives, and long-term goals in 
Syria for the United States and indicators for the ef-
fectiveness of efforts to achieve such objectives and 
goals. 
(2) A description of United States assumptions 
regarding the current intelligence picture, the roles 
and ambitions of other countries, and the interests of 
relevant Syrian groups with respect to such objectives. 
(3) A description of how current military and 
diplomatic efforts in Syria align with such objectives, 
and a realistic projection of the timeline necessary to 
achieve such objectives. 
(4) The resources required to achieve such objec-
tives. 
(5) An analysis of the threats posed to United 
States interests by Russian and Iranian influences in 
Syria, as well as the threats posed to such interests 
by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al 
Qaeda, Hezbollah, and other violent extremist organi-
zations in Syria. 
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(6) A description of long-term and sustainable 
United States involvement in Syria and the conclu-
sion of the current United States effort in Syria. 
(7) A description of the coordination between the 
Department of Defense and the Department of State 
regarding the transition from military operations to 
stabilization programming, including a description of 
how local governance and civil society will be restored 
in areas secured through United States military oper-
ations in Syria. 
(8) A description of the threat of harm to United 
States forces in Syria and a justification based on the 
threat to United States interests. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3559), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2485), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.—Subsection (d) 
of such section is further amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘, which shall be provided in unclassi-
fied form with a classified annex if necessary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) security in liberated areas in Iraq; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which security forces 
trained and equipped, directly or indirectly, 
through the Office of Security Cooperation in 
Iraq (OSC-I) are prepared to provide post-con-
flict stabilization and security in such liberated 
areas; and 
‘‘(C) the effectiveness of security forces in 
the post-conflict environment and an identifica-
tion of which such forces will provide post-con-
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flict stabilization and security in such liberated 
areas.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$630,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,269,000,000’’. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Recognizing the important 
role of the Iraqi Christian militias within the military 
campaign against ISIL in Iraq, and the specific threat to 
the Christian population in Iraq, it is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should provide arms, training, and 
appropriate equipment to vetted elements of the Nineveh 
Plain Council. 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of 
section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631; 10 
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U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1223 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2486), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal year 2018’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ ; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$42,000,000’’. 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 1224. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THREATS POSED BY 
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress expressed concerns over state- 
sponsored threats posed by Iran and over Iran’s integration 
of conventional warfare, cyber and information operations, 
intelligence operations, and other activities to undermine 
United States national security interests. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should counter the malign 
activities of the Government of Iran; 
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(2) the United States should maintain a capable 
military presence in the Arabian Gulf region to deter, 
and, if necessary, respond to Iranian aggression; 
(3) the United States should strengthen ballistic 
missile defense capabilities; 
(4) the United States should ensure freedom of 
navigation at the Bab al Mandab strait and the 
Strait of Hormuz; and 
(5) the United States should counter Iranian ef-
forts to illicitly proliferate weapons, including cruise 
and ballistic missiles. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2488) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
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fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction 
on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by sub-
section (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the 
time the waiver is invoked, to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Russian Federation, under the leader-
ship of President Vladimir Putin, continues to dem-
onstrate its malign activities to expand its sphere of 
influence and undermine international norms and in-
stitutions both regionally and globally, including 
through the following activities: 
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(A) An assessment of the United States in-
telligence community stated ‘‘. . .Russian Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin ordered an influence cam-
paign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential 
election’’, presented in the intelligence commu-
nity’s January 6, 2017, declassified report, ‘‘As-
sessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Re-
cent U.S. Elections’’. 
(B) The Russian Federation has interfered 
in the April 2017 election and runoff election in 
May 2017 of the French Presidential elections. 
As confirmed by Admiral Mike Rogers, Director 
of the National Security Agency, at a Senate 
Committee on Armed Services hearing on May 9, 
2017, ‘‘If you look at the French elections . . . 
we had become aware of Russian activity.’’ 
(C) The Russian Federation has threatened 
stability in their sphere of influence. As stated 
by General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander 
of the United States European Command, in tes-
timony at a House Committee on Armed Serv-
ices hearing on March 28, 2017, ‘‘In the east, a 
resurgent Russia has turned from partner to an-
tagonist. Countries along Russia’s periphery, es-
pecially Ukraine and Georgia, are under threat 
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from Moscow’s malign influence and military 
aggression.’’. 
(D) The Russian Federation has occupied 
and attempted to annex Crimea from Ukraine. 
(E) The Russian Federation has employed 
hybrid warfare tactics, including cyber warfare, 
electronic warfare, and information warfare to 
gain influence. This includes the use of hybrid 
tactics in assisting combined Russian-separatist 
forces in eastern Ukraine and, in 2008, the Rus-
sian incursion in Georgia. 
(F) Military intervention in the civil war 
in Syria. 
(2) Both the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen-
eral Joseph Dunford, highlight the Russian Federa-
tion as the number one geo-strategic threat to the 
United States. 
(3) The Government of the Russian Federation 
continues its decades’ long modernization of its con-
ventional military force with the buildup of large 
numbers of professionalized forces on Russia’s borders 
with Europe, re-establishing military presence in the 
Arctic, investment in its nuclear triad, advanced 
weapons systems, fighter jets, and naval vessels. 
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(4) In June 2016, the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies released its report, ‘‘Evaluating 
U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe: Phase II’’, 
which included the recommendation that an Armed 
Brigade Combat Team and a combat aviation brigade 
should be permanently assigned to Europe. The report 
also recommends additional prepositioned equipment 
in Western Europe. 
(5) In January 2016, the National Commission 
on the Future of the Army released its findings and 
recommendations, which included Recommendation 
14, calling for permanently stationing an Armored 
Brigade Combat Team Forward in Europe and Rec-
ommendation 15 calling for the conversion of Army 
Europe Aviation Headquarters to a warfighting mis-
sion command. 
(6) In the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92), and the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328), 
Congress 
authorized 
approximately 
$5,200,000 for the European Reassurance Initiative, 
now the European Deterrence Initiative, to reassure 
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partners and allies and begin building a credible de-
terrence to the Russian Federation through— 
(A) large increases in conventional re-
sources, including additional rotational deploy-
ments 
of 
United 
States 
troops 
and 
prepositioning of equipment into Europe; and 
(B) increased funding for unconventional 
warfare resources, including cyber and special 
operations forces, and for intelligence and indi-
cators and warnings. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to develop, implement, and sustain credible de-
terrence against aggression by the Government of the 
Russian Federation, in order to enhance regional and 
global security and stability. 
(2) CONDUCT OF POLICY.—The policy described 
in paragraph (1) shall, among other things, be car-
ried out through a comprehensive defense strategy and 
guidance to outline and resource the necessary defense 
capabilities in the European theater. Such policy 
shall include the following: 
(A) Increased United States presence in Eu-
rope through additional permanently stationed 
forces. 
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(B) Continued United States presence in 
Europe through additional rotational forces. 
(C) Increased United States prepositioned 
military equipment to include logistics enablers 
and a division headquarters. 
(D) Sufficient and necessary infrastructure 
additions and improvements throughout the Eu-
ropean theater. 
(E) Increased investment and priority to 
counter unconventional methods of warfare, in-
cluding sufficient cyber warfare resources, infor-
mation operations resources, and intelligence re-
sources. 
(F) Effective security cooperation resources 
and opportunities with partners and allies, in-
cluding NATO member countries. 
SEC. 1234. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1068), as amended by section 1237 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 130 Stat. 2494), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$175,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal 
year 2017 pursuant to subsection (f)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$75,000,000 of the funds available for 
fiscal year 2018 pursuant to subsection (f)(3)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2018, $150,000,000.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1235. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELAT-
ING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPEN 
SKIES TREATY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CONDUCT OF FLIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2017 for 
the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, or operation and maintenance, 
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Air Force, may be obligated or expended to conduct 
any flight during such fiscal year for purposes of im-
plementing the Open Skies Treaty until the date that 
is seven days after the date on which the President 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
plan described in paragraph (2) with respect to such 
fiscal year. 
(2) PLAN DESCRIBED.—The plan described in 
this paragraph is a plan developed by the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
the Director of National Intelligence, that contains a 
description of the objectives for all planned flights de-
scribed in paragraph (1) during such fiscal year. 
(3) UPDATE.—To the extent necessary and ap-
propriate, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National In-
telligence, may update the plan described in para-
graph (2) with respect to a fiscal year and submit the 
updated plan to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(5) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall terminate on the date that is five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON ACTIVITIES TO MODIFY UNITED 
STATES AIRCRAFT.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Air Force, for arms control implementation (PE 0305145F) 
or procurement, Air Force, for digital visual imaging sys-
tem (BA–05, Line Item #1900) may be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out any activities to modify any United 
States aircraft for purposes of implementing the Open Skies 
Treaty. 
(c) OPEN SKIES TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open 
Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into 
force January 1, 2002. 
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SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF NU-
CLEAR CAPABILITIES OF NATO. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Warsaw Summit Communique, issued 
on July 9, 2016, by the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) 
clearly defines the need for, and the importance of, the 
nuclear mission of NATO. 
(2) The Warsaw Summit Communique states— 
(A) with respect to the nuclear deterrence 
capability of NATO, ‘‘As a means to prevent 
conflict and war, credible deterrence and defence 
is essential. Therefore, deterrence and defence, 
based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, conven-
tional, and missile defence capabilities, remains 
a core element of our overall strategy. . . The 
fundamental purpose of NATO’s nuclear capa-
bility is to preserve peace, prevent coercion, and 
deter aggression. Nuclear weapons are unique. 
Any employment of nuclear weapons against 
NATO would fundamentally alter the nature of 
a conflict. The circumstances in which NATO 
might have to use nuclear weapons are extremely 
remote’’; 
(B) with respect to the nature of the nuclear 
deterrence posture of NATO, ‘‘NATO must con-
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tinue to adapt its strategy in line with trends in 
the security environment–including with respect 
to capabilities and other measures required–to 
ensure that NATO’s overall deterrence and 
defence posture is capable of addressing potential 
adversaries’ doctrine and capabilities, and that 
it remains credible, flexible, resilient, and adapt-
able.’’; and 
(C) with respect to the importance of con-
tributions to the nuclear deterrence mission from 
across the NATO alliance, ‘‘The strategic forces 
of the Alliance, particularly those of the United 
States, are the supreme guarantee of the security 
of the Allies. The independent strategic nuclear 
forces of the United Kingdom and France have 
a deterrent role of their own and contribute to 
the overall security of the Alliance. These Allies’ 
separate centres of decision-making contribute to 
deterrence by complicating the calculations of 
potential adversaries. NATO’s nuclear deterrence 
posture also relies, in part, on United States’ 
nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe 
and on capabilities and infrastructure provided 
by Allies concerned. These Allies will ensure that 
all components of NATO’s nuclear deterrent re-
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main safe, secure, and effective. That requires 
sustained leadership focus and institutional ex-
cellence for the nuclear deterrence mission and 
planning guidance aligned with 21st century re-
quirements. The Alliance will ensure the broadest 
possible participation of Allies concerned in their 
agreed nuclear burden-sharing arrangements.’’. 
(3) Secretary of Defense James Mattis, in re-
sponse to the advance policy questions for his Senate 
confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017, stated 
that— 
(A) ‘‘NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture re-
lies in part on U.S. nuclear weapons forward-de-
ployed in Europe and on capabilities and infra-
structure provided by NATO allies. These capa-
bilities include dual-capable aircraft that con-
tribute to current burden-sharing arrangements 
within NATO. In general, we must take care to 
maintain this particular capability, and to mod-
ernize it appropriately and in a timely fash-
ion.’’; and 
(B) the role of the nuclear weapons of the 
United States is ‘‘to deter nuclear war and to 
serve as last resort weapons of self-defense. In 
this sense, U.S. nuclear weapons are funda-
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mental to our nation’s security and have histori-
cally provided a deterrent against aggression 
and security assurance to U.S. allies. A robust, 
flexible, and survivable U.S. nuclear arsenal un-
derpins the U.S. ability to deploy conventional 
forces worldwide.’’. 
(4) On March 28, 2017, General Curtis 
Scaparrotti, Commander of the United States Euro-
pean Command and the Supreme Allied Commander, 
Europe, testified to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives that ‘‘NATO and U.S. 
nuclear forces continue to be a vital component of our 
deterrence. Our modernization efforts are crucial; we 
must preserve a ready, credible, and safe nuclear ca-
pability.’’. 
(5) The Russian Federation is currently under-
going significant modernization and recapitalization 
of all three legs of its nuclear triad, continues to field 
and modernize a large variety of non-strategic nu-
clear weapons, and is developing and deploying new 
and unique nuclear capabilities. 
(6) Russia remains in violation of the INF Trea-
ty due to the development, testing, and, most recently, 
the operational deployment of ground-launched cruise 
missiles in violation of the INF Treaty. 
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shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary 
has assigned executive agent responsibility for the Center 
to an appropriate organization within the Department of 
Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen 
the role of Center in fostering strategic communications and 
information operations within NATO. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
periodically brief the committees listed in paragraph 
(2) on the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic 
communications and information operations within 
NATO. 
(2) COMMITTEES.—The committees listed in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
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(3) An assessment of capabilities requirements to 
achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
(4) An assessment of logistics requirements, in-
cluding force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, 
and maintenance requirements, to achieve the objec-
tives of the EDI. 
(5) An identification and assessment of required 
infrastructure investments to achieve the objectives of 
the EDI, including potential infrastructure invest-
ments by host nations and new construction or mod-
ernization of existing sites that would be funded by 
the United States. 
(6) An assessment of security cooperation invest-
ments required to achieve the objectives of the EDI. 
(7) A plan to fully resource United States force 
posture and capabilities, including— 
(A) details regarding the strategy to balance 
the force structure of the United States forces to 
source additional permanently stationed United 
States forces in Europe as a part of any planned 
growth in end strength and force posture; 
(B) the infrastructure capacity of existing 
locations and their ability to accommodate addi-
tional permanently stationed United States 
forces in Europe; 
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