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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threats posed by ter-
rorist and other militant groups operating in Nige-
ria, including Boko Haram, ISIS-WA, and Niger 
Delta militants, as well as a description of the ori-
gins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding 
sources, and leadership structures of each such orga-
nization. 
(2) An assessment of efforts by the Government 
of Nigeria to improve civilian protection, account-
ability for human rights violations, and transparency 
in the defense institutions and security sector forces. 
(3) A description of the key international and 
United States diplomatic, development, intelligence, 
military, and economic resources available to address 
instability across Nigeria, and a plan to maximize 
the coordination and effectiveness of these resources 
to counter the threats posed by Boko Haram, ISIS- 
WA, and Niger Delta militants. 
(4) An assessment of efforts undertaken by the 
security forces of the Government of Nigeria to im-
prove the protection of civilians in the context of— 
(A) ongoing military operations against 
Boko Haram in the northeast region; 
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(B) addressing farmer-herder land disputes 
in the Middle Belt; 
(C) renewed militant attacks on oil and 
gas infrastructure in the Delta; and 
(D) addressing pro-Biafra protests in the 
southeast region. 
(5) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Civilian Joint Task Force that has been operating in 
parts of northeastern Nigeria in order to ensure that 
underage youth are not participating in government- 
sponsored vigilante activity in violation of the Child 
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
340). 
(6) An assessment of the options for the Gov-
ernment of Nigeria to eventually incorporate the Ci-
vilian Joint Task Force into Nigeria’s military or 
law enforcement agencies or reintegrate its members 
into civilian life. 
(7) A plan for the United States to work with 
the Nigerian security forces and judiciary to trans-
parently investigate allegations of human rights vio-
lations committed by the security forces of the Gov-
ernment of Nigeria that have involved civilian cas-
ualties, including a plan to undertake tangible meas-
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ures of accountability following such investigations 
in order to break the cycle of conflict. 
(8) A plan for the United States to work with 
the Nigerian defense institutions and security sector 
forces to improve detainee conditions. 
(9) A plan to work with the Nigerian military, 
international organizations, and nongovernmental 
organizations to demilitarize the humanitarian re-
sponse to the food insecurity and population dis-
placement in northeastern Nigeria. 
(10) Any other matters the President considers 
appropriate. 
(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the report required under subsection (a) is sub-
mitted to the appropriate congressional committees, and 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an update of 
the report containing updated assessments and evalua-
tions on progress made on the plans described in the re-
port, including— 
(1) updated assessments on the information de-
scribed in paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) of subsection 
(a); and 
(2) descriptions of the steps taken and out-
comes achieved under each of the plans described in 
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paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10) of subsection (a), 
as well as assessments of the effectiveness and de-
scriptions of the metrics used to evaluate effective-
ness for each such plan. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
and the updates required under (c) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1286. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CHIBOK 
SCHOOLGIRLS AND BOKO HARAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) . The members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna 
Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, commonly known as Boko 
Haram, have terrorized the people of Nigeria with 
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increasing violence since 2009, targeting military, 
government, and civilian sites in Nigeria, including 
schools, mosques, churches, markets, villages, and 
agricultural centers, and killing thousands and ab-
ducting hundreds of civilians in Nigeria and the sur-
rounding countries. 
(2) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female 
students, most of them between 15 and 18 years old, 
were abducted by Boko Haram from the Chibok 
Government Girls Secondary School, a boarding 
school located in Borno state in the Federal Repub-
lic of Nigeria. 
(3) While some Chibok girls have fled their cap-
tors and others have been released through negotia-
tions, more than 100 Chibok girls remain in cap-
tivity. 
(4) In addition to kidnapping the Chibok 
schoolgirls, Boko Haram has killed more than 
20,000 people, coerced women and girls into car-
rying out suicide missions, displaced more than 
3,000,000 Nigerians, tens of thousands of whom are 
at risk of starving to death, and caused thousand of 
school closures. 
(5) In supporting efforts to reunite the Chibok 
schoolgirls with their families, the United States has 
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authorized the deployment of military personnel to 
assist with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance, and provided training, equipment, and hu-
manitarian services to the populations affected by 
and vulnerable to Boko Haram violence. 
(6) The Secretary of State designated several 
individuals linked to Boko Haram, including its 
leader, Abubakar Shekau, as Specially Designated 
Global Terrorists in 2012, and designated Boko 
Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in No-
vember 2013. 
(7) The Senate and the House of Representa-
tives have both passed legislation and undertaken 
other initiatives to condemn Boko Haram and sup-
port the Chibok schoolgirls. 
(8) In addition to legislation, members of Con-
gress have traveled to Nigeria to meet with freed 
Chibok schoolgirls and their families, held briefings, 
press conferences, and hearings, and, every week 
that Congress is in session, participated in Wear 
Something Red Wednesday, a bipartisan campaign 
led by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Republican 
Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and 
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, during which law-
makers wear a red outfit or accessory and take 
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group photos to share on social media to raise 
awareness about the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. 
(9) The 114th Congress unanimously passed S. 
1632, which President Barack Obama signed into 
law on December 14, 2016, to direct the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly de-
velop a five-year strategy to aid Nigeria and the 
Multinational Joint Task Force, composed of troops 
from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, to 
combat Boko Haram. 
(10) On June 27, 2017, President Donald 
Trump met with two freed Chibok schoolgirls at the 
White House. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the Secretary of State, Secretary 
of Defense, and Director of National Intelligence for 
delivering a report to Congress on a five-year strat-
egy for the United States to employ diplomatic, de-
velopment, defense, and other tools to assist and en-
able our African partners to lead the effort to de-
grade and ultimately defeat Boko Haram, the Is-
lamic State in Iraq and ash Sham – West Africa 
(ISIS-WA), and any potential splinter or successor 
groups; 
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(2) affirms United States support for the inter-
national effort to degrade Boko Haram and ISIS- 
WA and to assist the Multinational Joint Task 
Force to address the underlying drivers of violent ex-
tremism; and 
(3) supports the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to implement a United States strategy for 
countering Boko Haram and ISIS-WA. 
SEC. 1287. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
Subsection (b) of section 1202 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 
106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended 
by section 1271 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2538), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(23) Any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies 
that could jeopardize the economic security of the 
United States.’’. 
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SEC. 1288. REPORT ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR 
AND BALLISTIC MISSILE COOPERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the ballistic missile programs of Iran and 
North Korea represent a serious threat to allies of 
the United States in the Middle East, Europe, and 
Asia, members of the Armed Forces deployed in 
those regions, and ultimately the United States; and 
(2) further cooperation between Iran and North 
Korea on nuclear weapons or ballistic missile tech-
nology is not in the security interests of the United 
States or our allies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of State, and the heads of other 
relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes— 
(A) an assessment of the extent of co-
operation on nuclear programs, ballistic missile 
development, chemical and biological weapons 
development, or conventional weapons programs 
between the Government of Iran and the Gov-
ernment of the Democratic People’s Republic of 
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Korea, including the identity of Iranian and 
North Korean persons that have knowingly en-
gaged in or directed the provision of material 
support or the exchange of information (includ-
ing through the transfer of goods, services, 
technology, or intellectual property) between the 
Government of Iran and the Government of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 
(B) a determination whether any of the ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (A) violate 
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 
(2013), 2094 (2013), 2231 (2015), 2270 
(2016) and 2321 (2016). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1289. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UPDATE OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FREEDOM OF NAVIGA-
TION OPERATIONS REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1275 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2540) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) For each country identified under para-
graph (1) as making an excessive maritime claim 
challenged by the United States under the program 
referred to in subsection (a), the types and locations 
of excessive maritime claims by such country that 
have not been challenged by the United States, if 
any, under the program referred to in subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made sub-
section (a) takes effect of the date of the enactment of 
this Act and applies with respect to each report required 
to be submitted under section 1275 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 on or after 
such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 1290. CONTINGENCY PLANS RELATING TO SOUTH 
SUDAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall prepare contingency 
plans— 
(1) to assist relief organizations in delivery of 
humanitarian assistance in South Sudan; and 
(2) to engage South Sudan’s military to pro-
mote efforts to reduce conflicts. 
SEC. 1291. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, 
THE TALIBAN, THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 
AND SYRIA (ISIS), AND THEIR ASSOCIATED 
FORCES AND CO-BELLIGERENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the United States strategy 
to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-bellig-
erents. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing 
legal framework to accomplish the strategy described 
in subsection (a), particularly with respect to the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the Authoriza-
tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu-
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tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
note). 
(2) An analysis of the budgetary resources nec-
essary to accomplish the strategy described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the President submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees the report required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall testify at any hearing held by any of the 
appropriate congressional committees on the report and 
to which the Secretary is invited. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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SEC. 1292. NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THE LEGAL AND POL-
ICY FRAMEWORKS GUIDING THE UNITED 
STATES’ USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND RE-
LATED NATIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which a change is made to any of the 
legal or policy frameworks described in the report entitled 
‘‘Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the 
United States Use of Military Force and Related National 
Security Operations’’ prepared by the national security de-
partments and agencies and published on December 5, 
2016, the President shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees of such change, including the legal, fac-
tual, and policy justification for such change. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
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(4) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1293. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTION OF SAUDI ARABIA 
AND ITS COALITIONS PARTNERS IN YEMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State shall jointly submit the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on military action of Saudi Arabia 
and its coalitions partners in Yemen. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
following: 
(1) The extent to which the Government of 
Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in Yemen 
are abiding by their ‘‘No Strike List and Restricted 
Target List’’. 
(2) Roles played by United States military per-
sonnel with respect to operations of such coalition 
partners in Yemen. 
(3) Progress made by the Government of Saudi 
Arabia in improving its targeting capabilities. 
(4) Progress made by such coalition partners to 
implement the recommendations of the Joint Inci-
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dent Assessment Team and participation if any by 
the United States in the implementation of such rec-
ommendations. 
(5) Progress made toward implementation of 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 
(2015) or any successor United Nations Security 
Council resolution relating to the conflict in Yemen. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate 
on— 
(1) the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of State jointly certify to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the conflict in 
Yemen has come to a conclusion, 
whichever occurs earlier. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1294. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the 
Western Hemisphere region are vital to the national 
interests of the United States; 
(2) the United States should maintain a mili-
tary capability in the Western Hemisphere region 
that is able to project power, build partner capacity, 
deter acts of aggression, and respond, if necessary, 
to regional threats or to threats to the national secu-
rity of the United States by the activities of Iran, 
China, Russia, North Korea, transnational criminal 
organizations, or terrorist organizations in the re-
gion; 
(3) continuing efforts by the Department of De-
fense to commit additional assets and increase in-
vestments to the Western Hemisphere are necessary 
to maintain a robust United States commitment to 
the region; 
(4) the Secretary of Defense should— 
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(A) assess the current United States force 
posture in the Western Hemisphere to ensure 
that the United States maintains an appro-
priate forward presence in the region; 
(B) prioritize— 
(i) intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance; 
(ii) maritime patrol aircraft to sup-
port detection and monitoring missions; 
(iii) efforts to disrupt and degrade 
transregional and transnational threat net-
works; and 
(iv) when possible, efforts to support 
the mission of the Department of Home-
land Security, as requested, in monitoring 
individuals identified by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security as ‘‘special interest 
aliens’’ or as ‘‘foreign terrorist fighters’’; 
and 
(C) 
enhance 
regional 
force 
readiness 
through joint training and exercises; and 
(5) the United States should continue to engage 
in the Western Hemisphere by strengthening alli-
ances and partnerships, working with regional insti-
tutions, addressing the shared challenges of illicit 
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trafficking of humans, drugs, and other contraband, 
transnational criminal organizations, and foreign 
terrorist fighters, and supporting the rule of law and 
democracy in the region. 
SEC. 1295. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASES 
IN 
DEFENSE 
CAPABILITIES 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES ALLIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President, in fur-
therance of increased unity, equitable sharing of the com-
mon defense burden, and international stability, should— 
(1) encourage all member countries of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (‘‘NATO al-
lies’’) to fulfill their commitments to levels and com-
position of defense expenditures as agreed upon at 
the NATO 2014 Wales Summit and NATO 2016 
Warsaw Summit; 
(2) call on NATO allies to finance, equip, and 
train their armed forces to fulfill their national and 
regional security interests; and 
(3) recognize NATO allies that are meeting 
their defense spending commitments or otherwise 
providing adequately for their national and regional 
security interests. 
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SEC. 1296. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM-
PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any 
other international organization established to support the 
implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain do-
mestic prosecutions based on any charge related to the 
Treaty, or to implement the Treaty until the Senate ap-
proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty and im-
plementing legislation for the Treaty has been enacted into 
law. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preclude the Department of De-
fense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their 
laws, regulations, and practices related to export control 
up to United States standards. 
SEC. 1297. CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION COORDI-
NATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall designate an employee of the Department of Defense 
to serve concurrently as the Coordinator for Cultural Her-
itage Protection (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Coordi-
nator’’). 
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(b) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall have the fol-
lowing duties: 
(1) The Coordinator shall be responsible for co-
ordinating existing obligations of the Department of 
Defense for the protection of cultural heritage, in-
cluding the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protec-
tion of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed 
Conflict, and other obligations for the protection of 
cultural heritage. 
(2) The Coordinator shall convene a coordi-
nating committee of entities within the Department 
of Defense that have the responsibility or capacity 
for protecting cultural heritage. 
(c) COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—The coordinating 
committee convened pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall— 
(1) meet not less than annually; 
(2) coordinate with the Cultural Heritage Co-
ordinating Committee convened by the Department 
of State; and 
(3) solicit consultation and coordination with 
other Federal agencies and nongovernmental organi-
zations, including the U.S. Committee of the Blue 
Shield, as well as other expert and stakeholder orga-
nizations, as appropriate for the national security in-
terests of the United States. 
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SEC. 1298. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT 
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN YEMEN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 may be made 
available to conduct military operations in Yemen. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit the following: 
(1) Activities carried out in full compliance with 
the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public 
Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 
(2) The provision of humanitarian assistance. 
(3) The defense of United States Armed 
Forces. 
(4) Support for freedom of navigation oper-
ations. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2018 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal 
year 2018 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in division D for the Department of Defense 
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Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division 
D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2018, 2019, and 2020. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the $324,600,000 authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2018 in section 301 and made available by the fund-
ing table in division D for the Department of Defense Co-
operative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$12,100,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$5,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $17,900,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, 
$172,800,000. 
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(5) For proliferation prevention, $89,800,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,000,000. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1321(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
days’’. 
(2) Section 1324 (50 U.S.C. 3714) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘45 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
(3) Section 1335(a) (50 U.S.C. 3735(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or expended’’. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
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and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the Defense Health Program, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the 
Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the De-
partment of Defense in providing for the health of eligible 
beneficiaries. 
SEC. 1406. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
and maintenance, $115,500,000 may be transferred by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 
For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 
such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper-
ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 
may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
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Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 
operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU-
THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au-
thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2018 to provide additional funds— 
(1) for overseas contingency operations being 
carried out by the Armed Forces; and 
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(2) pursuant to sections 1502, 1503, 1504, and 
1505 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
procurement, research, development, test, and eval-
uation, operation and maintenance, and military per-
sonnel, as specified in the funding tables in sections 
4103, 4203, 4303, and 4403. 
(b) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall apportion the 
funds identified in subsection (a)(2) to the Department 
of Defense without restriction, limitation, or constraint on 
the execution of such funds in support of base require-
ments, including any restriction, limitation, or constraint 
imposed by, or described in, the document entitled ‘‘Cri-
teria for War/Overseas Contingency Operations Funding 
Requests’’ transmitted by the Director to the Department 
of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any successor or re-
lated guidance. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for procurement accounts for the Army, 
the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De-
fense-wide activities, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4102; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4103. 
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SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4202; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4203. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 
(2) the funding table in section 4303. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military per-
sonnel, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4402; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4403. 
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SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
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Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1512. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2018 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). 
(2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of au-
thorizations transferred under this subsection shall 
be merged with and be available for the same pur-
poses as the authorization to which transferred. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority of this subsection may not exceed 
$2,500,000,000. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza-
tions of appropriations contained in sections 1502, 
1503, 1504, and 1505 that are provided for the pur-
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pose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001, rather than the 
transfer authority provided by this subsection, shall 
apply to any transfer of amounts of such authoriza-
tions. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND 
NOTICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018 shall be subject 
to the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) 
of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
428), as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
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(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept equipment that is procured using 
amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
authorized under this Act and is intended for trans-
fer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not 
accepted by such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1), the Com-
mander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall 
make a determination that the equipment was pro-
cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the 
security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both 
the Government of Afghanistan and the United 
States, but is no longer required by such security 
forces or was damaged before transfer to such secu-
rity forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In mak-
ing a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces 
in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Sec-
retary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An 
explanation of each determination, including the 
basis for the determination and the alternatives con-
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sidered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly 
report required under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to 
the congressional defense committees of such treat-
ment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 
thereafter during which the authority provided by 
paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the equipment accepted under 
this subsection, section 1531(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note), section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3612), section 1531(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1088), and section 1521(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2017 (Public Law 114–328) during the period cov-
ered by the report. Each report shall include a list 
of all equipment that was accepted during the period 
covered by the report and treated as stocks of the 
Department and copies of the determinations made 
under paragraph (2), as required by paragraph (3). 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018, it is the goal that 
$41,000,000 shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Af-
ghan National Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Af-
ghan National Security Forces, including the 
special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
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Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of In-
terior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that 
address the requirements of women serving in 
the Afghan National Security Forces, including 
appropriate equipment for female security and 
police forces, and transportation for police-
women to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Po-
lice Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN PROGRESS ON 
SECURITY OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
June 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
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Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assess-
ment describing the progress of the government of 
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan toward meeting 
shared security objectives. In conducting such as-
sessment the Secretary shall consider each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The extent to which the government of 
Afghanistan has taken steps toward increased 
accountability and reducing corruption within 
the Ministries of Defense and Interior. 
(B) The extent to which the capability and 
capacity of the Afghan National Defense and 
Security Forces have improved as a result of 
Afghan Security Forces Fund investment, in-
cluding through training. 
(C) The extent to which the Afghan Na-
tional Defense and Security Forces have been 
able to increase pressure on the Taliban, al- 
Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and other ter-
rorist organizations, including by re-taking ter-
ritory, defending territory, and disrupting at-
tacks. 
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(D) Whether or not the government of Af-
ghanistan is ensuring that supplies, equipment, 
and weaponry supplied by the United States are 
appropriately distributed to security forces 
charged with fighting the Taliban and other 
terrorist organizations. 
(E) Such other factors as the Secretaries 
consider appropriate. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR INSUF-
FICIENT PROGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, determines pursuant to the assessment 
under paragraph (1) that the government of Af-
ghanistan has made insufficient progress, the 
Secretary of Defense may withhold assistance 
for the Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces until such time as the Secretary deter-
mines sufficient progress has been made. 
(B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense withholds assistance under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide 
notice to Congress not later than 30 days after 
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making the decision to withhold such assist-
ance. 
SEC. 1522. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the 
amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
funds made available for fiscal year 2018 to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Fund. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DE-
VICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2018, $15,000,000 may be available to the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and 
services to ministries and other entities of foreign 
governments that the Secretary has identified as 
critical for countering the flow of improvised explo-
sive device precursor chemicals. 
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(2) PROVISION
THROUGH
OTHER
US
AGEN-
CIES.—If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of 
Defense and the head of another department or 
agency of the United States Government, the Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer funds available 
under paragraph (1) to such department or agency 
for the provision by such department or agency of 
training, equipment, supplies, and services to min-
istries and other entities of foreign governments as 
described in that paragraph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may be 
obligated or expended to supply training, equipment, 
supplies, or services to a foreign country before the 
date that is 15 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a notice that contains— 
(A) the foreign country for which training, 
equipment, supplies, or services are proposed to 
be supplied; 
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(B) a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, and services to be provided 
using such funds; 
(C) a detailed description of the amount of 
funds proposed to be obligated or expended to 
supply such training, equipment, supplies or 
services, including any funds proposed to be ob-
ligated or expended to support the participation 
of another department or agency of the United 
States and a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, or services proposed to be sup-
plied; 
(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the efforts of the foreign country identified 
under subparagraph (A) to counter the flow of 
improvised explosive device precursor chemicals; 
and 
(E) an overall plan for countering the flow 
of precursor chemicals in the foreign country 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by 
this subsection expires on December 31, 2018. 
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SEC. 1523. SEPARATE ACCOUNT LINES FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDS. 
For accountability and transparency purposes, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Secretary of Defense shall establish separate accounts to 
ensure that amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to this title are administered separately from amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available 
for the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1524. GUIDELINES FOR BUDGET ITEMS TO BE COV-
ERED BY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS ACCOUNTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Director of Management and Budget, shall up-
date the guidelines regarding the budget items that may 
be covered by overseas contingency operations accounts. 
Such revised guidelines shall be consistent with the rec-
ommendations included in Government Accountability Re-
port GAO-17-68 entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations: OMB and DOD Should Revise the Criteria for De-
termining Eligible Costs and Identify the Costs Likely to 
Endure Long Term’’ published January 18, 2017. 
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TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Management and 
Organization of Space Programs 
SEC. 1601. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE CORPS IN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than January 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the Space Corps 
under chapter 809 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (b), is established. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subtitle D of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 809—SPACE CORPS 
‘‘Subchapter 
Sec. 
‘‘I. General Matters ..........................................................................
8091 
‘‘II. Organization ...............................................................................
8096 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8091. Establishment. 
‘‘8092. Authorities and Responsibilities. 
‘‘8093. Research and development and procurement of satellites and terminals. 
‘‘8094. Space functions of other elements of Department of Defense. 
‘‘§ 8091. Establishment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the exec-
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utive part of the Department of the Air Force a Space 
Corps. The function of the Space Corps shall be to assist 
the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out the duties 
described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Space Corps shall be com-
posed of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. 
‘‘(2) Such other offices and officials as may be 
established by law or as the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the 
Space Corps, may establish or designate. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—Except as otherwise specifically pre-
scribed by law, the Space Corps shall be organized in such 
manner, and the members of the Space Corps shall per-
form, such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary 
may prescribe. Such duties shall include— 
‘‘(1) protecting the interests of the United 
States in space; 
‘‘(2) deterring aggression in, from, and through 
space; 
‘‘(3) providing combat-ready space forces that 
enable the commanders of the combatant commands 
to fight and win wars; 
‘‘(4) organizing, training, and equipping space 
forces; and 
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‘‘(5) conducting space operations of the Space 
Corps under the command of the Commander of the 
United States Space Command. 
‘‘§ 8092. Authorities and responsibilities 
‘‘(a) PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps shall furnish professional assist-
ance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the As-
sistant Secretaries of the Air Force. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—Under the authority, direction, 
and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps, shall— 
‘‘(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of sec-
tion 8014 of this title, prepare for such employment 
of the Space Corps, and for such recruiting, orga-
nizing, supplying, equipping (including research and 
development), training, servicing, mobilizing, de-
mobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the 
Space Corps, as will assist in the execution of any 
power, duty, or function of the Secretary or the 
Chief of Staff; 
‘‘(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency 
of the Space Corps and its preparation to support 
military operations by commanders of the combatant 
commands; 
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‘‘(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execu-
tion of approved plans and supervise the execution 
of those plans and instructions; 
‘‘(4) as directed by the Secretary, coordinate 
the action of organizations of the Space Corps; and 
‘‘(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise 
assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Space Corps the functions 
of the Department of the Air Force that may be feasibly 
shared with the Space Corps, including with respect to the 
United States Air Force Academy, recruitment, and basic 
training. 
‘‘§ 8093. Research and development and procurement 
of satellites and terminals 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall serve as the primary agent 
of the Department of Defense with respect to the research, 
development, test, and evaluation of satellites and user 
satellite terminals used by the Air Force, the Space Corps, 
and the Defense Agencies (except as otherwise provided 
by section 8094 of this title). 
‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary shall serve as 
the primary agent of the Department of Defense with re-
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spect to the procurement of satellites and user satellite 
terminals used by the military departments and the De-
fense Agencies (except as otherwise provided by section 
8094 of this title). 
‘‘(c) MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY.—(1) Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall serve as the 
milestone decision authority (as defined in section 2366a 
of this title) for major defense acquisition programs or 
major subprograms relating to space. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not serve as the milestone 
decision authority for the user satellite terminal programs 
of— 
‘‘(A) the military departments other than the 
Air Force and the Space Corps; and 
‘‘(B) the Defense Agencies specified in section 
8094(c)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief of Staff of the 
Space Corps shall develop the requirements for the sat-
ellites and user satellite terminals for which the Secretary 
has the authority for research, development, test, and eval-
uation, procurement, and milestone decisions pursuant to 
this section. 
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‘‘§ 8094. Space functions of other elements of Depart-
ment of Defense 
‘‘(a) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall affect the authority of each Secretary con-
cerned to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the research, development, test, 
and evaluation of satellites and user satellite termi-
nals of the military department of the Secretary con-
cerned; 
‘‘(2) operate such terminals; and 
‘‘(3) develop requirements to ensure that the 
space programs of the Department of Defense sup-
port the mission of the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN DEFENSE AGENCIES.—Nothing in this 
chapter shall affect the authority of each Director con-
cerned to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the research, development, test, 
and evaluation and procurement of satellites and 
user satellite terminals of the Defense Agency of the 
Director concerned; 
‘‘(2) operate such terminals; and 
‘‘(3) develop requirements to ensure that the 
space programs of the Department of Defense sup-
port the mission of the Director concerned. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Director concerned’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Director of the National Recon-
naissance Office, with respect to matters con-
cerning the National Reconnaissance Office; 
and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
Director 
of 
the 
National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with respect to 
matters concerning the National Geospatial-In-
telligence Agency. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, with re-
spect to matters concerning the Army; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with re-
spect to matters concerning the Navy, the Ma-
rine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is op-
erating as a service in the Department of the 
Navy. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—ORGANIZATION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps. 
‘‘§ 8096. Chief of Staff of the Space Corps 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) There shall be a Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps, appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief 
of Staff shall serve at the pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(2) The Chief of Staff shall be appointed for a term 
of six years. In time of war or during a national emergency 
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declared by Congress, the Chief of Staff may be re-
appointed for a term of not more than six years. 
‘‘(3)(A) The first Chief of Staff appointed after the 
date of the enactment of this section shall be appointed 
from the general officers of the Air Force. The President 
may appoint the incumbent Commander of the Air Force 
Space Command as the first such Chief of Staff without 
regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) for the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) Each subsequent Chief of Staff shall be ap-
pointed from the general officers of the Space Corps. 
‘‘(4) The President may appoint an officer as Chief 
of Staff only if— 
‘‘(A) the officer has had significant experience 
in joint duty assignments; and 
‘‘(B) such experience includes at least one full 
tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as defined 
in section 664(d) of this title) as a general officer. 
‘‘(5) The President may waive paragraph (4) in the 
case of an officer if the President determines such action 
is necessary in the national interest. 
‘‘(b) GRADE.—The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, 
while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating 
the permanent grade of the officer. 
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‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Except as otherwise prescribed by 
law and subject to section 8013(f) of this title, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps performs the duties of such 
position under the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of the Air Force and is directly responsible to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—Subject to the authority, direction, 
and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) preside over the Space Corps; 
‘‘(2) transmit the plans and recommendations 
of the Space Corps to the Secretary and advise the 
Secretary with regard to such plans and rec-
ommendations; 
‘‘(3) after approval of the plans or rec-
ommendations of the Space Corps by the Secretary, 
act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them 
into effect; 
‘‘(4) exercise supervision, consistent with the 
authority assigned to commanders of unified or spec-
ified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this 
title, over such of the members and organizations of 
the Space Corps and the Air Force as the Secretary 
determines; 
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sitioning, navigation, and timing signals of such 
allies; and 
(B) negotiate other potential agreements 
relating to the enhancement of positioning, 
navigation, and timing; 
(5) include any other options the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate; and 
(6) include an evaluation by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence of the benefits and risks, if any, 
of using foreign positioning, navigation, and timing 
signals. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate the plan under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) submit to the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
the evaluation described in paragraph (6) of such 
subsection. 
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(II) the status of any agreement 
between the Missile Defense Agency 
and one or more of the military de-
partments on the transition of any 
such program from that agency to the 
military departments, including any 
agreement on the operational test cri-
teria that must be achieved before 
such transition. 
(iv) An identification of the element of 
the Department of Defense (whether the 
Missile Defense Agency, a military depart-
ment, or both) that will be responsible for 
funding each missile defense program to be 
transitioned to a military department, and 
at what date. 
(v) A description of the type of funds 
that will be used (whether funds for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation, 
procurement, military construction, or op-
eration and maintenance) for each missile 
defense program to be transitioned to a 
military department. 
(vi) An explanation of the number of 
systems planned for procurement for each 
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