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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection. 
(B) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, or 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of, this subsection 
or a regulation prescribed under this subsection to the 
same extent that such penalties apply to a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of 
that Act. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the application of any penalty or the exercise 
of any authority provided for under any other provision of law. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CYBERSPACE.—The term ‘‘cyberspace’’— 
(A) means the interdependent network of information 
technology infrastructures; and 
(B) includes the Internet, telecommunications net-
works, computer systems, and embedded processors and 
controllers. 
(3) ECONOMIC OR INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic or industrial espionage’’ means— 
(A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information 
or appropriating, taking, carrying away, or concealing, or 
by fraud, artifice, or deception obtaining, a trade secret 
or proprietary information without the authorization of 
the owner of the trade secret or proprietary information; 
(B) copying, duplicating, downloading, uploading, 
destroying, transmitting, delivering, sending, commu-
nicating, or conveying a trade secret or proprietary informa-
tion without the authorization of the owner of the trade 
secret or proprietary information; or 
(C) knowingly receiving, buying, or possessing a trade 
secret or proprietary information that has been stolen or 
appropriated, obtained, or converted without the authoriza-
tion of the owner of the trade secret or proprietary informa-
tion. 
(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to 
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person 
has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, 
the circumstance, or the result.
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(5) OWN.—The term ‘‘own’’, with respect to a trade secret 
or proprietary information, means to hold rightful legal or 
equitable title to, or license in, the trade secret or proprietary 
information. 
(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or 
entity. 
(7) PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘proprietary 
information’’ means competitive bid preparations, negotiating 
strategies, executive emails, internal financial data, strategic 
business plans, technical designs, manufacturing processes, 
source code, data derived from research and development 
investments, and other commercially valuable information that 
a person has developed or obtained if— 
(A) the person has taken reasonable measures to keep 
the information confidential; and 
(B) the information is not generally known or readily 
ascertainable through proper means by the public. 
(8) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16 of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as in effect pursuant to 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.)). 
(9) TRADE
SECRET.—The term ‘‘trade secret’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1839 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(10) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the 
United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or any jurisdiction within the United States; or 
(C) a person located in the United States. 
SEC. 1638. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ROLE OF RESERVE 
COMPONENTS IN DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES AGAINST 
CYBER ATTACKS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) members of the reserve components may possess knowl-
edge of critical infrastructure in the States in which the mem-
bers serve that may be of value for purposes of defending 
such infrastructure against cyber threats; 
(2) traditional members of the reserve components and 
reserve component technicians may have experience in both 
the private and public sector that could benefit the readiness 
of the Department of Defense’s cyber force and the development 
of cyber capabilities; 
(3) the long-standing relationship the reserve components 
has with local and civil authorities may be beneficial for pur-
poses of providing for a coordinated response to a cyber attack 
and defending against cyber threats; 
(4) the States are already working to establish cyber part-
nerships with the reserve components; and 
(5) the reserve components have a role in the defense 
of the United States against cyber threats and consideration 
should be given to how the reserve components might be 
integrated into a comprehensive national approach for cyber 
defense.
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SEC. 1639. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET 
AND THE .MIL TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
should— 
(1) work within the existing interagency process underway 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act regarding the 
transfer of the remaining role of the United States Government 
in the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority 
to a global multi-stakeholder community and support transfer-
ring this role only if— 
(A) assurances are provided for the protection of the 
current status of legacy top-level domain names and Inter-
net Protocol address numbers, particularly those used by 
the Department of Defense and the components of the 
United States Government for national security purposes; 
(B) mechanisms are institutionalized to uphold and 
protect consensus-based decision making in the multi- 
stakeholder approach; and 
(C) existing stress-testing scenarios of the account-
ability process of the multi-stakeholder model can be con-
fidently shown to work transparently, securely, and effi-
ciently to maintain a free, open, and resilient Internet; 
and 
(2) take all necessary steps to sustain the successful 
stewardship and good standing of the Internet root zone servers 
managed by components of the Department of Defense, 
including active participation, review, and analysis for transi-
tion planning documents and accountability stress testing. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1641. PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST REGARDING 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3)(A) With respect to the preparation of a budget for a fiscal 
year to be submitted by the President to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, the Secretary of Defense may not agree to 
a proposed transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority 
unless the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) A report described in this subparagraph is a report that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(i) Except as provided by subparagraph (C), certification 
that, during the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year covered 
by the budget for which the report is submitted, the Secretary 
of Energy obligated or expended any amounts covered by a 
proposed transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority 
made for such prior fiscal year in a manner consistent with 
a memorandum of agreement that was developed by the 
Nuclear Weapons Council and entered into by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(ii) A detailed assessment by the Nuclear Weapons Council 
regarding how the Administrator for Nuclear Security imple-
mented any agreements and decisions of the Council made 
during such prior fiscal year.
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‘‘(iii) An assessment from each of the Chairman of the 
Joints Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command regarding any effects to the military during 
such prior fiscal year that were caused by the delay or failure 
of the Administrator to implement any agreements or decisions 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(C) With respect to a report described in subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary may waive the requirement to include the certification 
described in clause (i) of such subparagraph if the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) determines that such waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) instead of the certification described in such clause 
(i), includes as part of such report— 
‘‘(I) a copy of the agreement that the Secretary has 
entered into with the Secretary of Energy regarding the 
manner and the purpose for which the Secretary of Energy 
will obligate or expend any amounts covered by a proposed 
transfer of estimated nuclear budget request authority for 
the fiscal year covered by the budget for which such report 
is submitted; and 
‘‘(II) an explanation for why the Secretary did not 
include such certification in such report. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense 
budget materials for a fiscal year the memorandum of agreement 
described in subparagraph (B)(i) of paragraph (3), or the agreement 
described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, as the case may 
be, that covers such fiscal year. 
‘‘(5)(A) Not later than 30 days after the President submits 
to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assess-
ment of— 
‘‘(i) whether such budget allows the Federal Government 
to meet the nuclear stockpile and stockpile stewardship pro-
gram requirements during the fiscal year covered by the budget 
and the four subsequent fiscal years; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Commander determines that such budget does 
not allow the Federal Government to meet such requirements, 
a description of the steps being taken to meet such require-
ments. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment of the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command under 
subparagraph (A), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees— 
‘‘(i) such assessment as it was submitted to the Chairman; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any comments of the Chairman. 
‘‘(6) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘budget’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 231(f) of this title. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘defense budget materials’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 231(f) of this title. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘proposed transfer of estimated nuclear 
budget request authority’ means, in preparing a budget, a 
request for the Secretary of Defense to transfer an estimated 
amount of the proposed budget authority of the Secretary to
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the Secretary of Energy for purposes relating to nuclear 
weapons.’’. 
SEC. 1642. IMPROVEMENT TO BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT ON DELIVERY 
PLATFORMS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE NUCLEAR 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 
Section 492(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, and the ability to meet operational availability 
requirements for,’’ after ‘‘military effectiveness of’’. 
SEC. 1643. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REVIEW OF COST ESTI-
MATES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576), as most 
recently amended by section 1054 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 861), is further amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) ESTIMATE OF COSTS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) BUDGETS FOR ODD-NUMBERED FISCAL YEARS.—Not later 
than July 1 of each year in which the President transmits 
a covered odd-numbered fiscal year report, the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the costs during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of such covered odd-numbered fiscal 
year report associated with fielding and maintaining the 
current nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon delivery sys-
tems of the United States; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the costs during such period of 
any life extension, modernization, or replacement of any 
current nuclear weapons or nuclear weapon delivery sys-
tems of the United States that is anticipated as of the 
date of such covered odd-numbered fiscal year report; and 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the relative percentage of total 
defense spending during such period represented by the 
costs estimated under subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) BUDGETS FOR EVEN-NUMBERED FISCAL YEARS.—If the 
Director determines that a covered even-numbered fiscal year 
report contains a significant change that affects the estimates 
of the Director included in the report submitted under para-
graph (1) in the year prior to the year in which such covered 
even-numbered fiscal year report is submitted, the Director 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a letter 
describing such significant changes. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘covered even-numbered fiscal year 
report’ means a report required to be transmitted under 
subsection (a)(1) not later than 30 days after the submission 
to Congress of the budget of the President for an even- 
numbered fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘covered odd-numbered fiscal year report’ 
means a report required to be transmitted under subsection 
(a)(1) not later than 30 days after the submission to Con-
gress of the budget of the President for an odd-numbered 
fiscal year.’’.
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SEC. 1644. RETENTION OF MISSILE SILOS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—During the period in which the New START 
Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 
Code) is in effect, the Secretary of Defense shall preserve each 
intercontinental ballistic missile silo that contains a deployed mis-
sile as of the date of the enactment of this Act in, at minimum, 
a warm status that enables such silo to— 
(1) remain a fully functioning element of the interconnected 
and redundant command and control system of the missile 
field; and 
(2) be made fully operational with a deployed missile. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall 
be construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from temporarily 
placing an intercontinental ballistic missile silo offline to perform 
maintenance activities. 
SEC. 1645. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF INTER-
CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter 
into contracts for the life-of-type procurement of covered parts of 
the intercontinental ballistic missile fuze. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 1502(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 101 and available 
for Missile Procurement, Air Force as specified in the funding 
table in section 4101, $4,700,000 shall be available for the procure-
ment of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under 
subsection (a). 
(c) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
parts’’ means commercially available off-the-shelf items as defined 
in section 104 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 1646. ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPON SECONDARY REQUIRE-
MENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command, shall assess the annual secondary 
production requirement needed to sustain a safe, secure, reliable, 
and effective nuclear deterrent. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander 
of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report regarding the assess-
ment conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An explanation of the rationale and assumptions 
that led to the current 50 to 80 secondaries per year produc-
tion requirement, including the factors considered in deter-
mining such requirement. 
(B) An analysis of whether there are any changes 
to such 50 to 80 secondaries per year production require-
ment, including the reasons for any such changes. 
(C) A description of how the secondary production 
requirement is affected by or related to—
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(i) the demands of stockpile modernization, 
including the schedule for life extension programs; 
(ii) the requirement for a responsive infrastructure, 
including the ability to hedge against technical failure 
and geopolitical risk; and 
(iii) the number of secondaries held in reserve 
or the inactive stockpile, and the likelihood such 
secondaries may be reused. 
(E) The proposed timeframe for achieving such 50 to 
80 secondaries per year production requirement. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1647. CERTIFICATION ON NUCLEAR FORCE STRUCTURE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination 
with the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, 
shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the plan 
for implementation of the New START Treaty (as defined in section 
494(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code) announced on April 
8, 2014, will enable the United States to meet its obligations under 
such treaty in a manner that ensures the nuclear forces of the 
United States— 
(1) are capable, survivable, and balanced; and 
(2) maintain strategic stability, deterrence and extended 
deterrence, and allied assurance. 
SEC. 1648. ADVANCE NOTICE AND REPORTS ON B61 LIFE EXTENSION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days before 
any decision is made to reduce the number of final production 
units for the B61 life extension program below the total number 
of such units planned in the stockpile stewardship and management 
plan required by section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2523) for fiscal year 2015— 
(1) the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council estab-
lished under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes— 
(A) a notification of such decision; 
(B) an explanation of the proposed changes to the 
life extension program; and 
(C) a comprehensive discussion of the justification for 
such changes; and 
(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that includes— 
(A) an assessment of such changes to the life extension 
program; 
(B) a description of the risks associated with such 
decision; 
(C) an assessment of the impact of such decision on 
the ability of the United States Strategic Command to 
meet deterrence, extended deterrence, and assurance 
requirements during the expected lifetime of the B61–12 
bomb; and 
(D) such other matters as the Commander considers 
appropriate.
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(b) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
SEC. 1649. NOTIFICATION AND REPORT CONCERNING REMOVAL OR 
CONSOLIDATION OF DUAL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT FROM 
EUROPE. 
(a) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense removes or consolidates 
dual-capable aircraft of the United States from the area of responsi-
bility of the United States European Command, the Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of such proposed 
removal or consolidation. Such notification shall include a report 
explaining— 
(1) how such removal or consolidation is in the national 
security interests of the United States and the allies of the 
United States, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion Alliance; and 
(2) whether, and in what respects, such proposed removal 
or consolidation is affected by— 
(A) the armed forces of the Russian Federation con-
tinuing to illegally occupy Ukrainian territory; 
(B) the Russian Federation deploying or preparing to 
deploy its nuclear weapons to Ukrainian territory; 
(C) the Russian Federation not complying with the 
INF Treaty and other treaties and agreements to which 
it is a party; and 
(D) the Russian Federation not complying with the 
CFE Treaty and not lifting its suspension of Russian 
observance of its treaty obligations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Conven-
tional Armed Forces in Europe, signed at Paris, November 
19, 1990, and entered into force July 17, 1992. 
(2) The ‘‘dual-capable aircraft’’ means tactical fighter air-
craft that can perform both conventional and nuclear missions. 
(3) The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty Between 
the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the Inter-
mediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Wash-
ington, December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1650. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF NUCLEAR COMMAND, CON-
TROL, 
AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
SYSTEMS 
AT 
HEAD-
QUARTERS OF UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the installation and operation of nuclear command, control, and 
communications systems associated with the construction of the 
headquarters of the United States Strategic Command. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
address, with respect to the installation and operation of nuclear 
command, control, and communications systems associated with
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the construction of the headquarters of the United States Strategic 
Command, the following: 
(1) Milestones and costs associated with installation of 
communications systems. 
(2) Milestones and costs associated with integrating tar-
geting and analysis planning tools. 
(3) An assessment of progress on the upgrade of systems 
that existed before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
such as the Strategic Automated Command and Control System 
and the MILSTAR satellite communications system, for compat-
ibility with such nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions systems. 
(4) Such other information as the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command considers necessary to assess adher-
ence to overall cost, scope, and schedule milestones. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command shall not be required to submit a report under 
subsection (a) with the budget of the President for any fiscal year 
after the date on which the Commander certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that all milestones relating to the 
installation of nuclear command, control, and communications sys-
tems associated with the construction of the headquarters of the 
United States Strategic Command have been completed and such 
systems are fully operational. 
SEC. 1651. REPORT ON PLANS FOR RESPONSE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO INF TREATY VIOLATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing a detailed 
description of any steps being taken or planned to be taken by 
the Secretary in response to actions of the Government of the 
Russian Federation in violation of its obligations under the INF 
Treaty in order to reduce the negative impact of such actions 
on the national security of the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
a description of any plans to conduct activities relating to the 
research, development, testing, or deployment of potential future 
military capabilities of the United States, including with respect 
to activities to modify, test, or deploy existing military systems, 
to deter or defend against the threat of intermediate-range nuclear 
force systems of Russia if Russia deploys such systems. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) INF TREATY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘INF 
Treaty’’ means the Treaty Between the United States of America 
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination 
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly 
referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1652. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE NUCLEAR TRIAD. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace the triad 
of strategic nuclear delivery systems consisting of— 
(A) heavy bombers equipped with nuclear gravity 
bombs and air-launched nuclear cruise missiles;