In the Senate of the United States, 
June 18, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 5515) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any other 
Act to the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Author-
izations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National 
Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(5) Division E—Additional Provisions. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Deployment by the Army of an interim cruise missile defense capa-
bility. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Multiyear procurement authority for F/A–18E/F Super Hornet and 
EA–18G aircraft program. 
Sec. 122. Multiyear procurement authority for E–2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) 
aircraft program. 
Sec. 123. Extension of limitation on use of sole-source shipbuilding contracts for 
certain vessels.
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Sec. 124. Prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security 
barriers. 
Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for Standard Missile-6. 
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for the Littoral Combat Ship. 
Sec. 127. Nuclear refueling of aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 128. Limitation on funding for Amphibious Assault Vehicle Product Im-
provement Program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 141. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS air-
craft. 
Sec. 142. B–52H aircraft system modernization report. 
Sec. 143. Repeal of funding restriction for EC–130H Compass Call Recapitaliza-
tion Program and review of program acceleration opportunities. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Multiyear procurement authority for C–130J aircraft program. 
Sec. 152. Quarterly updates on the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program. 
Sec. 153. Authority to procure additional polar-class icebreakers. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Codification and reauthorization of Defense Research and Development 
Rapid Innovation Program. 
Sec. 212. Procedures for rapid reaction to emerging technology. 
Sec. 213. Activities on identification and development of enhanced personal pro-
tective equipment against blast injury. 
Sec. 214. Human factors modeling and simulation activities. 
Sec. 215. Expansion of mission areas supported by mechanisms for expedited ac-
cess to technical talent and expertise at academic institutions. 
Sec. 216. Advanced manufacturing activities. 
Sec. 217. National security innovation activities. 
Sec. 218. Partnership intermediaries for promotion of defense research and edu-
cation. 
Sec. 219. Limitation on use of funds for Surface Navy Laser Weapon System. 
Sec. 220. Expansion of coordination requirement for support for national secu-
rity innovation and entrepreneurial education. 
Sec. 221. Limitation on funding for Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.2. 
Sec. 222. Defense quantum information science and technology research and de-
velopment program. 
Sec. 223. Joint directed energy test activities. 
Sec. 224. Requirement for establishment of arrangements for expedited access to 
technical talent and expertise at academic institutions to sup-
port Department of Defense missions. 
Sec. 225. Authority for Joint Directed Energy Transition Office to conduct re-
search relating to high powered microwave capabilities. 
Sec. 226. Joint artificial intelligence research, development, and transition activi-
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Report on comparative capabilities of adversaries in key technology 
areas. 
Sec. 232. Report on active protection systems for armored combat and tactical ve-
hicles. 
Sec. 233. Next Generation Combat Vehicle. 
Sec. 234. Report on the future of the defense research and engineering enterprise. 
Sec. 235. Modification of reports on mechanisms to provide funds to defense lab-
oratories for research and development of technologies for mili-
tary missions. 
Sec. 236. Report on Mobile Protected Firepower and Future Vertical Lift. 
Sec. 237. Improvement of the Air Force supply chain. 
Sec. 238. Review of guidance on blast exposure during training. 
Sec. 239. List of technologies and manufacturing capabilities critical to Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 240. Report on requiring access to digital technical data in future acquisi-
tions of combat, combat service, and combat support systems. 
Sec. 241. Competitive acquisition strategy for Bradley Fighting Vehicle trans-
mission replacement. 
Sec. 242. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and programs. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Further improvements to energy security and resilience. 
Sec. 312. Funding of study and assessment of health implications of per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 
Sec. 313. Military Mission Sustainment Siting Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 314. Operational energy policy. 
Sec. 315. Funding 
treatment 
of 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonic 
acid 
and 
perfluorooctanoic acid at State-owned and operated National 
Guard installations. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 321. Reports on readiness. 
Sec. 322. Report on cold weather capabilities and readiness of United States 
Armed Forces. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 331. Pilot programs on integration of military information support and 
civil affairs activities. 
Sec. 332. Reporting on future years budgeting by subactivity group. 
Sec. 333. Restriction on upgrades to aviation demonstration team aircraft. 
Sec. 334. U.S. Special Operations Command civilian personnel. 
Sec. 335. Limitation on availability of funds for service-specific Defense Readi-
ness Reporting Systems. 
Sec. 336. Repurposing and reuse of surplus Army firearms.
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Sec. 337. Limitation on availability of funds for establishment of additional spe-
cialized undergraduate pilot training facility. 
Sec. 338. Scope of authority for restoration of land due to mishap. 
Sec. 339. Redesignation of the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). 
Subtitle E—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 351. Limitation on modifications to Navy Facilities Sustainment, Restora-
tion, and Modernization (FSRM) structure and mechanism. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. End strengths for commissioned officers on active duty in certain 
grades. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Limitation on use of funds for personnel in fiscal year 2019 in excess 
of statutorily specified end strengths for fiscal year 2018. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
PART I—OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT REFORM 
Sec. 501. Repeal of codified specification of authorized strengths of certain com-
missioned officers on active duty. 
Sec. 502. Annual defense manpower requirements report matters. 
Sec. 503. Repeal of requirement for ability to complete 20 years of service by age 
62 as qualification for original appointment as a regular com-
missioned officer. 
Sec. 504. Enhancement of availability of constructive service credit for private 
sector training or experience upon original appointment as a 
commissioned officer. 
Sec. 505. Standardized temporary promotion authority across the military de-
partments for officers in certain grades with critical skills. 
Sec. 506. Authority for promotion boards to recommend officers of particular 
merit be placed higher on a promotion list. 
Sec. 507. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration. 
Sec. 508. Competitive category matters. 
Sec. 509. Promotion zone matters. 
Sec. 510. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated competitive 
categories of officers.
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Sec. 511. Applicability to additional officer grades of authority for continuation 
on active duty of officers in certain military specialties and ca-
reer tracks. 
PART II—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 516. Matters relating to satisfactory service in grade for purposes of retire-
ment grade of officers in highest grade of satisfactory service. 
Sec. 517. Reduction in number of years of active naval service required for per-
manent appointment as a limited duty officer. 
Sec. 518. Repeal of original appointment qualification requirement for warrant 
officers in the regular Army. 
Sec. 519. Uniform grade of service of the Chiefs of Chaplains of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 520. Written justification for appointment of Chiefs of Chaplains in grade 
below grade of major general or rear admiral. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 521. Authority to adjust effective date of promotion in the event of undue 
delay in extending Federal recognition of promotion. 
Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain reserve officers as not to be considered 
for selection for promotion. 
Sec. 523. Expansion of personnel subject to authority of the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau in the execution of functions and missions of the 
National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 524. Repeal of prohibition on service on Army Reserve Forces Policy Com-
mittee by members on active duty. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 531. Assessment of Navy standard workweek and related adjustments. 
Sec. 532. Manning of Forward Deployed Naval Forces. 
Sec. 533. Navy watchstander records. 
Sec. 534. Qualification experience requirements for certain Navy watchstations. 
Sec. 535. Repeal of 15-year statute of limitations on motions or requests for re-
view of discharge or dismissal from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 536. Treatment of claims relating to military sexual trauma in correction 
of military records and review of discharge or dismissal pro-
ceedings. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice Matters 
Sec. 541. Punitive article on domestic violence under the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice. 
Sec. 542. Inclusion of strangulation and suffocation in conduct constituting ag-
gravated assault for purposes of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. 
Sec. 543. Authorities of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecu-
tion, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 544. Protective orders against individuals subject to the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice. 
Sec. 545. Expansion of eligibility for Special Victims’ Counsel services. 
Sec. 546. Clarification of expiration of term of appellate military judges of the 
United States Court of Military Commission Review. 
Sec. 547. Expansion of policies on expedited transfer of members of the Armed 
Forces who are victims of sexual assault.
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Sec. 548. Uniform command action form on disposition of unrestricted sexual as-
sault cases involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 549. Inclusion of information on certain collateral conduct of victims of sex-
ual assault in annual reports on sexual assault involving mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, Transition, and Resilience 
Sec. 551. Consecutive service of service obligation in connection with payment of 
tuition for off-duty training or education for commissioned offi-
cers of the Armed Forces with any other service obligations. 
Sec. 552. Consecutive service of active service obligations for medical training 
with other service obligations for education or training. 
Sec. 553. Clarification of application and honorable service requirements under 
the Troops-to-Teachers Program to members of the Retired Re-
serve. 
Sec. 554. Prohibition on use of funds for attendance of enlisted personnel at sen-
ior level and intermediate level officer professional military edu-
cation courses. 
Sec. 555. Repeal of program on encouragement of postseparation public and com-
munity service. 
Sec. 556. Expansion of authority to assist members in obtaining professional cre-
dentials. 
Sec. 557. Enhancement of authorities in connection with Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps programs. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
PART I—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION MATTERS 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that ben-
efit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Department of Defense Education Activity policies and procedures on 
sexual harassment of students of Activity schools. 
PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS 
Sec. 566. Improvement of authority to conduct family support programs for im-
mediate family members of the Armed Forces assigned to special 
operations forces. 
Sec. 567. Expansion of period of availability of Military OneSource program for 
retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their 
immediate families. 
Sec. 568. Expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military 
spouses by Federal agencies. 
Sec. 569. Improvement of My Career Advancement Account program for military 
spouses. 
Sec. 570. Access to military installations for certain surviving spouses and other 
next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die while on 
active duty or certain reserve duty. 
Sec. 571. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council matters. 
Sec. 572. Multidisciplinary teams for military installations on child abuse and 
other domestic violence.
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Sec. 573. Provisional or interim clearances to provide childcare services at mili-
tary childcare centers. 
Sec. 574. Pilot program on prevention of child abuse and training on safe 
childcare practices among military families. 
Sec. 575. Pilot program on participation of military spouses in Transition As-
sistance Program activities. 
Sec. 576. Small business activities of military spouses on military installations 
in the United States. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished Service Cross for Justin 
T. Gallegos for acts of valor during Operation Enduring Free-
dom. 
Sec. 582. Award of medals or other commendations to handlers of military work-
ing dogs. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Authority to award damaged personal protective equipment to members 
separating from the Armed Forces and veterans as mementos of 
military service. 
Sec. 592. Standardization of frequency of academy visits of the Air Force Acad-
emy Board of Visitors with academy visits of boards of other 
military service academies. 
Sec. 593. Redesignation of the Commandant of the United States Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology as the President of the United States Air 
Force Institute of Technology. 
Sec. 594. Limitation on justifications entered by military recruiters for enlist-
ment or accession of individuals into the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 595. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service mat-
ters. 
Sec. 596. Burial of unclaimed remains of inmates at the United States Discipli-
nary Barracks Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
Sec. 597. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft for veterans 
with service-connected disabilities rated as total. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2019 increase in military basic pay. 
Sec. 602. Repeal of authority for payment of personal money allowances to Navy 
officers serving in certain positions. 
Sec. 603. Department of Defense proposal for a pay table for members of the 
Armed Forces using steps in grade based on time in grade rather 
than time in service. 
Sec. 604. Financial support for lessors under the Military Housing Privatization 
Initiative during 2019. 
Sec. 605. Modification of authority of President to determine alternative pay ad-
justment in annual basic pay of members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
Sec. 606. Eligibility of reserve component members for high-deployment allowance 
for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations. 
Sec. 607. Eligibility of reserve component members for nonreduction in pay while 
serving in the uniformed services or National Guard.
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Sec. 608. Temporary adjustment in rate of basic allowance for housing following 
identification of significant underdetermination of civilian hous-
ing costs for housing areas. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Technical corrections in calculation and publication of special survivor 
indemnity allowance cost of living adjustments. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 631. Rates of per diem for long-term temporary duty assignments. 
Sec. 632. Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of 
temporary duty assignment or civilian travel. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Consolidation of cost-sharing requirements under TRICARE Select and 
TRICARE Prime. 
Sec. 702. Administration of TRICARE dental plans through the Federal Employ-
ees Dental Insurance Program. 
Sec. 703. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 704. Pilot program on opioid management in the military health system. 
Sec. 705. Pilot program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post- 
traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual trauma. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Improvement of administration of Defense Health Agency and military 
medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 712. Organizational framework of the military healthcare system to support 
medical requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 713. Streamlining of TRICARE Prime beneficiary referral process. 
Sec. 714. Sharing of information with State prescription drug monitoring pro-
grams. 
Sec. 715. Improvement of reimbursement by Department of Defense of entities 
carrying out State vaccination programs in connection with 
vaccines provided to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
Program. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 722. Increase in number of appointed members of the Henry M. Jackson 
Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. 
Sec. 723. Cessation of requirement for mental health assessment of members after 
redeployment from a contingency operation upon discharge or 
release from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 724. Pilot program on earning by special operations forces medics of credits 
towards a physician assistant degree.
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Sec. 725. Pilot program on partnerships with civilian organizations for special-
ized medical training. 
Sec. 726. Registry of individuals exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
on military installations. 
Sec. 727. Inclusion of gambling disorder in health assessments for members of the 
Armed Forces and related research efforts. 
Sec. 728. Comptroller General review of Defense Health Agency oversight of 
TRICARE managed care support contractors. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Permanent Supply Chain Risk Management Authority. 
Sec. 802. Commercially available market research. 
Sec. 803. Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related 
initiatives. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Department of Defense contracting dispute matters. 
Sec. 812. Continuation of technical data rights during challenges. 
Sec. 813. Increased micro-purchase threshold. 
Sec. 814. Modification of limitations on single source task or delivery order con-
tracts. 
Sec. 815. Preliminary cost analysis requirement for exercise of multiyear contract 
authority. 
Sec. 816. Inclusion of best available information regarding past performance of 
subcontractors and joint venture partners. 
Sec. 817. Modification of criteria for waivers of requirement for certified cost and 
price data. 
Sec. 818. Subcontracting price and approved purchasing systems. 
Sec. 819. Comptroller General of the United States report on progress payment 
financing of Department of Defense contracts. 
Sec. 820. Authorization to limit foreign access to technology through contracts. 
Sec. 821. Briefing requirement on services contracts. 
Sec. 822. Sense of Congress on awarding of contracts to responsible companies 
that primarily employ American workers and do not actively 
transfer American jobs to potential adversaries. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 831. Program cost, fielding, and performance goals in planning major acqui-
sition programs. 
Sec. 832. Implementation of recommendations of the Independent Study on Con-
sideration of Sustainment in Weapons Systems Life Cycle. 
Sec. 833. Pilot program to accelerate major weapons system programs. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 841. Permanent authority for demonstration projects relating to acquisition 
personnel management policies and procedures. 
Sec. 842. Establishment of integrated review team on defense acquisition indus-
try-government exchange. 
Sec. 843. Exchange program for acquisition workforce employees.
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Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 851. Report on commercial item procurement reform. 
Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 861. National technology and industrial base application process. 
Sec. 862. Report on defense electronics industrial base. 
Sec. 863. Support for defense manufacturing communities to support the defense 
industrial base. 
Subtitle G—Other Transactions 
Sec. 871. Change to notification requirement for other transactions. 
Sec. 872. Data and policy on the use of other transactions. 
Subtitle H—Development and Acquisition of Software Intensive and Digital 
Products and Services 
Sec. 881. Clarifications regarding proprietary and technical data. 
Sec. 882. Implementation of recommendations of the final report of the Defense 
Science Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of 
Software for Defense Systems. 
Sec. 883. Implementation of pilot program to use agile or iterative development 
methods required under section 873 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
Sec. 884. Enabling and other activities of the Cloud Executive Steering Group. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 891. Prohibition on certain telecommunications services or equipment. 
Sec. 892. Limitation on use of funds pending submittal of report on Army Mar-
keting and Advertising Program. 
Sec. 893. Permanent SBIR and STTR authority for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 894. Procurement of telecommunications supplies for experimental purposes. 
Sec. 895. Access by developmental and operational testing activities to data re-
garding modeling and simulation activity. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Powers and duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering in connection with priority emerging technologies. 
Sec. 902. Redesignation and modification of responsibilities of Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. 
Sec. 903. Modification of responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy. 
Sec. 904. Report on allocation of former responsibilities of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
Sec. 905. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, Assessments, Readi-
ness, and Capabilities. 
Sec. 906. Clarification of responsibilities and duties of the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 907. Specification of certain duties of the Defense Technical Information 
Center.
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Sec. 908. Limitation on termination of, and transfer of functions, responsibilities, 
and activities of, the Strategic Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 909. Technical corrections to Department of Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center authority. 
Subtitle B—Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense 
Offices and Elements 
Sec. 921. Modification of certain responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force concept development. 
Sec. 922. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Inten-
sity Conflict review of United States Special Operations Com-
mand. 
Sec. 923. Qualifications for appointment as Deputy Chief Management Officer of 
a military department. 
Sec. 924. Expansion of principal duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Research, Development, and Acquisition. 
Sec. 925. Cross-functional teams in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 926. Deadline for completion of full implementation of requirements in con-
nection with organization of the Department of Defense for man-
agement of special operations forces and special operations. 
Subtitle C—Organization and Management of the Department of Defense 
Generally 
Sec. 931. Limitation on availability of funds for major headquarters activities of 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 932. Responsibility for policy on civilian casualty matters. 
Sec. 933. Additional matters in connection with background and security inves-
tigations for Department of Defense personnel. 
Sec. 934. Program of expedited security clearances for mission-critical positions. 
Sec. 935. Information sharing program for positions of trust. 
Sec. 936. Report on clearance in person concept. 
Sec. 937. Strategic Defense Fellows Program. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Analysis of Department of Defense business management and operations 
datasets to promote savings and efficiencies. 
Sec. 942. Research and development to advance capabilities of the Department of 
Defense in data integration and advanced analytics in connec-
tion with personnel security. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Inclusion of funds for Air Force pass-through items in Defense-wide 
budget for the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1003. Report on shift in requests for funds for Department of Defense activi-
ties from funds for overseas contingency operations to funds 
through the base budget. 
Sec. 1004. Ranking of auditability of financial statements of the organizations 
and elements of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1005. Transparency of accounting firms used to support Department of De-
fense audit.
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Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Date of listing of vessels as battle force ships in the Naval Vessel Reg-
ister and other fleet inventory measures. 
Sec. 1012. Annual reports on examination of Navy vessels. 
Sec. 1013. Limitation on duration of homeporting of certain vessels in foreign lo-
cations. 
Sec. 1014. Specific authorization requirement for nuclear refueling of aircraft 
carriers. 
Sec. 1015. Dismantlement and disposal of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 1016. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1017. Limitation on use of funds for retirement of hospital ships. 
Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1021. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1022. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facili-
ties in the United States to house detainees transferred from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1023. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1024. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control 
of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1025. Authority to transfer individuals detained at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States temporarily 
for emergency or critical medical treatment. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1031. Strategic guidance documents within the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1032. Guidance on the electronic warfare mission area and joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations. 
Sec. 1033. Limitation on use of funds for United States Special Operations Com-
mand Global Messaging and Counter-Messaging platform. 
Sec. 1034. Sense of Congress on the basing of KC–46A aircraft outside the conti-
nental United States. 
Sec. 1035. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction of criminal offenses com-
mitted by juveniles on military installations. 
Sec. 1036. Policy on response to juvenile-on-juvenile abuse committed on military 
installations. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1041. Report on highest-priority roles and missions of the Department of De-
fense and the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1042. Annual reports by the Armed Forces on Out-Year Unconstrained Total 
Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers. 
Sec. 1043. Comprehensive review of operational and administrative chains-of- 
command and functions of the Department of the Navy. 
Sec. 1044. Military aviation readiness review in support of the National Defense 
Strategy. 
Sec. 1045. Report on capabilities and capacities of Armored Brigade Combat 
Teams.
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Sec. 1046. Improvement of annual report on civilian casualties in connection 
with United States military operations. 
Sec. 1047. Report on Department of Defense participation in Export Administra-
tion Regulations license application review process. 
Sec. 1048. Automatic sunset for future statutory reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1049. Repeal of certain Department of Defense reporting requirements that 
otherwise terminate as of December 31, 2021. 
Sec. 1050. Report on potential improvements to certain military educational in-
stitutions of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1051. Recruiting costs of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1061. Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. 
Sec. 1062. Improvement of database on emergency response capabilities. 
Sec. 1063. Acceptance and distribution by Department of Defense of assistance 
from certain nonprofit entities in support of missions of de-
ployed United States personnel around the world. 
Sec. 1064. United States policy with respect to freedom of navigation and over-
flight. 
Sec. 1065. Prohibition of funds for Chinese language instruction provided by a 
Confucius Institute. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Matters 
Sec. 1101. Inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualifica-
tion review boards of Office of Personnel Management for initial 
appointments to Senior Executive Service positions in Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1102. Direct hire authority for science and technology reinvention labora-
tories and Major Range and Test Facilities Base facilities for 
recent science, technology, engineering, and mathematics grad-
uates of minority-serving institutions. 
Sec. 1103. Inclusion of Strategic Capabilities Office and Defense Innovation Unit 
Experimental of the Department of Defense in personnel man-
agement authority to attract experts in science and engineering. 
Sec. 1104. Enhancement of flexible management authorities for Science and Tech-
nology Reinvention Laboratories of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1105. Inclusion of Office of Secretary of Defense among components of the 
Department of Defense covered by direct hire authority for fi-
nancial management experts. 
Sec. 1106. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at the Joint Special Op-
erations University. 
Subtitle B—Government-Wide Matters 
Sec. 1121. Alcohol testing of civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Com-
mand assigned to vessels. 
Sec. 1122. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates and post secondary 
students. 
Sec. 1123. Increase in maximum amount of voluntary separation incentive pay 
authorized for civilian employees. 
Sec. 1124. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, bene-
fits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone.
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Sec. 1125. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Clarification of authority for use of advisors and trainers for training 
of personnel of foreign ministries with security missions under 
defense institution capacity building authorities. 
Sec. 1202. Modification to Department of Defense State Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1203. Expansion of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Pro-
gram to include irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1204. Extension and modification of authority to support border security op-
erations of certain foreign countries. 
Sec. 1205. Legal and policy review of advise, assist, and accompany missions. 
Sec. 1206. Technical corrections relating to defense security cooperation statutory 
reorganization. 
Sec. 1207. Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 
coalition nations for support provided to United States military 
operations. 
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1214. Modification of reporting requirements for special immigrant visas for 
Afghan allies program. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to the 
vetted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and ac-
tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1224. Syria Study Group. 
Sec. 1225. Modification of annual report on military power of Iran. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1232. Limitation on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1233. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1234. Sense of Senate on relocation of Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex. 
Sec. 1235. Sense of Senate on enhancing deterrence against Russian aggression 
in Europe. 
Sec. 1236. Technical amendments related to NATO Support and Procurement Or-
ganization and related NATO agreements. 
Sec. 1237. Report on security cooperation between the Russian Federation and 
Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
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Sec. 1238. Sense of Senate on countering Russian malign influence. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1241. Redesignation, expansion, and extension of Southeast Asia Maritime 
Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1242. Modification of annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1243. Sense of Senate on Taiwan. 
Sec. 1244. Redesignation and modification of sense of Congress and initiative for 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1245. Prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of China in Rim 
of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises. 
Sec. 1246. Assessment of and report on geopolitical conditions in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
Sec. 1247. Sense of Senate on United States-India defense relationship. 
Sec. 1248. Sense of Senate on strategic importance of maintaining commitments 
under Compacts of Free Association. 
Sec. 1249. Sense of Senate on United States military forces on the Korean Penin-
sula. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
Sec. 1251. Report on military and coercive activities of the People’s Republic of 
China in South China Sea. 
Sec. 1252. Report on terrorist use of human shields. 
Sec. 1253. Report on Arctic strategies. 
Sec. 1254. Report on permanent stationing of United States forces in the Repub-
lic of Poland. 
Sec. 1254A. Ineffectiveness of section 937. 
Sec. 1254B. John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program. 
Sec. 1255. Reports on nuclear capabilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
Sec. 1256. Report on United States military training opportunities with allies 
and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1261. Modification of authorities relating to acquisition and cross-servicing 
agreements. 
Sec. 1262. Extension of authority for transfer of amounts for Global Engagement 
Center. 
Sec. 1263. Sense of Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system. 
Sec. 1264. Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national 
security interest of the United States. 
Sec. 1265. Enhancement of U.S.-Israel defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1266. Certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. 
Sec. 1267. Sense of Senate on support for G5 Sahel Joint Force countries. 
Sec. 1268. Sense of Congress on broadening and expanding strategic partnerships 
and allies. 
Sec. 1269. Removal of Turkey from the F–35 program. 
Sec. 1270. Increase in minimum amount of obligations from the Special Defense 
Acquisition Fund for precision guided munitions. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.
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Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Consolidation of reporting requirements under the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Subtitle C—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1422. Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Sec. 1423. Oversight of health care provided to residents of the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home. 
Sec. 1424. Modification of authority on acceptance of gifts for the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1425. Relief for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home impacted by 
increase in fees. 
Sec. 1426. Limitation on applicability of fee increase for residents of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1432. Economical and efficient operation of working capital fund activities. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorizations of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1503. Procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1506. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1510. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Modifications to Space Rapid Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 1602. Space warfighting policy and review of space capabilities. 
Sec. 1603. Report on enhancements to the Global Positioning System Operational 
Control Segment. 
Sec. 1604. Streamline of commercial space launch operations. 
Sec. 1605. Reusable launch vehicles. 
Sec. 1606. Review of and report on activities of International Space Station. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-related Activities 
Sec. 1611. Framework on governance, mission management, resourcing, and effec-
tive oversight of Department of Defense combat support agencies 
that are also elements of the intelligence community. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-related Matters 
PART I—CYBERSPACE GENERALLY 
Sec. 1621. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, cyber warfare, 
and cyber deterrence. 
Sec. 1622. Affirming the authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct military 
activities and operations in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1623. Active defense and surveillance against Russian Federation attacks in 
cyberspace. 
Sec. 1624. Reorganization and consolidation of certain cyber provisions. 
Sec. 1625. Designation of official for matters relating to integrating cybersecurity 
and industrial control systems within the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 1626. Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply 
chain on matters relating to cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1627. Modification of acquisition authority of the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1628. Email and Internet website security and authentication. 
Sec. 1629. Matters pertaining to the Sharkseer cybersecurity program. 
Sec. 1630. Pilot program on modeling and simulation in support of military 
homeland defense operations in connection with cyber attacks on 
critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1631. Security product integration framework. 
Sec. 1632. Report on enhancement of software security for critical systems. 
Sec. 1633. Comply to connect and cybersecurity scorecard. 
Sec. 1634. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. 
Sec. 1635. Program to establish cyber institutes at institutions of higher learning. 
Sec. 1636. Establishment of Cybersecurity for Defense Industrial Base Manufac-
turing Activity. 
PART II—MITIGATION OF RISKS POSED BY PROVIDERS OF INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY WITH OBLIGATIONS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
Sec. 1637. Definitions.
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Sec. 1638. Identification of countries of concern regarding cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1639. Mitigation of risks to national security posed by providers of informa-
tion technology products and services who have obligations to 
foreign governments. 
Sec. 1640. Establishment of registry of disclosures. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1641. Oversight and management of the command, control, and communica-
tions system for the national leadership of the United States. 
Sec. 1642. Modification to requirement for conventional long-range standoff 
weapon. 
Sec. 1643. Exchange program for nuclear weapons program employees. 
Sec. 1644. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 
missile fuzes. 
Sec. 1645. Plan to train officers in nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions. 
Sec. 1646. Plan for alignment of acquisition of warhead life extension programs 
and delivery vehicles for such warheads. 
Sec. 1647. Extension of annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and 
nuclear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1648. Prohibition on use of funds for activities to modify United States air-
craft to implement Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1649. Sense of Senate on Nuclear Posture Review. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1651. Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and 
systems. 
Sec. 1652. Multiyear procurement authority for Standard Missile–3 IB guided 
missiles. 
Sec. 1653. Extension of requirement for reports on unfunded priorities of Missile 
Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1654. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative 
missile defense program co-development and co-production. 
Sec. 1655. Metrics for evaluating effectiveness of integrated Ballistic Missile De-
fense System against operationally realistic ballistic missile at-
tacks. 
Sec. 1656. Modification of requirement relating to transition of ballistic missile 
defense programs to military departments. 
Sec. 1657. Sense of the Senate on acceleration of missile defense capabilities. 
Sec. 1658. Integrated air and missile defense for evolving theater missile threats. 
Sec. 1659. Acceleration of hypersonic missile defense program. 
Sec. 1660. Sense of the Senate on allied partnerships for missile defense. 
Sec. 1660A. Sense of the Senate on results of tests carried out by Missile Defense 
Agency. 
Sec. 1660B. Sense of the Senate on discrimination for missile defense. 
Sec. 1660C. Development and deployment of persistent space-based sensor archi-
tecture. 
Sec. 1660D. Modification of requirement to develop a space-based ballistic missile 
intercept layer. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1661. Assessment of electronic warfare capabilities of Russia and China.
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Sec. 1662. Budget exhibit on support provided to entities outside Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1663. Development of Electromagnetic Battle Management capability for 
joint electromagnetic operations. 
TITLE XVII—COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1703. Definitions. 
Sec. 1704. Acceptance of written notices. 
Sec. 1705. Inclusion of partnership and side agreements in notice. 
Sec. 1706. Declarations for certain covered transactions. 
Sec. 1707. Stipulations regarding transactions. 
Sec. 1708. Authority for unilateral initiation of reviews. 
Sec. 1709. Timing for reviews and investigations. 
Sec. 1710. Monitoring of non-notified and non-declared transactions. 
Sec. 1711. Submission of certifications to Congress. 
Sec. 1712. Analysis by Director of National Intelligence. 
Sec. 1713. Information sharing. 
Sec. 1714. Action by the President. 
Sec. 1715. Judicial review. 
Sec. 1716. Membership and staff of Committee. 
Sec. 1717. Actions by the Committee to address national security risks. 
Sec. 1718. Modification of annual report and other reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1719. Certification of notices and information. 
Sec. 1720. Implementation plans. 
Sec. 1721. Assessment of need for additional resources for Committee. 
Sec. 1722. Funding. 
Sec. 1723. Centralization of certain Committee functions. 
Sec. 1724. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1725. Requirements to identify and control the export of emerging and 
foundational technologies. 
Sec. 1726. Export control enforcement authority. 
Sec. 1727. Prohibition on modification of civil penalties under export control and 
sanctions laws. 
Sec. 1728. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. 
Sec. 1729. Limitation on cancellation of designation of Secretary of the Air Force 
as Department of Defense Executive Agent for a certain Defense 
Production Act program. 
Sec. 1730. Review of and report on certain defense technologies critical to the 
United States maintaining superior military capabilities. 
Sec. 1731. Briefing on information from transactions reviewed by Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States relating to foreign ef-
forts to influence democratic institutions and processes. 
Sec. 1732. Effective date. 
Sec. 1733. Severability. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date.
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TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2105. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2016 project. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain phased project author-
ized in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 project. 
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
Sec. 2308. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2402. Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, defense agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2405. Authorization of certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects.
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Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project. 
Sec. 2613. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 project. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Ac-
count. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Changes 
Sec. 2801. Additional authority to obtain architectural and engineering services 
and construction design for defense laboratory modernization 
pilot program. 
Sec. 2802. Modification of contract authority for acquisition, construction, or fur-
nishing of test facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and main-
tenance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside 
the United States. 
Sec. 2804. Unspecified minor military construction projects related to revitaliza-
tion and recapitalization of Defense Industrial Base Facilities. 
Sec. 2805. Congressional oversight of projects carried out pursuant to laws other 
than Military Construction Authorization Acts. 
Subtitle B—Project Management and Oversight Reforms 
Sec. 2811. Updates and modifications to Department of Defense Form 1391, Uni-
fied Facilities Criteria, and military installation master plans. 
Sec. 2812. Work in Process Curve charts and outlay tables for military construc-
tion projects. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2821. Land exchange, Air Force Plant 44, Tucson, Arizona. 
Sec. 2822. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 2831. Commemoration of Freedman’s Village. 
Sec. 2832. Strategic plan to improve capabilities of Department of Defense train-
ing ranges and installations. 
Sec. 2833. Native American Indian lands environmental mitigation program. 
Sec. 2834. Defense community infrastructure pilot program. 
Sec. 2835. Representation of installation interests in negotiations and proceedings 
with carriers and other public utilities. 
Sec. 2836. White Sands Missile Range land enhancements. 
Sec. 2837. Authority to transfer funds for construction of Indian River Bridge.
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TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Clarification of roles and authorities of National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 3112. National Nuclear Security Administration Personnel System. 
Sec. 3113. Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 
Sec. 3114. Extension of enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain 
risk. 
Sec. 3115. Pilot program on conduct by Department of Energy of background re-
views for access by certain individuals to national security lab-
oratories. 
Sec. 3116. Extension of authority for acceptance of contributions for acceleration 
of removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, 
and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 
Sec. 3117. Modification of limitation on development of low-yield nuclear weap-
ons. 
Sec. 3118. Prohibition on use of funds for terminating activities at MOX facility. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3121. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 
and operating contracts. 
Sec. 3122. Review of defense environmental cleanup activities. 
Sec. 3123. Survey of workforce of national security laboratories and nuclear 
weapons production facilities. 
Sec. 3124. Elimination of certain reports. 
Sec. 3125. Implementation of Nuclear Posture Review by National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Permanent authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue vessel 
war risk insurance. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
DIVISION E—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
TITLE LI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 5101. Briefing on procurement plan for Acquired Position Navigation and 
Timing (APNT) solution. 
Sec. 5102. Sense of Congress on KC–46A aerial refueling tanker emergent require-
ments. 
Sec. 5103. Additional element in the quarterly updates on the F–35 Joint Strike 
Fighter program.
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TITLE LII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 5201. Joint artificial intelligence research, development, and transition ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 5202. Scope of competitive acquisition strategy for the Bradley Fighting Ve-
hicle transmission replacement. 
Sec. 5203. Pilot program to test machine-vision technologies to determine the au-
thenticity and security of microelectronic parts in weapon sys-
tems. 
TITLE LIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 5301. Prioritization of environmental impacts for Facilities Sustainment, 
Restoration, and Modernization demolition. 
Sec. 5302. Core sampling at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 5303. Transportation to continental United States of retired military work-
ing dogs outside the continental United States that are suitable 
for adoption in the United States. 
Sec. 5304. Additional element in report on cold weather capabilities and readi-
ness of the United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 5305. Report on Air Force training range requirements to address fifth gen-
eration threats. 
Sec. 5306. Annual report on differences in ship repair contract and final delivery 
costs. 
Sec. 5307. Report on Air Force airfield operational requirements. 
TITLE LV—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Sec. 5501. Report on participation in the Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 5502. Briefing on the status of the plan of the Army to transition to new 
insecticide pretreatments on combat uniforms. 
TITLE LVIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 5801. Instruction on pilot program regarding employment of persons with 
disabilities. 
Sec. 5802. Developing innovation and growing the Internet of Things. 
TITLE LIX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 5901. Clarification of certain risk assessment requirements of the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in connection with the National Mili-
tary Strategy. 
TITLE LX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 6001. Business case analysis of Ready Reserve Force recapitalization op-
tions. 
Sec. 6002. Transfer of excess naval vessel to Bahrain. 
Sec. 6003. Members of panel conducting review of military aviation readiness in 
support of the National Defense Strategy. 
Sec. 6004. Study on phasing out open burn pits. 
Sec. 6005. Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. 
Sec. 6006. Improving small business loan programs for employee-owned business 
concerns.
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Sec. 6007. Comptroller General of the United States review of effect of other-than- 
honorable discharges on veteran employment outcomes. 
Sec. 6008. Comptroller General study on availability of long-term care options for 
veterans from Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 6009. Sense of Congress relating to Soo Locks, Sault Sainte Marie, Michi-
gan. 
TITLE LXI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 6101. Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program scholarships and 
grants. 
Subtitle LXII—Matters Relating to Foreign Nations 
Sec. 6201. Coordination of efforts to negotiate free trade agreements with certain 
sub-Saharan African countries. 
Sec. 6202. Treatment of Rwandan Patriotic Front and Rwandan Patriotic Army 
under Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 6203. Syrian war crimes accountability. 
Sec. 6204. Clarification of limitation on the transfer of the F–35 to Turkey. 
Sec. 6205. Report on Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. 
Sec. 6206. Report on arms embargo on Cyprus. 
TITLE LXVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Sec. 6601. Technical corrections to certain cyberspace matters. 
Sec. 6602. Tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident. 
Sec. 6603. Report on strengthening NATO cyber defense. 
Sec. 6604. Briefing on cyber education and training. 
Sec. 6605. Report on development of long-range stand-off weapon. 
TITLE LXVII—COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
Sec. 6701. Ineffectiveness of section 1727. 
Sec. 6702. Prohibition on modification of civil penalties under export control and 
sanctions laws and prohibition on certain telecommunications 
equipment. 
TITLE LXXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Sec. 6801. Clarification to include National Guard installations in Readiness 
and Environmental Protection Integration program. 
Sec. 6802. Release of restrictions, University of California, San Diego. 
Sec. 6803. Plan to allow increased public access to the National Naval Aviation 
Museum and Barrancas National Cemetery, Naval Air Station 
Pensacola. 
TITLE LXXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 7101. Additional amounts for inertial confinement fusion and high yield 
program.
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TITLE LXXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 7501. Ineffectiveness of title XXXV. 
Sec. 7502. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 7503. Concurrent jurisdiction. 
Sec. 7504. United States Merchant Marine Academy policy on sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 7505. Report on implementation of recommendations for the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Re-
sponse Program. 
Sec. 7506. Report on the application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
Sec. 7507. Electronic records on mariner availability to meet national security 
needs. 
Sec. 7508. Small shipyard grants. 
Sec. 7509. Domestic ship recycling facilities. 
Sec. 7510. Sea year on contracted vessels. 
Sec. 7511. GAO report on national maritime strategy. 
Sec. 7512. Department of Transportation Inspector General report on Title XI 
program. 
Sec. 7513. Multi-year contracts. 
Sec. 7514. Use of State Maritime Academy training vessels. 
Sec. 7515. Permanent authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue vessel 
war risk insurance. 
Sec. 7516. Navigation system study and report. 
Sec. 7517. Miscellaneous. 
Sec. 7518. Superior National Forest Land Exchange. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Commit-
tees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
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to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the con-
ference report or amendment between the Houses. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and 
the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activi-
ties, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. DEPLOYMENT BY THE ARMY OF AN INTERIM 
CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY. 
(a) CERTIFICATION OF NEED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense commit-
tees whether deployment of an interim, fixed site cruise mis-
sile defense capability is necessary. 
(b) DEPLOYMENT REQUIRED.—The Army shall deploy 
an interim, fixed site cruise missile defense capability, in 
anticipation of delivery to the Army of the Indirect Fire 
Protection Capability (IFPC), by the deadlines as follows:
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(1) Two batteries by not later than September 
30, 2020. 
(2) Two additional batteries by not later than 
September 30, 2023. 
(c) LOCATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT.—In deploying the 
interim capability pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense shall afford a priority in locations for deploy-
ment to air bases and significant fixed site locations in Eu-
rope and Asia for the purpose of the protection of such bases 
and locations against potential cruise missile threats. 
(d) ACHIEVEMENT OF DEPLOYMENT DEADLINES.—In 
order to meet the deadlines for deployment specified in sub-
section (b), the Army— 
(1) shall deploy systems that require the least 
amount of development; and 
(2) may use a combination of— 
(A) procurement of non-developmental air 
and missile defense systems currently in produc-
tion to ensure rapid delivery of capability; 
(B) use of existing systems, components, 
and capabilities already in the Joint Force in-
ventory, including rockets and missiles as avail-
able; 
(C) operational information technology for 
communication, detection, and fire control that
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is certified to work with existing joint informa-
tion technology systems to ensure interoper-
ability; 
(D) engagement and collaboration with 
science and technology, engineering, testing, and 
acquisition organization and activities in the 
Department of Defense, including the Defense In-
novation United Experimental, the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation, the Defense 
Digital Service, the Strategic Capabilities Office, 
and the Rapid Capabilities offices, to accelerate 
the development, testing, and deployment of ex-
isting systems; and 
(E) institutional and operational basing to 
facilitate rapid training and fielding. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2019 by section 101 and available 
for the Army for procurement as specified in the funding 
table in section 4101, up to $500,000,000 may be available 
for the deployment of the interim capability required by 
subsection (b).
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Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR F/A– 
18E/F SUPER HORNET AND EA–18G AIRCRAFT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program 
year, for the procurement of F/A–18E/F Super Hornet and 
potential EA–18G aircraft. Notwithstanding subsection (k) 
of such section 2306b, the Secretary of Defense may enter 
into a multiyear contract under this section for up to three 
years. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts 
for advance procurement associated with the F/A–18E/F 
Super Hornet and potential EA–18G aircraft, including 
economic order quantity, for which authorization to enter 
into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under 
subsection (a). 
(c) COST ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
may not exercise the authority provided under subsection 
(a) or (b) until the Secretary of Defense submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report and confirmation
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required under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of 
section 2306b(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR E–2D 
ADVANCED HAWKEYE (AHE) AIRCRAFT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program 
year, for the procurement of E–2D Advanced Hawkeye 
(AHE) aircraft. Notwithstanding subsection (k) of such sec-
tion 2306b, the Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
multiyear contract under this section for up to five years. 
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND 
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary may enter 
into one or more contracts for advance procurement associ-
ated with the E–2D AHE (including economic order quan-
tity) for which authorization to enter into a multiyear pro-
curement contract is provided under subsection (a).
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(c) COST ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
may not exercise the authority provided under subsection 
(a) or (b) until the Secretary of Defense submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report and confirmation 
required under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of 
section 2306b(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF SOLE- 
SOURCE 
SHIPBUILDING 
CONTRACTS 
FOR 
CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), as amended 
by section 127 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘, fiscal year 2018, or fiscal year 2019’’.
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SEC. 124. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
NAVY PORT WATERBORNE SECURITY BAR-
RIERS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2019 may be used for the procure-
ment of new Navy port waterborne security barriers. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) not less than 30 days 
after submitting to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) a Navy requirements document that specifies 
Key Performance Parameters and Key System At-
tributes for new Navy port waterborne security bar-
riers; 
(2) a certification that the level of capability 
specified under paragraph (1) will meet or exceed 
that of legacy Navy port waterborne security barriers; 
(3) the acquisition strategy for the recapitaliza-
tion of legacy Navy port waterborne security barriers, 
which will meet or exceed the requirements specified 
under paragraph (1); and 
(4) a certification that any contract award or 
awards for new Navy port waterborne security bar-
riers will result from full and open competition to the 
maximum extent practicable.
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SEC. 125. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
STANDARD MISSILE-6. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program 
year, for the procurement of up to 625 Standard Missile- 
6 guided missiles. 
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND 
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary may enter 
into one or more contracts for advance procurement associ-
ated with the missiles (including economic order quantity) 
for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procure-
ment contract is provided under subsection (a). 
(c) COST ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
may not exercise the authority provided under subsection 
(a) or (b) until the Secretary of Defense submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report and confirmation 
required under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of 
section 2306b(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
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SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 may be 
used to exceed the total procurement quantity listed in revi-
sion five of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy 
unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees the certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a certification by the Under Secretary 
that awarding a contract for the procurement of a Littoral 
Combat Ship that exceeds the total procurement quantity 
listed in revision five of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisi-
tion strategy— 
(1) is in the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(2) will not result in exceeding the low-rate ini-
tial production quantity approved in the Littoral 
Combat Ship acquisition strategy in effect as of the 
date of the certification; and 
(3) is necessary to maintain a full and open 
competition for the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) 
with a single source award in fiscal year 2020.
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(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘revision five of the Lit-
toral Combat Ship acquisition strategy’’ means the fifth re-
vision of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy ap-
proved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment on March 26, 2018. 
SEC. 127. NUCLEAR REFUELING OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO PROCURE NUCLEAR REFUEL-
ING MATERIALS.—Pursuant to section 7314a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by section 1014 of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy may procure naval nuclear reac-
tor power units and associated reactor components for the 
following aircraft carriers: 
(1) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN–74). 
(2) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN–75). 
(3) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN–76). 
(4) U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN–77). 
(b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR PAYMENTS.—Any con-
tract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that 
any obligation of the United States to make a payment 
under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2019 
is subject to availability of appropriations for that purpose 
for that later fiscal year.
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SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR AMPHIBIOUS AS-
SAULT 
VEHICLE 
PRODUCT 
IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
Not more than 75 percent of the funds authorized by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Marine Corps 
for fiscal year 2019 for the Amphibious Assault Vehicle 
Product Improvement Program (AAV PIP) may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of Defense has sub-
mitted to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the report required under subsection (b) of 
section 1041; or 
(2) the information required under paragraph 
(5) of such subsection. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 141. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF E–8 JSTARS AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT.—Except as provided by subsection (d), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the Air 
Force may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare 
to retire, any E–8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar 
System aircraft. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the prohibition 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may
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not retire, or prepare to retire, any E–8C aircraft 
until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment submits to the congressional defense 
committees the certification described under para-
graph (2). 
(2) REQUIRED
CERTIFICATION.—The certifi-
cation referred to in paragraph (1) is a certification 
submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment to the congressional de-
fense committees that the Department of Defense’s 
plan for 21st Century Battle Management Command 
and Control, as briefed to the congressional defense 
committees in March 2018, is progressing according 
to the schedule presented in March 2018. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsections (a) 
and (b) shall not apply to individual E–8 Joint Surveil-
lance Target Attack Radar System aircraft that the Sec-
retary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, 
to be nonoperational because of mishaps, other damage, or 
being uneconomical to repair. 
SEC. 142. B–52H AIRCRAFT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION RE-
PORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the long
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term modernization of the B–52H aircraft, including an 
estimated timeline and requirements as an integrated air-
craft system of— 
(1) electronic warfare and defensive systems; 
(2) communications including secure jam resist-
ant capability; 
(3) radar replacement; 
(4) engine replacement; 
(5) future weapons and targeting capability; and 
(6) mission planning systems. 
SEC. 143. REPEAL OF FUNDING RESTRICTION FOR EC–130H 
COMPASS 
CALL 
RECAPITALIZATION 
PRO-
GRAM AND REVIEW OF PROGRAM ACCELERA-
TION OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 131 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2037) is repealed. 
(b) PERIODIC REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 30, 
2018, June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2019, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a series of updated program 
status reports for the EC–130H Compass Call Recapi-
talization Program.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The reports required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a program status update describing 
progress in meeting current and future acquisi-
tion milestones; 
(B) a description of opportunities to accel-
erate the program in fiscal years 2020 and 2021; 
(C) a description of long-lead items or other 
block buy components that could reduce cost and 
lead to acceleration of the program; 
(D) funding requirements to carry out pro-
gram acceleration in order to replace the legacy 
EC–130H fleet as rapidly as possible; and 
(E) a description of how the EC–130H 
Compass Call Recapitalization Program— 
(i) meets the requirements of combat-
ant commanders; and 
(ii) is more operationally effective and 
survivable than the existing EC–130H Com-
pass Call aircraft platform.
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Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 151. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C– 
130J AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 
program year, for the procurement of C–130J aircraft and, 
acting as the executive agent for the Department of the 
Navy, for the procurement of C–130J aircraft. 
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT
AND 
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may enter into one or more contracts for advance 
procurement associated with the C–130J aircraft, including 
economic order quantity, for which authorization to enter 
into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under 
subsection (a). 
(c) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
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(d) TREATMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 AIRCRAFT.— 
The multiyear contract authority under subsection (a) in-
cludes C–130J aircraft for which funds were appropriated 
for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 152. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE F–35 JOINT STRIKE 
FIGHTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than October 
1, 2018, and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 
1, 2024, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing on the progress of the F–35 Joint Strike 
Fighter program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter 
program, the following elements: 
(1) An overview of the program schedule. 
(2) A description of each contract awarded under 
the program, including a description of the type of 
contract and the status of the contract. 
(3) An assessment of the status of the program 
with respect to— 
(A) modernization; 
(B) modification; 
(C) testing; 
(D) delivery;
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(E) sustainment; and 
(F) program management. 
SEC. 153. AUTHORITY TO PROCURE ADDITIONAL POLAR- 
CLASS ICEBREAKERS. 
Section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ICE-
BREAKER VESSEL’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZA-
TION
TO
PROCURE
UP
TO
SIX
POLAR-CLASS 
ICEBREAKERS’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(3) by inserting before subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROCURE ICEBREAKERS.—The 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Navy, enter into a contract or contracts for the procurement 
of up to six polar-class icebreakers, including— 
‘‘(1) polar-class heavy icebreakers; and 
‘‘(2) polar-class medium icebreakers.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(5) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (4) of this section, by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. CODIFICATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DE-
FENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RAPID 
INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2359 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2359a. Defense Research and Development Rapid 
Innovation Program 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a competitive, merit-based program 
to accelerate the fielding of technologies developed pursuant 
to phase II Small Business Innovation Research Program
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projects, technologies developed by the defense laboratories, 
and other innovative technologies (including dual use tech-
nologies). 
‘‘(2) The purpose of this program is to stimulate inno-
vative technologies and reduce acquisition or lifecycle costs, 
address technical risks, improve the timeliness and thor-
oughness of test and evaluation outcomes, and rapidly in-
sert such products directly in support of primarily major 
defense acquisition programs, but also other defense acquisi-
tion programs that meet critical national security needs. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall issue guide-
lines for the operation of the program. At a minimum such 
guidance shall provide for the following: 
‘‘(1) The issuance of one or more broad agency 
announcements or the use of any other competitive or 
merit-based processes by the Department of Defense 
for candidate proposals in support of defense acquisi-
tion programs as described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The review of candidate proposals by the 
Department of Defense and by each military depart-
ment and the merit-based selection of the most prom-
ising cost-effective proposals for funding through con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions 
for the purposes of carrying out the program.
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‘‘(3) The total amount of funding provided to 
any project under the program from funding provided 
under subsection (d) shall not exceed $3,000,000, un-
less the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, ap-
proves a larger amount of funding for the project. 
‘‘(4) No project shall receive more than a total 
of two years of funding under the program from fund-
ing provided under subsection (d), unless the Sec-
retary, or the Secretary’s designee, approves funding 
for any additional year. 
‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of fol-
low-on or current projects carried out under the pro-
gram into defense acquisition programs, through the 
use of the authorities of section 2302e of this title or 
such other authorities as may be appropriate to con-
duct further testing, low rate production, or full rate 
production of technologies developed under the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(6) Projects are selected using merit-based selec-
tion procedures and the selection of projects is not 
subject to undue influence by Congress or other Fed-
eral agencies. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CONGRES-
SIONAL RULES.—Nothing in this section shall be inter-
preted to require or enable any official of the Department
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of Defense to provide funding under this section to any ear-
mark as defined pursuant to House Rule XXI, clause 9, 
or any congressionally directed spending item as defined 
pursuant to Senate Rule XLIV, paragraph 5. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations for such purpose, the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation 
for a fiscal year may be used for such fiscal year for the 
program established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary may 
transfer funds available for the program to the research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation accounts of a military de-
partment, defense agency, or the unified combatant com-
mand for special operations forces pursuant to a proposal, 
or any part of a proposal, that the Secretary determines 
would directly support the purposes of the program. 
‘‘(2) The transfer authority provided in this subsection 
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 
the Department of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 2359 the following new item: 
‘‘2359a. Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) REPEAL OF OLD PROVISION.—Section 1073 
of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 
2359 note) is hereby repealed. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
OLD
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS 
ITEM.—The table of contents in section 2(b) of such 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1073. 
SEC. 212. PROCEDURES FOR RAPID REACTION TO EMERG-
ING TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering shall prescribe procedures for the designation and 
development of technologies that are— 
(1) urgently needed— 
(A) to react to a technological development 
of an adversary of the United States; or 
(B) to respond to a significant and urgent 
emerging technology; and 
(2) not receiving appropriate research funding or 
attention from the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The procedures prescribed under sub-
section (a) shall include the following:
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(1) A process for streamlined communications 
between the Under Secretary, the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, the commanders of the combatant commands, 
the science and technology executives within each 
military department, and the science and technology 
community, including— 
(A) a process for the commanders of the 
combatant commands and the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff to communicate their needs to the science 
and technology community; and 
(B) a process for the science and technology 
community to propose technologies that meet the 
needs communicated by the combatant com-
mands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(2) Procedures for the development of tech-
nologies proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), in-
cluding— 
(A) a process for demonstrating perform-
ance of the proposed technologies on a short 
timeline; 
(B) a process for developing a development 
strategy for a technology, including integration 
into future budget years; and
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(C) a process for making investment deter-
minations based on information obtained pursu-
ant to subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
SEC. 213. ACTIVITIES ON IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF ENHANCED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT AGAINST BLAST INJURY. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2019 and 
2020, the Secretary of the Army shall carry out a set 
of activities to identify and develop personal equip-
ment to provide enhanced protection against injuries 
caused by blasts in combat and training. 
(2) ACTION
WITH
DOTE.—The Secretary shall 
undertake all actions required of the Secretary under 
this section jointly with the Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) CONTINUOUS
EVALUATION
PROCESS.—For 
purposes of the activities required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall establish a process to continuously 
solicit from government, industry, academia, and 
other appropriate entities personal protective equip-
ment that is ready for testing and evaluation in order 
to identify and evaluate equipment or clothing that is 
more effective in protecting members of the Armed
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Forces from the harmful effects of blast injuries, in-
cluding traumatic brain injuries, and would be suit-
able for expedited procurement and fielding. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the activities shall in-
clude: 
(A) Development of streamlined require-
ments for procurement of personal protective 
equipment. 
(B) Appropriate testing of personal protec-
tive equipment prior to procurement and field-
ing. 
(C) Development of expedited mechanisms 
for deployment of effective personal protective 
equipment. 
(D) Identification of areas of research in 
which increased investment has the potential to 
improve the quality of personal protective equip-
ment and the capability of the industrial base to 
produce such equipment. 
(E) Such other goals as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) 
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR
CERTAIN
ASSESS-
MENTS.—As part of the activities, the Secretary shall 
establish research partnerships with appropriate aca-
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demic institutions for purposes of assessing the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The ability of various forms of personal 
protective equipment to protect against common 
blast injuries, including traumatic brain inju-
ries. 
(B) The value of real-time data analytics to 
track the effectiveness of various forms of per-
sonal protective equipment to protect against 
common blast injuries, including traumatic 
brain injuries. 
(C) The availability of commercial-off the- 
shelf personal protective technology to protect 
against traumatic brain injury resulting from 
blasts. 
(D) The extent to which the equipment de-
termined through the assessment to be most effec-
tive to protect against common blast injuries is 
readily modifiable for different body types and to 
provide lightweight material options to enhance 
maneuverability. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out activities under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may use any authority as fol-
lows:
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(B) The estimate of costs and schedules 
under subsection (e)(2). 
(g) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense 
by section 201, up to $10,000,000 may be available to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 214. HUMAN FACTORS MODELING AND SIMULATION 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall develop and provide for the carrying out of 
human factors modeling and simulation activities designed 
to do the following: 
(1) Provide warfighters and civilians with per-
sonalized assessment, education, and training tools. 
(2) Identify and implement effective ways to 
interface and team warfighters with machines. 
(3) Result in the use of intelligent, adaptive aug-
mentation to enhance decision making. 
(4) Result in the development of techniques, tech-
nologies, and practices to mitigate critical stressors 
that impede warfighter and civilian protection, 
sustainment, and performance. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The overall purpose of the activities 
shall be to accelerate research and development that en-
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hances capabilities for human performance, human-systems 
integration, and training for the warfighter. 
(c) PARTICIPANTS IN ACTIVITIES.—Participants in the 
activities may include the following: 
(1) Elements of the Department of Defense en-
gaged in science and technology activities. 
(2) Program Executive Offices of the Depart-
ment. 
(3) Academia. 
(4) The private sector. 
(5) Such other participants as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) EXECUTION.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section through the Army Futures Command, the Army Re-
search Institute, or such other component of the Department 
of the Army as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 215. EXPANSION OF MISSION AREAS SUPPORTED BY 
MECHANISMS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO 
TECHNICAL TALENT AND EXPERTISE AT ACA-
DEMIC INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 217(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (23) as para-
graph (27); and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(23) Space. 
‘‘(24) Infrastructure resilience. 
‘‘(25) Photonics. 
‘‘(26) Autonomy.’’. 
SEC. 216. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering shall jointly, in 
coordination with Secretaries of the military departments, 
establish not less than three activities to demonstrate ad-
vanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities at depot- 
level activities or military arsenal facilities of the military 
departments. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The activities established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) support efforts to implement advanced manu-
facturing techniques and capabilities; 
(2) identify improvements to sustainment meth-
ods for component parts and other logistics needs; 
(3) identify and implement appropriate infor-
mation security protections to ensure security of ad-
vanced manufacturing;
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(4) aid in the procurement of advanced manu-
facturing equipment and support services; and 
(5) enhance partnerships between the defense in-
dustrial base and Department of Defense laboratories, 
academic institutions, and industry. 
(c) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
AND
PARTNER-
SHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretaries may 
enter into a cooperative agreement and use public- 
private and public-public partnerships to facilitate 
development of advanced manufacturing techniques in 
support of the defense industrial base. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A cooperative agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) and a partnership 
used under such paragraph shall facilitate— 
(A) development and implementation of ad-
vanced manufacturing techniques and capabili-
ties; 
(B) appropriate sharing of information in 
the adaptation of advanced manufacturing, in-
cluding technical data rights; and 
(C) implementation of appropriate informa-
tion security protections into advanced manufac-
turing tools and techniques.
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(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Under Secretaries may use the following authorities: 
(1) Section 2196 of title 10, United States Code, 
relating to the Manufacturing Engineering Education 
Program. 
(2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to centers 
for science, technology, and engineering partnership. 
(3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes 
for advanced technology achievements. 
(4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to centers 
of industrial and technical excellence. 
(5) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the 
Manufacturing Technology Program. 
(6) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and 
section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, relating 
to cooperative research and development agreements. 
(7) Such other authorities as the Under Secre-
taries considers appropriate. 
SEC. 217. NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering shall establish activities 
to develop interaction between the Department of Defense 
and the commercial technology industry and academia with
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regard to emerging hardware products and technologies 
with national security applications. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The activities required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Informing and encouraging private invest-
ment in specific hardware technologies of interest to 
future defense technology needs with unique national 
security applications. 
(2) Funding research and technology develop-
ment in critical hardware-based defense sectors, spe-
cifically microelectromechanical systems, processing 
components, micromachinery, and materials science 
that private industry has not supported sufficiently to 
meet rapidly emerging national security needs. 
(3) Developing and executing policies and ac-
tions to deter strategic acquisition of industrial and 
technical capabilities in the private sector by foreign 
entities that could potentially exclude companies from 
participating in the Department of Defense tech-
nology and industrial base. 
(4) Identifying promising emerging technology 
in industry and academia for the Department of De-
fense for potential support or research and develop-
ment cooperation. 
(c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Under Secretary may transfer such personnel, re-
sources, and authorities as the Under Secretary con-
siders appropriate to carry out the activities estab-
lished under subsection (a) from other elements of the 
Department. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Under Secretary may 
only make a transfer of personnel, resources, or au-
thorities under paragraph (1) upon certification by 
the Under Secretary that the activities established 
under paragraph (a) can attract sufficient private 
sector investment, has personnel with sufficient tech-
nical and management expertise, and has identified 
relevant technologies and systems for potential invest-
ment in order to carry out the activities established 
under subsection (a), independent of further govern-
ment funding beyond this authorization. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NONPROFIT ENTITY.—The 
Under Secretary may establish or fund a nonprofit entity 
to carry out the program activities under subsection (a). 
(e) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a detailed plan to carry out this section.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the additional authori-
ties needed to carry out the activities set forth in 
subsection (b). 
(B) Plans for transfers under subsection (c), 
including plans for private fund-matching and 
investment mechanisms, oversight, treatment of 
rights relating to technical data developed, and 
relevant dates and goals of such transfers. 
(C) Plans for attracting the participation of 
the commercial technology industry and aca-
demia and how those plans fit into the current 
Department of Defense research and engineering 
enterprise. 
(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Under Secretary may use the following authorities: 
(1) Section 1711 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91), relating to a pilot program on strengthening 
manufacturing in the defense industrial base. 
(2) Section 1599g of title 10 of the United States 
Code, relating to public-private talent exchanges.
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(3) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Centers 
for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partner-
ships. 
(4) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes 
for advanced technology achievements. 
(5) Section 2474 of such title, relating to Centers 
of Industrial and Technical Excellence. 
(6) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the 
Manufacturing Technology Program. 
(7) Subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to assignments to and 
from States. 
(8) Chapter 47 of such title, relating to personnel 
research programs and demonstration projects. 
(9) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and 
section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, relating 
to cooperative research and development agreements. 
(10) Such other authorities as the Under Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(g) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense 
by section 201 and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, up to $150,000,000 may be available to carry out 
this section.
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SEC. 218. PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES FOR PROMOTION 
OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 2368 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) USE OF PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARIES TO PRO-
MOTE DEFENSE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—(1) Subject 
to the approval of the Secretary or the head of the another 
department or agency of the Federal Government concerned, 
the Director of a Center may enter into a contract, memo-
randum of understanding or other transition with a part-
nership intermediary that provides for the partnership 
intermediary to perform services for the Department of De-
fense that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct 
of cooperative or joint activities of the Center with industry 
or academic institutions. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘partnership inter-
mediary’ means an agency of a State or local government, 
or a nonprofit entity owned in whole or in part by, char-
tered by, funded in whole or in part by, or operated in 
whole or in part by or on behalf of a State or local govern-
ment, that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise 
cooperates with industry or academic institutions that need
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or can make demonstrably productive use of technology-re-
lated assistance from a Center.’’. 
SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SURFACE 
NAVY LASER WEAPON SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to exceed a procurement quantity of one Surface 
Navy Laser Weapon System, also known as the High En-
ergy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveil-
lance (HELIOS), per fiscal year, unless the Secretary of 
the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report on such system with the elements set forth in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The elements set forth in this sub-
section are, with respect to the system described in sub-
section (a), the following: 
(1) A document setting forth the requirements for 
the system, including desired performance characteris-
tics. 
(2) An acquisition plan that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A program schedule to accomplish de-
sign completion, technology maturation, risk re-
duction, and other activities, including dates of 
key design reviews (such as Preliminary Design
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Review and Critical Design Review) and pro-
gram initiation decision (such as Milestone B) if 
applicable. 
(B) A contracting strategy, including re-
quests for proposals, the extent to which contracts 
will be competitively awarded, option years, op-
tion quantities, option prices, and ceiling prices. 
(C) The fiscal years of procurement and de-
livery for each engineering development model, 
prototype, or similar unit planned to be ac-
quired. 
(D) A justification for the fiscal years of 
procurement and delivery for each engineering 
development model, prototype, or similar unit 
planned to be acquired. 
(3) A test plan and schedule sufficient to achieve 
operational effectiveness and operational suitability 
determinations (such as Early Operational Capa-
bility and Initial Operational Capability) related to 
the requirements set forth in paragraph (1). 
(4) Associated funding and item quantities, 
disaggregated by fiscal year and appropriation, re-
quested in the Fiscal Year 2019 Future Years Defense 
Program.
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(5) An estimate of the acquisition costs, includ-
ing the total costs for procurement, research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation. 
SEC. 220. EXPANSION OF COORDINATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN-
NOVATION 
AND 
ENTREPRENEURIAL 
EDU-
CATION. 
Section 225(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) The National Security Technology Accel-
erator.’’. 
SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR AMPHIBIOUS COM-
BAT VEHICLE 1.2. 
None of the funds authorized by this Act or otherwise 
made available for the Marine Corps for fiscal year 2019 
for the development of Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.2 may 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense has 
submitted to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the report required under subsection (b) of 
section 1041; or 
(2) the information required under paragraph 
(5) of such subsection.
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SEC. 222. DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a quantum information science and technology 
research and development program. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program required 
by subsection (a) are as follows: 
(1) To ensure global superiority of the United 
States in quantum information science necessary for 
meeting national security requirements. 
(2) To coordinate all quantum information 
science and technology research and development 
within the Department of Defense and to provide for 
interagency cooperation and collaboration on quan-
tum information science and technology research and 
development between the Department of Defense and 
other departments and agencies of the United States 
and appropriate private sector entities that are in-
volved in quantum information science and tech-
nology research and development. 
(3) To develop and manage a portfolio of funda-
mental and applied quantum information science and 
technology and engineering research initiatives that is 
stable, consistent, and balanced across scientific dis-
ciplines.
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(4) To accelerate the transition and deployment 
of technologies and concepts derived from quantum 
information science and technology research and de-
velopment into the Armed Forces, and to establish 
policies, procedures, and standards for measuring the 
success of such efforts. 
(5) To collect, synthesize, and disseminate crit-
ical information on quantum information science and 
technology research and development. 
(6) To establish and support appropriate re-
search, innovation, and industrial base, including fa-
cilities and infrastructure, to support the needs of De-
partment of Defense missions and systems related to 
quantum information science and technology. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the program 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall act through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing, who shall supervise the planning, management, and 
coordination of the program. The Under Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretaries of the military departments 
and the heads of participating Defense Agencies and other 
departments and agencies of the United States, shall— 
(1) prescribe a set of long-term challenges and a 
set of specific technical goals for the program, includ-
ing—
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(A) optimization of analysis of national se-
curity data sets; 
(B) design of new materials and molecular 
functions; 
(C) secure communications and cryptog-
raphy; 
(D) quantum sensing and metrology; 
(E) development of mathematics to support 
defense 
missions 
related 
to 
quantum-based 
encryption techniques; and 
(F) processing and manufacturing of low- 
cost, robust, and reliable quantum information 
science and technology-enabled devices and sys-
tems; 
(2) develop a coordinated and integrated re-
search and investment plan for meeting the near-, 
mid-, and long-term challenges with definitive mile-
stones while achieving the specific technical goals that 
builds upon the Department’s increased investment in 
quantum information science and technology research 
and development, commercial sector and global invest-
ments, and other United States Government invest-
ments in the quantum sciences; 
(3) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, develop and continuously up-
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date guidance, including classification and data man-
agement plans for defense-related quantum informa-
tion science and technology activities, and policies for 
control of personnel participating on such activities 
to minimize the effects of loss of intellectual property 
in basic and applied quantum science and informa-
tion considered sensitive to the leadership of the 
United States in the field of quantum computing; and 
(4) develop memoranda of agreement, joint fund-
ing agreements, and other cooperative arrangements 
necessary for meeting the long-term challenges and 
achieving the specific technical goals. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2020, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the program, in both classified and unclassified for-
mat. 
SEC. 223. JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TEST ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TEST ACTIVITIES.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering shall develop, establish, 
and coordinate directed energy testing activities adequate 
to ensure the achievement by the Department of Defense of 
goals of the Department for developing and deploying di-
rected energy systems to match national security needs.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The activity established under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The High Energy Laser System Test Facility 
of the Army Test and Evaluation Command. 
(2) Such other test resources and activities as the 
Under Secretary may designate for purposes of this 
section. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—The test activities established 
under subsection (a) shall be considered part of the Major 
Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in 196(i) of title 
10, United States Code). 
(d) DIRECTION AND CONTROL.—The conduct of testing 
activities under subsection (a) shall be subject to authority, 
direction, and control of the Under Secretary in the Under 
Secretary’s capacity as the official with principal responsi-
bility for the development and demonstration of directed en-
ergy weapons for the Department pursuant to section 
219(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note). 
(e) PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORT.—In developing and 
coordinating testing activities pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Under Secretary shall prioritize efforts consistent with 
the following:
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(1) Paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 219(a) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note). 
(2) Enabling the standardized collection and 
evaluation of testing data to establish testing ref-
erences and benchmarks. 
(3) Concentrating sufficient personnel expertise 
of directed energy weapon systems in order to vali-
date the effectiveness of new weapon systems against 
a variety of targets. 
(4) Consolidating modern state-of-the-art testing 
infrastructure including telemetry, sensors, and optics 
to support advanced technology testing and evalua-
tion. 
(5) Formulating a joint lethality or vulner-
ability information repository that can be accessed by 
any of the military departments of Defense Agencies, 
similar to a Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals 
(JMEMs). 
(6) Reducing duplication of directed energy 
weapon testing. 
(7) Ensuring that an adequate workforce and 
adequate testing facilities are maintained to support 
missions of the Department of Defense.
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SEC. 224. REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF AR-
RANGEMENTS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO 
TECHNICAL TALENT AND EXPERTISE AT ACA-
DEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 217 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 225. AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TRAN-
SITION OFFICE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH RE-
LATING TO HIGH POWERED MICROWAVE CA-
PABILITIES. 
Section 219(b)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
high-powered microwaves,’’ after ‘‘energy systems and tech-
nologies’’. 
SEC. 226. JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH, DE-
VELOPMENT, AND TRANSITION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a set of activities within the Department of
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fielding of artificial intelligence technologies and 
key enabling capabilities. 
(B) The continuous evaluation and adapta-
tion of relevant artificial intelligence capabilities 
developed both inside the Department and in 
other organizations for military missions. 
(2) 
ACCELERATION
OF
DEVELOPMENT
AND 
FIELDING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—To the de-
gree practicable, the designated official shall— 
(A) use the flexibility of regulations, per-
sonnel, or other relevant policies of the Depart-
ment to accelerate the development and fielding 
of artificial intelligence capabilities; 
(B) ensure engagement with defense and 
private industries, research universities, and un-
affiliated, nonprofit research institutions; 
(C) provide technical advice and support to 
entities in the Department of Defense and the 
military departments to optimize the use of arti-
ficial intelligence and machine learning tech-
nologies to meet Department missions; 
(D) support the development of require-
ments for artificial intelligence capabilities that 
address the highest priority capability gaps of 
the Department and technical feasibility;
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(E) develop and support capabilities for 
technical analysis and assessment of threat capa-
bilities based on artificial intelligence; 
(F) ensure that the Department has appro-
priate workforce and capabilities at laboratories, 
test ranges, and within the organic defense in-
dustrial base to support the artificial intelligence 
capabilities and requirements of the Department; 
(G) develop classification guidance for all 
artificial intelligence related activities of the De-
partment; 
(H) work with appropriate officials to de-
velop appropriate ethical, legal, and other poli-
cies for the Department governing the develop-
ment and use of artificial intelligence enabled 
systems and technologies in operational situa-
tions; and 
(I) ensure— 
(i) that artificial intelligence programs 
of each military department and of the De-
fense Agencies are consistent with the prior-
ities identified under this section; and 
(ii) appropriate coordination of artifi-
cial intelligence activities of the Department 
with interagency, industry, and inter-
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national efforts relating to artificial intel-
ligence, including relevant participation in 
standards setting bodies. 
(d) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that the official designated under sub-
section (b) has access to such information on programs and 
activities of the military departments and other Defense 
Agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry 
out the coordination described in subsection (b) and the du-
ties set forth in subsection (c). 
(e) STUDY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOPICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the official des-
ignated under subsection (b) shall— 
(A) complete a study on the future of artifi-
cial intelligence in the context of the missions of 
the Department; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the findings of the designated 
official with respect to the study completed under 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) CONSULTATION
WITH
EXPERTS.—In con-
ducting the study required by paragraph (1)(A), the 
designated official shall consult with experts within 
the Department, other Federal agencies, academia,
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and the commercial sector, as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1)(A) shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and national-level re-
view of advances in artificial intelligence and 
machine learning, and associated technologies 
relevant to the needs of the Department and the 
Armed Forces. 
(B) Near-term actionable recommendations 
to the Secretary, including ways to more effec-
tively organize the Department for artificial in-
telligence and most effectively leverage academic 
and commercial progress in these technologies. 
(C) Recommendations for engagement by 
the Department with relevant agencies that will 
be involved with artificial intelligence in the fu-
ture. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 231. REPORT ON COMPARATIVE CAPABILITIES OF AD-
VERSARIES IN KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Intelligence Agency shall submit to the Committees on
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Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report that sets forth a direct comparison between 
the capabilities of the United States in emerging technology 
areas (such as hypersonics, artificial intelligence, quantum 
information science, and directed energy weapons) and the 
capabilities of adversaries of the United States in such 
areas. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include, for each technology covered by such report, 
the following: 
(1) An evaluation of spending by the United 
States and adversaries on such technology. 
(2) An evaluation of the quantity and quality of 
research on such technology. 
(3) An evaluation of the test infrastructure and 
workforce supporting such technology. 
(4) An assessment of the technological progress of 
the United States and adversaries on such technology. 
(5) Descriptions of timelines for operational de-
ployment of such technology. 
(6) An assessment of the intent or willingness of 
adversaries to use such technology. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall prepare the re-
port in coordination with other appropriate officials of the 
intelligence community and with such other partners in the
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technology areas covered by the report as the Director con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 232. REPORT ON ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR 
ARMORED COMBAT AND TACTICAL VEHICLES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
technologies related to active protection systems (APS) for 
armored combat and tactical vehicles. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) With respect to the active protection systems 
that the Army has recently tested on the M1A2 
Abrams, the M2A3 Bradley, and the STRYKER, the 
following: 
(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
such systems. 
(B) Plans of the Secretary to further test 
such systems. 
(C) Proposals for future development of such 
systems. 
(D) A timeline for fielding such systems. 
(2) Plans for how the Army will incorporate ac-
tive protection systems into new armored combat and
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tactical vehicle designs, such as Mobile Protection 
Firepower (MPF), Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle 
(AMPV), and Next Generation Combat Vehicle 
(NGCV). 
SEC. 233. NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE. 
(a) PROTOTYPE.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
take appropriate actions to ensure that the Tank Auto-
motive, Research, Development, and Engineering Center 
(TARDEC) of the Army is provided the resources, including 
funds and acquisition authorities, necessary to build a pro-
totype for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the development of the Next Generation Combat 
Vehicle. 
(2) ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall include a thorough analysis 
of the requirements of the Next Generation Com-
bat Vehicle. 
(B) RELEVANCE
TO
NATIONAL
DEFENSE 
STRATEGY.—In carrying out subparagraph (A),
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the Secretary shall ensure that the requirements 
are relevant to the most recently published Na-
tional Defense Strategy. 
(C) THREATS
AND
TERRAIN.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the analysis includes 
consideration of threats and terrain. 
(D) COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the analysis includes 
consideration of the latest enabling component 
technologies that have the potential to dramati-
cally change basic combat vehicle design and im-
prove lethality, protection, mobility, range, and 
sustainment. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2019 by section 201 and available 
for research, development, testing, and evaluation, Army, 
for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle, not more than 50 
percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
submits the report required by subsection (b). 
SEC. 234. REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF THE DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
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the House of Representatives a report setting forth rec-
ommendations on the future of the defense research and en-
gineering enterprise, including such recommendations for 
legislative or administrative action as the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate in light of the anticipated future of 
the defense research and engineering enterprise. 
(b) FOCUS.—The recommendations under subsection 
(a) shall focus on enabling the success of the defense research 
and engineering enterprise in the current environment of 
strategic competition. 
(c) DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ENTER-
PRISE.—For purposes of subsection (a), the defense research 
and engineering enterprise shall consist of the following: 
(1) The science and technology elements of the 
military departments. 
(2) The Department of Defense laboratories 
(3) The test ranges and facilities of the Depart-
ment. 
(4) The Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency (DARPA). 
(5) The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental 
(DIU(x)). 
(6) The Strategic Capabilities Office of the De-
partment.
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(7) The Small Business Innovation Research 
Program of the Department. 
(8) Such other elements, offices, programs, and 
activities of the Department as the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate for purposes of the this section. 
(d) 
PARTICULAR
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
rec-
ommendations under subsection (a) shall include rec-
ommendations on the following: 
(1) Portfolio management and coordination of 
research and development activities across the mili-
tary departments and the defense research and engi-
neering enterprise, including management and activi-
ties across the enterprise. 
(2) Workforce management, recruitment, reten-
tion, and shaping. 
(3) Facilities and research and test infrastruc-
ture. 
(4) Relationships with academia, the acquisition 
community, the operational community, and the com-
mercial sector. 
(5) Governance. 
(e) COMPARISONS.—For purposes of making rec-
ommendations under subsection (a), the Under Secretary 
shall conduct a comparison of the defense research and engi-
neering enterprise of the United States, namely processes,
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test infrastructure, and workforce, with the defense research 
and engineering enterprises of other countries and the pri-
vate sector. 
(f) CONSULTATION AND COMMENTS.—In making rec-
ommendations under subsection (a), the Under Secretary 
shall consult with and seek comments from groups and enti-
ties relevant to the recommendations, such as the military 
departments, the combatant commands, the Defense Innova-
tion Board, the Defense Science Board, the Defense Business 
Board, the federally funded research and development cen-
ters (FFRDCs), and commercial partners of the Depart-
ment of Defense (including small business concerns). 
SEC. 235. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON MECHANISMS TO 
PROVIDE FUNDS TO DEFENSE LABORATORIES 
FOR 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY MISSIONS. 
Subsection (c) of section 2363 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) RELEASE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION 
ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM USE OF AUTHORITY TO MILI-
TARY MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall establish and maintain mechanisms for 
the continuous collection of information on achieve-
ments, best practices identified, lessons learned, and
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challenges arising in the exercise of the authority in 
this section. 
‘‘(2) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall establish and maintain mechanisms as follows: 
‘‘(A) Mechanisms for the release to the pub-
lic of information on achievements and best 
practices described in paragraph (1) in unclassi-
fied form. 
‘‘(B) Mechanisms for dissemination to ap-
propriate civilian and military officials of infor-
mation on achievements and best practices de-
scribed in paragraph (1) in classified form.’’. 
SEC. 236. REPORT ON MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER AND 
FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a report on the requirements of the Army 
for Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) and Future Vertical 
Lift (FVL). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of how Mobile Protected Fire-
power and Future Vertical Lift could survive against
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the effects of anti-armor and anti-aircraft networks 
established within anti-access, area-denial defenses. 
(2) An explanation of how Mobile Protected Fire-
power and Future Vertical Lift would improve offen-
sive overmatch against a peer adversary. 
(3) Details regarding the total number of Mobile 
Protected Firepower and Future Vertical Lift systems 
needed by the Army. 
(4) An explanation of how these systems will be 
logistically supported within light formations. 
(5) Plans to integrate active protection systems 
into the designs of such systems. 
SEC. 237. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SUPPLY 
CHAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may use 
funds described in subsection (b) as follows: 
(1) 
For 
nontraditional 
technologies 
and 
sustainment practices (such as additive manufac-
turing, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, 
and other software-intensive and software-defined ca-
pabilities) to— 
(A) increase the availability of aircraft to 
the Air Force; and