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for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1694), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 4703’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 4703’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 41.—Section 4712(i) is 
amended by inserting before ‘‘the enactment’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘that is 180 days after the date’’. 
(f) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any amend-
ment made by other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1082. TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES FOR THE 
UNITED STATES BY AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY 
UNITED STATES AIR CARRIERS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 157 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2631a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2631b. Supplies: preference to United States air-
craft 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—Only aircraft owned by the 
United States, or aircraft operated by or under the super-
vision of United States air carriers holding a certificate 
under section 41102 of title 49 and registered in the Civil 
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Reserve Air Fleet, may be used for the transportation by 
air of supplies on behalf of any component of the Depart-
ment of Defense. However, if the President finds that the 
rates charged for the use of those aircraft is excessive or 
otherwise unreasonable, contracts for transportation may 
be made as otherwise provided by law. Charges made for 
the transportation of those supplies by those aircraft may 
not be higher than the charges made for transporting like 
goods for private persons. 
‘‘(b) OUTSIZE AND OVERSIZE CARGOES.—(1) The 
preference under subsection (a) shall not apply to outsize 
or oversize cargoes if no air carrier registered in the Civil 
Reserve Air Fleet nor any aircraft owned by the United 
States are available and capable of transporting such a 
cargo. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to 
the maximum extent practicable, outsize and oversize car-
goes are transported by aircraft owned and operated by 
the United States or by air carriers in the Civil Reserve 
Air Fleet. 
‘‘(3) Not later than March 30 of each year, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on outsize and oversize cargo flights. 
Each such report shall include, for the year covered by 
the report, each of the following: 
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‘‘(A) The number of outsize and oversize cargo 
flights, including the number of flights and tonnage 
of each flight, flown both by aircraft owned and op-
erated by the United States and by carriers in the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
‘‘(B) For any cargo carried by aircraft that is 
neither owned and operated by the United States 
nor by an air carrier in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, 
an explanation for the use of such a carrier.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2631a 
the following new item: 
‘‘2631b. Supplies: preference to United States aircraft.’’. 
(b) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 401 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 40131. Air transportation procured by the United 
States Government 
‘‘(a) GUARANTEE.—Consistent with the provisions of 
section 40118 of title 49, when the United States pro-
cures, enters into a contract or subcontract for, or other-
wise obtains for its own account, or furnishes to or for 
the account of a foreign country, organization, or person 
without provision for reimbursement, any equipment, ma-
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terials, or commodities, or provides financing in any way 
with Federal funds for the account of any person unless 
otherwise exempted, within or without the United States, 
or advances funds or credits, or guarantees the convert-
ibility of foreign currencies in connection with the fur-
nishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities, the appropriate agencies shall take steps nec-
essary and practicable to ensure that at least 50 percent 
of the gross tonnage of the equipment, materials, or com-
modities which may be transported on fixed wing aircraft 
are transported on privately-owned commercial aircraft 
that are owned, operated, or otherwise supervised by air 
carriers holding a certificate under section 41102 of this 
title and registered in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, to the 
extent those aircraft are appropriate and available at fair 
and reasonable rates. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this 
section shall not apply to any equipment, materials, 
or commodities transported for the use of the mili-
tary services of the United States or to respond to 
a humanitarian disaster. 
‘‘(2) HUMANITARIAN DISASTER DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘humanitarian 
disaster’ means a man-made or natural occurrence 
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that causes loss of life, health, property, or liveli-
hood, inflicting severe destruction and distress. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, as ap-
propriate, may issue a temporary waiver of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) to respond to an emergency; or 
‘‘(B) if such a waiver is in the national in-
terests of the United States. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE NOTICE.—The President, the 
Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary of 
State, as appropriate, shall notify the following Com-
mittees within 30 days of exercising a waiver under 
paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) The Committees on Armed Services 
and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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‘‘(D) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(E) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF WAIVER.— 
Any waiver issued under paragraph (1) shall expire 
not later than 180 days after the date on which it 
is issued. The President, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, 
may renew an expired or expiring waiver as long as 
the President or Secretary provides notice to the 
committees referred to in paragraph (2) in accord-
ance with that paragraph. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Each department or agency of 
the Government shall administer its air transport oper-
ations according to regulations and guidance issued by the 
Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may impose on any person violating this section, 
or a regulation issued under this section, a civil penalty 
of up to $25,000 for each violation knowingly committed, 
with each day of a continuing violation following the initial 
shipment to be a separate violation.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘40131. Air transportation procured by the United States Government.’’. 
SEC. 1082A. TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES TO MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 20 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 402 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit or-
ganizations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transport to 
any country, without charge, supplies that have been fur-
nished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended 
for distribution to members of the armed forces. Such sup-
plies may be transported only on a space available basis. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not 
transport supplies under subsection (a) unless the Sec-
retary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the transportation of the supplies is con-
sistent with the policies of the United States; 
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‘‘(B) the supplies are suitable for distribution to 
members of the armed forces and are in usable con-
dition; 
‘‘(C) there is a legitimate need for the supplies 
by the members of the armed forces for whom they 
are intended; and 
‘‘(D) adequate arrangements have been made 
for the distribution and use of the supplies. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall establish 
procedures for making the determinations required under 
paragraph (1). Such procedures shall include inspection 
of supplies before acceptance for transport. 
‘‘(3) PREPARATION.—It shall be the responsibility of 
the nonprofit organization requesting the transport of sup-
plies under this section to ensure that the supplies are 
suitable for transport. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Supplies transported under 
this section may be distributed by the United States Gov-
ernment or a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
In this section, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means 
an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit organizations.’’. 
SEC. 1083. REDUCTION IN COSTS TO REPORT CRITICAL 
CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM DEFINED.—Section 
2445a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM.—In this chapter, 
the term ‘extension of a program’ means, with respect to 
a major automated information system program or other 
major information technology investment program, the 
further deployment or planned deployment to additional 
users of the system which has already been found oper-
ationally effective and suitable by an independent test 
agency or the Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion, beyond the scope planned in the original estimate or 
information originally submitted on the program.’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON CRITICAL CHANGES IN MAIS PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 2445c of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION WHEN VARIANCE DUE TO 
CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION
OR
EXTENSION
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—If a senior Department of Defense official 
who, following receipt of a quarterly report described 
in paragraph (1) and making a determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3), also determines that the 
circumstances resulting in the determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3) either (A) are primarily the 
result of congressional action, or (B) are primarily 
due to an extension of a program, the official may, 
in lieu of carrying out an evaluation and submitting 
a report in accordance with paragraph (1), submit 
to the congressional defense committees, within 45 
days after receiving the quarterly report, a notifica-
tion that the official has made those determinations. 
If such a notification is submitted, the limitation in 
subsection (g)(1) does not apply with respect to that 
determination under paragraph (3).’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
CROSS-REFERENCE
AMEND-
MENT.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended by 
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striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)(3)’’. 
(d) TOTAL ACQUISITION COST INFORMATION.—Title 
10, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in section 2445b(b)(3), by striking ‘‘devel-
opment costs’’ and inserting ‘‘total acquisition 
costs’’; and 
(2) in section 2445c— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection 
(c)(2), by striking ‘‘program development cost’’ 
and inserting ‘‘total acquisition cost’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) of subsection 
(d)(3) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘program development cost’’ and in-
serting ‘‘total acquisition cost’’. 
(e) CLARIFICATION OF CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 
2445c(g)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in com-
pliance with the requirements of subsection (d)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under subsection (d)(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 1084. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE NON-PREMIUM 
AVIATION INSURANCE. 
Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The authority’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘any provision of this chapter other than section 
44305’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) INSURANCE OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
PROPERTY.—The authority of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to provide insurance and reinsurance for a depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government under section 44305 is not effective after De-
cember 31, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 1085. REVISION OF COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF 
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRUC-
TURE OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) REVISION.—Section 365(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat.1705) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall be compensated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may be compensated’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting ‘‘not to 
exceed’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘of $155,400’’ after ‘‘annual 
rate’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to compensation for 
a duty performed on or after April 2, 2013. 
SEC. 1086. PROTECTION OF TIER ONE TASK CRITICAL AS-
SETS FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE AND 
HIGH-POWERED MICROWAVE SYSTEMS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
June 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees certification that defense 
critical assets designated as tier one task critical assets 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘TCAs’’) that receive power 
supply from commercial or other non-military sources are 
protected from the adverse effects of man-made or natu-
rally occurring electromagnetic pulse and high-powered 
microwave weapons. Any such assets found not to be so 
protected shall be included in the plan required under sub-
section (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than January 1, 
2015, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a plan for tier one TCAs to receive 
electricity by means that are protected from the adverse 
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effects of man-made or naturally occurring electro-
magnetic pulse and high-powered microwave weapons. The 
plan shall include the following elements: 
(1) An analysis of how the Department of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, plans to mitigate any risks to mission 
assurance for non-certified tier one TCAs, including 
any steps that may be needed for remediation. 
(2) The development or adoption by the De-
partment, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission, of a standard of resistance or 
protection against man-made and natural electro-
magnetic threats for electricity sources that supply 
electricity to tier one TCAs. 
(3) The development by the Department, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion, of a strategy to certify by December 31, 2015, 
that all electricity sourced to tier one TCAs is pro-
vided by facilities that meet the standard developed 
under paragraph (2). 
(c) PREPARATION OF PLAN.—In preparing the plan 
required by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in 
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consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall use the 
guidance and recommendations of the Commission to As-
sess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic 
Pulse Attack established by section 1401 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–345). 
(d) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The plan required by 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘task critical asset’’ means an 
asset of such extraordinary importance to operations 
in peace, crisis, and war that its incapacitation or 
destruction would have a debilitating effect on the 
ability of the Department of Defense to fulfill its 
missions. 
(2) The term ‘‘tier one’’ with respect to a task 
critical asset means such an asset the loss, incapaci-
tation, or disruption of which could result in mission 
(or function) failure at the Department of Defense, 
military department, combatant command, sub-uni-
fied command, Defense Agency, or defense infra-
structure sector level. 
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SEC. 1087. STRATEGY FOR FUTURE MILITARY INFORMA-
TION OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall develop and implement a strategy for devel-
oping and sustaining military information operations ca-
pabilities for future contingencies. The Secretary shall 
submit such strategy to the congressional defense commit-
tees by not later than February 1, 2014. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired in subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A plan for the sustainment of existing capa-
bilities that have been developed during the ten-year 
period prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, 
including such capabilities developed using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for overseas contingency 
operations. 
(2) A discussion of how the capabilities referred 
to in paragraph (1) are being integrated into both 
operational plans (OPLANS) and contingency plans 
(CONPLANS). 
(3) An assessment of the force structure that is 
necessary to support operational planning and po-
tential contingency operations, including the relative 
balance across the active and reserve components. 
(4) Estimates of the steady-state resources 
needed to support the force structure referred to in 
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SEC. 1203. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (b) of section 1207 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 U.S.C. 
2151 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘or regions’’ after ‘‘countries’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘and other national security 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘or other national secu-
rity forces’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and counterterrorism 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘or counterter-
rorism operations’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and 
inserting ‘‘or’’. 
(b) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (l) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 30 days 
before initiating an activity under a program of assistance 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit to the specified con-
gressional committees a notification that includes the fol-
lowing: 
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