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(2) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committee that describes plans— 
(A) for oversight by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget of activities of the executive 
branch of the Government for personnel security, 
suitability, and credentialing; 
(B) to designate enterprise shared services 
to optimize investments; 
(C) to define and implement data standards 
to support common electronic access to critical 
Government records; and 
(D) to reduce the burden placed on Govern-
ment data providers by centralizing requests for 
records access and ensuring proper sharing of the 
data with appropriate investigative and adju-
dicative elements. 
(d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of 
the Performance Accountability Council shall ensure that— 
(1) a centralized system is available to serve as 
the reciprocity management system for the Federal 
Government; and 
(2) the centralized system described in para-
graph (1) is aligned with, and incorporates results
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from, continuous evaluation and other enterprise re-
form initiatives. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Chair of the Performance Accountability Council, 
in coordination with the Security Executive Agent, the 
Suitability Executive Agent, and the Secretary of Defense, 
shall jointly develop a plan to— 
(1) implement the Security Executive Agent Di-
rective on common, standardized employee and con-
tractor security reporting requirements; 
(2) establish and implement uniform reporting 
requirements for employees and Federal contractors, 
according to risk, relative to the safety of the work-
force and protection of the most sensitive information 
of the Government; and 
(3) ensure that reported information is shared 
appropriately. 
(f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ and 
‘Suitability Executive Agent’ mean the Security Exec-
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utive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, re-
spectively, established under Executive Order 13467 
(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.’’. 
(2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(I) An Executive agency that— 
‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct back-
ground investigations under a Federal stat-
ute; or 
‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct 
background investigations in accordance 
with procedures established by the Security 
Executive Agent or the Suitability Execu-
tive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of 
section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 
Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto. 
‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a back-
ground investigation on behalf of an agency de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’.
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(3) APPLICABLE
PURPOSES
OF
INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—Section 9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respec-
tively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal 
history record information’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of de-
termining eligibility for any of the fol-
lowing:’’ and inserting ‘‘, in accordance 
with Federal Investigative Standards joint-
ly promulgated by the Suitability Executive 
Agent and Security Executive Agent, for the 
purpose of— 
‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; 
(C) in clause (i), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting 
‘‘access’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(D) in clause (ii), as redesignated—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Assignment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assignment’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘or positions;’’; 
(E) in clause (iii), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acceptance’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; 
(F) in clause (iv), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘appointment’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sen-
sitive position’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness as-
sessment for Federal or contractor employees, using 
Federal Investigative Standards jointly promulgated 
by the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability 
Executive Agent in accordance with— 
‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 
38103), or any successor thereto; and
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‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budget 
Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Relating 
to Coverage of Contractor Employee Fitness in 
the Federal Investigative Standards’, dated De-
cember 6, 2012; 
‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); 
and 
‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks re-
quired under— 
‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration 
Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 (sub-
title E of title VII of Public Law 100–690; 102 
Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by that 
Act; or 
‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. 
(4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.— 
Section 9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history record deposi-
tory shall allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric 
and biographic searches of criminal history record informa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 
to prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requir-
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ing a request for criminal history record information to be 
accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is 
the subject of the request.’’. 
(5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.— 
Section 9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the 
same information through more than 1 system described in 
paragraph (1), a covered agency may request information 
under subsection (b) from the criminal justice agency, and 
require the criminal justice agency to provide the informa-
tion, using the system that is most cost-effective for the Fed-
eral Government.’’. 
(6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVENILE 
RECORDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘, and in-
cludes any analogous juvenile records’’; and 
(ii) by striking the third sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘The term includes 
those records of a State or locality sealed 
pursuant to law if such records are acces-
sible by State and local criminal justice
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agencies for the purpose of conducting back-
ground checks.’’. 
(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Federal Government should not 
uniformly reject applicants for employment with 
the Federal Government or Federal contractors 
based on— 
(i) 
sealed 
or 
expunged 
criminal 
records; or 
(ii) juvenile records. 
(7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Section 9101 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accord-
ance with the applicable provisions of this section, the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Serv-
ices shall make available criminal history record informa-
tion collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with re-
spect to an individual who is under investigation by the 
covered agency regarding any interaction of the individual 
with a law enforcement agency or intelligence agency of a 
foreign country.’’. 
(8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACKGROUND INVES-
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TIGATIONS.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) 
uses an automated information delivery system to request 
criminal history record information, the contractor shall 
comply with any necessary security requirements for access 
to that system.’’. 
(9) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
ADVERSE
AC-
TIONS.—Section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Office 
under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to 
the rules prescribed by the President under this title 
for the administration of the competitive service.’’. 
(10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SE-
CURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
COUNCIL.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Perform-
ance Accountability Council established under Executive 
Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, an annual report that— 
‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate 
Federal, State, and local systems for sharing criminal 
history record information; 
‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of Fed-
eral education programs regarding criminal history 
record information; 
‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementation 
of best practices for sharing criminal history record 
information, including ongoing limitations experi-
enced by investigators working for or on behalf of a 
covered agency with respect to access to State and 
local criminal history record information; and 
‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations on the 
sharing of information relevant to a background in-
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vestigation, other than criminal history record infor-
mation, between— 
‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf 
of a covered agency; and 
‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement agen-
cies.’’. 
(11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPER-
ABILITY
AND
REDUCING
REDUNDANCY
IN
FEDERAL 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACCESS CON-
TROL, BACKGROUND
CHECK, AND
CREDENTIALING 
STANDARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report on the background check, ac-
cess control, and credentialing requirements of 
Federal programs for the protection of critical 
infrastructure and key resources. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include in the report required under sub-
paragraph (A)—
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(i) a summary of the major character-
istics of each such Federal program, includ-
ing the types of infrastructure and resources 
covered; 
(ii) a comparison of the requirements, 
whether mandatory or voluntary in nature, 
for regulated entities under each such pro-
gram to— 
(I) conduct background checks on 
employees, contractors, and other indi-
viduals; 
(II) adjudicate the results of a 
background check, including the utili-
zation of a standardized set of dis-
qualifying offenses or the consideration 
of minor, non-violent, or juvenile of-
fenses; and 
(III) establish access control sys-
tems to deter unauthorized access, or 
provide a security credential for any 
level of access to a covered facility or 
resource; 
(iii) a review of any efforts that the 
Screening Coordination Office of the De-
partment of Homeland Security has under-
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(IV) the development of common, 
risk-based standards with respect to the 
background check, access control, and 
security credentialing requirements for 
critical infrastructure and key resource 
protection programs. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability Coun-
cil’’ means the Suitability and Security Clearance 
Performance Accountability Council established under 
Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any 
successor thereto.
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SEC. 1091. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR 
CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall seek to enter into an agreement subject to subsections 
(b), (c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States 
Code, with the Army Corps of Engineers or another entity 
of the Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable basis, 
as the construction agent on all construction projects of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by 
Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act that 
involve a total expenditure of more than $100,000,000, ex-
cluding any acquisition by exchange. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide 
design, procurement, and construction management services 
for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of facilities 
of the Department. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW 
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1599e. Probationary period for employees 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 
and 3393(d) of title 5, the appointment of a covered em-
ployee shall become final only after such employee has 
served a probationary period of two years. The Secretary 
of the military department concerned may extend a proba-
tionary period under this subsection at the discretion of 
such Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered employee’ means any individual— 
‘‘(1) appointed to a permanent position within 
the competitive service at the Department of Defense; 
or 
‘‘(2) appointed as a career appointee (as that 
term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5) within 
the Senior Executive Service at the Department. 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT BECOMES FINAL.—Upon the expi-
ration of a covered employee’s probationary period under 
subsection (a), the supervisor of the employee shall deter-
mine whether the appointment becomes final based on regu-
lations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1599e. Probationary period for employees.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any covered employee (as that 
term is defined in section 1599e of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by such subsection) appointed after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3321(c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Service or’’ and inserting 
‘‘Service,’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘, or any individual covered by 
section 1599e of title 10’’; and 
(2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to 
any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 1102. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVIL-
IAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE BASED UPON UNACCEPTABLE PER-
FORMANCE. 
(a) DELAY.—Under procedures established by the Sec-
retary of Defense, upon a determination by the Secretary
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that the work of an employee is not at an acceptable level 
of competence, the period of time during which the work 
of the employee is not at an acceptable level of competence 
shall not count toward completion of the period of service 
required for purposes of subsection (a) of section 5335 of 
title 5, United States Code, or subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2) 
of section 5343 of such title. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to any period of 
service performed before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1103. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
CIVILIAN 
PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 1597 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORM-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
to provide that, in implementing any reduction in force for 
civilian positions in the Department of Defense in the com-
petitive service or the excepted service, the determination 
of which employees shall be separated from employment in 
the Department shall be made primarily on the basis of 
performance, as determined under any applicable perform-
ance management system.’’.
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SEC. 1104. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1599e. United States Cyber Command recruitment 
and retention 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense may— 
‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted serv-
ice, such qualified positions in the Department as the 
Secretary determines necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the United States Cyber Command 
including— 
‘‘(i) staff of the headquarters of the United 
States Cyber Command provided to the Com-
mand by the Air Force; 
‘‘(ii) elements of the United States Cyber 
Command enterprise relating to cyberspace oper-
ations; 
‘‘(iii) elements of the United States Cyber 
Command provided by the armed forces; and 
‘‘(iv) positions formerly identified as— 
‘‘(I) senior level positions designated 
under section 5376 of title 5; and 
‘‘(II) positions in the Senior Executive 
Service;
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‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified posi-
tion (after taking into consideration the availability 
of preference eligibles for appointment to the posi-
tion); and 
‘‘(C) subject to the requirements of subsections 
(b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual for 
service in a qualified position. 
‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this sub-
section applies without regard to the provisions of any other 
law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or 
compensation of employees. 
‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—(1) In accordance with this section, 
the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any quali-
fied position established under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for 
employees in comparable positions in the Department, 
in which the incumbent performs, manages, or super-
vises functions that execute the cyber mission of the 
Department; and 
‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on max-
imum rates of pay established for such employees by 
law or regulation. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may—
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‘‘(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 
adopt such provisions of that title as provide for pre-
vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 
‘‘(B) apply those provisions to qualified posi-
tions for employees in or under which the Department 
may 
employ 
individuals 
described 
by 
section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of such title. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND 
ALLOWANCES.—(1) The Secretary may provide employees 
in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic 
pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, con-
sistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, 
comparable positions authorized by title 5. 
‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate 
of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible 
for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the same 
basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an em-
ployee covered by such section, including eligibility condi-
tions, allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions 
in law or regulation. 
‘‘(d) PLAN FOR EXECUTION OF AUTHORITIES.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress with a plan for the use of the au-
thorities provided under this section.
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‘‘(e) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in subsection (a) may be construed to impair the con-
tinued effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement 
with respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or 
equivalent of the Department that is a successor to an office, 
component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department 
covered by the agreement before the succession. 
‘‘(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, shall prescribe regulations for the administration 
of this section. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and not less 
frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in co-
ordination with the Secretary, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a detailed report on the ad-
ministration of this section during the most recent one-year 
period. 
‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
include, for the period covered by the report, the following: 
‘‘(A) A discussion of the process used in accept-
ing applications, assessing candidates, ensuring ad-
herence to veterans’ preference, and selecting appli-
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cants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for 
a qualified position. 
‘‘(B) A description of the following: 
‘‘(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the 
critical need of the Department to recruit and 
retain employees in qualified positions. 
‘‘(ii) The measures that will be used to 
measure progress. 
‘‘(iii) Any actions taken during the report-
ing period to fulfill such critical need. 
‘‘(C) A discussion of how the planning and ac-
tions taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated 
into the strategic workforce planning of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(D) The metrics on actions occurring during 
the reporting period, including the following: 
‘‘(i) The number of employees in qualified 
positions hired, disaggregated by occupation, 
grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(ii) The placement of employees in quali-
fied positions, disaggregated by directorate and 
office within the Department. 
‘‘(iii) The total number of veterans hired.
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‘‘(iv) The number of separations of employ-
ees in qualified positions, disaggregated by occu-
pation and grade and level or pay band. 
‘‘(v) The number of retirements of employees 
in qualified positions, disaggregated by occupa-
tion, grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(vi) The number and amounts of recruit-
ment, relocation, and retention incentives paid 
to employees in qualified positions, disaggregated 
by occupation, grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(E) A description of the training provided to 
supervisors of employees in qualified positions at the 
Department on the use of the new authorities. 
‘‘(h) THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The pro-
bationary period for all employees hired under the author-
ity established in this section shall be three years. 
‘‘(i) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERVICE 
POSITIONS.—(1) An individual serving in a position on the 
date of enactment of this section that is selected to be con-
verted to a position in the excepted service under this sec-
tion shall have the right to refuse such conversion. 
‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who refuses 
a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the posi-
tion selected to be converted, the position may be converted 
to a position in the excepted service.
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‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
7103(a)(8) of title 5. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2103 of title 5. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2108 of title 5. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified position’ means a posi-
tion, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of 
this section, in which the incumbent performs, man-
ages, or supervises functions that execute the respon-
sibilities of the United States Cyber Command relat-
ing to cyber operations. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2101a of title 5.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3132(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E)— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) any position established as a qualified po-
sition in the excepted service by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 1599e of title 10;’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1599d the following new item: 
‘‘1599e. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention.’’. 
SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2016, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
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tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2016’’. 
SEC. 1106. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF EXPEDITED HIRING 
AUTHORITY FOR DESIGNATED DEFENSE AC-
QUISITION WORKFORCE POSITIONS. 
Section 1705(g)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1107. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1102 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’.
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SEC. 1108. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PER-
FORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN 
SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIR-
CRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 
JAPAN. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1109. EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
MAKE 
DIRECT 
APPOINTMENTS 
OF 
CAN-
DIDATES POSSESSING BACHELOR’S DEGREES 
TO SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING POSI-
TIONS AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RE-
INVENTION LABORATORIES. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 1107(c)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2016, and shall 
apply with respect to appointments of candidates under sec-
tion 1107(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 on or after that date.
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SEC. 1110. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘demonstration program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘demonstration project’’. 
SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE 
WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL 
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess the 
feasability and advisability of the use of the authorities 
specified in subsection (b) at the Department of Defense lab-
oratories specified in subsection (c) to permit the directors 
of such laboratories to dynamically shape the mix of tech-
nical skills and expertise in the workforces of such labora-
tories in order to achieve one or more of the following: 
(1) To meet organizational and Department-des-
ignated missions in the most cost-effective and effi-
cient manner. 
(2) To upgrade and enhance the scientific qual-
ity of the workforces of such laboratories.
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(3) To shape such workforces to better respond to 
such missions. 
(4) To reduce the average unit cost of such 
workforces. 
(b) WORKFORCE SHAPING AUTHORITIES.—The au-
thorities that may be used by the director of a Department 
of Defense laboratory under the pilot program are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM 
TECHNICAL APPOINTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, authority otherwise available 
to the director by law (and within the available 
budgetary resources of the laboratory) to appoint 
qualified scientific and technical personnel who 
are not currently Department of Defense civilian 
employees into any scientific or technical posi-
tion in the laboratory for a period of more than 
one year but not more than six years. 
(B) BENEFITS.—Personnel appointed under 
this paragraph shall be provided with benefits 
comparable to those provided to similar employ-
ees at the laboratory concerned, including profes-
sional development opportunities, eligibility for 
all laboratory awards programs, and designation
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as ‘‘status applicants’’ for the purposes of eligi-
bility for positions in the Federal service. 
(C) EXTENSION
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
appointment of any individual under this para-
graph may be extended at any time during any 
term of service of the individual under this para-
graph for an additional period of up to six years 
under such conditions as the director concerned 
shall establish for purposes of this paragraph. 
(D) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN LIMITA-
TION.—For purposes of determining the work-
force size of a laboratory in connection with 
compliance with section 955 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1896; 10 U.S.C. 
129a note), any individual serving in an ap-
pointment under this paragraph shall be treated 
as a fractional employee of the laboratory, which 
fraction is— 
(i) the current term of appointment of 
the individual under this paragraph; di-
vided by 
(ii) the average length of tenure of a 
career employee at the laboratory, as cal-
culated at the end of the last fiscal year
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ending before the date of the most recent ap-
pointment or extension of the individual 
under this paragraph. 
(2) REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.—Authority 
to reemploy annuitants in accordance with section 
9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, except that as 
a condition for reemployment the director may au-
thorize the deduction from the pay of any annuitant 
so reemployed of an amount up to the amount of the 
annuity otherwise payable to such annuitant allocable 
to the period of actual employment of such annuitant, 
which amount shall be determined in a manner speci-
fied by the director for purposes of this paragraph to 
ensure the most cost effective execution of designated 
missions by the laboratory while retaining critical 
technical skills. 
(3) EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.—Authority 
to authorize voluntary early retirement of employees 
in accordance with section 8336 of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to section 8336(d)(2)(D) 
or 3522 of such title, and with employees so separated 
voluntarily from service under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of the pilot 
program.
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(4) SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Authority to 
pay voluntary separation pay to employees in accord-
ance with section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to clause (iv) or (v) of 
such section or section 3522, of such title, and with— 
(A) employees so separated voluntarily from 
service under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense for purposes of the pilot pro-
gram; and 
(B) payments to employees so separated au-
thorized under section 3523 of such title without 
regard to— 
(i) the plan otherwise required by sec-
tion 3522 of such title; and 
(ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
3523(b) of such title. 
(c) LABORATORIES.—The Department of Defense lab-
oratories specified in this subsection are the laboratories 
specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(d) EXPIRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section 
shall expire on December 31, 2023.
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(2) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITIES EXERCISED 
BEFORE TERMINATION.—The expiration in paragraph 
(1) shall not be construed to effect the continuation 
after the date specified in paragraph (1) of any term 
of employment or other benefit authorized under this 
section before that date in accordance with the terms 
of such authorization. 
SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of the temporary assignment of covered employees 
of the Department of Defense to nontraditional defense con-
tractors and of covered employees of such contractors to the 
Department. 
(b) COVERED
EMPLOYEES; NONTRADITIONAL
DE-
FENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee of the 
Department of Defense or a nontraditional Defense 
contractor is a covered employee for purposes of this 
section if the employee— 
(A) works in the field of financial manage-
ment or in the acquisition field;
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(B) is considered by the Secretary of De-
fense to be an exceptional employee; and 
(C) is compensated at not less than the GS– 
11 level (or the equivalent). 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘nontraditional 
defense contractor’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for a written agreement among the Depart-
ment of Defense, the nontraditional defense contractor 
concerned, and the employee concerned regarding the 
terms and conditions of the employee’s assignment 
under this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under this sub-
section— 
(A) shall require, in the case of an employee 
of the Department, that upon completion of the 
assignment, the employee will serve in the civil 
service for a period at least equal to three times 
the length of the assignment, unless the employee 
is sooner involuntarily separated from the service 
of the employee’s agency; and
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(B) shall provide that if the employee of the 
Department or of the contractor (as the case may 
be) fails to carry out the agreement, or if the em-
ployee is voluntarily separated from the service 
of the employee’s agency before the end of the pe-
riod stated in the agreement, the employee shall 
be liable to the United States for payment of all 
expenses of the assignment unless that failure or 
voluntary separation was for good and sufficient 
reason, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES.—An amount 
for which an employee is liable under paragraph 
(2)(B) shall be treated as a debt due the United 
States. The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, 
collection of such a debt based on a determination 
that the collection would be against equity and good 
conscience and not in the best interests of the United 
States. 
(d) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this section 
may, at any time and for any reason, be terminated by 
the Department of Defense or the nontraditional defense 
contractor concerned. 
(e) DURATION.—An assignment under this section 
shall be for a period of not less than three months and not 
more than one year.
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(f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO 
CONTRACTORS.—An employee of the Department of Defense 
who is assigned to a nontraditional defense contractor 
under this section shall be considered, during the period of 
assignment, to be on detail to a regular work assignment 
in the Department for all purposes. The written agreement 
established under subsection (c) shall address the specific 
terms and conditions related to the employee’s continued 
status as a Federal employee. 
(g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR 
EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a nontraditional defense 
contractor who is assigned to a Department of Defense orga-
nization under this section— 
(1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits 
from the contractor from which such employee is as-
signed; 
(2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the De-
partment of Defense for the purposes of— 
(A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 
603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 
18, United States Code, and any other conflict of 
interest statute;
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(C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 
31, United States Code; 
(D) the Federal Tort Claims Act and any 
other Federal tort liability statute; 
(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; 
(F) section 1043 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; 
(G) chapter 21 of title 41, United States 
Code; and 
(H) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to compensation for 
work-related injuries; and 
(3) may not have access, while the employee is 
assigned to a Department organization, to any trade 
secrets or to any other nonpublic information which 
is of commercial value to the contractor from which 
such employee is assigned. 
(h) PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING CERTAIN COSTS 
TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A nontraditional defense con-
tractor may not charge the Department of Defense or any 
other agency of the Federal Government, as direct or indi-
rect costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or bene-
fits paid by the contractor to an employee assigned to a 
Department organization under this section for the period 
of the assignment.
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(i) CONSIDERATION.—In providing for assignments of 
employees under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
take into consideration the question of how assignments 
might best be used to help meet the needs of the Department 
of Defense with respect to the training of employees in fi-
nancial management or in acquisition. 
(j) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The number of 
employees of the Department of Defense who may be 
assigned to nontraditional defense contractors under 
this section at any given time may not exceed the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Five employees in the field of financial 
management. 
(B) Five employees in the acquisition field. 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR EM-
PLOYEES.—The total number of nontraditional de-
fense contractor employees who may be assigned to the 
Department under this section at any given time may 
not exceed 10 such employees. 
(k) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
FOR
ASSIGN-
MENTS.—No assignment of an employee may commence 
under this section after September 30, 2019.
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SEC. 1113. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
ACQUISITION 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasi-
bility and advisability of using the pay authority specified 
in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions 
described in subsection (c) in order to assist the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense and the military departments in 
attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and tech-
nology experts in positions responsible for managing and 
developing complex, high cost, technological acquisition ef-
forts of the Department of Defense. 
(b) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The pilot program may be 
carried out only with approval as follows: 
(1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case 
of positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Execu-
tive of the military department concerned, in the case 
of positions in a military department. 
(c) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub-
section are positions that—
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(1) require expertise of an extremely high level in 
a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition 
management field; and 
(2) are critical to the successful accomplishment 
of an important acquisition or technology develop-
ment mission. 
(d) RATE OF BASIC PAY.—The pay authority specified 
in this subsection is authority as follows: 
(1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 
position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate 
of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule, upon the approval of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
or the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, as ap-
plicable. 
(2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 
position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate 
of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in subsection 
(a) may be used only to the extent necessary to com-
petitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally 
well qualified for positions described in subsection (c).
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(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 
subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more 
than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and more than five positions in each military 
department at any one time. 
(3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in sub-
section (a) may be used only for positions having 
terms less than five years. 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to fix rates of 
basic pay for a position under this section shall ter-
minate on October 1, 2020. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) shall be construed to prohibit the payment 
after October 1, 2020, of basic pay at rates fixed 
under this section before that date for positions whose 
terms continue after that date. 
SEC. 1114. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 
FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO 
THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of appointing qualified veteran candidates to po-
sitions described in subsection (b) in the defense acquisition 
workforce of the military departments without regard to the
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provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot pro-
gram in each military department through the Service Ac-
quisition Executive of such military department. 
(b) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub-
section are scientific, technical, engineering, and mathe-
matics positions, including technicians, within the defense 
acquisition workforce. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under subsection (a) may 
not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 
department, be exercised with respect to a number of can-
didates greater than the number equal to 1 percent of the 
total number positions the acquisition workforce of that 
military department that are filled as of the close of the 
fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(e) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint can-
didates to positions under the pilot program shall ex-
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pire on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The 
termination by paragraph (1) of the authority in sub-
section (a) shall not affect any appointment made 
under that authority before the termination date spec-
ified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the terms 
of such appointment. 
SEC. 1115. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EX-
PERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Each Secretary of a military de-
partment may appoint qualified candidates possessing a 
scientific or engineering degree to positions described in 
subsection (b) for that military department without regard 
to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Positions described in this sub-
section are scientific and engineering positions within the 
defense acquisition workforce. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under this section may 
not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 
department, be exercised with respect to a number of can-
didates greater than the number equal to 5 percent of the 
total number of scientific and engineering positions within
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the acquisition workforce of that military department that 
are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before 
the start of such calendar year. 
(d) NATURE
OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment 
under this section shall be treated as an appointment on 
a full-time equivalent basis, unless such appointment is 
made on a term or temporary basis. 
(e) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint-
ments under this section shall not be available after Decem-
ber 31, 2020. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Training and 
Assistance 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITA-
TIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA-
PACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘section 4301’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 or 2016 for the De-
partment of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ be-
fore the period; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in 
that paragraph’’. 
SEC. 1202. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
JORDAN 
FOR 
BORDER 
SECURITY 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) EXPANSION TO GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1207 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 902; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the Government of Leb-
anon’’ after ‘‘the Government of Jordan’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘armed forces of Jordan’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘armed forces of the 
country concerned’’.
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(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘maintaining’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enhancing’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘increase security and sus-
tain increased security along the border between 
Jordan and Syria’’ and inserting ‘‘sustain secu-
rity along the border of Jordan with Syria and 
Iraq and increase or sustain security along the 
border of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘maintain’’ and inserting 
‘‘enhance’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘increase security or sustain 
increased security along the border between Jor-
dan and Syria’’ and inserting ‘‘sustain security 
along the border of Jordan with Syria and Iraq 
or increase or sustain security along the border 
of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable’’. 
(c) FUNDS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ASSISTANCE.—While the 
authority in this section is in effect, amounts may be used
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to provide assistance under the authority in subsection (a) 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
a fiscal year for the Department of Defense and avail-
able for reimbursement of certain coalition nations 
for support provided to United States military oper-
ations pursuant to section 1233 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–81). 
‘‘(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
a fiscal year for the Department of Defense for the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may not ex-
ceed $150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in any fiscal year 
may not exceed $125,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE
TO
GOVERNMENT
OF
LEB-
ANON.—Assistance provided under the authority in 
subsection (a) to the Government of Lebanon may be 
used only for the armed forces of Lebanon, and may 
not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah or any 
forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon.’’.
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(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1207. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 
AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR 
BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS.’’. 
SEC. 1203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVI-
TIES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI-
DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION. 
Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
897; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1204. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTEN-
SION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The heading of section 1205 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 
note) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a program of 
exchanges’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a pro-
gram of activities described in paragraph (2) between 
members of the National Guard of a State or territory 
and any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The military forces of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(B) The security forces of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(C) Governmental organizations of a for-
eign country whose primary functions include 
disaster response or emergency response.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—Each program es-
tablished under this subsection shall be known as a 
‘State Partnership’.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘activity under a program’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘State or territory,’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
tivity with forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or orga-
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nizations described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under a pro-
gram established under subsection (a)’’. 
(d) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
a joint assessment of the feasibility and advisability of es-
tablishing a central fund to manage funds for programs and 
activities under the Department of Defense State Partner-
ship Program under section 1205 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, as amended by this 
section. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e)(2) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
program’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting 
‘‘such program’’. 
(f) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Such section is further 
amended by striking subsection (i). 
(g) ENHANCED SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of such section, as amended by subsection (b)(1) of 
this section, is further amended by inserting after ‘‘activi-
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ties described in paragraph (2)’’ the following: ‘‘, to support 
the security cooperation objectives of the United States,’’. 
(h) PROCEDURES.—Such section, as amended by sub-
sections (b) through (f) of this section, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 
as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each 
State and territory to be responsible for the coordination 
of activities under a program established under subsection 
(a) for such State or territory and reporting on activities 
under the program.’’. 
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of subsection 
(f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (h)(1) of 
this section, is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other govern-
ment organizations’’ after ‘‘and security forces’’; 
(2) in clause (iv), by adding at the end before the 
period the following: ‘‘and country’’; 
(3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and in-
serting ‘‘activities’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to 
which the activities conducted during the 
previous year met the objectives described in 
clause (v).’’. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL 
MILITARY FORCES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES 
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS IN 
AFRICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is author-
ized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and 
services to the national military forces of an allied country 
conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa if the Sec-
retary of Defense determines that the provision of such logis-
tic support, supplies, and services, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, is— 
(1) in the national security interests of the 
United States; and 
(2) critical to the timely and effective participa-
tion of such national military forces in such oper-
ations. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PROVIDED.— 
Not later than 15 days after providing logistic support, sup-
plies, or services under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a notice setting forth the following: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary specified 
in subsection (a). 
(2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or serv-
ices provided. 
(3) The national military forces supported. 
(4) The purpose of the operations for which such 
support was provided, and the objectives of such sup-
port. 
(5) The estimated cost of such support. 
(6) The intended duration of such support. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide any 
type of support that is otherwise prohibited by any 
other provision of law. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logistic 
support, supplies, and services provided under sub-
section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$100,000,000. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
thereafter through the expiration date in subsection (f) of 
the authority provided by this section, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth a description of the use of the author-
ity provided by this section during the six-month period 
ending on the date of such report. Each report shall include 
the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the sup-
port provided under this section during the period 
covered by such report facilitated the national mili-
tary forces of allied countries so supported in con-
ducting counterterrorism operations in Africa. 
(2) A description of any efforts by countries that 
received such support to address, as practicable, the 
requirements of their forces for logistics support, sup-
plies, or services for conducting counterterrorism op-
erations in Africa, including under acquisition and 
cross-servicing agreements. 
(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, sup-
plies, and services’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion may not be exercised after September 30, 2018.
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SEC. 1206. AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOR-
EIGN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Director of National Intelligence and the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to conduct or support a 
program or programs to train the military intelligence 
forces of a foreign county in order for that country to— 
(1) improve interoperability with United States 
and allied forces; 
(2) enhance the capacity of such forces to receive 
and act upon time-sensitive intelligence; 
(3) increase the capacity and capability of such 
forces to fuse and analyze intelligence; and 
(4) ensure the ability of such forces to support 
the military forces of that country in conducting law-
ful military operations in which intelligence plays a 
critical role. 
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—A program under 
subsection (a) may include the provision of training, 
and associated supplies and support. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—A program under 
subsection (a) shall include elements that promote the 
following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms.
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(B) Respect for civilian control of the mili-
tary. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for a fiscal year and available for the 
military intelligence program (MIP), the Secretary of 
Defense may use up to $25,000,000 in such fiscal 
year to carry out programs authorized by subsection 
(a). 
(2) ASSISTANCE
OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED
BY 
LAW.—The Secretary of Defense may not use the au-
thority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assist-
ance described in subsection (b) that is otherwise pro-
hibited by any provision of law. 
(3) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense may not use the authority in 
subsection (a) to provide assistance described in sub-
section (b) to any foreign country that is otherwise 
prohibited from receiving such assistance under any 
other provision of law. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 
days before initiating activities under a program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
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appropriate committees of Congress a notice on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The country whose capacity to engage in ac-
tivities in subsection (a) will be built under the pro-
gram. 
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, military department responsible for man-
agement and associated program executive office, and 
completion date for the program. 
(3) Assurances, if any, provided with respect to 
an enduring arrangement between the United States 
and the forces provided training pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(4) The objectives and assessment framework to 
be used to develop capability and performance metrics 
associated with operational outcomes for the recipient 
forces. 
(5) An assessment of the capacity of the recipient 
country to absorb assistance under the program. 
(6) An assessment of the manner in which the 
program fits into the theater security cooperation 
strategy of the applicable geographic combatant com-
mand.
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(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1207. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES IN 
YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVE-
MENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De-
fense by this Act may be used to provide assistance to an 
entity in Yemen that is controlled by members of the Houthi 
movement. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that the provision of assistance as de-
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scribed in that subsection is important to the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after providing assistance under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees notice on such assistance, including the 
following: 
(A) The assistance provided. 
(B) The rationale for the provision of such 
assistance. 
(C) The national security interests of the 
United States in providing such assistance. 
(3) FORM.—Each notice under paragraph (2) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1208. REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE VET-
TED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth a detailed description of the military 
support the Secretary considers it necessary to provide to 
recipients of assistance under section 1209 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128
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Stat. 3541) upon their return to Syria to make use of such 
assistance. 
(b) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The support the 
Secretary may consider it necessary to provide for purposes 
of the report is the following: 
(1) Logistical support. 
(2) Defensive supportive fire. 
(3) Intelligence. 
(4) Medical support. 
(5) Any other support the Secretary considers 
appropriate for purposes of the report. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) For each type of support the Secretary con-
siders it necessary to provide as described in sub-
section (a), a description of the actions to be taken by 
the Secretary to ensure that such support would not 
benefit any of the following: 
(A) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
(ISIS), the Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, the 
Khorasan Group, or any other extremist Islamic 
organization 
(B) The Syrian Arab Army or any group 
or organization supporting President Bashir 
Assad.
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(2) An estimate of the cost of providing such 
support. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to constitute an authorization for the use 
of force in Syria. 
SEC. 1209. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN 
AND GIRLS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Through the sacrifice and dedication of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, civilian personnel, and our 
Afghan partners as well as the American people’s gen-
erous investment, oppressive Taliban rule has given 
way to a nascent democracy in Afghanistan. It is in 
our national security interest to help prevent Afghan-
istan from ever again becoming a safe haven and 
training ground for international terrorism and to 
solidify and preserve the gains our men and women 
in uniform fought so hard to establish. 
(2) The United States through its National Ac-
tion Plan on Women, Peace, and Security has made 
firm commitments to support the human rights of the 
women and girls of Afghanistan. The National Action 
Plan states that ‘‘the engagement and protection of 
women as agents of peace and stability will be central
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to United States efforts to promote security, prevent, 
respond to, and resolve conflict, and rebuild societies’’. 
(3) As stated in the Department of Defense’s Oc-
tober 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense 
and the International Security Assistance Force 
(ISAF) ‘‘maintain a robust program dedicated to im-
proving the recruitment, retention, and treatment of 
women in the Afghan National Security Forces 
(ANSF), and to improving the status of Afghan 
women in general’’. 
(4) According to the Department of Defense’s Oc-
tober 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan, the ‘‘Afghan MoI showed 
significant support for women in the MoI and is tak-
ing steps to protect and empower female police and 
female MoI staff’’. Although some positive steps have 
been made, progress remains slow to reach the MoI’s 
goal of recruiting 10,000 women in the Afghan Na-
tional Police (ANP) in the next 10 years. 
(5) According to Inclusive Security, women only 
make up approximately 1 percent of the Afghan Na-
tional Police. There are about 2,200 women serving in 
the police force, fewer than the goal of 5,000 women 
set by the Government of Afghanistan.
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(6) According to the International Crisis Group, 
there are not enough female police officers to staff all 
provincial Family Response Units (FRUs). United 
Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan and the Of-
fice of the High Commissioner for Refugees found that 
‘‘in the absence of Family Response Units or visible 
women police officers, women victims almost never 
approach police stations willingly, fearing they will 
be arrested, their reputations stained or worse’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROMOTION OF SECURITY 
OF AFGHAN WOMEN.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to prevent Afghanistan from again be-
coming a safe haven and training ground for inter-
national terrorism; 
(2) as an important part of a strategy to achieve 
this objective and to help Afghanistan achieve its full 
potential, the United States Government should con-
tinue to regularly press the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan to commit to the meaningful 
inclusion of women in the political, economic, and se-
curity transition process and to ensure that women’s 
concerns are fully reflected in relevant negotiations; 
(3) the United States Government and the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan should reaffirm their commit-
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ment to supporting Afghan civil society, including 
women’s organizations, as agreed to during the meet-
ing between the International Community and the 
Government of Afghanistan on the Tokyo Mutual Ac-
countability Framework (TMAF) in July 2013; 
(4) the United States Government should con-
tinue to support and encourage efforts to recruit and 
retain women in the Afghan National Security 
Forces, who are critical to the success of NATO’s Res-
olute Support Mission and future Enduring Partner-
ship mission; and 
(5) the United States should bid on no less than 
one gender advisor billet within the Resolute Support 
Mission Gender Advisory Unit and continue to work 
with other countries to ensure that the Resolute Sup-
port Mission Gender Advisory Unit billets are fully 
staffed. 
(c) PLAN
TO
PROMOTE
SECURITY
OF
AFGHAN 
WOMEN.— 
(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, 
shall include in the report required under section 
1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3550)— 
(A) an assessment of the security of Afghan 
women and girls, including information regard-
ing efforts to increase the recruitment and reten-
tion of women in the ANSF; and 
(B) an assessment of the implementation of 
the plans for the recruitment, integration, reten-
tion, training, treatment, and provision of ap-
propriate 
facilities 
and 
transportation 
for 
women in the ANSF, including the challenges as-
sociated with such implementation and the steps 
being taken to address those challenges. 
(2) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to the extent practicable, support the ef-
forts of the Government of Afghanistan to pro-
mote the security of Afghan women and girls 
during and after the security transition process 
through the development and implementation by 
the Government of Afghanistan of an Afghan-led 
plan that should include the elements described 
in this paragraph.
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(B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, 
working with the NATO-led Resolute Support 
mission should encourage the Government of Af-
ghanistan to develop— 
(i) measures for the evaluation of the 
effectiveness of existing training for Afghan 
National Security Forces on this issue; 
(ii) a plan to increase the number of 
female security officers specifically trained 
to address cases of gender-based violence, in-
cluding ensuring the Afghan National Po-
lice’s Family Response Units (FRUs) have 
the necessary resources and are available to 
women across Afghanistan; 
(iii) mechanisms to enhance the capac-
ity for units of National Police’s Family 
Response Units to fulfill their mandate as 
well as indicators measuring the oper-
ational effectiveness of these units; 
(iv) a plan to address the development 
of accountability mechanisms for ANA and 
ANP personnel who violate codes of conduct 
related to the human rights of women and 
girls, including female members of the 
ANSF; and
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(v) a plan to develop training for the 
ANA and the ANP to increase awareness 
and responsiveness among ANA and ANP 
personnel regarding the unique security 
challenges women confront when serving in 
those forces. 
(C) ENROLLMENT
AND
TREATMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Af-
ghan Ministries of Defense and Interior, shall 
seek to assist the Government of Afghanistan in 
including as part of the plan developed under 
subparagraph (A) the development and imple-
mentation of a plan to increase the number of fe-
male members of the ANA and ANP and to pro-
mote their equal treatment, including through 
such steps as providing appropriate equipment, 
modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and 
gender awareness training for recruits. 
(D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the 
Afghan Security Forces Fund for Fiscal 
Year 2016, no less than $10,000,000 should 
be used for the recruitment, integration, re-
tention, training, and treatment of women
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in the ANSF as well as the recruitment, 
training, and contracting of female security 
personnel for future elections. 
(ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI-
TIES.—Such programs and activities may 
include— 
(I) efforts to recruit women into 
the ANSF, including the special oper-
ations forces; 
(II) programs and activities of the 
Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate 
of Human Rights and Gender Integra-
tion and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior Office of Human Rights, Gender 
and Child Rights; 
(III) development and dissemina-
tion of gender and human rights edu-
cational and training materials and 
programs within the Afghan Ministry 
of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of 
Interior; 
(IV) efforts to address harassment 
and violence against women within the 
ANSF;
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(V) improvements to infrastruc-
ture that address the requirements of 
women serving in the ANSF, including 
appropriate equipment for female secu-
rity and police forces, and transpor-
tation for policewomen to their station 
(VI) support for ANP Family Re-
sponse Units; and 
(VII) security provisions for high- 
profile female police and army officers. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
SEC. 1221. DRAWDOWN OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the drawdown of United States forces in Af-
ghanistan should be based on security conditions in 
Afghanistan and United States security interests in 
the region; and 
(2) as the Afghan National Defense Security 
Forces develop security capabilities and capacity, an 
appropriate United States and international presence 
should continue, upon invitation by the Government 
of Afghanistan, to provide adequate capability and
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capacity to preserve gains made to date and continue 
counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan against 
terrorist organizations that can threaten United 
States interests or the United States homeland. 
(b) CERTIFICATION
ON
REDEPLOYMENTS
OF
US 
FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the approval by the Secretary of Defense of orders to 
redeploy United States forces from Afghanistan in 
order to effect a reduction of the United States force 
presence in Afghanistan by a significant amount in 
accordance with plans approved by the President to 
drawdown United States forces in Afghanistan, the 
President shall certify to the congressional defense 
committees that the reduction of such force presence 
will result in an acceptable level of risk to United 
States national security objectives taking into consid-
eration the security conditions on the ground. 
(2) SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.—For the purposes of 
this subsection, a significant amount in the reduction 
of the force presence of United States forces shall be 
a reduction by the lesser of— 
(A) 1,000 or more troops; or
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(B) the number of troops equal to 20 per-
cent of the troops in Afghanistan at the time of 
the reduction. 
(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive the re-
quirement for a certification under paragraph (1) if 
the making of the certification would impede national 
security objectives of the United States. The President 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on each such waiver, including the national se-
curity objectives that would otherwise be impeded if 
not for the waiver. 
SEC. 
1222. 
EXTENSION 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
COM-
MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended 
by section 1221 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3546), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ in subsections (a), 
(b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Sub-
section (e) of such section 1201, as so amended, is further 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’.
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(c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a copy of the guidance issued by the Sec-
retary to the Armed Forces concerning the Commanders’ 
Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan as revised to 
take into account the amendments made by this section. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS 
INJURY AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, 
amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012, as amended by this section, shall also be avail-
able for ex gratia payments for damage, personal in-
jury, or death that is incident to combat operations 
of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.— 
Any payment made pursuant to this subsection shall 
be made in accordance with the authorities and limi-
tations in section 8121 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C of Public Law 
113–235), other than subsection (h) of such section. 
(3) 
CONSTRUCTION
WITH
RESTRICTION
ON 
AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the applica-
tion of subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so
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amended, to any payment under this subsection, such 
payment shall be deemed to be a project described by 
such subsection (e). 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended by sec-
tion 1231 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2105 (Public Law 113–291), is further amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such 
section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 
(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘, 2014, and 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘through 2016’’.
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SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–81; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1222 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Operation 
Enduring Freedom’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation Free-
dom’s Sentinel’’. 
(b) OTHER SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section 
1233, as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation Free-
dom’s Sentinel’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section 1233, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 
$1,160,000,000’’; and
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(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fis-
cal year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 
$900,000,000’’. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion 1233, as added by section 1223(e) of the National De-
fense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2520), is amended by striking ‘‘on any’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘on any reimbursements 
made during such quarter under the authorities as follows: 
‘‘(1) Subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) Section 1224(h) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING 
TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PRO-
VIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015, is further amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(f) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2001), as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(g) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF 
PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the 
total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 
Pakistan during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sen-
tence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by subsection 
(c)(2)), $300,000,000 shall not be eligible for the waiver 
under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that— 
(1) Pakistan has undertaken military operations 
in North Waziristan that have contributed to signifi-
cantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of move-
ment of the Haqqani network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken actions that have dem-
onstrated a commitment to ensuring that North 
Waziristan does not return to being a safe haven for 
the Haqqani network; and 
(3) the Government of Pakistan has taken ac-
tions to promote stability in Afghanistan, including
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encouraging the participation of the Taliban in rec-
onciliation talks with the Government of Afghanistan. 
(h) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STABILITY 
ACTIVITIES IN FATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount of reim-
bursements and support authorized for Pakistan dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of 
section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as so amended), 
$100,000,000 may be available for stability activities 
undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally Adminis-
tered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision of 
funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan 
Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities 
undertaken in support of the following: 
(A) Building and maintaining border out-
posts. 
(B) Strengthening cooperative efforts be-
tween the Pakistan military and the Afghan Na-
tional Defense Security Forces in activities that 
include— 
(i) bilateral meetings to enhance border 
security coordination; 
(ii) sustaining critical infrastructure 
within the Federally Administered Tribal
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Areas, such as maintaining key ground 
lines of communication; 
(iii) increasing training for the Paki-
stan Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 
and 
(iv) training to improve interoper-
ability between the Pakistan military and 
the 
Pakistan 
Frontier 
Corps 
Khyber 
Pakhtunkwha. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2017, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the ex-
penditure of funds available under paragraph (1), in-
cluding a description of the following: 
(A) The purpose for which such funds were 
expended. 
(B) Each organization on whose behalf such 
funds were expended, including the amount ex-
pended on such organization and the number of 
members of such organization trained with such 
amount. 
(C) Any limitation imposed on the expendi-
ture of funds under that paragraph, including 
on any recipient of funds or any use of funds ex-
pended.
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(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1233(g) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 1225. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER TO VIOLENT EX-
TREMIST ORGANIZATIONS OF EQUIPMENT OR 
SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES 
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No assistance authorized by sec-
tion 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291) may be provided to the Govern-
ment of Iraq after the date that is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to Congress, after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, that appropriate steps have been taken by the Govern-
ment of Iraq to safeguard against transferring or otherwise 
providing such assistance to violent extremist organiza-
tions. 
(b) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—For pur-
poses of this section, an organization is a violent extremist 
organization if the organization— 
(1) is a terrorist group or is associated with a 
terrorist group; or
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(2) is known to be under the command and con-
trol of, or is associated with, the Government of Iran. 
(c) REPORTS ON TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT OR SUP-
PLIES TO VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) REPORTS
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the Secretary of Defense makes any deter-
mination that equipment or supplies provided pursu-
ant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 have been transferred to a vio-
lent extremist organization, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the determination and 
the transfer. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the transfer covered by such re-
port, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the type and quantity 
of equipment or supplies so transferred. 
(B) A description of the criteria used to de-
termine that the organization to which trans-
ferred was a violent extremist organization. 
(C) A description, if known, of how such 
equipment or supplies were transferred or ac-
quired by the violent extremist organization con-
cerned.
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(D) If such equipment or supplies are deter-
mined to remain under the current control of 
any violent extremist organization, a description 
of each such organization, including its relation-
ship, if any, with the security forces of the Gov-
ernment of Iraq. 
(E) A description of end use monitoring or 
other policies and procedures in place for the 
equipment or supplies so transferred in order 
prevent the transfer or acquisition of such equip-
ment or supplies by violent extremist organiza-
tions. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TIME FOR QUARTERLY PROGRESS RE-
PORTS
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
COUNTER
ISIL.—Section 
1236(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
is amended by striking ‘‘30 days thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘90 days thereafter’’. 
SEC. 1226. REPORT ON LINES OF COMMUNICATION OF IS-
LAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT AND 
OTHER 
FOREIGN 
TERRORIST 
ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report setting forth the following: 
(1) An assessment of the lines of communication 
that enable the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL), Jabhal al-Nusra, and other foreign terrorist 
organizations by facilitating the delivery of foreign 
fighters, funding, equipment, or other assistance 
through countries bordering on Syria. 
(2) An assessment of the impacts of the lines of 
communication described in paragraph (1) on the se-
curity of the United States homeland and the protec-
tion of personnel and installations of the Department 
of Defense and diplomatic facilities in Europe and 
the Middle East. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1227. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN 
ALLIES. 
(a) COVERED AFGHANS.—
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(1) TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.—Clause (ii) of sec-
tion 602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘year—’’ and inserting ‘‘year, or, if submitting a pe-
tition after September 30, 2015, for a period of not 
less than 2 years—’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SUCCESSOR NAME FOR INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—Subclause (II) of 
section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Pro-
tection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 
amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 
by striking ‘‘Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Force 
(or any successor name for such Force)’’; 
(ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 
name for such Force),’’; and 
(iii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘Force;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 
name for such Force);’’. 
(B) SHORT TITLE.—Section 601 of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended 
by striking ‘‘This Act’’ and inserting ‘‘This 
title’’.
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(C) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REFERENCE.—Sec-
tion 602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) of 
section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 AND 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 2017’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending on September 
30, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘until such time that 
available special immigrant visas under sub-
paragraphs (D) and (E) and this subparagraph 
are exhausted,’’ and 
(B) by striking ‘‘4,000.’’ and inserting 
‘‘7,000.’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2017.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the date such visas are exhausted.’’.
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(c) REPORTS
AND SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—Section 
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION OF 
THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.— 
Not later than June 1, 2016, and every six months 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the United States force 
presence in Afghanistan during the previous 6 
months; 
‘‘(B) a description of the projected United 
States force presence in Afghanistan; 
‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of 
Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf 
of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
during the previous 6 months; and 
‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens 
or nationals who will be employed by or on be-
half of such entities.
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‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the necessity of providing special immi-
grant status under this subsection should be assessed 
at regular intervals by the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, taking into ac-
count the scope of the current and planned presence 
of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current 
and prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of 
Afghanistan employed by or on behalf of the entities 
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and the security 
climate in Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1228. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of 
section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2015’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2016 may not exceed $80,000,000.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (g) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2015, and every 180 days thereafter until the author-
ity in this section expires, the Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port on the activities of the Office of Security Co-
operation in Iraq. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A current description of capability 
gaps in the security forces of Iraq, including ca-
pability gaps relating to intelligence matters, 
protection of Iraq airspace, and logistics and 
maintenance, and a current description of the 
extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq 
has requested assistance in addressing such capa-
bility gaps. 
‘‘(B) A current description of the activities 
of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and 
the extent, if any, to which the programs con-
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ducted by the Office in conjunction with other 
United States programs (such as the Foreign 
Military Financing program, the Foreign Mili-
tary Sales program, and the assistance provided 
pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291)) will address the capability gaps 
described pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) A current description of how the ac-
tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in 
Iraq are coordinated with, and complement and 
enhance, the assistance provided pursuant to sec-
tion 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
‘‘(D) A current description of end use moni-
toring programs, and any other programs or 
procedures, used to improve accountability for 
equipment provided to the Government of Iraq. 
‘‘(E) A current description of the measures 
of effectiveness used to evaluate the activities of 
the Office of the Security Cooperation in Iraq, 
and an analysis of any determinations to ex-
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pand, alter, or terminate specific activities of the 
Office based on such evaluations. 
‘‘(F) A current evaluation of the effective-
ness of the training described in subsection (f)(2) 
in promoting respect for human rights, military 
professionalism, and respect for legitimate civil-
ian authority in Iraq. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
SEC. 1229. SENSE OF SENATE ON SUPPORT FOR THE 
KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) poses an acute threat to the people and terri-
torial integrity of Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan
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Region, and the security and stability of the Middle 
East and the world; 
(2) the United States should, in coordination 
with coalition partners, provide, in an expeditious 
and responsive manner and without undue delay, the 
security forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government 
associated with the Government of Iraq with defense 
articles and assistance described in subsection (b), de-
fense services, and related training to more effectively 
partner with the United States and other inter-
national coalition members to defeat the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant; 
(3) defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq in 
which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities are afforded 
equal protection and full integration into the Govern-
ment and society of Iraq; 
(4) due to the threat to United States national 
security and a free and inclusive Iraq brought by the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291) authorizes the Secretary of De-
fense to provide assistance, including training, equip-
ment, logistics support, supplies, and services, sti-
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pends, facility and infrastructure repair and renova-
tion, and sustainment, to military and other security 
forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, 
including Kurdish forces; 
(5) leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant have stated that they intend to conduct ter-
rorist attacks internationally, including against the 
United States, its citizens, and its interests; and 
(6) the Kurdistan Regional Government is the 
democratically elected government of the Iraqi 
Kurdistan Region, and Iraqi Kurds have been a reli-
able, stable, and capable partner of the United States, 
particularly in support of United States military and 
civilian personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom 
and Operation New Dawn. 
(b) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND ASSISTANCE.—The de-
fense articles and assistance described in this subsection in-
clude anti-tank and anti-armor weapons, armored vehicles, 
long-range artillery, crew-served weapons and ammunition, 
secure command and communications equipment, body 
armor, helmets, logistics equipment, night optical devices, 
and other excess defense articles and military assistance 
considered appropriate by the President.
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SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND 
PROTECTION OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIV-
ING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, re-
nounced violence and unilaterally disarmed more 
than a decade ago. 
(2) The United States recognized the residents of 
the former Camp Ashraf who now reside in Camp 
Liberty as ‘‘protected persons’’ under the Fourth Ge-
neva Convention and committed itself to protect the 
residents. 
(3) The deterioration in the overall security situ-
ation in Iraq has increased the vulnerability of Camp 
Liberty residents to attacks from proxies of the Ira-
nian Revolutionary Guards Corps and Sunni extrem-
ists associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant (ISIL). 
(4) The increased vulnerability underscores the 
need for an expedited relocation process and that 
these Iranian dissidents will neither be safe nor secure 
in Camp Liberty. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should— 
(1) take prompt and appropriate steps in ac-
cordance with international agreements to promote
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the physical security and protection of Camp Liberty 
residents; 
(2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its 
commitments to the United States to ensure the safety 
and well-being of those living in Camp Liberty; 
(3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure con-
tinued and reliable access to food, clean water, med-
ical assistance, electricity and other energy needs, and 
any other equipment and supplies necessary to sus-
tain the residents during periods of attack or siege by 
external forces; 
(4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty resi-
dents to Iran; 
(5) implement a strategy to provide for the safe, 
secure, and permanent relocation of Camp Liberty 
residents that includes a relocation plan, including a 
detailed outline of the steps that would need to be 
taken by recipient countries, the United States, the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR), and Camp residents to relocate the resi-
dents to other countries; 
(6) encourage continued close cooperation be-
tween the residents of Camp Liberty and the authori-
ties in the relocation process; and
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(7) assist the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettle-
ment of all residents of Camp Liberty to safe loca-
tions outside Iraq. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Iran 
SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) ELEMENT ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN DESCRIP-
TION OF STRATEGY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of 
section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) Iranian strategy regarding offensive 
cyber capabilities and defensive cyber capabili-
ties.’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN ASSESS-
MENTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES.—Paragraph (3) of 
such subsection, as amended by section 1232(a) of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(F) offensive cyber capabilities and defen-
sive cyber capabilities; and 
‘‘(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the in-
formation environment both domestically and 
against the interests of the United States and its 
allies.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF REPORTS.—Subsection (d) of such 
section 1245, as amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3592), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to re-
ports required to be submitted under section 1245 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 
as so amended, after that date. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1251. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 
by title XV and available for overseas contingency oper-
ations as specified in the funding tables in division D, 
$300,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide ap-
propriate security assistance and intelligence support, in-
cluding training, equipment, and logistics support, supplies 
and services, to military and other security forces of the 
Government of Ukraine for the purposes as follows: 
(1) To enhance the capabilities of the military 
and other security forces of the Government of 
Ukraine to defend against further aggression. 
(2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat 
capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial in-
tegrity. 
(3) To support the Government of Ukraine in de-
fending itself against actions by Russia and Russian- 
backed separatists that violate the ceasefire agree-
ments of September 4, 2014, and February 11, 2015.
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(b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTEL-
LIGENCE SUPPORT.—For purposes of subsection (a), appro-
priate security assistance and intelligence support includes 
the following: 
(1) Real time or near real time actionable intel-
ligence. 
(2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weapon 
systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and ammuni-
tion, grenade launchers and ammunition, and small 
arms and ammunition. 
(3) Counter-artillery radars. 
(4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance sys-
tems. 
(5) Cyber capabilities. 
(6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such 
as secure communications equipment and other elec-
tronic protection systems. 
(7) Other electronic warfare capabilities. 
(8) Training required to maintain and employ 
systems and capabilities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (7). 
(9) Training for critical combat operations such 
as planning, command and control, small unit tac-
tics, counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering im-
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provised explosive devices, battle-field first aid, and 
medical evacuation. 
(10) Training and best practices to identify and 
treat post-traumatic stress disorder among Ukrainian 
Armed Forces and National Guard personnel. 
(c) FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND LIMITATION.— 
(1) TRAINING.—Up to 20 percent of the amount 
described in subsection (a) may be used to support 
training pursuant to section 1207 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global Security 
Contingency Fund. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 percent of 
the amount described in subsection (a) may be obli-
gated or expended until an amount equal to 20 per-
cent of such amount has been obligated or expended 
for appropriate security assistance described in sub-
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) for the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE OF FUNDS.—In the event funds 
otherwise available pursuant to subsection (a) are not 
used by reason of the limitation in paragraph (2), 
such funds may be used at the discretion of the Sec-
retary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, to provide security assistance and intel-
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ligence support, including training, equipment, logis-
tics support, supplies and services to military and 
other national-level security forces of Partnership for 
Peace nations other than Ukraine that the Secretary 
of Defense determines to be appropriate to assist such 
governments in preserving their sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity against Russian aggression. 
(d) 
UNITED
STATES
INVENTORY
AND
OTHER 
SOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any assistance 
provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense is authorized, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, to make available to the Government 
of Ukraine weapons and other defense articles, from 
the United States inventory and other sources, and 
defense services, in such quantity as the Secretary of 
Defense determines to be appropriate to achieve the 
purposes specified in subsection (a). 
(2) REPLACEMENT.—Amounts for the replace-
ment of any items provided to the Government of 
Ukraine pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be derived 
from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for overseas contingency oper-
ations for weapons procurement.
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(e) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statu-
tory authorization for the introduction of United States 
Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hos-
tilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Assistance may 
not be provided under the authority in this section after 
December 31, 2017. 
SEC. 1252. EASTERN EUROPEAN TRAINING INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry out a pro-
gram (to be known as the ‘‘Eastern European Training Ini-
tiative’’) to provide training, and pay the incremental ex-
penses incurred by a country as the direct result of partici-
pation in such training, for the national military forces 
of the following: 
(1) A country that is a signatory to the Partner-
ship for Peace Framework Documents, but is not a 
member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO). 
(2) A country that became a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization after January 1, 
1999.
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(b) TYPES OF TRAINING.—The training provided to 
the national military forces of a country under subsection 
(a) shall be limited to multilateral or regional training— 
(1) to maintain and increase interoperability 
and readiness; 
(2) to increase capacity to respond to external 
threats; 
(3) to increase capacity to respond to hybrid 
warfare; or 
(4) to increase capacity to respond to calls for 
collective action within the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization. 
(c) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—Training provided to the 
national military forces of a country under subsection (a) 
shall include elements that promote— 
(1) observance of and respect for human rights 
and fundamental freedoms; and 
(2) respect for legitimate civilian authority with-
in that country. 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) ANNUAL
FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 
year for the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance, up to $28,000,000 may be used to pro-
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vide training and pay incremental expenses under 
subsection (a) in that fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ACTIVITIES 
ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—Amounts available in a fis-
cal year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) 
may be used for training under that authority that 
begins in that fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal 
year. 
(e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.— 
Not later that 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in 
which the authority in subsection (a) is used, the Secretary 
shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on the use of the authority 
during such fiscal year, including each country with which 
training under the authority was conducted and the types 
of training provided. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION
OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided in subsection (a) is in addition to any other au-
thority provided by law authorizing the provision of train-
ing for the national military forces of a foreign country, 
including section 2282 of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘incremental expenses’’ means the reasonable 
and proper cost of the goods and services that are consumed 
by a country as a direct result of that country’s participa-
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tion in training under the authority of this section, includ-
ing rations, fuel, training ammunition, and transportation. 
Such term does not include pay, allowances, and other nor-
mal costs of a country’s personnel. 
(h) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2018. 
Any activity under this section initiated before that date 
may be completed, but only using funds available for fiscal 
years 2016 through 2018. 
SEC. 1253. INCREASED PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES 
GROUND FORCES IN EASTERN EUROPE TO 
DETER AGGRESSION ON THE BORDER OF THE 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the increased presence of United States and 
allied ground forces in Eastern Europe since April 
2014 has provided a level of reassurance to North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members in the 
region and strengthened the capability of the Organi-
zation to respond to any potential Russian aggression 
against Organization members; 
(2) at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Wales summit in September 2014 member countries 
agreed on a Readiness Action Plan which is intended
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to improve the ability of the Organization to respond 
quickly and effectively to security threats on the bor-
ders of the Organization, including in Eastern Eu-
rope, and the challenges posed by hybrid warfare; 
(3) the capability of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization to respond to threats on the eastern bor-
der of the Organization would be enhanced by a more 
sustained presence on the ground of Organization 
forces on the territories of Organization members in 
Eastern Europe; and 
(4) an increased presence of United States 
ground forces in Eastern Europe should be matched 
by an increased force presence of European allies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth an assessment of options for ex-
panding the presence of United States ground forces 
of the size of a Brigade Combat Team in Eastern Eu-
rope to respond, along with European allies and part-
ners, to the security challenges posed by Russia and 
increase the combat capability of forces able to re-
spond to unconventional or hybrid warfare tactics
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such as those used by the Russian Federation in Cri-
mea and Eastern Ukraine. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the optimal location or 
locations of the enhanced ground force presence 
described in paragraph (1) that considers such 
factors as— 
(i) proximity, suitability, and avail-
ability of maneuver and gunnery training 
areas; 
(ii) transportation capabilities; 
(iii) availability of facilities, including 
for 
potential 
equipment 
storage 
and 
prepositioning; 
(iv) ability to conduct multinational 
training and exercises; 
(v) a site or sites for prepositioning of 
equipment, a rotational presence or perma-
nent presence of troops, or a combination of 
options; and 
(vi) costs. 
(B) A description of any initiatives by 
other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization, or other European allies and part-
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ners, for enhancing force presence on a perma-
nent or rotational basis in Eastern Europe to 
match or exceed the potential increased presence 
of United States ground forces in the region. 
SEC. 1254. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE 
AND NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA-
TION SPENDING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
countries, at the 2014 North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Summit in Wales, pledged to ‘‘reverse the trend 
of declining defense budgets, to make the most effective 
use of our funds and to further a more balanced shar-
ing of costs and responsibilities’’. 
(2) Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel 
stated on May 2, 2014, that ‘‘[t]oday, America’s GDP 
is smaller than the combined GDPs of our 27 NATO 
allies. But America’s defense spending is three times 
our Allies’ combined defense spending. Over time, this 
lopsided burden threatens NATO’s integrity, cohesion, 
and capability, and ultimately both European and 
transatlantic security’’. 
(3) Former North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on 
July 3, 2014, that ‘‘[d]uring the last five years, Rus-
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sia has increased defense spending by 50 percent, 
while NATO allies on average have decrease their de-
fense spending by 20 percent. That is not sustainable, 
we need more investment in defense and security’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it is in the national security and fiscal inter-
ests of the United States that prompt efforts should be 
undertaken by North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
allies to meet defense budget commitments made in 
Declaration 14 of the Wales Summit Declaration of 
September 2014; 
(2) the United States Government should con-
tinue efforts through the Department of Defense and 
other agencies to encourage North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization allies towards meeting the defense spend-
ing goals set out at the Wales Summit; 
(3) some North Atlantic Treaty Organization al-
lies have already taken positive steps to reverse de-
clines in defense spending and should continue to be 
supported in those efforts; and 
(4) thoughtful and coordinated defense invest-
ments by European allies in military capabilities 
would add deterrence value to the posture of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization against Russian aggres-
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sion and terrorist organizations and more appro-
priately balance the share of Atlantic defense spend-
ing. 
SEC. 1255. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of section 
1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) 
as paragraphs (6) through (17), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs (4) and (5): 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the force structure and ca-
pabilities of Russian military forces stationed in each 
of the Arctic, Kaliningrad, and Crimea, including a 
description of any changes to such force structure or 
capabilities during the one-year period ending on the 
date of such report and with a particular emphasis 
on the anti-access and area denial capabilities of such 
forces. 
‘‘(5) An assessment of Russian military strategy 
and objectives for the Arctic region.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports sub-
mitted under section 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 
SEC. 1256. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES TO 
PROCURE AND SUSTAIN NONSTANDARD RO-
TARY WING AIRCRAFT HISTORICALLY PRO-
CURED THROUGH ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CAPA-
BILITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall, in consulta-
tion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth an assessment, obtained by the Under Secretary for 
purposes of the report, of the feasibility and advisability 
of using alternative industrial base capabilities to procure 
and sustain, with parts and service, nonstandard rotary 
wing 
aircraft 
historically 
acquired 
through 
Rosoboronexport, or nonstandard rotary wing aircraft that 
are in whole or in part reliant upon Rosoboronexport for 
continued sustainment, in order to benefit United States 
national security interests.
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(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The assessment ob-
tained for purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by 
a federally funded research and development center 
(FFRDC), or another appropriate independent entity with 
expertise in the procurement and sustainment of complex 
weapon systems, selected by the Under Secretary for pur-
poses of the assessment. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment obtained for purposes 
of subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification and assessment of inter-
national industrial base capabilities, other than 
Rosoboronexport, to provide one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Means of procuring nonstandard rotary 
wing aircraft historically procured through 
Rosoboronexport. 
(B) Reliable and timely supply of required 
and appropriate parts, spares, and consumables 
of such aircraft. 
(C) Certifiable maintenance of such air-
craft, including major periodic overhauls, dam-
age repair, and modifications. 
(D) Access to required reference data on 
such aircraft, including technical manuals and 
service bulletins.
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(E) Credible certification of airworthiness of 
such aircraft through physical inspection, not-
withstanding any current administrative re-
quirements to the contrary. 
(2) An assessment (including an assessment of 
associated costs and risks) of alterations to adminis-
trative processes of the United States Government 
that may be required to procure any of the capabili-
ties specified in paragraph (1), including waivers to 
Department of Defense or Department of State re-
quirements applicable to foreign military sales or al-
terations to procedures for approval of airworthiness 
certificates. 
(3) An assessment of the potential economic im-
pact to Rosoboronexport of procuring nonstandard ro-
tary wing aircraft described in paragraph (1)(A) 
through entities other than Rosoboronexport. 
(4) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 
using the entities identified pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A) to procure aircraft described in that para-
graph. 
(5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(d) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES.—The entity con-
ducting the assessment for purposes of subsection (a) may
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use and incorporate information from previous studies on 
matters appropriate to the assessment. 
(e) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Asia-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1261. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is au-
thorized, for the purpose of increasing maritime secu-
rity and maritime domain awareness of foreign coun-
tries along the South China Sea— 
(A) to provide assistance to national mili-
tary or other security forces of such countries 
that have among their functional responsibilities 
maritime security missions; and 
(B) to provide training to ministry, agency, 
and headquarters level organizations for such 
forces. 
(2) DESIGNATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAIN-
ING.—The provision of assistance and training under 
this section may be referred to as the ‘‘South China 
Sea Initiative’’.
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(b) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries 
that may be provided assistance and training under sub-
section (a) are the following: 
(1) Indonesia. 
(2) Malaysia, 
(3) The Philippines. 
(4) Thailand. 
(5) Vietnam. 
(c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Assistance provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may 
include the provision of equipment, supplies, train-
ing, and small-scale military construction. 
(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE AND 
TRAINING.—Assistance and training provided under 
subsection (a) shall include elements that promote the 
following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms. 
(B) Respect for legitimate civilian authority 
within the country to which the assistance is 
provided. 
(d) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—In 
developing programs for assistance or training to be pro-
vided under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
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accord a priority to assistance, training, or both that will 
enhance the maritime capabilities of the recipient foreign 
country, or a regional organization of which the recipient 
country is a member, to respond to emerging threats to 
maritime security. 
(e) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES OF PERSONNEL OF CER-
TAIN OTHER COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT.—If the Secretary 
of Defense determines that the payment of incre-
mental expenses in connection with training described 
in subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate the participa-
tion in such training of organization personnel of for-
eign countries specified in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may use amounts available under subsection 
(f) for assistance and training under subsection (a) 
for the payment of such incremental expenses. 
(2) COVERED COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries 
specified in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Brunei. 
(B) Singapore. 
(C) Taiwan. 
(f) FUNDING.—Funds may be used to provide assist-
ance and training under subsection (a) as follows: 
(1) In fiscal year 2016, $50,000,000 from 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the De-
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partment of Defense for that fiscal year for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(2) In fiscal year 2017, $75,000,000 from 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Defense for that fiscal year for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(3) In each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020, 
$100,000,000 from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Defense for such fiscal 
year for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN-
ING.—Not later than 15 days before exercising the authority 
under subsection (a) or (e) with respect to a recipient for-
eign country, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a notification containing 
the following: 
(1) The recipient foreign country. 
(2) A detailed justification of the program for 
the provision of the assistance or training concerned, 
and its relationship to United States security inter-
ests. 
(3) The budget for the program, including a 
timetable of planned expenditures of funds to imple-
ment the program, an implementation timeline for 
the program with milestones (including anticipated
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delivery schedules for any assistance under the pro-
gram), the military department or component respon-
sible for management of the program, and the antici-
pated completion date for the program. 
(4) A description of the arrangements, if any, to 
support host nation sustainment of any capability de-
veloped pursuant to the program, and the source of 
funds to support sustainment efforts and performance 
outcomes to be achieved under the program beyond its 
completion date, if applicable. 
(5) A description of the program objectives and 
an assessment framework to be used to develop capa-
bility and performance metrics associated with oper-
ational outcomes for the recipient force. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under this 
section may not be exercised after September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 1262. SENSE OF CONGRESS REAFFIRMING THE IMPOR-
TANCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE REBALANCE 
TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States has a longstanding na-
tional interest in maintaining security in the Asia- 
Pacific region.
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(2) The Asia-Pacific region is home to the 
world’s three largest economies, four most populous 
countries, and five largest militaries. The Asia- 
Pacific’s rapid economic growth and mounting secu-
rity tensions require a renewed focus from the United 
States on the region to maintain security, expand 
prosperity, and support common values. 
(3) In 2011, President Barack Obama an-
nounced that the United States would rebalance to the 
Asia-Pacific. Since then, there have been a number of 
actions taken to strengthen the United States posture 
and relationships in the region, including the negotia-
tion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement 
with the Philippines, the distributed laydown of the 
United States Marines Corps in the Pacific, the rota-
tional stationing of the Littoral Combat Ship in 
Singapore, and a new comprehensive partnership 
with Vietnam on defense and security. 
(4) Leaders in regional states remain concerned 
about a variety of regional military challenges. These 
include China’s military modernization and its in-
creasingly assertive actions in the East and South 
China Sea and North Korea’s continued belligerence 
and its pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missile tech-
nology. United States allies and partners are looking
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to the United States to demonstrate its willingness 
and ability to maintain regional peace and security 
by fully implementing the rebalance to the Asia-Pa-
cific. 
(5) In April 2015, the Commander of the United 
States Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Locklear 
warned, ‘‘Our relative superiority I think has de-
clined and continues to decline. . .we rely very heav-
ily on power projection, which means we have to be 
able to get the forces forward. . .’’. Admiral Locklear 
also noted, ‘‘Any significant force structure moves out 
of my AOR in the middle of a rebalance would have 
to be understood and have to be explained because it 
would counterintuitive to a rebalance to move signifi-
cant forces in another direction.’’ 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) in order to maintain the credibility of the 
United States rebalance, it is vital that the United 
States continue to shift forces to the Asia-Pacific re-
gion to strengthen the ability of the United States 
Armed Forces to project power to shape the choices of 
regional states and to deter, and if necessary defend, 
against hostile military actions;
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(2) United States allies and partners in the 
Asia-Pacific region, as well as potential adversaries, 
would take note of any withdrawal of forces from the 
Asia-Pacific theater; 
(3) any withdrawal of United States forces from 
Outside the Continental United States (‘‘OCONUS’’) 
Asia-Pacific region or from United States Pacific 
Command would therefore seriously undermine the re-
balance; and 
(4) in order to properly implement United 
States rebalance policy, United States forces under 
the operational control of the United States Pacific 
Command should be increased consistent with com-
mitments already made by the Department of Defense 
and aligned with the requirement to maintain a bal-
ance of military power that favors the United States 
and United States allies in the Asia-Pacific region. 
SEC. 1263. SENSE OF SENATE ON TAIWAN ASYMMETRIC 
MILITARY 
CAPABILITIES 
AND 
BILATERAL 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the United States, in accordance with the 
Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), should con-
tinue to make available to Taiwan such defense arti-
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cles and services as may be necessary to enable Tai-
wan to maintain a sufficient self-defense; 
(2) the United States should continue to support 
the efforts of Taiwan to integrate innovative and 
asymmetric measures to balance the growing military 
capabilities of the People’s Republic of China, includ-
ing fast-attack craft, coastal-defense cruise missiles, 
rapid-runway repair systems, offensive mines, and 
submarines optimized for defense of the Taiwan 
straits; 
(3) the military forces of Taiwan should be per-
mitted to participate in bilateral training activities 
hosted by the United States that increase credible de-
terrent capabilities of Taiwan, particularly those that 
emphasize the defense of Taiwan Island from missile 
attack, maritime blockade, and amphibious invasion 
by the People’s Republic of China; 
(4) toward that goal, Taiwan should be encour-
aged to participate in exercises that include realistic 
air-to-air combat training, including the exercise con-
ducted at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Nellis 
Air Force Base, Nevada, commonly referred to as 
‘‘Red Flag’’; and 
(5) Taiwan should also be encouraged to partici-
pate in advanced bilateral training for its ground
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forces, Apache attack helicopters, and P–3C surveil-
lance aircraft in island-defense scenarios. 
SEC. 1264. MILITARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SENIOR OFFI-
CERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES 
AND TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense should 
carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers 
and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan 
designed to improve military to military relations between 
the United States and Taiwan. 
(b) EXCHANGES DESCRIBED.—For the purposes of this 
section, an exchange is an activity, exercise, event, or obser-
vation opportunity between members of the Armed Forces 
and officials of the Department of Defense, on the one hand, 
and armed forces personnel and officials of Taiwan, on the 
other hand. 
(c) FOCUS OF EXCHANGES.—The exchanges under the 
program carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall in-
clude exchanges focused on the following: 
(1) Threat analysis. 
(2) Military doctrine. 
(3) Force planning. 
(4) Logistical support. 
(5) Intelligence collection and analysis.
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(6) Operational tactics, techniques, and proce-
dures. 
(7) Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. 
(d) CIVIL-MILITARY AFFAIRS.—The exchanges under 
the program carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
include activities and exercises focused on civil-military re-
lations, including parliamentary relations. 
(e) LOCATION OF EXCHANGES.—The exchanges under 
the program carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in both the United States and Taiwan. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘senior military officer’’, with re-
spect to the Armed Forces, means a general or flag of-
ficer of the Armed Forces on active duty. 
(2) The term ‘‘senior official’’, with respect to the 
Department of Defense, means a civilian official of 
the Department of Defense at the level of Assistant 
Secretary of Defense or above. 
SEC. 1265. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTER-
ESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop an 
overall strategy to promote United States interests in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall be informed 
by the following:
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(1) The national security strategy of the United 
States for 2015 set forth in the national security 
strategy report required under section 108(a)(3) of the 
National 
Security 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to United States 
interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review 
(QDR), as it relates to United States interests in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and De-
velopment Review (QDDR), as it relates to United 
States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(4) The strategy to prioritize United States de-
fense interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained 
in the report required by section 1251(a) of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3570). 
(5) The integrated, multi-year planning and 
budget strategy for a rebalancing of United States 
policy in Asia submitted to Congress pursuant to sec-
tion 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)).
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(b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The Presi-
dent shall issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appro-
priate departments and agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment that contains the strategy developed under sub-
section (a) and includes implementing guidance to such de-
partments and agencies. 
(c) RELATION TO AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND AN-
NUAL BUDGET.— 
(1) AGENCY
PRIORITY
GOALS.—In identifying 
agency priority goals under section 1120(b) of title 
31, United States Code, for each appropriate depart-
ment and agency of the United States Government, 
the head of such department or agency, or as other-
wise determined by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall take into consideration the 
strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presi-
dential Policy Directive issued under subsection (b). 
(2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President shall, act-
ing through the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, ensure that the annual budget submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, includes a separate section that clearly 
highlights programs and projects that are being fund-
ed in the annual budget that relate to the strategy de-
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veloped under subsection (a) and the Presidential Pol-
icy Directive issued under subsection (b). 
Subtitle F—Reports and Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1271. ITEM IN QUARTERLY REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE 
TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ 
AND THE LEVANT ON FORCES INELIGIBLE TO 
RECEIVE ASSISTANCE DUE TO A GROSS VIO-
LATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) ITEM IN REPORTS.—Section 1236(d) of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces re-
stricted from receiving assistance under subsection 
(a), unless waived pursuant to subsection (j), as a re-
sult of vetting required by subsection (e) or section 
2249e of title 10, United States Code, and a detailed 
description of the reasons for such restriction, includ-
ing for each force or element— 
‘‘(A) information relating to gross violation 
of human rights by such force or element (includ-
ing the timeframe of the alleged violation);
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‘‘(B) the source of the information described 
in subparagraph (A), and an assessment of the 
veracity of the information; 
‘‘(C) the association of such force or element 
with terrorist groups or groups associated with 
the Government of Iran; and 
‘‘(D) the amount and type of any assistance 
provided such force or element by the Govern-
ment of Iran.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports sub-
mitted pursuant to section 1236(d) of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 
SEC. 1272. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERA-
TION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Tunnels can be used for criminal purposes, 
such as smuggling drugs, weapons, or humans, or for 
terrorist or military purposes, such as launching sur-
prise attacks or detonating explosives underneath ci-
vilian or military infrastructure. 
(2) Tunnels have been a growing threat on the 
southern border of the United States for years.
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(3) In the conflict in Gaza in 2014, terrorists 
used tunnels to conduct attacks against Israel. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to develop technology to detect and 
counter tunnels, and the best way to do this is to 
partner with other affected countries; 
(2) the Administration should, on a joint basis 
with Israel, carry out research, development, test, and 
evaluation of anti-tunnel capabilities to detect, map, 
and neutralize underground tunnels that threaten the 
United States or Israel; and 
(3) the Administration should use developed 
anti-tunnel capabilities to better protect the United 
States and deployed United States military per-
sonnel. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ANTI-TUNNEL CAPA-
BILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel and 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Director of National Intelligence, is authorized to 
carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, 
on a joint basis with Israel, to establish anti-tunnel
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capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize under-
ground tunnels that threaten the United States or 
Israel. Such authority includes authority to construct 
facilities and install equipment necessary to carry out 
research, development, test, and evaluation so author-
ized. Any activities carried out pursuant to such au-
thority shall be conducted in a manner that appro-
priately protects sensitive information and United 
States and Israel national security interests. 
(2) REPORT.—The activities described in para-
graph (1) and subsection (d) may be carried out after 
the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report setting forth the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A memorandum of agreement between 
the United States and Israel regarding sharing 
of research and development costs for the capa-
bilities described in paragraph (1), and any sup-
porting documents. 
(B) A certification that the memorandum of 
agreement— 
(i) requires sharing of costs of projects, 
including in-kind support, between the 
United States and Israel;
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(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
developed under the memorandum of agree-
ment; and 
(iii) requires the United States Gov-
ernment to receive quarterly reports on ex-
penditure of funds, if any, by the Govern-
ment of Israel, including a description of 
what the funds have been used for, when 
funds were expended, and an identification 
of entities that expended the funds. 
(d) ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is 
authorized to provide procurement, maintenance, and 
sustainment assistance to Israel in support of the 
anti-tunnel capabilities research, development, test, 
and evaluation activities authorized in subsection 
(c)(1). 
(2) REPORT.—Assistance may not be provided 
under paragraph (1) until 15 days after the Secretary 
submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report setting forth a detailed description of the as-
sistance to be provided. 
(3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Assistance may 
not be provided under this subsection unless the Gov-
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ernment of Israel contributes an amount not less than 
the amount of assistance to be so provided to the pro-
gram, project, or activity for which the assistance is 
to be so provided. 
(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on 
a quarterly basis a report that contains a copy of the most 
recent quarterly report provided by the Government of 
Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(iii). 
(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Home-
land Security, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Home-
land Security, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 
out activities described in subsection (c), and to provide as-
sistance described in subsection (d), shall expire on the date
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that is three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1273. SENSE OF SENATE AND REPORT ON QATAR 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY CONTRIBU-
TION TO REGIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the United States should consider, in a time-
ly manner, opportunities to enhance the strike capa-
bility of fighter aircraft of the Qatar air force that 
would contribute to Qatar’s self-defense and deter 
Iran’s regional ambitions and simultaneously pre-
serve the qualitative military edge of Israel; and 
(2) Qatar should be afforded the opportunity 
through acquisition of appropriate technologies and 
exercises with the United States Armed Forces and 
the armed forces of partner nations to develop im-
proved self-defense and counter force aviation capa-
bilities that advanced fighter aircraft would provide. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense, shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
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eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on the risks and benefits under consideration as they 
relate to capabilities described in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the key assumptions re-
garding the increase to Qatar air force capabili-
ties as a result of potential pending transfer of 
technologies and weapons systems. 
(B) A description of the key assumptions re-
garding items described in subparagraph (A) as 
they impact considerations regarding preserva-
tion of Israel’s qualitative military edge. 
(C) Estimated timelines for final adjudica-
tion of decisions to approve such transfers. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) may be submitted in classified or unclassified 
form. 
SEC. 1274. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUB-
LIC OF CYPRUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the security re-
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lationship between the United States and the Republic of 
Cyprus. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of ongoing military and secu-
rity cooperation between the United States and the 
Republic of Cyprus. 
(2) A discussion of potential steps for enhancing 
the bilateral security relationship between the United 
States and Cyprus, including steps to enhance the 
military and security capabilities of the Republic of 
Cyprus. 
(3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral secu-
rity relationship of the United States policy to deny 
applications for licenses and other approvals for the 
export of defense articles and defense services to the 
armed forces of Cyprus. 
(4) An analysis of the extent to which such 
United States policy is consistent with overall United 
States security and policy objectives in the region. 
(5) An assessment of the potential impact of lift-
ing such United States policy. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1281. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 
Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2541), as most recently amended by section 1272(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2023), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 
SEC. 1282. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), 
as most recently amended by section 1261(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (a) of such section 
943, as amended by section 1205(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–
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81; 125 Stat. 1623), is further amended by striking ‘‘for 
‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide’ ’’ and inserting 
‘‘for the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance’’. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.—Subsection (b) of such section 943 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.— 
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper-
ations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary 
programmatic and policy oversight of non-conven-
tional assisted recovery activities authorized by this 
section.’’. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2016 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2016 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means
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the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under 
section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2016, 2017, and 2018. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $358,496,000 authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program established under section 1321 of the De-
partment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 
U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for 
the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$1,289,000. 
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $942,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000.
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(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$264,608,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000. 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,827,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $29,320,000. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
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tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501.
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SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed 
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene-
ficiaries. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1406 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $120,400,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.
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(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2016 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1413. INSPECTIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIRE-
MENT HOME BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) INSPECTIONS.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1518 
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 
U.S.C. 418) is amended by striking ‘‘a comprehensive in-
spection of all aspects of each facility of the Retirement 
Home’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘an inspection
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of the Retirement Home. The Inspector General shall deter-
mine the scope of each such inspection using a risk-based 
analysis of the operations of the Retirement Home.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 
amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Not later than 
90 days after completing the inspection of the facility, the 
Inspector General’’ and inserting ‘‘The Inspector General’’. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the Department of Defense for overseas 
contingency operations in such amounts as may be des-
ignated as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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SEC. 1503. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102. 
SEC. 1504. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1505. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1506. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402.
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SEC. 1507. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1510. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502.
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SEC. 1511. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) DURATION
OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation through 
September 30, 2017. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2016 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be
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available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,000,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO-
TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 
to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to the con-
ditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 
1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amend-
ed by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4424).
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(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 1532(b)(1) of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 
amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Acts enacted 
before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 
SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amend-
ments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2016. 
(b) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EX-
PLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.— 
Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2057) 
is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for fis-
cal year 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2013,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended 
by section 1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2016’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AS-
SIGNMENTS OF PERSONNEL.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint Improvised Explosive De-
vice Defeat Organization may be used for the purposes of 
the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization 
assigning personnel or contractors on a permanent or tem-
porary basis, or as a detail, to the combatant commands 
or associated military components, or the combat support 
agencies, unless such personnel or contractors are sup-
porting— 
(1) Operation Freedom’s Sentinel or any suc-
cessor operation to that operation; 
(2) Operation Inherent Resolve or any successor 
operation to that operation; or 
(3) another operation that, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense, requires the direct support of the
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Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organiza-
tion. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If after the date of the en-
actment of this Act the Secretary of Defense makes a deter-
mination described in subsection (c)(3) that an operation 
requires the direct support of the Joint Improvised Explo-
sive Device Defeat Organization, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a notice of the deter-
mination and the reasons for the determination. 
(e) LIMITATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF JIEDDO AS 
COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY.—Relating to the determination 
by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on March 11, 2015, to 
make the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organi-
zation a combat support agency, the Secretary of Defense 
is prohibited from implementing such determination until 
90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
(1) A detailed plan for the disposition of the Or-
ganization as a combat support agency, including the 
enduring requirements and key functions of the Orga-
nization, the chain of command for the Organization, 
and funding for the Organization as such an agency. 
(2) A statement of potential alternative means to 
achieving the objective of designating the Organiza-
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tion as a combat support agency, including the as-
sumption of one or more functions of the Organiza-
tion by one or more other components or elements of 
the Department of Defense, and an assessment of the 
feasibility and advisability of each such alternative. 
SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 
DEVICE DEFEAT FUND FUNDS FOR TRAINING 
OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES TO DEFEAT 
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint 
Improvised 
Explosive 
Device 
Defeat 
Fund, 
up 
to 
$30,000,000 may be available to provide training to foreign 
security forces in defeating improvised explosive devices 
under authority provided the Department of Defense under 
any other provision of law. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The 
availability of funds under subsection (a) shall not be con-
strued as authority in and of itself for the provision of 
training as described in that subsection. 
(c) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—Training may be pro-
vided using funds available under subsection (a) only— 
(1) in locations in which the Department of De-
fense is conducting a named operation; or
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(2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary 
of Defense has determined that a foreign security force 
is facing a significant threat from improvised explo-
sive devices. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT 
COMMANDS.—The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
coordinate the provision of training using funds available 
under subsection (a) with requests received from the com-
manders of the geographic combatant commands. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to use funds described 
in subsection (a) in accordance with this section shall ex-
pire on December 31, 2018. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN 
SPACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 
interagency process to provide for the development of a pol-
icy to deter adversaries in space— 
(1) with the objectives of— 
(A) reducing risks to the United States and 
allies of the United States in space; and
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(B) protecting and preserving the rights, ac-
cess, capabilities, use, and freedom of action of 
the United States in space and the right of the 
United States to respond to an attack in space 
and, if necessary, deny adversaries the use of 
space capabilities hostile to the national interests 
of the United States; and 
(2) that integrates the interests and responsibil-
ities of the agencies participating in the process. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
setting forth the policy developed pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(2) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—If the President has 
not submitted the policy developed under subsection 
(a) and the answers to Enclosure 1, regarding offen-
sive space control policy, of the classified annex to 
this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives by the date 
required by paragraph (1), an amount equal to 
$10,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
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ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to provide sup-
port services to the Executive Office of the President 
shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until 
the policy and such answers are submitted to such 
Committees. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1602. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall des-
ignate an individual to serve as the Principal Space Con-
trol Advisor, who shall act as the principal advisor to the 
Secretary on space control activities. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Space Con-
trol Advisor shall be responsible for the following: 
‘‘(1) Supervision of space control activities re-
lated to the development, procurement, and employ-
ment of, and strategy relating to, space control capa-
bilities.
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‘‘(2) Oversight of policy, resources, personnel, 
and acquisition and technology relating to space con-
trol activities. 
‘‘(c) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM.—The Principal Space 
Control Advisor shall integrate the space control expertise 
and perspectives of appropriate organizational entities of 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the 
military departments, the Defense Agencies, and the com-
batant commands, by establishing and maintaining a full- 
time, cross-functional team of subject-matter experts from 
those entities.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2799 the following new item: 
‘‘2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control.’’. 
SEC. 1603. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CON-
TRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS OF 
ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EX-
PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
Section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections (b) 
and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’; 
and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR PHASE 1A COMPETITIVE OP-
PORTUNITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For not more than 9 com-
petitive opportunities described in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Defense may award a contract— 
‘‘(A) requiring the use of a rocket engine de-
signed or manufactured in the Russian Federa-
tion that is eligible for a waiver under subsection 
(b) or an exception under subsection (c); or 
‘‘(B) if a rocket engine described in sub-
paragraph (A) is not available, requiring the use 
of a rocket engine designed or manufactured in 
the Russian Federation that is not eligible for 
such a waiver or exception. 
‘‘(2) 
COMPETITIVE
OPPORTUNITIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—A competitive opportunity described in 
this paragraph is— 
‘‘(A) an opportunity to compete for a con-
tract for the procurement of property or services 
for space launch activities under the evolved ex-
pendable launch vehicle program; and 
‘‘(B) one of the 9 Phase 1A competitive op-
portunities for fiscal years 2015 through 2017,
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as specified in the budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of 
the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted 
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code).’’. 
SEC. 1604. ELIMINATION OF LAUNCH CAPABILITIES CON-
TRACTS 
UNDER 
EVOLVED 
EXPENDABLE 
LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsections 
(b) and (c), on and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense may not award or renew a 
contract, or maintain a separate contract line item, for the 
procurement of property or services for space launch capa-
bilities under the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
gram. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibition under subsection (a) and award or renew a con-
tract or maintain a separate contract line item for the pro-
curement of property or services for space launch capabili-
ties if the Secretary of Defense determines, and reports to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days 
before the waiver takes effect, that— 
(1) awarding or renewing such a contract or 
maintaining such a contract line item is necessary 
for the national security interests of the United States
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and the contract or contract line item does not sup-
port space launch activities using rocket engines de-
signed or manufactured in the Russian Federation; 
and 
(2) failing to award or renew such a contract or 
maintain such a contract line item will have signifi-
cant consequences to national security and will result 
in the significant loss of life or property or economic 
harm. 
(c) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to the placement of orders 
or the exercise of options under the contract numbered 
FA8811–13–C–0003 and awarded on December 18, 
2013. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The exception under para-
graph (1) shall terminate on September 30, 2019. 
(d) SPACE LAUNCH CAPABILITIES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘space launch capabilities’’ includes all 
work associated with space launch infrastructure mainte-
nance and sustainment, program management, systems en-
gineering, launch site operations, launch site depreciation, 
and maintenance commodities.
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SEC. 1605. ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR EVOLVED EX-
PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount requested in the budget 
of the President submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2017, 
2018, or 2019 for the Air Force for the launch of Air Force 
satellites under the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch 
capability program shall bear the same ratio to the total 
amount requested in that budget for that fiscal year for the 
launch of national security satellites under the evolved ex-
pendable launch vehicle launch capability program as the 
amount requested in that budget for that fiscal year for the 
procurement of cores for the Air Force for the launch of 
Air Force satellites under the evolved expendable launch ve-
hicle launch services program bears to the total amount re-
quested in that budget for that fiscal year for the procure-
ment of cores for the launch of national security satellites 
under the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch services 
program. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY SATELLITE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘national security satellite’’ is a sat-
ellite launched for national security purposes, including 
such a satellite launched by the Air Force, the Navy, or 
the National Reconnaissance Office, or any other element 
of the Department of Defense.
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SEC. 1606. INCLUSION OF PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND 
FIELDING OF A FULL-UP ENGINE IN ROCKET 
PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1604(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 
10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a plan for the development and fielding of 
a full-up engine.’’. 
SEC. 1607. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Defense Meteorological Satellite pro-
gram (PE# 0305160F and line number MS0554) or for 
the launch of Defense Meteorological Satellite program sat-
ellite #20 (in this section referred to as ‘‘DMSP20’’), and 
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2015 for that program or
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the launch of DMSP20 that remain available for obligation 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, may be obligated 
or expended until the Secretary of Defense and the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify to the con-
gressional defense committees that— 
(1) relying on civil and international contribu-
tions to meet space-based environmental monitoring 
requirements is insufficient or is a risk to national 
security and launching DMSP20 will meet those re-
quirements; 
(2) launching DMSP20 is the most affordable so-
lution to meeting requirements validated by the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council; and 
(3) nonmaterial solutions within the Department 
of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration are incapable of meeting the 
cloud characterization and theater weather require-
ments validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council. 
(b) COMPARATIVE COST
AND CAPABILITY ASSESS-
MENT.—If the Secretary and the Chairman determine that 
a material solution is required to meet the cloud character-
ization and theater weather requirements validated by the 
Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the Secretary and
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the Chairman shall jointly submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a cost and capability assessment that com-
pares the cost of meeting those requirements with DMSP20 
and with an alternate material solution that includes 
electro-optical infrared weather imaging or other com-
parable solutions. 
SEC. 1608. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING 
SYSTEM III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSI-
TIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CONTROL 
SEGMENT, 
AND 
MILITARY 
GLOBAL 
POSI-
TIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the Comptroller General of the United States a report 
on the Global Positioning System III space segment, the 
Global Positioning System operational control segment, and 
the Military Global Positioning System user equipment ac-
quisition programs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to an acquisition program 
specified in that subsection, the following: 
(1) A statement of the status of the program with 
respect to cost, schedule, and performance.
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(2) A description of any changes to the require-
ments of the program. 
(3) A description of any technical risks impact-
ing the cost, schedule, and performance of the pro-
gram. 
(4) An assessment of how such risks are to be ad-
dressed and the costs associated with such risks. 
(5) An assessment of the extent to which the seg-
ments of the program are synchronized. 
(c) BRIEFINGS
BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The 
Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on a report submitted under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) in the case of the first such report, not later 
than 30 days after receiving that report; and 
(2) as the Comptroller General considers appro-
priate thereafter. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement under subsection 
(a) shall terminate with respect to an acquisition program 
specified in that subsection on the date on which that pro-
gram reaches full operational capability.
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SEC. 1609. PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ACQUISITION OF 
COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2016, 
the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Space shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 
the consolidation, during the three-year period beginning 
on the date on which the plan is submitted, of the acquisi-
tion of commercial satellite communications services from 
across the Department of Defense into a program office in 
the Space and Missile Systems Center of the Air Force. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the management and 
overhead costs relating to the acquisition of com-
mercial satellite communications services across 
the Department of Defense; and 
(B) an estimate of— 
(i) the costs of implementing the con-
solidation of the acquisition of such services 
described in subsection (a); and 
(ii) the projected savings of the consoli-
dation. 
(2) VALIDATION BY DIRECTOR OF COST ASSESS-
MENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.—The assessment
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required by paragraph (1)(A) and the estimates re-
quired by paragraph (1)(B) shall be validated by the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 
SEC. 1610. COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
POSITIONING, 
NAVIGATION, 
AND TIMING ENTERPRISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1602, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of 
Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Tim-
ing Enterprise 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Depart-
ment of Defense a council to be known as the ‘Council on 
Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navi-
gation, and Timing Enterprise’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council shall 
be as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics. 
‘‘(3) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.
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‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command. 
‘‘(5) The Commander of the United States North-
ern Command. 
‘‘(6) The Commander of United States Cyber 
Command. 
‘‘(7) The Director of the National Security Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(8) The Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(9) Such other officers of the Department of De-
fense as the Secretary may designate. 
‘‘(c) CO-CHAIR.—The Council shall be co-chaired by 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Council shall be re-
sponsible for oversight of the Department of Defense posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, including posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing services provided to civil, 
commercial, scientific, and international users. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out the responsibility for oversight 
of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and 
timing enterprise as specified in paragraph (1), the Council 
shall be responsible for the following:
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‘‘(A) Oversight of performance assessments (in-
cluding interoperability). 
‘‘(B) Vulnerability identification and mitigation. 
‘‘(C) Architecture development. 
‘‘(D) Resource prioritization. 
‘‘(E) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary 
of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time each year 
that the budget of the President is submitted to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the ac-
tivities of the Council. Each report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A description and assessment of the activi-
ties of the Council during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) A description of the activities proposed to be 
undertaken by the Council during the period covered 
by the current future-years defense program under 
section 221 of this title. 
‘‘(3) Any changes to the requirements of the De-
partment of Defense positioning, navigation, and tim-
ing enterprise made during the previous year, along 
with an explanation for why the changes were made 
and a description of the effects of the changes to the 
capability of such enterprise.
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‘‘(4) A breakdown of each program element in 
such budget that relates to the Department of Defense 
positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, in-
cluding how such program element relates to the oper-
ation and sustainment, research and development, 
procurement, or other activity of such enterprise. 
‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) Not later 
than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the 
budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
an assessment of— 
‘‘(A) whether such budget allows the Federal 
Government to meet the required capabilities of the 
Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and 
timing enterprise during the fiscal year covered by 
the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years; and 
‘‘(B) if the Commander determines that such 
budget does not allow the Federal Government to meet 
such required capabilities, a description of the steps 
being taken to meet such required capabilities. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assess-
ment of the Commander of the United States Strategic
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Command under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees— 
‘‘(A) such assessment as it was submitted to the 
Chairman; and 
‘‘(B) any comments of the Chairman. 
‘‘(3) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing 
or appropriating funds for the activities of the Department 
of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise 
that, as determined by the Council, provides insufficient 
funds for such activities for the period covered by such bill, 
the Council shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees of the determination. 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION
OF ANOMALIES.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees written notification of an anomaly in the De-
partment of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing 
enterprise that is reported to the Secretary or the Council 
by not later than 14 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary or the Council learns of such anomaly, as the case 
may be. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘anomaly’ means any 
unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unex-
plained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a 
person or a system.
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‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate on 
the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 1602, 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2799a the following new item: 
‘‘2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Naviga-
tion, and Timing Enterprise.’’. 
SEC. 1611. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct an analysis of alternatives for a follow-on wide-band 
communications system to the Wideband Global SATCOM 
System that includes space, air, and ground layer commu-
nications capabilities of the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2017, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the analysis conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF GOALS FOR PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 
Section 1605(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 
10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) demonstrates the potential to achieve order- 
of-magnitude improvements in satellite communica-
tions capability.’’. 
SEC. 1613. STREAMLINE COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals 
for commercial launch and reentry operations will promote 
and encourage the development of the commercial space sec-
tor. 
(b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms 
that the Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing and co-
ordinating commercial launch and reentry operations, 
should— 
(1) promote commercial space launches and reen-
tries by the private sector;
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(2) facilitate Government, State, and private sec-
tor involvement in enhancing United States launch 
sites and facilities; 
(3) protect public health and safety, safety of 
property, national security interests, and foreign pol-
icy interests of the United States; and 
(4) consult with the head of another executive 
agency, including the Secretary of Defense or the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, as necessary to provide consistent 
application of licensing requirements under chapter 
509 of title 51, United States Code. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation under section 50918 of title 51, United States 
Code, and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that 
title, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, and the heads of other executive 
agencies, as appropriate— 
(A) to identify all requirements that are im-
posed to protect the public health and safety, 
safety of property, national security interests, 
and foreign policy interests of the United States 
relevant to any commercial launch of a launch
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vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehi-
cle; and 
(B) to evaluate the requirements identified 
in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with 
the licensee or transferee and the heads of the rel-
evant executive agencies— 
(i) determine whether the satisfaction 
of a requirement of one agency could result 
in the satisfaction of a requirement of an-
other agency; and 
(ii) resolve any inconsistencies and re-
move any outmoded or duplicative require-
ments or approvals of the Federal Govern-
ment relevant to any commercial launch of 
a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a 
reentry vehicle. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until the Secretary of Transportation determines no 
outmoded or duplicative requirements or approvals of 
the Federal Government exist, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, the commercial space sec-
tor, and the heads of other executive agencies, as ap-
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propriate, shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives, and the congressional de-
fense committees a report that includes the following: 
(A) A description of the process for the ap-
plication for and approval of a permit or license 
under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 
Code, for the commercial launch of a launch ve-
hicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle, 
including the identification of— 
(i) any unique requirements for oper-
ating on a United States Government 
launch site, reentry site, or launch property; 
and 
(ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or du-
plicative requirements or approvals. 
(B) A description of current efforts, if any, 
to coordinate and work across executive agencies 
to define interagency processes and procedures 
for sharing information, avoiding duplication of 
effort, and resolving common agency require-
ments. 
(C) Recommendations for legislation that 
may further—
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(i) streamline requirements in order to 
improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, 
resolve inconsistencies, remove duplication, 
and minimize unwarranted constraints; 
and 
(ii) consolidate or modify requirements 
across affected agencies into a single appli-
cation set that satisfies the requirements 
identified in paragraph (1)(A). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) any applicable definitions set forth in 
section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, 
shall apply; 
(B) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and ‘‘re-
entry’’ include landing of a launch vehicle or re-
entry vehicle; and 
(C) the terms ‘‘United States Government 
launch site’’ and ‘‘United States Government re-
entry site’’ include any necessary facility, at 
that location, that is commercially operated on 
United States Government property.
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Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-related Activities 
SEC. 1621. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO THE RQ–4 GLOBAL HAWK MISSION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau, shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility 
of using the Air National Guard in association with the 
active duty Air Force to operate and maintain the RQ– 
4 Global Hawk. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by (a) shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An assessment of the costs, training require-
ments, and personnel required to create an associa-
tion for the Global Hawk mission consisting of mem-
bers of the Air Force serving on active duty and mem-
bers of the Air National Guard. 
(2) The capacity of the Air National Guard to 
support an association described in paragraph (1).
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Subtitle C—Cyber Warfare, Cyber 
Security, and Related Matters 
SEC. 1631. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CYBER OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 130g. Authorities concerning military cyber oper-
ations 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall develop, prepare, co-
ordinate, and, when authorized by the President to do so, 
conduct a military cyber operation in response to malicious 
cyber activity carried out against the United States or a 
United States person by a foreign power (as defined in sec-
tion 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1801)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations.’’. 
SEC. 1632. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EN-
TITY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUISITION OF 
CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—