552 
SEC. 1253. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 1245 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through 
(G) as subparagraphs (G) through (I), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) an estimate of Iran’s military cyber 
capabilities, including persons and entities oper-
ating on behalf of Iran, and any information on 
those persons or entities responsible for targeting 
United States critical infrastructure or United 
States persons or entities; 
‘‘(F) information on Iranian military and 
security organizations responsible for detaining 
members of the United States Armed Forces or 
interfering in United States military oper-
ations;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and apply with respect to reports required to be sub-
mitted under section 1245 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 on or after such date of 
enactment. 
SEC. 1254. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SENIOR MILITARY EX-
CHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Defense should conduct a program of senior 
military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan 
that have the objective of improving military-to-military re-
lations and defense cooperation between the United States 
and Taiwan. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the program described in subsection (a)— 
(1) should be conducted at least once each cal-
endar year; and 
(2) should be conducted in both the United States 
and Taiwan. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SENIOR
MILITARY
EXCHANGE.—The term 
‘‘senior military exchange’’ means an activity, exer-
cise, professional education event, or observation op-
portunity in which senior military officers and senior 
defense officials participate. 
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(2) SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER.—The term ‘‘sen-
ior military officer’’ means a general or flag officer 
on active duty in the armed forces. 
(3) SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘sen-
ior defense official’’, with respect to the Department 
of Defense, means a civilian official at the level of As-
sistant Secretary of Defense or above. 
SEC. 1255. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM OF NAVIGA-
TION OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 130i. Quarterly report on freedom of navigation op-
erations 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on any excessive territorial claims of foreign countries 
that were challenged by freedom of navigation operations 
and flights carried out by the armed forces during such fis-
cal quarter. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each operation described in 
such subsection, the following: 
‘‘(1) The date of the operation. 
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‘‘(2) The class of ship or type of aircraft that 
conducted the operation. 
‘‘(3) The geographic location of the operation. 
‘‘(4) Identification of the foreign country that 
made the excessive territorial claim challenged by the 
operation. 
‘‘(5) A description of the excessive territorial 
claim that was challenged by the operation. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2018.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 130h the following new item: 
‘‘130i. Quarterly report on freedom of navigation operations.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply with respect to fiscal quar-
ters beginning after such date. 
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Subtitle F—Codification and Con-
solidation of Department of De-
fense Security Cooperation Au-
thorities 
SEC. 1261. ENACTMENT OF NEW CHAPTER FOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 
AUTHORITIES AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
AUTHORITIES TO NEW CHAPTER. 
(a) STATUTORY CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of part I 
of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 11—SECURITY COOPERATION 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘251. Definitions. 
‘‘252. Annual report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense to 
provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimburse-
ment to foreign security forces. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS 
‘‘256. Authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel between the 
United States and foreign countries. 
‘‘257. Bilateral or regional cooperation programs: awards and mementos to recog-
nize superior noncombat achievements or performance. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—TRAINING WITH FOREIGN FORCES 
‘‘263. Participation of developing countries in combined exercises: payment of in-
cremental expenses. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING 
‘‘271. Allied forces participating in combined operations: authority to provide lo-
gistic support, supplies, and services. 
‘‘272. Authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 
‘‘273. Friendly foreign countries; international and regional organizations: defense 
institution capacity building. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
‘‘281. Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
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‘‘282. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. 
‘‘283. Participation in multinational military centers of excellence. 
‘‘284. Distribution to certain foreign personnel of education and training mate-
rials and information technology to enhance military interoper-
ability with the armed forces. 
‘‘285. Aviation Leadership Program. 
‘‘286. Inter-American Air Forces Academy. 
‘‘287. Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
‘‘293. Prohibition on providing financial assistance to terrorist countries. 
‘‘294. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security forces 
that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 
‘‘Subchapter I—General Matters 
‘‘SEC. 251. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ and ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 
mean the following: 
‘‘(A) The congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small-scale construction’ means, 
with respect to a project, construction at a total cost 
not to exceed $750,000 for the project. 
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‘‘Subchapter II—Military-to-Military 
Engagements 
‘‘Subchapter III—Training With Foreign 
Forces 
‘‘Subchapter IV—Support for Operations and 
Capacity Building 
‘‘Subchapter V—Educational and Training 
Activities 
‘‘Subchapter VI—Limitations on Use of 
Department of Defense Funds’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION
OF SECTION 1207 OF FY 2010 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is 
further amended by inserting after the heading of sub-
chapter II a new section 256 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 256. Authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of de-
fense personnel between the United States 
and foreign countries’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 
1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 
U.S.C. 168 note). 
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(2) REPEAL
OF
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 256 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1207 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is re-
pealed. 
(c) TRANSFER OF SECTION 1051b.—Section 1051b of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 256, as inserted by subsection (b), and redesignated 
as section 257. 
(d) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2010.—Section 2010 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
the heading of subchapter III, and redesignated as section 
263. 
(e) TRANSFER OF SECTION 127d.—Section 127d of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
the heading of subchapter IV, and redesignated as section 
271. 
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(f) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2282.—Section 2282 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 271, as transferred and redesignated by subsection 
(e), and redesignated as section 272. 
(g) CODIFICATION
OF SECTION 1081 OF FY 2012 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by inserting after section 272, as transferred 
and redesignated by subsection (f), a new section 273 
consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 273. Friendly foreign countries; international and 
regional organizations: defense institu-
tion capacity building’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of sub-
sections (a) through (d) of section 1081 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 
note). 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of section 273 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by paragraph (1), is amended by striking 
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‘‘at the close of December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
December 31, 2019’’. 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1081 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is re-
pealed. 
(h) TRANSFER OF SECTION 184 AND CODIFICATION OF 
RELATED PROVISIONS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 184 of title 10, United 
States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), in-
serted after the heading of subchapter V, and redesig-
nated as section 281. 
(2) CODIFICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT-RELATED 
PROVISIONS.—Subsection (f)(3) of section 281 of title 
10, United States Code, as transferred and redesig-
nated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) In fiscal years 2017 through 2019, the Sec-
retary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State, waive reimbursement otherwise required under this 
subsection of the costs of activities of Regional Centers 
under this section for personnel of nongovernmental and 
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international organizations who participate in activities of 
the Regional Centers that enhance cooperation of non-
governmental organizations and international organiza-
tions with United States forces if the Secretary of Defense 
determines that attendance of such personnel without reim-
bursement is in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(ii) The amount of reimbursement that may be 
waived under clause (i) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$1,000,000.’’. 
(3) CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
SPECIFIC CENTERS.—Section 281 of title 10, United 
States Code, as transferred and redesignated by para-
graph (1), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITIES SPECIFIC
TO MARSHALL CEN-
TER.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may authorize partici-
pation by a European or Eurasian country in programs 
of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security 
Studies (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Marshall Cen-
ter’) if the Secretary determines, after consultation with the 
Secretary of State, that such participation is in the na-
tional interest of the United States. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of any person invited to serve with-
out compensation on the Marshall Center Board of Visitors, 
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cific Center for Security Studies for military officers and 
civilian officials of foreign countries if the Secretary deter-
mines that attendance by such personnel, without reim-
bursement, is in the national security interest of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall be paid from appropriations 
available for the Center.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following pro-
visions of law are repealed: 
(A) Section 941(b) of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 184 
note). 
(B) Section 1065 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(C) Section 1306 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public 
Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(D) Section 8073 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 
107–248; 10 U.S.C. prec. 2161 note). 
(i) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2166.— 
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(1) TRANSFER.—Section 2166 of title 10, United 
States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of such title, 
as amended by subsection (a), inserted after section 
281, as transferred, redesignated, and amended by 
subsection (h), and redesignated as section 282. 
(2) STYLISTIC
AMENDMENTS.—Section 282 of 
title 10, United States Code, as transferred and redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking 
‘‘nations’’ each place it appears in subsections (b) 
and (c) and inserting ‘‘countries’’. 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 2612(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2166(f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 282(f)(4)’’. 
(j) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2350M.—Section 2350m of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 282, as transferred and redesignated by subsection 
(i), and redesignated as section 283. 
(k) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2249D.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Section 2249d of title 10, 
United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 of 
such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 283, as transferred and redesignated by sub-
section (j), and redesignated as section 284. 
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(2) STYLISTIC
AMENDMENTS.—Section 284 of 
title 10, United States Code, as transferred and redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nations’’ in subsections (a) 
and (d) and inserting ‘‘countries’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (g). 
(l) CONSOLIDATION OF CHAPTER 905 AND SECTIONS 
9381, 9382, AND 9383.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is 
further amended by inserting after section 284, as 
transferred and redesignated by subsection (k), the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 285. Aviation leadership program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Air Force may establish and maintain an Aviation 
Leadership Program to provide undergraduate pilot train-
ing and necessary related training to personnel of the air 
forces of friendly, developing foreign countries. Training 
under this section shall include language training and pro-
grams to promote better awareness and understanding of 
the democratic institutions and social framework of the 
United States. 
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‘‘(b) SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Air Force may, under such conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, provide to a person receiving training under 
this section— 
‘‘(A) transportation incident to the training; 
‘‘(B) supplies and equipment to be used during 
the training; 
‘‘(C) flight clothing and other special clothing re-
quired for the training; and 
‘‘(D) billeting, food, and health services. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize 
such expenditures from the appropriations of the Air Force 
as the Secretary considers necessary for the efficient and 
effective maintenance of the Program in accordance with 
this section. 
‘‘(c) ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may pay to a person receiving training under this section 
a living allowance at a rate to be prescribed by the Sec-
retary, taking into account the amount of living allowances 
authorized for a member of the armed forces under similar 
circumstances.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Chapter 905 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(m) TRANSFER OF SECTION 9415.—Section 9415 of 
title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 11 
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of such title, as amended by subsection (a), inserted after 
section 285, as added by subsection (l), and redesignated 
as section 286. 
(n) CODIFICATION
OF SECTION 1268 OF FY 2015 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is 
further amended by inserting after section 286, as 
transferred and redesignated by subsection (m), a new 
section 287 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 287. Inter-European Air Forces Academy’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of section 
1268 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 
U.S.C. 9411 note). 
(2) REPEAL
OF
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 287 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1268 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub-
lic Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 9411 note) is repealed. 
(o) TRANSFER OF SECTIONS 2249A AND 2249E.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Sections 2249a and 2249e of 
title 10, United States Code, are transferred to chap-
ter 11 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), in-
serted after the heading of subchapter VI, and redesig-
nated as sections 293 and 294, respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 294 of 
title 10, United States Code, as transferred and redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking 
subsection (f). 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 1204(b) of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub-
lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3533; 10 U.S.C. 2249e 
note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘section 2249e of title 10, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 294 of title 10, United 
States Code’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by 
striking ‘‘section 2249e of title 10, United 
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States Code (as so added)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 294 of such title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f) of section 2249e of title 10, United 
States Code (as so added)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 251(1) of such title’’. 
(p) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of subtitle 
A, are amended by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 11 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘11. Security cooperation ...............................................................................
251’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 3 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 127d. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 184. 
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1051b. 
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 101 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2010. 
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(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$2,942,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $16,899,000. 
(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$213,984,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $50,709,000, of 
which— 
(A) $4,000,000 may be obligated for pur-
poses relating to nuclear nonproliferation as-
sisted or caused by additive manufacture tech-
nology (commonly referred to as ‘‘3D printing’’); 
(B) $4,000,000 may be obligated for moni-
toring the ‘‘proliferation pathways’’ under the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 
(C) $4, 000,000 may be obligated for en-
hancing law enforcement cooperation and intel-
ligence sharing; and 
(D) $4,000,000 may be obligated for the 
Proliferation Security Initiative under subtitle B 
of title XVIII of the Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 
U.S.C. 2911 et seq.). 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,000,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,279,000. 
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(b) MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1321(g)(1) (50 U.S.C. 3711(g)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘15 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 
days’’. 
(2) Section 1322(b) (50 U.S.C. 3712(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘At the time at which’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than 15 days before the date 
on which’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) a discussion of— 
‘‘(A) whether authorities other than the au-
thority under this section are available to the 
Secretaries to perform such project or activity to 
meet the threats or goals identified under sub-
section (a)(1); and 
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‘‘(B) if such other authorities exist, why the 
Secretaries were not able to use such authorities 
for such project or activity.’’. 
(3) Section 1323(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3713(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘at the time at which’’ and in-
serting ‘‘not later than seven days before the date on 
which’’. 
(4) Section 1324 (50 U.S.C. 3714) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘15 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘15 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’. 
(c) JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OF ACTION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action’’ means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action, signed at Vienna July 14, 2015, by Iran and by 
the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, the Rus-
sian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United 
States, with the High Representative of the European 
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all im-
plementing materials and agreements related to the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action, and transmitted by the 
President to Congress on July 19, 2015, pursuant to section 
135(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by 
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the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–17; 129 Stat. 201). 
SEC. 1303. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION IN PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
The Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 1334 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1335. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVI-
TIES IN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
‘‘(a) QUARTERLY INSTALLMENTS.—In carrying out 
activities under the Program in the People’s Republic of 
China, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction funds for such activities are obligated 
or expended in quarterly installments. 
‘‘(b) QUARTERLY CERTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not obligate or expend any Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds for activities in the People’s Repub-
lic of China during a quarter unless the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
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tions of the Senate the certification under paragraph 
(2) with respect to such quarter. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—On a quarterly basis, the 
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in 
paragraph (1) a certification, made in concurrence 
with the Secretary of State, of the following: 
‘‘(A) China has taken material steps to— 
‘‘(i) disrupt the proliferation activities 
of Li Fangwei (also known as Karl Lee, or 
any other alias known by the United 
States); and 
‘‘(ii) arrest Li Fangwei pursuant the 
indictment charged in the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of 
New York on April 29, 2014. 
‘‘(B) China has not proliferated to any non- 
nuclear weapons state, or any nuclear weapons 
state in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Pro-
liferation of Nuclear Weapons, any item that 
contributes to a ballistic missile or nuclear 
weapons delivery system. 
‘‘(3) COVERAGE.—The first notification made 
under paragraph (2) shall cover the preceding 12- 
month period before the date of such notification. 
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Each subsequent notification shall cover the quarter 
preceding the date of such notification.’’. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 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 2017 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 2017 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
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(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 2017 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 2017 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. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 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 
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of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene-
ficiaries. 
SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 for the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATE-
RIALS FROM AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL 
MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE. 
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to section 5(b) 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
may dispose of the following materials contained in the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile in the following quantities: 
(1) 27 short tons of beryllium. 
(2) 111,149 short tons of chromium, ferroalloy. 
(3) 2,973 short tons of chromium metal. 
(4) 8,380 troy ounces of platinum. 
(5) 275,741 pounds of contained tungsten metal 
powder. 
(6) 12,433,796 pounds of contained tungsten ores 
and concentrates. 
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(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Using funds available in the 
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the 
following materials determined to be strategic and 
critical materials required to meet the defense, indus-
trial, and essential civilian needs of the United 
States: 
(A) High modulus and high strength carbon 
fibers. 
(B) Tantalum. 
(C) Germanium. 
(D) Tungsten rhenium metal. 
(E) Boron carbide powder. 
(F) Europium. 
(G) Silicon carbide fiber. 
(2) AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY.—The National De-
fense Stockpile Manager may use up to $55,000,0000 
in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund 
for acquisition of the materials specified paragraph 
(1). 
(3) FISCAL
YEAR
LIMITATION.—The authority 
under paragraph (1) is available for purchases dur-
ing fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021. 
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SEC. 1412. REVISIONS TO THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 
MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
(a) MATERIALS CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STOCKPILE.—Section 4 of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘required for’’ 
and inserting ‘‘suitable for transfer to or disposal 
through’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
(b) QUALIFICATION OF DOMESTIC SOURCES.—Section 
15(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h- 6(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(3) by qualifying existing domestic facilities 
and domestically produced strategic and critical ma-
terials to meet the requirements of defense and essen-
tial civilian industries in times of national emer-
gencies when existing domestic sources of supply are 
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either insufficient or vulnerable to single points of 
failure; and 
‘‘(4) by contracting with domestic facilities to re-
cycle strategic and critical materials, thereby increas-
ing domestic supplies when those materials would oth-
erwise be insufficient to support defense and essential 
civilian industries in times of national emergencies.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. 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 for section 506 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $122,375,000 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. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2017 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU-
THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au-
thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2017 to provide additional funds— 
(1) for overseas contingency operations being 
carried out by the Armed Forces; and 
(2) pursuant to sections 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 
and 1507 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
procurement, research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, operation and maintenance, military personnel, 
and defense-wide drug interdiction and counter-drug 
activities, as specified in the funding tables in sec-
tions 4103, 4203, 4303, 4403, and 4503. 
(b) SUPPORT
OF BASE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; 
TREATMENT.—Funds identified in subsection (a)(2) are 
being authorized to be appropriated in support of base 
budget requirements as requested by the President for fiscal 
year 2017 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
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States Code. The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall apportion the funds identified in such sub-
section to the Department of Defense without restriction, 
limitation, or constraint on the execution of such funds in 
support of base requirements, including any restriction, 
limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in, the 
document entitled ‘‘Criteria for War/Overseas Contingency 
Operations Funding Requests’’ transmitted by the Director 
to the Department of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any 
successor or related guidance. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4102; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4103. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2017 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified 
in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4202; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4203. 
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SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as 
specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 
(2) the funding table in section 4303. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4302 shall remain available for 
obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified 
in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4402; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4403. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4402 shall remain available for 
obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
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ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 
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. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4502 for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds shall remain available 
for obligation only until April 30, 2017, at a rate for oper-
ations as provided in the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4502; or 
(2) the funding table in section 4503. 
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SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 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. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2017 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts specified in 
the funding table in section 4502 for the Defense Health 
Program shall remain available for obligation only until 
April 30, 2017, at a rate for operations as provided in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 (division 
C of Public Law 114–113). 
SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2017 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 
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subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation through 
September 30, 2018. 
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 2017 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). 
(2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of author-
izations transferred under this subsection shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes 
as the authorization to which transferred. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
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(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza-
tions of appropriations contained in sections 1502, 
1503, 1504, 1505, and 1507 that are provided for the 
purpose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001, rather than 
the transfer authority provided by this subsection, 
shall apply to any transfer of amounts of such au-
thorizations. 
(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) IN GENERAL.—Funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund during 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on December 31, 2017, shall be subject to 
the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (f) of 
section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as 
amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces 
Fund for fiscal year 2017, it is the goal that 
$25,000,000 shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Afghan 
National Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such 
programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan 
National Security Forces, including the special 
operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
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materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan National 
Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that ad-
dress the requirements of women serving in the 
Afghan National Security Forces, including ap-
propriate equipment for female security and po-
lice forces, and transportation for policewomen 
to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Police 
Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 
January 31 and July 31 of each year through Janu-
ary 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report summa-
rizing the details of any obligation or transfer of 
funds from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
during the preceding six-calendar month period. 
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(2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—(A) Section 1513 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as 
amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424), is further 
amended by striking subsection (g). 
(B) Section 1517 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub-
lic Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2442) is amended by 
striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
(a) USE
AND TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Subsection 
1532(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1091) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal years 2016 and 2017’’. 
(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— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013 and 
for fiscal year 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2013, 2016, and 2017’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State’’ after ‘‘may be available 
to the Secretary of Defense’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of the Government of Paki-
stan’’ and inserting ‘‘of foreign governments’’; 
and 
(D) by striking ‘‘from Pakistan to locations 
in Afghanistan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of the Govern-
ment of Pakistan’’ and inserting ‘‘of foreign govern-
ments’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the congressional defense com-
mittees’’ and inserting ‘‘Congress’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Government of 
Pakistan’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign govern-
ments’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘from Pakistan to loca-
tions in Afghanistan’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended 
by section 1532(b)(2) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1091), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1533. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE JOINT IM-
PROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 
FOR 
TRAINING 
OF 
FOREIGN 
SECURITY 
FORCES TO DEFEAT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 
DEVICES. 
Section 1533(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1093) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM TO REPLACE RD– 
180. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1604 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note), as amended by section 
1606 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1099), is further 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) USE
OF FUNDS UNDER DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT
OF
ROCKET
PROPULSION 
SYSTEM.—The funds described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) may be obligated or expended for— 
‘‘(i) the development of the rocket pro-
pulsion system to replace non-allied space 
launch engines pursuant to subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the necessary interfaces to, or in-
tegration of, the rocket propulsion system 
with an existing or new launch vehicle; and 
‘‘(B) may not be obligated or expended to 
develop or procure a launch vehicle, an upper 
stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2017 or any fiscal year thereafter for 
the Department of Defense for the development of 
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the rocket propulsion system under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 or otherwise made 
available for fiscal years 2015 or 2016 for the 
Department of Defense for the development of the 
rocket propulsion system under subsection (a) 
that are unobligated as of the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017. 
‘‘(3) OTHER PURPOSES.—The Secretary may ob-
ligate or expend not more than 25 percent of the 
funds described in paragraph (2) in any fiscal year 
for activities not authorized by paragraph (1)(A), in-
cluding for developing a launch vehicle, an upper 
stage, a strap-on motor, or related infrastructure. The 
Secretary may exceed such limit in a fiscal year for 
such purposes if during such fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that, as of the 
date of the certification— 
‘‘(i) the development of the rocket pro-
pulsion system is being carried out pursu-
ant to paragraph (1)(A) in a manner that 
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an upper stage, a strap-on motor, or related infra-
structure.’’. 
(b) RIGHTS
TO
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.—Sub-
section (a) of such section 1604 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) RIGHTS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—In 
developing the system under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall acquire government purpose rights (or 
greater rights) in technical data, patents, and copy-
rights pertaining to such system. Such rights may be 
for the purpose of developing alternative sources of 
supply and manufacture in the event such alternative 
sources are necessary and in the best interest of the 
United States.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2017 for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that the Sec-
retary has carried out the rocket propulsion system pro-
gram under section 1604 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) during fiscal years 2015 and 2016 
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as described in subsection (d)(1) of such section, as added 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1602. 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), as amended by section 1607 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1100), is further amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following: 
‘‘(1) The placement of orders or the exercise of 
options under the contract numbered FA8811–13–C– 
0003 and awarded on December 18, 2013. 
‘‘(2) Contracts that are awarded for the procure-
ment of property or services for space launch activi-
ties that include the use of a total of eighteen rocket 
engines designed or manufactured in the Russian 
Federation, in addition to Russian-designed or -manu-
factured engines to which paragraph (1) applies.’’. 
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SEC. 1603. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 1611 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1103) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) SCOPE.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY GUIDANCE.—In conducting the anal-
ysis of alternatives under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall develop study guidance that requires such anal-
ysis to include the full range of military and commer-
cial satellite communications capabilities, acquisition 
processes, and service delivery models. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) any cost assessments of military or 
commercial satellite communications systems in-
cluded in the analysis of alternatives conducted 
under subsection (a) include detailed full life- 
cycle costs, as applicable, including with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) military personnel, military con-
struction, military infrastructure operation, 
maintenance costs, and ground and user 
terminal impacts; and 
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‘‘(ii) any other costs regarding mili-
tary or commercial satellite communica-
tions systems the Secretary determines ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(B) such analysis identifies any consider-
ations relating to the use of military versus com-
mercial systems. 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion of the 
analysis of alternatives conducted under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit such analysis to the 
Comptroller General of the United States. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the Comptroller General receives the 
analysis of alternatives under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a review of the analysis. 
‘‘(3) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The review under 
paragraph (2) of the analysis of alternatives con-
ducted under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Whether, and to what extent, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) conducted such analysis using best 
practices; 
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‘‘(ii) fully addressed the concerns of the 
acquisition, operational, and user commu-
nities; and 
‘‘(iii) complied with subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) A description of how the Secretary 
identified the requirements and assessed and ad-
dressed the cost, schedule, and risks posed for 
each alternative included in such analysis. 
‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and semiannually thereafter until 
the date on which the analysis of alternatives conducted 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall pro-
vide the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate (and any other congressional 
defense committee upon request) a briefing on such anal-
ysis.’’. 
SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUI-
SITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATION SERVICES. 
Section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note), as 
amended by section 1612 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
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