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SEC. 1092. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORA-
TION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRAC-
TICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728(h) of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall transfer’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall determine a 
reasonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus 
pistols.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1087 of National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not more than 10,000’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPOR-
TANCE OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, TO THE 
HISTORY 
AND 
FUTURE 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) On December 6, 1941—one day before the at-
tack on Pearl Harbor—the War Department estab-
lished Tyndall Field as an Army Air Force gunnery 
school in Panama City, Florida. 
(2) Tyndall Field was named in honor of native 
Floridian Lieutenant Francis B. Tyndall, who re-
ceived the U.S. Air Force flying ace designation for 
his service in the First World War. 
(3) Tyndall Field became an important center 
for aerial gunnery training during the Second World 
War, hosting training missions using aircraft includ-
ing A–33, 0–47, AT-6, Martin B-26 Marauders, and 
B–17 bombers. 
(4) On January 13, 1948, Tyndall Field became 
Tyndall Air Force Base and was an active site for air 
training and defense throughout the Cold War. 
(5) Tyndall AFB is now home to the First Air 
Force as well as the 325th Fighter Wing Head-
quarters and their F–22 Raptors. 
(6) The 325th Fighter Wing has been instru-
mental to national security at such crucial junctures 
as the Cuban Missile Crisis, throughout the Cold War, 
and more recently in intercepting unidentified air-
craft and supporting anti-smuggling efforts. 
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(7) On July 20, 1945, the Navy Mine Counter-
measure Station was established in Panama City. 
(8) The Navy Mine Countermeasure Station de-
veloped into the Naval Support Activity Panama 
City (NSAPC), which has faithfully carried out its 
mission since its inception and continues to support 
the crucial efforts and important research of tenant 
command organizations such as the Naval Surface 
Warfare Center: Panama City Division (NSWC 
PCD) and the Navy Experimental Diving Unit 
(NEDU). 
(9) Research performed at NSWC PCD has been 
integral to equipping the Navy with the personnel 
and technology necessary to maintaining its status as 
the world’s greatest and most technologically ad-
vanced. 
(10) NSWC PCD’s newest facility, the Littoral 
Warfare Research Facility, is one of the Navy’s major 
research, development, test, and evaluation labora-
tories and where standards for weapons integration 
on Littoral Combat Ships are often developed. 
(11) NEDU is a global hub of research, develop-
ment, and testing for undersea operations. 
(12) During the Second World War, the Wain-
wright Shipyard in Panama City built over 100 ves-
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sels for the war effort and employed over 15,000 peo-
ple. 
(13) Panama City’s shipbuilding legacy con-
tinues as home to one of today’s most prolific domes-
tic shipbuilders, Eastern Shipbuilding. 
(14) The Department of Defense is the largest 
employer in Panama City, where many of the resi-
dents and their relatives have proudly served in the 
Armed Forces for generations. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the longstanding dedication and 
contribution to the Armed Forces by the people of 
Panama City, both through the legacy of naval ship-
building and through their ongoing commitment to 
support the mission of Panama City’s military in-
stallations and the personnel assigned to them; 
(2) honors the members of the Armed Forces who 
have trained and served at the several military instal-
lations in and around Panama City; 
(3) recognizes the contribution of the industry 
and workforce of Panama City to naval shipbuilding; 
and 
(4) encourages the recognition of the importance 
of Panama City to the history of the Armed Forces 
by Congress, the Air Force, the Navy, and the Amer-
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ican people by honoring the contribution of the people 
of Panama City to the defense of the United States. 
SEC. 1094. PROTECTIONS RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND 
DISABILITIES. 
Any branch or agency of the Federal Government shall, 
with respect to any religious corporation, religious associa-
tion, religious educational institution, or religious society 
that is a recipient of or offeror for a Federal Government 
contract, subcontract, grant, purchase order, or cooperative 
agreement, provide protections and exemptions consistent 
with sections 702(a) and 703(e)(2) of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a) and 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(e)(2)) 
and section 103(d) of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12113(d)). 
SEC. 1095. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
The provisions of Executive Order 13673 and any im-
plementing rules or regulations shall not apply to the acqui-
sition, contracting, contract administration, source selec-
tion, or any other activities of the Department of Defense 
or the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Sec-
retary of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity may not issue, or be required to comply with, any pol-
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in any report that the Member, officer, or employee is re-
quired to file with respect to the trip under any provision 
of law and under any provision of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate (as 
the case may be). 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply with re-
spect to any trip the sole purpose of which is to visit one 
or more United States military installations or to visit 
United States military personnel in a war zone (or both). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Member’’, with respect 
to the House of Representatives, includes a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(2) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 
means the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to trips taken on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, except that this section does not apply with re-
spect to any trip which began prior to such date. 
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SEC. 1097. WAIVER OF CERTAIN POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION 
REQUIREMENTS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
may waive the polygraph examination requirement under 
section 3 of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–376) for any applicant who— 
(1) the Commissioner determines is suitable for 
employment; 
(2) holds a current, active Top Secret clearance 
and is able to access sensitive compartmented infor-
mation; 
(3) has a current single scope background inves-
tigation; 
(4) was not granted any waivers to obtain the 
clearance; and 
(5) is a veteran (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2108 or 2109a of title 5, United States Code). 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. TEMPORARY DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DO-
MESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILI-
TIES AND THE MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FA-
CILITIES BASE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—During fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense may appoint, without regard to 
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the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of 
such title, qualified candidates to positions in the competi-
tive service at any defense industrial base facility or the 
Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end of 
fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate on the use of the author-
ity provided under subsection (a). Such report shall include 
the total number of individuals appointed under such au-
thority and the effectiveness of such authority in fulfilling 
the manpower needs of the defense industrial base facilities 
or the Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘defense in-
dustrial base facility’’ means any Department of Defense 
depot, arsenal, or shipyard located within the United 
States. 
SEC. 1102. TEMPORARY PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES FOR 
DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FA-
CILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FA-
CILITIES BASE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law relat-
ing to the examination, certification, and appointment of 
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individuals in the competitive service, during fiscal years 
2017 and 2018, an employee of a defense industrial base 
facility or the Major Range and Test Facilities Base serving 
under a time-limited appointment in the competitive serv-
ice is eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in 
the competitive service at (A) any such facility, Base, or 
any other component of the Department of Defense when 
such facility, Base, or component (as the case may be) is 
accepting applications from individuals within the facility, 
Base, or component’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, or (B) any agency when the agency is accepting 
applications from individuals outside its own workforce 
under merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency, 
if— 
(1) the employee was appointed initially under 
open, competitive examination under subchapter I of 
chapter 33 of such title to the time-limited appoint-
ment; 
(2) the employee has served under 1 or more 
time-limited appointments by a defense industrial 
base facility or the Major Range and Test Facilities 
Base for a period or periods totaling more than 24 
months without a break of 2 or more years; and 
(3) the employee’s performance has been at an 
acceptable level of performance throughout the period 
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or periods (as the case may be) referred to in para-
graph (2). 
(b) WAIVER OF AGE REQUIREMENT.—In determining 
the eligibility of a time-limited employee under this section 
to be examined for or appointed in the competitive service, 
the Office of Personnel Management or other examining 
agency shall waive requirements as to age, unless the re-
quirement is essential to the performance of the duties of 
the position. 
(c) STATUS.—An individual appointed under this sec-
tion— 
(1) becomes a career-conditional employee, unless 
the employee has otherwise completed the service re-
quirements for career tenure; and 
(2) acquires competitive status upon appoint-
ment. 
(d) FORMER EMPLOYEES.—A former employee of a de-
fense industrial base facility or the Major Range and Test 
Facilities Base who served under a time-limited appoint-
ment and who otherwise meets the requirements of this sec-
tion shall be deemed a time-limited employee for purposes 
of this section if— 
(1) such employee applies for a position covered 
by this section within the period of 2 years after the 
most recent date of separation; and 
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(2) such employee’s most recent separation was 
for reasons other than misconduct or performance. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘defense in-
dustrial base facility’’ means any Department of Defense 
depot, arsenal, or shipyard located within the United 
States. 
SEC. 1103. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL 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 as most recently amended by section 1102 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1022), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 1104. ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES RELO-
CATING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS 
TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 5524a of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The head’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(1) The head’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The head of each agency may provide for the ad-
vance payment of basic pay, covering not more than 6 pay 
periods, to an employee who is assigned to a position in 
the agency that is located— 
‘‘(A) outside of the employee’s commuting area; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the United States, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, or any territory or possession of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or assigned’’ 
after ‘‘appointed’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or assignment’’ after ‘‘ap-
pointment’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or assigned’’ after ‘‘ap-
pointed’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘and employees re-
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locating within the United States and its 
territories’’ after ‘‘appointees’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections of chapter 55 of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘5524a. Advance payments for new appointees and employees relocating within 
the United States and its territories.’’. 
SEC. 1105. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ALTERNATIVE 
PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
(a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY
AND CODIFICATION.— 
Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 1589 a new section 1590 consisting 
of— 
(1) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 1590. Alternative personnel program for scientific 
and technical personnel’’; and 
(2) a text consisting of the text of subsection (a), 
(b), (c), and (d) of section 1101 of the Strom Thur-
mond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 
note). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1590 of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘During the program period 
specified in subsection (e)(1), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of experimental use of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to use’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, United States Code,’’ in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘United States Code,’’ in 
paragraph (2); and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, United 
States Code’’ in paragraphs (2) and (3) each place it 
appears. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1589 the following 
new item: 
‘‘1590. Alternative personnel program for scientific and technical personnel.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1101 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is 
repealed. 
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SEC. 1106. MODIFICATION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
Section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 5 U.S.C. 
3702 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘CYBER 
AND’’ before ‘‘INFORMATION’’. 
(2) in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(C), and 
(g)(2), by inserting ‘‘cyber operations or’’ before ‘‘in-
formation’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘to or’’ be-
fore ‘‘from’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’. 
SEC. 1107. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LOCALITIES FOR CAL-
CULATION OF PER DIEM ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 5707 of title 
5, United States Code, the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to pro-
vide that, with respect to per diem rates for Ohio, the local-
ity described as Dayton/Fairborn and the locality described 
as Cincinnati are considered 1 locality for purposes of es-
tablishing per diem allowance or maximum amount of re-
imbursement under section 5702(a)(2) of such title. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The adjustment of the treat-
ment of localities described under subsection (a) shall be ef-
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fective on the same date as the application of the first recal-
culation of per diem allowances by the Administrator that 
occurs after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1108. ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES IN A TIME-LIMITED 
APPOINTMENT TO COMPETE FOR A PERMA-
NENT APPOINTMENT AT ANY FEDERAL AGEN-
CY. 
Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any land man-
agement agency or any other agency (as defined in 
section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit pro-
motion procedures of the applicable agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such land management agency when such 
agency is accepting applications from individuals 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion 
procedures, or any agency, including a land manage-
ment agency, when the agency is accepting applica-
tions from individuals outside its own workforce 
under the merit promotion procedures of the applica-
ble agency’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘of the agency 
from which the former employee was most recently 
separated’’ after ‘‘deemed a time-limited employee’’. 
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SEC. 1109. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 6330. Limitation on administrative leave 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During any calendar year, an em-
ployee may not be placed on administrative leave, or any 
other paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for more 
than 14 total days for reasons relating to misconduct or 
performance. After an employee has been placed on admin-
istrative leave for 14 days, the employing agency shall re-
turn the employee to duty status, utilizing telework if avail-
able, and assign the employee to duties if such employee 
is not a threat to safety, the agency mission, or Government 
property. 
‘‘(b) EXTENDED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an agency finds that an 
employee is a threat to safety, the agency mission, or 
Government property and upon the expiration of the 
14-day period described in subsection (a), an agency 
head may place the employee on extended administra-
tive leave for additional periods of not more than 30 
days each. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—For any additional period of 30 
days granted to the employee after the initial 30-day 
extension, the agency head shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Oversight and Government Reform in the 
House of Representatives, the agency’s authorizing 
committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
a report, not later than 5 business days after granting 
the additional period, containing— 
‘‘(A) title, position, office or agency sub-
component, job series, pay grade, and salary of 
the employee on administrative leave; 
‘‘(B) a description of the work duties of the 
employee; 
‘‘(C) the reason the employee is on adminis-
trative leave; 
‘‘(D) an explanation as to why the employee 
is a threat to safety, the agency mission, or Gov-
ernment property; 
‘‘(E) an explanation as to why the employee 
is not able to telework or be reassigned to an-
other position within the agency; 
‘‘(F) in the case of a pending related inves-
tigation of the employee— 
‘‘(i) the status of such investigation; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) the certification described in sub-
section (c)(1); and 
‘‘(G) in the case of a completed related in-
vestigation of the employee— 
‘‘(i) the results of such investigation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the reason that the employee re-
mains on administrative leave. 
‘‘(c) EXTENSION
PENDING
RELATED
INVESTIGA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an employee is under a 
related investigation by an investigative entity at the 
time an additional period described under subsection 
(b)(2) is granted and, in the opinion of the investiga-
tive entity, additional time is needed to complete the 
investigation, such entity shall certify to the applica-
ble agency that such additional time is needed and 
include in the certification an estimate of the length 
of such additional time. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The head of an agency may 
not grant an additional period of administrative 
leave described under subsection (b)(2) to an employee 
on or after the date that is 30 days after the comple-
tion of a related investigation by an investigative en-
tity. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) INVESTIGATIVE ENTITY.—The term ‘inves-
tigative entity’ means an internal investigative unit 
of the agency granting administrative leave, the Office 
of Inspector General, the Office of the Attorney Gen-
eral, or the Office of Special Counsel. 
‘‘(2) RELATED
INVESTIGATION.—The term ‘re-
lated investigation’ means an investigation that per-
tains to the underlying reasons an employee was 
placed on administrative leave.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall begin to apply 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to— 
(1) supersede the provisions of chapter 75 of title 
5, United States Code; or 
(2) limit the number of days that an employee 
may be placed on administrative leave, or any other 
paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for rea-
sons unrelated to misconduct or performance. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, 
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is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6329 
the following new item: 
‘‘6330. Limitation on administrative leave.’’. 
SEC. 1110. RECORD OF INVESTIGATION OF PERSONNEL AC-
TION IN SEPARATED EMPLOYEE’S OFFICIAL 
PERSONNEL FILE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
3321 the following: 
‘‘§ 3322. Voluntary separation before resolution of per-
sonnel investigation 
‘‘(a) With respect to any employee occupying a posi-
tion in the competitive service or the excepted service who 
is the subject of a personnel investigation and resigns from 
Government employment prior to the resolution of such in-
vestigation, the head of the agency from which such em-
ployee so resigns shall, if an adverse finding was made with 
respect to such employee pursuant to such investigation, 
make a permanent notation in the employee’s official per-
sonnel record file. The head shall make such notation not 
later than 40 days after the date of the resolution of such 
investigation. 
‘‘(b) Prior to making a permanent notation in an em-
ployee’s official personnel record file under subsection (a), 
the head of the agency shall— 
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‘‘(1) notify the employee in writing within 5 
days of the resolution of the investigation and provide 
such employee a copy of the adverse finding and any 
supporting documentation; 
‘‘(2) provide the employee with a reasonable 
time, but not less than 30 days, to respond in writing 
and to furnish affidavits and other documentary evi-
dence to show why the adverse finding was unfounded 
(a summary of which shall be included in any nota-
tion made to the employee’s personnel file under sub-
section (d)); and 
‘‘(3) provide a written decision and the specific 
reasons therefore to the employee at the earliest prac-
ticable date. 
‘‘(c) An employee is entitled to appeal the decision of 
the head of the agency to make a permanent notation under 
subsection (a) to the Merit Systems Protection Board under 
section 7701. 
‘‘(d)(1) If an employee files an appeal with the Merit 
Systems Protection Board pursuant to subsection (c), the 
agency head shall make a notation in the employee’s official 
personnel record file indicating that an appeal disputing 
the notation is pending not later than 2 weeks after the 
date on which such appeal was filed. 
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‘‘(c) The Office of Personnel Management shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out the purpose of this section.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any former Government employee 
(as described in section 3330e of title 5, United States Code, 
as added by such subsection) appointed or reinstated on or 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of 
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3330e. Review of official personnel file of former Federal employees before rehir-
ing.’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT 
FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CER-
TAIN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
394), as most recently amended by section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1035), is further amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2017’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRAINING OF 
GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES OF THE UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES WITH MILITARY AND 
OTHER SECURITY FORCES OF FRIENDLY FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1203(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
894; 10 U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 
TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE 
CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO RE-
SPOND TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS 
OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY FOR 
OTHER COUNTRIES.—Subsection (b) of section 1204 of the 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 896; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of the Secretary’s intention’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not later than 48 hours after the Secretary makes 
a determination’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d)(1) of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) FUNDS AVAILABLE.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and 
available for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for 
a fiscal year, not more than $20,000,000 may be 
made available for assistance under this section for 
such fiscal year.’’. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.— 
Subsection (e) of such section, as amended by section 1202 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3530), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If the amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘If the Secretary of Defense determines that the 
amount’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense shall 
notify’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary shall notify’’; 
and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘of that fact’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
such determination not later than 48 hours after 
making the determination’’. 
(d) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of such section, as 
amended by section 1273 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1076), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and apply with respect to assistance authorized to be pro-
vided under subsection (a) of section 1204 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 on or after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
TO 
COMBAT 
TER-
RORISM. 
Subsection (h) of section 1208 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most re-
cently amended by section 1208(b) of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3541), is further amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’. 
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SEC. 1205. MODIFICATION AND CODIFICATION OF REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SECURITY 
COOPERATION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1211 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3544) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘BIENNIAL’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 
‘‘ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 31 of each year through January 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘security assistance’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘assistance’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘the two fiscal years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the fiscal year’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, duration,’’ 
after ‘‘purpose’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The cost’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The cost and expenditures’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) For each foreign country in which the 
training, equipment, or other assistance or reimburse-
ment was provided, a description of the extent of par-
ticipation, if any, by the military forces and security 
forces or other government organizations of such for-
eign country. 
‘‘(5) The number of members of the Armed 
Forces involved in providing such training, equip-
ment, or assistance and a description of the military 
benefits for such members involved in providing such 
training, equipment or assistance. 
‘‘(6) A summary, by authority, of the activities 
carried out under each authority specified in sub-
section (c).’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION
TO SPECIFIED AUTHORITIES.— 
Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Sections 256, 263, 271, 272, 273, 281, 284, 
285, 286, and 287.’’. 
(2) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (7), and 
(11); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (8), (9), 
(10), and (12) through (17) as paragraphs (4) 
through (13), respectively; 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) Section 401, relating to humanitarian and 
civic assistance provided in conjunction with military 
operations. 
‘‘(15) Section 1206 of the Carl Levin and How-
ard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3538; 10 
U.S.C. 2282 note), relating to authority to conduct 
human rights training of security forces and associ-
ated security ministries of foreign countries. 
‘‘(16) Section 1534 of the Carl Levin and How-
ard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3616), relat-
ing to the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
‘‘(17) Section 1203 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 894; 10 U.S.C. 2011 note), relating 
to training of general purpose forces of the United 
States Armed Forces with military and other security 
forces of friendly foreign countries.’’; and 
(5) by striking ‘‘of title 10, United States Code’’ 
each place it appears. 
(d) FORM.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
by adding ‘‘that may also include other sensitive informa-
tion’’ after ‘‘annex’’. 
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(e) CODIFICATION
OF SECTION 1211 OF FY 2015 
NDAA.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Chapter 11 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 1261 of 
this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 
251 a new section 252 consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 252. Annual report on programs carried out by the 
Department of Defense to provide train-
ing, equipment, or other assistance or re-
imbursement to foreign security forces’’; 
and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of sub-
sections (a) through (e) of section 1211 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3544), as 
amended by subsections (a) through (d) of this 
section. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1211 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub-
lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3544), as amended by 
subsections (a) through (d) of this section, is repealed. 
(f) REPEAL OF OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
HUMANITARIAN
AND 
CIVIC ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.—Section 401 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
(2) SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORTS
ON
COUNTERTER-
RORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND.—Section 1534 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub-
lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3616) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY TO 
TRAIN GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES OF THE UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES WITH MILITARY AND OTHER 
SECURITY
FORCES
OF
FRIENDLY
FOREIGN
COUN-
TRIES.—Section 1203 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 894; 10 U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (e); and 
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(C) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), 
and (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY FOR 
NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
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— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g), sub-
section (h), the second subsection (h), and sub-
section (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), re-
spectively. 
SEC. 1206. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
enter into an agreement with a federally funded re-
search and development center, or another appro-
priate independent entity, with expertise in security 
cooperation to conduct an assessment of the Strategic 
Framework for Department of Defense Security Co-
operation. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of each of the elements of 
the Strategic Framework for Department of De-
fense Security Cooperation, as directed by sec-
tion 1202 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 
129 Stat. 1036; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(B) An assessment of the extent to which se-
curity cooperation programs, individually and 
in combination, as identified in the Comptroller 
General Inventory of Department of Defense Se-
curity Cooperation Programs directed in the 
committee report (H. Rept. 114–102) accom-
panying the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016, and any other relevant 
studies, contribute to the strategic goals, primary 
objectives, priorities, and desired end-states of 
Department of Defense security cooperation pro-
grams. 
(C) Any other matters the entity that con-
ducts the assessment considers appropriate. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 1, 
2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
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gressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a re-
port that includes the assessment under subsection (a) 
and any other matters the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 
1211. 
EXTENSION 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
COM-
MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 
1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1042), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During fiscal year 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘During the period beginning on 
October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 
2017’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘in such fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in such period’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS 
INJURY AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on October 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 
2017, amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012, as amended by this section, shall also be 
available for ex gratia payments for damage, personal 
injury, or death that is incident to combat operations 
of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The authority in this 
subsection may not be used until 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
(A) The amount that will be used for pay-
ments pursuant to this subsection. 
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(B) The manner in which claims for pay-
ments shall be verified. 
(C) The officers or officials who shall be au-
thorized to approve claims for payments. 
(D) The manner in which payments shall 
be made. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
AVAILABLE.—The 
total amount of payments made pursuant to this sub-
section during the period beginning on October 1, 
2016, and ending on December 31, 2017, may not ex-
ceed $5,000,000. 
(4) 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. 
(5) 
CONSTRUCTION
WITH
RESTRICTION
ON 
AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the applica-
tion of subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so 
amended, to any payment pursuant to this sub-
section, such payment shall be deemed to be a project 
described by such subsection (e). 
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SEC. 1212. 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 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1212 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1043), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 
2016, and ending on December 31, 2017,’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $1,160,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 
2016, and ending on December 31, 2017, may not ex-
ceed $1,100,000,000’’ ; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on October 
1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017,’’. 
(c) 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. 
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393), as most recently amended by section 1212(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(129 Stat. 1043), is further amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2001), as most recently amended by section 1212(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(129 Stat. 1043), is further amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2016 or any prior fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for any 
period prior to December 31, 2017’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF 
PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the 
total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 
Pakistan during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, 
and ending on December 31, 2017, pursuant to the third 
sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by sub-
section (b)(2)), $450,000,000 shall not be eligible for the 
waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) 
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that— 
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(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-
ations in North Waziristan that are contributing to 
significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of 
movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 
using North Waziristan as a safe haven; and 
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi-
nates with the Government of Afghanistan to restrict 
the movement of militants, such as the Haqqani Net-
work, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROD-
UCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUN-
TRIES ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2399), as most recently amended by section 1214 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1045), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’. 
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SEC. 1214. 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 most recently 
amended by section 1215 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1045), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such 
section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2018’’. 
(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘,, 2015, and 2016’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘, 2015, 2016, and 2017’’. 
SEC. 1215. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES POL-
ICY AND STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States continues to have vital na-
tional security interests in ensuring that Afghanistan 
is a stable, sovereign country. 
(2) President Obama signed a Strategic Partner-
ship Agreement and a Bilateral Security Agreement 
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with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghani-
stan, which commits the United States to the long- 
term security of, and defense cooperation with, the 
Government of Afghanistan and designates Afghani-
stan as a ‘‘major non-NATO ally’’. 
(3) The unity government in Afghanistan, led by 
President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah, 
should be applauded for their continued leadership 
and commitment to Afghanistan’s stability and secu-
rity. 
(4) Stability and security in Afghanistan rein-
forces stability and security in the region. 
(5) The best long-term guarantor of stability and 
security in Afghanistan is a stable unity government 
and a capable Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces (ANDSF). 
(6) The President’s current policy is to draw 
down from 9,800 to 5,500 United States troops by 
January 1, 2017. As the recent commander in Af-
ghanistan, General John Campbell, testified to the 
Senate Armed Services Committee, ‘‘the 5,500 [U.S. 
troops] plan was developed primarily around counter-
terrorism. There’s very limited train-advise-and-as-
sist...in those numbers. To continue to build on the 
Afghan Security Forces, the gaps and seams in avia-
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tion, logistics, intelligence...we’d have to make some 
adjustments to that number.’’. 
(7) The President’s policy of limiting the number 
of United States troops that the commander can em-
ploy in Afghanistan is hindering the effectiveness of 
the United States mission therein. 
(8) Further, at the current policy of 9,800 
United States troops, the new commander of Oper-
ation Resolute Support in Afghanistan, General John 
‘‘Mick’’ Nicholson, agreed in testimony with the Sen-
ate Armed Services Committee that the security situa-
tion in Afghanistan has been deteriorating rather 
than improving. 
(9) 
General 
John 
Campbell 
also 
stated 
‘‘. . .Afghan shortfalls will persist beyond 2016. Ca-
pability gaps still exist in fixed and rotary-wing 
aviation, combined arms operations, intelligence col-
lection and dissemination, and maintenance.’’. 
(10) General John Campbell further stated ‘‘I 
have the authority to protect coalition members 
against any insurgents. . .to attack the Taliban just 
because they’re Taliban, I do not have that author-
ity.’’. 
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(11) The Taliban have made territorial gains 
and are holding terrain in key geographic areas in 
Afghanistan, including in Helmand Province. 
(12) The Taliban held the city of Kunduz, Af-
ghanistan, which is the first time the Taliban have 
held a major city in Afghanistan in 14 years. 
(13) The Haqqani Network, a designated foreign 
terrorist organization aligned with the Taliban, is the 
most lethal group on the battlefield in Afghanistan, 
and continues to provide safe haven to al-Qaeda. 
(14) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) has established an affiliate in Afghanistan. 
(15) Since the death of the Taliban’s leader, 
Mullah Mohammad Omar, and the ascendance of 
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and Saraj Haqqani, head of 
the Haqqani Network, to Taliban leadership, the 
Taliban have not engaged in political reconciliation 
negotiations with the Government of Afghanistan. 
(16) The President has the statutory, legal au-
thority to strike the Taliban and the Haqqani Net-
work. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the President should authorize at least 9,800 
United States troops to continue the train, advise, 
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and assist and counterterrorism missions in Afghani-
stan after 2016; 
(2) the President should provide the United 
States commander in Afghanistan with the authority 
to unilaterally strike the Taliban and the Haqqani 
Network; 
(3) the President should provide additional re-
sources to strike the Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-
vant (ISIL) in Afghanistan; 
(4) the President should provide the United 
States commander in Afghanistan the authority to 
conduct the train, advise, and assist mission below 
the corps level of the Afghan National Defense and Se-
curity Forces (ANDSF); 
(5) the United States should provide United 
States Armed Forces lift and close air support to 
ANDSF units until the ANDSF has a fully capable, 
organic lift and close air support capability and ca-
pacity; 
(6) the United States should provide monetary 
and advisory support for 352,000 ANDSF personnel 
and 30,000 Afghan Local Police, including intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support, 
through 2018; 
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(7) it should continue to be a top priority to pro-
vide United States Armed Forces deployed to Afghan-
istan with necessary medical, force protection, and 
combat search and rescue support; and 
(8) United States military personnel who are 
tasked with the mission of providing combat search 
and rescue support, casualty evacuation, and medical 
support should not be counted as part of any force 
management level limitation on the number of United 
States ground forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1216. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN AF-
GHANS. 
(a) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) 
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I)(aa) by, or on behalf of, the 
United States Government, in the case 
of an application for Chief of Mission 
approval submitted before May 31, 
2016; or 
‘‘(bb) in the case of an applica-
tion for Chief of Mission approval sub-
mitted on or after May 31, 2016, in a 
capacity that required the alien— 
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‘‘(AA) to serve as an inter-
preter or translator for United 
States military personnel in Af-
ghanistan while traveling off-base 
with such personnel; or 
‘‘(BB) to perform sensitive 
and trusted activities for United 
States military personnel sta-
tioned in Afghanistan; or’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Clauses (i) and (ii) of 
section 602(b)(3)(F) of such Act are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017;’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Section 602(b)(14) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not later than December 31, 2016, and annually 
thereafter through January 31, 2021,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘under 
this section;’’ and inserting ‘‘under subclause (I) or 
(II)(bb) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii);’’. 
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria and Iraq 
SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED 
SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (f) 
of such section, as amended by section 1225(e) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1055), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
CERTIFICATION
ACCOMPANYING
RE-
PROGRAMMING REQUESTS.—Each request under para-
graph (1) shall include a certification of the Secretary 
of Defense that— 
‘‘(A) a required number and type of United 
States Armed Forces have been deployed to sup-
port the strategy for Syria required under sec-
tion 1225(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
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tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1054) and to support a plan to re-
take and hold Raqqa, Syria; and 
‘‘(B) a required number and type of United 
States Armed Forces have been deployed to sup-
port the elements of the Syrian opposition and 
other Syrian groups and individuals that are to 
be trained and equipped under this section to en-
sure that such elements, groups, and individuals 
are able to defend themselves from attacks by the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and 
Government of Syria forces consistent with the 
purposes set forth in subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 1222. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it should be the policy of the United States 
to support, within the framework of the Iraqi Con-
stitution, the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga, the Iraqi Se-
curity Forces, and Sunni tribal forces in the fight 
against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; 
(2) recognizing the important role of the Iraqi 
Kurdish Peshmerga within the military campaign 
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against ISIL in Iraq, the United States should pro-
vide arms, training, and appropriate equipment di-
rectly to the Kurdistan Regional Government; and 
(3) efforts should be made to ensure transparency 
and oversight mechanisms are in place for oversight 
of United States assistance to combat waste, fraud, 
and abuse. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section, as 
amended by section 1223 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1049), is further amended— 
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations in title XV for fiscal year 2017, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $680,000,000 to carry out 
this section.’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
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(d) SUBMISSION OF PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Subsection 
(k) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) SUBMISSION OF PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Not more 
than 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
under this section may be obligated or expended until not 
earlier than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to 
re-take Mosul, Iraq from the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant (ISIL) and to hold Mosul, Iraq.’’. 
(e) BRIEFING AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DIRECTLY 
CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.—Subsection (l) of such sec-
tion, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AS-
SESSMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘BRIEFING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘ASSESSMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘BRIEFING’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an assess-
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ment of’’ and inserting ‘‘provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a brief-
ing that includes an assessment of’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an update 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing 
that includes an update of’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the assessment is sub-
mitted’’ and inserting ‘‘the briefing is pro-
vided’’; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘If the President’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated under this sec-
tion, $50,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘assistance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘stipends and sustainment’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Of the funds made available to carry out 
this subparagraph, not less than 33 percent 
shall 
be 
available 
for 
stipends 
and 
sustainment for the group described in sub-
paragraph (D)(i).’’. 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COST- 
SHARING’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBMISSION OF 
PLAN’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘cost-sharing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘submission of plan’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) COVERED
GROUPS.—The groups de-
scribed in this subparagraph are the following 
groups that are directly engaged in the cam-
paign for Mosul, Iraq: 
‘‘(i) The Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga. 
‘‘(ii) Sunni tribal security forces, or 
other local security forces, with a national 
security mission.’’. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND REPORT ON 
EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED TO OR ACQUIRED 
BY VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 
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(1) PROHIBITION.—Assistance authorized under 
section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3559), as so amended, may not be provided to the 
Government of Iraq after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, that the Government of Iraq has taken 
such actions as may be reasonably necessary to safe-
guard against such assistance being transferred to or 
acquired by violent extremist organizations. 
(2) BRIEFING.— 
(A) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
Defense makes any determination that equip-
ment or supplies provided pursuant to section 
1236(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 
128 Stat. 3559), as so amended, have been trans-
ferred to or acquired by a violent extremist orga-
nization, the Secretary shall provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a briefing 
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that contains a description of the determination 
of the Secretary and the transfer to or acquisi-
tion by the violent extremist organization. 
(B) 
ELEMENTS.—Each 
briefing 
under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 
transfer covered by the report, the following: 
(i) An assessment of the type and 
quantity of equipment or supplies trans-
ferred to the violent extremist organization. 
(ii) A description of the criteria used 
to determine that the organization is a vio-
lent extremist organization. 
(iii) A description, if known, of how 
the equipment or supplies were transferred 
to or acquired by the violent extremist orga-
nization. 
(iv) If the equipment or supplies are 
determined to remain under the current 
control of the violent extremist organization, 
a description of the organization, including 
its relationship, if any, to the security forces 
of the Government of Iraq. 
(v) A description of the end use moni-
toring or other policies and procedures in 
place in order to prevent equipment or sup-
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plies to be transferred to or acquired by vio-
lent extremist organizations. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(i) the congressional defense commit-
tees; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘violent extremist organization’’ means 
an organization that— 
(i) is a foreign terrorist organization 
designated by the Secretary of State under 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or is associated 
with a foreign terrorist organization; or 
(ii) is known to be under the command 
and control of, or is associated with, the 
Government of Iran. 
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SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS 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 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631; 10 
U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by section 1221 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1047), is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Iraqi Border Police,’’ after 
‘‘Iraqi Ministry of Defense’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘transition’’ and inserting ‘‘security’’. 
(c) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section, as so amend-
ed, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 
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SEC. 1224. REPORT ON PREVENTION OF FUTURE TER-
RORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that describes the political, economic, and secu-
rity conditions in Iraq and Syria that would be necessary 
and sufficient to prevent the formation of future terrorist 
organizations in Iraq and Syria that may present a danger 
to the United States, its allies, and the stability of Iraq, 
Syria, and the rest of the Middle East region. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed construct of the conditions that 
must be met for the Islamic State to be considered de-
feated and a successful conclusion to Operation Inher-
ent Resolve achieved. 
(2) A detailed explanation of the political, eco-
nomic, and security conditions that would— 
(A) provide reasonable confidence a new ter-
rorist organization, including a successor to al 
Qaeda or Islamic State, or an unrelated organi-
zation, would not form in the region in the short 
and long term; 
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(B) decrease probability of terrorist attacks 
on the United States, its allies, and countries in 
the Middle East; 
(C) eliminate safe havens for terrorist orga-
nizations in Syria and Iraq; and 
(D) diminish refugee flows within and out 
of Iraq and Syria. 
(3) A strategy for the United States and its al-
lies and partners to facilitate those political, eco-
nomic, and security conditions in the short and long 
term, including a description of— 
(A) the posture, roles, and activities of the 
Department of Defense in Iraq and Syria and 
the region; 
(B) the roles and responsibilities of United 
States’ allies and regional partners; and 
(C) the roles and responsibilities for other 
countries and groups in the region, including 
Kurds, Shia, and Sunni groups in Iraq and 
Syria, and Saudi Arabia and Iran. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
may determine to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
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ensures that the rocket propulsion system 
will meet each requirement under subsection 
(a)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) such obligation or expenditure 
will not negatively affect the development of 
the rocket propulsion system, including with 
respect to meeting such requirements; and 
‘‘(B) the reprogramming or transfer is car-
ried out in accordance with established proce-
dures for reprogramming or transfers, including 
with respect to presenting a request for a re-
programming of funds. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘rocket propulsion system’ means, 
with respect to the development authorized by sub-
section (a), a main booster, first-stage rocket engine 
or motor. The term does not include a launch vehicle, 
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