SEC. 133. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EC– 
130H 
COMPASS 
CALL 
RECAPITALIZATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
any fiscal year for the EC–130H Compass Call recapital-
ization program of the Air Force may be obligated or ex-
pended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional 
defense committees the certification described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written statement certifying that— 
(1) an independent review of the acquisition 
process for the EC–130H Compass Call recapitaliza-
tion program of the Air Force has been conducted; 
and 
(2) as a result of such review, it has been deter-
mined that the acquisition process for such program 
complies with all applicable laws, guidelines, and best 
practices. 
SEC. 134. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UPGRADES TO MQ–9 
REAPER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall conduct 
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an analysis that compares the costs and benefits of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to 
a Block 5 configuration. 
(2) Proceeding with the procurement of MQ–9B 
aircraft instead of upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper 
aircraft to a Block 5 configuration. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report that includes the results of the cost- 
benefit analysis conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 141. AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES FOR THE F–35 AIRCRAFT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR PROCUREMENT
OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, be-
ginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the 
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procurement of economic order quantities of the material 
and equipment described in subsection (b). 
(b) MATERIAL
AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED.—The 
material and equipment described in this subsection is ma-
terial and equipment— 
(1) that has completed formal hardware quali-
fication testing for the F–35 aircraft program; and 
(2) is to be used in procurement contracts to be 
awarded under the F–35 aircraft program in fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the F–35 air-
craft program, not more than $661,000,000 may be 
obligated or expended to enter into contracts under 
subsection (a). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) 
until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a written certification that 
the contract to be entered into under such subsection 
meets the following conditions: 
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(A) The contract will result in significant 
cost savings as compared to the total anticipated 
costs of procuring the property through contracts 
that are not for economic order quantities. 
(B) The estimates of the cost of the contract 
and the anticipated cost savings resulting from 
the contract are realistic. 
(C) The minimum need for the property 
that is to be procured under the contract is ex-
pected to remain substantially unchanged during 
the contract period. 
(D) There is a reasonable expectation that, 
throughout the contract period, the head of the 
relevant military department or defense agency 
will request funding for the contract at the level 
required to avoid contract cancellation. 
(E) The design of the property that is to be 
procured under the contract is expected to re-
main substantially unchanged and the technical 
risks associated with such design are not exces-
sive. 
(F) Entering into the contract will promote 
the national security interests of the United 
States. 
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(G) The contract satisfies the conditions de-
scribed in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of sec-
tion 2306b(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON DEMILITARIZATION OF CERTAIN 
CLUSTER MUNITIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Defense may not demilitarize any clus-
ter munitions until the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the congressional defense committees the 
certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written certification that the Depart-
ment of Defense has an inventory of covered munitions that 
meets not less than 75 percent of the operational require-
ments of the Department with respect to cluster munitions 
across the full range of military operational environments. 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to the demilitarization of 
cluster munitions that the Secretary determines— 
(1) are unserviceable as a result of an inspection, 
test, field incident, or other significant failure to meet 
performance or logistics requirements; or 
(2) are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not 
demilitarized or destroyed. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) CLUSTER MUNITION.—The term ‘‘cluster mu-
nition’’ means a munition that is composed of a non-
reusable canister or delivery body that contains mul-
tiple, conventional submunitions, without regard to 
the mode by which the munition is delivered. The 
term does not include— 
(A) nuclear, chemical, or biological weap-
ons; 
(B) obscurants; 
(C) pyrotechnics; 
(D) non-lethal systems; 
(E) non-explosive kinetic effect submuni-
tions; 
(F) electronic effects; or 
(G) landmines. 
(2) COVERED
MUNITIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
munitions’’ means cluster munitions containing sub-
munitions that, after arming, do not result in more 
than 1 percent unexploded ordnance (as that term is 
defined in section 101(e)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code) across the range of intended operational envi-
ronments. 
(3) DEMILITARIZE.—The term ‘‘demilitarize’’, 
when used with respect to a cluster munition or com-
ponents of a cluster munition— 
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(A) means to destroy the military offensive 
or defensive advantages inherent in the munition 
or its components; and 
(B) includes any mutilation, scrapping, 
melting, burning, or alteration that prevents the 
use of the munition or its components for the 
military purposes for which the munition or its 
components was designed or for a lethal purpose. 
SEC. 143. REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT TO PRE-
SERVE CERTAIN C–5 AIRCRAFT. 
Section 141 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1659), as amended by section 132 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328), is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN RETIRED C–5 AIR-
CRAFT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall preserve each 
C–5 aircraft that is retired by the Secretary during a pe-
riod in which the total inventory of strategic airlift aircraft 
of the Secretary is less than 301, such that the retired air-
craft— 
‘‘(1) is stored in flyable condition; 
‘‘(2) can be returned to service; and 
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‘‘(3) is not used to supply parts to other aircraft 
unless specifically authorized by the Secretary of De-
fense upon a request by the Secretary of the Air 
Force.’’. 
SEC. 144. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND UN-
MANNED AERIAL VEHICLES USE SPECIFIED 
STANDARD DATA LINK. 
Section 157 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1667) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that any solicitation issued for a 
Common Data Link described in subsection (a), re-
gardless of whether the solicitation is issued by a 
military department or a contractor with respect to 
a subcontract— 
‘‘(A) conforms to a Department of Defense 
specification standard, including interfaces and 
waveforms, existing as of the date of the solicita-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any proprietary or 
undocumented waveforms or control interfaces or 
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data interfaces as a requirement or criterion for 
evaluation; and 
‘‘(2) notify the congressional defense committees 
not later than 15 days after issuing a solicitation for 
a Common Data Link to be sunset (CDL-TBS) wave-
form.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ ; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘before October 1, 2023’’ 
after ‘‘committees’’. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
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Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, And Limitations 
SEC. 211. COST CONTROLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT 
RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) FIXED CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b), the capability requirements for 
aircraft procured under the presidential aircraft recapital-
ization program of the Air Force (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘PAR Program’’) shall be the capability require-
ments identified in version 7.0 of the system requirement 
document for the PAR Program dated December 14, 2016. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may adjust the capability requirements described in sub-
section (a) only if the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees a written determination that such ad-
justment is necessary— 
(1) to resolve an ambiguity relating to the capa-
bility requirement; 
(2) to address a problem with the administration 
of the capability requirement; 
(3) to lower the development cost or life-cycle cost 
of the PAR program; 
(4) to comply with a change in international, 
Federal, State, or local law or regulation that takes 
effect after September 30, 2017; 
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(5) to address a safety issue; or 
(6) subject to subsection (c), to address an emerg-
ing threat or vulnerability. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON ADJUSTMENT
FOR EMERGING 
THREAT OR VULNERABILITY.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may use the authority under paragraph (6) of sub-
section (b) to adjust the requirements described in sub-
section (a) only if the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of 
the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis— 
(1) jointly determine that such adjustment is 
necessary and in the interests of the national security 
of the United States; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees notice of such joint determination. 
(d) FORM OF CONTRACTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR FIXED-PRICE TYPE CON-
TRACTS.—Of the total amount of funds obligated or 
expended for contracts for engineering and manufac-
turing development under the PAR program, not less 
than 50 percent shall be for fixed-price type contracts. 
(2) OTHER CONTRACT TYPES.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (1), a contract other than a fixed- 
price type contract may be entered into under the 
PAR Program only if the service acquisition executive 
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of the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis, approves the 
contract. 
(e) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than Oc-
tober 1, 2017, and on a quarterly basis thereafter 
through October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall provide to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives a briefing on the 
efforts of the Secretary to control costs under the PAR 
Program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the PAR Program, 
the following: 
(A) An overview of the program schedule. 
(B) A description of each contract awarded 
under the program, including a description of 
the type of contract and the status of the con-
tract. 
(C) An assessment of the status of the pro-
gram with respect to— 
(i) modification; 
(ii) testing; 
(iii) delivery; and 
(iv) sustainment. 
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(f) SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(10) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 212. CAPITAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY 
ACHIEVE-
MENTS. 
Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to award cash 
prizes’’ and inserting ‘‘to award prizes, which may be 
cash prizes or nonmonetary prizes,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cash prizes’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prizes’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cash 
prize of’’ and inserting ‘‘prize valued at’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) No prize competition may result in the award of 
a nonmonetary prize valued at more than $10,000 without 
the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics.’’; 
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(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or nonmonetary items’’ 
after ‘‘accept funds’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and from State and local 
governments,’’ and inserting ‘‘from State and 
local governments, and from other nongovern-
mental sources,’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 214. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLUMBIA CLASS 
SUBMARINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sections 2366b and 
2448b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the components 
identified in subsection (b) are deemed to be critical tech-
nologies for the Columbia class ballistic missile submarine 
construction program. 
(b) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—The components iden-
tified in this subsection are— 
(1) the coordinated stern for the Columbia class 
ballistic missile submarine; 
(2) the electric drive system for the submarine; 
and 
(3) the nuclear reactor for the submarine. 
SEC. 215. JOINT HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The joint technology office on 
hypersonics in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is re-
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designated as the ‘‘Joint Hypersonics Transition Office’’. 
Any reference in a law (other than this section), map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the joint technology office on hypersonics shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Joint Hypersonics Transi-
tion Office. 
(b) HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT.—Section 218 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as 
amended by section 1079(f) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–192; 129 
Stat. 999), is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE ON HYPERSONICS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘JOINT
HYPERSONICS
TRANSITION
OF-
FICE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office on hypersonics’’ and inserting 
‘‘Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’)’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; 
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘joint tech-
nology office established under subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the program 
required by subsection (b), the Office shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordinate and integrate current and future 
research, development, test, and evaluation programs 
and system demonstration programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense on hypersonics. 
‘‘(2) Undertake appropriate actions to ensure— 
‘‘(A) close and continuous integration of the 
programs on hypersonics of the military depart-
ments and the Defense Agencies with the pro-
grams on hypersonics across the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) that both foundational research and 
developmental testing resources are adequate and 
well funded, and that facilities are made avail-
able in a timely manner to support hypersonics 
research, demonstration programs, and system 
development. 
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‘‘(3) 
Approve 
demonstration 
programs 
on 
hypersonic systems to speed the maturation and de-
ployment of the systems to the warfighter,. 
‘‘(4) Ensure that any demonstration program on 
hypersonic systems that is carried out in any year 
after its approval under paragraph (3) is carried out 
only if certified under subsection (e) as being con-
sistent with the roadmap under subsection (d). 
‘‘(5) Develop a well-defined path for hypersonic 
technologies to transition to operational capabilities 
for the warfighter.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘joint tech-
nology office established under subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office established under subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’. 
SEC. 216. HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING WEAPONS CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
transfer oversight and management of the Hypersonic 
Airbreathing Weapons Concept from the Defense Advanced 
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Research Projects Agency to a responsible entity of the Air 
Force. The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the 
head of the Air Force Research Laboratory, shall continue— 
(1) to develop a reusable hypersonics test bed to 
further probe the high speed flight corridor and to fa-
cilitate the testing and development of hypersonic 
airbreathing weapon systems; 
(2) to explore emerging concepts and technologies 
for reusable hypersonics weapons systems beyond cur-
rent hypersonics programs, focused on experimental 
flight test capabilities; and 
(3) to develop defensive technologies and counter-
measures against potential and identified hypersonic 
threats. 
(b) HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING WEAPON SYSTEM 
DEFINED.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
‘‘hypersonic 
airbreathing weapon system’’ means a missile or platform 
with military utility that operates at speeds near or beyond 
approximately five times the speed of sound, and that is 
propelled through the atmosphere with an engine that burns 
fuel with oxygen from the atmosphere that is collected in 
an inlet. 
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SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MQ– 
25 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2018 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Navy, for the MQ–25 unmanned air system, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 
60 days has elapsed following the date on which the certifi-
cation and report under subsection (b) have been submitted 
to the congressional defense committees. 
(b) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
written certification that— 
(A) the MQ–25 unmanned air system is re-
quired to fill a validated capability gap of the 
Department of the Navy; 
(B) the Chief of Naval Operations has re-
viewed and approved the initial capability docu-
ment and the capability development document 
relating to such system; and 
(C) the initial capability document and the 
capability development document have been pro-
vided to the congressional defense committees. 
(2) REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition 
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shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes— 
(A) an identification of threshold and objec-
tive key performance parameters for the MQ–25 
unmanned air system; 
(B) a certification that the threshold and 
objective key performance parameters for such 
system have been established and are achievable; 
and 
(C) a description of the requirements of 
such system with respect to— 
(i) fuel transfer; 
(ii) equipment for intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance; 
(iii) equipment for electronic attack 
and electronic protection; 
(iv) communications equipment; 
(v) weapons payload; 
(vi) range; 
(vii) mission endurance for unrefueled 
and aerial refueled operations; 
(viii) affordability; 
(ix) survivability; and 
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(x) interoperability with other Navy 
and joint-service unmanned aerial systems 
and mission control stations. 
SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds specified in subsection 
(c), not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
to the congressional defense committees the assessment re-
quired under subsection (b). 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a written assessment of the requirements for each 
contract writing information technology system of the De-
partment of Defense and the military departments. Such 
assessment shall include the following: 
(1) Analysis of the requirements for each such 
contract writing system, including identification of 
common requirements and any requirements unique 
to each military department. 
(2) Identification of legacy systems that provide 
data to, or receive data from, such contract writing 
systems. 
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(3) Projected timelines showing when each con-
tract writing system is expected to become fully oper-
ationally capable and when each legacy system is ex-
pected to terminate, based on budget projections in-
cluded in the most recent future-years defense pro-
gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(4) Assessment of how a shared services model 
might be applied to replace specific contract writing 
systems, including analysis of the business process re-
engineering necessary to move to a shared services 
model and how shared services can be integrated into 
the business enterprise architecture of the Depart-
ment. 
(5) Identification of available shared services for 
contract writing systems, such as those offered by the 
General Services Administration or by other sources, 
that might provide viable alternatives to current con-
tract writing systems. 
(6) Identification of any gaps in the capabilities 
of available shared services for contract writing sys-
tems, and recommendations for addressing such gaps. 
(7) Identification of any policy, legal, or statu-
tory constraints that would have to be addressed in 
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order to move to a share services model for contract 
writing systems. 
(c) FUNDS SPECIFIED.—The funds specified in this 
subsection are the following— 
(1) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for research, development, test, and evaluation for 
each system described in subsection (d). 
(2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for procurement for each system described in sub-
section (d). 
(d) SYSTEMS DESCRIBED.—The systems described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Contract Writing System of the Army. 
(2) The Electronic Procurement System of the 
Navy. 
(3) The Automated Contract Preparation System 
of the Air Force. 
(4) The Contract Writing and Administration 
System of the Defense Contract Management Agency. 
(5) The Standard Procurement System of the 
Defense Logistics Agency. 
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TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. CODIFICATION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS TO DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLEARINGHOUSE TO 
COORDINATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF AP-
PLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT 
MAY HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON MILITARY 
OPERATIONS AND READINESS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY AVIATION, RANGE, 
AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
(1) CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EXIST-
ING LAW.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 183 the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office for review of 
mission obstructions 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office. 
‘‘(2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall be— 
‘‘(A) organized under the authority, direction, 
and control of an Assistant Secretary of Defense des-
ignated by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) assigned such personnel and resources as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—(1)(A) The Military Aviation, 
Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall 
serve as a clearinghouse to coordinate Department of De-
fense review of applications for energy projects filed with 
the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 
of title 49 and received by the Department of Defense from 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) To facilitate the review of an application for an 
energy project submitted pursuant to such section, the Mili-
tary Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program 
Office shall accelerate the development, in coordination with 
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other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
of— 
‘‘(i) an integrated review process to ensure time-
ly notification and consideration of any application 
that may have an adverse impact on military oper-
ations and readiness; and 
‘‘(ii) planning tools necessary to determine the 
acceptability to the Department of Defense of the en-
ergy project proposal included in the application. 
‘‘(2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall establish procedures for the 
Department of Defense for the coordinated consideration of 
and response to a request for a review received from another 
Federal agency, a State government, an Indian tribal gov-
ernment, a local government, a landowner, or the developer 
of an energy project, including guidance to personnel at 
each military installation in the United States on how to 
initiate such procedures and ensure a coordinated Depart-
ment response. 
‘‘(3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall consult with affected mili-
tary installations for the review and consideration of pro-
posed energy projects. 
‘‘(4) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall develop procedures for con-
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ducting early outreach to parties carrying out energy 
projects that could have an adverse impact on military op-
erations and readiness and to clearly communicate to such 
parties actions being taken by the Department under this 
section. 
‘‘(5) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall perform such other func-
tions as the Secretary of Defense assigns. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTIONS.—(1) Not later 
than 30 days after receiving from the Secretary of Trans-
portation a proper application for an energy project under 
section 44718 of title 49 that may have an adverse impact 
on military operations and readiness, the Military Avia-
tion, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office 
shall conduct a preliminary review of such application. 
Such review shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the likely scope, duration, and level 
of risk of any adverse impact of such energy project 
on military operations and readiness; and 
‘‘(B) identify any feasible and affordable actions 
that could be taken by the Department, the developer 
of such energy project, or others to mitigate such ad-
verse impact and to minimize risks to national secu-
rity while allowing such energy project to proceed 
with development. 
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‘‘(2) If the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office determines under paragraph (1) 
that an energy project will have an adverse impact on mili-
tary operations and readiness, the Military Aviation, 
Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office, with 
the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall issue to the 
applicant a notice of presumed risk that describes the con-
cerns identified by the Department in the preliminary re-
view and requests a discussion of possible mitigation ac-
tions. 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—(1) The Secretary of 
Defense shall develop a comprehensive strategy for address-
ing the military impacts of projects filed with the Secretary 
of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. 
‘‘(2) In developing the strategy required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the magnitude of interference posed 
by projects filed with the Secretary of Transportation 
pursuant to section 44718 of title 49; 
‘‘(B) identify geographic areas in which projects 
filed, or which may be filed in the future, with the 
Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
44718 of title 49, could have an adverse impact on 
military operations and readiness, including military 
training routes, and categorize the risk of adverse im-
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pact in each geographic area for the purpose of in-
forming preliminary reviews under subsection (c)(1), 
early outreach efforts under subsection (b)(4), and on-
line dissemination efforts under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(C) develop procedures to periodically review 
and modify geographic areas identified under sub-
paragraph (B) and to solicit and identify additional 
geographic areas as appropriate; and 
‘‘(D) specifically identify feasible and affordable 
long-term actions that may be taken to mitigate ad-
verse impacts of projects filed, or which may be filed 
in the future, with the Secretary of Transportation 
pursuant to section 44718 of title 49, on military op-
erations and readiness, including— 
‘‘(i) investment priorities of the Department 
of Defense with respect to research and develop-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) modifications to military operations to 
accommodate applications for such projects; 
‘‘(iii) recommended upgrades or modifica-
tions to existing systems or procedures by the 
Department of Defense; 
‘‘(iv) acquisition of new systems by the De-
partment and other departments and agencies of 
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the Federal Government and timelines for field-
ing such new systems; and 
‘‘(v) modifications to the projects for which 
such applications are filed, including changes in 
size, location, or technology. 
‘‘(3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall make available online ac-
cess to data reflecting geographic areas identified under 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and reviewed and 
modified under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph. 
‘‘(e) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DETERMINATION OF 
UNACCEPTABLE RISK.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
not object to an energy project filed with the Secretary of 
Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49 unless 
the Secretary of Defense determines, after giving full consid-
eration to mitigation actions identified pursuant to this 
section, that the project would result in an unacceptable risk 
to the national security of the United States. Such a deter-
mination shall constitute a finding pursuant to section 
44718(f) of title 49. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after making a determina-
tion under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on such 
determination and the basis for such determination. Such 
report shall include an explanation of the basis of the deter-
mination, a discussion of the mitigation options considered, 
and an explanation of why, in the case of a determination 
of unacceptable risk, the mitigation options were not fea-
sible or did not resolve the conflict. The Secretary of Defense 
may provide public notice through the Federal Register of 
the determination. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the 
responsibility for making a determination under paragraph 
(1) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary 
of Defense, or a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of De-
fense. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT
CONTRIBUTIONS
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to request 
and accept a voluntary contribution of funds from an ap-
plicant for a project filed with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. Amounts so 
accepted shall remain available until expended for the pur-
pose of offsetting the cost of measures undertaken by the Sec-
retary of Defense to mitigate adverse impacts of such a 
project on military operations and readiness or to conduct 
studies of potential measures to mitigate such impacts. 
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‘‘(g) EFFECT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAZARD 
ASSESSMENT.—An action taken pursuant to this section 
shall not be considered to be a substitute for any assessment 
or determination required of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation under section 44718 of title 49. 
‘‘(h) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any 
obligation to comply with, any environmental law, includ-
ing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adverse impact on military oper-
ations and readiness’ means any adverse impact upon 
military operations and readiness, including flight 
operations, research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion, and training, that is demonstrable and is likely 
to impair or degrade the ability of the armed forces 
to perform their warfighting missions. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘energy project’ means a project 
that provides for the generation or transmission of 
electrical energy. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘landowner’ means a person that 
owns a fee interest in real property on which a pro-
posed energy project is planned to be located. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of this 
title. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘military readiness’ includes any 
training or operation that could be related to combat 
readiness, including testing and evaluation activities. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘military training route’ means a 
training route developed as part of the Military 
Training Route Program, carried out jointly by the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of 
Defense, for use by the armed forces for the purpose 
of conducting low-altitude, high-speed military train-
ing. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘unacceptable risk to the national 
security of the United States’ means the construction, 
alteration, establishment, or expansion, or the pro-
posed construction, alteration, establishment, or ex-
pansion, of a structure or sanitary landfill that 
would— 
‘‘(A) endanger safety in air commerce, re-
lated to the activities of the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(B) interfere with the efficient use and 
preservation of the navigable airspace and of 
airport traffic capacity at public-use airports, 
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related to the activities of the Department of De-
fense; or 
‘‘(C) impair or degrade the capability of the 
Department of Defense to conduct training, re-
search, development, testing, evaluation, and op-
erations or to maintain military readiness.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Sec-
tion 358 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is repealed. 
(B) REFERENCE TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 
44718(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘211.3 of title 32, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 6, 
2014’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘183a(i) of title 10’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 183 the 
following new item: 
‘‘183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office for 
review of mission obstructions.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF 
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.—The initial identification of ge-
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ographic areas under subsection (d)(2)(B) of section 
183a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
paragraph (1), shall be completed not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) APPLICABILITY
OF
EXISTING
RULES
AND 
REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amendments 
made by paragraphs (1) and (2), any rule or regula-
tion promulgated to carry out section 358 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 49 U.S.C. 44718 
note) that is in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall continue in effect and 
apply to the extent such rule or regulation is con-
sistent with the authority under section 183a of title 
10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
until such rule or regulation is otherwise amended or 
repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING CRITICAL 
MILITARY-USE AIRSPACE AREAS.—Section 44718 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a)(2)(B), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIC 
AREAS.—In the case of a proposed structure to be located 
within a geographic area identified under subsection 
(d)(2)(B) of section 183a of title 10, the Secretary of Trans-
portation may not issue a determination until the Sec-
retary of Defense issues a determination under subsection 
(e) of such section as to whether or not the proposed struc-
ture represents an unacceptable risk to the national security 
of the United States (as defined in subsection (i)(7) of such 
section).’’. 
SEC. 312. ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MASTER 
PLAN. 
Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, the future demand for 
energy, and the requirements for the use of energy’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reduce the fu-
ture demand and the requirements for the use of en-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘enhance energy resilience to en-
sure the Department of Defense has the ability to pre-
pare for and recover from energy disruptions that af-
fect mission assurance on military installations’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(13) Opportunities to leverage financing pro-
vided by a non-Department entity to address installa-
tion energy needs.’’. 
SEC. 313. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTY IN CON-
NECTION WITH UMATILLA CHEMICAL DEPOT, 
OREGON. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Army may transfer an amount of not more than 
$125,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund es-
tablished under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such transfer shall 
be made without regard to section 2215 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—Any transfer under 
subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2018 for Base Realignment 
and Closure, Army. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated 
penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency 
in the settlement agreement approved by the Army on July 
14, 2016, against the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon 
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under the Federal Facility Agreement between the Army 
and the Environmental Protection Agency dated September 
19, 1989. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of the 
Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept 
the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty 
referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 314. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTY IN CON-
NECTION WITH LONGHORN ARMY AMMUNI-
TION PLANT, TEXAS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Army may transfer an amount of not more than 
$1,185,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund es-
tablished under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such transfer shall 
be made without regard to section 2215 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—Any transfer under 
subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2018 for Environmental Res-
toration, Army. 
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(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated 
penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency 
on April 5, 2013, against Longhorn Army Ammunition 
Plant, Texas, under the Federal Facility Agreement for 
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, which was entered 
into between the Army and the Environmental Protection 
Agency in 1991. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of the 
Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall accept 
the amount transferred as payment in full of the penalty 
referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 315. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLEANUP AND RE-
MOVAL OF PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRICANT 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINZ EUGEN. 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense may by used for all necessary expenses for 
the removal and cleanup of petroleum, oil, and lubricants 
associated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which was 
transferred from the United States to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands in 1986. 
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Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. REAUTHORIZATION OF MULTI-TRADES DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
Section 338 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 5013 
note), as most recently amended by section 321 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1694) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 322. GUIDANCE REGARDING USE OF ORGANIC INDUS-
TRIAL BASE. 
The Secretary of the Army shall maintain the arsenals 
with sufficient workloads to ensure affordability and tech-
nical competence in all critical capability areas by estab-
lishing, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, clear, step-by-step, prescriptive guidance on the process 
for conducting make-or-buy analyses, including the use of 
the organic industrial base. 
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Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PERSONNEL AND UNIT 
READINESS. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT.—Section 482 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting 
‘‘The reports for the first and third quarters of 
a calendar year’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The reports for the second and fourth 
quarters of a calendar year shall contain the in-
formation required by subsection (j).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting ‘‘A re-
port for the second or fourth quarter of a cal-
endar year’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(D) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
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(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth 
quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ 
and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth quar-
ter of a calendar year’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth 
quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth 
quarter of a calendar year’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) REMEDIAL ACTIONS.—A report for the first or 
third quarter of a calendar year shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the mitigation plans of the 
Secretary to address readiness shortfalls and oper-
ational deficiencies identified in the report submitted 
for the preceding calendar quarter; and 
‘‘(2) for each such shortfall or deficiency, a 
timeline for resolution, the cost necessary for such res-
olution, the mitigation strategy the Department will 
employ until the resolution is in place, and any legis-
lative remedies required.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 117 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘QUARTERLY’’and 
inserting 
‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘quar-
terly’’ and inserting ‘‘semi-annual’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘each quarter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘semi-annually’’. 
SEC. 332. BIENNIAL REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAIN-
TENANCE AND REPAIR CAPABILITY. 
Section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) Any workload shortfalls at any work break-
down structure category designated as a lower-level 
category pursuant to Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 4151.20, or any successor instruction. 
‘‘(5) A description of any workload executed at 
a category designated as a first-level category pursu-
ant to such Instruction, or any successor instruction, 
that could be used to mitigate shortfalls in similar 
categories. 
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‘‘(6) A description of any progress made on im-
plementing mitigation plans developed pursuant to 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(7) A description of core capability require-
ments and corresponding workloads at the first level 
category. 
‘‘(8) In the case of any shortfall that is identi-
fied, a description of the shortfall and an identifica-
tion of the subcategory of the work breakdown struc-
ture in which the shortfall occurred. 
‘‘(9) In the case of any work breakdown structure 
category designated as a special interest item or other 
pursuant to such Instruction, or any successor in-
struction, an explanation for such designation. 
‘‘(10) Whether the core depot-level maintenance 
and repair capability requirements described in the 
report submitted under this subsection for the pre-
ceding fiscal year have been executed.’’. 
SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT NEEDS OF NON-FEDERALIZED 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 10504 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1051, 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘REPORT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT ON STATE 
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.—(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The report’ ’’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) The annual report required by paragraph (1)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED SERVICE 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT 
REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Not later than January 31 of each 
of calendar years 2018 through 2022, the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau shall submit to the recipients de-
scribed in paragraph (3) a report that identifies the per-
sonnel, training, and equipment required by the non-fed-
eralized National Guard— 
‘‘(A) to support civilian authorities in connec-
tion with natural and man-made disasters during the 
covered period; and 
‘‘(B) to carry out prevention, protection, mitiga-
tion, response, and recovery activities relating to such 
disasters during the covered period. 
‘‘(2) In preparing each report under paragraph (1), 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall— 
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‘‘(A) consult with the chief executive of each 
State, the Council of Governors, and other appro-
priate civilian authorities; 
‘‘(B) collect and validate information from each 
State relating to the personnel, training, and equip-
ment requirements described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) set forth separately the personnel, training, 
and equipment requirements for— 
‘‘(i) each of the emergency support functions 
of the National Response Framework; and 
‘‘(ii) each of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency regions; 
‘‘(D) assess core civilian capability gaps relating 
to natural and man-made disasters, as identified by 
States in submissions to the Department of Homeland 
Security; and 
‘‘(E) take into account threat and hazard identi-
fications and risk assessments of the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and 
the States. 
‘‘(3) The annual report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted to the following officials: 
‘‘(A) The congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
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Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) The Council of Governors. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(G) The Commander of the United States 
Northern Command. 
‘‘(H) The Commander of the United States Pa-
cific Command. 
‘‘(I) The Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘covered period’ means 
the fiscal year beginning after the date on which a report 
is submitted under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual re-
ports’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 1011 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 10504 and inserting the following: 
‘‘10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports.’’. 
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SEC. 334. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY WORKING DOGS 
USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) CAPACITY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Executive Agent for Military Working Dogs 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Executive 
Agent’’), shall— 
(1) identify the number of military working dogs 
required to fulfill the various missions of the Depart-
ment of Defense for which such dogs are used, includ-
ing force protection, facility and check point security, 
and explosives and drug detection; 
(2) take such steps as are practicable to ensure 
an adequate number of military working dog teams 
are available to meet and sustain the mission require-
ments identified in paragraph (1); 
(3) ensure that the Department’s needs and per-
formance standards with respect to military working 
dogs are readily available to dog breeders and train-
ers; and 
(4) coordinate with other Federal, State, and 
local agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, 
and private sector entities, as appropriate, to increase 
the training capacity for military working dog teams. 
(b) MILITARY WORKING DOG PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, shall work 
to ensure that military working dogs are procured as effi-
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ciently as possible and at the best value to the Government, 
while maintaining the necessary level of quality and en-
couraging increased domestic breeding. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and annually thereafter until 
September 30, 2021, the Secretary, acting through the Exec-
utive Agent, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the procurement and retirement of mili-
tary working dogs for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year during which the report is submitted. Each report 
under this subsection shall include the following for the fis-
cal year covered by the report: 
(1) The number of military working dogs pro-
cured, by source, by each military department or De-
fense Agency. 
(2) The cost of procuring military working dogs 
incurred by each military department or Defense 
Agency. 
(3) The number of domestically bred and sourced 
military working dogs procured by each military de-
partment or Defense Agency, including a list of ven-
dors, their location, cost, and the quantity of dogs 
procured from each vendor. 
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(4) The number of non-domestically bred mili-
tary working dogs procured from non-domestic 
sources by each military department or Defense Agen-
cy, including a list of vendors, their location, cost, 
and the quantity of dogs procured from each vendor. 
(5) The cost of procuring pre-trained and green 
dogs for force protection, facility and checkpoint secu-
rity, and improvised explosive device, other explosives, 
and drug detection. 
(6) An analysis of the procurement practices of 
each military department or Defense Agency that 
limit market access for domestic canine vendors and 
breeders. 
(7) The total cost of procuring domestically bred 
military working dogs versus the total cost of pro-
curing dogs from non-domestic sources. 
(8) The total number of domestically bred dogs 
and the number of dogs from foreign sources procured 
by each military department or Defense Agency and 
the number and percentage of those dogs that are ulti-
mately deployed for their intended use. 
(9) An explanation for any significant difference 
in the cost of procuring military working dogs from 
different sources. 
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(10) An estimate of the number of military 
working dogs expected to retire annually and an iden-
tification of the primary cause of the retirement of 
such dogs. 
(11) An identification of the final disposition of 
military working dogs no longer in service. 
(d) MILITARY WORKING DOG DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘military working dog’’ means a 
dog used in any official military capacity, as defined by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 335. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON ARMY EXPLOSIVE ORD-
NANCE DISPOSAL. 
Not later than 60 days after the last day of each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives briefings on the ac-
tions the Army has taken to address the following: 
(1) Programmed funding and manpower to es-
tablish and implement the explosive ordnance disposal 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘EOD’’) assistant com-
mandant position in the Army Ordnance School. 
(2) EOD personnel talent management, includ-
ing command opportunities and promotion within the 
Army logistics cohort, and career broadening opportu-
nities, including participation in joint, interagency, 
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and multinational EOD commissioned officer and 
non-commissioned officer positions. 
(3) How the EOD career path ensures and 
maintains technical proficiency for EOD-qualified 
personnel. 
(4) Efforts to improve EOD proponency and ad-
vocacy across the Army, including activities of the 
EOD Board of Advisors. 
(5) Efforts to enhance synchronization of EOD 
with other Army missions and functions and retain 
critical interdependencies. 
(6) Annual funding programmed through the fu-
ture-years defense program and executed during the 
preceding fiscal year for EOD requirements including 
personnel, training, and equipment. 
SEC. 336. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: 
‘‘It is appropriate for the Combatant Commands to 
incorporate drivers of instability that impact the se-
curity environment in their areas into their plan-
ning.’’. 
(2) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stated: 
‘‘I agree that the effects of a changing climate — such 
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as increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea 
levels, desertification, among others — impact our se-
curity situation.’’. 
(3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph 
Dunford has stated: ‘‘It’s a question, once again, of 
being forward deployed, forward engaged, and be in 
a position to respond to the kinds of natural disasters 
that I think we see as a second or third order effect 
of climate change.’’. 
(4) Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates 
has stated: ‘‘Over the next 20 years and more, certain 
pressures-population, energy, climate, economic, envi-
ronmental-could combine with rapid cultural, social, 
and technological change to produce new sources of 
deprivation, rage, and instability.’’. 
(5) Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gor-
don Sullivan has stated: ‘‘Climate change is a na-
tional security issue. We found that climate insta-
bility will lead to instability in geopolitics and im-
pact American military operations around the 
world.’’. 
(6) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence (ODNI) has stated: ‘‘Many countries will en-
counter climate-induced disruptions—such as weath-
er-related disasters, drought, famine, or damage to in-
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frastructure—that stress their capacity to respond, 
cope with, or adapt. Climate-related impacts will also 
contribute to increased migration, which can be par-
ticularly disruptive if, for example, demand for food 
and shelter outstrips the resources available to assist 
those in need.’’. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
has stated: ‘‘DOD links changes in precipitation pat-
terns with potential climate change impacts such as 
changes in the number of consecutive days of high or 
low precipitation as well as increases in the extent 
and duration of droughts, with an associated increase 
in the risk of wildfire. . . this may result in mission 
vulnerabilities such as reduced live-fire training due 
to drought and increased wildfire risk.’’. 
(8) A three-foot rise in sea levels will threaten 
the operations of more than 128 United States mili-
tary sites, and it is possible that many of these at- 
risk bases could be submerged in the coming years. 
(9) As global temperatures rise, droughts and 
famines can lead to more failed states, which are 
breeding grounds of extremist and terrorist organiza-
tions. 
(10) In the Marshall Islands, an Air Force radar 
installation built on an atoll at a cost of 
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$1,000,000,000 is projected to be underwater within 
two decades. 
(11) In the western United States, drought has 
amplified the threat of wildfires, and floods have 
damaged roads, runways, and buildings on military 
bases. 
(12) In the Arctic, the combination of melting 
sea ice, thawing permafrost, and sea-level rise is erod-
ing shorelines, which is damaging radar and commu-
nication installations, runways, seawalls, and train-
ing areas. 
(13) In the Yukon Training Area, units con-
ducting artillery training accidentally started a wild-
fire despite observing the necessary practices during 
red flag warning conditions. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) climate change is a direct threat to the na-
tional security of the United States and is impacting 
stability in areas of the world both where the United 
States Armed Forces are operating today, and where 
strategic implications for future conflict exist; 
(2) there are complexities in quantifying the cost 
of climate change on mission resiliency, but the De-
partment of Defense must ensure that it is prepared 
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to conduct operations both today and in the future 
and that it is prepared to address the effects of a 
changing climate on threat assessments, resources, 
and readiness; and 
(3) military installations must be able to effec-
tively prepare to mitigate climate damage in their 
master planning and infrastructure planning and de-
sign, so that they might best consider the weather and 
natural resources most pertinent to them. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on vulnerabilities to military 
installations and combatant commander requirements 
resulting from climate change over the next 20 years. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report on vulnerabilities to 
military installations and combatant commander re-
quirements required by paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) A list of the ten most vulnerable mili-
tary installations within each service based on 
the effects of rising sea tides, increased flooding, 
drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing per-
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mafrost, and any other categories the Secretary 
determines necessary. 
(B) An overview of mitigations that may be 
necessary to ensure the continued operational vi-
ability and to increase the resiliency of the iden-
tified vulnerable military installations and the 
cost of such mitigations. 
(C) A discussion of the climate-change re-
lated effects on the Department, including the in-
crease in the frequency of humanitarian assist-
ance and disaster relief missions and the theater 
campaign plans, contingency plans, and global 
posture of the combatant commanders. 
(D) An overview of mitigations that may be 
necessary to ensure mission resiliency and the 
cost of such mitigations. 
(3) FORM.—The report required subparagraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AMMUNI-
TION STORAGE BOARD.—Section 172 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Secretaries of the military de-
partments’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘that includes members’’ after 
‘‘joint board’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘selected by them’’ and inserting 
‘‘selected by the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments,’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘military’’ before ‘‘officers’’; 
(5) by inserting ‘‘designated as the chair and 
voting members of the board for each military depart-
ment’’ after ‘‘officers’’; 
(6) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before ‘‘civilian offi-
cers’’; 
(7) by striking ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘as nec-
essary’’; and 
(8) by striking ‘‘keep informed on stored’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provide oversight on storage and transpor-
tation of’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Ammunition storage’’ and inserting 
‘‘Explosive safety’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended 
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by striking the item relating to section 172 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘172. Explosive safety board.’’. 
SEC. 342. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR MILI-
TARY SERVICE MEMORIALS AND MUSEUMS 
THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense may provide financial sup-
port for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of 
exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at 
military service memorials and museums that highlight the 
role of women in the Armed Forces. The Secretary may 
enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization for the 
purpose of performing such acquisition, installation, and 
maintenance. 
SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AD-
VANCED SKILLS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 
SYSTEM OF THE NAVY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended for the enhancement of the advanced 
skills management software system of the Navy until a pe-
riod of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which 
Secretary of the Navy makes the submission required under 
subsection (b)(3). 
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(b) BRIEFING AND CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall— 
(1) provide to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives a briefing on any en-
hancements that are needed for the advanced skills 
management software system of the Navy; 
(2) after providing the briefing under paragraph 
(1), issue a request for information for such enhance-
ments in accordance with part 15.2 of the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation; and 
(3) submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives— 
(A) the results of the request for information 
issued under paragraph (2); and 
(B) a written certification that— 
(i) as part of the request for informa-
tion, the Secretary solicited information on 
commercially available off-the-shelf software 
solutions that may be used to enhance the 
advanced skills management software sys-
tem of the Navy; and 
(ii) the Secretary has considered using 
such solutions. 
(c) ADVANCED SKILLS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYS-
TEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘advanced skills 
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management software system’’ means a software applica-
tion designed to— 
(1) identify job task requirements for Navy per-
sonnel; 
(2) assist in determining the proficiencies of such 
personnel; 
(3) document qualifications and certifications of 
such personnel; and 
(4) track the technical training completed by 
Navy aviation maintenance personnel. 
SEC. 344. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UNIFORM SPECI-
FICATIONS FOR AFGHAN MILITARY OR SECU-
RITY FORCES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whenever the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for 
the provision of uniforms for Afghan military or security 
forces, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of the con-
tract, that the contract include a requirement that the con-
tractor conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the uniform speci-
fication for the Afghan military or security forces uniform. 
Such analysis shall determine— 
(1) whether there is a more effective alternative 
uniform specification, considering both operational 
environment and cost, available to the Afghan mili-
tary or security forces; 
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(2) the efficacy of the existing pattern compared 
to other alternatives (both proprietary and non-pro-
prietary patterns); and 
(3) the costs and feasibility of transitioning the 
uniforms of the Afghan military or security forces to 
a pattern owned by the United States, using existing 
excess inventory where available, and acquiring the 
rights to the Spec4ce Forest pattern. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2018, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 486,000. 
(2) The Navy, 327,900. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 185,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 325,100. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 486,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 327,900. 
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‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 185,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 325,100.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com-
ponents as of September 30, 2018, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 347,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 202,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 106,600. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,800. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 
reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component which are on active duty (other than for 
training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
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Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 
as of September 30, 2018, the following number of Reserves 
to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 
the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 
of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,155. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,101. 
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(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,260. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,588. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorized number of military 
technicians (dual status) as of September 30, 2018, for the 
reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 25,507. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,427. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 21,893. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,160. 
(b) VARIANCE.—Notwithstanding section 115 of title 
10, United States Code, the end strength prescribed by sub-
section (a) for a reserve component specified in that sub-
section may be increased— 
(1) by 3 percent, upon determination by the Sec-
retary of Defense that such action is in the national 
interest; and 
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(2) by 2 percent, upon determination by the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned that such 
action would enhance manning and readiness in es-
sential units or in critical specialties or ratings. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2018 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2018, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2018, may not exceed 420. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2018, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
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meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2018, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
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erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 
other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi-
nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2018. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Regular and Reserve 
Component Management 
SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNI-
CIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN 
POSITIONS. 
(a) REVISED REDUCTION AND DEADLINE.—Section 
1053(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 10216 
note), as amended by section 1084(a)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2421), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
percent’’. 
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(b) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report containing such recommenda-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate for revising 
section 709 of title 32, United States Code, regarding the 
employment, use, and status of military technicians in the 
National Guard. The Secretary shall prepare the rec-
ommendations in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau. 
SEC. 502. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF RETIRED SENIOR EN-
LISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD AS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RECRUIT-
ERS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may carry out a pilot program for the Army Na-
tional Guard under which retired senior enlisted members 
of the Army National Guard would serve as contract re-
cruiters for the Army National Guard. 
(b) OBJECTIVES OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall design any pilot program conducted 
under this section to determine the following: 
(1) The feasibility and effectiveness of hiring re-
tired senior enlisted members of the Army National 
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Guard who have retired within the previous two years 
to serve as recruiters. 
(2) The merits of hiring such retired senior en-
listed members as contractors or as employees of the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) The best method of providing a competitive 
compensation package for such retired senior enlisted 
members. 
(4) The merits of requiring such retired senior 
enlisted members to wear a military uniform while 
performing recruiting duties under the pilot program. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult 
with the operators of a previous pilot program carried out 
by the Army involving the use of contract recruiters. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION.—The Secretary 
of the Army may commence a pilot program under this sec-
tion on or after January 1, 2018, and all activities under 
such a pilot program shall terminate no later than Decem-
ber 31, 2022. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—If a pilot program is 
conducted under this section, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report con-
taining an evaluation of the success of the pilot program, 
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including the determinations described in subsection (b). 
The report shall be submitted not later than January 1, 
2020. 
SEC. 503. EQUAL TREATMENT OF ORDERS TO SERVE ON AC-
TIVE DUTY UNDER SECTION 12304A AND 
12304B OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR
PRE-MOBILIZATION
HEALTH
CARE.—Section 
1074(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘in support of a contingency operation under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this title or’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
FOR
TRANSITIONAL
HEALTH
CARE.—Section 
1145(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘in support of a contingency operation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under section 12304b of this title or a provision 
of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title’’. 
SEC. 504. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVE. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts of 
the Department of Defense to provide job placement assist-
ance and related employment services directly to members 
in the National Guard and Reserves. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The pilot program shall be of-
fered to, and administered by, the adjutants general ap-
pointed under section 314 of title 32, United States Code. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition on 
the provision of funds under this section to a State to sup-
port the operation of the pilot program in the State, the 
State must agree to contribute an amount, derived from 
non-Federal sources, equal to at least 30 percent of the funds 
provided by the Secretary of Defense under this section. 
(d) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—The 
pilot program should follow a job placement program model 
that focuses on working one-on-one with a member of a re-
serve component to cost-effectively provide job placement 
services, including services such as identifying unemployed 
and under employed members, job matching services, re-
sume editing, interview preparation, and post-employment 
follow up. Development of the pilot program should be in-
formed by State direct employment programs for members 
of the reserve components, such as the programs conducted 
in California and South Carolina. 
(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of the 
pilot program. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 31, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report describing the 
results of the pilot program. The Secretary shall pre-
pare the report in coordination with the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau. 
(2) ELEMENTS
OF
REPORT.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the ef-
fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, including the number of members of the 
reserve components hired and the cost-per-place-
ment of participating members. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the pilot 
program and increased reserve component em-
ployment levels on the readiness of members of 
the reserve components. 
(C) Any other matters considered appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(g) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program expires September 30, 2020. 
(2) EXTENSION.—Upon the expiration of the au-
thority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
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may extend the pilot program for not more than two 
additional fiscal years. 
Subtitle B—General Service Au-
thorities and Correction of Mili-
tary Records 
SEC. 511. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EVI-
DENCE BY BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF 
MILITARY RECORDS AND LIBERAL CONSIDER-
ATION OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO POST- 
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAU-
MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1552 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h)(1) This subsection applies to a former member of 
the armed forces whose claim under this section for review 
of a discharge or dismissal is based in whole or in part 
on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury as supporting rationale, or as jus-
tification for priority consideration, and whose post-trau-
matic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury is related 
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to combat or military sexual trauma, as determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a claimant described in paragraph 
(1), a board established under subsection (a)(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) review medical evidence of the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider 
that is presented by the claimant; and 
‘‘(B) review the claim with liberal consideration 
to the claimant that post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury potentially contributed to the 
circumstances resulting in the discharge or dismissal 
or to the original characterization of the claimant’s 
discharge or dismissal.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1553(d)(3)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘discharge of a lesser characterization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘discharge or dismissal or to the original charac-
terization of the member’s discharge or dismissal’’. 
SEC. 512. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION RELATED 
TO DISPOSITION OF CLAIMS REGARDING DIS-
CHARGE OR RELEASE OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHEN THE CLAIMS INVOLVE 
SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
(a) BOARDS
FOR
THE CORRECTION
OF MILITARY 
RECORDS.—Subsection (i) of section 1552, United States 
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Code, as redesignated by section 511, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The number and disposition of claims de-
cided during the calendar quarter preceding the cal-
endar quarter in which such information is made 
available in which sexual assault is alleged to have 
contributed, whether in whole or in part, to the origi-
nal characterization of the discharge or release of the 
claimant.’’. 
(b) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.—Section 1553(f) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The number and disposition of claims de-
cided during the calendar quarter preceding the cal-
endar quarter in which such information is made 
available in which sexual assault is alleged to have 
contributed, whether in whole or in part, to the origi-
nal characterization of the discharge or release of the 
claimant.’’. 
SEC. 513. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF VIDEO TELECONFER-
ENCING TECHNOLOGY BY BOARDS FOR THE 
CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND 
DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a pilot program under which boards 
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for the correction of military records established under sec-
tion 1552 of title 10, United States Code, and discharge 
review boards established under section 1553 of such title 
are authorized to utilize video teleconferencing technology 
in the performance of their duties. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is 
to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing 
video teleconferencing technology to allow persons who raise 
a claim before a board for the correction of military records, 
persons who request a review by a discharge review board, 
and witnesses who present evidence to such a board to ap-
pear before such a board without being physically present. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—As part of the pilot program, 
the Secretary of Defense shall make funds available to de-
velop the capabilities of boards for the correction of military 
records and discharge review boards to effectively use video 
teleconferencing technology. 
(d) NO EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Nothing in the 
pilot program is intended to alter the eligibility criteria 
of persons who may raise a claim before a board for the 
correction of military records, request a review by a dis-
charge review board, or present evidence to such a board. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on 
December 31, 2020. 
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SEC. 514. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESS BLOCK 
ON CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE 
FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214). 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block 
explicitly identified as the location in which a member of 
the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses 
by which the member may be contacted after discharge or 
release from active duty in the Armed Forces. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR MODIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Dis-
charge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified as re-
quired by subsection (a), not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 515. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON NATURALIZA-
TION THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that members of 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are 
aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
residence are informed of the availability of naturalization 
through service in the Armed Forces under section 328 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439) and 
the process by which to pursue naturalization. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that resources are available to assist 
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qualified members of the Armed Forces to navigate the ap-
plication and naturalization process. 
Subtitle C—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Issues 
SEC. 521. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE UNI-
FORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM 
BY THE MILITARY JUSTICE ACT OF 2016. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF OF-
FENSES UNDER UCMJ.—Section 806b(e)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code (article 6b(e)(3) of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘President, and, to the extent 
practicable, shall have priority over all other pro-
ceedings before the court.’’ and inserting the following; 
‘‘President, subject to section 830a of this title (article 
30a).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) To the extent practicable, a petition for a writ 
of mandamus described in this subsection shall have pri-
ority over all other proceedings before the Court of Criminal 
Appeals. 
‘‘(C) Review of any decision by the Court of Criminal 
Appeals on a petition for a writ of mandamus described 
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in this subsection shall have priority in the Court of Ap-
peals for the Armed Forces, as determined under the rules 
of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF CERTAIN MATTERS BEFORE REFER-
RAL OF CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of section 830a of title 10, United States Code (article 30a 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by sec-
tion 5202 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E 
of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2904), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Pre-referral matters under subsection (c) or 
(e) of section 806b of this title (article 6b).’’. 
(c) DEFENSE COUNSEL ASSISTANCE IN POST-TRIAL 
MATTERS FOR ACCUSED CONVICTED BY COURT-MARTIAL.— 
Section 838(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 
38(c)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 860 of this title (article 60)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 860, 860a, or 860b of this title (arti-
cle 60, 60a, or 60b)’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF PLEA AGREE-
MENTS.—Subsection (b) of section 853a of title 10, United 
States Code (article 53a of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), as added by section 5237 of the Military Justice 
Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2917), is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) is prohibited by law; or 
‘‘(5) is contrary to, or is inconsistent with, a 
regulation prescribed by the President with respect to 
terms, conditions, or other aspects of plea agree-
ments.’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES 
TO SENTENCE APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATES.—Sub-
section (d)(1) of section 856 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
added by section 5301 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2919), is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting after ‘‘concerned,’’ the following: ‘‘and 
consistent with standards and procedures set forth in 
regulations prescribed by the President,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, as determined in 
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accordance with standards and procedures prescribed 
by the President’’. 
(f) SENTENCE OF REDUCTION IN ENLISTED GRADE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 858a 
of title 10, United States Code (article 58a of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by 
section 5303(1) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 
(division E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2923), 
is further amended in the matter after paragraph (3) 
by striking ‘‘, effective on the date’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘, if such a reduction is authorized by reg-
ulation prescribed by the President. The reduction in 
pay grade shall take effect on the date’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
858a of title 10, United States Code (article 58a of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 858a. Art 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted 
grade’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter VIII of chapter 
47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 858a (article 58a) and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘858a. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade.’’. 
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(g) CONVENING AUTHORITY AUTHORITIES.—Section 
858b(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 58b(b) of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘section 860 of this title (article 
60)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 860a or 860b of this title (arti-
cle 60a or 60b)’’. 
(h) APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATE.—Section 862(b) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 62(b) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘, not-
withstanding section 866(c) of this title (article 66(c))’’. 
(i) REHEARING AND SENTENCING.—Subsection (b) of 
section 863 of title 10, United States Code (article 63 of 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 
5327 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2929), is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, subject to such 
limitations as the President may prescribe by regulation’’. 
(j) COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.—Section 866 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), as amended by section 5330 of the 
Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2932), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘required’’ the following: ‘‘by regulation prescribed by 
the President or’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (f)(3), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘If the Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces determines that additional pro-
ceedings are warranted, the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals shall order a hearing or other proceeding in ac-
cordance with the direction of the Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces.’’. 
(k) MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL.—Subsection 
(f) of section 946 of title 10, United States Code (article 
146 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by 
section 5521 of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division 
E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2962), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2020’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2021’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the sentence be-
ginning ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The analysis under this paragraph 
shall be included in the assessment required by para-
graph (1).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—With respect to each review and 
assessment under this subsection, the Panel shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of 
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the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each re-
port— 
‘‘(A) shall set forth the results of the review 
and assessment concerned, including the findings 
and recommendations of the Panel; and 
‘‘(B) shall be submitted not later than De-
cember 31 of the calendar year in which the re-
view and assessment is concluded.’’. 
(l) TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS 
OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE.—Sec-
tion 1059(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘the ap-
proval of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘as ap-
proved,’’ and inserting ‘‘entry of judgment under sec-
tion 860c of this title (article 60c of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) if the sentence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘by a 
court-martial’’ the second place it appears and all 
that follows through ‘‘include any such punishment,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for a dependent-abuse offense and the 
conviction is disapproved or is otherwise not part of 
the judgment under section 860c of this title (article 
60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) or the 
punishment is disapproved or is otherwise not part of 
the judgment under such section (article),’’. 
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(m) BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS 
OF ABUSE
BY MEMBERS LOSING RIGHT
TO RETIRED 
PAY.—Section 1408(h)(10)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the approval’’ and all that 
follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting 
‘‘entry of judgment under section 860c of this title (article 
60c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).’’. 
(n) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN OFFENSES PENDING 
EXECUTION OF MILITARY JUSTICE ACT OF 2016 AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES.—With respect to 
offenses committed before the date designated by the 
President under section 5542(a) of the Military Jus-
tice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2967), subsection (b)(2)(B) of section 843 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 43 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), shall be applied as in 
effect on December 22, 2016. 
(2) FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT 
OFFENSES.—With respect to the period beginning on 
December 23, 2016, and ending on the day before the 
date designated by the President under section 
5542(a) of the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division 
E of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2967), in the ap-
plication of subsection (h) of section 843 of title 10, 
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servicemember is present in compliance with military 
orders for a permanent change of station shall not, 
solely by reason of that registration— 
‘‘(A) be deemed to have acquired a residence 
or domicile in that State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have become a resident in 
or a resident of that State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in any other State, without regard to 
whether or not the person intends to return to 
that State. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION BY THE SERVICEMEMBER.— 
A servicemember who elects to register to vote in the 
State in which the servicemember is present in com-
pliance with military orders for a permanent change 
of station shall notify the Service Voting Action Offi-
cer of the military department concerned not later 
than 10 days after such registration. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION BY THE SERVICE VOTING AC-
TION OFFICER.—A Service Voting Action Officer who 
receives a notification under paragraph (2) shall no-
tify the chief State election official of the State in 
which the servicemember resides or is domiciled of 
such registration not later than 10 days after such 
registration.’’. 
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