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duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2015, 2016, and 2017. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $365,108,000 authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program established under section 1321, the fol-
lowing amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$1,000,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$15,720,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $20,703,000. 
(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$256,762,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $40,704,000. 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,375,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,844,000.
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Subtitle B—Consolidation and Mod-
ernization of Statutes Relating 
to the Department of Defense Co-
operative Threat Reduction Pro-
gram 
SEC. 1311. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De-
fense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act’’. 
SEC. 1312. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds’’ means funds appropriated pursuant to an au-
thorization of appropriations for the Program, or oth-
erwise made available to the Program. 
(3) The term ‘‘Program’’ means the Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Program of the Department of De-
fense established under section 1321.
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PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 1321. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out a program, referred to as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program’’, with respect to 
foreign countries to do the following: 
(1) Facilitate the elimination and the safe and 
secure transportation and storage of chemical, biologi-
cal, or other weapons, weapons components, weapons- 
related materials, and associated delivery vehicles. 
(2) Facilitate— 
(A) the safe and secure transportation and 
storage of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons-us-
able or high-threat radiological materials, nu-
clear weapons components, and associated deliv-
ery vehicles; and 
(B) the elimination of nuclear weapons, nu-
clear weapons components, and nuclear weapons 
delivery vehicles. 
(3) Prevent the proliferation of nuclear and 
chemical weapons, weapons components, and weap-
ons-related materials, technology, and expertise. 
(4) Prevent the proliferation of biological weap-
ons, weapons components, and weapons-related mate-
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rials, technology, and expertise, which may include 
activities that facilitate detection and reporting of 
highly pathogenic diseases or other diseases that are 
associated with or that could be used as an early 
warning mechanism for disease outbreaks that could 
affect the Armed Forces of the United States or allies 
of the United States, regardless of whether such dis-
eases are caused by biological weapons. 
(5) Prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction-related materials, including materials, 
equipment, and technology that could be used for the 
design, development, production, or use of nuclear, 
chemical, and biological weapons and the means of 
delivery of such weapons. 
(6) Carry out military-to-military and defense 
contacts for advancing the mission of the Program, 
subject to subsection (f). 
(b) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 
authority under subsection (a) to carry out the Program 
is subject to any concurrence of the Secretary of State or 
other appropriate agency head required under section 1322 
or 1323 (unless such concurrence is otherwise exempted pur-
suant to section 1352 with respect to activities or deter-
minations carried out or made before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act).
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(c) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to carry 
out the Program in subsection (a) includes authority to pro-
vide equipment, goods, and services, but does not include 
authority to provide funds directly for a project or activity 
carried out under the Program. 
(d) TYPE OF PROGRAM.—The Program carried out 
under subsection (a) may involve assistance in planning 
and in resolving technical problems associated with weap-
ons destruction and proliferation. The Program may also 
involve the funding of critical short-term requirements re-
lating to weapons destruction. 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may reimburse heads of other departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government under this section 
for costs of the participation of the respective departments 
and agencies in the Program. 
(f) 
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY
AND
DEFENSE
CON-
TACTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
military-to-military and defense contacts carried out under 
subsection (a)(6)— 
(1) are focused and expanded to support specific 
relationship-building opportunities, which could lead 
to the development of the Program in new geographic 
areas and achieve other benefits of the Program;
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(2) are directly administered as part of the Pro-
gram; and 
(3) include cooperation and coordination with— 
(A) the unified combatant commands; and 
(B) the Department of State. 
(g) PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OF 
FUNDS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 15 
days before any obligation of any Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on that proposed obligation of such funds for that fis-
cal year. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall specify— 
(A) the activities and forms of assistance for 
which the Secretary plans to obligate funds; 
(B) the amount of the proposed obligation; 
and 
(C) the projected involvement (if any) of 
any other department or agency of the United 
States and of the private sector of the United 
States in the activities and forms of assistance 
for which the Secretary plans to obligate such 
funds.
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(3) EXCEPTION FOR NOTIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY 
PROVIDED.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with re-
spect to a proposed obligation of Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds that is covered by a notification pre-
viously submitted by the Secretary to the congres-
sional defense committees that includes the matters 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 1322. USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EMERGENT 
THREATS OR OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the Program, the 
Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend Cooperative 
Threat Reduction funds for a fiscal year, and any Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction funds for a prior fiscal year that re-
main available for obligation, for a proliferation threat re-
duction project or activity if the Secretary, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, determines each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) That such project or activity will— 
(A) assist the United States in the resolu-
tion of a critical emerging proliferation threat; 
or 
(B) permit the United States to take advan-
tage of opportunities to achieve long-standing 
nonproliferation goals.
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(2) That such project or activity will be com-
pleted in a period not exceeding five years. 
(3) That the Department of Defense is the entity 
of the Federal Government that is most capable of 
carrying out such project or activity. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—At the time at 
which the Secretary obligates funds under subsection (a) for 
a project or activity, the Secretary of Defense shall notify, 
in writing, the congressional defense committees and the 
Secretary of State shall notify, in writing, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the deter-
minations made under such subsection with respect to such 
project or activity, together with— 
(1) a justification for such determinations; and 
(2) a description of the scope and duration of 
such project or activity. 
(c) NON-DEFENSE AGENCY PARTNER-NATION CON-
TACTS.—With respect to military-to-military and defense 
contacts carried out under subsection (a)(6) of section 1321, 
as further described in subsection (f) of such section, concur-
rence of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) is re-
quired only for participation in such contacts by personnel 
from non-defense agencies of foreign countries.
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(d) EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DE-
TERMINATIONS.—The requirement for a determination 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to a state of the former 
Soviet Union. 
SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY FOR URGENT THREAT REDUCTION 
ACTIVITIES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON USE
OF FUNDS
FOR URGENT 
THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsections 
(b) and (c), not more than 15 percent of the total amount 
of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for any fiscal year 
may be obligated or expended, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for covered activities. 
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DETERMINATION AND 
NOTICE FOR URGENT THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN 
GOVERNED AREAS.—With respect to an area not covered 
by subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may obligate or 
expend funds pursuant to subsection (a) for covered activi-
ties if— 
(1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that— 
(A) a threat arising in such area from the 
proliferation of chemical, nuclear, or biological 
weapons or weapons-related materials, tech-
nologies, or expertise must be addressed urgently;
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(B) certain provisions of law would unnec-
essarily impede the ability of the Secretary to 
carry out such covered activities to address such 
threat; and 
(C) it is necessary to obligate or expend 
such funds to carry out such covered activities; 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Energy concur with such determination; and 
(3) at the time at which the Secretary of Defense 
first obligates such funds, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, submits to 
the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate— 
(A) the determination under paragraph (1); 
(B) a description of the covered activities to 
be carried out using such funds; 
(C) the expected time frame for such activi-
ties; and 
(D) the expected cost of such activities. 
(c) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AND NOTICE FOR 
URGENT THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN UNGOVERNED 
AREAS.—With respect to an ungoverned area or an area 
that is not controlled by an effective governmental author-
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ity, as determined by the Secretary of State, the President 
may obligate or expend funds pursuant to subsection (a) 
for covered activities if— 
(1) the President determines, in writing, that— 
(A) a threat arising in such an area from 
the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, or biologi-
cal weapons or weapons-related materials, tech-
nologies, or expertise must be addressed urgently; 
and 
(B) it is necessary to obligate or expend 
such funds to carry out such covered activities to 
address such threat; and 
(2) at the time at which the President first obli-
gates such funds, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, submits to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— 
(A) the determination under paragraph (1); 
(B) a description of the covered activities to 
be carried out using such funds; 
(C) the expected time frame for such activi-
ties; and 
(D) the expected cost of such activities.
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(d) COVERED ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered activity’’ means an activity under the Pro-
gram to address a threat arising from the proliferation of 
chemical, nuclear, or biological weapons or weapons-related 
materials, technologies, or expertise. 
SEC. 1324. USE OF FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED PURPOSES OR 
FOR INCREASED AMOUNTS. 
(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF INTENT TO USE FUNDS 
FOR UNSPECIFIED PURPOSES.— 
(1) REPORT.—For any fiscal year for which Co-
operative Threat Reduction funds are specifically au-
thorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act 
for specific purposes within the Program, the Sec-
retary of Defense may obligate or expend such funds, 
or other funds otherwise made available for the Pro-
gram for that fiscal year, for purposes other than such 
specified purposes if— 
(A) the Secretary determines that such obli-
gation or expenditure is necessary in the na-
tional interests of the United States; 
(B) the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees— 
(i) notification of the intent of the Sec-
retary to make such an obligation or ex-
penditure of funds; and
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(ii) a complete discussion of the pur-
pose and justification for such obligation or 
expenditure, including the amount of funds 
to be obligated or expended; and 
(C) a period of 15 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which the Secretary submits 
the notification and discussion under subpara-
graph (B). 
(2) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—Para-
graph (1) may not be construed to authorize the obli-
gation or expenditure of Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Program funds for a purpose for which the obli-
gation or expenditure of such funds is specifically 
prohibited under section 1331 or any other provision 
of law. 
(b) LIMITED
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
INDIVIDUAL 
AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR FOR SPECI-
FIED PURPOSES.—For any fiscal year for which Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction funds are specifically authorized in 
an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific pur-
poses within the Program, the Secretary may obligate or 
expend such funds, or other funds otherwise made available 
for the Program for that fiscal year, in excess of the specific 
amount so authorized for that purpose if—
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(1) the Secretary determines that such obligation 
or expenditure is necessary in the national interests 
of the United States; 
(2) the Secretary submits to the congressional de-
fense committees— 
(A) notification of the intent of the Sec-
retary to make such an obligation or expenditure 
of funds in excess of such authorized amount; 
and 
(B) a complete discussion of the justifica-
tion for exceeding such specified amounts, in-
cluding the amount by which the Secretary will 
exceed such specified amounts; and 
(3) a period of 15 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the notification 
and discussion under paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1325. USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more 
agreements with any person (including a foreign gov-
ernment, international organization, multinational 
entity, or any other entity) that the Secretary con-
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siders appropriate under which the person contributes 
funds for activities conducted under the Program. 
(2) CONCURRENCE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.— 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement under 
paragraph (1) only with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State. 
(b) RETENTION
AND
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and 
subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense 
may retain and obligate or expend funds contributed pursu-
ant to subsection (a) for purposes of the Program. Funds 
so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund estab-
lished in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be avail-
able to be obligated or expended without further appropria-
tion. 
(c) RETURN
OF FUNDS NOT OBLIGATED
OR EX-
PENDED WITHIN THREE YEARS.—If the Secretary does not 
obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection 
(a) by the date that is three years after the date on which 
the contribution was made, the Secretary shall return the 
amount to the person who made the contribution. 
(d) NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
receiving funds contributed pursuant to subsection
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(a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a notice— 
(A) specifying the value of the contribution 
and the purpose for which the contribution was 
made; and 
(B) identifying the person who made the 
contribution. 
(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary may not obligate funds contributed pursuant 
to subsection (a) until a period of 15 days elapses fol-
lowing the date on which the Secretary submits the 
notice under paragraph (1). 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first Monday 
in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on amounts 
contributed pursuant to subsection (a) during the preceding 
fiscal year. Each such report shall include, for the fiscal 
year covered by the report, the following: 
(1) A statement of any funds contributed pursu-
ant to subsection (a), including, for each such con-
tribution, the value of the contribution and the iden-
tity of the person who made the contribution. 
(2) A statement of any funds so contributed that 
were obligated or expended by the Secretary, includ-
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ing, for each such contribution, the purposes for which 
the funds were obligated or expended. 
(3) A statement of any funds so contributed that 
were retained but not obligated or expended, includ-
ing, for each such contribution, the purposes (if 
known) for which the Secretary intends to obligate or 
expend the amount. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) an implementation plan for the authority 
provided under this section prior to obligating or ex-
pending any funds contributed pursuant to subsection 
(a); and 
(2) any updates to such plan that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate.
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PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 1331. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
PURPOSES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds may not be obligated or expended for any of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) Conducting any peacekeeping exercise or 
other peacekeeping-related activity. 
(2) Provision of housing. 
(3) Provision of assistance to promote environ-
mental restoration. 
(4) Provision of assistance to promote job re-
training. 
(5) Provision of assistance to promote defense 
conversion. 
(b) LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO CONVENTIONAL 
WEAPONS.—Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may not 
be obligated or expended for the elimination of— 
(1) conventional weapons; or 
(2) delivery vehicles of conventional weapons, 
unless such delivery vehicles could reasonably be used 
or adapted to be used for the delivery of chemical, nu-
clear, or biological weapons. 
SEC. 1332. REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE MANAGERS. 
(a) ON-SITE MANAGER REQUIREMENT.—Before obli-
gating any Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a
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project described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint one on-site manager for that project. The 
manager shall be appointed from among employees of the 
Federal Government. 
(b) PROJECTS COVERED.—Subsection (a) applies to a 
project— 
(1) to be located in a state of the former Soviet 
Union; 
(2) which involves dismantlement, destruction, or 
storage facilities, or construction of a facility; and 
(3) with respect to which the total contribution 
by the Department of Defense is expected to exceed 
$50,000,000. 
(c) DUTIES OF ON-SITE MANAGER.—The on-site man-
ager appointed under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) develop, in cooperation with representatives 
from governments of states participating in the 
project, a list of those steps or activities critical to 
achieving the disarmament or nonproliferation goals 
of the project; 
(2) establish a schedule for completing those steps 
or activities; 
(3) meet with all participants to seek assurances 
that those steps or activities are being completed on 
schedule; and
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(4) suspend the participation of the United 
States in a project when a participant other than the 
United States fails to complete a scheduled step or ac-
tivity on time, unless the Secretary of Defense directs 
the on-site manager to resume the participation of the 
United States. 
(d) AUTHORITY
TO
MANAGE
MORE
THAN
ONE 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
employee of the Federal Government may serve as on- 
site manager for more than one project, including 
projects at different locations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—If such an employee serves as 
on-site manager for more than one project in a fiscal 
year, the total cost of the projects for that fiscal year 
may not exceed $150,000,000. 
(e) STEPS OR ACTIVITIES.—Steps or activities referred 
to in subsection (c)(1) are those steps or activities that, if 
not completed, will prevent a project from achieving its dis-
armament or nonproliferation goals, including, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) Identification and acquisition of permits (as 
defined in section 1333). 
(2) Verification that the items, substances, or ca-
pabilities to be dismantled, secured, or otherwise
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modified are available for dismantlement, securing, or 
modification. 
(3) Timely provision of financial, personnel, 
management, transportation, and other resources. 
(f) NOTIFICATION
TO CONGRESS.—In any case in 
which the Secretary directs an on-site manager to resume 
the participation of the United States in a project under 
subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees of such direction by not later than 
30 days after the date of such direction. 
SEC. 1333. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL CERTAIN 
PERMITS OBTAINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to obtain all the permits required to complete each phase 
of construction of a project under the Program in a state 
of the former Soviet Union before obligating more than 40 
percent of the total costs of that phase of the project. 
(b) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
NEW
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), with re-
spect to a new construction project to be carried out by the 
Program, not more than 40 percent of the total costs of the 
project may be obligated from Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion funds for any fiscal year until the Secretary—
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(1) determines the number and type of permits 
that may be required for the lifetime of the project in 
the proposed location or locations of the project; and 
(2) obtains from the state in which the project is 
to be located any permits that may be required to 
begin construction. 
(c) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
The limitation in subsection (b) on the obligation of funds 
for a construction project otherwise covered by such sub-
section shall not apply with respect to the obligation of 
funds for a particular project if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that it is necessary in the na-
tional interest to obligate funds for such project; and 
(2) submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees a notification of the intent to obligate funds for 
such project, together with a complete discussion of 
the justification for doing so. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, with respect to a 
project under the Program: 
(1) The term ‘‘new construction project’’ means 
a construction project for which no funds have been 
obligated or expended as of November 24, 2003. 
(2) The term ‘‘permit’’ means any local or na-
tional permit for development, general construction,
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environmental, land use, or other purposes that is re-
quired for purposes of major construction. 
SEC. 1334. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACTIVI-
TIES WITH RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should carry out activities 
under the Program in the Russian Federation only if 
those activities are consistent with and in support of 
the security interests of the United States; and 
(2) in carrying out any such activities after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense should focus on only those activities that— 
(A) are in support of the arms control obli-
gations of the United States and the Russian 
Federation; or 
(B) will reduce the threats posed by weap-
ons of mass destruction and related materials 
and technology to the United States and coun-
tries in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions. 
(b) COMPLETION OF COOPERATION THREAT REDUC-
TION ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—Cooperative 
Threat Reduction funds made available for a fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2015 may not be obligated or expended for
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activities in the Russian Federation unless such activities 
in Russia are specifically authorized by law. 
PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND 
REPORTS 
SEC. 1341. ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS ON USE OF FACILITIES 
BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than the first Monday in February each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a certification for each facility of a 
project or activity of the Program for which construction 
occurred during the preceding fiscal year on matters as fol-
lows: 
(1) Whether or not such facility will be used for 
its intended purpose by the government of the foreign 
country in which the facility is constructed. 
(2) Whether or not the government of such coun-
try remains committed to the use of such facility for 
such purpose. 
(3) Whether the actions needed to ensure security 
at the facility, including the secure transportation of 
any materials, substances, or weapons to, from, or 
within the facility, have been taken.
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SEC. 
1342. 
REQUIREMENT 
TO 
SUBMIT 
SUMMARY 
OF 
AMOUNTS REQUESTED BY PROJECT CAT-
EGORY. 
(a) SUMMARY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees in the 
materials and manner specified in subsection (c)— 
(1) a descriptive summary, with respect to the 
appropriations requested for the Program for the fis-
cal year after the fiscal year in which the summary 
is submitted, of the amounts requested for each project 
category under each program element; and 
(2) a descriptive summary, with respect to ap-
propriations for the Program for the fiscal year in 
which the list is submitted and the previous fiscal 
year, of the amounts obligated or expended, or 
planned to be obligated or expended, for each project 
category under each program element. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE AND INTENT.—The de-
scriptive summary required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude a narrative description of each program and project 
category under each program element that explains the pur-
pose and intent of the funds requested. 
(c) INCLUSION IN CERTAIN MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO 
CONGRESS.—The summary required to be submitted in a 
fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be set forth by project 
category, and by amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and
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(2) of such subsection in connection with such project cat-
egory, in each of the following: 
(1) The annual report on activities and assist-
ance under the Program required in such fiscal year 
under section 1343. 
(2) The budget justification materials submitted 
to Congress in support of the Department of Defense 
budget for the fiscal year succeeding such fiscal year 
(as submitted with the budget of the President under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code). 
SEC. 1343. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE 
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERA-
TIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—In any year in which the 
President submits to Congress, under section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, the budget for a fiscal year that 
requests funds for the Department of Defense for activities 
or assistance under the Program, the Secretary of Defense, 
after consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on 
the activities and assistance carried out under the Program.
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(b) DEADLINE.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted not later than the first Monday in Feb-
ruary of a year. 
(c) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An estimate of the total amount that will be 
required to be expended by the United States during 
the fiscal year covered by the budget described in sub-
section (a) in order to achieve the objectives of the 
Program. 
(2) A five-year plan setting forth the amount of 
funds and other resources proposed to be provided by 
the United States for the Program during the period 
covered by the plan, including the purpose for which 
such funds and resources will be used. 
(3) A description of the activities and assistance 
carried out under the Program during the fiscal year 
preceding the submission of the report, including— 
(A) the funds notified, obligated, and ex-
pended for such activities and assistance and the 
purposes for which such funds were notified, obli-
gated, and expended for such fiscal year and cu-
mulatively for the Program; 
(B) a description of the participation, if 
any, of each department and agency of the Fed-
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eral Government in such activities and assist-
ance; 
(C) a description of such activities and as-
sistance, including the forms of assistance pro-
vided; 
(D) a description of the United States pri-
vate sector participation in the portion of such 
activities and assistance that were supported by 
the obligation and expenditure of funds for the 
Program; and 
(E) such other information as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to fully inform Congress of 
the operation of activities and assistance carried 
out under the Program, including, with respect 
to 
proposed 
demilitarization 
or 
conversion 
projects, information on the progress toward de-
militarization of facilities and the conversion of 
the demilitarized facilities to civilian activities. 
(4) A description of the means (including pro-
gram management, audits, examinations, and other 
means) used by the United States during the fiscal 
year preceding the submission of the report to ensure 
that assistance provided under the Program is fully 
accounted for, that such assistance is being used for
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its intended purpose, and that such assistance is 
being used efficiently and effectively, including— 
(A) if such assistance consisted of equip-
ment, a description of the current location of 
such equipment and the current condition of 
such equipment; 
(B) if such assistance consisted of contracts 
or other services, a description of the status of 
such contracts or services and the methods used 
to ensure that such contracts and services are 
being used for their intended purpose; 
(C) a determination whether the assistance 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) has been 
used for its intended purpose and an assessment 
of whether the assistance being provided is being 
used effectively and efficiently; and 
(D) a description of the efforts planned to 
be carried out during the fiscal year beginning 
in the year of the report to ensure that Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
assistance provided during such fiscal year is 
fully accounted for and is used for its intended 
purpose. 
(5) A description of the defense and military ac-
tivities carried out under section 1321(a)(6) during
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the fiscal year preceding the submission of the report, 
including— 
(A) the amount of funds obligated or ex-
pended for such activities; 
(B) the strategy, goals, and objectives for 
which such funds were obligated and expended; 
(C) a description of the activities carried 
out, including the forms of assistance provided, 
and the justification for each form of assistance 
provided; 
(D) the success of each activity, including 
the goals and objectives achieved for each activ-
ity; 
(E) a description of participation by pri-
vate sector entities in the United States in car-
rying out such activities, and the participation 
of any other department or agency of the Federal 
Government in such activities; and 
(F) any other information that the Sec-
retary considers relevant to provide a complete 
description of the operation and success of activi-
ties carried out under the Program.
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SEC. 1344. METRICS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOP-
ERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Defense shall implement metrics to 
measure the impact and effectiveness of activities of the Pro-
gram to address threats arising from the proliferation of 
chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons and weapons-re-
lated materials, technologies, and expertise. 
PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1351. REPEALS. 
The following provisions of law are repealed: 
(1) Sections 212, 221, 222, and 231 of the Soviet 
Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of 
Public Law 102–228; 22 U.S.C. 2551 note). 
(2) Sections 1412 and 1431 of the Former Soviet 
Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5902 
and 5921). 
(3) Sections 1203, 1204, 1206, and 1208 of the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
5952, 5953, 5955, and 5957). 
(4) Section 1205 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104– 
106; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note). 
(5) Section 1501 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104– 
201; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note).
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(6) Section 1307 of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105–261; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(7) Section 1303 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106– 
65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(8)(A) Sections 1303 and 1304 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 
398; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(B) Section 1306 of such Act (as enacted into 
law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–340). 
(C) Section 1308 of such Act (as enacted into 
law by Public Law 106–398; 22 U.S.C. 5959). 
(9) Section 1304 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107– 
107; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(10) Sections 1305 and 1306 of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2673; 22 
U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(11) Sections 1303, 1305, 1307, and 1308 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (22 U.S.C. 5960, 5961, 5962, and 5963).
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(12)(A) Section 1303 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
(B) Sections 1304 and 1305 of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 5964 and 5965). 
(C) Section 1306 of such Act (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2560; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note). 
SEC. 1352. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN PRO-
LIFERATION THREAT REDUCTION PROJECTS AND ACTIVI-
TIES.—Any determination made before the date of the en-
actment of this Act under section 1308(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
5963(a)) shall be treated as a determination under section 
1322(a). 
(b) DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO URGENT THREAT 
REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.—Any determination made before 
the date of the enactment of this Act under section 1305(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (22 U.S.C. 5965(b)) shall be treated as a determina-
tion under section 1323(b). 
(c) FUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR COOPERATIVE THREAT 
REDUCTION PROGRAM.—Funds made available for Cooper-
ative Threat Reduction programs pursuant to the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public
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Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1632) or the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 
127 Stat. 672) that remain available for obligation as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be available for 
the Program. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense–Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1413. Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
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SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501.
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SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed 
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene-
ficiaries. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE–DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER, IL-
LINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $146,857,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
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tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2015 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $63,400,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home.
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SEC. 1413. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES 
REPORT 
ON 
CAPTAIN 
JAMES 
A. 
LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER, 
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the submittal to Congress by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the eval-
uation report on the joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration 
project known as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois, that is re-
quired to be submitted in March 2016, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on that demonstration 
project. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment by the Comptroller General of 
the following: 
(1) The evaluation measures, standards, and cri-
teria used by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to measure the overall 
effectiveness and success of the medical facility re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(2) The measurable effect, if any, on the missions 
of the Department of the Navy and the Department
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of Veterans Affairs of the provision of care in a joint 
facility such as the medical facility. 
(3) Such other matters with respect to the med-
ical facility demonstration project described in sub-
section (a) as the Comptroller General considers ap-
propriate. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.—For pur-
poses of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make 
available to the Comptroller General any documents related 
to the medical facility demonstration project referred to in 
such subsection, including any evaluation plans, task sum-
maries, in-process reviews, interim reports, and draft final 
report. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 
Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Sec. 1511. European Reassurance Initiative. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1533. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1534. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Sec. 1535. European Reassurance Initiative. 
Sec. 1536. Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations 
Command from supplemental funding for overseas contingency 
operations to recurring funding for future-years defense pro-
grams. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces.
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SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402.
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SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502.
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SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) DURATION
OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation through 
September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 1511. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2015 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the European Reassurance Initiative, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
(b) DURATION
OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation through 
September 30, 2016. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act.
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SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2015 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001.
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Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
may be available for, or used for purposes of, the Afghani-
stan Infrastructure Fund. 
SEC. 1532. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LIMITATION ON THE 
USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Funds available to the De-
partment of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to the conditions 
contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 1513 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by 
section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
accept equipment that is procured using amounts in 
the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized 
under this Act and is intended for transfer to the se-
curity forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 
such security forces.
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(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1)— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees the report 
required by subsection (c); and 
(B) the Commander of United States forces 
in Afghanistan shall make a determination that 
the equipment was procured for the purpose of 
meeting requirements of the security forces of Af-
ghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government 
of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no 
longer required by such security forces or was 
damaged before transfer to such security forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making 
a determination under paragraph (2)(B) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces in 
Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of 
Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation 
of each determination, including the basis for the de-
termination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
included in the relevant quarterly report required 
under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority
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provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to the 
congressional defense committees of such treatment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 
thereafter during which the authority provided by 
paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report describing the equipment accepted under this 
subsection or section 1531(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) during 
the period covered by the report. Each report shall in-
clude a list of all equipment that was accepted during 
the period covered by the report and treated as stocks 
of the Department and copies of the determinations 
made under paragraph (2)(B), as required by para-
graph (3). 
(c) REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN EQUIPMENT PROCURE-
MENT PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Commander of United States forces 
in Afghanistan, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report describing in detail—
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(1) the methods used to identify equipment re-
quirements for the security forces of Afghanistan and 
to incorporate such requirements into the procure-
ment process for such security forces; and 
(2) the steps being taken to improve coordination 
between United States forces in Afghanistan and the 
security forces of Afghanistan within such procure-
ment process. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1531(d) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note)— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘prior Acts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this Act or prior Acts’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 1533. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amend-
ments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), but as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section, shall apply to the funds made
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available to the Department of Defense for the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for fiscal year 2015. 
(b) PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION AND ALIGNMENT OF 
RAPID ACQUISITION ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a plan to consolidate and align all 
of the rapid acquisition or quick reaction capability 
organizations, including, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing— 
(A) The Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). 
(B) The Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell 
(JRAC). 
(C) The Warfighter Senior Integration 
Group (SIG). 
(D) The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Re-
connaissance (ISR) Task Force. 
(E) The Afghanistan Resources Oversight 
Council (AROC). 
(F) Any other Department of Defense-wide 
or military department specific organizations, 
and associated capabilities and funding, car-
rying out comparable joint urgent operational
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needs (JUONs) or joint emergent operational 
needs (JEONs) efforts. 
(2) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required by this 
subsection shall include the following elements: 
(A) A review, and if necessary, rec-
ommended modifications to the current arrange-
ments for oversight of the Joint Improvised Ex-
plosive Device Defeat Organization within the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(B) A review and, if necessary, rec-
ommended modifications to the current policies 
and regulations governing the satisfaction of 
joint urgent operational needs (JUONs) and 
joint emergent operational needs (JEONs). 
(C) A review, and if necessary, rec-
ommended modifications to authorities provided 
to enduring or successor rapid acquisition or 
quick reaction capability organizations. 
(3) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—The plan required 
by this subsection shall include a timeline for— 
(A) implementation of the consolidation 
and alignment decisions contained in the plan; 
and. 
(B) consolidation of funding sources, in-
cluding the consolidation of the Joint Improvised
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Explosive Device Defeat Fund with the Joint Ur-
gent Operational Needs Fund. 
(c) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EX-
PLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.— 
Section 1532(c)(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2057), as amended by section 1532(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 939), is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION; EXCEPTIONS.—None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organiza-
tion may be used for the purposes of the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Organization assigning 
personnel or contractors on a permanent or tem-
porary basis, or as a detail, to the combatant com-
mands or associated military components unless such 
personnel or contractors are supporting— 
(A) Operation Enduring Freedom and any 
successor operation to that operation, 
(B) Operation Inherent Resolve and any 
successor operation to that operation, or
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(C) another operation that, as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense, requires the direct 
support of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Organization. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense makes a determination pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(C) that an operation requires the di-
rect support of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Organization, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a notice of the deter-
mination and the reasons for the determination. 
SEC. 1534. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by this title for the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund shall be available for 
the following purposes: 
(1) To provide support and assistance to foreign 
security forces or other groups or individuals to con-
duct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis 
response activities under authority provided the De-
partment of Defense by any other provision of law (in 
this section referred to as an ‘‘underlying Department 
of Defense authority’’). 
(2) To improve the capacity of the United States 
Armed Forces to provide enabling support to counter-
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terrorism and crisis response activities undertaken by 
foreign security forces or other groups or individuals 
under any underlying Department of Defense author-
ity. 
(b) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Activities using amounts 
available pursuant to subsection (a) may be con-
ducted only in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Central Command or the United States Africa 
Command, but may not include activities for the pro-
vision of assistance or other support for the Govern-
ment of Iraq. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.— 
Activities using amounts available pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be conducted in an area of responsi-
bility of a geographic combatant command not speci-
fied in paragraph (1) if the Secretary of Defense de-
termines that— 
(A) such activities are consistent with the 
purposes specified in subsection (a); 
(B) the absence of such activities would re-
sult in an increased risk to the national security 
of the United States; and 
(C) such activities could not be conducted 
using funds already available to the Department
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of Defense (other than funds transferred from the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund). 
(3) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL 
AREAS.—The Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a notification of any deter-
mination made pursuant to paragraph (2) not later 
than 15 days before transferring amounts from the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for activities in 
the area of responsibility covered by such determina-
tion. 
(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Activities using amounts 
available pursuant to subsection (a) may be conducted by 
contract, including contractor-operated capabilities, if the 
Secretary of Defense typically acquires services or equip-
ment by contract in conducting a similar activity for the 
Department of Defense. 
(d) TRANSFER REQUIREMENT AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS ONLY PURSUANT TO TRANS-
FER.—Amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships 
Fund may be used for the purposes specified in sub-
section (a) only pursuant to transfers authorized by 
this subsection. 
(2) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Amounts in the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be trans-
ferred from the Fund to any accounts of the Depart-
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ment of Defense for operation and maintenance for 
the purposes specified in subsection (a). 
(3) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit a reprogramming or 
transfer request from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 1510 to the congressional defense 
committees to carry out activities supported under 
this section. Each such request shall set forth the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A detailed description of the activities 
to be supported by the reprogramming or trans-
fer, including the request of the commander of 
the combatant command concerned for support, 
urgent operational need, or emergent operational 
need. 
(B) The amount planned to be obligated or 
expended on such activities, the recipient of such 
amount, and the timeline for such obligation or 
expenditure. 
(C) The underlying Department of Defense 
authorities that authorize such activities. 
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—The 
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to increase
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the amount authorized for such account by an 
amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(5) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon a 
determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund under 
paragraph (2) are not necessary for the purpose pro-
vided, such funds may be transferred back to the 
Fund. 
(6) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER TRANSFER AU-
THORITY.—The transfer authority provided by para-
graph (2) is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity available to the Department of Defense. 
(e) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), nothing in this section may be construed 
to terminate, alter, or override any requirement or 
limitation applicable to activities funded with 
amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund 
under the underlying Department of Defense author-
ity that authorizes such activities. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATIONS ON AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDS.—A limitation on the amount that 
may be used for activities in a fiscal year under the 
underlying Department of Defense authority that au-
thorizes such activities shall not apply to amounts
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made available for such activities in such fiscal year 
pursuant to this section. 
(f) PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
intended management and use of the Counterterrorism 
Partnerships Fund. The plan shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the underlying Depart-
ment of Defense authorities that the Secretary has 
identified as available for use pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(2) A detailed description, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, of the requirements, activities, and 
planned allocation of amounts available for use pur-
suant to subsection (a). 
(3) An identification of the senior civilian em-
ployee of the Department of Defense designated by the 
Secretary to serve as manager of the Fund. 
(g) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of the first half of fiscal years 2015, 2016, 
and 2017, and the second half of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report setting forth, for the preceding 
fiscal half-year, the following:
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(1) A description of the underlying Department 
of Defense authorities that authorized activities sup-
ported by the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
(2) A description of the activities supported by 
the Fund. 
(3) A description of any obligations and expend-
itures of amounts transferred from the Fund, includ-
ing recipients of amounts, set forth by country (where 
applicable). 
(4) A description of any determinations made as 
described in subsection (d)(5), and a description of 
any transfers back to the Fund pursuant to that sub-
section. 
(5) A description of any revisions to the plan 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f). 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—No amounts may be 
transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund 
after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 1535. EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) TOTAL AMOUNT AND AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF 
ERI.—The $1,000,000,000 authorized to be appropriated 
in sections 1502, 1504, 1505, 1511, and 2904 for fiscal year 
2015 for the European Reassurance Initiative, as specified 
in the funding tables in sections 4102, 4302, 4402, 4502,
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and 4602, may be used by the Secretary of Defense solely 
for the following purposes: 
(1) Activities to increase the presence of the 
United States Armed Forces in Europe. 
(2) Bilateral and multilateral military exercises 
and training with allies and partner nations in Eu-
rope. 
(3) Activities to improve infrastructure in Eu-
rope to enhance the responsiveness of the United 
States Armed Forces. 
(4) Activities to enhance the prepositioning in 
Europe of equipment of the United States Armed 
Forces. 
(5) Activities to build the defense and security 
capacity of allies and partner nations in Europe. 
(b) ACTIVITIES TO BUILD DEFENSE AND SECURITY 
CAPACITY
OF ALLIES
AND PARTNER NATIONS.—Of the 
funds made available for the European Reassurance Initia-
tive that will be used for the purpose specified in subsection 
(a)(5)— 
(1) not less than $75,000,000 shall be available 
to be used for programs, activities, and assistance to 
support the Government of Ukraine;
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(2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available 
to be used for programs and activities to build the ca-
pacity of European allies and partner nations; and 
(3) the Secretary of Defense may transfer the 
funds to support activities conducted under the au-
thorities of the Department of Defense specified in sec-
tion 1274(c) of this Act. 
(c) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN 
FUNDS.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS ONLY PURSUANT TO TRANS-
FER.—In the case of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated in section 1511 for the European Reassurance 
Initiative Fund, as specified in the funding tables in 
section 4502, the funds may be used for the purposes 
specified in subsection (a) only pursuant to a transfer 
of the funds to either or both of the following accounts 
of the Department of Defense: 
(A) Military personnel accounts. 
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts. 
(2) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.— 
During fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the transfer of an 
amount made available for the European Reassurance 
Initiative to an account under the authority provided 
by paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(3) shall be deemed
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to increase the amount authorized for such account by 
an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER TRANSFER AU-
THORITY.—The transfer authority provided by para-
graph (1) and subsection (b)(3) is in addition to any 
other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Defense. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 15 
days before that date on which a transfer of funds under 
subsection (b)(3) or (c)(1) takes effect, the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the planned transfer. Each notice of a transfer 
of funds shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the project or activ-
ity to be supported by the transfer of funds, including 
any request of the Commander of the United States 
European Command for support, urgent operational 
need, or emergent operational need. 
(2) The amount planned to be transferred and 
expended on such project or activity. 
(3) A timeline for expenditure of the transferred 
funds. 
(e) DURATION OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The trans-
fer authority provided by subsections (b)(3) and (c)(1) ex-
pires September 30, 2016.
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SEC. 1536. PLAN FOR TRANSITION OF FUNDING OF UNITED 
STATES 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
COMMAND 
FROM SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TO RECUR-
RING FUNDING FOR FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE 
PROGRAMS. 
At the same time the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2016 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
to maintain critical and enduring special operations capa-
bilities for the United States Special Operations Command 
by fully transitioning funding for the United States Special 
Operations Command from funds available for overseas 
contingency operations to funds available for the Depart-
ment of Defense on a recurring basis for purposes of future- 
years defense programs. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program. 
Sec. 1602. Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification. 
Sec. 1603. Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for Space. 
Sec. 1604. Rocket propulsion system development program. 
Sec. 1605.
Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication 
services. 
Sec. 1606. Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control 
and space superiority strategy. 
Sec. 1607. Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; re-
port on space control.
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Sec. 1608. Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for 
the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1609. Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1610. Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission number 
five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program. 
Sec. 1611. Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive proce-
dures. 
Sec. 1612. Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on sys-
tem and Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 
Sec. 1613. Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems 
space data exploitation. 
Sec. 1614. Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide field 
of view testbed of the space-based infrared systems. 
Sec. 1615. Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstra-
tion and protected military satellite communications testbed of 
the advanced extremely high frequency program. 
Sec. 1616. Study of space situational awareness architecture. 
Sec. 1617. Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent. 
Sec. 1622. One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial in-
formation support provided to regional organizations and secu-
rity alliances. 
Sec. 1623. Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial 
activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 
Sec. 1624. Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of De-
fense facilities for intelligence collection or special operations ac-
tivities abroad. 
Sec. 1625. Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence ac-
tivities and programs of United States Special Operations Com-
mand and special operations forces. 
Sec. 1626. Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1627. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 
Sec. 1628. Personnel security and insider threat. 
Sec. 1629. Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department of 
the Army to an open system architecture. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1631. Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces. 
Sec. 1632. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information 
systems of operationally critical contractors. 
Sec. 1633. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges. 
Sec. 1634. Cyberspace mapping. 
Sec. 1635. Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross do-
main solution strategy. 
Sec. 1636. Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service for 
the Joint Information Environment. 
Sec. 1637. Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense of 
United States against cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL top-level 
domain.
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Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1641. Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 1642. Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear 
weapons and the nuclear command and control system. 
Sec. 1643. Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear weap-
ons. 
Sec. 1644. Retention of missile silos. 
Sec. 1645. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 
missile fuzes. 
Sec. 1646. Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement. 
Sec. 1647. Certification on nuclear force structure. 
Sec. 1648. Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program. 
Sec. 1649. Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dual- 
capable aircraft from Europe. 
Sec. 1650. Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions systems at headquarters of United States Strategic Com-
mand. 
Sec. 1651. Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty 
violation. 
Sec. 1652. Statement of policy on the nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1662. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production 
and deployment. 
Sec. 1663. Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 
Sec. 1664. Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense 
system. 
Sec. 1665. Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense. 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE SECURITY 
AND DEFENSE PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) critical United States national security space 
systems are facing a serious growing foreign threat; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China and the Rus-
sian Federation are both developing capabilities to 
disrupt the use of space by the United States in a
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conflict, as recently outlined by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence in testimony before Congress; and 
(3) a fully-developed multi-faceted space security 
and defense program is needed to deter and defeat 
any adversaries’ acts of space aggression. 
(b) REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 
DETER AND DEFEAT ADVERSARY SPACE AGGRESSION.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing an assess-
ment of the ability of the Department of Defense to deter 
and defeat any act of space aggression by an adversary. 
(c) STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE DEFENSE AND DETER-
RENCE
STRATEGIES
IN
RESPONSE
TO
FOREIGN 
COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Office of Net Assessment, 
shall conduct a study of potential alternative defense 
and deterrent strategies in response to the existing 
and projected counterspace capabilities of China and 
Russia. Such study shall include an assessment of the 
congruence of such strategies with the current United 
States defense strategy and defense programs of 
record, and the associated implications of pursuing 
such strategies.
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the results of the study required under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1602. EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE NOTI-
FICATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—At the same time as the President 
submits the budget required under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees notice of each change to the evolved 
expendable launch vehicle acquisition plan and schedule 
from the plan and schedule included in the budget sub-
mitted by the President under such section 1105 for fiscal 
year 2015. Such notification shall include— 
(1) an identification of the change; 
(2) a national security rationale for the change; 
(3) the impact of the change on the evolved ex-
pendable launch vehicle block buy contract; 
(4) the impact of the change on the opportunities 
for competition for certified evolved expendable launch 
vehicle launch providers; and 
(5) the costs or savings of the change.
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(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
IF NO CHANGES.—No notification under subsection (a) is 
required if at the time such notification would be required 
no change described in subsection (a) has occurred. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) with respect to a change to the evolved ex-
pendable launch vehicle acquisition schedule for an 
intelligence-related launch, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1603. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR SPACE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, revise Depart-
ment of Defense directives and guidance to require the De-
partment of Defense Executive Agent for Space to ensure 
that in developing space strategies, architectures, and pro-
grams for satellite communications, the Executive Agent 
shall— 
(1) conduct strategic planning to ensure the De-
partment of Defense is effectively and efficiently meet-
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ing the satellite communications requirements of the 
military departments and commanders of the combat-
ant commands; 
(2) coordinate with the secretaries of the military 
departments, the commanders of the combatant com-
mands, and the heads of Defense Agencies to eliminate 
duplication of effort and to ensure that resources are 
used to achieve the maximum effort in related satellite 
communication science and technology; research, de-
velopment, test and evaluation; production; and oper-
ations and sustainment; 
(3) coordinate with the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department to 
ensure that effective and efficient acquisition ap-
proaches are being used to acquire military and com-
mercial satellite communications for the Department, 
including space, ground, and user terminal integra-
tion; and 
(4) coordinate with the chairman of the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council to develop a process 
to identify the current and projected satellite commu-
nications requirements of the Department.
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SEC. 1604. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a next-generation rocket propulsion system 
that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient 
transition from the use of non-allied space launch en-
gines to a domestic alternative for national security 
space launches. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
system 
developed 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be made in the United States; 
(B) meet the requirements of the national 
security space community; 
(C) be developed by not later than 2019; 
(D) be developed using full and open com-
petition; and 
(E) be available for purchase by all space 
launch providers of the United States. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a plan to carry out the development of the 
rocket propulsion system under subsection (a), includ-
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ing an analysis of the benefits of using public-private 
partnerships; 
(2) the requirements of the program to develop 
such system; and 
(3) the estimated cost of such system. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1605. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMER-
CIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
develop and carry out a pilot program to determine 
the feasibility and advisability of expanding the use 
of working capital funds by the Secretary to effec-
tively and efficiently acquire commercial satellite 
communications services to meet the requirements of 
the military departments, Defense Agencies, and com-
batant commanders. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated for any of fiscal years 2015 through 2020
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for the Department of Defense for the acquisition of 
satellite communications, not more than $50,000,000 
may be obligated or expended for such pilot program 
during such a fiscal year. 
(3) CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the 
pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may not use the authorities provided in sections 
2208(k) and 2210(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) GOALS.—In developing and carrying out the pilot 
program under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall ensure 
that the pilot program— 
(1) provides a cost-effective and strategic method 
to acquire commercial satellite communications serv-
ices; 
(2) incentivizes private-sector participation and 
investment in technologies to meet future require-
ments of the Department of Defense with respect to 
commercial satellite communications services; 
(3) takes into account the potential for a surge 
or other change in the demand of the Department for 
commercial satellite communications services in re-
sponse to global or regional events; and 
(4) ensures the ability of the Secretary to control 
and account for the cost of programs and work per-
formed under the pilot program.
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(c) DURATION.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a)(1) shall terminate on October 1, 2020. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report that includes— 
(A) a plan and schedule to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a)(1); or 
(B) if the Secretary finds that carrying out 
the pilot program authorized under subsection 
(a)(1) is not an appropriate method to effectively 
and efficiently acquire commercial satellite com-
munications services, a description of how the 
Secretary will achieve the goals described in sub-
section (b) without carrying out such pilot pro-
gram. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2020, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1). The report shall include— 
(A) an assessment of expanding the use of 
working capital funds to effectively and effi-
ciently acquire commercial satellite communica-
tions services to meet the requirements of the
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military departments, Defense Agencies, and 
combatant commanders; and 
(B) a description of— 
(i) any contract entered into under the 
pilot program, the funding used under such 
contract, and the efficiencies realized under 
such contract; 
(ii) the advantages and challenges of 
using working capital funds as described in 
subparagraph (A); 
(iii) any additional authorities the 
Secretary determines necessary to acquire 
commercial satellite communications serv-
ices as described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(iv) any recommendations of the Sec-
retary with respect to improving or extend-
ing the pilot program. 
SEC. 1606. UPDATE OF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE STRAT-
EGY TO 
INCLUDE 
SPACE 
CONTROL 
AND 
SPACE SUPERIORITY STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, up-
date the National Security Space Strategy to include a 
strategy relating to space control and space superiority for 
the protection of national security space assets.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy relating to space control 
and space superiority required by subsection (a) shall ad-
dress the following: 
(1) Threats to national security space assets. 
(2) Protection of national security space assets. 
(3) The role of offensive space operations. 
(4) Countering offensive space operations. 
(5) Operations to implement the strategy. 
(6) Projected resources required over the period 
covered by the current future-years defense program 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
(7) The development of an effective deterrence 
posture. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH SPACE PROTECTION STRAT-
EGY.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Direc-
tor, ensure that the strategy relating to space control and 
space superiority required by subsection (a) is consistent 
with the Space Protection Strategy developed under section 
911 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2271 note). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 
2015, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Di-
rector, submit a report on the strategy relating to
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space control and space superiority required by sub-
section (a) to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—If the report required by 
paragraph (1) is submitted in classified form, such 
report shall also include an unclassified summary. 
(e) SPACE PROTECTION STRATEGY.—Section 911(d) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 1607. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SPACE SECU-
RITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM; REPORT ON 
SPACE CONTROL. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act and made 
available for the Space Security and Defense Program, a 
majority of such funds shall be allocated to the development 
of offensive space control and active defensive strategies and 
capabilities.
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(b) STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ALLOCATION.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall include, in the budget jus-
tification materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as 
submitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), a statement with 
respect to whether the budget of the Department allocates 
funds for the Space Security and Defense Program as re-
quired by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains the following: 
(1) An updated integrated capabilities document 
for offensive space control. 
(2) A concept of operations for the defense of 
critical national security space assets in all orbital 
regimes. 
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of existing 
deterrence strategies. 
(4) A review of the appropriate types of accounts 
that should be used to fund space control programs in 
accordance with the direction required by subsection 
(a). 
(d) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The require-
ments under subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate on the
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date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 1608. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH RUSSIAN 
SUPPLIERS OF ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE 
EVOLVED 
EXPENDABLE 
LAUNCH 
VEHICLE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsections 
(b) and (c), beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense may not award or renew a 
contract for the procurement of property or services for 
space launch activities under the evolved expendable launch 
vehicle program if such contract carries out such space 
launch activities using rocket engines designed or manufac-
tured in the Russian Federation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) with respect to a contract for the 
procurement of property or services for space launch activi-
ties if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees not later than 30 days before the 
waiver takes effect, that— 
(1) the waiver is necessary for the national secu-
rity interests of the United States; and 
(2) the space launch services and capabilities 
covered by the contract could not be obtained at a fair
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and reasonable price without the use of rocket engines 
designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation. 
(c) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection 
(a) shall not apply to either— 
(A) the placement of orders or the exercise 
of options under the contract numbered FA8811– 
13–C–0003 and awarded on December 18, 2013; 
or 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), a contract 
awarded for the procurement of property or serv-
ices for space launch activities that includes the 
use of rocket engines designed or manufactured 
in the Russian Federation that prior to Feb-
ruary 1, 2014, were either fully paid for by the 
contractor or covered by a legally binding com-
mitment of the contractor to fully pay for such 
rocket engines. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not 
award or renew a contract for the procurement of 
property or services for space launch activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) unless the Secretary, 
upon the advice of the General Counsel of the Depart-
ment of Defense, certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that the offeror has provided to the Sec-
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retary sufficient documentation to conclusively dem-
onstrate that prior to February 1, 2014, the offeror 
had either fully paid for the rocket engines described 
in such paragraph or made a legally binding commit-
ment to fully pay for such rocket engines. 
SEC. 
1609. 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
EVOLVED 
EXPENDABLE 
LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
Not later than June 1, 2015, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the evolved expendable launch 
vehicle program that includes an assessment of the advis-
ability of the Secretary of Defense requiring, when selecting 
launch providers for the program using competitive proce-
dures as described in section 2304 of title 10, United States 
Code, that new entrant launch providers or incumbent 
launch providers establish or maintain business systems 
that comply with the data requirements and cost accounting 
standards of the Department of Defense, including certified 
cost or price data. 
SEC. 1610. COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO 
LAUNCH PAYLOAD FOR MISSION NUMBER 
FIVE OF THE OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE 
SPACE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a contract for the 
launch of the payload for mission number five of the Oper-
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ationally Responsive Space Program, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall use competitive procedures described in sec-
tion 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and ensure that 
the policies of the Department of Defense concerning com-
petitive space launch opportunities are followed. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary— 
(A) determines that the waiver is necessary 
in the national security interests of the United 
States; and 
(B) submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report on such determination and 
use of the waiver; and 
(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date 
on which the Secretary submits such report. 
SEC. 1611. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ROCKET CORES 
PURSUANT TO COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Relative to the number of rocket 
cores for which space launch providers certified under the 
evolved expendable launch vehicle program may submit bids 
or competitive proposals under competitive procedures pur-
suant to the National Security Space Launch Procurement 
Forecast, as of the date on which the President submitted 
the budget for fiscal year 2015 to Congress pursuant to sec-
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tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Defense shall— 
(1) during fiscal year 2015, increase by one the 
number of such cores for which such providers may 
submit bids or competitive proposals; and 
(2) for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, increase 
by one (in addition to the core referred to in para-
graph (1)) the number of such cores for which such 
providers may submit bids or competitive proposals, 
unless the Secretary— 
(A) determines that there is no practicable 
way to increase the number of such cores for 
which such providers may submit bids or com-
petitive proposals and remain in compliance 
with the requirements of the firm fixed price con-
tract for 36 rocket engine cores during the five 
fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2013; and 
(B) not later than 45 days after making 
such determination, submits to the congressional 
defense committees— 
(i) a certification that there is no prac-
ticable way to make the increase described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) a description of the basis for the 
determination.
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(b) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ means proce-
dures as described in section 2304 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 1612. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM 
AND DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, Air Force, for the weather satellite 
follow-on system, not more than 50 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees the plan under paragraph (2). 
(2) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a plan to meet the meteorological and 
oceanographic collection requirements of the Joint Re-
quirements Oversight Council, including the require-
ments of the combatant commands, the military de-
partments, and the Defense Agencies (as defined in 
section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code). 
The plan shall include the following:
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(ii) how the Department of Defense as-
sessed and addressed the cost, schedule, and 
risks posed for each alternative evaluated 
under such analysis of alternatives. 
(B) The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the review under subparagraph (A). 
(b) DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense Meteoro-
logical Satellite Program may be obligated or ex-
pended for the storage of a satellite of such program 
until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that— 
(A) the Department of Defense intends to 
launch the satellite; and 
(B) storing the satellite until the antici-
pated launch of the satellite is the most cost-effec-
tive approach to meeting the requirements of the 
Department. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
NO 
LAUNCH.—
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(A) If the Secretary determines not to 
launch the next satellite of the Defense Meteoro-
logical Satellite Program, the Secretary shall— 
(i) certify to the congressional defense 
committees that the Secretary will be able to 
meet the related requirements of the Depart-
ment; and 
(ii) not later than 60 days after mak-
ing such certification, submit to such com-
mittees a report on how the Secretary will 
meet such related requirements. 
(B) The Comptroller General shall— 
(i) review the report submitted under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) to ensure that such re-
port fully addresses the concerns of the user 
communities; and 
(ii) submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing such review. 
SEC. 1613. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
SPACE-BASED 
INFRARED 
SYSTEMS 
SPACE 
DATA EXPLOITATION. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for 
data exploitation under the space-based infrared systems,
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not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force, act-
ing as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for 
Space, submits to the congressional defense committees cer-
tification that— 
(1) such funds will be used in support of data 
exploitation of the current space-based infrared sys-
tems program of record, including the scanning and 
staring sensor; or 
(2) the data from such program of record, in-
cluding such scanning and starring sensor, is being 
fully exploited and no further efforts are warranted. 
SEC. 1614. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
HOSTED PAYLOAD AND WIDE FIELD OF VIEW 
TESTBED OF THE SPACE-BASED INFRARED 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) PHASED LIMITATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Air Force, for the hosted payload and wide field 
of view testbed of the space-based infrared systems pro-
gram— 
(1) not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended on alternative approaches to the program 
of record of such program until the Secretary of the
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Air Force submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a copy of the analysis of alternatives for 
such program of record; and 
(2) following the date on which the Secretary 
submits such analysis of alternatives, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended on alter-
native approaches to the program of record of such 
program until a period of 30 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which the Secretary and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command 
jointly provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a briefing on the findings and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary and Commander under such 
analysis of alternatives, including the cost evaluation 
of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitations in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to efforts to examine and develop technology 
insertion opportunities for the program of record specified 
in subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees.
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(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1615. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROTECTED TACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND 
PROTECTED MILITARY SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATIONS TESTBED OF THE ADVANCED EX-
TREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY PROGRAM. 
(a) PHASED LIMITATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Air Force, for the protected tactical demonstra-
tion and protected military satellite communications 
testbed of the advanced extremely high frequency program— 
(1) not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended on alternative approaches to the program 
of record for such program until the Secretary of the 
Air Force submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees a copy of the analysis of alternatives for such 
program of record; and 
(2) following the date on which the Secretary 
submits such analysis of alternatives, not more than 
75 percent may be obligated or expended on alter-
native approaches to the program of record for such
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program until a period of 30 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which the Secretary and the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command 
jointly provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the 
Secretary and Commander under such analysis of al-
ternatives, including the cost evaluation of the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitations in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to efforts to examine and develop technology 
insertion opportunities for the current, as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, programs of record. 
SEC. 1616. STUDY OF SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AR-
CHITECTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall di-
rect the Defense Science Board to conduct a study of the 
effectiveness of the ground and space sensor system architec-
ture for space situational awareness. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) Projected needs, based on current and future 
threats, for the ground and space sensor system dur-
ing the five-, 10-, and 20-year periods beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(2) Capabilities of the ground and space sensor 
system to conduct defensive and offensive operations. 
(3) Integration of ground and space sensors with 
ground processing, control, and battle management 
systems. 
(4) Any other matters relating to space situa-
tional awareness the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—If the report required by 
paragraph (1) is submitted in classified form, such 
report shall also include an unclassified summary. 
SEC. 1617. BRIEFING ON RANGE SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHES 
IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the requirements and investments needed to 
modernize Department of Defense space launch facilities 
and supporting infrastructure. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements:
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(1) The results of the investigation into the fail-
ure of the radar system supporting the Eastern range 
in March 2014, including the causes for the failure. 
(2) An assessment of each current radar and 
other system as well as supporting infrastructure re-
quired to support the mission requirement of the 
range, including back-up systems. 
(3) An estimate of the annual level of dedicated 
funding required to maintain and modernize the 
range infrastructure in adequate condition to meet 
national security requirements. 
(4) A review of requirements to repair, upgrade, 
and modernize the radars and other mission support 
systems to current technologies. 
(5) A prioritized list of projects, costs, and pro-
jected funding schedules needed to carry out the main-
tenance, repair, and modernization requirements. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL CAPA-
BILITIES EXECUTIVE AGENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
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‘‘§ 430. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities 
Executive Agent 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence shall designate a civilian employee of the 
Department or a member of the armed forces to serve as 
the Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Execu-
tive Agent. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Executive Agent designated under 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) report directly to the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence; 
‘‘(2) work with the combatant commands, mili-
tary departments, and the intelligence community (as 
defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) to— 
‘‘(A) develop methods to increase warfighter 
effectiveness through the exploitation of national 
capabilities; and 
‘‘(B) promote cross-domain integration of 
such capabilities into military operations, train-
ing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance activities.’’. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—At the same time as the President 
submits to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the 
Executive Agent designated under subsection (a) of section
844 
430 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a) of this section), in consultation with the commanders 
of the combatant commands, the Secretaries of the military 
departments, and the heads of the Department of Defense 
intelligence agencies and offices (including the Directors of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security 
Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and 
the National Reconnaissance Office), shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the investments, activities, challenges, and op-
portunities of the Executive Agent in carrying out the re-
sponsibilities under subsection (b) of such section 430. 
SEC. 1622. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF REPORT ON IMAGERY 
INTELLIGENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMA-
TION SUPPORT PROVIDED TO REGIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS AND SECURITY ALLIANCES. 
Section 921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 1878) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 and 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014 through 2016’’.
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SEC. 1623. EXTENSION OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AU-
THORITY TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL AC-
TIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1624. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO JURIS-
DICTION OVER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FACILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
OR 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
ACTIVITIES 
ABROAD. 
Section 926(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1541) is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 1625. ASSESSMENT AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
AND PROGRAMS OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS COMMAND AND SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Spe-
cial Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the 
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress and 
the Comptroller General of the United States an as-
sessment of the intelligence activities and programs of 
United States Special Operations Command and spe-
cial operations forces. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include each of the following elements: 
(A) An overall strategy defining such intel-
ligence activities and programs, including defi-
nitions of intelligence activities and programs 
carried out by special operations forces and how 
such activities and programs relate to conven-
tional military intelligence and the capabilities 
of the Armed Forces. 
(B) The oversight roles and responsibilities 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 
and the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence Oversight with respect to the employ-
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ment of special operations forces for intelligence 
activities and programs, including an analysis 
of any oversight limitations or gaps. 
(C) A strategy and roadmap of United 
States Special Operations Command intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance programs and 
requirements, including enabling capabilities 
provided by the Armed Forces, for special oper-
ations across the future years defense program. 
(D) A comprehensive description of Joint 
Staff-validated current and anticipated future 
requirements for the intelligence activities and 
programs of each geographic combatant com-
mander that are likely to be fulfilled by special 
operations forces, including those that can only 
be addressed by special operations forces, pro-
grams, or capabilities. 
(E) Validated current and expected future 
United States Special Operations Command 
force structure requirements necessary to meet 
near-, mid-, and long-term special operations in-
telligence activities and programs of the geo-
graphic combatant commanders. 
(F) A comprehensive review and assessment 
of statutory authorities, and Department and
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Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a review of such assessment. 
Such review shall include an assessment of— 
(A) the extent to which the assessment re-
quired under paragraph (1) addressed the ele-
ments required under paragraph (2); 
(B) the sufficiency of oversight of the intel-
ligence activities and programs of special oper-
ations forces by the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence, the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict, and the Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence Oversight; 
(C) the validity of the cost estimate of spe-
cial operations intelligence activities and pro-
grams required by paragraph (2)(G); and 
(D) any other matters the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines are relevant. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not 
more than 50 percent of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2015 for procurement, Defense-wide, 
for intelligence systems, and for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for intel-
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ligence systems development may be obligated until 
the assessment required under subsection (a) is sub-
mitted. 
(2) 
EXCEPTION.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
not 
apply— 
(A) with respect to funds authorized to be 
appropriated for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations under title XV; or 
(B) in any case where the Secretary of De-
fense determines the limitation in paragraph (1) 
may impede a current operation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means the congressional defense committees, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
(2) FUTURE
YEARS
DEFENSE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘future years defense program’’ means the future 
years defense program under section 221 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDER.—The 
term ‘‘geographic combatant commander’’ means a 
commander of a combatant command (as defined in
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section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code) with a 
geographic area of responsibility. 
SEC. 1626. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE INTELLIGENCE, SUR-
VEILLANCE, 
AND 
RECONNAISSANCE 
RE-
QUIREMENTS 
OF 
THE 
COMBATANT 
COM-
MANDS. 
At the same time that the President’s budget is sub-
mitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020— 
(1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a briefing on— 
(A) the intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance requirements, by specific intelligence 
capability type, of each of the combatant com-
mands; 
(B) for the year preceding the year in which 
the briefing is provided, the satisfaction rate of 
each of the combatant commands with the intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance require-
ments, by specific intelligence capability type, of 
such combatant command; and
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(C) a risk analysis identifying the critical 
gaps and shortfalls in such requirements in rela-
tion to such satisfaction rate; and 
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel-
ligence shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a briefing on 
short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies to ad-
dress the critical intelligence, surveillance and recon-
naissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
SEC. 1627. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRO-
GRAM CONSOLIDATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2015, to execute— 
(1) the separation of the National Intelligence 
Program budget from the Department of Defense 
budget; 
(2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence 
Program budget within the Department of Defense 
budget; or
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(3) the establishment of a new appropriations 
account or appropriations account structure for the 
National Intelligence Program budget. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(2) NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM
BUDG-
ET.—The term ‘‘National Intelligence Program budg-
et’’ means the portions of the Department of Defense 
budget designated as part of the National Intelligence 
Program. 
SEC. 1628. PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER THREAT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30, 
2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report on the plans of the Department to address— 
(1) the adoption of an interim capability to con-
tinuously evaluate the security status of the employees 
and contractors of the Department who have been de-
termined eligible for and granted access to classified 
information by the Department of Defense Central 
Adjudication Facilities; 
(2) the use of an interim system to assist in de-
veloping requirements, lessons learned, business rules,
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privacy standards, and operational concepts applica-
ble to the objective automated records checks and con-
tinuous evaluation capability required by the strategy 
for modernizing personnel security; 
(3) the engineering for an interim system and 
the objective automated records checks and continuous 
evaluation capability for initial investigations and 
reinvestigations required by the strategy for modern-
izing personnel security to support automation-as-
sisted insider threat analyses conducted across the law 
enforcement, personnel security, human resources, 
counterintelligence, physical security, network behav-
ior monitoring, and cybersecurity activities of all the 
components of the Department of Defense, pursuant to 
Executive Order 13587; 
(4) how competitive processes and open systems 
designs will be used to acquire advanced commercial 
technologies throughout the life cycle of the objective 
continuous evaluation capability required by the 
strategy for modernizing personnel security; 
(5) how the senior agency official in the Depart-
ment of Defense for insider threat detection and pre-
vention will be supported by experts in counterintel-
ligence, personnel security, law enforcement, human 
resources, physical security, network monitoring, cy-
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bersecurity, and privacy and civil liberties from rel-
evant components of the Department and experts in 
information technology, large-scale data analysis, sys-
tems engineering, and program acquisition; 
(6) how the senior agency official, in developing 
the integrated, automation-assisted insider threat ca-
pability, will be supported by— 
(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics; 
(B) the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness; and 
(7) who will be responsible and accountable for 
managing the development and fielding of the auto-
mation-assisted insider threat capability. 
(b) INCLUSION OF GAPS.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include specific gaps in policy and stat-
ute to address the requirements placed on the Department 
by section 907(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) and Executive 
Order 13587. 
(c) STRATEGY FOR MODERNIZING PERSONNEL SECU-
RITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategy for 
modernizing personnel security’’ means the strategy devel-
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oped under section 907(c) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66). 
SEC. 1629. MIGRATION OF DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND 
SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TO 
AN OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) MIGRATION REQUIRED.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall migrate the Distributed Common 
Ground System of the Department of the Army, including 
the Red Disk initiative under development at the Intel-
ligence and Security Command, to an open system architec-
ture to enable— 
(1) competitive acquisition of components, serv-
ices, and applications for the Distributed Common 
Ground System; and 
(2) rapid competitive development and integra-
tion of new capabilities for the Distributed Common 
Ground System. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE 
STANDARDS.—In carrying out the migration required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the Distrib-
uted Common Ground System— 
(1) is in compliance with the open system archi-
tecture standards developed under the Defense Intel-
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ligence Information Enterprise by the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence; and 
(2) reuses services and components of the Defense 
Intelligence Information Enterprise. 
(c) OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘open system architecture’’ means, with 
respect to an information technology system, an integrated 
business and technical strategy that— 
(1) employs a modular design and uses widely 
supported and consensus-based standards for key 
interfaces; 
(2) is subjected to successful validation and 
verification tests to ensure key interfaces comply with 
widely supported and consensus-based standards; and 
(3) uses a system architecture that allows compo-
nents to be added, modified, replaced, removed, or 
supported by different vendors throughout the life- 
cycle of the system to afford opportunities for en-
hanced competition and innovation while yielding— 
(A) significant cost and schedule savings; 
and 
(B) increased interoperability.
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Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1631. BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING FOR CYBER MIS-
SION FORCES. 
(a) BUDGETING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 238. Cyber mission forces: program elements 
‘‘(a) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DISPLAY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the 
defense budget materials for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, a budget justification display that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(1) a major force program category for the five- 
year defense plan of the Department of Defense for the 
training, manning, and equipping of the cyber mis-
sion forces; and 
‘‘(2) program elements for the cyber mission 
forces. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2017 if the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) determines the Secretary is unable to com-
ply with such requirement for fiscal year 2017; and
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‘‘(2) establishes a plan to implement the require-
ment for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘238. Cyber mission forces: program elements.’’. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF TRANSFER ACCOUNT FOR CYBER 
ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess the 
feasibility and advisability of establishing a transfer 
account to execute the funds contained in the major 
force program category required by subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the assess-
ment carried out under paragraph (1). 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) The findings of the Secretary with 
respect to the assessment carried out under 
paragraph (1). 
(ii) A recommendation as to whether a 
transfer account should be established as de-
scribed in such paragraph.
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SEC. 1632. REPORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS WITH RE-
SPECT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION 
SYSTEMS OF OPERATIONALLY CRITICAL CON-
TRACTORS. 
(a) REPORTING.—Part I of subtitle A of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
18 the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 19—CYBER MATTERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information sys-
tems of operationally critical contractors. 
‘‘§ 391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to 
networks and information systems of oper-
ationally critical contractors and certain 
other contractors 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT COMPONENT TO 
RECEIVE REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall des-
ignate a component of the Department of Defense to receive 
reports of cyber incidents from contractors in accordance 
with this section and with section 941 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 
2224 note) or from other governmental entities. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES
FOR REPORTING CYBER INCI-
DENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
that require an operationally critical contractor to report 
in a timely manner to component designated under sub-
section (a) each time a cyber incident occurs with respect
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to a network or information system of such operationally 
critical contractor. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—The 
procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
include a process for— 
‘‘(A) designating operationally critical con-
tractors; and 
‘‘(B) notifying a contractor that it has been 
designated as an operationally critical con-
tractor. 
‘‘(2) RAPID REPORTING.—The procedures estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall require each 
operationally critical contractor to rapidly report to 
the component of the Department designated pursuant 
to subsection (d)(2)(A) on each cyber incident with 
respect to any network or information systems of such 
contractor. Each such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An assessment by the contractor of the 
effect of the cyber incident on the ability of the 
contractor to meet the contractual requirements 
of the Department. 
‘‘(B) The technique or method used in such 
cyber incident.
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‘‘(C) A sample of any malicious software, if 
discovered and isolated by the contractor, in-
volved in such cyber incident. 
‘‘(D) A summary of information com-
promised by such cyber incident. 
‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE AND ACCESS TO 
EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT PER-
SONNEL.—The procedures established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) include mechanisms for Department 
personnel to, if requested, assist operationally 
critical contractors in detecting and mitigating 
penetrations; and 
‘‘(B) provide that an operationally critical 
contractor is only required to provide access to 
equipment or information as described in sub-
paragraph (A) to determine whether information 
created by or for the Department in connection 
with any Department program was successfully 
exfiltrated from a network or information system 
of such contractor and, if so, what information 
was exfiltrated. 
‘‘(4) PROTECTION
OF
TRADE
SECRETS
AND 
OTHER
INFORMATION.—The procedures established 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide for the rea-
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sonable protection of trade secrets, commercial or fi-
nancial information, and information that can be 
used to identify a specific person. 
‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
limit the dissemination of information obtained or 
derived through the procedures to entities— 
‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by 
such information; 
‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in 
the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber 
incidents; 
‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law 
enforcement investigations; or 
‘‘(D) for national security purposes, includ-
ing cyber situational awareness and defense pur-
poses. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBER INCIDENT.—The term ‘cyber inci-
dent’ means actions taken through the use of computer 
networks that result in an actual or potentially ad-
verse effect on an information system or the informa-
tion residing therein. 
‘‘(2) OPERATIONALLY CRITICAL CONTRACTOR.— 
The term ‘operationally critical contractor’ means a
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contractor designated by the Secretary for purposes of 
this section as a critical source of supply for airlift, 
sealift, 
intermodal 
transportation 
services, 
or 
logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, 
deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a 
contingency operation.’’. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
establish the procedures required by subsection (b) of section 
391 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a) of this section, not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT POLICIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall complete an assessment of— 
(A) requirements that were in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act 
for contractors to share information with De-
partment components regarding cyber incidents 
(as defined in subsection (d) of such section 391) 
with respect to networks or information systems 
of contractors; and 
(B) Department policies and systems for 
sharing information on cyber incidents with re-
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spect to networks or information systems of De-
partment contractors. 
(2) ACTIONS
FOLLOWING
ASSESSMENT.—Upon 
completion of the assessment required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) designate a Department component 
under subsection (a) of such section 391; and 
(B) issue or revise guidance applicable to 
Department components that ensures the rapid 
sharing by the component designated pursuant to 
such section 391 or section 941 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(10 U.S.C. 2224 note) of information relating to 
cyber incidents with respect to networks or infor-
mation systems of contractors with other appro-
priate Department components. 
(d) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United 
States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, 
are each amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 18 the following new item: 
‘‘19. Cyber matters .................................................................................
391’’.
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SEC. 1633. EXECUTIVE AGENTS FOR CYBER TEST AND 
TRAINING RANGES. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Chapter 19 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by section 1632 of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 392. Executive agents for cyber test and training 
ranges 
‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor, shall— 
‘‘(1) designate a senior official from among the 
personnel of the Department of Defense to act as the 
executive agent for cyber and information technology 
test ranges; and 
‘‘(2) designate a senior official from among the 
personnel of the Department of Defense to act as the 
executive agent for cyber and information technology 
training ranges. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authori-
ties of the executive agents designated under sub-
section (a). Such roles, responsibilities, and authori-
ties shall include the development of a biennial inte-
grated plan for cyber and information technology test 
and training resources.
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ance of land described in paragraph (2) in accord-
ance with this section as full and final satisfaction of 
the remaining land entitlement of Sealaska under sec-
tion 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1613(h)), the Secretary shall— 
(A) implement the provisions of this section; 
and 
(B) charge the entitlement pool under sec-
tion 14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(8)) 70,075 acres, 
reduced by the number of acres deducted under 
paragraph (2)(B), in fulfillment of the remain-
ing land entitlement for Sealaska under that 
Act, notwithstanding whether the surveyed acre-
age of the 18 parcels of land generally depicted 
on the maps as ‘‘Sealaska Selections’’ and pat-
ented under subsection (c) is less than or more 
than 69,585 acres, reduced by the number of 
acres deducted under paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) FINAL ENTITLEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the 70,075 acres of land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall consist of— 
(i) the 18 parcels of Federal land com-
prising approximately 69,585 acres that is
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against Sealaska for the management of 
public access under subparagraph (A). 
(d) CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
14(h)(1)(E) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(E)), Sealaska may submit 
applications 
for 
the 
conveyance 
under 
section 
14(h)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)(A)) of not more than 76 
cemetery sites and historical places— 
(A) that are listed in the document entitled 
‘‘Sealaska Cemetery Sites and Historical Places’’ 
and dated October 17, 2012; 
(B) that are cemetery sites and historical 
places included in the report by Wilsey and 
Ham, Inc., entitled ‘‘1975 Native Cemetery and 
Historic Sites of Southeast Alaska (Preliminary 
Report)’’ and dated October 1975; 
(C) for which Sealaska has not previously 
submitted an application; and 
(D) that are not located within a conserva-
tion system unit (as defined in section 102 of the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3102)).