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fice of the Secretary of Defense only such func-
tions of the Washington Headquarters Services 
as are necessary to carry out an essential func-
tion not otherwise carried out by such Office, as 
determined by the Chief Management Officer. 
(B) ELIMINATION.—Any functions of the 
Washington Headquarters Services that are not 
transferred to another element of the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (A) 
shall be eliminated. 
(3) TRANSFER OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.—The 
Chief Management Officer shall dispose of, or transfer 
to other elements of the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense, any assets of the Washington Headquarters 
Services. 
(4) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Chief Management Officer shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
eliminations and transfers required under this sub-
section. 
(c) REVIEW OF DEFENSE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE FIELD ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Chief Management 
Officer of the Department of Defense shall review the 
efficiency and effectiveness of each Defense Agency 
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and Department of Defense Field Activity. As part of 
the review, the Chief Management Officer shall iden-
tify each function of an Agency or Activity that is 
substantially similar to, or duplicative of, a function 
carried out by another organization or element of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2020, the 
Chief Management Officer shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes the 
results of the review conducted under paragraph (1). 
(3) 
CMO 
VERIFICATION
AND
TRANSITION 
PLAN.—Together with the submission of the report 
under paragraph (2) and based on the results of the 
review conducted under paragraph (1), the Chief 
Management Officer shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees— 
(A) a list identifying each Defense Agency 
and Department of Defense Field Activity that 
the Chief Management Officer has determined— 
(i) operates efficiently and effectively; 
and 
(ii) does not carry out any function 
that is substantially similar to, or duplica-
tive of, a function carried out by another 
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organization or element of the Department 
of Defense; and 
(B) with respect to each Agency or Activity 
not included on the list under subparagraph (A), 
a plan for— 
(i) eliminating the Agency or Activity; 
or 
(ii) transferring some or all of the 
functions of the Agency or Activity to an-
other organization or element of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall have the au-
thority to establish or terminate any Defense Agency 
or Department of Defense Field Activity. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense to establish or terminate a Defense 
Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity 
under paragraph (1) does not apply to an Agency or 
Activity that is specifically established or terminated 
by an Act of Congress. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in Federal 
law, regulations, guidance, instructions, or other doc-
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uments of the Federal Government to a Defense Agen-
cy or Department of Defense Field Activity termi-
nated by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph 
(1), or to the head of such an Agency or Activity, 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(4) NOTICE
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not terminate a Defense Agency or De-
partment of Defense Field Activity until a period of 
90 days has elapsed following the date on which the 
Secretary submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees— 
(A) notice of the intent of the Secretary to 
terminate the Agency or Activity; and 
(B) recommendations for legislative actions 
that may be required as a result of such termi-
nation. 
SEC. 914. ACTIONS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND 
TRANSPARENCY OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS 
AGENCY. 
(a) SYSTEM AND CAPABILITY.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2021, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency 
and the Chief Management Officer of the Department of De-
fense shall jointly, in consultation with the customers served 
by the Agency, develop and implement— 
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(1) a comprehensive system that enables cus-
tomers of the Agency to view— 
(A) the inventory of items and materials 
available to customers from the Agency; and 
(B) the delivery status of items and mate-
rials that are in transit to customers; and 
(2) a predictive analytics capability designed to 
increase the efficiency of the system described in para-
graph (1) by identifying emerging customer needs 
with respect to items and materials supplied by the 
Agency, including any emerging needs arising from 
the use of new weapon systems by customers. 
(b) ACTIONS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY.—Not later 
than January 1, 2021, the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency and the Chief Management Officer shall jointly— 
(1) reduce the rates charged to customers, in ag-
gregate, by not less than 10 percent; 
(2) eliminate the duplication of services within 
the Agency; and 
(3) establish specific goals and metrics to ensure 
that the Agency is fulfilling its mission of providing 
items and materials to customers with sufficient speed 
and in sufficient quantities to ensure the lethality 
and readiness of warfighters. 
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(c) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2020, 
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Chief 
Management Officer shall jointly submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan that describes how the Di-
rector and the Chief Management Officer will achieve com-
pliance with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b). 
SEC. 915. REVIEW OF FUNCTIONS OF DEFENSE CONTRACT 
AUDIT AGENCY AND DEFENSE CONTRACT 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Chief Management Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall direct the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary 
of Defense (Comptroller) to conduct a joint review of the 
functions of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the De-
fense Contract Management Agency. The review shall in-
clude— 
(1) a validation of the missions and functions of 
each Agency; 
(2) a determination of whether there are func-
tions performed by either Agency that could more ap-
propriately be performed by— 
(A) the other Agency; 
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(B) any other organization or element of the 
Department of Defense, including the military 
departments; or 
(C) commercial providers; and 
(3) a validation of the continued need for two 
separate Agencies with oversight for defense con-
tracting. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes the results 
of the review conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 916. STREAMLINING OF DEFENSE FINANCE AND AC-
COUNTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2021, 
the Chief Management Officer and the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly carry out activities to 
streamline, reduce duplication, and make more effective the 
operations of the Defense Finance and Accounting Services. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2020, 
the Chief Management Officer and the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for carrying out the activi-
ties required under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 917. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF CHIEF INFORMATION 
OFFICERS IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERV-
ICE. 
With respect to the total number of Chief Information 
Officer positions within the Department of Defense, during 
calendar year 2021 and each year thereafter not more than 
five of such positions may be Senior Executive Service posi-
tions (as that term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of title 
5, United States Code). 
SEC. 918. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED REPORT.—The plans and reports 
required to be submitted to the congressional defense com-
mittees under this subtitle on or before March 1, 2020, may 
be combined and submitted in the form of a single, consoli-
dated document. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘Chief Management Officer’’ means 
the Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) The terms ‘‘Defense Agency’’, ‘‘Department of 
Defense Field Activity’’, and ‘‘military departments’’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 101(a) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 143(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
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Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of 
Defense’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (c) shall take effect on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Washington Head-
quarters Services is eliminated under section 913; or 
(2) January 1, 2021. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 921. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARN-
ING POLICY AND OVERSIGHT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to fulfill the respon-
sibilities specified in Section 133a of title 10, United States 
Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En-
gineering shall establish and lead a team to be known as 
the ‘‘Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Policy 
and Oversight Council’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Council’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Council shall be 
to— 
(1) integrate the functional activities of the orga-
nizations and elements of the Department of Defense 
with respect to artificial intelligence and machine 
learning; 
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(2) ensure there are efficient and effective artifi-
cial intelligence and machine learning capabilities 
throughout Department; and 
(3) develop and continuously improve research, 
innovation, policy, joint processes, and procedures to 
facilitate the development, acquisition, integration, 
advancement, and sustainment of artificial intel-
ligence and machine learning throughout the Depart-
ment. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Council 
shall include the following: 
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, or the designee of the Under Sec-
retary, who shall serve as the leader of the Council. 
(2) The following officials of the Department of 
Defense, or their designees: 
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment. 
(B) The Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense. 
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller). 
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness. 
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(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence. 
(F) The General Counsel of the Department 
of Defense. 
(G) The head of each military service. 
(H) The Commander of the United States 
Special Operations Command. 
(I) The Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency. 
(3) Any other official of the Department of De-
fense determined to be appropriate by the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
(d) OPERATION.—The Council shall operate continu-
ously. 
SEC. 922. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF THE CHEMICAL, BI-
OLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE DI-
VISION OF THE NAVY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Chemical, Biological, and Radiological 
Defense Division of the Navy, currently based at the 
Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia, 
consists of a highly effective team of scientists per-
forming critical work for the United States. 
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(2) The Secretary of the Navy has notified Con-
gress of the intent of the Secretary to transfer the Di-
vision to another location. 
(3) The Secretary has not provided Congress 
with a detailed cost benefit analysis or any other in-
formation that adequately justifies the proposed 
transfer of the Division. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that includes— 
(1) a detailed timeline for the proposed transfer 
of the Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense 
Division of the Navy from Virginia to another loca-
tion; 
(2) a full accounting of the costs associated with 
the proposed transfer, including— 
(A) all personnel costs; 
(B) all equipment costs; and 
(C) all facility renovation costs for the ex-
isting facilities of the Division and the facilities 
to which the Division is proposed to be trans-
ferred; 
(3) a risk assessment of the operational impact 
of the transfer during the transition period; and 
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(4) an explanation of the operational benefit ex-
pected to be achieved by collocating all Chemical, Bio-
logical, and Radiological elements of the Department 
of the Navy. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not 
transfer, or prepare to transfer, the Chemical, Biological, 
and Radiological Defense Division of the Navy from Dahl-
gren, Virginia to another location until a period of 45 days 
has elapsed following the date on which the report is sub-
mitted to the congressional defense committees under sub-
section (b). 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL 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 division for fiscal year 
2019 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the 
Secretary may transfer under the authority of this 
section may not exceed $5,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILI-
TARY
PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of 
funds between military personnel authorizations 
under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar 
limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items from 
which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority 
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 
by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under sub-
section (a). 
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SEC. 1002. EXPERTISE IN AUDIT REMEDIATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The ongoing efforts to produce auditable fi-
nancial statements for the Department of Defense, its 
agencies, and the military services enhance readiness 
and accountability by ensuring effective stewardship 
of taxpayer resources. 
(2) The transition from audit readiness to audit 
performance and remediation are critical phases, de-
manding expertise from accounting firms and finan-
cial management professionals to ensure that the De-
partment successfully addresses issues identified in an 
audit. 
(3) Support from the private sector enhances the 
ability of the Department to conduct audit and reme-
diation activities, and will enable the Department to 
achieve its strategic objective of improving business 
practices with efficiency and accountability. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR SEMIANNUAL 
BRIEFING ON THE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT 
REMEDIATION PLAN.—Section 252(b)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Such briefing shall include the amount of 
auditing and audit remediation services being performed 
by professionals meeting the qualifications described in sec-
tion 254(b) of this title, both as an absolute number and 
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as a percentage of auditing and audit remediation services 
then under contract.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 252(b)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following new clauses: 
‘‘(vii) If less than 50 percent of the au-
diting and audit remediation services under 
contract, as described in the briefing re-
quired under paragraph (2), are being per-
formed by professionals meeting the quali-
fications described in section 254(b) of this 
title, a detailed description of the risks asso-
ciated with the risks of the acquisition 
strategy of the Department with respect to 
conducting audits and audit remediation 
activities and an explanation of how the 
strategy complies with the policies expressed 
by Congress. 
‘‘(viii) If less than 25 percent of the 
auditing and audit remediation services 
under contract, as described in the briefing 
required under paragraph (2), are being 
performed by professionals meeting the 
qualifications described in section 254(b) of 
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this title, a written certification that the 
staffing ratio complies with commercial best 
practices and presents no increased risk of 
delay in the Department’s ability to achieve 
a clean audit opinion’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) UNCLASSIFIED FORM.—A descrip-
tion submitted pursuant to clause (vii) of 
subparagraph (B) or a certification sub-
mitted pursuant to clause (viii) of such sub-
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(ii) 
DELEGATION.—The 
Secretary 
may not delegate the submission of a certifi-
cation pursuant to clause (viii) of subpara-
graph (B) to any official other than the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chief 
Management Officer, or the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller).’’. 
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SEC. 1003. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO DIRECTOR 
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CAPNET. 
During fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of Defense may 
transfer to the Director of National Intelligence, under the 
authority in section 1001 of this Act, an amount that does 
not exceed $2,000,000 to provide support for the operation 
of the classified network known as CAPNET. 
SEC. 1004. INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AUDIT OF 
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each major 
implementation of, or modification to, a financial system 
of the Department of Defense is reviewed by an independent 
public accountant to validate that such financial system 
will meet any applicable Federal requirements. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
SEC. 1011. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR COM-
BATING OPIOID TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE. 
(a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(A) Over the past 15 years, opioid use in 
the United States has grown exponentially. 
(B) According to the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, the number of deaths re-
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lated to opioids in the United States in 2016 
was 42,269. 
(C) Addiction and misuse of prescription 
opioids continues to rise. According to the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy, in 2016, 
11,500,000 people misused prescription opioids. 
(D) The predominant amount of precursors 
for fentanyl production are illicitly trafficked 
from China. 
(E) The Office of National Drug Control 
Policy is the lead agency for coordinating the 
Federal response to address the opioid epidemic 
in the United States. 
(F) The Department of Homeland Security 
is the lead Federal agency in securing United 
States borders from illicit trafficking. 
(G) The Department of Defense plays a 
vital supporting role in addressing the opioid 
epidemic through intelligence analysis, edu-
cation, and assistance to other departments and 
agencies in dealing with this challenge. 
(2) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
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(A) the Department of Defense should pro-
vide support for interagency efforts to combat the 
national opioid epidemic; and 
(B) the role of the Department of Defense is 
critical to identifying transnational criminal or-
ganizations that allow illicit opioids to enter the 
United States. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR COM-
BATING OPIOID TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE.—Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Defense for National Guard 
counterdrug programs for fiscal year 2019, $20,000,000 
shall be made available to provide support for United States 
interagency efforts to combat opioid trafficking and abuse 
in the United States, as specified in the funding table in 
Division D. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 
Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. INCLUSION OF OPERATION AND SUSTAINMENT 
COSTS IN ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUC-
TION PLANS. 
Section 231(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
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‘‘(F) The estimated operations and sustainment 
costs required to support the vessels delivered under 
the naval vessel construction plan.’’. 
SEC. 1022. PURCHASE OF VESSELS USING FUNDS IN NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘ten’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘ships’’ and inserting ‘‘ves-
sels’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) The Secretary may not use the authority under 
this paragraph to procure more than two foreign con-
structed vessels unless the Secretary submits to Congress, 
by not later than the second week of February of the fiscal 
year during which the Secretary plans to use such author-
ity, a certification that— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary has initiated an acquisition 
strategy for the construction in United States ship-
yards of not less than ten new sealift vessels pur-
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chased with funds in the National Defense Sealift 
Fund; and 
‘‘(ii) of such new sealift vessels, the lead ship is 
anticipated to be delivered by not later than 2026.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act for fiscal year 2019 for the Military Sealift 
Command, the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or 
expend more than 75 percent until the Secretary submits 
to the congressional defense committees certification that the 
Navy has— 
(1) entered into a contract for the procurement 
of two used National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels in 
accordance with section 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) completed the capability development docu-
ment for the common hull multi-mission platform. 
SEC. 1023. PURCHASE OF VESSELS BUILT IN FOREIGN SHIP-
YARDS WITH FUNDS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
SEALIFT FUND. 
Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 1022, is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by such 
section 1022— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘30 days after’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘30 days before’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘proposed’’ 
before ‘‘date’’; 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘was’’ and 
inserting ‘‘would be’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) A detailed account of the criteria used to 
make the determination under subparagraph (B).’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) The Secretary may not finalize or execute the 
final purchase of any vessel using the authority under this 
paragraph until 30 days after the date on which a report 
under subparagraph (E) is submitted with respect to such 
purchase.’’. 
SEC. 1024. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS 
TO CHAPTER 633 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE, AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW RE-
GARDING NAVAL VESSELS. 
(a) MODEL BASIN; INVESTIGATION
OF HULL DE-
SIGNS.—Section 7303 of title 10, United States Code, is 
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amended by striking ‘‘(a) An office’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(b) The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 
633 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The following sections of 
chapter 633 of title 10, United States Code, are re-
pealed: 
(A) Section 7294. 
(B) Section 7295. 
(C) Section 7300. 
(D) Section 7306. 
(E) Section 7306b. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 7294. 7295. 
7300, 7306, and 7306b. 
(c) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) REPEAL OF METERING OF NAVY PIERS TO AC-
CURATELY MEASURE ENERGY CONSUMPTION.—Section 
2828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 
1694; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF ADVANCE PROCUREMENT 
FUNDING.—Section 124 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
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111–84; 123 Stat. 2214; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) 
as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(3) REPEAL
OF
POLICY
RELATING
TO
MAJOR 
COMBATANT VESSELS OF THE STRIKE FORCES OF THE 
UNITED STATES NAVY.—Section 1012 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 303; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) 
is repealed. 
(4) REPEAL
OF
ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES 
FOR FUTURE SURFACE COMBATANTS.—Section 128 of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2109; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(5) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION ON VESSEL 
SCRAPPING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 8124 of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public 
Law 105–262; 112 Stat. 2333; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) 
is repealed. 
(6) REPEAL OF PROVISION ON CONSIDERATION 
OF VESSEL LOCATION FOR AWARD OF LAYBERTH CON-
TRACTS FOR SEALIFT VESSELS.—Section 375 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 2385; 10 
U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(7) REPEAL OF PROVISION ON REVITALIZATION 
OF UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY.—Sec-
tion 1031 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 Stat. 
2489; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(8) REPEAL OF FAST SEALIFT PROGRAM.— 
(A) PROCUREMENT
OF
SHIPS.—Section 
1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 106 
Stat. 2485; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(B) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 1424 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 
104 Stat. 1683; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(9) REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO 
DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE OF SHIPS.—Section 1614 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 103 Stat. 
1601; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is amended by striking 
subsections (a) and (b). 
(10) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REQUIREMENT FOR 
REPORTS
ON
EFFECTS
OF
NAVAL
SHIPBUILDING 
PLANS ON MARITIME INDUSTRIES.—Section 1227 of 
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 Stat. 2055; 10 
U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(11) REPEAL OF SIX-HUNDRED-SHIP GOAL FOR 
NAVY; SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 791 of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 1982 (Public 
Law 97–114; 95 Stat. 1593; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is 
repealed. 
(12) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUB-
LIC AND PRIVATE SHIPYARDS FOR CONVERSION, OVER-
HAUL, OR
REPAIR
WORK
UNDER
CERTAIN
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 811 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law 95–485; 92 
Stat. 1624; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(13) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REQUIREMENT TO 
SUBMIT A FIVE-YEAR NAVAL SHIP NEW CONSTRUCTION 
AND CONVERSION PROGRAM.—Section 808 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1976 (Public 
Law 94–106; 89 Stat. 539; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1025. RETENTION OF NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP CAPA-
BILITY. 
(a) RETENTION OF SHIPS.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall retain two T-AH 19 Mercy-class hospital ships at a 
readiness level that provides for the activation and deploy-
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ment of each such ship within a period that does not exceed 
5 days. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may waive the requirement under subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary submits to the congressional defense committees cer-
tification in writing that the Secretary has— 
(1) for any T-AH 19 Mercy-class hospital ship 
to be retired or transferred, identified a replacement 
capability to meet the combatant commander afloat 
medical capability for medical and surgical care that 
is being met by the ship to be retired or transferred; 
and 
(2) achieved the initial operational capability of 
the replacement capability described in paragraph 
(1). 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. DEFINITION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPER-
ATION. 
Subsection (d) of section 130f of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATION DEFINED.—(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), in this section, the 
term ‘sensitive military operation’ means a lethal operation 
or capture operation conducted by the armed forces or con-
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ducted by a foreign partner in coordination with the armed 
forces that targets a specific individual or individuals. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘sensitive 
military operation’ does not include any operation con-
ducted within Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for 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, 2019, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer of or release to or within 
the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
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SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR 
MODIFY 
FACILITIES 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES 
TRANS-
FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for 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, 2019, to construct or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED
AT GUANTANAMO DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 
Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1034(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 971; 10 
U.S.C. 801 note). 
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SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for 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, 2019, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 
or any entity within such country, as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. NOTIFICATION ON THE PROVISION OF DEFENSE 
SENSITIVE SUPPORT. 
Section 1055 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) is requested by the non-Department of De-
fense Federal department or agency only after the de-
partment or agency has first reasonably attempted to 
use the resources of that department or agency to ac-
complish the mission for which the department or 
agency is making such request; and 
‘‘(4) is most appropriately provided by the De-
partment of Defense rather than another department 
or agency of the Federal Government.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) REVERSE DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUPPORT RE-
QUEST.—The Secretary shall notify the congressional 
defense committees (and the congressional intelligence 
committees with respect to matters relating to mem-
bers of the intelligence community) of requests made 
by the Secretary to a non-Department of Defense Fed-
eral department or agency for support that requires 
special protection from disclosure in the same manner 
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and containing the same information as the Secretary 
notifies such committees of defense sensitive support 
requests under paragraphs (1) and (3).’’. 
SEC. 1042. COORDINATING UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO 
MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) coordinate, without assuming operational 
authority, the United States Government response to 
malign foreign influence operations and campaigns.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) COORDINATOR FOR COMBATING MALIGN FOREIGN 
INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall designate 
an employee of the National Security Council to be 
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responsible for the coordination of the interagency 
process for combating malign foreign influence oper-
ations and campaigns. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
twice each year, the employee designated under 
this subsection shall provide to the congressional 
committees specified in subparagraph (B) a 
briefing on the responsibilities and activities of 
the individual under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) COMMITTEES
SPECIFIED.—The con-
gressional committees specified in this subpara-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(i) The Committees on Armed Serv-
ices, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and 
Government Reform, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(ii) The Committees on Armed Serv-
ices, Foreign Relations, and Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITION OF MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE 
OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS.—In this section, the term 
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‘malign foreign influence operations and campaigns’ means 
the coordinated, integrated, and synchronized application 
of national diplomatic, informational, military, economic, 
business, corruption, educational, and other capabilities by 
hostile foreign powers to foster attitudes, behaviors, deci-
sions, or outcomes within the United States.’’. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the National Security Council, shall 
submit to the congressional committees specified in 
paragraph (2) a strategy to counter malign foreign 
influence operations and campaigns (as such term is 
defined in section 101(h) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021), as added by subsection (a)). 
(2) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The congressional 
committees specified in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services, 
Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government 
Reform, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committees on Armed Services, 
Foreign Relations, and Homeland Security and 
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Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1043. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR MILITARY REALIGN-
MENTS IN THE PACIFIC. 
Section 6(b)(1) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A 
Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish a 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Polit-
ical Union With the United States of America’, and for 
other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 
1806(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘during the 
transition program’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 
beginning on the transition program effective date 
and ending on the later of September 30, 2020, or the 
last day of the transition period’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) H-2B WORKERS.—In the case of an 
alien described in subparagraph (A) who seeks 
admission under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)), the alien, if otherwise 
qualified, may, before the later of December 31, 
2023, or the last day of the transition period, be 
admitted under such section, notwithstanding the 
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requirement of such section that the service or 
labor be temporary, for a period of up to 3 
years— 
‘‘(i) to perform service or labor on 
Guam or in the Commonwealth pursuant to 
any agreement entered into by a prime con-
tractor or subcontractor calling for services 
or labor required for performance of a con-
tact or subcontract for construction, repairs, 
renovations, or facility services that is di-
rectly connected to, or associated with, the 
military realignment occurring on Guam 
and in the Commonwealth; or 
‘‘(ii) to perform service or labor as a 
health care worker (such as a nurse, physi-
cian assistant, or allied health professional) 
on Guam or in the Commonwealth, subject 
to the education, training, licensing, and 
other requirements of section 212(a)(5)(C) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C)), as applicable, except 
that this clause shall not be construed to in-
clude graduates of medical schools coming 
to Guam or the Commonwealth to perform 
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service or labor as members of the medical 
profession.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) RETURNING WORKERS.—After the end 
of the period described in subparagraph (A), any 
alien who was admitted to Guam or the Com-
monwealth pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) 
may again seek admission to Guam or the Com-
monwealth under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) without being counted to-
ward the 
numerical 
limitation 
of 
section 
214(g)(1)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1184(g))(1)(B)). Such an alien shall be consid-
ered to be a returning worker subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of section 214(g)(9) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)). An alien may be con-
sidered to be a returning worker under this sub-
paragraph only once.’’. 
SEC. 1044. MITIGATION OF OPERATIONAL RISKS POSED TO 
CERTAIN MILITARY AIRCRAFT BY AUTOMATIC 
DEPENDENT 
SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may not— 
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(1) directly or indirectly require the installation 
of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (here-
inafter in this section referred to as ‘‘ADS-B’’) equip-
ment on fighter aircraft, bomber aircraft, or other 
special mission aircraft owned or operated by the De-
partment of Defense; 
(2) deny or reduce air traffic control services in 
United States airspace or international airspace dele-
gated to the United States to any aircraft described 
in paragraph (1) on the basis that such aircraft is 
not equipped with ADS-B equipment; or 
(3) restrict or limit airspace access for aircraft 
described in paragraph (1) on the basis such aircraft 
are not equipped with ADS-B equipment. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease to be ef-
fective on the date that the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Secretary of Defense jointly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees notice that the Secretaries have 
entered into a memorandum of agreement or other similar 
agreement providing that fighter aircraft, bomber aircraft, 
and other special mission aircraft owned or operated by the 
Department of Defense that are not equipped or not yet 
equipped with ADS-B equipment will be reasonably accom-
modated for safe operations in the National Airspace Sys-
tem and provided with necessary air traffic control services. 
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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to— 
(1) vest in the Secretary of Defense any author-
ity of the Secretary of Transportation or the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under 
title 49, United States Code, or any other provision 
of law; 
(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion any authority of the Secretary of Defense under 
title 10, United States Code, or any other provision 
of law; or 
(3) limit the authority or discretion of the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to operate air traf-
fic control services to ensure the safe minimum sepa-
ration of aircraft in flight and the efficient use of air-
space. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Secretary of Transportation no-
tification of any aircraft the Secretary of Defense designates 
as a special mission aircraft pursuant to subsection (e)(3). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense committees, 
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the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘air traffic control services’’ means 
services used for the monitoring, directing, control, 
and guidance of aircraft or flows of aircraft and for 
the safe conduct of flight, including communications, 
navigation, and surveillance services and provision of 
aeronautical information. 
(3) The term ‘‘special mission aircraft’’ means 
an aircraft the Secretary of Defense designates for a 
unique mission to which ADS-B equipment creates a 
unique risk. 
SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense for the stra-
tegic capabilities office ghost fleet overlord unmanned sur-
face vehicle program may be obligated or expended until 
the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
ing, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that— 
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(1) such project accelerates development of the fu-
ture unmanned surface vehicle program of the Navy; 
(2) the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems 
Command has been designated as the contracting offi-
cer for such project; and 
(3) the desired procurement strategy for the ghost 
fleet overlord project is properly coordinated and not 
duplicative of the unmanned surface vehicle sea hun-
ter program of the Navy. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in sub-
section (a) shall not be construed to apply to any other un-
manned surface vehicle program of the Department of De-
fense other than the program element specified in such sub-
section. 
SEC. 1046. PROGRAM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CON-
TROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN 
THE HANDS OF INDUSTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish and implement a foreign ownership, control, or in-
fluence program for Department of Defense controlled un-
classified information in the hands of industry. The Sec-
retary may designate an entity or individual within the 
Department to take responsibility for such controlled un-
classified information and the oversight of the program. 
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(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Under the program 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall require that 
prior to any company receiving controlled unclassified in-
formation or classified information, or becoming a cleared 
defense contractor— 
(1) the company shall report to the Secretary 
any foreign— 
(A) direction or controlling interest of the 
company; or 
(B) access to intellectual property relating 
to classified information or controlled unclassi-
fied information; and 
(2) the Secretary shall determine if, on the basis 
of information reported under paragraph (1), the 
company should receive such information, including 
if risk to the national security can be mitigated and 
how such mitigation would be enforced. 
SEC. 
1047. 
PROTECTION 
OF 
EMERGING 
AND 
FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) LIST.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
maintain a list of emerging and foundational technologies 
that are necessary for maintaining the national security 
technological advantage of the United States over foreign 
countries of special concern, as determined by the Secretary. 
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(b) TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION.—The Secretary shall 
use the list under subsection (a) to inform activities carried 
out by the Secretary relating to technology protection, in-
cluding under interagency processes conducted pursuant to 
Federal law. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1051. ADDITIONAL MATTER FOR INCLUSION IN AN-
NUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN 
CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1057(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(F) A description of any ex gratia pay-
ments made in connection with such casualties.’’. 
SEC. 1052. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND ASSESS-
MENT ON ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Defense Innovation Board and the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
shall carry out a review and assessment of the advances 
in artificial intelligence, related machine learning develop-
ments, and associated technologies for military applica-
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tions. In carrying out such review, the Secretary shall con-
sider the methods and means necessary to advance the devel-
opment of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and as-
sociated technologies within the Department of Defense to 
comprehensively address the national security needs and re-
quirements of the Department of Defense. 
(b) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review 
under paragraph (a) the Secretary of Defense shall con-
sider— 
(1) the competitiveness of the Department of De-
fense in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 
other associated technologies, including matters per-
taining to public-private partnerships and invest-
ments; 
(2) means and methods for the Department of 
Defense to maintain a technological advantage in ar-
tificial intelligence, machine learning, and other asso-
ciated technologies, including quantum sciences and 
high performance computing; 
(3) means by which the Department of Defense 
can help foster greater emphasis and investments in 
basic and advanced research to stimulate private, 
public, academic, and combined initiatives in artifi-
cial intelligence, machine learning, and other associ-
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ated technologies, including quantum sciences, and 
high performance computing; 
(4) Department of Defense workforce and edu-
cation initiatives to attract and recruit leading talent 
in artificial intelligence and machine learning, in-
cluding science, technology, engineering, and math 
programs; 
(5) means by which the Department of Defense 
may establish data standards and provide incentives 
for the sharing of open training data; and 
(6) any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines relevant with respect to the approach of 
the Department of Defense to artificial intelligence 
and machine learning. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—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 an initial report on the findings of 
the review required under subsection (a) and such rec-
ommendations as the Secretary may have for legisla-
tive action related to artificial intelligence, machine 
learning, and associated technologies, including rec-
ommendations to more effectively fund and organize 
the Department of Defense. 
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(2) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a comprehensive report on 
the review required under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes each 
of the following: 
(1) Any artificial system that performs tasks 
under varying and unpredictable circumstances with-
out significant human oversight, or that can learn 
from experience and improve performance when ex-
posed to data sets. 
(2) An artificial system developed in computer 
software, physical hardware, or other context that 
solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cog-
nition, planning, learning, communication, or phys-
ical action. 
(3) An artificial system designed to think or act 
like a human, including cognitive architectures and 
neural networks. 
(4) A set of techniques, including machine learn-
ing, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. 
(5) An artificial system designed to act ration-
ally, including an intelligent software agent or em-
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bodied robot that achieves goals using perception, 
planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, deci-
sionmaking, and acting. 
SEC. 1053. REPORT ON JOINT ENTERPRISE DEFENSE IN-
FRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure. Such 
report shall include each of the following: 
(1) Information relating to the current composi-
tion of the Cloud Executive Steering Group and its 
mission, objectives, goals, and strategy. 
(2) A description of the characteristics and con-
siderations for accelerating the cloud architecture and 
services required for a global, resilient, and secure in-
formation environment to enable warfighting and 
mission command, as validated by the Joint Require-
ments Oversight Council for the Joint Enterprise De-
fense Infrastructure. 
(3) Information relating to the approved acquisi-
tion strategy and timeline for the Joint Enterprise 
Defense Infrastructure, including estimated migration 
costs and timelines. 
(4) A description of how the approved acquisi-
tion strategy referred to in paragraph (3) provides for 
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a full and open competition, enables the Department 
of Defense to continuously leverage and acquire new 
cloud computing capabilities, maintains the ability of 
the Department to leverage other cloud computing 
vendor products and services, incorporates elements to 
maintain security, and provides for the best perform-
ance, cost, and schedule to meet the cloud architecture 
and services requirements of the Department for the 
duration of such contract. 
(5) A description of the associated Joint Enter-
prise Defense Infrastructure program office, including 
number of personnel, overhead cost, and organiza-
tional structure. 
(6) A description of the effect of the Joint Enter-
prise Defense Infrastructure on and the relationship 
of such Infrastructure to existing cloud computing in-
frastructure, platform, and service contracts across 
the Department of Defense, specifically the effect and 
relationship to the private cloud infrastructure of the 
Department, MilCloud 2.0 run by the Defense Infor-
mation Systems Agency. 
(7) Information relating to the most recent De-
partment of Defense Cloud Computing Strategy and 
description of any initiatives to update such Strategy. 
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(8) Information relating to Department of De-
fense guidance pertaining to cloud computing capa-
bility or platform acquisition and standards, and a 
description of any initiatives to update such guid-
ance. 
(9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines relevant. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act for fiscal year 2019 for acquisition of services 
or associated program office support for the Joint Enter-
prise Defense Infrastructure of the enterprise-wide Cloud 
Executive Steering Group, not more than 50 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees the report re-
quired by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1054. REPORT ON PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL MESSAGING 
AND COUNTER MESSAGING CAPABILITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the proposed consolidation of the global messaging 
and counter messaging (GMCM) capabilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense. Such report shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) The justification of the Secretary for the pro-
posed consolidation of such capabilities. 
(2) The justification of the Secretary for the pro-
posed designation of the United States Special Oper-
ations Command as the entity responsible for estab-
lishing the centralized GMCM capability. 
(3) A description of the proposed roles and re-
sponsibilities of the United States Special Operations 
Command as such entity. 
(4) A description of the roles and responsibilities 
of the combatant commanders regarding the oper-
ational use of the GMCM capability. 
(5) The effect of the proposed consolidation of 
such capabilities on existing GMCM contracts and ca-
pabilities. 
(6) An implementation plan that includes a de-
tailed description of the resources and other require-
ments required for the United States Special Oper-
ations Command to establish the centralized GMCM 
capability for the period covered by the current future 
year’s defense program. 
(7) A comprehensive plan for the continual as-
sessment of the effectiveness of the GMCM activities 
and programs. 
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(8) An identification of the anticipated effi-
ciencies, cost savings, and operational benefits associ-
ated with the consolidation of the GMCM capabilities. 
(9) A description of any actions, activities, and 
efforts taken to implement section 1637 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91). 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not more than 
50 percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 
for the Commander of the United States Special Operations 
Command for global messaging and counter messaging may 
be obligated or expended before the date that is 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary submits the report required 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1055. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PROFESSIONALISM 
AND ETHICS PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of each of the military 
departments, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the 
ethics and professionalism programs of the United States 
Special Operations Command and of the military depart-
ments for officers and other military personnel serving in 
special operations forces. 
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(b) ELEMENTS OF THE REVIEW.—The review con-
ducted under subsection (a) shall specifically include a de-
scription and assessment of each of the following: 
(1) The culture of professionalism and ethics of 
the United States Special Operations Command and 
affiliated component commands. 
(2) The ethics and professionalism programs of 
the military departments available for special oper-
ations forces. 
(3) The ethics and professionalism programs of 
the United States Special Operations Command and 
affiliated component commands. 
(4) The roles and responsibilities of the military 
departments and the United States Special Oper-
ations Command and affiliated component commands 
in administering, overseeing, managing, and ensuring 
compliance and participation of special operations 
forces in ethics and professionalism programs, includ-
ing an identification of— 
(A) gaps in the administration, oversight, 
and management of such programs and in en-
suring the compliance and participation in such 
programs; and 
(B) additional guidance that may be re-
quired for a systematic, integrated approach in 
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administering, overseeing, and managing such 
programs and in ensuring compliance with and 
participation in such programs in order to ad-
dress issues and improve ethical culture and pro-
fessionalism. 
(5) The management and oversight framework in 
place that is designed to ensure that all ethics and 
professionalism programs available to special oper-
ations forces meet Department standards. 
(6) Tools and metrics for identifying and assess-
ing individual and organizational ethics and profes-
sionalism issues with respect to special operations 
forces. 
(7) Tools and metrics for assessing the effective-
ness of existing ethics and professionalism programs 
in improving or addressing individual and organiza-
tional ethics-related and professionalism issues with 
respect to special operations forces. 
(8) Additional programs or actions that may be 
required to address or improve individual and orga-
nizational ethics and professionalism issues with re-
spect to special operations forces. 
(9) Actions to improve the oversight and ac-
countability by senior leaders of ethics and profes-
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sionalism-related issues with respect to special oper-
ations forces. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘ethics program’’ means a program 
that includes— 
(A) compliance-based ethics training, edu-
cation, initiative, or other activity that focuses 
on adherence to rules and regulations; and 
(B) values-based ethics training, education, 
initiative, or other activity that focuses on up-
holding a set of ethical principles in order to 
achieve high standards of conduct and incor-
porate guiding principles to help foster an eth-
ical culture and inform decision-making where 
rules are not clear. 
(2) The term ‘‘professionalism program’’ means 
a program that includes training, education, initia-
tive, or other activity that focuses on values, ethics, 
standards, code of conduct, and skills as related to the 
military profession. 
(d) SUBMITTAL OF REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit the review required by subsection (a) to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives by not later than March 1, 2019. 
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SEC. 1056. MUNITIONS ASSESSMENTS AND FUTURE-YEARS 
DEFENSE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REQUIRED REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees each of the following: 
(1) The most current munitions assessments, as 
defined by Department of Defense Instruction Number 
3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense muni-
tions requirements process. 
(2) The most current sufficiency assessments, as 
defined by such Department of Defense Instruction. 
(3) The most current approved memorandum of 
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting 
from the munitions requirements process. 
(4) The planned funding and munitions require-
ments required for the first fiscal year beginning after 
the date of the submittal of the report and across the 
future-years defense program for munitions across all 
military departments and the Missile Defense Agency. 
(5) The planned foreign military sales and for-
eign military financing orders for United States mu-
nitions across the future-years defense program. 
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(b) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports and 
assessments under this section shall terminate on December 
31, 2021. 
(c) SUPPLY CHAIN ASSESSMENTS.—Beginning in fis-
cal year 2020, the Under Secretary shall evaluate supply 
chain risks, including qualified supplier shortages and sin-
gle source supplier vulnerabilities for munitions produc-
tion. The Under Secretary shall include in the reports re-
quired under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2020 and any 
subsequent fiscal year for which such reports are required 
to be submitted, a list of munitions that are at risk of pro-
duction impacts from the loss of qualified suppliers. 
SEC. 1057. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY FUTURES 
COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the Army’s plan for 
the establishment of Army Futures Command. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the mission of Army Futures 
Command. 
(2) A description of the authorities and respon-
sibilities of the Commander of Army Futures Com-
mand. 
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(3) A description of the relationship between 
such authorities and the authorities of the Army Ac-
quisition Authority and a description of any changes 
to be made to the authorities and missions of other 
Army major commands. 
(4) A detailed description of the structure for 
Army Futures Command, including grade require-
ments. 
(5) A detailed description of any resources or ele-
ments to be realigned from the Army Training and 
Doctrine Command, Army Materiel Command, Army 
Force Command, or Army Test and Evaluation Com-
mand to Army Futures Command. 
(6) An assessment of the number and location of 
members of the Armed Forces and Department of De-
fense civilian personnel expected to be assigned to 
Army Futures Command. 
(7) A cost estimate for the establishment of Army 
Futures Command in fiscal year 2019 and projected 
costs for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 
(8) A description of the headquarters stationing 
selection criteria and methodology 
(9) Any other information relating to the com-
mand, as determined by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 1058. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WARFARE EN-
TERPRISE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
shall develop a plan, and the estimated cost and schedule 
of implementing the plan, to conduct joint campaign mod-
eling and wargaming for joint electromagnetic spectrum op-
erations. Such plan shall include each of the following: 
(1) The capabilities and capacity, and the asso-
ciated governance and command and control architec-
ture design, required to effectively employ military 
forces designated to conduct multi-domain electro-
magnetic spectrum operations of the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) The fiscal and manpower resources required 
to carry out paragraph (1) and to inform the budget 
requests of the Department of Defense. 
(3) The sufficiency of experimentation, testing, 
and training infrastructure, ranges, instrumentation, 
and threat simulators required to support the develop-
ment of electromagnetic spectrum capabilities. 
(4) The sufficiency and overall effectiveness of 
electromagnetic spectrum operations to inform joint 
adaptive planning activities. 
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(5) All level 3 and level 4 contingency plans (as 
such plans are described in Joint Publication 5-0 of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, entitled ‘‘Joint Planning’’ 
and dated June 16, 2017). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 18, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the plan de-
veloped under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 5, 
2019, and annually thereafter for each of the next five 
subsequent years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a briefing on the joint 
electromagnetic spectrum operations of the Depart-
ment of Defense. Such briefing shall include each of 
the following: 
(A) An update on the governance, organiza-
tional structure, and activities of the Electronic 
Warfare Executive Committee of the Department 
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of Defense, as established by memorandum of the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense on March 17, 2015. 
(B) An assessment of the progress in achiev-
ing the goals and objectives described in— 
(i) the current strategy for the electro-
magnetic 
spectrum 
warfare 
enterprise 
issued by the Executive Committee; and 
(ii) Department of Defense Directive 
3222.04, dated May 10, 2017. 
(C) An assessment of the current readiness, 
sufficiency, unity of effort, and modernization of 
the joint military services with respect to joint 
electromagnetic spectrum capabilities and the 
ability of the joint military services to train and 
employ effectively in an electromagnetic spec-
trum warfare operational environment for all 
level 3 and level 4 contingency plans (as such 
plans are described in Joint Publication 5-0 of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, entitled ‘‘Joint Plan-
ning’’ and dated June 16, 2017). 
(D) The same information as is required to 
be submitted under section 1053(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2459). 
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(2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—Each briefing required 
by paragraph (1) shall be unclassified, but may in-
clude a classified presentation. 
(d) ONE-TIME BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 25, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall pro-
vide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations of the Department of 
Defense. Such briefing shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An update on the progress of the De-
partment in implementing the pilot program au-
thorized by section 234 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(B) The progress of the Department in es-
tablishing and operationalizing joint electro-
magnetic spectrum operations cells at battle- 
management and command and control locations 
of the combatant commanders and designated 
joint task force commanders. 
(C) The progress of the Department in es-
tablishing a network to connect an electro-
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magnetic battle management system to multiple 
sensor and intelligence data feeds to implement 
electronic 
warfare 
battle 
management 
for 
networked electronic warfare and dynamic re-
programming with automated near real-time ca-
pabilities. 
(D) The number of personnel assigned to 
joint electromagnetic spectrum operations mis-
sion activities, to include officers, enlisted mem-
bers, and civilian personnel, set forth separately 
by career field designator and rank for each 
military service, combatant command, and de-
fense agency. 
(E) A comparison of commissioned officer 
promotion rates among the personnel described 
in paragraph (d), by grade, compared to the av-
erage promotion rates for commissioned officers, 
by grade, in each military service, over the five 
most recent promotion cycles that have been com-
pleted since the end of fiscal year 2018. 
(F) An assessment of Department of Defense 
governance, organizational alignment, human 
capital, and other applicable resources respon-
sible for the development, management, and im-
plementation of joint electromagnetic spectrum 
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policy, doctrine, concepts, requirements, capabili-
ties, and operational activities. 
(2) FORM OF BRIEFING.—The briefing required 
by paragraph (1) shall be unclassified, but may in-
clude a classified presentation. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘electromagnetic battle manage-
ment’’ means the dynamic monitoring, assessing, 
planning, and directing of joint electromagnetic spec-
trum operations in support of a military com-
mander’s scheme of maneuver. 
(2) The term ‘‘joint electromagnetic spectrum op-
erations’’ means those activities consisting of elec-
tronic warfare and joint electromagnetic spectrum 
management operations used to exploit, attack, pro-
tect, and manage the electromagnetic operational en-
vironment to achieve a military commander’s objec-
tives. 
SEC. 1059. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS 
STATES AND TERRITORIES IN THE EVENT OF 
THREATS AND INCIDENTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the preparedness of the Department 
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(1) DESIGNATION
OF
PRINCIPAL
ADVISOR.— 
Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 145. Principal Advisor on Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
designate, from among the personnel of the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense, a Principal Advisor on Countering Weap-
ons of Mass Destruction. Such Principal Advisor shall act 
as the principal advisor to the Secretary on the activities 
of the Department of Defense relating to countering weap-
ons of mass destruction. The individual designated to serve 
as such Principal Advisor shall be an individual who was 
appointed to the position held by the individual by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Advisor des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall carry out the following 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Supervising the activities of the Department 
of Defense relating to countering weapons of mass de-
struction, including the oversight of policy and oper-
ational considerations, resources, personnel, acquisi-
tion, and technology. 
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