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interfere with or encroach on the District of Columbia 
War Memorial. 
(f) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
(1) USE FOR OTHER WORLD WAR I COMMEMO-
RATIVE
ACTIVITIES.—If, upon payment of all ex-
penses for the enhancement of the General Pershing 
Commemorative Work under subsection (c) (includ-
ing the maintenance and preservation amount re-
quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code), there remains a balance of funds re-
ceived for such purpose, the Commission may use 
the amount of the balance for other commemorative 
activities authorized under the World War I Centen-
nial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 
Stat. 2448). 
(2) 
USE
FOR
OTHER
COMMEMORATIVE 
WORKS.—If the authority for enhancement of the 
General Pershing Commemorative Work and the au-
thority of the Commission to plan and conduct com-
memorative activities under the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission Act have expired and there re-
mains a balance of funds received for the enhance-
ment of the General Pershing Commemorative 
Work, the Commission shall transmit the amount of 
the balance to a separate account with the National
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Park Foundation, to be available to the Secretary of 
the Interior following the process provided in section 
8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for ac-
counts established under section 8906(b)(3) of such 
title, except that funds in such account may only be 
obligated subject to appropriation. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION 
AFTER TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 8 of the 
World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 
112–272) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Centen-
nial Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in subsection (c), the Centennial Commission’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLETION OF NATIONAL 
WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL.—The Centennial Commission 
may perform such work as is necessary to complete the 
rededication of the National World War I Memorial and 
enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative 
Work under section 1093 of the World War I Memorial 
Act of 2014, subject to section 8903 of title 40, United 
States Code.’’.
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SEC. 1094. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO WORLD WAR I 
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT. 
(a) EX OFFICIO AND OTHER ADVISORY MEMBERS.— 
Section 4 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act 
(Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2449) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) EX OFFICIO
AND OTHER ADVISORY MEM-
BERS.— 
‘‘(1) POWERS.—The individuals listed in para-
graphs (2) and (3), or their designated representa-
tive, shall serve on the Centennial Commission solely 
to provide advice and information to the members of 
the Centennial Commission appointed pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1), and shall not be considered mem-
bers for purposes of any other provision of this Act. 
‘‘(2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The following in-
dividuals shall serve as ex officio members: 
‘‘(A) The Archivist of the United States. 
‘‘(B) The Librarian of Congress. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Smithsonian In-
stitution. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of State. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(G) The Administrator of General Serv-
ices.
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‘‘(3) OTHER
ADVISORY
MEMBERS.—The fol-
lowing individuals shall serve as other advisory mem-
bers: 
‘‘(A) Four members appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense in the following manner: One 
from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps, one 
from the Army, and one from the Air Force. 
‘‘(B) Two members appointed by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security in the following 
manner: One from the Coast Guard and one 
from the United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(C) Two members appointed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, including one from the 
National Parks Service. 
‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in a member posi-
tion under paragraph (3) shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment was 
made.’’. 
(b) PAYABLE RATE OF STAFF.—Section 7(c)(2) of 
such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2451) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
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ter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘level IV’’ 
and inserting ‘‘level II’’. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
OBLIGATION
OF
FEDERAL 
FUNDS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Section 9 of such Act (Public 
Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2453) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
‘‘No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for 
the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a me-
morial or commemorative work by the World War I Cen-
tennial Commission.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 7(f) 
of such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2452) 
is repealed. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 9 in the table of contents of such Act 
(Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2448) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 9. Limitation on obligation of Federal funds.’’.
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Subtitle I—National Commission 
on the Future of the Army 
SEC. 1095. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF 
THE ARMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na-
tional Commission on the Future of the Army (in this sub-
title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of eight members, of whom— 
(A) four shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent; 
(B) one shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(D) one shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives.
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(2) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointments of 
the members of the Commission shall be made not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY AP-
POINTMENT
DATE.—If one or more appointments 
under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) is not 
made by the appointment date specified in para-
graph (2), the authority to make such appointment 
or appointments shall expire, and the number of 
members of the Commission shall be reduced by the 
number equal to the number of appointments so not 
made. If an appointment under subparagraph (B), 
(C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1) is not made by the 
appointment date specified in paragraph (2), the au-
thority to make an appointment under such subpara-
graph shall expire, and the number of members of 
the Commission shall be reduced by the number 
equal to the number otherwise appointable under 
such subparagraph. 
(4) 
EXPERTISE.—In 
making 
appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be given 
to individuals with expertise in reserve forces policy. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any
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vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 
select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 
(e) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed, the Commission shall hold its initial meet-
ing. 
(f) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of the Chair. 
(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may hold hearings. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL AUTHORI-
TIES.—The following provisions of law do not apply to the 
Commission: 
(1) Section 3161 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 1096. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY ON STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall un-
dertake a comprehensive study of the structure of
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the Army, and policy assumptions related to the size 
and force mixture of the Army, to— 
(A) determine the proper size and force 
mixture of the regular component of the Army 
and the reserve components of the Army; and 
(B) make recommendations on how the 
structure should be modified to best fulfill cur-
rent and anticipated mission requirements for 
the Army in a manner consistent with available 
resources and anticipated future resources. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the 
study required by subsection (a), the Commission 
shall give particular consideration to the following: 
(A) An evaluation and identification of a 
structure for the Army that— 
(i) has the depth and scalability to 
meet current and anticipated requirements 
of the combatant commands; 
(ii) achieves a cost-efficiency balance 
between the regular and reserve compo-
nents of the Army, taking advantage of the 
unique strengths and capabilities of each, 
with a particular focus on fully burdened 
and lifecycle cost of Army personnel;
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(iii) ensures that the regular and re-
serve components of the Army have the ca-
pacity needed to support current and an-
ticipated homeland defense and disaster 
assistance missions in the United States; 
(iv) provides for sufficient numbers of 
regular members of the Army to provide a 
base of trained personnel from which the 
personnel of the reserve components of the 
Army could be recruited; and 
(v) maximizes and appropriately bal-
ances affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, 
capability, and readiness. 
(B) An evaluation and identification of 
force generation policies for the Army with re-
spect to size and force mixture in order to best 
fulfill current and anticipated mission require-
ments for the Army in a manner consistent 
with available resources and anticipated future 
resources, including policies in connection 
with— 
(i) readiness; 
(ii) training; 
(iii) equipment; 
(iv) personnel; and
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(v) maintenance of the reserve compo-
nents in an operational state in order to 
maintain the level of expertise and experi-
ence developed since September 11, 2001. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 
2016, the Commission shall submit to the President and 
the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 
of the Commission as a result of the study required by 
subsection (a), together with its recommendations for such 
legislation and administrative actions as the Commission 
considers appropriate in light of the results of the study. 
SEC. 1097. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission shall hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers advisable to carry out its duties under this Act. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from any Federal depart-
ment or agency such information as the Commission con-
siders necessary to carry out its duties under this Act. 
Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head 
of such department or agency shall furnish such informa-
tion to the Commission.
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(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government. 
(d) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
SEC. 1098. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal 
to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay pre-
scribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (in-
cluding travel time) during which such member is engaged 
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All 
members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
of the United States shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as officers or 
employees of the United States. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or
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regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair of the Commis-
sion may, without regard to the civil service laws 
and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 
director and such other additional personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
its duties. The employment of an executive director 
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chair of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the executive 
director and other personnel without regard to chap-
ter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
the rate of pay for the executive director and other 
personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title. 
(c) DETAIL
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege.
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(d) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chair of the Commission may pro-
cure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
SEC. 1099. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits its final report 
under section 1096(b). 
SEC. 1099A. FUNDING. 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2015 and available for operation and maintenance for the 
Army may be available for the activities of the Commission 
under this subtitle. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2015, section 1101(a) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), 
as most recently amended by section 1101 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENE-
FITS, AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON 
OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 
Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4616) and most recently amended by section 1102 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66), is further amended by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 1103. REVISION TO LIST OF SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2487; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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‘‘(18) The Army Research Institute for the Be-
havioral and Social Sciences. 
‘‘(19) The Space and Missile Defense Command 
Technical Center.’’. 
SEC. 1104. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR EXPERIMENTAL 
PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thur-
mond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is 
amended by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EXPER-
IMENTAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ALTERNATIVE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During the program pe-
riod specified in subsection (e)(1), the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘experimental’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘12-month period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘calendar year’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (A), striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’. 
SEC. 1105. TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES. 
Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCIENTIFIC AND 
ENGINEERING
PROGRAMS.—The director of any 
STRL may appoint qualified candidates enrolled in 
a program of undergraduate or graduate instruction 
leading to a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a sci-
entific, technical, engineering or mathematical 
course of study at an institution of higher education 
(as that term is defined in section 101 and 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)) to positions described in paragraph (3) of 
subsection (b) as an employee in a laboratory de-
scribed in that paragraph without regard to the pro-
visions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code (other than sections 3303 and 
3328 of such title).’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CANDIDATES
ENROLLED
IN
SCIENTIFIC 
AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS.—The positions de-
scribed in this paragraph are scientific and engineer-
ing positions that may be temporary or term in any 
laboratory designated by section 1105(a) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 
U.S.C. 2358 note) as a Department of Defense 
science and technology reinvention laboratory.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) In the case of a laboratory described in 
subsection (b)(3), with respect to appointment au-
thority under subsection (a)(3), the number equal to 
5 percent of the total number of scientific and engi-
neering positions in such laboratory that are filled as 
of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the 
start of such calendar year.’’.
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SEC. 1106. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTEC-
TION BOARD DECISIONS RELATING TO WHIS-
TLEBLOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5-year’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR APPEAL.—Section 7703(d)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 
year’’. 
SEC. 1107. PAY PARITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EM-
PLOYEES EMPLOYED AT JOINT BASES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘joint military installation’’ means 
2 or more military installations reorganized or other-
wise associated and operated as a single military in-
stallation; 
(2) the term ‘‘locality’’ or ‘‘pay locality’’ has the 
meaning given that term by section 5302(5) of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(3) the term ‘‘locality pay’’ refers to any 
amount payable under section 5304 or 5304a of title 
5, United States Code. 
(b) PAY PARITY AT JOINT BASES.—Whenever 2 or 
more military installations are reorganized or otherwise 
associated as a single joint military installation, but the 
constituent installations are not all located within the
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SEC. 1108. RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK 
ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE 
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DE-
PLOYED IN JAPAN. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF PART-TIME REEMPLOYMENT AU-
THORITY. 
(a) CSRS.—Section 8344(l)(7) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by strike ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 years’’. 
(b) FERS.—Section 8468(i)(7) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GLOBAL SECURITY 
CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) REVISIONS TO GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY 
FUND.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1207 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the provision of equipment, supplies,
548 
and training.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the provision 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Equipment. 
‘‘(B) Supplies. 
‘‘(C) With respect to amounts in the Fund 
appropriated or transferred into the Fund after 
the date of the enactment of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 
small-scale construction not exceeding $750,000 
on a per-project basis. 
‘‘(D) Training.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (i) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), amounts’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Amounts appropriated or 
transferred to the Fund before the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 shall remain available for obliga-
tion and expenditure after September 30, 2015, only
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for activities under programs commenced under sub-
section (b) before September 30, 2015.’’. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (p) of such section, as 
amended by section 1202(e) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 894), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 
2016’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end before the period the 
following: ‘‘and subject to the requirements con-
tained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (i)’’. 
SEC. 1202. NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE 
UNDER AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES 
TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS IN-
VOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 
Section 1204(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 896; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ the following: 
‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
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and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives’’. 
SEC. 1203. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF SUP-
PORT TO FOREIGN MILITARY LIAISON OFFI-
CERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHILE AS-
SIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1051a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in-
volved in a military operation’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘while such liaison officer is assigned tempo-
rarily to the headquarters of a combatant command, com-
ponent command, or subordinate operational command of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Such section, as so amended, is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—The number of liaison officers 
supported under subsection (b)(1) may not exceed 60 at 
any one time, and the amount of unreimbursed support 
for any such liaison officer under that subsection in any 
fiscal year may not exceed $200,000 (in fiscal year 2014 
constant dollars).’’.
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(c) SECRETARY
OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—Such 
section, as so amended, is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (d), as added by subsection (b)(2) of this 
section, the following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) SECRETARY
OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—The 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide adminis-
trative services and support under subsection (a) for the 
performance of duties by a liaison officer of another nation 
may be exercised only with respect to a liaison officer of 
another nation whose assignment as described in that sub-
section is accepted by the Secretary of Defense with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State.’’. 
(d) DEFINITION.—Subsection (f) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of this section, is further 
amended by inserting ‘‘training programs conducted to fa-
miliarize, orient, or certify liaison officers regarding 
unique aspects of the assignments of the liaison officers,’’ 
after ‘‘police protection,’’. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later January 31, 2016, 
January 31, 2017, and January 31, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes a sum-
mary of the expenses, by command and associated 
countries, incurred by the United States for those li-
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aison officers of a developing country in connection 
with the assignment of that officer as described in 
subsection (a) of section 1051(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this 
section. 
(2) DEFINITION.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall also include the definition of and cri-
teria established to designate a country as a ‘‘devel-
oping country’’ for purposes of such paragraph. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1204. ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING 
AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees for each of 
the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 a report on human 
rights vetting and verification procedures used to comply 
with the requirements of section 8057 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76) or any 
successor requirements. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following:
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(1) An accounting and description of all train-
ing, equipment, or other assistance that was ap-
proved or provided to foreign security forces for the 
prior fiscal year for which such vetting and 
verification procedures were required, itemized by 
country and event. 
(2) An accounting and description of all train-
ing, equipment, or other assistance that was not ap-
proved or provided to foreign security forces for the 
prior fiscal year by reason of not complying with 
such vetting and verification procedures, itemized by 
country and event, including the reasons for such 
non-compliance. 
(3) A description of any human rights, rule of 
law training, or other assistance that was provided 
to foreign security forces described in paragraph (2) 
for the prior fiscal year for purposes of seeking to 
comply with such vetting and verification procedures 
in the future, itemized by country and event. 
(4) A description of any interagency processes 
that were used to evaluate compliance with the re-
quirements of section 8057 of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2014 or any successor require-
ments.
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(5) In the event the Secretary of Defense exer-
cises the authority under subsection (b) or (c) of 
section 8057 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2014 or any successor authority, a justification for 
the exercise of such authority and an explanation of 
the specific benefits derived from the exercise of 
such authority. 
(6) Any additional items the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees at the same time as the 
budget of the President is submitted to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form and may include a classified annex 
if necessary. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently 
amended by section 1211 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 904), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2014’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2015’’. 
(b) FUNDS
AVAILABLE
DURING
FISCAL
YEAR 
2015.—Subsection (a) of such section, as so amended, is 
further amended by striking ‘‘for operation and mainte-
nance’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 1503 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1213 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 905), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014 for overseas contingency op-
erations’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 1503 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELAT-
ING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT 
PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 
1213(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 906), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Subsection (d) of section 1227 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2000) 
is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Effective as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act,’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘remain available for obliga-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘No amounts authorized to be
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appropriated for the Department of Defense for fis-
cal year 2015 or any prior fiscal year’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) That Pakistan is not using its mili-
tary or any funds or equipment provided by the 
United States to persecute minority groups for 
their legitimate and nonviolent political and re-
ligious beliefs, including the Balochi, Sindhi, 
and Hazara ethnic groups and minority reli-
gious groups, including Christian, Hindu, and 
Ahmadiyya Muslim.’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES FOR SUP-
PORT OF FOREIGN FORCES SUPPORTING OR 
PARTICIPATING WITH THE UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES 
SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS IN 
AFGHANISTAN.—Section 1234 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 394), as most recently amended by section 
1217(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 909), 
is further amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
(b) USE
OF ACQUISITION
AND CROSS-SERVICING 
AGREEMENTS TO LEND CERTAIN MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
TO CERTAIN FOREIGN FORCES FOR PERSONNEL PROTEC-
TION AND SURVIVABILITY.—Section 1202(e) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2413), as 
most recently amended by section 1217(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 909), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’. 
SEC. 1214. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND 
STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER OPER-
ATION RESOLUTE SUPPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on progress toward security and stability in Afghani-
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stan under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 
(NATO) Operation Resolute Support. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: STRATEGIC DIREC-
TION OF UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES RELATING TO SE-
CURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER OPER-
ATION RESOLUTE SUPPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include a description of the mission 
and a comprehensive strategy of the United States for se-
curity and stability in Afghanistan during Operation Reso-
lute Support, including any changes to the mission and 
strategy over time. The description of such strategy shall 
consist of a general overview and a separate detailed sec-
tion for each of the following: 
(1) NATO.—The status of the train, advise, 
and assist mission under NATO’s Operation Reso-
lute Support. 
(2) ANSF.—A description of the following: 
(A) The strategy and budget, with defined 
objectives, for activities relating to strength-
ening and sustaining the resources, capabilities, 
and effectiveness of the Afghanistan National 
Army (ANA) and the Afghanistan National Po-
lice (ANP) of the Afghanistan National Secu-
rity Forces (ANSF), with the goal of ensuring 
that a strong and fully-capable ANSF is able to
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independently and effectively conduct operations 
and maintain security and stability in Afghani-
stan by the end of Operation Resolute Support. 
(B) Any actions of the United States and 
the Government of Afghanistan to achieve the 
following goals relating to sustaining the capac-
ity of the ANSF and the results of such ac-
tions: 
(i) Improve and sustain ANSF re-
cruitment and retention, including through 
vetting and salaries for the ANSF. 
(ii) Improve and sustain ANSF train-
ing and mentoring. 
(iii) Strengthen the partnership be-
tween the Government of the United 
States and the Government of Afghani-
stan. 
(iv) Ensure international commit-
ments to support the ANSF. 
(3) NATO BASES
IN
AFGHANISTAN.—A de-
scription of the following: 
(A) The access arrangements, the specific 
locations, and the force protection requirements 
for bases that the United States has access to 
in Afghanistan.
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(B) A summary of attacks against NATO 
bases or facilities and any challenges to force 
protection, such as ‘‘green-on-blue’’ attacks. 
(4) PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND RULE OF LAW.— 
A description of any actions, and the results of such 
actions, by the United States, NATO, and the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan to fight public corruption 
and strengthen governance and the rule of law at 
the local, provincial, and national levels. 
(5) REGIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—A descrip-
tion of any actions by the Government of Afghani-
stan to increase cooperation with countries geo-
graphically located around Afghanistan’s border, 
with a particular focus on improving security and 
stability in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas, 
and the status of such actions. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: PERFORMANCE IN-
DICATORS, 
MEASURES
OF
PROGRESS, 
AND
ANY 
UNFULFILLED REQUIREMENTS TOWARD SUSTAINABLE 
LONG-TERM SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN 
UNDER OPERATION RESOLUTE SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall set forth a comprehensive set of 
performance indicators, measures of progress, and 
any unfulfilled requirements toward sustainable
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long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, as 
specified in paragraph (2), and shall include per-
formance standards and goals, together with a no-
tional timetable for achieving such goals. 
(2) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, MEASURES OF 
PROGRESS, AND ANY UNFULFILLED REQUIREMENTS 
SPECIFIED.—The performance indicators, measures 
of progress, and any unfulfilled requirements speci-
fied in this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of NATO train, advise, 
and assist mission requirements. Such assess-
ments shall include— 
(i) indicators of the efficacy of the 
train, advise, and assist mission, such as 
number of engagements with the ANSF 
per day, a description of the engagements 
with the ANSF, and trends in the mar-
ginal improvements in the functional areas 
of the ANSF support structure from the 
tactical to the ministerial level; 
(ii) contractor support requirements 
for the train, advise, and assist mission 
and for the ANSF; and 
(iii) any unfulfilled requirements.
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(B) For the ANA, and separately for the 
ANP, an assessment and any changes over time 
for the following: 
(i) Recruitment and retention num-
bers, rates of absenteeism, rates and over-
all number of any desertions, ANSF vet-
ting procedures, and salary scale. 
(ii) Numbers ANSF being trained and 
the type of training and mentoring. 
(iii) Operational readiness status of 
ANSF units, including any changes to the 
type, number, size, and organizational 
structure of ANA and ANP units. 
(iv) A description of any gaps in 
ANSF capacity and capability. 
(v) Effectiveness of ANA and ANP 
senior officers and the ANA and ANP 
chain of command. 
(vi) An assessment of the extent to 
which insurgents have infiltrated the ANA 
and ANP. 
(vii) An assessment of the ANSF’s 
ability to hold terrain in Afghanistan and 
any posture changes in the ANSF such 
that they no longer are providing coverage
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of certain areas in Afghanistan that the 
ANSF was providing coverage of prior to 
the reporting period. 
(C) An assessment of the relative strength 
of the insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent 
to which it is utilizing weapons or weapons-re-
lated materials from countries other than Af-
ghanistan. 
(D) A description of all terrorist and insur-
gent groups operating in Afghanistan, including 
the number, size, equipment strength, military 
effectiveness, and sources of support. 
(E) An assessment of security and sta-
bility, including terrorist and insurgent activity, 
in Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas and in 
Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas 
from groups, including, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani 
Network, and the Quetta Shura Taliban, and 
any attacks on NATO supply lines. 
(F) A description of the counterterrorism 
mission and an assessment of the counterter-
rorism campaign within Operation Resolute 
Support, including— 
(i) the ability of NATO and the 
ANSF to detain individuals for intelligence
565 
purposes and to prevent high-value detain-
ees from returning to the battlefield; and 
(ii) an assessment of whether the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan is partnering ef-
fectively and conducting operations based 
on NATO intelligence information. 
(G) An assessment of United States mili-
tary requirements for the NATO train, advise, 
and assist mission, counterterrorism, and force 
protection requirements under Operation Reso-
lute Support, including planned personnel rota-
tions and the associated time period of deploy-
ment for the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of the submission of the report required 
under subsection (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex, if necessary. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall supplement the report required under sub-
section (a) with regular briefings to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the subject matter of the report. 
(f) THREE-MONTH
EXTENSION
OF
REPORT
ON 
PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AF-
GHANISTAN.—Section 1230(a) of the National Defense
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 385), as most recently amended by section 
1218(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘the end of fiscal year 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
(g) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1215. REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN IN 
AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 150 PERCENT OF 
ALL TAXES ASSESSED BY AFGHANISTAN TO 
EXTENT SUCH TAXES ARE NOT REIMBURSED 
BY AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE TO 
AFGHANISTAN.—An amount equivalent to 150 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2014 by the 
Government of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense 
assistance in violation of the status of forces agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan (entered in
567 
force May 28, 2003) shall be withheld by the Secretary 
of Defense from obligation from funds appropriated for 
such assistance for fiscal year 2015 to the extent that the 
Secretary of Defense certifies and reports in writing to 
the appropriate congressional committees that such taxes 
have not been reimbursed by the Government of Afghani-
stan to the Department of Defense or the grantee, con-
tractor, or subcontractor concerned. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is necessary to 
achieve United States goals in Afghanistan. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the total taxes assessed 
during fiscal year 2014 by the Government of Afghanistan 
on any Department of Defense assistance. 
(d) PROCESS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall request submission of claims for reimburse-
ment, including full documentation, from each grant-
ee, contractor, or subcontractor that paid to the 
Government of Afghanistan taxes assessed on De-
partment of Defense assistance during fiscal year 
2014 for an amount equal to the amount the grant-
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ee, contractor, or subcontractor paid to the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan in such taxes. 
(2) PLAN
FOR
REIMBURSEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall seek to establish a plan in 
conjunction with the Government of Afghanistan to 
address claims for reimbursement described in para-
graph (1) and to provide for reimbursement by the 
Government of Afghanistan of such claims. The Sec-
retary shall submit any such plan established under 
this paragraph to the congressional defense commit-
tees in a timely manner. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—If the Secretary of De-
fense does not submit the plan described in para-
graph (2) to the congressional defense committees 
by not later than March 1, 2015, any funds withheld 
from the Government of Afghanistan pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used to reimburse each grant-
ee, contractor, or subcontractor that submits a claim 
for reimbursement under paragraph (1) by the 
amount specified in such claim and verified by the 
Secretary. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE.— 
The term ‘‘Department of Defense assistance’’ 
means funds provided in a fiscal year to Afghanistan 
by the Department of Defense, either directly or 
through grantees, contractors, or subcontractors. 
(f) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate at 
the close of the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a no-
tification that the United States and Afghanistan have 
signed a bilateral security agreement and such agreement 
has entered into force. 
SEC. 1216. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AF-
GHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES 
THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2018. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that contains a detailed plan for sustaining the Af-
570 
ghanistan National Army (ANA) and the Afghanistan Na-
tional Police (ANP) of the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces (ANSF) through the end of fiscal year 2018, with 
the objective of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable 
ANSF will be able to independently and effectively con-
duct operations and maintain security and stability in Af-
ghanistan. 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan con-
tained in the report required under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of the following matters: 
(1) A comprehensive and effective strategy and 
budget, with defined objectives. 
(2) A description of the commitment for con-
tributions from the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) and non-NATO nations, including the 
plan to achieve such commitments for the ANSF. 
(3) A mechanism for tracking funding, equip-
ment, training, and services provided for the ANSF 
by the United States, countries participating in 
NATO, and other coalition forces that are not part 
of Operation Resolute Support. 
(4) Any actions to assist the Government of Af-
ghanistan or on its behalf to achieve the following 
goals and the results of such actions:
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(A) Improve and sustain effective Afghan 
security institutions with fully capable senior 
leadership and staff, including logistics, intel-
ligence, medical, and recruiting units. 
(B) Any additional train and equip efforts, 
including for the Afghan Air Force, as nec-
essary, and Afghan Special Mission Wing, such 
that these entities are fully-capable of con-
ducting operations independently and in suffi-
cient numbers. 
(C) Establish strong ANSF-readiness as-
sessment tools and metrics. 
(D) Improve and sustain strong, profes-
sional ANSF officers at the junior-, mid-, and 
senior-levels. 
(E) Further strong ANSF communication 
and control between central command and re-
gions, provinces, and districts. 
(F) Develop and improve mechanisms for 
incorporating lessons learned and best practices 
into ANSF operations. 
(G) Improve ANSF oversight mechanisms, 
including a strong record-keeping system to 
track ANSF equipment and personnel.
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(5) A description of efforts of the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State to engage United 
States manufacturers in procurement opportunities 
related to equipping the ANSF. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1217. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY COMMITMENT TO OPERATION RESO-
LUTE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States continues to have vital 
national security interests in ensuring that Afghani-
stan remains a stable, sovereign country and that 
groups like Al Qaeda, the Haqqani Network, and the 
Quetta Shura Taliban are not able to use Afghani-
stan as a safe haven from which to launch attacks; 
(2) the United States should have a residual 
presence in Afghanistan to train, advise, and assist 
the ANSF, conduct counterterrorism operations, and
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support force protection requirements in order to 
maintain the gains achieved in Afghanistan; 
(3) it is in the interests of both the United 
States and Afghanistan to sign the Bilateral Secu-
rity Agreement as soon as practicable after the new 
President of Afghanistan is sworn in; 
(4) the United States should provide financial, 
advisory, and other necessary support to the ANSF, 
at the authorized end-strength of 352,000 personnel, 
through 2018; 
(5) the train, advise, and assist mission, fol-
lowing the end of the NATO mission on December 
31, 2014, should be able to assist the ANSF in all 
parts of Afghanistan; 
(6) uncertainty with the signing of the Bilateral 
Security Agreement with Afghanistan is threatening 
the gains achieved by the United States and coali-
tion forces and the United States’ enduring vital na-
tional security interests in Afghanistan and the re-
gion; 
(7) the President should announce the United 
States residual presence for Operation Resolute Sup-
port to reassure the people of Afghanistan and to 
provide a tangible statement of support for the fu-
ture of Afghanistan;
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(8) the United States should aggressively work 
with NATO and the Government of Afghanistan to 
achieve a status of forces agreement for NATO 
forces in support of the post-2014 mission; and 
(9) NATO member countries pledged their sup-
port and long-term commitment to Afghanistan at 
the Lisbon, Chicago, and Tokyo conferences and 
should honor their commitments to Afghanistan and 
the ANSF. 
SEC. 1218. EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(E) FISCAL YEAR 2015.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), for fiscal year 
2015, the total number of principal aliens 
who may be provided special immigrant 
status under this section may not exceed 
1,075. For purposes of status provided 
under this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) the period during which an 
alien must have been employed in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii)
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must terminate on or before Decem-
ber 31, 2015; 
‘‘(II) the principal alien seeking 
special immigrant status under this 
subparagraph shall apply to the Chief 
of Mission in accordance with para-
graph (2)(D) not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2015; and 
‘‘(III) the authority to provide 
such status shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Clause 
(i) 
shall not be construed to affect numerical 
limitations, or the terms for provision of 
status, under subparagraph (D).’’. 
SEC. 1219. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES 
EFFORTS TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DE-
FEAT AL-QAEDA, ITS AFFILIATED GROUPS, 
ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated 
groups, and adherents continue to pose a significant 
threat to United States national security interests;
576 
(2) al-Qaeda continues to evolve and reorganize 
to adapt to United States counterterrorism meas-
ures; and 
(3) al-Qaeda has become more decentralized 
and less hierarchical over the past decade. 
(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide for the conduct of an independent as-
sessment of the United States efforts to disrupt, dis-
mantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, including its affiliated 
groups, associated groups, and adherents since May 
2, 2011. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of al-Qaeda core’s rela-
tionship with any and all affiliated groups, as-
sociated groups, and adherents. 
(B) An assessment of the aims, objectives, 
and capabilities of al-Qaeda core and any and 
all affiliated groups, associated groups, and ad-
herents. 
(C) An assessment of the Administration’s 
efforts to combat al-Qaeda core and any and all 
affiliated groups, associated groups, and adher-
ents.
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(D) An assessment of the Authorization 
for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40) 
and its relevance to the current structure and 
objectives of al-Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, 
associated groups, and adherents. 
(E) A comprehensive order of battle for al- 
Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated 
groups, and adherents. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
entity selected for the conduct of the assess-
ment required by paragraph (1) shall provide to 
the Secretary and the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report containing its findings as 
a result of the assessment. 
(B) FORM.—The report shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees;
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just for the future standing of women in society, but 
for cultural reasons. 
(6) Therefore, it is important that Afghanistan 
move forward in increasing the number of women in 
the ANSF with the current facilities and capacity to 
meet the requirements Afghanistan has proposed to 
achieve. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the allocation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
2014 for the ANSF should be prioritized for the re-
cruitment, retention, and training of women in the 
ANSF; 
(2) current facilities to support women in the 
ANSF should be fully utilized before additional in-
frastructure is constructed; 
(3) the Government of Afghanistan should en-
sure that the fund provided prioritize efforts to in-
crease the number of women serving in the ANSF, 
as proposed in the Master Ministerial Development 
Plan for Afghan National Army (ANA) Gender Inte-
gration; 
(4) as part of such plan, the conversion of the 
13,000 women that were trained to support the elec-
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tions is an important step in increasing the number 
of women in the ANSF; 
(5) the United Nations Assistance Mission in 
Afghanistan’s report, ‘‘A Way to Go: An Update on 
Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Vio-
lence Against Women in Afghanistan’’, should be in-
tegrated into efforts to enable women to serve in the 
ANSF; and 
(6) the United States should continue to advo-
cate for the rights and participation of women in Af-
ghanistan in all levels of government and society. 
SEC. 1220A. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO ESTABLISH PERMA-
NENT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OR BASES 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be obligated or expended by the United 
States Government to establish any military installation 
or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1220B. REVIEW PROCESS FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 
FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 
AFGHANISTAN 
THAT 
CANNOT 
BE 
PHYS-
ICALLY ACCESSED BY UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
or expended for a construction project in Afghani-
stan in excess of $500,000 that cannot be audited 
and physically inspected by authorized United States 
Government civilian personnel or their designated 
representatives, in accordance generally-accepted au-
diting guidelines. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply 
only with respect to a project that is initiated on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition in subsection (a) may 
be waived with respect to a project if not less than 15 
days prior to the obligation of funds for the project, the 
agency responsible for such funds submits to the relevant 
authorizing committees a plan outlining how the agency 
will monitor the use of the funds— 
(1) to ensure the funds are used for the specific 
purposes for which the funds are intended; and 
(2) to mitigate waste, fraud, and abuse.
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SEC. 1220C. ACTIONS TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS, PAR-
TICIPATION, PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, EX-
ISTING FRAMEWORKS, AND SECURITY AND 
MOBILITY WITH RESPECT TO WOMEN AND 
GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that promoting women’s meaningful inclusion and 
participation in conflict prevention, management, and res-
olution, as well as in post-conflict relief and recovery, ad-
vances core United States national interests of peace, na-
tional security, economic and social development, and 
international cooperation. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to promote and support the security of 
women and girls in conflict-affected and post-conflict 
regions and ensure their protection from sexual and 
gender-based violence; 
(2) to promote and support the security of 
women and girls in Afghanistan during the security 
transition process and recognize that promoting se-
curity for Afghan women and girls must remain a 
priority of United States foreign policy; and 
(3) to maintain and improve the gains of 
women and girls in Afghanistan made since 2002,
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including in terms of their political participation and 
integration in security forces. 
(c) ACTIONS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall take such actions as 
may be necessary to ensure the indicators of success 
of the security transition process and establishment 
of an independent Afghanistan as described in para-
graph (2) are achieved. 
(2) INDICATORS OF SUCCESS.—The indicators 
of success referred to in paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Support for human rights of women 
and girls in Afghanistan. 
(B) Participation of women in Afghanistan 
at all levels of decision-making and governance 
in Afghanistan. 
(C) Strategic integration of women in the 
Afghan National Security Forces. 
(D) Support for initiatives to prevent sex-
ual and gender-based violence, including imple-
mentation of Afghanistan’s Elimination of Vio-
lence Against Women law and support for the
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Ministry of Interior’s Family Response Units in 
the Afghan National Police. 
(E) Support for existing frameworks, in-
cluding the National Action Plan for the 
Women of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Na-
tional Development Strategy, and the Tokyo 
Mutual Accountability Framework. 
(F) Recognition of the ability of women in 
Afghanistan to move freely and securely 
throughout Afghanistan. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, 
and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall jointly submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on efforts by the United States Government to sup-
port the human rights, participation, prevention of 
violence, existing frameworks, and security and mo-
bility with respect to women and girls in Afghani-
stan.
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1220D. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DR. SHAKIL 
AFRIDI. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The attacks of September 11, 2001, killed 
approximately 3,000 people, most of whom were 
Americans, but also included hundreds of individuals 
with foreign citizenships, nearly 350 New York Fire 
Department personnel, and about 50 law enforce-
ment officers. 
(2) Downed United Airlines flight 93 was re-
portedly intended, under the control of the al-Qaeda 
high-jackers, to crash into the White House or the 
Capitol in an attempt to kill the President of the 
United States or Members of the United States Con-
gress. 
(3) The September 11, 2001, attacks were 
largely planned and carried out by the al-Qaeda ter-
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rorist network led by Osama bin Laden and his dep-
uty Ayman al Zawahiri, after which Osama bin 
Laden enjoyed safe haven in Pakistan from where he 
continued to plot deadly attacks against the United 
States and the world. 
(4) The United States has obligated nearly $30 
billion between 2002 and 2014 in United States tax-
payer money for security and economic aid to Paki-
stan. 
(5) The United States very generously and 
swiftly responded to the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake 
in Pakistan with more than $200 million in emer-
gency aid and the support of several United States 
military aircraft, approximately 1,000 United States 
military personnel, including medical specialists, 
thousands of tents, blankets, water containers and a 
variety of other emergency equipment. 
(6) The United States again generously and 
swiftly contributed approximately $150 million in 
emergency aid to Pakistan following the 2010 Paki-
stan flood, in addition to the service of nearly twenty 
United States military helicopters, their flight crews, 
and other resources to assist the Pakistan Army’s 
relief efforts.
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(7) The United States continues to work tire-
lessly to support Pakistan’s economic development, 
including millions of dollars allocated towards the 
development of Pakistan’s energy infrastructure, 
health services and education system. 
(8) The United States and Pakistan continue to 
have many critical shared interests, both economic 
and security related, which could be the foundation 
for a positive and mutually beneficial partnership. 
(9) Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician, is 
a hero to whom the people of the United States, 
Pakistan and the world owe a debt of gratitude for 
his help in finally locating Osama bin Laden before 
more innocent American, Pakistani and other lives 
were lost to this terrorist leader. 
(10) Pakistan, the United States and the inter-
national community had failed for nearly 10 years 
following attacks of September 11, 2001, to locate 
and bring Osama bin Laden, who continued to kill 
innocent civilians in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, 
Africa and the United States, to justice without the 
help of Dr. Afridi. 
(11) The Government of Pakistan’s imprison-
ment of Dr. Afridi presents a serious and growing
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impediment to the United States’ bilateral relations 
with Pakistan. 
(12) The Government of Pakistan has leveled 
and allowed baseless charges against Dr. Afridi in a 
politically motivated, spurious legal process. 
(13) Dr. Afridi is currently imprisoned by the 
Government of Pakistan, a deplorable and uncon-
scionable situation which calls into question Paki-
stan’s actual commitment to countering terrorism 
and undermines the notion that Pakistan is a true 
ally in the struggle against terrorism. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Dr. Shakil Afridi is an international hero and 
that the Government of Pakistan should release him im-
mediately from prison. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1221. LIMITATION ON MILITARY CONTACT AND CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Defense may be used for any 
bilateral military-to-military contact or cooperation be-
tween the Governments of the United States and the Rus-
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sian Federation until the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
are no longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory; 
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the 
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory; 
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer taking 
actions that are inconsistent with the INF Treaty; 
(4) the Russian Federation is in compliance 
with the CFE Treaty and has lifted its suspension 
of Russian observance of its treaty obligations; and 
(5) the Russian Federation has not sold or oth-
erwise transferred the Club-K land attack cruise 
missile system to any foreign country or foreign per-
son during fiscal year 2014. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) with respect to a certifi-
cation requirement specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or 
(4) if— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees— 
(A) a notification that such a waiver is in 
the national security interest of the United
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States and a description of the national security 
interest covered by the waiver; and 
(B) a report explaining why the Secretary 
of Defense cannot make the certification under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
the information in the report under subparagraph 
(B). 
(c) ADDITIONAL WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the limitation required by subsection (a)(5) 
with respect to the sale or other transfer of the Club-K 
land attack cruise missile system if— 
(1) the United States has imposed sanctions 
against the manufacturer of such system by reason 
of such sale or other transfer; or 
(2) the Secretary has developed and submitted 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
to prevent the sale or other transfer of such system 
in the future. 
(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.— 
The certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a) shall not apply to military bases of the 
Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula oper-
ating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status
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and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the 
Territory of Ukraine. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) BILATERAL
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY
CON-
TACT OR COOPERATION.—The term ‘‘bilateral mili-
tary-to-military contact or cooperation’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) reciprocal visits and meetings by 
high-ranking delegations; 
(ii) information sharing, policy con-
sultations, security dialogues or other 
forms of consultative discussions; 
(iii) exchanges of military instructors, 
training personnel, and students; 
(iv) exchanges of information; 
(v) defense planning; and
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(vi) military training or exercises; but 
(B) does not include any contact or co-
operation that is in support of United States 
stability operations. 
(3) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
Europe, signed at Paris November 19, 1990, and 
entered into force July 17, 1992. 
(4) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and en-
tered into force June 1, 1988. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to funds described in subsection (a) that are unob-
ligated as of such date of enactment.
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SEC. 1222. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT 
TO CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN FLIGHTS BY 
THE 
RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION 
UNDER 
THE 
TREATY ON OPEN SKIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used 
to authorize or permit a certification by the United States 
of a proposal by the Russian Federation to change any 
sensor package of an aircraft for a flight by the Russian 
Federation under the Open Skies Treaty, unless— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence jointly certify to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such proposal will not 
enhance the capability or potential of the Russian 
Federation to gather intelligence that poses an unac-
ceptable risk to the national security of the United 
States or is not designed to be collected under such 
Treaty; and 
(2) the Secretary of State certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(A) the armed forces of the Russian Fed-
eration are no longer illegally occupying 
Ukrainian territory; 
(B) the Russian Federation is no longer 
violating the INF Treaty; and
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(C) the Russian Federation is in compli-
ance with the CFE Treaty and has lifted its 
suspension of Russian observance of its treaty 
obligations. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the require-
ment of the Secretary of State to make a certification de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) with respect to a proposal by 
the Russian Federation if the President determines that 
it is in the national security interests of the United States 
to do so and submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains the reasons for such de-
termination. 
(c) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Presi-
dent may not authorize or permit a certification by the 
United States for which the certifications required by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) are made until 
the expiration of a 90-day period beginning on the date 
on which the certification required by such paragraph (1) 
or the certification required by such paragraph (2) is sub-
mitted to the appropriate congressional committees, 
whichever occurs later. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
Europe, signed at Paris November 19, 1990, and 
entered into force July 17, 1992. 
(3) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and en-
tered into force June 1, 1988. 
(4) OPEN
SKIES
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, 
done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into 
force January 1, 2002.
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SEC. 1223. LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE 
DEFENSE INFORMATION TO THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1246(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 923) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘2014’’ 
the following: ‘‘or 2015’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives’’ after ‘‘congressional defense com-
mittees’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDING OTHER INFORMA-
TION.—No funds authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2017 for the Department of Defense may be used to pro-
vide the Government of the Russian Federation or any 
Russian person with information relating to the velocity 
at burnout of United States missile defense interceptors 
or missile defense targets or related information.
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SEC. 1224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 
TRANSFER MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION 
TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 or any subsequent fiscal year for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to transfer mis-
sile defense information to the Russian Federation unless, 
with respect to such fiscal year, the President submits to 
the congressional defense committees not later than Octo-
ber 31 of such fiscal year a report on discussions between 
the Russian Federation and the United States on missile 
defense matters during the immediately preceding fiscal 
year, including any discussions for cooperation between 
the two countries on missile defense matters. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2015 REPORT.—The report sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to fiscal 
year 2015 shall, in addition to including the information 
described in subsection (a) with respect to fiscal year 
2014, include the information described in subsection (a) 
with respect to fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
SEC. 1225. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER 
THE INF TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) the Russian Federation is in material 
breach of its obligations under the Treaty Between 
the United States of America and the Union of So-
viet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their 
Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, 
commonly referred to as the Intermediate-Range 
Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at Washington 
December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 
1988; and 
(2) such behavior poses a threat to the United 
States, its deployed forces, and its allies. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the President should hold the Russian Fed-
eration accountable for being in material breach of 
its obligations under the INF Treaty; 
(2) the President should demand the Russian 
Federation completely and verifiably eliminate the 
military systems that constitute the material breach 
of its obligations under the INF Treaty; 
(3) the President should seriously consider not 
engaging in further reductions of United States nu-
clear forces generally and should seriously consider 
not engaging in nuclear arms reduction negotiations 
with the Russian Federation specifically until such
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complete and verifiable elimination of the military 
systems has occurred; and 
(4) the President, in consultation with United 
States allies, should consider whether it is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States to uni-
laterally remain a party to the INF Treaty if the 
Russian Federation is still in material breach of the 
INF Treaty beginning one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an unclassified report that includes the 
following: 
(1) The status of the President’s efforts, in co-
operation with United States allies, to hold the Rus-
sian Federation accountable for being in material 
breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty and 
obtain the complete and verifiable elimination of its 
military systems that constitute the material breach 
of its obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(2) The President’s assessment as to whether it 
remains in the national security interests of the 
United States to remain a party to the INF Treaty, 
and other related treaties and agreements, while the
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Russian Federation is in material breach of its obli-
gations under the INF Treaty. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RUSSIAN AG-
GRESSION TOWARD UKRAINE. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the continuing and long-standing pattern 
and practice by the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration of physical, diplomatic, and economic aggres-
sion toward neighboring countries is clearly intended 
to exert undue influence on the free will of sovereign 
nations and peoples to determine their own future; 
(2) the Russian military build-up and aggres-
sive posture on the eastern border of Ukraine rep-
resent a deliberate intent to intimidate Ukraine and 
to force its citizens to submit to Russian control;
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(3) the Russian Federation should immediately 
cease all improper and illegal activities in Ukraine; 
(4) the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Secu-
rity Assurances, which was executed jointly with the 
Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the United King-
dom, represents a commitment to respect the inde-
pendence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and 
borders of Ukraine, and Russian actions clearly vio-
late the commitment made by the Russian Federa-
tion in that memorandum; 
(5) the security cooperation with the Ukrainian 
military by the United States military is an impor-
tant 
opportunity 
to 
support 
the 
continued 
professionalization of the Ukrainian military; 
(6) an enhanced military presence and readi-
ness posture of the United States military in Europe 
is key to deterring further Russian aggression and 
assuring allies and partners; and 
(7) the treaty commitments under Article 5 of 
the North Atlantic Treaty signed at Washington, 
April 4, 1949, and entered into force August 24, 
1949, are important and a cornerstone to inter-
national security.
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SEC. 1227. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY 
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, in both classified and 
unclassified form, on the current and future military 
power of the Russian Federation (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘Russia’’). The report shall address the current and 
probable future course of military-technological develop-
ment of the Russian military, the tenets and probable de-
velopment of Russian security strategy and military strat-
egy, and military organizations and operational concepts, 
for the 20-year period following submission of such report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—A report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security situation in 
regions neighboring Russia. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping Russian se-
curity strategy and military strategy. 
(3) Trends in Russian security and military be-
havior that would be designed to achieve, or that are 
consistent with, the goals described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) An assessment of Russia’s global and re-
gional security objectives, including objectives that
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would affect NATO, the Middle East, and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, loca-
tions, and capabilities of Russian nuclear, special op-
erations, land, sea, and air forces. 
(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine 
and training. 
(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities 
of Russia and Russian entities, as a supplier of ma-
terials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear 
weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or 
missile systems. 
(8) Developments in Russia’s asymmetric capa-
bilities, including its strategy and efforts to develop 
and deploy cyber warfare and electronic warfare ca-
pabilities, details on the number of malicious cyber 
incidents originating from Russia against Depart-
ment of Defense infrastructure, and associated ac-
tivities originating or suspected of originating from 
Russia. 
(9) The strategy and capabilities of Russian 
space and counterspace programs, including trends, 
global and regional activities, the involvement of 
military and civilian organizations, including state- 
owned enterprises, academic institutions, and com-
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mercial entities, and efforts to develop, acquire, or 
gain access to advanced technologies that would en-
hance Russian military capabilities. 
(10) Developments in Russia’s nuclear pro-
gram, including the size and state of Russia’s stock-
pile, its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines, its 
civil and military production capacities, and projec-
tions of its future arsenals. 
(11) A description of Russia’s anti-access and 
area denial capabilities. 
(12) A description of Russia’s command, con-
trol, communications, computers, intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance modernization program 
and its applications for Russia’s precision guided 
weapons. 
(13) In consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State, developments re-
garding United States-Russian engagement and co-
operation on security matters. 
(14) The current state of United States mili-
tary-to-military contacts with the Russian Federa-
tion armed forces, which shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated 
strategy for such military-to-military contacts 
and updates to the strategy.
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ducted in Russia for other countries or in other 
countries for the Russians. 
(16) Other military and security developments 
involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant to United States national security. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
10 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democ-
racy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–95) is repealed. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on June 
1, 2021. 
SEC. 1228. PLAN TO REDUCE RUSSIAN FEDERATION NU-
CLEAR FORCE DEPENDENCIES ON UKRAINE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Russian Federation relies on the 
Ukrainian defense industry for certain elements of
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its land-based nuclear ballistic missile force, the 
Russian Strategic Rocket Force. 
(2) Press reports indicate that Ukraine’s 
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau played a prominent role 
during the Soviet era in producing heavy silo-based 
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. 
(3) These land-based missiles include the RS– 
20 ICBM, known by the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization Designator, SATAN. 
(4) This missile has been reported to be de-
ployed with as many as 10 independently targetable 
nuclear reentry vehicles. 
(5) In a press conference on May 13, 2014, 
Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry 
Rogozin stated that his country would discontinue 
the sale of Russia-made rocket engines to the United 
States if they will be used for military purposes. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States Government should promptly 
enter into discussions with the Government of Ukraine to 
ensure a halt to the activities of the Yuzhnoye Design Bu-
reau and any other Ukrainian industry that supports the 
military or military industrial base of the Russian Federa-
tion while Russia is violating its commitments under the 
Budapest Memorandum, illegally occupying Ukrainian ter-
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ritory and supporting groups that are inciting violence and 
fomenting secessionist movements in Ukraine. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a plan on how the 
United States Government intends to work with the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine to accomplish the goals expressed in 
subsection (b) and any recommendations it has for how 
the United States and its allies could benefit from the ca-
pability of the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. 
SEC. 1229. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENTER INTO 
CONTRACTS 
OR 
AGREEMENTS 
WITH 
ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2015 may be used to enter into a contract (or sub-
contract at any tier under such a contract), memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, to make 
a grant to, or to provide a loan or loan guarantee to 
Rosoboronexport. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability of sub-
section (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Director of National Intelligence,
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certifies in writing to the congressional defense commit-
tees, to the best of the Secretary’s knowledge, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 
lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 
existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern-
ment of the Syrian Arab Republic. 
(2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation 
have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed 
forces present on military bases subject to agree-
ments in force between the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine. 
(3) The Government of the Russian Federation 
has withdrawn substantially all of the armed forces 
of the Russian Federation from the immediate vicin-
ity of the eastern border of Ukraine. 
(4) Agents of the Russian Federation have 
ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con-
trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 
Ukraine. 
(c) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of 
any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to
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which a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense 
pursuant to subsection (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A review conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall assess the accuracy of the fac-
tual and legal conclusions made by the Secretary of 
Defense in the waiver covered by the review, includ-
ing— 
(A) whether there is any viable alternative 
to Rosoboronexport for carrying out the func-
tions for which funds will be obligated; 
(B) whether the Secretary has previously 
used an alternative vendor for carrying out the 
same functions regarding the military equip-
ment in question, and what vendor was pre-
viously used; 
(C) whether other explanations for the 
issuance of the waiver are supportable; and 
(D) any other matter with respect to the 
waiver the Inspector General considers appro-
priate. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which a waiver is issued by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to subsection (b), the Inspector 
General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the results of the re-
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view conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to 
such waiver. 
SEC. 1230. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN DE-
FENSE TRANSFERS TO THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to oppose the transfer of defense articles 
or defense services (as defined in the Arms Export Control 
Act) from any country that is a member of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to, or on behalf of, 
the Russian Federation, during any period in which the 
Russian Federation forcibly occupies the territory of 
Ukraine or of a NATO member country. 
(b) NATO POLICY.—The President shall use the 
voice and vote of the United States in NATO to seek the 
adoption of a policy by NATO that is consistent with the 
policy of the United States specified in subsection (a). 
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE TRANS-
FERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 
the appropriate departments and agencies of the 
United States to monitor all transfers of defense ar-
ticles or defense services from NATO member coun-
tries to the Russian Federation and identify those
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transfers that are contrary to the policy of the 
United States specified in subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
submit a written report to the chairmen and 
ranking members of the appropriate committees 
of Congress within 5 days of the receipt of in-
formation indicating that a transfer described 
in paragraph (1) has occurred. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classi-
fied form. 
(C) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(d) LICENSING POLICY
FOR CERTAIN DEFENSE 
TRANSFERS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If a NATO member country 
transfers, or allows a transfer by a person subject to 
its national jurisdiction of, a defense article or de-
fense service on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act that is contrary to the policy of the 
United States specified in subsection (a) and is iden-
tified pursuant to subsection (c), an application for 
a license or other authorization required under the 
Arms Export Control Act for the transfer of any de-
fense article or service to, or on behalf of, that 
NATO member country shall be subject to a pre-
sumption of denial. 
(2) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—A presumption of de-
nial shall apply to an application for a license or 
other authorization under paragraph (1) only during 
a period in which the Russian Federation forcibly 
occupies the territory of Ukraine or of a NATO 
member country. 
(3) AMENDMENT TO ITAR.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall amend the International 
Trafficking in Arms Regulations for purposes of im-
plementing this subsection.
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SEC. 1230A. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION 
OF THE NEW START TREATY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Defense may be used for im-
plementation of the New START Treaty until the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, certifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that— 
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
are no longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory; 
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the 
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory; 
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer taking 
actions that are inconsistent with the INF Treaty; 
(4) the Russian Federation is in compliance 
with the CFE Treaty and has lifted its suspension 
of Russian observance of its treaty obligations; and 
(5) there have been no inconsistencies by the 
Russian Federation with New START Treaty re-
quirements. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
Europe, signed at Paris November 19, 1990, and 
entered into force July 17, 1992. 
(3) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and en-
tered into force June 1, 1988. 
(4) NEW
START
TREATU.—The term ‘‘New 
START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 
United States of America and the Russian Federa-
tion on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on 
April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 
5, 2011.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to funds described in subsection (a) that are unob-
ligated as of such date of enactment. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Asia-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1231. STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES IN-
TERESTS IN THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC 
COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND 
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies 
specified in paragraph (4), shall develop a strategy 
to prioritize United States interests in the United 
States Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy 
required by paragraph (1) shall address the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Strengthening bilateral security alli-
ances. 
(B) Improving relationships with countries 
that are emerging powers.
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(C) Engaging with regional multilateral in-
stitutions. 
(D) Expanding trade and investment. 
(E) Bolstering a capable military presence. 
(F) Promoting democracy and human 
rights. 
(G) 
Coordinating 
efforts 
to 
counter 
transnational threats. 
(H) Maintaining a rules-based structure. 
(I) Improving the current and future secu-
rity environment. 
(J) Prioritizing United States military and 
diplomatic missions within respective Federal 
department or agency planning and budgeting 
guidance. 
(K) Coordinating a response framework to 
prepare for, respond to, and recover from emer-
gencies. 
(L) Prioritizing security cooperation initia-
tives, including military-to-military and mili-
tary-to-civilian engagements. 
(3) ASIA REBALANCING STRATEGY.—The strat-
egy required by paragraph (1) shall be informed by 
the results of the integrated, multi-year planning 
and budget strategy for a rebalancing of United
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States policy in Asia submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 7043(a) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). 
(4) FEDERAL
DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGENCIES 
SPECIFIED.—The Federal departments and agencies 
specified in this paragraph are the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Transpor-
tation, the Department of Commerce, the Depart-
ment of the Interior, the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, and any other relevant de-
partment or agency as specified by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the National Security Council and in coordi-
nation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall develop an implementation 
plan for the Department of Defense, the Depart-
ment of State, and each Federal department and 
agency specified in subsection (a)(4) to support the 
strategy required by subsection (a). The implemen-
tation plan shall provide specific goals and areas of
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focus for each department and agency to prioritize 
funding in its annual budget submissions. 
(2) RELATION
TO
AGENCY
PRIORITY
GOALS 
AND ANNUAL BUDGET.— 
(A) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identi-
fying agency priority goals under section 
1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, for the 
Department of Defense, the Department of 
State, and each Federal department and agency 
specified in subsection (a)(4), the President, 
acting through the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall take into con-
sideration the strategy required by subsection 
(a) and the implementation plan of the depart-
ment or agency required by paragraph (1). 
(B) ANNUAL
BUDGET.—The President, 
acting through the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall ensure that the 
annual budget submitted to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, in-
cludes a separate section that clearly highlights 
programs and projects that are being funded in 
the annual budget that relate to the strategy 
required by subsection (a) and the implementa-
tion plan of the Department of Defense, the
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Department of State, and each Federal depart-
ment and agency specified in subsection (a)(4). 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the National Security Council, shall 
submit to Congress a report than contains the strat-
egy required by subsection (a) and each implementa-
tion plan required by subsection (b). 
(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may contain a classified annex 
if necessary. 
SEC. 1232. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
(a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 
10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 
(20) as paragraphs (11) through (21), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(10) The developments in maritime law en-
forcement capabilities and organization of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, focusing on activities in con-
tested maritime areas in the South China Sea and 
East China Sea. Such analyses shall include an as-
sessment of the nature of China’s maritime law en-
forcement activities directed against United States 
allies and partners. Such maritime activities shall in-
clude activities originating or suspect of originating 
from China and shall include government and non-
government activities that are believed to be sanc-
tioned or supported by the Chinese government.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 
as so amended, on or after that date. 
SEC. 1233. REPORT ON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES GUIDING 
MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH BURMA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the goals and objec-
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tives guiding military-to-military engagement between the 
United States and the Union of Burma. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the specific goals and objec-
tives of the United States that military-to-military 
engagement between the United States and Burma 
would facilitate; 
(2) a description of how the United States 
measures progress toward such goals and objectives, 
and the implications of failing to achieve such goals 
and objectives; 
(3) a description of the specific military-to-mili-
tary engagement activities between the United 
States and Burma conducted during the period be-
ginning on March 1, 2011, and ending on the close 
of the day before the date of the submission of the 
report, and of any planned military-to-military en-
gagement activities between the United States and 
Burma that will be conducted during the period be-
ginning on the date of the submission of the report 
and ending on the close of February 29, 2020, in-
cluding descriptions of associated goals and objec-
tives, estimated costs, timeframes, and United 
States military organizations or personnel involved;
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(4) a description and assessment of the polit-
ical, military, economic, and civil society reforms 
being undertaken by the Government of Burma, in-
cluding— 
(A) protecting the individual freedoms and 
human rights of the Burmese people, including 
for all ethnic and religious minorities and inter-
nally displaced populations; 
(B) establishing civilian control of the 
armed forces; 
(C) implementing constitutional and elec-
toral reforms; 
(D) allowing access to all areas in Burma; 
and 
(E) increasing governmental transparency 
and accountability; and 
(5) a description and assessment of relation-
ships of the Government of Burma with unlawful or 
sanctioned entities. 
(c) UPDATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit on an annual basis to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an update of the matters de-
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scribed in subsection (b)(4) and included in the re-
port required under subsection (a). 
(2) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit up-
dates under paragraph (1) shall terminate at the 
end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex, if necessary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1234. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNI-
TIONS STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES PA-
CIFIC COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the munitions 
strategy for the United States Pacific Command, includ-
ing an identification of munitions requirements, an assess-
ment of munitions gaps and shortfalls, and necessary mu-
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nitions investments. Such strategy shall cover the 10-year 
period beginning with 2015. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report on munitions strategy 
required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of current and projected 
munitions requirements, by class or type. 
(2) An assessment of munitions gaps and short-
falls, including a census of current munitions capa-
bilities and programs, not including ammunition. 
(3) A description of current and planned muni-
tions programs, including with respect to procure-
ment, research, development, test and evaluation, 
and deployment activities. 
(4) Schedules, estimated costs, and budget 
plans for current and planned munitions programs. 
(5) Identification of opportunities and limita-
tions within the associated industrial base. 
(6) Identification and evaluation of technology 
needs and applicable emerging technologies, includ-
ing with respect to directed energy, rail gun, and 
cyber technologies. 
(7) An assessment of how current and planned 
munitions programs, and promising technologies, 
may affect existing operational concepts and capa-
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bilities of the military departments or lead to new 
operational concepts and capabilities. 
(8) An assessment of programs and capabilities 
by other countries to counter the munitions pro-
grams and capabilities of the Armed Forces of the 
United States, not including with respect to ammu-
nition, and how such assessment affects the muni-
tions strategy of each military department. 
(9) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified or unclassified form. 
SEC. 1235. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Admiral Samuel Locklear, Commander of 
the United States Pacific Command, testified before 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives on March 5, 2014, that in the 
spring of 2013, North Korea ‘‘conducted another 
underground nuclear test, threatened the use of a 
nuclear weapon against the United States, and con-
currently conducted a mobile missile deployment of 
an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, reportedly
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capable of ranging our western most U.S. territory 
in the Pacific.’’; 
(2) General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of 
the United States Forces Korea, testified before 
such committee on April 2, 2014, that ‘‘CFC [Com-
bined Forces Command] is placing special emphasis 
on missile defense, not only in terms of systems and 
capabilities, but also with regard to implementing an 
Alliance counter-missile strategy required for our 
combined defense.’’; and 
(3) increased emphasis and cooperation on mis-
sile defense among the United States, Japan, and 
the Republic of Korea, enhances the security of al-
lies of the United States in Northeast Asia, in-
creases the defense of forward-based forces of the 
United States, and enhances the protection of the 
United States. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct an assessment to identify opportunities 
for increasing missile defense cooperation among the 
United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and to 
evaluate options for short-range missile, rocket, and artil-
lery defense capabilities. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(b) shall include the following:
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(1) Candidate areas for increasing missile de-
fense cooperation, including greater information 
sharing, systems integration, and joint operations. 
(2) Potential challenges and limitations to ena-
bling such cooperation and plans for mitigating such 
challenges and limitations. 
(3) An assessment of the utility of short-range 
missile defense and counter-rocket, artillery, and 
mortar system capabilities, including with respect 
to— 
(A) the requirements for such capabilities 
to meet operational and contingency plan re-
quirements in Northeast Asia; 
(B) cost, schedule, and availability; 
(C) technology maturity and risk; and 
(D) consideration of alternatives. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing on the assessment under subsection (b). 
SEC. 1236. MARITIME CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN AND ITS 
CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL PEACE AND 
STABILITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with
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the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that 
contains the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the posture 
and readiness of elements of the Chinese People’s 
Liberation Army expected or available to threaten 
the maritime or territorial security of Taiwan, in-
cluding an assessment of— 
(A) the undersea and surface warfare ca-
pabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy 
in the littoral areas in and around the Taiwan 
Strait; 
(B) the amphibious and heavy sealift capa-
bilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy; 
(C) the capabilities of the People’s Libera-
tion Army Air Force to establish air dominance 
over Taiwan; and 
(D) the capabilities of the People’s Libera-
tion Army Second Artillery Corps to suppress 
or destroy the forces of Taiwan necessary to de-
fend the security of Taiwan. 
(2) A description and assessment of the posture 
and readiness of elements of the armed forces of
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Taiwan expected or available to maintain the mari-
time or territorial security of Taiwan, including an 
assessment of— 
(A) the undersea and surface warfare ca-
pabilities of the navy of Taiwan; 
(B) the land-based anti-ship cruise missile 
capabilities of Taiwan; and 
(C) other anti-access or area-denial capa-
bilities, such as mines, that contribute to the 
deterrence of Taiwan against actions taken to 
determine the future of Taiwan by other than 
peaceful means. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States, in accordance with the 
Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), should 
continue to make available to Taiwan such defense 
articles and services as may be necessary to enable 
Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capa-
bility; 
(2) the growth and modernization of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army, including its focus on ‘‘pre-
paring for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait
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[which] appears to remain the principal focus and 
primary driver of China’s military investment’’, as 
noted in the 2013 Office of the Secretary of Defense 
Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security 
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of 
China, requires greater attention to the needed de-
fense capabilities of Taiwan; and 
(3) the United States should consider opportu-
nities to help enhance the maritime capabilities and 
nautical skills of the Taiwanese navy that can con-
tribute to Taiwan’s self-defense and to regional 
peace and stability, including extending an invitation 
to Taiwan to participate in the 2014 Rim of the Pa-
cific international maritime exercise in non-combat 
areas such as humanitarian assistance and disaster 
relief operations. 
SEC. 1237. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT ON COUNTERING 
ANTI-ACCESS AND AREA-DENIAL STRATEGIES 
AND CAPABILITIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC RE-
GION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall enter into an agreement with an independent 
entity to conduct an assessment of anti-access and 
area-denial strategies and capabilities that pose a
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threat to security in the Asia-Pacific region and 
strategies to mitigate such threats. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess-
ment required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) identification of anti-access and area- 
denial strategies and capabilities; 
(B) assessment of gaps and shortfalls in 
the ability of the United States to address anti- 
access and area-denial strategies and capabili-
ties identified under subparagraph (A) and 
plans of the Department of Defense to address 
such gaps and shortfalls; 
(C) assessment of Department of Defense 
strategies to counter or mitigate anti-access and 
area-denial strategies and capabilities identified 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(D) any other matters the independent en-
tity determines to be appropriate. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes the assessment and strategies required under 
subsection (a) and any other matters the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.
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(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide the independent entity de-
scribed in subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate 
information, data, and analysis so that the entity may con-
duct a thorough and independent assessment as required 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1238. SENSE OF CONGRESS REAFFIRMING SECURITY 
COMMITMENT TO JAPAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States highly values its alliance 
with the Government of Japan as a cornerstone of 
peace and security in the region, based on shared 
values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open 
markets, and respect for human rights in order to 
promote peace, security, stability, and economic 
prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) the United States welcomes Japan’s deter-
mination to contribute more proactively to regional 
and global peace and security; 
(3) the United States supports recent increases 
in Japanese defense funding, adoption of a National 
Security Strategy, formation of security institutions
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such as the Japanese National Security Council, and 
other moves that will enable Japan to bear even 
greater alliance responsibilities; 
(4) the United States and Japan should con-
tinue to improve joint interoperability and collabo-
rate on developing future capabilities with which to 
maintain regional stability in an increasingly uncer-
tain security environment; 
(5) the United States and Japan should con-
tinue efforts to strengthen regional multilateral in-
stitutions that promote economic and security co-
operation based on internationally accepted rules 
and norms; 
(6) the United States acknowledges that the 
Senkaku Islands are under the administration of 
Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would 
seek to undermine such administration and remains 
committed under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation 
and Security to respond to any armed attack in the 
territories under the administration of Japan; and 
(7) the United States reaffirms its commitment 
to the Government of Japan under Article V of the 
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security that 
‘‘[e]ach Party recognizes that an armed attack 
against either Party in the territories under the ad-
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ministration of Japan would be dangerous to its own 
peace and safety and declares that it would act to 
meet the common danger in accordance with its con-
stitutional provisions and processes’’. 
SEC. 1239. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO 
STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the alliance between the United States and 
Republic of Korea has served as an anchor for sta-
bility, security, and prosperity on the Korean Penin-
sula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the 
world; 
(2) the United States and Republic of Korea 
continue to strengthen and adapt the alliance to 
serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the Asia- 
Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of de-
mocracy, human rights, and the rule of law as the 
foundations of the alliance; 
(3) the United States and Republic of Korea 
share deep concerns that North Korea’s nuclear and 
ballistic missiles programs and its repeated provo-
cations pose grave threats to peace and stability on 
the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and rec-
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ognize that both nations are determined to achieve 
the peaceful denuclearization of North Korea, and 
remain fully committed to continuing close coopera-
tion on the full range of issues related to North 
Korea; 
(4) the United States supports the vision of a 
Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from 
the fear of war, and peacefully reunited on the basis 
of democratic and free market principles, as articu-
lated in President Park’s Dresden address; 
(5) the United States and Republic of Korea 
are strengthening the combined defense posture on 
the Korean Peninsula; 
(6) the United States and Republic of Korea 
have decided that due to the evolving security envi-
ronment in the region, including the enduring North 
Korean nuclear and missile threat, the current 
timeline to the transition of wartime operational con-
trol (OPCON) to a Republic of Korea-led defense in 
2015 can be reconsidered; and 
(7) the United States welcomes the Republic of 
Korea’s ratification of a new five-year Special Meas-
ures Agreement, which establishes the framework for 
Republic of Korea contributions to offset the costs
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associated with the stationing of United States 
Forces Korea on the Korean Peninsula. 
SEC. 1240. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE OF NATO AND 
ENLARGEMENT INITIATIVES. 
(a) STATEMENT
OF
POLICY.—Congress declares 
that— 
(1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) has been the cornerstone of transatlantic 
security cooperation and an enduring instrument for 
promoting stability in Europe and around the world 
for over 65 years; 
(2) the incorporation of the Czech Republic, Po-
land, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lith-
uania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, and 
Croatia has been essential to the success of NATO 
in this modern era; 
(3) these countries have over time added to and 
strengthened the list of key European allies of the 
United States; 
(4) since joining NATO, these member states 
have remained committed to the collective defense of 
the Alliance and have demonstrated their will and 
ability to contribute to transatlantic solidarity and 
assume increasingly more responsibility for inter-
national peace and security;
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(5) since joining the alliance, these NATO 
members states have contributed to numerous 
NATO-led peace, security, and stability operations, 
including participation in the International Security 
Assistance Force’s (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan; 
(6) these NATO member states have become re-
liable partners and supporters of aspiring members 
and the United States recognizes their continued ef-
forts to aid in further enlargement initiatives; and 
(7) the commitment by these NATO member 
states to Alliance principles and active participation 
in Alliance initiatives shows the success of NATO’s 
Open-Door Policy. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) at the September 2014 NATO Summit in 
Wales and beyond, the United States should— 
(A) continue to work with aspirant coun-
tries to prepare such countries for entry into 
NATO; 
(B) seek NATO membership for Monte-
negro; 
(C) continue supporting a Membership Ac-
tion Plan (MAP) for Georgia;
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(D) encourage the leaders of Macedonia 
and Greece to find a mutually agreeable solu-
tion to the name dispute between the two coun-
tries; 
(E) seek a Dayton II agreement to resolve 
the 
constitutional 
issues 
of 
Bosnia 
and 
Herzegovina; 
(F) work with the Republic of Kosovo to 
prepare the country for entrance into the Part-
nership for Peace (PfP) program; 
(G) take a leading role in working with 
NATO member states to identify, through con-
sensus, the current and future security threats 
facing the Alliance; and 
(H) take a leading role to work with 
NATO allies to ensure the alliance maintains 
the required capabilities, including the gains in 
interoperability from combat in Afghanistan, 
necessary to meet the security threats to the Al-
liance. 
(2) NATO member states should review defense 
spending to ensure sufficient funding is obligated to 
meet NATO responsibilities; and 
(3) the United States should remain committed 
to maintaining a military presence in Europe as a
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means of promoting allied interoperability and pro-
viding visible assurance to NATO allies in the re-
gion. 
SEC. 1240A. SALE OF F–16 AIRCRAFT TO TAIWAN. 
The President shall carry out the sale of no fewer 
than 66 F–16C/D multirole fighter aircraft to Taiwan. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1241. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
TO 
COMBAT 
TER-
RORISM. 
Section 1208(h) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most recently amended 
by section 1203(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1621), is further amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 1242. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4579), as most recently amended by section 1241 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
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(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(b) CROSS-REFERENCE
AMENDMENT.—Subsection 
(f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘413b(e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3093(e)’’. 
SEC. 1243. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1631; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amend-
ed by section 1214 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
906; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2015’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘non-operational’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in an institutional environ-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘at a base or facility of the 
Government of Iraq’’.
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SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY PLAN-
NING GUIDANCE TO DENY SAFE HAVENS TO 
AL-QAEDA AND ITS VIOLENT EXTREMIST AF-
FILIATES. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 1032(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1571; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C), 
(D), and (E) as subparagraph (D), (E), and 
(F), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) For each specified geographic area, a 
description of the following: 
‘‘(i) The feasibility of conducting mul-
tilateral programs to train and equip the 
military forces of relevant countries in the 
area. 
‘‘(ii) The authority and funding that 
would be required to support such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(iii) How such programs would be 
implemented.
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‘‘(iv) How such programs would sup-
port the national security priorities and in-
terests of the United States and com-
plement other efforts of the United States 
Government in the area and in other speci-
fied geographic areas.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Section 1032(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 125 Stat. 1571; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note), as amend-
ed by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2014, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
that contains the national security planning
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guidance required under paragraph (1), includ-
ing any updates thereto. 
‘‘(B) FORM.—The report may include a 
classified annex as determined to be necessary 
by the President. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) the congressional defense commit-
tees; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives.’’. 
SEC. 1245. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE GOODS 
AND SERVICES OF DJIBOUTI IN SUPPORT OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES IN 
UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND AREA OF 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States forces should continue to 
be forward postured in Africa and in the Middle 
East;
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(2) Djibouti is in a strategic location to support 
United States vital national security interests in the 
region; 
(3) the United States should take definitive 
steps to maintain its basing access and agreements 
with the Government of Djibouti to support United 
States vital national security interests in the region; 
(4) the United States should devise and imple-
ment a comprehensive governmental approach to en-
gaging with the Government of Djibouti to reinforce 
the strategic partnership between the United States 
and Djibouti; and 
(5) the Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
Defense, should take concrete steps to advance and 
strengthen the relationship between United States 
and the Government of Djibouti. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—In the case of a good or service to 
be acquired in direct support of covered activities for 
which the Secretary of Defense makes a determination de-
scribed in subsection (c), the Secretary may conduct a pro-
curement in which— 
(1) competition is limited to goods of Djibouti 
or services of Djibouti; or
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(2) a preference is provided for goods of 
Djibouti or services of Djibouti. 
(c) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A determination described in 
this subsection is a determination by the Secretary 
of either of the following: 
(A) That the good or service concerned is 
to be used only in support of covered activities. 
(B) That it is vital to the national security 
interests of the United States to limit competi-
tion or provide a preference as described in sub-
section (b) because such limitation or pref-
erence is necessary— 
(i) to reduce— 
(I) United States transportation 
costs; or 
(II) delivery times in support of 
covered activities; or 
(ii) to promote regional security, sta-
bility, and economic prosperity in Africa. 
(C) That the good or service is of equiva-
lent quality of a good or service that would have 
otherwise been acquired. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—A determina-
tion under paragraph (1)(B) shall not be effective
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for purposes of a limitation or preference under sub-
section (b) unless the Secretary also determines that 
the limitation or preference will not adversely af-
fect— 
(A) United States military operations or 
stability operations in the United States Africa 
Command area of responsibility; or 
(B) the United States industrial base. 
(d) REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT.—In exercising the 
authority under subsection (b) to procure goods or services 
in support of covered activities, the Secretary of De-
fense— 
(1) in the case of the procurement of services, 
shall ensure that the procurement is conducted in 
accordance with the management structure imple-
mented pursuant to section 2330(a) of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(2) shall ensure that such goods or services are 
identified and reported under a single, joint Depart-
ment of Defense-wide system for the management 
and accountability of contractors accompanying 
United States forces operating overseas or in contin-
gency 
operations 
(such 
as 
the 
synchronized 
predeployment and operational tracker (SPOT) sys-
tem); and
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(3) shall ensure that the United States Africa 
Command has sufficiently trained staff and ade-
quate resources to conduct oversight of procure-
ments carried out pursuant to subsection (b), includ-
ing oversight to detect and deter fraud, waste, and 
abuse. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘covered 
activities’’ means Department of Defense activities 
in the United States Africa Command area of re-
sponsibility. 
(2) GOOD OF DJIBOUTI.—The term ‘‘good of 
Djibouti’’ means a good wholly the growth, product, 
or manufacture of Djibouti. 
(3) SERVICE OF DJIBOUTI.—The term ‘‘service 
of Djibouti’’ means a service performed by a person 
that— 
(A)(i) is operating primarily in Djibouti; or 
(ii) is making a significant contribution to 
the economy of Djibouti through payment of 
taxes or use of products, materials, or labor of 
Djibouti, as determined by the Secretary of 
State; and
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(B) is properly licensed or registered by 
authorities of the Government of Djibouti, as 
determined by the Secretary of State. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority and requirements 
of this section expire at the close of September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 1246. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR UNITED STATES 
SECURITY 
FORCE 
ASSISTANCE 
AND 
CO-
OPERATION IN THE EUROPEAN AND EUR-
ASIAN REGIONS. 
(a) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall de-
velop a strategic framework for United States secu-
rity force assistance and cooperation in the Euro-
pean and Eurasian regions. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the extent to which 
the threat to security and stability in the Euro-
pean and Eurasian regions is a threat to the 
national security of the United States and the 
security interests of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization alliance. 
(B) An identification of the primary objec-
tives, priorities, and desired end-states of
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United States security force assistance and co-
operation programs in such regions and of the 
resources required to achieve such objectives, 
priorities, and end states. 
(C) A methodology for assessing the effec-
tiveness of United States security force assist-
ance and cooperation programs in such regions 
in making progress towards such objectives, pri-
orities, and end-states, including an identifica-
tion of key benchmarks for such progress. 
(D) Criteria for bilateral and multilateral 
partnerships in such regions. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the strategic frame-
work required by subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1247. REQUIREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED 
STATES STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND RE-
SPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GLOB-
ALLY AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERAGENCY 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the most dangerous places to be a woman 
are some of the most unstable and violent regions in 
the world and gender-based violence will impact one 
in three women worldwide and this in turn has a di-
rect impact on United States national security, the 
stability of nations, the rule of law, democracy, and 
peace-building processes; 
(2) combating violence against women and girls 
through the implementation and integration of gen-
der-based violence prevention and response mecha-
nisms throughout United States overseas operations
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is a critical step toward promoting regional and 
global stability and achieving sustainable peace and 
security; 
(3) under the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
the Committee of Conference accompanying the De-
partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 2055, 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress), the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development were directed 
in the matter relating to section 7061 to submit to 
Congress a multi-year strategy to prevent and re-
spond to violence against women and girls in coun-
tries where it is common through achievable and 
sustainable 
goals, 
benchmarks 
for 
measuring 
progress, and expected results, including through 
regular engagement with men and boys as commu-
nity leaders and advocates in ending such violence; 
(4) Executive Order No. 13623 of August 10, 
2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 49345) established the United 
States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender- 
based Violence Globally (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Strategy’’), the first such strategy submitted 
pursuant to the matter relating to section 7061 
under the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Com-
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mittee of Conference accompanying the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2012; 
(5) Executive Order No. 13623 required the 
Department of Defense to participate in an Inter-
agency Working Group co-chaired by the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development to implement the Strat-
egy; and 
(6) since the authority for the Strategy was es-
tablished initially in the matter relating to section 
7061 under the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 
Committee of Conference accompanying the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2012, it is important for 
Congress to maintain its appropriate oversight over 
the implementation of the Strategy. 
(b) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees on efforts of the Department 
of Defense relating to participation in the Inter-
agency Working Group to implement the Strategy.
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—As part of 
the briefings, the Secretary shall describe specifically 
efforts of the Department of Defense in the Inter-
agency Working Group to implement international 
violence against women and girls prevention and re-
sponse strategies, funding allocations, programming, 
and associated outcomes. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION 
OF STRATEGY
AND PARTICIPATION
IN INTERAGENCY 
WORKING GROUP.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that the Department of Defense— 
(1) during the current period of the Strategy, 
continues to implement the Strategy as appropriate 
by reason of the role of the Department of Defense 
in the Interagency Working Group; and
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(2) continues to participate in interagency col-
laborative efforts to prevent and respond to violence 
against women and girls. 
SEC. 
1248. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
SITUATIONAL 
AWARENESS OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL 
ACTIVITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) There is a lack of situational awareness 
within the Department of Defense concerning how 
state and non-state adversaries and potential adver-
saries are interwoven into the international financial 
and trading systems via legal and licit activities and 
use such market activities to fund and equip them-
selves and advance their interests. 
(2) There is a lack of capability within the De-
partment of Defense to formulate policy options 
within the interagency process, or for consideration 
within the Department, concerning whether state 
and non-state adversaries and potential adversaries 
have key vulnerabilities associated with their posi-
tioning within the global economic and financial sys-
tems. 
(3) The Department of Defense would benefit 
from having enhanced situational awareness regard-
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ing the commercial and strategic interactions of 
state and non-state adversaries and potential adver-
saries within the global economic and financial sys-
tems and integrating relevant findings into defense 
policy options, deterrence strategy, planning and 
preparedness. 
(4) The state-owned enterprises and sovereign 
wealth funds of adversaries and potential adversaries 
represent, in some cases, strategic tools of their con-
trolling governments and their global operations and 
therefore warrant increased scrutiny and knowledge. 
(5) Without improved situational awareness of 
the business transactions and financial activities of 
state and non-state adversaries and potential adver-
saries, as well as entities they own and control, cur-
rent efforts and deterrence strategies will continue 
to represent an underdeveloped defense requirement 
that lacks strategic direction. 
(b) ENHANCED
SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps 
as may be necessary to improve— 
(1) the situational awareness capabilities of the 
Department of Defense regarding the legal and licit 
business transactions and global market positioning 
of adversaries and potential adversaries; and
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(2) A discussion of categories of excess infra-
structure and infrastructure capacity, and the Sec-
retary’s targets for the reduction of such excess ca-
pacity. 
(3) An assessment of the excess infrastructure 
and the value of retaining certain excess infrastruc-
ture to support surge or reversibility requirements. 
(4) An economic analysis of the effect of the 
closure or realignment of military installations to re-
duce excess infrastructure. 
(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the 
level of necessary versus excess infrastructure under sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The anticipated continuing need for and 
availability of military installations outside the 
United States, taking into account current restric-
tions on the use of military installations outside the 
United States and the potential for future prohibi-
tions or restrictions on the use of such military in-
stallations. 
(2) Any efficiencies that may be gained from 
joint tenancy by more than one branch of the Armed 
Forces at a military installation or the reorganiza-