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(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any 
individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate an 
order affecting the disposition of the individual that 
is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the 
United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the 
Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of 
Congress of promptly after issuance). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, that— 
(1) the government of the foreign country or the 
recognized leadership of the foreign entity to which 
the individual detained at Guantanamo is to be 
transferred— 
(A) is not a designated state sponsor of ter-
rorism or a designated foreign terrorist organi-
zation; 
(B) maintains control over each detention 
facility in which the individual is to be detained 
if the individual is to be housed in a detention 
facility;
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(C) is not, as of the date of the certification, 
facing a threat that is likely to substantially af-
fect its ability to exercise control over the indi-
vidual; 
(D) has taken or agreed to take effective ac-
tions to ensure that the individual cannot take 
action to threaten the United States, its citizens, 
or its allies in the future; 
(E) has taken or agreed to take such actions 
as the Secretary of Defense determines are nec-
essary to ensure that the individual cannot en-
gage or reengage in any terrorist activity; and 
(F) has agreed to share with the United 
States any information that— 
(i) is related to the individual or any 
associates of the individual; and 
(ii) could affect the security of the 
United States, its citizens, or its allies; 
(2) the United States Government and the gov-
ernment of the foreign country have entered into a 
written memorandum of understanding (MOU) re-
garding the transfer of the individual and such 
memorandum of understanding has previously been 
transmitted to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress; and
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(3) includes an assessment, in classified or un-
classified form, of the capacity, willingness, and past 
practices (if applicable) of the foreign country or enti-
ty in relation to the Secretary’s certifications. 
(c) PROHIBITION IN CASES OF PRIOR CONFIRMED RE-
CIDIVISM.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense 
may not use any amounts authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise available to the Department of 
Defense to transfer any individual detained at Guan-
tanamo to the custody or control of the individual’s 
country of origin, any other foreign country, or any 
other foreign entity if there is a confirmed case of any 
individual who was detained at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time after 
September 11, 2001, who was transferred to such for-
eign country or entity and subsequently engaged in 
any terrorist activity. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subject to subsection (e), para-
graph (1) shall not apply to any action taken by the 
Secretary to transfer any individual detained at 
Guantanamo to effectuate an order affecting the dis-
position of the individual that is issued by a court or 
competent tribunal of the United States having lawful
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jurisdiction (which the Secretary shall notify the ap-
propriate committees of Congress of promptly after 
issuance). 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), the 
Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability to 
a detainee transfer of a certification requirement 
specified in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection 
(b)(1), or the prohibition in subsection (c), if the Sec-
retary certifies the rest of the criteria required by sub-
section (b) for transfers prohibited by subsection (c) 
and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and in consultation with the Director of National In-
telligence, determines that— 
(A) alternative actions will be taken to ad-
dress the underlying purpose of the requirement 
or requirements to be waived; 
(B) in the case of a waiver of subparagraph 
(D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), it is not possible 
to certify that the risks addressed in the para-
graph to be waived have been completely elimi-
nated, but the actions to be taken under subpara-
graph (A) will substantially mitigate such risks 
with regard to the individual to be transferred;
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(C) in the case of a waiver of subsection (c), 
the Secretary has considered any confirmed case 
in which an individual who was transferred to 
the country subsequently engaged in terrorist ac-
tivity, and the actions to be taken under sub-
paragraph (A) will substantially mitigate the 
risk of recidivism with regard to the individual 
to be transferred; and 
(D) the transfer is in the national security 
interests of the United States. 
(2) REPORTS.—Whenever the Secretary makes a 
determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress, not later than 30 days before the transfer of the 
individual concerned, the following: 
(A) A copy of the determination and the 
waiver concerned. 
(B) A statement of the basis for the deter-
mination, including— 
(i) an explanation why the transfer is 
in the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(ii) in the case of a waiver of para-
graph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), an 
explanation why it is not possible to certify
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that the risks addressed in the paragraph to 
be waived have been completely eliminated; 
and 
(iii) a classified summary of— 
(I) the individual’s record of co-
operation while in the custody of or 
under the effective control of the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(II) the agreements and mecha-
nisms in place to provide for con-
tinuing cooperation. 
(C) A summary of the alternative actions to 
be taken to address the underlying purpose of, 
and to mitigate the risks addressed in, the para-
graph or subsection to be waived. 
(D) The assessment required by subsection 
(b)(2). 
(e) RECORD OF COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In assessing the risk that an 
individual detained at Guantanamo will engage in 
terrorist activity or other actions that could affect the 
security of the United States if released for the pur-
pose of making a certification under subsection (b) or 
a waiver under subsection (d), the Secretary of De-
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fense may give favorable consideration to any such 
individual— 
(A) who has substantially cooperated with 
United States intelligence and law enforcement 
authorities, pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, 
while in the custody of or under the effective con-
trol of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) for whom agreements and effective 
mechanisms are in place, to the extent relevant 
and necessary, to provide for continued coopera-
tion with United States intelligence and law en-
forcement authorities. 
(2) REPORTS.—Each certification under sub-
section (b) or report under subsection (d)(2) that in-
cludes an assessment in which favorable consideration 
was given an individual as described in paragraph 
(1) shall also include the following: 
(A) A description of the cooperation for 
which favorable consideration was so given. 
(B) A description of operational outcomes, 
if any, affected by such cooperation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1)(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means—
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(i) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) In connection with a certification made 
under subsection (b), the term also includes the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, but only with respect to the submittal to 
such committees of a copy of the written memo-
randum of understanding concerned described in sub-
section (b)(2). 
(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta-
namo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 
October 1, 2009, who— 
(A) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; and 
(B) is— 
(i) in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense; or
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(ii) otherwise under detention at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
(3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means any organization so designated by the Sec-
retary of State under section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(4) The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 301(13) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(13)). 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS AND 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 1035 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 
127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1034. AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY TRANSFER INDI-
VIDUALS 
DETAINED 
AT 
UNITED 
STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, 
TO THE UNITED STATES FOR EMERGENCY OR 
CRITICAL MEDICAL TREATMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER FOR EMERGENCY OR CRITICAL MED-
ICAL
TREATMENT
AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subtitle, or any other provision of 
law enacted after September 30, 2013, but subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense may temporarily trans-
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fer any individual detained at Guantanamo to a Depart-
ment of Defense medical facility in the United States for 
the sole purpose of providing the individual medical treat-
ment if the Secretary determines that— 
(1) the Senior Medical Officer, Joint Task 
Force–Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has determined that 
the medical treatment is necessary to prevent death or 
imminent significant injury or harm to the health of 
the individual; 
(2) based on the recommendation of the Senior 
Medical Officer, Joint Task Force–Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, the medical treatment is not available to be 
provided at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, without incurring excessive and un-
reasonable costs; 
(3) the Department of Defense has provided for 
appropriate security measures for the custody and 
control of the individual during any period in which 
the individual is temporarily in the United States 
under this subsection; and 
(4) except in cases involving the especially im-
mediate need for the provision of medical treatment 
to prevent death or imminent significant injury or 
harm to the health of the individual, the estimated ag-
gregate cost of providing the individual medical treat-
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ment in a Department of Defense medical facility in 
the United States (including the cost of transferring 
and securing the individual in such facility during 
any period in which the individual is temporarily in 
the United States for treatment and the cost of treat-
ment) would be less than the estimated cost of pro-
viding the individual such medical treatment at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE TRANS-
FER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require-
ments in subsection (a), an individual may not be 
temporarily transferred under the authority in that 
subsection unless the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the appropriate committees of Congress the notice de-
scribed in paragraph (2)— 
(A) not later than 30 days before the date 
of the proposed transfer; or 
(B) if notice cannot be provided in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) because of an espe-
cially immediate need for the provision of med-
ical treatment to prevent death or imminent sig-
nificant injury or harm to the health of the indi-
vidual, as soon as is practicable, but not later 
than 5 days after the date of transfer.
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(2) NOTICE
ELEMENTS.—The notice on the 
transfer of an individual under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(A) A statement of the basis for the deter-
mination that the transfer is necessary to pre-
vent death or imminent significant injury or 
harm to the health of the individual. 
(B) The specific Department of Defense 
medical facility that will provide medical treat-
ment to the individual. 
(C) A description of the actions the Sec-
retary determines have been taken, or will be 
taken, to address any risk to the public safety 
that could arise in connection with the provision 
of medical treatment to the individual in the 
United States. 
(c) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The 
authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) 
may be exercised only by the Secretary of Defense or by 
another official of the Department of Defense at the level 
of Under Secretary of Defense or higher. 
(d) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—An individual who 
is temporarily transferred under the authority in subsection 
(a) shall—
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(1) while in the United States, remain in the 
custody and control of the Secretary of Defense at all 
times; and 
(2) be returned to United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as feasible after a 
Department of Defense physician determines that— 
(A) the individual is medically cleared to 
travel; and 
(B) in consultation with the Commander, 
Joint Task Force–Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, any 
necessary follow-up medical care may reasonably 
be provided the individual at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(e) STATUS WHILE IN UNITED STATES.—An indi-
vidual who is temporarily transferred under the authority 
in subsection (a), while in the United States— 
(1) shall be deemed at all times and in all re-
spects to be in the uninterrupted custody of the Sec-
retary of Defense, as though the individual remained 
physically at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba; 
(2) shall not at any time be subject to, and may 
not apply for or obtain, or be deemed to enjoy, any 
right, privilege, status, benefit, or eligibility for any 
benefit under any provision of the immigration laws
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(as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)), or any 
other law or regulation; 
(3) shall not be permitted to avail himself of any 
right, privilege, or benefit of any law of the United 
States beyond those available to individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba; and 
(4) shall not, as a result of such transfer, have 
a change in any designation that may have attached 
to that detainee while detained at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pursuant to 
the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public 
Law 107–40), as determined in accordance with ap-
plicable law and regulations.. 
(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW PRECLUDED.— 
(1) NO CREATION OF ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS.— 
Nothing in this section is intended to create any en-
forceable right or benefit, or any claim or cause of ac-
tion, by any party against the United States, or any 
other person or entity. 
(2) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except 
as provided in paragraph (3), no court, justice, or 
judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any 
claim or action against the United States or its
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agents relating to any aspect of the detention, trans-
fer, treatment, or conditions of confinement of an in-
dividual transferred under this section. 
(3) HABEAS CORPUS.— 
(A) JURISDICTION.—The United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Columbia shall 
have exclusive jurisdiction to consider an appli-
cation for writ of habeas corpus challenging the 
fact or duration of detention and seeking release 
from custody filed by or on behalf of an indi-
vidual who is in the United States pursuant to 
a temporary transfer under subsection (a). Such 
jurisdiction shall be limited to that required by 
the Constitution with respect to the fact or dura-
tion of detention. 
(B) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—A court order 
in a proceeding covered by paragraph (3) may 
not— 
(i) review, halt, or stay the return of 
the individual who is the object of the appli-
cation to United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including pursu-
ant to subsection (d); or 
(ii) order the release of the individual 
within the United States.
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(g) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall no-
tify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives of any temporary transfer of 
an individual under the authority in subsection (a) not 
later than 5 days after the transfer of the individual under 
that authority. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta-
namo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 
October 1, 2009, who— 
(A) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; and 
(B) is—
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(i) in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense; or 
(ii) otherwise under detention at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE TO YEMEN OF INDIVIDUALS DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise available for the Department of Defense may be used, 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the Republic 
of Yemen or any entity within Yemen. 
SEC. 1036. REPORT ON CURRENT DETAINEES AT UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA, DETERMINED OR ASSESSED TO BE 
HIGH RISK OR MEDIUM RISK. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the appropriate committees and mem-
bers of Congress a report, in unclassified form, setting forth 
a list of the individuals detained at Guantanamo as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act who have been determined 
or assessed by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, at any time 
before the date of the report, to be a high-risk or medium- 
risk threat to the United States, its interests, or its allies. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
set forth, for each individual covered by the report, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The name and country of origin. 
(2) The date on which first designated or as-
sessed as a high-risk or medium-risk threat to the 
United States, its interests, or its allies. 
(3) Whether, as of the date of the report, cur-
rently designated or assessed as a high-risk or me-
dium-risk threat to the United States, its interests, or 
its allies. 
(4) If the designation or assessment changed be-
tween the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) 
and the date of the report, the year and month in 
which the designation or assessment changed and the 
designation or assessment to which changed. 
(5) To the extent practicable, without jeopard-
izing intelligence sources and methods—
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(A) prior actions in support of terrorism, 
hostile actions against the United States or its 
allies, gross violations of human rights, and 
other violations of international law; and 
(B) any affiliations with al Qaeda, al 
Qaeda affiliates, or other terrorist groups. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees and mem-
bers of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
(B) the Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and the Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta-
namo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 
October 1, 2009, who—
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(A) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; and 
(B) is— 
(i) in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense; or 
(ii) otherwise under detention at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 1037. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON MEMORANDA OF UN-
DERSTANDING WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
REGARDING TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall transmit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report setting forth the written memo-
randum of understanding between the United States 
Government and the government of the foreign coun-
try concerned regarding each individual detained at 
Guantanamo who was transferred to a foreign coun-
try during the 18-month period ending on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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(2) STATEMENT ON LACK OF MOU.—If an indi-
vidual detained at Guantanamo was transferred to a 
foreign country during the period described in para-
graph (1) and no memorandum of understanding ex-
ists between the United States Government and the 
government of the foreign country regarding such in-
dividual, the report under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude an unclassified statement of that fact. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta-
namo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 
October 1, 2009, who—
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(A) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; and 
(B) is— 
(i) in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense; or 
(ii) otherwise under detention at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 1038. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON USE OF UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA, AND ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE OR BUREAU OF PRISONS PRISON OR 
OTHER DETENTION OR DISCIPLINARY FACIL-
ITY IN RECRUITMENT AND OTHER PROPA-
GANDA OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence, submit to Con-
gress a report on the use by terrorist organizations and 
their leaders of images and symbols relating to United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and any 
other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison 
or other detention or disciplinary facility for recruitment
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and other propaganda purposes during the six-month pe-
riod ending on the date of such report. Each report shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the effective-
ness of the use of such images and symbols for recruit-
ment and other propaganda purposes. 
(2) A description and assessment of the efforts of 
the United States Government to counter the use of 
such images and symbols for such purposes and to 
disseminate accurate information about such facili-
ties. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN FIRST REPORT.—The 
first report under subsection (a) shall include a description 
of the use by terrorist organizations and their leaders of 
images and symbols relating to United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and any other Department 
of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison or other detention 
or disciplinary facility for recruitment and other propa-
ganda purposes before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1039. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO MAKE REWARDS FOR COMBATING TER-
RORISM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE REWARDS 
THROUGH
GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL
OF
ALLIED 
FORCES.—Subsection (c)(3)(C) of section 127b of title 10,
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United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 
and (G), as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, including in which countries the 
program is being operated’’. 
(c) REPORT
ON DESIGNATION
OF COUNTRIES
FOR 
WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR 
WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date on which the Secretary designates a country 
as a country in which an operation or activity of the armed 
forces is occurring in connection with which rewards may 
be paid under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the designation. Each 
report shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) The country so designated.
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‘‘(2) The reason for the designation of the coun-
try. 
‘‘(3) A justification for the designation of the 
country for purposes of this section.’’. 
(d) CHANGE
OF SECTION HEADING TO REFLECT 
NAME OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense Rewards Program’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 127b 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘127b. Department of Defense Rewards Program.’’. 
SEC. 1040. REAFFIRMATION OF THE PROHIBITION ON TOR-
TURE. 
(a) LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES TO 
THOSE IN THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 
(1) ARMY FIELD MANUAL 2–22.3 DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘Army Field Manual 2– 
22.3’’ means the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 entitled 
‘‘Human Intelligence Collector Operations’’ in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act or any simi-
lar successor Army Field Manual. 
(2) RESTRICTION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual described 
in subparagraph (B) shall not be subjected to 
any interrogation technique or approach, or any 
treatment related to interrogation, that is not 
authorized by and listed in the Army Field Man-
ual 2–22.3. 
(B) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual who is— 
(i) in the custody or under the effective 
control of an officer, employee, or other 
agent of the United States Government; or 
(ii) detained within a facility owned, 
operated, or controlled by a department or 
agency of the United States, in any armed 
conflict. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Interrogation techniques, 
approaches, and treatments described in Army Field 
Manual 2–22.3 shall be implemented strictly in ac-
cord with the principles, processes, conditions, and 
limitations prescribed by Army Field Manual 2–22.3. 
(4) AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE.—If a process required by Army Field 
Manual 2–22.3, such as a requirement of approval by 
a specified Department of Defense official, is inap-
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posite to a department or an agency other than the 
Department of Defense, the head of such department 
or agency shall ensure that a process that is substan-
tially equivalent to the process prescribed by Army 
Field Manual 2–22.3 for the Department of Defense 
is utilized by all officers, employees, or other agents 
of such department or agency. 
(5) INTERROGATION BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT.—Nothing in this subsection shall preclude an 
officer, employee, or other agent of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation or other Federal law enforcement 
agency from continuing to use authorized, non-coer-
cive techniques of interrogation that are designed to 
elicit voluntary statements and do not involve the use 
of force, threats, or promises. 
(6) UPDATE OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and once every three years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Attorney General, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
complete a thorough review of Army Field
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Manual 2–22.3, and revise Army Field 
Manual 2–22.3, as necessary to ensure that 
Army Field Manual 2–22.3 complies with 
the legal obligations of the United States 
and reflects current, evidence-based, best 
practices for interrogation that are designed 
to elicit reliable and voluntary statements 
and do not involve the use or threat of force. 
(ii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.— 
Army Field Manual 2–22.3 shall remain 
available to the public and any revisions to 
the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 adopted by 
the Secretary of Defense shall be made 
available to the public 30 days prior to the 
date the revisions take effect. 
(B) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES OF INTER-
ROGATIONS.— 
(i) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the interagency body es-
tablished pursuant to Executive Order 
13491 (commonly known as the High-Value 
Detainee Interrogation Group) shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Attorney General,
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and other appropriate officials a report on 
current, evidence-based, best practices for 
interrogation that are designed to elicit reli-
able and voluntary statements and do not 
involve the use of force. 
(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 
required by clause (i) may include rec-
ommendations for revisions to Army Field 
Manual 2–22.3 based on the body of re-
search commissioned by the High-Value De-
tainee Interrogation Group. 
(iii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.— 
Not later than 30 days after the report re-
quired by clause (i) is submitted such report 
shall be made available to the public. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS 
ACCESS TO DETAINEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of any depart-
ment or agency of the United States Government shall 
provide the International Committee of the Red Cross 
with notification of, and prompt access to, any indi-
vidual detained in any armed conflict in the custody 
or under the effective control of an officer, employee, 
contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of the United 
States Government or detained within a facility
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owned, operated, or effectively controlled by a depart-
ment, agency, contractor, or subcontractor of the 
United States Government, consistent with Depart-
ment of Defense regulations and policies. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed— 
(A) to create or otherwise imply the author-
ity to detain; or 
(B) to limit or otherwise affect any other 
individual rights or state obligations which may 
arise under United States law or international 
agreements to which the United States is a 
party, including the Geneva Conventions, or to 
state all of the situations under which notifica-
tion to and access for the International Com-
mittee of the Red Cross is required or allowed. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN LAND 
BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide assistance to United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection for purposes of increasing ongoing efforts to secure 
the southern land border of the United States.
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(b) CONCURRENCE IN ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 
subsection (a) shall be provided with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The assist-
ance provided under subsection (a) may include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Deployment of members and units of the reg-
ular and reserve components of the Armed Forces to 
the southern land border of the United States. 
(2) Deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned 
aerial surveillance systems, and ground-based surveil-
lance systems to support continuous surveillance of 
the southern land border of the United States. 
(3) Intelligence analysis support. 
(d) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense is authorized to deploy such materiel and 
equipment and logistics support as is necessary to ensure 
the effectiveness of assistance provided under subsection (a). 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Defense by this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense may use up to $75,000,000 to provide as-
sistance under this section. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
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defense committees a report on any provision of assistance 
under subsection (a) during the 90-day period ending on 
the date of such report. Each report shall include, for the 
period covered by such report, the following: 
(1) A description of the assistance provided. 
(2) A description of the sources and amounts of 
funds used to provide such assistance. 
(3) A description of the amounts obligated to 
provide such assistance. 
SEC. 1042. PROTECTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY.—Chapter 
159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 2671 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, 
and persons 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
protect the buildings, grounds, and property that are under 
the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department of 
Defense and the persons on that property. 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—(1)(A) The Secretary of 
Defense may designate military or civilian personnel of the 
Department of Defense as officers and agents to perform 
the functions of the Secretary under subsection (a), includ-
ing, with regard to civilian officers and agents, duty in
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areas outside the property specified in that subsection to 
the extent necessary to protect that property and persons 
on that property. 
‘‘(B) A designation under subparagraph (A) may be 
made by individual, by position, by installation, or by such 
other category of personnel as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(C) In making a designation under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to any category of personnel, the Secretary 
shall specify each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The personnel or positions to be included in 
the category. 
‘‘(ii) Which authorities provided for in para-
graph (2) may be exercised by personnel in that cat-
egory. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of civilian personnel in that 
category— 
‘‘(I) which authorities provided for in para-
graph (2), if any, are authorized to be exercised 
outside the property specified in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(II) with respect to the exercise of any such 
authorities outside the property specified in sub-
section (a), the circumstances under which co-
ordination with law enforcement officials outside
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of the Department of Defense should be sought in 
advance. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may make a designation under 
subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines, with re-
spect to the category of personnel to be covered by that des-
ignation, that— 
‘‘(i) the exercise of each specific authority pro-
vided for in paragraph (2) to be delegated to that cat-
egory of personnel is necessary for the performance of 
the duties of the personnel in that category and such 
duties cannot be performed as effectively without such 
authorities; and 
‘‘(ii) the necessary and proper training for the 
authorities to be exercised is available to the personnel 
in that category. 
‘‘(2) Subject to subsection (h) and to the extent specifi-
cally authorized by the Secretary, while engaged in the per-
formance of official duties pursuant to this section, an offi-
cer or agent designated under this subsection may— 
‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 
protection of persons and property; 
‘‘(B) carry firearms; 
‘‘(C) make arrests—
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‘‘(i) without a warrant for any offense 
against the United States committed in the pres-
ence of the officer or agent; or 
‘‘(ii) for any felony cognizable under the 
laws of the United States if the officer or agent 
has reasonable grounds to believe that the person 
to be arrested has committed or is committing a 
felony; 
‘‘(D) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under 
the authority of the United States; and 
‘‘(E) conduct investigations, on and off the prop-
erty in question, of offenses that may have been com-
mitted against property under the jurisdiction, cus-
tody, or control of the Department of Defense or per-
sons on such property. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may prescribe regulations, including traffic regulations, 
necessary for the protection and administration of property 
under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Depart-
ment of Defense and persons on that property. The regula-
tions may include reasonable penalties, within the limits 
prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regula-
tions. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted 
in a conspicuous place on the property to which they apply.
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‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under 
this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for 
not more than 30 days, or both. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
The authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsections 
(b) and (c) may be exercised only by the Secretary or the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(e) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A person 
who is arrested pursuant to authority exercised under sub-
section (b) may not be held in a military confinement facil-
ity, other than in the case of a person who is subject to 
chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice). 
‘‘(f) FACILITIES
AND SERVICES
OF OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary of 
Defense determines it to be economical and in the public 
interest, the Secretary may utilize the facilities and services 
of Federal, State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies, with the consent of those agencies, and may reim-
burse those agencies for the use of their facilities and serv-
ices. Such services of State, Indian tribal, and local law 
enforcement, including application of their powers of law 
enforcement, may be provided notwithstanding that the 
property is subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the 
United States.
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‘‘(g) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.—For 
the protection of property under the jurisdiction, custody, 
or control of the Department of Defense and persons on that 
property, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agree-
ments with Federal agencies and with State, Indian tribal, 
and local governments to obtain authority for civilian offi-
cers and agents designated under this section to enforce Fed-
eral laws and State, Indian tribal, and local laws concur-
rently with other Federal law enforcement officers and with 
State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement officers. 
‘‘(h) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers 
granted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) to officers and agents 
designated under subsection (b)(1) shall be exercised in ac-
cordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General. 
Such guidelines may include specification of the geo-
graphical extent of property outside of the property speci-
fied in subsection (a) within which those powers may be 
exercised. 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity to provide for the protection of facilities (including the 
buildings, grounds, and properties of the General Services 
Administration) that are under the jurisdiction, custody, 
or control, in whole or in part, of a Federal agency other
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than the Department of Defense and that are located off 
of a military installation. 
‘‘(j) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES.—Before authorizing civilian officers and agents 
to perform duty in areas outside the property specified in 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, 
and is encouraged to enter into agreements with, local law 
enforcement agencies exercising jurisdiction over such areas 
for the purposes of avoiding conflicts of jurisdiction, pro-
moting notification of planned law enforcement actions, 
and otherwise facilitating productive working relationships. 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any 
Federal law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 or of the Administrator of General Services, 
including the authority to promulgate regulations af-
fecting property under the custody and control of that 
Secretary or the Administrator, respectively; 
‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Internal 
Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 
‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title;
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‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de-
partment; or 
‘‘(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of 
the National Security Agency under section 11 of the 
National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 
3609).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2671 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.’’. 
SEC. 1043. STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED STATES NA-
TIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC 
REGION. 
(a) REPORT
ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that sets forth an updated mili-
tary strategy for the protection of United States national 
security interests in the Arctic region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of United States military in-
terests in the Arctic region.
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(2) A description of operational plans and asso-
ciated military requirements for the protection of 
United States national security interests in the Arctic 
region, including United States citizens, territory, 
freedom of navigation, and economic and trade inter-
ests. 
(3) An identification of any operational seams 
and a plan to enhance unity of effort among the com-
batant commands with responsibility for the Arctic 
region, as well as among the Armed Forces. 
(4) A description of the security environment in 
the Arctic region, including the activities of foreign 
nations operating within the Arctic region. 
(5) A description of United States military ca-
pabilities required to implement the strategy required 
by subsection (a). 
(6) An identification of any capability gaps and 
resource gaps, including in installations, infrastruc-
ture, communications and domain awareness, and 
personnel in the Arctic region, that would impact the 
implementation of the strategy required by subsection 
(a) or the execution of any associated operational 
plan, and a mitigation plan to address such gaps. 
(7) A plan to enhance military-to-military co-
operation with partner nations that have mutual se-
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curity interests in the Arctic region, including by ex-
ploring opportunities for sharing installations and 
maintenance facilities. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER 
TO THE REGULAR ARMY OF AH–64 APACHE 
HELICOPTERS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY NA-
TIONAL GUARD. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1712 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(b) READINESS OF AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 and 2016’’.
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SEC. 1045. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY TRANS-
FERRED 
ARMY 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
HELI-
COPTERS AS COUNTING AGAINST NUMBER 
TRANSFERRABLE UNDER EXCEPTION TO LIM-
ITATION ON TRANSFER OF ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD HELICOPTERS. 
(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report setting forth the number of AH–64D 
Apache helicopters that have been transferred from the 
Army National Guard to the original equipment manufac-
turer for the purpose of remanufacture to the AH–64E 
Apache helicopter variant. 
(b) TREATMENT
AS COUNTING AGAINST NUMBER 
TRANSFERRABLE.—The Secretary of the Army shall treat 
the number of helicopters specified in the report under sub-
section (a) as counting against the total number of AH– 
64 Apache helicopters that may be transferred from the 
Army National Guard to the regular Army pursuant to 
subsection (e) of section 1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
B. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3668). 
(c) 
CONSTRUCTION
WITH
REQUIRED
CERTIFI-
CATION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
alter or terminate the requirement for a certification by the
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Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (f) of section 
1712 of the Carl Levin and Howard B. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
as a precondition for any action under subsection (e) of 
such section. 
SEC. 1046. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 
(a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN 
(DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
convert not fewer than 20 percent of the positions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from 
military technician (dual status) positions to posi-
tions filled by individuals who are employed under 
section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, and are 
not military technicians. 
(2) COVERED
POSITIONS.—The positions de-
scribed in this paragraph are military technician 
(dual status) positions as follows: 
(A) Military technician (dual status) posi-
tions identified as general administration, cler-
ical, and office service occupations in the report 
of the Secretary of Defense under section 519 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2011 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1397).
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(B) Such other military technician (dual 
status) positions as the Secretary shall specify 
for purposes of this subsection. 
(b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR 
FORCE RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STA-
TUS TECHNICIANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No 
individual may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or 
reemployed, as a non-dual status technician for the pur-
poses of this section after December 31, 2016. 
‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 
number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 
Army Reserve and by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced 
from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(1) by 
one for each individual who retires, is separated from, or 
otherwise ceases service as a non-dual status technician of 
the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may 
be, after such date until the maximum number of non-dual 
status technicians employable by the Army Reserve or the 
Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, is zero. 
‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 
number of non-dual status technicians employable by the
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National Guard shall be reduced from the number otherwise 
provided by subsection (c)(2) by one for each individual 
who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases service 
as a non-dual status technician of the National Guard after 
such date until the maximum number of non-dual status 
technicians employable by the National Guard is zero. 
‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or re-
hired or employed, to a position required to be filled by 
reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be 
an individual employed in such position under section 3101 
of title 5, and may not be a military technician. 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
terminate the status as a non-dual status technician under 
this section after December 31, 2016, of any individual who 
is a non-dual status technician for the purposes of this sec-
tion on that date.’’. 
(2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—Not 
later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan 
for implementing the amendment made by paragraph 
(1).
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SEC. 1047. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSIDERATION OF 
THE FULL RANGE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE MANPOWER WORLDWIDE IN DECI-
SIONS ON THE PROPER MIX OF MILITARY, CI-
VILIAN, AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL TO 
ACCOMPLISH 
THE 
NATIONAL 
DEFENSE 
STRATEGY. 
It is the sense of Congress that, as the Department of 
Defense makes decisions on military end strength requests, 
proper sizing of the civilian workforce, and the proper mix 
of these sources of manpower with contractor personnel to 
accomplish the National Defense Strategy, the Secretary of 
Defense should consider the full range of manpower avail-
able to the Secretary in all locations worldwide in order 
to arrive at the proper mix and size of manpower to accom-
plish that Strategy without arbitrarily protecting or ex-
empting any particular group or location of manpower. 
SEC. 1048. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE UNITED STATES MA-
RINE CORPS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) As senior United States statesmen Dr. Henry 
Kissinger wrote in testimony submitted to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate on January 
29, 2015, ‘‘[t]he United States has not faced a more
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diverse and complex array of crises since the end of 
the Second World War.’’. 
(2) The rise of committed, non-state forces and 
near peer competitors has introduced destabilizing 
pressures around the globe. 
(3) Advances in information and weapons tech-
nology have reduced the time available for the United 
States to prepare for a respond to crises against ei-
ther known or unknown threats. 
(4) The importance of the maritime domain can-
not be overstated. As acknowledged in the March 2015 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard maritime 
strategy entitled ‘‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st 
Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready’’, 
‘‘[o]ceans are the lifeblood of the interconnected global 
community. . .90 percent of trade by volume across 
the oceans. Approximately 70 percent of the world’s 
population lives within 100 miles of the coastline’’. 
(5) In this global security environment, it is 
critical that the United States possess a maritime 
forces whose mission and ethos is readiness, a fight to-
night force, forward deployed, that can respond imme-
diately to emergent crises across the full range of 
military operations around the globe either from the 
sea or home station.
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(6) The need for such forces was recognized by 
the 82nd Congress during the Korean War, when it 
mandated a core mission for the Nation’s leanest 
force, the Marine Corps, to be most ready when the 
nation is least ready. 
(7) In recognition of this continued need and the 
wisdom of the 82nd Congress, the Senate reaffirms 
section 5063 of title 10, United States Code, uniquely 
charging the United States Marine Corps with this 
responsibility. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of 
the Navy, should remain the Nation’s expeditionary, 
crisis response force; and 
(2) as provided in section 5063 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Marine Corps should— 
(A) be organized to include no less than 
three combat divisions and three air wings, and 
such other land combat, aviation, and other serv-
ices as may be organic to it; 
(B) be organized, trained, and equipped to 
provide fleet marine forces of combined arms, to-
gether with supporting air components, for serv-
ice with the fleet in the seizure or defense of ad-
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vanced naval bases and for the conduct of such 
land operations as may be essential to the pros-
ecution of a naval campaign; and 
(C) provide detachments and organizations 
for service on armed vessels of the Navy, provide 
security detachments for the protection of naval 
property at naval stations and bases, and per-
form such other duties as the President may di-
rect; 
(D) develop, in coordination with the Army 
and the Air Force, those phases of amphibious 
operations that pertain to the tactics, techniques, 
and equipment used by landing forces; and 
(E) be responsible, in accordance with the 
integrated joint mobilization plans, for the ex-
pansion of peacetime components of the Marine 
Corps to meet the needs of war. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS UNDER TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT ON GIFTS MADE FOR THE 
BENEFIT
OF
MILITARY
MUSICAL
UNITS.—Section 
974(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (3).
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(2) BIENNIAL REPORT ON SPACE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.—Section 2272(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (5). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(b) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 113–66.— 
(1) REPORTS ON USE OF TEMPORARY AUTHORI-
TIES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT DOD RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING FACILITIES.—Section 1107 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (g); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVANCING SMALL BUSI-
NESS GROWTH.—Section 1611 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (127 Stat. 
946) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 112–239.—
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(1) ANNUAL REPORTS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE 
PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION BOARDS AND 
PHYSICIAN EVALUATION BOARDS AND RELATED PER-
SONNEL.—Section 524 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1723; 10 U.S.C. 1222 note) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(2) ANNUAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON NUMBER OF 
MEMBERS
IN
INTEGRATED
DISABILITY
EVALUATION 
SYSTEM ON READINESS REQUIREMENTS.—Section 528 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (126 Stat. 1725) is repealed. 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
ON
NOTICE
ON
UN-
FUNDED PRIORITIES.—Section 1003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 
Stat. 1903) is repealed. 
(d) ANNUAL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 
WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT VISION PRESCRIBED IN THE NA-
TIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b).
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(e) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 111–383.— 
(1) REPORTS ON DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT
RAPID
INNOVATION
PROGRAM.—Section 
1073 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
(2) REPORT ON TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND 
STABILITY
OPERATIONS
IN
AFGHANISTAN.—Section 
1535(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (124 Stat. 4426) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE 
STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 
1053 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2458) is repealed. 
(g) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110–417.— 
(1) MITIGATION OF POWER OUTAGE RISKS FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 335 of the Duncan Hunter Nation De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4422; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) 
is amended by striking subsection (c).
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Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 479; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPEC-
TIONS OF FACILITIES.—’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(i) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 109–364.— 
(1) ROADMAPS AND REPORTS ON HYPERSONICS 
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 218 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph 
(4); and 
(B) by striking subsection (f). 
(2) UPDATES OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN EN-
ROLLMENT DUE TO FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGE AND 
OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 574 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) 
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
OVERHAUL, REPAIR, 
AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS UNDER ACQUISITION 
POLICY ON OBTAINING CARRIAGE BY VESSEL.—Section
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1017 of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2379) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(j) REPORTS ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF ROLES AND MIS-
SIONS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 513(h) of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1882; 
10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(k) ANNUAL SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.—Section 
351 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 
note) is hereby repealed. 
(l) REPORTS ON EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PER-
SONNEL.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 
3104 note) is amended by striking subsection (g).
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SEC. 1062. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUB-
MITTAL TO CONGRESS OF REPORTS RE-
QUIRED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
BY STATUTE. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Effective on the date that is two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each report 
described in subsection (b) that is still required to be sub-
mitted to Congress as of such effective date shall no longer 
be required to be submitted to Congress. 
(b) COVERED REPORTS.—A report described in this 
subsection is a report that is required to be submitted to 
Congress by the Department of Defense, or by any officer, 
official, component, or element of the Department, by a pro-
vision of statute (including title 10, United States Code, 
and any annual national defense authorization Act) as of 
April 1, 2015. 
SEC. 1063. ANNUAL SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNI-
TIONS ASSESSMENTS. 
Not later than March 1, 2016, and each year there-
after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees each of the following: 
(1) The most current Munitions Assessments, as 
defined by Department of Defense Instruction Number 
3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense muni-
tions process.
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(2) The most current Sufficiency Assessments, as 
defined by that Department of Defense Instruction. 
(3) The most current approved memorandum of 
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting 
from the Munitions Requirements Process (MRP). 
SEC. 1064. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND 
FORCES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. 
(a) GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly 
conduct a comprehensive operational assessment of a 
potential future role for United States ground forces 
in the island chains of the western Pacific in creating 
anti-access and area denial capabilities in coopera-
tion with host nations in order to deter and defeat ag-
gression in the western Pacific region. 
(2) CAPABILITIES TO BE EXAMINED.—In con-
ducting the assessment, the Secretary and the Chair-
man shall assess the feasibility and potential effective-
ness of the deployment by United States ground 
forces, jointly with host nations, of the following: 
(A) Anti-ship mines and mobile missiles as 
a means of neutralizing adversary naval forces, 
including amphibious forces, and inhibiting 
their movement, and protecting the shores of host
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nations and friendly naval forces and supply op-
erations. 
(B) Mobile air defense surveillance and mis-
sile systems to protect host-nation territory and 
ground, naval, and air forces, and to deny access 
to defended airspace by adversaries. 
(C) Electronic warfare capabilities to sup-
port air and naval operations. 
(D) Hardened ground-based communica-
tions capabilities for host-nation defense and for 
augmentation and extension of naval, air, and 
satellite communications. 
(E) Maneuver forces to assist in host-nation 
defense, deny access to adversaries, and provide 
security for air and naval deployments. 
(b) GEOPOLITICAL IMPACT OF ENHANCED GROUND 
FORCE ROLE.—The Secretary and the Chairman shall also 
jointly assess the potential geopolitical impact on the 
United States posture in the Pacific theater of a strategy 
of long-term engagement by United States ground forces 
with the island nations of the western Pacific to enhance 
United States strategic relationships with potential part-
ners in the region. 
(c) TYPES OF ANALYSES TO BE CONDUCTED.—The 
Secretary and the Chairman shall conduct the assessment
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required by subsection (a) using operations research meth-
ods and war gaming, in addition to historical analysis of 
the use of ground forces by the United States and Japan 
in the Pacific theater during World War II. 
(d) RESOURCES.—In conducting the assessment re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Chairman 
shall use the following, as appropriate: 
(1) The United States Pacific Command. 
(2) The Joint Requirements and Analysis Divi-
sion and the war gaming resources of the Warfighting 
Analysis Division of the Force Structure, Resources, 
and Assessment Directorate of the Joint Staff, aug-
mented as necessary and appropriate from the war 
colleges of the military departments. 
(3) The Office of Net Assessment. 
(4) Appropriate Federally funded research and 
development centers (FFRDCs). 
(e) COMPLETION DATE.—The assessments required by 
this section shall be completed not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act 
(f) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of 
the assessments required by this section, the Secretary and 
the Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assessments 
to—
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON PLANS FOR THE USE OF DOMESTIC 
AIRFIELDS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND 
DISASTER RESPONSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
setting forth an assessment of the plans for airfields in the 
United States that are required to support homeland defense 
and local disaster response missions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The report shall include the 
following items: 
(1) The criteria used to determine the capabili-
ties and locations of airfields in the United States 
needed to support safe operations of military aircraft 
in the execution of homeland defense and local dis-
aster response missions.
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(2) A description of the processes and procedures 
in place to ensure that contingency plans for the use 
of airfields in the United States that support both 
military and civilian air operations are coordinated 
among the Department of Defense and other Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over those airfields. 
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, to logis-
tics and resource planning as a result of the reduction 
of certain capabilities of airfields in the United 
States that support both military and civilian air op-
erations. 
(4) A review of the existing agreements and au-
thorities between the Commander of the United States 
Northern Command and the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration that allow for con-
sultation on decisions that impact the capabilities of 
airfields in the United States that support both mili-
tary and civilian air operations. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
ment Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) CAPABILITIES OF AIRFIELDS.—The term ‘‘ca-
pabilities of airfields’’ means the length and width of 
runways, taxiways, and aprons, the operation of 
navigation aids and lighting, the operation of fuel 
storage, distribution, and refueling systems, and the 
availability of air traffic control services. 
(3) AIRFIELDS
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
THAT 
SUPPORT BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AIR OPER-
ATIONS.—The term ‘‘airfields in the United States 
that support both military and civilian air oper-
ations’’ means the following: 
(A) Airports that are designated as joint 
use facilities pursuant to section 47175 of title 
49, United States Code, in which both the mili-
tary and civil aviation have shared use of the 
airfield.
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(B) Airports used by the military that have 
a permanent military aviation presence at the 
airport pursuant to a memorandum of agree-
ment or tenant lease with the airport owner that 
is in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CHIEF OF THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD BUREAU ON THE ABILITY OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD TO MEET ITS MIS-
SIONS. 
Section 10504(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘, through the Secretaries of the Army and the 
Air Force,’’; 
(3) by striking the second sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Each report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment, prepared in conjunction 
with the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force, 
of the ability of the National Guard to carry out its 
Federal missions.
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‘‘(B) An assessment, prepared in conjunction 
with the chief executive officers of the States and ter-
ritories, of the ability of the National Guard to carry 
out emergency support functions of the National Re-
sponse Framework. 
‘‘(3) Each report may be submitted in classified and 
unclassified versions.’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of such sub-
title, are each amended by striking the item relating 
to chapter 19 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘19. Cyber Matters ..................................................................................
391’’. 
(2) The heading of section 130e is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act 
of certain critical infrastructure security 
information’’. 
(3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT AC-
TIVITIES.—’’.
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(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 391 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information sys-
tems of operationally critical contractors and certain other con-
tractors.’’. 
(5) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 429 the following new 
item: 
‘‘430. Tactical exploitation of national capabilities executive agent.’’. 
(6) Section 2006a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘August, 
1’’ and inserting ‘‘August 1’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the such program or au-
thorities’’ and inserting ‘‘the program’’. 
(7) Sections 2222(j)(5), 2223(c)(3), and 2315 are 
each amended by striking ‘‘section 3552(b)(5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)(6)’’. 
(8) Section 2229(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘certification’’ and inserting ‘‘a certification’’. 
(9) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, 
and amended by section 351 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3346), is amended in subsection (a)(1) 
by striking ‘‘with’’ before ‘‘, on a sole source’’.
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(10) Section 2684(d)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 101(a) of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
302101 of title 54’’. 
(11) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘fair market’’ before ‘‘value’’. 
(12) Section 2926, as added and amended by sec-
tion 901(g) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3464), is amended in sub-
sections (a), (b), (c), and (d) by striking ‘‘for Installa-
tions, Energy,’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘for Energy, Installations,’’. 
(13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘only so long at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amend-
ed by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’.
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(2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before ‘‘sub-
section (b) of section 2926’’. 
(3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ before 
‘‘at the beginning of’’. 
(4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3561) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 12102 of title 42, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102)’’. 
(5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
(6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3551) is amended by 
striking ‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’. 
(7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended 
in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by 
the amendment to be made by that section by insert-
ing ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 of title 31’’. 
(8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is 
amended by striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘United States Code’’.
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(9) Section 3006(i) (128 Stat. 3744) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Section 
8’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 18’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘S1/2 
N1/2 SE’’ and inserting ‘‘S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4’’. 
(10) Section 3023 (128 Stat. 3762) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added by subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘has been waived,’’ 
after ‘‘expired,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the permit or lease re-
quired’’ and inserting ‘‘the allotment man-
agement plan, permit, or lease required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added as subsection (h)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a grazing permit or 
lease’’ in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of such subsection and inserting 
‘‘an allotment management plan or grazing 
permit or lease’’;
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(ii) in subparagraph (A) of such sub-
section, by striking ‘‘permit or lease’’ and 
inserting ‘‘allotment management plan, per-
mit, or lease’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i) of such 
subsection, by striking ‘‘lease or permit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘allotment management plan, 
permit, or lease’’; and 
(D) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, with respect to lands within 
National Forests in the sixteen contiguous Western 
States’ and inserting ‘on National Forest System 
land by the Secretary of Agriculture (notwith-
standing, for purposes of this section, the definition 
in section 103(p))’;’’. 
(11) Section 3024 (16 U.S.C. 6214; 128 Stat. 
3764) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘report using 
National Median Price values’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘by regulation establish criteria pursuant to
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which the annual fee determined in accord-
ance with this section may be suspended or 
reduced temporarily’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vide for suspension or reduction tempo-
rarily of the annual fee determined in ac-
cordance with this section’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘by regulation’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Section 1709(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 962; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘RETALIATION AND PERSONNEL 
ACTION DESCRIBED.—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘For purposes of the’’ and inserting ‘‘RETALIATION 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of the’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘at a minimum—’’ and that fol-
lows through ‘‘ostracism’’ and inserting ‘‘at a min-
imum ostracism’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) by striking the 
second period at the end of the first sentence.
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(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as amended 
by section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
363) and section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 
2512), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through 
(8) added by section 1202(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat 2512) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (H), respectively; and 
(2) by moving the margins of such subpara-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 1082. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUP-
PORT TO PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN-
ISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 
168 note), as amended by section 1047 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) TRAINING
OF PERSONNEL
OF FOREIGN MIN-
ISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
carry out a program to provide training and associ-
ated training support services to personnel of foreign 
ministries of defense (or ministries with security force 
oversight) or regional organizations with security 
missions— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of— 
‘‘(i) enhancing civilian oversight of 
foreign security forces;
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‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense 
governance and internal controls in order to 
help build effective, transparent, and ac-
countable defense institutions; 
‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weak-
nesses and establishing a roadmap for ad-
dressing shortfalls; and 
‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or 
joint staff, or service level core management 
competencies; and 
‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, consistent with the 
authority in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year 
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on ac-
tivities under the program under paragraph (1) dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each report 
shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 
such report, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 
‘‘(B) A list of any organization described in 
paragraph (1) to which the Secretary assigned 
employees under the program, including the 
number of such employees so assigned, the dura-
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tion of each assignment, a brief description of 
each assigned employee’s activities, and a state-
ment of the cost of each assignment. 
‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any 
activities conducted pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY OF 
DEFENSE ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 
(2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Armed Services and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘the appropriate committees of Congress’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committees on Armed Services and For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committees on Armed Services and For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SECTION HEADING 
TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING 
PROGRAM.’’. 
SEC. 1083. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH FOR VETERANS 
TRANSITIONING FROM SERVING ON ACTIVE 
DUTY. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(c)(2) of section 5 of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for 
American Veterans Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 U.S.C. 
1712A note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) conducts outreach to individuals 
transitioning from serving on active duty in the 
Armed Forces who are participating in the 
Transition Assistance Program of the Depart-
ment of Defense or other similar transition pro-
grams to inform such individuals of the commu-
nity oriented veteran peer support network
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under paragraph (1) and other support pro-
grams and opportunities that are available to 
such individuals.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF INFORMATION
IN INTERIM RE-
PORT.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) the number of veterans who— 
‘‘(i) received outreach from the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs while serving on 
active duty as a member of the Armed 
Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) participated in a peer support 
program under the pilot program for vet-
erans transitioning from serving on active 
duty.’’.
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SEC. 1084. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AP-
PLICABLE 
TO 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN TULSA, OKLA-
HOMA. 
Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac-
countability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 
1793) is amended— 
(1) by striking out ‘‘IN TULSA.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting ‘‘IN 
TULSA.—In carrying out’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and 
adjusting the indentation of the margin of such para-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; 
(4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘140,000 gross square feet’’ and inserting 
‘‘140,000 net usable square feet’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘not more than the average’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘not more than the average of 
equivalent medical facility leases executed by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs over the last five years, 
plus 20 percent;’’; and
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(6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘30-year life cycle’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year 
life cycle’’. 
SEC. 1085. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND RE-
PORT 
ON 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a briefing on the administration and oversight 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs of contracts for the 
design and construction of major medical facility projects, 
as defined in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the administration and oversight described in subsection 
(a). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 
(a) and the report required by subsection (b) shall each in-
clude an examination of the following: 
(1) The processes used by the Department for 
overseeing and assuring the performance of construc-
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tion design and construction contracts for major med-
ical facility projects, as so defined. 
(2) Any actions taken by the Department to im-
prove the administration of such contracts. 
(3) Such opportunities for further improvement 
of the administration of such contracts as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF SENATE. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the accidental transfer of live Bacillus 
anthracis, also known as anthrax, from an Army lab-
oratory to more than 28 laboratories located in at 
least 12 states and three countries discovered in May 
2015 represents a serious safety lapse;
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(2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, should con-
tinue to investigate the cause of this lapse and deter-
mine if protective protocols should be strengthened; 
(3) the Department of Defense should reassess 
standards on a regular basis to ensure they are cur-
rent and effective to prevent a reoccurrence; and 
(4) the Department of Defense should keep Con-
gress apprised of the investigation, any potential pub-
lic health or safety risk, remedial actions taken and 
plans to regularly reassess standards. 
SEC. 1087. MELVILLE HALL OF THE UNITED STATES MER-
CHANT MARINE ACADEMY. 
(a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.—The 
Maritime Administrator may accept a gift of money from 
the Foundation under section 51315 of title 46, United 
States Code, for the purpose of renovating Melville Hall on 
the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy. 
(b) COVERED GIFTS.—A gift described in this sub-
section is a gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Ad-
ministrator determines exceeds the sum of— 
(1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to en-
sure the renovation of Melville Hall in accordance
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with the capital improvement plan of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy that was in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) 25 percent of the amount described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to subsection 
(d), in the case that the Maritime Administrator accepts 
a gift of money described in subsection (b), the Maritime 
Administrator may enter into a contract with the Founda-
tion for the operation of Melville Hall to make available 
facilities for, among other possible uses, official academy 
functions, third-party catering functions, and industry 
events and conferences. 
(d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract described in sub-
section (c) shall be for such period and on such terms as 
the Maritime Administrator considers appropriate, includ-
ing a provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime Ad-
ministrator and the Foundation, that— 
(1) requires the Foundation— 
(A) at the expense solely of the Foundation 
through the term of the contract to maintain 
Melville Hall in a condition that is as good as 
or better than the condition Melville Hall was in 
on the later of—
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(i) the date that the renovation of Mel-
ville Hall was completed; or 
(ii) the date that the Foundation ac-
cepted Melville Hall after it was tendered to 
the Foundation by the Maritime Adminis-
trator; and 
(B) to deposit all proceeds from the oper-
ation of Melville Hall, after expenses necessary 
for the operation and maintenance of Melville 
Hall, into the account of the Regimental Affairs 
Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or suc-
cessor entity, to be used solely for the morale and 
welfare of the cadets of the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy; and 
(2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging 
or an office by any person for more than 4 days in 
any calendar year other than— 
(A) by the United States; or 
(B) for the administration and operation of 
Melville Hall. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes 
any modification, extension, or renewal of the con-
tract.
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(2) FOUNDATION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Foundation’’ means the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, 
Inc. 
(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed under section 3105 of title 41, United 
States Code, as requiring the Maritime Administrator to 
award a contract for the operation of Melville Hall to the 
Foundation. 
SEC. 1088. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION FOR IN-
VESTIGATIONS 
RELATING 
TO 
WHISTLE-
BLOWER RETALIATION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means a whis-
tleblower who is an employee of the Department of 
Defense or a military department, or an employee of 
a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee 
thereof; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered investigation’’ means an 
investigation carried out by an Inspector General of 
a military department or the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense relating to— 
(A) a retaliatory personnel action taken 
against a member of the Armed Forces under 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code; or
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(B) any retaliatory action taken against a 
covered employee; and 
(3) the term ‘‘military department’’ means each 
of the departments described in section 104 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each investigator involved in 
a covered investigation shall submit to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense or the Inspector 
General of the military department, as applicable, a 
certification that there was no conflict of interest be-
tween the investigator, any witness involved in the 
covered investigation, and the covered employee or 
member of the Armed Forces, as applicable, during 
the conduct of the covered investigation. 
(2) STANDARDIZED FORM.—The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense shall develop a 
standardized form to be used by each investigator to 
submit the certification required under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) INVESTIGATIVE
FILE.—Each certification 
submitted under paragraph (1) shall be included in 
the file of the applicable covered investigation.
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SEC. 1089. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL 
FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR WHICH AMOUNTS 
HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235) ap-
propriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs— 
(A) $35,000,000 to make seismic corrections 
to Building 205 in the West Los Angeles Medical 
Center of the Department in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, which, according to the Department, is a 
building that is designated as having an excep-
tionally high risk of sustaining substantial dam-
age or collapsing during an earthquake; 
(B) $101,900,000 to replace the community 
living center and mental health facilities of the 
Department in Long Beach, California, which, 
according to the Department, are designated as 
having an exceptionally high risk of sustaining 
substantial damage or collapsing during an 
earthquake; 
(C) $187,500,000 to replace the existing spi-
nal cord injury clinic of the Department in San 
Diego, California, which, according to the De-
partment, is designated as having an extremely
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high risk of sustaining major damage during an 
earthquake; and 
(D) $122,400,000 to make renovations to 
address substantial safety and compliance issues 
at the medical center of the Department in 
Canandaigua, New York, and for the construc-
tion of a new clinic and community living cen-
ter at such medical center. 
(2) The Department is unable to obligate or ex-
pend the amounts described in paragraph (1) because 
it lacks an explicit authorization by an Act of Con-
gress pursuant to section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, to carry out the major medical 
facility projects described in such paragraph. 
(3) Among the major medical facility projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1), three are critical seismic 
safety projects in California. 
(4) Every day that the critical seismic safety 
projects described in paragraph (3) are delayed puts 
the lives of veterans and employees of the Department 
at risk. 
(5) According to the United States Geological 
Survey—
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(A) California has a 99 percent chance or 
greater of experiencing an earthquake of mag-
nitude 6.7 or greater in the next 30 years; 
(B) even earthquakes of less severity than 
magnitude 6.7 can cause life threatening damage 
to seismically unsafe buildings; and 
(C) in California, earthquakes of magnitude 
6.0 or greater occur on average once every 1.2 
years. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may carry out the major medical facility projects of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in the explana-
tory statement accompanying the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235) at the locations and in the amounts specified in such 
explanatory statement, including by obligating and expend-
ing such amounts. 
SEC. 1090. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SE-
CURITY, INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND 
PREVENTION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. 
(a) PERSONNEL SECURITY
AND INSIDER THREAT 
PROTECTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) PLANS
AND
SCHEDULES.—Consistent with 
the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated 
March 18, 2014, regarding the recommendations of
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the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, 
the Secretary of Defense shall develop plans and 
schedules— 
(A) to implement a continuous evaluation 
capability for the national security population 
for which clearance adjudications are conducted 
by the Department of Defense Central Adjudica-
tion Facility, in coordination with the Suit-
ability Executive Agent, the Security Executive 
Agent, and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
(B) to produce a Department-wide insider 
threat strategy and implementation plan, which 
includes— 
(i) resourcing for the Defense Insider 
Threat Management and Analysis Center 
(DITMAC) and component insider threat 
programs, and 
(ii) alignment of insider threat protec-
tion programs with continuous evaluation 
capabilities and processes for personnel se-
curity; 
(C) to centralize the authority, account-
ability, and programmatic integration respon-
sibilities, including fiscal control, for personnel
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security and insider threat protection under the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 
(D) to align the Department’s consolidated 
Central Adjudication Facility under the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 
(E) to develop a defense security enterprise 
reform investment strategy to ensure a con-
sistent, long-term focus on funding to strengthen 
all of the Department’s security and insider 
threat programs, policies, functions, and infor-
mation technology capabilities, including detect-
ing threat behaviors conveyed in the cyber do-
main, in a manner that keeps pace with evolving 
threats and risks; 
(F) to resource and expedite deployment of 
the Identity Management Enterprise Services 
Architecture (IMESA); and 
(G) to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the study conducted by the Director of 
Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation required 
by section 907 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), including, specifi-
cally, the recommendations to centrally manage
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and regulate Department of Defense requests for 
personnel security background investigations. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report describing the 
plans and schedules required under paragraph (1). 
(b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical 
and logical access standards, capabilities, and proc-
esses applicable to all personnel with access to De-
partment of Defense installations and information 
technology systems, including— 
(A) periodic or regularized background or 
records checks appropriate to the type of physical 
or logical access involved, the security level, the 
category of individuals authorized, and the level 
of access to be granted; 
(B) standards and methods for verifying the 
identity of individuals seeking access; and 
(C) electronic attribute-based access controls 
that are appropriate for the type of access and 
facility or information technology system in-
volved;
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(2) the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Chair of the Performance Account-
ability Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Administrator of General Services, 
and in consultation with representatives from stake-
holder organizations, shall design a capability to 
share and apply electronic identity information 
across the Government to enable real-time, risk-man-
aged physical and logical access decisions; and 
(3) the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in conjunction with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management and in consultation with 
representatives from stakeholder organizations, shall 
establish investigative and adjudicative standards for 
the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the eligi-
bility of an individual to retain credentials issued 
pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Direc-
tive 12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but 
not less frequently than the authorization period of 
the issued credentials. 
(c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— 
(1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and 
Credentialing Line of Business;
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(2) submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committee that describes plans— 
(A) for oversight by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget of activities of the executive 
branch of the Government for personnel security, 
suitability, and credentialing; 
(B) to designate enterprise shared services 
to optimize investments; 
(C) to define and implement data standards 
to support common electronic access to critical 
Government records; and 
(D) to reduce the burden placed on Govern-
ment data providers by centralizing requests for 
records access and ensuring proper sharing of the 
data with appropriate investigative and adju-
dicative elements. 
(d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of 
the Performance Accountability Council shall ensure that— 
(1) a centralized system is available to serve as 
the reciprocity management system for the Federal 
Government; and 
(2) the centralized system described in para-
graph (1) is aligned with, and incorporates results
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from, continuous evaluation and other enterprise re-
form initiatives. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Chair of the Performance Accountability Council, 
in coordination with the Security Executive Agent, the 
Suitability Executive Agent, and the Secretary of Defense, 
shall jointly develop a plan to— 
(1) implement the Security Executive Agent Di-
rective on common, standardized employee and con-
tractor security reporting requirements; 
(2) establish and implement uniform reporting 
requirements for employees and Federal contractors, 
according to risk, relative to the safety of the work-
force and protection of the most sensitive information 
of the Government; and 
(3) ensure that reported information is shared 
appropriately. 
(f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ and 
‘Suitability Executive Agent’ mean the Security Exec-
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utive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, re-
spectively, established under Executive Order 13467 
(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.’’. 
(2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(I) An Executive agency that— 
‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct back-
ground investigations under a Federal stat-
ute; or 
‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct 
background investigations in accordance 
with procedures established by the Security 
Executive Agent or the Suitability Execu-
tive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of 
section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 
Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto. 
‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a back-
ground investigation on behalf of an agency de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’.
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(3) APPLICABLE
PURPOSES
OF
INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—Section 9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respec-
tively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal 
history record information’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of de-
termining eligibility for any of the fol-
lowing:’’ and inserting ‘‘, in accordance 
with Federal Investigative Standards joint-
ly promulgated by the Suitability Executive 
Agent and Security Executive Agent, for the 
purpose of— 
‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; 
(C) in clause (i), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting 
‘‘access’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(D) in clause (ii), as redesignated—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Assignment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assignment’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘or positions;’’; 
(E) in clause (iii), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acceptance’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; 
(F) in clause (iv), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘appointment’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sen-
sitive position’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness as-
sessment for Federal or contractor employees, using 
Federal Investigative Standards jointly promulgated 
by the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability 
Executive Agent in accordance with— 
‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 
38103), or any successor thereto; and
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‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budget 
Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Relating 
to Coverage of Contractor Employee Fitness in 
the Federal Investigative Standards’, dated De-
cember 6, 2012; 
‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); 
and 
‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks re-
quired under— 
‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration 
Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 (sub-
title E of title VII of Public Law 100–690; 102 
Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by that 
Act; or 
‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. 
(4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.— 
Section 9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history record deposi-
tory shall allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric 
and biographic searches of criminal history record informa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 
to prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requir-
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ing a request for criminal history record information to be 
accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is 
the subject of the request.’’. 
(5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.— 
Section 9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the 
same information through more than 1 system described in 
paragraph (1), a covered agency may request information 
under subsection (b) from the criminal justice agency, and 
require the criminal justice agency to provide the informa-
tion, using the system that is most cost-effective for the Fed-
eral Government.’’. 
(6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVENILE 
RECORDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘, and in-
cludes any analogous juvenile records’’; and 
(ii) by striking the third sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘The term includes 
those records of a State or locality sealed 
pursuant to law if such records are acces-
sible by State and local criminal justice
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agencies for the purpose of conducting back-
ground checks.’’. 
(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Federal Government should not 
uniformly reject applicants for employment with 
the Federal Government or Federal contractors 
based on— 
(i) 
sealed 
or 
expunged 
criminal 
records; or 
(ii) juvenile records. 
(7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Section 9101 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accord-
ance with the applicable provisions of this section, the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Serv-
ices shall make available criminal history record informa-
tion collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with re-
spect to an individual who is under investigation by the 
covered agency regarding any interaction of the individual 
with a law enforcement agency or intelligence agency of a 
foreign country.’’. 
(8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACKGROUND INVES-
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TIGATIONS.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) 
uses an automated information delivery system to request 
criminal history record information, the contractor shall 
comply with any necessary security requirements for access 
to that system.’’. 
(9) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
ADVERSE
AC-
TIONS.—Section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Office 
under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to 
the rules prescribed by the President under this title 
for the administration of the competitive service.’’. 
(10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SE-
CURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
COUNCIL.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Perform-
ance Accountability Council established under Executive 
Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, an annual report that— 
‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate 
Federal, State, and local systems for sharing criminal 
history record information; 
‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of Fed-
eral education programs regarding criminal history 
record information; 
‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementation 
of best practices for sharing criminal history record 
information, including ongoing limitations experi-
enced by investigators working for or on behalf of a 
covered agency with respect to access to State and 
local criminal history record information; and 
‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations on the 
sharing of information relevant to a background in-
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vestigation, other than criminal history record infor-
mation, between— 
‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf 
of a covered agency; and 
‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement agen-
cies.’’. 
(11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPER-
ABILITY
AND
REDUCING
REDUNDANCY
IN
FEDERAL 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACCESS CON-
TROL, BACKGROUND
CHECK, AND
CREDENTIALING 
STANDARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report on the background check, ac-
cess control, and credentialing requirements of 
Federal programs for the protection of critical 
infrastructure and key resources. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include in the report required under sub-
paragraph (A)—
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(i) a summary of the major character-
istics of each such Federal program, includ-
ing the types of infrastructure and resources 
covered; 
(ii) a comparison of the requirements, 
whether mandatory or voluntary in nature, 
for regulated entities under each such pro-
gram to— 
(I) conduct background checks on 
employees, contractors, and other indi-
viduals; 
(II) adjudicate the results of a 
background check, including the utili-
zation of a standardized set of dis-
qualifying offenses or the consideration 
of minor, non-violent, or juvenile of-
fenses; and 
(III) establish access control sys-
tems to deter unauthorized access, or 
provide a security credential for any 
level of access to a covered facility or 
resource; 
(iii) a review of any efforts that the 
Screening Coordination Office of the De-
partment of Homeland Security has under-
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taken or plans to undertake to harmonize or 
standardize background check, access con-
trol, or credentialing requirements for crit-
ical infrastructure and key resource protec-
tion programs overseen by the Department; 
and 
(iv) recommendations, developed in 
consultation with appropriate stakeholders, 
regarding— 
(I) enhancing the interoperability 
of security credentials across critical 
infrastructure and key resource protec-
tion programs; 
(II) eliminating the need for re-
dundant background checks or creden-
tials across existing critical infrastruc-
ture and key resource protection pro-
grams; 
(III) harmonizing, where appro-
priate, the standards for identifying 
potentially disqualifying criminal of-
fenses and the weight assigned to 
minor, nonviolent, or juvenile offenses 
in adjudicating the results of a com-
pleted background check; and
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(IV) the development of common, 
risk-based standards with respect to the 
background check, access control, and 
security credentialing requirements for 
critical infrastructure and key resource 
protection programs. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability Coun-
cil’’ means the Suitability and Security Clearance 
Performance Accountability Council established under 
Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any 
successor thereto.
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SEC. 1091. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR 
CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall seek to enter into an agreement subject to subsections 
(b), (c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States 
Code, with the Army Corps of Engineers or another entity 
of the Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable basis, 
as the construction agent on all construction projects of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by 
Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act that 
involve a total expenditure of more than $100,000,000, ex-
cluding any acquisition by exchange. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement entered into 
under subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide 
design, procurement, and construction management services 
for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of facilities 
of the Department. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW 
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1599e. Probationary period for employees 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 
and 3393(d) of title 5, the appointment of a covered em-
ployee shall become final only after such employee has 
served a probationary period of two years. The Secretary 
of the military department concerned may extend a proba-
tionary period under this subsection at the discretion of 
such Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered employee’ means any individual— 
‘‘(1) appointed to a permanent position within 
the competitive service at the Department of Defense; 
or 
‘‘(2) appointed as a career appointee (as that 
term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5) within 
the Senior Executive Service at the Department. 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT BECOMES FINAL.—Upon the expi-
ration of a covered employee’s probationary period under 
subsection (a), the supervisor of the employee shall deter-
mine whether the appointment becomes final based on regu-
lations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1599e. Probationary period for employees.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any covered employee (as that 
term is defined in section 1599e of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by such subsection) appointed after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3321(c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Service or’’ and inserting 
‘‘Service,’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘, or any individual covered by 
section 1599e of title 10’’; and 
(2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to 
any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.’’. 
SEC. 1102. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVIL-
IAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE BASED UPON UNACCEPTABLE PER-
FORMANCE. 
(a) DELAY.—Under procedures established by the Sec-
retary of Defense, upon a determination by the Secretary
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that the work of an employee is not at an acceptable level 
of competence, the period of time during which the work 
of the employee is not at an acceptable level of competence 
shall not count toward completion of the period of service 
required for purposes of subsection (a) of section 5335 of 
title 5, United States Code, or subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2) 
of section 5343 of such title. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to any period of 
service performed before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1103. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
CIVILIAN 
PER-
SONNEL. 
Section 1597 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORM-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
to provide that, in implementing any reduction in force for 
civilian positions in the Department of Defense in the com-
petitive service or the excepted service, the determination 
of which employees shall be separated from employment in 
the Department shall be made primarily on the basis of 
performance, as determined under any applicable perform-
ance management system.’’.
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SEC. 1104. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1599e. United States Cyber Command recruitment 
and retention 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense may— 
‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted serv-
ice, such qualified positions in the Department as the 
Secretary determines necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the United States Cyber Command 
including— 
‘‘(i) staff of the headquarters of the United 
States Cyber Command provided to the Com-
mand by the Air Force; 
‘‘(ii) elements of the United States Cyber 
Command enterprise relating to cyberspace oper-
ations; 
‘‘(iii) elements of the United States Cyber 
Command provided by the armed forces; and 
‘‘(iv) positions formerly identified as— 
‘‘(I) senior level positions designated 
under section 5376 of title 5; and 
‘‘(II) positions in the Senior Executive 
Service;
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‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified posi-
tion (after taking into consideration the availability 
of preference eligibles for appointment to the posi-
tion); and 
‘‘(C) subject to the requirements of subsections 
(b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual for 
service in a qualified position. 
‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this sub-
section applies without regard to the provisions of any other 
law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or 
compensation of employees. 
‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—(1) In accordance with this section, 
the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any quali-
fied position established under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for 
employees in comparable positions in the Department, 
in which the incumbent performs, manages, or super-
vises functions that execute the cyber mission of the 
Department; and 
‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on max-
imum rates of pay established for such employees by 
law or regulation. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may—
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‘‘(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 
adopt such provisions of that title as provide for pre-
vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 
‘‘(B) apply those provisions to qualified posi-
tions for employees in or under which the Department 
may 
employ 
individuals 
described 
by 
section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of such title. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND 
ALLOWANCES.—(1) The Secretary may provide employees 
in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic 
pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, con-
sistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, 
comparable positions authorized by title 5. 
‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate 
of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible 
for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the same 
basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an em-
ployee covered by such section, including eligibility condi-
tions, allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions 
in law or regulation. 
‘‘(d) PLAN FOR EXECUTION OF AUTHORITIES.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress with a plan for the use of the au-
thorities provided under this section.
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‘‘(e) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in subsection (a) may be construed to impair the con-
tinued effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement 
with respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or 
equivalent of the Department that is a successor to an office, 
component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department 
covered by the agreement before the succession. 
‘‘(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, shall prescribe regulations for the administration 
of this section. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and not less 
frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in co-
ordination with the Secretary, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a detailed report on the ad-
ministration of this section during the most recent one-year 
period. 
‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
include, for the period covered by the report, the following: 
‘‘(A) A discussion of the process used in accept-
ing applications, assessing candidates, ensuring ad-
herence to veterans’ preference, and selecting appli-
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cants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for 
a qualified position. 
‘‘(B) A description of the following: 
‘‘(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the 
critical need of the Department to recruit and 
retain employees in qualified positions. 
‘‘(ii) The measures that will be used to 
measure progress. 
‘‘(iii) Any actions taken during the report-
ing period to fulfill such critical need. 
‘‘(C) A discussion of how the planning and ac-
tions taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated 
into the strategic workforce planning of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(D) The metrics on actions occurring during 
the reporting period, including the following: 
‘‘(i) The number of employees in qualified 
positions hired, disaggregated by occupation, 
grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(ii) The placement of employees in quali-
fied positions, disaggregated by directorate and 
office within the Department. 
‘‘(iii) The total number of veterans hired.
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‘‘(iv) The number of separations of employ-
ees in qualified positions, disaggregated by occu-
pation and grade and level or pay band. 
‘‘(v) The number of retirements of employees 
in qualified positions, disaggregated by occupa-
tion, grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(vi) The number and amounts of recruit-
ment, relocation, and retention incentives paid 
to employees in qualified positions, disaggregated 
by occupation, grade, and level or pay band. 
‘‘(E) A description of the training provided to 
supervisors of employees in qualified positions at the 
Department on the use of the new authorities. 
‘‘(h) THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The pro-
bationary period for all employees hired under the author-
ity established in this section shall be three years. 
‘‘(i) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERVICE 
POSITIONS.—(1) An individual serving in a position on the 
date of enactment of this section that is selected to be con-
verted to a position in the excepted service under this sec-
tion shall have the right to refuse such conversion. 
‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who refuses 
a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the posi-
tion selected to be converted, the position may be converted 
to a position in the excepted service.
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‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
7103(a)(8) of title 5. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2103 of title 5. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 2108 of title 5. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified position’ means a posi-
tion, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of 
this section, in which the incumbent performs, man-
ages, or supervises functions that execute the respon-
sibilities of the United States Cyber Command relat-
ing to cyber operations. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2101a of title 5.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3132(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E)— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) any position established as a qualified po-
sition in the excepted service by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 1599e of title 10;’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1599d the following new item: 
‘‘1599e. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention.’’. 
SEC. 1105. 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, 2016, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
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tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2016’’. 
SEC. 1106. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF EXPEDITED HIRING 
AUTHORITY FOR DESIGNATED DEFENSE AC-
QUISITION WORKFORCE POSITIONS. 
Section 1705(g)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1107. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN 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 Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’.
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SEC. 1108. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PER-
FORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN 
SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIR-
CRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 
JAPAN. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1109. EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
MAKE 
DIRECT 
APPOINTMENTS 
OF 
CAN-
DIDATES POSSESSING BACHELOR’S DEGREES 
TO SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING POSI-
TIONS AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RE-
INVENTION LABORATORIES. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 1107(c)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2016, and shall 
apply with respect to appointments of candidates under sec-
tion 1107(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 on or after that date.
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SEC. 1110. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘demonstration program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘demonstration project’’. 
SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE 
WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL 
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess the 
feasability and advisability of the use of the authorities 
specified in subsection (b) at the Department of Defense lab-
oratories specified in subsection (c) to permit the directors 
of such laboratories to dynamically shape the mix of tech-
nical skills and expertise in the workforces of such labora-
tories in order to achieve one or more of the following: 
(1) To meet organizational and Department-des-
ignated missions in the most cost-effective and effi-
cient manner. 
(2) To upgrade and enhance the scientific qual-
ity of the workforces of such laboratories.
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(3) To shape such workforces to better respond to 
such missions. 
(4) To reduce the average unit cost of such 
workforces. 
(b) WORKFORCE SHAPING AUTHORITIES.—The au-
thorities that may be used by the director of a Department 
of Defense laboratory under the pilot program are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM 
TECHNICAL APPOINTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, authority otherwise available 
to the director by law (and within the available 
budgetary resources of the laboratory) to appoint 
qualified scientific and technical personnel who 
are not currently Department of Defense civilian 
employees into any scientific or technical posi-
tion in the laboratory for a period of more than 
one year but not more than six years. 
(B) BENEFITS.—Personnel appointed under 
this paragraph shall be provided with benefits 
comparable to those provided to similar employ-
ees at the laboratory concerned, including profes-
sional development opportunities, eligibility for 
all laboratory awards programs, and designation
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as ‘‘status applicants’’ for the purposes of eligi-
bility for positions in the Federal service. 
(C) EXTENSION
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
appointment of any individual under this para-
graph may be extended at any time during any 
term of service of the individual under this para-
graph for an additional period of up to six years 
under such conditions as the director concerned 
shall establish for purposes of this paragraph. 
(D) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN LIMITA-
TION.—For purposes of determining the work-
force size of a laboratory in connection with 
compliance with section 955 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1896; 10 U.S.C. 
129a note), any individual serving in an ap-
pointment under this paragraph shall be treated 
as a fractional employee of the laboratory, which 
fraction is— 
(i) the current term of appointment of 
the individual under this paragraph; di-
vided by 
(ii) the average length of tenure of a 
career employee at the laboratory, as cal-
culated at the end of the last fiscal year
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ending before the date of the most recent ap-
pointment or extension of the individual 
under this paragraph. 
(2) REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.—Authority 
to reemploy annuitants in accordance with section 
9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, except that as 
a condition for reemployment the director may au-
thorize the deduction from the pay of any annuitant 
so reemployed of an amount up to the amount of the 
annuity otherwise payable to such annuitant allocable 
to the period of actual employment of such annuitant, 
which amount shall be determined in a manner speci-
fied by the director for purposes of this paragraph to 
ensure the most cost effective execution of designated 
missions by the laboratory while retaining critical 
technical skills. 
(3) EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.—Authority 
to authorize voluntary early retirement of employees 
in accordance with section 8336 of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to section 8336(d)(2)(D) 
or 3522 of such title, and with employees so separated 
voluntarily from service under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of the pilot 
program.
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(4) SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Authority to 
pay voluntary separation pay to employees in accord-
ance with section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to clause (iv) or (v) of 
such section or section 3522, of such title, and with— 
(A) employees so separated voluntarily from 
service under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense for purposes of the pilot pro-
gram; and 
(B) payments to employees so separated au-
thorized under section 3523 of such title without 
regard to— 
(i) the plan otherwise required by sec-
tion 3522 of such title; and 
(ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
3523(b) of such title. 
(c) LABORATORIES.—The Department of Defense lab-
oratories specified in this subsection are the laboratories 
specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(d) EXPIRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section 
shall expire on December 31, 2023.
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(2) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITIES EXERCISED 
BEFORE TERMINATION.—The expiration in paragraph 
(1) shall not be construed to effect the continuation 
after the date specified in paragraph (1) of any term 
of employment or other benefit authorized under this 
section before that date in accordance with the terms 
of such authorization. 
SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of the temporary assignment of covered employees 
of the Department of Defense to nontraditional defense con-
tractors and of covered employees of such contractors to the 
Department. 
(b) COVERED
EMPLOYEES; NONTRADITIONAL
DE-
FENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee of the 
Department of Defense or a nontraditional Defense 
contractor is a covered employee for purposes of this 
section if the employee— 
(A) works in the field of financial manage-
ment or in the acquisition field;
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(B) is considered by the Secretary of De-
fense to be an exceptional employee; and 
(C) is compensated at not less than the GS– 
11 level (or the equivalent). 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘nontraditional 
defense contractor’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for a written agreement among the Depart-
ment of Defense, the nontraditional defense contractor 
concerned, and the employee concerned regarding the 
terms and conditions of the employee’s assignment 
under this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under this sub-
section— 
(A) shall require, in the case of an employee 
of the Department, that upon completion of the 
assignment, the employee will serve in the civil 
service for a period at least equal to three times 
the length of the assignment, unless the employee 
is sooner involuntarily separated from the service 
of the employee’s agency; and
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(B) shall provide that if the employee of the 
Department or of the contractor (as the case may 
be) fails to carry out the agreement, or if the em-
ployee is voluntarily separated from the service 
of the employee’s agency before the end of the pe-
riod stated in the agreement, the employee shall 
be liable to the United States for payment of all 
expenses of the assignment unless that failure or 
voluntary separation was for good and sufficient 
reason, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES.—An amount 
for which an employee is liable under paragraph 
(2)(B) shall be treated as a debt due the United 
States. The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, 
collection of such a debt based on a determination 
that the collection would be against equity and good 
conscience and not in the best interests of the United 
States. 
(d) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this section 
may, at any time and for any reason, be terminated by 
the Department of Defense or the nontraditional defense 
contractor concerned. 
(e) DURATION.—An assignment under this section 
shall be for a period of not less than three months and not 
more than one year.
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(f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO 
CONTRACTORS.—An employee of the Department of Defense 
who is assigned to a nontraditional defense contractor 
under this section shall be considered, during the period of 
assignment, to be on detail to a regular work assignment 
in the Department for all purposes. The written agreement 
established under subsection (c) shall address the specific 
terms and conditions related to the employee’s continued 
status as a Federal employee. 
(g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR 
EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a nontraditional defense 
contractor who is assigned to a Department of Defense orga-
nization under this section— 
(1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits 
from the contractor from which such employee is as-
signed; 
(2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the De-
partment of Defense for the purposes of— 
(A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 
603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 
18, United States Code, and any other conflict of 
interest statute;
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(C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 
31, United States Code; 
(D) the Federal Tort Claims Act and any 
other Federal tort liability statute; 
(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; 
(F) section 1043 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; 
(G) chapter 21 of title 41, United States 
Code; and 
(H) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to compensation for 
work-related injuries; and 
(3) may not have access, while the employee is 
assigned to a Department organization, to any trade 
secrets or to any other nonpublic information which 
is of commercial value to the contractor from which 
such employee is assigned. 
(h) PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING CERTAIN COSTS 
TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A nontraditional defense con-
tractor may not charge the Department of Defense or any 
other agency of the Federal Government, as direct or indi-
rect costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or bene-
fits paid by the contractor to an employee assigned to a 
Department organization under this section for the period 
of the assignment.
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(i) CONSIDERATION.—In providing for assignments of 
employees under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
take into consideration the question of how assignments 
might best be used to help meet the needs of the Department 
of Defense with respect to the training of employees in fi-
nancial management or in acquisition. 
(j) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The number of 
employees of the Department of Defense who may be 
assigned to nontraditional defense contractors under 
this section at any given time may not exceed the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Five employees in the field of financial 
management. 
(B) Five employees in the acquisition field. 
(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR EM-
PLOYEES.—The total number of nontraditional de-
fense contractor employees who may be assigned to the 
Department under this section at any given time may 
not exceed 10 such employees. 
(k) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY
FOR
ASSIGN-
MENTS.—No assignment of an employee may commence 
under this section after September 30, 2019.
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SEC. 1113. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
ACQUISITION 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasi-
bility and advisability of using the pay authority specified 
in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions 
described in subsection (c) in order to assist the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense and the military departments in 
attracting and retaining high quality acquisition and tech-
nology experts in positions responsible for managing and 
developing complex, high cost, technological acquisition ef-
forts of the Department of Defense. 
(b) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The pilot program may be 
carried out only with approval as follows: 
(1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case 
of positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Execu-
tive of the military department concerned, in the case 
of positions in a military department. 
(c) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub-
section are positions that—
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(1) require expertise of an extremely high level in 
a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition 
management field; and 
(2) are critical to the successful accomplishment 
of an important acquisition or technology develop-
ment mission. 
(d) RATE OF BASIC PAY.—The pay authority specified 
in this subsection is authority as follows: 
(1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 
position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate 
of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule, upon the approval of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
or the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, as ap-
plicable. 
(2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 
position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate 
of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in subsection 
(a) may be used only to the extent necessary to com-
petitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally 
well qualified for positions described in subsection (c).
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(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 
subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more 
than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and more than five positions in each military 
department at any one time. 
(3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in sub-
section (a) may be used only for positions having 
terms less than five years. 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to fix rates of 
basic pay for a position under this section shall ter-
minate on October 1, 2020. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) shall be construed to prohibit the payment 
after October 1, 2020, of basic pay at rates fixed 
under this section before that date for positions whose 
terms continue after that date. 
SEC. 1114. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 
FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO 
THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad-
visability of appointing qualified veteran candidates to po-
sitions described in subsection (b) in the defense acquisition 
workforce of the military departments without regard to the
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provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot pro-
gram in each military department through the Service Ac-
quisition Executive of such military department. 
(b) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub-
section are scientific, technical, engineering, and mathe-
matics positions, including technicians, within the defense 
acquisition workforce. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under subsection (a) may 
not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 
department, be exercised with respect to a number of can-
didates greater than the number equal to 1 percent of the 
total number positions the acquisition workforce of that 
military department that are filled as of the close of the 
fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(e) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint can-
didates to positions under the pilot program shall ex-
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pire on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The 
termination by paragraph (1) of the authority in sub-
section (a) shall not affect any appointment made 
under that authority before the termination date spec-
ified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the terms 
of such appointment. 
SEC. 1115. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EX-
PERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Each Secretary of a military de-
partment may appoint qualified candidates possessing a 
scientific or engineering degree to positions described in 
subsection (b) for that military department without regard 
to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Positions described in this sub-
section are scientific and engineering positions within the 
defense acquisition workforce. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under this section may 
not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 
department, be exercised with respect to a number of can-
didates greater than the number equal to 5 percent of the 
total number of scientific and engineering positions within
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the acquisition workforce of that military department that 
are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before 
the start of such calendar year. 
(d) NATURE
OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment 
under this section shall be treated as an appointment on 
a full-time equivalent basis, unless such appointment is 
made on a term or temporary basis. 
(e) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint-
ments under this section shall not be available after Decem-
ber 31, 2020. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Training and 
Assistance 
SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITA-
TIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA-
PACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘section 4301’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 or 2016 for the De-
partment of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ be-
fore the period; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in 
that paragraph’’. 
SEC. 1202. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
JORDAN 
FOR 
BORDER 
SECURITY 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) EXPANSION TO GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1207 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 902; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the Government of Leb-
anon’’ after ‘‘the Government of Jordan’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘armed forces of Jordan’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘armed forces of the 
country concerned’’.
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(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘maintaining’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enhancing’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘increase security and sus-
tain increased security along the border between 
Jordan and Syria’’ and inserting ‘‘sustain secu-
rity along the border of Jordan with Syria and 
Iraq and increase or sustain security along the 
border of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘maintain’’ and inserting 
‘‘enhance’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘increase security or sustain 
increased security along the border between Jor-
dan and Syria’’ and inserting ‘‘sustain security 
along the border of Jordan with Syria and Iraq 
or increase or sustain security along the border 
of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable’’. 
(c) FUNDS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ASSISTANCE.—While the 
authority in this section is in effect, amounts may be used
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to provide assistance under the authority in subsection (a) 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
a fiscal year for the Department of Defense and avail-
able for reimbursement of certain coalition nations 
for support provided to United States military oper-
ations pursuant to section 1233 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–81). 
‘‘(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
a fiscal year for the Department of Defense for the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund.’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may not ex-
ceed $150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in any fiscal year 
may not exceed $125,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE
TO
GOVERNMENT
OF
LEB-
ANON.—Assistance provided under the authority in 
subsection (a) to the Government of Lebanon may be 
used only for the armed forces of Lebanon, and may 
not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah or any 
forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon.’’.
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(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1207. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 
AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR 
BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS.’’. 
SEC. 1203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVI-
TIES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI-
DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION. 
Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
897; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1204. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTEN-
SION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The heading of section 1205 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 
note) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a program of 
exchanges’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a pro-
gram of activities described in paragraph (2) between 
members of the National Guard of a State or territory 
and any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The military forces of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(B) The security forces of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(C) Governmental organizations of a for-
eign country whose primary functions include 
disaster response or emergency response.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—Each program es-
tablished under this subsection shall be known as a 
‘State Partnership’.’’. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘activity under a program’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘State or territory,’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
tivity with forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or orga-
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nizations described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under a pro-
gram established under subsection (a)’’. 
(d) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
a joint assessment of the feasibility and advisability of es-
tablishing a central fund to manage funds for programs and 
activities under the Department of Defense State Partner-
ship Program under section 1205 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, as amended by this 
section. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e)(2) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
program’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting 
‘‘such program’’. 
(f) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Such section is further 
amended by striking subsection (i). 
(g) ENHANCED SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of such section, as amended by subsection (b)(1) of 
this section, is further amended by inserting after ‘‘activi-
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ties described in paragraph (2)’’ the following: ‘‘, to support 
the security cooperation objectives of the United States,’’. 
(h) PROCEDURES.—Such section, as amended by sub-
sections (b) through (f) of this section, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 
as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each 
State and territory to be responsible for the coordination 
of activities under a program established under subsection 
(a) for such State or territory and reporting on activities 
under the program.’’. 
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of subsection 
(f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (h)(1) of 
this section, is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other govern-
ment organizations’’ after ‘‘and security forces’’; 
(2) in clause (iv), by adding at the end before the 
period the following: ‘‘and country’’; 
(3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and in-
serting ‘‘activities’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to 
which the activities conducted during the 
previous year met the objectives described in 
clause (v).’’. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL 
MILITARY FORCES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES 
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS IN 
AFRICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is author-
ized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and 
services to the national military forces of an allied country 
conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa if the Sec-
retary of Defense determines that the provision of such logis-
tic support, supplies, and services, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, is— 
(1) in the national security interests of the 
United States; and 
(2) critical to the timely and effective participa-
tion of such national military forces in such oper-
ations. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PROVIDED.— 
Not later than 15 days after providing logistic support, sup-
plies, or services under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a notice setting forth the following: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary specified 
in subsection (a). 
(2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or serv-
ices provided. 
(3) The national military forces supported. 
(4) The purpose of the operations for which such 
support was provided, and the objectives of such sup-
port. 
(5) The estimated cost of such support. 
(6) The intended duration of such support. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide any 
type of support that is otherwise prohibited by any 
other provision of law. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logistic 
support, supplies, and services provided under sub-
section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$100,000,000. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
thereafter through the expiration date in subsection (f) of 
the authority provided by this section, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth a description of the use of the author-
ity provided by this section during the six-month period 
ending on the date of such report. Each report shall include 
the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the sup-
port provided under this section during the period 
covered by such report facilitated the national mili-
tary forces of allied countries so supported in con-
ducting counterterrorism operations in Africa. 
(2) A description of any efforts by countries that 
received such support to address, as practicable, the 
requirements of their forces for logistics support, sup-
plies, or services for conducting counterterrorism op-
erations in Africa, including under acquisition and 
cross-servicing agreements. 
(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, sup-
plies, and services’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion may not be exercised after September 30, 2018.
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SEC. 1206. AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOR-
EIGN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Director of National Intelligence and the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to conduct or support a 
program or programs to train the military intelligence 
forces of a foreign county in order for that country to— 
(1) improve interoperability with United States 
and allied forces; 
(2) enhance the capacity of such forces to receive 
and act upon time-sensitive intelligence; 
(3) increase the capacity and capability of such 
forces to fuse and analyze intelligence; and 
(4) ensure the ability of such forces to support 
the military forces of that country in conducting law-
ful military operations in which intelligence plays a 
critical role. 
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—A program under 
subsection (a) may include the provision of training, 
and associated supplies and support. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—A program under 
subsection (a) shall include elements that promote the 
following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms.
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(B) Respect for civilian control of the mili-
tary. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for a fiscal year and available for the 
military intelligence program (MIP), the Secretary of 
Defense may use up to $25,000,000 in such fiscal 
year to carry out programs authorized by subsection 
(a). 
(2) ASSISTANCE
OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED
BY 
LAW.—The Secretary of Defense may not use the au-
thority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assist-
ance described in subsection (b) that is otherwise pro-
hibited by any provision of law. 
(3) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense may not use the authority in 
subsection (a) to provide assistance described in sub-
section (b) to any foreign country that is otherwise 
prohibited from receiving such assistance under any 
other provision of law. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 
days before initiating activities under a program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
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appropriate committees of Congress a notice on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The country whose capacity to engage in ac-
tivities in subsection (a) will be built under the pro-
gram. 
(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, military department responsible for man-
agement and associated program executive office, and 
completion date for the program. 
(3) Assurances, if any, provided with respect to 
an enduring arrangement between the United States 
and the forces provided training pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(4) The objectives and assessment framework to 
be used to develop capability and performance metrics 
associated with operational outcomes for the recipient 
forces. 
(5) An assessment of the capacity of the recipient 
country to absorb assistance under the program. 
(6) An assessment of the manner in which the 
program fits into the theater security cooperation 
strategy of the applicable geographic combatant com-
mand.
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(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1207. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES IN 
YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVE-
MENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De-
fense by this Act may be used to provide assistance to an 
entity in Yemen that is controlled by members of the Houthi 
movement. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection 
(a) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that the provision of assistance as de-
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scribed in that subsection is important to the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after providing assistance under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees notice on such assistance, including the 
following: 
(A) The assistance provided. 
(B) The rationale for the provision of such 
assistance. 
(C) The national security interests of the 
United States in providing such assistance. 
(3) FORM.—Each notice under paragraph (2) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1208. REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE VET-
TED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth a detailed description of the military 
support the Secretary considers it necessary to provide to 
recipients of assistance under section 1209 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128
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Stat. 3541) upon their return to Syria to make use of such 
assistance. 
(b) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The support the 
Secretary may consider it necessary to provide for purposes 
of the report is the following: 
(1) Logistical support. 
(2) Defensive supportive fire. 
(3) Intelligence. 
(4) Medical support. 
(5) Any other support the Secretary considers 
appropriate for purposes of the report. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) For each type of support the Secretary con-
siders it necessary to provide as described in sub-
section (a), a description of the actions to be taken by 
the Secretary to ensure that such support would not 
benefit any of the following: 
(A) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
(ISIS), the Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, the 
Khorasan Group, or any other extremist Islamic 
organization 
(B) The Syrian Arab Army or any group 
or organization supporting President Bashir 
Assad.
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(2) An estimate of the cost of providing such 
support. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to constitute an authorization for the use 
of force in Syria. 
SEC. 1209. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN 
AND GIRLS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Through the sacrifice and dedication of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces, civilian personnel, and our 
Afghan partners as well as the American people’s gen-
erous investment, oppressive Taliban rule has given 
way to a nascent democracy in Afghanistan. It is in 
our national security interest to help prevent Afghan-
istan from ever again becoming a safe haven and 
training ground for international terrorism and to 
solidify and preserve the gains our men and women 
in uniform fought so hard to establish. 
(2) The United States through its National Ac-
tion Plan on Women, Peace, and Security has made 
firm commitments to support the human rights of the 
women and girls of Afghanistan. The National Action 
Plan states that ‘‘the engagement and protection of 
women as agents of peace and stability will be central
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to United States efforts to promote security, prevent, 
respond to, and resolve conflict, and rebuild societies’’. 
(3) As stated in the Department of Defense’s Oc-
tober 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense 
and the International Security Assistance Force 
(ISAF) ‘‘maintain a robust program dedicated to im-
proving the recruitment, retention, and treatment of 
women in the Afghan National Security Forces 
(ANSF), and to improving the status of Afghan 
women in general’’. 
(4) According to the Department of Defense’s Oc-
tober 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan, the ‘‘Afghan MoI showed 
significant support for women in the MoI and is tak-
ing steps to protect and empower female police and 
female MoI staff’’. Although some positive steps have 
been made, progress remains slow to reach the MoI’s 
goal of recruiting 10,000 women in the Afghan Na-
tional Police (ANP) in the next 10 years. 
(5) According to Inclusive Security, women only 
make up approximately 1 percent of the Afghan Na-
tional Police. There are about 2,200 women serving in 
the police force, fewer than the goal of 5,000 women 
set by the Government of Afghanistan.
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(6) According to the International Crisis Group, 
there are not enough female police officers to staff all 
provincial Family Response Units (FRUs). United 
Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan and the Of-
fice of the High Commissioner for Refugees found that 
‘‘in the absence of Family Response Units or visible 
women police officers, women victims almost never 
approach police stations willingly, fearing they will 
be arrested, their reputations stained or worse’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROMOTION OF SECURITY 
OF AFGHAN WOMEN.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to prevent Afghanistan from again be-
coming a safe haven and training ground for inter-
national terrorism; 
(2) as an important part of a strategy to achieve 
this objective and to help Afghanistan achieve its full 
potential, the United States Government should con-
tinue to regularly press the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan to commit to the meaningful 
inclusion of women in the political, economic, and se-
curity transition process and to ensure that women’s 
concerns are fully reflected in relevant negotiations; 
(3) the United States Government and the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan should reaffirm their commit-
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ment to supporting Afghan civil society, including 
women’s organizations, as agreed to during the meet-
ing between the International Community and the 
Government of Afghanistan on the Tokyo Mutual Ac-
countability Framework (TMAF) in July 2013; 
(4) the United States Government should con-
tinue to support and encourage efforts to recruit and 
retain women in the Afghan National Security 
Forces, who are critical to the success of NATO’s Res-
olute Support Mission and future Enduring Partner-
ship mission; and 
(5) the United States should bid on no less than 
one gender advisor billet within the Resolute Support 
Mission Gender Advisory Unit and continue to work 
with other countries to ensure that the Resolute Sup-
port Mission Gender Advisory Unit billets are fully 
staffed. 
(c) PLAN
TO
PROMOTE
SECURITY
OF
AFGHAN 
WOMEN.— 
(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, 
shall include in the report required under section 
1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3550)— 
(A) an assessment of the security of Afghan 
women and girls, including information regard-
ing efforts to increase the recruitment and reten-
tion of women in the ANSF; and 
(B) an assessment of the implementation of 
the plans for the recruitment, integration, reten-
tion, training, treatment, and provision of ap-
propriate 
facilities 
and 
transportation 
for 
women in the ANSF, including the challenges as-
sociated with such implementation and the steps 
being taken to address those challenges. 
(2) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to the extent practicable, support the ef-
forts of the Government of Afghanistan to pro-
mote the security of Afghan women and girls 
during and after the security transition process 
through the development and implementation by 
the Government of Afghanistan of an Afghan-led 
plan that should include the elements described 
in this paragraph.
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(B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, 
working with the NATO-led Resolute Support 
mission should encourage the Government of Af-
ghanistan to develop— 
(i) measures for the evaluation of the 
effectiveness of existing training for Afghan 
National Security Forces on this issue; 
(ii) a plan to increase the number of 
female security officers specifically trained 
to address cases of gender-based violence, in-
cluding ensuring the Afghan National Po-
lice’s Family Response Units (FRUs) have 
the necessary resources and are available to 
women across Afghanistan; 
(iii) mechanisms to enhance the capac-
ity for units of National Police’s Family 
Response Units to fulfill their mandate as 
well as indicators measuring the oper-
ational effectiveness of these units; 
(iv) a plan to address the development 
of accountability mechanisms for ANA and 
ANP personnel who violate codes of conduct 
related to the human rights of women and 
girls, including female members of the 
ANSF; and
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(v) a plan to develop training for the 
ANA and the ANP to increase awareness 
and responsiveness among ANA and ANP 
personnel regarding the unique security 
challenges women confront when serving in 
those forces. 
(C) ENROLLMENT
AND
TREATMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Af-
ghan Ministries of Defense and Interior, shall 
seek to assist the Government of Afghanistan in 
including as part of the plan developed under 
subparagraph (A) the development and imple-
mentation of a plan to increase the number of fe-
male members of the ANA and ANP and to pro-
mote their equal treatment, including through 
such steps as providing appropriate equipment, 
modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and 
gender awareness training for recruits. 
(D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the 
Afghan Security Forces Fund for Fiscal 
Year 2016, no less than $10,000,000 should 
be used for the recruitment, integration, re-
tention, training, and treatment of women
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in the ANSF as well as the recruitment, 
training, and contracting of female security 
personnel for future elections. 
(ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI-
TIES.—Such programs and activities may 
include— 
(I) efforts to recruit women into 
the ANSF, including the special oper-
ations forces; 
(II) programs and activities of the 
Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate 
of Human Rights and Gender Integra-
tion and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior Office of Human Rights, Gender 
and Child Rights; 
(III) development and dissemina-
tion of gender and human rights edu-
cational and training materials and 
programs within the Afghan Ministry 
of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of 
Interior; 
(IV) efforts to address harassment 
and violence against women within the 
ANSF;
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(V) improvements to infrastruc-
ture that address the requirements of 
women serving in the ANSF, including 
appropriate equipment for female secu-
rity and police forces, and transpor-
tation for policewomen to their station 
(VI) support for ANP Family Re-
sponse Units; and 
(VII) security provisions for high- 
profile female police and army officers. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
SEC. 1221. DRAWDOWN OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the drawdown of United States forces in Af-
ghanistan should be based on security conditions in 
Afghanistan and United States security interests in 
the region; and 
(2) as the Afghan National Defense Security 
Forces develop security capabilities and capacity, an 
appropriate United States and international presence 
should continue, upon invitation by the Government 
of Afghanistan, to provide adequate capability and
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capacity to preserve gains made to date and continue 
counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan against 
terrorist organizations that can threaten United 
States interests or the United States homeland. 
(b) CERTIFICATION
ON
REDEPLOYMENTS
OF
US 
FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the approval by the Secretary of Defense of orders to 
redeploy United States forces from Afghanistan in 
order to effect a reduction of the United States force 
presence in Afghanistan by a significant amount in 
accordance with plans approved by the President to 
drawdown United States forces in Afghanistan, the 
President shall certify to the congressional defense 
committees that the reduction of such force presence 
will result in an acceptable level of risk to United 
States national security objectives taking into consid-
eration the security conditions on the ground. 
(2) SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.—For the purposes of 
this subsection, a significant amount in the reduction 
of the force presence of United States forces shall be 
a reduction by the lesser of— 
(A) 1,000 or more troops; or
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(B) the number of troops equal to 20 per-
cent of the troops in Afghanistan at the time of 
the reduction. 
(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive the re-
quirement for a certification under paragraph (1) if 
the making of the certification would impede national 
security objectives of the United States. The President 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on each such waiver, including the national se-
curity objectives that would otherwise be impeded if 
not for the waiver. 
SEC. 
1222. 
EXTENSION 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
COM-
MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended 
by section 1221 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3546), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ in subsections (a), 
(b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Sub-
section (e) of such section 1201, as so amended, is further 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’.
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(c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a copy of the guidance issued by the Sec-
retary to the Armed Forces concerning the Commanders’ 
Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan as revised to 
take into account the amendments made by this section. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS 
INJURY AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, 
amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012, as amended by this section, shall also be avail-
able for ex gratia payments for damage, personal in-
jury, or death that is incident to combat operations 
of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.— 
Any payment made pursuant to this subsection shall 
be made in accordance with the authorities and limi-
tations in section 8121 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C of Public Law 
113–235), other than subsection (h) of such section. 
(3) 
CONSTRUCTION
WITH
RESTRICTION
ON 
AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the applica-
tion of subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so
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amended, to any payment under this subsection, such 
payment shall be deemed to be a project described by 
such subsection (e). 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended by sec-
tion 1231 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2105 (Public Law 113–291), is further amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such 
section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 
(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘, 2014, and 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘through 2016’’.
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SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–81; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1222 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Operation 
Enduring Freedom’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation Free-
dom’s Sentinel’’. 
(b) OTHER SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section 
1233, as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation Free-
dom’s Sentinel’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section 1233, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 
$1,160,000,000’’; and
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(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fis-
cal year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 
$900,000,000’’. 
(d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion 1233, as added by section 1223(e) of the National De-
fense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2520), is amended by striking ‘‘on any’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘on any reimbursements 
made during such quarter under the authorities as follows: 
‘‘(1) Subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) Section 1224(h) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING 
TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PRO-
VIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015, is further amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(f) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2001), as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(g) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF 
PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the 
total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 
Pakistan during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sen-
tence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by subsection 
(c)(2)), $300,000,000 shall not be eligible for the waiver 
under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that— 
(1) Pakistan has undertaken military operations 
in North Waziristan that have contributed to signifi-
cantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of move-
ment of the Haqqani network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken actions that have dem-
onstrated a commitment to ensuring that North 
Waziristan does not return to being a safe haven for 
the Haqqani network; and 
(3) the Government of Pakistan has taken ac-
tions to promote stability in Afghanistan, including
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encouraging the participation of the Taliban in rec-
onciliation talks with the Government of Afghanistan. 
(h) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STABILITY 
ACTIVITIES IN FATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount of reim-
bursements and support authorized for Pakistan dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of 
section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as so amended), 
$100,000,000 may be available for stability activities 
undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally Adminis-
tered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision of 
funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan 
Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities 
undertaken in support of the following: 
(A) Building and maintaining border out-
posts. 
(B) Strengthening cooperative efforts be-
tween the Pakistan military and the Afghan Na-
tional Defense Security Forces in activities that 
include— 
(i) bilateral meetings to enhance border 
security coordination; 
(ii) sustaining critical infrastructure 
within the Federally Administered Tribal
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Areas, such as maintaining key ground 
lines of communication; 
(iii) increasing training for the Paki-
stan Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 
and 
(iv) training to improve interoper-
ability between the Pakistan military and 
the 
Pakistan 
Frontier 
Corps 
Khyber 
Pakhtunkwha. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2017, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the ex-
penditure of funds available under paragraph (1), in-
cluding a description of the following: 
(A) The purpose for which such funds were 
expended. 
(B) Each organization on whose behalf such 
funds were expended, including the amount ex-
pended on such organization and the number of 
members of such organization trained with such 
amount. 
(C) Any limitation imposed on the expendi-
ture of funds under that paragraph, including 
on any recipient of funds or any use of funds ex-
pended.
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(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1233(g) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 1225. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER TO VIOLENT EX-
TREMIST ORGANIZATIONS OF EQUIPMENT OR 
SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES 
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No assistance authorized by sec-
tion 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291) may be provided to the Govern-
ment of Iraq after the date that is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary of Defense 
certifies to Congress, after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, that appropriate steps have been taken by the Govern-
ment of Iraq to safeguard against transferring or otherwise 
providing such assistance to violent extremist organiza-
tions. 
(b) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—For pur-
poses of this section, an organization is a violent extremist 
organization if the organization— 
(1) is a terrorist group or is associated with a 
terrorist group; or
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(2) is known to be under the command and con-
trol of, or is associated with, the Government of Iran. 
(c) REPORTS ON TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT OR SUP-
PLIES TO VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) REPORTS
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the Secretary of Defense makes any deter-
mination that equipment or supplies provided pursu-
ant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 have been transferred to a vio-
lent extremist organization, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the determination and 
the transfer. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the transfer covered by such re-
port, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the type and quantity 
of equipment or supplies so transferred. 
(B) A description of the criteria used to de-
termine that the organization to which trans-
ferred was a violent extremist organization. 
(C) A description, if known, of how such 
equipment or supplies were transferred or ac-
quired by the violent extremist organization con-
cerned.
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(D) If such equipment or supplies are deter-
mined to remain under the current control of 
any violent extremist organization, a description 
of each such organization, including its relation-
ship, if any, with the security forces of the Gov-
ernment of Iraq. 
(E) A description of end use monitoring or 
other policies and procedures in place for the 
equipment or supplies so transferred in order 
prevent the transfer or acquisition of such equip-
ment or supplies by violent extremist organiza-
tions. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TIME FOR QUARTERLY PROGRESS RE-
PORTS
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
COUNTER
ISIL.—Section 
1236(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
is amended by striking ‘‘30 days thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘90 days thereafter’’. 
SEC. 1226. REPORT ON LINES OF COMMUNICATION OF IS-
LAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT AND 
OTHER 
FOREIGN 
TERRORIST 
ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
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fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report setting forth the following: 
(1) An assessment of the lines of communication 
that enable the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL), Jabhal al-Nusra, and other foreign terrorist 
organizations by facilitating the delivery of foreign 
fighters, funding, equipment, or other assistance 
through countries bordering on Syria. 
(2) An assessment of the impacts of the lines of 
communication described in paragraph (1) on the se-
curity of the United States homeland and the protec-
tion of personnel and installations of the Department 
of Defense and diplomatic facilities in Europe and 
the Middle East. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1227. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN 
ALLIES. 
(a) COVERED AFGHANS.—
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(1) TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.—Clause (ii) of sec-
tion 602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘year—’’ and inserting ‘‘year, or, if submitting a pe-
tition after September 30, 2015, for a period of not 
less than 2 years—’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SUCCESSOR NAME FOR INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—Subclause (II) of 
section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Pro-
tection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 
amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 
by striking ‘‘Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Force 
(or any successor name for such Force)’’; 
(ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 
name for such Force),’’; and 
(iii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘Force;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 
name for such Force);’’. 
(B) SHORT TITLE.—Section 601 of the Af-
ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended 
by striking ‘‘This Act’’ and inserting ‘‘This 
title’’.
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(C) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REFERENCE.—Sec-
tion 602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of title 
41, United States Code’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) of 
section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 AND 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 2017’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending on September 
30, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘until such time that 
available special immigrant visas under sub-
paragraphs (D) and (E) and this subparagraph 
are exhausted,’’ and 
(B) by striking ‘‘4,000.’’ and inserting 
‘‘7,000.’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2017.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the date such visas are exhausted.’’.
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(c) REPORTS
AND SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—Section 
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION OF 
THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.— 
Not later than June 1, 2016, and every six months 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the United States force 
presence in Afghanistan during the previous 6 
months; 
‘‘(B) a description of the projected United 
States force presence in Afghanistan; 
‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of 
Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf 
of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
during the previous 6 months; and 
‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens 
or nationals who will be employed by or on be-
half of such entities.
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‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the necessity of providing special immi-
grant status under this subsection should be assessed 
at regular intervals by the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, taking into ac-
count the scope of the current and planned presence 
of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current 
and prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of 
Afghanistan employed by or on behalf of the entities 
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and the security 
climate in Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1228. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of 
section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2015’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2016 may not exceed $80,000,000.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (g) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2015, and every 180 days thereafter until the author-
ity in this section expires, the Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port on the activities of the Office of Security Co-
operation in Iraq. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A current description of capability 
gaps in the security forces of Iraq, including ca-
pability gaps relating to intelligence matters, 
protection of Iraq airspace, and logistics and 
maintenance, and a current description of the 
extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq 
has requested assistance in addressing such capa-
bility gaps. 
‘‘(B) A current description of the activities 
of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and 
the extent, if any, to which the programs con-