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(D) the improvement of existing process 
timelines of the Integrated Disability Evaluation 
System; 
(E) increased service member satisfaction; 
and 
(F) the establishment of an information 
technology bridging solution described in sub-
section (c)(4). 
(2) DURATION.—The pilot program under para-
graph (1) shall be carried for a period not exceeding 
three years. 
(c) GOALS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out the 
pilot program under subsection (b), the Working Group 
shall ensure the following: 
(1) The period beginning on the date on which 
an eligible member begins to participate in the pilot 
program and ending on the date on which the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs determines the disability 
rating of the member is not more than 295 days. 
(2) Employees of the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs who carry out the 
pilot program are co-located in the same facility, to 
the extent practicable, to determine the efficiencies 
provided by locating services of the Departments in 
the same location. 
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(3) The elimination of redundant forms by cre-
ating and using a standardized electronic form set 
with respect to information that the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs both re-
quire for an eligible member participating in the 
pilot program. 
(4) The establishment of an information tech-
nology bridging solution between the existing E-bene-
fits program and the MYIDES dashboard to ensure 
that both such programs contain the information that 
is added to the claim of an eligible member partici-
pating in the pilot program. 
(5) Using the solution established under para-
graph (4), eligible members participating in the pilot 
program are able to use the existing identification 
number of the member used by the Department of De-
fense to— 
(A) automatically track the status of the 
claim of the member, including with respect to 
the office of the Department of Defense or the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs that is responsible 
for the evaluation as of the date of accessing such 
solution; and 
(B) be informed of the estimated timeline of 
the evaluation of the claim. 
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(6) Using the solution established under para-
graph (4), the Working Group and the Secretaries 
may— 
(A) identify the office and employee of the 
Department of Defense or the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs who are responsible for the evalua-
tion of a claim at any given time; and 
(B) track individual employees of the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs with respect to statistics measuring 
quality and accuracy at the case level. 
(7) Eligible members who participate in the pilot 
program have the opportunity to use an exit survey 
(approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs) that informs the Working 
Group of the satisfaction of the member with respect 
to the pilot program. 
(d) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member of the Armed 
Forces who is being separated or retired from the Armed 
Forces for disability under chapter 61 of title 10, United 
States Code, is eligible to participate in the pilot program 
under subsection (b) if— 
(1) the member is referred to the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System beginning on or after the 
date of the commencement of the pilot program by the 
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specific medical authority of a military department; 
and 
(2) the evaluation of the member under the Inte-
grated Disability Evaluation System is processed at 
the disability rating activity site in Providence, 
Rhode Island. 
(e) TIMELINE.—By not later than 120 days after the 
date of the first meeting of the Working Group, the Working 
Group shall— 
(1) establish the pilot program under subsection 
(b); and 
(2) establish standards for the products, software, 
personnel, approved standardized electronic form set 
described in subsection (c)(3), and other matters re-
quired to carry out the pilot program; and 
(3) identify the security required for the infor-
mation systems of the pilot program. 
(f) LOCATION.—The pilot program established under 
subsection (b) shall be located at Walter Reed National 
Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. 
(g) COOPERATION.— 
(1) ASSIGNMENT.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall assign employ-
ees of both Departments to the location specified in 
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subsection (f) during the period in which the pilot 
program is carried out. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—As determined appro-
priate by the Department of Veterans Affairs-Depart-
ment of Defense Joint Executive Committee, employ-
ees of the Veterans Benefits Administration who rate 
claims for disability may be assigned to the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (b) in a sufficient number to 
ensure that claims for disability that are approved 
are processed— 
(A) for proposed rating decision not later 
than 15 days after such approval; and 
(B) for notification of benefits and author-
ization of award not later than 30 days after 
separation from the Armed Forces. 
(h) TREATMENT IN CURRENT IDES.—If an eligible 
member who is participating in the pilot program under 
subsection (b) elects to instead participate in the Integrated 
Disability Evaluation System, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate the eligible 
member under the Integrated Disability Evaluation System 
by recognizing the date of the original claim of the member 
and without any penalty with respect to the priority of the 
member in such system. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
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(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—During each 90-day 
period during the period in which the Working Group 
carries out the pilot program under subsection (b), the 
Working Group shall submit to the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense 
Joint Executive Committee a report on the status of 
the pilot program. The report shall include— 
(A) the average number of days that an eli-
gible member participates in the pilot program 
before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines the disability rating of the member; 
(B) the extent to which forms have been 
eliminated pursuant to subsection (c)(3); 
(C) the extent to which the information 
technology bridging solution established pursuant 
to subsection (c)(4) has improved information 
sharing between the Departments; 
(D) the results of exit surveys described in 
subsection (c)(7); 
(E) the extent to which employees of the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs have been co-located in the same fa-
cility under the pilot program; and 
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(F) the determination of the Working 
Group, based on data collected during the course 
of the pilot program, with respect to the feasi-
bility of increasing the efficiency of the program 
to decrease the number of days of the goal de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1). 
(2) SUBMISSION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the Work-
ing Group submits a report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees such report. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the pilot program under sub-
section (b) is completed, the Working Group shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, and the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Com-
mittee a report on the pilot program, including an 
analysis of the pilot program and any recommenda-
tions regarding whether the pilot program should be 
expanded. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Working 
Group submits the report under paragraph (3), the 
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Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees such report. 
(j) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Working 
Group shall be composed of 15 members appointed by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of 
Defense Joint Executive Committee from among indi-
viduals who have subject matter expertise or other rel-
evant experience in government, the private sector, or 
academia regarding— 
(A) health care; 
(B) medical records; 
(C) logistics; 
(D) information technology; or 
(E) other relevant subjects. 
(2) DISQUALIFICATION.—An individual may not 
be appointed to the Working Group if the individual 
has served on the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee or 
any working group thereof. 
(3) EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENTS.—Not more 
than a total of four individuals who are employed by 
either the Department of Defense or the Department 
of Veterans Affairs may be appointed to the Working 
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Group to ensure that the efficiencies and best prac-
tices of the pilot program do not violate the policies 
of the Departments. Such an individual who is ap-
pointed may not serve as chairman of the Working 
Group or serve in any other supervisory or leadership 
role. 
(4) ADVISORS.—The Working Group shall seek 
advice from experts from nongovernmental organiza-
tions (including veterans service organizations, sur-
vivors of members of the Armed Forces or veterans, 
and military organizations), the Internet technology 
industry, private sector hospital administrators, and 
other entities the Working Group determines appro-
priate. 
(5) CHAIRMAN.—Except as provided by para-
graph (3), the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee shall 
designate a member of the Working Group to serve as 
chairman of the Working Group. 
(6) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members of the 
Working Group shall be appointed for the life of the 
Working Group. A vacancy shall not affect its powers. 
(7) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Working Group 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
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(8) APPOINTMENT DEADLINE.—The appointment 
of members of the Working Group established in this 
section shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(9) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Working Group who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the United States shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
which the member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Working Group. All members of the 
Working Group who are officers or employees of the 
United States shall serve without compensation in ad-
dition to that received for their services as officers or 
employees of the United States. 
(k) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Working Group shall 
hold its first meeting not later than 15 days after the 
date on which a majority of the members are ap-
pointed. 
(2) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
MEETINGS.—The 
Working Group shall meet not less than twice each 
year regarding the pilot program under subsection 
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(b), including the progress, status, implementation, 
and execution of the pilot program. 
(l) TERMINATION OF WORKING GROUP.—The Working 
Group shall terminate on the date on which the Working 
Group submits the report under subsection (i)(3). 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(B) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Integrated Disability Evaluation 
System’’ means the disability evaluation system used 
jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 593. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FULFILLING 
PROMISE TO LEAVE NO MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES UNACCOUNTED IN AFGHANI-
STAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States is a country of great 
honor and integrity. 
(2) The United States has made a sacred prom-
ise to members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas 
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in defense of the United States that their sacrifice and 
service will never be forgotten. 
(3) The United States can never thank the proud 
members of the Armed Forces enough for their sac-
rifice and service on behalf of the United States. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) abandoning the search efforts for members of 
the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in the 
line of duty now or in the future is unacceptable; 
(2) the United States has a responsibility to keep 
the promises made to members of the Armed Forces 
deployed overseas in defense of the United States, in-
cluding the promise of the United States Soldier’s 
Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state that ‘‘I will 
never leave a fallen comrade’’; and 
(3) while the United States continues to transi-
tion leadership roles in combat operations in Afghani-
stan to the people of Afghanistan, the United States 
must continue to fulfill these important promises to 
any member of the Armed Forces who is in a missing 
status or captured as a result of service in Afghani-
stan now or in the future. 
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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 602. NO FISCAL YEAR 2015 INCREASE IN BASIC PAY 
FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS. 
Section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall 
be applied for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned 
officers in the uniformed services in pay grades O–7 
through O–10 during calendar year 2015 by using the rate 
of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during 
2014. 
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
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(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of 
travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of 
normal commuting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members expe-
riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 
title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
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(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe-
cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
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(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
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(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for 
members of precommissioning programs pursuing for-
eign language proficiency. 
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(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between branches of the Armed Forces. 
(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 
officer candidates. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation 
SEC. 621. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 
PROVISION OF RELOCATION SERVICES. 
The Secretary of Defense may authorize the com-
mander of a military base to enter into a contract with 
an appropriate entity for the provision of relocation serv-
ices to members of the Armed Forces. 
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Subtitle D—Commissary and Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumen-
tality Benefits and Operations 
SEC. 631. AUTHORITY OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND IN-
STRUMENTALITIES TO ENTER INTO CON-
TRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO PROVIDE AND 
OBTAIN CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Section 2492 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Federal department, agency, or instrumen-
tality’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
of the section and inserting the following: ‘‘Federal depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality— 
‘‘(1) to provide or obtain goods and services ben-
eficial to the efficient management and operation of 
the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and 
recreation system; or 
‘‘(2) to provide or obtain food services beneficial 
to the efficient management and operation of the din-
ing facilities on military installations offering food 
services to members of the armed forces.’’. 
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SEC. 632. REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT, FOOD, AND PRICING 
OPTIONS FOR DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYS-
TEM. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review, utilizing the services of an inde-
pendent organization experienced in grocery retail analysis, 
of the defense commissary system to determine the quali-
tative and quantitative effects of— 
(1) using variable pricing in commissary stores 
to reduce the expenditure of appropriated funds to op-
erate the defense commissary system; 
(2) implementing a program to make available 
more private label products in commissary stores; 
(3) converting the defense commissary system to 
a nonappropriated fund instrumentality, and 
(4) eliminating or at least reducing second-des-
tination funding. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review 
required by this section also shall consider the following: 
(1) The impact of changes to the operation of the 
defense commissary system on commissary patrons, 
in particular junior enlisted members and junior offi-
cers and their dependents, that would result from dis-
placing current value and name-brand products with 
private-label products. 
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(2) The sensitivity of commissary patrons to 
pricing changes. 
(3) The feasibility of generating net revenue from 
pricing and stock assortment changes. 
(4) The relationship of higher prices and reduced 
patron savings to patron usage and accompanying 
sales, both on a national and regional basis. 
(5) The impact of changes to the operation of the 
defense commissary system on industry support; such 
as vendor stocking, promotions, discounts, and mer-
chandising activities and programs. 
(6) The ability of the current commissary man-
agement and information technology systems to ac-
commodate changes to the existing pricing and man-
agement structure. 
(7) The product category management systems 
and expertise of the Defense Commissary Agency. 
(8) The impact of changes to the operation of the 
defense commissary system on military exchanges and 
other morale, welfare, and recreation programs for 
members of the Armed Forces. 
(9) The identification of management and legis-
lative changes that would be required in connection 
with changes to the defense commissary system. 
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(10) An estimate of the time required to imple-
ment recommended changes to the current pricing 
and management model of the defense commissary 
system. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than February 1, 2015, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report containing the results of the review required 
by this section. 
SEC. 633. RESTRICTION ON IMPLEMENTING ANY NEW DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY TO LIMIT, 
RESTRICT, OR BAN THE SALE OF CERTAIN 
ITEMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
military departments may not take any action to imple-
ment any new policy that would limit, restrict, or ban the 
sale of any legal consumer product category sold as of Janu-
ary 1, 2014, in the defense commissary system or exchange 
stores system on any military installation, domestically or 
overseas, or on any Department of Defense vessel at sea. 
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 641. ANONYMOUS SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES REGARDING THEIR PREF-
ERENCES FOR MILITARY PAY AND BENEFITS. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a anonymous survey of random members 
of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits 
for the purpose of soliciting information on the following: 
(1) The value that members of the Armed Forces 
place on the following forms of compensation relative 
to one another: 
(A) Basic pay. 
(B) Allowances for housing and subsistence. 
(C) Bonuses and special pays. 
(D) Dependent healthcare benefits. 
(E) Healthcare benefits for retirees under 65 
years old. 
(F) Healthcare benefits for Medicare-eligible 
retirees. 
(G) Retirement pay. 
(2) How the members value different levels of 
pay or benefits, including the impact of co-payments 
or deductibles on the value of benefits. 
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(3) Any other issues related to military pay and 
benefits as the Secretary of Defense considers appro-
priate. 
(4) How information collected pursuant to a pre-
vious paragraph varies by age, rank, dependent sta-
tus, and such other factors as the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than March 
1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
and make publicly available a report containing the results 
of the survey, including both the analyses and the raw data 
collected. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074m of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) and 
(C) as subparagraph (C) and (D), respectively; 
and 
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) Once during each 180-day period dur-
ing which a member is deployed.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) by personnel in deployed units 
whose responsibilities include providing 
unit health care services if such personnel 
are available and the use of such personnel 
for the assessments would not impair the 
capacity of such personnel to perform higher 
priority tasks; and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074m(a)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C) 
and (D)’’. 
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SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF PROVISION OF FOOD TO 
FORMER MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS NOT 
RECEIVING INPATIENT CARE IN MILITARY 
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘A member or former member’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘member 
or dependent’’ and inserting ‘‘member, former mem-
ber, or dependent’’. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE AGREEMENTS BE-
TWEEN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND 
NON-MILITARY HEALTH CARE ENTITIES. 
Section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary concerned shall’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘if 
the Secretary establishing such agreement is the 
Secretary of Defense’’ before the semicolon; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the 
military department concerned’’ after ‘‘the De-
partment of Defense’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of a military department; or 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 712. SURVEYS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE 
STANDARD AND TRICARE EXTRA. 
Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on a biennial basis’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘paragraph (1) during 2017 and 2020, 
and at such others times as requested by such commit-
tees or as the Comptroller General determines appro-
priate’’. 
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SEC. 713. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OR ELIMINATION OF 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION BILLETS. 
The Secretary of Defense may not transfer or eliminate 
a graduate medical education billet from the military med-
ical treatment facility to which the billet is assigned as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary— 
(1) conducts a Department-wide review of the 
implementation of the plan required by section 731 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 U.S.C. 1071 
note) that is based on not less than two years of car-
rying out such implementation; 
(2) conducts an examination of the most success-
ful incentives for recruiting and retaining medical 
professionals to participate in the graduate medical 
education programs of the military departments; 
(3) determines the assignment of such billets 
based on the review and examination conducted under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(4) after the Secretary makes the determination 
under paragraph (3), certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees that any proposed transfer or elimi-
nation of such billets— 
(A) meets the needs of the military depart-
ments and the patient population; and 
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(B) takes into account the assignment inter-
ests of the members of the Armed Forces who are 
participating (or who will participate) in the 
graduate medical education programs of the 
military departments. 
SEC. 714. REVIEW OF MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM MOD-
ERNIZATION STUDY. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not restructure or realign a military medical treat-
ment facility until a 120-day period has elapsed fol-
lowing the date on which the Comptroller General of 
the United States is required to submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the report under subsection 
(b)(3). 
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(A) During the period from 2001 to 2012, 
for each military medical treatment facility con-
sidered under the modernization study directed 
by the Resource Management Decision of the De-
partment of Defense numbered MP–D–01— 
(i) the average daily inpatient census; 
(ii) the average inpatient capacity; 
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(iii) the top five inpatient admission 
diagnoses; 
(iv) each medical specialty available; 
(v) the average daily percent of staffing 
available for each medical specialty; 
(vi) the beneficiary population within 
the catchment area; 
(vii) the budgeted funding level; 
(viii) whether the facility has a 
helipad capable of receiving medical evacu-
ation airlift patients arriving on the pri-
mary evacuation aircraft platform for the 
military installation served; 
(ix) a determination of whether the ci-
vilian hospital system in which the facility 
resides is a Federally-designated under-
served medical community and the effect on 
such community from any reduction in 
staff or functions or downgrade of the facil-
ity; 
(x) if the facility serves a training cen-
ter, a determination, made in consultation 
with the appropriate training directorate, 
training and doctrine command, and forces 
command of each military department, of 
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the risk with respect to high tempo, live-fire 
military operations, and the potential for a 
mass casualty event if the facility is down-
graded to a clinic or reduced in personnel 
or capabilities; 
(xi) a site assessment by TRICARE to 
assess the network capabilities of TRICARE 
providers in the local area; 
(xii) the inpatient mental health avail-
ability; and 
(xiii) the average annual inpatient 
care directed to civilian medical facilities. 
(B) For each military medical treatment fa-
cility considered under such modernization 
study— 
(i) the civilian capacity by medical 
specialty in each catchment area; 
(ii) the distance in miles to the nearest 
civilian emergency care department; 
(iii) the distance in miles to the closest 
civilian inpatient hospital, listed by level of 
care and whether the facility is designated 
a sole community hospital; 
(iv) the availability of ambulance serv-
ice on the military installation and the dis-
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tance in miles to the nearest civilian ambu-
lance service, including the average response 
time to the military installation; 
(v) an estimate of the cost to restruc-
ture or realign the military medical treat-
ment facility, including with respect to bed 
closures and civilian personnel reductions; 
and 
(vi) if the military medical treatment 
facility is restructured or realigned, an esti-
mate of— 
(I) the number of civilian per-
sonnel reductions, listed by series; 
(II) the number of local support 
contracts terminated; and 
(III) the increased cost of pur-
chased care. 
(C) The results of the study with respect to 
the recommendations of the Secretary to restruc-
ture or realign military medical treatment fa-
cilities. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review the report under subsection 
(a)(2). 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The review under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the methodology used 
by the Secretary of Defense in conducting the 
study. 
(B) An assessment of the adequacy of the 
data used by the Secretary with respect to such 
study. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report under 
subsection (a)(2), the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the review under paragraph (1). 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 721. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND. 
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2573) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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SEC. 722. DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENIOR 
MEDICAL ADVISOR FOR ARMED FORCES RE-
TIREMENT HOME. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.— 
Subsection (a) of section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di-
rector of the TRICARE Management Activity’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of the Defense Health 
Agency’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di-
rector of the TRICARE Management Activity’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Director of 
the Defense Health Agency’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES 
OF SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Subsection (c)(2) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘health care standards of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘nation-
ally recognized health care standards and requirements’’. 
SEC. 723. RESEARCH REGARDING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. 
The Secretary of Defense may carry out research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation activities with respect to 
Alzheimer’s disease. 
SEC. 724. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
FESSIONAL STAFFING SERVICES. 
(a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and carry out an acquisition strategy with 
respect to entering into contracts for the services of 
health care professional staff at military medical 
treatment facilities. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Identification of the responsibilities of 
the military departments and elements of the De-
partment of Defense in carrying out such strat-
egy. 
(B) Methods to analyze, using reliable and 
detailed data covering the entire Department, the 
amount of funds expended on contracts for the 
services of health care professional staff. 
(C) Methods to identify opportunities to 
consolidate requirements for such services and re-
duce cost. 
(D) Methods to measure cost savings that 
are realized by using such contracts instead of 
purchased care. 
(E) Metrics to determine the effectiveness of 
such strategy. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
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a report on the status of implementing the acquisition strat-
egy under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), including how 
each element under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of para-
graph (2) of such subsection are being carried out. 
SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON MEDICATION THERAPY MAN-
AGEMENT UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In accordance with section 
1092 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De-
fense shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasi-
bility and desirability of including medication therapy 
management as part of the TRICARE program. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out 
the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
ensure the following: 
(1) Patients who participate in the pilot pro-
gram are patients who— 
(A) have more than one chronic condition; 
and 
(B) are prescribed more than one medica-
tion. 
(2) Medication therapy management services 
provided under the pilot program are focused on im-
proving patient use and outcomes of prescription 
medications. 
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(3) The design of the pilot considers best com-
mercial practices in providing medication therapy 
management services, including practices under the 
prescription drug program under part D of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
101 et seq.). 
(4) The pilot program includes methods to meas-
ure the effect of medication therapy management serv-
ices on— 
(A) patient use and outcomes of prescrip-
tion medications; and 
(B) the costs of health care. 
(c) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program under subsection (a) in not less 
than three locations. 
(2) FIRST LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less than 
one location selected under paragraph (1) shall meet 
the following criteria: 
(A) The location is a pharmacy at a mili-
tary medical treatment facility. 
(B) The patients participating in the pilot 
program at such location generally receive pri-
mary care services from health care providers at 
such facility. 
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(3) SECOND LOCATION CRITERIA.—Not less than 
one location selected under paragraph (1) shall meet 
the following criteria: 
(A) The location is a pharmacy at a mili-
tary medical treatment facility. 
(B) The patients participating in the pilot 
program at such location generally do not receive 
primary care services from health care providers 
at such facility. 
(4) THIRD LOCATION CRITERION.—Not less than 
one location selected under paragraph (1) shall be a 
pharmacy located at a location other than a military 
medical treatment facility. 
(d) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) for a period determined 
appropriate by the Secretary that is not less than two years. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the date 
on which the Secretary commences the pilot program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the pilot program that 
includes— 
(1) information on the effect of medication ther-
apy management services on— 
(A) patient use and outcomes of prescrip-
tion medications; and 
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(B) the costs of health care; 
(2) the recommendations of the Secretary with 
respect to incorporating medication therapy manage-
ment into the TRICARE program; and 
(3) such other information as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘medication therapy management’’ 
means professional services provided by qualified 
pharmacists to patients to improve the effective use 
and outcomes of prescription medications provided to 
the patients. 
(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 726. REPORT ON REDUCTION OF PRIME SERVICE 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 732 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112- 
239; 126 Stat. 1816), as amended by section 701 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the status of reducing the 
availability of TRICARE Prime in regions described 
in subsection (d)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Details regarding the impact to af-
fected eligible beneficiaries with respect to the re-
duction of the availability of TRICARE Prime 
in regions described in subsection (d)(1)(B), in-
cluding, with respect to each State— 
‘‘(i) the number of affected eligible 
beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re-
port, are enrolled in TRICARE Standard; 
‘‘(ii) the number of affected eligible 
beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re-
port; changed residences to remain eligible 
for TRICARE Prime in a new region; and 
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‘‘(iii) the number of affected eligible 
beneficiaries who, as of the date of the re-
port, have made an election described in 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(B) The estimated increase in annual costs 
per each affected eligible beneficiary counted 
under subparagraph (A) as compared to the esti-
mated annual costs if a contract described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A) did not affect the eligibility 
of the beneficiary for TRICARE Prime. 
‘‘(C) A description of the efforts of the Sec-
retary to assess— 
‘‘(i) the impact on access to health care 
for affected eligible beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(ii) the satisfaction of such bene-
ficiaries with respect to access to health care 
under TRICARE Standard. 
‘‘(D) A description of the estimated cost 
savings realized by reducing the availability of 
TRICARE Prime in regions described in sub-
section (d)(1)(B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)(3)(A) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(1)(B)’’. 
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SEC. 727. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON TRANSI-
TION OF CARE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2015, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees and Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report that assesses the transition of care for post-traumatic 
stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) The programs, policies, and regulations that 
affect the transition of care, particularly with respect 
to individuals who are taking or have been prescribed 
antidepressants, stimulants, antipsychotics, mood sta-
bilizers, anxiolytic, depressants, or hallucinogens. 
(2) Upon transitioning to care furnished by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the extent to which the 
pharmaceutical treatment plan of an individual 
changes, and the factors determining such changes. 
(3) The extent to which the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs have worked to-
gether to identify and apply best pharmaceutical 
treatment practices. 
(4) A description of the off-formulary waiver 
process of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the 
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extent to which the process is applied efficiently at the 
treatment level. 
(5) The benefits and challenges of combining the 
formularies across the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(6) Any other issues that the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(c) TRANSITION OF CARE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘transition of care’’ means the transition of an 
individual from receiving treatment furnished by the Sec-
retary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 728. BRIEFING ON HOSPITALS IN ARREARS IN PAY-
MENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a briefing on the process used by the 
Defense Health Agency to collect payments from non-De-
partment of Defense hospitals. Such briefing shall include 
a list of each hospital that is more than 90 days in arrears 
in payments to the Secretary, including the amount of ar-
rears (by 30-day increments) for each such hospital. 
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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Amendments to General 
Contracting Authorities, Proce-
dures, and Limitations 
SEC. 801. EXTENSION TO UNITED STATES TRANSPOR-
TATION COMMAND OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING 
TO 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
CONTRACTING 
WITH THE ENEMY. 
Section 831(i)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 813) is amended by inserting ‘‘United States Trans-
portation Command,’’ after ‘‘United States Southern Com-
mand,’’. 
SEC. 802. EXTENSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR AD-
VANCED 
COMPONENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
OR 
PROTOTYPE UNITS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION.—Subsection (b)(4) 
of section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION
OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘March 
1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘ March 1, 2018’’. 
SEC. 803. AMENDMENT RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE 
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS 
AGENCY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE 
PROJECTS. 
Section 845(a)(1) of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 
2371 note) is amended by striking ‘‘weapons or weapon sys-
tems proposed to be acquired or developed by the Depart-
ment of Defense, or to improvement of weapons or weapon 
systems in use by the Armed Forces’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘enhancing the mission effectiveness of military 
personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, compo-
nents, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by 
the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, 
systems, components, or materials in use by the Armed 
Forces’’. 
SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AN-
NUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT 
SERVICES. 
Section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1489), 
as amended by section 802 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 804) is further amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘or 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2014, or 2015’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014, and 2015’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘or 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014, or 2015’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2015’’. 
Subtitle B—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 811. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AND AMENDMENTS 
TO TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF 
COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCON-
TRACTING PLANS. 
(a) THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of sec-
tion 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHEN-
SIVE SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.—Subsection (b) of section 
834 of such Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4), and in that paragraph by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) Each comprehensive subcontracting plan of a con-
tractor shall require that the contractor report to the Sec-
retary of Defense on a semi-annual basis the following in-
formation: 
‘‘(A) The amount of first-tier subcontract dollars 
awarded during the six-month period covered by the 
report to covered small business concerns, with the in-
formation set forth separately— 
‘‘(i) by North American Industrial Classi-
fication System code; 
‘‘(ii) by major defense acquisition program, 
as defined in section 2430(a) of title 10, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(iii) by contract, if the contract is for the 
maintenance, overhaul, repair, servicing, reha-
bilitation, salvage, modernization, or modifica-
tion of supplies, systems, or equipment and the 
total value of the contract, including options, ex-
ceeds $100,000,000; and 
‘‘(iv) by military department. 
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‘‘(B) The total number of subcontracts active 
under the test program during the six-month period 
covered by the report that would have otherwise re-
quired a subcontracting plan under paragraph (4) or 
(5) of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)). 
‘‘(C) Costs incurred in negotiating, complying 
with, and reporting on comprehensive subcontracting 
plans. 
‘‘(D) Costs avoided by adoption of a comprehen-
sive subcontracting plan. 
‘‘(E) Any other information required by the De-
partment of Defense to complete the study required by 
subsection (f).’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCE
FOR FAILURE
TO 
MAKE GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (d) of section 834 
of such Act is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMPANY-WIDE’’ and in-
serting ‘‘COMPREHENSIVE’’ in the heading; 
(B) by striking ‘‘company-wide’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘comprehensive subcontracting’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
addition, any such failure shall be a factor con-
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sidered as part of the evaluation of past perform-
ance of an offeror.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
SUSPENSION
OF
SUBSECTION 
(D).—Section 402 of Public Law 101–574 (15 U.S.C. 
637 note) is repealed. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
834(f) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 
1994, and March 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’. 
(2) CORRECTION
OF
REFERENCE
TO
COM-
MITTEE.—Such paragraph is further amended by 
striking ‘‘Committees’’ and all that follows through 
the end of such paragraph and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Committees on Armed Services and on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Armed Services and on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COVERED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Sub-
section (g) of section 834 of such Act is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
small business concern’ includes each of the following: 
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‘‘(1) A small business concern, as that term is 
defined under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)); 
‘‘(2) A small business concern owned and con-
trolled by veterans, as that term is defined in section 
3(q)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)). 
‘‘(3) A small business concern owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans, as that term is de-
fined in section 3(q)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(q)(2)). 
‘‘(4) A qualified HUBZone small business con-
cern, as that term is defined under section 3(p)(5) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(5)). 
‘‘(5) A small business concern owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals, as that term is defined in section 
8(d)(3)(C) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(6) A small business concern owned and con-
trolled by women, as that term is defined under sec-
tion 3(n) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n)).’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subsection 
(a)(1) of section 834 of such Act is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘small business concerns and small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by socially and economi-
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cally disadvantaged individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘cov-
ered small business concerns’’. 
SEC. 812. IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE-DIS-
ABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.—Section 3(q) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN
OWNED
AND 
CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.—The 
term ‘small business concern owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans’ means a small business con-
cern— 
‘‘(A)(i) not less than 51 percent of which is 
owned by one or more service-disabled veterans 
or, in the case of any publicly owned business, 
not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is 
owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the management and daily business 
operations of which are controlled by one or 
more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of 
a veteran with permanent and severe disability, 
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the spouse or permanent caregiver of such vet-
eran; or 
‘‘(B)(i) not less than 51 percent of which is 
owned by one or more veterans with service-con-
nected disabilities that are permanent and total 
who are unable to manage the daily business op-
erations of such concern or, in the case of a pub-
licly owned business, not less than 51 percent of 
the stock of which is owned by one or more such 
veterans; and 
‘‘(ii) is included in the database described 
in section 8127(f) of title 38, United States 
Code.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF BUSINESSES AFTER DEATH 
OF VETERAN-OWNER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), if the death of a service-disabled vet-
eran causes a small business concern to be less 
than 51 percent owned by one or more such vet-
erans, the surviving spouse of such veteran who 
acquires ownership rights in such small business 
concern shall, for the period described in sub-
paragraph (B), be treated as if the surviving 
spouse were that veteran for the purpose of 
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maintaining the status of the small business con-
cern as a small business concern owned and con-
trolled by service-disabled veterans. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) is the period be-
ginning on the date on which the service-disabled 
veteran dies and ending on the earliest of the fol-
lowing dates: 
‘‘(i) The date on which the surviving 
spouse remarries. 
‘‘(ii) The date on which the surviving 
spouse relinquishes an ownership interest in 
the small business concern. 
‘‘(iii) The date that is ten years after 
the date of the veteran’s death. 
‘‘(C) 
APPLICATION
TO
SURVIVING 
SPOUSE.—Subparagraph (A) only applies to a 
surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-con-
nected disability if— 
‘‘(i) the veteran had a service-connected 
disability rated as 100 percent disabling or 
died as a result of a service-connected dis-
ability; and 
‘‘(ii) prior to the death of the veteran 
and during the period in which the sur-
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viving spouse seeks to qualify under this 
paragraph, the small business concern is in-
cluded in the database described in section 
8127(f) of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.—Section 8127 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); and 
(2) in subsection (l)(2), by striking ‘‘means’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘has the meaning given that 
term under section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(q)).’’. 
(c) SBA TO ASSUME CONTROL OF VERIFICATION OF 
OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL STATUS OF APPLICANTS FOR 
INCLUSION
IN
THE DATABASE
OF SMALL BUSINESSES 
OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE DISABLED VET-
ERANS
AND VETERANS.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by section 815, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 49. VETS FIRST PROGRAM. 
‘‘In order to increase opportunities for small business 
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
and small business concerns owned and controlled by vet-
erans in the Federal marketplace, not later than 180 days 
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