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‘‘(I) ensure that Veteran Busi-
ness Outreach Centers regularly par-
ticipate, on a nationwide basis, in the 
Boots to Business Program; and 
‘‘(II) to the maximum extent 
practicable, use a variety of other re-
source partners and entities in admin-
istering the Boots to Business Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(ii) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying 
out clause (i), the Administrator may make 
grants to Veteran Business Outreach Cen-
ters, other resource partners, or other enti-
ties to carry out components of the Boots 
to Business Program. 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
make 
available to the Secretary of Defense informa-
tion regarding the Boots to Business Program, 
including all course materials created for the 
Boots to Business Program, for inclusion on 
the website of the Department of Defense relat-
ing to the Transition Assistance Program, in 
the Transition Assistance Program manual, and
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in other relevant materials available for dis-
tribution from the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY
TO
VETERANS
AF-
FAIRS.—In consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, the Administrator shall make 
available outreach materials regarding the 
Boots to Business Program for distribution and 
display at local facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs which shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) describe the Boots to Business 
Program and the services provided; and 
‘‘(ii) include eligibility requirements 
for participating in the Boots to Business 
Program. 
‘‘(5) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the 
Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
and the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives an annual report regarding the 
awarding of grants to entities under paragraph 
(4)(C). 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection and every 
year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
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neurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives a report 
on the performance and effectiveness of the Boots to 
Business Program, which may be included as part of 
another report submitted to such Committees by the 
Administrator, and which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the number of program participants 
using each component of the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(B) the completion rates for each compo-
nent of the Boots to Business Program; 
‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the demographics of program par-
ticipants, to include gender, age, race, rela-
tionship to military, military occupational 
specialty, and years of service of program 
participants; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns formed or expanded with assist-
ance under the Boots to Business Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(iii) the gross receipts of small busi-
ness concerns receiving assistance under 
the Boots to Business Program;
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‘‘(iv) the number of jobs created with 
assistance under the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(v) the number of referrals to other 
resources and programs of the Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(vi) the number of program partici-
pants receiving financial assistance under 
loan programs of the Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the type and dollar amount of 
financial assistance received by program 
participants under any loan program of the 
Administration; and 
‘‘(viii) results of participant satisfac-
tion surveys, including a summary of any 
comments received from program partici-
pants; 
‘‘(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the Boots to Business Program in each region 
of the Administration during the most recent 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(E) an assessment of additional perform-
ance outcome measures for the Boots to Busi-
ness Program, as identified by the Adminis-
trator;
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‘‘(F) any recommendations of the Adminis-
trator for improvement of the Boots to Busi-
ness Program, which may include expansion of 
the types of individuals who are covered individ-
uals; 
‘‘(G) an explanation of how the Boots to 
Business Program has been integrated with 
other transition programs and related resources 
of the Administration and other Federal agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(H) any additional information the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary.’’. 
SEC. 868. IMPROVEMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS PROGRAM. 
(a) USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 48 as section 49; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 47 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall only deliver 
entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial 
education, support for the development and mainte-
nance of clusters, or business training through a 
program authorized under— 
‘‘(A) section 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 
22, 29, or 32 of this Act; or 
‘‘(B) sections 358 or 389 of the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined 
in section 8(a)(13)). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first De-
cember 1 after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Administrator shall annually report to the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate on all entrepreneurial development 
activities undertaken in the current fiscal year through a 
program described in subsection (a). Such report shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a description and operating details for 
each program and activity;
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‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard 
operating procedures for each program and activity; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award 
grants under each program and activity; 
‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) and 
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the 
current fiscal year for each program and activity; 
and 
‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals 
responsible for each program and activity.’’. 
(b) MARKETING OF SERVICES.—Section 21 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERV-
ICES.—The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants re-
ceiving grants under this section from marketing and ad-
vertising their services to individuals and small business 
concerns.’’. 
(c) DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is 
amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this sec-
tion,’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data 
collection activities related to applicants receiv-
ing grants under this section’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.— 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648), as amended by subsection (b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate on any data collection activities related to the 
Small Business Development Center Program.’’. 
(3) WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE DATA COL-
LECTION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
STUDY.—The 
Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration shall establish a group to be known as 
the ‘‘Data Collection Working Group’’ con-
sisting of members from entrepreneurial devel-
opment grant recipients associations and orga-
566 
nizations and officials from the Small Business 
Administration, to carry out a study to deter-
mine the best way to capture data collection 
and create or revise existing systems dedicated 
to data collection. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than the end of 
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Data Collection 
Working Group shall issue a report to the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate con-
taining the findings and determinations made 
in carrying out the study required under para-
graph (1), including— 
(i) recommendations for revising exist-
ing data collection practices; and 
(ii) a proposed plan for the Small 
Business Administration to implement 
such recommendations. 
(d) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS.—Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C)), as amended by subsection 
(c), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS.—A small business development center 
that participates in a private partnership or cosponsorship 
with the Administration shall not be prohibited from col-
lecting fees or other income related to the operation of 
such a private partnership or cosponsorship.’’. 
(e) EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS.—Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
amounts made available in any fiscal 
year to carry out this section, not 
more than $600,000 may be used by 
the Administration to pay expenses 
enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 
(f) 
CONFIDENTIALITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘under this 
section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local, or Federal 
agency, or to any third party’’. 
(g) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by sub-
section (c), is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘any 
women’s business center operating pursuant to 
section 29,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except 
for not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
may not award grants (including contracts and coopera-
tive agreements) under this section to any entity other 
than those that received grants (including contracts and 
cooperative agreements) under this section prior to the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and that seek 
to renew such grants (including contracts and cooperative 
agreements) after such date.’’. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The amend-
ments made by this section may not be construed as 
prohibiting a women’s business center (as described 
under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 656)) from receiving a subgrant from an en-
tity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648).
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 871. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEGOTIATIONS 
FOR 
NONCOMMERCIAL 
COMPUTER 
SOFT-
WARE. 
Section 2322a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(c) RIGHTS TO NONCOMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFT-
WARE.—As part of any negotiation for the acquisition of 
noncommercial computer software, the Secretary of De-
fense may not require a contractor to sell or otherwise re-
linquish to the Federal Government any rights to non-
commercial computer software developed exclusively at 
private expense, except for rights related to— 
‘‘(1) corrections or changes to such software or 
documentation related to such software furnished to 
the contractor by the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(2) such software or documentation related to 
such software that is otherwise publicly available or 
that has been released or disclosed by the contractor 
or subcontractor without restrictions on further use, 
release, or disclosure, other than a release or disclo-
sure resulting from the sale, transfer, or other as-
signment of interest in such software or documenta-
tion to another party.
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‘‘(3) such software or documentation related to 
such software obtained with unlimited rights under 
another contract with the Federal Government or as 
a result of such a negotiation; or 
‘‘(4) such software or documentation related to 
such software furnished to the Department of De-
fense under a contract or subcontract that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) restricted rights in such software, 
limited rights in technical data, or government 
purpose rights, where such restricted rights, 
limited rights, or government purpose rights 
have expired; or 
‘‘(B) government purpose rights, where the 
contractor’s exclusive right to use such software 
or documentation for commercial purposes has 
expired. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION OF SPECIALLY NEGOTIATED 
LICENSES.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, negotiate and enter into a con-
tract with a contractor for a specially negotiated license 
for noncommercial computer software or documentation 
related to such software necessary to support the product 
support strategy of a major weapon system or subsystem 
of a major weapon system.’’.
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SEC. 872. REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR RISK AND SEN-
SITIVITY ANALYSIS OF BASELINE ESTIMATES 
IN SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
Section 2432(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, along with the associated 
risk and sensitivity analysis of that estimate’’ each place 
it appears. 
SEC. 873. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF SENSITIVE MA-
TERIALS FROM NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 148 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2533b the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2533c. Prohibition on acquisition of sensitive mate-
rials from non-allied foreign nations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Defense may not— 
‘‘(1) procure any end item containing a covered 
material from any covered nation, except as provided 
by subsection (c); or 
‘‘(2) sell any covered material from the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile, if the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager determines that such a sale is not 
in the national interests of the United States, to— 
‘‘(A) any covered nation; or
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‘‘(B) any third party that the Secretary 
reasonably believes is acting as a broker or 
agent for a covered nation or an entity in a cov-
ered nation. 
‘‘(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) shall apply to 
prime contracts and subcontracts at any tier. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply 
under the following circumstances: 
‘‘(1) If the Secretary of Defense determines 
that covered materials of satisfactory quality and 
quantity, in the required form, cannot be procured 
as and when needed. 
‘‘(2) To the procurement of an end item de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) or the sale of any cov-
ered material described under subsection (a)(1) by 
the Secretary outside of the United States for use 
outside of the United States. 
‘‘(3) To the purchase by the Secretary of an 
end item containing a covered material that is— 
‘‘(A) a commercially available off-the-shelf 
item (as defined in section 104 of title 41); or 
‘‘(B) an electronic device, unless the Sec-
retary of Defense, upon the recommendation of 
the Strategic Materials Protection Board pursu-
ant to section 187 of this title, determines that
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the domestic availability of a particular elec-
tronic device is critical to national security. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED MATERIAL.—The term ‘covered 
material’ means— 
‘‘(A) samarium-cobalt magnets; 
‘‘(B) neodymium-iron-boron magnets; 
‘‘(C) tungsten penetrators; and 
‘‘(D) tungsten or tungsten alloy spheres 
and cubes. 
‘‘(2) COVERED NATION.—The term ‘covered na-
tion’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Democratic People’s Republic of 
North Korea; 
‘‘(B) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(C) the Russian Federation; and 
‘‘(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
‘‘(3) END ITEM.—The term ‘end item’ has the 
meaning given in section 2533b(m) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2533b the following 
item: 
‘‘2533c. Prohibition on acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied foreign 
nations.’’.
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SEC. 874. TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF DEFENSE ITEMS 
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE PURPOSES. 
(a) TRANSFER AND POSSESSION EXCEPTIONS.—Sec-
tion 922(o)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or by’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, by, or under the authority of’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) a transfer to, or possession by, a licensed 
manufacturer or licensed importer (if, with respect 
to a transfer, such transfer has been approved by 
the Attorney General in accordance with law) for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(i) joint production of a weapon, or inte-
gration or incorporation into another article or 
device; 
‘‘(ii) calibration, testing, or research and 
development; 
‘‘(iii) permanent or temporary export, or 
temporary import, otherwise in accordance with 
law; or
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‘‘(iv) training of Federal, State, local, or 
foreign government personnel; 
‘‘(D) a transfer to, or possession by, a licensee 
for the purpose of repair and return of the same to 
a lawful possessor; or 
‘‘(E) notwithstanding subsection (g)(5)(B), pos-
session by foreign government personnel for official 
training purposes under the direct and continuous 
supervision of an authorized Federal, State, or local 
government official, or a licensee as described in 
subparagraph (C), provided that, upon completion of 
the training, such foreign government personnel 
shall relinquish possession of the same to such offi-
cial or licensee.’’. 
(b) IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 925(d) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (5),’’ before ‘‘is of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(5) is being imported or brought in by a li-
censed manufacturer or licensed importer in con-
formity with, and solely for a purpose described in 
subparagraph (A), (C), (D), or (E) of section 
922(o)(2).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 875. EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY FOR SHORTAGE 
CATEGORY POSITIONS IN THE ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE. 
Section 1703(j) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 
5753 of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304 of 
title 5’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘authorities in those sec-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘authority in such sec-
tion’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘certain Federal acquisi-
tion positions (as described in subsection 
(g)(1)(A))’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal acquisi-
tion provisions described in paragraph (2)’’; and
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) POSITIONS DESCRIBED.—The Federal ac-
quisition positions described in this paragraph are 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Any position listed in (g)(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) All positions in the General Schedule 
Realty series (GS–1170).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 876. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING 
FUNDS TO THE ENEMY. 
Section 841(n) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 127 Stat. 3455; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’.
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SEC. 877. REPEAL OF CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS RE-
QUIRED FOR GRANTS OF EXCEPTIONS TO 
COST OR PRICING DATA CERTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS AND WAIVERS OF COST AC-
COUNTING STANDARDS. 
Section 817(b) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
314; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
SEC. 
878. 
REPORTING 
ON 
PROJECTS 
PERFORMED 
THROUGH TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN CON-
TRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND 
GRANTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 
31, 2018, and each December 31 thereafter through De-
cember 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report covering 
the preceding fiscal year on projects described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) for each project performed through a trans-
action (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, 
and grants) entered into pursuant to section 2371 or
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2371b of title 10, United States Code, for which 
payments made by the Department of Defense ex-
ceeded $5,000,000 for such transaction— 
(A) an identification of the element of the 
Department of Defense and the person or entity 
outside of the Department of Defense entering 
into such transaction; 
(B) the date of entry into such transaction; 
(C) the amount of the payments made by 
the Department of Defense for such trans-
action; 
(D) the goals and status of each project 
carried out under such transaction; and 
(E) the start date and anticipated end date 
of each project carried out under such trans-
action; and 
(2) a description of the mechanisms, including 
any policies, guidance, and reporting requirements, 
established by the Secretary of Defense to regulate 
the use of authority relating to a transaction (other 
than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) 
entered into pursuant to section 2371 or 2371b of 
title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 879. STANDARDIZATION OF FORMATTING AND PUBLIC 
ACCESSIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives on a plan to standardize the formatting and 
public accessibility of unclassified Department of Defense 
reports required by Congress. Such briefing shall include 
a description of the method— 
(1) for ensuring that reports are created in a 
platform-independent, machine-readable format that 
can be retrieved, downloaded, indexed, and searched 
by commonly used web search applications; and 
(2) for providing a publically accessible online 
repository of unclassified reports of the Department 
of Defense issued since January 1, 2010, including 
protocols for inclusion of unclassified reports that, 
as determined by the Secretary, may not be appro-
priate for public release in their entirety. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Such plan shall be imple-
mented not later than March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 880. DEFENDING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT COM-
MUNICATIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: