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under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may 
be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $1,289,000. 
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $942,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $264,618,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000. 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,827,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assessments/ 
Administrative Costs, $29,320,000. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile of le-
thal chemical agents and munitions. 
Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 
Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from De-
partment of Defense working-capital funds. 
Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price fluc-
tuations. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chem-
ical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501.
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(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
Act. 
SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for 
the health of eligible beneficiaries. 
SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Sea- 
Based Deterrence Fund such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2017. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. EXTENSION OF DATE FOR COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION 
OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS 
AND MUNITIONS. 
Section 1412(b)(3) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 
SEC. 1421. LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBU-
TION OF FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(s) LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION 
OF FUNDS
FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD.—(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a mili-
tary department is not authorized— 
‘‘(A) to suspend the employment of indirectly funded 
Government employees of the Department of Defense who are
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paid for out of working-capital funds by ceasing or suspending 
the distribution of such funds; or 
‘‘(B) to cease or suspend the distribution of funds from 
a working-capital fund for a current project undertaken to 
carry out the functions or activities of the Department. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a working- 
capital fund if— 
‘‘(A) the working-capital fund is insolvent; or 
‘‘(B) there are insufficient funds in the working-capital 
fund to pay labor costs for the current project concerned. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if such 
Secretary determines that the waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be construed to provide for the 
exclusion of any particular category of employees of the Department 
of Defense from furlough due to absence of or inadequate funding.’’. 
SEC. 1422. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR PETRO-
LEUM MARKET PRICE FLUCTUATIONS. 
Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
section 1421, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(t) MARKET FLUCTUATION ACCOUNT.—(1) From amounts avail-
able for Working Capital Fund, Defense, the Secretary shall reserve 
up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limita-
tion, for petroleum market price fluctuations. Such amounts may 
only be disbursed if the Secretary determines such a disbursement 
is necessary to absorb volatile market changes in fuel prices without 
affecting the standard price charged for fuel. 
‘‘(2) A budget request for the anticipated costs of fuel may 
not take into account the availability of funds reserved under para-
graph (1).’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN 
JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated for section 1406 and available for the 
Defense 
Health 
Program 
for 
operation 
and 
maintenance, 
$120,387,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to 
the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection 
(a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For 
purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appro-
priated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes of sub-
section (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds 
transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of 
the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 
of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy
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Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as 
a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 
sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 
Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for train-
ing of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. 
Sec. 1534. Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided for oper-
ation and maintenance. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS 
OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appro-
priations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to 
provide additional funds— 
(1) for overseas contingency operations being carried out 
by the Armed Forces, in such amounts as may be designated 
as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 
(2) pursuant to section 1504, for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4303. 
(b) SUPPORT OF BASE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds identified in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) are being authorized to be appropriated in support
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of base budget requirements as requested by the President 
for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) APPORTIONMENT.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall apportion the funds identified in para-
graph (2) of subsection (a) to the Department of Defense without 
restriction, limitation, or constraint on the execution of such 
funds in support of base requirements, including any restriction, 
limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in, the docu-
ment entitled ‘‘Criteria for War/Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations Funding Requests’’ transmitted by the Director to the 
Department of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any successor 
or related guidance. 
(3) EXECUTION AND USE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
apportion, use, and execute the funds apportioned by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget as described 
in paragraph (2) of this subsection without restriction, limita-
tion, or constraint on the execution of such funds in support 
of base requirements, including any restriction, limitation, or 
constraint specifically described in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. 
(c) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF ACT REVISING DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING LIMITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the event of the enactment of an 
Act revising discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2016, 
the amount that is authorized to be appropriated by section 
1504, as specified in the funding table in section 4303, and 
is not greater than the amount of the increase in the discre-
tionary spending limit for revised security activities by that 
Act, shall be deemed to have been authorized to be appropriated 
by section 301 rather than section 1504. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘Act revising discretionary spending 
limits for fiscal year 2016’’ means an Act enacted after 
the date of enactment of this Act that, at a minimum 
and in a bi-partisan manner, increases the discretionary 
spending limits set in the Budget Control Act of 2011 
(Public Law 112–25) for fiscal year 2016. 
(B) The terms ‘‘discretionary spending limit’’ and 
‘‘revised security category’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 250 of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900). 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and
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(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal 
year 2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). 
(2) EFFECT
OF
TRANSFER.—Amounts of authorizations 
transferred under this subsection shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authorization to 
which transferred. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this sub-
section may not exceed $3,500,000,000. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authorization of appro-
priations contained in section 1504 that is provided for the 
purpose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the transfer authority 
provided under section 1001, rather than the transfer authority 
provided by this subsection, shall apply to any transfer of 
amounts of such authorization. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this section shall 
be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under 
section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided 
by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided 
under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION
OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES
AND NOTICE
AND 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal 
year 2016 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections 
(b) through (g) of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), 
as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that 
is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer 
to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 
such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIPMENT.—Before 
accepting any equipment under the authority provided by para-
graph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghani-
stan shall make a determination that the equipment was pro-
cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 
forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government 
of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required 
by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to 
such security forces.
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(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making a determina-
tion under paragraph (2) regarding equipment, the Commander 
of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alter-
natives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. 
An explanation of each determination, including the basis for 
the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
included in the relevant quarterly report required under para-
graph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT
AS
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
STOCKS.— 
Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph 
(1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 
upon notification to the congressional defense committees of 
such treatment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and every 90-day period thereafter during which the 
authority provided by paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the equipment accepted under this sub-
section, section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note), and section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3612) 
during the period covered by the report. Each report shall 
include a list of all equipment that was accepted during the 
period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Depart-
ment and copies of the determinations made under paragraph 
(2), as required by paragraph (3). 
(c) PLAN TO PROMOTE SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of 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 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550)— 
(A) an assessment of the security of Afghan women 
and girls, including information regarding efforts to 
increase the recruitment and retention of women in the 
Afghan National Security Forces; and 
(B) an assessment of the implementation of the plans 
for the recruitment, integration, retention, training, treat-
ment, and provision of appropriate facilities and transpor-
tation for women in the Afghan National Security Forces, 
including the challenges associated with such implementa-
tion and the steps being taken to address those challenges. 
(2) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall support, to 
the extent practicable, the efforts of the Government of 
Afghanistan to promote 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. 
(B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State and working with
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the NATO-led Resolute Support mission, should encourage 
the Government of Afghanistan 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 secu-
rity officers specifically trained to address cases of 
gender-based violence, including ensuring the Afghan 
National Police’s Family Response Units have the nec-
essary resources and are available to women across 
Afghanistan; 
(iii) mechanisms to enhance the capacity for units 
of National Police’s Family Response Units to fulfill 
their mandate as well as indicators measuring the 
operational effectiveness of these units; 
(iv) a plan to address the development of account-
ability mechanisms for Afghanistan National Army and 
Afghanistan National Police personnel who violate 
codes of conduct related to the human rights of women 
and girls, including female members of the Afghan 
National Security Forces; and 
(v) a plan to develop training for the Afghanistan 
National Army and the Afghanistan National Police 
to increase awareness and responsiveness among 
Afghanistan National Army and Afghanistan National 
Police personnel regarding the unique security chal-
lenges women confront when serving in those forces. 
(C) ENROLLMENT AND TREATMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and in cooperation with the Afghan 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 implementa-
tion of a plan to increase the number of female members 
of the Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan 
National Police and to promote 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 available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces 
Fund for fiscal year 2016, it is the goal that 
$25,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, 
shall be used for— 
(I) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Afghan 
National Security Forces; and 
(II) the recruitment, training, and contracting 
of female security personnel for future elections. 
(ii) TYPES
OF
PROGRAMS
AND
ACTIVITIES.—Such 
programs and activities may include— 
(I) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan 
National Security Forces, including the special 
operations forces; 
(II) programs and activities of the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense Directorate of Human Rights and
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Gender Integration and the Afghan Ministry of 
Interior Office of Human Rights, Gender and Child 
Rights; 
(III) development and dissemination of gender 
and human rights educational and training mate-
rials 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 
Afghan 
National Security Forces; 
(V) 
improvements 
to 
infrastructure 
that 
address the requirements of women serving in the 
Afghan National Security Forces, including appro-
priate equipment for female security and police 
forces, and transportation for policewomen to their 
station; 
(VI) support for Afghanistan National Police 
Family Response Units; and 
(VII) security provisions for high-profile female 
police and army officers. 
SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE
AND TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), 
as in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
funds made available for fiscal year 2016 to the Department of 
Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF INTERDICTION
OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 
DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.—Section 1532(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2057) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for fiscal year 2016,’’ 
after ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended by section 
1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3615), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(c) PLAN FOR TRANSITION.—Not later than January 31, 2016, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan and timeline for each of the following: 
(1) The full and complete transition of the activities, func-
tions, and resources of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Agency to an office under the authority, direction, and control 
of a military department or a Defense Agency in existence 
as of October 1, 2015. 
(2) The transition of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Fund to a successor fund that provides for the continu-
ation of current flexibility in funding the activities supported 
and enabled by the Fund. 
(3) The transition of the Counter-Improvised Explosive 
Device Operations/Intelligence Integration Center of the Joint 
Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency to an element of a military