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(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$16’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20’’; and 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$46’’ and inserting 
‘‘$49’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF COLA INCREASE.—Subparagraph (C) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Beginning October 1, 2013,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 2016,’’; and 
(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new 
clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) The amount of the increase otherwise provided for a year 
by clause (i) shall be computed as follows: 
‘‘(I) If the amount of the increase is equal to or greater 
than 50 cents, the amount of the increase shall be rounded 
to the nearest multiple of $1. 
‘‘(II) If the amount of the increase is less than 50 cents, 
the increase shall not be made for such year, but shall be 
carried over to, and accumulated with, the amount of the 
increase for the subsequent year or years and made when 
the aggregate amount of increases under this clause for a 
year is equal to or greater than 50 cents.’’. 
SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE 
TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND RELEASED MEMBERS OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as para-
graphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 
of a reserve component of the armed forces who— 
‘‘(A) is discharged or released from service in the 
Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, 
under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by 
the Secretary concerned; 
‘‘(B) immediately preceding that discharge or release, 
is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select; and 
‘‘(C) after that discharge or release, would not other-
wise be eligible for any benefits under this chapter.’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (c)(2) of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)’’. 
(c) ELECTION
OF COVERAGE.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as para-
graphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) In the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), 
the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary con-
cerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
later of— 
‘‘(A) the date of the discharge or release of the member 
from service in the Selected Reserve; and
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‘‘(B) the date the member receives the notification 
required pursuant to subsection (c).’’. 
(d) COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)’’. 
(e) PERIOD OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.—Subsection (g)(1) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as sub-
paragraphs (C) through (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), 
the date which is 18 months after the date the member ceases 
to be eligible to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select;’’. 
(f) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means TRICARE Standard coverage 
provided under section 1076d of this title.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection 
(c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(3)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2) or sub-
section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3) or subsection 
(b)(4)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by sub-
section (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(4)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(5)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(D)’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’. 
SEC. 704. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM 
FOR BENEFICIARIES OF TRICARE PRIME. 
(a) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime who are seeking 
an appointment for health care under TRICARE Prime shall obtain 
such an appointment within the health care access standards estab-
lished under subsection (b), including through the use of health 
care providers in the preferred provider network of TRICARE 
Prime. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
health care access standards for the receipt of health care 
under TRICARE Prime, whether received at military medical 
treatment facilities or from health care providers in the pre-
ferred provider network of TRICARE Prime. 
(2) CATEGORIES OF CARE.—The health care access standards 
established under paragraph (1) shall include standards with 
respect to the following categories of health care: 
(A) Primary care, including pediatric care, maternity 
care, gynecological care, and other subcategories of primary 
care. 
(B) Specialty care, including behavioral health care 
and other subcategories of specialty care. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may modify the health 
care access standards established under paragraph (1) when-
ever the Secretary considers the modification of such standards 
appropriate. 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish the health 
care access standards established under paragraph (1), and 
any modifications to such standards, in the Federal Register 
and on a publicly accessible Internet website of the Department 
of Defense. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRICARE PRIME.—The term ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ means 
the managed care option of the TRICARE program. 
(2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SMOKING CESSATION 
SERVICES FOR CERTAIN TRICARE BENEFICIARIES. 
Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4503; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 
2009’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘during such fiscal 
year’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2008’’.
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Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
SEC. 711. WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS 
CAUSED 
BY 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
ERROR 
UNDER 
THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 1095f the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erro-
neous payments caused by administrative error 
‘‘(a) WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive recoupment from an individual who has benefitted from 
an erroneous TRICARE payment in a case in which each of the 
following applies: 
‘‘(1) The payment was made because of an administrative 
error by an employee of the Department of Defense or a con-
tractor under the TRICARE program. 
‘‘(2) The individual (or in the case of a minor, the parent 
or guardian of the individual) had a good faith, reasonable 
belief that the individual was entitled to the benefit of such 
payment under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) The individual relied on the expectation of such entitle-
ment. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary determines that a waiver of recoupment 
of such payment is necessary to prevent an injustice. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR.—In any case in which 
the Secretary waives recoupment under subsection (a) and the 
administrative error was on the part of a contractor under the 
TRICARE program, the Secretary shall, consistent with the require-
ments and procedures of the applicable contract, impose financial 
responsibility on the contractor for the erroneous payment. 
‘‘(c) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination by the 
Secretary under this section to waive or decline to waive recoupment 
under subsection (a) is a final determination and shall not be 
subject to appeal or judicial review.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1095f the following new item: 
‘‘1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by 
administrative error.’’. 
SEC. 712. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF 
CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES 
UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF 
CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES.—(1) Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of 
Defense shall publish on a publically available Internet website 
of the Department of Defense data on all measures that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate that are used by the Department to 
assess patient safety, quality of care, patient satisfaction, and health
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outcomes for health care provided under the TRICARE program 
at each military medical treatment facility. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the data published 
under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once each quarter 
during each fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may not include data relating to risk 
management activities of the Department in any publication under 
paragraph (1) or update under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data published under 
paragraph (1) and updated under paragraph (2) is accessible to 
the public through the primary Internet website of the Department 
and the primary Internet website of the military medical treatment 
facility with respect to which such data applies.’’. 
SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 
TRICARE 
PROGRAM 
TO 
INCLUDE 
INFORMATION 
ON 
PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE, AND ACCESS TO 
CARE AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘address’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘address’’ before ‘‘the impact of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) address patient safety, quality of care, and access 
to care at military medical treatment facilities, including— 
‘‘(A) an identification of the number of practitioners 
providing health care in military medical treatment facili-
ties that were reported to the National Practitioner Data 
Bank during the year preceding the evaluation; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to each military medical treatment 
facility, an assessment of— 
‘‘(i) the current accreditation status of such facility, 
including any recommendations for corrective action 
made by the relevant accrediting body; 
‘‘(ii) any policies or procedures implemented during 
such year by the Secretary of the military department 
concerned that were designed to improve patient 
safety, quality of care, and access to care at such 
facility; 
‘‘(iii) data on surgical and maternity care outcomes 
during such year; 
‘‘(iv) data on appointment wait times during such 
year; and 
‘‘(v) data on patient safety, quality of care, and 
access to care as compared to standards established 
by the Department of Defense with respect to patient 
safety, quality of care, and access to care.’’. 
SEC. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) HEALTH PLAN PORTABILITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who 
are covered under a health plan under such program are able 
to seamlessly access health care under such health plan in 
each TRICARE program region. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out paragraph (1). 
(b) MECHANISMS TO ENSURE PORTABILITY.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a process for electronic notification of contrac-
tors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in 
each TRICARE region when any covered beneficiary intends 
to relocate between such regions; 
(2) provide for the automatic electronic transfer between 
such contractors of information relating to covered beneficiaries 
who are relocating between such regions, including demo-
graphic, enrollment, and claims information; and 
(3) ensure each such covered beneficiary is able to obtain 
a new primary health care provider within ten days of— 
(A) arriving at the location to which the covered bene-
ficiary has relocated; and 
(B) initiating a request for a new primary health care 
provider. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) publish information on any modifications made pursu-
ant to subsection (a) with respect to the ability of covered 
beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are covered 
under a health plan under such program to access health 
care in each TRICARE region on the primary Internet website 
of the Department that is available to the public; and 
(2) ensure that such information is made available on the 
primary Internet website that is available to the public of 
each current contractor responsible for administering the 
TRICARE program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered bene-
ficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 715. JOINT UNIFORM FORMULARY FOR TRANSITION OF CARE. 
(a) JOINT FORMULARY.—Not later than June 1, 2016, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 
establish a joint uniform formulary for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to pharma-
ceutical agents that are critical for the transition of an individual 
from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense 
to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) SELECTION.—The Secretaries shall select for inclusion on 
the joint uniform formulary established under subsection (a) 
pharmaceutical agents relating to— 
(1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and psychiatric 
conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder; and 
(2) any other conditions determined appropriate by the 
Secretaries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2016, the Secretaries shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the joint uniform formulary established under subsection (a),
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including a list of the pharmaceutical agents selected for inclusion 
on the formulary. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from each maintaining the respective uniform formularies 
of the Department of the Secretary. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘pharmaceutical agent’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1074g(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074g(a)(2)(A) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘With respect to members of the uniformed 
services, such uniform formulary shall include pharmaceutical 
agents on the joint uniform formulary established under section 
715 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016.’’. 
SEC. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRICARE CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH 
COUNSELORS DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.—During the period pre-
ceding January 1, 2021, for purposes of determining whether a 
mental health care professional is eligible for reimbursement under 
the TRICARE program as a TRICARE certified mental health coun-
selor, an individual who holds a masters degree or doctoral degree 
in counseling from a program that is accredited by a covered institu-
tion shall be treated as holding such degree from a mental health 
counseling program or clinical mental health counseling program 
that is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling 
and Related Educational Programs. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Accrediting Commission for Community and 
Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Col-
leges (ACCJC-WASC). 
(B) The Higher Learning Commission (HLC). 
(C) The Middle States Commission on Higher Edu-
cation (MSCHE). 
(D) The New England Association of Schools and Col-
leges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education 
(NEASC-CIHE). 
(E) The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
(SACS) Commission on Colleges. 
(F) The WASC Senior College and University Commis-
sion (WASC-SCUC). 
(G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education 
Schools (ABHES). 
(H) The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and 
Colleges (ACCSC). 
(I) The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges 
and Schools (ACICS).
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(J) The Distance Education Accreditation Commission 
(DEAC). 
(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING 
TO TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER READINESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a system by which any non-Department mental health 
care provider that meets eligibility criteria established by the 
Secretary relating to the knowledge described in paragraph 
(2) receives a mental health provider readiness designation 
from the Department of Defense. 
(2) KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBED.—The knowledge described in 
this paragraph is the following: 
(A) Knowledge and understanding with respect to the 
culture of members of the Armed Forces and family mem-
bers and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces. 
(B) Knowledge with respect to evidence-based treat-
ments that have been approved by the Department for 
the treatment of mental health issues among members 
of the Armed Forces. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNATION.— 
(1) REGISTRY.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
and update as necessary a publically available registry of all 
non-Department mental health care providers that are cur-
rently designated under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) PROVIDER LIST.—The Secretary shall update all lists 
maintained by the Secretary of non-Department mental health 
care providers that provide mental health care under the laws 
administered by the Secretary by indicating the providers that 
are currently designated under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) 
NON-DEPARTMENT
MENTAL
HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘non-Department mental health 
care provider’’— 
(1) means a health care provider who— 
(A) specializes in mental health; 
(B) is not a health care provider of the Department 
of Defense at a facility of the Department; and 
(C) provides health care to members of the Armed 
Forces; and 
(2) includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, 
social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family 
therapists, and other mental health care providers designated 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 718. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEP-
TION 
COUNSELING 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish clinical practice guidelines for health care pro-
viders employed by the Department of Defense on standards
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of care with respect to methods of contraception and counseling 
on methods of contraception for members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall from time to time update 
the clinical practice guidelines established under paragraph 
(1) to incorporate into such guidelines new or updated standards 
of care with respect to methods of contraception and counseling 
on methods of contraception. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) INITIAL
DISSEMINATION.—As soon as practicable, but 
commencing not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for rapid 
dissemination of the clinical practice guidelines to health care 
providers described in subsection (a)(1). 
(2) DISSEMINATION OF UPDATES.—As soon as practicable 
after each update to the clinical practice guidelines made by 
the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide for the rapid dissemination of such 
updated clinical practice guidelines to health care providers 
described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 
(3) PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary shall disseminate the clin-
ical practice guidelines under paragraph (1) and any updates 
to such guidelines under paragraph (2) in accordance with 
administrative protocols developed by the Secretary for such 
purpose. 
(c) ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall ensure that women members of the Armed Forces have access 
to comprehensive counseling on the full range of methods of contra-
ception provided by health care providers described in subsection 
(a)(1) during health care visits, including visits as follows: 
(1) During predeployment health care visits, including 
counseling that provides specific information women need 
regarding the interaction between anticipated deployment 
conditions and various methods of contraception. 
(2) During health care visits during deployment. 
(3) During annual physical examinations. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
SEC. 721. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT PATIENTS 
RELATING TO OBSTETRICAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES. 
Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subparagraph (F). 
SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH CARE 
SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 
Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’. 
SEC. 723. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as amended 
by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
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Law 113–291), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 724. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF 
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees the report required 
by section 713(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3414). 
SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON URGENT CARE UNDER TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to allow a covered 
beneficiary under the TRICARE program access to urgent care 
visits without the need for preauthorization for such visits. 
(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program for a period of three years. 
(3) INCORPORATION OF NURSE ADVICE LINE.—The Secretary 
shall incorporate the nurse advise line of the Department into 
the pilot program to direct covered beneficiaries seeking access 
to care to the source of the most appropriate level of health 
care required to treat the medical conditions of the beneficiaries, 
including urgent care under the pilot program. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) publish information on the pilot program under sub-
section (a) for the receipt of urgent care under the TRICARE 
program— 
(A) on the primary publically available Internet website 
of the Department; and 
(B) on the primary publically available Internet website 
of each military medical treatment facility; and 
(2) ensure that such information is made available on the 
primary publically available Internet website of each current 
managed care contractor that has established a health care 
provider network under the TRICARE program. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) FIRST REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) com-
mences, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the pilot program. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under subparagraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(i) An analysis of urgent care use by covered bene-
ficiaries in military medical treatment facilities and 
the TRICARE purchased care provider network. 
(ii) A comparison of urgent care use by covered 
beneficiaries to the use by covered beneficiaries of 
emergency departments in military medical treatment 
facilities and the TRICARE purchased care provider
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network, including an analysis of whether the pilot 
program decreases the inappropriate use of medical 
care in emergency departments. 
(iii) A determination of the extent to which the 
nurse advice line of the Department affected both 
urgent care and emergency department use by covered 
beneficiaries in military medical treatment facilities 
and the TRICARE purchased care provider network. 
(iv) An analysis of any cost savings to the Depart-
ment realized through the pilot program. 
(v) A determination of the optimum number of 
urgent care visits available to covered beneficiaries 
without preauthorization. 
(vi) An analysis of the satisfaction of covered bene-
ficiaries with the pilot program. 
(2) SECOND REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 
date on which the pilot program commences, the Secretary 
shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1)(A) 
an update to the report required by such paragraph, including 
any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to extending 
or making permanent the pilot program and a description of 
any related legislative actions that the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the pilot program is completed, the Secretary shall 
submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1)(A) a final 
report on the pilot program that updates the report required 
by paragraph (2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered bene-
ficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall com-
mence the conduct of a pilot program under section 1092 of title 
10, United States Code, to assess whether a reduction in the rate 
of increase in health care spending by the Department of Defense 
and an enhancement of the operation of the military health system 
may be achieved by developing and implementing value-based 
incentive programs to encourage health care providers under the 
TRICARE program (including physicians, hospitals, and others 
involved in providing health care to patients) to improve the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The quality of health care provided to covered bene-
ficiaries under the TRICARE program. 
(2) The experience of covered beneficiaries in receiving 
health care under the TRICARE program. 
(3) The health of covered beneficiaries. 
(b) INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an incentive program 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consider the characteristics of the population of 
covered beneficiaries affected by the incentive program;
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(B) consider how the incentive program would impact 
the receipt of health care under the TRICARE program 
by such covered beneficiaries; 
(C) establish or maintain an assurance that such cov-
ered beneficiaries will have timely access to health care 
during operation of the incentive program; 
(D) ensure that there are no additional financial costs 
to such covered beneficiaries of implementing the incentive 
program; and 
(E) consider such other factors as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—With respect to an incentive program 
developed and implemented under this section, the Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
(A) the size, scope, and duration of the incentive pro-
gram is reasonable in relation to the purpose of the incen-
tive program; and 
(B) appropriate criteria and data collection are used 
to ensure adequate evaluation of the feasibility and advis-
ability of implementing the incentive program throughout 
the TRICARE program. 
(3) USE OF EXISTING MODELS.—In developing an incentive 
program under this section, the Secretary may adapt a value- 
based incentive program conducted by the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services or any other governmental or commercial 
health care program. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out 
the pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 
31, 2019. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than once each year thereafter until the termination of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the pilot program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2019, 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a final report on the pilot program. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) or paragraph (2) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of each incentive program developed 
and implemented under this section, including whether 
such incentive program— 
(i) improves the quality of health care provided 
to covered beneficiaries, the experience of covered bene-
ficiaries in receiving health care under the TRICARE 
program, or the health of covered beneficiaries; 
(ii) reduces the rate of increase in health care 
spending by the Department of Defense; or 
(iii) enhances the operation of the military health 
system. 
(B) Such recommendations for administrative or legis-
lative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light 
of the pilot program, including to implement any such 
incentive program or programs throughout the TRICARE 
program.
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered bene-
ficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 727. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 
of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the certification 
required by section 713(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 
note). 
SEC. 728. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE HAZARDS 
AND OPEN BURN PITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such 
information in the possession of the Secretary of Defense as the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers necessary to supplement 
and support— 
(1) the development of information to be included in the 
Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the 
Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note); and 
(2) research and development activities conducted by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to explore the potential health 
risks of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to environ-
mental factors in Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular the 
connection of such exposure to respiratory illnesses such as 
chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, constric-
tive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall include in the information submitted to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) information on any research 
and surveillance efforts conducted by the Department of Defense 
to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of respiratory illnesses 
among members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to open 
burn pits while deployed overseas. 
SEC. 729. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES TO MEASURE 
DATA ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a plan for the Department of Defense to develop procedures to 
compile and assess data relating to the following: 
(1) Outcomes for mental health care provided by the 
Department. 
(2) Variations in such outcomes among different medical 
facilities of the Department.
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(3) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by mental health 
care providers of the Department of the clinical practice guide-
lines and other evidence-based treatments and approaches rec-
ommended for such providers by the Secretary. 
SEC. 730. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE WITH AND 
ELIMINATE 
PERFORMANCE 
VARIABILITY 
OF 
HEALTH 
CARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a comprehensive report set-
ting forth the current and future plans of the Secretary, with 
estimated dates of completion, to carry out the following: 
(A) To improve the experience of beneficiaries with 
health care provided in military medical treatment facilities 
and through purchased care. 
(B) To eliminate performance variability with respect 
to the provision of such health care. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive report under para-
graph (1) shall include the plans of the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, as follows: 
(A) To align performance measures for health care 
provided in military medical treatment facilities with 
performance measures for health care provided through 
purchased care. 
(B) To improve performance in the provision of health 
care by the Department of Defense by eliminating perform-
ance variability with respect to the provision of health 
care in military medical treatment facilities and through 
purchased care. 
(C) To use innovative, high-technology services to 
improve access to care, coordination of care, and the experi-
ence of care in military medical treatment facilities and 
through purchased care. 
(D) To collect and analyze data throughout the Depart-
ment with respect to health care provided in military med-
ical treatment facilities and through purchased care to 
improve the quality of such care, patient safety, and patient 
satisfaction. 
(E) To develop a performance management system, 
including by adoption of common measures for access to 
care, quality of care, safety, and patient satisfaction, that 
holds medical leadership throughout the Department 
accountable for sustained improvement of performance. 
(F) To use such other methods as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to improve the experience of bene-
ficiaries with and eliminate performance variability with 
respect to health care received from the Department. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the submis-
sion of the comprehensive report required by subsection (a)(1), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the plans of the Secretary
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of Defense set forth in the comprehensive report submitted 
under such subsection. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of whether the plans included in 
the comprehensive report submitted under subsection (a) 
will, with respect to members of the Armed Forces and 
covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program— 
(i) improve health outcomes; 
(ii) create consistent health value; and 
(iii) ensure that such individuals receive quality 
health care in all military medical treatment facilities 
and through purchased care. 
(B) An assessment of whether such plans can be 
achieved within the estimated dates of completion set forth 
by the Department under such subsection. 
(C) An assessment of whether any such plan would 
require legislation for the implementation of such plan. 
(D) An assessment of whether the Department of 
Defense has adequately budgeted amounts to fund the 
carrying out of such plans. 
(E) Metrics that can be used to evaluate the perform-
ance of such plans. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘purchased care’’ means health care provided 
pursuant to a contract entered into under the TRICARE pro-
gram. 
(2) The terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE pro-
gram’’ have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 731. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING AND 
PROBLEM GAMBLING BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on gambling among members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study conducted under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) With respect to gaming facilities at military installa-
tions, disaggregated by each military department, the number, 
type, and location of such gaming facilities. 
(2) An assessment of the prevalence of and particular risks 
for problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces, 
including such recommendations for policies and programs to 
be carried out by the Department to address problem gambling 
as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
(3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of military 
health care personnel to adequately diagnose and provide dedi-
cated treatment for problem gambling, including— 
(A) a comparison of treatment programs of the Depart-
ment for alcohol abuse, illegal substance abuse, and tobacco 
addiction with treatment programs of the Department for 
problem gambling; and 
(B) an assessment of whether additional training for 
military health care personnel on providing treatment for 
problem gambling would be beneficial.
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(4) An assessment of the financial counseling and related 
services that are available to members of the Armed Forces 
and dependents of such members who are affected by problem 
gambling. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a). 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC-
QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE-
LATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 802. Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process. 
Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 
Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. 
Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical national security 
capabilities. 
Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire vital national 
security capabilities. 
Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Com-
mand. 
Sec. 808. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition, and budget 
processes within Armed Forces. 
Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 
Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition 
systems. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for acquisition of 
property. 
Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification requirements. 
Sec. 813. Rights in technical data. 
Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 
Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority. 
Sec. 816. Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency procurement 
authority. 
Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of ac-
quisition-related dollar thresholds. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition program, 
major automated information system, and major system. 
Sec. 822. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in development of 
major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 
Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 824. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 
Sec. 826. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program definition 
periods. 
Sec. 827. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution 
periods. 
Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 
Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major defense acqui-
sition programs. 
Sec. 830. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major defense acqui-
sition programs. 
Sec. 831. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for major de-
fense acquisition programs.
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Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Devel-
opmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Systems Engineering. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 841. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Develop-
ment Fund. 
Sec. 842. Dual-track military professionals in operational and acquisition speciali-
ties. 
Sec. 843. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition duty. 
Sec. 844. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of market re-
search. 
Sec. 845. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition workforce im-
provement efforts. 
Sec. 846. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce personnel 
demonstration project. 
Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 
Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 
Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in pro-
curement of major weapon systems as commercial items. 
Sec. 853. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the determination of price 
reasonableness. 
Sec. 854. Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of commer-
cial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
Sec. 855. Market research and preference for commercial items. 
Sec. 856. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial acquisition 
procedures. 
Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense con-
tractors as commercial items. 
Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 
Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 
Sec. 863. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies. 
Sec. 864. Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for serv-
ices. 
Sec. 865. Certification requirements for Business Opportunity Specialists, commer-
cial market representatives, and procurement center representatives. 
Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business con-
cerns located in a base closure area. 
Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 
Sec. 868. Modification to and scorecard program for small business contracting 
goals. 
Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small Busi-
ness Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size standards. 
Sec. 870. Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization. 
Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under negotiated 
comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 
Sec. 873. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects. 
Sec. 874. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee. 
Sec. 875. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of private 
sector firms. 
Sec. 876. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability assessments of 
a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays re-
sulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services 
contracts. 
Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 
Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 
Sec. 885. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic 
parts. 
Sec. 886. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire goods and 
services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and 
Djibouti. 
Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry.
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Sec. 888. Standards for procurement of secure information technology and cyber se-
curity systems. 
Sec. 889. Unified information technology services. 
Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 
Sec. 891. Development period for Department of Defense information technology 
systems. 
Sec. 892. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose nondevelop-
mental items. 
Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts. 
Sec. 894. Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of audit or audit 
readiness services. 
Sec. 895. Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical advisors to 
acquisition programs. 
Sec. 896. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance. 
Sec. 897. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when the Depart-
ment of Defense acts as contract intermediary for the General Services 
Administration. 
Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts. 
Sec. 899. Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller contract ac-
tions under the Truth in Negotiations Act. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. REQUIRED REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS 
OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Chief of Staff of the Army, the 
Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 
and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall conduct a review 
of their current individual authorities provided in sections 3033, 
5033, 8033, and 5043 of title 10, United States Code, and other 
relevant statutes and regulations related to defense acquisitions 
for the purpose of developing such recommendations as the Chief 
concerned or the Commandant considers necessary to further or 
advance the role of the Chief concerned or the Commandant in 
the development of requirements, acquisition processes, and the 
associated budget practices of the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Chief of Staff 
of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall 
each submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The recommendations developed by the Chief concerned 
or the Commandant under subsection (a) and other results 
of the review conducted under such subsection. 
(2) The actions the Chief concerned or the Commandant 
is taking, if any, within the Chief’s or Commandant’s existing 
authority to implement such recommendations. 
SEC. 802. ROLE OF CHIEFS OF STAFF IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 
(a) CHIEFS OF STAFF AS CUSTOMER OF ACQUISITION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 149 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2546 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system 
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE.—It shall be the objective of the defense acquisi-
tion system to meet the needs of its customers in the most cost- 
effective manner practicable. The acquisition policies, directives, 
and regulations of the Department of Defense shall be modified
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as necessary to ensure the development and implementation of 
a customer-oriented acquisition system. 
‘‘(b) CUSTOMER.—The customer of the defense acquisition 
system is the armed force that will have primary responsibility 
for fielding the system or systems acquired. The customer is rep-
resented with regard to a major defense acquisition program by 
the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief 
of the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(c) ROLE OF CUSTOMER.—The customer of a major defense 
acquisition program shall be responsible for balancing resources 
against priorities on the acquisition program and ensuring that 
appropriate trade-offs are made among cost, schedule, technical 
feasibility, and performance on a continuing basis throughout the 
life of the acquisition program.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 149 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2546 the following new item: 
‘‘2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system.’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEFS.—Section 2547(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as para-
graphs (3) through (7), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Decisions regarding the balancing of resources and 
priorities, and associated trade-offs among cost, schedule, tech-
nical feasibility, and performance on major defense acquisition 
programs.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, by striking ‘‘The development’’ and inserting 
‘‘The development and management’’. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILITARY DEPUTIES.—Section 908(d) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES.—Each Principal 
Military Deputy to a service acquisition executive shall be respon-
sible for— 
‘‘(1) keeping the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force concerned 
informed of the progress of major defense acquisition programs; 
‘‘(2) informing the Chief of Staff on a continuing basis 
of any developments on major defense acquisition programs, 
which may require new or revisited trade-offs among cost, 
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance, including— 
‘‘(A) significant cost growth or schedule slippage; and 
‘‘(B) requirements creep (as defined in section 
2547(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code); and 
‘‘(3) ensuring that the views of the Chief of Staff on cost, 
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs are 
strongly considered by program managers and program execu-
tive officers in all phases of the acquisition process.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) JOINT
REQUIREMENTS
OVERSIGHT
COUNCIL.—Section 
181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the views 
of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in their roles as customers 
of the acquisition system, on matters pertaining to trade-offs among 
cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance under sub-
section (b)(1)(C) and the balancing of resources with priorities 
pursuant to subsection (b)(3).’’. 
(2) MILESTONE A DECISIONS.—The Chief of the Armed Force 
concerned shall advise the milestone decision authority for a 
major defense acquisition program of the Chief’s views on cost, 
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 
have been made with regard to the program, as provided in 
section 2366a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by section 823 of this Act, prior to a Milestone A decision 
on the program. 
(3) MILESTONE B DECISIONS.—The Chief of the Armed Force 
concerned shall advise the milestone decision authority for a 
major defense acquisition program of the Chief’s views on cost, 
schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 
have been made with regard to the program, as provided in 
section 2366b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by section 824 of this Act, prior to a Milestone B decision 
on the program. 
(4) DUTIES OF CHIEFS.— 
(A) Section 3033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
171 and 2547’’. 
(B) Section 5033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
171 and 2547’’. 
(C) Section 5043(e)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
171 and 2547’’. 
(D) Section 8033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
171 and 2547’’. 
SEC. 803. EXPANSION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. 
Section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSE TO COMBAT EMERGENCIES AND CERTAIN URGENT 
OPERATIONAL NEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR RAPID ACQUISITION AND 
DEPLOYMENT.—(A) In the case of any supplies and associated 
support services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary 
of Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate a documented 
deficiency that has resulted in combat casualties, or is likely 
to result in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the proce-
dures developed under this section in order to accomplish the 
rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed supplies and 
associated support services. 
‘‘(B) In the case of any supplies and associated support 
services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of 
Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate a documented defi-
ciency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated contingency oper-
ation and that, if left unfulfilled, could potentially result in 
loss of life or critical mission failure, the Secretary may use
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the procedures developed under this section in order to accom-
plish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed sup-
plies and associated support services. 
‘‘(C)(i) In the case of any supplies and associated support 
services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of 
Defense without delegation, are urgently needed to eliminate 
a deficiency that as the result of a cyber attack has resulted 
in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, 
or economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result in 
critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, 
or economic effects, the Secretary may use the procedures devel-
oped under this section in order to accomplish the rapid acquisi-
tion and deployment of the needed offensive or defensive cyber 
capabilities, supplies, and associated support services. 
‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘cyber attack’ means 
a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, deceive, degrade, or destroy 
computer systems or networks or the information or programs 
resident in or transiting these systems or networks. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE.—(A) 
Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) that certain supplies 
and associated support services are urgently needed to elimi-
nate a deficiency described in that subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense 
to ensure that the needed supplies and associated support 
services are acquired and deployed as quickly as possible, with 
a goal of awarding a contract for the acquisition of the supplies 
and associated support services within 15 days. 
‘‘(B) Upon designation of a senior official under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall authorize that official to waive 
any provision of law, policy, directive, or regulation described 
in subsection (d) that such official determines in writing would 
unnecessarily impede the rapid acquisition and deployment 
of the needed supplies and associated support services. In a 
case in which the needed supplies and associated support serv-
ices cannot be acquired without an extensive delay, the senior 
official shall require that an interim solution be implemented 
and deployed using the procedures developed under this section 
to minimize adverse consequences resulting from the urgent 
need. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—(A) In any fiscal year in which the 
Secretary makes a determination described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), the Secretary may use any 
funds available to the Department of Defense for acquisitions 
of supplies and associated support services if the determination 
includes a written finding that the use of such funds is nec-
essary to address the deficiency in a timely manner. 
‘‘(B) The authority of this section may only be used to 
acquire supplies and associated support services— 
‘‘(i) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1)(A), in an amount aggregating not more 
than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1)(B), in an amount aggregating not more 
than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; and
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‘‘(iii) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1)(C), in an amount aggregating not more 
than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMIT-
TEES.—(A) In the case of a determination by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees of the determination within 15 days 
after the date of the determination. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a determination by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary shall notify the congressional 
defense committees of the determination at least 10 days before 
the date on which the determination is effective. 
‘‘(C) A notice under this paragraph shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The supplies and associated support services to 
be acquired. 
‘‘(ii) The amount anticipated to be expended for the 
acquisition. 
‘‘(iii) The source of funds for the acquisition. 
‘‘(D) A notice under this paragraph shall be sufficient to 
fulfill any requirement to provide notification to Congress for 
a new start program. 
‘‘(E) A notice under this paragraph shall be provided in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
‘‘(5) TIME
FOR
TRANSITIONING
TO
NORMAL
ACQUISITION 
SYSTEM.—Any acquisition initiated under this subsection shall 
transition to the normal acquisition system not later than two 
years after the date on which the Secretary makes the deter-
mination described in paragraph (1) with respect to the supplies 
and associated support services concerned. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON OFFICERS WITH AUTHORITY TO MAKE 
A
DETERMINATION.—The authority to make a determination 
under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may be 
exercised only by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of 
Defense.’’. 
SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING 
AND RAPID FIELDING. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with the 
Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish guidance for a ‘‘middle 
tier’’ of acquisition programs that are intended to be completed 
in a period of two to five years. 
(b) ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.—The guidance required by sub-
section (a) shall cover the following two acquisition pathways: 
(1) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—The rapid prototyping pathway 
shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly 
develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities 
and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisi-
tion program under this pathway shall be to field a prototype 
that can be demonstrated in an operational environment and 
provide for a residual operational capability within five years 
of the development of an approved requirement.
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(2) RAPID FIELDING.—The rapid fielding pathway shall pro-
vide for the use of proven technologies to field production quan-
tities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development 
required. The objective of an acquisition program under this 
pathway shall be to begin production within six months and 
complete fielding within five years of the development of an 
approved requirement. 
(c) EXPEDITED PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The guidance required by subsection (a) 
shall provide for a streamlined and coordinated requirements, 
budget, and acquisition process that results in the development 
of an approved requirement for each program in a period of 
not more than six months from the time that the process 
is initiated. Programs that are subject to the guidance shall 
not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Develop-
ment System Manual and Department of Defense Directive 
5000.01, except to the extent specifically provided in the guid-
ance. 
(2) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—With respect to the rapid proto-
typing pathway, the guidance shall include— 
(A) a merit-based process for the consideration of 
innovative technologies and new capabilities to meet needs 
communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combat-
ant commanders; 
(B) a process for developing and implementing acquisi-
tion and funding strategies for the program; 
(C) a process for cost-sharing with the military depart-
ments on rapid prototype projects, to ensure an appropriate 
commitment to the success of such projects; 
(D) a process for demonstrating and evaluating the 
performance of fieldable prototypes developed pursuant to 
the program in an operational environment; and 
(E) a process for transitioning successful prototypes 
to new or existing acquisition programs for production and 
fielding under the rapid fielding pathway or the traditional 
acquisition system. 
(3) RAPID FIELDING.—With respect to the rapid fielding 
pathway, the guidance shall include— 
(A) a merit-based process for the consideration of 
existing products and proven technologies to meet needs 
communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combat-
ant commanders; 
(B) a process for demonstrating performance and evalu-
ating for current operational purposes the proposed prod-
ucts and technologies; 
(C) a process for developing and implementing acquisi-
tion and funding strategies for the program; and 
(D) a process for considering lifecycle costs and 
addressing issues of logistics support and system interoper-
ability. 
(4) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.—The guidance for the pro-
grams may provide for any of the following streamlined proce-
dures: 
(A) The service acquisition executive of the military 
department concerned shall appoint a program manager 
for such program from among candidates from among 
civilian employees or members of the Armed Forces who
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or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, 
except that any person serving in such a position on 
or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve in 
that position for a period of 5 years without the 
required certification. 
‘‘(ii) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) TIMING.—The certification described in 
clause (i) is not required for any person serving 
as a procurement center representative until the 
date that is one calendar year after the date such 
person is appointed as a procurement center rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(II) APPLICATION.—The requirements of sub-
clause (I) shall— 
‘‘(aa) be included in any initial job posting 
for the position of a procurement center rep-
resentative; and 
‘‘(bb) apply to any person appointed as 
a procurement center representative after 
January 3, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 866. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED 
HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS LOCATED IN A 
BASE CLOSURE AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) qualified disaster areas.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) a small business concern— 
‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or more Native 
Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in section 8(a)(15)), 
or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or 
more Native Hawaiian Organizations; or 
‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or more Native 
Hawaiian Organizations, or by a corporation that is 
wholly owned by one or more Native Hawaiian 
Organizations, if all other owners are either United 
States citizens or small business concerns;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) BASE CLOSURE AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the term 
‘base closure area’ means— 
‘‘(I) lands within the external boundaries of 
a military installation that were closed through 
a privatization process under the authority of— 
‘‘(aa) the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX
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of division B of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2687 note); 
‘‘(bb) title II of the Defense Authorization 
Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
note); 
‘‘(cc) section 2687 of title 10, United States 
Code; or 
‘‘(dd) any other provision of law author-
izing or directing the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of a military department to dis-
pose of real property at the military installa-
tion for purposes relating to base closures of 
redevelopment, while retaining the authority 
to enter into a leaseback of all or a portion 
of the property for military use; 
‘‘(II) the census tract or nonmetropolitan 
county in which the lands described in subclause 
(I) are wholly contained; 
‘‘(III) a census tract or nonmetropolitan county 
the boundaries of which intersect the area 
described in subclause (I); and 
‘‘(IV) a census tract or nonmetropolitan county 
the boundaries of which are contiguous to the area 
described in subclause (II) or subclause (III). 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A base closure area shall be 
treated as a HUBZone— 
‘‘(I) with respect to a census tract or nonmetro-
politan county described in clause (i), for a period 
of not less than 8 years, beginning on the date 
the military installation undergoes final closure 
and ending on the date the Administrator makes 
a final determination as to whether or not to imple-
ment the applicable designation described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) in accordance with the 
results of the decennial census conducted after 
the area was initially designated as a base closure 
area; and 
‘‘(II) if such area was treated as a HUBZone 
at any time after 2010, until such time as the 
Administrator makes a final determination as to 
whether or not to implement the applicable des-
ignation described in subparagraph (A) or (B), after 
the 2020 decennial census. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) CENSUS TRACT.—The term ‘census tract’ 
means a census tract delineated by the United 
States Bureau of the Census in the most recent 
decennial census that is not located in a nonmetro-
politan county and does not otherwise qualify as 
a qualified census tract. 
‘‘(II) NONMETROPOLITAN
COUNTY.—The term 
‘nonmetropolitan county’ means a county that was 
not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as 
defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) at the time of the most recent 
census taken for purposes of selecting qualified
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census tracts and does not otherwise qualify as 
a qualified nonmetropolitan county.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the term 
‘qualified disaster area’ means any census tract or 
nonmetropolitan county located in an area for which 
the President has declared a major disaster under 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or 
located in an area in which a catastrophic incident 
has occurred if such census tract or nonmetropolitan 
county ceased to be qualified under subparagraph (A) 
or (B), as applicable, during the period beginning 5 
years before the date on which the President declared 
the major disaster or the catastrophic incident occurred 
and ending 2 years after such date, except that such 
census tract or nonmetropolitan county may be a ‘quali-
fied disaster area’ only— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a major disaster declared 
by the President, during the 5-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the President declared 
the major disaster for the area in which the census 
tract or nonmetropolitan county, as applicable, is 
located; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a catastrophic incident, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date 
on which the catastrophic incident occurred in the 
area in which the census tract or nonmetropolitan 
county, as applicable, is located. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—A 
qualified 
disaster 
area 
described in clause (i) shall be treated as a HUBZone 
for a period of not less than 8 years, beginning on 
the date the Administrator makes a final determina-
tion as to whether or not to implement the designations 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in accordance 
with the results of the decennial census conducted 
after the area was initially designated as a qualified 
disaster area.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(I)— 
(A) in item (aa)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), 
or (E) of paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating item (bb) as item (cc); and 
(C) by inserting after item (aa) the following new item: 
‘‘(bb) pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3), that its 
principal office is located within a base closure 
area and that not fewer than 35 percent of 
its employees reside in such base closure area 
or in another HUBZone; or’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a)(3)(B) shall apply to a major disaster declared by the President 
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in— 
(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 
(2) the funding table in section 4303. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
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 expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1506. 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 4502. 
SEC. 1507. 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 4502. 
SEC. 1508. 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 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
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 Defense Health Program, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 
(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 the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 
remain available for obligation through September 30, 2017. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are 
in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act. 
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.—
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construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona ....................
Yuma ..........................................................
$50,635,000 
California .................
Camp Pendleton ........................................
$44,540,000 
Coronado ....................................................
$4,856,000 
Lemoore .....................................................
$71,830,000 
Miramar .....................................................
$11,200,000 
Point Mugu ................................................
$22,427,000 
San Diego ..................................................
$37,366,000 
Twentynine Palms ....................................
$9,160,000 
Florida ......................
Jacksonville ...............................................
$16,751,000 
Mayport .....................................................
$16,159,000 
Pensacola ...................................................
$18,347,000 
Whiting Field ............................................
$10,421,000 
Georgia .....................
Albany ........................................................
$7,851,000 
Kings Bay ..................................................
$8,099,000 
Townsend ...................................................
$43,279,000 
Guam ........................
Joint Region Marianas .............................
$181,768,000 
Hawaii ......................
Barking Sands ...........................................
$30,623,000 
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ............
$14,881,000 
Kaneohe Bay .............................................
$106,618,000 
Marine Corps Base Hawaii ......................
$12,800,000 
Maryland ..................
Patuxent River ..........................................
$40,935,000 
North Carolina ........
Camp Lejeune ...........................................
$54,849,000 
Cherry Point ..............................................
$57,726,000 
New River ..................................................
$8,230,000 
South Carolina .........
Parris Island .............................................
$27,075,000 
Virginia ....................
Dam Neck ..................................................
$23,066,000 
Norfolk .......................................................
$126,677,000 
Portsmouth ................................................
$45,513,000 
Quantico ....................................................
$58,199,000 
Washington ..............
Bangor .......................................................
$34,177,000 
Bremerton ..................................................
$22,680,000 
Indian Island .............................................
$4,472,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Bahrain Island .......
Southwest Asia .........................................
$89,791,000 
Italy .........................
Sigonella ...................................................
$102,943,000 
Japan .......................
Camp Butler .............................................
$11,697,000 
Iwakuni .....................................................
$17,923,000 
Kadena Air Base ......................................
$23,310,000 
Yokosuka ...................................................
$13,846,000
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Navy: Outside the United States—Continued 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Poland .....................
RedziKowo Base .......................................
$51,270,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation or 
location, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 
in the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
State 
Installation or Location 
Units 
Amount 
Virginia .....
Wallops Island ..............
Family Hous-
ing New Con-
struction 
$438,000 
(b) PLANNING
AND
DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 
and available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may carry out architectural and engineering services and construc-
tion design activities with respect to the construction or improve-
ment of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,588,000. 
SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing 
units in an amount not to exceed $11,515,000. 
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 2015, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 
of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation author-
ized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 
2201 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601.
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SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2012 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 
of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth 
in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that 
Act (125 Stat. 1666) and extended by section 2208 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 
of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3678), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 
whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
California ..
Camp Pendleton 
Infantry Squad 
Defense Range 
$29,187,000 
Florida ........
Jacksonville ........
P–8A Hangar 
Upgrades ........
$6,085,000 
Georgia .......
Kings Bay ...........
Crab Island Se-
curity Enclave 
$52,913,000 
SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 
of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorizations set 
forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 
of that Act (126 Stat. 2122), shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
California ........
Camp Pendleton 
Comm. Informa-
tion Systems 
Ops Complex ..
$78,897,000 
Coronado ...........
Bachelor Quar-
ters ..................
$76,063,000 
Twentynine 
Palms ............
Land Expansion 
Phase 2 ...........
$47,270,000 
Greece ..............
Souda Bay ........
Intermodal Ac-
cess Road ........
$4,630,000 
South Carolina 
Beaufort ............
Recycling/Haz-
ardous Waste 
Facility ............
$3,743,000
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Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations—Continued 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Virginia ............
Quantico ...........
Infrastructure— 
Widen Russell 
Road ................
$14,826,000 
Worldwide Un-
specified ........
Various World-
wide Loca-
tions ...............
BAMS Oper-
ational Facili-
ties ...................
$34,048,000 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 
Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project. 
Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex 
and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores. 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 
and available for military construction projects inside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the installations or locations inside 
the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ................
Eielson Air Force Base ..................
$71,400,000 
Arizona ................
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base .....
$16,900,000 
Luke Air Force Base ......................
$77,700,000 
Colorado ..............
Air Force Academy .........................
$10,000,000 
Florida .................
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 
$21,000,000 
Eglin Air Force Base ......................
$8,700,000 
Hurlburt Field ................................
$14,200,000 
Guam ...................
Joint Region Marianas ..................
$50,800,000 
Hawaii .................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
$46,000,000 
Kansas ................
McConnell Air Force Base .............
$4,300,000 
Missouri ...............
Whiteman Air Force Base .............
$29,500,000 
Montana ..............
Malstrom Air Force Base ..............
$19,700,000 
Nebraska .............
Offutt Air Force Base ....................
$21,000,000
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Nevada ................
Nellis Air Force Base .....................
$68,950,000 
New Mexico .........
Cannon Air Force Base ..................
$7,800,000 
Holloman Air Force Base ..............
$3,000,000 
Kirtland Air Force Base ................
$12,800,000 
North Carolina ....
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
$17,100,000 
Oklahoma ............
Altus Air Force Base ......................
$28,400,000 
Tinker Air Force Base ...................
$49,900,000 
South Dakota ......
Ellsworth Air Force Base ..............
$23,000,000 
Texas ...................
Joint Base San Antonio .................
$106,000,000 
Utah .....................
Hill Air Force Base ........................
$38,400,000 
Wyoming .............
F.E. Warren Air Force Base ..........
$95,000,000 
CONUS Classi-
fied.
Classified Location .........................
$77,130,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 
and available for military construction projects outside the United 
States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
the military construction projects for the installations or locations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Greenland ............
Thule Air Base .................................
$41,965,000 
Japan ...................
Kadena Air Base ..............................
$3,000,000 
Yokota Air Base ...............................
$8,461,000 
Niger ....................
Agadez ..............................................
$50,000,000 
Oman ...................
Al Musannah Air Base ....................
$25,000,000 
United Kingdom ..
Croughton Royal Air Force .............
$130,615,000 
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family 
housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with respect 
to the construction or improvement of family housing units in 
an amount not to exceed $9,849,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in section 2304(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $150,649,000.
H. R. 1735—440 
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Nevada ....................
Fallon .......................................................
$11,480,000 
New York ...............
Brooklyn ..................................................
$2,479,000 
Virginia ...................
Dam Neck ................................................
$18,443,000 
SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Alabama .................
Dannelly Field .........................................
$7,600,000 
California ...............
Moffett Field ............................................
$6,500,000 
Colorado .................
Buckley Air Force Base ..........................
$5,100,000 
Florida ....................
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ........
$6,100,000 
Georgia ...................
Savannah/Hilton Head International 
Airport.
$9,000,000 
Iowa ........................
Des Moines Municipal Airport ...............
$6,700,000 
Kansas ....................
Smokey Hill Range .................................
$2,900,000 
Louisiana ................
New Orleans ............................................
$10,000,000 
Maine ......................
Bangor International Airport ................
$7,200,000 
New Hampshire .....
Pease International Trade Port .............
$2,800,000 
New Jersey .............
Atlantic City International Airport .......
$10,200,000 
New York ...............
Niagara Falls International Airport .....
$7,700,000 
North Carolina .......
Charlotte/Douglas 
International 
Air-
port.
$9,000,000 
North Dakota .........
Hector International Airport .................
$7,300,000 
Oklahoma ...............
Will Rogers World Airport .....................
$7,600,000 
Oregon ....................
Klamath Falls International Airport ....
$7,200,000 
West Virginia .........
Yeager Airport ........................................
$3,900,000 
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 
and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
California ...........
March Air Force Base ...................
$4,600,000 
Florida .................
Patrick Air Force Base ..................
$3,400,000
H. R. 1735—554 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY RES ............................................................
24,559 
24,559 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................
1,984 
1,984 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .........................................
4,671 
4,671 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................
15,980 
15,980 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..............
12,867 
12,867 
100 
BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................
23,134 
23,134 
120 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
HEAD-
QUARTERS .......................................................................
1,426 
1,426 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
60,062 
60,062 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
150 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..............................
783 
783 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
783 
783 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARNG .....................................................................
60,845 
60,845 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 
010 
SUSTAINMENT ...................................................................
2,214,899 
2,214,899 
030 
EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ..........................
182,751 
182,751 
040 
TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................
281,555 
281,555 
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ..................
2,679,205 
2,679,205 
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 
060 
SUSTAINMENT ...................................................................
901,137 
901,137 
080 
EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ..........................
116,573 
116,573 
090 
TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................
65,342 
65,342 
SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ................
1,083,052 
1,083,052 
TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES 
FUND .....................................................................
3,762,257 
3,762,257 
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
010 
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .....................................
715,000 
715,000 
SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ....
715,000 
715,000 
TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ........
715,000 
715,000 
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
010 
SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ...................................
600,000 
531,450 
Realignment to Air Force .............................................
[–42,750 ] 
Realignment to Army ....................................................
[–25,800 ] 
SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ..
600,000 
531,450 
TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ......
600,000 
531,450 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .............
358,417 
361,717 
Readiness funding increase ..........................................
[3,300 ] 
030 
AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 
SERVICES .........................................................................
110 
110
H. R. 1735—555 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
040 
AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ..................
4,513 
4,513 
050 
AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ...................................................
126,501 
126,501 
060 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................
75,897 
92,897 
Readiness funding increase ..........................................
[17,000 ] 
070 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................
2,770 
2,770 
080 
AVIATION LOGISTICS .......................................................
34,101 
34,101 
090 
MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ..................
1,184,878 
1,184,878 
100 
SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................
16,663 
16,663 
110 
SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..........................................
1,922,829 
1,922,829 
130 
COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .........................................
33,577 
33,577 
160 
WARFARE TACTICS ...........................................................
26,454 
26,454 
170 
OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOG-
RAPHY ..............................................................................
22,305 
22,305 
180 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...........................................
513,969 
513,969 
190 
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .........................................
10,007 
10,007 
250 
IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ...............
60,865 
60,865 
260 
WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ..............................................
275,231 
275,231 
290 
SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZA-
TION ..................................................................................
7,819 
7,819 
300 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
61,422 
61,422 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
4,738,328 
4,758,628 
MOBILIZATION 
340 
EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS .......
5,307 
5,307 
360 
COAST GUARD SUPPORT .................................................
160,002 
160,002 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
165,309 
165,309 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
400 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .....................................
44,845 
44,845 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
44,845 
44,845 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
480 
ADMINISTRATION .............................................................
2,513 
2,513 
490 
EXTERNAL RELATIONS ...................................................
500 
500 
510 
MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT ................................................................................
5,309 
5,309 
520 
OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ......................................
1,469 
1,469 
550 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
156,671 
156,671 
580 
ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..........
8,834 
8,834 
620 
NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE .................................
1,490 
1,490 
710 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
6,320 
6,320 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
183,106 
183,106 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY ......................................................................
5,131,588 
5,151,888 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATIONAL FORCES ...................................................
353,133 
353,133 
020 
FIELD LOGISTICS ..............................................................
259,676 
259,676 
030 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
240,000 
240,000 
060 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
16,026 
16,026 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
868,835 
868,835 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
110 
TRAINING SUPPORT .........................................................
37,862 
37,862 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
37,862 
37,862 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
H. R. 1735—556 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
150 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
43,767 
43,767 
200 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
2,070 
2,070 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
45,837 
45,837 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MA-
RINE CORPS .......................................................
952,534 
952,534 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .............
4,033 
4,033 
020 
INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ...................................
030 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ...............................
20,300 
20,300 
100 
COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...........................................
7,250 
7,250 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
31,643 
31,643 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY RES ............................................................
31,643 
31,643 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATING FORCES ........................................................
2,500 
2,500 
040 
BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..........................................
955 
955 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
3,455 
3,455 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC 
RESERVE ..............................................................
3,455 
3,455 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ............................................
1,505,738 
1,548,488 
Air Force expenses related to Syria Train and Equip 
program ......................................................................
[42,750 ] 
020 
COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ...............................
914,973 
919,273 
Readiness funding increase ..........................................
[4,300 ] 
030 
AIR 
OPERATIONS 
TRAINING 
(OJT, 
MAINTAIN 
SKILLS) .............................................................................
31,978 
31,978 
040 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
1,192,765 
1,192,765 
050 
FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MOD-
ERNIZATION ....................................................................
85,625 
85,625 
060 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
917,269 
917,269 
070 
GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .............................
30,219 
30,219 
080 
OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS .........................
174,734 
174,734 
100 
LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................
869 
869 
110 
SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................
5,008 
5,008 
120 
COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUP-
PORT .................................................................................
100,190 
100,190 
135 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
22,893 
22,893 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
4,982,261 
5,029,311 
MOBILIZATION 
140 
AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ......................................................
2,995,703 
2,995,703 
150 
MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ...................................
108,163 
108,163 
160 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
511,059 
511,059 
180 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
4,642 
4,642 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
3,619,567 
3,619,567 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
190 
OFFICER ACQUISITION ...................................................
240 
SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .....................................
11,986 
11,986
H. R. 1735—557 
SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
12,078 
12,078 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
340 
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS .................................................
86,716 
86,716 
380 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
3,836 
3,836 
400 
SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ..............................
165,348 
165,348 
410 
OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ..............................
204,683 
141,683 
Reduction to the Office of Security Cooperation in 
Iraq .............................................................................
[–63,000 ] 
450 
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................
460 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
15,463 
15,463 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
476,107 
413,107 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE ...................................................................
9,090,013 
9,074,063 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 
OPERATING FORCES 
030 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
51,086 
51,086 
050 
BASE SUPPORT ..................................................................
7,020 
7,020 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
58,106 
58,106 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF 
RESERVE ..............................................................
58,106 
58,106 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 
OPERATING FORCES 
020 
MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ..................................
19,900 
19,900 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
19,900 
19,900 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 
19,900 
19,900 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................
9,900 
9,900 
030 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
COMMAND/OPERATING 
FORCES ............................................................................
2,345,835 
2,345,835 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
2,355,735 
2,355,735 
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVI-
TIES 
090 
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................
18,474 
18,474 
120 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ............
29,579 
29,579 
140 
DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ..........................
110,000 
110,000 
160 
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ............................................
5,960 
5,960 
190 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ..........
1,677,000 
1,577,000 
Reduction from Coalition Support Funds ....................
[–100,000 ] 
260 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 
73,000 
73,000 
300 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ................
106,709 
106,709 
320 
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ...............
2,102 
2,102 
330 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
1,427,074 
1,427,074 
SUBTOTAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ...............................
3,449,898 
3,349,898 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DE-
FENSE-WIDE .......................................................
5,805,633 
5,705,633 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .........
37,638,283 
37,594,883
H. R. 1735—558 
SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS. 
SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
OPERATING FORCES 
030 
ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .........................................
508,008 
508,008 
040 
THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................
763,300 
763,300 
050 
LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .......................
1,054,322 
1,054,322 
060 
AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................
1,546,129 
1,546,129 
070 
FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ..............
3,158,606 
3,158,606 
080 
LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ..........................
438,909 
438,909 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
7,469,274 
7,469,274 
MOBILIZATION 
190 
ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ...................................
261,683 
261,683 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
261,683 
261,683 
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 
350 
SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................
485,778 
485,778 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ..
485,778 
485,778 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY .....................................................................
8,216,735 
8,216,735 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS .............
4,940,365 
4,940,365 
020 
FLEET AIR TRAINING .......................................................
1,830,611 
1,830,611 
040 
AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ..................
103,456 
103,456 
070 
AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................
33,201 
33,201 
090 
MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ..................
4,287,658 
4,287,658 
100 
SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................
787,446 
787,446 
110 
SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..........................................
5,960,951 
5,960,951 
120 
SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...........................
1,554,863 
1,554,863 
130 
COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .........................................
704,415 
704,415 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
20,202,966 
20,202,966 
TOTAL 
OPERATION 
& 
MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY ......................................................................
20,202,966 
20,202,966 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
OPERATING FORCES 
010 
OPERATIONAL FORCES ...................................................
931,079 
931,079 
020 
FIELD LOGISTICS ..............................................................
931,757 
931,757 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
1,862,836 
1,862,836 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
110 
TRAINING SUPPORT .........................................................
347,476 
347,476 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .......
347,476 
347,476 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MA-
RINE CORPS .......................................................
2,210,312 
2,210,312 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
OPERATING FORCES 
070 
GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING .............................
930,341 
930,341 
080 
OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS .........................
924,845 
924,845 
100 
LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................
271,177 
271,177 
110 
SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................
382,824 
382,824 
135 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ..................................................
14,224 
14,224 
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................
2,523,411 
2,523,411
H. R. 1735—559 
SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
MOBILIZATION 
140 
AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ......................................................
2,229,196 
2,229,196 
150 
MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ...................................
148,318 
148,318 
160 
DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................................
1,617,571 
1,617,571 
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ...................................
3,995,085 
3,995,085 
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 
340 
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS .................................................
1,141,491 
1,141,491 
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES .......
1,141,491 
1,141,491 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE ...................................................................
7,659,987 
7,659,987 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .........
38,290,000 
38,290,000 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Military Personnel Appropriations .......................................
130,491,227 
129,468,888 
A–10 restoration: Military Personnel ..........................................
[132,000 ] 
Additional support for the National Guard’s Operation Pha-
lanx .............................................................................................
[21,700 ] 
Basic Housing Allowance ..............................................................
[300,000 ] 
EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ........................................
[18,200 ] 
Financial Literacy Training ..........................................................
[85,000 ] 
Foreign Currency adjustments .....................................................
[–480,500 ] 
National Guard State Partnership Program increase ................
[4,300 ] 
Projected understrength ................................................................
[–115,839 ] 
Unobligated balances ....................................................................
[–987,200 ] 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ....
6,243,449 
6,243,449 
Total, Military Personnel ..................................................
136,734,676 
135,712,337 
SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS. 
SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
Military Personnel Appropriations ...............................................
3,204,758 
3,204,758 
Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ....................
3,204,758 
3,204,758
H. R. 1735—560 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program Title 
FY 2016 
Request 
Conference 
Authorized 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS 
SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY .............................................
50,432 
50,432 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ................
50,432 
50,432 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS .....................................................
62,898 
62,898 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE .....
62,898 
62,898 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEF 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) ....................................
45,084 
45,084 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 
WIDE ...................................................................................
45,084 
45,084 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 
COMMISSARY RESALE STOCKS 
COMMISSARY OPERATIONS ....................................................
1,154,154 
1,435,354 
Restoration of Proposed Efficiencies .............................
[142,200 ] 
Restoration of Savings from Legislative Proposals .....
[139,000 ] 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................
1,154,154 
1,435,354 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 
MPF MLP 
POST DELIVERY AND OUTFITTING .......................................
15,456 
15,456 
NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL 
LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE .....................................
124,493 
124,493 
DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS ......................................
8,243 
8,243 
TAH MAINTENANCE ..................................................................
27,784 
27,784 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ...........................................
25,197 
25,197 
READY RESERVE FORCE ..........................................................
272,991 
272,991 
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND ........
474,164 
474,164 
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ...............................................
139,098 
139,098 
RDT&E ...........................................................................................
579,342 
579,342 
PROCUREMENT ..........................................................................
2,281 
2,281 
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION ...................................................................................
720,721 
720,721 
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES, DEFENSE ........................................................................
739,009 
761,009 
SOUTHCOM Operational Support for Central Amer-
ica ..................................................................................
[30,000 ] 
Transfer to Demand Reduction Program .....................
[–8,000 ] 
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ..............................
111,589 
119,589 
Expanded drug testing ..................................................
[8,000 ] 
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEF .................................................................
850,598 
880,598 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................
310,459 
310,459 
RDT&E ...........................................................................................
4,700 
2,100 
Funding ahead of need ..................................................
[–2,600 ]