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(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARRANGEMENT.— 
(1) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable 
launch vehicle launch capability arrangement, as 
structured as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, by the later of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines that the obligations of the contracts re-
lating to such arrangement, as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, have been met; or 
(B) December 31, 2020. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (1) if the Secretary— 
(A) determines that such waiver is nec-
essary for the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(B) notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees of such waiver; and 
(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed fol-
lowing the date of such notification. 
(c) CONSISTENT STANDARDS.—In accordance with 
section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) apply consistent and appropriate standards 
to certified evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
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viders with respect to certified cost and pricing data; 
and 
(2) conduct the appropriate audits. 
(d) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In accordance with 
subsections (b) and (c) and section 2273 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry 
out a ten-year phased acquisition strategy, including near 
and long term, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle 
program. 
(e) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under sub-
section (d) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
gram shall establish a contracting plan for such program 
that uses competitive procedures (as defined in section 
2302 of title 10, United States Code) and ensures that 
a contract awarded for launch services, capability, or in-
frastructure— 
(1) provides the necessary— 
(A) stability in budgeting and acquisition 
of capabilities; and 
(B) flexibility to the Federal Government; 
and 
(2) specifically takes into account the effect 
of— 
(A) all contracts entered into by the Fed-
eral Government with, and any assistance pro-
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vided by the Federal Government to, certified 
evolved expendable launch vehicle providers, in-
cluding the evolved expendable launch vehicle 
launch capability; 
(B) the requirements of the Department of 
Defense, including with respect to launch capa-
bilities and pricing data, that are met by such 
providers; 
(C) the cost of integrating a satellite onto 
a launch vehicle; and 
(D) any other matters the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(f) COMPETITION.—In awarding any contract for 
launch services in a national security space mission pursu-
ant to a competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall ac-
count for the value of the evolved expendable launch vehi-
cle launch capability arrangement per contract line item 
numbers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate per 
launch. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
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the Senate a report on the acquisition strategy developed 
under subsection (d). 
SEC. 1607. PROCUREMENT OF WIDEBAND SATELLITE COM-
MUNICATIONS. 
(a) ACQUISITION AGENT.—Except as provided by 
subsection (b)(1), not later than September 30, 2016, the 
Secretary of Defense shall designate a single senior official 
of the Department of Defense to procure wideband sat-
ellite communications necessary to meet the requirements 
of the Department of Defense for such communications, 
including with respect to military and commercial satellite 
communications. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), an official described in paragraph (2) may carry 
out the procurement of commercial wideband sat-
ellite communications if the official determines that 
such procurement is required to meet an urgent 
need. 
(2) OFFICIAL
DESCRIBED.—An official de-
scribed in this paragraph is any of the following: 
(A) A Secretary of a military department. 
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 
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(C) The Chief Information Office of the 
Department of Defense. 
(D) A commander of a combatant com-
mand. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 
1, 2017, and each year thereafter through 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on procurement 
carried out under paragraph (1) during the year 
prior to the submission of the report, including— 
(A) a brief description of the urgent need 
fulfilled by each such procurement; 
(B) the date and length of the contract of 
each such procurement; and 
(C) the value of each such contract. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
plan for the Secretary to meet the requirements of the 
Department of Defense for satellite communications, in-
cluding with respect to— 
(1) the roles and responsibilities of officials of 
the Department; and 
(2) carrying out subsections (a) and (b). 
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SEC. 1608. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2016 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Air Force, for the weather satellite follow-on 
system may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
plan developed under subsection (b); and 
(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that such plan will— 
(A) meet the requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense for cloud characterization and 
theater weather imagery; and 
(B) not negatively affect the commanders 
of the combatant commands. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop 
a plan to address the requirements of the Department of 
Defense for cloud characterization and theater weather 
imagery. 
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SEC. 1609. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUI-
SITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATION SERVICES. 
Section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may de-
velop’’ and all that follows through ‘‘funds by 
the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall develop and 
carry out a pilot program’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) METHODS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a 
variety of methods authorized by law to effectively 
and efficiently acquire commercial satellite commu-
nications services, including by carrying out multiple 
pathfinder activities under the pilot program.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
PORTS.—’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘REPORTS
AND 
BRIEFINGS.—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and in-
serting ‘‘270 days’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) a description of the appropriate 
metrics established by the Secretary to meet the 
goals of the pilot program.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) At the same time as the President submits 
to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, 
the Secretary shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on the pilot program.’’. 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C))— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘expanding the use of working capital 
funds to effectively and efficiently acquire’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the pilot program and 
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whether the pilot program effectively and 
efficiently acquires’’; and 
(ii) subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘working capital funds as described in sub-
paragraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘the pilot 
program’’. 
SEC. 1610. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUS-
SIA FOR SPACE-BASED WEATHER DATA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that the Department of Defense does not rely on, 
or in the future plan to rely on, space-based weather data 
provided by the Government of China, the Government of 
Russia, or an entity owned or controlled by the Govern-
ment of China or the Government of Russia for national 
security purposes. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a certifi-
cation that the Secretary is in compliance with the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1611. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE- 
BASED INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDI-
TIONAL THREATS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in cooperation 
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with the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air 
Force, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall con-
duct an evaluation of the space-based infrared system to 
detect, track, and target, or to develop the capability to 
detect, track and target, the full range of threats to the 
United States, deployed members of the Armed Forces, 
and the allies of the United States. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 
2016, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
the evaluation under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1612. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOI-
TATION OF OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRA-
RED CAPABILITY. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command and the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
for the integration of overhead persistent infrared capa-
bilities to support the missions specified in subsection 
(b)(1). 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared 
capabilities of the United States, including such ca-
pabilities that are planned to be developed, are inte-
grated to allow for such capabilities to be exploited 
to support the requirements of the missions of the 
Department of Defense relating to— 
(A) battle damage assessment; 
(B) battlespace assessment; 
(C) technical intelligence; 
(D) strategic missile warning; 
(E) tactical missile warning; 
(F) missile defense tracking, fire control, 
and kill assessment; and 
(G) collection of weather data; and 
(2) establish clear benchmarks by which to es-
tablish acquisition plans, manning, and budget re-
quirements. 
(c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall include, together with, or not later than 30 
days after, the budget justification materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the budget of the Department of 
Defense for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget 
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
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States Code), a written determination of how the plan 
under subsection (a) is being implemented. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1613. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States Strategic Command has 
identified needs to rapidly reconstitute or replenish 
critical space capabilities; 
(2) in accordance with section 915 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 826), the De-
partment of Defense Executive Agent for Space is 
currently conducting a study and developing a plan 
regarding responsive launch in accordance with 
warfighter requirements; and 
(3) rapid launch should avoid the creation of 
new Department of Defense-owned and operated in-
frastructure. 
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(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
evaluate options for the use of current assets of the De-
partment of Defense for the purpose of rapid reconstitu-
tion of critical space-based warfighter enabling capabili-
ties. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing on the evaluation conducted under sub-
section (b), including development timelines, a test plan, 
and technology readiness levels of key systems and tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 1614. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPACE DEFENSE. 
It is the sense of Congress that, as outlined in the 
National Space Policy of 2010, the United States should 
employ a variety of measures to help assure the use of 
space for all responsible parties, and, consistent with the 
inherent right of self-defense, deter others from inter-
ference and attack, defend the space systems of the United 
States and contribute to the defense of allied space sys-
tems, and, if deterrence fails, defeat efforts to attack 
them. 
SEC. 1615. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SEN-
SORS IN SPACE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Missile Defense Agency has run a suc-
cessful space sensor program with the space tracking 
and surveillance system. 
(2) The Missile Defense Agency is now exe-
cuting a promising and ground-breaking space sen-
sor system called space-based kill assessment. 
(3) The future missile defense architecture will 
require significantly improved sensors in space to 
provide tracking, discrimination, and more. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a robust multi-mission space sensor network 
will be vital to ensuring a strong missile defense system. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE TOOLS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 
1082, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence 
tools 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 
the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official 
of the Department of Defense to serve as the executive 
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agent for the Department for open-source intelligence 
tools. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
AUTHORI-
TIES.— (1) Not later than July 1, 2016, in accordance 
with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall prescribe the 
roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive 
agent designated under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive 
agent designated under subsection (a) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehen-
sive list of open-source intelligence tools and tech-
nical standards. 
‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the integration 
of open-source intelligence tools into the intelligence 
enterprise, and other command and control systems 
as needed. 
‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools 
with respect to compliance with the standards re-
quired by the framework and guidance for the Intel-
ligence Community Information Technology Enter-
prise, the Defense Intelligence Information Enter-
prise, and the Joint Information Environment. 
‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or 
analyses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) SUPPORT
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
OF
DE-
FENSE.—In accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the military departments, Defense 
Agencies, and other components of the Department of De-
fense provide the executive agent designated under sub-
section (a) with the appropriate support and resources 
needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and authori-
ties of the executive agent. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means De-
partment of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any suc-
cessor directive relating to the responsibilities of an 
executive agent of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Direc-
tive 5101.1. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ 
means tools regarding relevant information derived 
from the systematic collection, processing, and anal-
ysis of publicly available information in response to 
known or anticipated intelligence requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 430a, as added by 
section 1082, the following new item: 
‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’. 
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SEC. 1622. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATED 
TO 
FACILITIES 
FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR FOR 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS ABROAD. 
(a) ADDITION
OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver 
authority under paragraph (1) for any facility for intel-
ligence collection conducted under the authorities of the 
Department of Defense or special operations activity, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives written notifica-
tion of the use of the authority, including the justification 
for the waiver and the estimated cost of the project for 
which the waiver applies.’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Section 2682(c) of title 
10, United States Code, is further amended by in-
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serting after paragraph (2), as added by subsection 
(a)(2), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1) 
expires December 31, 2017.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of 
section 926 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1541; 10 U.S.C. 2682 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1623. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be used during the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on De-
cember 31, 2016, to execute— 
(1) the separation of the National Intelligence 
Program budget from the Department of Defense 
budget; 
(2) the consolidation of the National Intel-
ligence Program budget within the Department of 
Defense budget; or 
(3) the establishment of a new appropriations 
account or appropriations account structure for the 
National Intelligence Program budget. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(2) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDG-
ET.—The term ‘‘National Intelligence Program 
budget’’ means the portions of the Department of 
Defense budget designated as part of the National 
Intelligence Program. 
SEC. 1624. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE ARMY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Army, for the distributed common ground system of 
the Army, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary of the Army— 
(1) conducts a review of the program planning 
for the distributed common ground system of the 
Army; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the review of the distributed common ground sys-
tem of the Army conducted under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of the segmentation of the 
distributed common ground system program of 
the Army into discrete software components 
with the associated requirements of each com-
ponent. 
(B) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground 
system of the Army for which commercial soft-
ware exists that is capable of fulfilling most or 
all of the system requirements for each such 
component. 
(C) A cost analysis of each such commer-
cial software that compares performance with 
projected cost. 
(D) Validation of the degree to which com-
mercial software solutions are compliant with 
the standards required by the framework and 
guidance for the Intelligence Community Infor-
mation Technology Enterprise, the Defense In-
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telligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 
Information Environment. 
(E) Identification of each component of In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground 
system of the Army that the Secretary deter-
mines may be acquired through competitive 
means. 
(F) An acquisition plan that prioritizes the 
acquisition of commercial software components, 
including a data integration layer, in time to 
meet the projected deployment schedule for In-
crement 2 of the distributed common ground 
system of the Army. 
(G) A review of the timetable for the dis-
tributed common ground system program of the 
Army in order to determine whether there is a 
practical, executable acquisition strategy, in-
cluding the use of operational capability dem-
onstrations, that could lead to an initial oper-
ating capability of Increment 2 of the distrib-
uted common ground system of the Army prior 
to fiscal year 2017. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1625. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 
THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
COMMAND. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Defense-wide, for the United States Special Oper-
ations Command for the distributed common ground sys-
tem, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Commander of the United States Special 
Operations Command— 
(1) conducts a review of the program planning 
for the elements of the distributed common ground 
system special operations forces program, including 
the initiative known as ‘‘DCGS-Lite’’; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
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report on the review of the distributed common 
ground system conducted under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of the segmentation of the 
distributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program into discrete software 
components with the associated requirements of 
each component. 
(B) Identification of each component of the 
distributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program for which commercial 
software exists that is capable of fulfilling most 
or all of the system requirements for each such 
component. 
(C) A cost analysis of each such commer-
cial software that compares performance with 
projected cost. 
(D) Validation of the degree to which com-
mercial software solutions are compliant with 
the standards required by the framework and 
guidance for the Intelligence Community Infor-
mation Technology Enterprise, the Defense In-
telligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 
Information Environment. 
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(E) Identification of each component of the 
distributed common ground system special oper-
ations forces program that the Commander de-
termines may be acquired through competitive 
means. 
(F) An assessment of the extent to which 
elements of the distributed common ground sys-
tem special operations forces program could be 
modified to increase commercial acquisition op-
portunities. 
(G) An acquisition plan that uses commer-
cial software components in order to lead to ini-
tial operating capability prior to fiscal year 
2017. 
SEC. 1626. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 
the Department of Defense for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, not more than 75 
percent may be obligated or expended for such Office until 
the Secretary of Defense identifies the intelligence gaps 
and establishes the written policy required by section 922 
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 828). 
SEC. 1627. CLARIFICATION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE 
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECON-
NAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COM-
BATANT COMMANDS. 
Paragraph (1)(A) of section 1626 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3635) is amended by striking ‘‘each 
of the’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Special Oper-
ations Command and each of the other’’. 
SEC. 1628. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 
NEEDS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees and the congressional intelligence committees a re-
port on how the Director ensures that the National Intel-
ligence Program budgets for the elements of the intel-
ligence community that are within the Department of De-
fense are adequate to satisfy the national intelligence 
needs of the Department as required under section 
102A(p) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(p)). Such report shall include a description of how 
the Director incorporates the needs of the Chairman of 
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the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the uni-
fied and specified commands into the metrics used to 
evaluate the performance of the elements of the intel-
ligence community that are within the Department of De-
fense in conducting intelligence activities funded under the 
National Intelligence Program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘con-
gressional intelligence committees’’, ‘‘intelligence commu-
nity’’, and ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1629. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PRO-
GRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELE-
MENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the management of 
science and technology research and development pro-
grams and foreign materiel exploitation programs of De-
fense intelligence elements. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the management of each 
Defense intelligence element that is responsible for 
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work relating to the programs described in sub-
section (a), including with respect to the policies, 
procedures, and organizational structures of such 
element relating to the management and coordina-
tion of such work across such elements. 
(2) Recommendations to improve the coordina-
tion and organization of such elements. 
(3) Identification of options for realigning such 
elements within the Department of Defense to better 
meet the needs of the Department and reduce un-
necessary overhead. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 429(e) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1630. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE INPUT TO THE DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a comprehensive review of the proc-
esses and procedures for the integration of intelligence 
into the defense acquisition process, consistent with the 
provision of classified information, and intelligence sources 
and methods. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The review required by sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify processes and procedures for the in-
tegration of intelligence into the decision process, in-
cluding with respect to the staffing and training of 
Defense intelligence personnel assigned to program 
offices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from 
initial requirements through the milestones process 
and upon final delivery; and 
(2) include a review of processes and proce-
dures for— 
(A) the integration of intelligence on for-
eign capabilities into the acquisition process 
from initial requirement through deployment; 
(B) identifying opportunities for weapons 
systems to collect intelligence, without regard to 
whether that is the primary mission of such 
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weapon system or the Arrow 3 upper tier devel-
opment program, respectively, have been suc-
cessfully completed; 
(B) such subparagraphs shall be carried 
out with the Government of Israel matching 
funds in an amount equal to the amount of 
funds provided by the United States or in an 
amount that meets best efforts, as mutually 
agreed by the United States and Israel; and 
(C) the United States and the Government 
of Israel have entered into a bilateral agreement 
that— 
(i) establishes the terms of co-produc-
tion of parts and components described in 
subsection (a)(2) pursuant to the teaming 
agreements previously entered into regard-
ing the co-development of such weapon sys-
tem and development program in a manner 
that minimizes non-recurring engineering 
and facilitization expenses; 
(ii) establishes complete transparency 
on the requirement of Israel for the num-
ber of interceptors and batteries of such 
weapon system and development program 
that will be procured; 
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