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(E) for a program, project, or activity or to 
increase funds for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that has not been denied or restricted by 
Congress. 
(4) EXISTING FUNDS.—An IT working capital 
fund may not be used to supplant funds provided for 
the operation and maintenance of any system within 
an appropriation for the covered agency at the time 
of establishment of the IT working capital fund. 
(5) PRIORITIZATION
OF
FUNDS.—The head of 
each covered agency— 
(A) shall prioritize funds within the IT 
working capital fund of the covered agency to be 
used initially for cost savings activities approved 
by the Chief Information Officer of the covered 
agency; and 
(B) may reprogram and transfer any 
amounts saved as a direct result of the cost sav-
ings activities approved under clause (i) for de-
posit into the IT working capital fund of the cov-
ered agency, consistent with paragraph (2)(A). 
(6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any funds deposited into 
an IT working capital fund shall be available for 
obligation for the 3-year period beginning on the
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last day of the fiscal year in which the funds 
were deposited. 
(B) 
TRANSFER
OF
UNOBLIGATED 
AMOUNTS.—Any amounts in an IT working cap-
ital fund that are unobligated at the end of the 
3-year period described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be transferred to the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(7) AGENCY CIO RESPONSIBILITIES.—In evalu-
ating projects to be funded by the IT working capital 
fund of a covered agency, the Chief Information Offi-
cer of the covered agency shall consider, to the extent 
applicable, guidance issued under section 1094(b)(1) 
to evaluate applications for funding from the Fund 
that include factors including a strong business case, 
technical design, consideration of commercial off-the- 
shelf products and services, procurement strategy (in-
cluding adequate use of rapid, iterative software de-
velopment practices), and program management. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
thereafter, the head of each covered agency shall sub-
mit to the Director, with respect to the IT working 
capital fund of the covered agency—
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(A) a list of each information technology in-
vestment funded, including the estimated cost 
and completion date for each investment; and 
(B) a summary by fiscal year of obliga-
tions, expenditures, and unused balances. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make the information submitted under paragraph (1) 
publicly available on a website. 
SEC. 1094. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZA-
TION FUND AND BOARD. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury a Technology Modernization Fund for 
technology-related activities, to improve information 
technology, to enhance cybersecurity across the Fed-
eral Government, and to be administered in accord-
ance with guidance issued by the Director. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Chief Information Of-
ficers Council and with the approval of the Director, 
shall administer the Fund in accordance with this 
subsection.
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(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator shall, 
in accordance with recommendations from the Board, 
use amounts in the Fund— 
(A) to transfer such amounts, to remain 
available until expended, to the head of an agen-
cy for the acquisition of products and services, or 
the development of such products and services 
when more efficient and cost effective, to im-
prove, retire, or replace existing Federal infor-
mation technology systems to enhance cybersecu-
rity and privacy and improve long-term effi-
ciency and effectiveness; 
(B) to transfer such amounts, to remain 
available until expended, to the head of an agen-
cy for the operation and procurement of infor-
mation technology products and services, or the 
development of such products and services when 
more efficient and cost effective, and acquisition 
vehicles for use by agencies to improve Govern-
mentwide efficiency and cybersecurity in accord-
ance with the requirements of the agencies; 
(C) to provide services or work performed in 
support of— 
(i) the activities described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B); and
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(ii) the Board and the Director in car-
rying out the responsibilities described in 
subsection (c)(2); and 
(D) to fund only programs, projects, or ac-
tivities or to fund increases for any programs, 
projects, or activities that have not been denied 
or restricted by Congress. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; CRED-
ITS; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Fund $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 and 2019. 
(B) CREDITS.—In addition to any funds 
otherwise appropriated, the Fund shall be cred-
ited with all reimbursements, advances, or re-
funds or recoveries relating to information tech-
nology or services provided for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
(C) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts de-
posited, credited, or otherwise made available to 
the Fund shall be available until expended for 
the purposes described in paragraph (3). 
(5) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(A) REIMBURSEMENT BY AGENCY.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—The head of an 
agency shall reimburse the Fund for any 
transfer made under subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (3), including any serv-
ices or work performed in support of the 
transfer under paragraph (3)(C), in accord-
ance with the terms established in a written 
agreement described in paragraph (6). 
(ii) REIMBURSEMENT
FROM
SUBSE-
QUENT APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, an agency may 
make a reimbursement required under 
clause (i) from any appropriation made 
available after the date of enactment of this 
Act for information technology activities, 
consistent with any applicable reprogram-
ming law or guidelines of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives. 
(iii) RECORDING
OF
OBLIGATION.— 
Notwithstanding section 1501 of title 31, 
United States Code, an obligation to make 
a payment under a written agreement de-
scribed in paragraph (6) in a fiscal year 
after the date of enactment of this Act shall
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be recorded in the fiscal year in which the 
payment is due. 
(B) PRICES FIXED BY ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the Director, shall es-
tablish amounts to be paid by an agency 
under this paragraph and the terms of re-
payment for activities funded under para-
graph (3), including any services or work 
performed in support of that development 
under paragraph (3)(C), at levels sufficient 
to ensure the solvency of the Fund, includ-
ing operating expenses. 
(ii) REVIEW
AND
APPROVAL.—Before 
making any changes to the established 
amounts and terms of repayment, the Ad-
ministrator shall conduct a review and ob-
tain approval from the Director. 
(C) FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The Administrator may obtain reim-
bursement from an agency under this paragraph 
by the issuance of transfer and counterwarrants, 
or other lawful transfer documents, supported by 
itemized bills, if payment is not made by the 
agency during the 90-day period beginning after
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the expiration of a repayment period described 
in a written agreement described in paragraph 
(6). 
(6) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Before the transfer of 
funds to an agency under subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (3), the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Director, and the head of 
the agency shall enter into a written agree-
ment— 
(i) documenting the purpose for which 
the funds will be used and the terms of re-
payment, which may not exceed 5 years un-
less approved by the Director; and 
(ii) which shall be recorded as an obli-
gation as provided in paragraph (5)(A). 
(B) REQUIREMENT
FOR
USE
OF
INCRE-
MENTAL FUNDING, COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES, AND RAPID, ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT 
PRACTICES.—The Administrator shall ensure— 
(i) for any funds transferred to an 
agency under paragraph (3)(A), in the ab-
sence of compelling circumstances docu-
mented by the Administrator at the time of 
transfer, that such funds shall be transferred
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only on an incremental basis, tied to met-
ric-based development milestones achieved 
by the agency through the use of rapid, 
iterative, development processes; and 
(ii) that the use of commercial prod-
ucts and services are incorporated to the 
greatest extent practicable in activities 
funded under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (3), and that the written agree-
ment required under paragraph (6) docu-
ments this preference. 
(7) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) LIST OF PROJECTS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall maintain a list of 
each project funded by the Fund, to be up-
dated not less than quarterly, that includes 
a description of the project, project status 
(including any schedule delay and cost 
overruns), financial expenditure data re-
lated to the project, and the extent to which 
the project is using commercial products 
and services, including if applicable, a jus-
tification of why commercial products and
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services were not used and the associated de-
velopment and integration costs of custom 
development. 
(ii) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The list 
required under clause (i) shall be published 
on a public website in a manner that is, to 
the greatest extent possible, consistent with 
applicable law on the protection of classified 
information, sources, and methods. 
(B) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REPORTS.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress and make publically 
available a report assessing— 
(i) the costs associated with estab-
lishing the Fund and maintaining the over-
sight structure associated with the Fund 
compared with the cost savings associated 
with the projects funded both annually and 
over the life of the acquired products and 
services by the Fund; 
(ii) the reliability of the cost savings 
estimated 
by 
agencies 
associated 
with 
projects funded by the Fund;
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(iii) whether agencies receiving trans-
fers of funds from the Fund used full and 
open competition to acquire the custom de-
velopment of information technology prod-
ucts or services; and 
(iv) the number of IT procurement, de-
velopment, and modernization programs, of-
fices, and entities in the Federal Govern-
ment, including 18F and the United States 
Digital Services, the roles, responsibilities, 
and goals of those programs and entities, 
and the extent to which they duplicate work. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Technology Modernization Board to evaluate pro-
posals submitted by agencies for funding authorized 
under the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Board are— 
(A) to provide input to the Director for the 
development of processes for agencies to submit 
modernization proposals to the Board and to es-
tablish the criteria by which those proposals are 
evaluated, which shall include—
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(i) addressing the greatest security, 
privacy, and operational risks; 
(ii) having the greatest Government-
wide impact; and 
(iii) having a high probability of suc-
cess based on factors including a strong 
business case, technical design, consider-
ation of commercial off-the-shelf products 
and services, procurement strategy (includ-
ing adequate use of rapid, agile iterative 
software development practices), and pro-
gram management; 
(B) to make recommendations to the Ad-
ministrator to assist agencies in the further de-
velopment and refinement of select submitted 
modernization proposals, based on an initial 
evaluation performed with the assistance of the 
Administrator; 
(C) to review and prioritize, with the assist-
ance of the Administrator and the Director, mod-
ernization proposals based on criteria established 
pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
(D) to identify, with the assistance of the 
Administrator, opportunities to improve or re-
place multiple information technology systems
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with a smaller number of information technology 
services common to multiple agencies; 
(E) to recommend the funding of mod-
ernization projects, in accordance with the uses 
described in subsection (b)(3), to the Adminis-
trator; 
(F) to monitor, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator, progress and performance in exe-
cuting approved projects and, if necessary, rec-
ommend the suspension or termination of fund-
ing for projects based on factors including the 
failure to meet the terms of a written agreement 
described in subsection (b)(6); and 
(G) to monitor the operating costs of the 
Fund. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of 7 
voting members. 
(4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be the 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government. 
(5) PERMANENT
MEMBERS.—The permanent 
members of the Board shall be— 
(A) the Administrator of the Office of Elec-
tronic Government; and 
(B) a senior official from the General Serv-
ices Administration having technical expertise in
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information technology development, appointed 
by the Administrator, with the approval of the 
Director. 
(6) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The other members of 
the Board shall be— 
(i) 1 employee of the National Protec-
tion and Programs Directorate of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, appointed 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
(ii) 4 employees of the Federal Govern-
ment primarily having technical expertise 
in information technology development, fi-
nancial management, cybersecurity and 
privacy, and acquisition, appointed by the 
Director. 
(B) TERM.—Each member of the Board de-
scribed in paragraph (A) shall serve a term of 1 
year, which shall be renewable not more than 4 
times at the discretion of the appointing Sec-
retary or Director, as applicable. 
(7) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—Members 
of the Board may not receive additional pay, allow-
ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
Board.
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(8) STAFF.—Upon request of the Chair of the 
Board, the Director and the Administrator may de-
tail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any 
employee of the Federal Government to the Board to 
assist the Board in carrying out the functions of the 
Board. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the responsibil-
ities described in subsection (b), the Administrator 
shall support the activities of the Board and provide 
technical support to, and, with the concurrence of the 
Director, oversight of, agencies that receive transfers 
from the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Administrator are— 
(A) to provide direct technical support in 
the form of personnel services or otherwise to 
agencies transferred amounts under subsection 
(b)(3)(A) and for products, services, and acquisi-
tion vehicles funded under subsection (b)(3)(B); 
(B) to assist the Board with the evaluation, 
prioritization, and development of agency mod-
ernization proposals. 
(C) to perform regular project oversight and 
monitoring of approved agency modernization
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projects, in consultation with the Board and the 
Director, to increase the likelihood of successful 
implementation and reduce waste; and 
(D) to provide the Director with informa-
tion necessary to meet the requirements of sub-
section (b)(7). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on 
the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(f) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 
2 years after the date on which the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States issues the third report re-
quired under subsection (b)(7)(B), the Administrator 
may not award or transfer funds from the Fund for 
any project that is not already in progress as of such 
date. 
(2) TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date on which all projects 
that received an award from the Fund are completed, 
any amounts in the Fund shall be transferred to the 
general fund of the Treasury and shall be used for 
deficit reduction. 
(3) TERMINATION OF TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZA-
TION BOARD.—Not later than 90 days after the date
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on which all projects that received an award from the 
Fund are completed, the Technology Modernization 
Board and all the authorities of subsection (c) shall 
terminate. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense 
Matters 
SEC. 1101. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CYBERSECURITY 
AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out within the Department of Defense 
a pilot program to assess the feasability and advisability 
of an enhanced personnel management system in accord-
ance with this section for cybersecurity and legal profes-
sionals in the Department described in subsection (b) who 
enter civilian service with the Department on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2020. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The cybersecurity and legal 
professionals described in this subsection are the fol-
lowing:
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(A) Civilian cybersecurity professionals in 
the Department of Defense consisting of civilian 
personnel engaged in or directly supporting 
planning, commanding and controlling, train-
ing, developing, acquiring, modifying, and oper-
ating systems and capabilities, and military 
units and intelligence organizations (other than 
those funded by the National Intelligence Pro-
gram) that are directly engaged in or used for 
offensive and defensive cyber and information 
warfare or intelligence activities in support 
thereof. 
(B) Civilian legal professionals in the De-
partment occupying legal or similar positions, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense for 
purposes of the pilot program, that require eligi-
bility to practice law in a State or territory of 
the United States. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY
TO
SES
POSITIONS.—The 
pilot program shall not apply to positions within the 
Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) DIRECT-APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) INAPPLICABILITY OF GENERAL CIVIL SERVICE 
APPOINTMENT
AUTHORITIES
TO
APPOINTMENTS.—
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Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense, 
with respect to the Defense Agencies, and the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned, with re-
spect to the military departments, may appoint 
qualified candidates as cybersecurity and legal profes-
sionals without regard to the provisions of subchapter 
I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) APPOINTMENT ON DIRECT-HIRE BASIS.—Ap-
pointments under the pilot program shall be made on 
a direct-hire basis. 
(d) TERM APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) RENEWABLE
TERM
APPOINTMENTS.—Each 
individual shall serve with the Department of Defense 
as a cybersecurity or legal professional under the pilot 
program pursuant to an initial appointment to serv-
ice with the Department for a term of not less than 
2 years nor more than 8 years. Any term of appoint-
ment under the pilot program may be renewed for one 
or more additional terms of not less than 2 years nor 
more than 8 years as provided in subsection (h). 
(2) LENGTH OF TERMS.—The length of the term 
of appointment to a position under the pilot program 
shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense taking 
into account the national security, mission, and other 
applicable requirements of the position. Positions hav-
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ing identical or similar requirements or terms may be 
grouped into categories for purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. The Secretary may delegate any authority in 
this paragraph to a commissioned officer of the 
Armed Forces in pay grade O–7 or above or an em-
ployee in the Department in the Senior Executive 
Service. 
(e) NATURE OF SERVICE UNDER APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF PERSONNEL APPOINTED AS 
‘‘EMPLOYEES’’.—Except as otherwise provided by this 
section, individuals serving with the Department of 
Defense as cybersecurity or legal professionals under 
the pilot program pursuant to appointments under 
this section shall be considered employees (as specified 
in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) for 
purposes of the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, and other applicable provisions of law, includ-
ing, in particular, for purposes as follows: 
(A) Eligibility for participation in the Fed-
eral Employees’ Retirement System under chap-
ter 84 of title 5, United States Code, subject to 
the provisions of section 8402 of such title and 
the regulations prescribed pursuant to such sec-
tion.
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(B) Eligibility for enrollment in a health 
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred as the ‘‘Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Program’’). 
(C) Eligibility for and subject to the em-
ployment protections of subpart F of part III of 
title 5, United States Code, relating to merit 
principles and protections. 
(D) Eligibility for the protections of chapter 
81, of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
workers compensation. 
(2) SCOPE OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—In ad-
ministering the pilot program, the Secretary of De-
fense shall specify, and from time to time update, a 
comprehensive description of the rights and benefits of 
individuals serving with the Department under the 
pilot program pursuant to this subsection and of the 
provisions of law under which such rights and bene-
fits arise. 
(f) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) BASIC
PAY.—Individuals serving with the 
Department of Defense as cybersecurity or legal pro-
fessionals under the pilot program shall be paid basic 
pay for such service in accordance with a schedule of
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pay prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for pur-
poses of the pilot program. 
(2) TREATMENT AS BASIC PAY.—Basic pay pay-
able under the pilot program shall be treated for all 
purposes as basic pay paid under the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Individuals serv-
ing with the Department as cybersecurity or legal 
professionals under the pilot program may be award-
ed such performance awards for outstanding perform-
ance as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of 
the pilot program. The performance awards may in-
clude a monetary bonus, time off with pay, or such 
other awards as the Secretary considers appropriate 
for purposes of the pilot program. The award of per-
formance awards under the pilot program shall based 
in accordance with such policies and requirements as 
the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of the pilot 
program. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION.—Individuals 
serving with the Department as cybersecurity or legal 
professionals under the pilot program may be award-
ed such additional compensation above basic pay as 
the Secretary (or the designees of the Secretary) con-
sider appropriate in order to promote the recruitment
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and retention of highly skilled and productive cyberse-
curity and legal professionals to and with the Depart-
ment. 
(g) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The following terms of 
appointment shall be treated as a probationary period 
under the pilot program: 
(1) The first term of appointment of an indi-
vidual to service with the Department of Defense as 
a cybersecurity or legal professional, regardless of 
length. 
(2) The first term of appointment of an indi-
vidual to a supervisory position in the Department as 
a cybersecurity or legal professional, regardless of 
length and regardless of whether or not such term of 
appointment to a supervisory position is the first 
term of appointment of the individual concerned to 
service with the Department as a cybersecurity or 
legal professional. 
(h) RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe the conditions for the renewal of appoint-
ments under the pilot program. The conditions may 
apply to one or more categories of positions, positions 
on a case-by-case basis, or both.
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(2) PARTICULAR
CONDITIONS.—In prescribing 
conditions for the renewal of appointments under the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall take into account 
the following (in the order specified): 
(A) The necessity for the continuation of the 
position concerned based on mission require-
ments and other applicable justifications for the 
position. 
(B) The service performance of the indi-
vidual serving in the position concerned, with 
individuals with satisfactory or better perform-
ance afforded preference in renewal. 
(C) Input from employees on conditions for 
renewal. 
(D) Applicable private and public sector 
labor market conditions. 
(3) SERVICE PERFORMANCE.—The assessment of 
the service performance of an individual under the 
pilot program for purposes of paragraph (2)(B) shall 
consist of an assessment of the ability of the indi-
vidual to effectively accomplish mission goals for the 
position concerned as determined by the supervisor or 
manager of the individual based on the individual’s 
performance evaluations and the knowledge of and re-
view by such supervisor or manager (developed in
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consultation with the individual) of the individual’s 
performance in the position. An individual’s tenure of 
service in a position or the Department of Defense 
may not be the primary element of the assessment. 
(i) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The pilot pro-
gram shall provide for the professional development of indi-
viduals serving with the Department of Defense as cyberse-
curity and legal professionals under the pilot program in 
a manner that— 
(1) creates opportunities for education, training, 
and career-broadening experiences, and for experi-
mental opportunities in other organizations within 
and outside the Federal Government; and 
(2) reflects the differentiated needs of personnel 
at different stages of their careers. 
(j) SABBATICALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall pro-
vide for an individual who is in a successive term 
after the first 8 years with the Department of Defense 
as a cybersecurity or legal professional under the pilot 
program to take, at the election of the individual, a 
paid or unpaid sabbatical from service with the De-
partment for professional development or education 
purposes. The length of a sabbatical shall be any 
length not less than 6 months nor more than 1 year
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(unless a different period is approved by the Sec-
retary of the military department or head of the orga-
nization or element of the Department concerned for 
purposes of this subsection). The purpose of any sab-
batical shall be subject to advance approval by the or-
ganization or element in the Department in which the 
individual is currently performing service. The taking 
of a sabbatical shall be contingent on the written 
agreement of the individual concerned to serve with 
the Department for an appropriate length of time at 
the conclusion of the term of appointment in which 
the sabbatical commences, with the period of such 
service to be in addition to the period of such term 
of appointment. 
(2) NUMBER OF SABBATICALS.—An individual 
may take more than one sabbatical under this sub-
section. 
(3) REPAYMENT.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4), an individual who fails to satisfy a writ-
ten agreement executed under paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a sabbatical shall repay the Department an 
amount equal to any pay, allowances, and other bene-
fits received by the individual from the Department 
during the period of the sabbatical.
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(4) WAIVER
OF
REPAYMENT.—An agreement 
under paragraph (1) may include such conditions for 
the waiver of repayment otherwise required under 
paragraph (3) for failure to satisfy such agreement as 
the Secretary specifies in such agreement. 
(k) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ad-
minister the pilot program under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. 
(l) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary 
of Defense to appoint individuals for service with the 
Department of Defense as cybersecurity or legal pro-
fessionals under the pilot program shall expire on De-
cember 31, 2029. 
(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The 
termination of authority in paragraph (1) shall not 
be construed to terminate or otherwise affect any ap-
pointment made under this section before December 
31, 2029, that remains valid as of that date. 
(m) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) INTERIM FINAL RULE.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe an interim final 
rule to implement the pilot program.
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(2) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 180 days after 
prescribing the interim final rule under paragraph 
(1) and considering public comments with respect to 
such interim final rule, the Secretary shall prescribe 
a final rule to implement the pilot program. 
(3) OBJECTIVES.—The regulations prescribed 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall accomplish the 
objectives set forth in subsections (a) through (j) and 
otherwise ensure flexibility and expedited appoint-
ment of cybersecurity and legal professionals in the 
Department of Defense under the pilot program. 
(n) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 30 of each of 2022, 2025, and 2028, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the carrying out of the pilot 
program. Each report shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the car-
rying out of the pilot program during the period 
since the commencement of the pilot program or 
the previous submittal of a report under this 
subsection, as applicable. 
(B) A description and assessment of the suc-
cesses in and impediments to carrying out the 
pilot program system during such period.
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(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary 
considers appropriate for legislative action to 
improve the pilot program and to otherwise im-
prove civilian personnel management of cyberse-
curity and legal professionals by the Department 
of Defense. 
(D) In the case of the report submitted in 
2028, an assessment and recommendations by 
the Secretary on whether to make the pilot pro-
gram permanent. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1102. INCLUSION OF STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE 
AND DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT EXPERI-
MENTAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO 
ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGI-
NEERING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1599h of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE.—The Di-
rector of the Strategic Capabilities Office may carry 
out a program of personnel management authority 
provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate re-
cruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering 
for the Office. 
‘‘(5) DIUx.—The Director of the Defense Innova-
tion Unit Experimental may carry out a program of 
personnel management authority provided in sub-
section (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of emi-
nent experts in science or engineering for the Unit.’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(b)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
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‘‘(D) in the case of the Strategic Capabili-
ties Office, appoint scientists and engineers to a 
total of not more than 5 scientific and engineer-
ing positions in the Office; and 
‘‘(E) in the case of the Defense Innovation 
Unit Experimental, appoint scientists and engi-
neers to a total of not more than 5 scientific and 
engineering positions in the Unit;’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.—Sub-
section (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘or 
the Office of Operational Test and Evaluation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Office of Operational Test and Evaluation, the 
Strategic Capabilities Office, or the Defense Innovation 
Unit Experimental’’. 
SEC. 1103. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS RELATING TO ACQUISITION PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRO-
CEDURES. 
(a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 1762 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections 
(g) and (h). 
(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘COMMENCEMENT.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘a demonstration project’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out demonstration projects’’. 
(c) INCREASE
IN LIMIT
ON NUMBER
OF PARTICI-
PANTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the demonstration project under this section may not 
exceed 120,000’’ and inserting ‘‘at any one time in dem-
onstration projects under this section may not exceed 
130,000’’. 
(d) ASSESSMENTS.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) Upon the completion of a demonstration project 
under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the conduct of an assessment of the demonstration 
project by an appropriate independent organization des-
ignated by the Secretary for that purpose. The Secretary 
shall submit to the covered congressional committees a re-
port on each assessment conducted pursuant to this para-
graph.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
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SEC. 1104. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECH-
NICAL MANAGERS AT MAJOR RANGE AND 
TEST FACILITY BASE FACILITIES AND DE-
FENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CEN-
TER. 
Section 2358a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, each facility of 
the Major Range and Test Facility Base, 
and the Defense Test Resource Management 
Center’’ after ‘‘each STRL’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, of such facility of the Major Range and 
Test Facility Base, or the Defense Test Re-
source Management Center’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The positions’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) The laboratory positions’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The test and evaluation positions described 
in paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be man-
aged, by the director of the Major Range and Test Fa-
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cility Base, in the case of a position at a facility of 
the Major Range and Test Facility Base, and the di-
rector of the Defense Test Resource Management Cen-
ter, in the case of a position at such center, under cri-
teria established pursuant to section 342(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
(Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), relating 
to personnel demonstration projects at laboratories of 
the Department of Defense, except that the director 
involved shall determine the number of such positions 
at each facility of the Major Range and Test Facility 
Base and the Defense Test Resource Management Cen-
ter, not to exceed two percent of the number of sci-
entists and engineers employed at the Major Range 
and Test Facility Base or the Defense Test Resource 
Management Center, as the case may be, as of the 
close of the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in 
which any appointments subject to that numerical 
limitations are made.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following 
new paragraph (1):
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‘‘(1) The term ‘Defense Test Resource Manage-
ment Center’ means the Department of Defense Test 
Resource Management Center established under sec-
tion 196 of this title.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Major Range and Test Facility 
Base’ means the test and evaluation facilities and re-
sources that are designated by the Secretary of De-
fense as facilities and resources comprising the Major 
Range and Test Facility Base.’’. 
SEC. 1105. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY DIRECT HIRE AU-
THORITY FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND THE MAJOR 
RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE. 
Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2457; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by striking 
‘‘and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2019’’. 
SEC. 1106. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL MAN-
AGEMENT EXPERTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE WORKFORCE. 
Section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2450; 10 
U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Defense 
Agencies or the applicable military Department’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a Department of Defense component’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Defense 
Agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘each Department of Defense 
component listed in subsection (f) other than the De-
partment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
and the Department of the Air Force’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any Defense Agency or 
military department’’ and inserting ‘‘any De-
partment of Defense component’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such Defense Agency or 
military department’’ and inserting ‘‘such De-
partment of Defense component’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE COMPONENT DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Department of Defense 
component’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) A Defense Agency. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(3) The Joint Staff. 
‘‘(4) A combatant command.
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‘‘(5) The Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(6) A Field Activity of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(7) The Department of the Army. 
‘‘(8) The Department of the Navy. 
‘‘(9) The Department of the Air Force.’’. 
SEC. 1107. AUTHORITY FOR WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR 
A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FOR POSITIONS 
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON CY-
BERSECURITY AND COMPUTER PROGRAM-
MING. 
(a) BRIEFING ON WAIVER REQUIRED.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the feasability and advisability of the enactment 
into law of the waiver authority described in subsection (b) 
and the authorities in subsections (c) through (e). 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The waiver authority de-
scribed in this subsection is the authority of the Secretary 
of Defense to waive any requirement in law for the posses-
sion of a baccalaureate degree as a condition of appoint-
ment to a position or category of positions in the Depart-
ment of Defense specified in subsection (c) if the Secretary
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determined that the duties of the position or category of po-
sitions could be appropriately discharged by individuals 
demonstrating expertise other than a baccalaureate degree. 
(c) POSITIONS.—The positions or categories of posi-
tions in the Department specified in this subsection are po-
sitions or categories of positions whose primary duties in-
volve the following: 
(1) Cybersecurity, including computer network 
operations, computer network defense, computer net-
work attack, and computer network exploitation. 
(2) Computer programming. 
(d) APPOINTMENT.—An individual who does not pos-
sess a baccalaureate degree could be appointed to a position 
covered by a waiver pursuant to subsection (b) only if the 
Secretary determined that the expertise demonstrated by the 
individual was sufficient for the appropriate discharge of 
the duties of the position by the individual. 
(e) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary would issue guidance 
for purposes of this section setting forth the following: 
(1) The positions or categories of positions in the 
Department subject to the waiver authorized by sub-
section (b). 
(2) For each position or category of positions, 
the expertise required for appointment to such posi-
tion or category of positions.
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Subtitle B—Government-wide 
Matters 
SEC. 1111. ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN EXEMPTION PROVI-
SION IN REGARD TO OVERTIME FOR FEDERAL 
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES 
TEMPORARILY 
AS-
SIGNED TO A FOREIGN AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5542 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) Notwithstanding section 13(f) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(f)), an employee who 
is working at a location in a foreign country, or in a terri-
tory under the jurisdiction of the United States to which 
the exemption under such section 13(f) applies, in tem-
porary duty travel status while maintaining an official 
duty station or worksite in an area of the United States 
that is not exempted under such section 13(f) shall not be 
considered, for all purposes, to be exempted from section 7 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 207) on the basis of the employee 
performing work at such a location.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES.—Section 
5544 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 13(f) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(f)), an employee 
whose overtime pay is determined in accordance with sub-
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section (a) who is working at a location in a foreign coun-
try, or in a territory under the jurisdiction of the United 
States to which the exemption under such section 13(f) ap-
plies, in temporary duty travel status while maintaining 
an official duty station or worksite in an area of the United 
States that is not exempted under such section 13(f) shall 
not be considered, for all purposes, to be exempted from sec-
tion 7 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 207) on the basis of the em-
ployee performing work at such a location.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 5542(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 1112. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Section 1101(a) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1137 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2018’’.
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SEC. 1113. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1133 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328), is further amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREG-
ULAR WARFARE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend up 
to $10,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2021 to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating
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ongoing irregular warfare operations by United States Spe-
cial Operations Forces. 
(b) FUNDS.—Funds for support under this section in 
a fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for that fiscal year for the Department of 
Defense for operation and maintenance. 
(c) PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section 
shall be exercised in accordance with such procedures 
as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of this 
section. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures that shall estab-
lish, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) Policy guidance for the execution of ac-
tivities under the authority in this section. 
(B) The processes through which activities 
under the authority in this section are to be de-
veloped, validated, and coordinated, as appro-
priate, with relevant entities of the United States 
Government. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON PROCEDURES AND 
MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall no-
tify the congressional defense committees of the proce-
dures established pursuant to this section before any 
exercise of the authority in this section, and shall no-
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tify such committee of any material modification of 
the procedures. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before 
exercising the authority in this section to make funds 
available to initiate support of an approved military 
operation or changing the scope or funding level of 
any support under this section for such an operation 
by $500,000 or an amount equal to 10 percent of such 
funding level (whichever is less), or not later than 48 
hours after exercising such authority if the Secretary 
determines that extraordinary circumstances that im-
pact the national security of the United States exist 
that otherwise prevent notice under this subsection be-
fore the exercise of such authority, the Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of the use 
of such authority with respect to such operation. Any 
such notification shall be in writing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by this 
subsection shall include the following: 
(A) The type of support provided or to be 
provided to United States Special Operations 
Forces. 
(B) The type of support provided or to be 
provided to the recipient of the funds.
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(C) The amount obligated under the author-
ity to provide support. 
(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority of 
the Secretary to make funds available under this section 
for support of a military operation may not be delegated. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory 
authorization for any of the following: 
(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term 
is defined in section 503(e) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093(e)). 
(2) The introduction of United States Armed 
Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hos-
tilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 
(3) The conduct or support of activities, directly 
or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of 
armed conflict. 
(g) PROGRAMMATIC
AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.—The 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary programmatic 
and policy oversight within the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense of support to irregular warfare activities authorized 
by this section. 
(h) BIANNUAL REPORTS.—
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(1) REPORT ON PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.—Not 
later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year 
in which subsection (a) is in effect, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the support provided under this section dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) REPORT ON CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.—Not 
later than 180 days after the submittal of each report 
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the support provided under this section during the 
first half of the fiscal year in which the report under 
this paragraph is submitted. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by this 
subsection shall include the following: 
(A) A summary of the ongoing irregular 
warfare operations by United States Special Op-
erations Forces that were supported or facilitated 
by foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or in-
dividuals for which support was provided under 
this section during the period covered by such re-
port. 
(B) A description of the support or facilita-
tion provided by such foreign forces, irregular
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forces, groups, or individuals to United States 
Special Operations Forces during such period. 
(C) The type of recipients that were pro-
vided support under this section during such pe-
riod, identified by authorized category (foreign 
forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals). 
(D) A detailed description of the support 
provided to the recipients under this section dur-
ing such period. 
(E) The total amount obligated for support 
under this section during such period, including 
budget details. 
(F) The intended duration of support pro-
vided under this section during such period 
(G) An assessment of value of the support 
provided under this section during such period, 
including a summary of significant activities 
undertaken by foreign forces, irregular forces, 
groups, or individuals to support irregular war-
fare operations by United States Special Oper-
ations Forces. 
(H) The total amount obligated for support 
under this section in prior fiscal years. 
(i) IRREGULAR WARFARE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘irregular warfare’’ means activities in support
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of predetermined United States policy and military objec-
tives conducted by, with, and through regular forces, irreg-
ular forces, groups, and individuals participating in com-
petition between state and non-state actors short of tradi-
tional armed conflict. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON SUPPORT OF 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
TO 
COMBAT 
TER-
RORISM. 
(a) OVERSIGHT OF SUPPORT.—Section 127e of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) OVERSIGHT BY ASD FOR SOLIC.—The Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Inten-
sity Conflict shall have primary responsibility within the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense for oversight of policies 
and programs for support authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Subsection (h) of such section, as re-
designated by subsection (a)(1) of this section is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CALENDAR 
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘March 1 each year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘120 days after the end of the pre-
ceding fiscal year of each year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the preceding calendar 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘such preceding fiscal year’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CALENDAR 
YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 1’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘July 1’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the calendar year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 1203. MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY IN 
CONNECTION WITH REFORM OF DEFENSE SE-
CURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 332 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘members of 
the armed forces and’’ before ‘‘civilian employees’’ in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1); 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘employees’’ both place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘advisors’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘employee’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘advisor’s’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘member of the armed 
forces or’’ before ‘‘civilian employee of the De-
partment of Defense’’ in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1); 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘em-
ployee as an’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the em-
ployee’’ and inserting ‘‘the advisor’’. 
(b) DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF 
FOREIGN FORCES.—Section 333(c)(4) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Department’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Department of Defense or another department or agency of 
the United States Government’’. 
SEC. 1204. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND MAT-
TERS. 
(a) TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 
1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; and
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(2) in subsection (p)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘through 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘through 2019’’. 
(b) PURPOSES OF FUND.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘, or other national security 
forces that conduct border and maritime secu-
rity, internal defense, and counterterrorism oper-
ations’’ and inserting ‘‘or other national security 
forces’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) provide support to civil or national se-
curity authorities in connection with humani-
tarian assistance (including demining), disaster 
response, and disaster risk reduction activities.’’; 
and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘rule of law 
programs,’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘rule 
of law programs and stabilization efforts in a coun-
try.’’. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON INITIATION OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subsection (l) of such section is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘15 days’’. 
SEC. 1205. DEFENSE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL 
STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may oper-
ate an institute to be known as the ‘‘Defense Institute of 
International Legal Studies’’ (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Institute’’) in accordance with this section for purposes 
in furtherance of United States security and foreign policy 
objectives of— 
(1) promoting an understanding of and appre-
ciation for the rule of law; and 
(2) encouraging the international development of 
internal capacities of foreign governments for civilian 
control of the military, military justice, the legal as-
pects of peacekeeping, good governance and anti-cor-
ruption in defense reform, and human rights. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the purposes speci-
fied in subsection (a), the Institute may conduct activities 
as follows:
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(1) Research, communication, and exchange of 
ideas. 
(2) Education and training involving military 
and civilian personnel, both within and outside the 
United States. 
(3) Building the legal capacity of foreign mili-
tary and other security forces, including equitable, 
transparent, and accountable defense institutions, ci-
vilian control of the military, human rights, and 
democratic governance. 
(4) Institutional legal capacity building of for-
eign defense and security institutions. 
(c) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 
concurrence of the Secretary of State is required to conduct 
activities specified in subsection (b). 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the mission, work-
force, funding, and other support of the Institute. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review shall include, but 
not be limited to, the following: 
(A) An assessment of the scope of the mis-
sion of the Institute, taking into account the in-
creasing security cooperation authorities and re-
quirements of the Department of Defense, includ-
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ing core rule of law training in the United 
States and abroad, defense legal institution 
building, and statutorily required human rights 
and legal capacity building of foreign security 
forces. 
(B) An assessment of the workforce of the 
Institute, including whether it is appropriately 
sized to align with the full scope of the mission 
of the Institute. 
(C) A review of the funding mechanisms for 
the activities of the Institute, including the cur-
rent mechanisms for reimbursing the Institute by 
the Department of State and by the Department 
of Defense through the budget of the Defense Se-
curity Cooperation Agency. 
(D) An evaluation of the feasibility and ad-
visability of the provision of funds appropriated 
for the Department of Defense directly to the In-
stitute, and the actions, if any, required to au-
thorize the Institute to receive such funds di-
rectly. 
(E) A description of the challenges, if any, 
of the Institute to increase its capacity to pro-
vide residence courses to meet demands for train-
ing and assistance.
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(F) An assessment of the capacity of the De-
partment of Defense to assess, monitor, and 
evaluate the effectiveness of the human rights 
training and other activities of the Institute. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port summarizing the findings of the review and any 
recommendations for enhancing the capability of the 
Institute to fulfill its mission that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM AND RELATED AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) CERP.—Section 1201 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 
1211(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2477), is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2017 and fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fis-
cal years 2017, 2018, and 2019’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) PAYMENTS
FOR REDRESS
OF CERTAIN INJU-
RIES.—Section 1211(b)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (130 Stat. 2478) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as most recently 
amended by section 1213 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2478), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section 1222, as so amended, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’.
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SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1218 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2018,’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Sub-
section (d)(1) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘during the 
period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on 
December 31, 2017, may not exceed $1,100,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2018 may not ex-
ceed $900,000,000’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2016 and ending on De-
cember 31, 2017, may not exceed $900,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2018 may not exceed 
$700,000,000’’.
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(c) EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON RE-
IMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section, as added by 
section 1218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017, is amended by inserting ‘‘and annually 
thereafter,’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2017,’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING 
TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PRO-
VIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as most 
recently amended by section 1218(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, is further amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2018’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2001), as most recently amended by section 1218(f) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, 
is further amended by striking ‘‘for any period prior to De-
cember 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2018 and 
any prior fiscal year’’. 
(f) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF 
PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the
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total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 
Pakistan during fiscal year 2018 pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by sub-
section (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible for the 
waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) 
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that— 
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-
ations that are contributing to significantly dis-
rupting the safe havens, fundraising and recruiting 
efforts, and freedom of movement of the Haqqani Net-
work and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network and 
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba from using any Pakistan territory 
as a safe haven and for fundraising and recruiting ef-
forts; 
(3) the Government of Pakistan is making an at-
tempt to actively coordinate with the Government of 
Afghanistan to restrict the movement of militants, 
such as the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, 
along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; and
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(4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting 
and 
prosecuting 
senior 
leaders 
and 
mid-level 
operatives of the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e- 
Tayyiba. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROD-
UCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUN-
TRIES ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2399), as most recently amended by section 1212 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2478), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2019’’. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON EN-
HANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
Section 1225(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. 3550), 
as amended by section 1215(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2480), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 
15, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 15, 2020’’.
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SEC. 1216. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE AFGHAN 
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Armed Forces, the Department of State, 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and other agencies and departments of the 
United States rely on the services of Afghan nationals 
in a variety of sensitive and trusted capacities to sup-
port the operations of the United States Government 
in Afghanistan. 
(2) Afghans who have supported the United 
States Government in Afghanistan face grave threats 
from the Taliban and other terrorist groups as a re-
sult of their service. 
(3) Commander of the United States Central 
Command, General Joseph L. Votel, warned in a 
June 14, 2017, letter that ‘‘curtailing or abandoning’’ 
the special immigrant visa program for Afghans car-
ried out under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) ‘‘would risk significantly 
undermining years of progress and goodwill and 
could serve to tip the balance in favor of malign ac-
tors’’. 
(4) Commander of Resolute Support and United 
States Forces-Afghanistan, General John W. Nichol-
son Jr., warned in a June 12, 2017, letter that if such
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program ‘‘is not fully resourced it could significantly 
undermine our credibility and the 16 years of tremen-
dous sacrifice by thousands of Afghans on behalf of 
Americans and Coalition partners’’. 
(5) All visas allocated for such program are pro-
jected to be exhausted and all visa issuances for prin-
cipal applicants will cease in October 2017, if addi-
tional visas are not authorized. 
(6) The cessation of the issuance of special immi-
grant visas for Afghans is likely to cause panic 
among the Afghans who are assisting the United 
States, often at great personal risk, and could signifi-
cantly affect the operations of the United States Gov-
ernment in Afghanistan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that an additional 4,000 visas should be made available for 
principal aliens who are eligible for special immigrant sta-
tus under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) to prevent harm to the operations of the 
United States Government in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1217. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 
Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘11,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘15,000’’.
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS-
SISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE 
OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) of section 
1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), 
as most recently amended by section 1222 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2485), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘facility and infrastructure re-
pair and renovation,’’ and inserting ‘‘infrastructure 
repair and renovation, small-scale construction of 
temporary facilities necessary to meet urgent oper-
ational or force protection requirements with a cost 
less than $4,000,000,’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATIONS
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Such section 1236 is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(m) LIMITATION
ON AGGREGATE COST
OF CON-
STRUCTION, REPAIR, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.—The 
aggregate amount of construction, repair, and renovation
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projects carried out under this section in any fiscal year 
may not exceed $30,000,000. 
‘‘(n) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CON-
STRUCTION, REPAIR, AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—A construction, repair, or ren-
ovation project costing more than $1,000,000 may not 
be carried out under this section unless approved in 
advance by the Commander of the United States Cen-
tral Command. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry 
out a construction, repair, or renovation project to 
which paragraph (1) applies, the Commander of the 
United States Central Command shall notify in writ-
ing the appropriate committees of Congress of that de-
cision, including the justification for the project and 
the estimated cost of the project. The project may be 
carried out only after the end of the 21-day period be-
ginning on the date the notification is received by the 
committees or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period 
beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
section 480 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(3) ELEMENT IN QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CON-
STRUCTION, REPAIR, AND
RENOVATION.—Paragraph
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(8) of subsection (d) of such section 1236 is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) A list of new projects for construction, re-
pair, or renovation commenced during the period cov-
ered by such progress report, and a list of projects for 
construction, repair, or renovation continuing from 
the period covered by the preceding progress report.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section 1236, as 
most recently amended by section 1222 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations in title XV for fiscal year 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the Department of Defense for 
Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 
2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$630,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,269,000,000’’. 
(c) NAME OF ISLAMIC STATE OR IRAQ AND SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section 1236 is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Levant’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Syria’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘ISIL’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘ISIS’’; and 
(B) in subsection (l)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘the Levant (ISIL)’’ and inserting ‘‘Syria 
(ISIS)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘ISIL’’ and inserting ‘‘ISIS’’. 
(2) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section 1236 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1236. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 
COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND 
SYRIA.’’. 
SEC. 1232. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS-
SISTANCE TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSI-
TION. 
(a) NATURE OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), as amended 
by section 1221(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2485), is further amended in the matter preceding para-
graph (1) by striking ‘‘construction of training and associ-
ated facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘construction and repair of
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training and associated facilities or other facilities nec-
essary to meet urgent military operational requirements of 
a temporary nature with a cost less than $4,000,000’’. 
(b) SCOPE OF ELEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
IN QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS.—Subsection (d)(9) of 
such section 1209 is amended by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, including new construction or repair 
commenced during the period covered by such progress re-
port and construction and repair continuing from the pe-
riod covered by the preceding progress report’’. 
(c) NOTICE ON NEW INITIATIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of such section 
1209, as most recently amended by section 1221(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017, is further amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) NOTICE TO CONGRESS BEFORE INITIATION OF 
NEW INITIATIVES.—Not later than 30 days before initiating 
a new initiative under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a notice setting forth the following: 
‘‘(1) The initiative to be carried out, including 
a detailed description of the assistance provided. 
‘‘(2) The budget, implementation timeline and 
anticipated delivery schedule for the assistance to 
which the initiative relates, the military department
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responsible for management and the associated pro-
gram executive office, and the completion date for the 
initiative. 
‘‘(3) The amount, source, and planned expendi-
ture of funds to carry out the initiative. 
‘‘(4) Any financial or other support for the initi-
ation provided by foreign governments. 
‘‘(5) Any other information with respect to the 
initiative that the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to 
new initiatives initiated under section 1209 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 on or 
after the date that is 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE COST OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR PROJECTS.—Such section 1209 is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE COST OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR PROJECTS.—The aggregate amount of 
construction and repair projects carried out under this sec-
tion in any fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.’’.
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(e) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CON-
STRUCTION AND REPAIR PROJECTS.—Such section 1209 is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(m) APPROVAL AND NOTICE BEFORE CERTAIN CON-
STRUCTION AND REPAIR PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—A construction or repair 
project costing more than $1,000,000 may not be car-
ried out under this section unless approved in ad-
vance by the Commander of the United States Central 
Command. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry 
out a construction or repair project to which para-
graph (1) applies, the Commander of the United 
States Central Command shall notify in writing the 
appropriate committees of Congress of that decision, 
including the justification for the project and the esti-
mated cost of the project. The project may be carried 
out only after the end of the 21-day period beginning 
on the date the notification is received by the commit-
tees or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period begin-
ning on the date on which a copy of the notification 
is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sec-
tion 480 of title 10, United States Code.’’.
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SEC. 1233. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of 
section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017 may not exceed $70,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 2018 may not exceed 
$42,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
(2) LIMITATION OF USE OF FY18 FUNDS PENDING 
PLAN.—Of the amount available for fiscal year 2018 
for section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by this section, 
not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until 30 days after the date on which the plan 
required by the joint explanatory statement to accom-
pany the conference report on S.2943 of the 114th 
Congress, the National Defense Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2017, and entitled ‘‘to transition the ac-
tivities conducted by OSC-I but funded by the De-
partment of Defense to another entity or transition 
the funding of such activities to another source’’ is 
provided to the appropriate committees of Congress. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF OSC–I MANDATE AND EXPAN-
SION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘training ac-
tivities in support of Iraqi Ministry of Defense and 
Counter Terrorism Service personnel’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘activities to support the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Defense institution building to miti-
gate capability gaps and promote effective and 
sustainable defense institutions. 
‘‘(B) Professionalization, strategic planning 
and reform, financial management, manpower 
management, and logistics management of mili-
tary and other security forces of or associated 
with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish 
and tribal security forces or other local security 
forces with a national security mission, at a base 
or facility of the Government of Iraq.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF TRAIN-
ING’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training’’ and inserting 
‘‘activities of the Office of Security Cooperation 
in Iraq’’. 
SEC. 1234. MODIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN 
ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER 
OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and from’’ after ‘‘trans-
fers to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘from non-Iranian sources’’ 
and inserting ‘‘from or to non-Iranian sources or 
destinations’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, including transfers that pertain 
to nuclear development, ballistic missiles, and 
chemical, biological, and advanced conventional 
weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs:
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‘‘(6) An assessment of the use of civilian trans-
portation infrastructure and assets, including sea-
ports, airports, and commercial vessels and aircraft, 
used to transport illicit military cargo to or from 
Iran, including military personnel, military goods, 
and related components. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of military-to-military co-
operation between Iran and foreign counties, includ-
ing Cuba, North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Ven-
ezuela, and any other country designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense with additional reference to coopera-
tion and collaboration on the development of nuclear, 
biological, chemical, and advanced conventional 
weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under section 1245 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 after that date.
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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1241. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1232 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ after ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in the fiscal year con-
cerned’’ after ‘‘may be used’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘with respect 
to funds for a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘the limitation in 
subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES TO RECOG-
NIZE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ 
after ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘for a fiscal 
year’’ after ‘‘expenditure of funds’’. 
SEC. 1243. EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1250 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068), as amended by sec-
tion 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2494), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Subsection (f) 
of such section 1250, as added by subsection (a) of such 
section 1237, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2018, $500,000,000.’’. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section 1250, as amended by subsection (c) of such section 
1237, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘pursu-
ant to subsection (f)(2)’’ the following: ‘‘, or more 
than $250,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal 
year 2018 pursuant to subsection (f)(3),’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘with respect 
to the fiscal year concerned’’ after ‘‘is a certification’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ after ‘‘in fiscal 
year 2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in paragraph (2), such 
funds may be used in that fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in paragraph (2) with respect to such 
fiscal year, such funds may be used in such fiscal 
year’’. 
SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY ON TRAINING FOR 
EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL SECURITY 
FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL 
EXERCISES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1251 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(10 U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016 through calendar year 
2020’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Such section is further amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘military’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘security’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘that’’ and in-
serting ‘‘than’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2282’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 16’’. 
SEC. 1245. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR BALTIC NATIONS 
FOR JOINT PROGRAM FOR RESILIENCY AND 
DETERRENCE AGAINST AGGRESSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, conduct or support 
a joint program of the Baltic nations to improve their resil-
ience against and build their capacity to deter aggression 
by the Russian Federation. 
(b) JOINT PROGRAM.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
a joint program of the Baltic nations may be either of the 
following: 
(1) A program jointly agreed by the Baltic na-
tions that builds interoperability among those coun-
tries. 
(2) An agreement for the joint procurement by 
the Baltic nations of defense articles or services using 
assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) PARTICIPATION
OF
OTHER
COUNTRIES.—Any 
country other than a Baltic nation may participate in the
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joint program described in subsection (a), but only using 
funds of such country. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total amount of as-
sistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) in fiscal year 
2018 may not exceed $100,000,000. 
(e) FUNDING.—Amounts for assistance provided pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act and available for 
the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI). 
(f) BALTIC NATIONS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Baltic nations’’ means the following: 
(1) Estonia. 
(2) Latvia. 
(3) Lithuania. 
SEC. 1246. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY 
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566), 
as most recently amended by section 1235(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2490), is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through 
(20) as paragraphs (15) through (21), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (14): 
‘‘(14) An assessment of Russia’s hybrid warfare 
strategy and capabilities, including— 
‘‘(A) Russia’s information warfare strategy 
and capabilities, including the use of misin-
formation, disinformation, and propaganda in 
social and traditional media; 
‘‘(B) Russia’s financing of political parties, 
think tanks, media organizations, and academic 
institutions; 
‘‘(C) Russia’s malicious cyber activities; 
‘‘(D) Russia’s use of coercive economic tools, 
including sanctions, market access, and differen-
tial pricing, especially in energy exports; and 
‘‘(E) Russia’s use of criminal networks and 
corruption to achieve political objectives.’’.
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SEC. 1247. ANNUAL REPORT ON ATTEMPTS OF THE RUS-
SIAN 
FEDERATION 
TO 
PROVIDE 
DISINFORMATION 
AND 
PROPAGANDA 
TO 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
March 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on attempts 
by the Russian Federation, or any foreign person acting 
as an agent of or on behalf of the Russian Federation, dur-
ing the preceding year to knowingly disseminate Russian 
Federation-supported 
disinformation 
or 
propaganda, 
through social media applications or related Internet-based 
means, to members of the Armed Forces with probable in-
tent to cause injury to the United States or advantage the 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) FORM.—Each report under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1248. SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIA-
TIVE TO DETER RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Military exercises, such as Exercise Nifty 
Nugget and Exercise Reforger during the Cold War, 
have historically made important contributions to 
testing operational concepts, technologies, and leader-
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ship approaches; identifying limiting factors in the 
execution of operational plans and appropriate cor-
rective action; and bolstering deterrence against ad-
versaries by demonstrating United States military ca-
pabilities. 
(2) Military exercises with North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) allies enhance the interoper-
ability and strategic credibility of the alliance. 
(3) The increase in conventional, nuclear, and 
hybrid threats by the Russian Federation against the 
security interests of the United States and allies in 
Europe requires substantial and sustained investment 
to improve United States combat capability in Eu-
rope. 
(4) The decline of a permanent United States 
military presence in Europe in recent years increases 
the likelihood the United States will rely on being 
able to flow forces from the continental United States 
to the European theater in the event of a major con-
tingency. 
(5) Senior military leaders, including the Com-
mander of United States Transportation Command, 
have warned that a variety of increasingly advanced 
capabilities, especially the proliferation of anti-access, 
area denial (A2/AD) capabilities, have given adver-
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saries of the United States the ability to challenge the 
freedom of movement of the United States military in 
all domains from force deployment to employment to 
disrupt, delay, or deny operations. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, to enhance the European Deterrence Initiative and 
bolster deterrence against Russian aggression, the United 
States, together with North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
allies and other European partners, should demonstrate its 
resolve and ability to meet its commitments under Article 
V of the North Atlantic Treaty through appropriate mili-
tary exercises with an emphasis on participation of United 
States forces based in the continental United States and 
testing strategic and operational logistics and transpor-
tation capabilities. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth the 
following: 
(A) An analysis of the challenges to the 
ability of the United States to flow significant 
forces from the continental United States to the 
European theater in the event of a major contin-
gency.
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(B) The plans of the Department of Defense, 
including the conduct of military exercises, to 
address such challenges. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1249. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE EUROPEAN DETER-
RENCE INITIATIVE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the European Deterrence Initiative will bol-
ster efforts to deter further Russian aggression by pro-
viding resources to— 
(A) train and equip the military forces of 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
and non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
partners in order to improve responsiveness, ex-
pand expeditionary capability, and strengthen 
combat effectiveness across the spectrum of secu-
rity environments; 
(B) enhance the indications and warning, 
interoperability, and logistics capabilities of Al-
lied and partner military forces to increase their 
ability to respond to external aggression, defend 
sovereignty and territorial integrity, and pre-
serve regional stability;
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(C) improve the agility and flexibility of 
military forces required to address threats across 
the full spectrum of domains and effectively oper-
ate in a wide array of coalition operations 
across diverse global environments from North 
Africa and the Middle East to Eastern Europe 
and the Arctic; and 
(D) mitigate potential gaps forming in the 
areas of information warfare, Anti-Access Area 
Denial, and force projection; 
(2) investments that support the security and 
stability of Europe, and that assist European nations 
in further developing their security capabilities, are 
in the long-term vital national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(3) funds for such efforts should be authorized 
and appropriated in the base budget of the Depart-
ment of Defense in order to ensure continued and 
planned funding to address long-term stability in Eu-
rope, reassure the European allies and partners of the 
United States, and deter further Russian aggression. 
SEC. 1250. ENHANCEMENT OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250(b) of National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 126 Stat. 1068),
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as amended by section 1237(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2495), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Treatment of wounded Ukraine soldiers in 
the United States in medical treatment facilities 
through the Secretarial Designee Program, and trans-
portation, lodging, meals, and other appropriate non- 
medical support in connection with such treatment 
(including incidental expenses in connection with 
such support).’’. 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF 
THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA-
TION INTELLIGENCE FUSION CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) Intelligence Fusion Center provides a crucial 
contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion alliance and the national security of the United 
States. 
(2) The fast-paced evolution of the security situa-
tion throughout Europe and its periphery, as well as 
a marked increase in conventional, nuclear, and hy-
brid threats from the Russian Federation, require op-
timized efforts to track and attribute critical threats
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to the security and stability of Europe and United 
States national security interests. 
(3) The ability of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization Intelligence Fusion Center to leverage stra-
tegic intelligence partnerships with the United States 
and other allies facilitates daily and direct collabora-
tion that provides operational advantages and effi-
ciencies needed to ensure the rapid and proper re-
sponse by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to 
Russian aggression in the conventional, nuclear, and 
hybrid domains. 
(4) The collocation of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Intelligence Fusion Center with the 
Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex of the United 
States European Command facilitates the sharing 
and fusion of intelligence, contributes to filling intel-
ligence gaps within both the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization and the United States European Com-
mand, and supports a common intelligence picture 
for the North Atlantic Council, which is essential to 
establishing political consensus on evaluating, ana-
lyzing, and attributing existing and emerging threats. 
(5) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization In-
telligence Fusion Center and its collocation with the 
Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex contribute sig-
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nificantly to providing the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization alliance and the United States European 
Command timely and effective indications and warn-
ings of threats emanating from within and around 
Europe. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the collocation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion Intelligence Fusion Center with the Joint Intelligence 
Analysis Complex of the United States European Command 
provides the optimal solution to intelligence and oper-
ational requirements, while fostering critical diplomatic re-
lationships, and is the most efficient configuration of the 
intelligence enterprise. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Asia-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1261. ASIA-PACIFIC STABILITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out a program of activities described in subsection 
(b) for the purpose of enhancing stability in the Asia-Pa-
cific region. The program of activities shall be known as 
the ‘‘Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative’’. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in this sub-
section are the following:
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(1) Activities to increase the presence and en-
hance the posture of the United States Armed Forces 
in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) Bilateral and multilateral military training 
and exercises with allies and partner nations in the 
Asia-Pacific region. 
(3) Activities to improve military and defense 
infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region in order to 
enhance the responsiveness and capabilities of the 
United States Armed Forces in that region. 
(4) Activities to enhance the storage and pre-po-
sitioning in the Asia-Pacific region of equipment of 
the United States Armed Forces. 
(5) Activities to build the defense and security 
capacity of the United States Armed Forces in the 
Asia-Pacific region and, using the authorities speci-
fied in subsection (c), the defense and security capac-
ity of allies and partner nations in that region. 
(c) ACTIVITIES TO BUILD DEFENSE AND SECURITY 
CAPACITY OF ALLIES AND PARTNER NATIONS.—The activi-
ties to build the defense and security capacity of allies and 
partner nations in the Asia-Pacific region described in sub-
section (b)(5) may include activities under the authorities 
of the Department of Defense as follows:
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(1) Section 2282 of title 10, United States Code, 
or section 333 of such title (its successor section), re-
lating to authority to build the capacity of foreign se-
curity forces. 
(2) Section 332 of title 10, United States Code, 
relating to defense institution capacity building for 
friendly foreign countries and international and re-
gional organizations. 
(3) Section 1263 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2282 
note), relating to the Southeast Asia Maritime Secu-
rity Initiative. 
(4) Section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2282 note), relat-
ing to training of security forces and associated min-
istries of foreign countries to promote respect for the 
rule of law and human rights. 
(5) Any other authority available to the Sec-
retary of Defense for the purpose of building the de-
fense and security capacity of allies and partner na-
tions in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(d) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS ONLY PURSUANT TO TRANS-
FER.—Funds available for the Asia-Pacific Stability
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Initiative may be used for activities described in sub-
sections (b) and (c) only pursuant to a transfer of 
such funds to or among either or both of the following 
accounts of the Department of Defense: 
(A) Military personnel accounts. 
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts. 
(2) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—The 
transfer of an amount available for the Asia-Pacific 
Stability Initiative to an account under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) in a fiscal year shall be 
deemed to increase the amount authorized for such ac-
count for such fiscal year by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER TRANSFER AU-
THORITY.—The transfer authority provided by para-
graph (1) is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity available to the Department of Defense by law. 
(e) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 15 
days before that date on which a transfer of funds under 
subsection (d) takes effect, the Secretary of Defense shall no-
tify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives in writing of the transfer. 
Each notice of a transfer of funds shall include the fol-
lowing:
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(1) A detailed description of the project or activ-
ity to be supported by the transfer of funds, including 
any request of the Commander of the United States 
Pacific Command for support, urgent operational 
need, or emergent operational need to be satisfied by 
the project or activity. 
(2) The amount to be transferred and expended 
on the project or activity. 
(3) A timeline for expenditure of the transferred 
funds. 
(f) FUNDING.—Amounts for the Asia- Pacific Stability 
Initiative shall be derived from amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance by section 301 and 
available for the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301. 
(g) DURATION OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority in subsection (d) to transfer funds expires Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
(h) ASIA-PACIFIC REGION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Asia-Pacific region’’ means the region that falls 
under the responsibility and jurisdiction of United States 
Pacific Command.
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SEC. 1262. EXPANSION OF MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGE-
MENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA. 
Section 1253(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3571; 
22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Courses or workshops to improve the Bur-
mese military’s— 
‘‘(A) understanding of regional and global 
security issues; and 
‘‘(B) ability to adhere to international 
training standards. 
‘‘(7) Consultation, education, and training on 
maritime domain awareness. 
‘‘(8) Consultation, education, and training on 
peacekeeping operations. 
‘‘(9) Courses or workshops on combating illegal 
trafficking and migration.’’. 
SEC. 1263. AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL TO COMPACT OF 
FREE ASSOCIATION WITH PALAU. 
(a) APPROVAL
OF AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL
TO 
COMPACT.—The Compact Review Agreement and appen-
dices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau 
on September 3, 2010, in connection with section 432 of 
the Compact of Free Association with Palau (Public Law
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99–658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note), with the funding schedule 
therein to be modified by the parties to the Agreement as 
necessary and appropriate, are approved (hereinafter the 
‘‘Agreement’’). 
(b) STATUS OF PRIOR YEAR PAYMENTS.—Amounts 
provided to the Government of Palau by the Government 
of the United States in fiscal years 2011 through 2017 shall 
also be considered as funding to implement the Agreement. 
(c) 
EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 
105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 1264. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR RELOCATION OF MA-
RINES TO GUAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Subsection 
2824(c)(6)(D) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public Law 110– 
417; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of Labor’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘determines’’ 
and inserting ‘‘determine’’.
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(b) AMENDMENT TO JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING 
THE COVENANT ESTABLISHING COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—Section 6(b) of the Joint 
Resolution entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the 
‘Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States 
of America’, and for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 
1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS
FOR NONIMMIGRANT 
WORKERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien, if otherwise quali-
fied, may, before December 31, 2023, seek admission 
to Guam as a nonimmigrant worker under section 
101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) without counting 
against the numerical limitations set forth in section 
214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)). The numerical 
limitation of such aliens may not exceed 4,000 for 
any fiscal year. An alien, if otherwise qualified, may, 
before December 31, 2023, be admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act for a period of up to 
3 years to perform services or labor on Guam pursu-
ant to any agreement entered into by a prime con-
tractor or subcontractor calling for services or labor 
required for performance of the contract or sub-
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contract in direct support of all military-funded con-
struction, repairs, renovation, and facilities services 
necessary to enable the Marine Corps realignment in 
the Pacific, notwithstanding the requirement of such 
section that the service or labor be temporary. This 
subsection does not apply to any employment to be 
performed outside of Guam or the Commonwealth. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of section 2824(c) of the 
Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. note) shall 
apply to this subsection.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall take effect on the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1265. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO 
FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION OPERATIONS AND 
OVERFLIGHT 
BEYOND 
THE 
TERRITORIAL 
SEAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Since the Declaration of Independence in 
1776, which was inspired in part as a response to a 
‘‘tyrant’’ who ‘‘plundered our seas, ravaged our 
Coasts’’ and who wrote laws ‘‘for cutting off our 
Trade with all parts of the world’’, freedom of seas
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and promotion of international commerce have been 
core security interests of the United States. 
(2) Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the 
United States establishes enumerated powers for Con-
gress, which include regulating commerce with foreign 
nations, punishing piracies and felonies committed on 
the high seas and offenses against the law of nations, 
and providing and maintaining a Navy. 
(3) For centuries, the United States has main-
tained a commitment to ensuring the right to freedom 
of navigation for all law-abiding parties in every re-
gion of the world. 
(4) In support of international law, the long-
standing United States commitment to freedom of 
navigation and ensuring the free access to sea lanes 
to promote global commerce remains a core security 
interest of the United States. 
(5) This is particularly true in areas of the 
world that are critical transportation corridors and 
key routes for global commerce, such as the South 
China Sea and the East China Sea, through which a 
significant portion of global commerce transits. 
(6) The consistent exercise of freedom of naviga-
tion operations and overflights by United States 
naval and air forces throughout the world plays a
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critical role in safeguarding the freedom of the seas 
for all lawful nations, supporting international law, 
and ensuring the continued safe passage and pro-
motion of global commerce and trade. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to fly, sail, and operate throughout the 
oceans, seas, and airspace of the world wherever inter-
national law allows. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY.—In furtherance of 
the policy set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) plan and execute a robust series of routine 
and regular naval presence missions and freedom of 
navigation operations (FONOPs) throughout the 
world, including for critical transportation corridors 
and key routes for global commerce; 
(2) execute, in such critical transportation cor-
ridors, routine and regular naval presence missions 
and maritime freedom of navigation operations 
throughout the year; 
(3) in addition to the operations executed pursu-
ant to paragraph (2), execute routine and regular 
maritime freedom of navigation operations through-
out the year, in accordance with international law,
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including the use of expanded military options and 
maneuvers beyond innocent passage; and 
(4) to the maximum extent practicable, execute 
freedom of navigation operations pursuant to this 
subsection with regional partner countries and allies 
of the United States. 
SEC. 1266. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF 
THE RULE OF LAW IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the South China Sea is a vitally important 
waterway for global commerce and for regional secu-
rity, with almost 30 percent of the maritime trade of 
the world transiting the South China Sea annually; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China is under-
mining regional security and prosperity and chal-
lenging international rules and norms by engaging in 
coercive activities and attempting to limit lawful for-
eign operations in the South China Sea; 
(3) a tribunal determined ‘‘that China had vio-
lated the Philippines’ sovereign rights in its exclusive 
economic zone by (a) interfering with Philippine fish-
ing and petroleum exploration, (b) constructing arti-
ficial islands and (c) failing to prevent Chinese fish-
ermen from fishing in the zone,’’ and that ‘‘Chinese 
law enforcement vessels had unlawfully created a seri-
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ous risk of collision when they physically obstructed 
Philippine vessels’’; 
(4) the arbitral tribunal award of July 2016 
stated that there is ‘‘no legal basis for China to claim 
historic rights to resources within the sea areas fall-
ing within the nine-dash line’’; and 
(5) the United States should play a vital role in 
securing the South China Sea and ensuring freedom 
of navigation and overflight for all countries by un-
dertaking freedom of navigation operations on a reg-
ular and consistent basis, as well as maintaining per-
sistent presence operations in the region. 
SEC. 1267. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF 
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES AND JAPAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States and Japan are indispen-
sable partners in tackling global challenges, and have 
pledged significant support for efforts to counter vio-
lent extremism (including the threat of the Islamic 
State), combat the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction, prevent piracy, and assist the victims of 
conflict and disaster worldwide; 
(2) the security alliance between the United 
States and Japan has evolved considerably over many
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decades and will continue to transform as a partner-
ship, sharing greater responsibilities, dedicated to en-
suring a secure and prosperous Asia-Pacific region 
and world; 
(3) the alliance between the United States and 
Japan is essential for ensuring maritime security and 
freedom of navigation, commerce, and overflight in 
the waters of the East China Sea; 
(4) Japan, a cornerstone of peace in the Asia- 
Pacific region, stands as a strong partner of the 
United States in efforts to uphold respect for the rule 
of law and to oppose the use of coercion, intimida-
tion, or force to change the regional or global status 
quo, including in the East China Sea and the South 
China Sea, which are among the busiest waterways in 
the world; 
(5) the United States and Japan are committed 
to working together towards a world in which the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) does 
not threaten global peace and security with its weap-
ons of mass destruction and illicit activities, and in 
which it respects human rights and its people can live 
in freedom; 
(6) the alliance between the United States and 
Japan should be strengthened to maintain peace and
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stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, to 
confront emerging challenges, and to safeguard mari-
time security and ensure freedom of navigation, com-
merce, and overflight in the East China Sea and the 
South China Sea; 
(7) although the United States Government does 
not take a position on sovereignty of the Senkaku Is-
lands, the United States acknowledges that the islands 
are under the administration of Japan and opposes 
any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine 
their administration by Japan; and 
(8) the unilateral actions of a third party will 
not affect the United States acknowledgment of the 
administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands, 
and the United States remains committed under the 
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security with 
Japan to respond to any armed attack in the terri-
tories under the administration of Japan. 
SEC. 1268. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF 
THE UNITED STATES ALLIANCE WITH THE RE-
PUBLIC OF KOREA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Government of North Korea has repeat-
edly violated its commitments to the complete,
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verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of its nu-
clear weapons programs. 
(2) Based on its past actions, including the 
transfer of sensitive nuclear and missile technology to 
state sponsors of terrorism, North Korea poses a grave 
risk for the proliferation of nuclear weapons and 
other weapons of mass destruction. 
(3) North Korea has— 
(A) unilaterally withdrawn from the Ko-
rean War Armistice Agreement, done at Pan-
munjom, Korea, July 27, 1953; and 
(B) committed provocations against South 
Korea— 
(i) by sinking the warship Cheonan 
and killing 46 of her crew on March 26, 
2010; 
(ii) by shelling Yeonpyeong Island and 
killing 4 South Korea civilians on Novem-
ber 23, 2010; and 
(iii) 
by 
its 
involvement 
in 
the 
‘‘DarkSeoul’’ cyberattacks against the fi-
nancial and communications interests of the 
Republic of Korea on March 20, 2013.
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(4) North Korea maintains a system of brutal 
political prison camps that contain as many as 
200,000 men, women, and children, who are— 
(A) kept in atrocious living conditions with 
insufficient food, clothing, and medical care; and 
(B) under constant fear of rape, torture, or 
arbitrary execution. 
(5) The Government of North Korea has provided 
technical support and conducted destructive and coer-
cive cyberattacks including against Sony Pictures 
Entertainment and other United States persons. 
(6) The conduct of the Government of North 
Korea poses an imminent threat to— 
(A) the security of the United States and its 
allies; 
(B) the global economy; 
(C) the safety of members of the United 
States Armed Forces; 
(D) the integrity of the global financial sys-
tem; 
(E) the integrity of global nonproliferation 
programs; and 
(F) the people of North Korea.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, in order to achieve the peaceful disarmament of North 
Korea, the United States should— 
(1) reaffirm the commitment of the United States 
to defending our allies in the region, including 
through the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude 
Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the Republic of 
Korea, and the commitment to provide extended deter-
rence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of United 
States defense capabilities, including conventional ca-
pabilities, missile defense, and the nuclear umbrella; 
(2) support ongoing efforts to strengthen the alli-
ance between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea alliance, to protect the 28,500 members of the 
United States Armed Forces stationed on the Korean 
Peninsula, and to defend the alliance against any 
and all provocations committed by the North Korea 
regime; and 
(3) support efforts to deepen trilateral coordina-
tion and cooperation between the United States, the 
Republic of Korea, and Japan, to address the grave 
and growing threat of the ballistic missiles and nu-
clear weapons programs of North Korea.
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SEC. 1269. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXTENDED DETER-
RENCE FOR THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND 
JAPAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the nuclear and missile program of North 
Korea is one of the most dangerous national security 
threats facing the United States today; and 
(2) given the threat posed by North Korea to our 
allies, the Republic of Korea and Japan, the Nuclear 
Posture Review that will occur this year should fully 
consider the perspectives of key allies and partners of 
the United States in East Asia, including the Repub-
lic of Korea and Japan. 
SEC. 1270. DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES AND TAIWAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that United States should strengthen and enhance its long- 
standing partnership and strategic cooperation with Tai-
wan, and reinforce its commitment to the Taiwan Relations 
Act and the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ as both countries work to-
ward mutual security objectives, by— 
(1) conducting regular transfers of defense arti-
cles and defense services necessary to enable Taiwan 
to secure common interests and objectives with the 
United States, based solely on the needs of Taiwan;
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(2) assisting Taiwan in building an effective air 
defense capability consisting of a balance of fighters 
and mobile air defense systems; and 
(3) inviting Taiwan to participate in multilat-
eral training activities hosted by the United States 
that increase the credible deterrent capabilities of Tai-
wan. 
(b) REPORT ON NAVAL PORT OF CALL EXCHANGES 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the following: 
(A) An assessment and planning regarding 
ports of call by the United States Navy at 
Kaohsiung, or any other suitable port or ports 
on the island of Taiwan. 
(B) An assessment of the feasibility and ad-
visability of permitting the United States Pacific 
Command (PACOM) to receive ports of call by 
the navy of Taiwan in Hawaii, Guam, and 
other appropriate locations. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex.
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(3) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1270A. NAVAL PORT OF CALL EXCHANGES BETWEEN 
THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) reestablish regular ports of call by the United 
States Navy at Kaohsiung or any other suitable port 
or ports on the island of Taiwan; and 
(2) permit the United States Pacific Command 
(PACOM) to receive ports of call by the navy of Tai-
wan in Hawaii, Guam, and other appropriate loca-
tions. 
SEC. 1270B. PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSEA WAR-
FARE CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall implement a program 
of technical assistance and consultation to support the ef-
forts of Taiwan to develop indigenous undersea warfare ca-
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pabilities, including vehicles and sea mines, for its military 
forces. 
SEC. 1270C. INVITATION OF TAIWAN MILITARY FORCES TO 
PARTICIPATE IN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall invite the military 
forces of Taiwan to participate in one of the military exer-
cises known as the ‘‘Red Flag’’ exercises, conducted at 
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Nellis Air Force Base, 
Nevada, that are conducted during the one-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1270D. REPORT ON MILITARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN 
SENIOR OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE 
UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN. 
Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that includes the following: 
(1) A list of actions taken to implement the rec-
ommendations contained in section 1284 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2544). 
(2) A description of future plans to implement 
the recommendations contained in section 1284 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017.
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(3) If no actions have been taken to implement 
the recommendations contained in section 1284 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 or there are no future plans to implement the 
recommendations, the reasons why. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
SEC. 1271. SUBMITTAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP-
PLEMENTAL AND COST OF WAR EXECUTION 
REPORTS ON QUARTERLY BASIS. 
Subsection (c) of section 1212 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) QUARTERLY SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS AND GAO 
OF CERTAIN REPORTS ON COSTS.—Not later than 45 days 
after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and the Comptroller General of the United States the De-
partment of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War Execu-
tion report for such fiscal year quarter.’’.
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SEC. 1272. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS ON UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES, CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES, AND CONTRACTORS DEPLOYED IN SUP-
PORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE 
AND OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on United States 
Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilian employees, 
and Department of Defense contractor employees deployed 
in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation 
Freedom’s Sentinel. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The total number of members of the United 
States Armed Forces, set forth by Armed Force and 
component (whether regular, National Guard, or Re-
serve), Department of Defense civilian employees, and 
Department of Defense contractor employees deployed 
in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Oper-
ation Freedom’s Sentinel for the most recent month 
for which data is available. 
(2) An estimate for the 3-month period following 
the date on which the report is submitted of the total 
number of members of the United States Armed
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Forces, set forth by Armed Force and component 
(whether regular, National Guard, or Reserve), De-
partment civilian employees, and Department con-
tractor employees to be deployed in support of Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sen-
tinel. 
(3) A description of any limitations on the num-
ber of United States Armed Forces, Department civil-
ian employees, and Department contractor employees 
deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve 
and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. 
(4) A description of military functions that are 
and are not subject to the limitations described in 
paragraph (3). 
(5) The total number of members of the United 
States Armed Forces, set forth by Armed Force and 
component (whether regular, National Guard, or Re-
serve), Department civilian employees, and Depart-
ment contractor employees deployed in support of Op-
eration Inherent Resolve or Operation Freedom’s Sen-
tinel that are not subject to the limitations described 
in paragraph (3) for the most recent month for which 
data is available. 
(6) Any changes to the limitations described in 
paragraph (3), and the rationale for such changes.
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(7) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—If any report under subsection (a) is sub-
mitted in classified form, such report shall be accompanied 
by an unclassified summary that includes, at a minimum, 
the information required by subsection (b)(1). 
(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 
under this section shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which Operation Inherent Resolve 
and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel terminate, which-
ever is later; or 
(2) the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(e) REPEAL
OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 
1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1053) is repealed. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1281. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN 
SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND FOR 
PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114(c)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘amount available’’ and all that 
follows 
through 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘amount of obligation authority available from the
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Special Defense Acquisition Fund in any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2017, 20 percent’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘precision guided muni-
tions’’ the following: ‘‘, and associated support equip-
ment and services,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 1282. USE OF FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR CER-
TAIN UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL 
COOPERATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1279(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
8606(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) USE OF CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR RDT&E IN 
US.—Of the amount provided by the United States in 
support under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent 
of such amount shall be used for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation activities in the United 
States in connection with such support.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LIMITATION.—Section 
1295 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2562) is amend-
ed by striking subsection (c).
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SEC. 1283. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES LETTERS OF REQUEST 
FOR PRICING AND AVAILABILITY. 
Before delivering a formal pricing and availability re-
sponse to a foreign customer with respect to a foreign mili-
tary sale, the Department of Defense implementing agency 
shall consult with relevant United States commercial enti-
ties that would be involved in the foreign military sale case. 
If as a result of such consultation a commercial entity de-
termines that the pricing and availability factors being de-
veloped by the implementing agency are not accurate, the 
implementing agency and the commercial entity shall each 
provide a justification with respect to the differences to the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency within 30 days of the 
implementing agency being notified of such discrepancy. 
SEC. 1284. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REAFFIRMING STRA-
TEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Since World War II, the United States has 
sought partnership and cooperation in establishing a 
rules-based international order which has resulted in 
one of the most prosperous periods of human history. 
(2) The United States is signatory to seven mu-
tual defense treaties with 56 different countries. 
(3) One of the United States defense alliances is 
the 29-nation-strong North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
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tion (NATO) which is celebrating its 68th anniver-
sary. 
(4) The United States has not faced a more di-
verse and complex array of crises and threats, includ-
ing the emergence of competitors like Russia and 
China, increasingly unstable threats from North 
Korea and Iran, and the continued threat from 
transnational violent extremist groups like the Is-
lamic State and al–Qaeda. 
(5) The strain of a decreased military budget has 
decreased capability at precisely the time when de-
mand for United States military strength has in-
creased. 
(6) Fifteen years of continuous war has stymied 
military modernization, focused training on asym-
metrical warfare over large-scale conflicts. 
(7) Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated 
that ‘‘alliances provide avenues for peace, fostering 
the conditions for economic growth with countries 
that share the same vision, while tempering the plans 
of those who would attack other nations or try to im-
pose their will over the less powerful’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that—
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(1) the United States is an ally rich nation and 
our potential competitors—such as Russia, China, 
and North Korea—are ally poor; 
(2) United States allies and partners are critical 
to defending peace and prosperity throughout the 
world; 
(3) the rules-based international order supported 
by the United States and its allies has ensured—and 
will continue to promote—an international system 
that benefits all nations; 
(4) throughout the world, the United States will 
continue to foster relationships with nations of like 
minds and beliefs; 
(5) as the United States manages multiple stra-
tegic challenges, our enduring strength remains in al-
liances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion; and 
(6) the United States will continue to deepen al-
liances and expand them, and will take no ally for 
granted. 
SEC. 1285. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSIDERATION OF IM-
PACT OF MARINE DEBRIS IN TRADE AGREE-
MENTS. 
Recognizing that the Senate unanimously agreed to S. 
756, an Act to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris
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Act to promote international action to reduce marine de-
bris, and for other purposes (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Save Our Seas Act of 2017’’) on August 3, 2017, Congress 
encourages the United States Trade Representative to con-
sider the impact of marine debris, particularly plastic 
waste, in relevant trade agreements entered into or nego-
tiated after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2018 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 
2018 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 301 and made available by the funding 
table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooper-
ative Threat Reduction Program established under section 
1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
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duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2018, 2019, and 2020. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $324,600,000 authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program established under section 1321 of the De-
partment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 
U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for 
the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$12,100,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$5,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $17,900,000. 
(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$172,800,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $89,800,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $27,000,000.
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TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and
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(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed 
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene-
ficiaries.
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Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATE-
RIALS FROM AND TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL 
MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE. 
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to section 5(b) 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
may dispose of not more than 25 short tons of materials 
transferred from another department or agency of the 
United States to the National Defense Stockpile under sec-
tion 4(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98c(b)) that the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager determines is no longer required 
from the stockpile. 
(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Using funds available in the 
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the 
following materials determined to be strategic and 
critical materials required to meet the defense, indus-
trial, and essential civilian needs of the United 
States: 
(A) Electrolytic manganese metal. 
(B) Antimony.
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(2) AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY.—The National De-
fense Stockpile Manager may use up to $9,000,000 in 
the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for 
acquisition of the materials specified in paragraph 
(1). 
(3) FISCAL
YEAR
LIMITATION.—The authority 
under paragraph (1) is available for purchases dur-
ing fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2027. 
Subtitle C—Chemical 
Demilitarization Matters 
SEC. 1421. ACQUISITION REPORTING ON MAJOR CHEMICAL 
DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAMS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTING ON MAJOR PROGRAMS.—Acquisition 
reporting on each major program within the chemical de-
militarization programs of the Department of Defense, in-
cluding construction in connection with such program, 
shall— 
(1) comply with reporting guidelines for an Ac-
quisition Category 1 (ACAT 1) system; and 
(2) be reported separately from acquisition re-
porting on the other major program within the chem-
ical demilitarization programs of the Department of 
Defense.
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(b) MAJOR PROGRAM WITHIN THE CHEMICAL DEMILI-
TARIZATION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘major program with-
in the chemical demilitarization programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense’’ means each program as follows: 
(1) Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot 
Plant program, Colorado. 
(2) Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot 
Plant program, Kentucky. 
Subtitle D—Armed Forces 
Retirement Home 
SEC. 1431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2018 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1432. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME MATTERS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES 
OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND 
READINESS.— 
(1) SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR.—Section 1513A 
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 
(24 U.S.C. 413a) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness,’’ in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of De-
fense’’. 
(2) OMBUDSMEN.—Section 1517(e)(2) of such 
Act (24 U.S.C. 417(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(3) INSPECTIONS.—Section 1518 of such Act (24 
U.S.C. 418) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of De-
fense’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 1516 of such Act (24 
U.S.C. 416) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘15 mem-
bers,’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘15 mem-
bers.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATORS.—Section 1517(b) of such Act 
(24 U.S.C. 417(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of De-
fense.’’. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1441. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $115,500,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
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retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1442. ENHANCEMENT OF DATABASE OF EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1406 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
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(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2436; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall 
maintain’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish and maintain’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including cyber capabili-
ties)’’ after ‘‘emergency response capabilities’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including units of the 
National Guard and Reserves)’’ after ‘‘identifica-
tion of the units’’. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KEEP DATABASE 
CURRENT.—Such section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KEEP DATABASE 
CURRENT.—In implementing and maintaining the data-
base required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify 
and revise the information required to be included in the 
database at least once every two years for purposes of keep-
ing the database current.’’.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the Department of Defense for overseas 
contingency operations in such amounts as may be des-
ignated as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 1503. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102.
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SEC. 1504. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1505. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1506. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1507. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 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.
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SEC. 1508. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 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. 1509. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1510. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
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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(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2018 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO-
TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 
to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security
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Forces Fund for fiscal year 2018 shall be subject to the con-
ditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 
1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amend-
ed by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
accept equipment that is procured using amounts in 
the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized 
under this Act and is intended for transfer to the se-
curity forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 
such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander 
of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a 
determination that the equipment was procured for 
the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 
forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan and the United States, but is 
no longer required by such security forces or was 
damaged before transfer to such security forces.
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(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making 
a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces in 
Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of 
Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation 
of each determination, including the basis for the de-
termination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
included in the relevant quarterly report required 
under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to the 
congressional defense committees of such treatment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90-day period thereafter during which the 
authority provided by paragraph (1) is exer-
cised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing the equipment accepted during the pe-
riod covered by such report under the following: 
(i) This subsection.
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(ii) Section 1521(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2575). 
(iii) Section 1531(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1088). 
(iv) Section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3613). 
(v) Section 1531(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a list of all equip-
ment that was accepted during the period cov-
ered by the report and treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense and copies of the deter-
minations made under paragraph (2), as re-
quired by paragraph (3). 
(c) SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces 
Fund for fiscal year 2018, it is the goal that 
$25,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, 
shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Afghan 
National Defense and Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such 
programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan 
National Defense and Security Forces, including 
the special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
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istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan National 
Defense and Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that ad-
dress the requirements of women serving in the 
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, 
including appropriate equipment for female se-
curity and police forces, and transportation for 
policewomen to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Police 
Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF FUND.— 
(1) QUALITY STANDARDS FOR IG PRODUCTS.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (3), each product 
published or issued by an Inspector General relating 
to the oversight of programs and activities funded 
under the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund shall be 
prepared— 
(A) in accordance with the Generally Ac-
cepted Government Auditing Standards/Govern-
ment Auditing Standards (GAGAS/GAS), as
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issued and updated by the Government Account-
ability Office; or 
(B) if not prepared in accordance with the 
standards referred to in subparagraph (A), in 
accordance with the Quality Standards for In-
spection and Evaluation issued by the Council of 
the Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency (commonly referred to as the ‘‘CIGIE 
Blue Book’’). 
(2) SPECIFICATION OF QUALITY STANDARDS FOL-
LOWED.—Each product published or issued by an In-
spector General relating to the oversight of programs 
and activities funded under the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund shall cite within such product the qual-
ity standards followed in conducting and reporting 
the work concerned. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Lead Inspector General for 
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel may waive the applica-
bility of paragraph (1) to a specific product relating 
to the oversight by an Inspector General of activities 
and programs funded under the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund if the Lead Inspector General determines 
that the waiver would facilitate timely efforts to pro-
mote efficiency and effectiveness and prevent, detect, 
and deter fraud, waste, and abuse. Any product pub-
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lished or issued pursuant to a waiver under this 
paragraph shall include a statement that work for 
such product was not conducted in accordance with 
the standards referred to in paragraph (1) and an ex-
planation why such standards were not employed. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2279c. Air Force Space Command 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Air Force Space 
Command shall be the Commander of the Air Force Space 
Command, who shall be appointed in accordance with sec-
tion 601 of this title. 
‘‘(b) TERM.—The Commander shall be appointed to 
serve a term of six years, and the Secretary of Defense 
may— 
‘‘(1) terminate, or propose to extend for a period 
of four years, the term of the appointment of the Com-
mander; or
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‘‘(2) propose to promote the individual serving 
as the Commander during that term of appoint-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2279b the following new item: 
‘‘2279c. Air Force Space Command.’’. 
SEC. 1602. AIR FORCE SPACE CONTRACTOR RESPONSI-
BILITY WATCH LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air Force 
Space and Missile Systems Center shall establish and main-
tain a watch list of contractors with a history of poor per-
formance on space procurement or research, development, 
test, and evaluation program contracts. 
(b) BASIS FOR INCLUSION ON LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air 
Force Space and Missile Systems Center may place a 
contractor on the watch list established under sub-
section (a) upon determining that the ability of the 
contractor to perform Air Force space contracts has 
been called into question by any of the following 
issues: 
(A) Poor performance or award fee scores 
below 50 percent. 
(B) Financial concerns. 
(C) Felony convictions or civil judgements.
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(D) Security or foreign ownership and con-
trol issues. 
(2) DISCRETION
OF
THE
COMMANDER.—The 
Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Sys-
tems Center shall be responsible for determining 
which contractors to place on the watch list, whether 
an entire company or a specific division should be in-
cluded, and when to remove a contractor from the list. 
(c) EFFECT OF LISTING.— 
(1) PRIME CONTRACTS.—The Air Force Space 
and Missile Systems Center may not solicit an offer 
from, award a contract to, execute an engineering 
change proposal with, or exercise an option on any 
Air Force space program with a contractor included 
on the list established under subsection (a) without 
the prior approval of the Commander of the Air Force 
Space and Missile Systems Center. 
(2) SUBCONTRACTS.—A prime contractor on a 
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center contract 
may not enter into a subcontract valued in excess of 
$3,000,000 or 5 percent of the prime contract value 
with a contractor included on the watch list estab-
lished under subsection (a) without the prior approval 
of the Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile 
Systems Center.
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(d) REQUEST FOR REMOVAL FROM LIST.—A con-
tractor may submit to the Commander a written request 
for removal from the watch list, including evidence that the 
contractor has resolved the issue that was the basis for in-
clusion on the list. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as preventing the suspension or debar-
ment of a contractor, but inclusion on the watch list shall 
not be construed as a punitive measure or de facto suspen-
sion or debarment of a contractor. 
SEC. 
1603. 
PRESIDENTIAL 
NATIONAL 
VOICE 
CONFER-
ENCING SYSTEM. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF ELEMENTS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, all pro-
gram elements and funding for the Presidential National 
Voice Conferencing System (PNVC) shall be transferred to 
the Program Executive Office with responsibility for the 
Presidential National Voice Conferencing System. 
(b) ACQUISITION REPORTING.—Commencing not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
any reporting on the acquisition of the Presidential Na-
tional Voice Conferencing System shall comply with report-
ing guidelines for an Acquisition Category 1 (ACAT 1) sys-
tem.
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SEC. 1604. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DELTA IV 
LAUNCH VEHICLE. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any 
fiscal year thereafter for the Air Force may be obligated 
to maintain infrastructure, system engineering, critical 
skills, base and range support, depreciation, or sustainment 
commodities for the Delta IV launch vehicle until the date 
on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a certification that the Air 
Force plans to launch a satellite procured by the Air Force 
on a Delta IV launch vehicle during the 3-year period be-
ginning on the date of the certification. 
SEC. 1605. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT 
TO CLASSIFICATION OF SPACE AS A COMBAT 
DOMAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States 
to develop, produce, field, and maintain an integrated sys-
tem of assets in response to the increasingly contested na-
ture of the space operating domain to— 
(1) ensure the resiliency of capabilities at every 
level of orbit in space; 
(2) deter or deny an attack on capabilities at 
every level of orbit in space; and
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(3) defend the territory of the United States, its 
allies, and its deployed forces across all operating do-
mains. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The United States shall im-
plement the policy set forth in subsection (a)— 
(1) in accordance with the laws of the United 
States and the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements; and 
(2) with appropriate consultation, cooperation, 
and coproduction of assets with allies and partners of 
the United States. 
SEC. 1606. LAUNCH SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In support of the policy outlined 
in section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall carry out a program to modernize 
infrastructure and improve support activities for processing 
and launch of United States national security space vehicles 
launching from Federal ranges. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The program required by this section 
shall include— 
(1) investments in infrastructure to improve op-
erations at the Eastern and Western Ranges that may 
benefit all users, to enhance the overall capabilities of
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ranges, to improve safety, and to reduce the long term 
cost of operations and maintenance; 
(2) measures to normalize processes, systems, 
and products across the Eastern and Western ranges 
to minimize the burden on launch providers; and 
(3) improvements in transparency, flexibility, 
and, responsiveness for launch scheduling. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this program, 
the Secretary should consult with current and anticipated 
users of the Eastern and Western ranges. 
(d) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary should consider partnerships authorized under 
section 2276 of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the plan for the implementa-
tion of the launch support and infrastructure mod-
ernization program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of plans and the resources 
needed to improve launch support infrastructure,
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utilities, support equipment, and range oper-
ations; 
(B) a description of plans to streamline and 
normalize processes, systems, and products at the 
Eastern and Western ranges, to ensure consist-
ency for range users; and 
(C) recommendations for improving trans-
parency, flexibility, and responsiveness in launch 
scheduling. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1611. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN COM-
MERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR IN-
TELLIGENCE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. 
The second sentence of section 431(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’.
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SEC. 1612. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE BY RECIPIENTS OF 
BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN 
EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS AS SERVICE 
BY SUCH RECIPIENTS UNDER CAREER AP-
POINTMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF CAREER 
TENURE. 
Section 802(k) of the David L. Boren National Secu-
rity Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1902(k)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘(3)(C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)(C)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) CAREER TENURE.—In the case of an indi-
vidual whose appointment to a position in the ex-
cepted service is converted to a career or career- con-
ditional appointment under paragraph (1)(B), the 
period of service described in such paragraph shall be 
treated, for purposes of the service requirements for 
career tenure under title 5, United States Code, as if 
it were service in a position under a career or career- 
conditional appointment.’’.
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Subtitle C—Cyber Warfare, 
Cybersecurity, and Related Matters 
SEC. 1621. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON CYBER-
SPACE, CYBERSECURITY, AND CYBER WAR-
FARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States, with respect to matters pertaining to cyberspace, cy-
bersecurity, and cyber warfare, that the United States 
should employ all instruments of national power, including 
the use of offensive cyber capabilities, to deter if possible, 
and respond when necessary, to any and all cyber attacks 
or other malicious cyber activities that target United States 
interests with the intent to— 
(1) cause casualties among United States persons 
or persons of our allies; 
(2) significantly disrupt the normal functioning 
of United States democratic society or government 
(including attacks against critical infrastructure that 
could damage systems used to provide key services to 
the public or government); 
(3) threaten the command and control of the 
United States Armed Forces, the freedom of maneuver 
of the United States Armed Forces, or the industrial 
base or other infrastructure on which the United
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States Armed Forces rely to defend United States in-
terests and commitments; or 
(4) achieve an effect, whether individually or in 
aggregate, comparable to an armed attack or imperil 
a vital interest of the United States. 
(b) RESPONSE OPTIONS.—In carrying out the policy 
set forth in subsection (a), the United States shall plan, de-
velop, and demonstrate response options to address the full 
range of potential cyber attacks on United States interests 
that could be conducted by potential adversaries of the 
United States. 
(c) DENIAL OPTIONS.—In carrying out the policy set 
forth in subsection (a) through response options developed 
pursuant to subsection (b), the United States shall, to the 
greatest extent practicable, prioritize the defensibility and 
resiliency against cyber attacks and malicious cyber activi-
ties described in subsection (a) of infrastructure critical to 
the political integrity, economic security, and national se-
curity of the United States. 
(d) COST-IMPOSITION OPTIONS.—In carrying out the 
policy set forth in subsection (a) through response options 
developed pursuant to subsection (b), the United States shall 
develop and demonstrate, or otherwise make known to ad-
versaries of the existence of, cyber capabilities to impose 
costs on any foreign power targeting the United States or
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United States persons with a cyber attack or malicious 
cyber activity described in subsection (a). 
(e) MULTI-PRONG RESPONSE.—In carrying out the 
policy set forth in subsection (a) through response options 
developed pursuant to subsection (b), the United States 
shall— 
(1) devote immediate and sustained attention to 
boosting the cyber resilience of critical United States 
strike systems (including cyber, nuclear, and non-nu-
clear systems) in order to ensure the United States 
can credibly threaten to impose unacceptable costs in 
response to even the most sophisticated large-scale 
cyber attack; 
(2) develop offensive cyber capabilities and spe-
cific plans and strategies to put at risk targets most 
valued by adversaries of the United States and their 
key decision makers; 
(3) enhance attribution capabilities to reduce the 
time required to positively attribute an attack with 
high confidence; and 
(4) develop intelligence and offensive cyber capa-
bilities to detect, disrupt, and potentially expose mali-
cious cyber activities. 
(f) POLICIES RELATING TO OFFENSIVE CYBER CAPA-
BILITIES AND SOVEREIGNTY.—It is the policy of the United
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States that, when a cyber attack or malicious cyber activity 
transits or otherwise relies upon the networks or infrastruc-
ture of a third country— 
(1) the United States shall, to the greatest extent 
practicable, notify and encourage the government of 
that country to take action to eliminate the threat; 
and 
(2) if the government is unable or unwilling to 
take action, the United States reserves the right to act 
unilaterally (with the consent of that government if 
possible, but without such consent if necessary). 
(g) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense has 
the authority to develop, prepare, coordinate, and, 
when appropriately authorized to do so, conduct mili-
tary cyber operations in response to cyber attacks and 
malicious cyber activities described in subsection (a) 
that are carried out against the United States or 
United States persons by a foreign power. 
(2) DELEGATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORI-
TIES.—The Secretary may delegate to the Commander 
of the United States Cyber Command such authorities 
of the Secretaries of the military departments, includ-
ing authorities relating to manning, training, and 
equipping, that the Secretary considers appropriate.
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(3) USE OF DELEGATED AUTHORITIES.—The use 
by the Commander of the United States Cyber Com-
mand of any authority delegated to the Commander 
pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the au-
thority, direction, and control of the Secretary. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of 
the President or Congress to authorize the use of mili-
tary force. 
(h) FOREIGN POWER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘foreign power’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
SEC. 1622. CYBER POSTURE REVIEW. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.— 
In order to clarify United States cyber deterrence policy 
and strategy for the near term, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a comprehensive review of the cyber posture 
of the United States for the next 5 to 10 years. The Sec-
retary shall conduct the review in consultation with the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of State. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The cyber posture review 
shall include the following elements:
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(1) The role of cyber forces in United States 
military strategy, planning, and programming. 
(2) A declaratory policy relating to United 
States responses to cyber attack and use of offensive 
cyber capabilities, guidance for the employment of of-
fensive cyber capabilities, a public affairs plan, and 
an engagement plan for adversaries and allies. 
(3) Proposed norms for the conduct of offensive 
cyber operations in crisis and conflict. 
(4) Guidance for the development of cyber deter-
rence campaign plans focused on key leadership of 
Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and any other 
country the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(5) Examination through analysis and gaming 
of escalation dynamics in various scenarios, as well 
as the spiral escalatory effects of countries developing 
increasingly potent offensive cyber capabilities, and 
what steps should be undertaken to bolster stability in 
cyberspace and more broadly stability between major 
powers. 
(6) A certification of whether sufficient personnel 
are trained and equipped to meet validated cyber re-
quirements. 
(7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, in 
unclassified and classified forms as necessary, a report on 
the results of the cyber posture review conducted under this 
section. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should respond to all cyber attacks 
and to all significant cyber intrusions by imposing costs 
on those responsible that exceed any benefit that the attacker 
or intruder may have hoped to gain. 
SEC. 1623. MODIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES RELATING 
TO ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFIED COMBATANT 
COMMAND FOR CYBER OPERATIONS. 
(a) DEADLINE
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT.—Before the 
Cyber Mission Force reaches full operational capability, the 
President shall establish the unified combatant command 
for cyber operations forces pursuant to section 167b(a) of 
title 10, United State Code. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the second sentence; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘With the’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(2) The principal functions of the cyber command are 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) To execute cyber operations. 
‘‘(B) To prepare cyber operations forces to carry 
out assigned missions.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Sub-
section (b) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘stationed 
in the United States’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF COMMAND OF ACTIVITY OR MIS-
SION.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) COMMAND OF ACTIVITY OR MISSION.—The com-
mander of the cyber command shall execute and exercise 
command of cyberspace operations and coordinate with the 
affected commanders of the unified combatant commands, 
unless otherwise directed by the President or the Secretary 
of Defense.’’. 
(e) MODIFICATION
OF AUTHORITY
OF COMBATANT 
COMMANDER.—Subsection (e)(2)(A) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘assigned 
to unified combatant commands’’;
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(C) by redesignating subclause (II) as sub-
clause (III); and 
(D) by inserting after subclause (I) the fol-
lowing new subclause (II): 
‘‘(II) for development and acquisition of 
joint cyber capabilities; and’’; 
(2) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘joint’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘cyber operations’’; and 
(3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘commissioned and 
noncommissioned officers’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber oper-
ations forces’’. 
SEC. 1624. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CYBER RESILIENCY OF 
NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nu-
clear command and control system 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annually, 
the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command 
(in this section referred to collectively as the ‘Commanders’) 
shall jointly conduct an assessment of the cyber resiliency 
of the nuclear command and control system.
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‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment re-
quired by subsection (a), the Commanders shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an assessment of the sufficiency and 
resiliency of the nuclear command and control system 
to operate through a cyber attack from the Russian 
Federation, the People’s Republic of China, or any 
other country or entity the Commanders identify as 
a potential threat; and 
‘‘(2) develop recommendations for mitigating 
any concerns of the Commanders resulting from the 
assessment. 
‘‘(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—(1) The Commanders shall 
jointly submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
for submission to the Council on Oversight of the National 
Leadership Command, Control, and Communications Sys-
tem established under section 171a of this title (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Council’), a report on the assessment 
required by subsection (a) that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The recommendations developed under sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(B) A statement of the degree of confidence of 
each of the Commanders in the mission assurance of 
the nuclear deterrent against a top tier cyber threat. 
‘‘(C) A detailed description of the approach used 
to conduct the assessment required by subsection (a)
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and the technical basis of conclusions reached in con-
ducting that assessment. 
‘‘(D) Any other comments of the Commanders. 
‘‘(2) The Council shall submit to the Secretary of De-
fense the report required by paragraph (1) and any com-
ments of the Council on the report. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees the report required by para-
graph (1), any comments of the Council on the report under 
paragraph (2), and any comments of the Secretary on the 
report. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 24 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 498 the following new item: 
‘‘499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control sys-
tem.’’. 
SEC. 1625. STRATEGIC CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a program to be known as the ‘‘Strategic Cybersecu-
rity Program’’ or ‘‘SCP’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Program’’).
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall be comprised of 
personnel assigned to the Program by the Secretary from 
among personnel, including regular and reserve members 
of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department, 
and personnel of the research laboratories of the Department 
of Defense and the Department of Energy, who have par-
ticular expertise in the responsibility to be discharged by 
the Program. Any personnel assigned to the Program from 
among personnel of the Department of Energy shall be so 
assigned with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The responsibility of the Pro-
gram shall be to carry out activities (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘red-teaming’’) to continuously assess the 
information assurance and improve the overall effec-
tiveness of the following of the United States Govern-
ment: 
(A) Offensive cyber systems. 
(B) Long-range strike systems. 
(C) Nuclear deterrent systems. 
(D) National security systems. 
(E) Critical infrastructure of the Depart-
ment of Defense (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 1650(f)(1) of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–329)). 
(2) SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY.—In carrying out 
its activities, the Program shall carry out appro-
priate reviews of current systems and infrastructure 
and acquisition plans for proposed systems and infra-
structure. The review of an acquisition plan for any 
proposed system or infrastructure shall be carried out 
before Milestone B approval for such system or infra-
structure. 
(3) RESULTS OF REVIEWS.—The results of each 
review carried out by the Program pursuant to para-
graph (2), including any remedial action rec-
ommended by the Program pursuant to such review, 
shall be made available to any agencies or organiza-
tions of the Department involved in the development, 
procurement, operation, or maintenance of the system 
or infrastructure concerned. 
(d) REPORTS.—The Director of the National Security 
Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the con-
gressional defense committees on a quarterly basis a report 
on the activities of the Program during the preceding cal-
endar quarter. Each report shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the activities of the Program 
during the calendar quarter covered by such report.
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(2) A description of particular challenges en-
countered in the course of the activities of the Pro-
gram during such calendar quarter, and of actions 
taken to address such challenges. 
(3) A description of the current plans of the Pro-
gram for additional activities. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2018 for operation and maintenance, 
Defense-wide, by section 301 and available for the Informa-
tion Systems Security Program as specified in the funding 
table in section 4301, up to $100,000,000 may be available 
for the Strategic Cybersecurity Program and its activities 
in fiscal year 2018. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the activities conducted under the Program should ad-
dress the most critical systems of the Department of Defense 
and should supplement, not supplant, the Cyber Protection 
Teams of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1626. EVALUATION OF AGILE ACQUISITION OF CYBER 
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command shall conduct an evaluation 
of alternative methods for developing, acquiring, and main-
taining software-based cyber tools and applications for the 
United States Cyber Command, the Army Cyber Command,
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the Fleet Cyber Command, the Air Forces Cyber Command, 
and the Marine Corps Cyberspace Command. 
(b) GOAL.—The goal of the evaluation required by sub-
section (a) is to identify a set of practices that will— 
(1) increase the speed of development of cyber ca-
pabilities of the Armed Forces; 
(2) provide more effective tools and capabilities 
for developing, acquiring, and maintaining cyber 
tools and applications; and 
(3) create a repeatable, disciplined process for 
developing, acquiring, and maintaining cyber tools 
and applications whereby progress and success or 
failure can be continuously measured. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOP-
MENT, AGILE ACQUISITION, AND OTHER BEST PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The evaluation required by 
subsection (a) shall include consideration of agile soft-
ware development, agile acquisition, and such other 
similar best practices of commercial industry. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the eval-
uation required by subsection (a), the Commander 
shall assess requirements for implementing the prac-
tices described in paragraph (1), consider changes
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that would be necessary to established acquisition 
practices, including the following: 
(A) The requirements process. 
(B) Contracting. 
(C) Testing. 
(D) User involvement in the development 
process. 
(E) Program management. 
(F) Milestone reviews and approvals. 
(G) The definitions of ‘‘research and devel-
opment’’, ‘‘procurement’’, and ‘‘sustainment’’. 
(H) The constraints of current appropria-
tions account definitions. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the evaluation required by 
subsection (a), the Commander shall assess training and 
education requirements for personnel in all areas and at 
all levels of management relevant to the successful adoption 
of new acquisition models and methods for developing, ac-
quiring, and maintaining cyber tools and applications as 
described in such subsection. 
(e) SERVICES AND EXPERTISE.—In conducting the 
evaluation required by subsection (a), the Commander 
shall— 
(1) obtain services and expertise from—
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(A) the Defense Digital Service; and 
(B) federally funded research and develop-
ment centers, such as the Software Engineering 
Institute and the MITRE Corporation; and 
(2) consult with such commercial software com-
panies as the Commander considers appropriate to 
learn about commercial best practices. 
(f) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense recommenda-
tions for experimenting with or adopting new acquisi-
tion methods, including all aspects of implementation 
necessary for the success of the recommended methods. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 
14 days after submitting recommendations to the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1), the Commander shall 
brief the congressional defense committees on the rec-
ommendations the Commander submitted under para-
graph (1). 
(g) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The 
evaluation required under subsection (a) is intended to in-
form future acquisition approaches. Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit or impede the exercising of the 
acquisition authority of the Commander of United States
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Cyber Command under section 807 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agile acquisition’’ means acquisi-
tion pursuant to a methodology for delivering mul-
tiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user for 
operational use, evaluation, and feedback. The incre-
mental development and fielding of capabilities, com-
monly called ‘‘spirals’’, ‘‘spins’’, or ‘‘sprints’’, can be 
measured in a few weeks or months, and involve con-
tinuous participation and collaboration by users, test-
ers, and requirements authorities. 
(2) The term ‘‘agile development’’ means develop-
ment pursuant to a set of software development meth-
odologies based on iterative development, in which re-
quirements and solutions evolve through collaboration 
between self-organizing cross-functional teams. 
SEC. 1627. REPORT ON COST IMPLICATIONS OF TERMI-
NATING DUAL-HAT ARRANGEMENT FOR COM-
MANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COM-
MAND. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
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tees a report that identifies the costs that would be impli-
cated by meeting the conditions set forth in section 
1642(b)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
SEC. 1628. MODIFICATION OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2200a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM.—A program under 
which the Secretary provides financial assistance under 
subsection (a) shall be known as the ‘Department of Defense 
Cybersecurity Scholarship Program’.’’. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Not less’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Not less than five percent of the amount available 
for financial assistance under this section for a fiscal year 
shall be available for providing financial assistance for the 
pursuit of an associate degree.’’. 
(c) REINVIGORATION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later 
than September 30, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan for rein-
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vigorating the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship 
Program authorized under section 2200a of such title, as 
amended by subsections (a) and (b). 
SEC. 1629. MEASURING COMPLIANCE OF COMPONENTS OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITH CYBERSE-
CURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURING IN-
DUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
make such changes to the scorecard as are necessary to en-
sure that the Secretary measures each component of the De-
partment of Defense in its progress towards securing the 
industrial control systems of the Department against cyber 
threats, including supervisory control and data acquisition 
systems (SCADA), distributed control systems (DCS), pro-
grammable logic controllers (PLC), and platform informa-
tion technology (PIT). 
(b) SCORECARD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘scorecard’’ means the Department of Defense Cyber Score-
card for the measuring of the performance of components 
of the Department against basic cybersecurity requirements 
as outlined in the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Dis-
cipline Implementation Plan.
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SEC. 1630. EXERCISE ON ASSESSING CYBERSECURITY SUP-
PORT TO ELECTION SYSTEMS OF STATES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES IN ELEC-
TION SYSTEMS IN CYBER GUARD EXERCISES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall incorporate the cybersecurity of elec-
tions systems of the States as a component of the Cyber 
Guard Exercise. 
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the capabilities, readiness, and best 
practices of the National Guard to assist the Governors, if 
called upon, to defend elections systems from cyberattacks. 
SEC. 1630A. REPORT ON VARIOUS APPROACHES TO CYBER 
DETERRENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 re-
port on various approaches to cyber deterrence. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification, definition, and explanation of 
the various theoretical approaches to cyber deterrence. 
(2) An assessment of the relative strengths and 
weaknesses of each of such approaches relative to the 
threat and relative to one another.
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(3) A recommendation for a cyber deterrence the-
ory and doctrine for the Armed Forces. 
(4) An alternative analysis or dissenting view of 
the recommendation included under paragraph (3) 
that explains the weaknesses of the recommended the-
ory and doctrine and offers an alternative theory or 
doctrine. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with experts 
from the Government, industry, and academia. 
SEC. 1630B. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOFTWARE PLAT-
FORMS DEVELOPED BY KASPERSKY LAB. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No department, agency, organiza-
tion, or other element of the Department of Defense may 
use, whether directly or through work with or on behalf of 
another organization or element of the Department or an-
other department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment, any software platform developed, in whole or in part, 
by Kaspersky Lab or any entity of which Kaspersky Lab 
has a majority ownership. 
(b) SEVERANCE
OF NETWORK CONNECTIONS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any network connec-
tion between a department, agency, organization, or other 
element of the Department of Defense and a department or 
agency of the United States Government that is using or
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hosting on its networks a software platform described in 
subsection (a) is immediately severed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on October 1, 2018. 
SEC. 
1630C. 
REPORT 
ON 
CYBER 
APPLICATIONS 
OF 
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the heads of such other 
agencies and departments as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the potential offensive and defensive cyber 
applications of blockchain technology and other distributed 
database technologies and an assessment of efforts by foreign 
powers, extremist organizations, and criminal networks to 
utilize these technologies. Such report shall also include an 
assessment of the use or planned use of blockchain tech-
nologies by the United States Government or critical infra-
structure networks and the vulnerabilities of such networks 
to cyber attacks. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by (a) 
may be submitted— 
(1) in classified form; or 
(2) in unclassified form with a classified annex.
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(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
(2) Committee on Armed Services, the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1631. COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND SHARING OF DATA 
RELATING TO NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTER-
PRISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1624, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 499a. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relat-
ing to nuclear security enterprise 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation, and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting 
through the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 
Evaluation, shall jointly collect and store cost, pro-
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grammatic, and technical data relating to programs and 
projects of the nuclear security enterprise. 
‘‘(b) SHARING OF DATA.—If the Director of Cost As-
sessment and Program Evaluation or the Director for Cost 
Estimating and Program Evaluation requests data relating 
to programs or projects from any element of the Department 
of Defense or from any element of the nuclear security enter-
prise of the National Nuclear Security Administration, that 
element shall provide that data in a timely manner. 
‘‘(c) STORAGE OF DATA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Data collected by the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and 
the Director for Cost Estimating and Program Eval-
uation under this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) stored in the data storage system of the 
Defense Cost and Resource Center or in a data 
storage system of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration that is equivalent to the data 
storage system of the Defense Cost and Resource 
Center; and 
‘‘(B) made accessible to other Federal agen-
cies as such Directors consider appropriate. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
RESOURCES.—The Sec-
retary and the Administrator shall ensure that the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
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and the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 
Evaluation have sufficient information system sup-
port, as determined by such Directors, to facilitate the 
timely hosting, handling, and sharing of data relating 
to programs and projects of the nuclear security en-
terprise under this section at the appropriate level of 
classification. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH OFFICE OF NAVAL RE-
ACTORS.—The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reac-
tors of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
shall coordinate with the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation and the Director for Cost 
Estimating and Program Evaluation to ensure that 
data relating to programs and projects of the Office 
of Naval Reactors are correctly represented in the 
data storage system of the Defense Cost and Resource 
Center and the data storage system of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration described in para-
graph (1)(A). 
‘‘(d) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary and 
the Administrator shall ensure that any contract relating 
to a program or project of the nuclear security enterprise 
that is entered into on or after the date of the enactment 
of this section includes—
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‘‘(1) requirements and standards for data collec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) requirements for reporting on cost, pro-
grammatic, and technical data using procedures, 
standards, and formats approved by the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the 
Director for Cost Estimating and Program Evalua-
tion. 
‘‘(e) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 24 of such title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 499, as added by section 1624, the 
following new item: 
‘‘499a. Collection, storage, and sharing of data relating to nuclear security enter-
prise.’’. 
SEC. 1632. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR IMPLE-
MENTATION OF NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RE-
VIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue a final Department of Defense Instruction estab-
lishing procedures for the long-term implementation of the 
recommendations contained in the Independent Review of
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the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, dated June 
2, 2014. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit the final instruction required by subsection (a) to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days 
after issuing the instruction. 
(c) REVIEW BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE.—Not later than 90 days after the Secretary issues 
the final instruction required by subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report reviewing the in-
struction for its consistency with the recommendations con-
tained in the report of the Government Accountability Of-
fice entitled, ‘‘Defense Nuclear Enterprise: DOD has Estab-
lished Processes for Implementing and Tracking Rec-
ommendations to Improve Leadership Morale and Oper-
ations’’, dated July 14, 2016 (GAO–16–957R). 
SEC. 1633. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS 
OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 by sec-
tion 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air Force, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4101, $6,334,000 
shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pur-
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suant to contracts entered into under section 1645(a) of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 
(b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off-the- 
shelf items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1634. EXECUTION AND PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT OF 
NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU-
NICATIONS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Department of Defense, as Executive Secretary 
of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership 
Command, Control, and Communications System estab-
lished under section 171a of title 10, United States Code 
(or a successor to the Chief Information Officer assigned 
responsibility for policy, oversight, guidance, and coordina-
tion for nuclear command and control systems), shall, in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment, develop a database relating to the 
execution of all nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions acquisition programs of the Department of Defense 
with an approved Materiel Development Decision. The
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database shall be updated not less frequently than annually 
and upon completion of a major program element of such 
a program. 
(b) DATABASE ELEMENTS.—The database required by 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following 
elements for each program described in that subsection, con-
sistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02: 
(1) Projected dates for Milestones A, B and C, 
including cost thresholds and objectives for major ele-
ments of life cycle cost. 
(2) Projected dates for program design reviews 
and critical design reviews. 
(3) Projected dates for developmental and oper-
ation tests. 
(4) Projected dates for initial operational capa-
bility and final operational capability. 
(5) An acquisition program baseline. 
(6) Program acquisition unit cost and average 
procurement unit cost. 
(7) Contract type. 
(8) Key performance parameters. 
(9) Key system attributes. 
(10) A risk register. 
(11) Technology readiness levels. 
(12) Manufacturing readiness levels.
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(13) Integration readiness levels. 
(14) Any other critical elements that affect the 
stability of the program. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—The co-chairs of the Council on Over-
sight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and 
Communications System shall brief the congressional de-
fense committees on the status of the database required by 
subsection (a)— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) upon completion of the database. 
SEC. 1635. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NONCOMPLIANCE 
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OB-
LIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. 
(a) STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY.—It is the 
policy of the United States that, for so long as the Russian 
Federation remains in noncompliance with the INF Treaty, 
the United States should take actions to bring the Russian 
Federation back into compliance, including— 
(1) providing additional funds for the activities 
and systems identified in section 1243(d) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1062); and 
(2) the establishment of a research and develop-
ment program for a dual-capable road-mobile ground-