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maintenance, sustainment, and appropriate use of controlled 
property.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the term ‘con-
trolled property’ means any item assigned a demilitarization code 
of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under Department of Defense Manual 
4160.21–M, ‘Defense Materiel Disposition Manual’, or any successor 
document.’’. 
(d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center for the conduct of an assessment 
of the Department of Defense excess property program under section 
2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
Such assessment shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the policies and controls governing 
the determination of the suitability of recipients of controlled 
property transferred under the program, including specific rec-
ommendations relating to the training that Federal and State 
agencies that receive such property should receive, at no cost 
to the Department of Defense, to ensure proficiency in the 
use, maintenance, and sustainment of such property; and 
(2) an analysis of reported statistics on controlled property 
transfers, the incidence of controlled property that is unac-
counted for, and the effectiveness of the policies and procedures 
governing the return of controlled property transferred under 
the program to the Department of Defense. 
(e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESSMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally 
funded research and development center for the conduct of an 
assessment of the Department of Defense excess property program 
under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this section, to determine if the requirement that all controlled 
property transferred under the program be used within one year 
of being transferred is achieving its intended effect. Such assess-
ment shall include recommendations on process improvement, 
including legislative proposals. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the 
Department of Defense excess property program under section 
2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
Such assessment shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled property 
under the program, including the manner in which the property 
was used by Federal and State agencies and the effectiveness 
of the Internet website required under subsection (e) of section 
2576a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), in providing transparency to the public; and 
(2) a determination of whether the transfer of property 
under the program enhances the ability of Federal and State 
agencies to carry out counter-drug and counter-terrorism activi-
ties in accordance with the purposes of the program as set 
forth in section 2576a of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 1052. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR 
BORDER SECURITY ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by section 1051 is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘counter-drug and 
counter-terrorism activities’’ and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, 
counterterrorism, and border security activities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Attorney General 
and the Director of National Drug Control Policy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Attorney General, the Director of National 
Drug Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, as appropriate’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘counter-drug or counter- 
terrorism activities’’ and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, counterter-
rorism, or border security activities’’. 
SEC. 1053. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 
(a) CONVERSION
OF
CERTAIN
MILITARY
TECHNICIAN
(DUAL 
STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall convert 
not fewer than 20 percent of the positions described in para-
graph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from military technician (dual 
status) positions to positions filled by individuals who are 
employed under section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, 
and are not military technicians. 
(2) COVERED POSITIONS.—The positions described in this 
paragraph are military technician (dual status) positions as 
follows: 
(A) Military technician (dual status) positions identified 
as general administration, clerical, finance, and office 
service occupations in the report of the Secretary of Defense 
under section 519 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1397). 
(B) Such other military technician (dual status) posi-
tions as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of this 
subsection. 
(3) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—In the case of a position 
converted under paragraph (1) for which there is an incumbent 
employee, the Secretary may fill that position, as converted, 
with the incumbent employee without regard to any require-
ment concerning competition or competitive hiring procedures. 
(b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION
OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR FORCE 
RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No individual 
may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or reemployed, as 
a non-dual status technician for the purposes of this section after 
December 31, 2016. 
‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of 
non-dual status technicians employable by the Army Reserve and 
by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced from the number other-
wise provided by subsection (c)(1) by one for each individual who 
retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases service as a non-
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dual status technician of the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, 
as the case may be, after such date until the maximum number 
of non-dual status technicians employable by the Army Reserve 
or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, is zero. 
‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of 
non-dual status technicians employable by the National Guard shall 
be reduced from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(2) 
by one for each individual who retires, is separated from, or other-
wise ceases service as a non-dual status technician of the National 
Guard after such date until the maximum number of non-dual 
status technicians employable by the National Guard is zero. 
‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or rehired or 
employed, to a position required to be filled by reason of the amend-
ment made by paragraph (1) shall be an individual employed in 
such position under section 3101 of title 5, and may not be a 
military technician. 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to terminate 
the status as a non-dual status technician under this section after 
December 31, 2016, of any individual who is a non-dual status 
technician for the purposes of this section on that date.’’. 
(2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—Not later than 
February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report setting forth a plan for implementing the 
amendment made by paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1054. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 APACHE 
HELICOPTERS FROM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO REG-
ULAR ARMY AND RELATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 
Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3668) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ both places it appears. 
SEC. 1055. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PER-
SONNEL OF FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 
U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1047 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3494), 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as sub-
sections (c) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MINISTRIES WITH 
SECURITY MISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry out a program 
to provide training and associated training support services 
to personnel of foreign ministries of defense (or ministries with 
security force oversight) or regional organizations with security 
missions— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of— 
‘‘(i) enhancing civilian oversight of foreign security 
forces;
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‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense governance 
and internal controls in order to help build effective, 
transparent, and accountable defense institutions; 
‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weaknesses and 
establishing a roadmap for addressing shortfalls; and 
‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or joint staff, 
or service level core management competencies; and 
‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, consistent with the authority in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year quarter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on activities under the program under 
paragraph (1) during the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each 
report shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 
such report, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 
‘‘(B) A list of any organization described in paragraph 
(1) to which the Secretary assigned employees under the 
program, including the number of such employees so 
assigned, the duration of each assignment, a brief descrip-
tion of each assigned employee’s activities, and a statement 
of the cost of each assignment. 
‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any activities con-
ducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended 
in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘of the Secretary of Defense’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘in this section terminates at the 
close of December 31, 2017.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 
ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 
(2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the Committees on Armed 
Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate committees of 
Congress’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION 
HEADING TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1081 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1081. Defense Institution Capacity Building Program.’’.