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(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘border secu-
rity activities or’’ before ‘‘counter-drug’’. 
SEC. 1093. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL 
AIRSPACE. 
(a) MEMORANDA
OF UNDERSTANDING.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of De-
fense may enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with a non-Department of Defense entity that is engaged 
in the test range program authorized under section 332(c) 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) to allow such entity to access non-
regulatory special use airspace if such access— 
(1) is used by the entity as part of such test 
range program; and 
(2) does not interfere with the activities of the 
Secretary or otherwise interrupt or delay missions or 
training of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ESTABLISHED
PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
shall carry out subsection (a) using the established proce-
dures of the Department of Defense with respect to enter-
ing into a memorandum of understanding. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—A memorandum of under-
standing entered into under subsection (a) between the 
Secretary and a non-Department of Defense entity shall 
not be construed as establishing the Secretary as a part-
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ner, proponent, or team member of such entity in the test 
range program specified in such subsection. 
SEC. 1094. DAYS ON WHICH THE POW/MIA FLAG IS DIS-
PLAYED ON CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY. 
Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DAYS FOR FLAG DISPLAY.—For the purposes 
of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days 
on which the flag of the United States is displayed.’’. 
SEC. 1095. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPROVISED EXPLO-
SIVE DEVICES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the use of improvised explosive devices (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘IEDs’’) against members 
of the Armed Forces or people of the United States 
should be condemned; 
(2) unwavering support for members of the 
Armed Forces, first responders, and explosive ord-
nance disposal personnel of the United States who 
face the threat of IEDs and put their lives on the 
line to defeat them should be expressed; 
(3) all relevant agencies of the Government 
should be called on to coordinate with international
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partners and other responsible entities to reduce the 
use of IEDs and curb their proliferation; and 
(4) the exchange of blast trauma research data 
should be facilitated between all relevant agencies of 
the Government. 
SEC. 1096. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG 
NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY RESERVE 
FORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The first volunteer militia unit in America 
was formed in 1636 in Massachusetts Bay, followed 
by other units in the colonies of Virginia and Con-
necticut. the American founding fathers wrote article 
I, section 8, of the United States Constitution to 
keep the militia model, authorizing a standing mili-
tary force that could organize, train, and equip mili-
tia volunteers when needed. 
(2) In World War I, nearly all National 
Guardsmen were mobilized into Federal service, and 
while they represented only 15 percent of the total 
United States Army, they comprised 40 percent of 
the American divisions sent to France and sustained 
43 percent of the casualties in combat. In World 
War II, the National Guard comprised 19 Army di-
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visions and 29 observation squadrons with aircraft 
assigned to the United States Army Air Forces. 
(3) On September 11, 2001, the first fighter 
jets over New York City and Washington, DC, were 
Air National Guard F–15 and F–16 aircraft from 
Massachusetts and North Dakota, with over 400 
more Air National Guard fighter aircraft on alert by 
that afternoon. Over 600,000 Air and Army Na-
tional Guard soldiers and airmen have deployed in 
the many campaigns since 9/11. 
(4) Air and Army National Guard soldiers and 
airmen have been involved in countless domestic re-
sponse missions, including missions in response to 
hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and forest fires includ-
ing the more recent events of Superstorm Sandy and 
the tornados in Oklahoma. 
(5) The volunteer National Guard and Reserve 
have time and again demonstrated their readiness to 
meet operational requirements through cost-effective 
means. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should make every 
effort to ensure the Military Reserve and National 
Guard forces are sustained by a fully manned and
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fully funded force and that the United States fulfill 
its longstanding commitment to unyielding readiness 
in terms of defense; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should act with 
the knowledge that the National Guard and Reserve 
are critical components to the Armed Forces, par-
ticularly as means of preserving combat power dur-
ing a time of budget austerity; and 
(3) Congress repudiates proposals to diminish 
the National Guard or Reserve and affirms the 
growth of these components as circumstances war-
rant. 
SEC. 1097. ACCESS OF EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESSIONAL 
SUPPORT OFFICES TO DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Congressional 
support offices perform a critical role in enabling Congress 
to carry out its Constitutionally-mandated task of per-
forming oversight of the executive branch. 
(b) ACCESS IN SAME MANNER AS EMPLOYEES OF 
DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide employees of any Congressional support office who 
work on issues related to national security with access to 
facilities of the Department of Defense in the same man-
ner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as em-
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ployees of the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT OFFICES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Congressional support office’’ 
means any of the following: 
(1) The Congressional Budget Office. 
(2) The Congressional Research Service of the 
Library of Congress. 
(3) The Government Accountability Office. 
SEC. 1098. COST OF WARS. 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall post on 
the public Web site of the Department of Defense the 
costs, including the relevant legacy costs, to each Amer-
ican taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
SEC. 1099. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSIDER-
ATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CUL-
TURES IN THE BUILDING OF PARTNER CA-
PACITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that the head of each ele-
ment of the Department of Defense should take into con-
sideration foreign languages and cultures during the devel-
opment by such element of the Department of training,
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tools, and methodologies to engage in military-to-military 
activities and in the building of partner capacity. 
SEC. 1099A. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESERVA-
TION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF 
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL STA-
TIONED OR RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Second Amendment to the United 
States Constitution provides that the right of the 
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 
(2) Approximately 40,000 servicemen and 
women across all branches of the Armed Forces ei-
ther live in or are stationed on active duty within the 
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Unless these 
individuals are granted a waiver as serving in a law 
enforcement role, they are subject to the District of 
Columbia’s onerous and highly restrictive laws on 
the possession of firearms. 
(3) Military personnel, despite being extensively 
trained in the proper and safe use of firearms, are 
therefore deprived by the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia of handguns, rifles, and shotguns that are 
commonly kept by law-abiding persons throughout 
the United States for sporting use and for lawful de-
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fense of their persons, homes, businesses, and fami-
lies. 
(4) The District of Columbia has one of the 
highest per capita murder rates in the Nation, which 
may be attributed in part to previous local laws pro-
hibiting possession of firearms by law-abiding per-
sons who would have otherwise been able to defend 
themselves and their loved ones in their own homes 
and businesses. 
(5) The Gun Control Act of 1968 (as amended 
by the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act) and the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provide 
comprehensive Federal regulations applicable in the 
District of Columbia as elsewhere. In addition, exist-
ing District of Columbia criminal laws punish pos-
session and illegal use of firearms by violent crimi-
nals and felons. Consequently, there is no need for 
local laws that only affect and disarm law-abiding 
citizens. 
(6) On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court of 
the United States in the case of District of Columbia 
v. Heller held that the Second Amendment protects 
an individual’s right to possess a firearm for tradi-
tionally lawful purposes, and thus ruled that the 
District of Columbia’s handgun ban and require-
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ments that rifles and shotguns in the home be kept 
unloaded and disassembled or outfitted with a trig-
ger lock to be unconstitutional. 
(7) On July 16, 2008, the District of Columbia 
enacted the Firearms Control Emergency Amend-
ment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17–422; 55 DCR 
8237), which places onerous restrictions on the abil-
ity of law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms, 
thus violating the spirit by which the Supreme Court 
of the United States ruled in District of Columbia v. 
Heller. 
(8) On February 26, 2009, the United States 
Senate adopted an amendment on a bipartisan vote 
of 62–36 by Senator John Ensign to S. 160, the 
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 
2009, which would fully restore Second Amendment 
rights to the citizens of the District of Columbia. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that active duty military personnel who are stationed 
or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted 
to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States and therefore 
should be exempt from the District of Columbia’s restric-
tions on the possession of firearms.
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TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. 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. 
Effective January 1, 2014, section 1101(a) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), 
as most recently amended by section 1101 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1973), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENE-
FITS, AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON 
OFFICIAL 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 1104 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 125 Stat. 1973), is further amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN- 
FORCE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE 
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2192a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the amount deter-
mined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘room and board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an amount determined by the Secretary of 
Defense’’.
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SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF IN-
FORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 
3702 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013.’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1110(i) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024,’’. 
SEC. 1107. DEFENSE SCIENCE INITIATIVE FOR PERSONNEL. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to assure the scientific and technological 
preeminence of its defense laboratories, which are essen-
tial to the national security, by requiring the Department 
of Defense to provide to its science and technology labora-
tories— 
(1) the personnel and support services needed 
to carry out their mission; and 
(2) decentralized management authority. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—There is here-
by established within the Department of Defense a pro-
gram to be known as the Defense Science Initiative for 
Personnel (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Initiative’’). 
(c) LABORATORIES COVERED BY INITIATIVE.—The 
laboratories covered by the Initiative—
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(1) shall be those designated as Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratories (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as ‘‘STRLs’’) by the Sec-
retary or by paragraph (2); and 
(2) shall include the laboratories enumerated in 
section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note), 
which laboratories are hereby designated as STRLs. 
(d) SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING DEGREED
AND 
TECHNICAL POSITIONS AT STRLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of any STRL 
may appoint qualified candidates, without regard to 
sections 3309–3319 of title 5, United States Code, 
directly to scientific, technical, engineering, mathe-
matical, or medical positions within such STRL, on 
either a temporary, term, or permanent basis. 
(2) QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE
DEFINED.—Not-
withstanding any provision of chapter 51 of title 5, 
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘qualified candidate’’ means an individual 
who is— 
(A) a candidate who has earned a bach-
elor’s or master’s degree; 
(B) a student enrolled in a program of un-
dergraduate or graduate instruction leading to
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a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a scientific, 
technical, engineering, mathematical, or medical 
course of study at an institution of higher edu-
cation (as that term is defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)); or 
(C) a veteran, as defined in section 2108 
of title 5, United States Code, who served in 
the armed forces in an engineering, scientific, 
or medical technician occupational specialty. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any exercise of 
authority under paragraph (1) shall be considered to 
satisfy section 2301(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(e) EXCLUSION FROM PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS, 
ETC.—The director of any STRL shall manage the work-
force strength of such STRL— 
(1) without regard to any limitation on appoint-
ments or any allocation of positions with respect to 
such STRL, subject to paragraph (2); and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the budget 
available with respect to such STRL. 
(f) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ROTATION AU-
THORITY.—Section 3131 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘mission;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘mission, subject to paragraph (15);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(15) permit the director of each Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in 
section 1107(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014) to determine the du-
ration of appointments for senior executives (which 
shall in no event be less than 5 years), consistent 
with carrying out the mission of that laboratory.’’. 
(g) SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL MANAGERS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in each STRL a category of senior profes-
sional scientific positions, the incumbents of which 
shall be designated as ‘‘senior scientific technical 
managers’’ and which shall be positions classified 
above GS–15 of the General Schedule pursuant to 
section 5108 of title 5, United States Code. The pri-
mary functions of such positions shall be—
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(A) to engage in research and development 
in the physical, biological, medical, or engineer-
ing sciences, or another field closely related to 
the mission of such STRL; and 
(B) to carry out technical supervisory re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The positions described 
in paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be man-
aged, by the director of the STRL involved, under 
criteria established pursuant to section 342(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), relat-
ing to personnel demonstration projects at labora-
tories of the Department of Defense, except that the 
director of the laboratory involved shall determine 
the number of such positions at such laboratory, not 
to exceed 3 percent of the number of scientists and 
engineers (determined on a full-time equivalent 
basis) employed at such laboratory at the end of the 
fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which any ap-
pointments subject to that numerical limitation are 
made. 
(h) SELECTION AND COMPENSATION OF SPECIALLY- 
QUALIFIED
SCIENTIFIC
AND
PROFESSIONAL
PER-
SONNEL.—Section 3104 of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) In addition to the number of positions author-
ized by subsection (a), the director of each Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in sec-
tion 1107(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014), may establish, without regard to 
the second sentence of subsection (a), such number of sci-
entific or professional positions as may be necessary to 
carry out the research and development functions of the 
laboratory and which require the services of specially- 
qualified personnel. The selection process governing ap-
pointments made under this subsection shall be deter-
mined by the director of the laboratory involved, and the 
rate of basic pay for the employee holding any such posi-
tion shall be set by the laboratory director at a rate not 
to exceed the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
SEC. 1108. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW REGARDING AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDING FOR CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—No later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations implementing the authority in 
subsection (a) of section 1111 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller), in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall be 
responsible for coordinating the preparation of the regula-
tions required under subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The regulations required under 
subsection (a) shall not be restricted by any civilian full- 
time equivalent or end-strength limitation, nor shall such 
regulations require offsetting civilian pay funding, civilian 
full-time equivalents, or end-strength. 
SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND 
COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF 
WOUNDED AND INJURED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1599c of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2015’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF FULFILLED REQUIREMENT.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
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(2) by redesignating subsection (c), as amended 
by subsection (a), as subsection (b). 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO CERTAIN TITLE 5 
AUTHORITIES.—Subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 5753 
of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304 of title 5’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the authorities in 
such sections’’ and inserting ‘‘the authority in such 
section’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as most re-
cently amended by section 1206 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4625), is further amend-
ed—
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) support the theater security priorities 
of a Geographic Combatant Commander.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) To build the capacity of a foreign coun-
try’s security forces to conduct counterterrorism op-
erations.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of section 1206 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as so amended, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$425,000,000’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF 
FUNDS.—Subsection (e) of section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as most 
recently amended by section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1979), is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECU-
TION OF FUNDS.—In the budget materials submitted 
to the President by the Secretary of Defense in con-
nection with the submission to Congress, pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of 
the budget for fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) For programs to be conducted or 
supported under subsection (a) (other than sub-
section (a)(1)(C)) for such fiscal year, a de-
scription of the proposed planning and execu-
tion of not less than 50 percent of the total 
amount of funds to be made available for such 
programs. 
‘‘(B) For programs to be conducted or 
supported under subsection (a)(1)(C) for such 
fiscal year, a description of the proposed plan-
ning and execution of 100 percent of the total 
amount of funds to be made available for such 
programs.’’; and
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(3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on 
Foreign Affairs’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, as most recently amended by section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
is further amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPAC-
ITY OF CERTAIN COUNTERTERRORISM FORCES IN YEMEN 
AND EAST AFRICA.—Section 1203 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1980) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1202. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION 
FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOV-
ERY CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(h) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), as amended by section 1205(g) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’.
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SEC. 1203. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (b) of section 1207 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 U.S.C. 
2151 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘or regions’’ after ‘‘countries’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘and other national security 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘or other national secu-
rity forces’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and counterterrorism 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘or counterter-
rorism operations’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and 
inserting ‘‘or’’. 
(b) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (l) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 30 days 
before initiating an activity under a program of assistance 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit to the specified con-
gressional committees a notification that includes the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) A request for the transfer of funds into 
the Fund under subsection (f) or any other author-
ity, including the original source of the funds. 
‘‘(2) A detailed justification for the total antici-
pated program plan for each country to include total 
anticipated costs and the specific activities contained 
therein. 
‘‘(3) The budget, execution plan and timeline, 
and anticipated completion date for the activity. 
‘‘(4) A list of other security-related assistance 
or justice sector and stabilization assistance that the 
United States is currently providing the country con-
cerned and that is related to or supported by the ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(5) Such other information relating to the pro-
gram or activity as the Secretary of State or Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES; ANNUAL REPORTS; 
GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—Such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (n); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub-
section (n); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (l), as so 
amended, the following new subsection:
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‘‘(m) GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF 
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the specified 
congressional committees 15 days after the date on which 
the necessary guidance has been issued and processes for 
implementation of the authority in subsection (b). The 
Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense shall jointly 
submit additional reports not later than 15 days after the 
date on which any future modifications to the guidance 
and processes for implementation of the authority in sub-
section (b) are issued.’’. 
(d) FUNDING.—Subsection (o) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND AFTER.—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’. 
SEC. 1204. CODIFICATION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 116. State Partnership Program 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 
State Partnership Program of the National Guard are the 
following:
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‘‘(1) To support the objectives of the com-
mander of the combatant command for the theater 
of operations in which such contacts and activities 
are conducted. 
‘‘(2) To support the objectives of the United 
States chief of mission of the partner nation with 
which contacts and activities are conducted. 
‘‘(3) To build international partnerships and 
defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(4) To strengthen cooperation between the de-
partments and agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment and agencies of foreign governments to sup-
port building of defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(5) To facilitate intergovernmental collabora-
tion between the United States Government and for-
eign governments in the areas of defense and secu-
rity. 
‘‘(6) To facilitate and enhance the exchange of 
information between the United States Government 
and foreign governments on matters relating to de-
fense and security. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
PROGRAM.—(1) Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, including funds appropriated for the Air and 
Army National Guard, shall be available for the payment
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of costs incurred by the National Guard to conduct activi-
ties under the State Partnership Program, whether those 
costs are incurred inside or outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) Costs incurred by the National Guard and cov-
ered under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs of pay and allowances of members 
of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Travel and necessary expenses of United 
States personnel outside of the Department of De-
fense in support of the State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(C) Travel and necessary expenses of foreign 
participants directly supporting activities under the 
State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds 
shall not be available under subsection (b) for activities 
conducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved 
by— 
‘‘(A) the commander of the combatant com-
mand concerned; and 
‘‘(B) the chief of mission concerned, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(2) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for the participation of a member of the National 
Guard in activities in a foreign country unless the member
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is on active duty in the armed forces at the time of such 
participation. 
‘‘(3) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for interagency activities involving United States civil-
ian personnel or foreign civilian personnel unless the par-
ticipation of such personnel in such activities— 
‘‘(A) contributes to responsible management of 
defense resources; 
‘‘(B) fosters greater respect for and under-
standing of the principle of civilian control of the 
military; 
‘‘(C) contributes to cooperation between the 
United States armed forces and civilian govern-
mental agencies and foreign military and civilian 
government agencies; or 
‘‘(D) improves international partnerships and 
capacity on matters relating to defense and security. 
‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) In the event of the par-
ticipation of United States Government participants 
(other than personnel of the Department of Defense) in 
activities for which payment is made under subsection (b), 
the head of the department or agency concerned shall re-
imburse the Secretary of Defense for the costs associated 
with the participation of such personnel in such contacts 
and activities.
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‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited in the appropriation or account from which 
amounts for the payment concerned were derived. Any 
amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in 
such appropriation or account, and shall be available for 
the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or account. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘State Partnership Program’ 
means a program that establishes a defense and se-
curity relationship between the National Guard of a 
State or territory and the military and security 
forces, and related disaster management, emergency 
response, and security ministries, of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘activities’, for purposes of the 
State Partnership Program, means any military-to- 
military activities or interagency activities for a pur-
pose set forth in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘interagency activities’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Contacts between members of the Na-
tional Guard and foreign civilian personnel out-
side the ministry of defense of the foreign coun-
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try concerned on a matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Contacts between United States civil-
ian personnel and members of the military and 
security forces of a foreign country or foreign 
civilian personnel on a matter within the core 
competencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard’ means matters with 
respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) Disaster response and mitigation. 
‘‘(B) Defense support to civil authorities. 
‘‘(C) Consequence management and instal-
lation protection. 
‘‘(D) Response to a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) 
event. 
‘‘(E) Border and port security and co-
operation with civilian law enforcement. 
‘‘(F) Search and rescue. 
‘‘(G) Medicine. 
‘‘(H) Counter-drug and counter-narcotics 
activities. 
‘‘(I) Public affairs.
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‘‘(J) Employer support and family support 
for reserve forces. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘United States civilian personnel’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) Personnel of the United States Gov-
ernment (including personnel of departments 
and agencies of the United States Government 
other than the Department of Defense) and 
personnel of State and local governments of the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) Members and employees of the legis-
lative branch of the United States Government. 
‘‘(C) Non-governmental individuals. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘foreign civilian personnel’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) Civilian personnel of a foreign gov-
ernment at any level (including personnel of 
ministries other than ministries of defense). 
‘‘(B) Non-governmental individuals of a 
foreign country.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘116. State Partnership Program.’’.
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(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 
U.S.C. 107 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO EN-
HANCE THE CAPABILITY OF CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI-
DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION IN SYRIA AND THE REGION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide assist-
ance to the military and civilian response organizations of 
Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, 
Iraq, Turkey, and other countries in the region of Syria 
in order for such countries to respond effectively to inci-
dents involving weapons of mass destruction in Syria and 
the region. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include training, equipment, and 
supplies. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ACTIVITIES 
ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—The Secretary of Defense may 
use up to $4,000,000 of the funds made available to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for 
a fiscal year to carry out the program authorized in sub-
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section (a) and may provide assistance under such pro-
gram that begins in that fiscal year but ends in the next 
fiscal year. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the authority of subsection (a) is first exercised, 
and annually thereafter through December 31, 2015, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives an annual report to include at least the 
following: 
(1) A detailed description by country of assist-
ance provided. 
(2) An overview of how such assistance fits 
into, and is coordinated with, other United States ef-
forts to build the capability and capacity of countries 
in the region of Syria to counter the threat of weap-
ons of mass destruction in Syria and the region. 
(3) A listing of equipment and supplies pro-
vided to countries in the region of Syria. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State determine appropriate.
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(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under sub-
section (a) may not be exercised after September 30, 
2015. 
SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUP-
PORT FOREIGN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN 
OPERATIONS TO DISARM THE LORD’S RESIST-
ANCE ARMY. 
(a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for operation and mainte-
nance’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide additional oper-
ation and maintenance funds for overseas contin-
gency operations being carried out by the Armed 
Forces as specified in the funding table in section 
4302’’. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’.
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SEC. 1207. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act to carry out sections 401, 402, 
404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code, 
up to 5 percent of such amounts may be made available 
to conduct monitoring and evaluation of programs con-
ducted pursuant to such authorities during fiscal year 
2014. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
committees on mechanisms to evaluate the programs con-
ducted pursuant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 
The briefing shall include the following: 
(1) A description of how the Department of De-
fense evaluates program and project outcomes and 
impact, including cost effectiveness and extent to 
which programs meet designated goals. 
(2) An analysis of steps taken to implement the 
recommendations from the following reports: 
(A) The Government Accountability Of-
fice’s Report entitled ‘‘Project Evaluations and
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Better Information Sharing Needed to Manage 
the Military’s Efforts’’. 
(B) The Department of Defense Inspector 
General Report numbered ‘‘DODIG–2012– 
119’’. 
(C) The RAND Corporation’s Report pre-
pared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
entitled ‘‘Developing a Prototype Handbook for 
Monitoring and Evaluating Department of De-
fense Humanitarian Assistance Projects’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CER-
TAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT 
PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1227 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2000), is further amend-
ed by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
fiscal year 2014’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Sub-
section (d) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during fiscal 
year 2013 may not exceed $1,650,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘during fiscal year 2014 may not exceed 
$1,500,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fiscal Year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN 
IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PENDING CERTIFICATION
ON 
PAKISTAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, no amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act, and no amounts author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal years before fiscal 
year 2014 that remain available for obligation, may 
be used for reimbursements of Pakistan under the 
authority in subsection (a) of section 1233 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, as amended by this section, until the Sec-
retary of Defense certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees each of the following: 
(A) That Pakistan is maintaining security 
and is not through its actions or inactions at 
any level of government limiting or otherwise 
restricting the movement of United States 
equipment and supplies along the Ground Lines 
of Communications (GLOCs) through Pakistan 
to Afghanistan so that such equipment and 
supplies can be transshipped and such equip-
ment and supplies can be retrograded out of Af-
ghanistan. 
(B) That Pakistan is taking demonstrable 
steps to— 
(i) support counterterrorism oper-
ations against al Qaeda, Tehrik-i-Taliban 
Pakistan, and other militant extremists 
groups such as the Haqqani Network and 
the Quetta Shura Taliban located in Paki-
stan; 
(ii) disrupt the conduct of cross-bor-
der attacks against United States, coali-
tion, and Afghanistan security forces lo-
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cated in Afghanistan by such groups (in-
cluding the Haqqani Network and the 
Quetta Shura Taliban) from bases in Paki-
stan; 
(iii) counter the threat of improvised 
explosive devices, including efforts to at-
tack improvised explosive device networks, 
monitor known precursors used in impro-
vised explosive devices, and systematically 
address the misuse of explosive materials 
(including calcium ammonium nitrate) and 
accessories and their supply to legitimate 
end-users in a manner that impedes the 
flow of improvised explosive devices and 
improvised explosive device components 
into Afghanistan; and 
(iv) conduct cross-border coordination 
and communication with Afghan security 
forces and United States Armed Forces in 
Afghanistan. 
(C) That Pakistan is not using its military 
or any funds or equipment provided by the 
United States to persecute minority groups for 
their legitimate and nonviolent political and re-
ligious beliefs, including the Balochi, Sindhi,
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and Hazara ethnic groups and minority reli-
gious groups, including Christian, Hindu, and 
Ahmadiyya Muslim. 
(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if 
the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees in writing that the waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States and in-
cludes with such certification a justification for the 
waiver. 
SEC. 1212. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE 
FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4392), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1990), 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2014’’; and
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(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE YEAR EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as 
amended by section 1221 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of subsection (a) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘FIS-
CAL YEAR 2014’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL 
YEAR 2014.—Subsection (a) of such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’.
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SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631), 
as amended by section 1211 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1982), is further amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2012’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2014 may not exceed $209,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or fiscal year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or 2013, as 
the case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘that fiscal year’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.— 
Subsection (f) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and Counter Terrorism Serv-
ice’’.
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SEC. 1215. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND 
CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4393), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1991), 
is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Up to $279,000,000 made available 
to the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for fiscal year 2014.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or phase of a 
project,’’ after ‘‘each project’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(C) An assessment of the capability of the 
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to 
provide security for such project after January 
1, 2015, including ANSF force levels required 
to secure the project. Such assessment should 
include the estimated costs of providing security 
and whether or not the Government of Afghani-
stan is committed to providing such security.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) In the case of funds for fiscal year 
2014, until September 30, 2015.’’. 
SEC. 1216. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN IRAQI 
AND AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) PROTECTION
FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘on or 
after October 7, 2001,’’ and inserting ‘‘during the 
period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on 
December 31, 2014,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘A principal alien described in sub-
paragraph (A) seeking special immigrant status
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under this section shall apply for an approval de-
scribed in this subparagraph not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2015.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘2013.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013, and may not exceed 435 for 
each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 
2018.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS
FOR CERTAIN 
IRAQIS.—Section 1244(a)(1) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq 
Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘on or before the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014;’’. 
SEC. 1217. REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN IN 
AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 100 PERCENT OF 
ALL TAXES ASSESSED BY AFGHANISTAN TO 
EXTENT SUCH TAXES ARE NOT REIMBURSED 
BY AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE TO 
AFGHANISTAN.—An amount equivalent to 100 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the 
Government of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense 
assistance shall be withheld by the Secretary of Defense 
from obligation from funds appropriated for such assist-
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ance for fiscal year 2014 to the extent that the Secretary 
of Defense certifies and reports in writing to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives that such taxes have not been reimbursed 
by the Government of Afghanistan to the Department of 
Defense or the grantee, contractor, or subcontractor con-
cerned. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is necessary to 
achieve United States goals in Afghanistan. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense assist-
ance. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Department of De-
fense assistance’’ means funds provided during fiscal year 
2013 to Afghanistan by the Department of Defense, either 
directly or through grantees, contractors, or subcontrac-
tors.
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SEC. 1218. IMPROVEMENT OF THE IRAQI SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 
1157 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 1242, by amending subsection (c) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) IMPROVED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014,’’; 
(2) in section 1244, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of State in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may pro-
vide an alien described in subsection (b) with the status 
of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(27)), 
and shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
ensure efficiency by which applications for special immi-
grant visas under section 1244(a) are processed so that 
all steps incidental to the issuance of such visas, including 
required screenings and background checks, are completed
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not later than 9 months after the date on which an eligible 
alien applies for such visa, if the alien—’’. 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (4) by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(A) REVIEW
PROCESS
FOR
DENIAL
BY 
CHIEF OF MISSION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who 
has been denied Chief of Mission approval 
required by subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(I) receive a written decision; 
and 
‘‘(II) be provided 120 days from 
the date of the decision to request re-
opening of the decision to provide ad-
ditional information, clarify existing 
information, or explain any unfavor-
able information. 
‘‘(ii) 
SENIOR
COORDINATOR.—The 
Secretary of State shall designate, in the 
Embassy of the United States in Baghdad, 
Iraq, a senior coordinator responsible for 
overseeing the efficiency and integrity of 
the processing of special immigrant visas 
under this section, who shall be given—
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‘‘(I) sufficiently high security 
clearance to review Chief of Mission 
denials in cases that appear to have 
relied upon insufficient or incorrect 
information; and 
‘‘(II) responsibility for ensuring 
that an applicant described in clause 
(i) receives the information described 
in clause (i)(I).’’. 
(3) in section 1248, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, shall submit a report, with a classified annex, 
if necessary, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives; and