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ment of a foreign country that is a member of the World 
Trade Organization has provided a subsidy if— 
(1) the United States has requested consulta-
tions with that foreign country under the Agreement 
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on the 
basis that the subsidy is a prohibited subsidy under 
that Agreement; and 
(2) either— 
(A) the issue before the World Trade Or-
ganization has not been resolved; or 
(B) the World Trade Organization has 
ruled that the subsidy provided by the foreign 
country is a prohibited subsidy under the 
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures. 
(b) JOINT VENTURES.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) with respect to a foreign person also applies 
to any joint venture, cooperative organization, partner-
ship, or contracting team of which that foreign person is 
a member. 
(c) SUBCONTRACTS AND TASK ORDERS.—The prohi-
bition under subsection (a) with respect to a contract also 
applies to any subcontracts at any tier entered into under 
the contract and any task orders at any tier issued under 
the contract.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures’’ means the agreement de-
scribed in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(d)(12)). 
(2) The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is not a United 
States person or an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence into the United States; or 
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
nongovernmental entity which is not a United 
States person. 
(3) The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a natural person who is a citizen of the 
United States or who owes permanent alle-
giance to the United States; and 
(B) a corporation or other legal entity 
which is organized under the laws of the United 
States, any State or territory thereof, or the 
District of Columbia, if natural persons de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) own, directly or in-
directly, more than 50 percent of the out-
standing capital stock or other beneficial inter-
est in such legal entity. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—
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(1) PROGRAMS WITH MILESTONE B APPROVAL 
NOT
COVERED.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to any contract under a major 
defense acquisition program that has received Mile-
stone B approval as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘major defense acquisition 
program’’ means a Department of Defense ac-
quisition program that is a major defense ac-
quisition program for purposes of section 2430 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has 
the meaning provided that term in section 
2366(e)(7) of such title. 
SEC. 818. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT FOR PROCURE-
MENTS 
OF 
GOODS 
CONTAINING 
COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any agree-
ment described in subsection (b), with respect to any man-
ufactured end product procured by the Department of De-
fense— 
(1) the end product shall be manufactured in 
the United States; and
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(2) the cost of components of the end product 
that are mined, produced, or manufactured inside 
the United States shall exceed 50 percent of the cost 
of all components of the end product. 
(b) AGREEMENT DESCRIBED.—An agreement re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is any reciprocal defense pro-
curement memorandum of understanding between the 
United States and a foreign country pursuant to which 
the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) for certain products 
in that country. 
SEC. 819. DOMESTIC SOURCE RESTRICTION FOR LITHIUM 
ION CELLS AND BATTERIES. 
Section 2534(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) LITHIUM ION CELLS AND BATTERIES.— 
Lithium ion cells and batteries and manufacturing 
technology for lithium ion cells and batteries.’’. 
SEC. 820. PROHIBITION ON DEFENSE CONTRACTORS RE-
QUIRING LICENSES OR FEES FOR USE OF 
MILITARY LIKENESSES AND DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall re-
quire that any contract entered into by the Department 
of Defense include a provision prohibiting the contractor
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from requiring toy and hobby manufacturers, distributors, 
or merchants to obtain licenses from or pay fees to the 
contractor for the use of military likenesses or designa-
tions on items provided under the contract. 
(b) LIMITATION TO UNITED STATES COMPANIES.— 
Subsection (a) applies only with respect to toy and hobby 
manufacturers, distributors, or merchants incorporated in 
or organized under the laws of the United States. 
SEC. 820A. ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION FACTOR FOR 
DEFENSE 
CONTRACTORS 
EMPLOYING 
OR 
SUBCONTRACTING WITH MEMBERS OF THE 
SELECTED RESERVE OF THE RESERVE COM-
PONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—In awarding any con-
tract for the procurement of goods or services, the Depart-
ment of Defense, when considering source selection cri-
teria, shall use as an evaluation factor whether entities 
intend to carry out the contract using employees or indi-
vidual subcontractors for goods and services who are mem-
bers of the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces. 
(b) DOCUMENTATION OF SELECTED RESERVE-RE-
LATED EVALUATION FACTOR.—Any entity claiming intent 
to carry out a contract using employees or individual sub-
contractors for goods and services who are members of
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the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces shall be required to document to the De-
partment of Defense the number (and names, if re-
quested) of such members of the Selected Reserve that the 
entity will employ, or execute personal services contracts 
with, for the contract in question. 
(c) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Secretary of 
the military department concerned, or, in the case of con-
tracts which are not negotiated by a military department, 
the Secretary of Defense, may waive the requirement in 
subsection (a) with respect to a contract if the Secretary 
concerned determines that the waiver is necessary for rea-
sons of national security. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion shall be revised as necessary to implement this sec-
tion. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Gen-
eral 
Contracting 
Authorities, 
Procedures, and Limitations 
SEC. 821. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION OF 
CRITICAL ACQUISITION POSITIONS IN DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 1733(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(A) Any acquisition position that is required 
to be filled by a senior civilian employee in the Na-
tional Security Personnel System or a senior com-
missioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
Marine Corps, as determined in accordance with 
guidelines prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 822. PARTICIPATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND. 
(a) REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS
TO ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND BY DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.—Section 37(h)(3) of the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433(h)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(other 
than the Department of Defense)’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), 
(F), and (G) as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and 
(H), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall transfer to the Secretary of Defense 
fees collected from the Department of Defense 
pursuant to subparagraph (B), to be used by 
the Defense Acquisition University for purposes 
of acquisition workforce training for the entire 
Federal acquisition workforce.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POL-
ICY ACT.—Section 37(a) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433) is amended 
by striking ‘‘This section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (h)(3), this section’’. 
(2) PUBLIC LAW 108–136.—Section 1412 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1664) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(c) DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY FUNDING.— 
Amounts transferred under section 37(h)(3)(D) of the Of-
fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act (as amended by 
subsection (a)) for use by the Defense Acquisition Univer-
sity shall be in addition to other amounts authorized for 
the University. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 823. INCREASE IN COST ACCOUNTING STANDARD 
THRESHOLD. 
Section 26(f)(2)(A) of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$550,000’’.
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SEC. 824. AMENDMENTS TO DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO CLOTHING MATERIALS 
AND COMPONENTS COVERED. 
(a) NOTICE.—Section 2533a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED WITHIN 7 DAYS 
AFTER CONTRACT AWARD IF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AP-
PLIED.—In the case of any contract for the procurement 
of an item described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or 
(E) of subsection (b)(1), if the Secretary of Defense or 
of the military department concerned applies an exception 
set forth in subsection (c) or (e) with respect to that con-
tract, the Secretary shall, not later than 7 days after the 
award of the contract, post a notification that the excep-
tion has been applied on the Internet site maintained by 
the 
General 
Services 
Administration 
known 
as 
FedBizOps.gov (or any successor site).’’. 
(b) CLOTHING MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS COV-
ERED.—Subsection (b) of section 2533a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘and the materials and 
components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or 
other items added to, and not normally associated with, 
clothing (and the materials and components thereof)’’.
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SEC. 825. RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO 
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EMER-
GENCIES. 
(a) RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—In the case of 
any critical intelligence capability that, as determined in 
writing by the Secretary of Defense, without delegation, 
is urgently needed to address a demonstrable, imminent, 
and urgent threat to national security that would likely 
result in combat fatalities or grave harm to the national 
security of the United States, the Secretary shall use the 
procedures developed under this section in order to accom-
plish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed 
critical intelligence capabilities. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.—Whenever 
the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (a) 
that the rapid acquisition of critical intelligence capability 
is needed, the Secretary shall designate a senior official 
of the Department of Defense to ensure that the intel-
ligence capability is acquired and deployed as quickly as 
possible, with a goal of awarding a contract for the acqui-
sition of the intelligence capability within 15 days after 
the determination is made. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Upon designation of a 
senior official under subsection (b), the Secretary shall au-
thorize that official to waive any provision of law, policy, 
directive, or regulation described in subsection (f) that
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such official determines in writing would unnecessarily im-
pede the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed 
intelligence capability. 
(d) FUNDING OF RAPID ACQUISITIONS.—The author-
ity of this section may not be used to acquire intelligence 
capability 
in 
an 
amount 
aggregating 
more 
than 
$20,000,000 during any fiscal year. For acquisitions of 
intelligence capability under this subsection during the fis-
cal year in which the Secretary makes the determination 
described in subsection (a) with respect to such intel-
ligence capability, the Secretary may use any funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the Joint Military 
Intelligence Program or Tactical Intelligence and Related 
Activities for that fiscal year. 
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives within 15 days after each 
determination made under subsection (a). Each such no-
tice shall identify in either classified or unclassified for-
mat, as appropriate— 
(1) the intelligence capability to be acquired; 
(2) the amount anticipated to be expended for 
the acquisition; and 
(3) the source of funds for the acquisition.
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(f) WAIVER OF CERTAIN STATUTES AND REGULA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination de-
scribed in subsection (a), the senior official des-
ignated in accordance with subsection (b) with re-
spect to that designation is authorized to waive any 
provision of law, policy, directive or regulation ad-
dressing— 
(A) the establishment of the requirement 
for the intelligence capability; 
(B) the research, development, test, and 
evaluation of the intelligence capability; or 
(C) the solicitation and selection of 
sources, and the award of the contract, for pro-
curement of the intelligence capability. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
authorizes the waiver of any provision of law impos-
ing civil or criminal penalties. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Restoration of parity in pay levels among Under Secretary positions. 
Sec. 902. Eligibility criteria for Director of Department of Defense Test Re-
source Management Center. 
Sec. 903. Consolidation and standardization of authorities relating to Depart-
ment of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
Sec. 904. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of 
the Navy and Marine Corps.
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Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 911. Space Situational Awareness Strategy. 
Sec. 912. Military satellite communications. 
Sec. 913. Operationally responsive space. 
Subtitle C—Chemical Demilitarization Program 
Sec. 921. Transfer to Secretary of the Army of responsibility for assembled 
chemical weapons alternatives program. 
Sec. 922. Clarification of Cooperative Agreement Authority under Chemical De-
militarization Program. 
Subtitle D—Intelligence-Related Matters 
Sec. 931. Department of Defense Strategy for Open-Source intelligence. 
Sec. 932. Comprehensive inventory of Department of Defense intelligence and 
intelligence-related programs and projects. 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense 
Management 
SEC. 901. RESTORATION OF PARITY IN PAY LEVELS AMONG 
UNDER SECRETARY POSITIONS. 
(a) POSITIONS OF UNDER SECRETARIES OF MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENTS RAISED TO LEVEL III OF THE EX-
ECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence’’ the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Navy.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of 
such title is amended by striking the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘Under Secretary of the Navy.’’.
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SEC. 902. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DIRECTOR OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE 
MANAGEMENT CENTER. 
Section 196(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—At the head of the Center shall be 
a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary from 
among individuals who have substantial experience in the 
field of test and evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 903. CONSOLIDATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF AU-
THORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR SECU-
RITY STUDIES. 
(a) BASIC AUTHORITIES FOR REGIONAL CENTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 184 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 184. Regional Centers for Security Studies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
administer the Department of Defense Regional Centers 
for Security Studies in accordance with this section as 
international venues for bilateral and multilateral re-
search, communication, and exchange of ideas involving 
military and civilian participants. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL CENTERS SPECIFIED.—(1) A De-
partment of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies 
is a Department of Defense institution that—
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‘‘(A) is operated, and designated as such, by 
the Secretary of Defense for the study of security 
issues relating to a specified geographic region of 
the world; and 
‘‘(B) serves as a forum for bilateral and multi-
lateral research, communication, and exchange of 
ideas involving military and civilian participants. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Defense Regional Centers 
for Security Studies are the following: 
‘‘(A) The George C. Marshall European Center 
for Security Studies, established in 1993 and located 
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 
‘‘(B) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Stud-
ies, established in 1995 and located in Honolulu, 
Hawaii. 
‘‘(C) The Center for Hemispheric Defense 
Studies, established in 1997 and located in Wash-
ington, D.C. 
‘‘(D) The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 
established in 1999 and located in Washington, D.C. 
‘‘(E) The Near East South Asia Center for 
Strategic Studies, established in 2000 and located in 
Washington, D.C. 
‘‘(3) No institution or element of the Department of 
Defense may be designated as a Department of Defense
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Regional Center for Security Studies for purposes of this 
section, other than the institutions specified in paragraph 
(2), except as specifically provided by law after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The administration of the Re-
gional Centers under this section shall be carried out 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION.—Participants in activities of 
the Regional Centers may include United States military 
and civilian personnel, governmental and nongovernmental 
personnel, and foreign military and civilian, governmental 
and nongovernmental personnel. 
‘‘(e) EMPLOYMENT
AND COMPENSATION
OF FAC-
ULTY.—At each Regional Center, the Secretary may, sub-
ject to appropriations— 
‘‘(1) employ a Director, a Deputy Director, and 
as many civilians as professors, instructors, and lec-
turers as the Secretary considers necessary; and 
‘‘(2) prescribe the compensation of such per-
sons, in accordance with Federal guidelines. 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—(1) Participation in ac-
tivities of a Regional Center shall be on a reimbursable 
basis (or by payment in advance), except in a case in 
which reimbursement is waived in accordance with para-
graph (3).
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‘‘(2) For a foreign national participant, payment of 
costs may be made by the participant’s own government, 
by a Department or agency of the United States other 
than the Department of Defense, or by a gift or donation 
on behalf of one or more Regional Centers accepted under 
section 2611 of this title on behalf of the participant’s gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimburse-
ment of the costs of activities of the Regional Centers for 
foreign military officers and foreign defense civilian offi-
cials from a developing country if the Secretary deter-
mines that attendance of such personnel without reim-
bursement is in the national security interest of the United 
States. Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be paid from appropriations avail-
able to the Regional Centers. 
‘‘(4) Funds accepted for the payment of costs shall 
be credited to the appropriation then currently available 
to the Department of Defense for the Regional Center that 
incurred the costs. Funds so credited shall be merged with 
the appropriation to which credited and shall be available 
to that Regional Center for the same purposes and same 
period as the appropriation with which merged. 
‘‘(5) Funds available for the payment of personnel 
expenses under the Latin American cooperation authority
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set forth in section 1050 of this title are also available 
for the costs of the operation of the Center for Hemi-
spheric Defense Studies. 
‘‘(g) SUPPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES.—The Director 
of a Regional Center may enter into agreements with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, the heads of the 
Defense Agencies, and, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies for the provision of services by that Regional 
Center under this section. Any such participating depart-
ment and agency shall transfer to the Regional Center 
funds to pay the full costs of the services received. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 1 
of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a report on the operation of the Regional Centers for secu-
rity studies during the preceding fiscal year. The annual 
report shall include, for each Regional Center, the fol-
lowing information: 
‘‘(1) The status and objectives of the center. 
‘‘(2) The budget of the center, including the 
costs of operating the center. 
‘‘(3) A description of the extent of the inter-
national participation in the programs of the center,
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including the costs incurred by the United States for 
the participation of each foreign nation. 
‘‘(4) A description of the foreign gifts and do-
nations, if any, accepted under section 2611 of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to such section in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘184. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’. 
(b) STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPT-
ANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2611 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2611. Regional Centers for Security Studies: ac-
ceptance of gifts and donations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT GIFTS
AND DONA-
TIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of De-
fense may accept, on behalf of one or more of the Regional 
Centers for Security Studies, a gift or donation from any 
source in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the oper-
ation of, one or more of the Regional Centers. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL CENTERS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the Regional Centers for Security Studies are the De-
partment of Defense institutions specified in section 
184(b) of this title.