115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2810 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Report on acceleration of Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information 
Network-Tactical. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Aircraft carriers.
Sec. 122. Procurement authority for icebreaker vessels. 
Sec. 123. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of icebreaker ves-
sels. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine pro-
gram. 
Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers 
and associated systems. 
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for Arleigh Burke class destroyer. 
Sec. 127. Extensions of authorities relating to construction of certain vessels. 
Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for the enhanced multi mission 
parachute system. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Streamlining acquisition of intercontinental ballistic missile security 
capability. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics mod-
ernization program increment 2. 
Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call re-
capitalization program. 
Sec. 134. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Increase in amounts for enhancing intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance capability. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. Authority for procurement of economic order quantities for the F–35 
aircraft program. 
Sec. 142. Limitation on demilitarization of certain cluster munitions. 
Sec. 143. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft. 
Sec. 144. Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use 
specified standard data link. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, And Limitations 
Sec. 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 212. Capital investment authority. 
Sec. 213. Modification of authority to award prizes for advanced technology 
achievements. 
Sec. 214. Critical technologies for Columbia class submarine. 
Sec. 215. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. 
Sec. 216. Hypersonic airbreathing weapons capabilities. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for MQ–25 unmanned air system. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for contract writing systems. 
Sec. 219. Strategy for use of virtual training technology. 
Sec. 220. Increase in funding for electronics and electronic devices of the Army. 
Sec. 221. Increase in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
and Minority Institutions. 
Sec. 222. Establishment and expansion of Hacking for Defense Program. 
Sec. 223. Pilot program on innovative technologies.
Sec. 224. STEM(MM) jobs action plan. 
Sec. 225. Appropriate use of authority for prototype projects. 
Sec. 226. Jet noise reduction program of the Navy. 
Sec. 227. Process for coordination of studies and analysis research of the De-
partment of Defense. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Codification of and improvements to Department of Defense clearing-
house to coordinate Department review of applications for cer-
tain projects that may have adverse impact on military oper-
ations and readiness. 
Sec. 312. Energy performance goals and master plan. 
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. 
Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. 
Sec. 315. Department of Defense cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and 
lubricant associated with the Prinz Eugen. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. 
Sec. 322. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base. 
Sec. 323. Prohibition on application of hiring freezes at Department of Defense 
industrial base facilities. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness. 
Sec. 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability. 
Sec. 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non- 
federalized National Guard. 
Sec. 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 335. Annual briefings on Army explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 336. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense. 
Sec. 337. Updated guidance regarding biennial core report. 
Sec. 338. Report on arctic readiness. 
Sec. 339. Report on cyber capability and readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 340. Report on effects of increased automation of defense industrial base 
on manufacturing workforce. 
Sec. 340A. Comptroller General review of Department of Defense cost models 
used in making personnel decisions. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 341. Explosive safety board. 
Sec. 342. Department of Defense support for military service memorials and 
museums that highlight the role of women in the Armed 
Forces.