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(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITY OF GULF CO-
OPERATION COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTRIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation 
Council (GCC) are important security cooperation 
partners of the United States; 
(2) the unity of GCC member countries is crit-
ical to facing growing threats from Iran; and 
(3) timely normalization of diplomatic, security, 
and economic relationships among GCC member 
countries is in the best interest of the United States. 
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PO-
LICE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING PROGRAMS 
FOR MEXICO. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than July 1, 2019, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on United States Government police 
training and equipping programs for Mexico. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
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(1) A list of all United States Government de-
partments and agencies involved in implementing the 
programs. 
(2) A description of the scope, size, and compo-
nents of the programs for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
to include for each such program— 
(A) the types of units receiving such assist-
ance, including national police, gendarmerie, 
counternarcotics police, counterterrorism police, 
Formed Police Units, border security, and cus-
toms; 
(B) the purpose and objectives of the pro-
gram; 
(C) the funding and personnel levels for the 
program in each such fiscal year; 
(D) the authority under which the program 
is conducted; 
(E) the name of the United States Govern-
ment department or agency with lead responsi-
bility for the program and the mechanisms for 
oversight of the program; 
(F) the extent to which the program is im-
plemented by contractors or United States Gov-
ernment personnel; and 
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(G) the metrics for measuring the results of 
the program and an assessment of the impact 
achieved from the program. 
(3) An assessment of the requirements for the 
programs, and what changes, if any, are required to 
improve the capacity of the United States Govern-
ment to meet such requirements. 
(4) An evaluation of the appropriate role of 
United States Government departments and agencies 
in carrying out and coordinating the programs. 
(5) An evaluation of the appropriate role of con-
tractors in carrying out the programs, and what 
modifications, if any, are needed to improve oversight 
of such contractors. 
(6) Recommendations for legislative modifica-
tions, if any, to existing authorities relating to the 
programs. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
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Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1274. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND 
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY COOPERATION WITH 
WESTERN BALKANS COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is author-
ized to increase engagement and military-to-military co-
operation with Western Balkans countries under the au-
thorities of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Western 
Balkans countries’’ means— 
(1) Serbia; 
(2) Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
(3) Kosovo; and 
(4) Macedonia. 
SEC. 1275. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DE-
FENSE SECURITY COOPERATION STATUTORY 
REORGANIZATION. 
(a) CHAPTER REFERENCES.—The following provisions 
of law are amended by striking ‘‘chapter 15’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 13’’: 
(1) Section 886(a)(5) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 466(a)(5)). 
(2) Section 332(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)(1)). 
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(3) Section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(4) Section 115(i)(6) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(5) Section 12304(c)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(6) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(v)) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(c)(3)(C)(v)). 
(b) SECTION REFERENCES.—(1) Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 386(c)(1), by striking ‘‘Sections 
311, 321, 331, 332, 333,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 
246, 251, 252, 253, 321,’’; and 
(B) in section 10541(b)(9) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 331, 
332, 333,’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 251, 252, 253,’’. 
(2) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(i)) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(c)(3)(C)(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 331, 332,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 251, 
252,’’. 
(c) OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Chapter 
16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 311(a)(3), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
to State’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; 
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(B) in section 321(e), by striking ‘‘calender’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar’’; 
(C) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter V of such chapter, by striking the item re-
lating to section 342 and inserting the following: 
‘‘342. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’; 
(D) in section 347— 
(i) in the heading of subsection (a)(7), by 
striking ‘‘ETC.’’ and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(ii) in the heading of subsection (b)(3)(B), 
by striking ‘‘ETC.’’ and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(E) in section 385(d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
clude’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’. 
(2) Section 1204(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 362 
note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
2249e’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
362’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
2249e’’ and inserting ‘‘section 301(1)’’. 
SEC. 
1276. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
COUNTERING 
UN-
MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS COOPERATION. 
Section 1279(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 22 U.S.C. 
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8606 note), as most recently amended by section 1278 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1700), is further 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and capabilities for countering 
unmanned aerial systems’’ after ‘‘anti-tunnel capa-
bilities’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and unmanned aerial systems’’ 
after ‘‘underground tunnels’’. 
SEC. 1277. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(g) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4579), as most recently amended by section 1051(n) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1564), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 1278. REVISION OF STATUTORY REFERENCES TO 
FORMER NATO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS 
AND RELATED NATO AGREEMENTS. 
Section 2350d of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘NATO Support Organization’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘NATO Support 
and Procurement Organization’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Support Partnership Agree-
ment’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Support 
or Procurement Partnership Agreement’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Support 
Partnership Agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘Support or 
Procurement Partnership Agreements’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘in Europe’’. 
SEC. 1279. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING MILI-
TARY-TO-MILITARY DIALOGUES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) military-to-military dialogues, including in 
the case of allies, partners, and adversaries and po-
tential adversaries, can be a useful and important 
tool for advancing United States national security ob-
jectives in a complex, interactive, and dynamic secu-
rity environment; 
(2) frameworks for military-to-military dia-
logues should be flexible and adaptable to such a secu-
rity environment and should be informed by national 
security guidance, such as the 2017 National Security 
Strategy and the 2018 National Defense Strategy; 
and 
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(3) military-to-military dialogues can and 
should be reliable, enduring, and tailorable based on 
circumstance, so that such dialogues can be trusted 
and available when needed, particularly amid esca-
lating tensions. 
SEC. 1280. MODIFICATIONS TO GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CEN-
TER. 
Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall 
be to direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and coordi-
nate efforts of the Federal Government to recognize, 
understand, expose, and counter foreign state and 
non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts 
aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, se-
curity, or stability of the United States and United 
States allies and partner nations.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) Direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and co-
ordinate interagency and international efforts to 
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track and evaluate counterfactual narratives abroad 
that threaten the policies, security, or stability of the 
United States and United States allies and partner 
nations.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Identify current and emerging trends in 
foreign propaganda and disinformation in order to 
coordinate and shape the development of tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures to expose and refute foreign 
propaganda and disinformation, and pro-actively 
support the promotion of credible, fact-based nar-
ratives and policies to audiences outside the United 
States.’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), re-
spectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Measure and evaluate the activities of the 
Center, including the outcomes of such activities, and 
implement mechanisms to ensure that the activities of 
the Center are updated to reflect the results of such 
measurement and evaluation.’’; and 
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(E) by amending paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) Use information from appropriate inter-
agency entities to identify the countries, geographic 
areas, and populations most susceptible to propa-
ganda and disinformation, as well as the countries, 
geographic areas, and populations in which such 
propaganda and disinformation is likely to cause the 
most harm.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) DETAILEES AND ASSIGNEES.—Any Federal 
Government employee may be detailed or assigned to 
the Center with or without reimbursement, consistent 
with applicable laws and regulations regarding such 
employee, and such detail or assignment shall be 
without interruption or loss of status or privilege. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of 
State should, when hiring additional United States 
citizen personnel, preference use of Foreign Service 
limited appointments in accordance with section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949). 
The Secretary may hire United States citizens or 
aliens, as appropriate, including as personal services 
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contractors, for purposes of personnel resources of the 
Center, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that existing 
personnel resources or expertise are insufficient; 
‘‘(B) the period in which services are pro-
vided by a personal services contractor, includ-
ing options, does not exceed 3 years, unless the 
Secretary 
determines 
that 
exceptional 
cir-
cumstances justify an extension of up to one ad-
ditional year; 
‘‘(C) not more than 50 United States citi-
zens or aliens are employed as personal services 
contractors under the authority of this para-
graph at any time; and 
‘‘(D) the authority of this paragraph is only 
used to obtain specialized skills or experience or 
to respond to urgent needs.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2019 
and 2020, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
transfer, from amounts appropriated to the Secretary 
pursuant to the authorization under this Act, to the 
Secretary of State not more than $60,000,000, to 
carry out the functions of the Center. 
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‘‘(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ap-
propriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives of a proposed transfer 
under paragraph (1) not less than 15 days prior to 
making such transfer.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS.—The Center is 
authorized to provide grants or contracts of financial 
support to civil society groups, media content pro-
viders, 
nongovernmental 
organizations, 
federally 
funded research and development centers, private 
companies, or academic institutions for the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(A) To support local entities and linkages 
among such entities, including independent 
media entities, that are best positioned to refute 
foreign propaganda and disinformation in af-
fected communities. 
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‘‘(B) To collect and store examples of print, 
online, and social media disinformation and 
propaganda directed at the United States or 
United States allies and partner nations. 
‘‘(C) To analyze and report on tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures of foreign information 
warfare and other efforts with respect to 
disinformation and propaganda. 
‘‘(D) To support efforts by the Center to 
counter efforts by foreign entities to use 
disinformation and propaganda to undermine or 
influence the policies, security, and social and 
political stability of the United States and 
United States allies and partner nations. 
‘‘(2) 
FUNDING
AVAILABILITY
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of State shall provide that 
each entity that receives funds under this subsection 
is selected in accordance with the relevant existing 
regulations through a process that ensures such entity 
has the credibility and capability to carry out effec-
tively and in accordance with United States interests 
and objectives the purposes specified in paragraph (1) 
for which such entity received such funding.’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
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(7) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of 
State, together with the heads of other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives not less often than an-
nually regarding the activities of the Global Engagement 
Center. The briefings required under this subsection shall 
terminate on the date specified in subsection (j).’’. 
SEC. 1281. REPORT ON ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERV-
ICING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after enter-
ing into a cross-servicing agreement under section 2342 of 
title 10, United States Code, with a country or organization 
referred to in subsection (a)(1) of such section, and every 
180 days thereafter for such period of time as the agreement 
remains in effect, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report with respect to the agreement. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The type of country or organization referred 
to in subsection (a)(1) of section 2342 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to which the Sec-
retary of Defense entered into the agreement. 
(2) The date on which the agreement was entered 
into under such section 2342. 
(3) A description of the logistic support, sup-
plies, and services to be provided to the military 
forces of the country or organization and any other 
transactions associated with the agreement. 
(4) The estimated dollar value of support pro-
vided by the United States under the agreement. 
(5) A copy of the agreement, including all ap-
pendices. 
(6) An assessment as to whether or not the agree-
ment is in United States national security interests. 
(7) The end date of the agreement. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1282. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF WEAPONS AND 
OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT TO CERTAIN OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2019 may be used to provide weapons 
or any other form of support to— 
(1) Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria (ISIS), Jabhat Fateh al Sham, or any indi-
vidual or group affiliated with any such organiza-
tion; and 
(2) any other entity that the Secretary of Defense 
determines may trade or sell arms to terrorist organi-
zations. 
SEC. 1283. CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE 
FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH RELAT-
ING TO FOREIGN TALENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and with respect to 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan to implement 
the certification requirement described in subsection (b) to 
ensure that applicants seeking such funds for educational 
or academic training or research verify that such funds 
shall not be made available to any individual who has par-
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ticipated in or is currently participating in a foreign talent 
or expert recruitment program of a country listed in sub-
section (d). 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDING.— 
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and with respect to funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall require each applicant seeking 
such funds for educational or academic training and re-
search, including at institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)), policy institutes, federal laboratories, or 
research institutes, to include with the application a certifi-
cation that none of the funds received by such applicant 
shall be made available to any individual who has partici-
pated in or is currently participating in a foreign talent 
or expert recruitment program of a country listed in sub-
section (d). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE FUNDING.—Beginning 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense may terminate existing funding of, or pro-
hibit the award of future funding to, a current recipient 
if such recipient is unable to provide the certification de-
scribed in subsection (b) with respect to such existing fund-
ing. 
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(d) COUNTRIES LISTED.—The countries listed in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(3) The Russian Federation. 
(4) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
SEC. 1284. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR GEOR-
GIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United 
States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commit-
ment to advancing the mutual interests of both coun-
tries, including the deployment of Georgian forces as 
part of the International Security Assistance Force 
(ISAF) led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) in Afghanistan and the Multi-National 
Force in Iraq. 
(2) The European Deterrence Initiative builds 
the partnership capacity of Georgia so it can work 
more closely with the United States and NATO, as 
well as provide for its own defense. 
(3) In addition to the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO initia-
tive Partnership for Peace is paramount to interoper-
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ability with the United States and NATO, and estab-
lishing a more peaceful environment in the region. 
(4) Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO part-
ner of ISAF, Georgia is committed to the Resolute 
Support Mission in Afghanistan with the fourth-larg-
est contingent on the ground. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms United States support for Georgia’s 
sovereignty and territorial integrity within its inter-
nationally-recognized borders, and does not recognize 
the independence of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia 
regions currently occupied by the Russian Federation; 
and 
(2) supports continued cooperation between the 
United States and Georgia and the efforts of the Gov-
ernment of Georgia to provide for the defense of its 
people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1285. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR ESTO-
NIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and 
Lithuania are highly valued allies of the United 
States, and they have repeatedly demonstrated their 
commitment to advancing our mutual interests as 
well as those of the NATO Alliance. 
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(2) Operation Atlantic Resolve is a series of exer-
cises and coordinating efforts demonstrating the 
United States’ commitment to its European partners 
and allies, including the Baltic countries of Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania, with the shared goal of peace 
and stability in the region. Operation Atlantic Re-
solve strengthens communication and understanding, 
and is an important effort to deter Russian aggres-
sion in the region. 
(3) Through Operation Atlantic Resolve, the Eu-
ropean Deterrence Initiative undertakes exercises, 
training, and rotational presence necessary to reas-
sure and integrate our allies, including the Baltic 
countries, into a common defense framework. 
(4) All three Baltic countries contributed to the 
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in 
Afghanistan, sending troops and operating with few 
caveats. The Baltic countries continue to commit re-
sources and troops to the Resolute Support Mission in 
Afghanistan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the principle of col-
lective defense in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Trea-
ty for our NATO allies, including Estonia, Latvia, 
and Lithuania; 
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(2) supports the sovereignty, independence, terri-
torial integrity, and inviolability of Estonia, Latvia, 
and Lithuania as well as their internationally recog-
nized borders, and expresses concerns over increas-
ingly aggressive military maneuvering by the Russian 
Federation near their borders and airspace; 
(3) expresses concern over and condemns subver-
sive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Fed-
eration within the Baltic countries; and 
(4) encourages the Administration to further en-
hance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, Lat-
via, and Lithuania and supports the efforts of their 
Governments to provide for the defense of their people 
and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1286. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN 
YEMEN. 
Not later than February 1, 2019, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the strategy of the United States Armed 
Forces with respect to Yemen that includes a description 
of— 
(1) the activities that the United States Armed 
Forces are currently undertaking in Yemen; 
(2) the costs associated with the involvement of 
the United States Armed Forces in Yemen, including 
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costs relating to counterterrorism activities, refueling 
missions, or other military activities; 
(3) the key United States military interests, ob-
jectives, long-term goals, and end-states for Yemen; 
(4) indicators for the effectiveness of United 
States military efforts to achieve such interests, objec-
tives, goals, or end-states; 
(5) how current United States military efforts in 
Yemen align with such objectives; 
(6) the estimated annual resources required 
through fiscal year 2022 for the United States Armed 
Forces to achieve such objectives; 
(7) the current legal authorities supporting 
United States military efforts in Yemen; and 
(8) any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be relevant. 
SEC. 1287. REPORT ON HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on Hizballah. 
Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) An accounting of Hizballah’s known rocket 
arsenal. 
(2) An evaluation of the impact of the United 
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mandate. 
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(3) An evaluation of the tactical and strategic 
capabilities of Hizballah, including such capabilities 
related to defense. 
(4) A detailed description of the known supply 
routes used in the illegal procurement of weapons for 
Hizballah. 
(5) An estimate of companies and other entities 
that support Hizballah’s network. 
(6) An assessment of the effects of the interference 
of Hizballah in conflicts throughout the Middle East 
region. 
(7) An assessment of how Hizballah raises, holds, 
and spends funds in territories where United Nations 
Interim Force in Lebanon operates. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
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(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $335,240,000 authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division 
D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Program established under section 1321 of the Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 
U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for 
the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$2,823,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$5,446,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $29,001,000. 
(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$197,585,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $74,937,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $25,448,000. 
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SEC. 1302. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in division D for the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available 
for obligation for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
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(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the Defense Health Program for use of 
the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the 
Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligi-
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ble beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
SEC. 1406. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as 
specified in the funding tables in section 4501. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $113,000,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
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(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2019 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1413. QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON PROGRESS OF CHEM-
ICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1412(j) of the Department of Defense Author-
ization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Semiannual Re-
ports’’ and inserting ‘‘QUARTERLY BRIEFING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘March 1’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘the year in which’’ and inserting 
‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019, and every 90 days thereafter until’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submit to’’ and inserting 
‘‘brief’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a report on the implemen-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘on the progress made’’; 
and 
(D) by striking ‘‘of its chemical weapons de-
struction obligations’’ and inserting ‘‘toward ful-
filling its chemical weapons destruction obliga-
tions’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a description of contractor costs and perform-
ance relative to schedule, the progress to date toward 
the complete destruction of the stockpile, and any 
other information the Secretary determines to be rel-
evant.’’. 
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
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SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
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SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1512. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2019 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
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available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO-
TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 
to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2019 shall be subject to the con-
ditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 
1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amend-
ed by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
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(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
accept equipment that is procured using amounts in 
the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized 
under this Act and is intended for transfer to the se-
curity forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 
such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander 
of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a 
determination that the equipment was procured for 
the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 
forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan and the United States, but is 
no longer required by such security forces or was 
damaged before transfer to such security forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making 
a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces in 
Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of 
Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation 
of each determination, including the basis for the de-
termination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
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included in the relevant quarterly report required 
under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to the 
congressional defense committees of such treatment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90-day period thereafter during which the 
authority provided by paragraph (1) is exer-
cised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing the equipment accepted during the pe-
riod covered by such report under the following: 
(i) This subsection. 
(ii) Section 1521(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1711) 
(iii) Section 1521(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2575). 
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(iv) Section 1531(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1088). 
(v) Section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3613). 
(vi) Section 1531(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a list of all equip-
ment that was accepted during the period cov-
ered by the report and treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense and copies of the deter-
minations made under paragraph (2), as re-
quired by paragraph (3). 
(c) SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2019, it is the goal that 
$18,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, 
shall be used for— 
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(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Afghan 
National Defense and Security Forces; and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such 
programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan 
National Defense and Security Forces, including 
the special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan National 
Defense and Security Forces; 
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(E) improvements to infrastructure that ad-
dress the requirements of women serving in the 
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, 
including appropriate equipment for female se-
curity and police forces, and transportation for 
policewomen to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Police 
Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN PROGRESS ON SE-
CURITY COOPERATION OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
June 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assessment de-
scribing the efforts of the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan to manage, employ, and sus-
tain the equipment and inventory provided through 
the authority under subsection (a). In conducting 
such assessment, the Secretary of Defense shall con-
sider each of the following: 
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(A) The ability of the Afghanistan Ministry 
of Defense and the Ministry of Interior to man-
age and account for previously-divested equip-
ment, 
including 
a 
description 
of 
any 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of each such Min-
istry’s internal controls and any plan in place 
to address shortfalls. 
(B) A description of the monitoring and 
evaluation systems in place to ensure assistance 
provided through such authority is used only for 
the intended purposes. 
(C) Any irregularities in the divestment of 
equipment to the Afghan National Defense and 
Security Forces during the period beginning on 
the date of the creation of the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund, including any major losses of 
such equipment or any inability on the part of 
the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces 
to account for equipment so procured. 
(D) A description of the sustainment and 
maintenance costs required for major weapons 
platforms previously divested, over the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and a plan for how the Afghan National 
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Defense and Security Forces intends to maintain 
such platforms in the future. 
(E) An assessment of the distribution prac-
tices of the Afghan National Defense and Secu-
rity Forces, including the manner in which 
equipment received through the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund is employed. 
(F) The degree to which the Government of 
Afghanistan is effectively implementing an anti- 
corruption strategy. 
(G) The extent to which the Government of 
Afghanistan is adhering to conditions for receiv-
ing assistance established in annual financial 
commitment letters or any other bilateral agree-
ments with the United States. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR INSUFFI-
CIENT PROGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of De-
fense determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and taking into consideration the 
assessment under paragraph (1), that the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan has made insufficient 
progress toward maintaining and employing 
equipment provided by the United States, the 
Secretary of Defense may withhold assistance for 
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the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces 
under this section until such time as the Sec-
retary determines sufficient progress has been 
made. 
(B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, provide notice to Congress— 
(i) not later than 30 days after making 
a decision to withhold assistance pursuant 
to subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) not later than 30 days before re-
suming any such assistance pursuant to 
such subparagraph. 
SEC. 1522. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amend-
ments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the funds 
made available for fiscal year 2019 to the Department of 
Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.— 
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(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2019, $15,000,000 may be available to the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and 
services to ministries and other entities of foreign gov-
ernments that the Secretary has identified as critical 
for countering the flow of improvised explosive device 
precursor chemicals. 
(2) PROVISION
THROUGH
OTHER
US
AGEN-
CIES.—If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of De-
fense and the head of another department or agency 
of the United States Government, the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer funds available under paragraph 
(1) to such department or agency for the provision by 
such department or agency of training, equipment, 
supplies, and services to ministries and other entities 
of foreign governments as described in that para-
graph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may be ob-
ligated or expended to supply training, equipment, 
supplies, or services to a foreign country before the 
date that is 15 days after the date on which the Sec-
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retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives a notice that contains— 
(A) the foreign country for which training, 
equipment, supplies, or services are proposed to 
be supplied; 
(B) a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, and services to be provided using 
such funds; 
(C) a detailed description of the amount of 
funds proposed to be obligated or expended to 
supply such training, equipment, supplies or 
services, including any funds proposed to be obli-
gated or expended to support the participation of 
another department or agency of the United 
States and a description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, or services proposed to be sup-
plied; 
(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
efforts of the foreign country identified under 
subparagraph (A) to counter the flow of impro-
vised explosive device precursor chemicals; and 
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(E) an overall plan for countering the flow 
of precursor chemicals in the foreign country 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by 
this subsection expires on December 31, 2019. 
(c) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 
March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a plan to transition funding for the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund from amounts made 
available for overseas contingency operations to amounts 
otherwise made available for the purposes of such Fund. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. IMPROVEMENTS TO ACQUISITION SYSTEM, PER-
SONNEL, 
AND 
ORGANIZATION 
OF 
SPACE 
FORCES. 
(a) PLAN FOR ACQUISITION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Deputy Secretary of 
Defense shall develop a plan to establish a separate, 
alternative acquisition system for defense space acqui-
sitions, including with respect to procuring space ve-
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hicles, ground segments relating to such vehicles, and 
satellite terminals. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include recommenda-
tions of the Deputy Secretary with respect to whether 
the separate, alternative acquisition system described 
in the plan should use the Joint Capabilities Integra-
tion and Development System process or instead use 
a new requirements process developed by the Deputy 
Secretary in a manner that ensures that requirements 
for a program are synchronized across the space vehi-
cles, ground segments relating to such vehicles, and 
satellite terminals, of the program. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall cover defense space acquisitions 
except with respect to the National Reconnaissance 
Office and other elements of the Department of De-
fense that are elements of the intelligence community 
(as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(4) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 
2019, the Deputy Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing the 
plan developed under paragraph (1). 
(b) CADRE DEVELOPMENT.— 
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(1) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall develop and implement a plan to 
increase the number and improve the quality of 
the space cadre of the Air Force. 
(B) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The plan devel-
oped under subparagraph (A) shall address the 
following: 
(i) Managing the career progression of 
members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
employees of the Department who form the 
space cadre of the Air Force throughout the 
military or civilian career of the member or 
the employee, as the case may be, including 
with respect to— 
(I) defining career professional 
milestones; 
(II) pay and incentive structures; 
(III) the management and over-
sight of the space cadre; 
(IV) training relating to planning 
and executing warfighting missions 
and operations in space; 
(V) conducting periodic cadre- 
wide professional assessments to deter-
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mine how the cadre is developing as a 
group; and 
(VI) establishing a centralized 
method to control personnel assign-
ments and distribution. 
(ii) The identification of future space- 
related career fields that the Secretary de-
termines appropriate, including a space ac-
quisition career field. 
(iii) The identification of any overlap 
that exists among operations and acquisi-
tions career fields to determine opportuni-
ties for cross-functional career opportuni-
ties. 
(C) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing the 
plan developed under subparagraph (A). 
(2) NUMBERED AIR FORCE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall establish as part of the Air Force a new 
numbered Air Force that is— 
(i) responsible for carrying out space 
warfighting operations; and 
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(ii) assigned to the United States 
Space Command established by section 169 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (c). 
(B) EFFECT ON 14TH AIR FORCE.—The es-
tablishment of a new numbered Air Force under 
subparagraph (A) shall not effect the space sup-
port mission of the 14th Air Force, including 
with respect to— 
(i) space launches, training, and exer-
cises; and 
(ii) being assigned to the Air Force 
Space Command. 
(C) PLAN.—Not later than December 31, 
2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan to establish the 
new numbered Air Force under subparagraph 
(A). 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COM-
MAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 6 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 169. Subordinate unified command of the United 
States Strategic Command 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—With the advice and assist-
ance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Presi-
dent, through the Secretary of Defense, shall establish under 
the United States Strategic Command a subordinate uni-
fied command to be known as the United States Space Com-
mand (in this section referred to as ‘space command’) for 
carrying out joint space warfighting operations. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Unless otherwise di-
rected by the Secretary of Defense, all active and reserve 
space warfighting operational forces of the armed forces 
shall be assigned to the space command, including the num-
bered Air Force responsible for carrying out space 
warfighting operations. 
‘‘(c) COMMANDER.—(1) The commander of the space 
command shall hold the grade of general or, in the case of 
an officer of the Navy, admiral while serving in that posi-
tion, without vacating the permanent grade of the officer. 
The commander shall be appointed to that grade by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
for service in that position. The position shall be designated, 
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 526 of this title, as 
one of the general officer and flag officer positions to be 
excluded from the limitations in subsection (a) of such sec-
tion. 
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‘‘(2) During the three-year period following the date 
on which the space command is established, the commander 
of the Air Force Space Command may also serve as the 
commander of the space command so established. After such 
period, one individual may not concurrently serve as both 
such commanders. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMMANDER.—(1) Subject to the 
authority, direction, and control of the commander of the 
United States Strategic Command, the commander of the 
space command shall be responsible for, and shall have the 
authority to conduct, all affairs of such command relating 
to joint space warfighting operations. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 
of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the commander of the 
space command shall be responsible for, and shall have the 
authority to conduct, the following functions relating to 
joint space warfighting operations (whether or not relating 
to the space command): 
‘‘(i) Developing strategy, doctrine, and tactics. 
‘‘(ii) Preparing and submitting to the Secretary 
of Defense program recommendations and budget pro-
posals for space operations forces and for other forces 
assigned to the space command. 
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‘‘(iii) Exercising authority, direction, and con-
trol over the expenditure of funds for forces assigned 
directly to the space command. 
‘‘(iv) Training and certification of assigned joint 
forces. 
‘‘(v) Conducting specialized courses of instruc-
tion for commissioned and noncommissioned officers. 
‘‘(vi) Validating requirements. 
‘‘(vii) Establishing priorities for requirements. 
‘‘(viii) Ensuring the interoperability of equip-
ment and forces. 
‘‘(ix) Formulating and submitting requirements 
for intelligence support. 
‘‘(x) Monitoring the promotion of space oper-
ation forces and coordinating with the military de-
partments regarding the assignment, retention, train-
ing, professional military education, and special and 
incentive pays of space operation forces. 
‘‘(B) The authority, direction, and control exercised by 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense for purposes of this para-
graph is authority, direction, and control with respect to 
the administration and support of the space command, in-
cluding readiness and organization of space operations 
forces, space operations-peculiar equipment and resources, 
and civilian personnel. 
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‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
providing the Deputy Secretary of Defense authority, direc-
tion, and control of operational matters that are subject to 
the operational chain of command of the combatant com-
mands or the exercise of authority, direction, and control 
of personnel, resources, equipment, and other matters that 
are not space-operations peculiar and that are in the pur-
view of the armed forces. 
‘‘(3) The commander of the space command shall be 
responsible for— 
‘‘(A) ensuring the combat readiness of forces as-
signed to the space command; and 
‘‘(B) monitoring the preparedness to carry out 
assigned missions of space forces assigned to unified 
combatant commands other than the United States 
Strategic Command. 
‘‘(4) The staff of the commander shall include an in-
spector general who shall conduct internal audits and in-
spections of purchasing and contracting actions through the 
space command and such other inspector general functions 
as may be assigned. 
‘‘(e) INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.—This 
section does not constitute authority to conduct any activity 
which, if carried out as an intelligence activity by the De-
partment of Defense, would require a notice to the Select 
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Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 167b the 
following new item: 
‘‘169. Subordinate unified command of the United States Strategic Command’’. 
SEC. 1602. RAPID, RESPONSIVE, AND RELIABLE SPACE 
LAUNCH. 
(a) ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE.—Section 2273 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the availability of rapid, responsive, and re-
liable space launches for national security space pro-
grams to— 
‘‘(A) improve the responsiveness and flexi-
bility of a national security space system; 
‘‘(B) lower the costs of launching a national 
security space system; and 
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‘‘(C) maintain risks of mission success at 
acceptably low levels.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and the Director of 
National Intelligence’’. 
(b) REUSABILITY OF LAUNCH VEHICLES.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Effective March 1, 2019, the 
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program of the 
Department of Defense shall be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Security Space Launch program’’. Any ref-
erence in Federal law, regulations, guidance, instruc-
tions, or other documents of the Federal Government 
to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Secu-
rity Space Launch program. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the Na-
tional Security Space Launch program, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide for consideration of both reus-
able and expendable launch vehicles with respect to 
any solicitation occurring on or after March 1, 2019, 
for which the use of a reusable launch vehicle is tech-
nically capable and maintains risk at acceptable lev-
els. 
(3) NOTIFICATION OF SOLICITATIONS FOR NON- 
REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES.—Beginning March 1, 
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2019, if the Secretary proposes to issue a solicitation 
for a contract for space launch services for which the 
use of reusable launch vehicles is not eligible for the 
award of the contract, the Secretary shall notify in 
writing the appropriate congressional committees of 
such proposed solicitation, including justifications for 
such ineligibility, by not later than 60 days before 
issuing such solicitation. 
(c) RISK AND COST IMPACT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
risk and cost impact analysis with respect to launch 
services that use reusable launch vehicles. Such anal-
ysis shall include— 
(A) an assessment of how the inspection and 
certification regime of the Air Force for pre-
viously flown launch vehicles will ensure in-
creased responsiveness and operational flexibility 
while maintaining acceptably low risk; and 
(B) an assessment of the anticipated cost 
savings to the Department of Defense realized by 
using a previously flown launch vehicle or com-
ponents. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees the analysis conducted under paragraph (1). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1603. PROVISION OF SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SERVICES AND INFORMATION. 
(a) ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 
2274(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided by paragraph 
(2), the Secretary of Defense may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Secretary may 
provide space situational awareness services and informa-
tion to, and may obtain space situational awareness data 
and information from, non-United States Government enti-
ties under paragraph (1) only to the extent that the Sec-
retary determines such actions are necessary to meet the 
national security interests of the United States.’’. 
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(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) FFRDC.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall seek to enter into a contract with a feder-
ally funded research and development center for which 
the Department of Defense is a sponsor to assess 
which single or combination of departments or agen-
cies of the Federal Government, if any, should assume 
the authorities of the Secretary of Defense under 
paragraph (1) of section 2274(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, that the Secretary will no longer carry 
out beginning on January 1, 2024, pursuant to para-
graph (2) of such section, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The assessment under 
paragraph (1) shall consider the following: 
(A) The existing staff, budgetary resources, 
and institutional expertise of the departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government evalu-
ated by the assessment. 
(B) The demonstrated ability of such de-
partments and agencies to work collaboratively 
with industry in developing best practices or 
consensus standards. 
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(C) The capacity of such departments and 
agencies to facilitate communication between 
space object operators to avoid a collision. 
(D) The ability of such departments and 
agencies to use other transaction agreements or 
similar transaction mechanisms. 
(E) 
Existing 
non-profit 
organizations 
through which such departments and agencies 
may oversee the private provision of space situa-
tional awareness services and information. 
(3) SUBMISSION.— 
(A) DOD.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary and a federally 
funded research and development center enter 
into the contract under paragraph (1), the center 
shall submit to the Secretary a report on the as-
sessment conducted under such paragraph. 
(B) CONGRESS.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees such report, without change. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the heads of other departments 
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or agencies of the Federal Government determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary, shall develop a plan to en-
sure that one or more departments or agencies of the 
Federal Government other than the Department of 
Defense may provide space situational awareness 
services and information to non-United States Gov-
ernment entities. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In developing the plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the assessment conducted under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
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Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 1604. BUDGET ASSESSMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECU-
RITY SPACE PROGRAMS. 
Section 239(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the President submits to Congress the budget for each of fis-
cal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the budget for national security space programs of the De-
partment of Defense. The Secretary may include the report 
in the defense budget materials if the Secretary submits 
such materials to Congress by such date.’’. 
SEC. 1605. ENHANCEMENT OF POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, 
AND TIMING CAPACITY. 
(a) CAPABILITY FOR TRUSTED SIGNALS.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall ensure that military Global 
Positioning System user equipment terminals have the ca-
pability, including with appropriate mitigation efforts, to 
receive trusted signals from the Galileo satellites of the Eu-
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ropean Union and the QZSS satellites of Japan, beginning 
with increment 2 of the acquisition of such terminals. 
(b) CAPABILITY FOR OTHER SIGNALS.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall ensure that military Global Posi-
tioning System user equipment terminals having the capa-
bility to receive non-allied positioning, navigation, and 
timing signals, beginning with increment 2 of the acquisi-
tion of such terminals, if the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command, determines that— 
(1) the benefits of receiving such signals outweigh 
the risks; or 
(2) such risks can be appropriately mitigated. 
(c) ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, jointly 
with the Secretary of State, shall engage with relevant allies 
of the United States to— 
(1) enable military Global Positioning System 
user equipment terminals to receive the positioning, 
navigation, and timing signals of such allies; and 
(2) negotiate as appropriate other potential 
agreements relating to the enhancement of posi-
tioning, navigation, and timing. 
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SEC. 1606. USE OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSES FOR 
STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL SATELLITE PAY-
LOADS. 
(a) BRIEFING ON RISKS, BENEFITS, AND COST SAV-
INGS.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, and to any other appropriate congres-
sional committee upon request, a briefing on the risks, 
benefits, and cost savings with respect to using small- 
and medium-size buses for strategic and tactical sat-
ellite payloads for protected satellite communications 
programs and next-generation overhead persistent in-
frared systems. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The briefing provided 
under paragraph (1) shall address the following: 
(A) Increasing component and subcompo-
nent commonality for power regulation, solar ar-
rays, battery technology, thermal control, and 
avionics. 
(B) The security of the supply chain, in-
cluding a strategy to mitigate risk in such sup-
ply chain. 
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(b) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.— 
(1) CERTIFICATIONS.—With respect to each anal-
ysis of alternatives of new space vehicles relating to 
a program described in paragraph (2), the Director 
for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall 
certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the analysis— 
(A) includes materiel solutions for using 
small- and medium-size buses; and 
(B) considers the relevant operational bene-
fits and potential cost savings of using small-, 
medium-, and large-size buses. 
(2) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The programs de-
scribed in this paragraph are the programs of the De-
partment of Defense relating to any of the following: 
(A) Protected satellite communications. 
(B) Next-generation overhead persistent in-
frared systems. 
(C) Space-based environmental monitoring. 
(c) BRIEFING ON ALTERNATIVE SPACE-BASED ARCHI-
TECTURES.—Not later than 240 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
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Senate, and to any other appropriate congressional com-
mittee upon request, a briefing on alternative space-based 
architectures for the programs described in subsection (b)(2) 
using small-, medium-, and large-size buses. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1607. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF MODERNIZATION EFFORTS RELAT-
ING TO MILITARY-CODE CAPABLE GPS RE-
CEIVER CARDS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the heads of Defense Agencies the Secretary de-
termines appropriate, shall designate a component of the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense to be responsible for co-
ordinating common solutions for the M-code modernization 
efforts among the military departments, Defense Agencies, 
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and other appropriate elements of the Department of De-
fense. 
(b) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The roles and re-
sponsibilities of the component selected under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identify the elements of the Department of 
Defense and the programs of the Department that re-
quire M-code capable receiver cards and determine— 
(A) the number of total receiver cards re-
quired by the Department, including the number 
required for each such element and program and 
the military departments; 
(B) the timeline, by fiscal year, for each 
program of the Department conducting M-code 
modernization efforts; and 
(C) the projected cost for each such pro-
gram. 
(2) Systematically collect integration test data, 
lessons learned, and design solutions, and share such 
information with other elements of the Department. 
(3) Identify ways the Department can prevent 
duplication in conducting M-code modernization ef-
forts, and identify, to the extent practicable, potential 
cost savings that could be realized by addressing such 
duplication. 
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(4) Coordinate the integration, testing, and pro-
curement of M-code capable receiver cards to ensure 
that the Department maximizes the buying power of 
the Department, reduces duplication, and saves re-
sources, where possible. 
(c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
the military departments, the Defense Agencies, and other 
elements of the Department of Defense provide the compo-
nent selected under subsection (a) with the appropriate sup-
port and resources needed to perform the roles and respon-
sibilities under subsection (b). 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than March 15, 2019, and 
annually thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on M-code modernization efforts. Each report shall in-
clude, with respect to the period covered by the report, the 
following: 
(1) The projected cost and schedule, by fiscal 
year, for the Department to acquire M-code capable 
receiver cards. 
(2) The programs of the Department conducting 
M-code modernization efforts. 
(3) The number of M-code capable receiver cards 
procured by the Department, the number of such re-
ceiver cards yet to be procured, and the percentage of 
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the M-code modernization efforts completed by each 
program identified under paragraph (2). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘M-code capable receiver card’’ 
means a Global Positioning System receiver card that 
is capable of receiving military code that provides en-
hanced positioning, navigation, and timing capabili-
ties and improved resistance to existing and emerging 
threats, such as jamming. 
(2) The term ‘‘M-code modernization efforts’’ 
means the development, integration, testing, and pro-
curement programs of the Department of Defense re-
lating to developing M-code capable receiver cards. 
SEC. 1608. DESIGNATION OF COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF HOSTED PAYLOAD INFORMATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Using commercially hosted payloads is an 
option for the Department of Defense that should be 
considered in analyses of alternatives, as it could in-
crease cost savings, speed up capability to orbit, and 
contribute 
to 
resilience 
through 
the 
use 
of 
disaggregated space systems by the Department. 
(2) The use by the Department of commercially 
hosted payloads has been limited so far, using com-
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mercial satellites to host three experimental payloads 
to date, though the use of hosted payloads could ex-
pand in the future. 
(3) The Department does not have the knowledge 
the Department needs to determine if commercially 
hosted payloads are an acquisition approach worth 
pursuing. 
(4) The Department faces challenges in matching 
payloads to commercial hosts, due to numerous 
logistical challenges to matching payloads to hosts, in-
cluding coordinating the size, weight and power of the 
payload with the commercial host, and aligning ac-
quisition and funding timelines between government 
and commercial programs. 
(5) The Comptroller General of the United States 
in preliminary findings concluded that the space ac-
quisition culture of the Department lacks sufficient 
knowledge, such as costs, technical parameters, and 
lessons learned, to determine the benefits and address 
the challenges of using commercially hosted payloads 
and that the existing knowledge is fragmented across 
the Department without any plans to consolidate it. 
(6) Programs are not required to report data on 
commercially hosted payloads to any centralized office 
or database, and leveraging cost and technical data 
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from hosted payload efforts could inform future inter-
ested programs and avoid duplication of efforts, but 
currently no such comprehensive data source exists. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
other Secretaries of the military departments and the heads 
of Defense Agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, 
shall designate a component of the Department of Defense 
or a military department to be responsible for coordinating 
information, processes, and lessons learned relating to using 
commercially hosted payloads across the military depart-
ments, Defense Agencies, and other appropriate elements of 
the Department of Defense. The functions of such designated 
component shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Systematically collecting information from 
past and planned hosted payload arrangements to in-
form future acquisition planning and space system 
architecture design, including integration test data, 
lessons learned, and design solutions. 
(2) Creating a centralized database for cost, tech-
nical data, and lessons learned on commercially 
hosted payloads and sharing such information with 
other elements of the Department. 
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