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‘‘(ii) the management, functions, pro-
grams, or offices that were moved, and 
how moving each will result in efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 906. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PERFORMANCE MAN-
AGEMENT AND WORKFORCE INCENTIVE SYS-
TEM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Section 1113 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84) required the Department of Defense to in-
stitute a fair, credible, and transparent performance 
appraisal system, given the name ‘‘New Begin-
nings,’’ for employees, which— 
(A) links employee bonuses and other per-
formance-based action to employee performance 
appraisals; 
(B) ensures ongoing performance feedback 
and dialogue among supervisors, managers, and 
employees throughout the appraisal period, with 
timetables for review; and 
(C) develops performance assistance plans 
to give employees formal training, on-the-job 
training, counseling, mentoring, and other as-
sistance. 
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(2) The military components and defense agen-
cies of the Department of Defense are currently re-
viewing the proposed ‘‘New Beginnings’’ perform-
ance management and workforce incentive system 
developed in response to section 1113 of Public Law 
111–84. 
(3) The Department of Defense anticipates it 
will begin implementation of the ‘‘New Beginnings’’ 
performance management and workforce incentive 
system in April 2016. 
(4) The authority provided in section 1113 of 
Public Law 111–84 provided the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management, flexibilities in promul-
gating regulations to redesign the procedures which 
are applied by the Department of Defense in making 
appointments to positions within the competitive 
service in order to— 
(A) better meet mission needs; 
(B) respond to managers’ needs and the 
needs of applicants; 
(C) produce high-quality applicants; 
(D) support timely decisions; 
(E) uphold appointments based on merit 
system principles; and 
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(F) promote competitive job offers. 
(5) In implementing the ‘‘New Beginnings’’ 
performance management and workforce incentive 
system, section 113 of Public Law 111–84 requires 
the Secretary of Defense to comply with veterans’ 
preference requirements. 
(6) Among the criteria for the new performance 
management and workforce incentive system author-
ized under section 1113 of Public Law 111–84, the 
Secretary of Defense is required to— 
(A) adhere to merit principles; 
(B) include a means for ensuring employee 
involvement (for bargaining unit employees, 
through their exclusive representatives) in the 
design and implementation of the performance 
management and workforce incentive system; 
(C) provide for adequate training and re-
training for supervisors, managers, and employ-
ees in the implementation and operation of the 
performance management and workforce incen-
tive system; 
(D) develop a comprehensive management 
succession program to provide training to em-
ployees to develop managers for the agency and 
a program to provide training to supervisors on 
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actions, options, and strategies a supervisor 
may use in administering the performance man-
agement and workforce incentive system; 
(E) include effective transparency and ac-
countability measures and safeguards to ensure 
that the management of the performance man-
agement and workforce incentive system is fair, 
credible, and equitable, including appropriate 
independent reasonableness reviews, internal as-
sessments, and employee surveys; 
(F) use the annual strategic workforce 
plan required by section 115b of title 10; and 
(G) ensure that adequate agency resources 
are allocated for the design, implementation, 
and administration of the performance manage-
ment and workforce incentive system. 
(7) Section 1113 of Public Law 111–84 also re-
quires the Secretary of Defense to develop a pro-
gram of training—to be completed by a supervisor 
every three years—on the actions, options, and 
strategies a supervisor may use in— 
(A) developing and discussing relevant 
goals and objectives with the employee, commu-
nicating and discussing progress relative to per-
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formance goals and objectives, and conducting 
performance appraisals; 
(B) mentoring and motivating employees, 
and improving employee performance and pro-
ductivity; 
(C) fostering a work environment charac-
terized by fairness, respect, equal opportunity, 
and attention to the quality of the work of em-
ployees; 
(D) effectively managing employees with 
unacceptable performance; 
(E) addressing reports of a hostile work 
environment, reprisal, or harassment of or by 
another supervisor or employee; and 
(F) allowing experienced supervisors to 
mentor new supervisors by sharing knowledge 
and advice in areas such as communication, 
critical thinking, responsibility, flexibility, moti-
vating employees, teamwork, leadership, and 
professional development, and pointing out 
strengths and areas of development. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should proceed with 
the collaborative work with employee representatives on 
the ‘‘New Beginnings’’ performance management and 
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workforce incentive system and begin implementation of 
the new system at the earliest possible date. 
SEC. 907. GUIDELINES FOR CONVERSION OF FUNCTIONS 
PERFORMED BY CIVILIAN OR CONTRACTOR 
PERSONNEL TO PERFORMANCE BY MILITARY 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) GUIDELINES FOR PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN 
FUNCTIONS BY MILITARY PERSONNEL.—(1) Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), no functions performed by ci-
vilian personnel or contractors may be converted to per-
formance by military personnel unless— 
‘‘(A) there is a direct link between the functions 
to be performed and a military occupational spe-
cialty; and 
‘‘(B) the conversion to performance by military 
personnel is cost effective, based on Department of 
Defense instruction 7041.04 (or any successor ad-
ministrative regulation, directive, or policy). 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the following 
functions: 
‘‘(A) Functions required by law or regulation to 
be performed by military personnel. 
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‘‘(B) Functions related to— 
‘‘(i) missions involving operation risks and 
combatant status under the Law of War; 
‘‘(ii) specialized collective and individual 
training requiring military-unique knowledge 
and skills based on recent operational experi-
ence; 
‘‘(iii) independent advice to senior civilian 
leadership in the Department of Defense requir-
ing military-unique knowledge and skills based 
on recent operational experience; and 
‘‘(iv) command and control arrangements 
under chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice).’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL 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 division for fiscal year 
2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au-
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thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 
be available for the same purposes as the authoriza-
tion to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 
this section may not exceed $5,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN 
MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans-
fer of funds between military personnel authoriza-
tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 
dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) to transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for 
items that have a higher priority than the items 
from which authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Con-
gress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.—A 
transfer made from one account to another under the au-
thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 
amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
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is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans-
ferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE NA-
TIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION TO SUSTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS MOD-
ERNIZATION AND NAVAL REACTORS. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—If the amount author-
ized to be appropriated for the weapons activities of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration under section 
3101 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 is 
less than $8,900,000,000 (the amount projected to be re-
quired for such activities in fiscal year 2016 as specified 
in the report under section 1251 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2549)), the Secretary of Defense may trans-
fer, from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to 
this Act, to the Secretary of Energy an amount, not to 
exceed $150,000,000, to be available only for naval reac-
tors or weapons activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration. 
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(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a trans-
fer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
promptly notify Congress of the transfer, and shall include 
in such notice the Department of Defense account or ac-
counts from which funds are transferred. 
(c) TRANSFER MECHANISM.—Any funds transferred 
under this section shall be transferred in accordance with 
established procedures for reprogramming under section 
1001 or successor provisions of law. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer 
authority provided under subsection (a) is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided under this Act. 
SEC. 1003. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO VALUE CERTAIN 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
ACCOUNTING 
STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall work in co-
ordination with the Federal Accounting Standards Advi-
sory Board to establish accounting standards to value 
large and unordinary general property, plant, and equip-
ment items. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The accounting standards required 
by subsection (a) shall be established by not later than 
September 30, 2017, and be available for use for the full 
audit on the financial statements of the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2018, as required by section 
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1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 
U.S.C. 2222 note). 
SEC. 1004. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATE-
MENTS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report ranking 
all military departments and Defense Agencies in order 
of how advanced they are in achieving auditable financial 
statements as required by law. The report should not in-
clude information otherwise available in other reports to 
Congress. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug 
Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDI-
TIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most re-
cently amended by section 1013 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
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66; 127 Stat. 844), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.—Subsection 
(e)(2) of such section 1033, as so amended, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 1012. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON PLAN CENTRAL 
AMERICA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The stability and security of Central Amer-
ican nations have a direct impact on the stability 
and security of the United States. 
(2) Over the past decade, stability and in-
creased security in the Republic of Colombia has 
pushed illicit trafficking to Central America bringing 
increased violence and instability. 
(3) Much of Central America has seen spikes in 
violence and homicides. In fiscal year 2013, the 
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released 
its Global Study on Homicide 2013. Four of the top 
five countries with the highest homicide rates in the 
world were Central American nations including Hon-
duras, Belize, El Salvador, and Guatemala. 
(4) In calendar year 2014, approximately 
65,000 unaccompanied alien children from Central 
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America entered the United States through its 
southwest border. This number of such children who 
enter the United States during calendar year 2015 
is expected to be approximately the same. 
(5) The southwest border of the United States 
continues to be porous to illicit trafficking of nar-
cotics, weapons, cash, and people. 
(6) In November 2014, Guatemala, Honduras, 
and El Salvador announced a Plan for the Alliance 
for Prosperity of the Northern Triangle. This plan 
is a comprehensive approach to address the ongoing 
violence and instability facing these three nations by 
stimulating economic opportunities, improving public 
safety and rule of law, and strengthening institu-
tions to increase trust in the state. 
(7) The United States Government has stated 
its support for the Alliance for Prosperity and in-
cluded in the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget re-
quest $1,000,000,000 in Department of State funds, 
to support the strategy for United States engage-
ment in Central America. According to the strategy, 
this funding will be focused on promoting prosperity 
and regional economic integration, enhancing secu-
rity, and promoting improved governance. 
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(8) None of the President’s $1,000,000,000 
budget request for the strategy for United States en-
gagement in Central America includes any funding 
for Department of Defense programs in the region. 
(9) The Department of Defense provides train-
ing, equipment, education, and interdiction efforts to 
address security challenges in Central America 
through detection and monitoring of illicit traf-
ficking, assistance in illicit trafficking interdictions, 
and building partnership capacities. 
(10) The Department of Defense through its 
roles and missions, is executing a plan to address se-
curity challenges in Central America in conjunction 
with the United States Strategy for Engagement in 
Central America. 
(b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to prioritize a Plan Central America to address the 
threatening levels of violence, instability, illicit trafficking, 
and transnational organized crime that challenge the sov-
ereignty of Central American nations and security of the 
United States. In order to address such issues, the De-
partment of Defense shall— 
(1) increase the efforts of the Department of 
Defense as the lead agency to detect and monitor 
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the aerial and maritime illicit trafficking into the 
United States; 
(2) increase the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to support aerial and maritime illicit traf-
ficking interdiction efforts; 
(3) increase the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to build partnership capacity with partner 
nations in Central America to confront security chal-
lenges through increased training opportunities, edu-
cation, and exercises; 
(4) enforce human rights requirements con-
sistent with section 2249e of title 10, United States 
Code, and increase the training and education re-
garding human rights provided in Central American 
nations; and 
(5) support interagency efforts in Central 
America addressing all levels of instability including 
development, education, economic, political, and se-
curity challenges. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 
Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. RESTRICTIONS ON THE OVERHAUL AND REPAIR 
OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7310(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the 
case’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘during the 15-month’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘United States)’’; 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, other than in the case of voyage re-
pairs’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the appli-
cation of subparagraph (A) to a contract award if the Sec-
retary determines that the waiver is essential to the na-
tional security interests of the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the later of the following 
dates: 
(1) The date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. 
(2) October 1, 2016. 
SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN NAVY 
MESS OPERATIONS AFLOAT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 1014 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4585), as amended by section 1021 of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383, 124 Stat. 4348), is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2020’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.— 
Subsection (a) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘not more that’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Naval ves-
sels’’ and inserting ‘‘such vessels’’. 
SEC. 1023. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION 
OF 
TICONDEROGA 
CLASS 
CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2016 may be obligated or expended to retire, 
prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser 
or dock landing ship. 
(b) CRUISER MODERNIZATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As provided by section 1026 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3490), 
the Secretary of the Navy shall begin the moderniza-
tion of two cruisers during fiscal year 2016 only 
after the receipt of the materiel required to begin 
such modernization. Such modernization shall in-
clude— 
(A) hull, mechanical, and electrical up-
grades; and 
(B) combat systems modernizations. 
(2) DURATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the time period for such 
modernization shall not exceed two years. 
(B) EXTENSION.—If the Secretary of the 
Navy determines that the scope of the mod-
ernization cannot be reasonably completed in 
two years, the Secretary may extend the time 
period under subparagraph (A) for an addi-
tional six months. If the Secretary issues such 
an extension, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees notice of the 
extension and the reasons the Secretary made 
such determination. 
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(3) DELAY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
delay the modernization required under paragraph 
(1) if the materiel required to begin the moderniza-
tion has not been received. 
SEC. 1024. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR RE-
MOVAL OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CA-
PABILITIES 
FROM 
TICONDEROGA 
CLASS 
CRUISERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense may be used to remove ballistic missile defense 
capabilities from any of the 5 Ticonderoga class cruisers 
equipped with such capabilities until the Secretary of the 
Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Navy has— 
(1) obtained the ballistic missile capabilities re-
quired by the most recent Navy Force Structure As-
sessment; or 
(2) determined to upgrade such cruisers with 
an equal or improved ballistic missile defense capa-
bility. 
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Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS 
THROUGH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF AL-
LIED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER MODI-
FICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127b(c)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(B)’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 
for section 127b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense rewards program’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 127b and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘127b. Department of Defense rewards program.’’. 
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SEC. 1032. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 130f of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
SEC. 1033. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGA-
TION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR 
COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM. 
Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
SEC. 1034. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CONTACT BETWEEN 
TERRORISTS AND INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY 
DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 
U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) A summary of all contact by any means of 
communication, including telecommunications, elec-
tronic or technical means, in person, written commu-
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nications, or any other means of communication, re-
gardless of content, between any individual formerly 
detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
and any individual known or suspected to be associ-
ated with a foreign terrorist group. 
‘‘(7) A description of whether any of the con-
tact described in the summary required by para-
graph (6) included any information or discussion 
about hostilities against the United States or its al-
lies or partners.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section shall be con-
strued to terminate, alter, modify, override, or otherwise 
affect any reporting of information required under section 
319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) 
prior to the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 1035. INCLUSION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS INFOR-
MATION ABOUT RECIDIVISM OF INDIVIDUALS 
FORMERLY DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 
801 note), as amended by section 1034, is further amend-
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ed by inserting after paragraph (7), as added by such sec-
tion, the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) For each individual described in paragraph 
(4), the period of time between the date on which 
the individual was released or transferred from 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the 
date on which it is confirmed that the individual is 
suspected or confirmed of reengaging in terrorist ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(9) The average period of time described in 
paragraph (8) for all the individuals described in 
paragraph (4).’’. 
SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to any department or agency of the 
United States Government may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act to transfer, release, or assist in the 
transfer or release to or within the United States, its terri-
tories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
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(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 
2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1037. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES 
TRANS-
FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to any department 
or agency of the United States Government may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on the date that is two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act to construct or mod-
ify any facility in the United States, its territories, or pos-
sessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo 
for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the cus-
tody or under the control of the Department of Defense. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 
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Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1039(f)(2). 
SEC. 1038. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO COMBAT ZONES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available for the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used, during the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the 
transfer or release of any individual detained in the cus-
tody or under the control of the Department of Defense 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
to a combat zone. 
(b) COMBAT ZONE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘combat zone’’ means any area designated as a com-
bat zone for purposes of section 112 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 112) for which the income 
of a member of the Armed Forces was excluded during 
2014, 2015, or 2016 by reason of the member’s service 
on active duty in such area. 
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SEC. 1039. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS RELAT-
ING TO THE TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR
TO TRANS-
FER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and subsection (d), the Secretary of De-
fense may not use any amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise available to the Department 
of Defense during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2016, to transfer any individual detained at 
Guantanamo to the custody or control of the individ-
ual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or 
any other foreign entity unless the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress the certification described in sub-
section (b) not later than 30 days before the trans-
fer of the individual. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any action taken by the Secretary to trans-
fer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effec-
tuate an order affecting the disposition of the indi-
vidual that is issued by a court or competent tri-
bunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction 
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(which the Secretary shall notify Congress of 
promptly after issuance). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 
of Defense that— 
(1) the government of the foreign country or 
the recognized leadership of the foreign entity to 
which the individual detained at Guantanamo is to 
be transferred— 
(A) is not a designated state sponsor of 
terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist orga-
nization; 
(B) maintains control over each detention 
facility in which the individual is to be detained 
if the individual is to be housed in a detention 
facility; 
(C) is not, as of the date of the certifi-
cation, facing a threat that is likely to substan-
tially affect its ability to exercise control over 
the individual; 
(D) has taken or agreed to take effective 
actions to ensure that the individual cannot 
take action to threaten the United States, its 
citizens, or its allies in the future; 
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(E) has taken or agreed to take such ac-
tions as the Secretary of Defense determines 
are necessary to ensure that the individual can-
not engage or reengage in any terrorist activity; 
and 
(F) has agreed to share with the United 
States any information that— 
(i) is related to the individual or any 
associates of the individual; and 
(ii) could affect the security of the 
United States, its citizens, or its allies; and 
(2) includes an assessment conducted by the 
Director of National Intelligence, in classified or un-
classified form, that such government or entity has 
the capacity and willingness, and demonstrated past 
practices (if applicable) to comply with the require-
ments under paragraph (1). 
(c) PROHIBITION IN CASES OF PRIOR CONFIRMED 
RECIDIVISM.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and subsection (d), the Secretary of De-
fense may not use any amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the De-
partment of Defense to transfer any individual de-
tained at Guantanamo to the custody or control of 
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the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign 
country, or any other foreign entity if there is a con-
firmed case of any individual who was detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, at any time after September 11, 2001, who 
was transferred to such foreign country or entity 
and subsequently engaged in any terrorist activity. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any action taken by the Secretary to trans-
fer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effec-
tuate an order affecting the disposition of the indi-
vidual that is issued by a court or competent tri-
bunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction 
(which the Secretary shall notify Congress of 
promptly after issuance). 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Secretary of Defense may waive the 
applicability to a detainee transfer of a certification 
requirement specified in subparagraph (D) or (E) of 
subsection (b)(1) or the prohibition in subsection (c), 
if the Secretary certifies the rest of the criteria re-
quired by subsection (b) for transfers prohibited by 
(c) and determines that— 
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(A) alternative actions will be taken to ad-
dress the underlying purpose of the requirement 
or requirements to be waived; 
(B) in the case of a waiver of subpara-
graph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), it is not 
possible to certify that the risks addressed in 
the paragraph to be waived have been com-
pletely eliminated, but the actions to be taken 
under subparagraph (A) will substantially miti-
gate such risks with regard to the individual to 
be transferred; 
(C) in the case of a waiver of subsection 
(c), the Secretary has considered any confirmed 
case in which an individual who was transferred 
to the country subsequently engaged in terrorist 
activity, and the actions to be taken under sub-
paragraph (A) will substantially mitigate the 
risk of recidivism with regard to the individual 
to be transferred; and 
(D) the transfer is in the national security 
interests of the United States. 
(2) REPORTS.—Whenever the Secretary makes 
a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
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gress, not later than 30 days before the transfer of 
the individual concerned, the following: 
(A) A copy of the determination and the 
waiver concerned. 
(B) A statement of the basis for the deter-
mination, including— 
(i) an explanation why the transfer is 
in the national security interests of the 
United States; 
(ii) in the case of a waiver of para-
graph (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), an 
explanation why it is not possible to certify 
that the risks addressed in the paragraph 
to be waived have been completely elimi-
nated; and 
(iii) a classified summary of— 
(I) the individual’s record of co-
operation while in the custody of or 
under the effective control of the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(II) the agreements and mecha-
nisms in place to provide for con-
tinuing cooperation. 
(C) A summary of the alternative actions 
to be taken to address the underlying purpose 
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of, and to mitigate the risks addressed in, the 
paragraph or subsection to be waived. 
(D) The assessment required by subsection 
(b)(2). 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may not exer-
cise the waiver authority under paragraph (1) with 
respect to any individual detained at Guantanamo, 
who has ever been determined or assessed to be a 
detainee referred for prosecution, a detainee ap-
proved for detention, or a detainee approved for con-
ditional detention by the Guantanamo Detainee Re-
view Task Force established pursuant to Executive 
Order number 13492. 
(e) RECORD OF COOPERATION.—In assessing the risk 
that an individual detained at Guantanamo will engage in 
terrorist activity or other actions that could affect the se-
curity of the United States if released for the purpose of 
making a certification under subsection (b) or a waiver 
under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may give 
favorable consideration to any such individual— 
(1) who has substantially cooperated with 
United States intelligence and law enforcement au-
thorities, pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, while in 
the custody of or under the effective control of the 
Department of Defense; and 
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(2) for whom agreements and effective mecha-
nisms are in place, to the extent relevant and nec-
essary, to provide for continued cooperation with 
United States intelligence and law enforcement au-
thorities. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH PROHIBITION ON TRANS-
FER TO YEMEN.—During the period when section 1042 
is in effect, the exception in subsection (c)(2) and the 
waiver authority under subsection (d) shall not apply to 
the transfer of any individual detained at Guantanamo to 
Yemen. 
(g) COORDINATION WITH PROHIBITION ON TRANS-
FER TO COMBAT ZONES.—During the period when section 
1038 is in effect, the exception in subsection (c)(2) and 
the waiver authority under subsection (d) shall not apply 
to the transfer of any individual detained at Guantanamo 
to a combat zone, as such term is defined in subsection 
(b) of such section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta-
namo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 
October 1, 2009, who— 
(A) is not a citizen of the United States or 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; and 
(B) is— 
(i) in the custody or under the control 
of the Department of Defense; or 
(ii) otherwise under detention at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
(3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means any organization so designated by the Sec-
retary of State under section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(i) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS AND 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 1035 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1040. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN DOCU-
MENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF INDIVID-
UALS DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO TO QATAR. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees and the Committees 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives all covered correspondence. 
(b) COVERED CORRESPONDENCE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘covered correspondence’’— 
(1) means any correspondence between the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of Justice 
or any other agency or entity of the United States 
Government that— 
(A) relates to the transfer of individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar; 
(B) is dated any time between January 1, 
2013, and June 1, 2014; and 
(C) is in the custody of the Department of 
Justice or the Department of Defense; and 
(2) includes— 
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(A) all relevant correspondence, including 
the email exchange described in June 11, 2014, 
testimony to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives by the Sec-
retary of Defense and the General Counsel of 
the Department of Defense; and 
(B) any analysis of— 
(i) section 1035 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 851; 
10 U.S.C. 801 note); 
(ii) section 8111 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113–76; 128 Stat. 131); 
(iii) section 1341 of title 31, United 
States Code (popularly known as ‘‘the 
Antideficiency Act’’); or 
(iv) Article II of the Constitution. 
(c) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
fiscal year 2016, not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the date of the submission of all 
covered correspondence. 
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SEC. 1041. SUBMISSION OF UNREDACTED COPIES OF DOCU-
MENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT GUAN-
TANAMO TO QATAR. 
(a) UNREDACTED DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) FUTURE SUBMISSIONS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit an unredacted copy of any doc-
ument submitted to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives in response to 
a request from the Committee dated June 9, 2014, 
for information regarding the transfer of five indi-
viduals from United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar. 
(2) PRIOR
SUBMISSIONS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
an unredacted copy of any redacted document that 
was submitted, before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, in response to a request dated June 9, 
2014, for information regarding the transfer of five 
individuals from United States Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar. 
(b) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 
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fiscal year 2016, not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the date of the submission of all 
documents required to be submitted under subsection 
(a)(2). 
SEC. 1042. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO YEMEN. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available to any department or agency of the 
United States Government may be used during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act to transfer, release, or assist in the 
transfer or release of any individual detained in the cus-
tody or under the control of the Department of Defense 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
to the custody or control of the Republic of Yemen or any 
entity within Yemen. 
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1051. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY 
OF NAVY TO USE NATIONAL SEA-BASED DE-
TERRENCE FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2218a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘national 
sea-based deterrence vessels’’ and inserting ‘‘a class 
of twelve national sea-based deterrence vessels, and 
cross-program coordinated procurement efforts with 
other nuclear powered vessels’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and cross program 
coordinated procurement efforts with other nuclear 
powered vessels’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (j) and (l), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ECONOMIC ORDER 
QUANTITY CONTRACTS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
may use funds deposited in the Fund to enter into con-
tracts known as ‘economic order quantity contracts’ with 
private shipyards and other commercial or government en-
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tities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production 
economies for major components or subsystems. The au-
thority under this subsection extends to the procurement 
of parts, components, and systems (including weapon sys-
tems) common with and required for other nuclear pow-
ered vessels under joint economic order quantity contracts. 
‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 
liability to the Government for termination of any contract 
entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 
obligated at time of termination. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO BEGIN MANUFACTURING AND 
FABRICATION EFFORTS PRIOR
TO SHIP AUTHORIZA-
TION.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds de-
posited into the Fund to enter into contracts for advance 
construction of national sea-based deterrence vessels to 
support achieving cost savings through workload manage-
ment, manufacturing efficiencies, or workforce stability, or 
to phase fabrication activities within shipyard and manage 
sub-tier manufacturer capacity. 
‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
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ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 
liability to the Government for termination of any contract 
entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 
obligated at time of termination. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING 
TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—(1) 
The Secretary of the Navy may use funds deposited into 
the Fund to enter into incrementally funded contracts for 
advance procurement of high value, long lead time items 
for nuclear powered vessels to better support construction 
schedules and achieve cost savings through schedule re-
ductions and properly phased installment payments. 
‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total 
liability to the Government for termination of any contract 
entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding 
obligated at time of termination. 
‘‘(i) FACILITIES FUNDING.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may use funds deposited into the Fund to provide 
incentives for investments in critical infrastructure at nu-
clear capable shipyards and critical sub-tier vendors. Addi-
tionally, the Secretary of the Navy may use such funds 
for certain cancellation costs in the event of significant 
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changes to the Long Range Shipbuilding Strategy for nu-
clear powered vessels.’’; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (j), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3), the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, by March 1, 2016, and annually through the year 
2025, a report on the Fund. Each such report shall iden-
tify separately the amount allocated by ship for programs, 
projects, and activities for construction (including design 
of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion. At a min-
imum, each such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) information about the activities carried 
out using funds deposited into the Fund during the 
fiscal year covered by the report, including the sta-
tus of class design and construction efforts, includ-
ing programmatic schedules, procurement schedules, 
and funding requirements. 
‘‘(B) a plan detailing forecasted obligations and 
expenditures for construction (including design of 
vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of ves-
sels by ship for the fiscal year following the fiscal 
year during which the report is submitted; and 
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‘‘(C) the identification of the stable need and 
design for items, together with a description of any 
savings associated with the authorities provided in 
subsections (e) and (f), as documented in cost esti-
mates. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees notice in writing at least 
30 days before executing any significant deviation to the 
annual plan required under paragraph (1)(B).’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘advance construction’ means 
shipyard manufacturing and fabrication activities 
(including sub-tier manufacturing of major compo-
nents or subsystems).’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
UNOBLIGATED 
FUNDS FOR TRANSFER.—Section 1022(b)(1) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3487) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for the Navy for the Ohio Replacement Pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Department of Defense’’. 
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SEC. 1052. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, 
United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency, shall create and maintain a 
publicly available Internet website that provides informa-
tion on the property transferred under this section and 
the recipients of such property. 
‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required 
under paragraph (1) shall include all unclassified informa-
tion pertaining to the request, transfer, denial, and repos-
session of controlled property under this section, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled prop-
erty transferred to law enforcement agencies under 
this section, listed by recipient, that includes the re-
cipient’s location, by county and State, and the year 
of the transfer; 
‘‘(B) all outstanding requests for transfers of 
controlled property under this section; and 
‘‘(C) information provided by the law enforce-
ment agencies requesting transfers referred to in 
subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary may not authorize the transfer 
of any property under this section to a Federal or State 
agency to which property has been transferred previously 
unless the agency submits to the Secretary for publication 
on the Internet website required under paragraph (1) each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of any controlled property 
transferred to the agency under this section, which 
shall be submitted by not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the agency takes possession of the 
property. 
‘‘(B) An annual report on the use of any con-
trolled property so transferred to the agency, includ-
ing a description of the context in which the prop-
erty was used. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not authorize the transfer 
of any property under this section to a Federal or State 
agency until 30 days after a request for the transfer has 
been published on the Internet website required under 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) in the case of property that is controlled 
property, the recipient submits to the Secretary writ-
ten notice of the intent of the recipient to apply for 
the controlled property, including authorization of 
such application by the entity charged with legal 
oversight of the recipient agency; and 
‘‘(6) the recipient agency is located in a State 
with a State coordinator for the program under this 
section who— 
‘‘(A) has law enforcement experience and 
is employed by a law enforcement agency or en-
tity with oversight of law enforcement func-
tions; 
‘‘(B) serves as the custodian of controlled 
property transferred to recipients located in 
that State; and 
‘‘(C) has the authority to non-concur with 
proposed uses of such property.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the 
term ‘controlled property’ means any item assigned a de-
militarization code of B, C, D, E, F, G, or Q under De-
partment of Defense Manual 4160.21–M, ‘Defense Mate-
riel Disposition Manual’, or any successor document.’’. 
(d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall enter 
into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center to conduct an assessment of the De-
partment of Defense excess property program under sec-
tion 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. Such assessment shall include an evalua-
tion of the policies and controls governing the determina-
tion of the suitability of recipients of controlled property 
transferred under the program, including specific rec-
ommendations relating to the training that law enforce-
ment agencies that receive such property should receive, 
at no cost to the Department of Defense, to ensure end- 
user proficiency in the use, maintenance, and sustainment 
of such property. 
(e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESS-
MENT.—The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency 
shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded re-
search and development center for the conduct of an as-
sessment of the Department of Defense excess property 
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program under section 2576a of title 10, United States 
Code, to determine if the requirement that all controlled 
property transferred under the program be used within 
one year of being transferred is achieving its intended ef-
fect. Such assessment shall also include recommendations 
on process improvement, including legislative proposals. 
(f) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
ASSESSMENT.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an assessment of the Department of Defense ex-
cess property program under section 2576a of title 10, 
United States Code. Such assessment shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled 
property under the program, including the manner 
in which the property was used in community law 
enforcement and the effectiveness of the Internet 
website required under subsection (e) of section 
2576a, as added by subsection (a), in providing 
transparency to the public; and 
(2) a determination of whether the transfer of 
property under the program enhances the ability of 
law enforcement agencies to carry out counter-drug 
and counter-terrorism activities in accordance with 
the purposes of the program as set forth in section 
2576a of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1053. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 
APACHE 
HELICOPTERS 
FROM 
ARMY 
NA-
TIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND RE-
LATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 
Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ both places it 
appears. 
SEC. 1054. SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL 
MORALE 
LEAVE 
BY 
CERTAIN 
SPOUSES 
AND 
CHILDREN 
OF 
DEPLOYED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall revise the Air Trans-
portation Eligibility Regulation, DOD 4515.13–R, to au-
thorize space-available travel for environmental morale 
leave by unaccompanied spouses and dependent children 
of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed for 
at least 30 consecutive days under priority category IV. 
The Secretary shall also update any other instructions, di-
rectives, or internal policies necessary to facilitate such re-
vision. 
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SEC. 1055. INFORMATION-RELATED AND STRATEGIC COM-
MUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ENGAGEMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a pilot program or multiple pilot 
programs under which the Secretary assesses information- 
related and strategic communications capabilities to sup-
port the tactical, operational, and strategic requirements 
of the geographic and functional combatant commanders, 
including the urgent and emergent operational needs and 
the operational and theater security cooperation plans of 
such combatant commanders, to further United States na-
tional security objectives and strategic communications re-
quirements. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Any pilot program carried out 
under subsection (a) shall include each of the following 
elements: 
(1) Clearly defined goals and end-state objec-
tives for the pilot program, including the traceability 
of such goals and objectives to the tactical, oper-
ational, or strategic requirements of the combatant 
commanders. 
(2) A process for measuring the performance 
and effectiveness of the pilot program. 
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(3) A demonstration of a technology capability 
or concept to support the tactical, operational, or 
strategic needs of the combatant commanders. 
(4) Supporting activities and coordinating ele-
ments with joint, interagency, intergovernmental, 
and multinational partners. 
(c) GOVERNANCE.—The Secretary shall create a gov-
ernance structure for executing any pilot program carried 
out under subsection (a) that allows for centralized over-
sight and planning of the program with program execution 
decentralized to the combatant commands. The Secretary 
shall provide a written charter for such a governance 
structure by not later than the date that is 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary decides to carry out such 
a pilot program. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—By not later than 14 
days after the date on which the Secretary decides to carry 
out a pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees writ-
ten notice of the decision. Such notice shall include the 
scope of activities, funding required, sponsoring combat-
ant commander, anticipated participants, and expected 
duration of the pilot program. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
SEC. 1056. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUAD-
RON 84 AND 85 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided by sub-
section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for the Navy may be obligated or expended to— 
(1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place 
in storage any Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 
(HSC–84) or Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 
(HSC–85) aircraft; or 
(2) make any changes to manning levels with 
respect to any HSC–84 or HSC–85 aircraft squad-
ron. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
subsection (a), if the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that the Secretary has— 
(1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying 
savings to Department of the Navy regarding de-
commissioning or deactivation of an HSC–84 or 
HSC–85 squadron; 
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(2) identified a replacement capability to meet 
all operational requirements, including special oper-
ational-peculiar requirements of the combatant com-
mands, currently being met by the HSC–84 or 
HSC–85 squadrons and aircraft to be retired, trans-
ferred, or placed in storage; and 
(3) deployed such capability. 
SEC. 1057. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LANDMINES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended for the destruction of anti-personnel 
landmines of the United States (as defined in the an-
nouncement of the President on September 23, 2014) 
until— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense publishes a com-
prehensive study on— 
(A) the tactical and operational effects of 
a ban on such landmines; and 
(B) the current state of research into oper-
ational alternatives to such landmines; 
(2) such alternatives are specifically authorized 
by law and provided appropriations; 
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(3) such alternatives are fully deployed; 
(4) members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States and allies of the United States are trained in 
the use of such alternatives; and 
(5) the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the replacement of such 
landmines by such alternatives will not endanger 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
or allies of the United States or pose any operational 
challenges and that adequate stockpiles and manu-
facturing capacity exists to meet the needs of the 
Armed Forces of the United States and allies of the 
United States in current deployments and antici-
pated contingencies. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel land 
mine that the Secretary certifies has become unsafe or 
poses a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MODIFYING COMMAND AND CONTROL OF 
UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 may be obli-
gated or expended to modify command and control rela-
tionships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and 
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administrative control of Navy forces assigned to the Pa-
cific Fleet. The command and control relationships in ef-
fect on October 1, 2004, shall remain in effect unless a 
change to such relationships is specifically authorized by 
a law. 
SEC. 1059. PROHIBITION ON THE CLOSURE OF UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States military presence in the 
Republic of Cuba began in 1898, and United States 
military basing began in Cuba in 1903. 
(2) In 1934, the United States and Cuba en-
tered into the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on 
May 29, 1934. Under Article III, the treaty stipu-
lates the perpetual lease agreement between the 
United States and Cuba for the 45 square miles of 
land encompassing Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(3) On March 12, 2015, Commander of United 
States Southern Command, General John Kelly, tes-
tified before the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate, highlighting, ‘‘Its [Naval Station Guan-
tanamo Bay] airfield and port facilities are indispen-
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sable to the Departments of Defense, Homeland Se-
curity, and State’s operational and contingency 
plans. . . As the only permanent U.S. military base 
in Latin America and the Caribbean, its location 
provides persistent U.S. presence and immediate ac-
cess to the region, as well as supporting a layered 
defense to secure the air and maritime approaches 
to the United States’’. 
(4) Former Commander of United States 
Southern 
Command, 
retired 
Admiral 
James 
Stavridis, recently stated ‘‘Guantanamo Bay Naval 
Station has immense strategic value above and be-
yond its reputation as a detention facility. It is the 
logistic, planning, surveillance and basing linchpin 
for the U.S. Fourth Fleet, crucial to the military for 
disaster relief, humanitarian work, medical diplo-
macy, and counternarcotics, all key missions for the 
U.S. Navy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 
U.S. should do all in its power to maintain its legal 
control over the base’’. 
(5) In testimony in front of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives in 
2012, then-Commander of United States Southern 
Command, General Douglas Fraser, stated, ‘‘Absent 
a detention facility and even following the eventual 
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demise of the Castro regime, the strategic capability 
provided by the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo 
Bay remains essential for executing national prior-
ities throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, and 
South America’’. 
(6) As part of ‘‘normalizing’’ relations with the 
government of Cuba, announced in December 2014, 
ongoing negotiations are occurring to determine the 
diplomatic framework between the governments of 
the United States and Cuba. 
(7) In January 2015, soon after negotiations 
began between the United States and Cuba, Cuban 
President Raul Castro demanded the return of 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to Cuba. 
(8) In February 2015, Assistant Secretary of 
State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta 
Jacobson, in testimony in front of the Foreign Af-
fairs Committee of the House of Representatives, 
stated that the return of United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is ‘‘not on the table 
in these conversations’’, referencing current diplo-
matic negotiations. Later in her testimony Assistant 
Secretary Jacobson pointed out, referring to the pos-
sible closure of the Naval Station, that she is not a 
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‘‘high enough ranking person to know. . .whether it 
could be in the future’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the strategic, logistic, and postural signifi-
cance of United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, is vital to the security of the United 
States; and 
(2) the United States must not relinquish con-
trol of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic of Cuba. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may not be closed or abandoned, 
and the President shall ensure that the obligations of the 
United States under Article III of the Treaty Between the 
United States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, 
D.C. on May 29, 1934 are met, including the payment 
of the annual lease sum to the government of Cuba, unless 
otherwise specifically provided— 
(1) by law; 
(2) in a treaty that is ratified with the advice 
and consent of the Senate; or 
(3) by a modification of the Treaty Between the 
United States of America and Cuba signed at Wash-
ington, D.C. on May 29, 1934, that is ratified with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
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(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commander of United States Southern Command 
shall submit to appropriate committees of Congress, 
a report setting forth a military assessment of the 
strategic implications of United States Naval Station 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 
(A) An historical analysis of the use and 
significance of the basing at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(B) A description of the personnel, re-
sources, and base operations based out of 
United States, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(C) An assessment of United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of 
the National Security Strategy, the National 
Defense Strategy, and the National Military 
Strategy. 
(D) An assessment of missions and mili-
tary requirements that United States Naval 
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Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, currently sup-
ports. 
(E) A description of the uses of United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 
by other United States Government agencies. 
(F) Any other related matter at the discre-
tion of the Commander. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1060. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGN-
MENT OF FORCES AT OR CLOSURE OF 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for the Department of Defense may 
be used, during the period beginning on the date of the 
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enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, 
to— 
(1) close or abandon United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
(2) relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to 
the Republic of Cuba; or 
(3) modify the Treaty Between the United 
States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, 
D.C. on May 29, 1934, including a modification of 
the boundaries of Guantanamo Bay, unless ratified 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
SEC. 1060a. CIVILIAN AVIATION ASSET MILITARY PARTNER-
SHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration, may participate in a Civilian Aviation 
Asset Military Partnership Pilot Program (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, may make a grant under 
the Program, on a competitive basis, to an eligible airport 
to assist a project— 
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(1) to improve aviation infrastructure; or 
(2) to repair, replace, or otherwise improve an 
eligible tower facility at that airport. 
(c) NUMBER.—Not more than three eligible airports 
may receive a grant under the Program for a fiscal year. 
(d) AMOUNT.—The amount provided to each eligible 
airport that receives a grant under the Program may not 
exceed $2,500,000. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, an eligible airport shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Defense an application at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, determines is appropriate. An 
application shall include, at a minimum, a description of— 
(1) the proposed project with respect to which 
a grant is requested, including estimated costs; 
(2) the need for the project at the eligible air-
port, including how the project will assist both civil 
aircraft and military aircraft; and 
(3) the non-Federal funding available for the 
project. 
(f) SELECTION AND TERMS.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall jointly— 
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(1) select eligible airports to receive grants 
under the Program; and 
(2) establish the terms of each grant made 
under the Program. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project assisted with a grant under the 
Program may not exceed 70 percent. Prioritization 
shall be given to projects with the lowest Federal 
share. 
(2) COORDINATION.—With respect to the Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project assisted with a 
grant under the Program, 50 percent of that Fed-
eral share shall be paid by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration and 50 percent 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Defense. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate at 
the end of the third fiscal year in which a grant is made 
under the Program. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
airport’’ means an airport at which— 
(A) military aircraft conducts operations; 
and 
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(B) civil aircraft operations are conducted. 
(2) ELIGIBLE TOWER FACILITY.—The term ‘‘el-
igible tower facility’’ means a tower facility that— 
(A) is located at an eligible airport; 
(B) is greater than 30 years of age; and 
(C) has demonstrated failings. 
(3) AVIATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘aviation infrastructure’’ means any activity defined 
under the term ‘‘airport development’’ in section 
47102 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 1060b. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL 
PROPERTY FOR BORDER SECURITY ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, 
and border security activities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the At-
torney General and the Director of National 
Drug Control Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Attor-
ney General, the Director of National Drug 
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Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, as appropriate.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘counter-drug 
and counter-terrorism activities’’ and inserting 
‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security 
activities’’. 
SEC. 1060c. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEACTIVATE 
440TH AIRLIFT WING. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense may be used to deactivate the 440th airlift 
wing, or to move the personnel or aircraft of the 440th 
airlift wing, or to otherwise degrade the capabilities of the 
440th airlift wing until the Secretary of Defense certifies 
that the deactivation of the 440th airlift wing will not af-
fect the military readiness for the airborne and special op-
erations units stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE 
AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE IN-
FORMATION TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) At the time of the budget submission by the 
President for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
include in the budget materials submitted to Congress for 
that year summaries of the guidance developed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), as well as summaries of any plans 
developed in accordance with the guidance developed 
under paragraph (2). Such summaries shall be sufficient 
to allow the congressional defense committees to evaluate 
fully the requirements for military forces, acquisition pro-
grams, and operation and maintenance funding in the 
President’s annual budget request for the Department of 
Defense.’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement under paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that 
the Secretary of Defense submit summaries under that 
paragraph at the time of the President’s annual budget 
submission, by not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining— 
(1) summaries of the guidance developed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 
113 of title 10, United States Code; and 
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(2) summaries of any plans developed in ac-
cordance with the guidance developed under para-
graph (2) of such subsection. 
(c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS PENDING 
REPORT.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for 
the office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 
percent may be obligated or expended before the date that 
is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
the report described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUB-
MITTED BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT ON NNSA BUDGET REQUESTS.—Sec-
tion 3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455) is amended by inserting be-
fore ‘‘, the Comptroller General’’ the following: ‘‘in an 
even-numbered year, and not later than 150 days after 
the date on which the Administrator submits such mate-
rials in an odd-numbered year’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.— 
Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2713), as amended by section 3134 of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2193), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of 
three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c), 
and (d),’’ and inserting ‘‘reviews as described in sub-
sections (b) and (c)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEO-
GRAPHICALLY 
DISTRIBUTED 
FORCE 
LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 
OF UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Commander of the United States Pacific Command, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on Department of Defense plans for implementing the 
geographically distributed force laydown in the area of re-
sponsibility of United States Pacific Command. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the force laydown. 
(2) A discussion of how the force laydown af-
fects the operational and contingency plans in the 
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area of responsibility of United States Pacific Com-
mand, including a discussion on how timeliness, 
availability of forces, and risk in meeting the mili-
tary objectives contained in those plans are affected. 
(3) A discussion of the specific support asset 
requirements derived from the force laydown, includ-
ing logistical sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea 
and air lift and, command and control. 
(4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure 
and military construction requirements derived from 
the force laydown. 
(5) A discussion on how Department of Defense 
plans to meet the requirements identified in para-
graphs (3) and (4), including the ability of United 
States Transportation Command, the United States 
Combat Logistics Force, and the Armed Forces to 
meet those requirements. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
STRATEGY FORMULATION PROCESS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into a contract with an independent 
research entity described in subsection (c) to carry out a 
comprehensive study of the role of the Department of De-
fense and its process for the formulation of national secu-
rity strategy. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required by sub-
section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Case studies of the role of the Department 
of Defense and its process for the formulation of 
previous national security strategies in place 
throughout the history of the United States, includ-
ing an examination of the development and execu-
tion of previous strategies, as well as the factors 
that contributed to the development and execution of 
successful previous strategies with specific emphasis 
on— 
(A) the frequency of strategy updates; 
(B) the synchronization of timelines and 
content among different strategies; 
(C) the prioritization of objectives; 
(D) the assignment of roles and respon-
sibilities among relevent agencies; 
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(E) the links between strategy and 
resourcing; 
(F) the implementation of strategy within 
the planning documents of relevant agencies; 
and 
(G) the value of a competition of ideas. 
(2) A complete review and analysis of the cur-
rent national security strategy formulation process, 
as it relates to the Department of Defense, including 
an analysis of the following: 
(A) All major Government products and 
documents of national security strategy relevant 
to the Department of Defense and how they fit 
together, including— 
(i) the National Military Strategy pre-
pared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff under section 153(b)(1) of title 
10, United States Code; 
(ii) the most recent quadrennial de-
fense review conducted by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to section 118 of title 
10, United States Code; 
(iii) the national security strategy re-
port required under section 108 of the Na-
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tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3043); and 
(iv) any other relevant national secu-
rity strategy products and documents. 
(B) The time periods during which the 
products and documents covered by subpara-
graph (A) are prepared and published, and how 
they fit together. 
(C) The interaction between the White 
House and the agencies that develop such prod-
ucts and documents and formulate strategy. 
(D) All the current entities in the Federal 
Government that contribute to the national se-
curity strategy formulation process and how 
they fit together. 
(c) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity 
described in this subsection is an independent research en-
tity that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded 
research and development center with appropriate exper-
tise and analytical capability. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the independent re-
search entity shall provide to the Secretary a report on 
the results of the study. Not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of the report, the Secretary shall submit such report, 
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together with any additional views or recommendations of 
the Secretary, to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 1065. STUDY AND REPORT ON ROLE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE IN FORMULATION OF LONG- 
TERM STRATEGY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Office of 
Net Assessment to conduct a study on the role of the De-
partment of Defense in the formulation of long-term strat-
egy. Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the results of 
the study, which shall include— 
(1) historical lessons learned, and recommenda-
tions for both the executive and legislative branch on 
how to create an entity or entities, programs or 
projects, or supporting efforts or activities to study 
and formulate suggestions for Department of De-
fense long-term strategy across the combination of 
military, economic, scientific, technological, geo-
political, resources, international relations, and other 
relevant areas of study related to the role of the De-
partment of Defense in national security. 
(2) key recommendations for alternative or can-
didate courses of action for establishing such an en-
tity or entities, programs or projects, or supporting 
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efforts or activities within or outside of the Govern-
ment, including identification of areas or compo-
nents of the Government most suited to the formula-
tion of Department of Defense long-term strategy, 
or identification of new offices, organizational units, 
or supporting efforts within or outside of the Gov-
ernment focused on the development of long-term 
strategies for the Department; and 
(3) an analysis of the efforts of the Department 
of Defense to cultivate long-term strategists within 
and outside of the Department and the Government, 
including an examination of options of best methods 
to improve and support the development, training, 
and education of strategic thinkers within and out-
side of the Department and the Government. 
SEC. 1066. REPORT ON POTENTIAL THREATS TO MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UNITED STATES 
NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND AND 
UNITED STATES FIFTH FLEET IN BAHRAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
threat posed to members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States Naval Forces Central Command and the 
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United States Fifth Fleet from Naval Support Activity 
Bahrain and their family members should an increase in 
violent clashes in Bahrain make their presence in that na-
tion untenable. 
(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the current security situa-
tion in Bahrain, marked by escalating violence be-
tween security forces and protesters, and the poten-
tial impact increased instability could have on— 
(A) the physical safety and security of 
United States personnel and their families liv-
ing in Bahrain, both inside and outside the con-
fines of military installations; 
(B) the freedom of movement of United 
States personnel and their families living in 
Bahrain; and 
(C) the future operations of Naval Support 
Activity in Bahrain as it relates to ongoing re-
gional missions. 
(2) Safety measures and contingency planning 
to protect Navy personnel in the event of such an in-
crease in instability, including an analysis of viable 
alternative locations for both the United States 
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Naval Forces Central Command and the United 
States Fifth Fleet. 
SEC. 1067. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDEN-
TIFICATION, AND DISABLEMENT CAPABILI-
TIES RELATED TO REMOTELY PILOTED AIR-
CRAFT. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report address-
ing the suitability of existing capabilities to detect, iden-
tify, and disable remotely piloted aircraft operating within 
special use and restricted airspace. The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An assessment of the degree to which exist-
ing capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially 
disable remotely piloted aircraft within special use 
and restricted airspace are able to be deployed and 
combat prevailing threats. 
(2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabili-
ties related to the detection, identification, or dis-
ablement of remotely piloted aircraft within special 
use and restricted airspace. 
(3) A plan that outlines the extent to which ex-
isting research and development programs within the 
Department of Defense can be leveraged to fill iden-
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(f) REPORT ON AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANSPOR-
TATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR NON- 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES.—Sec-
tion 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2262) 
is amended by striking subsection (b). 
(g) BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILI-
TARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 358 of the Duncan Hun-
ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(h) 
REPORT
ON
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
PRO-
FICIENCY.—Section 958 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
122 Stat. 297) is repealed. 
(i) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIA-
TIVE.—Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) 
is amended by striking subsection (g). 
(j) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL 
ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES PROGRAM.—Section 345 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An articulation of the activities that con-
stitute unconventional warfare being waged upon the 
United States and allies. 
(2) A clarification of the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department of Defense in providing indi-
cations and warning of, and protection against, acts 
of unconventional warfare. 
(3) The current status of authorities and com-
mand structures related to countering unconven-
tional warfare. 
(4) An articulation of the goals and objectives 
of the Department of Defense with respect to coun-
tering unconventional warfare threats. 
(5) An articulation of related or required inter-
agency capabilities and whole-of-Government activi-
ties required by the Department of Defense to sup-
port a counter-unconventional warfare strategy. 
(6) 
Recommendations 
for 
improving 
the 
counter-unconventional warfare capabilities, authori-
ties, and command structures of the Department of 
Defense. 
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essary force protection and combat search and res-
cue support; 
(2) United States military personnel who are 
tasked with the mission of providing combat search 
and rescue support, casualty evacuation, and medical 
support for Operation Inherent Resolve should not 
be counted as part of any limitation on the number 
of United States ground forces for Operation Inher-
ent Resolve; 
(3) military assets required to support United 
States Armed Forces deployed in support of Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve should be staged as forward 
as possible and as proximate to such United States 
Armed Forces as practicable given the operating en-
vironment and also should not be subject to any lim-
itation on the number of United States ground 
forces for Operation Inherent Resolve; and 
(4) the President, the Secretary of Defense, and 
military commanders on the ground in support of 
Operation Inherent Resolve should continuously 
evaluate the force protection and combat search and 
rescue support requirements, and the associated 
measures that are being taken to support such re-
quirements, in order to ensure that such require-
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