(2) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) the delays and backlogs associated with 
the Personnel Security Investigations Program 
threaten the national security of the United 
States and key defense industrial assets; and 
(B) the Secretary of Defense should take 
such steps as are necessary to eliminate the back-
logs of applications for security clearance and 
the delays associated with the security clearance 
application process and make systemic improve-
ments to the Personnel Security Investigations 
Program. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC POLICY 
ON 
PREPOSITIONING 
OF 
MATERIEL 
AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) STRATEGIC POLICY REQUIRED.—Chapter 131 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2229. Strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel 
and equipment 
‘‘(a) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall maintain a strategic policy on the programs of the 
Department of Defense for the prepositioning of materiel 
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and equipment. Such policy shall take into account na-
tional security threats, strategic mobility, and service re-
quirements. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION OF DIVERSION OF PREPOSITIONED 
MATERIEL.—The Secretary of a military department may 
not divert materiel or equipment from prepositioned stocks 
except— 
‘‘(1) in accordance with a change made by the 
Secretary of Defense to the policy maintained under 
subsection (a); or 
‘‘(2) for the purpose of supporting a contingency 
operation. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense may not implement or change the policy required 
under subsection (a) until the Secretary submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a report describing the policy 
or change to the policy.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2229. Strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel and equipment.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish the strategic policy on the pro-
grams of the Department of Defense for the 
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prepositioning of materiel and equipment required 
under section 2229 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a). 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
DIVERSION
OF 
PREPOSITIONED
MATERIEL.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits the report required under section 2229(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, on the policy established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of a military de-
partment may not divert materiel or equipment from 
prepositioned stocks except for the purpose of sup-
porting a contingency operation. 
SEC. 342. AUTHORITY TO MAKE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT END 
OF USEFUL WORKING LIFE. 
(a) INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HORSES 
IN EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Section 2583 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘work-
ing dogs’’ and inserting ‘‘animals’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘working’’ each place it appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘dog’’ and ‘‘dogs’’ each place they 
appear and inserting ‘‘animal’’ and ‘‘animals’’, re-
spectively; 
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(4) by striking ‘‘dog’s’’ in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘animal’s’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘a dog’s adoptability’’ in sub-
section (b) and inserting ‘‘the adoptability of the ani-
mal’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) MILITARY ANIMAL DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘military animal’ means the following: 
‘‘(1) A military working dog. 
‘‘(2) A horse owned by the Department of De-
fense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chap-
ter 153 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2583. Military animals: transfer and adoption at end of useful working life.’’. 
SEC. 343. SALE AND USE OF PROCEEDS OF RECYCLABLE 
MUNITIONS MATERIALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Chapter 443 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4690. Recyclable munitions materials: sale; use of 
proceeds 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
FOR PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 
section 2577 of this title, the Secretary of the Army may 
carry out a program to sell recyclable munitions materials 
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resulting from the demilitarization of conventional military 
munitions without regard to chapter 5 of title 40 and use 
any proceeds in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) METHOD OF SALE.—The Secretary shall use com-
petitive procedures to sell recyclable munitions materials 
under this section in accordance with Federal procurement 
laws and regulations. 
‘‘(c) PROCEEDS.—(1) Proceeds from the sale of recycla-
ble munitions materials under this section shall be credited 
to an account that is specified as being for Army ammuni-
tion demilitarization from funds made available for the 
procurement of ammunition, to be available only for rec-
lamation, recycling, and reuse of conventional military mu-
nitions (including research and development and equipment 
purchased for such purpose). 
‘‘(2) Amounts credited under this subsection shall be 
available for obligation for the fiscal year during which the 
funds are so credited and for three subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the program established under this 
section. Such regulations shall be consistent and in compli-
ance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 
et seq.) and the regulations implementing that Act.’’. 
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