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(1) remain a fully functioning element of the 
interconnected and redundant command and control 
system of the missile field; and 
(2) be made fully operational with a deployed 
missile. 
SEC. 242. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS AFFECT-
ING THE MISSILE DEFENSES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On April 15, 2013, the National Security 
Advisor to the President, Tom Donilon, conveyed a 
personal letter from President Obama to the Presi-
dent of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. 
(2) Press reports indicate that in this letter the 
President proposed, ‘‘developing a legally-binding 
agreement on transparency, which would include ex-
change of information to confirm that our programs 
do not pose a threat to each other’s deterrence 
forces,’’ through ‘‘a so-called executive agreement, 
for which [the President] does not need to seek the 
consent of Congress.’’. 
(3) The Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, 
Sergei Ryabkov, stated in response to the letter that, 
‘‘the proposals of the U.S. side on the issue are 
quite concrete and are related in a certain way to 
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the discussions our countries had at various levels in 
the past years. And it cannot be said from this point 
of view that the offers are decorative and not seri-
ous. No, I want to emphasize that we are commit-
ting to the seriousness of these proposals but we 
note their insufficiency.’’. 
(4) Press reports indicate that the Secretary of 
the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, 
conveyed a response to the letter from President 
Putin. 
(5) President Obama’s proposed deal with Rus-
sian President Putin has been kept secret from Con-
gress and the American people. 
(6) The Administration has systematically de-
nied Congress information about past offers of 
United States missile defense concessions to Russia, 
including written requests from Members of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the President should promptly convey to 
Congress the details of any proposed deals with the 
Russian Federation concerning the missile defenses 
or nuclear arms of the United States; and 
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(2) the missile defenses of the United States 
are central to the defense of the homeland from bal-
listic missile threats, particularly if nuclear deter-
rence fails, thus such defenses are not something 
that the President should continue to trade away for 
the prospects of nuclear arms reductions with Rus-
sia, the People’s Republic of China, or any other for-
eign country. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 251. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON 
THE AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE ACQUI-
SITION PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing on March 1, 2018, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an annual review of the am-
phibious combat vehicle acquisition program. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 
each year beginning in 2014 and ending in 2018, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the review of 
the amphibious combat vehicle acquisition program 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The extent to which the program is 
meeting development and procurement cost, 
schedule, performance, and risk mitigation 
goals. 
(B) With respect to meeting the desired 
initial operational capability and full operational 
capability dates for the amphibious combat ve-
hicle, the progress and results of— 
(i) developmental and operational test-
ing of the vehicle; and 
(ii) plans for correcting deficiencies in 
vehicle performance, operational effective-
ness, reliability, suitability, and safety. 
(C) An assessment of procurement plans, 
production results, and efforts to improve man-
ufacturing efficiency and supplier performance. 
(D) An assessment of the acquisition strat-
egy of the amphibious combat vehicle, including 
whether such strategy is in compliance with ac-
quisition management best-practices and the ac-
quisition policy and regulations of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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(E) An assessment of the projected oper-
ations and support costs and the viability of the 
Marine Corps to afford to operate and sustain 
the amphibious combat vehicle. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In submitting 
to the congressional defense committees the first re-
port under paragraph (1) and a report following any 
changes made by the Secretary of the Navy to the 
baseline documentation of the amphibious combat 
vehicle acquisition program, the Comptroller General 
shall include, with respect to such program, an as-
sessment of the sufficiency and objectivity of— 
(A) the analysis of alternatives; 
(B) the initial capabilities document; and 
(C) the capabilities development document. 
SEC. 252. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO IMPROVE BODY 
ARMOR. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the comprehensive research and development 
strategy of the Secretary to achieve significant reductions 
in the weight of body armor. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
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SEC. 253. REPORT ON MAIN BATTLE TANK FUEL EFFI-
CIENCY INITIATIVE. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
investment strategy to accelerate fuel efficiency improve-
ments to the current engine and transmission of the M1 
Abrams series main battle tank as part of the Army’s En-
gineering Change Proposal Phase I strategy. 
SEC. 254. REPORT ON POWERED RAIL SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the powered rail system compared to 
currently fielded solutions. Such report shall include each 
of the following: 
(1) Verification of relevant studies previously 
conducted by the Army, including that of the Ma-
neuver Center of Excellence, which show that a typ-
ical infantry platoon requires approximately 430 
pounds of batteries for a 72-hour mission, or rough-
ly 10 pounds per soldier, and that the per-soldier, 
per-year procurement, storage, transport and dis-
posal costs of these batteries are between $50,000 
and $65,000. 
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(2) An assessment of the comparative total cost 
of ownership, including procurement, fielding, train-
ing, and sustainment of the existing rail system and 
associated rail-mounted devices with respect to bat-
tery types and usage, when compared to that of a 
powered rail or intelligent rail system with a consoli-
dated power source. 
(3) An assessment of the specific effects of ex-
cessive battery weight on soldier mobility, endurance 
and lethality determined through side-by-side time, 
endurance, motion and lethality tests between sol-
diers operating with existing rail-mounted weapon 
accessories and soldiers using the powered rail or in-
telligent rail solution. 
(4) An assessment of the advantages to the 
Army of incorporating the high-speed communica-
tions capability embedded in the powered rail or in-
telligent rail technology, including the integration of 
existing Army devices and devices in development 
such as the family of weapons sights and the en-
hanced night vision goggles, with the powered rail 
technology, and the connection of these previously 
unconnected devices to the soldier network. 
(b) TESTING.—Any testing conducted in order to 
produce the report required by subsection (a) shall be su-
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pervised and validated by the Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 255. REPORT ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEER-
ING, AND MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that assesses 
whether the Science, Mathematics and Research for 
Transformation (SMART) scholarship program, or related 
scholarship or fellowship programs within the Department 
of Defense, are providing the necessary number of under-
graduate and graduate students in the fields of science, 
technology, engineer, and mathematics to meet the rec-
ommendations contained in the report of the Commission 
on Research and Development in the United States Intel-
ligence Community, as well as recommendation for how 
SMART and similar program might be improved to better 
satisfy those recommendations. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 261. ESTABLISHMENT OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC MOD-
ERNIZATION REVIEW AND ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 189. Cryptographic Modernization Review and Ad-
visory Board 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the De-
partment of Defense a Cryptographic Modernization Re-
view and Advisory Board (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Board’) to review and assess the cryptographic mod-
ernization activities of the Department and provide advice 
to the Secretary with respect to such activities pursuant 
to the roles and responsibilities outlined in the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 6510.02D. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—(1) The Secretary shall determine 
the number of members of the Board. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall appoint officers in the grade 
of general or admiral and civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense in the Senior Executive Service to serve 
as members of the Board. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(1) review compliance with cease-use dates for 
specific cryptographic systems based on rigorous 
analysis of technical and threat factors and issue 
guidance, as needed, to relevant program executive 
offices and program managers; 
‘‘(2) monitor the overall cryptographic mod-
ernization efforts of the Department, including while 
such efforts are being executed; 
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‘‘(3) convene in-depth technical program re-
views, as needed, for specific cryptographic mod-
ernization developments with respect to validating 
current and in-draft requirements of systems of the 
Department 
of 
Defense 
and 
identifying 
pro-
grammatic risks; 
‘‘(4) develop a five-year cryptographic mod-
ernization plan to— 
‘‘(A) make recommendations to the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council with respect to 
updating or modifying requirements for cryp-
tographic modernization; and 
‘‘(B) identify previously unidentified re-
quirements; 
‘‘(5) develop a long-term roadmap to— 
‘‘(A) ensure synchronization with major 
planning documents; 
‘‘(B) anticipate risks and issues in 10- and 
20-year timelines; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that the expertise and insights 
of the military departments, Defense Agencies, 
the combatant commands, industry, academia, 
and key allies are included in the course of de-
veloping and carrying out cryptographic mod-
ernization activities; 
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‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned has rendered 
a final decision denying that correction in whole 
or in part. 
‘‘(2) WHISTLEBLOWER CASES.—When the final 
decision of the Secretary concerned is subject to re-
view by the Secretary of Defense under section 
1034(g) of this title, the petitioner is not required 
to seek such review before obtaining judicial review, 
but if the petitioner does seek such review, judicial 
review may not be sought until the earlier of the fol-
lowing occurs: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense makes a 
decision in the matter. 
‘‘(B) The period specified in section 
1034(g) of this title for the Secretary to make 
a decision in the matter expires. 
‘‘(3) CLASS ACTIONS.—If judicial review of a 
records correction final decision is sought, and the 
petitioner for such judicial review also seeks to bring 
a class action with respect to a matter for which the 
petitioner requested a correction under section 1552 
of this title (including such a request in a matter 
arising under section 1034 of this title) and the 
court issues an order certifying a class in the case, 
paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any member 
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