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before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available in this Act may be used under such 
section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an 
ongoing military operation being conducted by United 
States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines 
that such waiver is required by extraordinary cir-
cumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making 
such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees 
of such waiver. 
SEC. 8118. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees to assess whether the 
justification and approval requirements under section 811 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2405) have, incon-
sistent with the intent of Congress— 
(1) negatively impacted the ability of covered 
entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the 
Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000; 
(2) discouraged agencies from awarding con-
tracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; 
and
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(3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently im-
plemented. 
(b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report 
to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency 
of the Department’s report in addressing the require-
ments; review the extent to which section 811 has nega-
tively impacted the ability of covered entities to be award-
ed sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged 
agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued 
and/or inconsistently implemented. 
SEC. 8119. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in-
cluding for the introduction of United States armed forces 
into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where immi-
nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters 
while equipped for combat, in contravention of the con-
gressional consultation and reporting requirements of sec-
tions 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 
1543). 
SEC. 8120. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor-
age or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to 
divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup
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aircraft inventory status, any A–10 aircraft, or to dises-
tablish any units of the active or reserve component associ-
ated with such aircraft. 
SEC. 8121. Of the funds provided for ‘‘Research, De-
velopment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ in this 
Act, not less than $2,800,000 shall be used to support 
the Department’s activities related to the implementation 
of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (Pub-
lic Law 113–101; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) and to support 
the implementation of a uniform procurement instrument 
identifier as described in subpart 4.16 of Title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to include changes in business 
processes, workforce, or information technology. 
SEC. 8123. None of the funds provided in this Act 
for the T–AO(X) program shall be used to award a new 
contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 
components unless those components are manufactured in 
the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) 
for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (including 
engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard 
cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8124. In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this Act for military personnel pay, including ac-
tive duty, reserve and National Guard personnel,
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$700,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
of Defense and made available for transfer only to military 
personnel accounts: Provided, That the transfer authority 
provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
SEC. 8125. The amounts appropriated in title II of 
this Act are hereby reduced by $359,000,000 to reflect 
excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working 
Capital Funds, as follows: 
(1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 
$138,000,000; 
(2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, De-
fense-Wide’’, $221,000,000. 
SEC. 8126. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated 
fuel prices, the total amount appropriated in this Act is 
hereby reduced by $814,000,000. 
SEC. 8127. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to reduce the end strength levels for the 
Army National Guard of the United States below the lev-
els specified for the Army National Guard of the United 
States in subtitle B of title IV of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291): Provided, That this section shall continue in effect
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through the date of enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 8128. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 
TITLE IX 
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Army’’, $5,664,570,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Navy’’, $1,643,136,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Marine Corps’’, $555,998,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Air Force’’, $2,376,095,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Army’’, $24,462,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Navy’’, $12,693,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-