I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Washington) (both by request): 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Exception to 30-year retirement for Regular Navy warrant officers in 
the grade of Chief Warrant Officer, W–5. 
Sec. 502. Standardization of grade for certain medical and dental branch chief 
positions. 
Sec. 503. Revision to definition of joint duty assignment to include all instruc-
tor assignments for joint training and education. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Authority for persons who are lawful permanent residents to be ap-
pointed as officers of the National Guard. 
Sec. 512. Placement of National Guard non-dual status technicians in the ex-
cepted service with all dual status National Guard technicians. 
Subtitle C—Education and Training 
Sec. 521. Inclusion of the school of Advanced Military Studies Senior Level 
Course as a Senior Level service school. 
Sec. 522. Support of Naval Academy athletic programs. 
Sec. 523. Modification of eligibility for associate degree programs under the 
Community College of the Air Force. 
Sec. 524. Repeal of requirement that at least 50 percent of participants in Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program be eligible for in- 
State tuition. 
Sec. 525. Consolidation of military department authority to issue arms, tentage, 
and equipment to educational institutions not maintaining 
units of junior ROTC. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 541. Air Force Chief and Deputy Chief of Chaplains. 
Sec. 542. Authority for additional behavioral health professionals to conduct 
pre-separation medical exams for post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
Sec. 543. Clarification and enhancement of the role of the Staff Judge Advo-
cate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Sec. 601. Transitional compensation for dependent children who were carried 
during pregnancy at the time of the dependent-abuse offense. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Revisions to TRICARE cost sharing requirements. 
Sec. 702. Requirement for Medicare participating physician or supplier to ac-
cept TRICARE and veterans affairs participating rates. 
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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 801. Reduction in requirements for submission of Selected Acquisition Re-
ports for major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 802. Authorization for entering into multiyear contracts with Federally 
Funded Research and Development Centers. 
Sec. 803. Authority for the Secretary of Defense to provide fee-for-service in-
spection and testing by the Defense Contract Management 
Agency for certain critical equipment in the absence of a pro-
curement contract. 
Sec. 804. Elimination of continuous-days-of-session requirement for congres-
sional notification of the lease of certain vessels by the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 805. Disestablishment of Defense Materiel Readiness Board. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Intelligence-Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Technical amendments to reflect change in name of National Defense 
Intelligence College to National Intelligence University. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 911. Revisions to policy on development and procurement of unmanned 
systems. 
Sec. 912. Repeal of requirement for biennial report on Global Positioning Sys-
tem. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1001. Technical amendments to repeal statutory references to United 
States Joint Forces Command. 
Sec. 1002. Redesignation of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies as the 
William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1301. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1302. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1303. Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund. 
Sec. 1304. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1305. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide. 
Sec. 1306. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1307. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
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Sec. 1311. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
TITLE XIV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2013 
Sec. 1401. Purpose. 
Sec. 1402. Army procurement. 
Sec. 1403. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1404. Navy and Marine Corps procurement. 
Sec. 1405. Air Force procurement. 
Sec. 1406. Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund. 
Sec. 1407. Defense-wide activities procurement. 
Sec. 1408. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1409. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1410. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1411. Working Capital Funds. 
Sec. 1412. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1413. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-Wide. 
Sec. 1414. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1415. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. ARMY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for procurement for the Army as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $5,853,729,000. 
(2) For missiles, $1,302,689,000. 
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
$1,501,706,000. 
(4) For ammunition, $1,739,706,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $6,326,245,000. 
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SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for procurement for the Navy and Marine 
Corps as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $17,129,296,000. 
(2) For weapons, including missiles and tor-
pedoes, $3,117,578,000. 
(3) 
For 
shipbuilding 
and 
conversion, 
$13,579,845,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $6,169,378,000. 
(5) 
For 
procurement, 
Marine 
Corps, 
$1,622,955,000. 
(6) For ammunition procurement, Navy and 
Marine Corps, $759,539,000. 
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for procure-
ment for the Air Force as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $11,002,999,000. 
(2) For ammunition, $599,194,000. 
(3) For missiles, $5,491,846,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $16,720,848,000. 
(b) ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds, in the form 
of advance appropriations, are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated for procurement of missiles for the Air Force 
to fully fund the procurement of Advanced Extremely 
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High Frequency communications satellites 5 and 6 and 
Space Based Infrared System missile warning satellites 5 
and 6, as follows: 
(1) For fiscal year 2014, $833,500,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2015, $763,900,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2016, $708,400,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2017, $1,107,200,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2018, $1,013,700,000. 
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for Defense-wide procurement in the 
amount of $4,187,935,000. 
SEC. 105. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Fund in the amount of $227,414,000. 
SEC. 106. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for purchases under the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.) in the 
amount of $89,189,000. 
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Subtitle B—Specific Programs 
SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
ARMY CH–47F HELICOPTERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Army may enter into a multiyear con-
tract or contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2013 pro-
gram year, for the procurement of airframes for CH–47F 
helicopters. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2013 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS AND 
ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into multiyear con-
tracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2013 program year, 
for the procurement of Arleigh Burke class guided missile 
destroyers, as well as the AEGIS Weapon Systems, MK 
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‘‘(C) an evaluation by the Director of the 
potential risk associated with such schedules, 
including detailed effects on operational plans, 
missions, deployment schedules, and fulfillment 
of the requirements of the commanders of the 
combatant commands. 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT WHEN AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT 
BUDGET IS INSUFFICIENT.—If the budget for a fiscal 
year provides for funding of the procurement of covered 
aircraft for either the Department of the Navy or the De-
partment of the Air Force at a level that is less than the 
level determined necessary by the Director of Cost Assess-
ment 
and 
Program 
Evaluation 
under 
subsection 
(b)(3)(B), the Secretary of Defense shall include with the 
defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assess-
ment that describes and discusses the risks associated 
with the budget, including the risk associated with a re-
duced force structure of aircraft that may result from 
funding covered aircraft procurement at such level. 
‘‘(d) CBO EVALUATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the congressional defense commit-
tees receive the plan under subsection (a), the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to such 
committees a report assessing the sufficiency of the esti-
mated levels of annual funding included in such plan with 
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respect to the budget submitted during the year in which 
the plan is submitted and the future-years defense pro-
gram submitted under section 221 of this title. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered aircraft’ means the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Fighter aircraft. 
‘‘(B) Attack aircraft. 
‘‘(C) Bomber aircraft. 
‘‘(D) Strategic lift aircraft. 
‘‘(E) Intratheater lift aircraft. 
‘‘(F) Intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance aircraft. 
‘‘(G) Tanker aircraft. 
‘‘(H) Any other major support aircraft 
designated by the Secretary of Defense for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 
submitted to Congress by the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with 
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in 
support of the budget for that fiscal year. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘quadrennial defense review’ 
means the review of the defense programs and poli-
cies of the United States that is carried out every 
four years under section 118 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 231a and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘231a. Long-range plan for procurement of aircraft for the Navy and the Air 
Force.’’. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $8,929,415,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $16,882,877,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $25,428,046,000. 
(4) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$17,982,161,000. 
(5) For the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, $185,268,000. 
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SEC. 202. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
LABORATORIES 
TO 
ENTER 
INTO 
EDU-
CATIONAL 
PARTNERSHIPS 
WITH 
EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN UNITED STATES 
TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2194(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the 
United States’’ after ‘‘institutions of the United States’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 7801)’’ 
before the period. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $36,608,592,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $41,606,943,000. 
(3) For the Marine Corps, $5,983,163,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $35,435,360,000. 
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(5) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$31,993,013,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $3,162,008,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,246,982,000. 
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve, 
$272,285,000. 
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,166,482,000. 
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
$7,108,612,000. 
(11) 
For 
the 
Air 
National 
Guard, 
$6,015,455,000. 
(12) For the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces, $13,516,000. 
(13) For the Department of Defense Acquisi-
tion Workforce Development Fund, $274,198,000. 
(14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, 
$335,921,000. 
(15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, 
$310,594,000. 
(16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
$529,263,000. 
(17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense- 
wide, $11,133,000. 
(18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly 
Used Defense Sites, $237,543,000. 
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(19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
Civic Aid programs, $108,759,000. 
(20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
grams, $519,111,000. 
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AUTHORITY TO ENSURE 
INTEROPERABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AND EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING. 
Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 303. REPEAL OF CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORES OVER-
SEAS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 2489 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub-
section (b) and inserting ‘‘LIMITATIONS.—’’ before 
‘‘In establishing’’; and 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6981. Support of athletic and physical fitness programs.’’. 
SEC. 523. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSOCIATE 
DEGREE PROGRAMS UNDER THE COMMU-
NITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE. 
Section 9315(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) Enlisted members of the armed forces 
other than the Air Force participating in joint-serv-
ice medical training and education or who are serv-
ing as instructors in such joint-service medical train-
ing and education.’’. 
SEC. 524. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 50 
PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS IN SENIOR RE-
SERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS PRO-
GRAM BE ELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE TUITION. 
Section 2107 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the third sentence of subsection 
(c)(1). 
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SEC. 525. CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT AU-
THORITY TO ISSUE ARMS, TENTAGE, AND 
EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
NOT MAINTAINING UNITS OF JUNIOR ROTC. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Chapter 152 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
2552 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational 
institutions not maintaining units of jun-
ior ROTC 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may issue 
arms, tentage, and equipment to an educational institution 
at which no unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps is maintained if the educational institution— 
‘‘(1) offers a course in military training pre-
scribed by that Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) has a student body of at least 50 students 
who are in a grade above the eighth grade.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 4651, 7911, 
and 9651 of such title are repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 152 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2552 the following 
new item: 
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‘‘2552a. Arms, tentage, and equipment: educational institutions not maintaining 
units of Junior ROTC.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 441 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 4651. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 667 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 7911. 
(4) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 941 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 9651. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 541. AIR FORCE CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAP-
LAINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 8039. Chief and deputy chief of chaplains: appoint-
ment; duties 
‘‘(a) CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.— 
‘‘(1) There is a Chief of Chaplains in the Air 
Force, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of 
the Air Force designated under section 8067(h) of 
this title as chaplains who are serving in the grade 
of colonel or above, are serving on active duty, and 
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have served on active duty as a chaplain for at least 
eight years. 
‘‘(2) An officer appointed as the Chief of Chap-
lains shall be appointed for a term of three years. 
However, the President may terminate or extend the 
appointment at any time. 
‘‘(3) The Chief of Chaplains shall be appointed 
in the regular grade of major general. 
‘‘(4) The Chief of Chaplains shall perform such 
duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force and by law. 
‘‘(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.— 
‘‘(1) There is a Deputy Chief of Chaplains in 
the Air Force, appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from offi-
cers of the Air Force designated under section 
8067(h) of this title as chaplains, who are serving in 
the grade of colonel, are serving on active duty, and 
have served on active duty as a chaplain for at least 
eight years. 
‘‘(2) An officer appointed as the Deputy Chief 
of Chaplains shall be appointed for a term of three 
years. However, the President may terminate or ex-
tend the appointment at any time. 
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‘‘(3) The Deputy Chief of Chaplains shall be 
appointed in the regular grade of brigadier general. 
‘‘(4) The Deputy Chief of Chaplains shall per-
form such duties as may be prescribed by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force and the Chief of Chaplains 
and by law. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION BOARD.—Under regulations ap-
proved by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
Air Force in selecting an officer for recommendation to 
the President under subsection (a) for appointment as the 
Chief of Chaplains or under subsection (b) for appoint-
ment as the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, shall ensure that 
the officer selected is recommended by a board of officers 
that, insofar as practicable, is subject to the procedures 
applicable to the selection boards convened under chapter 
36 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘8039. Chief and Deputy Chief of Chaplains; appointment; duties.’’. 
SEC. 542. AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CONDUCT PRE- 
SEPARATION MEDICAL EXAMS FOR POST- 
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 
Section 1177(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or psychia-
trist’’ and inserting ‘‘psychiatrist, licensed clinical 
social worker, or psychiatric nurse practitioner’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or psychia-
trist’’ and inserting ‘‘, psychiatrist, licensed clinical 
social worker, or psychiatric nurse practitioner’’. 
SEC. 543. CLARIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE 
ROLE OF THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO 
THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
(a) APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT AND PERMA-
NENT APPOINTMENT TO GRADE OF MAJOR GENERAL.— 
Subsection (a) of section 5046 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘detailed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate,’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘If an 
officer appointed as the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, while so serving, has the 
grade of’’ and inserting ‘‘holds a lower grade, 
the officer shall be appointed in the grade of’’. 
(b) DUTIES, AUTHORITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
Such section is further amended— 
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‘‘(4) The Staff Judge Advocate to the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps.’’. 
(d) SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN LEGAL SERVICES.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE.— 
Section 806(a) of such title (article 6(a) of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and within the Marine Corps the Staff Judge 
Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps,’’ 
in the third sentence after ‘‘Judge Advocate Gen-
eral’’. 
(2) DELIVERY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1044(b) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
within the Marine Corps the Staff Judge Advocate 
to the Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ after 
‘‘title)’’. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
SEC. 601. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENT 
CHILDREN WHO WERE CARRIED DURING 
PREGNANCY AT THE TIME OF THE DEPEND-
ENT-ABUSE OFFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1059 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) Payment to a child under this section shall 
not be paid for any period that the child was in 
utero.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘at the time of 
the dependent-abuse offense resulting in the separa-
tion of the former member’’ and inserting ‘‘or eligi-
ble spouse at the time of the dependent-abuse of-
fense resulting in the separation of the former mem-
ber or who was carried during pregnancy at the time 
of the dependent-abuse offense resulting in the sepa-
ration of the former member and was subsequently 
born alive to the eligible spouse or former spouse’’. 
(b) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—No benefits shall 
accrue by reason of the amendments made by this section 
for any month that begins before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. REVISIONS TO TRICARE COST SHARING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) REVISION OF ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEES.— 
Section 1097(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Beginning October 1, 2012, the annual 
enrollment fees referred to in paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(i) may not be increased for a survivor of 
a member of the uniformed services who dies 
while on active duty, or a person retired under 
chapter 61 of this title or the dependents of 
such person; and 
‘‘(ii) for an individual enrollment, shall be 
one-half of the amount for a family enrollment. 
‘‘(B) Beginning October 1, 2012, such annual 
enrollment fees shall have three Tiers, as follows: 
‘‘(i) Tier 1, which shall be applicable to 
former members (or their survivors) with re-
tired pay (or in the case of survivors, annuity 
under the Survivor Benefits Plan under chapter 
73 of this title) in 2012 less than $22,590. 
‘‘(ii) Tier 2, which shall be applicable to 
former members (or their survivors) with re-
tired pay (or in the case of survivors, annuity 
under the Survivor Benefits Plan under chapter 
73 of this title) in 2012 between $22,590 and 
$45,178 inclusive. 
‘‘(iii) Tier 3, which shall be applicable to 
former members (or their survivors) with re-
tired pay (or in the case of survivors, annuity 
under the Survivor Benefits Plan under chapter 
73 of this title) in 2012 more than $45,178. 
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‘‘(C) Each amount specified in subparagraph 
(B) shall be adjusted in subsequent years by the cost 
of living adjustment applied to retired pay. In subse-
quent years, tier placement will be based on retired 
pay or annuity during the calendar year in which the 
fiscal year starts. For purposes of applying subpara-
graph (B), the amount of retired pay or annuity de-
termined to be received by any eligible beneficiary 
under this section and any other tier placement 
issues under this section shall be determined by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(D) The annual family enrollment fee by fiscal 
year referred to in paragraph (1), based upon the 
Tiers determined under subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
is the following: 
‘‘(i) For 2013, $600 for Tier 1, $720 for 
Tier 2, and $820 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(ii) For 2014, $680 for Tier 1, $920 for 
Tier 2, and $1,120 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(iii) For 2015, $760 for Tier 1, $1,185 
for Tier 2, and $1,535 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(iv) For 2016, $850 for Tier 1, $1,450 
for Tier 2, and $1,950 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(v) For years after 2016, the amount for 
2016, indexed by the National Health Expendi-
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tures per capita rate, as established by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEE 
FOR CERTAIN TRICARE STANDARD BENEFICIARIES.— 
Section 1086(b)(1) of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) Beginning October 1, 2012, an annual en-
rollment fee, which shall be a precondition to cov-
erage under this section (including coverage that 
provides for discounts on cost-sharing for using 
TRICARE network providers) and section 1074g, 
except that such fee shall not apply to persons de-
scribed in paragraph (5) or in subsection (d), or to 
those covered by an enrollment fee under section 
1097. The amount of the enrollment fee by fiscal 
year shall be— 
‘‘(A) in 2013, $70 for an individual or 
$140 for a family group; 
‘‘(B) in 2014, $85 for an individual or 
$170 for a family group; 
‘‘(C) in 2015, $100 for an individual or 
$200 for a family group; 
‘‘(D) in 2016, $115 for an individual or 
$230 for a family group; 
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‘‘(E) in 2017, $130 for an individual or 
$250 for a family group; and 
‘‘(F) after 2017, the amounts for 2017 ad-
justed based on the National Health Expendi-
tures per capita rate, as established by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.’’. 
(c) REVISION OF ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS.— 
(1) Section 1086(b)(2) of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) An annual deductible amount applicable to 
the charges for all types of care authorized by this 
section and received while in an outpatient status 
and 25 percent of the additional charges for such 
care during a year. The annual deductible amount, 
except for persons described in paragraph (5), by 
fiscal year shall be— 
‘‘(A) in 2013, $160 for an individual or 
$320 for a family group; 
‘‘(B) in 2014, $200 for an individual or 
$400 for a family group; 
‘‘(C) in 2015, $230 for an individual or 
$460 for a family group; 
‘‘(D) in 2016, $260 for an individual or 
$520 for a family group; 
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‘‘(E) in 2017, $290 for an individual or 
$580 for a family group; and 
‘‘(F) after 2017, the amounts for 2017 ad-
justed based on the National Health Expendi-
tures per capita rate, as established by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services.’’. 
(2) Such subsection is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)(B) shall not 
apply to a survivor of a member of the uniformed 
services who died while on active duty or to a person 
retired under chapter 61 of this title or the depend-
ents of such person. For such individuals— 
‘‘(A) there is no annual enrollment fee; 
‘‘(B) the deductible amounts in effect in 
fiscal year 2012 shall remain in effect; and 
‘‘(C) the maximum payment amount re-
ferred to in paragraph (4)(A) shall remain in 
effect.’’. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEE 
FOR
TRICARE
FOR
LIFE
BENEFICIARIES.—Section 
1086(d)(3) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A person described in paragraph (2) 
(except a person described in clause (i) of this 
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subparagraph), shall pay an annual fiscal year 
enrollment fee as an additional condition of eli-
gibility for health care benefits under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(i) The annual enrollment fee shall 
not be charged to a survivor of a member 
of the uniformed services who died while 
on active duty, or to a person retired under 
chapter 61 of this title or the dependents 
of such person. 
‘‘(ii) The annual enrollment fee shall 
have three Tiers, with Tier 1 applicable to 
former members (or their survivors) with 
retired pay (or in the case of survivors, an-
nuity under the Survivor Benefits Plan 
under chapter 73 of this title) in 2012 less 
than $22,590, Tier 2 between $22,590 and 
$45,178 (inclusive), and Tier 3 more than 
$45,178. 
‘‘(iii) Each of the amounts in clause 
(ii) shall be adjusted in subsequent years 
by the cost of living adjustment applied to 
retired pay. 
‘‘(iv) Tier placement in years after 
2012 shall be based on retired pay or an-
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nuity during the calendar year in which 
the fiscal year starts. 
‘‘(v) For purposes of tier placement, 
the amount of retired pay or annuity de-
termined to be received by any eligible ben-
eficiary under this subparagraph, and any 
other tier placement issues under this sec-
tion shall be determined by the Secretary 
of Defense. 
‘‘(vi) In 2013 the enrollment fee for 
an individual shall be $35 for Tier 1, $75 
for Tier 2, and $115 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(vii) In 2014 the enrollment fee for 
an individual shall be $75 for Tier 1, $150 
for Tier 2, and $225 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(viii) In 2015 the enrollment fee for 
an individual shall be $115 for Tier 1, 
$225 for Tier 2, and $335 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(ix) In 2016 the enrollment fee for 
an individual shall be $150 for Tier 1, 
$300 for Tier 2, and $450 for Tier 3. 
‘‘(x) In subsequent years, the enroll-
ment fee for an individual shall be the 
amount in 2016, indexed by the National 
Health Expenditures per capita rate, as es-
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tablished by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.’’. 
(e) REVISIONS
TO CATASTROPHIC CAP.—Section 
1086(b)(4) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ″(4); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Beginning October 1, 2012, the 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
be adjusted based on the National Health Ex-
penditures per capita rate, as established by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
shall not include enrollment fees under this 
chapter.’’. 
(f) REVISIONS
TO TRICARE PHARMACY PROGRAM 
REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Section 1074g(a)(5) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘at least one of the means described 
in paragraph (2)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘the national mail 
order pharmacy program’’. 
(2) Section 1074g(a)(6) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C)(i) Notwithstanding any limitation in sub-
paragraph (A) and subject to clause (iv), the gen-
erally applicable cost sharing amounts specified in 
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the following table shall apply in the years 2013 
through 2021: 
‘‘Fiscal 
Year 
Retail 
Generic 
Retail 
For-
mulary 
Mail Order 
Generic 
Mail Order 
Formulary 
Mail Order 
Non-formulary 
2013 ...
$5 
$26 
$0 
$26 
$51
2014 ...
$6 
$28 
$0 
$28 
$54
2015 ...
$7 
$30 
$0 
$30 
$58
2016 ...
$8 
$32 
$0 
$32 
$62
2017 ...
$9 
$34 
$9 
$34 
$66
2018 ...
$10 
$36 
$10 
$36 
$70
2019 ...
$11 
$38 
$11 
$38 
$75
2020 ...
$12 
$40 
$12 
$40 
$80
2021 ...
$13 
$43 
$13 
$43 
$85. 
‘‘(ii) The amounts specified in the table in 
clause (i) for retail dispensing refer to dispensing in 
retail network pharmacies for prescriptions for up to 
a 30-day supply. The amounts specified for mail 
order dispensing are for an up to 90-day supply. 
‘‘(iii) The amounts specified in the table in 
clause (i) shall be adjusted by the Secretary for 
years after 2021 based on changes (as determined 
by the Secretary) in the costs of pharmaceutical 
agents and prescription dispensing, rounded to the 
nearest dollar. 
‘‘(iv) A cost-sharing amount under this sub-
paragraph shall not apply to a survivor of a member 
of the uniformed services who died while on active 
duty, or to a person retired under chapter 61 of this 
title or the dependents of such person. For such in-
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dividuals, the amounts in effect during fiscal year 
2012 shall remain in effect.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS.—This sec-
tion shall take effect October 1, 2012. The Secretary of 
Defense may issue an interim final rule or take such other 
action as necessary to ensure implementation as of that 
date. Such action may include presumptive enrollment for 
designated beneficiaries (subject to declination) and auto-
matic deduction from retired pay or annuity of enrollment 
fee amounts. 
SEC. 702. REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICARE PARTICIPATING 
PHYSICIAN 
OR 
SUPPLIER 
TO 
ACCEPT 
TRICARE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS PARTICI-
PATING RATES. 
Section 1842(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395u(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Any physician or supplier who 
voluntarily enters into an agreement with the Secretary 
to become a participating physician or supplier shall be 
deemed to have agreed to be a participating provider of 
medical care or services under any health plan contracted 
for under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States 
Code, or under section 1718 of title 38, United States 
Code, in accordance with the payment methodology and 
amounts prescribed under joint regulations prescribed by 
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the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security pursuant to sections 1079 and 1086 
of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 801. REDUCTION IN REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION 
OF SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS FOR 
MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2432(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘75 percent’’. 
SEC. 
802. 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR 
ENTERING 
INTO 
MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS WITH FEDERALLY 
FUNDED 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
Section 2367 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION OF CENTERS.—(1) The head 
of an agency may enter into multiyear contracts with fed-
erally funded research and development centers with which 
the agency has a sponsoring agreement. Any such contract 
may be for a term not to exceed five years, consistent with 
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the sponsoring agreement of the Department of Defense 
with such center. 
‘‘(2) The head of an agency that enters into a spon-
soring agreement with a federally funded research and de-
velopment center— 
‘‘(A) shall include in the sponsoring agreement, 
or in applicable contracts with that center, provi-
sions— 
‘‘(i) for the orderly termination or non-
renewal of the center; and 
‘‘(ii) upon such termination or nonrenewal, 
for disposal of assets, and settlement of liabil-
ities, of the center; and 
‘‘(B) may include in the sponsoring agreement, 
or in applicable contracts with that center, provi-
sions— 
‘‘(i) for special close-out costs, cancellation 
costs, termination costs and other types of ex-
penses that may be incurred at the end of spon-
sorship; and 
‘‘(ii) for transfer of title to, or liquidation 
of, the proceeds of sale or transfer of any prop-
erty held by the center for the benefit of the 
Government. 
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‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘head of an agency’ 
has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(2).’’. 
SEC. 803. AUTHORITY FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
TO PROVIDE FEE-FOR-SERVICE INSPECTION 
AND TESTING BY THE DEFENSE CONTRACT 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR CERTAIN CRIT-
ICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF A PRO-
CUREMENT CONTRACT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2539b of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) make available to any person or entity, in 
advance of the award of a procurement contract, 
through contracts or other appropriate arrangements 
and subject to subsection (e), the services of the De-
fense Contract Management Agency for testing and 
inspection of items when such testing and inspection 
is determined by the Secretary to be critical to a 
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specific program of the Department of Defense.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) DCMA SERVICES.—Services of the Defense 
Contract Management Agency may be made available 
under subsection (a)(5) only if the contract or other ar-
rangement for those services— 
‘‘(1) holds the United States harmless if the 
items covered by the contract or other arrangement 
(whether or not tested and inspected under the con-
tract or other arrangement) are not subsequently or-
dered by or delivered to the United States under a 
procurement contract entered into after the contract 
or other arrangement is entered into; and 
‘‘(2) holds the United States harmless against 
any claim arising out of the inspection and testing, 
or the use in any commercial application, of the 
equipment tested and inspected by the Defense Con-
tract Management Agency under the contract or 
other arrangement.’’. 
(b) FEES.—Subsection (c) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (a)(4)’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘, (a)(4), and (a)(5)’’; 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘, travel, and other incidental 
overhead expenses’’ in the second sentence after 
‘‘salaries’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or inspection’’ before the pe-
riod at the end of the second sentence. 
(c) USE OF FEES.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘and (a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(a)(4), and (a)(5)’’. 
SEC. 804. ELIMINATION OF CONTINUOUS-DAYS-OF-SESSION 
REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTI-
FICATION OF THE LEASE OF CERTAIN VES-
SELS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 2401(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘of continuous session of Con-
gress’’. 
SEC. 805. DISESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE MATERIEL 
READINESS BOARD. 
(a) DISESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.—The Defense 
Materiel Readiness Board established pursuant to section 
871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 117 note) is 
hereby disestablished. 
(b) TERMINATION OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC READI-
NESS FUND.—The Defense Strategic Readiness Fund es-
tablished by section 872(d) of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 10 U.S.C. 117 note) is hereby closed. 
(c) REPEAL.—Subtitle G of title VIII of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 117 note) is repealed. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Intelligence-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGE 
IN NAME OF NATIONAL DEFENSE INTEL-
LIGENCE COLLEGE TO NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE UNIVERSITY. 
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT NAME 
CHANGE.—Section 2161 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘National Defense Intelligence 
College’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘National In-
telligence University’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 2161. Degree granting authority for national intel-
ligence university’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item related to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 108 of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘2161. Degree granting authority for National Intelligence University.’’. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
SEC. 911. REVISIONS TO POLICY ON DEVELOPMENT AND 
PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS. 
(a) REVISION TO REQUIRED POLICY.—Subsection (a) 
of section 941 of the John Warner National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2083) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on’’ and inserting ‘‘for the con-
duct of’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘procurement, and operation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and for the conduct of procure-
ment,’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘manned and’’ before ‘‘un-
manned systems’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘in a manner that is fiscally re-
sponsible and enhances warfighter capability’’ before 
the period at the end. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO ELEMENTS OF POLICY.—Sub-
section (b) of such section is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) An identification of those Department of 
Defense capabilities for which manned and un-
manned systems may address potential needs. 
‘‘(2) A thorough and objective consideration of 
the acquisition of manned and unmanned systems 
whenever a new system is to be acquired to meet a 
capability requirement.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, including’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘on unmanned sys-
tems’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘missions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘capabilities’’. 
(c) ROADMAP.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ROADMAP.—The Secretary of Defense shall pre-
pare and update periodically a roadmap for the policy re-
quired by subsection (a) that includes— 
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‘‘(1) goals for the development of unmanned 
system technologies to address capabilities identified 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and 
‘‘(2) plans to address technical, operational, 
and production challenges, and gaps in capabilities, 
with respect to unmanned systems.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and implement the road-
map required by subsection (c),’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘MANNED AND’’ be-
fore ‘‘UNMANNED’’. 
SEC. 912. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL RE-
PORT ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 
Section 2281 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REPEAL STATU-
TORY 
REFERENCES 
TO 
UNITED 
STATES 
JOINT FORCES COMMAND. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1)(A) Section 232 is repealed. 
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(B) The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 9 is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 232. 
(2) Section 485(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘including a description 
of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(A) Spe-
cific outcomes’’ and inserting ‘‘including a 
description of specific outcomes’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(B) by striking paragraph (8); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (8). 
(3) Section 2859(d) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2). 
(4) Section 10503(13)(B) is amended by strik-
ing clause (iii) and redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (iii). 
SEC. 1002. REDESIGNATION OF THE CENTER FOR HEMI-
SPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES AS THE WILLIAM 
J. PERRY CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DE-
FENSE STUDIES. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Department of Defense 
regional center for security studies known as the Center 
for Hemispheric Defense Studies is hereby renamed the 
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‘‘William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Stud-
ies’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 184 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Center for Hemi-
spheric 
Defense 
Studies’’ 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(C) and inserting ‘‘The William J. Perry 
Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Center for Hemi-
spheric Defense Studies’’ in subsection (f)(5) 
and inserting ‘‘the William J. Perry Center for 
Hemispheric Defense Studies’’. 
(2) Section 2611(a)(2)(C) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Center for Hemispheric 
Defense Studies.’’ and inserting ‘‘The William J. 
Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Department 
of Defense Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense 
Studies. 
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TITLE XIII—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1301. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for the Defense Working Capital Funds 
in the amount of $1,516,184,000. 
SEC. 1302. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the National Defense Sealift Fund 
in the amount of $608,136,000. 
SEC. 1303. JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Joint Urgent Operational Needs 
Fund in the amount of $99,477,000. 
SEC. 1304. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,301,786,000, 
of which— 
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(1) $635,843,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; 
(2) $647,351,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $18,592,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1305. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount 
of $999,363,000. 
SEC. 1306. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
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Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in the 
amount of $273,821,000, of which— 
(1) $272,821,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and 
(2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement. 
SEC. 1307. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, in the amount of $32,980,718,000, of which— 
(1) $31,801,279,000 is for Operation and 
Maintenance; 
(2) $672,977,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $506,462,000 is for Procurement. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2013 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Trust Fund the sum of $67,590,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
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TITLE XIV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 
SEC. 1401. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1402. ARMY PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for procurement for the Army in amounts 
as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $486,200,000. 
(2) For missile procurement, $49,653,000. 
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles 
procurement, $15,422,000. 
(4) 
For 
ammunition 
procurement, 
$357,493,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $2,015,907,000. 
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SEC. 1403. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Fund in the amount of $1,675,400,000. 
SEC. 1404. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for procurement for the Navy and Marine 
Corps in amounts as follows: 
(1) 
For 
aircraft 
procurement, 
Navy, 
$164,582,000. 
(2) 
For 
weapons 
procurement, 
Navy, 
$23,500,000. 
(3) For ammunition procurement, Navy and 
Marine Corps, $285,747,000. 
(4) For other procurement, Navy, $98,882,000. 
(5) 
For 
procurement, 
Marine 
Corps, 
$943,683,000. 
SEC. 1405. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for procurement for the Air Force in 
amounts as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $305,600,000. 
(2) 
For 
ammunition 
procurement, 
$116,203,000. 
(3) For missile procurement, $34,350,000. 
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(4) For other procurement, $2,818,270,000. 
SEC. 1406. JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Joint Urgent Operational Needs 
Fund in the amount of $100,000,000. 
SEC. 1407. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the procurement account for Defense- 
wide activities in the amount of $196,349,000. 
SEC. 1408. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $19,860,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $60,119,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $53,150,000. 
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $112,387,000. 
SEC. 1409. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Armed Forces for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $28,591,441,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $5,880,395,000. 
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(3) For the Marine Corps, $4,066,340,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $9,241,613,000. 
(5) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$7,824,579,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $154,537,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $55,924,000. 
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve, 
$25,477,000. 
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $120,618,000. 
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
$382,448,000. 
(11) For the Air National Guard, $19,975,000. 
(12) For the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund, $5,749,167,000. 
(13) For the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, 
$400,000,000. 
SEC. 1410. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 to the Department of Defense for military 
personnel 
accounts 
in 
the 
total 
amount 
of 
$13,788,421,000. 
SEC. 1411. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds 
in the amount of $503,364,000. 
SEC. 1412. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program in the amount of $993,898,000 for operation and 
maintenance. 
SEC. 1413. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide in the amount 
of $469,025,000. 
SEC. 1414. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the 
amount of $10,766,000. 
SEC. 1415. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
Funds available to the Department of Defense for the 
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2013 
shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections 
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(b) through (g) of section 1513 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by section 1531(b) of 
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
Æ 
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