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paragraph (3), as well as estimates for resources 
that might be needed based on selected OPLANS 
and CONPLANS. 
(5) A description of how new and emerging 
technologies can be incorporated into the projected 
force 
structure 
and 
future 
OPLANS 
and 
CONPLANS. 
(6) A description of new capabilities that may 
be needed to fill any identified gaps and programs 
that might be required to develop such capabilities. 
SEC. 1088. COMPLIANCE OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS WITH 
MINIMUM SAFE STAFFING STANDARDS. 
In implementing the sequester required by section 
251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as ordered on March 1, 2013, the 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all military depart-
ments remain fully compliant with minimum safe staffing 
standards, as outlined in the Department of Defense Fire 
and Emergency Services Program (DoD Instruction 
6055.06). 
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SEC. 1089. DETERMINATION AND DISCLOSURE OF TRANS-
PORTATION 
COSTS 
INCURRED 
BY 
SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
TRIPS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) DETERMINATION AND DISCLOSURE OF COSTS BY 
SECRETARY.—In the case of a trip taken by a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives or 
Senate in carrying out official duties outside the United 
States for which the Department of Defense provides 
transportation, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) determine the cost of the transportation 
provided with respect to the Member, officer, or em-
ployee; 
(2) not later than 10 days after completion of 
the trip involved, provide a written statement of the 
cost— 
(A) to the Member, officer, or employee in-
volved; and 
(B) to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives (in the case of 
a trip taken by a Member, officer, or employee 
of the House) or the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate (in the case of a trip 
taken by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
Senate); and 
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(3) upon providing a written statement under 
paragraph (2), make the statement available for 
viewing on the Secretary’s official public website 
until the expiration of the 4-year period which be-
gins on the final day of the trip involved. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTIONS
DESCRIBED.—This section 
does not apply with respect to any trip for which any 
of the following applies: 
(A) The purpose of the trip is to visit one 
or more United States military installations or 
to visit United States military personnel in a 
war zone (or both). 
(B) The use of transportation provided by 
the Department of Defense is necessary to pro-
tect the safety and security of the individuals 
taking the trip. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In determining whether 
or not a trip is described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall consult with the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives (in the case of a trip 
taken by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
House) or the Majority Leader of the Senate (in the 
case of a trip taken by a Member, officer, or em-
ployee of the Senate). 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Member’’, with re-
spect to the House of Representatives, includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ means the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to trips taken on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except that this section does not apply 
with respect to any trip which began prior to such date. 
SEC. 1090. TRANSFER OR LOAN OF EQUIPMENT TO THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELAT-
ING TO BORDER SECURITY. 
The Secretary of Defense may coordinate with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to identify and provide 
for the transfer or long-term loan to the Department of 
Homeland Security of equipment the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be excess and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines to be appropriate in order to increase 
situational awareness and achieve operational control of 
the international borders of the United States. 
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SEC. 1091. TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY OF THE TETHERED AEROSTAT 
RADAR SYSTEM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later 
than September 30, 2013, the Secretary of Defense is au-
thorized to transfer to the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized 
to accept from the Secretary of Defense, full contract own-
ership and management responsibilities for the existing 
Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) program and 
contracts. Neither the Department of Defense nor the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall be required to reim-
burse the other agency for any services under the TARS 
program. 
SEC. 1092. 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 inserting ‘‘bor-
der security activities and’’ before ‘‘law enforce-
ment activities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Attor-
ney General’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘border secu-
rity activities or’’ before ‘‘counter-drug’’. 
SEC. 1093. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL 
AIRSPACE. 
(a) MEMORANDA
OF UNDERSTANDING.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of De-
fense may enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with a non-Department of Defense entity that is engaged 
in the test range program authorized under section 332(c) 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) to allow such entity to access non-
regulatory special use airspace if such access— 
(1) is used by the entity as part of such test 
range program; and 
(2) does not interfere with the activities of the 
Secretary or otherwise interrupt or delay missions or 
training of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ESTABLISHED
PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
shall carry out subsection (a) using the established proce-
dures of the Department of Defense with respect to enter-
ing into a memorandum of understanding. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—A memorandum of under-
standing entered into under subsection (a) between the 
Secretary and a non-Department of Defense entity shall 
not be construed as establishing the Secretary as a part-
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ner, proponent, or team member of such entity in the test 
range program specified in such subsection. 
SEC. 1094. DAYS ON WHICH THE POW/MIA FLAG IS DIS-
PLAYED ON CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY. 
Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DAYS FOR FLAG DISPLAY.—For the purposes 
of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days 
on which the flag of the United States is displayed.’’. 
SEC. 1095. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPROVISED EXPLO-
SIVE DEVICES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the use of improvised explosive devices (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘IEDs’’) against members 
of the Armed Forces or people of the United States 
should be condemned; 
(2) unwavering support for members of the 
Armed Forces, first responders, and explosive ord-
nance disposal personnel of the United States who 
face the threat of IEDs and put their lives on the 
line to defeat them should be expressed; 
(3) all relevant agencies of the Government 
should be called on to coordinate with international 
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partners and other responsible entities to reduce the 
use of IEDs and curb their proliferation; and 
(4) the exchange of blast trauma research data 
should be facilitated between all relevant agencies of 
the Government. 
SEC. 1096. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG 
NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY RESERVE 
FORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The first volunteer militia unit in America 
was formed in 1636 in Massachusetts Bay, followed 
by other units in the colonies of Virginia and Con-
necticut. the American founding fathers wrote article 
I, section 8, of the United States Constitution to 
keep the militia model, authorizing a standing mili-
tary force that could organize, train, and equip mili-
tia volunteers when needed. 
(2) In World War I, nearly all National 
Guardsmen were mobilized into Federal service, and 
while they represented only 15 percent of the total 
United States Army, they comprised 40 percent of 
the American divisions sent to France and sustained 
43 percent of the casualties in combat. In World 
War II, the National Guard comprised 19 Army di-
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visions and 29 observation squadrons with aircraft 
assigned to the United States Army Air Forces. 
(3) On September 11, 2001, the first fighter 
jets over New York City and Washington, DC, were 
Air National Guard F–15 and F–16 aircraft from 
Massachusetts and North Dakota, with over 400 
more Air National Guard fighter aircraft on alert by 
that afternoon. Over 600,000 Air and Army Na-
tional Guard soldiers and airmen have deployed in 
the many campaigns since 9/11. 
(4) Air and Army National Guard soldiers and 
airmen have been involved in countless domestic re-
sponse missions, including missions in response to 
hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and forest fires includ-
ing the more recent events of Superstorm Sandy and 
the tornados in Oklahoma. 
(5) The volunteer National Guard and Reserve 
have time and again demonstrated their readiness to 
meet operational requirements through cost-effective 
means. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should make every 
effort to ensure the Military Reserve and National 
Guard forces are sustained by a fully manned and 
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fully funded force and that the United States fulfill 
its longstanding commitment to unyielding readiness 
in terms of defense; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should act with 
the knowledge that the National Guard and Reserve 
are critical components to the Armed Forces, par-
ticularly as means of preserving combat power dur-
ing a time of budget austerity; and 
(3) Congress repudiates proposals to diminish 
the National Guard or Reserve and affirms the 
growth of these components as circumstances war-
rant. 
SEC. 1097. ACCESS OF EMPLOYEES OF CONGRESSIONAL 
SUPPORT OFFICES TO DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Congressional 
support offices perform a critical role in enabling Congress 
to carry out its Constitutionally-mandated task of per-
forming oversight of the executive branch. 
(b) ACCESS IN SAME MANNER AS EMPLOYEES OF 
DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide employees of any Congressional support office who 
work on issues related to national security with access to 
facilities of the Department of Defense in the same man-
ner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as em-
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ployees of the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT OFFICES DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Congressional support office’’ 
means any of the following: 
(1) The Congressional Budget Office. 
(2) The Congressional Research Service of the 
Library of Congress. 
(3) The Government Accountability Office. 
SEC. 1098. COST OF WARS. 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall post on 
the public Web site of the Department of Defense the 
costs, including the relevant legacy costs, to each Amer-
ican taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
SEC. 1099. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSIDER-
ATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CUL-
TURES IN THE BUILDING OF PARTNER CA-
PACITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that the head of each ele-
ment of the Department of Defense should take into con-
sideration foreign languages and cultures during the devel-
opment by such element of the Department of training, 
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tools, and methodologies to engage in military-to-military 
activities and in the building of partner capacity. 
SEC. 1099A. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESERVA-
TION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF 
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL STA-
TIONED OR RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Second Amendment to the United 
States Constitution provides that the right of the 
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 
(2) Approximately 40,000 servicemen and 
women across all branches of the Armed Forces ei-
ther live in or are stationed on active duty within the 
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Unless these 
individuals are granted a waiver as serving in a law 
enforcement role, they are subject to the District of 
Columbia’s onerous and highly restrictive laws on 
the possession of firearms. 
(3) Military personnel, despite being extensively 
trained in the proper and safe use of firearms, are 
therefore deprived by the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia of handguns, rifles, and shotguns that are 
commonly kept by law-abiding persons throughout 
the United States for sporting use and for lawful de-
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fense of their persons, homes, businesses, and fami-
lies. 
(4) The District of Columbia has one of the 
highest per capita murder rates in the Nation, which 
may be attributed in part to previous local laws pro-
hibiting possession of firearms by law-abiding per-
sons who would have otherwise been able to defend 
themselves and their loved ones in their own homes 
and businesses. 
(5) The Gun Control Act of 1968 (as amended 
by the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act) and the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provide 
comprehensive Federal regulations applicable in the 
District of Columbia as elsewhere. In addition, exist-
ing District of Columbia criminal laws punish pos-
session and illegal use of firearms by violent crimi-
nals and felons. Consequently, there is no need for 
local laws that only affect and disarm law-abiding 
citizens. 
(6) On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court of 
the United States in the case of District of Columbia 
v. Heller held that the Second Amendment protects 
an individual’s right to possess a firearm for tradi-
tionally lawful purposes, and thus ruled that the 
District of Columbia’s handgun ban and require-
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ments that rifles and shotguns in the home be kept 
unloaded and disassembled or outfitted with a trig-
ger lock to be unconstitutional. 
(7) On July 16, 2008, the District of Columbia 
enacted the Firearms Control Emergency Amend-
ment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17–422; 55 DCR 
8237), which places onerous restrictions on the abil-
ity of law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms, 
thus violating the spirit by which the Supreme Court 
of the United States ruled in District of Columbia v. 
Heller. 
(8) On February 26, 2009, the United States 
Senate adopted an amendment on a bipartisan vote 
of 62–36 by Senator John Ensign to S. 160, the 
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 
2009, which would fully restore Second Amendment 
rights to the citizens of the District of Columbia. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that active duty military personnel who are stationed 
or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted 
to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States and therefore 
should be exempt from the District of Columbia’s restric-
tions on the possession of firearms. 
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TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2014, section 1101(a) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), 
as most recently amended by section 1101 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1973), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENE-
FITS, AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON 
OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 
Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4616) and most recently amended by section 1104 of the 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 125 Stat. 1973), is further amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN- 
FORCE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE 
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2192a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the amount deter-
mined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘room and board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an amount determined by the Secretary of 
Defense’’. 
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SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF IN-
FORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 
3702 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013.’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1110(i) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024,’’. 
SEC. 1107. DEFENSE SCIENCE INITIATIVE FOR PERSONNEL. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to assure the scientific and technological 
preeminence of its defense laboratories, which are essen-
tial to the national security, by requiring the Department 
of Defense to provide to its science and technology labora-
tories— 
(1) the personnel and support services needed 
to carry out their mission; and 
(2) decentralized management authority. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—There is here-
by established within the Department of Defense a pro-
gram to be known as the Defense Science Initiative for 
Personnel (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Initiative’’). 
(c) LABORATORIES COVERED BY INITIATIVE.—The 
laboratories covered by the Initiative— 
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(1) shall be those designated as Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratories (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as ‘‘STRLs’’) by the Sec-
retary or by paragraph (2); and 
(2) shall include the laboratories enumerated in 
section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note), 
which laboratories are hereby designated as STRLs. 
(d) SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING DEGREED
AND 
TECHNICAL POSITIONS AT STRLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of any STRL 
may appoint qualified candidates, without regard to 
sections 3309–3319 of title 5, United States Code, 
directly to scientific, technical, engineering, mathe-
matical, or medical positions within such STRL, on 
either a temporary, term, or permanent basis. 
(2) QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE
DEFINED.—Not-
withstanding any provision of chapter 51 of title 5, 
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘qualified candidate’’ means an individual 
who is— 
(A) a candidate who has earned a bach-
elor’s or master’s degree; 
(B) a student enrolled in a program of un-
dergraduate or graduate instruction leading to 
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a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a scientific, 
technical, engineering, mathematical, or medical 
course of study at an institution of higher edu-
cation (as that term is defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)); or 
(C) a veteran, as defined in section 2108 
of title 5, United States Code, who served in 
the armed forces in an engineering, scientific, 
or medical technician occupational specialty. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any exercise of 
authority under paragraph (1) shall be considered to 
satisfy section 2301(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(e) EXCLUSION FROM PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS, 
ETC.—The director of any STRL shall manage the work-
force strength of such STRL— 
(1) without regard to any limitation on appoint-
ments or any allocation of positions with respect to 
such STRL, subject to paragraph (2); and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the budget 
available with respect to such STRL. 
(f) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ROTATION AU-
THORITY.—Section 3131 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘mission;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘mission, subject to paragraph (15);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(15) permit the director of each Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in 
section 1107(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014) to determine the du-
ration of appointments for senior executives (which 
shall in no event be less than 5 years), consistent 
with carrying out the mission of that laboratory.’’. 
(g) SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL MANAGERS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in each STRL a category of senior profes-
sional scientific positions, the incumbents of which 
shall be designated as ‘‘senior scientific technical 
managers’’ and which shall be positions classified 
above GS–15 of the General Schedule pursuant to 
section 5108 of title 5, United States Code. The pri-
mary functions of such positions shall be— 
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(A) to engage in research and development 
in the physical, biological, medical, or engineer-
ing sciences, or another field closely related to 
the mission of such STRL; and 
(B) to carry out technical supervisory re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The positions described 
in paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be man-
aged, by the director of the STRL involved, under 
criteria established pursuant to section 342(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), relat-
ing to personnel demonstration projects at labora-
tories of the Department of Defense, except that the 
director of the laboratory involved shall determine 
the number of such positions at such laboratory, not 
to exceed 3 percent of the number of scientists and 
engineers (determined on a full-time equivalent 
basis) employed at such laboratory at the end of the 
fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which any ap-
pointments subject to that numerical limitation are 
made. 
(h) SELECTION AND COMPENSATION OF SPECIALLY- 
QUALIFIED
SCIENTIFIC
AND
PROFESSIONAL
PER-
SONNEL.—Section 3104 of title 5, United States Code, is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) In addition to the number of positions author-
ized by subsection (a), the director of each Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in sec-
tion 1107(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014), may establish, without regard to 
the second sentence of subsection (a), such number of sci-
entific or professional positions as may be necessary to 
carry out the research and development functions of the 
laboratory and which require the services of specially- 
qualified personnel. The selection process governing ap-
pointments made under this subsection shall be deter-
mined by the director of the laboratory involved, and the 
rate of basic pay for the employee holding any such posi-
tion shall be set by the laboratory director at a rate not 
to exceed the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
SEC. 1108. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW REGARDING AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDING FOR CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—No later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations implementing the authority in 
subsection (a) of section 1111 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense (Comptroller), in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall be 
responsible for coordinating the preparation of the regula-
tions required under subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The regulations required under 
subsection (a) shall not be restricted by any civilian full- 
time equivalent or end-strength limitation, nor shall such 
regulations require offsetting civilian pay funding, civilian 
full-time equivalents, or end-strength. 
SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND 
COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF 
WOUNDED AND INJURED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1599c of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2015’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF FULFILLED REQUIREMENT.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (c), as amended 
by subsection (a), as subsection (b). 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO CERTAIN TITLE 5 
AUTHORITIES.—Subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 5753 
of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304 of title 5’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the authorities in 
such sections’’ and inserting ‘‘the authority in such 
section’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as most re-
cently amended by section 1206 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4625), is further amend-
ed— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) support the theater security priorities 
of a Geographic Combatant Commander.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) To build the capacity of a foreign coun-
try’s security forces to conduct counterterrorism op-
erations.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
FUNDING
LIMITATION.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of section 1206 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as so amended, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$425,000,000’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF 
FUNDS.—Subsection (e) of section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as most 
recently amended by section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1979), is further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECU-
TION OF FUNDS.—In the budget materials submitted 
to the President by the Secretary of Defense in con-
nection with the submission to Congress, pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of 
the budget for fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) For programs to be conducted or 
supported under subsection (a) (other than sub-
section (a)(1)(C)) for such fiscal year, a de-
scription of the proposed planning and execu-
tion of not less than 50 percent of the total 
amount of funds to be made available for such 
programs. 
‘‘(B) For programs to be conducted or 
supported under subsection (a)(1)(C) for such 
fiscal year, a description of the proposed plan-
ning and execution of 100 percent of the total 
amount of funds to be made available for such 
programs.’’; and 
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(3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on 
Foreign Affairs’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, as most recently amended by section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
is further amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPAC-
ITY OF CERTAIN COUNTERTERRORISM FORCES IN YEMEN 
AND EAST AFRICA.—Section 1203 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1980) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1202. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION 
FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOV-
ERY CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(h) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), as amended by section 1205(g) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
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‘‘(1) A request for the transfer of funds into 
the Fund under subsection (f) or any other author-
ity, including the original source of the funds. 
‘‘(2) A detailed justification for the total antici-
pated program plan for each country to include total 
anticipated costs and the specific activities contained 
therein. 
‘‘(3) The budget, execution plan and timeline, 
and anticipated completion date for the activity. 
‘‘(4) A list of other security-related assistance 
or justice sector and stabilization assistance that the 
United States is currently providing the country con-
cerned and that is related to or supported by the ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(5) Such other information relating to the pro-
gram or activity as the Secretary of State or Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES; ANNUAL REPORTS; 
GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—Such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (n); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub-
section (n); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (l), as so 
amended, the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(m) GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF 
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the specified 
congressional committees 15 days after the date on which 
the necessary guidance has been issued and processes for 
implementation of the authority in subsection (b). The 
Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense shall jointly 
submit additional reports not later than 15 days after the 
date on which any future modifications to the guidance 
and processes for implementation of the authority in sub-
section (b) are issued.’’. 
(d) FUNDING.—Subsection (o) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND AFTER.—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’. 
SEC. 1204. CODIFICATION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 116. State Partnership Program 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 
State Partnership Program of the National Guard are the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) To support the objectives of the com-
mander of the combatant command for the theater 
of operations in which such contacts and activities 
are conducted. 
‘‘(2) To support the objectives of the United 
States chief of mission of the partner nation with 
which contacts and activities are conducted. 
‘‘(3) To build international partnerships and 
defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(4) To strengthen cooperation between the de-
partments and agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment and agencies of foreign governments to sup-
port building of defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(5) To facilitate intergovernmental collabora-
tion between the United States Government and for-
eign governments in the areas of defense and secu-
rity. 
‘‘(6) To facilitate and enhance the exchange of 
information between the United States Government 
and foreign governments on matters relating to de-
fense and security. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
PROGRAM.—(1) Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, including funds appropriated for the Air and 
Army National Guard, shall be available for the payment 
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of costs incurred by the National Guard to conduct activi-
ties under the State Partnership Program, whether those 
costs are incurred inside or outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) Costs incurred by the National Guard and cov-
ered under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs of pay and allowances of members 
of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Travel and necessary expenses of United 
States personnel outside of the Department of De-
fense in support of the State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(C) Travel and necessary expenses of foreign 
participants directly supporting activities under the 
State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds 
shall not be available under subsection (b) for activities 
conducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved 
by— 
‘‘(A) the commander of the combatant com-
mand concerned; and 
‘‘(B) the chief of mission concerned, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(2) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for the participation of a member of the National 
Guard in activities in a foreign country unless the member 
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is on active duty in the armed forces at the time of such 
participation. 
‘‘(3) Funds shall not be available under subsection 
(b) for interagency activities involving United States civil-
ian personnel or foreign civilian personnel unless the par-
ticipation of such personnel in such activities— 
‘‘(A) contributes to responsible management of 
defense resources; 
‘‘(B) fosters greater respect for and under-
standing of the principle of civilian control of the 
military; 
‘‘(C) contributes to cooperation between the 
United States armed forces and civilian govern-
mental agencies and foreign military and civilian 
government agencies; or 
‘‘(D) improves international partnerships and 
capacity on matters relating to defense and security. 
‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) In the event of the par-
ticipation of United States Government participants 
(other than personnel of the Department of Defense) in 
activities for which payment is made under subsection (b), 
the head of the department or agency concerned shall re-
imburse the Secretary of Defense for the costs associated 
with the participation of such personnel in such contacts 
and activities. 
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‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited in the appropriation or account from which 
amounts for the payment concerned were derived. Any 
amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in 
such appropriation or account, and shall be available for 
the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such appropriation or account. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘State Partnership Program’ 
means a program that establishes a defense and se-
curity relationship between the National Guard of a 
State or territory and the military and security 
forces, and related disaster management, emergency 
response, and security ministries, of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘activities’, for purposes of the 
State Partnership Program, means any military-to- 
military activities or interagency activities for a pur-
pose set forth in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘interagency activities’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Contacts between members of the Na-
tional Guard and foreign civilian personnel out-
side the ministry of defense of the foreign coun-
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try concerned on a matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Contacts between United States civil-
ian personnel and members of the military and 
security forces of a foreign country or foreign 
civilian personnel on a matter within the core 
competencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard’ means matters with 
respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) Disaster response and mitigation. 
‘‘(B) Defense support to civil authorities. 
‘‘(C) Consequence management and instal-
lation protection. 
‘‘(D) Response to a chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) 
event. 
‘‘(E) Border and port security and co-
operation with civilian law enforcement. 
‘‘(F) Search and rescue. 
‘‘(G) Medicine. 
‘‘(H) Counter-drug and counter-narcotics 
activities. 
‘‘(I) Public affairs. 
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‘‘(J) Employer support and family support 
for reserve forces. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘United States civilian personnel’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) Personnel of the United States Gov-
ernment (including personnel of departments 
and agencies of the United States Government 
other than the Department of Defense) and 
personnel of State and local governments of the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) Members and employees of the legis-
lative branch of the United States Government. 
‘‘(C) Non-governmental individuals. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘foreign civilian personnel’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) Civilian personnel of a foreign gov-
ernment at any level (including personnel of 
ministries other than ministries of defense). 
‘‘(B) Non-governmental individuals of a 
foreign country.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘116. State Partnership Program.’’. 
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(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 
U.S.C. 107 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO EN-
HANCE THE CAPABILITY OF CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI-
DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION IN SYRIA AND THE REGION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide assist-
ance to the military and civilian response organizations of 
Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, 
Iraq, Turkey, and other countries in the region of Syria 
in order for such countries to respond effectively to inci-
dents involving weapons of mass destruction in Syria and 
the region. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include training, equipment, and 
supplies. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
ACTIVITIES 
ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—The Secretary of Defense may 
use up to $4,000,000 of the funds made available to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for 
a fiscal year to carry out the program authorized in sub-
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section (a) and may provide assistance under such pro-
gram that begins in that fiscal year but ends in the next 
fiscal year. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the authority of subsection (a) is first exercised, 
and annually thereafter through December 31, 2015, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives an annual report to include at least the 
following: 
(1) A detailed description by country of assist-
ance provided. 
(2) An overview of how such assistance fits 
into, and is coordinated with, other United States ef-
forts to build the capability and capacity of countries 
in the region of Syria to counter the threat of weap-
ons of mass destruction in Syria and the region. 
(3) A listing of equipment and supplies pro-
vided to countries in the region of Syria. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State determine appropriate. 
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(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under sub-
section (a) may not be exercised after September 30, 
2015. 
SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUP-
PORT FOREIGN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN 
OPERATIONS TO DISARM THE LORD’S RESIST-
ANCE ARMY. 
(a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for operation and mainte-
nance’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide additional oper-
ation and maintenance funds for overseas contin-
gency operations being carried out by the Armed 
Forces as specified in the funding table in section 
4302’’. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
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SEC. 1207. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act to carry out sections 401, 402, 
404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code, 
up to 5 percent of such amounts may be made available 
to conduct monitoring and evaluation of programs con-
ducted pursuant to such authorities during fiscal year 
2014. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
committees on mechanisms to evaluate the programs con-
ducted pursuant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 
The briefing shall include the following: 
(1) A description of how the Department of De-
fense evaluates program and project outcomes and 
impact, including cost effectiveness and extent to 
which programs meet designated goals. 
(2) An analysis of steps taken to implement the 
recommendations from the following reports: 
(A) The Government Accountability Of-
fice’s Report entitled ‘‘Project Evaluations and 
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Better Information Sharing Needed to Manage 
the Military’s Efforts’’. 
(B) The Department of Defense Inspector 
General Report numbered ‘‘DODIG–2012– 
119’’. 
(C) The RAND Corporation’s Report pre-
pared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
entitled ‘‘Developing a Prototype Handbook for 
Monitoring and Evaluating Department of De-
fense Humanitarian Assistance Projects’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CER-
TAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT 
PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, as amended by this section, until the Sec-
retary of Defense certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees each of the following: 
(A) That Pakistan is maintaining security 
and is not through its actions or inactions at 
any level of government limiting or otherwise 
restricting the movement of United States 
equipment and supplies along the Ground Lines 
of Communications (GLOCs) through Pakistan 
to Afghanistan so that such equipment and 
supplies can be transshipped and such equip-
ment and supplies can be retrograded out of Af-
ghanistan. 
(B) That Pakistan is taking demonstrable 
steps to— 
(i) support counterterrorism oper-
ations against al Qaeda, Tehrik-i-Taliban 
Pakistan, and other militant extremists 
groups such as the Haqqani Network and 
the Quetta Shura Taliban located in Paki-
stan; 
(ii) disrupt the conduct of cross-bor-
der attacks against United States, coali-
tion, and Afghanistan security forces lo-
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cated in Afghanistan by such groups (in-
cluding the Haqqani Network and the 
Quetta Shura Taliban) from bases in Paki-
stan; 
(iii) counter the threat of improvised 
explosive devices, including efforts to at-
tack improvised explosive device networks, 
monitor known precursors used in impro-
vised explosive devices, and systematically 
address the misuse of explosive materials 
(including calcium ammonium nitrate) and 
accessories and their supply to legitimate 
end-users in a manner that impedes the 
flow of improvised explosive devices and 
improvised explosive device components 
into Afghanistan; and 
(iv) conduct cross-border coordination 
and communication with Afghan security 
forces and United States Armed Forces in 
Afghanistan. 
(C) That Pakistan is not using its military 
or any funds or equipment provided by the 
United States to persecute minority groups for 
their legitimate and nonviolent political and re-
ligious beliefs, including the Balochi, Sindhi, 
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and Hazara ethnic groups and minority reli-
gious groups, including Christian, Hindu, and 
Ahmadiyya Muslim. 
(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if 
the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees in writing that the waiver is in the na-
tional security interests of the United States and in-
cludes with such certification a justification for the 
waiver. 
SEC. 1212. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE 
FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4392), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1990), 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2014’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE YEAR EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as 
amended by section 1221 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of subsection (a) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘FIS-
CAL YEAR 2014’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL 
YEAR 2014.—Subsection (a) of such section is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
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SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER-
ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631), 
as amended by section 1211 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1982), is further amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2012’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2014 may not exceed $209,000,000.’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or fiscal year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or 2013, as 
the case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘that fiscal year’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.— 
Subsection (f) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and Counter Terrorism Serv-
ice’’. 
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SEC. 1215. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND 
CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4393), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1991), 
is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Up to $279,000,000 made available 
to the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for fiscal year 2014.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or phase of a 
project,’’ after ‘‘each project’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) An assessment of the capability of the 
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to 
provide security for such project after January 
1, 2015, including ANSF force levels required 
to secure the project. Such assessment should 
include the estimated costs of providing security 
and whether or not the Government of Afghani-
stan is committed to providing such security.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) In the case of funds for fiscal year 
2014, until September 30, 2015.’’. 
SEC. 1216. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN IRAQI 
AND AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) PROTECTION
FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘on or 
after October 7, 2001,’’ and inserting ‘‘during the 
period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on 
December 31, 2014,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘A principal alien described in sub-
paragraph (A) seeking special immigrant status 
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under this section shall apply for an approval de-
scribed in this subparagraph not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2015.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘2013.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013, and may not exceed 435 for 
each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 
2018.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS
FOR CERTAIN 
IRAQIS.—Section 1244(a)(1) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq 
Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘on or before the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014;’’. 
SEC. 1217. REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN IN 
AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 100 PERCENT OF 
ALL TAXES ASSESSED BY AFGHANISTAN TO 
EXTENT SUCH TAXES ARE NOT REIMBURSED 
BY AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE TO 
AFGHANISTAN.—An amount equivalent to 100 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the 
Government of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense 
assistance shall be withheld by the Secretary of Defense 
from obligation from funds appropriated for such assist-
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ance for fiscal year 2014 to the extent that the Secretary 
of Defense certifies and reports in writing to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives that such taxes have not been reimbursed 
by the Government of Afghanistan to the Department of 
Defense or the grantee, contractor, or subcontractor con-
cerned. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is necessary to 
achieve United States goals in Afghanistan. 
(c) REPORT.—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 
total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense assist-
ance. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Department of De-
fense assistance’’ means funds provided during fiscal year 
2013 to Afghanistan by the Department of Defense, either 
directly or through grantees, contractors, or subcontrac-
tors. 
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SEC. 1218. IMPROVEMENT OF THE IRAQI SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 
1157 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 1242, by amending subsection (c) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) IMPROVED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014,’’; 
(2) in section 1244, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of State in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may pro-
vide an alien described in subsection (b) with the status 
of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(27)), 
and shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
ensure efficiency by which applications for special immi-
grant visas under section 1244(a) are processed so that 
all steps incidental to the issuance of such visas, including 
required screenings and background checks, are completed 
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not later than 9 months after the date on which an eligible 
alien applies for such visa, if the alien—’’. 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (4) by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(A) REVIEW
PROCESS
FOR
DENIAL
BY 
CHIEF OF MISSION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who 
has been denied Chief of Mission approval 
required by subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(I) receive a written decision; 
and 
‘‘(II) be provided 120 days from 
the date of the decision to request re-
opening of the decision to provide ad-
ditional information, clarify existing 
information, or explain any unfavor-
able information. 
‘‘(ii) 
SENIOR
COORDINATOR.—The 
Secretary of State shall designate, in the 
Embassy of the United States in Baghdad, 
Iraq, a senior coordinator responsible for 
overseeing the efficiency and integrity of 
the processing of special immigrant visas 
under this section, who shall be given— 
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‘‘(I) sufficiently high security 
clearance to review Chief of Mission 
denials in cases that appear to have 
relied upon insufficient or incorrect 
information; and 
‘‘(II) responsibility for ensuring 
that an applicant described in clause 
(i) receives the information described 
in clause (i)(I).’’. 
(3) in section 1248, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, shall submit a report, with a classified annex, 
if necessary, to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall describe the implementation of 
improvements to the processing of applications for 
special immigrant visas under section 1244(a), in-
cluding information relating to— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing systems for con-
ducting background and security checks of per-
sons applying for special immigrant status, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) support immigration security; and 
‘‘(ii) provide for the orderly processing 
of such applications without delay; 
‘‘(B) the financial, security, and personnel 
considerations and resources necessary to carry 
out this subtitle; 
‘‘(C) the number of aliens who have ap-
plied for special immigrant visas under section 
1244 during each month of the preceding fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(D) the reasons for the failure to expedi-
tiously process any applications that have been 
pending for longer than 9 months; 
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‘‘(E) the total number of applications that 
are pending due to the failure— 
‘‘(i) to receive approval from the Chief 
of Mission; 
‘‘(ii) for U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services to complete the adjudica-
tion of the Form I–360; 
‘‘(iii) to conduct a visa interview; or 
‘‘(iv) to issue the visa to an eligible 
alien; 
‘‘(F) the average wait times for an appli-
cant at each of the stages described in subpara-
graph (E); 
‘‘(G) the number of denials or rejections at 
each of the stages described in subparagraph 
(E); and 
‘‘(H) a breakdown of reasons for denials at 
by the Chief of Mission based on the categories 
already made available to denied special immi-
grant visa applicants in the denial letter sent to 
them by the Chief of Mission. 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, and 
every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary of State and the 
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Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall publish a report on the website 
of the Department of State that describes the efficiency 
improvements made in the process by which applications 
for special immigrant visas under section 1244(a) are 
processed, including information described in subpara-
graphs (C) through (H) of subsection (f)(2).’’. 
SEC. 1219. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) REVIEW
PROCESS
FOR
DENIAL 
BY CHIEF OF MISSION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An applicant 
who has been denied Chief of Mission 
approval shall— 
‘‘(aa) receive a written deci-
sion; and 
‘‘(bb) be provided 120 days 
from the date of receipt of such 
opinion to request reconsider-
ation of the decision to provide 
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additional information, clarify ex-
isting information, or explain any 
unfavorable information. 
‘‘(II) SENIOR
COORDINATOR.— 
The Secretary of State shall des-
ignate, in the Embassy of the United 
States in Kabul, Afghanistan, a senior 
coordinator responsible for overseeing 
the efficiency and integrity of the 
processing of special immigrant visas 
under this section, who shall be 
given— 
‘‘(aa) sufficiently high secu-
rity clearance to review Chief of 
Mission denials in cases that ap-
pear to have relied upon insuffi-
cient or incorrect information; 
and 
‘‘(bb) responsibility for en-
suring that an applicant de-
scribed in subclause (I) receives 
the information described in sub-
clause (I)(aa).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PROHIBI-
TION ON FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION 
PROCESS’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall improve the 
efficiency by which applications for special im-
migrant visas under paragraph (1) are proc-
essed so that all steps incidental to the issuance 
of such visas, including required screenings and 
background checks, are completed not later 
than 6 months after the date on which an eligi-
ble alien applies for such visa. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
FEES.—The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report, with a classified 
annex, if necessary, that describes the implementa-
tion of improvements to the processing of applica-
tions for special immigrant visas under this sub-
section, including information relating to— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing systems for con-
ducting background and security checks of per-
sons applying for special immigrant status, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) support immigration security; and 
‘‘(ii) provide for the orderly processing 
of such applications without delay; 
‘‘(B) the financial, security, and personnel 
considerations and resources necessary to carry 
out this section; 
‘‘(C) the number of aliens who have ap-
plied for special immigrant visas under this 
subsection during each month of the preceding 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(D) the reasons for the failure to expedi-
tiously process any applications that have been 
pending for longer than 9 months; 
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‘‘(E) the total number of applications that 
are pending due to the failure— 
‘‘(i) to receive approval from the Chief 
of Mission; 
‘‘(ii) for U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services to complete the adjudica-
tion of the Form I–360; 
‘‘(iii) to conduct a visa interview; or 
‘‘(iv) to issue the visa to an eligible 
alien; 
‘‘(F) the average wait times for an appli-
cant at each of the stages described in subpara-
graph (E); 
‘‘(G) the number of denials or rejections at 
each of the stages described in subparagraph 
(E); and 
‘‘(H) a breakdown of reasons for denials 
by the Chief of Mission based on the categories 
already made available to denied special immi-
grant visa applicants in the denial letter sent to 
them by the Chief of Mission. 
‘‘(13) PUBLIC
QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014, and every 3 months thereafter, the Sec-
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retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall publish a report on the website of the Depart-
ment of State that describes the efficiency improve-
ments made in the process by which applications for 
special immigrant visas under this subsection are 
processed, including information described in sub-
paragraph (C) through (H) of paragraph (12).’’. 
SEC. 1220. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Expressing the Sense of the House 
or Representatives that the Special Immigration Visa pro-
grams authorized in the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 are critical to the United States national secu-
rity, and that these programs must be reformed and ex-
tended in order to meet the Congressional intent with 
which they were created. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress created the Special Immigration 
Visa program for the purposes of protecting and aid-
ing the many brave Iraqis and Afghans whose lives, 
and the lives of their families, were endangered as 
a result of their faithful and valuable service to the 
United States during Operations Enduring Freedom 
and Iraqi Freedom. 
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(2) The Iraq Special Immigrant Visa program 
is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2013. 
(3) The Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa 
program is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 
2014. 
(4) Despite the pending expiration of the Spe-
cial Immigrant Visa programs, many brave Iraqis, 
Afghans, and their families, continue to face ongoing 
and serious threats as a result of their employment 
by or on behalf of the United States Government. 
(5) Between FY08–FY12, only 22 percent of 
the available Iraqi SIVs (5,500 visas out of 25,000 
visas) have been issued and 12 percent of the avail-
able Afghan SIVs (1,051 visas out of 8,500 visas) 
have been issued. 
(6) As the Washington Post reported in Octo-
ber 2012, over 5,000 documentarily complete Af-
ghan SIV applications remained in a backlog. 
(7) The implementation of the Special Immigra-
tion Visa programs has been protracted and ineffi-
cient. 
(8) The application and approval process for 
the Special Immigration Visa program is unneces-
sarily opaque and difficult to navigate. 
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(9) Applicants in both Iraq and Afghanistan 
often have effusive recommendations from numerous 
military personnel, have served the United States 
war efforts for many years, and have served val-
iantly, in some instances literally taking a bullet for 
a United States service member, and yet are denied 
approval for a Special Immigration Visa with little 
to no transparency. 
(10) Overly narrow provisions contained in the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 leave many de-
serving Afghans and their families in need of United 
States assistance, but unable to access the Special 
Immigration Visa program. 
(11) The United States has a responsibility to 
follow through on its promise to protect those Iraqis 
and Afghans who have risked their lives to aid our 
troops and protect America’s security. 
(12) The extension and reform of the Iraq and 
Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa programs is a 
matter of national security. 
(13) The extension and reform of the Afghan 
Special Immigrant Visa program is essential to the 
United States mission in Afghanistan. 
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(c) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Iraq and Afghanistan 
Special Immigrant Visa programs should be— 
(1) reformed by— 
(A) ensuring applications are processed in 
a timely, and transparent fashion; 
(B) providing parity between the two Spe-
cial Immigrant Visa programs so that Afghan 
principal applicants, like Iraqi principal appli-
cants, are able to include their spouse, children, 
siblings, and parents; and 
(C) expanding eligibility for the Special 
Immigrant Visa programs to Afghan or Iraqi 
men and women employed by, or on behalf of, 
a media or nongovernmental organization 
headquartered in the United States, or an orga-
nization or entity closely associated with the 
United States mission in Iraq or Afghanistan 
that has received United States Government 
funding through an official and documented 
contract, award, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment; and 
(2) extended in— 
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(A) Iraq through the year 2018, without 
authorizing any additional Special Immigrant 
Visas as authorized in the original statue; and 
(B) Afghanistan through the year 2018, 
without authorizing any additional Special Im-
migrant Visas as authorized in the original 
statue. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan Post 2014 
SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON PROGRESS TO-
WARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHAN-
ISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1230 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 122 Stat. 385), as most recently amended by 
section 1214(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1986), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: REDEPLOYMENT 
OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANI-
STAN.—The report required under subsection (a) shall in-
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clude a detailed description of the following matters relat-
ing to the redeployment of United States Armed Forces 
from Afghanistan: 
‘‘(1) The number and a description of United 
States Armed Forces redeployed, vehicles and equip-
ment redeployed, and bases closed during the report-
ing period. 
‘‘(2) A summary of tasks and functions con-
ducted by the United States Armed Forces or the 
Department of Defense that have been transferred 
to other United States Government departments and 
agencies, Afghan Government ministries and agen-
cies, other foreign governments, or nongovernmental 
organizations, or discontinued during the reporting 
period. The summary shall include a discussion of 
the formal and informal arrangements and working 
groups that have been established to coordinate and 
execute the transfer of such tasks and functions. 
‘‘(g) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: ASSESSMENT OF 
CAPABILITY OF ANSF TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND 
MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include a detailed assessment of the 
capability of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) 
to provide operations and maintenance functions for infra-
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structure projects constructed for the ANSF after Janu-
ary 1, 2015, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of training provided to the 
ANSF by the United States and the International 
Security Assistance Force; 
‘‘(2) a comprehensive evaluation of operations 
and maintenance capabilities and skills; and 
‘‘(3) the Government of Afghanistan’s financial 
wherewithal to perform or contract out such func-
tions.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made this 
section apply with respect to any report required to be 
submitted under section 1230 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 385) on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1222. COMPLETION OF ACCELERATED TRANSITION OF 
UNITED STATES COMBAT AND MILITARY AND 
SECURITY OPERATIONS TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States that, in coordination with the Government of Af-
ghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
member countries, and other allies in Afghanistan, the 
President shall— 
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(1) complete the accelerated transition of 
United States combat operations to the Government 
of Afghanistan by not later than December 31, 
2013; 
(2) complete the accelerated transition of 
United States military and security operations to the 
Government of Afghanistan and redeploy United 
States Armed Forces from Afghanistan (including 
operations involving military and security-related 
contractors) by not later than December 31, 2014; 
and 
(3) pursue robust negotiations leading to a po-
litical settlement and reconciliation of the internal 
conflict in Afghanistan, to include the Government 
of Afghanistan, all interested parties within Afghani-
stan and with the observance and support of rep-
resentatives of donor nations active in Afghanistan 
and regional governments and partners in order to 
secure a secure and independent Afghanistan and 
regional security and stability. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that should the President determine the necessity 
to maintain United States troops in Afghanistan to carry 
out missions after December 31, 2014, and such presence 
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and missions should be authorized by a separate vote of 
Congress not later than June 1, 2014. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed so as to limit or prohibit any au-
thority of the President to— 
(1) modify the military strategy, tactics, and 
operations of United States Armed Forces as such 
Armed Forces redeploy from Afghanistan; 
(2) attack Al Qaeda forces wherever such forces 
are located; 
(3) provide financial support and equipment to 
the Government of Afghanistan for the training and 
supply of Afghanistan military and security forces; 
or 
(4) gather, provide, and share intelligence with 
United States allies operating in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan. 
SEC. 1223. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PLAN. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate a Department of Defense 
plan regarding covered defense intelligence assets in rela-
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tion to the drawdown of the United States Armed Forces 
in Afghanistan. Such plan shall include— 
(1) a description of the covered defense intel-
ligence assets; 
(2) a description of any such assets to remain 
in Afghanistan after December 31, 2014, to con-
tinue to support military operations; 
(3) a description of any such assets that will be 
or have been reallocated to other locations outside of 
the United States in support of the Department of 
Defense; 
(4) the defense intelligence priorities that will 
be or have been addressed with the reallocation of 
such assets from Afghanistan; 
(5) the necessary logistics, operations, and 
maintenance plans to operate in the locations where 
such assets will be or have been reallocated, includ-
ing personnel, basing, and any host country agree-
ments; and 
(6) a description of any such assets that will be 
or have been returned to the United States. 
(b) COVERED DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ASSETS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered defense intel-
ligence assets’’ means Department of Defense intelligence 
assets and personnel supporting military operations in Af-
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ghanistan at any time during the one-year period ending 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN AUTHORITIES FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
or expended to carry out the provisions of law de-
scribed in paragraph (2) until 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
specified congressional committees the certification 
described in subsection (d). 
(2) PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—The provisions of 
law referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 
(A) Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4392; relating to authority to use funds for re-
integration activities in Afghanistan). 
(B) Section 1217 of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4393; relating to authority for program to de-
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velop and carry out infrastructure projects in 
Afghanistan). 
(b) COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM IN AFGHANISTAN.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act to carry out section 1201 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619; relating to the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan), 
$45,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until 15 
days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the specified congressional committees the certifi-
cation described in subsection (d). 
(c) AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the 
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, $2,615,000,000 may 
not be obligated or expended until 15 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the specified 
congressional committees the certification described in 
subsection (d). 
(d) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 
referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) is a certification 
of the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, that the United States and Afghanistan 
have signed a bilateral security agreement that— 
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(1) protects the Department of Defense, its 
military and civilian personnel, and contractors from 
liability to pay any tax, or similar charge, associated 
with efforts to carry out missions in the territory of 
Afghanistan that have been agreed to by both the 
Government of the United States and the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan; 
(2) ensures exclusive jurisdiction for the United 
States over United States Armed Forces located in 
Afghanistan; 
(3) ensures that there is no infringement on the 
right of self-defense of the United States military 
mission or United States military personnel in Af-
ghanistan; 
(4) ensures that the United States military in 
Afghanistan is permitted to take the efforts deemed 
necessary to protect other United States Govern-
ment offices and personnel in Afghanistan as may be 
required; 
(5) ensures that the United States military mis-
sion in Afghanistan has sufficient access to bases 
and basing rights as may be necessary to carry out 
the activities in Afghanistan that the President has 
assigned to the military; and 
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(6) ensures that the United States has the free-
dom of movement to carry out those military mis-
sions as may be required to continue the effort to 
defeat al Qaeda and its associated forces. 
(e) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘specified congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1225. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO ESTABLISH PERMA-
NENT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OR BASES 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be obligated or expended by the United 
States Government to establish any military installation 
or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 
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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Iran 
SEC. 1231. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY PART-
NERSHIP WITH GULF COOPERATION COUN-
CIL COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 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 United States military partnership with Gulf 
Cooperation Council countries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the steps that the De-
partment of Defense is taking to improve the inter-
operability of United States-Gulf Cooperation Coun-
cil countries missile defense systems. 
(2) An outline of the defense agreements with 
Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including cave-
ats and restrictions on United States operations. 
(3) An outline of United States efforts in Gulf 
Cooperation Council countries that are funded by 
overseas contingency operations funding, an expla-
nation of overseas contingency operations funding 
for such efforts, and a plan to transition overseas 
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contingency operations funding for such efforts to 
long-term, sustainable funding sources. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex, if necessary. 
SEC. 1232. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(b)(3) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(E) a description of the strategy and 
structure of the global Iranian Threat Network 
and an assessment of the capability of such 
Network and how such Network operates to re-
inforce Iran’s grand strategy; 
‘‘(F) a description of the gaps in intel-
ligence of the Department of Defense with re-
spect to Iran and a prioritization of those gaps 
in intelligence by operational need; and 
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‘‘(G) an analysis of how sanctions on Iran 
are effecting its military capability and its abil-
ity to export terrorism to proxy groups within 
its Threat Network.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply with respect to reports required 
to be submitted under section 1245 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, as so 
amended, on or after that date. 
SEC. 1233. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEFENSE OF THE 
ARABIAN GULF. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In response to U.S. Central Command re-
quirements, the United States Navy has maintained, 
on average, more than one aircraft carrier in the 
Arabian Gulf for more than five years. 
(2) In February 2013, the senior leadership of 
the Department of Defense elected to reduce the 
number of aircraft carriers deployed to the Arabian 
Gulf in light of budget constraints and limitation of 
the overall carrier force structure to support the two 
aircraft carrier requirement. 
(3) In reference to the decision to indefinitely 
delay the deployment of the USS Harry Truman, 
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CVN 75, and the USS Gettysburg, its cruiser escort, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Martin 
Dempsey stated, ‘‘We’re trying to stretch our readi-
ness out by keeping this particular carrier in home-
port in our global response force, so if something 
happens elsewhere in the world, we can respond to 
it. Had we deployed it and ‘consumed’ that readi-
ness, we could have created a situation where down-
stream we wouldn’t have a carrier present in certain 
parts of the world at all.’’. 
(4) Highlighting the risks of having only one 
aircraft carrier in the region and relying on land- 
based aircraft, General Dempsey stated, ‘‘When you 
have carrier-based aircraft, you have complete au-
tonomy and control over when you use them. When 
you use land-based aircraft, you often have to have 
host-nation permission to use them.’’. 
(5) Addressing the perception of the United 
States commitment to the region, General James 
Mattis, Commander of U.S. Central Command, tes-
tified in March 2013, ‘‘Perhaps the greatest risk to 
U.S. interests in the region is a perceived lack of an 
enduring U.S. commitment to collective interests 
and the security of our regional partners.’’. He went 
on to testify that, ‘‘The drawdown of our forces can 
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be misinterpreted as a lack of attention, a lack of 
commitment to the region.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) maintaining only one aircraft carrier battle 
group in the Arabian Gulf constrains United States’ 
options and could put at risk the ability to have di-
versified platforms from which to defend the Ara-
bian Gulf and, if necessary, to conduct military oper-
ations to prevent Iran from threatening the United 
States, United States allies, or Iran’s neighbors with 
nuclear weapons; 
(2) it is in the interests of the United States to 
maintain both land-based and sea-based capabilities 
in the region to project force; 
(3) land-based locations in the region could re-
strict United States military options and critically 
impact the operational capability if required to con-
duct a defense of the Arabian Gulf because the 
United States has not finalized bilateral security 
agreements with key Gulf Cooperation Council coun-
tries; 
(4) as a result of these and other critical limita-
tions associated with maintaining one aircraft car-
rier battle group in the Arabian Gulf, United States 
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military commanders have expressed concerns about 
the operational constraints, the increasing uncer-
tainty 
among 
United 
States 
allies, 
and 
the 
emboldening of potential adversaries such as Iran; 
(5) regarding the ability of the United States 
Navy to maintain a two aircraft carrier presence in 
the Arabian Gulf, the Chief of Naval Operations, 
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, stated, ‘‘We need 11 
carriers to do the job. That’s been pretty clearly 
written, and that’s underwritten in our defense stra-
tegic guidance.’’. 
(6) the United States should construct and suf-
ficiently sustain a fleet of at least eleven aircraft 
carriers and associated battle force ships in order to 
meet current and future requirements and to sup-
port at least a two aircraft carrier battle group pres-
ence in the Arabian Gulf, in addition to meeting 
other operational requirements; and 
(7) the United States should finalize bilateral 
agreements with key Gulf Cooperation Council coun-
tries that support the Defense of the Arabian Gulf 
requirements, at the earliest possible date. 
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SEC. 1234. INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE PRO-
GRAMS AT TRAINING LOCATIONS IN SOUTH-
WEST ASIA. 
Section 544(c)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347c(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘programs’’ the following: ‘‘and integrated air and 
missile defense programs’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘post- 
undergraduate flying and tactical leadership’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such’’. 
SEC. 1235. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON CONDEMNING THE 
GOVERNMENT OF IRAN FOR ITS STATE-SPON-
SORED PERSECUTION OF ITS BAHA’I MINOR-
ITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 
1996, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2013, 
Congress declared that it deplored the religious per-
secution by the Government of Iran of the Baha’i 
community and would hold the Government of Iran 
responsible for upholding the rights of all Iranian 
nationals, including members of the Baha’i faith. 
(2) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom 2012 Report stated, 
‘‘The Baha’i community has long been subject to 
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particularly severe religious freedom violations in 
Iran. Baha’is, who number at least 300,000, are 
viewed as ‘heretics’ by Iranian authorities and may 
face repression on the grounds of apostasy.’’. 
(3) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom 2012 Report stated, 
‘‘Since 1979, Iranian government authorities have 
killed more than 200 Baha’i leaders in Iran and dis-
missed more than 10,000 from government and uni-
versity jobs.’’. 
(4) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom 2012 Report stated, 
‘‘Baha’is may not establish places of worship, 
schools, or any independent religious associations in 
Iran.’’. 
(5) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom 2012 Report stated, 
‘‘Baha’is are barred from the military and denied 
government jobs and pensions as well as the right to 
inherit property. Their marriages and divorces also 
are not recognized, and they have difficulty obtain-
ing death certificates. Baha’i cemeteries, holy places, 
and community properties are often seized or dese-
crated, and many important religious sites have been 
destroyed.’’. 
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(6) The United States Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom 2012 Report stated, 
‘‘The Baha’i community faces severe economic pres-
sure, including denials of jobs in both the public and 
private sectors and of business licenses. Iranian au-
thorities often pressure employers of Baha’is to dis-
miss them from employment in the private sector.’’. 
(7) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated, ‘‘The 
government prohibits Baha’is from teaching and 
practicing their faith and subjects them to many 
forms of discrimination that followers of other reli-
gions do not face.’’. 
(8) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated, ‘‘Accord-
ing to law, Baha’i blood is considered ‘mobah’, 
meaning it can be spilled with impunity.’’. 
(9) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated that 
‘‘members of religious minorities, with the exception 
of Baha’is, can serve in lower ranks of government 
employment’’, and ‘‘Baha’is are barred from all lead-
ership positions in the government and military’’. 
(10) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated, ‘‘Baha’is 
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suffered frequent government harassment and perse-
cution, and their property rights generally were dis-
regarded. The government raided Baha’i homes and 
businesses and confiscated large amounts of private 
and commercial property, as well as religious mate-
rials belonging to Baha’is.’’. 
(11) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated, ‘‘Baha’is 
also are required to register with the police’’. 
(12) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated that 
‘‘[p]ublic and private universities continued to deny 
admittance to and expelled Baha’i students’’ and 
‘‘[d]uring the year, at least 30 Baha’is were barred 
or expelled from universities on political or religious 
grounds’’. 
(13) The Department of State 2011 Inter-
national Religious Freedom Report stated, ‘‘Baha’is 
are regularly denied compensation for injury or 
criminal victimization.’’. 
(14) On March 6, 2012, the United Nations 
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 
in the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a report (A/ 
HRC/19/66), 
which 
stated 
that 
‘‘the 
Special 
Rapporteur continues to be alarmed by communica-
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tions that demonstrate the systemic and systematic 
persecution of members of unrecognized religious 
communities, particularly the Baha’i community, in 
violation of international conventions’’ and expressed 
concern regarding ‘‘an intensive defamation cam-
paign meant to incite discrimination and hate 
against Baha’is’’. 
(15) On May 23, 2012, the United Nations 
Secretary-General issued a report, which stated that 
‘‘the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or 
belief * * * pointed out that the Islamic Republic of 
Iran had a policy of systematic persecution of per-
sons belonging to the Baha’i faith, excluding them 
from the application of freedom of religion or belief 
by simply denying that their faith had the status of 
a religion’’. 
(16) On August 22, 2012, the United Nations 
Secretary-General issued a report, which stated, 
‘‘The international community continues to express 
concerns about the very serious discrimination 
against ethnic and religious minorities in law and in 
practice, in particular the Baha’i community. The 
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 
in the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed alarm 
about the systemic and systematic persecution of 
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members of the Baha’i community, including severe 
socioeconomic pressure and arrests and detention. 
He also deplored the Government’s tolerance of an 
intensive defamation campaign aimed at inciting dis-
crimination and hate against Baha’is.’’. 
(17) On September 13, 2012, the United Na-
tions Special Rapporteur on the situation of human 
rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a re-
port (A/67/369), which stated, ‘‘Reports and inter-
views submitted to the Special Rapporteur also con-
tinue to portray a disturbing trend with regard to 
religious freedom in the country. Members of both 
recognized and unrecognized religions have reported 
various levels of intimidation, arrest, detention and 
interrogation that focus on their religious beliefs.’’, 
and stated, ‘‘At the time of drafting the report, 105 
members of the Baha’i community were reported to 
be in detention.’’. 
(18) On November 27, 2012, the Third Com-
mittee of the United Nations General Assembly 
adopted a draft resolution (A/C.3/67/L.51), which 
noted, ‘‘[I]ncreased persecution and human rights 
violations against persons belonging to unrecognized 
religious minorities, particularly members of the 
Baha’i faith and their defenders, including esca-
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lating attacks, an increase in the number of arrests 
and detentions, the restriction of access to higher 
education on the basis of religion, the sentencing of 
twelve Baha’is associated with Baha’i educational in-
stitutions to lengthy prison terms, the continued de-
nial of access to employment in the public sector, ad-
ditional restrictions on participation in the private 
sector, and the de facto criminalization of member-
ship in the Baha’i faith.’’. 
(19) On December 20, 2012, the United Na-
tions General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/ 
RES/67/182), which called upon the government of 
Iran ‘‘[t]o eliminate discrimination against, and ex-
clusion of * * * members of the Baha’i Faith, re-
garding access to higher education, and to eliminate 
the criminalization of efforts to provide higher edu-
cation to Baha’i youth denied access to Iranian uni-
versities,’’ and ‘‘to accord all Baha’is, including 
those imprisoned because of their beliefs, the due 
process of law and the rights that they are constitu-
tionally guaranteed’’. 
(20) On February 28, 2013, the United Na-
tions Special Rapporteur on the situation of human 
rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a re-
port (A/HRC/22/56), which stated, ‘‘110 Bahai’s are 
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currently detained in Iran for exercising their faith, 
including two women, Mrs. Zohreh Nikayin and Mrs. 
Taraneh Torabi, who are reportedly nursing infants 
in prison’’. 
(21) In March and May of 2008, intelligence of-
ficials of the Government of Iran in Mashhad and 
Tehran arrested and imprisoned Mrs. Fariba 
Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif 
Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, 
Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, and Mr. Vahid Tizfahm, the 
seven members of the ad hoc leadership group for 
the Baha’i community in Iran. 
(22) In August 2010, the Revolutionary Court 
in Tehran sentenced the seven Baha’i leaders to 20- 
year prison terms on charges of ‘‘spying for Israel, 
insulting religious sanctities, propaganda against the 
regime and spreading corruption on earth’’. 
(23) The lawyer for these seven leaders, Mrs. 
Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel Laureate, was denied mean-
ingful or timely access to the prisoners and their 
files, and her successors as defense counsel were 
provided extremely limited access. 
(24) These seven Baha’i leaders were targeted 
solely on the basis of their religion. 
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(25) Beginning in May 2011, Government of 
Iran officials in four cities conducted sweeping raids 
on the homes of dozens of individuals associated 
with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education 
(BIHE) and arrested and detained several educators 
associated with BIHE. 
(26) In October 2011, the Revolutionary Court 
in Tehran sentenced seven of these BIHE instruc-
tors and administrators, Mr. Vahid Mahmoudi, Mr. 
Kamran Mortezaie, Mr. Mahmoud Badavam, Ms. 
Nooshin Khadem, Mr. Farhad Sedghi, Mr. Riaz 
Sobhani, and Mr. Ramin Zibaie, to prison terms for 
the crime of ‘‘membership of the deviant sect of Ba-
ha’ism, with the goal of taking action against the se-
curity of the country, in order to further the aims 
of the deviant sect and those of organizations out-
side the country’’. 
(27) Six of these educators remain imprisoned, 
with Mr. Mortezaie serving a 5-year prison term and 
Mr. Badavam, Ms. Khadem, Mr. Sedghi, Mr. 
Sobhani, and Mr. Zibaie serving 4-year prison 
terms. 
(28) Since October 2011, four other BIHE edu-
cators, Ms. Faran Hessami, Mr. Kamran Rahimian, 
Mr. Kayvan Rahimian, and Mr. Shahin Negari have 
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been sentenced to 4-year prison terms, which they 
are now serving. 
(29) The efforts of the Government of Iran to 
collect information on individual Baha’is have re-
cently intensified as evidenced by a letter, dated No-
vember 5, 2011, from the Director of the Depart-
ment of Education in the county of Shahriar in the 
province of Tehran, instructing the directors of 
schools in his jurisdiction to ‘‘subtly and in a con-
fidential manner’’ collect information on Baha’i stu-
dents. 
(30) The Baha’i community continues to under-
go intense economic and social pressure, including 
an ongoing campaign in the town of Semnan, where 
the Government of Iran has harassed and detained 
Baha’is, closed 17 Baha’i owned businesses in the 
last three years, and imprisoned several members of 
the community, including three mothers along with 
their infants. 
(31) Ordinary Iranian citizens who belong to 
the Baha’i faith are disproportionately targeted, in-
terrogated, and detained under the pretext of na-
tional security. 
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(32) The Government of Iran is party to the 
International Covenants on Human Rights and is in 
violation of its obligations under the Covenants. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress— 
(1) condemns the Government of Iran for its 
state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority 
and its continued violation of the International Cov-
enants on Human Rights; 
(2) calls on the Government of Iran to imme-
diately release the seven imprisoned leaders, the ten 
imprisoned educators, and all other prisoners held 
solely on account of their religion; and 
(3) calls on the President and Secretary of 
State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to im-
mediately condemn the Government of Iran’s contin-
ued violation of human rights and demand the im-
mediate release of prisoners held solely on account 
of their religion. 
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Subtitle E—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1241. REPORT ON POSTURE AND READINESS OF 
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO RE-
SPOND TO FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN 
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on 
September 11, 2012, may have never occurred or 
could have been prevented had there been an inter-
national stabilizing force following NATO-led oper-
ations in order to help stabilize the country, build 
capacity within the security forces, and pursue ter-
rorist groups that threaten the local government as 
well as United States interests; 
(2) the attack also highlighted the limitations of 
the United States military to alert, deploy, and deci-
sively counter a no-notice terrorist attack such as 
the one in Benghazi, or another security contin-
gency, due to the limitations stemming from United 
States military posture in Africa and the Middle 
East and when there is a lack of a layered defense 
at United States diplomatic facilities; 
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(3) the United States military is more effec-
tively able to respond to terrorist attacks on United 
States facilities outside of the United States if the 
responding United States military assets are forward 
deployed; 
(4) when an intelligence threat assessment de-
termines that a United States facility overseas is 
vulnerable to attack, such facility should have robust 
force protection measures sufficient to safeguard 
personnel and assets until a United States military 
response can arrive; 
(5) the continually evolving terrorist threat to 
United States interests on the Continent of Africa 
and the Middle East necessitates that the United 
States military maintains a forward deployed pos-
ture in Europe, Middle East, and Africa in order to 
be able to respond to terrorist events, or other secu-
rity contingencies, and to effectively evacuate and 
recover United States personnel; 
(6) the United States military, in conjunction 
with the Department of State and the intelligence 
community, should continue to evaluate the assump-
tions underpinning the terrorist threat in order to 
ensure that it is effectively able to respond globally 
to future terrorist attacks; 
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(7) the United States military should regularly 
re-evaluate the posture and alert status require-
ments of its crisis response elements in order to be 
more responsive to the evolving and global nature of 
the terrorist threat, and all United States military 
crisis response elements should be fully equipped 
with the required supporting capabilities to conduct 
their missions; 
(8) on April 16, 2013, Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, testified 
before the House Appropriations Committee that the 
military is, ‘‘* * * adapting our force posture to a 
new normal of combustible violence in North Africa 
and in the Middle East’’; 
(9) The President stated in a press conference 
on May 16, 2013, ‘‘I have directed the Defense De-
partment to ensure that our military can respond 
lightening quick in times of crisis.’’; 
(10) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs should 
continue to evaluate the posture of United States 
forces to respond to the global terrorist threat, in-
cluding an evaluation of whether United States Afri-
ca Command should have forces and necessary 
equipment permanently assigned to the command to 
respond more promptly to this ‘‘new normal’’; and 
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(11) although the Department of State-initiated 
Accountability Review Board found that the Marine 
Security Guard program should be expanded and 
that there should be greater coordination between 
the Department of Defense and the Department of 
State to identify additional resources for security at 
high risk posts, the United States military may be 
challenged to provide additional security to Depart-
ment of State facilities due to budget shortfalls, on- 
going force structure constraints, and increasing 
operational requirements for the Department of De-
fense. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
posture and readiness of United States Armed 
Forces to respond to future terrorist attacks in Afri-
ca and the Middle East. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
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(A) An assessment of terrorist groups and 
other non-state groups that threaten United 
States interests and facilities in Africa, includ-
ing a description of the key assumptions under-
pinning such assessment. 
(B) A description of the readiness, posture, 
and alert status of relevant United States 
Armed Forces in Europe, the Middle East, Af-
rica, and the United States and any changes 
implemented or planned to be implemented 
since the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on 
September 11, 2012, to respond to the ‘‘new 
normal’’ and President Obama’s directive for 
the military to respond ‘‘lightening quick’’ in 
times of crisis. 
(C) In consultation with the Secretary of 
State, a description of new or modified require-
ments of the Department of State, if any, for— 
(i) United States Marine Security 
Guard Detachments; 
(ii) any other Department of Defense 
assets to provide enhanced security at De-
partment of State facilities; 
(iii) an explanation of how any new 
requirements for Marine Security Detach-
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ments or other Department of Defense as-
sets affect the capacity of the Armed 
Forces, including specifically the capacity 
of the Marine Corps, to fulfill Department 
of Defense operational requirements; and 
(iv) an explanation of how any 
unfulfilled requirements for Marine Secu-
rity Detachments would adversely impact 
security at Department of State facilities. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1242. ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT TO 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Egypt is undergoing a significant political 
transition and the ultimate outcome of this political 
process and its implications for United States na-
tional security interests remain uncertain; 
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(2) the United States continues to have consid-
erable concerns about the intentions and actions of 
the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and whether the 
government of President Morsi is committed to a 
pluralistic, democratic Egypt; 
(3) the United States has a stake in Egypt be-
coming a mature, pluralistic democracy in which the 
rights of Egyptian citizens, including women and mi-
norities, are protected; 
(4) the United States should continue to closely 
monitor President Morsi’s support for the peace 
treaty with the Government of Israel, which has 
been a stabilizing force in the region for over 30 
years; 
(5) the United States military relationship with 
the Egyptian military is long-standing and should 
remain a key pillar to, and component of, United 
States engagement with Egypt; 
(6) the close military-to-military relationship 
between the United States and Egypt has been a 
critical component in enabling counterterrorism co-
operation between the two governments to ensure 
the United States military has freedom of movement 
throughout the region in order to deter aggression 
and respond to threats to United States national se-
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curity interests, particularly in light of the security 
situation in Libya and the Sinai; 
(7) the Egyptian military has exercised re-
straint and professionalism during the unrest in 
Egypt over the last two years and hopefully will re-
main a key mechanism through which the United 
States can support the people of Egypt in achieving 
their goals for a representative and democratic polit-
ical system, while promoting peace and security in 
the region; and 
(8) therefore, with appropriate vetting, United 
States military assistance and support to the Egyp-
tian military should continue, even as civilian aid to 
Egypt receives greater scrutiny as a result of the un-
certainty associated with Egypt’s current political 
leadership and economic policies. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that contains a com-
prehensive plan for United States military assistance 
and cooperation with Egypt. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum, a detailed description of the following: 
(A) How United States security assistance 
and cooperation enables— 
(i) freedom of movement for the 
United States military throughout the re-
gion; and 
(ii) the Government of Egypt to dis-
rupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda, af-
filiated groups, and other terrorist organi-
zations, whether based in and operating 
from Egyptian territory or the region. 
(B) The capacity of the Government of 
Egypt to prevent the illicit movement of terror-
ists, criminals, weapons, and other dangerous 
material across Egypt’s borders or administra-
tive boundaries, including through tunnels and 
other illicit points of entry into Gaza. 
(C) The extent to which the Egyptian mili-
tary is— 
(i) supporting the protection of the 
political, economic, and religious freedoms 
and human rights of all citizens and resi-
dents in Egypt, including those involved in 
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Egyptian civil society and democratic pro-
motion efforts through nongovernmental 
organizations; 
(ii) supporting credible and legitimate 
elections in Egypt; 
(iii) 
supporting 
the 
Egypt-Israel 
Peace Treaty; 
(iv) taking effective steps to eliminate 
smuggling networks and to detect and de-
stroy tunnels between Egypt and Gaza; 
and 
(v) supporting action to combat ter-
rorism in the Sinai. 
(D) A description of the strategic objec-
tives of the United States regarding the provi-
sion of United States security assistance to the 
Government of Egypt. 
(E) A description of biennial outlays of 
United States security assistance to the Govern-
ment of Egypt for the purposes of strategic 
planning, training, provision of equipment, and 
construction of facilities, including funding 
streams. 
(F) A description of vetting and end-user 
monitoring systems in place by both Egypt and 
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the United States for defense articles and train-
ing provided by the United States, including 
human rights vetting. 
(G) A description of actions that the Gov-
ernment of Egypt is taking to— 
(i) repudiate, combat, and stop incite-
ment to violence against the United States 
and United States citizens and prohibit the 
transmission within its domains of satellite 
television or radio channels that broadcast 
such incitement; and 
(ii) adopt and implement legal re-
forms that protect the religious and demo-
cratic freedoms of all citizens and residents 
of Egypt. 
(H) Recommendations, including with re-
spect to required resources and actions, to 
maximize the effectiveness of United States se-
curity assistance provided to Egypt. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the submission of the report required under sub-
section (b), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that— 
(1) reviews and comments on the report re-
quired under subsection (b); and 
(2) provides recommendations regarding addi-
tional actions with respect to the provision of United 
States security assistance to Egypt, if necessary. 
SEC. 1243. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE MILITARY DEVEL-
OPMENTS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(‘‘North Korea’’) has escalated regional tensions 
with hostile rhetoric and provocative actions. 
(2) North Korea threatened a nuclear attack on 
the United States and a resumption of open war 
against the Republic of Korea (‘‘South Korea’’). 
(3) North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic 
missile programs constitute a threat to the national 
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security of the United States and to regional sta-
bility. 
(4) On April 14, 2009, North Korea halted ne-
gotiations regarding its nuclear weapons program 
when it abandoned the Six-Party Talks with the 
People’s Republic of China (‘‘China’’), Japan, the 
Russian Federation (‘‘Russia’’), South Korea, and 
the United States. 
(5) On May 25, 2009, North Korea detonated 
a nuclear device in an underground explosive test. 
(6) On March 26, 2010, North Korea sank a 
South Korean naval vessel, the Cheonan, killing 46 
South Korean sailors. 
(7) On November 23, 2010, North Korea 
shelled the border island of Yeonpyeong-do, killing 
four people. This was the first direct artillery attack 
on South Korean territory since the signing of the 
1953 armistice. 
(8) On April 13, 2012, North Korea conducted 
a rocket launch that failed to send a satellite into 
orbit. This launch violated United Nations Security 
Council (UNSC) Resolutions 1718 and 1874. 
(9) On December 12, 2012, North Korea used 
banned long-range missile technology to launch an 
earth observation satellite into orbit. In response, 
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the UNSC unanimously adopted Resolution 2087, 
condemning the launch. 
(10) On February 12, 2013, North Korea con-
ducted a third underground nuclear test in violation 
of UNSC Resolution 1718, 1874, and 2087. The 
test also contravened North Korea’s commitments 
under the September 2005 Joint Statement of the 
Six-Party Talks. 
(11) On March 7, 2013, the UNSC unani-
mously adopted Resolution 2094, condemning North 
Korea’s third nuclear test and imposed additional 
sanctions against the regime. 
(12) On March 28, 2013, North Korea unilater-
ally nullified the armistice agreement with the 
United States that suspended military conflict on 
the Korean peninsula. 
(13) On March 30, 2013, North Korea declared 
a state of war with South Korea. 
(14) On April 4, 2013, North Korea placed two 
intermediate-range Musudan missiles on mobile 
launchers and temporarily relocated them to the 
eastern coast of the Korean peninsula before remov-
ing them a month later from the launch sites. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) the United States and its allies, South 
Korea and Japan, share the goal of a stable and 
peaceful Korean Peninsula, free of nuclear weapons; 
(2) the United States remains committed to de-
fending its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and sta-
bility in Northeast Asia requires restraint by all par-
ties from activities that would complicate inter-
national relations or escalate international tensions, 
and international disputes should be mitigated in a 
constructive manner consistent with established 
principles of international law; 
(3) Congress supports— 
(A) the verifiable denuclearization of the 
Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner, 
(B) North Korea’s abandonment of its nu-
clear programs and return to the Treaty on the 
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to 
International Atomic Energy Agency safe-
guards; and 
(C) North Korea’s full acceptance of and 
compliance with the terms of the 1953 Armi-
stice Agreement; 
(4) the United States has national interests in 
security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, the 
implementation of the United States-Korea Free 
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Trade Agreement, nuclear non-proliferation efforts, 
the promotion of respect for the fundamental human 
rights of the North Korean people, international 
cyber-security cooperation, and full implementation 
of United States and multilateral sanctions against 
illicit activities; 
(5) the United States encourages China and 
Russia to fully implement and enforce United States 
and United Nations Security Council sanctions 
against North Korea; and 
(6) the President, the Secretary of State, and 
the Secretary of Defense should keep Congress fully 
informed on security developments on the Korean 
Peninsula. 
SEC. 1244. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE CO-
OPERATION WITH GEORGIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Republic of Georgia is a highly valued 
ally of the United States and has repeatedly dem-
onstrated its commitment to advancing the mutual 
interests of both countries, including the deployment 
of Georgian forces as part of the NATO-led Inter-
national Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan 
and the Multi-National Force in Iraq. 
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(2) The peaceful transfer of power as the result 
of the free and fair parliamentary elections in Geor-
gia in October 2012 represents a major accomplish-
ment toward the Georgian people’s creation of a free 
society and full democracy. 
(3) However, since the October 2012 par-
liamentary elections the new Georgian Government 
has taken a series of measures against former offi-
cials and members of the current political opposition 
that appear to be motivated by political consider-
ations. 
(4) Over 100 former Georgian Government offi-
cials have been charged with criminal violations 
since the October 2012 parliamentary elections. 
(5) Similar charges have been filed against 
members of the political opposition, including Vano 
Merabishvili, the Secretary General of the United 
National Movement. 
(6) The arrest of the leader of an opposition 
party is especially troubling, particularly its chilling 
effect on political freedom prior to the presidential 
election scheduled for October 2013. 
(7) The Georgian Government has taken insuf-
ficient action to prevent further violence against 
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members of the United National Movement and to 
punish offenders. 
(8) These actions call into question the Geor-
gian Government’s continued progress toward the 
creation of a free and democratic society in which 
basic freedoms, including freedom for political oppo-
sition, are guaranteed. 
(b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress declares 
that— 
(1) the United States remains committed to as-
sisting the people of Georgia in establishing a free 
and democratic society in their country; 
(2) the measures taken by the Georgian Gov-
ernment against former officials and political oppo-
nents, apparently in part motivated by political con-
siderations, may have a significant negative impact 
on cooperation between the United States and Geor-
gia, including efforts to build a stronger relationship 
in political, economic, and security matters, as well 
as progress on integrating Georgia into international 
organizations; 
(3) the United States must be unambiguous 
when democratic backsliding occurs in a key ally 
after a peaceful and democratic transfer of power 
between political parties; and 
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(4) the people of the United States and the 
Members of Congress express their deepest condo-
lences to the Georgian people on the tragic loss of 
seven soldiers of Georgia in a suicide bombing on 
June 6, 2013, and the deaths of three soldiers killed 
in another suicide bombing on May 13, 2013, while 
they were supporting United States and NATO 
forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1245. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COORDINA-
TION CENTERS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to plan, prepare, establish, or 
implement any ‘‘Regional Special Operations Forces Co-
ordination Center’’ (RSCC) or similar regional coordina-
tion entities. 
(b) EXCLUSION.—The limitation contained in sub-
section (a) shall not apply with respect to any RSCC or 
similar regional coordination entity authorized by statute, 
including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special 
Operations Headquarters authorized under section 1244 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2541). 
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(2) President Obama should strongly encourage 
his European counterparts to publicly condemn 
Hezbollah; 
(3) European allies should seek to officially rec-
ognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization; 
(4) any attempt to distinguish between military 
and civilian wings in Hezbollah is meaningless; and 
(5) all countries should work together to fight 
radical terrorist organizations like Hezbollah. 
SEC. 1261. COMBATING CRIME THROUGH INTELLIGENCE 
CAPABILITIES. 
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to deploy as-
sets, personnel, and resources to the Joint Interagency 
Task Force South, in coordination with SOUTHCOM, to 
combat the following by supplying sufficient intelligence 
capabilities: 
(1) Transnational criminal organizations. 
(2) Drug trafficking. 
(3) Bulk shipments of narcotics or currency. 
(4) Narco-terrorism. 
(5) Human trafficking. 
(6) The Iranian presence in the Western Hemi-
sphere. 
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(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2921 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note)— 
(A) is transferred to section 2687a of title 
10, United States Code; and 
(B) is inserted after the heading of such 
section as subsection (a). 
(2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Subsections (c), (d), 
(f), and (g) of such section 2921— 
(A) are transferred to section 2687a of 
title 10, United States Code; 
(B) are inserted at the end of such section 
in that order; and 
(C) are redesignated as subsections (c), 
(d), (e), and (f) of such section; respectively. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2687a of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding 
after subsection (f), as added and redesignated by 
paragraph (2), the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘fair market value of the im-
provements’ means the value of improvements deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense on the basis of 
their highest use. 
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