H. R. 3979 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1)(A) Senator Carl Levin of Michigan was elected a 
member of the United States Senate on November 7, 1978, 
for a full term beginning January 3, 1979. He has served 
continuously in the Senate since that date, and was appointed 
as a member of the Committee on Armed Services in January 
1979. He has served on the Committee on Armed Services 
since that date, a period of nearly 36 years. 
(B) A graduate of Detroit Central High School, Senator 
Levin went on to Swarthmore College, and graduated from 
Harvard Law School in 1959, gaining admittance to the 
Michigan bar. He served his State as assistant attorney general 
and general counsel of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission 
from 1964–1967, and later served his hometown of Detroit 
as a member of the Detroit City Council from 1969–1973, 
and as the council’s president from 1974–1977. 
(C) Senator Levin first served as chairman of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the United States Senate for 
a period of the 107th Congress, and has remained chairman 
since the 110th Congress began in 2007. He has exercised 
extraordinary leadership as either the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the committee since the start of the 105th 
Congress in 1997. 
(D) Each year, for the past 52 years, the Committee on 
Armed Services has reliably passed an annual defense 
authorization act, and this will be the 36th that Senator Levin 
has had a role in. In his capacity as member, ranking member, 
and chairman, he has been an advocate for a strong national 
defense, and has made lasting contributions to the security 
of our Nation. 
(E) It is altogether fitting and proper that this Act, the 
last annual authorization act for the national defense that 
Senator Levin manages in and for the United States Senate
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as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, be named 
in his honor, as provided in subsection (a). 
(2)(A) Representative Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon was 
elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 to represent 
California’s 25th Congressional District. 
(B) Chairman McKeon was born in Los Angeles and grew 
up in Tujunga CA. He served a two and a half year mission 
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and 
attended Brigham Young University. Prior to his election to 
Congress, he was a small business owner, and served both 
on the William S. Hart Union High School District Board 
of Trustees and as the first mayor of the City of Santa Clarita. 
(C) In the 111th Congress, Chairman McKeon was selected 
by his peers as the Ranking Member of the House Armed 
Services Committee and has served as Chairman since in the 
112th and 113th Congresses. Previously Chairman McKeon 
had served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce. 
(D) Chairman McKeon is a champion of a strong national 
defense, the men and women of America’s Armed Forces and 
their families, and returning fiscal discipline to the Department 
of Defense. His priority has been to ensure our troops deployed 
around the world have the equipment, resources, authorities, 
training and time they need to successfully complete their 
missions and return home. 
(E) For 52 consecutive years, the House Armed Services 
Committee, in a bipartisan, bicameral tradition, has passed 
and enacted an annual defense authorization act. Chairman 
McKeon had said it has been the privilege of his life to shepherd 
that tradition under his tenure. 
(F) It is therefore fitting this Act, the last national defense 
authorization act of his tenure, be named in Chairman 
McKeon’s honor, as provided in subsection (a). 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any other Act to 
the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’ shall 
be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divisions as 
follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security 
Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
Sec. 5. Explanatory statement. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of Appropriations.
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Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship. 
Sec. 122. Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral Com-
bat Ship. 
Sec. 123. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 
Sec. 124. Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship seaframes 
and mission modules. 
Sec. 125. Airborne electronic attack capabilities. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator air-
craft. 
Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 134. Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization pro-
gram for C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 airborne warning 
and control system aircraft. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC–10 
aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H and 
C–130J aircraft. 
Sec. 139. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC–135 tank-
ers. 
Sec. 140. Report on C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 141. Report on status of F–16 aircraft. 
Sec. 142. Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft. 
Sec. 143. Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities. 
Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition 
program of the United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 152. Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment. 
Sec. 153. Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of Appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 212. Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program. 
Sec. 213. Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense re-
search facility records. 
Sec. 214. Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center 
of significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities and re-
sources. 
Sec. 215. Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, and 
Research for Transformation Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle pro-
gram. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for unmanned carrier-launched air-
borne surveillance and strike system. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for airborne reconnaissance systems. 
Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 
and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 221. Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Systems Engineering. 
Sec. 222. Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and develop-
ment. 
Sec. 223. Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial base in 
support of requirements of Department of Defense.
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Modification to requirement for contractor cost sharing in pilot program 
to include technology protection features during research and develop-
ment of certain defense systems. 
Sec. 232. Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and develop-
ment expertise. 
Sec. 233. Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members 
of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics. 
Sec. 234. Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system of 
the Army. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of fines 
and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense. 
Sec. 312. Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act. 
Sec. 313. Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits. 
Sec. 314. Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct a 
biofuel refinery. 
Sec. 315. Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, Vir-
ginia. 
Sec. 316. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels. 
Sec. 317. Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island of 
Culebra, Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 318. Alternative fuel automobiles. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement. 
Sec. 322. Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel 
and equipment. 
Sec. 323. Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals. 
Sec. 324. Modification of annual reporting requirement related to prepositioning of 
materiel and equipment. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and finan-
cial support for military museums. 
Sec. 332. Army assessment of regionally aligned forces. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 
Sec. 341. Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, 
maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 
Sec. 342. Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces Coordi-
nation Centers. 
Sec. 343. Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special Oper-
ations Command. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support serv-
ices through intergovernmental support agreements. 
Sec. 352. Management of conventional ammunition inventory. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support.
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Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retire-
ment boards to particular warrant officer year groups and specialties. 
Sec. 502. Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected for 
selective early retirement. 
Sec. 503. Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended for 
discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge au-
thority. 
Sec. 504. Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 505. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on 
joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for joint offi-
cers. 
Sec. 506. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. 
Sec. 507. Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight officer 
be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before 
decommissioning. 
Sec. 508. Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in per-
formance appraisals of commanding officers. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for pro-
motion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and 
lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees. 
Sec. 512. Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection of Di-
rectors and Deputy Directors, Army National Guard and Air National 
Guard. 
Sec. 513. Centralized database of information on military technician positions. 
Sec. 514. Report on management of personnel records of members of the National 
Guard. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 521. Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in boards for 
correction of military records and boards for review of discharge or dis-
missal of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 522. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to en-
hance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 523. Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy 
rights relating to receipt of mental health services. 
Sec. 524. Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed 
Forces. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 
Prevention and Response 
Sec. 531. Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating to the military 
justice system. 
Sec. 532. Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 533. Access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 
Sec. 534. Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of certain 
sex-related offenses. 
Sec. 535. Enforcement of crime victims’ rights related to protections afforded by 
certain Military Rules of Evidence. 
Sec. 536. Modification of Military Rules of Evidence relating to admissibility of gen-
eral military character toward probability of innocence. 
Sec. 537. Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating to the 
privilege against disclosure of communications between psychotherapists 
and patients. 
Sec. 538. Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in 
a sexual assault case to permit return of personal property upon comple-
tion of related proceedings. 
Sec. 539. Requirements relating to Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners for the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 540. Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 541. Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses for 
trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor. 
Sec. 542. Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified 
in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports on sexual 
assaults in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 543. Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in restricted 
reports by military criminal investigative organizations. 
Sec. 544. Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of 
domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 545. Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel. 
Sec. 546. Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 547. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 
of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 
Sec. 551. Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces to ob-
tain professional credentials. 
Sec. 552. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related mili-
tary justice enhancements to military service academies. 
Sec. 553. Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at military 
service academies. 
Sec. 554. Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy ath-
letic programs. 
Sec. 555. Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining post- 
service employment. 
Sec. 556. Plan for education of members of Armed Forces on cyber matters. 
Sec. 557. Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance and 
Federal financial aid through Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 558. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agencies 
to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from mili-
tary service to civilian life. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. 
Sec. 564. Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Depart-
ment of Defense overseas dependents’ school system. 
Sec. 565. Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools among 
functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education. 
Sec. 566. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 567. Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed Forces 
suicide prevention efforts. 
Sec. 568. Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of 
spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the wage gap be-
tween military spouses and their civilian counterparts. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 571. Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in an attack by a 
foreign terrorist organization. 
Sec. 572. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the Armed 
Forces for acts of valor during World War I. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 581. Review and report on military programs and controls regarding profes-
sionalism. 
Sec. 582. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of United 
States Special Operations Forces. 
Sec. 583. Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related 
employment services directly to members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 584. Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations 
in overseas military operations. 
Sec. 585. Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of Office of 
Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in sexual harass-
ment cases.
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Sec. 586. Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special 
Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and 
Families and Human Performance Programs. 
Sec. 587. Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 588. Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical 
trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering serv-
ice members. 
Sec. 592. Designation of voter assistance offices. 
Sec. 593. Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project. 
Sec. 594. Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain de-
ceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known next of kin. 
Sec. 595. Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed Forces un-
accounted for during the drawdown of United States forces in Afghani-
stan. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2015 increase in basic pay for general and flag officers. 
Sec. 602. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic al-
lowance for housing under certain circumstances. 
Sec. 603. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Senior Enlisted Ad-
visor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among senior members 
of the Armed Forces for purposes of pay and allowances. 
Sec. 604. Modification of computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 
United States. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for re-
serve forces. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 
care professionals. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear offi-
cers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 
pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bo-
nuses and special pays. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Earlier determination of dependent status with respect to transitional 
compensation for dependents of certain members separated for depend-
ent abuse. 
Sec. 622. Modification of determination of retired pay base for officers retired in 
general and flag officer grades. 
Sec. 623. Inapplicability of reduced annual adjustment of retired pay for members 
of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2013 who first become members prior to January 1, 2016. 
Sec. 624. Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for special needs trusts established for 
the benefit of dependent children incapable of self-support. 
Sec. 625. Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty 
or active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for non-regular 
service. 
Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and 
Operations 
Sec. 631. Procurement of brand-name and other commercial items for resale by 
commissary stores. 
Sec. 632. Authority of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities to enter into con-
tracts with other Federal agencies and instrumentalities to provide and 
obtain certain goods and services. 
Sec. 633. Competitive pricing of legal consumer tobacco products sold in Depart-
ment of Defense retail stores. 
Sec. 634. Review of management, food, and pricing options for defense commissary 
system. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing and other requirements for the TRICARE 
Pharmacy Benefits Program. 
Sec. 703. Elimination of inpatient day limits and other limits in provision of mental 
health services. 
Sec. 704. Authority for provisional TRICARE coverage for emerging health care 
services and supplies. 
Sec. 705. Clarification of provision of food to former members and dependents not 
receiving inpatient care in military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 706. Availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the 
TRICARE program. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Provision of notice of change to TRICARE benefits. 
Sec. 712. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 
Extra. 
Sec. 713. Review of military health system modernization study. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Designation and responsibilities of senior medical advisor for Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 723. Report on status of reductions in TRICARE Prime service areas. 
Sec. 724. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 
members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 
Sec. 725. Acquisition strategy for health care professional staffing services. 
Sec. 726. Pilot program on medication therapy management under TRICARE pro-
gram. 
Sec. 727. Antimicrobial stewardship program at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 728. Report on improvements in the identification and treatment of mental 
health conditions and traumatic brain injury among members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 729. Report on efforts to treat infertility of military families. 
Sec. 730. Report on implementation of recommendations of Institute of Medicine on 
improvements to certain resilience and prevention programs of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 731. Comptroller General report on transition of care for post-traumatic stress 
disorder or traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 732. Comptroller General report on mental health stigma reduction efforts in 
the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 733. Comptroller General report on women’s health care services for members 
of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Modular open systems approaches in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 802. Recharacterization of changes to Major Automated Information System 
programs. 
Sec. 803. Amendments relating to defense business systems. 
Sec. 804. Report on implementation of acquisition process for information tech-
nology systems. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Extension and modification of contract authority for advanced component 
development and prototype units. 
Sec. 812. Amendments relating to authority of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency to carry out certain prototype projects. 
Sec. 813. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for contract 
services. 
Sec. 814. Improvement in defense design-build construction process. 
Sec. 815. Permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for cer-
tain commercial items. 
Sec. 816. Restatement and revision of requirements applicable to multiyear defense 
acquisitions to be specifically authorized by law. 
Sec. 817. Sourcing requirements related to avoiding counterfeit electronic parts. 
Sec. 818. Amendments to Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program.
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Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 821. Temporary extension of and amendments to test program for negotiation 
of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 
Sec. 822. Plan for improving data on bundled or consolidated contracts. 
Sec. 823. Authority to provide education to small businesses on certain require-
ments of Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 824. Matters relating to reverse auctions. 
Sec. 825. Sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women. 
Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform 
Sec. 831. Chief Information Officer authority enhancements. 
Sec. 832. Enhanced transparency and improved risk management in information 
technology investments. 
Sec. 833. Portfolio review. 
Sec. 834. Federal data center consolidation initiative. 
Sec. 835. Expansion of training and use of information technology cadres. 
Sec. 836. Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative. 
Sec. 837. Governmentwide software purchasing program. 
Subtitle E—Never Contract With the Enemy 
Sec. 841. Prohibition on providing funds to the enemy. 
Sec. 842. Additional access to records. 
Sec. 843. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 851. Rapid acquisition and deployment procedures for United States Special 
Operations Command. 
Sec. 852. Consideration of corrosion control in preliminary design review. 
Sec. 853. Program manager development report. 
Sec. 854. Operational metrics for Joint Information Environment and supporting 
activities. 
Sec. 855. Compliance with requirements for senior Department of Defense officials 
seeking employment with defense contractors. 
Sec. 856. Enhancement of whistleblower protection for employees of grantees. 
Sec. 857. Prohibition on reimbursement of contractors for congressional investiga-
tions and inquiries. 
Sec. 858. Requirement to provide photovoltaic devices from United States sources. 
Sec. 859. Reimbursement of Department of Defense for assistance provided to non-
governmental entertainment-oriented media producers. 
Sec. 860. Three-year extension of authority for Joint Urgent Operational Needs 
Fund. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Mat-
ters. 
Sec. 902. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 
Sec. 903. Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combat-
ant commands. 
Sec. 904. Office of Net Assessment. 
Sec. 905. Periodic review of Department of Defense management headquarters. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 911. Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior man-
agement, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 912. Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory. 
Sec. 913. Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities for 
nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional centers 
for security studies. 
Sec. 914. Pilot program to establish Government lodging program. 
Sec. 915. Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned auto-
mobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
Sec. 916. Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the Armed 
Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
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Sec. 1002. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval reactors. 
Sec. 1003. Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at 
the end of each fiscal year. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense to 
provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agen-
cies. 
Sec. 1013. Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities of 
certain foreign governments. 
Sec. 1014. Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting 
law enforcement agencies conducting activities to counter transnational 
organized crime to support law enforcement agencies conducting 
counter-terrorism activities. 
Sec. 1015. Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual 
plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction of naval ves-
sels. 
Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
Sec. 1023. Limitation on use of funds for inactivation of U.S.S. George Washington. 
Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 
Thresher. 
Sec. 1025. Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended de-
ployments. 
Sec. 1026. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 
cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism. 
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 
States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 
demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance 
programs. 
Sec. 1042. Airlift service. 
Sec. 1043. Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services. 
Sec. 1044. Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department 
of Defense reimbursement rate for transportation services provided to 
certain non-Department of Defense entities. 
Sec. 1045. Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil Re-
serve Air Fleet contractors. 
Sec. 1046. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership of 
the Department of Defense provided physical protection and personal se-
curity. 
Sec. 1047. Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign min-
istries of defense. 
Sec. 1048. Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign inter-
nal defense program. 
Sec. 1049. Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic 
pulse. 
Sec. 1052. Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified in-
formation. 
Sec. 1053. Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1054. Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association for 
the 168th Air Refueling Wing. 
Sec. 1055. Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the Struc-
ture of the Air Force.
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Sec. 1056. Report on protection of military installations. 
Sec. 1057. Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National 
Guard force structure changes. 
Sec. 1058. Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of ac-
quisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. 
Sec. 1059. Review of United States military strategy and the force posture of allies 
and partners in the United States Pacific Command area of responsi-
bility. 
Sec. 1060. Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1061. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States an-
nual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial fee-for-service 
air refueling support for the Air Force. 
Sec. 1062. Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force 
structure of the United States Army. 
Sec. 1063. Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1071. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1072. Reform of quadrennial defense review. 
Sec. 1073. Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on work-
place and gender relations matters. 
Sec. 1074. Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims. 
Sec. 1075. Pilot program for the Human Terrain System. 
Sec. 1076. Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1077. Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Depart-
ment community outreach events. 
Sec. 1078. Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impact-
ing national security. 
Sec. 1079. Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-in-
come veterans. 
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 Federal civilian employees 
working overseas. 
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, bene-
fits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1103. Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific and 
technical personnel. 
Sec. 1105. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense re-
search and engineering facilities. 
Sec. 1106. Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing 
work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear aircraft carrier for-
ward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of part-time reemployment authority. 
Sec. 1108. Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States Cyber 
Command and the cyber component headquarters of the military depart-
ments. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification and extension of Global Security Contingency Fund. 
Sec. 1202. Notice to Congress on certain assistance under authority to conduct ac-
tivities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to inci-
dents involving weapons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 1203. Enhanced authority for provision of support to foreign military liaison 
officers of foreign countries while assigned to the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 1204. Prohibition on use of funds for assistance to units of foreign security 
forces that have committed a gross violation of human rights. 
Sec. 1205. Codification and enhancement of authority to build the capacity of for-
eign security forces. 
Sec. 1206. Training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign 
countries to promote respect for the rule of law and human rights. 
Sec. 1207. Cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and per-
sonnel survivability equipment in coalition operations. 
Sec. 1208. Extension and modification of authority for support of special operations 
to combat terrorism.
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Sec. 1209. Authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1210. Provision of logistic support for the conveyance of certain defense arti-
cles to foreign forces training with the United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1211. Biennial report on programs carried out by the Department of Defense 
to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement to 
foreign security forces. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
Sec. 1221. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1223. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 
certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1224. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces through the end of fiscal year 2017. 
Sec. 1225. Semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on stability and sovereignty of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1227. Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Program. 
Sec. 1228. Independent assessment of United States efforts against al-Qaeda. 
Sec. 1229. Sense of Congress on security of Afghan women. 
Sec. 1230. Review process for use of United States funds for construction projects 
in Afghanistan that cannot be physically accessed by United States Gov-
ernment personnel. 
Sec. 1231. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 
services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1232. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities 
in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1233. Clearance of unexploded ordnance on former United States training 
ranges in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1234. Report on impact of end of major combat operations in Afghanistan on 
authority to use military force. 
Sec. 1235. Report on bilateral security cooperation with Pakistan. 
Sec. 1236. Authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and 
the Levant. 
Sec. 1237. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activi-
ties of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1241. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the 
Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1242. Notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new air-
craft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under Open Skies 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1243. Limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Rus-
sian Federation. 
Sec. 1244. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations 
under the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 1245. Annual report on military and security developments involving the Rus-
sian Federation. 
Sec. 1246. Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or other agreements 
with Rosoboronexport. 
Sec. 1247. Report on the New START Treaty. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Asia-Pacific 
region. 
Sec. 1252. Modifications to annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1253. Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma. 
Sec. 1254. Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy of the United 
States Pacific Command. 
Sec. 1255. Missile defense cooperation in Northeast Asia. 
Sec. 1256. Sense of Congress and report on Taiwan and its contribution to regional 
peace and stability. 
Sec. 1257. Independent assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense to 
counter anti-access and area-denial strategies, capabilities, and other 
key technologies of potential adversaries. 
Sec. 1258. Sense of Congress reaffirming security cooperation with Japan and the 
Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 1259. Report on maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Sec. 1259A. Sense of Congress on Taiwan maritime capabilities and exercise par-
ticipation. 
Sec. 1259B. Modification of matters for discussion in annual reports of United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 1261. One-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted recov-
ery capabilities. 
Sec. 1262. Modification of national security planning guidance to deny safe havens 
to al-Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates. 
Sec. 1263. Enhanced authority to acquire goods and services of Djibouti in support 
of Department of Defense activities in United States Africa Command 
area of responsibility. 
Sec. 1264. Treatment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union 
of Kurdistan under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 1265. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into mis-
sile defense systems of United States and sense of Congress concerning 
integration of missile defense systems of Russia into missile defense sys-
tems of NATO. 
Sec. 1266. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 
Sec. 1267. Notification and review of potentially significant arms control non-
compliance. 
Sec. 1268. Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 
Sec. 1269. Department of Defense support to security of United States diplomatic 
facilities. 
Sec. 1270. Information on sanctioned persons and businesses through the Federal 
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System. 
Sec. 1271. Reports on nuclear program of Iran. 
Sec. 1272. Sense of Congress on defense modernization by NATO countries. 
Sec. 1273. Report on protection of cultural property in event of armed conflict. 
Sec. 1274. United States strategy and plans for enhancing security and stability in 
Europe. 
Sec. 1275. Report on military assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1276. Sense of Congress on efforts to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield 
and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army. 
Sec. 1277. Extension of annual reports on the military power of Iran. 
Sec. 1278. Report and strategy regarding North Africa, West Africa, and the Sahel. 
Sec. 1279. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1280. Approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the 
Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Subtitle A—Funds 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
Subtitle B—Consolidation and Modernization of Statutes Relating to the 
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
Sec. 1311. Short title. 
Sec. 1312. Definitions. 
PART I—PROGRAM AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 1321. Authority to carry out Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program. 
Sec. 1322. Use of funds for certain emergent threats or opportunities. 
Sec. 1323. Authority for urgent threat reduction activities under Department of De-
fense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 
Sec. 1324. Use of funds for unspecified purposes or for increased amounts. 
Sec. 1325. Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program. 
PART II—RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 
Sec. 1331. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. 
Sec. 1332. Requirement for on-Site managers. 
Sec. 1333. Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained. 
Sec. 1334. Limitation on availability of funds for Cooperative Threat Reduction ac-
tivities with Russian Federation.
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PART III—RECURRING CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS 
Sec. 1341. Annual certifications on use of facilities being constructed for Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction projects or activities. 
Sec. 1342. Requirement to submit summary of amounts requested by project cat-
egory. 
Sec. 1343. Reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense Coop-
erative Threat Reduction Program. 
Sec. 1344. Metrics for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Pro-
gram. 
PART IV—REPEALS AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1351. Repeals. 
Sec. 1352. Transition provisions. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense–Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1413. Comptroller General of the United States report on Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 
Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Sec. 1511. European Reassurance Initiative. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1533. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1534. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 
Sec. 1535. European Reassurance Initiative. 
Sec. 1536. Plan for transition of funding of United States Special Operations Com-
mand from supplemental funding for overseas contingency operations to 
recurring funding for future-years defense programs. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program. 
Sec. 1602. Evolved expendable launch vehicle notification. 
Sec. 1603. Satellite communications responsibilities of Executive Agent for Space. 
Sec. 1604. Rocket propulsion system development program. 
Sec. 1605. Pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication 
services.
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Sec. 1606. Update of National Security Space Strategy to include space control and 
space superiority strategy. 
Sec. 1607. Allocation of funds for the Space Security and Defense Program; report 
on space control. 
Sec. 1608. Prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of rocket engines for 
the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1609. Assessment of evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1610. Competitive procedures required to launch payload for mission number 
five of the Operationally Responsive Space Program. 
Sec. 1611. Availability of additional rocket cores pursuant to competitive proce-
dures. 
Sec. 1612. Limitations on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on sys-
tem and Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 
Sec. 1613. Limitation on availability of funds for space-based infrared systems 
space data exploitation. 
Sec. 1614. Limitations on availability of funds for hosted payload and wide field of 
view testbed of the space-based infrared systems. 
Sec. 1615. Limitations on availability of funds for protected tactical demonstration 
and protected military satellite communications testbed of the advanced 
extremely high frequency program. 
Sec. 1616. Study of space situational awareness architecture. 
Sec. 1617. Briefing on range support for launches in support of national security. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent. 
Sec. 1622. One-year extension of report on imagery intelligence and geospatial in-
formation support provided to regional organizations and security alli-
ances. 
Sec. 1623. Extension of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial ac-
tivities as security for intelligence collection activities. 
Sec. 1624. Extension of authority relating to jurisdiction over Department of De-
fense facilities for intelligence collection or special operations activities 
abroad. 
Sec. 1625. Assessment and limitation on availability of funds for intelligence activi-
ties and programs of United States Special Operations Command and 
special operations forces. 
Sec. 1626. Annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance re-
quirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1627. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 
Sec. 1628. Personnel security and insider threat. 
Sec. 1629. Migration of Distributed Common Ground System of Department of the 
Army to an open system architecture. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1631. Budgeting and accounting for cyber mission forces. 
Sec. 1632. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information 
systems of operationally critical contractors. 
Sec. 1633. Executive agents for cyber test and training ranges. 
Sec. 1634. Cyberspace mapping. 
Sec. 1635. Review of cross domain solution policy and requirement for cross domain 
solution strategy. 
Sec. 1636. Requirement for strategy to develop and deploy decryption service for 
the Joint Information Environment. 
Sec. 1637. Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress regarding role of reserve components in defense of 
United States against cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress on the future of the Internet and the .MIL top-level 
domain. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1641. Preparation of annual budget request regarding nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 1642. Improvement to biennial assessment on delivery platforms for nuclear 
weapons and the nuclear command and control system. 
Sec. 1643. Congressional Budget Office review of cost estimates for nuclear weap-
ons. 
Sec. 1644. Retention of missile silos. 
Sec. 1645. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1646. Assessment of nuclear weapon secondary requirement. 
Sec. 1647. Certification on nuclear force structure. 
Sec. 1648. Advance notice and reports on B61 life extension program.
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Sec. 1649. Notification and report concerning removal or consolidation of dual-capa-
ble aircraft from Europe. 
Sec. 1650. Reports on installation of nuclear command, control, and communica-
tions systems at headquarters of United States Strategic Command. 
Sec. 1651. Report on plans for response of Department of Defense to INF Treaty 
violation. 
Sec. 1652. Statement of policy on the nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress on deterrence and defense posture of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1662. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production 
and deployment. 
Sec. 1663. Acquisition plan for re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. 
Sec. 1664. Study on testing program of ground-based midcourse missile defense 
system. 
Sec. 1665. Sense of Congress and report on homeland ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1666. Sense of Congress and report on regional ballistic missile defense. 
TITLE XVII—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY 
Subtitle A—Establishment and Duties of Commission 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. National Commission on the Future of the Army. 
Sec. 1703. Duties of the Commission. 
Sec. 1704. Powers of the Commission. 
Sec. 1705. Commission personnel matters. 
Sec. 1706. Termination of the Commission. 
Sec. 1707. Funding. 
Subtitle B—Related Limitations 
Sec. 1711. Prohibition on use of fiscal year 2015 funds to reduce strengths of Army 
personnel. 
Sec. 1712. Limitations on the transfer, including preparations for the transfer, of 
AH–64 Apache helicopters assigned to the Army National Guard. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2004 project. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2108. Limitation on construction of cadet barracks at United States Military 
Academy, New York. 
Sec. 2109. Limitation on funding for family housing construction at Camp Walker, 
Republic of Korea. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2207. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 
Sec. 2208. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2303. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2008 project. 
Sec. 2304. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 project.
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Sec. 2305. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Subtitle A—Defense Agency Authorizations 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2406. Limitation on project authorization to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 
projects pending submission of report. 
Subtitle B—Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations 
Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization construction, 
defense-wide. 
Sec. 2412. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 project. 
TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 
INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
2012 projects. 
Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
Sec. 2613. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2614. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2011 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activi-
ties funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 
Subtitle B—Prohibition on Additional BRAC Round 
Sec. 2711. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC) round. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 2721. Modification of property disposal procedures under base realignment and 
closure process. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
Sec. 2801. Congressional notification of construction projects, land acquisitions, and 
defense access road projects conducted under authorities other than a 
Military Construction Authorization Act. 
Sec. 2802. Modification of authority to carry out unspecified minor military con-
struction. 
Sec. 2803. Clarification of authorized use of payments-In-Kind and in-Kind con-
tributions. 
Sec. 2804. Use of one-step turn-key contractor selection procedures for additional 
facility projects. 
Sec. 2805. Limitations on military construction in European Command area of re-
sponsibility and European Reassurance Initiative.
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Sec. 2806. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and mainte-
nance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside the United 
States. 
Sec. 2807. Application of residential building construction standards. 
Sec. 2808. Limitation on construction of new facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Renewals, extensions, and succeeding leases for financial institutions op-
erating on military installations. 
Sec. 2812. Deposit of reimbursed funds to cover administrative expenses relating to 
certain real property transactions. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 
Sec. 2821. Realignment of Marines Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 2822. Establishment of surface danger zone, Ritidian Unit, Guam National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Gordo Army Reserve Center, Gordo, Alabama. 
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, West Nome Tank Farm, Nome, Alaska. 
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, former Air Force Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point, 
Norwalk, California. 
Sec. 2834. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and alternative land conveyance 
authority, former Walter Reed Army Hospital, District of Columbia. 
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, former Lynn Haven fuel depot, Lynn Haven, Florida. 
Sec. 2836. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and 
Lake Lanier, Georgia. 
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
Sec. 2838. Modification of conditions on land conveyance, Joliet Army Ammunition 
Plant, Illinois. 
Sec. 2839. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 2840. Conveyance, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. 
Sec. 2841. Land exchanges, Arlington County, Virginia. 
Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
Sec. 2851. Acceptance of in-kind gifts on behalf of Heritage Center for the National 
Museum of the United States Army. 
Sec. 2852. Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California. 
Sec. 2853. Establishment of memorial to the victims of the shooting at the Wash-
ington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013. 
Subtitle F—Designations 
Sec. 2861. Redesignation of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Dan-
iel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Report on physical security at Department of Defense facilities. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Defense Agency construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2904. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXX—NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Land Conveyances and Related Matters 
Sec. 3001. Land conveyance, Wainwright, Alaska. 
Sec. 3002. Sealaska land entitlement finalization. 
Sec. 3003. Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation. 
Sec. 3004. Land exchange, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, and Bureau of 
Land Management land in Riverside County, California. 
Sec. 3005. Special rules for Inyo National Forest, California, land exchange. 
Sec. 3006. Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, Cali-
fornia, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service. 
Sec. 3007. Idaho County, Idaho, shooting range land conveyance. 
Sec. 3008. School District 318, Minnesota, land exchange. 
Sec. 3009. Northern Nevada land conveyances. 
Sec. 3010. San Juan County, New Mexico, Federal land conveyance.
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Sec. 3011. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. 
Sec. 3012. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 
Sec. 3013. Land conveyance, Hanford Site, Washington. 
Sec. 3014. Ranch A Wyoming consolidation and management improvement. 
Subtitle B—Public Lands and National Forest System Management 
Sec. 3021. Bureau of Land Management permit processing. 
Sec. 3022. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 
Sec. 3023. Grazing permits and leases. 
Sec. 3024. Cabin user and transfer fees. 
Subtitle C—National Park System Units 
Sec. 3030. Addition of Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light to the Apostle Islands Na-
tional Seashore. 
Sec. 3031. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 
Sec. 3032. Coltsville National Historical Park. 
Sec. 3033. First State National Historical Park. 
Sec. 3034. Gettysburg National Military Park. 
Sec. 3035. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Mary-
land. 
Sec. 3036. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, Auburn, New York. 
Sec. 3037. Hinchliffe Stadium addition to Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park. 
Sec. 3038. Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site. 
Sec. 3039. Manhattan Project National Historical Park. 
Sec. 3040. North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. 
Sec. 3041. Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. 
Sec. 3042. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. 
Sec. 3043. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. 
Sec. 3044. Vicksburg National Military Park. 
Subtitle D—National Park System Studies, Management, and Related Matters 
Sec. 3050. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 American battlefield protection pro-
gram. 
Sec. 3051. Special resource studies. 
Sec. 3052. National heritage areas and corridors. 
Sec. 3053. National historic site support facility improvements. 
Sec. 3054. National Park System donor acknowledgment. 
Sec. 3055. Coin to commemorate 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 
Sec. 3056. Commission to study the potential creation of a National Women’s His-
tory Museum. 
Sec. 3057. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 
Subtitle E—Wilderness and Withdrawals 
Sec. 3060. Alpine Lakes Wilderness additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
Snoqualmie Rivers protection. 
Sec. 3061. Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 
Sec. 3062. Hermosa Creek watershed protection. 
Sec. 3063. North Fork Federal lands withdrawal area. 
Sec. 3064. Pine Forest Range Wilderness. 
Sec. 3065. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness 
additions. 
Sec. 3066. Wovoka Wilderness. 
Sec. 3067. Withdrawal area related to Wovoka Wilderness. 
Sec. 3068. Withdrawal and reservation of additional public land for Naval Air 
Weapons Station, China Lake, California. 
Subtitle F—Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Sec. 3071. Illabot Creek, Washington, wild and scenic river. 
Sec. 3072. Missisquoi and Trout wild and scenic rivers, Vermont. 
Sec. 3073. White Clay Creek wild and scenic river expansion. 
Sec. 3074. Studies of wild and scenic rivers. 
Subtitle G—Trust Lands 
Sec. 3077. Land taken into trust for benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. 
Sec. 3078. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 
Baraboo, Wisconsin. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Access and Property Issues 
Sec. 3081. Ensuring public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the 
Hanford Reach National Monument.
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Sec. 3082. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests. 
Sec. 3083. Release of property interests in Bureau of Land Management land con-
veyed to the State of Oregon for establishment of Hermiston Agricul-
tural Research and Extension Center. 
Subtitle I—Water Infrastructure 
Sec. 3087. Bureau of Reclamation hydropower development. 
Sec. 3088. Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project. 
Sec. 3089. East Bench Irrigation District contract extension. 
Subtitle J—Other Matters 
Sec. 3091. Commemoration of centennial of World War I. 
Sec. 3092. Miscellaneous issues related to Las Vegas valley public land and Tule 
Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. 
Sec. 3093. National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. 
Sec. 3094. Extension of legislative authority for establishment of commemorative 
work in honor of former President John Adams. 
Sec. 3095. Refinancing of Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction loan. 
Sec. 3096. Payments in lieu of taxes. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence pur-
poses. 
Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. 
Sec. 3113. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets. 
Sec. 3114. Expansion of requirement for independent cost estimates on life exten-
sion programs and new nuclear facilities. 
Sec. 3115. Definition of baseline and threshold for stockpile life extension project. 
Sec. 3116. Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion. 
Sec. 3117. Cost estimation and program evaluation by National Nuclear Security 
Administration. 
Sec. 3118. Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project. 
Sec. 3119. Production of nuclear warhead for long-range standoff weapon. 
Sec. 3120. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 
Sec. 3121. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security. 
Sec. 3122. Limitation on availability of funds for certain nonproliferation activities 
between the United States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 3123. Identification of amounts required for uranium technology sustainment 
in budget materials for fiscal year 2016. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Analysis and report on W88 Alt 370 program high explosives options. 
Sec. 3132. Analysis of existing facilities and sense of Congress with respect to plu-
tonium strategy. 
Sec. 3133. Plan for verification and monitoring of proliferation of nuclear weapons 
and fissile material. 
Sec. 3134. Comments of Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of Nu-
clear Weapons Council on final report of Congressional Advisory Panel 
on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3141. Establishment of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 
Health; extension of authority of Office of Ombudsman for Energy Em-
ployees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 
Sec. 3142. Technical corrections to Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
Sec. 3143. Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security Administration Act. 
Sec. 3144. Technology Commercialization Fund. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
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Sec. 3202. Inspector General of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
Sec. 3203. Number of employees of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the Mer-
chant Marine for fiscal year 2015. 
Sec. 3502. Floating dry docks. 
Sec. 3503. Sense of Congress on the role of domestic maritime industry in national 
security. 
Sec. 3504. United States Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency op-
erations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, jointly submitted for printing 
in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and 
Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been 
submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first 
on the conference report or amendment between the Houses. 
SEC. 5. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 
House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 
3, 2014, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee
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on Armed Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with 
respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint 
explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of Appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Plan on modernization of UH–60A aircraft of Army National Guard. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Construction of San Antonio class amphibious ship. 
Sec. 122. Limitation on availability of funds for mission modules for Littoral Com-
bat Ship. 
Sec. 123. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 
Sec. 124. Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship seaframes 
and mission modules. 
Sec. 125. Airborne electronic attack capabilities. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of MQ–1 Predator air-
craft. 
Sec. 132. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of U–2 aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 134. Prohibition on cancellation or modification of avionics modernization pro-
gram for C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft. 
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–3 airborne warning 
and control system aircraft. 
Sec. 137. Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC–10 
aircraft. 
Sec. 138. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H and 
C–130J aircraft. 
Sec. 139. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force KC–135 tank-
ers. 
Sec. 140. Report on C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 141. Report on status of F–16 aircraft. 
Sec. 142. Report on options to modernize or replace T–1A aircraft. 
Sec. 143. Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities. 
Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 151. Additional oversight requirements for the undersea mobility acquisition 
program of the United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 152. Plan for modernization or replacement of digital avionic equipment. 
Sec. 153. Comptroller General report on F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2015 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine 
Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4101.
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Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. PLAN ON MODERNIZATION OF UH–60A AIRCRAFT OF ARMY 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than March 15, 2015, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a prioritized plan for modernizing the entire fleet of UH–60A air-
craft of the Army National Guard. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
set forth the following: 
(1) A detailed timeline for the modernization of the entire 
fleet of UH–60A aircraft of the Army National Guard. 
(2) The number of UH–60L, UH–60L Digital, and UH– 
60M aircraft that the Army National Guard will possess upon 
completion of such modernization plan. 
(3) The cost, by year, associated with such modernization 
plan. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. CONSTRUCTION OF SAN ANTONIO CLASS AMPHIBIOUS SHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into 
a contract beginning with the fiscal year 2015 program year for 
the procurement of one San Antonio class amphibious ship. The 
Secretary may employ incremental funding for such procurement. 
(b) CONDITION ON OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under such contract for 
any fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 
SEC. 122. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MISSION MOD-
ULES FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the procurement 
of additional mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship program 
may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy 
submits to the congressional defense committees each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Milestone B program goals for cost, schedule, and 
performance for each module. 
(2) Certification by the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation with respect to the total number for each module 
type that is required to perform all necessary operational 
testing. 
SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 
Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 693) is amended 
by striking ‘‘this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 
or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2014 or 2015’’.
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SEC. 124. REPORT ON TEST EVALUATION MASTER PLAN FOR LITTORAL 
COMBAT SHIP SEAFRAMES AND MISSION MODULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the test evaluation master plan for the seaframes 
and mission modules for the Littoral Combat Ship program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) A description of the progress of the Navy with respect 
to the test evaluation master plan. 
(2) An assessment of whether or not completion of the 
test evaluation master plan will demonstrate operational 
effectiveness and operational suitability for both seaframes and 
each mission module. 
SEC. 125. AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that 
the Navy retains the option of procuring more EA–18G aircraft 
in the event that the Secretary determines that further analysis 
of airborne electronic attack force structure indicates that the Navy 
should make such a procurement. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 2, 2015, the Secretary 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on— 
(1) the options available to the Navy for ensuring that 
the Navy will not be precluded from procuring more EA–18G 
aircraft based on a determination made under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) an update on the progress of the Navy in conducting 
an analysis of emerging requirements for airborne electronic 
attack. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF MQ–1 PREDATOR AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Air Force may be used 
during fiscal year 2015 to retire any MQ–1 Predator aircraft. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to a damaged MQ–1 Predator aircraft if the Secretary deter-
mines that repairing such aircraft is not economically viable. 
SEC. 132. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF U–2 AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to make significant 
changes to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage U–2 aircraft. 
SEC. 133. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended
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to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A–10 aircraft, 
except for such aircraft the Secretary of the Air Force, as of April 
9, 2013, planned to retire. 
(b) LIMITATION ON MANNING LEVELS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Air 
Force may be obligated or expended to make significant changes 
to manning levels with respect to any A–10 aircraft squadrons. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) BACK UP FLYING STATUS.—The Secretary of Defense 
may authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to move 
up to 36 A–10 aircraft in the active component to backup 
flying status, and make conforming personnel adjustments, 
for the duration of fiscal year 2015 if— 
(i) on or before the date that is 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees the certification described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
(ii) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date of such submittal. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subparagraph is a certification that the Secretary of 
Defense has— 
(i) received the results of the independent assess-
ment under subsection (c) by the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation regarding alter-
native ways to provide manpower during fiscal year 
2015 to maintain the fighter fleet of the Air Force 
and to field F–35 aircraft; and 
(ii) determined, after giving consideration to such 
assessment, that an action to move A–10 aircraft under 
subparagraph (A) is required to avoid— 
(I) significantly degrading the readiness of the 
fighter fleet of the Air Force; or 
(II) significantly delaying the planned fielding 
of F–35 aircraft. 
(c) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Cost Assess-
ment and Program Evaluation shall conduct an independent assess-
ment of alternative ways to provide manpower during fiscal year 
2015 to maintain the fighter fleet of the Air Force and to field 
F–35 aircraft. In conducting such assessment, the Director shall 
give consideration to the implementation approaches proposed by 
the Air Force and to other alternatives, including the retirement 
of other aircraft and the use of civilian or contractor maintainers 
on an interim basis for A–10 aircraft, F–35 aircraft, or other aircraft. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an independent study of the platforms used to 
conduct the close air support mission in light of the rec-
ommendation of the Air Force to retire the A–10 fleet. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2015, the Comp-
troller General shall brief the congressional defense committees 
on the preliminary findings of the study under paragraph (1),
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with a report to follow as soon as practicable, that includes 
an assessment of— 
(A) the alternatives considered by the Air Force that 
led to the recommendation to retire the A–10 fleet, 
including the relative costs, benefits, and assumptions asso-
ciated with the alternatives to such retirement; 
(B) any capability gaps in close air support that would 
be created by such retirement and to what extent the 
Department of Defense has plans to address such capability 
gaps; and 
(C) any capability gaps in air superiority or global 
strike that could be created by the added cost to the Air 
Force of retaining the A–10 fleet. 
SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON CANCELLATION OR MODIFICATION OF AVI-
ONICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM FOR C–130 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Air Force may be used to— 
(A) take any action to cancel or modify the avionics 
modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft; or 
(B) except as provided by paragraph (2), initiate an 
alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and 
air traffic management program for C–130 aircraft that 
is designed or intended to replace the avionics moderniza-
tion program described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibition in paragraph (1)(B) if the Secretary certifies to 
the congressional defense committees that the program 
described in such subparagraph is required to operate C–130 
aircraft in airspace controlled by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration or airspace controlled by the government of a foreign 
country. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for 
operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the 
Air Force, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended 
until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which 
the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that the Secretary has obligated the funds authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal years 
prior to fiscal year 2015 for the avionics modernization program 
of record for C–130 aircraft. 
SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, 
prepare to retire, or place in storage any aircraft of the Air Force, 
except for such aircraft the Secretary of the Air Force planned 
to retire as of April 9, 2013, until a period of 60 days has elapsed 
following the date on which the Secretary submits the report under 
subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the appropriate contribu-
tions of the regular Air Force, the Air National Guard, and 
the Air Force Reserve to the total force structure of the Air 
Force. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A separate presentation of mix of forces for each 
mission and aircraft platform of the Air Force. 
(B) An analysis and recommendations for not less than 
80 percent of the missions and aircraft platforms described 
in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF E–3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to make significant changes to manning levels with respect to 
any E–3 airborne warning and control systems aircraft, or to retire, 
prepare to retire, or place in storage any such aircraft. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit or otherwise affect the requirement to maintain 
the operational capability of the E–3 airborne warning and control 
system aircraft. 
SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DIVESTMENT 
OR TRANSFER OF KC–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer, 
divest, or prepare to divest any KC–10 aircraft until a period 
of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees an 
assessment of the costs and benefits of the proposed divestment 
or transfer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) A five-year plan for the force structure laydown of 
all tanker aircraft. 
(2) Current and future air refueling and cargo transpor-
tation requirements, broken down by aircraft, needed to meet 
the global reach and global power objectives of the Department 
of Defense, including how such objectives relate to supporting 
the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance. 
(3) An operational risk assessment and mitigation strategy 
that evaluates the ability of the military to meet the require-
ments and objectives stipulated in the Guidance for Employ-
ment of the Force of the Department of Defense, the Joint 
Strategic Capabilities Plan, and all steady-state rotational and 
warfighting surge contingency operational planning documents 
of the commanders of the geographical combatant commands. 
SEC. 138. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OF AIR FORCE C–130H AND C–130J AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
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2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer 
from one facility of the Department of Defense to another any 
C–130H or C–130J aircraft until a period of 60 days has elapsed 
following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits 
to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the costs 
and benefits of the proposed transfer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) A five-year plan for the force structure laydown of 
C–130H2, C–130H3, and C–130J aircraft. 
(2) An identification of how such plan deviates from the 
total force structure proposal of the Secretary described in 
section 1059(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1939). 
(3) An explanation of why such plan deviates, if in any 
detail, from such proposal. 
(4) An assessment of the national security benefits and 
any other expected benefits of the proposed transfers under 
subsection (a), including benefits for the facilities expected to 
receive the transferred aircraft. 
(5) An assessment of the costs of the proposed transfers, 
including the impact of the proposed transfers on the facilities 
from which the aircraft will be transferred. 
(6) An analysis of the recommended basing alignment that 
demonstrates that the recommendation is the most effective 
and efficient alternative for such basing alignment. 
(7) For units equipped with special capabilities, including 
the modular airborne firefighting system capability, a certifi-
cation that missions using such capabilities will not be nega-
tively affected by the proposed transfers. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a sufficiency 
review of such report, including any findings and recommendations 
relating to such review. 
SEC. 139. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OF AIR FORCE KC–135 TANKERS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer 
from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to another facility of the 
Department of Defense any KC–135 aircraft until a period of 60 
days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 
the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees 
an assessment of the costs and benefits of the proposed transfer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment referred to in subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) A recommended basing alignment of Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam KC–135 aircraft. 
(2) An identification of how, and an explanation of why, 
such recommended basing alignment deviates, if in any detail, 
from the current basing plan. 
(3) An assessment of the national security benefits and 
any other expected benefits of the proposed transfer under
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subsection (a), including benefits for the facilities expected to 
receive the transferred aircraft. 
(4) An assessment of the costs of the proposed transfer, 
including the impact of the proposed transfer on the facilities 
from which the aircraft will be transferred. 
(5) An analysis of the recommended basing alignment that 
demonstrates that the recommendation is the most effective 
and efficient alternative for such basing alignment. 
SEC. 140. REPORT ON C–130 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report including a com-
plete analysis and fielding plan for C–130 aircraft. 
(b) CONTENT.—The fielding plan submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include specific details of the plan of the Secretary to 
maintain intra-theater airlift capacity and capability within both 
the active and reserve components, including the modernization 
and recapitalization plan for C–130H and C–130J aircraft. 
SEC. 141. REPORT ON STATUS OF F–16 AIRCRAFT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the status and location, 
and any plans to change during the period of the future-years 
defense program the status or locations, of all F–16 aircraft in 
the inventory of the Air Force. 
SEC. 142. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO MODERNIZE OR REPLACE T–1A 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on options for 
the modernization or replacement of the T–1A aircraft capability. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description of options for— 
(A) new procurement; 
(B) conducting a service life extension program on 
existing aircraft; 
(C) replacing organic aircraft with leased aircraft or 
services for the longer term; and 
(D) replacing organic aircraft with leased aircraft or 
services while the Secretary executes a new procurement 
or service life extension program. 
(2) An evaluation of the ability of each alternative to meet 
future training requirements. 
(3) Estimates of life cycle costs. 
(4) A description of potential cost savings from merging 
a T–1A capability replacement program with other programs 
of the Air Force, such as the Companion Trainer Program. 
SEC. 143. REPORT ON STATUS OF AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The capability provided by the nuclear-capable, air- 
launched cruise missile is critical to maintaining a credible 
and effective air-delivery leg of the nuclear triad, preserving
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the ability to respond to geopolitical and technical surprise, 
and reassuring allies of the United States through credible 
extended deterrence. 
(2) In the fiscal year 2015 budget request of the Air Force, 
the Secretary of the Air Force delayed development of the 
long-range standoff weapon, the follow-on for the air-launched 
cruise missile, by three years. 
(3) The Secretary plans to sustain the current air-launched 
cruise missile, known as the AGM–86, until approximately 
2030, with multiple service life-extension programs required 
to preserve but not enhance the existing capabilities of the 
air-launched cruise missile. 
(4) The AGM–86 was initially developed in the 1970s and 
deployed in the 1980s. 
(5) The average age of the inventory of air-launched cruise 
missiles is more than 30 years old. 
(6) The operating environment, particularly the sophistica-
tion of integrated air defenses, has evolved substantially since 
the inception of the air-launched cruise missile. 
(7) The AGM–86 is no longer in production and the inven-
tory of spare bodies for required annual testing continues to 
diminish, posing serious challenges for long-term sustainment. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
in coordination with the Commander of the United States Stra-
tegic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the status of the current air-launched 
cruise missile and the development of the follow-on system, 
the long-range standoff weapon, in accordance with section 
217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 706). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the effectiveness and survivability 
of the air-launched cruise missile through 2030, including 
the impact of any degradation on the ability of the United 
States Strategic Command to meet deterrence require-
ments, including the number of targets held at risk by 
the air-launched cruise missile or the burdens placed on 
other legs of the nuclear triad. 
(B) A description of age-related failure trends, an 
assessment of potential age-related fleet-wide reliability 
and supportability problems, and the estimated costs for 
sustaining the air-launched cruise missile. 
(C) A detailed plan, including initial cost estimates, 
for the development and deployment of the follow-on system 
that will achieve initial operational capability before 2030. 
(D) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability 
of alternative development strategies, including initial cost 
estimates, that would achieve full operational capability 
before 2030. 
(E) An assessment of current testing requirements and 
the availability of test bodies to sustain the air-launched 
cruise missile over the long term.
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(F) A description of the extent to which the airframe 
and other related components can be completed inde-
pendent of the payload, as determined by the Nuclear 
Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(G) A statement of the risks assumed by not fielding 
an operational replacement for the existing air-launched 
cruise missile by 2030. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified 
summary. 
Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and 
Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 
151. 
ADDITIONAL 
OVERSIGHT 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
THE 
UNDERSEA MOBILITY ACQUISITION PROGRAM OF THE 
UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 
Section 144 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1325) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the Joint 
Capabilities Integration and Development system’’ before 
the semicolon; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or other com-
parable and qualified entity selected by the Director’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section (c): 
‘‘(c) TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander shall develop a plan 
consisting of a technology roadmap for undersea mobility 
capabilities that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the current capabilities provided 
by covered elements as of the date of the plan. 
‘‘(B) An identification and description of the require-
ments of the Commander for future undersea mobility plat-
forms. 
‘‘(C) An identification of resources necessary to fulfill 
the requirements identified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) A description of the technology readiness levels 
of any covered element currently under development as 
of the date of the plan. 
‘‘(E) An identification of any potential gaps or projected 
shortfall in capability, along with steps to mitigate any 
such gap or shortfall. 
‘‘(F) Any other matters the Commander determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—The Commander shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the plan under paragraph 
(1) at the same time as the Under Secretary submits the 
first report under subsection (a)(2) following the date of the 
enactment of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’.
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SEC. 152. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OR REPLACEMENT OF DIGITAL 
AVIONIC EQUIPMENT. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan for the potential 
modernization or replacement of digital avionics equipment, 
including use of commercial-off-the-shelf digital avionics equipment, 
to meet the equipment requirements under the Next Generation 
Air Transportation System of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the requirements imposed on aircraft 
of the Department of Defense by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration transition to the equipment requirements described in 
subsection (a), including— 
(A) an identification of the type and number of aircraft 
that the Secretary will need to upgrade; 
(B) a definition of the upgrades needed for such air-
craft; and 
(C) the schedule required for the Secretary to make 
such upgrades in time to meet such requirements. 
(2) A description of options for— 
(A) acquiring new equipment, including— 
(i) new procurement; and 
(ii) leasing equipment and installation and other 
services, including the use of public-private partner-
ships; and 
(B) modernizing existing equipment. 
(3) An evaluation of the ability of each option to meet 
future operational requirements and to meet the equipment 
requirements described in subsection (a). 
(4) An estimated timeline to modernize or replace the dig-
ital avionics equipment in each military department or other 
element of the Department. 
(5) The estimated costs of options to modernize or replace 
the avionics equipment in each military department or other 
element of the Department in order to meet such requirements. 
SEC. 153. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON F–35 AIRCRAFT 
ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2015, and each 
year thereafter until the F–35 aircraft acquisition program enters 
into full-rate production, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
reviewing such program. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) The extent to which the F–35 aircraft acquisition pro-
gram is meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals. 
(2) The progress and results of developmental and oper-
ational testing. 
(3) The progress of the procurement and manufacturing 
of F–35 aircraft. 
(4) An assessment of any plans or efforts of the Secretary 
of Defense to improve the efficiency of the procurement and 
manufacturing of F–35 aircraft.
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of Appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements. 
Sec. 212. Modification of Manufacturing Technology Program. 
Sec. 213. Revision of requirement for acquisition programs to maintain defense re-
search facility records. 
Sec. 214. Treatment by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center 
of significant modifications to test and evaluation facilities and re-
sources. 
Sec. 215. Revision to the service requirement under the Science, Mathematics, and 
Research for Transformation Defense Education Program. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for armored multi-purpose vehicle pro-
gram. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for unmanned carrier-launched air-
borne surveillance and strike system. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for airborne reconnaissance systems. 
Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 
and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 221. Reduction in frequency of reporting by Deputy Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Systems Engineering. 
Sec. 222. Independent assessment of interagency biodefense research and develop-
ment. 
Sec. 223. Briefing on modeling and simulation technological and industrial base in 
support of requirements of Department of Defense. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Modification to requirement for contractor cost sharing in pilot program 
to include technology protection features during research and develop-
ment of certain defense systems. 
Sec. 232. Pilot program on assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and develop-
ment expertise. 
Sec. 233. Pilot program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members 
of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics. 
Sec. 234. Sense of Congress on helicopter health and usage monitoring system of 
the Army. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2015 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation as specified in the funding table in 
section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF LIMIT
ON AMOUNT
OF AWARDS.—Sub-
section (c)(1) of section 2374a of title 10, United States Code,
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is amended by striking ‘‘The total amount’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘No 
prize competition may result in the award of a cash prize of more 
than $10,000,000.’’. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to such sums as may 
be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to 
award prizes under this section, the Secretary may accept funds 
from other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
and from State and local governments, to award prizes under this 
section.’’. 
(c) FREQUENCY OF REPORTING.—Subsection (f) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and inserting ‘‘every other 
year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘two fiscal 
years’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘a period of two 
fiscal years’’; and 
(3) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and 
inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’. 
SEC. 212. MODIFICATION OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF JOINT DEFENSE MANUFACTURING TECH-
NOLOGY PANEL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (e)(5) of sec-
tion 2521 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’’ 
and inserting ‘‘one or more individuals designated by the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for 
purposes of this paragraph’’. 
(b) DECREASED FREQUENCY OF UPDATE OF FIVE-YEAR STRA-
TEGIC PLAN.—Subsection (f)(3) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘on a biennial basis’’ and inserting ‘‘not less frequently 
than once every four years’’. 
SEC. 213. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
TO MAINTAIN DEFENSE RESEARCH FACILITY RECORDS. 
Section 2364 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and issue’’ after ‘‘technology posi-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘combatant commands’’ and 
inserting ‘‘components of the Department of Defense’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘any position paper’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting the 
following: ‘‘any technological assessment made by a Defense 
research facility shall be provided to the Defense Technical 
Information Center repository to support acquisition 
decisions.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this section:’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1) The term’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, the 
term’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and moving such para-
graphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left. 
SEC. 214. TREATMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE 
MANAGEMENT CENTER OF SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS 
TO TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES AND RESOURCES. 
(a) REVIEW
OF PROPOSED CHANGES.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of 
section 196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Base’’ the following: ‘‘, including with respect to the expansion, 
divestment, consolidation, or curtailment of activities,’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STRATEGIC PLANS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) and (F) as subpara-
graph (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) An assessment of plans and business case analyses 
supporting any significant modification of the test and evalua-
tion facilities and resources of the Department projected, pro-
posed, or recommended by the Secretary of a military depart-
ment or the head of a Defense Agency for such period, including 
with respect to the expansion, divestment, consolidation, or 
curtailment of activities.’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION OF BUDGETS.—Subsection (e)(1) of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period covered by the 
future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 
221 of this title for that fiscal year’’ after ‘‘activities for a fiscal 
year’’. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF PLANS FOR FACILITIES.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as sub-
sections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS.—(1) The Secretary 
of a military department or the head of a Defense Agency with 
test and evaluation responsibilities may not implement a projected, 
proposed, or recommended significant modification of the test and 
evaluation facilities and resources of the Department, including 
with respect to the expansion, divestment, consolidation, or curtail-
ment of activities, until— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary or the head, as the case may be, submits 
to the Director a business case analysis for such modification; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Director reviews such analysis and approves such 
modification. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
an annual report containing the comments of the Director with 
respect to each business case analysis reviewed under paragraph 
(1)(B) during the year covered by the report.’’.
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SEC. 215. REVISION TO THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE 
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANS-
FORMATION DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 2192a(c)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) in the case of a person not an employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the person shall enter into a written agree-
ment to accept and continue employment for the period of 
obligated service determined under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) with the Department; or 
‘‘(ii) with a public or private entity or organization 
outside of the Department if the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) is unable to find an appropriate position for 
the person within the Department; and 
‘‘(II) determines that employment of the person 
with such entity or organization for the purpose of 
such obligated service would provide a benefit to the 
Department.’’. 
SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ARMORED 
MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the armored 
multi-purpose vehicle program, not more than 80 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of 
the Army submits to the congressional defense committees the 
report under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the armored multi-purpose vehicle pro-
gram. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of the existing capability gaps 
of the M–113 family of vehicles assigned, as of the date 
of the report, to units outside of combat brigades. 
(B) An identification of the mission roles that are in 
common between— 
(i) such vehicles assigned to units outside of combat 
brigades; and 
(ii) the vehicles examined in the armor brigade 
combat team during the armored multi-purpose vehicle 
analysis of alternatives. 
(C) The estimated timeline and the rough order of 
magnitude of funding requirements associated with com-
plete M–113 family of vehicles divestiture within the units 
outside of combat brigades and the risk associated with 
delaying the replacement of such vehicles. 
(D) A description of the requirements for force protec-
tion, mobility, and size, weight, power, and cooling capacity 
for the mission roles of M–113 family of vehicles assigned 
to units outside of combat brigades. 
(E) A discussion of the mission roles of the M–113 
family of vehicles assigned to units outside of combat bri-
gades that are comparable to the mission roles of the
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M–113 family of vehicles assigned to armor brigade combat 
teams. 
(F) A discussion of whether a one-for-one replacement 
of the M–113 family of vehicles assigned to units outside 
of combat brigades is likely. 
(G) With respect to mission roles, a discussion of any 
substantive distinctions that exist in the capabilities of 
the M–113 family of vehicles that are needed based on 
the level of the unit to which the vehicle is assigned (not 
including combat brigades). 
(H) A discussion of the relative priority of fielding 
among the mission roles. 
(I) An assessment for the feasibility of incorporating 
medical wheeled variants within the armor brigade combat 
teams. 
SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNMANNED 
CARRIER-LAUNCHED 
AIRBORNE 
SURVEILLANCE 
AND 
STRIKE SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for 
the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike 
system may be obligated or expended to award a contract for 
air vehicle segment development until a period of 15 days has 
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees a report that— 
(1) certifies that a review of the requirements for air vehicle 
segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and 
strike system is complete; and 
(2) includes the results of such review. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—At the same time that the President 
submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2017 under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— 
(1) identifies the cost and performance trade-offs that the 
Navy made in arriving at the set of requirements for the 
air vehicle segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveil-
lance and strike system, including with respect to strike capa-
bility in an anti-access or area denial environment; 
(2) addresses the derivation of requirements for the overall 
composition of the future carrier air wing, including any con-
tribution made to the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance capabilities of carrier strike groups from non-carrier air 
wing forces, such as the MQ–4C Triton; 
(3) specifies how the Navy derived the plan for achieving 
the best mix of capabilities for the carrier strike group air 
wing to conduct representative joint intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance strike campaigns in the 2030 timeframe, 
including how the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and 
strike system, F–35C aircraft, EA–18G aircraft, and the aircraft 
that is proposed to replace the F/A–18E/F (FA–XX) would con-
tribute to the overall capability, including in an anti-access 
or area denial threat environment; 
(4) defines the acquisition strategy for the unmanned car-
rier-launched surveillance and strike system program and justi-
fies any changes in such strategy from an acquisition strategy
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for a traditional program that is consistent with Department 
of Defense Instruction 5000.02; and 
(5) establishes a formal acquisition program cost and 
schedule baseline to allow the Navy to track unit costs and 
provide regular reports to Congress on cost, schedule, and 
performance progress. 
SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AIRBORNE 
RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for imaging 
and targeting support of airborne reconnaissance systems, not more 
than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees— 
(1) a plan regarding using such funds for such purpose 
during fiscal year 2015; and 
(2) a strategic plan for the funding of advanced airborne 
reconnaissance technologies supporting manned and unmanned 
systems. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ATTACK RADAR 
SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Air Force may be used to make any significant changes 
to manning levels with respect to any operational Joint Surveillance 
and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft or take any action to 
retire or to prepare to retire such aircraft until the date that 
is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 
submits to the congressional defense committees the report required 
by subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes the following: 
(1) An update of the results of the analysis of alternatives 
for recapitalizing the current Joint Surveillance and Target 
Attack Radar Systems capability. 
(2) An assessment of the cost and schedule of developing 
and fielding a new aircraft and radar system to replace the 
current Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems 
aircraft that would deliver two replacement aircraft to the 
Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar Systems aircraft 
operating base by fiscal year 2019.
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Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 221. REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY OF REPORTING BY DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY 
OF 
DEFENSE 
FOR 
SYSTEMS 
ENGINEERING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139b(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Each report’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CONTENTS.— Each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) or (2)’’; 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraphs (1) and (2): 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE
FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL
TEST
AND
EVALUATION.—Not 
later than March 31 of each year, the Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the activities undertaken pursuant to subsection (a) during 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) BIENNIAL REPORT BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Not later than March 
31 of every other year, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Systems Engineering shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the activities undertaken 
pursuant to subsection (b) during the preceding two-year 
period.’’; and 
(4) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL REPORT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL REPORTS’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
the first report submitted under paragraph (2) of section 139b(d) 
of such title, as added by subsection (a)(3), shall be submitted 
not later than March 31, 2015. 
SEC. 222. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERAGENCY BIODEFENSE 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into a contract with an entity that is not 
part of the Department of Defense to conduct an assessment of 
biodefense research and development activities at the National 
Interagency Biodefense Campus. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identification and assessment of such legal, regulatory, 
management, and practice barriers as may reduce the effective-
ness and efficiency of organizations on the Campus to perform 
designated missions, including such barriers as may exist with 
respect to the following: 
(A) Sharing of funds for intramural and extramural 
research and other activities— 
(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and 
the military departments;
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(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 
Federal agencies; and 
(iii) between the Department of Defense and the 
private sector. 
(B) Sharing in efforts related to the construction, mod-
ernization, and maintenance of research facilities— 
(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and 
the military departments; 
(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 
Federal agencies; and 
(iii) between the Department of Defense and the 
private sector. 
(C) Exchange and mobility of personnel— 
(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and 
the military departments; 
(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 
Federal agencies; and 
(iii) between the Department of Defense and the 
private sector. 
(D) Technology transfer and transition— 
(i) within and between the Defense Agencies and 
the military departments; 
(ii) between the Department of Defense and other 
Federal agencies; and 
(iii) between the Department of Defense and the 
private sector. 
(2) Formulation of recommendations for such legal, regu-
latory, management, and practices as may support attempts 
to overcome the barriers identified under paragraph (1). 
(c) COORDINATION.—The assessment conducted under sub-
section (a) shall be conducted in coordination with the following: 
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(3) Such other private and public sector organizations as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees the findings of the entity 
that conducted the assessment under subsection (a) with respect 
to such assessment. 
(e) DEFENSE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Defense Agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 223. BRIEFING ON MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGICAL 
AND INDUSTRIAL BASE IN SUPPORT OF REQUIREMENTS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that 
provides— 
(1) an update to the assessment, findings, and recommenda-
tions in the report submitted under section 1059 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2465); and 
(2) the status of implementing any such recommendations.
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 231. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR COST 
SHARING IN PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY 
PROTECTION 
FEATURES 
DURING 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
Section 243(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended in the matter following paragraph (2)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘at least one-half’’ and inserting ‘‘half’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or such other portion of such cost as 
the Secretary considers appropriate upon showing of good 
cause’’ after ‘‘such activities’’. 
SEC. 232. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE ADVANCED 
RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PER-
SONNEL WITH CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
EXPERTISE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—In accordance with the provi-
sions of this section, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasi-
bility and advisability of temporarily assigning covered individuals 
with significant technical expertise in research and development 
areas of critical importance to defense missions to the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency to lead research or development 
projects of the Agency. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF COVERED INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED.—Under the pilot 
program, the Director may assign covered individuals to the 
Agency as described in subsection (a), but may not have more 
than five covered individuals so assigned at any given time. 
(2) PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT.— 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
Director may, under the pilot program, assign a covered 
individual described in subsection (a) to lead research and 
development projects of the Agency for a period of not 
more than two years. 
(B) The Director may extend the assignment of a cov-
ered individual for one additional period of not more than 
two years as the Director considers appropriate. 
(3) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
Director shall carry out the pilot program in accordance 
with the provisions of subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, except that, for purposes of the 
pilot program, the term ‘‘other organization’’, as used in 
such subchapter, shall be deemed to include a covered 
entity. 
(B) A covered individual employed by a covered entity 
who is assigned to the Agency under the pilot program 
is deemed to be an employee of the Department of Defense 
for purposes of the following provisions of law: 
(i) Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code.
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(ii) Sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 
606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(iii) Sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(iv) Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), 
and any other Federal tort liability statute. 
(v) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(vi) Section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
(vii) Chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code. 
(4) PAY AND SUPERVISION.—A covered individual employed 
by a covered entity who is assigned to the Agency under the 
pilot program— 
(A) may continue to receive pay and benefits from 
such covered entity with or without reimbursement by 
the Agency; 
(B) is not entitled to pay from the Agency; and 
(C) shall be subject to supervision by the Director 
in all duties performed for the Agency under the pilot 
program. 
(c) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(1) PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Director 
shall develop practices and procedures to manage conflicts of 
interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest that could 
arise through assignments under the pilot program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The practices and procedures required by 
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the requirement 
that each covered individual assigned to the Agency under 
the pilot program shall sign an agreement that provides for 
the following: 
(A) The nondisclosure of any trade secrets or other 
nonpublic or proprietary information which is of commercial 
value to the covered entity from which such covered indi-
vidual is assigned. 
(B) The assignment of rights to intellectual property 
developed in the course of any research or development 
project under the pilot program— 
(i) to the Agency and its contracting partners in 
accordance with applicable provisions of law regarding 
intellectual property rights; and 
(ii) not to the covered individual or the covered 
entity from which such covered individual is assigned. 
(C) Such additional measures as the Director considers 
necessary to carry out the program in accordance with 
Federal law. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON CHARGES BY COVERED ENTITIES.—A covered 
entity may not charge the Federal Government, as direct or indirect 
costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid 
by the covered entity to a covered individual assigned to the Agency 
under the pilot program. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first October 31 after 
the first fiscal year in which the Director carries out the pilot 
program and each October 31 thereafter that immediately follows 
a fiscal year in which the Director carries out the pilot program,
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the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the activities carried out under the pilot program 
during the most recently completed fiscal year. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 
this section shall expire on September 30, 2025, except that any 
covered individual assigned to the Agency under the pilot program 
shall continue in such assignment until the terms of such assign-
ment have been satisfied. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any individual 
who is employed by a covered entity. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means any non-Federal, non-
governmental entity that, as of the date on which a covered 
individual employed by the entity is assigned to the Agency 
under the pilot program, is a nontraditional defense contractor 
(as defined in section 2302 of title 10, United States Code). 
SEC. 233. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCEMENT OF PREPARATION OF 
DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FOR 
CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
MATHEMATICS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of— 
(1) enhancing the preparation of covered students for 
careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; 
and 
(2) providing assistance to teachers at covered schools to 
enhance preparation described in paragraph (1). 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall coordinate with the following: 
(1) The Secretaries of the military departments. 
(2) The Secretary of Education. 
(3) The National Science Foundation. 
(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local govern-
ment and private sector organizations as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the pilot program may include 
the following: 
(1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative 
research opportunities at defense laboratories and other tech-
nical centers for covered students and teachers at covered 
schools. 
(2) Establishment of scholarships and fellowships for cov-
ered students. 
(3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics educational and 
training opportunities for covered students and teachers at 
covered schools, including with respect to improving the 
development of curricula at covered schools. 
(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations, 
mentoring programs, and informal science education for covered 
students and teachers at covered schools. 
(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish outcome-based 
metrics and internal and external assessments to evaluate the 
merits and benefits of activities conducted under the pilot program 
with respect to the needs of the Department of Defense.
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(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of the 
authorities under chapter 111 and sections 2601, 2605, and 2374a 
of title 10, United States Code, section 219 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 
2358 note), and such other authorities as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report on activities carried out under the pilot program. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered schools’’ means elementary or sec-
ondary schools at which the Secretary determines a significant 
number of dependents of members of the Armed Forces are 
enrolled. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered students’’ means dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces who are enrolled at a covered school. 
SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE 
MONITORING SYSTEM OF THE ARMY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a health and usage monitoring system for current and 
future helicopter platforms of the Army that provides early 
warning for failing systems may reduce costly emergency 
maintenance, improve maintenance schedules, and increase 
fleet readiness; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Army should— 
(A) consider establishing health and usage monitoring 
requirements; and 
(B) after any decision to proceed with a program of 
record for such system, use full and open competition in 
accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Elimination of fiscal year limitation on prohibition of payment of fines 
and penalties from the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense. 
Sec. 312. Method of funding for cooperative agreements under the Sikes Act. 
Sec. 313. Report on prohibition of disposal of waste in open-air burn pits. 
Sec. 314. Business case analysis of any plan to design, refurbish, or construct a 
biofuel refinery. 
Sec. 315. Environmental restoration at former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, Vir-
ginia. 
Sec. 316. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of drop-in fuels. 
Sec. 317. Decontamination of a portion of former bombardment area on island of 
Culebra, Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 318. Alternative fuel automobiles. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Modification of quarterly readiness reporting requirement. 
Sec. 322. Additional requirement for strategic policy on prepositioning of materiel 
and equipment.
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Sec. 323. Elimination of authority of Secretary of the Army to abolish arsenals. 
Sec. 324. Modification of annual reporting requirement related to prepositioning of 
materiel and equipment. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Repeal of annual report on Department of Defense operation and finan-
cial support for military museums. 
Sec. 332. Army assessment of regionally aligned forces. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of Authority 
Sec. 341. Limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the sustainment, 
maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 
Sec. 342. Limitation on establishment of regional Special Operations Forces Coordi-
nation Centers. 
Sec. 343. Limitation on transfer of MC–12 aircraft to United States Special Oper-
ations Command. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 351. Clarification of authority relating to provision of installation-support serv-
ices through intergovernmental support agreements. 
Sec. 352. Management of conventional ammunition inventory. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2015 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
SEC. 311. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION ON PROHIBITION 
OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES FROM THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT, DEFENSE. 
Section 2703(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1995 through 2010,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1997 through 2010’’. 
SEC. 312. METHOD OF FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 
UNDER THE SIKES ACT. 
(a) METHOD OF PAYMENTS UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
Subsection (b) of section 103A of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c– 
1) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Funds’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a cooperative agreement under subsection 
(a)(2), such funds— 
‘‘(A) may be paid in a lump sum and include an amount 
intended to cover the future costs of the natural resource 
maintenance and improvement activities provided for under 
the agreement; and 
‘‘(B) may be placed by the recipient in an interest-bearing 
or other investment account, and any interest or income shall 
be applied for the same purposes as the principal. 
‘‘(3) If any funds are placed by a recipient in an interest- 
bearing or other investment account under paragraph (2)(B), the
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Secretary of Defense shall report biennially to the congressional 
defense committees on the disposition of such funds.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS; AGREEMENT UNDER OTHER LAWS.— 
Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS; AGREEMENT
UNDER
OTHER 
LAWS.—(1) Cooperative agreements and interagency agreements 
entered into under this section shall be subject to the availability 
of funds. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 
a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire 
property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United 
States Government.’’. 
SEC. 313. REPORT ON PROHIBITION OF DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN OPEN- 
AIR BURN PITS. 
(a) REVIEW AND REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review of the compliance of the military departments 
and combatant commands with Department of Defense Instruction 
4715.19 and with section 317 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2249; 
10 U.S.C. 2701 note) regarding the disposal of covered waste in 
burn pits. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the results of such review. Such 
report shall address each of the following: 
(1) The reporting of covered waste through environmental 
surveys and assessments, including environmental condition 
reports, of base camps supporting a contingency operation. 
(2) How covered waste and non-covered waste is defined 
and identified in environmental surveys and assessments cov-
ered by paragraph (1), in policies, instructions, and guidance 
issued by the Department of Defense, the military departments, 
and the combatant commands, and in the oversight of contracts 
for, and the operation of, waste disposal facilities at base camps 
supporting contingency operations. 
(3) Whether the two categories of waste are appropriately 
and clearly distinguished in such surveys and assessments. 
(4) The current decision authority responsible for deter-
minations regarding whether a base camp supporting a contin-
gency operation is in compliance with the Department of 
Defense Instruction and section 317 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 
123 Stat. 2249; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) and the chain of command 
by which such determinations are made and reported. 
(5) The process through which a waiver of the prohibition 
on disposal of covered waste in a burn pit is requested and 
approved, and the process by which Congress is notified of 
such waiver, pursuant to the applicable provision of law, and 
how such processes could be improved. 
(6) Updates to policies, guidelines, and instructions that 
have been undertaken pursuant to the review to address gaps 
and deficiencies regarding covered waste disposal to ensure 
compliance. 
(7) Other matters or recommendations the Secretary of 
Defense determines are appropriate. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the
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report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing the assessment of the Comptroller General 
of the methodology used by the Secretary of Defense in conducting 
the review under subsection (a), the adequacy of the report, compli-
ance with Department of Defense Instruction and applicable law 
regarding the disposal of covered waste in burn pits by the military 
departments and combatant commands, and any additional findings 
or recommendations the Comptroller General determines are appro-
priate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered waste’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 317(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2249; 
10 U.S.C. 2701 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘base camp supporting a contingency oper-
ation’’ means any base, location, site, cooperative security loca-
tion, forward operating base, forward operating site, main oper-
ating base, patrol base, or other location as determined by 
the Secretary from which support is provided to a contingency 
operation that— 
(A) has at least 100 attached or assigned United States 
personnel; and 
(B) is in place for a period of time of 90 days or 
longer. 
(3) The term ‘‘burn pit’’ means an area that— 
(A) does not contain a commercially manufactured 
incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and 
manufactured for burning of solid waste; and 
(B) is designated for the purpose of disposing of solid 
waste by burning in the outdoor air; 
(C) is in a location where at least 100 United States 
personnel are attached or assigned; and 
(D) is in place longer than 90 days. 
(4) The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 314. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS OF ANY PLAN TO DESIGN, REFUR-
BISH, OR CONSTRUCT A BIOFUEL REFINERY. 
Not later than 30 days before entering into a contract for 
the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuel 
refinery, or of any other facility or infrastructure used to refine 
biofuels, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a business case analysis for such planning, design, 
refurbishing, or construction. 
SEC. 315. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AT FORMER NAVAL AIR STA-
TION CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT.—Notwithstanding 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration over the Wallops Flight 
Facility, Virginia, the Secretary of Defense may undertake an 
environmental restoration project in a manner consistent with 
chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, at the property consti-
tuting that facility in order to provide necessary response actions 
for contamination from a release of a hazardous substance or a 
pollutant or contaminant that is attributable to the activities of
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the Department of Defense at the time the property was under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or 
used by the Navy pursuant to a permit or license issued by the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the area formerly 
known as the Naval Air Station, Chincoteague, Virginia. Any such 
project may be undertaken jointly or in conjunction with an environ-
mental restoration project of the Administrator. 
(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and the Adminis-
trator may enter into an agreement or agreements to provide for 
the effective and efficient performance of environmental restoration 
projects for purposes of subsection (a). Notwithstanding section 
2215 of title 10, United States Code, any such agreement may 
provide for environmental restoration projects conducted jointly or 
by one agency on behalf of the other or both agencies and for 
reimbursement of the agency conducting the project by the other 
agency for that portion of the project for which the reimbursing 
agency has authority to respond. 
(c) SOURCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS.—Pursuant 
to section 2703(c) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
may use funds available in the Environmental Restoration, For-
merly Used Defense Sites, account of the Department of Defense 
for environmental restoration projects conducted for or by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a) and for reimbursable agreements 
entered into under subsection (b). 
(d) NO EFFECT ON COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.— 
Nothing in this section affects or limits the application of or obliga-
tion to comply with any environmental law, including the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
SEC. 316. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCURE-
MENT OF DROP-IN FUELS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to make a bulk purchase of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes 
unless the fully burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive 
with the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for 
the same purpose. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of paragraph 
(2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under 
subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 
(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after issuing 
a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. 
Any such notice shall include each of the following: 
(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing the 
waiver. 
(B) A certification that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States. 
(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the purchase 
for which the waiver is issued. 
(c) NOTICE
OF
PURCHASE
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of 
Defense intends to purchase a drop-in fuel intended for operational 
use with a fully burdened cost in excess of 10 percent more than
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the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for the same 
purpose, the Secretary shall provide notice of such intended pur-
chase to the congressional defense committees by not later than 
30 days before the date on which such purchase is intended to 
be made. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘drop-in fuel’’ means a neat or blended liquid 
hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a tradi-
tional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and 
compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment. 
(2) The term ‘‘traditional fuel’’ means a liquid hydrocarbon 
fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 
(3) The term ‘‘operational purposes’’ means for the purposes 
of conducting military operations, including training, exercises, 
large scale demonstrations, and moving and sustaining military 
forces and military platforms. The term does not include 
research, development, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, 
or other demonstrations. 
(4) The term ‘‘fully burdened cost’’ means the commodity 
price of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets 
required to move and, when necessary, protect the fuel from 
the point at which the fuel is received from the commercial 
supplier to the point of use. 
SEC. 317. DECONTAMINATION OF A PORTION OF FORMER BOMBARD-
MENT AREA ON ISLAND OF CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
certain limited portions of the former bombardment area on the 
Island of Culebra should be available for safe public recreational 
use while the remainder of the area is most advantageously reserved 
as habitat for endangered and threatened species. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF
RESTRICTION
ON
DECONTAMINATION 
LIMITATION.—The first sentence of section 204(c) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93–166; 87 Stat. 
668) shall not apply to the beaches, the campgrounds, and the 
Carlos Rosario Trail. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph 9 of the quitclaim deed, the Secretary of the Army 
may expend funds available in the Environmental Restoration 
Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites, established pursuant to 
section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, to decontaminate 
the beaches, the campgrounds, and the Carlos Rosario Trail of 
unexploded ordnance. 
(d) PRECISE BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
determine the exact boundaries of the beaches, the campgrounds, 
and the Carlos Rosario Trail for purposes of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘beaches’’ means the portions of Carlos Rosario 
Beach, Flamenco Beach, and Tamarindo Beach identified in 
green in Figure 4 as Beach and located inside of the former 
bombardment area. 
(2) The term ‘‘campgrounds’’ means the areas identified 
in blue in Figure 4 as Campgrounds in the former bombardment 
area. 
(3) The term ‘‘Carlos Rosario Trail’’ means the trail identi-
fied in yellow in Figure 4 as the Carlos Rosario Trail and
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traversing the southern portion of the former bombardment 
area from the campground to the Carlos Rosario Beach. 
(4) The term ‘‘Figure 4’’ means Figure 4, located on page 
8 of the study. 
(5) The term ‘‘former bombardment area’’ means that area 
on the Island of Culebra, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, con-
sisting of approximately 408 acres, conveyed to the Common-
wealth by the quitclaim deed, and subject to the first sentence 
of section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1974 (Public Law 93–166; 87 Stat. 668). 
(6) The term ‘‘quitclaim deed’’ means the quitclaim deed 
from the United States of America to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico conveying the former bombardment area, signed 
by the Governor of Puerto Rico on December 20, 1982. 
(7) The term ‘‘study’’ means the ‘‘Study Relating to the 
Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former 
Naval Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico’’, dated April 20, 2012, prepared by the United 
States Army for the Department of Defense pursuant to section 
2815 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4464). 
(8) The term ‘‘unexploded ordnance’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101(e)(5) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 318. ALTERNATIVE FUEL AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY INCREASE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL 
AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘(except an electric automobile)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(except an electric automobile or, beginning with model 
year 2016, an alternative fueled automobile that uses a fuel 
described in subparagraph (E) of section 32901(a)(1))’’. 
(b) MINIMUM DRIVING RANGES FOR DUAL FUELED PASSENGER 
AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32901(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, except that begin-
ning with model year 2016, alternative fueled automobiles that 
use a fuel described in subparagraph (E) of subsection (a)(1) 
shall have a minimum driving range of 150 miles’’ after ‘‘at 
least 200 miles’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Beginning with model year 2016, if the Secretary prescribes 
a minimum driving range of 150 miles for alternative fueled 
automobiles that use a fuel described in subparagraph (E) 
of subsection (a)(1), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to dual 
fueled automobiles (except electric automobiles).’’. 
(c) ELECTRIC DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32905 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) ELECTRIC DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the manufacturer, the 
Administrator may measure the fuel economy for any model 
of dual fueled automobile manufactured after model year 2015 
that is capable of operating on electricity in addition to gasoline 
or diesel fuel, obtains its electricity from a source external
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to the vehicle, and meets the minimum driving range require-
ments established by the Secretary for dual fueled electric 
automobiles, by dividing 1.0 by the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the percentage utilization of the model on gasoline 
or diesel fuel, as determined by a formula based on the 
model’s alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy 
measured under section 32904(c); and 
‘‘(B) the percentage utilization of the model on elec-
tricity, as determined by a formula based on the model’s 
alternative fuel range, divided by the fuel economy meas-
ured under section 32904(a)(2). 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE CALCULATION.—If the manufacturer does 
not request that the Administrator calculate the manufacturing 
incentive for its electric dual fueled automobiles in accordance 
with paragraph (1), the Administrator shall calculate such 
incentive for such automobiles manufactured by such manufac-
turer after model year 2015 in accordance with subsection 
(b).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 32906(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 32905(e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 32905(f)’’. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
SEC. 321. MODIFICATION OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT. 
Section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘military readiness’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of the active and reserve components’’ 
after ‘‘military readiness’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsections (b), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), 
(j), and (k)’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
(h), and (i).’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), and (k); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) PREPOSITIONED STOCKS.—Each report shall also include 
a military department-level or agency-level assessment of the readi-
ness of prepositioned stocks, including— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the fill and materiel readiness of 
stocks by geographic location; 
‘‘(2) an overall assessment by military department or 
Defense Agency of the ability of the respective stocks to meet 
operation and contingency plans; and 
‘‘(3) a mitigation plan for any shortfalls or gaps identified 
under paragraph (1) or (2) and a timeline associated with 
corrective action.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (l) 
as subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (j) respectively; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (4), 
by striking ‘‘National Response Plan’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Response Framework’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) The assessment included in the report under paragraph 
(1) by the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 
shall include a separate assessment prepared by the Commander 
of United States Cyber Command relating to the readiness of United 
States Cyber Command and the readiness of the cyber force of 
each of the military departments.’’; 
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
RELATED’’ after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘combat support agen-
cies’’ and inserting ‘‘combat support and related agencies’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘combat support agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘combat support and related agencies’’; and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new sub-
section (i): 
‘‘(i) MAJOR EXERCISE ASSESSMENTS.—(1) Each report under this 
section shall also include information on each major exercise con-
ducted by a geographic or functional combatant command or mili-
tary department, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of exercises by name for the period covered 
by the report; 
‘‘(B) the cost and location of each such exercise; and 
‘‘(C) a list of participants by country or military department. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘major exercise’ means a named 
major training event, an integrated or joint exercise, or a unilateral 
major exercise.’’. 
SEC. 322. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGIC POLICY ON 
PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 2229(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘support for crisis response elements,’’ after ‘‘service 
requirements,’’. 
SEC. 323. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 
TO ABOLISH ARSENALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4532 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; abolition of’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 433 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 4532 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘4532. Factories and arsenals: manufacture at.’’. 
SEC. 324. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
RELATED TO PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIP-
MENT. 
Section 321(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 732; 10 U.S.C. 
2229 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and annually thereafter’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
submitting the report required under paragraph (1), and 
annually thereafter for two years, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
assessing the progress of the Department of Defense in imple-
menting its strategic policy and plan for its prepositioned stocks 
and including any additional information related to the Depart-
ment’s management of its prepositioned stocks that the Comp-
troller General determines appropriate.’’. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
MUSEUMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 489 of title 10, United States Code, 
is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 489. 
SEC. 332. ARMY ASSESSMENT OF REGIONALLY ALIGNED FORCES. 
At the same time as the President transmits to Congress the 
budget for fiscal year 2016 under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees an assessment of how the Army has— 
(1) captured and incorporated lessons learned through the 
initial employment of the regionally aligned forces; 
(2) identified, where appropriate, institutionalized and 
improved region-specific initial, sustaining, and predeployment 
training; 
(3) improved the coordination of activities among special 
operations forces, Army regionally aligned forces, Department 
of State country teams, contractors of the Department of State 
and the Department of Defense, the geographic combatant com-
mands, the Joint Staff, and international partners; 
(4) identified and evaluated the various Department of 
Defense appropriations accounts at the subactivity group, 
project, program, and activity level and other sources of Federal 
resources used to fund activities of regionally aligned forces, 
including the amount of funds obligated or expended from 
each such account; 
(5) identified and assessed the effects associated with activi-
ties of regionally aligned forces conducted to meet Department 
of Defense and geographic combatant command security 
cooperation requirements; 
(6) identified and assessed the effect on the core mission 
readiness of regionally aligned forces while supporting 
geographic 
combatant 
commander 
requirements 
through 
regionally aligned force activities, and, in the case of any such 
effect that is assessed as degrading the core mission readiness 
of such forces, identified plans to mitigate such degradation; 
(7) identified and assessed opportunities, costs, benefits, 
and risks associated with the potential expansion of the region-
ally aligned forces model; and
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(8) identified and assessed opportunities, costs, benefits, 
and risks associated with retaining or ensuring the availability 
of regional expertise within forces as aligned to a specific region. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and Extensions of 
Authority 
SEC. 341. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT 
FOR THE SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 
OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not enter into a contract 
for the sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 
engine until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that the Secretary of the Air Force has obtained sufficient 
data to determine that the Secretary of the Air Force is paying 
a fair and reasonable price for F117 sustainment, maintenance, 
repair, or overhaul as compared to the PW2000 commercial-deriva-
tive engine sustainment price for sustainment, maintenance, repair, 
or overhaul in the private sector. The Secretary may waive the 
limitation in the preceding sentence to enter into a contract if 
the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the interest 
of national security. 
SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS FORCES COORDINATION CENTERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to establish Regional 
Special Operations Forces Coordination Centers. 
SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF MC–12 AIRCRAFT TO UNITED 
STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection (c), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense 
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, may be obligated 
or expended for the transfer of MC–12 aircraft from the Air Force 
to the United States Special Operations Command before the date 
that is 60 days after the date of the delivery of the report required 
under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2015, the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Inten-
sity Conflict, in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing an anal-
ysis and justification for the transfer of MC–12 aircraft from 
the Air Force to the United States Special Operations Com-
mand. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) a description of the current platform requirements 
for manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
aircraft to support United States Special Operations Forces;
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(B) an analysis of alternatives comparing various 
manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance air-
craft, including U–28 aircraft, in meeting the platform 
requirements for manned intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance aircraft to support United States Special 
Operations Forces; 
(C) an analysis of the remaining service life of the 
U–28 aircraft to be divested by the United States Special 
Operations Command and the MC–12 aircraft to be trans-
ferred from the Air Force; 
(D) a description of the future manned intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance platform requirements of 
the United States Special Operations Command for areas 
outside of Afghanistan, including range, payload, endur-
ance, and other requirements, as defined by the Command’s 
‘‘Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Road Map’’; 
(E) an analysis of the cost to convert MC–12 aircraft 
to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capabilities equal to or better than those provided by the 
U–28 aircraft; 
(F) a description of the engineering and integration 
needed to convert MC–12 aircraft to provide intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities equal to or 
better than those provided by the U–28 aircraft; and 
(G) the expected annual cost to operate 16 U–28 air-
craft as a Government-owned, contractor operated program. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to up to 13 
aircraft designated by the Secretary of the Air Force to be trans-
ferred from the Air Force to the United States Special Operations 
Command and flown by the Air National Guard in support of 
special operations aviation foreign internal defense and intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PROVISION 
OF INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH INTER-
GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS. 
(a) TRANSFER OF SECTION 2336 TO CHAPTER 159.— 
(1) TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION.—Section 2336 of title 
10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 159 of such 
title, inserted after section 2678, and redesignated as section 
2679. 
(2) REVISED SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion, as so transferred and redesignated, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 2679. Installation-support services: intergovernmental sup-
port agreements’’. 
(b) CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—Such section, as so transferred 
and redesignated, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law
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governing the award of Federal government contracts 
for goods and services, the Secretary concerned’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a State or local’’ and inserting 
‘‘, on a sole source basis, with a State or local’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
as subparagraphs (A) and (B) respectively; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Any contract for the provision of installation-support serv-
ices awarded by the Federal Government or a State or local govern-
ment pursuant to an intergovernmental support agreement provided 
in subsection (a) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.’’. 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘intergovernmental support agreement’ 
means a legal instrument reflecting a relationship between 
the Secretary concerned and a State or local government that 
contains such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned 
considers appropriate for the purposes of this section and nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
2336. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2678 the following new item: 
‘‘2679. Installation-support services: intergovernmental support agreements.’’. 
SEC. 352. MANAGEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION INVENTORY. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF DATA.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall issue 
Department-wide guidance designating an authoritative source of 
data for conventional ammunition. Not later than 10 days after 
issuing the guidance required by this subsection, the Under Sec-
retary shall notify the congressional defense committees on what 
source of data has been designated under this subsection. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of the Army shall include 
in the appropriate annual ammunition inventory reports, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, information on all available ammunition 
for use during the redistribution process, including any ammunition 
that was unclaimed and categorized for disposal by another military 
service during a year before the year during which the report 
is submitted. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing and a report on the management of the conventional 
ammunition demilitarization stockpile of the Department of 
Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing and report required by para-
graph (1) shall include each of the following:
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(A) An assessment of the adequacy of Department of 
Defense policies and procedures governing the demilitariza-
tion of excess, obsolete, and unserviceable conventional 
ammunition. 
(B) An assessment of the adequacy of the maintenance 
by the Department of information on the quantity, value, 
condition, and location of excess, obsolete, and unservice-
able conventional ammunition for each of the Armed 
Forces. 
(C) An assessment of whether the Department has 
conducted an analysis comparing the costs of storing and 
maintaining items in the conventional ammunition demili-
tarization stockpile with the costs of the disposal of items 
in the stockpile. 
(D) An assessment of whether the Department has— 
(i) identified challenges in managing the current 
and anticipated conventional ammunition demilitariza-
tion stockpile; and 
(ii) if so, developed mitigation plans to address 
such challenges. 
(E) Such other matters relating to the management 
of the conventional ammunition demilitarization stockpile 
as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
(3) DEADLINES.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) 
shall be provided by not later than April 30, 2015. The report 
required by that paragraph shall be submitted not later than 
June 1, 2015. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2015 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
personnel as of September 30, 2015, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 490,000. 
(2) The Navy, 323,600. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 184,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 312,980.
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SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 490,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 323,600. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,100. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 310,900.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 
September 30, 2015, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 202,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,300. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,200. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,100. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 
shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 
the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in units 
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component who are on active duty (other than for training 
or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are 
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 
reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total 
authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of 
such individual members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2015, the following number of Reserves to be serving 
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 31,385. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,973. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,704.
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(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,830. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 
as of the last day of fiscal year 2015 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 
title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
27,210. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,895. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 21,792. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,789. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2015 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 
STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in 
section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
as of September 30, 2015, may not exceed the following: 
(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2015, 
may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 
technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
30, 2015, may not exceed 90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2015, the maximum number of members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 
at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 
115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 for the use
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of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for mili-
tary personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2015. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Authority to limit consideration for early retirement by selective retire-
ment boards to particular warrant officer year groups and specialties. 
Sec. 502. Authority for three-month deferral of retirement for officers selected for 
selective early retirement. 
Sec. 503. Repeal of limits on percentage of officers who may be recommended for 
discharge during a fiscal year under enhanced selective discharge au-
thority. 
Sec. 504. Reports on number and assignment of enlisted aides for officers of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 505. Repeal of requirement for submission to Congress of annual reports on 
joint officer management and promotion policy objectives for joint offi-
cers. 
Sec. 506. Options for Phase II of joint professional military education. 
Sec. 507. Elimination of requirement that a qualified aviator or naval flight officer 
be in command of an inactivated nuclear-powered aircraft carrier before 
decommissioning. 
Sec. 508. Required consideration of certain elements of command climate in per-
formance appraisals of commanding officers. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Retention on the reserve active-status list following nonselection for pro-
motion of certain health professions officers and first lieutenants and 
lieutenants (junior grade) pursuing baccalaureate degrees. 
Sec. 512. Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in selection of Di-
rectors and Deputy Directors, Army National Guard and Air National 
Guard. 
Sec. 513. Centralized database of information on military technician positions. 
Sec. 514. Report on management of personnel records of members of the National 
Guard. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 521. Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in boards for 
correction of military records and boards for review of discharge or dis-
missal of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 522. Extension of authority to conduct programs on career flexibility to en-
hance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 523. Provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on privacy 
rights relating to receipt of mental health services. 
Sec. 524. Removal of artificial barriers to the service of women in the Armed 
Forces. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 
Prevention and Response 
Sec. 531. Technical revisions and clarifications of certain provisions in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 relating to the military 
justice system. 
Sec. 532. Ordering of depositions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 533. Access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 
Sec. 534. Enhancement of victims’ rights in connection with prosecution of certain 
sex-related offenses. 
Sec. 535. Enforcement of crime victims’ rights related to protections afforded by 
certain Military Rules of Evidence. 
Sec. 536. Modification of Military Rules of Evidence relating to admissibility of gen-
eral military character toward probability of innocence.
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Sec. 537. Modification of Rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence, relating to the 
privilege against disclosure of communications between psychotherapists 
and patients. 
Sec. 538. Modification of Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in 
a sexual assault case to permit return of personal property upon comple-
tion of related proceedings. 
Sec. 539. Requirements relating to Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners for the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 540. Modification of term of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 541. Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sex-related offenses for 
trial by court-martial if requested by chief prosecutor. 
Sec. 542. Analysis and assessment of disposition of most serious offenses identified 
in unrestricted reports on sexual assaults in annual reports on sexual 
assaults in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 543. Plan for limited use of certain information on sexual assaults in restricted 
reports by military criminal investigative organizations. 
Sec. 544. Improved Department of Defense information reporting and collection of 
domestic violence incidents involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 545. Additional duties for judicial proceedings panel. 
Sec. 546. Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 547. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of members 
of the Armed Forces who are victims of sexual offenses. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 
Sec. 551. Enhancement of authority to assist members of the Armed Forces to ob-
tain professional credentials. 
Sec. 552. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related mili-
tary justice enhancements to military service academies. 
Sec. 553. Authorized duration of foreign and cultural exchange activities at military 
service academies. 
Sec. 554. Enhancement of authority to accept support for Air Force Academy ath-
letic programs. 
Sec. 555. Pilot program to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining post- 
service employment. 
Sec. 556. Plan for education of members of Armed Forces on cyber matters. 
Sec. 557. Enhancement of information provided to members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance and 
Federal financial aid through Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 558. Procedures for provision of certain information to State veterans agencies 
to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from mili-
tary service to civilian life. 
Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness Matters 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 
civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Amendments to the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012. 
Sec. 564. Authority to employ non-United States citizens as teachers in Depart-
ment of Defense overseas dependents’ school system. 
Sec. 565. Inclusion of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools among 
functions of Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education. 
Sec. 566. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 567. Improved consistency in data collection and reporting in Armed Forces 
suicide prevention efforts. 
Sec. 568. Improved data collection related to efforts to reduce underemployment of 
spouses of members of the Armed Forces and close the wage gap be-
tween military spouses and their civilian counterparts. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 571. Medals for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in an attack by a 
foreign terrorist organization. 
Sec. 572. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to members of the Armed 
Forces for acts of valor during World War I. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 581. Review and report on military programs and controls regarding profes-
sionalism.
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Sec. 582. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of United 
States Special Operations Forces. 
Sec. 583. Review and report on provision of job placement assistance and related 
employment services directly to members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 584. Report on foreign language, regional expertise, and culture considerations 
in overseas military operations. 
Sec. 585. Deadline for submission of report containing results of review of Office of 
Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity role in sexual harass-
ment cases. 
Sec. 586. Independent assessment of risk and resiliency of United States Special 
Operations Forces and effectiveness of the Preservation of the Force and 
Families and Human Performance Programs. 
Sec. 587. Comptroller General report on hazing in the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 588. Comptroller General report on impact of certain mental and physical 
trauma on discharges from military service for misconduct. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Inspection of outpatient residential facilities occupied by recovering serv-
ice members. 
Sec. 592. Designation of voter assistance offices. 
Sec. 593. Repeal of electronic voting demonstration project. 
Sec. 594. Authority for removal from national cemeteries of remains of certain de-
ceased members of the Armed Forces who have no known next of kin. 
Sec. 595. Sense of Congress regarding leaving no member of the Armed Forces un-
accounted for during the drawdown of United States forces in Afghani-
stan. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO LIMIT CONSIDERATION FOR EARLY RETIRE-
MENT BY SELECTIVE RETIREMENT BOARDS TO PAR-
TICULAR WARRANT OFFICER YEAR GROUPS AND SPECIAL-
TIES. 
Section 581(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(2) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (1) 
as paragraph (2); and 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the list shall include each’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the list shall include— 
‘‘(A) the name of each’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) with respect to a group of warrant officers designated 
under subparagraph (A) who are in a particular grade and 
competitive category, only those warrant officers in that grade 
and competitive category who are also in a particular year 
group or specialty, or any combination thereof determined by 
the Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 502. AUTHORITY FOR THREE-MONTH DEFERRAL OF RETIREMENT 
FOR OFFICERS SELECTED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIRE-
MENT. 
(a) WARRANT OFFICERS.—Section 581(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘three months’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(2) An officer recommended for early retirement under this 
section, if approved for deferral under paragraph (1), shall be retired 
on the date requested by the officer, and approved by the Secretary 
concerned, which date shall be not later than the first day of 
the tenth calendar month beginning after the month in which 
the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board which 
recommended the officer for early retirement.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 638(b) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(1)(A) An officer in a grade below brigadier general or rear 
admiral (lower half) who is recommended for early retirement under 
this section or section 638a of this title and whose early retirement 
is approved by the Secretary concerned shall be retired, under 
any provision of law under which he is eligible to retire, on the 
date requested by him and approved by the Secretary concerned, 
which date shall be not later than the first day of the seventh 
calendar month beginning after the month in which the Secretary 
concerned approves the report of the board which recommended 
the officer for early retirement. 
‘‘(B) If an officer described in subparagraph (A) is not eligible 
for retirement under any provision of law, the officer shall be 
retained on active duty until the officer is qualified for retirement 
under section 3911, 6323, or 8911 of this title, and then be retired 
under that section, unless the officer is sooner retired or discharged 
under some other provision of law, with such retirement under 
that section occurring not later than the later of the following: 
‘‘(i) The first day of the month beginning after the month 
in which the officer becomes qualified for retirement under 
that section. 
‘‘(ii) The first day of the seventh calendar month beginning 
after the month in which the Secretary concerned approves 
the report of the board which recommended the officer for 
early retirement.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary concerned’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘three months’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(B) An officer recommended for early retirement under para-
graph (1)(A) or section 638a of this title, if approved for deferral 
under subparagraph (A), shall be retired on the date requested 
by the officer, and approved by the Secretary concerned, which 
date shall be not later than the first day of the tenth calendar 
month beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned 
approves the report of the board which recommended the officer 
for early retirement. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement of an 
officer otherwise approved for early retirement under paragraph 
(1)(B), but in no case later than the first day of the tenth calendar 
month beginning after the month in which the Secretary concerned 
approves the report of the board which recommended the officer 
for early retirement. 
‘‘(D) An officer recommended for early retirement under para-
graph (2), if approved for deferral under subparagraph (A), shall
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be retired on the date requested by the officer, and approved by 
the Secretary concerned, which date shall be not later than the 
first day of the thirteenth calendar month beginning after the 
month in which the Secretary concerned approves the report of 
the board which recommended the officer for early retirement.’’. 
SEC. 503. REPEAL OF LIMITS ON PERCENTAGE OF OFFICERS WHO 
MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR DISCHARGE DURING A 
FISCAL YEAR UNDER ENHANCED SELECTIVE DISCHARGE 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 638a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 504. REPORTS ON NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF ENLISTED AIDES 
FOR OFFICERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND 
MARINE CORPS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 
981 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report— 
‘‘(1) specifying the number of enlisted aides authorized 
and allocated for general officers and flag officers of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and joint pool as of September 
30 of the previous year; and 
‘‘(2) justifying, on a billet-by-billet basis, the authorization 
and assignment of each enlisted aide to each general officer 
and flag officer position.’’. 
(b) REPORT
ON REDUCTION
IN NUMBER
OF ENLISTED AIDES 
AND AUTHORIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND DUTIES.— 
Not later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report containing the following: 
(1) A list of the official military and official representational 
duties that each Secretary of a military department— 
(A) authorizes enlisted aides to perform on the personal 
staffs of officers of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned; and 
(B) considers necessary to be performed by enlisted 
aides to relieve the officers from minor duties, which, if 
performed by the officers, would be done at the expense 
of the officers’ primary military or official duties. 
(2) Subject to the limitations in section 981 of title 10, 
United States Code, the procedures used for allocating author-
ized enlisted aides— 
(A) between the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
Corps and the joint pool; 
(B) within each Armed Force, including the regulations 
prescribed by the Secretaries of the military departments 
regarding the allocation of enlisted aides; and 
(C) within the joint pool. 
(3) The justification, on a billet-by-billet basis, for the 
authorization and assignment of each enlisted aide to each 
general officer and flag officer position as of September 30, 
2014.