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(g) and (h), respectively’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(f) as subsection (g)’’. 
(3) Section 611(7) (126 Stat. 1776) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Section 408a(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
478a(e)’’. 
(4) Section 822(b) (126 Stat. 1830) is amended 
by striking ‘‘such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such section’’. 
(5) Section 1031(b)(3)(B) (126 Stat.1918) is 
amended by striking the subclause (III) immediately 
below clause (iv). 
(6) Section 1031(b)(4) (126 Stat.1919) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Section 1031(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 1041(b)’’. 
(7) Section 1086(d)(1) (126 Stat.1969) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(8) Section 1221(a)(2) (126 Stat. 1992) is 
amended by striking ‘‘FISCAL’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘FISCAL’’. 
(9) Section 1804 (126 Stat. 2111) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
serting ‘; and’;’’ and inserting ‘‘inserting a semi-
colon;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), by inserting after ‘‘it 
appears’’ the following: ‘‘(except in those places
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in which ‘Administrator of FEMA’ already ap-
pears)’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Effective as of December 31, 2011, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 312(b)(6)(F) (125 Stat. 1354) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (D)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(2) Section 585(a)(1) (125 Stat. 1434; 10 U.S.C. 
1561 note) is amended by striking ‘‘experts sexual’’ 
and inserting ‘‘experts in sexual’’. 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Section 338(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136; 10 U.S.C. 5013 note), as most recently amended 
by section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1694), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 4703’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 4703’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 41.—Section 4712(i) is 
amended by inserting before ‘‘the enactment’’ the following: 
‘‘that is 180 days after the date’’.
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(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any amendment made by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1092. REDUCTION IN COSTS TO REPORT CRITICAL 
CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM DEFINED.—Section 
2445a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM.—In this chapter, the 
term ‘extension of a program’ means, with respect to a 
major automated information system program or other 
major information technology investment program, the fur-
ther deployment or planned deployment to additional users 
of the system which has already been found operationally 
effective and suitable by an independent test agency or the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, beyond the 
scope planned in the original estimate or information origi-
nally submitted on the program.’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON CRITICAL CHANGES IN MAIS PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 2445c of such title is 
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION
WHEN
VARIANCE
DUE
TO 
EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—If an official with mile-
stone decision authority for a program who, following 
receipt of a quarterly report described in paragraph 
(1) and making a determination described in para-
graph (3), also determines that the circumstances re-
sulting in the determination described in paragraph 
(3) (A) is primarily due to an extension of a pro-
gram, and (B) involves minimal developmental risk, 
the official may, in lieu of carrying out an evaluation 
and submitting a report in accordance with para-
graph (1), submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, within 45 days after receiving the quarterly 
report, a certification that the official has made those 
determinations. If such a certification is submitted, 
the limitation in subsection (g)(1) does not apply 
with respect to that determination under paragraph 
(3).’’.
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(c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENT.— 
Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(3)’’. 
(d) TOTAL ACQUISITION COST INFORMATION.—Title 
10, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in section 2445b(b)(3), by striking ‘‘develop-
ment costs’’ and inserting ‘‘total acquisition costs’’; 
and 
(2) in section 2445c— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection 
(c)(2), by striking ‘‘program development cost’’ 
and inserting ‘‘total acquisition cost’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) of subsection 
(d)(3) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘program development cost’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘total acquisition cost’’. 
(e) CLARIFICATION OF CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 
2445c(g)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in compli-
ance with the requirements of subsection (d)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘under subsection (d)(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 1093. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE NON-PREMIUM 
AVIATION INSURANCE. 
Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The authority’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘any provision of this chapter other than section 
44305’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) INSURANCE OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
PROPERTY.—The authority of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to provide insurance and reinsurance for a depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment under section 44305 is not effective after December 
31, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 1094. EXTENSION OF MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR 
PROGRAM AND AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REIM-
BURSEMENT OF COSTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR 
CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL. 
(a) EXTENSION OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE ADVISOR 
PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
(1) Subsection (b) of section 1081 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1599; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) 
is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2012, 2013, or 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘a fis-
cal year ending on or before that date’’. 
(2) UPDATE OF POLICY GUIDANCE ON AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall 
issue an update of the policy of the Department of 
Defense for assignment of civilian employees of the 
Department as advisors to foreign ministries of de-
fense under the authority in section 1081 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012, as amended by this section. 
(3) ADDITIONAL ANNUAL REPORTS.—Subsection 
(c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(4) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘carried out 
such by such’’ and inserting ‘‘carried out by such’’. 
(5) DATE
FOR
SUBMITTAL
OF
COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
REPORT.—Sub-
section (d) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘December 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’
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(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REIMBURSE-
MENT OF COSTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL 
PERSONNEL
AT DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE REGIONAL 
CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES.—Section 941(b)(1) of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 184 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1095. AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN NATIONAL COMMIS-
SIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRUCTURE OF 
THE AIR FORCE.— 
(1) REVISION
OF
MEMBERS
COMPENSATION.— 
Section 365(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat.1705) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall be compensated’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may be compensated’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘of $155,400’’ after ‘‘an-
nual rate’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to com-
pensation for a duty performed on or after April 2, 
2013.
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(b) MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MOD-
ERNIZATION COMMISSION.— 
(1) SCOPE
OF
MILITARY
COMPENSATION
SYS-
TEM.—Section 671(c)(5) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1788) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following ‘‘, and includes any other 
laws, policies, or practices of the Federal Government 
that result in any direct payment of authorized or 
appropriated funds to the persons specified in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)’’. 
(2) COMMISSION AUTHORITIES.—Section 673 of 
such Act (126 Stat. 1790) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(g) USE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.—The Com-
mission may secure directly from any department or agen-
cy of the Federal Government such information as the Com-
mission considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon 
such request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of 
such department or agency shall furnish such information 
to the Commission. 
‘‘(h) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as departments and agencies of the United 
States.
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‘‘(i) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—The Commission 
may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of serv-
ices, goods, and property from non-Federal entities for the 
purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Commis-
sion. The authority in this subsection does not extend to 
gifts of money. 
‘‘(j) PERSONAL SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
PROCURE.—The Commis-
sion may— 
‘‘(A) procure the services of experts or con-
sultants (or of organizations of experts or con-
sultants) in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) pay in connection with such services 
travel expenses of individuals, including trans-
portation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
while such individuals are traveling from their 
homes or places of business to duty stations. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The total number of experts 
or consultants procured pursuant to paragraph (1) 
may not exceed five experts or consultants. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
DAILY
PAY
RATES.—The daily 
rate paid an expert or consultant procured pursuant 
to paragraph (1) may not exceed the daily rate paid 
a person occupying a position at level IV of the Exec-
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utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(3) COMMISSION
REPORT
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Section 674(f) of such Act (126 Stat. 1792) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘15 months’’ and in-
serting ‘‘24 months’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and recommenda-
tions for administrative actions’’ after ‘‘leg-
islative language’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, and 
shall publish a copy of that report on an Inter-
net website available to the public,’’ after ‘‘its re-
port to Congress’’. 
(4) PRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMIS-
SION RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 675 of such Act 
(126 Stat. 1793) is amended by striking subsection 
(d). 
(5) COMMISSION STAFF.— 
(A) DETAILEES
RECEIVING
MILITARY
RE-
TIRED PAY.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 677 of 
such Act (126 Stat. 1794) is amended—
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘ELIGIBLE
FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
CEIVING’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘eligible for or receiv-
ing military retired pay’’ and inserting 
‘‘who are receiving military retired pay or 
who, but for being under the eligibility age 
applicable under section 12731 of title 10, 
United States Code, would be eligible to re-
ceive retired pay’’. 
(B) PERFORMANCE
REVIEWS.—Subsection 
(c) of such section is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘other than a member of 
the uniformed services or officer or employee 
who is detailed to the Commission,’’ after 
‘‘executive branch department,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘(other than for administrative accuracy)’’ 
before the semicolon. 
(6) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Section 679 
of such Act (126 Stat. 1795) is amended by striking 
‘‘26 months’’ and inserting ‘‘35 months’’. 
(7) FUNDING.—Section 680 of such Act (126 
Stat. 1795) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Amounts made available under this 
section after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 shall be derived from fiscal year 2013 bal-
ances that remain available for obligation on 
that date.’’. 
SEC. 1096. STRATEGY FOR FUTURE MILITARY INFORMATION 
OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and implement a strategy for developing and 
sustaining through fiscal year 2020 information operations 
capabilities for future contingencies. The Secretary shall 
submit such strategy to the congressional defense committees 
by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required 
by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A plan for the sustainment of existing capa-
bilities that have been developed during the ten-year 
period prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, 
including such capabilities developed using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for overseas contingency
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operations determined to be of enduring value for con-
tinued sustainment. 
(2) A discussion of how the capabilities referred 
to in paragraph (1) are integrated into policy, doc-
trine, and operations. 
(3) An assessment of the force structure that is 
required to sustain operational planning and poten-
tial contingency operations, including the integration 
across the active and reserve components. 
(4) Estimates of the steady-state resources needed 
to support the force structure referred to in paragraph 
(3), as well as estimates for resources that might be 
needed based on selected operational plans, contin-
gency plans, and named operations. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of how new and 
emerging technologies can be incorporated into policy, 
doctrine, and operations. 
(6) A description of ongoing research into new 
capabilities that may be needed to fill any identified 
gaps and programs that might be required to develop 
such capabilities. 
(7) Potential policy implications or legal chal-
lenges that may prevent the integration of new and 
emerging technologies into the projected force struc-
ture.
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(8) Potential policy implications or challenges to 
the better leveraging of capabilities from interagency 
partners. 
SEC. 1097. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COLLABORATION ON 
BORDER SECURITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security should, consistent 
with existing law and authorities, seek to collaborate on en-
hanced United States border security, including by identi-
fying excess property of the Department of Defense, if any, 
that may be suitable for use by the Department of Home-
land Security to support border security efforts. 
SEC. 1098. TRANSFER OF AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPART-
MENTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION AND 
OTHER PURPOSES; TACTICAL AIRLIFT FLEET 
OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF HC–130H AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) TRANSFER BY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
subject to the certification requirement under 
subsection (f), the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
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culture and the Secretary of Defense, shall begin 
transfer, without reimbursement, of— 
(i) the seven demilitarized HC–130H 
aircraft specified in subparagraph (C) to 
the Secretary of the Air Force; and 
(ii) 
initial 
spares 
and 
necessary 
ground support equipment for HC–130H 
aircraft to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
use by the Director of Aviation and Fire 
Management of the Forest Service. 
(B) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For 
purposes of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), ini-
tial spares shall be calculated based on shelf stock 
support for seven aircraft and each aircraft fly-
ing 400 hours each year. 
(C) AIRCRAFT
SPECIFIED.—The aircraft 
specified in this subparagraph are the HC–130H 
Coast Guard aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 
1708, 1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721. 
(2) AIR FORCE ACTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall accept the HC–130H aircraft trans-
ferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
under paragraph (1) and, subject to the avail-
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ability of funds as supplemented by transfers 
under paragraph (4), shall— 
(i) at the first available opportunity, 
promptly schedule and serially synchronize 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Secretary of Agriculture the induc-
tion of HC–130H aircraft to minimize 
maintenance induction on-ramp wait time 
of HC–130H aircraft; 
(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), perform center and outer wing- 
box replacement modifications, programmed 
depot-level maintenance, and modifications 
necessary to procure and integrate a grav-
ity-drop aerial fire retardant dispersal sys-
tem in each such HC–130H aircraft; and 
(iii) after modifications described in 
clause (ii) are completed for each such HC– 
130H aircraft, transfer each such aircraft, 
without reimbursement, to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for use by the Director of Avia-
tion and Fire Management of the Forest 
Service.
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(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may not— 
(i) perform center wing-box replace-
ment modifications on the HC–130H air-
craft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 1714, 
and 1721; or 
(ii) perform an outer wing-box replace-
ment modification on the HC–130H air-
craft with serial number 1721. 
(C) 
LIMITATIONS
ON
OBLIGATION
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
obligate more than— 
(i) $5,000,000 per each HC–130H air-
craft transferred under paragraph (1) to 
perform the modifications necessary to pro-
cure and integrate a gravity-drop aerial 
fire retardant dispersal system in each such 
HC–130H aircraft unless, by reimbursable 
order, the Secretary of Agriculture provides 
the additional funding necessary to the Sec-
retary of the Air Force to complete such 
modifications; and 
(ii) $130,000,000 to perform all pro-
grammed 
depot-level 
maintenance 
and
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modifications described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) for all such aircraft unless, by reim-
bursable order, the Secretary of Agriculture 
provides the additional funding necessary to 
the Secretary of the Air Force to complete 
such modifications. 
(3) COAST GUARD ACTIONS.—In the case of any 
HC–130 aircraft that is identified for transfer to the 
Secretary of the Air Force and requires induction 
into depot-level maintenance, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard may utilize, on a limited basis, such 
aircraft prior to depot-level maintenance to fulfill 
high-priority maritime patrol mission requirements 
of the Coast Guard. The authority under this para-
graph does not include aircraft that are modified 
under paragraph (2)(A)(ii). 
(4) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may use any appropriations or funds of the De-
partment of Defense available for obligation as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
make transfers as necessary to supplement ac-
counts of the Department of the Air Force, to 
perform the HC–130H modifications described 
under paragraph (2).
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(B) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
AUTHOR-
ITY.—Transfer authority provided under this 
paragraph is in addition to any other transfer 
authority available to the Secretary of Defense 
for fiscal year 2014. 
(C) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
15 days after making a transfer pursuant to this 
paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the congressional defense committees of such 
transfer. 
(b) TRANSFER OF C–23B+ SHERPA AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and subject to the certifi-
cation requirement under subsection (f), the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, shall begin transfer, without reimbursement, 
of— 
(A) not more than 15 demilitarized C– 
23B+ Sherpa aircraft to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, subject to the quantity of C–23B+ Sher-
pa aircraft that the Director of Aviation and 
Fire Management of the Forest Service deter-
mines are required to meet fire-fighting require-
ments; and
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(B) initial spares and necessary ground 
support 
equipment 
for 
operation 
of 
C– 
23B+Sherpa aircraft to the Secretary of Agri-
culture for use by the Director of Aviation and 
Fire Management of the Forest Service. 
(2) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), initial spares shall be cal-
culated based on shelf stock support for the quantity 
of aircraft the Director of Aviation and Fire Manage-
ment of the Forest Service determines necessary to 
meet fire-fighting requirements and each aircraft fly-
ing 300 hours each year. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFERS.—Aircraft transferred 
to the Secretary of Agriculture under this section— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 
purposes; 
(2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise re-
moved from, the United States unless dispatched by 
the National Interagency Fire Center in support of 
an international agreement to assist in wildfire sup-
pression efforts or for other purposes approved by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in writing in advance; and 
(3) may not be sold by the Secretary of Agri-
culture after transfer.
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(d) COSTS AFTER TRANSFER.—Any costs of operation, 
maintenance, sustainment, and disposal of excess aircraft, 
initial spares, and ground support equipment transferred 
to the Secretary of Agriculture under this section that are 
incurred after the date of transfer shall be borne by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(e) TRANSFER OF C–27J AIRCRAFT.—Promptly fol-
lowing the completion of the certification requirement under 
subsection (f) and notwithstanding section 1091 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1971; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note), 
the Secretary of Defense shall begin transfer, without reim-
bursement, of— 
(1) 14 C–27J aircraft to the Secretary of Home-
land Security; and 
(2) excess initial spares and necessary ground 
support equipment for 14 C–27J aircraft to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for use by the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard as maritime patrol air-
craft. 
(f) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may 
not transfer any aircraft to either the Secretary of Agri-
culture or the Secretary of Homeland Security until the 
Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Man-
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agement and Budget submit, by not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to the congressional 
defense committees certification that adequate funding has 
been transferred to the Department of the Air Force for the 
purpose of modifying HC–130H aircraft identified for 
transfer pursuant to subsection (a). 
(g) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN C–23 AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) OFFER OF TRANSFER.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Defense shall extend to 
the chief executive officer of the State of Alaska 
the opportunity to take title to not more than 
eight C–23 aircraft with tail numbers specified 
in subparagraph (B). 
(B) TAIL NUMBERS.—The tail numbers of 
the C–23 aircraft subject to transfer under sub-
paragraph (A) are as follows: 93–01319, 93– 
01329, 94–00308, 94–00309, 88–01869, 90– 
07015, 90–07016, and 90–07012. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1318) shall apply with respect to the transfer of any
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C–23 aircraft under this subsection in the same man-
ner as the transfer of aircraft under such section. 
(h) TACTICAL AIRLIFT FLEET OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION OF UPGRADES OF CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT IN RECAPITALIZATION OF FLEET.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall consider, as part of the 
recapitalization of the tactical airlift fleet of the Air 
Force, upgrades to C–130H aircraft designed to help 
such aircraft meet the fuel efficiency goals of the De-
partment of the Air Force and retention of such air-
craft, as so upgraded, in the tactical airlift fleet. 
(2) MANNER OF UPGRADES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that upgrades to the C–130H aircraft fleet are 
made in a manner that is proportional to the number 
of C–130H aircraft in the force structure of the reg-
ular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air 
National Guard. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat 
zone. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of voluntary reduction-in-force authority for civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Extension of authority to make lump-sum severance payments to De-
partment of Defense employees.
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Sec. 1105. Revision to amount of financial assistance under Department of De-
fense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 
(SMART) Defense Education Program and assessment of STEM 
and other programs. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of program for exchange of information-technology per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 1107. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense 
research and engineering facilities. 
Sec. 1108. Compliance with law regarding availability of funding for civilian 
personnel. 
Sec. 1109. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for 
civilian personnel for care and treatment of wounded and in-
jured members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2014, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1973), is further amended by striking 
‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFI-
CIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law
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109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1104 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 125 Stat. 1973), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN- 
FORCE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2018’’.
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SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE 
EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT OF 
STEM AND OTHER PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVISION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMART 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
REVISION.—Paragraph 
(2) 
of 
section 
2192a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘the amount determined’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘room and board’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
amount determined by the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, a briefing that assesses the impacts of the rising 
costs of higher education tuition on the number of stu-
dents that the Department of Defense can accept into 
the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Trans-
formation (SMART) Defense Education Program 
under section 2192a of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—
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(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report set-
ting forth an assessment of each program as fol-
lows: 
(i) The Army Educational Outreach 
Program (AEOP). 
(ii) The STEM2Stern program of the 
Navy. 
(iii) The DoD STARBASE program 
carried out by the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Personnel and Readiness. 
(iv) 
Prekindergarten 
through 
12th 
grade activities of the National Defense 
Education Program. 
(B) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
assessments under this paragraph in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education and the 
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment of a program 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the current status of 
the program.
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(B) A determination to retain, terminate, 
or transfer the program to another agency, to-
gether with a justification for the determination. 
(C) For a program determined under sub-
paragraph (B) to be terminated, a justification 
why the science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education requirements of the pro-
gram are no longer required. 
(D) For a program determined under sub-
paragraph (B) to be transferred to the jurisdic-
tion of another agency— 
(i) the name of such agency; 
(ii) the funding anticipated to be pro-
vided the program by such agency during 
the five-year period beginning on the date of 
transfer; and 
(iii) mechanisms to ensure that edu-
cation under the program will continue to 
meet the science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics education requirements of 
the Department of Defense, including re-
quirements for the dependents covered by the 
program. 
(E) Metrics to assess whether a program 
under subparagraph (C) or (D) is meeting the
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requirements applicable to such program under 
such subparagraph. 
(3) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS ON PRO-
GRAMS
PENDING
SUBMITTAL
OF
ASSESSMENT.—A 
program specified in paragraph (1)(A) may not be 
terminated or transferred to the jurisdiction of an-
other agency until 30 days after the date on which the 
report required by that paragraph is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees. 
(c) ASSESSMENT
OF
THE
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY FELLOWSHIP.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees, within 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a briefing that assesses the National Secu-
rity Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘‘Fellowship’’). The briefing 
shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The return on investment and qualitative 
impact of the research funded by Fellowship award-
ees. 
(2) Distribution of researcher awards from the 
past three years, including identification of research-
ers (if any) that have not done research with the De-
partment of Defense in the past five years.
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(3) The number of new and continuing students 
supported by Fellowship funding, as well as the num-
ber of those students that later receive employment by 
the Department of Defense, Department of Defense 
contractors, or other academic institutions supported 
by Department of Defense grants. 
(4) A description of Fellowship awards and the 
use of the award funds. 
(5) Recommendations for improving the effective-
ness or efficiency of the Fellowship. 
SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF IN-
FORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 3702 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013.’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1110(i) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019,’’. 
SEC. 1107. TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) CANDIDATES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEER-
ING
POSITIONS
AT
SCIENCE
AND
TECHNOLOGY
RE-
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INVENTION
LABORATORIES.—The director of any 
Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as an ‘‘STRL’’) 
may appoint qualified candidates possessing a bach-
elor’s degree to positions described in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (b) as an employee in a laboratory de-
scribed in that paragraph without regard to the pro-
visions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of 
such title). 
(2) VETERAN CANDIDATES FOR SIMILAR POSI-
TIONS
AT
RESEARCH
AND
ENGINEERING
FACILI-
TIES.—The director of any STRL may appoint quali-
fied veteran candidates to positions described in para-
graph (2) of subsection (b) as an employee at a lab-
oratory, agency, or organization specified in that 
paragraph without regard to the provisions of sub-
chapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) COVERED POSITIONS.— 
(1) CANDIDATES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEER-
ING POSITIONS.—The positions described in this para-
graph are scientific and engineering positions that 
may be temporary, term, or permanent in any lab-
oratory designated by section 1105(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
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lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) 
as a Department of Defense science and technology re-
invention laboratory. 
(2) QUALIFIED VETERAN CANDIDATES.—The po-
sitions described in this paragraph are scientific, 
technical, engineering, and mathematics positions, in-
cluding technicians, in the following: 
(A) Any laboratory referred to in para-
graph (1). 
(B) Any other Department of Defense re-
search and engineering agency or organization 
designated by the Secretary for purposes of sub-
section (a)(2). 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS AL-
LOWABLE IN A CALENDAR YEAR.—The authority under sub-
section (a) may not, in any calendar year and with respect 
to any laboratory, agency, or organization described in sub-
section (b), be exercised with respect to a number of can-
didates greater than the following: 
(1) In the case of a laboratory described in sub-
section (b)(1), with respect to appointment authority 
under subsection (a)(1), the number equal to 3 per-
cent of the total number of scientific and engineering 
positions in such laboratory that are filled as of the
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close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of 
such calendar year. 
(2) In the case of a laboratory, agency, or orga-
nization described in subsection (b)(2), with respect to 
appointment authority under subsection (a)(2), the 
number equal to 1 percent of the total number of sci-
entific, technical, engineering, mathematics, and tech-
nician positions in such laboratory, agency, or orga-
nization that are filled as of the close of the fiscal 
year last ending before the start of such calendar 
year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(e) SUNSET.—Appointments under subsection (a) may 
not be made after December 31, 2019. 
(f) SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL MANAGERS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in each STRL a category of senior professional 
scientific and technical positions, the incumbents of 
which shall be designated as ‘‘senior scientific tech-
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nical managers’’ and which shall be positions classi-
fied above GS–15 of the General Schedule, notwith-
standing section 5108(a) of title 5, United States 
Code. The primary functions of such positions shall 
be— 
(A) to engage in research and development 
in the physical, biological, medical, or engineer-
ing sciences, or another field closely related to 
the mission of such STRL; and 
(B) to carry out technical supervisory re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The positions described in 
paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be managed, 
by the director of the STRL involved, under criteria 
established pursuant to section 342(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Pub-
lic Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), relating to per-
sonnel demonstration projects at laboratories of the 
Department of Defense, except that the director of the 
laboratory involved shall determine the number of 
such positions at such laboratory, not to exceed 1 per-
cent of the number of scientists and engineers em-
ployed at such laboratory as of the close of the last 
fiscal year before the fiscal year in which any ap-
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pointments subject to that numerical limitation are 
made. 
(3) SUNSET.—Appointments under this sub-
section may not be made after December 31, 2019. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
an annual report on the operation of this section. Each such 
report shall include, for the period covered by such report— 
(1) the total number of individuals appointed 
under subsection (a)(1) during such period; 
(2) the total number of individuals appointed 
under subsection (a)(2) during such period; and 
(3) the total number of senior scientific technical 
managers at each STRL as of the end of such period. 
(h) EXCLUSION FROM PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The director of an STRL 
shall manage the workforce strength, structure, posi-
tions, and compensation of such STRL— 
(A) without regard to any limitation on ap-
pointments, positions, or funding with respect to 
such STRL, subject to subparagraph (B); and 
(B) in a manner consistent with the budget 
available with respect to such STRL. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to Senior Executive Service positions (as de-
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fined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
Code) or scientific and professional positions author-
ized under section 3104 of such title. 
SEC. 1108. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW REGARDING AVAIL-
ABILITY OF FUNDING FOR CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—No later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations implementing the authority in 
subsection (a) of section 1111 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 
10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), in consultation with the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall be responsible 
for coordinating the preparation of the regulations required 
under subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The regulations required under 
subsection (a) shall not be restricted by any civilian full- 
time equivalent or end-strength limitation, nor shall such 
regulations require offsetting civilian pay funding, civilian 
full-time equivalents, or civilian end-strengths.
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SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND 
COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN 
PERSONNEL FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF 
WOUNDED AND INJURED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1599c of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2015’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2020’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF FULFILLED REQUIREMENT.—Such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c), as amended 
by subsection (a), as subsection (b). 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO CERTAIN TITLE 5 
AUTHORITIES.—Subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 5753 
of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304 of title 5’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the authorities in 
such sections’’ and inserting ‘‘the authority in such 
section’’.
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to build 
the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 1202. Global Security Contingency Fund. 
Sec. 1203. Training of general purpose forces of the United States Armed Forces 
with military and other security forces of friendly foreign coun-
tries. 
Sec. 1204. Authority to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign 
countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass de-
struction. 
Sec. 1205. Authorization of National Guard State Partnership Program. 
Sec. 1206. United States security and assistance strategies in Africa. 
Sec. 1207. Assistance to the Government of Jordan for border security operations. 
Sec. 1208. Support of foreign forces participating in operations to disarm the 
Lord’s Resistance Army. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
Sec. 1211. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1212. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activi-
ties in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations 
for support provided to United States military operations. 
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and ac-
tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1215. One-year extension and modification of authority for program to de-
velop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1216. Requirement to withhold Department of Defense assistance to Afghani-
stan in amount equivalent to 100 percent of all taxes assessed 
by Afghanistan to extent such taxes are not reimbursed by Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 1217. Extension of certain authorities for support of foreign forces sup-
porting or participating with the United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1218. Extension and improvement of the Iraqi special immigrant visa pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1219. Improvement of the Afghan special immigrant visa program. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Afghanistan Post 2014 
Sec. 1221. Report on plans to disrupt and degrade Haqqani Network activities 
and finances. 
Sec. 1222. Completion of accelerated transition of security responsibility from 
United States Armed Forces to the Afghan National Security 
Forces. 
Sec. 1223. Defense intelligence plan. 
Sec. 1224. Limitation on availability of funds for certain authorities for Afghani-
stan.
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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 
Sec. 1231. Report on United States military partnership with Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries. 
Sec. 1232. Additional elements in annual report on military power of Iran. 
Sec. 1233. Integrated air and missile defense programs at training locations in 
Southwest Asia. 
Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1241. Two-year extension of authorization for non-conventional assisted re-
covery capabilities. 
Sec. 1242. Element on 5th generation fighter program in annual report on mili-
tary and security developments involving the People’s Republic 
of China. 
Sec. 1243. Report on posture and readiness of the Armed Forces to respond to an 
attack or other contingency against United States diplomatic fa-
cilities overseas. 
Sec. 1244. Limitation on establishment of Regional Special Operations Forces 
Coordination Centers. 
Sec. 1245. Additional reports on military and security developments involving 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 1246. Sense of Congress on missile defense cooperation with the Russian Fed-
eration and limitations on providing certain missile defense in-
formation to the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1247. Amendments to annual report under Arms Control and Disarmament 
Act. 
Sec. 1248. Report on actions to reduce support for ballistic missile proliferation. 
Sec. 1249. Reports on international agreements relating to the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 1250. Revision of statutory references to former NATO support organizations 
and related NATO agreements. 
Sec. 1251. Executive agreements with the Russian Federation relating to ballistic 
missile defense. 
Sec. 1252. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1253. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1254. Report on military and security developments involving the Russian 
Federation. 
Sec. 1255. Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or agreements with 
Rosoboronexport. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
537 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as most recently 
amended by section 1206 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4625), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) To build the capacity of a foreign country’s 
security forces to conduct counterterrorism oper-
ations.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c)(5) of sec-
tion 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2006, as most recently amended by section 1201 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1979), is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not more than $75,000,000 may 
be used during fiscal year 2010, not more than 
$75,000,000 may be used during fiscal year 2011, 
and’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, 
and 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year through 
fiscal year 2017’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015,
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not more than $262,500,000 may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the proposed planning and execution 
of programs intended to be conducted or supported under 
subsection (a)(3) of section 1206 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as added by sub-
section (a), during fiscal year 2015, including a description 
of the proposed planning and execution of the amount of 
funds to be made available for such programs. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the scope of 
counterterrorism operations for which assistance is author-
ized to be provided under section 1206 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006. The report 
shall include the following: 
(1) A statement of the purposes for which assist-
ance may be provided under the authority of section 
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006, consistent with the Presidential 
Policy Directive on United States Security Sector As-
sistance issued on April 5, 2013.
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(2) A description of the types of activities that 
are appropriately within the scope of capacity build-
ing assistance under such authority. 
(3) A description and assessment of the moni-
toring and evaluation procedures for such assistance, 
including measures of effectiveness applicable to 
counterterrorism capacity building activities under 
such authority. 
(4) A prioritized list and discussion of the pri-
mary security threats as of the date of the report 
against which counterterrorism capacity building 
under such authority is or may be directed, in light 
of the end of combat operations in Iraq and the ex-
pected completion of combat operations by coalition 
forces in Afghanistan by December 2014. 
(e) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2006, as most recently amended by section 1201 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013, is further amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 1202. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (b) of section 1207 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
540 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1625; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘or regions’’ after ‘‘countries’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘and other national security 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘or other national security 
forces’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and counterterrorism 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘or counterter-
rorism operations’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and 
inserting ‘‘or’’. 
(b) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (l) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 30 days 
before initiating an activity under a program of assistance 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit to the specified con-
gressional committees a notification that includes the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) A notification of the intent to transfer funds 
into the Fund under subsection (f) or any other au-
thority, including the original source of the funds. 
‘‘(2) A detailed justification for the total antici-
pated program for each country, including total an-
ticipated costs and the specific activities contained 
therein. 
‘‘(3) The budget, execution plan and timeline, 
and anticipated completion date for the activity. 
‘‘(4) A list of other security-related assistance or 
justice sector and stabilization assistance that the 
United States is currently providing the country con-
cerned and that is related to or supported by the ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(5) Such other information relating to the pro-
gram or activity as the Secretary of State or Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL
AUTHORITIES; GUIDANCE
AND 
PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—Such section, 
as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (n); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(n); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (l), as so 
amended, the following new subsection (m):
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‘‘(m) GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF 
AUTHORITY.—Not later than 15 days after the date on 
which guidance and processes for implementation of the au-
thority in subsection (b) have been issued, the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit a 
report to the specified congressional committees on such 
guidance and processes. The Secretary of State and Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit additional reports not 
later than 15 days after the date on which any future modi-
fications to the guidance and processes for implementation 
of the authority in subsection (b) are issued.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Subsection (n) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 30, 2012, and annually 
thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘October 30 each year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (q)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (p)’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Such section, as so amended, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (o); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (p) and (q) as 
subsections (o) and (p), respectively.
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SEC. 1203. TRAINING OF GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES OF 
THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WITH 
MILITARY AND OTHER SECURITY FORCES OF 
FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) TRAINING AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed 
under subsection (f), general purpose forces of the 
United States Armed Forces may train with the mili-
tary forces or other security forces of a friendly for-
eign country if the Secretary of Defense determines 
that it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to do so. Training may be conducted 
under this section only with the prior approval of the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(2) CONCURRENCE.—Before conducting a train-
ing event in or with a foreign country under this sub-
section, the Secretary of Defense shall seek the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State in such training event. 
(b) TYPES OF TRAINING AUTHORIZED.—Any training 
conducted by the United States Armed Forces pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
(1) support the mission essential tasks for which 
the training unit providing such training is respon-
sible;
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(2) be with a foreign unit or organization with 
equipment that is functionally similar to such train-
ing unit; and 
(3) include elements that promote— 
(A) observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms; and 
(B) respect for legitimate civilian authority 
within the foreign country or countries con-
cerned. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PAY EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a military 
department or the commander of a combatant com-
mand may pay, or authorize payment for, the incre-
mental expenses incurred by a friendly foreign coun-
try as the direct result of training with general pur-
pose forces of the United States Armed Forces pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of incremental ex-
penses payable under paragraph (1) in any fiscal 
year may not exceed $10,000,000. 
(d) NOTICE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF TRAINING.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives not later than 15 days before the commencement of 
any training event pursuant to subsection (a). The notice
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on a training event shall include a description of the event 
and the foreign country or countries involved in the event. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
April 1 of each year following a fiscal year in which train-
ing is conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the training conducted pursuant to 
that subsection. Each report shall specify the following: 
(1) For the fiscal year covered by such report, the 
following: 
(A) Each country in which training was 
conducted. 
(B) The type of training conducted, the du-
ration of such training, and the number of mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces involved 
in such training. 
(C) The extent of participation in such 
training by foreign military forces and other se-
curity forces, including the number and service 
affiliation of foreign military and other security 
force personnel involved and the physical and fi-
nancial contribution of each country specified in 
subparagraph (A) in such training. 
(D) The relationship of such training to 
other overseas training programs conducted by
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the United States Armed Forces, such as mili-
tary exercise programs sponsored by the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, military exercise programs spon-
sored by a combatant command, and military 
training activities sponsored by a military de-
partment (including deployments for training, 
short duration exercises, and other similar unit 
training events). 
(E) A summary of the expenditures under 
subsection (c) in connection with such training. 
(F) A description and assessment of the 
unique military training benefits for members of 
the United States Armed Forces involved in such 
training. 
(2) A list of the training events to be conducted 
during the 12-month period beginning on April 1 of 
the year in which such report is submitted. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Any training conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be conducted under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense for the administration 
of this section. The regulations shall be prescribed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘incremental expenses’’, with re-
spect to a friendly foreign country, means the reason-
able and proper costs of rations, fuel, training ammu-
nition, transportation, and other goods and services 
consumed by such country as a direct result of that 
country’s participation in training conducted pursu-
ant to subsection (a), except that such term does not 
include pay, allowances, and other normal costs of 
such country’s military or security force personnel. 
(3) The term ‘‘other security forces’’ includes na-
tional security forces that conduct border and mari-
time security, but does not include civilian police. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority under this section 
may not be exercised after September 30, 2017.
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SEC. 1204. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO EN-
HANCE THE CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS INVOLV-
ING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance 
to the military and civilian first responder organizations 
of countries that share a border with Syria in order to en-
hance the capability of such countries to respond effectively 
to potential incidents involving weapons of mass destruc-
tion in Syria and the surrounding region. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY FOR OTHER COUN-
TRIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense de-
termines, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, that the Department of Defense should provide 
the assistance authorized in subsection (a) to coun-
tries other than the countries described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense may provide such assist-
ance to such other countries. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not provide assistance under paragraph (1) until the 
Secretary provides written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees of the Secretary’s intention 
to provide such assistance, together with an expla-
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nation of the scope of the assistance and the reasons 
for providing the assistance. 
(c) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include training, equipment, and 
supplies. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) FUNDS AVAILABLE.—Amounts for assistance 
under this section in a fiscal year shall be derived 
from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, and available for the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency for such fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
ACROSS
FISCAL
YEARS.— 
Amounts available under paragraph (1) may be 
available for assistance that begins in a fiscal year 
and ends in the next fiscal year. 
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.— 
If the amount of assistance to be provided under this section 
in a fiscal year is anticipated to exceed $4,000,000, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing of that fact. 
(f) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall comply with all 
applicable requirements for coordination and consultation 
within the Executive Branch.
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(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the authority in subsection (a) is first exercised and 
60 days after the end of any fiscal year in which the 
authority under this section is exercised, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report setting forth the following: 
(A) A list of the countries to which the as-
sistance has been or is being provided under the 
authority in this section, and a description of 
the assistance provided to each country under 
such authority. 
(B) A description of how such assistance 
advances the national security interests of the 
United States and is consistent with broader 
United States national security policy and strat-
egy in each country provided assistance and 
within the applicable region. 
(C) The amount of funds used to provide 
such assistance to each country during the fiscal 
year covered by the report. 
(D) Any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate.
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(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority to provide assistance 
under this section may not be exercised after September 30, 
2017. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is au-
thorized to establish a program of exchanges of mem-
bers of the National Guard of a State or territory and 
the military forces, or security forces or other govern-
ment organizations whose primary functions include 
disaster response or emergency response, of a foreign 
country.
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(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Each pro-
gram established under this subsection shall be known 
as a ‘‘State Partnership Program’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—An activity under a program estab-
lished under subsection (a) that involves the security forces 
or other government organizations whose primary functions 
include disaster response or emergency response of a foreign 
country, or an activity that the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines is a matter within the core competencies of the Na-
tional Guard of a State or territory, may be carried out 
only if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State, determines and notifies the appro-
priate congressional committees not less than 15 days before 
initiating such activity that the activity is in the national 
security interests of the United States. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section. Such regulations shall establish accounting 
procedures to ensure that expenditures of funds to 
carry out this section are accounted for and appro-
priate.
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(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date on which such regulations have been pre-
scribed, the Secretary of Defense— 
(A) shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees that the regulations have been 
prescribed; and 
(B) shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a copy of the regulations. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS FOR PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Defense, including funds 
authorized to be appropriated for the Army National 
Guard and Air National Guard, are authorized to be 
available— 
(A) for payment of costs incurred by the 
National Guard of a State or territory to con-
duct activities under a program established 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) for payment of incremental expenses of 
a foreign country to conduct activities under a 
program established under subsection (a). 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ACTIVE
DUTY
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
shall not be available under paragraph (1) for
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the participation of a member of the National 
Guard of a State or territory in activities in a 
foreign country unless the member is on active 
duty in the Armed Forces at the time of such 
participation 
(B) INCREMENTAL
EXPENSES.—The total 
amount of payments for incremental expenses of 
foreign countries as authorized under paragraph 
(1)(B) for activities under programs established 
under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not 
exceed $10,000,000. 
(e) REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) REVIEW
AND
REPORT
OF
EXISTING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(A) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
shall conduct a comprehensive review of each 
program under the State Partnership Program 
as in effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on—
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(i) the findings of the review conducted 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) any recommendations with respect 
to the review conducted under subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 
31 of each year following a fiscal year in which 
activities under a program established under 
subsection (a) are carried out, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on such activities 
under the program. 
(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each re-
port shall specify, for the fiscal year covered by 
such report, the following: 
(i) Each foreign country in which the 
activities were conducted. 
(ii) The type of activities conducted, 
the duration of the activities, and the num-
ber of members of the National Guard of 
each State or territory involved in such ac-
tivities.
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(iii) The extent of participation in the 
activities by the military forces and secu-
rity forces of such foreign country. 
(iv) A summary of expenditures to 
conduct the activities, including the annual 
cost of the activities, with a breakdown of 
such expenditures by geographic combatant 
command. 
(v) With respect to activities described 
in subsection (b), the objective of the activi-
ties, and a description of how the activities 
support the theater campaign plan of the 
commander of the geographic combatant 
command with responsibility for the coun-
try or countries in which the training oc-
curred. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to supersede any authority under title 
10, United States Code, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘incre-
mental expenses’’, with respect to a foreign country— 
(A) means the reasonable and proper costs 
of rations, fuel, training ammunition, transpor-
tation, and other goods and services consumed by 
the country as a direct result of the country’s 
participation in activities conducted under sub-
section (a); and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any form of lethal assistance (ex-
cluding training ammunition); or 
(ii) pay, allowances, and other normal 
costs of the personnel of the country. 
(h) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 U.S.C. 
107 note) is repealed. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The authority granted under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2016.
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SEC. 1206. UNITED STATES SECURITY AND ASSISTANCE 
STRATEGIES IN AFRICA. 
(a) STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK
FOR
COUNTERTER-
RORISM ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION IN THE SAHEL 
AND THE MAGHREB REGIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, de-
velop a strategic framework for United States 
counterterrorism assistance and cooperation in the 
Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa, including for 
programs conducted under the Trans-Sahara Counter 
Terrorism Partnership, Operation Enduring Free-
dom–Trans Sahara, and related security assistance 
authorities. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the threat of terrorist 
organizations operating in the Sahel and 
Maghreb regions to the national security of the 
United States. 
(B) An identification on a regional basis of 
the primary objectives, priorities, and desired 
end-states of United States counterterrorism as-
sistance and cooperation programs in the region, 
and of the resources required to achieve such ob-
jectives, priorities, and end-states.
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(C) A methodology for assessing the effec-
tiveness of United States counterterrorism assist-
ance and cooperation programs in the region in 
making progress towards the objectives and de-
sired end-states identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (B), including an identification of key 
benchmarks of such progress. 
(D) Criteria for bilateral and multilateral 
partnerships in the region. 
(E) Plans for enhancing coordination 
among United States and international agencies 
for planning and implementation of United 
States counterterrorism assistance and coopera-
tion programs for the region on a regional basis, 
rather than a country-by-country basis, in order 
to improve coordination among United States re-
gional and bilateral counterterrorism assistance 
and cooperation programs in the region. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that includes the following: 
(A) A comprehensive description of the stra-
tegic framework required by paragraph (1).
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(B) A description of lessons learned regard-
ing the organization and implementation of 
United States counterterrorism assistance and 
cooperation programs for the Sahel and Maghreb 
regions of Africa, including an evaluation of the 
performance and commitment of regional part-
ners in the Sahel and Maghreb regions, includ-
ing Mali in particular, in 2012 and 2013. 
(b) STRATEGY TO SUPPORT CONSOLIDATION OF SECU-
RITY AND GOVERNANCE GAINS IN SOMALIA.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a strategy to guide future 
United States policy and programs in Somalia to 
counter armed threats and support regional security, 
and in support of Somali and international efforts to 
foster economic growth and opportunity, counter 
armed threats to stability, and develop credible, 
transparent, and representative government systems 
and institutions. 
(2) CONTENT OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) should include the fol-
lowing elements:
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(A) An interagency framework to plan, co-
ordinate and review diplomatic, military, intel-
ligence, development, and humanitarian elements 
of the United States policy regarding Somalia. 
(B) Plans and benchmarks for strengthening 
efforts, as appropriate, of the Government of So-
malia, the African Union, and regional govern-
ments to stabilize the security situation within 
Somalia and further degrade al-Shabaab’s capa-
bilities, in order to enable the eventual transfer 
of security operations to Somali security forces 
capable of— 
(i) maintaining and expanding secu-
rity and stability within Somalia; 
(ii) confronting transnational security 
threats; and 
(iii) preventing human rights abuses. 
(C) A plan to support the development and 
professionalization of credible, civilian led, So-
mali security forces that are representative of the 
population, including the infrastructure and 
procedures required to ensure chain of custody 
and the safe storage of military equipment and 
an assessment of the benefits and risks of the
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provision of weaponry to the Somali security 
forces by the United States. 
(D) A description of United States national 
security objectives addressed through military-to- 
military cooperation activities with Somali secu-
rity forces. 
(E) A description of security risks to any 
United States personnel conducting security co-
operation activities within Somalia and plans to 
assist the Somali security forces in preventing 
infiltration 
and 
insider 
attacks, 
including 
through the application of lessons learned in 
United States military training efforts in Af-
ghanistan. 
(F) A description of United States tools for 
monitoring and responding to violations of the 
United Nations Security Council arms embargo, 
charcoal ban, and other international agreements 
affecting the stability of Somalia. 
(G) A description of mechanisms for coordi-
nating United States military and non-military 
assistance with other international donors, re-
gional governments, and relevant multilateral 
organizations.
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(H) A plan to support the consolidation of 
political gains at the national level, while also 
encouraging and supporting complementary 
processes at the local and regional levels and en-
couraging improved collaboration among Somali 
national and regional administrations. 
(I) Any plans to increase United States 
diplomatic engagement with Somalia, including 
through the future establishment of an embassy 
or other diplomatic posts in Mogadishu. 
(J) Any other element the President deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the submission of the strategy required under 
paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for three 
years, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress an update on implementation 
of the strategy and progress made in Somalia and as-
sociated benchmarks for security, stability, develop-
ment, and governance. 
(4) FORM.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) and the reports required under paragraph 
(3) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex.
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(c) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON AL- 
SHABAAB.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
classified intelligence assessment of the terrorist organiza-
tion known as al-Shabaab. Such assessment shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description of organizational structure, 
operational objectives, and funding sources for al- 
Shabaab. 
(2) An assessment of the extent to which al- 
Shabaab threatens security and stability within So-
malia and surrounding countries. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which al- 
Shabaab threatens the security of United States citi-
zens or the national security or interests of the United 
States. 
(4) The description of the relationship between 
al-Shabaab and al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda affiliates. 
(5) An assessment of the capacity of the Govern-
ment of Somalia to counter the threat posed by al- 
Shabaab. 
(6) An assessment of the capacity of regional 
countries and organizations, including the African 
Union, to counter the threat posed by al-Shabaab.
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(d) DESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FOR AF-
RICA EXPORT POLICY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and for the following three 
years, the President shall designate an existing senior 
United States Government official with existing inter-
agency authority for export policy for Africa to coordinate 
among various United States Government agencies existing 
export strategies with the goal of significantly increasing 
United States exports to Africa in real dollar value. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1207. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 
FOR BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide
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assistance on a reimbursement basis to the Govern-
ment of Jordan for purposes of supporting and main-
taining efforts of the armed forces of Jordan to in-
crease security and sustain increased security along 
the border between Jordan and Syria. 
(2) FREQUENCY.—Assistance under this sub-
section may be provided on a quarterly basis. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Assistance may be pro-
vided under this subsection only if the Secretary of 
Defense certifies to the specified congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Jordan is continuing to 
support and maintain efforts of the armed forces of 
Jordan to increase security or sustain increased secu-
rity along the border between Jordan and Syria. 
(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ASSISTANCE.—Amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 by title 
XV and available for reimbursement of certain coalition na-
tions for support provided to United States military oper-
ations pursuant to section 1233 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) 
as specified in the funding table in section 4302 may be 
used to provide assistance under the authority in subsection 
(a). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—
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(1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total amount 
of assistance provided under the authority in sub-
section (a) may not exceed $150,000,000. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter into 
any contractual obligation to provide assistance 
under the authority in subsection (a). 
(d) NOTICE BEFORE EXERCISE.—Not later than 15 
days before providing assistance under the authority in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the spec-
ified congressional committees a report setting forth a full 
description of the assistance to be provided, including the 
amount of assistance to be provided, and the timeline for 
the provision of such assistance. 
(e) SPECIFIED
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No assistance may 
be provided under the authority in subsection (a) after De-
cember 31, 2015.
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SEC. 1208. SUPPORT OF FOREIGN FORCES PARTICIPATING 
IN OPERATIONS TO DISARM THE LORD’S RE-
SISTANCE ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to the policy established 
by the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern 
Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–172; 124 
Stat. 1209), the Secretary of Defense may, with the concur-
rence of Secretary of State, provide logistic support, sup-
plies, and services, and intelligence support, to foreign 
forces participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate 
the threat posed by the Lord’s Resistance Army as follows: 
(1) The national military forces of Uganda. 
(2) The national military forces of any other 
country determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
participating in such operations. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department 
of Defense for operation and maintenance, not more 
than $50,000,000 may be used in such fiscal year to 
provide support under subsection (a). 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
ACROSS
FISCAL 
YEARS.—Amounts available under this subsection for 
a fiscal year for support under the authority in sub-
section (a) may be used for support under that au-
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thority that begins in such fiscal year but ends in the 
next fiscal year. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide any 
type of support that is otherwise prohibited by any 
provision of law. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2014.—Of the amount available under subsection (b) 
for fiscal year 2014, not more than $37,500,000 may 
be obligated or expended to provide support under 
subsection (a) until the Secretary submits to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report on Oper-
ation Observant Compass, including the specific goals 
of the campaign to counter the Lord’s Resistance 
Army, the precise metrics used to measure progress in 
the campaign, and the actions that will be taken to 
transition the campaign if it is determined that it is 
no longer necessary for the United States to support 
the mission of the campaign. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT TO BE PRO-
VIDED.—Not less than 15 days before the date on which 
funds are obligated to provide support under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a notice setting forth the following:
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(1) The type of support to be provided. 
(2) The national military forces to be supported. 
(3) The objectives of such support. 
(4) The estimated cost of such support. 
(5) The intended duration of such support. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘logistic support, supplies, and 
services’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2350(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under this 
section may not be exercised after September 30, 2017. 
(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624; 22 U.S.C. 
2151 note) is repealed.
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq 
SEC. 1211. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE YEAR EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as amended by sec-
tion 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1992), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2013’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2014’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013’’. 
(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014.— 
Subsection (a) of such section, as so amended, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
FOR
QUARTERLY 
BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
BRIEFINGS’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
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(d) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Department of Defense Office 
of the Inspector General, the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special Inspector General 
for Iraq Reconstruction, and the Government Account-
ability Office, shall submit to Congress a comprehensive re-
port on lessons learned and best practices from execution 
of the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program (CERP) 
from Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(e) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (d) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any modifications to CERP 
since the commencement of the program. 
(2) A description of CERP best practices and 
lessons learned related to the following: 
(A) Requirements, training, and certifi-
cations for CERP managers in the field and 
headquarters. 
(B) Project planning, execution, manage-
ment, closeout, sustainability, and transfer to 
host government. 
(C) Project approval process, including ap-
propriate 
approval 
levels 
for 
higher-value 
projects.
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(D) Project monitoring and evaluation. 
(E) Control and accountability of funds. 
(F) Procurement procedures, including local 
procurement. 
(G) Processes to maintain flexibility and 
rapid implementation of funds, but retain ac-
countability of CERP projects. 
(H) Reporting requirements to the Depart-
ment of Defense and Congress. 
(I) Recommendations for the use of CERP 
in future contingency operations. 
(J) Recommendations for developing a 
CERP handbook for use by future CERP admin-
istrators. 
(3) A description and assessment of the applica-
tion of CERP practices in the success of reconstruc-
tion efforts and of commanders’ pursuit of their mis-
sions. 
SEC. 1212. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE 
FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4392), as most recently amended by section 1218 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1990), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT 
PROVIDED 
TO 
UNITED 
STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as 
most recently amended by section 1227 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2000), is further amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section 1233, as so amended, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2013 may not ex-
ceed $1,650,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 
2014 may not exceed $1,500,000,000’’.
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(c) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING 
TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PRO-
VIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1213(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1630), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2014’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT 
OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 
Subsection (d) of section 1227 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2000) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Effective as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act,’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘remain available for obligation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 or 
any prior fiscal year’’.
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SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
Subsection (f) of section 1215 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘fiscal year 2013,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY
FOR ACTIVITIES
OF 
OSCI.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2014,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF TRAINING.—The 
training conducted under paragraph (1) shall include 
elements that promote the following: 
‘‘(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms. 
‘‘(B) Military professionalism. 
‘‘(C) Respect for legitimate civilian author-
ity within Iraq.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and all that follows
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through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘2014 may not 
exceed $209,000,000.’’. 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or fiscal year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 or 2013, as the 
case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘that fiscal year’’. 
(d) UPDATES OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OSCI.— 
Section 1211(d)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1983) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not later 
than September 30, 2013,’’ and inserting ‘‘UPDATES 
REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30, 2013, and 
every 180 days thereafter until the authority in sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 expires,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘including’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘including the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of any changes to the 
specific element or process described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) An evaluation of the activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq based on
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the measures of effectiveness described in para-
graph (2)(F) and a discussion of any determina-
tions to expand, alter, or terminate specific ac-
tivities of the Office based on those measures. 
‘‘(C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
training provided pursuant to section 1215(f)(2) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 in promoting respect for 
human rights, military professionalism, and re-
spect for legitimate civilian authority in Iraq.’’. 
SEC. 1215. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND 
CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1217(f) of 
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4393), as 
most recently amended by section 1219 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1991), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Up to $250,000,000 made available to 
the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for fiscal year 2014.’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, or phase of a project,’’ after 
‘‘each project’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the capability of the 
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to pro-
vide security for such project after January 1, 
2015, including an estimate of the ANSF force 
levels, if any, required to secure such project. 
Such assessment should include the estimated 
costs of providing security and whether or not 
the Government of Afghanistan is committed to 
providing such security.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) In the case of funds for fiscal year 
2014, until September 30, 2015.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
(c) REPORT ON TRANSITION OF PROJECT MANAGE-
MENT.—
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(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan for the transition to 
the Government of Afghanistan, or a utility entity 
owned by the Government of Afghanistan, of the 
project management of projects funded with amounts 
authorized by this Act for the Afghanistan Infrastruc-
ture Fund. Such transition shall be planned to be 
completed by not later December 31, 2014. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the projects to be 
transitioned as described in that paragraph, the 
cost of such projects, and the timelines for com-
pletion and other key implementation milestones 
for such projects. 
(B) For each such project, the following: 
(i) An estimate of the financial and 
other requirements necessary to manage 
such project, and sustain the infrastructure 
developed through such project, on an an-
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nual basis after the completion of such 
project. 
(ii) An assessment of the capacity of 
the Government of Afghanistan or such util-
ity entity to manage such project, and 
maintain and use the infrastructure devel-
oped through such project, after the comple-
tion of such project. 
(iii) A description of any arrange-
ments, and an estimate of associated costs, 
to support the Government of Afghanistan 
or such utility entity if the Government of 
Afghanistan or such utility entity, as the 
case may be, lacks the capacity (in either fi-
nancial or human resources) to manage 
such project, or sustain the infrastructure 
developed through such project, after the 
completion of such project. 
(C) An assessment of the ministries or orga-
nizations of Afghanistan that will be responsible 
for the management of such projects after transi-
tion, including an assessment of any critical in-
stitutional shortfalls of such ministries and orga-
nizations that must be addressed for such min-
istries and organization to acquire the capacity
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required to assume project management respon-
sibilities for such projects. 
SEC. 1216. REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN IN 
AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO 100 PERCENT OF 
ALL TAXES ASSESSED BY AFGHANISTAN TO 
EXTENT SUCH TAXES ARE NOT REIMBURSED 
BY AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE TO AF-
GHANISTAN.—An amount equivalent to 100 percent of the 
total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense assist-
ance shall be withheld by the Secretary of Defense from obli-
gation from funds appropriated for such assistance for fis-
cal year 2014 to the extent that the Secretary of Defense 
certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that 
such taxes have not been reimbursed by the Government of 
Afghanistan to the Department of Defense or the grantee, 
contractor, or subcontractor concerned. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is necessary to achieve 
United States goals in Afghanistan.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the total taxes 
assessed during fiscal year 2013 by the Government of Af-
ghanistan on all Department of Defense assistance. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Department of Defense 
assistance’’ means funds provided during fiscal year 2013 
to Afghanistan by the Department of Defense, either directly 
or through grantees, contractors, or subcontractors. 
(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate at the 
close of the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a notification that the United 
States and Afghanistan have signed a bilateral security 
agreement and such agreement has entered into force. 
SEC. 1217. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES FOR SUP-
PORT OF FOREIGN FORCES SUPPORTING OR 
PARTICIPATING WITH THE UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
FOR COALITION FORCES 
SUPPORTING UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS IN 
AFGHANISTAN.—Section 1234 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181;
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122 Stat. 394), as most recently amended by section 
1216(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1989), is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2014’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2014,’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘of fiscal 
year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through December 31, 
2014’’. 
(b) USE
OF
ACQUISITION
AND
CROSS-SERVICING 
AGREEMENTS TO LEND CERTAIN MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO 
CERTAIN FOREIGN FORCES FOR PERSONNEL PROTECTION 
AND SURVIVABILITY.—Section 1202(e) of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2413), as most recently 
amended by section 1202(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1621), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’.
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SEC. 1218. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE IRAQI 
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 1157 
note) is amended— 
(1) in section 1242, by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) IMPROVED APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall im-
prove the efficiency by which applications for special 
immigrant visas under section 1244(a), are processed 
so that all steps under the control of the respective de-
partments incidental to the issuance of such visas, in-
cluding required screenings and background checks, 
should be completed not later than 9 months after the 
date on which an eligible alien submits all required 
materials to complete an application for such visa. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the ability of a Secretary 
referred to in paragraph (1) to take longer than 9 
months to complete those steps incidental to the 
issuance of such visas in high-risk cases for which sat-
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isfaction of national security concerns requires addi-
tional time. 
‘‘(d) REPRESENTATION.—An alien applying for ad-
mission to the United States pursuant to this subtitle may 
be represented during the application process, including at 
relevant interviews and examinations, by an attorney or 
other accredited representative. Such representation shall 
not be at the expense of the United States Government.’’; 
(2) in section 1244— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘A recommenda-
tion’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), a recommendation’’; 
and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW
PROCESS
FOR
DENIAL
BY 
CHIEF OF MISSION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who 
has been denied Chief of Mission approval 
required by subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(I) receive a written decision 
that provides, to the maximum extent
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feasible, information describing the 
basis for the denial, including the facts 
and inferences underlying the indi-
vidual determination; and 
‘‘(II) be provided not more than 
one written appeal— 
‘‘(aa) that shall be submitted 
not more than 120 days after the 
date that the applicant receives 
such decision in writing; and 
‘‘(bb) that may request re-
opening of such decision and pro-
vide additional information, clar-
ify existing information, or ex-
plain any unfavorable informa-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) IRAQI SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA 
COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State 
shall designate, in the Embassy of the 
United States in Baghdad, Iraq, an Iraqi 
Special Immigrant Visa Coordinator re-
sponsible for overseeing the efficiency and 
integrity of the processing of special immi-
grant visas under this section, who shall be 
given—
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‘‘(I) sufficiently high security 
clearance to review information sup-
porting Chief of Mission denials if an 
appeal of a denial is filed; 
‘‘(II) responsibility for ensuring 
that an applicant described in clause 
(i) receives the information described 
in clause (i)(I); and 
‘‘(III) responsibility for ensuring 
that every applicant is provided a rea-
sonable opportunity to provide addi-
tional information, clarify existing in-
formation, or explain any unfavorable 
information 
pursuant 
to 
clause 
(i)(II).’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) EVIDENCE OF SERIOUS THREAT.—A cred-
ible sworn statement depicting dangerous country 
conditions, together with official evidence of such 
country conditions from the United States Govern-
ment, should be considered as a factor in determina-
tion of whether the alien has experienced or is experi-
encing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of 
the alien’s employment by the United States Govern-
ment for purposes of paragraph (1)(D).’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF VISAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The total number 
of principal aliens who may be provided 
special immigrant status under this section 
after January 1, 2014, shall be not more 
than 2500. 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT
PERIOD.—The 1- 
year period during which the principal 
alien is required to have been employed by 
or on behalf of the United States Govern-
ment in Iraq under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
shall begin on or after March 20, 2003, and 
end on or before September 30, 2013. 
‘‘(iii) APPLICATION
DEADLINE.—The 
principal alien seeking special immigrant 
status under this subparagraph shall apply 
to the Chief of Mission in accordance with 
subsection (b)(4) not later than September 
30, 2014.’’; and 
(3) in section 1248, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall sub-
mit a report, with a classified annex, if necessary, 
to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall describe the implementation of 
improvements to the processing of applications for 
special immigrant visas under section 1244(a), in-
cluding information relating to— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing systems for con-
ducting background and security checks of per-
sons applying for special immigrant status, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) support immigration security; and
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‘‘(ii) provide for the orderly processing 
of such applications without significant 
delay; 
‘‘(B) the financial, security, and personnel 
considerations and resources necessary to carry 
out this subtitle; 
‘‘(C) the number of aliens who have applied 
for special immigrant visas under section 1244 
during each month of the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(D) the reasons for the failure to process 
any applications that have been pending for 
longer than 9 months; 
‘‘(E) the total number of applications that 
are pending due to the failure— 
‘‘(i) to receive approval from the Chief 
of Mission; 
‘‘(ii) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services to complete the adjudication of 
the Form I–360; 
‘‘(iii) to conduct a visa interview; or 
‘‘(iv) to issue the visa to an eligible 
alien; 
‘‘(F) the average wait times for an appli-
cant at each of the stages described in subpara-
graph (E);
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‘‘(G) the number of denials or rejections at 
each of the stages described in subparagraph (E); 
and 
‘‘(H) the reasons for denials by the Chief of 
Mission based on the categories already made 
available to denied special immigrant visa ap-
plicants in the denial letter sent to them by the 
Chief of Mission. 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, and every 
3 months thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall publish a report on the website of 
the Department of State that describes the efficiency im-
provements made in the process by which applications for 
special immigrant visas under section 1244(a) are proc-
essed, including information described in subparagraphs 
(C) through (H) of subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(h) SENIOR COORDINATING OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO DESIGNATE.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 
and the Secretary of Defense shall each designate a 
senior coordinating official, with sufficient expertise, 
authority, and resources, to carry out the duties de-
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scribed in paragraph (2), with regard to the issuance 
of special immigrant visas under this subtitle and the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—Each senior coordinating official 
designated under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) develop proposals to improve the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the process for issuing 
special immigrant visas under this subtitle and 
the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009; 
‘‘(B) coordinate and monitor the implemen-
tation of such proposals; 
‘‘(C) include such proposals in the report 
required by subsection (f) and in each quarterly 
report required by subsection (g); and 
‘‘(D) implement appropriate actions as au-
thorized by law to carry out the improvements 
described in the report required by subsection (f). 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Secretary of Defense shall 
each submit to the committees set out in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (f)(1) the name and
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title of the senior coordinating official designated 
under paragraph (1) by each such Secretary, along 
with a description of the relevant expertise, authority, 
and resources of such official.’’. 
SEC. 1219. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMI-
GRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘A recommendation’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under clause (ii), a recommendation’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) REVIEW PROCESS FOR DENIAL BY 
CHIEF OF MISSION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An applicant 
who has been denied Chief of Mission 
approval shall— 
‘‘(aa) receive a written deci-
sion that provides, to the max-
imum extent feasible, information 
describing the basis for the denial, 
including the facts and inferences
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‘‘(aa) sufficiently high secu-
rity clearance to review informa-
tion supporting Chief of Mission 
denials if an appeal of a denial is 
filed; 
‘‘(bb) responsibility for en-
suring that an applicant de-
scribed in subclause (I) receives 
the information described in sub-
clause (I)(aa); and 
‘‘(cc) responsibility for ensur-
ing that every applicant is pro-
vided a reasonable opportunity to 
provide additional information, 
clarify existing information, or 
explain any unfavorable informa-
tion pursuant to clause (I)(bb).’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) EVIDENCE OF SERIOUS THREAT.—A 
credible sworn statement depicting dangerous 
country conditions, together with official evi-
dence of such country conditions from the United 
States Government, should be considered as a 
factor in determination of whether the alien has
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experienced or is experiencing an ongoing serious 
threat as a consequence of the alien’s employ-
ment by the United States Government for pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)(iv). 
‘‘(F) REPRESENTATION.—An alien apply-
ing for admission to the United States pursuant 
to this title may be represented during the appli-
cation process, including at relevant interviews 
and examinations, by an attorney or other ac-
credited representative. Such representation shall 
not be at the expense of the United States Gov-
ernment.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PROHIBI-
TION ON FEES.—’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION 
PROCESS.—’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall improve the efficiency 
by which applications for special immigrant
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visas under paragraph (1), are processed so that 
all steps under the control of the respective de-
partments incidental to the issuance of such 
visas, including required screenings and back-
ground checks, should be completed not later 
than 9 months after the date on which an eligible 
alien submits all required materials to complete 
an application for such visa. 
‘‘(B) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit the ability of a 
Secretary referred to in subparagraph (A) to 
take longer than 9 months to complete those steps 
incidental to the issuance of such visas in high- 
risk cases for which satisfaction of national secu-
rity concerns requires additional time. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION
ON
FEES.—The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014, the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit
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to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port, with a classified annex, if necessary. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall describe the implementa-
tion of improvements to the processing of appli-
cations for special immigrant visas under this 
subsection, including information relating to— 
‘‘(i) enhancing existing systems for 
conducting background and security checks 
of persons applying for special immigrant 
status, which shall— 
‘‘(I) support immigration secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(II) provide for the orderly proc-
essing of such applications without sig-
nificant delay; 
‘‘(ii) the financial, security, and per-
sonnel considerations and resources nec-
essary to carry out this section; 
‘‘(iii) the number of aliens who have 
applied for special immigrant visas under 
this subsection during each month of the 
preceding fiscal year;
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‘‘(iv) the reasons for the failure to 
process any applications that have been 
pending for longer than 9 months; 
‘‘(v) the total number of applications 
that are pending due to the failure— 
‘‘(I) to receive approval from the 
Chief of Mission; 
‘‘(II) of U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services to complete the ad-
judication of the Form I–360; 
‘‘(III) to conduct a visa interview; 
or 
‘‘(IV) to issue the visa to an eligi-
ble alien; 
‘‘(vi) the average wait times for an ap-
plicant at each of the stages described in 
clause (v); 
‘‘(vii) the number of denials or rejec-
tions at each of the stages described in 
clause (v); and 
‘‘(viii) the reasons for denials by the 
Chief of Mission based on the categories al-
ready made available to denied special im-
migrant visa applicants in the denial letter 
sent to them by the Chief of Mission.
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‘‘(13) PUBLIC QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall pub-
lish a report on the website of the Department of 
State that describes the efficiency improvements made 
in the process by which applications for special im-
migrant visas under this subsection are processed, in-
cluding information described in clauses (iii) through 
(viii) of paragraph (12)(B).’’. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan Post 2014 
SEC. 1221. REPORT ON PLANS TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE 
HAQQANI 
NETWORK 
ACTIVITIES 
AND 
FI-
NANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Net-
work should be a high priority; and 
(2) the Administration should use the full extent 
of its authority to deny the organization the finances 
required to carry out its activities.
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(b) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND PLAN TO DISRUPT 
AND DEGRADE HAQQANI NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FI-
NANCES.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than nine 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall report to the appropriate committees 
of Congress on activities and the plan to disrupt and 
degrade Haqqani Network activities and finances. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be prepared by the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, and any 
other department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment that has lead responsibility for activities di-
rected at disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Net-
work. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the current activities of 
the Department of Defense, the Department of 
State, the Department of the Treasury, the De-
partment of Justice, and the elements of the in-
telligence community to disrupt and degrade
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Haqqani Network activities, finances, and re-
sources. 
(B) An assessment of the intelligence com-
munity— 
(i) of the operations of the Haqqani 
Network in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and 
its activities outside the region; and 
(ii) of the relationships, networks, and 
vulnerabilities of the Haqqani Network, in-
cluding with Pakistan’s military, intel-
ligence services, and government officials, 
including provincial and district officials. 
(C) A review of the plans and intentions of 
the Haqqani Network with respect to the contin-
ued drawdown of United States and coalition 
troops. 
(D) A review of the current United States 
policies, activities, and funding, and a descrip-
tion of a plan, for applying sustained and sys-
temic pressure against the Haqqani Network’s fi-
nancial infrastructure, including— 
(i) identification of the agencies that 
would participate in implementing the 
plan;
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(ii) a description of the legal authori-
ties under which the plan would be con-
ducted; 
(iii) a description of the objectives and 
desired outcomes of the plan, including spe-
cific steps to achieve these objectives and 
outcomes; 
(iv) metrics to measure the success of 
the plan; and 
(v) the identity of the agency or office 
to be designated as the lead agency in im-
plementing the plan. 
(E) An examination of the extent, if any, to 
which current United States and coalition con-
tracting processes have furthered the financial 
interests of the Haqqani Network, and how the 
activities and plans specified in paragraph (1) 
would mitigate the unintended consequences of 
such processes. 
(F) An assessment of formal and informal 
business sectors penetrated by the Haqqani Net-
work in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other coun-
tries, particularly in the Persian Gulf region, 
and a description of steps to counter these activi-
ties.
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(G) An estimate of costs associated with the 
implementation of the plan to disrupt and de-
grade the Haqqani Network’s financial activities. 
(H) A description of how activities and 
plans specified in paragraph (1) fit in the 
broader United States efforts to stabilize Afghan-
istan and prevent the region from being a safe 
haven for al Qaeda and its affiliates. 
(4) UPDATE
OF
REPORT
ON
ACTIVITIES
AND 
PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the submission 
of the report required by paragraph (1), the President 
shall submit an update of the report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
(5) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) and the update required by paragraph (4) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 1222. COMPLETION OF ACCELERATED TRANSITION OF 
SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY FROM UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES TO THE AFGHAN NA-
TIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States, 
in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan, North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, 
and other allies in Afghanistan, that— 
(1) the accelerated transition of security respon-
sibility from United States Armed Forces to the Af-
ghan National Security Forces and the associated 
draw down of United States Armed Forces from Af-
ghanistan shall be completed by not later than De-
cember 31, 2014; 
(2) the United States shall support an Afghan- 
led and Afghan-owned peace negotiation process lead-
ing to a political settlement of the conflict in Afghani-
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stan, with the goal of establishing a secure and inde-
pendent Afghanistan and promoting regional security 
and stability; and 
(3) any political settlement resulting from such 
peace negotiations must result in insurgent groups 
breaking ties with al Qaeda, renouncing violence, and 
accepting the Afghanistan constitution, including its 
protections for women and minorities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, before making a public announcement regarding a de-
cision on a United States military presence in Afghanistan 
after December 31, 2014, the President should consult with 
Congress regarding the size, mission, and estimated dura-
tion of such a presence. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed so as to limit or prohibit any authority 
of the President to modify the military strategy, tactics, and 
operations of United States Armed Forces as such Armed 
Forces draw down from Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1223. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PLAN. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on In-
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telligence of the Senate a Department of Defense plan re-
garding covered defense intelligence assets in relation to the 
drawdown of the United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan. Such plan shall include— 
(1) a description of the covered defense intel-
ligence assets; 
(2) a description of any such assets to remain in 
Afghanistan after December 31, 2014, to continue to 
support military operations; 
(3) a description of any such assets that will be 
or have been reallocated to other locations outside of 
the United States in support of the Department of 
Defense; 
(4) the defense intelligence priorities that will be 
or have been addressed with the reallocation of such 
assets from Afghanistan; 
(5) the necessary logistics, operations, and main-
tenance plans to operate in the locations where such 
assets will be or have been reallocated, including per-
sonnel, basing, and any host country agreements; and 
(6) a description of any such assets that will be 
or have been returned to the United States. 
(b) COVERED DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ASSETS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered defense intel-
ligence assets’’ means Department of Defense intelligence as-
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sets and personnel supporting military operations in Af-
ghanistan at any time during the one-year period ending 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN AUTHORITIES FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2014 to carry out each of the provi-
sions of law described in paragraph (2), not more 
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until 
15 days after the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the specified congressional committees 
the certification described in subsection (b). 
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law 
referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: 
(A) Section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619; relating to the 
Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in 
Afghanistan). 
(B) Section 1217 of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4393; re-
lating to authority for program to develop and
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carry out infrastructure projects in Afghani-
stan). 
(C) Section 1513 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428; relating to the Af-
ghanistan Security Forces Fund). 
(b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is a certification of the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, that 
the United States and Afghanistan have signed a bilateral 
security agreement that is in the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(c) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability of the lim-
itation in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary determines that 
the waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(d) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.
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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Iran 
SEC. 1231. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY PART-
NERSHIP WITH GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
United States military partnership with Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the steps that the Depart-
ment of Defense has taken and is planning to take to 
improve the coordination, effectiveness, and interoper-
ability of the regional missile defense systems and ca-
pabilities of the United States and Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries, both bilaterally and multilaterally. 
(2) An outline of the defense agreements with 
Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including caveats 
and restrictions on United States operations. 
(3) An outline of United States efforts in Gulf 
Cooperation Council countries that are funded by 
overseas contingency operations funding, an expla-
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nation of overseas contingency operations funding for 
such efforts, and a plan to transition overseas contin-
gency operations funding for such efforts to long-term, 
sustainable funding sources. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 
SEC. 1232. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(b)(3) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) a description of the structure of Iran’s 
global network of terrorist and criminal groups 
and an analysis of the capability of such net-
work of groups and how such network of groups 
operates to support and reinforce Iran’s grand 
strategy.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
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Act and shall apply with respect to reports required to be 
submitted under section 1245 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, as so amended, on 
or after that date. 
SEC. 1233. INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE PRO-
GRAMS AT TRAINING LOCATIONS IN SOUTH-
WEST ASIA. 
Section 544(c)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2347c(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ‘‘pro-
grams’’ the following: ‘‘and integrated air and missile 
defense programs’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘and integrated air 
and missile defense training’’. 
Subtitle E—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1241. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(h) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 122 Stat. 4579), as amended by section 1205(g) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1242. ELEMENT ON 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER PRO-
GRAM IN ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(20) The status of the 5th generation fighter 
program of the People’s Republic of China, including 
an assessment of each individual aircraft type, esti-
mated initial and full operational capability dates, 
and the ability of such aircraft to provide air superi-
ority.’’. 
SEC. 1243. REPORT ON POSTURE AND READINESS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO RESPOND TO AN ATTACK 
OR OTHER CONTINGENCY AGAINST UNITED 
STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES OVERSEAS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2014, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the posture and readiness of the United States 
Armed Forces to respond to a request by the Department
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of State to supplement or support existing embassy security 
assets in the case of an attack or other contingency against 
a United States diplomatic facility overseas. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the posture 
and readiness of the United States Armed Forces that 
are expected or available to be tasked to supplement 
or support United States embassy security, including 
an assessment of the following: 
(A) Forward deployed assets that are capa-
ble of responding to an attack or other contin-
gency against a United States diplomatic facil-
ity overseas. 
(B) Department of Defense support of the 
efforts of the Department of State to improve 
diplomatic security at United States diplomatic 
facilities overseas (in terms of both personnel 
and installations). 
(C) Potential enhancements of intelligence 
support to ensure that the United States Armed 
Forces in the vicinity of high threat, high risk 
United States diplomatic facilities overseas are 
in an appropriate posture to respond to an at-
tack or other contingency against such facilities.
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(2) A description of any unfulfilled Marine Se-
curity Detachment requirements with respect to high 
threat, high risk United States diplomatic facilities 
overseas, a description and assessment of mitigation 
efforts to meet such requirements, and a schedule for 
meeting such requirements. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 
SEC. 1244. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COORDINA-
TION CENTERS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to establish Regional Special Operations 
Forces Coordination Centers (RSCCs). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
congressional committees specified in subsection (c) a report 
on the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the intent and pur-
pose of the RSCCs concept. 
(2) Defined and validated requirements justi-
fying the establishment of RSCCs or similar entities
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within each geographic combatant command, to in-
clude how such RSCCs or similar entities have been 
coordinated and de-conflicted with existing regional 
and multilateral frameworks or approaches. 
(3) The relevance to and coordination with other 
multilateral engagement activities and academic in-
stitutions supported by the geographic combatant 
commanders and the Department of State. 
(4) Cost estimates across the Future Years De-
fense Program for RSCCs or similar entities, to in-
clude estimates of contributions of participating na-
tions. 
(5) Any legislative authorities that may be need-
ed to establish RSCCs or similar entities. 
(6) Any other matters that the Secretary of De-
fense or Secretary of State determines appropriate. 
(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The 
congressional committees referred to in subsection (b) are— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1245. ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON MILITARY AND SECU-
RITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE DEMO-
CRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
(a) REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1641), as amended by sec-
tion 1292 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2042), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘November 1, 2012, and No-
vember 1, 2013,’’ and inserting ‘‘November 1, 2013, Novem-
ber 1, 2015, and November 1, 2017,’’. 
(b) UPDATE.—Section 1236 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense shall revise 
or supplement the most recent report submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a) if, in the Secretary’s estimation, interim 
events or developments occurring in a period between re-
ports required under subsection (a) warrant revision or 
supplement.’’.
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SEC. 1246. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE CO-
OPERATION WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
AND LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN 
MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION TO THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the President cer-
tified to the Senate on February 2, 2011, pursuant to condi-
tion (5) of the resolution of the Senate giving the advice 
and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and the Russian Fed-
eration on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limita-
tion of Strategic Offensive Arms (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘New START Treaty’’), signed in Prague on April 8, 
2010, the following: ‘‘The New START Treaty does not re-
quire, at any point during which it will be in force, the 
United States to provide to the Russian Federation tele-
metric information under Article IX of the New START 
Treaty, Part Seven of the Protocol, and the Annex on Tele-
metric Information to the Protocol for the launch of (a) any 
missile defense interceptor, as defined in paragraph 44 of 
Part One of the Protocol to the New START Treaty; (b) 
any satellite launches, missile defense sensor targets, and 
missile defense intercept targets, the launch of which uses 
the first stage of an existing type of United States inter-
continental ballistic missile (ICBM) or submarine-launched 
ballistic missile (SLBM) listed in paragraph 8 of Article
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III of the New START Treaty; or (c) any missile described 
in clause (a) of paragraph 7 of Article III of the New 
START Treaty.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) as stated in declaration (1) of the resolution 
of the Senate giving the advice and consent of the 
Senate to the ratification of the New START Trea-
ty— 
(A) ‘‘further limitations on the missile de-
fense capabilities of the United States are not in 
the national security interest of the United 
States’’; and 
(B) ‘‘[t]he New START Treaty and the 
April 7, 2010, unilateral statement of the Rus-
sian Federation on missile defense do not limit 
in any way, and shall not be interpreted as lim-
iting, activities that the United States Govern-
ment currently plans or that might be required 
over the duration of the New START Treaty to 
protect the United States pursuant to the Na-
tional Missile Defense Act of 1999, or to protect 
United States Armed Forces and United States 
allies from limited ballistic missile attack, in-
cluding further planned enhancements to the
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense system and all 
phases of the Phased Adaptive Approach to mis-
sile defense in Europe.’’; 
(2) as stated in declaration (2) of the resolution 
of the Senate giving the advice and consent of the 
Senate to the ratification of the New START Treaty, 
‘‘the United States will welcome steps by the Russian 
Federation also to adopt a fundamentally defensive 
strategic posture that no longer views robust strategic 
defensive capabilities as undermining the overall stra-
tegic balance, and stands ready to cooperate with the 
Russian Federation on strategic defensive capabilities, 
as long as such cooperation is aimed at fostering and 
in no way constrains the defensive capabilities of both 
sides’’; 
(3) any missile defense cooperation with the Rus-
sian Federation should not in any way limit United 
States’ or NATO’s missile defense capabilities, and 
should be mutually beneficial and reciprocal in na-
ture; 
(4) the United States should not provide the 
Russian Federation with sensitive missile defense in-
formation that would in any way compromise United 
States national security, including ‘‘hit-to-kill’’ tech-
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nology and telemetry data for missile defense inter-
ceptors or target vehicles; and 
(5) the sovereignty of the United States and its 
ability to unilaterally pursue its own missile defense 
program shall be protected. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE DE-
FENSE INFORMATION TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— 
(1) CERTAIN ‘‘HIT-TO-KILL’’ TECHNOLOGY AND 
TELEMETRY DATA.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for fiscal years 
2014 through 2016 for the Department of Defense 
may be used to provide the Russian Federation with 
‘‘hit-to-kill’’ technology and telemetry data for missile 
defense interceptors or target vehicles. 
(2) OTHER SENSITIVE MISSILE DEFENSE INFOR-
MATION.—No funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Department of Defense may be used to provide the 
Russian Federation with sensitive missile defense in-
formation that would in any way compromise United 
States national security. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense intends to provide the Russian Fed-
eration with any sensitive missile defense information 
that the Secretary determines will not compromise
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‘‘(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Section 403 of the 
Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than May 
15 of each year, the President shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the most-re-
cent report required by this section.’’.
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SEC. 1248. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO REDUCE SUPPORT FOR 
BALLISTIC MISSILE PROLIFERATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States Government should develop 
a plan to reduce the spread of technology and exper-
tise that could support the ballistic missile develop-
ment programs of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, as 
well as any other nation determined by the United 
States Government to be a ballistic missile prolifera-
tion risk; and 
(2) such plan should include efforts to secure the 
cooperation of the Russian Federation and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to help reduce the spread of 
such ballistic missile technology and expertise. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on steps that 
have been taken, and that are planned to be taken, to 
reduce the spread of technology and expertise that 
could support the ballistic missile development pro-
grams of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, as well as
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any other nation the Secretary determines to be a bal-
listic missile proliferation risk. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex, if necessary. 
SEC. 1249. REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS RE-
LATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall semi-an-
nually submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on agree-
ments described in subsection (b) which have entered into 
force, have been amended, or have been terminated during 
the previous 6-month period and with respect to which such 
agreements were previously notified by the Secretary of
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State to the Congress pursuant to section 112b of title 1, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Case-Za-
blocki Act’’). 
(b) AGREEMENTS DESCRIBED.—Agreements referred 
to in subsection (a) are agreements relating to matters pri-
marily or significantly related to or involving the Depart-
ment of Defense, including, but not limited to— 
(1) matters such as where the Department of De-
fense will carry out activities under the agreement; 
and 
(2) matters such as where Department of Defense 
personnel are able to be present in a foreign country 
in light of the status protections, exemptions, and re-
sponsibilities afforded by the agreement. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to supersede the requirements of section 
112b of title 1, United States Code. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to an agreement described in subsection (b) on 
or after that date. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The section shall terminate at the 
close of December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 1250. REVISION OF STATUTORY REFERENCES TO 
FORMER NATO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS 
AND RELATED NATO AGREEMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 2350d 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘NATO Maintenance and Supply 
Organization’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘NATO Support Organization and its executive agen-
cies’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Weapon System Partner-
ship Agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘Support Part-
nership Agreements’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a 
specific weapon system’’ and inserting ‘‘activi-
ties’’; and 
(3) in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), by strik-
ing ‘‘Weapon System Partnership Agreement’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Support Partnership 
Agreement’’. 
(b) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—Section 21(e)(3) of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘Maintenance and Supply Agency of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘North Atlan-
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tic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support Organiza-
tion and its executive agencies’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘weapon 
system partnership agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘sup-
port partnership agreement’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘a 
specific weapon system’’ and inserting ‘‘activities’’. 
SEC. 1251. EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION RELATING TO BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE DEFENSE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that any executive agreement between the United States and 
the Russian Federation relating to ballistic missile defense 
should not limit the development or deployment of ballistic 
missile defense systems or capabilities of the United States 
or of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Prior to signing an executive agree-
ment with the Russian Federation relating to ballistic mis-
sile defense, the President, or the President’s designee, shall 
brief the congressional defense committees and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
on the objectives and contents of the executive agreement.
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SEC. 1252. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against Syria or Iran. 
SEC. 1253. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM-
PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, 
or to make any change to existing programs, projects, or 
activities as approved by Congress in furtherance of, pursu-
ant to, or otherwise to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, 
unless the Arms Trade Treaty has received the advice and 
consent of the Senate and has been the subject of imple-
menting legislation, as required, by the Congress. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to preclude the Department of Defense 
from assisting foreign countries in bringing their laws and 
regulations up to United States standards. 
SEC. 1254. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2014, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional 
committees a report on the security and military strategy 
of the Russian Federation.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security priorities and 
objectives of Russia. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping Russian secu-
rity and military strategy, including military spend-
ing and investment priorities. 
(3) An assessment of the Russian military’s force 
structure. 
(4) Recent developments in Russian military 
doctrine and training. 
(5) The current state of United States military- 
to-military cooperation with Russia’s armed forces, 
which shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated strat-
egy for such military-to-military cooperation. 
(B) A summary of all such military-to- 
military cooperation during the one-year period 
preceding the report, including a summary of 
topics discussed. 
(C) A description of such military-to-mili-
tary cooperation planned for the 12-month pe-
riod following such report.
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(D) The Secretary’s assessment of the bene-
fits the Russians expect to gain from such mili-
tary-to-military cooperation. 
(E) The Secretary’s assessment of the bene-
fits the Department of Defense expects to gain 
from such military-to-military cooperation, and 
any concerns regarding such cooperation. 
(F) The Secretary’s assessment of how such 
military-to-military cooperation fit into the 
larger security relationship between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
(6) A description of Russia’s key military-to- 
military relationships with other countries, and how 
these relationships fit into Russia’s larger security 
and military strategy. 
(7) Other military and security developments in-
volving Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers 
relevant to United States national security. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘specified 
congressional committees’’ means—
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1255. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENTER INTO 
CONTRACTS 
OR 
AGREEMENTS 
WITH 
ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2014 may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, to make 
a grant, to, or to provide a loan or loan guarantee to 
Rosoboronexport. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability of sub-
section (a) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver 
is in the national security interests of the United States. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO USE
OF FUNDS 
PURSUANT TO WAIVER.— 
(1) NOTICE TO CONGRESS BEFORE OBLIGATION 
OF FUNDS.—Not later than 30 days before obligating 
funds pursuant to the waiver under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a notice 
on the obligation of funds pursuant to the waiver.
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the 
submittal of the notice under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of the number, if any, of 
S–300 advanced anti-aircraft missiles that 
Rosoboronexport has delivered to the Assad re-
gime in Syria. 
(B) A list of the known contracts, if any, 
that Rosoboronexport has signed with the Assad 
regime since January 1, 2013. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense to enter 
into a contract or other agreement with Rosoboronexport 
for the purpose of supplying spare parts for the sustained 
maintenance of helicopters operated by the Afghan National 
Security Forces. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1303. Extension of authority for utilization of contributions to the coopera-
tive threat reduction program. 
Sec. 1304. Strategy to modernize cooperative threat reduction and prevent the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related mate-
rials in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and other 
provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
grams are the programs specified in section 1501 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 
U.S.C. 2362 note). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2014 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2014 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in section 4301 for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 
2016. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR
SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.—Of the 
$528,455,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2014 in section 301 and 
made available by the funding table in section 4301 for Co-
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operative Threat Reduction programs, the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$5,700,000. 
(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$13,000,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $32,808,000. 
(4) 
For 
cooperative 
biological 
engagement, 
$306,325,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $136,072,000. 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $6,375,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $28,175,000. 
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2014 Coop-
erative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or ex-
pended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in para-
graphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) until 15 days after 
the date that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
a report on the purpose for which the funds will be obligated 
or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated or ex-
pended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed 
as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 
2014 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for 
which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifi-
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cally prohibited under this title or any other provision of 
law. 
(c) LIMITED
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
INDIVIDUAL 
AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
any case in which the Secretary of Defense determines 
that it is necessary to do so in the national interest, 
the Secretary may obligate amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014 for a purpose listed in paragraphs 
(1) through (7) of subsection (a) in excess of the spe-
cific amount authorized for that purpose. 
(2) NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIRED.—An obligation 
of funds for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) 
through (7) of subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
amount authorized for such purpose may be made 
using the authority provided in paragraph (1) only 
after— 
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress noti-
fication of the intent to do so together with a 
complete discussion of the justification for doing 
so; and 
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the date 
of the notification. 
(d) ENHANCED AUTHORITY.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The percentage limitation 
specified in subsection (a) of section 1305 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(22 U.S.C. 5965) shall not apply with respect to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2014 or 2015 for the Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Program of the Department of De-
fense to the extent that amounts expended in excess of 
such percentage limitation for either such fiscal year 
are expended for activities undertaken under that sec-
tion with respect to Syria. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
(A) INITIAL
BRIEFING.—Not later than 
April 15, 2014, the Secretary shall provide to the 
appropriate congressional committees a briefing 
on activities described in subsection (a) that in-
cludes the following: 
(i) A comprehensive assessment of the 
chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria, in-
cluding names, types, and quantities of 
chemical weapons agents, types of muni-
tions, and location and form of storage, pro-
duction, and research and development fa-
cilities.
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(ii) An assessment of undeclared chem-
ical weapons stockpiles, munitions, and fa-
cilities. 
(iii) A detailed plan for carrying out 
such activities. 
(iv) Estimated costs, timelines, and 
milestones for carrying out the plan, includ-
ing accounting of funds expended between 
September 27, 2013, and the date of the ini-
tial briefing. 
(v) A discussion of the planned final 
disposition of equipment and facilities pro-
cured using funds authorized for such ac-
tivities. 
(vi) A detailed list of pledges made and 
funds received by foreign nations and mul-
tilateral organizations. 
(vii) Any other issues or events that re-
flect the current status of the efforts to re-
move and destroy Syria’s chemical weap-
ons. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
BRIEFINGS.—Not later 
than 90 days after providing the briefing re-
quired by subparagraph (A), and each 90-day 
period thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to
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the appropriate congressional committees a brief-
ing on the activities carried out under subsection 
(a) that includes the following: 
(i) An accounting of the funds ex-
pended as of the date of the briefing to 
carry out such activities. 
(ii) An estimate of the funds that are 
expected to be expended for such activities 
in the 90-day period following the briefing. 
(iii) An identification of recipients of 
assistance pursuant to such activities. 
(iv) A description of the types of equip-
ment and services procured in carrying out 
such activities. 
(v) A detailed list of pledges made and 
funds received by foreign nations and mul-
tilateral organizations. 
(vi) Any other issues or events that re-
flect the current status of the efforts to re-
move and destroy Syria’s chemical weap-
ons. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees.
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(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR UTILIZATION OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
THE 
COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
Section 1303(g) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2557; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 
1304. 
STRATEGY 
TO 
MODERNIZE 
COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION AND PREVENT THE PRO-
LIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUC-
TION AND RELATED MATERIALS IN THE MID-
DLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Energy, shall establish a comprehensive and broad 
nonproliferation strategy to advance cooperative efforts 
with the governments of countries in the Middle East and 
North Africa to reduce the threat from the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction and related materials. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall—
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(1) build upon the current activities of the non-
proliferation programs of the Department of Defense, 
the Department of State, the Department of Energy, 
and other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government designed to mitigate the range of threats 
posed by weapons of mass destruction and related 
materials in the Middle East and North Africa re-
gion; 
(2) review issues relating to the threat from the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and re-
lated materials in the Middle East and North Africa 
region on a regional basis as well as on a country- 
by-country basis; 
(3) review the activities and achievements in the 
Middle East and North Africa region of— 
(A) the Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
gram of the Department of Defense; 
(B) the nonproliferation programs of the 
Department of State and the Department of En-
ergy; and 
(C) programs of other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government designed to 
address nuclear, chemical, and biological safety 
and security issues;
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(4) ensure the continued coordination of coopera-
tive nonproliferation efforts within the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
(5) mobilize and leverage additional resources 
from countries that cooperate with the United States 
with respect to nonproliferation efforts, nongovern-
mental and multilateral organizations, and inter-
national institutions; 
(6) include an assessment of what countries are 
financially, materially, or technologically supporting 
proliferation in the Middle East and North Africa re-
gion and how the strategy will prevent, stop, or inter-
dict such support; 
(7) include an estimate of associated costs re-
quired to plan and execute the proposed cooperative 
threat reduction activities under the strategy; and 
(8) include a discussion of the metrics to meas-
ure the success of the strategy and such activities in 
reducing the regional threat of the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction. 
(c) INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.—The strategy 
required by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of gaps in current cooperative 
efforts to reduce the threat from the proliferation of
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weapons of mass destruction and related materials in 
the Middle East and North Africa region; 
(2) an articulation of the priorities of the United 
States with respect to reducing such threat; 
(3) the establishment of appropriate metrics for 
determining success with respect to reducing such 
threat; and 
(4) methods for ensuring that the strategy con-
forms to broader efforts by the United States to reduce 
the threat from weapons of mass destruction. 
(d) CONSULTATIONS.—In establishing the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall con-
sult with governmental and nongovernmental experts in 
matters relating to nonproliferation that present a diverse 
set of views. 
(e) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 
2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) and a plan for the imple-
mentation of the strategy. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the following:
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(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(3) FORM.—The strategy and plan required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Use of National Defense Stockpile for the conservation of a strategic 
and critical materials supply. 
Sec. 1412. Authority to acquire additional materials for the National Defense 
Stockpile. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1423. Cemeterial expenses. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act.
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SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed 
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 
of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene-
ficiaries.
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Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. USE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE FOR 
THE CONSERVATION OF A STRATEGIC AND 
CRITICAL MATERIALS SUPPLY. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSERVA-
TION OF STOCKPILE MATERIALS.—Section 6(a) of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
98e(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) provide for the appropriate recovery of any 
strategic and critical materials under section 3(a) 
that may be available from excess materials made 
available for recovery purposes by other Federal agen-
cies;’’. 
(b) USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANS-
ACTION FUND.—Section 9(b)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
98h(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through 
(L) as subparagraphs (E) through (M), respectively; 
and
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) Encouraging the appropriate conservation 
of strategic and critical materials.’’. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC SOURCES.—Section 
15(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–6(a)) is amended, in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and appro-
priate conservation’’ after ‘‘development’’. 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL MATE-
RIALS FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCK-
PILE. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Using funds available 
in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the 
National Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the fol-
lowing materials determined to be strategic and critical 
materials required to meet the defense, industrial, and es-
sential civilian needs of the United States: 
(1) Ferroniobium. 
(2) Dysprosium Metal. 
(3) Yttrium Oxide. 
(4) Cadmium Zinc Tellurium Substrate Mate-
rials. 
(5) Lithium Ion Precursors. 
(6) Triamino-Trinitrobenzene and Insensitive 
High Explosive Molding Powders.
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(b) AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY.—The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may use up to $41,000,000 of the Na-
tional Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the 
materials specified in subsection (a). 
(c) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—The authority under 
this section is available for purchases during fiscal year 
2014 through fiscal year 2019. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE–DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1406 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $143,087,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.
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(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2014 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $67,800,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1423. CEMETERIAL EXPENSES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of the Army for fiscal year 2014 for cemeterial 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the amount of 
$45,800,000.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Additional 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. 
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 Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1533. Future role of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. 
Sec. 1534. Extension of authority for Task Force for Business and Stability Op-
erations in Afghanistan. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Additional Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for procurement accounts for the Army, the
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Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act.
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SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2014 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,000,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001.
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Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING LIMITATIONS ON USE 
OF FUNDS IN FUND.—Funds available to the Department 
of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fis-
cal year 2014 shall be subject to the conditions contained 
in subsections (b) through (g) of section 1513 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by section 
1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4424). 
(b) REVISION OF PLAN FOR USE OF AFGHANISTAN SE-
CURITY FORCES FUND.— 
(1) REVISION AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall revise the plan required by section 
1531(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2056) regarding use of the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund through September 30, 2017, to ensure 
that an office or official of the Department of Defense 
is identified as responsible for each program or activ-
ity supported using funds available to the Depart-
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ment of Defense through the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional committees 
the plan as revised pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(c) PROMOTION OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF 
WOMEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2014, no less than 
$25,000,000 shall be available to be used for programs 
and activities to support the recruitment, integration, 
retention, training, and treatment of women in the 
Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF). 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such 
programs and activities may include, but are not 
limited to— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the ANSF, 
including the special operations forces; 
(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights;
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(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Inte-
rior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the ANSF; 
(E) efforts to increase female security per-
sonnel in connection with elections in Afghani-
stan; and 
(F) improvements to infrastructure that ad-
dress the requirements of women serving in the 
ANSF. 
(d) EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense may accept equipment procured 
using funds authorized under prior Acts that was 
transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and 
returned by such forces to the United States if the 
Secretary provides written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees of the Secretary’s intention 
to accept such equipment. 
(2) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—The equipment described in paragraph (1), 
and equipment not yet transferred to the security
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forces of Afghanistan that is determined by the Com-
mander, Combined Security Transition Command-Af-
ghanistan (or the Commander’s designee) to no longer 
be required for transfer to such forces, may be treated 
as stocks of the Department of Defense upon notifica-
tion to the congressional defense committees of such 
treatment. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that de-
tails all equipment that was transferred to the 
security forces of Afghanistan and returned by 
such forces to the United States, including type 
of equipment and reason for its return. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the end of the first two fiscal 
year quarters of fiscal year 2014, and not later 
than 30 days after the end of each fiscal half- 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the 
equipment accepted under paragraph (1) during 
such fiscal year quarter or half-year, as the case 
may be. Each report shall include, for the period
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covered by such report, a list of all equipment 
accepted under paragraph (1) that was treated 
as the stocks of the Department pursuant to 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amend-
ments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2014. 
(b) TERMINATION OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
Effective December 31, 2014, paragraph (4) of subsection 
(c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2439), as amended by section 1503(c) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), 
is repealed.
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(c) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EX-
PLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.— 
Section 1532(c)(4) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2057) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
(d) SEMIANNUAL OBLIGATIONS
AND EXPENDITURE 
REPORTS.—Not later April 15 and October 15, 2014, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund explaining commitments, obligations, 
and expenditures by line of operation during the preceding 
six months. 
SEC. 1533. FUTURE ROLE OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLO-
SIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the future plans of the Department of Defense 
for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organiza-
tion (JIEDDO). The Secretary shall prepare the report in 
consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
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(1) The operational and enduring requirements 
considered in determining the future plans for 
JIEDDO. 
(2) If the Secretary of Defense plans to dis-
continue JIEDDO— 
(A) a description of how JIEDDO’s major 
programs, capabilities, and lines of operations 
will be integrated into other components within 
the Department of Defense or discontinued; and 
(B) a statement of the estimated costs to 
other components of the Department for any 
JIEDDO program, capability, or line of oper-
ations reassigned to such components. 
(3) If the Secretary of Defense plans to continue 
JIEDDO— 
(A) a statement of the expected mission of 
JIEDDO; 
(B) a description of the expected organiza-
tional structure for JIEDDO, including the re-
porting structure and lines of operation within 
the Department and personnel strength, includ-
ing contractors; and 
(C) a statement of the estimated costs and 
budgetary impacts related to implementing any
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changes to the mission of JIEDDO and its orga-
nizational structure. 
(4) A timeline for implementation of the selected 
alternative described in paragraph (2) or (3). 
(5) A description of how the Department will 
identify and incorporate lessons learned from estab-
lishing and managing JIEDDO and its programs. 
SEC. 1534. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TASK FORCE 
FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPERATIONS 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1535 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4426), as most 
recently amended by section 1533 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 2058), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and October 
31, 2011, October 31, 2012, and October 31, 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 31 of each of 2011 through 
2014’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of 
such subsection, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) may not exceed $63,800,000 for 
fiscal year 2014.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION
ON AVAILABILITY
OF 
FUNDS.—Paragraph (4) of such subsection is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF 
FUNDS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2014.—None of the 
funds available for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to 
subparagraph (B)(iii) may be obligated to assist 
the Government of Afghanistan in the purchase 
of equipment, supplies, or materials for mining 
and oil and gas resources during fiscal year 
2014 or the installation of such equipment, sup-
plies, or materials, until the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives that the Government of Af-
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ghanistan has agreed to reimburse the Govern-
ment of the United States for the amount of any 
such funds, from royalties received from mining 
or oil and gas contracts awarded by the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘OF FUNDS ACROSS FIS-
CAL YEARS’’ after ‘‘AVAILABILITY’’. 
(d) CONVERSION OF UPDATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 
TRANSITION ACTION PLAN FROM QUARTERLY TO BIAN-
NUALLY.—Paragraph (7)(B) of such subsection, as so 
amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and 
inserting‘‘180 days’’. 
TITLE XVI—INDUSTRIAL BASE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Defense Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 1601. Periodic audits of contracting compliance by Inspector General of De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1602. Foreign space activities. 
Sec. 1603. Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Small Business Concerns 
Sec. 1611. Advancing small business growth. 
Sec. 1612. Amendments relating to Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreement Program. 
Sec. 1613. Reporting on goals for procurement contracts awarded to small busi-
ness concerns. 
Sec. 1614. Credit for certain small business subcontractors. 
Sec. 1615. Inapplicability of requirement to review and justify certain contracts.
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Subtitle A—Defense Industrial Base 
Matters 
SEC. 1601. PERIODIC AUDITS OF CONTRACTING COMPLI-
ANCE BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC AUDITS OF CON-
TRACTING COMPLIANCE.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall conduct periodic audits of con-
tracting practices and policies related to procurement under 
section 2533a of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN 
SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall ensure that findings and other 
information resulting from audits conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a) are included in the semiannual report trans-
mitted to congressional committees under section 8(f)(1) of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 1602. FOREIGN SPACE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 911(a) of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
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‘‘§ 2279. Foreign commercial satellite services 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract 
for satellite services with a foreign entity if the Secretary 
reasonably believes that— 
‘‘(1) the foreign entity is an entity in which the 
government of a covered foreign country has an own-
ership interest that enables that government to affect 
satellite operations; or 
‘‘(2) the foreign entity plans to or is expected to 
provide launch or other satellite services under the 
contract from a covered foreign country. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE AND EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines it is in the na-
tional security of the United States to enter into such 
contract; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 7 days before entering into 
such contract, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Director of National Intelligence, submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a national security as-
sessment for such contract that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The projected period of performance 
(including any period covered by options to ex-
tend the contract), the financial terms, and a de-
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scription of the services to be provided under the 
contract. 
‘‘(B) To the extent practicable, a description 
of the ownership interest that a covered foreign 
country has in the foreign entity providing sat-
ellite services to the Department of Defense under 
the contract and the launch or other satellite 
services that will be provided in a covered for-
eign country under the contract. 
‘‘(C) A justification for entering into a con-
tract with such foreign entity and a description 
of the actions necessary to eliminate the need to 
enter into such a contract with such foreign enti-
ty in the future. 
‘‘(D) A risk assessment of entering into a 
contract with such foreign entity, including an 
assessment of mission assurance and security of 
information and a description of any measures 
necessary to mitigate risks found by such risk as-
sessment. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION OF NOTICE AND EXCEPTION AU-
THORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the 
authority under subsection (b) to enter into a contract sub-
ject to the prohibition under subsection (a) to the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for
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Policy, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and such authority may not be 
further delegated. 
‘‘(d) FORM OF ASSESSMENTS.—Each assessment under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered foreign country’ means a country 
described in section 1261(c)(2) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 2019).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as 
amended by section 911(b) of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following item: 
‘‘2279. Foreign commercial satellite services.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
CONSTRUCTION
ON
UNITED 
STATES TERRITORY OF SATELLITE POSITIONING GROUND 
MONITORING STATIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may not 
authorize or permit the construction of a global 
navigation satellite system ground monitoring 
station directly or indirectly controlled by a for-
eign government (including a ground monitoring 
station owned, operated, or controlled on behalf
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of a foreign government) in the territory of the 
United States unless the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of National Intelligence jointly 
certify to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that such ground monitoring station will not 
possess the capability or potential to be used for 
the purpose of gathering intelligence in the 
United States or improving any foreign weapon 
system. 
(B) FORM.—Each certification under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) NATIONAL
SECURITY
WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary of Defense and the Director of National Intel-
ligence may jointly waive the certification require-
ment in paragraph (1) for a ground monitoring sta-
tion if— 
(A) the Secretary and the Director jointly 
determine that the waiver is in the vital interests 
of the national security of the United States; and 
(B) the Secretary and the Director ensure 
that— 
(i) all data collected or transmitted 
from ground monitoring stations covered by 
the waiver are not encrypted;
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propriate congressional committees a report con-
taining— 
(A) the reason why it is not possible to pro-
vide the certification under paragraph (1) for the 
ground monitoring stations covered by such 
waiver; 
(B) an assessment of the impact of the exer-
cise of authority under paragraph (2) with re-
spect to such ground monitoring stations on the 
national security of the United States; 
(C) a description of the means to be used to 
mitigate any such impact to the United States 
for the duration that such ground monitoring 
stations are operated in the territory of the 
United States; and 
(D) any other information in connection 
with the waiver that the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of National Intelligence, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, consider 
appropriate. 
(4) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days before the 
exercise of the authority to waive under paragraph 
(2) the certification requirement under paragraph (1) 
for a ground monitoring station, the Secretary of De-
fense and the Director of National Intelligence shall
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jointly provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees notice of the exercise of such authority and the 
report required under paragraph (3) with respect to 
such ground monitoring station. 
(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) SUNSET.—Effective on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
paragraphs (1) through (5) are repealed. 
SEC. 1603. PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, may establish and implement a pilot pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Proof of Concept Commercializa-
tion Pilot Program’’, in accordance with this section.
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is 
to accelerate the commercialization of basic research inno-
vations from qualifying institutions. 
(c) AWARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall make financial awards to qualifying 
institutions in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) COMPETITIVE, MERIT-BASED PROCESS.—An 
award under the pilot program shall be made using 
a competitive, merit-based process. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A qualifying institution shall 
be eligible for an award under the pilot program if 
the institution agrees to— 
(A) use funds from the award for the uses 
specified in paragraph (5); and 
(B) oversee the use of the funds through— 
(i) a rigorous, diverse review board 
comprised of experts in translational and 
proof of concept research, including indus-
try, start-up, venture capital, technical, fi-
nancial, and business experts and univer-
sity technology transfer officials; 
(ii) technology validation milestones 
focused on market feasibility;
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(iii) simple reporting on program 
progress; and 
(iv) a process to reallocate funding 
from poor performing projects to those with 
more potential. 
(4) CRITERIA.—An award may be made under 
the pilot program to a qualifying institution in ac-
cordance with the following criteria: 
(A) The extent to which a qualifying insti-
tution— 
(i) has an established and proven tech-
nology transfer or commercialization office 
and has a plan for engaging that office in 
the program’s implementation or has out-
lined an innovative approach to technology 
transfer that has the potential to increase or 
accelerate technology transfer outcomes and 
can be adopted by other qualifying institu-
tions; 
(ii) can assemble a project manage-
ment board comprised of industry, start-up, 
venture capital, technical, financial, and 
business experts; 
(iii) has an intellectual property rights 
strategy or office; and
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(iv) demonstrates a plan for sustain-
ability beyond the duration of the funding 
from the award. 
(B) Such other criteria as the Secretary de-
termines necessary. 
(5) USE OF AWARD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the funds from an award may be used to 
evaluate the commercial potential of existing dis-
coveries, including activities that contribute to 
determining a project’s commercialization path, 
including technical validations, market research, 
clarifying intellectual property rights, and inves-
tigating commercial and business opportunities. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) The amount of an award may not 
exceed $500,000 a year. 
(ii) Funds from an award may not be 
used for basic research, or to fund the acqui-
sition of research equipment or supplies un-
related to commercialization activities. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the estab-
lishment of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
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Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report evaluating the 
effectiveness of the activities of the pilot program. The re-
port shall include— 
(1) a detailed description of the pilot program, 
including incentives and activities undertaken by re-
view board experts; 
(2) an accounting of the funds used in the pilot 
program; 
(3) a detailed description of the institutional se-
lection process; 
(4) a detailed compilation of results achieved by 
the pilot program; and 
(5) an analysis of the program’s effectiveness, 
with data supporting the analysis. 
(e) QUALIFYING INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘qualifying institution’’ means a nonprofit 
institution, as defined in section 4(3) of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3703(3)), or a Federal laboratory, as defined in section 4(4) 
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3703(4)). 
(f) LIMITATION.—Not more than $5,000,000 may be 
obligated or expended to conduct the pilot program under 
this section.
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(g) TERMINATION.—The pilot program conducted 
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2018. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Small Business Concerns 
SEC. 1611. ADVANCING SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH. 
(a) ADVANCING SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 142 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 2419 as section 
2420; and 
(B) by inserting after section 2418 the fol-
lowing new section 2419: 
‘‘§ 2419. Advancing small business growth 
‘‘(a) CONTRACT CLAUSE REQUIRED.—(1) The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics shall require the clause described in paragraph (2) 
to be included in each covered contract awarded by the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The clause described in this paragraph is a clause 
that— 
‘‘(A) requires the contractor to acknowledge that 
acceptance of the contract may cause the business to 
exceed the applicable small business size standards 
(established pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act) for the industry concerned and that the