IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 124 
Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2017 
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN submitted the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
DIVISION A—FURTHER ADDITIONAL 
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 
SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 
(division D of Public Law 115–56) is further amended— 
(1) by striking the date specified in section 
106(3) and inserting ‘‘January 19, 2018’’; and 
(2) by adding after section 142 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 143. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts 
made available by section 111 for ‘Department of Home-
land Security—Coast Guard—Retired Pay’ may be obli-
gated to carry out Retired Pay Reform, as authorized by 
part 1 of subtitle D of title VI of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92, as amended), and the matter under such heading in 
division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 
(Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 409) shall be applied dur-
ing the period covered by this Act by inserting ‘payment 
of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, United 
States Code,’ after ‘payment for career status bonuses,’. 
‘‘SEC. 144. In addition to amounts provided by sec-
tion 101, amounts are provided for ‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian 
Health Services’ at a rate for operations of $11,761,000 
and amounts are provided for ‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health 
Facilities’ at a rate for operations of $1,104,000, for an 
additional amount for costs of staffing and operating 
newly constructed facilities; and such amounts may be ap-
portioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff 
and operate newly constructed facilities. 
‘‘SEC. 145. Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘Department of Health and Human Services—Admin-
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istration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant 
Assistance’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to maintain program operations for car-
rying out section 235 of the William Wilberforce Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 
U.S.C. 1232) and section 462 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) at the level provided in fiscal 
year 2017. 
‘‘SEC. 146. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for the purposes described in the third para-
graph under the heading ‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health 
and Social Services Emergency Fund’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $112,000,000; and such amounts may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to prepare 
for or respond to an influenza pandemic. 
‘‘SEC. 147. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, with respect to the revised security category (as 
that term is defined in section 250(c)(4)(D) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985), any sequestration order issued under such Act for 
fiscal year 2018 shall have no force or effect. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
respect to the revised nonsecurity category (as that term 
is defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of such Act)— 
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fice of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 
of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 
headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 
affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That 
$9,385,000, to remain available until expended, is avail-
able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi-
ties, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary 
of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations 
or research, development, test and evaluation appropria-
tions, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item 
unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation 
and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds de-
scribed in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading, $415,000,000, 
of which $100,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, shall be available to provide support and 
assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or in-
dividuals to conduct, support or facilitate counterter-
rorism, crisis response, or other Department of Defense 
security cooperation programs: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re-
pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $2,870,163,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re-
pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $1,038,507,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re-
serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 
recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $282,337,000. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re-
cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip-
ment; and communications, $3,233,745,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 
hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc-
tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per-
sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex-
penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 
division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in-
specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na-
tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re-
pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment (including aircraft), $7,275,820,000. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 
hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc-
tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 
National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 
modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 
the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 
travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 
active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 
Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,735,930,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 
$14,538,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used 
for official representation purposes. 
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $215,809,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $288,915,000 (in-
creased by $34,734,000) (increased by $30,000,000), to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
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retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 
this appropriation to other appropriations made available 
to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $308,749,000 
(increased by $30,000,000), to remain available until 
transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of haz-
ardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, 
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transfer the funds made available by this appropriation 
to other appropriations made available to the Department 
of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as 
the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, 
That upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 
the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided else-
where in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $9,002,000 (in-
creased by $10,000,000), to remain available until trans-
ferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
upon determining that such funds are required for envi-
ronmental restoration, reduction and recycling of haz-
ardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, trans-
fer the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of De-
fense, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same time period as the appropria-
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tions to which transferred: Provided further, That upon 
a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back 
to this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 
DEFENSE SITES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $233,673,000, to 
remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 
funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc-
tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart-
ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 
appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 
may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
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further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided elsewhere in this Act. 
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 
Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec-
tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 
United States Code), $107,900,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
For assistance, including assistance provided by con-
tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Program authorized under the Department of Defense Co-
operative Threat Reduction Act, $324,600,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NATIONAL DEFENSE 
RESTORATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, there is appropriated $5,000,000,000, for the ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, National Defense Restoration 
Fund’’: Provided, That such funds provided under this 
heading shall only be available for programs, projects and 
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activities necessary to implement the 2018 National De-
fense Strategy: Provided further, That such funds shall not 
be available for transfer until 30 days after the Secretary 
has submitted, and the congressional defense committees 
have approved, the proposed allocation plan for the use 
of such funds to implement such strategy: Provided fur-
ther, That such allocation plan shall include a detailed jus-
tification for the use of such funds and a description of 
how such investments are necessary to implement the 
strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer these funds only to operation and mainte-
nance accounts: Provided further, That the funds trans-
ferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the 
same purposes and for the same time period, as the appro-
priation to which transferred: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be 
transferred to any program, project, or activity specifically 
limited or denied by this Act: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense. 
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TITLE III 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 
accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap-
pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $4,456,533,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 
ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 
accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
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and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap-
pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $2,581,600,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and 
modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and acces-
sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $3,556,175,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2020. 
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and 
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 
for the foregoing purposes, $1,811,808,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and 
modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 
non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 
electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 
parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
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therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern-
ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses 
necessary 
for 
the 
foregoing 
purposes, 
$6,356,044,000 (increased by $30,000,000), to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern-
ment 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$17,908,270,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 
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and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 
plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway, $3,387,826,000 (increased by $26,200,000), to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For construction, procurement, production, and 
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 
for the foregoing purposes, $735,651,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
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SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ-
ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli-
ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 
and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con-
tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 
long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 
constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 
public and private plants, including land necessary there-
for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 
title, as follows: 
Ohio 
Replacement 
Submarine 
(AP), 
$842,853,000; 
Carrier Replacement Program, $1,869,646,000; 
Carrier 
Replacement 
Program 
(AP), 
$2,561,058,000; 
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,305,315,000; 
Virginia 
Class 
Submarine 
(AP), 
$1,920,596,000; 
CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,569,669,000; 
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $75,897,000; 
DDG–1000 Program, $164,976,000; 
DDG–51 Destroyer, $3,499,079,000; 
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DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $90,336,000; 
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,566,971,000; 
Expeditionary Sea Base, $635,000,000; 
LHA Replacement, $1,695,077,000; 
TAO Fleet Oiler, $449,415,000; 
TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $75,068,000; 
Ship to Shore Connector, $390,554,000; 
Service Craft, $23,994,000; 
Towing, 
Salvage, 
and 
Rescue 
Ship, 
$76,204,000; 
LCU 1700, $31,850,000; 
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
first destination transportation, $542,626,000; and 
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro-
grams, $117,542,000. 
In all: $21,503,726,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2022: Provided, That addi-
tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 
2022, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 
other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 
final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided under this heading for the con-
struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con-
structed in shipyards in the United States shall be ex-
pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 
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components of such vessel: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 
for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign ship-
yards: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act for production of the com-
mon missile compartment of nuclear-powered vessels may 
be available for multiyear procurement of critical compo-
nents to support continuous production of such compart-
ments only in accordance with the provisions of subsection 
(i) of section 2218a of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by section 1023 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328)). 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For procurement, production, and modernization of 
support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 
for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 
ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan-
sion of public and private plants, including the land nec-
essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and con-
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tractor-owned equipment layaway, $7,852,952,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu-
facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 
equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 
thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve-
hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 
of public and private plants, including land necessary 
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval 
of 
title, 
$1,818,846,000 
(increased 
by 
$20,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 
specialized ground handling equipment, and training de-
vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov-
ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
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the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in-
cluding 
rents 
and 
transportation 
of 
things, 
$16,553,196,000 (increased by $16,000,000), to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equip-
ment, and training devices; expansion of public and pri-
vate plants, Government-owned equipment and installa-
tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac-
quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re-
serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip-
ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore-
going purposes including rents and transportation of 
things, $2,203,101,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2020. 
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SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of 
spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including 
spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling 
equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa-
tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac-
quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re-
serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip-
ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore-
going purposes including rents and transportation of 
things, $3,210,355,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, production, and 
modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub-
lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au-
thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 
and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur-
poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac-
quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap-
proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
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ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 
for the foregoing purposes, $1,316,977,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For procurement and modification of equipment (in-
cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 
and ground electronic and communication equipment), 
and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth-
erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi-
cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$19,318,814,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 
necessary for procurement, production, and modification 
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of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there-
for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 
and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 
such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$5,239,239,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2020. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 
$67,401,000, to remain available until expended. 
PROCUREMENT, NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION 
FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, there is appropriated $12,622,931,000, for the ‘‘Pro-
curement, National Defense Restoration Fund’’: Provided, 
That such funds provided under this heading shall only 
be available for programs, projects and activities necessary 
to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy: Pro-
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vided further, That such funds shall not be available for 
transfer until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted, 
and the congressional defense committees have approved, 
the proposed allocation plan for the use of such funds to 
implement such strategy: Provided further, That such allo-
cation plan shall include a detailed justification for the use 
of such funds and a description of how such investments 
are necessary to implement the strategy: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds 
only to procurement accounts: Provided further, That the 
funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period, 
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be transferred to any program, project, or 
activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except 
for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or 
emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense. 
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $9,674,222,000 (increased by 
$6,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) (increased by 
$12,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $17,196,521,000 (increased by 
$598,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by 
$2,500,000) (increased by $24,000,000), to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 
available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper-
ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
AIR FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $33,874,980,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000) (increased by 
$30,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 
necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 
as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 
of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$20,698,353,000 (reduced by $16,000,000) (reduced by 
$12,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by 
$12,500,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (reduced by 
$20,000,000) (reduced by $4,135,000) (increased by 
$4,135,000) (reduced by $27,500,000) (increased by 
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$10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2019: Provided, That, of the funds made avail-
able in this paragraph, $250,000,000 for the Defense 
Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, to include program 
management and oversight, to conduct research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation to include proof of concept dem-
onstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and tran-
sition to full-scale production: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein 
for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropria-
tions for research, development, test and evaluation to ac-
complish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, 
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this 
appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees 
in writing of the details of any such transfer. 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 
Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 
operational test and evaluation, including initial oper-
ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 
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and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 
testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
connection therewith, $210,900,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
NATIONAL DEFENSE RESTORATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, there is appropriated $1,000,000,000, for the ‘‘Re-
search, Development, Test and Evaluation, National De-
fense Restoration Fund’’: Provided, That such funds pro-
vided under this heading shall only be available for pro-
grams, projects and activities necessary to implement the 
2018 National Defense Strategy: Provided further, That 
such funds shall not be available for transfer until 30 days 
after the Secretary has submitted, and the congressional 
defense committees have approved, the proposed allocation 
plan for the use of such funds to implement such strategy: 
Provided further, That such allocation plan shall include 
a detailed justification for the use of such funds and a 
description of how such investments are necessary to im-
plement the strategy: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense may transfer these funds only to research, de-
velopment, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, 
That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall 
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be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be transferred to any program, project, 
or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act, except 
for missile defense requirements resulting from urgent or 
emergent operational needs: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense. 
TITLE V 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For 
the 
Defense 
Working 
Capital 
Funds, 
$1,586,596,000. 
TITLE VI 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 
and health care programs of the Department of Defense 
as authorized by law, $33,931,566,000 (increased by 
$7,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000); of which 
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$31,735,923,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000) shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2019, and of which up to 
$15,349,700,000 may be available for contracts entered 
into 
under 
the 
TRICARE 
program; 
of 
which 
$895,328,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, shall be for procurement; and of which 
$1,300,315,000 (increased by $7,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 
$10,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test 
and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the amount made available under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, 
not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV pre-
vention educational activities undertaken in connection 
with United States military training, exercises, and hu-
manitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in Af-
rican nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading for research, development, test and 
evaluation, not less than $627,100,000 shall be made 
available to the United States Army Medical Research and 
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Materiel Command to carry out the congressionally di-
rected medical research programs. 
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 
chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au-
thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the de-
struction of other chemical warfare materials that are not 
in the chemical weapon stockpile, $961,732,000, of which 
$104,237,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 
which no less than $49,401,000 shall be for the Chemical 
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of 
$21,045,000 for activities on military installations and 
$28,356,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, to assist State and local governments; $18,081,000 
shall be for procurement, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, of which $18,081,000 shall be for the 
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to 
assist State and local governments; and $839,414,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for 
research, development, test and evaluation, of which 
$750,700,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 
Weapons Alternatives program. 
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 
the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
available to the Department of Defense for military per-
sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi-
sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper-
ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 
development, test and evaluation, $854,814,000, of which 
$532,648,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 
$120,813,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction pro-
gram; and $201,353,000 shall be for the National Guard 
counter-drug program: Provided, That the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for obligation 
for the same time period and for the same purpose as the 
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained else-
where in this Act. 
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses and activities of the Office of the In-
spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $336,887,000, 
of which $334,087,000 shall be for operation and mainte-
nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on 
the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and 
payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certifi-
cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and 
of which $2,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2019, shall be for research, development, test and eval-
uation. 
TITLE VII 
RELATED AGENCIES 
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re-
tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 
proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, $514,000,000. 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account, $522,100,000. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 
of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em-
ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 
shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 
Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi-
rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 
Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 
computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent-
age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 
its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 
That this section shall not apply to Department of De-
fense foreign service national employees serving at United 
States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart-
ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro-
vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 
not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 
of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 
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SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro-
priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur-
ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 
last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 
duty training of reserve components or summer camp 
training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter-
est, he may, with the approval of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 
of working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
or funds made available in this Act to the Department 
of Defense for military functions (except military con-
struction) between such appropriations or funds or any 
subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 
the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, 
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless 
for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re-
quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
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and in no case where the item for which funds are re-
quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority 
or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That 
no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to pre-
pare or present a request to the Committees on Appropria-
tions for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher pri-
ority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, 
than those for which originally appropriated and in no 
case where the item for which reprogramming is requested 
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 
a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using au-
thority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 
30, 2017: Provided further, That transfers among military 
personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account 
for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that 
may be transferred under this section. 
SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro-
grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 
and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 
such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 
tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 
the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obliga-
tion and expenditure of amounts appropriated or other-
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wise made available in this Act for those programs, 
projects, and activities for which the amounts appro-
priated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required 
by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such 
tables to the same extent as if the tables were included 
in the text of this Act. 
(b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi-
sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 
Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when trans-
fers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur be-
tween appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit 
a report to the congressional defense committees to estab-
lish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 
transfer authorities for fiscal year 2018: Provided, That 
the report shall include— 
(1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by budget activity and program, 
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project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap-
pendix; and 
(3) an identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 
of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 
committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 
writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not 
apply to transfers from the following appropriations ac-
counts: 
(1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 
(2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’ ; 
(3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 
(4) 
‘‘Environmental 
Restoration, 
Defense- 
Wide’’ 
(5) 
‘‘Environmental 
Restoration, 
Formerly 
Used Defense Sites’’; and 
(6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Ac-
tivities, Defense’’. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal-
ances in working capital funds of the Department of De-
fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 
United States Code, may be maintained in only such 
amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse-
ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans-
fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 
That transfers may be made between working capital 
funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 
appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap-
propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 
the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 
has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Pro-
vided further, That except in amounts equal to the 
amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, 
no obligations may be made against a working capital fund 
to procure or increase the value of war reserve material 
inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
Congress prior to any such obligation. 
SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 
be used to initiate a special access program without prior 
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notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 
employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 
$20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in-
cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 
$20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 
leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 
order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 
any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 
have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro-
posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap-
propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini-
tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 
quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 
the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 
That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con-
tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 
of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un-
less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 
That no multiyear procurement contract can be termi-
nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres-
sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exe-
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cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 
present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 
to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 
contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 
Act unless in the case of any such contract— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 
Congress a budget request for full funding of units 
to be procured through the contract and, in the case 
of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in-
cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 
the contract for which procurement funds are re-
quested in that budget request for production be-
yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 
year covered by the budget, full funding of procure-
ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 
(2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 
not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 
costs of the contractor associated with the produc-
tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con-
tract; 
(3) the contract provides that payments to the 
contractor under the contract shall not be made in 
advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 
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(4) the contract does not provide for a price ad-
justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 
contract. 
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used, 
subject to section 2306b of title 10 , United States Code, 
for multiyear procurement contracts as follows: V–22 Os-
prey aircraft variants; up to 13 SSN Virginia Class Sub-
marines and Government-furnished equipment; and 
DDG–51 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile de-
stroyers, the MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems, and as-
sociated Government-furnished systems and subsystems. 
SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op-
eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 
hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 
United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 
costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. 
Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and 
civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations 
and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chap-
ter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obliga-
tions shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of 
title 10, United States Code: Provided, That funds avail-
able for operation and maintenance shall be available for 
providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using 
Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific 
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Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursu-
ant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 
Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 
is beneficial for graduate medical education programs con-
ducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 
Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of med-
ical services at such facilities and transportation to such 
facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 
from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 
SEC. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the 
civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not 
be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the 
management of such personnel during that fiscal year 
shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known 
as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who 
may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. 
(b) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for the De-
partment of Defense as well as all justification material 
and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2019 
Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared 
and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and 
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(b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal 
year 2019. 
(c) As required by section 1107 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the 
Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention 
Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the 
Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the manage-
ment of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner 
consistent with the budget available with respect to such 
Laboratories. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply 
to military (civilian) technicians. 
SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in-
fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro-
priation matters pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of 
any member of the Army participating as a full-time stu-
dent and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education 
Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is 
credited toward completion of a service commitment: Pro-
vided, That this section shall not apply to those members 
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who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 
1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to 
active components of the Army. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 
for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote´ge´ Pro-
gram may be transferred to any other appropriation con-
tained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing 
a Mentor-Prote´ge´
Program developmental assistance 
agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the 
authority of this provision or any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act. 
SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be 
available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 
(and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 
anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under 
unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured 
in the United States from components which are substan-
tially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That 
for the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘manufactured’’ 
shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing 
of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blast-
ing process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this 
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section substantially all of the components of anchor and 
mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manu-
factured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the 
components produced or manufactured in the United 
States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components pro-
duced or manufactured outside the United States: Pro-
vided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are 
not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 
on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible 
for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case- 
by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made 
in order to acquire capability for national security pur-
poses. 
SEC. 8017. None of the funds available to the De-
partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis-
pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 
.22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 
to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am-
munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 
from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 
arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 
by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 
or unsafe for further use. 
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SEC. 8018. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap-
propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur-
ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga-
nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 
Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re-
striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that such a relo-
cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 
SEC. 8019. Of the funds made available in this Act, 
$20,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments au-
thorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 
or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 
award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec-
tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi-
ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 
defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 
Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes 
of being allowed additional compensation under section 
504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 
is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 
appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Pro-
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vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 
41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 
to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 
services, including any contract and any subcontract at 
any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 
manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 
or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 
States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 
an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 
of title 25, United States Code. 
SEC. 8020. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 
Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 
or international political or psychological activities. 
SEC. 8021. During the current fiscal year, the De-
partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 
not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec-
tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa-
tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 
of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon re-
ceipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait 
shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which in-
curred such obligations. 
SEC. 8022. (a) Of the funds made available in this 
Act, not less than $43,100,000 shall be available for the 
Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 
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(1) $30,800,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 
Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 
readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 
reduction activities involving youth programs; 
(2) $10,600,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air-
craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 
(3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 
Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 
(b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim-
bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 
counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 
local government agencies. 
SEC. 8023. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act are available to establish a new Department of De-
fense (department) federally funded research and develop-
ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 
separate entity administrated by an organization man-
aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor-
poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 
other nonprofit entities. 
(b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, 
Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting 
Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, 
and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except 
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‘‘(B) Section 1902(a)(25) (relating to third 
party liability).’’. 
(2) 
MANDATORY
REPORTING.—Section 
1902(a)(25)(I)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(I)(i)), as amended by sub-
section (a)(5), is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(and, at State option, 
child’’ and inserting ‘‘and child’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘title XXI)’’ and inserting 
‘‘title XXI’’. 
(d) TRAINING ON THIRD PARTY LIABILITY.—Section 
1936 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–6) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘and qual-
ity of care’’ and inserting ‘‘, quality of care, and the 
liability of responsible third parties (as defined in 
section 1902(nn))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) THIRD PARTY LIABILITY TRAINING.—With re-
spect to education or training activities carried out pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(4) with respect to the liability of re-
sponsible third parties (as defined in section 1902(nn) for 
payment for items and services furnished under State 
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