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is amended by striking ‘‘section 596(b) of such Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 596(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 10 
U.S.C. 1561 note)’’. 
(j) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PIL-
ING ACT.—Section 11(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–2(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘under section 9(b)(2)(G)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘under section 9(b)(2)(H)’’. 
(k) 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 such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1072. REFORM OF QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) REFORM.—Section 118 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 118. Defense Strategy Review 
‘‘(a) DEFENSE STRATEGY REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW
REQUIRED.—Every four years, 
during a year following a year evenly divisible by 
four, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a com-
prehensive examination (to be known as a ‘Defense
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Strategy Review’) of the national defense strategy, 
force structure, modernization plans, posture, infra-
structure, budget plan, and other elements of the de-
fense program and policies of the United States with 
a view toward determining and expressing the defense 
strategy of the United States and establishing a de-
fense program. Each such Defense Strategy Review 
shall be conducted in consultation with the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Each Defense Strat-
egy Review shall be conducted so as to— 
‘‘(A) delineate a national defense strategy 
in support of the most recent National Security 
Strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to 
section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3043); 
‘‘(B) provide a mechanism for— 
‘‘(i) setting priorities for sizing and 
shaping the force, guiding the development 
and sustainment of capabilities, allocating 
resources, and adjusting the organization of 
the Department of Defense to respond to 
changes in the strategic environment; 
‘‘(ii) monitoring, assessing, and hold-
ing accountable agencies within the Depart-
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ment of Defense for the development of poli-
cies and programs that support the national 
defense strategy; 
‘‘(iii) integrating and supporting other 
national and related interagency security 
policies and strategies with other Depart-
ment of Defense guidance, plans, and activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(iv) communicating such national de-
fense strategy to Congress, relevant United 
States Government agencies, allies and 
international partners, and the private sec-
tor; 
‘‘(C) consider three general timeframes of 
the near-term (associated with the future-years 
defense program), mid-term (10 to 15 years), 
and far-term (20 years); 
‘‘(D) address the security environment, 
threats, trends, opportunities, and challenges, 
and define the nature and magnitude of the stra-
tegic and military risks associated with exe-
cuting the national defense strategy by using the 
most recent net assessment submitted by the Sec-
retary of Defense under section 113 of this title, 
the risk assessment submitted by Chairman of
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the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 153 of this 
title, and, as determined necessary or useful by 
the Secretary, any other Department of Defense, 
Government, or non-government strategic or in-
telligence estimate, assessment, study, or review; 
‘‘(E) define the force size and structure, ca-
pabilities, modernization plans, posture, infra-
structure, readiness, organization, and other ele-
ments of the defense program of the Department 
of Defense that would be required to execute mis-
sions called for in such national defense strategy; 
‘‘(F) to the extent practical, estimate the 
budget plan sufficient to execute the missions 
called for in such national defense strategy; 
‘‘(G) define the nature and magnitude of the 
strategic and military risks associated with exe-
cuting such national defense strategy; and 
‘‘(H) understand the relationships and 
tradeoffs between missions, risks, and resources. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORT
ON
DEFENSE 
STRATEGY
REVIEW
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The Secretary shall submit a report on each 
Defense Strategy Review to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. Each such report shall be submitted by not later
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than March 1 of the year following the year in which 
the review is conducted. If the year in which the re-
view is conducted is in the second term of a Presi-
dent, the Secretary may submit an update to the De-
fense Strategy Review report submitted during the 
first term of that President. 
‘‘(4) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (3) shall provide a comprehensive discussion of 
the Review, including each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The national defense strategy of the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) The assumed or defined prioritized na-
tional security interests of the United States that 
inform the national defense strategy defined in 
the Review. 
‘‘(C) The assumed strategic environment, 
including the threats, developments, trends, op-
portunities, and challenges that affect the as-
sumed or defined national security interests of 
the United States. 
‘‘(D) The assumed steady state activities, 
crisis and conflict scenarios, military end states, 
and force planning construct examined in the re-
view.
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‘‘(E) The prioritized missions of the armed 
forces under the strategy and a discussion of the 
roles and missions of the components of the 
armed forces to carry out those missions. 
‘‘(F) The assumed roles and capabilities 
provided by other United States Government 
agencies and by allies and international part-
ners. 
‘‘(G) The force size and structure, capabili-
ties, posture, infrastructure, readiness, organiza-
tion, and other elements of the defense program 
that would be required to execute the missions 
called for in the strategy. 
‘‘(H) An assessment of the significant gaps 
and shortfalls between the force size and struc-
ture, capabilities, and additional elements as re-
quired by subparagraph (G) and the current ele-
ments in the Department’s existing program of 
record, a prioritization of those gaps and short-
falls, and an understanding of the relationships 
and tradeoffs between missions, risks, and re-
sources. 
‘‘(I) An assessment of the risks assumed by 
the strategy, including—
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‘‘(i) how the Department defines, cat-
egorizes, and measures risk, including stra-
tegic and military risk; and 
‘‘(ii) the plan for mitigating major 
identified risks, including the expected 
timelines for, and extent of, any such miti-
gation, and the rationale for where greater 
risk is accepted. 
‘‘(J) Any other key assumptions and ele-
ments addressed in the review or that the Sec-
retary considers necessary to include. 
‘‘(5) CJCS REVIEW.—(A) Upon the completion 
of each Review under this subsection, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall prepare and submit 
to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman’s assessment 
of risks under the defense strategy developed by the 
Review and a description of the capabilities needed to 
address such risks. 
‘‘(B) The Chairman’s assessment shall be sub-
mitted to the Secretary in time for the inclusion of 
the assessment in the report on the Review required 
by paragraph (3). The Secretary shall include the 
Chairman’s assessment, together with the Secretary’s 
comments, in the report in its entirety.
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‘‘(D) Two by the ranking member of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) CO-CHAIRS OF THE PANEL.—In addition to 
the members appointed under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall appoint two members from 
private civilian life to serve as co-chairs of the panel. 
‘‘(4) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Panel. 
Any vacancy in the Panel shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(5) DUTIES.—The Panel shall have the fol-
lowing duties with respect to a Defense Strategy Re-
view conducted under subsection (a): 
‘‘(A) Assessing the current and future secu-
rity environment, including threats, trends, de-
velopments, opportunities, challenges, and risks, 
by using the most recent net assessment sub-
mitted by the Secretary of Defense under section 
113 of this title, the risk assessment submitted by 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs under sec-
tion 153 of this title, and, as determined nec-
essary or useful by the Panel, any other Depart-
ment of Defense, Government, or non-government 
strategic or intelligence estimate, assessment, 
study, review, or expert.
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‘‘(B) Suggesting key issues that should be 
addressed in the Defense Strategy Review. 
‘‘(C) Based upon the assessment under sub-
paragraph (A), identifying and discussing the 
national security interests of the United States 
and the role of the armed forces and the Depart-
ment of Defense related to the protection or pro-
motion of those interests. 
‘‘(D) Assessing the report on the Defense 
Strategy Review submitted by the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(E) Assessing the assumptions, strategy, 
findings, and risks of the report on the Defense 
Strategy Review submitted under subsection 
(a)(3). 
‘‘(F) Considering alternative defense strate-
gies. 
‘‘(G) Assessing the force structure and capa-
bilities, posture, infrastructure, readiness, orga-
nization, budget plans, and other elements of the 
defense program of the United States to execute 
the missions called for in the Defense Strategy 
Review and in the alternative strategies consid-
ered under subparagraph (F).
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‘‘(H) Providing to Congress and the Sec-
retary of Defense, in the report required by para-
graph (7), any recommendations it considers ap-
propriate for their consideration. 
‘‘(6) FIRST MEETING.—If the Secretary of De-
fense has not made the Secretary’s appointments to 
the Panel under paragraph (3) by March 1 of a year 
in which the Panel is established, the Panel shall con-
vene for its first meeting with the remaining mem-
bers. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS.—Not later than three months 
after the date on which the report on a Defense Strat-
egy Review is submitted under paragraph (3) of sub-
section (a) to the committees of Congress referred to 
in such paragraph, the Panel shall submit to such 
committees a report on the Panel’s assessment of such 
Defense Strategy Review, as required by paragraph 
(5). 
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—The fol-
lowing administrative provisions apply to a Panel es-
tablished under paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) The Panel may request directly from 
the Department of Defense and any of its compo-
nents such information as the Panel considers 
necessary to carry out its duties under this sub-
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section. The head of the department or agency 
concerned shall cooperate with the Panel to en-
sure that information requested by the Panel 
under this paragraph is promptly provided to 
the maximum extent practical. 
‘‘(B) Upon the request of the co-chairs, the 
Secretary of Defense shall make available to the 
Panel the services of any federally funded re-
search and development center that is covered by 
a sponsoring agreement of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(C) The Panel shall have the authorities 
provided in section 3161 of title 5 and shall be 
subject to the conditions set forth in such section. 
‘‘(D) Funds for activities of the Panel shall 
be provided from amounts available to the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(9) TERMINATION.—A Panel established under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate 45 days after the date 
on which the Panel submits its report on a Defense 
Strategy Review under paragraph (7).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 118 at the beginning of chapter 2 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘118. Defense Strategy Review.’’.
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(b) REPEAL OF QUADRENNIAL ROLES AND MISSIONS 
REVIEW.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Chapter 2 of such title is amended 
by striking section 118b. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 118b. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 118 of such title, as 
amended by subsection (a), and the amendments made by 
this section, shall take effect on October 1, 2015. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR NEXT DEFENSE 
STRATEGY REVIEW.—The first Defense Strategy Review re-
quired by subsection (a)(1) of section 118 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
shall include an analysis of enduring mission requirements 
for equipping, training, sustainment, and other operation 
and maintenance activities of the Department of Defense, 
including the Defense Agencies and military departments, 
that are financed by amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for overseas contingency operations. 
SEC. 1073. BIENNIAL SURVEYS OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ON WORKPLACE 
AND GENDER RELATIONS MATTERS. 
(a) SURVEYS REQUIRED.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 481 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 481a. Workplace and gender relations issues: sur-
veys of Department of Defense civilian em-
ployees 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out every other fiscal year a survey of civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense to solicit information 
on gender issues, including issues relating to gender-based 
assault, harassment, and discrimination, and the climate 
in the Department for forming professional relationships 
between male and female civilian employees of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(2) Each survey under this section shall be known 
as a ‘Department of Defense Civilian Employee Workplace 
and Gender Relations Survey’. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each survey conducted under this 
section shall be conducted so as to solicit information on 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Indicators of positive and negative trends 
for professional and personal relationships between 
male and female civilian employees of the Department 
of Defense.
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‘‘(2) The specific types of assault on civilian em-
ployees of the Department by other personnel of the 
Department (including contractor personnel) that 
have occurred, and the number of times each respond-
ent has been so assaulted during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(3) The effectiveness of Department policies de-
signed to improve professional relationships between 
male and female civilian employees of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(4) The effectiveness of current processes for 
complaints on and investigations into gender-based 
assault, harassment, and discrimination involving ci-
vilian employees of the Department. 
‘‘(5) Any other issues relating to assault, harass-
ment, or discrimination involving civilian employees 
of the Department that the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of 
a survey under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the survey.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 481 the following new item:
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‘‘481a. Workplace and gender relations issues: surveys of Department of Defense 
civilian employees.’’. 
(3) INITIAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out the first survey required by section 
481a of title 10, United States Code (as added by this 
subsection), during fiscal year 2016. 
(b) REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF SIMILAR SURVEYS OF 
MILITARY DEPENDENTS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) 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 Representa-
tives a report setting forth an assessment by the Sec-
retary of the feasibility of conducting recurring sur-
veys of each population specified in paragraph (2) on 
issues relating to gender-based assault, harassment, 
and discrimination. 
(2) COVERED
POPULATIONS.—The populations 
specified in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Military dependents. 
(B) Contractors of the Department of De-
fense.
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SEC. 1074. REVISION TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR 
AVIATION INSURANCE CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44309 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘A civil action shall not be 
instituted against the United States under this chap-
ter unless the claimant first presents the claim to the 
Secretary of Transportation and such claim is finally 
denied by the Secretary in writing and notice of the 
denial of such claim is sent by certified or registered 
mail.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) TIME REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Except as provided 
under paragraph (2), an insurance claim made under this 
chapter against the United States shall be forever barred 
unless it is presented in writing to the Secretary of Trans-
portation within two years after the date on which the loss 
event occurred. Any civil action arising out of the denial 
of such a claim shall be filed by not later than six months 
after the date of the mailing, by certified or registered mail, 
of notice of final denial of the claim by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2)(A) For claims based on liability to persons with 
whom the insured has no privity of contract, an insurance 
claim made under the authority of this chapter against the
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United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented 
in writing to the Secretary of Transportation by not later 
than the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the date that is 60 days after the date on 
which final judgment is entered by a tribunal of com-
petent jurisdiction; or 
‘‘(ii) the date that is six years after the date on 
which the loss event occurred. 
‘‘(B) Any civil action arising out of the denial of such 
claim shall be filed by not later than six months after the 
date of mailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice 
of final denial of the claim by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) A claim made under this chapter shall be deemed 
to be administratively denied if the Secretary fails to make 
a final disposition of the claim before the date that is 6 
months after the date on which the claim is presented to 
the Secretary, unless the Secretary makes a different agree-
ment with the claimant when there is good cause for an 
agreement.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a claim arising after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1075. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE HUMAN TERRAIN SYS-
TEM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army may carry out a pilot program under which the Sec-
retary utilizes Human Terrain System assets in the United 
States Pacific Command area of responsibility to support 
phase 0 shaping operations and the theater security co-
operation plans of the Commander of the United States Pa-
cific Command. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the status of the pilot 
program under this section. Such report shall include 
the independent analysis and recommendations of the 
Commander of the United States Pacific Command 
regarding the effectiveness of the program and how it 
could be improved. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2016, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a final report on the 
pilot program. Such report shall include an analysis 
of the comparative value of human terrain informa-
tion relative to other analytic tools and techniques, 
recommendations regarding expanding the program
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to include other combatant commands, and any im-
provements to the program and necessary resources 
that would enable expanding the program. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a pilot 
program under this section shall terminate on September 
30, 2016. 
SEC. 1076. CLARIFICATION OF POLICIES ON MANAGEMENT 
OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall issue guidance to clarify the policies of the 
Department of Defense with respect to— 
(1) the appropriate management of special use 
airspace managed by the Department; and 
(2) governing access by non-Department users to 
such special use airspace. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status 
of implementing the guidance issued under subsection (a).
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SEC. 1077. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES ON COM-
MUNITY 
INVOLVEMENT 
IN 
DEPARTMENT 
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. 
(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 House of Representatives a report setting forth 
such recommendations as the Secretary considers appro-
priate for modifications of the policies of the Department 
of Defense on the involvement of non-Federal entities in De-
partment community outreach events (including air shows, 
parades, open houses, and performances by military musi-
cal units) that feature any unit, aircraft, vessel, equipment, 
or members of the Armed Forces in order to increase the 
involvement of non-Federal entities in such events. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall prepare the 
report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of current Department of De-
fense policies and regulations on the acceptance and 
use of voluntary gifts, donations, sponsorships, and 
other forms of support from non-Federal entities and 
persons for Department community outreach events 
described in subsection (a), including the authorities
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or requirements of the Department to accept fees for 
such air shows, parades, open houses, and perform-
ances by military musical units. 
(2) Recommendations for modifications of such 
policies and regulations in order to permit additional 
voluntary support and funding from non-Federal en-
tities for such events, including recommendations on 
matters such as increased recognition of donors, au-
thority for military units to endorse the fundraising 
efforts of certain donors, and authority for the Armed 
Forces to charge fees or solicit and accept donations 
for parking and admission to such events. 
SEC. 1078. NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN THREATS TO INFOR-
MATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IMPACTING 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Secretary of Defense determines, through the use 
of open source information or the use of existing au-
thorities (including section 806 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4260; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note)), 
that there is evidence of a national security threat de-
scribed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit
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to the congressional defense committees a notification 
of such threat. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT.—A national 
security threat described in this paragraph is a threat 
to an information technology or telecommunications 
component or network by an agent of a foreign power 
in which the compromise of such technology, compo-
nent, or network poses a significant risk to the pro-
grams and operations of the Department of Defense, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(3) FORM.—A notification under this subsection 
shall be submitted in classified form. 
(b) ACTION PLAN REQUIRED.—In the event that a no-
tification is submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall work with the head of any department or agen-
cy affected by the national security threat to develop a plan 
of action for responding to the concerns leading to the noti-
fication. 
(c) AGENT OF A FOREIGN POWER.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘agent of a foreign power’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 101(b) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(b)).
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SEC. 1079. PILOT PROGRAM TO REHABILITATE AND MODIFY 
HOMES OF DISABLED AND LOW-INCOME VET-
ERANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DISABLED.—The term ‘‘disabled’’ means an 
individual with a disability, as defined by section 
12102 of title 42, United States Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE VETERAN.—The term ‘‘eligible vet-
eran’’ means a disabled or low-income veteran. 
(3) ENERGY
EFFICIENT
FEATURES
OR
EQUIP-
MENT.—The term ‘‘energy efficient features or equip-
ment’’ means features of, or equipment in, a primary 
residence that help reduce the amount of electricity 
used to heat, cool, or ventilate such residence, includ-
ing insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing, heating 
system repairs, duct sealing, or other measures. 
(4) LOW-INCOME VETERAN.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come veteran’’ means a veteran whose income does not 
exceed 80 percent of the median income for an area, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘non-
profit organization’’ means an organization that is— 
(A) described in section 501(c)(3) or 
501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and
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(B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
such Code. 
(6) PRIMARY RESIDENCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘primary resi-
dence’’ means a single family house, a duplex, or 
a unit within a multiple-dwelling structure that 
is the principal dwelling of an eligible veteran 
and is owned by such veteran or a family mem-
ber of such veteran. 
(B) FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ includes— 
(i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, 
or sibling; 
(ii) a spouse of such a child, grand-
child, parent, or sibling; or 
(iii) any individual related by blood or 
affinity whose close association with a vet-
eran is the equivalent of a family relation-
ship. 
(7) 
QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified organization’’ means a nonprofit organiza-
tion that provides nationwide or statewide programs 
that primarily serve veterans or low-income individ-
uals.
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(9) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(10) VETERANS
SERVICE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means any orga-
nization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for the representation of veterans under section 
5902 of title 38, United States Code. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) GRANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a pilot program to award grants to 
qualified organizations to rehabilitate and mod-
ify the primary residence of eligible veterans. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
work in conjunction with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to establish and oversee the pilot 
program and to ensure that such program meets 
the needs of eligible veterans. 
(C) MAXIMUM
GRANT.—A grant award 
under the pilot program to any one qualified or-
ganization shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any
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one fiscal year, and such an award shall remain 
available until expended by such organization. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified organiza-
tion that desires a grant under the pilot program 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and, in addition to 
the information required under subparagraph 
(B), accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a plan of action detailing outreach 
initiatives; 
(ii) the approximate number of vet-
erans the qualified organization intends to 
serve using grant funds; 
(iii) a description of the type of work 
that will be conducted, such as interior 
home modifications, energy efficiency im-
provements, and other similar categories of 
work; and 
(iv) a plan for working with the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs and veterans 
service organizations to identify veterans
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who are not eligible for programs under 
chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, 
and meet their needs. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant award under the 
pilot program shall be used— 
(A) to modify and rehabilitate the primary 
residence of an eligible veteran, and may in-
clude— 
(i) installing wheelchair ramps, wid-
ening 
exterior 
and 
interior 
doors, 
reconfigurating and re-equipping bathrooms 
(which includes installing new fixtures and 
grab bars), removing doorway thresholds, 
installing special lighting, adding addi-
tional electrical outlets and electrical serv-
ice, and installing appropriate floor cov-
erings to— 
(I) accommodate the functional 
limitations that result from having a 
disability; or 
(II) if such residence does not 
have modifications necessary to reduce 
the chances that an elderly, but not 
disabled person, will fall in their home,
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reduce the risks of such an elderly per-
son from falling; 
(ii) rehabilitating such residence that 
is in a state of interior or exterior dis-
repair; and 
(iii) installing energy efficient features 
or equipment if— 
(I) an eligible veteran’s monthly 
utility costs for such residence is more 
than 5 percent of such veteran’s month-
ly income; and 
(II) an energy audit of such resi-
dence indicates that the installation of 
energy efficient features or equipment 
will reduce such costs by 10 percent or 
more; and 
(B) in connection with modification and re-
habilitation services provided under the pilot 
program, to provide technical, administrative, 
and training support to an affiliate of a quali-
fied organization receiving a grant under such 
pilot program. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds may 
be expended under the pilot program only for the ben-
efit of an eligible veteran who the Secretary deter-
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(7) LIMITATION
COST
TO
THE
VETERANS.—A 
qualified organization receiving a grant under the 
pilot program shall modify or rehabilitate the pri-
mary residence of an eligible veteran at no cost to 
such veteran (including application fees) or at a cost 
such that such veteran pays no more than 30 percent 
of his or her income in housing costs during any 
month. 
(8) REPORTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report 
that provides, with respect to the year for which 
such report is written— 
(i) the number of eligible veterans pro-
vided assistance under the pilot program; 
(ii) the socioeconomic characteristics of 
such veterans, including their gender, age, 
race, and ethnicity; 
(iii) the total number, types, and loca-
tions of entities contracted under such pro-
gram to administer the grant funding; 
(iv) the amount of matching funds and 
in-kind contributions raised with each 
grant;
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(v) a description of the housing reha-
bilitation and modification services pro-
vided, costs saved, and actions taken under 
such program; 
(vi) a description of the outreach ini-
tiatives implemented by the Secretary to 
educate the general public and eligible enti-
ties about such program; 
(vii) a description of the outreach ini-
tiatives instituted by grant recipients to en-
gage eligible veterans and veteran service 
organizations in projects utilizing grant 
funds under such program; 
(viii) a description of the outreach ini-
tiatives instituted by grant recipients to 
identify eligible veterans and their families; 
and 
(ix) any other information that the 
Secretary considers relevant in assessing 
such program. 
(B) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the pilot program, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that provides such information that the Sec-
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retary considers relevant in assessing the pilot 
program. 
(C) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
REPORT.—Not 
later than March 31, 2019, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall submit to the Chairmen and Rank-
ing Members of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives a report containing a 
review of— 
(i) the use of appropriated funds by 
the Secretary and by grantees under the 
pilot program; and 
(ii) oversight and accountability of 
grantees under the pilot program. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development for 
carrying out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019. 
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.
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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. Revision to list of science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. Extension and modification of experimental program for scientific and 
technical personnel. 
Sec. 1105. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense 
research and engineering facilities. 
Sec. 1106. Rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees per-
forming work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear air-
craft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of part-time reemployment authority. 
Sec. 1108. Personnel authorities for civilian personnel for the United States 
Cyber Command and the cyber component headquarters of the 
military departments. 
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, 2015, 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 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2015’’. 
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
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War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1102 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66), is further amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 1103. REVISION TO LIST OF SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES. 
Section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2487; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(18) The Army Research Institute for the Be-
havioral and Social Sciences. 
‘‘(19) The Space and Missile Defense Command 
Technical Center.’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF EXPERI-
MENTAL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
(a) POSITIONS COVERED BY AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 
1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
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interagency policies, including limitations, for 
special operations forces intelligence activities 
and programs. 
(G) A cost estimate of special operations in-
telligence activities and programs, including an 
estimate of the costs of the period of the current 
future years defense program, including a de-
scription of all rules and assumptions used to 
develop the cost estimates. 
(H) A copy of any memoranda of under-
standing or memoranda of agreement between 
the Department of Defense and other depart-
ments or agencies of the United States Govern-
ment, or between components of the Department 
of Defense that are required to implement objec-
tives of special operations intelligence activities 
and programs. 
(I) Any other matters the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The assessment required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(4) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the assessment 
required under paragraph (1) is submitted, the