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‘‘(b) WAIVER.—If the contracting officer for a contract 
covered by the requirement under subsection (a) determines 
that a limited liability of warranted work is in the best 
interest of the Government, the contracting officer may 
agree to limit the liability of the work performed under the 
contract to a level that the contracting officer determines 
is sufficient to protect the interests of the Government and 
in keeping with historical levels of warranted work on simi-
lar vessels.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘7318. Warranty requirements for shipbuilding contracts.’’. 
SEC. 1023. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Section 1022(b)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3487), as amended by sec-
tion 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘or 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, or 2018’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT OF 
CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS PRO-
DUCTION.—Section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following 
new subsection (i): 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT OF 
CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS PRO-
DUCTION.—(1) To implement the continuous production of 
critical components, the Secretary of the Navy may use 
funds deposited in the Fund, in conjunction with funds ap-
propriated for the procurement of other nuclear-powered 
vessels, to enter into one or more multiyear contracts (in-
cluding economic ordering quantity contracts), for the pro-
curement of critical contractor-furnished and Government- 
furnished components for national sea-based deterrence ves-
sels. The authority under this subsection extends to the pro-
curement of equivalent critical parts, components, systems, 
and subsystems common with and required for other nu-
clear-powered vessels. 
‘‘(2) Any contract entered into pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States 
to make a payment under the contract is subject to the 
availability of appropriations for that purpose and that the 
total liability to the Government for the termination of the 
contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli-
gated for the contract as of the date of the termination.’’. 
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(c) DEFINITION
OF NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETER-
RENCE VESSEL.—Subsection (k)(2) of such section, as re-
designated by subsection (b), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
submersible vessel constructed or purchased after fis-
cal year 2016 that is’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘that carries’’. 
SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 
INACTIVATION 
OF 
TICONDEROGA-CLASS 
CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR INACTIVATION.— 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2017 may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to retire, prepare to retire, or inactivate a 
cruiser or dock landing ship; or 
(2) to place in a modernization status more than 
six cruisers and one dock landing ship identified in 
section 1026(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3490). 
(b) HULL, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL MOD-
ERNIZATION.—Not more than 75 percent of the funds made 
available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for fiscal 
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year 2017 may be obligated until the Secretary of the 
Navy— 
(1) enters into a contract for the modernization 
industrial period associated with four cruisers and 
one dock landing ship referred to in section 
1026(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3490); 
and 
(2) enters into a contract for the procurement of 
combat systems upgrades associated with six such 
cruisers and one such dock landing ship. 
SEC. 1025. RESTRICTIONS ON THE OVERHAUL AND REPAIR 
OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7310(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the 
case’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘during the 15-month’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘United States)’’; 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, other than in the case of voyage repairs’’; 
and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the appli-
cation of subparagraph (A) to a contract award if the Sec-
retary determines that the waiver is essential to the na-
tional security interests of the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the later of the following 
dates: 
(1) The date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
(2) October 1, 2017. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. FREQUENCY OF COUNTERTERRORISM OPER-
ATIONS BRIEFINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 485 of title 
10, United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ 
and inserting ‘‘monthly’’. 
(b) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading for such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘Quarterly’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Monthly’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 485 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘485. Monthly counterterrorism operations briefings.’’. 
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SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA TO THE UNITED STATES. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2017, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the 
United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid 
Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR 
MODIFY 
FACILITIES 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES 
TRANS-
FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2017, to construct or modify any facility in the United 
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States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the 
Department of Defense unless authorized by Congress. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED
AT GUANTANAMO DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 
Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1034(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 971; 10 
U.S. C. 801 note). 
SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF IN-
DIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense may be used 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on December 31, 2017, to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual 
detained in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
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namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 
or any entity within such country, as follows: 
(1) Libya. 
(2) Somalia. 
(3) Syria. 
(4) Yemen. 
SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGN-
MENT 
OF 
FORCES 
AT 
OR 
CLOSURE 
OF 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2017 may be used— 
(1) to close or abandon United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
(2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to 
the Republic of Cuba; or 
(3) to implement a material modification to the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and 
Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934, 
that constructively closes United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay. 
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SEC. 1036. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICA-
TION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 130f of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘no 
later than 48 hours’’ after ‘‘under this title’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘and the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATION DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘sensitive military operation’ means 
an operation— 
‘‘(1) conducted by the United States armed forces 
outside the United States, whether conducted by the 
United States acting alone or cooperatively; 
‘‘(2) conducted pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) the Authorization for the Use of Mili-
tary Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 
1541); or 
‘‘(B) any other authority except— 
‘‘(i) a declaration of war; or 
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‘‘(ii) a specific statutory authorization 
for the use of force other than the authoriza-
tion referred to in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(3) conducted outside a theater of major hos-
tilities; and 
‘‘(4) that is either— 
‘‘(A) a lethal operation; 
‘‘(B) a capture operation; or 
‘‘(C) an activity of self-defense, collective self 
defense, or in defense of a foreign partner during 
a cooperative operation.’’. 
SEC. 1037. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR DETENTION OF 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 19, 2017, the 
Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Attor-
ney General and the Director of National Intelligence, sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
setting forth the details of a comprehensive strategy for the 
detention of current and future individuals captured and 
held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40) pending the end of hostilities. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.—The comprehensive 
detention strategy required by subsection (a) shall contain 
the following: 
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(1) A policy and plan applicable to individuals 
lawfully detained under the effective control of the 
United States. 
(2) A description of how intelligence information 
is currently gathered from individuals captured in 
theaters of combat operation. 
(3) A plan for the disposition of individuals cap-
tured in the future. 
(4) A description of how the United States will 
acquire intelligence information in the future. 
(5) A plan for the disposition of individuals held 
pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force who are currently detained at the United States 
Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) FORM.—The comprehensive detention strategy re-
quired under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
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(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1041. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF NON- 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL AND 
CARGO. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION OF ALLIED AND CIVILIAN PER-
SONNEL AND CARGO.—Subsection (c) of section 2649 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PER-
SONNEL’’ and inserting ‘‘AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
AND CARGO’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Until January 6, 2016, when’’ 
and inserting ‘‘When’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘allied forces or civilians’’, and 
inserting ‘‘allied and civilian personnel and cargo’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.—The Secretary may 
enter into a contract or other arrangement with one or more 
commercial providers to make insurance products available 
to non-Department of Defense shippers using the Defense 
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Transportation System to insure against the loss or damage 
of the shipper’s cargo. Any such contract or arrangement 
shall provide that— 
‘‘(1) any insurance premium is collected by the 
commercial provider; 
‘‘(2) any claim for loss or damage is processed 
and paid by the commercial provider; 
‘‘(3) the commercial provider agrees to hold the 
United States harmless and waive any recourse 
against the United States for amounts paid to an in-
sured as a result of a claim; and 
‘‘(4) the contract between the commercial pro-
vider and the insured shall contain a provision 
whereby the insured waives any claim against the 
United States for loss or damage that is within the 
scope of enumerated risks covered by the insurance 
product.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘this 
section’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’. 
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SEC. 1042. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT, DEACTIVATION, 
OR DECOMMISSIONING OF MINE COUNTER-
MEASURES SHIPS. 
Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 111–92; 129 Stat. 
1016) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF MCM SHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for the Department of the Navy for fiscal 
year 2017 may be obligated or expended to retire, de-
activate, decommission, to prepare to retire, deacti-
vate, decommission, or to place in storage backup in-
ventory or reduced operating status any MCM-1 class 
ship. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may waive the limitation under paragraph 
(1) with respect to any MCM-1 class ship if the 
Secretary provides to the congressional defense 
committees certification that the operational test 
and evaluation for replacement capabilities for 
the ship is complete and such capabilities are 
available in sufficient quantities to ensure suffi-
cient mine countermeasures capacity is available 
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to meet requirements as set forth in the Join 
Strategic Capabilities Plan, the campaign plans 
of the combatant commanders, and the Navy’s 
Force Structure Assessment. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—The first time the Secretary 
of the Navy exercises the waiver authority under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) the recommendations of the Sec-
retary regarding MCM force structure; 
‘‘(ii) the recommendations of the Sec-
retary regarding how to ensure the oper-
ational effectiveness of the surface MCM 
force through 2025 based on current capa-
bilities and capacity, replacement schedules, 
and service life extensions or retirement 
schedules; 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the MCM ves-
sels, including the decommissioned MCM-1 
and MCM-2 ships and the potential of such 
ships for reserve operating status; and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Littoral 
Combat Ship MCM mission package incre-
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ment one performance against the initial 
operational test and evaluation criteria.’’. 
SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE NON-PREMIUM 
AVIATION INSURANCE. 
Section 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 1044. EVALUATION OF NAVY ALTERNATE COMBINA-
TION 
COVER 
AND 
UNISEX 
COMBINATION 
COVER. 
(a) MANDATORY POSSESSION OR WEAR DATE.—The 
Secretary of the Navy shall change the mandatory posses-
sion or wear date of the alternate combination cover or the 
unisex combination cover from October 31, 2016, to October 
31, 2020. 
(b) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may not implement or enforce any change to Navy 
female service dress uniforms until the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the evaluation of the 
Navy female service dress uniforms. Such evaluation shall 
include each of the following: 
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(1) An identification of the operational need ad-
dressed by the alternate combination cover or the uni-
sex combination cover. 
(2) An assessment of the individual cost of serv-
ice dress uniform items to members of the Armed 
Forces as a percentage of their monthly pay. 
(3) The composition of each uniform item’s wear 
test group. 
(4) An identification of the costs to the Navy and 
to individual members of the Armed Forces for uni-
form changes identified in the Navy administrative 
message 236/15 dated October 9, 2015. 
(5) The opinions of female members of the Navy 
active and reserve components. 
SEC. 1045. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROTECTION OF NA-
TIONAL SECURITY SPECTRUM. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly evalu-
ate— 
(1) the statutory and regulatory options avail-
able to the Secretary and the Chairman to protect 
critical test and training capability in the event of 
spectrum auctions affecting frequencies used by the 
Department of Defense; and 
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(2) the utility, effect, and limitation, if any, of 
section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 
Stat. 767). 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees the evaluation under subsection (a), including any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary and the Chairman for addi-
tional statutory or regulatory options that would enhance 
the ability of the Secretary and the Chairman to protect 
national security equities. 
SEC. 1046. TRANSPORTATION ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON A 
SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS FOR MEMBERS AND 
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
WITH DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF
TRANSPORTATION.—Section 
2641b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VET-
ERANS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide trans-
portation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights 
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within the continental United States and on scheduled over-
seas flights operated by the Air Mobility Command on a 
space-available basis for any member or former member of 
the armed forces with a disability rated as total on the same 
basis as such transportation is provided to members of the 
armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. 
‘‘(2) The transportation priority required by para-
graph (1) for veterans described in such paragraph applies 
whether or not the Secretary establishes the travel program 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘disability rated as 
total’ has the meanings given that term in section 
1414(e)(3) of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 2641b 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
1047. 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
FLYOVERS 
OF 
PUBLIC 
EVENTS. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of 
the Department of Defense that flyovers of public events in 
support of community relations activities may only be 
flown as part of an approved training mission at no addi-
tional expense to the Federal Government. 
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(b) NATIONAL GUARD FLYOVER APPROVAL PROC-
ESS.—The Adjutant General of a State in which an Army 
National Guard or Air National Guard unit is based will 
be the approval authority for all Air National Guard and 
Army National Guard flyovers in that State, including any 
request for a flyover in any civilian domain at a nonavia-
tion related event. 
(c) FLYOVER RECORD MAINTENANCE; REPORT.— 
(1) RECORD
MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall keep and maintain records of flyover re-
quests and approvals in a publicly accessible database 
that is updated annually. 
(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate a report on flyovers and the process whereby 
flyover requests are made and evaluated, including— 
(A) whether there is any cost to taxpayers 
associated with flyovers; 
(B) whether there is any appreciable public 
relations or recruitment value that comes from 
flyovers; and 
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(C) the impact flyovers have to aviator 
training and readiness. 
(d) FLYOVER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘fly-
over’’ means aviation support— 
(1) in which a straight and level flight limited 
to one pass by a single military aircraft, or by a sin-
gle formation of four or fewer military aircraft of the 
same type, from the same military department over 
a predetermined point on the ground at a specific 
time; 
(2) that does not involve aerobatics or dem-
onstrations; and 
(3) uses bank angles of up to 90 degrees if re-
quired to improve the spectator visibility of the air-
craft. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTS TERMINATION PROVI-
SION.—Section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to any report 
required to be submitted to Congress by the Department of 
Defense, or by any officer, official, component, or element 
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of the Department, pursuant to a provision of law specified 
in this section, notwithstanding the enactment of the report-
ing requirement by an annual national defense authoriza-
tion Act or the inclusion of the report in the list of reports 
prepared by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection 
(c) of such section 1080. 
(b) FINAL TERMINATION DATE FOR SUBMITTAL OF 
EXEMPTED REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each report required pursuant to a provi-
sion of law specified in this section that is still re-
quired to be submitted to Congress as of January 31, 
2021, shall no longer be required to be submitted to 
Congress after that date. 
(2) REPORTS EXEMPTED FROM TERMINATION.— 
The termination dates specified in paragraph (1) and 
section 1080 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 do not apply to the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The submission of the reports on the 
National Military Strategy and Risk Assessment 
under section 153(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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(B) The submission of the future-years de-
fense program (including associated annexes) 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
(C) The submission of the future-years mis-
sion budget for the military programs of the De-
partment of Defense under section 221 of such 
title. 
(D) The submission of audits of contracting 
compliance by the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense under section 1601(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2533a 
note) 
(c) REPORTS
REQUIRED
BY
TITLE
10, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Subject to subsection (b), subsection (a) 
applies to reporting requirements contained in the following 
sections of title 10, United States Code: 
(1) Section 127b(f), relating to a report on the 
administration of Department of Defense rewards 
program against international terrorism. 
(2) Section 127d(d), relating to a report on pro-
vision of logistic support, supplies, and services to al-
lied forces participating in combined operations. 
(3) Section 139(h), relating to a report on oper-
ational test and evaluation activities of the Depart-
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ment of Defense, including the report component re-
quired by section 2399(g) on operational test and 
evaluation of defense acquisition programs. 
(4) Section 139b(d), relating to a report on ac-
tivities of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Developmental Test and Evaluation. 
(5) Sections 153(c), relating to a report on the 
requirements of the combatant commands. 
(6) Section 179(f), relating to reports and assess-
ments regarding nuclear stockpile and stockpile stew-
ardship program. 
(7) Section 196(d), relating to a report on the 
strategic plan reflecting the needs of the Department 
of Defense with respect to test and evaluation facili-
ties and resources. 
(8) Section 229, relating to submission of budget 
information regarding Department of Defense pro-
grams for combating terrorism. 
(9) Section 231, relating to submission of naval 
vessel construction plan and related certification. 
(10) Section 238, relating to submission of a 
budget justification display regarding cyber mission 
forces. 
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(11) Section 401(d), relating to a report on the 
provision of humanitarian and civic assistance in 
conjunction with military operations. 
(12) Section 494(b), relating to a report on the 
nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States. 
(13) Section 526(j), relating to a report on gen-
eral officer and flag officer numbers. 
(14) Section 981(c), relating to a report on en-
listed aide numbers. 
(15) Section 1557(e), relating to a report on any 
failure to achieve timeliness standard for disposition 
of applications before Corrections Boards. 
(16) Section 2011(e), relating to a report on 
training of special operations forces with friendly for-
eign forces. 
(17) Section 2166(i), relating to a report on the 
activities of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Se-
curity Cooperation. 
(18) Section 2218(h), relating to submission of 
budget requests for the National Defense Sealift Fund. 
(19) Section 2228(e), relating to a report on the 
long-term strategy and related matters regarding re-
ducing corrosion and its effects on military equip-
ment and infrastructure. 
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(20) Section 2229a, relating to a report on the 
status of materiel in the prepositioned stocks. 
(21) Section 2249c(c), relating to a report on the 
administration of the Regional Defense Combating 
Terrorism Fellowship Program. 
(22) Section 2275, relating to reports on major 
satellite acquisition programs, including report up-
dates under subsection (f) of such section. 
(23) Section 2276(e), relating to a report on the 
funds, services, and equipment accepted and used in 
connection with commercial space launch cooperation. 
(24) Section 2445b, relating to submission of 
budget justification documents regarding major auto-
mated information system programs and other major 
information technology investment programs. 
(25) Section 2464(d), relating to a report on core 
depot-level maintenance and repair capabilities. 
(26) Section 2466(d), relating to a report on ex-
penditures for performance of depot-level maintenance 
and repair workloads. 
(27) Section 2561(c), relating to a report on the 
use of humanitarian assistance for providing trans-
portation of humanitarian relief and for other hu-
manitarian purposes. 
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(28) Section 2684a(g), relating to a report on 
projects undertaken under agreements to limit en-
croachments and other constraints on military train-
ing, testing, and operations. 
(29) Section 2687a, relating to reports on the 
status of overseas closures and realignments and mas-
ter plans, expenditures from the Department of De-
fense Overseas Facility Investment Recovery Account, 
and agreement of settlement with host countries re-
garding the release of facility improvements made by 
the United States. 
(30) Section 2711, relating to a report on defense 
environmental programs. 
(31) Sections 2831(e) and 2884(b)(4), relating to 
reports on quarters for general or flag officers. 
(32) Sections 2884(b) and (c), relating to reports 
on the Department of Defense Housing Funds, provi-
sion of a basic allowance for housing to members of 
the Armed Forces living in military privatized hous-
ing, plans for housing privatization activities, and 
the status of oversight and accountability measures 
for military housing privatization projects. 
(33) Section 2912(d), relating to a statement of 
the energy cost savings available for obligation. 
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(34) Section 2925, relating to reports on Depart-
ment of Defense energy management and operational 
energy. 
(35) Section 4721(e), relating to submission of a 
budget request and related materials regarding Army 
National Military Cemeteries. 
(36) Section 7310(c), relating to a report on re-
pairs and maintenance performed on certain naval 
vessels in a foreign shipyard. 
(37) Section 10541, relating to a report on 
equipment of the National Guard and other reserve 
components. 
(38) Section 10543, relating to a component of 
the future-years defense program regarding National 
Guard and other reserve components equipment pro-
curement and military construction funding and as-
sociated annexes and report. 
(d) REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following sections of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291): 
(1) Section 232(e) (10 U.S.C. 2358 note), relat-
ing to a report on the pilot program on assignment 
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to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of 
certain private sector personnel. 
(2) Section 546(d) (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), relat-
ing to a report on activities of the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
(3) Section 1003 (10 U.S.C. 221 note), relating 
to reporting of balances carried forward by the De-
partment of Defense at the end of each fiscal year. 
(4) Section 1026(d) (128 Stat. 3490), relating to 
a report on the status of the modernization of Ticon-
deroga-class cruisers and dock landing ships. 
(5) Section 1055 (128 Stat. 3498), relating to a 
report on the Air Force response to the recommenda-
tions of the National Commission on the Structure of 
the Air Force. 
(6) Section 1204(b) (10 U.S.C. 2249e note), re-
lating to a report on administration of section 2249e 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(7) Section 1205(e) (128 Stat. 3537), relating to 
a report on the assessment of programs carried out 
under section 2282(f) of title 10, United States Code. 
(8) Section 1206(e) (10 U.S.C. 2282 note), relat-
ing to a report on the training of security forces and 
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associated security ministries of foreign countries to 
promote respect for the rule of law and human rights. 
(9) Section 1207(d) (10 U.S.C. 2342 note), relat-
ing to a report on loan of personnel protection and 
personnel survivability equipment to military forces 
of foreign nations. 
(10) Section 1211 (128 Stat. 3544), relating to 
a report on programs carried out by the Department 
of Defense to provide training, equipment, or other 
assistance or reimbursement to foreign security forces. 
(11) Section 1225 (128 Stat. 3550), relating to 
a report on enhancing security and stability in Af-
ghanistan. 
(12) Section 1245 (128 Stat. 3566), relating to 
a report on military and security developments in-
volving the Russian Federation. 
(13) Section 2821(a)(3) (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
relating to notice of any adjustment to the funding 
limitation on implementation of the Record of Deci-
sion for the relocation of Marine Corps forces to 
Guam. 
(e) REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following sections of the National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66): 
(1) Section 704(e) (10 U.S.C. 1074 note), relat-
ing to a report on the pilot program on investiga-
tional treatment of members of the Armed Forces for 
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
(2) Sections 713(f), (g), and (h) (10 U.S.C. 1071 
note), relating to providing a financial summary of 
efforts to develop interoperable electronic health 
records, updates on the progress of data sharing, and 
information on executive committee activities. 
(f) REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following sections of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239): 
(1) Section 1009 (126 Stat. 1906), relating to a 
report on the use of funds in the Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide account. 
(2) Section 1023 (126 Stat. 1911), relating to a 
report on recidivism of individuals who have been de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
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(g) REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following sections of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383): 
(1) Section 123 (10 U.S.C. 167 note), relating to 
a report on use of combat mission requirements funds. 
(2) Section 1631(d) (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), relat-
ing to a report on sexual assaults involving members 
of the Armed Forces and improvement to sexual as-
sault prevention and response program. 
(h) REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following sections of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84): 
(1) Section 711(d) (10 U.S.C. 1071 note), relat-
ing to a report on the comprehensive policy on pain 
management by the Military Health Care System. 
(2) Section 1003(b) (10 U.S.C. 2222 note), relat-
ing to a report on implementation by the Department 
of Defense of the Financial Improvement and Audit 
Readiness Plan. 
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(3) Section 1245 (123 Stat. 2542), relating to a 
report on military power of Iran. 
(i) REPORTS REQUIRED BY OTHER LAWS.—Subject to 
subsection (b), subsection (a) applies to reporting require-
ments contained in the following provisions of law: 
(1) Section 717(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
104–106; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note), relating to a report 
on TRICARE Program effectiveness. 
(2) Section 1202 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106– 
65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), relating to a report on mili-
tary and security developments involving the People’s 
Republic of China. 
(3) Section 1208(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), relating to a 
report on the provision of support for special oper-
ations to combat terrorism. 
(4) Section 1405(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note), relating to a report on 
any modification made to the procedures for status 
review of detainees outside the United States. 
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(14) Section 234 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 2367), re-
lating to a report on acquisition of technology relat-
ing to weapons of mass destruction and their threat. 
(15) Section 105A(b) of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20308(b)), as added by section 586 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84), relating to a report on effectiveness 
of activities and utilization of certain procedures 
under Federal Voting Assistance Program. 
(j) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1080(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘November 25, 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘effective’’. 
SEC. 1062. MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN REPORT ON DES-
IGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR WHICH RE-
WARDS MAY BE PAID UNDER DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
Section 127b(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and jus-
tification’’ after ‘‘reason’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) An estimate of the amount or value of the 
rewards to be paid as monetary payment or pay-
ment-in-kind under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1063. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL 
SELECT AGENT AND TOXIN THEFT, LOSS, OR 
RELEASE INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 15 
days after notice of any theft, loss, or release of a biological 
select agent or toxin involving the Department of Defense 
is provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
as specified by section 331.19 of part 7 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees notice of such theft, 
loss, or release. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Notice of a theft, loss, or release of 
a biological select agent or toxin under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following: 
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(1) The name of the agent or toxin and any 
identifying information, including the strain or other 
relevant characterization information. 
(2) An estimate of the quantity of the agent or 
toxin stolen, lost, or released. 
(3) The location or facility from which the theft, 
loss, or release occurred. 
(4) In the case of a release, any hazards posed 
by the release and the number of individuals poten-
tially exposed to the agent or toxin. 
(5) Actions taken to respond to the theft, loss, or 
release. 
SEC. 1064. REPORT ON SERVICE-PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 
UNITED 
STATES 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a written report on common service support contributed 
from each of the military services toward special operations 
forces. Such report shall include— 
(1) detailed information about the resources allo-
cated by each military service for combat support, 
combat service support, and base operating support 
for special operations forces; and 
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(2) an assessment of the specific effects that fu-
ture manpower and force structure changes are likely 
to have on the capability of each of the military serv-
ices to provide common service support to special op-
erations forces. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES.—For each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees an update to the report 
required under subsection (a). 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) and each update provided under subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1065. REPORT ON CITIZEN SECURITY RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES IN THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE OF CEN-
TRAL AMERICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly prepare and submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
military units that have been assigned to policing or citizen 
security responsibilities in Guatemala, Honduras, and El 
Salvador. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
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(1) The following information, as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, with respect to military 
units assigned to policing or citizen security respon-
sibilities in each of Guatemala, Honduras, and El 
Salvador: 
(A) The proportion of individuals in each 
such country’s military who participate in polic-
ing or citizen security activities relative to the 
total number of individuals in that country’s 
military. 
(B) Of the military units assigned to polic-
ing or citizen security responsibilities, the types 
of units conducting police activities. 
(C) The role of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of State in training indi-
viduals for purposes of participation in such 
military units. 
(D) The number of individuals who partici-
pated in such military units who received train-
ing by the Department of Defense, and the types 
of training they received. 
(2) Any other information that the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of State determines to be nec-
essary to help better understand the relationships of 
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the militaries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Sal-
vador to public security in such countries. 
(3) A description of the plan of the United States 
to assist the militaries of Guatemala, Honduras, and 
El Salvador to carry out their responsibilities in a 
manner that adheres to democratic principles. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified matter of 
the report required by subsection (a) shall be posted on a 
publicly available Internet website of the Department of De-
fense and a publicly available Internet website of the De-
partment of State. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1066. REPORT ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION ACTIVI-
TIES AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a biennial re-
port on the counterproliferation activities and programs of 
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the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall submit the 
first such report by not later than May 1, 2017. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A complete list and assessment of existing 
and proposed capabilities and technologies for sup-
port of United States nonproliferation policy and 
counterproliferation policy, with regard to— 
(A) interdiction; 
(B) elimination; 
(C) threat reduction cooperation; 
(D) passive defenses; 
(E) security cooperation and partner activi-
ties; 
(F) offensive operations; 
(G) active defenses; and 
(H) weapons of mass destruction con-
sequence management. 
(2) For the existing and proposed capabilities 
and technologies identified under paragraph (1), an 
identification of goals, a description of ongoing ef-
forts, and recommendations for further enhancements. 
(3) A complete description of requirements and 
priorities for the development and deployment of 
highly effective capabilities and technologies, includ-
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ing identifying areas for capability enhancement and 
deficiencies in existing capabilities and technologies. 
(4) A comprehensive discussion of the near-term, 
mid-term, and long-term programmatic options for 
meeting requirements and eliminating deficiencies, 
including the annual funding requirements and com-
pletion dates established for each such option. 
(5) An outline of interagency activities and ini-
tiatives. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) FORMS OF REPORT.—Each report under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—No report shall 
be required to be submitted under this section after January 
31, 2021. 
SEC. 1067. INCLUSION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN-
FORMATION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON RE-
QUIREMENTS OF COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2)(A) of section 153(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘, including the integrated 
priorities list requirements for ballistic missile defense by 
the geographic combatant commands and the prioritized ca-
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pabilities list for ballistic missile defense developed by the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command’’. 
(b) REPORT DURATION.—Paragraph (1) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘At or about’’ and inserting 
‘‘During the period preceding January 31, 2021, at or 
about’’. 
SEC. 1068. REVIEWS BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CON-
CERNING NATIONAL SECURITY USE OF SPEC-
TRUM. 
(a) REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL 
DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every two years there-
after until January 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report containing the 
results of a comprehensive review conducted by the Sec-
retary and the Chairman of all uses by the Department of 
Defense of spectrum. Such review shall include the use of 
spectrum in military plans, training, test, and in military 
capabilities that are in development or have been fielded 
for any known or potential impacts of sharing or 
repurposing of spectrum used or allocated to be used by the 
Department of Defense that may be reallocated or shared 
pursuant to a spectrum auction, sharing arrangement, or 
other arrangement, or that is otherwise identified as part 
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of the 10-year plan developed by the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration, and whether there 
are known or possible mitigations in the event of realloca-
tion or sharing that they recommend, including exclusion 
zones, equipment modifications, development or procure-
ment of new technology, or any other mitigation they believe 
will protect Department of Defense use of such spectrum, 
including projected or estimated potential costs of the same, 
and whether such costs will be borne out of Defense of De-
fense total obligation authority. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—At the time of the submission of 
the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary and 
the Chairman shall both certify that they understand any 
potential impacts to Department of Defense use of spectrum 
that could result from a spectrum auction, reallocation, or 
sharing arrangement as of that date, and submit such cer-
tification to the congressional defense committees. 
(c) REPORT OF NON-CONCURRENCE OR VETO.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees as to whether the Secretary has not concurred 
with or otherwise objected to the most recent version of the 
10-year plan developed by the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration not later than 30 
days after the date of such non-concurrence or other objec-
tion. 
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(d) FUNDING WITHHELD.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may not obli-
gate more than 95 percent of the funding authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2017 for operation and maintenance for headquarters oper-
ations before the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the report required by subsection (a) and the certification 
required under subsection (b) are submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
SEC. 1069. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 
AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
NON-FEDERALIZED 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
TO 
SUPPORT CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES IN PREVEN-
TION AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC DISAS-
TERS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 10504 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘REPORT.—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REPORT ON STATE OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD.—(1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO 
CONGRESS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘annual report of the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘annual re-
port required by paragraph (1)’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED SERVICE 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT 
REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Not later than January 31 of each 
of calendar years 2017 through 2021, the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees and the officials specified in paragraph 
(5) a report setting forth the personnel, training, and equip-
ment required by the National Guard during the next fiscal 
year to carry out its mission, while not Federalized, to pro-
vide prevention, protection mitigation, response, and recov-
ery activities in support of civilian authorities in connec-
tion with natural and man-made disasters. 
‘‘(2) To determine the annual personnel, training, and 
equipment requirements of the National Guard referred to 
in paragraph (1), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
shall take into account, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) Core civilian capabilities gaps for the pre-
vention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery 
activities in connection with natural and man-made 
disasters, as collected by the Department of Homeland 
Security from the States. 
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‘‘(B) Threat and hazard identifications and risk 
assessments of the Department of Defense, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and the States. 
‘‘(3) Personnel, training, and equipment requirements 
shall be collected from the States, validated by the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau, and be categorized in the re-
port required by paragraph (1) by each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Emergency support functions of the Na-
tional Response Framework. 
‘‘(B) Federal Emergency Management Agency re-
gions. 
‘‘(4) The annual report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be prepared in consultation with the chief executive 
of each State, other appropriate civilian authorities, and 
the Council of Governors. 
‘‘(5) In addition to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the annual report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted to the following officials: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) The Council of Governors. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(F) The Commander of the United States 
Northern Command. 
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‘‘(G) The Commander of the United States Cyber 
Command.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual 
reports’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 1011 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 10504 and inserting the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual reports.’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 130h is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) and (b)’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’. 
(2) Section 187(a)(2)(C) is amended by striking 
‘‘Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’. 
(3) Section 196(c)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 139(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 139(j)’’. 
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(4) Subsection (b)(1)(B) of section 1415, to be 
added by section 633(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 848), is amended by adding a pe-
riod at the end of clause (ii). 
(5) Section 1705(g)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘of of’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’. 
(6) Section 2222 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘to’’ before ‘‘eliminate’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(1)(E) by inserting 
‘‘the system’’ before ‘‘is in compliance’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)(5), by striking ‘‘PRO-
GRAM’’ in the heading. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
RELATED
TO
ELIMINATION
OF 
TITLE 50 APPENDIX.— 
(1) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT CITATION 
CHANGES.— 
(A) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 
10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(i) Section 101(d)(6)(B)(v) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(2))’’. 
(ii) Section 513(c) is amended— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 
451 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.)’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3806(c)(2)(A))’’ after ‘‘of that Act’’. 
(iii) Section 523(b)(7) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(2))’’. 
(iv) Section 651(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3806(d)(1))’’. 
(v) Section 671(c)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3803(a))’’. 
(vi) Section 1475(a)(5)(B) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’. 
(vii) Section 12103 is amended— 
(I) in subsections (b) and (d), by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ 
both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; and 
(II) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘section 6(c)(2)(A)(ii) and (iii) of such 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and 
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(iii) of section 6(c)(2)(A) of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3806(c)(2)(A))’’. 
(viii) Section 12104(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.)’’. 
(ix) Section 12208(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.)’’. 
(B) TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE.—Sec-
tion 209(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 
App. 
456(d)(1))’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 
3806(d)(1))’’. 
(2) SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT CITA-
TION
CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Section 987 is amended— 
(i) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(ii) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 527)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 3937)’’. 
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(B) Section 1408(b)(1)(D) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’. 
(3) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979 CITA-
TION
CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Section 130(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2401–2420)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.)’’. 
(B) Section 2249a(a)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’. 
(C) Section 2327 is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’. 
(D) Section 2410i(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2402(5)(A))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4602(5)(A))’’. 
(E) Section 7430(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.)’’. 
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(4) DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 CITATION 
CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(A) Section 139c of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2171)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4567)’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (12)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
App. 2062(b))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4502(b))’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 2170(k))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4565(k))’’. 
(B) Section 2537(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2170(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4565(a))’’. 
(C) Section 9511(6) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2071)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4511)’’. 
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(D) Section 9513(e) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2071)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4511)’’. 
(5) MERCHANT SHIP SALES ACT OF 1946 CITA-
TION
CHANGES.—Section 2218 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
4405)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
4405)’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Effective as of November 25, 2015, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 563(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 5(c)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 5(c)(2)’’. 
(2) Section 883(a)(2) (129 Stat. 947) is amended 
by striking ‘‘such chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
131 of such title’’. 
(3) Section 883 (129 Stat. 942) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) Effective on the effective date specified in 
subsection (a)(1) of section 901 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3462; 10 U.S.C. 132a note), section 
2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
‘‘(A) by striking ‘Deputy Chief Management 
Officer of the Department of Defense’ each place 
it appears in subsections (c)(2), (e)(1), (g)(2)(A), 
(g)(2)(B)(ii), and (i)(5)(B) and inserting ‘Under 
Secretary of Defense for Business Management 
and Information’; and 
‘‘(B) by striking ‘Deputy Chief Management 
Officer’ in subsection (f)(1) and inserting ‘Under 
Secretary of Defense for Business Management 
and Information’. 
‘‘(2) The second paragraph (3) of section 901(k) 
of such Act (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3468; 10 
U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed.’’. 
(4) Section 1079(a) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT
ON PRIZES
FOR ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
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‘‘(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f).’’. 
(5) Section 1086(f)(11)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Not later than\ one year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than one year’’. 
(d) 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. 1082. MODIFICATION TO SUPPORT FOR NON-FEDERAL 
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF MATERIAL 
FOR CHEMICAL AGENT DEFENSE. 
Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘report on the use of the au-
thority under subsection (a)’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘report that includes—’’ 
‘‘(A) a description of— 
‘‘(i) each use of the authority under 
subsection (a); and 
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‘‘(ii) for each such use, the specific ma-
terial made available and to whom it was 
made available; and 
‘‘(B) a description of— 
‘‘(i) any instance in which the Depart-
ment of Defense made available to a State, 
a unit of local government, or a private en-
tity any biological select agent or toxin for 
the development or testing of any biodefense 
technology; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such instance, the spe-
cific material made available and to whom 
it was made available.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The requirement to submit a report under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate on January 31, 
2021.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this section:’’ 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘precursor’, ‘protective purposes’, 
and ‘toxic chemical’ have the meanings given those 
terms in the convention referred to in subsection (c), 
in paragraph 2, paragraph 9(b), and paragraph 1, 
respectively, of article II of that convention. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘biological select agent or toxin’ 
means any agent or toxin identified under any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Section 331.3 of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
‘‘(B) Section 121.3 or section 121.4 of title 
9, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(C) Section 73.3 or section 73.4 of title 42, 
Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
SEC. 1083. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR 
EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, AND SUPPLIES PRO-
VIDED FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING AS-
SISTANCE. 
Section 407(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1084. LIQUIDATION OF UNPAID CREDITS ACCRUED AS 
A 
RESULT 
OF 
TRANSACTIONS 
UNDER 
A 
CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENT. 
(a) LIQUIDATION OF UNPAID CREDITS.—Section 2345 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) Any credits of the United States accrued as a 
result of the provision of logistic support, supplies, and 
services under the authority of this subchapter that remain 
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unliquidated more than 18 months after the date of delivery 
of the logistic support, supplies, or services may, at the op-
tion of the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State, be liquidated by offsetting the credits 
against any amount owed by the Department of Defense, 
pursuant to a transaction or transactions concluded under 
the authority of this subchapter, to the government or inter-
national organization to which the logistic support, sup-
plies, or services were provided by the United States. 
‘‘(2) The amount of any credits offset pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be credited as specified in section 2346 
of this title as if it were a receipt of the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 2345 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply with respect to credits accrued by the United 
States that— 
(1) were accrued prior to, and remain unpaid as 
of, the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) are accrued after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1085. CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACTS COVERED BY 
AIRLIFT SERVICE PROVISION. 
Section 9516 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(f) CONTRACT FOR AIRLIFT SERVICE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘contract for airlift service’ means— 
‘‘(1) a contract with the Department of Defense 
for airlift service; 
‘‘(2) any contract with the Department of De-
fense other than a contract described in paragraph 
(1), if transportation services are used in the perform-
ance of the contract; or 
‘‘(3) any subcontract (at any tier) under a con-
tract described in paragraph (1) or (2) if the sub-
contract is for airlift service or if transportation serv-
ices are used in the performance of the subcontract.’’. 
SEC. 1086. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY
AND
IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a na-
tional biodefense strategy and associated implementation 
plan, which shall include a review and assessment of bio-
defense policies, practices, programs and initiatives. Such 
Secretaries shall review and, as appropriate, revise the 
strategy biennially. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy and associated imple-
mentation plan required under subsection (a) shall include 
each of the following: 
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(1) An inventory and assessment of all existing 
strategies, plans, policies, laws, and interagency 
agreements related to biodefense, including preven-
tion, deterrence, preparedness, detection, response, at-
tribution, recovery, and mitigation. 
(2) A description of the biological threats, in-
cluding biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally oc-
curring infectious diseases, and accidental exposures. 
(3) A description of the current programs, ef-
forts, or activities of the United States Government 
with respect to preventing the acquisition, prolifera-
tion, and use of a biological weapon, preventing an 
accidental or naturally occurring biological outbreak, 
and mitigating the effects of a biological epidemic. 
(4) A description of the roles and responsibilities 
of the Executive Agencies, including internal and ex-
ternal coordination procedures, in identifying and 
sharing information related to, warning of, and pro-
tection against, acts of terrorism using biological 
agents and weapons and accidental or naturally oc-
curring biological outbreaks. 
(5) An articulation of related or required inter-
agency capabilities and whole-of-Government activi-
ties required to support the national biodefense strat-
egy. 
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(6) Recommendations for strengthening and im-
proving the current biodefense capabilities, authori-
ties, and command structures of the United States 
Government. 
(7) Recommendations for improving and for-
malizing interagency coordination and support mech-
anisms with respect to providing a robust national 
biodefense. 
(8) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of 
Agriculture determine necessary. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 275 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees the strategy and associated imple-
mentation plan required by subsection (a). The strategy and 
implementation plan shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 1, 2017, and 
annually thereafter until March 1, 2019, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives a joint briefing on the strategy developed 
under subsection (a) and the status of the implementation 
of such strategy. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the submittal of the strategy and implementation 
plan under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the strategy and 
implementation plan to analyze gaps and resources mapped 
against the requirements of the National Biodefense Strat-
egy and existing United States biodefense policy documents. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate. 
(3) The Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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‘‘(2) If the head of the agency is the prevailing party 
on appeal, not later than 2 weeks after the date that the 
Board issues the appeal decision, the head of the agency 
shall remove the notation made under paragraph (1) from 
the employee’s official personnel record file. 
‘‘(3) If the employee is the prevailing party on appeal, 
not later than 2 weeks after the date that the Board issues 
the appeal decision, the head of the agency shall remove the 
notation made under paragraph (1) and the notation of an 
adverse finding made under subsection (a) from the employ-
ee’s official personnel record file. 
‘‘(e) In this section, the term ‘personnel investigation’ 
includes— 
‘‘(1) an investigation by an Inspector General; 
and 
‘‘(2) an adverse personnel action as a result of 
performance, misconduct, or for such cause as will 
promote the efficiency of the service under chapter 43 
or chapter 75.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any employee described in section 
3322 of title 5, United States Code, (as added by such sub-
section) who leaves the service after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of 
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
3321 the following: 
‘‘3322. Voluntary separation before resolution of personnel investigation.’’. 
SEC. 1111. REVIEW OF OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FILE OF 
FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BEFORE RE-
HIRING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3330e. Review of official personnel file of former 
Federal employees before rehiring 
‘‘(a) If a former Government employee is a candidate 
for a position within the competitive service or the excepted 
service, prior to making any determination with respect to 
the appointment or reinstatement of such employee to such 
position, the appointing authority shall review and con-
sider the information relating to such employee’s former pe-
riod or periods of service in such employee’s official per-
sonnel record file. 
‘‘(b) In subsection (a), the term ‘former Government 
employee’ means an individual whose most recent position 
with the Government prior to becoming a candidate as de-
scribed under subsection (a) was within the competitive 
service or the excepted service. 
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