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(1) A detailed description of the capability gaps that Marine 
Personnel Carriers are intended to mitigate and the capabilities 
that the Marine Personnel Carrier will be required to have 
to mitigate such gaps, and an assessment whether, and to 
what extent, Amphibious Combat Vehicles could mitigate such 
gaps. 
(2) A detailed explanation of the role of the Marine Per-
sonnel Carriers in the operations of the Marine Corps, as 
well as a comparative estimate of the acquisition and life- 
cycle costs of— 
(A) a fleet consisting of both Amphibious Combat 
Vehicles and Marine Personnel Carriers; and 
(B) a fleet consisting of only Amphibious Combat 
Vehicles. 
(b) SUBMITTAL DATE.—If required, the report under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted not later than the later of— 
(1) the date that is 60 days after the date of the completion 
of the study referred to in subsection (a); or 
(2) February 1, 2013. 
SEC. 244. REPORT ON CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH INVESTMENTS OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the 
investment strategy of the Air Force with respect to the spectrum 
of— 
(1) cyber science and technology; 
(2) autonomy, command and control, and decision support 
technologies; 
(3) connectivity and dissemination technologies; and 
(4) processing and exploitation technologies. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) An identification of the near-, mid-, and far-term science 
and technology priorities of the Air Force with respect to cyber 
and 
information-related 
technologies 
and 
the 
resources 
(including both funding and personnel) projected to address 
these priorities. 
(2) A strategy to transition the results of the science and 
technology priorities described in paragraph (1) into weapon 
systems, including cyber tools. 
(3) A description of how the Air Force will recruit, train, 
and retain a highly skilled workforce in cyber and information- 
related technologies, including the use of the authorities 
granted under the laboratory demonstration program estab-
lished by section 342 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), 
as most recently amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–315). 
(4) A description of laboratory infrastructure and research 
facilities, including the Air Force Institute of Technology, that 
are necessary for the accomplishment of the science and tech-
nology priorities described in paragraph (1).
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SEC. 245. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REVIEW OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL GRADUATE EDUCATION NEEDS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Research Council to conduct a review 
of specialized degree-granting graduate programs of the Department 
of Defense in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and 
management. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—At a minimum, the review under sub-
section (a) shall address— 
(1) the need by the Department of Defense and the military 
departments for military and civilian personnel with advanced 
degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and 
management, including a list of the numbers of such personnel 
needed by discipline; 
(2) an analysis of the sources by which the Department 
of Defense and the military departments obtain military and 
civilian personnel with such advanced degrees; 
(3) the need for educational institutions under the Depart-
ment of Defense to meet the needs identified in paragraph 
(1); 
(4) the costs and benefits of maintaining such educational 
institutions, including costs relating to in-house research; 
(5) the ability of private institutions or distance-learning 
programs to meet the needs identified in paragraph (1); 
(6) existing organizational structures, including reporting 
chains, within the military departments to manage the grad-
uate education needs of the Department of Defense and the 
military departments in the fields described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(7) recommendations for improving the ability of the 
Department of Defense to identify, manage, and source the 
graduate education needs of the Department in such fields. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the review under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
results of such review. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 251. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES 
TO ENTER INTO EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TERRITORIES AND POSSES-
SIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF INSTITUTIONS IN TERRITORIES AND POSSES-
SIONS.—Section 2194(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘United States’ includes the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of such section 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 7801)’’ before the period. 
SEC. 252. REGIONAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense may use the research and engineering
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network of the Department of Defense, including the organic indus-
trial base, to support regional advanced technology clusters estab-
lished by the Secretary of Commerce to encourage the development 
of innovative advanced technologies to address national security 
and homeland defense challenges. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report describing— 
(1) the participation of the Department of Defense in 
regional advanced technology clusters, including the number 
of— 
(A) clusters supported; 
(B) technologies developed and transitioned to acquisi-
tion programs; 
(C) products commercialized; 
(D) small businesses trained; 
(E) companies started; and 
(F) research and development facilities shared; 
(2) implementation by the Department of processes and 
tools to facilitate collaboration with the clusters; 
(3) agreements established by the Department with the 
Department of Commerce to jointly support the continued 
growth of the clusters; 
(4) methods to evaluate the effectiveness of technology 
cluster policies; 
(5) any additional required authorities and any impedi-
ments to supporting regional advanced technology clusters; and 
(6) the use of any agreements entered into under the Inter-
governmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) 
and any access granted to facilities of the Department of 
Defense for research and development purposes. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Defense may meet, 
collaborate, and share resources with other Federal agencies for 
purposes of assisting in the use and appropriate growth of regional 
advanced technology clusters under this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘regional advanced technology clusters’’ means 
geographic centers focused on building science and technology- 
based innovation capacity in areas of local and regional strength 
to foster economic growth and improve quality of life. 
SEC. 253. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASING THE COST-EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF TRAINING EXERCISES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) modeling and simulation will continue to play a critical 
role in the training of the members of the Armed Forces; 
(2) while increased modeling and simulation has reduced 
overall costs of training of members of the Armed Forces,
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there are still significant costs associated with the human 
resources required to execute certain training exercises where 
role-playing actors for certain characters such as opposing 
forces, the civilian populace, other government agencies, and 
non-governmental organizations are required; 
(3) technological advances in areas such as varying levels 
of autonomy for systems, multi-player gaming techniques, and 
artificial intelligence could reduce the number of personnel 
required to support certain training exercises for members of 
the Armed Forces, and thereby reduce the overall cost of the 
exercises; and 
(4) the Secretary of Defense should develop a plan to 
increase the use of emerging technologies in autonomous sys-
tems, the commercial gaming sector, and artificial intelligence 
for training exercises for members of the Armed Forces to 
increase training effectiveness and reduce costs. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Training range sustainment plan and training range inventory. 
Sec. 312. Authority of Secretary of a military department to enter into cooperative 
agreements with Indian tribes for land management associated with 
military installations and State-owned National Guard installations. 
Sec. 313. Department of Defense guidance on environmental exposures at military 
installations and briefing regarding environmental exposures to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 314. Report on status of targets in implementation plan for operational energy 
strategy. 
Sec. 315. Limitation on obligation of Department of Defense funds from Defense 
Production Act of 1950 for biofuel refinery construction. 
Sec. 316. Sense of Congress on protection of Department of Defense airfields, train-
ing airspace, and air training routes. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Expansion and reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. 
Sec. 322. Restoration and amendment of certain provisions relating to depot-level 
maintenance and core logistics capabilities. 
Sec. 323. Rating chains for system program managers. 
Subtitle D—Readiness 
Sec. 331. Intergovernmental support agreements with State and local governments. 
Sec. 332. Expansion and reauthorization of pilot program for availability of work-
ing-capital funds for product improvements. 
Sec. 333. Department of Defense national strategic ports study and Comptroller 
General studies and reports on strategic ports. 
Subtitle E—Reports 
Sec. 341. Annual report on Department of Defense long-term corrosion strategy. 
Sec. 342. Report on joint strategy for readiness and training in a C4ISR-denied en-
vironment. 
Sec. 343. Comptroller General review of annual Department of Defense report on 
prepositioned materiel and equipment. 
Sec. 344. Modification of report on maintenance and repair of vessels in foreign 
shipyards. 
Sec. 345. Extension of deadline for Comptroller General report on Department of 
Defense service contract inventory. 
Subtitle F—Limitations and Extension of Authority 
Sec. 351. Repeal of redundant authority to ensure interoperability of law enforce-
ment and emergency responder training.