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(7) Methods for ensuring resilience, mission assur-
ance, and continuity of operations for cyber operations. 
(8) An evaluation of the potential roles of the re-
serve components in the concept of operations and con-
cept of employment for cyber operations forces required 
under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
military departments and the Commander of the 
United States Cyber Command, an identification of 
the Department of Defense cyber mission require-
ments that could be discharged by members of the 
reserve components; 
(B) in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, consideration of ways to ensure 
that the Governors of the several States, through 
the Council of Governors, as appropriate, have an 
opportunity to provide the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security an independent 
evaluation of State cyber capabilities, and State 
cyber needs that cannot be fulfilled through the pri-
vate sector; 
(C) an identification of the existing capabili-
ties, facilities, and plans for cyber activities of the 
reserve components, including—
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(i) an identification of current positions in 
the reserve components serving Department 
cyber missions; 
(ii) an inventory of the existing cyber 
skills of reserve component personnel, including 
the skills of units and elements of the reserve 
components that are transitioning to cyber 
missions; 
(iii) an inventory of the existing infra-
structure of the reserve components that con-
tributes to the cyber missions of the United 
States Cyber Command, including the infra-
structure available to units and elements of the 
reserve components that are transitioning to 
such missions; and 
(iv) an assessment of the manner in which 
the military departments plan to use the re-
serve components to meet total force resource 
requirements, and the effect of such plans on 
the potential ability of members of the reserve 
components to support the cyber missions of 
the United States Cyber Command; 
(D) an assessment of whether the National 
Guard, when activated in a State status (either 
State Active Duty or in a duty status under title
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32, United States Code) can operate under unique 
and useful authorities to support domestic cyber 
missions and requirements of the Department or 
the United States Cyber Command; 
(E) an assessment of the appropriateness of 
hiring on a part-time basis non-dual status techni-
cians who possess appropriate cyber security exper-
tise for purposes of assisting the National Guard in 
protecting critical infrastructure and carrying out 
cyber missions; 
(F) an assessment of the current and potential 
ability of the reserve components to— 
(i) attract and retain personnel with sub-
stantial, relevant cyber technical expertise who 
use those skills in the private sector; 
(ii) organize such personnel into units at 
the State, regional, or national level under ap-
propriate command and control arrangements 
for Department cyber missions; 
(iii) meet and sustain the training stand-
ards of the United States Cyber Command; 
and 
(iv) establish and manage career paths for 
such personnel;
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(G) a determination of how the reserve compo-
nents could contribute to total force solutions to 
cyber operations requirements of the United States 
Cyber Command; and 
(H) development of an estimate of the per-
sonnel, infrastructure, and training required, and 
the costs that would be incurred, in connection with 
implementing a strategy for integrating the reserve 
components into the total force for support of the 
cyber missions of the Department and United 
States Cyber Command, including by taking into 
account the potential savings under the strategy 
through use of personnel referred to in subpara-
graph (C)(i), provided that for specific cyber units 
that exist or are transitioning to a cyber mission, 
the estimate shall examine whether there are mis-
alignments in existing plans between unit missions 
and facility readiness to support such missions. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN ACTIONS.— 
(1) REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL OF AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD CYBER UNITS.—No reduction in personnel of a 
cyber unit of the Air National Guard of the United 
States may be implemented or carried out in fiscal year 
2014 before the submittal of the report required by sub-
section (d).
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(2) REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL AND CAPACITY OF 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD RED TEAMS.—No reduction in the 
personnel or capacity of a Red Team of the Air National 
Guard of the United States may be implemented or car-
ried out unless the report required by subsection (d) in-
cludes a certification that the personnel or capacity to be 
reduced is directly related to Red Team capabilities that 
are no longer required. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the completion of the mission analysis under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing— 
(1) the results of the mission analysis; 
(2) recommendations for improving or changing the 
roles, organization, missions, concept of operations, or 
authorities related to the cyber operations of the Depart-
ment; and 
(3) any other matters concerning the mission anal-
ysis that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(e) NATIONAL GUARD ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
required under subsection (d), the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees an assessment of the role of the National Guard in
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supporting the cyber operations mission of the Department of 
Defense as such mission is described in such report. 
(f) FORM.—The report under subsection (d) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 934. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRESS IN DE-
FENDING THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEFENSE 
INDUSTRIAL BASE FROM CYBER EVENTS. 
Section 935(b)(3) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4339) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘capabilities.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘capabilities, including estimated economic 
impacts.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘remediation.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘remediation and estimates of economic 
losses resulting from such event.’’. 
SEC. 935. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE 
SOFTWARE LICENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) UPDATED PLAN.— 
(1) UPDATE.—The Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of the Defense shall, in consultation with 
the chief information officers of the military departments
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and the Defense Agencies, update the plan for the inven-
tory of selected software licenses of the Department of 
Defense required under section 937 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
10 U.S.C. 2223 note) to include a plan for the inventory 
of all software licenses of the Department of Defense for 
which a military department spends more than 
$5,000,000 annually on any individual title, including a 
comparison of licenses purchased with licenses in use. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The update required under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) include plans for implementing an auto-
mated solution capable of reporting the software li-
cense compliance position of the Department and 
providing a verified audit trail, or an audit trail 
otherwise produced and verified by an independent 
third party; 
(B) include details on the process and business 
systems necessary to regularly perform reviews, a 
procedure for validating and reporting deregistering 
and registering new software, and a mechanism and 
plan to relay that information to the appropriate 
chief information officer; and 
(C) a proposed timeline for implementation of 
the updated plan in accordance with paragraph (3).
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(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than September 30, 
2015, the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees the updated plan required under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) PERFORMANCE PLAN.—If the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Department of Defense determines through the 
implementation of the process and business systems in the 
updated plan required by subsection (a) that the number of 
software licenses of the Department for an individual title for 
which a military department spends greater than $5,000,000 
annually exceeds the needs of the Department for such soft-
ware licenses, or the inventory discloses that there is a dis-
crepancy between the number of software licenses purchased 
and those in actual use, the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Defense shall implement a plan to bring the 
number of such software licenses into balance with the needs 
of the Department and the terms of any relevant contract. 
SEC. 936. CYBER OUTREACH AND THREAT AWARENESS FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a briefing on options for strengthening 
outreach and threat awareness programs for small businesses
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(as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632)) that are awarded contracts by the Department of De-
fense to assist such businesses to— 
(1) understand the gravity and scope of cyber 
threats; 
(2) develop a plan to protect intellectual property; 
and 
(3) develop a plan to protect the networks of such 
businesses. 
SEC. 937. JOINT FEDERATED CENTERS FOR TRUSTED DEFENSE 
SYSTEMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FEDERATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the establishment of a joint federation of ca-
pabilities to support the trusted defense system needs of 
the Department of Defense (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘federation’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the federation shall 
be to serve as a joint, Department-wide federation of ca-
pabilities to support the trusted defense system needs of 
the Department to ensure security in the software and 
hardware developed, acquired, maintained, and used by 
the Department, pursuant to the trusted defense systems 
strategy of the Department and supporting policies re-
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lated to software assurance and supply chain risk man-
agement. 
(b) DISCHARGE OF ESTABLISHMENT.—In providing for 
the establishment of the federation, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether the purpose of the federation can be met by ex-
isting centers in the Department. If the Department deter-
mines that there are capabilities gaps that cannot be satisfied 
by existing centers, the Department shall devise a strategy 
for creating and providing resources for such capabilities to 
fill such gaps. 
(c) CHARTER.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a char-
ter for the federation. The charter shall— 
(1) be established pursuant to the trusted defense 
systems strategy of the Department and supporting poli-
cies related to software assurance and supply chain risk 
management; and 
(2) set forth— 
(A) the role of the federation in supporting 
program offices in implementing the trusted defense 
systems strategy of the Department; 
(B) the software and hardware assurance ex-
pertise and capabilities of the federation, including 
policies, standards, requirements, best practices, 
contracting, training, and testing;
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(C) Development and implementation of plans 
to ensure that the cloud systems or services ac-
quired pursuant to subparagraph (B) are interoper-
able and universally accessible and usable through 
attribute-based access controls. 
(D) Integration of plans under subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) with enterprise-wide plans of the 
Armed Forces and the Department of Defense for 
the Joint Information Environment and the De-
fense Intelligence Information Environment. 
(2) DIRECTION.—The Secretary shall provide direc-
tion to the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies on 
the matters covered by paragraph (1) by not later than 
March 15, 2014. 
(b) INTEGRATION WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
EFFORTS.—The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director 
of National Intelligence to ensure that activities under this 
section are integrated with the Intelligence Community Infor-
mation Technology Enterprise in order to achieve interoper-
ability, information sharing, and other efficiencies. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The requirements of subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to a 
contract for the acquisition of cloud computing capabilities in 
an amount less than $1,000,000.
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to alter or affect the authorities or respon-
sibilities of the Director of National Intelligence under section 
102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024). 
SEC. 939. CYBER VULNERABILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICAL COMMU-
NICATIONS SYSTEMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the 
capability of each military department to operate in non-per-
missive and hostile cyber environments. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of potential cyber 
threats or threat systems to major weapon systems and 
tactical communications systems that could emerge in 
the next five years. 
(2) A description and assessment of cyber 
vulnerabilities of current major weapon and tactical com-
munications systems. 
(3) A detailed description of the current strategy to 
detect, deter, and defend against cyber attacks on cur-
rent and planned major weapon systems and tactical 
communications systems.
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(4) An estimate of the costs anticipated to be in-
curred in addressing cyber vulnerabilities to Department 
of Defense weapon systems and tactical communications 
systems over the next five years. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 940. CONTROL OF THE PROLIFERATION OF CYBER WEAP-
ONS. 
(a) INTERAGENCY PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 
POLICY.—The President shall establish an interagency proc-
ess to provide for the establishment of an integrated policy 
to control the proliferation of cyber weapons through unilat-
eral and cooperative law enforcement activities, financial 
means, diplomatic engagement, and such other means as the 
President considers appropriate. 
(b) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.—The President shall in-
clude, to the extent practicable, private industry participation 
in the process established under subsection (a). 
(c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the interagency 
process established under subsection (a) shall be as follows: 
(1) To identify the intelligence, law enforcement, 
and financial sanctions tools that can and should be 
used to suppress the trade in cyber tools and infrastruc-
ture that are or can be used for criminal, terrorist, or
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military activities while preserving the ability of govern-
ments and the private sector to use such tools for legiti-
mate purposes of self-defense. 
(2) To establish a statement of principles to control 
the proliferation of cyber weapons, including principles 
for controlling the proliferation of cyber weapons that 
can lead to expanded cooperation and engagement with 
international partners. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The interagency process es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall develop, by not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, rec-
ommendations on means for the control of the proliferation 
of cyber weapons, including a draft statement of principles 
and a review of applicable legal authorities. 
SEC. 941. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN 
CYBERSPACE. 
(a) INTEGRATED POLICY.—The President shall establish 
an interagency process to provide for the development of an 
integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the interagency proc-
ess established under subsection (a) shall be to develop a de-
terrence policy for reducing cyber risks to the United States 
and our allies. 
(c) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth the integrated policy developed pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
SEC. 942. NATIONAL CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN 
INFORMATION ASSURANCE EDUCATION MATTERS. 
(a) PRESERVATION
OF DESIGNATION DURING ACA-
DEMIC YEARS 2013–2014 AND 2014–2015.—Each institution 
of higher education that was designated by the National Se-
curity Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as 
a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information As-
surance Education as of January 1, 2013, shall continue to 
be designated as such a Center through June 30, 2015, pro-
vided that such institution maintains the standards by which 
such institution was originally designated as such a Center. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATION OF ACCREDI-
TATION
OR DESIGNATION PROCESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Director of the National Security 
Agency, and other appropriate departments and agencies of
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the Federal Government and non-Federal organizations, 
shall— 
(1) assess the National Centers of Academic Excel-
lence in Information Assurance Education program 
strengths and weaknesses, including processes and cri-
teria used to develop curricula and designate an institu-
tion of higher education as a National Center of Aca-
demic Excellence in Information Assurance Education; 
(2) assess the maturity of information assurance as 
an academic discipline; 
(3) assess the role the Federal Government should 
play in the future development of curricula and other 
criteria for designating or accrediting information assur-
ance education programs of institutions of higher edu-
cation as National Centers of Academic Excellence in In-
formation Assurance Education; 
(4) assess the advantages and disadvantages of 
broadening the governance structure of such Centers; 
(5) assess the extent to which existing and emerg-
ing curricula and other criteria for designation as such 
a Center is aligned with the National Initiative for Cy-
bersecurity Education and will provide the knowledge 
and skills needed by the information assurance work-
force for existing and future employment;
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(6) make recommendations for improving and evolv-
ing the mechanisms and processes for developing the 
curricula and other criteria for accrediting or desig-
nating information assurance programs of institutions of 
higher education as Centers; and 
(7) make recommendations on transitioning the re-
sponsibility for developing the curricula and other cri-
teria for accrediting or designating information assur-
ance programs of institutions of higher education as 
Centers from the sole administration of the National Se-
curity Agency. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COL-
LABORATION WITH CENTERS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall assess the collaboration of the Department of 
Defense with the National Centers of Academic Excellence in 
Information Assurance Education. Such assessment shall in-
clude— 
(1) the extent to which the information security 
scholarship program of the Department of Defense es-
tablished under chapter 112 of title 10, United States 
Code, contributes to— 
(A) building the capacity to educate the infor-
mation assurance and cybersecurity workforce need-
ed for the future; and
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(B) employing exceptional information assur-
ance and cybersecurity workers in the Department; 
and 
(2) mechanisms for increasing Department employ-
ment of graduates of such Centers. 
(d) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Director of the National Security Agency, 
and other appropriate departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government and non-Federal organizations, 
shall submit to Congress— 
(A) a plan for implementing the recommenda-
tions made pursuant to subsection (b) on improving 
and evolving the mechanisms and processes for de-
veloping the curricula and other criteria for accred-
iting or designating the information assurance pro-
grams of institutions of higher education as Na-
tional Centers of Academic Excellence in Informa-
tion Assurance Education; 
(B) the results of the assessments conducted 
under subsections (b) and (c); and 
(C) the recommendations made under sub-
section (b).
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(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with appro-
priate representatives of information assurance interests 
in departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
State and local governments, academia, and the private 
sector. 
(e) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
Subtitle E—Total Force Management 
SEC. 951. REVIEWS OF APPROPRIATE MANPOWER PERFORM-
ANCE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Section 2330a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as sub-
sections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsections (g) and (h): 
‘‘(g) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
May 1 of each year, beginning with 2014 and ending with 
2016, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the Inspector General’s assessment of—
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‘‘(1) the efforts by the Department of Defense to 
compile the inventory pursuant to subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) the reviews conducted under subsection (e), in-
cluding the actions taken to resolve the findings of the 
reviews in accordance with section 2463 of this title. 
‘‘(h) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
September 30 of each year, beginning with 2014 and ending 
with 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the Comptroller General’s assessment of the ef-
forts by the Department of Defense to implement subsections 
(e) and (f).’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT 
ON INVENTORY.—Section 803(c) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 
123 Stat. 2402) is amended by striking ‘‘2011 and 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
Sec. 1003. Audit of Department of Defense fiscal year 2018 financial state-
ments. 
Sec. 1004. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counter-drug and counter-
terrorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide support to law 
enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.
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Sec. 1013. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support 
for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Modification of requirements for annual long-range plan for the con-
struction of naval vessels. 
Sec. 1022. Clarification of sole ownership resulting from ship donations at no 
cost to the Navy. 
Sec. 1023. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga 
class cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Sec. 1024. Extension and remediation of Navy contracting actions. 
Sec. 1025. Report comparing costs of DDG 1000 and DDG 51 Flight III ships. 
Sec. 1026. Report on naval vessels and the Force Structure Assessment. 
Sec. 1027. Modification of policy relating to major combatant vessels of the 
strike forces of the Navy. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Clarification of procedures for use of alternate members on military 
commissions. 
Sec. 1032. Modification of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship 
Program reporting requirement. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the 
United States to house detainees transferred from United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1034. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individ-
uals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1035. Transfers to foreign countries of individuals detained at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1036. Report on information relating to individuals detained at Parwan, 
Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1037. Grade of chief prosecutor and chief defense counsel in military com-
missions established to try individuals detained at Guanta-
namo. 
Sec. 1038. Report on capability of Yemeni government to detain, rehabilitate, 
and prosecute individuals detained at Guantanamo who are 
transferred to Yemen. 
Sec. 1039. Report on attachment of rights to individuals detained at Guanta-
namo if transferred to the United States. 
Subtitle E—Sensitive Military Operations 
Sec. 1041. Congressional notification of sensitive military operations. 
Sec. 1042. Counterterrorism operational briefings. 
Sec. 1043. Report on process for determining targets of lethal or capture oper-
ations. 
Subtitle F—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1051. Notification required for reduction or consolidation of dual-capable 
aircraft based in Europe. 
Sec. 1052. Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, 
and Communications System. 
Sec. 1053. Modification of responsibilities and reporting requirements of Nu-
clear Weapons Council.
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Sec. 1054. Modification of deadline for report on plan for nuclear weapons 
stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery 
systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1055. Prohibition on elimination of nuclear triad. 
Sec. 1056. Implementation of New START Treaty. 
Sec. 1057. Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently targetable 
reentry vehicles. 
Sec. 1058. Report on New START Treaty. 
Sec. 1059. Report on implementation of the recommendations of the Palomares 
Nuclear Weapons Accident Revised Dose Evaluation Report. 
Sec. 1060. Sense of Congress on further strategic nuclear arms reductions with 
the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1061. Sense of Congress on compliance with nuclear arms control treaty 
obligations. 
Sec. 1062. Senses of Congress on ensuring the modernization of the nuclear 
forces of the United States. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1071. Enhancement of capacity of the United States Government to ana-
lyze captured records. 
Sec. 1072. Strategic plan for the management of the electromagnetic spectrum. 
Sec. 1073. Extension of authority to provide military transportation services to 
certain other agencies at the Department of Defense reim-
bursement rate. 
Sec. 1074. Notification of modifications to Army force structure. 
Sec. 1075. Aircraft joint training. 
Subtitle H—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1081. Online availability of reports submitted to Congress. 
Sec. 1082. Oversight of combat support agencies. 
Sec. 1083. Inclusion in annual report of description of interagency coordination 
relating to humanitarian demining technology. 
Sec. 1084. Repeal and modification of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1085. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General assessment of De-
partment of Defense efficiencies. 
Sec. 1086. Review and assessment of United States Special Operations Forces 
and United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 1087. Reports on unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 1088. Report on foreign language support contracts for the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1089. Civil Air Patrol. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 1091. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1092. Reduction in costs to report critical changes to major automated in-
formation system programs. 
Sec. 1093. Extension of authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue non- 
premium aviation insurance. 
Sec. 1094. Extension of Ministry of Defense Advisor Program and authority to 
waive reimbursement of costs of activities for certain non-
governmental personnel. 
Sec. 1095. Amendments to certain national commissions. 
Sec. 1096. Strategy for future military information operations capabilities.
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Sec. 1097. Sense of Congress on collaboration on border security. 
Sec. 1098. Transfer of aircraft to other departments for wildfire suppression 
and other purposes; tactical airlift fleet of the Air Force. 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Sec-
retary of Defense that such action is necessary in the 
national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of 
authorizations made available to the Department of De-
fense in this division for fiscal year 2014 between any 
such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivi-
sions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred 
shall be merged with and be available for the same pur-
poses as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(3), the total amount of authorizations that the Sec-
retary may transfer under the authority of this section 
may not exceed $5,000,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILI-
TARY
PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of 
funds between military personnel authorizations under 
title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation 
in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection 
(a) to transfer authorizations—
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(1) may only be used to provide authority for items 
that have a higher priority than the items from which 
authority is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an 
item that has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer 
made from one account to another under the authority of this 
section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for 
the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount 
equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1002. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by 
the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, 
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference 
report or amendment between the Houses.
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SEC. 1003. AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 
2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
(a) AUDIT OF DOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.—In addi-
tion to the requirement under section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) that the Finan-
cial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan describe specific 
actions to be taken and the costs associated with ensuring 
that the financial statements of the Department of Defense 
are validated as ready for audit by not later than September 
30, 2017, upon the conclusion of fiscal year 2018, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that a full audit is performed 
on the financial statements of the Department of Defense for 
such fiscal year. The Secretary shall submit to Congress the 
results of that audit by not later than March 31, 2019. 
(b) INCLUSION OF AUDIT IN FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT 
AUDIT READINESS PLAN.—Section 1003(a)(2)(A) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) ensuring the audit of the financial 
statements of the Department of Defense for
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fiscal year 2018 occurs by not later than 
March 31, 2019.’’. 
SEC. 1004. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO SUS-
TAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—If the amount authorized 
to be appropriated for the weapons activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration under section 3101 or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2014 is less than 
$8,400,000,000 (the amount projected to be required for 
such activities in fiscal year 2014 as specified in the report 
under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 
2549)), the Secretary of Defense may transfer, from amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to this Act, to the Secretary 
of Energy an amount, not to exceed $150,000,000, to be 
available only for weapons activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a transfer 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
notify Congress of the transfer, and shall include in such no-
tice the Department of Defense account or accounts from 
which funds are transferred.
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(c) TRANSFER
MECHANISM.—Any funds transferred 
under this section shall be transferred in accordance with es-
tablished procedures for reprogramming under section 1001 
or successor provisions of law. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided under subsection (a) is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided under this Act. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNIFIED 
COUNTER-DRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAM-
PAIGN IN COLOMBIA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1021 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most re-
cently amended by section 1010 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 1907), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later 
than 15 days before providing assistance under section 1021 
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (as amended by subsection (a)) using
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funds available for fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notice 
setting forth the assistance to be provided, including the 
types of such assistance, the budget for such assistance, and 
the anticipated completion date and duration of the provision 
of such assistance. 
SEC. 1012. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK FORCES 
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM 
ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 
1594; 10 U.S.C. 371 note), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1907) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1013. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
(Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently 
amended by section 1006 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat.
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1557), is further amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.—Subsection (e)(2) 
of such section 1033, as so amended, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 
SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section 1033, as so 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(36) Government of Chad. 
‘‘(37) Government of Libya. 
‘‘(38) Government of Mali. 
‘‘(39) Government of Niger.’’. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 
Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL 
LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 
NAVAL VESSELS. 
(a) ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CONSTRUCTION PLAN.— 
Subsection (b) of section 231 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘should be designed’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘shall be designed’’; 
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘is capable of supporting’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘supports’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and ca-
pabilities’’ after ‘‘naval vessel force structure’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The estimated total cost of construction for 
each vessel used to determine estimated levels of annual 
funding under subparagraph (C).’’. 
(b) ASSESSMENT WHEN CONSTRUCTION PLAN DOES 
NOT MEET FORCE STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.—Such sec-
tion is further amended by striking subsection (c) and insert-
ing the following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT WHEN ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL CON-
STRUCTION PLAN DOES NOT MEET FORCE STRUCTURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—If the annual naval vessel construction plan 
for a fiscal year under subsection (b) does not result in a 
force structure or capabilities that meet the requirements 
identified in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall include 
with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year an as-
sessment of the extent of the strategic and operational risk 
to national security associated with the reduced force struc-
ture of naval vessels over the period of time that the required 
force structure or capabilities are not achieved. Such assess-
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ment shall include an analysis of whether the risks are ac-
ceptable, and plans to mitigate such risks. Such assessment 
shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of the 
combatant commands and the Nuclear Weapons Council 
under section 179 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1022. CLARIFICATION OF SOLE OWNERSHIP RESULTING 
FROM SHIP DONATIONS AT NO COST TO THE 
NAVY. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (a) of section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE TRANSFER.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may convey, by donation, all right, title, and in-
terest to any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 
or any captured vessel, for use as a museum or memorial for 
public display in the United States, to— 
‘‘(1) any State, the District of Columbia, any Com-
monwealth or possession of the United States, or any 
municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof; or 
‘‘(2) any nonprofit entity.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND 
RESPONSIBILITY.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS
ON
LIABILITY
AND
RESPONSI-
BILITY.—(1) The United States and all departments and
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agencies thereof, and their officers and employees, shall not 
be liable at law or in equity for any injury or damage to any 
person or property occurring on a vessel donated under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of 
Defense, and the officers and employees of the Department 
of Defense, shall have no responsibility or obligation to make, 
engage in, or provide funding for, any improvement, upgrade, 
modification, maintenance, preservation, or repair to a vessel 
donated under this section.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION THAT TRANSFERS TO BE MADE AT 
NO COST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘under this section’’ the 
following: ‘‘, the maintenance and preservation of 
that vessel as a museum or memorial, and the ulti-
mate disposal of that vessel, including demilitariza-
tion of Munitions List items at the end of the use-
ful life of the vessel as a museum or memorial,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the United States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Department of Defense’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for sub-
section (c) of such section is amended by striking
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‘‘UNITED STATES’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS; DEFINI-
TIONS.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—Noth-
ing in this section shall affect the applicability of Federal, 
State, interstate, and local environmental laws and regula-
tions, including the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2601 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.), to the Department of Defense or to a donee. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘nonprofit entity’ means any entity 
qualifying as an exempt organization under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Munitions List’ means the United 
States Munitions List created and controlled under sec-
tion 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2778). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘donee’ means any entity receiving a 
vessel pursuant to subsection (a).’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 7306. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; cap-
tured vessels: conveyance by donation’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 633 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘7306. Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: convey-
ance by donation.’ ’’’. 
SEC. 1023. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INAC-
TIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR 
DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be 
obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, 
or place in storage a cruiser or dock landing ship. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
funds referred to in such subsection may be obligated or ex-
pended to retire the U.S.S. Denver, LPD9. 
SEC. 1024. EXTENSION AND REMEDIATION OF NAVY CON-
TRACTING ACTIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OR RE-
NEWAL OF LEASES FOR VESSELS SUPPORTING THE TRANSIT 
PROTECTION SYSTEM ESCORT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2401 of 
title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy
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may extend or renew the lease of not more than four 
blocking vessels supporting the Transit Protection Sys-
tem Escort Program after the date of the expiration of 
the lease of such vessels, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. Such an extension shall be for a 
term that is the shorter of— 
(A) the period beginning on the date of the ex-
piration of the lease in effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and ending on the date on 
which the Secretary determines that a substitute is 
available for the capabilities provided by the lease, 
or that the capabilities provided by the vessel are no 
longer required; or 
(B) 180 days. 
(2) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance, Navy, as specified in the funding tables in 
section 4301, may be available for the extension or re-
newal of a lease under paragraph (1). 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Prior to extending or 
renewing a lease under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees notification of the proposed extension or renewal. 
Such notification shall include—
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(A) a detailed description of the term of the 
proposed contract for the extension or renewal of 
the lease and a justification for extending or renew-
ing the lease rather than obtaining the capability 
provided for by the lease, charter, or services in-
volved through purchase of the vessel; and 
(B) a plan for meeting the capability provided 
for by the lease upon the completion of the term of 
the lease contract, as extended or renewed under 
paragraph (1). 
(b) AUTHORITY
FOR ACCEPTANCE
OF PAYMENT
IN 
KIND IN SETTLEMENT OF A–12 AIRCRAFT LITIGATION.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
year 2014 and any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of 
the Navy is authorized to accept and retain the following con-
sideration in lieu of a monetary payment for purposes of the 
settlement of A–12 aircraft litigation arising from the default 
termination of Contract No. N00019-88-C-0050: 
(1) From General Dynamics Corporation, credit in 
an amount not to exceed $198,000,000 toward the de-
sign, construction, and delivery of the steel deckhouse, 
hangar, and aft missile launching system for the DDG 
1002. 
(2) From the Boeing Company, three EA-18G 
Growler aircraft, with installed Airborne Electric Attack
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kits, valued at an amount not to exceed $198,000,000, 
at no cost to the Department of the Navy. 
SEC. 1025. REPORT COMPARING COSTS OF DDG 1000 AND DDG 
51 FLIGHT III SHIPS. 
Not later than March 15, 2014, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report providing an updated comparison of the costs and 
risks of acquiring DDG 1000 and DDG 51 Flight III vessels 
equipped for enhanced ballistic missile defense capability. The 
report shall include each of the following: 
(1) An updated estimate of the total cost to develop, 
procure, operate, and support ballistic missile defense ca-
pable DDG 1000 destroyers equipped with the air and 
missile defense radar. 
(2) The estimate of the Secretary of the total cost 
of the current plan to develop, procure, operate, and 
support Flight III DDG 51 destroyers. 
(3) Details on the assumed ballistic missile defense 
requirements and construction schedules for both the 
DDG 1000 and DDG 51 Flight III destroyers referred 
to in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(4) An updated comparison of the program risks 
and the resulting ship capabilities in all dimensions (not 
just ballistic missile defense) of the options referred to 
in paragraphs (1) and (2).
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(5) Any other information the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 1026. REPORT ON NAVAL VESSELS AND THE FORCE 
STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the submittal of the annual naval vessel construc-
tion plan required under section 231 of title 10, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2015, the Chief of Naval Oper-
ations shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the current requirements for combatant vessels 
of the Navy and the anticipated requirements for such vessels 
during the 30-year period following the submittal of the re-
port. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the naval capability require-
ments identified by the combatant commands in devel-
oping the Force Structure Assessment in 2005 and re-
validating that Assessment in 2010. 
(2) The capabilities for each class of vessel that was 
assumed in the Force Structure Assessment. 
(3) An assessment of the capabilities of the current 
fleet of combatant vessels of the Navy to meet current 
and anticipated requirements.
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(4) An assessment of how the Navy is currently 
managing deployment schedules to meet combatant com-
mander requirements with a smaller force than specified 
in the Force Structure Assessment of 2005, including 
the impact on— 
(A) the material condition of the naval force 
due to longer deployment times; and 
(B) long-term retention rates, especially in crit-
ical specialties. 
(5) An assessment of the capabilities of the antici-
pated fleet of combatant vessels of the Navy to meet 
emerging threats over the next 30 years. 
(6) An assessment of how the Navy will meet com-
batant command requirements for forward-deployed 
naval capabilities with a smaller number of ships and 
submarines. 
(7) An assessment of how the Navy will manage the 
risk of massing a greater set of capabilities on a smaller 
number of ships while facing an expanding range of 
asymmetrical threats, including— 
(A) anti-access/area-denial capabilities; 
(B) diesel-electric submarines; 
(C) mines; and 
(D) anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles.
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(8) The assessment of the Commandant of the Ma-
rine Corps of— 
(A) the operational risk associated with the 
current and the planned number of ships of the am-
phibious assault force, including vessels designated 
as LHA, LHD, LPD, or LSD; and 
(B) the capabilities required to meet the needs 
of the Marine Corps for future ships of the amphib-
ious assault force. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1027. MODIFICATION OF POLICY RELATING TO MAJOR 
COMBATANT VESSELS OF THE STRIKE FORCES OF 
THE NAVY. 
Section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating 
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), re-
spectively; and 
(2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the request shall be for’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the request shall include a specific as-
sessment of’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘in the analysis of alter-
natives’’ after ‘‘nuclear power system’’. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR USE OF AL-
TERNATE MEMBERS ON MILITARY COMMISSIONS. 
(a) PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 948m of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘at least five members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least five primary members 
and as many alternate members as the con-
vening authority shall detail’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Alternate members shall be des-
ignated in the order in which they will replace 
an excused primary member.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘primary’’ 
after ‘‘the number of’’. 
(2) GENERAL
RULES.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) and (c) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections (b) and (c):
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‘‘(b) PRIMARY MEMBERS.—Primary members of a mili-
tary commission under this chapter are voting members. 
‘‘(c) ALTERNATE MEMBERS.—(1) A military commission 
may include alternate members to replace primary members 
who are excused from service on the commission. 
‘‘(2) Whenever a primary member is excused from serv-
ice on the commission, an alternate member, if available, 
shall replace the excused primary member and the trial may 
proceed.’’. 
(3) EXCUSE OF MEMBERS.—Subsection (d) of such 
section, as redesignated by paragraph (2)(A), is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by in-
serting ‘‘primary or alternate’’ before ‘‘member’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) in the case of an alternate member, in order 
to reduce the number of alternate members required for 
service on the commission, as determined by the con-
vening authority.’’.
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(4) ABSENT
AND
ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—Sub-
section (e) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph 
(2)(A), is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the number of primary 
members of’’ after ‘‘Whenever’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘primary’’ before ‘‘mem-
bers required by’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and there are no re-
maining alternate members to replace the ex-
cused primary members’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘An alternate member who was present 
for the introduction of all evidence shall not be con-
sidered to be a new or additional member.’’. 
(b) CHALLENGES.—Section 949f of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘primary or al-
ternate’’ before ‘‘members’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Nothing in this section prohibits 
the military judge from awarding to each party such ad-
ditional peremptory challenges as may be required in the 
interests of justice.’’.
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(c) NUMBER OF VOTES REQUIRED.—Section 949m of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘primary’’ before ‘‘members’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The primary members present for a vote on a sen-
tence need not be the same primary members who voted on 
the conviction if the requirements of section 948m(d) of this 
title are met.’’. 
SEC. 1032. MODIFICATION OF REGIONAL DEFENSE COMBATING 
TERRORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2249c(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including en-
gagement activities for program alumni,’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘program’’ 
the following: ‘‘, including a list of any unfunded or 
unmet training requirements and requests’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) A discussion and justification of how the pro-
gram fits within the theater security priorities of each of
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the commanders of the geographic combatant com-
mands.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a report submitted for 
a fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR 
MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO 
HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED 
STATES 
NAVAL 
STATION, 
GUANTANAMO 
BAY, 
CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of De-
fense may be used during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 
2014, to construct or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or im-
prisonment in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment 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
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Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1035(e)(2). 
SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
No amounts authorized to be appropriated 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, 2014, to transfer, re-
lease, 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. 1035. TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF INDIVID-
UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo to
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the individual’s country of origin, or any other foreign coun-
try, if— 
(1) the Secretary determines, following a review 
conducted in accordance with the requirements of section 
1023 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 801 note) and Executive 
Order No. 13567, that the individual is no longer a 
threat to the national security of the United States; or 
(2) such transfer or release outside the United 
States is to effectuate an order affecting disposition of 
the individual by a court or competent tribunal of the 
United States having jurisdiction. 
(b) DETERMINATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRANSFER.— 
Except as provided in subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer an individual detained at Guantanamo to 
the custody or control of the individual’s country origin, or 
any other foreign country, only if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(1) actions that have been or are planned to be 
taken will substantially mitigate the risk of such indi-
vidual engaging or reengaging in any terrorist or other 
hostile activity that threatens the United States or 
United States persons or interests; and 
(2) the transfer is in the national security interest 
of the United States.
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(c) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING DETER-
MINATION.—In making the determination specified in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall specifically evalu-
ate and take into consideration the following factors: 
(1) The recommendations of the Guantanamo De-
tainee Review Task Force established pursuant to Exec-
utive Order No. 13492 and the recommendations of the 
Periodic Review Boards established pursuant to No. Ex-
ecutive Order 13567, as applicable. 
(2) The security situation in the foreign country to 
which the individual is to be transferred, including 
whether or not the country is a state sponsor of ter-
rorism, the presence of foreign terrorist groups, and the 
threat posed by such groups to the United States. 
(3) Any confirmed case in which an individual 
transferred to the foreign country to which the indi-
vidual is to be transferred subsequently engaged in ter-
rorist or other hostile activity that threatened the United 
States or United States persons or interests. 
(4) Any actions taken by the United States or the 
foreign country to which the individual is to be trans-
ferred, or change in circumstances in such country, that 
reduce the risk of reengagement of the type described in 
paragraph (3).
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(5) Any assurances provided by the government of 
the foreign country to which the individual is to be 
transferred, including that— 
(A) such government maintains control over 
any facility at which the individual is to be detained 
if the individual is to be housed in a government- 
controlled facility; and 
(B) such government has taken or agreed to 
take actions to substantially mitigate the risk of the 
individual engaging or reengaging in any terrorist 
or other hostile activity that threatens the United 
States or United States persons or interests. 
(6) An assessment of the capacity, willingness, and 
past practices (if applicable) of the foreign country de-
scribed in paragraph (5) in meeting any assurances it 
has provided, including assurances under paragraph (5) 
regarding its capacity and willingness to mitigate the 
risk of reengagement. 
(7) Any record of cooperation by the individual to 
be transferred with United States intelligence and law 
enforcement authorities, pursuant to a pre-trial agree-
ment, while in the custody of or under the effective con-
trol of the Department of Defense, and any agreements 
and effective mechanisms that may be in place, to the 
extent relevant and necessary, to provide continued co-
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section (a), by not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1042. COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONAL BRIEFINGS. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 484 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 485. Quarterly counterterrorism operations briefings 
‘‘(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees quar-
terly briefings outlining Department of Defense counterter-
rorism operations and related activities. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A global update on activity within each geo-
graphic combatant command and how such activity sup-
ports the respective theater campaign plan. 
‘‘(2) An overview of authorities and legal issues, in-
cluding limitations. 
‘‘(3) An overview of interagency activities and ini-
tiatives. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting