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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
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Sec. 111. Report on acceleration of Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information 
Network-Tactical. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 122. Procurement authority for icebreaker vessels. 
Sec. 123. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement of icebreaker ves-
sels. 
Sec. 124. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine pro-
gram. 
Sec. 125. Multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class destroyers 
and associated systems. 
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for Arleigh Burke class destroyer. 
Sec. 127. Extensions of authorities relating to construction of certain vessels. 
Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for the enhanced multi mission 
parachute system. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Streamlining acquisition of intercontinental ballistic missile security 
capability. 
Sec. 132. Limitation on selection of single contractor for C–130H avionics mod-
ernization program increment 2. 
Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for EC–130H Compass Call re-
capitalization program. 
Sec. 134. Cost-benefit analysis of upgrades to MQ–9 Reaper aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Increase in amounts for enhancing intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance capability. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. Authority for procurement of economic order quantities for the F–35 
aircraft program. 
Sec. 142. Limitation on demilitarization of certain cluster munitions. 
Sec. 143. Reinstatement of requirement to preserve certain C–5 aircraft. 
Sec. 144. Requirement that certain aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles use 
specified standard data link. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, And Limitations 
Sec. 211. Cost controls for presidential aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 212. Capital investment authority. 
Sec. 213. Modification of authority to award prizes for advanced technology 
achievements. 
Sec. 214. Critical technologies for Columbia class submarine. 
Sec. 215. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office. 
Sec. 216. Hypersonic airbreathing weapons capabilities. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for MQ–25 unmanned air system. 
Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for contract writing systems. 
Sec. 219. Strategy for use of virtual training technology. 
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Sec. 220. Increase in funding for electronics and electronic devices of the Army. 
Sec. 221. Increase in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
and Minority Institutions. 
Sec. 222. Establishment and expansion of Hacking for Defense Program. 
Sec. 223. Pilot program on innovative technologies. 
Sec. 224. STEM(MM) jobs action plan. 
Sec. 225. Appropriate use of authority for prototype projects. 
Sec. 226. Jet noise reduction program of the Navy. 
Sec. 227. Process for coordination of studies and analysis research of the De-
partment of Defense. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Codification of and improvements to Department of Defense clearing-
house to coordinate Department review of applications for cer-
tain projects that may have adverse impact on military oper-
ations and readiness. 
Sec. 312. Energy performance goals and master plan. 
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon. 
Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalty in 
connection with Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas. 
Sec. 315. Department of Defense cleanup and removal of petroleum, oil, and 
lubricant associated with the Prinz Eugen. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Reauthorization of multi-trades demonstration project. 
Sec. 322. Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base. 
Sec. 323. Prohibition on application of hiring freezes at Department of Defense 
industrial base facilities. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 331. Quarterly reports on personnel and unit readiness. 
Sec. 332. Biennial report on core depot-level maintenance and repair capability. 
Sec. 333. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs of non- 
federalized National Guard. 
Sec. 334. Annual report on military working dogs used by the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 335. Annual briefings on Army explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 336. Report on effects of climate change on Department of Defense. 
Sec. 337. Updated guidance regarding biennial core report. 
Sec. 338. Report on arctic readiness. 
Sec. 339. Report on cyber capability and readiness shortfalls. 
Sec. 340. Report on effects of increased automation of defense industrial base 
on manufacturing workforce. 
Sec. 340A. Comptroller General review of Department of Defense cost models 
used in making personnel decisions. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
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Sec. 341. Explosive safety board. 
Sec. 342. Department of Defense support for military service memorials and 
museums that highlight the role of women in the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 343. Limitation on availability of funds for advanced skills management 
software system of the Navy. 
Sec. 344. Cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan military or 
security forces. 
Sec. 345. Increase in funding for civil military programs. 
Sec. 346. Report on maternity uniforms. 
Sec. 347. Status of compliance with process for communicating availability of 
surplus ammunition. 
Sec. 348. Increase in funding for National Guard counter-drug programs. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2018 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Regular and Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 501. Modification of requirements relating to conversion of certain military 
technician (dual status) positions to civilian positions. 
Sec. 502. Pilot program on use of retired senior enlisted members of the Army 
National Guard as Army National Guard recruiters. 
Sec. 503. Equal treatment of orders to serve on active duty under section 
12304a and 12304b of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 504. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard 
and Reserve. 
Sec. 505. Designating the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic 
branch of the Army. 
Subtitle B—General Service Authorities and Correction of Military Records 
Sec. 511. Consideration of additional medical evidence by Boards for the Cor-
rection of Military Records and liberal consideration of evi-
dence relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
brain injury. 
Sec. 512. Public availability of information related to disposition of claims re-
garding discharge or release of members of the Armed Forces 
when the claims involve sexual assault. 
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Sec. 513. Pilot program on use of video teleconferencing technology by boards 
for the correction of military records and discharge review 
boards. 
Sec. 514. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214). 
Sec. 515. Provision of information on naturalization through military service. 
Sec. 516. Training requirements. 
Sec. 517. Confidential review of characterization of terms of discharge of mem-
bers who are survivors of sex-related offenses. 
Subtitle C—Military Justice and Other Legal Issues 
Sec. 521. Clarifying amendments related to the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice reform by the Military Justice Act of 2016. 
Sec. 522. Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex- 
related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 523. Prohibition on wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual 
images. 
Sec. 524. Information for the Special Victims’ Counsel or Victims’ Legal Coun-
sel. 
Sec. 525. Special Victims’ Counsel training regarding the unique challenges 
often faced by male victims of sexual assault. 
Sec. 526. Garnishment to satisfy judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or 
emotionally abusing a child. 
Sec. 527. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding military 
sexual harassment and incidents involving nonconsensual dis-
tribution of private sexual images. 
Sec. 528. Inclusion of information in annual SAPRO reports regarding sexual 
assaults committed by a member of the Armed Forces against 
the member’s spouse or other family member. 
Sec. 529. Notification of members of the Armed Forces undergoing certain ad-
ministrative separations of potential eligibility for veterans ben-
efits. 
Sec. 530. Consistent access to Special Victims’ Counsel for former dependents 
of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 531. Inclusion of additional information in annual SAPRO reports. 
Sec. 532. Sexual assault prevention and response. 
Subtitle D—Member Education, Training, Resilience, and Transition 
Sec. 541. Prohibition on release of military service academy graduates to par-
ticipate in professional athletics. 
Sec. 542. ROTC Cyber Institutes at the senior military colleges. 
Sec. 543. Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 544. Extension of suicide prevention and resilience program. 
Sec. 545. Annual training regarding the influence campaign of the Russian 
Federation. 
Sec. 546. Program to assist members in obtaining professional credentials. 
Sec. 547. Expanding eligibility for the United States Military Apprenticeship 
Program. 
Subtitle E—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
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Sec. 551. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and De-
partment of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 552. Education for dependents of certain retired members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 553. Codification of authority to conduct family support programs for im-
mediate family members of members of the Armed Forces as-
signed to special operations forces. 
Sec. 554. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a spouse 
of a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to 
another State. 
Sec. 555. Five-year extension of authorities relating to the transition and sup-
port of military dependent students to local educational agen-
cies. 
Sec. 556. Enhancing military childcare programs and activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 561. Replacement of military decorations at the request of relatives of de-
ceased members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 562. Congressional Defense Service Medal. 
Sec. 563. Limitations on authority to revoke certain military decorations 
awarded to members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 564. Award of Vietnam Service Medal to veterans who participated in Ma-
yaguez rescue operation. 
Sec. 565. Award of medals or other commendations to handlers of military 
working dogs and military working dogs. 
Sec. 566. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service 
Medal. 
Sec. 567. Expedited replacement of military decorations for veterans of World 
War II and the Korean War. 
Sec. 568. Atomic veterans service medal. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 571. Expansion of United States Air Force Institute of Technology enroll-
ment authority to include civilian employees of the homeland 
security industry. 
Sec. 572. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. 
Sec. 573. Voter registration. 
Sec. 574. Sense of Congress regarding section 504 of title 10, United States 
Code, on existing authority of the Department of Defense to 
enlist individuals, not otherwise eligible for enlistment, whose 
enlistment is vital to the national interest. 
Sec. 575. Sense of Congress regarding nondiscrimination at United States Mili-
tary Academy. 
Sec. 576. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract 
physicians. 
Sec. 577. Issuance of consolidated pregnancy and parenthood instruction. 
Sec. 578. Proof of period of military service for purposes of interest rate limita-
tion under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
Sec. 579. Report regarding possible improvements to processing retirements 
and medical discharges. 
Sec. 580. Establishment of separation oath for members of the Armed Forces. 
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Sec. 581. Extension of reporting requirement regarding diversity in military 
leadership. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Annual adjustment of basic monthly pay. 
Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for housing modification authority for 
members of the uniformed services residing in Military Hous-
ing Privatization Initiative housing. 
Sec. 603. Housing treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces, and 
their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent 
change of station within the United States. 
Sec. 604. Per diem allowance policies. 
Sec. 605. Reevaluation of BAH for the military housing area including Staten 
Island. 
Sec. 606. Application of basic allowance for housing to members of the uni-
formed services in the Virgin Islands. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
reserve forces. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
health care professionals. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
officers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated spe-
cial pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 
37 bonuses and special pays. 
Sec. 616. Reimbursement for State licensure and certification costs of a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces arising from separation from the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum amount of aviation bonus for 12-month period 
of obligated service. 
Sec. 618. Technical and clerical amendments relating to 2008 consolidation of 
certain special pay authorities. 
Sec. 619. Improved employment assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans. 
Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the Special Survivor In-
demnity Allowance. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 631. Land conveyance authority, Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
property, Dallas, Texas. 
Sec. 632. Report regarding management of military commissaries and ex-
changes. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
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Sec. 701. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are 
separating from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 702. Mental health examinations before members separate from the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 703. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 704. Mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces de-
ployed in support of a contingency operation. 
Sec. 705. Counseling and treatment for substance use disorders and chronic 
pain management services for members who separate from the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 706. Expansion of sexual trauma counseling and treatment for members 
of the reserve components. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Clarification of roles of commanders of military medical treatment fa-
cilities and Surgeons General. 
Sec. 712. Maintenance of inpatient capabilities of military medical treatment 
facilities located outside the United States. 
Sec. 713. Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard under 
TRICARE retail pharmacy program. 
Sec. 714. Residency requirements for podiatrists. 
Sec. 715. Training requirement for health care professionals prescribing opioids 
for treatment of pain in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 721. One year extension of pilot program for prescription drug acquisition 
cost parity in the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program. 
Sec. 722. Pilot program on health care assistance system. 
Sec. 723. Research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 
Sec. 724. Sense of Congress on eligibility of victims of acts of terror for evalua-
tion and treatment at military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 725. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of Vets4Warriors 
crisis hotline program. 
Sec. 726. Report on implementation of GAO recommendations. 
Sec. 727. Authorization of Intergovernmental Agreements for the Provision of 
Health Screenings. 
Sec. 728. Study on safe opioid prescribing practices. 
Sec. 729. Tick-borne diseases. 
Sec. 730. Report. 
Sec. 731. Provision of support by Department of Defense to Department of 
Veterans Affairs regarding electronic health record system. 
Sec. 732. Increased collaboration with NIH to combat triple negative breast 
cancer. 
Sec. 733. Encouraging transition of military medical professionals into employ-
ment with Veterans Health Administration. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency 
PART I—ACQUISITION SYSTEM STREAMLINING 
Sec. 801. Procurement through online marketplaces. 
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Sec. 802. Performance of incurred cost audits. 
Sec. 803. Modifications to cost or pricing data and reporting requirements. 
PART II—EARLY INVESTMENTS IN ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 811. Requirement to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon 
system design. 
Sec. 812. Licensing of appropriate intellectual property to support major weap-
on systems. 
Sec. 813. Management of intellectual property matters within the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 814. Improvement of planning for acquisition of services. 
Sec. 815. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools. 
PART III—ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 821. Enhancements to the civilian program management workforce. 
Sec. 822. Improvements to the hiring and training of the acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 823. Extension and modifications to acquisition demonstration project. 
Sec. 824. Acquisition positions in the Offices of the Secretaries of the Military 
Departments. 
PART IV—TRANSPARENCY IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 831. Transparency of defense business system data. 
Sec. 832. Major defense acquisition programs: display of budget information. 
Sec. 833. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and 
data. 
Subtitle B—Streamlining of Defense Acquisition Statutes and Regulations 
Sec. 841. Modifications to the advisory panel on streamlining and codifying ac-
quisition regulations. 
Sec. 842. Extension of maximum duration of fuel storage contracts. 
Sec. 843. Exception for business operations from requirement to accept $1 
coins. 
Sec. 844. Repeal of expired pilot program. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 851. Limitation on unilateral definitization. 
Sec. 852. Codification of requirements pertaining to assessment, management, 
and control of operating and support costs for major weapon 
systems. 
Sec. 853. Use of program income by eligible entities that carry out procurement 
technical assistance programs. 
Sec. 854. Amendment to sustainment reviews. 
Sec. 855. Clarification to other transaction authority. 
Sec. 856. Clarifying the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selec-
tion process. 
Sec. 857. Amendment to nontraditional and small contractor innovation proto-
typing program. 
Sec. 858. Modification to annual meeting requirement of Configuration Steer-
ing Boards. 
Sec. 859. Change to definition of subcontract in certain circumstances. 
Sec. 860. Amendment relating to applicability of inflation adjustments. 
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Sec. 860A. Exemption of certain contracts from inflation adjustments. 
Sec. 860B. Inclusion of SBIR and STTR programs in technical assistance. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 861. Exemption from design-build selection procedures. 
Sec. 862. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the 
national technology and industrial base. 
Sec. 863. Procurement of aviation critical safety items. 
Sec. 864. Milestones and timelines for contracts for foreign military sales. 
Sec. 865. Notification requirement for certain contracts for audit services. 
Sec. 866. Training in acquisition of commercial items. 
Sec. 867. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in con-
nection with registration of small business concerns on procure-
ment websites of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 868. Comptroller General report on contractor business system require-
ments. 
Sec. 869. Standard guidelines for evaluation of requirements for services con-
tracts. 
Sec. 870. Temporary limitation on aggregate annual amount available for con-
tract services. 
Sec. 871. Development of Procurement Administrative Lead Time. 
Sec. 872. Sense of Congress regarding steel produced in the United States. 
Sec. 873. Amendments relating to information technology. 
Sec. 874. Repeal of certain auditing requirements. 
Sec. 875. Prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers. 
Sec. 876. Assessment and authority to terminate or prohibit contracts for pro-
curement from Chinese companies providing support to the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 877. Report on sourcing of tungsten and tungsten powders from domestic 
producers. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Organization and Management of the Department of Defense 
Generally 
Sec. 901. Responsibility of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense for risk management activities regarding supply chain 
for information technology systems. 
Sec. 902. Repeal of Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. 
Sec. 903. Designation of corrosion control and prevention executives for the 
military departments. 
Sec. 904. Maintaining civilian workforce capabilities to sustain readiness, the 
all volunteer force, and operational effectiveness. 
Subtitle B—Designation of the Navy and Marine Corps 
Sec. 911. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of 
the Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 912. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 913. Other provisions of law and other references. 
Sec. 914. Effective date. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
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Sec. 921. Transition of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to reflect estab-
lishment of positions of Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment, and Chief Management Officer. 
Sec. 922. Extension of deadlines for reporting and briefing requirements for 
Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United 
States. 
Sec. 923. Briefing on force management level policy. 
Sec. 924. Sense of Congress on cooperative program for information security 
education. 
Sec. 925. Completion of Department of Defense Directive 2310.07E regarding 
missing persons. 
Sec. 926. Responsibility for Developmental Test and Evaluation Within the Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Preparation of consolidated corrective action plan and implementa-
tion of centralized reporting system. 
Sec. 1003. Additional requirements relating to Department of Defense audits. 
Sec. 1004. Amendments to Department of Defense financial audit plan. 
Sec. 1005. Report on auditable financial statements. 
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1012. National Defense Sealift Fund: construction of national icebreaker 
vessels. 
Sec. 1013. Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for multiyear procure-
ment of certain critical components. 
Sec. 1014. Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign ship-
yards. 
Sec. 1015. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga- 
class cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force 
ships. 
Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1021. Termination of requirement to submit annual budget justification 
display for Department of Defense combating terrorism pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1022. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 
to the United States. 
Sec. 1023. 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. 1024. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1025. Biannual report on support of special operations to combat ter-
rorism. 
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Sec. 1026. Prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1027. Sense of Congress regarding providing for timely victim and family 
testimony in military commission trials. 
Sec. 1028. Authority to use video teleconferencing technology in military com-
mission procedures. 
Sec. 1029. Public availability of military commission proceedings. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1031. Limitation on expenditure of funds for emergency and extraordinary 
expenses for intelligence and counter-intelligence activities and 
representation allowances. 
Sec. 1032. Modifications to humanitarian demining assistance authorities. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on charge of certain tariffs on aircraft traveling through 
channel routes. 
Sec. 1034. Limitation on divestment of U-2 or RQ-4 aircraft. 
Sec. 1035. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of legacy maritime mine 
countermeasures platforms. 
Sec. 1036. Restriction on use of certain funds pending solicitation of bids for 
Western Pacific dry dock. 
Sec. 1037. National Guard flyovers of public events. 
Sec. 1038. Transfer of funds to World War I Centennial Commission. 
Sec. 1039. Limitation on use of funds for provision of man-portable air defense 
systems to the vetted Syrian opposition. 
Sec. 1040. Determination regarding transfer of defense articles to units com-
mitting gross violations of human rights. 
Sec. 1041. Prohibition on use of funds to designate or expand Federal National 
Heritage Areas. 
Sec. 1042. Requirement relating to transfer of excess Department of Defense 
equipment to Federal and State agencies. 
Sec. 1043. Limitation on use of funds to close biosafety level 4 laboratories. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Elimination of reporting requirements terminated after November 
25, 2017, pursuant to section 1080 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
Sec. 1052. Report on Department of Defense arctic capability and resource 
gaps and required infrastructure. 
Sec. 1053. Review and assessment of Department of Defense personnel recov-
ery and nonconventional assisted recovery mechanisms. 
Sec. 1054. Mine warfare readiness inspection plan and report. 
Sec. 1055. Report on civilian casualties from Department of Defense strikes. 
Sec. 1056. Reports on infrastructure and capabilities of Lajes Field, Portugal. 
Sec. 1057. Report on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex modernization. 
Sec. 1058. Report on potential agreement with the government of Russia on the 
status of Syria. 
Sec. 1059. Report on prior attempted Russian cyber attacks against defense 
systems. 
Sec. 1060. Report on alternatives to aqueous film forming foam. 
Sec. 1060A. Report on project, program, and portfolio management standards. 
Sec. 1060B. Study on health effects of exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate 
and perfluorooctanoic acid from firefighting foam used at mili-
tary installations. 
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Sec. 1060C. Report on the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures 
Center. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1061. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1062. Workforce issues for relocation of Marines to Guam. 
Sec. 1063. Protection of Second Amendment Rights of Military Families. 
Sec. 1064. Transfer of surplus firearms to corporation for the promotion of 
rifle practice and firearms safety. 
Sec. 1065. National Guard accessibility to Department of Defense issued un-
manned aircraft. 
Sec. 1066. Sense of Congress regarding aircraft carriers. 
Sec. 1067. Notice to Congress of terms of Department of Defense settlement 
agreements. 
Sec. 1068. Sense of Congress recognizing the United States Navy Seabees. 
Sec. 1069. Recognition of the United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 1070. Sense of Congress regarding World War I. 
Sec. 1071. Findings and sense of Congress regarding the National Guard 
Youth Challenge Program. 
Sec. 1072. Sense of Congress regarding National Purple Heart Recognition 
Day. 
Sec. 1073. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cy-
bersecurity events. 
Sec. 1074. Review and update of regulations governing debt collectors inter-
actions with unit commanders of members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 1075. Sense of Congress regarding Pacific War memorial. 
Sec. 1076. Sense of Congress on cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine. 
Sec. 1077. Apollo I memorial. 
Sec. 1078. National strategy for countering violent extremist groups. 
Sec. 1079. Adequacy of the report on the vulnerabilities of the defense indus-
trial base. 
Sec. 1080. Federal charter for Spirit of America. 
Sec. 1081. Air transportation of civilian Department of Defense personnel to 
and from Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1082. Collaboration between FAA and DOD on unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic Defense Industrial 
Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation incentive pay 
for civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1103. Additional Department of Defense science and technology reinven-
tion laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. One year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1105. Appointment of retired members of the armed forces to positions in 
or under the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1106. Direct hire authority for financial management experts in the De-
partment of Defense workforce. 
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Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for do-
mestic defense industrial base facilities and Major Range and 
Test Facilities Base civilian personnel. 
Sec. 1108. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1109. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy 
employees preforming work aboard or dockside in support of 
the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1110. Briefing on diversity in the civilian workforce on Air Force installa-
tions. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces sup-
porting certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Modification to Special Defense Acquisition Fund. 
Sec. 1203. Modification to ministry of defense advisor authority. 
Sec. 1204. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority on training for Eastern Eu-
ropean national military forces in the course of multilateral ex-
ercises. 
Sec. 1206. Extension of participation in and support of the Inter-American De-
fense College. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide de-
fense services to the military and security forces of Afghani-
stan. 
Sec. 1212. Report on United States strategy in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of cer-
tain coalition nations for support provided to United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1214. Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Report on United States strategy in Syria. 
Sec. 1221A. Report on impact of humanitarian crisis on achievement of United 
States security objectives in Syria. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and 
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress on threats posed by the Government of Iran. 
Sec. 1225. Report on merits of an Incidents at Sea agreement between the 
United States, Iran, and certain other countries. 
Sec. 1226. Extension of quarterly reports on confirmed ballistic missile 
launches from Iran and imposition of sanctions in connection 
with those launches. 
Sec. 1227. Report on steps and protocols related to the rescue, care, and treat-
ment of captives of the Islamic State. 
Sec. 1228. Reports on deployment of United States combat forces to Syria. 
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Sec. 1229. Report on use by the Government of Iran of commercial aircraft and 
related services for illicit activities. 
Sec. 1230. Limitation on funding. 
Sec. 1230A. Strategy for Syria and Iraq. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1235. Limitation on availability of funds relating to implementation of the 
Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on importance of nuclear capabilities of NATO. 
Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia. 
Sec. 1238. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 
Sec. 1239. Report on defense cooperation between Serbia and the Russian Fed-
eration. 
Sec. 1240. Plan to respond in case of Russian noncompliance with the New 
START Treaty. 
Subtitle E—Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation 
Act of 2017 
Sec. 1241. Short title. 
Sec. 1242. Findings. 
Sec. 1243. Compliance enforcement regarding Russian violations of the INF 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1244. Development of INF range ground-launched missile system. 
Sec. 1245. Notification requirement related to Russian Federation development 
of noncompliant systems and United States actions regarding 
material breach of INF Treaty by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1246. Limitation on availability of funds to extend the implementation of 
the New START Treaty. 
Sec. 1247. Review of RS–26 ballistic missile. 
Sec. 1248. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Fostering Unity Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017 
Sec. 1251. Short title. 
Sec. 1252. Findings and sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1253. Strategy to counter threats by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1254. Strategy to increase conventional precision strike weapon stockpiles 
in the United States European Command’s areas of responsi-
bility. 
Sec. 1255. Plan to counter the military capabilities of the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1256. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and 
defense. 
Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on enhancing maritime capabilities. 
Sec. 1258. Plan to reduce the risks of miscalculation and unintended con-
sequences that could precipitate a nuclear war. 
Sec. 1259. Definitions. 
Subtitle G—Matters Relating to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region 
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Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1262. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1263. Assessment of United States force posture and basing needs in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1264. Extended deterrence commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1265. Authorization of appropriations to meet United States financial obli-
gations under Compact of Free Association with Palau. 
Sec. 1266. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitments to the Govern-
ments of Japan and South Korea and trilateral cooperation be-
tween the United States, Japan, and South Korea. 
Sec. 1267. Sense of Congress on freedom of navigation operations in the South 
China Sea. 
Sec. 1268. Sense of Congress on strengthening the defense of Taiwan. 
Sec. 1269. Sense of Congress on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 
Sec. 1270. Sense of Congress on reaffirming the importance of the United 
States-Australia defense alliance. 
Sec. 1270A. Restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for the 
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1270B. Sense of Congress on North Korea. 
Sec. 1270C. Strategy to further United States-India defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1270D. Plan to enhance the extended deterrence and assurance capabili-
ties of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1270E. Report on Naval Port of Call Exchanges between the United 
States and Taiwan. 
Sec. 1270F. Assessment on United States defense implications of China’s ex-
panding global access. 
Sec. 1270G. Normalizing the transfer of defense articles and defense services 
to Taiwan. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1271. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 1272. NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 1273. Security and stability strategy for Somalia. 
Sec. 1274. Assessment of Global Theater Security Cooperation Management In-
formation System. 
Sec. 1275. Future years plan for the European Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1276. Extension of authority to enter into agreements with participating 
countries in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian 
Armies’ Program. 
Sec. 1277. Security strategy for Yemen. 
Sec. 1278. Limitation on transfer of excess defense articles that are high mobil-
ity multi-purpose wheeled vehicles. 
Sec. 1279. Department of Defense program to protect United States students 
against foreign agents. 
Sec. 1280. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation authority. 
Sec. 1281. Anticorruption strategy. 
Sec. 1282. Report by Defense Intelligence Agency on certain military capabili-
ties of China and Russia. 
Sec. 1283. Sense of Congress on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1284. Sense of Congress on the export of defense articles to Turkey. 
Sec. 1285. Strategy to improve defense institutions and security sector forces 
in Nigeria. 
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Sec. 1286. Sense of Congress regarding the Chibok schoolgirls and Boko 
Haram. 
Sec. 1287. Modification of annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1288. Report on Iran and North Korea nuclear and ballistic missile co-
operation. 
Sec. 1289. Modification of annual update of Department of Defense Freedom 
of Navigation Operations report. 
Sec. 1290. Contingency plans relating to South Sudan. 
Sec. 1291. Report on strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and 
co-belligerents. 
Sec. 1292. Notice of changes to the legal and policy frameworks guiding the 
United States’ use of military force and related national secu-
rity operations. 
Sec. 1293. Report on military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalitions partners 
in Yemen. 
Sec. 1294. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere region. 
Sec. 1295. Sense of Congress relating to increases in defense capabilities of 
United States allies. 
Sec. 1296. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1297. Cultural Heritage Protection Coordinator. 
Sec. 1298. Prohibition on use of funds to conduct military operations in Yemen. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1406. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
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Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1522. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1523. Separate account lines for overseas contingency operations funds. 
Sec. 1524. Guidelines for budget items to be covered by overseas contingency 
operations accounts. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Management and Organization of Space Programs 
Sec. 1601. Establishment of Space Corps in the Department of the Air Force. 
Sec. 1602. Establishment of subordinate unified command of the United States 
Strategic Command. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 1611. Codification, extension, and modification of limitation on construc-
tion on United States territory of satellite positioning ground 
monitoring stations of foreign governments. 
Sec. 1612. Foreign commercial satellite services: cybersecurity threats and 
launches. 
Sec. 1613. Extension of pilot program on commercial weather data. 
Sec. 1614. Conditional transfer of acquisition and funding authority of certain 
weather missions to National Reconnaissance Office. 
Sec. 1615. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle modernization and sustainment 
of assured access to space. 
Sec. 1616. Commercial satellite communications pathfinder program. 
Sec. 1617. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning, naviga-
tion, and timing capabilities of Global Positioning System. 
Sec. 1618. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. 
Sec. 1619. Establishment of Space Flag training event. 
Sec. 1620. Report on operational and contingency plans for loss or degradation 
of space capabilities. 
Sec. 1621. Limitation on availability of funding for Joint Space Operations 
Center mission system. 
Sec. 1622. Limitation on availability of funds relating to advanced extremely 
high frequency program. 
Sec. 1623. Coordinating Efforts to Prepare for Space Weather Events. 
Sec. 1624. Report on space-based nuclear detection. 
Sec. 1625. Sense of Congress on new commercial satellite servicing activities. 
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Subtitle C—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1631. Security clearances for facilities of certain contractors. 
Sec. 1632. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 
Sec. 1633. Submission of audits of commercial activity funds. 
Sec. 1634. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1635. Review of support provided by Defense intelligence elements to ac-
quisition activities of the Department. 
Sec. 1636. Limitation on availability of funds for certain offensive counterintel-
ligence activities. 
Sec. 1637. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain relocation activities 
for NATO intelligence fusion center. 
Sec. 1638. Establishment of chairman’s controlled activity within Joint Staff 
for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. 
Sec. 1639. Sense of Congress and report on geospatial commercial activities for 
basic and applied research and development. 
Sec. 1640. Department of Defense Counterintelligence polygraph program. 
Sec. 1641. Security clearance for dual-nationals. 
Sec. 1642. Suspension or revocation of security clearances based on unlawful or 
inappropriate contacts with representatives of a foreign govern-
ment. 
Subtitle D—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1651. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and 
cyber weapons. 
Sec. 1652. Modification to quarterly cyber operations briefings. 
Sec. 1653. Cyber Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 1654. Plan to increase cyber and information operations, deterrence, and 
defense. 
Sec. 1655. Report on termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of 
the United States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1656. Strategy for the offensive use of cyber capabilities. 
Sec. 1657. Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Development Pilot Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1658. Definition of deterrence in the context of cyber operations. 
Subtitle E—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1661. Notifications regarding dual-capable F–35A aircraft. 
Sec. 1662. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight 
of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Commu-
nications System. 
Sec. 1663. Establishment of Nuclear Command and Control Intelligence Fusion 
Center. 
Sec. 1664. Security of nuclear command, control, and communications system 
from commercial dependencies. 
Sec. 1665. Oversight of aerial-layer programs by Council on Oversight of the 
National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications 
System. 
Sec. 1666. Security classification guide for programs relating to nuclear com-
mand, control, and communications and nuclear deterrence. 
Sec. 1667. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for nuclear com-
mand, control, and communications and continuity of govern-
ment programs. 
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Sec. 1668. Limitation on pursuit of certain command and control concept. 
Sec. 1669. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 
missile fuzes. 
Sec. 1670. Sense of Congress on importance of independent nuclear deterrent 
of United Kingdom. 
Sec. 1671. Prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of ground- 
based strategic deterrent missile. 
Sec. 1672. Report on impacts of nuclear proliferation. 
Sec. 1673. Modification to annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons 
stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery 
systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1674.
Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
the United States. 
Subtitle F—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1681. Administration of missile defense and defeat programs. 
Sec. 1682. Preservation of the ballistic missile defense capacity of the Army. 
Sec. 1683. Modernization of Army lower tier air and missile defense sensor. 
Sec. 1684. Enhancement of operational test and evaluation of ballistic missile 
defense system. 
Sec. 1685. Defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missile attack. 
Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore anti-air warfare capability. 
Sec. 1687. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, Israeli cooperative 
missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction, and 
Arrow 3 testing. 
Sec. 1688. Review of proposed ground-based midcourse defense system con-
tract. 
Sec. 1689. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based sensor 
layer for ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and plan for development of space-based ballistic 
missile intercept layer. 
Sec. 1691. Limitation on availability of funds for ground-based midcourse de-
fense element of the ballistic missile defense system. 
Sec. 1692. Conventional prompt global strike weapons system. 
Sec. 1693. Determination of location of continental United States interceptor 
site. 
Sec. 1694. North Korean nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
Sec. 1694A. Boost phase ballistic missile defense. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1695. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 1696. Use of commercial items in Distributed Common Ground Systems. 
Sec. 1697. Independent assessment of costs relating to ammonium perchlorate. 
Sec. 1698. Limitation and business case analysis regarding ammonium per-
chlorate. 
Sec. 1699. Industrial base for large solid rocket motors and related tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 1699A. Pilot program on enhancing information sharing for security of 
supply chain. 
Sec. 1699B. Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States From Elec-
tromagnetic Pulse Attacks and Events. 
Sec. 1699C. Pilot program on electromagnetic spectrum mapping. 
Subtitle H—Advancing America’s Missile Defense Act of 2017 
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Sec. 1699D. Short title. 
Sec. 1699E. Sense of Congress on current state of United States missile de-
fense, future investment, and accelerating capabilities to out-
pace current threats. 
Sec. 1699F. Authorization to increase current ground-based midcourse defense 
capacity by 28 ground-based interceptors. 
Sec. 1699G. Missile Defense Agency report on increasing number of ground- 
based interceptors up to 100. 
Sec. 1699H. Evaluation and evolution of terrestrial ground-based midcourse de-
fense sensors. 
Sec. 1699I. Authorization for more ground-based midcourse defense testing. 
TITLE XVII—MATTERS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS 
PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Improving Transparency and Clarity for Small Businesses 
Sec. 1701. Improving reporting on small business goals. 
Sec. 1702. Uniformity in procurement terminology. 
Sec. 1703. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives. 
Sec. 1704. Responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists. 
Subtitle B—Women’s Business Programs 
Sec. 1711. Office of Women’s Business Ownership. 
Sec. 1712. Women’s Business Center Program. 
Sec. 1713. Matching requirements under Women’s Business Center Program. 
Subtitle C—SCORE Program 
Sec. 1721. SCORE reauthorization. 
Sec. 1722. SCORE program. 
Sec. 1723. Online component. 
Sec. 1724. Study and report on the future role of the SCORE program. 
Sec. 1725. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Subtitle D—Small Business Development Centers Improvements 
Sec. 1731. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs. 
Sec. 1732. Marketing of services. 
Sec. 1733. Data collection. 
Sec. 1734. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships. 
Sec. 1735. Equity for small business development centers. 
Sec. 1736. Confidentiality requirements. 
Sec. 1737. Limitation on award of grants to small business development cen-
ters. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 1741. Modification of past performance pilot program to include consider-
ation of past performance with allies of the United States. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 
by law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
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TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2014 
project. 
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 
project. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2014 project. 
Sec. 2108. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2000, 2005, 
2006, and 2007 projects. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations for certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. 
Sec. 2207. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2016 
project. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 
projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and conservation projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 
project. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
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Sec. 2512. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2017 
projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorizations of Appropriations 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 
and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out certain Fiscal Year 2015 
project. 
Sec. 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2014 projects. 
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense base closure ac-
count. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
Sec. 2703. Update to report on infrastructure capacity. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Sec. 2801. Elimination of written notice requirement for military construction 
activities and reliance on electronic submission of notifications 
and reports. 
Sec. 2802. Modification of thresholds applicable to unspecified minor construc-
tion projects. 
Sec. 2803. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and 
maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United 
States. 
Sec. 2804. Use of operation and maintenance funds for military construction 
projects to replace facilities damaged or destroyed by natural 
disasters or terrorism incidents. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Elimination of written notice requirement for military real property 
transactions and reliance on electronic submission of notifica-
tions and reports. 
Sec. 2812. Clarification of applicability of fair market value consideration in 
grants of easements on military lands for rights-of-way. 
Sec. 2813. Criteria for exchanges of property at military installations. 
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Sec. 2814. Prohibiting use of updated assessment of public schools on Depart-
ment of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain 
projects. 
Sec. 2815. Requirements for window fall prevention devices in military family 
housing. 
Sec. 2816. Authorizing reimbursement of States for costs of suppressing 
wildfires caused by Department of Defense activities on State 
lands; restoration of lands of other Federal agencies for dam-
age caused by Department of Defense vehicle mishaps. 
Sec. 2817. Prohibiting collection of additional amounts from members living in 
units under Military Housing Privatization Initiative. 
Sec. 2818. Certification related to certain acquisitions or leases of real prop-
erty. 
Sec. 2819. Improved process for disposal of Department of Defense surplus real 
property located overseas. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2821. Land exchange, Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunny-
vale, California. 
Sec. 2822. Land conveyance, Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam. 
Sec. 2823. Land conveyance, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. 
Sec. 2824. Lease of real property to the United States Naval Academy Alumni 
Association and Naval Academy Foundation at United States 
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. 
Sec. 2825. Land Conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 2826. Imposition of additional conditions on land conveyance, Castner 
Range, Fort Bliss, Texas. 
Sec. 2827. Removal of certain deed restrictions and reversions associated with 
conveyance of property of former Defense Depot Ogden, Utah. 
Sec. 2828. Land conveyance, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, 
Utah. 
Sec. 2829. Land conveyance, former missile alert facility known as Quebec-01, 
Laramie County, Wyoming. 
Subtitle D—Military Land Withdrawals 
Sec. 2831. Indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals and reserva-
tions and improved management of withdrawn and reserved 
lands. 
Sec. 2832. Temporary segregation from public land laws of property subject to 
proposed military land withdrawal; temporary use permits and 
transfers of small parcels of land between Departments of Inte-
rior and military departments; more efficient surveying of 
lands. 
Subtitle E—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
Sec. 2841. Modification of prohibition on transfer of veterans memorial objects 
to foreign governments without specific authorization in law. 
Sec. 2842. Recognition of the National Museum of World War II Aviation. 
Sec. 2843. Principal office of Aviation Hall of Fame. 
Sec. 2844. Battleship preservation grant program. 
Subtitle F—Shiloh National Military Park 
Sec. 2851. Short title. 
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Sec. 2852. Definitions. 
Sec. 2853. Areas to be added to Shiloh National Military Park. 
Sec. 2854. Establishment of affiliated area. 
Sec. 2855. Private Property Protection. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 2861. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield 
pavement markings. 
Sec. 2862. Authority of Chief Operating Officer of Armed Forces Retirement 
Home to acquire and lease property. 
Sec. 2863. Restrictions on rehabilitation of Over-the-Horizon Backscatter 
Radar Station. 
Sec. 2864. Permitting machine room-less elevators in Department of Defense 
facilities. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
project. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2906. Extension of authorization of certain Fiscal Year 2015 projects. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Nuclear security enterprise infrastructure recapitalization and re-
pair. 
Sec. 3112. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture in transportation. 
Sec. 3113. Cost estimates for life extension program and major alteration 
projects. 
Sec. 3114. Budget requests and certification regarding nuclear weapons dis-
mantlement. 
Sec. 3115. Improved information relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation 
research and development program. 
Sec. 3116. Research and development of advanced naval reactor fuel based on 
low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds for programs in Russian Federa-
tion. 
Sec. 3118. National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance sys-
tem. 
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Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 
Sec. 3120. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3121. Design competition. 
Sec. 3122. Department of Energy Counterintelligence polygraph program. 
Sec. 3123. Security clearance for dual-nationals employed by National Nuclear 
Security Agency. 
Sec. 3124. Annual reports on unfunded priorities of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration. 
Sec. 3125. Plutonium capabilities. 
Sec. 3126. Plan for verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons 
and fissile material. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Modification of certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3132. Assessment of management and operating contracts of national se-
curity laboratories. 
Sec. 3133. Evaluation of classification of certain defense nuclear waste. 
Sec. 3134. Report on Critical Decision–1 on Material Staging Facility project. 
Sec. 3135. Modification to stockpile stewardship, management, and responsive-
ness plan. 
Sec. 3136. Improved reporting for anti-smuggling radiation detection systems. 
Sec. 3137. Annual selected acquisition reports on certain hardware relating to 
defense nuclear nonproliferation. 
Sec. 3138. Assessment of design trade options of W80-4 warhead. 
Sec. 3139. Sense of Congress regarding uranium mining and nuclear testing. 
Sec. 3140. Plan to further minimize the use of highly enriched uranium for 
medical isotopes. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. 
Sec. 3503. Maritime Security Fleet Program; restriction on operation for new 
entrants. 
Sec. 3504. Codification of sections relating to acquisition, charter, and requisi-
tion of vessels. 
Sec. 3505. Assistance for small shipyards. 
Sec. 3506. Report on sexual assault victim recovery in the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 3507. Centers of excellence. 
Sec. 3508. Foreign Spill Protection. 
Sec. 3509. Application of law. 
Sec. 3510. Recourse for non-U.S. seamen. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
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Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 4103. Procurement for overseas contingency operations for base require-
ments. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
Sec. 4203. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations for base requirements. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations for 
base requirements. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 4403. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations for base re-
quirements. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide 
activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. REPORT ON ACCELERATION OF INCREMENT 2 OF 
THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK- 
TACTICAL. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than January 30, 2018, the 
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on options for the accelera-
tion of the procurement and fielding of Increment 2 of 
the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program of 
the Army (referred to in this section as ‘‘WIN-T Incre-
ment 2’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An estimate of the level of funding required 
to procure a sufficient quantity of WIN-T Increment 
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2 components to field thirty Brigade Combat Teams 
or equivalent units in the period beginning with fis-
cal year 2018 and ending with fiscal year 2022. 
(2) A plan for fielding WIN-T Increment 2 to 
all Armored Brigade Combat Teams of the Army 
and associated combat vehicles, including the Ar-
mored Multipurpose Vehicle. 
(3) A plan for integrating WIN-T Increment 2 
on the Stryker combat vehicles fielded to Stryker 
Brigade Combat Teams of the Army. 
(4) A list of potential upgrades to WIN-T In-
crement 2 that may improve program capabilities, 
including size, weight, and complexity, and the im-
pact of these improvements on the cost of the pro-
gram. 
(5) Options for fielding an Expeditionary Com-
mand Post capability that effectively integrates 
WIN-T Increment 2 and command post infrastruc-
ture. 
(6) A detailed plan for upgrading the existing 
WIN-T Increment 1 system to the latest WIN-T In-
crement 2 configuration that includes— 
(A) an estimate of the level of funding re-
quired to implement the plan; and 
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(B) the effect of the plan on the fielding 
of mobile mission command to the reserve com-
ponents of the Army. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASE IN NUMBER 
OF OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) Aircraft carriers are an essential ele-
ment of the Navy’s core missions of forward 
presence, sea control, ensuring safe sea lanes, 
and power projection, and provide the flexibility 
and versatility necessary for the execution of a 
wide range of additional missions. 
(B) Forward airpower is integral to the se-
curity and joint forces operations of the United 
States. Carriers play a central role in delivering 
forward airpower from sovereign territory of the 
United States in both permissive and non-
permissive environments. 
(C) Aircraft carriers provide the Nation 
the ability to rapidly and decisively respond to 
national threats, to conduct worldwide, on-sta-
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oped significant carrier gaps in these critical 
areas. 
(H) The continued use of a diminished air-
craft carrier force structure has resulted in ex-
tensive maintenance availabilities which typi-
cally exceed program costs and increase time in 
shipyards. These expansive maintenance avail-
abilities exacerbate existing carrier gaps. 
(I) Because of maintenance overhaul ex-
tensions, the Navy is truncating basic aircraft 
carrier training to expedite the deployment of 
available aircraft carriers. Limiting aircraft car-
rier training decreases operational capabilities 
and increases risks to sailors. 
(J) Despite the objections of the Navy, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics directed the Navy on 
August 7, 2015, to perform shock trials on the 
U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–78). The Assist-
ant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Oper-
ations, Plans and Strategy indicated that this 
action could delay the introduction of the 
U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–78) to the fleet 
by up to two years, exacerbating existing car-
rier gaps. 
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(K) The Navy has adopted a two-phase ac-
quisition strategy for the U.S.S. John F. Ken-
nedy (CVN–79), an action that will delay the 
introduction of this aircraft carrier by up to two 
years, exacerbating existing carrier gaps. 
(L) Developing an alternative design to the 
Ford class aircraft carrier is not cost beneficial. 
A smaller design is projected to incur signifi-
cant design and engineering cost while signifi-
cantly reducing magazine size, carrier air wing 
size, sortie rate, and on-station effectiveness 
among other vital factors as compared to the 
Ford class. Furthermore, a new design will 
delay the introduction of future aircraft car-
riers, exacerbating existing carrier gaps and 
threatening the national security of the United 
States. 
(M) The 2016 Navy Force Structure As-
sessment states ‘‘A minimum of 12 aircraft car-
riers are required to meet the increased 
warfighting response requirements of the De-
fense Planning Guidance Defeat/Deny force 
sizing direction.’’ Furthermore, a new National 
Defense Strategy is being prepared that will as-
sess the defeat/deny force sizing direction and 
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may increase the force structure associated with 
aircraft carriers. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) the United States should expedite de-
livery of 12 aircraft carriers; 
(B) an aircraft carrier should be author-
ized every three years; 
(C) shock trials should be conducted on 
the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79), as ini-
tially proposed by the Navy; 
(D) construction for the U.S.S. John F. 
Kennedy (CVN–79) should be accomplished in 
a single phase; and 
(E) the United States should continue the 
Ford class design for the aircraft carrier des-
ignated CVN–81. 
(b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL AIR-
CRAFT CARRIERS.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 5062(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘11 
operational aircraft carriers’’ and inserting ‘‘12 
operational aircraft carriers’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 30, 
2023. 
(c) SHOCK TRIALS FOR CVN–78.—Section 128 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 751) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(d) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AIRCRAFT CAR-
RIER PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF 
CONSTRUCTION
OF
FORD
CLASS
AIRCRAFT
CAR-
RIERS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY
FOR
ECONOMIC
ORDER 
QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
procure materiel and equipment in support of 
the construction of the Ford class aircraft car-
riers designated CVN–81 and CVN–82 in eco-
nomic order quantities when cost savings are 
achievable. 
(B) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into 
under subparagraph (A) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a pay-
ment under the contract is subject to the avail-
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ability of appropriations for that purpose, and 
that total liability to the Government for termi-
nation of any contract entered into shall be lim-
ited to the total amount of funding obligated at 
time of termination. 
(2) REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF 
NIMITZ CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and 
complex overhaul of each of the following Nim-
itz class aircraft carriers: 
(i) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN–74). 
(ii) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN– 
75). 
(iii) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN– 
76). 
(iv) U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN– 
77). 
(B) USE
OF
INCREMENTAL
FUNDING.— 
With respect to any contract entered into under 
subparagraph (A) for the nuclear refueling and 
complex overhaul of a Nimitz class aircraft car-
rier, the Secretary may use incremental funding 
for a period not to exceed six years after ad-
vance procurement funds for such nuclear re-
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fueling and complex overhaul effort are first ob-
ligated. 
(C) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT 
PAYMENTS.—Any contract entered into under 
subparagraph (A) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment 
under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2018 is subject to the availability of appro-
priations for that purpose for that later fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 122. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ICEBREAKER 
VESSELS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may enter into a 
contract or other agreement with the Secretary of the 
Navy under which the Navy shall act as general agent for 
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
for the purpose of entering into a contract on behalf of 
such Department, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 pro-
gram year, for the procurement of the following: 
(1) Not more than three heavy icebreaker ves-
sels. 
(2) Not more than three medium icebreaker 
vessels. 
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(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HEAVY
ICEBREAKER
VESSEL.—The term 
‘‘heavy icebreaker vessel’’ means a vessel that is 
able— 
(A) to break through nonridged ice that is 
not less than six feet thick at a speed of three 
knots; 
(B) to break through ridged ice that is not 
less than 21 feet thick; and 
(C) to operate continuously for 80 days 
without replenishment. 
(2) MEDIUM ICEBREAKER VESSEL.—The term 
‘‘medium icebreaker vessel’’ means a vessel that is 
able— 
(A) to break through nonridged ice that is 
not less than four and one-half feet thick at a 
speed of three knots; and 
(B) to operate continuously for 80 days 
without replenishment. 
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SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF ICEBREAKER VESSELS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2018 may be obligated or ex-
pended for the procurement of an icebreaker vessel. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limitation in 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use funds 
described in such subsection to act as general agent for 
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into 
under section 122. 
SEC. 124. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIR-
GINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 
program year, for the procurement of up to 13 Virginia 
class submarines at a rate of not more than 3 submarines 
per year during the covered period. 
(b) BASELINE ESTIMATE.—Before entering into any 
contract for the procurement of a Virginia class submarine 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Navy shall deter-
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mine a baseline estimate for the submarine in accordance 
with section 2435 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not 
enter into a contract for the procurement of a Virginia 
class submarine under subsection (a) if the contract would 
increase the cost of the submarine by more than 10 per-
cent above the baseline estimate for the submarine deter-
mined under subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary may enter into one or more contracts, beginning 
in fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement— 
(1) associated with the vessels for which author-
ization to enter into a multiyear procurement con-
tract is provided under subsection (a); and 
(2) for other equipment and subsystems associ-
ated with the Virginia class submarine program. 
(e) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means the 5-year period beginning with the 
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fiscal year 2019 program year and ending with the 
fiscal year 2023 program year. 
(2) VIRGINIA
CLASS
SUBMARINE.—The term 
‘‘Virginia class submarine’’ means a block V config-
ured Virginia class submarine. 
SEC. 125. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS AND 
ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 
program year, for the procurement of— 
(1) up to 15 Arleigh Burke class Flight III 
guided missile destroyers at a rate of not more than 
three such destroyers per year during the covered 
period; and 
(2) the Aegis weapon systems, AN/SPY–6(v) 
air and missile defense radar systems, MK 41 
vertical 
launching 
systems, 
and 
commercial 
broadband satellite systems associated with such ves-
sels. 
(b) BASELINE ESTIMATE.—Before entering into any 
contract for the procurement of an Arleigh Burke class 
destroyer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Navy 
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shall determine a baseline estimate for the destroyer in 
accordance with section 2435 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not 
enter into a contract for the procurement of a Arleigh 
Burke class destroyer or any major subprogram under 
subsection (a) if the contract would increase the cost of 
the destroyer by more than 10 percent above the baseline 
estimate for the destroyer determined under subsection 
(b). 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary may enter into one or more contracts, beginning 
in fiscal year 2018, for advance procurement associated 
with the vessels and systems for which authorization to 
enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided 
under subsection (a). 
(e) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(f) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered 
period’’ means the 5-year period beginning with the fiscal 
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year 2018 program year and ending with the fiscal year 
2022 program year. 
SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2017 for procurement, that are unobligated 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, may be obli-
gated or expended to procure an Arleigh Burke class de-
stroyer (DDG–51) unless the two covered destroyers in-
clude an AN/SPY–6(V) air and missile defense radar sys-
tem. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines 
that the cost or schedule risk associated with the integra-
tion of the AN/SPY–6(V) air and missile defense radar 
is unacceptable or incongruous with a business case that 
relies on stable design, technology maturity, and realistic 
cost and schedule estimates. 
(c) COVERED DESTROYER DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered destroyer’’ means an Arleigh 
Burke class destroyer (DDG–51) for which funds were au-
thorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328) and that was fully funded. 
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(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) destroyers authorized to be appropriated by 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) should be config-
ured as Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA guided mis-
sile destroyers, as initially authorized in section 123 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1655 ); 
and 
(2) the Department of the Navy should bear 
the majority risk associated with the share line on 
a covered destroyer. 
SEC. 127. EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN VESSELS. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY
TO USE INCRE-
MENTAL FUNDING FOR LHA REPLACEMENT.—Section 
122(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for fis-
cal year 2017 (114–328; 130 Stat. 2030) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER 
CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.—Section 121(a) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as 
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most recently amended by section 121 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 1654), is amended by striking ‘‘five 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘seven fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 128. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR V–22 
OSPREY AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code 
(except as provided in subsection (b)), the Secretary of 
the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, 
beginning with the 2018 program year, for the procure-
ment of the following: 
(1) V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
(2) Common configuration-readiness and mod-
ernization upgrades for V–22 Osprey aircraft. 
(b) CONTRACT PERIOD.—Notwithstanding section 
2306b(k) of title 10, United States Code, the period cov-
ered by a contract entered into on a multiyear basis under 
the authority of subsection (a) may exceed five years, but 
may not exceed seven years. 
(c) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
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fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE ENHANCED MULTI MISSION PARACHUTE 
SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for 
the enhanced multi mission parachute system may be used 
to enter into, or to prepare to enter into, a contract for 
the procurement of such parachute system until the date 
on which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the certification described 
in subsection (b) and the report described in subsection 
(c). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a certification by the Secretary of the 
Navy that— 
(1) neither the Marine Corps’ currently fielded 
enhanced multi mission parachute system nor the 
Army’s RA–1 parachute system meet the Marine 
Corps requirements; 
(2) the Marine Corps’ PARIS, Special Applica-
tion Parachute does not meet the Marine Corps re-
quirements; 
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(3) the testing plan for the enhanced multi mis-
sion parachute system meets all regulatory require-
ments; and 
(4) the Department of the Navy has performed 
an analysis and determined that a high glide canopy 
parachute system is not more prone to malfunctions 
than the currently fielded free fall parachute sys-
tems. 
(c) REPORT.—The report described in this subsection 
is a report that includes— 
(1) an explanation of the rationale for using the 
Parachute Industry Association specification nor-
mally used for sports parachutes that are employed 
from relatively slow flying civilian aircraft at alti-
tudes below 10,000 feet for a military parachute; 
(2) an inventory and cost estimate for any new 
equipment and training that the Marine Corps will 
have to be acquire in order to employ a high glide 
parachute; 
(3) an explanation of why the Department of 
the Navy is conducting a paper down select and not 
conducting any testing until first article testing; and 
(4) a discussion of the risk assessment for high 
glide canopies, and specifically how the Department 
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of the Navy is mitigating the risk for malfunctions 
experienced in other high glide canopy programs. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. STREAMLINING ACQUISITION OF INTERCONTI-
NENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SECURITY CAPA-
BILITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On September 25, 2014, then Secretary of 
the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, submitted a re-
port to Congress on the replacement strategy of the 
Air Force for the UH–1N helicopter, which included 
the following information: 
(A) On the age of the airframe: ‘‘The UH– 
1N is a versatile utility helicopter that was ac-
cepted into service from 1968-1969.’’. 
(B) On the ability to meet requirements: 
‘‘The entire fleet supports five general home-
land security missions. . .The ability of the 
UH–1N to accomplish these missions was eval-
uated in 2006, and the aircraft was found to be 
‘not effective.’ The shortcomings of the UH–1N 
were derived from specific mission requirements 
for carrying capacity, airspeed, unrefueled en-
durance, mission range, force protection for the 
floor, specific protection for all aircrew and pas-
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sengers, 
survivability, 
and 
materiel 
avail-
ability.’’. 
(C) Regarding previous efforts to acquire a 
replacement aircraft, the report identified ef-
forts that date back to 2006, including— 
(i) an initial analysis of alternatives 
by Air Force Space Command in 2006; 
(ii) the common vertical lift support 
platform program, which was cancelled in 
2013; 
(iii) two RAND corporation studies 
funded in 2013; and 
(iv) the then-current proposal of the 
Air Force to procure modified Army UH– 
60 helicopters. 
(2) On February 24, 2016, at a hearing before 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, in response to concerns related to 
lift, capacity, and hover time of the UH–1N, then 
Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand, Admiral Cecil Haney stated: ‘‘Congressman, 
absolutely, in terms of thinking very crisply associ-
ated with what we need to do to improve security of 
our missile fields. . . the attributes you listed are 
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the attributes that concern me in terms of the capa-
bility, not just now, but into the future.’’. 
(3) On March 2, 2016, at a hearing before the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Commander of Air Force Global 
Strike Command, General Robin Rand stated: ‘‘We 
will not meet the emergency security response with 
the present helicopter.’’. 
(4) On April 4, 2017, at a hearing before the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand, General John E. Hyten stated: ‘‘Of all the 
things in my portfolio, I can’t even describe how 
upset I get about the helicopter replacement pro-
gram. It’s a helicopter, for gosh sakes. We ought to 
be able to go out and buy a helicopter and put it in 
the hands of the people that need it. And we should 
be able to do that quickly. We’ve been building com-
bat helicopters for a long time in this country. I 
don’t understand why the heck it is so hard to buy 
a helicopter.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, based on the findings under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense should have the authority to expedite 
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the procurement of a replacement aircraft for the UH– 
1N helicopter. 
(c) WAIVER AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Subject 
to subsection (d), in procuring a replacement aircraft for 
the UH–1N helicopter, the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) waive any provision of law requiring the use 
of competitive procedures for the procurement; and 
(2) enter into a contract for the procurement on 
a sole-source basis. 
(d) NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 
days before exercising the authority under subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, in writing— 
(1) notice of the intent of the Secretary to exer-
cise such authority; and 
(2) a certification that— 
(A) the Secretary has reviewed— 
(i) the threshold requirements for the 
UH–1N replacement aircraft program; and 
(ii) any delays that may have occurred 
while the Air Force pursued strategies for 
the procurement of such aircraft on an 
other than sole-source basis; and 
(B) after conducting such review, the Sec-
retary has determined that entering into a con-
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tract on a sole-source basis under subsection 
(c)— 
(i) is in the national security interests 
of the United States; and 
(ii) is necessary to ensure that a UH– 
1N replacement aircraft enters service by 
not later than September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON SELECTION OF SINGLE CON-
TRACTOR FOR C–130H AVIONICS MODERNIZA-
TION PROGRAM INCREMENT 2. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not select only a single prime contractor to carry out 
increment 2 of the C–130H avionics modernization pro-
gram until the Secretary submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a written certification that, in selecting 
such a single prime contractor— 
(1) the Secretary will ensure, to the extent 
practicable, that commercially available off-the-shelf 
items are used under the program, including tech-
nology solutions and nondevelopmental items; and 
(2) excessively restrictive military specification 
standards will not be used to restrict or eliminate 
full and open competition in the selection process. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘com-
mercially available off-the-shelf item’’, ‘‘full and open com-
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petition’’, and ‘‘nondevelopmental item’’ have the mean-
ings given the terms in chapter 1 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 133. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EC– 
130H 
COMPASS 
CALL 
RECAPITALIZATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for any fiscal year for the EC–130H Compass Call recapi-
talization program of the Air Force may be obligated or 
expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the certification described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written statement certifying that— 
(1) an independent review of the acquisition 
process for the EC–130H Compass Call recapitaliza-
tion program of the Air Force has been conducted; 
and 
(2) as a result of such review, it has been deter-
mined that the acquisition process for such program 
complies with all applicable laws, guidelines, and 
best practices. 
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SEC. 134. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UPGRADES TO MQ–9 
REAPER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall con-
duct an analysis that compares the costs and benefits of 
the following: 
(1) Upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper aircraft to 
a Block 5 configuration. 
(2) Proceeding with the procurement of MQ–9B 
aircraft instead of upgrading fielded MQ–9 Reaper 
aircraft to a Block 5 configuration. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes the results 
of the cost-benefit analysis conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 135. INCREASE IN AMOUNTS FOR ENHANCING INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAIS-
SANCE CAPABILITY. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
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thorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft pro-
curement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in division D, for BA 05: Modification of 
Inservice Aircraft: E-8 (line 056) is hereby increased by 
$23,091,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft procurement, 
Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
in division D, for BA 05: Modification of Inservice Aircraft 
/ BSA 5: Other Aircraft (line 050) is hereby reduced by 
$23,091,000. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 141. AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES FOR THE F–35 AIRCRAFT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the 
procurement of economic order quantities of the material 
and equipment described in subsection (b). 
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(b) MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED.—The 
material and equipment described in this subsection is ma-
terial and equipment— 
(1) that has completed formal hardware quali-
fication testing for the F–35 aircraft program; and 
(2) is to be used in procurement contracts to be 
awarded under the F–35 aircraft program in fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2018 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
F–35 aircraft program, not more than $661,000,000 
may be obligated or expended to enter into contracts 
under subsection (a). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) 
until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a written certification that 
the contract to be entered into under such sub-
section meets the following conditions: 
(A) The contract will result in significant 
cost savings as compared to the total antici-
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pated costs of procuring the property through 
contracts that are not for economic order quan-
tities. 
(B) The estimates of the cost of the con-
tract and the anticipated cost savings resulting 
from the contract are realistic. 
(C) The minimum need for the property 
that is to be procured under the contract is ex-
pected to remain substantially unchanged dur-
ing the contract period. 
(D) There is a reasonable expectation that, 
throughout the contract period, the head of the 
relevant military department or defense agency 
will request funding for the contract at the level 
required to avoid contract cancellation. 
(E) The design of the property that is to 
be procured under the contract is expected to 
remain substantially unchanged and the tech-
nical risks associated with such design are not 
excessive. 
(F) Entering into the contract will pro-
mote the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(G) The contract satisfies the conditions 
described in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
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section 2306b(i)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON DEMILITARIZATION OF CERTAIN 
CLUSTER MUNITIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Defense may not demilitarize any 
cluster munitions until the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees the certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written certification that the Depart-
ment of Defense has an inventory of covered munitions 
that meets not less than 75 percent of the operational re-
quirements of the Department with respect to cluster mu-
nitions across the full range of military operational envi-
ronments. 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to the demilitarization of 
cluster munitions that the Secretary determines— 
(1) are unserviceable as a result of an inspec-
tion, test, field incident, or other significant failure 
to meet performance or logistics requirements; or 
(2) are unsafe or could pose a safety risk if not 
demilitarized or destroyed. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) CLUSTER
MUNITION.—The term ‘‘cluster 
munition’’ means a munition that is composed of a 
nonreusable canister or delivery body that contains 
multiple, conventional submunitions, without regard 
to the mode by which the munition is delivered. The 
term does not include— 
(A) nuclear, chemical, or biological weap-
ons; 
(B) obscurants; 
(C) pyrotechnics; 
(D) non-lethal systems; 
(E) non-explosive kinetic effect submuni-
tions; 
(F) electronic effects; or 
(G) landmines. 
(2) COVERED MUNITIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
munitions’’ means cluster munitions containing sub-
munitions that, after arming, do not result in more 
than 1 percent unexploded ordnance (as that term is 
defined in section 101(e)(5) of title 10, United 
States Code) across the range of intended oper-
ational environments. 
(3) DEMILITARIZE.—The term ‘‘demilitarize’’, 
when used with respect to a cluster munition or 
components of a cluster munition— 
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(A) means to destroy the military offensive 
or defensive advantages inherent in the muni-
tion or its components; and 
(B) includes any mutilation, scrapping, 
melting, burning, or alteration that prevents the 
use of the munition or its components for the 
military purposes for which the munition or its 
components was designed or for a lethal pur-
pose. 
SEC. 143. REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT TO PRE-
SERVE CERTAIN C–5 AIRCRAFT. 
Section 141 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1659), as amended by section 132 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328), is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN RETIRED C–5 AIR-
CRAFT.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall preserve 
each C–5 aircraft that is retired by the Secretary during 
a period in which the total inventory of strategic airlift 
aircraft of the Secretary is less than 301, such that the 
retired aircraft— 
‘‘(1) is stored in flyable condition; 
‘‘(2) can be returned to service; and 
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‘‘(3) is not used to supply parts to other air-
craft unless specifically authorized by the Secretary 
of Defense upon a request by the Secretary of the 
Air Force.’’. 
SEC. 144. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND 
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES USE SPECI-
FIED STANDARD DATA LINK. 
Section 157 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1667) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that any solicitation issued for a 
Common Data Link described in subsection (a), re-
gardless of whether the solicitation is issued by a 
military department or a contractor with respect to 
a subcontract— 
‘‘(A) conforms to a Department of Defense 
specification standard, including interfaces and 
waveforms, existing as of the date of the solici-
tation; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any proprietary or 
undocumented waveforms or control interfaces 
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or data interfaces as a requirement or criterion 
for evaluation; and 
‘‘(2) notify the congressional defense commit-
tees not later than 15 days after issuing a solicita-
tion for a Common Data Link to be sunset (CDL- 
TBS) waveform.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis-
tics’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of De-
fense’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ ; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘before October 1, 2023’’ 
after ‘‘committees’’. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense 
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for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, And Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. COST CONTROLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT 
RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) FIXED CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (b), the capability requirements for 
aircraft procured under the presidential aircraft recapital-
ization program of the Air Force (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘PAR Program’’) shall be the capability re-
quirements identified in version 7.0 of the system require-
ment document for the PAR Program dated December 14, 
2016. 
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may adjust the capability requirements described in sub-
section (a) only if the Secretary submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a written determination that 
such adjustment is necessary— 
(1) to resolve an ambiguity relating to the capa-
bility requirement; 
(2) to address a problem with the administra-
tion of the capability requirement; 
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(3) to lower the development cost or life-cycle 
cost of the PAR program; 
(4) to comply with a change in international, 
Federal, State, or local law or regulation that takes 
effect after September 30, 2017; 
(5) to address a safety issue; or 
(6) subject to subsection (c), to address an 
emerging threat or vulnerability. 
(c) LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENT FOR EMERGING 
THREAT OR VULNERABILITY.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may use the authority under paragraph (6) of sub-
section (b) to adjust the requirements described in sub-
section (a) only if the Secretary and the Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force, on a nondelegable basis— 
(1) jointly determine that such adjustment is 
necessary and in the interests of the national secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees notice of such joint determination. 
(d) FORM OF CONTRACTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
FIXED-PRICE
TYPE 
CONTRACTS.—The contract awarded for the procure-
ment of the unmodified commercial aircraft under 
the PAR program shall be a fixed price type con-
tract. 
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(2) ANALYSIS
FOR
FIXED-PRICE
TYPE
CON-
TRACTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall work 
with the contractor and conduct an analysis of risk 
and explore opportunities to enter into additional 
fixed price type contracts for engineering and manu-
facturing development beyond the procurement of 
the unmodified commercial aircraft as described in 
paragraph (1). 
(e) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 
October 1, 2017, and on a quarterly basis thereafter 
through October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall provide to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the efforts of the Secretary to control costs under 
the PAR Program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the PAR 
Program, the following: 
(A) An overview of the program schedule. 
(B) A description of each contract awarded 
under the program, including a description of 
the type of contract and the status of the con-
tract. 
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(C) An assessment of the status of the 
program with respect to— 
(i) modification; 
(ii) testing; 
(iii) delivery; and 
(iv) sustainment. 
(f) SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(10) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 212. CAPITAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’. 
SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY 
ACHIEVE-
MENTS. 
Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to award 
cash prizes’’ and inserting ‘‘to award prizes, which 
may be cash prizes or nonmonetary prizes,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cash prizes’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prizes’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cash 
prize of’’ and inserting ‘‘prize valued at’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) No prize competition may result in the award 
of a nonmonetary prize valued at more than $10,000 with-
out the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or nonmonetary items’’ 
after ‘‘accept funds’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and from State and local 
governments,’’ and inserting ‘‘from State and 
local governments, and from other nongovern-
mental sources,’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 214. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLUMBIA CLASS 
SUBMARINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sections 2366b 
and 2448b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the com-
ponents identified in subsection (b) are deemed to be crit-
ical technologies for the Columbia class ballistic missile 
submarine construction program. 
(b) CRITICAL
TECHNOLOGIES.—The components 
identified in this subsection are— 
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(1) the coordinated stern for the Columbia class 
ballistic missile submarine; 
(2) the electric drive system for the submarine; 
and 
(3) the nuclear reactor for the submarine. 
SEC. 215. JOINT HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The joint technology office on 
hypersonics in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is 
redesignated as the ‘‘Joint Hypersonics Transition Of-
fice’’. Any reference in a law (other than this section), 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the joint technology office on hypersonics 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joint Hypersonics 
Transition Office. 
(b) HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT.—Section 218 of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 
note), as amended by section 1079(f) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–192; 129 Stat. 999), is amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
ON HYPERSONICS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘JOINT HYPERSONICS TRANSITION 
OFFICE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office on hypersonics’’ and inserting 
‘‘Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’)’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘joint tech-
nology office established under subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the pro-
gram required by subsection (b), the Office shall do the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Coordinate and integrate current and fu-
ture research, development, test, and evaluation pro-
grams and system demonstration programs of the 
Department of Defense on hypersonics. 
‘‘(2) Undertake appropriate actions to ensure— 
‘‘(A) close and continuous integration of 
the programs on hypersonics of the military de-
partments and the Defense Agencies with the 
programs on hypersonics across the Federal 
Government; and 
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‘‘(B) that both foundational research and 
developmental testing resources are adequate 
and well funded, and that facilities are made 
available in a timely manner to support 
hypersonics research, demonstration programs, 
and system development. 
‘‘(3) Approve demonstration programs on 
hypersonic systems to speed the maturation and de-
ployment of the systems to the warfighter,. 
‘‘(4) Ensure that any demonstration program 
on hypersonic systems that is carried out in any 
year after its approval under paragraph (3) is car-
ried out only if certified under subsection (e) as 
being consistent with the roadmap under subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(5) Develop a well-defined path for hypersonic 
technologies to transition to operational capabilities 
for the warfighter.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘joint tech-
nology office established under subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office established under subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘joint 
technology office’’ and inserting ‘‘Office’’. 
SEC. 216. HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING WEAPONS CAPA-
BILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
transfer oversight and management of the Hypersonic 
Airbreathing Weapons Concept from the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency to a responsible entity 
of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force, acting 
through the head of the Air Force Research Laboratory, 
shall continue— 
(1) to develop a reusable hypersonics test bed 
to further probe the high speed flight corridor and 
to facilitate the testing and development of 
hypersonic airbreathing weapon systems; 
(2) to explore emerging concepts and tech-
nologies for reusable hypersonics weapons systems 
beyond current hypersonics programs, focused on ex-
perimental flight test capabilities; and 
(3) to develop defensive technologies and coun-
termeasures 
against 
potential 
and 
identified 
hypersonic threats. 
(b) HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING WEAPON SYSTEM 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘hypersonic 
airbreathing weapon system’’ means a missile or platform 
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with military utility that operates at speeds near or beyond 
approximately five times the speed of sound, and that is 
propelled through the atmosphere with an engine that 
burns fuel with oxygen from the atmosphere that is col-
lected in an inlet. 
SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MQ–25 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2018 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Navy, for the MQ–25 unmanned air system, not 
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 
a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on 
which the certification and report under subsection (b) 
have been submitted to the congressional defense commit-
tees. 
(b) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a written certification that— 
(A) the MQ–25 unmanned air system is 
required to fill a validated capability gap of the 
Department of the Navy; 
(B) the Chief of Naval Operations has re-
viewed and approved the initial capability docu-
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ment and the capability development document 
relating to such system; and 
(C) the initial capability document and the 
capability development document have been pro-
vided to the congressional defense committees. 
(2) REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that includes— 
(A) an identification of threshold and ob-
jective key performance parameters for the 
MQ–25 unmanned air system; 
(B) a certification that the threshold and 
objective key performance parameters for such 
system have been established and are achiev-
able; and 
(C) a description of the requirements of 
such system with respect to— 
(i) fuel transfer; 
(ii) equipment for intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance; 
(iii) equipment for electronic attack 
and electronic protection; 
(iv) communications equipment; 
(v) weapons payload; 
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(vi) range; 
(vii) mission endurance for unrefueled 
and aerial refueled operations; 
(viii) affordability; 
(ix) survivability; and 
(x) interoperability with other Navy 
and joint-service unmanned aerial systems 
and mission control stations. 
SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds specified in sub-
section (c), not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense submits to the congressional defense committees the 
assessment required under subsection (b). 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written assessment of the requirements for 
each contract writing information technology system of the 
Department of Defense and the military departments. 
Such assessment shall include the following: 
(1) Analysis of the requirements for each such 
contract writing system, including identification of 
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common requirements and any requirements unique 
to each military department. 
(2) Identification of legacy systems that provide 
data to, or receive data from, such contract writing 
systems. 
(3) Projected timelines showing when each con-
tract writing system is expected to become fully 
operationally capable and when each legacy system 
is expected to terminate, based on budget projections 
included in the most recent future-years defense pro-
gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(4) Assessment of how a shared services model 
might be applied to replace specific contract writing 
systems, including analysis of the business process 
reengineering necessary to move to a shared services 
model and how shared services can be integrated 
into the business enterprise architecture of the De-
partment. 
(5) Identification of available shared services 
for contract writing systems, such as those offered 
by the General Services Administration or by other 
sources, that might provide viable alternatives to 
current contract writing systems. 
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(6) Identification of any gaps in the capabilities 
of available shared services for contract writing sys-
tems, and recommendations for addressing such 
gaps. 
(7) Identification of any policy, legal, or statu-
tory constraints that would have to be addressed in 
order to move to a share services model for contract 
writing systems. 
(c) FUNDS SPECIFIED.—The funds specified in this 
subsection are the following— 
(1) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for research, development, test, and evaluation for 
each system described in subsection (d). 
(2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 
for procurement for each system described in sub-
section (d). 
(d) SYSTEMS DESCRIBED.—The systems described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Contract Writing System of the Army. 
(2) The Electronic Procurement System of the 
Navy. 
(3) The Automated Contract Preparation Sys-
tem of the Air Force. 
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(4) The Contract Writing and Administration 
System of the Defense Contract Management Agen-
cy. 
(5) The Standard Procurement System of the 
Defense Logistics Agency. 
SEC. 219. STRATEGY FOR USE OF VIRTUAL TRAINING TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall direct the head of each military department— 
(1) to establish a comprehensive strategy to de-
termine what capability gaps exist in the department 
that can be rectified with virtual training; 
(2) to review the virtual training possibilities 
for this gap to determine what virtual training would 
rectify this gap most efficiently; and 
(3) to determine what acquisitions would need 
to be made to acquire the correct amount of tech-
nology to achieve desired goals. 
(b) POST-FIELDING ANALYSIS.—The head of each 
military department concerned shall create a post-fielding 
training effectiveness analysis before commencing training 
using any virtual training technology acquired pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 220. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR ELECTRONICS AND 
ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF THE ARMY. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in 
the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Ap-
plied Research, Electronics and Electronic Devices, Line 
018, is hereby increased by $2,000,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4201, for Advanced 
Component Development and Prototypes, Technology 
Maturation Initiatives, Line 072, is hereby reduced by 
$2,000,000. 
SEC. 221. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 
for Basic Research, Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
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versities/Minority Institutions, Line 006, is hereby in-
creased by $4,135,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Ad-
vanced Technology Development, Advanced Innovative 
Analysis and Concepts, Line 038, is hereby reduced by 
$4,135,000. 
SEC. 222. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF HACKING 
FOR DEFENSE PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program 
enables universities nationwide to provide valuable 
entrepreneurial and innovation education to stu-
dents, providing formal training for scientists and 
engineers to pursue careers in business or govern-
ment organizations. 
(2) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program is 
successful in part due to its focus on ensuring that 
government problems are well-defined and suitable 
for university courses, ensuring that educators are 
trained and certified in course methodology and cur-
riculum, and providing an ecosystem of government 
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and corporate mentors to student teams to enhance 
their education and access to clients familiar with 
specific problems. 
(3) Hacking for Defense programs provide a 
unique pathway for veteran students to leverage 
their military expertise to solve rapidly emerging na-
tional security challenges while learning cutting-edge 
business innovation methodology. 
(4) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program’s 
success in the early stages of the innovation con-
tinuum should be expanded to offer training to uni-
versities nationwide, and government personnel and 
organizations charged with innovation. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF HACKING 
FOR DEFENSE PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense is authorized to establish a Hacking for De-
fense Program under which the Secretary may obli-
gate or expend up to $15,000,000 to support univer-
sity-based entrepreneurial education programs, in-
cluding— 
(A) materials to recruit veterans for such 
programs; 
(B) model curriculum for such programs; 
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(C) training materials for such programs; 
and 
(D) best practices for the conduct of such 
programs. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Defense may consult 
with the heads of such Federal agencies, univer-
sities, and public and private entities engaged in the 
development of advanced technologies as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(A) develop and maintain eligibility criteria 
for programs to become recognized as Hacking 
for Defense education sites; and 
(B) ensure that any recipient of a grant 
under the Small Business Technology Transfer 
program or the Small Business Innovation Re-
search program has the option to participate in 
training under the MD5 Hacking for Defense 
Program. 
SEC. 
223. 
PILOT 
PROGRAM 
ON 
INNOVATIVE 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a pilot program among 
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defense laboratories (as defined in section 2199 of title 
10, United States Code), national laboratories (as defined 
in section 188(f) of title 10, United States Code), and pri-
vate entities to facilitate the licensure, transfer, and com-
mercialization of innovative technologies. 
SEC. 224. STEM(MM) JOBS ACTION PLAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Jobs in science, technology, engineering, 
and math in addition to maintenance and manufac-
turing (collectively referred to in this section as 
‘‘STEM(MM)’’) make up a significant portion of the 
workforce of the Department of Defense. 
(2) These jobs exist within the organic indus-
trial base, research, development, and engineering 
centers, life-cycle management commands, and logis-
tics centers of the Department. 
(3) Vital to the continued support of the mis-
sion of all of the military services, the Department 
needs to maintain its STEM(MM) workforce. 
(4) It is known that the demographics of per-
sonnel of the Department indicate that many of the 
STEM(MM) personnel of the Department will be eli-
gible to retire in the next few years. 
(5) Decisive action is needed to replace 
STEM(MM) personnel as they retire to ensure that 
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the military does not further suffer a skill and 
knowledge gap and thus a serious readiness gap. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN OF ACTION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
each military department, shall — 
(1) perform an assessment of the STEM(MM) 
workforce for organizations within the Department 
of Defense, including the numbers and types of posi-
tions and the expectations for losses due to retire-
ments and voluntary departures; 
(2) identify the types and quantities of 
STEM(MM) jobs needed to support future mission 
work; 
(3) determine 
the 
shortfall 
between 
lost 
STEM(MM) personnel and future requirements; 
(4) analyze and explain the appropriateness and 
impact of using reimbursable and working capital 
fund dollars for new STEM(MM) hires; 
(5) identify a plan of action to address the 
STEM(MM) jobs gap, including hiring strategies 
and timelines for replacement of STEM(MM) em-
ployees; and 
(6) deliver to Congress, not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2018, a report specifying such plan of ac-
tion. 
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SEC. 225. APPROPRIATE USE OF AUTHORITY FOR PROTO-
TYPE PROJECTS. 
Section 2371b(d)(1)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or nonprofit research in-
stitution’’ after ‘‘defense contractor’’. 
SEC. 226. JET NOISE REDUCTION PROGRAM OF THE NAVY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Naval Research, may 
carry out a jet noise reduction program to study the phys-
ics of, and reduce, jet noise produced by high-performance 
military aircraft. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may— 
(1) identify material and non-material solutions 
to reduce jet noise; 
(2) develop and transition such solutions to the 
fleet; 
(3) communicate relevant discoveries to the ci-
vilian aviation community; and 
(4) support the development of theoretical noise 
models, computational prediction tools, noise control 
strategies, diagnostic tools, and enhanced source lo-
calization. 
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SEC. 227. PROCESS FOR COORDINATION OF STUDIES AND 
ANALYSIS RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall implement a Depart-
ment of Defense-wide process under which the heads of 
the military departments and Defense Agencies respon-
sible for managing requests for studies and analysis re-
search are required to coordinate annual research requests 
and ongoing research efforts to minimize duplication and 
reduce costs. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2018 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
4301. 
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Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. CODIFICATION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS TO DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLEARINGHOUSE 
TO COORDINATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF 
APPLICATIONS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
PROJECTS 
THAT MAY HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS AND READINESS. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
MILITARY
AVIATION, 
RANGE, AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE PROGRAM OF-
FICE.— 
(1) CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EX-
ISTING LAW.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 183 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation As-
surance Program Office for review of 
mission obstructions 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a Military Aviation, Range, and In-
stallation Assurance Program Office. 
‘‘(2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall be— 
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‘‘(A) organized under the authority, direction, 
and control of an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
designated by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) assigned such personnel and resources as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—(1)(A) The Military Aviation, 
Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office shall 
serve as a clearinghouse to coordinate Department of De-
fense review of applications for energy projects filed with 
the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 
of title 49 and received by the Department of Defense 
from the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) To facilitate the review of an application for an 
energy project submitted pursuant to such section, the 
Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Pro-
gram Office shall accelerate the development, in coordina-
tion with other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government, of— 
‘‘(i) an integrated review process to ensure 
timely notification and consideration of any applica-
tion that may have an adverse impact on military 
operations and readiness; and 
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‘‘(ii) planning tools necessary to determine the 
acceptability to the Department of Defense of the 
energy project proposal included in the application. 
‘‘(2) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall establish procedures for 
the Department of Defense for the coordinated consider-
ation of and response to a request for a review received 
from another Federal agency, a State government, an In-
dian tribal government, a local government, a landowner, 
or the developer of an energy project, including guidance 
to personnel at each military installation in the United 
States on how to initiate such procedures and ensure a 
coordinated Department response. 
‘‘(3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall consult with affected mili-
tary installations for the review and consideration of pro-
posed energy projects. 
‘‘(4) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall develop procedures for 
conducting early outreach to parties carrying out energy 
projects that could have an adverse impact on military op-
erations and readiness and to clearly communicate to such 
parties actions being taken by the Department under this 
section. 
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‘‘(5) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall perform such other func-
tions as the Secretary of Defense assigns. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTIONS.—(1) Not later 
than 30 days after receiving from the Secretary of Trans-
portation a proper application for an energy project under 
section 44718 of title 49 that may have an adverse impact 
on military operations and readiness, the Military Avia-
tion, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office 
shall conduct a preliminary review of such application. 
Such review shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the likely scope, duration, and level 
of risk of any adverse impact of such energy project 
on military operations and readiness; and 
‘‘(B) identify any feasible and affordable ac-
tions that could be taken by the Department, the de-
veloper of such energy project, or others to mitigate 
such adverse impact and to minimize risks to na-
tional security while allowing such energy project to 
proceed with development. 
‘‘(2) If the Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office determines under paragraph 
(1) that an energy project will have an adverse impact on 
military operations and readiness, the Military Aviation, 
Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office, with 
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the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall issue to 
the applicant a notice of presumed risk that describes the 
concerns identified by the Department in the preliminary 
review and requests a discussion of possible mitigation ac-
tions. 
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall develop a comprehensive strategy for ad-
dressing the military impacts of projects filed with the 
Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of 
title 49. 
‘‘(2) In developing the strategy required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the magnitude of interference posed 
by projects filed with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49; 
‘‘(B) identify geographic areas in which projects 
filed, or which may be filed in the future, with the 
Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
44718 of title 49, could have an adverse impact on 
military operations and readiness, including military 
training routes, and categorize the risk of adverse 
impact in each geographic area for the purpose of 
informing preliminary reviews under subsection 
(c)(1), early outreach efforts under subsection 
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(b)(4), and online dissemination efforts under para-
graph (3); 
‘‘(C) develop procedures to periodically review 
and modify geographic areas identified under sub-
paragraph (B) and to solicit and identify additional 
geographic areas as appropriate; and 
‘‘(D) specifically identify feasible and affordable 
long-term actions that may be taken to mitigate ad-
verse impacts of projects filed, or which may be filed 
in the future, with the Secretary of Transportation 
pursuant to section 44718 of title 49, on military 
operations and readiness, including— 
‘‘(i) investment priorities of the Depart-
ment of Defense with respect to research and 
development; 
‘‘(ii) modifications to military operations to 
accommodate applications for such projects; 
‘‘(iii) recommended upgrades or modifica-
tions to existing systems or procedures by the 
Department of Defense; 
‘‘(iv) acquisition of new systems by the De-
partment and other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government and timelines for 
fielding such new systems; and 
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‘‘(v) modifications to the projects for which 
such applications are filed, including changes in 
size, location, or technology. 
‘‘(3) The Military Aviation, Range, and Installation 
Assurance Program Office shall make available online ac-
cess to data reflecting geographic areas identified under 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and reviewed and 
modified under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph. 
‘‘(e) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DETERMINATION 
OF UNACCEPTABLE RISK.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
may not object to an energy project filed with the Sec-
retary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 
49 unless the Secretary of Defense determines, after giv-
ing full consideration to mitigation actions identified pur-
suant to this section, that the project would result in an 
unacceptable risk to the national security of the United 
States. Such a determination shall constitute a finding 
pursuant to section 44718(f) of title 49. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after making a deter-
mination under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on such determination and the basis for such determina-
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tion. Such report shall include an explanation of the basis 
of the determination, a discussion of the mitigation op-
tions considered, and an explanation of why, in the case 
of a determination of unacceptable risk, the mitigation op-
tions were not feasible or did not resolve the conflict. The 
Secretary of Defense may provide public notice through 
the Federal Register of the determination. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may only delegate the 
responsibility for making a determination under para-
graph (1) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under 
Secretary of Defense, or a Principal Deputy Under Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to re-
quest and accept a voluntary contribution of funds from 
an applicant for a project filed with the Secretary of 
Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 49. 
Amounts so accepted shall remain available until expended 
for the purpose of offsetting the cost of measures under-
taken by the Secretary of Defense to mitigate adverse im-
pacts of such a project on military operations and readi-
ness or to conduct studies of potential measures to miti-
gate such impacts. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAZ-
ARD ASSESSMENT.—An action taken pursuant to this sec-
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tion shall not be considered to be a substitute for any as-
sessment or determination required of the Secretary of 
Transportation under section 44718 of title 49. 
‘‘(h) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect or limit the application of, or any 
obligation to comply with, any environmental law, includ-
ing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adverse impact on military oper-
ations and readiness’ means any adverse impact 
upon military operations and readiness, including 
flight operations, research, development, testing, and 
evaluation, and training, that is demonstrable and is 
likely to impair or degrade the ability of the armed 
forces to perform their warfighting missions. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘energy project’ means a project 
that provides for the generation or transmission of 
electrical energy. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘landowner’ means a person that 
owns a fee interest in real property on which a pro-
posed energy project is planned to be located. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of 
this title. 
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‘‘(5) The term ‘military readiness’ includes any 
training or operation that could be related to combat 
readiness, including testing and evaluation activities. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘military training route’ means a 
training route developed as part of the Military 
Training Route Program, carried out jointly by the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary 
of Defense, for use by the armed forces for the pur-
pose of conducting low-altitude, high-speed military 
training. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘unacceptable risk to the na-
tional security of the United States’ means the con-
struction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, or 
the proposed construction, alteration, establishment, 
or expansion, of a structure or sanitary landfill that 
would— 
‘‘(A) endanger safety in air commerce, re-
lated to the activities of the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(B) interfere with the efficient use and 
preservation of the navigable airspace and of 
airport traffic capacity at public-use airports, 
related to the activities of the Department of 
Defense; or 
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‘‘(C) impair or degrade the capability of 
the Department of Defense to conduct training, 
research, development, testing, evaluation, and 
operations or to maintain military readiness.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AND
CLERICAL
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
PROVISION.— 
Section 358 of the Ike Skelton National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) 
is repealed. 
(B) REFERENCE
TO
DEFINITIONS.—Sec-
tion 44718(g) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘211.3 of title 32, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 
6, 2014’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘183a(i) of title 10’’. 
(C) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections at the beginning of chap-
ter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 
183 the following new item: 
‘‘183a. Military Aviation, Range, and Installation Assurance Program Office for 
review of mission obstructions.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF 
GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS.—The initial identification of 
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geographic areas under subsection (d)(2)(B) of sec-
tion 183a of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), shall be completed not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding the amendments 
made by paragraphs (1) and (2), any rule or regula-
tion promulgated to carry out section 358 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 49 U.S.C. 
44718 note) that is in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall continue in 
effect and apply to the extent such rule or regulation 
is consistent with the authority under section 183a 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), until such rule or regulation is otherwise 
amended or repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING CRIT-
ICAL MILITARY-USE AIRSPACE AREAS.—Section 44718 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a)(2)(B), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHIC 
AREAS.—In the case of a proposed structure to be located 
within a geographic area identified under subsection 
(d)(2)(B) of section 183a of title 10, the Secretary of 
Transportation may not issue a determination until the 
Secretary of Defense issues a determination under sub-
section (e) of such section as to whether or not the pro-
posed structure represents an unacceptable risk to the na-
tional security of the United States (as defined in sub-
section (i)(7) of such section).’’. 
SEC. 312. ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MASTER 
PLAN. 
Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, the future demand 
for energy, and the requirements for the use of en-
ergy’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reduce the 
future demand and the requirements for the use of 
energy’’ and inserting ‘‘enhance energy resilience to 
ensure the Department of Defense has the ability to 
prepare for and recover from energy disruptions that 
affect mission assurance on military installations’’; 
and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) Opportunities to leverage financing pro-
vided by a non-Department entity to address instal-
lation energy needs.’’. 
SEC. 313. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTY IN CON-
NECTION WITH UMATILLA CHEMICAL DEPOT, 
OREGON. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Army may transfer an amount of not more than 
$125,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
established under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such transfer 
shall be made without regard to section 2215 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under 
subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2018 for Base Realignment 
and Closure, Army. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipu-
lated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection 
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Agency in the settlement agreement approved by the Army 
on July 14, 2016, against the Umatilla Chemical Depot, 
Oregon under the Federal Facility Agreement between the 
Army and the Environmental Protection Agency dated 
September 19, 1989. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of 
the Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the 
penalty referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 314. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY OF STIPULATED PENALTY IN CON-
NECTION WITH LONGHORN ARMY AMMUNI-
TION PLANT, TEXAS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Army may transfer an amount of not more than 
$1,185,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
established under subchapter A of chapter 98 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any such transfer 
shall be made without regard to section 2215 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under 
subsection (a) shall be made using funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
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available for fiscal year 2018 for Environmental 
Restoration, Army. 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under sub-
section (a) shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipu-
lated penalty assessed by the Environmental Protection 
Agency on April 5, 2013, against Longhorn Army Ammu-
nition Plant, Texas, under the Federal Facility Agreement 
for Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, which was entered 
into between the Army and the Environmental Protection 
Agency in 1991. 
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of 
the Army makes a transfer under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the 
penalty referred to in subsection (b). 
SEC. 315. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLEANUP AND RE-
MOVAL OF PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRI-
CANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINZ EUGEN. 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Defense may by used for all necessary ex-
penses for the removal and cleanup of petroleum, oil, and 
lubricants associated with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, 
which was transferred from the United States to the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands in 1986. 
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Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. REAUTHORIZATION OF MULTI-TRADES DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
Section 338 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 
5013 note), as most recently amended by section 321 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1694) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 322. GUIDANCE REGARDING USE OF ORGANIC INDUS-
TRIAL BASE. 
The Secretary of the Army shall maintain the arse-
nals with sufficient workloads to ensure affordability and 
technical competence in all critical capability areas by es-
tablishing, not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
this Act, clear, step-by-step, prescriptive guidance on the 
process for conducting make-or-buy analyses, including 
the use of the organic industrial base. 
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SEC. 323. PROHIBITION ON APPLICATION OF HIRING 
FREEZES AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN-
DUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES. 
Any memorandum, Executive order, or other action 
by the President to prevent a department or agency of 
the Federal Government from filling vacant Federal civil-
ian employee positions or creating new such positions, 
shall have no force or effect with respect to any Depart-
ment of Defense civilian position at, or in support of— 
(1) any facility at which depot-level mainte-
nance and repair (as that term is defined in section 
2460 of title 10, United States Code) is carried out; 
or 
(2) any facility designated under section 2474 
of such title as a center for industrial and technical 
excellence. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PERSONNEL AND UNIT 
READINESS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
AND
IMPROVEMENT.—Section 
482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The reports for the first and third quar-
ters of a calendar year’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The reports for the second and 
fourth quarters of a calendar year shall contain 
the information required by subsection (j).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Each report’’ and inserting ‘‘A re-
port for the second or fourth quarter of a cal-
endar year’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(D) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or 
fourth quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Each report’’ 
and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or fourth 
quarter of a calendar year’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or 
fourth quarter of a calendar year’’; 
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(6) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Each re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘A report for the second or 
fourth quarter of a calendar year’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) REMEDIAL ACTIONS.—A report for the first or 
third quarter of a calendar year shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the mitigation plans of the 
Secretary to address readiness shortfalls and oper-
ational deficiencies identified in the report submitted 
for the preceding calendar quarter; and 
‘‘(2) for each such shortfall or deficiency, a 
timeline for resolution, the cost necessary for such 
resolution, the mitigation strategy the Department 
will employ until the resolution is in place, and any 
legislative remedies required.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 117 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘QUARTERLY’’and inserting ‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘semi-annual’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘each quarter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘semi-annually’’. 
SEC. 332. BIENNIAL REPORT ON CORE DEPOT-LEVEL MAIN-
TENANCE AND REPAIR CAPABILITY. 
Section 2464(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) Any workload shortfalls at any work 
breakdown structure category designated as a lower- 
level category pursuant to Department of Defense 
Instruction 4151.20, or any successor instruction. 
‘‘(5) A description of any workload executed at 
a category designated as a first-level category pursu-
ant to such Instruction, or any successor instruction, 
that could be used to mitigate shortfalls in similar 
categories. 
‘‘(6) A description of any progress made on im-
plementing mitigation plans developed pursuant to 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(7) A description of core capability require-
ments and corresponding workloads at the first level 
category. 
‘‘(8) In the case of any shortfall that is identi-
fied, a description of the shortfall and an identifica-
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tion of the subcategory of the work breakdown struc-
ture in which the shortfall occurred. 
‘‘(9) In the case of any work breakdown struc-
ture category designated as a special interest item or 
other pursuant to such Instruction, or any successor 
instruction, an explanation for such designation. 
‘‘(10) Whether the core depot-level maintenance 
and repair capability requirements described in the 
report submitted under this subsection for the pre-
ceding fiscal year have been executed.’’. 
SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT NEEDS OF NON-FEDERALIZED 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 10504 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1051, 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘REPORT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT
ON 
STATE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.—(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The report’ ’’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) The annual report required by paragraph (1)’’; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED SERV-
ICE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Not later than Janu-
ary 31 of each of calendar years 2018 through 2022, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the 
recipients described in paragraph (3) a report that identi-
fies the personnel, training, and equipment required by the 
non-federalized National Guard— 
‘‘(A) to support civilian authorities in connec-
tion with natural and man-made disasters during the 
covered period; and 
‘‘(B) to carry out prevention, protection, miti-
gation, response, and recovery activities relating to 
such disasters during the covered period. 
‘‘(2) In preparing each report under paragraph (1), 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with the chief executive of each 
State, the Council of Governors, and other appro-
priate civilian authorities; 
‘‘(B) collect and validate information from each 
State relating to the personnel, training, and equip-
ment requirements described in paragraph (1); 
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‘‘(C) set forth separately the personnel, train-
ing, and equipment requirements for— 
‘‘(i) each of the emergency support func-
tions of the National Response Framework; and 
‘‘(ii) each of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency regions; 
‘‘(D) assess core civilian capability gaps relating 
to natural and man-made disasters, as identified by 
States in submissions to the Department of Home-
land Security; and 
‘‘(E) take into account threat and hazard iden-
tifications and risk assessments of the Department 
of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, 
and the States. 
‘‘(3) The annual report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted to the following officials: 
‘‘(A) The congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(D) The Council of Governors. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(F) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
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‘‘(G) The Commander of the United States 
Northern Command. 
‘‘(H) The Commander of the United States Pa-
cific Command. 
‘‘(I) The Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘covered period’ 
means the fiscal year beginning after the date on which 
a report is submitted under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual re-
ports’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sec-
tions 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘10504. Chief of National Guard Bureau: annual reports.’’. 
SEC. 334. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY WORKING DOGS 
USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) CAPACITY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Executive Agent for Military Working Dogs 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Executive 
Agent’’), shall— 
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(1) identify the number of military working 
dogs required to fulfill the various missions of the 
Department of Defense for which such dogs are 
used, including force protection, facility and check 
point security, and explosives and drug detection; 
(2) take such steps as are practicable to ensure 
an adequate number of military working dog teams 
are available to meet and sustain the mission re-
quirements identified in paragraph (1); 
(3) ensure that the Department’s needs and 
performance standards with respect to military 
working dogs are readily available to dog breeders 
and trainers; and 
(4) coordinate with other Federal, State, and 
local agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, 
and private sector entities, as appropriate, to in-
crease the training capacity for military working dog 
teams. 
(b) MILITARY WORKING DOG PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Executive Agent, shall work 
to ensure that military working dogs are procured as effi-
ciently as possible and at the best value to the Govern-
ment, while maintaining the necessary level of quality and 
encouraging increased domestic breeding. 
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(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and annually thereafter 
until September 30, 2021, the Secretary, acting through 
the Executive Agent, shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the procurement and retire-
ment of military working dogs for the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year during which the report is submitted. Each 
report under this subsection shall include the following for 
the fiscal year covered by the report: 
(1) The number of military working dogs pro-
cured, by source, by each military department or De-
fense Agency. 
(2) The cost of procuring military working dogs 
incurred by each military department or Defense 
Agency. 
(3) The number of domestically bred and 
sourced military working dogs procured by each mili-
tary department or Defense Agency, including a list 
of vendors, their location, cost, and the quantity of 
dogs procured from each vendor. 
(4) The number of non-domestically bred mili-
tary working dogs procured from non-domestic 
sources by each military department or Defense 
Agency, including a list of vendors, their location, 
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cost, and the quantity of dogs procured from each 
vendor. 
(5) The cost of procuring pre-trained and green 
dogs for force protection, facility and checkpoint se-
curity, and improvised explosive device, other explo-
sives, and drug detection. 
(6) An analysis of the procurement practices of 
each military department or Defense Agency that 
limit market access for domestic canine vendors and 
breeders. 
(7) The total cost of procuring domestically 
bred military working dogs versus the total cost of 
procuring dogs from non-domestic sources. 
(8) The total number of domestically bred dogs 
and the number of dogs from foreign sources pro-
cured by each military department or Defense Agen-
cy and the number and percentage of those dogs 
that are ultimately deployed for their intended use. 
(9) An explanation for any significant dif-
ference in the cost of procuring military working 
dogs from different sources. 
(10) An estimate of the number of military 
working dogs expected to retire annually and an 
identification of the primary cause of the retirement 
of such dogs. 
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(11) An identification of the final disposition of 
military working dogs no longer in service. 
(d) MILITARY WORKING DOG DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘military working dog’’ 
means a dog used in any official military capacity, as de-
fined by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 335. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON ARMY EXPLOSIVE ORD-
NANCE DISPOSAL. 
Not later than 60 days after the last day of each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives briefings on the ac-
tions the Army has taken to address the following: 
(1) Programmed funding and manpower to es-
tablish and implement the explosive ordnance dis-
posal (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘EOD’’) assistant 
commandant position in the Army Ordnance School. 
(2) EOD personnel talent management, includ-
ing command opportunities and promotion within 
the Army logistics cohort, and career broadening op-
portunities, including participation in joint, inter-
agency, and multinational EOD commissioned offi-
cer and non-commissioned officer positions. 
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(3) How the EOD career path ensures and 
maintains technical proficiency for EOD-qualified 
personnel. 
(4) Efforts to improve EOD proponency and 
advocacy across the Army, including activities of the 
EOD Board of Advisors. 
(5) Efforts to enhance synchronization of EOD 
with other Army missions and functions and retain 
critical interdependencies. 
(6) Annual funding programmed through the 
future-years defense program and executed during 
the preceding fiscal year for EOD requirements in-
cluding personnel, training, and equipment. 
SEC. 336. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has 
stated: ‘‘It is appropriate for the Combatant Com-
mands to incorporate drivers of instability that im-
pact the security environment in their areas into 
their planning.’’. 
(2) Secretary of Defense James Mattis has 
stated: ‘‘I agree that the effects of a changing cli-
mate — such as increased maritime access to the 
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Arctic, rising sea levels, desertification, among oth-
ers — impact our security situation.’’. 
(3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jo-
seph Dunford has stated: ‘‘It’s a question, once 
again, of being forward deployed, forward engaged, 
and be in a position to respond to the kinds of nat-
ural disasters that I think we see as a second or 
third order effect of climate change.’’. 
(4) Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates 
has stated: ‘‘Over the next 20 years and more, cer-
tain pressures-population, energy, climate, economic, 
environmental-could combine with rapid cultural, so-
cial, and technological change to produce new 
sources of deprivation, rage, and instability.’’. 
(5) Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army 
Gordon Sullivan has stated: ‘‘Climate change is a 
national security issue. We found that climate insta-
bility will lead to instability in geopolitics and impact 
American military operations around the world.’’. 
(6) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence (ODNI) has stated: ‘‘Many countries will en-
counter climate-induced disruptions—such as weath-
er-related disasters, drought, famine, or damage to 
infrastructure—that stress their capacity to respond, 
cope with, or adapt. Climate-related impacts will also 
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contribute to increased migration, which can be par-
ticularly disruptive if, for example, demand for food 
and shelter outstrips the resources available to assist 
those in need.’’. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office 
(GAO) has stated: ‘‘DOD links changes in precipita-
tion patterns with potential climate change impacts 
such as changes in the number of consecutive days 
of high or low precipitation as well as increases in 
the extent and duration of droughts, with an associ-
ated increase in the risk of wildfire. . . this may re-
sult in mission vulnerabilities such as reduced live- 
fire training due to drought and increased wildfire 
risk.’’. 
(8) A three-foot rise in sea levels will threaten 
the operations of more than 128 United States mili-
tary sites, and it is possible that many of these at- 
risk bases could be submerged in the coming years. 
(9) As global temperatures rise, droughts and 
famines can lead to more failed states, which are 
breeding grounds of extremist and terrorist organi-
zations. 
(10) In the Marshall Islands, an Air Force 
radar installation built on an atoll at a cost of 
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$1,000,000,000 is projected to be underwater within 
two decades. 
(11) In the western United States, drought has 
amplified the threat of wildfires, and floods have 
damaged roads, runways, and buildings on military 
bases. 
(12) In the Arctic, the combination of melting 
sea ice, thawing permafrost, and sea-level rise is 
eroding shorelines, which is damaging radar and 
communication installations, runways, seawalls, and 
training areas. 
(13) In the Yukon Training Area, units con-
ducting artillery training accidentally started a wild-
fire despite observing the necessary practices during 
red flag warning conditions. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) climate change is a direct threat to the na-
tional security of the United States and is impacting 
stability in areas of the world both where the United 
States Armed Forces are operating today, and where 
strategic implications for future conflict exist; 
(2) there are complexities in quantifying the 
cost of climate change on mission resiliency, but the 
Department of Defense must ensure that it is pre-
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pared to conduct operations both today and in the 
future and that it is prepared to address the effects 
of a changing climate on threat assessments, re-
sources, and readiness; and 
(3) military installations must be able to effec-
tively prepare to mitigate climate damage in their 
master planning and infrastructure planning and de-
sign, so that they might best consider the weather 
and natural resources most pertinent to them. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on vulnerabilities to mili-
tary installations and combatant commander re-
quirements resulting from climate change over the 
next 20 years. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report on vulnerabilities 
to military installations and combatant commander 
requirements required by paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) A list of the ten most vulnerable mili-
tary installations within each service based on 
the effects of rising sea tides, increased flood-
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ing, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing 
permafrost, and any other categories the Sec-
retary determines necessary. 
(B) An overview of mitigations that may 
be necessary to ensure the continued oper-
ational viability and to increase the resiliency of 
the identified vulnerable military installations 
and the cost of such mitigations. 
(C) A discussion of the climate-change re-
lated effects on the Department, including the 
increase in the frequency of humanitarian as-
sistance and disaster relief missions and the 
theater campaign plans, contingency plans, and 
global posture of the combatant commanders. 
(D) An overview of mitigations that may 
be necessary to ensure mission resiliency and 
the cost of such mitigations. 
(3) FORM.—The report required subparagraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 337. UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING BIENNIAL 
CORE REPORT. 
To ensure that the biennial core reporting procedures 
of the Department of Defense align with the requirements 
of section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, and that 
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each reporting agency provides accurate and complete in-
formation, the Secretary of Defense should direct the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics to update the Department of Defense Guid-
ance, in particular Department of Defense Instruction 
4151.20, to require future biennial core reports include 
instructions to the reporting agencies on how to— 
(1) report additional depot workload performed 
that has not been identified as a core requirement; 
(2) accurately capture inter-service workload; 
(3) calculate shortfalls; and 
(4) estimate the cost of planned workload. 
SEC. 338. REPORT ON ARCTIC READINESS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on arctic readiness. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the challenges posed by the 
rapidly changing arctic region, including the reasons 
why the arctic region is changing at such a rapid 
rate; 
(2) an analysis of how the changes will affect 
other regions, particularly coastal communities; 
(3) an analysis of how the changes will affect 
military infrastructure; and 
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(4) recommendations for congressional action to 
address the needs of the Armed Forces, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Navy, resulting from changes in 
the arctic. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
this section shall be unclassified, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 339. REPORT ON CYBER CAPABILITY AND READINESS 
SHORTFALLS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
to Congress a report on the Army Combat Training Cen-
ters and the current resident cyber capabilities and train-
ing at such centers to examine potential training readiness 
shortfalls and ensure that pre-rotational cyber training 
needs are met. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall 
take into account nearby cyber assets that could con-
tribute to addressing potential cyber capability and readi-
ness shortfalls. 
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SEC. 340. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMA-
TION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ON 
MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the effects of the increased auto-
mation of the defense industrial base over the ten-year pe-
riod beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include, 
for the period covered by the report— 
(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the 
United States manufacturing workforce expected to 
be eliminated due to automation in the defense sec-
tor; 
(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs 
that are expected to be established as a result of an 
increasingly automated process, including an esti-
mate of the number of these types of jobs that are 
expect to be created; 
(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the 
national security of the United States that are 
unique to the automation of the defense industry; 
(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce 
training and transition preparation for workers who 
may lose manufacturing jobs in the defense industry 
due to automation; 
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(5) a description of any training necessary for 
workers affected by automation to more easily tran-
sition to new types of jobs within the defense manu-
facturing industry; and 
(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, 
by the Department of Defense to assist in worker 
transition. 
SEC. 340A. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE COST MODELS USED IN 
MAKING PERSONNEL DECISIONS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of— 
(1) the extent to which the Department of De-
fense has incorporated feedback and lessons learned 
from cost comparisons of the performance of De-
partment of Defense functions by members of the 
Armed Forces, Department of Defense employees, 
and contractor personnel in making workforce deci-
sions; 
(2) the extent to which the Department has 
used such feedback and lessons learned to improve 
guidance, including DODI 7041.04 and the full cost 
of manpower tool; and 
(3) any other related matter the Comptroller 
determines appropriate. 
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(b) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2018, 
the Comptroller General shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives an interim briefing on the review 
required by subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to such committees a report on 
such review. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. EXPLOSIVE SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AMMUNI-
TION STORAGE BOARD.—Section 172 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretaries of the military de-
partments’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘that includes members’’ after 
‘‘joint board’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘selected by them’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘selected by the Secretaries of the military de-
partments,’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘military’’ before ‘‘officers’’; 
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(5) by inserting ‘‘designated as the chair and 
voting members of the board for each military de-
partment’’ after ‘‘officers’’; 
(6) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before ‘‘civilian of-
ficers’’; 
(7) by striking ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘as nec-
essary’’; and 
(8) by striking ‘‘keep informed on stored’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provide oversight on storage and trans-
portation of’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
172 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Ammunition storage’’ and inserting 
‘‘Explosive safety’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 172 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘172. Explosive safety board.’’. 
SEC. 342. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR MILI-
TARY SERVICE MEMORIALS AND MUSEUMS 
THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense may provide financial sup-
port for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of 
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exhibits, facilities, historical displays, and programs at 
military service memorials and museums that highlight 
the role of women in the Armed Forces. The Secretary 
may enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization 
for the purpose of performing such acquisition, installa-
tion, and maintenance. 
SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AD-
VANCED SKILLS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 
SYSTEM OF THE NAVY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended for the enhancement of the ad-
vanced skills management software system of the Navy 
until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date 
on which Secretary of the Navy makes the submission re-
quired under subsection (b)(3). 
(b) BRIEFING AND CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of the Navy shall— 
(1) provide to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives a briefing on 
any enhancements that are needed for the advanced 
skills management software system of the Navy; 
(2) after providing the briefing under para-
graph (1), issue a request for information for such 
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(17) Section 342(j)(2) is amended by striking 
the second period at the end. 
(18) Section 347(a)(1)(A) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘section’’ in clauses (i) and (iii) after ‘‘Academy 
under’’. 
(19) Section 494(b)(2)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 
(20) Section 661(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 664(f)’’ in paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (3)(A) 
and inserting ‘‘section 664(d)’’. 
(21) Section 801 (article 1 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘chapter:’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice):’’. 
(22) Section 806b(b) (article 6b(b) of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’. 
(23) Section 1073c(a)(1)(E) is amended by 
striking ‘‘miliary’’ and inserting ‘‘military’’. 
(24) Section 1074g(a)(9) is amended by moving 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) two ems to the left. 
(25) Section 1451 is amended in subsections 
(a) and (b) by striking ‘‘section 1450(a)(4)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 1450(a)(5)’’. 
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(26) Section 1452(c) is amended in paragraphs 
(1) and (3) by striking ‘‘section 1450(a)(4)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘section 1450(a)(5)’’. 
(27) Subsection (i) of section 1552, as redesig-
nated by section 511(a)(1) of this Act, is amended 
by striking ‘‘calender’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘calendar’’. 
(28) Section 1553(f) is amended by striking 
‘‘calender’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘cal-
endar’’. 
(29) Section 2264(b)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘the date of the’’ and all the follows through ‘‘2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 19, 2014’’. 
(30) Section 2330a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘management.;’’ and inserting ‘‘management;’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘PERFORMANCE-BASED.—’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(ii) by designating the four para-
graphs after paragraph (4) as paragraphs 
(5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; 
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