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SEC. 1052. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, 
United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency, shall create and maintain a publicly 
available Internet website that provides information on the 
property transferred under this section and the recipients 
of such property. 
‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required 
under paragraph (1) shall include all unclassified informa-
tion pertaining to the request, transfer, denial, and repos-
session of controlled property under this section, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled prop-
erty transferred to law enforcement agencies under 
this section, listed by recipient, that includes the re-
cipient’s location, by county and State, and the year 
of the transfer; 
‘‘(B) all outstanding requests for transfers of 
controlled property under this section; and 
‘‘(C) information provided by the law enforce-
ment agencies requesting transfers referred to in sub-
paragraph (B). 
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‘‘(3) The Secretary may not authorize the transfer of 
any property under this section to a Federal or State agen-
cy to which property has been transferred previously unless 
the agency submits to the Secretary for publication on the 
Internet website required under paragraph (1) each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A description of any controlled property 
transferred to the agency under this section, which 
shall be submitted by not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the agency takes possession of the prop-
erty. 
‘‘(B) An annual report on the use of any con-
trolled property so transferred to the agency, includ-
ing a description of the context in which the property 
was used. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not authorize the transfer of 
any property under this section to a Federal or State agen-
cy until 30 days after a request for the transfer has been 
published on the Internet website required under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(5) in the case of property that is controlled 
property, the recipient submits to the Secretary writ-
ten notice of the intent of the recipient to apply for 
the controlled property, including authorization of 
such application by the entity charged with legal 
oversight of the recipient agency; and 
‘‘(6) the recipient agency is located in a State 
with a State coordinator for the program under this 
section who— 
‘‘(A) has law enforcement experience and is 
employed by a law enforcement agency or entity 
with oversight of law enforcement functions; 
‘‘(B) serves as the custodian of controlled 
property transferred to recipients located in that 
State; and 
‘‘(C) has the authority to non-concur with 
proposed uses of such property.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the 
term ‘controlled property’ means any item assigned a de-
militarization code of B, C, D, E, F, G, or Q under Depart-
ment of Defense Manual 4160.21-M, ‘Defense Materiel Dis-
position Manual’, or any successor document.’’. 
(d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall enter into an 
agreement with a federally funded research and develop-
ment center to conduct an assessment of the Department 
of Defense excess property program under section 2576a of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
Such assessment shall include an evaluation of the policies 
and controls governing the determination of the suitability 
of recipients of controlled property transferred under the 
program, including specific recommendations relating to 
the training that law enforcement agencies that receive such 
property should receive, at no cost to the Department of 
Defense, to ensure end-user proficiency in the use, mainte-
nance, and sustainment of such property. 
(e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESS-
MENT.—The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall 
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center for the conduct of an assessment 
of the Department of Defense excess property program 
under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, to de-
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termine if the requirement that all controlled property 
transferred under the program be used within one year of 
being transferred is achieving its intended effect. Such as-
sessment shall also include recommendations on process im-
provement, including legislative proposals. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
an assessment of the Department of Defense excess property 
program under section 2576a of title 10, United States 
Code. Such assessment shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled 
property under the program, including the manner in 
which the property was used in community law en-
forcement and the effectiveness of the Internet website 
required under subsection (e) of section 2576a, as 
added by subsection (a), in providing transparency to 
the public; and 
(2) a determination of whether the transfer of 
property under the program enhances the ability of 
law enforcement agencies to carry out counter-drug 
and counter-terrorism activities in accordance with 
the purposes of the program as set forth in section 
2576a of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 1053. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 
APACHE 
HELICOPTERS 
FROM 
ARMY 
NA-
TIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND RE-
LATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 
Section 1712(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amended 
by striking ‘‘before March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘before 
the later of March 31, 2016, or the end of the 60-day period 
beginning on the date on which the congressional defense 
committees receive the report of the Commission under sec-
tion 1703(c)’’. 
SEC. 1054. SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL 
MORALE 
LEAVE 
BY 
CERTAIN 
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF DEPLOYED MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall revise the Air Transpor-
tation Eligibility Regulation, DOD 4515.13-R, to authorize 
space-available travel for environmental morale leave by 
unaccompanied spouses and dependent children of members 
of the Armed Forces who are deployed for at least 30 con-
secutive days under priority category IV. The Secretary 
shall also update any other instructions, directives, or inter-
nal policies necessary to facilitate such revision. 
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SEC. 1056. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE-
MENT OF HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUAD-
RON 84 AND 85 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Navy may be obligated or expended to— 
(1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in 
storage any Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 
(HSC 84) or Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 
(HSC-85) aircraft; or 
(2) make any changes to manning levels with re-
spect to any HSC-84 or HSC-85 aircraft squadron. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
subsection (a), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the Secretary has— 
(1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying 
savings to Department of the Navy regarding decom-
missioning or deactivation of an HSC-84 or HSC-85 
squadron; 
(2) identified a replacement capability to meet 
all operational requirements, including special oper-
ational-peculiar requirements of the combatant com-
mands, currently being met by the HSC-84 or HSC- 
85 squadrons and aircraft to be retired, transferred, 
or placed in storage; and 
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(3) deployed such capability. 
SEC. 1057. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LANDMINES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for 
the destruction of anti-personnel landmines of the United 
States (as defined in the announcement of the President on 
September 23, 2014) until— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense publishes a com-
prehensive study on— 
(A) the tactical and operational effects of a 
ban on such landmines; and 
(B) the current state of research into oper-
ational alternatives to such landmines; 
(2) such alternatives are specifically authorized 
by law and provided appropriations; 
(3) such alternatives are fully deployed; 
(4) members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States and allies of the United States are trained in 
the use of such alternatives; and 
(5) the Secretary certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees that the replacement of such land-
mines by such alternatives will not endanger members 
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of the Armed Forces of the United States or allies of 
the United States or pose any operational challenges 
and that adequate stockpiles and manufacturing ca-
pacity exists to meet the needs of the Armed Forces 
of the United States and allies of the United States 
in current deployments and anticipated contin-
gencies. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel land 
mine that the Secretary certifies has become unsafe or poses 
a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 
SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MODIFYING COMMAND AND CONTROL OF 
UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for fiscal year 2016 may be obligated 
or expended to modify command and control relationships 
to give Fleet Forces Command operational and administra-
tive control of Navy forces assigned to the Pacific Fleet. The 
command and control relationships in effect on October 1, 
2004, shall remain in effect unless a change to such rela-
tionships is specifically authorized by a law. 
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SEC. 1059. PROHIBITION ON THE CLOSURE OF UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
CUBA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States military presence in the 
Republic of Cuba began in 1898, and United States 
military basing began in Cuba in 1903. 
(2) In 1934, the United States and Cuba entered 
into the Treaty Between the United States of America 
and Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 
1934. Under Article III, the treaty stipulates the per-
petual lease agreement between the United States and 
Cuba for the 45 square miles of land encompassing 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(3) On March 12, 2015, Commander of United 
States Southern Command, General John Kelly, testi-
fied before the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate, highlighting, ‘‘Its [Naval Station Guanta-
namo Bay] airfield and port facilities are indispen-
sable to the Departments of Defense, Homeland Secu-
rity, and State’s operational and contingency 
plans. . . As the only permanent U.S. military base 
in Latin America and the Caribbean, its location 
provides persistent U.S. presence and immediate ac-
cess to the region, as well as supporting a layered de-
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fense to secure the air and maritime approaches to 
the United States’’. 
(4) Former Commander of United States South-
ern Command, retired Admiral James Stavridis, re-
cently stated ‘‘Guantanamo Bay Naval Station has 
immense strategic value above and beyond its reputa-
tion as a detention facility. It is the logistic, plan-
ning, surveillance and basing linchpin for the U.S. 
Fourth Fleet, crucial to the military for disaster re-
lief, humanitarian work, medical diplomacy, and 
counternarcotics, all key missions for the U.S. Navy 
in Latin America and the Caribbean. The U.S. should 
do all in its power to maintain its legal control over 
the base’’. 
(5) In testimony in front of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives in 
2012, then-Commander of United States Southern 
Command, General Douglas Fraser, stated, ‘‘Absent a 
detention facility and even following the eventual de-
mise of the Castro regime, the strategic capability 
provided by the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay 
remains essential for executing national priorities 
throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, and South 
America’’. 
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(6) As part of ‘‘normalizing’’ relations with the 
government of Cuba, announced in December 2014, 
ongoing negotiations are occurring to determine the 
diplomatic framework between the governments of the 
United States and Cuba. 
(7) In January 2015, soon after negotiations 
began between the United States and Cuba, Cuban 
President Raul Castro demanded the return of United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
Cuba. 
(8) In February 2015, Assistant Secretary of 
State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta 
Jacobson, in testimony in front of the Foreign Affairs 
Committee of the House of Representatives, stated 
that the return of United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is ‘‘not on the table in these 
conversations’’, referencing current diplomatic nego-
tiations. Later in her testimony Assistant Secretary 
Jacobson pointed out, referring to the possible closure 
of the Naval Station, that she is not a ‘‘high enough 
ranking person to know. . .whether it could be in the 
future’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the strategic, logistic, and postural signifi-
cance of United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, is vital to the security of the United 
States; and 
(2) the United States must not relinquish control 
of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic of Cuba. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may not be closed or abandoned, 
and the President shall ensure that the obligations of the 
United States under Article III of the Treaty Between the 
United States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, 
D.C. on May 29, 1934 are met, including the payment of 
the annual lease sum to the government of Cuba, unless oth-
erwise specifically provided— 
(1) by law; 
(2) in a treaty that is ratified with the advice 
and consent of the Senate; or 
(3) by a modification of the Treaty Between the 
United States of America and Cuba signed at Wash-
ington, D.C. on May 29, 1934, that is ratified with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander 
of United States Southern Command shall submit to 
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appropriate committees of Congress, a report setting 
forth a military assessment of the strategic implica-
tions of United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 
(A) An historical analysis of the use and 
significance of the basing at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(B) A description of the personnel, re-
sources, and base operations based out of United 
States, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(C) An assessment of United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of 
the National Security Strategy, the National De-
fense Strategy, and the National Military Strat-
egy. 
(D) An assessment of missions and military 
requirements that United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, currently supports. 
(E) A description of the uses of United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 
by other United States Government agencies. 
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(F) Any other related matter at the discre-
tion of the Commander. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE 
AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE IN-
FORMATION TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) At the time of the budget submission by the Presi-
dent for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include 
in the budget materials submitted to Congress for that year 
summaries of the guidance developed under paragraphs (1) 
and (2), as well as summaries of any plans developed in 
accordance with the guidance developed under paragraph 
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(2). Such summaries shall be sufficient to allow the congres-
sional defense committees to evaluate fully the requirements 
for military forces, acquisition programs, and operation 
and maintenance funding in the President’s annual budget 
request for the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement under paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that 
the Secretary of Defense submit summaries under that 
paragraph at the time of the President’s annual budget sub-
mission, by not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing— 
(1) summaries of the guidance developed under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 
113 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) summaries of any plans developed in accord-
ance with the guidance developed under paragraph 
(2) of such subsection. 
(c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS PENDING 
REPORT.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for 
the office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 per-
cent may be obligated or expended before the date that is 
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15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the 
report described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUB-
MITTED BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT ON NNSA BUDGET REQUESTS.—Section 
3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2455) is amended by inserting before 
‘‘, the Comptroller General’’ the following: ‘‘in an even- 
numbered year, and not later than 150 days after the date 
on which the Administrator submits such materials in an 
odd-numbered year’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.—Sec-
tion 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2713), as 
amended by section 3134 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 2193), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of 
three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c), and 
(d),’’ and inserting ‘‘reviews as described in sub-
sections (b) and (c)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
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SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEO-
GRAPHICALLY 
DISTRIBUTED 
FORCE 
LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 
OF UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Commander of the United States Pacific Command, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
Department of Defense plans for implementing the geo-
graphically distributed force laydown in the area of respon-
sibility of United States Pacific Command. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the force laydown. 
(2) A discussion of how the force laydown affects 
the operational and contingency plans in the area of 
responsibility of United States Pacific Command, in-
cluding a discussion on how timeliness, availability of 
forces, and risk in meeting the military objectives 
contained in those plans are affected. 
(3) A discussion of the specific support asset re-
quirements derived from the force laydown, including 
logistical sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea and 
air lift, command and control, and intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance. 
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(4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure 
and military construction requirements derived from 
the force laydown. 
(5) A discussion on how Department of Defense 
plans to meet the requirements identified in para-
graphs (3) and (4), including the ability of United 
States Transportation Command, the United States 
Combat Logistics Force, and the Armed Forces to 
meet those requirements. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
STRATEGY FORMULATION PROCESS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall enter into a contract with an independent re-
search entity described in subsection (c) to carry out a com-
prehensive study of the role of the Department of Defense 
and its process for the formulation of national security 
strategy. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required by sub-
section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
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(1) Case studies of the role of the Department of 
Defense and its process for the formulation of pre-
vious national security strategies in place throughout 
the history of the United States, including an exam-
ination of the development and execution of previous 
strategies, as well as the factors that contributed to 
the development and execution of successful previous 
strategies with specific emphasis on— 
(A) the frequency of strategy updates; 
(B) the synchronization of timelines and 
content among different strategies; 
(C) the prioritization of objectives; 
(D) the assignment of roles and responsibil-
ities among relevent agencies; 
(E) 
the 
links 
between 
strategy 
and 
resourcing; 
(F) the implementation of strategy within 
the planning documents of relevant agencies; and 
(G) the value of a competition of ideas. 
(2) A complete review and analysis of the cur-
rent national security strategy formulation process, as 
it relates to the Department of Defense, including an 
analysis of the following: 
(A) All major Government products and 
documents of national security strategy relevant 
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to the Department of Defense and how they fit 
together, including— 
(i) the National Military Strategy pre-
pared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff under section 153(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(ii) the most recent quadrennial de-
fense review conducted by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to section 118 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(iii) the national security strategy re-
port required under section 108 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3043); and 
(iv) any other relevant national secu-
rity strategy products and documents. 
(B) The time periods during which the 
products and documents covered by subpara-
graph (A) are prepared and published, and how 
they fit together. 
(C) The interaction between the White 
House and the agencies that develop such prod-
ucts and documents and formulate strategy. 
(D) All the current entities in the Federal 
Government that contribute to the national secu-
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rity strategy formulation process and how they 
fit together. 
(c) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity de-
scribed in this subsection is an independent research entity 
that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research 
and development center with appropriate expertise and an-
alytical capability. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the independent research entity 
shall provide to the Secretary a report on the results of the 
study. Not later than 30 days after receipt of the report, 
the Secretary shall submit such report, together with any 
additional views or recommendations of the Secretary, to 
the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 1065. STUDY AND REPORT ON ROLE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE IN FORMULATION OF LONG- 
TERM STRATEGY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Office of Net 
Assessment to conduct a study on the role of the Department 
of Defense in the formulation of long-term strategy. Not 
later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of the study, which shall 
include— 
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(1) historical lessons learned, and recommenda-
tions for both the executive and legislative branch on 
how to create an entity or entities, programs or 
projects, or supporting efforts or activities to study 
and formulate suggestions for Department of Defense 
long-term strategy across the combination of military, 
economic, scientific, technological, geopolitical, re-
sources, international relations, and other relevant 
areas of study related to the role of the Department 
of Defense in national security. 
(2) key recommendations for alternative or can-
didate courses of action for establishing such an enti-
ty or entities, programs or projects, or supporting ef-
forts or activities within or outside of the Govern-
ment, including identification of areas or components 
of the Government most suited to the formulation of 
Department of Defense long-term strategy, or identi-
fication of new offices, organizational units, or sup-
porting efforts within or outside of the Government 
focused on the development of long-term strategies for 
the Department; and 
(3) an analysis of the efforts of the Department 
of Defense to cultivate long-term strategists within 
and outside of the Department and the Government, 
including an examination of options of best methods 
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to improve and support the development, training, 
and education of strategic thinkers within and outside 
of the Department and the Government. 
SEC. 1066. REPORT ON POTENTIAL THREATS TO MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UNITED STATES 
NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND AND 
UNITED STATES FIFTH FLEET IN BAHRAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
threat posed to members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States Naval Forces Central Command and the United 
States Fifth Fleet from Naval Support Activity Bahrain 
and their family members should an increase in violent 
clashes in Bahrain make their presence in that nation un-
tenable. 
(b) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the current security situa-
tion in Bahrain, marked by escalating violence be-
tween security forces and protesters, and the potential 
impact increased instability could have on— 
(A) the physical safety and security of 
United States personnel and their families living 
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in Bahrain, both inside and outside the confines 
of military installations; 
(B) the freedom of movement of United 
States personnel and their families living in 
Bahrain; and 
(C) the future operations of Naval Support 
Activity in Bahrain as it relates to ongoing re-
gional missions. 
(2) Safety measures and contingency planning 
to protect Navy personnel in the event of such an in-
crease in instability, including an analysis of viable 
alternative locations for both the United States Naval 
Forces Central Command and the United States Fifth 
Fleet. 
Subtitle G—Repeal or Revision of 
National Defense Reporting Re-
quirements 
SEC. 1071. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL 
ISSUES. 
(a) REPORTS ON HEALTH PROTECTION QUALITY AND 
HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATA.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1073b of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1073b. 
(b) REPORT ON VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS EF-
FECTIVENESS AND COMPLIANCE.—Section 1566(c) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection head-
ing; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(c) REPORT ON AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BO-
NUSES.—Section 301b(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection head-
ing; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
(d) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN-
CENTIVE PAY.—Section 316a of title 37, United States 
Code, as amended by section 615(5) of this Act, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
(e) REPORT ON USE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.—Section 
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553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 4346 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(e). 
(f) REPORT ON INCREASE IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFI-
CERS’ TRAINING CORPS UNITS.—Subsection (e) of section 
548 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4466) is repealed. 
(g) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW RIBBON 
REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 582(e) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 
note) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 597 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is 
repealed. 
(h) REPORT ON STANDARDS OF FACILITIES.—Section 
1648 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking sub-
section (f). 
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(i) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—Section 
1662 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF 
FACILITIES.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(j) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF OTHER FACILITIES.— 
Section 3307 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations 
Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
(k) REPORT ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSIST-
ANCE RELATED TO DOD ACTIVITIES.—Section 574 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
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SEC. 1072. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO READINESS. 
(a) BIANNUAL REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 
WITHIN OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUB-
ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking section 228. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 228. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT
ON NAVAL PETROLEUM RE-
SERVES.—Section 7431 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COM-
BAT READINESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 1013 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking section 
10542. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 10542. 
(d) INSIDER THREAT DETECTION BUDGET SUBMIS-
SION.—Section 922 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 
2224 note) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
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(e) PRICE TREND ANALYSIS.—Section 892 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is repealed. 
(f) REPORT ON AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANSPOR-
TATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR NON- 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES.—Section 
351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2262) is amended 
by striking subsection (b). 
(g) BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILI-
TARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 358 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(c). 
(h) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.— 
Section 958 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 297) is 
repealed. 
(i) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIA-
TIVE.—Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 
106–398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
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(j) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL 
ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES PROGRAM.—Section 345 of 
the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–26; 112 Stat. 1978) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
(k) QUARTERLY REPORT ON END STRENGTH.—Sec-
tion 8104 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2014 (Division C of Public Law 113–76) is repealed. 
(l) QUARTERLY REPORT ON END STRENGTH.—Section 
8105 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Division C of Public Law 113–6) is repealed. 
(m) REPORT ON DAVID L. BOREN NATIONAL SECU-
RITY EDUCATION ACT OF 1991.—Section 806 of the David 
L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (title 
VIII of Public Law 102-183; 50 U.S.C. 1906) is repealed. 
SEC. 1073. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO NAVAL VESSELS AND 
MERCHANT MARINE. 
(a) REPORT ON NAMING OF NAVAL VESSELS.—Section 
7292 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
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(b) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF VESSELS STRICKEN 
FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.—Section 7306 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(c) REPORTS ON MISSION MODULES OF LITTORAL 
COMBAT SHIP.—Section 126 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 1657) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.— 
’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF FIRST SHIP OF A 
SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM.—Section 124 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is repealed. 
(e) REPORT ON COST ESTIMATE OF CVN–79.—Section 
122 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2104), as most recently amended by section 121 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66), is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT
OF MARITIME ADMINISTRA-
TION.— 
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(1) ELIMINATION OF REPORT AND REVISION OF 
REMAINING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 50111 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization 
request 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the President 
submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to 
section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate the Maritime Ad-
ministration authorization request for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
REQUEST
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Maritime Administration 
authorization request’ means a proposal for legislation that, 
for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) recommends authorizations of appropria-
tions for the Maritime Administration for that fiscal 
year, including with respect to matters described in 
subsection 109(j) of title 49 or authorized in subtitle 
V of this title; and 
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‘‘(2) addresses any other matter with respect to 
the Maritime Administration that the Secretary de-
termines is appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 501 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 50111 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request.’’. 
(g) DISCRETIONARY REPORTS NO LONGER NEEDED.— 
The Secretary of the Navy is not required to submit to the 
congressional defense committees— 
(1) a report, or updates to such a report, on open 
architecture as described in Senate Report 110–077; 
or 
(2) a monthly report on Ford class aircraft car-
riers not otherwise required by law. 
SEC. 1074. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR, PROLIFERA-
TION, AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (g). 
(b) REPORT ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIA-
TIVE.—Section 1821(b) of the Implementing Recommenda-
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tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 2911) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(c) BRIEFINGS
ON
DIALOGUE
BETWEEN
UNITED 
STATES AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON NUCLEAR ARMS.— 
Section 1282 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 22 U.S.C. 5951 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WHOLE-OF- GOVERN-
MENT VISION PRESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY 
STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the National Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 50 U.S.C. 
3043 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 1075. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO MISSILE DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE EXECUTIVE BOARD 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 232 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1339) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b). 
(b) REPORT ON GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE 
PROGRAM.—Section 234 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1340) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 1076. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO ACQUISITION. 
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN PURCHASES.—Section 8305 
of title 41, United States Code, is repealed. 
(b) REPORT ON COST ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 2334 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
(c) REPORT
ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
AND 
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES.—Section 2438 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f). 
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SEC. 1077. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATED TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
(a) REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL.—Section 1110 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2493) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (i); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(i); and 
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed 
to continue by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken 
into account for purposes of the numerical limitation 
under subsection (h).’’. 
(b) REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR SCI-
ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 1101 of the 
Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2139) 
is amended by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 1078. REPEAL OR REVISION OF MISCELLANEOUS RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT
ON REWARDS
FOR COMBATING TER-
RORISM.—Section 127b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
(b) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY AND INTE-
GRATION
RISK
OF
CRITICAL
TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 
138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘assess the technological maturity’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall periodically review and assess the tech-
nological maturity’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 
(c) REPORT
ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Section 
139b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sys-
tems engineering master plans and’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, sys-
tems engineering master plans,’’; 
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(D) in subparagraph (C); by striking ‘‘sys-
tems engineering, development planning,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘development planning’’; and 
(E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (F); 
(4) by transferring subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of paragraph (4) to the end of paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, and redesignating those subparagraphs 
as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 
(5) by striking paragraph (4). 
(d) REPORT ON REGIONAL DEFENSE COUNTERTER-
RORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 2249c of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(e) REPORT ON DARPA.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2352 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2352. 
(f) REPORT
ON AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1654) is re-
pealed. 
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(g) REPORT ON IN-KIND PAYMENTS.—Section 2805 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2149) is repealed. 
(h) REPORT ON AIRBORNE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES.— 
Section 112(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4153) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(i) REPORTS ON STATUS OF NAVY NEXT GENERATION 
ENTERPRISE NETWORKS PROGRAM.—Section 1034 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4593) 
is repealed. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT AC-
TIVITIES.—’’. 
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(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 21 is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 429 the following new item: 
‘‘430. Tactical exploitation of national capabilities executive agent.’’. 
(3) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, 
and amended by section 351 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3346), is amended in subsection 
(a)(1) by striking ‘‘with’’ before ‘‘, on a sole source’’. 
(4) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by inserting 
‘‘fair market’’ before ‘‘value’’. 
(5) Section 2926, as added and amended by sec-
tion 901(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3464), is amended in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) 
by striking ‘‘for Installations, Energy,’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘for Energy, Installations,’’. 
(6) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘only so long at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291) is amended as follows: 
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(1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amend-
ed by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
(2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before ‘‘sub-
section (b) of section 2926’’. 
(3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ before 
‘‘at the beginning of’’. 
(4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3521) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 12102 of title 42, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102)’’. 
(5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
(6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3541) is amended by 
striking ‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’. 
(7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended 
in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by 
the amendment to be made by that section by insert-
ing ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 of title 31’’. 
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(8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is 
amended by striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘United States Code’’. 
(9) Section 3006(i) (128 Stat. 3744) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Section 
8’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 18’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘S1/2 
N1/2 SE’’ and inserting ‘‘S1/2 N1/2 SE1/4’’. 
(10) Section 3023 (128 Stat. 3762) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added by subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘has been waived,’’ 
after ‘‘expired,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the permit or lease re-
quired’’ and inserting ‘‘the allotment man-
agement plan, permit, or lease required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, in 
the matter being added as subsection (h)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a grazing permit or 
lease’’ in the matter preceding subpara-
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(B) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘by regulation establish criteria pursuant to 
which the annual fee determined in accord-
ance with this section may be suspended or 
reduced temporarily’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vide for suspension or reduction tempo-
rarily of the annual fee determined in ac-
cordance with this section’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘by regulation’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) by striking the 
second period at the end of the first sentence. 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as amended 
by section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
363) and section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 
2512), is further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through 
(8) added by section 1202(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat 2512) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (H), respectively; and 
(2) by moving the margins of such subpara-
graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1082. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND 
MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE COMPEN-
SATORY CONTROL MEASURES. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end of the following new section: 
‘‘§ 430a. Executive agent for management and over-
sight of alternative compensatory control 
measures 
‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall designate a senior official from among the personnel 
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of the Department of Defense to act as the Department of 
Defense executive agent for the management and oversight 
of alternative compensatory control measures. 
‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the roles, respon-
sibilities, and authorities of the executive agent designated 
under subsection (a). Such roles, responsibilities, and au-
thorities shall include the development of an annual man-
agement and oversight plan for Department-wide account-
ability and reporting to the congressional defense commit-
tees.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of alternative compensatory 
control measures.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the close 
of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the oversight and management of alternative 
compensatory control measures. Each such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) the annual management and oversight plan 
required under section 430a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a); 
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(2) a discussion of the scope and number of al-
ternative compensatory control measures in effect; 
and 
(3) any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 1083. NAVY SUPPORT OF OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY 
PANEL. 
Section 7903 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 1084. LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR 
FLEET CARRIERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Airlift Policy states that ‘‘[t]he 
national defense airlift objective is to ensure that 
military and civil airlift resources will be able to 
meet defense mobilization and deployment require-
ments in support of US defense and foreign policies.’’. 
(2) The National Airlift Policy also emphasizes 
the need for ‘‘dialogue and cooperation with our na-
tional aviation industry,’’ and it states that ‘‘[i]t is 
of particular importance that the aviation industry 
be apprised by the Department of Defense of long- 
term requirements for airlift in support of national 
defense.’’. 
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(3) The National Airlift Policy emphasizes the 
importance of both military and civil airlift resources 
and their interdependence in the fulfillment of the na-
tional defense airlift objective, and it states that the 
‘‘Department of Defense shall establish appropriate 
levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation in 
order to promote the effectiveness of Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet and provide training within the military airlift 
system.’’. 
(4) Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers continue to 
be an important component of the military airlift 
system in support of United States defense and for-
eign policies. 
(b) LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR 
FLEET CARRIERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9517. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet 
carriers 
‘‘(a) POLICY.—The Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is 
an important component of the military airlift system in 
support of United States defense and foreign policies, and 
it is the policy of the United States to maintain the readi-
ness and interoperability of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers 
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by providing appropriate levels of peacetime airlift aug-
mentation to maintain networks and infrastructure, exer-
cise the system, and interface effectively within the military 
airlift system. 
‘‘(b) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—On the day the Presi-
dent submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that 
sets forth, for each fiscal year during the period covered by 
the current future-years defense program under section 221 
of this title, each of the following, expressed separately for 
passenger and cargo airlift services: 
‘‘(1) The results (including analytical and jus-
tification materials) of an assessment, conducted in 
consultation with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers, 
of the level of commercial airlift augmentation nec-
essary to maintain the readiness and interoperability 
of such carriers, maintain networks and infrastruc-
ture, exercise the system, and facilitate the regular 
interfacing between such carriers and the military 
airlift system, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a projection of the number of block 
hours necessary to achieve such levels of commer-
cial airlift augmentation; 
‘‘(B) a strategic plan for achieving such 
level of commercial airlift augmentation; and 
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‘‘(C) an explanation of any deviation from 
the previous fiscal year’s assessment of the pro-
jected number of block hours under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) A comparison (including analytical and 
justification materials and explanations of any devi-
ations) of the forecasted number of block hours for 
each fiscal year of the period covered by the report 
with the projected number of block hours under para-
graph (1)(A) for each such fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 231(f) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘9517. Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.’’. 
(3) DEFINITION OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET 
PROGRAM.—Section 9511 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) The term ‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet program’ 
means the program developed by the Department of 
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Defense through which the Department of Defense 
augments its airlift capability by use of civil air-
craft.’’. 
SEC. 1085. AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF SURPLUS 
FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR THE PRO-
MOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS 
SAFETY . 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS.—The Secretary may 
transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the proce-
dure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus firearms and 
spare parts and related accessories for those firearms that 
on the date of the enactment of this subsection are under 
the control of the Secretary and are excess to the require-
ments of the Department of the Army, and such material 
as may be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 
40728A(a) of this title. The Secretary shall determine a rea-
sonable schedule for the transfer of these excess firearms.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Such title is further amended— 
(1) in section 40278A— 
(A) by striking ‘‘rifles’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
40731(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 40732(a)’’; 
(2) in section 40729(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in section 40728(a) of this title’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘firearms 
described in section 40728(a) of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘caliber 
.30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles’’ and inserting 
‘‘firearms’’; and 
(3) in section 40732— 
(A) by striking ‘‘caliber .22 rimfire and cal-
iber .30 surplus rifles’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘is over 
18 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘is legally of 
age’’. 
SEC. 1086. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANS-
FERRING AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AIR FORCE 
INVENTORY. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 345 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Before making an aircraft 
transfer described in subsection (c), the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall ensure that a written 
agreement regarding such transfer has been en-
tered into between the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force and the Director of the Air National 
Guard or the Chief of Air Force Reserve.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘depot’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF AGREEMENTS TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force may not take any action to transfer an aircraft 
until the Secretary ensures that the Air Force has complied 
with applicable Department of Defense regulations and, for 
a transfer described in subsection (c)(1), until the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees an agree-
ment entered into pursuant to subsection (a) regarding the 
transfer of the aircraft.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS.— 
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‘‘(1) COVERED TRANSFERS.—An aircraft trans-
fer described in this subsection is the transfer (other 
than as specified in paragraph (2)) from a reserve 
component of the Air Force to the regular component 
of the Air Force of— 
‘‘(A) the permanent assignment of an air-
craft that terminates a reserve component’s equi-
table interest in the aircraft; or 
‘‘(B) possession of an aircraft for a period 
in excess of 90 days. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to the following: 
‘‘(A) A routine temporary transfer of pos-
session of an aircraft from a reserve component 
that is made solely for the benefit of the reserve 
component for the purpose of maintenance, up-
grade, conversion, modification, or testing and 
evaluation. 
‘‘(B) A routine permanent transfer of as-
signment of an aircraft that terminates a reserve 
component’s equitable interest in the aircraft if 
notice of the transfer has previously been pro-
vided to the congressional defense committees and 
the transfer has been approved by the Secretary 
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of Defense pursuant to Department of Defense 
regulations. 
‘‘(C) A transfer described in paragraph 
(1)(A) when there is a reciprocal permanent as-
signment of an aircraft from the regular compo-
nent of the Air Force to the reserve component 
that does not degrade the capability of, or reduce 
the total number of, aircraft assigned to the re-
serve component. 
‘‘(d) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROUTINE TEM-
PORARY TRANSFER.—In the case of an aircraft transferred 
from a reserve component of the Air Force to the regular 
component of the Air Force for which an agreement under 
subsection (a) is not required by reason of subsection 
(c)(2)(A), possession of the aircraft shall be transferred back 
to the reserve component upon completion of the work de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(7) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air 
Force Reserve Command’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of Air Force 
Reserve’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
TO
DELETE
REF-
ERENCES TO AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP.—Subsection (a) of 
such section is further amended by striking ‘‘the ownership 
of’’ in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), and (3). 
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SEC. 1087. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS 
THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK. 
(a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The commission established 
pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345), 
and reestablished pursuant to section 1052 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), known as the Commis-
sion to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electro-
magnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby reestablished. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission as reestablished 
shall have the same membership as the Commission had as 
of the date of the submission of the report of the Commission 
pursuant to section 1403(a) of such Act, as amended by 
such section 1052. Service on the Commission is voluntary, 
and Commissioners may elect to terminate their service on 
the Commission. If a Commissioner is unwilling or unable 
to serve on the Commission, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the chairmen and ranking members of the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, shall appoint a new member to fill 
that vacancy. 
(c) COMMISSION CHARTER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Commission charter’’ means title XIV of the 
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Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 
398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345 et seq.), as amended by section 
1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) and 
section 1073 of the John Warner National Defense Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2403). 
(d) EXPANDED PURPOSE.—Section 1401(b) of the 
Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A-345) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, from 
non-nuclear EMP weapons, from natural EMP generated 
by geomagnetic storms, and from proposed uses in the mili-
tary doctrines of potential adversaries of using EMP weap-
ons in combination with other attack vectors.’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—Section 1402 of the 
Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A-346) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 
‘‘The Commission shall assess the following: 
‘‘(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent mili-
tary systems in the United States to a manmade or 
natural EMP event, giving special attention to the 
progress made by the Department of Defense, other 
Government departments and agencies of the United 
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States, and entities of the private sector in taking 
steps to protect such systems from such an event. 
‘‘(2) The evolving current and future threat from 
state and non-state actors of a manmade EMP attack 
employing nuclear or non-nuclear weapons. 
‘‘(3) New technologies, operational procedures, 
and contingency planning that can protect electronics 
and electric-dependent military systems from a man-
made or natural EMP event. 
‘‘(4) Among the States, if State grids are 
islanded for protection against manmade or natural 
EMP, which States should receive highest priority for 
protecting critical defense assets and for maximizing 
survival of the national population.’’. 
(f) REPORT.—Section 1403 of the Commission charter 
(114 Stat. 1654A-345) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2017’’. 
(g) TERMINATION.—Section 1049 of the Commission 
charter (114 Stat. 1654A-348) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as amended by 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016’’. 
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SEC. 1088. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR 
COUNTERING UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the President and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop a strategy for the De-
partment of Defense to counter unconventional warfare 
threats posed by adversarial state and non-state actors. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An articulation of the activities that con-
stitute unconventional warfare being waged upon the 
United States and allies. 
(2) A clarification of the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department of Defense in providing indi-
cations and warning of, and protection against, acts 
of unconventional warfare. 
(3) The current status of authorities and com-
mand structures related to countering unconventional 
warfare. 
(4) An articulation of the goals and objectives of 
the Department of Defense with respect to countering 
unconventional warfare threats. 
(5) An articulation of related or required inter-
agency capabilities and whole-of-Government activi-
ties required by the Department of Defense to support 
a counter-unconventional warfare strategy. 
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(6) Recommendations for improving the counter- 
unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and 
command structures of the Department of Defense. 
(7) Recommendations for improving interagency 
coordination and support mechanisms with respect to 
countering unconventional warfare threats. 
(8) Recommendations for the establishment of 
joint doctrine to support counter-unconventional war-
fare capabilities within the Department of Defense. 
(9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff deter-
mine necessary. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—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 the strategy required by subsection (a). The 
strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘unconventional warfare’’ means ac-
tivities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insur-
gency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occu-
pying power by operating through or with an underground, 
auxiliary, or guerrilla force in a denied area. 
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ant to section 7401 of title 38 or otherwise em-
ployed by the Veterans Health Administration of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs,’’ after ‘‘A 
preference eligible’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding a complaint so filed by a preference eli-
gible appointed pursuant to section 7401 of title 
38 or otherwise employed by the Veterans Health 
Administration,’’ after ‘‘If the Secretary of 
Labor is unable to resolve a complaint under 
subsection (a)’’. 
(2) COORDINATION RULE.—Section 3330a of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) If any part of this section is deemed to be incon-
sistent with any provision of chapter 74 of title 38, this 
section shall be deemed to supersede, override or otherwise 
modify such provision of chapter 74 of title 38.’’. 
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