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SEC. 536. MINIMUM CONFINEMENT PERIOD REQUIRED FOR 
CONVICTION OF CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OF-
FENSES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) MANDATORY PUNISHMENTS.—Section 856(b)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 56(b)(1) of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by striking 
‘‘at a minimum’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end of the paragraph and inserting the following: 
‘‘at a minimum except as provided for in section 860 of 
this title (article 60)— 
‘‘(A) dismissal or dishonorable discharge; and 
‘‘(B) confinement for two years.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1) of section 856(b) of title 10, United States Code 
(article 56(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply to offenses speci-
fied in paragraph (2) of such section committed on or 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVI-
DENCE RELATING TO ADMISSIBILITY OF GEN-
ERAL MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROB-
ABILITY OF INNOCENCE. 
(a) MODIFICATION GENERALLY.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall modify the Military Rules of Evidence to 
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clarify that the general military character of an accused 
is not admissible for the purpose of showing the prob-
ability of innocence of the accused, except when evidence 
of a trait of the military character of an accused is rel-
evant to an element of an offense for which the accused 
has been charged. 
(b) REVISION OF RULE 404(a) BY OPERATION OF 
LAW.—Effective on and after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Military Rules of Evidence 
does not authorize the admissibility of evidence regarding 
the good military character of an accused in the findings 
phase of courts-martial, except in the instance of the fol-
lowing military-specific offenses: 
(1) Article 84 effecting unlawful enlistment, ap-
pointment, separation. 
(2) Article 85 desertion. 
(3) Article 86 absent without leave. 
(4) Article 87 missing movement. 
(5) Article 88 contempt towards officials. 
(6) Article 89 disrespect toward superior com-
missioned officer. 
(7) Article 90 assaulting, willfully disobeying 
superior commissioned officer. 
(8) Article 91 insubordinate conduct toward 
warrant, noncommissioned, petty officer. 
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(9) Article 92 failure to obey order or regula-
tion. 
(10) Article 93 cruelty and maltreatment of 
subordinates. 
(11) Article 94 mutiny and sedition. 
(12) Article 95 resisting apprehension, flight, 
breach of arrest, escape. 
(13) Article 96 releasing a prisoner without 
proper authority. 
(14) Article 97 unlawful detention. 
(15) Article 98 noncompliance with procedural 
rules. 
(16) Article 99 misbehavior before enemy. 
(17) Article 100 subordinate compelling sur-
render. 
(18) Article 101 improper use of countersign. 
(19) Article 102 forcing safeguard. 
(20) Article 103 captured, abandoned property. 
(21) Article 104 aiding the enemy. 
(22) Article 105 misconduct as prisoner. 
(23) Article 106a espionage. 
(24) Article 107 false official statements. 
(25) Article 108 loss, damage, destruction, dis-
position of military property. 
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(26) Article 109 loss, damage, destruction, dis-
position of property other than military property of 
the United States. 
(27) Article 110 improper hazarding of vessel. 
(28) Article 111 drunk or reckless operation of 
vehicle, aircraft, or vessel. 
(29) Article 112 wrongful use, possession, man-
ufacture or introduction of controlled substance. 
(30) Article 113 misbehavior of sentinel or look-
out. 
(31) Article 114 dueling. 
(32) Article 115 malingering. 
(33) Article 116 riot. 
(34) Article 117 provoking, speech, gestures. 
(35) Article 133 conduct unbecoming an officer. 
(36) Article 134 general article of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice. 
(37) Attempts, conspiracy, or solicitation to 
commit such offenses. 
SEC. 538. CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION 
OF TERMS OF DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF 
SEXUAL OFFENSES. 
(a) CONFIDENTIAL
APPEAL
PROCESS
THROUGH 
BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—The 
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Secretaries of the military departments shall each estab-
lish a confidential process by which an individual who was 
the victim of a sex-related offense during service in the 
Armed Forces may appeal, through boards for the correc-
tion of military records of the military department con-
cerned, the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
separation of the individual from the Armed Forces on the 
grounds that the terms or characterization were adversely 
affected by the individual being the victim of such an of-
fense. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES 
IN CONNECTION WITH OFFENSES.—In deciding whether 
to modify the terms or characterization of an individual’s 
discharge or separation pursuant to the process required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall instruct boards for the correction of mili-
tary records to give due consideration to— 
(1) the psychological and physical aspects of the 
individual’s experience in connection with the sex-re-
lated offense; and 
(2) what bearing such experience may have had 
on the circumstances surrounding the individual’s 
discharge or separation from the Armed Forces. 
(c) PRESERVATION
OF CONFIDENTIALITY.—Docu-
ments considered and decisions rendered pursuant to the 
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process required by subsection (a) shall not be made avail-
able to the public, except with the consent of the individual 
concerned. 
(d) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘sex-related offense’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) 
or (b) of section 920 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice). 
(2) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of title 
10, United States Code (article 125 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice). 
(3) An attempt to commit an offense specified 
in paragraph (1) or (2) as punishable under section 
880 of title 10, United States Code (article 80 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
SEC. 539. CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF RULES OF PRIVI-
LEGE 
AFFORDED 
UNDER 
THE 
MILITARY 
RULES OF EVIDENCE. 
(a) 
ELIMINATION
OF
EXCEPTION
TO 
PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT
PRIVILEGE.—Effective on 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the excep-
tion granted by subparagraph (d)(8) of Military Rule of 
Evidence 513 to the privilege afforded to the patient of 
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a psychotherapist to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any 
other person from disclosing, a confidential communica-
tion made between the patient and a psychotherapist or 
an assistant to the psychotherapist in a case arising under 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be deemed to 
no longer apply or exist as a matter of law. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REQUIRED.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice of the De-
partment of Defense shall amend Military Rule of Evi-
dence 513 to reflect the elimination of the exception re-
ferred to in subsection (a) pursuant to such subsection. 
SEC. 540. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON RETEN-
TION OF EVIDENCE IN A SEXUAL ASSAULT 
CASE TO ALLOW RETURN OF PERSONAL 
PROPERTY UPON COMPLETION OF RELATED 
PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1435; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON COM-
PLETION OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (c)(4)(A), personal property retained as evi-
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dence in connection with an incident of sexual assault in-
volving a member of the Armed Forces may be returned 
to the rightful owner of such property after the conclusion 
of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings 
related to such incident.’’. 
SEC. 540A. ESTABLISHMENT OF PHONE SERVICE FOR 
PROMPT REPORTING OF HAZING INVOLVING 
A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned (as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, 
United States Code) shall develop and implement a phone 
service through which an individual can anonymously call 
to report incidents of hazing in that branch of the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) HAZING DESCRIBED.—For purposes of carrying 
out this section, the Secretary of Defense (and the Sec-
retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard oper-
ates) shall use the definition of hazing contained in the 
August 28, 1997, Secretary of Defense Policy Memo-
randum, which defined hazing as any conduct whereby a 
member of the Armed Forces, regardless of branch or 
rank, without proper authority causes another member to 
suffer, or be exposed to, any activity which is cruel, abu-
sive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful. So-
liciting or coercing another person to perpetrate any such 
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activity is also considered hazing. Hazing need not involve 
physical contact among or between members of the Armed 
Forces. Hazing can be verbal or psychological in nature. 
Actual or implied consent to acts of hazing does not elimi-
nate the culpability of the perpetrator. 
Subtitle E—Military Family 
Readiness 
SEC. 545. EARLIER DETERMINATION OF DEPENDENT STA-
TUS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSITIONAL COM-
PENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 
Section 1059(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘as of the date on which the indi-
vidual described in subsection (b) is separated from active 
duty’’ and inserting ‘‘as of the date on which the separa-
tion action is initiated by a commander of the individual 
described in subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 546. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN DATA COLLECTION 
AND REPORTING IN ARMED FORCES SUICIDE 
PREVENTION EFFORTS. 
(a) POLICY FOR STANDARD SUICIDE DATA COLLEC-
TION, REPORTING, AND ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe a policy for the development of a 
standard method for collecting, reporting, and assessing 
suicide data and suicide-attempt data involving members 
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of the Armed Forces, including reserve components there-
of, and their dependents in order to improve the consist-
ency and comprehensiveness of— 
(1) the suicide prevention policy developed pur-
suant to section 582 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); and 
(2) the suicide prevention and resilience pro-
gram for the National Guard and Reserves estab-
lished pursuant to section 10219 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF POLICY AND CONGRESSIONAL 
BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit the policy developed under subsection (a) to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. At the request of the committees, the 
Secretary also shall brief such committees on the policy 
and the implementation status of the standardized suicide 
data collection, reporting and assessment method. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In the 
case of the suicide prevention and resilience program for 
the National Guard and Reserves— 
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(1) the Secretary of Defense shall develop the 
policy required by subsection (a) in consultation with 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and 
(2) the adjutants general of the States, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Co-
lumbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall imple-
ment the policy within 180 days after the date of the 
submission of the policy under subsection (b). 
(d) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘dependent’’, with respect to a member of the Armed 
Forces, means a person described in section 1072(2) of 
title 10, United States Code, except that, in the case of 
a parent or parent-in-law of the member, the income re-
quirements of subparagraph (E) of such section do not 
apply. 
SEC. 547. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.—Title II of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) 
RESTRICTION
ON
TEMPORARY
CUSTODY 
ORDER.—If a court renders a temporary order for custo-
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dial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment 
or anticipated deployment of a parent who is a service-
member, then the court shall require that, upon the return 
of the servicemember from deployment, the custody order 
that was in effect immediately preceding the temporary 
order shall be reinstated, unless the court finds that such 
a reinstatement is not in the best interest of the child, 
except that any such finding shall be subject to subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF MEMBER’S 
DEPLOYMENT IN DETERMINATION OF CHILD’S BEST IN-
TEREST.—If a motion or a petition is filed seeking a per-
manent order to modify the custody of the child of a serv-
icemember, no court may consider the absence of the serv-
icemember by reason of deployment, or the possibility of 
deployment, as the sole factor in determining the best in-
terest of the child. 
‘‘(c) NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR RIGHT OF AC-
TION OR REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section shall create 
a Federal right of action or otherwise give rise to Federal 
jurisdiction or create a right of removal. 
‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—In any case where State law ap-
plicable to a child custody proceeding involving a tem-
porary order as contemplated in this section provides a 
higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent 
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who is a deploying servicemember than the rights provided 
under this section with respect to such temporary order, 
the appropriate court shall apply the higher State stand-
ard. 
‘‘(e) DEPLOYMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘deployment’ means the movement or mobilization of 
a servicemember to a location for a period of longer than 
60 days and not longer than 540 days pursuant to tem-
porary or permanent official orders— 
‘‘(1) that are designated as unaccompanied; 
‘‘(2) for which dependent travel is not author-
ized; or 
‘‘(3) that otherwise do not permit the move-
ment of family members to that location.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title II the following new item: 
‘‘208. Child custody protection.’’. 
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SEC. 548. ROLE OF MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAMS 
IN 
ADDRESSING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT OF SPOUSES OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
CLOSING THE WAGE GAP BETWEEN MILITARY 
SPOUSES AND THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTER-
PARTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Members of the Armed Forces and their 
families make enormous sacrifices in defense of the 
United States. 
(2) Military spouses face a unique lifestyle 
marked by frequent moves, increased family respon-
sibility during deployments, and limited career op-
portunities in certain geographic locations. 
(3) These circumstances present significant 
challenges to military spouses who desire to build a 
portable career commensurate with their skills, in-
cluding education and experience. 
(4) According to a recent Department of De-
fense survey, the unemployment rate for civilians 
married to a military member is 25 percent, but the 
unemployment rate is 33 percent for spouses of jun-
ior enlisted members. The same survey revealed that 
85 percent of military spouses want or need to work. 
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(5) A recent Military Officers Association of 
American (MOAA)/Institute for Veterans and Mili-
tary Families’ (IVMF) Military Spouse Employment 
Report revealed that an overwhelming ninety percent 
of female military spouses are underemployed. 
(6) The Department of Defense has dem-
onstrated its commitment to helping military 
spouses obtain employment by creating the Military 
Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), the Mili-
tary Spouse Career Center, and the Military Spouse 
Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA). More than 
61,000 military spouses have been hired as part of 
the 
Military 
Spouse 
Employment 
Partnership 
(MSEP) since the MSEP launch in June 2011. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense should continue to 
work to reduce the unemployment and underemploy-
ment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘military spouses’’) 
and support closing the wage gap between military 
spouses and their civilian counterparts; 
(2) in this process, the Secretary should 
prioritize efforts that assist military spouses in pur-
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suing portable careers that match their skill set, in-
cluding education and experience; and 
(3) in evaluating the effectiveness of military 
spouse employment programs, the Secretary should 
collect information that provides a comprehensive as-
sessment of the program, including whether program 
goals are being achieved. 
(c) DATA COLLECTION RELATED TO EFFORTS TO 
ADDRESS UNDEREMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.— 
(1) DATA COLLECTION REQUIRED.—In addition 
to monitoring the number of military spouses who 
obtain employment through military spouse employ-
ment programs, the Secretary of Defense shall col-
lect data to evaluate the effectiveness of military 
spouse employment programs in addressing the 
underemployment of military spouses and in closing 
the wage gap between military spouses and their ci-
vilian counterparts. Information collected shall in-
clude whether positions obtained by military spouses 
through military spouse employment programs 
match their education and experience. 
(2) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report evaluating the 
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progress of military spouse employment programs in 
reducing military spouse unemployment, reducing 
the wage gap between military spouses and their ci-
vilian counterparts, and addressing the under-
employment of military spouses. 
(d) MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military spouse em-
ployment programs’’ means the Military Spouse Employ-
ment Partnership (MSEP). 
Subtitle F—Education and 
Training Opportunities 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZED DURATION OF FOREIGN AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES AT MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4345a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 
(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6957b(a) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four 
weeks’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9345a(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting 
‘‘four weeks’’. 
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SEC. 552. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES IN OBTAINING POST-SERV-
ICE EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct the program described in subsection (c) to 
enhance the efforts of the Department of Defense to pro-
vide job placement assistance and related employment 
services to eligible members of the Armed Forces described 
in subsection (b) for the purposes of— 
(1) assisting such members in obtaining post- 
service employment; and 
(2) reducing the amount of ‘‘Unemployment 
Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers’’ that the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of the Depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating pays 
into the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—Employment services pro-
vided under the program are limited to members of the 
Armed Forces, including members of the reserve compo-
nents, who are being separated from the Armed Forces 
or released from active duty. 
(c) EVALUATION OF USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
STAFFING AGENCIES.— 
(1) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall execute a program to evaluate the fea-
sibility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing the services 
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of civilian employment staffing agencies to assist eli-
gible members of the Armed Forces in obtaining 
post-service employment. 
(2) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The program re-
quired by this subsection shall be managed by an ci-
vilian organization (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘program manager’’) whose principal members have 
experience— 
(A) administering pay-for-performance pro-
grams; and 
(B) within the employment staffing indus-
try. 
(3) EXCLUSION.—The program manager may 
not be a staffing agency. 
(d) ELIGIBLE CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT STAFFING 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the program manager shall establish the eligibility 
requirements to be used by the program manager for the 
selection of civilian employment staffing agencies to par-
ticipate in the program. In establishing the eligibility re-
quirements to be used by the program manager for the 
selection of the civilian employment staffing agencies, the 
Secretary of Defense shall also take into account civilian 
employment staffing agencies that are willing to work and 
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consult with State and county Veterans Affairs offices and 
State National Guard offices, when appropriate. 
(e) PAYMENT OF STAFFING AGENCY FEES.—To en-
courage employers to employ an eligible member of the 
Armed Forces under the program, the program manager 
shall pay a participating civilian employment staffing 
agency a portion of its agency fee (not to exceed 50 per-
cent above the member’s hourly wage). Payment of the 
agency fee will only be made after the member has been 
employed and paid by the private sector and the hours 
worked have been verified by the program manager. The 
staffing agency shall be paid on a weekly basis only for 
hours the member worked, but not to exceed a total of 
800 hours. 
(f) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the 
program, the Secretary of Defense shall establish— 
(1) program monitoring standards; and 
(2) reporting requirements, including the hourly 
wage for each eligible member of the Armed Forces 
obtaining employment under the program, the num-
bers of hours worked during the month, and the 
number of members who remained employed with 
the same employer after completing the first 800 
hours of employment. 
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(g) LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
PROGRAM
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—The total amount obligated by the Secretary of 
Defense for the program may not exceed $35,000,000 dur-
ing a fiscal year. 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 15, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
describing the results of the program, particularly 
whether the program achieved the purposes specified 
in subsection (a). 
(2) COMPARISON
WITH
OTHER
PROGRAMS.— 
The report shall include a comparison of the results 
of the program conducted under this section and the 
results of other employment assistant programs uti-
lized by the Department of Defense. The comparison 
shall include the number of members of the Armed 
Forces obtaining employment through each program 
and the cost to the Department per member. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out programs under this sec-
tion expires on September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 553. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVE. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts 
of the Department of Defense to provide job placement 
assistance and related employment services directly to 
members in the National Guard and Reserves. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The pilot program shall be 
offered to, and administered by, the adjutants general ap-
pointed under section 314 of title 32, United States Code. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition 
on the provision of funds under this section to a State 
to support the operation of the pilot program in the State, 
the State must agree to contribute an amount, derived 
from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 30 percent of 
the funds provided by the Secretary of Defense under this 
section. 
(d) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—The 
pilot program should follow a job placement program 
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model that focuses on working one-on-one with a member 
of a reserve component to cost-effectively provide job 
placement services, including services such as identifying 
unemployed and under employed members, job matching 
services, resume editing, interview preparation, and post- 
employment follow up. Development of the pilot program 
should be informed by State direct employment programs 
for members of the reserve components, such as the pro-
grams conducted in California and South Carolina. 
(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of 
the pilot program. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing the results of the pilot program. The Sec-
retary shall prepare the report in coordination with 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the ef-
fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, including the number of members of the 
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reserve components hired and the cost-per- 
placement of participating members. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the 
pilot program and increased reserve component 
employment levels on the readiness of members 
of the reserve components. 
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 
other programs conducted by the Department 
of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 
to provide unemployment and underemployment 
support to members of the reserve components. 
(D) Any other matters considered appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(g) LIMITATION ON TOTAL FISCAL-YEAR OBLIGA-
TIONS.—The total amount obligated by the Secretary of 
Defense to carry out the pilot program for any fiscal year 
may not exceed $20,000,000. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out 
the pilot program expires September 30, 2018. 
(2) EXTENSION.—Upon the expiration of the 
authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of De-
fense may extend the pilot program for not more 
than two additional fiscal years. 
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SEC. 554. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SUP-
PORT FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACAD-
EMY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. 
Section 9362 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and in-
serting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORA-
TION.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may accept from the cor-
poration funds, supplies, equipment, and services for 
the support of the athletic programs of the Acad-
emy. 
‘‘(2) 
FUNDS
RECEIVED
FROM
OTHER 
SOURCES.—The Secretary may charge fees for the 
support of the athletic programs of the Academy. 
The Secretary may accept and retain fees for serv-
ices and other benefits provided incident to the oper-
ation of its athletic programs, including fees from 
the National Collegiate Athletic Association, fees 
from athletic conferences, game guarantees from 
other educational institutions, fees for ticketing or li-
censing, and other consideration provided incidental 
to the execution of the athletic programs of the 
Academy. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that contributions accepted under this subsection do 
not reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force, any of its employees, or any 
member of the armed forces to carry out any respon-
sibility or duty in a fair and objective manner, or 
compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity 
of any program of the Department of the Air Force, 
or any individual involved in such a program. 
‘‘(f) LEASES AND LICENSES.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORA-
TION.—In accordance with section 2667 of this title, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into leases 
or licenses with the corporation for the purpose of 
supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. 
Consideration provided under such a lease or license 
may be provided in the form of funds, supplies, 
equipment, and services for the support of the ath-
letic programs of the Academy. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT
TO
THE
CORPORATION.—The 
Secretary may provide support services to the cor-
poration without charge while the corporation con-
ducts its support activities at the Academy. In this 
section, the term ‘support services’ includes the pro-
viding of utilities, office furnishings and equipment, 
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communications 
services, 
records 
staging 
and 
archiving, audio and video support, and security sys-
tems in conjunction with the leasing or licensing of 
property. Any such support services may only be 
provided without any liability of the United States to 
the corporation. 
‘‘(g) 
CONTRACTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with the corporation 
for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the 
Academy. Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, 
the Secretary may enter such contracts or cooperative 
agreements on a sole source basis pursuant to section 
2304(c)(5) of this title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of 
title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may 
be used to acquire property, services, or travel for the di-
rect benefit or use of the Academy athletic programs. 
‘‘(h) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.— 
‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND
SPONSOR-
SHIP AGREEMENTS.—Consistent with section 2260 
(other than subsection (d)) of this title, an agree-
ment under subsection (g) may authorize the cor-
poration to enter into licensing, marketing, and 
sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and 
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service marks identifying the Academy, subject to 
the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No such licensing, mar-
keting, or sponsorship agreement may be entered 
into if it would reflect unfavorably on the ability of 
the Department of the Air Force, any of its employ-
ees, or any member of the armed forces to carry out 
any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective 
manner, or if the Secretary determines that the use 
of the trademark or service mark would compromise 
the integrity or appearance of integrity of any pro-
gram of the Department of the Air Force, or any in-
dividual involved in such a program.’’. 
SEC. 555. REPORT ON TUITION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the requirement of the Army, effective January 1, 
2014, that members of the Army may become eligible for 
the Army’s tuition assistance program only after serving 
a period of 1 year after completing certain training 
courses, such as advance individual training, officer can-
didate school, and the basic officer leader course. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the Secretary’s— 
(1) evaluation of the potential savings in costs 
resulting from requiring all service members to wait 
a period of 1 year after training described in sub-
section (a) before becoming eligible for the Army’s 
tuition assistance program; 
(2) evaluation of the impact that the 1-year 
waiting period described in subsection (a) will have 
on recruitment for the National Guard; and 
(3) explanation of the extent to which the quali-
ties of the National Guard, including the role of col-
lege students and college-bound students in the Na-
tional Guard, were considered before reaching the 
decision to require all service members to wait a pe-
riod of 1 year before becoming eligible for the 
Army’s tuition assistance program. 
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Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ 
Education 
SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 
by section 301 and available for operation and mainte-
nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available 
only for the purpose of providing assistance to local edu-
cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 8013(9) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7713(9)). 
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SEC. 562. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY NON-UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS AS TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL 
SYSTEM. 
Section 2(2)(A) of the Defense Department Overseas 
Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 
901(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the comma at 
the end the following: ‘‘or, in the case of a teaching posi-
tion that involves instruction in the host-nation language, 
a local national when a citizen of the United States is not 
reasonably available to provide such instruction’’. 
SEC. 563. EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVISORY 
COUNCIL ON DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION TO 
INCLUDE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (c) of 
section 1411 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act 
of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 929) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and of the 
domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 
system established under section 2164 of title 10, 
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘of the defense depend-
ents’ education system’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and in the 
domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 
system’’ before the comma at the end. 
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(b) 
MEMBERSHIP
OF
COUNCIL.—Subsection 
(a)(1)(B) of such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the domestic dependent 
elementary and secondary schools established under 
section 2164 of title 10, United States Code’’ after 
‘‘the defense dependents’ education system’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘either’’ before ‘‘such system’’. 
SEC. 564. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC 
ACHIEVEMENT AND TRANSITION OF MILI-
TARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make grants to non-
profit organizations that provide services to improve the 
academic achievement of military dependent students, in-
cluding those nonprofit organizations whose programs 
focus on improving the civic responsibility of military de-
pendent students and their understanding of the Federal 
Government through direct exposure to the operations of 
the Federal Government. 
SEC. 565. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID IMPROVE-
MENT ACT OF 2012. 
Section 563(c) of National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1748; 20 U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 
year’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following, ‘‘, except that amendment 
made by subsection (b) to subparagraph (B) of 
section 8002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7702(b)(3)(B)) shall be effective for a 2-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The amendments’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and subparagraph (B) of 
this paragraph’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 
year’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘and such subparagraph’’ 
after ‘‘such subsection’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For the period be-
ginning January 3, 2015, and ending January 
2, 
2017, 
subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
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subparagraph (A)(iii) for the requesting 
local educational agency.’.’’. 
Subtitle H—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 571. MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR 
WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK INSPIRED OR MOTI-
VATED BY A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) PURPLE HEART.— 
(1) AWARD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 1129 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded 
in attacks inspired or motivated by for-
eign terrorist organizations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the award of the 
Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned shall treat a mem-
ber of the armed forces described in subsection (b) in the 
same manner as a member who is killed or wounded as 
a result of an international terrorist attack against the 
United States. 
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‘‘(b) COVERED MEMBERS.—A member described in 
this subsection is a member on active duty who was killed 
or wounded in an attack inspired or motivated by a foreign 
terrorist organization in circumstances where the death or 
wound is the result of an attack targeted on the member 
due to such member’s status as a member of the armed 
forces, unless the death or wound is the result of willful 
misconduct of the member. 
‘‘(c) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘foreign terrorist organi-
zation’ means an entity designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189).’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 1129 the following new item: 
‘‘1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks inspired or moti-
vated by foreign terrorist organizations.’’. 
(2) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLI-
CATION.— 
(A) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as of 
September 11, 2001. 
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(B) REVIEW OF CERTAIN PREVIOUS INCI-
DENTS.—The Secretaries concerned shall un-
dertake a review of each death or wounding of 
a member of the Armed Forces that occurred 
between September 11, 2001, and the date of 
the enactment of this Act under circumstances 
that could qualify as being the result of an at-
tack described in section 1129a of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by paragraph 
(1)), to determine whether the death or wound-
ing qualifies as a death or wounding resulting 
an attack inspired or motivated by a foreign 
terrorist organization for purposes of the award 
of the Purple Heart pursuant to such section 
(as so added). 
(C) ACTIONS FOLLOWING REVIEW.—If the 
death or wounding of a member of the Armed 
Forces reviewed under subparagraph (B) is de-
termined to qualify as a death or wounding re-
sulting from an attack inspired or motivated by 
a foreign terrorist organization as described in 
section 1129a of title 10, United States Code 
(as so added), the Secretary concerned shall 
take appropriate action under such section to 
award the Purple Heart to the member. 
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(D) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE DE-
FENSE OF FREEDOM.— 
(1) REVIEW OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009, AT-
TACK AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS.—If the Secretary con-
cerned determines, after a review under subsection 
(a)(2)(B) regarding the attack that occurred at Fort 
Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, that the death 
or wounding of any member of the Armed Forces in 
that attack qualified as a death or wounding result-
ing from an attack inspired or motivated by a for-
eign terrorist organization as described in section 
1129a of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)), the Secretary of Defense shall make 
a determination as to whether the death or wound-
ing of any civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense or civilian contractor in the same attack 
meets the eligibility criteria for the award of the 
Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Free-
dom. 
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(2) AWARD.—If the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines under paragraph (1) that the death or wound-
ing of any civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense or civilian contractor in the attack that oc-
curred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, 
meets the eligibility criteria for the award of the 
Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Free-
dom, the Secretary shall take appropriate action to 
award the Secretary of Defense Medal for the De-
fense of Freedom to the employee or contractor. 
SEC. 572. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION 
BADGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—The Secretary of the 
Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge (estab-
lished by order of the Secretary of the Army through 
Headquarters, Department of the Army Letter 600–05– 
1, dated June 3, 2005) to a person who, while a member 
of the Army, participated in combat during which the per-
son personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the 
enemy at any time during the period beginning on Decem-
ber 7, 1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the date 
of the otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity for 
the award of such decoration), if the Secretary determines 
that the person has not been previously recognized in an 
appropriate manner for such participation. 
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(b) PROCUREMENT OF BADGE.—The Secretary of 
the Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the 
Army Combat Action Badge so that eligible recipients of 
the Army Combat Action Badge pursuant to subsection 
(a) may procure the badge directly from suppliers, thereby 
eliminating or at least substantially reducing administra-
tive costs for the Army to carry out this section. 
SEC. 573. REPORT ON NAVY REVIEW, FINDINGS, AND AC-
TIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF HONOR 
NOMINATION OF MARINE CORPS SERGEANT 
RAFAEL PERALTA. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report describing the Navy re-
view, findings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of 
Honor nomination of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael 
Peralta. The report shall account for all evidence sub-
mitted with regard to the case. 
SEC. 574. RECOGNITION OF WERETH MASSACRE OF 11 AF-
RICAN-AMERICAN SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED 
STATES ARMY DURING THE BATTLE OF THE 
BULGE. 
Congress officially recognizes the dedicated service 
and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States of 
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the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artil-
lery Battalion of the United States Army who were mas-
sacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge 
on December 17, 1944. 
SEC. 575. REPORT ON ARMY REVIEW, FINDINGS, AND AC-
TIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF HONOR 
NOMINATION 
OF 
CAPTAIN 
WILLIAM 
L. 
ALBRACHT. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall— 
(1) conduct a review of the initial review, find-
ings, and actions undertaken by the Army in connec-
tion with the Medal of Honor nomination of Captain 
William L. Albracht; and 
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report describing the results of the review required 
by this section, including an accounting of all evi-
dence submitted with regard to the nomination. 
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Subtitle I—Miscellaneous 
Reporting Requirements 
SEC. 581. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW AND REPORT 
ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AMONG MEM-
BERS OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 
shall conduct a review of Department of Defense efforts 
regarding the prevention of suicide among members of 
United States Special Operations Forces and their de-
pendents. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, 
and consider the recommendations of, the Office of Suicide 
Prevention, the Secretaries of the military departments, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
and Low Intensity Conflict, and the United States Special 
Operations Command regarding the feasibility of imple-
menting, for members of United States Special Operations 
Forces and their dependents, particular elements of the 
Department of Defense suicide prevention policy developed 
pursuant to section 533 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 
U.S.C. 1071 note) and section 582 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
(c) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review conducted 
under subsection (a) shall specifically include an assess-
ment of each of the following: 
(1) Current Armed Forces and United States 
Special Operations Command policy guidelines on 
the prevention of suicide among members of United 
States Special Operations Forces and their depend-
ents. 
(2) Current and direct Armed Forces and 
United States Special Operations Command suicide 
prevention programs and activities for members of 
United States Special Operations Forces and their 
dependents, including programs provided by the De-
fense Health Program and the Office of Suicide Pre-
vention and programs supporting family members. 
(3) Current Armed Forces and United States 
Special Operations Command strategies to reduce 
suicides among members of United States Special 
Operations Forces and their dependents, including 
the cost of such strategies across the future years 
defense program. 
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(4) Current Armed Forces and United States 
Special Operations Command standards of care for 
suicide prevention among members of United States 
Special Operations Forces and their dependents, in-
cluding training standards for behavioral health care 
providers to ensure that such providers receive train-
ing on clinical best practices and evidence-based 
treatments as information on such practices and 
treatments becomes available. 
(5) The integration of mental health screenings 
and suicide risk and prevention efforts for members 
of United States Special Operations Forces and 
their dependents into the delivery of primary care 
for such members and dependents. 
(6) The standards for responding to attempted 
or completed suicides among members of United 
States Special Operations Forces and their depend-
ents, including guidance and training to assist com-
manders in addressing incidents of attempted or 
completed suicide within their units. 
(7) The standards regarding data collection for 
individual members of United States Special Oper-
ations Forces and their dependents, including re-
lated factors such as domestic violence and child 
abuse. 
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(8) The means to ensure the protection of pri-
vacy of members of United States Special Oper-
ations Forces and their dependents who seek or re-
ceive treatment related to suicide prevention. 
(9) The need to differentiate members of 
United States Special Operations Forces and their 
dependents from members of conventional forces and 
their dependents in the development and delivery of 
the Department of Defense suicide prevention pro-
gram. 
(10) Such other matters as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate in connection with the 
prevention of suicide among members of United 
States Special Operations Forces and their depend-
ents. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a report containing the results of the review con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 582. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE REVIEW OF SEPARATION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO MADE UN-
RESTRICTED REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense shall conduct a review— 
(1) to identify all members of the Armed Forces 
who, since January 1, 2002, were separated from 
the Armed Forces after making an unrestricted re-
port of sexual assault; 
(2) to determine the circumstances of and 
grounds for each such separation, including— 
(A) whether the separation was in retalia-
tion for or influenced by the identified member 
making an unrestricted report of sexual assault; 
and 
(B) whether the identified member re-
quested an appeal; and 
(3) if an identified member was separated on 
the grounds of having a personality or adjustment 
disorder, to determine whether the separation was 
carried out in compliance with Department of De-
fense Instruction 1332.14 and any other applicable 
Department of Defense regulations, directives, and 
policies. 
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(b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
the results of the review conducted under subsection (a), 
including such recommendations as the Inspector General 
of the Department of Defense considers necessary. 
SEC. 583. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT REGARDING 
MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL RECORDS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives a report regarding 
the management of personnel records of members of the 
National Guard. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—In preparing the report 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall con-
sider, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The appropriate Federal role and responsi-
bility in the management of the records of National 
Guard members. 
(2) The extent to which selected States have 
digitized the records of National Guard members. 
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(3) The extent to which those States and Fed-
eral agencies have entered into agreements to share 
the digitized records. 
(4) The extent to which Federal agencies face 
any constraints in their ability to effectively manage 
National Guard records. 
SEC. 584. STUDY ON GENDER INTEGRATION IN DEFENSE 
OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct a study concerning 
the integration of gender into the planning and execution 
of foreign operations of the Armed Forces at all levels. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff shall— 
(1) identify those elements of defense doctrine, 
if any, that should be revised to address attention to 
women and gender; 
(2) evaluate the need for a gender advisor 
training program, including the length of training, 
proposed curriculum, and location of training; 
(3) determine how to best equip military leader-
ship to integrate attention to women and gender 
across all lines of effort; 
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(4) determine the extent to which personnel 
qualified to advise on women and gender are avail-
able within the Department of Defense, including 
development of a billet description for gender advi-
sors; and 
(5) evaluate where to assign gender advisors 
within operational commands from the strategic to 
tactical levels, with particular attention paid to as-
signing advisors to combatant commanders and serv-
ice chiefs. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing the re-
sults of the study conducted under subsection (a). The re-
port shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 585. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT CON-
TAINING RESULTS OF REVIEW OF OFFICE OF 
DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND EQUAL OP-
PORTUNITY ROLE IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
CASES. 
Not later than June 1, 2015, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
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containing the results of the review conducted pursuant 
to section 1735 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 976). 
SEC. 586. COMPTROLLER GENERAL AND MILITARY DE-
PARTMENT REPORTS ON HAZING IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to the designated congressional committees a re-
port on the policies to prevent hazing, and systems 
initiated to track incidents of hazing, in each of the 
Armed Forces, including reserve components, officer 
candidate schools, military service academies, mili-
tary academy preparatory schools, and basic training 
and professional schools for enlisted members. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the definition of haz-
ing by the Armed Forces. 
(B) A description of the criteria used, and 
the methods implemented, in the systems to 
track incidents of hazing in the Armed Forces. 
(C) An assessment of the following: 
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(i) The scope of hazing in each Armed 
Force. 
(ii) The policies in place and the 
training on hazing provided to members 
throughout the course of their careers for 
each Armed Force. 
(iii) The available outlets through 
which victims or witnesses of hazing can 
report hazing both within and outside their 
chain of command, and whether or not 
anonymous reporting is permitted. 
(iv) The actions taken to mitigate 
hazing incidents in each Armed Force. 
(v) The effectiveness of the training 
and policies in place regarding hazing. 
(vi) The number of alleged and sub-
stantiated incidents of hazing over the last 
five years for each Armed Force, the na-
ture of these cases and actions taken to 
address such matters through non-judicial 
and judicial action. 
(D) An evaluation of the additional ac-
tions, if any, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security propose to take 
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to further address the incidence of hazing in 
the Armed Forces. 
(E) Such recommendations as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate for im-
proving hazing prevention programs, policies, 
and other actions taken to address hazing with-
in the Armed Forces. 
(3) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘designated 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and the Committee on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(b) MILITARY DEPARTMENT REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
each Secretary of a military department, in consulta-
tion with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall sub-
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mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing an update to the hazing reports required 
by section 534 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 1726). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report on an Armed 
Force required by paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
(A) A discussion of the policies of the 
Armed Force for preventing and responding to 
incidents of hazing, including discussion of any 
changes or newly implemented policies since the 
submission of the reports required by section 
534 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013. 
(B) A description of the methods imple-
mented to track and report, including report 
anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Armed 
Force. 
(C) An assessment by the Secretary sub-
mitting such report of the following: 
(i) The scope of the problem of hazing 
in the Armed Force. 
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(ii) The effectiveness of training on 
recognizing, reporting and preventing haz-
ing provided members of the Armed Force. 
(iii) The actions taken to prevent and 
respond to hazing incidents in the Armed 
Force since the submission of the reports 
under such section. 
(D) A description of the additional actions, 
if any, the Secretary submitting such report 
and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force pro-
pose to take to further address the incidence of 
hazing in the Armed Force. 
SEC. 587. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
STUDY OF RISK AND RESILIENCY OF UNITED 
STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND 
EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESERVATION OF THE 
FORCE AND FAMILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the National 
Institute of Mental Health shall conduct a study of the 
risk and resiliency of the United States Special Operations 
Forces and effectiveness of the United States Special Op-
erations Command’s Preservation of the Force and Fami-
lies Program on reducing risk and increasing resiliency. 
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(b) ELEMENTS
OF
THE STUDY.—The study con-
ducted under subsection (a) shall specifically include an 
assessment of each of the following: 
(1) The mental, behavioral, and psychological 
health of the United States Special Operations 
Force, the United States Special Operations Com-
mand’s Preservation of the Force and Families Pro-
gram’s focus on physical development to address the 
mental, behavioral, and psychological health of the 
United States Special Operations Force, including 
measurements of effectiveness on reducing suicide 
and other mental, behavioral and psychological risks, 
and increasing resiliency of the United States Spe-
cial Operations Forces. 
(2) The United States Special Operations Com-
mand’s Human Performance Program, including 
measurements of effectiveness on reducing risk and 
increasing resiliency of United States Special Oper-
ations Forces. 
(3) Such other matters as the Director of the 
National Institute of Mental Health considers appro-
priate. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Mental Health shall submit 
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to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
Subtitle J—Other Matters 
SEC. 591. INSPECTION OF OUTPATIENT RESIDENTIAL FA-
CILITIES OCCUPIED BY RECOVERING SERV-
ICE MEMBERS. 
Section 1662(a) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title 
XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘inspected on a semiannual basis for 
the first two years after the enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘inspected at least once 
every two years’’. 
SEC. 592. WORKING GROUP ON INTEGRATED DISABILITY 
EVALUATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of De-
fense Joint Executive Committee under section 320 of title 
38, United States Code, a Working Group (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to evaluate and re-
form the Integrated Disability Evaluation System of the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. The Working Group shall be established under the 
Disability Evaluation System Working Group of the Joint 
Executive Committee. 
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(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall 
carry out a pilot program that will co-locate the 
services and personnel of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs to create an 
integrated model that continues the improvement of 
the Integrated Disability Evaluation System process 
through— 
(A) increased process efficiencies, as deter-
mined by the Working Group; 
(B) the creation of a standardized form set 
described in subsection (c)(3); 
(C) the elimination of redundancies; 
(D) the improvement of existing process 
timelines of the Integrated Disability Evalua-
tion System; 
(E) increased service member satisfaction; 
and 
(F) the establishment of an information 
technology bridging solution described in sub-
section (c)(4). 
(2) DURATION.—The pilot program under para-
graph (1) shall be carried for a period not exceeding 
three years. 
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(c) GOALS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out the 
pilot program under subsection (b), the Working Group 
shall ensure the following: 
(1) The period beginning on the date on which 
an eligible member begins to participate in the pilot 
program and ending on the date on which the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs determines the disability 
rating of the member is not more than 295 days. 
(2) Employees of the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs who carry 
out the pilot program are co-located in the same fa-
cility, to the extent practicable, to determine the effi-
ciencies provided by locating services of the Depart-
ments in the same location. 
(3) The elimination of redundant forms by cre-
ating and using a standardized electronic form set 
with respect to information that the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs both 
require for an eligible member participating in the 
pilot program. 
(4) The establishment of an information tech-
nology bridging solution between the existing E-ben-
efits program and the MYIDES dashboard to ensure 
that both such programs contain the information 
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that is added to the claim of an eligible member par-
ticipating in the pilot program. 
(5) Using the solution established under para-
graph (4), eligible members participating in the pilot 
program are able to use the existing identification 
number of the member used by the Department of 
Defense to— 
(A) automatically track the status of the 
claim of the member, including with respect to 
the office of the Department of Defense or the 
Department of Veterans Affairs that is respon-
sible for the evaluation as of the date of access-
ing such solution; and 
(B) be informed of the estimated timeline 
of the evaluation of the claim. 
(6) Using the solution established under para-
graph (4), the Working Group and the Secretaries 
may— 
(A) identify the office and employee of the 
Department of Defense or the Department of 
Veterans Affairs who are responsible for the 
evaluation of a claim at any given time; and 
(B) track individual employees of the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of 
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Veterans Affairs with respect to statistics meas-
uring quality and accuracy at the case level. 
(7) Eligible members who participate in the 
pilot program have the opportunity to use an exit 
survey (approved by the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) that informs the 
Working Group of the satisfaction of the member 
with respect to the pilot program. 
(d) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member of the Armed 
Forces who is being separated or retired from the Armed 
Forces for disability under chapter 61 of title 10, United 
States Code, is eligible to participate in the pilot program 
under subsection (b) if— 
(1) the member is referred to the Integrated 
Disability Evaluation System beginning on or after 
the date of the commencement of the pilot program 
by the specific medical authority of a military de-
partment; and 
(2) the evaluation of the member under the In-
tegrated Disability Evaluation System is processed 
at the disability rating activity site in Providence, 
Rhode Island. 
(e) TIMELINE.—By not later than 120 days after the 
date of the first meeting of the Working Group, the Work-
ing Group shall— 
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(1) establish the pilot program under subsection 
(b); 
(2) establish standards for the products, soft-
ware, personnel, approved standardized electronic 
form set described in subsection (c)(3), and other 
matters required to carry out the pilot program; and 
(3) identify the security required for the infor-
mation systems of the pilot program. 
(f) LOCATION.—The pilot program established under 
subsection (b) shall be located at Walter Reed National 
Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. 
(g) COOPERATION.— 
(1) ASSIGNMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall assign 
employees of both Departments to the location speci-
fied in subsection (f) during the period in which the 
pilot program is carried out. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—As determined appro-
priate by the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee, 
employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration 
who rate claims for disability may be assigned to the 
pilot program under subsection (b) in a sufficient 
number to ensure that claims for disability that are 
approved are processed— 
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(A) for proposed rating decision not later 
than 15 days after such approval; and 
(B) for notification of benefits and author-
ization of award not later than 30 days after 
separation from the Armed Forces. 
(h) TREATMENT IN CURRENT IDES.—If an eligible 
member who is participating in the pilot program under 
subsection (b) elects to instead participate in the Inte-
grated Disability Evaluation System, the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate 
the eligible member under the Integrated Disability Eval-
uation System by recognizing the date of the original 
claim of the member and without any penalty with respect 
to the priority of the member in such system. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—During each 90- 
day period during the period in which the Working 
Group carries out the pilot program under sub-
section (b), the Working Group shall submit to the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee a 
report on the status of the pilot program. The report 
shall include— 
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(A) the average number of days that an el-
igible member participates in the pilot program 
before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines the disability rating of the member; 
(B) the extent to which forms have been 
eliminated pursuant to subsection (c)(3); 
(C) the extent to which the information 
technology bridging solution established pursu-
ant to subsection (c)(4) has improved informa-
tion sharing between the Departments; 
(D) the results of exit surveys described in 
subsection (c)(7); 
(E) the extent to which employees of the 
Department of Defense and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs have been co-located in the 
same facility under the pilot program; and 
(F) the determination of the Working 
Group, based on data collected during the 
course of the pilot program, with respect to the 
feasibility of increasing the efficiency of the 
program to decrease the number of days of the 
goal described in subsection (c)(1). 
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
QUARTERLY
REPORTS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Working Group submits a report under paragraph 
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(1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees such report. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the pilot program under sub-
section (b) is completed, the Working Group shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive 
Committee a report on the pilot program, including 
an analysis of the pilot program and any rec-
ommendations regarding whether the pilot program 
should be expanded. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Working 
Group submits the report under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees such report. 
(j) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Work-
ing Group shall be composed of 15 members ap-
pointed by the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee 
from among individuals who have subject matter ex-
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pertise or other relevant experience in government, 
the private sector, or academia regarding— 
(A) health care; 
(B) medical records; 
(C) logistics; 
(D) information technology; or 
(E) other relevant subjects. 
(2) DISQUALIFICATION.—An individual may not 
be appointed to the Working Group if the individual 
has served on the Department of Veterans Affairs- 
Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee 
or any working group thereof. 
(3) EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENTS.—Not more 
than a total of four individuals who are employed by 
either the Department of Defense or the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs may be appointed to the 
Working Group to ensure that the efficiencies and 
best practices of the pilot program do not violate the 
policies of the Departments. Such an individual who 
is appointed may not serve as chairman of the 
Working Group or serve in any other supervisory or 
leadership role. 
(4) ADVISORS.—The Working Group shall seek 
advice from experts from nongovernmental organiza-
tions (including veterans service organizations, sur-
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vivors of members of the Armed Forces or veterans, 
and military organizations), the Internet technology 
industry, private sector hospital administrators, and 
other entities the Working Group determines appro-
priate. 
(5) CHAIRMAN.—Except as provided by para-
graph (3), the Department of Veterans Affairs-De-
partment of Defense Joint Executive Committee 
shall designate a member of the Working Group to 
serve as chairman of the Working Group. 
(6) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members of 
the Working Group shall be appointed for the life of 
the Working Group. A vacancy shall not affect its 
powers. 
(7) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Working 
Group shall be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
(8) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—The appoint-
ment of members of the Working Group established 
in this section shall be made not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(9) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Working Group who is not an officer or 
employee of the United States shall be compensated 
at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual 
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rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Working Group. All mem-
bers of the Working Group who are officers or em-
ployees of the United States shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to that received for their serv-
ices as officers or employees of the United States. 
(k) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL
MEETING.—The Working Group 
shall hold its first meeting not later than 15 days 
after the date on which a majority of the members 
are appointed. 
(2) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
MEETINGS.—The 
Working Group shall meet not less than twice each 
year regarding the pilot program under subsection 
(b), including the progress, status, implementation, 
and execution of the pilot program. 
(l) TERMINATION OF WORKING GROUP.—The Work-
ing Group shall terminate on the date on which the Work-
ing Group submits the report under subsection (i)(3). 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
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(A) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate. 
(B) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Integrated Disability Evaluation 
System’’ means the disability evaluation system used 
jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 593. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FULFILLING 
PROMISE TO LEAVE NO MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES UNACCOUNTED IN AFGHANI-
STAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States is a country of great 
honor and integrity. 
(2) The United States has made a sacred prom-
ise to members of the Armed Forces deployed over-
seas in defense of the United States that their sac-
rifice and service will never be forgotten. 
(3) The United States can never thank the 
proud members of the Armed Forces enough for 
their sacrifice and service on behalf of the United 
States. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) abandoning the search efforts for members 
of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in 
the line of duty now or in the future is unacceptable; 
(2) the United States has a responsibility to 
keep the promises made to members of the Armed 
Forces deployed overseas in defense of the United 
States, including the promise of the United States 
Soldier’s Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state 
that ‘‘I will never leave a fallen comrade’’; and 
(3) while the United States continues to transi-
tion leadership roles in combat operations in Af-
ghanistan to the people of Afghanistan, the United 
States must continue to fulfill these important prom-
ises to any member of the Armed Forces who is in 
a missing status or captured as a result of service 
in Afghanistan now or in the future. 
SEC. 594. AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL FROM NATIONAL 
CEMETERIES OF REMAINS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 
HAVE NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN. 
(a) REMOVAL AUTHORITY.—Section 1488 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) REMOVAL WHEN NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Army may authorize the removal 
of the remains of a member of the armed forces who has 
no known next of kin and is buried in an Army National 
Military Cemetery from the Army National Military Ceme-
tery for transfer to any other cemetery. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may authorize the 
removal of the remains of a member of the armed forces 
who has no known next of kin and is buried in a cemetery 
of the National Cemetery System from that cemetery for 
transfer to any Army National Military Cemetery. 
‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘Army National Mili-
tary Cemetery’ means a cemetery specified in section 
4721(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) by inserting before ‘‘If a cemetery’’ the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) REMOVAL UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF INSTAL-
LATION CEMETERY.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘his jurisdiction’’ and inserting 
‘‘the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned’’; and 
(3) by inserting before ‘‘With respect to’’ the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) REMOVAL FROM TEMPORARY INTERMENT OR 
ABANDONED GRAVE OR CEMETERY.—’’. 
SEC. 595. ACCESS OF CONGRESSIONAL CASEWORKERS TO 
INFORMATION ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS CASEWORK BROKERED TO 
OTHER OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
If Department of Veterans Affairs casework is bro-
kered out to another office of the Department from its 
original submission site, a caseworker in a congressional 
office may contact the brokered office to receive an update 
on the constituent’s case, and that office of the Depart-
ment is required to update the congressional staffer re-
gardless of their thoughts on jurisdiction. 
SEC. 596. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN IN-
FORMATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES 
TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILI-
TARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Commencing not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot pro-
gram to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing 
the information described in subsection (b) on members 
of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed 
Forces to State veterans agencies as a means of facili-
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tating the transition of members of the Armed Forces 
from military service to civilian life. 
(b) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information de-
scribed in this subsection with respect to a member is as 
follows: 
(1) Department of Defense Form DD 214. 
(2) A personal email address. 
(3) A personal telephone number. 
(4) A mailing address. 
(c) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The participation 
of a member in the pilot program shall be at the election 
of the member. 
(d) FORM OF PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Infor-
mation shall be provided to State veterans agencies under 
the pilot program in digitized electronic form. 
(e) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information provided to 
State veterans agencies under the pilot program may be 
shared by such agencies with appropriate county veterans 
service offices in such manner and for such purposes as 
the Secretary shall specify for purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the pilot program. The report 
shall include a description of the pilot program and such 
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recommendations, including recommendations for con-
tinuing or expanding the pilot program, as the Secretary 
considers appropriate in light of the pilot program. 
SEC. 597. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE RECOV-
ERY OF THE REMAINS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES KILLED IN THUR-
STON ISLAND, ANTARCTICA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Commencing August 26, 1946, though late 
February 1947 the United States Navy Antarctic 
Developments Program Task Force 68, codenamed 
‘‘Operation Highjump’’ initiated and undertook the 
largest ever-to-this-date exploration of the Antarctic 
continent. 
(2) The primary mission of the Task Force 68 
organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Jr. 
USN, (Ret) and led by Rear Admiral Richard H. 
Cruzen, USN, was to do the following: 
(A) Establish the Antarctic research base 
Little America IV. 
(B) In the defense of the United States of 
America from possible hostile aggression from 
abroad - to train personnel test equipment, de-
velop techniques for establishing, maintaining 
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and utilizing air bases on ice, with applicability 
comparable to interior Greenland, where condi-
tions are similar to those of the Antarctic. 
(C) Map and photograph a full two-thirds 
of the Antarctic Continent during the classified, 
hazardous duty/volunteer-only operation involv-
ing 4700 sailors, 23 aircraft and 13 ships in-
cluding the first submarine the U.S.S. Sennet, 
and the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Philippine 
Sea, brought to the edge of the ice pack to 
launch (6) Navy ski-equipped, rocket-assisted 
R4Ds 
(D) Consolidate and extend United States 
sovereignty over the largest practicable area of 
the Antarctic continent. 
(E) Determine the feasibility of estab-
lishing, maintaining and utilizing bases in the 
Antarctic and investigating possible base sites. 
(3) While on a hazardous duty/all volunteer 
mission vital to the interests of National Security 
and while over the eastern Antarctica coastline 
known as the Phantom Coast, the PBM–5 Martin 
Mariner ‘‘Flying Boat’’ ‘‘George 1’’ entered a 
whiteout over Thurston Island. As the pilot at-
tempted to climb, the aircraft grazed the glacier’s 
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ridgeline and exploded within 5 seconds instantly 
killing Ensign Maxwell Lopez, Navigator and Wen-
dell ‘‘Bud’’ Hendersin, Aviation Machinists Mate 1st 
Class while Frederick Williams, Aviation Radioman 
1st Class died several hours later. Six other crewmen 
survived including the Captain of the ‘‘George 1’s’’ 
seaplane tender U.S.S. Pine Island. 
(4) The bodies of the dead were protected from 
the desecration of Antarctic scavenging birds 
(Skuas) by the surviving crew wrapping the bodies 
and temporarily burying the men under the star-
board wing engine nacelle. 
(5) Rescue requirements of the ‘‘George 1’’ sur-
vivors forced the abandonment of their crewmates’ 
bodies. 
(6) Conditions prior to the departure of Task 
Force 68 precluded a return to the area to the re-
cover the bodies. 
(7) For nearly 60 years Navy promised the 
families that they would recover the men: ‘‘If the 
safety, logistical, and operational prerequisites allow 
a mission in the future, every effort will be made to 
bring our sailors home.’’. 
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(8) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command 
twice offered to recover the bodies of this crew for 
Navy. 
(9) A 2004 NASA ground penetrating radar 
overflight commissioned by Navy relocated the crash 
site three miles from its crash position. 
(10) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Com-
mand offered to underwrite the cost of an aerial 
ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the crash 
site area by NASA. 
(11) The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Com-
mand studied the recovery with the recognized recov-
ery authorities and national scientists and deter-
mined that the recovery is only ‘‘medium risk’’. 
(12) National Science Foundation and sci-
entists from the University of Texas, Austin, regu-
larly visit the island. 
(13) The crash site is classified as a ‘‘perishable 
site’’, meaning a glacier that will calve into the 
Bellingshausen Sea. 
(14) The National Science Foundation main-
tains a presence in area of the Pine Island Glacier. 
(15) The National Science Foundation Director 
of Polar Operations will assist and provide assets for 
the recovery upon the request of Congress. 
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(16) The United States Coast Guard is pres-
ently pursuing the recovery of 3 WWII air crewmen 
from similar circumstances in Greenland. 
(17) On Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, Presi-
dent Barack Obama declared: ‘‘* * * the support of 
our veterans is a sacred trust * * * we need to serve 
them as they have served us * * * that means bring-
ing home all our POWs and MIAs * * *’’. 
(18) The policies and laws of the United States 
of America require that our armed service personnel 
be repatriated. 
(19) The fullest possible accounting of United 
States fallen military personnel means repatriating 
living American POWs and MIAs, accounting for, 
identifying, and recovering the remains of military 
personnel who were killed in the line of duty, or pro-
viding convincing evidence as to why such a repatri-
ation, accounting, identification, or recovery is not 
possible. 
(20) It is the responsibility of the Federal Gov-
ernment to return to the United States for proper 
burial and respect all members of the Armed Forces 
killed in the line of duty who lie in lost graves. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the findings 
under subsection (a), Congress— 
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(1) reaffirms its support for the recovery and 
return to the United States, the remains and bodies 
of all members of the Armed Forces killed in the 
line of duty, and for the efforts by the Joint POW/ 
MIA Accounting Command to recover the remains of 
members of the Armed Forces from all wars, con-
flicts and missions; 
(2) recognizes the courage and sacrifice of all 
members of the Armed Forces who participated in 
Operation Highjump and all missions vital to the 
national security of the United States of America; 
(3) acknowledges the dedicated research and ef-
forts by the US Geological Survey, the National 
Science Foundation, the Joint POW/MIA Account-
ing Command, the Fallen American Veterans Foun-
dation and all persons and organizations to identify, 
locate, and advocate for, from their temporary Ant-
arctic grave, the recovery of the well-preserved fro-
zen bodies of Ensign Maxwell Lopez, Naval Aviator, 
Frederick Williams, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1ST 
Class, Wendell Hendersin, Aviation Radioman 1ST 
Class of the ‘‘George 1’’ explosion and crash; and 
(4) encourages the Department of Defense to 
review the facts, research and to pursue new efforts 
to undertake all feasible efforts to recover, identify, 
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and return the well-preserved frozen bodies of the 
‘‘George 1’’ crew from Antarctica’s Thurston Island. 
SEC. 598. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT 
OUTPATIENT CLINIC, MARINA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic 
to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth 
Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Gen-
eral William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Depart-
ment of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Major 
General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
SEC. 599. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESERVA-
TION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF 
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL STA-
TIONED OR RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Second Amendment to the United 
States Constitution provides that the right of the 
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 
(2) Approximately 40,000 servicemen and 
women across all branches of the Armed Forces ei-
ther live in or are stationed on active duty within the 
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Unless these 
individuals are granted a waiver as serving in a law 
enforcement role, they are subject to the District of 
Columbia’s onerous and highly restrictive laws on 
the possession of firearms. 
(3) Military personnel, despite being extensively 
trained in the proper and safe use of firearms, are 
therefore deprived by the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia of handguns, rifles, and shotguns that are 
commonly kept by law-abiding persons throughout 
the United States for sporting use and for lawful de-
fense of their persons, homes, businesses, and fami-
lies. 
(4) The District of Columbia has one of the 
highest per capita murder rates in the Nation, which 
may be attributed in part to previous local laws pro-
hibiting possession of firearms by law-abiding per-
sons who would have otherwise been able to defend 
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themselves and their loved ones in their own homes 
and businesses. 
(5) The Gun Control Act of 1968 (as amended 
by the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act) and the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provide 
comprehensive Federal regulations applicable in the 
District of Columbia as elsewhere. In addition, exist-
ing District of Columbia criminal laws punish pos-
session and illegal use of firearms by violent crimi-
nals and felons. Consequently, there is no need for 
local laws that only affect and disarm law-abiding 
citizens. 
(6) On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court of 
the United States in the case of District of Columbia 
v. Heller held that the Second Amendment protects 
an individual’s right to possess a firearm for tradi-
tionally lawful purposes, and thus ruled that the 
District of Columbia’s handgun ban and require-
ments that rifles and shotguns in the home be kept 
unloaded and disassembled or outfitted with a trig-
ger lock to be unconstitutional. 
(7) On July 16, 2008, the District of Columbia 
enacted the Firearms Control Emergency Amend-
ment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17–422; 55 DCR 
8237), which places onerous restrictions on the abil-
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ity of law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms, 
thus violating the spirit by which the Supreme Court 
of the United States ruled in District of Columbia 
v. Heller. 
(8) On February 26, 2009, the United States 
Senate adopted an amendment on a bipartisan vote 
of 62–36 by Senator John Ensign to S. 160, the 
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 
2009, which would fully restore Second Amendment 
rights to the citizens of the District of Columbia. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that active duty military personnel who are stationed 
or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted 
to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States and therefore 
should be exempt from the District of Columbia’s restric-
tions on the possession of firearms. 
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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 602. NO FISCAL YEAR 2015 INCREASE IN BASIC PAY 
FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS. 
Section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, 
shall be applied for rates of basic pay payable for commis-
sioned officers in the uniformed services in pay grades O– 
7 through O–10 during calendar year 2015 by using the 
rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect 
during 2014. 
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Re-
serve reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Re-
serve enlistment bonus for persons without prior 
service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
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(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement 
of travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside 
of normal commuting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members ex-
periencing extended and frequent mobilization for 
active duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi-
cer candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
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(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive 
special pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
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(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 
authority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 
authority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 
and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 
professions. 
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(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 
bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 
or special duty pay. 
(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 
pay or proficiency bonus. 
(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
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(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment 
bonus. 
(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay 
for members of precommissioning programs pur-
suing foreign language proficiency. 
(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between branches of the Armed Forces. 
(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus 
for officer candidates. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation 
SEC. 621. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR 
THE PROVISION OF RELOCATION SERVICES. 
The Secretary of Defense may authorize the com-
mander of a military base to enter into a contract with 
an appropriate entity for the provision of relocation serv-
ices to members of the Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 622. TRANSPORTATION ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON A 
SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS FOR DISABLED VET-
ERANS WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED, PER-
MANENT DISABILITY RATED AS TOTAL. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION.—Section 
2641b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL PRIORITY
FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
VETERANS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide, 
at no additional cost to the Department of Defense and 
with no aircraft modification, transportation on scheduled 
and unscheduled military flights within the continental 
United States and on scheduled overseas flights operated 
by the Air Mobility Command on a space-available basis 
for any veteran with a service-connected, permanent dis-
ability rated as total. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), in estab-
lishing space-available transportation priorities under the 
travel program, the Secretary shall provide transportation 
under paragraph (1) on the same basis as such transpor-
tation is provided to members of the armed forces entitled 
to retired or retainer pay. 
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‘‘(3) The requirement to provide transportation on 
Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis 
on the priority basis described in paragraph (2) to vet-
erans covered by this subsection applies whether or not 
the travel program is established under this section. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the terms ‘veteran’ and ‘serv-
ice-connected’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 101 of title 38.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 
2641b of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect at the end of the 90-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Commissary and Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumen-
tality Benefits and Operations 
SEC. 631. AUTHORITY OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND IN-
STRUMENTALITIES TO ENTER INTO CON-
TRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
AND INSTRUMENTALITIES TO PROVIDE AND 
OBTAIN CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Section 2492 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Federal department, agency, or in-
strumentality’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end of the section and inserting the following: ‘‘Fed-
eral department, agency, or instrumentality— 
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‘‘(1) to provide or obtain goods and services 
beneficial to the efficient management and operation 
of the exchange system or that morale, welfare, and 
recreation system; or 
‘‘(2) to provide or obtain food services beneficial 
to the efficient management and operation of the 
dining facilities on military installations offering 
food services to members of the armed forces.’’. 
SEC. 632. REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT, FOOD, AND PRICING 
OPTIONS FOR DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYS-
TEM. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review, utilizing the services of an inde-
pendent organization experienced in grocery retail anal-
ysis, of the defense commissary system to determine the 
qualitative and quantitative effects of— 
(1) using variable pricing in commissary stores 
to reduce the expenditure of appropriated funds to 
operate the defense commissary system; 
(2) implementing a program to make available 
more private label products in commissary stores; 
(3) converting the defense commissary system 
to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality; and 
(4) eliminating or at least reducing second-des-
tination funding. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The re-
view required by this section also shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The impact of changes to the operation of 
the defense commissary system on commissary pa-
trons, in particular junior enlisted members and jun-
ior officers and their dependents, that would result 
from displacing current value and name-brand prod-
ucts with private-label products. 
(2) The sensitivity of commissary patrons to 
pricing changes. 
(3) The feasibility of generating net revenue 
from pricing and stock assortment changes. 
(4) The relationship of higher prices and re-
duced patron savings to patron usage and accom-
panying sales, both on a national and regional basis. 
(5) The impact of changes to the operation of 
the defense commissary system on industry support; 
such as vendor stocking, promotions, discounts, and 
merchandising activities and programs. 
(6) The ability of the current commissary man-
agement and information technology systems to ac-
commodate changes to the existing pricing and man-
agement structure. 
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(7) The product category management systems 
and expertise of the Defense Commissary Agency. 
(8) The impact of changes to the operation of 
the defense commissary system on military ex-
changes and other morale, welfare, and recreation 
programs for members of the Armed Forces. 
(9) The identification of management and legis-
lative changes that would be required in connection 
with changes to the defense commissary system. 
(10) An estimate of the time required to imple-
ment recommended changes to the current pricing 
and management model of the defense commissary 
system. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than February 1, 2015, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing the results of the review 
required by this section. 
SEC. 633. RESTRICTION ON IMPLEMENTING ANY NEW DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY TO LIMIT, 
RESTRICT, OR BAN THE SALE OF CERTAIN 
ITEMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
military departments may not take any action to imple-
ment any new policy that would limit, restrict, or ban the 
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sale of any legal consumer product category sold as of 
January 1, 2014, in the defense commissary system or ex-
change stores system on any military installation, domesti-
cally or overseas, or on any Department of Defense vessel 
at sea. 
SEC. 634. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE 
COMMISSARY STORES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to close 
any commissary store. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 641. ANONYMOUS SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES REGARDING THEIR PREF-
ERENCES FOR MILITARY PAY AND BENEFITS. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a anonymous survey of random members 
of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits 
for the purpose of soliciting information on the following: 
(1) The value that members of the Armed 
Forces place on the following forms of compensation 
relative to one another: 
(A) Basic pay. 
(B) Allowances for housing and subsist-
ence. 
(C) Bonuses and special pays. 
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(D) Dependent healthcare benefits. 
(E) Healthcare benefits for retirees under 
65 years old. 
(F) Healthcare benefits for Medicare-eligi-
ble retirees. 
(G) Retirement pay. 
(2) How the members value different levels of 
pay or benefits, including the impact of co-payments 
or deductibles on the value of benefits. 
(3) Any other issues related to military pay and 
benefits as the Secretary of Defense considers ap-
propriate. 
(4) How information collected pursuant to a 
previous paragraph varies by age, rank, dependent 
status, and such other factors as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF
RESULTS.—Not later than 
March 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress and make publicly available a report containing 
the results of the survey, including both the analyses and 
the raw data collected. 
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SEC. 642. AVAILABILITY FOR PURCHASE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
MEMORIAL 
HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR MEMBERS 
OF 
RESERVE 
COMPONENTS 
WHO 
PER-
FORMED CERTAIN TRAINING. 
Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary shall make available for pur-
chase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or 
unmarked grave of an individual described in paragraph 
(2) or for the purpose of commemorating such an indi-
vidual whose remains are unavailable. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) as a member of a National Guard or Re-
serve component performed inactive duty training or 
active duty for training for at least six years but did 
not serve on active duty; and 
‘‘(B) is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial 
headstone or marker on account of the nature of the 
individual’s separation from the Armed Forces or 
other cause. 
‘‘(3) A headstone or marker for the grave of an indi-
vidual may be purchased under this subsection by— 
‘‘(A) the individual; 
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‘‘(B) the surviving spouse, child, sibling, or par-
ent of the individual; or 
‘‘(C) an individual other than the next of kin, 
as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(4) In establishing the prices of the headstones and 
markers made available for purchase under this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure the prices are sufficient to cover 
the costs associated with the production and delivery of 
such headstones and markers. 
‘‘(5) No person may receive any benefit under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
solely by reason of this subsection. 
‘‘(6) This subsection does not authorize any new bur-
ial benefit for any person or create any new authority for 
any individual to be buried in a national cemetery. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Defense in establishing procedures to determine 
whether an individual is an individual described in para-
graph (2).’’. 
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074m of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
and (C) as subparagraph (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Once during each 180-day period 
during which a member is deployed.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) by personnel in deployed units 
whose responsibilities include providing 
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unit health care services if such personnel 
are available and the use of such personnel 
for the assessments would not impair the 
capacity of such personnel to perform 
higher priority tasks; and’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1074m(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B) and (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (C) and (D)’’. 
SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF PROVISION OF FOOD TO 
FORMER MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS NOT 
RECEIVING INPATIENT CARE IN MILITARY 
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 1078b of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A member’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘A member or former member’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘mem-
ber or dependent’’ and inserting ‘‘member, former 
member, or dependent’’. 
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SEC. 703. AVAILABILITY OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, 
SUPPLIES, AND COUNSELING UNDER THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(18) Breastfeeding support, supplies (includ-
ing breast pumps and associated equipment), and 
counseling shall be provided as appropriate during 
pregnancy and the postpartum period.’’. 
SEC. 704. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES UNDER THE TRICARE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF DEVEL-
OPMENTAL DISABILITIES UNDER TRICARE.—Section 
1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (4), in providing health 
care under subsection (a), the treatment of developmental 
disabilities (as defined by section 102(8) of the Develop-
mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002(8))), including autism spectrum 
disorder, shall include behavioral health treatment, includ-
ing applied behavior analysis, when prescribed by a physi-
cian or psychologist. 
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‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), 
behavioral health treatment is provided pursuant to 
this subsection— 
‘‘(i) in the case of such treatment provided 
in a State that requires licensing or certifi-
cation of applied behavioral analysts by State 
law, by an individual who is licensed or certified 
to practice applied behavioral analysis in ac-
cordance with the laws of the State; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of such treatment provided 
in a State other than a State described in 
clause (i), by an individual who is licensed or 
certified by a State or an accredited national 
certification board; and 
‘‘(B) applied behavior analysis or other behav-
ioral health treatment may be provided by an em-
ployee, contractor, or trainee of a person described 
in subparagraph (A) if the employee, contractor, or 
trainee meets minimum qualifications, training, and 
supervision requirements as set forth in applicable 
State law, by an appropriate accredited national cer-
tification board, or by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3)(A) This subsection shall not apply to a medicare 
eligible beneficiary (as defined in section 1111(b) of this 
title). 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
as limiting or otherwise affecting the benefits provided to 
a covered beneficiary under— 
‘‘(i) this chapter; 
‘‘(ii) title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iii) any other law. 
‘‘(4) In addition to the requirement under section 
1100(c)(1) of this title, with respect to retired members 
of the Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the 
Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, or de-
pendents of any such retired members, treatment shall be 
provided under this subsection in a fiscal year only to the 
extent that amounts are specifically provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts for the Defense Health Program 
Account for the provision of such treatment for such fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) FUNDING MATTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1100 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF DEVEL-
OPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.—(1) Funds for treatment 
under section 1077(g) of this title may be derived only 
from the Defense Health Program Account. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may not 
be reimbursed from any account that would otherwise pro-
vide funds for the treatment of retired members of the 
Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Commis-
sioned Corps of the Public Health Service, or dependents 
of any such retired members. 
‘‘(2) As provided for in paragraph (4) of section 
1077(g), with respect to retired members of the Coast 
Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned 
Corps of the Public Health Service, or dependents of any 
such retired members, treatment under such section shall 
be provided in a fiscal year only to the extent that 
amounts are specifically provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts for the Defense Health Program Account for 
the provision of such treatment for such fiscal year.’’. 
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(2) INCREASE AND OFFSET.— 
(A) 
INCREASE.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amounts set forth in the funding tables in divi-
sion D, the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 1405 for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4501, for Private Sec-
tor Care is hereby increased by $20,000,000. 
(B) 
OFFSET.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amounts set forth in the funding tables in divi-
sion D, the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 4301 for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4301, for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense (Line 270) is hereby re-
duced by $20,000,000. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that amounts should be appropriated for behavioral 
health treatment of TRICARE beneficiaries, pursuant to 
the amendments made by this section, in a manner to en-
sure the appropriate and equitable access to such treat-
ment by all such beneficiaries. 
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Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE AGREEMENTS BE-
TWEEN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND 
NON-MILITARY HEALTH CARE ENTITIES. 
Section 713 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary concerned shall’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘if 
the Secretary establishing such agreement is 
the Secretary of Defense’’ before the semicolon; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the 
military department concerned’’ after ‘‘the De-
partment of Defense’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of a military department; or 
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(5) Section 2972(d)(1) (127 Stat. 1045) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘public’’ before ‘‘land’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘pub-
lic’’. 
(6) Section 2977(c)(3) (127 Stat. 1047) is 
amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 
(h) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2013.—Effective as of January 2, 2013, 
and as if included therein as enacted, section 604(b)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1774) is amended 
by striking ‘‘on the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘on January 2, 2013,’’. 
(i) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
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