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the inclusion of such options will affect safety, security, reliability, 
and adaptability, as well as the program schedule and budget. 
Subtitle F—Financial Management 
SEC. 1051. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON CERTIFICATION AND 
CREDENTIAL STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1599d of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1599d. Financial management positions: authority to pre-
scribe professional certification and credential 
standards 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION 
AND CREDENTIAL STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense may pre-
scribe professional certification and credential standards for finan-
cial management positions within the Department of Defense, 
including requirements for formal education and requirements for 
certifications that individuals have met predetermined qualifica-
tions set by an agency of Government or by an industry or profes-
sional group. Any such professional certification or credential 
standard shall be prescribed as a Department regulation. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive any standard pre-
scribed under subsection (a) whenever the Secretary determines 
such a waiver to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may, in the Secretary’s discretion— 
‘‘(A) require that a standard prescribed under subsection 
(a) apply immediately to all personnel holding financial 
management positions designated by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) delay the imposition of such a standard for a reason-
able period to permit persons holding financial management 
positions so designated time to comply. 
‘‘(2) A formal education requirement prescribed under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to any person employed by the Depart-
ment in a financial management position before the standard is 
prescribed. 
‘‘(d) DISCHARGE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
any professional certification or credential standards under sub-
section (a) through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 
in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the effective date 
of any regulations prescribed under subsection (a), or any significant 
modification of such regulations, the Secretary shall, in conjunction 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, submit 
to Congress a report setting forth the plans of the Secretary to 
provide training to appropriate Department personnel to meet any 
new professional certification or credential standard under such 
regulations or modification. 
‘‘(f) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POSITION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘financial management position’ means a position 
or group of positions (including civilian and military positions), 
as designated by the Secretary for purposes of this section, that
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perform, supervise, or manage work of a fiscal, financial manage-
ment, accounting, auditing, cost, or budgetary nature, or that 
require the performance of financial management-related work.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1599d and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1599d. Financial management positions: authority to prescribe professional certifi-
cation and credential standards.’’. 
SEC. 1052. RELIABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS. 
Section 1008(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1206; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than October 31’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than the date that is 180 days prior 
to the date set by the Office of Management and Budget for the 
submission of financial statements’’. 
SEC. 1053. INCLUSION OF PLAN ON THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 
WORKFORCE IN THE STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLAN OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 115b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE.—(1) Each strategic 
workforce plan under subsection (a) shall include a separate chapter 
to specifically address the shaping and improvement of the financial 
management workforce of the Department of Defense, including 
both military and civilian personnel of that workforce. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), each plan shall include, 
with respect to the financial management workforce of the Depart-
ment— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the matters set forth in subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) a plan of action meeting the requirements set forth 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(C) specific steps that the Department has taken or plans 
to take to develop appropriate career paths for civilian 
employees in the financial management field and to implement 
the requirements of section 1599d of this title; and 
‘‘(D) a plan for funding needed improvements in the finan-
cial management workforce of the Department through the 
period of the current future-years defense program under sec-
tion 221 of this title, including a description of any continuing 
shortfalls in funding available for that workforce.’’. 
SEC. 
1054. 
TRACKING 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE EFFICIENCIES. 
(a) ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.—For each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
carry out an assessment of the extent to which the Department 
of Defense has tracked and realized the savings proposed pursuant 
to the initiative led by the Secretary of Defense to identify at 
least $100,000,000,000 in efficiencies during fiscal years 2012 
through 2016.
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(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 30 of each of 
2012 through 2016, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the assessment carried 
out under subsection (a) for the fiscal year ending on September 
30 of that year. Each such report shall include the recommendations 
of the Comptroller General with respect to the matter covered 
by the assessment. 
Subtitle G—Repeal and Modification of 
Reporting Requirements 
SEC. 1061. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 127a(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(2) Section 184 is amended by striking subsection (h). 
(3)(A) Section 226 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 226. 
(4)(A) Section 427 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
I of chapter 21 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 427. 
(5) Section 437 is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(6)(A) Section 484 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 484. 
(7)(A) Section 485 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 485. 
(8)(A) Section 486 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 486. 
(9)(A) Section 487 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 487. 
(10)(A) Section 490 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 490. 
(11) Section 983(e)(1) is amended— 
(A) by striking the comma after ‘‘Secretary of Edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and to Congress’’. 
(12) Section 2010 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(13)(A) Section 2282 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 136 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2282. 
(14) Section 2350a(g) is amended by striking paragraph 
(3). 
(15) Section 2410m is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(16) Section 2485(a) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(17) Section 2493 is amended by striking subsection (g). 
(18) Section 2515 is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(19)(A) Section 2582 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2582. 
(20) Section 2583 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 
(21) Section 2688 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of a 
military department’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking the second sentence; 
(C) by striking subsection (f); and 
(D) in subsection (h), by striking the last sentence. 
(22)(A) Section 2706 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 160 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2706. 
(23)(A) Section 2815 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
I of chapter 169 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2815. 
(24) Section 2825(c)(1) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 
(25) Section 2836 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of a 
military department’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by striking subsection (f); and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 
(26) Section 5143 is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(27)(A) Section 7296 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 633 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 7296. 
(28) Section 12302(b) is amended by striking the last sen-
tence. 
(29)(A) Section 16137 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1606 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 16137. 
(30) Section 12302(b) is amended by striking the last sen-
tence. 
SEC. 1062. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER ANNUAL 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Section 219 (123 Stat. 2228) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84) is amended by striking subsection (c).
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(b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 1504 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Section 885(a)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181) is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(d) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—The John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 347 (10 U.S.C. 221 note) is repealed. 
(2) Section 731 (10 U.S.C. 1095c note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(3) Section 732 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
(4) Section 1231 (22 U.S.C. 2776a) is repealed. 
(5) Section 1402 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed. 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Section 716 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(f) FISCAL
YEAR
2005.—The Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108– 
375) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 731 (10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (c). 
(2) Section 1041 (10 U.S.C. 229 note) is repealed. 
(g) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 586 (117 Stat. 1493) is repealed. 
(2) Section 812 (117 Stat. 1542) is amended by striking 
subsection (c). 
(3) Section 1601(d) (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as para-
graphs (5) and (6), respectively. 
(h) FISCAL YEAR 2002.—Section 232 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is 
amended by striking subsections (c) and (d). 
(i) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—The Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106–398) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 374 (10 U.S.C. 2851 note) is repealed. 
(2) Section 1212 (114 Stat. 1654A–326) is amended by 
striking subsections (c) and (d). 
(3) Section 1213 (114 Stat. 1654A–327) is repealed. 
(j) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 723 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(B) by striking subsection (e). 
(2) Section 1025 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.
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(3) Section 1035 (113 Stat. 753), as amended by section 
1211 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–325), is repealed. 
(k) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 349 (10 U.S.C. 2702 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
(2) Section 743 (111 Stat. 1817) is amended by striking 
subsection (f). 
(l) FISCAL YEAR 1997.—Section 218 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 
Stat. 2455) is repealed. 
(m) FISCAL YEARS 1992 AND 1993.—Section 2868 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (10 
U.S.C. 2802 note) is repealed. 
(n) FISCAL YEAR 1991.—Section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (l); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (1). 
SEC. 1063. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER OTHER 
LAWS. 
(a) TITLE 37.—Section 402a of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively. 
(b) TITLE 38.—Section 3020 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (l); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (1). 
(c) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.—Section 
172 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12632) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 1064. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 113(j) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (A); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as 
redesignated by clause (ii), the following new subpara-
graph (B): 
‘‘(B) The amount of direct and indirect support for the 
stationing of United States forces provided by each host 
nation.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(2) Section 116 is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); 
and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
subsection (b):
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SEC. 1065. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
OTHER TITLES OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) TITLE 32.—Section 908(a) of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘After the end of each fiscal year,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘After the end of any fiscal year during which any assist-
ance was provided or activities were carried out under this 
chapter,’’. 
(b) TITLE 37.—Section 316a(f) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘April 
1, 2012’’. 
SEC. 1066. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
ANNUAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Section 121(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2212) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 958 (122 Stat. 297) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘annually thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by June 30 each year thereafter’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2014’’. 
(2) Section 1107 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘beginning with March 1, 2008,’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘a report containing’’ after ‘‘to 
Congress’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the information’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall include in each report 
under subsection (d) the information’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (d)’’. 
(3) Section 1674(c) (122 Stat. 483) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘After submission’’ and all the follows 
through ‘‘that patients,’’ and inserting ‘‘Patients,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘have not been moved or disestablished 
until’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be moved or disestablished 
until the Secretary of Defense has certified to the congres-
sional defense committees that’’. 
(c) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—Subsection (a) of section 1104 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 711) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) REPORTS ON DETAILS AND FELLOWSHIPS OF LONG DURA-
TION.—Whenever a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian 
employee of the Department of Defense serves continuously in 
the Legislative Branch for more than 12 consecutive months in 
one or a combination of covered legislative details or fellowships, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, within 90 days, and quarterly thereafter for as long 
as the service continues, a report on the service of the member 
or employee.’’.
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(d) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—Section 1308(c) of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 
5959(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7). 
(e) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1202(b)(11) (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) The Secretary’s certification whether or not any 
military-to-military exchange or contact was conducted 
during the period covered by the report in violation of 
section 1201(a).’’. 
(2) Section 1201 (10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
SEC. 1067. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
OTHER LAWS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 9 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(7), by inserting ‘‘and including an 
accounting of funds, initiatives, and outcomes under the 
Commercialization Pilot Program’’ after ‘‘and (o)(15),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (y), by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION 
ACT
OF
2007.—Section 1821(b)(2) of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 
2911(b)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘of each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘of each even-numbered year’’. 
Subtitle H—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1068. TRANSMISSION OF REPORTS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. 
Section 122a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘made available’’ and all that follows through the period 
and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) made available to the public, upon request submitted 
on or after the date on which such report is submitted to 
Congress, through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Public Affairs; and 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, transmitted in 
an electronic format.’’. 
SEC. 1069. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 231a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 45 days after the date on which the Presi-
dent submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘include with the defense budget 
materials for each fiscal year’’ and insert ‘‘submit to 
the congressional defense committees’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the Department 
of the Army,’’ after ‘‘Navy’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Strategic’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Intertheater’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (11); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) Remotely piloted aircraft. 
‘‘(9) Rotary-wing aircraft. 
‘‘(10) Operational support and executive lift aircraft.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘national security 
strategy of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘national mili-
tary strategy of the United States’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, the Depart-
ment of the Army,’’ after ‘‘Navy’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘national secu-
rity strategy of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘national military strategy of the United States’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘investment’’ before ‘‘funding’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting 
‘‘each aircraft program’’; 
(III) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, set forth in aggregate for the 
Department of Defense and in aggregate for each 
military department’’; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (F); 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) The estimated level of annual funding necessary to 
operate, maintain, sustain, and support each aircraft program 
throughout the life-cycle of the program, set forth in aggregate 
for the Department of Defense and in aggregate for each mili-
tary department. 
‘‘(E) For each of the cost estimates required by subpara-
graphs (C) and (D)— 
‘‘(i) a description of whether the cost estimate is derived 
from the cost estimate position of the military department 
or derived from the cost estimate position of the Cost 
Analysis and Program Evaluation office of the Secretary 
of Defense; 
‘‘(ii) if the cost estimate position of the military depart-
ment and the cost estimate position of the Cost Analysis 
and Program Evaluation office differ by more than .5 per-
cent for any aircraft program, an annotated cost estimate 
difference and sufficient rationale to explain the difference; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the confidence or certainty level associated with 
the cost estimate for each aircraft program.’’. 
(vi) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause 
(iv), by inserting ‘‘, the Department of the Army,’’ after 
‘‘Navy’’;
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(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) For any cost estimate required by paragraph (2)(C) or 
(D), for any aircraft program for which the Secretary is required 
to include in a report under section 2432 of this title, the source 
of the cost information used to prepare the annual aircraft plan, 
shall be sourced from the Selected Acquisition Report data that 
the Secretary plans to submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees in accordance with subsection (f) of that section for the year 
for which the annual aircraft plan is prepared. 
‘‘(4) The annual aircraft procurement plan shall be submitted 
in unclassified form and shall contain a classified annex.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, the Department of 
the Army,’’ after ‘‘Navy’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
section (e): 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.—(1) As part 
of the annual plan and certification required to be submitted under 
this section, the Secretary shall include a report on the aircraft 
in the inventory of the Department of Defense. Each such report 
shall include the following, for the year covered by the report: 
‘‘(A) The total number of aircraft in the inventory. 
‘‘(B) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory 
that are active, stated in the following categories (with appro-
priate subcategories for mission aircraft, training aircraft, dedi-
cated test aircraft, and other aircraft): 
‘‘(i) Primary aircraft. 
‘‘(ii) Backup aircraft. 
‘‘(iii) Attrition and reconstitution reserve aircraft. 
‘‘(C) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory 
that are inactive, stated in the following categories: 
‘‘(i) Bailment aircraft. 
‘‘(ii) Drone aircraft. 
‘‘(iii) Aircraft for sale or other transfer to foreign 
governments. 
‘‘(iv) Leased or loaned aircraft. 
‘‘(v) Aircraft for maintenance training. 
‘‘(vi) Aircraft for reclamation. 
‘‘(vii) Aircraft in storage. 
‘‘(D) The aircraft inventory requirements approved by the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(2) Each report submitted under this subsection shall set forth 
each item described in paragraph (1) separately for the regular 
component of each armed force and for each reserve component 
of each armed force and, for each such component, shall set forth 
each type, model, and series of aircraft provided for in the future- 
years defense program that covers the fiscal year for which the 
budget accompanying the plan, certification and report is sub-
mitted.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph 5, by 
striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(b) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading for such section is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, 
Army, and Air Force: annual plan and certifi-
cation’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 231a 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air Force: 
annual plan and certification.’’. 
SEC. 1070. CHANGE OF DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 
ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIP-
MENT. 
Section 10541(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘February 15’’ and inserting ‘‘March 15’’. 
SEC. 1071. REPORT ON NUCLEAR ASPIRATIONS OF NON-STATE ENTI-
TIES, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS IN 
NON-NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATES AND COUNTRIES NOT 
PARTIES 
TO 
THE 
NUCLEAR 
NON-PROLIFERATION 
TREATY, AND CERTAIN FOREIGN PERSONS. 
Section 1055(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 50 U.S.C. 2371(a)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and the Permanent’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Permanent’’; and 
(2) by inserting before ‘‘a report’’ the following: ‘‘, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’. 
SEC. 1072. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT 
VISION 
PRESCRIBED 
IN 
THE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
STRATEGY. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan 
for achieving the whole-of-government integration vision prescribed 
in the President’s National Security Strategy of May 2010. The 
implementation plan shall include— 
(1) a description of ongoing and future actions planned 
to be taken by the President and the Executive agencies to 
implement organizational changes, programs, and any other 
efforts to achieve each component of the whole-of-government 
vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy; 
(2) a timeline for specific actions taken and planned to 
be taken by the President and the Executive agencies to imple-
ment each component of the whole-of-government vision pre-
scribed in the National Security Strategy; 
(3) an outline of specific actions desired or required to 
be taken by Congress to achieve each component of the whole- 
of-government vision prescribed in the National Security 
Strategy, including suggested timing and sequencing of actions 
proposed for Congress and the Executive agencies; 
(4) any progress made and challenges or obstacles encoun-
tered since May 2010 in implementing each component of the 
whole-of-government vision prescribed in the National Security 
Strategy; and
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(5) such other information as the President determines 
is necessary to understand progress in implementing each 
component of the whole-of-government vision prescribed in the 
National Security Strategy. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than December 1 of each 
subsequent year that the National Security Strategy of May 2010 
remains the policy of the President, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the 
implementation plan required under subsection (a). Each such 
update shall include an explanation of— 
(1) any progress made and challenges or obstacles encoun-
tered in implementing each component of the whole-of-govern-
ment vision prescribed in the National Security Strategy since 
the submission of the implementation plan or most recent 
update; and 
(2) any modifications to the implementation plan. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs, Committee on the Budget, Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Appropriations 
in the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Homeland 
Security, Committee on the Budget, Committee on the 
Judiciary, Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, and Committee on Appropriations in the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 1073. REPORTS ON RESOLUTION RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMMER-
CIAL SALE OR DISSEMINATION OF ELETRO-OPTICAL 
IMAGERY COLLECTED BY SATELLITES. 
(a) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 15, 2012, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report set-
ting forth the results of a comprehensive review of current 
restrictions on the resolution of electro-optical (EO) imagery 
collected from satellites that commercial companies may sell 
or disseminate. The report shall include such recommendations 
for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate in light of the results of the review. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the review required 
for purposes of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the following: 
(A) Increases in sales of commercial satellite imagery 
that would result from a relaxation of resolution restric-
tions, and the ensuing benefit to the United States Govern-
ment, commerce, and academia from an expanding market 
in satellite imagery. 
(B) Current and anticipated deployments of satellites 
built in foreign countries that can or will be able to collect
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imagery at a resolution greater than .5 meter resolution, 
and the sale or dissemination of such imagery. 
(C) The lead-time involved in securing financing, 
designing, building, and launching the new satellite 
imagery collection capabilities that would be required to 
enable United States commercial satellite companies to 
match current and anticipated foreign satellite imagery 
collection capabilities. 
(D) Inconsistencies between the current resolution 
restrictions on the sale or dissemination of imagery col-
lected by United States commercial companies, the avail-
ability of higher resolution imagery from foreign sources, 
and the National Space Policy of the United States, 
released by the President on June 28, 2010. 
(E) The lack of restrictions on the sale or dissemination 
of high-resolution imagery collected by aircraft. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report setting forth an assessment of the benefits and risks 
of relaxing current resolution restrictions on the electro-optical 
imagery from satellites that commercial United States compa-
nies may sell or disseminate, together with recommendations 
for means of protecting national security related information 
in the event of the relaxation of such resolution restrictions. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1074. REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 
INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and on behalf of the UAS Executive Committee, 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting 
forth the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the rate of progress 
in integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national 
airspace system. 
(2) An assessment of the potential for one or more pilot 
program or programs on such integration at certain test ranges 
to increase that rate of progress. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1075. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF USING UNMANNED AERIAL 
SYSTEMS 
TO 
PERFORM 
AIRBORNE 
INSPECTION 
OF 
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the feasibility of using 
unmanned aerial systems to perform airborne flight inspection of 
electronic signals-in-space from ground-based navigational aids that 
support aircraft departure, en route, and arrival flight procedures 
in foreign airspace in support of United States military operations. 
SEC. 1076. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO IMPROVED COMBAT 
CASUALTY CARE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of Department of Defense programs 
and organizations related to, and resourcing of, medical research 
and development in support of improved combat casualty care 
designed to save lives on the battlefield. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2013, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the review conducted under subsection (a), including 
the following elements: 
(1) A description of current medical combat casualty care 
research and development programs throughout the Depart-
ment of Defense, including basic and applied medical research, 
technology development, and clinical research. 
(2) An identification of organizational elements within the 
Department that have responsibility for planning and oversight 
of combat casualty care research and development. 
(3) A description of the means by which the Department 
applies combat casualty care research findings, including 
development of new medical devices, to improve battlefield 
care. 
(4) An assessment of the adequacy of the coordination 
by the Department of planning for combat casualty care medical 
research and development and whether or not the Department 
has a coordinated combat casualty care research and develop-
ment strategy. 
(5) An assessment of the adequacy of resources provided 
for combat casualty care research and development across the 
Department. 
(6) An assessment of the programmatic, organizational, 
and resource challenges and gaps faced by the Department 
in optimizing investments in combat casualty care medical 
research and development in order to save lives on the battle-
field. 
(7) The extent to which the Department utilizes expertise 
from experts and entities outside the Department with expertise 
in combat casualty care medical research and development. 
(8) An assessment of the challenges faced in rapidly 
applying research findings and technology developments to 
improved battlefield care.
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(9) Recommendations regarding— 
(A) the need for a coordinated combat casualty care 
medical research and development strategy; 
(B) organizational obstacles or realignments to improve 
effectiveness of combat casualty care medical research and 
development; and 
(C) adequacy of resource support. 
SEC. 1077. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON THE MODIFICATION OF THE 
FORCE STRUCTURE FOR THE STRATEGIC NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Whenever after the date of the enactment of this Act the 
President proposes a modification of the force structure for the 
strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States, 
the President shall submit to Congress a report on the modification. 
The report shall include a description of the manner in which 
such modification will maintain for the United States a range 
of strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems appropriate for the 
current and anticipated threats faced by the United States when 
compared with the current force structure of strategic nuclear 
weapons delivery systems. 
SEC. 1078. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS 
ON THE MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PRO-
GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30 of each year 
from 2013 through 2018, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report setting forth an assessment of the performance of 
the major automated information system programs of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
cost, schedule, and performance of a representative variety 
of major automated information system programs selected 
by the Comptroller General for purposes of such report. 
(B) An assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
level of risk associated with the programs selected under 
subparagraph (A) for purposes of such report, and a descrip-
tion of the actions taken by the Department to manage 
or reduce such risk. 
(C) An assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
extent to which the programs selected under subparagraph 
(A) for purposes of such report employ best practices for 
the acquisition of information technology systems, as identi-
fied by the Comptroller General, the Defense Science Board, 
and the Department. 
(b) PRELIMINARY REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2012, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report setting forth the following: 
(A) The metrics to be used by the Comptroller General 
for the reports submitted under subsection (a). 
(B) A preliminary assessment on the matters set forth 
under subsection (a)(2).