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is provided in the contract file for the system detailing 
why an open systems approach was not used. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required in paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) consider whether the guidance includes appropriate 
exceptions for the acquisition of— 
(i) commercial items; and 
(ii) solutions addressing urgent operational needs; 
(B) determine the extent to which open systems 
approaches should be addressed in analysis of alternatives, 
acquisition strategies, system engineering plans, and life 
cycle sustainment plans; and 
(C) ensure that increments of acquisition programs 
consider the extent to which the increment will implement 
open systems approaches as a whole. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR REVIEW.—The review required in this 
subsection shall be completed no later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) TREATMENT OF ONGOING AND LEGACY PROGRAMS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report covering the matters 
specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) MATTERS
COVERED.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 
report required in this subsection shall— 
(A) identify all information technology systems that 
are in development, production, or deployed status as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, that are or were 
major defense acquisition programs or major automated 
information systems, and that are not using an open sys-
tems approach; 
(B) identify gaps in standards and architectures nec-
essary to enable open systems approaches in the key mis-
sion areas of the Department of Defense, as determined 
pursuant to the plan submitted under subsection (a); and 
(C) outline a process for potential conversion to an 
open systems approach for each information technology 
system identified under subparagraph (A). 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The report required in this subsection 
shall not include information technology systems— 
(A) having a planned increment before fiscal year 2021 
that will result in conversion to an open systems approach; 
and 
(B) that will be in operation for fewer than 15 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information 
technology’’ has the meaning given the term in section 11101(6) 
of title 40, United States Code. 
(2) OPEN
SYSTEMS
APPROACH.—The term ‘‘open systems 
approach’’ means, with respect to an information technology 
system, an integrated business and technical strategy that— 
(A) employs a modular design and uses widely sup-
ported and consensus-based standards for key interfaces;
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(B) is subjected to successful validation and verification 
tests to ensure key interfaces comply with widely supported 
and consensus-based standards; and 
(C) uses a system architecture that allows components 
to be added, modified, replaced, removed, or supported 
by different vendors throughout the lifecycle of the system 
to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and 
innovation while yielding— 
(i) significant cost and schedule savings; and 
(ii) increased interoperability. 
SEC. 802. RECHARACTERIZATION OF CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED 
INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 
(a) ADDITION TO COVERED DETERMINATION OF A SIGNIFICANT 
CHANGE.—Subsection (c)(2) of section 2445c of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the automated information system or information 
technology investment failed to achieve a full deployment 
decision within five years after the Milestone A decision 
for the program or, if there was no Milestone A decision, 
the date when the preferred alternative is selected for 
the program (excluding any time during which program 
activity is delayed as a result of a bid protest).’’. 
(b) REMOVAL
OF COVERED DETERMINATION
OF
A CRITICAL 
CHANGE.—Subsection (d)(3) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR CLARITY.—Subsection (d)(2) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘(A) is primarily due to an 
extension of a program, and (B) involves’’ and inserting ‘‘are pri-
marily due to an extension of a program and involve’’. 
SEC. 803. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM DEFI-
NITION OF DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—Subsection (j)(1) of section 
2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, other than a national security system,’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The term does not include— 
‘‘(i) a national security system; or 
‘‘(ii) an information system used exclusively by and 
within the defense commissary system or the exchange 
system or other instrumentality of the Department of 
Defense conducted for the morale, welfare, and recreation 
of members of the armed forces using nonappropriated 
funds.’’. 
(b) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING REQUIREMENT.—Section 2222 
of such title is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, including business 
process mapping,’’ after ‘‘re-engineering efforts’’; and
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(2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘business process mapping’ means a proce-
dure in which the steps in a business process are clarified 
and documented in both written form and in a flow chart.’’. 
SEC. 804. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION PROCESS 
FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the implementation of the 
acquisition process for information technology systems required by 
section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2402; 10 U.S.C. 2225 
note). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall, 
at a minimum, include the following elements: 
(1) The applicable regulations, instructions, or policies 
implementing the acquisition process. 
(2) With respect to the criteria established for such process 
in section 804(a) of such Act— 
(A) an explanation for any criteria not yet imple-
mented; 
(B) a schedule for the implementation of any criteria 
not yet implemented; and 
(C) an explanation for any proposed deviation from 
the criteria. 
(3) Identification of any categories of information tech-
nology acquisitions to which the acquisition process will not 
apply. 
(4) Recommendations for any legislation that may be 
required to implement the remaining criteria of the acquisition 
process. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Con-
tracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
SEC. 811. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY 
FOR ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTO-
TYPE UNITS. 
Section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2409; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘advanced component 
development or prototype of technology’’ and inserting 
‘‘advanced component development, prototype, or initial 
production of technology’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prototype items’’ 
and inserting ‘‘items’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) applies only to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary 
of the Air Force.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
SEC. 812. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF THE DEFENSE 
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT RELATING TO AUTHORITY.—Section 845(a)(1) 
of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘weapons or weapon systems proposed to be acquired or developed 
by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of weapons or 
weapon systems in use by the Armed Forces’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel 
and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials 
proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, 
or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials 
in use by the Armed Forces’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.—Section 845 
of Public Law 103–160 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or small business’’ 
after ‘‘defense contractor’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘NONTRADITIONAL
DEFENSE
CON-
TRACTOR DEFINED.—In this section, the’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small business 
concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632).’’. 
SEC. 813. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE ANNUAL 
AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT SERVICES. 
Section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1489), as amended by 
section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 804) is further amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘or 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014, or 2015’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014, and 2015’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘or 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014, or 2015’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2015’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) USE OF OTHER DATA.—For purposes of compliance with 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2), the Secretaries of 
the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies 
may use other available sources of data, such as advisory and 
assistance services information collected for purposes of the annual 
budget submission of the Department of Defense, to corroborate 
data from the annual inventory of contractor services required
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in section 2330a of title 10, United States Code. Any discrepancy 
identified between the inventory data and the data from other 
available sources shall be resolved and reported to the congressional 
defense committees.’’. 
SEC. 814. IMPROVEMENT IN DEFENSE DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION 
PROCESS. 
Section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the second sentence of subsection (d) and inserting 
the following: ‘‘If the contract value exceeds $4,000,000, the max-
imum number specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless 
the head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower 
than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, 
approves the contracting officer’s justification with respect to an 
individual solicitation that a number greater than 5 is in the 
Federal Government’s interest. The contracting officer shall provide 
written documentation of how a maximum number exceeding 5 
is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase 
selection procedures.’’. 
SEC. 815. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISI-
TION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 
Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (division D 
of Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (e). 
SEC. 
816. 
RESTATEMENT 
AND 
REVISION 
OF 
REQUIREMENTS 
APPLICABLE TO MULTIYEAR DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS TO 
BE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 2306b of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) DEFENSE
ACQUISITIONS
SPECIFICALLY
AUTHORIZED
BY 
LAW.—(1) In the case of the Department of Defense, a multiyear 
contract in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000,000 may 
not be entered into under this section unless the contract is specifi-
cally authorized by law in an Act other than an appropriations 
Act. 
‘‘(2) In submitting a request for a specific authorization by 
law to carry out a defense acquisition program using multiyear 
contract authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense 
shall include in the request the following: 
‘‘(A) A report containing preliminary findings of the agency 
head required in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a), 
together with the basis for such findings. 
‘‘(B) Confirmation that the preliminary findings of the 
agency head under subparagraph (A) were made after the 
completion of a cost analysis performed by the Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the purpose of 
section 2334(e)(1) of this title, and that the analysis supports 
those preliminary findings. 
‘‘(3) A multiyear contract may not be entered into under this 
section for a defense acquisition program that has been specifically 
authorized by law to be carried out using multiyear contract 
authority unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing, not 
later than 30 days before entry into the contract, that each of 
the following conditions is satisfied: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary has determined that each of the require-
ments in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) will
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be met by such contract and has provided the basis for such 
determination to the congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary’s determination under subparagraph (A) 
was made after completion of a cost analysis conducted on 
the basis of section 2334(e)(2) of this title, and the analysis 
supports the determination. 
‘‘(C) The system being acquired pursuant to such contract 
has not been determined to have experienced cost growth in 
excess of the critical cost growth threshold pursuant to section 
2433(d) of this title within 5 years prior to the date the Sec-
retary anticipates such contract (or a contract for advance 
procurement entered into consistent with the authorization for 
such contract) will be awarded. 
‘‘(D) A sufficient number of end items of the system being 
acquired under such contract have been delivered at or within 
the most current estimates of the program acquisition unit 
cost or procurement unit cost for such system to determine 
that current estimates of such unit costs are realistic. 
‘‘(E) During the fiscal year in which such contract is to 
be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to perform the 
contract in such fiscal year, and the future-years defense pro-
gram for such fiscal year will include the funding required 
to execute the program without cancellation. 
‘‘(F) The contract is a fixed price type contract. 
‘‘(G) The proposed multiyear contract provides for produc-
tion at not less than minimum economic rates given the existing 
tooling and facilities. 
‘‘(4) If for any fiscal year a multiyear contract to be entered 
into under this section is authorized by law for a particular procure-
ment program and that authorization is subject to certain conditions 
established by law (including a condition as to cost savings to 
be achieved under the multiyear contract in comparison to specified 
other contracts) and if it appears (after negotiations with contrac-
tors) that such savings cannot be achieved, but that substantial 
savings could nevertheless be achieved through the use of a 
multiyear contract rather than specified other contracts, the Presi-
dent may submit to Congress a request for relief from the specified 
cost savings that must be achieved through multiyear contracting 
for that program. Any such request by the President shall include 
details about the request for a multiyear contract, including details 
about the negotiated contract terms and conditions. 
‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary may obligate funds for procurement of 
an end item under a multiyear contract for the purchase of property 
only for procurement of a complete and usable end item. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may obligate funds appropriated for any 
fiscal year for advance procurement under a contract for the pur-
chase of property only for the procurement of those long-lead items 
necessary in order to meet a planned delivery schedule for complete 
major end items that are programmed under the contract to be 
acquired with funds appropriated for a subsequent fiscal year 
(including an economic order quantity of such long-lead items when 
authorized by law). 
‘‘(6) The Secretary may make the certification under paragraph 
(3) notwithstanding the fact that one or more of the conditions 
of such certification are not met, if the Secretary determines that, 
due to exceptional circumstances, proceeding with a multiyear con-
tract under this section is in the best interest of the Department
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of Defense and the Secretary provides the basis for such determina-
tion with the certification. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make 
the certification under paragraph (3) or the determination under 
paragraph (6) to an official below the level of Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(7) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (C) through (F) of paragraph 
(1) of subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) through 
(F) of subsection (i)(3)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to requests for specific authorization by 
law to carry out defense acquisition programs using multiyear con-
tract authority that are made on or after that date. 
SEC. 
817. 
SOURCING 
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATED 
TO 
AVOIDING 
COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 
Section 818(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1495; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, whenever possible,’’; 
(B) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘trusted suppliers’’ and inserting 
‘‘suppliers identified as trusted suppliers in accordance 
with regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (C) 
or (D)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘trusted suppliers;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘suppliers identified as trusted suppliers in 
accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subpara-
graph (C) or (D); and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) obtain electronic parts from alternate sup-
pliers if such parts are not available from original 
manufacturers, their authorized dealers, or suppliers 
identified as trusted suppliers in accordance with regu-
lations prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (C) or 
(D);’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘inspection’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), if obtaining the 
electronic parts in accordance with such clauses is not 
possible’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘identify trusted sup-
pliers that have appropriate policies’’ and inserting ‘‘identify 
as trusted suppliers those that have appropriate policies’’. 
SEC. 818. AMENDMENTS TO PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARIES OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS 
TO CARRY OUT PILOT.—Section 1603(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 944; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Engineering’’ the following: ‘‘and the Secretary of each military 
department’’.
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(b) REVIEW BOARD REVISIONS.— 
(1) Section 1603(c)(3)(B)(i) of such Act is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) rigorous review of commercialization potential 
or military utility of technologies, including through 
use of outside expertise;’’. 
(2) Section 1603(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘, including incentives and activities undertaken by review 
board experts’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—Section 1603(c)(5)(B)(i) 
of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR USE OF BASIC RESEARCH FUNDS.—Section 
1603(f) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘AND USE OF FUNDS’’ after ‘‘LIMITATION’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary 
of a military department may use basic research funds, or 
other funds considered appropriate by the Secretary, to conduct 
the pilot program within the military department concerned.’’ 
(e) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1603(g) of such Act is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 821. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AND AMENDMENTS TO TEST 
PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SMALL 
BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 834 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 
U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SUBCON-
TRACTING PLANS.—Subsection (b) of section 834 of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and 
in that paragraph by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(3) Each comprehensive subcontracting plan of a contractor 
shall require that the contractor report to the Secretary of Defense 
on a semi-annual basis the following information: 
‘‘(A) The amount of first-tier subcontract dollars awarded 
during the six-month period covered by the report to covered 
small business concerns, with the information set forth sepa-
rately— 
‘‘(i) by North American Industrial Classification System 
code; 
‘‘(ii) by major defense acquisition program, as defined 
in section 2430(a) of title 10, United States Code;
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‘‘(iii) by contract, if the contract is for the maintenance, 
overhaul, repair, servicing, rehabilitation, salvage, mod-
ernization, or modification of supplies, systems, or equip-
ment and the total value of the contract, including options, 
exceeds $100,000,000; and 
‘‘(iv) by military department. 
‘‘(B) The total number of subcontracts active under the 
test program during the six-month period covered by the report 
that would have otherwise required a subcontracting plan under 
paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)). 
‘‘(C) Costs incurred in negotiating, complying with, and 
reporting on comprehensive subcontracting plans. 
‘‘(D) Costs avoided by adoption of a comprehensive subcon-
tracting plan.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCE FOR FAILURE TO MAKE GOOD 
FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (d) of section 834 of such 
Act is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COMPANY-WIDE’’ and inserting ‘‘COM-
PREHENSIVE’’ in the heading; 
(B) by striking ‘‘company-wide’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
prehensive subcontracting’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In addition, 
any such failure shall be a factor considered as part of 
the evaluation of past performance of an offeror.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
SUSPENSION
OF
SUBSECTION
(D).—Section 
402 of Public Law 101–574 (104 Stat. 2832; 15 U.S.C. 637 
note) is repealed. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (d) of section 834 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is further amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A contractor that’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Effective in fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter 
in which the test program is in effect, the Secretary of Defense 
may not negotiate a comprehensive subcontracting plan for a fiscal 
year with any contractor with which such a plan was negotiated 
in the prior fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the con-
tractor did not meet the subcontracting goals negotiated in the 
plan for the prior fiscal year.’’. 
(e) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of sec-
tion 834 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2015, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit a report on the 
results of the test program to the Committees on Armed Services 
and on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Armed Services and on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate.’’. 
(f) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COVERED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Subsection (g) of 
section 834 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘covered small busi-
ness concern’ includes each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A small business concern, as that term is defined 
under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
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‘‘(2) A small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans, as that term is defined in section 3(q)(3) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)). 
‘‘(3) A small business concern owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans, as that term is defined in section 
3(q)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)). 
‘‘(4) A qualified HUBZone small business concern, as that 
term is defined under section 3(p)(5) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(p)(5)). 
‘‘(5) A small business concern owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as that 
term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(6) A small business concern owned and controlled by 
women, as that term is defined under section 3(n) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 
834 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘small business concerns 
and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘cov-
ered small business concerns’’. 
SEC. 822. PLAN FOR IMPROVING DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLI-
DATED CONTRACTS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(s) DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2015, the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in con-
sultation with the Small Business Procurement Advisory 
Council, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and 
the Administrator of General Services, shall develop a plan 
to improve the quality of data reported on bundled or consoli-
dated contracts in the Federal procurement data system 
(described in section 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States 
Code). 
‘‘(2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the roles and responsibilities of the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, each 
Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 
the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, the 
Administrator of General Services, senior procurement 
executives, and Chief Acquisition Officers in— 
‘‘(i) improving the quality of data reported on bun-
dled or consolidated contracts in the Federal procure-
ment data system; and 
‘‘(ii) contributing to the annual report required 
by subsection (p)(4); 
‘‘(B) recommend changes to policies and procedures, 
including training procedures of relevant personnel, to 
properly identify and mitigate the effects of bundled or 
consolidated contracts; 
‘‘(C) recommend requirements for periodic and statis-
tically valid data verification and validation; and 
‘‘(D) recommend clear data verification responsibilities.
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‘‘(3) PLAN SUBMISSION.—The Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall submit the plan to the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate not later than December 1, 2016. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(A) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER; SENIOR PROCUREMENT 
EXECUTIVE.—The terms ‘Chief Acquisition Officer’ and 
‘senior procurement executive’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 44(a) of this Act. 
‘‘(B) BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT.—The term 
‘bundled or consolidated contract’ means a bundled contract 
(as defined in section 3(o)) or a contract resulting from 
the consolidation of contracting requirements (as defined 
in section 44(a)(2)).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘appointed or’’ before ‘‘designated’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 16(a) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(a))’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1702(a) of title 41, United States Code’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 16(c) of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(c))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1702(c) of title 41, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 823. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SMALL BUSINESSES 
ON CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 
ACT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
Section 21(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1)) 
is amended by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘Applicants 
receiving grants under this section may also assist small businesses 
by providing, where appropriate, education on the requirements 
applicable to small businesses under the regulations issued under 
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and 
on compliance with those requirements.’’. 
(b) PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 2418 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) An eligible entity assisted by the Department of Defense 
under this chapter also may furnish education on the requirements 
applicable to small businesses under the regulations issued under 
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and 
on compliance with those requirements.’’. 
SEC. 824. MATTERS RELATING TO REVERSE AUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall clarify 
regulations on reverse auctions, as necessary, to ensure that— 
(1) single bid contracts may not be entered into resulting 
from reverse auctions unless compliant with existing Federal 
regulations and Department of Defense memoranda providing 
guidance on single bid offers; 
(2) all reverse auctions provide offerors with the ability 
to submit revised bids throughout the course of the auction;
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(3) if a reverse auction is conducted by a third party— 
(A) inherently governmental functions are not per-
formed by private contractors, including by the third party; 
and 
(B) past performance or financial responsibility 
information created by the third party is made available 
to offerors; and 
(4) reverse auctions resulting in design-build military 
construction contracts specifically authorized in law are prohib-
ited. 
(b) TRAINING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President of the Defense Acquisition 
University shall establish comprehensive training available for con-
tract specialists in the Department of Defense on the use of reverse 
auctions. 
(c) DESIGN-BUILD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘design- 
build’’ means procedures used for the selection of a contractor 
on the basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, 
in accordance with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, 
both the design and construction of a facility using performance 
specifications supplied by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 825. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 
OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS
FOR CERTAIN 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.— 
Subsection (m) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(m)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2)(E) to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) each of the concerns is certified by a Federal 
agency, a State government, the Administrator, or a 
national certifying entity approved by the Administrator 
as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
women.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(F)’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(E)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR ECONOMI-
CALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND 
CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—A contracting officer may award a 
sole source contract under this subsection to any small business 
concern owned and controlled by women described in paragraph 
(2)(A) and certified under paragraph (2)(E) if— 
‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible 
contractor with respect to performance of the contract 
opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a 
reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses described 
in paragraph (2)(A) will submit offers; 
‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the contract 
(including options) will not exceed— 
‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract oppor-
tunity assigned a standard industrial classification 
code for manufacturing; or 
‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract 
opportunity; and 
‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the 
contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
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‘‘(8) AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN IN 
SUBSTANTIALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED
INDUSTRIES.—A 
con-
tracting officer may award a sole source contract under this 
subsection to any small business concern owned and controlled 
by women certified under paragraph (2)(E) that is in an 
industry in which small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women are substantially underrepresented (as determined 
by the Administrator under paragraph (3)) if— 
‘‘(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible 
contractor with respect to performance of the contract 
opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a 
reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses in an 
industry that has received a waiver under paragraph (3) 
will submit offers; 
‘‘(B) the anticipated award price of the contract 
(including options) will not exceed— 
‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract oppor-
tunity assigned a standard industrial classification 
code for manufacturing; or 
‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract 
opportunity; and 
‘‘(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the 
contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.’’. 
(b) REPORTING ON GOALS FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.— 
Clause (viii) of subsection 15(h)(2)(E) of such Act is amended— 
(1) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subclause (V) as subclause (VIII); and 
(3) by inserting after subclause (IV) the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(V) through sole source contracts awarded 
using the authority under subsection 8(m)(7); 
‘‘(VI) through sole source contracts awarded 
using the authority under section 8(m)(8); 
‘‘(VII) by industry for contracts described in 
subclause (III), (IV), (V), or (VI); and’’. 
(c) ACCELERATED DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON INDUSTRIES UNDER-
REPRESENTED
BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED
AND CON-
TROLLED BY WOMEN.—Paragraph (2) of section 29(o) of such Act 
is amended by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enactment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3 years after the date of enactment’’. 
Subtitle D—Federal Information 
Technology Acquisition Reform 
SEC. 831. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AUTHORITY ENHANCEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 113 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 11319. Resources, planning, and portfolio management 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered agency’ means each agency listed 
in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 31.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘information technology’ has the meaning 
given that term under capital planning guidance issued by 
the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFI-
CERS.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION 
AUTHORITIES FOR CIOS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each covered agency 
other than the Department of Defense shall ensure that 
the Chief Information Officer of the agency has a significant 
role in— 
‘‘(i) the decision processes for all annual and multi- 
year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution 
decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports 
related to information technology; and 
‘‘(ii) the management, governance, and oversight 
processes related to information technology. 
‘‘(B) BUDGET FORMULATION.—The Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall require in the annual 
information technology capital planning guidance of the 
Office of Management and Budget the following: 
‘‘(i) That the Chief Information Officer of each 
covered agency other than the Department of Defense 
approve the information technology budget request of 
the covered agency, and that the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department of Defense review and pro-
vide recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on 
the information technology budget request of the 
Department. 
‘‘(ii) That the Chief Information Officer of each 
covered agency certify that information technology 
investments are adequately implementing incremental 
development, as defined in capital planning guidance 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A covered agency other than 
the Department of Defense— 
‘‘(I) may not enter into a contract or other 
agreement for information technology or informa-
tion technology services, unless the contract or 
other agreement has been reviewed and approved 
by the Chief Information Officer of the agency; 
‘‘(II) may not request the reprogramming of 
any funds made available for information tech-
nology programs, unless the request has been 
reviewed and approved by the Chief Information 
Officer of the agency; and 
‘‘(III) may use the governance processes of the 
agency to approve such a contract or other agree-
ment if the Chief Information Officer of the agency 
is included as a full participant in the governance 
processes. 
‘‘(ii) DELEGATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
clause (II), the duties of a Chief Information Officer 
under clause (i) are not delegable.
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‘‘(II) NON-MAJOR
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY 
INVESTMENTS.—For a contract or agreement for 
a non-major information technology investment, 
as defined in the annual information technology 
capital planning guidance of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, the Chief Information Officer 
of a covered agency other than the Department 
of Defense may delegate the approval of the con-
tract or agreement under clause (i) to an individual 
who reports directly to the Chief Information 
Officer. 
‘‘(2) 
PERSONNEL-RELATED
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for each covered agency other than 
the Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of 
the covered agency shall approve the appointment of any other 
employee with the title of Chief Information Officer, or who 
functions in the capacity of a Chief Information Officer, for 
any component organization within the covered agency. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—None of the authorities provided in this sec-
tion shall apply to telecommunications or information technology 
that is fully funded by amounts made available— 
‘‘(1) under the National Intelligence Program, defined by 
section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003(6)); 
‘‘(2) under the Military Intelligence Program or any suc-
cessor program or programs; or 
‘‘(3) jointly under the National Intelligence Program and 
the Military Intelligence Program (or any successor program 
or programs).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
113 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 11318 the following new item: 
‘‘11319. Resources, planning, and portfolio management.’’. 
SEC. 832. ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVED RISK MANAGE-
MENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS. 
Section 11302(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(2) and (5), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘covered agency’ means an agency listed 
in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 31. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘major information technology invest-
ment’ means an investment within a covered agency 
information technology investment portfolio that is des-
ignated by the covered agency as major, in accordance 
with capital planning guidance issued by the Director. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘national security system’ has the 
meaning provided in section 3542 of title 44.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make available 
to the public a list of each major information technology 
investment, without regard to whether the investments
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are for new information technology acquisitions or for oper-
ations and maintenance of existing information technology, 
including data on cost, schedule, and performance. 
‘‘(B) AGENCY INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) The Director shall issue guidance to each cov-
ered agency for reporting of data required by subpara-
graph (A) that provides a standardized data template 
that can be incorporated into existing, required data 
reporting formats and processes. Such guidance shall 
integrate the reporting process into current budget 
reporting that each covered agency provides to the 
Office of Management and Budget, to minimize addi-
tional workload. Such guidance shall also clearly 
specify that the investment evaluation required under 
subparagraph (C) adequately reflect the investment’s 
cost and schedule performance and employ incremental 
development approaches in appropriate cases. 
‘‘(ii) The Chief Information Officer of each covered 
agency shall provide the Director with the information 
described in subparagraph (A) on at least a semi- 
annual basis for each major information technology 
investment, using existing data systems and processes. 
‘‘(C) 
INVESTMENT
EVALUATION.—For 
each 
major 
information technology investment listed under subpara-
graph (A), the Chief Information Officer of the covered 
agency, in consultation with other appropriate agency offi-
cials, shall categorize the investment according to risk, 
in accordance with guidance issued by the Director. 
‘‘(D) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.—If either the Director 
or the Chief Information Officer of a covered agency deter-
mines that the information made available from the 
agency’s existing data systems and processes as required 
by subparagraph (B) is not timely and reliable, the Chief 
Information Officer, in consultation with the Director and 
the head of the agency, shall establish a program for the 
improvement of such data systems and processes. 
‘‘(E) WAIVER OR LIMITATION AUTHORITY.—The applica-
bility of subparagraph (A) may be waived or the extent 
of the information may be limited by the Director, if the 
Director determines that such a waiver or limitation is 
in the national security interests of the United States. 
‘‘(F) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATION.—The requirements of 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to national security sys-
tems or to telecommunications or information technology 
that is fully funded by amounts made available— 
‘‘(i) under the National Intelligence Program, 
defined by section 3(6) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(6)); 
‘‘(ii) under the Military Intelligence Program or 
any successor program or programs; or 
‘‘(iii) jointly under the National Intelligence Pro-
gram and the Military Intelligence Program (or any 
successor program or programs). 
‘‘(4) RISK MANAGEMENT.—For each major information tech-
nology investment listed under paragraph (3)(A) that receives 
a high risk rating, as described in paragraph (3)(C), for 4 
consecutive quarters—
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‘‘(A) the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency 
and the program manager of the investment within the 
covered agency, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the Office of Electronic Government, shall conduct a review 
of the investment that shall identify— 
‘‘(i) the root causes of the high level of risk of 
the investment; 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which these causes can be 
addressed; and 
‘‘(iii) the probability of future success; 
‘‘(B) the Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government shall communicate the results of the review 
under subparagraph (A) to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) the committees of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives with primary jurisdiction over the 
agency; 
‘‘(C) in the case of a major information technology 
investment of the Department of Defense, the assessment 
required by subparagraph (A) may be accomplished in 
accordance with section 2445c of title 10, provided that 
the results of the review are provided to the Administrator 
of the Office of Electronic Government upon request and 
to the committees identified in subsection (B); and 
‘‘(D) for a covered agency other than the Department 
of Defense, if on the date that is one year after the date 
of completion of the review required under subsection (A), 
the investment is rated as high risk under paragraph (3)(C), 
the Director shall deny any request for additional develop-
ment, modernization, or enhancement funding for the 
investment until the date on which the Chief Information 
Officer of the covered agency determines that the root 
causes of the high level of risk of the investment have 
been addressed, and there is sufficient capability to deliver 
the remaining planned increments within the planned cost 
and schedule. 
‘‘(5) SUNSET OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Paragraphs (1), (3), 
and (4) shall not be in effect on and after the date that is 
5 years after the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 
SEC. 833. PORTFOLIO REVIEW. 
Section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, as added by 
section 831, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM, AND 
RESOURCE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) PROCESS.—The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers 
of appropriate agencies, shall implement a process to assist
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covered agencies in reviewing their portfolio of information 
technology investments— 
‘‘(A) to identify or develop ways to increase the effi-
ciency and effectiveness of the information technology 
investments of the covered agency; 
‘‘(B) to identify or develop opportunities to consolidate 
the acquisition and management of information technology 
services, and increase the use of shared-service delivery 
models; 
‘‘(C) to identify potential duplication and waste; 
‘‘(D) to identify potential cost savings; 
‘‘(E) to develop plans for actions to optimize the 
information technology portfolio, programs, and resources 
of the covered agency; 
‘‘(F) to develop ways to better align the information 
technology portfolio, programs, and financial resources of 
the covered agency to any multi-year funding requirements 
or strategic plans required by law; 
‘‘(G) to develop a multi-year strategy to identify and 
reduce duplication and waste within the information tech-
nology portfolio of the covered agency, including component- 
level investments and to identify projected cost savings 
resulting from such strategy; and 
‘‘(H) to carry out any other goals that the Director 
may establish. 
‘‘(2) METRICS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the Chief Information Officers of appropriate agencies, shall 
develop standardized cost savings and cost avoidance metrics 
and performance indicators for use by agencies for the process 
implemented under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL
REVIEW.—The Chief Information Officer of 
each covered agency, in conjunction with the Chief Operating 
Officer or Deputy Secretary (or equivalent) of the covered 
agency and the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Govern-
ment, shall conduct an annual review of the information tech-
nology portfolio of the covered agency. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In 
the case of the Department of Defense, processes established 
pursuant to this subsection shall apply only to the business 
systems information technology portfolio of the Department 
of Defense and not to national security systems as defined 
by section 11103(a) of this title. The annual review required 
by paragraph (3) shall be carried out by the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense (or any 
successor to such Officer), in consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics, and other appropriate Depart-
ment of Defense officials. The Secretary of Defense may des-
ignate an existing investment or management review process 
to fulfill the requirement for the annual review required by 
paragraph (3), in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Office of Electronic Government. 
‘‘(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office of 
Electronic Government shall submit a quarterly report on 
the cost savings and reductions in duplicative information
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technology investments identified through the review 
required by paragraph (3) to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) upon a request by any committee of Congress, 
to that committee. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
IN
OTHER
REPORTS.—The reports 
required under subparagraph (A) may be included as part 
of another report submitted to the committees of Congress 
described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—This subsection shall not be in effect on 
and after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 
SEC. 834. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government estab-
lished under section 3602 of title 44, United States Code (and 
also known as the Office of E-Government and Information 
Technology), within the Office of Management and Budget. 
(2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agency’’ means 
the following (including all associated components of the 
agency): 
(A) Department of Agriculture. 
(B) Department of Commerce. 
(C) Department of Defense. 
(D) Department of Education. 
(E) Department of Energy. 
(F) Department of Health and Human Services. 
(G) Department of Homeland Security. 
(H) Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
(I) Department of the Interior. 
(J) Department of Justice. 
(K) Department of Labor. 
(L) Department of State. 
(M) Department of Transportation. 
(N) Department of Treasury. 
(O) Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(P) Environmental Protection Agency. 
(Q) General Services Administration. 
(R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
(S) National Science Foundation. 
(T) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(U) Office of Personnel Management. 
(V) Small Business Administration. 
(W) Social Security Administration. 
(X) United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
(3) FDCCI.—The term ‘‘FDCCI’’ means the Federal Data 
Center Consolidation Initiative described in the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum on the Federal Data
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Center Consolidation Initiative, dated February 26, 2010, or 
any successor thereto. 
(4) GOVERNMENT-WIDE DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION AND 
OPTIMIZATION
METRICS.—The term ‘‘Government-wide data 
center consolidation and optimization metrics’’ means the 
metrics established by the Administrator under subsection 
(b)(2)(G). 
(b) FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INVENTORIES AND 
STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORTING.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), each year, beginning in the first fiscal 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the head of each covered agency, 
assisted by the Chief Information Officer of the agency, 
shall submit to the Administrator— 
(i) a comprehensive inventory of the data centers 
owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of 
the agency; and 
(ii) a multi-year strategy to achieve the consolida-
tion and optimization of the data centers inventoried 
under clause (i), that includes— 
(I) performance metrics— 
(aa) that are consistent with the Govern-
ment-wide data center consolidation and 
optimization metrics; and 
(bb) by which the quantitative and quali-
tative progress of the agency toward the goals 
of the FDCCI can be measured; 
(II) a timeline for agency activities to be com-
pleted under the FDCCI, with an emphasis on 
benchmarks the agency can achieve by specific 
dates; 
(III) year-by-year calculations of investment 
and cost savings for the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
the date set forth in subsection (e), broken down 
by each year, including a description of any initial 
costs for data center consolidation and optimiza-
tion and life cycle cost savings and other improve-
ments, with an emphasis on— 
(aa) meeting the Government-wide data 
center consolidation and optimization metrics; 
and 
(bb) demonstrating the amount of agency- 
specific cost savings each fiscal year achieved 
through the FDCCI; and 
(IV) any additional information required by 
the Administrator. 
(B) USE
OF
OTHER
REPORTING
STRUCTURES.—The 
Administrator may require a covered agency to include 
the information required to be submitted under this sub-
section through reporting structures determined by the 
Administrator to be appropriate. 
(C) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
REPORTING.—For any 
year that the Department of Defense is required to submit 
a performance plan for reduction of resources required
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for data servers and centers, as required under section 
2867(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note), the Department of 
Defense— 
(i) may submit to the Administrator, in lieu of 
the multi-year strategy required under subparagraph 
(A)(ii)— 
(I) the defense-wide plan required under sec-
tion 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 
note); and 
(II) the report on cost savings required under 
section 2867(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 
note); and 
(ii) shall submit the comprehensive inventory 
required under subparagraph (A)(i), unless the defense- 
wide plan required under section 2867(b)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note)— 
(I) contains a comparable comprehensive 
inventory; and 
(II) is submitted under clause (i). 
(D) STATEMENT.—Each year, beginning in the first 
fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each covered 
agency, acting through the Chief Information Officer of 
the agency, shall— 
(i)(I) submit a statement to the Administrator 
stating whether the agency has complied with the 
requirements of this section; and 
(II) make the statement submitted under subclause 
(I) publicly available; and 
(ii) if the agency has not complied with the require-
ments of this section, submit a statement to the 
Administrator explaining the reasons for not complying 
with such requirements. 
(E) AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agency, under the 
direction of the Chief Information Officer of the agency, 
shall— 
(I) implement the strategy required under 
subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
(II) provide updates to the Administrator, on 
a quarterly basis, of— 
(aa) the completion of activities by the 
agency under the FDCCI; 
(bb) any progress of the agency towards 
meeting the Government-wide data center 
consolidation and optimization metrics; and 
(cc) the actual cost savings and other 
improvements 
realized 
through 
the 
implementation of the strategy of the agency. 
(ii) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE.—For purposes of 
clause (i)(I), implementation of the defense-wide plan 
required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10
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U.S.C. 2223a note) by the Department of Defense shall 
be considered implementation of the strategy required 
under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the reporting of information 
by a covered agency to the Administrator, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, or Congress. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator 
shall— 
(A) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for 
covered agencies to submit information under this section; 
(B) establish a list of requirements that the covered 
agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with 
paragraph (1); 
(C) ensure that information relating to agency progress 
towards meeting the Government-wide data center consoli-
dation and optimization metrics is made available in a 
timely manner to the general public; 
(D) review the inventories and strategies submitted 
under paragraph (1) to determine whether they are com-
prehensive and complete; 
(E) monitor the implementation of the data center 
strategy of each covered agency that is required under 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii); 
(F) update, on an annual basis, the cumulative cost 
savings realized through the implementation of the FDCCI; 
and 
(G) establish metrics applicable to the consolidation 
and 
optimization 
of 
data 
centers 
Government-wide, 
including metrics with respect to— 
(i) costs; 
(ii) efficiencies, including, at a minimum, server 
efficiency; and 
(iii) any other factors the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
(3) COST SAVING GOAL AND UPDATES FOR CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
develop, and make publicly available, a goal, broken down 
by year, for the amount of planned cost savings and 
optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on the date set forth in subsection 
(e). 
(B) ANNUAL UPDATE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date on which the goal described in subparagraph 
(A) is made publicly available, and each year there-
after, the Administrator shall aggregate the reported 
cost savings of each covered agency and optimization 
improvements achieved to date through the FDCCI 
and compare the savings to the projected cost savings 
and optimization improvements developed under 
subparagraph (A).
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(ii) UPDATE FOR CONGRESS.—The goal required to 
be developed under subparagraph (A) shall be sub-
mitted to Congress and shall be accompanied by a 
statement describing— 
(I) the extent to which each covered agency 
has developed and submitted a comprehensive 
inventory under paragraph (1)(A)(i), including an 
analysis of the inventory that details specific num-
bers, use, and efficiency level of data centers in 
each inventory; and 
(II) the extent to which each covered agency 
has submitted a comprehensive strategy that 
addresses the items listed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 
(4) GAO REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall review 
and verify the quality and completeness of the inventory 
and strategy of each covered agency required under para-
graph (1)(A). 
(B) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall, on an annual basis, publish a report on each 
review conducted under subparagraph (A). 
(c) ENSURING CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTER 
CONSOLIDATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing a data center consolida-
tion and optimization strategy under this section, a covered 
agency shall do so in a manner that is consistent with Federal 
guidelines on cloud computing security, including— 
(A) applicable provisions found within the Federal Risk 
and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); and 
(B) guidance published by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the ability of the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget to update or modify the Federal 
guidelines on cloud computing security. 
(d) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, 
may waive the applicability to any national security system, as 
defined in section 3542 of title 44, United States Code, of any 
provision of this section if the Director of National Intelligence 
or the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, determines 
that such waiver is in the interest of national security. Not later 
than 30 days after making a waiver under this subsection, the 
Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, or 
their respective designee, shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives a statement describing 
the waiver and the reasons for the waiver. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section is repealed effective on October 1, 
2018.
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SEC. 835. EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND USE OF INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY CADRES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ensure timely 
progress by Federal agencies toward developing, strengthening, and 
deploying information technology acquisition cadres consisting of 
personnel with highly specialized skills in information technology 
acquisition, including program and project managers. 
(b) STRATEGIC PLANNING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy, in consultation with the Administrator for E- 
Government and Information Technology, shall work with Fed-
eral agencies, other than the Department of Defense, to update 
their acquisition human capital plans that were developed 
pursuant to the October 27, 2009, guidance issued by the 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in furtherance 
of section 1704(g) of title 41, United States Code (originally 
enacted as section 869 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
122 Stat. 4553)), to address how the agencies are meeting 
their human capital requirements to support the timely and 
effective acquisition of information technology. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The updates required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted to the Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy and shall address, at a minimum, each Federal 
agency’s consideration or use of the following procedures: 
(A) Development of an information technology acquisi-
tion cadre within the agency or use of memoranda of under-
standing with other agencies that have such cadres or 
personnel with experience relevant to the agency’s informa-
tion technology acquisition needs. 
(B) Development of personnel assigned to information 
technology acquisitions, including cross-functional training 
of acquisition information technology and program per-
sonnel. 
(C) Use of the specialized career path for information 
technology program managers as designated by the Office 
of Personnel Management and plans for strengthening 
information technology program management. 
(D) Use of direct hire authority. 
(E) Conduct of peer reviews. 
(F) Piloting of innovative approaches to information 
technology acquisition workforce development, such as 
industry-government rotations. 
(c) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Fed-
eral agency’’ means each agency listed in section 901(b) of title 
31, United States Code. 
SEC. 836. MAXIMIZING THE BENEFIT OF THE FEDERAL STRATEGIC 
SOURCING INITIATIVE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 
prescribe regulations providing that when the Federal Government 
makes a purchase of services and supplies offered under the Federal 
Strategic Sourcing Initiative (managed by the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy) but such Initiative is not used, the contract 
file for the purchase shall include a brief analysis of the comparative 
value, including price and nonprice factors, between the services
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and supplies offered under such Initiative and services and supplies 
offered under the source or sources used for the purchase. 
SEC. 837. GOVERNMENTWIDE SOFTWARE PURCHASING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall 
identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance 
Governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of soft-
ware, as well as compliance with end user license agreements. 
(b) 
GOVERNMENTWIDE
USER
LICENSE
AGREEMENT.—The 
Administrator, in developing the initiative under subsection (a), 
shall allow for the purchase of a license agreement that is available 
for use by all Executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of 
title 5, United States Code) as one user to the maximum extent 
practicable and as appropriate. 
Subtitle E—Never Contract With the 
Enemy 
SEC. 841. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDS TO THE ENEMY. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall, in conjunction with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and in consultation with the Secretary of State, establish 
in each covered combatant command a program to identify persons 
and entities within the area of responsibility of such command 
that— 
(1) provide funds, including goods and services, received 
under a covered contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of 
an executive agency directly or indirectly to a covered person 
or entity; or 
(2) fail to exercise due diligence to ensure that none of 
the funds, including goods and services, received under a cov-
ered contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of an executive 
agency are provided directly or indirectly to a covered person 
or entity. 
(b) NOTICE OF IDENTIFIED PERSONS AND ENTITIES.— 
(1) NOTICE.—Upon the identification of a person or entity 
as being described by subsection (a), the head of the executive 
agency concerned (or the designee of such head) and the com-
mander of the covered combatant command concerned (or the 
specified deputies of the commander) shall be notified, in 
writing, of such identification of the person or entity. 
(2) RESPONSIVE ACTIONS.—Upon receipt of a notice under 
paragraph (1), the head of the executive agency concerned 
(or the designee of such head) and the commander of the 
covered combatant command concerned (or the specified depu-
ties of the commander) may notify the heads of contracting 
activities, or other appropriate officials of the agency or com-
mand, in writing of such identification. 
(3) MAKING OF NOTIFICATIONS.—Any written notification 
pursuant to this subsection shall be made in accordance with 
procedures established to implement the revisions of regula-
tions required by this section. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE OR VOID CONTRACTS, GRANTS, 
AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND TO RESTRICT FUTURE AWARD.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal
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Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform Administra-
tive Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for 
Federal Awards shall be revised to provide that, upon notice from 
the head of an executive agency (or the designee of such head) 
or the commander of a covered combatant command (or the specified 
deputies of the commander) pursuant to subsection (b), the head 
of contracting activity of an executive agency, or other appropriate 
official, may do the following: 
(1) Restrict the award of contracts, grants, or cooperative 
agreements of the executive agency concerned upon a written 
determination by the head of contracting activity or other 
appropriate official that the contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement would provide funds received under such contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement directly or indirectly to a cov-
ered person or entity. 
(2) Terminate for default any contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement of the executive agency concerned upon a written 
determination by the head of contracting activity or other 
appropriate official that the contractor, or the recipient of the 
grant or cooperative agreement, has failed to exercise due dili-
gence to ensure that none of the funds received under the 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement are provided directly 
or indirectly to a covered person or entity. 
(3) Void in whole or in part any contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement of the executive agency concerned upon a writ-
ten determination by the head of contracting activity or other 
appropriate official that the contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement provides funds directly or indirectly to a covered 
person or entity. 
(d) CLAUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and 
the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to 
require that— 
(A) the clause described in paragraph (2) shall be 
included in each covered contract, grant, and cooperative 
agreement of an executive agency that is awarded on or 
after the date that is 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, each covered 
contract, grant, and cooperative agreement of an executive 
agency that is awarded before the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be modified to include the clause described 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) CLAUSE DESCRIBED.—The clause described in this para-
graph is a clause that— 
(A) requires the contractor, or the recipient of the 
grant or cooperative agreement, to exercise due diligence 
to ensure that none of the funds, including goods and 
services, received under the contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement are provided directly or indirectly to a covered 
person or entity; and 
(B) notifies the contractor, or the recipient of the grant 
or cooperative agreement, of the authority of the head 
of contracting activity, or other appropriate official, to
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terminate or void the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment, in whole or in part, as provided in subsection (c). 
(3) TREATMENT AS VOID.—For purposes of this section: 
(A) A contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that 
is void is unenforceable as contrary to public policy. 
(B) A contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that 
is void in part is unenforceable as contrary to public policy 
with regard to a segregable task or effort under the con-
tract, grant, or cooperative agreement. 
(4) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The President shall ensure that 
the process for revising regulations required by paragraph (1) 
shall include an opportunity for public comment, including an 
opportunity for comment on standards of due diligence required 
by this section. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS FOLLOWING CONTRACT ACTIONS.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 
shall be revised as follows: 
(1) To require that any head of contracting activity, or 
other appropriate official, taking an action under subsection 
(c) to terminate, void, or restrict a contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement notify in writing the contractor or recipient of the 
grant or cooperative agreement, as applicable, of the action. 
(2) To permit the contractor or recipient of a grant or 
cooperative agreement subject to an action taken under sub-
section (c) to terminate or void the contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement, as the case may be, an opportunity to challenge 
the action by requesting an administrative review of the action 
under the procedures of the executive agency concerned not 
later than 30 days after receipt of notice of the action. 
(f) ANNUAL REVIEW; PROTECTION
OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA-
TION.— 
(1) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in conjunc-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence and in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State shall, on an annual basis, 
review the lists of persons and entities previously covered by 
a notice under subsection (b) as having been identified as 
described by subsection (a) in order to determine whether or 
not such persons and entities continue to warrant identification 
as described by subsection (a). If a determination is made 
pursuant to such a review that a person or entity no longer 
warrants identification as described by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the head of the executive agency 
concerned (or the designee of such head) and the commander 
of the covered combatant command concerned (or the specified 
deputies of the commander) in writing of such determination. 
(2) PROTECTION
OF
CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—Classified 
information relied upon to make an identification in accordance 
with subsection (a) may not be disclosed to a contractor or 
a recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement with respect 
to which an action is taken pursuant to the authority provided 
in subsection (c), or to their representatives, in the absence 
of a protective order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction 
established under Article I or Article III of the Constitution
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of the United States that specifically addresses the conditions 
upon which such classified information may be so disclosed. 
(g) DELEGATION OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) COMBATANT
COMMAND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The com-
mander of a covered combatant command may delegate the 
responsibilities in this section to any deputies of the commander 
specified by the commander for purposes of this section. Any 
delegation of responsibilities under this paragraph shall be 
made in writing. 
(2) NONDELEGATION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
CERTAIN 
ACTIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (c) to termi-
nate, void, or restrict contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-
ments, in whole or in part, may not be delegated below the 
level of head of contracting activity, or equivalent official for 
purposes of grants or cooperative agreements. 
(h) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— 
(1) SHARING
OF
INFORMATION
ON
SUPPORTERS
OF
THE 
ENEMY.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, carry 
out a program through which agency components may provide 
information to heads of executive agencies (or the designees 
of such heads) and the commanders of the covered combatant 
commands (or the specified deputies of the commanders) 
relating to persons or entities who may be providing funds, 
including goods and services, received under contracts, grants, 
or cooperative agreements of the executive agencies directly 
or indirectly to a covered person or entity. The program shall 
be designed to facilitate and encourage the sharing of risk 
and threat information between executive agencies and the 
covered combatant commands. 
(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON CONTRACT ACTIONS IN 
FAPIIS AND OTHER SYSTEMS.—Upon the termination, voiding, 
or restriction of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
of an executive agency under subsection (c), the head of con-
tracting activity of the executive agency shall provide for the 
inclusion in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity 
Information System (FAPIIS), or other formal system of records 
on contractors or entities, of appropriate information on the 
termination, voiding, or restriction, as the case may be, of 
the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. 
(3) REPORTS.—The head of contracting activity that receives 
a notice pursuant to subsection (b) shall submit to the head 
of the executive agency concerned (or the designee of such 
head) and the commander of the covered combatant command 
concerned (or specified deputies) a report on the action, if 
any, taken by the head of contracting activity pursuant to 
subsection (c), including a determination not to terminate, void, 
or restrict the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement as 
otherwise authorized by subsection (c). 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 2016, 2017, 
and 2018, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the use of the authorities in this section in the preceding 
calendar year, including the following: 
(A) For each instance in which an executive agency 
exercised the authority to terminate, void, or restrict a
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contract, grant, and cooperative agreement pursuant to 
subsection (c), based on a notification under subsection 
(b), the following: 
(i) The executive agency taking such action. 
(ii) An explanation of the basis for the action taken. 
(iii) The value of the contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement voided or terminated. 
(iv) The value of all contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements of the executive agency in force with 
the person or entity concerned at the time the contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement was terminated or 
voided. 
(B) For each instance in which an executive agency 
did not exercise the authority to terminate, void, or restrict 
a contract, grant, and cooperative agreement pursuant to 
subsection (c), based on a notification under subsection 
(b), the following: 
(i) The executive agency concerned. 
(ii) An explanation of the basis for not taking 
the action. 
(2) FORM.—Any report under this subsection may, at the 
election of the Director— 
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but with a classi-
fied annex; or 
(B) be submitted in classified form. 
(j) INAPPLICABILITY
TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions of this section do not 
apply to contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements that are 
performed entirely inside the United States. 
(k) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall apply to the authorized intelligence or law enforcement activi-
ties of the United States Government. 
(l) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (m), the authorities in this section shall be 
in addition to, and not to the exclusion of, any other authorities 
available to executive agencies to implement policies and purposes 
similar to those set forth in this section. 
(m) COORDINATION WITH CURRENT AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
SUPERSEDED
AUTHORITY
RELATED
TO 
CENTCOM.—Effective 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, section 841 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1510; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is repealed. 
(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY RELATED TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—Effective 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 
127 Stat. 810; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is repealed. 
(3) USE OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION 
OF REQUIREMENTS.—In providing for the implementation of the 
requirements of this section by the Department of Defense, 
the Secretary of Defense may use and modify for that purpose 
the regulations and procedures established for purposes of the 
implementation of the requirements of section 841 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and 
section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014.
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(n) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall cease to be 
effective on December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 842. ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO RECORDS. 
(a) CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, applicable regulations shall be 
revised to provide that, except as provided under subsection 
(c)(1), the clause described in paragraph (2) may, as appro-
priate, be included in each covered contract, grant, and coopera-
tive agreement of an executive agency that is awarded on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CLAUSE.—The clause described in this paragraph is 
a clause authorizing the head of the executive agency concerned, 
upon a written determination pursuant to paragraph (3), to 
examine any records of the contractor, the recipient of a grant 
or cooperative agreement, or any subcontractor or subgrantee 
under such contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to the 
extent necessary to ensure that funds, including goods and 
services, available under the contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement are not provided directly or indirectly to a covered 
person or entity. 
(3) WRITTEN DETERMINATION.—The authority to examine 
records pursuant to the contract clause described in paragraph 
(2) may be exercised only upon a written determination by 
the contracting officer, or comparable official responsible for 
a grant or cooperative agreement, upon a finding by the com-
mander of a covered combatant command (or the specified 
deputies of the commander) or the head of an executive agency 
(or the designee of such head) that there is reason to believe 
that funds, including goods and services, available under the 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement concerned may have 
been provided directly or indirectly to a covered person or 
entity. 
(4) FLOWDOWN.—A clause described in paragraph (2) may 
also be included in any subcontract or subgrant under a covered 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement if the subcontract 
or subgrant has an estimated value in excess of $50,000. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of 2016, 2017, 
and 2018, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the use of the authority provided by this section in the 
preceding calendar year. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall 
identify, for the calendar year covered by such report, each 
instance in which an executive agency exercised the authority 
provided under this section to examine records, explain the 
basis for the action taken, and summarize the results of any 
examination of records so undertaken. 
(3) FORM.—Any report under this subsection may be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE
TO 
CENTCOM.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to con-
tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements covered under section
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842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1513; 10 U.S.C. 2313 note). 
(2) EXTENSION OF CURRENT AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO 
CENTCOM.—Section 842(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1514; 10 U.S.C. 2313 note) is amended by striking ‘‘date of 
the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’. 
SEC. 843. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘contingency oper-
ation’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes a contract 
for commercial items but is not limited to a contract for commer-
cial items. 
(4) COVERED
COMBATANT
COMMAND.—The term ‘‘covered 
combatant command’’ means the following: 
(A) The United States Africa Command. 
(B) The United States Central Command. 
(C) The United States European Command. 
(D) The United States Pacific Command. 
(E) The United States Southern Command. 
(F) The United States Transportation Command. 
(5) COVERED CONTRACT, GRANT, OR COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENT DEFINED.—The term ‘‘covered contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement’’ means a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment with an estimated value in excess of $50,000 that is 
performed outside the United States, including its possessions 
and territories, in support of a contingency operation in which 
members of the Armed Forces are actively engaged in hos-
tilities. 
(6) COVERED PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered person 
or entity’’ means a person or entity that is actively opposing 
United States or coalition forces involved in a contingency 
operation in which members of the Armed Forces are actively 
engaged in hostilities. 
(7) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
(8) HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘head of 
contracting activity’’ has the meaning described in section 1.601 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(9) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRIN-
CIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS.—The
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term ‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, 
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards’’ means the guid-
ance issued by the Office of Management and Budget in part 
200 of chapter II of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 851. RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURES FOR 
UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.—The Secretary may 
prescribe procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment of 
items for the United States Special Operations Command that 
are currently under development by the Department of Defense 
or available from the commercial sector and are— 
(1) urgently needed to react to an enemy threat or to 
respond to significant and urgent safety situations; 
(2) needed to avoid significant risk of loss of life or mission 
failure; or 
(3) needed to avoid collateral damage risk where the 
absence of collateral damage is a requirement for mission suc-
cess. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—The procedures prescribed under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A process for streamlined communication between the 
Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 
and the acquisition and research and development communities, 
including— 
(A) a process for the Commander to communicate needs 
to the acquisition community and the research and develop-
ment community; and 
(B) a process for the acquisition community and the 
research and development community to propose items that 
meet the needs communicated by the Commander. 
(2) Procedures for demonstrating, rapidly acquiring, and 
deploying items proposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), 
including— 
(A) a process for demonstrating performance and evalu-
ating for current operational purposes the existing capa-
bility of an item; 
(B) a process for developing an acquisition and funding 
strategy for the deployment of an item; and 
(C) a process for making deployment determinations 
based on information obtained pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
(c) TESTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The process for demonstrating perform-
ance and evaluating for current operational purposes the 
existing capability of an item prescribed under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) shall include— 
(A) an operational assessment in accordance with expe-
dited procedures prescribed by the Director of Operational 
Testing and Evaluation; and 
(B) a requirement to provide information to the deploy-
ment decision-making authority about any deficiency of 
the item in meeting the original requirements for the item
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(as stated in an operational requirements document or 
similar document). 
(2) DEFICIENCY NOT A DETERMINING FACTOR.—The process 
may not include a requirement for any deficiency of an item 
to be the determining factor in deciding whether to deploy 
the item. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT IN CASE OF DEFICIENCY.— 
In the case of any deficiency of an item, a decision to deploy 
the item may be made only if the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command determines that, for rea-
sons of national security, the deficiency of the item is accept-
able. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The quantity of items of a system procured 
using the procedures prescribed pursuant to this section may not 
exceed the number established for low-rate initial production for 
the system. Any such items shall be counted for purposes of the 
number of items of the system that may be procured through 
low-rate initial production. 
(e) ANNUAL FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the funds available to 
the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 
in any given fiscal year, not more than $50,000,000 may be used 
to procure items under this section. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command 
may not use the authority under this section at the same time 
the Commander uses the authority under section 806 of the Bob 
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION BEFORE PROCEDURES GO INTO EFFECT.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees at least 30 days before the procedures prescribed 
pursuant to this section are made effective. 
(2) NOTIFICATION AFTER USE OF PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees not later than 48 hours after each use of the procedures 
prescribed pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 852. CONSIDERATION OF CORROSION CONTROL IN PRELIMINARY 
DESIGN REVIEW. 
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics shall ensure that Department of Defense Instruction 
5000.02 and other applicable guidance require full consideration, 
during preliminary design review for a product, of metals, materials, 
and technologies that effectively prevent or control corrosion over 
the life cycle of the product. 
SEC. 853. PROGRAM MANAGER DEVELOPMENT REPORT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on enhancing the 
role of Department of Defense civilian and military program man-
agers in developing and carrying out defense acquisition programs. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The report required by this 
section shall address, at a minimum, recommendations for— 
(1) enhancing training and educational opportunities for 
program managers;
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(2) increasing emphasis on the mentoring of current and 
future program managers by experienced senior executives and 
program managers within the Department; 
(3) improving career paths and career opportunities for 
program managers; 
(4) creating additional incentives for the recruitment and 
retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as program 
managers; 
(5) improving required resource levels and support 
(including systems engineering expertise, cost estimating exper-
tise, and software development expertise) for program man-
agers; 
(6) improving means of collecting and disseminating best 
practices and lessons learned to enhance program management 
across the Department; 
(7) creating common templates and tools to support 
improved data gathering and analysis for program management 
and oversight purposes; 
(8) increasing accountability of program managers for the 
results of defense acquisition programs; 
(9) enhancing monetary and nonmonetary awards for 
successful accomplishment of program objectives by program 
managers; and 
(10) improving program manager tenure with the goal of 
maintaining both civilian and military program managers in 
their positions for a sufficient period of time to ensure program 
stability and consistency of leadership, including consideration 
of tying program manager tenure to milestone decision points 
for major defense acquisition programs and major automated 
information system programs. 
SEC. 854. OPERATIONAL METRICS FOR JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRON-
MENT AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall 
issue guidance for measuring the operational effectiveness and effi-
ciency of the Joint Information Environment within the military 
departments, Defense Agencies, and combatant commands. The 
guidance shall include a definition of specific metrics for data collec-
tion, and a requirement for each military department, Defense 
Agency, and combatant command to regularly collect and assess 
data on such operational effectiveness and efficiency and report 
the results to such Chief Information Officer on a regular basis. 
(b) BASELINE ARCHITECTURE.—The Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense shall identify a baseline architecture 
for the Joint Information Environment by identifying and reporting 
to the Secretary of Defense any information technology programs 
or other investments that support that architecture. 
(c) JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Joint Information Environment’’ means the initiative 
of the Department of Defense to modernize the information tech-
nology networks and systems within the Department.
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SEC. 855. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT 
WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. 
Section 847(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 243; 10 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘repository’’ the following: 
‘‘maintained by the General Counsel of the Department’’. 
SEC. 856. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF GRANTEES. 
(a) ADDITION OF REFERENCE TO GRANTEE.—Section 2409(a)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or subcon-
tractor’’ and inserting ‘‘, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2409(g) of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or a grant’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘grantee’ means a person awarded a grant 
with an agency.’’. 
SEC. 857. PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRACTORS FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES. 
Section 2324(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(Q) Costs incurred by a contractor in connection with 
a congressional investigation or inquiry into an issue that is 
the subject matter of a proceeding resulting in a disposition 
as described in subsection (k)(2).’’. 
SEC. 858. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES FROM 
UNITED STATES SOURCES. 
(a) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that each covered contract includes a provision requiring 
that any photovoltaic device installed under the contract be manu-
factured in the United States substantially all from articles, mate-
rials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
States, unless the head of the department or independent establish-
ment concerned determines, on a case-by-case basis, that the inclu-
sion of such requirement is inconsistent with the public interest 
or involves unreasonable costs, subject to exceptions provided in 
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) or 
otherwise provided by law. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered contract’’ 
means a contract awarded by the Department of Defense that 
provides for a photovoltaic device to be— 
(A) installed inside the United States on Department 
of Defense property or in a facility owned by the Depart-
ment of Defense; or 
(B) reserved for the exclusive use of the Department 
of Defense in the United States for the full economic life 
of the device. 
(2) PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE.—The term ‘‘photovoltaic device’’ 
means a device that converts light directly into electricity 
through a solid-state, semiconductor process.
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SEC. 859. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTER-
TAINMENT-ORIENTED MEDIA PRODUCERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2264. Reimbursement for assistance provided to non-
governmental entertainment-oriented media pro-
ducers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be credited to the applicable 
appropriations account or fund from which the expenses described 
in subsection (b) were charged any amounts received by the Depart-
ment of Defense as reimbursement for such expenses. 
‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF EXPENSES.—The expenses referred to in 
subsection (a) are any expenses— 
‘‘(1) incurred by the Department of Defense as a result 
of providing assistance to a nongovernmental entertainment- 
oriented media producer; 
‘‘(2) for which the Department of Defense requires 
reimbursement under section 9701 of title 31 or any other 
provision of law; and 
‘‘(3) for which the Department of Defense received 
reimbursement after the date of the enactment of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘2264. Reimbursement for assistance provided to nongovernmental entertainment- 
oriented media producers.’’. 
SEC. 860. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT URGENT 
OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND. 
Section 2216a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2018’’. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Mat-
ters. 
Sec. 902. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 
Sec. 903. Requirement for assessment of options to modify the number of combat-
ant commands. 
Sec. 904. Office of Net Assessment. 
Sec. 905. Periodic review of Department of Defense management headquarters. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 911. Modifications of biennial strategic workforce plan relating to senior man-
agement, functional, and technical workforces of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 912. Repeal of extension of Comptroller General report on inventory. 
Sec. 913. Extension of authority to waive reimbursement of costs of activities for 
nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense regional centers 
for security studies.
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Sec. 914. Pilot program to establish Government lodging program. 
Sec. 915. Single standard mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned auto-
mobiles of Government employees and members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
Sec. 916. Modifications to requirements for accounting for members of the Armed 
Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees listed as missing. 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense 
Management 
SEC. 901. REORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) CONVERSION OF POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF MANAGEMENT 
OFFICER TO POSITION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR BUSI-
NESS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on February 1, 2017, section 
132a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 132a. Under Secretary of Defense for Business Manage-
ment and Information 
‘‘(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Business 
Management and Information, appointed from civilian life by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) The Under Secretary also serves as— 
‘‘(1) the Performance Improvement Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the 
role of the Deputy Secretary as the Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Business Management and Information shall perform such 
duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may 
prescribe, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Assisting the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the 
Deputy Secretary’s role as the Chief Management Officer of 
the Department of Defense under section 132(c) of this title. 
‘‘(2) Supervising the management of the business operations 
of the Department of Defense and adjudicating issues and 
conflicts in functional domain business policies. 
‘‘(3) Establishing business strategic planning and perform-
ance management policies and measures and developing the 
Department of Defense Strategic Management Plan. 
‘‘(4) Establishing business information technology portfolio 
policies and overseeing investment management of that port-
folio for the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(5) Establishing end-to-end business process and policies 
for establishing, eliminating, and implementing business stand-
ards, and managing the Business Enterprise Architecture. 
‘‘(6) Supervising the business process reengineering of the 
functional domains of the Department in order to support 
investment planning and technology development decision 
making for information technology systems. 
‘‘(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management 
and Information takes precedence in the Department of Defense
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after the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense.’’. 
(2) PLACEMENT
IN
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
DEFENSE.—Effective on the effective date specified in paragraph 
(1), section 131(b)(2) of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated) the following new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Business 
Management and Information.’’. 
(b) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
OF
THE DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE.— 
(1) STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Chapter 4 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 141 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 142. Chief Information Officer 
‘‘(a) There is a Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense. 
‘‘(b)(1) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense— 
‘‘(A) is the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense for the purposes of sections 3506(a)(2) and 3544(a)(3) 
of title 44; 
‘‘(B) has the responsibilities and duties specified in section 
11315 of title 40; 
‘‘(C) has the responsibilities specified for the Chief Informa-
tion Officer in sections 2222, 2223(a), and 2224 of this title; 
and 
‘‘(D) exercises authority, direction, and control over the 
Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security 
Agency. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Information Officer shall perform such additional 
duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may 
prescribe. 
‘‘(c) The Chief Information Officer takes precedence in the 
Department of Defense with the officials serving in positions speci-
fied in section 131(b)(4) of this title. The officials serving in positions 
specified in section 131(b)(4) and the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Defense take precedence among themselves 
in the order prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(2) PLACEMENT
IN
THE
OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
DEFENSE.—Section 131(b) of such title, as amended by sub-
section (a)(2), is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5, (6), (7), and (8) 
as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM 
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Section 186 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
(d) ASSIGNMENT
OF RESPONSIBILITY
FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS 
SYSTEMS.—Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Defense Business Sys-
tems Management Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘investment 
review board established under subsection (g)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, not later than 
March 15, 2012,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘each’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking ‘‘and the Defense 
Business Systems Management Committee, as required by 
section 186(c) of this title,’’. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF INVESTMENT REVIEW 
BOARD AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS.—The investment 
review board and investment management process required by sec-
tion 2222(g) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (d)(3), shall be established not later than March 15, 2015. 
(f) REDESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
OPERATIONAL ENERGY PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO REFLECT MERGER 
WITH DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INSTALLATIONS 
AND ENVIRONMENT.—Paragraph (9) of section 138(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. The Assist-
ant Secretary— 
‘‘(A) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics on matters relating to energy, installations, and 
environment; and 
‘‘(B) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Deputy Secretary of Defense regarding operational 
energy plans and programs.’’. 
(g) CLARIFICATION OF POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE
FOR ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND 
ENVIRONMENT.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF POLICY PROVISIONS FROM SECTION 138C.— 
Chapter 173 of such title is amended— 
(A) by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2926. Operational energy activities’’; 
(B) by transferring paragraph (3) of section 138c(c) 
of such title to section 2926, as added by subparagraph 
(A), inserting such paragraph after the section heading, 
and redesignating such paragraph as subsection (a); 
(C) in subsection (a) (as so inserted and redesignated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘ALTERNATIVE FUEL ACTIVITIES.— 
’’ before ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and 
(iii) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)(4)’’;
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(D) by transferring subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 
138c of such title to section 2926, as added by subparagraph 
(A), inserting those subsections after subsection (a) (as 
transferred and redesignated by subparagraph (B)), and 
redesignating those subsections as subsections (b), (c), and 
(d), respectively; 
(E) in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 2926 
(as transferred and redesignated by subparagraphs (B) and 
(D)), by inserting ‘‘of Defense for Installations, Energy, 
and Environment’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ the first 
place it appears in each such subsection; 
(F) in subsection (b) of section 2926 (as transferred 
and redesignated by subparagraph (D)), by striking ‘‘pro-
vide guidance to, and consult with, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries 
of the military departments,’’ and inserting ‘‘make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy 
Secretary of Defense and provide guidance to the Secre-
taries of the military departments’’; and 
(G) in subsection (c) of section 2926 (as transferred 
and redesignated by subparagraph (D)), by amending para-
graphs (4), (5), and (6) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the budget 
for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the proposed budgets for that fiscal year that were 
reviewed by the Assistant Secretary under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(5) For each proposed budget covered by a report under para-
graph (4) for which the certification of the Assistant Secretary 
under paragraph (3) is that the budget is not adequate for 
implementation of the strategy, the report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A copy of the report set forth in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes 
to take, together with any recommended legislation that the 
Secretary considers appropriate, to address the inadequacy of 
the proposed budget. 
‘‘(C) An appendix prepared by the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff describing— 
‘‘(i) the progress made by the Joint Requirements Over-
sight Council in implementing the energy Key Performance 
Parameter; and 
‘‘(ii) details regarding how operational energy is being 
addressed in defense planning, scenarios, support to stra-
tegic analysis, and resulting policy to improve combat capa-
bility. 
‘‘(D) An appendix prepared by the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifying 
that and describing how the acquisition system is addressing 
operational energy in the procurement process, including long- 
term sustainment considerations, and how programs are 
extending combat capability as a result of these considerations. 
‘‘(E) A separate statement of estimated expenditures and 
requested appropriations for that fiscal year for the activities 
of the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the duties of the 
Assistant Secretary.
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‘‘(F) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding the inadequacy of the proposed budgets. 
‘‘(6) For each proposed budget covered by a report under para-
graph (4) for which the certification of the Assistant Secretary 
under paragraph (3) is that the budget is adequate for implementa-
tion of the strategy, the report shall include the items set forth 
in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (5).’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Sections 138c of 
such title is repealed. 
(h) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PRESCRIBED ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE POSITIONS.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 
States Code, is further amended as follows: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND 
MATERIEL
READINESS.—Paragraph (7) of section 138(b) is 
amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting after ‘‘Readiness’’ 
the following: ‘‘, who shall be appointed from among persons 
with an extensive background in the sustainment of major 
weapons systems and combat support equipment’’; 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
(C) by transferring to the end of that paragraph (as 
amended by subparagraph (B)) the text of subsection (b) 
of section 138a; 
(D) by transferring to the end of that paragraph (as 
amended by subparagraph (C)) the text of subsection (c) 
of section 138a; and 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) in 
the text transferred by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph 
as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING.—Paragraph (8) of such section is amended— 
(A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
text of subsection (a) of section 138b; 
(B) by inserting after the text added by subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph the following: ‘‘The Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation, shall— 
’’; 
(C) by transferring paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(b) of section 138b to the end of that paragraph (as amended 
by subparagraphs (A) and (B)), indenting those paragraphs 
2 ems from the left margin, and redesignating those para-
graphs as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(D) in subparagraph (A) (as so transferred and redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Test and Evaluation, shall’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B) (as so transferred and redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Test and Evaluation, shall’’. 
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR, CHEM-
ICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—Paragraph (10) of 
such section is amended— 
(A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
text of subsection (b) of section 138d; and
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(B) by inserting after the text added by subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph the text of subsection (a) of such 
section and in that text as so inserted— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, 
and Biological Defense Programs’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) 
as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 
(4) REPEAL OF SEPARATE SECTIONS.—Sections 138a, 138b, 
and 138d are repealed. 
(i) CODIFICATION
OF RESTRICTIONS
ON USE
OF
THE DEPUTY 
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TITLE.— 
(1) CODIFICATION.—Effective on January 1, 2015, section 
137a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The officials authorized under this section shall be the 
only Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Effective on the effective date 
specified in paragraph (1), section 906(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2426; 10 U.S.C. 137a note) is repealed. 
(j) CLARIFICATION OF ORDERS OF PRECEDENCE.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION
RELATING
TO
CHIEF
INFORMATION 
OFFICER.—Effective on the effective date specified in subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) section 131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and 
(9) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; 
and 
(B) section 142 of such title is amended by striking 
subsection (c). 
(2) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO OTHER POSITIONS.—Effec-
tive on the effective date specified in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) section 133(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘and the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Manage-
ment and Information’’; 
(B) section 134(c) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management 
and Information,’’ after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’; 
(C) section 137a(d) of such title is amended in the 
first sentence by striking all that follows after ‘‘the military 
departments,’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Under Secretaries 
of Defense.’’; and 
(D) section 138(d) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department 
of Defense,’’. 
(k) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (8) of section 131(b) (as redesignated 
by subsection (b)(2))— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) 
as subparagraphs (B) through (I), respectively; and
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(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following 
new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) The two Deputy Directors within the Office of 
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
under section 139a(c) of this title.’’. 
(2) In section 132(b), by striking ‘‘is disabled or there is 
no Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘dies, resigns, or is 
otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the 
office’’. 
(3) In section 137a(b), by striking ‘‘is absent or disabled’’ 
and inserting ‘‘dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform 
the functions and duties of the office’’. 
(3) Effective on the effective date specified in subsection 
(a)(1), in section 2222— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Deputy Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of Defense’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (c)(2)(E), (f)(1)(D), (f)(1)(E), (f)(2)(E), and (g)(1) 
and inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Business 
Management and Information’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management Officer’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Business Management and 
Information’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief Management Officer’’ 
the second, third, and forth places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(4) In section 2925(b), by striking ‘‘Operational Energy 
Plans and Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘Energy, Installations, and 
Environment’’. 
(l) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) effective on the effective date specified in subsection 
(a)(1), by amending the item relating to section 132a to 
read as follows: 
‘‘132a. Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and Information.’’; 
(B) by striking the items relating to sections 138a, 
138b, 138c, and 138d; and 
(C) by inserting after the item relating to section 141 
the following new item: 
‘‘142. Chief Information Officer.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
186. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
III of chapter 173 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2926. Operational energy activities.’’. 
(m) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE MATTERS.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL II.—Effective on the effec-
tive date specified in subsection (a)(1), section 5313 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting above the
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item relating to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Business Management and 
Information.’’. 
(2) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Effective on the effec-
tive date specified in subsection (a)(1), section 5314 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
PRIOR
REDUCTION
IN 
NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.—Section 5315 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretaries 
of Defense (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense 
(14)’’. 
(n) REFERENCES.— 
(1) DCMO.—After February 1, 2017, any reference to the 
Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense 
in any provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or other 
record, document, or paper of the United States shall be deemed 
to refer to the Under Secretary of Defense for Business Manage-
ment and Information. 
(2) ASDEIE.—Any reference to the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs or to 
the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and 
Environment in any provision of law or in any rule, regulation, 
or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to refer 
to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, 
and Environment. 
SEC. 902. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER AND 
RESERVE AFFAIRS. 
(a) SINGLE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER 
AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION OF POSITION.—The position of Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs is hereby redesignated 
as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs. The individual serving in that position on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may 
continue in office after that date without further appointment. 
(2) STATUTORY DUTIES.—Paragraph (2) of section 138(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. In addition to any 
duties and powers prescribed under paragraph (1), the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs shall have 
as the principal duty of such Assistant Secretary the overall super-
vision of manpower and reserve affairs of the Department of 
Defense.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CROSS REFERENCE IN SUBTITLE E.—Section 10201 of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10201. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs 
‘‘As provided in section 138(b)(2) of this title, the official in 
the Department of Defense with responsibility for overall super-
vision of reserve affairs of the Department of Defense is the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 10201 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘10201. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.’’. 
SEC. 903. REQUIREMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS TO MODIFY 
THE NUMBER OF COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct an assessment of the feasibility, advisability, and rec-
ommendations, if any, for reducing or increasing the number or 
consolidating the common staff functions and infrastructure of the 
combatant commands by the end of fiscal year 2020. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The assessment required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of alternative versions of the Unified Com-
mand Plan for distribution and assignment of the following: 
(A) Command responsibility and authority. 
(B) Span of control. 
(C) Headquarters structure and organization. 
(D) Staff functions, capabilities, and capacities. 
(2) A detailed analysis of each alternative that reduces 
or increases the number or consolidates the common staff func-
tions of the combatant commands in terms of assigned per-
sonnel, resources, and infrastructure, set forth separately by 
fiscal year, by the end of fiscal year 2020. 
(3) A description of the changes to the Unified Command 
Plan necessary to implement such reductions, increases, or 
consolidations. 
(4) An assessment of the feasibility, advisability, risks, 
and estimated costs associated with such reductions, increases, 
or consolidations. 
(5) An assessment of efficiencies, potential savings from 
such efficiencies, and operational risk, if any, that could be 
realized by— 
(A) combining or otherwise sharing common staff or 
support functions between two or more combatant com-
mand headquarters; 
(B) establishing a new organization to manage the 
combined staff or support functions of two or more combat-
ant command headquarters; or 
(C) any other efficiency initiatives or arrangements 
that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS.—In con-
ducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may— 
(1) use and incorporate previous plans or studies of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(2) consult with and incorporate views of defense experts 
from outside the Department. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining the findings and recommendations of the assessment 
required by subsection (a). The report shall include the views 
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 904. OFFICE OF NET ASSESSMENT. 
(a) INDEPENDENT OFFICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and maintain an independent organization within 
the Department of Defense to develop and coordinate net assess-
ments of the standing, trends, and future prospects of the military 
capabilities and potential of the United States in comparison with 
the military capabilities and potential of other countries or groups 
of countries, so as to identify emerging or future threats or 
opportunities for the United States. 
(b) DIRECT REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The head 
of the office established and maintained pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall report directly to the Secretary of Defense without inter-
vening authority and may communicate views on matters within 
the responsibility of the office directly to the Secretary without 
obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other official within 
the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 905. PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANAGE-
MENT HEADQUARTERS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
a plan for implementing a periodic review and analysis of the 
Department of Defense personnel requirements for management 
headquarters. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following for each covered organization: 
(1) A description of how current management headquarters 
are sized and structured to execute Department of Defense 
assigned mission requirements, including a list of the reference 
documents and instructions that explain the mission require-
ments of the management headquarters and how the manage-
ment headquarters are sized and structured. 
(2) A description of the critical capabilities and skillsets 
required by management headquarters to execute Department 
of Defense strategic guidance in order to fulfill mission objec-
tives. 
(3) An identification and analysis of the factors that directly 
or indirectly influence or contribute to the expense of Depart-
ment of Defense management headquarters. 
(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of current systems 
in use to track how military, civilian, and contract personnel 
are identified, managed, and tracked at the management head-
quarters. 
(5) A description of the proposed timeline, required 
resources necessary, and Department of Defense documents, 
instructions, and regulations that need to be updated in order 
to implement a permanent periodic review and analysis of 
Department of Defense personnel requirements for manage-
ment headquarters. 
(c) COVERED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered organization’’ includes each of the following: 
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) The Joint Staff. 
(3) The Defense Agencies. 
(4) The Department of Defense field activities.
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(5) The headquarters of the combatant commands. 
(6) Headquarters, Department of the Army, including the 
Secretary of the Army, the Office of the Chief of Staff of 
the Army, and the Army Staff. 
(7) The major command headquarters of the Army. 
(8) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office 
of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, United 
States Marine Corps. 
(9) The major command headquarters of the Navy and 
the Marine Corps. 
(10) Headquarters, Department of the Air Force, including 
the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of 
the Air Force Chief of Staff, and the Air Staff. 
(11) The major command headquarters of the Air Force. 
(12) The National Guard Bureau. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the plan required by subsection (a). 
(e) AMENDMENTS.—Section 904(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, consolidations,’’ 
after ‘‘through changes’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, consolidations,’’ after ‘‘through 
changes’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or other associated cost drivers, 
including a discussion of how the changes, consolidations, 
or reductions were prioritized,’’ after ‘‘programs and 
offices’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, including the risks 
of, and capabilities gained or lost by implementing, such modi-
fications’’ before the period; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) A description of how the plan supports or affects 
current Department of Defense strategic guidance, policy, 
and mission requirements, including the quadrennial 
defense review, the Unified Command Plan, and the stra-
tegic choices and management review. 
‘‘(G) A description of the associated costs specifically 
addressed by the savings.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 911. MODIFICATIONS OF BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLAN 
RELATING TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT, FUNCTIONAL, AND 
TECHNICAL WORKFORCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) SENIOR MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 115b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) Each strategic workforce plan under subsection (a) shall—
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‘‘(A) specifically address the shaping and improvement of 
the senior management workforce of the Department of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(B) include an assessment of the senior functional and 
technical workforce of the Department of Defense within the 
appropriate functional community.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such senior management, 
functional, and technical workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘such senior 
management workforce and such senior functional and technical 
workforce’’. 
(b) HIGHLY
QUALIFIED
EXPERTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(1)’’ in 
subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)(1) 
or (h)(2)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS.—(1) Each strategic workforce 
plan under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the 
workforce of the Department of Defense comprising highly qualified 
experts appointed pursuant to section 9903 of title 5 (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘HQE workforce’). 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), each plan shall include, 
with respect to the HQE workforce— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the critical skills and competencies 
of the existing HQE workforce and projected trends in that 
workforce based on expected losses due to retirement and other 
attrition; 
‘‘(B) specific strategies for attracting, compensating, and 
motivating the HQE workforce of the Department, including 
the program objectives of the Department to be achieved 
through such strategies and the funding needed to implement 
such strategies; 
‘‘(C) any incentives necessary to attract or retain HQE 
personnel; 
‘‘(D) any changes that may be necessary in resources or 
in the rates or methods of pay needed to ensure the Department 
has full access to appropriately qualified personnel; and 
‘‘(E) any legislative actions that may be necessary to 
achieve HQE workforce goals.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (h) of such section (as redesig-
nated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘senior management workforce of the Depart-
ment of Defense’ includes the following categories of Depart-
ment of Defense civilian personnel: 
‘‘(A) Appointees in the Senior Executive Service under 
section 3131 of title 5. 
‘‘(B) Persons serving in the Defense Intelligence Senior 
Executive Service under section 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘senior functional and technical workforce 
of the Department of Defense’ includes the following categories 
of Department of Defense civilian personnel: 
‘‘(A) Persons serving in positions described in section 
5376(a) of title 5.
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‘‘(B) Scientists and engineers appointed pursuant to 
section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), 
as amended by section 1114 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–315)). 
‘‘(C) Scientists and engineers appointed pursuant to 
section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 
note). 
‘‘(D) Persons serving in Intelligence Senior Level posi-
tions under section 1607 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘acquisition workforce’ includes individuals 
designated under section 1721 of this title as filling acquisition 
positions.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of subsection (c) 
of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SENIOR MANAGEMENT 
WORKFORCE; SENIOR FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE.— 
’’. 
(e) FORMATTING OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsections (d)(1) and 
(e)(1) of such section are each amended by striking ‘‘include a 
separate chapter to’’. 
SEC. 912. REPEAL OF EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
REPORT ON INVENTORY. 
Section 803(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2402), as amended 
by section 951(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 839), is amended 
by striking ‘‘2013, 2014, and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2013’’. 
SEC. 913. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REIMBURSEMENT OF 
COSTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL PER-
SONNEL AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CEN-
TERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 
Section 941(b)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 184 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2019’’. 
SEC. 914. PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH GOVERNMENT LODGING 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5911 
of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may, for 
the period of time described in subsection (b), establish and carry 
out a Government lodging program to provide Government or 
commercial lodging for employees of the Department of Defense 
or members of the uniformed services under the Secretary’s jurisdic-
tion performing duty on official travel, and may require such trav-
elers to occupy adequate quarters on a rental basis when available. 
(b) PROGRAM DURATION.—The authority to establish and exe-
cute a Government lodging program under this section expires 
on December 31, 2019. 
(c) LIMITATION.—A Government lodging program developed 
under the authority in subsection (a), and a requirement under 
subsection (a) with respect to an employee of the Department of 
Defense, may not be construed to be subject to a duty to negotiate 
under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) REPORTS.—
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(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the exercise of authority provided by subsection (a). The 
report shall include a detailed description of the facets of the 
Government lodging program, a description of how the program 
will increase travel efficiencies within the Department, a 
description of how the program will increase the safety of 
authorized travelers of the Department of Defense, and an 
estimate of the savings expected to be achieved by the program. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Each year, the Secretary shall 
include with the materials submitted to Congress by the Sec-
retary in support of the budget submitted by the President 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report 
that provides actual savings achieved (or costs incurred) under 
the Government lodging program to date and a description 
of estimated savings for the fiscal year budget being submitted, 
any changes to program rules made since the prior report, 
and an overall assessment to date of the program’s effectiveness 
in increasing efficiency of travel and safety of Department 
employees. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—With the budget materials submitted 
to Congress by the Secretary in support of the budget submitted 
by the President for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall include 
a final report providing the Secretary’s overall assessment of 
the effectiveness of the Government lodging program estab-
lished under subsection (a), including a statement of savings 
achieved (or costs incurred) as of that date, and a recommenda-
tion for whether the program shall be made permanent. The 
Secretary may, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, make a recommendation on whether the program 
should be expanded and made permanent with respect to those 
other Federal agencies. 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 915. SINGLE STANDARD MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR 
PRIVATELY 
OWNED 
AUTOMOBILES 
OF 
GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5704(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking all that follows 
‘‘the rate per mile’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be the single standard 
mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANES 
AND MOTORCYCLES.—Paragraph (1)(A) of section 5707(b) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall conduct 
periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the operation
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of privately owned airplanes and privately owned motorcycles 
by employees while engaged on official business, and shall 
report the results of such investigations to Congress at least 
once a year.’’. 
(2) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
PRIVATELY
OWNED
AUTO-
MOBILES.—Clause (i) of section 5707(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) shall provide that the mileage reimbursement rate 
for privately owned automobiles, as provided in section 
5704(a)(1), is the single standard mileage rate established 
by the Internal Revenue Service referred to in that section, 
and’’. 
SEC. 916. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AGENCY AND DIRECTOR.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSING PERSONS.—(1)(A) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall designate a single organization within the 
Department of Defense to have responsibility for Department mat-
ters relating to missing persons, including accounting for missing 
persons and persons whose remains have not been recovered from 
the conflict in which they were lost. 
‘‘(B) The organization designated under this paragraph shall 
be a Defense Agency or other entity of the Department of Defense 
outside the military departments and is referred to in this chapter 
as the ‘designated Defense Agency’. 
‘‘(C) The head of the organization designated under this para-
graph is referred to in this chapter as the ‘designated Agency 
Director’. 
‘‘(2) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the responsibilities of the designated Agency 
Director shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Policy, control, and oversight within the Department 
of Defense of the entire process for investigation and recovery 
related to missing persons, including matters related to search, 
rescue, escape, and evasion. 
‘‘(B) Policy, control, and oversight of the program estab-
lished under section 1509 of this title. 
‘‘(C) Responsibility for accounting for missing persons, 
including locating, recovering, and identifying missing persons 
or their remains after hostilities have ceased. 
‘‘(D) Coordination for the Department of Defense with other 
departments and agencies of the United States on all matters 
concerning missing persons. 
‘‘(E) Dissemination of appropriate information on the status 
of missing persons to authorized family members. 
‘‘(F) Establishment of a means for communication between 
officials of the designated Defense Agency and family members 
of missing persons, veterans service organizations, concerned 
citizens, and the public on the Department’s efforts to account 
for missing persons, including a readily available means for 
communication of their views and recommendations to the des-
ignated Agency Director.
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‘‘(3) In carrying out the responsibilities established under this 
subsection, the designated Agency Director shall be responsible 
for the coordination for such purposes within the Department of 
Defense among the military departments, the Joint Staff, and the 
commanders of the combatant commands. 
‘‘(4) The designated Agency Director shall establish policies, 
which shall apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, 
for personnel recovery (including search, rescue, escape, and eva-
sion) and for personnel accounting (including locating, recovering, 
and identifying missing persons or their remains after hostilities 
have ceased). 
‘‘(5) The designated Agency Director shall establish procedures 
to be followed by Department of Defense boards of inquiry, and 
by officials reviewing the reports of such boards, under this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF SUP-
PORT.—Chapter 76 of such title is amended by inserting after section 
1501 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1501a. Public-private partnerships; other forms of support 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of Defense 
may enter into arrangements known as public-private partnerships 
with appropriate entities outside the Government for the purposes 
of facilitating the activities of the designated Defense Agency. The 
Secretary may only partner with foreign governments or foreign 
entities with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. Any such 
arrangement shall be entered into in accordance with authorities 
provided under this section or any other authority otherwise avail-
able to the Secretary. Regulations prescribed under subsection (e)(1) 
shall include provisions for the establishment and implementation 
of such partnerships. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY PERSONAL SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may accept voluntary services to facilitate 
accounting for missing persons in the same manner as the Secretary 
of a military department may accept such services under section 
1588(a)(9) of this title. 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may enter 
into a cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, a 
private entity for purposes related to support of the activities 
of the designated Defense Agency. 
‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
CONTRACT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, the Sec-
retary may enter such cooperative agreements or grants on 
a sole-source basis pursuant to section 2304(c)(5) of this title. 
‘‘(d) USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 
The Secretary may allow a private entity to use, at no cost, personal 
property of the Department of Defense to assist the entity in sup-
porting the activities of the designated Defense Agency. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to implement this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Such regulations shall provide that 
acceptance of a gift (including a gift of services) or use of 
a gift under this section may not occur if the nature or cir-
cumstances of the acceptance or use would compromise the 
integrity, or the appearance of integrity, of any program of
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the Department of Defense or any individual involved in such 
program. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘cooperative 
agreement’ means an authorized cooperative agreement as 
described in section 6305 of title 31. 
‘‘(2) GRANT.—The term ‘grant’ means an authorized grant 
as described in section 6304 of title 31.’’. 
(c) SECTION 1505 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1505(c) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the office established 
under section 1501 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the designated 
Agency Director’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘head of the 
office established under section 1501 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘designated Agency Director’’. 
(d) SECTION 1509 AMENDMENTS.—Section 1509 of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PROCESS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘POW/MIA accounting 
community’’ and inserting ‘‘through the designated Agency 
Director’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall assign or detail to the designated 
Defense Agency on a full-time basis a senior medical examiner 
from the personnel of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. 
The primary duties of the medical examiner so assigned or detailed 
shall include the identification of remains in support of the function 
of the designated Agency Director to account for unaccounted for 
persons covered by subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) In carrying out functions under this chapter, the medical 
examiner so assigned or detailed shall report to the designated 
Agency Director. 
‘‘(C) The medical examiner so assigned or detailed shall— 
‘‘(i) exercise scientific identification authority; 
‘‘(ii) establish identification and laboratory policy consistent 
with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System; and 
‘‘(iii) advise the designated Agency Director on forensic 
science disciplines. 
‘‘(D) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as affecting 
the authority of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner under section 
1471 of this title.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘; CENTRAL-
IZED DATABASE’’ after ‘‘FILES’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain 
a single centralized database and case management system con-
taining information on all missing persons for whom a file has 
been established under this subsection. The database and case 
management system shall be accessible to all elements of the 
Department of Defense involved in the search, recovery, identifica-
tion, and communications phases of the program established by 
this section.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establishing and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense shall coordi-
nate’’ and inserting ‘‘designated Agency Director shall 
ensure coordination’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘staff’’ after ‘‘National Security 
Council’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘POW/MIA accounting community’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In carrying out the program, the designated Agency 
Director shall coordinate all external communications and events 
associated with the program.’’. 
(e) REPORT ON POW/MIA POLICIES.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on policies and proposals 
for providing access to information and documents to the next 
of kin of missing service personnel, including under chapter 
76 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of information and documents to be 
provided to the next of kin, including the status of recovery 
efforts and service records. 
(B) A description of the Department’s plans, if any, 
to review the classification status of records related to 
past covered conflicts and missing service personnel. 
(C) An assessment of whether it is feasible and advis-
able to develop a public interface for any database of 
missing personnel being developed. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 1509 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1509. Program to resolve missing person cases’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 76 of such title is amended— 
(A) by inserting after the item relating to section 1501 
the following new item: 
‘‘1501a. Public-private partnerships; other forms of support.’’; and 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 1509 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘1509. Program to resolve missing person cases.’’. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval reactors. 
Sec. 1003. Reporting of balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at 
the end of each fiscal year.
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Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterter-
rorism campaign in Colombia. 
Sec. 1012. Extension and modification of authority of Department of Defense to 
provide support for counterdrug activities of other governmental agen-
cies. 
Sec. 1013. Availability of funds for additional support for counterdrug activities of 
certain foreign governments. 
Sec. 1014. Extension and modification of authority for joint task forces supporting 
law enforcement agencies conducting activities to counter transnational 
organized crime to support law enforcement agencies conducting 
counter-terrorism activities. 
Sec. 1015. Sense of Congress regarding security in the Western Hemisphere. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Definition of combatant and support vessel for purposes of the annual 
plan and certification relating to budgeting for construction of naval ves-
sels. 
Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
Sec. 1023. Limitation on use of funds for inactivation of U.S.S. George Washington. 
Sec. 1024. Sense of Congress recognizing the anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 
Thresher. 
Sec. 1025. Pilot program for sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships on extended de-
ployments. 
Sec. 1026. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 
cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of authority to make rewards for combating terrorism. 
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 
States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Modification of Department of Defense authority for humanitarian 
demining assistance and stockpiled conventional munitions assistance 
programs. 
Sec. 1042. Airlift service. 
Sec. 1043. Authority to accept certain voluntary legal support services. 
Sec. 1044. Expansion of authority for Secretary of Defense to use the Department 
of Defense reimbursement rate for transportation services provided to 
certain non-Department of Defense entities. 
Sec. 1045. Repeal of authority relating to use of military installations by Civil Re-
serve Air Fleet contractors. 
Sec. 1046. Inclusion of Chief of the National Guard Bureau among leadership of 
the Department of Defense provided physical protection and personal se-
curity. 
Sec. 1047. Inclusion of regional organizations in authority for assignment of civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense as advisors to foreign min-
istries of defense. 
Sec. 1048. Report and limitation on availability of funds for aviation foreign inter-
nal defense program. 
Sec. 1049. Modifications to OH–58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1051. Protection of top-tier defense-critical infrastructure from electromagnetic 
pulse. 
Sec. 1052. Response of the Department of Defense to compromises of classified in-
formation. 
Sec. 1053. Study on joint analytic capability of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1054. Business case analysis of the creation of an active duty association for 
the 168th Air Refueling Wing. 
Sec. 1055. Reports on recommendations of the National Commission on the Struc-
ture of the Air Force. 
Sec. 1056. Report on protection of military installations. 
Sec. 1057. Comptroller General briefing and report on Army and Army National 
Guard force structure changes. 
Sec. 1058. Improving analytic support to systems acquisition and allocation of ac-
quisition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets.
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Sec. 1059. Review of United States military strategy and the force posture of allies 
and partners in the United States Pacific Command area of responsi-
bility. 
Sec. 1060. Repeal of certain reporting requirements relating to the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1061. Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States an-
nual reviews and report on pilot program on commercial fee-for-service 
air refueling support for the Air Force. 
Sec. 1062. Report on additional matters in connection with report on the force 
structure of the United States Army. 
Sec. 1063. Certification for realignment of forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1071. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1072. Reform of quadrennial defense review. 
Sec. 1073. Biennial surveys of Department of Defense civilian employees on work-
place and gender relations matters. 
Sec. 1074. Revision to statute of limitations for aviation insurance claims. 
Sec. 1075. Pilot program for the Human Terrain System. 
Sec. 1076. Clarification of policies on management of special use airspace of De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1077. Department of Defense policies on community involvement in Depart-
ment community outreach events. 
Sec. 1078. Notification of foreign threats to information technology systems impact-
ing national security. 
Sec. 1079. Pilot program to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-in-
come veterans. 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
fiscal year 2015 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 
year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations 
so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
under 
the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
TRANSFERS
BETWEEN
MILITARY
PER-
SONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military 
personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted 
toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 
transfer authorizations— 
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
have a higher priority than the items from which authority 
is transferred; and 
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
has been denied authorization by Congress. 
(c) EFFECT
ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made 
from one account to another under the authority of this section 
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account 
to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the 
amount transferred. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).
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SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO 
SUSTAIN 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION AND NAVAL REAC-
TORS. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—If the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for the weapons activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration under section 3101 or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2015 is less than $8,700,000,000 (the 
amount projected to be required for such activities in fiscal year 
2015 as specified in the report under section 1251 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2549)), the Secretary of Defense may transfer, from 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2015 pursuant to this Act, to the Secretary 
of Energy an amount, not to exceed $150,000,000, to be available 
only for naval reactors or weapons activities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a transfer under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify Con-
gress of the transfer, and shall include in such notice the Depart-
ment of Defense account or accounts from which funds are trans-
ferred. 
(c) TRANSFER MECHANISM.—Any funds transferred under this 
section shall be transferred in accordance with established proce-
dures for reprogramming under section 1001 or successor provisions 
of law. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority pro-
vided under subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided under this Act. 
SEC. 1003. REPORTING OF BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD BY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL 
YEAR. 
Not later March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly 
available on the Internet website of the Department of Defense, 
the following information: 
(1) The total dollar amount, by account, of all balances 
carried forward by the Department of Defense at the end of 
the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which such 
information is submitted. 
(2) The total dollar amount, by account, of all unobligated 
balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at 
the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
which such information is submitted. 
(3) The total dollar amount, by account, of any balances 
(both obligated and unobligated) that have been carried forward 
by the Department of Defense for five years or more as of 
the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during 
which such information is submitted.
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Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
SEC. 
1011. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
TO 
SUPPORT 
UNIFIED 
COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 
COLOMBIA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 
1011 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 126 Stat. 843), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 15 
days before providing assistance under section 1021 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (as amended by subsection (a)) using funds available for 
fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a notice setting forth the assist-
ance to be provided, including the types of such assistance, the 
budget for such assistance, and the anticipated completion date 
and duration of the provision of such assistance. 
SEC. 1012. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPART-
MENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
TO 
PROVIDE 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 
AGENCIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1004 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101– 
510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
(b) EXPANSION
OF AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO 
COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or activities to counter transnational orga-
nized crime’’ after ‘‘counter-drug activities’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or responsibilities 
for countering transnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘counter- 
drug responsibilities’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(5), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘or 
counter- 
transnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘Counter-drug’’. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON FACILITIES PROJECTS.—Subsection 
(h)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$250,000’’. 
(d) DEFINITION OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) DEFINITION OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—In this 
section, the term ‘transnational organized crime’ means self-perpet-
uating associations of individuals who operate transnationally for 
the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary, or commercial 
gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while protecting their 
activities through a pattern of corruption or violence or through
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a transnational organization structure and the exploitation of 
transnational commerce or communication mechanisms.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1004. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 
AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGA-
NIZED CRIME.’’. 
SEC. 1013. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 
COUNTERDRUG 
ACTIVITIES 
OF 
CERTAIN 
FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
Subsection (e) of section 1033 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 
Stat. 1881), as most recently amended by section 1013(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 844), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2014 in which 
the authority under this section is in effect for drug interdiction 
and counter-drug activities, an amount not to exceed $125,000,000 
shall be available in such fiscal year for the provision of support 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1014. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT 
TASK FORCES SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES 
CONDUCTING 
ACTIVITIES 
TO 
COUNTER 
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TO SUPPORT LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-TER-
RORISM ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1022 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 371 
note) is amended by inserting ‘‘or counter-transnational organized 
crime activities’’ after ‘‘counter-terrorism activities’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Subsection (b) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘for drug interdiction and counter-drug 
activities that are’’ after ‘‘funds’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or counter-transnational organized crime’’ 
after ‘‘counter-terrorism’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘after 2008’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the congres-
sional defense committees’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, counter-transnational organized 
crime,’’ after ‘‘counter-drug’’ the first place it appears; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘counterterrorism 
support’’ 
and 
inserting ‘‘counter-terrorism or counter-transnational orga-
nized crime support’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘, and a description of the objectives of such support’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘conducting counter-drug 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘exercising the authority under sub-
section (a)’’.
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(d) CONDITIONS.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or counter- 
transnational organized crime’’ after ‘‘counter-terrorism’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the congres-
sional defense committees’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end of the 
second sentence the following: ‘‘, together with a description 
of the vital national security interests associated with the 
support covered by such waiver’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(e) 
SUPPORT
FOR
COUNTER-TRANSNATIONAL
ORGANIZED 
CRIME.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—(1) In this section, the term ‘transnational 
organized crime’ has the meaning given such term in section 1004(j) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
(Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note). 
‘‘(2) For purposes of applying the definition of transnational 
organized crime under paragraph (1) to this section, the term ‘illegal 
means’, as it appears in such definition, includes the trafficking 
of money, human trafficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade 
in natural resources and wildlife, trade in illegal drugs and 
weapons, and other forms of illegal means determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 1015. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SECURITY IN THE 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The stability and security of the Western Hemisphere 
has a direct impact on the security interests of the United 
States. 
(2) Over the past decade, there has been a marked increase 
in violence and instability in the region as a result of weak 
governance and increasingly capable transnational criminal 
organizations. These criminal organizations operate global, 
multi-billion dollar networks that traffic narcotics, humans, 
weapons, and bulk cash. 
(3) Conflict between the various transnational criminal 
organizations for smuggling routes and territory has resulted 
in skyrocketing violence. According to the United Nations Office 
on Drugs and Crime, Honduras has the highest murder rate 
in the world with 90 murders per 100,000 people. 
(4) United States Northern Command and United States 
Southern Command are the lead combatant commands for 
Department of Defense efforts to combat illicit trafficking in 
the Western Hemisphere. 
(5) To combat these destabilizing threats, through a variety 
of authorities, the Department of Defense advises, trains, edu-
cates, and equips vetted troops in the region to enhance their 
military and police forces, with an emphasis on human rights 
and the rule of law. 
(6) As a result of decades of instability and violence, tens 
of thousands of unaccompanied alien children and their families 
have fled to the border between the United States and Mexico. 
In fiscal year 2014, approximately 66,000 such children were 
apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department of Defense should continue its efforts 
to combat transnational criminal organizations in the Western 
Hemisphere; 
(2) the Department of Defense should increase its maritime, 
aerial and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
capabilities in the region to more effectively support efforts 
to reduce illicit trafficking into the United States; and 
(3) enhancing the capacity of partner nations in the region 
to combat the threat posed by transnational criminal organiza-
tions should be a cornerstone of the Department of Defense’s 
strategy in the region. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
SEC. 1021. DEFINITION OF COMBATANT AND SUPPORT VESSEL FOR 
PURPOSES OF THE ANNUAL PLAN AND CERTIFICATION 
RELATING TO BUDGETING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
NAVAL VESSELS. 
Section 231(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘combatant and support vessel’ means any 
commissioned ship built or armed for naval combat or any 
naval ship designed to provide support to combatant ships 
and other naval operations. Such term does not include patrol 
coastal ships, non-commissioned combatant craft specifically 
designed for combat roles, or ships that are designated for 
potential mobilization.’’. 
SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2218 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2218a. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a fund to be known as the ‘National Sea-Based 
Deterrence Fund’. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
administer the Fund consistent with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(c) FUND PURPOSES.—(1) Funds in the Fund shall be available 
for obligation and expenditure only for construction (including 
design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national 
sea-based deterrence vessels. 
‘‘(2) Funds in the Fund may not be used for a purpose or 
program unless the purpose or program is authorized by law. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited in the Fund all funds 
appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction 
(including design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion 
of national sea-based deterrence vessels. 
‘‘(e) EXPIRATION OF FUNDS AFTER 5 YEARS.—No part of an 
appropriation that is deposited in the Fund pursuant to subsection 
(d) shall remain available for obligation more than five years after 
the end of fiscal year for which appropriated except to the extent 
specifically provided by law.
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‘‘(f) BUDGET REQUESTS.—Budget requests submitted to Con-
gress for the Fund shall separately identify the amount requested 
for programs, projects, and activities for construction (including 
design of vessels), purchase, alteration, and conversion of national 
sea-based deterrence vessels. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Fund’ means the National Sea-Based Deter-
rence Fund established by subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘national sea-based deterrence vessel’ means 
any vessel owned, operated, or controlled by the Department 
of Defense that carries operational intercontinental ballistic 
missiles.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 131 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2218 the following new item: 
‘‘2218a. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), and to the 
extent provided in appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer to the National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund estab-
lished by section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, as 
added 
by 
subsection 
(a)(1), 
amounts 
not 
to 
exceed 
$3,500,000,000 from unobligated funds authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years 2014, 2015, or 2016 for the Navy for 
the Ohio Replacement Program. The transfer authority pro-
vided under this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided to the Secretary of Defense by law. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds transferred to the National Sea- 
Based Deterrence Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 
available for the same period for which the transferred funds 
were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 1023. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INACTIVATION OF U.S.S. 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Navy may be obligated 
or expended to conduct tasks connected to the inactivation of the 
U.S.S. George Washington (CVN–73) unless such tasks are identical 
to tasks that would be necessary to conduct a refueling and complex 
overhaul of the vessel. 
SEC. 1024. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE SINKING OF U.S.S. THRESHER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) U.S.S. Thresher was first launched at Portsmouth Naval 
Shipyard on July 9, 1960. 
(2) U.S.S. Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
for her final voyage on April 9, 1963, with a crew of 16 officers, 
96 sailors, and 17 civilians. 
(3) The mix of that crew reflects the unity of the naval 
submarine service, military and civilian, in the protection of 
the United States. 
(4) At approximately 7:47 a.m. on April 10, 1963, while 
in communication with the surface ship U.S.S. Skylark, and 
approximately 220 miles off the coast of New England, U.S.S. 
Thresher began her final descent.
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(5) U.S.S. Thresher was declared lost with all hands on 
April 10, 1963. 
(6) In response to the loss of U.S.S. Thresher, the United 
States Navy instituted new regulations to ensure the health 
of the submariners and the safety of the submarines of the 
United States. 
(7) Those regulations led to the establishment of the Sub-
marine Safety and Quality Assurance program (SUBSAFE), 
now one of the most comprehensive military safety programs 
in the world. 
(8) SUBSAFE has kept the submariners of the United 
States safe at sea ever since as the strongest, safest submarine 
force in history. 
(9) Since the establishment of SUBSAFE, no SUBSAFE- 
certified submarine has been lost at sea, which is a legacy 
owed to the brave individuals who perished aboard U.S.S. 
Thresher. 
(10) From the loss of U.S.S. Thresher, there arose in the 
institutions of higher education in the United States the ocean 
engineering curricula that enables the preeminence of the 
United States in submarine warfare. 
(11) The crew of U.S.S. Thresher demonstrated the ‘‘last 
full measure of devotion’’ in service to the United States, and 
this devotion characterizes the sacrifices of all submariners, 
past and present. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 51st anniversary of the sinking of U.S.S. 
Thresher; 
(2) remembers with profound sorrow the loss of U.S.S. 
Thresher and her gallant crew of sailors and civilians on April 
10, 1963; and 
(3) expresses its deepest gratitude to all submariners on 
‘‘eternal patrol’’, who are forever bound together by dedicated 
and honorable service to the United States of America. 
SEC. 1025. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINMENT OF LITTORAL COMBAT 
SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7310 
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may 
establish a pilot program for the sustainment of Littoral Combat 
Ships when operating on extended deployment as follows: 
(1) The pilot program shall be limited to no more than 
three Littoral Combat Ships at any one time operating in 
extended deployment status. 
(2) Sustainment authorized under the pilot program is 
limited to corrective and preventive maintenance or repair 
(whether intermediate- or depot-level) and facilities mainte-
nance. Such maintenance or repair may be performed— 
(A) in a foreign shipyard; 
(B) at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or 
(C) at any other facility convenient to the vessel. 
(3) Such maintenance or repair may be performed on a 
vessel as described in paragraph (2) only if the work is per-
formed by United States Government personnel or United 
States contractor personnel. 
(4) Facilities maintenance may be performed by a foreign 
contractor on a vessel as described in paragraph (2).
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 
conclusion of the pilot program authorized under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include 
each of the following: 
(1) Lessons learned from the pilot program regarding 
sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships while operating on 
extended deployments, including the extent to which shipboard 
personnel were involved in performing maintenance. 
(2) A comprehensive sustainment strategy, including 
maintenance requirements, concepts, and costs, intended to 
support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deploy-
ments. 
(3) Observations and recommendations regarding limited 
exceptions to existing authorities required to support Littoral 
Combat Ships operating on extended deployments. 
(4) The effect of the pilot program on material readiness 
and operational availability. 
(5) Whether overseas maintenance periodicities undertaken 
during the pilot program were accomplished in the scheduled 
or allotted timeframes throughout the pilot program. 
(6) The total cost to sustain the three Littoral Combat 
Ships selected for the pilot program during the program, 
including all costs for Federal and contractor employees per-
forming corrective and preventive maintenance, and all 
facilitization costs, both ashore and shipboard. 
(7) A detailed comparison of costs, including the cost of 
labor, between maintenance support provided in the United 
States and any savings achieved by performing facilities 
maintenance in foreign shipyards. 
(8) A description of the permanent facilities required to 
support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deploy-
ment at overseas locations. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘corrective and preventive maintenance or 
repair’’ means— 
(A) maintenance or repair actions performed as a result 
of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to 
acceptable performance levels; or 
(B) scheduled maintenance or repair actions intended 
to prevent or discover functional failures, including sched-
uled periodic maintenance requirements and integrated 
class maintenance plan tasks that are time-directed 
maintenance actions. 
(2) The term ‘‘facilities maintenance’’ means— 
(A) preservation or corrosion control efforts, including 
surface preparation and preservation of the structural 
facility to minimize effects of corrosion; or 
(B) cleaning services, including— 
(i) light surface cleaning of ship structures and 
compartments; and 
(ii) deep cleaning of bilges to remove dirt, oily 
waste, and other foreign matter. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2016.
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SEC. 1026. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INACTIVA-
TION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK 
LANDING SHIPS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or other-
wise made available for the Department of Defense by this 
Act or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66) may be obligated or expended to 
retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser 
or dock landing ship. 
(2) USE OF SMOSF FUNDS.—As provided by section 8107 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113– 
76), funds in the Ship, Modernization, Operations, and 
Sustainment Fund may be used only for 11 Ticonderoga-class 
cruisers (CG 63 through CG 73) and 3 dock landing ships 
(LSD 41, LSD 42, and LSD 46). 
(b) MODERNIZATION
OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS
AND 
DOCK LANDING SHIPS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall begin the 
upgrade of two cruisers specified in (a)(2) during fiscal year 2015, 
including— 
(1) hull, mechanical, and electrical upgrades; and 
(2) combat systems modernizations. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON MODERNIZATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—During the period of modernization 
under subsection (b) of the vessels specified in subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary of the Navy shall— 
(A) continue to maintain the vessels in a manner that 
will ensure the ability of the vessels to reenter the oper-
ational fleet; 
(B) conduct planning activities to ensure scheduled 
and deferred maintenance and modernization work items 
are identified and included in maintenance availability 
work packages; and 
(C) conduct hull, mechanical, and electrical and combat 
system modernization necessary to achieve a service life 
of 40 years. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—During the period of modernization 
under subsection (b) of the vessels specified in subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary may not— 
(A) permit removal or cannibalization of equipment 
or systems to support operational vessels, other than— 
(i) rotatable pool equipment; and 
(ii) equipment or systems necessary to support 
urgent operational requirements (but only with the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense); or 
(B) make any irreversible modifications that will pro-
hibit the vessel from reentering the operational fleet. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the submittal to 
Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105 
of title 31, United States, for each fiscal year during which 
activities under the modernization of vessels will be carried 
out under this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a written report on 
the status of the modernization of vessels under this section.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(A) The status of modernization efforts, including avail-
ability schedules, equipment procurement schedules, and 
by-fiscal year funding requirements. 
(B) The readiness and operational and manning status 
of each vessel to be undergoing modernization under this 
section during the fiscal year covered by such report. 
(C) The current material condition assessment for each 
such vessel. 
(D) A list of rotatable pool equipment that is identified 
across the whole class of cruisers to support operations 
on a continuing basis. 
(E) A list of equipment, other than rotatable pool equip-
ment and components incidental to performing mainte-
nance, removed from each such vessel, including a justifica-
tion for the removal, the disposition of the equipment, 
and plan for restoration of the equipment. 
(F) A detailed plan for obligations and expenditures 
by vessel for the fiscal year beginning during the calendar 
year during which the report is submitted, and projections 
of obligations by vessel by fiscal year for the remaining 
time a vessel is projected to be in the modernization pro-
gram. 
(G) A statement of the funding required for that fiscal 
year to ensure the Ship, Modernization, Operations, and 
Sustainment Fund account has adequate resources to exe-
cute the plan under subparagraph (F) for that fiscal year 
and the following fiscal year. 
(3) NOTICE ON VARIANCE FROM PLAN.—Not later than 30 
days before executing any material deviation from a plan 
described in paragraph (2)(F) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of such deviation from the plan. 
(e) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LIMITATION.—Section 1023 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 846) is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE REWARDS FOR COM-
BATING TERRORISM. 
Section 127b(c)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’. 
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY 
FACILITIES 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 850) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’.
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SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE TRANSFER 
OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED 
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 851) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY 
FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE AND STOCK-
PILED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT INSUFFICIENT FUNDING 
IN ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (d)(3) of section 407 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or insufficient 
funding’’ after ‘‘such activities’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF
STOCKPILED
CONVENTIONAL
MUNITIONS 
ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and includes’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air- 
defense systems. Such term includes’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, small arms, and light weapons, including man-portable air- 
defense systems’’. 
SEC. 1042. AIRLIFT SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9516. Airlift service 
‘‘(a) INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION.—(1) Except as provided in 
subsection (d) of this section, the transportation of passengers or 
property by CRAF-eligible aircraft in interstate air transportation 
obtained by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department through a contract for airlift service in the United 
States may be provided only by an air carrier that— 
‘‘(A) has aircraft in the civil reserve air fleet or offers 
to place the aircraft in that fleet; and 
‘‘(B) holds a certificate issued under section 41102 of title 
49. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Transportation shall act as expeditiously 
as possible on an application for a certificate under section 41102 
of title 49 to provide airlift service. 
‘‘(b) TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOR-
EIGN
LOCATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), the 
transportation of passengers or property by CRAF-eligible aircraft 
between a place in the United States and a place outside the 
United States obtained by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of a military department through a contract for airlift service shall 
be provided by an air carrier referred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION
BETWEEN
FOREIGN
LOCATIONS.—The 
transportation of passengers or property by CRAF-eligible aircraft 
between two places outside the United States obtained by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department
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through a contract for airlift service shall be provided by an air 
carrier referred to in subsection (a) whenever transportation by 
such an air carrier is reasonably available. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—When the Secretary of Defense decides that 
no air carrier holding a certificate under section 41102 of title 
49 is capable of providing, and willing to provide, the airlift service, 
the Secretary of Defense may make a contract to provide the service 
with an air carrier not having a certificate. 
‘‘(e) CRAF-ELIGIBLE
AIRCRAFT
DEFINED.—In this section, 
‘CRAF-eligible aircraft’ means aircraft of a type the Secretary of 
Defense has determined to be eligible to participate in the civil 
reserve air fleet.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘9516. Airlift service.’’. 
SEC. 1043. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN VOLUNTARY LEGAL SUP-
PORT SERVICES. 
Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Voluntary legal support services provided by law stu-
dents through internship and externship programs approved 
by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 1044. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
TO USE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REIMBURSE-
MENT RATE FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED 
TO CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES. 
(a) ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES OF TRANSPORTATION.—Subsection (a) 
of section 2642 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During the period beginning on October 
28, 2009, and ending on October 28, 2019, for’’ and inserting 
‘‘For’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of Defense’’ the first place it appears 
and all that follows through ‘‘military sales’’ and inserting 
‘‘of Defense’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) For military transportation services provided in sup-
port of foreign military sales. 
‘‘(5) For military transportation services provided to a 
State, local, or tribal agency (including any organization com-
posed of State, local, or tribal agencies). 
‘‘(6) For military transportation services provided to a 
Department of Defense contractor when transporting supplies 
that are for, or destined for, a Department of Defense entity.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF 
TRANSPORTATION.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF 
TRANSPORTATION.—The provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and
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(6) of subsection (a) shall apply only to military transportation 
services provided before October 1, 2019.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2642. Transportation services provided to certain non- 
Department of Defense agencies and entities: use 
of Department of Defense reimbursement rate’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to such section 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 157 of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘2642. Transportation services provided to certain non-Department of Defense agen-
cies and entities: use of Department of Defense reimbursement rate.’’. 
SEC. 1045. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO USE OF MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS BY CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET CONTRAC-
TORS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 9513 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 931 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 9513. 
SEC. 1046. INCLUSION OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 
AMONG LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PROVIDED PHYSICAL PROTECTION AND PERSONAL SECU-
RITY. 
(a) INCLUSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1074 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 330) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new para-
graph (7): 
‘‘(7) Chief of the National Guard Bureau.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (7)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (1) through (8)’’. 
SEC. 1047. INCLUSION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AUTHORITY 
FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ADVISORS TO FOREIGN 
MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 
(a) INCLUSION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AUTHORITY.— 
Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1599; 10 U.S.C. 168 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘or regional organizations with security missions’’ after 
‘‘foreign countries’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or regional organization’’ after ‘‘min-
istry’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days before 
assigning a civilian employee of the Department of Defense as
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an advisor to a regional organization with a security mission under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a notification of such assignment. Such a 
notification shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A statement of the intent of the Secretary to assign 
the employee as an advisor to the regional organization. 
‘‘(2) The name of the regional organization and the location 
and duration of the assignment. 
‘‘(3) A description of the assignment, including a description 
of the training or assistance proposed to be provided to the 
regional organization, the justification for the assignment, a 
description of the unique capabilities the employee can provide 
to the regional organization, and a description of how the 
assignment serves the national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(4) Any other information relating to the assignment that 
the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘and 
regional organizations with security missions’’ after ‘‘defense 
ministries’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (5); 
and 
(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(b) UPDATE OF POLICY GUIDANCE ON AUTHORITY.—The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy shall issue an update of the policy 
of the Department of Defense for assignment of civilian employees 
of the Department as advisors to foreign ministries of defense 
and regional organizations under the authority in section 1081 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1599; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as 
amended by this section. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1081. AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ADVISORS TO FOR-
EIGN 
MINISTRIES 
OF 
DEFENSE 
AND 
REGIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.’’. 
SEC. 1048. REPORT AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
AVIATION FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the aviation foreign internal defense program. Such report shall 
include each of the following: 
(A) An overall description of the program, including 
validated requirements from each of the geographic combat-
ant commands and the Joint Staff, and of the statutory 
authorities used to support fixed and rotary wing aviation 
foreign internal defense programs within the Department 
of Defense. 
(B) Program goals, proposed metrics of performance 
success, and anticipated procurement and operation and