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(A) certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that the waiver is in the national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report, in written and unclassified form, setting forth— 
(i) the effort in subsection (c)(1)(A), measures in 
subsection (c)(1)(B), or actions in subsections (c)(1)(C) 
or (c)(2), or combination thereof, about which the Sec-
retary is unable to make the certification; 
(ii) a detailed explanation why the Secretary is 
unable to make the certification about such effort, 
measures, or actions; 
(iii) a description of the actions the Secretary is 
taking to encourage the Government of Saudi Arabia 
or the Government of the United Arab Emirates, as 
applicable, to undertake such effort, measures, or 
actions; and 
(iv) a detailed justification for the waiver. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President or the Presi-
dent’s designee shall provide a briefing to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress including, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab 
Emirates’ military and political objectives in Yemen and 
whether United States assistance to the Saudi-led coalition 
has resulted in significant progress towards meeting those 
objectives; 
(2) a description of efforts by the Government of Saudi 
Arabia to avoid disproportionate harm to civilians and civilian 
objects in Yemen, and an assessment of whether United States 
assistance to the Saudi-led coalition has led to a demonstrable 
decrease in civilians killed or injured by Saudi-led airstrikes 
and damage to civilian infrastructure; 
(3) an assessment of the United Nations Verification and 
Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) in Yemen and an assessment 
of the need for existing secondary inspection and clearance 
processes and transshipment requirements on humanitarian 
and commercial vessels that have been cleared by UNVIM; 
(4) a description of the sources of external support for 
the Houthi forces, including financial assistance, weapons 
transfers, operational planning, training, and advisory assist-
ance; 
(5) an assessment of the applicability of United States 
and international sanctions to Houthi forces that have com-
mitted grave human rights abuses, obstructed international 
aid, and launched ballistic missiles into Saudi territory, and 
an assessment of the applicability of United States and inter-
national sanctions to individuals or entities providing the 
Houthi forces with material support; and 
(6) an assessment of the effect of the Saudi-led coalition’s 
military operations in Yemen on the efforts of the United States 
to defeat al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant. 
(c) INITIAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a certification 
indicating whether—
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(1) the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government 
of the United Arab Emirates are undertaking— 
(A) an urgent and good faith effort to support diplo-
matic efforts to end the civil war in Yemen; 
(B) appropriate measures to alleviate the humanitarian 
crisis in Yemen by increasing access for Yemenis to food, 
fuel, medicine, and medical evacuation, including through 
the appropriate use of Yemen’s Red Sea ports, including 
the port of Hudaydah, the airport in Sana’a, and external 
border crossings with Saudi Arabia; and 
(C) demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm 
to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from mili-
tary operations of the Government of Saudi Arabia and 
the Government of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen, 
including by— 
(i) complying with applicable agreements and laws 
regulating defense articles purchased or transferred 
from the United States; and 
(ii) taking appropriate steps to avoid dispropor-
tionate harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure; 
and 
(2) in the case of Saudi Arabia, the Government of Saudi 
Arabia is undertaking appropriate actions to reduce any 
unnecessary delays to shipments associated with secondary 
inspection and clearance processes other than UNVIM. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 180 and 360 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a certification indicating whether the Government of Saudi Arabia 
and the Government of the United Arab Emirates are undertaking 
the effort, measures, and actions described in subsection (c). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed as authorizing the use of military force. 
(f) FORM OF CERTIFICATIONS.—The certifications required under 
subsections (c) and (d) shall be written, detailed, and submitted 
in unclassified form. 
(g) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress an unclassified report 
listing United States objectives in Yemen and detailing a strategy 
to accomplish those objectives. The report shall be unclassified 
but may include a classified annex. 
(h) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 
1291. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
RWANDAN 
PATRIOTIC 
FRONT 
AND 
RWANDAN PATRIOTIC ARMY UNDER IMMIGRATION AND 
NATIONALITY ACT. 
(a) REMOVAL OF TREATMENT AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Rwandan Patriotic Front and the Rwandan Patriotic Army 
shall be excluded from the definition of terrorist organization 
(as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III))) for pur-
poses of such section 212(a)(3)(B) for any period before August 
1, 1994. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General, as applicable, may suspend the application of 
paragraph (1) for the Rwandan Patriotic Front or the 
Rwandan Patriotic Army in the sole and unreviewable 
discretion of such applicable Secretary. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than, or contemporaneously 
with, a suspension of paragraph (1) under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, as applicable, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the justification for 
such suspension. 
(b) RELIEF FROM INADMISSIBILITY.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1994.—Section 212(a)(3)(B) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) 
shall not apply to an alien with respect to any activity under-
taken by the alien in association with the Rwandan Patriotic 
Front or the Rwandan Patriotic Army before August 1, 1994. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
as applicable, determines in the sole unreviewable discre-
tion of such applicable Secretary that— 
(i) in the totality of the circumstances, such alien— 
(I) poses a threat to the safety and security 
of the United States; or 
(II) does not merit a visa, admission to the 
United States, or a grant of an immigration benefit 
or protection; or 
(ii) such alien committed, ordered, incited, assisted, 
or otherwise participated in the commission of— 
(I) an offense described in section 2441 of title 
18, United States Code; or 
(II) an offense described in Presidential 
Proclamation 8697, dated August 4, 2011. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall be 
implemented by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney 
General. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and
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the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1292. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 
THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change 
to existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress 
in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement such 
Treaty, unless the Treaty has received the advice and consent 
of the Senate and has been the subject of implementing legislation, 
as required, by Congress. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting 
foreign countries in bringing their laws and regulations up to United 
States standards. 
SEC. 1293. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF WEAPONS AND OTHER 
FORMS OF SUPPORT TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2019 may be used to knowingly provide weapons or 
any other form of support to Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS), Jabhat Fateh al Sham, or any individual or 
group affiliated with any such organization. 
SEC. 
1294. 
MODIFIED 
WAIVER 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
SANCTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF 
THE COUNTERING AMERICA’S ADVERSARIES THROUGH 
SANCTIONS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 231 of the Countering America’s 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 
9525) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsection 
(e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c), as amended, the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) MODIFIED WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN SANCTIONABLE 
TRANSACTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may use the authority 
under section 236(b) to waive the application of sanctions with 
respect to a person under this section without regard to section 
216 if, not later than 30 days prior to the waiver taking effect, 
the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives that— 
‘‘(A) the waiver is in the national security interests 
of the United States; 
‘‘(B) the significant transaction described in subsection 
(a) that the person engaged in with respect to which the 
waiver is being exercised— 
‘‘(i) is not a significant transaction with— 
‘‘(I) the Main Intelligence Agency of the Gen-
eral Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian 
Federation;
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‘‘(II) the Federal Security Service of the Rus-
sian Federation; 
‘‘(III) the Foreign Intelligence Service of the 
Russian Federation; 
‘‘(IV) Autonomous Noncommercial Professional 
Organization/Professional Association of Designers 
of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI); 
‘‘(V) the Special Technology Center; 
‘‘(VI) Zorsecurity; or 
‘‘(VII) any person that the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, determines— 
‘‘(aa) to be part of, or operating for or 
on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sector 
of the Government of the Russian Federation; 
and 
‘‘(bb) has directly participated in or facili-
tated cyber intrusions by the Government of 
the Russian Federation; and 
‘‘(ii) would not— 
‘‘(I) endanger the integrity of any multilateral 
alliance of which the United States is a part; 
‘‘(II) adversely affect ongoing operations of the 
Armed Forces of the United States, including coali-
tion operations in which the Armed Forces of the 
United States participate; 
‘‘(III) result in a significant negative impact 
to defense cooperation between the United States 
and the country whose government has primary 
jurisdiction over the person; and 
‘‘(IV) significantly increase the risk of compro-
mising United States defense systems and oper-
ational capabilities; and 
‘‘(C) the government with primary jurisdiction over 
the person— 
‘‘(i) is taking or will take steps to reduce its inven-
tory of major defense equipment and advanced conven-
tional weapons produced by the defense sector of the 
Russian Federation as a share of its total inventory 
of major defense equipment and advanced conventional 
weapons over a specified period; or 
‘‘(ii) is cooperating with the United States Govern-
ment on other security matters that are critical to 
United States strategic interests. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The certification described in paragraph (1) 
shall be transmitted in an unclassified form, and may contain 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the President submits a certification 
described in paragraph (1) with respect to the waiver of 
the application of sanctions with respect to a person under 
this section, and annually thereafter for two years, the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
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Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the waiver. 
‘‘(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the extent to which such waiver has or has 
not resulted in the compromise of United States sys-
tems and operational capabilities, including through 
the diversion of United States sensitive technology to 
a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf 
of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation; and 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the government with pri-
mary jurisdiction over the person is taking specific 
actions to further the enforcement of this title.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (d) of sec-
tion 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions 
Act (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9525), as added by subsection 
(a) of this section, shall be construed to modify, waive, or terminate 
any existing sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, 
including any Russian person or entity, that are in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
describes those persons that the President has determined 
under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9525) 
have knowingly engaged, on or after August 2, 2017, in a 
significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates 
for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the 
Government of the Russian Federation, as defined in guidance 
required under subsection (e) of that section, as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), and 
every 90 days thereafter for a period of 5 years, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
update to the report required by that paragraph. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) and 
each update required by paragraph (2) shall contain the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A list of persons that the President has determined 
under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9525) 
have knowingly engaged, on or after August 2, 2017, in 
a significant transaction with a person that is part of, 
or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence 
sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation, as 
defined in guidance required under subsection (e) of that 
section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(B) For the initial report required by paragraph (1), 
a year-by-year and country-by-country description of signifi-
cant transactions from persons described in paragraph (1), 
dating back to August 2, 2017, and for each update required 
by paragraph (2), such a description of significant trans-
actions dating back to the date of submission of the most
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recent report submitted under paragraph (1) or the most 
recent update submitted under paragraph (2), as applicable. 
(C) A description of the significant transactions 
described in subsection (a) of such section 231, including, 
for each such transaction, types of material and equipment 
involved, the monetary value of the transaction, and the 
duration of any contract involved. 
(D) A description of the diplomatic efforts by the 
Government of the United States, if any, to persuade per-
sons to no longer conduct significant transactions with 
persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, 
the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of 
the Russian Federation, as defined in guidance required 
under subsection (e) of such section 231, as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(E) A description of significant transactions with per-
sons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the 
defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the 
Russian Federation, if any, that the Government of the 
United States through diplomatic efforts was able to per-
suade persons not to engage in, including a description 
of each such transaction and the monetary value of the 
transaction. 
(4) FORM.—The initial report required by paragraph (1) 
and each update required under paragraph (2) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 221 of the 
Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 
2017 (22 U.S.C. 9521) and includes the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives. 
(d) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.—No provi-
sion affecting sanctions under this section or an amendment made 
by this section shall apply to any portion of a sanction that affects 
the importation of goods. 
SEC. 1295. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO THE USE OF FORCE. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the use 
of force against Iran or North Korea. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT 
REDUCTION 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1302. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds. 
SEC. 1301. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $335,240,000 authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 in section 301 and 
made available by the funding table in division D for the Depart-
ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 
under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may 
be obligated for the purposes specified:
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(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $2,823,000. 
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $5,446,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $29,001,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $197,585,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $74,937,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/ 
Administrative Costs, $25,448,000. 
SEC. 1302. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
FUNDS. 
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 301 and made available by the funding table in 
division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2019, 
2020, and 2021. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense inspector general. 
Sec. 1405. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 1411. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1412. Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Sec. 1413. Oversight of health care provided to residents of the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home. 
Sec. 1414. Modification of authority on acceptance of gifts for the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home. 
Sec. 1415. Relief for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home impacted by 
increase in fees. 
Sec. 1416. Limitation on applicability of fee increase for residents of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1422. Economical and efficient operation of working capital fund activities. 
Sec. 1423. Consolidation of reporting requirements under the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act. 
Sec. 1424. Quarterly briefing on progress of chemical demilitarization program. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for
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fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chem-
ical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces 
and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
for providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4501. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces Retirement 
Home 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 
sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home. 
SEC. 1412. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENCE AT THE ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
Section 1512 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 
1991 (24 U.S.C. 412) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1512. RESIDENTS OF RETIREMENT HOME. 
‘‘(a) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO BE RESIDENTS.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), the following persons who served as members 
of the Armed Forces, at least one-half of whose service was not 
active commissioned service (other than as a warrant officer or 
limited-duty officer), are eligible to become residents of the Retire-
ment Home: 
‘‘(1) Persons who are 60 years of age or over and were 
discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces after 
20 or more years of active service.
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‘‘(2) Persons who are determined under rules prescribed 
by the Chief Operating Officer to be suffering from a service- 
connected disability incurred in the line of duty in the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(3) Persons who served in a war theater during a time 
of war declared by Congress or were eligible for hostile fire 
special pay under section 310 or 351 of title 37, United States 
Code, and who are determined under rules prescribed by the 
Chief Operating Officer to be suffering from injuries, disease, 
or disability. 
‘‘(4) Persons who served in a women’s component of the 
Armed Forces before June 12, 1948, and are determined under 
rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be eligible 
for admission because of compelling personal circumstances. 
‘‘(b) PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO BE RESIDENTS.—The following per-
sons are ineligible to become a resident of the Retirement Home: 
‘‘(1) A person who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted of a felony; or 
‘‘(B) was discharged or released from service in the 
Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions. 
‘‘(2) A person with substance abuse or mental health prob-
lems, except upon a judgment and satisfactory determination 
by the Chief Operating Officer that— 
‘‘(A) the person has been evaluated by a qualified 
health professional selected by the Retirement Home; 
‘‘(B) the Retirement Home can accommodate the per-
son’s condition; and 
‘‘(C) the person agrees to such conditions of residency 
as the Retirement Home may require. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE.—To apply for acceptance as a resident of 
a facility of the Retirement Home, a person eligible to be a resident 
shall submit to the Administrator of that facility an application 
in such form and containing such information as the Chief Oper-
ating Officer may require. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITIES FOR ACCEPTANCE.—The Chief Operating Officer 
shall establish a system of priorities for the acceptance of residents 
so that the most deserving applicants will be accepted whenever 
the number of eligible applicants is greater than the Retirement 
Home can accommodate. 
‘‘(e) SPOUSES OF RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ADMIT.—Except as otherwise established 
pursuant to subsection (d), the spouse of a person accepted 
as a resident of a facility of the Retirement Home may be 
admitted to that facility if the spouse— 
‘‘(A) is a covered beneficiary within the meaning of 
section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) is not ineligible to become a resident as provided 
in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) submits an application for admittance in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
AS
RESIDENT.—A spouse admitted in 
accordance with paragraph (1) shall be a resident of the Retire-
ment Home consistent with this Act, except as the Chief Oper-
ating Officer may otherwise provide.’’.
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SEC. 1413. OVERSIGHT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
Section 1513A(c) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act 
of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) Facilitate and monitor the timely availability to resi-
dents of the Retirement Home such medical, mental health, 
and dental care services as such residents may require at 
locations other than the Retirement Home.’’ 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Ensure’’ and inserting 
‘‘Monitor’’. 
SEC. 1414. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS 
FOR THE ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
Paragraph (1) of section 1515(f) of the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 415(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept, receive, solicit, 
hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either 
absolutely or in trust, of real or personal property, or any income 
therefrom or other interest therein, for the benefit of the Retirement 
Home.’’. 
SEC. 1415. RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIRE-
MENT HOME IMPACTED BY INCREASE IN FEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION
ON REMOVAL
FOR INABILITY TO PAY FEE 
INCREASE.—A resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home as 
of September 30, 2018, may not be removed or released from the 
Retirement Home after that date based solely upon the inability 
of the resident to pay the amount of any increase in fees applicable 
to residents of the Retirement Home that takes effect on October 
1, 2018. 
(b) OTHER RELIEF.—The Chief Operating Officer of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home shall take all actions practicable to 
accommodate residents of the Retirement Home who are impacted 
by the fee structure applicable to residents of the Retirement Home 
that takes effect on October 1, 2018, including through hardship 
relief, additional deductions from gross income, and other appro-
priate actions. 
SEC. 1416. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF FEE INCREASE FOR 
RESIDENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual who was a 
resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home as of April 9, 
2018, the increase in fees for residents of the Home scheduled 
to take effect on October 1, 2018, shall occur on an incremental 
basis over the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2018, 
such that the total fee for such individual as a resident of the 
Home as of the end of such period covers the cost of care of 
such individual as a resident of the Home. 
(b) NOTICE
AND
WAIT
ON
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
FUTURE 
INCREASES.—Any increase in the fees for residents of the Home 
that is scheduled to take effect after October 1, 2018, may not 
take effect until 90 days after the date on which a report on 
the increase is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN 
JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by section 1405 and available for the Defense 
Health Program for operation and maintenance, $113,000,000 may 
be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department 
of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection 
(a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated 
as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose 
of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes of sub-
section (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds 
transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of 
the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 
of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as 
a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1422. ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF WORKING 
CAPITAL FUND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2208(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The accomplishment of the 
most economical and efficient organization and operation of working 
capital fund activities for the purposes of this subsection shall 
include actions toward the following: 
‘‘(1) Undertaking efforts to optimize the rate structure for 
all requisitioning entities. 
‘‘(2) Encouraging a working capital fund activity to perform 
reimbursable work for other entities to sustain the efficient 
use of the workforce. 
‘‘(3) Determining the appropriate leadership level for 
approving work from outside entities to maximize efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 1423. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
THE 
STRATEGIC 
AND 
CRITICAL 
MATERIALS 
STOCK 
PILING ACT. 
Section 11 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 15’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 15’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘report containing’’ and inserting 
‘‘Each report under subsection (a) shall also include’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ in the first sentence and 
inserting ‘‘With respect to the plan described in para-
graph (1), each’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Each such report’’ in the second 
sentence and inserting ‘‘With respect to such plan, 
each report’’. 
SEC. 1424. QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON PROGRESS OF CHEMICAL 
DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1412(j) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Semiannual Reports’’ and 
inserting ‘‘QUARTERLY BRIEFING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘March 1’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the year in which’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and every 90 days thereafter 
until’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submit to’’ and inserting ‘‘brief’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a report on the implementation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on the progress made’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘of its chemical weapons destruction 
obligations’’ and inserting ‘‘toward fulfilling its chemical 
weapons destruction obligations’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include a 
description of contractor costs and performance relative to 
schedule, the progress to date toward the complete destruction 
of the stockpile, and any other information the Secretary deter-
mines to be relevant.’’. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense inspector general. 
Sec. 1509. Defense health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority. 
Sec. 1513. Overseas contingency operations. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1521. Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. 
Sec. 1522. Enduring costs funded through overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1523. Comptroller General report on use of funds provided by overseas contin-
gency operations.
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Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 to provide additional 
funds for overseas contingency operations being carried out by 
the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4102. 
SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not otherwise
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provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are 
in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act. 
SEC. 1512. SPECIAL 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 title for fiscal 
year 2019 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.—The total amount of authorizations that 
the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this sub-
section may not exceed $3,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this section shall 
be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under 
section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided 
by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided 
under section 1001. 
SEC. 1513. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency oper-
ations in such amounts as may be designated as provided in section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(ii)). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT ORGANIZATION. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 1514 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as 
in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply 
to amounts made available for fiscal year 2019 for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Organization. 
(2) REFERENCES TO JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 
DEFEAT FUND.—In the application of paragraph (1) to the use 
of funds described in that paragraph in fiscal year 2019, any 
reference in the subsections referred to in that paragraph to 
the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund shall be
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deemed to be a reference to the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Organization. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR 
CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for the Department 
of Defense by this Act for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Organization, $15,000,000 may be made available to the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and services 
to ministries and other entities of foreign governments that 
the Secretary of Defense has identified as critical for countering 
the flow of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals. 
(2) PROVISION THROUGH OTHER UNITED STATES AGENCIES.— 
If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the 
head of another department or agency of the United States 
Government, the Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts 
made available under paragraph (1) to such department or 
agency for the provision by such department or agency of 
training, equipment, supplies, and services to ministries and 
other entities of foreign governments as described in that para-
graph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds made avail-
able under paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended to 
supply training, equipment, supplies, or services to a foreign 
country before the date that is 15 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, has submitted to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a notice that includes each of the following: 
(A) The name of the foreign country for which training, 
equipment, supplies, or services are proposed to be sup-
plied. 
(B) A description of the training, equipment, supplies, 
and services to be provided to such foreign country using 
such funds. 
(C) A detailed description of the amounts proposed 
to be obligated or expended to supply such training, equip-
ment, supplies, or services, including— 
(i) any amounts proposed to be obligated or 
expended to support the participation of a department 
or agency of the United States Government other than 
the Department of Defense; and 
(ii) a description of the training, equipment, sup-
plies, or services proposed to be supplied. 
(D) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the efforts 
of such foreign country to counter the flow of improvised 
explosive device precursor chemicals. 
(E) An overall plan for countering the flow of precursor 
chemicals in such foreign country. 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this subsection 
expires on December 31, 2019. 
(c) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan to transition funding for the Joint Improvised-
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Threat Defeat Organization from amounts made available for over-
seas contingency operations to amounts otherwise made available 
for the purposes of such Organization. 
SEC. 1522. ENDURING COSTS FUNDED THROUGH OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 14 days after the Presi-
dent submits to Congress the budget request for each of fiscal 
years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on enduring costs funded through overseas contingency 
operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An estimate of the costs of operations currently sup-
ported in part or in whole by requested funding for overseas 
contingency operations that are likely to continue beyond such 
contingency, in accordance with the recommendation in the 
Government Accountability Office report entitled ‘‘Overseas 
Contingency Operations: OMB and DOD Should Revise the 
Criteria for Determining Eligible Costs and Identify the Costs 
Likely to Endure Long Term’’ published on January 18, 2017. 
(2) With respect to programs, projects, or activities for 
which the source of the requested funds has shifted from over-
seas contingency operations funding in the previous fiscal year 
to base budget funding in the current fiscal year— 
(A) a description of the criteria used by the Department 
of Defense and the Armed Forces in determining the pro-
grams, projects, and activities for which funds were 
requested in the budget request of the current fiscal year 
for overseas contingency operations, including any changes 
relative to the criteria issued in 2010 that was used by 
the Office of Management and Budget to identify such 
programs, projects, and activities for such funding requests; 
(B) a list of each such program, project, or activity 
and the amount requested for each such program, project, 
or activity, at the following levels of detail: 
(i) For procurement, by line item. 
(ii) For research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, by program element number. 
(iii) For operation and maintenance, by sub-activity 
group. 
(iv) For military personnel, by sub-activity group. 
(v) For revolving and management funds, by sub- 
activity group. 
(vi) For military construction, by project. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1523. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS PRO-
VIDED BY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on how funds authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for overseas contingency oper-
ations were obligated.
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, 
CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Improvements to acquisition system, personnel, and organization of 
space forces. 
Sec. 1602. Modifications to Space Rapid Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 1603. Rapid, responsive, and reliable space launch. 
Sec. 1604. Provision of space situational awareness services and information. 
Sec. 1605. Budget assessments for national security space programs. 
Sec. 1606. Improvements to commercial space launch operations. 
Sec. 1607. Space warfighting policy, review of space capabilities, and plan on space 
warfighting readiness. 
Sec. 1608. Use of small- and medium-size buses for strategic and tactical satellite 
payloads. 
Sec. 1609. Enhancement of positioning, navigation, and timing capacity. 
Sec. 1610. Designation of component of Department of Defense responsible for co-
ordination of modernization efforts relating to military-code capable 
GPS receiver cards. 
Sec. 1611. Designation of component of Department of Defense responsible for co-
ordination of hosted payload information. 
Sec. 1612. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Space Operations Center 
mission system. 
Sec. 1613. Evaluation and enhanced security of supply chain for protected satellite 
communications programs and overhead persistent infrared systems. 
Sec. 1614. Report on protected satellite communications. 
Sec. 1615. Report on enhancements to the Global Positioning System Operational 
Control Segment. 
Sec. 1616. Report on persistent weather imagery for United States Central Com-
mand. 
Sec. 1617. Study on space-based radio frequency mapping. 
Sec. 1618. Independent study on space launch locations. 
Sec. 1619. Briefing on commercial satellite servicing capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Role of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. 
Sec. 1622. Security vetting for foreign nationals. 
Sec. 1623. Department of Defense Counterintelligence polygraph program. 
Sec. 1624. Defense intelligence business management systems. 
Sec. 1625. Modification to annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1626. Framework on governance, mission management, resourcing, and effec-
tive oversight of combat support agencies that are also elements of the 
intelligence community. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1631. Reorganization and consolidation of certain cyber provisions. 
Sec. 1632. Affirming the authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct military 
activities and operations in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1633. Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program scholarships and 
grants. 
Sec. 1634. Amendments to pilot program regarding cyber vulnerabilities of Depart-
ment of Defense critical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1635. Modification of acquisition authority of the Commander of the United 
States Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1636. Policy of the United States on cyberspace, cybersecurity, cyber warfare, 
and cyber deterrence. 
Sec. 1637. Budget display for cyber vulnerability evaluations and mitigation activi-
ties for major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1638. Determination of responsibility for the Department of Defense Informa-
tion Networks. 
Sec. 1639. Procedures and reporting requirement on cybersecurity breaches and 
loss of personally identifiable information and controlled unclassified in-
formation.
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Sec. 1640. Program to establish cyber institutes at institutions of higher learning. 
Sec. 1641. Matters pertaining to the SharkSeer cybersecurity program. 
Sec. 1642. Active defense against the Russian Federation, People’s Republic of 
China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Islamic Republic of 
Iran attacks in cyberspace. 
Sec. 1643. Designation of official for matters relating to integrating cybersecurity 
and industrial control systems within the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1644. Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply 
chain and universities on matters relating to cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1645. Email and Internet website security and authentication. 
Sec. 1646. Security product integration framework. 
Sec. 1647. Information security continuous monitoring and cybersecurity scorecard. 
Sec. 1648. Tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident. 
Sec. 1649. Pilot program on modeling and simulation in support of military home-
land defense operations in connection with cyber attacks on critical in-
frastructure. 
Sec. 1650. Pilot program authority to enhance cybersecurity and resiliency of crit-
ical infrastructure. 
Sec. 1651. Pilot program on regional cybersecurity training center for the Army Na-
tional Guard. 
Sec. 1652. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. 
Sec. 1653. Study and report on reserve component cyber civil support teams. 
Sec. 1654. Identification of countries of concern regarding cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1655. Mitigation of risks to national security posed by providers of information 
technology products and services who have obligations to foreign govern-
ments. 
Sec. 1656. Report on Cybersecurity Apprentice Program. 
Sec. 1657. Report on enhancement of software security for critical systems. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1661. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Nu-
clear Weapons Council. 
Sec. 1662. Long-range standoff weapon requirements. 
Sec. 1663. Acceleration of ground-based strategic deterrent program and long-range 
standoff weapon program. 
Sec. 1664. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile fuzes. 
Sec. 1665. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1666. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for mobile variant of 
ground-based strategic deterrent missile. 
Sec. 1667. Exchange program for nuclear weapons program employees. 
Sec. 1668. Plan to train officers in nuclear command, control, and communications. 
Sec. 1669. Independent study on options to increase Presidential decision-time re-
garding nuclear weapons employment. 
Sec. 1670. Extension of annual report on plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nu-
clear weapons command and control system. 
Sec. 1671. Plan for alignment of acquisition of warhead life extension programs and 
delivery vehicles for such warheads. 
Sec. 1672. Annual report on development of long-range stand-off weapon. 
Sec. 1673. Sense of Congress on nuclear posture of the United States. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1675. Development of persistent space-based sensor architecture. 
Sec. 1676. Boost phase ballistic missile defense. 
Sec. 1677. Extension of requirement for reports on unfunded priorities of Missile 
Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1678. Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and sys-
tems. 
Sec. 1679. Modification of requirement relating to transition of ballistic missile de-
fense programs to military departments. 
Sec. 1680. Modification of requirement to develop a space-based ballistic missile 
intercept layer. 
Sec. 1681. Improvements to acquisition processes of Missile Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1682. Layered defense of the United States homeland. 
Sec. 1683. Testing of redesigned kill vehicle prior to production and ground-based 
midcourse defense acceleration options. 
Sec. 1684. Requirements for ballistic missile defense capable ships. 
Sec. 1685. Multiyear procurement authority for standard missile–3 IB guided mis-
siles.