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‘‘(A) the number of each type of nuclear weapons pos-
sessed by such country; 
‘‘(B) the modernization plans for such weapons of such 
country; 
‘‘(C) the production capacity of nuclear warheads and 
strategic delivery systems (as defined in section 495(e)(2) 
of this title) of such country; 
‘‘(D) the nuclear doctrine of such country; and 
‘‘(E) the impact of such recommended reductions on 
the deterrence and extended deterrence capabilities of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
whether such recommended reductions in the nuclear forces 
of the United States will— 
‘‘(A) impair the ability of the United States to address— 
‘‘(i) unplanned strategic or geopolitical events; or 
‘‘(ii) technical challenge; or 
‘‘(B) degrade the deterrence or assurance provided by 
the United States to friends and allies of the United States. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The reports required by subsection (a)(1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 495, as added by section 1035(b), the following new 
item: 
‘‘496. Consideration of expansion of nuclear forces of other countries.’’. 
SEC. 1037. NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPON REDUCTIONS AND 
EXTENDED DETERRENCE POLICY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should pursue negotiations with the 
Russian Federation aimed at the reduction of Russian deployed 
and nondeployed nonstrategic nuclear forces; 
(2) nonstrategic nuclear weapons should be considered 
when weighing the balance of the nuclear forces of the United 
States and the Russian Federation; 
(3) any geographical relocation or storage of nonstrategic 
nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation does not constitute 
a reduction or elimination of such weapons; 
(4) the vast advantage of the Russian Federation in non-
strategic nuclear weapons constitutes a threat to the United 
States and its allies and a growing asymmetry in Western 
Europe; 
(5) the forward-deployed nuclear forces of the United States 
are an important contributor to the assurance of the allies 
of the United States and constitute a check on proliferation 
and a tool in dealing with neighboring states hostile to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (‘‘NATO’’);
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(6) the United States should maintain its commitment to 
extended deterrence, specifically the nuclear alliance of NATO, 
as an important component of ensuring and linking the national 
security interests of the United States and the security of 
its European allies; 
(7) forward-deployed nuclear forces of the United States 
shall remain based in Europe in support of the nuclear policy 
and posture of NATO subject to the policy and requirements 
of NATO; 
(8) the presence of nuclear weapons of the United States 
in Europe—combined with NATO’s unique nuclear sharing 
arrangements under which non-nuclear members participate 
in nuclear planning and possess specially configured aircraft 
capable of delivering nuclear weapons—provides reassurance 
to allies and partners who feel exposed to regional threats; 
and 
(9) only the President and Congress have the legal 
authority over the nuclear forces of the United States and 
no multilateral organization, not even NATO, can articulate 
a declaratory policy concerning the use of nuclear weapons 
that binds the United States. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by section 1031(b), is amended by inserting 
after section 496, as added by section 1036(a), the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 497. Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or 
withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.—Upon any decision to reduce, consolidate, 
or withdraw the nuclear forces of the United States that are based 
in Europe, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification containing— 
‘‘(1) justification for such reduction, consolidation, or with-
drawal; and 
‘‘(2) an assessment of how member states of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, in light of such reduction, consoli-
dation, or withdrawal, assess the credibility of the deterrence 
capability of the United States in support of its commitments 
undertaken pursuant to article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, 
signed at Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949, 
and entered into force on August 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; 
TIAS 1964). 
‘‘(b) PRIOR NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall transmit the 
notification required by subsection (a) by not later than 60 
days before the date on which the President commences a 
reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of the nuclear forces 
of the United States that are based in Europe described in 
such notification. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear 
weapons of the United States that are based in Europe made 
to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of 
such weapons.
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‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating section 496, as added by section 1036(b), the 
following new item: 
‘‘497. Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear 
forces based in Europe.’’. 
SEC. 1038. UNILATERAL CHANGE IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by section 1031(b), is amended by inserting after section 
497, as added by section 1037(b)(1), the following new section: 
‘‘§ 498 Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of 
the United States 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Other than pursuant to a treaty, if the 
President has under consideration to unilaterally change the size 
of the total stockpile of nuclear weapons of the United States 
by more than 25 percent, prior to doing so the President shall 
initiate a Nuclear Posture Review. 
‘‘(b) TERMS OF REFERENCE.—Prior to the initiation of a Nuclear 
Posture Review under this section, the President shall determine 
the terms of reference for the Nuclear Posture Review, which the 
President shall provide to the congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(c) NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.—Upon completion of a Nuclear 
Posture Review under this section, the President shall submit the 
Nuclear Posture Review to the congressional defense committees 
prior to implementing any change in the nuclear weapons stockpile 
by more than 25 percent. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not apply to changes 
to the nuclear weapons stockpile resulting from treaty obligations. 
‘‘(e) FORM.—A Nuclear Posture Review under this section shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
section 497, as added by section 1037(b)(2), the following new item: 
‘‘498. Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 1039. EXPANSION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. 
(a) GUIDANCE ON NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU-
NICATIONS SYSTEMS.—Section 179(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and alternatives’’ before 
the period; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and approving’’ after 
‘‘Coordinating’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘broad’’ and inserting ‘‘specific’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and priorities among activities, including produc-
tion, surveillance, research, construction, and any other 
programs within the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); 
and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new para-
graph (10): 
‘‘(10) Coordinating and providing guidance and oversight 
on nuclear command, control, and communications systems.’’. 
(b) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—Section 179 of such title 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), as amended by subsection (a), by 
inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph 
(11): 
‘‘(11) Coordinating and approving the annual budget pro-
posals of the National Nuclear Security Administration.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) The Council shall 
submit to Congress each year, at the same time the budget of 
the President for the fiscal year beginning in such year is submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a certification 
whether or not the amounts requested for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration in such budget, and anticipated over the 
four fiscal years following such budget, meets nuclear stockpile 
and stockpile stewardship program requirements for such fiscal 
year and over such four fiscal years. If a member of the Council 
does not concur in a certification, the certification shall include 
the reasons for the member’s non-concurrence. 
‘‘(2) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appro-
priating funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration 
for nuclear stockpile and stockpile stewardship program activities 
or other activities that, as determined by the Council, provides 
insufficient funds for such activities for the period covered by such 
bill, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees 
of the determination.’’. 
(c) AGENDA OF MEETINGS.—Section 179(b)(3) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘To the extent possible, 
not later than seven days before a meeting, the Chairman shall 
disseminate to each member of the Council the agenda and docu-
ments for such meeting.’’. 
SEC. 1040. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITY 
OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 188. Interagency Council on the Strategic Capability of 
the National Laboratories 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is an Interagency Council on the 
Strategic Capability of the National Laboratories (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Council’).
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‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Council is comprised 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(4) The Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(5) The Administrator for Nuclear Security. 
‘‘(6) Such other officials as the President considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) STRUCTURE AND PROCEDURES.—The President may deter-
mine the chair, structure, staff, and procedures of the Council. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall be responsible for 
the following matters: 
‘‘(1) Identifying and considering the science, technology, 
and engineering capabilities of the national laboratories that 
could be leveraged by each participating agency to support 
national security missions. 
‘‘(2) Reviewing and assessing the adequacy of the national 
security science, technology, and engineering capabilities of the 
national laboratories for supporting national security missions 
throughout the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) Establishing and overseeing means of ensuring that— 
‘‘(A) capabilities identified by the Council under para-
graph (1) are sustained to an appropriate level; and 
‘‘(B) each participating agency provides the appropriate 
level of institutional support to sustain such capabilities. 
‘‘(4) In accordance with acquisition rules regarding federally 
funded research and development centers, establishing criteria 
for when each participating agency should seek to use the 
services of the national laboratories, including the identification 
of appropriate mission areas and capabilities. 
‘‘(5) Making recommendations to the President and Con-
gress regarding regulatory or statutory changes needed to 
better support— 
‘‘(A) the strategic capabilities of the national labora-
tories; and 
‘‘(B) the use of such laboratories by each participating 
agency. 
‘‘(6) Other actions the Council considers appropriate with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) the sustainment of the national laboratories; and 
‘‘(B) the use of the strategic capabilities of such labora-
tories. 
‘‘(e) STREAMLINED PROCESS.—With respect to the participating 
agency for which a member of the Council is the head of, each 
member of the Council shall— 
‘‘(1) establish processes to streamline the consideration and 
approval of procuring the services of the national laboratories 
on appropriate matters; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that such processes are used in accordance 
with the criteria established under subsection (d)(4). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘participating agency’ means a department 
or agency of the Federal Government that is represented on 
the Council by a member under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘national laboratories’ means—
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‘‘(A) each national security laboratory (as defined in 
section 3281(1) of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471(1))); and 
‘‘(B) each national laboratory of the Department of 
Energy.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 187 the following new item: 
‘‘188. Interagency Council on the Strategic Capability of the National Laboratories.’’. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2013, the 
Interagency Council on the Strategic Capability of the National 
Laboratories established under section 188 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report describing and 
assessing the following: 
(A) The actions taken to implement the requirements 
of such section 188 and the charter titled ‘‘Governance 
Charter for an Interagency Council on the Strategic Capa-
bility of DOE National Laboratories as National Security 
Assets’’ signed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Director of National Intelligence in July 2010. 
(B) The effectiveness of the Council in accomplishing 
the purpose and objectives of such section and such 
Charter. 
(C) Efforts to strengthen work-for-others programs at 
the national laboratories. 
(D) Efforts to make work-for-others opportunities at 
the national laboratories more cost-effective. 
(E) Ongoing and planned measures for increasing cost- 
sharing and institutional support investments at the 
national laboratories from other agencies. 
(F) Any regulatory or statutory changes recommended 
to improve the ability of such other agencies to leverage 
expertise and capabilities at the national laboratories. 
(G) The strategic capabilities and core competencies 
of laboratories and engineering centers operated by the 
Department of Defense, including identification of mission 
areas and functions that should be carried out by such 
laboratories and engineering centers. 
(H) Consistent with the protection of sources and 
methods, the level of funding and general description of 
programs that were funded during fiscal year 2012 by— 
(i) the Department of Defense and carried out at 
the national laboratories; and 
(ii) the Department of Energy and the national 
laboratories and carried out at the laboratories and 
engineering centers of the Department of Defense. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees.
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(B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(D) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(E) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 188 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be construed to 
limit section 309 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
189). 
SEC. 1041. COST ESTIMATES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
(a) BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1043 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1576) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (F) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) In accordance with paragraph (3), a detailed esti-
mate of the budget requirements associated with sustaining 
and modernizing the nuclear deterrent of the United States 
and the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States, 
including the costs associated with the plans outlined under 
subparagraphs (A) through (E), over the 10-year period 
following the date of the report, including the applicable 
and appropriate costs associated with the procurement, 
military construction, operation and maintenance, and 
research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of 
the Department of Defense.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) BUDGET
ESTIMATE
CONTENTS
AND
METHODOLOGY.— 
Each budget estimate under paragraph (2)(F) shall include 
a detailed description of the costs included in such estimate 
and the methodology used to create such estimate.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
‘‘(1) review each report under subsection (a) for accuracy 
and completeness with respect to the matters described in 
paragraphs (2)(F) and (3) of such subsection; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date on which such 
report under subsection (a) is submitted, submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a summary of each such review.’’. 
(b) CBO ESTIMATE OF COSTS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the following: 
(1) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of the report associated with fielding and 
maintaining the current nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon 
delivery systems of the United States.
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(2) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of the report of any life extension, moderniza-
tion, or replacement of any current nuclear weapons or nuclear 
weapon delivery systems of the United States that is antici-
pated as of the date of the report. 
SEC. 1042. PRIOR NOTIFICATION WITH REGARD TO RETIREMENT OF 
STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS. 
(a) PRIOR NOTIFICATION.—The President shall ensure that the 
Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the plan required by 
section 1042(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1575) by not later than 
60 days before the date on which the President carries out any 
reduction, conversion, or decommissioning of any strategic delivery 
system pursuant to the levels set forth for such systems under 
the New START Treaty. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
between the United States of America and the Russian Federa-
tion on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation 
of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and 
entered into force on February 5, 2011. 
(2) The term ‘‘strategic delivery system’’ means the fol-
lowing delivery platforms for nuclear weapons: 
(A) Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(B) Submarine-launched ballistic missiles and associ-
ated ballistic missile submarines. 
(C) Nuclear-certified strategic bombers. 
(D) Nuclear-capable cruise missiles. 
SEC. 1043. REPORT ON NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON INTERCONTINENTAL 
BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 60 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 requirements necessary to 
ensure that the United States retains the ability (and all of the 
related capabilities) to upload an intercontinental ballistic missile 
with multiple nuclear warheads in the event that operational 
requirements, technical failures, or other decisions require such 
an ability. 
SEC. 1044. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINED OR INTEROPERABLE WAR-
HEAD FOR CERTAIN MISSILE SYSTEMS. 
(a) NAVY
AND AIR FORCE STATEMENTS.—Not later than 75 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit 
separate statements to the Nuclear Weapons Council established 
by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, on— 
(1) plans related to a combined or interoperable warhead 
for the W78 Minuteman III missile system and the W88 Trident 
II D5 missile system; and 
(2) the views of the Secretary with respect to such combined 
or interoperable warhead. 
(b) REPORT BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons Council 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth the requirements for a combined or interoperable
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warhead for the W78 Minuteman III missile system and the 
W88 Trident II D5 missile system. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) the views of the Council with respect to the com-
bined or interoperable warhead; and 
(B) the unaltered statements of the Secretary of the 
Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force submitted to 
the Council under subsection (a). 
SEC. 
1045. 
REPORTS 
ON 
CAPABILITY 
OF 
CONVENTIONAL 
AND 
NUCLEAR FORCES AGAINST CERTAIN TUNNEL SITES AND 
ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM OF THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) REPORT
ON
CAPABILITY
OF
U.S. CONVENTIONAL
AND 
NUCLEAR FORCES AGAINST CERTAIN TUNNEL SITES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 
Strategic Command shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the underground tunnel network 
used by the People’s Republic of China with respect to the 
capability of the United States to use conventional and nuclear 
forces to neutralize such tunnels and what is stored within 
such tunnels. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
an agreement with a federally funded research and development 
center to conduct an assessment of the nuclear weapons pro-
gram of the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) PANEL.—To conduct the assessment under paragraph 
(1), the federally funded research and development center shall 
convene a panel consisting of individuals who— 
(A) are nuclear weapons or military experts; 
(B) have significant experience and subject matter 
expertise based on the service of the individual in the 
Federal Government or the nuclear weapons laboratories; 
and 
(C) possess (or have recently possessed) the appropriate 
security clearance required to access relevant classified 
information of the intelligence community and the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
(3) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The assessment under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the nuclear deterrence strategy 
of China, including a historical perspective and the 
assessed geopolitical drivers of such strategy. 
(B) A detailed description of the nuclear arsenal of 
China, including— 
(i) the capabilities of such arsenal; 
(ii) the number of nuclear weapons in such arsenal 
capable of being delivered at intercontinental range; 
and 
(iii) any associated doctrines (including targeting 
doctrines) relating to such arsenal.
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(C) A comparison of the nuclear forces of the United 
States with the nuclear forces of China, including with 
respect to nuclear forces that are deployed, in reserve, 
or awaiting dismantlement. 
(D) Projections of the possible future nuclear arsenals 
of China, including the capabilities and associated doctrines 
of such arsenals. 
(E) A description of command and control functions 
and gaps. 
(F) An assessment of the fissile material stockpile of 
China and the civil and military production capabilities 
and capacities. 
(G) An assessment of the production capacities of China 
for nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon delivery vehicles. 
(H) A discussion of any significant uncertainties sur-
rounding 
the 
nuclear 
weapons 
program 
of 
China, 
including— 
(i) identification of the knowledge gaps regarding 
such nuclear weapons program; and 
(ii) a discussion of the implications of any such 
gaps for the security of the United States and the 
allies of the United States. 
(I) Any recommendations to improve the understanding 
of the United States with respect to the nuclear weapons 
program of China. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than August 15, 2013, the federally 
funded research and development center shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the assess-
ment conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1046. REPORT ON CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR FORCES IN THE 
WESTERN PACIFIC REGION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the feasibility and strategic value of deploying additional 
conventional and nuclear forces to the Western Pacific region to 
ensure the presence of a robust conventional and nuclear capability, 
including a forward-deployed nuclear capability, of the United 
States in response to the ballistic missile and nuclear weapons 
developments of North Korea and the other belligerent actions 
North Korea has made against allies of the United States. The 
report shall include an evaluation of any bilateral agreements, 
basing arrangements, and costs that would be involved with such 
additional deployments.
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Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Authorities and 
Limitations 
SEC. 1051. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 
ARMY TO LOAN OR DONATE EXCESS NON-AUTOMATIC 
SERVICE RIFLES FOR FUNERAL AND OTHER CEREMONIAL 
PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4683 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In order to meet the needs of an eligible organization 
with respect to performing funeral and other ceremonies, if the 
Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) loan or donate excess non-automatic service rifles to an 
eligible organization; or 
‘‘(ii) authorize an eligible organization to retain non-automatic 
service rifles other than M–1 rifles. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to supersede 
any Federal law or regulation governing the use or ownership 
of firearms.’’; and 
(2) by striking the section heading and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 4683. Excess non-automatic service rifles: loan or donation 
for funeral and other ceremonial purposes’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 443 of such title is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 4683 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘4683. Excess non-automatic service rifles: loan or donation for funeral and other 
ceremonial purposes.’’. 
SEC. 1052. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) FINDINGS
ON JOINT DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE FEDERAL 
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ON CONFLICT 
AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—Section 1036(a) of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4596) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Collaboration of scientific and technical personnel and 
sharing of technical information, test results, and resources 
where available from the Department of Defense, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, and the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration can advance an enduring relationship 
of research capability to advance the access of unmanned air-
craft systems of the Department of Defense, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration and other public agencies 
to the National Airspace System.’’. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall collaborate 
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration to conduct research and seek solutions to chal-
lenges associated with the safe integration of unmanned aircraft
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systems into the National Airspace System in accordance with 
subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 126 Stat. 72). 
(2) ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL 
AIRSPACE
FOR
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.—Collaboration 
under paragraph (1) may include research and development 
of scientific and technical issues, equipment, and technology 
in support of the plan to safely accelerate the integration of 
unmanned aircraft systems as required by subtitle B of title 
III of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. 
(3) NONDUPLICATIVE EFFORTS.—If the Secretary of Defense 
determines it is in the interest of the Department of Defense, 
the Secretary may use existing aerospace-related laboratories, 
personnel, equipment, research radars, and ground facilities 
of the Department of Defense to avoid duplication of efforts 
in carrying out collaboration under paragraph (1). 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, on 
behalf of the UAS Executive Committee, shall annually 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
progress of research activity of the Department of Defense, 
including— 
(i) progress in accomplishing the goals of the 
unmanned aircraft systems research, development, and 
demonstration as related to the Department of Defense 
Final Report to Congress on Access to National Air-
space for Unmanned Aircraft Systems of October 2010, 
and any ongoing and collaborative research and 
development programs with the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; 
(ii) estimates of long-term funding needs and 
details of funds expended and allocated in the budget 
requests of the President that support integration into 
the National Airspace; and 
(iii) progress in sharing with the Federal Aviation 
Administration safety operational and performance 
data as it relates to unmanned aircraft system oper-
ation and the impact on the National Airspace System. 
(B) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a report 
under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) UAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘UAS Executive Committee’’ means the National Aeronautics 
and Space and Administration and the Department of Defense– 
Federal Aviation Administration executive committee described in 
section 1036(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and established by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section.
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SEC. 1053. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SURPLUS MINE-RESISTANT 
AMBUSH-PROTECTED VEHICLES AND SPARE PARTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
transfer 
surplus 
Mine-Resistant 
Ambush-Protected 
vehicles, 
including spare parts for such vehicles, to non-profit United States 
humanitarian demining organizations for purposes of demining 
activities and training of such organizations. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any transfer of vehicles or spare 
parts under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following terms 
and conditions: 
(1) The transfer shall be made on a loan basis. 
(2) The costs of operation and maintenance of the vehicles 
shall be borne by the recipient organization. 
(3) Any other terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
Defense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing not less than 60 days 
before making any transfer of vehicles or spare parts under sub-
section (a). Such notification shall include the name of the organiza-
tion, the number and model of the vehicle to be transferred, a 
listing of any spare parts to be transferred, and any other informa-
tion the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1054. NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees notice of any request or 
requirement for members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense to enter into nondisclosure agree-
ments that could restrict the ability of such members or employees 
to communicate with Congress. Each such notice shall include the 
following: 
(1) The basis in law for the agreement. 
(2) An explanation for the restriction of the ability to 
communicate with Congress. 
(3) A description of the category of individuals requested 
or required to enter into the agreement. 
(4) A copy of the language contained in the agreement. 
(b) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) REQUESTS OR REQUIREMENTS BEFORE DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—In the case of nondisclosure agreements described in 
subsection (a) that members or employees were first requested 
or required to enter into on or before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the notice required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment. 
(2) REQUESTS OR REQUIREMENTS AFTER DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—In the case of nondisclosure agreements described in 
subsection (a) that members or employees were first requested 
or required to enter into after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the notice required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
first requests or requires that the members or employees enter 
into the agreements.
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SEC. 1055. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSURED BUSI-
NESS GUARANTEES TO CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN 
CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (k) of section 9515 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO ALL SEGMENTS OF CRAF.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘passenger’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘, except that it only 
means such transportation for which the Secretary of Defense 
has entered into a contract for the purpose of passenger travel’’. 
SEC. 1056. AUTHORITY FOR SHORT-TERM EXTENSION OF LEASE FOR 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORTING THE BLUE DEVIL INTELLIGENCE, 
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2401 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary of the Air Force may extend 
or renew the lease of aircraft supporting the Blue Devil intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance program after the date of the 
expiration of the current lease of such aircraft for a term that 
is the shorter of— 
(1) the period beginning on the date of the expiration 
of the current lease and ending on the date on which the 
Commander of the United States Central Command notifies 
the Secretary that a substitute is available for the capabilities 
provided by the lease, or that the capabilities provided by 
such aircraft are no longer required; or 
(2) six months. 
(b) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2013 by title XV and available for Overseas Contingency 
Operations for operation and maintenance as specified in the 
funding tables in section 4302 may be available for the extension 
or renewal of the lease authorized by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1057. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PROHIBITION ON 
INFRINGING ON THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO LAWFULLY 
ACQUIRE, POSSESS, OWN, CARRY, AND OTHERWISE USE 
PRIVATELY OWNED FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER 
WEAPONS. 
Section 1062(c) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4363) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘others.’’ and inserting 
‘‘others; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) authorize a health professional that is a member of 
the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense or a commanding officer to inquire if a member 
of the Armed Forces plans to acquire, or already possesses 
or owns, a privately-owned firearm, ammunition, or other 
weapon, if such health professional or such commanding officer 
has reasonable grounds to believe such member is at risk 
for suicide or causing harm to others.’’.
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SEC. 1058. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE JOINT WARFIGHTING ANAL-
YSIS CENTER. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Joint Warfighting Analysis 
Center (JWAC) should have adequate resources to meet the con-
tinuing requirements of the combatant commands. 
SEC. 1059. LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF FIXED-WING INTRA-THE-
ATER AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND 
TIME SENSITIVE/MISSION CRITICAL DIRECT SUPPORT 
AIRLIFT MISSIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENTS.—During fiscal year 2013, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall retain an additional 32 fixed- 
wing, intra-theater airlift aircraft beyond the number of such air-
craft proposed to be retained in the Secretary’s total force structure 
proposal provided to the congressional defense committees on 
November 2, 2012. 
(b) INCORPORATION OF CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT.—Not later 
than June 1, 2013, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure 
that the concept of employment for the Department of the Air 
Force direct support of Department of the Army time sensitive 
or mission critical intra-theater airlift mission, as agreed to by 
the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force and the Army by memo-
randum of agreement dated September 13, 2009, and agreed to 
by the Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force and the Army and the 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by memorandum of 
understanding dated January 27, 2012, is wholly incorporated into 
Department of the Air Force doctrine, strategy, tactics, and mod-
eling and the Air Force core capabilities of agile combat support 
and rapid global mobility operations. 
Subtitle G—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1061. ELECTRONIC WARFARE STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than January 1, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department of 
Defense guidance related to electronic warfare to ensure that over-
sight roles and responsibilities within the Department related to 
electronic warfare policy and programs are clearly defined. Such 
guidance shall clarify, as appropriate, the roles and responsibilities 
related to the integration of electronic warfare matters and cyber-
space operations. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 2013, the Com-
mander of the United States Strategic Command shall update and 
issue guidance regarding the responsibilities of the Command with 
regard to joint electronic warfare capabilities. Such guidance shall— 
(1) define the role and objectives of the Joint Electro-
magnetic Spectrum Control Center or any other center estab-
lished in the Command to provide governance and oversight 
of electronic warfare matters; and 
(2) include an implementation plan outlining tasks, metrics, 
and timelines to establish such a center. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1053(b)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2459) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) performance measures to guide the implementa-
tion of such strategy; 
‘‘(E) an identification of resources and investments nec-
essary to implement such strategy; and 
‘‘(F) an identification of the roles and responsibilities 
within the Department to implement such strategy.’’. 
SEC. 1062. REPORT ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION CAPABILITIES AND 
LIMITATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a report outlining oper-
ational capabilities, limitations, and shortfalls within the Depart-
ment of Defense with respect to counterproliferation and combating 
weapons of mass destruction involving special operations forces 
and key enabling forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following elements: 
(1) An overview and assessment of current counterprolifera-
tion and combating weapons of mass destruction capabilities, 
capacity, and limitations of special operations forces and key 
enabling capabilities provided by other supporting elements 
of the Department of Defense and other Government agencies. 
(2) An assessment of the unique capabilities of special 
operations forces to counter a proliferant’s ability to develop 
weapons 
of 
mass 
destruction, 
including 
all 
phases 
of 
weaponization. 
(3) An overview and assessment of current and future 
training requirements and gaps, including the adequacy and 
availability of training facilities relative to paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(4) An assessment of technical capability gaps relative to 
paragraphs (1) and (2), including an identification of any gaps 
that are unique to special operations forces. 
(5) An assessment of interagency coordination capabilities 
and gaps, including intelligence support to countering weapons 
of mass destruction. 
(6) An assessment of current international bilateral and 
multilateral partnerships and the limitations of such partner-
ships, including an assessment of existing authorities to build 
partnership capacity in countering weapons of mass destruction 
unique to special operations forces. 
(7) A description of efforts to address the limitations and 
gaps referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6), including 
timelines and requirements to address such limitations and 
such gaps. 
(8) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1063. REPORT ON STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that sets forth the following: 
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
obtaining a Federal Aviation Administration certification for 
commercial use of each of the following: 
(A) A commercial variant of the C–17 aircraft. 
(B) A retired C–17A aircraft. 
(C) A retired C–5A aircraft. 
(2) An assessment of the current limitations of the aircraft 
of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
(3) An assessment of the potential for using the aircraft 
referred to in paragraph (1) in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
(4) An assessment of the advantages of adding the aircraft 
referred to in paragraph (1) to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 
(5) An update on the status of any cooperation between 
the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of 
Defense on the certification of the aircraft referred to in para-
graph (1). 
(6) A description of all actions required, including any 
impediments to such actions, to offering retired C–5A aircraft 
or retired C–17A aircraft as excess defense articles to United 
States allies or for sale to Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers. 
(7) A description of the actions required for interested 
allies or Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers to take delivery of 
excess C–5A aircraft or excess C–17A aircraft, including the 
actions, modifications, or demilitarization necessary for such 
recipients to take delivery of such aircraft, and provisions for 
permitting such recipients to undertake responsibility for such 
actions, to the maximum extent practicable. 
SEC. 1064. REPEAL OF BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE GLOBAL POSI-
TIONING SYSTEM. 
Section 2281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
SEC. 1065. IMPROVEMENTS TO REPORTS REQUIRED ON ACQUISITION 
OF TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION AND THE THREAT POSED BY WEAPONS OF 
MASS DESTRUCTION, BALLISTIC MISSILES, AND CRUISE 
MISSILES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 234 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. 2367) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 234. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGY RELATING TO 
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THE THREAT 
POSED BY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, BALLISTIC 
MISSILES, AND CRUISE MISSILES. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 30 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of 
National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the following: 
‘‘(1) The threats posed to the United States and allies 
of the United States— 
‘‘(A) by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, 
and cruise missiles; and
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‘‘(B) by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
tion, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. 
‘‘(2) The acquisition by foreign countries during the pre-
ceding 12 months of dual-use and other technology useful for 
the development or production of weapons of mass destruction 
(including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological 
weapons) and advanced conventional munitions. 
‘‘(3) Any trends with respect to the acquisition described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
organization that possesses weapons of mass destruction, bal-
listic missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of such 
weapons and missiles with respect to each such foreign country 
and non-State organization. 
‘‘(2) A description of the means by which any foreign 
country and non-State organization that has achieved, or is 
making progress toward achieving, capability with respect to 
weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise mis-
siles has achieved, or is making progress toward achieving, 
that capability, including a description of the international 
network of foreign countries and private entities that provide 
assistance to foreign countries and non-State organizations in 
achieving that capability. 
‘‘(3) An examination of the doctrines that guide the use 
of weapons of mass destruction in each foreign country that 
possesses such weapons. 
‘‘(4) An examination of the existence and implementation 
of the control mechanisms that exist with respect to nuclear 
weapons in each foreign country that possesses such weapons. 
‘‘(5) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
organization that seeks to acquire or develop (indigenously 
or with foreign assistance) weapons of mass destruction, bal-
listic missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of such 
weapons and missiles with respect to each such foreign country 
and non-State organization. 
‘‘(6) An assessment of various possible timelines for the 
achievement by foreign countries and non-State organizations 
of capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction, bal-
listic missiles, and cruise missiles, taking into account the 
probability of whether foreign countries that are a party to 
the Missile Technology Control Regime will comply with and 
enforce the regime, the potential availability of assistance from 
foreign technical specialists, and the potential for independent 
sales by foreign private entities without authorization from 
their national governments. 
‘‘(7) For each foreign country or non-State organization 
that has not achieved the capability to target the United States 
or its territories with weapons of mass destruction, ballistic 
missiles, or cruise missiles as of the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 
an estimate of how far in advance the United States is likely 
to be warned before such foreign country or non-State organiza-
tion achieves that capability. 
‘‘(8) For each foreign country or non-State organization 
that has not achieved the capability to target members of
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the Armed Forces of the United States deployed abroad with 
weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise mis-
siles as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, an estimate of how 
far in advance the United States is likely to be warned before 
such foreign country or non-State organization achieves that 
capability. 
‘‘(c) CLASSIFICATION.—Each report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(2) The congressional intelligence committees (as defined 
in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
401a)). 
‘‘(3) The Speaker and the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives and the majority leader and the minority 
leader of the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105–85) is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 234 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 234. Reports on acquisition of technology relating to weapons of mass destruc-
tion and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic mis-
siles, and cruise missiles.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 721 of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2366) is repealed. 
SEC. 1066. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES 
ARMY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to Congress a report on the force structure of the Army. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF REPORT.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the planning assumptions and scenarios 
used to determine the size and force structure of the United 
States Army, including the reserve component, for the Future 
Years Defense Program for fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
(2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the proposed force 
structure for meeting the goals of the national military strategy 
of the United States. 
(3) A description of any alternative force structures consid-
ered, including the assessed advantages and disadvantages of 
each and a brief explanation of why those not selected were 
rejected. 
(4) The estimated resource requirements of each of the 
alternative force structures referred to in paragraph (3). 
(5) An independent risk assessment of the proposed Army 
force structure, to be conducted by the Chief of Staff of the 
Army. 
(6) Such other information as the Secretary of the Army 
determines is appropriate. 
(c) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
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SEC. 1067. REPORT ON PLANNED EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES AT SPACE 
AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on plans to implement efficiency initia-
tives to reduce overhead costs at all echelons of the Space and 
Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), including a detailed 
description of the long-term impacts on current and planned future 
mission requirements. 
SEC. 1068. REPORT ON MILITARY RESOURCES NECESSARY TO EXE-
CUTE UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE STRATEGY IN THE 
ASIA PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in con-
sultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conduct 
a comprehensive review of the national defense strategy, force 
structure, force modernization plans, infrastructure, budget 
plan, and other elements of the defense program and policies 
of the United States with regard to the Asia Pacific region 
to determine the resources, equipment, and transportation 
required to meet the strategic and operational plans of the 
United States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) The force structure, force modernization plans, 
infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the 
defense program of the United States associated with the 
Asia Pacific region that would be required to execute 
successfully the full range of missions called for in the 
national defense strategy. 
(B) An estimate of the timing for initial and final 
operational capability for each unit based in, realigned 
within, or identified for support to the Asia Pacific region. 
(C) An assessment of the strategic and tactical sea, 
ground, and air transportation required for the forces 
assigned to the Asia Pacific region to meet strategic and 
operational plans. 
(D) The specific capabilities, including the general 
number and type of specific military platforms, their 
permanent station, and planned forward operating loca-
tions needed to achieve the strategic and warfighting objec-
tives identified in the review. 
(E) The forward presence, phased deployments, pre- 
positioning, and other anticipatory deployments of man-
power or military equipment necessary for conflict deter-
rence and adequate military response to anticipated con-
flicts. 
(F) The budget plan that would be required to provide 
sufficient resources to execute successfully the full range 
of missions and phased operations in the Asia Pacific region 
at a low-to-moderate level of risk and any additional 
resources (beyond those programmed in the current future- 
years defense program) required to achieve such a level 
of risk. 
(G) Budgetary recommendations that are not con-
strained to comply with and are fully independent of the
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budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) CJCS REVIEW.—Upon the completion of the review under 
subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 
prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense the Chairman’s 
assessment of the review, including the Chairman’s assessment 
of risk and a description of the capabilities needed to address 
such risk. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 on 
the results of the review required under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the elements set forth under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(B) A description of the assumptions used in the exam-
ination, including assumptions relating to— 
(i) the status of readiness of the Armed Forces; 
(ii) the cooperation of allies and partners, mission- 
sharing, and additional benefits to and burdens on 
the Armed Forces resulting from coalition operations; 
(iii) warning times; 
(iv) levels of engagement in operations other than 
war and smaller-scale contingencies and withdrawal 
from such operations and contingencies; 
(v) the intensity, duration, and military and polit-
ical end-states of conflicts and smaller-scale contin-
gencies; and 
(vi) the roles and responsibilities that would be 
discharged by contractors. 
(C) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense con-
siders appropriate. 
(D) The full and complete assessment of the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under subsection (b), including 
related comments of the Secretary of Defense. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) may 
be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 
SEC. 1069. RIALTO-COLTON BASIN, CALIFORNIA, WATER RESOURCES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall 
complete a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin 
in the State of California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Basin’’), 
including— 
(1) a survey of ground water resources in the Basin, 
including an analysis of— 
(A) the delineation, either horizontally or vertically, 
of the aquifers in the Basin, including the quantity of 
water in the aquifers; 
(B) the availability of ground water resources for 
human use; 
(C) the salinity of ground water resources;
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(D) the identification of a recent surge in perchlorate 
concentrations in ground water, whether significant sources 
are being flushed through the vadose zone, or if perchlorate 
is being remobilized; 
(E) the identification of impacts and extents of all 
source areas that contribute to the regional plume to be 
fully characterized; 
(F) the potential of the ground water resources to 
recharge; 
(G) the interaction between ground water and surface 
water; 
(H) the susceptibility of the aquifers to contamination, 
including identifying the extent of commingling of plume 
emanating within surrounding areas in San Bernardino 
County, California; and 
(I) any other relevant criteria; and 
(2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology of 
the Basin, including the effect of the geology on ground water 
yield and quality. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the study 
in coordination with the State of California and any other entities 
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including other 
Federal agencies and institutions of higher education. 
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report that describes the results of the study. 
SEC. 1070. REPORTS ON THE POTENTIAL SECURITY THREAT POSED 
BY BOKO HARAM. 
(a) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a classi-
fied intelligence assessment of the Nigerian organization known 
as Boko Haram. Such assessment shall address the following: 
(1) The organizational structure, operational goals, and 
funding sources of Boko Haram. 
(2) The extent to which Boko Haram threatens the stability 
of Nigeria and surrounding countries. 
(3) The extent to which Boko Haram threatens the security 
of citizens of the United States or the national security or 
interests of the United States. 
(4) Any interaction between Boko Haram and al-Qaeda 
in the Islamic Maghreb or other al-Qaeda affiliates with respect 
to operational planning and execution, training, and funding. 
(5) The capacity of Nigerian security forces to counter the 
threat posed by Boko Haram and an assessment of the effective-
ness of the strategy of the Nigerian government to date. 
(6) Any intelligence gaps with respect to the leadership, 
operational goals, and capabilities of Boko Haram. 
(b) SECRETARY OF STATE AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JOINT 
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
report required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit 
to Congress a classified report describing the strategy of the United 
States to counter the threat posed by Boko Haram.
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SEC. 1071. STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF NATIONAL TEST AND EVALUA-
TION CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT THE MATURATION OF 
HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE DEFENSE SYS-
TEMS DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, working with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration (NASA), shall conduct a study on the ability of the national 
test and evaluation infrastructure, including ground test facilities 
and open air ranges of the Department of Defense, and leveraging 
NASA and private facilities, when appropriate, to effectively and 
efficiently mature hypersonic technologies for defense systems 
development in the short and long term. 
(b) REPORT AND PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
containing the results of the study required under subsection 
(a) together with a plan for requirements and proposed invest-
ments to meet Department of Defense needs through 2030. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of the current condition and ade-
quacy of the hypersonics test and evaluation infrastructure 
within the Department of Defense, NASA, and the private 
sector to support hypersonic research and development 
within the Department of Defense. 
(B) An identification of test and evaluation infrastruc-
ture outside the Department of Defense that could be used 
to support Department of Defense hypersonic research and 
development and assess means to ensure the availability 
of such capabilities to the Department in the present and 
future. 
(C) A time-phased plan to acquire required hypersonics 
research, development, test and evaluation capabilities, 
including identification of the resources necessary to 
acquire any needed capabilities that are currently not avail-
able. 
(D) Other matters the Secretary determines are appro-
priate. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 1076. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Effective as of December 31, 2011, and
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as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 243(d) (125 Stat. 1344) is amended by striking 
‘‘paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 
(2) Section 323(b) (125 Stat. 1362) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 328(b)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 328(b)(2)(A)’’. 
(3) Section 541(b) (125 Stat. 1407) is amended by striking 
‘‘, as amended by subsection (a),’’. 
(4) Section 589(b) (125 Stat. 1438) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 717’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2564’’. 
(5) Section 602(a)(2) (125 Stat. 1447) is amended by striking 
‘‘repairs,’’ and inserting ‘‘repairs’’. 
(6) Section 631(e)(28)(A) (125 Stat. 1464) is amended by 
striking ‘‘before ‘In addition’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘before ‘Under regu-
lations’ ’’. 
(7) Section 631(f)(2) (125 Stat. 1464) is amended by striking 
‘‘table of chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘table of chapters’’. 
(8) Section 631(f)(3)(B) (125 Stat. 1465) is amended by 
striking ‘‘chapter 9’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 10’’. 
(9) Section 631(f)(4) (125 Stat. 1465) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (c)’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’. 
(10) Section 801 (125 Stat. 1482) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) 
and (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (6)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter proposed to be 
inserted as a new paragraph, by striking the double closing 
quotation marks after ‘‘capabilities’’ and inserting a single 
closing quotation mark; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘Point’’ in the 
matter proposed to be struck and inserting ‘‘Point A’’. 
(11) Section 806(d) (125 Stat. 1487) is amended by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’. 
(12) Section 832(b)(1) (125 Stat. 1504) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Defenese’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense’’. 
(13) Section 855 (125 Stat. 1521) is amended by striking 
‘‘Section 139e(b)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 139c(b)(12)’’. 
(14) Section 864(a)(2) (125 Stat. 1522) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for Acquisition Workforce Programs’’ in the matter 
proposed to be struck. 
(15) Section 864(d)(2) (125 Stat. 1525) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘ensure that amounts 
collected’ and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
(as amended by section 526 of division C of Public Law 112– 
74 (125 Stat. 914)) and inserting ‘ensure that amounts collected 
under this section are not used for a purpose other than the 
activities set forth in section 1201(a) of this title.’.’’. 
(16) Section 866(a) (125 Stat. 1526) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30’’ in the matter proposed to be struck and 
inserting ‘‘December 31’’. 
(17) Section 867 (125 Stat. 1526) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2010’’ in the matter 
proposed to be struck and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2013’’ in the matter 
proposed to be struck and inserting ‘‘2014’’.
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(18) Section 933(c) (125 Stat. 1544; 10 U.S.C. 2330 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of this title’’ in the matter proposed 
to be inserted and inserting ‘‘of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(19) Section 1045(c)(1) (125 Stat. 1577) is amended by 
striking ‘‘described in subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘described 
in paragraph (2)’’. 
(20) Section 1067 (125 Stat. 1589) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); and 
(B) by striking the subsection designation and the sub-
section heading of subsection (b). 
(21) Section 2702 (125 Stat. 1681) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZED’’ 
and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Using amounts’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘may carry out’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 2011, for’’. 
(22) Section 2815(c) (125 Stat. 1689) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘subchapter III of’’ before ‘‘chapter 169’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
IKE
SKELTON
NATIONAL
DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2011.—Effective as of 
January 7, 2011, and as if included therein as enacted, the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 358(c)(3) (124 Stat. 4199) is amended by striking 
‘‘fulfil’’ and inserting ‘‘fulfill’’. 
(2) Section 533(b) (124 Stat. 4216) is amended by inserting 
‘‘Section’’ before ‘‘1559(a)’’. 
(3) Section 896(a) (124 Stat. 4314) is amended by striking 
‘‘Chapter 7’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 4’’. 
(4) Section 1075(b)(50)(C) (124 Stat. 4371) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsection (j)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’. 
(5) Section 1203(a) (124 Stat. 4386) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Fiscal Year 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2008’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR, CHEM-
ICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—Section 1605(a)(5) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
(Public Law 103–160; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, 
and Biological Defense Programs’’. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND 
ENGINEERING.— 
(A) The following provisions are amended by striking 
‘‘Director of Defense Research and Engineering’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering’’: 
(i) Sections 2362(a)(1) and 2521(e)(5) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(ii) Section 241(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 10 U.S.C. 2521 note).
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(iii) Section 212(b) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(iv) Section 246(d)(1) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(v) Section 257(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(vi) Section 1101(b)(1)(D) of the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note). 
(vii) Section 802(g)(1)(B)(ii) of the Higher Edu-
cation Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 9631(g)(1)(B)(ii)). 
(B) Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘of Defense for 
Research and Engineering’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘Director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’. 
(C) Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note) is amended in subsections (b)(4) and (d) by 
striking ‘‘Director, Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for’’. 
(D) Section 1504 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(9), by striking ‘‘the Director 
of the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Engineering’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Director and the Assistant Secretary’’. 
(E) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 
2358 note) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for’’; 
(ii) in subsections (b), (d), and (e), by striking 
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’. 
(F) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 
2521 note) is amended by striking ‘‘unless the’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘ensures’’ and inserting ‘‘unless the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Research 
and 
Engineering ensures’’. 
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR OPERATIONAL 
ENERGY
PLANS
AND
PROGRAMS.—Section 2925(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense for’’; and
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(32) Section 2601a(a)(1) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Coast Guard’’ the first place it appears the following: ‘‘when 
it is not operating as a service in the Navy’’. 
(33) Section 2687(f) is amended by striking ‘‘at a result’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as a result’’. 
(34) Section 2687a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Foreign relations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Foreign Relations’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by striking the comma after ‘‘including’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Treaty’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Treaty’’. 
(35) Section 2835 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ 
the following: ‘‘when it is not operating as a service in 
the Navy’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting after ‘‘Coast 
Guard’’ the following: ‘‘when it is not operating as a service 
in the Navy’’. 
(36) Section 2836 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ 
the following: ‘‘when it is not operating as a service in 
the Navy’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (4)(B) and (11) of subsection (c), 
by inserting after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ the following: ‘‘when it 
is not operating as a service in the Navy’’. 
(37) Section 3201(a) is amended by striking ‘‘(beginning 
with fiscal year 1999)’’. 
(38) Section 4342 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘clause’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(39) Section 4343 is amended by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(40) Section 6954 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘clause’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(41) Section 6956(b) is amended by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(42) Section 9342 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘clause’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’;
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(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(43) Section 9343 is amended by striking ‘‘clauses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(44) Section 9515(b) is amended by striking ‘‘required by’’ 
and all the follows through ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘required 
by section 356 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008’’. 
(45) Section 10217(c)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘consider’’ 
and inserting ‘‘considered’’. 
(g) REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.—Title 10, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1108 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (j) and (k); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (j). 
(2) Section 2325 is amended by striking subsection (b) 
and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(3) Section 2349a is repealed, and the table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 138 is amended 
by striking the item relating to that section. 
(4) Section 2374b is repealed, and the table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 139 is amended by striking the 
item relating to that section. 
(h) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 37.—Title 37, United States Code, 
is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 310(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section for 
for’’ and inserting ‘‘section for’’. 
(2) Section 431, as transferred to chapter 8 of such title 
by section 631(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1460), 
is redesignated as section 491. 
(3) Section 501(a)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘a reserve 
a component’’ and inserting ‘‘a reserve component’’. 
(i) AMENDMENT
TO TITLE 46.—Section 51301(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’. 
(j) DUPLICATIVE PROVISION
IN ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT 
HOME ACT OF 1991.—Section 1511(d) of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411(d)) is amended by striking 
the first paragraph (3), leaving the second paragraph (3) added 
by section 561 of Public Law 112–81 (125 Stat. 1420). 
(k) CROSS REFERENCES AND DATE OF ENACTMENT REFERENCES 
IN
REINSTATEMENT
OF
TEMPORARY
EARLY
RETIREMENT 
AUTHORITY.—Section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 
note), as amended by section 504(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1391), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘1995 (’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1995 (Public Law 103–337;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1996’’;
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(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’. 
(l) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS AMENDMENT INSTRUCTIONS.— 
Effective as of August 10, 2012, and as if included therein as 
enacted, section 2(c)(3) of Public Law 112–166 (126 Stat. 1284) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Selective Service Act of 1948’’ and inserting 
‘‘Military Selective Service Act’’. 
(m) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE BY THIS 
ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions 
of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this 
section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before 
any amendment made by other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1077. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECOGNIZING AIR MOBILITY COM-
MAND ON ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On June 1, 1992, Air Mobility Command was estab-
lished as the Air Force’s functional command for cargo and 
passenger delivery, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation. 
(2) As the lead Major Command for all Mobility Air Forces, 
Air Mobility Command ensures that the Air Force’s core func-
tions of global vigilance, power, and reach are fulfilled. 
(3) The ability of the United States to rapidly respond 
to humanitarian disasters and the outbreak of hostilities any-
where in the world truly defines the United States as a global 
power. 
(4) Mobility Air Forces Airmen are unified by one single 
purpose: to answer the call of others so they may prevail. 
(5) The United States’ hand of friendship to the world 
many times takes the form of Mobility Air Forces aircraft 
delivering humanitarian relief. Since its inception, Air Mobility 
Command has provided forces for 43 humanitarian relief efforts 
at home and abroad, from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bam, 
Iran. 
(6) A Mobility Air Forces aircraft departs every 2 minutes, 
365 days a year. Since September 11, 2001, Mobility Air Forces 
aircraft have flown 18.9 million passengers, 6.8 million tons 
of cargo, and offloaded 2.2 billion pounds of fuel. Many of 
these flights have assisted combat aircraft protection United 
States forces from overhead. 
(7) The United States keeps its solemn promise to its 
men and women in uniform with Air Mobility Command, accom-
plishing 186,940 patient movements since the beginning of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(8) Mobility Air Forces Airmen reflect the best values of 
the Nation: delivering hope, saving lives, and fueling the fight. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of 
Air Mobility Command, the people of the United States should— 
(1) recognize the critical role that Mobility Air Forces play 
in the Nation’s defense; and 
(2) express appreciation for the leadership of Air Mobility 
Command and the more than 134,000 active-duty, Air National
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Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Department of Defense civilians 
that make up the command. 
SEC. 1078. DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE 
ACT OF 1948.—Section 501 of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘GENERAL AUTHORIZATION 
‘‘SEC. 501. (a) The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors are authorized to use funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available for public diplomacy information programs to pro-
vide for the preparation, dissemination, and use of information 
intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, 
its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion 
pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social 
media, and through information centers, instructors, and other 
direct or indirect means of communication. 
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary and 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors may, upon request and 
reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling such 
a request, make available, in the United States, motion pictures, 
films, video, audio, and other materials disseminated abroad pursu-
ant to this Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act 
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), or the Television Broadcasting to 
Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.). Any reimbursement pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation 
account of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors, as appropriate. The Secretary and the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors shall issue necessary regulations— 
‘‘(A) to establish procedures to maintain such material; 
‘‘(B) for reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred 
in fulfilling requests for such material; and 
‘‘(C) to ensure that the persons seeking release of such 
material have secured and paid for necessary United States 
rights and licenses. 
‘‘(2) With respect to material disseminated abroad before the 
effective date of section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
shall make available to the Archivist of the United States, 
for domestic distribution, motion pictures, films, videotapes, 
and other material 12 years after the initial dissemination 
of the material abroad; and 
‘‘(B) the Archivist shall be the official custodian of the 
material and shall issue necessary regulations to ensure that 
persons seeking its release in the United States have secured 
and paid for necessary United States rights and licenses and 
that all costs associated with the provision of the material 
by the Archivist shall be paid by the persons seeking its release, 
in accordance with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) The Archivist may undertake the functions described in 
paragraph (1) on behalf of and at the request of the Secretary 
or the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
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‘‘(4) The Archivist may charge fees to recover the costs described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2), in accordance with section 2116(c) of 
title 44, United States Code. Such fees shall be paid into, adminis-
tered, and expended as part of the National Archives Trust Fund. 
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the 
Secretary or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make material 
disseminated abroad available in any format other than in the 
format disseminated abroad.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section, or in 
the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), may be construed to affect the 
allocation of funds appropriated or otherwise made specifically avail-
able for public diplomacy or to authorize appropriations for Broad-
casting Board of Governors programming other than for foreign 
audiences abroad. 
(c) FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 
1986 AND 1987.—Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CLARIFICATION ON DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM 
MATERIAL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
shall be used to influence public opinion in the United States. 
This section shall apply only to programs carried out pursuant 
to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act 
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Radio Broad-
casting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), and the Television 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.). This section 
shall not prohibit or delay the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors from providing information about its 
operations, policies, programs, or program material, or making such 
available, to the media, public, or Congress, in accordance with 
other applicable law. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prohibit the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors from engaging in any medium or form 
of communication, either directly or indirectly, because a United 
States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to program 
material, or based on a presumption of such exposure. Such material 
may be made available within the United States and disseminated, 
when appropriate, pursuant to sections 502 and 1005 of the United 
States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 
U.S.C. 1462 and 1437), except that nothing in this section may 
be construed to authorize the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors to disseminate within the United States 
any program material prepared for dissemination abroad on or 
before the effective date of section 1078 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this section shall apply 
only to the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors and to no other department or agency of the Federal 
Government.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is amended—
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(1) in section 502 (22 U.S.C. 1462)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’ after ‘‘Department’’; and 
(2) in section 1005 (22 U.S.C. 1437), by inserting ‘‘and 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ each 
place it appears. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect and apply 
on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
SEC. 1079. COORDINATION FOR COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a briefing on the interagency process for coordi-
nating and de-conflicting full-spectrum military cyber operations 
for the Federal Government. 
(b) ELEMENTS.— The briefing required under subsection (a) 
shall include a description of each of the following: 
(1) The business processes and rules governing the inter-
agency process for coordinating and de-conflicting full-spectrum 
military cyber operations. 
(2) The membership and responsibilities of such inter-
agency process. 
(3) The current status of interagency guidance clarifying 
roles and responsibilities for full-spectrum military cyber oper-
ations. 
(4) Plans for implementing the planning and guidance from 
such interagency process. 
(c) BUDGET
JUSTIFICATION
DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees dedi-
cated budget documentation materials to accompany the budget 
submissions for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
including a single Department of Defense-wide budget estimate 
and detailed budget planning data for full-spectrum military cyber-
space operations. Such materials shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1080. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED DISCLO-
SURES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) unauthorized disclosures of classified information can 
threaten the national security and foreign relations of the 
United States; 
(2) the Department of Defense has taken positive steps 
toward improving its policies, procedures, and enforcement 
mechanisms regarding unauthorized disclosures of classified 
information and should continue to improve upon such policies, 
procedures, and enforcement mechanisms; 
(3) other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment should undertake similar efforts, if such departments 
and agencies have not already done so; and 
(4) the Department of Justice should investigate possible 
violations of Federal law related to unauthorized disclosures 
of classified information, including disclosures related to mili-
tary, intelligence, and operational capabilities of the United
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States and allies of the United States and, in appropriate 
cases, individuals responsible for such unauthorized disclosures 
should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REPEAL STATUTORY REF-
ERENCES TO UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES COMMAND. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1)(A) Section 232 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 232. 
(2) Section 2859(d) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(3) Section 10503(13)(B) is amended— 
(A) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). 
SEC. 1082. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
WHO ARE GRADUATES OF UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES IN SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. 
It is the sense of Congress— 
(1) that the Department of Defense should make every 
reasonable and practical effort to increase the number of United 
States citizens who pursue advanced degrees in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics; and 
(2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to inves-
tigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate secu-
rity requirements) to access the pool of talent of non-United 
States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees 
from United States institutions of higher education, especially 
in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to 
the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the 
Armed Forces). 
SEC. 1083. SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK FOR RECALCITRANT CANCERS. 
Subpart 1 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 417G. SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK FOR RECALCITRANT CANCERS. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each recalcitrant cancer identified 
under subsection (b), the Director of the Institute shall develop 
(in accordance with subsection (c)) a scientific framework for 
the conduct or support of research on such cancer. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The scientific framework with respect to 
a recalcitrant cancer shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) CURRENT STATUS.— 
‘‘(i) REVIEW
OF
LITERATURE.—A summary of 
findings from the current literature in the areas of— 
‘‘(I) the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 
of such cancer; 
‘‘(II) the fundamental biologic processes that 
regulate such cancer (including similarities and 
differences of such processes from the biological 
processes that regulate other cancers); and
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‘‘(III) the epidemiology of such cancer. 
‘‘(ii) SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES.—The identification of 
relevant emerging scientific areas and promising sci-
entific advances in basic, translational, and clinical 
science relating to the areas described in subclauses 
(I) and (II) of clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) RESEARCHERS.—A description of the avail-
ability of qualified individuals to conduct scientific 
research in the areas described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iv) COORDINATED
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.—The 
identification of the types of initiatives and partner-
ships for the coordination of intramural and extra-
mural research of the Institute in the areas described 
in clause (i) with research of the relevant national 
research institutes, Federal agencies, and non-Federal 
public and private entities in such areas. 
‘‘(v) RESEARCH RESOURCES.—The identification of 
public and private resources, such as patient registries 
and tissue banks, that are available to facilitate 
research relating to each of the areas described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION
OF
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS.—The 
identification of research questions relating to basic, 
translational, and clinical science in the areas described 
in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) that have 
not been adequately addressed with respect to such recal-
citrant cancer. 
‘‘(C) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommendations for appro-
priate actions that should be taken to advance research 
in the areas described in subparagraph (A)(i) and to address 
the research questions identified in subparagraph (B), as 
well as for appropriate benchmarks to measure progress 
on achieving such actions, including the following: 
‘‘(i) RESEARCHERS.—Ensuring adequate availability 
of qualified individuals described in subparagraph 
(A)(iii). 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATED
RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.—Pro-
moting and developing initiatives and partnerships 
described in subparagraph (A)(iv). 
‘‘(iii) RESEARCH
RESOURCES.—Developing addi-
tional public and private resources described in 
subparagraph 
(A)(v) 
and 
strengthening 
existing 
resources. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSEQUENT UPDATE.— 
For each recalcitrant cancer identified under subsection 
(b)(1), the Director of the Institute shall— 
‘‘(i) develop a scientific framework under this sub-
section not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) review and update the scientific framework 
not later than 5 years after its initial development. 
‘‘(B) OTHER UPDATES.—The Director of the Institute 
may review and update each scientific framework developed 
under this subsection as necessary. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC NOTICE.—With respect to each scientific frame-
work developed under subsection (a), not later than 30 days
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after the date of completion of the framework, the Director 
of the Institute shall— 
‘‘(A) submit such framework to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) make such framework publically available on the 
Internet website of the Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF RECALCITRANT CANCER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Institute 
shall identify two or more recalcitrant cancers that each— 
‘‘(A) have a 5-year relative survival rate of less than 
20 percent; and 
‘‘(B) are estimated to cause the death of at least 30,000 
individuals in the United States per year. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CANCERS.—The Director of the Institute 
may, at any time, identify other recalcitrant cancers for pur-
poses of this section. In identifying a recalcitrant cancer pursu-
ant to the previous sentence, the Director may consider addi-
tional metrics of progress (such as incidence and mortality 
rates) against such type of cancer. 
‘‘(c) WORKING GROUPS.—For each recalcitrant cancer identified 
under subsection (b), the Director of the Institute shall convene 
a working group comprised of representatives of appropriate Federal 
agencies and other non-Federal entities to provide expertise on, 
and assist in developing, a scientific framework under subsection 
(a). The Director of the Institute (or the Director’s designee) shall 
participate in the meetings of each such working group. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—The Director of NIH shall ensure 
that each biennial report under section 403 includes information 
on actions undertaken to carry out each scientific framework 
developed under subsection (a) with respect to a recalcitrant 
cancer, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Information on research grants awarded by the 
National Institutes of Health for research relating to such 
cancer. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the progress made in improving 
outcomes (including relative survival rates) for individuals 
diagnosed with such cancer. 
‘‘(C) An update on activities pertaining to such cancer 
under the authority of section 413(b)(7). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
ONE-TIME
REPORT
FOR
CERTAIN
FRAME-
WORKS.—For each recalcitrant cancer identified under sub-
section (b)(1), the Director of the Institute shall, not later 
than 6 years after the initial development of a scientific frame-
work under subsection (a), submit a report to the Congress 
on the effectiveness of the framework (including the update 
required by subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)) in improving the prevention, 
detection, diagnosis, and treatment of such cancer. 
‘‘(e) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
EXCEPTION
FUNDING.—The 
Director of the Institute shall consider each relevant scientific 
framework developed under subsection (a) when making rec-
ommendations for exception funding for grant applications.
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‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘recalcitrant cancer’ 
means a cancer for which the five-year relative survival rate is 
below 50 percent.’’. 
SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS’ MEMORIALS. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN MATERIALS.—Section 2314 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or any part thereof—’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘or any part thereof; or’’; 
(2) by inserting before ‘‘Shall be fined under this title’’ 
the following: 
‘‘Whoever transports, transmits, or transfers in interstate or 
foreign commerce any veterans’ memorial object, knowing the same 
to have been stolen, converted or taken by fraud—’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘under this section is greater.’’ the 
following: ‘‘If the offense involves the transportation, trans-
mission, or transfer in interstate or foreign commerce of vet-
erans’ memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of 
less than $1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘For purposes of this section the term ‘veterans’ memorial 
object’ means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other 
object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s 
grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military 
historical significance.’’. 
(b) SALE OR RECEIPT OF STOLEN MEMORIALS.—Section 2315 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or any part thereof—’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘or any part thereof; or’’; and 
(2) by inserting before ‘‘Shall be fined under this title’’ 
the following: 
‘‘ ‘Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, 
or disposes of any veterans’ memorial object which has crossed 
a State or United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully 
converted, or taken, knowing the same to have been stolen, unlaw-
fully converted, or taken—’ ’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘under this section is greater.’’ the 
following: ‘‘If the offense involves the receipt, possession, 
concealment, storage, barter, sale, or disposal of veterans’ 
memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of less than 
$1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of 
this section the term ‘veterans’ memorial object’ means a grave 
marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to 
permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or 
any monument that signifies an event of national military 
historical significance.’’. 
SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SPECTRUM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States mobile communications industry is 
a significant economic engine; 
(2) while wireless carriers are continually implementing 
new and more efficient technologies and techniques to maximize 
their existing spectrum capacity, there is a pressing need for 
additional spectrum for mobile broadband services;
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(3) as the United States faces the growing demand for 
spectrum, consideration should be given to both the supply 
of spectrum for licensed networks and for unlicensed devices; 
(4) while such growing demand can be met in part by 
reallocating spectrum from existing non-governmental uses, the 
long-term solution must include reallocation and sharing of 
Federal Government spectrum for private sector use; 
(5) recognizing the important uses of spectrum by the Fed-
eral Government, including for national security, law enforce-
ment, and other critical Federal uses, existing law ensures 
that Federal operations are not harmed as a result of a realloca-
tion of spectrum for commercial use, including through the 
establishment of the Spectrum Relocation Fund to reimburse 
Federal users for the costs of planning and implementing reloca-
tion and sharing arrangements and, with respect to spectrum 
vacated by the Department of Defense, certification under sec-
tion 1062(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 768) by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that replacement spec-
trum provides comparable technical characteristics to restore 
essential military capability; and 
(6) given the need to determine equitable outcomes for 
the United States in relation to spectrum use that balance 
the demand of the private sector for spectrum with national 
security and other critical Federal missions, all interested par-
ties should be encouraged to continue the collaborative efforts 
between industry and government stakeholders that have been 
launched by the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration to assess and recommend practical frameworks 
for the development of relocation, transition, and sharing 
arrangement and plans for 110 megahertz of Federal spectrum 
in the 1695–1710 MHz and the 1755–1850 MHz bands. 
SEC. 1086. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Dale Long 
Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act of 2012’’. 
(b) BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
SERVICE PROVIDERS; MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(A) in section 901(a) (42 U.S.C. 3791(a))— 
(i) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(28) the term ‘hearing examiner’ includes any medical 
or claims examiner.’’; 
(B) in section 1201 (42 U.S.C. 3796)— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘follows:’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘follows (if 
the payee indicated is living on the date on which 
the determination is made)— 
‘‘(1) if there is no child who survived the public safety 
officer, to the surviving spouse of the public safety officer;
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‘‘(2) if there is at least 1 child who survived the public 
safety officer and a surviving spouse of the public safety officer, 
50 percent to the surviving child (or children, in equal shares) 
and 50 percent to the surviving spouse; 
‘‘(3) if there is no surviving spouse of the public safety 
officer, to the surviving child (or children, in equal shares); 
‘‘(4) if there is no surviving spouse of the public safety 
officer and no surviving child— 
‘‘(A) to the surviving individual (or individuals, in 
shares per the designation, or, otherwise, in equal shares) 
designated by the public safety officer to receive benefits 
under this subsection in the most recently executed des-
ignation of beneficiary of the public safety officer on file 
at the time of death with the public safety agency, organiza-
tion, or unit; or 
‘‘(B) if there is no individual qualifying under subpara-
graph (A), to the surviving individual (or individuals, in 
equal shares) designated by the public safety officer to 
receive benefits under the most recently executed life insur-
ance policy of the public safety officer on file at the time 
of death with the public safety agency, organization, or 
unit; 
‘‘(5) if there is no individual qualifying under paragraph 
(1), (2), (3), or (4), to the surviving parent (or parents, in 
equal shares) of the public safety officer; or 
‘‘(6) if there is no individual qualifying under paragraph 
(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), to the surviving individual (or individuals, 
in equal shares) who would qualify under the definition of 
the term ‘child’ under section 1204 but for age.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘direct result of a catastrophic’’ 
and inserting ‘‘direct and proximate result of a 
personal’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘pay,’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the same’’ and inserting ‘‘pay the same’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘in any year’’ and inserting 
‘‘to the public safety officer (if living on the date 
on which the determination is made)’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘in such year, adjusted’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with respect to the date on which the 
catastrophic injury occurred, as adjusted’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘, to such officer’’; 
(VI) by striking ‘‘the total’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘For’’ and inserting ‘‘for’’; and 
(VII) by striking ‘‘That these’’ and all that 
follows through the period, and inserting ‘‘That 
the amount payable under this subsection shall 
be the amount payable as of the date of cata-
strophic injury of such public safety officer.’’; 
(iii) in subsection (f)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, as amended 
(D.C. Code, sec. 4–622); or’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘. Such beneficiaries shall 
only receive benefits under such section 8191 
that’’ and inserting ‘‘, such that beneficiaries
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shall receive only such benefits under such 
section 8191 as’’; and 
(bb) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) payments under the September 11th Victim Compensa-
tion Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107– 
42).’’; 
(iv) by amending subsection (k) to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) As determined by the Bureau, a heart attack, stroke, 
or vascular rupture suffered by a public safety officer shall be 
presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of 
subsection (a), sustained in the line of duty by the officer and 
directly and proximately resulting in death, if— 
‘‘(1) the public safety officer, while on duty— 
‘‘(A) engages in a situation involving nonroutine stress-
ful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, 
rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical 
services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency 
response activity; or 
‘‘(B) participates in a training exercise involving non-
routine stressful or strenuous physical activity; 
‘‘(2) the heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture com-
mences— 
‘‘(A) while the officer is engaged or participating as 
described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) while the officer remains on that duty after being 
engaged or participating as described in paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(C) not later than 24 hours after the officer is engaged 
or participating as described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) the heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture directly 
and proximately results in the death of the public safety officer, 
unless competent medical evidence establishes that the heart attack, 
stroke, or vascular rupture was unrelated to the engagement or 
participation or was directly and proximately caused by something 
other than the mere presence of cardiovascular-disease risk fac-
tors.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) The public safety agency, organization, or unit responsible 
for maintaining on file an executed designation of beneficiary or 
executed life insurance policy for purposes of subsection (a)(4) shall 
maintain the confidentiality of the designation or policy in the 
same manner as the agency, organization, or unit maintains per-
sonnel or other similar records of the public safety officer.’’; 
(C) in section 1202 (42 U.S.C. 3796a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘death’’, each place it appears except 
the second place it appears, and inserting ‘‘fatal’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or catastrophic 
injury’’ the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘, 
disability, or injury’’; 
(D) in section 1203 (42 U.S.C. 3796a–1)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘WHO HAVE 
DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY’’ and inserting ‘‘WHO HAVE 
SUSTAINED FATAL OR CATASTROPHIC INJURY IN THE LINE 
OF DUTY’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘who have died in the line of duty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘who have sustained fatal or catastrophic 
injury in the line of duty’’; 
(E) in section 1204 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘consequences of 
an injury that’’ and inserting ‘‘an injury, the direct 
and proximate consequences of which’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘or permanently and 
totally disabled’’ after ‘‘deceased’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘death’’ and inserting 
‘‘fatal or catastrophic injury’’; and 
(II) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘post-mortem’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘post-injury’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(III) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘death’’ and inserting ‘‘fatal or cata-
strophic injury’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘public employee 
member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘employee or volunteer member of a rescue 
squad or ambulance crew (including a ground or air 
ambulance service) that— 
‘‘(A) is a public agency; or 
‘‘(B) is (or is a part of) a nonprofit entity serving 
the public that— 
‘‘(i) is officially authorized or licensed to engage 
in rescue activity or to provide emergency medical 
services; and 
‘‘(ii) engages in rescue activities or provides emer-
gency medical services as part of an official emergency 
response system;’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (9)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘as a chap-
lain, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambu-
lance crew;’’ and inserting ‘‘or as a chaplain;’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(III) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew 
who, as authorized or licensed by law and by the applicable 
agency or entity, is engaging in rescue activity or in the 
provision of emergency medical services.’’; 
(F) in section 1205 (42 U.S.C. 3796c), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise, any reference in this 
part to any provision of law not in this part shall be understood 
to constitute a general reference under the doctrine of incorporation 
by reference, and thus to include any subsequent amendments 
to the provision.’’;
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(G) in each of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1212 
(42 U.S.C. 3796d–1), sections 1213 and 1214 (42 U.S.C. 
3796d–2 and 3796d–3), and subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1216 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–5), by striking ‘‘dependent’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘person’’; 
(H) in section 1212 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–1)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Subject’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
and 
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘reduced by’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(B) the amount’’ and 
inserting ‘‘reduced by the amount’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘DEPENDENT’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘dependent’’; 
(I) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1213(b) (42 
U.S.C. 3796d–2(b)), by striking ‘‘dependent’s’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘person’s’’; 
(J) in section 1216 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–5)— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘each dependent’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a spouse or child’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘a person’’; and 
(K) in section 1217(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3796d–6(3)(A)), 
by striking ‘‘described in’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘an institution of higher education, as defined in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); 
and’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
RELATED
TO
EXPEDITED
PAYMENT
FOR 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE PREVENTION, INVES-
TIGATION, RESCUE, OR RECOVERY EFFORTS RELATED TO A TER-
RORIST ATTACK.—Section 611(a) of the Uniting and Strength-
ening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to 
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796c– 
1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or an entity described in section 
1204(7)(B) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)(B))’’ after ‘‘employed by such 
agency’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) in section 402(l)(4)(C), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, as in effect immediately before 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013’’; and 
(B) in section 101(h)(1), by inserting after ‘‘1968’’ the 
following: ‘‘, as in effect immediately before the enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS; DETERMINATIONS; 
APPEALS.—The matter under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS 
BENEFITS’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under 
title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
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(Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1912; 42 U.S.C. 3796c–2) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘decisions’’ and inserting ‘‘determinations’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(including those, and any related matters, 
pending)’’; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘: Provided further, That, on and after the date 
of enactment of the Dale Long Public Safety Officers’ Benefits 
Improvements Act of 2012, as to each such statute— 
‘‘(1) the provisions of section 1001(a)(4) of such title I (42 
U.S.C. 3793(a)(4)) shall apply; 
‘‘(2) payment (consistent with section 611 of the Uniting 
and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools 
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 3796c-1)) shall be made only upon a determination by 
the Bureau that the facts legally warrant the payment; and 
‘‘(3) any reference to section 1202 of such title I shall 
be deemed to be a reference to paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
such section 1202: 
Provided further, That, on and after the date of enactment of 
the Dale Long Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act 
of 2012, no appeal shall bring any final determination of the Bureau 
before any court for review unless notice of appeal is filed (within 
the time specified herein and in the manner prescribed for appeal 
to United States courts of appeals from United States district 
courts) not later than 90 days after the date on which the Bureau 
serves notice of the final determination: Provided further, That 
any regulations promulgated by the Bureau under such part (or 
any such statute) before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
the Dale Long Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act 
of 2012 shall apply to any matter pending on, or filed or accruing 
after, the effective date specified in the regulations.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (1), the 
amendments made by this section shall— 
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(B) apply to any matter pending, before the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date of enactment 
of this Act, or filed or accruing after that date. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) RESCUE SQUADS AND AMBULANCE CREWS.—For a 
member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew (as defined 
in section 1204(7) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by this section), 
the amendments made by this Act shall apply to injuries 
sustained on or after June 1, 2009. 
(B) HEART
ATTACKS, STROKES, AND
VASCULAR
RUP-
TURES.—Section 1201(k) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by this 
section, shall apply to heart attacks, strokes, and vascular 
ruptures sustained on or after December 15, 2003. 
SEC. 1087. REMOVAL OF ACTION. 
Section 1442 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(c) Solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal 
under subsection (a), a law enforcement officer, who is the defendant 
in a criminal prosecution, shall be deemed to have been acting 
under the color of his office if the officer— 
‘‘(1) protected an individual in the presence of the officer 
from a crime of violence; 
‘‘(2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who 
suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or 
‘‘(3) prevented the escape of any individual who the officer 
reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, 
in the presence of the officer, a crime of violence that resulted 
in, or was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury. 
‘‘(d) In this section, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘civil action’ and ‘criminal prosecution’ 
include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another 
proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial 
order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is 
sought or issued. If removal is sought for a proceeding described 
in the previous sentence, and there is no other basis for 
removal, only that proceeding may be removed to the district 
court. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘crime of violence’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 16 of title 18. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘law enforcement officer’ means any employee 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 8401(17) 
of title 5 and any special agent in the Diplomatic Security 
Service of the Department of State. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘serious bodily injury’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1365 of title 18. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, 
United States territories and insular possessions, and Indian 
country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘State court’ includes the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia, a court of a United States territory 
or insular possession, and a tribal court.’’. 
SEC. 1088. TRANSPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. 
Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Whoever knowingly transports from the United States and 
its territories a person in foreign commerce for the purpose of 
conduct with regard to that person that would be a violation of 
subsection (a) if the conduct occurred within the United States, 
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 1089. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY 
PROVISIONS OF TITLE 18. 
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 926B— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or apprehension 
under section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 
7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘as a law enforcement 
officer’’ and inserting ‘‘that identifies the employee as a 
police officer or law enforcement officer of the agency’’; 
and
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(C) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or apprehension 
under section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 
7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; 
and 
(2) in section 926C— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘or apprehension 
under section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 
7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that indicates’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that identifies the person as having 
been employed as a police officer or law enforcement 
officer and indicates’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘that identi-
fies the person as having been employed as a police 
officer or law enforcement officer’’ after ‘‘officer’’. 
SEC. 1090. REAUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF AIRCRAFT AND PARTS FOR 
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PURPOSES. 
Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act 
of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 1996, and ending on September 30, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during a period specified in subsection (g)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section (g): 
‘‘(g) PERIODS FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The periods speci-
fied in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) The period beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending 
on September 30, 2005. 
‘‘(2) The period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending 
on September 30, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 1091. TRANSFER OF EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS 
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Defense may transfer excess 
aircraft specified in subsection (b) to the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security for use by the Forest 
Service and the United States Coast Guard. The transfer of any 
excess aircraft under this subsection shall be without reimburse-
ment. 
(b) AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft transferred under subsection (a) 
are aircraft of the Department of Defense that are— 
(1) identified by the Forest Service or the United States 
Coast Guard as a suitable platform to carry out their respective 
missions; 
(2) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense; 
(3) in the case of aircraft to be transferred to the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acceptable for use by the Forest Service, as 
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(4) in the case of aircraft to be transferred to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, acceptable for use by the United States 
Coast Guard, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER.—
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(1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
number of aircraft that may be transferred under subsection 
(a) to each of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may not exceed seven aircraft for each 
agency. 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
LIMITATION
AFTER
OFFICIAL
NOTICE 
OF INTENT TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE SEVEN AIRCRAFT.—The limita-
tion in paragraph (1) on the number of aircraft transferrable 
under subsection (a) shall cease upon official notice to the 
Secretary of Defense, from the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security that the Secretary’s respec-
tive department will decline or accept seven aircraft. 
(d) ORDER OF TRANSFERS.— 
(1) RIGHTS OF REFUSAL.—In implementing the transfers 
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
afford the Secretary of Agriculture the right of first refusal 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security the second right of 
refusal in the transfer to each department by the Secretary 
of Defense of up to seven excess aircraft specified in subsection 
(b) before the transfer of such excess aircraft is offered to 
any other department or agency of the Federal Government. 
(2) EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The right 
of first refusal afforded the Secretary of Agriculture by para-
graph (1) shall expire upon official notice of the Secretary 
to the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c)(2). 
(e) CONDITIONS OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS.—Excess aircraft trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a)— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression purposes; 
and 
(2) may not be flown or otherwise removed from the United 
States unless dispatched by the National Interagency Fire 
Center in support of an international agreement to assist in 
wildfire suppression efforts or for other purposes approved by 
the Secretary of Agriculture in writing in advance. 
(f) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—Excess aircraft transferred under 
subsection (a) may not be sold by the Secretary of Agriculture 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security after transfer. 
(g) COSTS AFTER TRANSFER.—Any costs of operation, mainte-
nance, sustainment, and disposal of excess aircraft transferred 
under subsection (a) after the date of transfer shall be borne by 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, as applicable. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 
working overseas. 
Sec. 1102. Expansion of experimental personnel program for scientific and technical 
personnel at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of authority to fill shortage category positions for certain Fed-
eral acquisition positions for civilian agencies. 
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, bene-
fits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1105. Policy on senior mentors. 
Sec. 1106. Authority to pay for the transport of family household pets for Federal 
employees during certain evacuation operations. 
Sec. 1107. Interagency personnel rotations.
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SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 
LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITA-
TION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
WORKING OVERSEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2013, section 1101(a) of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 
1104 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1612), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2013’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXPANSION OF EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR 
SCIENTIFIC 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
PERSONNEL 
AT 
THE 
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 1101(b)(1)(A) of the Strom Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 
3104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘40’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall not be construed as affecting any applicable authorization 
or delimitation of the numbers of personnel that may be employed 
at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO FILL SHORTAGE CATEGORY 
POSITIONS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL ACQUISITION POSI-
TIONS FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES. 
Section 1703(j)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’. 
SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO 
GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO 
PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), 
as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4616) and amended by section 1112 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1616), is further amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 1105. POLICY ON SENIOR MENTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide writ-
ten notice to the congressional defense committees at least 60 
days before implementing any change in the policy regarding senior 
mentors issued on or about April 1, 2010. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Changes implemented before the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall not be affected by this section. 
SEC. 1106. AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR THE TRANSPORT OF FAMILY 
HOUSEHOLD PETS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DURING 
CERTAIN EVACUATION OPERATIONS. 
Section 5725 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
(2), by striking ‘‘and personal effects,’’ and inserting ‘‘, personal 
effects, and family household pets,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c)(1) The expenses authorized under subsection (a) shall, with 
respect to the transport of family household pets, include the 
expenses for the shipment of and the payment of any quarantine 
costs for such pets. 
‘‘(2) Any payment or reimbursement under this section in 
connection with the transport of family household pets shall be 
subject to terms and conditions which— 
‘‘(A) the head of the agency shall by regulation prescribe; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as would 
apply 
under 
regulations 
prescribed 
under 
section 
476(b)(1)(H)(iii) of title 37 in connection with the transport 
of family household pets of members of the uniformed services, 
including regulations relating to the types, size, and number 
of pets for which such payment or reimbursement may be 
provided.’’. 
SEC. 1107. INTERAGENCY PERSONNEL ROTATIONS. 
(a) FINDING AND PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that the national security 
and homeland security challenges of the 21st century require 
that executive branch personnel use a whole-of-Government 
approach in order for the United States Government to operate 
in the most effective and efficient manner. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to increase 
the efficiency and effectiveness of the Government by fostering 
greater interagency experience among executive branch per-
sonnel on national security and homeland security matters 
involving more than 1 agency. 
(b) COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Committee on 
National Security Personnel within the Executive Office of the 
President. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Committee shall 
include— 
(A) designees of the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, the Assistant to the President for National 
Security Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (1 
member to be designated by each); and 
(B) such other members as the President shall des-
ignate. 
(c) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
(1) Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Committee on National Security Personnel, 
in consultation with representatives of such other agencies 
as the Committee determines to be appropriate, shall develop 
and issue a National Security Human Capital Strategy pro-
viding policies, processes, and procedures for a program for 
the interagency rotation of personnel among positions within 
National Security Interagency Communities of Interest. 
(2) The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall, at a 
minimum— 
(A) identify specific Interagency Communities of 
Interest for the purpose of carrying out the program;
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(B) designate agencies to be included or excluded from 
the program; 
(C) define categories of positions to be covered by the 
program; 
(D) establish processes by which the heads of relevant 
agencies may identify— 
(i) positions in Interagency Communities of 
Interest that are available for rotation under the pro-
gram; and 
(ii) individual employees who are available to 
participate in rotational assignments under the pro-
gram; and 
(E) promulgate procedures for the program, including— 
(i) any minimum or maximum periods of service 
for participation in the program; 
(ii) any training and education requirements asso-
ciated with participation in the program; 
(iii) any prerequisites or requirements for partici-
pation in the program; and 
(iv) appropriate performance measures, reporting 
requirements, and other accountability devices for the 
evaluation of the program. 
(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The policies, processes, and 
procedures established pursuant to subsection (c) shall, at a min-
imum, provide that— 
(1) during each of the first 4 fiscal years after the fiscal 
year in which this Act is enacted— 
(A) the interagency rotation program shall be carried 
out in at least 2 Interagency Communities of Interest, 
of which 1 shall be an Interagency Community of Interest 
for emergency management and 1 shall be an Interagency 
Community of Interest for stabilization and reconstruction; 
and 
(B) not fewer than 20 employees in the executive 
branch of the Government shall be assigned to participate 
in the interagency personnel rotation program; 
(2) an employee’s participation in the interagency rotation 
program shall require the consent of the head of the agency 
and shall be voluntary on the part of the employee; 
(3) employees selected to perform interagency rotational 
service are selected in a fully open and competitive manner 
that is consistent with the merit system principles set forth 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, unless the Interagency Community of Interest 
position is otherwise exempt under another provision of law; 
(4) an employee performing service in a position in another 
agency pursuant to the program established under this section 
shall be entitled to return, within a reasonable period of time 
after the end of the period of service, to the position held 
by the employee, or a corresponding or higher position, in 
his or her employing agency; 
(5) an employee performing interagency rotational service 
shall have all the rights that would be available to the employee 
if the employee were detailed or assigned under a provision 
of law other than this section from the agency employing the 
employee to the agency in which the position in which the 
employee is serving is located; and
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(6) an employee participating in the program shall receive 
performance evaluations from officials in his or her employing 
agency that are based on input from the supervisors of the 
employee during his or her service in the program that are 
based primarily on the contribution of the employee to the 
work of the agency in which the employee performed such 
service, and these performance evaluations shall be provided 
the same weight in the receipt of promotions and other rewards 
by the employee from the employing agency as performance 
evaluations for service in the employing agency. 
(e) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO FILL SENIOR POSITIONS.— 
The head of each agency participating in the program established 
pursuant to subsection (c) shall ensure that, in selecting individuals 
to fill senior positions within an Interagency Community of Interest, 
the agency gives a strong preference to individuals who have per-
formed interagency rotational service within the Interagency 
Community of Interest pursuant to such program. 
(f) INTERAGENCY COMMUNITY OF INTEREST DEFINED.—As used 
in this section, the term ‘‘National Security Interagency Community 
of Interest’’ or ‘‘Interagency Community of Interest’’ means the 
positions in the executive branch of the Government that, as deter-
mined by the Committee on National Security Personnel— 
(1) as a group are positions within multiple agencies of 
the executive branch of the Government; and 
(2) have significant responsibility for the same substantive, 
functional, or regional subject area related to national security 
or homeland security that requires integration of the positions 
and activities in that area across multiple agencies to ensure 
that the executive branch of the Government operates as a 
single, cohesive enterprise to maximize mission success and 
minimize cost. 
(g) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Not later than the 
end of the 2nd fiscal year after the fiscal year in which this Act 
is enacted, the Committee on National Security Personnel shall 
assess 
the 
performance 
measures 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(E)(iv) and issue a report to Congress on the assessment of 
those performance measures. 
(h) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than the end of the 2nd fiscal 
year after the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report assessing the implementation and effectiveness of the inter-
agency rotation program established pursuant to this section. The 
report required by this section shall address, at a minimum— 
(1) the extent to which the requirements of this section 
have been implemented by the Committee on National Security 
Personnel and by national security agencies; 
(2) the extent to which national security agencies have 
participated in the program established pursuant to this sec-
tion, including whether the heads of such agencies have— 
(A) identified positions within the agencies that are 
National Security Interagency Communities of Interest and 
had employees from other agencies serve in rotational 
assignments in such positions; and 
(B) identified employees who are eligible for rotational 
assignments in National Security Interagency Communities 
of Interest and had such employees serve in rotational 
assignments in other agencies;
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(3) the extent to which employees serving in rotational 
assignments under the program established pursuant to this 
section have benefitted from such assignments, including an 
assessment of— 
(A) the period of service; 
(B) the duties performed by the employees during such 
service; 
(C) the value of the training and experience gained 
by participating employees through such service; and 
(D) the positions (including grade level) held by 
employees before and after completing interagency rota-
tional service under this section; and 
(4) the extent to which interagency rotational service under 
this section has improved or is expected to improve interagency 
integration and coordination within National Security Inter-
agency Communities of Interest. 
(i) EXCLUSION.—This section shall not apply to any element 
of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to build 
the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 1202. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel 
between the United States and foreign countries. 
Sec. 1203. Authority to build the capacity of certain counterterrorism forces in 
Yemen and East Africa. 
Sec. 1204. Limitation on activities under State Partnership Program pending com-
pliance with certain program-related requirements. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security 
Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1212. Report on insider attacks in Afghanistan and their effect on the United 
States transition strategy for Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1213. United States military support in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1214. Modification of report on progress toward security and stability in Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 1215. Independent assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces. 
Sec. 1216. Extension and modification of logistical support for coalition forces sup-
porting certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1217. Report on Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. 
Sec. 1218. One-year extension of authority to use funds for reintegration activities 
in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1219. One-year extension and modification of authority for program to develop 
and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1220. Report on updates and modifications to campaign plan for Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1221. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1222. Authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense services to the 
military and security forces of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1223. Report on efforts to promote the security of Afghan women and girls 
during the security transition process. 
Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress commending the Enduring Strategic Partnership 
Agreement between the United States and Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1225. Consultations with Congress on a bilateral security agreement with Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 1226. Completion of transition of United States combat and military and secu-
rity operations to the Government of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1227. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain co-
alition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations.
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Sec. 1228. Extension and modification of Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Iran 
Sec. 1231. Report on United States capabilities in relation to China, North Korea, 
and Iran. 
Sec. 1232. Report on military capabilities of Gulf Cooperation Council members. 
Sec. 1233. Sense of Congress with respect to Iran. 
Sec. 1234. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle D—Iran Sanctions 
Sec. 1241. Short title. 
Sec. 1242. Definitions. 
Sec. 1243. Sense of Congress relating to violations of human rights by Iran. 
Sec. 1244. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the energy, shipping, and ship-
building sectors of Iran. 
Sec. 1245. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of 
certain materials to or from Iran. 
Sec. 1246. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of underwriting 
services or insurance or reinsurance for activities or persons with re-
spect to which sanctions have been imposed. 
Sec. 1247. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that 
facilitate financial transactions on behalf of specially designated nation-
als. 
Sec. 1248. Impositions of sanctions with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran 
Broadcasting. 
Sec. 1249. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the diversion 
of goods intended for the people of Iran. 
Sec. 1250. Waiver requirement related to exceptional circumstances preventing sig-
nificant reductions in crude oil purchases. 
Sec. 1251. Statute of limitations for civil actions regarding terrorist acts. 
Sec. 1252. Report on use of certain Iranian seaports by foreign vessels and use of 
foreign airports by sanctioned Iranian air carriers. 
Sec. 1253. Implementation; penalties. 
Sec. 1254. Applicability to certain natural gas projects. 
Sec. 1255. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle E—Satellites and Related Items 
Sec. 1261. Removal of satellites and related items from the United States Muni-
tions List. 
Sec. 1262. Report on licenses and other authorizations to export certain satellites 
and related items. 
Sec. 1263. Report on country exemptions for licensing of exports of certain satellites 
and related items. 
Sec. 1264. End-use monitoring of certain satellites and related items. 
Sec. 1265. Interagency review of modifications to Category XV of the United States 
Munitions List. 
Sec. 1266. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 1267. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1271. Additional elements in annual report on military and security develop-
ments involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1272. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 
Sec. 1273. Sustainability requirements for certain capital projects in connection 
with overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1274. Administration of the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Ar-
mies’ Program. 
Sec. 1275. United States participation in Headquarters Eurocorps. 
Sec. 1276. Department of Defense participation in European program on multilat-
eral exchange of air transportation and air refueling services. 
Sec. 1277. Prohibition on use of funds to enter into contracts or agreements with 
Rosoboronexport. 
Sec. 1278. Sense of Congress on Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 
Sec. 1279. Bilateral defense trade relationship with India. 
Sec. 1280. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
Sec. 1281. Sense of Congress on sale of aircraft to Taiwan. 
Sec. 1282. Briefings on dialogue between the United States and the Russian Fed-
eration on nuclear arms, missile defense systems, and long-range con-
ventional strike systems. 
Sec. 1283. Sense of Congress on efforts to remove or apprehend Joseph Kony from 
the battlefield and end the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army.
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Sec. 1284. Imposition of sanctions with respect to support for the rebel group 
known as M23. 
Sec. 1285. Pilot program on repair, overhaul, and refurbishment of defense articles 
for sale or transfer to eligible foreign countries and entities. 
Sec. 1286. Sense of Congress on the situation in the Senkaku Islands. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
Sec. 1291. Review and reports on Department of Defense efforts to build the capac-
ity of and partner with foreign security forces. 
Sec. 1292. Additional report on military and security developments involving the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 1293. Report on host nation support for overseas United States military instal-
lations and United States Armed Forces deployed in country. 
Sec. 1294. Report on military activities to deny or significantly degrade the use of 
air power against civilian and opposition groups in Syria. 
Sec. 1295. Report on military assistance provided by Russia to Syria. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 
1201. 
MODIFICATION 
AND 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITIES 
RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF 
FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF
SMALL-SCALE
MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION 
ACTIVITIES AMONG AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3457), as amended by section 1206(a) 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2418), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘equipment, supplies, and 
training’’ and inserting ‘‘equipment, supplies, training, and 
small-scale military construction activities’’. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) 
of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006, as most recently amended by section 1204(a) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1621), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS
FOR
SMALL- 
SCALE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.—Of amounts avail-
able under this subsection for the authority in subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not more than $750,000 may be obligated or 
expended for small-scale military construction activities 
under a program authorized under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) not more than $25,000,000 may be obligated or 
expended for small-scale military construction activities 
under all programs authorized under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF NOTICE.—Subsection (e)(2) of section 1206 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 
as amended by section 1206(a) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Detailed information (including the amount and 
purpose) on the assistance provided the country during 
the three preceding fiscal years under each of the following 
programs, accounts, or activities: 
‘‘(i) A program under this section. 
‘‘(ii) The Foreign Military Financing program 
under the Arms Export Control Act.
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‘‘(iii) Peacekeeping Operations. 
‘‘(iv) The International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement (INCLE) program under section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291). 
‘‘(v) Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, 
and Related Programs (NADR). 
‘‘(vi) Counterdrug activities authorized by section 
1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note) and section 
1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as 
most recently amended by section 1204(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (125 Stat. 1622), 
is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2014’’. 
(2) TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON AMOUNT FOR CAPACITY FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN OR SUPPORT OF MILITARY AND STABILITY OPER-
ATIONS.—Subsection (c)(5) of section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as most 
recently amended by section 1204(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, is further amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2102 and 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2012, 2013, and 2014’’. 
(d) 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 any country in which activities are 
initiated under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 on or after that date. 
SEC. 
1202. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
NON-RECIPROCAL 
EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2514; 10 U.S.C. 
168 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 1203. AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CERTAIN 
COUNTERTERRORISM FORCES IN YEMEN AND EAST 
AFRICA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance as follows: 
(1) To enhance the ability of the Yemen Ministry of Interior 
Counter Terrorism Forces to conduct counterterrorism oper-
ations against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its affili-
ates. 
(2) To enhance the capacity of the national military forces, 
security agencies serving a similar defense function, other 
counterterrorism forces, and border security forces of Djibouti, 
Ethiopia, and Kenya to conduct counterterrorism operations 
against al Qaeda, al Qaeda affiliates, and al Shabaab.
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(3) To enhance the capacity of national military forces 
participating in the African Union Mission in Somalia to con-
duct counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda, al Qaeda 
affiliates, and al Shabaab. 
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance under subsection 
(a) may include the provision of equipment, supplies, training, 
and minor military construction. 
(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—Assistance under subsection (a) 
shall be provided in a manner that promotes— 
(A) observance of and respect for human rights and 
fundamental freedoms; and 
(B) respect for legitimate civilian authority in the 
country receiving such assistance. 
(3) ASSISTANCE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not use the authority in subsection 
(a) to provide any type of assistance described in this subsection 
that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law. 
(4) LIMITATIONS ON MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.—The 
total amount that may be obligated and expended on minor 
military construction under subsection (a) in any fiscal year 
may not exceed amounts as follows: 
(A) In the case of minor military construction under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a), $10,000,000. 
(B) In the case of minor military construction under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), $10,000,000. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated for a fiscal year for the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance— 
(A) not more than $75,000,000 may be used to provide 
assistance under paragraph (1) of subsection (a); and 
(B) not more than $75,000,000 may used to provide 
assistance under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE ACROSS FISCAL 
YEARS.—Amounts available under this subsection for the 
authority in subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used for 
assistance under that authority that begins in such fiscal year 
but ends in the next fiscal year. 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before providing 
assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the committees of Congress specified in paragraph 
(2) a notice setting forth the assistance to be provided, including 
the types of such assistance, the budget for such assistance, 
and the completion date for the provision of such assistance. 
(2) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The committees of Con-
gress specified in this paragraph are— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the 
authority provided under subsection (a) may not be exercised after 
the earlier of—
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(1) the date on which the Global Security Contingency 
Fund achieves full operational capability; or 
(2) September 30, 2014. 
SEC. 1204. LIMITATION ON ACTIVITIES UNDER STATE PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PRO-
GRAM-RELATED REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—If both requirements specified in subsection 
(b) are not met as of February 28, 2013, no activities may be 
carried out under the State Partnership Program after that date 
until both requirements are met. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements specified in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) The requirement for the Secretary of Defense to submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees the final regula-
tions required by subsection (a) of section 1210 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 U.S.C. 107 note). 
(2) A requirement for the Secretary of Defense to certify 
to the appropriate congressional committees that appropriate 
modifications have been made, and appropriate controls have 
been instituted, to ensure the compliance of the Program with 
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency Act’’), in the future. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in subsection (d) of section 1210 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF 
THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 1215 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1631) is amended by inserting at 
the end before the period the following: ‘‘and in fiscal year 2013 
may not exceed $508,000,000’’. 
(b) SOURCE
OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2013’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2012 or 2013, as the case may be,’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE 
OF
SECURITY
COOPERATION
IN
IRAQ.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ACTIVITIES OF OSCI.—During 
fiscal year 2013, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may authorize the Office of Security 
Cooperation in Iraq to conduct non-operational training activities 
in support of Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Counter Terrorism
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Service personnel in an institutional environment to address capa-
bility gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sov-
ereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage 
and integrate defense-related institutions.’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities 
of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include 
the following: 
(A) A description, in unclassified form (but with a 
classified annex if appropriate), of any capability gaps in 
the security forces of Iraq, including capability gaps 
relating to intelligence matters, protection of Iraq airspace, 
and logistics and maintenance. 
(B) A description of the extent, if any, to which the 
programs of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, 
in conjunction with other United States programs such 
as the Foreign Military Financing program, the Foreign 
Military Sales program, and joint training exercises, will 
address the capability gaps described in subparagraph (A) 
if the Government of Iraq requests assistance in addressing 
such capability gaps. 
(C) A detailed discussion of the current manpower, 
budget, and authorities of the Office of Security Coopera-
tion in Iraq. 
(D) A detailed plan for the transition of the costs 
of the activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in 
Iraq to Foreign Military Sales case funding by September 
30, 2014, and a detailed description of the planned man-
power, budget, and authorities of the Office to implement 
such a plan. 
(E) A description of existing authorities available to 
be used to cover the costs of training the Iraqi Security 
Forces, including a list of specific training activities and 
number of associated personnel that the Secretary of 
Defense determines cannot be conducted under any existing 
authority not provided by this section. 
(F) A description of those measures of effectiveness 
that will be used to evaluate the activities of the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq and a discussion of the 
process that will use those measures of effectiveness to 
make determinations if specific activities of the Office 
should be expanded, altered, or terminated. 
(3) UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an update of the report required by paragraph (1), 
including a description of any changes to any specific element 
or process described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of para-
graph (2). 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1212. REPORT ON INSIDER ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN AND THEIR 
EFFECT ON THE UNITED STATES TRANSITION STRATEGY 
FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) to the maximum extent possible and consistent with 
the commander’s professional judgment and the requirements 
of the mission, the United States military should conduct local 
force protection for its troops on bases where such troops are 
garrisoned or housed in Afghanistan; 
(2) the increase in attacks and associated threats by 
Afghanistan National Security Forces personnel, Afghanistan 
National Security Forces impersonators, and private security 
contractors against United States, Afghanistan, and coalition 
military and civilian personnel raises concerns about the force 
protection for United States troops in Afghanistan and the 
procedures for screening, vetting, and monitoring Afghanistan 
National Security Forces personnel and Afghan Public Protec-
tion Force personnel; 
(3) the Department of Defense and the Government of 
Afghanistan are making efforts to address the threat of such 
attacks and associated threats, but continued leadership will 
be required; and 
(4) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/International 
Security Assistance Force and the Government of Afghanistan 
should establish a program to continue to enhance vetting 
of Afghanistan National Security Forces and Afghan Public 
Protection Force recruits, to monitor the Afghanistan National 
Security Forces and the Afghan Public Protection Force per-
sonnel, and to re-assess Afghanistan National Security Forces 
and Afghan Public Protection Force personnel as required. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State and the Commander of North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization/International Security Assistance Force forces 
in Afghanistan, submit to Congress a report on the attacks and 
associated threats by Afghanistan National Security Forces per-
sonnel, Afghanistan National Security Forces impersonators, 
Afghan Public Protection Force personnel, Afghan Public Protection 
Force impersonators, and private security contractors against 
United States, Afghanistan, and coalition military and civilian per-
sonnel (‘‘insider attacks’’) in Afghanistan, and the effect of these 
attacks on the overall transition strategy in Afghanistan. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the nature and proximate causes of 
the attacks described in subsection (b), including the following: 
(A) An estimate of the number of such attacks on 
United States, Afghanistan, and coalition military per-
sonnel since January 1, 2007. 
(B) An estimate of the number of United States, 
Afghanistan, and coalition personnel killed or wounded 
in such attacks.
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(C) The circumstances or conditions that may have 
influenced such attacks. 
(D) An assessment of the threat posed by infiltration, 
and a best assessment of the extent of infiltration by insur-
gents into the Afghanistan National Security Forces and 
the Afghan Public Protection Force. 
(E) A description of trends in the prevalence of such 
attacks, including where such attacks occur, the political 
and ethnic affiliation of attackers, and the targets of 
attackers. 
(2) A description of the restrictions and other actions taken 
by the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization/ 
International Security Assistance Force forces to protect mili-
tary and civilian personnel from future insider attacks, 
including measures in predeployment training. 
(3) A description of the actions taken by the Government 
of Afghanistan to prevent and respond to insider attacks, 
including improved vetting practices. 
(4) A description of the insider threat-related factors that 
will influence the size and scope of the post-2014 training 
mission for the Afghanistan National Security Forces. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of the insider attacks 
in Afghanistan in 2012 on the overall transition strategy in 
Afghanistan and its prospects for success, including an assess-
ment how such insider attacks impact— 
(A) partner operations between North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization/International Security Assistance Force forces 
and Afghanistan National Security Forces; 
(B) training programs for the Afghanistan National 
Security Forces, including proposed training plans to be 
executed during the post-2014 training mission for the 
Afghanistan National Security Forces; 
(C) United States Special Forces training of the Afghan 
Local Police and its integration into the Afghanistan 
National Security Forces; and 
(D) the willingness of North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion/International Security Assistance Force allies to main-
tain forces in Afghanistan or commit to the post-2014 
training mission for the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces. 
(6) An assessment of the impact that a reduction in training 
and partnering would have on the independent capabilities 
of the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and whether the 
training of the Afghanistan National Security Forces should 
remain a key component of the United States and North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization strategy in Afghanistan. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a semi-annual 
update to the report required under subsection (b) through 
December 31, 2014. The additional reports required by this sub-
section may be submitted in the report required by section 1230 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 385), as most recently amended 
by section 1218(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632). 
(e) UNCLASSIFIED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.—The report submitted 
under subsection (b) and the semi-annual update to the report
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submitted under subsection (d) shall include an executive summary 
of the contents of the report in unclassified form. 
SEC. 1213. UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of any decision of the President 
to change force levels of United States Armed Forces deployed 
in Afghanistan. 
(b) SUBMITTAL REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after a deci-
sion by the President to change the force levels of United States 
Armed Forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall, through the Secretary of Defense, submit 
to the congressional defense committees a detailed assessment of 
the risk to the United States mission and interests in Afghanistan 
as the change in levels is implemented. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The risk assessment under subsection (b) on 
a change in force levels of United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the current security situation in 
Afghanistan. 
(2) A description of any anticipated changes to United 
States military operations and objectives in Afghanistan associ-
ated with such change in force levels. 
(3) An identification and assessment of any changes in 
United States military capabilities, including manpower, logis-
tics, intelligence, and mobility support, in Afghanistan associ-
ated with such change in force levels. 
(4) An identification and assessment of the risk associated 
with any changes in United States mission, military capabili-
ties, operations, and objectives in Afghanistan associated with 
such change in force levels. 
(5) An identification and assessment of any capability gaps 
within the Afghanistan security forces that will impact their 
ability to conduct operations following such change in force 
levels. 
(6) An identification and assessment of the risk associated 
with the transition of combat responsibilities to the Afghanistan 
security forces following such change in force levels. 
(7) An assessment of the impact of such change in force 
levels on coalition military contributions to the mission in 
Afghanistan. 
(8) A description of the assumptions to be in force regarding 
the security situation in Afghanistan following such change 
in force levels. 
(9) Such other matters regarding such change in force 
levels as the Chairman considers appropriate. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to notify the congressional 
defense committees under subsection (a) shall terminate on 
December 31, 2014. 
SEC. 1214. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECU-
RITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1230 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 385), as most recently amended by section 1218(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as sub-
sections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED ON AFGHANISTAN 
NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—In reporting on performance indica-
tors and measures of progress required under subsection (d)(2)(D), 
the report required under subsection (a) shall assess the following: 
‘‘(1) For overall Afghanistan National Security Forces 
(ANSF): 
‘‘(A) A description of the professionalization of the 
Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police 
(ANP), including literacy, training benchmarks, and vetting 
outcomes. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the ANA and the ANP inter-
action with the Afghan civilian population and respect 
for human rights. 
‘‘(C) An outline of United States contributions for the 
current fiscal year and one-year projected fiscal year and 
pledges for contributions by other countries. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of officer corps and noncommis-
sioned officer corps personnel as compared to end-strength 
requirements. 
‘‘(2) For logistics: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the ANA and ANP logistics 
system, including a discussion of critical supply shortfalls 
and challenges associated with filling supply requests. 
‘‘(B) A description of the logistical capacity of the ANA 
and ANP and how operations are sustained in the areas 
in which the ANA and ANP are transitioned and in areas 
in which the ANA and the ANP are in pre-transition stages. 
‘‘(3) For transition: 
‘‘(A) An assessment, by province, of the security situa-
tion and capability of ANSF in those areas that have been 
transitioned to an Afghan security lead, to include a 
description of the transition stages for each such province 
and readiness ratings for the ANSF in each such province. 
‘‘(B) An assessment, by province, of the security situa-
tion and capability of ANSF in pre-transition areas, to 
include readiness ratings. 
‘‘(C) A description of how security force assistance 
teams and security force assistance brigades will be 
integrated into ANSF units. 
‘‘(4) For preparation for the 2014 elections: The steps taken 
by the United States, ISAF, and the Government of Afghanistan 
to carry out the following: 
‘‘(A) Identify and train a sufficient number of the 
ANSF, to include female members of the ANSF. 
‘‘(B) Provide for the security of the elections, including 
security of polling places, election workers, election mate-
rials, and such other locations and personnel as may be 
necessary to safely carry out the elections, including partici-
pation of women. 
‘‘(C) Assist with ensuring that election workers and 
materials can be safely and securely transported in 
Afghanistan as may be required. 
‘‘(5) For partnership and assistance activities:
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‘‘(A) A discussion of ongoing partnership activities in 
Afghanistan, including partnership activities as part of 
major operations and efforts, and including metrics used 
to measure the quantity of ongoing partnership activities 
and changes to how partnership activities are conducted 
that affect significant numbers of United States Armed 
Forces, ISAF, or Afghan units and the reasons for any 
such change. 
‘‘(B) A discussion of any transition from partnership 
activities conducted by United States Armed Forces or 
other international units with Afghan forces to the use 
of security force assistance teams or security force assist-
ance brigades, including the reasons for such transition, 
advantages or drawbacks of such transition, and other 
information which may be pertinent. 
‘‘(C) The number of security force assistance teams 
and security force assistance brigades in Afghanistan, 
including the number of such teams and brigades provided 
by other members of ISAF, the number of such teams 
and brigades that are assisting each component of ANSF, 
and any unmet requirements for such teams and brigades.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made this section apply 
with respect to any report required to be submitted under section 
1230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 385) on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1215. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL 
SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment 
of the strength, force structure, force posture, and capabilities 
required to make the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) 
capable of providing security for their own country so as to prevent 
Afghanistan from ever again becoming a safe haven for terrorists 
that threaten Afghanistan, the region, and the world. 
(b) CONDUCT
OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment required by 
subsection (a) may, at the election of the Secretary, be conducted 
by— 
(1) a Federally-funded research and development center 
(FFRDC); or 
(2) an independent, non-governmental institute described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that has 
recognized credentials and expertise in national security and 
military affairs appropriate for the assessment. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall 
include, but not be limited to, the following: 
(1) An assessment of the likely internal and regional secu-
rity environment for Afghanistan over the next decade, 
including challenges and threats to the security and sovereignty 
of Afghanistan from state and non-state actors. 
(2) An assessment of the strength, force structure, force 
posture, and capabilities required to make the Afghan National 
Security Forces capable of providing security for their own 
country so as to prevent Afghanistan from ever again becoming
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a safe haven for terrorists that threaten Afghanistan, the 
region, and the world. 
(3) An assessment of any capability gaps in the Afghan 
National Security Forces that are likely to persist after 2014 
and that will require continued support from the United States 
and its allies. 
(4) An assessment whether current proposals for the 
resourcing of the Afghan National Security Forces after 2014 
are adequate to establish and maintain long-term security for 
the Afghanistan people, and implications of the under- 
resourcing of the Afghan National Security Forces for United 
States national security interests. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the entity selected for the conduct of the 
assessment required by subsection (a) shall provide to the Secretary 
and the congressional defense committees a report containing its 
findings as a result of the assessment. The report shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2013 by section 301 and available for operation 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301, up to $1,000,000 shall be made 
available for the assessment required by subsection (a). 
(f) AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—For purposes of this 
section, the Afghan National Security Forces shall include all forces 
under the authority of the Afghan Ministry of Defense and Afghan 
Ministry of Interior, including the Afghan National Army, the 
Afghan National Police, the Afghan Border Police, the Afghan 
National Civil Order Police, and the Afghan Local Police. 
SEC. 1216. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT 
FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1234 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 394), as most recently amended by section 1211 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1629)), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS IN CONNECTION 
WITH IRAQ.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of such section 1234, as 
so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘Iraq and’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
1234 is amended by striking ‘‘IRAQ AND’’. 
SEC. 1217. REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN PEACE AND REINTEGRATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the Afghanistan Peace and 
Reintegration Program (APRP). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the goals and objectives of the Afghani-
stan Peace and Reintegration Program.
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(2) A description of the structure of the Program at the 
national and sub-national levels in Afghanistan, including the 
number and types of vocational training and other education 
programs. 
(3) A description of the activities of the Program as of 
the date of the report. 
(4) A description and assessment of the procedures for 
vetting individuals seeking to participate in the Program, 
including an assessment of the extent to which biometric identi-
fication systems are used and the role of provincial peace coun-
cils in such procedures. 
(5) The amount of funding provided by the United States, 
and by the international community, to support the Program, 
and the amount of funds so provided that have been distributed 
as of the date of the report. 
(6) An assessment of the individuals who have been re-
integrated into the Program, set forth in terms as follows: 
(A) By geographic distribution by province. 
(B) By number of each of low-level insurgent fighters, 
mid-level commanders, and senior commanders. 
(C) By number confirmed to have been part of the 
insurgency. 
(D) By number who are currently members of the 
Afghan Local Police. 
(E) By number who are participating in or have com-
pleted vocational training or other educational programs 
as part of the Program. 
(7) A description and assessment of the procedures for 
monitoring the individuals participating in the Program. 
(8) A description and assessment of the role of women 
and minority populations in the implementation of the Program. 
(9) An assessment of the effectiveness of the activities 
of the Program described under paragraph (3) in achieving 
the goals and objectives of the Program. 
(10) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate for improving the implementation, over-
sight, and effectiveness of the Program. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1218. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR 
REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4392), 
as amended by section 1216 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘utilize funds’’ and inserting ‘‘obligate 
funds’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1219. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4393), 
as amended by section 1217(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1632), 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), to carry out 
the program authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense may use amounts as follows: 
‘‘(A) Up to $400,000,000 made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for operation and maintenance for fiscal 
year 2012. 
‘‘(B) Up to $350,000,000 made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for operation and maintenance for fiscal 
year 2013.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year after fiscal year 
2011’’ after ‘‘in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
fiscal year, including for each project to be initiated during 
such fiscal year the following: 
‘‘(A) An estimate of the financial and other require-
ments necessary to sustain such project on an annual basis 
after the completion of such project. 
‘‘(B) An assessment whether the Government of 
Afghanistan is committed to and has the capacity to main-
tain and use such project after its completion. 
‘‘(C) A description of any arrangements for the 
sustainment of such project following its completion if the 
Government of Afghanistan lacks the capacity (in either 
financial or human resources) to maintain such project.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) In the case of funds for fiscal year 2013, until 
September 30, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 1220. REPORT ON UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS TO CAMPAIGN 
PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which any substantial update or modification is made to the 
campaign plan for Afghanistan (including the supporting and imple-
menting documents for such plan), the Comptroller General of
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the United States shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the updated or modified plan, including an assess-
ment of the updated or modified plan. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement to submit a report under 
subsection (a) on any substantial update or modification to the 
campaign plan for Afghanistan shall not apply if the Comptroller 
General— 
(1) determines that a report submitted to Congress by 
the Comptroller General before the date of the enactment of 
this Act substantially meets the requirement to submit the 
report under subsection (a); and 
(2) notifies the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the determination under paragraph (1). 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a report under 
subsection (a) on any substantial update or modification to the 
campaign plan for Afghanistan shall terminate on September 30, 
2014. 
(d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1226 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2525) is repealed. 
SEC. 1221. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1619) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of subsection 
(a) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013.— 
Subsection (a) of such section is further amended by striking 
‘‘$400,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1222. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND PRO-
VIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECU-
RITY FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) NONEXCESS ARTICLES AND RELATED SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, transfer nonexcess defense articles from the stocks of the 
Department of Defense, without reimbursement from the Govern-
ment of Afghanistan, and provide defense services in connection 
with the transfer of such defense articles, to the military and 
security forces of Afghanistan to support the efforts of those forces 
to restore and maintain peace and security in that country. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) VALUE.—The aggregate replacement value of all defense 
articles transferred and defense services provided in connection 
with such defense articles under subsection (a) in any fiscal 
year may not exceed $250,000,000. 
(2) SOURCE
OF
TRANSFERRED
ARTICLES.—The authority 
under subsection (a) may only be used for defense articles 
that— 
(A) were present in Afghanistan as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act; 
(B) immediately before transfer were in use to support 
operations in Afghanistan; and
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(C) are no longer required by United States forces 
in Afghanistan. 
(c) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Any defense articles transferred or 
defense services provided under the authority of subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the authorities and limitations applicable to 
excess defense articles under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), other than the authorities and limita-
tions in subsections (b)(1)(B), (e), (f), and (g) of such section. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED BEFORE EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not exercise 
the authority under subsection (a) until 15 days after the 
Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the equipment and other property of the Depart-
ment of Defense in Afghanistan. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the process for inventorying equip-
ment and property, including defense articles, in Afghani-
stan owned by the Department of Defense, including equip-
ment and property owned by the Department and under 
the control of contractors in Afghanistan. 
(B) An estimate of the types and quantities of equip-
ment and property of the Department of Defense, including 
defense articles, anticipated to be withdrawn from Afghani-
stan in connection with the drawdown of United States 
military forces from Afghanistan between the date of the 
enactment of this Act and December 31, 2014, including 
equipment and property owned by the Department and 
under the control of contractors in Afghanistan. 
(e) NOTICE ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
transfer defense articles or provide defense services under sub-
section (a) until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
submits to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of 
the proposed transfer of defense articles and provision of 
defense services. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A notice under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) A description of the amount and types of defense 
articles to be transferred and defense services to be pro-
vided. 
(B) A statement describing the current value of the 
defense articles to be transferred and the estimated replace-
ment value of such articles. 
(C) An identification of the element of the military 
or security force that is the proposed recipient of the 
defense articles to be transferred and defense service to 
be provided. 
(D) An identification of the military department from 
which the defense articles to be transferred are to be drawn. 
(E) An assessment of the impact, if any, of the transfer 
of defense articles on the readiness of units from which 
the defense articles are to be transferred, and the plan, 
if any, for mitigating such impact or reimbursing the mili-
tary department of such units for such defense articles.
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(F) An assessment of the ability of the Government 
of Afghanistan to sustain the costs associated with 
receiving, possessing, and using the defense articles to 
be transferred. 
(G) A determination and certification by the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
that— 
(i) the proposed transfer of the defense articles 
to be transferred and the provision of defense services 
to be provided in connection with such transfer is 
in the national interest of the United States; and 
(ii) such defense articles are required by the mili-
tary and security forces of Afghanistan to build their 
capacity to restore and maintain peace and security 
in that country. 
(f) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the first transfer of defense articles and provision of defense 
services under the authority in subsection (a), and at the end 
of each calendar quarter, if any, thereafter through March 
31, 2015, in which the authority in subsection (a) is exercised, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the implementation of 
the authority in subsection (a). Each report shall include the 
replacement value of the defense articles transferred pursuant 
to subsection (a), both in the aggregate and by military depart-
ment, and defense services provided to the Government of 
Afghanistan, during the 90-day period ending on the date of 
such report. 
(2) INCLUSION IN OTHER REPORT.—A report required under 
paragraph (1) may be included in the report required under 
section 9204 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
(Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2410) or any follow on report 
to such other report. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The term ‘‘defense articles’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 644(d) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(d)). 
(3) DEFENSE SERVICES.—The term ‘‘defense services’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 644(f) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(f)). 
(4) MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES.—The term ‘‘military 
and security forces’’ means national armies, national air forces, 
national navies, national guard forces, police forces, and border 
security forces, but does not include nongovernmental or irreg-
ular forces (such as private militias). 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided in subsection (a) may 
not be exercised after December 31, 2014. 
(i) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—
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(1) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY.—The authority provided by 
subsection (a) is in addition to the authority provided by section 
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(2) EXEMPTIONS.— 
(A) During fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the value of 
excess defense articles transferred from the stocks of the 
Department of Defense in Afghanistan pursuant to section 
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not be 
counted against the limitation on the aggregate value of 
excess defense articles transferred contained in subsection 
(g) of such section. 
(B) During fiscal years 2013 and 2014, any excess 
defense articles specified in subparagraph (A) shall not 
be subject to the authorities and limitations applicable 
to excess defense articles under section 516 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 contained in subsections (b)(1)(B) 
and (e) of such section. 
SEC. 1223. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF 
AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING THE SECURITY 
TRANSITION PROCESS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on efforts by the United 
States Government to promote the security of Afghan women 
and girls during the security transition process. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) A discussion of efforts to monitor changes in 
women’s security conditions in areas undergoing transition, 
including the following: 
(i) A description of the roles and responsibilities 
of the offices within the International Security Assist-
ance Force, the United States Embassy, and the NATO 
Training Mission–Afghanistan that have lead responsi-
bility for gender issues. 
(ii) A description of the indicators against which 
sex-disaggregated data is collected and what, if any, 
additional indicators may enhance efforts to measure 
the security of women and girls during the transition 
process. 
(iii) A discussion of how these indicators are or 
may be incorporated into ongoing efforts to assess 
overall security conditions during the transition period. 
(iv) Recommendations, if any, on how assessments 
of women’s security can be more fully integrated into 
current procedures used to determine an area’s readi-
ness to proceed through the transition process. 
(B) A discussion of efforts that may increase gender 
awareness and responsiveness among Afghan National 
Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel, 
including the following: 
(i) A description of the efforts, if any, to work 
with Afghan and coalition partners to promote training 
curricula and programming that address the human