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‘‘(6) develop a concept of operations for how 
cryptographic systems should function in a system- 
of-systems environment; and 
‘‘(7) advise the Secretary on the development of 
a cryptographic asset visibility system. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
PROGRAMS.—The 
Board shall not include programs funded under the Na-
tional Intelligence Program (as defined in section 3(6) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(6))) 
in carrying out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 188 the following new 
item: 
‘‘189. Cryptographic Modernization Review and Advisory Board.’’. 
SEC. 262. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF A STATE TO 
PARTICIPATE IN DEFENSE EXPERIMENTAL 
PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RE-
SEARCH. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 257(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
(Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) the State is eligible for the experimental 
program to stimulate competitive research under 
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section 113 of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g); and’’. 
SEC. 263. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF MECHANISMS TO 
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR DEFENSE LABORA-
TORIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY MISSIONS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
Section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2358 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR INFRASTRUC-
TURE REVITALIZATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
this subsection, funds available under a mechanism 
under subsection (a) for specific laboratory infra-
structure revitalization projects shall be available for 
such projects until expended. 
‘‘(2) PRIOR NOTICE OF COSTS OF PROJECTS.— 
Funds shall be available in accordance with para-
graph (1) for a project referred to in that paragraph 
only if the congressional defense committees are no-
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tified of the total cost of the project before the com-
mencement of the project. 
‘‘(3) 
ACCUMULATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
PROJECTS.—Funds may accumulate under a mecha-
nism under subsection (a) for a project referred to 
in paragraph (1) for not more than five years. 
‘‘(4) 
LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
COST
OF 
PROJECT.—Funds shall be available in accordance 
with paragraph (1) for a project referred to in that 
paragraph only if the cost of the project does not ex-
ceed $4,000,000.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Subsection (b) of section 219 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as added by 
subsection (a)(2), shall apply with respect to funds made 
available under such section 219 after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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SEC. 264. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY 
ACHIEVE-
MENTS. 
Section 2374a(f) of chapter 139 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 265. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO 
INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION FEA-
TURES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF CERTAIN DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
Section 243(d) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 266. BRIEFING ON POWER AND ENERGY RESEARCH 
CONDUCTED AT UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RE-
SEARCH CENTERS. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2014, the 
Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on power and energy research conducted at the university 
affiliated research centers. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The briefing under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) A description of current and planned re-
search on power grid issues conducted with other 
university-based energy centers. 
(2) A description of current and planned col-
laboration efforts regarding power grid issues with 
university-based research centers that have an exper-
tise in energy efficiency and renewable energy, in-
cluding efforts with respect to— 
(A) system failure and losses, including— 
(i) utility logistics and supply chain 
management for events resulting in system 
failure or other major damage; 
(ii) near real-time utility and law en-
forcement access to damage assessment in-
formation during events resulting in sys-
tem failure or other major damage; 
(B) mitigation and response to disasters 
and attacks; 
(C) variable energy resource integration on 
the bulk power system; 
(D) integration of high penetrations of dis-
tributed energy technologies on the electric dis-
tribution system; 
(E) substation and asset hardening tech-
niques appropriate for use in civilian areas; 
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(F) facilitating development of training 
programs to support significant increase in re-
quired technical skills of present and future 
utility field forces, including hands-on training; 
and 
(G) facilitating increased consumer self- 
sufficiency. 
SEC. 267. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NEW USES OF RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, 
AND 
EVALUATION 
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any 
other department or agency of the Federal Government, 
may not finalize any decision regarding new land use ac-
tivity on covered land unless the Secretary concerned ap-
proves such activity in writing. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered land’’ means ranges, test 
areas, or other land in the contiguous United States 
used by the Secretary of Defense for activities re-
lated to research, development, test, and evaluation 
that the Secretary determines, for purposes of this 
section, to be critical to national security. 
(2) The term ‘‘new land use activity’’ means an 
activity regarding the use of covered land that— 
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(A) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, is not carried out on covered land; and 
(B) is carried out by, or in cooperation 
with, a department or agency of the Federal 
Government other than the Department of De-
fense. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 268. CANINES AS STAND-OFF DETECTION OF EXPLO-
SIVES AND EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a 
report that— 
(1) describes how the Department of Defense 
intends to maintain the capability and infrastructure 
required to support canines as stand-off detection of 
explosives and explosive precursors; 
(2) specifies the appropriate office to oversee 
the acquisition process, research and development, 
technology advancement, testing and evaluation, and 
production and procurement with respect to canines 
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as stand-off detection of explosives and explosive 
precursors; 
(3) specifies the plan to sustain and enhance 
the partnerships and relationships of the Depart-
ment of Defense with service laboratories, private 
sector companies, and academic institutions to en-
sure that the latest data and information regarding 
canine capabilities are distributed throughout the 
Department and other Federal agencies that could 
benefit from such information; and 
(4) specifies any technologies capable of replac-
ing the canine as a stand-off detection capability 
during the next 2 years. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
4301. 
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SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MA-
RINE SECURITY GUARD. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation 
and Maintenance, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4301, for Marine Security Guard is 
hereby increased by $13,400,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Main-
tenance, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $13,400,000, 
to be derived from the Maneuver Units. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CRI-
SIS RESPONSE FORCE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation 
and Maintenance, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4301, for the Crisis Response Force 
is hereby increased by $10,600,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Main-
tenance, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding 
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table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $10,600,000, 
to be derived from the Maneuver Units. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORTS ON 
PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR ACTIVITIES RELAT-
ING TO OPERATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY. 
Section 138c(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the budget for 
a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to 
section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the proposed 
budgets for that fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the proposed budgets for a fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The report required by paragraph (4) for a fiscal 
year shall be submitted by the later of the following dates: 
‘‘(A) The date that is 30 days after the date on 
which the budget for that fiscal year is submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31. 
‘‘(B) March 31 of the previous fiscal year.’’. 
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SEC. 312. FACILITATION OF INTERAGENCY COOPERATION 
IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OF THE DE-
PARTMENTS OF DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, 
AND INTERIOR TO AVOID OR REDUCE AD-
VERSE IMPACTS ON MILITARY READINESS 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) USE
OF
FUNDS
UNDER
CERTAIN
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION IN CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS TO AVOID OR REDUCE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON 
MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITIES.—In order to facilitate 
interagency cooperation and enhance the effectiveness of 
actions that will protect both the environment and military 
readiness, the recipient of funds provided pursuant an 
agreement under this section or under the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. et seq.) may, with regard to the lands and waters 
within the scope of the agreement, use such funds to sat-
isfy any matching funds or cost-sharing requirement of 
any conservation program of the Department of Agri-
culture or the Department of the Interior notwithstanding 
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‘‘(2) In the case of a cooperative agreement under 
subsection (a)(2), funds referred to in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) may be paid in a lump sum and include 
an amount intended to cover the future costs of the 
natural resource maintenance and improvement ac-
tivities provided for under the agreement; and 
‘‘(B) may be invested by the recipient in ac-
cordance with the recipient’s own guidelines for the 
management and investment of financial assets, and 
any interest or income derived from such investment 
may be applied for the same purposes as the prin-
cipal.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
AND RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAWS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND RELATION TO 
OTHER LAWS.—(1) Cooperative agreements and inter-
agency agreements entered into under this section shall 
be subject to the availability of funds. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code, a cooperative agreement under this section 
may be used to acquire property or services for the direct 
benefit or use of the United States Government. 
‘‘(3) Amounts available to the Department of Defense 
that are provided to any Federal, State, local, or non-
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governmental entity for conservation and rehabilitation of 
natural resources in an area that is not on a military in-
stallation— 
‘‘(A) may only be used for payment of direct 
costs associated with the management of such area; 
and 
‘‘(B) may be used to pay not more than 3 per-
cent of total project administrative costs, fees, and 
management charges. 
‘‘(4) Amounts available to the Department of Defense 
may not be used under this Act to acquire fee title interest 
in real property for natural resources projects that are not 
on a military installation.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL
AUDITS.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL AUDITS.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall annually audit each natural 
resources project funded with amounts available to the De-
partment of Defense under this Act that is not on a mili-
tary installation.’’. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section and the provisions of law 
enacted by the amendments made by this section shall ex-
pire on October 1, 2019, except that any cooperative 
agreement referred to in such provisions that is entered 
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into on or before September 30, 2019, shall continue ac-
cording to its terms and conditions as if this section has 
not expired. 
SEC. 315. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHEMICAL 
SUBSTANCE’’ 
UNDER 
TOXIC 
SUBSTANCES 
CONTROL ACT. 
Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘and any component of such an article 
(including, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro-
jectiles, propellants when manufactured for or used in 
such an article, and primers), and’’. 
SEC. 316. EXEMPTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FROM 
ALTERNATIVE 
FUEL 
PROCUREMENT 
RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This section 
shall not apply to the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 317. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON DISPOSING 
OF WASTE IN OPEN-AIR BURN PITS. 
For the purposes of Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 4715.19, issued as required by section 317 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) or any suc-
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cessor instruction, the term ‘‘covered waste’’ specifically 
includes, in addition to the materials already specified in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) of such 
section, the following: 
(1) Tires. 
(2) Treated wood. 
(3) Batteries. 
(4) Plastics, except insignificant amounts of 
plastic remaining after a good-faith effort to remove 
or recover plastic materials from the solid waste 
stream. 
(5) Munitions and explosives, the destruction of 
which is covered in Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 6055.09–M (Reference (i)). 
(6) Compressed gas cylinders, unless empty 
with valves removed. 
(7) Fuel containers, unless completely evacu-
ated of its contents. 
(8) Aerosol cans. 
(9) Polychlorinated biphenyls. 
(10) Petroleum, oils, and lubricants products 
(other than waste fuel for initial combustion). 
(11) Asbestos. 
(12) Mercury. 
(13) Foam tent material. 
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(14) Any item containing any of the materials 
referred to in a preceding paragraph. 
SEC. 318. LIMITATION ON PLAN, DESIGN, REFURBISHING, 
OR CONSTRUCTION OF BIOFUELS REFIN-
ERIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Defense may not enter into a contract for the 
planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a 
biofuels refinery any other facility or infrastructure used 
to refine biofuels unless such planning, design, refur-
bishing, or construction is specifically authorized by law. 
SEC. 319. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF BIOFUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for the Depart-
ment of Defense may be used to purchase or produce 
biofuels until the earlier of the following dates: 
(1) The date on which the cost of the biofuel 
is equal to the cost of conventional fuels purchased 
by the Department. 
(2) The date on which the Budget Control Act 
of 2011 (Public Law 112–25), and the sequestration 
in effect by reason of such Act, are no longer in ef-
fect. 
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to biofuels purchased— 
(1) in limited quantities necessary to complete 
test and certification; or 
(2) for the biofuel research and development ef-
forts of the Department. 
SEC. 320. MILITARY READINESS AND SOUTHERN SEA 
OTTER CONSERVATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER 
MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish areas to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas’ for national defense purposes. 
Such areas shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ven-
tura County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock 
and the adjacent and surrounding waters within the 
following coordinates: 
‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 
‘‘33°27.8′/119°34.3′ 
‘‘33°20.5′/119°15.5′ 
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‘‘33°13.5′/119°11.8′ 
‘‘33°06.5′/119°15.3′ 
‘‘33°02.8′/119°26.8′ 
‘‘33°08.8′/119°46.3′ 
‘‘33°17.2′/119°56.9′ 
‘‘33°30.9′/119°54.2′; 
‘‘(2) That area that includes Naval Base Coro-
nado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and 
surrounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 
nautical miles from the high tide line designated by 
33 CFR part 165 on May 20, 2010, as the San 
Clemente Island 3NM Safety Zone. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES
WITHIN
THE
SOUTHERN
SEA 
OTTER MILITARY READINESS AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL
TAKINGS
UNDER
ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533, 1538) shall not apply with respect to the inci-
dental taking of any southern sea otter in the South-
ern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 
course of conducting a military readiness activity. 
‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL
TAKINGS
UNDER
MARINE 
MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 
and 102 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with 
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respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea 
otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
Areas in the course of conducting military readiness 
activities. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE 
LISTED.—For purposes of any military readiness ac-
tivity, any southern sea otter while within the South-
ern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas shall be 
treated for the purposes of section 7 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) as a 
member of a species that is proposed to be listed as 
an endangered species or a threatened species under 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533). 
‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other 
Federal law shall be construed to require that any south-
ern sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Mili-
tary Readiness Areas as of the effective date of this sec-
tion or thereafter be removed from the Areas. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the 
application of subsection (b) if the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Navy, determines that mili-
tary activities authorized under subsection (b) are imped-
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ing southern sea otter conservation or the return of south-
ern sea otters to optimum sustainable population levels. 
‘‘(e) MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct monitoring and research within the 
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to de-
termine the effects of military readiness activities on 
the growth or decline of the sea otter population and 
on the near-shore eco-system. Monitoring and re-
search parameters and methods shall be determined 
in consultation with the service. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Within 24 months after the ef-
fective date of this section and every three years 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall report to 
Congress and the public on monitoring undertaken 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL
TAKING.—The term ‘inci-
dental taking’ means any take of a southern sea 
otter that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, 
the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity. 
‘‘(2) OPTIMUM
SUSTAINABLE
POPULATION.— 
The term ‘optimum sustainable population’ means, 
with respect to any population stock, the number of 
animals that will result in the maximum productivity 
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of the population or the species, keeping in mind the 
carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of 
the ecosystem of which they form a constituent ele-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘south-
ern sea otter’ means any member of the subspecies 
Enhydra lutris nereis. 
‘‘(4) TAKE.—The term ‘take’— 
‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–1544) shall have 
the meaning given such term in that statute; 
and 
‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361– 
1423h), shall have the meaning given such term 
in that statute. 
‘‘(5) MILITARY
READINESS
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘military readiness activity’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2509; 16 
U.S.C. 703 note), and includes all training and oper-
ations of the Armed Forces that relate to combat, 
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and the adequate and realistic testing of military 
equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper 
operation and suitability for combat use.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of Public 
Law 99–625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note) is repealed. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 
321. 
LITTORAL 
COMBAT 
SHIP 
STRATEGIC 
SUSTAINMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and to the Comptroller General of the United States a 
strategic sustainment plan for the Littoral Combat Ship. 
Such plan shall include each of the following: 
(1) An estimate of the cost and schedule of im-
plementing the plan. 
(2) An identification of the requirements and 
planning for the long-term sustainment of the Lit-
toral Combat Ship and its mission modules in ac-
cordance with section 2366b of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 801 of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1482). 
(3) A description of the current and future op-
erating environments of the Littoral Combat Ship, 
as specified or referred to in strategic guidance and 
planning documents of the Department of Defense. 
(4) The facility, supply, and logistics systems 
requirements of the Littoral Combat Ship when for-
ward deployed, and an estimate of the cost and per-
sonnel required to conduct the necessary mainte-
nance activities. 
(5) Any required updates to host-nation agree-
ments to facilitate the forward-deployed maintenance 
requirements of the Littoral Combat Ship, including 
a discussion of overseas management of Ship ord-
nance and hazardous materials and delivery of 
equipment and spare parts needed for emergent re-
pair. 
(6) An evaluation of the forward-deployed 
maintenance requirements of the Littoral Combat 
Ship and a schedule of pier-side maintenance 
timelines when forward-deployed, including require-
ments for multiple ships and variants. 
(7) An assessment of the total quantity of 
equipment, spare parts, permanently forward-sta-
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tioned personnel, and size of fly away teams re-
quired to support forward-deployed maintenance re-
quirements for the U.S.S. Freedom while in Singa-
pore, and estimates for follow-on deployments of Lit-
toral Combat Ships of both variants. 
(8) A detailed description of the continuity of 
operations plans for the Littoral Combat Ship 
Squadron and of any plans to increase the number 
of Squadron personnel. 
(9) An identification of mission critical single 
point of failure equipment for which a sufficient 
number spare parts are necessary to have on hand, 
and determination of Littoral Combat Ship forward 
deployed equipment and spare parts locations and 
levels. 
(b) FORM.—The plan required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may have a 
classified annex. 
SEC. 322. REVIEW OF CRITICAL MANUFACTURING CAPA-
BILITIES WITHIN ARMY ARSENALS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of the military departments and 
the directors of the Defense Agencies, shall conduct a re-
view of the current and expected manufacturing require-
ments across the Department of Defense to identify crit-
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ical manufacturing competencies, supplies, components, 
end items, parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies for which 
no or a limited domestic commercial source exists. In con-
ducting the review under this section, the Secretary— 
(1) shall assess which of the competencies for 
which no or a limited domestic commercial source 
exists could be executed by an arsenal owned by the 
United States; and 
(2) may review other manufacturing capabili-
ties, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to de-
termine if such capabilities could be executed by an 
arsenal owned by the United States. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall brief the congressional defense committees on 
the results of the review conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 323. INCLUSION OF ARMY ARSENALS CAPABILITIES IN 
SOLICITATIONS. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF USE OF ARSENALS.— 
(1) SOLICITATION
OF
INFORMATION.—When 
undertaking a make-or-buy analysis, a Program Ex-
ecutive Officer or Program Manager of a military 
service or Defense Agency shall solicit information 
from an arsenal owned by the United States regard-
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ing the capability of the arsenal to fulfill a manufac-
turing requirement. 
(2) SUBMITTAL
OF
MATERIAL
SOLUTION.— 
Upon a determination, that an arsenal owned by the 
United States is capable of fulfilling a manufac-
turing requirement, a Program Executive Officer or 
Program Manager shall allow the arsenal to submit 
a material solution in response to the requirement. 
(b) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
SOLICITATIONS.—When 
issuing a solicitation, a Program Executive Officer or Pro-
gram Manager shall notify each arsenal owned by the 
United States of any manufacturing requirement that the 
arsenal has the capability to fulfill and allow the arsenal 
to submit a proposal in response to the requirement. 
SEC. 324. ASSESSMENT OF OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES REQUIRED BE-
FORE CONVERSION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS 
TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 
No Department of Defense function that is per-
formed by Department of Defense civilian employees and 
is tied to a certain military base may be converted to per-
formance by a contractor until the Secretary of Defense 
conducts an assessment to determine if the Department 
of Defense has carried out sufficient outreach programs 
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to assist small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of 
the Small Business Act) and small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals (as such term is defined in section 
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act) that are located in 
the geographic area near the military base. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELAT-
ING TO PERSONNEL AND UNIT READINESS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNED MISSIONS AND CON-
TRACTOR SUPPORT.—Section 482 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) COMBATANT COMMAND ASSIGNED MISSION AS-
SESSMENTS.—(1) Each report shall also include an assess-
ment by each commander of a geographic or functional 
combatant command of the ability of the command to suc-
cessfully execute each of the assigned missions of the com-
mand. Each such assessment for a combatant command 
shall also include a list of the mission essential tasks for 
each assigned mission of the command and an assessment 
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of the ability of the command to successfully complete 
each task within prescribed timeframes. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘as-
signed mission’ means any contingency response program 
plan, theater campaign plan, or named operation that is 
approved and assigned by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(h) RISK ASSESSMENT OF DEPENDENCE ON CON-
TRACTOR SUPPORT.—Each report shall also include an as-
sessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
of the level of risk incurred by using contract support in 
contingency operations as required under Department of 
Defense Instruction 1100.22, ‘Policies and Procedures for 
Determining Workforce Mix’. 
‘‘(i) COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCIES ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) Each report shall also include an assessment by the 
Secretary of Defense of the military readiness of the com-
bat support agencies, including, for each such agency— 
‘‘(A) a determination with respect to the re-
sponsiveness and readiness of the agency to support 
operating forces in the event of a war or threat to 
national security, including— 
‘‘(i) a list of mission essential tasks and an 
assessment of the ability of the agency to suc-
cessfully perform those tasks; 
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‘‘(ii) an assessment of how the ability of 
the agency to accomplish the tasks referred to 
in subparagraph (A) affects the ability of the 
military departments and the unified and geo-
graphic combatant commands to execute oper-
ations and contingency plans by number; 
‘‘(iii) any readiness deficiencies and actions 
recommended to address such deficiencies; and 
‘‘(iv) key indicators and other relevant in-
formation related to any deficiency or other 
problem identified; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘combat support 
agency’ means any of the following Defense Agencies: 
‘‘(A) The Defense Information Systems Agency. 
‘‘(B) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Defense Logistics Agency. 
‘‘(D) 
The 
National 
Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency (but only with respect to combat support 
functions that the agencies perform for the Depart-
ment of Defense). 
‘‘(E) The Defense Contract Management Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(F) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 
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‘‘(G) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
‘‘(H) The National Security Agency (but only 
with respect to combat support functions that the 
agencies perform for the Department of Defense) 
and Central Security Service. 
‘‘(I) Any other Defense Agency designated as a 
combat support agency by the Secretary of De-
fense.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(f), (g), (h), and (i)’’. 
SEC. 332. REPEAL OF ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
REPORT ON ARMY PROGRESS. 
Section 323 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2146; 10 U.S.C. 229 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or (d)’’. 
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SEC. 333. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL SUB-
MISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS. 
Section 351(a)(1) of the Bob Stump National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
excess of $30,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘(as computed in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) in ex-
cess of $32,000,000 or an estimated total cost for the fu-
ture-years defense program for which the budget is sub-
mitted (as computed in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) 
in excess of $378,000,000, for all expenditures, for all in-
crements, regardless of the appropriation and fund source, 
directly related to the assets definition, design, develop-
ment, deployment, sustainment, and disposal.’’. 
SEC. 334. ORDNANCE RELATED RECORDS REVIEW AND RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT FOR VIEQUES AND 
CULEBRA ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF MILITARY MUNITIONS AND 
NAVY OPERATIONAL HISTORY.— 
(1) RECORDS REVIEW.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct a review of all existing Depart-
ment of Defense records to determine and describe 
the historical use of military munitions and military 
training on the islands of Vieques and Culebra, 
Puerto Rico, and in the nearby cays and waters. The 
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review shall, to the extent practicable and based on 
historical documents available, identify the type of 
munitions, the quantity of munitions, and the loca-
tion where such munitions may have potentially been 
used or may be remaining on the islands of Vieques 
and Culebra, Puerto Rico, and in the nearby cays or 
waters. The historical review shall also determine the 
type of various military training exercises that oc-
curred on each island and in the nearby cays and 
waters. 
(2) COOPERATION
AND
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary of Defense may request the assistance of 
other Federal agencies and may consult the Gov-
ernor of Puerto Rico as may be deemed appropriate 
in conducting the review required by this subsection 
and in preparing the report required by subsection 
(b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 450 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, and shall make 
publicly available, a report detailing the findings and de-
terminations of the review required by subsection (a). The 
report shall be organized to include the information de-
tailed in subsection (a) in addition to site history, site de-
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scription, real estate ownership information, and any other 
information about known military munitions and military 
training that occurred historically on the islands of 
Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, and in the nearby cays 
and waters. The report shall include any information and 
recommendations that the Secretary deems appropriate 
about the potential hazards to the public associated with 
unexploded ordnance on the islands of Vieques and 
Culebra, Puerto Rico, and in the nearby cays and waters. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military munitions’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(4) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘unexploded ordnance’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(5) of title 
10, United States Code. 
Subtitle E—Limitations and 
Extensions of Authority 
SEC. 341. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF FORCE STRUC-
TURE AT LAJES AIR FORCE BASE, AZORES. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the 
force structure at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, relative 
to the force structure at such Air Force Base as of Octo-
ber 1, 2013, until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense 
concludes the European Infrastructure Consolidation As-
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sessment initiated by the Secretary on January 25, 2013, 
and briefs the congressional defense committees regarding 
such Assessment. Such briefing shall include a specific as-
sessment of the efficacy of Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, 
in supporting the United Stated overseas force posture. 
SEC. 342. PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION 
TEAMS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary of 
Defense for fiscal year 2014 or 2015 may be used for the 
performance of flight demonstration teams under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary at any location outside the 
United States. 
(b) UNITED STATES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘United States’’ means the several States of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealths, 
territories, and possessions of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH POLICY ON JOINT 
COMBAT UNIFORMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States that by not later than October 1, 2018, 
the Secretary of Defense shall require all military services 
to use a joint combat camouflage uniform, including color 
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and pattern variants designed for specific combat environ-
ments. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), each military service shall be prohibited from adopting 
a new combat camouflage uniform, unless— 
(1) the combat camouflage utility uniform will 
be a joint uniform adopted by all military services; 
or 
(2) the military services adopt a uniform cur-
rently in use by another military service. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be 
construed as— 
(1) prohibiting the development or fielding of 
combat and camouflage utility uniforms for use by 
personnel assigned to or operating in support of the 
unified combatant command for special operations 
forces described in section 167 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(2) prohibiting the military services from field-
ing ancillary uniform items, including headwear, 
footwear, or other such items as determined by the 
Secretaries of the military departments; or 
(3) prohibiting the military services from 
issuing working or vehicle crew uniforms. 
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(d) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section. 
At a minimum, such guidance shall— 
(1) require the Secretaries of the military de-
partments to collaborate on the development of joint 
criteria for the design, development, fielding, and 
characteristics of combat camouflage uniforms; 
(2) require the Secretaries of the military de-
partments to ensure that new combat and camou-
flage utility uniforms meet the geographic and oper-
ational requirements of the commanders of the com-
batant commands; and 
(3) require the Secretaries of the military de-
partments to ensure that all new combat and camou-
flage utility uniforms achieve interoperability with 
other components of individual war fighter systems, 
including organizational clothing and individual 
equipment such as body armor and other individual 
protective systems. 
(e) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition in subsection (b) if the Secretary certifies 
to Congress that there are exceptional operational cir-
cumstances that require the development or fielding of a 
new combat camouflage uniform. 
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(f) REPEAL OF POLICY.—Section 352 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84, 123 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 771 note prec.) 
is hereby repealed. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2014, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 520,000. 
(2) The Navy, 323,600. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 190,200. 
(4) The Air Force, 327,600. 
SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 520,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 323,600. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 190,200. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 327,600.’’. 
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2014, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 32,060. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,159. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,734. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,911. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2014 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 27,210. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 21,875. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,429. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2014 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2014, may not exceed the following: 
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(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2014, may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2014, may not exceed 
90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2014, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
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(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2014 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 
any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in-
definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2014. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy Generally 
SEC. 501. LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF GENERAL AND 
FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) PER-SERVICE
LIMITATIONS; LIMITED
JOINT 
DUTY EXCLUSIONS.—Section 526 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 502 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1387) and section 501(a) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1714), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘231’’ 
and inserting ‘‘226’’ 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘162’’ 
and inserting ‘‘157’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘198’’ 
and inserting ‘‘193’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘310’’ 
and inserting ‘‘300’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘85’’ and inserting ‘‘81’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘61’’ and inserting ‘‘59’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘73’’ and inserting ‘‘70’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2014. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. MINIMUM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS BE-
FORE DEPLOYMENT OR CANCELLATION OF 
DEPLOYMENT RELATED TO A CONTINGENCY 
OPERATION. 
Section 12301 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘The period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (i), the period’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary concerned shall provide not less 
than 120 days advance notice to a unit of the reserve com-
ponents that— 
‘‘(A) will be ordered to active duty for deploy-
ment in connection with a contingency operation; or 
‘‘(B) having been notified of such a deployment, 
has such deployment canceled, postponed, or other-
wise altered. 
‘‘(2) If a member of the reserve components is not 
assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit or is to 
be ordered to active duty apart from the member’s unit, 
the required notice under paragraph (1) shall be provided 
directly to the member. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary concerned fails to provide timely 
notification as required by paragraph (1) or (2), the Sec-
retary concerned shall submit, within 30 days after the 
date of the failure, written notification to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate explaining the reason for the failure and the 
units and members of the reserve components affected.’’. 
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SEC. 512. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO BOARDS CON-
SIDERING OFFICERS FOR SELECTIVE EARLY 
REMOVAL FROM RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
LIST. 
(a) OFFICERS TO BE CONSIDERED; EXCLUSIONS.— 
Section 14704(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whenever’’ ; 
(2) by striking ‘‘all officers on that list’’ and in-
serting ‘‘officers on the reserve active-status list’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘the reserve active-status list, in 
the number specified by the Secretary by each grade 
and competitive category.’’ and inserting ‘‘that list.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the list of 
officers in a reserve component whose names are sub-
mitted to a board under paragraph (1) shall include each 
officer on the reserve active-status list for that reserve 
component in the same grade and competitive category 
whose position on the reserve active-status list is be-
tween— 
‘‘(A) that of the most junior officer in that 
grade and competitive category whose name is sub-
mitted to the board; and 
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‘‘(B) that of the most senior officer in that 
grade and competitive category whose name is sub-
mitted to the board. 
‘‘(3) A list submitted to a board under paragraph (1) 
may not include an officer who— 
‘‘(A) has been approved for voluntary retire-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) is to be involuntarily retired under any 
provision of law during the fiscal year in which the 
board is convened or during the following fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO 
MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR REMOVAL.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO 
MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR SEPARATION.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned shall specify 
the number of officers described in subsection (a)(1) that 
a board may recommend for separation under subsection 
(c).’’. 
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SEC. 513. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE 
STATUS AND INACTIVE STATUS LISTS OF 
MEMBERS 
IN 
THE 
INACTIVE 
NATIONAL 
GUARD. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE AND INACTIVE 
STATUS LISTS IN THE INACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD.— 
(1) ACTIVE AND INACTIVE STATUS LISTS AU-
THORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Air Force may maintain an active 
status list and an inactive status list of members in 
the inactive Army National Guard and the inactive 
Air National Guard, respectively. 
(2) TOTAL
NUMBER
ON
ALL
LISTS
AT
ONE 
TIME.—The total number of members of the Army 
National Guard and members of the Air National 
Guard on the active status lists and the inactive sta-
tus lists assigned to the inactive National Guard 
may not exceed a total of 10,000 at any time. 
(3) TOTAL NUMBER ON ACTIVE STATUS LISTS 
AT ONE TIME.—The total number of members of the 
Army National Guard and members of the Air Na-
tional Guard on the active status lists of the inactive 
National Guard may not exceed 4,000 at any time. 
(4) CONDITION OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Before 
the authority provided by this subsection is used to 
establish an active status list and an inactive status 
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United States Code, shall be construed to prevent any of 
the following: 
(1) An officer of the Army National Guard who 
fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 
Army National Guard from being transferred from 
the active Army National Guard to the inactive 
Army National Guard. 
(2) An officer of the Air National Guard who 
fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 
Air National Guard from being transferred from the 
active Air National Guard to the inactive Air Na-
tional Guard. 
(3) An officer of the Army National Guard 
transferred to the inactive Army National Guard 
from being transferred from the inactive Army Na-
tional Guard to the active Army National Guard to 
fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. 
(4) An officer of the Air National Guard trans-
ferred to the inactive Air National Guard from being 
transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to 
the active Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in a 
federally recognized unit. 
(d) STATUS AND TRAINING CATEGORIES FOR MEM-
BERS IN INACTIVE STATUS.—While an inactive status list 
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for the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air Na-
tional Guard exists— 
(1) the first sentence of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 10141 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
apply only with respect to members of the reserve 
components assigned to the inactive Army National 
Guard or inactive Air National Guard who are as-
signed to such inactive status list; and 
(2) the exclusion of the Army National Guard 
of the United States or Air National Guard of the 
United States under the first sentence of subsection 
(c) of such section shall not apply. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
INACTIVE-DUTY
TRAINING 
PAY.—While an inactive status list for the inactive Na-
tional Guard exists, the limitation on pay for inactive-duty 
training contained in section 206(c) of title 37, United 
States Code, shall apply only to persons assigned to the 
inactive status list of the inactive National Guard, rather 
than to all persons enlisted in the inactive National Guard. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) MODIFICATION OF ACTIVE STATUS DEFINI-
TION.—Section 101(d)(4) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘However, while an inactive status list 
for the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air 
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National Guard exists, such term means the status 
of a member of the Army National Guard of the 
United States or Air National Guard of the United 
States who is not assigned to the inactive status list 
of the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air 
National Guard, on another inactive status list, or in 
the Retired Reserve.’’. 
(2) COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR 
ENTITLEMENT TO RETIRED PAY.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 12732(b) of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) Service in the inactive National Guard (for 
any period other than a period in which an inactive 
status list for the inactive National Guard exists) 
and service while assigned to the inactive status list 
of the inactive National Guard (for any period in 
which an inactive status list for the inactive Na-
tional Guard exists).’’. 
(g) EVALUATION OF USE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIRED.—Before 
the end of the period specified in subsection (h), the 
Secretary of Defense shall commission an inde-
pendent study to evaluate the effectiveness of using 
an active status list for the inactive National Guard 
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to improve the readiness of the Army National 
Guard and the Air National Guard. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the study required 
by this subsection, the entity conducting the study 
shall determine, for each year in which the tem-
porary authority provided by subsection (a) is 
used— 
(A) how many members of the Army Na-
tional Guard and the Air National Guard were 
transferred to the active status list of the inac-
tive National Guard; 
(B) how many of these vacancies were 
filled with personnel new to the Army National 
Guard; 
(C) the additional cost of filling these posi-
tions; and 
(D) the impact on drill and annual train-
ing participation rates. 
(3) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—The study 
required by this subsection also shall include an as-
sessment of the impact of the use of the temporary 
authority provided by subsection (a) on medical 
readiness category 3B personnel transferred to the 
active status inactive National Guard, including— 
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(A) how long it took them to complete the 
Integrated 
Disability 
Evaluation 
System 
(IDES) process; and 
(B) how satisfied they were with their 
unit’s management and collaboration during the 
IDES process. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 
180 days after completion of the study required by 
this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
containing the results of the study. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided by subsection (a) for the maintenance of both an 
active status list and inactive status list of members in 
the inactive National Guard exists only during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 
31, 2018. 
SEC. 514. REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZA-
TIONS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL 
AND FLAG OFFICERS IN AN ACTIVE STATUS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review of the general officer and flag offi-
cer requirements for members of the reserve component 
in an active status. 
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(b) PURPOSE OF REVIEW.—The purpose of the re-
view is to ensure that the authorized strengths provided 
in section 12004 of title 10, United States Code, for re-
serve general officers and reserve flag officers in an active 
status— 
(1) are based on an objective requirements 
process and are sufficient for the effective manage-
ment, leadership, and administration of the reserve 
components; 
(2) provide a qualified, sufficient pool from 
which reserve component general and flag officers 
can continue to be assigned on active duty in joint 
duty and in-service military positions; 
(3) reflect a review of the appropriateness and 
number of exemptions provided by subsections (b), 
(c), and (d) of section 12004 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(4) reflect the efficiencies that can be achieved 
through downgrading or elimination of reserve com-
ponent general or flag officer positions, including 
through the conversion of certain reserve component 
general or flag officer positions to senior civilian po-
sitions; and 
(5) are subjected to periodic review, control, 
and adjustment. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the review, including such rec-
ommendations for changes in law and policy related to au-
thorized reserve general and flag officers strengths as the 
Secretary considers to be appropriate. 
SEC. 515. FEASABILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A UNIT 
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN AMERICAN 
SAMOA AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of estab-
lishing— 
(1) a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa; and 
(2) a unit of the National Guard in the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In 
conducting the study required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: 
(1) The allocation of National Guard force 
structure and manpower to American Samoa and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
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in the event of the establishment of a unit of the 
National Guard in American Samoa and in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the impact of this allocation on existing Na-
tional Guard units in the 50 states, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and the District of Columbia. 
(2) The Federal funding that would be required 
to support pay, benefits, training operations, and 
missions of members of a unit of the National Guard 
in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, based on the allocation 
derived from paragraph (1), and the equipment, in-
cluding maintenance, required to support such force 
structure. 
(3) The presence of existing infrastructure to 
support a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the requirement for additional 
infrastructure, including information technology in-
frastructure, to support such force structure, based 
on the allocation derived from paragraph (1). 
(4) How a unit of the National Guard in Amer-
ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Island would accommodate the National 
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Guard Bureau’s ‘‘Essential Ten’’ homeland defense 
capabilities (i.e., aviation, engineering, civil support 
teams, security, medical, transportation, mainte-
nance, logistics, joint force headquarters, and com-
munications) and reflect regional needs. 
(5) The manpower cadre, both military per-
sonnel and full-time support, including National 
Guard technicians, required to establish, maintain, 
and sustain a unit of the National Guard in Amer-
ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the ability of American Samoa 
and of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands to support demographically a unit of the Na-
tional Guard at each location. 
(6) The ability of a unit of the National Guard 
in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands to maintain unit readi-
ness and the logistical challenges associated with 
transportation, 
communications, 
supply/resupply, 
and training operations and missions. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the results of the study 
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conducted under subsection (a). The report shall also in-
clude the following: 
(1) A determination of whether the executive 
branch of American Samoa and of the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has enacted 
and implemented statutory authorization for an or-
ganized militia as a prerequisite for establishing a 
unit of the National Guard, and a description of any 
other steps that such executive branches must take 
to request and carry out the establishment of a Na-
tional Guard unit. 
(2) A list of any amendments to titles 10, 32, 
and 37, United States Code, that would have to be 
enacted by Congress to provide for the establishment 
of a unit of the National Guard in American Samoa 
and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(3) A description of any required Department 
of Defense actions to establish a unit of the National 
Guard in American Samoa and in the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(4) A suggested timeline for completion of the 
steps and actions described in the preceding para-
graphs. 
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SEC. 516. DESIGNATION OF STATE STUDENT CADET CORPS 
AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE YOUTH ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
Section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para-
graph (15); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (14): 
‘‘(14) Any State student cadet corps authorized 
under State law.’’. 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 521. REVIEW OF INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUA-
TION SYSTEM. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a review of— 
(1) the backlog of pending cases in the Inte-
grated Disability Evaluation System with respect to 
members of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces for the purpose of addressing the matters 
specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(2) the improvements to the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System specified in paragraph (2) 
of such subsection. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report on the review 
under subsection (a). Such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) With respect to the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces— 
(A) the number of pending cases that exist 
as of the date of the report, listed by military 
department, component, and, with respect to 
the National Guard, State; 
(B) as of the date of the report, the aver-
age time it takes to process a case in the Inte-
grated Disability Evaluation System; 
(C) a description of the steps the Secretary 
will take to resolve the backlog of cases in the 
Integrated Disability Evaluation System; and 
(D) the date by which the Secretary plans 
to resolve such backlog for each military depart-
ment. 
(2) With respect to the regular components and 
reserve components of the Armed Forces— 
(A) a description of the progress being 
made to transition the Integrated Disability 
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of the certified class (other than the petitioner) with 
respect to any matter covered by a claim for which 
the class is certified. 
‘‘(4) TIMELINESS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply if the records correction final decision of the 
Secretary concerned is not issued by the date that 
is 18 months after the date on which the petitioner 
requests a correction. 
‘‘(c) STATUTES OF LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) SIX
YEARS
FROM
FINAL
DECISION.—A 
records correction final decision (other than in a 
matter to which paragraph (2) applies) is not sub-
ject to judicial review under this section or otherwise 
subject to review in any court unless petition for 
such review is filed in a court not later than six 
years after the date of the records correction final 
decision. 
‘‘(2) SIX
YEARS
FOR
CERTAIN
CLAIMS
THAT 
MAY RESULT IN PAYMENT OF MONEY.—(A) In a 
case of a records correction final decision described 
in subparagraph (B), the records correction final de-
cision (or the portion of such decision described in 
such subparagraph) is not subject to judicial review 
under this section or otherwise subject to review in 
any court unless petition for such review is filed in 
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