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quately simulate the full spectrum of threats and 
contingencies for special operations forces; and 
(G) propose a list of prioritized projects, 
easements, acquisitions, or other actions, includ-
ing estimated costs required to upgrade training 
range infrastructure. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required under this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex as necessary. 
SEC. 
333. 
GUIDANCE 
TO 
ESTABLISH 
NON-TACTICAL 
WHEELED VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT SERV-
ICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE 
COST SAVINGS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey 
of the quantity and condition of each class of non-tactical 
wheeled vehicles and base-level commercial equipment in the 
fleets of the military departments and report to the congres-
sional defense committees on the advisability of establishing 
service life extension programs for such classes of vehicles. 
SEC. 334. MODIFIED DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON 
BUDGET SHORTFALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION 
OF OPERATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY. 
Section 138c(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as 
transferred and redesignated by section 901(b)(7) of the Ike
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Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4320), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘10 days after the date on which 
the budget for a fiscal year is submitted pursuant to 
section 1105 of title 31’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31 
each year, beginning March 31, 2012’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for that fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for the fiscal year beginning in that calendar 
year’’. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ARMY INDUS-
TRIAL FACILITIES TO ENTER INTO COOPERA-
TIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NON-ARMY ENTI-
TIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 4544 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘enter into not 
more than eight contracts or cooperative agreements’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘enter into not more than 15 contracts or 
cooperative agreements in any fiscal year.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) APPROVAL AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘exercised at the level of the
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commander of the major subordinate command’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The commander may approve’’ and 
inserting ‘‘exercised at the level of the Commander of Army 
Materiel Command. The Commander may approve’’. 
SEC. 342. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND ACCOUNTING. 
Section 2208(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) All capital assets financed by a working-capital 
fund and subject to paragraph (2) shall be capitalized and 
depreciated for budgeting, rate setting, and financial ac-
counting purposes. Procurements not subject to paragraph 
(2) shall be immediately expensed and shall not be capital-
ized or depreciated in financial accounting records or re-
ported on financial statements as an asset.’’. 
SEC. 343. COMMERCIAL SALE OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION 
AND 
SMALL 
ARMS 
AMMUNITION 
COMPO-
NENTS IN EXCESS OF MILITARY REQUIRE-
MENTS, AND FIRED CARTRIDGE CASES. 
Section 346 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4191; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended to read 
as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 346. COMMERCIAL SALE OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNI-
TION AND SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION COMPO-
NENTS IN EXCESS OF MILITARY REQUIRE-
MENTS, AND FIRED CARTRIDGE CASES. 
‘‘(a) COMMERCIAL SALE OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNI-
TION, SMALL AMMUNITION COMPONENTS, AND FIRED CAR-
TRIDGE CASES.—Small arms ammunition and small am-
munition components which are in excess of military re-
quirements, and intact fired small arms cartridge cases 
shall be made available for commercial sale. Such small 
arms ammunition, small arms ammunition components, 
and intact fired cartridge cases shall not be demilitarized, 
destroyed, or disposed of, unless in excess of commercial de-
mands or certified by the Secretary of Defense as unservice-
able or unsafe. This provision shall not apply to ammuni-
tion, ammunition components, or fired cartridge cases 
stored or expended outside the continental United States 
(OCONUS). 
‘‘(b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the Secretary of 
Defense shall issue guidance to ensure compliance with sub-
section (a). Not later than 15 days after issuing such guid-
ance, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a letter of compliance providing notice of such 
guidance.
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‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—No small arms ammunition or 
small arms ammunition components in excess of military 
requirements, or fired small arms cartridge cases may be 
made available for commercial sale under this section before 
such ammunition and ammunition components are offered 
for transfer or purchase, as authorized by law, to another 
Federal department or agency or for sale to State and local 
law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and emer-
gency management agencies pursuant to section 2576 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
‘‘(d) SALES CONTROLS.—All small arms ammunition 
and small arms ammunition components, and fired small 
arms cartridge cases made available for commercial sale 
under this section shall be subject to all explosives safety 
and trade security controls in effect at the time of sale. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SMALL
ARMS
AMMUNITION.—The term 
‘small arms ammunition’ means ammunition or ord-
nance for firearms up to and including .50 caliber 
and for shotguns. 
‘‘(2) SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION COMPONENTS.— 
The term ‘small arms ammunition components’ 
means components, parts, accessories, and attach-
ments associated with small arms ammunition.
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‘‘(3) FIRED CARTRIDGE CASES.—The term ‘fired 
cartridge cases’ means expended small arms cartridge 
cases (ESACC).’’. 
SEC. 344. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS OF 
FUNDS TO STUDY OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING 
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PROPOSED OBSTRUC-
TIONS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
Section 358(g) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 
124 Stat. 4201; 10 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended by 
amending the second sentence to read as follows: ‘‘Amounts 
so accepted shall be and will remain available until ex-
pended for the purpose of offsetting the cost of measures un-
dertaken by the Secretary of Defense to mitigate adverse im-
pacts of such project on military operations and readiness 
and the cost of studying options for mitigating such adverse 
impacts.’’. 
SEC. 345. UTILITY DISRUPTIONS TO MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop guidance for commanders of military installations 
inside the United States on planning measures to minimize 
the effects in the event of a disruption of services by a utility