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(A) The types and quantities of defense articles 
repaired, overhauled, or refurbished under the program 
authorized by subsection (a). 
(B) The value of the repair, overhaul, or refurbishment 
performed under the program. 
(C) The amount of operation and maintenance funds 
credited to the Fund under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
(D) The amount of any collections from the sale or 
transfer of defense articles repaired, overhauled, or refur-
bished under the program that was credited to the Fund 
under subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(E) The amount of any cash payments from the sale 
or transfer of defense articles repaired, overhauled, or 
refurbished under the program that was credited to the 
Fund under subsection (c)(1)(C). 
(2) ASSESSMENT REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2015, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the operation of the 
authorities in this section. The report shall include an assess-
ment of the effectiveness of the authorities in meeting the 
objectives of the program authorized by subsection (a). At a 
minimum, the assessment shall address the following: 
(A) Cost efficiencies generated by utilization of the 
Fund. 
(B) Time efficiencies gained in the delivery of defense 
articles under the program. 
(C) An explanation of all amounts transferred to and 
from the Fund pursuant to subsection (f). 
(D) A detailed account of excess proceeds credited to 
the Special Defense Acquisition Fund pursuant to section 
(g). 
(E) A list of defense articles, by quantity and type, 
repaired under the program and an identification of the 
foreign countries or international organizations to which 
the repaired defense articles were sold or transferred. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(k) DEFENSE ARTICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘defense article’’ has the meaning given that term in section 47(3) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(3)). 
(l) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to carry out the 
program authorized by subsection (a), and to use amounts in the 
Fund in support of the program, shall expire on September 30, 
2015. 
SEC. 1286. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SITUATION IN THE SENKAKU 
ISLANDS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the East China Sea is a vital part of the maritime 
commons of Asia, including critical sea lanes of communication 
and commerce that benefit all nations of the Asia-Pacific region;
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(2) the peaceful settlement of territorial and jurisdictional 
disputes in the East China Sea requires the exercise of self- 
restraint by all parties in the conduct of activities that would 
complicate or escalate disputes and destabilize the region, and 
differences should be handled in a constructive manner con-
sistent with universally recognized principles of customary 
international law; 
(3) while the United States takes no position on the ulti-
mate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States 
acknowledges the administration of Japan over the Senkaku 
Islands; 
(4) the unilateral action of a third party will not affect 
the United States’ acknowledgment of the administration of 
Japan over the Senkaku Islands; 
(5) the United States has national interests in freedom 
of navigation, the maintenance of peace and stability, respect 
for international law, and unimpeded lawful commerce; 
(6) the United States supports a collaborative diplomatic 
process by claimants to resolve territorial disputes without 
coercion, and opposes efforts at coercion, the threat of use 
of force, or use of force by any claimant in seeking to resolve 
sovereignty and territorial issues in the East China Sea; and 
(7) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the 
Government of Japan under Article V of the Treaty of Mutual 
Cooperation and Security that ‘‘[e]ach Party recognizes that 
an armed attack against either Party in the territories under 
the administration of Japan would be dangerous to its own 
peace and safety and declares that it would act to meet the 
common danger in accordance with its constitutional provisions 
and processes’’. 
Subtitle G—Reports 
SEC. 1291. REVIEW AND REPORTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
EFFORTS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AND PARTNER 
WITH FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Policy Board shall 
conduct a review of the efforts of the Department of Defense 
to build the capacity of, or partner with, foreign security forces 
in support of United States national defense and security strate-
gies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
(A) An examination of the ways in which the efforts 
of the Department to build the capacity of, or partner 
with, foreign security forces directly support implementa-
tion of current national defense and security strategies. 
(B) An assessment of the range of effects that efforts 
of the Department to build the capacity of, or partner 
with, foreign security forces are designed to achieve in 
support of current national defense and security strategies. 
(C) An assessment of the criteria used for prioritizing 
such efforts in support of national defense and security 
strategies.
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(D) An identification of the authorities the Department 
currently uses to implement such efforts, together with 
an assessment of the adequacy of such authorities. 
(E) An assessment of the capabilities and resources 
required by the Department to implement such efforts. 
(F) An assessment of the most effective distribution 
of the roles and responsibilities for such efforts within 
the Department, together with an assessment whether the 
Department military and civilian workforce is appropriately 
sized and shaped to meet the requirements of such efforts. 
(G) An evaluation of current measures of the Depart-
ment for assessing activities of the Department designed 
to build the capacity of, or partner with, foreign security 
forces, including an assessment whether such measures 
address the extent to which such activities directly support 
the priorities of national defense and security strategies. 
(H) An identification of recommendations for clarifying 
or improving the guidance and assessment measures of 
the Department relating to its efforts to build the capacity 
of, or partner with, foreign security forces in support of 
national defense and security strategies. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the completion 
of the review required by this subsection, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report containing the result of the review. 
(b) STRATEGIC GUIDANCE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS 
TO BUILD PARTNER CAPACITY
AND OTHER PARTNERSHIP INITIA-
TIVES.—Not later than 120 days after the completion of the review 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, with 
the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth the following: 
(1) An assessment, taking into account the recommenda-
tions of the Defense Policy Board in the review required by 
subsection (a), of the efforts of the Department of Defense 
to build the capacity of, and partner with, foreign military 
forces in support of national defense and security strategies. 
(2) Strategic guidance for the Department for its efforts 
to build the capacity of, and partner with, foreign military 
forces in support of national defense and security strategies, 
which guidance shall address— 
(A) the ways such efforts directly support the goals 
and objectives of national defense and security strategies; 
(B) the criteria to be used for prioritizing activities 
to implement such efforts in support of national defense 
and security strategies; 
(C) the measures to be used to assess the effects 
achieved by such efforts and the extent to which such 
effects support the objectives of national defense and secu-
rity strategies; 
(D) the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the 
Armed Forces, the combatant commands, the Defense 
Agencies, and other components of the Department in con-
ducting such efforts; and 
(E) the relationship of Department workforce planning 
with the requirements for such efforts.
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SEC. 1292. ADDITIONAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY 
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
Section 1236(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1641) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘November 1, 2012,’’ the following: ‘‘and November 
1, 2013,’’. 
SEC. 1293. REPORT ON HOST NATION SUPPORT FOR OVERSEAS UNITED 
STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN COUNTRY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2013 through 2015, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the direct, indirect, and 
burden-sharing contributions made by host nations to support 
overseas United States military installations and United States 
Armed Forces deployed in country. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include at least the following: 
(A) A description of all costs associated with stationing 
United States Armed Forces in the host nation, including 
military personnel costs, operation and maintenance costs, 
and military construction costs. 
(B) A description of direct, indirect, and burden-sharing 
contributions made by the host nation, including the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Contributions accepted for the following costs: 
(I) Compensation for local national employees 
of the Department of Defense. 
(II) Military construction projects of the 
Department of Defense, including design, procure-
ment, construction management costs, rents on pri-
vately-owned land, facilities, labor, utilities, and 
vicinity improvements. 
(III) Other costs such as loan guarantees on 
public-private venture housing and payment-in- 
kind for facilities returned to the host nation. 
(ii) Contributions accepted for any other purpose. 
(C) The methodology and accounting procedures used 
to measure and track direct, indirect, and burden-sharing 
contributions made by host nations. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN UNITED STATES DOL-
LARS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall describe 
the direct, indirect, and burden-sharing contributions made 
by host nations in United States dollars and shall specify 
the exchange rates used to determine the United States dollar 
value of such host nation contributions. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex 
if necessary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—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. 
(2) HOST
NATION.—The term ‘‘host nation’’ means any 
country that hosts a permanent or temporary United States 
military installation or a permanent or rotational deployment 
of United States Armed Forces located outside of the borders 
of the United States. 
(3) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The term ‘‘contributions’’ means cash 
and in-kind contributions made by a host nation that replace 
expenditures that would otherwise be made by the Secretary 
of Defense using funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able in defense appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 1294. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES TO DENY OR SIGNIFI-
CANTLY DEGRADE THE USE OF AIR POWER AGAINST 
CIVILIAN AND OPPOSITION GROUPS IN SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the 
limited military activities that could deny or significantly degrade 
the ability of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, and forces loyal 
to him, to use air power against civilians and opposition groups 
in Syria. 
(b) NATURE OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) PRINCIPAL PURPOSE.—The principal purpose of the mili-
tary activities identified for purposes of the report required 
by subsection (a) shall be to advance the goals of President 
Obama of stopping the killing of civilians in Syria and creating 
conditions for a transition to a democratic, pluralistic political 
system in Syria. 
(2) ADDITIONAL GOALS.—The military activities identified 
for purposes of the report shall also meet the goals as follows: 
(A) That the United States Armed Forces conduct such 
activities with foreign allies or partners. 
(B) That United States ground troops not be deployed 
onto Syrian territory. 
(C) That the risk to civilians on the ground in Syria 
be limited. 
(D) That the risks to United States military personnel 
be limited. 
(E) That the financial costs to the United States be 
limited. 
(c) ELEMENTS ON POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—The report 
required by subsection (a) shall include a comprehensive description, 
evaluation, and assessment of the potential effectiveness of the 
following military activities, as required by subsection (a): 
(1) The deployment of air defense systems, such as Patriot 
missile batteries, to neighboring countries for the purpose of 
denying or significantly degrading the operational capability 
of Syria aircraft. 
(2) The establishment of one or more no-fly zones over 
key population centers in Syria. 
(3) Limited air strikes to destroy or significantly degrade 
Syria aircraft.
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(4) Such other military activities as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to achieve the goals stated in subsection (b). 
(d) ELEMENTS IN DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTIVI-
TIES.—For each military activity that the Secretary identifies in 
subsection (c), the comprehensive description of such activities 
under that subsection shall include, but not be limited to, the 
type and the number of United States military personnel and assets 
to be involved in such activities, the anticipated duration of such 
activities, and the anticipated cost of such activities. The report 
shall also identify what elements would be required to maximize 
the effectiveness of such military activities. 
(e) NO AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed as a declaration of war or an 
authorization for the use of force. 
(f) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
SEC. 1295. REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY RUSSIA 
TO SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on military assistance provided by the 
Russian Federation to Syria. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of whether Russia is providing direct or 
indirect military support for the Government of Syria’s actions 
to forcefully act against groups opposing the Government of 
Syria, including a description of the types of support. 
(2) A description and analysis of Russia’s military interests 
in Syria. 
(3) A description and analysis of Russia’s military presence 
in Syria. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT 
REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of cooperative threat reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
Sec. 1303. Report on Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs in Russia. 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PRO-
GRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and other provisions of this 
Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are the programs
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specified in section 1501 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2013 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS 
DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2013 Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in section 4301 for Cooperative 
Threat Reduction programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made avail-
able by the funding table in section 4301 for Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 
2013, 2014, and 2015. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Of the $519,111,000 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2013 in section 301 and made available by the funding 
table in section 4301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $68,271,000. 
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $14,630,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $99,789,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $276,399,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $32,402,000. 
(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,375,000. 
(7) For activities designated as Other Assessments/ 
Administrative Costs, $25,245,000. 
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2013 Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than 
a purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) 
until 15 days after the date that the Secretary of Defense submits 
to Congress a report on the purpose for which the funds will 
be obligated or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated 
or expended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed 
as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2013 
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for which the 
obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited 
under this title or any other provision of law. 
(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO VARY INDIVIDUAL AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in any case 
in which the Secretary of Defense determines that it is nec-
essary to do so in the national interest, the Secretary may 
obligate amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for a purpose 
listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) in excess 
of the specific amount authorized for that purpose. 
(2) NOTICE-AND-WAIT
REQUIRED.—An obligation of funds 
for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection 
(a) in excess of the specific amount authorized for such purpose 
may be made using the authority provided in paragraph (1) 
only after— 
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification of 
the intent to do so together with a complete discussion 
of the justification for doing so; and 
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
notification.
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SEC. 1303. REPORT ON COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS 
IN RUSSIA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Programs in the Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Identification of nonproliferation programs in Russia 
that— 
(A) have accomplished their long-term objectives in 
reducing the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction; and 
(B) will be phased out during the five-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) Identification of— 
(A) nonproliferation programs in Russia that— 
(i) reduce the threat of the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction; and 
(ii) will not be phased out during such five-year 
period; and 
(B) the metrics to evaluate the success of such pro-
grams. 
(3) Identification of— 
(A) the nature of the threat of the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction that underpin the programs 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(B) the current and foreseeable threats that are 
addressed by such programs. 
(4) The impact on nonproliferation programs in Russia 
and the risks and benefits to national security if the current 
agreement regarding such programs (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘umbrella agreement’’) is amended or not renewed. 
(5) What steps, if any, will be taken to continue or termi-
nate ongoing nonproliferation programs if the umbrella agree-
ment is not renewed. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program.
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Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds. 
Sec. 1412. Additional security of strategic materials supply chains. 
Sec. 1413. Release of materials needed for national defense purposes from the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stockpile. 
Subtitle C—Chemical Demilitarization Matters 
Sec. 1421. Supplemental chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies at 
Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, and Blue Grass Army Depot, Ken-
tucky. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1431. Reduction of unobligated balances within the Pentagon Reservation 
Maintenance Revolving Fund. 
Sec. 1432. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Cap-
tain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1433. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1434. Cemeterial expenses. 
Sec. 1435. Additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 
working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2013 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chem-
ical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
Act. 
SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2013 for expenses, not otherwise