133 
United States Code (article 43 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), as added by section 5225(b) of 
that Act (130 Stat. 2909), the reference in such sub-
section (h) to section 904a(1) of title 10, United 
States Code (article 104a(1) of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), shall be deemed to be a reference to 
section 883(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 
83(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
(o) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect immediately after the amendments 
made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of 
Public Law 114–328) take effect as provided for in section 
5542 of that Act (130 Stat. 2967). 
SEC. 522. MINIMUM CONFINEMENT PERIOD REQUIRED FOR 
CONVICTION OF CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OF-
FENSES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) MANDATORY PUNISHMENTS.—Section 856(b)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code (article 56(b)(1) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 5301 of 
the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2919), is further amended by striking 
‘‘shall include dismissal or dishonorable discharge, as appli-
cable.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall include, at a 
minimum— 
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‘‘(A) dismissal or dishonorable discharge, as ap-
plicable; and 
‘‘(B) confinement for two years.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect immediately after the amend-
ments made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division 
E of Public Law 114–328) take effect as provided for in 
section 5542 of that Act (130 Stat. 2967). 
SEC. 523. PROHIBITION ON WRONGFUL BROADCAST OR DIS-
TRIBUTION OF INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 917 (article 117 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice) the following new section (article): 
‘‘§ 917a. Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution 
of intimate visual images 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who— 
‘‘(1) knowingly and wrongfully broadcasts or 
distributes an intimate visual image of a private area 
of another person who— 
‘‘(A) is at least 18 years of age at the time 
the intimate visual image was created; 
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‘‘(B) is identifiable from the image itself or 
from information displayed in connection with 
the image; and 
‘‘(C) does not explicitly consent to the 
broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual 
image; 
‘‘(2) knows or reasonably should have known 
that the intimate visual image was made under cir-
cumstances in which the person depicted in the inti-
mate visual image retained a reasonable expectation 
of privacy regarding any broadcast or distribution of 
the intimate visual image; and 
‘‘(3) knows or reasonably should have known 
that the broadcast or distribution of the intimate vis-
ual image is likely— 
‘‘(A) to cause harm, harassment, intimida-
tion, emotional distress, or financial loss for the 
person depicted in the intimate visual image; or 
‘‘(B) to harm substantially the depicted per-
son with respect to that person’s health, safety, 
business, calling, career, financial condition, rep-
utation, or personal relationships; 
is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images 
and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section (article): 
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‘‘(1) BROADCAST.—The term ‘broadcast’ means 
to electronically transmit a visual image with the in-
tent that it be viewed by a person or persons. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTE.—The term ‘distribute’ means 
to deliver to the actual or constructive possession of 
another person, including transmission by mail or 
electronic means. 
‘‘(3) INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGE.—The term ‘inti-
mate visual image’ means a photograph, video, film, 
or recording made by any means that depicts a pri-
vate area of a person. 
‘‘(4) PRIVATE AREA.—The term ‘private area’ 
means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, 
buttocks, or female areola or nipple. 
‘‘(5) REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.— 
The term ‘reasonable expectation of privacy’ refers to 
circumstances in which a reasonable person would be-
lieve that an intimate visual image of a private area 
of the person would not be broadcast or distributed to 
another person.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, 
United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
917 (article 117) the following new item: 
‘‘917a. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.’’. 
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SEC. 524. INFORMATION FOR THE SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUN-
SEL OR VICTIMS’ LEGAL COUNSEL. 
Section 1044e(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘If there is a military prosecution of the alleged sex-related 
offense, the Special Victims’ Counsel or Victims’ Legal 
Counsel shall be entitled to a copy of all case information 
and documentation that is in the possession of the pros-
ecutor, relevant to such military prosecution, and not privi-
leged.’’ 
SEC. 525. SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TRAINING REGARD-
ING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OFTEN FACED 
BY MALE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
The baseline Special Victims’ Counsel training estab-
lished under section 1044e(d)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, shall include training for Special Victims’ Counsel 
to recognize and deal with the unique challenges often faced 
by male victims of sexual assault. 
SEC. 526. GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENT REN-
DERED FOR PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR EMO-
TIONALLY ABUSING A CHILD. 
(a) GARNISHMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 1408 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT REN-
DERED
FOR PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY 
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ABUSING A CHILD.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any pay-
ment of retired pay that would otherwise be made to a mem-
ber shall be paid (in whole or in part) by the Secretary 
concerned to another person if and to the extent expressly 
provided for in the terms of a child abuse garnishment 
order. 
‘‘(2) A court order providing for the payment of child 
support or alimony or, with respect to a division of prop-
erty, specifically providing for the payment of an amount 
of the disposable retired pay from a member to the spouse 
or a former spouse of the member, shall be given priority 
over a child abuse garnishment order. However, the limita-
tions on the amount of disposable retired pay available for 
payments set forth in paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of sub-
section (e) do not apply to a child abuse garnishment order. 
‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘court order’ includes a 
child abuse garnishment order. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘child abuse garnish-
ment order’ means a final decree issued by a court that— 
‘‘(A) is issued in accordance with the laws of the 
jurisdiction of that court; and 
‘‘(B) provides in the nature of garnishment for 
the enforcement of a judgment rendered against the 
member for physically, sexually, or emotionally abus-
ing a child. 
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‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, a judgment ren-
dered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a 
child is any legal claim perfected through a final enforceable 
judgment, which claim is based in whole or in part upon 
the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of an individual 
under 18 years of age, whether or not that abuse is accom-
panied by other actionable wrongdoing, such as sexual ex-
ploitation or gross negligence. 
‘‘(6) If the Secretary concerned is served with more 
than one court order with respect to the retired pay of a 
member, the disposable retired pay of the member shall be 
available to satisfy such court orders on a first-come, first- 
served basis, with any such process being satisfied out of 
such moneys as remain after the satisfaction of all such 
processes which have been previously served. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary concerned shall not be required to 
vary normal pay and disbursement cycles for retired pay 
in order to comply with a child abuse garnishment order.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—Subsection (l) of 
section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a court order re-
ceived by the Secretary concerned on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, regardless of the date of the court 
order. 
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SEC. 527. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL SAPRO 
REPORTS 
REGARDING 
MILITARY 
SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT AND INCIDENTS INVOLVING 
NONCONSENSUAL 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF 
PRI-
VATE SEXUAL IMAGES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1631(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 
U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(13) Information and data collected on official 
and unofficial reports of sexual harassment involving 
members of the Armed Forces during the year covered 
by the report, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The number of substantiated and un-
substantiated reports. 
‘‘(B) A synopsis of each substantiated re-
port. 
‘‘(C) The action taken in the case of each 
substantiated report, including the type of dis-
ciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if 
any, such as— 
‘‘(i) conviction and sentence by court- 
martial; 
‘‘(ii) imposition of non-judicial pun-
ishment under section 815 of title 10, 
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United States Code (article 15 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice); or 
‘‘(iii) administrative separation or 
other type of administrative action imposed. 
‘‘(14) Information and data collected during the 
year covered by the report on each reported incident 
involving the nonconsensual distribution by a person 
subject to chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 
(the Uniform Code of Military Justice) of a private 
sexual image of another person, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of substantiated and un-
substantiated reports. 
‘‘(B) A synopsis of each substantiated re-
port. 
‘‘(C) The action taken in the case of each 
substantiated report, including the type of dis-
ciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if 
any, such as— 
‘‘(i) conviction and sentence by court- 
martial; 
‘‘(ii) imposition of non-judicial pun-
ishment under section 815 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 15 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice); or 
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‘‘(iii) administrative separation or 
other type of administrative action im-
posed.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and apply beginning with the reports 
required to be submitted by March 1, 2018, under section 
1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 
note). 
SEC. 528. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL SAPRO 
REPORTS 
REGARDING 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULTS 
COMMITTED BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AGAINST THE MEMBER’S SPOUSE OR 
OTHER FAMILY MEMBER. 
Beginning with the reports required to be submitted 
by March 1, 2018, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note), information 
regarding a sexual assault committed by a member of the 
Armed Forces against the spouse or intimate partner of the 
member or another dependent of the member shall be in-
cluded in such reports in addition to the annual Family 
Advocacy Program report. The information shall be pro-
vided in such reports in the same manner as information 
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is provided with respect to other official and unofficial re-
ports of sexual assault. 
SEC. 529. NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES UNDERGOING CERTAIN ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SEPARATIONS OF POTENTIAL ELIGI-
BILITY FOR VETERANS BENEFITS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A member of the 
Armed Forces who receives an administrative separation or 
mandatory discharge under conditions other than honorable 
shall be provided written notification that the member may 
petition the Veterans Benefits Administration of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to receive, despite the charac-
terization of the member’s service, certain benefits under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) 
DEADLINE
FOR
NOTIFICATION.—Notification 
under subsection (a) shall be provided to a member de-
scribed in such subsection in conjunction with the member’s 
notification of the administrative separation or mandatory 
discharge or as soon thereafter as practicable. 
SEC. 530. CONSISTENT ACCESS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUN-
SEL FOR FORMER DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall revise Navy pol-
icy regarding the eligibility of former dependents of mem-
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bers of the Armed Forces to representation by a Victims’ 
Legal Counsel so that Navy policy is consistent with Army 
and Air Force policy regarding Special Victims’ Counsel, 
which provides that a former dependent is eligible for such 
representation if, while entitled to legal assistance, the de-
pendent was the victim of an alleged sex-related offense by 
a member of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle 
D—Member 
Education, 
Training, Resilience, and Tran-
sition 
SEC. 541. PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF MILITARY SERVICE 
ACADEMY GRADUATES TO PARTICIPATE IN 
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4348(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet will not seek release from the 
commissioned service obligation of the cadet to pursue 
a career as a professional athlete and understands 
that the appointment alternative described in para-
graph (3) will not be used to allow the cadet to pur-
sue such a career.’’. 
(b) UNITED
STATES
NAVAL
ACADEMY.—Section 
6959(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) That the midshipman will not seek release 
from the commissioned service obligation of the mid-
shipman to pursue a career as a professional athlete 
and understands that the appointment alternative de-
scribed in paragraph (3) will not be used to allow the 
midshipman to pursue such a career.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9348(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) That the cadet will not seek release from the 
commissioned service obligation of the cadet to pursue 
a career as a professional athlete and understands 
that the appointment alternative described in para-
graph (2) will not be used to allow the cadet to pur-
sue such a career.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The Secretaries 
of the military departments shall promptly revise the cadet 
and midshipman service agreements under sections 4348, 
6959, and 9348 of title 10, United States Code, to reflect 
the amendments made by this section. The revised agree-
ment shall apply to cadets and midshipmen who are attend-
ing the United States Military Academy, the United States 
Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and to persons who 
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begin attendance at such military service academies on or 
after that date. 
SEC. 542. ROTC CYBER INSTITUTES AT THE SENIOR MILI-
TARY COLLEGES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a program to establish a Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps Cyber Institute (referred to in this Act 
as an ‘‘ROTC Cyber Institute’’) at each of the senior mili-
tary colleges for purposes of accelerating the development 
of foundational expertise in critical cyber operational skills 
for future military and civilian leaders of the Armed Forces 
and Department of Defense including such leaders of the 
reserve components. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each ROTC Cyber Institute estab-
lished under the program authorized by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Programs to provide future military and ci-
vilian leaders of the Armed Forces or the Department 
of Defense, as the case may be, who possess cyber 
operational expertise from beginning through ad-
vanced skill levels. Such programs shall include in-
struction and practical experiences that lead to recog-
nized certifications in the cyber field. 
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(2) Programs of targeted strategic foreign lan-
guage proficiency training for such future leaders 
that— 
(A) are designed to significantly enhance 
critical cyber operational capabilities; and 
(B) are tailored to current and anticipated 
readiness requirements. 
(3) Programs related to mathematical founda-
tions of cryptography and courses in cryptographic 
theory and practice designed to complement and rein-
force cyber education along with the strategic lan-
guage programs critical to cyber operations. 
(4) Programs designed to develop early interest 
and cyber talent through summer programs for ele-
mentary school and secondary school students and 
dual enrollment opportunities for cyber, strategic lan-
guage, and cryptography related courses. 
(5) Training and education programs to expand 
the pool of qualified cyber instructors necessary to 
support cyber education in regional school systems. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND THE ARMED FORCES.—Any ROTC Cyber Institute es-
tablished under the program authorized by subsection (a) 
may enter into a partnership with one or more components 
of the Armed Forces, active or reserve, or any agency of 
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the Department of Defense to facilitate the development of 
critical cyber skills for students who may pursue a military 
career. 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.—Any 
ROTC Cyber Institute established under the program au-
thorized by subsection (a) may enter into a partnership 
with one or more local educational agencies to facilitate the 
development of critical cyber skills under the program 
among students attending the elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools of such agencies who may pursue a military 
career. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ESEA 
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 
school’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘local educational 
agency’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) SENIOR
MILITARY
COLLEGES.—The term 
‘‘senior military colleges’’ means the senior military 
colleges described in section 2111a(f) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 543. LIEUTENANT HENRY OSSIAN FLIPPER LEADER-
SHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
carry out a program to be known as the ‘‘Lieutenant Henry 
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Ossian Flipper Leadership Scholarship Program’’ under 
which the Secretary may provide financial assistance, in 
accordance with this section, to a person— 
(1) who is pursuing a recognized postsecondary 
credential at a minority-serving institution; and 
(2) who enters into an agreement with the Sec-
retary as described in subsection (b). 
(b) SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPI-
ENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive financial assist-
ance under this section— 
(A) a member of the Army shall enter into 
an agreement to serve on active duty in the 
Army for the period of obligated service deter-
mined under paragraph (2); and 
(B) a person who is not a member of the 
Army shall enter into an agreement to enlist or 
accept a commission in the Army and to serve 
on active duty in Army for the period of obli-
gated service determined under paragraph (2). 
(2) PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.—The pe-
riod of obligated service for a recipient of financial 
assistance under this section shall be the period deter-
mined by the Secretary of Army as being appropriate 
to obtain adequate service in exchange for the finan-
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cial assistance. The period of service required of a re-
cipient shall be not less than the period equal to three- 
fourths of the total period of pursuit of a credential 
for which the Secretary agrees to provide the recipient 
with financial assistance under this section. The pe-
riod of obligated service is in addition to any other 
period for which the recipient is obligated to serve on 
active duty. 
(3) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement en-
tered into under this section by a person pursuing a 
recognized postsecondary credential shall include the 
following terms: 
(A) SERVICE START DATE.—The period of 
obligated service will begin on a date after the 
award of the credential, as determined by the 
Secretary of the Army. 
(B) ACADEMIC PROGRESS.—The person will 
maintain satisfactory academic progress, as de-
termined by the Secretary, and that failure to 
maintain such progress constitutes grounds for 
termination of the financial assistance for the 
person under this section. 
(C) OTHER TERMS.—Any other terms and 
conditions that the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate for carrying out this section. 
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(c) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount of the fi-
nancial assistance provided for a person under this section 
shall be the amount determined by the Secretary of the 
Army as being necessary to pay the person’s cost of attend-
ance at the minority-serving institution. 
(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORT OF INTERN-
SHIPS.—The financial assistance for a person under this 
section may also be provided to support internship activi-
ties of the person at the Department of Defense in periods 
between the academic years leading to the credential for 
which assistance is provided the person under this section. 
(e) REPAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF UNSERVED OBLI-
GATED SERVICE.—A member of the Army who does not 
complete the period of active duty specified in the service 
agreement under subsection (b) shall be subject to the repay-
ment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes— 
(1) an assessment of the progress of the Secretary 
in carrying out the scholarship program under this 
section; 
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(2) the number of scholarships that the Secretary 
intends to award in the academic year beginning 
after the date of the submission of the report; and 
(3) a description of the Secretary’s efforts to pro-
mote the scholarship program at minority-serving in-
stitutions. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘‘cost of 
attendance’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ll). 
(2) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an institution 
of higher education described in section 371(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(3) 
RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
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Subtitle 
E—Defense 
Dependents’ 
Education and Military Family 
Readiness Matters 
SEC. 551. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 
by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 
in division D, $30,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen-
cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
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SEC. 552. EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN RE-
TIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, dependents of retirees,’’ 
after ‘‘dependents of members of the armed 
forces’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the dependents of 
such retirees’’ after ‘‘such members of the armed 
forces’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘retiree’ 
means a member or former member of the armed forces, not 
including a member or former member of the Coast Guard, 
who is entitled to retired or retainer pay under this title, 
or who, but for age, would be eligible for retired or retainer 
pay under chapter 1223 of this title.’’. 
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SEC. 553. CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT FAM-
ILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Chap-
ter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 1788 a new section 1788a consisting of— 
(1) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 1788a. Family support programs: immediate family 
members of members of special operations 
forces’’; and 
(2) a text consisting of subsections (a), (b), (d), 
and (e) of section 554 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 10 U.S.C. 1788 note), redesignated as subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of section 1788a of title 
10, United States Code, as added and redesignated by sub-
section (a) of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘speci-
fied’’ and all that follows through the end of the subsection 
and inserting ‘‘, from funds available for Major Force Pro-
gram 11, to carry out family support programs under this 
section.’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM REFERENCES 
AND OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1788a 
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of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Armed Forces’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘armed forces’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘up to three’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘providing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
grams to provide’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by sub-
section (a) of this section— 
(A) in paragraph (2). by striking ‘‘title 10, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘such 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1788 the following new item: 
‘‘1788a. Family support programs: immediate family members of members of spe-
cial operations forces.’’. 
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(e) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 554 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1788 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 554. REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND 
CERTIFICATION COSTS OF A SPOUSE OF A 
MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES ARISING 
FROM RELOCATION TO ANOTHER STATE. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED.—Section 476 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p)(1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse a 
member of the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs 
of the spouse of the member when— 
‘‘(A) the member is reassigned, either as a per-
manent change of station or permanent change of as-
signment, from a duty station in one State to a duty 
station in another State; and 
‘‘(B) the movement of the member’s dependents is 
authorized at the expense of the United States under 
this section as part of the reassignment. 
‘‘(2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this 
subsection may not exceed $500 in connection with each re-
assignment described in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified relicensing 
costs’ means costs, including exam and registration fees, 
that— 
‘‘(A) are imposed by the State of the new duty 
station to secure a license or certification to engage 
in the same profession that the spouse of the member 
engaged in while in the State of the original duty sta-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) are paid or incurred by the member or 
spouse to secure the license or certification from the 
State of the new duty station after the date on which 
the orders directing the reassignment described in 
paragraph (1) are issued.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPE-
DITE LICENSE PORTABILITY FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.— 
(1) CONSULTATION
WITH
STATES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity with respect to the Coast Guard, shall consult 
with States— 
(A) to identify barriers to the portability 
between States of a license, certification, or other 
grant of permission held by the spouse of a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces to engage in an occupa-
tion when the spouse moves between States as 
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part of a permanent change of station or perma-
nent change of assignment of the member; and 
(B) to develop recommendations for the Fed-
eral Government and the States, together or sep-
arately, to expedite the portability of such li-
censes, certifications, and other grants of permis-
sion for military spouses. 
(2) SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting 
the consultation and preparing the recommendations 
under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall consider 
the feasibility of— 
(A) States accepting licenses, certifications, 
and other grants of permission described in 
paragraph (1) issued by another State and in 
good standing in that State; 
(B) the issuance of a temporary license 
pending completion of State-specific require-
ments; and 
(C) the establishment of an expedited review 
process for military spouses. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
15, 2018, the Secretaries shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and the States a re-
port containing the recommendations developed under 
this subsection. 
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(4) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Government Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 561. REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AT 
THE REQUEST OF RELATIVES OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Subsection (a) of section 1135 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) REPLACEMENT.—(1) The Secretary concerned 
shall replace, on a one-time basis, a military decoration 
upon the request of— 
‘‘(A) the recipient of the military decoration; 
‘‘(B) the immediate next of kin of a deceased re-
cipient of a military decoration; or 
‘‘(C) a relative of a deceased recipient of a mili-
tary decoration who is related within the second or 
third degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipi-
ent. 
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‘‘(2) The replacement of a military decoration under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be provided 
without charge. The replacement of a military decoration 
under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph shall be pro-
vided at no cost to the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The authority provided by this subsection is in 
addition to any other authority available to the Secretary 
concerned to replace a military decoration.’’. 
SEC. 562. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1136. Congressional Defense Service Medal 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
award, at the behest of and on behalf of Congress, a Congres-
sional Defense Service Medal to a group or other entity to 
recognize, subject to subsection (c)(1), the exemplary service 
or significant achievement of the group or other entity in 
furtherance of the defense and national security of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONTENT.—A Congressional Defense 
Service Medal shall be a gold medal of appropriate design, 
with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. The Sec-
retary of Defense may design a Congressional Defense Serv-
ice Medal to recognize the specific group or other entity and 
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the service or achievement for which the Congressional De-
fense Service Medal is being awarded. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NATURE OF SERVICE OR ACHIEVEMENT.— 
For a group or other entity to be eligible for the 
award of a Congressional Defense Service Medal, the 
service or achievement to be recognized must— 
‘‘(A) be in the field of endeavor of the group 
or other entity; and 
‘‘(B) represent either a lengthy period of 
continuous superior service or achievement or a 
single act of service or achievement so significant 
that the group or other entity is recognized and 
acclaimed by others in the same field of endeav-
or, as evidenced by the recipient having received 
the highest honors in the field. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL
RECOGNI-
TION.—A group or other entity may not receive a 
Congressional Defense Service Medal in recognition of 
service or achievement for which the group or other 
entity received a medal from the United States pre-
viously for the same or substantially the same service 
or achievement. 
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‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
AWARD
TO
AN
INDI-
VIDUAL.—A Congressional Defense Service Medal 
may not be awarded to a single individual. 
‘‘(d) TIME LIMITATIONS.—A Congressional Defense 
Service Medal may not be awarded to a group or entity— 
‘‘(1) until at least five years after the conclusion 
of the exemplary service or significant achievement 
for which the Congressional Defense Service Medal is 
being awarded; and 
‘‘(2) unless the award is made within 25 years 
after the conclusion of the exemplary service or sig-
nificant achievement for which the Congressional De-
fense Service Medal is being awarded. 
‘‘(e) DUPLICATE MEDALS.—The Secretary of Defense 
may arrange for the striking and sale of duplicates in 
bronze of a Congressional Defense Service Medal, at a price 
sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and 
the cost of the gold Congressional Defense Service Medal.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1136. Congressional Defense Service Medal.’’. 
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SEC. 563. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY TO REVOKE CER-
TAIN MILITARY DECORATIONS AWARDED TO 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ARMY.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Chapter 357 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3757. Military decorations: limitations on revoca-
tion 
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the President or the Secretary of the Army may not 
authorize the revocation of a military decoration after the 
actual award of the military decoration to a member of the 
armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply 
to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation 
is ordered on account of — 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of new or additional infor-
mation that calls into question the service for which 
the member was awarded the military decoration; or 
‘‘(B) the conviction of the member for a serious 
violent felony. 
‘‘(2) In applying the exception described in paragraph 
(1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Army shall 
take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether the 
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member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury 
(TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘military decoration’ means the 
distinguished-service 
cross, 
distinguished-service 
medal, silver star, distinguished flying cross, or Sol-
dier’s Medal. The term does not include the medal of 
honor. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘serious violent felony’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of 
title 18.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘3757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation.’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Chapter 567 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 6259. Military decorations: limitations on revoca-
tion 
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the President or the Secretary of the Navy may not 
authorize the revocation of a military decoration after the 
actual award of the military decoration to a member of the 
armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply 
to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation 
is ordered on account of — 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of new or additional infor-
mation that calls into question the service for which 
the member was awarded the military decoration; or 
‘‘(B) the conviction of the member for a serious 
violent felony. 
‘‘(2) In applying the exception described in paragraph 
(1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Navy shall 
take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether the 
member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury 
(TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘military decoration’ means the 
Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star 
medal, distinguished flying cross, or Navy and Ma-
rine Corps Medal. The term does not include the 
medal of honor. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘serious violent felony’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of 
title 18.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6259. Military decorations: limitations on revocation.’’. 
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(c) AIR FORCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Chapter 857 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8757. Military decorations: limitations on revoca-
tion 
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the President or the Secretary of the Air Force may 
not authorize the revocation of a military decoration after 
the actual award of the military decoration to a member 
of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply 
to the revocation of a military decoration if the revocation 
is ordered on account of — 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of new or additional infor-
mation that calls into question the service for which 
the member was awarded the military decoration; or 
‘‘(B) the conviction of the member for a serious 
violent felony. 
‘‘(2) In applying the exception described in paragraph 
(1)(B), the President and the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall take into account, as an extenuating factor, whether 
the member has been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain In-
jury (TBI) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘military decoration’ means the 
Air Force cross, distinguished-service medal, silver 
star, distinguished flying cross, or Airman’s Medal. 
The term does not include the medal of honor. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘serious violent felony’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of 
title 18.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘8757. Military decorations: limitations on revocation.’’. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 571. EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTI-
TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT AU-
THORITY TO INCLUDE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Subsection (b) of section 9314a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) COVERED PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEE DE-
FINED.—(1) In this section, the term ‘covered private sector 
employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual employed by a private firm 
that is engaged in providing to the Department of De-
fense significant and substantial defense-related sys-
tems, products, or services; or 
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‘‘(B) an individual employed by a private firm 
in one of the critical infrastructure sectors identified 
in Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Critical Infra-
structure Security and Resilience). 
‘‘(2) A covered private sector employee admitted for 
instruction at the United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology remains eligible for such instruction only so long 
as the person remains employed by the same firm.’’. 
(b) USE OF DEFINED TERM.—Section 9314a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘defense industry em-
ployees described in subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a covered private sector employee’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Any such defense in-
dustry employee’’ and inserting ‘‘A covered 
private sector employee’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘defense 
industry employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered pri-
vate sector employees’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘defense 
industry employee’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘covered private sector employee’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Defense industry employ-
ees’’ and inserting ‘‘A covered private sector em-
ployee’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘defense industry employ-
ees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered private sector em-
ployees’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘defense in-
dustry employees’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered private 
sector employee’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘defense indus-
try employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered private sector 
employees’’. 
(c) OTHER
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
9314a of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a defense 
focused’’ and inserting ‘‘a defense-focused or homeland 
security-focused’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
homeland security’’ after ‘‘and defense’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or the De-
partment of Homeland Security, as applicable’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
9314a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Tech-
nology: admission of certain private sector 
civilians’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 901 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 9314a and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of certain pri-
vate sector civilians.’’. 
SEC. 572. SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
Section 1967(f)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 573. VOTER REGISTRATION. 
Section 705 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4025(a)), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of voting in 
any election for Federal office (as defined in section 
301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(52 U.S.C. 30101)) or State or local office, a service-
member who registers to vote in a State in which the 
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SEC. 574. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SECTION 504 
OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, ON EX-
ISTING AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO ENLIST INDIVIDUALS, NOT OTH-
ERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR ENLISTMENT, WHOSE 
ENLISTMENT IS VITAL TO THE NATIONAL IN-
TEREST. 
It is the sense of Congress that a statute currently ex-
ists, specifically paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 
504 of title 10, United States Code, which states that ‘‘the 
Secretary concerned may authorize the enlistment of a per-
son not described in paragraph (1) [of that subsection] if 
the Secretary determines that such enlistment is vital to 
the national interest’’. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC MONTHLY PAY. 
The adjustment in the rates of monthly basic pay re-
quired by subsection (a) of section 1009 of title 37, United 
States Code, to be made on January 1, 2018, shall take 
effect, notwithstanding any determination made by the 
President under subsection (e) of such section with respect 
to an alternative pay adjustment to be made on such date. 
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SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 
MODIFICATION AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES RESIDING IN 
MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIA-
TIVE HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense may not reduce the rate 
of basic allowance for housing in effect on December 31, 
2017, for a member of a uniformed service who resides in 
a housing unit acquired or constructed under the alter-
native authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
10 (known as the Military Housing Privatization Initia-
tive) until January 1, 2019.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) of 
such paragraph is amended in clause (iv) by striking 
‘‘Four’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (C), four’’. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a review of the following: 
(1) An analysis of the impact of reductions in 
the rate of the basic allowance for housing under sec-
tion 403 of title 37, United States Code, on the long- 
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term viability of the Military Housing Privatization 
Initiative (MHPI). 
(2) An analysis of projected revenue for the 
MHPI, considering projected reductions in such basic 
allowance for housing, which compares projected rev-
enue under the assumption that members of the 
armed forces will make out-of-pocket payments in ad-
dition to rent and under the assumption that mem-
bers will not make such out-of-pocket payments. 
(3) An analysis of the extent to which the De-
partment of Defense has relied and continues to rely 
on the assumption that members of the armed forces 
who live in housing units acquired or constructed 
under the MHPI will make out-of-pocket payments in 
addition to basic rent in order to offset reductions in 
such basic housing allowance. 
(4) An analysis of the future military construc-
tion costs that will be necessary to offset reduced rein-
vestment account distributions as a result of reduc-
tions in such basic housing allowance, consistent with 
the requirement included in project ground leases 
under the MHPI that all assets will be in like-new 
condition at the end of the lease. 
(5) The impact on maintenance of housing units 
acquired or constructed under the MHPI because of 
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the reductions in revenue for the MHPI that will re-
sult from reductions in such basic housing allowance. 
(6) The impacts of the costs described in para-
graph (4) and the reduction in revenue described in 
paragraph (5) on occupancy and revenue generated 
by occupancy under the MHPI, and the impact of 
changes in occupancy and associated revenue on the 
costs described in paragraph (4) and the reduction in 
revenue described in paragraph (5). 
(7) The process for establishing the criteria for 
and the execution of market surveys used to establish 
the rates of such basic housing allowance. 
SEC. 603. HOUSING TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND THEIR SPOUSES 
AND OTHER DEPENDENTS, UNDERGOING A 
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION WITHIN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) HOUSING TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 403 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the 
Armed Forces, and their spouses and 
other dependents, undergoing a perma-
nent change of station within the United 
States 
‘‘(a) HOUSING TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
WHO HAVE A SPOUSE OR OTHER DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) HOUSING TREATMENT REGULATIONS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that 
permit a member of the armed forces described in 
paragraph (2) who is undergoing a permanent change 
of station within the United States to request the 
housing treatment described in subsection (b) during 
the covered relocation period of the member. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member described 
in this paragraph is any member who— 
‘‘(A) has a spouse who is gainfully em-
ployed or enrolled in a degree, certificate or li-
cense granting program at the beginning of the 
covered relocation period; 
‘‘(B) has one or more dependents attending 
an elementary or secondary school at the begin-
ning of the covered relocation period; 
‘‘(C) has one or more dependents enrolled in 
the Exceptional Family Member Program; or 
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‘‘(D) is caring for an immediate family 
member with a chronic or long-term illness at 
the beginning of the covered relocation period. 
‘‘(b) HOUSING TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTINUATION
OF
HOUSING
FOR
THE 
SPOUSE AND OTHER DEPENDENTS.—If a spouse or 
other dependent of a member whose request under sub-
section (a) is approved resides in Government-owned 
or Government-leased housing at the beginning of the 
covered relocation period, the spouse or other depend-
ent may continue to reside in such housing during a 
period determined in accordance with the regulations 
prescribed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(2) EARLY HOUSING ELIGIBILITY.—If a spouse 
or other dependent of a member whose request under 
subsection (a) is approved is eligible to reside in Gov-
ernment-owned or Government-leased housing fol-
lowing the member’s permanent change of station 
within the United States, the spouse or other depend-
ent may commence residing in such housing at any 
time during the covered relocation period. 
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY USE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
OR
GOVERNMENT-LEASED
HOUSING
INTENDED
FOR 
MEMBERS WITHOUT A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT.—If a 
spouse or other dependent of a member relocates at a 
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time different from the member in accordance with a 
request approved under subsection (a), the member 
may be assigned to Government-owned or Govern-
ment-leased housing intended for the permanent hous-
ing of members without a spouse or dependent until 
the member’s detachment date or the spouse or other 
dependent’s arrival date, but only if such Govern-
ment-owned or Government-leased housing is avail-
able without displacing a member without a spouse or 
dependent at such housing. 
‘‘(4) EQUITABLE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUS-
ING.—If a spouse or other dependent of a member re-
locates at a time different from the member in accord-
ance with a request approved under subsection (a), 
the amount of basic allowance for housing payable 
may be based on whichever of the following areas the 
Secretary concerned determines to be the most equi-
table: 
‘‘(A) The area of the duty station to which 
the member is reassigned. 
‘‘(B) The area in which the spouse or other 
dependent resides, but only if the spouse or other 
dependent resides in that area when the member 
departs for the duty station to which the member 
is reassigned, and only for the period during 
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which the spouse or other dependent resides in 
that area. 
‘‘(C) The area of the former duty station of 
the member, but only if that area is different 
from the area in which the spouse or other de-
pendent resides. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO CERTAIN 
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING PAYMENTS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to limit the payment or the 
amount of basic allowance for housing payable under sec-
tion 403(d)(3)(A) of this title to a member whose request 
under subsection (a) is approved. 
‘‘(d) HOUSING TREATMENT EDUCATION.—The regula-
tions prescribed pursuant to this section shall ensure the 
relocation assistance programs under section 1056 of title 
10 include, as part of the assistance normally provided 
under such section, education about the housing treatment 
available under this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED RELOCATION PERIOD.—(A) Sub-
ject to subparagraph (B), the term ‘covered relocation 
period’, when used with respect to a permanent 
change of station of a member of the armed forces, 
means the period that— 
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‘‘(i) begins 180 days before the date of the 
permanent change of station; and 
‘‘(ii) ends 180 days after the date of the per-
manent change of station. 
‘‘(B) The regulations prescribed pursuant to this 
section may provide for a lengthening of the covered 
relocation period of a member for purposes of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘dependent’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 401 of this title. 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT
CHANGE
OF
STATION.—The 
term ‘permanent change of station’ means a perma-
nent change of station described in section 452(b)(2) 
of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 7 such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 403 the following new item: 
‘‘403a. Housing treatment for certain members of the armed forces, and their 
spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change 
of station within the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply with respect to permanent changes of 
station of members of the Armed Forces that occur on or 
after October 1 of the fiscal year that begins after such date 
of enactment. 
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SEC. 604. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE POLICIES. 
(a) POLICY AND REGULATIONS.— 
(1) EXISTING POLICY AND REGULATIONS.—The 
Secretary of each military department may not im-
plement the policy in the memorandum dated October 
1, 2014, titled ‘‘UTD/CTS for MAP 118-13/CAP 118- 
13 – Flat Rate Per Diem for Long Term TDY’’, re-
garding per diem allowances, or any regulations pre-
scribed pursuant to such memorandum, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) FUTURE
POLICY
AND
REGULATIONS.—(A) 
The Secretary of each military department concerned 
may not implement a new policy regarding per diem 
allowances under section 474 of title 37, United 
States Code, until after the Secretary of Defense issues 
the report under subsection (b). 
(B) The Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees not less than 30 days before implementing 
a new policy regarding per diem allowances under 
section 474 of title 37, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
issue a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
regarding options to reduce travel costs incurred by the De-
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partment of Defense, including the adoption of practices 
used by private entities. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 
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(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of 
travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of 
normal commuting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members expe-
riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
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(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 
title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe-
cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
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SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 
BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI-
CERS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 
nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 
service. 
(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
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(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
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(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for 
members of precommissioning programs pursuing for-
eign language proficiency. 
(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between Armed Forces. 
(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 
officer candidates. 
SEC. 616. REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND 
CERTIFICATION COSTS OF A MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ARISING FROM SEPARATION 
FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED.—Section 1143 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(f) REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE LICENSURE AND 
CERTIFICATION COSTS.—(1) The Secretary concerned may 
reimburse a member of the armed forces who separates from 
the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the mem-
ber. 
‘‘(2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this 
subsection may not exceed $500. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified relicensing 
costs’ means costs, including exam and registration fees, 
that— 
‘‘(A) are imposed by the State in which the 
member resides after separation from the armed forces 
to secure a license or certification to engage in a pro-
fession; and 
‘‘(B) are paid or incurred by the member to se-
cure the license or certification from the State in 
which the member resides after separation from the 
armed forces.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPE-
DITE LICENSE PORTABILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES.— 
(1) CONSULTATION
WITH
STATES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity with respect to the Coast Guard, shall consult 
with States— 
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(A) to identify barriers to the portability 
between States of a license, certification, or other 
grant of permission held by a member of the 
Armed Forces to engage in an occupation when 
the member separates from the Armed Forces; 
and 
(B) to develop recommendations for the Fed-
eral Government and the States, together or sep-
arately, to expedite the portability of such li-
censes, certifications, and other grants of permis-
sion for separated members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting 
the consultation and preparing the recommendations 
under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall consider 
the feasibility of— 
(A) States accepting licenses, certifications, 
and other grants of permission described in 
paragraph (1) issued by another State and in 
good standing in that State; 
(B) the issuance of a temporary license 
pending completion of State-specific require-
ments; and 
(C) the establishment of an expedited review 
process for separated members of the Armed 
Forces. 
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(3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
15, 2018, the Secretaries shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and the States a re-
port containing the recommendations developed under 
this subsection. 
(4) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Government Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION 
BONUS FOR 12-MONTH PERIOD OF OBLI-
GATED SERVICE. 
Section 334(c)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 
SEC. 618. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO 2008 CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPAYMENT PROVISIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Section 510(i), subsections (a)(3) 
and (c) of section 2005, paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 2007(e), section 2105, section 2123(e)(1)(C), 
section 2128(c), section 2130a(d), section 2171(g), sec-
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tion 2173(g)(2), paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
2200a(e), section 4348(f), section 6959(f), section 
9348(f), subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 16135, 
section 16203(a)(1)(B), section 16301(h), section 
16303(d), and the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
of paragraph (1) and the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (2) of section 16401(f) of title 
10, United States Code, are each amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or 373’’ before ‘‘of title 37’’. 
(2) TITLE 14.—Section 182(g) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 373’’ before 
‘‘of title 37’’. 
(b) OFFICERS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO AN AGREE-
MENT UNDER SECTION 329 OF TITLE 37.—Section 641 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (6). 
(c) REENLISTMENT LEAVE.—The matter preceding 
paragraph (1) of section 703(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or paragraph (1) or (3) 
of section 351(a)’’ after ‘‘section 310(a)(2)’’. 
(d) REST AND RECUPERATION ABSENCE: QUALIFIED 
MEMBERS EXTENDING DUTY AT A DESIGNATED LOCATION 
OVERSEAS.—The matter following paragraph (4) of section 
705(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or 352’’ after ‘‘section 314’’. 
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(e) REST
AND RECUPERATION ABSENCE: CERTAIN 
MEMBERS UNDERGOING EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT TO A 
COMBAT ZONE.—Section 705a(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting or ‘‘352(a)’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 305’’. 
(f) MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES CONTINUANCE 
WHILE IN A MISSING STATUS.—Section 552(a)(2) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or para-
graph (2) of section 351(a)’’ after ‘‘section 301’’. 
(g) MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Section 907(d) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
351’’ after ‘‘section 301’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 301c’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
353(a)’’ after ‘‘section 304’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 305’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 305a’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 305b’’; 
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(G) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 307a’’; 
(H) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 314’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘316’’ 
and inserting ‘‘353(b)’’; and 
(J) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘323’’ 
and inserting ‘‘355’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
352’’ after ‘‘section 307’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘308’’ 
and inserting ‘‘331’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘309’’ 
and inserting ‘‘331’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
353’’ after ‘‘section 320’’. 
(h) PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Section 208(a)(2) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 210(a)(2)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or 373’’ after ‘‘303a(b)’’. 
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Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired 
Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 621. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING 
THE SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOW-
ANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dependency and indemnity compensation 
administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
provides financial support to the surviving spouses, 
children, and dependent parents of deceased veterans. 
(2) The survivor benefit plan administered by 
the Department of Defense provides an inflation-ad-
justed annuity to the eligible survivors of certain de-
ceased military personnel. 
(3) The amount of compensation a surviving 
spouse may receive under the survivor benefit plan is 
offset on a dollar-for-dollar basis by any amount of 
dependency and indemnity compensation the sur-
viving spouse receives. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the special survivor indemnity allowance was 
created to assist surviving spouses and begin to repay 
the offset described in subsection (a)(3); and 
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(2) such offset should be repealed as soon as pos-
sible. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 631. LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMY AND AIR 
FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE PROPERTY, DAL-
LAS, TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Army and Air 
Force Exchange Service may convey, by sale, exchange, or 
a combination thereof, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
improvements thereon, that is located at 8901 Autobahn 
Drive in Dallas, Texas, and was purchased using non-
appropriated funds of the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consideration for the real 
property conveyed under subsection (a) shall be at 
least equal to the fair market value of the property, 
as determined by the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service. 
(2) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION.—Any 
cash consideration received from the conveyance of the 
property under subsection (a) may be retained by the 
Army and Air Force Exchange Service since the 
property was acquired using nonappropriated funds. 
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(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The 
recipient of the property shall be required to cover the cost 
of the survey. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service may require such addi-
tional terms and conditions in connection with the convey-
ance under subsection (a) as the Army and Air Force Ex-
change Service considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 632. ADVISORY BOARDS REGARDING MILITARY COM-
MISSARIES AND EXCHANGES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall direct each commanding 
officer of a military base on which there is a military com-
missary or exchange to establish an advisory board, com-
prised of representatives of military or veterans service or-
ganizations, to advise the commanding officer regarding the 
interests of patrons and beneficiaries of military com-
missaries and exchanges. 
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A RE-
SERVE COMPONENT WHO ARE SEPARATING 
FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS OF A RESERVE COMPONENT.—(1) The Secretary con-
cerned shall provide a physical examination pursuant to 
subsection (a)(5) to each member of a reserve component 
who— 
‘‘(A) during the two-year period before the date 
on which the member is scheduled to be separated 
from the armed force served on active duty in support 
of a contingency operation for a period of more than 
30 days; 
‘‘(B) will not otherwise receive such an examina-
tion under such subsection; and 
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‘‘(C) elects to receive such a physical examina-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) provide the physical examination under 
paragraph (1) to a member during the 90-day period 
before the date on which the member is scheduled to 
be separated from the armed forces; and 
‘‘(B) issue orders to such a member to receive 
such physical examination. 
‘‘(3) A member may not be entitled to health care bene-
fits pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason 
of being provided a physical examination under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(4) In providing to a member a physical examination 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide 
to the member a record of the physical examination.’’. 
SEC. 702. MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINATIONS BEFORE MEM-
BERS SEPARATE FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1145(a)(5)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and a mental 
health examination conducted pursuant to section 1074n of 
this title’’ after ‘‘a physical examination’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074n(a) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘(and before separation 
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from active duty pursuant to section 1145(a)(5)(A) of this 
title)’’ after ‘‘each calendar year’’. 
SEC. 703. PROVISION OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY 
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) HBOT TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1074n the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for 
certain members 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may furnish 
hyperbaric oxygen therapy available at a military medical 
treatment facility to a covered member if such therapy is 
prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury. 
‘‘(b) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered member’ means a member of the armed 
forces who is— 
‘‘(1) serving on active duty; and 
‘‘(2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
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inserting after the item relating to section 1074n the 
following new item: 
‘‘1074o. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES OF COMMANDERS OF 
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES 
AND SURGEONS GENERAL. 
(a) ROLE OF COMMANDERS.—Section 1073c(a)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) the operation of such facility;’’. 
(b) ROLE OF SURGEONS GENERAL.— 
(1) SURGEON GENERAL OF THE ARMY.—Section 
3036(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) The Surgeon General is responsible— 
‘‘(i) for the medical readiness provided by the 
military medical treatment facilities of the Army; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of 
the Army. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon 
General shall provide operational oversight of readiness 
matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the 
Army.’’. 
(2) SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY.—Section 
5137(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) The Surgeon General is responsible— 
‘‘(i) for the medical readiness provided by the 
military medical treatment facilities of the Navy; and 
‘‘(ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of 
the Navy. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon 
General shall provide operational oversight of readiness 
matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the 
Navy.’’. 
(3) SURGEON GENERAL OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
Section 8036(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) The Surgeon General is responsible— 
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‘‘(i) for the medical readiness provided by the 
military medical treatment facilities of the Air Force; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for maintaining a ready medical force of 
the Air Force. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Surgeon 
General shall provide operational oversight of readiness 
matters of the military medical treatment facilities of the 
Air Force.’’. 
SEC. 712. MAINTENANCE OF INPATIENT CAPABILITIES OF 
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES 
LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
In carrying out section 1073d of title 10, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each mili-
tary medical treatment facility located outside the United 
States maintains, at a minimum, the inpatient capabilities 
of such facility as of September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 713. REGULAR UPDATE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRIC-
ING 
STANDARD 
UNDER 
TRICARE 
RETAIL 
PHARMACY PROGRAM. 
Section 1074g(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to the TRICARE retail pharmacy 
program described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii), the Secretary 
shall ensure that a contract entered into with a TRICARE 
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pharmacy program contractor includes requirements de-
scribed in section 1860D–12(b)(6) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(6)) to ensure the provision of in-
formation regarding the pricing standard for prescription 
drugs.’’. 
SEC. 714. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PODIATRISTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to any other quali-
fication required by law or regulation, the Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that to serve as a podiatrist in the Armed 
Forces, an individual must have successfully completed a 
three-year podiatric medicine and surgical residency. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply with re-
spect to an individual who is commissioned as an officer 
in the Armed Forces on or after the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 721. ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG 
ACQUISITION 
COST 
PARITY IN THE TRICARE PHARMACY BENE-
FITS PROGRAM. 
Section 743(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
SEC. 722. PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE 
SYSTEM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program to provide a health care assist-
ance service to certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in 
TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select to improve the health 
outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries 
with complex medical conditions. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program under subsection 
(a) may include the following elements: 
(1) Assisting families with complex medical con-
ditions to understand and use the health benefits 
under the TRICARE program. 
(2) Supporting such families in accessing and 
navigating the health care delivery system. 
(3) Providing such families with information to 
allow the families to make informed decisions with 
health care providers. 
(4) Improving the health outcomes for such fami-
lies. 
(c) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program for an amount of time determined appro-
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priate by the Secretary during the five-year period begin-
ning January 1, 2018. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2021, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report con-
taining an evaluation of the success of the pilot program 
under subsection (a), including an analysis of the imple-
mentation of the elements under subsection (b). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered 
beneficiary’’, ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’, ‘‘TRICARE program’’, 
and ‘‘TRICARE Select’’ have the meaning given those terms 
in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 
723. 
RESEARCH 
OF 
CHRONIC 
TRAUMATIC 
ENCEPHALOPATHY. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for ad-
vanced development for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Defense Health Program, not more than 
$25,000,000 may be used to award grants to medical re-
searchers and universities to support research into early de-
tection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 
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SEC. 724. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ELIGIBILITY OF VICTIMS 
OF ACTS OF TERROR FOR EVALUATION AND 
TREATMENT AT MILITARY TREATMENT FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the civilians covered by this section include United 
States victims of domestic and international terrorism. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘act of terror’ means an act of do-
mestic terrorism or international terrorism, as those 
terms are defined in section 2331 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered beneficiary’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘victim’, with respect to an act of 
terror, means an individual who suffered physical in-
jury as a direct result of the act of terror.’’. 
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TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Defense Acquisition 
Streamlining and Transparency 
PART I—ACQUISITION SYSTEM STREAMLINING 
SEC. 801. PROCUREMENT THROUGH ONLINE MARKET-
PLACES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services shall establish a program to pro-
cure commercial products through online marketplaces for 
purposes of expediting procurement and ensuring reason-
able pricing of commercial products. The Administrator 
shall carry out the program in accordance with this section, 
through more than one contract with more than one online 
marketplace provider, and shall design the program to en-
able Government-wide use of such marketplaces. 
(b) USE OF PROGRAM BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall purchase, as appropriate, 
commercial products for the Department of Defense using 
the program established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) CRITERIA FOR ONLINE MARKETPLACES.—The Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that an online marketplace used 
under the program established pursuant to subsection (a)— 
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(1) is used widely in the private sector, includ-
ing in business-to-business e-commerce; 
(2) provides dynamic selection, in which sup-
pliers and products may be frequently updated, and 
dynamic pricing, in which product prices may be fre-
quently updated; 
(3) enables offers from multiple suppliers on the 
same or similar products to be sorted or filtered based 
on product and shipping price, delivery date, and re-
views of suppliers or products; 
(4) does not feature or prioritize a product of a 
supplier based on any compensation or fee paid to the 
online marketplace by the supplier that is exclusively 
for such featuring or prioritization on the online 
marketplace; 
(5) provides the capability for procurement over-
sight controls, including spending limits, order ap-
proval, and order tracking; 
(6) provides consolidated invoicing, payment, 
and customer service functions for all transactions; 
(7) satisfies requirements for supplier and prod-
uct screening in subsection (d); and 
(8) collects information necessary to fulfill the 
information requirements in subsection (h). 
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(d) SUPPLIER AND PRODUCT SCREENING.—The Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) provide or ensure electronic availability to 
an online marketplace provider awarded a contract 
pursuant to subsection (a), no less frequently than the 
first day of each month— 
(A) the list of suspended and debarred con-
tractors contained in the System of Award Man-
agement maintained by the General Services Ad-
ministration, or any successor system; 
(B) a list of suppliers, by product, that cer-
tify compliance with the requirements of section 
2533a or 2533b of title 10, United States Code; 
(C) a list of suppliers, by product, that 
comply with the requirements of, or are subject 
to an exception under, chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code; 
(D) a list of suppliers, by product, with re-
spect to which the President has issued a waiver 
under section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act 
of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511); 
(E) a list of products, by supplier, that are 
suitable for the Federal Government to procure 
pursuant to section 2410n of title 10, United 
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States Code, or section 8503 of title 41, United 
States Code; and 
(F) a list of suppliers, by product, that are 
small business concerns; 
(2) conduct reviews of suppliers to establish the 
lists required under paragraph (1); 
(3) ensure that an online marketplace used 
under the program established pursuant to subsection 
(a) provides the ability to search suppliers and prod-
ucts and identify such suppliers and products as au-
thorized or not authorized for purchase during the 
procurement and order approval process based on the 
most recent lists provided pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a procure-
ment of a product made through an online marketplace 
under the program established pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(A) is deemed to satisfy requirements for full and 
open competition pursuant to section 2304 of title 10, 
United States Code, and section 3301 of title 41, 
United States Code, if there are offers from two or 
more suppliers of such a product or similar product 
with substantially the same physical, functional, or 
performance characteristics on the online market-
place; and 
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(B) is deemed to be an award of a prime con-
tract for purposes of the goals established under sec-
tion 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(g)), if the purchase is from a supplier that is a 
small business concern. 
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
limiting the authority of a department or agency to restrict 
competition to small business concerns. 
(f) REQUIREMENT TO USE STANDARD TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS
OF
ONLINE
MARKETPLACES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a procurement of a 
product through a commercial online marketplace used 
under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be made under the standard terms and conditions of 
the marketplace relating to purchasing on the marketplace, 
and the Administrator shall not require an online market-
place to modify its standard terms and conditions as a con-
dition of receiving a contract pursuant to subsection (a). 
(g) PROCEDURES FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT.—Not-
withstanding section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other provision of law, the award of a contract to 
an online marketplace provider pursuant to subsection (a) 
may be made without the use of full and open competition. 
(h) ORDER INFORMATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall re-
quire each online marketplace provider awarded a 
contract pursuant to subsection (a) to provide to the 
General Services Administration, not less frequently 
than the first day of each month, the ability to elec-
tronically access the following information with re-
spect to each product ordered during the preceding 
month: 
(A) The product name and description. 
(B) The date and time of the order. 
(C) The product price. 
(D) The person or entity within the depart-
ment or agency that purchased the product and, 
if appropriate, the official who authorized the 
purchase. 
(E) The delivery address specified in the 
order for the product. 
(F) The number of suppliers that offered the 
same product or a similar product with substan-
tially the same physical, functional, or perform-
ance characteristics on the same date and time 
that the product was ordered. 
(2) DATA SYSTEM.—The Administrator shall en-
sure that order information listed in paragraph (1) 
is entered into the Federal Procurement Data System 
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described in section 1122 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(i) LIMITATION ON INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.—In 
any contract awarded to an online marketplace provider 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall require 
that the provider agree not to sell or otherwise make avail-
able to any third party any of the information listed in 
subsection (h)(1) in a manner that identifies the Federal 
Government, or any of its departments or agencies, as the 
purchaser, except with written consent of the Adminis-
trator. 
(j) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
three years after a contract with an online market-
place provider is awarded pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) a re-
port on small business participation in the program 
established pursuant to subsection (a). The report 
shall include— 
(A) the number of small business concerns 
that have registered or that have sold goods with 
at least one online marketplace provider; 
(B) trends in small business participation; 
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(C) the effect, if any, of the program on the 
ability of agencies to meet goals established 
under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 644(g)); and 
(D) a discussion of the limitations, if any, 
to small business participation in the program. 
(2) COMMITTEES.—The committees listed in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ONLINE MARKETPLACE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘online marketplace provider’’ means a commercial, 
non-Government entity providing an online portal for 
the purchase of commercial products aggregated, dis-
tributed, sold, or manufactured by such entity. The 
term does not include an online portal managed by 
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the Government for, or predominantly for use by, 
Government agencies. 
(2) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial product’’ means a commercially available off-the- 
shelf item, as defined in section 104 of title 41, 
United States Code, except the term does not include 
services. 
(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given such 
term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 802. PERFORMANCE OF INCURRED COST AUDITS. 
(a) PERFORMANCE
OF INCURRED COST AUDITS.— 
Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2313a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits 
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS OF RISK AND 
MATERIALITY.—For purposes of performing an incurred 
cost audit of costs associated with a contract of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall comply with 
commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF AUDITING ENTITY TO PERFORM 
INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) For an incurred cost audit 
of a contract of the Department of Defense, the Defense Con-
tract Management Agency or a contract administration of-
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fice of a military department shall have the authority to 
select the Defense Contract Audit Agency or a qualified pri-
vate auditor to perform an incurred cost audit, based upon 
guidelines that— 
‘‘(A) are issued by an audit planning committee 
that is comprised of one representative from each of 
the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment, the Defense Contract Man-
agement Agency, a contract administration office of a 
military department, and the Defense Contract Audit 
Agency; 
‘‘(B) ensure that, after September 1, 2020, not 
less than 25 percent of incurred costs on flexibly 
priced contracts are audited by qualified private 
auditors; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that multi-year auditing is con-
ducted only to address outstanding incurred cost au-
dits for which a qualified incurred cost submission 
was submitted to the Defense Contract Audit Agency 
more than 12 months before the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall award an indefinite delivery-indefi-
nite quantity task order contract to two or more qualified 
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private auditors to perform incurred cost audits of costs as-
sociated with contracts of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(B) The Defense Contract Management Agency, a 
contract administration office of a military department, or 
an authorized entity outside the Department of the Defense 
may issue a task order to perform an incurred cost audit 
to a qualified private auditor under a task order contract 
awarded under subparagraph (A). Such task order may be 
issued only to a qualified private auditor that certifies that 
the qualified private auditor possesses the necessary inde-
pendence to perform such an audit. 
‘‘(C) The Defense Contract Audit Agency may not con-
duct further audit or review of an incurred cost audit per-
formed by a qualified private auditor pursuant to this sec-
tion, unless requested to do so as part of conducting contract 
quality assurance functions in accordance with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(3)(A) Effective September 1, 2022, the Defense Con-
tract Audit Agency may issue unqualified audit findings 
for an incurred cost audit only if the Defense Contract 
Audit Agency is peer reviewed by a commercial auditor and 
passes such peer review. Such peer review shall be conducted 
in accordance with the peer review requirements of the gen-
erally accepted government auditing standards of the 
Comptroller General of the United States and shall be 
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deemed to meet the requirements of the Defense Contract 
Audit Agency for a peer review under such standards. 
‘‘(B) The peer review referred to in subparagraph (A) 
shall occur not less frequently than once every three years. 
‘‘(C) Not later than September 1, 2019, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives an update on the proc-
ess of securing a commercial auditor to perform the peer 
review referred to in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consider the results 
of an incurred cost audit performed under this section with-
out regard to whether the Defense Contract Audit Agency 
or a qualified private auditor performed the audit. 
‘‘(5) The contracting officer for a contract that is the 
subject of an incurred cost audit shall have the sole discre-
tion to accept or reject an audit finding on direct costs of 
the contract. 
‘‘(c) MATERIALITY STANDARDS FOR INCURRED COST 
AUDITS.—(1) Not later than September 1, 2020, and except 
as provided in paragraph (2), the minimum materiality 
standard used by an auditor shall— 
‘‘(A) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount less than or equal to $100,000, be 4 per-
cent of such costs; 
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‘‘(B) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $100,000 but less than 
$500,000, be $2,000 plus 2 percent of such costs; 
‘‘(C) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $500,000 but less than 
$1,000,000, be $5,000 plus 1 percent of such 
costs; 
‘‘(D) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $1,000,000 but less than 
$5,000,000, be $8,000 plus 0.9 percent of such 
costs; 
‘‘(E) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $5,000,000 but less than 
$10,000,000, be $13,000 plus 0.8 percent of such 
costs; 
‘‘(F) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $10,000,000 but less than 
$50,000,000, be $23,000 plus 0.7 percent of such 
costs; 
‘‘(G) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $50,000,000 but less than 
$100,000,000, be $73,000 plus 0.6 percent of such 
costs; 
‘‘(H) for a incurred cost audit of costs in 
an amount greater than $100,000,000 but less 
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than $500,000,000, be $153,000 plus 0.52 per-
cent of such costs; and 
‘‘(I) for a incurred cost audit of costs in an 
amount greater than $500,000,000, be $503,000 
plus 0.45 percent of such costs. 
‘‘(2) An auditor that performs an incurred cost audit 
under this section may use a materiality standard of a less-
er amount than the materiality standard described under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a particular qualified in-
curred cost submission from a contractor based on an as-
sessment of risk presented by such qualified incurred cost 
submission. The risk shall be assessed by the auditor in ac-
cordance with generally accepted government auditing 
standards and guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(3) Not later than March 1, 2019, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on practices for assessing 
risk and materiality in auditing, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a summary of commercially accepted stand-
ards of risk and materiality and Government stand-
ards for risk and materiality as related to incurred 
cost audits; 
‘‘(B) examples of how commercial auditing firms 
apply such standards in developing methodologies for 
conducting incurred cost audits; and 
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‘‘(C) recommendations, if appropriate, to modify 
the minimum materiality standards under paragraph 
(1) to be consistent with commercially accepted stand-
ards of risk and materiality. 
‘‘(4) Not later than September 1, 2019, and every 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on commer-
cially accepted standards of risk and materiality as related 
to incurred cost audits. The report may contain rec-
ommendations to modify the materiality standards under 
paragraph (1) to be consistent with such commercially ac-
cepted standards of risk and materiality. 
‘‘(d) TIMELINESS OF INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all incurred cost 
audits performed pursuant to subsection (b) are performed 
in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall notify a contractor 
within 60 days after receipt of an incurred cost submission 
from the contractor whether the submission is a qualified 
incurred cost submission. 
‘‘(3) With respect to qualified incurred cost submis-
sions received on or after the date of the enactment of this 
section, audit findings shall be issued for an incurred cost 
audit not later than one year after the date of receipt of 
such qualified incurred cost submission. 
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‘‘(4) If audit findings are not issued within one year 
after the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submis-
sion, such qualified incurred cost submission shall be con-
sidered accepted in its entirety unless the Secretary of De-
fense can demonstrate that the contractor unreasonably 
withheld information necessary to perform the incurred cost 
audit. 
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF AUDIT PERFORMANCE.—Not later 
than April 1, 2025, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall provide a report to the congressional defense 
committees that evaluates for the period beginning on Sep-
tember 1, 2020, and ending on August 31, 2023— 
‘‘(1) the timeliness, individual cost, and quality 
of incurred cost audits, set forth separately by in-
curred cost audits performed by the Defense Contract 
Audit Agency and by qualified private auditors; 
‘‘(2) the cost to contractors of the Department of 
Defense for incurred cost audits, set forth separately 
by incurred cost audits performed by the Defense Con-
tract Audit Agency and by qualified private auditors; 
‘‘(3) the effect, if any, on other types of audits 
conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency that 
results from incurred cost audits conducted by quali-
fied private auditors; and 
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‘‘(4) the capability and capacity of commercial 
auditors to conduct incurred cost audits for the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘commercial auditor’ means a pri-
vate entity engaged in the business of performing au-
dits. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘flexibly priced contract’ means— 
‘‘(A) a cost-type contract, fixed-price incen-
tive fee contract, or price-redeterminable con-
tract, or a task order issued under an indefinite 
delivery-indefinite quantity task order contract, 
for which final payment is based on actual costs 
incurred; or 
‘‘(B) the materials portion of a time-and- 
materials contract or labor-hour contract of the 
Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘incurred cost audit’ means an 
audit of charges to the Government by a contractor 
under a flexibly priced contract. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘materiality standard’ means a 
dollar amount of misstatements, including omissions, 
contained in an incurred cost audit that would be 
material if the misstatements, individually or in the 
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to influence 
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the economic decisions of the Government made on the 
basis of the incurred cost audit. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified incurred cost submis-
sion’ means a submission by a contractor of costs in-
curred under a flexibly priced contract that has been 
qualified by the Department of Defense as sufficient 
to conduct an incurred cost audit. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘qualified private auditor’ means 
a commercial auditor— 
‘‘(A) that performs audits in accordance 
with generally accepted government auditing 
standards of the Comptroller General of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) that has received a passing peer review 
rating, as defined under the generally accepted 
government auditing standards.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2313a the following new item: 
‘‘2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits.’’. 
SEC. 803. MODIFICATIONS TO COST OR PRICING DATA AND 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO SUBMISSIONS OF COST OR 
PRICING DATA.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Subsection (a) of section 2306a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘December 5, 1990’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘December 5, 1991’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2018’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(D) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), 
(C)(i), (C)(ii), and (D)(i), by striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 5, 1990’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘to the 
amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘higher 
multiple of $50,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘in accord-
ance with section 1908 of title 41.’’. 
(2) TITLE 41.—Section 3502 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘October 13, 1994’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2018’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(iii) in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), 
(3)(A), (3)(B), and (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘October 
13, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘to the 
amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘higher 
multiple of $50,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘in accord-
ance with section 1908.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUB-
MISSION.—Paragraph (1) of section 2306a(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the con-
tracting officer shall require submission of’’ and all the fol-
lows through ‘‘to the extent necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
offeror shall be required to submit to the contracting officer 
data other than certified cost or pricing data (if requested 
by the contracting officer), to the extent necessary’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF MODIFICA-
TIONS TO COST OR PRICING DATA SUBMISSION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Not later than March 1, 2022, the Comptroller 
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General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the implementation 
and effect of the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
(b). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT 
AGENCY REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2313a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and dollar 
value’’ after ‘‘number’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, set forth sepa-
rately by type of audit’’ after ‘‘pend-
ing’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, both from the date of receipt of a quali-
fied incurred cost submission and from the 
date the audit begins’’ after ‘‘audit’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) the sustained questioned costs, set forth 
separately by type of audit, both as a total value 
and as a percentage of the total questioned costs 
for the audit;’’; 
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(iv) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) the total number and dollar value of 
incurred cost audits completed, and the method 
by which such incurred cost audits were com-
pleted; 
‘‘(F) the aggregate cost of performing au-
dits, set forth separately by type of audit; 
‘‘(G) the ratio of sustained questioned costs 
to the aggregate costs of performing audits, set 
forth separately by type of audit; and 
‘‘(H) the total number and dollar value of 
audits that are pending for a period longer than 
one year as of the end of the fiscal year covered 
by the report, and the fiscal year in which the 
qualified submission was received, set forth sepa-
rately by type of audit;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘incurred cost audit’ and ‘quali-
fied incurred cost submission’ have the meaning given 
those terms in section 2313b of this title. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘sustained questioned costs’ means 
questioned costs that were recovered by the Federal 
Government as a result of contract negotiations re-
lated to such questioned costs.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION TO REPORT TERMINATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 1080 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), as 
amended by section 1061(j) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328), does not apply to the report required to be 
submitted to Congress under section 2313a of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(e) ADJUSTMENT TO VALUE OF COVERED CONTRACTS 
FOR REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ALLOWABLE COSTS.— 
Subparagraph (B) of section 2324(l)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to the equivalent’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘higher multiple of $50,000.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 1908 of title 41.’’. 
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PART II—EARLY INVESTMENTS IN ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 811. REQUIREMENT TO EMPHASIZE RELIABILITY AND 
MAINTAINABILITY IN WEAPON SYSTEM DE-
SIGN. 
(a) SUSTAINMENT FACTORS IN WEAPON SYSTEM DE-
SIGN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2442. Sustainment factors in weapon system design 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the defense acquisition system gives ample empha-
sis to sustainment factors, particularly those factors that 
are affected principally by the design of a weapon system, 
in the development of a weapon system. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that reliability and maintainability are included in 
the performance attributes of the key performance param-
eter on sustainment during the development of capabilities 
requirements. 
‘‘(c) SOLICITATION AND AWARD OF CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The program manager of 
a weapon system shall include in the solicitation for 
and terms of a covered contract for the weapon system 
clearly defined and measurable requirements for engi-
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neering activities and design specifications for reli-
ability and maintainability. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the program manager de-
termines that engineering activities and design speci-
fications for reliability or maintainability should not 
be a requirement in a covered contract, the program 
manager shall document in writing the justification 
for the decision. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that sustainment factors, includ-
ing reliability and maintainability, are given ample 
emphasis in the process for source selection. The Sec-
retary shall encourage the use of objective reliability 
and maintainability criteria in the evaluation of 
competitive proposals. 
‘‘(d) CONTRACT PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the Department of Defense uses best practices for 
responding to the positive or negative performance of 
a contractor in meeting the sustainment requirements 
of a covered contract for a weapon system. The Sec-
retary shall encourage the use of incentive fees author-
ized in paragraph (2) in all covered contracts for 
weapons systems. The Secretary shall take the nec-
essary actions to enable program offices to execute the 
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recovery options required for each covered contract 
under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
FOR
INCENTIVE
FEES.—The 
Secretary of Defense is authorized to pay an incentive 
fee to a contractor that exceeds the design specifica-
tion requirements for reliability or maintainability 
for a covered contract. In exercising the authority 
provided in this paragraph, the Secretary may pro-
vide in the terms of the contract for the payment of 
an incentive fee to a contractor not later than the 
date of acceptance of the last item under the contract. 
‘‘(3) RECOVERY OPTIONS.—(A) Any covered con-
tract for a weapon system shall include terms for 
amounts to be paid by the contractor to the Govern-
ment for failure to meet the design specification re-
quirements for reliability and maintainability of the 
contract by the date of acceptance of the last item 
under the contract. Terms for such amounts shall be 
included in the solicitation for the contract. Such 
terms shall include provisions providing that— 
‘‘(i) the contractor, at no or minimal cost to 
the Government as determined by the Secretary 
and included in the contract, identifies the cause 
of the failure in the system design, develops an 
engineering change, and, in the case of a produc-
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tion contract, modifies all end items to be deliv-
ered or already delivered under the contract; or 
‘‘(ii) the contractor provides the Govern-
ment— 
‘‘(I) a refund in the amount required 
to identify the cause of the failure in the 
system design, develop an engineering 
change, and modify all end items delivered 
under the contract; and 
‘‘(II) associated technical data required 
to make the necessary modifications. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the requirement 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to a covered con-
tract if the Secretary determines that such require-
ment is not in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) MEASUREMENT OF RELIABILITY AND MAIN-
TAINABILITY.—In carrying out paragraphs (2) and 
(3), the program manager shall base determinations 
of a contractor’s performance on reliability and 
maintainability data collected during developmental 
testing and operational testing. 
‘‘(e) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered contract’, with respect to a weapon system, 
means a contract— 
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‘‘(1) for the engineering and manufacturing de-
velopment of a weapon system; or 
‘‘(2) for the production of a weapon system.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter I of such chapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘2442. Sustainment factors in weapon system design.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
Subsections (c) and (d) of section 2442 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to any covered contract (as defined in that section) 
for which the contract solicitation is issued on or after the 
date occurring one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) INVESTMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an investment program for funding engi-
neering changes to the design of a weapon system in 
the engineering and manufacturing development 
phase or in the production phase of an acquisition 
program to improve reliability or maintainability of 
the weapon system and reduce projected operating 
and support costs. The program may be funded from 
the Defense Modernization Account authorized in sec-
tion 2216 of title 10, United States Code. A program 
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manager may apply for available funds by presenting 
a business case analysis of the anticipated return on 
investment of such funds. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secre-
taries of the military departments, shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services in the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on an imple-
mentation plan for the program authorized under 
paragraph (1). The implementation plan shall set 
forth the process by which program managers apply 
for available funds, including information on the val-
idation of business case analyses and the evaluation 
of applications. The briefing shall also include the re-
sults of a review of past or existing programs to im-
prove reliability and maintainability and reduce op-
erating and support costs of weapon systems, an as-
sessment of best practices and lessons learned from 
these programs, and an assessment of the opportuni-
ties for consolidation of existing similar programs. 
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SEC. 812. LICENSING OF APPROPRIATE INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY TO SUPPORT MAJOR WEAPON SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) NEGOTIATION OF PRICE FOR TECHNICAL DATA 
BEFORE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF MAJOR WEAP-
ON SYSTEM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2438 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before 
development or production of major weap-
on systems 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Depart-
ment of Defense, before selecting a contractor for the engi-
neering and manufacturing development of a major weapon 
system, or for the production of a major weapon system, 
negotiates a price for technical data to be delivered under 
a contract for such development or production.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2438 the 
following new item: 
‘‘2439. Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production 
of major weapon systems.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2439 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall 
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apply with respect to any contract for engineering 
and manufacturing development of a major weapon 
system, or for the production of a major weapon sys-
tem, for which the contract solicitation is issued on 
or after the date occurring one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) WRITTEN DETERMINATION FOR MILESTONE B AP-
PROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 
2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (M); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) appropriate actions have been taken to 
negotiate and enter into a contract or contract 
options for the technical data required to support 
the program; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Section 2366b(a)(3)(O) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), shall apply with respect to any major de-
fense acquisition program receiving Milestone B ap-
proval on or after the date occurring one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(c) PREFERENCE FOR NEGOTIATION OF CUSTOMIZED 
LICENSE AGREEMENTS.—Section 2320 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) PREFERENCE FOR SPECIALLY NEGOTIATED LI-
CENSES.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, negotiate and enter into a contract with 
a contractor for a specially negotiated license for technical 
data to support the product support strategy of a major 
weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system. In 
performing the assessment and developing the cor-
responding strategy required under subsection (e) for such 
a system or subsystem, a program manager shall consider 
the use of specially negotiated licenses to acquire customized 
technical data appropriate for the particular elements of 
the product support strategy.’’. 
SEC. 813. MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAT-
TERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2321 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2322. Management of intellectual property matters 
within the Department of Defense 
‘‘(a) OFFICE AND DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL PROP-
ERTY.—(1) There is an Office of Intellectual Property with-
in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment. 
‘‘(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director of Intel-
lectual Property, who shall have the qualifications described 
in paragraph (3). The Director is responsible in the Depart-
ment of Defense to the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment for policy and oversight of the 
acquisition and licensing of intellectual property within the 
Department of Defense. The Director shall report directly 
to the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(3) In order to qualify to be assigned to the position 
of Director, an individual shall— 
‘‘(A) have management expertise in, and profes-
sional experience with, intellectual property matters, 
including an understanding of intellectual property 
law, regulations, and policies, especially with respect 
to regulations and policies of the Federal Government 
and the Department of Defense for acquiring or li-
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censing intellectual property, and best practices for 
negotiating and executing business arrangements with 
industry for the acquisition or licensing of intellectual 
property; 
‘‘(B) have an understanding of Department of 
Defense weapon system acquisition; and 
‘‘(C) have an understanding of the commercial 
marketplace; commercial industry operations, includ-
ing supply chain operations; business strategies; and 
private investment in research and development. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall designate the posi-
tion of Director as a critical acquisition position under sec-
tion 1733(b)(1)(C) of this title. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—(1) The Director of Intellectual Prop-
erty (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’) shall over-
see and coordinate efforts throughout the Department of De-
fense to acquire or license intellectual property within the 
Department of Defense. The duties under this paragraph 
shall include the duties specified in paragraphs (2) through 
(8). 
‘‘(2) The Director shall develop and recommend any 
policy guidance on the acquisition or licensing of intellec-
tual property to be issued by the Secretary of Defense. 
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‘‘(3) The Director shall provide oversight and coordi-
nation of the efforts within the Department of Defense to 
acquire or license intellectual property— 
‘‘(A) to ensure that program managers are aware 
of the rights afforded the Federal Government and 
contractors in intellectual property and that program 
managers fully consider and use all available tech-
niques and best practices for acquiring or licensing 
intellectual property early in the acquisition process; 
‘‘(B) to enable consistency across the military de-
partments and the Department of Defense in strate-
gies for obtaining intellectual property and commu-
nicating with industry; and 
‘‘(C) to raise awareness within the acquisition, 
science and technology, and logistics communities 
within the Department of intellectual property issues. 
‘‘(4) The Director shall assist program managers in 
developing customized intellectual property strategies for 
each weapon system based on, at a minimum, the unique 
characteristics of the weapon system and its components, 
the product support strategy for the weapon system, the or-
ganic industrial base strategy of the military department 
concerned, and the commercial market. 
‘‘(5) The Director shall develop resources, including 
guidelines on intellectual property matters and, as appro-
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priate, templates for specially negotiated licenses, and make 
them available to the acquisition workforce. 
‘‘(6) The Director shall establish, maintain, supervise, 
and assign to program offices the cadre of intellectual prop-
erty experts established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(7) The Director, in coordination with the Defense 
Acquisition University and in consultation with industry, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a career path, including develop-
ment opportunities, talent management programs, 
and training, for the cadre of intellectual property ex-
perts established under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) develop, update, and coordinate intellectual 
property training provided to the acquisition work-
force. 
‘‘(8) The Director shall foster communications with in-
dustry and serve as a central point of contact within the 
Department of Defense for communications with contractors 
on intellectual property matters. The Director may interact 
directly with industry, trade associations, other Govern-
ment agencies, academic research and educational institu-
tions, and scientific organizations engaged in intellectual 
property matters. 
‘‘(c) CADRE
OF
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
EX-
PERTS.—(1) The Director shall establish within the Office 
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of Intellectual Property a cadre of personnel who are experts 
in intellectual property matters. The purpose of the cadre 
is to ensure a consistent, strategic, and highly knowledge-
able approach to acquiring or licensing intellectual prop-
erty by providing expert advice, assistance, and resources 
to the acquisition workforce on intellectual property mat-
ters, including acquiring or licensing intellectual property. 
‘‘(2) The cadre of experts shall be assigned to a weap-
ons system program office or an acquisition command with-
in a military department to advise, assist, and provide re-
sources to a program manager or program executive officer 
on intellectual property matters at various stages of the life 
cycle of a weapon system. In performing such duties, the 
experts shall— 
‘‘(A) interpret and provide counsel on laws, reg-
ulations, and policies relating to intellectual property; 
‘‘(B) advise and assist in the development of an 
acquisition strategy, product support strategy, and 
intellectual property strategy for a weapon system; 
‘‘(C) conduct or assist with financial analysis 
and valuation of intellectual property; 
‘‘(D) assist in the drafting of a contract solicita-
tion or contract; 
‘‘(E) interact with or assist in interactions with 
contractors, including communications and negotia-
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(A) The effectiveness of industry certifi-
cations and other industry training programs, 
including fellowships, available to defense acqui-
sition workforce personnel. 
(B) Gaps in knowledge of industry oper-
ations, industry motivation, and business acu-
men in the acquisition workforce. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2018, 
the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report containing the results of the 
assessment conducted under this subsection. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and report 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall address the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Current sources of training and career 
development opportunities, industry rotations, 
and other career development opportunities re-
lated to knowledge of industry operations, indus-
try motivation, and business acumen for each ac-
quisition position, as designated under section 
1721 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) Gaps in training, industry rotations, 
and other career development opportunities re-
lated to knowledge of industry operations, indus-
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ceed the total amount requested for the Department for con-
tract services in the budget of the President for fiscal year 
2010 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code) adjusted for net transfers 
from funding for overseas contingency operations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘contract 
services’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
235 of title 10, United States Code, except that the 
term does not include services that are funded out of 
amounts available for overseas contingency oper-
ations. 
(2) TRANSFERS FROM FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS 
CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘transfers 
from funding for overseas contingency operations’’ 
means amounts funded out of amounts available for 
overseas contingency operations in fiscal year 2010 
that are funded out of amounts other than amounts 
so available in fiscal year 2018. 
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