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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92) is amended by striking ‘‘to be 
procured either’’ and inserting ‘‘to be procured using a 
fixed-price contract either’’. 
SEC. 123. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR V–22 
JOINT AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program 
year, for the procurement of V–22 aircraft. Notwithstanding 
subsection (k) of such section 2306b, the Secretary of De-
fense may enter into a multiyear contract under this section 
for up to five years. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
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SEC. 124. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AMPHIBIOUS 
SHIP REPLACEMENT DESIGNATED LX(R) OR 
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK DESIGNATED 
LPD–30. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a contract, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 
program year, for the design and construction of the am-
phibious ship replacement designated LX(R) or the amphib-
ious transport dock designated LPD–30 using amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. 
(b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to 
the contract entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may use incremental funding to make payments under the 
contract. 
(c) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—The contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under such contract for any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appro-
priations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 
SEC. 125. MODIFICATION OF COST LIMITATION BASELINE 
FOR CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 122(a) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–
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364; 120 Stat. 2105), as most recently amended by section 
122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 749), is further 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) CVN–79.—The total amount obligated from 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, or for any other 
procurement account, for the aircraft carrier des-
ignated CVN–79 may not exceed $11,398,000,000 (as 
adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)). 
‘‘(3) FOLLOW-ON SHIPS.—The total amount obli-
gated from funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, or 
for any other procurement account, for any ship that 
is constructed in the CVN–78 class of aircraft carriers 
after CVN–79 may not exceed $12,000,000,000 (as ad-
justed pursuant to subsection (b)).’’. 
SEC. 126. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF SOLE- 
SOURCE 
SHIPBUILDING 
CONTRACTS 
FOR 
CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017 or fiscal year 2018’’.
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SEC. 127. CERTIFICATION OF THE ENHANCED MULTI MIS-
SION PARACHUTE SYSTEM FOR THE UNITED 
STATES MARINE CORPS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a cer-
tification— 
(1) whether either the Marine Corps’ currently 
fielded multi mission parachute system or the Army’s 
RA–1 parachute system meet the Marine Corps re-
quirements; 
(2) whether the Marine Corps’ PARIS, Special 
Application Parachute meets the Marine Corps re-
quirement; 
(3) whether the testing plan for the enhanced 
multi mission parachute system meets all regulatory 
requirements; and 
(4) whether the Department of the Navy has de-
termined that a high glide canopy is as safe and effec-
tive as the currently fielded free fall parachute sys-
tems. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes—
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(1) an explanation for using the Parachute In-
dustry Association specification for a military para-
chute given that sports parachutes are employed from 
relatively slow flying civilian aircraft at altitudes 
below 10,000 feet; 
(2) a cost estimate for any new equipment and 
training that the Marine Corps will require in order 
to employ a high glide parachute; 
(3) justification of why the Department of the 
Navy is not conducting any testing until first article 
testing; and 
(4) an assessment of the risks associated with 
high glide canopies with a focus on how the Depart-
ment of the Navy will mitigate the risk for malfunc-
tions experienced in other high glide canopy pro-
grams. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR AIR FORCE 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—(1) Effective October 
1, 2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a 
total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less than
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1,970 aircraft, and a total primary mission aircraft inven-
tory (combat-coded) of not less than 1,145 fighter aircraft. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘fighter aircraft’ means an air-
craft that— 
‘‘(i) is designated by a mission design series 
prefix of F– or A–; 
‘‘(ii) is manned by one or two crew-
members; and 
‘‘(iii) executes single-role or multi-role mis-
sions, including air-to-air combat, air-to-ground 
attack, air interdiction, suppression or destruc-
tion of enemy air defenses, close air support, 
strike control and reconnaissance, combat search 
and rescue support, or airborne forward air con-
trol. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘primary mission aircraft inven-
tory’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary 
aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance 
of its wartime mission.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON RETIREMENT
OF AIR FORCE 
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (d), the Secretary of the Air Force may not 
proceed with a decision to retire fighter aircraft in
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any number that would reduce the total number of 
such aircraft in the Air Force total active inventory 
(TAI) below 1,970, and shall maintain a minimum 
of 1,145 fighter aircraft designated as primary mis-
sion aircraft inventory (PMAI). 
(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT 
OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.—Except as provided under 
subsection (d), the Secretary of the Air Force may not 
retire fighter aircraft from the total active inventory 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act until the 
later of the following: 
(A) The date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary submits the report re-
quired under paragraph (3). 
(B) The date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that— 
(i) the retirement of such fighter air-
craft will not increase the operational risk 
of meeting the National Defense Strategy; 
and 
(ii) the retirement of such aircraft will 
not reduce the total fighter force structure 
below 1,970 fighter aircraft or the primary 
mission aircraft inventory below 1,145.
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(3) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF AIRCRAFT.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
(A) The rationale for the retirement of exist-
ing fighter aircraft and an operational analysis 
of replacement fighter aircraft that demonstrates 
performance of the designated mission at an 
equal or greater level of effectiveness as the retir-
ing aircraft. 
(B) An assessment of the implications for 
the Air Force, the Air National Guard, and the 
Air Force Reserve of the force mix ratio of fight-
er aircraft. 
(C) Such other matters relating to the re-
tirement of fighter aircraft as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REPORTS ON FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
subsection (d), at least 90 days before the date on 
which a fighter aircraft is retired, the Secretary of the 
Air Force, in consultation with (where applicable) the 
Director of the Air National Guard or Chief of the 
Air Force Reserve, shall submit to the congressional
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defense committees a report on the proposed force 
structure and basing of fighter aircraft. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A list of each fighter aircraft proposed 
for retirement, including for each such aircraft— 
(i) the mission design series type; 
(ii) the variant; and 
(iii) the assigned unit and military in-
stallation where such aircraft is based. 
(B) A list of each unit affected by a pro-
posed retirement listed under subparagraph (A) 
and a description of how such unit is affected. 
(C) For each military installation and unit 
listed under subparagraph (A)(iii), a description 
of changes, if any, to the designed operational 
capability (DOC) statement of the unit as a re-
sult of a proposed retirement. 
(D) A description of any anticipated 
changes in manpower authorizations as a result 
of a proposed retirement listed under subpara-
graph (A). 
(d) EXCEPTION
FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—The re-
quirements of subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to indi-
vidual fighter aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force
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determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational 
because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical 
to repair. 
(e) FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ has the meaning given the term in 
subsection (i)(2)(A) of section 8062 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 132. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF TOTAL 
FORCE INTEGRATION INITIATIVES FOR RE-
SERVE COMPONENT RESCUE SQUADRONS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
June 30, 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall review the Air Force fielding plan for the HH–60 re-
placement programs and submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the plan. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the 
Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the congres-
sional defense committees on the plan. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The review received under subsection 
(a) shall include, with respect to the HH–60 replacement 
programs, the following elements: 
(1) A description of the National Commission on 
the Structure of the Air Force’s recommendations re-
garding the use of concurrent and proportional field-
ing and how the Air Force applied these principles in
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the fielding plan for the HH–60G replacement pro-
grams. 
(2) An evaluation of the Air Force’s fielding 
plan for the HH–60G replacement programs, includ-
ing an assessment of the Air Force’s rationale for the 
plan, as well as the alternative fielding plans consid-
ered by the Air Force. 
(3) An evaluation of the potential readiness im-
pact of the Air Force’s fielding plan on active duty, 
National Guard, and Reserve units, including the 
ability to meet training, maintenance, and deploy-
ment requirements, as well as the implications for 
total force integration initiatives should the fielding 
not be proportional. 
(d) HH–60G REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘HH–60G replacement programs’’ 
means the HH–60G Ops Loss Replacement and HH–60W 
Combat Rescue Helicopter programs. 
SEC. 133. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE PRIMARY AIRCRAFT AU-
THORIZATION OF AIR FORCE AND AIR NA-
TIONAL GUARD A–10 AIRCRAFT UNITS FOR 
PURPOSES OF FACILITATING A–10 CONVER-
SION. 
In the event that conversion of an A–10 aircraft unit 
is in the best interest of a long-term Air Force mission, the
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Secretary of the Air Force may increase the Primary Air-
craft Authorization of Air Force Reserve or Air National 
Guard A–10 units to 24 aircraft to facilitate such conver-
sion. 
SEC. 134. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF E–8 
JSTARS RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
If the Secretary of the Air Force proposes in a budget 
request to cancel or modify the current E–8C JSTARS re-
capitalization program as presented to Congress in May 
2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report at the 
same time as the Secretary of the Air Force makes such 
a request budget request. That report shall set forth the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The rationale and appropriate supporting 
analysis for the proposed cancellation or modifica-
tion. 
(2) An assessment of the implications of such 
cancellation or modification for the Air Force, Air 
National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Navy 
and Marine Corps, and combatant commands’ mis-
sion needs. 
(3) A certification that such cancellation or 
modification of the previous recapitalization program 
plan would not result in an increased time during 
which there is a capability gap in providing Battle-
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field Management, Command and Control/Intel-
ligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (BMC2/ 
ISR) to the combatant commanders. 
(4) Such other matters relating to the proposed 
cancellation or modification as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 135. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF E–8 JSTARS AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABLE OF FUNDS FOR RE-
TIREMENT.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other-
wise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Air Force 
may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to retire, 
any E–8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
aircraft. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to individual Joint Surveillance Target At-
tack Radar System aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-oper-
ational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneco-
nomical to repair.
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Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 141. F–35 ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY CONTRACTING 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may enter 
into one or more contracts during fiscal year 2018 for the 
procurement of economic order quantities of material and 
equipment that has completed formal hardware qualifica-
tion testing for the F–35 aircraft for use in procurement 
contracts to be awarded during fiscal years 2019 and 2020. 
The total amount obligated under all contracts entered into 
under this section shall not exceed $661,000,000. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—To the extent that funds are other-
wise available for obligation, the Secretary may enter into 
economic order quantity contracts for purchases under this 
section whenever the Secretary finds each of the following: 
(1) That the use of such a contract will result in 
significant savings of the total anticipated costs of 
carrying out the program through annual contracts. 
(2) That the minimum need for the property to 
be purchased is expected to remain substantially un-
changed during the contemplated contract period in 
terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total 
quantities.
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(3) That there is a reasonable expectation that 
throughout the contemplated contract period the Sec-
retary will request funding for the contract at the 
level required to avoid contract cancellation. 
(4) That there is a stable design for the property 
to be acquired and that the technical risks associated 
with such property are not excessive. 
(5) That the estimates of both the cost of the con-
tract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the 
use of an economic order quantity contract are real-
istic. 
(6) That the use of such a contract will promote 
the national security of the United States. 
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A contract may 
not be entered into under this section unless the Secretary 
of Defense certifies in writing, not later than 30 days before 
entry into the contract, that each of the following conditions 
is satisfied: 
(1) The Secretary has determined that each of 
the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
subsection (b) will be met by such contract and has 
provided the basis for such determination to the con-
gressional defense committees. 
(2) Confirmation that the preliminary findings 
of the Secretary under paragraph (1) were made after
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the completion of a cost analysis performed by the Di-
rector of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
for the purpose of section 2334(e)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, and that the analysis supports 
those preliminary findings. 
(3) A sufficient number of end items of the sys-
tem being acquired under such contract have been de-
livered at or within the most current estimates of the 
program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit 
cost for such system to determine that current esti-
mates of such unit costs are realistic. 
(4) During the fiscal year in which such contract 
is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to 
perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the fu-
ture-years defense program for such fiscal year will 
include the funding required to execute the program 
without cancellation. 
(5) The contract is a fixed price type contract. 
(6) The proposed contract provides for produc-
tion at not less than minimum economic rates given 
the existing tooling and facilities.
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SEC. 142. AUTHORITY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DIS-
POSAL UNITS TO ACQUIRE NEW OR EMERG-
ING TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES. 
The Secretary of Defense may provide Explosive Ord-
nance Disposal (EOD) units with the authority to acquire 
new or emerging EOD technologies and capabilities that are 
not specifically listed on the Table of Allowance (TOA) or 
Table of Equipment (TOE). 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2018 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. MECHANISMS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECH-
NICAL TALENT AND EXPERTISE AT ACADEMIC 
INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE MISSIONS. 
(a) ARRANGEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
establish one or more multi-institution task order con-
tracts, consortia, cooperative agreements, or other ar-
rangements to facilitate expedited access to university 
technical expertise, including faculty, staff, and stu-
dents, in support of Department of Defense missions 
in the areas specified in subsection (e). 
(2) USE FOR TECHNICAL ANALYSES AND ENGI-
NEERING SUPPORT.—The Secretary may use an ar-
rangement under paragraph (1) to fund technical 
analyses and other engineering support as required to 
address acquisition and operational challenges, in-
cluding support for classified programs and activities. 
(3) PERFORMANCE BY DESIGNATED UNIVERSITY 
PERFORMER.—The Secretary shall ensure that work 
awarded through an arrangement under paragraph 
(1) is performed primarily by the designated univer-
sity performer. 
(b) LIMITATION.—An arrangement established under 
subsection (a)(1) may not be used to fund research pro-
grams that can be executed through other Department of 
Defense basic research activities. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.—An arrangement established under 
subsection (a)(1) shall, to the degree practicable, be made
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in consultation with other Department of Defense activities, 
including federally funded research and development centers 
(FFRDCs), university affiliated research centers (UARCs), 
and Defense laboratories and test centers, for purposes of 
providing technical expertise and reducing costs and dupli-
cative efforts. 
(d) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—If the Secretary es-
tablishes one or more arrangements under subsection (a)(1), 
the Secretary shall establish and implement policies and 
procedures to govern— 
(1) selection of participants in the arrangement 
or arrangements; 
(2) the awarding of task orders under the ar-
rangement or arrangements; 
(3) maximum award size for tasks under the ar-
rangement or arrangements; 
(4) the appropriate use of competitive awards 
and sole source awards under the arrangement or ar-
rangements; and 
(5) technical areas under the arrangement or ar-
rangements. 
(e) MISSION AREAS.—The areas specified in this sub-
section are as follows: 
(1) Cybersecurity. 
(2) Air and ground vehicles.
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bility for the development and demonstration of directed en-
ergy weapons pursuant to section 219(a)(1) of such Act 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note), as amended 
by subsection (e). 
SEC. 220. AUTHORITY FOR THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING TO 
PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
under which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering may request a time-limited review and 
if necessary require coordination on and modification of 
proposed directives, rules, regulations, and other policies 
that in Under Secretary’s view would adversely affect the 
ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enter-
prise of the Department of Defense to effectively and effi-
ciently execute its missions, including policies and practices 
concerning the following: 
(1) Personnel and talent management. 
(2) Financial management and budgeting. 
(3) Infrastructure, installations, and military 
construction. 
(4) Acquisition. 
(5) Management.
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(6) Such other areas as the Secretary may des-
ignate. 
SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 
35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW-ON MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any 
other fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated for F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow-On Moderniza-
tion until the Secretary of Defense provides the final report 
required under section 224(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
SEC. 
222. 
IMPROVEMENT 
OF 
UPDATE 
PROCESS 
FOR 
POPULATING MISSION DATA FILES USED IN 
ADVANCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to improve the 
process used to update the mission data files used in 
advanced combat aircraft of the United States so that 
such updates can occur more quickly. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In improving the process 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the 
following: