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fire retardant dispersal system in each such 
HC–130H aircraft; and 
(iii) after modifications described in clause 
(ii) are completed for each such HC–130H air-
craft, transfer each such aircraft, without re-
imbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for use by the Director of Aviation and Fire 
Management of the Forest Service. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
not— 
(i) perform center wing-box replacement 
modifications on the HC–130H aircraft with 
serial numbers 1706, 1708, 1714, and 1721; 
or 
(ii) perform an outer wing-box replace-
ment modification on the HC–130H aircraft 
with serial number 1721. 
(C) 
LIMITATIONS
ON
OBLIGATION
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
obligate more than— 
(i) $5,000,000 per each HC–130H air-
craft transferred under paragraph (1) to per-
form the modifications necessary to procure 
and integrate a gravity-drop aerial fire retard-
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ant dispersal system in each such HC–130H 
aircraft unless, by reimbursable order, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture provides the additional 
funding necessary to the Secretary of the Air 
Force to complete such modifications; and 
(ii) $130,000,000 to perform all pro-
grammed depot-level maintenance and modi-
fications described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for 
all such aircraft unless, by reimbursable order, 
the Secretary of Agriculture provides the addi-
tional funding necessary to the Secretary of 
the Air Force to complete such modifications. 
(3) COAST GUARD ACTIONS.—In the case of any 
HC–130 aircraft that is identified for transfer to the 
Secretary of the Air Force and requires induction into 
depot-level maintenance, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard may utilize, on a limited basis, such aircraft prior 
to depot-level maintenance to fulfill high-priority mari-
time patrol mission requirements of the Coast Guard. 
The authority under this paragraph does not include air-
craft that are modified under paragraph (2)(A)(ii). 
(4) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may use any appropriations or funds of the Depart-
ment of Defense available for obligation as of the
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date of the enactment of this Act, and shall make 
transfers as necessary to supplement accounts of 
the Department of the Air Force, to perform the 
HC–130H modifications described under paragraph 
(2). 
(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY.— 
Transfer authority provided under this paragraph is 
in addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2014. 
(C) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 
days after making a transfer pursuant to this para-
graph, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of such transfer. 
(b) TRANSFER OF C–23B+ SHERPA AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, not later than 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and subject to the certifi-
cation requirement under subsection (f), the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall begin transfer, without reimbursement, 
of— 
(A) not more than 15 demilitarized C–23B+ 
Sherpa aircraft to the Secretary of Agriculture, sub-
ject to the quantity of C–23B+ Sherpa aircraft 
that the Director of Aviation and Fire Management
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of the Forest Service determines are required to 
meet fire-fighting requirements; and 
(B) initial spares and necessary ground sup-
port equipment for operation of C–23B+Sherpa 
aircraft to the Secretary of Agriculture for use by 
the Director of Aviation and Fire Management of 
the Forest Service. 
(2) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), initial spares shall be calculated 
based on shelf stock support for the quantity of aircraft 
the Director of Aviation and Fire Management of the 
Forest Service determines necessary to meet fire-fighting 
requirements and each aircraft flying 300 hours each 
year. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFERS.—Aircraft transferred 
to the Secretary of Agriculture under this section— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression pur-
poses; 
(2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise re-
moved from, the United States unless dispatched by the 
National Interagency Fire Center in support of an inter-
national agreement to assist in wildfire suppression ef-
forts or for other purposes approved by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in writing in advance; and
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(3) may not be sold by the Secretary of Agriculture 
after transfer. 
(d) COSTS AFTER TRANSFER.—Any costs of operation, 
maintenance, sustainment, and disposal of excess aircraft, 
initial spares, and ground support equipment transferred to 
the Secretary of Agriculture under this section that are in-
curred after the date of transfer shall be borne by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(e) TRANSFER
OF C–27J AIRCRAFT.—Promptly fol-
lowing the completion of the certification requirement under 
subsection (f) and notwithstanding section 1091 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1971; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note), the 
Secretary of Defense shall begin transfer, without reimburse-
ment, of— 
(1) 14 C–27J aircraft to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security; and 
(2) excess initial spares and necessary ground sup-
port equipment for 14 C–27J aircraft to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security for use by the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard as maritime patrol aircraft. 
(f) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may not 
transfer any aircraft to either the Secretary of Agriculture or 
the Secretary of Homeland Security until the Secretary of
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Defense and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget submit, by not later than 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense com-
mittees certification that adequate funding has been trans-
ferred to the Department of the Air Force for the purpose 
of modifying HC–130H aircraft identified for transfer pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
(g) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN C–23 AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) OFFER OF TRANSFER.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Defense shall extend to the chief 
executive officer of the State of Alaska the oppor-
tunity to take title to not more than eight C–23 air-
craft with tail numbers specified in subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) TAIL NUMBERS.—The tail numbers of the 
C–23 aircraft subject to transfer under subpara-
graph (A) are as follows: 93–01319, 93–01329, 94– 
00308, 94–00309, 88–01869, 90–07015, 90– 
07016, and 90–07012. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1318) shall apply with respect to the transfer of any C–
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23 aircraft under this subsection in the same manner as 
the transfer of aircraft under such section. 
(h) TACTICAL AIRLIFT FLEET OF THE AIR FORCE.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
OF
UPGRADES
OF
CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT IN RECAPITALIZATION OF FLEET.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall consider, as part of the re-
capitalization of the tactical airlift fleet of the Air Force, 
upgrades to C–130H aircraft designed to help such air-
craft meet the fuel efficiency goals of the Department of 
the Air Force and retention of such aircraft, as so up-
graded, in the tactical airlift fleet. 
(2) MANNER OF UPGRADES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that upgrades to the C–130H aircraft fleet are 
made in a manner that is proportional to the number of 
C–130H aircraft in the force structure of the regular Air 
Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National 
Guard. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of discretionary authority to grant allowances, 
benefits, and gratuities to personnel on official duty in a com-
bat zone. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of voluntary reduction-in-force authority for civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Extension of authority to make lump-sum severance payments to 
Department of Defense employees.
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Sec. 1105. Revision to amount of financial assistance under Department of De-
fense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 
(SMART) Defense Education Program and assessment of 
STEM and other programs. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of program for exchange of information-technology per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 1107. Temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of De-
fense research and engineering facilities. 
Sec. 1108. Compliance with law regarding availability of funding for civilian 
personnel. 
Sec. 1109. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for 
civilian personnel for care and treatment of wounded and in-
jured members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE AN-
NUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGRE-
GATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2014, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1973), is further amended by striking 
‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRA-
TUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A 
COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 
120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan
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Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) and most re-
cently amended by section 1104 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
125 Stat. 1973), is further amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN-FORCE 
AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2018’’.
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SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
UNDER 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR 
TRANS-
FORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM AND ASSESSMENT OF STEM AND OTHER 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVISION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMART 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) REVISION.—Paragraph (2) of section 2192a(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the amount determined’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘room and board’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount determined 
by the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, within 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
briefing that assesses the impacts of the rising costs of 
higher education tuition on the number of students that 
the Department of Defense can accept into the Science, 
Mathematics, 
and 
Research 
for 
Transformation 
(SMART) Defense Education Program under section 
2192a of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) ASSESSMENT
OF ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—
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(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report set-
ting forth an assessment of each program as fol-
lows: 
(i) The Army Educational Outreach Pro-
gram (AEOP). 
(ii) The STEM2Stern program of the 
Navy. 
(iii) The DoD STARBASE program car-
ried out by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness. 
(iv) Prekindergarten through 12th grade 
activities of the National Defense Education 
Program. 
(B) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct as-
sessments under this paragraph in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education and the heads of other 
appropriate Federal agencies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment of a program 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the current status of the 
program.