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covered under paragraph (1) of section 2687(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, to no longer be covered 
by such paragraph. 
(2) NATIONAL
SECURITY
WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may waive the prohibition under 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that is in the national secu-
rity interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2705. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN 
ADVANCE OF PERMANENT REDUCTION OF 
SIZABLE NUMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AT 
MILITARY 
INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) CALCULATION OF NUMBER OF AFFECTED MEM-
BERS.—Subsection (a) of section 993 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘In calculating the number of members to be 
reduced, the Secretary shall take into consideration both di-
rect reductions and indirect reductions.’’. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
the military department concerned— 
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‘‘(A) submits to Congress a notice of the 
proposed reduction and the number of military 
and civilian personnel assignments affected, in-
cluding reductions in base operations support 
services and personnel to occur because of the 
proposed reduction; and 
‘‘(B) includes in the notice a justification 
for the reduction and an evaluation of the costs 
and benefits of the reduction and of the local eco-
nomic, strategic, and operational consequences of 
the reduction; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 90 days expires following the 
day on which the notice is submitted to Congress.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘direct reduction’ means a reduc-
tion involving one or more members of a unit. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘indirect reduction’ means subse-
quent planned reductions or relocations in base oper-
ations support services and personnel able to occur 
due to the direct reductions. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘military installation’ means a 
base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facil-
ity for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdic-
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tion of the Department of Defense, including any 
leased facility, which is located within any of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, or Guam. Such term does not include any fa-
cility used primarily for civil works, rivers and har-
bors projects, or flood control projects. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘unit’ means a unit of the armed 
forces at the battalion, squadron, or an equivalent 
level (or a higher level).’’. 
SEC. 2706. REPORT ON REORGANIZATION OF AIR FORCE 
MATERIEL COMMAND ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the reorganization of Air Force Materiel Command 
organizations. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An assessment of the efficiencies and effec-
tiveness associated with the reorganization of Air 
Force Materiel Command organizations. 
(2) An assessment of the organizational construct 
to determine how institutional synergies that were 
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previously available in a collocated center can be rep-
licated in the new Air Force Materiel Command Cen-
ter reorganization, including an assessment of the fol-
lowing Air Force Materiel Command capabilities: 
(A) Science and Technology, Acquisition. 
(B) Developmental Test and Evaluation. 
(3) An assessment of synergistic efficiencies asso-
ciated with capabilities of collocated organizations of 
other commands, including an assessment of the im-
pact of the Air Force Materiel Command’s reorga-
nization on other commands’ responsibilities for— 
(A) Operational Test and Evaluation; and 
(B) Follow-on Operational Test and Eval-
uation. 
(4) An assessment of how the Air Force reorga-
nization of Air Force Materiel Command is in adher-
ence with section 2687 of title 10, United States Code. 
(5) An analysis of the extent to which the pro-
posed changes in the Air Force management structure 
were coordinated with the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director, Test Resource Management 
Center and the degree to which their concerns, if any, 
were addressed in the approach selected by the Air 
Force. 
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TITLE 
XXVIII—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program and Military Family 
Housing Changes 
SEC. 2801. AUTHORIZED COST AND SCOPE VARIATIONS. 
Section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘was approved 
originally’’ and inserting ‘‘was authorized’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Any reduction in scope of work 
for a military construction project shall not re-
sult in a facility or item of infrastructure that 
is not complete and useable or does not fully 
meet the mission requirement contained in the 
justification data provided to Congress as part of 
the request for authorization of the project, con-
struction, improvement, or acquisition.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘scope of work’ refers 
to the function, size, or quantity of the primary facility, 
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any associated facility, or item of complete and useable in-
frastructure contained in the justification data provided to 
Congress as part of the request for authorization of the 
project, construction, improvement, or acquisition.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘and the 
reasons therefor, including a description’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, the reasons therefor, a certification that the 
mission requirement identified in the justification 
data provided to Congress can be still be met with the 
reduced scope, and a description’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding the authority under subsections 
(a) through (d), the Secretary concerned shall ensure com-
pliance of contracts for military construction projects and 
for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of mili-
tary family housing projects with section 1341 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defi-
ciency Act’).’’. 
SEC. 2802. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IN-KIND 
PAYMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
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Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2811. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AS CONSIDERATION FOR 
LEASES OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF MILI-
TARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGEN-
CIES REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND NAT-
URAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES 
RELATED TO AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT EN-
CROACHMENT. 
Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Provision of interests in real property for 
the purposes specified in section 2684a of this title 
and provision of natural resource management serv-
ices on such real property.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘accepted 
at any property or facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
cepted at or for the benefit of any property or fa-
cilities’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(C), by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
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‘‘(vi) Provision of funds pursuant to an agree-
ment under section 2684a of this title.’’. 
SEC. 2812. CLARIFICATION OF PARTIES WITH WHOM DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAY CONDUCT EX-
CHANGES OF REAL PROPERTY AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
Section 2869(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘eligible’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘entity’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘person’’. 
Subtitle C—Energy Security 
SEC. 2821. GUIDANCE ON FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE EN-
ERGY PROJECTS. 
(a) GUIDANCE ON USE OF AVAILABLE FINANCING AP-
PROACHES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and the Deputy Under Secretary 
of Defense for Installations and Environment, shall issue 
guidance about the use of available financing approaches 
for financing renewable energy projects and direct the Sec-
retaries of the military departments to update their guid-
ance accordingly. The guidance should describe the require-
ments and restrictions applicable to the underlying authori-
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ties and any Department of Defense-specific guidelines for 
using appropriated funds and alternative-financing ap-
proaches for renewable energy projects. 
(b) GUIDANCE ON USE OF BUSINESS CASE ANAL-
YSES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics, the Deputy Under Secretary of De-
fense for Installations and Environment, and the Secre-
taries of the military departments, shall issue guidance that 
establishes and clearly describes the processes used by the 
military departments to select financing approaches for re-
newable energy projects to ensure that business case anal-
yses are completed to maximize benefits and mitigate draw-
backs and risks associated with different financing ap-
proaches. 
(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and 
Environment, shall develop a formalized communications 
process, such as a shared Internet website, that will enable 
officials at military installations to have timely access on 
an ongoing basis to information related to financing renew-
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able energy projects on other installations, including best 
practices and lessons that officials at other installations 
have learned from their experiences in financing renewable 
energy projects. 
SEC. 2822. CONTINUATION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF 
FUNDS FOR LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND EN-
VIRONMENTAL 
DESIGN 
(LEED) 
GOLD 
OR 
PLATINUM CERTIFICATION. 
Section 2830(b)(1) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public 
Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1695) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized to be appro-
priated’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘until the date that is six months after the 
date of the submittal to the congressional defense com-
mittees of the report required by subsection (a)’’. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, LOCAL TRAINING AREA FOR 
BROWNING ARMY RESERVE CENTER, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army may convey, without consideration, to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Department’’) all right, title, and interest of the United 
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States in and to a parcel of unimproved real property con-
sisting of approximately 5 acres of the Local Training Area 
for the Browning Army Reserve Center, Utah, for the pur-
pose of constructing and operating a Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic adjacent to the George E. Wahlen Vet-
erans Home in Ogden, Utah. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 
require the Department to cover costs to be incurred 
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the con-
veyance under subsection (a), including survey costs, 
costs related to environmental documentation, and 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
If amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the ex-
cess amount to the Department. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 
used to cover the costs incurred by the Department. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 
such fund or account, and shall be available for the 
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