of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report that includes— 
(1) a detailed description of the current 
degaussing standards; 
(2) a plan for incorporating such standards into 
the destroyer construction program; and 
(3) an assessment of the requirement to backfit 
such standards in service destroyers. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 141. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING 
TANKER AIRCRAFT; LIMITATION ON RETIRE-
MENT OF KC–10A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective 
October 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall main-
tain a total primary assigned aircraft inventory of air re-
fueling tanker aircraft of not less than 479 aircraft. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the 
number of air refueling tanker aircraft in the primary as-
signed aircraft inventory of the Air Force below 479 only 
if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that such reduction is justified by 
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the results of the mobility capability and require-
ments study conducted under section 144(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91); and 
‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the certification is made to the con-
gressional defense committees under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘air refueling tanker aircraft’ 
means an aircraft that has as its primary mission 
the refueling of other aircraft. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘primary assigned aircraft inven-
tory’ means aircraft authorized to a flying unit for 
operations or training.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC–10A.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for any fiscal year for the Air Force may 
be obligated or expended to retire, or to prepare to re-
tire, any KC–10A aircraft until the date that is 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
Force certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that Secretary has met the minimum inventory re-
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quirement under section 8062(j) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
AIRCRAFT.—The 
requirement of paragraph (1) does not apply to indi-
vidual KC–10A aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non- 
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 
being uneconomical to repair. 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR KC-46A AIR-
CRAFT PENDING SUBMITTAL OF CERTIFI-
CATION. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees certification that, as of the date of the certification— 
(1) the supplemental type certification and the 
military type certification for the KC-46A aircraft 
have been approved; and 
(2) the Air Force has accepted the delivery of the 
first KC-46A aircraft. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act for fiscal year 2019 for Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force, may be obligated or expended for three KC-46A 
aircraft until the Secretary of the Air Force submits the 
certification required under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 143. RETIREMENT DATE FOR VC–25A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the application of 
section 2244a of title 10, United States Code, the retirement 
date of the covered aircraft is deemed to be not later than 
December 31, 2025. 
(b) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means the two VC–25A aircraft 
of the Air Force that are in service as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 144. CONTRACT FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR VC–25B 
AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 
(1) ensure that the total period of any contract 
awarded for logistics support for the VC–25B aircraft 
does not exceed five years, as required under part 
17.204(e) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, un-
less otherwise approved in accordance with established 
procedures; and 
(2) comply with section 2304 of title 10, United 
States Code, regarding full and open competition 
through the use of competitive procedures for the 
award of any logistics support contract following the 
initial five-year contract period. 
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SEC. 145. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C– 
130J AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 
program year, for the procurement of up to 52 C–130J air-
craft. 
(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 2019 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 146. REMOVAL OF WAITING PERIOD FOR LIMITATION 
ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EC–130H 
COMPASS 
CALL 
RECAPITALIZATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 135(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended 
by striking ‘‘a period of 30 days has elapsed following’’. 
SEC. 147. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING 
KC–46 AERIAL REFUELING TANKERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Aerial refueling tankers provide an essential 
foundation for our nation’s ability to project power 
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and deter adversaries, enabling the global reach of our 
joint force. 
(2) 87 percent of the legacy aerial refueling fleet 
is comprised of KC–135 aircraft with an average age 
of 56 years. 
(3) The Commander of United States Transpor-
tation Command has identified the aerial refueling 
fleet as the ‘‘most stressed of our air mobility forces’’ 
and stated that ‘‘delaying KC–46 production puts the 
Joint Force’s ability to effectively execute war plans 
at risk’’. 
(4) As directed by the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91), the Air Force is undertaking an updated mobil-
ity capability and requirements study that will reflect 
guidance articulated in the 2018 National Defense 
Strategy and reassess the current tanker requirement 
of 479 aircraft. 
(5) The fixed-price contract for KC–46A calls for 
179 aircraft to be delivered by 2028. 
(6) The KC–46 is a multirole platform that will 
bring enhanced capabilities to both the aerial refuel-
ing and strategic airlift missions. The aircraft pro-
vides the ability to refuel joint and coalition aircraft 
by both boom and drogue systems in the same sortie; 
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improved cargo, passenger and aeromedical evacu-
ation capabilities; and enhanced survivability with 
multiple layers of protection enabling it to operate 
safely in a broader range of threat environments than 
legacy tankers. 
(7) The Government Accountability Office has 
stated: ‘‘The KC–46 program’s total acquisition cost 
estimate remained stable over the past year at 
$44,400,000,000, which is about $7,300,000,000 less 
than the original estimate.’’ 
(8) The Commander of Air Mobility Command 
has stated that the KC–46 ‘‘will bring tremendous ca-
pability to our joint warfighter’’. 
(9) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition has stated: ‘‘Stability of requirements and 
funding are the keys to KC–46 program success and 
will enable the Air Force to deliver this new tanker 
ready for employment on day one.’’ 
(10) The Military Deputy to the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Air Force for Acquisition has identified 
the KC–46 as the Air Force’s second highest combat 
aviation acquisition priority ‘‘for the role that it 
plays in being able to power project’’. 
(11) With the support of Congress, the Air Force 
has executed three low rate initial production con-
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tracts for a total of 34 aircraft. In fiscal year 2018, 
Congress provided funding for a fourth production lot 
totaling 18 aircraft. 
(12) A steady production rate of 1.3 aircraft per 
month has been maintained through independent in-
vestment by industry in order to expedite deliveries to 
the Air Force upon completion of developmental test-
ing and certification. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Air Force and industry should dedicate 
the resources and manpower necessary to ensure the 
first KC–46 is delivered in fiscal year 2018; 
(2) the Air Force should maximize efficiency in 
the test and certification process to ensure that— 
(A) test points are not redundant; 
(B) test plans are approved expeditiously; 
(C) receiver aircraft are available to sup-
port test flights; and 
(D) Air Force inputs necessary for Federal 
Aviation Administration and military air-
worthiness certifications are expedited; and 
(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition and the Director of the Defense Contract 
Management Agency should develop and implement a 
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plan enabling the Air Force to accept and field KC– 
46 aircraft at a rate higher than three aircraft per 
month after the delivery of the first aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 151. BUY-TO-BUDGET ACQUISITION OF F–35 AIRCRAFT. 
Subject to section 2308 of title 10, United States Code, 
using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
the procurement of F–35 aircraft, the Secretary of Defense 
may procure a quantity of F–35 aircraft in excess of the 
quantity authorized by this Act if such additional procure-
ment does not require additional funds to be authorized to 
be appropriated because of production efficiencies or other 
cost reductions. 
SEC. 152. CERTIFICATION ON INCLUSION OF TECHNOLOGY 
TO MINIMIZE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES IN 
CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 
days before entering into a contract for the procurement of 
a covered aircraft, the Secretary concerned shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a written statement 
certifying that the aircraft to be procured under the con-
tract will include the most recent technological advance-
ments necessary to minimize the impact of physiological 
episodes on aircraft crewmembers. 
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary concerned may waive the 
requirement of subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines the waiver is required in the in-
terest of national security; and 
(2) not later than 15 days before entering into 
a contract for the procurement of a covered aircraft, 
notifies the congressional defense committees of the ra-
tionale for the waiver. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a cer-
tification under subsection (a) shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means a fighter 
aircraft, an attack aircraft, or a fixed wing trainer 
aircraft. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect 
to covered aircraft of Navy; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Air Force, with re-
spect to covered aircraft of the Air Force. 
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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 2019 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. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
Section 2371b(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) Contracts or transactions entered into pursuant 
to this subsection that are expected to cost the Department 
of Defense in excess of $100,000,000 but not in excess of 
$500,000,000 (including all options) may be awarded only 
upon written determination by the senior procurement exec-
utive for the agency as designated for the purpose of section 
1702(c) of title 41, or, by the senior procurement executive 
for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that 
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award of the contract or transaction is essential to meet 
critical national security interests. 
‘‘(5) Contracts and transactions entered into pursuant 
to this subsection that are expected to cost the Department 
of Defense in excess of $500,000,000 (including all options) 
may be awarded only if— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment determines in writing that 
award of the contract or transaction is essential to 
meet critical national security objectives; and 
‘‘(B) the congressional defense committees are no-
tified in writing not later than 30 days before award 
of the contract or transaction.’’. 
SEC. 212. EXTENSION OF DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPE 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 219(c)(4) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) 
and subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2019 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, defense-wide, up to $100,000,000 may be 
available to the Under Secretary to allocate to the 
military departments, the defense agencies, and the 
combatant commands to carry out the program estab-
lished under paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘made available under subparagraph (A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘made available under subparagraph 
(A) or subparagraph (B)’’. 
SEC. 213. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
THE WEATHER COMMON COMPONENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2019 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Air Force, for weather service (PE 0305111F, Project 
672738) for product development, test and evaluation, and 
management services associated with the Weather Common 
Component program may be obligated or expended. 
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on technologies and capabilities that— 
(A) provide real-time or near real-time me-
teorological situational awareness data through 
the use of sensors installed on manned and un-
manned aircraft; and 
(B) were developed primarily using funds of 
the Department of Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a description of all technologies and ca-
pabilities described in paragraph (1) that exist 
as of the date on which the report is submitted; 
(B) a description of any testing activities 
that have been completed for such technologies 
and capabilities, and the results of those testing 
activities; 
(C) the total amount of funds used by the 
Department of Defense for the development of 
such technologies and capabilities; 
(D) a list of capability gaps or shortfalls in 
any major commands of the Air Force relating 
to the gathering, processing, exploitation, and 
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dissemination of real-time or near real-time me-
teorological situational awareness data for un-
manned systems; 
(E) an explanation of how such gaps or 
shortfalls may be remedied to supplement the 
weather forecasting capabilities of the Air Force 
and to enhance the efficiency or effectiveness of 
combat air power; and 
(F) a plan for fielding existing technologies 
and capabilities to mitigate such gaps or short-
falls. 
SEC. 214. LIMITATION PENDING CERTIFICATION ON THE 
JOINT 
SURVEILLANCE 
TARGET 
ATTACK 
RADAR 
SYSTEM 
RECAPITALIZATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Until a period of 15 days has 
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
Force submits to the congressional defense committees the 
certification described in subsection (b)— 
(1) of the total amount of funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for the Air Force for fiscal year 2019 for the covered 
programs not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended for the programs; and 
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(2) the Secretary of the Air Force may not divest 
more than one legacy E–8 Joint Surveillance Target 
Attack Radar System aircraft. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a written statement of the Secretary of 
the Air Force certifying that— 
(1) the Secretary has awarded one or more con-
tracts under the Joint Surveillance Target Attack 
Radar System recapitalization program for— 
(A) engineering, manufacturing, and devel-
opment 
(B) low-rate initial production; 
(C) production; and 
(D) initial contractor support; and 
(2) the program is proceeding in accordance 
with the plans for the program set forth in the budget 
request of the President submitted to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2018. 
(c) GAO REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2020, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on Increment 1, Increment 2, and Increment 
3 of the 21st Century Advanced Battle-Management 
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System of Systems capability of the Air Force. The 
report shall include a review of— 
(A) the technologies that compose the capa-
bility and the level of maturation of such tech-
nologies; 
(B) the resources budgeted for the capa-
bility; 
(C) the fielding plan for the capability; 
(D) any risk assessments associated with the 
capability; and 
(E) the overall acquisition strategy for the 
capability. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
1, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a briefing on the topics 
to be covered by the report under paragraph (1), in-
cluding any preliminary data and any issues or con-
cerns of the Comptroller General relating to the re-
port. 
(d) AIR FORCE REPORT.—Not later than February 5, 
2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the legacy fleet 
of E–8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
aircraft that includes— 
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(1) the modernization and sustainment strategy, 
and associated costs, for the airframe and mission 
systems that will be used to maintain the legacy fleet 
of such aircraft until the Joint Surveillance Target 
Attack Radar System recapitalization program 
achieves initial operational capability; and 
(2) a plan that describes how the Secretary 
will— 
(A) continue to provide combatant com-
manders with the current level of E–8C force 
support; 
(B) accelerate the Joint Surveillance Target 
Attack Radar System recapitalization program 
to significantly decrease the time needed to 
achieve initial operational capability without 
adversely affecting currently programmed E–8C 
manpower levels; and 
(C) maintain acceptable levels of risk while 
carrying out the activities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
(e) PROGRAM OFFICE PERSONNEL.—Using funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for the Air Force for fiscal year 2019 for the Joint 
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization 
program, the Secretary of the Air Force may obligate and 
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expend funds necessary for civilian pay expenses required 
to manage, execute, and deliver the Joint Surveillance Tar-
get Attack Radar System recapitalization weapon system 
capability. 
(f) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered program’’ means any program comprising 
Increment 1, Increment 2, or Increment 3, of the 21st Cen-
tury Advanced Battle-Management System of Systems ca-
pability of the Air Force, except the term does not include 
any activities under the legacy E–8C program or the Joint 
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization 
program of the Air Force. 
SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 
35 CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT 
AND DELIVERY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the F– 
35 continuous capability development and delivery pro-
gram, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a detailed cost estimate and 
baseline schedule for the program, which shall include any 
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information required for a major defense acquisition pro-
gram under section 2435 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) does 
not apply to any funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the development of the F–35 
dual capable aircraft capability. 
SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING REPORT ON AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOP-
MENT AND SOFTWARE OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the of funds described in sub-
section (d), not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 
expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits 
the report required under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes a description of each of 
the following: 
(1) The specific cost-estimating tools and meth-
odologies used to formulate Air Force budgets for soft-
ware application development using Agile Software 
Development and Software Operations (referred to in 
this section as ‘‘Agile DevOps’’) in support of mod-
ernization and upgrade activities for Air Operations 
Centers. 
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(2) The types of contracts used to execute Agile 
DevOps activities and the rationale for using each 
type of contract. 
(3) How intellectual property ownership issues 
associated with software applications developed with 
Agile DevOps processes will be addressed to ensure fu-
ture sustainment, maintenance, and upgrades to soft-
ware applications after the applications are fielded. 
(4) The Secretary’s strategy for ensuring that 
software applications developed for Air Operations 
Centers are transportable and translatable among all 
the Centers to avoid any duplication of efforts. 
(5) Any tools and software applications that 
have been developed for the Air Operations Centers 
and the costs and cost categories associated with de-
veloping each such tool and software application. 
(c) REVIEW.—Before submitting the report under sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that 
the report is reviewed and approved by the Director of De-
fense Pricing and the Defense Procurement and Acquisition 
Policy. 
(d) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 
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for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air 
Force, for Air and Space Operations Centers (PE 
0207410F, Project 674596). 
(2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 
for other procurement, Air Force, for Air and Space 
Operations Centers. 
SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Department of Defense for High Energy 
Laser Advanced Technology (PE 0603924D8Z), not more 
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congres-
sional defense committees— 
(1) a logical roadmap and detailed assessment of 
the high energy laser programs of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(2) a justification for the $33,533,000 of in-
creased funding for high energy laser programs au-
thorized in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 
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(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in sub-
section (a) shall not be construed to apply to any other high 
energy laser program of the Department of Defense other 
than the program element specified in such subsection. 
SEC. 218. PLAN FOR ELIMINATION OR TRANSFER OF THE 
STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan— 
(1) to eliminate the Strategic Capabilities Office 
of the Department of Defense by not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2020; or 
(2) to transfer the functions of the Strategic Ca-
pabilities Office to another organization or element of 
the Department by not later than October 1, 2020. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A timeline for the potential elimination or 
transfer of the activities, functions, programs, plans, 
and resources of the Strategic Capabilities Office. 
(2) A strategy for mitigating risk to the pro-
grams of the Strategic Capabilities Office while the 
elimination or transfer is carried out. 
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(3) A strategy for implementing the lessons 
learned and best practices of the Strategic Capabili-
ties Office across the organizations and elements of 
the Department of Defense to promote enterprise-wide 
innovation. 
(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 219. NATIONAL SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than February 4, 2019, the 
Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a strategy 
(to be known as the ‘‘National Security Science and Tech-
nology Strategy’’) to prioritize the science and technology 
efforts and investments of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) include specific goals for the science and tech-
nology programs of the Department of Defense in 
which personnel and resources of the Department are 
invested; 
(2) be aligned with the National Defense Strat-
egy and Government-wide strategic science and tech-
nology priorities, including the defense budget prior-
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ities of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of 
the President; 
(3) align the acquisition priorities, programs, 
and timelines of the Department with the acquisition 
priorities, programs, and timelines of defense enter-
prise laboratories and services; 
(4) contain an assessment of high priority 
emerging technology programs of the Department, in-
cluding programs relating to hypersonics, directed en-
ergy, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence; 
(5) identify high priority research and engineer-
ing requirements and gaps; 
(6) include recommendations for changes in au-
thorities, regulations, policies, or any other relevant 
areas, that would support the achievement of the goals 
set forth in the strategy; and 
(7) contain such other information as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 4, 
2019, and annually thereafter through December 31, 
2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees the most recent version 
of the strategy developed under subsection (a). 
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(2) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—Each strategy sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the initial strategy under subsection (a) is com-
pleted, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En-
gineering shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the implementation of the strategy. 
SEC. 220. MODIFICATION OF CVN–73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING 
OF MQ–25 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the aircraft 
carrier designated CVN–73 is modified to support the field-
ing of the MQ–25 unmanned aerial vehicle before the date 
on which the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft 
carrier is completed. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 221. REPORT ON SURVIVABILITY OF AIR DEFENSE AR-
TILLERY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the efforts of the Army to im-
prove the survivability of air defense artillery, with a par-
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ticular focus on the efforts of the Army to improve passive 
and active nonkinetic capabilities and training with respect 
to such artillery. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the utility of relevant passive 
and active non-kinetic integrated air and missile de-
fense capabilities, including tactical mobility, new 
passive and active sensors, signature reduction, con-
cealment, and deception systems, and electronic war-
fare and high-powered radio frequency systems. 
(2) An analysis of the utility of relevant active 
kinetic capabilities, such as a new, long-range 
counter-maneuvering threat missile and additional 
indirect fire protection capability units to defend Pa-
triot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense bat-
teries. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 222. REPORT ON T–45 AIRCRAFT PHYSIOLOGICAL EPI-
SODE MITIGATION ACTIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on modifications made 
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to T–45 aircraft and associated ground equipment to miti-
gate the risk of physiological episodes among T–45 aircraft 
crewmembers. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a list of all modifications to the T–45 air-
craft and associated ground equipment carried out 
during fiscal years 2017 through 2019 to mitigate the 
risk of physiological episodes among T–45 crew-
members; 
(2) the results achieved by such modifications as 
determined by relevant testing and operational activi-
ties; 
(3) the cost of such modifications; and 
(4) any plans of the Navy for future modifica-
tions. 
SEC. 223. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE AIR FORCE TO MITI-
GATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES AFFECTING 
AIRCRAFT CREWMEMBERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on all efforts of the 
Air Force to reduce the occurrence of, and mitigate the risk 
posed by, physiological episodes affecting crewmembers of 
covered aircraft. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) information on the rate of physiological epi-
sodes affecting crewmembers of covered aircraft; 
(2) a description of the specific actions carried 
out by the Air Force to address such episodes, includ-
ing a description of any upgrades or other modifica-
tions made to covered aircraft to address such epi-
sodes; 
(3) schedules and cost estimates for any upgrades 
or modifications identified under paragraph (3); and 
(4) an explanation of any organizational or 
other changes to the Air Force carried out to address 
such physiological episodes. 
(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means— 
(1) F–35A aircraft of the Air Force; 
(2) T–6A aircraft of the Air Force; and 
(3) any other aircraft of the Air Force as deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
SEC. 224. BRIEFING ON USE OF QUANTUM SCIENCES FOR 
MILITARY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PUR-
POSES. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
tees a briefing on the strategy of the Secretary for using 
quantum sciences for military applications and other pur-
poses. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the knowledge-base of the De-
partment of Defense with respect to quantum sciences 
and any plans of the Secretary of Defense to enhance 
such knowledge-base; 
(2) a plan that describes how the Secretary in-
tends to use quantum sciences for military applica-
tions and to meet other needs of the Department; and 
(3) an assessment of the efforts of foreign powers 
to use quantum sciences for military applications and 
other purposes. 
(c) FORM
OF BRIEFING.—The briefing under sub-
section (a) may be provided in classified or unclassified 
form. 
SEC. 225. REPORT ON DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT EXPERI-
MENTAL. 
Not later than May 1, 2019, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on Defense Inno-
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vation Unit Experimental (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Unit’’). Such a report shall include the following: 
(1) The integration of the Unit into the broader 
Department of Defense research and engineering com-
munity to coordinate and de-conflict activities of the 
Unit with similar activities of the military depart-
ments, Defense Agencies, Department of Defense lab-
oratories, the Defense Advanced Research Project 
Agency, and other entities. 
(2) The metrics used to measure the effectiveness 
of the Unit and the results of these metrics. 
(3) The number and types of transitions by the 
Unit to the military departments or fielded to the 
warfighter. 
(4) The use of other transaction authority by the 
Unit to include the process, procedures, documenta-
tion, and oversight of awards made using such au-
thority. 
(5) The impact of the Unit’s initiatives, out-
reach, and investments on Department of Defense ac-
cess to technology leaders and technology not other-
wise accessible to the Department including— 
(A) identification of the number of non-tra-
ditional companies with Department of Defense 
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contracts resulting directly from the Unit’s ini-
tiatives, investments, or outreach; 
(B) the number of innovations delivered 
into the hands of the warfighter; and 
(C) how the Department is notifying its in-
ternal components about participation in the 
Unit. 
(6) How the Department of Defense is docu-
menting and institutionalizing lessons learned and 
best practices of the Unit to alleviate the systematic 
problems with technology access and timely contract 
execution. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 
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Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. INCLUSION OF CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY AND 
CLIMATE RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN MASTER 
PLANS 
FOR 
MAJOR 
MILITARY 
INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
Section 2864 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) energy and climate resiliency efforts.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘energy and climate resiliency’ 
means anticipation, preparation for, and adaptation 
to utility disruptions and changing environmental 
conditions and the ability to withstand, respond to 
and recover rapidly from utility disruptions while en-
suring the sustainment of mission-critical oper-
ations.’’. 
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SEC. 312. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF ELECTRICAL 
ENERGY DERIVED FROM GEOTHERMAL RE-
SOURCES FOR PROJECTS AT MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS WHERE RESOURCES ARE LO-
CATED. 
Subsection (b) of section 2916 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Proceeds’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), pro-
ceeds’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of proceeds from a sale of electrical 
energy generated from any geothermal energy resource— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be credited to the appro-
priation account described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be deposited in a special 
account in the Treasury established by the Secretary 
concerned which shall be available, for military con-
struction projects described in paragraph (2) or for 
installation energy or water security projects directly 
coordinated with local area energy or groundwater 
governing authorities, for the military installation in 
which the geothermal energy resource is located.’’. 
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SEC. 313. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZED PERIODS OF PER-
MITTED INCIDENTAL TAKINGS OF MARINE 
MAMMALS IN THE COURSE OF SPECIFIED AC-
TIVITIES BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Upon request’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided by clause (ii), upon re-
quest’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a request described in clause (i) 
made by the Department of Defense, such clause shall be 
applied— 
‘‘(I) in the matter preceding clause (I), by sub-
stituting ‘ten consecutive years’ for ‘five consecutive 
years’; and 
‘‘(II) in clause (I), by substituting ‘ten-year’ for 
‘five-year’.’’. 
SEC. 314. STATE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF 
SPECIES. 
(a) SAGE-GROUSE AND PRAIRIE-CHICKEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 10-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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conservation status of each of the Greater Sage-grouse 
(Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Lesser Prairie- 
Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) under section 
4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533) shall be not-warranted for listing. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
DETERMINATIONS.—In deter-
mining conservation efficacy for purposes of making 
any determination of such status after such 10-year 
period, the Secretary of the Interior shall fully con-
sider all conservation actions of States, Federal agen-
cies, and military installations. 
(b) AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE.—Notwithstanding 
the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Determination of Endangered Status for the American 
Burying Beetle’’ (54 Fed. Reg. 29652 (July 13, 1989)), the 
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) may 
not be listed as a threatened species or endangered species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.). 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of statute or regulation, this section shall not be 
subject to judicial review. 
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Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. EXAMINATION OF NAVAL VESSELS. 
Section 7304(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(2) Any naval vessel examined under this section on 
or after October 1, 2019, shall be examined without prior 
notice provided to the crew of the vessel. 
‘‘(3) Any report generated relating to an examination 
under this section shall be unclassified and made publicly 
available.’’. 
SEC. 322. OVERHAUL AND REPAIR OF NAVAL VESSELS IN 
FOREIGN SHIPYARDS. 
(a) TREATMENT OF NAVAL VESSELS WITHOUT DES-
IGNATED HOMEPORTS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 7310 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For the purpose of this 
section, a naval vessel that does not have a designated home-
port shall be treated in the same manner as a vessel with 
a homeport in the United States or Guam.’’. 
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(b) DEFINITION OF VOYAGE REPAIR.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘as 
defined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Volume 
III’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered naval vessel’ means any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A naval vessel. 
‘‘(B) Any other vessel under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(C) A vessel not described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) that is operated pursuant to a con-
tract entered into by the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Maritime Administration or the United 
States Transportation Command in support of 
Department of Defense operations. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘voyage repair’ means repair per-
formed solely for the corrective maintenance of mis-
sion or safety essential items necessary for a vessel to 
deploy or continue its deployment.’’. 
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SEC. 323. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF OVERSEAS FORWARD 
DEPLOYMENT OF NAVAL VESSELS. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 633 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7320. Limitation on length of overseas forward de-
ployment of naval vessels 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall en-
sure that no naval vessel is forward deployed overseas for 
a period in excess of ten years. At the end of a period of 
overseas forward deployment, the vessel shall be assigned a 
homeport in the United States. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a naval 
vessel if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
committees notice in writing of— 
‘‘(1) the waiver of such limitation with respect 
to the vessel; 
‘‘(2) the date on which the period of overseas for-
ward deployment of the vessel is expected to end; and 
‘‘(3) the factors used by the Secretary to deter-
mine that a longer period of deployment would pro-
mote the national defense or be in the public inter-
est.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘7320. Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF CURRENTLY DEPLOYED VES-
SELS.—In the case of any naval vessel that has been for-
ward deployed overseas for a period in excess of ten years 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall ensure that such vessel is assigned a home-
port in the United States by not later than three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the plan of the Secretary for the rotation of 
forward deployed naval vessels. 
SEC. 324. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF WORKLOAD CAR-
RYOVER FORMULA. 
During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021, in car-
rying out chapter 9, volume 2B (relating to Instructions 
for the Preparation of Exhibit Fund-11a Carryover Rec-
onciliation) of Department of Defense regulation 7000.14- 
R, entitled ‘‘Financial Management Regulation (FMR)’’, in 
addition to any other applicable exemptions, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall ensure that with respect to each military 
department depot or arsenal, outlay rates— 
(1) reflect the timing of when during a fiscal 
year appropriations have historically funded work-
load; and 
(2) account for the varying repair cycle times of 
the workload supported. 
SEC. 325. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF ELEMENTS OF MASTER PLAN FOR 
REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER SHIP REPAIR 
FACILITY IN GUAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for fiscal year 
2019 may be obligated or expended for any construction, 
alteration, repair, or development of the real property con-
sisting of the Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection (a) 
does not apply to any project that directly supports depot- 
level ship maintenance capabilities, including the mooring 
of a floating dry dock. 
(c) FORMER SHIP REPAIR FACILITY IN GUAM.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Former Ship Repair Facility in 
Guam’’ means the property identified by that name under 
the base realignment and closure authority carried out 
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under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 USC 
2687 note). 
SEC. 326. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS FOR PROPOSED RELO-
CATION OF J85 ENGINE REGIONAL REPAIR 
CENTER. 
(a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall prepare a business case analysis on the pro-
posed relocation of the J85 Engine Regional Repair Center. 
Such analysis shall include each of the following: 
(1) An overview of each alternative considered 
for the J85 Engine Regional Repair Center. 
(2) The one-time and annual costs associated 
with each such alternative. 
(3) The effect of each such alternative on work-
load capacity, capability, schedule, throughput, and 
costs. 
(4) The effect of each such alternative on Govern-
ment-furnished parts, components, and equipment, 
including mitigation strategies to address known lim-
itations to T38 production throughput, especially 
such limitations caused by Government-furnished 
parts, equipment, or transportation. 
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(5) The effect of each such alternative on the 
transition of the Air Force to the T-X training air-
craft. 
(6) A detailed rationale for the selection of an al-
ternative considered as part of the business case anal-
ysis under this section. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RELOCA-
TION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act, or otherwise made available for the Air Force, may 
be obligated or expended for any action to relocate the J85 
Engine Regional Repair Center until the date that is 150 
days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 
provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a briefing on the business case 
analysis required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 327. ARMY ADVANCED AND ADDITIVE MANUFAC-
TURING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
establish a Center of Excellence on Advanced and Additive 
Manufacturing at an arsenal (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the 
Center’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Center established in section (a) 
shall— 
(1) support the efforts of the Army to implement 
advanced and additive manufacturing techniques and 
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capabilities across the Army industrial facilities (as 
defined by section 4544(j) of title 10, United States 
Code); 
(2) identify improvements to sustainment meth-
ods for component parts and other logistics needs; 
(3) identify and implement appropriate cyber 
protections to ensure viability of advanced and addi-
tive manufacturing within the Army organic indus-
trial base in consultation with the Army Cyber Cen-
ter of Excellence and other appropriate government 
and private sector entities; and 
(4) aid in the procurement of advanced and ad-
ditive manufacturing equipment and support services 
including training. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
may use public-private partnerships and other trans-
actional activity pursuant to section 2371 of title 10, 
United States Code, with covered entities to facilitate 
the development of advanced and additive manufac-
turing techniques in support of Army industrial fa-
cilities. 
(2) TERMS
OF
PARTNERSHIPS
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—Public-private partnerships and other trans-
actional activity under paragraph (1)— 
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(A) shall facilitate development and imple-
mentation of advanced and additive manufac-
turing techniques and capabilities that support 
the Army organic industrial base; 
(B) may support necessary workforce devel-
opment and support efforts to sustain advanced 
and additive manufacturing in the Army or-
ganic industrial base; 
(C) shall facilitate appropriate sharing of 
information in the adaptation of advanced and 
additive manufacturing into the Army organic 
industrial base; and 
(D) shall facilitate implementation of ap-
propriate cyber protections into advanced and 
additive manufacturing tools and techniques. 
(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered entity’’ includes— 
(1) community and technical colleges; 
(2) research universities; 
(3) State and local governments; 
(4) economic development entities; 
(5) non-profit technical associations in advanced 
manufacturing; and 
(6) non-profit organizations with a focus on im-
proving the defense industrial base. 
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Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 331. MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN QUARTERLY RE-
PORTS ON PERSONNEL AND UNIT READI-
NESS. 
Section 482 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘defi-
ciency’’ the following: ‘‘in the ground, sea, air, space, 
and cyber forces, and in such other such areas as de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ASSIGNED MISSION’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) A report for the second or fourth quarter of 
a calendar year under this section shall also include 
an assessment by each commander of a geographic or 
functional combatant command of the readiness of the 
command to conduct operations in a multidomain 
battle that integrates ground, air, sea, space, and 
cyber forces.’’. 
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SEC. 332. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS OF 
READINESS OF ARMED FORCES TO CONDUCT 
FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. 
(a) REVIEWS REQUIRED.—For each of calendar years 
2018 through 2021, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an annual review of the readiness of 
the Armed Forces to conduct each of the following types of 
full spectrum operations: 
(1) Ground. 
(2) Sea. 
(3) Air. 
(4) Space. 
(5) Cyber. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—In conducting a review 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) use standard methodology and reporting for-
mats in order to show changes over time; 
(2) evaluate, using fiscal year 2017 as the base 
year of analysis— 
(A) force structure; 
(B) the ability of major operational units to 
conduct operations; and 
(C) the status of equipment, manning, and 
training; and 
(3) provide reasons for any variances in readi-
ness levels, including changes in funding, availability 
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in parts, training opportunities, and operational de-
mands. 
(c) METRICS.—For purposes of the reviews required by 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and es-
tablish metrics for measuring readiness for the operations 
covered by subsection (a). In the first review conducted 
under this section, the Comptroller General shall evaluate 
and determine the validity of such metrics. 
(d) ACCESS TO RELEVANT DATA.—For purposes of 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
Comptroller General has access to all relevant data, includ-
ing— 
(1) any assessments of the ability of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the Armed Forces to execute 
operational and contingency plans; 
(2) any internal Department readiness and force 
structure assessments; and 
(3) the readiness databases of the Department 
and the Armed Forces. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 
28, 2019, and annually thereafter until 2022, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives an annual report on the review conducted 
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under subsection (a) for the year preceding the year 
during which the report is submitted. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—At the discretion of 
the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General 
may submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives additional 
reports addressing specific mission areas within the 
operations covered by subsection (a) in order to pro-
vide an independent assessment of readiness in the 
areas of equipping, mapping, and training. 
SEC. 333. SURFACE WARFARE TRAINING IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2017, there were three collisions and one 
grounding involving United States Navy ships in the 
Western Pacific. The two most recent mishaps in-
volved separate incidents of a Japan-based United 
States Navy destroyer colliding with a commercial 
merchant vessel, resulting in the combined loss of 17 
sailors. 
(2) The causal factors in these four mishaps are 
linked directly to a failure to take sufficient action in 
accordance with the rules of good seamanship. 
(3) Because risks are high in the maritime envi-
ronment, there are widely accepted standards for safe 
seamanship and navigation. In the United States, the 
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International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘STCW’’) for Seafarers, 
standardizes the skills and foundational knowledge a 
maritime professional must have in seamanship and 
navigation. 
(4) Section 568 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114- 
328; 130 Stat. 2139) endorsed the STCW process and 
required the Secretary of Defense to maximize the ex-
tent to which Armed Forces service, training, and 
qualifications are creditable toward meeting merchant 
mariner licenses and certifications. 
(5) The Surface Warfare Officer Course Cur-
riculum is being modified to include ten individual 
Go/No Go Mariner Assessments/Competency Check 
Milestones to ensure standardization and quality of 
the surface warfare community. 
(6) The Military-to-Mariner Transition report of 
September 2017 notes the Army maintains an exten-
sive STCW qualifications program and that a similar 
Navy program does not exist. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the Secretary of the Navy should establish a 
comprehensive 
individual 
proficiency 
assessment 
process and include such an assessment prior to all 
operational surface warfare officer tour assignments; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of the Navy should signifi-
cantly expand the STCW qualifications process to im-
prove seamanship and navigation individual skills 
training for surface warfare candidates, surface war-
fare officers, quartermasters and operations specialists 
to include an increased set of courses that directly 
correspond to STCW standards. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes each of the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the surface warfare 
officer assessments process. 
(2) A list of programs that have been approved 
for credit toward merchant mariner credentials. 
(3) A complete gap analysis of the existing sur-
face warfare training curriculum and STCW. 
(4) A complete gap analysis of the existing sur-
face warfare training curriculum and the 3rd mate 
unlimited licensing requirement. 
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(5) An assessment of surface warfare options to 
complete the 3rd mate unlimited license and the 
STCW qualification. 
SEC. 334. REPORT ON OPTIMIZING SURFACE NAVY VESSEL 
INSPECTIONS AND CREW CERTIFICATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report on optimizing 
surface Navy vessel inspections and crew certifications to 
reduce the burden of inspection type visits that vessels un-
dergo. Such report shall include— 
(1) an audit of all surface Navy vessel inspec-
tions, certifications, and required and recommended 
assist visits; 
(2) an analysis of such inspections, certifi-
cations, and visits for redundancies, as well as any 
necessary items not covered; 
(3) recommendations to streamline surface vessel 
inspections, certifications, and required and rec-
ommended assist visits to optimize effectiveness, im-
prove material readiness, and restore training readi-
ness; and 
(4) recommendations for congressional action to 
address the needs of the Navy as identified in the re-
port. 
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(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than Janu-
ary 31, 2019, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to 
the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House 
Committee on Armed Services an interim briefing on the 
matters to be included in the report required by subsection 
(a). 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. COAST GUARD REPRESENTATION ON EXPLOSIVE 
SAFETY BOARD. 
Section 172(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘When the Coast Guard is not operating as a 
service in the Department of the Navy, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall appoint an officer of the 
Coast Guard to serve as a voting member of the 
board.’’. 
SEC. 342. SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT AND PARKER’S CROSSROADS 
BATTLEFIELD DESIGNATION. 
(a) AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILI-
TARY PARK.— 
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income replacement payments for reserve component mem-
bers experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for ac-
tive duty service, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 10, 
United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’: 
(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. 
(c) AUTHORITIES
RELATING
TO
NUCLEAR
OFFI-
CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI-
DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU-
THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
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(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 
for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay. 
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 
RATES
OF BASIC ALLOWANCE
FOR HOUSING.—Section 
403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2019’’. 
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spect to a military health system region selected 
under paragraph (3) and a plan year beginning dur-
ing the period during which the demonstration project 
is carried out, an eligible Medicare Advantage plan 
that enters into a contract under paragraph (2) with 
the Secretary of Defense to participate in the dem-
onstration program under this section for such plan 
year. 
(2) SELECTION OF PLANS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
after consultation with the TRICARE managed 
care support contractor in each military health 
system region selected under paragraph (3) and 
with respect to each plan year beginning the pe-
riod during which such demonstration program 
is carried out, enter into a contract with one or 
more eligible Medicare Advantage plans de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) to participate in 
the demonstration program for such plan year, 
with respect to such military health system re-
gion. Under such contract, the Medicare Advan-
tage organization offering such plan, with re-
spect to such military health system region, shall 
agree to provide coverage under such plan to all 
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