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over the agency which the disclosure (referred to in sub-
section (a)) involves— 
‘‘(A) a concise summary of any report received 
from such agency under subsection (c) in connection 
with such disclosure; or 
‘‘(B) if a report is not received within the time 
prescribed in subsection (c)(2), written notice to that 
effect. 
The Special Counsel may include, as part of any trans-
mission under subparagraph (A) or (B), any additional in-
formation or documentation which the Special Counsel 
considers appropriate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply in the case of any agency report 
which is due or received by the Office of Special Counsel 
after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1114. DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR MENTORS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE NAMES OF SENIOR 
MENTORS.—The Secretary of Defense shall disclose the 
names of senior mentors serving in the Department of De-
fense by publishing a list of the names on the publicly 
available website of the Department of Defense. The list 
shall be updated at least quarterly. 
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(b) SENIOR MENTOR DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘senior mentor’’ has the meaning provided in the 
memorandum from the Secretary of Defense relating to 
policy on senior mentors, dated April 1, 2010. 
SEC. 1115. TERMINATION OF JOINT SAFETY CLIMATE AS-
SESSMENT SYSTEM. 
Effective as of October 1, 2011, or the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the Joint Safety 
Climate Assessment System of the Department of Defense 
is terminated. 
SEC. 1116. FEDERAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 3111 the following: 
‘‘§ 3111a. Federal internship programs 
‘‘(a) INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR.—The head of each 
agency operating an internship program shall appoint an 
individual within such agency to serve as an internship 
coordinator. 
‘‘(b) ONLINE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCIES.—The Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall make publicly available on the Inter-
net— 
‘‘(A) the name and contact information of 
the internship coordinator for each agency; and 
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‘‘(B) information regarding application 
procedures and deadlines for each internship 
program. 
‘‘(2) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.— 
The Office of Personnel Management shall make 
publicly available on the Internet links to the 
websites where the information described in para-
graph (1) is displayed. 
‘‘(c) CENTRALIZED DATABASE.—The Office shall es-
tablish and maintain a centralized electronic database that 
contains the names, contact information, and relevant 
skills of individuals who have completed or are nearing 
completion of an internship program and are currently 
seeking full-time Federal employment. 
‘‘(d) EXIT INTERVIEW REQUIREMENT.—The agency 
operating an internship program shall conduct an exit 
interview, and administer a survey (which shall be in con-
formance with such guidelines or requirements as the Of-
fice shall establish to ensure uniformity across agencies), 
with each intern who completes such program. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency 
operating an internship program shall annually sub-
mit to the Office a report assessing such internship 
program. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) for an agency shall include, for the 1- 
year period ending on September 1 of the year in 
which the report is submitted— 
‘‘(A) the number of interns who partici-
pated in an internship program at such agency; 
‘‘(B) information regarding the demo-
graphic characteristics of interns at such agen-
cy, including educational background; 
‘‘(C) a description of the steps taken by 
such agency to increase the percentage of in-
terns who are offered permanent Federal jobs 
and the percentage of interns who accept the 
offers of such jobs, and any barriers encoun-
tered; 
‘‘(D) a description of activities engaged in 
by such agency to recruit new interns, including 
locations and methods; 
‘‘(E) a description of the diversity of work 
roles offered within internship programs at such 
agency; 
‘‘(F) a description of the mentorship por-
tion of such internship programs; and 
‘‘(G) a summary of exit interviews con-
ducted and surveys administered by such agen-
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cy with respect to interns upon their completion 
of an internship program at such agency. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Office be-
tween September 1 and September 30 of each year. 
Not later than December 30 of each year, the Office 
shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the 
information submitted to the Office in accordance 
with paragraph (1) for such year. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘internship program’ means— 
‘‘(A) a volunteer service program under 
section 3111(b); 
‘‘(B) the Student Educational Employment 
Program (hereinafter ‘SCEP’), as established 
under section 213.3202 of title 5 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 
1, 2009); and 
‘‘(C) a program operated by a nongovern-
ment organization for the purpose of providing 
paid internships in agencies pursuant to a writ-
ten agreement comparable to an SCEP agree-
ment under section 213.3202(b)(12) of title 5 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
on January 1, 2009); 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘intern’ means an individual par-
ticipating in an internship program; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3111 the 
following: 
‘‘3111a. Federal internship programs.’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
TO 
COMBAT 
TER-
RORISM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1208 of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 
2086), as most recently amended by section 1201 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4385), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘$45,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of such section, as 
most recently amended by section 1208(c) of the Duncan 
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Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4626), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
briefing and a report that outlines future requirements for 
the authorities contained in section 1208 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat.2086) (as 
amended by this section), authorities similar to the au-
thorities contained in section 1208 of such Act, and au-
thorities to support special operations counterterrorism, 
unconventional warfare, and irregular warfare in anticipa-
tion of and preparation for the expiration of the authori-
ties under section 1208 of such Act at the end of fiscal 
year 2014. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
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3456), as most recently amended by section 1207(a) 
of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4389), is further amended— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$350,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and not more than’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not more than’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ the following: ‘‘, and not more than 
$150,000,000 may be used during fiscal 
year 2013’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to programs under subsection (a) of such section 
that begin on or after that date. 
(b) REPORT.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall trans-
mit to the congressional committees specified in sub-
section (e)(3), as part of the supporting materials of 
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the annual congressional budget justification, a re-
port on the implementation of this section for the 
prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a program or programs 
to build the capacity of a foreign country’s na-
tional military forces or maritime security 
forces to conduct counterterrorism operations, 
the extent to which the nature of the potential 
or actual terrorist threat is consistently and 
comprehensively verified by the Secretary of 
Defense prior to initiating a program or pro-
grams. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which foreign countries 
participate in the preparation of a program or 
programs under this section, to include the de-
velopment of a full concept of operations for the 
program or programs under this section. 
‘‘(C) The extent to which proposal submis-
sions of foreign countries evaluate the commit-
ment and capability of foreign countries to im-
plement a program or programs under this sec-
tion or otherwise identify specific funds nec-
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essary for sustainment of a program or pro-
grams under this section. 
‘‘(D) A statement of current policies, re-
sponsibilities, procedures, and reporting re-
quirements that assist with the conduct or sup-
port of a program or programs under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(E) The extent to which United States 
embassies and security assistance officers with 
responsibility for conducting or supporting a 
program or programs under this section are 
able to track actual obligation and expenditures 
of funds, funds rendered unavailable for obliga-
tion, and other financial data similar to data re-
quired by the financial management system for 
the Foreign Military Sales program. 
‘‘(F) The extent to which the United 
States Government has developed and imple-
mented specific plans to monitor and evaluate 
outcomes of a program or programs under this 
section.’’. 
(c) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (g) of such section, as most recently amended by 
section 1207(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
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transporting equipment, weapons, and munitions 
(including fuel costs), and an estimate of the value 
of equipment that will be left behind. 
(20) Cost to restore the military and military 
equipment, including the equipment of the reserve 
components, to full strength after the conclusion of 
Operation New Dawn or Operation Enduring Free-
dom. 
(21) Amount of money borrowed to pay for Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Odyssey 
Dawn, and the sources of that money. 
(22) Interest on money borrowed, including in-
terest for money already borrowed and anticipated 
interest payments on future borrowing, for Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Odyssey 
Dawn. 
(c) Report Requirement- Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, with 
contributions from the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing an estimate of the 
long-term costs of Operation New Dawn and Operation 
Enduring Freedom for each the following scenarios: 
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