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Synthetic Aperture Sonar (hereinafter referred to as 
‘‘SAS’’) technologies suitable to meet the requirements for 
use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures 
Mission Package. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) an explanation of the future acquisition 
strategy for the minehunting mission package; 
(2) specific details regarding the capabilities of 
all in-production SAS systems available for integra-
tion into the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Counter-
measure Mission Package; 
(3) an assessment of key performance param-
eters for the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Counter-
measures Mission Package with each of the assessed 
SAS technologies; and 
(4) a review of the Department of the Navy’s 
efforts to evaluate SAS technologies in operation 
with allied Navies for future use on the Littoral 
Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Pack-
age. 
(c) SYSTEM TESTING.—The Secretary of the Navy 
is encouraged to perform at-sea testing and experimen-
tation of sonar systems in order to provide data in support 
of the assessment required by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 1072. REPORT ON CARRIER AIR WING FORCE STRUC-
TURE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the impact of changes to existing 
carrier air wing force structure and the impact a potential 
reduction to 9 carrier air wings would have on overall fleet 
readiness if aircraft and personnel were to be distributed 
throughout the remaining 9 air wings. 
SEC. 1073. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PARACHUTE JUMPS 
CONDUCTED AT FORT BRAGG AND POPE 
ARMY AIRFIELD AND AIR FORCE SUPPORT 
FOR SUCH JUMPS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Until January 31, 2020, 
the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate quarterly 
reports— 
(1) specifying the number of parachute jumps 
conducted at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield, 
North Carolina, during the three-month period cov-
ered by the report; and 
(2) describing and evaluating the level of air 
support provided by the Air Force for those jumps. 
(b) JOINT
AIRBORNE
AIR
TRANSPORTABILITY 
TRAINING CONTRACTS.—As part of each report submitted 
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under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall specifically pro-
vide the following: 
(1) The number of Joint Airborne Air Trans-
portability Training contracts requested during the 
three-month period covered by the report by all units 
located at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield. 
(2) The number of Joint Airborne Air Trans-
portability Training contracts validated during the 
three-month period covered by the report for units 
located at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield. 
(3) The number of Joint Airborne Air Trans-
portability Training contracts not validated during 
the three-month period covered by the report for 
units located at Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield. 
(4) In the case of each Joint Airborne Air 
Transportability Training contract identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (3), the reason the contract was 
not validated. 
SEC. 1074. BRIEFING ON REAL PROPERTY INVENTORY. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives on the status of the In-
stallation Geospatial Information and Services of the De-
partment of Defense as it relates to the real property in-
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ventory of the Department, and the extent to which the 
Department has made use of the cadastral geographic in-
formation systems-based real property inventory. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The briefing required by 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, cover the following: 
(1) The status of current policies of the Depart-
ment governing real property inventories and the use 
of geospatial information systems, the status of real 
property inventory in relation to the financial im-
provement and audit readiness efforts of the Depart-
ment, and the status of implementation of Depart-
ment of Defense Instruction 8130.01, Installation 
Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S). 
(2) The extent to which the Department is co-
ordinating with the Federal Geographic Data Com-
mittee, other Federal agencies, and State and local 
governments, and how existing Department stand-
ards and common protocols ensure that the inter-
operability of geospatial information complies with 
section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) and Execu-
tive Orders 12906 and 13327. 
(3) The existing real property inventories sys-
tems or any components of any cadastre currently 
authorized by law or conducted by the Department 
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of Defense, the statutory authorization for such in-
ventories or components, and the amount expended 
by the Federal Government for each such activity in 
fiscal year 2015. 
(4) A discussion of the Department’s ability to 
make this information publicly available on the 
Internet in a graphically geo-enabled and searchable 
format, and how the Department plans to prevent 
the disclosure of any parcel or parcels of land, any 
buildings or facilities on any such parcel, or any in-
formation related to any such parcel, building, or fa-
cility, if such disclosure would impair or jeopardize 
the national security or homeland defense of the 
United States. 
(5) Any additional topics identified by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 1075. REPORT ON ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICA-
TION ASSISTANCE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives a briefing on the adjustment and diversifica-
tion assistance authorized by subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 2391 of title 10, United States Code. Such briefing 
shall include each of the following: 
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(1) A description of the activities and programs 
currently being conducted under subsections (b)(1) 
and (c) of such section, including a list of the recipi-
ents of grants, and amount received by each recipi-
ent, of such activities and programs in each of the 
five most recent fiscal years. 
(2) For each of the five fiscal years preceding 
the fiscal year during which the briefing is con-
ducted, separate estimates of the funding the De-
partment of Defense has directed to activities under 
each of clauses (A) through (E) of paragraph (1) of 
subsection (b) and under subsection (c) of such sec-
tion and the recipients of such funding. 
SEC. 1076. BRIEFING ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSON-
ALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
efforts of the Department of Defense to protect the per-
sonally identifiable information of members of the Armed 
Forces and their families, and of employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense, which shall include— 
(1) current and planned initiatives to protect 
the personally identifying information of members of 
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the Armed Forces and their families, and employees 
of the Department of Defense; 
(2) the challenges encountered in carrying out 
the activities described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) any trends related to fraudulent activity 
that targets the personally identifying information of 
members of the Armed Forces or their families, or 
employees of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 130h is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) and (b)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’. 
(2) Section 187(a)(2)(C) is amended by striking 
‘‘Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’. 
(3) Section 196(c)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 139(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
139(j)’’. 
(4) Subsection (b)(1)(B) of section 1415, to be 
added by section 633(a)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
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114–92; 129 Stat. 848), is amended by adding a pe-
riod at the end of clause (ii). 
(5) Section 1705(g)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘of of’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’. 
(6) Section 2222 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘to’’ before ‘‘eliminate’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(1)(E) by inserting 
‘‘the system’’ before ‘‘is in compliance’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i)(5), by striking ‘‘PRO-
GRAM’’ in the heading. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED
TO ELIMINATION
OF 
TITLE 50 APPENDIX.— 
(1) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT CITA-
TION CHANGES.— 
(A) TITLE
10, UNITED
STATES
CODE.— 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(i) Section 101(d)(6)(B)(v) is amend-
ed 
by 
striking 
‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 
App. 
460(b)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3809(b)(2))’’. 
(ii) Section 513(c) is amended— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 
451 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
3806(c)(2)(A))’’ after ‘‘of that Act’’. 
(iii) Section 523(b)(7) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(2))’’. 
(iv) Section 651(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 456(d)(1))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3806(d)(1))’’. 
(v) Section 671(c)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 454(a))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3803(a))’’. 
(vi) Section 1475(a)(5)(B) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’. 
(vii) Section 12103 is amended— 
(I) in subsections (b) and (d), by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et 
seq.)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 
and 
(II) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘section 6(c)(2)(A)(ii) and (iii) of 
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such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) 
and (iii) of section 6(c)(2)(A) of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3806(c)(2)(A))’’. 
(viii) Section 12104(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’. 
(ix) Section 12208(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.)’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’. 
(B) TITLE
37, UNITED
STATES
CODE.— 
Section 209(a)(1) of title 37, United States 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 
456(d)(1))’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 
3806(d)(1))’’. 
(2) SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT CITA-
TION CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Section 987 is amended— 
(i) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
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(ii) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 527)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 3937)’’. 
(B) Section 1408(b)(1)(D) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’. 
(3) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979 CI-
TATION CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Section 130(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2401–2420)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.)’’. 
(B) Section 2249a(a)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’. 
(C) Section 2327 is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A))’’. 
(D) Section 2410i(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2402(5)(A))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4602(5)(A))’’. 
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(E) Section 7430(e) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.)’’. 
(4) DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 CITA-
TION CHANGES.—Title 10, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(A) Section 139c of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2171)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4567)’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (12)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
App. 2062(b))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4502(b))’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. App. 2170(k))’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4565(k))’’. 
(B) Section 2537(c) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2170(a))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4565(a))’’. 
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(C) Section 9511(6) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2071)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4511)’’. 
(D) Section 9513(e) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 2071)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4511)’’. 
(5) MERCHANT SHIP SALES ACT OF 1946 CITA-
TION CHANGES.—Section 2218 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4405)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘(50 U.S.C. App. 1744)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 
U.S.C. 4405)’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Effective as of November 25, 2015, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 563(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 5(c)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 5(c)(2)’’. 
(2) Section 883(a)(2) (129 Stat. 947) is 
amended by striking ‘‘such chapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter 131 of such title’’. 
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‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
‘‘(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f).’’. 
(5) Section 1086(f)(11)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Not later than\ one year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than one year’’. 
(d) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1082. MODIFICATION TO SUPPORT FOR NON-FEDERAL 
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF MATERIAL 
FOR CHEMICAL AGENT DEFENSE. 
Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘report on the use of the 
authority under subsection (a)’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘report that includes—’’ 
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‘‘(A) a description of— 
‘‘(i) each use of the authority under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) for each such use, the specific 
material made available and to whom it 
was made available; and 
‘‘(B) a description of— 
‘‘(i) any instance in which the Depart-
ment of Defense made available to a State, 
a unit of local government, or a private en-
tity any biological select agent or toxin for 
the development or testing of any bio-
defense technology; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such instance, the spe-
cific material made available and to whom 
it was made available.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The requirement to submit a report under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate on January 31, 
2021.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this section:’’ 
‘‘(1) The terms ‘precursor’, ‘protective pur-
poses’, and ‘toxic chemical’ have the meanings given 
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those terms in the convention referred to in sub-
section (c), in paragraph 2, paragraph 9(b), and 
paragraph 1, respectively, of article II of that con-
vention. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘biological select agent or toxin’ 
means any agent or toxin identified under any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Section 331.3 of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
‘‘(B) Section 121.3 or section 121.4 of title 
9, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(C) Section 73.3 or section 73.4 of title 
42, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
SEC. 1083. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT AVAILABLE 
FOR EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, AND SUPPLIES 
PROVIDED FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 407(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
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SEC. 1084. LIQUIDATION OF UNPAID CREDITS ACCRUED AS 
A 
RESULT 
OF 
TRANSACTIONS 
UNDER 
A 
CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENT. 
(a) LIQUIDATION
OF UNPAID CREDITS.—Section 
2345 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) Any credits of the United States accrued as 
a result of the provision of logistic support, supplies, and 
services under the authority of this subchapter that re-
main unliquidated more than 18 months after the date 
of delivery of the logistic support, supplies, or services 
may, at the option of the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, be liquidated by off-
setting the credits against any amount owed by the De-
partment of Defense, pursuant to a transaction or trans-
actions concluded under the authority of this subchapter, 
to the government or international organization to which 
the logistic support, supplies, or services were provided by 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) The amount of any credits offset pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be credited as specified in section 
2346 of this title as if it were a receipt of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 
2345 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
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section (a), shall apply with respect to credits accrued by 
the United States that— 
(1) were accrued prior to, and remain unpaid as 
of, the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) are accrued after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1085. CLARIFICATION OF CONTRACTS COVERED BY 
AIRLIFT SERVICE PROVISION. 
Section 9516 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) CONTRACT FOR AIRLIFT SERVICE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘contract for airlift service’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) a contract with the Department of Defense 
for airlift service; 
‘‘(2) any contract with the Department of De-
fense other than a contract described in paragraph 
(1), if transportation services are used in the per-
formance of the contract; or 
‘‘(3) any subcontract (at any tier) under a con-
tract described in paragraph (1) or (2) if the sub-
contract is for airlift service or if transportation 
services are used in the performance of the sub-
contract.’’. 
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SEC. 1086. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY
AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly de-
velop a national biodefense strategy and associated imple-
mentation plan, which shall include a review and assess-
ment of biodefense policies, practices, programs and initia-
tives. Such Secretaries shall review and, as appropriate, 
revise the strategy biennially. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy and associated imple-
mentation plan required under subsection (a) shall include 
each of the following: 
(1) An inventory and assessment of all existing 
strategies, plans, policies, laws, and interagency 
agreements related to biodefense, including preven-
tion, deterrence, preparedness, detection, response, 
attribution, recovery, and mitigation. 
(2) A description of the biological threats, in-
cluding biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally oc-
curring infectious diseases, and accidental exposures. 
(3) A description of the current programs, ef-
forts, or activities of the United States Government 
with respect to preventing the acquisition, prolifera-
tion, and use of a biological weapon, preventing an 
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accidental or naturally occurring biological outbreak, 
and mitigating the effects of a biological epidemic. 
(4) A description of the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Executive Agencies, including internal 
and external coordination procedures, in identifying 
and sharing information related to, warning of, and 
protection against, acts of terrorism using biological 
agents and weapons and accidental or naturally oc-
curring biological outbreaks. 
(5) An articulation of related or required inter-
agency capabilities and whole-of-Government activi-
ties required to support the national biodefense 
strategy. 
(6) Recommendations for strengthening and im-
proving the current biodefense capabilities, authori-
ties, and command structures of the United States 
Government. 
(7) Recommendations for improving and for-
malizing interagency coordination and support mech-
anisms with respect to providing a robust national 
biodefense. 
(8) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary 
of Agriculture determine necessary. 
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(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 275 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the strategy and associated im-
plementation plan required by subsection (a). The strategy 
and implementation plan shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 1, 2017, and 
annually thereafter until March 1, 2019, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall provide to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives a joint briefing on the strategy 
developed under subsection (a) and the status of the im-
plementation of such strategy. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the submittal of the strategy and implementation 
plan under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the strategy and 
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implementation plan to analyze gaps and resources 
mapped against the requirements of the National Bio-
defense Strategy and existing United States biodefense 
policy documents. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(4) The Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 1087. GLOBAL CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall carry out a program to support the socio-cul-
tural understanding needs of the Department of the Army, 
to be known as the Global Cultural Knowledge Network. 
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(b) GOALS.—The Global Cultural Knowledge Net-
work shall support the following goals: 
(1) Provide socio-cultural analysis support to 
any unit deployed, or preparing to deploy, to an ex-
ercise or operation in the assigned region of respon-
sibility of the unit being supported. 
(2) Make recommendations or support policy 
development to increase the social science expertise 
of military and civilian personnel of the Department 
of the Army. 
(3) Provide reimbursable support to other mili-
tary departments or Federal agencies if requested 
through an operational needs request process. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.—The Global Cul-
tural Knowledge Network shall include the following ele-
ments: 
(1) A center in the continental United States 
(referred to in this section as a ‘‘reach-back center’’) 
to support requests for information and analysis. 
(2) Outreach to academic institutions and other 
Federal agencies involved in social science research 
to increase the network of resources for the reach- 
back center. 
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(3) Training with operational units during an-
nual training exercises or during pre-deployment 
training. 
(4) The training, contracting, and human re-
sources capacity to rapidly respond to contingencies 
in which social science expertise is requested by 
operational commanders through an operational 
needs request process. 
(d) DIRECTIVE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall issue a directive within one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act for the governance of the 
Global Cultural Knowledge Network, including oversight 
and process controls for auditing the activities of per-
sonnel of the Network, the employment of the Global Cul-
tural Knowledge Network by operation forces, and proc-
esses for requesting support by operational Army units 
and other Department of Defense and Federal entities. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON DEPLOYMENTS UNDER GLOBAL 
CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Army 
may not deploy social scientists in a conflict zone. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Army may 
waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary submits, at least 10 days before the deploy-
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ment, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate— 
(A) notice of the waiver; and 
(B) a certification that there is a compel-
ling national security interest for the deploy-
ment or there will be a benefit to the safety and 
welfare of members of the Armed Forces from 
the deployment. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF WAIVER NOTICE.—A waiver 
notice under this subsection also shall include the 
following: 
(A) The operational unit, or units, request-
ing support, including the location or locations 
where the social scientists are to be deployed. 
(B) The number of Global Cultural Knowl-
edge Network personnel to be deployed and the 
anticipated duration of such deployments. 
(C) The anticipated resource needs for 
such deployment. 
SEC. 1088. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING 
TO MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNI-
CIANS. 
(a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNI-
CIAN (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 981; 10 
U.S.C. 10216 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—By not later than October 
1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall convert not 
fewer than 20 percent of all military technician posi-
tions to positions filled by individuals who are em-
ployed under section 3101 of title 5, United States 
Code, or section 1601 of title 10, United States 
Code, or serving under section 328 of title 32, 
United States Code, and are not military techni-
cians. The positions to be converted are described in 
paragraph (2).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in the re-
port’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘by the 
Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the National 
Guard Bureau, and the State adjutants general in 
the course of reviewing all military technician posi-
tions for purposes of implementing this section.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘may fill’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall fill’’. 
(b) CONVERSION OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR FORCE 
RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STATUS PO-
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SITIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 10217 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) CONVERSION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No individual 
may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or reemployed, 
as a non-dual status technician for purposes of this section 
after September 30, 2017. 
‘‘(2) On October 1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense 
shall convert all non-dual status technicians to positions 
filled by individuals who are employed under section 3101 
of title 5 or section 1601 of this title and are not military 
technicians. 
‘‘(3) In the case of a position converted under para-
graph (2) for which there is an incumbent employee on 
October 1, 2017, the Secretary shall fill that position, as 
converted, with the incumbent employee without regard to 
any requirement concerning competition or competitive 
hiring procedures. 
‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or re-
hired or employed, to a position required to be filled by 
reason of paragraph (1) shall an individual employed in 
such position under section 3101 of title 5 or section 1601 
of this title.’’. 
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(c) REPORT ON CONVERSION OF MILITARY TECHNI-
CIAN POSITIONS TO PERSONNEL PERFORMING ACTIVE 
GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2017, the Secretary of Defense, shall in consultation 
with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
the feasibility and advisability of converting any re-
maining military technicians (dual status) to per-
sonnel performing active Guard and Reserve duty 
under section 328 of title 32, United States Code, 
or other applicable provisions of law. The report 
shall include the following: 
(A) An analysis of the fully-burdened costs 
of the conversion taking into account the new 
modernized military retirement system. 
(B) An assessment of the ratio of members 
of the Armed Forces performing active Guard 
and Reserve duty and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense under title 5, United 
States Code, required to best contribute to the 
readiness of the National Guard and the Re-
serves. 
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(2) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘active Guard 
and Reserve duty’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 101(d)(6) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1089. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONNECTI-
CUT’S SUBMARINE CENTURY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) On March 2, 1867, Congress enacted a 
naval appropriations Act that authorized the Sec-
retary of the Navy to ‘‘receive and accept a deed of 
gift, when offered by the State of Connecticut, of a 
tract of land with not less than one mile of shore 
front on the Thames River near New London, Con-
necticut, to be held by the United States for naval 
purposes’’. 
(2) The people of Connecticut and the towns 
and cities in the southeastern region of Connecticut 
subsequently gifted land to establish a military in-
stallation to fulfil the Nation’s need for a naval facil-
ity on the Atlantic coast. 
(3) On April 11, 1868, the Navy accepted the 
deed of gift of land from Connecticut to establish a 
naval yard and storage depot along the eastern 
shore of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut. 
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(4) Between 1868 and 1912, the New London 
Navy Yard supported a diverse range of missions, 
including berthing inactive Civil War era ironclad 
warships and serving as a coaling station for refuel-
ing naval ships traveling in New England waters. 
(5) Congress rejected the Navy’s proposal to 
close New London Navy Yard in 1912, following an 
impassioned effort by Congressman Edwin W. Hig-
gins, who stated that ‘‘this action proposed is not 
only unjust but unreasonable and unsound as a mili-
tary proposition’’. 
(6) The outbreak of World War I and the 
enemy use of submarines to sink allied military and 
civilian ships in the Atlantic sparked a new focus on 
developing submarine capabilities in the United 
States. 
(7) October 18, 1915, marked the arrival at the 
New London Navy Yard of the submarines G–1, G– 
2, and G–4 under the care of the tender U.S.S. 
OZARK, soon followed by the arrival of submarines 
E–1, D–1, and D–3 under the care of the tender 
U.S.S. TONOPAH, and on November 1, 1915, the 
arrival of the first ship built as a submarine tender, 
the U.S.S. FULTON (AS–1). 
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(8) On June 21, 1916, Commander Yeates Stir-
ling assumed the command of the newly designated 
Naval Submarine Base New London, the New Lon-
don Submarine Flotilla, and the Submarine School. 
(9) In the 100 years since the arrival of the 
first submarines to the base, Naval Submarine Base 
New London has grown to occupy more than 680 
acres along the east side of the Thames River, with 
more than 160 major facilities, 15 nuclear sub-
marines, and more than 70 tenant commands and 
activities, including the Submarine Learning Center, 
Naval Submarine School, the Naval Submarine Med-
ical Research Laboratory, the Naval Undersea Med-
ical Institute, and the newly established Undersea 
Warfighting Development Center. 
(10) In addition to being the site of the first 
submarine base in the United States, Connecticut 
was home to the foremost submarine manufacturers 
of the time, the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in 
Bridgeport and the Electric Boat Company in Grot-
on, which later became General Dynamics Electric 
Boat. 
(11) General Dynamics Electric Boat, its tal-
ented workforce, and its Connecticut-based and na-
tionwide network of suppliers have delivered more 
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than 200 submarines from its current location in 
Groton, Connecticut, including the first nuclear-pow-
ered submarine, the U.S.S. NAUTILUS (SSN 571), 
and nearly half of the nuclear submarines ever built 
by the United States. 
(12) The Submarine Force Library and Mu-
seum, located adjacent to Naval Submarine Base 
New London in Groton, Connecticut, is the only sub-
marine museum operated by the United States Navy 
and today serves as the primary repository for arti-
facts, documents, and photographs relating to the 
bold and courageous history of the Submarine Force 
and highlights as its core exhibit the Historic Ship 
NAUTILUS (SSN 571) following her retirement 
from service. 
(13) Reflecting the close ties between Con-
necticut and the Navy that began with the gift of 
land that established the base, the State of Con-
necticut has set aside $40,000,000 in funding for 
critical infrastructure investments to support the 
mission of the base, including construction of a new 
dive locker building, expansion of the Submarine 
Learning Center, and modernization of energy infra-
structure. 
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(14) On September 29, 2015, Connecticut Gov-
ernor Dannel Malloy designated October 2015 
through October 2016 as Connecticut’s Submarine 
Century, a year-long observance that celebrates 100 
years of submarine activity in Connecticut, including 
the Town of Groton’s distinction as the Submarine 
Capital of the World, to coincide with the centennial 
anniversary of the establishment of Naval Sub-
marine Base New London and the Naval Submarine 
School. 
(15) Whereas Naval Submarine Base New Lon-
don still proudly proclaims its motto of ‘‘The First 
and Finest’’. 
(16) Congressman Higgins’ statement before 
Congress in 1912 that ‘‘Connecticut stands ready, as 
she always has, to bear her part of the burdens of 
the national defense’’ remains true today. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the longstanding dedication and 
contribution to the Navy and submarine force by the 
people of Connecticut, both through the initial deed 
of gift that established what would become Naval 
Submarine Base New London and through their on-
going commitment to support the mission of the 
base and the Navy personnel assigned to it; 
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(2) honors the submariners who have trained 
and served at Naval Submarine Base New London 
throughout its history in support of the Nation’s se-
curity and undersea superiority; 
(3) recognizes the contribution of the industry 
and workforce of Connecticut in designing, building, 
and sustaining the Navy’s submarine fleet; and 
(4) encourages the recognition of Connecticut’s 
Submarine Century by Congress, the Navy, and the 
American people by honoring the contribution of the 
people of Connecticut to the defense of the United 
States and the important role of the submarine force 
in safeguarding the security of the United States for 
more than a century. 
SEC. 1090. LNG PERMITTING CERTAINTY AND TRANS-
PARENCY. 
(a) ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) DECISION DEADLINE.—For proposals that 
must also obtain authorization from the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission or the United States 
Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, 
or operate LNG export facilities, the Department of 
Energy shall issue a final decision on any applica-
tion for the authorization to export natural gas 
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under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b) not later than 30 days after the later of— 
(A) the conclusion of the review to site, 
construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities 
required by the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(B) the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONCLUSION OF REVIEW.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), review required by the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 shall be considered 
concluded— 
(A) for a project requiring an Environ-
mental Impact Statement, 30 days after publi-
cation of a Final Environmental Impact State-
ment; 
(B) for a project for which an Environ-
mental Assessment has been prepared, 30 days 
after publication by the Department of Energy 
of a Finding of No Significant Impact; and 
(C) upon a determination by the lead agen-
cy that an application is eligible for a categor-
ical exclusion pursuant National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 implementing regulations. 
(3) JUDICIAL ACTION.—(A) The United States 
Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export 
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facility will be located pursuant to an application de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall have original jurisdic-
tion over any civil action for the review of— 
(i) an order issued by the Department of 
Energy with respect to such application; or 
(ii) the Department of Energy’s failure to 
issue a final decision on such application. 
(B) If the Court in a civil action described in 
subparagraph (A) finds that the Department of En-
ergy has failed to issue a final decision on the appli-
cation as required under paragraph (1), the Court 
shall order the Department of Energy to issue such 
final decision not later than 30 days after the 
Court’s order. 
(C) The Court shall set any civil action brought 
under this paragraph for expedited consideration 
and shall set the matter on the docket as soon as 
practical after the filing date of the initial pleading. 
(b) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
OF EXPORT DESTINA-
TIONS.—Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LNG EXPORT DES-
TINATIONS.—As a condition for approval of any authoriza-
tion to export LNG, the Secretary of Energy shall require 
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