Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi-
sions as follows: 
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Au-
thorizations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy Na-
tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza-
tions. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Limitation on availability of funds for AN/TPQ–53 radar systems.
Sec. 112. Prioritization of upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters within 
Army National Guard. 
Sec. 113. Report on options to accelerate replacement of UH–60A Blackhawk 
helicopters of Army National Guard. 
Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke 
class destroyers and associated systems. 
Sec. 122. Procurement authority for aircraft carrier programs. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications up-
grades for C–20 and C–37 aircraft. 
Sec. 132. Backup inventory status of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 133. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 134. Prohibition on retirement of EC–130H aircraft. 
Sec. 135. Limitation on availability of funds for divestment or transfer of KC– 
10 aircraft. 
Sec. 136. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of the F–35A air-
craft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 141. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command–Plat-
form. 
Sec. 142. Strategy for replacement of A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird 
aircraft to meet special operations requirements. 
Sec. 143. Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force re-
quirements. 
Sec. 144. Report on use of different types of enhanced 5.56 mm ammunition 
by the Army and the Marine Corps. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Extension of defense research and development rapid innovation pro-
gram. 
Sec. 212. Limitation on availability of funds for medical countermeasures pro-
gram. 
Sec. 213. Limitation on availability of funds for F–15 infrared search and 
track capability development. 
Sec. 214. Independent assessment of F135 engine program. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 221. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology transfer 
and transition. 
Sec. 222. Strategies for engagement with historically black colleges and univer-
sities and minority-serving institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 223. Plan for advanced weapons technology war games.
Sec. 224. Comptroller General Review of autonomic logistics information sys-
tem for F–35 Lightening II aircraft. 
Sec. 225. Briefing on shallow water combat submersible program. 
Sec. 226. Report on graduate fellowships in support of science, mathematics, 
and engineering education. 
Sec. 227. Sense of Congress Regarding FFRDC Facilitation of a High Quality 
Technical Workforce. 
Sec. 228. Funding for MV–22A digital interoperability program. 
Sec. 229. Commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance systems for Army tac-
tical unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 230. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II. 
Sec. 231. Improvement to coordination and communication of defense research 
activities. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 302. Additional authorization of appropriations for the Office of Economic 
Adjustment. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels. 
Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 
Sec. 313. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating to 
potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy 
projects. 
Sec. 314. Exclusions from definition of ‘‘chemical substance’’ under Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act. 
Sec. 315. Exemption of Department of Defense from alternative fuel procure-
ment requirement. 
Sec. 316. Limitation on plan, design, refurbishing, or construction of biofuels 
refineries. 
Sec. 317. Comprehensive study on impact of proposed ozone rule. 
Sec. 318. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational 
Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations 
and Environment. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 321. Assignment of certain new requirements based on determinations of 
cost-efficiency. 
Sec. 322. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability assessments 
of a determination about defense acquisition program require-
ments. 
Sec. 323. Amendment to limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the 
sustainment, maintenance, repair, or other overhaul of the 
F117 engine. 
Sec. 324. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for product 
improvements. 
Sec. 325. Report on equipment purchased from foreign entities that could be 
manufactured in United States arsenals or depots. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters
Sec. 333. Improvements to Department of Defense excess property disposal. 
Sec. 334. Access to wireless high-speed Internet and network connections for 
certain members of the Armed Forces deployed overseas. 
Sec. 335. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS 
Initiative. 
Sec. 336. Assessment of outreach for small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women and minorities required before conversion of 
certain functions to contractor performance. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
Sec. 422. Report on force structure of the Army. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-fully-quali-
fied-officers list because of administrative error. 
Sec. 502. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a 
general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of 
Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 
Sec. 503. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the defi-
nition and availability of costs associated with general and flag 
officers and their aides. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special selection boards 
as limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion 
board. 
Sec. 512. Ready Reserve continuous screening regarding key positions disquali-
fying Federal officials from continued service in the Ready Re-
serve. 
Sec. 513. Exemption of military technicians (dual status) from civilian em-
ployee furloughs. 
Sec. 514. Annual report on personnel, training, and equipment requirements 
for the non-Federalized National Guard to support civilian au-
thorities in prevention and response to non-catastrophic domes-
tic disasters.
Sec. 515. National Guard civil and defense support activities and related mat-
ters. 
Sec. 516. Electronic tracking of operational active-duty service performed by 
members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Consolidation of Authorities to Order Members of Reserve 
Components to Perform Duty 
Sec. 521. Administration of reserve duty. 
Sec. 522. Reserve duty authorities. 
Sec. 523. Purpose of reserve duty. 
Sec. 524. Training and other duty performed by members of the National 
Guard. 
Sec. 525. Conforming and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 526. Effective date and implementation. 
Subtitle D—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 531. Temporary authority to develop and provide additional recruitment 
incentives. 
Sec. 532. Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career flexibility 
to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 533. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground 
combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 534. Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral occu-
pational standards. 
Sec. 535. Burdens of proof applicable to investigations and reviews related to 
protected communications of members of the Armed Forces 
and prohibited retaliatory actions. 
Sec. 536. Revision of name on military service record to reflect change in gen-
der identity after separation from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 537. Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of the 
Army. 
Sec. 538. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 539. Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces 
may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installa-
tion. 
Subtitle E—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 
Prevention and Response 
Sec. 541. Improvements to Special Victims’ Counsel program. 
Sec. 542. Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special Victims’ 
Counsel. 
Sec. 543. Access to Special Victims’ Counsel for former dependents of members 
and former members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 544. Representation and assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel in retal-
iatory proceedings. 
Sec. 545. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the avail-
ability of assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 
Sec. 546. Participation by victim in punitive proceedings and access to records. 
Sec. 547. Victim access to report of results of preliminary hearing under Article 
32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 548. Minimum confinement period required for conviction of certain sex- 
related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 549. Strategy to prevent retaliation against members of the Armed Forces 
who report or intervene on behalf of the victim in instances of 
sexual assault. 
Sec. 550. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual 
assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 551. Sexual assault prevention and response training for administrators 
and instructors of the Junior and Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps. 
Sec. 552. Modification of Manual for Courts-Martial to require consistent prep-
aration of the full record of trial. 
Sec. 553. Inclusion of additional information in annual reports regarding De-
partment of Defense sexual assault prevention and response. 
Sec. 554. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses in-
volving members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps. 
Sec. 555. Additional guidance regarding release of mental health records of De-
partment of Defense medical treatment facilities in cases in-
volving any sex-related offense. 
Sec. 556. Public availability of records of certain proceedings under the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice. 
Sec. 557. Revision of Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum 15– 
003, relating to Registered Sex Offender Identification, Notifi-
cation, and Monitoring in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 558. Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. 
Subtitle F—Member Education, Training, and Transition 
Sec. 561. Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the Armed 
Forces discharged or released after limited active duty. 
Sec. 562. Availability of additional training opportunities under Transition As-
sistance Program. 
Sec. 563. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 
Sec. 564. Appointments to military service academies from nominations made 
by Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 565. Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty authorities ex-
empt from five-year limit on reemployment rights of persons 
who serve in the uniformed services. 
Sec. 566. Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee. 
Sec. 567. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National Guard 
and Reserve. 
Sec. 568. Program regarding civilian credentialing for skills required for certain 
military occupational specialties. 
Sec. 569. Mariner training. 
Sec. 570. Report on civilian and military education to respond to future 
threats. 
Sec. 570a. Availability of cyber security and IT certifications for Department 
of Defense personnel critical to network defense. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters
Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that 
benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and De-
partment of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 572. Extension of authority to conduct family support programs for imme-
diate family members of members of the Armed Forces as-
signed to special operations forces. 
Sec. 573. Support for efforts to improve academic achievement and transition 
of military dependent students. 
Sec. 574. Study regarding feasibility of using DEERS to track dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense ci-
vilian employees who are elementary or secondary education 
students. 
Sec. 575. Sense of Congress regarding support for dependents of members of 
the Armed Forces attending specialized camps. 
Subtitle H—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts 
of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 
Sec. 582. Limitation on authority of Secretaries of the military departments re-
garding revocation of combat valor awards. 
Sec. 583. Award of Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who were 
victims of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing. 
Sec. 584. Atomic veterans service medal. 
Sec. 585. Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for Milton 
Holland. 
Sec. 586. Sense of Congress supporting the decision of the Army to post-
humously promote Master Sergeant (retired) Naomi Horwitz to 
Sergeant Major. 
Subtitle I—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 591. Authority for United States Air Force Institute of Technology to 
charge and retain tuition for instruction of persons other than 
Air Force personnel detailed for instruction at the Institute. 
Sec. 592. Honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans. 
Sec. 593. Sense of Congress regarding support for military divers. 
Sec. 594. Transfer and adoption of military animals. 
Sec. 595. Coordination with non-government suicide prevention organizations 
and agencies to assist in reducing suicides. 
Sec. 596. Sense of Congress on desirability of service-wide adoption of Gold 
Star Installation Access Card. 
Sec. 597. Annual report on performance of regional offices of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 598. Preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 599. Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act 
and Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic 
allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 
Sec. 602. Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration 
of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel.
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
reserve forces. 
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
health care professionals. 
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
officers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated spe-
cial pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 
Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 
37 bonuses and special pays. 
Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 
Sec. 617. Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities 
for officers. 
Sec. 618. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for sur-
vivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the 
Vietnam conflict. 
Subtitle C—Modernization of Military Retirement System 
Sec. 631. Full participation for members of the uniformed services in Thrift 
Savings Plan. 
Sec. 632. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 633. Continuation pay for full TSP members with 12 years of service. 
Sec. 634. Effective date and implementation. 
Subtitle D—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 
and Operations 
Sec. 641. Preserving Assured Commissary Supply to Asia and the Pacific. 
Sec. 642. Prohibition on replacement or consolidation of defense commissary 
and exchange systems pending submission of required report 
on defense commissary system. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 651. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 652. Availability for purchase of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial 
headstones and markers for members of reserve components 
who performed certain training. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Joint uniform formulary for transition of care. 
Sec. 702. Access to broad range of methods of contraception approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration for members of the Armed 
Forces and military dependents at military treatment facilities. 
Sec. 703. Access to contraceptive method for duration of deployment. 
Sec. 704. Access to infertility treatment for members of the Armed Forces and 
dependents. 
Sec. 705. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Unified medical command. 
Sec. 712. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program. 
Sec. 713. Reports on proposed realignments of military medical treatment fa-
cilities. 
Sec. 714. Pilot program for operation of network of retail pharmacies under 
TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive 
Fund. 
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 723. Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense 
Healthcare Management Systems Modernization. 
Sec. 724. Primary blast injury research. 
Sec. 725. Sense of Congress regarding mental health counseling for members 
of the Armed Forces and families. 
Sec. 726. Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to obstet-
rical anesthesia services. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 800. Sense of Congress on the desired tenets of the defense acquisition 
system. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition, and 
budget processes within Armed Forces. 
Sec. 802. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 803. Independent study of matters related to bid protests. 
Sec. 804. Procurement of commercial items. 
Sec. 805. Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in 
procurement of major weapon systems as commercial items. 
Sec. 806. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for acquisition of 
property. 
Sec. 807. Compliance with inventory of contracts for services. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Development and Related Matters 
Sec. 811. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel-
opment Fund. 
Sec. 812. Dual-track military professionals in operational and acquisition speci-
alities. 
Sec. 813. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition duty. 
Sec. 814. Requirement for acquisition skills assessment biennial strategic work-
force plan. 
Sec. 815. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of market 
research. 
Sec. 816. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition workforce 
improvement efforts. 
Sec. 817. Extension of demonstration project relating to certain acquisition per-
sonnel management policies and procedures.
Subtitle C—Weapon Systems Acquisition and Related Matters 
Sec. 821. Sense of Congress on the desired characteristics for the weapon sys-
tems acquisition system. 
Sec. 822. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition pro-
gram and major system. 
Sec. 823. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in development 
of major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 
Sec. 824. Modification to requirements relating to determination of contract 
type for major defense acquisition programs and major sys-
tems. 
Sec. 825. Required determination before Milestone A approval or initiation of 
major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 826. Required certification and determination before Milestone B approval 
of major defense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle D—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 831. Codification and amendment of Mentor-Protege Program. 
Sec. 832. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 
Sec. 833. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies. 
Sec. 834. Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for 
services. 
Sec. 835. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of private 
sector firms. 
Sec. 836. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in the 
national technology and industrial base. 
Sec. 837. Policy regarding solid rocket motors used in tactical missiles. 
Sec. 838. FAR Council membership for Administrator of Small Business Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 839. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee. 
Sec. 840. Certification requirements for procurement center representatives, 
Business Opportunity Specialists, and commercial market rep-
resentatives. 
Sec. 841. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 842. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns located in a base closure area. 
Sec. 843. Joint venturing and teaming. 
Sec. 844. Modification to and scorecard program for small business contracting 
goals. 
Sec. 845. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small 
Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size 
standards. 
Sec. 846. Limitations on reverse auctions. 
Sec. 847. Sense of Congress on procurement of fire hoses. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 851. Additional responsibility for Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion. 
Sec. 852. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the determination of 
price reasonableness. 
Sec. 853. Codification of other transaction authority for certain prototype 
projects. 
Sec. 854. Amendments to certain acquisition thresholds.
Sec. 855. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of 
acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 
Sec. 856. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for major 
defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 857. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of serv-
ices contracts. 
Sec. 858. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 
Sec. 859. Consideration of strategic materials in preliminary design review. 
Sec. 860. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 
Sec. 861. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit elec-
tronic parts. 
Sec. 862. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. 
Sec. 863. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for 
contract services. 
Sec. 864. Use of lowest price, technically acceptable evaluation method for pro-
curement of audit or audit readiness services. 
Sec. 865. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority To acquire prod-
ucts and services produced in Afghanistan, Central Asian 
States, and Djibouti. 
Sec. 866. Effective communication between government and industry. 
Sec. 867. Strengthening program and project management performance. 
Sec. 868. Sychronization of defense acquisition curricula. 
Sec. 869. Research and analysis of defense acquisition policy. 
Sec. 870. Standards for orocurement of secure information technology and 
cyber security systems. 
Sec. 871. Modifications to the justification and approval process for certain 
sole-source contracts for small business concerns. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 901. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of 
the Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 902. Change of period for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff review 
of the unified command plan. 
Sec. 903. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force development activi-
ties. 
Sec. 904. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps. 
Sec. 905. Additional requirements for streamlining of Department of Defense 
management headquarters. 
Sec. 906. Sense of Congress on performance management and workforce incen-
tive system. 
Sec. 907. Guidelines for conversion of functions performed by civilian or con-
tractor personnel to performance by military personnel. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Authority to transfer funds to the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration to sustain nuclear weapons modernization and naval 
reactors.
Sec. 1003. Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and equip-
ment items. 
Sec. 1004. Report on auditable financial statements. 
Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to provide additional support for counter- 
drug activities of certain foreign governments. 
Sec. 1012. Statement of policy on Plan Central America. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Restrictions on the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign ship-
yards. 
Sec. 1022. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain 
Navy mess operations afloat. 
Sec. 1023. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga 
class cruisers or dock landing ships. 
Sec. 1024. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile de-
fense capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Permanent authority to provide rewards through Government per-
sonnel of allied forces and certain other modifications to De-
partment of Defense program to provide rewards. 
Sec. 1032. Congressional notification of sensitive military operations. 
Sec. 1033. Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of funds 
for combating terrorism program. 
Sec. 1034. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals 
formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1035. Inclusion in reports to Congress information about recidivism of in-
dividuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1036. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release of individ-
uals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1037. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the 
United States to house detainees transferred from United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1038. Prohibition on use of funds to transfer or release individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to combat zones. 
Sec. 1039. Requirements for certifications relating to the transfer of detainees 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
foreign countries and other foreign entities. 
Sec. 1040. Submission to Congress of certain documents relating to transfer of 
individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar. 
Sec. 1041. Submission of unredacted copies of documents relating to the trans-
fer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo to Qatar. 
Sec. 1042. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals de-
tained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, to Yemen. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1051. Enhancement of authority of Secretary of Navy to use National Sea- 
Based Deterrence Fund. 
Sec. 1052. Department of Defense excess property program. 
Sec. 1053. Limitation on transfer of certain AH–64 apache helicopters from 
Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel 
levels. 
Sec. 1054. Space available travel for environmental morale leave by certain 
spouses and children of deployed members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 1055. Information-related and strategic communications capabilities en-
gagement pilot program. 
Sec. 1056. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of helicopter sea combat 
squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 
Sec. 1057. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain land-
mines. 
Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for modifying command and con-
trol of United States Pacific Fleet. 
Sec. 1059. Prohibition on the closure of United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1060. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or closure 
of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1060a. Civilian Aviation Asset Military Partnership Pilot Program. 
Sec. 1060b. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 1060c. Limitation on use of funds to deactivate 440th airlift wing. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning 
guidance information to Congress. 
Sec. 1062. Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller General of 
the United States. 
Sec. 1063. Report on implementation of the geographically distributed force 
laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific 
Command. 
Sec. 1064. Independent study of national security strategy formulation process. 
Sec. 1065. Study and report on role of Department of Defense in formulation 
of long-term strategy. 
Sec. 1066. Report on potential threats to members of the Armed Forces of 
United States Naval Forces Central Command and United 
States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. 
Sec. 1067. Report on the status of detection, identification, and disablement ca-
pabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft. 
Sec. 1068. Report on options to accelerate the training of remotely piloted air-
craft pilots. 
Sec. 1069. Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future of 
the Army. 
Subtitle G—Repeal or Revision of National Defense Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 1071. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to military per-
sonnel issues. 
Sec. 1072. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to readiness. 
Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval vessels 
and Merchant Marine.
Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to nuclear, pro-
liferation, and related matters. 
Sec. 1075. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to missile de-
fense. 
Sec. 1076. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to acquisition. 
Sec. 1077. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to civilian per-
sonnel. 
Sec. 1078. Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 1082. Executive agent for the oversight and management of alternative 
compensatory control measures. 
Sec. 1083. Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 
Sec. 1084. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers. 
Sec. 1085. Authorization of transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the 
Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety . 
Sec. 1086. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within the Air 
Force inventory. 
Sec. 1087. Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the United 
States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. 
Sec. 1088. Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional war-
fare. 
Sec. 1089. Mine countermeasures master plan. 
Sec. 1090. Congressional notification and briefing requirement on ordered evac-
uations of United States embassies and consulates involving 
the use of United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1091. Determination and disclosure of transportation costs incurred by 
Secretary of Defense for congressional trips outside the United 
States. 
Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator. 
Sec. 1093. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government 
facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure fa-
cilities. 
Sec. 1094. Sense of Congress regarding technical correction. 
Sec. 1095. Observance of Veterans Day. 
Sec. 1096. Business case analysis of decision to maintain C130J aircraft at 
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. 
Sec. 1097. Sense of Congress regarding cyber resiliency of National Guard net-
works and communications systems. 
Sec. 1098. Sense of congress on paid-for patriotism. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1102. Authority to provide additional allowances and benefits for defense 
clandestine service employees. 
Sec. 1103.
Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy em-
ployees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the 
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 
Sec. 1104. Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions at De-
partment of Defense research and engineering facilities.
Sec. 1105. Preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the 
armed forces appointed to competitive service; clarification of 
appeal rights. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces sup-
porting certain United States military operations. 
Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security coopera-
tion. 
Sec. 1203. Modification and two-year extension of National Guard State Part-
nership Program. 
Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense per-
sonnel between the United States and foreign countries. 
Sec. 1205. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster, and 
civic aid programs of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of cer-
tain coalition nations for support provided to United States 
military operations. 
Sec. 1213. Sense of Congress on United States policy and strategy in Afghani-
stan. 
Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide de-
fense services to the military and security forces of Afghani-
stan. 
Sec. 1216.
Assistance for Afghan translators, interpreters, and administrative 
aids. 
Sec. 1217. Report on efforts to engage United States manufacturers in pro-
curement opportunities related to equipping the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces. 
Sec. 1218. Report on access to financial records of the Government of Afghani-
stan to audit the use of funds for assistance for Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1219. Sense of Congress relating to Dr. Shakil Afridi. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1222. Comprehensive strategy for the Middle East and to counter Islamic 
extremism. 
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 
Sec. 1224. Report on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve. 
Sec. 1225. Modification of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian 
opposition. 
Sec. 1226. Assistance to the Government of Jordan for border security oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1227. Report on efforts of Turkey to fight terrorism.
Sec. 1228. Report to assess the potential effectiveness of and requirements for 
the establishment of safe zones or a no-fly zone in Syria. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 
Sec. 1231. Extension of annual report on military power of Iran. 
Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran’s nuclear program 
and its malign military activities. 
Sec. 1233. Report on military posture required in the Middle East to deter Iran 
from developing a nuclear weapon. 
Sec. 1234. Limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts with Iran. 
Sec. 1235. Security guarantees associated with Iran’s nuclear weapons pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1236. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1241. Notifications and updates relating to testing, production, deploy-
ment, and sale or transfer to other states or non-state actors 
of the Club-K cruise missile system by the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1242. Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian Federa-
tion to territory of Ukrainian Republic. 
Sec. 1243. Non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations 
under the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or 
introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian 
Federation under Open Skies Treaty. 
Sec. 1245. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 
Sec. 1246. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia. 
Sec. 1247. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1248. Limitation on military contact and cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1249. Limitation on funds for implementation of the New START Treaty. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress recognizing the 70th anniversary of the end of 
Allied military engagement in the Pacific theater. 
Sec. 1252. Sense of Congress regarding consolidation of United States military 
facilities in Okinawa, Japan. 
Sec. 1253. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. 
Sec. 1254. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan. 
Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on opportunities to enhance the United States al-
liance with the Republic of Korea. 
Sec. 1256. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding for-
eign disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability 
to allies. 
Sec. 1257. Requirement to invite the military forces of Taiwan to participate 
in RIMPAC Exercises. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1261. Non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 
Sec. 1262. Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act.
Sec. 1263. Permanent authority for NATO special operations headquarters. 
Sec. 1264. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the capa-
bility of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving 
weapons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 1265. Limitation on availability of funds for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, Air Force, for arms control implementation. 
Sec. 1266. Modification of authority for support of special operations to combat 
terrorism. 
Sec. 1267. United States-Israel anti-tunnel defense cooperation. 
Sec. 1268. Efforts of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to 
gender-based violence globally. 
Sec. 1269. Combating crime through intelligence capabilities. 
Sec. 1270. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade 
Treaty. 
Sec. 1271. Assessment of the military capability of the Republic of Cyprus. 
Sec. 1272. Sense of congress on the defense relationship between the United 
States and the Republic of India. 
Sec. 1273. Sense of Congress on evacuation of United States citizens and na-
tionals from Yemen. 
Sec. 1274. Report on impact of any significant reduction in United States troop 
levels or materiel in Europe on NATO’s ability to credibly ad-
dress external threats to any NATO member State. 
Sec. 1275. Report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico. 
Sec. 1276. Report on actions to ensure Qatar is preventing terrorist leaders 
and financiers from operating in its country. 
Sec. 1277. United States support for Jordan. 
Sec. 1278. Report on United States efforts to combat Boko Haram and support 
regional allies and other partners. 
Sec. 1279. Sense of Congress on United States support for Tunisia. 
Sec. 1280. Sense of Congress on future of NATO and enlargement initiatives. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile 
of lethal chemical agents and munitions. 
Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 
Sec. 1421. Limitation on furlough of Department of Defense employees paid 
through working-capital funds.
Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price 
fluctuations. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois. 
Sec. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—European Reassurance Initiative and Related Matters 
Sec. 1531. Statement of policy regarding European Reassurance Initiative. 
Sec. 1532. Assistance and sustainment to the military and national security 
forces of Ukraine. 
Subtitle D—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 1541. Continuation of existing limitation on use of Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1542. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1543. Comptroller General report on use of funds provided for overseas 
contingency operations. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space pro-
grams. 
Sec. 1602. Modification to development of space science and technology strat-
egy. 
Sec. 1603. Rocket propulsion system development program.
Sec. 1604. Modification to prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 
rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning 
System user equipment. 
Sec. 1606. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 
Sec. 1607. Procurement of wideband satellite communications. 
Sec. 1608. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on 
system. 
Sec. 1609. Modification of pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite 
communication services. 
Sec. 1610. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weath-
er data. 
Sec. 1611. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against 
additional threats. 
Sec. 1612. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent in-
frared capability. 
Sec. 1613. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 
Sec. 1614. Sense of Congress on space defense. 
Sec. 1615. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 
Sec. 1621. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. 
Sec. 1622. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facili-
ties for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 
Sec. 1623. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 
Sec. 1624. Limitation on availability of funds for Distributed Common Ground 
System of the Army. 
Sec. 1625. Limitation on availability of funds for Distributed Common Ground 
System of the United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 1626. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence. 
Sec. 1627. Clarification of annual briefing on the intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 1628. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 
Sec. 1629. Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence 
elements. 
Sec. 1630. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input to the 
defense acquisition process. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating to reporting 
on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information 
systems of certain contractors. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1651. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force. 
Sec. 1652. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command, Control, 
and Communications System. 
Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 
missile fuzes. 
Sec. 1654. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weapons 
in Europe.
Sec. 1655. Sense of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration 
between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues. 
Sec. 1656. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence 
mission. 
Sec. 1657. Prohibition on de-alerting intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
Sec. 1658. Sense of Congress on Plan for Implementation of Nuclear Enter-
prise Reviews. 
Sec. 1659. Report on the number of planned nuclear-armed cruise missiles. 
Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to 
Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1662. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into 
missile defense systems of United States. 
Sec. 1663. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian 
Federation into missile defense systems of United States and 
NATO. 
Sec. 1664. Limitation on availability of funds for long-range discriminating 
radar. 
Sec. 1665. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and 
missile defense capability of the Army. 
Sec. 1666. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabili-
ties of the United States. 
Sec. 1667. Integration of allied missile defense capabilities. 
Sec. 1668. Missile defense capability in Europe. 
Sec. 1669. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense sys-
tem. 
Sec. 1670. Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program co-development and po-
tential co-production. 
Sec. 1671. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for mis-
sile defense of the United States homeland. 
Sec. 1672. Boost phase defense system. 
Sec. 1673. East Coast homeport of sea-based X-band radar. 
Sec. 1674. Plan for medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives 
for enhanced defense of Hawaii. 
Sec. 1675. Research and development of non-terrestrial missile defense layer. 
Sec. 1676. Aegis Ashore capability development. 
Sec. 1677. Briefings on procurement and planning of left-of-launch capability. 
Sec. 1678. Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site 
in the United States. 
Sec. 1679. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the 
Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified 
by law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction 
and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 
year 2013 project. 
Sec. 2612. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 
Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense base closure ac-
count. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC) round. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Changes 
Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve facility 
expenditures and contributions to reflect congressional notifica-
tion thresholds for minor construction and repair projects. 
Sec. 2802. Authority for acceptance and use of contributions from Kuwait for 
construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually bene-
ficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces. 
Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 
Sec. 2804. Special authority for minor military construction projects for child 
development program facilities. 
Sec. 2805. Sense of Congress regarding base housing projects. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real prop-
erty on behalf of military service academies. 
Sec. 2812. Consultation requirement in connection with Department of Defense 
major land acquisitions. 
Sec. 2813. Additional master plan reporting requirements related to main oper-
ating bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security 
locations of Central Command and Africa Command Areas of 
Responsibility. 
Sec. 2814. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of 
infrastructure necessary to support the force structure. 
Sec. 2815. Arsenal Installation Reutilization Authority. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment
Sec. 2821. Restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection 
with realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 
Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward re-
alignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2831. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center, 
Vallejo, California. 
Sec. 2832. Land exchange, Navy outlying landing field, Naval Air Station, 
Whiting Field, Florida. 
Sec. 2833. Release of property interests retained in connection with land con-
veyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas. 
Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with land con-
veyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana. 
Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Campion Air Force Radar Station, Galena, Alas-
ka. 
Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 
Sec. 2841. Withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air Weapons Sta-
tion China Lake, California. 
Sec. 2842. Bureau of Land Management withdrawn military lands efficiency 
and savings. 
Subtitle F—Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums 
Sec. 2851. Renaming site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical 
Park, Ohio. 
Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work in 
honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion. 
Sec. 2853. Amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 2861. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield 
pavement markings. 
Sec. 2862. Protection and recovery of Greater Sage Grouse. 
Sec. 2863. Use of Military Operations Areas for national security activities. 
Sec. 2864. Renaming of the Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls Armed 
Forces Readiness Center in honor of Captain John E. Moran, 
a recipient of the Medal of Honor. 
Sec. 2865. Implementation of lesser prairie-chicken range-wide conservation 
plan and other conservation measures. 
Sec. 2866. Removal of endangered species status for American burying beetle. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition project. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Authorized personnel levels of National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration. 
Sec. 3112. Full-time equivalent contractor personnel levels. 
Sec. 3113. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees 
and projects. 
Sec. 3114. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and operating 
contracts. 
Sec. 3115. Nuclear weapon design responsiveness program. 
Sec. 3116. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 
Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds for fixed site radiological portal 
monitors in foreign countries. 
Sec. 3118. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear 
nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 
Sec. 3119. Limitation on authorization of production of special nuclear material 
outside the United States by foreign country with nuclear naval 
propulsion program. 
Sec. 3120. Limitation on availability of funds for development of certain nu-
clear nonproliferation technologies. 
Sec. 3121. Limitation on availability of funds for unilateral disarmament. 
Sec. 3122. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon 
life extension programs. 
Sec. 3123. Life extension programs covered by selected acquisition reports. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns. 
Sec. 3132. Extension and modification of certain annual reports on nuclear 
nonproliferation. 
Sec. 3133. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise. 
Sec. 3134. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonprolifera-
tion opportunities. 
Sec. 3135. Independent review of laboratory-directed research and development 
programs. 
Sec. 3136. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3141. Transfer, decontamination, and decommissioning of nonoperational 
facilities. 
Sec. 3142. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3143. Plutonium pit production capacity. 
Sec. 3144. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter program. 
Sec. 3145. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by addi-
tive manufacturing.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the 
Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2016. 
Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program. 
Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding 
unemployment insurance and vessel operators. 
Sec. 3504. Reliance on classification society certification for purposes of eligi-
bility for certificate of inspection. 
Sec. 3505. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 
Sec. 3506. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations for 
base requirements. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide 
activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AN/ 
TPQ–53 RADAR SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for AN/TPQ–53 radar systems, not more 
than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until a pe-
riod of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics submits to the congressional defense 
committees the review under subsection (b). 
(b) REVIEW.—The Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall— 
(1) review the appropriateness of the current 
delegation of milestone decision authority for the 
AN/TPQ–53 radar program to the Program Execu-
tive Officer for Missiles and Space; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees such review. 
SEC. 
112. 
PRIORITIZATION 
OF 
UPGRADED 
UH–60 
BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS WITHIN ARMY 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall issue guidance 
regarding the fielding of upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk hel-
icopters to units of the Army National Guard. Such guid-
ance shall prioritize for such fielding the units of the Army 
National Guard with assigned UH–60 helicopters that 
have the most flight hours and the highest annual usage 
rates within the UH–60 fleet of the Army National Guard, 
consistent with the force generation unit readiness re-
quirements of the Army.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after which the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau issues the guidance 
under subsection (a), the Chief shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that details such 
guidance. 
SEC. 113. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE REPLACE-
MENT OF UH–60A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS 
OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 
Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing detailed options for the potential 
acceleration of the replacement of all UH–60A helicopters 
of the Army National Guard by not later than September 
30, 2020. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The additional funding and quantities re-
quired, listed by each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2020, 
for 
H–60M 
production, 
UH–60A-to-L 
RECAP, and UH–60L-to-V RECAP that is nec-
essary to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A 
helicopters by September 30, 2020. 
(2) Any industrial base limitations that may af-
fect such acceleration, including with respect to the 
production schedules for the other variants of the 
UH–60 helicopter.
(3) The potential effects of such acceleration on 
the planned replacement of all UH–60A helicopters 
of the regular components of the Armed Forces by 
September 30, 2025. 
(4) Identification of any additional funding or 
resources required to train members of the National 
Guard to operate and maintain UH–60M aircraft in 
order to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A 
helicopters by September 30, 2020. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VE-
HICLE PROTECTION KITS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Army personnel face an increasingly com-
plex and evolving threat environment that requires 
advanced and effective technology to protect our sol-
diers while allowing them to effectively carry out 
their mission; 
(2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits 
program provides the Army with improved and nec-
essary ballistic protection for the heavy tactical vehi-
cle fleet; 
(3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides 
the Army with greater logistical tractability and of-
fers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor armor 
levels based on threat levels and mission require-
ments; and 
(4) as Congress provides for a modern and se-
cure Army, it is necessary to provide the appropriate 
funding levels to meet its tactical wheeled vehicle 
protection kits acquisition objectives. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 
AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DE-
STROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 
Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1655) is amended by inserting ‘‘or Flight III’’ after 
‘‘Flight IIA’’. 
SEC. 122. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AIRCRAFT CAR-
RIER PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF CON-
STRUCTION OF FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR ECONOMIC ORDER QUAN-
TITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may procure ma-
teriel and equipment in support of the construction 
of the Ford class aircraft carriers designated CVN– 
80 and CVN–81 in economic order quantities when 
cost savings are achievable.
(2) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into 
under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment under 
the contract is subject to the availability of appro-
priations for that purpose, and that total liability to 
the Government for termination of any contract en-
tered into shall be limited to the total amount of 
funding obligated at time of termination. 
(b) REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF NIM-
ITZ CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
may carry out the nuclear refueling and complex 
overhaul of each of the following Nimitz class air-
craft carriers: 
(A) U.S.S. George Washington (CVN–73). 
(B) U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN–74). 
(C) U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN–75). 
(D) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN–76). 
(E) U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN–77). 
(2) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With re-
spect to any contract entered into under paragraph 
(1) for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul 
of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, the Secretary may 
use incremental funding for a period not to exceed 
six years after advance procurement funds for such
nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort are 
first obligated. 
(3) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—Any contract entered into under paragraph 
(1) shall provide that any obligation of the United 
States to make a payment under the contract for a 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 is subject to the 
availability of appropriations for that purpose for 
that later fiscal year. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EX-
ECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES FOR 
C–20 AND C–37 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to upgrade 
the executive communications of C–20 and C–37 aircraft 
until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 
certifies in writing to the congressional defense commit-
tees that such upgrades do not— 
(1) cause such aircraft to exceed any weight 
limitation; or 
(2) reduce the operational capability of such 
aircraft.
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limita-
tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that such waiver is necessary for 
the national security interests of the United States; 
and 
(2) notifies the congressional defense commit-
tees of such waiver. 
SEC. 132. BACKUP INVENTORY STATUS OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) MAXIMUM NUMBER.—In carrying out section 
133(b)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3315), the Secretary of the Air Force may not move more 
than 18 A–10 aircraft in the active component to backup 
flying status pursuant to an authorization made by the 
Secretary of Defense under such section. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Such 
section 
133(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘36’’ and inserting 
‘‘18’’. 
SEC. 133. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT.—Except as provided by section 132, none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air 
Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to
retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory 
status any A–10 aircraft. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by sec-
tion 132, and in addition to the limitation in sub-
section (a), during the period before December 31, 
2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, 
prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup 
flying status any A–10 aircraft. 
(2) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure the Air 
Force maintains a minimum of 171 A–10 aircraft 
designated as primary mission aircraft inventory. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—None 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air 
Force may be obligated or expended to make significant 
reductions to manning levels with respect to any A–10 air-
craft squadrons or divisions. 
(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SIGNIFICANT RE-
DUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—In addition to the limi-
tation in subsection (c), during the period before Decem-
ber 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not
make significant reductions to manning levels with respect 
to any A–10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 
(e) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS
OR MISSION PLATFORM
FOR
THE A–10 AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall commission an appropriate enti-
ty outside the Department of Defense to con-
duct an assessment of the required capabilities 
or mission platform to replace the A–10 air-
craft. This assessment would represent pre-
paratory work to inform an analysis of alter-
natives. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include each of 
the following: 
(i) Future needs analysis for the cur-
rent A–10 aircraft mission set to include 
troops-in-contact/close 
air 
support, 
air 
interdiction, strike control and reconnais-
sance, and combat search and rescue sup-
port in both contested and uncontested 
battle environments. At a minimum, the
needs analysis should specifically address 
the following areas: 
(I) The ability to safely and ef-
fectively 
conduct 
troops-in-contact/ 
danger close missions or missions in 
close proximity to civilians in the 
presence of the air defenses found 
with enemy ground maneuver units. 
(II) The ability to effectively tar-
get and destroy moving, camouflaged, 
or dug-in troops, and artillery. 
(III) The ability to engage, tar-
get, and destroy tanks and armored 
personnel carriers, including with re-
spect to the carrying capacity of 
armor-piercing weaponry, including 
mounted cannons and missiles. 
(IV) The ability to remain within 
visual range of friendly forces and tar-
gets to facilitate responsiveness to 
ground forces and minimize re-attack 
times. 
(V) The ability to safely conduct 
close air support beneath low cloud 
ceilings and in reduced visibilities at
low airspeeds in the presence of the 
air defenses found with enemy ground 
maneuver units. 
(VI) The ability of the pilot and 
aircraft to survive direct hits from 
small 
arms, 
machine 
guns, 
MANPADs, and lower caliber anti-air-
craft artillery organic or attached to 
enemy ground forces and maneuver 
units. 
(VII) The ability to communicate 
effectively with ground forces and 
downed pilots, including in commu-
nications jamming or satellite-denied 
environments. 
(VIII) The ability to execute the 
missions described in subclauses (I), 
(II), (III), and (IV) in a GPS- or sat-
ellite-denied environment with or with-
out sensors. 
(IX) The ability to deliver mul-
tiple lethal firing passes and sustain 
long loiter endurance to support 
friendly forces throughout extended 
ground engagements.
(X) The ability to operate from 
unprepared dirt, grass, and narrow 
road runways and to generate high 
sortie rates under these austere condi-
tions. 
(ii) Identification and assessment of 
gaps in the ability of existing and pro-
grammed mission platforms in providing 
required capabilities to conduct missions 
specified in clause (i) in both contested and 
uncontested battle environments. 
(iii) Assessment of operational effec-
tiveness of existing and programmed mis-
sion platforms to conduct missions speci-
fied in clause (i) in both contested and 
uncontested battle environments. 
(iv) Assessment of probability of like-
lihood of conducting missions requiring 
troops-in-contact/close air support oper-
ations specified in clause (i) in contested 
environments as compared to uncontested 
environments. 
(v) Any other matters the independent 
entity or the Secretary of the Air Force de-
termines to be appropriate.
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes the assess-
ment required under paragraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classi-
fied form, but shall also contain an unclassified 
executive summary and may contain an unclas-
sified annex. 
(3) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any in-
formation required under paragraph (1) has been in-
cluded in another report or notification previously 
submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may provide a list of such reports and no-
tifications at the time of submitting the report re-
quired under paragraph (2) in lieu of including such 
information in the report required under paragraph 
(2). 
SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF EC–130H AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 
to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on 
backup aircraft inventory status any EC–130H aircraft. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT.—In 
addition to the limitation in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Air Force may not retire, prepare to retire, or place 
in storage or on backup flying status any EC–130H air-
craft until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report under sub-
section (c)(3)(A). 
(c) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS OR MISSION PLATFORM FOR THE EC–130H AIR-
CRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall commission an assessment of the re-
quired capabilities or mission platform to replace the 
EC–130H aircraft. This assessment would represent 
preparatory work to inform an analysis of alter-
natives. 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
assessment 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Future needs analysis for the current 
EC–130H aircraft electronic warfare mission 
set to include suppression of sophisticated
enemy air defense systems, advanced radar 
jamming, avoiding radar detection, communica-
tions, sensing, satellite navigation, command 
and control, and battlefield awareness. 
(B) A review of operating concepts for air-
borne electronic attack. 
(C) An assessment of upgrades to the elec-
tronic warfare systems of EC–130H aircraft, 
the costs of such upgrades, and expected up-
grades through 2025, and the expected service 
life of EC–130H aircraft. 
(D) A review of the global proliferation of 
more sophisticated air defenses and advanced 
commercial digital electronic devices which 
counter the airborne electronic attack capabili-
ties of the United States by state and non-state 
actors. 
(E) An assessment of the ability of the 
current EC–130H fleet to meet to meet tasking 
requirements of the combatant commanders. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2016, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes the assessments required under 
subparagraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—The report under subpara-
graph (A) may be submitted in classified form, 
but shall also contain an unclassified executive 
summary and may contain an unclassified 
annex. 
(4) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any in-
formation required under paragraph (1) has been in-
cluded in another report or notification previously 
submitted to the congressional defense committees 
by law, the Secretary of the Air Force may provide 
a list of such reports and notifications at the time 
of submitting the report required under paragraph 
(1) instead of including such information in such re-
port. 
SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DI-
VESTMENT OR TRANSFER OF KC–10 AIR-
CRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 
for the Air Force may be obligated or expended during 
such fiscal year to divest or transfer, or prepare to divest 
or transfer, KC–10 aircraft.
SEC. 136. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS 
BASING OF THE F–35A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Department of Defense is continuing 
its process of permanently stationing the F–35 air-
craft at installations in the Continental United 
States (in this section referred to as ‘‘CONUS’’) and 
forward-basing Outside the Continental United 
States (in this section referred to as ‘‘OCONUS’’). 
(2) The Secretary of the Air Force has, from 
a list of bases which included two United States can-
didate bases in Alaska and three foreign OCONUS 
candidate bases, selected Eielson Air Force Base as 
the preferred alternative for two of Pacific Air 
Force’s F–35A Lightning II squadrons in Alaska. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic 
basing process for the F–35A aircraft, should continue to 
place emphasis on the benefits derived from sites that— 
(1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilat-
eral and multilateral training opportunities with 
international partners; 
(2) have sufficient airspace and range capabili-
ties and capacity to meet the training requirements;
(3) have existing facilities to support personnel, 
operations, and logistics associated with the flying 
mission; 
(4) have limited encroachment that would ad-
versely impact training or operations; and 
(5) minimize the overall construction and oper-
ational costs. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 141. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
JOINT BATTLE COMMAND–PLATFORM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for joint battle command–platform equip-
ment, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the report under subsection 
(b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the As-
sistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that provides a detailed test and eval-
uation plan to address the effectiveness, suitability, and
survivability shortfalls of the joint battle command–plat-
form identified by the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation in the fiscal year 2014 report of the Director 
submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 142. STRATEGY FOR REPLACEMENT OF A/MH–6 MIS-
SION ENHANCED LITTLE BIRD AIRCRAFT TO 
MEET 
SPECIAL 
OPERATIONS 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
strategy for replacing A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little 
Bird aircraft to meet the rotary-wing, light attack, recon-
naissance requirements particular to special operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An updated schedule and display of pro-
grammed A/MH–6 Block 3.0 modernization and up-
grades, showing usable life of the fleet, and the an-
ticipated service life extensions of all A/MH–6 plat-
forms. 
(2) A description of current and future rotary- 
wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements and 
platforms particular to special operations, including 
key performance parameters of future platforms.
(3) The feasibility of military department-com-
mon platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light 
attack, reconnaissance requirements particular to 
special operations. 
(4) The feasibility of commercially available 
platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, 
reconnaissance requirements particular to special op-
erations. 
(5) The anticipated funding requirements for 
the special operation forces major force program for 
the development and procurement of an A/MH–6 re-
placement platform if military department-common 
platforms described in paragraph (3) are not avail-
able or if commercially available platforms described 
in paragraph (4) are leveraged. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 143. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES 
COMBAT LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a feder-
ally funded research and development center with 
appropriate expertise and analytical capability to 
conduct an assessment of the anticipated future de-
mands of the combat logistics force ships of the 
Navy and the challenges such ships may face when 
conducting and supporting future naval operations 
in contested maritime environments. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the programmed 
ability of the United States Combat Logistic 
Force to support the Navy and the naval forces 
of allies of the United States that are operating 
in a dispersed manner and not concentrated in 
carrier or expeditionary strike groups, in ac-
cordance with the concept of distributed 
lethality of the Navy. 
(B) An assessment of the programmed 
ability of the United States Combat Logistic 
Force to support the Navy and the naval forces 
of allies of the United States that are engaged 
in major combat operations against an adver-
sary possessing maritime anti-access and area- 
denial capabilities, including anti-ship ballistic 
and cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike 
aircraft, submarines, and sea mines. 
(C) An assessment of the programmed 
ability of the United States Combat Logistic
Force to support distributed and expeditionary 
air operations from an expanded set of alter-
native and austere air bases in accordance with 
concepts under development by the Air Force 
and the Marine Corps. 
(D) An assessment of gaps and deficiencies 
in the capability and capacity of the United 
States Combat Logistic Force to conduct and 
support operations of the United States and al-
lies under the conditions described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C). 
(E) Recommendations for adjustments to 
the programmed ability of the United States 
Combat Logistic Force to address capability 
and capacity gaps and deficiencies described in 
subparagraph (D). 
(F) Any other matters the federally funded 
research and development center considers ap-
propriate. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes the assessment under subsection (a) and any 
other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide the federally funded research and development center 
that conducts the assessment under subsection (a) with 
timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, 
and analyses necessary for the center to conduct such as-
sessment thoroughly and independently. 
SEC. 144. REPORT ON USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EN-
HANCED 5.56 MM AMMUNITION BY THE ARMY 
AND THE MARINE CORPS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the use in combat of two 
different types of enhanced 5.56 mm ammunition by the 
Army and the Marine Corps. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the reasons for the Army 
and the Marine Corps to use in combat two different 
types of enhanced 5.56 mm ammunition. 
(2) An explanation of the appropriateness, ef-
fectiveness, and suitability issues that may arise 
from the use of such different types of ammunition.
(3) An explanation of any additional costs that 
have resulted from the use of such different types of 
ammunition. 
(4) An explanation of any future plans of the 
Army or the Marine Corps to eventually transition 
to using in combat one standard type of enhanced 
5.56 mm ammunition. 
(5) If there are no plans described in paragraph 
(4), an analysis of the potential benefits of a transi-
tion described in such paragraph, including the 
timeline for such a transition to occur. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
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 
fiscal year 2016 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 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (d) of section 1073 of the Ike Skeleton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended by striking ‘‘through 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020’’. 
SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Defense-wide, for advanced development and manu-
facturing activities under the medical countermeasure pro-
gram, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until 45 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees the report under subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the advanced 
development and manufacturing activities under the med-
ical countermeasure program that includes the following:
(1) An overall description of the program, in-
cluding validated Department of Defense require-
ments. 
(2) Program goals, proposed metrics of per-
formance, and anticipated procurement and oper-
ations and maintenance costs during the period cov-
ered by the current future years defense program 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The results of any analysis of alternatives 
and efficiency reviews conducted by the Secretary 
that justifies the manufacturing and privately fi-
nanced construction of an advanced manufacturing 
and development facility rather than using other 
programs and facilities of the Federal Government 
or industry facilities for advanced development and 
manufacturing of medical countermeasures. 
(4) An independent cost-benefit analysis that 
justifies the manufacturing and privately financed 
construction of an advanced manufacturing and de-
velopment facility described in paragraph (3). 
(5) If no independent cost-benefit analysis 
makes the justification described in paragraph (4), 
an explanation for why such manufacturing and pri-
vately financed construction cannot be so justified.
(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary sub-
mits the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a review of such report. 
SEC. 213. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 
15 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK CAPA-
BILITY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evalua-
tion, Air Force, for F–15 infrared search and track capa-
bility, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional defense committees the report under sub-
section (b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the requirements and cost 
estimates for the development and procurement of infra-
red search and track capability for F/A–18 and F–15 air-
craft of the Navy and the Air Force. The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) A comparison of the requirements between 
the F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and 
track development efforts of the Navy and the Air 
Force. 
(2) An explanation of any differences between 
the F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and 
track capability development efforts of the Navy and 
the Air Force. 
(3) A summary of the schedules and required 
funding to develop and field such capability. 
(4) An explanation of any need for the Navy 
and the Air Force to field different F/A–18 and F– 
15 aircraft infrared search and track systems. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 214. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF F135 ENGINE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded re-
search and development center to conduct an assessment 
of the F135 engine program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the reliability, growth, 
and cost reduction efforts with respect to the F135 
engine program, including— 
(A) a detailed description of the reliability 
and cost history of the engine; 
(B) the identification of key reliability and 
cost challenges to the program as of the date of 
the assessment; and 
(C) the identification of any potential op-
tions for addressing such challenges. 
(2) In accordance with subsection (c), a thor-
ough assessment of the incident on June 23, 2014, 
consisting of an F135 engine failure and subsequent 
fire, including— 
(A) the identification and definition of the 
root cause of the incident; 
(B) the identification of potential actions 
or design changes needed to address such root 
cause; and 
(C) the associated cost, schedule, and per-
formance implications of such incident to both 
the F135 engine program and the F–35 Joint 
Strike Fighter program. 
(c) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENT.—The federally fund-
ed research and development center selected to conduct
the assessment under subsection (a) shall carry out sub-
section (b)(2) by analyzing data collected by the F–35 
Joint Program Office, other elements of the Federal Gov-
ernment, or contractors. Nothing in this section may be 
construed as affecting the plans of the Secretary to dis-
pose of the aircraft involved in the incident described in 
such subsection (b)(2). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2016, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 221. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO 
SUPPORT 
TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER 
AND 
TRANSITION. 
Section 2194(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘mathematics,’’ the following: 
‘‘technology transfer or transition,’’. 
SEC. 222. STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORI-
CALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—The Secretaries of the military 
departments shall each develop a strategy for how to
(E) Inclusion of faculty of covered edu-
cational institutions into program reviews, peer 
reviews, and other similar activities. 
(F) Targeting of undergraduate, graduate, 
and postgraduate students at covered edu-
cational institutions for inclusion into research 
or internship opportunities within the military 
department. 
(b) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall develop and implement a strategy for how 
to engage with and support the development of scientific, 
technical, engineering, and mathematics capabilities of 
covered educational institutions pursuant to the strategies 
developed under subsection (a). 
(c) In implementing the requirements of this section, 
the Secretary of Defense may seek information from the 
directorates of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority 
Participation program (LSAMP) and Historically Black 
Colleges 
and 
Universities 
Undergraduate 
Program 
(HBCU-UP) of the National Science Foundation; the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science; the 
Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, 
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; the University 
of Florida Institute for African-American Mentoring in 
Computing Sciences (iAAMCS); the Hispanic Association
of Colleges and Universities; the National Indian Edu-
cation Association; and such other institutions, organiza-
tions, or associations as the Secretary deems useful. 
(d) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretaries of the military departments shall 
each submit to the congressional defense committees 
the strategy developed by the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the strategy devel-
oped under subsection (b). 
(e) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2362(e) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 223. PLAN FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 
WAR GAMES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, shall develop a plan for integrating advanced weap-
ons technologies into exercises carried out individually and
jointly by the military departments to improve the develop-
ment and experimentation of various concepts for employ-
ment by the Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Identification of specific exercises to be car-
ried out individually or jointly by the military de-
partments under the plan. 
(2) Identification of emerging advanced weap-
ons technologies based on joint and individual rec-
ommendations of the military departments, including 
with respect to directed-energy weapons, hypersonic 
strike systems, autonomous systems, or other tech-
nologies as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) A schedule for integrating either prototype 
capabilities or table-top exercises into relevant exer-
cises. 
(4) A method for capturing lessons learned and 
providing feedback both to the developers of the ad-
vanced weapons technology and the military depart-
ments. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees the plan 
under subsection (a).
SEC. 224. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AUTO-
NOMIC 
LOGISTICS 
INFORMATION 
SYSTEM 
FOR F–35 LIGHTENING II AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the auto-
nomic logistics information system for the F–35 Light-
ening II aircraft program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The fielding status, in terms of units 
equipped with various software and hardware con-
figurations, for the autonomic logistics information 
system element of the F–35 Lightening II aircraft 
program, as of the date of the report. 
(2) The development schedule for upgrades to 
the autonomic logistics information system, and an 
assessment of the ability of the F–35 Lightening II 
aircraft program to maintain such schedule. 
(3) The views of maintenance personnel and 
other personnel involved in operating and maintain-
ing F–35 Lightening II aircraft in testing and oper-
ational units. 
(4) The effect of the autonomic logistics infor-
mation system program on the operational avail-
ability of the F–35 Lightening II aircraft program.
(5) Improvements, if any, regarding the time 
required for maintenance personnel to input data 
and use the autonomic logistics information system. 
(6) The ability of the autonomic logistics infor-
mation system to be deployed on both ships and to 
forward land-based locations, including any limita-
tions of such a deployable version. 
(7) The cost estimates for development and 
fielding of the autonomic logistics information sys-
tem program and an assessment of the capability of 
the program to address performance problems within 
the planned resources. 
(8) Other matters regarding the autonomic lo-
gistics information system that the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines of critical importance to the long- 
term viability of the system. 
SEC. 225. BRIEFING ON SHALLOW WATER COMBAT SUB-
MERSIBLE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first article de-
livery date of the shallow water combat submersible pro-
gram of the United States Special Operations Command, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on such program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) An updated acquisition strategy, schedule, 
and costs for the shallow water combat submersible 
program. 
(2) Major milestones for the program during 
the period beginning with the delivery of additional 
articles and ending on the full operational capability 
date. 
(3) Performance of contractors and subcontrac-
tors under the program. 
(4) Integration with dry deck shelter and other 
diving technologies. 
(5) Any other element the Secretary or the 
Commander of the United States Special Operations 
Command determine appropriate. 
SEC. 226. REPORT ON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN SUP-
PORT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGI-
NEERING EDUCATION. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on— 
(1) the number of individuals from racial or 
ethnic minority groups, women, and disabled individ-
uals who have participated in the graduate fellow-
ship program under section 2191 of title 10, United
States Code, over the ten-year period preceding the 
date of the report; 
(2) barriers encountered in recruiting individ-
uals from racial and ethnic minority groups, women, 
and disabled individuals to participate in such pro-
grams; and 
(3) recommended policy changes to increase 
such participation. 
SEC. 227. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FFRDC FACILI-
TATION OF A HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The quality of the United States’ future sci-
entific and technical workforce is a matter of na-
tional security concern. 
(2) Department of Defense support for science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
programs facilitates the training of a future sci-
entific and technical workforce that will contribute 
significantly to Department of Defense research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation functions, and the 
readiness of the future force. 
(3) Federally Funded Research and Develop-
ment Centers sponsored by the Department of De-
fense employ a highly skilled workforce that is quali-
fied to support science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education initiatives, including through 
meaningful volunteer opportunities in primary and 
secondary educational settings, and through coopera-
tive relationships and arrangements with private sec-
tor organizations and State and local governments, 
to facilitate the training of a future scientific and 
technical workforce. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that the Department of Defense should explore using 
existing authorities for promoting science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics programs, such as section 233 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291), to allow Federally Funded Re-
search and Development Centers to help facilitate and 
shape a high quality scientific and technical future work-
force that can support Department of Defense needs. 
SEC. 228. FUNDING FOR MV–22A DIGITAL INTEROPER-
ABILITY PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D— 
(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in 
section 101 for aircraft procurement, Navy, for the
V–22, line 059, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4101, for the digital inter-
operability 
program 
is 
hereby 
increased 
by 
$64,300,000; and 
(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in 
section 201 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Navy, for the V–22A, line 099, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 
4201, for the digital interoperability program is 
hereby increased by $10,700,000. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft procure-
ment, Navy, for spares and repair parts, line 063, as spec-
ified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, 
is hereby reduced by $75,000,000. 
SEC. 229. COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE-AREA SUR-
VEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR ARMY TACTICAL 
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) unmanned aerial systems provide the mili-
tary services with high-endurance, wide-area surveil-
lance;
(2) wide-area surveillance has proven to be a 
significant force multiplier for intelligence gathering 
and dismounted infantry operations; 
(3) currently fielded wide-area surveillance sen-
sors are too heavy to be incorporated into tactical 
unmanned aerial systems; and 
(4) the growing commercial market for un-
manned aerial systems with full-motion video sensors 
may offer a commercial-off-the-shelf solution suitable 
for use on the military services’ tactical unmanned 
aerial systems. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that contains the findings of a market survey and 
flight assessment of commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area 
surveillance sensors suitable for insertion into Army tac-
tical unmanned aerial systems. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The market survey and flight as-
sessment required by subsection (b) shall include— 
(1) specific details regarding the capabilities of 
current and commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area sur-
veillance sensors utilized on the Army unmanned 
aerial systems, including—
(A) daytime and nighttime monitoring cov-
erage; 
(B) video resolution outputs; 
(C) bandwidth requirements; 
(D) activity-based intelligence and forensic 
capabilities; 
(E) simultaneous region of interest moni-
toring capability; 
(F) interoperability with other sensors and 
subsystems currently utilized on Army tactical 
unmanned aerial systems; 
(G) sensor weight; 
(H) sensor cost; and 
(I) any other factors the Secretary deems 
relevant; 
(2) an assessment of the impact on Army tac-
tical unmanned aerial systems due to the insertion 
of commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance 
sensors; and 
(3) recommendations to upgrade or enhance the 
wide-area surveillance sensors of Army tactical un-
manned aerial systems, as deemed appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
may contain a classified annex.
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Army 
tactical unmanned aerial systems’’ includes, at minimum, 
the MQ–1C Grey Eagle, the MQ–1 Predator, and the 
MQ–9 Reaper. 
SEC. 230. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYS-
TEM INCREMENT II. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than January 
29, 2016, the Secretary of Navy and the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the baseline and alternatives to the 
Navy’s Tactical Air Combat Training System (TCTS) In-
crement II. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the rationale for a new 
start TCTS II program as compared to an incre-
mental upgrade to the existing TCTS system. 
(2) An estimate of total cost to develop, pro-
cure, and replace the existing Department of the 
Navy TCTS architecture with an encrypted TCTS II 
compared to upgrades to existing TCTS. 
(3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of 
achieving encryption requirements into the existing 
TCTS program as compared to TCTS II.
(4) A review of joint Department of the Air 
Force and the Department of the Navy investment 
in live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat 
training and planned timeline for inclusion into 
TCTS II architecture. 
(5) A cost estimate to integrate F-35 aircraft 
with TCTS II and achieve interoperability between 
the Department of the Navy and Department of the 
Air Force. 
(6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to 
achieve TCTS II interoperability within the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(7) An assessment of risks posed by non-inter-
operable TCTS systems within the Department of 
the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. 
(8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy 
for the TCTS program. 
(9) An explanation of key performance param-
eters for the TCTS II program. 
(10) Any other information the Secretary of the 
Navy and Secretary of the Air Force determine is 
appropriate to include. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
not proceed with the approval or designation of a contract
award for TCTS II until 15 days after the date of the 
submittal of the report required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 231. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMU-
NICATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2364 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND
TECHNOLOGICAL 
DATA.—The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, 
and evaluate programs for the communication and ex-
change of research, development, and technological data— 
‘‘(1) among the Defense research facilities, 
combatant commands, and other organizations that 
are involved in developing for the Department of De-
fense the technological requirements for new items 
for use by combat forces; 
‘‘(2) among Defense research facilities and 
other offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Depart-
ment that are engaged in related technological mat-
ters; 
‘‘(3) among other research facilities and other 
departments or agencies of the Federal Government
that are engaged in research, development, and tech-
nological matters; 
‘‘(4) among private commercial, research insti-
tution, and university entities engaged in research, 
development, and technological matters potentially 
relevant to defense on a voluntary basis; and 
‘‘(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full 
awareness of scientific and technological advance-
ment and innovation wherever it may occur, whether 
funded by the Department of Defense, another ele-
ment of the Federal Government, or other entities.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) that the managers of such facilities have 
broad latitude to choose research and development 
projects based on awareness of activities throughout 
the technology domain, including within the Federal 
Government, the Department of Defense, public and 
private research institutions and universities, and 
the global commercial marketplace;’’; and 
(3) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 
technology domain awareness’’ after ‘‘ac-
tivities’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended
by striking the item relating to section 2364 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘2364. Coordination and communication of defense research activities and tech-
nology domain awareness.’’. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
4301. 
SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AD-
JUSTMENT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 
an additional $25,000,000 for the Office of Economic Ad-
justment to be available, until expended and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for transportation in-
frastructure improvements associated with congestion 
mitigation in urban areas related to recommendations of
the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commis-
sion. 
(b) 
FUNDING
OFFSET.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amounts specified in the funding table in section 4301 of 
division D, relating to Operation and Maintenance, are 
each hereby reduced by $5,000,000 (for a total of 
$25,000,000), as follows: 
(1) Army, Line 540. 
(2) Navy, Line 720. 
(3) Marine Corps, Line 210. 
(4) Air Force, Line 470. 
(5) Defense-wide, Line 340. 
Subtitle B—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 311. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN 
FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 173 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk pur-
chase of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the 
fully burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive
with the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available 
for the same purpose. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) Subject to the requirements of 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the 
limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any 
such notice shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing 
the waiver. 
‘‘(B) A certification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States. 
‘‘(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the 
purchase for which the waiver is issued. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘drop-in fuel’ means a neat or 
blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct 
replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable 
performance characteristics and compatible with ex-
isting infrastructure and equipment. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘traditional fuel’ means a liquid 
hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘operational purposes’—
‘‘(A) means for the purposes of conducting 
military operations, including training, exer-
cises, large scale demonstrations, and moving 
and sustaining military forces and military plat-
forms; and 
‘‘(B) does not include research, develop-
ment, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or 
other demonstrations. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘fully burdened cost’ means the 
commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all 
personnel and assets required to move and, when 
necessary, protect the fuel from the point at which 
the fuel is received from the commercial supplier to 
the point of use.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2922g the following 
new item: 
‘‘2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.’’. 
SEC. 312. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS 
AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER 
MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall establish areas, to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter 
Military Readiness Areas’, for national defense purposes. 
Such areas shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ven-
tura County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock 
and the adjacent and surrounding waters within the 
following coordinates: 
‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 
33°27.8′/119°34.3′
33°20.5′/119°15.5′
33°13.5′/119°11.8′
33°06.5′/119°15.3′
33°02.8′/119°26.8′
33°08.8′/119°46.3′
33°17.2′/119°56.9′
33°30.9′/119°54.2′. 
‘‘(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coro-
nado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and 
surrounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 
nautical miles from the high tide line designated by 
part 165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on 
May 20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM 
Safety Zone. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES
WITHIN
THE
SOUTHERN
SEA 
OTTER MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—
‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL
TAKINGS
UNDER
ENDAN-
GERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533, 1538) shall not apply with respect to the inci-
dental taking of any southern sea otter in the South-
ern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 
course of conducting a military readiness activity. 
‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL
TAKINGS
UNDER
MARINE 
MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 
and 102 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with 
respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea 
otter in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
Areas in the course of conducting a military readi-
ness activity. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE 
LISTED.—For purposes of conducting a military 
readiness activity, any southern sea otter while with-
in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas 
shall be treated for the purposes of section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) 
as a member of a species that is proposed to be list-
ed as an endangered species or a threatened species 
under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other 
Federal law shall be construed to require that any south-
ern sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Mili-
tary Readiness Areas be removed from the Areas. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the 
application of subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, deter-
mines that military activities occurring in the Southern 
Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas are impeding the 
southern sea otter conservation or the return of southern 
sea otters to optimum sustainable population levels. 
‘‘(e) MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall conduct monitoring and research within the 
Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to de-
termine the effects of military readiness activities on 
the growth or decline of the southern sea otter popu-
lation and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring 
and research parameters and methods shall be deter-
mined in consultation with the Service. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
every three years thereafter, the Secretary of the
Navy shall report to Congress and the public on 
monitoring undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘south-
ern sea otter’ means any member of the subspecies 
Enhydra lutris nereis. 
‘‘(2) TAKE.—The term ‘take’— 
‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall 
have the meaning given such term in that Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities 
subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 
seq.) shall have the meaning given such term in 
that Act. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL
TAKING.—The term ‘inci-
dental taking’ means any take of a southern sea 
otter that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, 
the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity. 
‘‘(4) MILITARY
READINESS
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘military readiness activity’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2003 (16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training 
and operations of the armed forces that relate to 
combat and the adequate and realistic testing of 
military equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors 
for proper operation and suitability for combat use. 
‘‘(5) OPTIMUM
SUSTAINABLE
POPULATION.— 
The term ‘optimum sustainable population’ means, 
with respect to any population stock, the number of 
animals that will result in the maximum productivity 
of the population or the species, keeping in mind the 
carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of 
the ecosystem of which they form a constituent ele-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of Public 
Law 99–625 (16 U.S.C. 1536 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 313. REVISION TO SCOPE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED 
REVIEW OF PROJECTS RELATING TO POTEN-
TIAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVIATION SO AS TO 
APPLY ONLY TO ENERGY PROJECTS. 
(a) SCOPE OF SECTION.—Section 358 of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4200; 49 
U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘from State 
and local officials or the developer of a renewable en-
ergy development or other energy project’’ and in-
serting ‘‘from a State government, an Indian tribal 
government, a local government, a landowner, or the 
developer of an energy project’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘readiness, 
and’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘readiness 
and to clearly communicate actions being taken by 
the Department of Defense to the party requesting 
an early project review under this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘as 
high, medium, or low’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection (j): 
‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—This section does 
not apply to a non-energy project.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (k) of such section, as 
redesignated by paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) The term ‘energy project’ means a project 
that provides for the generation or transmission of 
electrical energy. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘non-energy project’ means a 
project that is not an energy project. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘landowner’ means a person or 
other legal entity that owns a fee interest in real 
property on which a proposed energy project is 
planned to be located.’’. 
SEC. 314. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHEMICAL 
SUBSTANCE’’ 
UNDER 
TOXIC 
SUBSTANCES 
CONTROL ACT. 
Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘and any component of such an article 
(including, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro-
jectiles, propellants when manufactured for or used in 
such an article, and primers), and’’. 
SEC. 315. EXEMPTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FROM 
ALTERNATIVE 
FUEL 
PROCUREMENT 
RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This section 
shall not apply to the Department of Defense.’’.
SEC. 316. LIMITATION ON PLAN, DESIGN, REFURBISHING, 
OR CONSTRUCTION OF BIOFUELS REFIN-
ERIES. 
The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a con-
tract for the planning, design, refurbishing, or construc-
tion of a biofuels refinery any other facility or infrastruc-
ture used to refine biofuels unless such planning, design, 
refurbishing, or construction is specifically authorized by 
law. 
SEC. 317. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON IMPACT OF PRO-
POSED OZONE RULE. 
Not earlier than 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a comprehensive study on the impact of any final rule that 
succeeds the proposed regulation entitled National Ambi-
ent Air Quality Standards for Ozone (published at 79 Fed. 
Reg. 75234) on military readiness, including the impact 
of such rule on training exercises, military installations, 
land owned and operated by the Department of Defense, 
the infrastructure upon which the national security system 
relies, and the impact military activities may have on at-
tainment designations.
SEC. 318. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY 
FOR 
OPERATIONAL 
ENERGY 
PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the merger of the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and the 
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for In-
stallations and Environment under section 901 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3462. Such report shall 
include— 
(1) a description of how the office is imple-
menting its responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 
138(c), and 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
and Department of Defense Directives 5134.15 (As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy 
Plans and Programs) and 4280.01 (Department of 
Defense Energy Policy); 
(2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as 
a result of the merger; and 
(3) the number of Department of Defense per-
sonnel whose responsibilities are focused on energy 
matters specifically.
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 321. ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN NEW REQUIREMENTS 
BASED ON DETERMINATIONS OF COST-EFFI-
CIENCY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 146 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2463 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2463a. Assignment of certain new requirements 
based on determinations of cost-effi-
ciency 
‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON DETERMINATIONS OF 
COST-EFFICIENCY.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2) and subject to subsection (b), the assignment of per-
formance of a new requirement by the Department of De-
fense to members of the armed forces, civilian employees, 
or contractors shall be based on a determination of which 
sector of the Department’s workforce can perform the new 
requirement in the most cost-efficient manner, based on 
an analysis of the costs to the Federal Government in ac-
cordance with Department of Defense Instruction 7041.04 
(‘Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian 
and Active Duty Military Manpower and Contract Sup-
port’) or successor guidance, consistent with the needs of
the Department with respect to factors other than cost, 
including quality, reliability, and timeliness. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a 
new requirement that is inherently governmental, closely 
associated with inherently governmental functions, crit-
ical, or required by law to be performed by members of 
the armed forces or Department of Defense civilian em-
ployees. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this section may be construed as af-
fecting the requirements of the Department of Defense 
under policies and procedures established by the Secretary 
of Defense under section 129a of this title for determining 
the most appropriate and cost-efficient mix of military, ci-
vilian, and contractor personnel to perform the mission of 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER DURING AN EMERGENCY OR EXIGENT 
CIRCUMSTANCES.—The head of an agency may waive sub-
section (a) for a specific new requirement in the event of 
an emergency or exigent circumstances, as long as the 
head of an agency, within 60 days of exercising the waiver, 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives notice of the specific 
new requirement involved, where such new requirement is 
being performed, and the date on which it would be prac-
tical to subject such new requirement to the requirements 
of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT OF CI-
VILIAN PERSONNEL.—If a new requirement is assigned to 
a Department of Defense civilian employee consistent with 
the requirements of this section— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense may not— 
‘‘(A) impose any constraint or limitation 
on the size of the civilian workforce in terms of 
man years, end strength, full-time equivalent 
positions, or maximum number of employees; or 
‘‘(B) require offsetting funding for civilian 
pay or benefits or require a reduction in civilian 
full-time equivalents or civilian end-strengths; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary may assign performance of 
such requirement without regard to whether the em-
ployee is a temporary, term, or permanent employee. 
‘‘(d) NEW REQUIREMENT DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of this section, a new requirement is an activity or 
function that is not being performed, as of the date of 
consideration for assignment of performance under this 
section, by military personnel, civilian personnel, or con-
tractor personnel at a Department of Defense component, 
organization, installation, or other entity. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, an activity or function that is per-
formed at such an entity and that is re-engineered, reorga-
nized, modernized, upgraded, expanded, or changed to be-
come more efficient but is still essentially providing the 
same service shall not be considered a new requirement.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2463 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2463a. Assignment of certain new requirements based on determinations of 
cost-efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 322. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS-
TRIAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF A DE-
TERMINATION ABOUT DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 2505(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) determine the extent to which the require-
ments associated with defense acquisition programs 
can be satisfied by the present and projected per-
formance capacities of industries supporting the sec-
tors or capabilities in the assessment and evaluate
the reasons for any variance from applicable pre-
ceding determinations;’’. 
SEC. 323. AMENDMENT TO LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO 
ENTER 
INTO 
A 
CONTRACT 
FOR 
THE 
SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 
OTHER OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 
Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3345) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘is paying’’ and inserting ‘‘Senior 
Acquisition Executive of the Air Force has deter-
mined that the Air Force has obtained sufficient 
data to establish that the Air Force is paying’’; and 
(2) by striking the sentence beginning with 
‘‘The Secretary may waive’’. 
SEC. 324. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR AVAILABILITY OF WORK-
ING-CAPITAL 
FUNDS 
FOR 
PRODUCT 
IM-
PROVEMENTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—During fiscal 
year 2016, each of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Ac-
quisition, and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition shall initiate a pilot program pursuant to sec-
tion 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 68), 
as amended by section 332 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1697). 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A 
minimum of $5,000,000 of working-capital funds shall be 
used for each of the pilot programs initiated under sub-
section (a) for fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 325. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED FROM FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES THAT COULD BE MANUFAC-
TURED IN UNITED STATES ARSENALS OR DE-
POTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 
is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, Unites States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the equipment, weapons, weapons systems, compo-
nents, subcomponents, and end-items purchased from for-
eign entities that identifies those items which could be 
manufactured in the military arsenals of the United States 
or the military depots of the United States to meet the
goals of subsection (a) or section 2464 of title 10, United 
States Code, as well as a plan for moving that workload 
into such arsenals or depots. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An identification of items purchased by for-
eign manufacturers— 
(A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 
41, United States Code, and purchased from a 
foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 
under 
section 
8302(a)(2)(A) 
or 
section 
8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 
(B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, and purchased 
from a foreign manufacturer by reason of an 
exception under section 2533b(b); and 
(C) described in section 2534(a) of such 
title and purchased from a foreign manufac-
turer by reason of a waiver exercised under 
paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 
2534(d) of such title. 
(2) An assessment of the skills required to 
manufacture the items identified in paragraph (1) 
and a comparison of those skills with skills required 
to meet the critical capabilities identified by the
Army Report to Congress on Critical Manufacturing 
Capabilities and Capacities dated August 2013 and 
the core logistics capabilities identified by each mili-
tary service pursuant to section 2464 of title 10, 
United States Code, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) An identification of the tooling, equipment, 
and facilities upgrades necessary for a military arse-
nal or depot to perform the manufacturing workload 
identified under paragraph (1). 
(4) An identification of workload identified in 
paragraph (1) most appropriate for transfer to mili-
tary arsenals or depots to meet the goals of sub-
section (a) or the requirements of section 2464 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(5) Such other information the Secretary con-
siders necessary for adherence to paragraphs (4) 
and (5). 
(6) An explanation of the rationale for con-
tinuing to sole-source manufacturing workload iden-
tified in paragraph (1) from a foreign source rather 
than a military arsenal, depot, or other organic facil-
ity.
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 333. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than June 30, 
2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a plan for the improved 
management and oversight of the systems, processes, and 
controls involved in the disposition of excess non-mission 
essential equipment and materiel by the Defense Logistics 
Agency Disposition Services. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan 
shall address each of the following: 
(1) Backlogs of unprocessed property at dis-
position sites that do not meet Defense Logistics 
Agency Disposition Services goals. 
(2) Customer wait times. 
(3) Procedures governing the disposal of serv-
iceable items in order to prevent the destruction of 
excess property eligible for utilization, transfer, or 
donation before potential recipients are able to view 
and obtain the property. 
(4) Validation of materiel release orders. 
(5) Assuring adequate physical security for the 
storage of equipment.
(6) The number of personnel required to effec-
tively manage retrograde sort yards. 
(7) Managing any potential increase in the 
amount of excess property to be processed. 
(8) Improving the reliability of Defense Logis-
tics Agency Disposition Services data. 
(9) Procedures for ensuring no property is of-
fered for public sale until all requirements for utili-
zation, transfer, and donation are met. 
(10) Validation of physical inventory against 
database entries. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than 
September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the actions 
taken to implement the plan required under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 334. ACCESS TO WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 
AND NETWORK CONNECTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
DE-
PLOYED OVERSEAS. 
Consistent with section 2492a of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense is encouraged to 
enter into contracts with third-party vendors in order to 
provide members of the Armed Forces who are deployed 
overseas at any United States military facility, at which
wireless high-speed Internet and network connections are 
otherwise available, with access to such Internet and net-
work connections without charge. 
SEC. 335. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS 
AND LEASES UNDER THE ARMS INITIATIVE. 
Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to 
section 4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on 
or before the date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act may include an option to extend 
the term of the contract or subcontract for an additional 
25 years. 
SEC. 336. ASSESSMENT OF OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES REQUIRED BE-
FORE CONVERSION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS 
TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 
No Department of Defense function that is per-
formed by Department of Defense civilian employees and 
is tied to a certain military base may be converted to per-
formance by a contractor until the Secretary of Defense 
conducts an assessment to determine if the Department 
of Defense has carried out sufficient outreach programs 
to assist small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(D))) and
small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals (as such term 
is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C))) that are located in the geo-
graphic area near the military base. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 475,000. 
(2) The Navy, 329,200. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 184,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 320,715. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 475,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 329,200. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 317,000.’’.
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 342,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 198,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 105,500. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2016, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,770. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260.
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,748. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 26,099. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,104. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 
provided in section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, the number of non-dual status techni-
cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep-
tember 30, 2016, may not exceed the following:
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(A) For the Army National Guard of the 
United States, 1,600. 
(B) For the Air National Guard of the 
United States, 350. 
(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual 
status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 
of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 595. 
(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non- 
dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 
Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 
90. 
(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 10217(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000.
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(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes 
any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in-
definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing 
the following:
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(1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense 
of reports by the Secretary of the Army on the force 
structure of the Army submitted to Congress under 
section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 1943) and section 1062 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub-
lic Law 113–291). 
(2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the Army 
force structure proposed for the future-years defense 
program for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to meet 
the goals of the national military strategy of the 
United States. 
(3) An independent risk assessment by the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the pro-
posed Army force structure and the ability of such 
force structure to meet the operational requirements 
of combatant commanders. 
(4) A description of the planning assumptions 
and scenarios used by the Department of Defense to 
validate the size and force structure of the Army, in-
cluding the Army Reserve and the Army National 
Guard. 
(5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense 
that the Secretary has reviewed the reports by the
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Secretary of the Army and the assessments of the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and deter-
mined that an end strength for active duty personnel 
of the Army below the end strength level authorized 
in section 401(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) 
will be adequate to meet the national military strat-
egy of the United States. 
(6) A description of various alternative options 
for allocating funds to ensure that the end strengths 
of the Army do not fall below levels of significant 
risk, as determined pursuant to the risk assessment 
conducted by the Chairman of the Joint Chief under 
paragraph (3). 
(7) Such other information or updates as the 
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS 
EXCLUDED FROM AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED- 
OFFICERS LIST BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ERROR. 
(a) OFFICERS
ON
ACTIVE-DUTY
LIST.—Section 
624(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi-
cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this 
paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 
may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 
containing the names of any such officers for approval in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 
Section 14308(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi-
cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this
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paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 
may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 
containing the names of any such officers for approval in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SELEC-
TION BOARD AUTHORITY.— 
(1) 
REGULAR
COMPONENTS.—Section 
628(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or the name of a person that should 
have been placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list 
under section 624(a)(3) of this title was not so 
placed,’’. 
(2) 
RESERVE
COMPONENTS.—Section 
14502(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘or whose name was not placed 
on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 
14308(b)(4) of this title because of administrative 
error,’’.
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SEC. 502. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY 
RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF A GENERAL OR 
FLAG OFFICER SERVING AS CHIEF OR DEP-
UTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, 
NAVY, OR AIR FORCE. 
(a) DEFERRAL AUTHORITY.— Section 1253 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DEFERRED RETIREMENT OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) 
The Secretary of the military department concerned may 
defer the retirement under subsection (a) of an officer 
serving in a general or flag officer grade who is the Chief 
of Chaplains or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of that officer’s 
armed force. 
‘‘(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first 
day of the month following the month in which the officer 
becomes 68 years of age. 
‘‘(3) The authority to defer the retirement of an offi-
cer referred to in paragraph (1) expires December 31, 
2020. Subject to paragraph (2), a deferment granted be-
fore that date may continue on and after that date.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
1253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
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‘‘§ 1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in gen-
eral and flag officer grades; exceptions’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 1253 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; 
exceptions.’’. 
SEC. 503. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEFINITION AND 
AVAILABILITY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND THEIR 
AIDES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COSTS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall direct the Director, Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation, in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the 
Secretaries of the military departments, to define the costs 
that could be associated with general and flag officers, 
such as security details, Government air travel, enlisted 
and officer aide housing costs, additional support staff, of-
ficial residences, and any other associated costs incurred 
due to the nature of their position, for the purpose of pro-
viding a consistent approach to estimating and managing 
the full costs associated with these officers and aides.
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(b) REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL 
AND FLAG OFFICERS AND AIDES.—Not later than June 
30, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report describing the costs as-
sociated with general and flag officers and their enlisted 
and officer aides. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COM-
PONENT SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS AS 
LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF ERROR AT A 
MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD. 
Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘a selection board’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a mandatory promotion board convened 
under section 14101(a) of this title’’; and 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘man-
datory promotion board’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Such board’’ and inserting 
‘‘The special selection board’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘selection board’’ and in-
serting ‘‘mandatory promotion board’’. 
SEC. 512. READY RESERVE CONTINUOUS SCREENING RE-
GARDING KEY POSITIONS DISQUALIFYING 
FEDERAL 
OFFICIALS 
FROM 
CONTINUED 
SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE. 
Section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) That members who also occupy a Federal 
key position whose mobilization in an emergency 
would seriously impair the capability of the parent 
Federal agency or office to function effectively are 
not retained in the Ready Reserve.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) In this section, the term ‘Federal key position’ 
means a Federal position that shall not be vacated during 
a national emergency or mobilization without seriously im-
pairing the capability of the parent Federal agency or of-
fice to function effectively. There are four categories of 
Federal key positions, the first three of which are, by defi-
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nition, key positions while the fourth category requires a 
case-by-case determination and designation, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Vice President of the United States or 
any official specified in the order of presidential suc-
cession in section 19 of title 3. 
‘‘(2) The heads of the Federal agencies ap-
pointed by the President with the consent of the 
Senate, except that this paragraph does not include 
any position on a multi-member board or commis-
sion. Such a position may be designated as a Fed-
eral key position only in accordance with paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(3) Article III Judges. However, each Article 
III Judge, who is a member of the Ready Reserve 
and desires to remain in the Ready Reserve, must 
have his or her position reviewed by the Chief Judge 
of the affected Judge’s Circuit. If the Chief Judge 
determines that mobilization of the Article III Judge 
concerned will not seriously impair the capability of 
the Judge’s court to function effectively, the Chief 
Judge will provide a certification to that effect to 
the Secretary concerned. Concurrently, the affected 
Judge will provide a statement to the Secretary con-
cerned requesting continued service in the Ready Re-
serve and acknowledging that he or she may be in-
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voluntarily called to active duty under the laws of 
the United States and the directives and regulations 
of the Department of Defense and pledging not to 
seek to be excused from such orders based upon his 
or her judicial duties. 
‘‘(4) Other Federal positions determined by the 
head of a Federal Agency.’’. 
SEC. 513. EXEMPTION OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
STATUS) FROM CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE FUR-
LOUGHS. 
Section 10216(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘reductions’’ the following: 
‘‘(including temporary reductions by furlough or other-
wise)’’. 
SEC. 514. ANNUAL REPORT ON PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NON- 
FEDERALIZED NATIONAL GUARD TO SUP-
PORT CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES IN PREVEN-
TION AND RESPONSE TO NON-CATASTROPHIC 
DOMESTIC DISASTERS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Section 10504 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘REPORT.—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REPORT
ON STATE
OF
THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD.—(1)’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT 
TO CONGRESS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘annual report of the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘annual 
report required by paragraph (1)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NON-FEDERALIZED SERV-
ICE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND 
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Not later than Janu-
ary 31 of each of calendar years 2016 through 2022, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the officials speci-
fied in paragraph (5) a report setting forth the personnel, 
training, and equipment required by the National Guard 
during the next fiscal year to carry out its mission, while 
not Federalized, to provide prevention, protection mitiga-
tion, response, and recovery activities in support of civilian 
authorities in connection with non-catastrophic natural 
and man-made disasters. 
‘‘(2) To determine the annual personnel, training, 
and equipment requirements of the National Guard re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau shall take into account, at a minimum, the 
following:
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‘‘(A) Core civilian capabilities gaps for the pre-
vention, protection, mitigation, response, and recov-
ery activities in connection with natural and man- 
made disasters, as collected by the Department of 
Homeland Security from the States. 
‘‘(B) Threat and hazard identifications and risk 
assessments of the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and the States. 
‘‘(3) Personnel, training, and equipment require-
ments shall be collected from the States, validated by the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and be categorized 
in the report required by paragraph (1) by each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Emergency support functions of the Na-
tional Response Framework. 
‘‘(B) Federal Emergency Management Agency 
regions. 
‘‘(4) The annual report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be prepared in consultation with the chief executive 
of each State, other appropriate civilian authorities, and 
the Council of Governors. 
‘‘(5) In addition to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the annual report required by paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted to the following officials: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense.
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‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) The Council of Governors. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(F) The Commander of the United States 
Northern Command. 
‘‘(G) The Commander of the United States 
Cyber Command.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual 
reports’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1011 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 10504 and inserting the following 
new section: 
‘‘10504. Chief of the National Guard Bureau: annual reports.’’. 
SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD CIVIL AND DEFENSE SUPPORT 
ACTIVITIES AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) OPERATIONAL USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
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‘‘§ 116. Operational use of the National Guard 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This section authorizes the oper-
ational use of the National Guard and recognizes that the 
basic premise of both the National Incident Management 
System and the National Response Framework is that— 
‘‘(1) incidents are typically managed at the 
local level first; and 
‘‘(2) local jurisdictions retain command, control, 
and authority over response activities for their juris-
dictional areas. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTING ORGA-
NIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Members and 
units of the National Guard shall be authorized to 
support firefighting operations, missions, or activi-
ties, including aerial firefighting employment of the 
Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), 
undertaken in support of a civilian authority or a 
State or Federal agency. 
‘‘(2) ROLE OF GOVERNOR AND STATE ADJU-
TANT
GENERAL.—For the purposes of paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) the Governor of a State shall be the 
principal civilian authority; and 
‘‘(B) the adjutant general of the State 
shall be the principal military authority, when
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acting in his or her State capacity, and has the 
primary authority to mobilize members and 
units of the National Guard of the State in any 
duty status under this title the adjutant general 
deems appropriate to employ necessary forces 
when funds to perform such operations, mis-
sions, or activities are reimbursed.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘116. Operational use of the National Guard.’’. 
(b) ACTIVE GUARD
AND RESERVE (AGR) SUP-
PORT.—Section 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘duty as specified in section 
116(b) of this title or may perform’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (a) may perform’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(A) and (B)’’ after ‘‘ specified 
in section 502(f)(2)’’. 
(c) FEDERAL TECHNICIANS SUPPORT.— Section 
709(a)(3) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘duty as specified in section 116(b) of this title 
or’’ after ‘‘(3) the performance of’’.
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SEC. 516. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF OPERATIONAL AC-
TIVE-DUTY SERVICE PERFORMED BY MEM-
BERS OF THE READY RESERVE OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish an electronic 
means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the 
Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty serv-
ice performed after January 28, 2008, under section 
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 
10, United States Code. The tour calculator shall specify 
early retirement credit authorized for each qualifying tour 
of active duty, as well as cumulative early reserve retire-
ment credit authorized to date under section 12731(f) of 
such title. 
Subtitle C—Consolidation of Au-
thorities to Order Members of 
Reserve Components to Perform 
Duty 
SEC. 521. ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE DUTY. 
Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 12301 the fol-
lowing subchapter heading:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION OF 
RESERVE DUTY’’. 
(2) by striking sections 12301, 12302, 12303, 
12304, 12310, 12319 and 12322; 
(3) in subsections (a) and (b) of section 12305, 
by striking ‘‘section 12301, 12302, or 12304 of this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12341 of this title for 
a purpose specified under subsections (a) through 
(e) of section 12351(a) of this title’’; 
(4) in section 12306— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
12301’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12351’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 12301(a) of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 12341 of this title for the purpose 
specified in section 12351(a) of this title’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 12301(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12351(a)’’; 
(5) in section 12307, by striking ‘‘12301(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12351(a)’’; 
(6) in section 12318—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
12302 or 12304 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 12341 of this title for a purpose speci-
fied under subsection (b) or (c) of section 
12351’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 12310’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 12353(c)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 12302 or 
12304’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or 
(c) of section 12351’’; and 
(7) by inserting after section 12321 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 12323. Policies and procedures 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating shall prescribe such policies and procedures 
for the armed forces under their respective jurisdictions 
as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this 
chapter. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—When members of the 
Ready Reserve are ordered to active duty pursuant to sec-
tion 12351(b) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit a report, at least once a year, to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives describing the policies and procedures pre-
scribed under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 522. RESERVE DUTY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1209 of title 10, United 
States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 
12323, as added by section 521(7) of this Act, the fol-
lowing new subchapter: 
(b) REDESIGNATION OF INACTIVE DUTY TO ENCOM-
PASS OPERATIONAL AND OTHER DUTIES PERFORMED 
WHILE IN AN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS.— 
(1) REFERENCES.—Any reference that is made 
in any law, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to inactive-duty training, 
as such term applies to members of the reserve com-
ponents of the uniformed services, shall be deemed 
to be a reference to inactive duty. 
(2) DEFINITION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES.—In 
this subsection the term ‘‘uniformed services’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(5) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 523. PURPOSE OF RESERVE DUTY. 
Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after section 12343, as added 
by section 522(a), the following new subchapter:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PURPOSE OF RESERVE 
DUTY 
‘‘§ 12351. Reserve component: required duty 
‘‘(a) MOBILIZATION
OF
THE
RESERVE
COMPO-
NENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In time of war or of na-
tional emergency declared by Congress, or when oth-
erwise authorized by law, an authority designated by 
the Secretary concerned may, without the consent of 
the persons affected, order any unit, and any mem-
ber not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a 
unit, of a reserve component under the jurisdiction 
of that Secretary to active duty under section 12341 
of this title for the duration of the war or emergency 
and for six months thereafter. However a member 
on an inactive status list or in a retired status may 
not be ordered to active duty under this subsection 
unless the Secretary concerned, with the approval of 
the Secretary of Defense in the case of the Secretary 
of a military department, determines that there are 
not enough qualified Reserves in an active status or 
in the inactive National Guard in the required cat-
egory who are readily available. 
‘‘(2) EXPANSIONS.—So far as practicable, dur-
ing any expansion of the active armed forces that re-
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quires that units and members of the reserve compo-
nents be ordered to active duty as provided in para-
graph (1), members of units organized and trained 
to serve as units who are ordered to that duty with-
out their consent shall be so ordered with their 
units. However, members of those units may be re-
assigned after being so ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF TIME.—The period of time al-
lowed between the date when a Reserve ordered to 
active duty pursuant to paragraph (1) is alerted for 
that duty and the date when the Reserve is required 
to enter upon that duty shall be determined by the 
Secretary concerned based upon military require-
ments at that time. 
‘‘(b) READY RESERVE MOBILIZATION.—In time of 
national emergency declared by the President after Janu-
ary 1, 1953, or when otherwise authorized by law, an au-
thority designated by the Secretary concerned may, with-
out the consent of the persons concerned, order any unit, 
and any member not assigned to a unit organized to serve 
as a unit, in the Ready Reserve under the jurisdiction of 
that Secretary to active duty under section 12341 of this 
title for not more than 24 consecutive months. Not more 
than 1,000,000 members of the Ready Reserve may be
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on active duty, without their consent, under this section 
at any one time. 
‘‘(c) CALL-UP
OF
THE SELECTED RESERVE
AND 
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL
READY
RESERVE
MEMBERS; 
OTHER
THAN
DURING
WAR
OR
NATIONAL
EMER-
GENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provi-
sions of subsection (b) or any other provision of law, 
when the President determines that it is necessary 
to augment the active forces for any operational mis-
sion or that it is necessary to provide assistance re-
ferred to in paragraph (2), the President may au-
thorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of the Department in which the Coast Guard is op-
erating, without the consent of the members con-
cerned, to order any unit, and any member not as-
signed to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the 
Selected Reserve, or any member in the Individual 
Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated 
as essential under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary concerned, under their respective jurisdic-
tions, to active duty under section 12341 of this title 
for not more than 365 days.
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‘‘(2) EMERGENCIES.—The augmentation under 
paragraph (1) includes providing assistance in re-
sponding to an emergency involving— 
‘‘(A) a use or threatened use of a weapon 
of mass destruction; or 
‘‘(B) a terrorist attack or threatened ter-
rorist attack in the United States that results, 
or could result, in significant loss of life or 
property. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTION LIMITATION.—No unit or mem-
ber of a reserve component may be ordered to active 
duty pursuant to this subsection to perform any of 
the functions authorized by chapter 15 of this title 
or section 12406 of this title or, except as provided 
in paragraph (2), to provide assistance to the Fed-
eral Government or a State in time of a serious nat-
ural or manmade disaster, accident, or catastrophe. 
‘‘(4) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Not more than 
200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and the 
Individual Ready Reserve may be on active duty 
pursuant to this subsection at any one time, of 
whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the 
Individual Ready Reserve. 
‘‘(5) RESPONSE
CAPABILITIES.—No unit or 
member of a reserve component may be ordered to
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active duty pursuant to this subsection to provide 
assistance referred to in paragraph (2) unless the 
President determines that the requirements for re-
sponding to an emergency referred to in that sub-
section have exceeded, or will exceed, the response 
capabilities of local, State, and Federal civilian agen-
cies. 
‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—Whenever any unit of the 
Selected Reserve or any member of the Selected Re-
serve not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a 
unit, or any member of the Individual Ready Re-
serve, is ordered to active duty pursuant to para-
graph (1), the service of all units or members so or-
dered to active duty may be terminated by— 
‘‘(A) order of the President; or 
‘‘(B) law. 
‘‘(7) REPORT.—Whenever the President author-
izes the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
to order any unit or member of the Selected Reserve 
or Individual Ready Reserve to active duty, pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the President shall, within 24 
hours after exercising such authority, submit to Con-
gress a report setting forth the circumstances neces-
sitating the action taken under this section and de-
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scribing the anticipated use of these units or mem-
bers. 
‘‘(8) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing con-
tained in this subsection shall be construed as 
amending or limiting the application of the provi-
sions of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 
et seq.). 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL ACTIVE DUTY.—At any time, an au-
thority designated by the Secretary concerned may, with-
out the consent of the persons affected, order any unit, 
and any member not assigned to a unit organized to serve 
as a unit, in an active status in a reserve component under 
the jurisdiction of that Secretary to active duty under sec-
tion 12341 of this title for not more than 15 days a year. 
However, units and members of the Army National Guard 
of the United States or the Air National Guard of the 
United States may not be ordered to active duty under 
this subsection without the consent of the governor of the 
State (or, in the case of the District of Columbia National 
Guard, the commanding general of the District of Colum-
bia National Guard). The consent of a Governor may not 
be withheld (in whole or in part) with regard to active 
duty outside the United States, its territories, and its pos-
sessions, because of any objection to the location, purpose, 
type, or schedule of such active duty.
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‘‘(e) READY RESERVE: UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORITY
TO
ORDER
TO
ACTIVE 
DUTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President may order 
to active duty under section 12341 of this title 
any member of the Ready Reserve of an armed 
force who— 
‘‘(i) is not assigned to, or partici-
pating satisfactorily in, a unit of the Ready 
Reserve; 
‘‘(ii) has not fulfilled the member’s 
statutory reserve obligation; and 
‘‘(iii) has not served on active duty for 
a total of 24 months. 
‘‘(B) 
DURATION
AND
EXTENSION.—A 
member who is ordered to active duty pursuant 
to paragraph (1) may be required to serve on 
active duty until the member’s total service on 
active duty equals 24 months. If the member’s 
enlistment or other period of military service 
would expire before the member has served the 
required period under this paragraph, the en-
listment or other period of military service may
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be extended until the member has served the re-
quired period. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the 
Ready Reserve covered by section 12352 of this 
title who fails in any year to perform satisfac-
torily the training duty prescribed in that sec-
tion, as determined by the Secretary concerned 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, may be ordered without the member’s 
consent to perform additional active duty for 
training under section 12341 of this title for 
not more than 45 days. If the failure occurs 
during the last year of the member’s required 
membership in the Ready Reserve, the mem-
ber’s membership is extended until the member 
performs that additional active duty for train-
ing, but not for more than six months. 
‘‘(B) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OR AIR NA-
TIONAL GUARD.—A member of the Army Na-
tional Guard of the United States or the Air 
National Guard of the United States who fails 
in any year to perform satisfactorily the train-
ing duty prescribed by or under law for mem-
bers of the Army National Guard or the Air
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National Guard, as the case may be, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned, may, upon 
the request of the Governor of the State (or, in 
the case of the District of Columbia, the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard) be ordered, without the mem-
ber’s consent, to perform additional active duty 
for training under section 12341 of this title for 
not more than 45 days. A member ordered to 
active duty under this subsection shall be or-
dered to duty as a Reserve of the Army or as 
a Reserve of the Air Force, as the case may be. 
However, the consent of a Governor may not be 
withheld (in whole or in part) with regard to 
active duty outside the United States, its terri-
tories, and its possessions, because of any objec-
tion to the location, purpose, type, or schedule 
of such active duty. 
‘‘(f) CAPTIVE STATUS.—A member of a reserve com-
ponent may be ordered to active duty under section 12341 
of this title without the member’s consent if the Secretary 
concerned determines that the member is in a captive sta-
tus. A member ordered to active duty under this section 
may not be retained on active duty, without the member’s
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consent, for more than 30 days after the member’s captive 
status is terminated. 
‘‘(g) MUSTER DUTY.—A member of the Ready Re-
serve may be ordered without the member’s consent to 
muster duty under section 12343 of this title one time 
each year. A member ordered to muster duty under this 
section shall be required to perform a minimum of two 
hours of muster duty on the day of muster. The muster 
duty shall be subject to the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) PERIOD OF TIME.—The period which a 
member may be required to devote to muster duty 
under this section, including round-trip travel to and 
from the location of that duty, may not total more 
than one day each calendar year. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
AS
INACTIVE
DUTY
AND 
TRAVEL.—Except as specified in paragraph (3), 
muster duty (and travel directly to and from that 
duty) under this section shall be treated as inactive 
duty (and travel directly to and from that duty) for 
the purposes of this title and the provisions of title 
37 (other than section 206(a) of title 37) and title 
38, including provisions relating to the determina-
tion of eligibility for and the receipt of benefits and 
entitlements provided under those titles for Reserves
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performing inactive duty and for their dependents 
and survivors. 
‘‘(3) NOT CREDITED FOR RETIRED PAY PUR-
POSES.—Muster duty under this subsection shall not 
be credited in determining entitlement to, or in com-
puting, retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title. 
‘‘(h) 
CONSIDERATION
FOR
MOBILIZATION.—To 
achieve fair treatment between members in the Ready Re-
serve who are being considered for recall to duty without 
their consent pursuant to subsection (b), (c) or (e)(1), con-
sideration shall be given to— 
‘‘(1) the length and nature of previous service, 
to assure such sharing of exposure to hazards as the 
national security and military requirements will rea-
sonably allow; 
‘‘(2) the frequency of assignments during serv-
ice career; 
‘‘(3) family responsibilities; and 
‘‘(4) employment necessary to maintain the na-
tional health, safety, or interest. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CAPTIVE STATUS.—The term ‘captive sta-
tus’ means the status of a member of the armed 
forces who is in a missing status (as defined in sec-
tion 551(2) of title 37) which occurs as the result
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of a hostile action and is related to the member’s 
military status. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
READY
RESERVE
MOBILIZA-
TION CATEGORY.—The term ‘Individual Ready Re-
serve mobilization category’ means, in the case of 
any reserve component, the category of the Indi-
vidual Ready Reserve described in section 10144(b) 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.—The 
term ‘weapon of mass destruction’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1403 of the Defense 
Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 
(50 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘§ 12352. Reserve component: required training 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—Except as specifically provided in 
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
or by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, each person who is enlisted, inducted, 
or appointed in an armed force, and who becomes a mem-
ber of the Ready Reserve under any provision of law ex-
cept section 513 or 10145(b) of this title, shall be re-
quired, while in the Ready Reserve, to maintain readiness 
as determined by the Secretary concerned by— 
‘‘(1) participating in at least 48 scheduled drills 
or training periods during each year pursuant to
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section 12343 of this title and serve on active duty 
for training under section 12341 of this title for not 
less than 14 days (exclusive of travel time) during 
each year; or 
‘‘(2) serving on active duty for training under 
section 12341 of this title for not more than 30 days 
during each year. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.—A mem-
ber who has served on active duty for one year or longer 
may not be required to perform a period of active duty 
for training if the first day of that period falls during the 
last 120 days of the member’s required membership in the 
Ready Reserve. 
‘‘§ 12353. Reserve component: optional duty 
‘‘(a) ACTIVE DUTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At any time, an authority 
designated by the Secretary concerned may order a 
member of a reserve component under his jurisdic-
tion to active duty under section 12341 of this title, 
or retain the member on active duty, with the con-
sent of that member for training, to provide oper-
ational support or perform other duty as determined 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—Such duty includes service on 
active duty for the purpose specified in section or
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section 802(d), 1491, 3038, 5143, 5144, 8038, 
10211, 10301 through 10305, 10502, 10505, 
10506, 10507, 12402, or 12405 of this title. 
‘‘(3) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OR AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD.—However, a member of the Army National 
Guard of the United States or the Air National 
Guard of the United States may not be ordered to 
active duty under this subsection without the con-
sent of the Governor or other appropriate authority 
of the State concerned. The consent of a Governor 
may not be withheld (in whole or in part) with re-
gard to active duty outside the United States, its 
territories, and its possessions, because of any objec-
tion to the location, purpose, type, or schedule of 
such active duty. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVE DUTY FOR HEALTH CARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—When authorized by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military de-
partment may, with the consent of the member, 
order a member of a reserve component to active 
duty under section 12341 of this title— 
‘‘(A) to receive authorized medical care; 
‘‘(B) to be medically evaluated for dis-
ability or other purposes; or
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‘‘(C) to complete a required Department of 
Defense health care study, which may include 
an associated medical evaluation of the member. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT FOR OR RECOVERY FROM AN 
INJURY, ILLNESS OR DISEASE.—A member of a uni-
formed service described in paragraph (1)(B) or 
(2)(B) of section 1074a(a) of this title may be or-
dered to active duty under section 12341 of this 
title, and a member of a uniformed service described 
in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of section 1074a may 
be continued on active duty under section 12341 of 
this title, for a period of more than 30 days while 
the member is being treated for (or recovering from) 
an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated 
in the line of duty as described in any of such para-
graphs. 
‘‘(3) RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY.—A member 
ordered to active duty under this subsection may, 
with the member’s consent, be retained on active 
duty, if the Secretary concerned considers it appro-
priate, for medical treatment for a condition associ-
ated with the study or evaluation, if that treatment 
of the member is otherwise authorized by law. 
‘‘(4) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OR AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD.—However, a member of the Army National
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Guard of the United States or the Air National 
Guard of the United States may not be ordered to 
active duty under this subsection without the con-
sent of the Governor or other appropriate authority 
of the State concerned. 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZING, ADMINISTERING, ETC., RESERVE 
COMPONENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
may order a member of a reserve component under 
the Secretary’s jurisdiction to active duty pursuant 
to section 12341 of this title to perform Active 
Guard and Reserve duty to organize, administer, re-
cruit, instruct, or train the reserve components. 
‘‘(2) RESERVE GRADE; ELIGIBILITY FOR PRO-
MOTION.—A Reserve ordered to active duty under 
paragraph (1) shall be ordered in the Reserve’s re-
serve grade. While so serving, the Reserve continues 
to be eligible for promotion as a Reserve, if other-
wise qualified. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—A Reserve on ac-
tive duty under this subsection may perform the fol-
lowing additional duties to the extent that the per-
formance of those duties does not interfere with the 
performance of the Reserve’s primary Active Guard 
and Reserve duties described in paragraph (1):
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‘‘(A) 
SUPPORTING
RESERVE
COMPO-
NENTS.—Supporting operations or missions as-
signed in whole or in part to the reserve compo-
nents. 
‘‘(B) SUPPORTING UNITS.—Supporting op-
erations or missions performed or to be per-
formed by— 
‘‘(i) a unit composed of elements from 
more than one component of the same 
armed force; or 
‘‘(ii) a joint forces unit that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(I) one or more reserve compo-
nent units; or 
‘‘(II) a member of a reserve com-
ponent whose reserve component as-
signment is in a position in an ele-
ment of the joint forces unit. 
‘‘(C) ADVISING.—Advising the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the com-
manders of the combatant commands regarding 
reserve component matters. 
‘‘(D) INSTRUCTION
OR
TRAINING.—In-
structing or training in the United States, the
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or possessions 
of the United States of— 
‘‘(i) active-duty members of the armed 
forces; 
‘‘(ii) members of foreign military 
forces (under the same authorities and re-
strictions applicable to active-duty mem-
bers providing such instruction or train-
ing); 
‘‘(iii) Department of Defense con-
tractor personnel; or 
‘‘(iv) Department of Defense civilian 
employees. 
‘‘(4) OPERATIONS
RELATING
TO
DEFENSE 
AGAINST
WEAPONS
OF
MASS
DESTRUCTION
AND 
TERRORIST ATTACKS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (3), a Reserve on active duty as de-
scribed in paragraph (1), or a Reserve who is 
a member of the National Guard serving on 
full-time National Guard duty under section 
502(f) of title 32 in connection with functions 
referred to in paragraph (1), may, subject to 
subparagraph (C), perform duties in support of 
emergency preparedness programs to prepare
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for or to respond to any emergency involving 
any of the following: 
‘‘(i) WEAPONS
OF
MASS
DESTRUC-
TION.—The use or threatened use of a 
weapon of mass destruction (as defined in 
section 1403 of the Defense Against Weap-
ons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 
U.S.C. 2302) in the United States. 
‘‘(ii) TERRORIST ATTACK OR THREAT-
ENED TERRORIST ATTACK.—A terrorist at-
tack or threatened terrorist attack in the 
United States that results, or could result, 
in catastrophic loss of life or property. 
‘‘(iii) RELEASE
OF
CERTAIN
MATE-
RIALS.—The intentional or unintentional 
release of nuclear, biological, radiological, 
or toxic or poisonous chemical, materials in 
the United States that results, or could re-
sult, in catastrophic loss of life or property. 
‘‘(iv) NATURAL
OR
MAN-MADE
DIS-
ASTER.—A natural or manmade disaster in 
the United States that results in, or could 
result in, catastrophic loss of life or prop-
erty.
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‘‘(B) COSTS.—The costs of the pay, allow-
ances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for a Reserve performing 
duties under the authority of paragraph (1) 
shall be paid from the appropriation that is 
available to pay such costs for other members 
of the reserve component of that Reserve who 
are performing duties as described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(C) CIVIL
SUPPORT
TEAM.—A Reserve 
may perform duty described in subparagraph 
(A) only while assigned to a reserve component 
weapons of mass destruction civil support team. 
‘‘(D) ANNUAL
END
STRENGTH
AUTHOR-
IZATION
AND
JUSTIFICATION
MATERIAL.—Re-
serves on active duty who are performing duties 
described in subparagraph (A) shall be counted 
against the annual end strength authorizations 
required 
by 
sections 
115(a)(1)(B) 
and 
115(a)(2) of this title. The justification mate-
rial for the defense budget request for a fiscal 
year shall identify the number and component 
of the Reserves programmed to be performing 
duties described in subparagraph (A) during 
that fiscal year.
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‘‘(E) CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—A re-
serve component weapons of mass destruction 
civil support team, and any Reserve assigned to 
such a team, may not be used to respond to an 
emergency described in subparagraph (A) un-
less the Secretary of Defense has certified to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives of that team, or that 
Reserve, possesses the requisite skills, training, 
and equipment to be proficient in all mission re-
quirements. 
‘‘(F) REQUEST FOR LEGISLATION.—If the 
Secretary of Defense submits to Congress any 
request for the enactment of legislation to mod-
ify the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and 
(C), the Secretary shall provide with the re-
quest— 
‘‘(i) justification for each such re-
quested modification; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary’s plan for sus-
taining the qualifications of the personnel 
and teams described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(G) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘United States’ in-
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cludes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(5) TRAINING.—A Reserve on active duty as 
described in this subsection may be provided train-
ing consistent with training provided to other mem-
bers on active duty, as the Secretary concerned sees 
fit. 
‘‘(d) INACTIVE DUTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At any time, an authority 
designated by the Secretary concerned may require 
a member of a reserve component under the Sec-
retary’s jurisdiction, with the consent of the mem-
ber, to perform inactive duty under section 12343 of 
this title to provide readiness training, perform ad-
ministrative function to prepare for unit training, 
perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a 
veteran as defined in section 1491 of this title (other 
than for members of the Army National Guard of 
the United States or the Air National Guard of the 
United States who perform funeral honors duty 
under section 502(g) of title 32), or perform other 
inactive duty as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned.
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‘‘(2) PAY.—As directed by the Secretary con-
cerned, a member performing funeral honors func-
tions may be paid— 
‘‘(A) the allowance under section 495 of 
title 37; or 
‘‘(B) compensation under section 206 of 
title 37. 
‘‘(3) 
TRAVEL
AND
TRANSPORTATION
EX-
PENSES.—A member who performs funeral honors 
functions may be reimbursed for travel and trans-
portation expenses incurred in conjunction with such 
duty as authorized under section 495 of title 37 if 
such duty is performed at a location 50 miles or 
more from the member’s residence.’’. 
SEC. 524. TRAINING AND OTHER DUTY PERFORMED BY 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) CHAPTER HEADING.—The chapter heading for 
chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘AND OTHER DUTY’’ after ‘‘TRAIN-
ING’’; 
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Section 502 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
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‘‘§ 502. Required training, field exercises, and other 
duty’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘drill’’ and inserting 
‘‘training’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(g)’’ before ‘‘at least’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘under 
subsection (f)(1)’’ before ‘‘at least’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘drill’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘training’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘drill’’ and inserting ‘‘training’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘one and 
one-half hours’’ and inserting ‘‘two hours’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘drill’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘training’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, which regula-
tions shall conform to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense for Re-
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serve component members,’’ after ‘‘as the 
case may be,’’; and 
(ii) in the matter following subpara-
graph (B), by inserting ‘‘to full-time Na-
tional Guard duty’’ after ‘‘be ordered’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Support for funerals of veterans of 
the armed forces pursuant to section 1491 of 
title 10.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2), as 
amended by subparagraph (B), the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) FULL-TIME
NATIONAL
GUARD
DUTY.— 
Full-time National Guard duty shall not be per-
formed on land outside the United States, its terri-
tories or possessions. 
‘‘(4) PURPOSE OF CALL ORDER.—To account 
for manpower utilization and expenditure of appro-
priations, each order to full-time National Guard 
duty shall cite the purpose of the call or order as
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provided in this section or section 112, 114, 316, 
503, 504, 505, 509, or 904 of this title. 
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATIONS
AND
RESTRICTIONS.—A 
member of the National Guard shall not be ordered 
to full-time National Guard duty or retained on full- 
time National Guard duty beyond the limitations 
and restrictions specified in the purpose of the order 
to full-time National Guard duty. 
‘‘(6) AMENDED
ORDERS.—When the purpose 
for the member to serve on full-time National Guard 
duty changes, the order to full-time National Guard 
duty shall be amended to cite the new purpose and 
applicable funding code, but the member shall re-
main on the same order to full-time National Guard 
duty. 
‘‘(7) CONTINUOUS
FEDERAL
SERVICE.—If a 
member is released from full-time National Guard 
duty and subsequently ordered to active duty with a 
break in service of 24 hours or fewer, the period of 
service shall be treated as continuous Federal service 
for the purposes of pay and benefits unless otherwise 
specified in law.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) INACTIVE DUTY.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under regulations to be 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, as the case may be, which 
shall conform to regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense for reserve component members, a 
member of the National Guard may be required to 
perform inactive duty, in addition to that prescribed 
under subsection (a), to provide additional readiness 
training, perform administrative function to prepare 
for unit training, perform funeral honors functions 
for veterans of the armed forces pursuant to section 
1491 of title 10, or perform other inactive duty as 
authorized by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION.—To account for man-
power utilization and expenditure of appropriations, 
the purpose for inactive duty and the associated 
funding code shall be documented. 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATED HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT 
DANGER
AREA.—Inactive duty shall not be per-
formed in designated hostile fire or imminent danger 
area. 
‘‘(4) LAND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ITS 
TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS.—Inactive duty shall 
not be performed on land outside the United States, 
its territories or possessions.
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‘‘(5) DURATION OF INACTIVE DUTY.—Each pe-
riod of inactive duty shall be for duration of at least 
two hours. 
‘‘(6) DURATION OF COMPENSATION AND SERV-
ICE CREDIT.—Compensation under section 206 of 
title 
and 
service 
credit 
under 
section 
12732(a)(2)(E) of title 10 shall not exceed two peri-
ods of inactive duty in a calendar day. 
‘‘(7) PAY
FOR
PERFORMING
FUNERAL
HON-
ORS.—As directed by the Secretary concerned, a 
member performing funeral honors functions may be 
paid— 
‘‘(A) the allowance under section 495 of 
title 37; or 
‘‘(B) compensation under section 206 of 
title 37.’’. 
SEC. 525. CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
TITLE
5, 
UNITED STATES CODE.— (1) Paragraph (2) of section 
5517(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘under section 10147’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided 
under section 12352’’. 
(2) Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and 
inserting ‘‘inactive duty’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘funeral honors duty (as 
described in section 12503 of title 10 and sec-
tion 115 of title 32)’’ and inserting ‘‘funeral 
honors functions (as described in section 12353 
of title 10 and section 114 of title 32)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘section 12301(b) or 12301(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 12341 of title 10 for the purposes specified in 
section 12351(d) or 12353(a)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
TITLE
7, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Paragraph (1) of section 332(a) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1982(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘12301(a), 
12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 12406,’’ and inserting 
‘‘12341 for the purpose specified in section 12306, 12342, 
12351(a)(1), 12351(b), 12351(c), or 12351(f), 12342 for 
the purpose specified in section 12406,’’. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
TITLE
10, 
UNITED STATES CODE.— (1) Section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(13), 
by striking ‘‘section 688, 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 
12304a, 12305, or 12406 of this title, chapter 15 of
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this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 688 or 12341 of 
this title for the purpose specified in section 12304a, 
12305, 12351(a)(1), 12351(b), 12351(c) of this 
title, section 12342 of this title for the purpose spec-
ified in section 12406, chapter 15 of this title’’; 
(B) in paragraph (16) of subsection (b), by 
striking ‘‘section 12301(d) of this title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 12341 of this title for the purpose spec-
ified in section 12353(c) of this title’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5) of subsection (d)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘502(f) of title 32 for the 
purpose specified in section’’ after ‘‘under sec-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘505 of title 32’’ and in-
serting ‘‘505 of such title’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7) of subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘inactive-duty training’’ and in-
serting ‘‘inactive duty’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 206 of title 37’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12352(a)(1) of this title, section 502(a)(1) of 
title 32,’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)—
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(I) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘under 
section 
12353(d) of this title or section 502(g) of 
title 32’’ after ‘‘special additional duties 
authorized’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or other activities 
that a member may perform when author-
ized by the designated authority’’ before 
the period. 
(2) Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 12301(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12341’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 12301(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12341’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 12301(g)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 12341’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘as provided under 
section 12351(f) of such title’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘12301(h) or 12322’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 12341’’; and
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(II) by inserting ‘‘as provided under 
section 12353(b) of this title’’ before the 
period; 
(B) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
12301(a) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12341 of this title for the purpose specified in 
section 12351(a) of this title’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
12301(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12341 of this title for the purpose specified in 
section 12351(d) of this title’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
12302 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12341 of this title for the purpose specified in 
section 12351(b) of this title’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 
12304 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
12341 of this title for the purpose specified in 
section 12351(c) of this title’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘section 
12342 of this title for the purpose specified in’’ 
after ‘‘Federal service under’’;
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(vi) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘section 
12342 of this title for the purpose specified in’’ 
after ‘‘ Federal service under’’; and 
(vii) in paragraph (11), by inserting 
‘‘12341 for the purpose specified in section’’ 
after ‘‘active duty under section’’. 
(3) Section 331 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘under section 12342 of this title’’ 
after ‘‘call into Federal service’’. 
(4) Section 332 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘under section 12342 of this title’’ 
after ‘‘call into Federal service’’. 
(5) Paragraph (3) of section 511(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
10147(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12352(a)(1)’’. 
(6) Subparagraph (B) of section 523(b)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘12341 of 
this title for the purpose specified in section’’ after ‘‘on 
active duty under section’’. 
(7) Subparagraph (B) of section 641(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section 
12341 for the purpose described in’’ after ‘‘on active duty 
under’’. 
(8) Section 802 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in each of subsections (a)(3), (d)(2)(B), and