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(1) use standard methodology and reporting 
formats in order to show changes over time; 
(2) evaluate, using fiscal year 2017 as the base 
year of analysis— 
(A) force structure; 
(B) the ability of major operational units 
to conduct operations; and 
(C) the status of equipment, manning, and 
training; and 
(3) provide reasons for any variances in readi-
ness levels, including changes in funding, availability 
in parts, training opportunities, and operational de-
mands. 
(c) METRICS.—For purposes of the reviews required 
by this section, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and 
establish metrics for measuring readiness for the oper-
ations covered by subsection (a). In the first review con-
ducted under this section, the Comptroller General shall 
evaluate and determine the validity of such metrics. 
(d) ACCESS TO RELEVANT DATA.—For purposes of 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the Comptroller General has access to all relevant data, 
including— 
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(1) any assessments of the ability of the De-
partment of Defense and the Armed Forces to exe-
cute operational and contingency plans; 
(2) any internal Department readiness and 
force structure assessments; and 
(3) the readiness databases of the Department 
and the Armed Forces. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 28, 2019, and annually thereafter until 2022, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives an annual report on the review con-
ducted under subsection (a) for the year preceding 
the year during which the report is submitted. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—At the discretion 
of the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General 
may submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives additional 
reports addressing specific mission areas within the 
operations covered by subsection (a) in order to pro-
vide an independent assessment of readiness in the 
areas of equipping, mapping, and training. 
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SEC. 333. SURFACE WARFARE TRAINING IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) In 2017, there were three collisions and one 
grounding involving United States Navy ships in the 
Western Pacific. The two most recent mishaps in-
volved separate incidents of a Japan-based United 
States Navy destroyer colliding with a commercial 
merchant vessel, resulting in the combined loss of 17 
sailors. 
(2) The causal factors in these four mishaps 
are linked directly to a failure to take sufficient ac-
tion in accordance with the rules of good seaman-
ship. 
(3) Because risks are high in the maritime envi-
ronment, there are widely accepted standards for 
safe seamanship and navigation. In the United 
States, the International Convention on Standards 
of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (herein-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘STCW’’) for 
Seafarers, standardizes the skills and foundational 
knowledge a maritime professional must have in sea-
manship and navigation. 
(4) Section 568 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2139) endorsed the STCW proc-
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ess and required the Secretary of Defense to maxi-
mize the extent to which Armed Forces service, 
training, and qualifications are creditable toward 
meeting merchant mariner licenses and certifi-
cations. 
(5) The Surface Warfare Officer Course Cur-
riculum is being modified to include ten individual 
Go/No Go Mariner Assessments/Competency Check 
Milestones to ensure standardization and quality of 
the surface warfare community. 
(6) The Military-to-Mariner Transition report 
of September 2017 notes the Army maintains an ex-
tensive STCW qualifications program and that a 
similar Navy program does not exist. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of the Navy should establish 
a comprehensive individual proficiency assessment 
process and include such an assessment prior to all 
operational surface warfare officer tour assignments; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of the Navy should signifi-
cantly expand the STCW qualifications process to 
improve seamanship and navigation individual skills 
training for surface warfare candidates, surface war-
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fare officers, quartermasters and operations special-
ists to include an increased set of courses that di-
rectly correspond to STCW standards. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that includes each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A detailed description of the surface war-
fare officer assessments process. 
(2) A list of programs that have been approved 
for credit toward merchant mariner credentials. 
(3) A complete gap analysis of the existing sur-
face warfare training curriculum and STCW. 
(4) A complete gap analysis of the existing sur-
face warfare training curriculum and the 3rd mate 
unlimited licensing requirement. 
(5) An assessment of surface warfare options to 
complete the 3rd mate unlimited license and the 
STCW qualification. 
SEC. 334. REPORT ON OPTIMIZING SURFACE NAVY VESSEL 
INSPECTIONS AND CREW CERTIFICATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to Congress a report on optimizing 
surface Navy vessel inspections and crew certifications to 
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reduce the burden of inspection type visits that vessels un-
dergo. Such report shall include— 
(1) an audit of all surface Navy vessel inspec-
tions, certifications, and required and recommended 
assist visits; 
(2) an analysis of such inspections, certifi-
cations, and visits for redundancies, as well as any 
necessary items not covered; 
(3) recommendations to streamline surface ves-
sel inspections, certifications, and required and rec-
ommended assist visits to optimize effectiveness, im-
prove material readiness, and restore training readi-
ness; and 
(4) recommendations for congressional action to 
address the needs of the Navy as identified in the 
report. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
BRIEFING.—Not later than 
January 31, 2019, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide 
to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the 
House Committee on Armed Services an interim briefing 
on the matters to be included in the report required by 
subsection (a). 
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SEC. 335. REPORT ON DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND 
REPAIR. 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
heads of each of the military departments and the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on labor hours and 
depot maintenance, which shall include— 
(1) the amount of public and private funding of 
depot-level maintenance and repair (as defined in 
section 2460 of title 10 United State Code) for the 
Department of Defense, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 
Air Force, Special Operations Command, and any 
other unified command identified by the Secretary, 
expressed by commodity group by percentage and 
actual numbers in terms of dollars and direct labor 
hours; 
(2) within each category of depot level mainte-
nance and repair for each entities, the amount of the 
subset of depot maintenance workload that meets 
the description under section 2464 of title 10, 
United States Code, that is performed in the public 
and private sectors by direct labor hours and by dol-
lars; 
(3) of the subset referred to in paragraph (2), 
the amount of depot maintenance workload per-
formed in the public and private sector by direct 
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labor hour and by dollars for each entity that would 
otherwise be considered core workload under such 
section 2462, but is not considered core because a 
weapon system or equipment has not been declared 
a program of record; and 
(4) the projections for the upcoming future 
years defense program, including the distinction be-
tween the Navy and the Marine Corps for the De-
partment of the Navy, as well as any unified com-
mand, including the Special Operations Command. 
SEC. 336. REPORT ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
CIVIL 
RESPONSE 
TEAMS TO VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, shall submit to Congress 
a report on personal protective equipment requirements 
for civil defense response teams to volcanic activity and 
civilian communities in the vicinity of active volcanic activ-
ity, including protection against sulfur dioxide gas. 
(b) TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED.—If the 
Secretary of Defense determines that the Department of 
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Defense is in possession of excess personal protective 
equipment that is not needed for current and future 
planned operational requirements, the Secretary may 
transfer such excess equipment to State and local civil de-
fense agencies upon request from the governor or equiva-
lent official of a State. 
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, and any territory, com-
monwealth, or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 337. REPORT ON WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION CAPABILI-
TIES OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that wildfires endanger national security. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the wildfire suppres-
sion capabilities within the active and reserve components 
of the Armed Forces, including the Modular Airborne Fire 
Fighting System Program, and interagency cooperation 
with the Forest Service and the Department of the Inte-
rior. 
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SEC. 338. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF STEAM TURBINE 
PRODUCTION 
FROM 
NIMITZ-CLASS 
AND 
FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, AND VIR-
GINIA-CLASS 
AND 
COLUMBIA-CLASS 
SUB-
MARINES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, and Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, shall de-
velop and submit to Congress a report describing the po-
tential impacts on national defense and the manufacturing 
base resulting from contractors or subcontracts relocating 
steam turbine production for Nimitz-class and Ford-class 
aircraft carriers, and Virginia-class and Columbia-class 
submarines. Such report shall address each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The overall risk of moving production on 
our national security including likelihood of produc-
tion delay or reduction in quality of steam turbines. 
(2) The impact on natural security from a delay 
in production of aircraft carriers and submarines. 
(3) The impacts on regional suppliers the cur-
rent production of steam turbines draw on and their 
ability to perform other contracts should a relocation 
happen. 
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(4) The impact on the national industrial and 
manufacturing base and loss of a critically skilled 
workforce resulting from a relocation of production. 
(5) The risk of moving production on total cost 
of the acquisition. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 341. COAST GUARD REPRESENTATION ON EXPLOSIVE 
SAFETY BOARD. 
Section 172(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘When the Coast Guard is not operating as 
a service in the Department of the Navy, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall appoint an officer 
of the Coast Guard to serve as a voting member of 
the board.’’. 
SEC. 342. SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT AND PARKER’S CROSSROADS 
BATTLEFIELD DESIGNATION. 
(a) AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL 
MILITARY PARK.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of Shi-
loh National Military Park is modified to include the 
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areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary 
Adjustment’’, numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 
2014, as follows: 
(A) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 
(B) Russell House Battlefield. 
(C) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 
(2) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may acquire lands described in paragraph (1) by do-
nation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Any lands acquired 
under this section shall be administered as part of 
the Park. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battle-
field in the State of Tennessee is hereby established 
as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 
(2) DESCRIPTION.—The affiliated area shall 
consist of the area generally depicted within the 
‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Parker’s 
Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, num-
bered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall 
be managed in accordance with this section and all 
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laws generally applicable to units of the National 
Park System. 
(4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Park-
ers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Com-
mission shall jointly be the management entity for 
the affiliated area. 
(5) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may provide technical assistance and enter 
into cooperative agreements with the management 
entity for the purpose of providing financial assist-
ance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and 
preservation of the affiliated area. 
(6) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Noth-
ing in this section authorizes the Secretary to ac-
quire property at the affiliated area or to assume 
overall financial responsibility for the operation, 
maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. 
(7) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the management entity, shall de-
velop a general management plan for the affili-
ated area. The plan shall be prepared in accord-
ance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
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(B) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 
years after the date that funds are made avail-
able for this section, the Secretary shall provide 
a copy of the completed general management 
plan to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(c) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.— 
(1) NO
USE
OF
CONDEMNATION.—The Sec-
retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or 
interests in land under this section or for the pur-
poses of this section. 
(2) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non- 
Federal property may be included in the Shiloh Na-
tional Military Park without the written consent of 
the owner. 
(3) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in 
this section, the establishment of the Shiloh Na-
tional Military Park, or the management plan for 
the Shiloh National Military Park shall be construed 
to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That ac-
tivities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from 
areas within the Shiloh National Military Park shall 
not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine 
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the conduct or management of activities or uses out-
side of the Park. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘affiliated area’’ means the Park-
er’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affili-
ated area of the National Park System under sub-
section (b). 
(2) The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh National 
Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 343. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the final composition 
of the critical minerals list, as ordered by Executive Order 
No. 
13817, 
should 
include 
aggregates, 
copper, 
molybendum, gold, zinc, nickel, lead, silver, and certain 
fertilizer compounds in addition to the 35 minerals in-
cluded in the draft list, as published on February 16, 
2018, for public comment. 
SEC. 344. STUDY ON PHASING OUT OPEN BURN PITS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a study on the feasibility of phas-
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ing out the use of open burn pits by using technology in-
cinerators. 
(b) OPEN BURN PIT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘open burn pit’’ means an area of land— 
(1) that is designated by the Secretary of De-
fense to be used for disposing solid waste by burning 
in the outdoor air; and 
(2) does not contain a commercially manufac-
tured incinerator or other equipment specifically de-
signed and manufactured for the burning of solid 
waste. 
SEC. 345. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
CHANGES TO MILITARY UNIFORM COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) DLA NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall notify the Commander of the De-
fense Logistics Agency of plans to make changes to a serv-
ice member uniform or service member uniform compo-
nent. Such notification shall be made not less than three 
years prior to the uniform change. 
(b) CONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION.—The Commander 
of the Defense Logistics Agency shall notify a contractor 
when one of the military services plans to make a change 
to a military uniform component that is provided by that 
contractor. Such a notification shall be made not less than 
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12 months prior to any announcement of a public solicita-
tion for the manufacture of the new uniform components. 
(c) WAIVER.—If the Secretary of a military depart-
ment or the Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency 
determines that the notification requirement under sub-
section (a) would adversely impact operational safety, 
force protection, or national security interests of the 
United States, the secretary or the Commander may waive 
such requirement. 
SEC. 346. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF 
SECURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION 
OF SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount 
for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide made 
available to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 
fiscal year 2019, not less than $12,000,000 shall be allo-
cated for the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of 
security cooperation activities in accordance with section 
383 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide made avail-
able to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 
for activities under section 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, not more than 50 percent may be expended until 
the Secretary presents to Congress a written plan for the 
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expenditure of the amount allocated under subsection (a), 
including— 
(1) a description of the activities planned for 
fiscal year 2019 for the evaluation of security co-
operation programs across the security cooperation 
enterprise, including through chapter 16 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund, the Counter-ISIL Fund, the coopera-
tive threat reduction program, and other security co-
operation authorities as appropriate; and 
(2) a description of the activities planned for 
fiscal year 2019 for the training, support, and orga-
nization of the Department to effectively carry out 
responsibilities under section 383 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(c) OFFSET.—In section 7301 of division G, relating 
to operation and maintenance, Navy, reduce the amount 
for administration, Line 510, by $6,000,000. 
SEC. 347. JOINT TASK FORCE FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 
DISPOSAL AND COUNTERING IMPROVISED 
EXPLOSIVE 
DEVICES 
IN 
UNITED 
STATES 
NORTHERN COMMAND. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the con-
gressional defense committees an unclassified plan on how 
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the United States Northern Command will organize a 
Joint Task Force for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and 
Countering Improvised Explosive Devices, over the full 
range of military operations, including— 
(1) combatant commander’s daily operational 
requirements on joint mission command of explosive 
ordnance disposal force planning; 
(2) protection of the Commander in Chief and 
critical infrastructures; and 
(3) immediate response assistance to civil au-
thorities on improvised explosive devices, military 
munitions, and explosives technical advice provided 
at the incident scene. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) An identification of the person to whom the 
commander of the joint task force reports. 
(2) A description of how the Joint Task Force 
on Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Countering Im-
provised Explosive Devices would implement its re-
sponsibilities under sections 377, 380, 381, 382 and 
383 of title 10 United States Code, and Department 
of Defense Directives 5111.13 and 5111.18. 
(3) An example of the standing execution order 
of the Joint Chiefs that would identify the rotation 
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of tactical units as forces for the Joint Task Force 
for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Countering 
Improvised Explosive Devices during each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2025. 
(4) A description of whether, in leveraging, in-
tegrating, and aligning United States Government 
efforts, the joint task force plans to detail the explo-
sive ordnance disposal qualified liaison personnel of 
the joint task force to, or host liaison personnel 
from, or a combination thereof at any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The National Joint Terrorism Task 
Force. 
(B) The National Explosives Task Force. 
(C) The Critical Incident Response Group. 
(D) The Terrorist Explosive Device Ana-
lytical Center. 
(E) The Bomb Data Center. 
(F) The National Center for Explosives 
Training and Research. 
(G) The Hazardous Devices School. 
(H) The Office of Bombing Prevention. 
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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, 2019, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 487,500. 
(2) The Navy, 335,400. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 186,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 329,100. 
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, 487,500. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 335,400. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 186,100. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 329,100.’’. 
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, 2019, as follows: 
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(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 343,500. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 199,500. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,100. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 107,100. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,000. 
(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 
(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 
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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, 2019, 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, 30,595. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,386. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,110. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 19,861. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,849. 
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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 2019 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, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 18,969. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 8,880. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2019, 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. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
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(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 
2019 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 7401. 
(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 2019. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Regular Component 
Management 
SEC. 501. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD CON-
STRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR ADVANCED 
EDUCATION, 
EXPERIENCE, 
OR 
TRAINING, 
UPON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A COM-
MISSIONED OFFICER. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY
LIST
APPOINTMENTS.—Section 
533(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘with cyberspace-re-
lated experience or advanced education’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with advanced education, 
special experience, or special training in a 
designated field’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘critically’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in a particular cyber-
space-related field’’ and inserting ‘‘in such 
designated field’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘operational’’; and 
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(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in a cyberspace-re-
lated field’’ and inserting ‘‘in such des-
ignated field’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘operational’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) The amount of constructive service credited an 
officer under this subsection may not exceed the amount 
required for the officer to be eligible for an original ap-
pointment in the grade of— 
‘‘(A) colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps; or 
‘‘(B) captain in the Navy.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘designated field’ in-
cludes the following: 
‘‘(A) Cyberspace. 
‘‘(B) Any scientific or technical field designated 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) Any other field designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense as a field— 
‘‘(i) that requires a high level of skill; and 
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‘‘(ii) that an insufficient number of officers 
possess in the military department concerned.’’. 
(b) 
RESERVE
ACTIVE-STATUS
LIST
APPOINT-
MENTS.—Section 12207 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b) or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), (e), or 
(g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘or (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(e), or (g)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, if the Secretary of a military depart-
ment determines that the number of commissioned officers 
serving on the reserve active-status list in an armed force 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary with advanced 
education, special experience, or special training in a des-
ignated field is below the number needed, such Secretary 
may credit any person receiving an original appointment 
with a period of constructive service for the following: 
‘‘(A) Any period of advanced education in such 
designated field beyond the baccalaureate degree 
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level if such advanced education is directly related to 
the needs of the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(B) Special experience or special training in 
such designated field if such experience or training 
is directly related to the needs of the armed force 
concerned. 
‘‘(2) The amount of constructive service credited an 
officer under this subsection may not exceed the amount 
required for the officer to be eligible for an original ap-
pointment in the grade of— 
‘‘(A) colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps; or 
‘‘(B) captain in the Navy. 
‘‘(3) Constructive service credited an officer under 
this subsection is in addition to any service credited that 
officer under subsection (a) and shall be credited at the 
time of the original appointment of the officer. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘designated field’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Cyberspace. 
‘‘(B) Any scientific or technical field designated 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) Any other field designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense as a field— 
‘‘(i) that requires a high level of skill; and 
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‘‘(ii) that an insufficient number of officers 
possess in the military department concerned.’’. 
SEC. 502. SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS CAREER PATHS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 602 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 6933. Surface warfare officers: career paths 
‘‘Any naval officer who is commissioned as a surface 
warfare officer on or after January 1, 2021, shall be as-
signed to one of the following career paths: 
‘‘(1) Ship engineering systems. 
‘‘(2) Ship operations and combat systems.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6933. Surface warfare officers: career paths.’’. 
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY OF SELECTION BOARDS TO REC-
OMMEND OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT 
BE PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE PROMOTION 
LIST. 
(a) RECOMMENDATION BY SELECTION BOARD.—Sec-
tion 616 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g)(1) A selection board may recommend an officer 
of particular merit from among officers recommended for 
promotion under subsection (a) to be placed at the top 
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of a promotion list established by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned under section 624(a)(1) of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) A selection board may make a recommendation 
under this subsection only if such recommendation is ap-
propriate in the opinion of a majority of the members of 
the selection board. 
‘‘(3) A selection board may make recommendations 
under this subsection for no more than the number equal 
to 20 percent of the maximum number of officers that the 
board is authorized to recommend for promotion. If the 
number determined under this paragraph is less than one, 
the board may recommend one such officer. 
‘‘(4) A selection board that recommends under this 
subsection that more than one officer be placed at the top 
of a promotion list shall recommend the order in which 
such officers should be promoted.’’. 
(b) ACTION BY SECRETARY CONCERNED ON REC-
OMMENDATION OF SELECTION BOARD.—Section 618(a) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to law or regulation or to 
guidelines’’ and inserting ‘‘to law, regulation, or 
guidelines’’ each place it appears; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of a rec-
ommendation under section 616(g) of this title, the 
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determination of the Secretary concerned’’ after 
‘‘section 615(b) of this title’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘law, regula-
tion, and such guidelines’’ and inserting ‘‘law, regu-
lation, such guidelines, and the determination of the 
Secretary concerned,’’. 
(c) 
PRIORITY
IN
PROMOTION
LIST.—Section 
624(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, subject 
to section 616(g) of this title’’ after ‘‘active-duty list’’. 
SEC. 504. DEFERRED DEPLOYMENT FOR MEMBERS WHO 
GIVE BIRTH. 
Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) A member of the armed forces who gives birth 
may not be deployed during the period of 12 months be-
ginning on the date of such birth except— 
‘‘(1) at the election of such member; and 
‘‘(2) with the approval of a health care provider 
employed at a military medical treatment facility.’’. 
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SEC. 505. CODIFICATION OF LOWERED GRADE FOR RE-
TIRED OFFICERS OR PERSONS WHO COM-
MITTED MISCONDUCT IN A LOWER GRADE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1370 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NEXT’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) An’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In the case of an officer or person whom the 
Secretary concerned determines committed misconduct in 
a lower grade, the Secretary concerned may determine the 
officer or person has not served satisfactorily in any grade 
equal to or higher than that lower grade.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘higher’’ and inserting 
‘‘different’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘except as provided in 
paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to para-
graph (2) and subsection (b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘An offi-
cer’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (b), an of-
ficer’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘higher’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘different’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, subject to subsection 
(b),’’ before ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 506. RETENTION OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS WHO 
LOSE DUAL STATUS UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES. 
Section 10216(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as the result 
of a combat-related disability (as defined in section 
1413a of this title), the person may be retained’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for any reason other than a disquali-
fication described in subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary shall appoint that person to a position under 
section 3101 of title 5, in accordance with section 
2102(a) of that title,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the com-
bat-related’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3). 
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SEC. 507. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON ACCESSION OF 
CANDIDATES WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS 
AS AIR FORCE OFFICERS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Begin-
ning not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall carry 
out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility and 
advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impair-
ments (including deafness) to access as officers of the Air 
Force. 
(b) CANDIDATES.— 
(1) NUMBER OF CANDIDATES.—The total num-
ber of individuals with auditory impairments who 
may participate in the demonstration program shall 
be not fewer than 15 individuals or more than 20 in-
dividuals. 
(2) MIX
AND
RANGE
OF
AUDITORY
IMPAIR-
MENTS.—The individuals who participate in the 
demonstration program shall include individuals who 
are deaf and individuals who have a range of other 
auditory impairments. 
(3) QUALIFICATION FOR ACCESSION.—Any indi-
vidual who is chosen to participate in the demonstra-
tion program shall meet all essential qualifications 
for accession as an officer in the Air Force, other 
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than those related to having an auditory impair-
ment. 
(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall— 
(A) publicize the demonstration program 
nationally, including to individuals who have 
auditory impairments and would be otherwise 
qualified for officer training; 
(B) create a process whereby interested in-
dividuals can apply for the demonstration pro-
gram; and 
(C) select the participants for the dem-
onstration program, from among the pool of ap-
plicants, based on the criteria in subsection (b). 
(2) NO PRIOR SERVICE AS AIR FORCE OFFI-
CERS.—Participants selected for the demonstration 
program shall be individuals who have not previously 
served as officers in the Air Force. 
(d) BASIC OFFICER TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The participants in the dem-
onstration program shall undergo, at the election of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Basic Officer 
Training course or the Commissioned Officer Train-
ing course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 
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(2) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Once individ-
uals begin participating in the demonstration pro-
gram, each Basic Officer Training course or Com-
missioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air 
Force Base, Alabama, shall include not fewer than 
4, or more than 6, participants in the demonstration 
program until all participants have completed such 
training. 
(3) AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that participants in 
the demonstration program have the necessary auxil-
iary aids and services (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12103)) in order to fully partici-
pate in the demonstration program. 
(e) COORDINATION.— 
(1) SPECIAL ADVISOR.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall designate a special advisor to the 
demonstration program to act as a resource for par-
ticipants in the demonstration program, as well as a 
liaison between participants in the demonstration 
program and those providing the officer training. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The special advisor shall 
be a member of the Armed Forces on active duty— 
(A) who— 
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(i) if a commissioned officer, shall be 
in grade O–3 or higher; or 
(ii) if an enlisted member, shall be in 
grade E–5 or higher; and 
(B) who is knowledgeable about issues in-
volving, and accommodations for, individuals 
with auditory impairments (including deafness). 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The special advisor 
shall be responsible for facilitating the officer train-
ing for participants in the demonstration program, 
intervening and resolving issues and accommoda-
tions during the training, and such other duties as 
the Secretary of the Air Force may assign to facili-
tate the success of the demonstration program and 
participants. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the demonstration program. The report 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the demonstration program 
and the participants in the demonstration program. 
(2) The outcome of the demonstration program, 
including— 
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(A) the number of participants in the dem-
onstration program that successfully completed 
the Basic Officer Training course or the Com-
missioned Officer Training course; 
(B) the number of participants in the dem-
onstration program that were recommended for 
continued military service; 
(C) the issues that were encountered dur-
ing the program; and 
(D) such recommendation for modifications 
to the demonstration program as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to increase further inclu-
sion of individuals with auditory disabilities 
serving as officers in the Air Force or other 
Armed Forces. 
(3) Such recommendations for legislative or ad-
ministrative action as the Secretary considers appro-
priate in light of the demonstration program. 
(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 508. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY 
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with re-
spect to members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of 
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
submit to Congress a report on the rate of maternal mor-
tality among members of the Armed Forces and the de-
pendents of such members. 
SEC. 509. GRADES OF CHIEFS OF CHAPLAINS. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3073 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the ends the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds 
the grade of major general.’’. 
(b) NAVY.—Section 5142 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(e) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds 
the grade of rear admiral (upper half).’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8039 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRADE OF CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.—The Chief 
of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of major 
general.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. PLACEMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY 
TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) IN THE COM-
PETITIVE SERVICE. 
Section 10508 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sections 
2103’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2102’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL 
STATUS).— 
‘‘(1) PRIOR CONVERSIONS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall con-
vert any military technician (dual status) occupying 
a position in the excepted service to a position in the 
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competitive service. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘military technician (dual status)’ means 
any military technician (dual status) of the National 
Guard of any State, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin 
Islands who, before the date of enactment of this 
subsection, was converted to a position in the ex-
cepted service by operation of this section and sec-
tion 1053 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
981; 10 U.S.C. 10216 note). 
‘‘(2) FUTURE
CONVERSIONS.—Any military 
technician (dual status) of the National Guard of 
any State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands 
converted under this section and such section 1053 
after the date of enactment of this subsection to a 
position filled by individuals who are employed under 
section 3101 of title 5 shall be converted to a posi-
tion in the competitive service. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘competitive service’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 
5; and 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘excepted service’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2103 of 
such title.’’. 
SEC. 512. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION IN 
GRADE. 
(a) STRENGTH AND GRADE AUTHORIZATIONS.—Sec-
tion 12011(a) of title 10, United States Code is amended 
by striking those parts of the table pertaining to the Air 
National Guard and inserting the following: 
‘‘Air National Guard: 
Major 
Lieutenant Colonel 
Colonel 
10,000 .........................
763 
745 
333 
12,000 .........................
915 
923 
377 
14,000 .........................
1,065 
1,057 
402 
16,000 .........................
1,211 
1,185 
426 
18,000 .........................
1,347 
1,313 
450 
20,000 .........................
1,463 
1,440 
468 
22,000 .........................
1,606 
1,569 
494 
24,000 .........................
1,739 
1,697 
517 
26,000 .........................
1,872 
1,825 
539 
28,000 .........................
2,005 
1,954 
562 
30,000 .........................
2,138 
2,082 
585 
32,000 .........................
2,271 
2,210 
608 
34,000 .........................
2,404 
2,338 
630 
36,000 .........................
2,537 
2,466 
653 
38,000 .........................
2,670 
2,595 
676 
40,000 .........................
2,803 
2,723 
698’’. 
(b) STRENGTH AND GRADE AUTHORIZATIONS.—Sec-
tion 12012(a) of title 10, United States Code is amended 
by striking those parts of the table pertaining to the Air 
National Guard and inserting the following: 
‘‘Air National Guard: 
E-8 
E-9 
10,000 ........................................................
1,350 
550 
12,000 ........................................................
1,466 
594 
14,000 ........................................................
1,582 
636 
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‘‘Air National Guard: 
E-8 
E-9 
16,000 ........................................................
1,698 
676 
18,000 ........................................................
1,814 
714 
20,000 ........................................................
1,930 
752 
22,000 ........................................................
2,046 
790 
24,000 ........................................................
2,162 
828 
26,000 ........................................................
2,278 
866 
28,000 ........................................................
2,394 
904 
30,000 ........................................................
2,510 
942 
32,000 ........................................................
2,626 
980 
34,000 ........................................................
2,742 
1,018 
36,000 ........................................................
2,858 
1,056 
38,000 ........................................................
2,974 
1,094 
40,000 ........................................................
3,090 
1,132’’. 
SEC. 513. NATIONAL GUARD PROMOTION ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘National Guard Promotion Accountability Act’’. 
(b) DATE OF RANK OF COMMISSIONED NATIONAL 
GUARD OFFICERS PROMOTED TO A HIGHER GRADE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 14308(f) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The effec-
tive date’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
‘‘on which such Federal recognition in that 
grade is so extended’’ and inserting ‘‘of the ap-
proval of the promotion of the officer to that 
grade by the State concerned’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), the date 
of rank in a higher grade of an officer whose effective date 
of promotion to such grade is governed by paragraph (1) 
shall be such effective date of promotion. 
‘‘(B) The specification of the date of rank of an offi-
cer in a grade pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
deemed an adjustment of the date of rank of the officer 
to that grade in the manner of section 741(d)(4) of this 
title, pursuant to subsection (c)(2), to which section 
741(d)(4)(C) of this title shall apply, notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(3).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect 
to National Guard officers whose promotion to a 
grade is approved by a State after that date. 
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON DELAY IN PUBLICA-
TION OF SCROLLS INDICATING PROMOTION OF COMMIS-
SIONED NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.— 
(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—If at the end of the 
200-day period beginning on the receipt by the De-
partment of the Army or the Department of the Air 
Force of a scroll indicating the promotion of com-
missioned officers in the Army National Guard or 
Air National Guard, as applicable, the scroll has not 
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been published by the military department con-
cerned, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary 
of the Air Force, as the case may be, shall imme-
diately notify the congressional defense committees, 
in writing, of the following: 
(A) The date on which the scroll was so re-
ceived. 
(B) A description of the processing of the 
scroll by the military department concerned as 
of the date of the report, including a statement 
of the length of time in processing at each stage 
in the process through that date. 
(C) The reason why the scroll was not pub-
lished within 200 days of receipt, and the in-
tended remediation for the delay in publication. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘congressional defense com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘scroll’’ has the meaning 
given that term in Department of Defense In-
struction 1310.02, and any successor instruc-
tion or document. 
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SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
ON USE OF RETIRED SENIOR ENLISTED MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RECRUITERS. 
Section 514 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
Section 509(k) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Not 
later than’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 120 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the 
pilot Jobs ChalleNGe Programs and submit a report of 
findings and recommendations to Congress.’’. 
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SEC. 516. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
Section 509(h) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Equipment and facilities of the United States 
may be transferred to the National Guard for purposes 
of carrying out the Program. 
‘‘(3) Equipment and facilities of a State, county, or 
local government entity may be transferred to the Na-
tional Guard for purposes of carrying out the Program.’’. 
SEC. 517. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CASE OF A MAJOR 
DISASTER OR REQUEST FROM A STATE GOV-
ERNOR. 
The President shall order members of the National 
Guard in a State to full-time National Guard duty or ac-
tive Guard and Reserve duty under section 502(f) of title 
32, United States Code, if— 
(1) the Governor of the State requests such an 
order; and 
(2) the President declares that a major disaster 
exists— 
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(A) in that State and one or more other 
States is participating in the response to the 
disaster; or 
(B) in two States described in subpara-
graph (A) because of the same event. 
SECTION 518. FUNDING OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CASE OF 
A MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY DE-
CLARED UNDER THE STAFFORD ACT. 
Section 403(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (6): 
‘‘(6) NATIONAL
GUARD.—The President may 
make contributions to a State or local government 
for the purpose of reimbursing the Department of 
Defense for expenditures that arise from use of 
members of the National Guard and Reserve under 
section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, to re-
spond to a major disaster declared by the President 
under section 401 of this Act.’’. 
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SEC. 519. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EOD-QUALIFIED MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO SUP-
PORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Army may carry out a pilot program under which 
EOD-qualified members of the Army National Guard may 
conduct planning and immediate response defense support 
to civil authorities. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
design a pilot program conducted under this section to de-
termine the following: 
(1) The feasibility and effectiveness of estab-
lishing program described in subsection (a). 
(2) The merits of using EOD-qualified mem-
bers of the Army National Guard on full-time Na-
tional Guard duty versus such members on active 
duty for such a pilot program. 
(3) The need for legislative authority to conduct 
such a pilot program. 
(4) The costs to make such a pilot program 
permanent. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult 
with the Commanders of the United States Northern Com-
mand and United States Pacific Command regarding— 
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(1) defeating sustained bombings in the United 
States, including the territories and possessions; 
(2) plans for EOD defense support of des-
ignated national special security events; 
(3) plans for EOD defense support of the na-
tional response framework activities of the Depart-
ments of Justice and Homeland Security; 
(4) EOD immediate response for recovery of 
Department of Defense munitions off-installation; 
and 
(5) EOD immediate response in support of ci-
vilian law enforcement agencies. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—The 
Secretary of Defense may, subject to appropriations, make 
funds available to fund pay, allowances, travel, training, 
operations, and maintenance costs for members of the 
Army National Guard who participate in the pilot pro-
gram. 
(e) COMMENCEMENT; DURATION.—The Secretary of 
the Army may commence a pilot program under this sec-
tion on or after January 1, 2019. All activities under such 
a pilot program shall terminate no later than December 
31, 2023. 
(f) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Army carries 
out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 
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submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing an evaluation of the pilot program, including 
determinations described in subsection (b), not later than 
January 1, 2021. 
(g) EOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘EOD’’ means explosive ordnance disposal. 
Subtitle C—General Service Au-
thorities and Correction of Mili-
tary Records 
SEC. 521. ENLISTMENTS VITAL TO THE NATIONAL INTER-
EST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 504(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and subject to paragraph 
(3),’’ after ‘‘Notwithstanding paragraph (1),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘enlistment is vital to the 
national interest.’’ and inserting ‘‘person pos-
sesses a skill or expertise—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) that is vital to the national interest; and 
‘‘(B) that the person will use in daily duties as 
a member of the armed forces.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3)(A) No person who enlists under paragraph (2) 
may report to initial training until after the Secretary con-
cerned has completed all required background investiga-
tions and security and suitability screening as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense regarding that person. 
‘‘(B) A Secretary concerned may not authorize more 
than 1,000 enlistments under paragraph (2) per military 
department in a calendar year until after— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Defense submits to Con-
gress written notice of the intent of that Secretary 
concerned to authorize more than 1,000 such enlist-
ments in a calendar year; and 
‘‘(ii) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the 
date on which Congress receives the notice.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2019, and annually thereafter for each of the subse-
quent four years, the Secretary concerned shall sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Armed Services 
and the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives regarding persons who enter into 
enlistment contracts under section 504(b)(2) of title 
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10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
(A) The number of such persons who have 
entered into such contracts during the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(B) How many such persons have success-
fully completed background investigations and 
vetting procedures. 
(C) How many such persons have begun 
initial training. 
(D) The skills that are vital to the national 
interest that such persons possess. 
SEC. 522. STATEMENT OF BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 58 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1155. Statement of benefits 
‘‘(a) BEFORE SEPARATION.—Not later than 30 days 
before a member retires, is released, is discharged, or oth-
erwise separates from the armed forces (or as soon as is 
practicable in the case of an unanticipated separation), the 
Secretary concerned shall provide that member with a cur-
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rent assessment of all benefits to which that member is 
entitled under laws administered by— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR RESERVES.—Not less 
than once each year, the Secretary concerned shall provide 
each member of a reserve component with a current as-
sessment of benefits described in subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1154 the following new 
item: 
‘‘1155. Statement of benefits.’’. 
SEC. 523. MODIFICATION TO FORMS OF SUPPORT THAT 
MAY BE ACCEPTED IN SUPPORT OF THE MIS-
SION OF THE DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNT-
ING AGENCY. 
(a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.—Subsection 
(a) of section 1501a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘An employee of an entity outside the Government that 
has entered into a public-private partnership, cooperative 
agreement, or a grant arrangement with, or in direct sup-
port of, the designated Defense Agency under this section 
shall be considered to be an employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment by reason of participation in such partnership, 
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cooperative agreement, or grant, only for the purposes of 
section 552a of title 5 (relating to maintenance of records 
on individuals).’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF 
MISSION
TO ACCOUNT
FOR MISSING PERSONS FROM 
PAST CONFLICTS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—Subject to sub-
section (f)(2), the Secretary may accept, hold, ad-
minister, spend, and use any gift of personal prop-
erty, money, or services made on the condition that 
the gift be used for the purpose of facilitating ac-
counting for missing persons pursuant to section 
1501(a)(2)(C) of this title. 
‘‘(2) GIFT
FUNDS.—Gifts and bequests of 
money accepted under this subsection shall be depos-
ited in the Treasury in the Department of Defense 
General Gift Fund. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
GIFTS.—Personal property and 
money accepted under this subsection may be used 
by the Secretary, and services accepted under this 
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subsection may be performed, without further spe-
cific authorization in law. 
‘‘(4) EXPENSES OF TRANSFER.—The Secretary 
may pay all necessary expenses in connection with 
the conveyance or transfer of a gift accepted under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) EXPENSES OF CARE.—The Secretary may 
pay all reasonable and necessary expenses in connec-
tion with the care of a gift accepted under this sub-
section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (g), as 
redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) GIFT.—The term ‘gift’ includes a devise or 
bequest.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 
such section is further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)(1)’’. 
SEC. 524. CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS WEBSITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1552(a)(5) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the second 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall 
also publish on such website a summary of each such deci-
sion, indexed by subject matter. The Secretary shall redact 
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in the program, be eligible for consideration for promotion 
under chapter 36 or 1405 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Upon the return of an officer to active service 
after completion by the officer of participation in a pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall adjust the date of rank of the officer 
in such manner as the Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe in regulations for purposes of this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the officer shall be eligible for consider-
ation for promotion when officers of the same com-
petitive category, grade, and seniority are eligible for 
consideration for promotion. 
‘‘(2) An enlisted member participating in a program 
shall not be eligible for consideration for promotion during 
the period that— 
‘‘(A) begins on the date of the inactivation of 
the member from active service under the program; 
and 
‘‘(B) ends at such time after the return of the 
member to active service under the program that the 
member is treatable as eligible for promotion by rea-
son of time in grade and such other requirements as 
the Secretary of the military department concerned 
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amended by section 121 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 691), is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) NDAA FOR FY 2008.—The National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181) is amended— 
(1) in section 911(f) (10 U.S.C. 2271 note)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘; BIENNIAL UPDATE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and 
each update required by paragraph (2),’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(2) in section 1107 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note)— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘dem-
onstration laboratory’’ and inserting ‘‘labora-
tory designated by the Secretary of Defense 
under the provisions of section 342(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 
2721)’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (d) and (e). 
(d) NDAA FOR FY 2009.—Section 1047(d) of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
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SEC. 824. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT INFOR-
MATION ON SERVICES CONTRACTS TO CON-
GRESS. 
Section 2329(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2020’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at or about’’ and inserting 
‘‘at or before’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or on the date on which 
the future-years defense program is submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of this title’’ 
after ‘‘title 31’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) be included in the future-years defense 
program submitted to Congress under section 221 of 
this title.’’. 
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