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(l) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019, as identified 
in division D of this Act, $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
National Commission on Aviation Safety. 
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL 
BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) gaining and maintaining situational awareness and 
operational control of the international borders of the United 
States is critical to national security; 
(2) the United States Government must devote adequate 
resources to securing the border, both at, and between, ports 
of entry, and the agency tasked with that mission, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, should be adequately resourced 
to conduct such mission; and 
(3) the Department of Defense must ensure that when 
it acts in support of that mission, such as when mobilized 
by the President to conduct homeland defense activities, or 
when military facilities are adjacent to an international border 
of the United States, it has adequate resources, capabilities, 
and authorities to carry out the mission while maintaining 
combat readiness. 
SEC. 
1089. 
POLICY 
ON 
RESPONSE 
TO 
JUVENILE-ON-JUVENILE 
PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR COMMITTED ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a policy, applicable across the military installations of the Depart-
ment of Defense (including installations outside the United States), 
on the response of the Department to allegations of juvenile-on- 
juvenile problematic sexual behavior on military installations. The 
policy shall be designed to ensure a consistent, standardized 
response to such allegations across the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required by this section shall provide 
for the following: 
(1) Any report or other allegation of juvenile-on-juvenile 
problematic sexual behavior on a military installation that 
is received by the installation commander, a law enforcement 
organization, a Family Advocacy Program, a child development 
center, a military treatment facility, or a Department school 
operating on the installation or otherwise under Department 
administration for the installation shall be reviewed by the 
Family Advocacy Program of the installation. 
(2) Personnel of Family Advocacy Programs conducting 
reviews shall have appropriate training and experience in 
working with juveniles. 
(3) Family Advocacy Programs conducting reviews shall 
conduct a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary review and rec-
ommend treatment, counseling, or other appropriate interven-
tions for complainants and respondents. 
(4) Each review shall be conducted— 
(A) with full involvement of appropriate authorities 
and entities, including parents or legal guardians of the 
juveniles involved (if practicable); and
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(B) to the extent practicable, in a manner that protects 
the sensitive nature of the incident concerned, using lan-
guage appropriate to the treatment of juveniles in written 
policies and communication with families. 
(5) The requirement for investigation of a report or other 
allegation shall not be deemed to terminate or alter any other-
wise applicable requirement to report or forward the report 
or allegation to appropriate Federal, State, or local authorities 
as possible criminal activity. 
(6) There shall be established and maintained a centralized 
database of information on each incident of problematic sexual 
behavior that is reviewed by a Family Advocacy Program under 
the policy established under this section, with— 
(A) the information in such database kept strictly con-
fidential; and 
(B) because the information involves alleged conduct 
by juveniles, additional special precautions taken to ensure 
the information is available only to persons who require 
access to the information. 
(7) There shall be entered into the database, for each 
substantiated or unsubstantiated incident of problematic sexual 
behavior, appropriate information on the incident, including— 
(A) a description of the allegation; 
(B) whether or not the review is completed; 
(C) whether or not the incident was subject to an 
investigation by a law enforcement organization or entity, 
and the status and results of such investigation; and 
(D) whether or not action was taken in response to 
the incident, and the nature of the action, if any, so taken. 
SEC. 1090. RECOGNITION OF AMERICA’S VETERANS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT.—In order to honor American 
veterans, including American veterans of past wars that the Sec-
retary of Defense determines have not received appropriate recogni-
tion, the Secretary may provide such support as the Secretary 
determines is appropriate for a parade to be carried out in the 
District of Columbia. In providing support under this subsection, 
the Secretary may expend funds for the display of small arms 
and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial honors and 
for the participation of military units that perform customary 
ceremonial duties. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—In providing support for a parade as 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary may not expend funds 
to provide motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other 
than the munitions specifically described in subsection (a), oper-
ational military units, or operational military platforms if the Sec-
retary determines that providing such units, platforms, or equip-
ment would undermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or 
equipment. 
SEC. 1091. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUC-
TION PROVIDED BY A CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended for Chinese language 
instruction provided by a Confucius Institute. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department
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of Defense may be obligated or expended to support a Chinese 
language program at an institution of higher education that hosts 
a Confucius Institute. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness may waive the limitation in subsection (b) with 
respect to a Chinese language program at a specific institution 
of higher education if the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness— 
(1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that— 
(A) Confucius Institute employees and instructors will 
provide no instruction or educational support to the pro-
gram; 
(B) Confucius Institute employees and instructors will 
have no authority with regard to the curriculum and activi-
ties of the program; and 
(C) the institution has made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense all memoranda of understanding, con-
tracts, and other agreements between the institution and 
the Confucius Institute, or between the institution and 
any agency of or organization affiliated with the govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China; or 
(2) certifies to the congressional defense committees that— 
(A) the requirements described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (1) have been met; and 
(B) the waiver of the limitation in subsection (b) is 
necessary for national security, and there is no reasonable 
alternative to issuing the waiver. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Chinese lan-
guage program’’ means any Department of Defense program 
designed to provide or support Chinese language instruction, 
including the National Security Education Program, the Lan-
guage Flagship program, Project Global Officer, and the Lan-
guage Training Centers program. 
(2) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Confucius Institute’’ 
means a Confucius Institute that is operated by the Office 
of Chinese Languages Council International, also known as 
Hanban, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Education 
of the People’s Republic of China. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001 et seq.). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) and the limitation under subsection (b) shall not apply to an 
institution of higher education by reason that the institution funds 
or sponsors an event or activity, regardless of any affiliation of 
any individual who participates in the event or activity, and nothing 
shall be construed to prohibit funding for other programs, research 
or other activities at an institution that hosts a Confucius institute. 
SEC. 1092. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENGAGEMENT WITH CERTAIN 
NONPROFIT ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF MISSIONS OF 
DEPLOYED UNITED STATES PERSONNEL AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Spirit of America, a privately- 
funded, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, acting in partnership
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with the Department of Defense, has made an important contribu-
tion in supporting the missions of deployed United States personnel 
around the world. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
United States military commanders should, consistent with 
applicable laws, regulations, and guidance developed consistent with 
section 1088 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1605; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note), engage with and provide logistical support to covered non- 
Federal entities, including Spirit of America, to advance the military 
missions of the Armed Forces. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on Department 
engagement with covered non-Federal entities. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of the engagements of the Depart-
ment with covered non-Federal entities during the 3-year 
period immediately preceding the date on which the report 
is submitted. 
(B) An evaluation of the implementation of the guid-
ance of the Department applicable to Department engage-
ments with covered non-Federal entities, including any 
guidance issued pursuant to section 1088 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. 
(C) Recommendations, if any, of the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State for improving the 
capacity and effectiveness of the Department to engage 
with covered non-Federal entities. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
NON-FEDERAL
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
non-Federal entity’’ means an organization that— 
(A) is based in the United States; 
(B) has an independent board of directors and is subject 
to independent financial audits; 
(C) is substantially privately-funded; 
(D) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code; and 
(E) provides international assistance. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for certain competi-
tive service positions. 
Sec. 1102. Modification of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for 
post-secondary students and recent graduates.