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(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
113 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘113. Defense Civilian Training Corps ........................................2200g’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
207 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ............................................ 3131’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
225 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘225. ƒReserved≈...................................................................................... 3271’’; 
(D) by striking the item relating to chapter 
272 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘272. ƒReserved≈...................................................................................... 3721’’; 
(E) by striking the item relating to chapter 
287 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘287. Other Contracting Programs ................................................ 3901’’; 
(F) by striking the item relating to chapter 
305 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘305. Universities .................................................................................... 4141’’; 
(G) by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 307 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
‘‘321. General Matters ........................................................................... 4201
‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams Generally ......................................................... 4211
‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .................................................. 4321
‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ................................................. 4350
‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) ....... 4371
‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Matters 
4401’’; and 
(H) by striking the item relating to chapter 
383 and inserting the following new item: 
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‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-Use 
Technologies ................................................................. 4831’’. 
(2) Section 172(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘per-
forms’’ and inserting ‘‘perform’’; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘estab-
lishes’’ and inserting ‘‘establish’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con-
ducts’’ and inserting ‘‘conduct’’. 
(3) Section 231 is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘plan and certification’’ and inserting 
‘‘plans and certifications’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘such 
plan and certification’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
plans and certifications’’. 
(4) Section 386(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘bi- 
lateral’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(5) Section 392a is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘subchapters’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter’’. 
(37) Section 4902(k)(5) is amended by inserting 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘mentor’’. 
(38) Section 8062 is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (g) as subsection (h). 
(39) Chapter 863 is amended by redesignating 
the second section 8696 (relating to battle force ship 
employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 
plans) as section 8697. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1852. REFERRAL TO MUSEUM LOCATED AT BLYTHE-
VILLE/EAKER AIR FORCE BASE AS THE NA-
TIONAL COLD WAR CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non-
profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the fi-
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nances and management of the National Cold War 
Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 
Blytheville, Arkansas. 
(2) The National Cold War Center, located on 
the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog-
nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 
will provide an immersive and authoritative experi-
ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the leg-
acy of the Cold War. 
(3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has the 
only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 
Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 
(4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto-
ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 
War. 
(5) The United States has a need to preserve for-
ever the knowledge and history of the United States’ 
achievements in the Cold War century and to portray 
that history to citizens, visitors, and school children 
for centuries to come. 
(6) The National Cold War Center seeks to edu-
cate a diverse group of audiences through its collec-
tion of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand personal 
accounts of the participants in the war on the home 
front. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to authorize references to the museum located 
at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, 
Arkansas, including its future and expanded exhibits, 
collections, and educational programs, as the ‘‘Na-
tional Cold War Center’’; 
(2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main-
tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu-
ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the people of the 
United States of the experience of the United States 
during the Cold War years; 
(4) to provide and support a facility for the pub-
lic display of the artifacts, photographs, and personal 
histories of the Cold War years; and 
(5) to ensure that all future generations under-
stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and de-
mocracy, and the benefits of peace for all future gen-
erations in the 21st century and beyond. 
(c) REFERENCE TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CENTER.— 
The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base 
in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be referred 
to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
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SEC. 1853. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 
RICE’S WHALE. 
(a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Sec-
retary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the process 
under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from the re-
quirements of that Act, as applicable, training and testing 
activities, including those that involve the use of live or 
inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted by the 
Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test and 
Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that may 
result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera 
ricei). 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If the 
Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to sub-
section (a) the notification requirement under section 
101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied upon 
issuance of the exemption. 
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SEC. 1854. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF 
CERTAIN 
AIRCRAFT 
TO 
STATE 
OF 
CALI-
FORNIA FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR-
POSES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS COAST GUARD HC-130H 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the 
State of California without reimbursement— 
(A) the 7 HC–130H aircraft specified in 
paragraph (2); and 
(B) initial spares and necessary ground 
support equipment for such aircraft. 
(2) AIRCRAFT SPECIFIED.—The aircraft specified 
in this paragraph are the HC–130H Coast Guard 
aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 1709, 1713, 
1714, 1719, and 1721. 
(3) TIMING; 
AIRCRAFT
MODIFICATIONS.—The 
transfers under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be made as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) may be carried out without further 
modifications to the aircraft by the United 
States. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—Aircraft transferred 
to the State of California under this section— 
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