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cessfully execute each of the assigned missions of the com-
mand. Each such assessment for a combatant command 
shall also include a list of the mission essential tasks for 
each assigned mission of the command and an assessment 
of the ability of the command to successfully complete each 
task within prescribed timeframes. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘assigned 
mission’ means any contingency response program plan, 
theater campaign plan, or named operation that is ap-
proved and assigned by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
‘‘(i) RISK ASSESSMENT OF DEPENDENCE ON CON-
TRACTOR SUPPORT.—Each report shall also include an as-
sessment by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of 
the level of risk incurred by using contract support in con-
tingency operations as required under Department of De-
fense Instruction 1100.22, ‘Policies and Procedures for De-
termining Workforce Mix’. 
‘‘(j) COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCIES ASSESSMENT.—(1) 
Each report shall also include an assessment by the Sec-
retary of Defense of the military readiness of the combat 
support agencies, including, for each such agency— 
‘‘(A) a determination with respect to the respon-
siveness and readiness of the agency to support oper-
ating forces in the event of a war or threat to na-
tional security, including—
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‘‘(i) a list of mission essential tasks and an 
assessment of the ability of the agency to success-
fully perform those tasks; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of how the ability of the 
agency to accomplish the tasks referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) affects the ability of the military 
departments and the unified and geographic 
combatant commands to execute operations and 
contingency plans by number; 
‘‘(iii) any readiness deficiencies and actions 
recommended to address such deficiencies; and 
‘‘(iv) key indicators and other relevant in-
formation related to any deficiency or other 
problem identified; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘combat support agen-
cy’ means any of the following Defense Agencies: 
‘‘(A) The Defense Information Systems Agency. 
‘‘(B) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Defense Logistics Agency. 
‘‘(D) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agen-
cy (but only with respect to combat support functions 
that the agencies perform for the Department of De-
fense).
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‘‘(E) The Defense Contract Management Agency. 
‘‘(F) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 
‘‘(G) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
‘‘(H) The National Security Agency (but only 
with respect to combat support functions that the 
agencies perform for the Department of Defense) and 
Central Security Service. 
‘‘(I) Any other Defense Agency designated as a 
combat support agency by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(k) MAJOR EXERCISE ASSESSMENTS.—(1) Each re-
port shall also include an after-action assessment of each 
major exercise by the commander of the geographic or func-
tional combatant command concerned or the chief of the 
military service concerned, as appropriate, that includes— 
‘‘(A) a brief description of the exercise; 
‘‘(B) planned training objectives for the exercise; 
‘‘(C) a full summary of cost associated with the 
exercise, including in-kind and direct contributions to 
allies and partners; and 
‘‘(D) an executive summary of the lessons 
learned and training objectives met by conducting the 
exercise. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘major exercise’ means 
a named major training event, an integrated or joint exer-
cise, or a unilateral major exercise.’’.
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SEC. 
332. 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
AUTHORITIES 
ON 
PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT 
READINESS AND STRATEGIC CAPABILITY. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF MARINE CORPS
IN REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 323 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (10 U.S.C. 229 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Army to meet the re-
quirements of the Army, and the Secretary of the 
Navy to meet the requirements of the Marine Corps, 
for that fiscal year, in addition to the requirements 
under paragraph (1), for the reconstitution of equip-
ment and materiel in prepositioned stocks in accord-
ance with requirements under the policy or strategy 
implemented under the guidelines in section 2229 of 
title 10, United States Code.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following new subpara-
graph (B): 
‘‘(B) the Army and the Marine Corps for 
the reconstitution of equipment and materiel in 
prepositioned stocks.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL ARMY RE-
PORT AND GAO REVIEW.—Such section is further amended
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by striking subsections (c) through (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) CONTINGENCY OPERATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘contingency operation’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 333. REVISION TO REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL SUB-
MISSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING IN-
FORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS. 
Section 351(a)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
314; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking ‘‘in excess 
of $30,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘(as com-
puted in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) in excess of 
$32,000,000 or an estimated total cost for the future-years 
defense program for which the budget is submitted (as com-
puted in fiscal year 2000 constant dollars) in excess of 
$378,000,000, for all expenditures, for all increments, re-
gardless of the appropriation and fund source, directly re-
lated to the assets definition, design, development, deploy-
ment, sustainment, and disposal.’’.
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SEC. 334. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL CORROSION CONTROL 
AND 
PREVENTION 
REPORTING 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 903(b)(5) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2228 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The report required under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) provide a clear linkage between the corrosion 
control and prevention program of the military de-
partment and the overarching goals and objectives of 
the long-term corrosion control and prevention strat-
egy developed and implemented by the Secretary of 
Defense under section 2228(d) of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) include performance measures to ensure 
that the corrosion control and prevention program is 
achieving the goals and objectives described in clause 
(i).’’.
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Subtitle E—Limitations and 
Extensions of Authority 
SEC. 341. CERTIFICATION FOR REALIGNMENT OF FORCES 
AT LAJES AIR FORCE BASE, AZORES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congres-
sional defense committees, prior to taking any action to re-
align forces at Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, that the action 
is supported by a European Infrastructure Consolidation 
Assessment initiated by the Secretary of Defense on Janu-
ary 25, 2013. The certification shall include a specific as-
sessment of the efficacy of Lajes Air Force Base, Azores, in 
support of the United States overseas force posture. 
SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
FLIGHT 
DEMONSTRATION 
TEAMS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
If, during fiscal year 2014 or 2015, any performance 
by a flight demonstration team under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Defense that is scheduled for a location 
within the United States is cancelled by reason of budget 
reductions made pursuant to an order for sequestration 
issued by the President under section 251A of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, then 
no such flight demonstration team may perform at any lo-
cation outside the United States during such fiscal year.
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SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR UNITED STATES 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND NATIONAL 
CAPITAL REGION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended for the United States Special Operations 
Command National Capital Region (USSOCOM–NCR) 
until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
congressional 
defense 
committees 
a 
report 
on 
the 
USSOCOM–NCR. 
(b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of the purpose of the 
USSOCOM-NCR. 
(2) A description of the activities to be performed 
by the USSOCOM–NCR. 
(3) An explanation of the impact of the 
USSOCOM-NCR on existing activities at United 
States Special Operations Command headquarters. 
(4) A detailed, by fiscal year, breakout of the 
staffing 
and 
other 
costs 
associated 
with 
the 
USSOCOM-NCR over the future-years defense pro-
gram. 
(5) A description of the relationship between the 
USSOCOM-NCR and the Office of the Assistant Sec-
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retary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-In-
tensity Conflict. 
(6) A description of the role of the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-In-
tensity Conflict in providing oversight of USSOCOM- 
NCR activities. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 344. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
TRANS REGIONAL WEB INITIATIVE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended for the Trans Regional Web Initiative. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301 
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, not more 
than $2,000,000 may be obligated or expended for— 
(1) the termination of the Trans Regional Web 
Initiative as managed by Special Operations Com-
mand; or 
(2) transitioning appropriate capabilities of such 
Initiative to other agencies.
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. GIFTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILITARY MU-
SICAL UNITS. 
Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PRIVATE DONATIONS.—(1) The Secretary con-
cerned may accept contributions of money, personal prop-
erty, or services on the condition that such money, property, 
or services be used for the benefit of a military musical unit 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) Any contribution of money under paragraph (1) 
shall be credited to the appropriation or account providing 
the funds for such military musical unit. Any amount so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in the appropriation 
or account to which credited, and shall be available for the 
same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limi-
tations, as amounts in such appropriation or account. 
‘‘(3) Not later than January 30 of each year, the Sec-
retary concerned shall submit to Congress a report on any 
contributions of money, personal property, and services ac-
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cepted under paragraph (1) during the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year during which the report is submitted.’’. 
SEC. 352. REVISED POLICY ON GROUND COMBAT AND CAM-
OUFLAGE UTILITY UNIFORMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States that the Secretary of Defense shall elimi-
nate the development and fielding of Armed Force-specific 
combat and camouflage utility uniforms and families of 
uniforms in order to adopt and field a common combat and 
camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for spe-
cific combat environments to be used by all members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of a military department may not adopt any new camou-
flage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or 
camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use 
by an Armed Force, unless— 
(1) the new design or fabric is a combat or cam-
ouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms that 
will be adopted by all Armed Forces; 
(2) the Secretary adopts a uniform already in 
use by another Armed Force; or
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(3) the Secretary of Defense grants an exception 
based on unique circumstances or operational require-
ments. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall be 
construed as— 
(1) prohibiting the development of combat and 
camouflage utility uniforms and families of uniforms 
for use by personnel assigned to or operating in sup-
port of the unified combatant command for special 
operations forces described in section 167 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
(2) prohibiting engineering modifications to ex-
isting uniforms that improve the performance of com-
bat and camouflage utility uniforms, including power 
harnessing or generating textiles, fire resistant fab-
rics, and anti-vector, anti-microbial, and anti-bac-
terial treatments; 
(3) prohibiting the Secretary of a military de-
partment from fielding ancillary uniform items, in-
cluding headwear, footwear, body armor, and any 
other such items as determined by the Secretary; 
(4) prohibiting the Secretary of a military de-
partment from issuing vehicle crew uniforms;
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(5) prohibiting cosmetic service-specific uniform 
modifications to include insignia, pocket orientation, 
closure devices, inserts, and undergarments; or 
(6) prohibiting the continued fielding or use of 
pre-existing service-specific or operation-specific com-
bat uniforms as long as the uniforms continue to meet 
operational requirements. 
(d) REGISTRATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of a 
military department shall formally register with the Joint 
Clothing and Textiles Governance Board all uniforms in 
use by an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary and all such uniforms planned for use by such an 
Armed Force. 
(e) LIMITATION ON RESTRICTION.—The Secretary of 
a military department may not prevent the Secretary of 
another military department from authorizing the use of 
any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family of uni-
forms. 
(f) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall issue guidance to implement this sec-
tion.
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(2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, the guidance re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall require the Secretary 
of each of the military departments— 
(A) in cooperation with the commanders of 
the combatant commands, including the unified 
combatant command for special operations 
forces, to establish, by not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, joint 
criteria for combat and camouflage utility uni-
forms and families of uniforms, which shall be 
included in all new requirements documents for 
such uniforms; 
(B) to continually work together to assess 
and develop new technologies that could be incor-
porated into future combat and camouflage util-
ity uniforms and families of uniforms to im-
prove war fighter survivability; 
(C) to ensure that new combat and camou-
flage utility uniforms and families of uniforms 
meet the geographic and operational require-
ments of the commanders of the combatant com-
mands; and 
(D) to ensure that all new combat and cam-
ouflage utility uniforms and families of uniforms 
achieve interoperability with all components of
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individual war fighter systems, including body 
armor, organizational clothing and individual 
equipment, and other individual protective sys-
tems. 
(g) REPEAL OF POLICY.—Section 352 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84, 123 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 771 note) is re-
pealed. 
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 and 
in annual limitation on certain end strength reductions. 
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 2014 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. 
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, 2014, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 520,000. 
(2) The Navy, 323,600. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 190,200.
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(4) The Air Force, 327,600. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS AND IN AN-
NUAL 
LIMITATION 
ON 
CERTAIN 
END 
STRENGTH REDUCTIONS. 
(a) PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH MIN-
IMUM LEVELS.—Section 691(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 510,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 323,600. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 188,000. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 327,600.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED REDUCTION IN 
END STRENGTHS.— 
(1) ARMY END STRENGTHS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 403 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1708) is amended by striking ‘‘15,000 members’’ and 
inserting ‘‘25,000 members’’. 
(2) MARINE
CORPS
END
STRENGTHS.—Sub-
section (b) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘5,000 members’’ and inserting ‘‘7,500 members’’.
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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 com-
ponents as of September 30, 2014, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 354,200. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 205,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,100. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 105,400. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,400. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 9,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 
prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve 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-
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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 in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
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, 2014, the following number 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, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 32,060. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,159. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 14,734. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,911. 
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 2014 for the reserve 
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, 27,210. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 8,395. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 21,875. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,429. 
SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2014 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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, 2014, 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 2014, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup-
port 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.
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(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 2014 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 
other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi-
nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2014. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Generally 
Sec. 501. Congressional notification requirements related to increases in number 
of general and flag officers on active duty or in joint duty as-
signments. 
Sec. 502. Service credit for cyberspace experience or advanced education upon 
original appointment as a commissioned officer. 
Sec. 503. Selective early retirement authority for regular officers and selective 
early removal of officers from reserve active-status list.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Suicide prevention efforts for members of the reserve components. 
Sec. 512. Removal of restrictions on the transfer of officers between the active and 
inactive National Guard. 
Sec. 513. Limitations on cancellations of deployment of certain reserve component 
units and involuntary mobilizations of certain Reserves. 
Sec. 514. Review of requirements and authorizations for reserve component gen-
eral and flag officers in an active status. 
Sec. 515. Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 521. Provision of information under Transition Assistance Program about 
disability-related employment and education protections. 
Sec. 522. Medical examination requirements regarding post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury before administrative separa-
tion. 
Sec. 523. Establishment and use of consistent definition of gender-neutral occupa-
tional standard for military career designators. 
Sec. 524. Sense of Congress regarding the Women in Service Implementation 
Plan. 
Sec. 525. Provision of military service records to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
in an electronic format. 
Sec. 526. Review of Integrated Disability Evaluation System. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice Matters, Other Than Sexual Assault Prevention 
and Response and Related Reforms 
Sec. 531. Modification of eligibility for appointment as Judge on the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 532. Enhancement of protection of rights of conscience of members of the 
Armed Forces and chaplains of such members. 
Sec. 533. Inspector General investigation of Armed Forces compliance with regu-
lations for the protection of rights of conscience of members of 
the Armed Forces and their chaplains. 
Sec. 534. Survey of military chaplains views on Department of Defense policy re-
garding chaplain prayers outside of religious services. 
Subtitle E—Member Education and Training 
Sec. 541. Additional requirements for approval of educational programs for pur-
poses of certain educational assistance under laws administered 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
Sec. 542. Enhancement of mechanisms to correlate skills and training for mili-
tary occupational specialties with skills and training required 
for civilian certifications and licenses. 
Sec. 543. Report on the Troops to Teachers program. 
Sec. 544. Secretary of Defense report on feasibility of requiring automatic oper-
ation of current prohibition on accrual of interest on direct stu-
dent loans of certain members of the Armed Forces.
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Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
Sec. 551. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that ben-
efit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 552. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 553. Treatment of tuition payments received for virtual elementary and sec-
ondary education component of Department of Defense education 
program. 
Sec. 554. Family support programs for immediate family members of members of 
the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 
Sec. 555. Sense of Congress on parental rights of members of the Armed Forces 
in child custody determinations. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 561. Repeal of limitation on number of medals of honor that may be award-
ed to the same member of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 562. Standardization of time-limits for recommending and awarding Medal 
of Honor, Distinguished-Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force 
Cross, and Distinguished-Service Medal. 
Sec. 563. Recodification and revision of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 
Guard Medal of Honor Roll requirements. 
Sec. 564. Prompt replacement of military decorations. 
Sec. 565. Review of eligibility for, and award of, Purple Heart to victims of the 
attacks at recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, and at 
Fort Hood, Texas. 
Sec. 566. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to former members of 
the Armed Forces previously recommended for award of the 
Medal of Honor. 
Sec. 567. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor for acts of valor during 
the Vietnam War. 
Sec. 568. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of 
valor during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 
Sec. 569. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant 
Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War. 
Subtitle H—Other Studies, Reviews, Policies, and Reports 
Sec. 571. Report on feasibility of expanding performance evaluation reports to in-
clude 360-degree assessment approach. 
Sec. 572. Report on Department of Defense personnel policies regarding members 
of the Armed Forces with HIV or Hepatitis B. 
Sec. 573. Policy on military recruitment and enlistment of graduates of sec-
ondary schools. 
Sec. 574. Comptroller General report on use of determination of personality dis-
order or adjustment disorder as basis to separate members from 
the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle I—Other Matters 
Sec. 581. Accounting for members of the Armed Forces and Department of De-
fense civilian employees listed as missing and related reports. 
Sec. 582. Expansion of privileged information authorities to debriefing reports of 
certain recovered persons who were never placed in a missing 
status.
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Sec. 583. Revision of specified senior military colleges to reflect consolidation of 
North Georgia College and State University and Gainesville 
State College. 
Sec. 584. Review of security of military installations, including barracks, tem-
porary lodging facilities, and multi-family residences. 
Sec. 585. Authority to enter into concessions contracts at Army National Military 
Cemeteries. 
Sec. 586. Military salute during recitation of pledge of allegiance by members of 
the Armed Forces not in uniform and by veterans. 
Sec. 587.
Improved climate assessments and dissemination of results. 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Generally 
SEC. 501. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
RELATED TO INCREASES IN NUMBER OF GEN-
ERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY 
OR IN JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED; BASE-
LINES.—Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(h) ACTIVE-DUTY BASELINE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—If the 
Secretary of a military department proposes an ac-
tion that would increase above the baseline the num-
ber of general officers or flag officers of an armed 
force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who 
would be on active duty and would count against the
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statutory limit applicable to that armed force under 
subsection (a), the action shall not take effect until 
after the end of the 60-calendar day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary provides notice of 
the proposed action, including the rationale for the 
action, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(2) BASELINE
DEFINED.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘baseline’ for an armed force 
means the lower of— 
‘‘(A) the statutory limit of general officers 
or flag officers of that armed force under sub-
section (a); or 
‘‘(B) the actual number of general officers 
or flag officers of that armed force who, as of 
January 1, 2014, counted toward the statutory 
limit of general officers or flag officers of that 
armed force under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If, at any time, the actual 
number of general officers or flag officers of an armed 
force who count toward the statutory limit of general 
officers or flag officers of that armed force under sub-
section (a) exceeds such statutory limit, then no in-
crease described in paragraph (1) for that armed force 
may occur until the general officer or flag officer total
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for that armed force is reduced below such statutory 
limit. 
‘‘(i) JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT BASELINE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—If the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military de-
partment, or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff proposes an action that would increase above 
the baseline the number of general officers and flag of-
ficers of the armed forces in joint duty assignments 
who count against the statutory limit under sub-
section (b)(1), the action shall not take effect until 
after the end of the 60-calendar day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary or Chairman, as 
the case may be, provides notice of the proposed ac-
tion, including the rationale for the action, to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(2) BASELINE
DEFINED.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘baseline’ means the lower 
of— 
‘‘(A) the statutory limit on general officer 
and flag officer positions that are joint duty as-
signments under subsection (b)(1); or 
‘‘(B) the actual number of general officers 
and flag officers who, as of January 1, 2014,
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were in joint duty assignments counted toward 
the statutory limit under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If, at any time, the actual 
number of general officers and flag officers in joint 
duty assignments counted toward the statutory limit 
under subsection (b)(1) exceeds such statutory limit, 
then no increase described in paragraph (1) may 
occur until the number of general officers and flag of-
ficers in joint duty assignments is reduced below such 
statutory limit.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than February 
1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report specifying— 
(A) the numbers of general officers and flag 
officers who, as of January 1, 2014, counted to-
ward the service-specific limits of subsection (a) 
of section 526 of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
(B) the number of general officers and flag 
officers in joint duty assignments who, as of 
January 1, 2014, counted toward the statutory 
limit under subsection (b)(1) of such section.
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(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 526 of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (i), as added by subsection (a)(2) of 
this section, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT
ON GENERAL OFFICER
AND 
FLAG OFFICER NUMBERS.—Not later than March 1, 2015, 
and each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying— 
‘‘(1) the numbers of general officers and flag offi-
cers who, as of January 1 of the calendar year in 
which the report is submitted, counted toward the 
service-specific limits of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) the number of general officers and flag offi-
cers in joint duty assignments who, as of such Janu-
ary 1, counted toward the statutory limit under sub-
section (b)(1).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
is section shall take effect on January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 502. SERVICE CREDIT FOR CYBERSPACE EXPERIENCE 
OR ADVANCED EDUCATION UPON ORIGINAL 
APPOINTMENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFI-
CER. 
Section 533 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
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(1) in subsections (a)(2) and (c), by inserting 
‘‘or (g)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of Defense, if the Secretary of a military department deter-
mines that the number of commissioned officers with cyber-
space-related experience or advanced education serving on 
active duty in an armed force under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary is critically below the number needed, such Sec-
retary may credit any person receiving an original ap-
pointment with a period of constructive service for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Special experience or training in a par-
ticular cyberspace-related field if such experience or 
training is directly related to the operational needs of 
the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(B) Any period of advanced education in a 
cyberspace-related field beyond the baccalaureate de-
gree level if such advanced education is directly re-
lated to the operational needs of the armed force con-
cerned. 
‘‘(2) Constructive service credited an officer under this 
subsection shall not exceed one year for each year of special
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experience, training, or advanced education, and not more 
than three years total constructive service may be credited. 
‘‘(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) The authority to award constructive service credit 
under this subsection expires on December 31, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 503. SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
REGULAR OFFICERS AND SELECTIVE EARLY 
REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM RESERVE AC-
TIVE-STATUS LIST. 
(a) REGULAR OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST 
CONSIDERED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT.— 
(1) 
LIEUTENANT
COLONELS
AND
COM-
MANDERS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 638a(b)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘would be subject to’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘two or more times)’’ and inserting ‘‘have failed of se-
lection for promotion at least one time and whose 
names are not on a list of officers recommended for 
promotion’’. 
(2) COLONELS AND NAVY CAPTAINS.—Subpara-
graph (B) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘would be subject to’’ and all that follows through
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‘‘not less than two years)’’ and inserting ‘‘have served 
on active duty in that grade for at least two years 
and whose names are not on a list of officers rec-
ommended for promotion’’. 
(b) OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR SELECTIVE EARLY 
REMOVAL FROM RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—Section 
14704 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whenever’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘all officers on that list’’ 
and inserting ‘‘officers on the reserve active-sta-
tus list’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘the reserve active-status 
list, in the number specified by the Secretary by 
each grade and competitive category.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘that list.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the list of 
officers in a reserve component whose names are submitted 
to a board under paragraph (1) shall include each officer 
on the reserve active-status list for that reserve component 
in the same grade and competitive category whose position 
on the reserve active-status list is between—
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‘‘(A) that of the most junior officer in that grade 
and competitive category whose name is submitted to 
the board; and 
‘‘(B) that of the most senior officer in that grade 
and competitive category whose name is submitted to 
the board. 
‘‘(3) A list submitted to a board under paragraph (1) 
may not include an officer who— 
‘‘(A) has been approved for voluntary retirement; 
or 
‘‘(B) is to be involuntarily retired under any 
provision of law during the fiscal year in which the 
board is convened or during the following fiscal 
year.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO 
MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR SEPARATION.—The Secretary 
of the military department concerned shall specify the num-
ber of officers described in subsection (a)(1) that a board 
may recommend for separation under subsection (c).’’.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) IMPROVED OUTREACH UNDER SUICIDE PREVEN-
TION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM.—Section 10219 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) OUTREACH FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RE-
SERVE COMPONENTS.—(1) Upon the request of an adjutant 
general of a State, the Secretary may share with the adju-
tant general the contact information of members described 
in paragraph (2) who reside in such State in order for the 
adjutant general to include such members in suicide preven-
tion efforts conducted under this section. 
‘‘(2) Members described in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) members of the Individual Ready Reserve; 
and 
‘‘(B) members of a reserve component who are 
individual mobilization augmentees.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMU-
NITY PARTNERSHIPS PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 706 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1800; 10 U.S.C. 10101 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (e), by striking ‘‘and 
substance use disorders and traumatic brain injury’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, substance use disorders, traumatic 
brain injury, and suicide prevention’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘and sub-
stance use disorders and traumatic brain injury de-
scribed in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘, substance 
use disorders, traumatic brain injury, and suicide 
prevention’’. 
SEC. 512. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER 
OF OFFICERS BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND IN-
ACTIVE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.—During the period end-
ing on December 31, 2016, under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army: 
(1) An officer of the Army National Guard who 
fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 
Army National Guard may be transferred from the 
active Army National Guard to the inactive Army 
National Guard. 
(2) An officer of the Army National Guard 
transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pur-
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suant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the 
inactive Army National Guard to the active Army 
National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recog-
nized unit. 
(b) AIR NATIONAL GUARD.—During the period ending 
on December 31, 2016, under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Air Force: 
(1) An officer of the Air National Guard who 
fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 
Air National Guard may be transferred from the ac-
tive Air National Guard to the inactive Air National 
Guard. 
(2) An officer of the Air National Guard trans-
ferred to the inactive Air National Guard pursuant 
to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive 
Air National Guard to the active Air National Guard 
to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit. 
SEC. 513. LIMITATIONS ON CANCELLATIONS OF DEPLOY-
MENT OF CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT 
UNITS AND INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATIONS 
OF CERTAIN RESERVES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DEPLOYMENT 
OF CERTAIN UNITS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF SCHEDULED DE-
PLOYMENT.—
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(1) LIMITATION.—The deployment of a unit of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces described in 
paragraph (2) may not be cancelled during the 180- 
day period ending on the date on which the unit is 
otherwise scheduled for deployment without the ap-
proval, in writing, of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) COVERED DEPLOYMENTS.—A deployment of 
a unit of a reserve component described in this para-
graph is a deployment whose cancellation as described 
in paragraph (1) is due to the deployment of a unit 
of a regular component of the Armed Forces to carry 
out the mission for which the unit of the reserve com-
ponent was otherwise to be deployed. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS AND GOVERNORS ON 
APPROVAL OF CANCELLATION OF DEPLOYMENT.—On 
approving the cancellation of deployment of a unit 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees and the Governor 
concerned a notice on the approval of cancellation of 
deployment of the unit. 
(b) ADVANCE NOTICE TO CERTAIN RESERVES ON IN-
VOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION.— 
(1) ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned may not provide less than 120 days ad-
vance notice of an involuntary mobilization to a
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member of the reserve component of the Armed Forces 
described in paragraph (2) without the approval, in 
writing, of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) COVERED RESERVES.—A member of a reserve 
component described in this paragraph is a member 
as follows: 
(A) A member who is not assigned to a unit 
organized to serve as a unit. 
(B) A member who is to be mobilized apart 
from the member’s unit. 
(3) COMMENCEMENT
OF
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection shall apply with respect to members who 
are mobilized on or after the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to 
apply as of the date of the completion of the with-
drawal of United States combat forces from Afghani-
stan. 
(c) NONDELEGATION OF APPROVAL.—The Secretary of 
Defense may not delegate the approval of cancellations of 
deployments of units under subsection (a) or the approval
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of mobilization of Reserves without advance notice under 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 514. REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZA-
TIONS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL 
AND FLAG OFFICERS IN AN ACTIVE STATUS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review of the general officer and flag officer 
requirements for members of the reserve component in an 
active status. 
(b) PURPOSE OF REVIEW.—The purpose of the review 
is to ensure that the authorized strengths provided in sec-
tion 12004 of title 10, United States Code, for reserve gen-
eral officers and reserve flag officers in an active status— 
(1) are based on an objective requirements proc-
ess and are sufficient for the effective management, 
leadership, and administration of the reserve compo-
nents; 
(2) provide a qualified, sufficient pool from 
which reserve component general and flag officers can 
continue to be assigned on active duty in joint duty 
and in-service military positions; 
(3) reflect a review of the appropriateness and 
number of exemptions provided by subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 12004 of title 10, United States 
Code;
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(4) reflect the efficiencies that can be achieved 
through downgrading or elimination of reserve com-
ponent general or flag officer positions, including 
through the conversion of certain reserve component 
general or flag officer positions to senior civilian po-
sitions; and 
(5) are subjected to periodic review, control, and 
adjustment. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing the 
results of the review, including such recommendations for 
changes in law and policy related to authorized reserve gen-
eral and flag officers strengths as the Secretary considers 
to be appropriate. 
SEC. 515. FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A UNIT OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND 
IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall determine the feasibility of establishing— 
(1) a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa; and
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(2) a unit of the National Guard in the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) FORCE STRUCTURE ELEMENTS.—In making the 
feasibility determination under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall consider the following: 
(1) The allocation of National Guard force struc-
ture and manpower to American Samoa and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
the event of the establishment of a unit of the Na-
tional Guard in American Samoa and in the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
impact of this allocation on existing National Guard 
units in the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of 
Columbia. 
(2) The Federal funding that would be required 
to support pay, benefits, training operations, and 
missions of members of a unit of the National Guard 
in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, based on the allocation de-
rived from paragraph (1), and the equipment, includ-
ing maintenance, required to support such force struc-
ture. 
(3) The presence of existing infrastructure to 
support a unit of the National Guard in American
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Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and the requirement for additional in-
frastructure, including information technology infra-
structure, to support such force structure, based on the 
allocation derived from paragraph (1). 
(4) How a unit of the National Guard in Amer-
ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Island would accommodate the National 
Guard Bureau’s ‘‘Essential Ten’’ homeland defense 
capabilities (i.e., aviation, engineering, civil support 
teams, security, medical, transportation, mainte-
nance, logistics, joint force headquarters, and commu-
nications) and reflect regional needs. 
(5) The manpower cadre, both military per-
sonnel and full-time support, including National 
Guard technicians, required to establish, maintain, 
and sustain a unit of the National Guard in Amer-
ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the ability of American Samoa 
and of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands to support demographically a unit of the Na-
tional Guard at each location. 
(6) The ability of a unit of the National Guard 
in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands to maintain unit readiness
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and the logistical challenges associated with transpor-
tation, communications, supply/resupply, and train-
ing operations and missions. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF CONCLUSION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense com-
mittees of the results of the feasibility determination made 
under subsection (a). If the Secretary determines that estab-
lishment of a unit of the National Guard in American 
Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands (or both) is feasible, the Secretary shall include in 
the notification the following: 
(1) A determination of whether the executive 
branch of American Samoa and of the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands has enacted and im-
plemented statutory authorization for an organized 
militia as a prerequisite for establishing a unit of the 
National Guard, and a description of any other steps 
that such executive branches must take to request and 
carry out the establishment of a National Guard unit. 
(2) A list of any amendments to titles 10, 32, 
and 37, United States Code, that would have to be en-
acted by Congress to provide for the establishment of 
a unit of the National Guard in American Samoa
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and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(3) A description of any required Department of 
Defense actions to establish a unit of the National 
Guard in American Samoa and in the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(4) A suggested timeline for completion of the 
steps and actions described in the preceding para-
graphs. 
Subtitle C—General Service 
Authorities 
SEC. 521. PROVISION OF INFORMATION UNDER TRANSI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ABOUT DIS-
ABILITY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT AND EDU-
CATION PROTECTIONS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT
OF PROGRAM.—Section 
1144(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) Provide information about disability-related 
employment and education protections.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The program 
carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsection 
(b)(9) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not 
later than April 1, 2015.
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SEC. 522. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS REGARD-
ING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR 
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY BEFORE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SEPARATION. 
Section 1177(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘honorable’’ the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding an administrative separation in lieu of court-mar-
tial,’’. 
SEC. 523. ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF CONSISTENT DEFI-
NITION 
OF 
GENDER-NEUTRAL 
OCCUPA-
TIONAL STANDARD FOR MILITARY CAREER 
DESIGNATORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFINITIONS.—Section 543 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) GENDER-NEUTRAL
OCCUPATIONAL
STAND-
ARD.—The term ‘gender-neutral occupational stand-
ard’, with respect to a military career designator, 
means that all members of the Armed Forces serving 
in or assigned to the military career designator must 
meet the same performance outcome-based standards 
for the successful accomplishment of the necessary and 
required specific tasks associated with the qualifica-
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tions and duties performed while serving in or as-
signed to the military career designator. 
‘‘(2) MILITARY CAREER DESIGNATOR.—The term 
‘military career designator’ refers to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of enlisted members and 
warrant officers of the Armed Forces, military 
occupational specialties, specialty codes, enlisted 
designators, enlisted classification codes, addi-
tional skill identifiers, and special qualification 
identifiers; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of commissioned officers 
(other than commissioned warrant officers), offi-
cer areas of concentration, occupational special-
ties, specialty codes, additional skill identifiers, 
and special qualification identifiers.’’. 
(b) USE OF DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘military occupational career field’’ 
and inserting ‘‘military career designator’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘common, 
relevant performance standards’’ and inserting 
‘‘an occupational standard’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘any military occupa-
tional specialty’’ and inserting ‘‘any mili-
tary career designator’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘requirements for 
members in that specialty and shall ensure 
(in the case of an occupational specialty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘requirements as part of the 
gender-neutral occupational standard for 
members in that career designator and shall 
ensure (in the case of a career designator’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘an occupational spe-
cialty’’ and inserting ‘‘a military career 
designator’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘that occupational spe-
cialty’’ and inserting ‘‘that military career 
designator’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘that specialty’’ and 
inserting ‘‘that military career designator’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the occupational standards 
for a military occupational field’’ and inserting
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‘‘the gender-neutral occupational standard for a 
military career designator’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that occupational field’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that military career designator’’. 
SEC. 524. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE WOMEN IN 
SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretaries of the 
military departments— 
(1) no later than September 2015, should de-
velop, review, and validate individual occupational 
standards, using validated gender-neutral occupa-
tional standards, so as to assess and assign members 
of the Armed Forces to units, including Special Oper-
ations Forces; and 
(2) no later than January 1, 2016, should com-
plete all assessments. 
SEC. 525. PROVISION OF MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS TO 
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN 
AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. 
(a) PROVISION IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT.—In accord-
ance with subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall make 
the covered records of each member of the Armed Forces 
available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an elec-
tronic format.
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(b) DEADLINE FOR PROVISION OF RECORDS.—With 
respect to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged 
or released from the Armed Forces on or after January 1, 
2014, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the covered 
records of the member are made available to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs not later than 90 days after the date 
of the member’s discharge or release. 
(c) SHARING
OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMA-
TION.—For purposes of the regulations promulgated under 
section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Ac-
countability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191; 42 U.S.C. 
1320d–2 note), making medical records available to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) shall be 
treated as a permitted disclosure. 
(d) RECORDS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall ensure 
that the covered records of members of the Armed Forces 
that are available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act are made electroni-
cally accessible and available as soon as practicable after 
that date to the Veterans Benefits Administration. 
(e) COVERED RECORDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered records’’ means, with respect to a member 
of the Armed Forces—
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(1) service treatment records; 
(2) accompanying personal records; 
(3) relevant unit records; and 
(4) medical records created by reason of treat-
ment or services received pursuant to chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 526. REVIEW OF INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUA-
TION SYSTEM. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct 
a review of— 
(1) the backlog of pending cases in the Integrated 
Disability Evaluation System with respect to mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces for 
the purpose of addressing the matters specified in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(2) the improvements to the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System specified in paragraph (2) 
of such subsection. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report on the review conducted under subsection (a). Such 
report shall include the following:
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(1) With respect to the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces— 
(A) the number of pending cases that exist 
as of the date of the report, listed by military de-
partment, component, and, with respect to the 
National Guard, State; 
(B) as of the date of the report, the average 
time it takes the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to process a case 
through each phase or step of the Integrated Dis-
ability Evaluation System under that Depart-
ment’s control; 
(C) a description of the measures the Sec-
retary has taken, and will take, to resolve the 
backlog of cases in the Integrated Disability 
Evaluation System; and 
(D) the date by which the Secretary plans 
to resolve such backlog for each military depart-
ment. 
(2) With respect to the regular components and 
reserve components of the Armed Forces— 
(A) a description of the progress being made 
by both the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to transition the 
Integrated Disability Evaluation System to an
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integrated and readily accessible electronic for-
mat that a member of the Armed Forces may ac-
cess to see the status of the member during each 
phase or step of the system; 
(B) an estimate of the cost to complete the 
transition to an integrated and readily accessible 
electronic format; and 
(C) an assessment of the feasibility of im-
proving in-transit visibility of pending cases, in-
cluding by establishing a method of tracking a 
pending case when— 
(i) a military treatment facility is as-
signed a packet and pending case for action 
regarding a member; and 
(ii) a packet is at the Veterans Track-
ing Application and Disability Rating Ac-
tivity Site of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
(c) PENDING CASE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘pending case’’ means a case involving a member of 
the Armed Forces who, as of the date of the review under 
subsection (a), is within the Integrated Disability Evalua-
tion System and has been referred to a medical evaluation 
board.
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Subtitle D—Military Justice Mat-
ters, Other Than Sexual Assault 
Prevention and Response and 
Related Reforms 
SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINT-
MENT AS JUDGE ON THE UNITED STATES 
COURT 
OF 
APPEALS 
FOR 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Paragraph (4) of section 942(b) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 142(b) of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) A person may not be appointed as a judge of the 
court within seven years after retirement from active duty 
as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an 
armed force.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to appointments 
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 
that occur on or after that date.
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SEC. 532. ENHANCEMENT OF PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF 
CONSCIENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND CHAPLAINS OF SUCH MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 533 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1727; 10 U.S.C. prec. 
1030 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Armed Forces shall accom-
modate the beliefs’’ and inserting ‘‘Unless it could 
have an adverse impact on military readiness, unit 
cohesion, and good order and discipline, the Armed 
Forces shall accommodate individual expressions of 
belief’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘sincerely held’’ before ‘‘con-
science’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘use such beliefs’’ and inserting 
‘‘use such expression of belief’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe the implementing regulations required by 
subsection (c) of such section. In prescribing such regula-
tions, the Secretary shall consult with the official military 
faith-group representatives who endorse military chaplains.
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SEC. 533. INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF ARMED 
FORCES COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS 
FOR THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF CON-
SCIENCE 
OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES AND THEIR CHAPLAINS. 
(a) INVESTIGATION INTO COMPLIANCE; REPORT.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date on which regulations 
are issued implementing the protections afforded by section 
533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1727; 10 U.S.C. 
prec. 1030 note), as amended by section 532, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report— 
(1) setting forth the results of an investigation by 
the Inspector General during that 18-month period 
into the compliance by the Armed Forces with the ele-
ments of such regulations on adverse personnel ac-
tions, discrimination, or denials of promotion, school-
ing, training, or assignment for members of the 
Armed Forces based on conscience, moral principles, 
or religious beliefs; and 
(2) identifying the number of times during the 
investigation period that the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense or the Inspector General of a 
military department was contacted regarding an in-
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cident involving the conscience, moral principles, or 
religious beliefs of a member of the Armed Forces. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting any analysis, in-
vestigation, or survey for purposes of this section, the In-
spector General of the Department of Defense shall consult 
with the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, as appropriate. 
SEC. 534. SURVEY OF MILITARY CHAPLAINS VIEWS ON DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY REGARDING 
CHAPLAIN PRAYERS OUTSIDE OF RELIGIOUS 
SERVICES. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a survey among a statistically valid sample 
of military chaplains of the regular and reserve components 
of the Armed Forces, to be selected at random, to assess 
whether— 
(1) restrictions placed on prayers offered in a 
public or non-religious setting have prevented mili-
tary chaplains from exercising the tenets of their faith 
as prescribed by their endorsing faith group; and 
(2) those restrictions have had an adverse impact 
on the ability of military chaplains to fulfill their du-
ties to minister to members of the Armed Forces and 
their dependents.
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(b) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall complete the survey required by subsection (a) 
within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after completing the survey required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report containing— 
(1) the survey questionnaire; and 
(2) the results of the survey. 
Subtitle E—Member Education and 
Training 
SEC. 541. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF 
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PURPOSES OF 
CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2006 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2006a. Assistance for education and training: 
availability of certain assistance for use 
only for certain programs of education 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of August, 1, 2014, 
an individual eligible for assistance under a Department
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of Defense educational assistance program or authority cov-
ered by this section may, except as provided in subsection 
(b), only use such assistance for educational expenses in-
curred for a program as follows: 
‘‘(1) An eligible program (as defined in section 
481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088)) that is offered by an institution of higher edu-
cation that has entered into, and is complying with, 
a program participation agreement under section 487 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1094). 
‘‘(2) In the case of a program designed to pre-
pare individuals for licensure or certification in any 
State, if the program meets the instructional cur-
riculum licensure or certification requirements of such 
State. 
‘‘(3) In the case of a program designed to pre-
pare individuals for employment pursuant to stand-
ards developed by a State board or agency in an oc-
cupation that requires approval or licensure for such 
employment, if the program is approved or licensed 
by such State board or agency. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may, by regu-
lation, authorize the use of educational assistance under a 
Department of Defense educational assistance program or 
authority covered by this chapter for educational expenses
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incurred for a program of education that is not described 
in subsection (a) if the program— 
‘‘(1) is accredited and approved by a nationally 
or regionally recognized accrediting agency or asso-
ciation recognized by the Department of Education; 
‘‘(2) was not an eligible program described in 
subsection (a) at any time during the most recent 
two-year period; 
‘‘(3) is a program that the Secretary determines 
would further the purposes of the educational assist-
ance programs or authorities covered by this chapter, 
or would further the education interests of students el-
igible for assistance under the such programs or au-
thorities; and 
‘‘(4) the institution providing the program does 
not provide any commission, bonus, or other incentive 
payment based directly or indirectly on success in se-
curing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or 
entities engaged in any student recruiting or admis-
sion activities or in making decisions regarding the 
award of student financial assistance, except for the 
recruitment of foreign students residing in foreign 
countries who are not eligible to receive Federal stu-
dent assistance. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘Department of Defense edu-
cational assistance programs and authorities covered 
by this section’ means the programs and authorities 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) The programs to assist military 
spouses in achieving education and training to 
expand employment and portable career opportu-
nities under section 1784a of this title. 
‘‘(B) The authority to pay tuition for off- 
duty training or education of members of the 
armed forces under section 2007 of this title. 
‘‘(C) The program of educational assistance 
for members of the Selected Reserve under chap-
ter 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(D) The program of educational assistance 
for reserve component members supporting con-
tingency operations and certain other operations 
under chapter 1607 of this title. 
‘‘(E) Any other program or authority of the 
Department of Defense for assistance in edu-
cation or training carried out under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Defense that is 
designated by the Secretary, by regulation, for 
purposes of this section.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the 
Higher Education Act for 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 101 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2006 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2006a. Assistance for education and training: availability of certain assistance 
for use only for certain programs of education.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on August 1, 2014. 
SEC. 542. ENHANCEMENT OF MECHANISMS TO CORRELATE 
SKILLS AND TRAINING FOR MILITARY OCCU-
PATIONAL SPECIALTIES WITH SKILLS AND 
TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN CERTIFI-
CATIONS AND LICENSES. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO 
MEMBERS
OF
THE ARMED FORCES ABOUT CORRELA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make infor-
mation on civilian credentialing opportunities avail-
able to members of the Armed Forces beginning with, 
and at every stage of, training of members for mili-
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tary occupational specialties, in order to permit 
members— 
(A) to evaluate the extent to which such 
training correlates with the skills and training 
required in connection with various civilian cer-
tifications and licenses; and 
(B) to assess the suitability of such training 
for obtaining or pursuing such civilian certifi-
cations and licenses. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
TRANSITION
GOALS 
PLANS
SUCCESS
PROGRAM.—Information shall be 
made available under paragraph (1) in a manner 
consistent with the Transition Goals Plans Success 
(GPS) program. 
(3) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The information 
made available under paragraph (1) shall include, 
but not be limited to, the following: 
(A) Information on the civilian occupa-
tional equivalents of military occupational spe-
cialties (MOS). 
(B) Information on civilian license or cer-
tification requirements, including examination 
requirements. 
(C) Information on the availability and op-
portunities for use of educational benefits avail-
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able to members of the Armed Forces, as appro-
priate, corresponding training, or continuing 
education that leads to a certification exam in 
order to provide a pathway to credentialing op-
portunities. 
(4) USE
AND
ADAPTATION
OF
CERTAIN
PRO-
GRAMS.—In making information available under 
paragraph (1), the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments may use and adapt appropriate portions of the 
Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) pro-
grams of the Army and the Navy and the 
Credentialing 
and 
Educational 
Research 
Tool 
(CERT) of the Air Force. 
(b) IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS OF ACCREDITED CIVIL-
IAN CREDENTIALING AND RELATED ENTITIES TO MILITARY 
TRAINING CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable consistent 
with national security and privacy requirements, 
make available to entities specified in paragraph (2), 
upon request of such entities, information such as 
military course training curricula, syllabi, and mate-
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rials, levels of military advancement attained, and 
professional skills developed. 
(2) ENTITIES.—The entities specified in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) Civilian credentialing agencies. 
(B) Entities approved by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, or by State approving agencies, 
for purposes of the use of educational assistance 
benefits under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) CENTRAL REPOSITORY.—The actions taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may include the establish-
ment of a central repository of information on train-
ing and training materials provided members in con-
nection with military occupational specialities that is 
readily accessible by entities specified in paragraph 
(2) in order to meet requests described in paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 543. REPORT ON THE TROOPS TO TEACHERS PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than March 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
Troops to Teachers program that includes each of the fol-
lowing:
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(1) An evaluation of whether there is a need to 
broaden eligibility to allow service members and vet-
erans without a bachelor’s degree admission into the 
program and whether the program can be strength-
ened. 
(2) An evaluation of whether a pilot program 
should be established to demonstrate the potential ben-
efit of an institutional-based award for troops to 
teachers, as long as any such pilot program maxi-
mizes benefits to service members and minimizes ad-
ministrative and other overhead costs at the partici-
pating academic institutions. 
SEC. 544. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON FEASI-
BILITY OF REQUIRING AUTOMATIC OPER-
ATION OF CURRENT PROHIBITION ON AC-
CRUAL OF INTEREST ON DIRECT STUDENT 
LOANS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report addressing— 
(1) the feasibility of automatic application of the 
benefits provided under section 455(o) of the Higher
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(o)) for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces eligible for the benefits; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines automatic appli-
cation of such benefits is feasible, how the Department 
of Defense would implement the automatic operation 
of the current prohibition on the accrual of interest 
on direct student loans of certain members, including 
the Federal agencies with which the Department of 
Defense would coordinate. 
Subtitle 
F—Defense 
Dependents’ 
Education and Military Family 
Readiness Matters 
SEC. 551. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 
by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 
in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen-
cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
SEC. 552. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS-
ABILITIES. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2014 pursuant to section 301 and available for oper-
ation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall 
be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
SEC. 553. TREATMENT OF TUITION PAYMENTS RECEIVED 
FOR VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) CREDITING OF PAYMENTS.—Section 2164(l) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any payments received by the Secretary of De-
fense under this subsection shall be credited to the account
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designated by the Secretary for the operation of the virtual 
educational program under this subsection. Payments so 
credited shall be merged with other funds in the account 
and shall be available, to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and the same 
period as other funds in the account.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to tui-
tion payments received under section 2164(l) of title 10, 
United States Code, for enrollments authorized by such sec-
tion, after the date of the enactment of this Act, in the vir-
tual elementary and secondary education program of the 
Department of Defense education program. 
SEC. 554. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Consistent with 
such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe 
to carry out this section, the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command may conduct up to 
three pilot programs to assess the feasibility and benefits 
of providing family support activities for the immediate 
family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned 
to special operations forces. In selecting and conducting any
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pilot program under this subsection, the Commander shall 
coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Per-
sonnel and Readiness. 
(b) SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.—In selecting the pilot 
programs to be conducted under subsection (a), the Com-
mander shall— 
(1) identify family support activities that have 
a direct and concrete impact on the readiness of spe-
cial operations forces, but that are not being provided 
by the Secretary of a military department to the im-
mediate family members of members of the Armed 
Forces assigned to special operations forces; and 
(2) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of each family 
support activity proposed to be included in a pilot 
program. 
(c) EVALUATION.—The Commander shall develop out-
come measurements to evaluate the success of each family 
support activity included in a pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Commander may 
expend up to $5,000,000 during each fiscal year specified 
in subsection (f) to carry out the pilot programs under sub-
section (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘Commander’’ means the Com-
mander of the United States Special Operations Com-
mand. 
(2) The term ‘‘immediate family members’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1789(c) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means 
those forces of the Armed Forces identified as special 
operations forces under section 167(i) of such title. 
(f) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The 
authority provided by subsection (a) is available to the 
Commander during fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 
(g) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
completing a pilot program under subsection (a), the 
Commander shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report describing the results of the pilot 
program. The Commander shall prepare the report in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) A description of the pilot program to 
address family support requirements not being 
provided by the Secretary of a military depart-
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custody in a State court proceeding involving a parent who 
is a member of the Armed Forces. The best interest of the 
child should always prevail in custody cases, but members 
of the Armed Forces should not lose custody of their children 
based solely upon service in the Armed Forces in defense 
of the United States. 
Subtitle G—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 561. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MEDALS 
OF HONOR THAT MAY BE AWARDED TO THE 
SAME MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor, distin-
guished-service cross,’’ and inserting ‘‘distinguished-service 
cross’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6247 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor, Air 
Force cross,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force Cross’’.
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SEC. 562. STANDARDIZATION OF TIME-LIMITS FOR RECOM-
MENDING AND AWARDING MEDAL OF HONOR, 
DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS, 
NAVY 
CROSS, AIR FORCE CROSS, AND DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘three years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
(b) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘three years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’.
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SEC. 563. RECODIFICATION AND REVISION OF ARMY, NAVY, 
AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD MEDAL OF 
HONOR ROLL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND FURNISHING OF 
CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1134 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Depart-
ment of the Air Force, and the Department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating a roll designated as the ‘Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll’. 
‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 
Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who 
has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has 
been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 3741, 
6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 of title 14. 
‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE.—Each 
living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be 
issued a certificate of enrollment on the roll.
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‘‘(d) ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL PENSION; NOTICE TO 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a 
certified copy of each certificate of enrollment issued under 
subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the special pension 
provided by section 1562 of title 38 to the person named 
in the certificate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1134 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of 
Honor Roll.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PENSION.— 
(1) AUTOMATIC ENTITLEMENT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each person’’ and inserting 
‘‘each living person’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Honor roll’’ and inserting 
‘‘Honor Roll’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of section 
1561 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d) 
of section 1134a of title 10’’; and
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(D) by striking ‘‘date of application therefor 
under section 1560 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘date on which the person’s name is entered on 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard 
Medal of Honor Roll under subsection (b) of such 
section’’. 
(2) ELECTION TO DECLINE SPECIAL PENSION.— 
Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) A person who is entitled to special pension 
under subsection (a) may elect not to receive special pension 
by notifying the Secretary of such election in writing. 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of an election made by a person 
under paragraph (1) not to receive special pension, the Sec-
retary shall cease payments of special pension to the per-
son.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF RECODIFIED PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tions 1560 and 1561 of title 38, United States Code, 
are repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 
1560 and 1561.
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(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply with respect to Medals of 
Honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 564. PROMPT REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORA-
TIONS. 
Section 1135 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.—When a re-
quest for the replacement of a military decoration is re-
ceived under this section or section 3747, 3751, 6253, 8747, 
or 8751 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(1) all actions to be taken with respect to the 
request, including verification of the service record of 
the recipient of the military decoration, are completed 
within one year; and 
‘‘(2) the replacement military decoration is 
mailed to the person requesting the replacement mili-
tary decoration within 90 days after verification of 
the service record.’’.
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SEC. 565. REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR, AND AWARD OF, 
PURPLE HEART TO VICTIMS OF THE ATTACKS 
AT RECRUITING STATION IN LITTLE ROCK, 
ARKANSAS, AND AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 
(a) REVIEW REGARDING SPECIFIED ATTACKS.— 
(1) REVIEW AND AWARD REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned shall— 
(A) review the circumstances of the attacks 
that occurred at the recruiting station in Little 
Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, and at Fort 
Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, in which 
members of the Armed Forces were killed and 
wounded; and 
(B) award the Purple Heart to each mem-
ber determined pursuant to such review to be eli-
gible for the award of the Purple Heart in con-
nection with the death or wounding of the mem-
ber in the attacks. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE.—In 
reviewing all the evidence related to the incidents de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and the criteria established 
under Executive Order 11016 (Authorizing the Award 
of the Purple Heart), the Secretary of the military de-
partment concerned shall specifically, but not exclu-
sively, assess whether the members of the Armed 
Forces killed or wounded at Fort Hood and Little
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Rock qualify for award of the Purple Heart under the 
criteria as members of the Armed Forces who were 
killed or wounded as a result of an act of an enemy 
of the United States. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—The results of the review shall 
be provided to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives within 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) EXCEPTION.—A Purple Heart may not be 
awarded pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) to a member 
of the Armed Forces whose death or wound in an at-
tack described in paragraph (1)(A) was the result of 
the willful misconduct of the member. 
(b) REVIEW OF THE CRITERIA FOR AWARDING PUR-
PLE HEART.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct a review of the criteria used to de-
termine the eligibility of members of the Armed 
Forces for the award of the Purple Heart. The review 
shall include the policies and procedures for deter-
mining eligibility for the award of the Purple Heart 
to members who sustain injuries through acts of vio-
lence. The purpose of the review is to determine 
whether those criteria remain relevant for the broad
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range of circumstances in and outside the United 
States in which members are killed or wounded. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report containing the results of 
the review. The report shall include the findings of the 
review and any recommendations the Secretary con-
siders appropriate regarding modifying the criteria 
for eligibility for the Purple Heart. 
SEC. 566. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR 
TO 
FORMER 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED FORCES PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED 
FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR. 
Section 552(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 U.S.C. 
3741 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘HONOR.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) In addition to the authority provided by para-
graph (1), a Medal of Honor may be awarded to a veteran 
of the Armed Forces who, although not a Jewish-American 
war veteran or Hispanic-American war veteran described
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in subsection (b), was identified during the review of service 
records conducted under subsection (a) and regarding whom 
the Secretary of Defense submitted, before January 1, 2014, 
a recommendation to the President that the President 
award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.’’. 
SEC. 567. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE 
VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) SERGEANT FIRST CLASS BENNIE G. ADKINS.— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of such title to Bennie G. Adkins 
of the United States Army for the acts of valor during 
the Vietnam War described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor referred to in paragraph (1) are the actions of 
then Sergeant First Class Bennie G. Adkins of the 
United States Army serving with Special Forces De-
tachment A–102 from March 9 to 12, 1966, during 
the Vietnam War for which he was originally award-
ed the Distinguished-Service Cross.
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(b) SPECIALIST FOUR DONALD P. SLOAT.— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of such title to Donald P. Sloat 
of the United States Army for the acts of valor during 
the Vietnam War described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor referred to in paragraph (1) are the actions of 
then Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat of the United 
States Army serving with 3rd Platoon, Delta Com-
pany, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 196th Light In-
fantry Brigade, Americal Division on January 17, 
1970, during the Vietnam War. 
SEC. 568. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS 
FOR 
ACTS 
OF 
VALOR DURING THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM 
WARS. 
(a) SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ROBERT F. KEISER.— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other
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time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the 
Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of 
such title to Sergeant First Class Robert F. Keiser for 
the acts of valor described in paragraph (2) during 
the Korean War. 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor referred to in paragraph (1) are the actions of 
Robert F. Keiser’s on November 30, 1950, as a mem-
ber of the 2d Military Police Company, 2d Infantry 
Division, United States Army, during the Division’s 
successful withdrawal from the Kunuri-Sunchon Pass. 
(b) SERGEANT FIRST CLASS PATRICK N. WATKINS, 
JR..— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the 
Distinguished Service Cross under section 3742 of 
that title to Patrick N. Watkins, Jr., for the acts of 
valor described in paragraph (2).
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(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor referred to in paragraph (1) are the actions of 
Sergeant First Class Patrick N. Watkins, Jr., from 
August 22 to August 23, 1968, as a member of the 
United States Army serving in the grade of Sergeant 
First Class in the Republic of Vietnam while serving 
with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th 
Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces 
Regiment. 
(c) SPECIALIST FOUR ROBERT L. TOWLES.— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 
3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation with respect to the awarding of cer-
tain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the 
Distinguished Service Cross under section 3742 of 
that title to Robert L. Towles for the acts of valor de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of 
valor referred to in paragraph (1) are the actions of 
Specialist Four Robert L. Towles, on November 17, 
1965, as a member of the United States Army serving 
in the grade of Specialist Four during the Vietnam 
War while serving in Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th
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Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, for which he was 
originally awarded the Bronze Star with ‘‘V’’ Device. 
SEC. 569. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO FIRST LIEUTENANT ALONZO H. 
CUSHING FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE 
CIVIL WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limi-
tations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of 
Honor under section 3741 of such title to then First Lieu-
tenant Alonzo H. Cushing for conspicuous acts of gallantry 
and intrepidity at the risk of life and beyond the call of 
duty in the Civil War, as described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then First 
Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing while in command of Bat-
tery A, 4th United States Artillery, Army of the Potomac, 
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863, during the 
Civil War.
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Subtitle H—Other Studies, Reviews, 
Policies, and Reports 
SEC. 571. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING PER-
FORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS TO IN-
CLUDE 360-DEGREE ASSESSMENT APPROACH. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report containing the results of an as-
sessment of the feasibility of including a 360-degree assess-
ment approach, modeled after the current Department of 
the Army Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback (MSAF) 
Program, as part of performance evaluation reports. 
SEC. 572. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER-
SONNEL POLICIES REGARDING MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WITH HIV OR HEPATITIS 
B. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on Department of Defense per-
sonnel policies regarding members of the Armed Forces in-
fected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or Hepa-
titis B. The report shall include the following:
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(1) A description of policies addressing the en-
listment or commissioning of individuals with these 
conditions and retention policies, deployment policies, 
discharge policies, and disciplinary policies regarding 
individuals with these conditions. 
(2) An assessment of these policies, including an 
assessment of whether the policies reflect an evidence- 
based, medically accurate understanding of how these 
conditions are contracted, how these conditions can be 
transmitted to other individuals, and the risk of 
transmission. 
SEC. 573. POLICY ON MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND ENLIST-
MENT 
OF 
GRADUATES 
OF 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON USE OF TEST, ASSESSMENT, OR 
SCREENING TOOLS.—In the case of any test, assessment, 
or screening tool utilized under the policy on recruitment 
and enlistment required by subsection (b) of section 532 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1403; 10 U.S.C. 503 
note) for the purpose of identifying persons for recruitment 
and enlistment in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) implement a means for ensuring that grad-
uates of a secondary school (as defined in section
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9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)), including 
all persons described in subsection (a)(2) of section 
532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012, are required to meet the same 
standard on the test, assessment, or screening tool; 
and 
(2) use uniform testing requirements and grad-
ing standards. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 
532(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 or this section shall be construed to permit the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart-
ment to create or use a different grading standard on any 
test, assessment, or screening tool utilized for the purpose 
of identifying graduates of a secondary school (as defined 
in section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)), including all per-
sons described in subsection (a)(2) of section 532 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, for 
recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces.
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SEC. 574. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF DE-
TERMINATION OF PERSONALITY DISORDER 
OR ADJUSTMENT DISORDER AS BASIS TO 
SEPARATE 
MEMBERS 
FROM 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report evalu-
ating— 
(1) the use by the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, since January 1, 2007, of the authority to 
separate members of the Armed Forces from the 
Armed Forces due of unfitness for duty because of a 
mental condition not amounting to disability, includ-
ing separation on the basis of a personality disorder 
or adjustment disorder and the total number of mem-
bers separated on such basis; 
(2) the extent to which the Secretaries failed to 
comply with regulatory requirements in separating 
members of the Armed Forces on the basis of a per-
sonality or adjustment disorder; and 
(3) the impact of such a separation on the abil-
ity of veterans so separated to access service-connected 
disability compensation, disability severance pay, 
and disability retirement pay.
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Subtitle I—Other Matters 
SEC. 581. ACCOUNTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES LISTED AS MISSING AND 
RELATED REPORTS. 
(a) SYSTEM
FOR ACCOUNTING
FOR MISSING PER-
SONS.—Section 1501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) the dissemination of appropriate informa-
tion on the status of missing persons to authorized 
family members.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR POW/MIAS.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on accounting for 
missing persons from covered conflicts. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
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(A) The total number of missing persons in 
all covered conflicts and in each covered conflict. 
(B) The total number of missing persons in 
all covered conflicts, and in each covered conflict, 
that are considered unrecoverable, including— 
(i) the total number in each conflict 
that are considered unrecoverable by being 
lost at sea or in inaccessible terrain; 
(ii) the total number from the Korean 
War that are considered to be located in 
each of China, North Korea, and Russia. 
(C) The total number of missing persons in 
all covered conflicts, and in each covered conflict, 
that were interred without identification, includ-
ing the locations of interment. 
(D) The number of remains in the custody 
of the Department of Defense that are awaiting 
identification, and the number of such remains 
estimated by the Department to be likely to be 
identified using current technology. 
(E) The total number of identifications of 
remains that have been made since January 1, 
1970, for all covered conflicts and for each cov-
ered conflict.
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(F) The number of instances where next of 
kin have refused to provide a DNA sample for 
the identification of recovered remains, for each 
covered conflict. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) The term ‘‘covered conflicts’’ means the 
conflicts specified in or designated under section 
1509(a) of title 10, United States Code, as of the 
date of the report required by paragraph (1). 
(C) The term ‘‘missing persons’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1513(1) of 
such title. 
(c) REPORT
ON POW/MIA ACCOUNTING COMMU-
NITY.—
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(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the POW/MIA accounting 
community. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1)) shall including the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the cur-
rent structure of the POW/MIA accounting com-
munity. 
(B) A description of how the Secretary of 
Defense will ensure increased oversight of the 
POW/MIA accounting mission regardless of 
changes to the POW/MIA accounting community. 
(C) An assessment of the feasibility and ad-
visability of reorganizing the community into a 
single, central command, including— 
(i) an identification of the elements 
that could be organized into such command; 
and 
(ii) an assessment of cost-savings, ad-
vantages, and disadvantages of— 
(I) transferring the command and 
control of the Joint POW/MIA Ac-
counting Command (JPAC) and the
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Central 
Identification 
Laboratory 
(CIL) from the United States Pacific 
Command to the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense; 
(II) merging the Joint POW/MIA 
Accounting Command and the Central 
Identification Laboratory with the De-
fense Prisoner of War/Missing Per-
sonnel Office (DPMO); and 
(III) merging the Central Identi-
fication Laboratory with the Armed 
Forces DNA Identification Lab (AF- 
DIL). 
(D) A recommendation on the element of the 
Department of Defense to be responsible for di-
recting POW/MIA accounting activities, and on 
whether all elements of the POW/MIA accounting 
community should report to that element. 
(E) An estimate of the costs to be incurred, 
and the cost savings to be achieved— 
(i) by relocating central POW/MIA ac-
counting activities to the continental United 
States;
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(ii) by closing or consolidating existing 
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command fa-
cilities; and 
(iii) through any actions with respect 
to the POW/MIA accounting community 
and POW/MIA accounting activities that 
the Secretary considers advisable for pur-
poses of the report. 
(F) An assessment of the feasibility and ad-
visability of the use by the Department of uni-
versity anthropology or archaeology programs to 
conduct field work, particularly in politically 
sensitive environments, including an assessment 
of— 
(i) the potential cost of the use of such 
programs; 
(ii) whether the use of such programs 
would result in a greater number of identi-
fications; and 
(iii) whether the use of such programs 
would be consistent with requirements to 
preserve the integrity of the identification 
process. 
(G) A survey of the manner in which other 
countries conduct accounting for missing per-
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sons, and an assessment whether such practices 
can be used by the United States to enhance pro-
grams to recover and identify missing members 
of the United States Armed Forces. 
(H) A recommendation as to the advis-
ability of continuing to use a military model for 
recovery operations, including the impact of the 
use of such model on diplomatic relations with 
countries in which the United States seeks to 
conduct recovery operations. 
(I) Such recommendations for the reorga-
nization of the POW/MIA accounting community 
as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of 
the other elements of the report, including an es-
timate of the additional numbers of recoveries 
and identifications anticipated to be made by the 
accounting community as a result of implemen-
tation of the reorganization. 
(3) BASIS IN PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The report required by paragraph (1) shall take into 
account recommendations previously made by the Di-
rector of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 
and the Comptroller General of the United States re-
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garding the organization of the POW/MIA accounting 
community. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) The term ‘‘POW/MIA accounting com-
munity’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 1509(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 582. EXPANSION OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION AU-
THORITIES TO DEBRIEFING REPORTS OF 
CERTAIN RECOVERED PERSONS WHO WERE 
NEVER PLACED IN A MISSING STATUS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF COVERED REPORTS.—Section 1506 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall withhold from per-
sonnel files under this section, as privileged information, 
any survival, evasion, resistance, and escape debriefing re-
port provided by a person described in section 1501(c) of 
this title who is returned to United States control which 
is obtained under a promise of confidentiality made for the 
purpose of ensuring the fullest possible disclosure of infor-
mation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) 
and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
APPLICABLE
TO
COVERED
RE-
PORTS.—Section 1513 of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘survival, evasion, resistance, and 
escape debriefing’ means an interview conducted with 
a person described in section 1501(c) of this title who 
is returned to United States control in order to record 
the person’s experiences while surviving, evading, re-
sisting interrogation or exploitation, or escaping.’’.
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SEC. 583. REVISION OF SPECIFIED SENIOR MILITARY COL-
LEGES 
TO 
REFLECT 
CONSOLIDATION 
OF 
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNI-
VERSITY AND GAINESVILLE STATE COLLEGE. 
Paragraph (6) of section 2111a(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) The University of North Georgia.’’. 
SEC. 584. REVIEW OF SECURITY OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS, INCLUDING BARRACKS, TEMPORARY 
LODGING 
FACILITIES, 
AND 
MULTI-FAMILY 
RESIDENCES. 
(a) REVIEW OF SECURITY MEASURES.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct a review of security measures on 
United States military installations, specifically with re-
gard to access to barracks, temporary lodging facilities, and 
multi-family residences on military installations, for the 
purpose of ensuring the safety of members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents who reside on military instal-
lations. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the review 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) identify security gaps on military installa-
tions; and 
(2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of 
using 24-hour electronic monitoring or other security 
measures to protect members and their dependents.
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(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report containing the re-
sults of the study conducted under subsection (a), including 
proposed security measures and an estimate of the costs— 
(1) to eliminate all security gaps identified 
under subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) to provide 24-hour security monitoring or 
other security measures as evaluated under subsection 
(b)(2). 
SEC. 585. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONCESSIONS CON-
TRACTS AT ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEME-
TERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 446 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 4727. Cemetery concessions contracts 
‘‘(a) CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army may enter into a contract with an appropriate entity 
for the provision of transportation, interpretative, or other 
necessary or appropriate concession services to visitors at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Army shall establish and include in each concession con-
tract such requirements as the Secretary determines are nec-
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essary to ensure the protection, dignity, and solemnity of 
the cemetery at which services are provided under the con-
tract. 
‘‘(2) A concession contract shall not include operation 
of the gift shop at Arlington National Cemetery without the 
specific prior authorization by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(c) FRANCHISE FEES.—A concession contract shall 
provide for payment to the United States of a franchise fee 
or such other monetary consideration as determined by the 
Secretary of the Army. The Secretary shall ensure that the 
objective of generating revenue for the United States is sub-
ordinate to the objectives of honoring the service and sac-
rifices of the deceased members of the armed forces and of 
providing necessary and appropriate services for visitors to 
the Cemeteries at reasonable rates. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—All franchise fees (and other 
monetary consideration) collected by the United States 
under subsection (c) shall be deposited into a special ac-
count established in the Treasury of the United States. The 
funds deposited in such account shall be available for ex-
penditure by the Secretary of the Army, to the extent au-
thorized and in such amounts as are provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts, to support activities at the Ceme-
teries. The funds deposited into the account shall remain 
available until expended.
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‘‘(e) CONCESSION CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘concession contract’ means a contract au-
thorized and entered into under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘4727. Cemetery concessions contracts.’’. 
SEC. 586. MILITARY SALUTE DURING RECITATION OF 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES NOT IN UNIFORM AND 
BY VETERANS. 
Section 4 of title 4, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Members 
of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may 
render the military salute in the manner provided for per-
sons in uniform.’’. 
SEC. 587. IMPROVED CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS AND DISSEMI-
NATION OF RESULTS. 
(a) IMPROVED DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS IN CHAIN 
OF COMMAND.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the results of command climate assessments are provided 
to the relevant individual commander and to the next high-
er level of command. 
(b) EVIDENCE
OF COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of 
each military department shall require in the performance 
evaluations and assessments used by each Armed Force
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under the jurisdiction of the Secretary a statement by the 
commander regarding whether the commander has con-
ducted the required command climate assessments. 
(c) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENT.— 
The failure of a commander to conduct the required com-
mand climate assessments shall be noted in the com-
mander’s performance evaluation. 
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. Recognition of additional means by which members of the National 
Guard called into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less 
may initially report for duty for entitlement to basic pay. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for re-
serve 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 offi-
cers. 
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 
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. One-year extension of authority to provide incentive pay for members 
of precommissioning programs pursuing foreign language pro-
ficiency. 
Sec. 617. Authority to provide bonus to certain cadets and midshipmen enrolled 
in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 618. Health Professions Stipend Program to obtain commissioned officers in 
the reserve components. 
Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 
Sec. 621. Technical and standardizing amendments to Department of Defense 
travel and transportation authorities in connection with reform 
of such authorities.
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Subtitle D—Disability, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 631. Clarification of prevention of retired pay inversion in the case of mem-
bers whose retired pay is computed using high-three. 
Sec. 632. Periodic notice to members of the Ready Reserve on early retirement 
credit earned for significant periods of active Federal status or 
active duty. 
Sec. 633. Improved assistance for Gold Star spouses and other dependents. 
Subtitle E—Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 
and Operations 
Sec. 641. Expansion of protection of employees of nonappropriated fund instru-
mentalities from reprisals. 
Sec. 642. Modernization of titles of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities for 
purposes of certain civil service laws. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 651. Authority to provide certain expenses for care and disposition of human 
remains that were retained by the Department of Defense for fo-
rensic pathology investigation. 
Sec. 652. Study of the merits and feasibility of providing transitional compensa-
tion and other transitional benefits to dependents of members 
separated for violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’.
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SEC. 602. RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL MEANS BY WHICH 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD CALLED 
INTO FEDERAL SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 
DAYS OR LESS MAY INITIALLY REPORT FOR 
DUTY FOR ENTITLEMENT TO BASIC PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 204 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) A member of the National Guard who is called 
into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less is entitled 
to basic pay from the date on which the member, in person 
or by authorized telephonic or electronic means, contacts the 
member’s unit. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not authorize any expenditure 
to be paid for a period before the date on which the unit 
receives the member’s contact provided under such para-
graph. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Army, with respect to the 
Army National Guard, and the Secretary of the Air Force, 
with respect to the Air National Guard, shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this sub-
section.’’.
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service.
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(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of 
travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of 
normal commuting distance. 
(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members expe-
riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 
title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses.
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(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 
accession bonus. 
(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 
annual incentive bonus. 
SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 
PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI-
TIES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au-
thority for enlisted members. 
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au-
thority for officers. 
(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 
(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 
incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 
(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 
incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes-
sions. 
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 
pay.
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(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 
special duty pay. 
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 
or proficiency bonus. 
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen-
tives for members qualified in critical military skills 
or assigned to high priority units. 
SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO-
NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 
retention bonus. 
(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in-
centive pay. 
(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage.
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(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between armed forces. 
(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 
officer candidates. 
SEC. 616. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF 
PRECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMS PURSUING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 
Section 316a(g) of title 37, United States Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 617. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUS TO CERTAIN CA-
DETS AND MIDSHIPMEN ENROLLED IN THE 
SENIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS. 
(a) BONUS AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 5 of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
335 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 336. Contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen 
enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps 
‘‘(a) CONTRACTING BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary concerned may pay a bonus under this section to 
a cadet or midshipman enrolled in the Senior Reserve Offi-
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cers’ Training Corps who executes a written agreement de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of a bonus 
under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT.—A written agreement referred to in 
subsection (a) is a written agreement by the cadet or mid-
shipman— 
‘‘(1) to complete field training or a practice 
cruise under section 2104(b)(6)(A)(ii) of title 10; 
‘‘(2) to complete advanced training under chap-
ter 103 of title 10; 
‘‘(3) to accept a commission or appointment as 
an officer of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(4) to serve on active duty. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT METHOD.—Upon acceptance of a writ-
ten agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary con-
cerned, the total amount of the bonus payable under the 
agreement becomes fixed. The agreement shall specify when 
the bonus will be paid and whether the bonus will be paid 
in a lump sum or in installments. 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—A person who, having received all 
or part of a bonus under subsection (a), fails to fulfill the 
terms of the written agreement required by such subsection 
for receipt of the bonus shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 373 of this title.
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‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION
OF AUTHORITY.—No agreement 
under this section may be entered into after December 31, 
2014.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 335 the following new item: 
‘‘336. Contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps.’’. 
SEC. 618. HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM TO OB-
TAIN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE RE-
SERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF STIPEND
FOR REGISTERED 
NURSES IN CRITICAL SPECIALTIES.—Subsection (d) of sec-
tion 16201 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) is eligible for appointment as a Reserve of-
ficer for service in a reserve component in a Nurse 
Corps or as a nurse; and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) the participant shall not be eligible to re-
ceive such stipend before being appointed as a Reserve
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officer for service in the Ready Reserve in a Nurse 
Corps or as a nurse;’’. 
(b) SERVICE REQUIRED IN SELECTED RESERVE.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Ready Re-
serve’’ and inserting ‘‘the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (D) and inserting the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) the participant shall agree to serve, upon 
successful completion of the program, one year in the 
Selected Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, 
for which the stipend is provided.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (D) and inserting the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) the participant shall agree to serve, upon 
successful completion of the program, one year in the 
Selected Reserve for each six months, or part thereof, 
for which the stipend is provided.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘the 
Ready Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘the Selected Reserve’’. 
(c) AMOUNT OF STIPEND.—Subsection (g) of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(g) AMOUNT OF STIPEND.—The amount of a stipend 
under an agreement under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (f) 
shall be the stipend rate in effect for participants in the 
Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program 
under section 2121(d) of this title.’’. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 621. TECHNICAL AND STANDARDIZING AMENDMENTS 
TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRAVEL AND 
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES IN CONNEC-
TION WITH REFORM OF SUCH AUTHORITIES. 
(a) ESCORTS OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) INCORPORATION
OF
ESCORTS
OF
DEPEND-
ENTS
UNDER
GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 
451(a)(2)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘or as an escort or attendant for dependents of a 
member for necessary travel performed not later than 
one year after the member is unable to accompany the 
dependents who are incapable of traveling alone’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—(A) 
Section 1036 of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed.
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(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1036. 
(b) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT 
PATIENTS.—Section 1040 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘round-trip 
transportation’’ and all that follows through ‘‘may be 
paid at the expense of the United States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘travel and transportation allowances may be 
furnished to necessary attendants. The dependents 
and any attendants shall be furnished such travel and 
transportation allowances as specified in regulations 
prescribed under section 464 of title 37.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(c) TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH LEAVE CANCELLED 
DUE TO CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) INCORPORATION OF EXPENSES UNDER GEN-
ERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 453 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL IN CONNECTION 
WITH LEAVE CANCELLED DUE TO CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATIONS.—A member may be reimbursed as specified in reg-
ulations prescribed under section 464 of this title for travel
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and related expenses incurred by the member as a result 
of the cancellation of previously approved leave when the 
leave is cancelled in conjunction with the member’s partici-
pation in a contingency operation and the cancellation oc-
curs within 48 hours of the time the leave would have com-
menced. The settlement for reimbursement under this sub-
section is final and conclusive.’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—(A) 
Section 1053a of title 10, United States Code, is re-
pealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1053a. 
(d) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR TRAVEL FOR 
SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE.—Section 1074i of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘reimbursement 
for reasonable travel expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘travel 
and transportation allowances as specified in regula-
tions prescribed under section 464 of title 37’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), striking ‘‘REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR
TRAVEL
UNDER
EXCEPTIONAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary of Defense may provide 
reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ALLOWABLE
TRAVEL
AND
TRANSPOR-
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TATION UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—The 
Secretary of Defense may provide travel and trans-
portation allowances as specified in the regulations 
referred to in subsection (a) for’’. 
(e) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF MEMBERS.—Sec-
tion 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and roundtrip transportation and prescribed 
allowances’’ and inserting ‘‘and travel and transportation 
allowances as specified in regulations prescribed under sec-
tion 464 of title 37’’. 
(f) TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORTATION
IN CONNECTION 
WITH FUNERAL HONORS FUNCTIONS AT FUNERALS FOR 
VETERANS.—Section 1491(d)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘transportation (or reim-
bursement for transportation) and expenses’’ and inserting 
‘‘travel and transportation allowances as specified in regu-
lations prescribed under section 464 of title 37’’. 
(g) REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AUTHORITY ON MOTOR 
VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE FOR MEMBERS 
UNDERGOING PCS OR EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2634 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 157 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 2634. 
(h) CLARIFICATION
OF LIMITATION
ON TRANSPOR-
TATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.—Section 453(c)(3) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(including 
packing, crating, and household goods in temporary stor-
age)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including household goods in tem-
porary storage, but excluding packing and crating)’’. 
Subtitle D—Disability, Retired Pay, 
and Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 631. CLARIFICATION OF PREVENTION OF RETIRED PAY 
INVERSION 
IN 
THE 
CASE 
OF 
MEMBERS 
WHOSE RETIRED PAY IS COMPUTED USING 
HIGH-THREE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (f) of section 1401a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PREVENTION OF RETIRED 
PAY
INVERSIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the’’ and inserting ‘‘PREVEN-
TION OF RETIRED PAY INVERSIONS FOR MEM-
BERS
WITH
RETIRED
PAY
COMPUTED
USING 
FINAL BASIC PAY.—The’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘who first became a mem-
ber of a uniformed service before September 8, 
1980, and’’ after ‘‘of an armed force’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) PREVENTION OF RETIRED PAY INVERSIONS 
FOR MEMBERS WITH RETIRED PAY COMPUTED USING 
HIGH-THREE.—Subject to subsections (d) and (e), the 
monthly retired pay of a member or former member 
of an armed force who first became a member of a 
uniformed service on or after September 8, 1980, may 
not be less, on the date on which the member or 
former member initially becomes entitled to such pay, 
than the monthly retired pay to which the member or 
former member would be entitled on that date if the 
member or former member had become entitled to re-
tired pay on an earlier date, adjusted to reflect any 
applicable increases in such pay under this section. 
However, in the case of a member or former member 
whose retired pay is computed subject to section 
1407(f) of this title, paragraph (1) (rather than the 
preceding sentence) shall apply in the same manner 
as if the member or former member first became a
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member of a uniformed service before September 8, 
1980, but only with respect to a calculation as of the 
date on which the member or former member first be-
came entitled to retired pay.’’. 
(b) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(2)’’ in sub-
sections (c)(1), (c)(2), (d), and (e) and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)(3)’’. 
(c) 
APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph 
(2) 
of 
section 
1401a(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by the 
amendment made by subsection (a)(3), applies to the com-
putation of retired pay or retainer pay of any person who 
first became a member of a uniformed service on or after 
September 8, 1980, regardless of when the member first be-
comes entitled to retired or retainer pay. 
SEC. 632. PERIODIC NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE READY 
RESERVE ON EARLY RETIREMENT CREDIT 
EARNED FOR SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF AC-
TIVE FEDERAL STATUS OR ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall periodically notify 
each member of the Ready Reserve described by paragraph 
(2) of the current eligibility age for retired pay of such 
member under this section, including any reduced eligi-
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bility age by reason of the operation of that paragraph. No-
tice shall be provided by such means as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate taking into account the cost of provision 
of notice and the convenience of members.’’. 
SEC. 633. IMPROVED ASSISTANCE FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES 
AND OTHER DEPENDENTS. 
(a) ADVOCATES FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES AND OTHER 
DEPENDENTS.—Each Secretary of a military department 
shall designate for each Armed Force under the jurisdiction 
of such Secretary a member of such Armed Force or civilian 
employee of such military department to assist spouses and 
other dependents of members of such Armed Force (includ-
ing reserve components thereof) who die on active duty 
through the provision of the following services: 
(1) Addressing complaints by spouses and other 
dependents of deceased members regarding casualty 
assistance or receipt of benefits authorized by law for 
such spouses and dependents. 
(2) Providing support to such spouses and de-
pendents regarding such casualty assistance or receipt 
of such benefits. 
(3) Making reports to appropriate officers or of-
ficials in the Department of Defense or the military 
department concerned regarding resolution of such 
complaints, including recommendations regarding the
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settlement of claims with respect to such benefits, as 
appropriate. 
(4) Performing such other actions as the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned considers 
appropriate. 
(b) TRAINING
FOR
CASUALTY
ASSISTANCE
PER-
SONNEL.— 
(1) TRAINING
PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall implement a standardized 
comprehensive training program on casualty assist-
ance for the following personnel of the Department of 
Defense: 
(A) Casualty assistance officers. 
(B) Casualty assistance calls officers. 
(C) Casualty assistance representatives. 
(2) GENERAL
ELEMENTS.—The training pro-
gram required by paragraph (1) shall include train-
ing designed to ensure that the personnel specified in 
that paragraph provide the spouse and other depend-
ents of a deceased member of the Armed Forces with 
accurate information on the benefits to which they are 
entitled and other casualty assistance available to 
them when the member dies while serving on active 
duty in the Armed Forces.
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(3) SERVICE-SPECIFIC
ELEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned may, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, provide 
for the inclusion in the training program required by 
paragraph (1) that is provided to casualty assistance 
personnel of such military department such elements 
of training that are specific or unique to the require-
ments or particulars of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of such military department as the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned considers 
appropriate. 
(4) FREQUENCY OF TRAINING.—Training shall 
be provided under the program required by para-
graph (1) not less often than annually. 
Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-
appropriated Fund Instrumen-
tality Benefits and Operations 
SEC. 641. EXPANSION OF PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES OF 
NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTAL-
ITIES FROM REPRISALS. 
Section 1587(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘take or fail to take’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or threaten to take or fail to take,’’.
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SEC. 
642. 
MODERNIZATION 
OF 
TITLES 
OF 
NON-
APPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES 
FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS. 
Section 2105(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘Army and Air Force Motion Picture Service, Navy Ship’s 
Stores Ashore’’ and inserting ‘‘Navy Ships Stores Pro-
gram’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 651. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXPENSES FOR 
CARE AND DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS 
THAT WERE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE FOR FORENSIC PATHOLOGY IN-
VESTIGATION. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF PERSONS WHOSE 
DEATH IS INVESTIGATED BY THE ARMED FORCES MED-
ICAL EXAMINER.— 
(1) COVERED DECEDENTS.—Section 1481(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) To the extent authorized under section 
1482(g) of this title, any person not otherwise covered 
by the preceding paragraphs whose remains (or par-
tial remains) have been retained by the Secretary 
concerned for purposes of a forensic pathology inves-
273 
tigation by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner 
under section 1471 of this title.’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZED EXPENSES RELATING TO CARE 
AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS.—Section 1482 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) The payment of expenses incident to the recov-
ery, care, and disposition of the remains of a decedent cov-
ered by section 1481(a)(10) of this title is limited to those 
expenses that, as determined under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense, would not have been incurred 
but for the retention of those remains for purposes of a fo-
rensic pathology investigation by the Armed Forces Medical 
Examiner under section 1471 of this title. 
‘‘(2) In a case covered by paragraph (1), if the person 
designated under subsection (c) to direct disposition of the 
remains of a decedent does not direct disposition of the re-
mains that were retained for the forensic pathology inves-
tigation, the Secretary may pay for the transportation of 
those remains to, and interment or inurnment of those re-
mains in, an appropriate place selected by the Secretary, 
in lieu of the transportation authorized to be paid under 
paragraph (8) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) In a case covered by paragraph (1), expenses that 
may be paid do not include expenses with respect to an
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escort under paragraph (8) of subsection (a), whether or not 
on a reimbursable basis. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned may pay any other ex-
penses relating to the remains of such a decedent that are 
authorized to be paid under this section on a reimbursable 
basis. Amounts reimbursed to the Secretary concerned 
under this subsection shall be credited to appropriations 
available at the time of reimbursement for the payment of 
such expenses.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF INURNMENT.— 
Section 1482(a)(9) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
inurnment’’ after ‘‘Interment’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1482(f) of such 
title is amended by striking the third sentence and inserting 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary concerned may 
pay any other expenses relating to the remains of such a 
decedent that are authorized to be paid under this section 
only on a reimbursable basis.’’.
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SEC. 652. STUDY OF THE MERITS AND FEASIBILITY OF PRO-
VIDING TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION AND 
OTHER 
TRANSITIONAL 
BENEFITS 
TO 
DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR 
VIOLATION OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI-
TARY JUSTICE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study regarding the merits and feasibility of pro-
viding transitional compensation and other transitional 
benefits to dependents or former dependents of members of 
the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces 
for a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
under the circumstances described in subsection (b). 
(b) COVERED MEMBERS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.—The 
scope of the study required by subsection (a) is limited to 
those circumstances in which members of the Armed 
Forces— 
(1) are convicted by court-martial of an offense 
under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice); 
(2) are separated from active duty pursuant to 
the sentence of the court-martial; and 
(3) forfeit all pay and allowances pursuant to 
such sentence.
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(c) STUDY ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall con-
sider the following: 
(1) The appropriateness of providing transi-
tional compensation and other benefits, including 
commissary and exchange benefits, to dependents or 
former dependents of members described in subsection 
(b), particularly in situations in which such depend-
ents or former dependents would be entitled, or soon 
be entitled, to such benefits on account of the years of 
service of a member. 
(2) Whether there may be instances in which the 
provision of such transitional compensation would 
not be appropriate. 
(3) Whether such transitional compensation 
should be limited to dependent children of members 
described in subsection (b). 
(4) The appropriate duration of such transi-
tional compensation for such dependents or former de-
pendents. 
(5) The potential duplication of such transi-
tional compensation with benefits otherwise available 
for such dependents or former dependents under title 
10, United States Code, or other laws.
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(d) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report containing the results of the study required by sub-
section (a), including the Secretary’s determination regard-
ing the need for transitional compensation. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Future availability of TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries en-
rolled in TRICARE Prime. 
Sec. 702. Mental health care treatment through telemedicine. 
Sec. 703. Comprehensive policy on improvements to care and transition of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces with urotrauma. 
Sec. 704. Pilot program on investigational treatment of members of the Armed 
Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 711. Authority of Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences to enter 
into contracts and agreements and make grants to other non-
profit entities. 
Sec. 712. Pilot program on increased third-party collection reimbursements in 
military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 713. Electronic health records of the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Display of budget information for embedded mental health providers of 
the reserve components. 
Sec. 722. Report on role of Department of Veterans Affairs in certain Centers of 
Excellence. 
Sec. 723. Report on memorandum regarding traumatic brain injuries. 
Sec. 724. Report on provision of advanced prosthetics and orthotics to members 
of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
Sec. 725. Comptroller General reports on TRICARE recovery audit program and 
availability of compounded pharmaceuticals.
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Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Benefits 
SEC. 701. FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME FOR 
CERTAIN 
BENEFICIARIES 
ENROLLED 
IN 
TRICARE PRIME. 
Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1816) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME.— 
‘‘(1) ONE-TIME
ELECTION.—Subject to para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that each af-
fected 
eligible 
beneficiary 
who 
is 
enrolled 
in 
TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, may 
make a one-time election to continue such enrollment 
in TRICARE Prime, notwithstanding that a contract 
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) does not allow for 
such enrollment based on the location in which such 
beneficiary resides. The beneficiary may continue 
such enrollment in TRICARE Prime so long as the 
beneficiary resides in the same ZIP code as the ZIP
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code in which the beneficiary resided at the time of 
such election. 
‘‘(2) ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE STANDARD.—If 
an affected eligible beneficiary makes the one-time 
election under paragraph (1), the beneficiary may 
thereafter elect to enroll in TRICARE Standard at 
any time in accordance with a contract described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.—An af-
fected eligible beneficiary may not make the one-time 
election under paragraph (1) if, at the time of such 
election, the beneficiary does not reside— 
‘‘(A) in a ZIP code that is in a region de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) within 100 miles of a military med-
ical treatment facility. 
‘‘(4) NETWORK.—In continuing enrollment in 
TRICARE Prime pursuant to paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may determine whether to maintain a 
TRICARE network of providers in an area that is be-
tween 40 and 100 miles of a military medical treat-
ment facility.’’.
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SEC. 702. MENTAL HEALTH CARE TREATMENT THROUGH 
TELEMEDICINE. 
(a) PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE VIA TELE-
MEDICINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Transi-
tional Assistance Management Program, the Sec-
retary of Defense may extend the coverage of such pro-
gram for covered individuals for an additional 180 
days for mental health care provided through tele-
medicine. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary extends coverage 
under paragraph (1), by not later than one year after 
the date of carrying out such extension, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report that includes the following: 
(A) The rate at which individuals are using 
the extended coverage provided pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(B) A description of the mental health care 
provided pursuant to such subsection. 
(C) An analysis of how the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs coordinate the 
continuation of care with respect to veterans who 
are no longer eligible for the Transitional Assist-
ance Management Program.
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(D) Any other factors the Secretary of De-
fense determines necessary with respect to ex-
tending coverage of the Transitional Assistance 
Management Program. 
(3) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Sec-
retary to carry out subsection (a) shall terminate on 
December 31, 2018. 
(b) REPORT ON USE OF TELEMEDICINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the use of telemedicine to improve the diag-
nosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, 
traumatic brain injuries, and mental health condi-
tions. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall address the following: 
(A) The current status, as of the date of the 
report, of telemedicine initiatives within the De-
partment of Defense to diagnose and treat post- 
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain inju-
ries, and mental health conditions. 
(B) Plans for integrating telemedicine into 
the military health care system, including in 
health care delivery, records management, med-
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ical education, public health, and private sector 
partnerships. 
(C) The status of the integration of the tele-
medicine initiatives of the Department with the 
telemedicine initiatives of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(D) A description and assessment of chal-
lenges to the use of telemedicine as a means of 
in-home treatment, outreach in rural areas, and 
in settings that provide group treatment or ther-
apy in connection with treatment of post-trau-
matic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, 
and mental health conditions, and a description 
and assessment of efforts to address such chal-
lenges. 
(E) A description of privacy issues related 
to the use of telemedicine for the treatment of 
post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
injuries, and mental health conditions, and rec-
ommendations for mechanisms to remedy any 
privacy concerns relating to such use of telemedi-
cine. 
(F) A description of professional licensing 
issues with respect to licensed medical providers 
who provide treatment using telemedicine.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in-
dividual who— 
(A) during the initial 180-day period of 
being enrolled in the Transitional Assistance 
Management Program, received any mental 
health care; or 
(B) during the one-year period preceding 
separation or discharge from the Armed Forces, 
received any mental health care. 
(2) The term ‘‘telemedicine’’ means the use by a 
health care provider of telecommunications to assist 
in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient’s medical 
condition. 
SEC. 703. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO 
CARE AND TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WITH UROTRAUMA. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy 
on improvements to the care, management, and tran-
sition of recovering members of the Armed Forces 
with urotrauma.
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(2) SCOPE OF POLICY.—The policy shall cover 
each of the following: 
(A) The care and management of the spe-
cific needs of members who are urotrauma pa-
tients, including eligibility for the Recovery Care 
Coordinator Program pursuant to the Wounded 
Warrior Act (10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
(B) The return of members who have recov-
ered to active duty when appropriate. 
(C) The transition of recovering members 
from receipt of care and services through the De-
partment of Defense to receipt of care and serv-
ices through the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
implementing the policy under subsection (a)(1), the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes— 
(A) a review that identifies gaps in the care 
of members who are urotrauma patients; and 
(B) suggested options to respond to such 
gaps.
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(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 704. PILOT PROGRAM ON INVESTIGATIONAL TREAT-
MENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST- 
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Secretary shall establish a process for randomized placebo- 
controlled clinical trials of investigational treatments (in-
cluding diagnostic testing) of traumatic brain injury or 
post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the 
Armed Forces in health care facilities other than military 
treatment facilities. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL.—The approval by the 
Secretary for a treatment pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be subject to the following conditions: 
(1) Any drug or device used in the treatment 
must be approved, cleared, or made subject to an in-
vestigational use exemption by the Food and Drug
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Administration, and the use of the drug or device 
must comply with rules of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration applicable to investigational new drugs or 
investigational devices. 
(2) The treatment must be approved by the Sec-
retary following approval by an institutional review 
board operating in accordance with regulations issued 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
addition to regulations issued by the Secretary of De-
fense regarding institutional review boards. 
(3) The patient receiving the treatment may not 
be a retired member of the Armed Forces who is enti-
tled to benefits under part A, or eligible to enroll 
under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary may establish additional restrictions or condi-
tions as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure the 
protection of human research subjects, appropriate fiscal 
management, and the validity of the research results. 
(d) DATA COLLECTION AND AVAILABILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall develop and maintain a database containing 
data from each patient case involving the use of a treatment 
under this section. The Secretary shall ensure that the data-
base preserves confidentiality and that any use of the data-
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base or disclosures of such data are limited to such use and 
disclosures permitted by law and applicable regulations. 
(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the implemen-
tation of this section and any available results on investiga-
tional treatment clinical trials authorized under this sec-
tion during such fiscal year. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out the pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
shall terminate on December 31, 2018. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. AUTHORITY OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVER-
SITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES TO ENTER INTO 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS AND MAKE 
GRANTS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ENTITIES. 
Section 2113(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or any other nonprofit 
entity’’ after ‘‘Military Medicine’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or nonprofit entity,’’ 
after ‘‘such Foundation’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or any other nonprofit 
entity,’’ after ‘‘Military Medicine’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or nonprofit entity,’’ 
after ‘‘such foundation’’. 
SEC. 712. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED THIRD-PARTY 
COLLECTION REIMBURSEMENTS IN MILITARY 
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, shall carry out a pilot program to dem-
onstrate and assess the feasibility of implementing 
processes described in paragraph (2) to increase the 
amounts collected under section 1095 of title 10, 
United States Code, from a third-party payer for 
charges for health care services incurred by the United 
States at a military medical treatment facility. 
(2) PROCESSES DESCRIBED.—The processes de-
scribed in this paragraph are commercially available 
enhanced recovery practices for medical payment col-
lection, including revenue-cycle management together 
with rates and percentages of collection in accordance 
with industry standards for such practices.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall— 
(1) identify and analyze the best practice option, 
including commercial best practices, with respect to 
the processes described in subsection (a)(2) that are 
used in nonmilitary health care facilities; and 
(2) conduct a cost-benefit analysis to assess 
measurable results of the pilot program, including an 
analysis of— 
(A) the different processes used in the pilot 
program; 
(B) the amount of third-party collections 
that resulted from such processes; 
(C) the cost to implement and sustain such 
processes; and 
(D) any other factors the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to assess the pilot program. 
(c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) at military installations that have a mili-
tary medical treatment facility with inpatient and 
outpatient capabilities; and 
(2) at a number of such installations of different 
military departments that the Secretary determines
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sufficient to fully assess the results of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(d) DURATION.—The Secretary shall commence the 
pilot program under subsection (a)(1) by not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
carry out such program for three years. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after com-
pleting the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the results of the program, including— 
(1) a comparison of— 
(A) the processes described in subsection 
(a)(2) that were used in the military medical 
treatment facilities participating in the pro-
gram; and 
(B) the third-party collection processes used 
by military medical treatment facilities not in-
cluded in the program; 
(2) a cost analysis of implementing the processes 
described in subsection (a)(2) for third-party collec-
tions at military medical treatment facilities; 
(3) an assessment of the program, including any 
recommendations to improve third-party collections; 
and
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(4) an analysis of the methods employed by the 
military departments prior to the program with re-
spect to collecting charges from third-party payers in-
curred at military medical treatment facilities, in-
cluding specific data with respect to the dollar 
amount of third-party collections that resulted from 
each method used throughout the military depart-
ments. 
SEC. 713. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs have failed to implement a solution 
that allows for seamless electronic sharing of medical 
health care data; and 
(2) despite the significant amount of read-only 
information shared between the Department of De-
fense and Department of Veterans Affairs, most of the 
information shared as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act is not standardized or available in real time 
to support all clinical decisions. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—
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(1) shall each ensure that the electronic health 
record systems of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs are interoperable with 
an integrated display of data, or a single electronic 
health record, by complying with the national stand-
ards and architectural requirements identified by the 
Interagency Program Office of the Departments (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), in collabora-
tion with the Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology of the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
(2) shall each deploy modernized electronic 
health record software supporting clinicians of the 
Departments by no later than December 31, 2016, 
while ensuring continued support and compatibility 
with the interoperability platform and full standards- 
based interoperability. 
(c) DESIGN PRINCIPLES.—The interoperable electronic 
health records with integrated display of data, or a single 
electronic health record, established under subsection (b) 
shall adhere to the following principles: 
(1) To the extent practicable, efforts to establish 
such records shall be based on objectives, activities, 
and milestones established by the Joint Executive
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Committee Joint Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2013– 
2015, as well as future addendums or revisions. 
(2) Transition the current data exchanges be-
tween the Departments and private sector health care 
providers where practical to modern, open-architec-
ture frameworks that use computable data mapped to 
national standards to make data available for deter-
mining medical trends and for enhanced clinician de-
cision support. 
(3) Principles with respect to open architecture 
standards, including— 
(A) adoption of national data standards; 
(B) if such national standards do not exist 
as of the date on which the record is being estab-
lished, adoption of the articulation of data of the 
Health Data Dictionary until such national 
standards are established; 
(C) use of enterprise investment strategies 
that maximize the use of commercial best prac-
tices to ensure robust competition and best value; 
(D) aggressive life-cycle sustainment plan-
ning that uses proven technology insertion strat-
egies and product upgrade techniques; 
(E) enforcement of system design trans-
parency, continuous design disclosure and im-
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provement, and peer reviews that align with the 
requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion; and 
(F) strategies for data management rights 
to ensure a level competitive playing field and 
access to alternative solutions and sources across 
the life-cycle of the programs. 
(4) By the point of deployment, such record must 
be at a generation 3 level or better for a health infor-
mation technology system. 
(5) To the extent the Secretaries consider feasible 
and advisable, principles with respect to— 
(A) the creation of a health data authori-
tative source by the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs that can be 
accessed by multiple providers and standardizes 
the input of new medical information; 
(B) the ability of patients of both the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to download, or otherwise receive 
electronically, the medical records of the patient; 
and 
(C) the feasibility of establishing a secure, 
remote, network-accessible computer storage sys-
tem to provide members of the Armed Forces and
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veterans the ability to upload the health care 
records of the member or veteran if the member 
or veteran elects to do so and allow medical pro-
viders of the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to access such 
records in the course of providing care to the 
member or veteran. 
(d) PROGRAMS PLAN.—Not later than January 31, 
2014, the Secretaries shall prepare and brief the appro-
priate congressional committees with a detailed programs 
plan for the oversight and execution of the interoperable 
electronic health records with an integrated display of data, 
or a single electronic health record, established under sub-
section (b). This briefing and supporting documentation 
shall include— 
(1) programs objectives; 
(2) organization; 
(3) responsibilities of the Departments; 
(4) technical objectives and design principles; 
(5) milestones, including a schedule for the devel-
opment, acquisition, or industry competitions for ca-
pabilities needed to satisfy the technical system re-
quirements; 
(6) data standards being adopted by the pro-
grams;
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(7) outcome-based metrics proposed to measure 
the performance and effectiveness of the programs; 
and 
(8) the level of funding for fiscal years 2014 
through 2017. 
(e) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—Not more than 25 percent 
of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for development, procurement, 
modernization, or enhancement of the interoperable elec-
tronic health records with an integrated display of data, 
or a single electronic health record, established under sub-
section (b) for the Department of Defense or the Department 
of Veterans Affairs may be obligated or expended until the 
date on which the Secretaries brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees of the programs plan under subsection 
(d). 
(f) REPORTING.— 
(1) QUARTERLY
REPORTING.—On a quarterly 
basis, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a detailed financial sum-
mary. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
and Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees written notifi-
cation prior to obligating funds for any contract or
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task order for electronic health record system mod-
ernization efforts that is in excess of $5,000,000. 
(g) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2014, all health care data contained in the Depart-
ment of Defense AHLTA and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs VistA systems shall be computable in 
real time and comply with the existing national data 
standards and have a process in place to ensure data 
is standardized as national standards continue to 
evolve. On a quarterly basis, the Secretaries shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees up-
dates on the progress of data sharing. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—At such time as the oper-
ational capability described in subsection (b)(1) is 
achieved, the Secretaries shall jointly certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the Secre-
taries have complied with such data standards de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(3) RESPONSIBLE
OFFICIAL.—The Secretaries 
shall each identify a senior official to be responsible 
for the modern platforms supporting an interoperable 
electronic health record with an integrated display of 
data, or a single electronic health record, established 
under subsection (b). The Secretaries shall also each
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identify a senior official to be responsible for modern-
izing the electronic health record software of the re-
spective Department. Such official shall have included 
within their performance evaluation performance 
metrics related to the execution of the responsibilities 
under this paragraph. Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees the name of each senior official selected under 
this paragraph. 
(4) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
ASSESSMENT.—If 
both Secretaries do not meet the requirements under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment of the performance of the 
compliance of both Secretaries of such requirements. 
(h) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secre-
taries shall jointly establish an executive committee to 
support the development and validation of adopted 
standards, required architectural platforms and struc-
ture, and the capacity to enforce such standards, plat-
forms, and structure as the Secretaries execute re-
quirements and develop programmatic assessment as
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needed by the Secretaries to ensure interoperable elec-
tronic health records with an integrated display of 
data, or a single electronic health record, are estab-
lished pursuant to the requirements of subsection (b). 
The Executive Committee shall annually certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees that such record 
meets the definition of ‘‘integrated’’ as specified in 
subsection (k)(4). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Executive Committee es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall consist of not 
more than 6 members, appointed by the Secretaries as 
follows: 
(A) Two co-chairs, one appointed by each of 
the Secretaries. 
(B) One member from the technical commu-
nity of the Department of Defense appointed by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(C) One member from the technical commu-
nity of the Department of Veterans Affairs ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(D) One member from the clinical commu-
nity of the Department of Defense appointed by 
the Secretary of Defense.
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(E) One member from the clinical commu-
nity of the Department of Veterans Affairs ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) REPORTING.—Not later than June 1, 2014, 
and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Executive 
Committee shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the activities of the 
Committee. 
(i) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall request the Defense Science Board to conduct an an-
nual review of the progress of the Secretary toward achiev-
ing the requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b). The Defense Science Board shall submit to the 
Secretary a report of the findings of the review. Not later 
than 30 days after receiving the report, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the re-
port with any comments considered appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
(j) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF IMPLEMENTATION 
OF THE HEALTHCARE ARTIFACT AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT 
SOLUTION PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
complete the implementation of the Healthcare Arti-
fact and Image Management Solution program of the
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Department of Defense by not later than the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REPORT.—Upon completion of the imple-
mentation of the Healthcare Artifact and Image Man-
agement Solution program, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
describing the extent of the interoperability between 
the Healthcare Artifact and Image Management Solu-
tion program and the Veterans Benefits Management 
System of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(2) GENERATION 3.—The term ‘‘generation 3’’ 
means, with respect to an electronic health system, a 
system that has the technical capability to bring evi-
dence-based medicine to the point of care and provide 
functionality for multiple care venues. 
(3) INTEROPERABLE.—The term ‘‘interoperable’’ 
refers to the ability of different electronic health
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records systems or software to meaningfully exchange 
information in real time and provide useful results to 
one or more systems. 
(4) INTEGRATED.—The term ‘‘integrated’’ refers 
to the integration of health data from the Department 
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and outside providers to provide clinicians with a 
comprehensive medical record that allows data exist-
ing on disparate systems to be shared or accessed 
across functional or system boundaries in order to 
make the most informed decisions when treating pa-
tients. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 721. DISPLAY OF BUDGET INFORMATION FOR EMBED-
DED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS OF THE 
RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after section 236, as added by 
section 141 of this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘§ 237. Embedded mental health providers of the re-
serve components: display of budget infor-
mation 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as 
a part of the documentation that supports the President’s
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annual budget for the Department of Defense, a budget jus-
tification display with respect to embedded mental health 
providers within each reserve component, including the 
amount requested for each such component.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘237. Embedded mental health providers of the reserve components: display of 
budget information.’’. 
SEC. 722. REPORT ON ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS IN CERTAIN CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on covered centers of excellence. Such report 
shall include the following with respect to each covered cen-
ter of excellence: 
(1) The amount of resources obligated by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in support of the center be-
ginning on the date on which the center was estab-
lished, including the amount of funds, personnel, 
time, and functions provided in support of the center. 
(2) An estimate of the amount of resources the 
Secretary plans to dedicate to the center during each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
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(3) A description of the role of the Secretary. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services and 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committees on Armed Services and 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered centers of excellence’’ 
means the following: 
(A) The centers established under sections 
1621, 1622, and 1623 of the Wounded Warrior 
Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note). 
(B) The center established under section 721 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
(C) The center established under section 723 
of such Act (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4508). 
SEC. 723. REPORT ON MEMORANDUM REGARDING TRAU-
MATIC BRAIN INJURIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
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gressional defense committees a report on how the Secretary 
identifies, refers, and treats traumatic brain injuries with 
respect to members of the Armed Forces who served in Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom be-
fore the effective date in June 2010 of directive type memo-
randum 09–033 titled ‘‘Policy Guidance for Management 
of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the De-
ployed Setting’’, regarding using a 50-meter distance from 
an explosion as a criterion to properly identify, refer, and 
treat members for potential traumatic brain injury. 
SEC. 724. REPORT ON PROVISION OF ADVANCED PROS-
THETICS AND ORTHOTICS TO MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall joint-
ly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port on the plans of the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, respectively, to ensure that 
the most clinically appropriate prosthetics and orthotics are 
made available to injured members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans using technological advances as appropriate. Such 
report shall include a description of the processes of each 
Secretary with respect to coordinating and identifying care 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs for an injured mem-
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ber of the Armed Forces who, prior to the member being 
discharged or released from the Armed Forces, has an ad-
vanced technology prosthetic. 
(b) COVERED PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS.—The 
prosthetics and orthotics to be covered by the report under 
subsection (a) shall include powered prosthetics and 
orthotics that will enable members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans who have suffered amputation and, in the case of 
orthotics wearers, other injuries with limb salvage, to re-
store functionality to the maximum extent practicable. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 725. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS ON TRICARE 
RECOVERY 
AUDIT 
PROGRAM 
AND 
AVAIL-
ABILITY 
OF 
COMPOUNDED 
PHARMA-
CEUTICALS. 
(a) RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
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General of the United States shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that evaluates 
the similarities and differences of Medicare and the 
TRICARE program with respect to identifying and 
recovering improper payments. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall contain an 
evaluation of the following: 
(A) Claims processing efforts of both Medi-
care and the TRICARE program to prevent im-
proper payments by denying claims prior to 
payment. 
(B) Claims processing efforts of both Medi-
care and the TRICARE program to correct im-
proper payments post-payment. 
(C) The effectiveness of post-payment audit 
programs of both Medicare and the TRICARE 
program to identify and correct improper pay-
ments that are returned to Medicare or the 
TRICARE program, respectively. 
(b) COMPOUNDED PHARMACEUTICALS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 
2014, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the 
availability of compounded pharmaceuticals in the 
military health care system.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the number of prescrip-
tions for compounded pharmaceuticals processed, 
and the types of compounded pharmaceuticals 
dispensed, during fiscal year 2013 in pharmacy 
venues. 
(B) A description of the categories of eligible 
beneficiaries who received compounded pharma-
ceuticals in each pharmacy venue during fiscal 
year 2013. 
(C) A description of the claims reimburse-
ment methodology used by the manager of the 
TRICARE pharmacy benefits program to reim-
burse pharmacy providers for compounded phar-
maceuticals, and an assessment of the manner in 
which such methodology compares with reim-
bursement methodologies used by other health 
programs of the Federal Government. 
(D) A review of the existing accreditation 
standards, as of the date of the report, intended 
to assure the safety and efficacy of compounded 
pharmaceuticals available through the military 
health care system.
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(3) PHARMACY VENUE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘pharmacy venue’’ means facilities 
of the uniformed services, retail pharmacies, and the 
national mail-order pharmacy program, as described 
in section 1074g(a)(2)(E) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Enhanced transfer of technology developed at Department of Defense 
laboratories. 
Sec. 802. Extension of limitation on aggregate annual amount available for con-
tract services. 
Sec. 803. Identification and replacement of obsolete electronic parts. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 811. Government-wide limitations on allowable costs for contractor com-
pensation. 
Sec. 812. Inclusion of additional cost estimate information in certain reports. 
Sec. 813. Amendment relating to compelling reasons for waiving suspension or 
debarment. 
Sec. 814. Extension of pilot program on acquisition of military purpose non-
developmental items. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 821. Synchronization of cryptographic systems for major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 822. Assessment of dedicated ground control system before Milestone B ap-
proval of major defense acquisition programs constituting a 
space program. 
Sec. 823. Additional responsibility for product support managers for major weap-
on systems. 
Sec. 824. Comptroller General review of Department of Defense processes for the 
acquisition of weapon systems. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Contracts in Support of Contingency 
Operations in Iraq or Afghanistan 
Sec. 831. Prohibition on contracting with the enemy.
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Sec. 832. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 
Management 
SEC. 801. ENHANCED TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPED AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORA-
TORIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 
meaning provided in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘DOD laboratory’’ or ‘‘laboratory’’ 
means any facility or group of facilities that— 
(A) is owned, leased, operated, or otherwise 
used by the Department of Defense; and 
(B) meets the definition of ‘‘laboratory’’ as 
provided in subsection (d)(2) of section 12 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of a military department each may au-
thorize the heads of DOD laboratories to grant non-
exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive licenses, 
royalty free or for royalties or for rights to other in-
tellectual property, for computer software and its re-
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lated documentation developed at a DOD laboratory, 
but only if— 
(A) the computer software and related docu-
mentation would be a trade secret under the 
meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, if the information had been ob-
tained from a non-Federal party; 
(B) the public is notified of the availability 
of the software and related documentation for li-
censing and interested parties have a fair oppor-
tunity to submit applications for licensing; 
(C) such licensing activities and licenses 
comply with the requirements under section 209 
of title 35, United States Code; and 
(D) the software originally was developed to 
meet the military needs of the Department of De-
fense. 
(2) PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DIS-
CLOSURE.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of a military department each shall provide 
appropriate precautions against the unauthorized dis-
closure of any computer software or documentation 
covered by paragraph (1)(A), including exemption 
from section 552 of title 5, United States Code, for a
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period of up to 5 years after the development of the 
computer software by the DOD laboratory. 
(c) ROYALTIES.— 
(1) USE OF ROYALTIES.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), any royalties or other payments re-
ceived by the Department of Defense or a military de-
partment from licensing computer software or docu-
mentation under paragraph (b)(1) shall be retained 
by the Department of Defense or the military depart-
ment and shall be disposed of as follows: 
(A)(i) The Department of Defense or the 
military department shall pay each year the 
first $2,000, and thereafter at least 15 percent, 
of the royalties or other payments, to be divided 
among the employees who developed the computer 
software. 
(ii) The Department of Defense or the mili-
tary department may provide appropriate lesser 
incentives, from the royalties or other payments, 
to laboratory employees who are not developers of 
such computer software but who substantially in-
creased the technical value of the software. 
(iii) The Department of Defense or the mili-
tary department shall retain the royalties and 
other payments received until it makes payments
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to employees of a DOD laboratory under clause 
(i) or (ii). 
(iv) The Department of Defense or the mili-
tary department may retain an amount reason-
ably necessary to pay expenses incidental to the 
administration and distribution of royalties or 
other payments under this section by an organi-
zational unit of the Department of Defense or 
military department other than its laboratories. 
(B) The balance of the royalties or other pay-
ments shall be transferred by the Department of De-
fense or the military department to its laboratories, 
with the majority share of the royalties or other pay-
ments going to the laboratory where the development 
occurred. The royalties or other payments so trans-
ferred to any DOD laboratory may be used or obli-
gated by that laboratory during the fiscal year in 
which they are received or during the 2 succeeding fis-
cal years— 
(i) to reward scientific, engineering, and 
technical employees of the DOD laboratory, in-
cluding developers of sensitive or classified tech-
nology, regardless of whether the technology has 
commercial applications;
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(ii) to further scientific exchange among the 
laboratories of the agency; 
(iii) for education and training of employ-
ees consistent with the research and development 
missions and objectives of the Department of De-
fense, military department, or DOD laboratory, 
and for other activities that increase the poten-
tial for transfer of the technology of the DOD 
laboratory; 
(iv) for payment of expenses incidental to 
the administration and licensing of computer 
software or other intellectual property made at 
the DOD laboratory, including the fees or other 
costs for the services of other agencies, persons, or 
organizations for intellectual property manage-
ment and licensing services; or 
(v) for scientific research and development 
consistent with the research and development 
missions and objectives of the DOD laboratory. 
(C) All royalties or other payments retained by 
the Department of Defense, military department, or 
DOD laboratory after payments have been made pur-
suant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) that are unobli-
gated and unexpended at the end of the second fiscal 
year succeeding the fiscal year in which the royalties
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and other payments were received shall be paid into 
the Treasury of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If, after payments under para-
graph (1)(A), the balance of the royalties or other 
payments received by the Department of Defense or 
the military department in any fiscal year exceed 5 
percent of the funds received for use by the DOD lab-
oratory for research, development, engineering, test-
ing, and evaluation or other related administrative, 
processing, or value-added activities for that year, 75 
percent of such excess shall be paid to the Treasury 
of the United States and the remaining 25 percent 
may be used or obligated under paragraph (1)(B). 
Any funds not so used or obligated shall be paid into 
the Treasury of the United States. 
(3) STATUS OF PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES.—Any 
payment made to an employee under this section 
shall be in addition to the regular pay of the em-
ployee and to any other awards made to the employee, 
and shall not affect the entitlement of the employee to 
any regular pay, annuity, or award to which the em-
ployee is otherwise entitled or for which the employee 
is otherwise eligible or limit the amount thereof except 
that the monetary value of an award for the same 
project or effort shall be deducted from the amount
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otherwise available under this paragraph. Payments, 
determined under the terms of this paragraph and 
made to an employee developer as such, may continue 
after the developer leaves the DOD laboratory or the 
Department of Defense or military department. Pay-
ments made under this section shall not exceed 
$75,000 per year to any one person, unless the Presi-
dent approves a larger award (with the excess over 
$75,000 being treated as a Presidential award under 
section 4504 of title 5, United States Code). 
(d) INFORMATION IN REPORT.—The report required by 
section 2515(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall include 
information regarding the implementation and effectiveness 
of this section. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided in this sec-
tion shall expire on December 31, 2017. 
SEC. 802. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AN-
NUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACT 
SERVICES. 
Section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1489) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2012 or 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2012, 
2013, or 2014’’;
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during fiscal years 2012 
and 2013’’ in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1); 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012 or 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2012, 2013, 
or 2014’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) CARRYOVER OF REDUCTIONS REQUIRED.—If the 
reductions required by subsection (c)(2) for fiscal years 
2012 and 2013 are not implemented, the amounts remain-
ing for those reductions in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall 
be implemented in fiscal year 2014.’’. 
SEC. 803. IDENTIFICATION AND REPLACEMENT OF OBSO-
LETE ELECTRONIC PARTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall implement a process for the expedited identification
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and replacement of obsolete electronic parts included in ac-
quisition programs of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—At a minimum, the 
expedited process established pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) include a mechanism pursuant to which con-
tractors, or other sources of supply, may provide to 
appropriate Department of Defense officials informa-
tion that identifies— 
(A) obsolete electronic parts that are in-
cluded in the specifications for an acquisition 
program of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) suitable replacements for such electronic 
parts; 
(2) specify timelines for the expedited review and 
validation of information submitted by contractors, or 
other sources of supply, pursuant to paragraph (1); 
(3) specify procedures and timelines for the 
rapid submission and approval of engineering change 
proposals needed to accomplish the substitution of re-
placement parts that have been validated pursuant to 
paragraph (2); 
(4) provide for any incentives for contractor par-
ticipation in the expedited process that the Secretary 
may determine to be appropriate; and
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(5) provide that, in addition to the responsibil-
ities under section 2337 of title 10, United States 
Code, a product support manager for a major weapon 
system shall work to identify obsolete electronic parts 
that are included in the specifications for an 
aquisition program of the Department of Defense and 
approve suitable replacements for such electronic 
parts. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—For the purposes of this 
section— 
(1) an electronic part is obsolete if— 
(A) the part is no longer in production; and 
(B) the original manufacturer of the part 
and its authorized dealers do not have sufficient 
parts in stock to meet the requirements of such 
an acquisition program; and 
(2) an electronic part is a suitable replacement 
for an obsolete electronic part if— 
(A) the part could be substituted for an ob-
solete part without incurring unreasonable ex-
pense and without degrading system perform-
ance; and 
(B) the part is or will be available in suffi-
cient quantity to meet the requirements of such 
an acquisition program.
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Subtitle B—Amendments to General 
Contracting Authorities, Proce-
dures, and Limitations 
SEC. 811. GOVERNMENT-WIDE LIMITATIONS ON ALLOWABLE 
COSTS FOR CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION. 
(a) AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOY-
EES UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—Subparagraph (P) of 
section 2324(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(P) Costs of compensation of any contractor 
employee for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract 
funding source, to the extent that such compensation 
exceeds $625,000 adjusted annually for the U.S. Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index for 
total compensation for private industry workers, by 
occupational and industry group not seasonally ad-
justed, except that the Secretary of Defense may estab-
lish exceptions for positions in the science, technology, 
engineering, mathematics, medical, and cybersecurity 
fields and other fields requiring unique areas of ex-
pertise upon a determination that such exceptions are 
needed to ensure that the Department of Defense has 
continued access to needed skills and capabilities.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOY-
EES UNDER CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Paragraph
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(16) of section 4304(a) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(16) Costs of compensation of any contractor 
employee for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract 
funding source, to the extent that such compensation 
exceeds $625,000 adjusted annually for the U.S. Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index for 
total compensation for private industry workers, by 
occupational and industry group not seasonally ad-
justed, except that the executive agency may establish 
exceptions for positions in the science, technology, en-
gineering, mathematics, medical, and cybersecurity 
fields and other fields requiring unique areas of ex-
pertise upon a determination that such exceptions are 
needed to ensure that the executive agency has contin-
ued access to needed skills and capabilities.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 11 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking section 1127; and 
(2) by striking the item relating to that section 
in the table of sections at the beginning of such chap-
ter. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to costs of compensation
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incurred under contracts entered into on or after the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 812. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL COST ESTIMATE IN-
FORMATION IN CERTAIN REPORTS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN-
CLUDED IN SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.—Section 
2432(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D): 
‘‘(B) for each major defense acquisition program 
or designated major subprogram included in the re-
port— 
‘‘(i) the Baseline Estimate (as that term is 
defined in section 2433(a)(2) of this title), along 
with the associated risk and sensitivity analysis 
of that estimate; 
‘‘(ii) the original Baseline Estimate (as that 
term is defined in section 2435(d)(1) of this 
title), along with the associated risk and sensi-
tivity analysis of that estimate; 
‘‘(iii) if the original Baseline Estimate was 
adjusted 
or 
revised 
pursuant 
to 
section
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2435(d)(2) of this title, such adjusted or revised 
estimate, along with the associated risk and sen-
sitivity analysis of that estimate; and 
‘‘(iv) the primary risk parameters associ-
ated with the current procurement cost for the 
program (as that term is used in section 
2432(e)(4) of this title); 
‘‘(C) a summary of the history of significant de-
velopments from the date each major defense acquisi-
tion program or designated major subprogram in-
cluded in the report was first included in a Selected 
Acquisition Report and program highlights since the 
last Selected Acquisition Report; 
‘‘(D) the significant schedule and technical risks 
for each such program or subprogram, identified at 
each major milestone and as of the quarter for which 
the current report is submitted;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘major defense acquisition 
program or designated major subprogram’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such program or subprogram’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘program acquisition cost 
and’’ after ‘‘current’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘that cost’’ and inserting 
‘‘those costs’’; and
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(D) by striking ‘‘date the program or sub-
program was first included in a Selected Acqui-
sition Report’’ and inserting ‘‘December 2001 re-
porting period’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘major defense acquisition 
program or designated major subprogram’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such program or subprogram’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘date the program or sub-
program was first included in a Selected Acqui-
sition Report’’ and inserting ‘‘December 2001 re-
porting period’’. 
(b) PHASE-IN
OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 2432(c)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to Selected 
Acquisition Reports after the date of the enactment of this 
Act as follows: 
(1) For the December 2014 reporting period, to 
Selected Acquisition Reports for five major defense ac-
quisition programs or designated major subprograms, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) For the December 2019 reporting period and 
each reporting period thereafter, to Selected Acquisi-
tion Reports for all major defense acquisition pro-
grams or designated major subprograms.